Hiei wasn't sure how to reply to Kurama's teasing. Lucky for him he didn't
have to. A group of demons had decided to attack the Rekai tantei. These
were just low class ones so they were easy pickings, but Botan surprised
everyone.
Everyone thought she couldn't fight at all but she had managed to take out quite a few herself So that the boys barely even had to fight. "Whoa Botan I didn't know You could fight" Kuwabara told her in awe. Botan had slipped back into her mask of cheeriness, and was deep in thought and worry about the job ahead, so Kazuma's comment had been a surprise and had earned him a whack on the head with her oar.
"That's odd" Yusuke muttered "she normally likes any compliment she gets"
"And Botan's not someone who startles easily either" Kuwabara added"
"Well, Kurama mused, she's been acting weird since our new foe first showed himself"
Yusuke added "I don't think that we are in her favor or Hiei's for teasing them about their relationship."
=========================================== ======================== === Meanwhile Hiei and Botan had gone a head of the rest of the group and were now sitting and waiting for the gang to catch up.
Botan by this time was a whole tangled mess of fear and sadness. "Lily" she whispered as she fiddled with her hair ribbon and let a few tears slide down her cheek.
Hiei Noticed the tears and asked her what's wrong. She answered. ============================ =================== ============== ==============
I was human once, No one but my little sister would even care about me. I often got jealous seeing the very people that ran away from me for my odd looks, playing with Lily happily. Still I didn't want to deny her a good life, which is exactly what I ended up doing.
Hiei interrupted her. "You were Jenna then right?" And what do you mean you ended up denying her a good life.
" I ran away when I wasn't quite 16 years old, and Lily was only just 5 years old." I didn't think of my own health, just that I couldn't stay where I didn't belong any longer. I collapsed from exhaustion and when I woke up, the same demon we have to deal with had taken me to his cave. He seemed nice but he was really stealing my strength little by little.
When I realized that I tried to run from him, but I'd been there for over a week already and didn't have the strength.
Lily found me somehow; she came with gifts for me, a tapestry and this hair ribbon. I yelled at her to go home and scared her into hiding from me; the demon had heard the noise and moved to kill me for letting an impostor in. Lily stopped hiding and ran to stop him; he threw her into a wall. She was still alive so I went to stand guard over her. Big mistake. He simply punched me on top of the head, and I died from having my neck broken.
My body trapped her where she was and woke her, just in time for Lily to get scared when he sucked her into his amulet, denying her life and death. ============================== ======================================= =====
By now Botan was crying heavily. Hiei hugged her (ooc for him. I know, but you'd have to be completely heartless not to want to comfort someone after hearing what he's just heard), And murmured. "It's not your fault, You couldn't have known your sister would follow you."
"You shouldn't talk, You don't even let your sister know that her brother's alive.
"Point taken" By now the rest of the group was showing up, and Botan was acting as perky as ever. Hiei Sighed, Botan had needed a shoulder to cry on more than any one and yet she was acting as a rock for them to lean against. Careful Botan, he thought rocks crumble in bad weather.
Botan smiled at the group, but inside she was longing to be alone with Hiei again, and wondering why she felt so good, and even comfortable without her cheery mask, when she was around him.
Everyone thought she couldn't fight at all but she had managed to take out quite a few herself So that the boys barely even had to fight. "Whoa Botan I didn't know You could fight" Kuwabara told her in awe. Botan had slipped back into her mask of cheeriness, and was deep in thought and worry about the job ahead, so Kazuma's comment had been a surprise and had earned him a whack on the head with her oar.
"That's odd" Yusuke muttered "she normally likes any compliment she gets"
"And Botan's not someone who startles easily either" Kuwabara added"
"Well, Kurama mused, she's been acting weird since our new foe first showed himself"
Yusuke added "I don't think that we are in her favor or Hiei's for teasing them about their relationship."
=========================================== ======================== === Meanwhile Hiei and Botan had gone a head of the rest of the group and were now sitting and waiting for the gang to catch up.
Botan by this time was a whole tangled mess of fear and sadness. "Lily" she whispered as she fiddled with her hair ribbon and let a few tears slide down her cheek.
Hiei Noticed the tears and asked her what's wrong. She answered. ============================ =================== ============== ==============
I was human once, No one but my little sister would even care about me. I often got jealous seeing the very people that ran away from me for my odd looks, playing with Lily happily. Still I didn't want to deny her a good life, which is exactly what I ended up doing.
Hiei interrupted her. "You were Jenna then right?" And what do you mean you ended up denying her a good life.
" I ran away when I wasn't quite 16 years old, and Lily was only just 5 years old." I didn't think of my own health, just that I couldn't stay where I didn't belong any longer. I collapsed from exhaustion and when I woke up, the same demon we have to deal with had taken me to his cave. He seemed nice but he was really stealing my strength little by little.
When I realized that I tried to run from him, but I'd been there for over a week already and didn't have the strength.
Lily found me somehow; she came with gifts for me, a tapestry and this hair ribbon. I yelled at her to go home and scared her into hiding from me; the demon had heard the noise and moved to kill me for letting an impostor in. Lily stopped hiding and ran to stop him; he threw her into a wall. She was still alive so I went to stand guard over her. Big mistake. He simply punched me on top of the head, and I died from having my neck broken.
My body trapped her where she was and woke her, just in time for Lily to get scared when he sucked her into his amulet, denying her life and death. ============================== ======================================= =====
By now Botan was crying heavily. Hiei hugged her (ooc for him. I know, but you'd have to be completely heartless not to want to comfort someone after hearing what he's just heard), And murmured. "It's not your fault, You couldn't have known your sister would follow you."
"You shouldn't talk, You don't even let your sister know that her brother's alive.
"Point taken" By now the rest of the group was showing up, and Botan was acting as perky as ever. Hiei Sighed, Botan had needed a shoulder to cry on more than any one and yet she was acting as a rock for them to lean against. Careful Botan, he thought rocks crumble in bad weather.
Botan smiled at the group, but inside she was longing to be alone with Hiei again, and wondering why she felt so good, and even comfortable without her cheery mask, when she was around him.