Chapter 3 "No Matter What" I woke up this morning before the rest of the girls. The sun was just beginning to rise. I took a shower and put on more of Kayko's borrowed clothes and the shoes Botan lent me. I didn't sleep much because I kept wondering about this fight. I left the room and wondered down the hall for a while. Then I noticed that everyone else in the hotel was waking and getting ready to leave. I figured it must be close to starting time so I walked to the boys room and knocked on the door "Hey there pretty girl! Can I help you with something?" Kuwabara leaned on the door jam and tried to give me a dashing smile. "Hi Kuwabara, Where is Kurama?" I asked thinking he looked more goofy then dashing. " I'm right here Kat, come in" He was sitting on the couch reading a paper, so I walked over and sat down next to him. "Did I like totally miss something here? I don't even know you." Kuwabara turned around sratching his head. "Oh Kuwabara I forgot to tell you . This is Katrina. She is staying with the girls" At that moment Hiei stepped out from his room and then Yusuka from the bathroom. "What are you doing back her again girl" Hiei snorted at me but i merely stuck my noise and retoted. "None of your business boy" Hiei looked at me coldly but I had already stopped paying attention to him and had begun to talk to Yusuka "Hey, I've heard a lot about you from Kurama. How was you first night?" He dried off his hair as he spoke. "Everything was fine. I heard a lot about you as well. I also heard about you Kuwabara. That's how I knew it was you when you answered the door" I gave me a friendly smile and hoped he wouldnt get the wrong idea. "Oh well that explains very little. Why am I always lost?" Kuwabara contunied to scratch his head. "Doesn't take much, does it" Hiei stated as he walked across the room. "You got something to say shrimp" Kuwabara balled up a fist and yelled at Hiei's back "There they go again" Kurama just sighed as yusuke yelled at them "Knock it off you two! We have to get going!" That was when i glanced at the small clock on the wall. "Oh my gosh I almost forget I didn't tell anyone I was leaving I better hurry back or I wont be able to see the fight!" I got up, waved goodbye and ran out leaving Kuwabara still very confused. I hurried back to the room as fast as I could but I was too late the girls were already gone. Botan had left a note saying that I should catch up with them inside. Inside! But I don't have a ticket. Now what am I going to do? Kurama! With that I took off. They too had left so I went running from the hotel in the direction of the arena. There they are up head. I ran faster yelling for them to wait up. When I finally caught up I told them what happened. Kurama told the rest of the group to go on ahead and he'd catch up. He took me inside the arena, where he got me a seat right up front near the announcer girl. "From here you will be able to see everything. Don't talk to anyone and they wont bother you but were not very liked around here so be careful." He left to join the others and I sat quietly waiting. The fight had a rough start seeing how both teams were short a member but that was soon solved. Yusuka had asked Koenma to be the sub. (Wait a minute isn't Koenma short and how did he get so cute?) The first to fight was Kurama vs. Karasu. It was intense and I didn't understand much then something happened: Kurama changed into a demon. Demon! He's a demon. But how? Why dint he tell me? I couldn't watch any longer. I got up and walked to the hallway. I sat down and cried. Why? I don't understand this. My beautiful Kurama. Oh now what do I do? But then FLASBACK: Kurama speaking to Katrina about demons "There are many demons out there. Most of them bad but there are a few who help this world instead of trying to destroy it like Hiei. He may seem cruel on the outside but he has a good heart." He spoke with a smile on his face. "What about the bad ones?" I asked. "Those you don't have to worry about. Ill protect you no matter what." END FLASHBACK No matter what. Just because his outside changed does that mean his heart changed as well. No! He has a good heart. I trust Kurama. I got up and wiped the tears from my eyes. I went back to my seat; the announcer girl next to me was rambling on about Kurama being so foxy and how she wanted a date! "Back off kitten! That fox is mine," I yelled at her. She immediately shut up but I got a sideways look from Yoko Kurama who was in the ring. Realizing that almost the whole stadium had heard me I sat down blushing but I didn't care; I was going to support Kurama no matter what! (Meanwhile, a few rows back) "Isn't that the girl who was with Kurama?" His partner nodded. "Lets make sure the Torguro team wins. At intermission we will snatch the girl and hold her ransom. Her life for Kurama to have his team forfeit. The committee will be very pleased with us. We might even get a reward" They grinned at each as they walked back to their seats. The fight was long and fierce but I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Poor Kurama was having such a hard time and he was getting hurt. Finally the fight ended; Kurama won! That's when they announced that there would be an intermission. I decided to go down and see if Kurama was okay. I began to walk down the hallway. As I turned the corner someone grabbed me from behind. I tried to scream but they put something over my mouth and nose. What is that smell! Help me! Someone HELP! My world went black. Kurama sat at the edge of the field leaning against the wall. He was hurt and exhausted buy okay for the most part. He had just began to close his eye when he heard a voice. "Excuse me, Kurama?" He barely glanced up at the voice. "Yes" The demon spoke again as he handed him a small letter. "I was requested to get this message to you as soon as possible" Kurama took the letter and began to open it slowly. "Thank you" Kurama replied and the demon left. A his eyes began to scan the letter his expression began to change from being exhausted to anger and fear. All he could say was "No!"