A/N: First of all……………THANK YOU ALLLLLLL READERS, YOU PEOPLE ARE SOOOOO KIND!(sob) I can't believe this is chapter 17! I've been writing this for ages! Maybe I should write it shorter… what do you people think? Do review. Hmm… I had finished writing until chapter 19 and some more unfinished ones about 8-9 chapters. I've got so lot to put out of my mind and I don't have much time either. I think I'll post 3 chapters today and believe me, these three chapters are going to be 'over-romantic' or dramatic if you insist. In short, its feeling/full of emotion. So to those who so love romance, the will be one in one of these three chapters. Find out yourself!(grin) and review. If I'm not mistaken, anonymous can also review, so REVIEW!

I DON'T OWN YYH & Ranma ½!

Chapter 17: Hmm…Red Fox or Silver Fox?

'TODAY WE HAVE THE FINAL TEAMS PLAYING, THAT IS TEAM URAMESHI VERSUS TEAM YOMI. YESTERDAY URAMESHI WON HIS FIGHT BARELY. CAN HE MANAGE TO DEFEAT KING YOMI'S SON THIS TIME? WE WILL WAIT AND SEE. FIRST CONTESTANTS ARE RUI VS RANMA!'

Ranma jumped onto the arena. His opponent strode into the arena in a catlike approach that made both Resha-chan and Ranma shuddered.

'GO!'

Ranma stood in a defensive mode, unsure of what this youkai could do. His previous fight with the shape-shifter had made him more careful on judging his opponent, and this one sent chills down his spine, making him more alert.

'Saotome Ranma, I heard a lot about you. Strong and handsome in many ways, I really am happy to be fighting you.' Rui purred as she strolled towards him, still in that cat-like manner.

Resha-chan's eyes twitched as she heard the 'handsome' word, and her eyes were fixed on her at once. Although she was in the crowd sitting on Yukina's lap, thanks to her inhuman hearing she could make out clearly what the youkai was saying.

Ranma unconsciously took a step back, as his instinct took hold of him. This Rui… had something wrong…

Rui suddenly grinned, showing a pair of fangs. She began to transform…

...into a huge tiger.

Resha-chan was instantly hugging Yukina when she saw the transformation. Ranma's eyes were wide and he just stood there frozen.

'Ranma, snap out of it!' Kurama was now yelling from the side of the arena. The tantei was beginning to get worry. They knew his extreme dislike towards cats…and their relatives.

But Ranma wasn't listening. There's only one thing in his brain now and it was repeating 'Neko! Neko! Neko!' rapidly.

All of a sudden Rui roared, and Ranma's mind shut down straight away.

'Neko-ken' Kurama and Resha-chan whispered as Ranma began to growl and snarl and switched into a cat-mode.

'Rrrrr…' Ranma snarled suddenly and jumped to attack the unexpected tiger. The fight went on with Ranma having the upper hand, since neko-ken was an invisible technique.

Finally, Rui was down limp, scratches and blood all over her body.

'AND THE WINNER IS RANMA FROM URAMESHI!'

Resha-chan jumped down from Yukina's lap and with a few hops, she was running to where the tantei were watching; none of them dared to go near Ranma.

'Yo, Rara, go and get your twin up there.' Yuusuke urged.

Resha-chan shook her head vigorously, hiding behind Kurama's leg. 'No. Ranma is a cat now. I hate cats.'

'He's NOT a cat!' Yuusuke and Hiei yelled at her in disbelief.

Resha-chan gripped Kurama's leg and continued to object while Yuusuke continued to insist.

'Rara, how can we snap him out of it' Kurama asked, looking down at her.

'Sleep' she answered then continued bitterly, 'Or Akane. She's the only one who can seem to calm him, for hell knows how.' She ended with a curse.

'Oh, just get out there and call him like a kitty! Maybe then he'll calm down.' Hiei said sarcastically, rolling his eyes.

'Here, kitty, kitty. Come here, little puss.'

Kurama, Resha, Yuusuke and Hiei snapped their heads to see Kuwabara, actually doing what Hiei had just suggested!

Ranma stopped when he heard Kuwabara calling him and looked at him for a long time. Kuwabara continued to call him in that cat-call-way and slowly, Ranma came near. Kuwabara stroke his hair and behind his ears. Ranma purred contently and jumped to sit on Kuwabara's lap.

'Nice kitty, cute little kitty' Kuwabara said, patting his head. Ranma purred again and went to sleep.

The other four made a face-fault, unable to believe what they were seeing.

'This. Is. Crazy.' Hiei muttered.


After everything settled down, Kurama went out to the arena, to battle with none other…

…than Kinu himself.

The two looked at each other forebodingly, and Youko demanded to be let out.

"Let me out Kurama, it's not like you can handle him alone. Come on, let me at him!" Youko ordered.

"NO. This is my fight." Kurama said determinedly, eyeing his opponent.

'BEGIN!'

Kurama took a rose out of his hair and in a split of a second; he turned it into the infamous rose whip.

Kinu made a huge katana, trice as thick and big as a normal one and launched an attack at the other fox.

Kurama dodged the huge weapon that almost took his head which only manage a cut, and swung his whip swiftly as a defense. It nearly gripped Kinu's arm but managed to tear his arm deeply.

Kinu gave a slight wince and his amethyst eyes darken.

The fight continued.


"What in both worlds are the two idiots doing?" Resha-chan thought, looking at them. "Are they trying to kill each other?" Pondering about it for a few seconds, she realized why. "Aww man! It must have something to do about that previous nigh in the woods! Great, now I'm dealing with two jealous foxes." Resha rolled her eyes in frustration.

"What do you mean, 'Two jealous foxes', vixen?" Hiei asked in her mind, coming near her with a kettle of hot water and gave it to her.

"Thanks. And like I said; two jealous foxes." She poured the water over her head. She related shortly of the story in her mind.

"I see." Hiei answered, turning his head to look back at the fight. The two foxes were really trying to kill each other. "Who do you think will win?"

Resha grunted. "Isn't it quite obvious?" she asked him back.

Hiei looked at her. "What do you mean by that vixen?"

"A tie." She answered simply.

He stared at her in disbelief. "You're not serious, are you?"

She smirked. "Two determine foxes, hmm… too bad I'm not on both sides." She shrugged.

"I thought you were in love with Kurama?" Hiei asked smirking when her eyes twitched.

'Who gave you that damn stupid idea, Hiei?' she asked angrily.

"Hn! I saw it with my own 'eye'." He smirked, indicating his jagan.

Resha blushed and looked away. "It's not like what it seems." She thought quietly. Hiei glanced at her but said nothing.

The two snapped their heads towards the arena when they heard two loud explosions. Two bodies lay motionless on the floor, drowning in a pool of blood.


'THE MATCH ENDS WITH A TIE!'

Resha's eyes turned wide and she jumped onto the arena. 'Kurama? Kinu?' she was by their side in a swift and was hastily healing them, dividing her chi into each one.

'Are you crazy, Resha? You cannot heal two at a time!' Yuusuke yelled.

Resha ignored him and continued on healing. By the time the two stopped bleeding she smiled wearily. 'Good' she whispered and fell unconscious in between the two.


Resha opened her eyes and sat up, yawning.

'Resha, you're up already. Idiot! What the hell did you think you were doing!' Ranma yelled, bashing her head angrily. Resha went dizzy.

'Ranma! Don't shout. The other three will wake up!' Botan seethed, bashing his head.

'What happened?' Resha asked, looking around her, noticing Kurama, Kinu, and Yuusuke on the beds beside her.

'You fainted after healing Kurama and Kinu. Yuusuke lost to Yomi's son…again.' Botan said.

'So, did we win?' Resha asked, realizing they had one win, one tie, and one lose.

'Hn! Of course we win, vixen.' Hiei said; he was sitting by the window.

'Hiei-san won the next round.' Yukina uttered, giving Resha a glass of water.

'Thanks.' Resha smiled, smirking in her head. "My, my, somebody is so happy."

"Save your teasing for later. What are you going to do with the two foxes?"

"Something you don't need to know!" she answered back sarcastically, rolling her eyes.

"Hn. Suit yourself." He said as he jumped from the window and went away.

Resha shrugged.


Kinu stirred and gave a small growl. He sat up and noticed Kurama beside him in the dark. He got up and strode towards him, summoning his enormous katana. Just as he was about to swing it, a voice uttered calmly.

'To lose him is like to lose you'

Kinu turned his head to see Resha, looking out of the window, her looks thoughtful. She slowly turned her head to look at him and he couldn't tell what her expressionless face meant, even it is shone by the moonlight.

He withdrew his katana, going towards her. When he was near enough, Resha suddenly hugged him, burying her head in his chest.

'Please, Kin. Please don't do it.' She pleaded, using his nickname she gave years ago.

He heaved a huge sigh and embraced her back. 'Resha, I–'

'No,' she stopped him, looking deep into his eyes. 'I'm sorry, Kinu. I… I just can't.' she broke the embrace, looking away.

There was an eerie silent before Kinu finally broke the stillness. 'Because of him?'

'No.' she answered without hesitation, startling him. She didn't spoke it hastily, or with feeling either. Somehow, he felt as if the Resha standing in front of him wasn't the Resha he knew in his life before.

She seemed cold, emotionless…

Different.

'So this is goodbye.' Kinu said and turned away. He walked out of the room quietly, leaving his memories there, leaving Resha standing there, in the cold room.