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Chapter 7: Please Don't Stop Loving That Person!

"Ne, Bocchan?" Hanon called. Botan hummed in response, her eyes on her laptop, typing. "Is there something between you and Kurama?" She asked her.

Botan stopped typing. Her eyes wide as saucers. She turned to Hanon with a surprised look on her face, "Why do you ask?" She asked, curious as to why her friend suddenly asked the question. Her friends never showed any interest on Kurama like other students do. Heck. Kurama even have fangirls and fanboys.

"Well, we've seen you guys exchange glances sometimes in class and even when we're out of class and. Plus, sometimes we—" Botan cut her off, "Wait, what do you mean we?" She asked.

"Me, Akiko, Mio and Shiko." Hanon replied. Botan blinked at her closest BFF. "Oh." was her only reply. "Anyway, sometimes we caught you staring at him." She continued. Botan blushed. Her blush faded and she looked down to her hands. Maybe she should tell them about him. After all, they are her BFFs.

She was about to say something when the door opened. "Yo, we're back from the store!" Akiko said. In her hands were snacks and some drinks. She stepped inside the room followed by Mio and Shiko who was also holding drinks and snacks. They put the food on the floor.

Hanon and Botan's lips quirked up into a bright smile.

Hanon got up from the bed and sat on the floor, diving for snacks. Botan closed her laptop and stood up from the chair, sitting beside Hanon who was already chewing happily on the potato chips.

Akiko was sitting indian style beside Mio who was drinking a can of soda. "Ah~! It's been a while since we have a sleepover together." She sighed, contented. Hanon nodded, "Yeah. We were busy with school all the time." Her voice was slightly muffled because she was chewing.

Mio giggled and took something out of her backpack. It was a large-sized box with decoratings on it. They blinked, wondering what was inside. She opened the box and revealed a set of cupcakes and doughnuts that was so delicious looking that all of them except for Mio drooled. Hanon wiped her drool with her sleeve, "W-What is this?" She asked, her voice fill with excitement.

"My family bought many boxes of this from England on our last school holiday. Fortunate for us, there were still some leftovers so I brought them here." She replied, a warm smile graced her lips.

Wow, how rich is her family actually? They thought in unison. Yep, that was their Mio. She came from a rich family and is half-British which is why she looked a little different than other Japanese people. Every day, Mio would have leftovers of food that her family bought from different countries.

Then, Hanon remembered something and turned to Botan, who in turn blinked at her. "Oh yeah, what did you wanted to say about your relationship with Kurama?" She asked. Botan paled and she began to sweat. Oh, man. She was hoping that the girl forgot about it. Unfortunately, she didn't.

The others turned to her and waited for her answer, each eager to know the truth. Botan sweatdropped and laughed nervously. She backed away slightly when their faces inched closer to hers, narrowing their eyes. "Um..Well, he's…" She started before she sighed heavily. Might as well tell them the truth.

She opened her mouth and told them everything.

After a few tens of minutes which what seemed like centuries, she finished her story and heaved a heavy sigh. She glanced at her friends. Mio and Shiko's eyes were wide. Hanon had a perverted snicker on her face. Akiko was blinking at her. She sweatdropped. She expected this kind of reactions from them actually.

"So he's your boyfriend?" Hanon teased, emphasizing the word 'boyfriend' and raised her eyebrow at Botan who blushed. "W-W-W-W-What?! NO! He doesn't even knows I like him!" She stuttered, her blush deepening each passing second.

"So, he's taking advantage of you?" Akiko asked, anger rising in her. The azure hair girl frowned and shooked her head furiously, "NO! He's…nice." She replied, a small smile on her face and her cheeks tinted in pink. Hanon, Akiko, Mio and Shiko exchanged looks at each other before turning their heads back to Botan.

"Nice?" The brown hair girl asked. Botan nodded, "Ookay…" Akiko trailed off.

"Ah~ I think I agree with her. He sounds so dreamy~!" Hanon said dreamily. Akiko just rolled her eyes and make barfing sounds causing Hanon to glare at her.

"Let's just stop talking about this." Botan said. From the looks of it, if they continued talking about her and Kurama, her friends surely wouldn't stop asking her questions.

"Okay." They said in unison and nodded their heads slowly, suspicious looks on their faces.

Botan stared at the letter in her hands.

Meet me at the school gate after school.

Kurama.

She blinked and averted her gaze at Kurama. He caught her staring at him and looked away, scratching his cheek and blushing slightly.

She blushed before a small smile graced her lips. I wonder what he wants to see me for! She thought, excited. Her blush deepened. I've never been this excited before! She thought, surprised but she immediately got over her shock and smiled brightly, her cheeks flushed and humming happily as she shuffled her feet.

Hanon, Akiko, Mio and Shiko smiled when they saw Botan's happy expression. Her mood lightening up each passing day. Their smile felled and their expressions turned serious and they nodded at each other.

Botan approached the school gate, her smile widened when she saw Kurama leaning against the wall beside the gate. He opened his eyes and smirked at her. She ran towards him, "So what did you want to see me for?" She asked in excitement. He chuckled, "My, you seem excited." He teased. She blushed and looked away, "N-No, I'm not." She stuttered, denying.

Kurama inched his face closer to hers and whispered in her ear, "You don't mind me doing things to you?" He asked before blowing a breath, purposely making her feel his hot breath against her ear. Botan shivered and blush. The blush faded and she glared at him. Kurama laughed whole-heartedly only to get hit over the head by Botan.

She crossed her arms and huffed, "Idiot." She muttered under her breath. Kurama, who heard what she say, grinned toothily. "Anyway, I want to introduce you to someone special." He started. She frowned. Someone special? A girlfriend? She wondered. Jealousy began to rise in her.

"Ran!" He called someone from outside the gate.

A beautiful girl with red hair tied in a pony tail and purple eyes stepped inside the school. She smiled at Botan. Botan forced a smile.

"This is my sister, Ran Minamino." He introduced her. Ran bowed, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Botan-san."

Botan's jaw dropped. Sister? His SISTER?! She closed her mouth and stared at Ran who was still smiling sweetly.

She smiled back. A genuine smile.

He stared back and forth between his sister and Botan before he said, "I'm going to get some drinks. In the meantime, why don't you guys get to know each other?" He turned around and walked towards the school to go buy some.

Botan blinked. She turned her head to the Ran, who was still smiling and smiled back. "Uh…It's nice to meet you, too, Ran." She said awkwardly and shuffled her feet nervously. She felt a little guilty because she almost thought bad of the girl.

Ran's smile widened and she nodded.

Silence. After a few minutes of standing there…

Still silence.

Botan was becoming more and more nervous. She was also getting more and more uncomfortable with the awkward silence. She averted her attention to Ran when she heard her spoke. "Thank you." She said. Botan frowned. What was she thanking her for?

Ran could see she was confused and explained, "You see, it's been a long time since I've seen my brother so happy before. After our mother's death when he was 5 years old, he lost his smile and began to change." She paused before she continued, "Before mother's death, he was kind and so gentlemanly and polite. But, after mother's death he changed drastically into a cold, quiet and he hardly smiles." She said.

She looked up at Botan and smiled brightly, "But then, he met you. He was so happy. He talks a lot about you." She said, giggling. Botan blushed and looked down to her feet.

Ran stopped her fits of giggling and said, "I don't know how you do it but you can easily make him laugh and smile. I tried so many things to see him smile or laugh. But he never did. And you could easily do that without trying." Her eyes began to water. She felled to the ground, crying. Botan knelt beside her and patted her back. "So…please. Please don't stop loving him…" She said between sobs. Botan wasabout to say something when-

-Ran hugged her, surprising her. Her eyes softened and she rubbed the younger girl's back, humming a soothing melody to comfort her. She let the girl cried her eyes out. "I won't." She said. "I will never stop loving. I'll love him forever."

Kurama sweatdropped under the withering glares of a group of girls. He recognized them. He always see them with Botan. Her BFFs. So to speak. "Um… Excuse me but what do you want?" He asked politely even though from the inside he was cursing the girls to get out of the way.

They were blocking his way out from the canteen.

They stopped glaring at him and exchanged looks at each other before nodding. "We want to talk to you about Botan." Hanon said. His face softened at the mention of her name, "What about her?" He asked.

"You like her, don't you?" Akiko asked sharply. Kurama rolled his eyes. A vein appeared on the brown hair girl's forehead and she pulled on his collar, "Just tell us you stupid buffoon!" She barked at him. He glared at her and she glared back.

"Sheesh…Keep your panties on, will you?" He said. Akiko blushed and was about to punch him when Hanon grabbed her wrist and shooked her head, "No." She heard the blue hair girl said strictly. She let go of Kurama's collar and mumbled curses under her breath.

"You see, we've been friends with her for a LONG time now." Hanon started only to be interrupted by Kurama who bluntly said, "Yeah, yeah. The whole class knows that." A brow twitched but that was it. "She's the most cheerful and bubbly girl we've ever seen." Her lips quirked up into a small smile.

"She lighten up our days. Her happy-go-lucky attitude makes us happy. One single smile from her and we felt happy. Happy that we found a friend so pure as her. She was always smiling and laughing. She was so naïve, so gentle, so kind-hearted and so sweet," Her smile felled. "But then, her dad died. It was as if she lost her shine. She lost her smile. Her usual happy face was gone."

Akiko turned her gaze to Kurama, "But then you came into the picture and somehow she was her usual self again. She was happy again. I guess you could say you fill the hole in her heart." She said and smiled.

"And a week after her father's death, her boyfriend broke up with her. He was cheating on her. Then, she became sadder. " Mio started, "That's why Botan despises boys."

Akiko snorted and punched the wall beside her, "That bastard didn't even love her to begin with!" she growled. Hanon tried to calm down Akiko who was furious. Kurama felt anger rising in him too and his eyes had gold specks in them, signaling that he was furious. Whoever this blasted guy is I swear I'll make him pay!

"She stayed away from boys. She didn't fall in love with anyone after that. And then she met you." Shiko said. "We don't want the same thing happening again." She continued, her face full of sorrow.

Akiko grabbed him by the collar, "And if I find out you did something to make her cry, I'm going to hunt you down and *beep* death and *beep* Got that?!" She barked at him, threatening him. Kurama and the others just sweatdropped.

Hanon's eyes began to water, "So please, we beg of you, don't ever stop loving her." She said between sobs.

Kurama smiled the biggest smile in the world, "I would never do that. She makes me feel complete." He closed his eyes and though, I've fallen in love with you, Botan…

Botan heaved a heavy sigh. She didn't see Kurama the whole day. She spent hours chatting with his sister. She smiled at the memories. His sister was a sweet girl. She actually hadfun talking to her. And there were some funny moments too. She giggled when she remembered the Baby Kurama pictures Ran had shown her. He was SO cute.

She stopped her steps when she realized where she was. She was there. The place where Kurama and her first met. She smiled before the smile felled and her eyes widened. There he was. Leaning against the wall, his eyes closed. Kurama. Was he sleeping? Wait. Sleeping while standing? Hahaha, that's hilarious! She walked towards him only to stop when he spoke, "Where were you?" He asked, opening his eyes.

"I was with your sister which you abandoned." She said sharply, narrowing her eyes at him. Kurama laughed, "I saw her earlier. She kept on scolding me for leaving her. But she said she had fun with you." He said, smiling. "What did you do? Did you gave her secret entertainment or something?" He teased, raising his eyebrow quizically at her, a perverted snicker on his face.

It took her a half five seconds to finally understand the perverted meaning behind those words. She blushed and glared at him, "Kurama, you pervert!" She shrieked.

PANG!

The sound echoed around the city. Causing many people to wander what the sound was.

"Eh? What was that sound?" Hanon wondered. Akiko shrugged her shoulders, "Dunno. But it sounded hurtful."

Ran looked away from the novel she was reading when she heard something that sounded like a slap. She smiled and shooked her head. Somehow, she has the feeling it had something to do with her brother and Botan.

"Idiot." She muttered, blushing red.

Kurama laughed. He stopped laughing and smirked, "I think you should blush more often, Botan. You look cute." He teased. As expected, her blush deepened. She threw her bag at Kurama, hitting him right on the face. "Ack!" Kurama said, surprised.

Botan "hmph" ed and started to walk away. Kurama immediately stood up and begged, "Botan, I'm sorry! Wait!" He walked behind her. She walked faster, leaving him behind again. He began to walk faster too, "Hey, I said wait!" He shouted at her, but she ignored him, still walking away. He smiled. Hahaha. He was happy.

A smile graced Botan's lips. She was happy with Kurama. She got her shine back because of him.