Here's another KxB story for those who enjoy such things... as those who read my stuff know... I'm an Avid KB shipper and this is a little M rated exploration into the YYH World beyond the end of the Makai tournament though it's written in a style a little different than my usual stuff.
Warning: There are sexual situations present at the end. If you don't like such things, you may not want to read this story. For those who do, by all means go ahead!
Author's note for those expecting a completely canon compliant fic: This story is AU and is mostly smut related with some plot points. It is not meant to follow the guidelines of the world of YYH to the letter. That means danger is still present for Botan and Kurama, despite the kitsune's power level. Not all threats deal with brute strength and violence. I am following the ending of YYH in the anime and not the manga, so Enma is still active in Reikai politics and affairs, as he did not brainwash youkai like he did in the manga. So it will be canon in some places and not canon in others. I am also following the dub for certain phrases, personality quirks and wording. Okay, enough with notes and stuff, onto the story!
Chapter 1- Is that the rum talking or do you really love me?
March 14, 1997- Hatanaka Computer Parts, Kurama's office
"Hey, Kurama, how's it going?"
The kitsune sits at his desk, going over inventory for his stepfather, his head crooked to the side as he holds the phone receiver against his shoulder. It is unusual for his friends to call him at the office so that Yusuke is contacting him at work surprises him. "Hello, Yusuke. It's going well. How are you and Keiko doing?"
"Great... We... uh... decided to tie the knot.."
Kurama smiles at this not unexpected news. "Congratulations are in order then. You have a date set for the wedding?"
"We're still working that out... but Keiko's family wants to throw an engagement party tomorrow and I thought I'd call you and see if you wanted to come. I mean... the whole gang will be there too..."
"The whole gang?"
"Yeah, you know. Kuwabara, Yukina, Shizuru, Genkai, and Botan..."
The mention of Botan coming to Ningenkai for a party perks his interest. He has not seen her since that day on the Beach nearly a year ago and he finds he wants to see her again... needs to see her... for his feelings run very deep when it comes to the beautiful ferry girl from Reikai. "What time is this event tomorrow?"
"Around 8. They're throwing it at Keiko's house so you don't have to dress too formally or anything..."
Kurama decides and answers. "I get out of work at 6. I should be able to make it there on time. Is it a formal occasion or..."
"Nah, nothing like that. Wear what you want... and if you happen to bring a six pack or two I promise I won't complain..."
Kurama chuckles at the boy's blue collar taste in alcohol. "I'll bring something along..."
They speak for a few minutes longer before saying goodbye and a smile forms on the kitsune's face, his mind lost in thoughts of Botan, even as he continues his work without pause.
March 15, 1997 Yukimura Residence
Dressed in a black dress shirt and blue jeans, Kurama knocks on the front door of Keiko's house, smiling at Yusuke who answers.
"Hey there, Kurama! You made it!" The brown haired man's gaze shifts to the jug in the kitsune's right hand, quirking an eyebrow. "What's that?"
Kurama holds it up for the Mazoku to take. "A gift for you and Keiko... Gandaran rum from Makai... very potent stuff... and very rare... it's known to produce... amorous affects... so partake sparingly..."
"So it'll knock you on your ass or make you chase ass huh? Sounds interesting." Yusuke replies, accepting the jug and shifts to let Kurama enter.
Kurama sighs inwardly at Yusuke's crudeness, even though it is a correct assessment and steps inside. His ears pick up several voices and he makes his way to the living room. The kitsune's gaze sweeps the crowd before finding and settling on the blue haired girl from Reikai.
Botan feels Kurama's eyes on her and she turns, her heart fluttering at the sight of him. He is the one she wants most to see... the one she's never told the truth of her heart. For Botan is in love with Kurama and always will be. To want him is wrong... she knows this... because he is not hers to have...he belongs to Makai... and she to Reikai... but she wants him just the same... wants to be with him... to stay with him... to love him... but she is unsure... always has been... as to Kurama's feelings for her.
Their last meeting was bittersweet... the gang walking from Genkai's... heading to the beach to watch the sun set... Yusuke had been with them this time... freshly back from Demon World and the deity was happy that he was alive and well and back at Keiko's side. Botan remembers smiling at the two lovers before looking over at Kurama... pain aching in her heart for him... But fear and uncertainty overwhelmed her mind and they merely talked in soft tones... No declarations of love were issued from her lips... or from him... but before she left, the kitsune had touched her hand, a spark of electricity jolting her veins and she felt his ki caressing her own. It was comforting... but also... sexual... and she had gasped... much to Kurama's chagrin and he had leaned in to kiss her cheek then whispered in her ear. "Be careful, peony... and if you ever have need of me... come back to Ningenkai and I'll do what I can to aid you..."
The others teased them and she watched the bright eyes fade... the mask of reserve replacing the surprising soft look and she wondered if she was seeing things... this was how they parted... in confusion and concealed feelings... Botan returned home but the moment was never forgotten...
And now he's here... in the room with her... studying her with the same soft look as he had that day on the beach and she wants to talk to him... wants to tell him everything she's been feeling... but nervousness stifles her desire. Instead she smiles and waves at him... a friendly mask to hide her true emotions.
Kurama returns her smile, moving towards her, blinking as a large man suddenly blocks him.
"Hey there, Kurama! Long time no see!"
The fox spirit flashes a friendly smile at Kuwabara, their height even as the kitsune's human body has undergone the last of its growth spurts. "Hello, Kuwabara. How are you doing?"
"I'm doing great! And so is Yukina!" The street fighter returns with a grin. "How's the shrimp doing with his lady? They married yet?"
Kurama tilts his head at the question. "Demons don't marry in the human sense, Kuwabara... but the last I knew Hiei was getting along well with Mukuro."
"Heh... Yukina did mention something about that... but hey, what about you, Kurama? Got any special ladies in your life?"
Kurama shifts his gaze past Kuwabara's shoulder, studying Botan who stares down at the drink in her hand. "Not at the moment... no..." Though I'm hoping to change that. He adds silently. "Excuse me, will you, Kuwabara?"
"What? Oh yeah... sure..." The orange haired teen shifts to the side, letting Kurama pass and watches the kitsune make a bee line for Botan, a knowing smile tugging at his lips at the energy he senses between the pair. Good luck, Kurama! He cheers in silence then heads off to find his lady love.
Kurama stops before Botan, favoring her with a warm smile as he speaks. "Hello, Botan."
The ferry girl looks up, her stomach fluttering at the way he studies her but finds her voice. "Hello, Kurama. It's been a while... you look good."
A smirk forms on the kitsune's lips. "So do you... how have you been?"
Lonely. She wants to answer but knows it would be inappropriate. After all, they are not together... and she is still unsure of his feelings so she plays the game of bubbly ferry girl to hide her uncertainty. "I've been doing great! Koenma's been keeping me busy with filing of old cases and of course my usual work... So I was thrilled when he gave me a few days off to spend time with everyone," She pauses, taking a sip of her drink the lowers her cup. "How about you? How's your mom and Suichi?"
"They are both doing well... as for myself..." Missing you... He wants to say but doesn't, guarding his heart and emotions. There are too many people around and he doesn't want to possibly embarrass them both with the truth of what he feels for her. "The work at Kazuya's company is easy enough... so I have no complaints."
"That's good. I've been wondering... since that day on the beach... how you were doing..."
Her statement draws his attention and he studies her beautiful features, searching for some sign beyond friendship from her. "And I, you... I've thought about you... for a long time now, Botan..."
She blinks at his words, surprise in her eyes as she meets his gaze. "You have?"
Kurama nods. "I was hoping to spend some time with you. That you're staying a few days makes me... happy..."
Botan feels heat on her cheeks, a sudden shyness crawling into her words as she whispers. "Kurama..."
Her blush appeals to him and he finds her even more lovely in this moment, his eyes focusing on hers, finding a spark of interest and Kurama's hope soars as he moves closer only to go still at Yusuke's sudden and intrusive voice.
"Hey you two, quit whispering over there and come on... dinner's ready!"
Kurama and Botan both turn their head at the sound of Yusuke's voice, the spell broken and the kitsune's backs away, making a motion for Botan to go first and he walks behind her, joining her at the table as the food is brought forward and presents are exchanged. The meal is simple but filling and the group finishes and retires back to the living room, engaging in an old activity... cards... while the older adults retire to the other side of the house. Kuwabara and Shizuru crack open a beer while Keiko and Yukina sip on soda and Yusuke excuses himself, returning moments later with two tall solid green cups and holds them out.
"Here, Kurama... looks like you could use another drink..." The host of the evening says and Kurama take the cup form the spirit detective's hand.
Yusuke takes Botan's glass before she can protest, giving her a new one. "And here's one for you, Botan."
Botan blinks and frowns at the switch but accepts the new drink, bringing it to her lips. She finds the refreshing soda cuts down on the burn of the alcohol mixed with it but the drink is definitely stronger than her last one. Still, there is a very pleasant and addictive taste to the concoction and she tosses the whole drink back, smacking her lips as she lowers her cup. "Mmm... this is good...Can I have another?" She asks, holding out the cup for Yusuke to take.
Kurama's eyebrows shoot up at Botan's downing the contents of her cup in two shots. He lifts his own glass and takes a drink, the cola nearly successful in masking the trace amount of Gandaran rum but still the kitsune can taste it and he frowns, shifting his gaze to Yusuke who is rapidly retreating with the deity's cup in tow. Yusuke, what are you up to?
The host returns, handing a second cup to the deity who makes to down it but Kurama stops her.
"Kurama?" She looks at him in askance, pouting when he takes the cup and sniffs, lowering it when he smells no trace of the rum in the girl's cup.
"Sorry..." He murmurs, handing the drink back to Botan.
Botan sips this time, feeling a pleasing warmth fill her, though the drink is not as strong as the last round. She continues to sip out of her cup, watching the kitsune focusing in the cards as he finishes his own drink and lowers the empty cup to the table. Her gaze scrutinizes his face, his arms, his hands and travels lower, stopping at the bulge in the redhead's jeans and she wonders just how big he really is. Oh My God, did I just think that right now? She wonders, shaking her head, trying to clear the progressively naughty thoughts that consume her mind but the ideas are relentless and she feels her body come alive and the ache blooms in her sex... she wants Kurama... she wants him badly... her fingers itch to touch him... to kiss him... and Botan finds her shyness rapidly fading away, her hand moving of its own accord to rest on the kitsune's left thigh.
Kurama flinches at the feel of Botan's hand on his leg and looks over at her, the lust in her eyes for him naked and open and he realizes too late that Botan has drank the Gandaran rum. The fox spirit knows the effects of the rum and its history as it is a luxury gift given to high ranking youkai who have taken a life mate... the liquor is both potion and alcohol and only a small shot is sufficient to enhance and increase the vigor and sensations of the consummation ceremony. He thought it an appropriate gift for Yusuke, given the marriage night is similar in the human world. But his friend has opened the jug... and given it to both the kitsune and the ferry girl. Kurama's had a trace of the rum but as for the deity.. how much of the rum did you drink in the first cup, Botan? The girl's hand starts to travel up, dangerously close to his groin and he knows the full affects of the alcohol have already hit her. I've got to get her out of here before she strips and pounces... on me... Not that Kurama is adverse to the idea. But not here... not in front of everyone else. He folds his hand, lowering the cards at the table and rises, pulling Botan up with him. "Excuse us for a moment will you?"
The group looks at the two in surprise though Yusuke smirks, watching Kurama walking Botan down the hall and out of the living room.
Seeing no one else around, Kurama let's go of Botan's arm and turns to face her. "Botan... do you know what's happening to you?"
Botan reaches out to wrap her arms around his waist. "I know what I want..."
He lets her get close, not wanting to push her away, the effects of the rum hitting him a bit as well, though he has better control. "Botan... we can't..."
"Can't what? Do this?" She pauses, pressing against him, standing on tip toe to trace butterfly kisses along his jaw. "Is that what you're talking about?"
His brow furrows as he scrambles to come up with a reason that will placate her enough to get her out of here. "We can't do this here..."
"Then where?" She asks, kissing back to the corner of his mouth.
His eyelids flutter at the attention and he croaks out against his better judgment. "My place... we can go to my apartment... and talk... about things..."
"Talk... I don't want to talk, Kurama... and you don't either..." She whispers in a husky tone before capturing his lips in a kiss.
He tastes her then... feels her energy weaving with his own, the sensation intoxicating... he wants more and it takes all his self control not to force his tongue into her mouth and claim it... and her.. then and there, still he is too lost in her in that moment to see a pair of eyes watching them.
Yusuke has snuck down the hall, Kuwabara in tow, ignoring the large man's glare of suspicion.
"What's going on, Urameshi?" The big man whispers as he walks behind his friend.
"Just a little something to help nudge Botan and Kurama closer together." Yusuke answers with a smirk.
"What did you do?" Kuwabara accuses as they stop at the edge of the hall.
"Relax... you know as well as I do, those two are in love with each other... I'm just expediting the process..."
"By doctoring their drinks?!" Kuwabara snaps. "Do you have any idea how crappy that is, Urameshi!"
"Keep your voice down, stupid, you'll give us away!" Yusuke growls as he peers around the corner to study the kitsune and the ferry girl, a grin spreading on his lips at the sight of Botan kissing Kurama... and him returning it. Bingo! He sees them part and he pushes his best friend back, the two of them racing back to the living room, ignoring the looks the girls gave them as they settle back down on the couch.
Kurama pants at the kiss, reluctantly pulling away from Botan. "Wait here... I'll be right back, alright?"
"Don't keep me waiting too long..."
Her purr makes his heart race but he walks calmly down the hall and speaks to his friends. "I apologize but Botan isn't feeling very well so I'll be taking her home tonight... thank you for the dinner, Keiko... and the drinks, Yusuke, I'll make sure to... repay you at some later date." There is a hint of warning in the kitsune's voice at the last statement that makes the spirit detective flinch But Kurama doesn't stick around, heading back down the hall and he takes the ferry girl's hand, leading her out of the house and down the sidewalk and towards the train station that will take them to where they need to go.
Botan reaches up to play with his hair as they ride in the empty car. It's surreal... riding like this... and he blinks when the deity shifts to sit in his lap. "Botan... we can't... someone will see us like this..."
"I don't care..." She whispers heatedly, leaning in to nip his bottom lip. Her skirt is splayed over his legs and he can smell the scent of her arousal as she rocks teasingly against the growing bulge in his jeans.
It's hard for him to resist, his instinct screaming to take her, the affects of the rum hitting him with more force now and it takes all his will power to refrain from having his way with her in the passenger car. The scandal of being caught having sex in public would shame his mother and his family and the heat for his deity is cooled, reason returning and he carefully moves her to stand, straightening out Botan's skirt for her before rising himself. The walking is a bit difficult in his current... condition... though he manages and Kurama takes the ferry girl's hand, exiting the train and up the steps into the street. His apartment is close by and he fumbles for the key card, swiping it as he enters the building, Botan's hands are all over him as they step into the elevator and go up to the fourth floor. Unlocking his apartment door, he opens it, flicking on the lights as the girl enters and then shuts the door. Kurama slides off his shoes then tosses his keys on the nearby counter. He turns, finding Botan staring up at him with hungry orbs and the words at last come out of his mouth.
"Botan, you're drunk."
The ferry girl does not deny this as she moves closer to him. Her hands trail down Kurama's chest. "And you're not?" She throws back in a whisper, fingers fumbling as she slowly unbuttons his dress shirt.
He makes no move to stop her now, the rum having its affect on him and he enjoys her boldness, allowing her at last to go beyond the boundaries holding them back. His eyes flash with heat when she pushes the fabric off his shoulders and tugs the shirt down his arms to pin him in place. It would be easy enough to break free but her actions intrigue and arouse him. This is a side of Botan witnessed only in his fevered dreams... but this is no dream now... she is here... with him... like this... both of them intoxicated... and heading into territory that could land both of them in trouble... Despite the need and longing for Botan, a sliver of reason remains and breaks through the haze of lust building in his mind and his body and he murmurs, "We should not be... doing this... Botan..."
Botan studies him with ravenous eyes. He is perfection... lean and solid...his abs are defined and his chest sculpted... his skin is smooth and his red hair is long and untamed... Her gaze travels up to his face and lingers... His features are more ethereal than human... and she finds him all the more attractive for it... and his eyes... deep emerald pools... unfathomable... mysterious... breathtaking... and she wants to drown in them... and him... She reaches out, tracing her fingertips along his stomach in idle patterns. "Do you not want me, Kurama?"
Kurama feels her fingertips tracing along his exposed skin and he allows it... allows her to move closer to him because the truth is... he does want her...wants to taste her again... kiss her again... feel her under him and over him.. to take and claim her as his... and only his... as he's done in countless dreams before this moment... But his mind hesitates, even as his body demands satisfaction. "I don't want to hurt you."
Botan laughs softly at his answer, all pretense of shyness gone in the wake of her intoxication and she leans in, gently scraping her teeth against the shell of his ear. "I'm not afraid..."
He groans at the attention to a most sensitive part of his body, pleasure shooting down to his already hard member and instinct screams at him to take her against the wall... quick... hard... now! But still he hesitates, out of love for her. "I don't want you to do... something you'll regret later..."
Botan's lips brush gently along the redhead's jaw, her body pressing against his, a soft moan of her own at the feel of how hard he is for her and she pulls back to look up at him. "I won't... But will you, Kurama?" She sees the weakening of his will to resist, adding fuel to the fire as she teases him with a kiss of the barest pressure... "Will you regret sleeping with me?"
Her body is against his now... he feels the heat of her once more... hears her rapid heartbeat... smells the scent of her need... sees open desire reflected in her amethyst pools and he's drawn in... much as a siren lures men with song... Botan lures him in with her seductive gaze and he knows he cannot resist... does not want to resist... feels the same stirring of need for her as he did at the party... and on the train. The teasing kiss and her question make him growl and he submits to the overriding desire to have her, lifting his confined arms up, breaking free of the buttoned cuffs as he tosses the fabric aside. There is no hesitation now as his right hand slides up her back, his fingers twining into the blue tresses of her hair, gently tugging to expose the girl's throat and he leans in to nuzzle the skin, kissing her pulse point as he finally gives in and answers in a low timbre. "Never..."
She shivers at the change in his voice, the fire burning low and she moans as he wraps his arms around her and lifts her up, stalking over to lower her down then pin her against the wall. She feels his right hand slide under her skirt, caressing her left thigh up to her panties. She gasps when he invades them, teasing her with his finger before dipping it into her sex. Botan bites her lip, knees nearly buckling at the simple pleasure and she grips his arm for support, unable to stifle the moans building in her throat even as she glares at him for teasing her... two can play at that game... Botan reaches out, rubbing her hand against the large bulge in Kurama's jeans, smirking at the flash of lust in his eye when she tugs the button free then unzips to reach inside, stroking the hot and hard flesh of his member, pride fills her as he hisses and moves his hips with each stroke.
"Botan..." He moans... her hand is like a vice on his manhood, squeezing and tugging him at just the right speed. How does she know to do this? How many men has she been with? Does it really matter? No. He answers... it doesn't... because Kurama has been with many females... as Youko... but as Shuichi... Botan is his first... and only... for he wants her as his... wants her for more than this... but right now he has to have her...
He takes hold of her hand, stilling her movements, working his jeans down past his hips, his boxer briefs following as his cock springs free, his own ministrations ceasing as he yanks at her panties and rips them apart.
Botan's cry of surprise and indignation shifts to a whimper as he lifts her up and guides himself to her entrance. She feels him pressing against her sex... feels him parting her... feels the thickness... the hard heat... the length as she sinks slowly... oh so slowly... down... She bites her lip, gripping his arms for support. He is not her first lover but he is the first in a very long time... and it takes her a bit to adjust to the size of him but soon all she feels is pleasure as he keeps his hands on her hips and begins to move her along his length.
Kurama groans at the tight, wet, hot, welcoming heat of her wrapping around him as he guides her up then down... up then down... in achingly slow movements. He watches the features of the ferry girl, pride filling him at the flushed skin and the whimpers escaping her throat as she bucks, arms shifting to wrap around his neck as her legs wrap around his waist. Her lips part, whimpering his name. He kisses her then and claims her mouth, groaning as she sucks on his tongue, the scent and sounds of their lovemaking fill the living room of his apartment. They break apart to breathe and she cries for more... He begins to thrust in time with the girl's rocking, driving harder into her at her demand... his own pleasure building and he knows he can't hold back much longer.
Botan is close now... so close... he's rubbing against that spot... so good... oh so good... her breath hitches, her body tenses... the heat builds... the coils within her tighten, each thrust driving her closer to nirvana and she bucks wildly now, screaming the kitsune's name as she breaks and crashes.
He witnesses her pleasure... revels in the cry of his name upon her parted lips... marvels at the way she rides out the orgasm... moans at the way she clamps down around him and squeezes... the pressure is too tight... too good... he can hold back no longer... Kurama snaps his hips and releases, her name a hissing praise upon his lips as he moves in her with each release of his seed then stills, panting as he holds her shaking form against his own. "Botan..."
"Kurama..." Botan whimpers, feeling the hard heat of him inside her still. She kisses up his neck to his ear, licking it as she pants. "Take me again... need you... please..."
He groans at the attention and her pleas, the affects of the rum circulating in his system and he pushes off the wall, carrying her to the bedroom, then lifts her up and off him, laying her on the bed as he backs up and strips completely out of his boxer briefs and jeans.
Botan licks her lips at the sight of him in his full glory, the moonlight reflecting on his smooth skin and she sits up and rises, stripping out of her sweater then bra, sliding her skirt down to step out of it then goes to him, taking his hands and pulling him with her to bed.
Kurama lands atop of her, staring down at the gorgeous beauty below him. Her body is wondrous... feminine... breathtaking... inviting... and he wants to lavish her with kisses... worship her with his mouth... his touch... his body... "Botan..." He whispers in reverence, panting when the ferry girl reaches up to caress his face.
"Kurama..." She whispers back, trailing her fingertips down his neck to his shoulder. She feels the hardness of him so close to her sex, the need for him burning bright and she parts her legs for him, signaling her desire to be taken once more.
The redhead takes what she offers and slides into her slowly, wanting to savor it... to make it last... all for her... always for her. He thrusts with great care, leaning down to kiss her, his chest moving across her breasts, the sensation of skin to skin contact adding to the pleasure and he begins to move a bit harder into her. The tight heat of her is addictive, the friction is mind blowing and the scent of their lovemaking intoxicating and he finds he can't stop... doesn't want to stop... won't stop... never... his right hand slides down the girl's left side, taking hold of her thigh, raising it up and over his hip as he slides deeper into her, lifting his head to stare down at his lover, his eyes meeting hers as he moves within her.
Each thrust brings Botan closer to the edge and she looks up at Kurama with pleasure filled eyes, the intensity of his gaze making her insides quiver. He's doing so many things to her... things that make her burn... make her want him even more and she lifts her head up, parting her mouth to kiss him. Their tongues twine, matching the pace of their lovemaking. She wants to touch him and so she does, trailing her hands up his arms to his shoulders then down his back. She can feel the muscle... and the strength underneath the skin... the power of him with each thrust that he makes and she is addicted to the sensation... addicted to him and she moves with him now, clinging as the bed starts to creak loudly and their cries mingle with the sounds of the room and the pleasure builds to a crescendo, their bodies stiffening as they climax together.
Skin slick with sweat, the kitsune collapses onto the ferry girl, his heart roaring, moaning as Botan's walls clamp down and pulse, milking him of his seed. The haze of lust dissipates with the rum, his voice soft now and tender as he whispers. "I love you, Botan... I've loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you... on that hospital rooftop..."
His words pierce through the lust of her mind... her own voice soft as she whispers... "I love you, Kurama... I've loved you from the start... I've just been too scared... to tell you... but I'm not scared anymore... Not after this..." She caresses his back, enjoying the weight of him over her. "And I find... I don't want to leave you..."
Kurama is relieved at her confession, relaxing his nerves to nuzzle her neck before lifting his head to stare down at her. "Then don't..." He leans down to brush his lips over hers, the need arising again and they make love until they are spent and fall asleep in each other's arms.
I may add more chapters to this. It will depend on reviews. So if you like it and want more, leave a few lines! If not, well, I'll still be working on If Anyone Falls for the KB lovers out there and Love and Vengeance for the Rurouni Kenshin lovers as well. Thanks for reading!
