Disclamier: I don't own YYH


Why Not

Chapter Two: We have a problem

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Water bottles: Check

Energy bars: Check

Medical kit: Check

Extra clothes: Check

Courage: ...?

Botan sighed. Was she really ready for this? She pretty much decided on the fly she was going to go look for him and now she had no idea how. She sat down on her couch and looked up at the ceiling. Not only did she not know how to go look for him, but what if she did find him? How would he react?

He would probably curse and scowl at her and call her a 'Stupid ferry woman.' Man, she hated that name.

But then again... She sniffed. No. No tears. "Stupid ferry woman." She would give anything to hear that again. "Stupid ferry woman." His voice was ringing in her ears. Ringing? The phone was ringing! She jumped up out of her stupor and ran to the phone. "Hello?" She said a little anxious.

'Botan?' She sighed. She really was a stupid ferry woman. Did she really think it would be Hiei? Like he would use a phone. Botan almost laughed out loud at her foolishness.

"Oh, hello Kurama." Wait Kurama?! Oh, God, not Kurama! If anyone could figure her out it was him!

'Are you alright?' He asked.

Botan gulped. "Y-yes I'm fine. Just fine, Kurama! Why wouldn't I be?" She said using her fake chipper voice.

'It's just that Yusuke and I have been worried about you and Yukina.'Botan frowned.

Yukina.

That was another reason she was doing this. If she couldn't get him to come back the least she could do is beat the snot out of him for Yukina. Botan almost laughed again.

Like she could touch him.

"Oh, yes. I know. How is she?" Botan hadn't seen Yukina since the morning after.

'Kuwabara says she is still not herself.'Kurama took in a breath. 'And you?'

"Oh, well, I said I was fine, Kurama." She sounded a little irritated now.

'That's what you said.'

"Kurama..."

'Forget I said anything. Oh, Yusuke wants to go to the new malt shop today. Would you like to come?'

Uh oh. Now what was she supposed to say? This was Kurama after all. If she said no he would want to know why. And she obviously couldn't say yes.

"Well...I'm going...back to work today." She said sheepishly. She hated lying. Especially to Kurama.

'Oh. Really? Well, then, don't let me bother you.'

"Oh, no, Kurama, not at all!"

Insert awkward silence.

"Well, goodbye!"

'Goodbye, Botan.' Click.

Botan heaved a sigh of relief. That was close.

"Well?" The raven haired boy was sitting at Kurama's dinner table.

"She's not coming."

Yusuke sighed. "I'm really worried here."

"She said she's going back to work today."

"Do you believe her?"

Kurama turned around and looked at his friend. "No."

"Didn't think so. Damn it, Kurama. We gotta do something."


The house was quiet. Too quiet. It was like nobody even lived there.

"Kurama..."

"I know Yusuke. Let's just ring the doorbell."

Ding dong

Yusuke put his hands in his pockets and sighed. A few minutes went by and he ran it again.

Ding dong

"Damn it." He grumbled.

"Maybe she was telling the truth." Kurama said as his hair flipped in the wind.

"We both know that was a load of crap, Kurama." Ding dong

A few more minutes...nothing.

"Dammit, Botan! Answer the friggin' door! We all know you're in there!" Yusuke pounded on the door and it flung open.

"Well, that was easy." Kurama said.

"Shut up."

The two walked in and slowly looked around. Everything was perfectly in place. The dishes were put up, the couch was neat with the pillows nicely fluffed, the bed was made, Botan wasn't there.

Wait, what? Botan wasn't there!

"Kurama! Where the hell is she?!"

"Maybe..."

"If you say she went to work one more time I'll punch you."

Kurama rolled his eyes and inspected the bedroom. He inwardly let a shiver run up his spine when her scent filled his nose. It was the strongest here. Violet with a hint of vanilla. He always loved her scent.

He walked up to the dresser and for some reason he got an inkling to open the drawer.
When he did his heart stopped. It was empty. He looked through the whole thing and nothing. Not even her underwear.

"Yusuke..."

"What." He said flatly

"I think we have a problem."

~TBC