Camellia

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho.

Chapter 7: Their Garden

Koenma sat in his chair, hazel eyes heatedly staring at his desk. His hands, each situated on each side of his chair, curled into fist. The nerve of the damned fox! Coming into his office and saying all those things… What the hell did he mean by not letting go? Botan was not one of his stupid 'treasures'!

After a few more moments of glaring at a non living object, Koenma finally calmed down a little. With a heavy sigh escaping his lips, his fists uncurled as one of his hands reached to rub his forehead. Despite that he warned Kurama to stay away from Botan, he already knew the former thief wouldn't listen to him anyway. To be honest, he wasn't really that surprised that Kurama actually went all the way to the spirit world just to talk to him.

Now that he knew Kurama would always be beside her, Koenma wasn't sure what to do. The fox didn't deserve her; she was too pure for him and he was going to taint her, darken her heart and Koenma was not going to have any of that. She was bright, cheerful and lively. And Kurama… He was the complete opposite of that. He was cruel, had killed millions of people just to get what he want and was definitely not going to have her. Botan needed to be with someone who would suit her well – like him. Not some dirty fox.

Clasping his two heads together, he rested his chin on them and began to think deeply. It wasn't as if he hated Kurama… He never had up until now. Until he had taken away Botan. He wished he hadn't watched that video – he shouldn't have let his curiosity get the better of him that night. The night Kurama rescued Botan… Koenma had put on the monitor to watch what they were doing and saw… something unexpected and unpleasant – at least for him anyway.

But what could the reikai prince do? There wasn't a shred of doubt in his mind that even if he told Botan to stay away from Kurama, she wouldn't. He didn't know why but for some reason, the ferry girl was so… fascinated by the fox demon. Maybe it was because of his looks?... No, no. Botan was never the type of person who would go for someone only for superficial reasons.

And Kurama… The redhead didn't say he loved her, but he clearly cared for her a lot. That was evident, and Koenma had no doubt about that either. Perhaps Kurama hadn't realized his true feelings for her, and for that, the reikai prince was relieved as he didn't know what Kurama would do if he did. Nonetheless, Koenma knew that sooner or later, the fox was going to understand how he truly felt for Botan. He was a genius; there would be a day where he'd figure it out.

Now that Koenma thought about it, there was also a possibility that Botan would fall for the redheaded demon, too. And when that happens, Koenma could not do anything in his willpower to stop it. He wouldn't be able to force her to love him instead. At the thought, the reikai prince's face contorted into a pained look and in just a moment, he slammed his own at on the desk.

That was when Koenma realized Kurama was right.

It wasn't his place to butt into other people's business.


"Mmm," Botan moaned into the kiss, her hands tugging at the collar of Kurama's turtleneck shirt. "Wait, Kurama… Kurama… Stop…" she continued to protest. She didn't really mind the audience, but it would be bad if someone they knew saw them in this kind of position. Botan didn't know why but she felt obliged to hide their relationship from others – especially from their pesky friends.

And this wasn't a really good way of hiding it.

After a few more moments of kissing – and Kurama ignoring her requests to stop, the redhead finally broke off the kiss, pulling away and resting his forehead against the ferry girl's. "Why is it that you keep trying to stop me?" he asked between pants, and tilted his head upwards, laying a featherlike kiss on Botan's forehead.

"I don't want anyone to know about us," came her soft whisper, leaning in when he kissed her on the forehead.

A low chuckle popped out of his throat and Botan averted her gaze at him, as if asking what was so funny. He answered her with nothing but a shook of his head, emerald eyes dancing in mirth as he stared down at the beautiful woman in his arms.

"You know, it wouldn't be too bad if someone does find out about us," Kurama teased with a smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth. Botan went to admonish him but he silenced her before a word could leave her lips, putting a finger on her mouth. "I found a while ago that Hiei is a bit of a watcher," Sticking his tongue out, he lightly licked his lips, "I'm sure he would like to watch us sometime."

Botan heaved a loud, exasperated sigh. She wasn't sure if she should be interested and aroused by the idea, or hit Kurama for being such a dirty talker. But, don't get her wrong… these days, Botan had come to understand this side of Kurama – she had happily accepted it even. Nonetheless, she had wanted to hit him on more than a few occasions.

"I'm almost tempted by the idea," she said, and when Kurama's smirk visibly widened at this, she flicked a finger at his forehead, earning a surprised look from the fox demon in return, "but not quite."

Kurama's lips stretched into a grin, with a hint of amusement in his eyes. "I knew you would say that."

She shook her head at the redhead's behavior, and made to break off the hug they were still in, but with Kurama's arm around her waist, it was proven difficult as instead of letting her go, he tightened his grip around her. Botan couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows at this. "Kurama, I don't mind the hug… but I told you—"

The former thief cut her off. "I told Koenma that I'm not going to let you go," he whispered softly into her ear, loving the way the deity's body shiver at the feel of his hot breath against her skin. From the corner of his eyes, he could see a familiar blue ogre coming their way.

At the sensation of his warm breath, Botan shivered in delight. But Kurama's words struck her as something odd and more questions left her lips, "What do you mean you told Koenma? What were you guys talking about in the office? You weren't discussing about this, were you?"

Unfortunately, her questions weren't immediately justified with the answers she needed, when Kurama pulled his arm away from her, and stepped further away. She was initially slightly confused by this sudden change of action; just a minute ago he didn't want to let her go and the next minute he just did so – but as Botan saw Ogre approaching them, she quickly caught on why.

Botan decided to greet the ogre, and he merely greeted back with a smile and said, "Hi, guys. Sorry, I'd love to talk but I'm busy right now. You know how Koenma is, right? Always the bossy type. Well, I gotta go. Catch you guys later," and with that he was off into Koenma's office.

She waved a hand at him. "Nah, it's fine," was her only response as she smiled at the ogre, and when he opened the door to Koenma's office, Botan's amethyst eyes sneaked a quick glance at Kurama. She saw him put a finger to his lips, a mischievous smile on his face, indicating that he was going to do as she said; hide their relationship.

She was quite relieved to hear this as she wasn't sure that he would agree to such terms, but considering it was Kurama that she was sleeping around with, Botan wasn't surprised either when he did. He had always been a man who respected a girl's wishes, after all. However, his words before stuck on her mind and she thought it was time for the two of them to have a talk again.

"Let's go to the garden," Botan said. It wasn't an invitation, it was a statement. Kurama quirked an eyebrow at this, despite the fact he could already guessed what it was that she wanted.

"Alright," he complied, and walked beside her as they went on their way to the spirit world garden.


They sat at a tree; the one they would always sit at whenever they were alone at this garden. And even though Botan asked him to come here with her was to talk about what he said – and Botan figured it would be a serious talk – she couldn't help but feel slightly nostalgic sitting here at this same spot where she and Kurama used to have millions of conversations together. It was the place where she got to know Kurama even better, the place where their friendship had grown closer and closer.

It had been nearly three months since she went here – before, when she was avoiding Kurama, she had decided to avoid this garden too as it reminded her of her memories of the time she spent with him but now that they were here together again, she couldn't help but feel slightly happy.

"Ahhh," she exhaled in delight, "God, I missed this place. It's been so long."

"You haven't been coming here?" Kurama inquired curiously, taken aback by her words.

Botan shook her head; a weak smile came to rest on her lips as she looked at him, and her eyes watched as the green leaves of their tree danced with the breeze. "There were too many memories of you here… I didn't want to remember any of it… but, now that we're together again, I can't believe how much I've missed this place." Her gaze then traveled back to him and this time it was her turn to question him, "Talk about not coming here, you haven't been here either, now have you?"

"Yeah," he replied with a sigh, "For the same reason as you, I'm afraid." He stared back at her, and they proceeded to gaze at each other like that for just a few moments before they both burst into a fit of laughter.

"Man… what a shame. And this place is so beautiful, too," Botan remarked after her laughter subsided, amethyst eyes softly gazing at the lilies, roses, and all sorts of different flowers in different colors. She vividly remembered how Kurama used to tell and teach her everything about these flowers, and showed a few 'flower tricks' where he performed a few tricks with the flowers using his powers. Those times were one of the best moments in her life and… God, how on earth could she have wanted to forget that?

Unbeknownst to her, Kurama was staring at her instead. Her soft, pink lips that smiled everytime… her big, beautiful amethyst eyes glimmering no matter in the sun or under the moonlight, and her long, sky blue hair that always danced gracefully with the wind… This beautiful creature was sitting next to him, and how he wished he could have everything about her, and how he wished he could have her forever.

"Yes, beautiful," he said in a low voice and Botan blinked in confusion at the feel of his breath against her ear. "But nothing is more beautiful than you." His lips reached up to nip at the sensitive skin of her ear.

Blood rushed to her cheeks; both at the way Kurama nipped her ear, and at his compliments. She inhaled a deep breath as she joked, "I'm not sure if I love this sweet talker side of yours or the dirtier side the most."

A low, deep chuckle erupted from his chest and Botan subconsciously gulped at the sound, feeling her own heartbeat racing even more. "Why do you have to choose which? Why can't it be both?" Kurama responded, tracing his lips down her soft neck and eliciting a moan from the girl in return.

For a moment, Botan almost forgot why they came here for at the beginning. She had been caught up with the garden and how good his lips felt against her skin that she had nearly forgot all about the whole Koenma thing. With a hand against his chest now, she pulled the fox demon away gently from her. "Kurama, this isn't the right time… W-we need to talk."

Kurama, who was initially surprised – and not to mention, frustrated – that she was rejecting his touch, heaved a sigh at this. Knowing that once Botan was persistent on something, no one could contradict her, the redhead complied, "Alright then, let's talk."

Botan couldn't resist the urge to smile. Even though she could still feel his frustration – it was evident in her eyes – from getting denied, she was glad that he was actually doing as she say. "Well? What's up with you and Koenma?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow curiously at the fox's direction as she watched him as he ran his fingers through his red hair.

"Well, he and I got into a fight earlier in his office."

Botan raised her other eyebrow at this, unsure how to take the news. Kurama and Koenma bickering with each other? The image was so unimaginable – in fact, Kurama getting into a fight with anyone was unimaginable. He always looked so calm, it almost seemed as if nothing could tick him off.

"Oh yeah? Was it about me?" Botan could already assume it was.

"Yes," he replied, his emerald eyes traveling to look at her face, "He wanted me to stay away from you, so I got mad and told him to back off from other people's relationships."

Botan couldn't help the blush that appeared on her face. He got mad because of that? Because… he didn't want to be away from her? Something about that made her feel somewhat… overjoyed, and embarrassed, and giddy. She never thought he would go to that extent just for her. But, the fact that Koenma bothered to warn Kurama in such a way didn't settle well with her. "Why the hell did he say that? He doesn't even have the right to butt in!" Botan angrily stated.

Kurama just smiled. "Yes, I've told him that, too."

All of a sudden, the ferry girl stood up from her position on the grass, and was about to stomp away from there when Kurama grabbed her wrist and pulled her down – and she was now sitting right on top of his lap. Her face reddened, but she wasn't sure whether it was in embarrassment or anger, or both.

"Where are you going?" Kurama asked, in spite of already knowing where she was about to head to and about to do.

"What else? I'm going to talk to him and give him a piece of my mind!" Botan huffed.

He was right.

Kurama laughed, thinking that she looked cute even though she was angry. The sound of his voice so pleasant and music to her ears… it made Botan feel somewhat – not – angry anymore. She parted her lips to say something but was immediately cut off by her own gasp when Kurama's hands traveled to her hips, squeezing once and before Botan knew it, she felt a pair of warm lips kissed her pink ones.

"Don't, darling," Kurama mumbled into the kiss, "I've already said what was needed to be said, and I'm sure he has realized he shouldn't do it again."

"Um, yeah… but…" A hand slipped through her pink kimono, delving into her panties and touching her most sacred placed. She broke off the kiss and groaned at the sensation, "… I can't… keep quiet… Ahn!... like this…" she finished, whimpering when two of his fingers entered her wetness.

Kurama couldn't resist the smirk that appeared on his lips at the way she was reacting to his touches. Wanting to hear more of her pleasant sounds, his other hand traveled to her obi, earning a protest from the girl in his lap, but he would heed none of it. With just one, harsh tug, the obi was gone, and her kimono came loose, trailing down her body in just a few moments.

Before Botan could stop him, Kurama's head was on Botan's breath, his mouth capturing one pink nipple and sucking greedily on it. This earned another delicious moan from her and it wasn't long before the deity start to pant and breathe heavily.

"Ku… Ahh… Kurama… Ohh, ohh! Mmm… We need to stop… S-someone… might see us…" Even though she was feeling multiple sensations at once, and she wanted to continue feeling them, she was still scared that someone might find out about them. Sure, people rarely came to the garden, and it was usually she and Kurama who kept going there, but Botan wasn't willing to take any chances.

Kurama moved to her other nipple, flicking the tiny nub with his tongue teasingly, all the while mumbling, "It's fine…" He knew that she was afraid, and even if he told her that it was okay, he was sure she was still going to worry. Feeling as if he needed to take her mind off of it, he pulled away, lifted her off his lap and laid her down on the grass. Botan made to get away, but he made sure to grab her wrist in one hand before she did, giving her no access to escape.

"Kurama…"

"Relax," His voice was gentle, but it was still deeper and huskier than usual, indicating that he was aroused and needed some relieve. Botan, already knowing that Kurama was about to get what he wanted anyway and realizing that there was no way she could escape, did as she was told.

Seeing that she was now relaxed, Kurama's hands trailed downwards, spreading her legs apart. Her clit was bare for him to see and he didn't waste any time; in just a few moments, his head was between her legs, his tongue darting out his tongue and entering her pussy. With his middle and index fingers, he spread her lips and went all out. He struck hard and fast, with incredible powerful tongue-work that left my mouth sore almost instantly. Botan's moans and screams sounded into his ears and he lifted both her thighs on his shoulders, grasping them firmly and keeping them there.

With the added leverage, Kurama pulled Botan into him while pushing his face deeper into her clit, determined not to stop until she'd come hard. That was when it happened, Botan screamed out, "Oh god, oh god… Don't stop!" and in a quick motion, she grabbed Kurama's arm and squeezed hard as she finally had her orgasm.

The fox demon pulled away, some of her juices dripping down his chin and he licked all of it clean. He swallowed, and looked into Botan's eyes, now a deep purple color and clouded with lust. "I'm not done yet, Botan. I'm not stopping until you can't stand." As soon as he said those words, he unzipped his pants and tugged them down until they were hanging at his knees.

Botan tried to speak, but was quickly silenced as Kurama thrusted into her. It was all blurry, but the next thing she knew, Kurama's hands were under her thighs, he was inside her, her breasts pressed up against his chest and a tongue was in her mouth.

Squeezing slightly on her thighs, he didn't bother going slow at first; he thrust in an out of her in hard and fast motions. His movements were hasty, and every motion of hitting inside her made both of them mingle their sounds together, and the air around them grew steamier and hotter. The passionate love making continued as Kurama switched his angle, hitting that sensitive spot inside her.

"Ahn… Yes, yes… Kurama… Harder… Faster…" Botan broke off the kiss, and grew more vocal; her voice as harbored as her breathing. He did as he was told, drilling harder and faster into her. The new angle destroyed her as the redhead smacked against the g-spot within, and she was certainly losing grasp on reality. "Ahh… yes, keep hitting that spot… Mmm…" Botan mewled out.

Kurama nodded in affirmation, taking extra care he made sure he kept up his bucking rhythm. Before long, both began to feel as if they were about to come, and Kurama fastened his pace, creating more and more sensations.

With just a few more thrusts, they cried out each other's names, and came together at the same time. Kurama came inside her, and when he pulled out, Botan could feel his juices sliding down her legs, and although it wasn't the most pleasant feeling she had to endure then, she didn't care.

A kiss was placed on Botan's nose and she smiled, her cheeks now tinted pink – those kind of feeling always made her feel more fizzy than usual, and the fact that Kurama was giving her a loving stare right now made her heart pound uncontrollably. Feeling embarrassed and not wanting to look at his face, lest she'd worried about her heart bursting out of her chest, Botan grabbed his face and pulled him down for a kiss.

And for a brief moment, she forgot about everything else; no longer she worried about Koenma nor people finding out about them. Because what mattered the most was this moment.

She wished it would last forever.

And she wished they could stay forever in this place.

Because this was the only place no one would disturb them; their own world where no one else could enter.

This was their garden, after all.