Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Two Hearts, Two Minds, One Soul ❯ The Second Part of the Test ( Chapter 24 )
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By: Mitsukai no Awai 
The second part of Gwen's test; Genkai's death.
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Romance / Angst | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.03.2005 | Pages: 5 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 172 | Status: Completed
The second part of Gwen's test; Genkai's death.
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Romance / Angst | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.03.2005 | Pages: 5 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 172 | Status: Completed
Sorry that I updated so late! My computer wasn't working... ;_;
Yusuke: Excuses, excuses...
MNA: Yusuke! Shut up! *slaps him*
Yusuke: X_X
Keiko: How dare you! I'm the only one who's slapping him here!
MNA: Not uh!
Keiko: Uh huh!
MNA: Not uh!
Keiko: Uh huh!
MNA: Not uh!
Keiko: Uh huh!
Puu: Puu puu puu! [translation: MNA doesn't own YYH]
Carnation: Since she has holes in her memory bank, Ran helped her fill in the blanks in this chapter.
Kuwabara: R&R! Oh wow! A catfight! *watches Keiko and me fighting*
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Two Hearts, Two Minds, One Soul
Chapter Twenty-Four
The Second Part of the Test
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A day has past since Team Urameshi's second and third round matches. The team, including Gwen and Botan, was hanging out in the team room, able to clearly hear the fights that Koto was announcing. They had seen Team Toguro only moments ago, and the sight of them sent Gwen the shivers. Kurama, Yusuke, and Kuwabara were leaning against the wall, watching Puu, Yusuke's Spirit Beast, who had hatched the day before, and Carnation, who had immediately became Puu's friend. Puu, a small, cute blue bird with long ears and had black hair like Yusuke, was named Puu because that was the only word he said.
Hiei sat on the widowsill, staring off into space. Gwen sat on the floor next to Kurama and below Hiei. Fukuman (The Masked fighter) stood like Botan. The door was open at the time, and the team had some unexpected visitors: their next opponents, Team Uraotogi. They were a weird bunch, according to Gwen.
"Don't you think you're forgetting about someone?" came a voice from the doorway, interrupting Kurama and Hiei's discussion of the finals. Kurama glared.
"No one of any real importance," he said snappishly. The speaker smirked, turning his head aside. Yusuke glared at him as well.
The men behind the speaker looked nonchalantly into the room and introduced themselves. "Makintaro." "Kuromomotaro." "Uraurashima." "Shishiwakamaru." The last member smiled. "You can just call me Onji," he said happily.
Shishiwakamaru gazed at Gwen and flashed a smile, probably trying to get her to become one of his fangirls. The Reikai Tantei saw the grin and turned to Gwen, wondering what she would do. Gwen rolled her eyes and looked down at Carnation, patting her head.
"Sorry. I'm taken, Mr. Prettyboy," Gwen said clearly.
"Yeah. why don't you go off and start a boy band?" Yusuke asked cockily. "You've got the look for it."
Shishi's face grew vicious, horns sprouting from the top of his head. "Don't worry, we'll grow ugly soon enough!" he growled. With that, Team Uraotogi walked away, laughing. Fukuman stared at Yusuke, and Yusuke noticed, getting pissed off.
"All right! What are you staring at!?" Yusuke yelled.
"It's quite simple, really," said Fukuman, looking aside. "If the leader of Team Toguro is...Toguro, then the leader of Team Urameshi should be Urameshi Yusuke."
"Hey!"
Fukuman only turned and left the room. "Follow me," she said quietly.
"Yeah, let's take this outside!" Yusuke rolled up his sleeves and followed Fukuman out of the stadium.
'Yusuke must be ready. I should leave so they wouldn't expect anything wrong...since I'll be in a "coma"!!' Gwen thought. She stood up, saying, "I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll see ya guys later!" Gwen chirped, walking out the door, aware of the pairs of eyes following her.
When she was out of their sight, she ran out of the stadium.
~Wait for me, Gwen!~
Gwen stopped and turned around, seeing Carnation running up to her. ~You do know that I'll be sleeping as well?~
"I sorta forgot," Gwen smiled as Carnation jumped on her shoulder.
~Let's go. I'm ready for my nap.~
"You know if Yusuke doesn't make it, we will be asleep forever."
~Yep! Life has many risks, though.~
Gwen and Carnation were walking through the forest and waited for some sign showing that Yusuke was taking his test. Suddenly, Gwen stopped short.
~Gwen, what's wrong?~
"Yusuke's test..." Gwen murmured as she collapsed by the sudden dizziness and fatigue. "Must sleep..." She closed her eyes as Carnation curled next to Gwen.
If you think her second part of the test was easy, you're quite mistaken. Gwen was in an unconscious state, but she felt Yusuke's pain. She moved around restlessly, and hoping that Yusuke would live through this.
Gwen felt empty as she opened her eyes. She searched herself, muttering, "Did she take the orb out? Did Yusuke give up?" Then she felt the pain sear in her abdomen. "Guess not..." She fell back to her unconscious state.
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Finally, Gwen opened her eyes, sitting up. She scanned her surroundings and looked down, seeing a sleeping Carnation. 'Yusuke must've passed the test. I wonder how long I have been out here.' She stood up...only to fall on her butt. Gwen figured that her body was too exhausted. She gently picked up Carnation and stood up, holding onto the nearest tree for support. She moved shakily to the next tree.
"What is a hanyou doing in this part of the island?"
Gwen looked up to see Touya. She gazed at him warily, not knowing if he was a friend or foe.
"Wait, I know you...you're that hanyou that was with the Urameshi Team," he said, walking to her.
"Hai. Watashi wa Gwenevere (I am Gwenevere)," she said with uncertainty as he approached her.
"It looks like you need help." Gwen looked at him, surprised that he was being concerned for her.
"My body is very exhausted. Is Team Urameshi fighting right now?" she asked, changing the subject.
"I suppose. My friends and I were going to the new stadium to watch. Would you like me to carry you?" he asked, being inches away from her.
"You wouldn't mind?" she asked, an eyebrow raised.
"A friend of Kurama's is a friend of mine. He was really something, fighting like that," Touya said, picking up Gwen bridal-style with Carnation on her lap.
"Kurama's actually my boyfriend."
He looked down at her and said, "Well, he's lucky to have someone like you." 'What am I saying? I don't like her. I just _met_ her!'
"Arigatou," she said softly. They walked on in silence.
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Three demons were waiting for Touya outside the new and darker stadium, which was farther away from the hotel then the first one.
"Where's Touya? He's late!" said a kid, who was playing with a yo-yo.
"Ah, Rinku! Have some patience, bloke," replied the tallest of the three, one with a blue mohawk and an Austrailian accent.
"I still can't believe tha' Urameshi beat meh," laughed the third demon, one with red hair and two small horns, having an Irish accent. His pointy ears were wiggling and he kept that laugh going, making youkai look at the group.
"Yeah, and we saved that ningen and him from those youkai, when he was sleeping!" the boy who was known as Rinku laughed.
"Quiet, you blokes! 'Ere's Touya," the tallest one said, motioning towards Touya who was walking up to them. "G'day Touya. Finally decided to show?" The three of them noticed Touya was holding something.
"Whatcha got there, Touya?" Rinku piped.
"It's a lass!" the red head exclaimed. "I neva thought tha' ye will carry a lass, Touya!" he joked, as Touya let Gwen down.
"Gwen, these are my so-called friends: Rinku, Chuu, and Jin," he introduced them to her.
Gwen nodded and said, "I'm Gwen."
Jin looked at her happily and asked, "Yer a hawk youkai, right? I can smell yer scent."
"No, just half. I'm a hanyou."
"I'm a wind master! Maybe after the Tournament, I could show ye some wind tricks!"
"That'll be cool! Arigatou," Gwen smiled. "But I have to go see my friends. Sayonara!" She managed to walk to the stadium, but realized that she didn't have a ticket. 'Guess I will use my fists as tickets,' she smirked as she walked up to the ticket booth.
"Can't let you in, hanyou," said the ticket youkai.
"Oh... Well, my friend wants to meet you. Her name is Miss Fist," she said as she punched the youkai out cold. Security was coming, and Gwen had a blast beating them up. When she was done, she spat at them, and walked into the stadium. After twenty minutes of walking, she noticed that she was lost.
"Great," she murmured as she leaned against a wall.
"Gwen! Carnation! Where were you? We won!"
Gwen looked up, and Carnation jumped from her arms, stretching.
~Just when I was dreaming of eating a mouse...~ Carnation said as she pawed her ear.
"That's cool, Kuwabara. What happened?" Gwen asked.
"Hiei fought two battles in a row and won, Kurama won his fight, Kuwabara lost his fights, and I won my two fights," Genkai explained.
Gwen eyed each of the members and said, " At least none of you are hurt."
They headed out of the stadium minus Kurama and Carnation who wanted to watch Team Toguro fight, Kuwabara dragging a sleeping Yusuke, and Keiko holding a sleeping Puu. The group stopped at the entrance of the hotel, and Hiei decided he would go off on his own to train. The group walked in, and Gwen turned to Hiei. "Could I watch you train?"
"Hn. Whatever." They started walking to the rocky cliffs overlooking the ocean, the place where Hiei and Carnation talked about Gwen. Hiei disappeared for only five seconds, coming back with an armful of wood. He dropped it on the ground and used his powers to burn the wood, making a fire. Gwen sat down and silently looked into the fire, wondering why he needed a fire. She found out the answer by simply watching Hiei, who was using the Kokuryuuha.
'He's probably making it stronger,' she thought while subconsciously looking at the night sky.
Then Gwen's eyes widened and she stood up. "Hiei, I have to see Genkai. I have a bad feeling...like she's going to do something..."
He nodded, watching her run into the forest. 'So... Genkai is confronting Toguro.' He turned back at the fire and continued his training.
Gwen kept running, never noticing branches scratching her body. 'Genkai, you can't fight against Toguro! You gave your strength to Yusuke and me. You will get beaten to a pulp!'
After what seemed like hours, but only minutes, Gwen stopped in a clearing, looking at the scene before her. Toguro was powered up at least 80% of his strength, looking down at Yusuke holding Genkai, who had a fatal wound in her abdomen.
Gwen ran to Yusuke and Genkai, tears cascading down her cheeks.
"Aunt Genkai... you can't die..." Gwen said softly.
"Aunt?" Yusuke asked, looking at her.
"She's actually my grand-aunt, my grandmother's sister on my father's side," Gwen explained, looking down at Genkai.
Yusuke looked down at his sensei and said, "Yeah... We'll get Botan or Kurama to heal you. Or Yukina, I mean, we've got a whole ER unit now."
"No... It's too late for me. I already know I was going to die," Genkai finally spoke up in a weak voice.
"Nani?" both pupils asked.
"I knew two months ago, when I heard you were going to compete in the tournament. I was asked to compete with you, saying that my invitation wasn't mandatory when yours was. That's when I knew. That's why I gave each of you the final test."
"Oh, Genkai..."
"Yusuke... Gwen... you must..." Genkai started to say, but the last of her life left her, and she laid limp in Yusuke's arms.
"No..." Gwen cried, holding Genkai close to her, knowing that she was in her human form and could not save her. Yusuke stood up, and ran at Torguro, rage blinding him, wanting to kill the murderer that killed his sensei. Yusuke managed to punch Torguro, but he was punched back, sending him into the woods.
"Yusuke!" Gwen screamed, then turning back at Torguro. They each stared at each other, Gwen sensing he was already too strong for her to beat even at her maximum power. After a moment of staring, Torguro left.
Gwen let go of her sensei, standing up, and ran to Yusuke. She stopped and watched him punch the tree as hard as he could, for the first time in her life, seeing a boy cry.
"Yusuke..." she whispered. He stopped and wiped his face before turning around to face her. Her eyes began to water, and she ran to Yusuke, hugging him.
"Gwen..." he said, hugging her back. "I will kill Toguro for this. Don't you worry."
She looked up at him and nodded. Gwen let go, and walked away.
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Gwen sat in front of the hotel at the bottom of the cliff, overlooking the ocean. She looked soulless, and ever watching the waves. Gwen had never cried as much as she did that night. But now, she couldn't cry anymore. She knew Genkai wouldn't want that. She sensed someone was there, and turned to see Yusuke, an aura of ki surrounding him. He held his index finger out and used his Rei Gun, facing the water. A huge blast of Reiki came from his finger and hit the ocean, making two huge walls of water before they crashed down.
"AHHHHHHH! ...Oof!"
Gwen turned around, and saw Kuwabara... on the ground, that is.
"Nice for you to drop by," Gwen mumbled.
"Urameshi! I've been looking all over for you!" Kuwabara shouted, somehow ignoring Gwen's comment.
Yusuke didn't respond, but they heard a voice to their left.
"Do you think it's possible that you could shut up?"
"Hey, Hiei," Yusuke said.
"What happened to your arm?" Kuwabara asked. They all looked at Hiei's burned and bloodied arm.
"It wouldn't obey when I gave it a specific command, so I decided it needed to be punished," he replied, looking down at his arm.
"Ewwww. Okay, you're weird."
Gwen sensed someone behind her and looked back to see Kurama. "Hello, Kurama."
They were all silent, Kuwabara looking around. "Hey, where's Genkai?"
Gwen bit her lip, and looked down.
"She's very sick."
They all looked at Yusuke, who was looking at the sunrise. "She needs her rest."
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Gwen and Botan were in their room, watching the boys walk off to the stadium, ready to face their last opponent, Team Toguro.
"Botan, the trip was a success?"
They turned around to see a teenaged Koenma and George behind him.
"Yes, sir. I brought her to Reikai safely. It's just that... why did she have to go?"
"Botan, we both knew this was going to happen. You have to be strong."
She nodded and Koenma turned to leave, saying, "I have to go. I have some important business to do."
He left and Gwen ran after him.
"Koenma, is Genkai all right in Reikai?" she asked as Koenma and Orge stopped.
"She's fine," Koenma answered. "...She wants you to not be so sad for her."
Gwen smiled and Koenma gave her a ticket. "Go on and watch the boys fight. They need you there."
"Yoroshii," Gwen said, walking out of the hotel and to the new stadium.
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Gwenevere sat watching the crowds get impatient as also the Teams. Gwen wore her two toned hair down, and no makeup. She had a light purple short sleeved shirt on with flower prints on her cuffs and collar along with dark blue bellbottoms with black stitching and tan sandals.
"Now, according to the tournament rules...the final round is to be fought one-on-one," Juri, the new announcer, read from the tournament rulebook. "It is based on five fights, and whichever team first wins three matches will be the victor. As long as neither team has any members who have died as a result oof fighting, we must have both of you produce a fifth person," she explained tersely. She looked at each of the two teams. "Okay, gentlemen of both teams, if you don't produce your fifth member soon, we will have to disqualify you."
Toguro laughed hollowly. "I guess we have no choice, then. How about I call him in?"
The doors opened on Team Toguro's side, revealing a ningen that Gwen had seen before. 'He was with Toguro when the girls and I ran from security!'
Gwen turned around, hearing a familiar voice. She saw the girls and Carnation on Yukina's shoulder. "Hey, girls! Down here!"
The girls looked in her direction, and ran down the stairs to sit with her.
"What's going on?" Keiko asked, holding Puu, as they sat down.
~It seems that there have to be five members each, fighting in the finals. Team Toguro has five, when Team Urameshi only has four,~ Carnation explained.
Then, the door opened up on Team Urameshi's side. Smoke emerged from the passage, and when cleared, Teen Koenma stood.
"Koenma-sama! Give 'em a fight!" George cheered, making the girls sweatdrop.
"So that is the business that Koenma-sama had to attend to, then," Botan said, and Gwen nodded in agreement.
"Not to worry," Koenma was assuring the team. "If, by some remote chance, my turn comes up..." He flipped back his cloak to reveal a sort of jetpack. "I am prepared to escape at any time!"
"Hm, I wonder where Genkai is then," Keiko murmured.
Gwen noticed that Botan was becoming teary eyed and said, "Excuse me," before running up the stairs.
Gwen was about to go after her, but Shizuru stopped her, saying, "I'll go." Gwen sat back down next to Yukina, watching Shizuru walking up the stairs.
"Was it something I said?" Keiko said, worried.
"Iya. Don't worry about them. They'll come back," Gwen said confortingly.
Soon enough, Shizuru and Botan came back and Botan looked happy again.
Juri said, "First fighters, come to the center of the ring!"
Karasu, a crow demon, walked up to the ring. Gwen saw Kurama glare at the crow demon and insisted that he take on that match.
Gwen looked at Carnation for details, and she simply said, ~Kurama and Karasu met yesterday, and Karasu wanted to kill him. So, maybe Kurama wants to kill him as well.~
The two fighters stepped into the ring, Karasu looking cocky and Kurama looking furious.
"All right!" Juri shouted. "And now, the first match is Karasu versus Kurama! Begin!"
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Chapter 25 will be up between today and tomorrow. I just have to type it. And no, Touya is not falling in love with Gwen. He's just likes her as a friend. Please review cause I wanna know what you think about my fic so far!
Yusuke: Excuses, excuses...
MNA: Yusuke! Shut up! *slaps him*
Yusuke: X_X
Keiko: How dare you! I'm the only one who's slapping him here!
MNA: Not uh!
Keiko: Uh huh!
MNA: Not uh!
Keiko: Uh huh!
MNA: Not uh!
Keiko: Uh huh!
Puu: Puu puu puu! [translation: MNA doesn't own YYH]
Carnation: Since she has holes in her memory bank, Ran helped her fill in the blanks in this chapter.
Kuwabara: R&R! Oh wow! A catfight! *watches Keiko and me fighting*
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Two Hearts, Two Minds, One Soul
Chapter Twenty-Four
The Second Part of the Test
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A day has past since Team Urameshi's second and third round matches. The team, including Gwen and Botan, was hanging out in the team room, able to clearly hear the fights that Koto was announcing. They had seen Team Toguro only moments ago, and the sight of them sent Gwen the shivers. Kurama, Yusuke, and Kuwabara were leaning against the wall, watching Puu, Yusuke's Spirit Beast, who had hatched the day before, and Carnation, who had immediately became Puu's friend. Puu, a small, cute blue bird with long ears and had black hair like Yusuke, was named Puu because that was the only word he said.
Hiei sat on the widowsill, staring off into space. Gwen sat on the floor next to Kurama and below Hiei. Fukuman (The Masked fighter) stood like Botan. The door was open at the time, and the team had some unexpected visitors: their next opponents, Team Uraotogi. They were a weird bunch, according to Gwen.
"Don't you think you're forgetting about someone?" came a voice from the doorway, interrupting Kurama and Hiei's discussion of the finals. Kurama glared.
"No one of any real importance," he said snappishly. The speaker smirked, turning his head aside. Yusuke glared at him as well.
The men behind the speaker looked nonchalantly into the room and introduced themselves. "Makintaro." "Kuromomotaro." "Uraurashima." "Shishiwakamaru." The last member smiled. "You can just call me Onji," he said happily.
Shishiwakamaru gazed at Gwen and flashed a smile, probably trying to get her to become one of his fangirls. The Reikai Tantei saw the grin and turned to Gwen, wondering what she would do. Gwen rolled her eyes and looked down at Carnation, patting her head.
"Sorry. I'm taken, Mr. Prettyboy," Gwen said clearly.
"Yeah. why don't you go off and start a boy band?" Yusuke asked cockily. "You've got the look for it."
Shishi's face grew vicious, horns sprouting from the top of his head. "Don't worry, we'll grow ugly soon enough!" he growled. With that, Team Uraotogi walked away, laughing. Fukuman stared at Yusuke, and Yusuke noticed, getting pissed off.
"All right! What are you staring at!?" Yusuke yelled.
"It's quite simple, really," said Fukuman, looking aside. "If the leader of Team Toguro is...Toguro, then the leader of Team Urameshi should be Urameshi Yusuke."
"Hey!"
Fukuman only turned and left the room. "Follow me," she said quietly.
"Yeah, let's take this outside!" Yusuke rolled up his sleeves and followed Fukuman out of the stadium.
'Yusuke must be ready. I should leave so they wouldn't expect anything wrong...since I'll be in a "coma"!!' Gwen thought. She stood up, saying, "I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll see ya guys later!" Gwen chirped, walking out the door, aware of the pairs of eyes following her.
When she was out of their sight, she ran out of the stadium.
~Wait for me, Gwen!~
Gwen stopped and turned around, seeing Carnation running up to her. ~You do know that I'll be sleeping as well?~
"I sorta forgot," Gwen smiled as Carnation jumped on her shoulder.
~Let's go. I'm ready for my nap.~
"You know if Yusuke doesn't make it, we will be asleep forever."
~Yep! Life has many risks, though.~
Gwen and Carnation were walking through the forest and waited for some sign showing that Yusuke was taking his test. Suddenly, Gwen stopped short.
~Gwen, what's wrong?~
"Yusuke's test..." Gwen murmured as she collapsed by the sudden dizziness and fatigue. "Must sleep..." She closed her eyes as Carnation curled next to Gwen.
If you think her second part of the test was easy, you're quite mistaken. Gwen was in an unconscious state, but she felt Yusuke's pain. She moved around restlessly, and hoping that Yusuke would live through this.
Gwen felt empty as she opened her eyes. She searched herself, muttering, "Did she take the orb out? Did Yusuke give up?" Then she felt the pain sear in her abdomen. "Guess not..." She fell back to her unconscious state.
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Finally, Gwen opened her eyes, sitting up. She scanned her surroundings and looked down, seeing a sleeping Carnation. 'Yusuke must've passed the test. I wonder how long I have been out here.' She stood up...only to fall on her butt. Gwen figured that her body was too exhausted. She gently picked up Carnation and stood up, holding onto the nearest tree for support. She moved shakily to the next tree.
"What is a hanyou doing in this part of the island?"
Gwen looked up to see Touya. She gazed at him warily, not knowing if he was a friend or foe.
"Wait, I know you...you're that hanyou that was with the Urameshi Team," he said, walking to her.
"Hai. Watashi wa Gwenevere (I am Gwenevere)," she said with uncertainty as he approached her.
"It looks like you need help." Gwen looked at him, surprised that he was being concerned for her.
"My body is very exhausted. Is Team Urameshi fighting right now?" she asked, changing the subject.
"I suppose. My friends and I were going to the new stadium to watch. Would you like me to carry you?" he asked, being inches away from her.
"You wouldn't mind?" she asked, an eyebrow raised.
"A friend of Kurama's is a friend of mine. He was really something, fighting like that," Touya said, picking up Gwen bridal-style with Carnation on her lap.
"Kurama's actually my boyfriend."
He looked down at her and said, "Well, he's lucky to have someone like you." 'What am I saying? I don't like her. I just _met_ her!'
"Arigatou," she said softly. They walked on in silence.
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Three demons were waiting for Touya outside the new and darker stadium, which was farther away from the hotel then the first one.
"Where's Touya? He's late!" said a kid, who was playing with a yo-yo.
"Ah, Rinku! Have some patience, bloke," replied the tallest of the three, one with a blue mohawk and an Austrailian accent.
"I still can't believe tha' Urameshi beat meh," laughed the third demon, one with red hair and two small horns, having an Irish accent. His pointy ears were wiggling and he kept that laugh going, making youkai look at the group.
"Yeah, and we saved that ningen and him from those youkai, when he was sleeping!" the boy who was known as Rinku laughed.
"Quiet, you blokes! 'Ere's Touya," the tallest one said, motioning towards Touya who was walking up to them. "G'day Touya. Finally decided to show?" The three of them noticed Touya was holding something.
"Whatcha got there, Touya?" Rinku piped.
"It's a lass!" the red head exclaimed. "I neva thought tha' ye will carry a lass, Touya!" he joked, as Touya let Gwen down.
"Gwen, these are my so-called friends: Rinku, Chuu, and Jin," he introduced them to her.
Gwen nodded and said, "I'm Gwen."
Jin looked at her happily and asked, "Yer a hawk youkai, right? I can smell yer scent."
"No, just half. I'm a hanyou."
"I'm a wind master! Maybe after the Tournament, I could show ye some wind tricks!"
"That'll be cool! Arigatou," Gwen smiled. "But I have to go see my friends. Sayonara!" She managed to walk to the stadium, but realized that she didn't have a ticket. 'Guess I will use my fists as tickets,' she smirked as she walked up to the ticket booth.
"Can't let you in, hanyou," said the ticket youkai.
"Oh... Well, my friend wants to meet you. Her name is Miss Fist," she said as she punched the youkai out cold. Security was coming, and Gwen had a blast beating them up. When she was done, she spat at them, and walked into the stadium. After twenty minutes of walking, she noticed that she was lost.
"Great," she murmured as she leaned against a wall.
"Gwen! Carnation! Where were you? We won!"
Gwen looked up, and Carnation jumped from her arms, stretching.
~Just when I was dreaming of eating a mouse...~ Carnation said as she pawed her ear.
"That's cool, Kuwabara. What happened?" Gwen asked.
"Hiei fought two battles in a row and won, Kurama won his fight, Kuwabara lost his fights, and I won my two fights," Genkai explained.
Gwen eyed each of the members and said, " At least none of you are hurt."
They headed out of the stadium minus Kurama and Carnation who wanted to watch Team Toguro fight, Kuwabara dragging a sleeping Yusuke, and Keiko holding a sleeping Puu. The group stopped at the entrance of the hotel, and Hiei decided he would go off on his own to train. The group walked in, and Gwen turned to Hiei. "Could I watch you train?"
"Hn. Whatever." They started walking to the rocky cliffs overlooking the ocean, the place where Hiei and Carnation talked about Gwen. Hiei disappeared for only five seconds, coming back with an armful of wood. He dropped it on the ground and used his powers to burn the wood, making a fire. Gwen sat down and silently looked into the fire, wondering why he needed a fire. She found out the answer by simply watching Hiei, who was using the Kokuryuuha.
'He's probably making it stronger,' she thought while subconsciously looking at the night sky.
Then Gwen's eyes widened and she stood up. "Hiei, I have to see Genkai. I have a bad feeling...like she's going to do something..."
He nodded, watching her run into the forest. 'So... Genkai is confronting Toguro.' He turned back at the fire and continued his training.
Gwen kept running, never noticing branches scratching her body. 'Genkai, you can't fight against Toguro! You gave your strength to Yusuke and me. You will get beaten to a pulp!'
After what seemed like hours, but only minutes, Gwen stopped in a clearing, looking at the scene before her. Toguro was powered up at least 80% of his strength, looking down at Yusuke holding Genkai, who had a fatal wound in her abdomen.
Gwen ran to Yusuke and Genkai, tears cascading down her cheeks.
"Aunt Genkai... you can't die..." Gwen said softly.
"Aunt?" Yusuke asked, looking at her.
"She's actually my grand-aunt, my grandmother's sister on my father's side," Gwen explained, looking down at Genkai.
Yusuke looked down at his sensei and said, "Yeah... We'll get Botan or Kurama to heal you. Or Yukina, I mean, we've got a whole ER unit now."
"No... It's too late for me. I already know I was going to die," Genkai finally spoke up in a weak voice.
"Nani?" both pupils asked.
"I knew two months ago, when I heard you were going to compete in the tournament. I was asked to compete with you, saying that my invitation wasn't mandatory when yours was. That's when I knew. That's why I gave each of you the final test."
"Oh, Genkai..."
"Yusuke... Gwen... you must..." Genkai started to say, but the last of her life left her, and she laid limp in Yusuke's arms.
"No..." Gwen cried, holding Genkai close to her, knowing that she was in her human form and could not save her. Yusuke stood up, and ran at Torguro, rage blinding him, wanting to kill the murderer that killed his sensei. Yusuke managed to punch Torguro, but he was punched back, sending him into the woods.
"Yusuke!" Gwen screamed, then turning back at Torguro. They each stared at each other, Gwen sensing he was already too strong for her to beat even at her maximum power. After a moment of staring, Torguro left.
Gwen let go of her sensei, standing up, and ran to Yusuke. She stopped and watched him punch the tree as hard as he could, for the first time in her life, seeing a boy cry.
"Yusuke..." she whispered. He stopped and wiped his face before turning around to face her. Her eyes began to water, and she ran to Yusuke, hugging him.
"Gwen..." he said, hugging her back. "I will kill Toguro for this. Don't you worry."
She looked up at him and nodded. Gwen let go, and walked away.
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Gwen sat in front of the hotel at the bottom of the cliff, overlooking the ocean. She looked soulless, and ever watching the waves. Gwen had never cried as much as she did that night. But now, she couldn't cry anymore. She knew Genkai wouldn't want that. She sensed someone was there, and turned to see Yusuke, an aura of ki surrounding him. He held his index finger out and used his Rei Gun, facing the water. A huge blast of Reiki came from his finger and hit the ocean, making two huge walls of water before they crashed down.
"AHHHHHHH! ...Oof!"
Gwen turned around, and saw Kuwabara... on the ground, that is.
"Nice for you to drop by," Gwen mumbled.
"Urameshi! I've been looking all over for you!" Kuwabara shouted, somehow ignoring Gwen's comment.
Yusuke didn't respond, but they heard a voice to their left.
"Do you think it's possible that you could shut up?"
"Hey, Hiei," Yusuke said.
"What happened to your arm?" Kuwabara asked. They all looked at Hiei's burned and bloodied arm.
"It wouldn't obey when I gave it a specific command, so I decided it needed to be punished," he replied, looking down at his arm.
"Ewwww. Okay, you're weird."
Gwen sensed someone behind her and looked back to see Kurama. "Hello, Kurama."
They were all silent, Kuwabara looking around. "Hey, where's Genkai?"
Gwen bit her lip, and looked down.
"She's very sick."
They all looked at Yusuke, who was looking at the sunrise. "She needs her rest."
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Gwen and Botan were in their room, watching the boys walk off to the stadium, ready to face their last opponent, Team Toguro.
"Botan, the trip was a success?"
They turned around to see a teenaged Koenma and George behind him.
"Yes, sir. I brought her to Reikai safely. It's just that... why did she have to go?"
"Botan, we both knew this was going to happen. You have to be strong."
She nodded and Koenma turned to leave, saying, "I have to go. I have some important business to do."
He left and Gwen ran after him.
"Koenma, is Genkai all right in Reikai?" she asked as Koenma and Orge stopped.
"She's fine," Koenma answered. "...She wants you to not be so sad for her."
Gwen smiled and Koenma gave her a ticket. "Go on and watch the boys fight. They need you there."
"Yoroshii," Gwen said, walking out of the hotel and to the new stadium.
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Gwenevere sat watching the crowds get impatient as also the Teams. Gwen wore her two toned hair down, and no makeup. She had a light purple short sleeved shirt on with flower prints on her cuffs and collar along with dark blue bellbottoms with black stitching and tan sandals.
"Now, according to the tournament rules...the final round is to be fought one-on-one," Juri, the new announcer, read from the tournament rulebook. "It is based on five fights, and whichever team first wins three matches will be the victor. As long as neither team has any members who have died as a result oof fighting, we must have both of you produce a fifth person," she explained tersely. She looked at each of the two teams. "Okay, gentlemen of both teams, if you don't produce your fifth member soon, we will have to disqualify you."
Toguro laughed hollowly. "I guess we have no choice, then. How about I call him in?"
The doors opened on Team Toguro's side, revealing a ningen that Gwen had seen before. 'He was with Toguro when the girls and I ran from security!'
Gwen turned around, hearing a familiar voice. She saw the girls and Carnation on Yukina's shoulder. "Hey, girls! Down here!"
The girls looked in her direction, and ran down the stairs to sit with her.
"What's going on?" Keiko asked, holding Puu, as they sat down.
~It seems that there have to be five members each, fighting in the finals. Team Toguro has five, when Team Urameshi only has four,~ Carnation explained.
Then, the door opened up on Team Urameshi's side. Smoke emerged from the passage, and when cleared, Teen Koenma stood.
"Koenma-sama! Give 'em a fight!" George cheered, making the girls sweatdrop.
"So that is the business that Koenma-sama had to attend to, then," Botan said, and Gwen nodded in agreement.
"Not to worry," Koenma was assuring the team. "If, by some remote chance, my turn comes up..." He flipped back his cloak to reveal a sort of jetpack. "I am prepared to escape at any time!"
"Hm, I wonder where Genkai is then," Keiko murmured.
Gwen noticed that Botan was becoming teary eyed and said, "Excuse me," before running up the stairs.
Gwen was about to go after her, but Shizuru stopped her, saying, "I'll go." Gwen sat back down next to Yukina, watching Shizuru walking up the stairs.
"Was it something I said?" Keiko said, worried.
"Iya. Don't worry about them. They'll come back," Gwen said confortingly.
Soon enough, Shizuru and Botan came back and Botan looked happy again.
Juri said, "First fighters, come to the center of the ring!"
Karasu, a crow demon, walked up to the ring. Gwen saw Kurama glare at the crow demon and insisted that he take on that match.
Gwen looked at Carnation for details, and she simply said, ~Kurama and Karasu met yesterday, and Karasu wanted to kill him. So, maybe Kurama wants to kill him as well.~
The two fighters stepped into the ring, Karasu looking cocky and Kurama looking furious.
"All right!" Juri shouted. "And now, the first match is Karasu versus Kurama! Begin!"
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Chapter 25 will be up between today and tomorrow. I just have to type it. And no, Touya is not falling in love with Gwen. He's just likes her as a friend. Please review cause I wanna know what you think about my fic so far!