Kagome's POV:
I walked into Rinko's room and found him asleep on his bed. It looked like he had gotten up and fell asleep again. I sat beside him and shook him gently. He slowly woke up and blinked at me.
"Time to get up Rinko."
"Mh."
"I guess you're not a morning person."
"I'm still a kid. I need lots of sleep." He argued.
I smiled at him. Then I helped him get some clothes. I waited till he was dressed before dragging him down stairs. At the sound of breakfast he woke up completely. He sat on my shoulders as I headed for the kitchen. When we walked in he jumped down and sat at the table. He also grabbed some food and dug in. I just sat and drank some water. When everyone was finished we stacked the dishes by the sink and left them for one of the servants to clean. Then we sat back down.
"First today we need to get all of your guys stuff."
Everyone nodded.
"Then we need to do some shopping."
They blinked at me.
"I need groceries, and I have some errands to run."
"Do we need to come?" Jin asked.
"You don't have to."
They all nodded.
"Now do any of you guys have a driver's license?"
"No, they took mine after I was caught drinking and driving more then five times." Chu said.
"I'm too young." Rinko said.
"Didn't bother to get one." Hiei said.
"Me neither." Jin said.
"They wouldn't let us get one." Kuwabara and Yusuke chorused.
"I have one though I don't like to often drive I prefer to walk if possible." Toya said.
"I got one to help my mother around." Kurama said.
"Good. Then we'll take more then one vehicle."
They nodded and I stood. They all followed me to the garage.
"I'm driving the jeep. Kurama or Toya can drive the car. So who goes with whom?" I asked.
Soon we had split into two groups. Chu, Rinko, Jin, and I got in the jeep and Kuwabara, Yusuke, Hiei, Toya, and Kurama got in the black car. Kurama was going to stop at his place first then Kuwabara's and then meet me at Yusuke's. I was going to stop at my shrine first too. We waved and headed out of the drive way. I turned my music on full blast and we drove off. Jin sat in the front with the window wide open looking out. He had disguised his demon attributes; the others had done the same. Rinko talked to Chu who sat beside him. I didn't hear what they were talking about and I didn't try but I heard them laugh every once in a while. We stopped at my shrine and I parked my jeep in the garage. Then we all headed up to the shrine.
"You guys can take off your disguises if you want." I told them.
They shrugged and did so. I walked up to the house and slid open the door.
"Mom, I'm home."
My mom peeked around the corner.
"Hi dear, brought friends?"
"Yeah."
We followed her into the kitchen were a pile of brownies and cookies were on the table fresh from the oven.
"Help yourself." She said.
Rinko thanked her and immediately started eating some. Then my I heard my grandfather rush into the house.
"I sense four demons!" He said.
He blinked at us.
"Don't worry grandpa, just me and my friends."
"Oh. Dear can you help me put something away?" He asked my mother.
"Of course father."
They headed out leaving us alone.
"Well they seem to be calm about their daughter bring demons home." Gin said.
"It's a long story." I sighed.
"Sis!"
Souta slid into the room.
"Hi sis, how have you been?"
"Good Souta."
"Who are these?"
"This is Jin, Chu, and Rinko. They are demons except Rinko is a human.
"Yo."
They nodded to him.
"Why did you come home? I thought you had your own house."
"I do but I needed to grab some stuff I left and I wanted to talk to grandpa."
"Is something going on?"
"We're entering a tournament."
"Cool! Can I come with you and watch?"
"Maybe."
"Are these demons entering to?"
"Yes and Rinko is too."
"That little boy? He's smaller then me."
Rinko grinned.
"So, I'm stronger then you." He said.
"You are?" Souta asked.
"Yeah, I can control spiritual energy."
"Oh, all I can do is throw knives."
Rinko's eyes lit up.
"You can throw knives? Will you show me?"
Souta grinned and walked to the cutlery drawer. We pulled six sharp looking cooking knives out and whipped them at me. I just continued eating my cookie. They flew past me and embedded in the wall a centimetre away from my head.
"Cool." Rinko said.
"What do you do?" Souta asked.
"I guide my yo-yos with my spiritual power.
I watched as he pulled two yo-yos from his belt. I had thought he had just had them to play with. His yo-yos glowed with spiritual energy and shot forwards pulling the knives from the wall and handing them to Souta. Souta grinned. I stood up.
"I'm going to grab some things, be back in a minute."
I walked form the room to my room upstairs. I sorted through my dresser and pulled out clothes. When I reached the bottom of one of my drawers I pulled my bow and quiver of arrows out. The bow was made of cherry wood and the string from demon hair. Sango had given it to me before she died. I sighed as I remembered her. Then I headed downstairs. I slipped outside to the back of the shrine towards the storage building. I found the door open. I walked into the room only lit by one candle. I saw my grandpa looking all over and scowling. He looked at me and frowned.
"I sense something…"
"I know. One of the items in the room that has lain dormant has awoken."
I sensed that something was about to happen. I scowled slightly as a burst of energy was released at the end of one wall. I hissed and pulled my grandpa from the room. He gasped as a blood red glow came form the room. I pushed him back.
"Stay here. Keep the others out."
I walked into the room just getting a glimpse of Jin, Chu, Rinko, and Souta running for us. I knew they had sensed the burst of power. I grinned at them and stepped into the room. Luckily I had put a barrier around the whole shrine to keep spiritual and demon powers already inside from being sensed. I shut the door closing both me and the red glow in. I walked down the shelves to the end of the room. The item giving off all the power and bloodlust was a long wooden case. The case was shaking as if what ever was inside wanted out. I sighed and took a step forwards. The power became even more powerful the closer I got. It was like walking through water. Finally I reached the case and grabbed the clasp, throwing it open. In a burst of red light the power shot out. I scowled as I recognized Sounga's sheath. It shot up and floated two feet in front of me. All the light and power in the room shot towards it. In a blast of red light the hilt of Sounga appeared in the sheath.
"Ha-ha! I'm back!" He cackled.
"How?" I asked.
The sword seemed to turn to me.
"You are Inuyasha's wench." He said.
I pinched my lips together and tried to calm down.
"Well since I'm going to kill you I guess I could tell you. You see when I finally broke free of the sheath and guardian I left a small piece of my power in it. It was small enough that no one noticed. Then when I was sent to hell I tried to get out. It is impossible for a dead spirit to leave hell but I wasn't really dead I had just been sent there. With a piece of me here I had something to guide me back. The problem was that I had left such a small piece I had trouble finding it. It took me forever to finally get out. But now I'm back and I'm going to get revenge." He cackled madly.
"Well buster I hate to break the celebration, but you must get past me first."
"Ha! That will be easy. You are merely a weak human."
"Wrong." I said.
I lifted the barrier and illusions that were layered around me. I also quickly threw a barrier around the room so the others outside couldn't sense my power. I felt the barriers around me lift. Sounga's laughter faded quickly. Soon he was silent. My hair had become blacker, my fangs and claws grew, my eyes turned a deeper color, and two brown stripes crept up my face. My power spread through the room and soon Sounga was slowly floating back. I laughed at him. Over the past five hundred years my power had grown; Very much. Soon I had had to put barriers around myself to keep other demons from being attracted to me. I heard a small gasp come from Sounga. I quickly wove more illusions and barriers laying them in place. I soon looked like a human again.
"That was about two thirds of my power."
"T…two …thirds." Sounga stuttered.
"Yes."
"Even Inutaisho didn't have that power." He gasped.
I smirked.
"How?" He asked.
I explained the story to him. Then I smirked again.
"I think I'll keep you."
Sounga was silent for a moment.
"Will I get to kill?"
"There is a tournament coming up. We will kill then, and demons who bother me before of after that."
"Then I am fine with you… for now."
I laughed.
"You don't have much choice. I can keep you as long as I want."
He grumbled.
"Do you know if Sesshomaru and Inuyasha are alive?"
"They are. They both are married and have kids also."
"They will enter the tournament?"
"Yes, we won't kill them though but he can draw blood."
"Sesshomaru will try and take me from you."
"He won't know about you till the tournament and when he finds out I'd say we're are pretty much equal in strength. So he will have a hard time getting you."
Sounga agreed and then sighed.
"Fine, I will listen to you."
"You do that and I will give you as much freedom as I can give you."
"Deal." He sighed.
I smirked and grabbed him. The glow vanished.
"I will have to get something to strap you to my back with." I said.
"Nh."
"Now, we are going out then to my place. You kill my friends and I'll purify you past hell."
"Fine." He growled.
With that I took the barrier off the room and walked out. I found grandpa on his knees praying, Mom behind grandpa, Souta with a knife ready and out, Rinko with his yo-yos, Chu looking deadly, and Jin with his ears quivering. They all blinked at me and sighed in relief.
"What was that Kagome?" My grandpa asked.
"An old friend." I said.
Jin looked at the sword and reached to touch it. I pulled it back quickly.
"I wouldn't do that Jin, this sword bites."
Jin frowned.
"Yeah, if you touch me you'll regret it." Sounga growled.
Everyone's mouths fell open as the sword growled.
"That's…" Souta, mom, and grandpa gasped.
"Yes it is him." I said.
"I thought…" Grandpa started.
"It's a long story and we have to go, I'll tell you another day." I said.
They nodded reluctantly and we headed for my jeep. The three watched the sword carefully as we headed down the shrine stairs. When we reached the jeep I got everyone in and pulled out of the garage. As we drove to Yusuke's I explained about Sounga who sat silently.
"This is Sounga. He is the sword of hell. He used to belong to Inutaisho, the great dog general of the west. He used to be a dragon demon but he was made into a sword. He is powerful and if you aren't more powerful then him, he can posses you. He did that to Inuyasha and it led to a cascade of events but then Inuyasha and Sesshomaru sent him to hell. He managed to get out though."
After wards the four kept relatively silent and glanced at the sword once. When we arrived at Yusuke's the others were already there.
"Took you long enough!" Yusuke yelled as we stepped out of the jeep.
Hiei and Kurama glanced at the silent four behind me.
"We had some thing pop up." I said calmly.
Yusuke just grumbled and we headed inside. We all sat as Yusuke started to pack. A woman came into the house a moment later drinking two beers at once and carrying a case. She blinked at us.
"Yo Yusuke, what are you doing?"
"I'm packing. We're staying at Kagome's to train for the up coming tournament."
"Another tournament? I'll be there!" She laughed.
I realized this was Yusuke's mother. Keiko came in right behind her. I felt Sounga, on my lap, start to get impatient.
"Can we hurry?" He growled.
Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama, Toya, Keiko, and Yusuke's mother gaped at the sword with wide eyes. We explained to them and they kept away from the sword who was grumbling about blood, killing, and death. When everything was planned and packed I stood up.
"I'm going to do some errands. Who's coming with me?" I asked.
Rinko, Hiei, and Kurama agreed to come with me. The rest got in the car and Toya drove them back to my house. We jumped into the jeep and headed off. Sounga sat near Hiei who looked the sword over. Then he and the sword started to talk quietly. I saw that they were getting along at least a little and left them. The first stop was at the mall to get groceries and such. I threw a barrier around my jeep and left Sounga in there. Kurama and Hiei walked beside me and Rinko sat on my shoulders like a shoulder ride.
"Rinko, your legs are going to be rubber if you always get ride."
"My legs will not turn to rubber. That is impossible…. I think."
I laughed and saw the other two smile. We walked into the mall and headed for the food department. Hiei looked around a lot and I guessed he often didn't come into a mall. Kurama walked as if he was used to it though. Rinko also glanced around a lot. I ripped my list in two and gave half to them with a wad of money. We arranged to meet at the food court in an hour. They waved and Rinko and I set off. He seemed interested in everything and I was once again reminded that he was just a kid. We grabbed our groceries, then headed off down the mall hall towards the other stores.
"Wait Kagome! Can we stop in their?" He asked excitedly.
I looked to were he pointed. It was a store full of toys and sweets. I giggled.
"Sure Rinko."
He bounced excitedly. We walked into the store and I set him down. He quickly jogged through every isle. I followed him. He found an isle with yo-yos in it. He starred at all the different yo-yos.
"Do you want one?" I asked.
His eyes twinkled with surprise.
"I can get one?" He asked breathlessly.
"Sure. But you have to promise to train lots."
He huzzahed and picked out a red one with stars. I laughed and dragged him to the candy isle. We each picked out a large bag of sweets and headed off to pay. We walked out of the store, Rinko back on my shoulder looking at his new yo-yo and with a sucker poking out his mouth. He grinned and hummed happily. I finished the rest of my shopping relatively quickly and headed for the food court. Rinko and I got a burger and pop each and some fries. We sat down at an empty table and ate as we waited for Hiei and Kurama. Suddenly I heard three high pitch squeals and winced.
"Kagome!"
My three friends and Hojo walked up and sat in the empty seats.
"We haven't seen you in years."
"Where have you been?" Hojo asked.
"I stayed with some family in England, then Canada for a while."
"Lucky." They chorused.
Rinko blinked at them and then they seemed to see him.
"Who is this?" Yumi asked.
"This is Rinko. He's staying at my house for a while."
"Hello. Aren't you cute?! I like your star tattoos."
They all awed over him as he pushed farther into his chair looking nervous.
"Kagome."
I looked up at Hiei and Kurama. My three friends gasped, grabbed me, and dragged me off to the side, leaving Hiei, Kurama, Rinko, and Hojo at the table.
"You're dating two hot people at a time?" Ayumi asked.
I sighed.
"No. They are both just good friends." I said.
"Then introduce us." Yuri said.
"They each have a girl friend." I lied.
I knew the two would be annoyed if my friends tried to date them. My friends sighed. Hojo walked over to us.
"It was nice seeing you again Kagome." Eri said.
The three of then trotted off with a wink at me. I made a face at them. Then I turned to Hojo.
"Hi, Hojo."
"Can we talk? In private?"
I nodded. He pulled me off. I noticed Hiei, Kurama, and Rinko follow after us in the shadows. Finally we came to an almost deserted hall of the mall. Hojo sat pulled me into a corner away from the view of people walking down the hall a little ways away, and turned to me.
"I was wondering if you would still go out with me. While you were gone, my feelings for you didn't disappear, they increased."
"Hojo…"
"Don't answer now, think about it." He interrupted.
I looked at him and analyzed him. He seemed different from high school. My miko powers told me he wasn't as pure anymore either.
"Hojo I…"
He put a finger to my lips.
"You don't have to say anything. I already know your answer."
Suddenly his lips pressed against mine. His one hand combed through my hair and the other slid down to my ass. He gripped it and pulled me close to him. I turned my head breaking the kiss. He grinned at me.
"Nervous?" He asked.
"No, I don't feel this way about you anymore Hojo."
He frowned.
"What? But I've loved you this whole time."
"That doesn't mean my feelings stayed the same."
He growled.
"I don't care!"
His hands pinned mine to the wall and he kissed me more forcefully. One hand pinned mine and the other slipped up my shirt. I gasped. He used this opportunity to slip his tongue into my mouth. I growled against him. He pushed his body closer. I growled again and kicked him in the shin. He yelped and let me go. My one hand quickly came into contact with his face. A loud crack ran through the hall as my slap hit him. Then I turned and walked away leaving a wide eyed Hojo with a red hand print on his face.
Hiei, Kurama, and Rinko quickly fell beside me as I turned into the hall. We made our way to my jeep carrying our bags. They quickly buckled up and I pulled out of the parking lot. Sounga was even quiet. I knew they could feel the angry aurora coming off of me. I was ready to murder someone. I drove down the road taking a few turns. Finally we reached my mansion. I parked in the drive way and we walked inside the house. We found the others in the kitchen grabbing some food. They all noticed I was angry to and didn't say anything. I quickly unpacked my bags, then headed for my garden. I needed to cool off.
Hiei's POV:
We had silently slipped after Kagome and the boy Hojo. We watched from the shadows as they talked. I calculated that this was her old boyfriend. When the boy Hojo had kissed Kagome forcefully I had felt the aurora around her turn murderous. I was surprised everyone in the mall hadn't felt it. She had slapped him hard and walked off. I was surprised again, that she hadn't murdered him. We slipped in beside her, carrying the bags. We slipped into the jeep where the sword Sounga was silent. When we arrived at the mansion we quickly walked inside. Kagome had quickly unpacked and then headed for the door. After she was gone the others questioned us. When they found out what was wrong they growled.
"Hiei, go after her." Yusuke said.
I sighed and stayed sitting but they grabbed me and threw me out the door Kagome had gone out. I sighed and walked down the paths outside. I soon turned a corner and found Kagome sitting on a stone bench by a small fountain. She was singing softly and had a bird perched on her finger. I watched for a minute then sat beside her. She glanced at me.
"What?" She asked quietly.
"The others sent me after you."
"Why?"
"They think we're lovers and I should be romantic and comfort you."
She burst out laughing startling the bird into flight.
"You, romantic?!"
She couldn't get out anymore as she giggled.
"I know."
This made her giggle more. Finally she calmed down. She sighed with a grin and wiped a tear away. She stood.
"I have to do something. Then we should all go train."
I nodded. I followed as she marched to the kitchen. She stopped and looked at everyone. Yusuke grinned at me.
"I heard you sent Hiei after me."
They all looked off and whistled innocently.
"You wanted him to comfort me and be romantic?"
Most of them nodded.
"Well then I've got news for you. Hiei couldn't be romantic to save his life."
Kurama nodded and the others grinned. Then Kagome motioned Sounga over. He floated over.
"I can give you a temporary body if you like."
The sword froze.
"You could?"
"Yeah, it's a spell I learned from a witch on an island near Europe. I can give a temporary body to a soul."
"Okay."
Kagome grinned. Then she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She slapped her hands together and started to chant in a different language. Her hair lifted slightly and a brown light glowed around her. Sounga started to glow red. Suddenly in a flash a person appeared where the sword had been. He looked at his hands then all over himself while gaping. He had bright red hair in a ponytail. His eyes were yellow, and he had claws and fangs. He also had two twisting horns coming out of his head. His ears were pointed and he felt strong. He was wearing baggy black pants and a red t-shirt. He had a black sash draped over his shoulder and big black boots covered in buckles.
"I know you were a dragon but I can only give bodies that resemble humans." Kagome said.
"Wow."
I recognized Sounga's voice and realized what ever Kagome had done had worked. We all looked at him as he moved his limbs. Then he grinned.
"Let's fight." He said to Kagome.
She nodded.
"We were going to train anyways."
We all nodded and followed her to the garage, down the stairs, to the training room. Sounga looked all over the room. Finally his eyes rested on the poles. He grinned and strode over to them. Kagome followed. The two jumped up and balanced on the skinny bamboo poles. They each bowed slightly then crouched in fighting position. We all stood at the base of the poles and looked up. Jin said begin and the two lunged at each other. They jumped back and lunged again. They each seemed evenly matched at the moment. They did a few more lunges. Then suddenly Sounga was falling. In a loud splash he fell into the pool. He broke the surface spitting out water. He growled and climbed out. We all knew Kagome was stronger.
We left the two to fight again and walked off to do our own training. As the day wore on we all lost more energy. Finally Kagome announced it was about eight. We all stopped fighting and training and sighed. Kagome told us we should wash up and we all agreed. We all headed into the large bathroom. We all had quick showers then stripped and jumped into the hot tub which was ready for us. We all sank into the water with sighs of relief. I had noticed that everyone had been training hard, even Yusuke and Kuwabara who usually slacked off more then half the time. The first day though everyone paid attention and worked hard. I knew that before the end of the week the others would start to slack or skip. I just pushed the thoughts away. It was no concern of mine. I looked up when I heard the door open. We all blinked at Kagome. Luckily the bubbles of the hot tub covered us. But sill everyone sank deep into the water blushing. Sounga, Rinko, and I were the only ones who didn't. Rinko was a child, Sounga was still a sword, and it just didn't bother me.
"W…what are you doing in here Kagome?" Jin asked.
"Well it is my bathroom. I'm washing to."
We saw her start to strip and looked away.
"You shouldn't with all of us here." Yusuke said.
"Well if you try anything I can beat you up." She said.
She stepped into a shower stall, shutting the tiny door, and turned the water on. The stall kept her mostly hidden from view. We only saw her legs, knee down, through the gap at the bottom, and her collar up from the top. We now all looked as she continued talking.
"Just ignore me."
She quickly scrubbed while we all didn't look at her. Finally she sighed and leaned on the door arms crossed, chin resting in her arms, letting the water run down her back. She looked at us making the others sink deeper. She just snorted and closed her eyes.
"Hey Kagome, Hiei says you guys haven't slept together." Yusuke said.
Kagome cracked her eyes open and raised an eyebrow at me. I sighed.
"They seemed hooked on the idea that you and I have been lovers."
She snorted.
"So you haven't slept together?" Kuwabara asked.
"No." Kagome said evenly.
"You must have kissed at least." Chu said.
"No." Kagome said.
"Has he at least seen you naked?" Yusuke asked.
"Yes." She answered.
Now they gaped at me. They hadn't expected that answer.
"What?" Chu asked.
"He has walked in on me bathing more then once." Kagome said.
I sighed.
"Did you do it on purpose?" Kuwabara asked slyly.
"No." I stated.
"Mmh." They all said as if the didn't believe me.
I just sighed and closed my eye. Finally I heard a splash. Sounga had gotten out. Kagome just glanced at him once before closing her eyes again. Rinko got out next.
"Uh…Kagome will you not look for a minute?" Jin asked.
Kagome smirked and purposely watched us. I just sighed and grabbed a towel I had left by the hot tub. I grabbed it and wrapped it around me as I got out. Kagome walked out of the shower at the same time. She also wrapped a towel around herself, and then walked to her clothes. Everyone looked away as she pulled them on. Then she helped Rinko who had some how managed to get his neck through a sleeve. After wards Sounga, Rinko, Kagome, and I marched off. I heard the others get out after we left. Sounga turned to Kagome as we walked up the stairs.
"You bathed with them on purpose." He said.
I blinked and she grinned.
"If they don't get used to seeing a naked female then anyone female can catch them. They mustn't be embarrassed or surprised at seeing one or a female can take advantage of that." She said.
I nodded in agreement. Sounga also nodded. We continued up the stairs. When we reached the garage, Kagome left the trap door open and headed for the kitchen. By the time we started to eat the others had joined us. After dinner we split to our rooms. We were all tired and fell asleep relatively quickly. 'At least I know I'm using my time training well.' I thought as I drifted off to sleep.
--
For the next two weeks we trained everyday from eight till eight. We bathed together and the others started to relax a bit. They didn't even sink lower into the water when Kagome appeared they just averted their eyes. Then one day Kagome didn't join us in our training. The next morning we walked into the training grounds to find Kagome waiting. She looked at all of us and then cleared her throat.
"I got someone special to help us with training. You all already know her and she has agreed to help."
We all blinked and waited. Suddenly Yusuke went flying forwards past us, landing in the lake. He broke the surface spluttering and starring while pointing behind us.
"You should have been able to sense me before I threw you." A voice said.
I blinked as I recognized the voice. We all turned and starred at Genkai. She stood there, arms behind her back, looking blank in her usual outfit.
"How?" Yusuke asked.
"You have Kagome to thank. She asked Koenma to see if my spirit could come back for a while. Then she gave me a body."
"I got her to help you train your spiritual power. She did it before and I thought she could continue. I could teach you but I don't know her style and I don't have time." Kagome said.
We nodded. Then Genkai smiled. It wasn't a soft warm smile. I saw Yusuke shrink a bit.
"It's good to be back if just for a while. I'll whip you back into shape, if it takes the whole month and a half till the tournament."
Yusuke gulped. He finally pulled himself from the water.
"You are all lucky you met Kagome. She is a wonder." Genkai said.
We all nodded. Then she walked to Sounga.
"You aren't alive or dead but you used to be a demon dragon."
"I'm the sword of hell, Sounga. I used to fight with the great dog general Inutaisho. But then he died and his sons sent me to hell. I got out but then Kagome got me." He grumbled. "Then she gave me a body so I could train."
She nodded. Then Genkai turned to Yusuke who shivered slightly.
"Let's begin."
Genkai and Yusuke trained all day together and we stayed away from them. When it was finally time to quit Yusuke was the first one in the bath. When Genkai and Kagome walked into the baths we looked away. Kagome stripped and jumped into the shower. Genkai blinked then slowly sat on one of the benches.
"Good idea." She said to Kagome.
Only Sounga, Rinko, Kagome, and I knew what she meant. Kagome nodded and smiled.
--
For the next month and a week we trained. Genkai trained Yusuke most of the time but did give us tips and advice. Kagome did the same. I noticed that Sounga was also getting stronger, even though he was a sword. I didn't know if Kagome improved because she never released her power. She either switched between different hand to hand combat styles of used weapons. I knew she had miko powers and I wondered if she worked on those once in a while. The others also improved of course but I didn't pay them much mind. Every night when we took bathes, Genkai sat on the bench and talked while Kagome showered then joined us in the hot tub. Soon we didn't even look away when she stepped in. No one cared much anymore. Finally two days before the tournament arrived. We all packed up and got ready to leave. The tournament was going to be on the same island. A boat, like last time, was going to pick us up. We met Keiko, Yusuke's mom, Kuwabara's sister, Kagome's brother, who after many hours of begging had got to come, and my sister at the dock. We also met Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and their gang.
"Hey guys!" Kagome yelled waving.
I noticed that some demons around us were muttering and pointing to us and some looked at Kagome lustfully.
"Keh, took you long enough." Inuyasha growled.
"Now Inuyasha don't be like that." Kikyo said.
"Keh."
Kagome laughed and greeted the others. We all boarded the boat. Sounga, I noticed, watched Sesshomaru and Inuyasha closely, studying them with cold calculating eyes. I could tell he didn't like them at all. When the boat took off, the people who were going to watch were ushered into a different part of the boat while the contestants had to destroy some demons to prove they weren't a waste of time. The referee chuckled, as our team stepped up, and looked at Kagome.
"Hehehe. Good luck babe. If you don't get killed we could spend some… quality time together."
"As if." Kagome grumbled.
The other demons jumped forwards. In about two minutes Jin's group, Sesshomaru's group, and our group were the only ones left standing. More then fifty other bodies were scattered on the boats. The referee was starring and his jaw was touching the ground. We all headed for our rooms. It was past sunset and I saw the others yawn. Suddenly I spotted Sesshomaru coming towards us. Sounga who had been talking to Kagome glared once then walked away past him towards our rooms. Sesshomaru paused briefly as he passed then looked at him closely as he walked away. He then walked over to us.
"Who is that? I saw him come with you."
"That is Sou." Kagome said cheerfully.
Sesshomaru looked at her a moment then nodded. I noticed Kagome hadn't lied she had just shortened his name.
"I wished to say just because we are allies on certain levels and friends I will not hold back. I hope to fight you."
Kagome grinned.
"I will not hold back either. And I also hope to fight you."
He nodded then walked off to his wife who was waiting by the door looking over the dead demon bodies. Kagome grinned and headed off. I followed deciding to get some sleep. I walked down the halls and realized I didn't know where I was sleeping. Suddenly Yusuke popped out a door and grinned at me.
"Hey Hiei, know where you're sleeping?"
I shook my head.
"I'll show you."
He headed down the 'hall'. It was a large ship and quite nice. Not first class but still. He suddenly stopped and opened a door for me. I looked at his sly grin and knew he was up to something. I walked in the door and he shut it. I turned on the light and looked around. There was a large bed, a nightstand, and a small dresser. I saw two bags. One was mine and the other I didn't recognize. I realized I was going to have to share the room with someone. I sighed and pulled my clock and shirt off. I also pulled my shoes off but I left my pants on. The door opened again and Kagome stepped in. We blinked at each other. I saw Kuwabara shut the door.
"I'm guessing Yusuke and Kuwabara planned this." She sighed.
I nodded. She sighed again. Then she grabbed her bag and started to strip. I respectfully turned my head. When I heard her walk to the bed I looked again. She was now wearing a pair of black baggy pants and a black tank top. She flopped onto the bed and pulled a cover on.
"Shut the light off please." She yawned.
I blinked.
"What?"
"Turn the light off before you come to bed."
I scowled.
"I'll sleep on the floor."
"Why? Then you'll be unrested in the morning and there aren't enough blankets."
I sighed and flicked the lights off. Then I slowly crawled into the bed with Kagome. I stayed near the edge. Then I slowly drifted off.
--
I woke up and blinked. I was looking directly into Kagome's face. I blinked. I had rolled over in my sleep and so had Kagome. We were both facing each other and she was centimetres from me. Just at that moment the door opened and in a flash Yusuke snapped a picture with his camera.
"Caught you!" He yelled.
Kagome stirred, sighed, and sat up.
"Doing what?" She asked.
"Sleeping together."
"So?"
He just grinned. Jin, Kuwabara, Genkai, Chu, Toya, Rinko, and Kurama walked in. Kagome sighed and jumped out of bed. Kuwabara, Chu, and Yusuke sighed.
"We thought you might have done something." Yusuke said.
Kagome just raised an eyebrow.
"But since you're both dressed its unlikely." Chu said.
Kagome just snorted and shooed the out the door. Then I pulled my shirt and cloak on. Kagome just grabbed her back pack and swung it over her shoulder, staying in the black pants and tank top. We headed out the door and up onto deck. The others all arrived a minute later. We stayed on deck as a speck of land in the distance grew. Finally we arrived at a dock. The boat lurched to a stop and we all jumped down. I looked around. The island was mostly forest as far as I could tell. I had seen some cliffs as we came in but that was it for landscape. We set off down a dirt road lined with trees.
After a kilometre we reached a large five star hotel. Like at our last tournament. It was white and had at least six stories. We walked in and blinked. Other demons were signing in. As soon as we walked in everyone looked up. Some muttered our team name and pointed at Yusuke. Others looked at the women. And surprisingly a few bowed to Sesshomaru. We walked up to the front desk. A tall demon looked at us and asked our names. He checked them off in a book and handed us keys telling us our rooms. Our three teams were all beside each other on the fifth floor. We thanked him and headed up. When we reached our rooms we split.
We walked into our room and blinked. We were in a living room. I saws six connecting door, and a kitchen. We blinked. It was like a house. We opened the eight doors to find bedrooms with connecting bathrooms. We all came up with a plan and split into groups of two: Keiko and Yusuke, Kuwabara's sister Shizuru and Yusuke's mom Atsuko, Kuwabara and my sister Yukina, and Kagome's brother Souta, Kurama, Genkai and Sounga and Kagome and I. I first threatened Kuwabara about touching my sister. Everyone knew that she was my sister now. I saw Yusuke, Kuwabara, Yusuke's mom, and Keiko grin when it was announced that Kagome and I had to share a room. We both sighed and headed to our room. When we had settled in we all met back in the living room. Kagome pulled out a scroll of paper and unrolled it on the small coffee table. It was a list of the matches for the tournament. I wondered where and when she had gotten it.
"Listen, because I'm only saying this once."
We all gave her full attention.
"The tournament is different from the one you were in last year. The tournament is divided into four blocs: A, B, C, and D. In each bloc teams will fight another team. The losers either, join the crowd in watching, die, or leave. The winners move on to face another team. Then the winning team in each bloc will face one of the other winning teams. Then the two top winners will fight. We got lucky. Jin's team is in bloc A, Sesshomaru's team is in bloc C, and we are in bloc D. We will not meet each other until the final rounds. Also there are four arenas: One for each bloc. At the other end of the island is a larger arena for the last battles. As you know the winning team gets one wish. Be careful. There are some strong teams."
With that she stood up and taped the scroll to the wall. Then she walked off. I stood and walked to the scroll. Our first match was tomorrow at noon. We faced the team called 'The Devilish Clowns'. I smirked. People picked the most moronic team names. I sighed. That included my own team. We had kept our name from the last tournament: Team Urameshi. I decided to go scout the island. I told Kurama who nodded and then walked out the door. I got looks from demons who had watched the last tournament. They didn't say anything just stayed silent. But other demons laughed and teased me. I ignored them. They would learn.
I walked out the front door and stood a moment looking around. I saw a small path leading into the trees and headed off. The island seemed nice enough. It was large and full of life. There were plants and bugs. The one thing wrong was that there were no animals, and no birds stayed within a kilometre of the hotel. I guessed that was because of the bloodlust coming off some of the demons. I wandered around for a while. It was a boring island but it was nice to be alone, away from the morons on my team.
I stopped for a moment and listened. I heard a faint sound coming from one direction. Since I had nothing better to do I set off to find out what it was. As I came closer to the source it became louder. I soon realized it was music. I suddenly emerged from the trees to see I was at the base of one of the cliffs. I saw small ledges up the side and jumped up. I jumped from ledge to ledge till I landed softly at the top. I looked around. It was a plain area. It had lush grass all around with. There were three trees in the middle with a large boulder in front of them. The cliff itself wasn't that large, but to humans it would be impossible to reach. Even most demons wouldn't be able to get up here.
I looked to the boulder to see Kagome sitting on it with her eyes closed. She had a silver flute up to her mouth and a tune was drifting off of it. It was lovely. The tune was sad but happy, plain but captivating, and quiet yet loud. I stood and watched her. She was in the shade of the trees with a small amount of sunlight drifting through the leaves to fall on her. When a small breeze blew the leaves the sunlight danced past them and flickered off and on her creamy skin. I just stood and watched. I noticed that there were birds up in the trees too. They seemed to sing with the flute. I stood silently. When the song was ended Kagome lowered the flute. Her eyelids slowly lifted. I thought for a moment she was doing it just to annoy me. I wished to look into her beautiful soft brown eyes. I blinked these thoughts away. She looked up and smiled at me softly. Then she stood and walked over.
"Hey Hiei."
"Hi."
"Just listening?"
"Nh."
"I'll take that as a yes."
"Nh."
"I'm heading back now. It's well past supper."
I blinked and looked at the sky. The sun was at the horizon. I nodded and followed her as she headed down the cliff. I was stunned when she didn't jump from ledge to ledge but just dropped the distance. Even if I had done that I would have broken a leg or two. She just landed softly and looked up with a grin.
"How?" I asked.
"A secret." She replied.
I shrugged and touched the ground. We both walked off silently. When we reached the hotel we walked in. There were still demons signing in. The lounge, though was almost empty. The few demons there ignored us. We walked past them and headed up the stairs to our room. When we reached our room we walked in. Everyone was there including Sesshomaru's team and Jin's team. Some were playing cards, some drinking, some lounging, some arguing, and some talking. When we walked in they all waved.
"Hey Kagome will you cook?" Inuyasha asked
"Yeah."
"Make ramen." He said.
"You had it five hundred years ago and you probably ate it ever since it was invented. Aren't you sick of it yet?"
"No."
Kagome sighed and headed for the kitchen. I noticed Sesshomaru and Kurama quietly talking on a couch. Sounga was in a shadowed corner watching Sesshomaru and Inuyasha again. Suddenly Kagome's brother ran up to me. I blinked at him. He looked at me with a thoughtful expression. I grabbed a glass of water and ignored him as I took a gulp.
"Are you really my sister's boyfriend? They said you two have been together for five hundred years and had a couple of kids."
I spit out most of my water and choked on the little I didn't swallow. As I coughed violently Souta just waited. Kurama and Sesshomaru raised their eyebrows at me. They had heard, unfortunately so had Inuyasha.
"What?! You and Kagome have a kid!?" He yelled
Everyone in the room shut up and gaped at us, except Sesshomaru, Kurama, and Sounga.
"What!?" They all asked.
Everyone surrounded me and started to babble questions. I rubbed my temples and resisted the urge to kill them all.
"SHUT UP!" A voice yelled.
Everyone silenced. Kagome was standing in the door way and looking ticked off.
"Who said we had a kid?" she asked coldly.
"I heard Souta say that." Inuyasha said.
Kagome raised her eyebrow at her brother.
"Yusuke and Kuwabara told me." He said.
Kagome glared at them. They grinned sheepishly.
"We might have said that." They said.
"We do not have a kid! We are not lovers, and we are not going to be lovers so shut it and let me cook in peace!" She snapped.
Everyone fell silent but once she was gone they turned to me.
"So you aren't lovers?" Yukina asked.
"No." I sighed. "We met five hundred years ago and are just friends."
"Really?" Genkai asked.
"Can I not have a friend that is a girl and who isn't my girlfriend?" I asked.
"No." Yusuke and Kuwabara chorused.
I sighed and headed to the kitchen to refill my cup of water. When I stepped in Kagome was humming and walking around cooking. I quickly refilled my cup. I was about to take a drink when Souta walked in. I decided to wait in case he had more questions. He just glanced at me then walked to Kagome. I drank my water.
"Kagome, you said you had something for me?"
"Oh! Yes I'll go get it."
Then she ran from the room. I waited, curious. When she came back she was carrying two wooden cases. She put them on the counter and snapped one open. We all looked in to see four identical daggers, a short knife, and two smaller daggers. Souta gaped.
"Wow!" He said.
"They're for you."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Thanks!"
Kagome showed him where to put them. He strapped two to his lags and two to his arms. Then the two smaller ones stayed in his boots and the knife at his waist. Then he shot off telling us he was going to show Inuyasha. Then Kagome waved me over and snapped the second case open. Now I starred with my mouth wide open. It was a sword like mine but it wasn't ordinary. It was black with a red hilt. It was perfect. It looked sharp too. Kagome pulled it from the case and handed it to me. It was the perfect weight and length. I swung it and the tip whistled through the air.
"It's for you."
I whipped my head up and starred at her.
"What?"
"I got it for you. Totosi made it."
"THE Totosi? Isn't he the legendary smith?"
"Yeah."
"I heard he retired."
"He did two hundred years ago. I had it made after our tenth meeting before he retired."
I starred.
"It is strong enough to surround with fire and not melt, vaporize, or break. It is almost indestructible. I guess that Sesshomaru's Tokijin, Sounga, or Inuyasha's Tetsiaga might have a one in a thousand chance of breaking it."
I just looked over the sword again.
"Thanks." I finally said.
"You're welcome."
Then she returned to cooking. I just continued to inspect the sword. Then I snapped it back in its case and put it in our room. When I returned to the living room Souta was whipping his daggers at a target and the others were cheering him on. I noticed he got the bull's eye almost every time. 'He's good.' I admitted. Suddenly Kagome came from the kitchen carrying the pots of food. Yukina, Kikyo, Rin, and Keiko also helped her. When the food was all dished out everyone dug in and started to babble. When dinner was finished the girls cleaned again. Then we all said goodnight and the other two teams headed to their rooms while we all headed to our rooms. Kagome and I stepped into our room and turned the lamps by the bed on. I sighed. Kagome started to strip as she headed for the bathroom. She didn't even bother to close the door as she got in the shower. When she emerged she was dripping wet and ready for bed. I just tore my shirt and boots off. Then I laid on the bed. Kagome flopped down beside me and stripped to her underwear and tank top. I blinked. She looked at me and raised an eyebrow.
"Isn't it uncomfortable sleeping in your pants?"
"Nh."
"I don't care if you sleep in just your boxers."
"Nh."
"I have seen you naked so it's not embarrassing."
"Nh."
She shrugged. I thought a moment then did take my pants off. We both sighed and turned our lamps off.
--
I woke in the morning and sat up. It was sunrise. I blinked and sat on the edge of the bed. I looked to where Kagome had been sleeping to see that she was gone. I pulled my pants on and my shirt on. I carried my shoes out of the room and shut the door behind me. I found Kagome in the kitchen having some cereal. She smiled at me and I grabbed an apple eating it quickly. By the time I had finished Kagome was also done.
"I'm going out." I said.
She nodded and I headed off to go for another walk. She also stood and followed me outside. When we stepped outside we both split and went separate directions.
Tokiya's POV:
"Where is she damn it!" Recca yelled at the top of his lungs.
Kaoru, Recca, Yanagi, Fuko, Domon, and I had come to this tournament a couple days ago. We had known about demons for more than a year now. The tournament with Kurei was two years ago. It had been boring since then. Then we had found out about demons and came to this tournament. We had come a couple days early to check the place out. We had found out we were in bloc B. The demons around here whispered a lot about three teams in particular. They were the teams that were said to most likely win and the ones the sponsors were all betting on.
One was the 'Jewel Shards'. The team was made of Lord Sesshomaru, the demon lord of the west, his son Inutaisho, his brother Inuyasha a half demon, his vassal Jaken, and a fox demon Shippo. They were all renowned for using the last wishes of the sacred jewel and destroying Naraku. The second team was 'The Shadows'. It consisted of Jin the famous wind demon, Toya an ice master, Chu a unique demon, and a human child named Rinko who had strong spiritual power. The third team was 'Team Urameshi'. They were the winners of the last tournament. Their team was made of two humans who had some of the largest spiritual power in the world, a fox demon named Kurama, who was very well know in the demon realm, Hiei a fire demon, he was known as a villain, a strong one, and the last person was a mystery. The last player in the last tournament had been a martial arts master named Genkai but she had died and they had gotten a new person. They had also won the last tournament.
Right now Recca, Kaoru, Fuko, Domon, and I were looking for Yanagi. She had stepped out of the hotel a moment then disappeared. They discouraged killing before the tournament, but there were no rules about raping or torturing victims and you could kill but you could get in trouble too. Recca was furious. So were the rest of us. Suddenly I felt a demon presence in front of us. We burst through the trees into a clearing. There were four large demons: One boar, one pig, one wolf, and one cougar. They all smirked and cackled at us. They stood like humans and had clothing on. Yanagi was held by one who had a knife to her throat. We all froze.
"Let her go!" Kaoru yelled.
The boar and pig snorted.
"No."
"We just need some entertainment, and we wouldn't mind this girl as a concubine." The wolf said.
We all tensed at the wolf demons words. Yanagi had tears streaming down her face but she wasn't doing anything. There was nothing she could do.
"I'll kill you if you touch her." Recca hissed.
"No killing or we kill her." They chanted.
"I doubt you could kill us anyways." The wolf howled.
"What is going on here?"
We all turned to see a woman walk into the clearing. She had long black hair in a ponytail. Her eyes were a soft brown, and she had small fangs and claws, with pointed ears. She had a long knife at her belt and looked calm. She wore black pants and a tank top. She was a demon. I couldn't tell how powerful though since she blocked that. She stopped and stood straight.
"I asked a question." She said coldly.
"Ooh, boys we found another concubine too. This ones even demon." The boar said cruelly.
I saw Recca start to move. I grabbed him. If he ran forwards they would hurt Yanagi. I saw the demoness look over all of the demons then us. I felt something go through me. I shivered. It felt as if she had just searched my soul. She smiled slightly at us then turned to the four demons.
"Put her down." She said commandingly.
"As if." The pig snorted.
"If you do not I won't kill you but I will torture you." She said evenly.
Her face was blank. The demons all laughed and the wolf pulled Yanagi back as the other three stepped in front. I saw the wolf pin Yanagi to a tree and pull out a knife. He started to cut down her dress. I saw what he was going to do. His buddies would keep us busy while he raped her. Yanagi was struggling now the tears still streaming. The demoness sighed.
"I told you to put her down."
The demons laughed. The woman sighed again and pulled her knife out. The demons laughed and advanced with clubs. One swung at her legs. She jumped and almost to fast for me to see she lashed out with her foot kicking him in the gut. His eyes bulged. He didn't even have time to cry out before he was lying ten feet away unconscious. Everyone else stared. Then the cougar snarled and leapt forwards. She waited then jumped past him quickly. The cougar landed a lit ways away from her and looked confused. She hadn't done anything. Then suddenly his arm fell to the ground cut off. We all gaped. He fell to the ground yelling. Then the boar charged. The woman flipped over him and drove her knife into him. It stuck right through one leg. She pulled it out quickly spraying blood everywhere. The boar howled and wheeled to her. She brought her knife up and in one fluid motion cut his throat. The blood sprayed out and covered the woman. The wolf snarled.
"She's dead!" He growled and brought his knife up.
Recca dived for them but he was too late. The wolf brought his knife down. We all closed our eyes waiting for the scream. We opened our eyes and gaped. A pink barrier surrounded Yanagi who had her eyes clamped shut. The wolf starred.
"You are a miko." He gasped.
"Part miko." The woman said.
Suddenly she threw a dagger. It lodged in the wolf's heart. He fell to the ground, his eyes still wide. Recca ran to Yanagi. He grabbed her and pulled her away from the bodies so she couldn't see. Then we left the clearing quickly. We came upon another small one and stopped. We all turned to the demoness, except Recca who was comforting Yanagi.
"Thank you." I said.
She nodded.
"Why did you help?" Fuko asked.
"Because I could and you needed it."
We nodded.
"So who are you?" Domon asked.
She smiled warmly and we forgot she was covered in blood.
"My name is Kagome."
"Hi, I'm Domon, that's Fuko, Recca, Kaoru, Tokiya, and Yanagi."
We all nodded at our name.
"Nice to meet you." Kagome said with a bow of her head. "Are you in the tournament?" She asked.
"Yes. We're team Hokage!" Kaoru said cheerfully.
"Well then maybe we will fight each other." She said.
"What team are you on?" I asked.
"Team Urameshi." She said.
I blinked.
"That Team?" I asked.
"Yes."
"You are popular among the sponsors." I said.
"Yes but not among the crowd. They won't like you either. The crowd hates humans, and no matter how much you win you will not win them over."
I nodded.
"Kagome."
I looked at the man entering the clearing. He had spiky black hair and wore a black t-shirt and pants. He looked bored and I looked him over. He was good if I hadn't sensed him till he spoke.
"Oh, hello Hiei."
I blinked. This was Hiei the fire master and on team Urameshi.
"What happened?" He asked looking at the blood soaked woman.
"Oh, I fell into a puddle of blood that these guys left."
I raised an eyebrow like Hiei.
"Kagome, I have known you for five hundred years, you can't lie to me.
We all gaped.
"You're five hundred?" Domon asked.
"Actually I'm five hundred and nineteen."
"Demons are immortal moron." Hiei said.
"I'm not a moron!" Domon yelled.
"You sure look like a moron."
Fuko, Kaoru, and Recca burst into laughter.
"Now Hiei don't tease them; you can tease Yusuke or Kuwabara when we get back. They are sure to have many questions about what we did last night."
Hiei growled.
"I should just kill them now."
"Maybe later, but we need them for now." She grinned.
We were ignored through this. Suddenly I spun and held up sword. A demon with red hair and horns was behind me. He looked bored.
"What are you doing here Sounga?" Kagome asked.
"I ditched the weak morons." The demon answered.
"Nh." Hiei said.
"Yusuke and Kuwabara are after you too. They have a new plan on how to get you two to sleep together."
Hiei and Kagome sighed.
"What?" I asked a little lost.
"Our team mates have a brilliant idea that we should be lovers." Kagome sighed.
"They won't leave us alone till we sleep together." Hiei said.
"Well I'm going." Sounga said.
Suddenly he was gone.
"Show off!" Kagome yelled. "Well we have to go to."
"Bye, thank you Kagome." Yanagi said.
"See you later."
With that the two walked off.
"Well they seem nice." Recca said.
"Yeah." Fuko said.
I nodded.
Hiei's POV:
After I found Kagome with the Team Hokage we headed off through the trees. Our match was scheduled to be in a half an hour. We hurried back to the hotel. Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara were already waiting for us.
"Finally you're here! The others already left to get seats." Yusuke said.
We nodded.
"Well we're leaving now." Kuwabara said.
Yusuke and Kuwabara headed out the door. Kurama glanced at us once and followed.
"I'll catch up in a minute. Just have to change." Kagome said.
I shrugged and followed the others. We quickly arrived at the stadium. We walked to our arena and looked around. The stadium was full of people and I noticed three large TVs high on the wall. Each one showed the other arenas. The other contestants weren't there. Their match would be an hour after we began. I saw our opponents on the other side of the arena. They all had a clown costume on. I frowned. They looked ridiculous but I guessed they could have quite a few weapons in the clothes so we had to be careful. I saw our friends in the crowd waving to us. I also saw Hokage, The Jewel Shards, and The Shadows watching from the crowd. As soon as we walked in the crowd booed. I saw the Devilish clowns smirk at us. A referee stepped up. Suddenly I saw Kagome walk in. She was wearing the same black pants but the gathered in at her ankles so she couldn't trip on them. Her shirt was a long sleeve black one. It was skin tight so the enemy couldn't grab it. Then her hair was in a tight braid that fell to her lower back. She had black gloves on and a scarf around her neck, like a bandana. I saw her knife strapped on at her waist along with a dagger on her arm and I guessed she had some other blades hidden. She walked while looking every where. The referee tapped the microphone to make sure it was working. The referee was a demon girl with cat ears and a tail wearing a tight outfit.
"Well ladies and gentlemen, it is the beginning of the 'Bloodlust Tournament'. First teams up are 'The devilish clowns…."
Everyone cheered and yelled to the clowns to beat us.
"Verses Team Urameshi!"
Everyone booed except our friends.
"Will the team captains step up?"
We all looked at each other.
"Who's captain?" Kuwabara asked. "Is it Yusuke like last year?"
"I say Kagome should be captain." Sounga said.
I noticed he had joined us.
"Yeah." Yusuke said. "I think she's the strongest and she let us train at her place and helped us train."
We all nodded.
"Team Urameshi please send up your captain." The referee said.
We all nodded to Kagome who nodded a yes and stepped to the arena.
"What kind of battle will you have?" The referee asked.
"How about a one on one till the other guys are gone. If you win you face the next guy." The leader of the Devilish Clowns said.
"I agree." Kagome said calmly.
The crowd yelled and cheered as the captains stepped down from the elevated arena. One of the other clowns jumped onto the stage.
"I'll go first." Kuwabara said.
"No. I want too." Yusuke said.
We all argued a moment. Finally we did rock, paper, scissors. The order went Kuwabara, Kagome, Yusuke, Kurama, and then me. I sighed. I most likely wouldn't get to fight. The clown on stage sneered at Kuwabara as he jumped onto stage.
"Get Ready!" The referee yelled.
The crowd fell quiet and Kuwabara and the clown got ready.
"Fight!"
The crowd erupted in noise. The clown lunged and Kuwabara brought his spiritual sword out. The clown pulled some clothes out of his sleeve. The clothe fell to the ground and he held one end of the tied clothes in his hand. It looked like he was doing a magic trick. Then he whipped the 'rope' at Kuwabara. Kuwabara yelled as it wrapped around his leg like a snake and pulled him off balance. The clown dived at him ready to kill him with a flower which its stem was a giant needle. Kuwabara rolled just in time to make the needle miss his heart but it still stabbed him in the arm. He cried out and the crowd cheered.
"What are you doing Kuwabara? That's no way to fight!" Yusuke's mom yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Come on Kuwabara!" Yukina yelled.
Suddenly Kuwabara perked up. He rolled and sprang to his feet. His aurora sword changed to a shield as the clown threw blades disguised as spots on his clothes. Kuwabara cursed at the clown and then lunged forwards. I noticed now the two were throwing insults at each other.
"Where is the birthday party, fatty?"
"Where is the moron convention?"
"You're a clown who can't even make me laugh."
"You're a moron who can't even hit me once."
They continued as they slashed at each other. Then suddenly the clown tripped. His eyes widened behind his make up as he tripped and stumbled. Kuwabara lunged forwards. His sword entered the clowns chest. I saw the clowns frown. The clown who had been stabbed fell to the ground. Kuwabara's sword had missed vital areas but the clown was still in bad condition. A medic demon walked up and grabbed him, dragging him non-to gently away. The leader clown stepped forwards and Kuwabara laughed. The referee yelled 'begin' again and Kuwabara leapt. I noticed this clown was much stronger then the last. The clown stood arms crossed across his chest looking straight ahead till Kuwabara was almost on top of him. Then he smirked and pressed the flower in his pocket. A small cloud of purple gas shot out smothering Kuwabara. Kuwabara accidentally breathed it all in. Then he dropped to the ground and went white. He gaped and fell. Yusuke called out to him, but he didn't move. The referee started the count. I noticed Kagome was frowning.
"That was poison." She said.
Yusuke's eyes widened and as soon as the count was finished he grabbed Kuwabara and dragged him towards the infirmary. We all watched him go as the crowd cheered the clowns on.
Tokiya's POV:
We were all sitting watching the match. Fuko, Domon, Recca, Kaoru, and Yanagi were cheering Urameshi on. I saw Kuwabara get dragged away and knew he had been poisoned. I saw Kagome step forwards and watched her closely. She was perfectly calm. She pulled her black gloves on tighter and pulled the bandana on her neck up to her face. It looked like a mask and covered her face, nose down. I guessed it would block poison gas or such. She jumped lightly onto the stage. She walked to the center of the arena and looked at the clown. When the referee said begin they stood still. To most people it looked like they were just standing but they were actually sizing each other up and slowly getting ready. Suddenly Kagome lunged. The clown pushed the button again and the cloud of poison squirted out. Kagome dodged the poison and shot behind the clown.
"That won't work a second time." I heard her say.
We were right at the front of the bleachers and I could hear almost every word they said. Suddenly a yellow cloud shot out of the clown's shoes. It covered the whole arena. I blinked as I realized the arena had a barrier around it to keep gases in. The whole arena filled with yellow fog and we couldn't see anything. Suddenly in a flash of pink the gas in the arena purified. We gaped at the two fighters. Kagome now stood ready to leave and the clown was on the ground dead. I saw blood on her knife and the clown's throat was slashed. I guessed what had happened.
"They don't have any cares about killing here." Kaoru said.
"No they don't."
I looked up at the voice. A small kid in red clothes with a base ball cap on and three star tattoos on his cheek was crouched on the back of my seat. He looked younger then Kaoru. We blinked at him.
"I hope you don't mind killing, because if you do then you are at a disadvantage." The boy said.
I nodded and the others looked at him.
"Who are you?" Kaoru asked.
"My name is Rinko, I'm on the 'Shadows' team."
I blinked. I had known they had a kid on their team but I had at least expected a teen, this kid looked to be ten. Suddenly a puff of wind pushed him forwards and he fell to the ground.
"Rinko leave them alone." A demon said.
I looked up and recognized Jin. The other people on the 'shadows' team were sitting behind us.
"Go Kagome!" A demon with auburn hair, and a human boy yelled from in front of us.
I looked back at the arena and realized Kagome was fighting another demon. I knew she was going to win. I looked back at the others.
"I know you are the 'shadows'." I said pointing to them, "Who are you?" I asked the group in front of us.
The boy with black hair was Souta, Kagome's brother. The demon with auburn hair was Shippo, he was on team 'Jewel Shards'. There was also Sesshomaru, demon lord of the west, Inuyasha his brother, a hanyou, Jaken, Sesshomaru's vassal, and Inutaisho Sesshomaru's son. They were all on the 'Jewel shards'. Then there was Yusuke's mom, who was drunk and yelling at the top of her lungs, Kuwabara's sister who was calmly watching the match, Keiko Yusuke's girlfriends, Botan, a spirit guide, Koenma, the prince of the underworld, and Yukina, Hiei's sister. They all cheered on Kagome. Kagome had disposed of her second opponent and was finishing her third opponent off. When that was done she jumped from the arena and let Yusuke kill the last. Yusuke didn't kill him though, just punched the living daylights from him. When they were finished they walked off. I watched the one called Sounga closely. He wasn't human but he didn't seem completely demon.
"They're good." Fuko said.
"Yeah." Recca said.
Suddenly another set of teams stepped up to the arena. I turned back to the 'shadows'.
"Do you guys know Team Urameshi?" I asked.
"Yes." Jin said.
"Are they strong? I mean are the other people strong?" Recca interrupted.
The 'Shadows' all nodded.
"Would you like to meet them?" Rinko asked.
We all blinked at him.
"Could we?" Yanagi asked.
"Sure, if you want I can take you to them now." Rinko said.
We all looked at one another then nodded. We all stood and with some complaints made it past the other spectators. I noticed that all the 'shadows' and the 'Jewel shards' also stood and followed us. When we got outside they all headed for the hotel. We followed the boy Rinko. We walked through the hotel stopping at one door. We knocked and then entered. We were greeted by a grinning Kagome, a blank Hiei, a groaning Kuwabara, a scowling Yusuke and a bored Kurama. They were all standing in a living room. Everyone filed in and we were dragged into. The door shut and everyone exploded in noise. There were congratulations and yelling. We stood off to the side watching the whole thing.
"SIT BOY!" rang out.
Suddenly Inuyasha fell to the floor hard. The rest of the room burst into laughter.
"So you are team Hokage?"
We all whipped around to look at Sesshomaru. He looked blank and bored. We nodded. Suddenly Yusuke was flung into Recca.
"Hey!" Yusuke shouted at Inuyasha.
Recca twitched and threw Yusuke back. Then Yusuke, Recca, and Inuyasha started to fight. 'Well they hit it off fast.' I thought. I noticed that Yanagi had joined Yukina. Fuko was currently popping up near everyone and asking them questions, and Domon was chasing after her saying 'Come back my little flower'. Everyone else was doing total random things and such too. I leaned against the wall. I noticed the Hiei, Kurama, Sounga, and Sesshomaru were calm and watching this with bored eyes. I sighed at my gang and watched them to make sure they didn't get into trouble. Suddenly a knife came whipping at me. I snatched it from the air and looked at it. I looked to be a plain enough knife. I wondered if we had any enemies in this group. Suddenly Souta came running forwards.
"Sorry guess my aim was a little off."
I blinked and handed back his knife. He ran off again.
"That was good, for a human." Hiei said.
"Nh." I replied.
He looked at me carefully.
"You control ice and water."
I nodded wondering how he knew. Then he looked at Recca.
"He controls fire?" He asked.
I nodded. Suddenly I was clubbed on the head.
"Come one Tokiya! Show them your sword!" Kaoru yelled.
I scowled at him. Sesshomaru, Kurama, Hiei, and Sounga looked at me. I sighed.
"I need some water." I said.
A water bottle was instantly tossed to me by Kagome who joined us. I sighed again and pulled out Ensu. They looked at the small hilt and dagger end. Then I poured the water on. It formed the sword quickly. They looked a bit surprised.
"Do you all have weapons like those?" Sesshomaru asked.
"These are all ninja made weapons that give users certain powers. Like some gives you control of paper, wind, gravity, hair, and such. This one also relies on my ability. Even if you have it, it does not mean you can control water." I said calmly.
"So you are ninja's?" Kurama asked.
"No. Yanagi is a girl with special healing powers, Kaoru is an ordinary boy with a weapon and quick mind, Fuko is a girl with weapons and stubbornness, Domon is a punk with muscle and weapons, and I am a boy with sword lessons."
"What about Recca?" Kagome asked.
"He is a ninja. He also has fire control power." I said.
"Should you be telling us all this?' Sounga asked.
"Why not? We all know about you." I said.
They slowly nodded.