*Anemone's room...Hiei's eating a huge bowl of ice cream on her
couch, Kurama's in meditation in the far corner, Anemone's fiddling around
with I/M...Hiei notices readers first.*
Hiei: *groans* Mones...they're here...
Anemone: *signing off* hey guys! chappie 8, coming up.
Kurama: shhhh...
*Anemone and Hiei exchange glances, Hiei shrugging with an "I dno" look plastered heavily on his face.*
Anemone: have you reached awareness yet, fox? *Hiei snickers*
Kurama: *still meditating* no...almost...shh...
Anemone: lol whatever...anyway, heh, yeah...poor Kurama and Botan...why did she lose control of her oar? Why are they floating seven miles up in midair? lol well, here's to find the answer!
Hiei: *eating ice cream* where's your Meteora CD, Mones?
Anemone: I thought you had it...*Hiei pales*
Hiei: oh...uh, oh yeah...*shifty eyes*
Anemone: *threatening glare* what did you do...? *Hiei's eyes shift faster*
Kurama: I've done it! I've reached awareness!
Anemone and Hiei: ...
Kurama: ...what?
Anemone: my Meteora CD better be found by the end of this chapter, Hiei!
Hiei: heh, uh...
Kurama: chapter 8...enjoy.
Chapter 8: Dangling Together
Kurama's shoulder's bore weight to a heavy, slow sigh. The demon quickly coiled his legs over the sides of the oar, leaning back against Botan's back. The bluette jerked slightly from the unexpected touch, but her candy eyes caught the glimpse of a calm, lazy fox, who seemed to remain oblivious to her reaction. With a light sigh, she nestled back against him, and there they kept themselves in comfortable balance.
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Hiei's form smeared the sky with the slightest hint of his dash by. He was solely concentrated on his rush through the air, and the true feeling of freedom it enabled him. The one thing he could honestly show his feelings towards...the only thing in the world that can't be harmed, and can't in any way be considered Hiei's weakness. His speed.
Suddenly, in the dead center of the slightest millisecond, the demon pricked in sure fear. A blade of some kind graced his cheek, and a streak of red tinted his face. Hiei froze for that millisecond's time, fear staining his face.
"Be prepared for my revenge, Hiei," a course, cruel voice, choked and scratched, scoffed teasingly at the terrified demon. His Jagon Eye swelled in a maddening pain at the overwhelming evil looming behind him...for less than a millisecond, before it vanished into nothingness. Hiei pricked in pure shock and fear as he landed softly to a roof of another building, shock setting his crimson eyes wide.
"Oh shit," he breathed quivering breaths, unable to trace the swift demon, who was father to his fox friend. "I am so screwed..."
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Kurama breathed a weighed sigh as he hung seven miles straight up in the air, Botan copying his antics. Kurama coughed a soft chuckle, a light smile gracing his lips. In the brief moment, the fox caught a light, lovely aroma. Kurama deepened his breaths to catch the scent again...it was of light, sweet cinnamon...and it loomed just behind him. The fox shifted himself slowly on the oar to catch the sweet aroma, and after a few moments, was faced with angry, offended candy eyes.
"Kurama!"
"What?" he jerked to reality, the memory of the scent slipping from him. He blinked wide, confused emerald eyes.
"What do you mean 'what'?!" her voice squeaked angrily, scarlet tinting her cheeks. "You were smelling my hair!"
Kurama's cheeks stained red, and he shrunk away awkwardly..."heh, sorry Botan...I smelled something nice and, I guess I didn't realize it was your hair..."
"Hmph..." she grunted in a fake, angry expression, a blush stinging her cheeks.
"I apologize, Botan." he cast his face downwards in fake shame, a sweetness hazing his voice.
"Well..." her narrowed eyes dimmed wider, and she sighed lightly. "It's alright, Kurama."
He responded with no more than a relieved smile...at least she wasn't mad at him...that would truly be a doozy of a situation, the one person your stuck up seven miles in midair with on an oar being angry with you...good thing that wasn't the circumstance. A long pause drifted between them, a silence that was driving Botan nuts.
"I can't believe this happened!" she whined loudly, pounting her bottom lip and sinking her shoulders low. Kurama chuckled slightly.
"Well, at least you're not alone," he tipped his head for the side, a soft smile staining his lips. In a fray of thoughts, Botan's mind traced over the idea 'he is SO damn cute...' and she pricked back to reality, crimson tinting her cheeks.
"What?" Kurama nudged her shoulder with his, his smile curving towards more of a smirk. Her blush deepened. "What is it?" he chuckled.
"Nothing." she stated, prim and flat. Kurama let it go with a roll of his eyes and soft smile.
Suddenly, a slow, rolling wind slipped by, icing the two. Kurama wasn't that much bothered...but Botan shivered violently.
"Are you alright, Botan?" he slid closer to her side.
"It's so cold..." she shivered viciously. Her skin paled lightly, and her cheeks stained pink. The fox, unharmed from the cold wind, quickly slipped from his jacket, gently leaning in towards her to drape the cloak about her shoulders. As he did so, she jerked her face to his, and their noses brushed against each other slightly, they were that close. Kurama pricked, a faint red leaking over the slope of his nose and into his cheeks. In an awkward pause between the two, Kurama quickly slipped his jacket about her arms and jerked away, his face stinging in a mad blush.
At that instant, tiny beads of crystal began to drop onto them. Kurama's emerald eyes flashed wide...rain...oh great...
Botan tightened her grip about his jacket, stretching it tightly over her shoulders as a maddening cold overtook her frail body. A shiver shook her yet again, and the jacket barely helped. Kurama sensed her cold, and slid down the surface of the oar, gently tugging the jacket open and sliding his arm under it's leather, wrapping a warm, strong arm about her cold shoulders. Botan's face singed scarlet, but he coughed a timid smile. Kurama looked at her with soft, silk eyes, a kind, timid smile tipping his lips in a half-smirk. The fox coiled his other arm about her collarbone, massaging the shoulder farthest from his reach and holding her close to his warm body. He then laced his fingers into his bushy mane, slowly retracting a water lily.
With a push of spirit energy, the flower was engulfed in a light aura, it's silk petals sprouting widely, it's stem lengthening in several feet. Kurama held the "umbrella" tightly over the two, gently rubbing her shoulders, as beads of silver pummeled down hard at them, whipping at his bare arms.
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"Koenma, sir," Ogre staggered nervously, his eyes glued solely upon the wide screen stretched before Koenma's desk.
"What, Ogre?!" the toddler seethed angrily. "I'm busy..."
"But...are you sure it was wise doing that to Kurama and Botan?" Ogre winced at the sight of the two teenagers clasping each other in the hard rain. "I mean...what if they find out that you were the one to summon her oar and trap them up in the air? And cause that wind? And that rain?"
"Shut up, Ogre! I am fully aware of what I am doing..."
"heh...are you really, sir? And, why did you do it, anyway?"
"Well, Ogre...not that it's any of your business...but, Kurama and Botan definitely have feelings for each other, and I wanted to give them a little push in the right direction..."
Ogre blinked slowly at the screen, revealing two people trapped high in the air and trying to keep each other warm. "Uh, maybe dinner and a movie would have worked better, Koenma, sir..."
"Be quiet, Ogre!"
"But sir, really, can't this relationship thing wait until after the threat is dealt with?" Ogre's voice hinted violent hope.
"Kurama's father will still be seeking revenge on them tomorrow..."
"But sir!"
"Look, Ogre...Kurama can't fight when he's depressed...and, I've noticed that these past couple months, Botan hasn't been as bubbly as normal..."
"So you think setting them to a trap high in the sky will ease their pains?!"
"Yes."
Ogre's eyes narrowed slim in annoyance. "Koenma sir sometimes your judgement scares me..."
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Anemone: so it was all Koenma's fault...tisk, tisk, little guy...
Hiei: hn...I wasn't in it that much...
Anemone: well, Hiei, Kurama is supposed to be the main character in this story...not you...
Hiei: hn...
Kurama: aw! what a cute picture between me and Botan!
Anemone: lol more to come, Kurama...but, don't fret, readers...the plot is only just catching on, and the fights will arrive soon...*Hiei silently does "yes" arm pull behind her back, breathing out slowly "yeeeeeeeeeesssssssssss"*
Hiei: finally! violence!
Kurama: *Vegeta smirk as he fantasizes about Rose Whip* I am inclined to agree...
Anemone: well, not much longer now, people...hopefully...review, pleasem.
Kurama: yes, do.
Hiei: hurry! I wanna kill something!
Hiei: *groans* Mones...they're here...
Anemone: *signing off* hey guys! chappie 8, coming up.
Kurama: shhhh...
*Anemone and Hiei exchange glances, Hiei shrugging with an "I dno" look plastered heavily on his face.*
Anemone: have you reached awareness yet, fox? *Hiei snickers*
Kurama: *still meditating* no...almost...shh...
Anemone: lol whatever...anyway, heh, yeah...poor Kurama and Botan...why did she lose control of her oar? Why are they floating seven miles up in midair? lol well, here's to find the answer!
Hiei: *eating ice cream* where's your Meteora CD, Mones?
Anemone: I thought you had it...*Hiei pales*
Hiei: oh...uh, oh yeah...*shifty eyes*
Anemone: *threatening glare* what did you do...? *Hiei's eyes shift faster*
Kurama: I've done it! I've reached awareness!
Anemone and Hiei: ...
Kurama: ...what?
Anemone: my Meteora CD better be found by the end of this chapter, Hiei!
Hiei: heh, uh...
Kurama: chapter 8...enjoy.
Chapter 8: Dangling Together
Kurama's shoulder's bore weight to a heavy, slow sigh. The demon quickly coiled his legs over the sides of the oar, leaning back against Botan's back. The bluette jerked slightly from the unexpected touch, but her candy eyes caught the glimpse of a calm, lazy fox, who seemed to remain oblivious to her reaction. With a light sigh, she nestled back against him, and there they kept themselves in comfortable balance.
%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%
Hiei's form smeared the sky with the slightest hint of his dash by. He was solely concentrated on his rush through the air, and the true feeling of freedom it enabled him. The one thing he could honestly show his feelings towards...the only thing in the world that can't be harmed, and can't in any way be considered Hiei's weakness. His speed.
Suddenly, in the dead center of the slightest millisecond, the demon pricked in sure fear. A blade of some kind graced his cheek, and a streak of red tinted his face. Hiei froze for that millisecond's time, fear staining his face.
"Be prepared for my revenge, Hiei," a course, cruel voice, choked and scratched, scoffed teasingly at the terrified demon. His Jagon Eye swelled in a maddening pain at the overwhelming evil looming behind him...for less than a millisecond, before it vanished into nothingness. Hiei pricked in pure shock and fear as he landed softly to a roof of another building, shock setting his crimson eyes wide.
"Oh shit," he breathed quivering breaths, unable to trace the swift demon, who was father to his fox friend. "I am so screwed..."
%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%
Kurama breathed a weighed sigh as he hung seven miles straight up in the air, Botan copying his antics. Kurama coughed a soft chuckle, a light smile gracing his lips. In the brief moment, the fox caught a light, lovely aroma. Kurama deepened his breaths to catch the scent again...it was of light, sweet cinnamon...and it loomed just behind him. The fox shifted himself slowly on the oar to catch the sweet aroma, and after a few moments, was faced with angry, offended candy eyes.
"Kurama!"
"What?" he jerked to reality, the memory of the scent slipping from him. He blinked wide, confused emerald eyes.
"What do you mean 'what'?!" her voice squeaked angrily, scarlet tinting her cheeks. "You were smelling my hair!"
Kurama's cheeks stained red, and he shrunk away awkwardly..."heh, sorry Botan...I smelled something nice and, I guess I didn't realize it was your hair..."
"Hmph..." she grunted in a fake, angry expression, a blush stinging her cheeks.
"I apologize, Botan." he cast his face downwards in fake shame, a sweetness hazing his voice.
"Well..." her narrowed eyes dimmed wider, and she sighed lightly. "It's alright, Kurama."
He responded with no more than a relieved smile...at least she wasn't mad at him...that would truly be a doozy of a situation, the one person your stuck up seven miles in midair with on an oar being angry with you...good thing that wasn't the circumstance. A long pause drifted between them, a silence that was driving Botan nuts.
"I can't believe this happened!" she whined loudly, pounting her bottom lip and sinking her shoulders low. Kurama chuckled slightly.
"Well, at least you're not alone," he tipped his head for the side, a soft smile staining his lips. In a fray of thoughts, Botan's mind traced over the idea 'he is SO damn cute...' and she pricked back to reality, crimson tinting her cheeks.
"What?" Kurama nudged her shoulder with his, his smile curving towards more of a smirk. Her blush deepened. "What is it?" he chuckled.
"Nothing." she stated, prim and flat. Kurama let it go with a roll of his eyes and soft smile.
Suddenly, a slow, rolling wind slipped by, icing the two. Kurama wasn't that much bothered...but Botan shivered violently.
"Are you alright, Botan?" he slid closer to her side.
"It's so cold..." she shivered viciously. Her skin paled lightly, and her cheeks stained pink. The fox, unharmed from the cold wind, quickly slipped from his jacket, gently leaning in towards her to drape the cloak about her shoulders. As he did so, she jerked her face to his, and their noses brushed against each other slightly, they were that close. Kurama pricked, a faint red leaking over the slope of his nose and into his cheeks. In an awkward pause between the two, Kurama quickly slipped his jacket about her arms and jerked away, his face stinging in a mad blush.
At that instant, tiny beads of crystal began to drop onto them. Kurama's emerald eyes flashed wide...rain...oh great...
Botan tightened her grip about his jacket, stretching it tightly over her shoulders as a maddening cold overtook her frail body. A shiver shook her yet again, and the jacket barely helped. Kurama sensed her cold, and slid down the surface of the oar, gently tugging the jacket open and sliding his arm under it's leather, wrapping a warm, strong arm about her cold shoulders. Botan's face singed scarlet, but he coughed a timid smile. Kurama looked at her with soft, silk eyes, a kind, timid smile tipping his lips in a half-smirk. The fox coiled his other arm about her collarbone, massaging the shoulder farthest from his reach and holding her close to his warm body. He then laced his fingers into his bushy mane, slowly retracting a water lily.
With a push of spirit energy, the flower was engulfed in a light aura, it's silk petals sprouting widely, it's stem lengthening in several feet. Kurama held the "umbrella" tightly over the two, gently rubbing her shoulders, as beads of silver pummeled down hard at them, whipping at his bare arms.
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"Koenma, sir," Ogre staggered nervously, his eyes glued solely upon the wide screen stretched before Koenma's desk.
"What, Ogre?!" the toddler seethed angrily. "I'm busy..."
"But...are you sure it was wise doing that to Kurama and Botan?" Ogre winced at the sight of the two teenagers clasping each other in the hard rain. "I mean...what if they find out that you were the one to summon her oar and trap them up in the air? And cause that wind? And that rain?"
"Shut up, Ogre! I am fully aware of what I am doing..."
"heh...are you really, sir? And, why did you do it, anyway?"
"Well, Ogre...not that it's any of your business...but, Kurama and Botan definitely have feelings for each other, and I wanted to give them a little push in the right direction..."
Ogre blinked slowly at the screen, revealing two people trapped high in the air and trying to keep each other warm. "Uh, maybe dinner and a movie would have worked better, Koenma, sir..."
"Be quiet, Ogre!"
"But sir, really, can't this relationship thing wait until after the threat is dealt with?" Ogre's voice hinted violent hope.
"Kurama's father will still be seeking revenge on them tomorrow..."
"But sir!"
"Look, Ogre...Kurama can't fight when he's depressed...and, I've noticed that these past couple months, Botan hasn't been as bubbly as normal..."
"So you think setting them to a trap high in the sky will ease their pains?!"
"Yes."
Ogre's eyes narrowed slim in annoyance. "Koenma sir sometimes your judgement scares me..."
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Anemone: so it was all Koenma's fault...tisk, tisk, little guy...
Hiei: hn...I wasn't in it that much...
Anemone: well, Hiei, Kurama is supposed to be the main character in this story...not you...
Hiei: hn...
Kurama: aw! what a cute picture between me and Botan!
Anemone: lol more to come, Kurama...but, don't fret, readers...the plot is only just catching on, and the fights will arrive soon...*Hiei silently does "yes" arm pull behind her back, breathing out slowly "yeeeeeeeeeesssssssssss"*
Hiei: finally! violence!
Kurama: *Vegeta smirk as he fantasizes about Rose Whip* I am inclined to agree...
Anemone: well, not much longer now, people...hopefully...review, pleasem.
Kurama: yes, do.
Hiei: hurry! I wanna kill something!