Author's note: Thanks for all those who reviewed! Sorry, this chapter took
long to come out.
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Botan shivered. It's been three days since she got lost in Makai. Who could have thought that her chosen place to sleep can move and will be in a faraway place when she wakes up. She doesn't even have a sense of direction here in Makai. How she wished she had listened to that orientation when she applied as a ferry girl. She couldn't even remember in which direction the sun rises, for god's sake! In Ningenkai, its in the East, but in Makai, is in North, or West? Maybe it's South or the same in Ningenkai, in East.
Hell! Worse of it, Makai is ten times larger than Ningenkai and Reikai is only one fifths of Ningenkai! That's how big this place is! Who would find her? Well, maybe she's still lucky she wasn't spotted by some evil deamon or else, she sure will be daed by now.
"Botan, you baka! You have to think or you won't be able to get out of this place alive," she lectured herself. Just then, it bagan to rain so hard. She'd forgotten it's rainy season in Makai now. "Great! Just great! Now, I'm soaking wet as well. I wondered if Koenma-sama is worried about me by now," she muttered.
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Where are you, Botan-chan? Kurama thought hysterically especially since the rain started. Right at this moment, she could be defending herself helplessly against an evil deamon. At that thought, he let out a loud growl, no one would hurt her, he vowed, no one! He's been looking for her for almost five hours now and still he couldn't sense her ki. How he wished he had asked Hiei to go with him in Makai. His jagan is obviously more powerful than his kitsune senses.
Just then, he sensed Hiei's familiar ki, just behind him. He didn't need to turn around and look at him to know he's really there.
"Hiei," he acknowledged his presence in a calm and smooth voice.
"I happened to be in Mukuro's when my jagan spotted you. What are you doing in Makai?" Hiei asked, already answering the question in Kurama's mind.
"I'm looking for her," Kurama simply stated, not even bothering to mention her name.
"I didn't know she's missing," Hiei said rather naughtily, Kurama quickly noticed.
"Can you sense her?" Kurama asked calmly, a smile slowly spreading in his face. A few minutes more and I'm going to be with you again, my diety, he thought.
"I thought she's meeting you in here that's why both of you are in Makai," Hiei said, obviously switching the topic, much to Kurama's annoyance.
"Where is she?" Kurama asked patiently, his green ayes almost turning gold as he glared at the little koorime in front of him.
Hiei's naughty smile widened and said, "She's in your lair, kitsune"
Kurama's annoyance and glare disappeared at what he had heard. Why hadn't he thought to look in there? With the forest almost stretching til the end of Makai, Kurama's lair being the most hidden lair in the forest, even a deamon could easily get lost in there. Especially someone as inexperienced as Botan.
"It's going to be a cold night tonight, especially with this rain. And what better place to stay and keep warm than the lair of the famous thief Youko Kurama," Hiei said naughtily, his eyes dancing with glee.
"Baka, koorime. Don't think of her like that," Kurama said, smiling. He let Hiei's teasing of Botan passed because he's so happy that Hiei had helped him locate where Botan is. "I'm going now, arigatou."
Hiei only nodded before both of them headed on their own different ways.
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What's happening to me, Botan asked herself, suddenly afraid. She could see her world become a blur to her. I guess because I haven't eaten anything since this morning, she thought. Or maybe because I'm so cold and I'm soaking wet as well. She tried to step forward again when her world turned black as she collapsed in the ground.
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Kurama looked around for the third time. Still no sign of Botan. Is Hiei playing some kind of a sick joke on me? He thought. No, of course not, Hiei won't dare do that, dismissing the idea immediately.
That's when he sensed her. Her ki is so low, he could hardly feel her, as if he's dying. Kurama run til he reached Botan's unconscious body on the ground. He cried in anguish when he saw her like that, so helpless, so lifeless.
It's a good thing she's inside my territory. No one would dare harm anyone inside it and his plants damn well know who Botan is to him even before he came back here. Kurama's soul and his plants are one, they know who Kurama's enemies are and who are not. If Botan happened to be an enemy, her body won't have any trace left because the plants would no doubt devour her alive.
Kurama gently picked her up and shivered when he felt how cold she is. He hurriedly run to his cave, she is drenched by the rain and if he didn't hurry, she might get sick or catch pneumonia. He will be damned if he let that happen to her.
When they reached the very core of his lair, an underground cave well- hidden by his plants, he made her drink some herbal medicines that would ease her shivering. His extraordinary plants also provided the sufficient heat needed to make the room warm and cozy.
The only problem now are their clothes. Both of them are soaking wet because of the heavy rain outside and all he have is an extra robe he always wore when he's in Youko form.
He decided then and there. He would give the extra clothes to Botan and he could just strip naked and will just slip inside the covers to warm up. Besides, he doubt if he will get cold if he have Botan's soft body in his arms, he thought naughtily as he began undressing her.
When he had stripped Botan up to her undergarments, it took all his control not to take her then and there. Botan was flawless, and heaven help him, he couldn't take his eyes off her. Especially at the junction of her thighs. When Botan moaned softly, he suddenly snapped out of his trance and quickly dressed Botan and put her under the covers.
He now took off all his clothes and slip inside the covers next to hers. She instinctively moved into his arms, her legs entangling with his.
"Kuso," he mumbled under his breath, while wrapping his arms tightly around her. "I would have enjoyed this under a different situation. But now, knowing she would for sure get mad if only she's conscious, would surely cry and walk away from him and would rater freeze to death outside than be with him brought tremendous pain in his heart.
"How could I be stupid to let you go just like that, my diety?" he asked himself, all the while stroking her hair so gently so as not to wake her, her scent filling her nostrils. Kurama continued to stroke her until sleep enveloped him, his dreams filled with him and Botan alone.
Author's note: So, what will happen next? Next chapter coming up!
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Botan shivered. It's been three days since she got lost in Makai. Who could have thought that her chosen place to sleep can move and will be in a faraway place when she wakes up. She doesn't even have a sense of direction here in Makai. How she wished she had listened to that orientation when she applied as a ferry girl. She couldn't even remember in which direction the sun rises, for god's sake! In Ningenkai, its in the East, but in Makai, is in North, or West? Maybe it's South or the same in Ningenkai, in East.
Hell! Worse of it, Makai is ten times larger than Ningenkai and Reikai is only one fifths of Ningenkai! That's how big this place is! Who would find her? Well, maybe she's still lucky she wasn't spotted by some evil deamon or else, she sure will be daed by now.
"Botan, you baka! You have to think or you won't be able to get out of this place alive," she lectured herself. Just then, it bagan to rain so hard. She'd forgotten it's rainy season in Makai now. "Great! Just great! Now, I'm soaking wet as well. I wondered if Koenma-sama is worried about me by now," she muttered.
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Where are you, Botan-chan? Kurama thought hysterically especially since the rain started. Right at this moment, she could be defending herself helplessly against an evil deamon. At that thought, he let out a loud growl, no one would hurt her, he vowed, no one! He's been looking for her for almost five hours now and still he couldn't sense her ki. How he wished he had asked Hiei to go with him in Makai. His jagan is obviously more powerful than his kitsune senses.
Just then, he sensed Hiei's familiar ki, just behind him. He didn't need to turn around and look at him to know he's really there.
"Hiei," he acknowledged his presence in a calm and smooth voice.
"I happened to be in Mukuro's when my jagan spotted you. What are you doing in Makai?" Hiei asked, already answering the question in Kurama's mind.
"I'm looking for her," Kurama simply stated, not even bothering to mention her name.
"I didn't know she's missing," Hiei said rather naughtily, Kurama quickly noticed.
"Can you sense her?" Kurama asked calmly, a smile slowly spreading in his face. A few minutes more and I'm going to be with you again, my diety, he thought.
"I thought she's meeting you in here that's why both of you are in Makai," Hiei said, obviously switching the topic, much to Kurama's annoyance.
"Where is she?" Kurama asked patiently, his green ayes almost turning gold as he glared at the little koorime in front of him.
Hiei's naughty smile widened and said, "She's in your lair, kitsune"
Kurama's annoyance and glare disappeared at what he had heard. Why hadn't he thought to look in there? With the forest almost stretching til the end of Makai, Kurama's lair being the most hidden lair in the forest, even a deamon could easily get lost in there. Especially someone as inexperienced as Botan.
"It's going to be a cold night tonight, especially with this rain. And what better place to stay and keep warm than the lair of the famous thief Youko Kurama," Hiei said naughtily, his eyes dancing with glee.
"Baka, koorime. Don't think of her like that," Kurama said, smiling. He let Hiei's teasing of Botan passed because he's so happy that Hiei had helped him locate where Botan is. "I'm going now, arigatou."
Hiei only nodded before both of them headed on their own different ways.
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What's happening to me, Botan asked herself, suddenly afraid. She could see her world become a blur to her. I guess because I haven't eaten anything since this morning, she thought. Or maybe because I'm so cold and I'm soaking wet as well. She tried to step forward again when her world turned black as she collapsed in the ground.
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Kurama looked around for the third time. Still no sign of Botan. Is Hiei playing some kind of a sick joke on me? He thought. No, of course not, Hiei won't dare do that, dismissing the idea immediately.
That's when he sensed her. Her ki is so low, he could hardly feel her, as if he's dying. Kurama run til he reached Botan's unconscious body on the ground. He cried in anguish when he saw her like that, so helpless, so lifeless.
It's a good thing she's inside my territory. No one would dare harm anyone inside it and his plants damn well know who Botan is to him even before he came back here. Kurama's soul and his plants are one, they know who Kurama's enemies are and who are not. If Botan happened to be an enemy, her body won't have any trace left because the plants would no doubt devour her alive.
Kurama gently picked her up and shivered when he felt how cold she is. He hurriedly run to his cave, she is drenched by the rain and if he didn't hurry, she might get sick or catch pneumonia. He will be damned if he let that happen to her.
When they reached the very core of his lair, an underground cave well- hidden by his plants, he made her drink some herbal medicines that would ease her shivering. His extraordinary plants also provided the sufficient heat needed to make the room warm and cozy.
The only problem now are their clothes. Both of them are soaking wet because of the heavy rain outside and all he have is an extra robe he always wore when he's in Youko form.
He decided then and there. He would give the extra clothes to Botan and he could just strip naked and will just slip inside the covers to warm up. Besides, he doubt if he will get cold if he have Botan's soft body in his arms, he thought naughtily as he began undressing her.
When he had stripped Botan up to her undergarments, it took all his control not to take her then and there. Botan was flawless, and heaven help him, he couldn't take his eyes off her. Especially at the junction of her thighs. When Botan moaned softly, he suddenly snapped out of his trance and quickly dressed Botan and put her under the covers.
He now took off all his clothes and slip inside the covers next to hers. She instinctively moved into his arms, her legs entangling with his.
"Kuso," he mumbled under his breath, while wrapping his arms tightly around her. "I would have enjoyed this under a different situation. But now, knowing she would for sure get mad if only she's conscious, would surely cry and walk away from him and would rater freeze to death outside than be with him brought tremendous pain in his heart.
"How could I be stupid to let you go just like that, my diety?" he asked himself, all the while stroking her hair so gently so as not to wake her, her scent filling her nostrils. Kurama continued to stroke her until sleep enveloped him, his dreams filled with him and Botan alone.
Author's note: So, what will happen next? Next chapter coming up!