The next morning, the team found Hoshimi and Yukina asleep on either side of Rinku's bed. They had been there all night.

"Aren't they precious?" Chu started to tear up.

Keiko, Shizuru, and Botan came running in. "There she is." They pushed passed the team. "We've been worried about her all night."

"That is my fault ladies," Kurama was behind the team. "I asked her to come help heal Rinku."

"I can help heal him as well," Botan looked at the sleeping Rinku who seemed to get better.

Genkai was with Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Hiei. Shishi was about to wake Hoshimi up. Shizuru was waking up Yukina. Koenma and Jorge came by them after hearing what had happened.

"Oh, that's where everyone was," Koenma spoke.

Hoshimi woke to the sound of his voice. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." She felt Shishi come closer. He stopped once he heard her speak. Hoshimi's hair was down and she started to stretch. Yukina woke up as well.

"Thank you for the stories," Yukina smiled at Isae.

"Thank you for helping," Hoshimi gave a soft smile back.

The two looked over to Rinku. He started to wake up as well. Everyone gathered around the bed.

"What happened? Did we win?" Rinku yawned.

"You betcha," Chu smiled.

"We're still in the tournament," Jin was floating above everyone.

"Get some rest," Toya smiled.

"We'll need you back in the fight here soon," Suzuki nodded.

"You did well," Yusuke joined in.

"I'm sorry to let everyone down, especially you Isae," Rinku stared at her.

"You didn't let me down at all," Hoshimi shook her head. "Matter of fact you were great. You just need some time away to get back in the game. We all have setbacks now and then."

"I'm glad to see that you're not hurt either," Rinku patted her head. "I was afraid you would end up like me. I wish I could have seen you fight."

"Rinku," Hoshimi started to tear up. "You can. I'll lend you my tablet so you can watch all the fights while you rest here."

Rinku looked to everyone else. "Thank you."

They all teased him, ruffled his hair, and cheered him up. The group dispersed to let him rest and get ready for the next tournament. Hoshimi walked past Kurama without noticing him.

"She caught on," Hiei laughed. "Your charming ways don't always work on everyone."

"I must be losing my touch," Kurama gave a soft smile.

"Or your mind is on another woman," Hiei looked at him.

"That could be why," Kurama sighed. "I had a hallucination that I saw her when I took in the Funeral bloom's smoke."

"She could be here," Hiei looked around the other demons.

"I've looked, she's not," Koenma came into their conversation. "She stood me up or is too frightened to come. Team Urameshi's fights are all over the screens when there isn't a match going on. She could have stumbled on one where you changed into your demon form and ran away. You have to be so intimidating. So that Isae is she the one who was taken in by the raccoons?"

"Yes," Kurama answered.

"She is one tough fighter," Koenma spoke. "No wonder why those raccoons wanted her. By the way did you ever find out anything more about her?"

"She is a demon of some sort, the Dark Tournament Committee knows her secret, and that secret is she found something that a certain demon wanted," Kurama explained.

"And all what Kurama is focused is on is where a certain fox demon could be," Hiei teased. "He didn't even find that information out about Isae when he was living with her."

"Hoshimi can do that to you," Koenma advised. "Most demons are infatuated about her. Rando, Seiryu, Suzaku, Risho, Gama, Karasu, Elder Toguro, Yomi, and possibly now Shura. And those are just to name a few. It's not surprising that you have gotten pulled in by her charms. Don't get too attached. She's elusive." The three headed down with everyone else for the next match.

"Team Isae is back even though they have one member down, they are still qualified to fight," Koto explained as they came into the arena. "They will be fighting against the famous Bounty Hunters of the Demon World, Team Grogg."

Team Grogg was made up of demon bounty hunters that hunt after other demons that have a hefty price on their heads. Hoshimi looked at every single team member. She knew them all by name, skill, and how they hunt. They have hunted her before many times. If there wasn't a bounty on her, she could have been possibly close with all of them, knowing how much she knew.

The teams decided to fight one on one. The first one from Team Grogg was a tall, muscular, green demon with saber teeth. He was Ang. Hoshimi whispered to Toya that he should take this one. Ang's weakness was cold. He could stand the heat. His fighting style was exponential. Toya froze him as he tried to attack. Toya smirked as he listened to the countdown. Ang could not move for those ten seconds. He could not move even after that. His teammates had to break him out to get him off of the arena.

Next up from the bounty hunters was a purple long haired demon named Lupus. His weakness and strength was his long hair. It could capture but could only go for some distance. He always fought in close range. Hoshimi told Jin to take this fight. Another match win. Jin got Lupus tangled in his own hair. Jin blew him out of the ring. Ten seconds and he was out.

A teal demon with gills and fin like tail named Scyther was ready to fight from the team. His weakness was small creatures especially imps. Hoshimi whispered to Shishi to fight and show his true form.

"But," Shishi tried to argue. Hoshimi only shook her head.

"Trust me," she looked at him. He nodded and headed into the fight.

Shishi drew him out and tired him down. Shishi was taunting him with half transformations. Once Scyther thought he had the upper hand, Shishi changed into an imp form, thus making Scyther hesitate. Shishi delivered the final blow knocking him out. Ten seconds and Scyther was down for the count.

The next fighter, a snake like demon named Yern. He stood on the ring waiting for the next opponent.

"Sheila is it my turn?" Chu winked at her.

Hoshimi laughed. "Yes, Chu, he's all yours."

"Good, I've been wanting to fight," Chu jumped on while taking in the last of his drink. Yern was good at striking people with his movements but were not as good when someone mirrored his style. Chu not only had a similar fighting style but moved in such a way Yern could not comprehend. Juri announced another win for Team Isae.

Last fighter was Orpheus, a pink demon with blue ram horns. He grew bored easily if the fight was not full of action. Especially those who like to monologue.

Hoshimi patted him on the back. "You're up next."

"Me?" Suzuki pointed to himself.

"Take this one," Hoshimi looked at the fighter. "Don't forget to be you. The more you are yourself, the more you will win this battle."

Suzuki jumped up on the ring and waited for Orpheus to attack. Suzuki did what Hoshimi said. He bored Orpheus to the point where he started to nod off. Suzuki didn't take that too well and started to attack the demon. The last and final win for Team Isae. Grogg fixed his eyes on Isae as she cheered on her team while twirling her parasol. Grogg spoke to the rest of his team about a plan.

Hoshimi was walking behind her team when one of the Bounty Hunters, Yern, grabbed her from one of the connecting hallways. He thrusted her against the wall. "How did you know our weaknesssessss?" He asked. The rest of that team came into view. "Missss Isssae?"

Hoshimi mocked. "I'm not the hunter, am I?" She looked over to her parasol that was clutched in her hands.

He slammed her against the wall. "I won't assssskk again."

"You knew every single weakness of ours," Lupus growled. "Every weakness and you used that to your advantage."

"Shouldn't have participated then," Hoshimi looked at him. "All of the fights are accessible to re-watch."

"None of our weaknesses were displayed during those fights since this was our first time entering the tournament," Grogg, the sponsor and replacement for the team as well as captain, spoke. He was a muscular demon with spikes on his shoulders. The other replacement, Sahar, a dignified handsome demon with a golden body and purple eyes and purple markings watched her. He created traps either from demon energy or made by himself. Few demons were able to escape his clutches. "Our weaknesses were showed over for a period of time. Only a certain few that we have hunted that have eluded from our grasp could have known. I don't seem to remember you; so how did you find out our secrets?"

"You lost, don't worry everyone thought it was due to your skills or lack of thereof and not due to weakness," Hoshimi reassured them. "Besides I won't tell. Especially to low life demon scums like you who enjoy bounty hunting other demons, especially the innocent ones."

"A bounty will be soon put on your head and when that happens we will be more than glad to come after you," Grogg smiled.

"I'll put the bounty on her head now," Sahar moved a hair away from her face. He enjoyed catching those he could not. His weakness was Hoshimi. "I want her for my own." Sahar also liked beautiful things.

Grogg smirked. Yern spoke. "Look how eassssy it wassss to catch you." The rest laughed.

Hoshimi rolled her eyes. "Don't' be so sure." Hoshimi bit Yern who let go of her as she dropped down onto the floor. They were all ready to strike on her. "Didn't you see me in the last fight?" She set down her parasol.

Yern attacked first. She dipped and let him slide over her then punched Scyther who landed in the wall knocked out. Lupus tried to catch her with his hair but she turned and let him take Yern. There she knocked Yern and Lupus into one another. She stepped over them to Grogg, Ang, Orpheus, and Sahar. Ang attacked next. He grabbed her arm. She twisted around and knocked him out using her head. Orpheus barreled towards her. She jumped and he landed head first into the wall. Grogg grabbed her from behind. Hoshimi thrusted him over her. As he sailed over her, she kneed him in the gut and punched him in the face. Hoshimi took this time to run away while picking up her parasol.

Sahar threw his hand out with an energy blast opening up into a net. It caught around her. Hoshimi dropped to the ground. Sahar smirked. This was nothing to Hoshimi though. She undid the locks on his net to escape. Demon nets were easy to undue depending on the locking mechanism the demon had created. This stopped Sahar as no one should be able to get out of his nets. They lock up in a series of patterns. Different pattern every time.

Hoshimi ran down the hallways to get away. It was a close call. Anymore conversation and they would have pieced together who she really was. Hoshimi was one of those rare demons they were unable to capture. Thinking about that instead of watching where she was going, she bumped into someone. Hoshimi started to reel back to look up to find that it was Shuichi. Hoshimi sighed in relief. "It's just you. Oh good." She started to step away. "My apologies for running into you like that."

"Is everything alright?" Kurama saw that her clothes were in disarray, she had been fighting, and something must have happened since she left with fear in her eyes. He stopped her from going anymore.

"Just a small chat with Team Grogg," Hoshimi adjusted herself before trying to set off again.

"You could have easily defeated them off with your strength," Kurama looked behind her. He took her by the hand when he heard footsteps coming.

"Where isssss that woman?" Yern's voiced echoed.

"Let's go," Kurama jerked her.

"Huh?" Hoshimi ran along with him.

"Once they have your scent, you'll never be out of their grasp," Kurama explained. He knew about their strengths. He had been chased by them as well.