Together

Chapter 1

Addicted, that was the only word that could accurately describe it. She was addicted to him; his eyes, his hair and especially his touch. His fingers drove her mad with ecstasy.

Obsessed, that was a good word to describe his situation. He was obsessed with her; her laugh, her beauty, and her curves. Her kisses drove him wild.

Every waking moment they spent together wrapped in each other's arms. They never wanted to be apart, and they weren't until one day. . .

Let me start at the beginning

Botan was running, she was late, very late. 'Oh, Koenmas going to kill me' she thought. She picked up the ace when she ran smack dab into someone or something. She braced herself for the fall, but it never came. She looked up to see what had stopped her and was met with a pair of emerald eyes.

"Kurama!" she cried.

"Hello Botan" he said. She extracted herself from him and said "Sorry Kurama, I'm just in a hurry."

"I noticed" he replied looking at her amused.

"What are you doing in Spirit World Kurama?" she asked while she straightened her clothing.

"I had some business to discuss with Koenma" he replied.

"Oh" she said while fidgeting. Before either could speak again a shout could be heard throughout the halls.

"BOTAN!" she cringed and said "Oh no" and ran away. Kurama grinned at her back 'she's rather cute when she's flustered' he thought as he walked away.

Later that night while Kurama lay in bed staring at the ceiling he heard a soft tap on the window. He got up to see who it could be, although he had a pretty good idea, after all there was only one person who didn't use the front door. He opened his mouth to ask Hiei what he wanted this late but was surprised to see Botan.

"Hello Botan" he said.

"Hello Kurama" she replied. Neither spoke until Kurama realized she was still floating outside his window, he came to his senses and said "I'm sorry, would you like to come in?"

She nodded and climbed into his bedroom. "So what brings you to Ningenkai Botan?"

"I wanted to spend some time with everyone, but as it turns out everyone's busy so I came to ask you if you had plans." she said.

"Botan, it is kind of late, how about tomorrow?"

"Oh yeah" she replied as her shoulders slumped. He couldn't help but notice her disappointment and quickly said "As it turns out I'm not all that tired, let's get out of here."Before she knew it she was being dragged outside by Kurama. Her heart jumped into her throat at his touch.

"Kurama, where are we going?" she asked quietly. He smiled mischievously and said "it's a surprise."

He let go of her hand as they got into his car. She couldn't help but be a little disappointed at the loss of warmth. They rode in silence, Botan sneaked peeks at his profile every few minutes. He drove outside of the city and made his way into the hills. After a few more minutes they finally stopped in front of a domed building. She looked around as she stepped out of the car not knowing what he had in store for her. He once again took her hand and led her inside. She smiled as he smiled at her.

"Botan do you know where we are?"

"No" she replied.

"Well I figured it was a perfect night for stargazing" he said as he moved to open the dome. She gasped as the doors moved to reveal the bright night sky. "Kurama how did you know about his place?"

"My mother used to bring me here" he replied. She smiled and looked up to see the bright stars. "It's almost as if we could reach out and touch them from here" she said. She fell silent and just marveled at the beautiful sight before her. He led her to a chair where they could relax as they gazed into the night sky.

"They are so beautiful" he exclaimed.

"Yes you are" he whispered.

"What?" she asked as she looked at him.

"I said, yes they are" he replied hoping she wouldn't see the red streaked across his face.

'Did I just say that out loud?' he thought.

"Did he just say I was beautiful?' se pondered.

The two fell silent again as they continued to watch the stars. She jerked her head towards him when she felt him cover her hand with his. He smiled at her and raised her hand to his lips. "Thanks for joining me Botan, sometimes I forget how to let everything go and have fun" he said after his lips left her hand.

"You're welcome" she whispered. They continued stargazing for a while longer until she said "Kurama I really should be getting back to Spirit World, Koenma will be wondering where I am."

"Alright" he said, with that he got up to close the dome and drive them back home. She thanked him again as she got out of the car and summoned her oar to head back. Before she could leave he grabbed her hand and pulled her down to kiss her cheek.

"Thank you Botan" he said as he let her go to head inside and go to bed.