I don't own yu yu hakusho but some characters are mine.

It is my first story, so please sorry if something is wrong.

Main pairing: Botan x Kurama

change scene

"speech"

'thoughts'

Flashback

A lonely wolf

Blood and lifeless bodies were everywhere. A girl, with sky blue hair and amethyst eyes , that looked like a normal girl ( save the fact that she had wolf-like ears on the top of her head and a wolf tail ) that would be at the age of 15-16 ( only in my story at that time she was 200 years) was running in a dark forest. She had scratches and wounds al over her body. Blood was falling on the ground. She was seriously injured, but even with the enormous pain she felt, she kept running.

'Kuso! Just how deep is this forest!? I have to get to Karan and Caleb, but with this damned wound, I won't get in time!' she thought. She was wearing a white (this was before she got injured) and red outfit (like Sango's from Inuyasha). She was running 30 minutes but it felt like 30 hours. The girl stopped for a moment and…

"Noooo!" a female voice screamed. The voice came from a castle that was located in the heart of the forest. When the blue haired girl heard the scream she started running even faster then before, if that's even possible, till she reached the castle were the scream was heard.

'Hold on guys. I'm here' she thought, but when she entered the castle, she saw something that she wished she never saw.

"Caleb! Karan!" Her friends were lying on the ground, each of them in their own pool of blood.

"Caleb! Oh no!" She ran to a lifeless body of a man that appeared to be 16-17 years. Tears started to form in her amethyst eyes. Then she heard a cough not to far from where she was.

"Karan!" She ran to the body of a cat youkai. The girl named Karan had dark green hair with cat-like ears on the top of her head, blue eyes and was wearing now dirty black jeans and a dark green shirt. Oh, she also had a cat tail. Karan had a hole in her stomach.

"Karan, wake up!" the wolf youkai shacked her friend's shoulders and Karan opened her eyes.

"Bo-tan.( cough )Ca-le-b is de-ad?( cough, cough )"she asked coughing blood.

The wolf youkai named Botan sadly nodded.

"His wound was too big. Even I couldn't heal him. But stop talking. You have to regain your streng-"

"No wolf." Karan interrupted Botan. "Its over for me" (cough, cough).

"Dont say this" Botan tried to stop the tears that formed in her eyes. She fought the need to cry, she believed that she won't lose another friend.

"I'll heal you. You'll get better. Don't talk about death, please." she pleaded. She couldn't even think how will she live if Karan was dead.

"Don't fool yourself, ookami!" yelled Karan. Botan's eyes became wide. Never did Karan yell at her with such frustration. Of coarse they were arguing for little things almost every day, but they never stayed angry at each other, even for a day! Karan and Botan were like sisters, not by blood but that is beyond the point.

"Listen here B. I want you to live and be happy."

"But I can't if you are dead" whispered the wolf youkai.

"Of coarse you can. You kicked so many demonic asses. You'll get through it. I know you will. And Botan?"

"Yes?" asked Botan.

"Don't you dare even to think to do something stupid, or ill come back and kick your ass that you won't remember who you are? And don't get in trouble or look for that damned perverted demon. Got it?" and with that said, Karan let go her last breath. Botan stayed frozen for a moment after she started to cry.

"Nooooooo!"

Botan woke up all covered in sweat and on her checks were running fresh tears. She was shaking madly. 'Not again. Every night I see this. Can't it stop? It's really getting on my nerves.' She looked at the clock. '5:38. Great' She thought sarcastically. The blue haired ferry girl wiped her tears and got off the bed. Her hair was down and she was wearing a black top and a pair of pajama pants that were green. She went to her window. Outside was still dark and the moon could be seen. Botan was in her apartment in Reikai.

Yesterday was another tiring and boring day in which she had to ferry souls of the people who had died. The number of deaths had increase for unknown reasons, but that didn't bother the ferry girls and the Reikai prince, especially him. He didn't have to ferry all those souls. To Botan it was a torture being the head ferry girl, because she had to guide a very, very big number of souls. She never complained about it, in fact she lied to everyone that she liked it. Botan didn't liked when someone intrudes her personal life.

'Good thing I have this day off. Mind as well visit the Reikai Tantei, but first a good shower to refresh myself.' She went to the bathroom and started to bath.

The night was beautiful in Ningenkai. The sun was almost rising, but still there could be seen stars that were shining in the sky. The wind was soft and outside was neither to hot or cold. It was a nice day of summer.

Humans normally would be in their beds at this time, the lights of their houses would be switched of, but not in the Minamino residence. The light was on in the room of a bloody red haired man with emerald green eyes. The former thief named Youko Kurama that was in his human form was lying in his bed with his gaze on the ceiling. He was thinking of how his life changed since when he met Yusuke, Hiei, Kuwabara, the girls, Genkai, Koenma, but most of all Botan.

'Botan' he thought.

Botan is the name of the girl he laid his eyes on. The girl that stole his heart keeps it and never lets it go. At first he thought that it was just a crush, a sentiment that will pass by time, but instead of disappearing, it only grew bigger till it became love. It took long time till he realized that he was in love. In his past life he never experienced love. Lust was something that came frequently and passed. Friendship was an important element in the life of those who live in Makai. Life would be too lonely if he wouldn't have friends, wouldn't have someone to cover his back when the danger kept coming, but love?

He never knew the meaning of love or affection. When he possessed the body of an unborn child, he was granted with a mother that he never knew he will have. She taught him everything he is now, taught him that humans are not only some living bees with a short lifespan, but are creatures that have sentiments and can have strong emotions towards each other. Kurama loves his human mother and will do every thing for her wellbeing, but with time this kind of love wasn't enough. He wanted to love and be loved. Well, ½ from his wish is already granted, now he has to make the second part reality himself, without the help of anyone, alone in the dark tunnel with no end!

'These kinds of thoughts don't help too much'. Botan was different of all the girls he had ever met. She was always optimist and cheerful no matter the circumstances that they were in. She would always come to help if it was need, would sacrifice her life for her friends and wouldn't have regrets. She would always be by someone's side if that person needs help or a shoulder to cry on. He came to appreciate her loyalty and courage, but he had little information about her. In fact, he didn't know almost anything about her. Who she was before she started to ferry souls? Who was her family? Where she lived? Did she loved someone? Or, what most interested him was, who he is to her? A friend or…

POCK, POCK.

"Kitsune! Open this goddamed window!" shouted a very frustrated fire demon by the name of Hiei. He was standing outside with an expression of a very angry demon. Kurama went to the window, opened it and let Hiei inside. He was wearing, as usually, his black outfit and he had his katana. When he sat on the chair he said.

"Next time when you think of the onna, don't forget to leave your window open. It's ridiculous how you wouldn't notice my presence just a few inches away from you?" Hiei was the only person that knew of Kurama's feelings toward the deity. But when he heard Hiei calling Botan "onna", he felt a bit jealous. Kitsune youkais were very possessive but in Kurama' state, being the great thief of Makai, he was even more possessive than other foxes.

"Hiei, I'll gladly appreciate if you won't call Botan "onna". Ok?" he asked.

"Hn. Feeling jealous, right? Well that will teach you not to talk about Yukina and that orange head buffoon." Said Hiei crossing his arms. He liked to use it against Kurama when he (Kurama) talked about his (Hiei) sister and the orange head idiot (sorry Kuwabara fans… if there are some…). When Kurama was about to replay, his compact from Koenma ringed.

Well? Like it, hate it, you can always tell me. In the next chapter the Reikai Tanteis will have a mission. How it will affect Botan and what were those dreams she was having?

Ja, mata!