Next morning You wake up to bright sunlight streaming in your face. You groan. You hate sunlight. You stand up, and take a shower. You put on:
A training outfit. Going to go log some hours before the preliminaries!
A kimono, sky blue. Going to visit an aunt that Sori mentioned worked in the Citadel
Tank top and a pair of jeans. Going to go train a bit.
Lets say you pick one or three (You'll meet your aunt soon enough) You realize you can't train alone very well so you walk over to Hotaru's bed. You shake her gently. "Hotaru wake up…" Deaf to the world, she is You think. You pause then mutter "Mizu shapu" (water splash) A stream of water shoots out of your hand and hits her right in the face. She's not very happy with me…but she's awake!
"What the heck did you do that for, Rai!"
You shrug.
"You needed to wake up…this was the only way I could think of to wake you up…"
She glares at you. "I think you could have thought of another way."
You smirk. "Why? This way is much funner…"
She slaps you upside the head.
"Ow!" You say, rubbing the back of your head. "That hurt…." She harrumphs and goes to take a shower. "Be sure to dress appropriately, were training!" You yell after her. You brush out your hair, and pull it up in its normal ponytail. Hotaru comes out dressed in the same thing as you, and you both head out toward the training field. When you get there you see that there were already a few people there, 4 to be exact. " Whatever…" You lead Hotaru over to a part of the field far enough away that no one should be able to pinpoint your fighting style.
The 4 guys stare after her as she passes them to the other side of the field. "Is that her?"
"I don't know."
"Let's go over the list Koenma gave us…"
"Blue hair, silver streaks"
"Check. Looks a lot like Butanes hair actually…"
" Fox demon friend?"
"Check."
"Red hair, and ears?"
"The girl, or her friend?"
"The friend."
"Check."
"Okay the rest of it is dispositional, so we'll have to introduce ourselves before we can check it off."
"Do we have to? She doesn't look like she'd take very kindly to an interruption right now…"
They glance over at her and her friend, training, and stare.
"Wow…"
"Don't hold back, Hotaru!" You yell, as she gets ready.
"Why would I do that? After your little attack this morning, I'm out for revenge…" She smirks. You smirk back.
" Are you using claws or katana?" You ask her. She thinks for a bit.
"Claws. To start."
You nod, and unsheathe your sais. She lunges forward. You dash out of the way. It becomes a match of reaction times. You are winning. You trap both her hands in one sai, and hold the other one to her neck.
" I win. "
She acknowledges this with a nod, and you let her go. She switches quickly to a katana and jumps at you. You jump like 5 feet in the air, and yell.
" Katas!"
You glide down as Hotaru recovers from her attack and prepares to strike again. You trade blows with each other for a while and then you have her blade caught between your two. You flip it out of her hand, and then trip, so you both end up on the ground.
"Draw!"
You both say at the same time. She giggles and chuckle softly.
"Come on. Now I have to take a nap before I actually fight…" You say as you stand up and dust yourself off. She nods and follows you back toward the room. As you are just about to cross the threshold, someone calls out. You both turn around. The 4 guys you had seen training earlier were coming your way. "Hotaru, if we go into the room now, we can act like we didn't hear them." You start into the room, but Hotaru grabs your arm. You wince. You hate meeting new people, and most of the time new people hate meeting you. Them
"I don't think it's too late, we can still turn away and act like we didn't call them."
"No, Hiei"
"But- "
"We know you don't like meeting new people, but you can just stay quiet. Your good at that!"
"Hn."
Back to you
"It still not too late…"
"Zip it, Rai! We are going to be polite…"
"Can we be polite from a distance?"
"No…"
" Hn."
The two groups meet. "Hi!" Hotaru says cheerily. "Hn." You say. She elbows you. "Be nice, Rai!"
"What if I don't want to be? Ow!" She had slapped you upside the head, again. "Hello…" You mumble.
The 4 of them stare at you. There was a really tall orange-haired human, who looked like he had an IQ of, like, 30, and another human who had gelled back dark hair, and brown eyes, a demon with long red hair and green eyes, who had a familiar smell, and then there was one that was about the same size as you, slightly taller. He had tall black hair, with a starburst of white.
He was wearing a white headband, and had crimson eyes that seemed to burn with their own fire. He tries to avoid eye contact, but your eyes meet anyway. Then you feel like someone is trying to enter your thoughts. Not likely… You picture a puzzle lock (which looks like a rubix cube) and your thoughts are locked against the outside. You smirk at him. Everyone else is very confused. What was so funny? The short one is fuming
You just cross your arms and continue smirking. Hotaru rolls her eyes.
" Ignore her; she's in a bad mood today. Anyway, I'm Hotaru Takura, and this is Rai Kazemaru. We're here for the tournament."
As they go through the pleasantries, you continue smirking at the one about your size. He has stopped fuming and is now just glaring at you. You are about to send a telepathic message when Hotaru says
"Right, Rai?"
You start. "I'm sorry, what? I wasn't listening…"
She slaps you upside the head.
"Ow…" You rub your head. The short one starts smirking. You give him a death glare. This goes on for a while until the red-haired demon asks him
"Right, Hiei?"
The short one looks startled.
"What?" He asks.
The redhead slaps him upside the head. You go back to smirking. He rubs his head. Then he sends you a death glare that would rival your own. Hotaru rolls her eyes. "Anyway, we better go inside before the short ones start a fight."
He nods.
"We'd better go, too. Till we meet again." Hotaru nods.
They walk off. She stares after them. You roll your eyes and pull her into the room. She collapses on the bed. "OMG He is so cute!"
"Who?" You ask.
"Kurama, of course!"
You assume she means the redhead." Whatever you say…"
She giggles. "Oh come on, I could tell you were so flirting with the short one!" You blush…a little, it's not even visible. "I don't flirt." You say, coldly. More giggles. "Whatever you say, Rai!" You roll your eyes.
"Stay here. I'm going to go get us some food. Your Hypoglycemia is kicking in." Mine is too… She giggles, and says " Whatever..." You shake your head and walk out. You weave through the crowds, looking for a place to buy food. You see Hiei, alone surprisingly. You try to skirt around him, but he catches you and pushes you into an alley. You almost fall, but catch your balance just in time. "What the- " He puts a hand over your mouth.
" Just shut up and listen. My friends are over at your place. If you don't comply, I'll tell them to-OWWW!"
You bite his hand. He let's go and you run toward the end of the alley. A wall of fire rises up in front of you. You back up. You hate fire. He puts a hand on your shoulder. You try to break away, but his grip is solid.
" Enough games." He whispers in your ear. "Hotaru is our prisoner. If you want to see her safe, then you'd better make it to the finals. Am I clear?" You turn around to face him, and glare.
"Crystal."
"Good." He lowers the wall of fire and disappears into the crowd. You follow cautiously.