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BW: sigh and I'm an extremely lazy writer
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BW: and I'm sorry for not updating in a while…
Kurama: nine months
BW: mumbles eight and a half…anyway here's the long awaited chapter Stable Boy Chapter Four: First DayBotan was in a good mood as she walked into the stables the next morning. She was singing to herself a song she had heard on the radio in her car on the trip over.
Flesh and Blood SacrificeMelts the Heart like Fire and Ice
Flesh and Blood
Like Fire to Ice
Are You Willing to Sacrifice
A chuckle rose from behind her, and she turned her head to see Hiei leaning against a stall near the tack wall. She frowned at him. "What's so funny?"
He chuckled once more before answering. " I just never thought you as being as person to sing 'Poison'."
She turned around, facing away from him, and crossed her arms. " It's just a song I heard over the radio, it was stuck in my head."
He shrugged. " To each his own." She turned back around. " Well, let's go, classes will be starting soon." She turned around and started down the rows of stables to the coral, with Hiei close behind.
As they walked down the rows, he started to admire her.
Now he wasn't a pervert or anything he was just admiring her natural qualities, silently. Like the sound of her voice. It wasn't the most stunning, but it was nice; the song of choice just threw him for a loop.
And she was graceful. Taking great strides with her head held high in determination. He could admire that.
He was drawn out of his thoughts by a yelp from Botan. She was sprawled out on the floor, with a pitchfork lying behind her as the culprit. He sweat dropped slightly. Maybe he should rethink that graceful statement.
Botan groaned before sitting up. "Ow… who put that there?"
A small snicker was heard, and she turned her head to see someone in the corner. " Toshi! Did you leave this here?"
Ah. Toshi. Hiei had heard of this young student. Mischievous brat.
The young student looked up with innocent eyes, but a seemingly devilish smirk on his face. " Of course not Miss Botan, that's dangerous."
Hiei narrowed his eyes, and walked up to the boy. " Yes, it is in fact very dangerous. Do you know what can happen if you leave pitchforks scattered around the table?"
The boy nervously shook his head.
Hiei continued. " First you trip and fall, boo-hoo it hurts. But I'm afraid that's not all that can happen.
You can trip and fall and gouge our eye out. You'd be left screaming in pain as eye fluid and blood pours out.
You can also trip and fall and impale yourself in the stomach, spilling out your breakfast and intestines. Plus blood stains are extremely hard to get out of the floor boards."
Toshi was now by this time looking as though his lunch was about to come up, and his eyes were paralyzed in fear.
"Now don't let me catch you leaving these things around the stable." Hiei said, with slight menace in his voice. " Go get your horse and be ready in the coral."
The boy nodded and walked the opposite direction from the stalls.
Hiei rolled his eyes and barked " Now!" The student whipped around and hurried to get some tack.
Botan stared at him in slight awe, and disgust. " That wasn't really necessary."
He shrugged. " It made him listen. Now shouldn't we be getting our horses ready?"
She nodded " Right, of course…"
She walked over to a black stallion, Obsidian, and started to put on his saddle and reins. Hiei was over by a brown horse. As Botan was buckling the saddle she said, " Although it was a little gruesome, you did your job well. I don't think I could do that."
Hiei frowned. " You never will at this rate." He sighed at her confused expression. " You let people walk over you too much. If you keep this up you'll be at the bottom of everything with nothing. You have to stand up for yourself before you can order around others." He finished fitting the reins on Chester and led the horse out to the coral.
Botan blinked in surprise, and pondered his words for a moment before walking out to join him.
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The class went pretty well. With Botan giving out the orders and Hiei glaring at slackers, the class was very productive. Botan and Hiei left the coral as the left student left for the day.
They took their horses to their respective stalls and started to remove their tack. While brushing Obsidian she said, " I think the class went well today." Hiei nodded while cleaning Chester's hoof. " Yes, they might have actually learned something besides just trotting around like idiots."
Botan giggled slightly when she saw a flash of red out of the corner of her eye. She her head around to see Kurama's retreating form. She scrambled out of the stall quickly and called out to him. "Kurama! Hello!"
Kurama turned around to face Botan. "Oh, hello Botan, how were you're classes today?" She grinned broadly. " They went very well, Hiei helped me out today." She smiled at him with admiration, looking absolutely overjoyed to see him.
Hiei poked his head out of Chester's stall eyebrow raised, but then frowned upon seeing the sight of Botan and Kurama. Even Chester poked his head around to see. Hiei had to refrain from glaring at the red head. Now he and Kurama got along great, they were even friends. But friendship only went so far.
So he continue to glare as Kurama spoke. " Well I'm glad to see you're doing fine, and that Hiei has gotten better job. I don't think he enjoyed mucking all the time. Am I right Hiei?" Hiei responded with a 'hn'.
Botan smiled. " Um Kurama…I was wondering…" Kurama raised his eyebrow. "Yes?" Botan laughed nervously. " Do you think you'd like go to lunch later today?" Kurama smiled slightly, and Botan looked hopeful. " I'm sorry Botan, but, I'm already promised for lunch today, maybe some other time?" Her smile faltered a bit, but quickly came back. ""Oh of course, some other time."
Kurama turned around to leave. " Well I'll se you tomorrow then." He waved as he walked away, noting to himself the glare he kept receiving from Hiei and planned to interrogate him about it later.
Botan waved goodbye as well, " Bye" and continued to stare after him as he walked away.
Hiei started to shake his head. "You are too obvious"
She looked at him incredulously. " Too obvious? What on Earth are you talking about?" He smirked. " It's obvious you like him. So obvious I'll bet the entire staff knows it."
She frowned and shifted her feet. The entire staff? Surely not all of them? "Even...Kurama?" She asked hesitantly. Hiei nodded. " Even Kurama."
"Oh."
Hiei shrugged his shoulders. "But you shouldn't fret that much."
" Why?"
He walked out and closed Chester's stall. " I think he's already involved with someone."
He turned around to look at her and regretting saying anything.
She looked crestfallen. Tears were forming at the corners of her eyes, clearly indicating heartbreak. " He…he what?" Crap.
He avoided eye contact as he gathered up the saddle and reins. " He sees someone…at this bookstore…I saw him there once. A red head…." Shut up. He needs to just shut up.
Even though he couldn't see it, her eyes looked down nearly spilling over with tears, one actually dropping down to the dirty wood floor. " Oh…I see…. I'll see you tomorrow Hiei." She quickly walked away with her saddle and reins.
He groaned to himself. He truly was an idiot. He put up his tack and kicked a nearby bucket.
Damn.
blinks omigosh I'm done
Kurama: amazing. And it only took you from last July to….this May…about oh say….11months?
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Burning October: Like the name, and well this chapter is pretty long, so yeah, here it is
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Kurama: sure you do,
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Ryokotsusei: yes, less muck is always goodSmall announcement to anyone who cares, (probably no one). I have taken down my big story Fox and Wolf. ( the Kurama OC one) . It was horrible, and that was the remake. I may redo it sometime in the future , but not for a long while. I finished the original on my computer, but I am not going to post it on because I don't want to scare people with my atrocious writing. So that's it. Please review, and see you next chapter