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"Ai shiteru, Kurama-kun," these words still echoed in Kurama's mind. Damn it, he wanted to go back. He wanted to stop walking and turn around to grab Botan. Grab her, hold her in his arms tightly and kiss her with all the passion he is capable of feeling. Kiss her to show her how much she means to him that words failed to say. But he didn't. Because of his pride. Because of his very stupid pride. Hell, yes, because he was stupid, he admitted.
He was hurt and he thought stupidly that he wanted to hurt her, too, to make her realize how painful it is for him. Little did he know that every little pain he'd inflicted on her hurt him more than it did her. And now, she's gone. He didn't even have a tiniest idea where she is. Probably in Reikai, working her ass out again for Koenma. He wanted to see her so bad, his heart feels like its being torn into thousand pieces…
END OF FLASHBACK
"Kurama, can you at least tell me what's going on?" Yuusuke asked, looking really annoyed. He was talking for almost two hours now and he doubt if Kurama even heard a word he said.
"I miss her, Yuusuke," Kurama admitted, his usual calmed mask now expressed the pain he's feeling. How badly he wanted to be with her.
Yuusuke smiled weakly. Bingo! I knew it, Kurama loves Botan, he thought. "I know, but you more than miss her, right?"
"I don't know," Kurama said, refusing to entertain his jumbled emotions for now. If what Hiei said was true, that he's in love with Botan, he's not yet ready to admit it. Not just yet. The only person he'd love is Shiori, his ningen mother, and he doubt if Botan could be measured up to her level.
"Are you sure?" Yuusuke asked, patiently waiting for Kurama to admit his feelings for Botan. His real feelings. He knows the kitsune is still confused because this is the first time he'd experience it.
"All I know is that I stupidly let her slip away from me," Kurama said sadly, slightly shaking his head, full of regrets.
"Hey, its not yet too late for that, you know? All you have to do is apologize to her and all will be well, right?" Yuusuke said and smiled broadly, giving his friend some hope. It's just not like him to give up, he thought.
"Kurama-kun," a girl's voice was heard from above, then landed near Kurama and Yuusuke's table.
"Hinageshi!" Yuusuke said in surprise and turned to look at Kurama who now looked more hurt than ever. I'm right, Botan is avoiding me cause if she isn't, she'll be the one here and not Hinageshi, Kurama thought.
"Kurama-kun," Hinageshi repeated.
Kurama brought back his calm expression again and looked at her. "What is it, Hinageshi?"
"Koenma-sama wanted to see you immediately," Hinageshi informed him and saw Yuusuke standing up. "No, not you, Yuusuke-kun. Koenma-sama said only Kurama-kun should go."
"But—"
"It's okay, Yuusuke, I'll be back soon. By the way, roses might do some trick for Keiko," Kurama said and stood up to follow Hinageshi.
"Come in," Koenma said when he heard the knock on his office. He suddenly tensed when Hinageshi entered and behind her was Kurama, looking really really calm, Koenma began praying for his death not to come today.
"What's the matter, Koenma?" Kurama said, not addressing him with his title. The Reikai tantei had been allowed to address Koenma without his title.
"We have a problem," Koenma said flatly, looking straight in Kurama's eyes. Oh, Kami-sama and otousan, Enma-daioh, I still want to live, he chanted to himself.
"What happened?" Kurama asked curiously. Usually, when there's a problem, Koenma sends Botan to tell Yuusuke and not me, he thought. Where is Botan anyway? He asked himself. Using his extra sensitive kitsune senses to feel her ki. Nothing.
"Botan's missing," Koenma said, dropping the bomb of a news, then paused. "In Makai."
In a blink of an eye, Kurama got hold of Koenma's collar and lifted him six inches off the ground. "What have you done to her, you son-of-a- bitch?" Kurama roared.
"Nothing, Please, Kurama, put me down and let me explain," Koenma said, looking really frightened. Kurama could kill him in less than a second and he knows it. It was really his fault why Botan is missing, Koenma thought guiltily.
Kurama's cold expression didn't vanish when he put Kurama down. "Explain!" he ordered, forgetting the fact that he was talking to his master. Nor did he care. All he care about is Botan. He would kill as many ningen, deamon, or anything just for her. Including this god in front of him.
"It all started when Botan came back from her vacation in Ningenkai," Koenma began.
Author's note: Wow, a cliffhanger! Hehehe. Let's see. How many months should I keep you waiting for the next chapter? Well, if I didn't get a good number of reviews, I can stop the story right now. Reviews makes me happy, even if it's a negative one. It makes me think that there are still people out there who take their time to read this piece of fic of mine.
"Ai shiteru, Kurama-kun," these words still echoed in Kurama's mind. Damn it, he wanted to go back. He wanted to stop walking and turn around to grab Botan. Grab her, hold her in his arms tightly and kiss her with all the passion he is capable of feeling. Kiss her to show her how much she means to him that words failed to say. But he didn't. Because of his pride. Because of his very stupid pride. Hell, yes, because he was stupid, he admitted.
He was hurt and he thought stupidly that he wanted to hurt her, too, to make her realize how painful it is for him. Little did he know that every little pain he'd inflicted on her hurt him more than it did her. And now, she's gone. He didn't even have a tiniest idea where she is. Probably in Reikai, working her ass out again for Koenma. He wanted to see her so bad, his heart feels like its being torn into thousand pieces…
END OF FLASHBACK
"Kurama, can you at least tell me what's going on?" Yuusuke asked, looking really annoyed. He was talking for almost two hours now and he doubt if Kurama even heard a word he said.
"I miss her, Yuusuke," Kurama admitted, his usual calmed mask now expressed the pain he's feeling. How badly he wanted to be with her.
Yuusuke smiled weakly. Bingo! I knew it, Kurama loves Botan, he thought. "I know, but you more than miss her, right?"
"I don't know," Kurama said, refusing to entertain his jumbled emotions for now. If what Hiei said was true, that he's in love with Botan, he's not yet ready to admit it. Not just yet. The only person he'd love is Shiori, his ningen mother, and he doubt if Botan could be measured up to her level.
"Are you sure?" Yuusuke asked, patiently waiting for Kurama to admit his feelings for Botan. His real feelings. He knows the kitsune is still confused because this is the first time he'd experience it.
"All I know is that I stupidly let her slip away from me," Kurama said sadly, slightly shaking his head, full of regrets.
"Hey, its not yet too late for that, you know? All you have to do is apologize to her and all will be well, right?" Yuusuke said and smiled broadly, giving his friend some hope. It's just not like him to give up, he thought.
"Kurama-kun," a girl's voice was heard from above, then landed near Kurama and Yuusuke's table.
"Hinageshi!" Yuusuke said in surprise and turned to look at Kurama who now looked more hurt than ever. I'm right, Botan is avoiding me cause if she isn't, she'll be the one here and not Hinageshi, Kurama thought.
"Kurama-kun," Hinageshi repeated.
Kurama brought back his calm expression again and looked at her. "What is it, Hinageshi?"
"Koenma-sama wanted to see you immediately," Hinageshi informed him and saw Yuusuke standing up. "No, not you, Yuusuke-kun. Koenma-sama said only Kurama-kun should go."
"But—"
"It's okay, Yuusuke, I'll be back soon. By the way, roses might do some trick for Keiko," Kurama said and stood up to follow Hinageshi.
"Come in," Koenma said when he heard the knock on his office. He suddenly tensed when Hinageshi entered and behind her was Kurama, looking really really calm, Koenma began praying for his death not to come today.
"What's the matter, Koenma?" Kurama said, not addressing him with his title. The Reikai tantei had been allowed to address Koenma without his title.
"We have a problem," Koenma said flatly, looking straight in Kurama's eyes. Oh, Kami-sama and otousan, Enma-daioh, I still want to live, he chanted to himself.
"What happened?" Kurama asked curiously. Usually, when there's a problem, Koenma sends Botan to tell Yuusuke and not me, he thought. Where is Botan anyway? He asked himself. Using his extra sensitive kitsune senses to feel her ki. Nothing.
"Botan's missing," Koenma said, dropping the bomb of a news, then paused. "In Makai."
In a blink of an eye, Kurama got hold of Koenma's collar and lifted him six inches off the ground. "What have you done to her, you son-of-a- bitch?" Kurama roared.
"Nothing, Please, Kurama, put me down and let me explain," Koenma said, looking really frightened. Kurama could kill him in less than a second and he knows it. It was really his fault why Botan is missing, Koenma thought guiltily.
Kurama's cold expression didn't vanish when he put Kurama down. "Explain!" he ordered, forgetting the fact that he was talking to his master. Nor did he care. All he care about is Botan. He would kill as many ningen, deamon, or anything just for her. Including this god in front of him.
"It all started when Botan came back from her vacation in Ningenkai," Koenma began.
Author's note: Wow, a cliffhanger! Hehehe. Let's see. How many months should I keep you waiting for the next chapter? Well, if I didn't get a good number of reviews, I can stop the story right now. Reviews makes me happy, even if it's a negative one. It makes me think that there are still people out there who take their time to read this piece of fic of mine.