She's Slowly Saving Me From Myself...[Hiei][18]

"The ring is now covered in a mystical fog, and with Juri MIA who knows what is happening down there" Koto spoke, the whole arena was silent as they watched in anticipation.

"It's like a thunderstorm in there! Where is all this weird energy I feel coming from?" Kuwabara asked, stepping back from the ring a little.

"Heh It's all Kurama, down to the last drop" Hiei smirked, taking a step forward, while Kuwabara took another one back. As Hiei took a step forward, Katsumi again missed her chance at healing him and pouted once again as she fell to the floor.

"But it's different now, and a heck of a lot more powerful..." Katsumi spoke.

"It seems that fool he's been fighting has turned him back into his demon form. Back to before he was tainted by humans."

Hiei then began to explain to Kuwabara all about Youko the spirit fox, and how he came to the human world.

"So now, we will see what the purest form of Kurama can do" Hiei finished, excitement in his voice.

But pretty soon the smoke in the ring started to go away, Kuwabara and Hiei took steps forward to try and see through the fog. It was then clear who was left in the ring.

Youko.

"Wow Kurama really is a fox thing! Gez and to think I let him near my kitten."

Katsumis fox tail and ears pop out at the presence of another fox spirit, making Kuwabara jump away from her.

"Oops" She giggled, but her ears suddenly twitched making her look up into the air.

"Youko!" Shouted a voice, everyone in the arena looked up into the air to see a figure drop down from the sky and land by Hiei, Katsumi and Kuwabara.

"It's about time you joined us. Ceraza"

Ceraza stood there with her hair blowing in the wind, her breath was slightly heavy and her eyes scanned the area around her.

"Sorry, you wouldn't believe the traffic." Hiei smirked, Katsumi grinned at her sister and was about to hug Cerazas arm, when Ceraza suddenly walked forward to the ring, Ignoring Kuwabaras rant about how late she was.

"It's been a while...Youko"

"What's this! It seems Ceraza Asakura has finally arrived, but Yusuke and the masked fighter are still no were to be seen. Could it be that something terrifyingly bad has happened to them?"

"Ah Ceraza, still as beautiful as ever I see. But I suppose it runs in the family" Youko eyes glanced over at the blushing Katsumi for a moment but Ceraza stood in his view.

"Way out of your league fox." She smirked, Youko smirked back but suddenly sighed.

"It seems as though my time on the outside is short. Until next time Ceraza...Katsumi" And with that, his spirit was transformed back into Kurama.

"I don't believe it, my silver haired hunk has turned back into a tailless Kurama, my whole weekend is shot!" Katsumi shot up a glare at the Neko girl.

"And Kurama is the winner!" Juri announced, obviously now attracted to Kurama.

"ALRIGHT!" Katsumi and Kuwabara shouted, punching the air, then giving each other a high five. Hiei and Ceraza watched and sweat dropped.

"They're too alike.." They mumbled in unison

They team turn back to the ring to see Shishiwakamaru jump onto the arena and pick up his sword that was lodged into Urashima neck.

"Pathetic lower class demons, the lot of them" Shishiwakamaru said, ripping his sword from its neck and placing it into his sheath.

"But, we did forgot to tell him the dangers of that item in your unusual case."

"Now lets continue shall we?" He threw the dice and smirked when they landed.

"And it seems it will be Shishiwakamaru verses anyone on the Uremeshi team" Koto stated.

Shishiwakamaru pointed his finger at Kuwabara.

"You with the inferior face"

"You mean this one?" Kuwabara asked confused, pointing to his own face.

"Well yes, who else would I be talking about? You must be bored as a side show freak, why don't you fight?"

"Heh It seems Shishi struck a sensitive core" Ceraza stated

"Go get him Kuwabara! Break that pretty face of his!" Katsumi cheered with fire in her eyes.

'How you are both related I will never understand'

'Me either..'

The team sighed as Kuwabara fell off the ring in his attempts to climb onto it.

"Let me handle this, Shishiwakamaru seems to be there strongest fighter"

"No Hiei, I'll do it. It will make up for the time I have missed." Ceraza spoke, walking forward to the ring.

"No I will, Ongi is unpredictable, save your energy for the last match Ceraza"

"Kurama it's obvious you only want to fight him to learn the secrets of that age reversal box, we can't afford any priorities to rank above victory" said Hiei, wanting this match to be his.

"No, this match is mine" Ceraza called over their argument.

"Why are you even talking about it? This Shishiwakamaru punk just insulted me! He's all mine!" Chirped in Kuwabara, punching his fists together.

"I will take this fight!" Voice Hiei dangerously.

"No it is mine!"

"I'm fighting him!"

"I got this one!" All four members glared at each other, sparks flowing between them.

"Perhaps this can only be decided with a game of Rock Paper Scissors." Stated Kurama, Katsumi sweat dropped.

"Oh yeah, bring it on!"

"And what the hell is that?" Hiei asked.

"Gee man, you really didn't have a childhood huh?"

"I seek strength! I do not have time for your trivial-"

"It's a human game" Ceraza cut him off before he killed Kuwabara.

After Kurama explained the rules, the four of them got ready.

"Hn pitifully simple."

"So you ready to get beat?"

"Try me"

"Ooo, never played before and he's already cocky, first timers can only use rock by the way."

"Don't listen to him, he's pulling your leg." Ceraza told Hiei, she sighed.

"But if you four really want this fight bad enough, then leave me out of your childish games." Ceraza stepped back from the group.

"Heheh already chickening out are you Ceraza?" Katsumi punched the back of Kuwabara head.

"Don't insult my sister!"

"Lets hurry up and get this over with" Hiei said.

Once they had played the first round, Kuwabara had beat both Hiei and Kurama by paper verses rock.

"Oh yeah I always win this game!"

"Wait, you made your sign a fraction after we did!" Hiei stated, with a glare.

"Oh come on, it went by way to fast, how do we know your not just making it up?" He said, getting nervous.

"Trust me, I can see"

"Unbelievable, Team Uremeshi seems to be deciding who will fight with a game of paper rock scissors. I can hardly see the strategy behind this!" Koto yelled.

"HAHA read them and weep you guys!"

'The mighty Hiei, defeated by a Human game?'

'Shut up Onna before I kill you.'Ceraza held back her laugh with a smirk, using her hand to cover her mouth.

"And so, it is Kuwabara verses Shishiwakamaru , it will be steel sword verses energy sword in this one on one battle!"

"Now its time to beat you!" Kuwabara shouted, pointing at Shishiwakamaru .

"Just get yourself in the ring"

/With Genkai\\

"Hey Genkai, can you take care of this guy for a while?" A very worn out and hurt Yusuke asked. Genkai stood from her seat at the bottom of a tree and smiled.

"Anything you want Yusuke, you have passed your training under me"

"Sweet-" Yusuke the collapsed to the floor in exhaustion. Genkai smiled down at him and then at the small spirit beast in her arms.

"Thank you Yusuke, now an old woman can die in peace." She mumbled before placing Puu down next to Yusuke to rest.

'For a second I thought I would have killed one of my favourite dimwits..I'm glad I was able to train you Yusuke'She thought to herself as she began to walk away.

'Ceraza...I hope you can forgive.. these years that we've spent together have taught me so much. And now I think of you almost like a granddaughter. This team needs you...And I hope you realise that soon.'

/Back in the tournament\\

"Wow Shishi you sure do have a lot of fans, to bad when I'm done with you, your face ain't going to be pretty any more!"

"Begin!"

Kuwabara wasted no time in summoning his spirit sword and charging at Shishiwakamaru, but using some strange veil that Shishiwakamaru had covering his head, he was able to move out of the attack at a speed much similar to Cerazas and Hieis.

The fight went on like this for a while, Kuwabara still not being able to land an attack on Shishiwakamaru.

'He doesn't seem that strong..but that veil..'

'Hn It's the same through out the team'

'Huh?'

'So far, each member has had some special item helping them to fight. They themselves are rather week..but these items are not to be underestimated.'Ceraza nodded. But it was them she realised Hieis injuries.

'I take it, you underestimated an item?'

'Hn I'm fine. I said I would take the fight of any member that was not here..So when your name was rolled I happily took your fight for you.'

' I see, well then let me heal you..as a thank you'

'Me taking the fight had nothing to do with you. You have nothing to thank me for.'

Ceraza sighed and continued to watch the match in silence a little hurt at Hieies words. By now Katsumi had given up trying to heal Hiei and was more interested in the fight.

"That's it Kuwabara, let him have it!"

"Shishi can read his every manoeuvre" Kurama stated.

Pretty soon Shishiwakamaru jumped into the air with his Veil, and everyone watched as it began to glow and move in the air on its own, wrapping it's self around Kuwabara and making him disappear completely, only his voice could be heard echoing throughout the stadium.

"I'm not ugly okay!" He yelled out.

"KUWBARA!" Yelled Katsumi.

"Nice last words" Hiei and Ceraza said with a sweat drop.

"I have lost all trace of him, it's like he doesn't exists."

"Shishiwakamaru wins!"

"What?" Exclaims Ceraza, she was only joking about that being Kuwabaras last words, he can't truly be gone can he?

"Heh, guess I'll have to entertain the demon boys with this next one."

Shishiwakamaru rolled the dice again, Ceraza suddenly got really angry and sliced the dice in a blink of an eye.

No one saw it until the dice landed on the floor in half.

"I don't give a damn whose name is on that dice, I'm fighting!" She jumped onto the arena before the others could stop her.

"Oh boy, Shishi is in for it now. You should never fight an Asakura when they are angry. And definitely not Ceraza." Katsumi stated, with pride.

"She wont loose this one. That I promise you" She finished to Hiei and Kurama, who glanced at her then back at Ceraza.

"Well isn't this a pleasant surprise. Never did I think I would have the honour of fighting you Ceraza."

"Heh your already so scared your getting your words mixed up."

"Huh?"

" The honour of fighting you? I think you mean, The honour of dying by your sword." Shishiwakamaru growled.

"Watch your mouth"

"Watch your head. It will be torn from your body soon enough."

"Ceraza verses Shishiwakamaru..Begin!