Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Tournament ❯ Kurama's Decision ( Chapter 4 )

Kurama's Decision

"Oh and I'm bored so I'd like to issue a challenge."

Koto blinked in confusion, "A challenge?"

"Yes, I challenge Kurama to a fight. Not because of a grudge or anything like that I just think he's a pretty boy and so I'd like to see if he's up to the challenge."

"Very well, Kurama of Team Urameshi, do you except her challenge?"

Kurama looked up from his work on freeing Hiei. This was completely unexpected. He didn't even know who this girl was much less why she would want to fight him. Confused he glanced over at Sasha.

"Get him free," he told her before turning to Koto, "I will except her challenge."

Koto turned to the crowd, "And it's decided! The next match will be Mitchel versus Kurama!"

The crowd roared as Mitchel took a deep bow towards Kurama as he walked towards the center of the platform. He meerly nodded his head as he waited for Koto to start the fight.

"And fight!"

Mitchel instantly took out several ninja stars and threw them towards Kurama to test his reflexes. When he dodged them all, she took out two wooden nunchakus with chains attached to them and began swinging them towards his face. Judging just by the look upon Kurama's face, he was having no problem dodging the attacks. Suddenly she stopped and put her weapons away.

Mitchel smirked, "Well you have great reflexes. Now let's see how you can think on your feet."

The arena began to grow very cold as snow fell softly to the ground. The winds began to pick up causing a blizzard making everyone in the arena blind to what was happening below. Kurama did his best to find his opponent but in the biting cold he found that the best he could do was to try and keep warm. To his left he felt the wind pick up. Turning he discovered that he was right next to the beginnings of a tornado.

Yusuke tried to see through the snow that blew everywhere and found that he couldn't even see his own hand in front of his face. Feeling around him, he eventually found a small foot. Feeling further he discovered that it was Hiei with Kuwabara and Sasha clinging onto him in a desparate attempt to stay warm. If this fight didn't end soon then everyone was going to die.

Kurama had anchored himself to the platform with his plants and was now shivering uncontrollably as he searched for Mitchel. It was becoming useless rather quickly and so he focused on just staying warm. Silently he retreated into the far reaches of his mind.

`Come now, you can't be telling me you're giving up?' a deep voice taunted.

Kurama glared at the kitsune, `I can't help it. I too cold to move.'

`So you'll just give up?'

`Do you see any other option?'

`Actually I do know a way that you could win this.'

Mitchel stood and watched Kurama shiver. Very soon he would collapse and she would win. Smiling she moved her goggles back onto her forehead and began to dance in the swirling snow around her. She would be the winner and her team would advance. Of course she'd have to make sure that Kagomura and Arashi were in fighting condition first but that wasn't a problem. She was so destracted she never noticed the vines that crawled under the snow to cover the platform.

Kurama smiled once he found that the platform was covered. Touching the plants gently he listened to them as they told him where she was. He channeled his energy into the plants to knock her clear off of the platform into the stands causing the wind and snow to vanish.

Mitchel cleared her head as she used the wind to carry her back to the fight. This fox had finally pushed her too far. Growling she dug deep into her power to finish him off for good.

"Final Att-," she stopped as a sudden pain flashed through her body. Looking down she discovered she had been stabbed through the back with one of the vines still on the platform. Slowly she returned her gaze to Kurama, "Well pretty boy, you are a better fighter than I thought. What a horrible error on my part. Thanks for excepting my challenge." And with that she collapsed as death claimed her.

Kurama still cold returned his seeds back to their rightful places and stumbled away as he was declared the winner. Shacking uncontrollably, he fell into the arms of Sasha and Yusuke as they brought him over to Hiei to warm him up. Once that was done Sasha turned away from the unconcious kitsune to the last two fighters. Silently she rose and met them in the middle of the platform. She knew what they wanted.

Next Time:

It's Hiei and we now get to see what kind of skill this neko has. But then Tsuki and Hi bring both the sun and the moon into the sky for power. How can she defeat fighters who are unstopable as long as their skin is exposed to the moon or sun? Find out on Tsuki and Hi: Fighters for Youko.