Chapter 3: Fighters of a Different Kind

Wounded Soldier

They helped the baka up and we continued our little trek to Suzaku's position.

As we came up to the next room, we saw them again. The one Kurama was talking to earlier opened a door and was the las to enter through them.

She closed them fairly quickly and it was silent again.

I could sense another being in the room besides us. The aura wasn't shifting in anyway,so I looked around.

When we did reached the doors, a chilly wind engulfed the area. No one gave any sign of being cold, but I knew what lied behind the huge double doors.

They opened, we walked in. The doors slammed shut behind us and tension built up as we cautiously moved and searched the darkened room.

I looked ahead, peering through the darkness and saw a couple more doors on the other side. One opened slowly and it was those damned girls again, one of them seemed injured, the other helped her balance off as the door closed again.

"Man, it got cold in here!" said the village idiot. Breaking my damned consentration.

"No need to state the obvious." I replied back.

He tensed and luckily Yusuke stopped him before he hurt himself. "Hm." I would've done him in anyway, but who would've been my shield in a desprate situation?

I focused again as I noticed the air became more thin, only slightly.

"You are lucky to have made it here." I recognized that voice. It sharply echoed throught the room, making it hard to pinpoint.

"I got this one." Yusuke stepped up to the challenge.

"No. This one is mine." I stepped ahead of him. He obliged and backed off.

Someone faded out of the fog, Seiryu the Ice Dragon... interesting.

"Ah, Hiei... come to pay your respects have we?" He said, grinning.

"I only came to kill you and get this sickening get together over with."I snapped back.

The dragon started summoning up energy, the fog became thicker, the air more fridgid.

" I will be the one to kill you!" He shouted. The fool.

He created an energy ball of ice, firing at me. I dodged swiftly, not even breaking a sweat. Then the doors opened and low and behold, Byakko appears greatly damaged from Kuwabara's attack.

Amazingly.

"Please! Help me! They tricked me! Help me defeat them!" He pleaded.

Seiryu looked at him, scowling in disgust. He lifted his arm, "You pathetic animal! You are not worthy to be fighting alongside us!"

Surprisingly, he fired his attack on the ugly creature. The wave hit him, turning him o solid ice, he fell over and shattered into bits and pieces.

Byakko's head rolled to my feet. I took off my coat and covered such a disgraceful site. Then the peanut gallery had to say a few words.

"Awe! What a nice guy he is!" That baffon will die, He will suffer my wrath, shutting him up for good... until then he shall live to see tomorrow.

"Did you develope feelings fo others?" Seriyu asked.

"I did no caring deed by covering his ugly face. The stare was aggrivating me, so I coverd it." I shrugged off the chilled air forming around me.

I was assaulted with a barrage of his attacks, I dodged each one with flawless percision, then I was hit. I lost focus for only a split second and he hit my foot.

I risked getting hit again as I struck the bottom of my foot ina split second decision. I did doged his next attack, but at a small price...

I had a hard time moving around since he iced the damned floor. He had the upperhand... or so he thought.

He attacked again and missed. Quickly moving behind him, he started turning, but not fast enough. I made my stike and landed, almost slipping. Luckily no one saw it, they were too focused on Seriyu to take notice as he exploded into nothing.

"I could hardly see that!" Said kuwabara. The idiot couldn't see a move if it was right in his face.

Yusuke stated, "I counted fourteen!"

Kurama joined, "so did I."

"How many time did you slice the guy?" Yusuke asked.

"Only seventeen." How easily humans are amused. I grabbed my coat and put it back on.

Yususke laughed, "Only?"

Everyone was a little cheerful after that. No one commented on anything for a while though.

As we went through the doors Hiei saw, it was bright outside. I was just glad to have some fresh air!

"Hmm..." -sigh- we seem to run into these girls all the time now, and there they were. Only it was different, one was supporting the other and judging by her limp, it was either a broken bone or a deep wound.

Yusuke folowed my glance and noticed as well. He took as much pity on them as I did. THen Kuwabara broke our silence.

"They shouldn't be here, " he said, "this is not a place for pretty girls like them."

"They chose to be here, if they didn't want to die then they should've stayed home!" -erk?- They heard him, as they turned their heads in our direction. "Don't run, she's in no condition to run." Yusuke thought out loud.

We must have been thinking the same thing. There was awkward silence between our groups, noobdy moved much.

I looked to my right and here was a pair of sunglasses, one must have dropped them. The taller one.

No use picking them up if they were going to get crushed in battle.

Then Hiei said, "One's bleeding badly." he points it out.

We all noticed the pools of blood right away, this wasn't a good sin for them.

They didn't move when they noticed us, though. They stopped and just seemed to be resting. I also noticed the sword Byakko had thrown was sheathed at the injured one's side.

Yusuke suddenly walked forward towards them, I saw them tense up slightly. We followed behind him, but kept our distance. He then extended his hand out to help, the one with the injury didn't seem to care, instead of taking his offer she proceeded to toss him back to us.

Then Kuwabara tried his luck. I guess his charms will tame them. She then stood up, we felt Kuwabara get a little nervous.

"hey, I'm Kuwabara. I'd like to help if you don't mind?" She took his hand. I thought I was going to have a heart attack.

"How come it didn't work for me?" Yusuke protested, now standing.

Getting a ittle cocky, "You're not as handsome as I am!" He laughed in his face, still holding her hand.

Then everyone except Kuwabara noticed something, she was smiling and this wasn't a 'thank you' smile. It was sinster as it formed on her lips. Then kuwabar found out how bad this person was, she flipped him over like he was a feather in the wind.

Everyone held back laughter. She took out a handkerchief from a pocket and wiped her hands off. In tossing the tainted cloth, she took out her sword. It was stained with blood, Byakko's no doubt.

"Does any one else wanna be friends?" she said in a low voice.Her friend giggled in amusement.

"We only wanted to help you!" Yusuke shouted.

Sheathing her sword, "We never needed your help."

"Then what about your wound?" Kuwabara said as he sat up.

Her friend let out a mocking laugh, "Tactics are something you obviusly will never understand."

They left, mumbling to themselves and going the same direction as we were.

I looked at Hiei and he seemed a little busy. "Hiei?' I said as I waved a hand in front of him. His face was carrying an odd expression, he must have saw something that I did not.

He was smiling quite blankly, staring at nothing.

I snapped him out of it when i shook him slightly. He acted like nothing was wrong(as usual) as he cleared his throat.

I paid no heed as we continued on our way.

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