Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Tournament ❯ Who She Fights For ( Chapter 20 )

Who She Fights For

Sasha and Kurama faced each other in a forest clearing. The wind was blowing softly around them making them look like beings from a fairy tale. It was clear that these two knew each other well.

"It is good to see you again Sasha," Kurama whispered.

"It is good to see you as well Kurama," Sasha agreed, "It has been awhile hasn't it?"

Kurama nodded, "How could you betray me all those years ago?"

Tears appeared in Sasha's eyes, "Oh Kurama, if you only knew."

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It was the next morning and Team Urameshi stood facing Team Sekai-Ume. They were missing two of their members who had vanished the day before and hadn't returned. Now it was up to Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Hiei to win this. However from the looks of their opponents it would not be easy.

There was one other change, the judge was different. She was a genie demon with blue hair and aqua clothes. She currently held a compact in her hand and was adjusting her makeup quickly before grabbing ahold of the microphone.

"Welcome to the Semi-Finals!" she cried, "I am Tamashi, your judge for the rest of the tournament! The first round of the Semi-Finals will be Team Sekai-Ume versus Team Urameshi!

"Now the rules change slightly in these battles. Only the team who wins the final round of the Semi-Finals may move on to the finals. There are six teams left and three rings. In order to eliminate to three teams, three battles will take place. They will take place in this arena and in two others. The three teams left shall fight one another and the number of wins will determine who fights who.

"Okay now that that's out of the way let the fighting begin! Oh and by the way if you don't understand the rules, don't worry you'll discover them fully very soon. So captains if you would please come forward."

Tony Mera stepped onto the platform and met Yusuke in the middle. He smiled slyly as he looked gazed upon the remaining Team Urameshi. Then he turned back to Yusuke.

"So you chose not to bring the lady along this time? What a pity I was so hoping to fight her."

Yusuke glared at him, "Any terms?"

"No I have nothing unless you would like to add something."

Yusuke's answer was to walk back to his team and wait for the fights to begin. Tony blinked a couple of times before returning to his team as well. Once he was there he signalled for Kathjina to take the first fight. Using the winds, she quickly lifted herself onto the platform and waited.

When Yusuke saw her there he too stepped forward. Once the fight was annouced he turned towards his opponent. The look of confidence on her face made him want to throw up.

"So who are you fighting for again?" Yusuke asked.

Kathjina glared at him, "Weren't ya listenin' the firs' time I told ya? This is for me brother Jin."

"Okay and you're getting revenge for him because I defeated him?"

"Yes."

Yusuke shrugged, "Well now that that's out of the way let's fight."

"Fine by me," she smiled, "Winds of Shadow!"

Instantly Yusuke's shadow tranformed into a demonic dog. It began to shoot black flames at him, forcing him to dodge. The power from those flames was very familiar. The power from those flames was like Hiei's own darkness flames.

Kathjina stood there confused. It was much harder to control this shadow dog then the others. This human couldn't possibly be that strong could. It just wasn't possible, was it? Could it be that this human really was strong enough to defeat her brother? Finally when she could hold the power no more she released Yusuke's shadow.

Yusuke took a deep breath, `Well that was fun. Let's see what else she can cook up.'

"Had enough Urameshi?"

"Nope I was just waiting to see if you were too tired to continue."

"Well ya can forget tha'!" Kathjina cried rallying together more of her power, "Last -."

Just then Kathjina saw a figure in the stands. It was a figure that she knew well. His flaming red hair and laughing blue eyes made it clear that was indeed her brother. Jin had come to stop her. She felt a power rise from her opponent and found that he stood directly in front of her. When had Yusuke even moved?

Yusuke grinned as a blue light surrounded him, "Ya know, your brother and I are best friends. That fight was my most memorable, my favorite in fact. Now if you want to continue on this crusade for revenge be my guest but you are going to have to do it with someone else. You should talk to your brother because he too loved that fight.

"Spirit Wave!" The blue light smashed into Kathjina's body before she knew what hit her. This was the power that her brother had felt during his fight. Within seconds she was deep in a crator in the middle of the stands.

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Jin stood in the stands with a huge smile on his face, "Good job Yusuke. It's abou' time someone knocked tha' girl off `er cloud."

With satisfaction, Jin flew over to his sister as the judge announced Yusuke as the winner. It would be a long time before his sister would get the opportunity to sneak away like that. A very long time in fact.

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Yusuke stumbled back to his team as Tony stepped onto the platform. He needed some time to rest after that and he was going to make sure that he got it. Upon touching the grass, he fell fast asleep. Seeing this, Hiei stepped forward to take the fight. With his hands in his pockets he waited.

Next Time:

Hey it's Kuwabara again and now you get to see Hiei's match with Tony Mera. However you will also finally get to find out just what happened between Kurama and Sasha. So what exactly is this betrayal that Kurama mentioned? Find out on All Those Years Ago.