"Next up, Team Urameshi versus Team Torakko!"

The Tournament had begun. And, it was boring as Hell. Honestly, NOTHING was happening on the fighting mat! Ah, I wish something interesting would happen, I needed some adrenaline here!

The matches were in a 3 on 3 mode and now, Yusuke, Kuwabara and Hiei were facing some tiger demons while Kurama and myself were sitting on a branch, watching them with different expressions. Suddenly, a cold, familiar wave of energy hit me, causing me to shiver slightly. Curious if the fox demon felt the same, I turned my head to ask him and saw... Youko.

"Hello again," he purred.

"Ugh," I slapped my forehead. "Not again..."

There it was again. The odd energy. And, by Youko's expression, I knew he felt it, too. The smirk disappeared from his face, his whole features turned serious, his narrowed eyes glared at something - or someone - behind me.

Greatly confused, I slowly turned around in my seat and followed his glare. My eyes widened and a soft gasp escaped my lips.

There, in a dark corner, wearing elegant and expensive clothes, stood a man. No, not a man. A demon. A cat demon.

He had short, neatly cut gray hair and extremely emotionless, almost empty dark gray eyes. Two cat ears were on top of his head, their fur color the same as his hair. Behind him, a long gray tail twitched almost invisibly. The demon's suddenly sharp gaze landed on me and the corner of his lips lifted in a discreet smirk.

Behind him, there were four other members of their team; two of them, also cat demons, were out of my sight, their silhouettes covered with shadows. But the other two could be clearly seen. The one to the Leader's left had white hair, ears and tail, his cat-like eyes were pure red. He looked quite nice, with a tiny grin on his face.

The next, a lot younger demon, to the Leader's right, had messy dark blue hair and eyes, black ears and tail and a shining black collar on his neck. He had sunglasses on top of his head and his hands dug into his pockets. The youngest cat demon I've ever seen!

With a last, cold glare at me and Youko, the Gray Neko, Shimofuri by name, turned gracefully and disappeared out of our sight, his team following close behind. So, the Gray Neko's are competing as well...

I could sense Youko relax beside me. I glanced up at him and met his gaze.

"We've got trouble..." he whispered, closing his eyes. I looked to the side. Then, slowly, I looked up at the fighting mat. Kuwabara and Yusuke were fighting well. But it was Hiei, who caught my eye. Memories floated to my mind like soft, calm waves.

'...Kiss...'

I felt my cheeks getting warmer, a weird sensation made my stomach flip. I remembered the closeness between us that night. I had never thought about my feelings, nor I ever cared. But for some reason, I had been enjoying our sparrings, I was looking forward for them. The memories faded away slowly and my eyes began following the current action. I couldn't force myself to turn my gaze away. His well-toned chest rose and fell as he was breathing a bit faster than normal. Muscles played underneath his covered in a light sheet of sweat skin. It was weird; I had seen Hiei without his shirt on many times before, but since the little accident in the kitchen, I hadn't pay attention to the details of his body.

A low whistle brought me back to reality. I blinked, snapping out from my thoughts, and turned to Youko, who's been watching me intently, with a cheeky smirk on his face.

"So, Hiei, huh?" the fox asked with mock suspicion.

"WHAT?!"

"Oh, come on, you don't have to be shy about it and hide it!" he sighed "It's so obvious..."

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" as much as I wanted to stay calm and cool about it, my high-pitched voice and my completely red cheeks visualized my true feelings for sure. "I... I'm not hiding anything..." I stuttered out.

"Yeah, well, you probably missed to notice, you're blushing madly. Oh, is that drool?" Youko teased.

"SHUT UP! I- I wasn't drooling!" I protested, gulping.

"Oh, believe me, you were," he hadn't stop smirking.

"Whatever..." ignoring the fox's mumbles, I closed my eyes in annoyance, wishing that my cheeks would stop turning red.

"And the winners are... Team Urameshi!!"

Both, Youko and I, looked up with surprise; the match was over already. Kuwabara had a lot more bruises and cuts than Yusuke or Hiei, but he did won, after all. Maybe that's why he had one of the most biggest grins I've ever seen.

"Youko? What'cha doing here?" Urameshi asked the fox as they came closer.

"Oh, don't mind me, I was leaving anyway," with that, Youko threw me a knowing smirk, followed by a warning glance and changed back.

"O-oh my..." Kurama stuttered out, looking around, his gaze stopping on me. His brows narrowed in concern as he noted my soft blush "Did he -"

"No, no, don't worry," I stood up and scanned the cheering crowd, wanting to avoid Hiei's gaze. After a while, I found Inuko, who was sitting between Botan and Yukina, smiling widely and clapping with the crowd.

"Hey, what's the matter?" Yusuke questioned. I looked at him, surprised.

"Nothing. Everything's fine." I assured, nodding "That was a good fight."

Immediately, Kuwabara and Urameshi began to comment the whole match while Kurama was kind enough to listen and nod from time to time. I hadn't look at Hiei, but he was probably ignoring everything, as usual. That was the perfect opportunity to return to my thoughts. Many questions flowed through my head. Why are the Gray Nekos here? Are they competing in the Tournament as well? What's Shimofuri planning? And, why the Hell couldn't I sense them earlier?!

My shoulders slumped as I felt all of my energy pouring out from me. I gasped softly as exhaustion overcame my body. I knew this feeling. A vision's coming...

Heavy silence had fallen between me and the person I was about to fight. Demons, people and other watching us creatures were cheering, shouting, clapping... But we hadn't hear the noise. It was as if there was an invisible and unbreakable barrier between us and the crowd.

He gazed right in my eyes and I did the same, gripping the handle of my weapon tightly. A cruel smirk crossed his old face and his cold, merciless gray eyes flashed with bloodlust.

"Kikyo?" Urameshi's voice came to my ears weakly. I opened my eyes and blinked a couple of times to clear my vision. When it happened, I came nose-to-nose with... Hiei.

"UWAAA!" shocked, I pushed myself backwards and fell from the branch, causing Yusuke and Kuwabara to laugh their asses off. It had to look very ridiculous, even Kurama chuckled.

"Not funny," I muttered embarrassed, feeling the heat on my cheeks already.

"Hn. You had it again." Hiei crossed his arms.

"Another vis -?" my palm muffled Kuwabara's mouth as I looked around suspiciously.

"Not out loud," I hissed.

"So, who's gonna die?" Yusuke questioned, gulping.

"No one, it was... Everyone's safe," I assured "Let's get going."

"Are you feeling fine?" Kurama asked kindly.

"Just exhausted," I sighed, wanting to hit the bed and close my eyes... To curl into a ball and calm my nerves... To drift to sleep...

I felt hot waves of air washing over my face. Everything around me was white. Everything. I began panicking; the white light was more and more blinding, my opponent's figure drowned in it and disappeared out of my sight. If I stay blind like this for longer, I'll definitely loose!

Another wave of air hit my face from the right. I dodged to the left and missed a punch. I gripped my fist on the handle of my sword.

'I could use some help now, Kage...'

This is the end! I don't know if I'll be on soon to upload another Chapter (even if it's only for 2-3 people... You want it – you got it), so I'm leaving you a short preview of the upcoming Chapter. Only 4 to go and the crappy Series will be COMPLETE. Finally.

Anyway, here's the preveiw.

"Hey... What's with all your faces?" I asked, feeling oddly nervous myself. Something was missing...

"Kikyo -" Kurama started, but stopped and didn't finish. My heart skipped a beat. Something was definitely wrong here...

"Kikyo-san, please, sit down," uttered Yukina, her voice soft and worried.

"Kikyo-san..."

"Where's Inuko?" I demanded, finally realizing who was missing. For some reason, my voice seemed different, like it wasn't mine; it was harsh, almost a growl. Keiko flinched slightly, no one responded. "Where the Hell is Inuko?"