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Chapter 13
There was a great amount of cheering throughout the stadium, due in part that most did not know who she was and either way a 'babe' had won. Era frowned, she did not want to be congratulated for a fight she cared little for.
Yusuke clapped a hand on her shoulder once she had left the fighting arena, "Great job Era."
Era shook her head, "I no like."
"You really didn't hurt her," Yusuke pointed out, "At most you gave her a few scratched, a damaged ego and probably a headache when she comes to."
With a nod Era said, "I guess so."
"Common," Yusuke said with a wave of his hand, "Let's get out of her, we're done fighting for the day."
Era sighed, she was thankful that the fighting was finally over. She followed Yusuke out into the open air that was outside the stadium. A smile came to her face from both the freedom she now felt and the fact that her friends were walking towards them.
"Era you did great," Rinku cheered.
"I second that notion," Kuwabara said with a laugh.
"It's amazing that you finished the battle barely hurting your opponent," Kurama said with a smile.
Embarrassed by all the attention Era put her head down and said a light, "Thank you."
"Era you 'ave nothing to worry about," Jin said with a laugh, "You beat 'at Kazura with little trouble an' even sent 'er for a fly."
Era laughed and looked up, a smile decorated her face. She looked over to Touya and another giggle escaped her. Touya smiled and walked in front of her, "I believe this little guy is yours."
Era nodded, "Yes. Silly Zeek." She took the wrymling off Touya's shoulders and held him in her arms. "Silly, silly Zeek."
Before Touya was able to take a step back Era had her arms around him, "Thank you Touya."
A shade of red came upon the ice master's face, "F-for what?"
"All things," Era said not knowing how to say 'everything.'
When Era let him go Jin put an arm around the back of his neck, "'et's go get a 'ite to eat. You must be hungry Era."
The light grumbling of Era's stomach and the blush that soon followed revealed that Jin was correct.
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Yusuke sat back comfortably in his chair, "Man I'm stuffed. I can't eat another bite."
"Can't help you ate like a pig," Hiei said with a smirk.
"Ah be quiet Hiei," Yusuke muttered.
"Era, you should try this," Kuwabara said as he slid her a plate with a doughnut on it.
The water maiden raised a brow at the food she had never seen before. She seemed uninterested until Jin piped up, "It's good!" His ears twitched as he said this.
Era looked at the sugary treat that humans, and seemingly Jin, loved. It had white powder all over the outside.
Chu laughed at Era's face, "It's practically all sugar and dough sheila. It won't hurt you."
Era hesitantly broke a piece off the doughnut and found a smooth, good smelling, brown substance within it. With a new found curiosity she gently got a finger full of the substance and put it in her mouth. Her face brightened and she smiled once she removed her finger from her mouth.
"Told you," Jin said with a laugh, his ears still twitching.
Era put the piece she had broken off before into her mouth and munched on it happily. Zeek came out from his hiding place; behind Era's neck which was covered by her hair. The wrymling took a curious bit out of the doughnut. When he coughed and shook his head before retreating back into hiding everyone laughed.
"Silly Zeek," Era said with a smile. Zeek had eaten before, but his curiosity had gotten the best of him the moment before.
Era smeared more of the dark substance onto her finger, "What is this?"
"It's called chocolate," Kurama answered.
"Cho-chocolate," Era repeated.
Suzuka chuckled, "That's got to be one of the biggest words you know so far."
Shishiwakamaru counted something on his fingers, "I think you're right."
"I no good," Era said.
"Stop saying that," Touya told her, "You're learning and that's all that matters."
Era smiled and looked down at her chocolate covered finger. In a quick movement she tapped Touya's upper lip with it and laughed, the group laughed as well.
Touya chuckled and licked the chocolate filling off his lip. "I might just steal that from you Era."
Era moved into Jin's lap, he had been on the other side of her, and looked at Touya like a child protecting their candy as she ate the sugary treat. "Mine." Jin looked down at her and laughed, a small bit of color came to his face.
"Very open person isn't she," Shishiwakamaru said.
"Indeed," Suzuka replied, "But that's what makes her so friendly."
Shishiwakamaru gave his friend a sideways glance, "You trying to hide something."
"Hardly," Suzuka huffed.
Era put another piece of the doughnut into her mouth before sitting back in her own chair. Zeek moved from his hiding place onto her shoulder.
"When are you guys going to find out who you face next?" Rinku asked.
Yusuke shrugged, "When today's fights are over they'll figure it out."
"They might not find out until tomorrow morning," Kurama said.
Era finished her doughnut and licked her fingers clean, "How many are there?"
"You mean the fights?" Kurama asked. When she nodded he said, "We're not sure. This contest is different than the Dark Tournament."
Era sighed, "Righ'."
Touya looked at the crestfallen water maiden with a weary smile, "Everything will be alright Era. You'll most likely beat your opponents in much the same fashion as Kazura."
The ancient being nodded, but said nothing. She took Zeek off her shoulder and held him in her arms gingerly.
Touya dipped his finger into his glass of water before touching the middle of Era's nose with it. The water slid down her nose until it fell off. Era giggled and wiped the excess water off.
"I've got my payback," Touya said with a smirk.
Era calmly put Zeek on the table before she surprised the ice master greatly; She had jumped onto him, causing the ice master to fall off his chair onto the ground with her on top of him. He was startled for several moments before he came to his senses, "E-Era...?"
She laughed as she sat up, but not on the ground, on his stomach, "Payback."
Touya gave a small chuckle, "Alright you got me. Can you get off?"
Era thought a moment, as if she had not understood, "No."
Yusuke and Jin, who could see them, laughed quite hard. Era, not for the first time since they had met her, was being obstinate. However this time it was in a playful manner.
"Are you sure you want to keep that answer?" Touya asked.
"Yes," Era replied with a smile and a nod.
Touya smirked, "If you say so."
"Wha-"Era was stopped mid word as Touya pushed her off by her hips and then held her down by her shoulders with his knees on either side of her to prevent her from getting up. Touya was certainly much stronger than he looked, which gave him some advantage, but he had mostly surprised her.
Era looked up at her captor; she was trapped between confusion and happiness. Touya, feeling much the same way, hesitantly let go and stood up. It was then that he realized that everyone was quiet, which disturbed him greatly. He turned his attention back to Era and helped her to her feet.
As if to lighten the mood once more Era slapped Touya on the arm playfully, "Bad Icy."
Having never heard Era call him that he was momentarily startled, "Icy?"
"Your ele-element is ice," she said, struggling on the largest of the words.
"She knows another big word," Chu laughed.
Era blushed slightly and looked down until she heard Touya chuckle, "I thought that you might have picked it up from Jin."
"Jin?" Era questioned before looking at the wind master. She laughed upon seeing his ears twitching happily.
"It's 'is nickname," Jin explained with a smile.
Touya sat down after Era had, "It's just a ridiculous name I got because of my mastery of ice. Jin was called Windy because of the same basic reason."
"Villa," Era said with a smile.
"Villa?" Jin repeated questioningly.
"Means Vindy." she made a face at her own mistake, "Windy." She paused a moment, "Iyan means icy."
"Iyan huh, that's interesting," Touya said.
"Era did you have a nickname given to you by your people," Rinku asked.
Era shrugged, "Darien call me Anala."
"What does that mean?" Kurama asked.
With a shrug Era said, "No sure."
"Can you describe it?" Touya asked.
Era though a moment, "They wear..." She pointed to her cloths.
"White?" Touya asked.
Era nodded, "White. They fly-"
Suzuka interrupted her, "You talking about angels?"
"I guess," Era replied, not really knowing herself.
"Did they have big white wings?" Touya asked. When Era nodded he said, "They're called angels."
"Angel," Era said with a smile.
Touya nodded and smiled, "The name fit you well."
Era blushed, "A silly name."
"Sheila, you're one of the purest demons I've ever met," Chu said.
"For once these fools are right," Hiei said.
Touya glared at Hiei, "You'd better watch who you're calling a fool. I wasn't the one who lost my soul by saying a forbidden word in a psychic's territory."
Hiei growled; he had no idea how the ice master had found out about that. "At least I wasn't beaten in the first round of the Dark Tournament twice in a row."
Touya growled at this statement. "Be nice," Era chided the two bickering demons. Both of them stopped the passage of harsh words and glares.
Kurama chuckled, "Era can get both of them to settle down and she doesn't even know our language all that well. What does that say about us?"
"Uh...That we're not female," Kuwabara said.
"Idiot," Hiei muttered under his breath.
"What was that shorty?!" Kuwabara cried.
Era sighed and shook her head, "Silly, silly boys." She stood up after she put Zeek back onto her shoulder.
"Where are you going?" Touya asked.
"Sleep," Era replied. She walked out of the room they were in, which was on the first floor of the hotel, into the hallway. In a moment she was gone from sight.
The group watched her calmly leave, but they all knew what had really made her leave. She wanted to be on her own to think about the very feeling that were always floating in air around her.
She was worried.
Even through a jovial meal all she can really think about is what is to come.... Poor Era. Can't ever get a break can she.
Anyways I just realized that I don't have anymore chapters typed up T.T I have to do that since I have over 8 chapter left -.-;; I forgot I stopped typing it at this chapter. Oi. Now I know what I have to do. Lol.
