-Life Without You-
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Youko brushed his mate's silver hair out of her face. Botan smiled up at him. He moved his hand up her stomach and she gasped lightly, taking his hand in hers.
"Don't play dirty." She whispered teasingly. "This is my lair after all." He smirked and brushed his finger over his mark. She had marked him in the same spot.
"All I know how to do is play dirty."
"Two can play at that game."
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The next day was bright, no clouds in sight. Botan suddenly got tackled from behind. Someone put a cloth in her mouth.
"Don't even think about it." She felt cold metal against her throat. Her heart was beating furiously. She didn't have any weapons on her. "If you even think about it, I'll slit your throat." She knew that voice. Gaho. "Yes, I lived through it." He leaned down and she could feel his breath on her neck.
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Botan was finally able to talk. She glared at him.
"What the hell do you want from me?" She asked angrily. He looked at her then walked over to her. He took her face in his hand and kissed her.
"I want revenge. You should know better than to try and kill me." She gave him a disgusted look. "You will be mine."
"I can't." She stated.
"And why not? All I need to do is kill the one you love." His grin got wider at her fear. "Why, just as we speak, my love, there's an ally of mine going to kill him and his friends." She struggled with the chains.
"Why couldn't you just be happy with the one you cheated on me with? Yuki? Hmm? Was she not good enough for you?" She asked, getting slapped as a reply. "Don't think I'm ever going to love you or be yours!" He smirked at her.
"If you want your lover, Youko, to live, you'll cooperate. I might not kill him if you decide that you want me more." He walked over to his bed and laid down. "You have until morning to decide. Have a nice night." They had taken most of the day just getting to his lair. She had tried to run back several times. She hated Gaho and she really loved Youko. She knew what she had to do. She struggled all night long with the opinion. "Well?" He asked, after he woke up and walked over to her. "Have you come to a decision, love?"
"Gaho, I don't love you." She said bitterly. "I love Youko and always will." He smirked.
"Very nice decision." She had to hope for him that he was happy. Even if she was miserable, it didn't matter. At least Youko was alive.
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Youko ran to Kuronue and Hiei. He burst into his lair and grabbed Kuronue, cutting him short of his sentence.
"Where is she!?" His golden eyes were wide, full of fear. He shook his friend. Kuronue and Hiei could do nothing but stare. "Where is she..!?" He released Kuronue and fell to his knees. "She's gone.."
"Little fox..?" Kuronue asked in disbelief. His indigo eyes closed and he looked away. The scent of tears filled the lair.
"Dammit!" Youko's fist hit the ground and he tried to stop his tears. "Someone took her.."
"Let's go back to wherever you guys were. C'mon, Youko." Kuronue helped his friend stand and gave him a worried look. Youko looked at his friend.
"She would've screamed for help if she needed it.." He said.
"Not unless she was gagged and had a knife at her throat." Hiei stated coldly. "I know where she is. I can read her mind. Gaho has her and he had proposed a deal. Your life or her love." He paused. "Guess which one she chose."
"No!" Youko pushed away from Kuronue. "We're leaving. Now."
"She told him that she hated him and that she loved you. He told her it was her lover's life on the line, Youko. He said he has allies here waiting for her decision. My guess is that's a bluff." Youko looked at Hiei. "That way." They followed Hiei quickly. They knew they had to get there on time.
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Botan looked at Gaho with hatred. He smirked at her.
"What's wrong, my love? Upset that your little lover is no longer going to be able to touch you?" Botan growled and her eyes glittered with anger.
"You don't have the balls to set me free, Gaho. You're afraid I'm going to kill you, isn't that right?" She narrowed her eyes at him. "Guess what, Gaho? As soon as you let me go, I'm going to kill you!"
"No you won't, love. You will be too in love with me to do any killing." She spit in his face.
"You just wait, Gaho. You will die." He forcibly pulled her face to his and kissed her. She struggled to get away as he tore at her clothing. His claws dug into her skin. He tore at his own clothing.
"You're mine." She curled up in a ball and shook from fear. She felt her hot tears roll down her face. She closed her eyes. The next thing she heard was a scream. Her chains were taken off and she was cradled in someone's caring embrace. She looked up and her eyes met with a concerned indigo gaze.
"Shh, its okay, little fox." She smiled at him and rested her head on his chest. She turned her head and saw Youko glare down at Gaho, who was looking up fearfully. "See? We took care of everything." He handed her to Youko, who hugged her close then looked down at Gaho with all the hatred one can bear.
"She's yours, hmm? That's why I marked her. She's mine." Botan shivered and clung to Youko's warmth. Youko turned to Botan. "What did he do to you?" She looked at him and shivered.
"My love, let me handle him. He is the cause of my mistrust and pain. I want revenge." Youko agreed and watched as she bent down to eye-level with her ex. "So, Gaho, were you afraid of him? That is my lover that you were going to kill. The legendary Youko. And those two are my friends. Hiei and Kuronue. His legendary partners. Now, they wouldn't give you pity. They wouldn't give you mercy, right boys?" Both Hiei and Kuronue smirked evilly and nodded.
"No mercy from me, little fox." Kuronue said, licking his lips. "I can only enjoy pain and suffering."
"As do I, Gaho." Hiei said coldly. "I live for that sort of thing. Pity and mercy aren't in my vocabulary." Kuronue blinked.
"How many other words aren't in your vocabulary? You only seem to know a few words.. like 'hn', for example." He poked his friend in the side.
"You're asking for it, Raven." Blinking and looking miffed, Kuronue settled back to watch Botan deal with Gaho.
"See? They aren't pleasant, are they? You're glad that I'm dealing with you, right?" Gaho's eyes widened. She reached over and took the knife he had held to her throat. "This is the weapon that you were going to use against me, isn't it?" She held it to his throat. "Hmm. How does it feel to be drawing your last breaths, knowing you're going to die?" She asked. Her amber eyes narrowed.
"Please.."
"Begging, now are you? I don't think so." She stood up and dragged him up by his hair. "Fight me, Gaho. One last time. Fight me. So that I won't be guilty for killing someone who's sitting there shivering in fear." He figured he had a clear shot at her stomach but he was wrong. She landed her kick in his stomach.
"Wench.." He growled and lunged at her. She gripped his throat and felt her claws puncture his skin. She felt the warm blood run down her fingers. He winced.
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Botan sat with Youko and stared into the fire. They were back at his lair with Kuronue and Hiei.
"You should be thanking Hiei. He knew where you were and he led us there." Botan remained silent. She hadn't spoken a word since they left Gaho in his lair. She had had the same thoughtful look on her face for the entire time.
"Little fox, Youko was worried about you. Heck, he came in here and grabbed me by my shirt. I'm lucky to still be living.. he has a pretty good grip." Kuronue rubbed his neck for emphasis. Hiei rolled his eyes and threw a log at the raven. Kuronue got hit and yelped, banging the small fire koorime over the head several times with the log.
"Raven! Cut that out! Damn.. OW! Don't hit me there!"
"Stop that! Don't!"
"Give me that!"
"Its mine! For my PROTECTION from YOU!"
"Moron.. Oi!"
"OUCH! Hiei!"
"Cut it out!"
"NO!"
"I said, CUT IT OUT!"
"Well, I said, NO!" Kuronue hit Hiei again with the log before Hiei picked up another one. "Get away from me with that!"
"Put it down!" Youko watched with a sweatdrop and sighed, shaking his head. "NOW!"
"You're too bossy!"
"Didn't I - OW! Didn't I say not to hit me there!?"
"AHH! Get away from me!" Kuronue threw rocks at Hiei, still holding his precious log. "Get away! You log-stealer! Its mine!"
"Don't make me come any closer- DAMMIT!" Hiei got hit in the head with one of the many rocks. "You idiot!"
"AHH!" Kuronue ran around, trying to get away from the little koorime. All the while, he started hitting Hiei with the log again. Kuronue tripped and Hiei hit him with his own log. "OW! Don't! That hurts.. OW!"
"That should teach you not to hit me." Hiei said smartly, sitting down as if none of it had happened. Even Botan had to laugh after that incident.
"What are you laughing at?" Kuronue sulked. "He hits hard.."
"I can see bruises starting to form on Hiei.. You must hit pretty hard too." Youko said with another chuckle, trying not to laugh harder to upset the raven further.
"He was trying to steal my log.." All was silent for a few minutes before.. "Log-stealer." They all, save Hiei, burst into laughter.
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I'm thinking of one more chapter and that'll be the last. It will be the Epilogue! Yay! Thank all of you reviewers who have been patient with me!
Well.. I only wish that I had more Hiei humor in here before.. But I was satisfied with Kuronue and Youko and Botan humor. ^_^
*Special thanks!*
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Youko brushed his mate's silver hair out of her face. Botan smiled up at him. He moved his hand up her stomach and she gasped lightly, taking his hand in hers.
"Don't play dirty." She whispered teasingly. "This is my lair after all." He smirked and brushed his finger over his mark. She had marked him in the same spot.
"All I know how to do is play dirty."
"Two can play at that game."
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The next day was bright, no clouds in sight. Botan suddenly got tackled from behind. Someone put a cloth in her mouth.
"Don't even think about it." She felt cold metal against her throat. Her heart was beating furiously. She didn't have any weapons on her. "If you even think about it, I'll slit your throat." She knew that voice. Gaho. "Yes, I lived through it." He leaned down and she could feel his breath on her neck.
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Botan was finally able to talk. She glared at him.
"What the hell do you want from me?" She asked angrily. He looked at her then walked over to her. He took her face in his hand and kissed her.
"I want revenge. You should know better than to try and kill me." She gave him a disgusted look. "You will be mine."
"I can't." She stated.
"And why not? All I need to do is kill the one you love." His grin got wider at her fear. "Why, just as we speak, my love, there's an ally of mine going to kill him and his friends." She struggled with the chains.
"Why couldn't you just be happy with the one you cheated on me with? Yuki? Hmm? Was she not good enough for you?" She asked, getting slapped as a reply. "Don't think I'm ever going to love you or be yours!" He smirked at her.
"If you want your lover, Youko, to live, you'll cooperate. I might not kill him if you decide that you want me more." He walked over to his bed and laid down. "You have until morning to decide. Have a nice night." They had taken most of the day just getting to his lair. She had tried to run back several times. She hated Gaho and she really loved Youko. She knew what she had to do. She struggled all night long with the opinion. "Well?" He asked, after he woke up and walked over to her. "Have you come to a decision, love?"
"Gaho, I don't love you." She said bitterly. "I love Youko and always will." He smirked.
"Very nice decision." She had to hope for him that he was happy. Even if she was miserable, it didn't matter. At least Youko was alive.
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Youko ran to Kuronue and Hiei. He burst into his lair and grabbed Kuronue, cutting him short of his sentence.
"Where is she!?" His golden eyes were wide, full of fear. He shook his friend. Kuronue and Hiei could do nothing but stare. "Where is she..!?" He released Kuronue and fell to his knees. "She's gone.."
"Little fox..?" Kuronue asked in disbelief. His indigo eyes closed and he looked away. The scent of tears filled the lair.
"Dammit!" Youko's fist hit the ground and he tried to stop his tears. "Someone took her.."
"Let's go back to wherever you guys were. C'mon, Youko." Kuronue helped his friend stand and gave him a worried look. Youko looked at his friend.
"She would've screamed for help if she needed it.." He said.
"Not unless she was gagged and had a knife at her throat." Hiei stated coldly. "I know where she is. I can read her mind. Gaho has her and he had proposed a deal. Your life or her love." He paused. "Guess which one she chose."
"No!" Youko pushed away from Kuronue. "We're leaving. Now."
"She told him that she hated him and that she loved you. He told her it was her lover's life on the line, Youko. He said he has allies here waiting for her decision. My guess is that's a bluff." Youko looked at Hiei. "That way." They followed Hiei quickly. They knew they had to get there on time.
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Botan looked at Gaho with hatred. He smirked at her.
"What's wrong, my love? Upset that your little lover is no longer going to be able to touch you?" Botan growled and her eyes glittered with anger.
"You don't have the balls to set me free, Gaho. You're afraid I'm going to kill you, isn't that right?" She narrowed her eyes at him. "Guess what, Gaho? As soon as you let me go, I'm going to kill you!"
"No you won't, love. You will be too in love with me to do any killing." She spit in his face.
"You just wait, Gaho. You will die." He forcibly pulled her face to his and kissed her. She struggled to get away as he tore at her clothing. His claws dug into her skin. He tore at his own clothing.
"You're mine." She curled up in a ball and shook from fear. She felt her hot tears roll down her face. She closed her eyes. The next thing she heard was a scream. Her chains were taken off and she was cradled in someone's caring embrace. She looked up and her eyes met with a concerned indigo gaze.
"Shh, its okay, little fox." She smiled at him and rested her head on his chest. She turned her head and saw Youko glare down at Gaho, who was looking up fearfully. "See? We took care of everything." He handed her to Youko, who hugged her close then looked down at Gaho with all the hatred one can bear.
"She's yours, hmm? That's why I marked her. She's mine." Botan shivered and clung to Youko's warmth. Youko turned to Botan. "What did he do to you?" She looked at him and shivered.
"My love, let me handle him. He is the cause of my mistrust and pain. I want revenge." Youko agreed and watched as she bent down to eye-level with her ex. "So, Gaho, were you afraid of him? That is my lover that you were going to kill. The legendary Youko. And those two are my friends. Hiei and Kuronue. His legendary partners. Now, they wouldn't give you pity. They wouldn't give you mercy, right boys?" Both Hiei and Kuronue smirked evilly and nodded.
"No mercy from me, little fox." Kuronue said, licking his lips. "I can only enjoy pain and suffering."
"As do I, Gaho." Hiei said coldly. "I live for that sort of thing. Pity and mercy aren't in my vocabulary." Kuronue blinked.
"How many other words aren't in your vocabulary? You only seem to know a few words.. like 'hn', for example." He poked his friend in the side.
"You're asking for it, Raven." Blinking and looking miffed, Kuronue settled back to watch Botan deal with Gaho.
"See? They aren't pleasant, are they? You're glad that I'm dealing with you, right?" Gaho's eyes widened. She reached over and took the knife he had held to her throat. "This is the weapon that you were going to use against me, isn't it?" She held it to his throat. "Hmm. How does it feel to be drawing your last breaths, knowing you're going to die?" She asked. Her amber eyes narrowed.
"Please.."
"Begging, now are you? I don't think so." She stood up and dragged him up by his hair. "Fight me, Gaho. One last time. Fight me. So that I won't be guilty for killing someone who's sitting there shivering in fear." He figured he had a clear shot at her stomach but he was wrong. She landed her kick in his stomach.
"Wench.." He growled and lunged at her. She gripped his throat and felt her claws puncture his skin. She felt the warm blood run down her fingers. He winced.
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Botan sat with Youko and stared into the fire. They were back at his lair with Kuronue and Hiei.
"You should be thanking Hiei. He knew where you were and he led us there." Botan remained silent. She hadn't spoken a word since they left Gaho in his lair. She had had the same thoughtful look on her face for the entire time.
"Little fox, Youko was worried about you. Heck, he came in here and grabbed me by my shirt. I'm lucky to still be living.. he has a pretty good grip." Kuronue rubbed his neck for emphasis. Hiei rolled his eyes and threw a log at the raven. Kuronue got hit and yelped, banging the small fire koorime over the head several times with the log.
"Raven! Cut that out! Damn.. OW! Don't hit me there!"
"Stop that! Don't!"
"Give me that!"
"Its mine! For my PROTECTION from YOU!"
"Moron.. Oi!"
"OUCH! Hiei!"
"Cut it out!"
"NO!"
"I said, CUT IT OUT!"
"Well, I said, NO!" Kuronue hit Hiei again with the log before Hiei picked up another one. "Get away from me with that!"
"Put it down!" Youko watched with a sweatdrop and sighed, shaking his head. "NOW!"
"You're too bossy!"
"Didn't I - OW! Didn't I say not to hit me there!?"
"AHH! Get away from me!" Kuronue threw rocks at Hiei, still holding his precious log. "Get away! You log-stealer! Its mine!"
"Don't make me come any closer- DAMMIT!" Hiei got hit in the head with one of the many rocks. "You idiot!"
"AHH!" Kuronue ran around, trying to get away from the little koorime. All the while, he started hitting Hiei with the log again. Kuronue tripped and Hiei hit him with his own log. "OW! Don't! That hurts.. OW!"
"That should teach you not to hit me." Hiei said smartly, sitting down as if none of it had happened. Even Botan had to laugh after that incident.
"What are you laughing at?" Kuronue sulked. "He hits hard.."
"I can see bruises starting to form on Hiei.. You must hit pretty hard too." Youko said with another chuckle, trying not to laugh harder to upset the raven further.
"He was trying to steal my log.." All was silent for a few minutes before.. "Log-stealer." They all, save Hiei, burst into laughter.
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I'm thinking of one more chapter and that'll be the last. It will be the Epilogue! Yay! Thank all of you reviewers who have been patient with me!
Well.. I only wish that I had more Hiei humor in here before.. But I was satisfied with Kuronue and Youko and Botan humor. ^_^
*Special thanks!*