Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Keikendan no Tantei ❯ Hiding from the Truth (Andrea) ( Chapter 3 )

Keikendan no Tantei

By: Cece Williams

 

 

 

((Disclaimer: Oh, I wish I own Yu Yu Hakusho! Then, I'd be richer than Bill Gates. Sadly, I don't, so no one can sue me.))

 

Cece: If anyone wanted the fights, I'm sorry. I don't do fight scenes well.

Yusuke: Though she looks at Kurama every night…

Kurama: (pops Yusuke upside his head) You're not helping.

Cece: Anyway, read on. Don't worry; later on, I'll give it a shot.

 

Chapter 2: Hiding from the Truth (Andrea's POV)

 

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I hadn't gotten much sleep from the night before. I'll be honest; I've seen demons kill their own kind, but the way Kurama killed Roto was something I hardly expected, especially from someone who was usually so calm and precise.

 

I knew how much Kurama cared deeply about his mother, but Roto had some nerve using her to make Kurama do his bidding. There were times when I wanted to jump in the ring myself, but then he would've lost by default, and no way was I going to let that happen. I wasn't going to let Kurama lose to some two-bit hood like Roto because of my own ambition. If he lost, and knew that I helped in that, he'd never forgive me for his mother's death. And I could never forgive myself.

 

But then, Roto wasn't the only reason I couldn't sleep much last night. It was the strange looking person with the mask over his face. He looked like a freaky version of a doctor; only he was wearing black and this really scary look in his eyes, which started to chill me to the bone. Those steely eyes just bore into mine like two pieces of ice cutting into my flesh; he probably wants me to squirm, which I wasn't going to do. What could he possibly want?

 

At the moment, Kurama and I were standing in the stadium, watching the first fight of the day. Ironically, he woke up about six in the morning while I was already wide-awake. He had suggested that maybe before the first round of fighting that I get some air. That was the best idea I heard all morning, so I had gotten some air before Kurama and I left for the stadium.

 

At times, I wonder why did I have to stay around Kurama so much. Why, of all the people I had to have around me, did it have to be a guy who looked like a girl, uses plants as weapons, and be so damn good looking? Oh, my God, I hope he didn't hear me say that. I mean, sure he's nice looking, but he's probably got a girlfriend or something.

 

Now that I thought about it, the longer I stayed around Kurama, the more his voice sounded familiar. I thought about that night only six months ago, but something told me that I'd have to confront it sooner or later. Maybe sooner was a better idea, and maybe less damaging. “Um, Kurama?”

 

He blinked; maybe I shouldn't have disturbed him while he was watching the fight. Well, it was too late now, because now he was looking at me. What was in those emerald green eyes that made me feel so queasy? “Hmm? Andrea, is something the matter?”

 

As soon as I heard his voice, I turned my head the other way. I wanted to tell him the truth of six months ago, but there was no way I could do it now. Not with all of the other demons around me and with him looking at me. The pressure was getting too much. “Uh, nothing,” I answered. “Just forget it.” When I turned my head back at him, he had looked away. It was too soon; I couldn't tell him because I didn't know how he would react. Or, actually, what he would say.

 

An angry noise made me turn my head to the ring, where I saw a minotaur-like demon enter the ring after his teammates were brutally slain. His team had already lost, and I knew that Kurama and the others were going to be fighting the team next. Why did the team make me feel so uneasy? After watching for another few seconds, I finally found out why. The three fighters used different attacks using their energy, all perfectly timed. When I looked at Kurama's face again, he looked like he was deep in thought. Deciding not to disturb his thinking again, I looked out to the ring as the next team was about to fight, but my eyes widened as I saw only one person walk in the ring: Toguro.

 

I looked past Toguro and saw a shorter person standing with the same masked guy in black. The same steely eyes… they were fixed not only on me but also Kurama. What did he want with Kurama? I decided not to let his gaze try and scare me, though inwardly I felt like shaking. Why was I feeling this way? How can someone who didn't look threatening make me feel like shaking?

 

Throwing that thought out the window, I looked at the fight, which in a way was severely one-sided. Five on one. This wasn't looking good for Toguro, especially since two of them were significantly stronger than he was and bigger in size, I'll add. Pushing any other thought out of my head, I decided to watch the fight.

 

Toguro had wasted no time in the fight. First he went up against a sumo-looking dude, who ended up punched through the stomach with so much force that it killed him. My eyes widened as another had decided to go after him and ended up with the same fate. Two others thought that teaming up together would stop him, but they were dead wrong, as they were killed instantly as well. The final standing fighter, who sounded like the leader, came at him with an axe, trying to chop up Toguro like a weed to a weed eater. Then the axe came down, and it looked like Toguro was sliced in two. As I looked, though, I saw that Toguro had grabbed the axe blade in his hands! A small sharp inhale came from my mouth, which now had my hand over it, hiding my shock and disbelief. My eyes grew wider as he punched through the team leader's stomach, killing him along with his teammates. Toguro had won the fight single-handedly.

 

The hand over my mouth touched my face as a nervous shiver went up and down my spine. This was the team that Team Urameshi was supposed to be up against later on? I couldn't tell how long I had been standing in shock, but I snapped out of it when a hand clamped on my shoulder and a concerned yet familiar voice said my name.

 

“Andrea? Are you all right?”

 

I blinked and looked to my left. Kurama was looking at me, his green eyes looking either concerned, worried, or both; I couldn't tell. I managed to force a smile although I was shaking inside. It wasn't like I had no reason to anyway; how would you feel if you had witnessed seven gruesome deaths in one day? /1/ “I'm fine, thanks,” I managed to get out as we walked out of the stadium.

 

For most of the trip back to the hotel, it was a quiet walk. I guess I was kind of asking for it when I came to the island. A wise person once said that you get what you paid for, but this time I think he was right. Of all the walks I've had, this was probably the uneasiest walk I have ever felt in my life. I had to say something to get rid of the creepy air around us, but so far the only thing I had to say was something I couldn't tell him. Not yet.

 

“Andrea?”

 

I froze, hearing Kurama say my name. I thought for sure he knew what had happened six months ago. I'm really in trouble now. “Um, yeah?” I asked back at him.

 

“You don't have to watch the next fight if you don't wish to,” Kurama answered.

 

“I'm not a little girl, Kurama,” I answered. “That's just a setback from taking the job anyway. I'll be fine.” Kurama seemed to be agreeing to that.

 

“You're correct in saying that you are not a little girl anymore,” Kurama replied. “However, yesterday's battles were simple, and I have a feeling that the rest of the Tournament is going to become even tougher.”

 

I knew Kurama was right; his fight with Roto sounded so simple. How could the rest of the Tournament be the same? “Same here,” I answered, leaning against a tree. The breeze tickled my hair, which made attempts to go in my mouth while I talked. “Especially with that freaky Doctor team.”

 

“Yes. I suppose you felt the aura surrounding those three men?”

 

I blinked. “You mean they're human?” I asked, and as Kurama nodded, I turned around and punched the tree I had been leaning on, feeling the pain shoot up my arm like an invisible fire eating at my arm. “What kind of monster would do something like that?” I was about to punch the tree again before Kurama had grabbed my wrist.

 

“Stop,” he said, and at that, I stopped in mid-swing while he let go. “You shouldn't hurt yourself; I assure you we'll take care of them.”

 

“But… Kurama, you can't kill a human,” I protested to him, my eyes wide with worry and concern as I turned to face him, pulling strands of my hair away from my mouth. “Koenma'd eat you alive.”

 

Kurama nodded, his red bangs in front of his emerald green eyes. His hair swayed in the slight breeze. “Yes, I am aware of that,” he answered.

 

“So, what are you going to do?”

 

Kurama shook his head. “I don't know,” he answered. “But in the meantime, don't harm yourself; it's nothing you've done.” He took a deep breath. “Let's head back to the hotel.”

 

I nodded and we walked back to the hotel. My heart was beating rapidly again; what was the reason? It couldn't have been anything Kurama said.

 

When we had walked in the room, there was a piece of paper everyone else was looking at. Kurama and I sat on the couch; well actually I sat on the arm of the couch.

 

Botan, Shizuru and Keiko, all whom arrived the day before, also looked at the paper on the table. As I looked closer, my eyes widened; our team had to fight four rounds in a row! Although I looked steamed, along with Yusuke and Kuwabara, the others were stunned. How could our team take on four teams in a row? The realization hit me; they wanted to get rid of the team! Now I knew what Kurama was talking about and he wasn't kidding. This was going to be a LONG week.

 

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Author's Notes:

 

/1/ The seven deaths Andrea was talking about were the five from today, and Roto and Zeru's deaths from the day before.

 

Cece: Well, I managed the fight part a little.

Yusuke: That's because Andrea and Kurama were up kinda high.

Kurama: But they were still able to see what happened.

Cece: Anyway, review here.