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The Third Makai Tournament

I. Fight to Forget

With every punch, kick, thrown taunt, bloody bruise, and cracked bones, Yuusuke's smile grew. Fighting was a vital part of his soul. It was all he had as a kid, and, like breathing, he could not give it up. It was why no one who knew him was surprised when he created the Makai tournament six years ago.

He had not missed a tournament.

Even Hiei was concerned about him. He fought with an intensity that he and Kurama recognized: that of someone trying to forget. He had been that way for four years.

When asked, Yuusuke only fought harder.

II. The Rumors

At the third Makai tournament, the youkai had something new to talk about. It seemed to be a theme at the arena: there was always something or someone to gossip about. The first one had everyone talking about how it had become a match-making service. The second found the gossip around Kuwabara and the allowance of humans in the fights. This one had everyone talking about a miko.

She was powerful and had killer legs that every male was panting over.

It was that comment that caught Yuusuke's attention.

It was the first time in years he found himself looking.

III. Not Giving Up

Four years ago, Yuusuke had easily given up. It went against everything he was to do that, but he had understood. It was destroying two women he cared about, and to hold on would be beyond selfish and cruel. So he had let them go their separate ways. Even he had.

And now he was hearing rumors about a miko with her kind of legs. He knew it had to be her. Like hell he would let this opportunity pass by. It could not be a coincidence.

Kuwabara would call it "connected by the red string."

Yuusuke called it circumstance.

IV. Discovery

Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei were curious when Yuusuke ran off, shoving aside random people and looking as if he had lost something precious. It was amusing, to say the least. They were certain he was looking for someone, yet he kept looking toward the ground.

They followed at a leisurely pace, apologizing for his behavior and making sure he did not piss off anyone important.

"Gotcha!" he said after an hour.

"Got who?" Kuwabara asked.

"Her." He pointed ahead. "I'll never forget those legs."

They followed his line of sight to see the young miko looking lost in the crowd.

V. Chemistry

"Higurashi Kagome?" Kuwabara asked, his face screwed up in confusion.

"You know her? The hell does that work out?" Yuusuke said.

"She's my chemistry lab partner in college."

Yuusuke mumbled, "So she moved all the way out there."

"How do you know her, Yuusuke-kun?" Kurama asked.

He shrugged. "Through Keiko."

Kuwabara nudged him. "There's still a few hours before the next round. Let's say hi."

"Nah... I just wanted to see if it was her."

"Chicken shit," Kuwabara said, earning amused glances from Kurama and Hiei. "I'm going to!"

"I must admit to curiosity," Kurama said before following him.

"Traitors!"

So, after doing some work on a new Yuusuke/Kagome full-length fic that will be out soon, I found some inspiration to continue this collection of drabbles. It has gone in a sort of more somber way than the first six ones, but it will get lighter as this progresses and what happened between the sixth and seventh chapters is revealed. Yes, there is about a four-year time-gap between this chapter and the ones before it. And all are perfect drabbles: 100 words, no more, no less.

I really hope you guys enjoy this continuation.