When Did I Notice
By: Silver Teardrops
Chapter 3
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Botan arrived at Koenma's office just after he entered the doors.
"Koenma-sama? May I come in?" Botan yelled politely behind the closed doors. She heard some scuffling and then the door slowly opened to reveal a handsome man.
"Oh um...who is this?" The man asked, eyes gleaming and his smirk plastered on his face. Botan stared and noticed drool was spilling and quickly made up for it.
"Oh...Hi there, I'm Botan, and you are?"
"Koenma's cousin, I came by for a visit." The man smiled handsomely at Botan that she almost melted. The only other persons equally to being that-well-CUTE was Koenma-sama and Kurama not Shuiichi.
"Ah, Botan-chan didn't hear you knock. Well it seems you've met my cousin, Yuu, he'll be here until the day after the wedding. He's helping me-or so he says." Koenma appeared from the filing room with a new folder in hand. Botan quickly snapped out of staring at the gorgeous man in front of her and made her way towards Koenma, Yuu following her.
"Koenma-sama, um I told Yusuke and the rest."
"And?" Koenma wanted to know what happened, to see if his so-called friends would be supportive of him.
"And...they laughed." Botan was biting her lip-to try to ready for the loud burst of yellings Koenma would bestow on her, but oddly it didn't come.
"So, they laughed, does that mean they will not come?" Koenma asked calmly, he had to wait a few seconds before he got his calm exterior back-he didn't want to make a fool in front of his 'Cool' cousin.
"Um no, you didn't let me finish. They laughed at first hearing upon your birthday but then I told them what was to be done during this certain birthday and they agreed, I just need the invitations for them by at least tomorrow night, so I'll let them have time to get ready to dress or whatever." Botan seemingly forgot about Yuu and began to take a seat on Koenma's desk, lifting her legs into a swing.
"Ah, what a nice and smart assistant you got here, she's beautiful too." Yuu remarked inching closer to the now blushing baka named Botan.
"Ano...ano..." Botan kept stuttering, what do you say to a person after they complemented you like that?
"Feh, Botan is not an assistance, she's my best friend and if you don't mind I would like a private word with her. So it'd be kind if you asked some oni to escort you to your room." Koenma got up out of his seat and shook Yuu's hand before Yuu left with his luggage to the office to ask for assistance.
"That was mean," Botan stated as the doors shut.
"He is, don't let that cool and flirting talk fool you. He's more troublesome than you imagine. By the way, it took you a long time coming back." Koenma sat next to Botan on the desk.
"Well, I had to wait for the others to arrive, they don't always hang out like they used to, they have lives and families to attend to." Botan stated as a matter of factly.
"Sure, by the way Botan would you come with me to dinner tonight-in Ningenkai, I need to get away from all this mess and clear my head." Koenma asked nonchalantly.
"Me? But-why me?" Botan asked blushing slightly at a dinner invitation-given by Koenma-sama of all people.
"Of course you, I like spending time alone with you." Koenma didn't notice his choice of words at first then it sunk in and he blushed crimson, then clearing his voice he made it up.
"Besides you can help me with some choices I have to make before my birthday. So what do you say?"
"Casual or formal wear Koenma-sama?" Botan giggled as he swung his amr around her shoulder and brought her closer, jokingly.
"Aww, you little---" Koenma didn't even finish when the two noticed the small amount of spaces between their faces. Their lips were mere centimeters away.
"Ko-en-ma-sama..."Botan whispered, their lips somehow pulling together with every beating of the heart.
"Botan-chan..." Koenma breathed right before their lips touched-but the door flung opened and right before Koenma had the joy of tasting Botan's lips someone intruded. Koenma leaped and suddenly found himself flat on the floor and Botan blushed red at the intrusion and at the close contact of skin.
"Um-Koenma, I hate to tell you this but-all your onis are too busy and can't help me. I wonder can Botan tell me, since she seems to know the place well enough." Yuu grinned widely at Botan who was now regaining her normal colors. Koenma groaned as he got up to his feet.
"You okay? You tripped or something?" Yuu asked as he noticed Koenma was actually on the floor.
"Yeah, something. Sure Botan can show you the way. Botan- it's formal wear, if you need something to wear just tell me okay?" Koenma smiled at Botan and she nodded trying to act cool as Koenma.
"Let's go now Tour-guide." Yuu wrapped Botan in his arms and went out. Koenma was sorta relieved and jealous. HIs heart was beating as fast as how a cheetah runs and his green monster grew to an enormous size wehn Yuu touched Botan.
"Nani?" He asked no one as he realized something.
"When did I notice, that I like her?" Koenma held his head in his hands as he sat in his chair. What perfect timing too.
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Kurama was enjoying the rare group gathered together and the steaming bowl of ramen when he noticed something.
'Botan forgotten the roses I've given to her. Maybe I shall deliver her it tonight. Just for old-time's sake.' Kurama smiled at that thought adn Hiei caught that dumbfounded look on the kitsune's face.
"Leave her alone-she's good as gone." Hiei remarked particularly to Kurama who suddenly snapped back to reality.
"Huh? What are you talking about Hiei?" Kurama asked innocently.
"You know who, but if you want to keep up your hopeless hopes fine by me." Hiei replied before looking away as he knew what Kurama was going to say.
"You need to tell her, before it's too late to. It's not going to hurt anyone if you do anyways." Kurama looked at Yukina laughing innocently at the stupidest things Kuwabara was doing but failing miserably.
"It will harm her-and if she gets harmed, I will." Hiei then slowly started to leave.
"Gomen nasaii, I just like hanging onto lost hopes- like I did with you Hiei, and look what happened."
"And one positive outcome makes you think you have luck on your side..." Hiei had stopped and then started to move once again.
"Well it's better than not having any hopes." Kurama muttered, remembering the dinner Botan had said she'll attend with him tonight. He'll ahve to bring the roses up to her, and ask her out personally.
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"Botan-chan, you seem pretty close to Koenma, is he marrying you?" Yuu asked comfortably as Botan was uncomfortable in the arms of another man, who she knew was cute but didn't know one thing about him.
"Um, no, he is as he said, best friends." Botan tried her best to feign disgust when that thought ran in her mind, and stayed liking it too much to throw out that idea.
"Ah, here it is. I hope you like it here-if you need any thing just call me, I'll be right here to help you, if not all the other ferry girls are open to any service." Botan began walking away when she was suddenly pulled back by her wrist and she fell into Yuu's arms.
"Demo, I like you best." Yuu gave her a chaste kiss on the lips before smirking and entering his room. The second time that day she was kissed by the two gorgeous guys in the reikai, she must have died and gone to Heaven-wait-isn't this kinda like Heaven? She was silly as she hummed herself down the hall.
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"Koenma-sama, Botan would like you to know, that she has found soemthing suitable for tonight and will not need your help." Hikaru annouced bowing to him. Koenma didn't voice it, but he wished all the other ferry girls were like Botan, because she was different, who didn't dare hide her thoughts or feelings. She wasn't scared of him-maybe Enma Daou but even he was scared of him.
"Okay, arigatou Hikaru." He dismissed her and turned to stare out the window to feel a familiar presence coming towards the reikai. Kurama.
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Kurama was in Youko form, because he heard once that Botan couldn't resist looking at him when he turned into a handsome kitsune, so he changed just for her, hiding his youki well and at well as his ears and tail. He was to eat dinner with Botan in Nigenkai and people don't normally see those kinds of things. How he hid them-well it a secret.
"Kurama, nice of you to visit, but do tell me why you're here," Koenma startled the kitsune as he landed at the entrance of the Reikai.
"Botan, I needed to give her these flowers she left behind-and I have something to ask her."
'Flowers? Does Botan like Kurama but I was too blind to see it? No it can't be.' Koenma shook t hat thought from his mind and smiled.
"Sure by all means go ahead and then tell her to be ready to leave once you see her." Koenma left before Kurama could ask how did he know of their plans that evening.
"Botan?" Kurama knocked on the door and soon a beautiful woman whose name is Botan opened the door, adorned in a silky and lacey maroon formal dress. Kurama even had to discipline his kitsune's lust.
"Wow, you look lovely, ready to go eat now?" Kurama smiled hadning the confused Botan then it clicked in her mind. She DOUBLE-BOOKED TONIGHT!
"Oh wow, I forgot. I kinda made other plans. But I have a solution to fix it all." Botan grabbed Kurama's hand and left grabbing a light sash and shutting her door. Kurama had to bite himself to stop looking at the gorgeous gilr who was pulling him lustfully. It was in his kitsune blood, and now he wished that the calm Shuiichi had been there, but he doubted even Shuiichi could resist a beauty like Botan.
"Koenma-sama!" Botan was about to knock but Koenma opened the door before her hand hit the wood.
"Botan-chan, ready to leave? Wait, why's Kurama here?" Koenma asked thoroughly confused as Kurama but stunned jsut the same by Botan.
"Ano, the funny thing it-you're going to laugh- I kinda made two dinner plans for the same night. But I suggest we three go out together and have fun. It's small and intimate and still fun, what do you say you two cutie-pie?" Botan smiled sincerely at the two and who in their right mind would turn down someone who was cute and called them nick-names, no one.
"Hai."
"Aa, let's go." Kurama latched onto one of her hands while Koenma held the other and the three left teh Reikai in style-or on a leaf, Kurama's means of trnasportation.
By: Silver Teardrops
Chapter 3
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Botan arrived at Koenma's office just after he entered the doors.
"Koenma-sama? May I come in?" Botan yelled politely behind the closed doors. She heard some scuffling and then the door slowly opened to reveal a handsome man.
"Oh um...who is this?" The man asked, eyes gleaming and his smirk plastered on his face. Botan stared and noticed drool was spilling and quickly made up for it.
"Oh...Hi there, I'm Botan, and you are?"
"Koenma's cousin, I came by for a visit." The man smiled handsomely at Botan that she almost melted. The only other persons equally to being that-well-CUTE was Koenma-sama and Kurama not Shuiichi.
"Ah, Botan-chan didn't hear you knock. Well it seems you've met my cousin, Yuu, he'll be here until the day after the wedding. He's helping me-or so he says." Koenma appeared from the filing room with a new folder in hand. Botan quickly snapped out of staring at the gorgeous man in front of her and made her way towards Koenma, Yuu following her.
"Koenma-sama, um I told Yusuke and the rest."
"And?" Koenma wanted to know what happened, to see if his so-called friends would be supportive of him.
"And...they laughed." Botan was biting her lip-to try to ready for the loud burst of yellings Koenma would bestow on her, but oddly it didn't come.
"So, they laughed, does that mean they will not come?" Koenma asked calmly, he had to wait a few seconds before he got his calm exterior back-he didn't want to make a fool in front of his 'Cool' cousin.
"Um no, you didn't let me finish. They laughed at first hearing upon your birthday but then I told them what was to be done during this certain birthday and they agreed, I just need the invitations for them by at least tomorrow night, so I'll let them have time to get ready to dress or whatever." Botan seemingly forgot about Yuu and began to take a seat on Koenma's desk, lifting her legs into a swing.
"Ah, what a nice and smart assistant you got here, she's beautiful too." Yuu remarked inching closer to the now blushing baka named Botan.
"Ano...ano..." Botan kept stuttering, what do you say to a person after they complemented you like that?
"Feh, Botan is not an assistance, she's my best friend and if you don't mind I would like a private word with her. So it'd be kind if you asked some oni to escort you to your room." Koenma got up out of his seat and shook Yuu's hand before Yuu left with his luggage to the office to ask for assistance.
"That was mean," Botan stated as the doors shut.
"He is, don't let that cool and flirting talk fool you. He's more troublesome than you imagine. By the way, it took you a long time coming back." Koenma sat next to Botan on the desk.
"Well, I had to wait for the others to arrive, they don't always hang out like they used to, they have lives and families to attend to." Botan stated as a matter of factly.
"Sure, by the way Botan would you come with me to dinner tonight-in Ningenkai, I need to get away from all this mess and clear my head." Koenma asked nonchalantly.
"Me? But-why me?" Botan asked blushing slightly at a dinner invitation-given by Koenma-sama of all people.
"Of course you, I like spending time alone with you." Koenma didn't notice his choice of words at first then it sunk in and he blushed crimson, then clearing his voice he made it up.
"Besides you can help me with some choices I have to make before my birthday. So what do you say?"
"Casual or formal wear Koenma-sama?" Botan giggled as he swung his amr around her shoulder and brought her closer, jokingly.
"Aww, you little---" Koenma didn't even finish when the two noticed the small amount of spaces between their faces. Their lips were mere centimeters away.
"Ko-en-ma-sama..."Botan whispered, their lips somehow pulling together with every beating of the heart.
"Botan-chan..." Koenma breathed right before their lips touched-but the door flung opened and right before Koenma had the joy of tasting Botan's lips someone intruded. Koenma leaped and suddenly found himself flat on the floor and Botan blushed red at the intrusion and at the close contact of skin.
"Um-Koenma, I hate to tell you this but-all your onis are too busy and can't help me. I wonder can Botan tell me, since she seems to know the place well enough." Yuu grinned widely at Botan who was now regaining her normal colors. Koenma groaned as he got up to his feet.
"You okay? You tripped or something?" Yuu asked as he noticed Koenma was actually on the floor.
"Yeah, something. Sure Botan can show you the way. Botan- it's formal wear, if you need something to wear just tell me okay?" Koenma smiled at Botan and she nodded trying to act cool as Koenma.
"Let's go now Tour-guide." Yuu wrapped Botan in his arms and went out. Koenma was sorta relieved and jealous. HIs heart was beating as fast as how a cheetah runs and his green monster grew to an enormous size wehn Yuu touched Botan.
"Nani?" He asked no one as he realized something.
"When did I notice, that I like her?" Koenma held his head in his hands as he sat in his chair. What perfect timing too.
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Kurama was enjoying the rare group gathered together and the steaming bowl of ramen when he noticed something.
'Botan forgotten the roses I've given to her. Maybe I shall deliver her it tonight. Just for old-time's sake.' Kurama smiled at that thought adn Hiei caught that dumbfounded look on the kitsune's face.
"Leave her alone-she's good as gone." Hiei remarked particularly to Kurama who suddenly snapped back to reality.
"Huh? What are you talking about Hiei?" Kurama asked innocently.
"You know who, but if you want to keep up your hopeless hopes fine by me." Hiei replied before looking away as he knew what Kurama was going to say.
"You need to tell her, before it's too late to. It's not going to hurt anyone if you do anyways." Kurama looked at Yukina laughing innocently at the stupidest things Kuwabara was doing but failing miserably.
"It will harm her-and if she gets harmed, I will." Hiei then slowly started to leave.
"Gomen nasaii, I just like hanging onto lost hopes- like I did with you Hiei, and look what happened."
"And one positive outcome makes you think you have luck on your side..." Hiei had stopped and then started to move once again.
"Well it's better than not having any hopes." Kurama muttered, remembering the dinner Botan had said she'll attend with him tonight. He'll ahve to bring the roses up to her, and ask her out personally.
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"Botan-chan, you seem pretty close to Koenma, is he marrying you?" Yuu asked comfortably as Botan was uncomfortable in the arms of another man, who she knew was cute but didn't know one thing about him.
"Um, no, he is as he said, best friends." Botan tried her best to feign disgust when that thought ran in her mind, and stayed liking it too much to throw out that idea.
"Ah, here it is. I hope you like it here-if you need any thing just call me, I'll be right here to help you, if not all the other ferry girls are open to any service." Botan began walking away when she was suddenly pulled back by her wrist and she fell into Yuu's arms.
"Demo, I like you best." Yuu gave her a chaste kiss on the lips before smirking and entering his room. The second time that day she was kissed by the two gorgeous guys in the reikai, she must have died and gone to Heaven-wait-isn't this kinda like Heaven? She was silly as she hummed herself down the hall.
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"Koenma-sama, Botan would like you to know, that she has found soemthing suitable for tonight and will not need your help." Hikaru annouced bowing to him. Koenma didn't voice it, but he wished all the other ferry girls were like Botan, because she was different, who didn't dare hide her thoughts or feelings. She wasn't scared of him-maybe Enma Daou but even he was scared of him.
"Okay, arigatou Hikaru." He dismissed her and turned to stare out the window to feel a familiar presence coming towards the reikai. Kurama.
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Kurama was in Youko form, because he heard once that Botan couldn't resist looking at him when he turned into a handsome kitsune, so he changed just for her, hiding his youki well and at well as his ears and tail. He was to eat dinner with Botan in Nigenkai and people don't normally see those kinds of things. How he hid them-well it a secret.
"Kurama, nice of you to visit, but do tell me why you're here," Koenma startled the kitsune as he landed at the entrance of the Reikai.
"Botan, I needed to give her these flowers she left behind-and I have something to ask her."
'Flowers? Does Botan like Kurama but I was too blind to see it? No it can't be.' Koenma shook t hat thought from his mind and smiled.
"Sure by all means go ahead and then tell her to be ready to leave once you see her." Koenma left before Kurama could ask how did he know of their plans that evening.
"Botan?" Kurama knocked on the door and soon a beautiful woman whose name is Botan opened the door, adorned in a silky and lacey maroon formal dress. Kurama even had to discipline his kitsune's lust.
"Wow, you look lovely, ready to go eat now?" Kurama smiled hadning the confused Botan then it clicked in her mind. She DOUBLE-BOOKED TONIGHT!
"Oh wow, I forgot. I kinda made other plans. But I have a solution to fix it all." Botan grabbed Kurama's hand and left grabbing a light sash and shutting her door. Kurama had to bite himself to stop looking at the gorgeous gilr who was pulling him lustfully. It was in his kitsune blood, and now he wished that the calm Shuiichi had been there, but he doubted even Shuiichi could resist a beauty like Botan.
"Koenma-sama!" Botan was about to knock but Koenma opened the door before her hand hit the wood.
"Botan-chan, ready to leave? Wait, why's Kurama here?" Koenma asked thoroughly confused as Kurama but stunned jsut the same by Botan.
"Ano, the funny thing it-you're going to laugh- I kinda made two dinner plans for the same night. But I suggest we three go out together and have fun. It's small and intimate and still fun, what do you say you two cutie-pie?" Botan smiled sincerely at the two and who in their right mind would turn down someone who was cute and called them nick-names, no one.
"Hai."
"Aa, let's go." Kurama latched onto one of her hands while Koenma held the other and the three left teh Reikai in style-or on a leaf, Kurama's means of trnasportation.
