Just something I thought about while playing in Timezone. My very first attempt in writing :) Hope you enjoy reading this.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Everything is Yusuke's fault. She thought.
If he hadn't introduced this game to me, I wouldn't be sneaking into Koenma's office for his special credit card and spending it here. Kuso. She cursed.
It's early in the morning when Botan decided to play in the arcade center. She was supposed to be ferrying a soul that day. However, on her way to the soul's location, she saw this machine - the one that Yusuke had been playing lately. Its name is the Prize Cube. I still have a few hours to spend before returning to Reikai. Good thing, I woke up early. Plus, I still have Koenma's special card. Nyaha, happy me! She thought happily. With that, she let herself fall into temptation and played the game.
This game is simple, really. You just have to poke the prizes to get it for 50 yen a play. Easy? Nah. Not when the diameter of the poking stick is exactly the same with the diameter of the hole you have to insert on to push that prize down. Not when there is only one chance for pressing each button, one for right and one for up. Not when the prizes are too cute to ignore.
I remembered Yusuke calling them bubbleheads. She recalled. Yes, those cute plastic figures with oversized head and wiggles. So, here she was playing for the 10th time.
"You bubblehead fox! Why won't you fall for me?" She wailed. This will be my last attempt!
"Argh, this game is too addicting! Hope Koenma won't notice his card is missing". She readied herself and gathered a deep - very deep - concentration. Her eyes burned fire.
She pressed the right button, then released. Next, was the up button and then released. Now, the poking stick approaches the hole. Her heart thumped faster.
A little bit more. She gulped.
Toink!
"Argh, I missed again! And it's for the tenth time!" She yelled loudly. Good thing, there are not too many people walking on the streets yet. Botan checked her time, "Shoot! There's only 15 minutes before returning to Reikai. I have to ferry my soul! I should not have played!" She looked at the bubbleheads again.
"Kawaaii!" She made a cat face and unconsciously mimicked the way they wiggle. "I'm gonna get you later, fox." She pointed the bubblehead. "I'll make you mine." She grinned and with that, she took off. Not noticing someone who caught her last two statements just in time before she took off. Emerald eyes followed her until she was out of sight. Then it sunk into him,
Botan-wants me?
Thank you for spending your precious time reading this. I still don't know if I'll end this as an open-ended one-shot or continue it with the next chapter.
Any kind of reviews are welcome! :)