Chapter Four
"What the hell were those things?" Asked the orange haired buffoon.
Completely ignoring him Sakura turned to Aimee, "What were Kage-Akemi doing here?" She muttered.
"I don't know... are you sure they were Kage-Akemi?" Aimee replied in question.
"Well they fit the description, and the magic they used was almost identical... but you could be right. Why would anyone send Kage-Akemi after us?"
"Wait a minute," Says one of the boys, with greasy hair and chocolate eyes. "What makes you think they're after you? What makes you so special?"
Aimee blinked. "Besides the fact that we just kicked your asses in less than ten minutes?"
"And kept you from leaving?" Sakura finished the sentence for her partner. The boy had nothing to say after that. "I highly doubt they're after you if you can't even hold your own against two 'blurs'?" The boy glowered.
The red head decided to diffuse the situation by saying, "Err.. I'm afraid we've never introduced ourselves. My name is Kurama." He held out his hand to Aimee, which she ignored, then to Sakura, whom shook it.
"Sakura Mai." She said, smiling politely. "This coarse individual is Aimee." Aimee grunted in response to being called coarse.
"These are my comrades, Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara. And our boss, Koenma." Kurama said, gesturing to each boy.
"Yea... We've met the toddler." Sakura replies offhandedly.
"I am not a toddler!" Koenma said.
"Then shut up brat!" Aimee roared. Koenma sulked.
"So... how do you two know Koenma?" Kurama asked, changing the subject.
"We work for him." Their jaws dropped. "Oh, and of course we've threatened him plenty of times."
"It was rather funny to see the brat wetting his pants though." Sakura added with a laugh.
"Ahem... putting that aside... guys I have decided to hire Sakura and Aimee to train you..."
"You mean we get to kick their asses on a daily basis?!" Aimee yelped, grinning widly.
"Score!" Sakura shouted as Koenma nodded. The two girls high-fived as the guys in the room glared at them.
"Just you wait, onna." Hiei muttered darkly.
"What's that? A challenge?" Sakura asks, eyes narrowing.
"Hey now..." Koenma tries unsuccessfully to break up the already brewing fight.
"What say you to an all out fight? You four against us two?" Sakura asked, looking over each boy carefully.
"I say hell yah! It's payback for capturing us!" Yusuke says.
"Take it outside." Koenma says, giving up. "I'm busy."
The other six go outside, Sakura, Aimee, and Hiei jumping out the window to wait by their respective sides. The other three finally showed up and got on Hiei's side.
"You know... it's against my policy to hit girls..." Kuwabara mumbles. "So I'll go easy on you."
Sakura kicked straight up, hitting him in the groin and sending him back a few feet to land in the dirt.
"I hate sexists. If any of you three dare hold back we'll do more than that to you." Aimee growls.
"Fine by me." Yusuke growls, eager to start the fight. "Any rules?" He asks scornfully.
"Yah, you kill me, she'll kill you." Aimee and Sakura say in unison. "Other than that, free range."
"Hajime!" George yells. Aimee anime falls.
"Where the hell did he come from?!"
"Who cares, go!" Sakura shouts, launching herself at Kurama. He appeared to be the most challenge intellectually.
Aimee approaches Hiei wanting to payback the short demon for his insults.
"Hey! What about me?!" Yusuke bellows, running at Aimee. She quickly shoots a blast of magic at him while blocking Hiei's katana with her own. Yusuke is sent stumbling toward Sakura, he trips and rolls futher.
"Watch it asshole!" Sakura shouts as she kicks Yusuke away, never letting her eyes leave Kurama.
"What am I a fricken pingpong ball?" Yusuke shouts as he powers up. The girls are forced back to back as the three males form a triangle around them.
"Damn Aimee, we certainly know how to pick a fight." Sakura says.
"Of course, what fun would it be otherwise?" Aimee says, grinning.
"Hey Aimee, I still have the vials..."
"Oh dear Kami-sama, not the vials!" Aimee shrieks in mock agony. The males blink for a moment, wondering if this was a trap.
"Ok Aimee, did you get that?" Sakura said.
"Sakura, if I have to drink any more of these vials before the month is over, I will beat you over the head with my katana." Aimee said as she took the vial Sakura handed to her. It glowed an ominous blue color.
Sakura nodded absentmindedly as she started to chant in an ancient language long forgotten by most. "πνεύμα αρκτική αλεπού"
A large glowing symbol appeared under the two girls. Yusuke, getting impatiant, tried to cross and was immediately blown back by the power. "What the hell are they doing?!" He yelled out as he cradled his burnt arm.
The glowing symbol suddenly exploded into multiple shards and into Sakura's vision came many warrior spirits. She had summoned them to fight beside her. Aimee, noticing the change in the atmosphere, started to chant now. Her hands glowed blue as she weaved complex patterns in the air, adding her magic to succor the spirits and increase their strength.
"Fight for me." Sakura whispered to the spirit as they charged forward to engage the three males.
"Ahh! What the hell are these things?? I can't see them!" Yusuke shouts, flailing about miserably. He faints from exhaustion and Sakura calls back the spirits, deciding on one-on-one.
"You take the pretty boy I want Spikey." Aimee mutters, running to meet Hiei's katana with her own. Sakura grinned as Aimee stepped on the hem of Hiei's cloak.
"Damn it! Stupid, why the hell do you wear a dress?!" She bellows at Hiei as she stands up, discarding the 'dress'. Hiei glares in recognition and of being made an idiot of.
Kurama glances at Sakura before looking down at himself. His eyes widened as Sakura burst into laughter. "You guys just now noticed we took your stuff?! Aimee, they're stupider than we thought they were."
"Well at least this one can weild a sword decently." She ducked quickly as a shiny sword swiped where her head had just been. She rolled to the side and watched Hiei become a black blur to the untrained eye, but she could follow his movements as she ducked and kicked out. His momentum caused him to double over and she hit him on the head with her katana before dancing away. A shower of rose petals temporarily blocked Hiei from her sight.
Sakura was fairing well in her fight with Kurama. He hadn't managed to hit her yet... though she handn't succeeded in hitting him either.
She spun away as she aimed a dagger at him and launched it, barely cutting the edge of his shirt. He flicked his Rose Whip at her and tangled her long hair in it. She gritted her teeth and yanked her head out of the way, cutting loose the pony tail it had been in. She pulled another dagger and rolled toward him, taking him off guard. They had been using long distance attacks, so he was stunned as she rolled under his whip and sliced his thigh with her dagger before flipping up and brushing her back against Aimee's.
Aimee ignore the brush of Sakura's shoulder as she lifted her leg in a front kick to Hiei's jaw. As she was knocked back she followed up with an uppercut and a reverse punch to the torso. He brought his elbow into a block and gripped her shoulder, slamming it into his knee and knocking the breath from her. He quickly let go and hit her on the back of the neck with his katana hilt. He spun away as she sank to the ground, seemingly unconscious.
Meanwhile Sakura was on the offensive as she barraged Kurama with multiple attacks, using daggers, her katana, and most anything with an edge. Kurama was starting to have beads of sweat run down his face and Sakura was not about to let up. She glanced quickly at Aimee's slumped form, which was beginning to stand once more silently. She had hesitated and Kurama now had the upperhand, so she switched to defense.
Aimee silently jogged up behind Hiei and threw a rounkick at his head. He stopped himself an inch from the ground as she flew back up as though spring loaded.
"One thing you need to remember; Never turn your back on your enemy." Aimee said before throwing a kick aimed at his torso and quickly shifting it to his groin before he could block. He bent over in pain but stood quickly, flinging his katana at her as she dodged a moment too slow, getting a wound in her side. Her eyes flashed before she pulled out her sais. She repeated an incantation quietly and her sais began flashing dark green. She launched one at Hiei and he dodged easily enough, but the sai swung around and caught the side of his arm. He growled in pain as the sai once more turned course and whirled back at him.
Sakura grinned as she saw Hiei growl, and quickly ducked once more as Kurama sent his Rose Whip in her direction.
"So tell me, how is it you control fox spirits?" He asked, panting slightly. Sakura ignored him, knowing he was only trying to get her attention to waver. She slashed upward with her katana and stopped it an inch from his neck at the same time he caught her in his whip. They both hesitated before pulling away and once again engaged in combat, Sakura beginning to sweat as well now.
Aimee sighed and wiped sweat from her brow as Hiei began untangling his bandages on his right arm.
"Dragon of the Darkness Flame!" He roared as the wind kicked up, creating a dirt filled tornado. A black shadow emerged from Hiei's arm, twisting and forming a dragon.
"Oh... shit..." Aimee said, eyes widening. "Heh... nice dragon... want a cookie?" She asked, holding the cookie from her pocket out to the dragon. "Well too bad it's mine you can't have it!" She bellowed, shoving it into her mouth. The dragon had finished forming and was now charging at her.
"Guardian Shield!" Sakura screamed, jumping in front of Aimee. "Aimee, stop antagonizing the dragon!"
The dragon crashed against the shield, shattering it and continuing. Both girls jumped out of the way. The dragon was now slower and not nearly as dark, having been weakened by Sakura's sheild.
"Hiei! Koenma doesn't want anyone dead!" Kurama shouted over the ear splitting roar of the dragon.
Meanwhile Aimee had moved to the side and was chanting very fast, Sakura being decoy for the dragon. Finally Aimee forced her hands palm-out toward the dragon. A pure white light raced forward, twisting and forming a tiger as large as the dragon. The two energies battled for a moment before the dragon dissapeared within the tigers light.
Aimee and Hiei both collapsed as Sakura and Kurama glanced at each other before echoing the others thoughts.
"Draw." They both said at the same time.
"Damn. Finally." Aimee said, flopping backwards and instantly going to sleep on the grass.