Okay this chapter is short. It's another fight and I promise the story will get better and you will understand everything soon. Just let me know what you think of this so far and enjoy!

"Will the next fighters please come forward?" Koto questioned as the crowd yelled in anger. "Next fighters forward!" When no one stepped up, Koto grew annoyed. "Hello?"

The masked fighter considered fighting the next contestant; however, Hiei stopped her by a glare. She glared back into his eyes and nodded her head in understanding. Hiei planned on the next fight. Zeru approached the platform and the crowd began to cheer.

"What? Their team leader is fighting now?" Kurama questioned.

"But he should go last, maybe there's a mistake," Kuwabara suggested.

"No," Hiei stated coolly, smirking. "Zeru is definitely the strongest of the four remaining. He's fighting angry. It's obvious he's not taking this seriously."

The masked fighter closed her eyes in agreement. Zeru was only fighting in anger, watching a human team beat them with no problems would make any arrogant demon upset. The masked fighter looked down at Yusuke as he rolled over in his sleep. She smiled to herself. 'This boy must be something else. He's even amusing in his sleep.'

Botan did not find him as funny and glared at him, "Yes and you're just the picture of professionalism."

"Urameshi team, can we get on with it here?" Koto asked impatiently.

Hiei smirked, "I'll go. This one's been irritating me ever since last night. I know a great deal about your technique. You harness heat energy with such great precision that it resembled a knife cut, but one of the edges was sloppily melted." He smirked in confidence, " you have your flaw."

Zeru glowered at Hiei, "As do you. I don't think I need advice from someone who has to use a fake eye."

"Fight!" Koto yelled.

Zeru engulfed himself in flames and flared the whole stadium platform, "Not intimidated yet?" Flames head toward masked fighter and she jumped on top of the wall before it hit her, and then created a dark force field with her hands against the flames. A small portion of the crowd is burned.

Hiei chuckled darkly, taunting his opponent. Zeru grew irritated and held out his hand, throwing the flames at Hiei, whom dodges them easily.

"Unfortunately, Hiei was not charred by the fire, but there's more coming his way," Koto announced. Hiei jumped in air and dodged the flames that have been shot towards him and landed back onto the platform. "Zeru's blows are fantastic and Hiei must run for his life, along with the deal of the fan phase."

"You've become so quiet now, noticing my supposed flaws?" Zeru sneered.

"Actually, I'm bored," Hiei replied dryly.

"Actually, you're dead."

"This guy is kinda crazy," Kuwabara stated.

Zeru raised fire above him and he began to glow red.

"Oh wow! His skin is changing color!" Koto cried. "He seems to be engulfed by heat."

The masked fighter watched Zeru skin turned vibrant red, but noticed that it was only his appearance that changed. His demonic energy was still decently low. She knew that he must not be any higher than a D-class demon. Zeru jammed his hand through Hiei's stomach, causing him to fly back, caught on fire. Zeru smirked, folding his arms arrogantly, "we're not finished yet." He then shot flames at Hiei from his fist.

"Wow, Zeru, you never told us you could be so savage. I love it!"

"No, I can't believe it!" Kuwabara was shocked

"You see it for yourself, people Hiei is done," announced the cat demon as Hiei fell onto the ground, smoldering.

Zeru looked at him, disgusted. "Ugh, what a weak thing, you can rest in hell."

"Yes, that fight wasn't a long one, but when you have scorching moves like Zeru, a little goes along way!" Koto excitedly exclaimed.

The masked fighter shuddered. She grew a phobia of fire years ago, by the demon she had once feared. She slightly shook the thoughts away as she tried to concentrate on her teammate's fight.

Hiei was then covered with larger flames, standing, "So talented, I'm reluctant to make the kill."

Koto turned in shock, expecting Hiei to be dead. "Oh wow, Hiei survived. He's on his feet! He's smoldering."

"How could you-?" Zeru started.

Hiei's Jagan eye burned through his head band in order to show itself. "I believe you covered that. My jagan eye may not be natural, but it does give me exactly what I need!" the Jagan began to glow. "Dragon of the Darkness flame!"

"This cannot be true. He's going to attempt the darkness technique," Kurama said, surprised.

"Darkness? What does that mean?" Botan questioned.

The masked fighter knew exactly what that technique was. She had only seen one person fully control the flame without effort, and that was a fire demon named Hiro. He was the reason of her new found phobia. She knew how hard it would be to not only control it, but also let it consume Hiei himself. She couldn't decide whether he was too concerned about his pride or if he was suicidal.

Hiei held out his hand and produced black flames. The once beautiful blue sky turned dark and shot down dark energy around the island. "You know it's practically impossible to control it completely. Once I release it, I have no say. It has enough power to blow you into oblivion. I assume just my right arm will do." The dark energy was then fully surrounding Hiei. "You should have never insulted the Jagan eye, because you see, in a way it has its own mind and loathes disrespect. Resisting is something I would not do."

The masked fighter had to cover her own eyes as the platform grew too bright for her to see. She hissed in pain as she heard the screams of Zeru being scorched by the darkness flame.

"Hiei has succeeded," Kurama was pleased.

The masked fighter opened her eyes, relieved the pain had gone away. Her eyes automatically caught Hiei's burned arm, knowing how hard he was trying to not show his pain.

"Where's Zeru?" Koto asked as she looked around. She then saw the cinder silhouette of Zeru's body on the wall. "Well he's definitely out of the ring."

"Believe me, he's not coming back. Those cinders are all that's left," Hiei stated confidently.

"Yes, I suppose counting to ten would be a little ridiculous. Let's give it up for Hiei!" Koto announced to the crowd.

The audience was completely silent.

Sayuri watched the coy fish swim in perfect rhythm. They represented yin and yang, the Chinese symbol for how opposites can create balance. Male and female, darkness and light, hot and cold. It was something she had learned from her beautiful bat demon bandit. She somehow felt at peace when she watched the two fish. She then remembered the story her mother once told her about two young aristocrats who came from families that were at war, and how they fell in love, then tragedy caused the two lovers to kill themselves for they could not live without the other. It was a story from the human world called Romeo and Juliet. She wanted that peace and to be with her mate once again. However, she knew that she could never get that chance.

"Do not fret, my dear," a voice spoke that caused chills to run down her spine.

She turned to face him, "Hiro, what could you possible want more from me?"

"Now, now, no need for your temper. I only wanted to bid you goodnight, for our wedding is tomorrow."

She grew sorrow as the words filled her ears and felt the darkness consume her, causing the grass she sat on die, "I also bid you goodnight, Hiro. For you might have a rude awaking, an enemy could wish revenge upon you."

He chuckled darkly, "Now who might that be, Sayuri?"

She glared at him, almost soulless, "For planning the death of my mate."

Hiro grew serious, glaring back at her, "You revenge on me? I'd like to watch you try." He turned away from her and looked over his shoulder, "I will see you in the morning."

When he left, Sayuri smiled darkly to herself, "Not when your food was injected with a shadow dragon's venom. Sweet dreams, Hiro."