-Life Without You-
Hey there. Are you enjoying this? I am. This is fun to write.
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"This is even more uncomfortable." Kuronue moved his arms around. They were all chained to the wall. Botan was starting to get comfortable. She knew how to get out of these but she'd have to wait. They'd have a guard going through for a while. Atleast a day.
"Stop your whining. You're the one who got caught."
"You got caught too, Hiei." Kuronue argued. Botan looked over at them and blinked. Why did they have to start this? Why? She sighed and closed her eyes. She wondered if she still had her hidden weapons. She knew she had a jewel hidden in her belt. When the guy passed her, she felt around her belt. There. She had them still. Her lockpicks and everything. She figured she knew where the room where they were stashing the weapons was.
"We all got caught." Youko said. He looked at the two of his comrades.
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During the night, Botan woke up and moved closer to Youko's cell. She tried to get comfortable but that was impossible.
"Youko." She whispered. "Youko." She saw him look over at her.
"What?"
"I can get us out of here. Tomorrow night. I can't stand it in here." She saw his eyes gleam. "But we'll have to work together."
"Fine." He seemed to think about something. She caught herself staring at him. His silver ears seemed to glow in the silverish light of the moon. His hair framed his handsome face. He looked like a god.. She slapped herself mentally. No time to be thinking like that. He looked up and she swallowed. His eyes looked like liquid gold with a silver glow to them. She couldn't help but stare. He watched her golden eyes. Every emotion known was flying through them at a speed he couldn't possibly keep up with. Finally, she broke eye contact and blushed lightly. They might not have been aware of it, but two smiling indigo eyes were watching them.
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The next day, conversation was slim. Youko chewed on his lower lip thoughtfully. He was starting to have a change of heart about Botan. After that night, he didn't think that she was so bad. Kuronue shifted and his chains rattled. Youko looked up.
"That sound is annoying." Kuronue sighed and stopped moving. Hiei looked up at Youko.
"Any brilliant ideas on how to get out of here?" The koorime asked. Botan looked up at them. She shrugged and Youko did the same.
"Great." Kuronue said with a sigh. "We have to get out before they decide what they're gonna do to us." Youko looked over at Botan and gave her a questioning glance. "I think they might be starving us to death. I haven't eaten in a while.. and I haven't had a drink either."
"Stop complaining." Hiei said irritably. He glared at Kuronue, who frowned. The guard walked by just then and watched them closely.
"Ye better not be thinkin' o' escapin', ye theives." He said and received glares from all of them. He inwardly shuddered. Even if they were confined, their glares were so cold that he couldn't help but shudder. The feeling of their glares could not be shaken off so easily.
"Stupid jerkoff." Botan said with a scowl at the wooden door the guard just went through.
"Mind your manners, little fox." Kuronue smirked. She glared at him. She was in a bad mood. First of all, they were in prison. Second of all, she was hungry and thirsty. And last but not least, she was uncomfortable.
"What manners?" Youko asked with a smirk. Botan gave him a dirty look.
"I don't have to help you, y'know." That shut them up immediately. "Thought so. Now, tonight is the night. I can't stand it anymore."
"You aren't the only one." Kuronue said with a frown. Hiei agreed silently and Youko seemed pleased by this new information.
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Botan's golden eyes secretly watched the guard go by for one last check to see if they were asleep. When he directed the light in her cell, she closed her eyes as if she was asleep all along. The guard finally left and Botan silently picked the locks on her chains. She then set them on the ground quietly. She then walked up to the bars of her cell and stuck her slender hand through. She picked the lock on that and opened it soundlessly. They apparently oiled them recently. She walked over to Youko's cell and picked the lock. She opened his door and walked in. She picked the locks on his wrists and took them off. He opened his eyes and looked up at her. She smirked at him then put her finger to her lips, signalling silence. He nodded and waited as she picked the other locks. They all remained silent and followed Botan. She opened the wooden door and slid out. The guard came back down and she killed him swiftly and silently. She went to the rooms where they were keeping the weapons. They robbed that blind, since there were other weapons. Then they broke out of there. Creeping through shadows was easy for the theives. They raced through the darkness and waited until they were quite a way away from the prison to talk.
"Thanks for bailing us all out back there." Kuronue said with a smile. Botan looked over at him and shrugged.
"No problem."
"We had no idea you were that theif. You really surprised us." Kuronue said with a look around at his team mates, especially Youko.
"Well, I don't like to go around saying I'm a theif." She crossed her arms. Her gaze went to Youko. "I'm leaving. See you around." She walked away and hid a blush. She didn't know why she felt this way but she was going to find out.
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Botan glared at Youko. He disturbed her nap. He glared back at her and sat down in his normal spot.
"What?"
"Nothing important." She looked away from him and sighed. He could tell something was bothering her. She would've come up with a sarcastic remark at the very beginning. Right when he walked into the clearing.
"Nothing important, ne? It seems important." He stared at her. She looked away from him. "Something is wrong." She shook her head but wouldn't meet his gaze. This fiery demon was upset over something. Something was bothering her.. but he didn't know what it was.
"It's nothing."
"Sure." She sensed the sarcasm in his voice and glared at him.
"It is nothing that concerns.. you." He noticed the pause. She was reluctant to say anything more, lest the truth come out. She concluded that she was starting to get feelings for him, although she knew it wasn't right. She was supposed to hate him not love him. She glared holes into the ground and remained silent.
"It must concern me. You paused." She didn't reply. He got up and walked over to her. He kneeled down in front of her and stared at her until she looked up at him. "What is bothering you?"
"Nothing."
"It isn't nothing. You're not yourself."
"Why do you care?" She asked, a light pink spreading across her cheeks. He didn't answer. "If you give me a good reason then I might tell you what's wrong." She wasn't expecting him to give her any reason at all so she thought she was safe.
"Well.." He trailed off, not looking at her. She blinked. He was about to say something else but Kuronue walked into the clearing and stared at them.
"What a lovely scene. I'm sorry to disturb you, but some demon is ready to challenge you, little fox." Botan stared at him the got up. She nodded to Kuronue.
"Tell them I accept. Where should I go?"
"To the clearing just on the other side of the village." She nodded then raced away.
"Who is the demon? Who is it?" Youko asked, his eyes blazing. Kuronue backed up and thought for a minute.
"He said his name was Gaho or something of the sort. Why are you so worried? Little fox can take care of herself."
"I have this bad feeling. Take me to the clearing." The two departed for the location.
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Botan arrived after them, dressed in her black outfit. She opened her golden eyes when someone else walked into the circle of grass. She knew it would come to this.
"What the hell do you want from me now, Gaho? You've caused me enough pain." She asked calmly. He stared at her.
"You're still as beautiful as I remember. Why did you leave?" She growled.
"Why do you think I left? You practically abandoned me for that worthless bitch, Yuki!" She glared at him.
"Yuki wasn't as important to me as you were."
"And that makes a difference?" She asked angerly. "How?"
"I loved you."
"Sure you did. Thats why you left me for two weeks. I knew what the hell was going on. I followed you. Believe me, I don't care about you anymore." She got into a fighting stance. "You challenged me, didn't you? I'm ready." He got into his position and launched forward. His brown eyes flashed. He was a kitsune but his eyes were brown and his hair was black, as were his ears. Botan took out a jewel and looked at it. She smiled. The diamond glistened in her hand as she held it in front of her. Kuronue and Youko watched in astonishment as she threw it at him. It was glowing with a weird light. Gaho dodged it and landed a kick in her stomach. Youko could barely contain his anger but he had to try.
"You're a two-timing, bitch, Botan." He said, watching as she held her stomach, trying to recover her breath. "You can't tell me you didn't go away and get with someone else."
"You're a.. liar!" She screamed. She started choking. A small river of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She would not give in to him. "You hurt me, Gaho. Thats why I left. I was faithful and thankful that we weren't mated to each other!" She stood up and launched at him. They fought for a while longer, blocking and dodging each other's attacks.
"You went to every man you could find." He sneered. She glared at him.
"I did not and you have no proof of it." She caught his chin with her knee then kicked him in the stomach and watched as he hit the tree behind him.
"You wench!" She connected her foot with his side after she moved out of the way of his kick. He rolled to a stop and glared up at her when she sat on his stomach.
"Call me all the names you want. You won't live through this one." She held up the diamond then dropped it and it landed on his forehead as she got up and moved away from the white fire surrounding him. She had a few considerable gashes and she was still coughing up blood. She would need time to heal. Her legs gave out under her and she cursed him. "Damn you!" She realized that he had poisoned her without her knowing. She saw the mark on her stomach then ripped out the small dart. It wasn't that big and it was meant to go all the way in and kill the victim slowly with it's poison. It had already ejected all of it inside her. It was probably in her bloodstream and with the quickened flow of blood from her activity.. She diminished the flames around him and crawled over to him. She saw on his boot, the small hole in which it would've exited. Her vision started to go all blurry. She felt arms around her.. strong arms. She felt warm and safe. She looked up and saw a blur of silver and gold. "Youko.." She fell into unconsciousness.
"Hurry, we have to get her to my lair."
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They got her back to the lair and Youko tended to her. He blushed furiously when he had to expose some of her skin. It wasn't anything he hadn't seen before but.. this was different. He shook those thoughts out of his head and told Kuronue to get him some water and to heat it up.
"What happened to her?" Youko looked around to see Hiei at the entrance.
"I think she's poisoned. By the looks of this dart, anyway." He held it up to show Hiei. The koorime nodded.
"I've seen these before. The poison is supposed to be a slow killer."
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That's it for me. I'm ending this chapter right here.
n.n
-Jess-
Hey there. Are you enjoying this? I am. This is fun to write.
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"This is even more uncomfortable." Kuronue moved his arms around. They were all chained to the wall. Botan was starting to get comfortable. She knew how to get out of these but she'd have to wait. They'd have a guard going through for a while. Atleast a day.
"Stop your whining. You're the one who got caught."
"You got caught too, Hiei." Kuronue argued. Botan looked over at them and blinked. Why did they have to start this? Why? She sighed and closed her eyes. She wondered if she still had her hidden weapons. She knew she had a jewel hidden in her belt. When the guy passed her, she felt around her belt. There. She had them still. Her lockpicks and everything. She figured she knew where the room where they were stashing the weapons was.
"We all got caught." Youko said. He looked at the two of his comrades.
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During the night, Botan woke up and moved closer to Youko's cell. She tried to get comfortable but that was impossible.
"Youko." She whispered. "Youko." She saw him look over at her.
"What?"
"I can get us out of here. Tomorrow night. I can't stand it in here." She saw his eyes gleam. "But we'll have to work together."
"Fine." He seemed to think about something. She caught herself staring at him. His silver ears seemed to glow in the silverish light of the moon. His hair framed his handsome face. He looked like a god.. She slapped herself mentally. No time to be thinking like that. He looked up and she swallowed. His eyes looked like liquid gold with a silver glow to them. She couldn't help but stare. He watched her golden eyes. Every emotion known was flying through them at a speed he couldn't possibly keep up with. Finally, she broke eye contact and blushed lightly. They might not have been aware of it, but two smiling indigo eyes were watching them.
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The next day, conversation was slim. Youko chewed on his lower lip thoughtfully. He was starting to have a change of heart about Botan. After that night, he didn't think that she was so bad. Kuronue shifted and his chains rattled. Youko looked up.
"That sound is annoying." Kuronue sighed and stopped moving. Hiei looked up at Youko.
"Any brilliant ideas on how to get out of here?" The koorime asked. Botan looked up at them. She shrugged and Youko did the same.
"Great." Kuronue said with a sigh. "We have to get out before they decide what they're gonna do to us." Youko looked over at Botan and gave her a questioning glance. "I think they might be starving us to death. I haven't eaten in a while.. and I haven't had a drink either."
"Stop complaining." Hiei said irritably. He glared at Kuronue, who frowned. The guard walked by just then and watched them closely.
"Ye better not be thinkin' o' escapin', ye theives." He said and received glares from all of them. He inwardly shuddered. Even if they were confined, their glares were so cold that he couldn't help but shudder. The feeling of their glares could not be shaken off so easily.
"Stupid jerkoff." Botan said with a scowl at the wooden door the guard just went through.
"Mind your manners, little fox." Kuronue smirked. She glared at him. She was in a bad mood. First of all, they were in prison. Second of all, she was hungry and thirsty. And last but not least, she was uncomfortable.
"What manners?" Youko asked with a smirk. Botan gave him a dirty look.
"I don't have to help you, y'know." That shut them up immediately. "Thought so. Now, tonight is the night. I can't stand it anymore."
"You aren't the only one." Kuronue said with a frown. Hiei agreed silently and Youko seemed pleased by this new information.
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Botan's golden eyes secretly watched the guard go by for one last check to see if they were asleep. When he directed the light in her cell, she closed her eyes as if she was asleep all along. The guard finally left and Botan silently picked the locks on her chains. She then set them on the ground quietly. She then walked up to the bars of her cell and stuck her slender hand through. She picked the lock on that and opened it soundlessly. They apparently oiled them recently. She walked over to Youko's cell and picked the lock. She opened his door and walked in. She picked the locks on his wrists and took them off. He opened his eyes and looked up at her. She smirked at him then put her finger to her lips, signalling silence. He nodded and waited as she picked the other locks. They all remained silent and followed Botan. She opened the wooden door and slid out. The guard came back down and she killed him swiftly and silently. She went to the rooms where they were keeping the weapons. They robbed that blind, since there were other weapons. Then they broke out of there. Creeping through shadows was easy for the theives. They raced through the darkness and waited until they were quite a way away from the prison to talk.
"Thanks for bailing us all out back there." Kuronue said with a smile. Botan looked over at him and shrugged.
"No problem."
"We had no idea you were that theif. You really surprised us." Kuronue said with a look around at his team mates, especially Youko.
"Well, I don't like to go around saying I'm a theif." She crossed her arms. Her gaze went to Youko. "I'm leaving. See you around." She walked away and hid a blush. She didn't know why she felt this way but she was going to find out.
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Botan glared at Youko. He disturbed her nap. He glared back at her and sat down in his normal spot.
"What?"
"Nothing important." She looked away from him and sighed. He could tell something was bothering her. She would've come up with a sarcastic remark at the very beginning. Right when he walked into the clearing.
"Nothing important, ne? It seems important." He stared at her. She looked away from him. "Something is wrong." She shook her head but wouldn't meet his gaze. This fiery demon was upset over something. Something was bothering her.. but he didn't know what it was.
"It's nothing."
"Sure." She sensed the sarcasm in his voice and glared at him.
"It is nothing that concerns.. you." He noticed the pause. She was reluctant to say anything more, lest the truth come out. She concluded that she was starting to get feelings for him, although she knew it wasn't right. She was supposed to hate him not love him. She glared holes into the ground and remained silent.
"It must concern me. You paused." She didn't reply. He got up and walked over to her. He kneeled down in front of her and stared at her until she looked up at him. "What is bothering you?"
"Nothing."
"It isn't nothing. You're not yourself."
"Why do you care?" She asked, a light pink spreading across her cheeks. He didn't answer. "If you give me a good reason then I might tell you what's wrong." She wasn't expecting him to give her any reason at all so she thought she was safe.
"Well.." He trailed off, not looking at her. She blinked. He was about to say something else but Kuronue walked into the clearing and stared at them.
"What a lovely scene. I'm sorry to disturb you, but some demon is ready to challenge you, little fox." Botan stared at him the got up. She nodded to Kuronue.
"Tell them I accept. Where should I go?"
"To the clearing just on the other side of the village." She nodded then raced away.
"Who is the demon? Who is it?" Youko asked, his eyes blazing. Kuronue backed up and thought for a minute.
"He said his name was Gaho or something of the sort. Why are you so worried? Little fox can take care of herself."
"I have this bad feeling. Take me to the clearing." The two departed for the location.
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Botan arrived after them, dressed in her black outfit. She opened her golden eyes when someone else walked into the circle of grass. She knew it would come to this.
"What the hell do you want from me now, Gaho? You've caused me enough pain." She asked calmly. He stared at her.
"You're still as beautiful as I remember. Why did you leave?" She growled.
"Why do you think I left? You practically abandoned me for that worthless bitch, Yuki!" She glared at him.
"Yuki wasn't as important to me as you were."
"And that makes a difference?" She asked angerly. "How?"
"I loved you."
"Sure you did. Thats why you left me for two weeks. I knew what the hell was going on. I followed you. Believe me, I don't care about you anymore." She got into a fighting stance. "You challenged me, didn't you? I'm ready." He got into his position and launched forward. His brown eyes flashed. He was a kitsune but his eyes were brown and his hair was black, as were his ears. Botan took out a jewel and looked at it. She smiled. The diamond glistened in her hand as she held it in front of her. Kuronue and Youko watched in astonishment as she threw it at him. It was glowing with a weird light. Gaho dodged it and landed a kick in her stomach. Youko could barely contain his anger but he had to try.
"You're a two-timing, bitch, Botan." He said, watching as she held her stomach, trying to recover her breath. "You can't tell me you didn't go away and get with someone else."
"You're a.. liar!" She screamed. She started choking. A small river of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She would not give in to him. "You hurt me, Gaho. Thats why I left. I was faithful and thankful that we weren't mated to each other!" She stood up and launched at him. They fought for a while longer, blocking and dodging each other's attacks.
"You went to every man you could find." He sneered. She glared at him.
"I did not and you have no proof of it." She caught his chin with her knee then kicked him in the stomach and watched as he hit the tree behind him.
"You wench!" She connected her foot with his side after she moved out of the way of his kick. He rolled to a stop and glared up at her when she sat on his stomach.
"Call me all the names you want. You won't live through this one." She held up the diamond then dropped it and it landed on his forehead as she got up and moved away from the white fire surrounding him. She had a few considerable gashes and she was still coughing up blood. She would need time to heal. Her legs gave out under her and she cursed him. "Damn you!" She realized that he had poisoned her without her knowing. She saw the mark on her stomach then ripped out the small dart. It wasn't that big and it was meant to go all the way in and kill the victim slowly with it's poison. It had already ejected all of it inside her. It was probably in her bloodstream and with the quickened flow of blood from her activity.. She diminished the flames around him and crawled over to him. She saw on his boot, the small hole in which it would've exited. Her vision started to go all blurry. She felt arms around her.. strong arms. She felt warm and safe. She looked up and saw a blur of silver and gold. "Youko.." She fell into unconsciousness.
"Hurry, we have to get her to my lair."
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They got her back to the lair and Youko tended to her. He blushed furiously when he had to expose some of her skin. It wasn't anything he hadn't seen before but.. this was different. He shook those thoughts out of his head and told Kuronue to get him some water and to heat it up.
"What happened to her?" Youko looked around to see Hiei at the entrance.
"I think she's poisoned. By the looks of this dart, anyway." He held it up to show Hiei. The koorime nodded.
"I've seen these before. The poison is supposed to be a slow killer."
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That's it for me. I'm ending this chapter right here.
n.n
-Jess-