---Road to An Eternity of Wars---
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Sorry guys, I'm caught up in so much homework right now that I don't really have time to update. The stress of everything is starting to get caught up in my energy line. Basketball, typing, homework, waking up early….hell…I hate this life! (Except for you guys and my best friends! )
Chapter 20: Alas, The Discovered and ShockedSomebody's POV…
(Alert, alert! This is the second preview of part 2 of this story. The first part was the scene with Koenma's letter and Shiori. This is the second. Hints will begin to come once in a while now in little bits)
Two cloaked figures raided the area, examining and knocking over several stacks of papers; each looking as though they were not rushed.
"Did you find anything, Kyshio?" A feminine voice inquired, ripping up several documents lying in front of her.
"Nothing yet" He burned his pile, the asked, spreading around the dark-lit room.
Somewhere off in the distance, a red alarm flashed, silent, as the sound system had been cut off.
Nobody, not even the guards were there to catch anything. All employees had been sent on vacation for some peculiar reason.
"Tasuki?" The masculine voice called out.
"Yeah, Kyshio?"
"I think I found something" He passed her a sheet of paper with a list of numerous names on it.
"Perfect, just what we're looking for"
"Pack up and hurry it, don't loose the sheet, and bring that guy along with us"
In the corner of the room, a small figure was bound, considerably frightened and sweating buckets.
Violently grabbing the coarse rope that bond the person's ankles and wrists together, the person identified as Tasuki ruthlessly dragged the captive along with them, shattering a window on the way out; the shards piercing the hostage's arms, none too pleasantly.
Yukina's POV… (FINALLY! Took so long to get to this part… TT)
Yukina took in a deep breath, blinking twice before resting the palm of her hand on the hilt of her sword.
Idly, she noticed her hands were laced with sweat, but didn't bother wiping it off. Although, her sword hand fisted around the fabric of the black cloak.
Yukina had two swords. One by her waist, and the other slung on her back.
'So…if Yusuke, Kurama, Genkai, and Hiei already went…that would mean that I'm going up against-'
"The next match is Kuwabara from Team Urameshi, and Yuki from Team Higurashi!"'-Kuwabara…'
"Or is she really 'Yuki' at all?" Koto added in teasingly, laughing at her own little joke.
Yusuke scowled, but knew the announcer could be absolutely correct.
And that was what scared Team Urameshi the most.
"And…begin!"Yukina and Kuwabara just stood there, slack for a minute, staring.
Yukina drew her sword, wincing at the sound. No matter what, she had still never gotten used to the noises the weapons made.
Seeing that his opponent had drawn, Kuwabara gritted his teeth, summoning his Spirit Sword.
Letting out a war cry, he lunged forward, his sword's yellow light flashing.
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"He's being too reckless and hasty," Hiei noted dryly.
"Hiei, I believe everyone has been that way today" Kurama replied back, staring at his fallen opponent lying nearby in Botan's arms.
"AH! YOU'RE AWAKE!" Yusuke jumped back, considerably startled.
Hiei's eyes widened by a fraction, not even noticing that the 'fox' had woken up while he was watching the fight.
Yusuke grinned and punched Kurama on the shoulder, "Good to see ya awake, Kurama" Causing the red-haired man to wince in pain.
"Yusuke…" Genkai glanced over at them, "Don't hurt Kurama any more than he already is"
Yusuke just scowled, crossing his arms and turning back to the fight afterwards.
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"You know…"
Sango and Botan looked up towards Keiko.
"Now that I look back on it…" Keiko paused and smiled, a bitter smile, "I really do understand why Yusuke loves doing this, now that I can experience this at a firsthand point of view… And it really is an exhilarating experience"
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Clash.
Swords met, a regular blade against spiritual energy.
Yukina clenched her teeth together, her worries slowly fading away, 'I can't worry now – I can't die here…this spirit sword…can kill a person'
Like a dance, Yukina shrugged away a flap of her cloak that had covered her arm, jumping back in the process. There was a flash of ice blue underneath.
The two opponents immediately shifted back into their stances after they parted.
The ice maiden stuck her hand into the hood of her cloak and quickly pushed back a lock of light blue hair.
This continued on for a while, both going frustrated at the lack of progress. None were getting tired; none were giving up.
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Sango checked Kagome's pulse and frowned, "Her pulse is starting to fade… we really need to take a look at that wound…but then that involves taking off her cloak"
The fabric was coarse and hard in the places where dark stains of blood had seeped into the fibres.
"…What…?" Botan exclaimed.
Keiko bit her lip, "But…then Yusuke's team would find out…"
"I don't know what to do…I just don't know…"
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"Argh!" Yukina nursed her sore fingers as her sword flew several meters away from where she was standing.
Thankfully, she had cracked Kuwabara's sword at the handle too, so he couldn't use that either.
And thus, it started once again with a simple punch.
And Kuwabara was pretty good at it.
And so, Yukina was hit.
"This is for Urameshi!" Kuwabara aimed a spirit energy-filled punch at her stomach, "And this is for Kurama – and Hiei!" He took a deep breath, "And Genkai, too!"
Yukina bit her lip, balling her hands into tight fists.
'Yukina! Yukina do something!' What great friends she had.
During the time that Kuwabara took to regain his breath, the ice maiden shot a quick glance at the crowd and her team. She took note that Kurama was staring at Kagome with a peculiar look – as if trying to figure out who she was.
Keiko was seemingly contemplating over something – most likely Kagome – with Botan.
Sango was staring intensely – and straight at her, 'Yukina! Do something while he's occupied!' The demon slayer beckoned her on, while the other two team members fussed over their fallen comrade.
Yukina whipped her head around, just in time to narrowly dodge another punch.
Caught in the momentum, Kuwabara stepped forward to catch his balance, snagging he edge of her black cloak in the process.
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Yusuke frowned, "The name, 'Higurashi' still seems familiar"
"You've been saying that all day," Genkai pointed out, sighing and turning back to Kuwabara's match.
"I know...! But...!" He let out a frustrated growl.
"Sango, Keiko, and Botan…" Hiei murmured softly, "If Keiko and Botan's here…then where is Yukina?"
Yusuke's eyes seemed to widen in realization, "Higurashi! Higurashi…that's -"
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"-…Couldn't we just keep the hood on her head and tear off what's already torn? …" Botan suggested, wiping some blood off on the rags that used to be her cloak.
"I don't know if that's really possible" Keiko looked into that suggestion though, grabbing the front of the cloak.
"Let's try and locate the wound first…"
Keiko bit her lip in regret, "Alright…but I hope Kagome can bear the pain…"
Before searching out the wound, the two noticed that the threads securing the hood to the bottom part were starting to fray and tear, snapping some thread.
Sango was keeping an eye on Yukina's match.
Taking a deep breath, Kagome's fellow teammate felt around for the wound under the cloak, blindly, but using her sense of touch.
"Ack!" Keiko pulled out her hand.
"What is it?" Botan leaned forward, alarmed.
Kagome immediately unconsciously curled up into a fetal position, her closed eyes scrunching up in pain.
She eyed the sticky mess on her fingers, "Kagome's wound is severe… Yukina knows how to heal…right? We might have to wait for her to come back, but the gash travels a bit over top of her shoulder"
"So…what does that mean…?" Botan bit her lip, worriedly grasping the handle of their travel first aid kit.
"The cloak's coming off, whether we like it or not" Sango turned her attention back to her teammates, having listened to them while watching.
At first a bit hesitant, Sango took a firm grasp of the black fabric, and pulled it straight off.
Okay, sorry for not updating for a while, couldn't decide what to type out… Anyways, I hope you're enjoying the story so far… read and review, onegai!
Sayonara,
Tenshi-Battosai