Star: 99 green, orange, purple... balloons

Hiei: Kurama. Shut her up.

Kurama: why me? And how? (Gets an idea.) I Know. (Grabs Star and kisses her)

Star: what now? Where am I?

Yusuke: that worked. Now what about Kuwabara?

Kurama: I am not kissing him.

Hiei: I don't blame you.

Star: (looks out window) is that Yukina?

(Kuwabara runs out the door.)

Hiei: good one.

Star: On with the 99 story. (heh heh heh)

PART 5The search for Botan's soul


Too little to late

"Hiei?" Kurama questioned as Hiei stopped in his tracks.

"I thought I heard...never mind." He said and continued to walk. 'Botan?'

"Hiei?" Botan shot up. And winced in pain. "Where are you?"

'In your head. Are you okay?' Hiei asked

'I could be better. But listen, it's too late for me. So just stay away. They know that...' her voice stopped.

'Botan?'

Botan was hit across the face. "Now now now you don't want to spoil the ending of the movie do you?" Suzaku said. Botan closed her eyes and let the darkness clam her.

"Damn!" Hiei said and the others looked at him.

"You were communicating with her, were you not?" Kurama asked.

"Yes, but she was cut off. She was warning me of something." Hiei said, "We have to find her."

"What is it with you? You have been acting strangely, ever since you save us from your father." Yusuke said

"What's it to you?" Hiei asked.

"Do you have a widdle crush on our Botan?" Yusuke teased

Hiei fought off the urge to blush and continued to walk.

They entered that dark part of the forest and saw Botan's bloody and beaten from. "What did you do to her?" Hiei asked as the spirit beasts appeared.

"No more than what you would do to us." Suzaku said,

"Is she..." Kuwabara started

"Shut up Baka!" Hiei did not want to hear those words.

"You will be joining her soon enough." Suzaku said. "I take my leave of you now. "Genbu was the first up. I will kill all of you.," he said "starting with you Kurama." He said

Kurama was ready. But was interrupted. "They can't die. Just run. Leave me." Came a soft voice.

"Botan?" they all asked as they looked at her.

"Leave!" she ordered. "It's too late for me. Go before you are killed and can't return to the palace." Botan said and felt a warm hand cover her mouth.

"Shut up, baka onna." Hiei said, "I will not leave you." he whispered and cut her down. She fell limply into his arms.

"You don't have time for me, just go." She said.

"Come on Kurama, we have Botan, lets get out of here." Yusuke said, "you heard Botan, there is nothing we can do to stop them." These were the last word Botan could hear before she let sleep clam her.

"That's right, just put her soul in her body." Koenma said. "Hiei will you take her to her room." Koenma asked

Hiei picked up Botan and did as he was told. He placed her gently in her bed. Her window was open, letting the moonlight gloss over her skin. Her hair was covering her face. Hiei moved strands of her blue hair. He could not resist the beauty of her skin. He leaned him and he could feel her lips tremble a bit when his brushed across hers. He backed up, like so many times before. But he looked down at her. "Forgive my weakness." He whispered. He lowered his head once more and kissed her softly on her pink lips.

Botan's eyes opened when she felt him. "Hiei?" she whispered against his lips. He stiffened when he heard her voice. But only pressed his lips harder. Botan let out a small moan. She wanted more, so she licked his lips. Hiei was not ready for it but he glided his tongue though her lips. He pulled back and was about to leave her.

"Hiei?" Botan asked as she stood up.

"Lay back down." he ordered as she stumbled toward him. "Hn, what do you want?"

"I want you to stay with me." She pleaded.

"Why?" he asked,

"I love you." she whispered and crashed into him. He wrapped his arms around her and she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Love?" he whispered.

"Uh huh." Botan let out in a daze. "I do."

"I guess. No I know. I love you too." Hiei said and pushed her down onto the bed. "Get some sleep now." He said, "Tomorrow is another day." He tried to leave but her arms where still wrapped tightly around him. "Botan." he felt himself being pulled on top of her.

"Don't go." She said. Hiei rolled off of her and held her close to him as sleep clamed them both.
Kuwabara: (panting) that... was... not...Yukina.

Star: sorry I guess I was wrong.

Hiei: Yay the story is over. (Gets up to leave)

Star: (pulled him back) oh no you don't. I'm going to write another one. And here is a preview....

Botan was running, running far away. She had not use for Koenma. He had lied to her for the last time. He was possessed buy a dark force and the three worlds where being taken over by a dark man. Botan was his slave but she had gotten way. Botan thought about ending her life but that was impossible. She had no escape. She had nowhere to go.

The Urameshi team had split up two years ago, leaving her. She hadn't spoken to Yukina, Kayko or Shizuru in a year. Botan was alone. She wanted the team to reassemble. But she would never find them in time. She had to try and find them to get them to help. Botan set off in search of her old friends.

Star: look for it in fics near you.

All: p-p' yeah sure. Night all.

Kurama: (whispers) tell Star what you think about her new story. Please.