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When you said that, You saw Hiei give you a face that said 'WTF? How the hell is that possible?' You sighed and knew he would make a face like that, if not in more shock. You told him that it was because of a TV series called Yu Yu Hakusho that they were the stars in and when Hiei heard this he made a face that told you that he didn't believe you. You went over to your shrine and grabbed the picture you drew of the spirit detectives with their weapons. (picture in results) You showed it to Hiei and said, "I drew that picture a week before I met you guys. You can look at the date on the back if you want. And if that doesn't prove it then I'll show you the series I have on DVD and in books."
Hiei flipped the paper over to see the date. As you said, It was exactly one week before Your voice had been stolen by the demon. He seemed convinced even though he also still seemed confused.
You then asked again, "So, Hiei, will you please tell me what's wrong?" Hiei just looked in your sky blue eyes for a second before looking away and giving you a hn.
"It's nothing. Just forget about it," Hiei replied. He started to get up from the bed and go to get dressed when you grabbed his arm and pulled him back on the bed to face you. You now had one crimson red eye and one sky blue eye.
"Hiei, if it was nothing then you wouldn't have acted like Yukina was killed right in front of you. Not only that, but your aura was full of nothing but fear and worry while you were asleep. I know that you don't like talking to people about how you feel, or even showing any sign of weakness, but you need to swallow that stupid pride of yours and tell someone what the matter is before you get swallowed by these emotions that have been piling up in the back of your head. If that happens then it will be a weakness. Not all emotions are weaknesses. Please Hiei, when I woke up and saw your aura like that, I was worried. I want to help, but I can't help if you don't tell me what's wrong," You explain with your emotions heavy in your voice.
Hiei saw that you were completely serious and was about to say something when Sabera woke up and interrupted the conversation. You quickly cheered up so that she wouldn't worry or get suspicious of Hiei.
"Ohayou Gozaimas Sabera. Did you have a nice rest?" You asked. You sent Hiei a mental note that said you guys would have to continue the conversation later when you were alone. Hiei agreed and headed towards his room to change and get ready for the training today.
"Ohayou Gozaimas Lady Lea. Yes I did have a nice nap. Thank you for asking, My lady," Sabera replied as she stretched. You reached over and scratched behind her ears. She purrs and asks, "Lady Lea, how do you know where I like to be scratched?"
You giggle a bit and reply, "Sabera, I told you, you can just call me Lea. Oh and I know where to scratch because I guess I'm just good with animals. Once when I was at a zoo, a tiger was accidentally let loose from its cage. I was with my family at the time looking at them. The tiger walked towards me and I was scared a little but then she just laid down at my feet and motioned in her way for me to scratch her. I scratched her behind the ears and she just purred. My parents thought that it was amazing that I did that but they were also scared out of their wits so they were just as impressed that she didn't kill me."
You stopped scratching Sabera and told her that you needed to get dressed. She agreed and you changed into a pair of black training pants and a blue fitted shirt. When you were finished with your morning routine you grabbed Sabera and headed down for breakfast, which you and Sabera could easily smell.
When you got to the kitchen you saw everyone else, including Koenma, chatting away with one another, with the exception of Hiei who was on the windowsill and Kurama who was cooking. You went over and took a seat between Yukina and Keiko. You handed Sabera a piece of bacon that was on the table already. She took it eagerly after sniffing it and laid down in your lap.
"Ohayou Lea. Who is this in your lap? Is she your pet cat?" Keiko asked as she spotted you and Sabera. At the mention of a cat, Kuwabara perked his head over at you and ceased his argument with Yusuke.
"Ohayou. This is Sabera. No she's not my pet. She's just a friend I found in the forest with Hiei last night," You replied. You saw Kuwabara coming over to you and you immediately knew that he wanted to play with Sabera.
"Hey Lea, can I see her? Don't worry, I won't hurt her. I just want her to meet Eikichi," Kuwabara asked with his hands held out to take Sabera. Sabera sat up and looked at Kuwabara. She started to growl and asked out loud, "Lady Lea, who is this and who is this Eikichi he speaks of? Isn't he one of the ones who tied you up with your friend Hiei?" Everyone but you and Hiei was startled by Sabera talking.
You scratched behind her ears and told her, "Calm down Sabera. This is Kuwabara. Eikichi is a small kitten that he takes care of. He is one of the ones who tied up me and Hiei but he's a friend. Please do not attack him or any of the others since they were also all in with tying me and Hiei up. I don't want you to be charged with the murder of one of Koenma's spirit detectives." Sabera calmed down and began to purr from you scratching her.
Kurama put the last of the food on the table and you all ate. Every once in a while you would feed Sabera a strip of bacon or a sausage patty. When everyone was finished eating Koenma stood up from his seat and said, "Everyone, I have something very urgent to say. The judges of the Dark Tournament has rescheduled when they will hold the tournament. It is now set to be held in two weeks. I don't want there to be any more days like yesterday. For the next two weeks there will be nothing but strict training between you five. Today the matches will be paired up as the following: Kurama vs. Yusuke, and Hiei vs. Lea. Kuwabara, you will face off against the winner of whichever match ends first. Now, I have also heard that there will be a second human team that will be as the judges guests of honor. If I am correct, then the one they sent the notice letter to is a girl that goes by the name Kagome Higurashi. Now I want you five to meet up with her and the team that she recruits and convince them to join our side in the Dark Tournament. Do your best to win. Now, go and start training!"
You all nod and leave for the new training rooms that Botan was taking you to. You realize that he was talking about your friend Kagome. She seemed to be sick and miss school a lot. You first met her when you signed up to tutor other students. Kagome was the first student you tutored. She wasn't very good at math so you helped her make it easier since it was your best subject. You guys became good friends when she came to tutoring one day and you had been reading one of your manga with demons in it. She said that she knew a bit about demons and you two had talked about them as much as you could. Telling each other new facts when you learned them. You were curious as to where she would get a strong team that would actually be willing to fight in it, but then again, if she knew so much about demons then she might know a couple of demons or demon slayers that could help her.
You were interrupted from your thoughts when Botan said, "Well here we are. There are three rooms that you can choose from. When you're done with the first match then just head towards the one Kuwabara will be in. I have some errands to run so I'll meet you around dinner time."
The first door that Yusuke and Kurama went in had a white fox and a man with what seemed to be a gun on an intricate rose background. The next door that Kuwabara went into had a samurai with a large sword on a blue background. The last one that you and Hiei went into had a black dragon and a large tiger facing against each other on a harmony sign surrounded by fire. Inside the training room you went into was nothing but a training arena and a bench. The arena was half black and half crimson red. You figured that Koenma made these training rooms personalized for you guys which would mean that Kuwabara's was blue, Yusuke's was green and Kurama's was rose red.
You set Sabera on the bench and went over to the red side. Hiei went to the black side and got into a fighting stance with his sword at the ready. You got into your battojutsu stance and asked if he was prepared to go full out. Hiei agreed and the battle began.
To Be Continued…