The Problems With Loving You
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Yes, I have yet ANOTHER new fanfic out, even though I have not finished any of my other fics!
This one is AU. Kurama/Botan, of course. There are no demons or anything else like that.
The idea for this fic has been circling around in my head for, like, two months now and it won't go away. So, I figured I might as well post it!
As I said, it's AU and everybody is in their 20's. To make things easy Botan, Keiko, Kuwabara, and Yukina are all the same age, 24. Hiei, Kurama and Yusuke are 25. Hiei's girlfriend, an OC, is 23. You'll meet her in chapter 2.
They all have jobs, and it was kind of hard to think of things for them to be. Botan is an interior designer, but she is having some problems with her career. Keiko is still in college to become a nurse. Yukina is the assistant manager of a restaurant, but she wants to own her own someday. And the boys have opened a personal training gym together. For the sake of the story, lets just say that the gym is doing very well.
Oh, and Kurama will just be Kurama. There is no Youko or Suuichi. His name is just Kurama Minamino. And I had to find a last name for Botan, it's Takudo, so I hope it sounds okay. Botan Takudo, I think there's a kind of ring to it, don't you? (I found it on a website) (the last name) lol!
The first chapter will be kind of boring because it's pretty much just background information.
If you read through all of this, thank you! And I hope you like my new fic! Please review!
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Perfect.
That was the only word that came to her mind when she looked at her surroundings.
The beach was empty, not another person in site. The waves lapped against the beach in a rhythmic beat. When she looked out over the ocean she was amazed at the brilliant blue of the sky and how the sun's light was reflected from the water. Palm trees dotted the beach, offering shade.
She walked along, enjoying the feeling of the hot sand beneath her bare feet. She knew that she looked good right now, that she looked hot. The wind flirted with the ends of her curling, light blue hair. The sheer sarong wrapped around her hips brushed against her legs. A magenta bikini covered her tan body. Oh, yes, she was looking her best. She reveled in the feeling of knowing that, now wishing there was someone there with her to see how good she looked.
As she walked on she got a strange feeling. Like something was wrong. She turned around, hearing a voice. His voice. She searched frantically for it's source but found nothing. Then she heard it again. He was calling for her. She had to get away, had to leave before he found her. The sky darkened as she started to run. The waves got more violent and sound erupted from everywhere. Her personal paradise was becoming her personal hell.
His voice floated to her again, taunting her.
"Botan...Botan..."
Then she felt a hand on her shoulder.
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She woke up abruptly, leaping in her seat. The flight attendant gave her a smile and removed her hand from Botan's shoulder.
"Sorry to wake you, but the plane has landed."
As reality came back to her she nodded. "Thank you."
The flight attendant nodded and walked away to offer help to other people. Botan sat there for a second, trying to steady her pounding heart. She dug into her purse and pulled out a compact mirror. Looking into it she studied herself.
Her light blue hair was pulled up into a high pony tail. Her face wasn't tan, like in her dream. Instead it was pale, mostly from the dream, but she had always had fair skin. Her candy pink eyes looked back at her, her right eye ringed by darkness. Sighing she pulled out her cover-up. She dabbed here and there to cover the bruise. Deciding that was good enough, she stood up and headed off the plane.
Outside, the weather matched her mood. It was gray with rain pouring down around her.
'Great,' she thought.
She went into the airport and retrieved her suitcases. She had four in all and they were quite large. She was relieved when she could just sit back in the cab and relax as the driver brought her to where she needed to be.
As she stared out the window watching the blur of buildings and people go past her cell phone started ringing.
"Hello?"
"Hey!"
Botan's mood instantly perked when she heard her best friend's voice.
"Hey Keiko! What are you doing?"
"I've been unpacking all day. Let me tell you, the house looks great. Your room is beautiful, you'll love it."
"I'm almost there right now. I'm in a cab on my way."
"How long until you'll get here?"
"Twenty minutes, maybe. Why?"
"I plan on having everyone over for a welcome back party. Just wanted to know when to expect you."
"You don't have to throw me a party. I told you not to." Botan frowned.
"Well, you're getting on. Oh, and I have someone I want you to meet! He may have a job for you!"
"A job?" Botan asked unbelievingly.
"Yeah, a job."
"I am going to have to talk to this..." Botan broke off when her phone beeped. She looked at her power level. "Hey, Keiko sorry but my phones about to die. I got to go."
"Okay. Well, just hurry up and get here!"
"I will. Seeya soon!"
"Yeah, bye!"
She flipped her phone shut and smiled. She had some of the best people on earth for friends.
She'd known Keiko since elementary school. She remembered on her first day there Keiko helped her find her seat when she couldn't find it by herself. They've been the best of friends ever since. She met Yusuke and Kuwabara because Keiko always played with them at recess. She's been friends with them ever since also. They were the funniest guys to hang out with. She loved them like brothers.
Then there was Yukina and Hiei, who didn't move to their town until 8th grade. Botan met Yukina first, Hiei's twin sister, although they look nothing alike. The only thing they shared was the color of their eyes. She met Yukina at their 8th grade orientation. Yukina looked perfect with her mint colored hair pulled back and her big crimson eyes. She has always been really polite and quiet. Yukina, Keiko and Botan were attached at the hip all through high school.
Hiei was a totally different matter all together. Mostly because she had a huge crush on him for almost two years. Then she began to think of him like a brother also, so it kind of got weird. He's pretty quiet, unless something pisses him off. Even though he's rude to her, she knows he cares for her. When she told them over the phone what her ex-boyfriend had done to her he was swearing up a storm and threatened to find him and kill him. She loved him for that.
She loved all of her friends and would do anything for them. She was really excited to be around all of them again.
But, she knew the questions would come eventually. The questions asking about him and what had gone on between them. She really didn't want that to be brought up. She felt bad enough as it was. How was she supposed to know he could be like that? When she first started dating him he was always the gentleman. Koenma was the kind of guy who would pull out chairs for you and open car doors. And she thought she loved him. That's why she said yes when he proposed. That's why the first time he hit her she didn't leave him.
Then she got smart and did the right thing. She broke off the marriage and left him. But not before he could leave a mark on her one last time. She would never let it happen again. She would never give her heart out like that again.
The cab came to a stop outside the house she had bought with Keiko. The cute two story house was half hers. That thought made her smile.
She got out and helped the cab driver get her things out the trunk. She paid him and struggled to get her bags to the front porch. Hearing the definite sounds of an argument going on inside brought a smile to her face. She rang the doorbell and waited.
Almost instantly the door was yanked open and she was enveloped in a hug.
"Botan! I missed you!" Keiko said.
Botan saw over Keiko's shoulder that everyone was there, waiting for her. That brought tears to her eyes.
"I missed you too, Keiko."
They pulled back from the hug and looked at each other. Keiko frowned over the bruise. She would have said something but Botan shook her head.
"Not now, please. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Keiko nodded and moved as Yusuke ran out to hug Botan also.
"How you been doing, kid?" he asked.
"Pretty good." She saw him look at her eye and saw the disapproving look cross his face. And was thankful he didn't say anything.
She gave Kuwabara a hug and he lifted her up and swung her around. That's when she noticed that stranger standing inside the house. Kuwabara set her back down.
"Who's he?"
When the man saw she was talking about him, he stepped forward and smiled. Which almost gave Botan a heart attack. He was gorgeous. She barely restrained that urge to touch his red hair. And she already found herself drowning in those deep green eyes. A warning bell went off in her head.
'This is bad, this is just like what happened with Koenma!' she thought. Instantly she was on the defense.
"My name's Kurama Minamino. Nice to finally meet you, I've heard a lot."
"He's the friend I was telling you about." Keiko added.
She nodded and forced a smile. 'He's polite like Koenma too. I can't let it happen again.'
"Nice to meet you too." She said.
"Keiko tells me you're an interior designer. I just bought a house and I would like some help fixing it up."
"Yeah, I know. Keiko told me." Botan said.
"Well, it's getting cold. We should go in." Yukina said.
"Oh, boys! Could you grab my bags please! Thanks!" Botan yelled as she went inside with the other girls.
"She just got back and she giving out orders already." Yusuke complained.
"Hey, Hiei. Is she always like that?" Kurama asked.
"No, she was acting kind of weird. But then again she's been through a lot."
"What has she been through?"
"I'm not telling you. If she wants you to know, she'll tell you."
Hiei walked into the house, leaving Kurama behind to think. He was blown away when he first saw her. Her eyes were what got him first. The color, so unique and clear. He did notice the bruise, so he had a good idea of what she had been through. All he really knew for sure was that he wanted to get to know her.
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Yes, I have yet ANOTHER new fanfic out, even though I have not finished any of my other fics!
This one is AU. Kurama/Botan, of course. There are no demons or anything else like that.
The idea for this fic has been circling around in my head for, like, two months now and it won't go away. So, I figured I might as well post it!
As I said, it's AU and everybody is in their 20's. To make things easy Botan, Keiko, Kuwabara, and Yukina are all the same age, 24. Hiei, Kurama and Yusuke are 25. Hiei's girlfriend, an OC, is 23. You'll meet her in chapter 2.
They all have jobs, and it was kind of hard to think of things for them to be. Botan is an interior designer, but she is having some problems with her career. Keiko is still in college to become a nurse. Yukina is the assistant manager of a restaurant, but she wants to own her own someday. And the boys have opened a personal training gym together. For the sake of the story, lets just say that the gym is doing very well.
Oh, and Kurama will just be Kurama. There is no Youko or Suuichi. His name is just Kurama Minamino. And I had to find a last name for Botan, it's Takudo, so I hope it sounds okay. Botan Takudo, I think there's a kind of ring to it, don't you? (I found it on a website) (the last name) lol!
The first chapter will be kind of boring because it's pretty much just background information.
If you read through all of this, thank you! And I hope you like my new fic! Please review!
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Perfect.
That was the only word that came to her mind when she looked at her surroundings.
The beach was empty, not another person in site. The waves lapped against the beach in a rhythmic beat. When she looked out over the ocean she was amazed at the brilliant blue of the sky and how the sun's light was reflected from the water. Palm trees dotted the beach, offering shade.
She walked along, enjoying the feeling of the hot sand beneath her bare feet. She knew that she looked good right now, that she looked hot. The wind flirted with the ends of her curling, light blue hair. The sheer sarong wrapped around her hips brushed against her legs. A magenta bikini covered her tan body. Oh, yes, she was looking her best. She reveled in the feeling of knowing that, now wishing there was someone there with her to see how good she looked.
As she walked on she got a strange feeling. Like something was wrong. She turned around, hearing a voice. His voice. She searched frantically for it's source but found nothing. Then she heard it again. He was calling for her. She had to get away, had to leave before he found her. The sky darkened as she started to run. The waves got more violent and sound erupted from everywhere. Her personal paradise was becoming her personal hell.
His voice floated to her again, taunting her.
"Botan...Botan..."
Then she felt a hand on her shoulder.
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She woke up abruptly, leaping in her seat. The flight attendant gave her a smile and removed her hand from Botan's shoulder.
"Sorry to wake you, but the plane has landed."
As reality came back to her she nodded. "Thank you."
The flight attendant nodded and walked away to offer help to other people. Botan sat there for a second, trying to steady her pounding heart. She dug into her purse and pulled out a compact mirror. Looking into it she studied herself.
Her light blue hair was pulled up into a high pony tail. Her face wasn't tan, like in her dream. Instead it was pale, mostly from the dream, but she had always had fair skin. Her candy pink eyes looked back at her, her right eye ringed by darkness. Sighing she pulled out her cover-up. She dabbed here and there to cover the bruise. Deciding that was good enough, she stood up and headed off the plane.
Outside, the weather matched her mood. It was gray with rain pouring down around her.
'Great,' she thought.
She went into the airport and retrieved her suitcases. She had four in all and they were quite large. She was relieved when she could just sit back in the cab and relax as the driver brought her to where she needed to be.
As she stared out the window watching the blur of buildings and people go past her cell phone started ringing.
"Hello?"
"Hey!"
Botan's mood instantly perked when she heard her best friend's voice.
"Hey Keiko! What are you doing?"
"I've been unpacking all day. Let me tell you, the house looks great. Your room is beautiful, you'll love it."
"I'm almost there right now. I'm in a cab on my way."
"How long until you'll get here?"
"Twenty minutes, maybe. Why?"
"I plan on having everyone over for a welcome back party. Just wanted to know when to expect you."
"You don't have to throw me a party. I told you not to." Botan frowned.
"Well, you're getting on. Oh, and I have someone I want you to meet! He may have a job for you!"
"A job?" Botan asked unbelievingly.
"Yeah, a job."
"I am going to have to talk to this..." Botan broke off when her phone beeped. She looked at her power level. "Hey, Keiko sorry but my phones about to die. I got to go."
"Okay. Well, just hurry up and get here!"
"I will. Seeya soon!"
"Yeah, bye!"
She flipped her phone shut and smiled. She had some of the best people on earth for friends.
She'd known Keiko since elementary school. She remembered on her first day there Keiko helped her find her seat when she couldn't find it by herself. They've been the best of friends ever since. She met Yusuke and Kuwabara because Keiko always played with them at recess. She's been friends with them ever since also. They were the funniest guys to hang out with. She loved them like brothers.
Then there was Yukina and Hiei, who didn't move to their town until 8th grade. Botan met Yukina first, Hiei's twin sister, although they look nothing alike. The only thing they shared was the color of their eyes. She met Yukina at their 8th grade orientation. Yukina looked perfect with her mint colored hair pulled back and her big crimson eyes. She has always been really polite and quiet. Yukina, Keiko and Botan were attached at the hip all through high school.
Hiei was a totally different matter all together. Mostly because she had a huge crush on him for almost two years. Then she began to think of him like a brother also, so it kind of got weird. He's pretty quiet, unless something pisses him off. Even though he's rude to her, she knows he cares for her. When she told them over the phone what her ex-boyfriend had done to her he was swearing up a storm and threatened to find him and kill him. She loved him for that.
She loved all of her friends and would do anything for them. She was really excited to be around all of them again.
But, she knew the questions would come eventually. The questions asking about him and what had gone on between them. She really didn't want that to be brought up. She felt bad enough as it was. How was she supposed to know he could be like that? When she first started dating him he was always the gentleman. Koenma was the kind of guy who would pull out chairs for you and open car doors. And she thought she loved him. That's why she said yes when he proposed. That's why the first time he hit her she didn't leave him.
Then she got smart and did the right thing. She broke off the marriage and left him. But not before he could leave a mark on her one last time. She would never let it happen again. She would never give her heart out like that again.
The cab came to a stop outside the house she had bought with Keiko. The cute two story house was half hers. That thought made her smile.
She got out and helped the cab driver get her things out the trunk. She paid him and struggled to get her bags to the front porch. Hearing the definite sounds of an argument going on inside brought a smile to her face. She rang the doorbell and waited.
Almost instantly the door was yanked open and she was enveloped in a hug.
"Botan! I missed you!" Keiko said.
Botan saw over Keiko's shoulder that everyone was there, waiting for her. That brought tears to her eyes.
"I missed you too, Keiko."
They pulled back from the hug and looked at each other. Keiko frowned over the bruise. She would have said something but Botan shook her head.
"Not now, please. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Keiko nodded and moved as Yusuke ran out to hug Botan also.
"How you been doing, kid?" he asked.
"Pretty good." She saw him look at her eye and saw the disapproving look cross his face. And was thankful he didn't say anything.
She gave Kuwabara a hug and he lifted her up and swung her around. That's when she noticed that stranger standing inside the house. Kuwabara set her back down.
"Who's he?"
When the man saw she was talking about him, he stepped forward and smiled. Which almost gave Botan a heart attack. He was gorgeous. She barely restrained that urge to touch his red hair. And she already found herself drowning in those deep green eyes. A warning bell went off in her head.
'This is bad, this is just like what happened with Koenma!' she thought. Instantly she was on the defense.
"My name's Kurama Minamino. Nice to finally meet you, I've heard a lot."
"He's the friend I was telling you about." Keiko added.
She nodded and forced a smile. 'He's polite like Koenma too. I can't let it happen again.'
"Nice to meet you too." She said.
"Keiko tells me you're an interior designer. I just bought a house and I would like some help fixing it up."
"Yeah, I know. Keiko told me." Botan said.
"Well, it's getting cold. We should go in." Yukina said.
"Oh, boys! Could you grab my bags please! Thanks!" Botan yelled as she went inside with the other girls.
"She just got back and she giving out orders already." Yusuke complained.
"Hey, Hiei. Is she always like that?" Kurama asked.
"No, she was acting kind of weird. But then again she's been through a lot."
"What has she been through?"
"I'm not telling you. If she wants you to know, she'll tell you."
Hiei walked into the house, leaving Kurama behind to think. He was blown away when he first saw her. Her eyes were what got him first. The color, so unique and clear. He did notice the bruise, so he had a good idea of what she had been through. All he really knew for sure was that he wanted to get to know her.