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Ok people. Tell me what you think of this one. I think Lea is too sappy and weak, emotion wise, but I want your honest opinions. I like the first part you're about to read so I'm keeping that. Plus, I think Hiei might be just a little too OOC for my liking but I'm not sure. Only have two DVD volumes so I don't really know. Also, please don't question Lea's reasons for things like, wanting people to think she's a guy and staying quiet when she first met the gang even though she knew she could talk and not telling them of the series or her knowledge of them. I had, what I thought were, very good reasons when I was writing it but now that I'm reading through them, I can't remember what they were and question those things myself.
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-rewind to that morning with you and the yyh gang-
+your dream+ You're running in a forest when you come to a clearing with Hiei standing in the middle of it. "Hiei what are you doing?! They're coming! Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and the others are holding them back the best they can so we can escape but they won't be able to hold them for long!" you shout at him. Hiei turns his head from the sky and looks at you slowly. You gasp as his eyes are clouded over as if he was being controlled.
"Leave me Lea. Leave me and go. I don't need you or the others. Did you really believe that I loved you? I only played along because of the prophecy, but now look. We're being hunted for this gate's power. Why keep running when we can just destroy one of the keys that they're looking for? Lea, good bye, forever," Hiei said. He then drew his katana and slashed at your shocked form. You were sliced in half and everything went black as you began to lose consciousness forever…+end dream+
You sat up in bed, screaming from fear and covered in cold sweat. Your screaming caused Hiei to jump out of bed and get in battle stance, thinking that you were being attacked. You looked at Hiei while you breathed heavily. You blushed when you noticed that he was in nothing but boxers with his sword at the ready. Once he was sure that no one was attacking, he sheathed his sword and sat on the bed next to you.
"What the hell is with the screaming onna? You almost gave me a heart attack. And its six in the morning," Hiei screamed at you.
"I-I'm sorry Hiei it-it was only a nightmare," You assured, not only him but yourself. It felt so real and scared you a lot. Your eyes turned a cloudy blue for fear and your face was pale. A cloudy blue tear gem fell from your eye without you noticing and Hiei examined both the gem and you. After a while of just sitting there, you spoke softly.
"Hiei? I-I'm scared Hiei. What if my nightmare happens? I mean, in the dream, I was running through a forest until I found you standing in a clearing. I remember, I said something. 'Hiei what are you doing? They're coming.' I screamed. I said that Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara were holding someone back so we could escape, but that they couldn't hold them for long. Then you said something, I don't remember what, but I remember that your eyes were clouded over like, like you were being controlled. Whatever you said must have shocked me but, then you sliced me in half with your katana. Then, everything went black like I wouldn't ever see day again before I woke up screaming. It scared me Hiei. I was honestly scared out of my mind. It-It," you stuttered in almost a whisper. You had started to shake uncontrollably and cry and Hiei knew that there was something more to it. He couldn't stand to see you like this and pulled your shaking form into his chest against his will. He shushed you and gently stroked your hair while rocking back and forth as you continued to cry and shake in his embrace.
After a few minutes, you had finally stopped shaking furiously, but you were still shaking and your tears didn't come down as much. Almost as soon as you got off the bed and out of Hiei's arms, Sabera and the others came bursting through the door, asking why you had screamed. You had run into the bathroom before they had seen you in the mess you were and shadowed to your room from there.
Unfortunately, you had left a trail of cloudy blue gems to the bathroom and the shadow you sank into without knowing it. Sabera noticed the sea of gems on the bed and the trail of them that led to the bathroom immediately. Sabera was in human form and was wearing a pair of pajamas that Shizuru had lent her.
"Hiei what happened?! We heard Lea screaming all the way from the living room. We thought that you guys were being attacked," Yusuke asked. No one, but Hiei, had noticed as Sabera went to the trail of gems and examined their color.
"Hiei tell us what happened. I was told that Lady Lea wasn't one who got scared easily, much less cry so much with fear. That was proven when I met her and she wasn't scared of me from my appearance. What scared her?" Sabera demanded from the fire demon.
"Hn. How should I know? All I know is that she woke up screaming from a nightmare and started crying soon after I asked her why the hell she screamed. Then she went into the bathroom right before you came in," Hiei explained. He then went into his closet and put on some clothes before walking back out and out his bedroom door.
He walked over to your room, knowing that you had probably gone there to escape the others before they questioned you. He walked in, closed the door behind him, and sat on your bed while waiting for you to come out of your bathroom when he heard the water running. He spotted the top drawer of your nightstand slightly open and saw something glimmering in it. He opened the drawer and saw a heart shaped crystal by a small black bag. The crystal was gray and inside the bag had more of the same gray crystals. There was a second smaller bag in the drawer that was a violet color and had more of the gems. Hiei realized that they were your tear gems, though he didn't know what gray meant you were feeling at the time, and remembered when Yukina and Keiko were picking them up a couple weeks ago.
He put the bags back in the drawer and closed it. Once he did so, you came out of the bathroom in nothing but a midnight blue towel that went down to your knees. You both blushed like crazy as you stood there in the towel with dripping wet hair as Hiei watched you.
"Do you mind?" you ask with embarrassment evident on your face. Hiei turns away with just as much embarrassment on his face and you go to your closet and change into the gray shirt with the black dragon on the back that you wore when you first met everyone and some loose black training pants. You used your newly acquired shape-shifting to hide your ears and tail, turn your eyes brown and make your hair a short brown boyish haircut instead of its long black with red stripes. You put your black hat on and walk back out of the closet.
"Why are your eyes brown? And why are you wearing those boy clothes and hat with your hair hidden?" Hiei asks with a raised eyebrow.
"Because I want the other contestants to think that I'm a guy. If they believe that, then you and the others won't have to worry about as many attacks from them. And I won't have to worry about any perverts. Unless they're gay, then I can just explain I'm a girl," you explain.
"Lady Lea, There you are. I've been looking for you. Why did you scream this morning? And don't tell me it was just a nightmare. Please Lady Lea, I was sent to protect you and give you comfort from things that scared you. You don't seem like the person that would be easy to scare so much that you would cry. I know something's wrong," Sabera said as she emerged from the shadows.
"Uh…ok. Hiei, could you leave us alone to talk? I'm just going to tell her what I told you ok?" you asked. Hiei agreed reluctantly. He still didn't want to love you, but whatever he tried, nothing worked and he was worried that you would break down crying again deep down inside him, no matter how much he denied his feelings.
Hiei left through the door and closed it behind him. Sabera held up a bag of gems that was bigger than the one you had for the gray gems and you told her to put it in the drawer with the other bag. She did so and you told her to follow you before sinking into a nearby shadow while she followed. You end up at the lake you always go to and sit on the large rock. Sabera soon follows and sits beside you.
"Ok. Now that we're alone, we can talk. In my dream, I was running in a forest until I saw Hiei standing in the middle of a clearing, staring up at the sky. I ran to him and said something. I said, 'Hiei what are you doing? They're coming.' I told him that Kuwabara, Kurama, and Yusuke were holding someone back so we could escape, but couldn't hold them back for long. Then Hiei turned to me and said something. His eyes were clouded over like he was in a trance or someone was controlling him. I told Hiei that I forgot what he said but really, he said, 'Leave me Lea. Leave me and go. I don't need you or the others. Did you really believe that I loved you? I only played along because of the prophecy, but now look. We're being hunted for this gate's power. Why keep running when we can just destroy one of the keys that they're looking for? Lea, good-bye, forever.' It startled me when he said that. He then sliced me in half with his katana and everything went black, as if I would never see day again. You see Sabera? That's why I cried so much this morning," you explain, straining to speak levelly as you continued and failed as your voice shook violently. Your eyes turned a cloudy blue for the second time that day as you remember the dream so vividly.
"You know, Lady Lea, several of our kind, are able to sing to get rid of their troubles and get their selves away from reality. I'm sure that you're one of them. Just sing a song that you feel expresses your current feelings. Then sing a song that cheers you up. It should work. Don't worry about the dream. That's all it is," Sabera comforted.
"Ok. I think you're right. I had a nightmare the night that Bret kidnapped me that he would kill everyone before my eyes and it didn't happen. He's in spirit world jail," you remember while smiling weakly at the thought of Bret's defeat. You pull out your music player and search through the songs until you found the one that fit your emotions. You found two and couldn't decide which one to sing so you sang both, 'Jump' by Simple Plan and 'Saving me' by Nickel Back.
Nickel Back-
Prison gates wont open up for me.
On these hands and knees I crawl
And all I reach for you.
Well I'm terrified of these four walls.
These iron bars can't hold my soul
And all I need is you.
Complete, I'm calling
And all I scream for you.
Come reach I'm falling.
Show me what its like.
Tell me the last one standing.
And teach me wrong from right.
And I'll show you what I can be.
And say it for me,
Say it to me.
And I'll leave this life behind me.
Say it if it's worth saving me.
Heaven's gates won't open up for me,
With these broken wings I fall
And all I see is you.
These city walls ain't got no love for me.
I'm on the ledge of the eighteen story,
And all I scream for you.
Complete I'm calling,
And all I need is you,
Come reach I'm falling.
Show me what its like.
Tell me the last one standing.
And teach me wrong from right.
And I'll show you what I can be.
And say it for me,
Say it to me,
And I'll leave this life behind me.
Say it if its worth saving me.
Come reach I'm falling.
instrumental
And all I need is you.
Complete I'm calling.
And all I scream for you.
Come reach, I'm falling.
Show me what its like,
tell me the last one standing.
And teach me wrong from right.
And I'll show you what I can be.
And say it for me,
Say it to me.
And I'll leave this life behind me,
Say it if it's worth saving me.
Come reach I'm falling.
And say it for me,
Say it to me,
And I'll leave this life behind me,
Say it if it's worth saving me.
ending instrumental
Jump-
Jump
I don't wanna wake up today, 'cause everyday's the same
And I've been waiting so long,
For things to change
I'm sick of this town
Sick of my job
Sick of my friends 'cause everyone's shady
Sick of this place,
I wanna break free
I'm so frustrated
I just wanna jump(jump)
Don't wanna think about tomorrow
I just don't care tonight I just wanna jump (jump)
Don't wanna think about my sorrows
Let's go whoa oh!
Forget your problems I just wanna jump(jump)
I don't wanna wake up one day
And find out it's too late
To do all the things I wanna do
So I'm gonna pack up my bags
I'm never coming back
'cause my youth is passing by
and I'm wasting all my t-t-time
Sick of this house
Sick of being broke
Sick of this town that's bringing me down
I'm sick of this place
I wanna break free
I'm so frustrated I just wanna jump (jump)
Don't wanna think about tomorrow(jump)
I just don't care tonight
I just wanna jump(jump)
Don't wanna think about my sorrows
Let's go whoa oh!
Forget your problems
I just wanna jump
I just wanna jump
instrumental
I can't take it anymore
I can't take it anymore
I can't take it anymore
I can't take it anymore
Forget tomorrow I just wanna jump(jump)
Don't wanna think about tomorrow
I just don't care tonight
I just wanna jump(jump)
Don't wanna think about my sorrows
Let's go whoa oh!
Forget your problems I just let them go (whoa oh!)
Forget tomorrow I just wanna jump(jump)
I just wanna jump!
Yeah!
I just wanna jump(jump)
I just wanna jump
Once you finished those songs, you immediately start to sing 'Simple and clean.'
You're giving me
Too many things lately,
You're all I need.
You smiled at me
And said,
'Don't get me wrong I love you,
but does that mean I have to meet,
your father?'
When we are older you'll understand
What I meant when I said,
'No, I don't think life is quite that simple.'
When you walk away,
You don't hear me say
Please oh baby don't go
Simple and Clean
Is the way that you're making me feel tonight.
It's hard to let it go.
When you walk away,
You don't hear me say
Please oh baby don't go
Simple and Clean
Is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go.
The daily things,
That keeps us all busy
Are confusing me.
That's when you came to me
And said,
'Wish I could prove I love you,
But does that mean I have to walk on water?'
When we are older you'll understand
It's enough when I say so,
And maybe, some things are that simple.
When you walk away,
You don't hear me say
Please oh baby don't go
Simple and Clean
Is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go.
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on.
Regardless of warning,
The future doesn't scare me at all.
Nothing's like before.
When you walk away,
You don't hear me say
Please oh baby don't go
Simple and Clean
Is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go.
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on.
Regardless of warning,
The future doesn't scare me at all.
Nothing's like before.
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on.
Regardless of warning,
The future doesn't scare me at all.
Nothing's like before.
ending Instrumental
As soon as you're done singing, you feel a lot better and thank Sabera. "Just remember that you just need to sing songs that express your feelings to calm yourself. The more you sing, the better you'll feel. And don't forget that you can always come to me for help or to tell me something. I'll listen, it's what I'm here for," Sabera points out motherly. You nod and both shadow back to the house. When you get there, you see everyone is packing and getting ready to head to the boat, minus the girls and Koenma. You shadowed up to your room and began to pack your boy clothes and a few girl clothes too. You packed your blades and keep the one in the wooden sheath on your hip. You close your duffel bag after packing all of the stuff you would need, and head downstairs to the others.
"Ok everyone, Let's go!" Yusuke shouted and walked through the open portal. Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei and you all followed and ended up in a dense forest by a body of water. You could see all the different types of demons but you knew that none of them would get past the elimination round that was sure to take place on the boat. You stood there and talked to Kurama and Hiei with a male voice while you waited for the captain to board everyone.
Soon, you spot a girl with a sailor uniform and a bow and arrows coming in towards you. It was Kagome, who was followed by four other people, two guys and two girls. Kurama and Hiei spot them heading towards you as well while Kuwabara and Yusuke keep arguing about who knows what.
"Hey Lea I thought you were sick with an undiagnosed illness. Why are you here? I thought that this was a demon tournament," Kagome asks.
"It's a long story. Are the four behind you part of your team? Koenma told me that you were this year's honored guests," you ask.
"Yeah, how did you know that? And who's Koenma?" Kagome asked.
"Hey Kagome who are these three? You know them?" the guy with long white hair and dog-ears asked and began to sniff you carefully, invading your personal space a little.
"Inuyasha, sit!" Kagome shouted. Suddenly the beads around the boy's neck began to glow a bright purple and he was slammed into the ground, face first.
"Hey Kagome, Could you keep it down please? These aren't the kind of people you should mess with and I'm trying to make them think I'm a guy, see? I even made myself have short brown hair," you inform quietly with your feminine voice.
"Excuse me young lady, I was wondering if you would be interested in bearing my child. You see, I don't have long to live and I need an heir to continue my search to destroy an evil demon," the boy that looked like a monk and had a staff in one hand asks as he takes your hands. Hiei growls from beside you but controls himself when he sees your angry aura and flaring red eyes as you grow a tick mark on your head and bind his hands with flaming hot shadow cuffs. The monk lets go with a yelp and tries to get the black binds off of his hands while they burn into his skin.
"What did you do to him?" the girl with the very large boomerang asks.
"Its a mere shadow cuff that I combined my powers of fire with. But if he ever tries that again, then he'll have more than just a pair of slightly burnt wrists. Oh, and before I forget, this here is Hiei and That's Kurama. Over there is Kuwabara and Yusuke. They're the tall one with orange hair and the one with gelled back hair that are arguing," You explain as you remove the cuffs.
Before Kagome can introduce everyone on her team, the boat captain announces that it was time to board the ship. Everyone boarded and after a few minutes, the captain announces that they will have an elimination round on the boat until there are only two teams left. Immediately, everyone attacks Kagome and her team and ignore yours since you were the champions last year and they know your four teammates could destroy them.
Kagome destroys them with an arrow that she put her spirit energy into. You look and examine each of her team members. The tall one called Inuyasha had dog-ears and kind of resembled Youko with the long white hair and golden eyes. He was obviously half dog demon and half human. The monk from earlier, and the girl with a giant boomerang turned out to be human with little spirit energy emitting from them. You figured that the girl was a demon slayer and the monk had more to him than what you saw as you spotted the prayer beads on his right hand. Last was the smallest of the group. It was a girl that appeared to be about your height and had blonde hair with blue and pink streaks as well as green eyes. You could sense that she was an elemental demon, and she wore an old feudal era's priestess kimono with a whip tied to the side of it. You could tell that she was very strong.
"Looks like the two teams remaining are Team Urameshi and uh… what is your team name?" the captain asked.
"We're team Inuyasha," Kagome called to him. The captain nodded and headed to the bridge. Soon the boat reaches the island and, the beginning of the Dark Tournament will commence.
At the dock, there is a girl standing there patiently to welcome the teams. You recognize the girl as Koto. You figured that Juri wouldn't be in this tournament due to last year's little excitement with Youko and Hiei's battles. Koto shows your teams to where the first arena will be and takes you to the hotel soon after. You check in at the front desk and follow with Kagome's team to your rooms. You find that Kagome's team is put in the five rooms across from yours.
"Wait a minute. We have five people. Why are there only four keys?" You ask as you hold the room keys up.
"Well, seeing as we had to postpone the dare that was made for you and Hiei to share the same room, thanks to the kidnapping, we booked rooms for us where you and Hiei would have the same room. You still have 29 days left," Kurama explains. Unfortunately, Kagome and her team were still in the hallway with you so they heard about it.
"Oh thanks a lot Kurama. Why don't you just shout it to the world?… Why on earth did I agree to join the team to begin with? Oh yeah, because that stupid demon stole the only part of my voice that I actually like. Diputs erad ot ekam em dna ieih erahs eht emas moor rof a htnom," you mutter sarcastically. You actually didn't mind the dare he made now because it let you have a chance to get closer to Hiei and gain his trust back.
"Hey guys! It's about time you got here. Is this the human guest team?" Botan shouted from her room down the hall. The rest of the girls and Koenma come out of the same room and walk down to where you and the others were.
"Yeah, guys this is my friend, Kagome Higurashi. Kagome, this here is Koenma, Shizuru, Keiko, Botan, Sabera, and Yukina," you introduce. She exchanges hello's with them and introduces her team.
"It's nice to meet you all. This here is Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and Cammi," Kagome introduces. They exchange greetings as well with the yyh gang.
"Hey everyone, I have a great idea. Let's all go in one of the suites and get to know each other better. We can play games," Botan suggests. You and Hiei deadpan at this news, though you make sure it doesn't show. Everyone else agrees, though Inuyasha seems to not care either-way, and heads into one of the rooms on the left side to start the social gathering…
ok, Tell me if Lea's breakdown session was too sappy and if I should change it. I think it was too much chick flick too little fighting. Oh well. I guess if it was only fighting then it wouldn't be a good story line, and it could just be my inner Japanese writer taking over too. I've gotten to chapter seven so let me know if it's ok so I can post them or fix them. If I get several people saying that it's fine and several saying to change it, then I'm probably going to rewrite it and post both versions.