The Keys to the Future
By: Riku-Chan/Maggie......I go by Rikku....computer hates me
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the products in my story(s)
~The Story~
Botan got a house in the living world because Koenma said that she'd be there more often. Koenma said that he'd pay for everything that Botan needed for the house but she had to pay for her clothes.
"So Botan, how is moving in?" Yusuke asked.
"Fine, thank you guys for helping," Botan said as she carried in a box of stuff she had brought from spirit world and the guys besides Hiei, brought in furniture.
"It's no problem," Kurama said.
"Only if Shrimp would help," Kuwabara said.
~After everything was brought in side~
"So tonight you're going to unpack?" Yusuke asked.
"Yep," Botan said as she took something's out of a box and set them around the house.
"So tomorrow we can have a party here?" Yusuke asked.
"Nope," Botan said as she put more things out.
"Why not?" Yusuke asked.
"Koenma gave me orders that I can't have a party here," Botan said.
"What if it was just us and the girls?" Kurama asked.
"What about Hiei?" Botan asked.
"Where did half pint go?" Kuwabara asked.
"He left awhile ago," Yusuke said.
"And Hiei, than can we come over?" Kurama asked.
"I guess, if you guys don't make a mess or Koenma will kill me," Botan said.
"Sweet! We'll see you tomorrow," Yusuke said and they left.
~Next day~
"Hey Botan," Yusuke walked into her house, not bothering to knock or ring the door bell.
"Yusuke, should we have knocked or something?" Kayko asked.
"Ya man, that's like not polite," Kuwabara said.
"When are you ever polite?" Shizuru asked.
"She has a point Kuwabara," Kurama said.
"You guys need to stop picking on Kuzuma," Yukina said. Hiei just walked in silently.
"Botan? Are you even home?" Yusuke looked around the upper floor, than the middle, than the lower. "Where is she?"
"I don't know," Kurama said.
"Is there any where else she could be?" Kuwabara asked. They heard a door open than a bunch of girls laughing.
"You should have told us you got a pool," Kayko said as she walked inside.
"Did you find Botan?" Yusuke asked.
"Ya, she's out side on her phone," Kayko said.
"Who is she talking to?" Kurama asked.
"Koenma," Kayko said.
"Why?" Kuwabara asked.
"She got bored of waiting for us," Kayko said.
"Where are you going?" Yusuke asked.
"Going to put on a swimming suit, Botan's letting me borrow one," Kayko said.
"Isn't my sister going to swim?" Kuwabara asked.
"She doesn't want to," Kayko said and went up the stairs. The guys went out side to see a huge pool with no one in it.
"Where's the party?" Kuwabara asked.
"There isn't one baka," Hiei finally spoke.
"Of course not," Botan said from a lawn chair.
"There you are!" Yusuke said.
"I see Puu isn't here," Botan said.
"No, when he heard it was your house he decided not to come," Yusuke said.
"Who's got him?" Botan asked.
"Kurama's girlfriend," Kuwabara said.
"Who's that?" Botan asked.
"I believe you know her well," Kurama said. "Rikku."
"Rikku?" Botan's mouth dropped open. "Really?"
"Yes, really," Kurama said.
"Botan, can we go swimming now?" Kayko walked out in a one piece. As for Botan she wore a two piece red Hawaiian bikini.
"Botan," Shizuru said. "You're not really going swimming in that are you?"
"Oh, come on sis," Kuwabara said.
"There's nothing wrong with that suit, I like it," Yusuke said.
"That's why this is my tanning suit," Botan said and left to change. Yusuke put a finger to his lips and snuck inside.
"Yusuke, you shouldn't..." Kurama shouted as there was a scream and the sound of glass braking and the guys ran in side to see Yusuke in the middle of the stairs with glass in his hair.
"Yusuke! You pervert!!" Botan screamed as she walked out of her room in a dark blue one piece swim suit.
"Botan?" Kuwabara asked as Hiei smirked at the entertainment.
"Yusuke! You're paying for that!!" Botan yelled.
"WHAT?!" Yusuke stood up and brushed off his hair. "You didn't have to throw a vase at me!"
"You shouldn't have been spying on me you!!" Botan yelled as she walked past the guys not really caring what they thought right now.
"Um, Botan?" Kuwabara asked.
"WHAT?!!" Botan turned on her heel.
"...nothing..." Kuwabara said in a whisper and Botan walked out side to the girls with a smile on her face.
~Later that night~
"What do you guys want to do now?" Kayko asked.
"I don't care," Shizuru said.
"Night games," Yusuke said. (A/N: Hey, it's truth or dare this time.)
"I don't have a very big yard," Botan said.
"You don't have a fence and your yard is connected to the park," Kuwabara said.
"He's actually made a point," Yusuke said.
"Shove it Urimeshi!" Kuwabara said.
"What night game do you have in mind Yusuke?" Kurama said.
"Did you guys know there's a corn field over there?" Botan asked.
"What are you thinking onna?" Hiei asked.
"Bloody Murder?" Botan asked.
"You'd play that?" Kuwabara asked.
"I had a childhood too!!" Botan yelled. "Of course I would!"
"Calm down Botan," Kurama said.
"You just didn't have a very long one," Yusuke said and Botan whacked him in the head.
"I lived my full life!" Botan said. "I see you know nothing of life."
"Tell us Botan, what happens to us when we die?" Kuwabara asked.
"When we die, or died, for me..." Botan said. "Are souls ...form into our most liked age. For me it was 16. Than when you die, it will be 15, if you don't get any stronger."
"Really?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yes," Botan said.
"So are we going to play?" Yusuke asked.
"Sure," Kurama said.
"Who's it?" Shizuru asked.
"I'll do it!" Botan said. "I have a number in my head...who ever guess right is not it...between Yusuke and Kuwabara."
"7," Kuwabara said.
"4," Yusuke said.
"I never said what it was out of..." Botan said. "But Yusuke got it."
"So now its Kurama and Kuwabara," Botan said. "Out of 20."
"15," Kuwabara said.
"3," Kurama said.
"Kuwabara was closer," Botan said. "Hiei don't cheat."
"19," Kurama said.
"10," Hiei said.
"Kayko, Kurama," Botan said.
"17," Kayko said.
"8," Kurama said.
"Kayko's closer," Botan said. "Shizuru, Kurama."
"12," Shizuru said.
"20," Kurama said.
"Kurama got it," Botan said. "Shizuru, Yukina."
"5," Yukina said.
"14," Shizuru said.
"Yukina was closer," Botan said. "Shizuru's it." They all walked up to the corn field.
"Go, Shizuru," Yusuke said and Shizuru went and hid in the corn field.
"Ready?" Kuwabara asked.
"We should pair up in teams," Kuwabara said.
"A girl with a boy," Yusuke said and moved closer to Kayko.
"Sounds good," Kuwabara moved closer to Yukina.
"I'll go with Shizuru," Kurama said.
"That leaves me and Hiei...NO!" Botan said.
"Hn," Hiei said and sat under the tree. "I'm not playing."
"Don't be a party pooper," Kayko said.
"Come on Hiei," Kurama said. "I will give you something that you like if you play."
"Really?" Hiei's eye's widened.
"Yes," Kurama said. "I bet Botan has some."
"Let's go," Hiei stood up and they split up.
"Hiei, do you know how to play?" Botan asked.
"Yes," Hiei said. "It wasn't hard to find out."
"You read everyone's minds?" Botan asked as she led them to the far back.
"Yes," Hiei said as Botan sat down.
"What are you doing?" Hiei asked.
"I came here last night and searched the field, I know my way around now," Botan said.
"Hn," Hiei said and sat next to her.
"Where is everyone?" Botan asked and Hiei took off his bandanna and his Jagan eye opened than closed.
"Kurama is over to the left about a mile and Yusuke and Kayko are over to the right about three miles and Yukina and the oaf are straight about a mile and a half. Shizuru is next to Kurama," Hiei said and put his bandanna back on.
"Okay," Botan said and started to play with the dirt, making pictures.
"Hn," Hiei said as he watched her.
"How long have you known Kurama?" Botan asked.
"A couple years," Hiei said. "Why?"
"Just wondering, you guys seem like best friends," Botan said as she made a circle.
"So," Hiei said. "What are you drawing?"
"A drawing of the key to a portal," Botan said as she drew more.
"How do you know what all theses keys look like?" Hiei asked.
"I use them," Botan said.
"Shizuru's coming," Hiei said and Botan stood up and led Hiei to a different area about three miles back and two and a half miles to the left. "You do know your way around," Hiei said as Botan drew more in the dirt.
"Yep," Botan said cheerfully.
"What key is that? I've seen it before," Hiei said.
"You couldn't have," Botan said. "It has been locked in a concealed room for over 50 centuries."
"I saw that some where," Hiei said. "Ten years ago."
"Who had it?" Botan asked.
"I can't remember, I think his name was Toshi," Hiei said.
"Oh, yes, Toshi, he had stolen it for about three months than we got it back," Botan said.
"What did it do?" Hiei asked.
"I can't tell you," Botan said. "Any one coming?"
"No," Hiei said. "They are all standing by that tree we started at."
"Let's go, games over," Botan said and stood up.
"I'll make it faster," Hiei teleported them to the tree.
"Hello," Botan said as she let go of Hiei's arm and walked over to the girls.
"Hey, what took you so long?" Yusuke asked with a smirk.
"No one screamed 'bloody murder'," Botan said.
"Ya, we didn't have time to," Kuwabara said.
"So what do you guys want to do?" Botan asked.
"I don't know," Shizuru said.
"We could go clubbing?" Yusuke suggested.
"I don't know," Botan said.
"That sounds fun!" Kayko said.
"Ya!" Yukina said.
"Are you guys sure?" Botan asked.
"Yes," Kurama said.
"Let's get ready and go," Kuwabara said.
"I don't think I will go," Botan said a little hesitant.
"Hn," Hiei said. "There's no way you can get me to go."
Kurama and Yusuke looked at each other and smirked. "Okay, Botan you don't have to come," Yusuke said.
"Same Hiei, but Hiei, you have to stay with Botan," Kurama said. "Watch her and make sure she won't get hurt."
"Why would I do that?" Hiei asked and Kurama raised his eye brow. "Fine."
~Later~
The group was gone and Botan sat on the couch reading a book as Hiei looked out the window as it poured out. The weather man said that it wouldn't rain for a week, but its thunder storming out side right now as the group, besides Botan and Hiei, were clubbing.
Botan sighed and turned a page in her book. Hiei moved from the window to the couch. "What would you like Hiei?" Botan asked in her way to cheery voice.
"What are you doing?" Hiei asked who happened to be very, very, very bored.
"Reading," Botan said.
"Reading what?" Hiei asked.
"Rules," Botan said...oh so bored.
"What kind of rules?" Hiei asked.
"Can't tell you," Botan set the book down. "Why?"
"Is there anything to do in your pathetic house?" Hiei asked and Botan began reading again.
"I don't care what you do," Botan said.
"I can't leave, so I want to do something," Hiei said.
"Find something to do," Botan said.
"Like what?" Hiei was becoming annoyed.
"I don't know or care at this point," Botan said.
"Tell me about that book," Hiei said.
"It just tells what the keys do and how to use them and what not to do and what are the consequences if missed used," Botan than covered her mouth. "Oops."
"Really?" Hiei asked. "Why would you need to know any of that?"
"I....um...can't tell you," Botan bit her lip.
"Is that book from the toddler?" Hiei asked.
"Hai," Botan said.
"Why did he give you that?" Hiei asked.
"I can't tell you," Botan said.
"Don't make me use my Jagan," Hiei said.
"I'm not supposed to tell," Botan said.
"Do you want me..." Hiei started.
"I would tell you," Botan said.
"Why won't you?" Hiei asked.
"Koenma said not to," Botan said. "But I guess I can tell one person..."
"Hn," Hiei started to get interested.
"Well...I am now in charge of the portal keys..." Botan said.
"Portal keys?" Hiei looked at Botan and stared into her magenta pink eyes. "You have those?"
"Yes," Botan said. "I control them and also have the power to destroy them....if they are destroyed than all time will be stopped and everyone will die."
"You know a lot about them," Hiei said.
"That's why I have the rule book," Botan said. "You can't tell anyone about this!"
"Hn, fine onna," Hiei said. "Why did Koenma assign this to you?"
"Um...he trusts me," Botan said.
"What else?" Hiei asked.
"I'm not supposed to tell anyone yet," Botan said.
"Hn," Hiei said. "You two are a couple....weak world."
"No!" Botan said. "Nothing like that!"
"Than why?" Hiei asked.
"You can't tell anyone about this either," Botan said.
"Hn, whatever onna," Hiei said.
"I'd wish you'd stop calling me that," Botan said.
"We all wish for something," Hiei said.
"Well, Koenma is my...brother," Botan said and Hiei's eye's widened.
*I wasn't expecting that* Hiei thought.
"He's more of a half brother," Botan said.
"You're royalty?" Hiei asked.
"No," Botan said. "My mother was Koenma's mother. See my mom had me than my dad took me in and my mom left and went with Koenma's dad...ya, he's my half brother."
"So..." Hiei gave Botan a shocked looked.
"I knew you wouldn't believe me," Botan said.
"That's a great cover story," Hiei said as the door opened and Koenma and Yusuke walked in. Yusuke had the same look Hiei did.
"It's true Hiei," Koenma said. "Botan if you were going to tell anyone, why Hiei?"
"He was the only one who asked," Botan said and walked up to her room and shut the door with a slam.
"Gawd," Koenma said. "Botan is way too soft."
"Ya, but she is better than you," Yusuke said.
"Meaning?" Koenma asked.
"Did I say something?" Yusuke asked.
"Bye, guys," Koenma walked to the door than stopped. "Hiei, watch after her for a while."
"Hn, no way," Hiei said.
"I will shorten your space in the city," Koenma said.
"Why me?" Hiei asked.
"You are the strongest one that doesn't have anything better to do," Koenma said.
"Why would I have to watch her?" Hiei asked as Yusuke left.
"When word gets around that she's my sister, demons will be after her to get to me," Koenma said. "Plus, when they find out that she has the keys to change the future, past, or even the present, they will want to get her even more, since she's the only one who can use them at this point."
"Fine," Hiei said. "When I'm done here...."
"You won't be," Koenma left.
"NANI?!" Hiei yelled.
~Next day~
Botan woke up early, remembering the conversation Koenma and Hiei had the other night, and she walked down stairs to see Hiei sleeping on the windowsill. She didn't want him to go through all the trouble to watch her, so she grabbed a Chewy Bar and walked out the door. She walked down the street and into a Starbucks Coffee. She sat at one of the tables for two people and ordered a Caramel Cooler.
~With Hiei~
Hiei woke as Botan shut the door behind her. He got up and looked out the window to see Botan walking down the street, fully dressed. Hiei quietly followed her to the coffee shop and watched her sad expression, wondering what was wrong.
*She looks so sad...I can't help....no!! I'm coming to soft.* Hiei walked into the shop and sat next to Botan who was listening to her CD player and reading the rules guide so she didn't notice him. Hiei put his hand on the top of the book and set it down on the table. Botan gasped and shut off her CD player.
"Hiei what are you doing here?" Botan asked as her drink arrived.
"I'm looking after you as Koenma said for me to," Hiei said.
"You don't have to," Botan said.
"I want to get away from this place," Hiei said.
"That will never be possible now," Botan said. "Koenma made you watch me since I'm the weakest I'll need someone to watch me forever and Koenma made you promise to watch me."
"So Koenma made me promise that I had to watch over you until you die?" Hiei asked.
"With out killing me yourself," Botan said.
"That little..." Hiei said.
"Shove it Hiei," Botan said and walked out the door with Hiei mumbling curses under his breath as he followed. "You don't have to protect me, I'm calling off your promise with Koenma right now."
"I have to," Hiei said and Botan walked into the woods with Hiei a few feet behind her. *I don't get this, I want to keep watching over her to make sure she's alright but than a different part wants to get as far away from her...but that's a really small part. These stupid ningen emotions are making me soft...I think* Hiei thought as he followed Botan. She climbed up into a tree and Hiei followed. As he sat next to Botan he couldn't help but look her over. *Darn!! She has a nice body...whoa!! I can't take this any more.*
"Hiei," Botan said as she looked at him and the two stared into each others eyes.
"Hn?" Hiei wasn't sure what was going on but there was a tingle feeling going through his body.
"Would you consider me a friend?" Botan asked.
"Yes," Hiei said to his surprise; Botan smiled and hugged him. "Why?"
"I thought I was only the Deity of Death to everyone," Botan said and Hiei, very!!! Surprisingly hugged back. *He's so warm, I wonder if I'm starting to get a crush on him? I hope not...the deity and the forbidden child are not supposed to be together even though I wouldn't really mind.
"Botan?" Hiei asked.
"Yes?" Botan asked and let go of Hiei and he let go of her.
"Do you think of me as a friend?" Hiei asked.
"Yes," Botan said.
"You shouldn't," Hiei said. "I shouldn't even consider you my friend."
"Why not?" Botan asked.
"I'm the forbidden child," Hiei said.
"I know, but I will keep you, having friends, and you keep, me being the portal key holder, a secret and we should be fine," Botan said.
"Hn, smart onna," Hiei said and Botan hit him with her oar and Hiei fell out of the tree.
"What was that for?!" Hiei asked as he jumped into the tree.
"I don't like it when you call me onna," Botan said.
"Fine! Botan, are you happy now?" Hiei asked sarcastically.
"Yes, very," Botan said and jumped down from the tree.
"Where are you going?" Hiei asked.
"I don't know, for a walk," Botan said. "You coming."
"Hn," Hiei jumped from the tree and followed.
~Later~
Hiei and Botan walked side by side. *Instead of spending one night with the onna I have to spend the rest of her life...how wonderful,* Hiei thought sarcastically.
"Where do you want to go?" Botan asked.
"I don't care, I'm only here to watch and guard you," Hiei said bored out of his mind.
"I gave you the opportunity to leave but you stuck with it, it's your own fault that you're bored," Botan said.
"I wanted to get out of this town," Hiei said.
"The only way you can leave now is if there's a mission or if I want to leave..." Botan said.
"Let's go to Makia," Hiei said.
"I don't know about that," Botan said. " But if you want to...Okay!" Botan summoned her oar and hopped on.
"Really?" Hiei asked and sat next to Botan.
"Ya, if you really want to," Botan said and took off. "There's really nothing to do here."
~Makia~
"So, Hiei, you know where we are?" Botan whispered.
"Of course baka," Hiei said. "Now you don't want to get hurt so stay close." With that Botan grasped his arm very tightly and wouldn't let go. Hiei didn't really mind though, he knew she was afraid to come here, but she did because he wanted to.
"So, where are we going?" Botan asked.
"To Touya's," Hiei said.
"Why don't you tell Yukina you're her brother?" Botan asked as she walked slower.
"I don't want her to know about me being her brother, speed up," Hiei said.
"Umm... Hiei," Botan said.
"Shhhh," Hiei said and looked around. "Let go for a second."
"Alright," Botan let go.
"Stay here," Hiei disappeared into the woods leaving Botan to defend for herself....which wasn't to go.
"Hiei," Botan whispered and a creature walked out of the woods.
"Aren't you Botan? The ferry girl? Also, Koenma's sister and the holder of the portal keys?" he asked.
"What of it?" Botan asked.
"Give up the keys!" he said.
"Never," Botan whispered not wanting anymore demons to come.
"You can't do anything without your boy Hiei," he said and Botan blew up with anger.
"Try me!!!" Botan said and head out her palm towards the demon but he fell to the ground.
"Hide your energy," Hiei said from beside the demon.
"Where were you?!" Botan's energy went down quickly.
"Watching you," Hiei smirked.
"NANI?!" Botan walked over to him and was in the process of slapping him, but he caught her wrist.
"Calm down Botan, I wouldn't ever let anything happen to you," Hiei said.
"Really?" Botan asked realizing how sweet that was.
"Yes..." Hiei finally realizing what he said, but was too late to take it back for Botan was hugging him. * ^good job! Now all you have to do is get her to kiss....^* *Stop it! I hate my inner voice!! I don't want to kiss her.* *^Yes you are.*
"Hiei?" Botan let go of Hiei and looked at him.
"What?" Hiei asked.
"Do you know how sweet that was?" Botan asked.
"Was it supposed to be?" Hiei asked and Botan giggled.
~Later at Touya's~
Touya only had one room for them to stay in and wouldn't let the two go back to the living world until morning. Botan sat on the bed as Hiei sat on the windowsill. The night sky was full of clouds that med it rain. The sound of the rain was soothing to the two people.
"Hiei," Botan said.
"What Botan?" Hiei asked.
"Why do you always sit on the windowsill and look out side?" Botan asked.
"Why do you care?" Hiei asked. "Would you prefer I sit next to you?"
"Yes," Botan said. "I'm really scared of this place." Hiei got up and sat next to Botan on the bed. "Hiei?"
"What Botan?" Hiei looked at her smiling face.
"You don't know how much it means to me that you're calling me by my name," Botan said and hugged Hiei.
*^ Two points!!^* *Shut up!!* "It doesn't matter," Hiei said and Botan let go of Hiei and kissed him on the cheek.
"It matters a lot to me," Botan fell asleep on Hiei's shoulder.
~In the morning~
Botan woke up before Hiei and got out of the bed blushing bright red. Botan walked down the stairs of one of her favorite demons house in Makia. Touya and Jin sat at the table in the kitchen drinking coffee. "I didn't know you guys drank coffee."
"Good mornin' friend of young Koenma," Jin said.
"Hello Jin," Botan said. "How are you?"
"Good as the blue mornin' sky," Jin said and his ear wiggled and Botan laughed.
"That's nice," Botan said and sat next to Touya at the table.
~With Hiei in an hour~
Hiei woke up around noon. He walked down the stairs and heard a bunch of laughter in the kitchen.
"Chuu where did you go?" Rinku asked as Hiei walked into the kitchen, with out his cloak and had his light blue shirt on with his black pants that everyone knows so well. : P
"Jin pushed my kid," Chuu laughed.
"It was like woo and there he goes straight for the mud," Jin laughed as he sat next to Botan.
"Botan, when did you get here?" Rinku asked.
"Yesterday," Botan said still laughing at Chuu who was covered in mud.
"What's a beautiful woman like you doing in Makia?" Rinku asked.
*Is he hitting on her?!* *^ Kill the kid! ^* *Why would I care?* Hiei thought as he watched everyone.
"Excuse me? Are you trying to hit on me?" Botan asked. "I'm sorry but I'm a little to old for you."
"How old? 56?" Rinku asked.
"No more like 1, 374," Botan said.
"Oh," Rinku said.
"Is that how long you've been dead?" Chuu asked.
"No, I've been dead 1,293 years," Botan said.
"Oh, Gawd Botan you're an old fart!" Rinku said.
"I was joking!" Botan laughed. "I've been dead 36 years."
"That's better," Jin said.
"Hello Hiei," Botan said and Hiei sat down. "How was your sleep?"
"Hn," Hiei didn't care.
"Oh so you came with Hiei," Rinku said. "Why don't you ditch your body guard and come with me? I bet I'm stronger than him."
"No, I doubt you're stronger than Hiei," Botan said. "There's only like two people stronger than Hiei."
"You're that confident?" Touya asked.
"Yes," Botan said.
"Who are the two people?" Chuu asked.
"Yusuke," Botan said. "Okay, one."
"You must be really confident," Jin said.
"I wouldn't doubt that Hiei would kill me if I make him mad and I don't feel like dieing again," Botan said.
"I wouldn't doubt that either," Hiei said.
"We should probably get back, it's been probably a week," Botan said and the two left.
~That night~
They had been in Makia five days and now are eating desert, sweet snow. Koenma had stopped by earlier to see how everything was going, he hadn't known about how the two went to Makia.
Botan stood up and walked over to the couch in the living room. "What do you want to do Hiei?"
"Hn, why do I care?" Hiei asked.
"I don't know, I thought you'd want to do something," Botan said.
"Hn," Hiei said as the door opened and Kurama walked in to the house with Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Hello guys," Botan said.
"Botan, you gave him sweet snow," Kurama's eye's widened.
"What's the matter?" Botan asked.
"Um...nothing," Kurama said. "You'll find out soon enough....we'll be back later." Kurama pushed the guys out of the house.
"Kitsune," Hiei growled.
"What was Kurama talking about?" Botan asked.
"Nothing," Hiei stood up and sat next to Botan.
"Are you okay? You don't look so good," Botan said and Hiei pasted out and fell on to her lap.
Botan blushed and moved Hiei to a sitting position. "Hiei?"
"...*snore*..." Hiei was indeed sleeping. Botan sat on the edge of the couch. Hiei fell over again and landed in Botan's lap. She blushed a bright red and left him there this time.
~Later that night~
Botan was watching 'Interview with a Vampire' and Hiei was still asleep on her lap. "Nani?!" Botan yelled and Hiei woke suddenly but didn't move. "He can't still be alive! Why isn't he dead!?" Botan looked down at Hiei and smiled lightly. "Did I wake you up?"
"What happened?" Hiei sat up not sure of what happened.
"Um...let's see, a few hours ago you had some sweet snow, the guys came over, left quickly when they saw you were eating sweet snow, you sat next to me and past out, than you fell on me a couple times, and than I started to watch T.V," Botan said.
"Sweet snow," Hiei said. "What kind?"
"I don't know...I think mint," Botan said.
"Mint," Hiei shivered. "I pass out every time I have mint."
"Oh," Botan said and watched the movie.
"I was out for a couple hours?" Hiei asked.
"Yep," Botan said.
*Usually when I pass out from sweet snow, I'm only out for half an hour,* Hiei thought.
"Are you okay?" Botan asked.
"Hn, fine," Hiei said.
Botan was thinking of when Hiei was sleeping....
~Flashback~
Hiei was sleeping on Botan's lap and she was staring at him. *He looks just like a little kid...* Botan moved some of Hiei's bangs to the side but they fell back into place. *Okay! I know that I like him, but he'll never like me...but if he's spending his time until I die...NO!! That will never happen. I wonder why Koenma chose Hiei out of the other guys. Oh well.* Botan rubbed her hand across his cheek like a mother does to there child if they don't feel good. She watched the movie and forgot about what happened.
~End flashback~
Until now...
"Onna, what's the matter?" Hiei asked.
"What?" Botan snapped out of her thoughts.
"Foolish onna," Hiei went and sat on the windowsill.
The movie was over so Botan went to her room. She sat on her bed and cried. *How could I be any way related to Koenma...My life has been a disaster! I make everyone think I'm fine but really hurt inside. How could I?! I'm not at all like him, we have the same mother but we are nothing a like. My mother was a lot like me and Koenma takes after his father with everything but his height. I was treated as a slave when mom left and Koenma was treated as.....well, royalty. There's no way we are related.*
Botan cried on not noticing Hiei sitting next to her. *What's the matter with her? She seemed fine down stairs.* *^Ask her! Girls like to talk things over with there friends. ^* "Botan, are you okay?"
Botan looked up with puffy eyes and red cheeks with tears running down her face. She lunged into Hiei's shoulder and cried.
"Botan, what's the matter?" Hiei asked.
"Nothing," Botan stopped crying and sat up looking down at the ground.
"There has to be something wrong or you wouldn't have been crying, baka," Hiei said.
"I'm fine," Botan said.
"Are you sure?" Hiei asked.
"Why didn't you believe me when I told you that I and Koenma were related?" Botan asked.
"You two don't seem at all alike, you two don't look alike, act alike, or seem to be related as siblings," Hiei said. "Usually siblings fight, I don't think you'd ever hurt him or he'd ever hurt you."
"That's the point, I'm like my mom all the way and Koenma's like his dad, besides his height," Botan said. "My grandma was short."
"Why were you crying?" Hiei asked.
"When I was alive my whole life was such a disaster," Botan said. "My mom had left me with my father when I was five, she had been having an affair with King Yama, and she said she was getting divorced. She did....but left me with my dad and had Koenma before I was born. My dad treated me like a peasant because he still loved her but took all his problems out on me."
Hiei listened to Botan's story and felt bad for her past and wanted to cheer her up, but decided against it.
"Most of my scars aren't from demons attacking me, I got them from my dad," Botan said. "I would have learned self defense but my father never took his eye off me, incase I was like my mother and run away."
"Botan, everything's okay now," Hiei said and hugged her to comfort her. She cried into his chest.
By: Riku-Chan/Maggie......I go by Rikku....computer hates me
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the products in my story(s)
~The Story~
Botan got a house in the living world because Koenma said that she'd be there more often. Koenma said that he'd pay for everything that Botan needed for the house but she had to pay for her clothes.
"So Botan, how is moving in?" Yusuke asked.
"Fine, thank you guys for helping," Botan said as she carried in a box of stuff she had brought from spirit world and the guys besides Hiei, brought in furniture.
"It's no problem," Kurama said.
"Only if Shrimp would help," Kuwabara said.
~After everything was brought in side~
"So tonight you're going to unpack?" Yusuke asked.
"Yep," Botan said as she took something's out of a box and set them around the house.
"So tomorrow we can have a party here?" Yusuke asked.
"Nope," Botan said as she put more things out.
"Why not?" Yusuke asked.
"Koenma gave me orders that I can't have a party here," Botan said.
"What if it was just us and the girls?" Kurama asked.
"What about Hiei?" Botan asked.
"Where did half pint go?" Kuwabara asked.
"He left awhile ago," Yusuke said.
"And Hiei, than can we come over?" Kurama asked.
"I guess, if you guys don't make a mess or Koenma will kill me," Botan said.
"Sweet! We'll see you tomorrow," Yusuke said and they left.
~Next day~
"Hey Botan," Yusuke walked into her house, not bothering to knock or ring the door bell.
"Yusuke, should we have knocked or something?" Kayko asked.
"Ya man, that's like not polite," Kuwabara said.
"When are you ever polite?" Shizuru asked.
"She has a point Kuwabara," Kurama said.
"You guys need to stop picking on Kuzuma," Yukina said. Hiei just walked in silently.
"Botan? Are you even home?" Yusuke looked around the upper floor, than the middle, than the lower. "Where is she?"
"I don't know," Kurama said.
"Is there any where else she could be?" Kuwabara asked. They heard a door open than a bunch of girls laughing.
"You should have told us you got a pool," Kayko said as she walked inside.
"Did you find Botan?" Yusuke asked.
"Ya, she's out side on her phone," Kayko said.
"Who is she talking to?" Kurama asked.
"Koenma," Kayko said.
"Why?" Kuwabara asked.
"She got bored of waiting for us," Kayko said.
"Where are you going?" Yusuke asked.
"Going to put on a swimming suit, Botan's letting me borrow one," Kayko said.
"Isn't my sister going to swim?" Kuwabara asked.
"She doesn't want to," Kayko said and went up the stairs. The guys went out side to see a huge pool with no one in it.
"Where's the party?" Kuwabara asked.
"There isn't one baka," Hiei finally spoke.
"Of course not," Botan said from a lawn chair.
"There you are!" Yusuke said.
"I see Puu isn't here," Botan said.
"No, when he heard it was your house he decided not to come," Yusuke said.
"Who's got him?" Botan asked.
"Kurama's girlfriend," Kuwabara said.
"Who's that?" Botan asked.
"I believe you know her well," Kurama said. "Rikku."
"Rikku?" Botan's mouth dropped open. "Really?"
"Yes, really," Kurama said.
"Botan, can we go swimming now?" Kayko walked out in a one piece. As for Botan she wore a two piece red Hawaiian bikini.
"Botan," Shizuru said. "You're not really going swimming in that are you?"
"Oh, come on sis," Kuwabara said.
"There's nothing wrong with that suit, I like it," Yusuke said.
"That's why this is my tanning suit," Botan said and left to change. Yusuke put a finger to his lips and snuck inside.
"Yusuke, you shouldn't..." Kurama shouted as there was a scream and the sound of glass braking and the guys ran in side to see Yusuke in the middle of the stairs with glass in his hair.
"Yusuke! You pervert!!" Botan screamed as she walked out of her room in a dark blue one piece swim suit.
"Botan?" Kuwabara asked as Hiei smirked at the entertainment.
"Yusuke! You're paying for that!!" Botan yelled.
"WHAT?!" Yusuke stood up and brushed off his hair. "You didn't have to throw a vase at me!"
"You shouldn't have been spying on me you!!" Botan yelled as she walked past the guys not really caring what they thought right now.
"Um, Botan?" Kuwabara asked.
"WHAT?!!" Botan turned on her heel.
"...nothing..." Kuwabara said in a whisper and Botan walked out side to the girls with a smile on her face.
~Later that night~
"What do you guys want to do now?" Kayko asked.
"I don't care," Shizuru said.
"Night games," Yusuke said. (A/N: Hey, it's truth or dare this time.)
"I don't have a very big yard," Botan said.
"You don't have a fence and your yard is connected to the park," Kuwabara said.
"He's actually made a point," Yusuke said.
"Shove it Urimeshi!" Kuwabara said.
"What night game do you have in mind Yusuke?" Kurama said.
"Did you guys know there's a corn field over there?" Botan asked.
"What are you thinking onna?" Hiei asked.
"Bloody Murder?" Botan asked.
"You'd play that?" Kuwabara asked.
"I had a childhood too!!" Botan yelled. "Of course I would!"
"Calm down Botan," Kurama said.
"You just didn't have a very long one," Yusuke said and Botan whacked him in the head.
"I lived my full life!" Botan said. "I see you know nothing of life."
"Tell us Botan, what happens to us when we die?" Kuwabara asked.
"When we die, or died, for me..." Botan said. "Are souls ...form into our most liked age. For me it was 16. Than when you die, it will be 15, if you don't get any stronger."
"Really?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yes," Botan said.
"So are we going to play?" Yusuke asked.
"Sure," Kurama said.
"Who's it?" Shizuru asked.
"I'll do it!" Botan said. "I have a number in my head...who ever guess right is not it...between Yusuke and Kuwabara."
"7," Kuwabara said.
"4," Yusuke said.
"I never said what it was out of..." Botan said. "But Yusuke got it."
"So now its Kurama and Kuwabara," Botan said. "Out of 20."
"15," Kuwabara said.
"3," Kurama said.
"Kuwabara was closer," Botan said. "Hiei don't cheat."
"19," Kurama said.
"10," Hiei said.
"Kayko, Kurama," Botan said.
"17," Kayko said.
"8," Kurama said.
"Kayko's closer," Botan said. "Shizuru, Kurama."
"12," Shizuru said.
"20," Kurama said.
"Kurama got it," Botan said. "Shizuru, Yukina."
"5," Yukina said.
"14," Shizuru said.
"Yukina was closer," Botan said. "Shizuru's it." They all walked up to the corn field.
"Go, Shizuru," Yusuke said and Shizuru went and hid in the corn field.
"Ready?" Kuwabara asked.
"We should pair up in teams," Kuwabara said.
"A girl with a boy," Yusuke said and moved closer to Kayko.
"Sounds good," Kuwabara moved closer to Yukina.
"I'll go with Shizuru," Kurama said.
"That leaves me and Hiei...NO!" Botan said.
"Hn," Hiei said and sat under the tree. "I'm not playing."
"Don't be a party pooper," Kayko said.
"Come on Hiei," Kurama said. "I will give you something that you like if you play."
"Really?" Hiei's eye's widened.
"Yes," Kurama said. "I bet Botan has some."
"Let's go," Hiei stood up and they split up.
"Hiei, do you know how to play?" Botan asked.
"Yes," Hiei said. "It wasn't hard to find out."
"You read everyone's minds?" Botan asked as she led them to the far back.
"Yes," Hiei said as Botan sat down.
"What are you doing?" Hiei asked.
"I came here last night and searched the field, I know my way around now," Botan said.
"Hn," Hiei said and sat next to her.
"Where is everyone?" Botan asked and Hiei took off his bandanna and his Jagan eye opened than closed.
"Kurama is over to the left about a mile and Yusuke and Kayko are over to the right about three miles and Yukina and the oaf are straight about a mile and a half. Shizuru is next to Kurama," Hiei said and put his bandanna back on.
"Okay," Botan said and started to play with the dirt, making pictures.
"Hn," Hiei said as he watched her.
"How long have you known Kurama?" Botan asked.
"A couple years," Hiei said. "Why?"
"Just wondering, you guys seem like best friends," Botan said as she made a circle.
"So," Hiei said. "What are you drawing?"
"A drawing of the key to a portal," Botan said as she drew more.
"How do you know what all theses keys look like?" Hiei asked.
"I use them," Botan said.
"Shizuru's coming," Hiei said and Botan stood up and led Hiei to a different area about three miles back and two and a half miles to the left. "You do know your way around," Hiei said as Botan drew more in the dirt.
"Yep," Botan said cheerfully.
"What key is that? I've seen it before," Hiei said.
"You couldn't have," Botan said. "It has been locked in a concealed room for over 50 centuries."
"I saw that some where," Hiei said. "Ten years ago."
"Who had it?" Botan asked.
"I can't remember, I think his name was Toshi," Hiei said.
"Oh, yes, Toshi, he had stolen it for about three months than we got it back," Botan said.
"What did it do?" Hiei asked.
"I can't tell you," Botan said. "Any one coming?"
"No," Hiei said. "They are all standing by that tree we started at."
"Let's go, games over," Botan said and stood up.
"I'll make it faster," Hiei teleported them to the tree.
"Hello," Botan said as she let go of Hiei's arm and walked over to the girls.
"Hey, what took you so long?" Yusuke asked with a smirk.
"No one screamed 'bloody murder'," Botan said.
"Ya, we didn't have time to," Kuwabara said.
"So what do you guys want to do?" Botan asked.
"I don't know," Shizuru said.
"We could go clubbing?" Yusuke suggested.
"I don't know," Botan said.
"That sounds fun!" Kayko said.
"Ya!" Yukina said.
"Are you guys sure?" Botan asked.
"Yes," Kurama said.
"Let's get ready and go," Kuwabara said.
"I don't think I will go," Botan said a little hesitant.
"Hn," Hiei said. "There's no way you can get me to go."
Kurama and Yusuke looked at each other and smirked. "Okay, Botan you don't have to come," Yusuke said.
"Same Hiei, but Hiei, you have to stay with Botan," Kurama said. "Watch her and make sure she won't get hurt."
"Why would I do that?" Hiei asked and Kurama raised his eye brow. "Fine."
~Later~
The group was gone and Botan sat on the couch reading a book as Hiei looked out the window as it poured out. The weather man said that it wouldn't rain for a week, but its thunder storming out side right now as the group, besides Botan and Hiei, were clubbing.
Botan sighed and turned a page in her book. Hiei moved from the window to the couch. "What would you like Hiei?" Botan asked in her way to cheery voice.
"What are you doing?" Hiei asked who happened to be very, very, very bored.
"Reading," Botan said.
"Reading what?" Hiei asked.
"Rules," Botan said...oh so bored.
"What kind of rules?" Hiei asked.
"Can't tell you," Botan set the book down. "Why?"
"Is there anything to do in your pathetic house?" Hiei asked and Botan began reading again.
"I don't care what you do," Botan said.
"I can't leave, so I want to do something," Hiei said.
"Find something to do," Botan said.
"Like what?" Hiei was becoming annoyed.
"I don't know or care at this point," Botan said.
"Tell me about that book," Hiei said.
"It just tells what the keys do and how to use them and what not to do and what are the consequences if missed used," Botan than covered her mouth. "Oops."
"Really?" Hiei asked. "Why would you need to know any of that?"
"I....um...can't tell you," Botan bit her lip.
"Is that book from the toddler?" Hiei asked.
"Hai," Botan said.
"Why did he give you that?" Hiei asked.
"I can't tell you," Botan said.
"Don't make me use my Jagan," Hiei said.
"I'm not supposed to tell," Botan said.
"Do you want me..." Hiei started.
"I would tell you," Botan said.
"Why won't you?" Hiei asked.
"Koenma said not to," Botan said. "But I guess I can tell one person..."
"Hn," Hiei started to get interested.
"Well...I am now in charge of the portal keys..." Botan said.
"Portal keys?" Hiei looked at Botan and stared into her magenta pink eyes. "You have those?"
"Yes," Botan said. "I control them and also have the power to destroy them....if they are destroyed than all time will be stopped and everyone will die."
"You know a lot about them," Hiei said.
"That's why I have the rule book," Botan said. "You can't tell anyone about this!"
"Hn, fine onna," Hiei said. "Why did Koenma assign this to you?"
"Um...he trusts me," Botan said.
"What else?" Hiei asked.
"I'm not supposed to tell anyone yet," Botan said.
"Hn," Hiei said. "You two are a couple....weak world."
"No!" Botan said. "Nothing like that!"
"Than why?" Hiei asked.
"You can't tell anyone about this either," Botan said.
"Hn, whatever onna," Hiei said.
"I'd wish you'd stop calling me that," Botan said.
"We all wish for something," Hiei said.
"Well, Koenma is my...brother," Botan said and Hiei's eye's widened.
*I wasn't expecting that* Hiei thought.
"He's more of a half brother," Botan said.
"You're royalty?" Hiei asked.
"No," Botan said. "My mother was Koenma's mother. See my mom had me than my dad took me in and my mom left and went with Koenma's dad...ya, he's my half brother."
"So..." Hiei gave Botan a shocked looked.
"I knew you wouldn't believe me," Botan said.
"That's a great cover story," Hiei said as the door opened and Koenma and Yusuke walked in. Yusuke had the same look Hiei did.
"It's true Hiei," Koenma said. "Botan if you were going to tell anyone, why Hiei?"
"He was the only one who asked," Botan said and walked up to her room and shut the door with a slam.
"Gawd," Koenma said. "Botan is way too soft."
"Ya, but she is better than you," Yusuke said.
"Meaning?" Koenma asked.
"Did I say something?" Yusuke asked.
"Bye, guys," Koenma walked to the door than stopped. "Hiei, watch after her for a while."
"Hn, no way," Hiei said.
"I will shorten your space in the city," Koenma said.
"Why me?" Hiei asked.
"You are the strongest one that doesn't have anything better to do," Koenma said.
"Why would I have to watch her?" Hiei asked as Yusuke left.
"When word gets around that she's my sister, demons will be after her to get to me," Koenma said. "Plus, when they find out that she has the keys to change the future, past, or even the present, they will want to get her even more, since she's the only one who can use them at this point."
"Fine," Hiei said. "When I'm done here...."
"You won't be," Koenma left.
"NANI?!" Hiei yelled.
~Next day~
Botan woke up early, remembering the conversation Koenma and Hiei had the other night, and she walked down stairs to see Hiei sleeping on the windowsill. She didn't want him to go through all the trouble to watch her, so she grabbed a Chewy Bar and walked out the door. She walked down the street and into a Starbucks Coffee. She sat at one of the tables for two people and ordered a Caramel Cooler.
~With Hiei~
Hiei woke as Botan shut the door behind her. He got up and looked out the window to see Botan walking down the street, fully dressed. Hiei quietly followed her to the coffee shop and watched her sad expression, wondering what was wrong.
*She looks so sad...I can't help....no!! I'm coming to soft.* Hiei walked into the shop and sat next to Botan who was listening to her CD player and reading the rules guide so she didn't notice him. Hiei put his hand on the top of the book and set it down on the table. Botan gasped and shut off her CD player.
"Hiei what are you doing here?" Botan asked as her drink arrived.
"I'm looking after you as Koenma said for me to," Hiei said.
"You don't have to," Botan said.
"I want to get away from this place," Hiei said.
"That will never be possible now," Botan said. "Koenma made you watch me since I'm the weakest I'll need someone to watch me forever and Koenma made you promise to watch me."
"So Koenma made me promise that I had to watch over you until you die?" Hiei asked.
"With out killing me yourself," Botan said.
"That little..." Hiei said.
"Shove it Hiei," Botan said and walked out the door with Hiei mumbling curses under his breath as he followed. "You don't have to protect me, I'm calling off your promise with Koenma right now."
"I have to," Hiei said and Botan walked into the woods with Hiei a few feet behind her. *I don't get this, I want to keep watching over her to make sure she's alright but than a different part wants to get as far away from her...but that's a really small part. These stupid ningen emotions are making me soft...I think* Hiei thought as he followed Botan. She climbed up into a tree and Hiei followed. As he sat next to Botan he couldn't help but look her over. *Darn!! She has a nice body...whoa!! I can't take this any more.*
"Hiei," Botan said as she looked at him and the two stared into each others eyes.
"Hn?" Hiei wasn't sure what was going on but there was a tingle feeling going through his body.
"Would you consider me a friend?" Botan asked.
"Yes," Hiei said to his surprise; Botan smiled and hugged him. "Why?"
"I thought I was only the Deity of Death to everyone," Botan said and Hiei, very!!! Surprisingly hugged back. *He's so warm, I wonder if I'm starting to get a crush on him? I hope not...the deity and the forbidden child are not supposed to be together even though I wouldn't really mind.
"Botan?" Hiei asked.
"Yes?" Botan asked and let go of Hiei and he let go of her.
"Do you think of me as a friend?" Hiei asked.
"Yes," Botan said.
"You shouldn't," Hiei said. "I shouldn't even consider you my friend."
"Why not?" Botan asked.
"I'm the forbidden child," Hiei said.
"I know, but I will keep you, having friends, and you keep, me being the portal key holder, a secret and we should be fine," Botan said.
"Hn, smart onna," Hiei said and Botan hit him with her oar and Hiei fell out of the tree.
"What was that for?!" Hiei asked as he jumped into the tree.
"I don't like it when you call me onna," Botan said.
"Fine! Botan, are you happy now?" Hiei asked sarcastically.
"Yes, very," Botan said and jumped down from the tree.
"Where are you going?" Hiei asked.
"I don't know, for a walk," Botan said. "You coming."
"Hn," Hiei jumped from the tree and followed.
~Later~
Hiei and Botan walked side by side. *Instead of spending one night with the onna I have to spend the rest of her life...how wonderful,* Hiei thought sarcastically.
"Where do you want to go?" Botan asked.
"I don't care, I'm only here to watch and guard you," Hiei said bored out of his mind.
"I gave you the opportunity to leave but you stuck with it, it's your own fault that you're bored," Botan said.
"I wanted to get out of this town," Hiei said.
"The only way you can leave now is if there's a mission or if I want to leave..." Botan said.
"Let's go to Makia," Hiei said.
"I don't know about that," Botan said. " But if you want to...Okay!" Botan summoned her oar and hopped on.
"Really?" Hiei asked and sat next to Botan.
"Ya, if you really want to," Botan said and took off. "There's really nothing to do here."
~Makia~
"So, Hiei, you know where we are?" Botan whispered.
"Of course baka," Hiei said. "Now you don't want to get hurt so stay close." With that Botan grasped his arm very tightly and wouldn't let go. Hiei didn't really mind though, he knew she was afraid to come here, but she did because he wanted to.
"So, where are we going?" Botan asked.
"To Touya's," Hiei said.
"Why don't you tell Yukina you're her brother?" Botan asked as she walked slower.
"I don't want her to know about me being her brother, speed up," Hiei said.
"Umm... Hiei," Botan said.
"Shhhh," Hiei said and looked around. "Let go for a second."
"Alright," Botan let go.
"Stay here," Hiei disappeared into the woods leaving Botan to defend for herself....which wasn't to go.
"Hiei," Botan whispered and a creature walked out of the woods.
"Aren't you Botan? The ferry girl? Also, Koenma's sister and the holder of the portal keys?" he asked.
"What of it?" Botan asked.
"Give up the keys!" he said.
"Never," Botan whispered not wanting anymore demons to come.
"You can't do anything without your boy Hiei," he said and Botan blew up with anger.
"Try me!!!" Botan said and head out her palm towards the demon but he fell to the ground.
"Hide your energy," Hiei said from beside the demon.
"Where were you?!" Botan's energy went down quickly.
"Watching you," Hiei smirked.
"NANI?!" Botan walked over to him and was in the process of slapping him, but he caught her wrist.
"Calm down Botan, I wouldn't ever let anything happen to you," Hiei said.
"Really?" Botan asked realizing how sweet that was.
"Yes..." Hiei finally realizing what he said, but was too late to take it back for Botan was hugging him. * ^good job! Now all you have to do is get her to kiss....^* *Stop it! I hate my inner voice!! I don't want to kiss her.* *^Yes you are.*
"Hiei?" Botan let go of Hiei and looked at him.
"What?" Hiei asked.
"Do you know how sweet that was?" Botan asked.
"Was it supposed to be?" Hiei asked and Botan giggled.
~Later at Touya's~
Touya only had one room for them to stay in and wouldn't let the two go back to the living world until morning. Botan sat on the bed as Hiei sat on the windowsill. The night sky was full of clouds that med it rain. The sound of the rain was soothing to the two people.
"Hiei," Botan said.
"What Botan?" Hiei asked.
"Why do you always sit on the windowsill and look out side?" Botan asked.
"Why do you care?" Hiei asked. "Would you prefer I sit next to you?"
"Yes," Botan said. "I'm really scared of this place." Hiei got up and sat next to Botan on the bed. "Hiei?"
"What Botan?" Hiei looked at her smiling face.
"You don't know how much it means to me that you're calling me by my name," Botan said and hugged Hiei.
*^ Two points!!^* *Shut up!!* "It doesn't matter," Hiei said and Botan let go of Hiei and kissed him on the cheek.
"It matters a lot to me," Botan fell asleep on Hiei's shoulder.
~In the morning~
Botan woke up before Hiei and got out of the bed blushing bright red. Botan walked down the stairs of one of her favorite demons house in Makia. Touya and Jin sat at the table in the kitchen drinking coffee. "I didn't know you guys drank coffee."
"Good mornin' friend of young Koenma," Jin said.
"Hello Jin," Botan said. "How are you?"
"Good as the blue mornin' sky," Jin said and his ear wiggled and Botan laughed.
"That's nice," Botan said and sat next to Touya at the table.
~With Hiei in an hour~
Hiei woke up around noon. He walked down the stairs and heard a bunch of laughter in the kitchen.
"Chuu where did you go?" Rinku asked as Hiei walked into the kitchen, with out his cloak and had his light blue shirt on with his black pants that everyone knows so well. : P
"Jin pushed my kid," Chuu laughed.
"It was like woo and there he goes straight for the mud," Jin laughed as he sat next to Botan.
"Botan, when did you get here?" Rinku asked.
"Yesterday," Botan said still laughing at Chuu who was covered in mud.
"What's a beautiful woman like you doing in Makia?" Rinku asked.
*Is he hitting on her?!* *^ Kill the kid! ^* *Why would I care?* Hiei thought as he watched everyone.
"Excuse me? Are you trying to hit on me?" Botan asked. "I'm sorry but I'm a little to old for you."
"How old? 56?" Rinku asked.
"No more like 1, 374," Botan said.
"Oh," Rinku said.
"Is that how long you've been dead?" Chuu asked.
"No, I've been dead 1,293 years," Botan said.
"Oh, Gawd Botan you're an old fart!" Rinku said.
"I was joking!" Botan laughed. "I've been dead 36 years."
"That's better," Jin said.
"Hello Hiei," Botan said and Hiei sat down. "How was your sleep?"
"Hn," Hiei didn't care.
"Oh so you came with Hiei," Rinku said. "Why don't you ditch your body guard and come with me? I bet I'm stronger than him."
"No, I doubt you're stronger than Hiei," Botan said. "There's only like two people stronger than Hiei."
"You're that confident?" Touya asked.
"Yes," Botan said.
"Who are the two people?" Chuu asked.
"Yusuke," Botan said. "Okay, one."
"You must be really confident," Jin said.
"I wouldn't doubt that Hiei would kill me if I make him mad and I don't feel like dieing again," Botan said.
"I wouldn't doubt that either," Hiei said.
"We should probably get back, it's been probably a week," Botan said and the two left.
~That night~
They had been in Makia five days and now are eating desert, sweet snow. Koenma had stopped by earlier to see how everything was going, he hadn't known about how the two went to Makia.
Botan stood up and walked over to the couch in the living room. "What do you want to do Hiei?"
"Hn, why do I care?" Hiei asked.
"I don't know, I thought you'd want to do something," Botan said.
"Hn," Hiei said as the door opened and Kurama walked in to the house with Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Hello guys," Botan said.
"Botan, you gave him sweet snow," Kurama's eye's widened.
"What's the matter?" Botan asked.
"Um...nothing," Kurama said. "You'll find out soon enough....we'll be back later." Kurama pushed the guys out of the house.
"Kitsune," Hiei growled.
"What was Kurama talking about?" Botan asked.
"Nothing," Hiei stood up and sat next to Botan.
"Are you okay? You don't look so good," Botan said and Hiei pasted out and fell on to her lap.
Botan blushed and moved Hiei to a sitting position. "Hiei?"
"...*snore*..." Hiei was indeed sleeping. Botan sat on the edge of the couch. Hiei fell over again and landed in Botan's lap. She blushed a bright red and left him there this time.
~Later that night~
Botan was watching 'Interview with a Vampire' and Hiei was still asleep on her lap. "Nani?!" Botan yelled and Hiei woke suddenly but didn't move. "He can't still be alive! Why isn't he dead!?" Botan looked down at Hiei and smiled lightly. "Did I wake you up?"
"What happened?" Hiei sat up not sure of what happened.
"Um...let's see, a few hours ago you had some sweet snow, the guys came over, left quickly when they saw you were eating sweet snow, you sat next to me and past out, than you fell on me a couple times, and than I started to watch T.V," Botan said.
"Sweet snow," Hiei said. "What kind?"
"I don't know...I think mint," Botan said.
"Mint," Hiei shivered. "I pass out every time I have mint."
"Oh," Botan said and watched the movie.
"I was out for a couple hours?" Hiei asked.
"Yep," Botan said.
*Usually when I pass out from sweet snow, I'm only out for half an hour,* Hiei thought.
"Are you okay?" Botan asked.
"Hn, fine," Hiei said.
Botan was thinking of when Hiei was sleeping....
~Flashback~
Hiei was sleeping on Botan's lap and she was staring at him. *He looks just like a little kid...* Botan moved some of Hiei's bangs to the side but they fell back into place. *Okay! I know that I like him, but he'll never like me...but if he's spending his time until I die...NO!! That will never happen. I wonder why Koenma chose Hiei out of the other guys. Oh well.* Botan rubbed her hand across his cheek like a mother does to there child if they don't feel good. She watched the movie and forgot about what happened.
~End flashback~
Until now...
"Onna, what's the matter?" Hiei asked.
"What?" Botan snapped out of her thoughts.
"Foolish onna," Hiei went and sat on the windowsill.
The movie was over so Botan went to her room. She sat on her bed and cried. *How could I be any way related to Koenma...My life has been a disaster! I make everyone think I'm fine but really hurt inside. How could I?! I'm not at all like him, we have the same mother but we are nothing a like. My mother was a lot like me and Koenma takes after his father with everything but his height. I was treated as a slave when mom left and Koenma was treated as.....well, royalty. There's no way we are related.*
Botan cried on not noticing Hiei sitting next to her. *What's the matter with her? She seemed fine down stairs.* *^Ask her! Girls like to talk things over with there friends. ^* "Botan, are you okay?"
Botan looked up with puffy eyes and red cheeks with tears running down her face. She lunged into Hiei's shoulder and cried.
"Botan, what's the matter?" Hiei asked.
"Nothing," Botan stopped crying and sat up looking down at the ground.
"There has to be something wrong or you wouldn't have been crying, baka," Hiei said.
"I'm fine," Botan said.
"Are you sure?" Hiei asked.
"Why didn't you believe me when I told you that I and Koenma were related?" Botan asked.
"You two don't seem at all alike, you two don't look alike, act alike, or seem to be related as siblings," Hiei said. "Usually siblings fight, I don't think you'd ever hurt him or he'd ever hurt you."
"That's the point, I'm like my mom all the way and Koenma's like his dad, besides his height," Botan said. "My grandma was short."
"Why were you crying?" Hiei asked.
"When I was alive my whole life was such a disaster," Botan said. "My mom had left me with my father when I was five, she had been having an affair with King Yama, and she said she was getting divorced. She did....but left me with my dad and had Koenma before I was born. My dad treated me like a peasant because he still loved her but took all his problems out on me."
Hiei listened to Botan's story and felt bad for her past and wanted to cheer her up, but decided against it.
"Most of my scars aren't from demons attacking me, I got them from my dad," Botan said. "I would have learned self defense but my father never took his eye off me, incase I was like my mother and run away."
"Botan, everything's okay now," Hiei said and hugged her to comfort her. She cried into his chest.