Sakura felt a light blush come to her face and smiled some."Sure,I'd like that"

"No prob," Xing said. "Lead the way, then."

Sakura smiled as she started walking. "Alright"

"So...you ready for the next round in the tournament?" Xing asked, catching up to her.

Sakura smiled. "You bet I am!" She said smileing at him. "What about you?"

"I still need to win one more battle," Xing replied. "If I don't, I'm out of the tournament."

Sakura smiled some. "Well I hope you win"

"Yeah, me too." Xing replied.

4akura was quite for a moment. "I think you will though,I can just feel it"

Xing smiled a bit. "Thanks for the support," he said.

Sakura blushed some but came to a stop at a group of where houses. "Well here we are"

"Which one's yours?" Xing asked.

Yulkina smiled,pointing to an old run down where house. "That's where I stay"

Xing frowned. "That old place?" He asked. "Isn't it kinda...run-down?"

Yukina looked to him."Yeah, its the best I could do",she said walking.

Xing nodded. "So...uh..." he scratched the back of his head, feeling awkward.

Sakura looked to hime then stopped senceing somthing tjen jumped back as a hudge spear landed in the spot where she had been standing.

The sight of the spear brought Xing back to reality. He got in front of Sakura to shield her from any more attacks. "Who's there?!" He demanded.

Sakura was taken back by surprise when Xing moved infront of her. Then looked around hearing some laughter. And a small group of guys moved forward out of the shadows,all of them shamen,all of them people Sakura knew. "What the hell are you guys doing?!" She yelled.

One of the boys smirked , pulling out another spear. "Sorry Sakura, but there's a bouny on your head. Who ever can kill you , will get great rewards from master Zeki,even if we lose the tornament, we win,so long as we can be rid of you"

Sakura frowned. "What's gotten into you guys?you were never like this before!",she said looking scared,and sad.

The boy smirked,his,and the rest of the other boys ,eyes were all black. "We were shown the truth, the light ,whatever you wisj to call it, and, were in a tornament , friendships do not mean a thing",she said chargeing for an attack.

"Not happening!" Xing said, charging at the boy. Looks like that Zeki creep has done something to them...big fat surprise, there.

Sakura blinked as Xing charged at the attacking boy. "Xing be carefull!" Sakura said with worry.

The attacking boy blinked as Xing charfed at him,but smirked as he swong his spear at him.

Xing ducked the spear and grabbed the attacker around the waist and drove him to the ground. "What the hell's your problem?!" He demanded, pinning him.

The boy growled."get off me or share her fate!", the boy screamed. The other boys watching glare and began moving forward.Kohine appeared beside Sakura, looking to her. "Sakura?",he asked softly.

Sakura looked to him. "they will not harm him",she said lowly and began lo let her spiritual presure show.Kohin nodded and got ready for a fight.

Xing hissed and cast about for something he could use as a weapon. He didn't have his puado with him...mainly because he wasn't expecting anything like this to happen.

Sakura took a deep breath looking at the boys. "without killing them:,she said lowly. Then pulled out a small staff from a holster n her pants. She held it out onfront of her,ckicked a button and it became a larger rod. Kohine, into the staff ..please",she saif softly. Kohine then materialized into the staff. As the other boys charged forward, Sakura gave a smirk in a flash she was behind two of them and with one swoop took them out, knocking them out. When the others charged at her she smiled, tapping the staff to the ground, and they too went flying,hitting the ground hard enough to make them pass out. She looked to Xing and went over to him and the boy he had pined to the ground. She glared pointing the staff at his neck. "now that your the one out numbered, go tell your preshous master to go to hell",she said lowly.