Disclaimer: I forgot it in the other chapter so this disclaimer is for the whole story (If you ask me, It's dumb to keep writing them but oh well. I don't own Yu yu Hakusho, the hospital, form fitting clothes (often times my mom won't buy them), or pretty much anything but the plot of the story. Oh, I suppose I own Botan's house, considering I was her realtor *puts on a visor and grabs a clipboard* See? Oh, and I'd like to thank my friend Katey (aka Hiei Obsessed) for giving me some ideas over the phone. *applause sounds* Thank you…thank you. She'll be helping in later chapters too. //^.^\\ WOOF!
Frosty Flake and the Gorgeous Kitsune
Chapter 2- Finally asked
Kurama picked himself out of bed tiredly. His head was heavy and it ached badly. He looked at his mom's bed and smiled. She was already awake and had been propped up by some pillows and given breakfast.
"Shuichi. You're awake." She said smiling.
"Yes mother. And I see you're feeling better." He replied, relieved that she was eating something.
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Botan had been up since early in the morning, around 6:00. She'd always been a morning person.
"The early bird gets the worm." She said as she set her breakfast on the table.
"Life's so lonely." She noted, putting the cereal spoon in her mouth.
She set her elbows on the table and stared at her cereal as she swirled it around with her spoon.
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Kurama walked over to the bathroom, changed, then came back out.
"I've got to go do something mother." He told Shiori.
"Are you going to see someone?" she asked.
"Yes."
"A girlfriend?"
"Perhaps."
"Alright. Have fun sweetheart." She said kindly.
Kurama smiled and left to go to Botan's house. He then realized he didn't know where her house was.
'I suppose I'll have to ask Yusuke. I'll stop by his house first.' He thought.
He reached Yusuke's house and knocked on the door.
Atsuko answered. She turned around and went back inside to get Yusuke,
~*That's the advantage of living with only one person. If you don't know the visitor, the other person will.*~
Yusuke came to do door.
"Hey Kurama. Wanna know how my mom described you?"
Kurama nodded.
"Let's hear it."
"She said there was a cute red headed man out there."
Kurama laughed.
"Not surprising. Why not just add your mother to my fanclub?"
Congratulations Atsuko! You're the 345th member in Kurama's Fanclub!
"So, whatcha hear for anyway?" Yusuke asked.
Kurama had almost forgotten why he stopped by.
"Oh, yes. I was wondering if you knew where Botan's house is."
"Oh, it's down the road across from the school. Can't miss it." Yusuke directed. ~*fictional house of course*~
"Thanks Yusuke." He said, but before Yusuke could even say 'You're welcome' he was gone.
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Kurama found her house easily and was a bit hesitant to go up the stairs and knock on the door. He gathered his courage finally and knocked.
No one answered.
He knocked again.
Still no one answered.
"Hm…I guess she's not home. I'll have to catch her tomorrow." He told himself as he started to walk off the porch.
Just then, the door opened and Botan peeked her head out.
"I'm sorry but I was in the shower and…"she started rambling but then she saw Kurama.
Kurama turned around to see her standing there in a bath towel, barely covering her body and blushed.
Kurama=embarrased
"I'm sorry. I've come at a bad time. I'll come back later." He said.
"No! No! Come in. I'll just change into something real quick." Botan said hurriedly. She didn't want him to leave yet.
Kurama smiled nervously and followed her inside.
"Um…here's the couch. I'll be out in a sec." Botan said as she rushed back to the bathroom.
Kurama stared at the door and sat on the couch. For some reason unknown to him he wished he could see through the door.
Botan picked some form fitting clothes and slipped them on. She haphazardly put some makeup on. She didn't think she had enough time to mess with it when her crush was outside sitting on HER couch in HER house.
Kurama was getting fidgety. He wished she would hurry up and come out.
Botan stepped out and Kurama froze stiff. He couldn't avert his gaze.
She walked over to the couch and sat down next to him.
"Alright. Now that I'm in my proper attire, is there something you wanted?" she asked kindly.
'Stupid human hormones. Must they smite me like this?' Kurama thought to himself. He jerked back to reality, hearing Botan's voice.
"Oh, yes. I was…uh…well…" Kurama said stuttering.
Botan moved closer.
Botan=too close for comfort
"Yes?"
"Well, I saw you at the grocery store and I was wondering…"
Botan almost lost hope when he mentioned the grocery store.
Kurama took a deep breath.
"I was wondering if you'd go out with me." He finally said.
Botan thought she would pass out.
'Did he really just say that?' she silently asked herself, pinching some skin on her wrist to see if she was awake.
"Yep. I'm awake." She said wincing.
"What?" Kurama asked confused.
"Oh, nevermind." She replied.
"So…is that a yes?" he asked. His hands had started to get sweaty.
And here is the famous, Niagara Falls, conveniently located in the palm of Shuichi Minamino.
"Of course silly head." She said happily.
Kurama smiled.
Botan wrapped her arms around his neck, almost knocking him off the couch.
"I've been waiting for you to ask me." She said happily.
"You have?" he asked, innocently pretending he had NO idea. He had suspected it since he saw her reaction at the grocery store.
Botan nodded.
"How about we see a movie this Friday then?" He asked.
Botan hugged him tighter.
"That would be great." She replied.
"See you tomorrow then." Kurama said as he gently kissed her cheek. He set her down and stood up to leave.
Botan was pretty much paralyzed with happiness. She just watched him go out the door.
After he had closed it, she sank to her knees on the floor. She placed her hand on her cheek and sighed.
---***---
Kurama walked back to the hospital calmly with his hands in his pockets.
"Well, that went better than expected." He said aloud.
A pair of crimson eyes watched him from a nearby tree.
The figure quickly jumped out of the tree and landed right in front of Kurama.
"What went better than expected?" he asked suspiciously.
"Hello Hiei." Kurama replied.
"Did I just see you come out of the spirit girl's house? The one with the blue hair?" Hiei asked.
"Yes. I just asked her out to a movie tomorrow. Her name is Botan if you recall." Kurama reminded him.
"How could I forget that blabber mouth? How many times she's nearly told Yukina about me I'll never remember."
Kurama smiled.
"Of course. Well, I'd better be getting back to my mother." He said.
Hiei nodded.
"Good bye fox." (A/N for all you gutter heads out there, it wasn't meant to sound like THAT)
"Good bye Hiei." Kurama replied. But Hiei was gone.
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Hiei was in another tree. He was thinking about his own mother. How he wished he could see her again. But in his heart he was sure it was impossible. He grasped the teargem hanging around his neck tight in his palm.
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Kurama had made it back to the hospital again. He went back up to his mother's room and found her looking out the window.
She heard his footsteps and was scared half to death.
"Oh, Shuichi…it's you." She said tiredly, but relieved.
"Yes. Is there a problem mother? Are you alright?"
She nodded.
"The medications make me drowsy. I'll be fine."
Kurama walked to her bedside then bent over to hug his mother.
"You have no idea how much I love you Shuichi." She whispered into his ear before kissing his forehead.
"Probably not. But I think I've got a pretty good idea."