She woke up and looked at the clock. It read: 3:25 PM. How long did she sleep for? Did her hangover just go away like that? With the amount of sleep and water to drink, Botan felt good as new. Although she was still in Kurama's shirt, which looked like a dress on her, she decided to see if he had a bottle of water since she drank the glass he gave her. When she walked into the kitchen, the first thing she thought was, 'This apartment is so clean. He knows how to keep tidy.'
Opening up the refrigerator, Botan grabbed a bottle of water and saw oranges on the bottom.
'Oh, how funny. I dreamt I was eating oranges. Don't mind if I do.'
She took out the oranges and cut herself a few slices, put them on a plate and walked into the living room. Once she got settle in on the couch, Botan turned on the TV to see what she was in the mood for. Game of Thrones? Nah, she couldn't get into that show. What about The Handmaid's Tale? Eh...not interested. Taylor Swift's Reputation Tour? She saw it with the other girls in Spirit World.
"How about a Disney movie?" Botan said to herself and flipped through what Disney movie to watch before deciding on Beauty and the Beast (the original 1993 one btw).
Once she played the movie, Botan settled into the couch with her oranges and said, "Nothing hits the spot like a Disney movie."
Later that evening, Kurama walked into his apartment, tired from work, when he heard heavy sobbing. He raised an eyebrow and walked into his living room to find Botan watching Dumbo.
"Botan, I thought something happened!" Kurama cried when he observed the crying girl.
"I'm sorry." She sniffed. "I've never seen Dumbo. Such a classic."
While he smiled at her crying at the movie, Kurama took notice of the orange slices on the coffee table. Botan noticed he was looking at them and blushed.
"I'm sorry..." she quickly said, "I got hungry and I saw the oranges and...I guess I ate them all."
"Don't worry about." He smiled. "I take it you're feeling better."
"Much. Sleep does the trick." She replied with a smile. "And so do oranges apparently."
They both laughed at her comment. At that moment, Kurama's phone went off. He excused himself and answered the phone in the next room.
"Hello, Mother...no everything is okay...how is your trip..."
Botan loved that Kurama rarely got angry and didn't make a big fuss over the orange slices on the table. She wasn't paying mind to the phone conversation until Kurama spoke, "Oh, Miyako? What about her?"
'Boy...this Miyako must've been something.' She thought.
"No, Mother, I ended it and she was feeling the same so it's for the best...I know, I will find another date just in time for the banquet...okay...well I will let you get back to your trip...okay...I love you too."
Once Kurama hung up, he walked back into the living room and smiled at Botan.
"Sorry. My mother calling me from the United States."
"It's alright. This Miyako chick must've been something." Botan smiled.
"She is the daughter of my step father's client. We were introduced at a dinner for his company and we went with one another for quite a bit. She didn't interest me as I hoped."
"Was it a bad break up?" Botan asked.
"Not really. I told her how I felt and said we should stop dating because I didn't want to lead her on. She surprisingly agreed and we both promised to stay on good terms." Kurama explained. "I'm okay. It just wasn't meant to be."
"Oh..." was all Botan said.
'And I was about to say, how can anyone break up with Kurama? He's so perfect in every way...' Botan thought to herself.
"Let me change into more casual clothes and I will join you for another Disney movie?" Kurama suggested.
He left Botan alone to pick another movie. She ended up picking Treasure Planet. Kurama walked in wearing flannel pants and a white long sleeved shirt. Her thoughts reminded her that even in casual clothes, he looked handsome.
"Besides oranges, did you eat?" Kurama asked as he sat beside her.
"Oh...um...not really...I guess I wanted oranges because it's funny...I actually dreamt I was eating oranges and..." Botan blushed, realizing she was babbling to the guy she was secretly crushing on.
"I was going to say I can order from the ramen restaurant if you are up for it?" Kurama asked.
"Um...okay..." quickly came out of Botan's mouth.
Kurama chuckled and got up to order food. He thought, 'That was a quick response,' as he pulled out his phone to order from the popular ramen restaurant.
"Do you know what you want before I order?" Kurama asked.
"The beef ramen?" Botan requested.
With that being said, Kurama ordered them both beef ramen from a popular ramen restaurant. The delivery was said to be 40 minutes, which gave them time to watch the movie.
The food finally arrived. Kurama tipped the delivery guy as Botan set up another Disney movie as they ate. They both decided on Pinocchio since Botan surprisingly never seen it.
"A little known fact about me," Kurama started with a slight blush on his face, "when I was about 6 or 7 years of age, was once in a production of Pinocchio and had the honor of playing the marionette boy himself."
"No way! I'm sorry I missed it." Botan chuckled.
"It was my mother's idea. She still has a video of me preforming that night. I did get to sign autographs after the show." Kurama chuckled.
"You must've been a real celebrity." Botan joked.
The two turned back to the TV while eating their ramen. Botan found herself intrigued by the movie. She loved the music and found the animation incredible and thought Figaro the cat to be the cutest thing ever. Kurama noticed from the corner of his eye that Botan was smiling at the song, 'Little Wooden Head.' They both laughed at Stromboli's antics.
When the Pleasure Island scene came up, Botan felt herself tense up at Lampwick turning into a donkey. Kurama noticed it and put his arm around her in a friendly way. His touch caused her to relax a bit. She didn't want him to see her blushing. Finally, they got to the scene where Pinocchio saved Gepetto from Monstro, causing him to lose his life in the process. She was tearing up until Pinocchio became a real boy. Once the movie ended, Kurama said, "And to think you've never seen that movie."
"What a classic." Botan was still wiping her eyes. "That's such a gorgeous song at the end."
Seeing she was happy made him smile.
"You okay?" Kurama asked, knowing she was tense at the Pleasure Island scene.
"Yes. I don't think I can sleep at night knowing people can turn into donkeys." Botan chuckled.
The two just looked at each other until she spoke up, "I...um...I was actually planning on staying with Shizuru tonight and the night before but we all know what happened there...um...do you have my dress so I can change and head over?"
"I can escort you." Kurama offered.
"Oh no...um...you don't have to. I don't want to feel like a burden on you."
"Botan," Kurama placed his hand on her arm, "don't think that. You could never be a burden to me. I want to take you."
"Oh...um...okay..." was all Botan said.
The two walked out of the apartment. Little did they know, someone from across the street saw them. She pulled out her phone and said, "Miyako, I have the latest scoop...I just saw another woman leave Shuichi's apartment...didn't you two break up not too long ago?"
The two made it to Shizuru's apartment. Botan knock on the door and turned to Kurama saying, "Thank you for taking me. You didn't have to take me."
"I don't mind at all." Kurama smiled.
Shizuru opened the door and saw the two standing at her doorstep.
"What is going on here?" she teased.
"Nothing...um...Kurama walked me here and I...well have a goodnight, Kurama. Thanks for the walk..." Botan walked past him.
Shizuru smiled at Kurama and he returned the smile back. Once she shut the door, she turned to Botan and said, "You have explaining to do."
She pointed to the couch and Botan took a seat. Shizuru sat beside her and started, "Why were you at his apartment all day?"
"He nursed me back to my normal state and...I don't know. It was nice." Botan told her.
"You didn't sleep with him?" Shizuru asked.
"No!" Botan cried out blushing. "Gosh, no! He actually slept on the couch."
"I see..." Shizuru chuckled.
"What's so funny?" Botan asked.
"Nothing. It's just...I don't know. So what happened today after you got over your hangover?"
"Not much...he came home from work, ordered us ramen and we watched Disney movies. That's it."
Shizuru chuckled and said, "No one can resist a Disney movie. Hell, even Kazuma watches them."
"Speaking of which, how is your brother feeling?" Botan asked.
"He finally stopped puking in the early afternoon. Yukina pretty much nursed him back to health. All he can eat at the moment are crackers but he promises not to drink that much again." Shizuru shrugged. "I guess I'll believe it when I see it. But anyway, I think you should try and get with Kurama."
Botan blushed and said cried out, "Whoa! Where did this come from?"
"Well...I see how you light up when his name is mentioned, I've noticed the way you were looking at him during the Dark Tournament when he wasn't looking. You cried over him during his fight with Karasu and not for nothing but you seem to act slightly ditzier, kind of like a girl who met their celebrity crush, when you are talking to him...which isn't a bad thing. It's kind of...cute."
"Oh...gosh, I didn't think you noticed."
"Not just me." Shizuru joked. "Keiko thinks you two would look cute together. Even Yukina says you should pursue him. Hell, he's hot and he just broke up with his girlfriend. I say you should go for it."
Looking down with a smile on her face from blushing, Botan replied, "I didn't think anyone else knew."
"Not for nothing but its more obvious than a hurricane." Shizuru joked making Botan laugh.
"If you say so."
"Hey, since I'm restless and you pretty much slept the day away, wanna do you wedding stuff with me?" Shizuru asked.
"Sure. What do you need help with?" Botan asked.
As the ladies were going over wedding stuff for Yusuke and Keiko, Botan couldn't get those green eyes out of her mind.
Okay so I'm going to stop here for today. Just need a few days to come up with the next chapter. I do, however, sense trouble lurking about...we'll see what goes down.