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"Can we go now?"Yusuke asked with clenched teeth.

"Sure."laughed Kurama.


Deidara finally arrived in the heart of the mist village."Time to deploy my art."Reaching into his pouch,molding a few clay birds,setting them off,admiring his "art".Watching as the people down below scatter about,running for cover.

"Some people have no appreciation for art,hun."Frowning,'I wish she was here to see my work."

Leaving the mist village behind,the blonde male changed course...to Yusuke's city.

'Soon I will find you,my blue haired angel.'


Botan stopped in her tracks unexpectedly.

"Botan,are you okay?"asked Sano.

"I'm fine."

"Are you sure?"Sano asked,showing concern.

Botan nodded,putting his fears at ease.

"Move it or get left behind."growled Yusuke."You can fight later."

"We are not fighting Yusuke."Sano replied.

Botan trailed behind,barely listening to her boyfriend,'I could have imagined ...could I?'

Considering the possibility of telepathy.

'No...it's all in my head.'thought the deity of death.

Not too far ahead of them,Neko looks back with a worried look on her face.

"What's wrong Neko?"asked Kurama.

"I'm worried about Botan,she's being acting strange lately."

"What do you mean?"Kurama inquired.

"She's been spacing out lately and she hasn't talked that much like she normally does."

"Could that mean she likes someone else other than Sano?"

Sano twitched,"That better be a joke Kurama."

"Well...I'm just saying..."

Sano shook his tension apparent.

"Oh dear."said Botan worriedly,reassuring her boyfriend of several months."Sano,don't let Kurama's words get to you."

"Hn,if he wanted to damper my mood,then he succeeded!"

"Sano,you know I love you and only you."

"Sorry for being jealous."

"I have a question,"said Yusuke.

"What is it Yusuke?"asked Mai and Neko.

"If spirit world was destroyed,then how the hell did you do survive?"

"We weren't there when it happened."

"Any leads on who did it?"

"It's still under investigation."Botan replied.

Yukina looked back at her friends,"Are you guys coming or not?"

"We're coming!"

"Okay."


Deidara looked down at the city below,"Well,this be good as any place to start looking for her."Jumping down from his clay bird,destroying it with his charraka

Lost in a sea of dark haired men and women...

Looking for Botan was proving to be more difficult than he thought.

Walking to the Yukimura restaurant...

Seeing the only person working there.

Keiko.

"I hate to bother you,"putting on the charm,"I'm looking for a certain blue haired female."

"What do you want with Botan?"

Deidara smiled at her,"It will be of your best interest to tell me where she went."

"I'm sorry but she has someone."

Deidara frowned,not giving up so easily."I traveled far and wide for her.I'm a mission of love."Telling her what women like to hear.

"Well..."began Keiko,"...I suppose I can call her.."dialing her number."Hello Botan?...this is Keiko...there's someone here who wants to talk to you."handing the cell to Deidara.

"Hello Botan...this is Dediara,in case you're wondering...miss me?"

Botan's eyes widened,"B-b-b-but you were supposed to be dead...how can you be alive?"

"I didn't die apparently."said Deidara smoothly."Where are you my blue haired beauty?I long to see you again."

"I'm not telling you."

"Don't be like are you coming back?"Talking to her long enough to track her down with his tracking jitsu.

"Don't speak to me again."Botan said before hanging up.

"Things didn't go as planned?"asked Keiko.,witnessing the conversation.

"I know where she is."replied the blonde."I plan to win her over,hun."


"He's alive."

"Who's alive?"Sano inquired.

"The blonde guy who send me flowers...he's alive."sobbed the deity.

"Blonde guy?"Sano repeated,feeling jealous.

Kurama's eyes widened."How did he survive?"

"I don't know...I don't know."Botan repeated,trembling.

"It's okay,"said Sano,comforting her,"There is no way I'm letting him near you Botan."

"We're going to need Ayaka on this."Kurama said.

"Right."agreed Sano,"Hiei,go get him and bring him here."

"Hn."Hiei flitted off to retrieve Ayaka.