Okay, here's part two! And I'm going to stray slightly from my planned path and focus on Hiei a bit. In fact, there are a few chapters coming up where we'll be getting a look into Hiei's side of things.
The Love Bug
Chapter Nine: R&R Part Two
Hiei found himself in the grass next to Botan instead of seeking out his preferred spot in a tree. She was quiet for once and he could deal with that. He assumed she was taking in the peace and quiet of the mountains in Human World. He could get used to this, he thought, watching her as she closed her eyes while basking in the small amount of sun peeking through the mist covering them.
He decided to follow suit and laid back into the cool blades of grass, tucking his sword into his side and letting his eyes fall shut. Human World might be full of weak idiots, but there were small areas such as this that appealed to his senses. With the clean air, cold grass, and the sounds of birds in the distance, Hiei found himself dozing off next to his blue haired woman.
The fire demon woke some time later to a girlish giggle next to him. Cracking one eye open to see what the ferry girl was so amused at, he was met with the sight of her leaning on one arm towards him, her hand over her mouth as she giggled more.
"What is it, woman?" He ground out, his question lacking the usual bite in its tone.
Botan smiled contently at him and he felt his tummy doing odd flips. Maybe all this fresh air was getting to his head. Or maybe it was that stupid love potion. Either way, something was getting to him as the sun fighting its way through the mist shined down on her, illuminating her skin and giving her amethyst eyes an unearthly glow. His throat tightened as he resisted the growl forcing its way out.
"Oh nothing, silly. I just never in a million years would have imagined you and I sitting in the wilderness together. Getting along, no less! Not a single death threat today. Maybe we'll set a record... I know none of it's real, but still. It's funny."
She laughed to herself again and that something in him finally snapped. The growl he had been holding back rumbled deep in his throat, and her eyes widened in realization. The shoulder she had been leaning towards him with was quickly pinned to the ground by his hand as he was now the one leaning over her, smirking at her surprise.
"H-Hiei," Botan breathed out and that was about all he could take as he lowered himself to her until his lips were mere centimeters from hers. Her eyes had followed his, slightly fearful, until their breaths were mingling, and she almost crossed her eyes looking at their nearly conjoined lips. She shook her head slightly and their lips just barely ghosted together.
That was enough to shake Botan from her surprised stupor, and she quickly pushed him off of her, sitting up in the grass and tucking her knees to the side.
"This isn't you, it's the potion," she mumbled with an embarrassed blush, and within seconds he was gone. She was left in the small clearing until she had to ferry her next soul, sitting in silence with her fingers to her lips. It was almost as if they were on fire and she wondered if that's what it was like to be kissed. If so, she could see why Yusuke and Keiko did it so much. Her romance novels didn't compare to this, and they hadn't even actually kissed. He didn't even actually like her!
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She didn't see him for the rest of the day. She figured that was for the best though, considering the pesky tingle lingering on her lips.
