Hiei: why are you so happy?
Star: cuz the reviewers are so understanding. And I have a surprise.
Hiei: Hn. What's that?
Star: the surprise is that I finish mah damn paper Hahaha I had to stay up all night but I did it.
Hiei: well good for you, I'm proud of you.
Star: really?
Hiei: no
Kurama: that was not nice Hiei
Star: oh when did you get back?
Kurama: just now. On with the story.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 9
Remind and remember
~*~*~* An Unwanted Memory*~*~*~
Later that night as the sun sank the Urameshi team was exhausted from the day of fun. Even Hiei eventually partook in the water fight since Kuwabara threw a water balloon at him. It was indeed a day of relaxation. But as most fun things do, this game came to an end. A day of work was a head of our heroes.
~*~*~*~*~Night*~*~*~*~*~
Suzaku did come back as he promised. He snuck quietly into the ferry woman's room through an open window. Lightening and thunder were screaming in the background.
Botan was quietly dreaming of her past adventures with her friends, and occasionally Hiei would slip into her mind and tears of sorrow and hate, for what had happened to her one last shot, and maybe his, at happiness, would fall from her eyes.
Suzaku looked at his future queen and smiled in spite of himself. He smiled as her loose blue hair moved smoothly across her face like an endless waterfall. Suzaku edged forward and he longed to touch her. He would in good time and he smiled darkly at his unsaid comment. He then picked up his sleeping queen and jumped out the window.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next morning Kurama knocked on Botan's door. When no answer came he slowly opened the door to peer inside. Her bed had been made and her room was spotless so Kurama thought nothing of her absence for she could have gone out on errands.
"This is no time for your little games of brother, sister. We need to know who and what we are up against" Hiei said as he walked past Kurama in the hall.
"Botan did not exactly tell us who to look out for." Kurama stated coolly, "We have to wait for her to get back from where ever she went." Kurama said.
"Hn." Hiei began to walk off but Kurama stopped him.
"Hiei." Kurama said, "Why don't you tell her the truth?" Kurama said but Hiei just walked away.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Botan woke up on a soft bed of moss in a damp cave. She was dressed in her blue jeans and a baby blue t-shirt. "Where am I?" she asked herself out loud. She felt an odd object around her neck and reached up and felt it. It was a silver ring with a lighting bolt charm on it.
"Ah, my sweet you are awake." Came an all too familiar voice.
"Suzaku!" Botan exclaimed
"Yes, my queen." Botan tried to run from the cave but was stopped when a sharp bolt of energy from the ring shocked her to the core causing her to fall in a heap on the floor. She grabbed at her neck trying to ease the pain. "You will be free to go in due time." He said as she stood up. "But first I must explain the Ring of Light to you."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Come on Kuwabara I had the remote first." Yusuke whimpered
"Nah-uh I did and besides I want to watch the cat show on animal planet." He said in all innocence.
"But the swimsuit competition is coming on." he pouted. Kurama walked in "hey, Kurama." Yusuke slyly walked over to him, "what do you think we should watch?" Kurama sweat dropped.
"Bakas." Hiei's voice rang in.
"Cats!"
"Girls!" and so went the argument as Kurama and Hiei left the living room.
"Botan has been gone for a while and she did not even leave a note." Kurama pointed out to Hiei
"It might be for the best." He said
"Do not say such things!" Kurama burst the whispered, "you still love her." then there was silence until Kuwabara and Yusuke started yelling at Star.
"I wanna watch FRIENDS." They heard her say. (She took the remote and turned it on.)
"Hiei?" Kurama looked at his friend.
"What do you want fox?" Hiei was becoming very irascible
"Why?" Kurama pressed
Hiei said nothing and vanished. Kurama sighed and walked back into the living room as Star laughed at Joey (a character in FRIENDS) she saw Kurama and invited him to sit with her. "Have you ever seen this show?" she asked
"No, I can't say as I have." He said
"Oh, this is the one were Joey gets his, head stuck in a turkey." Star smiled, "he reminds me of Kuwabara only Joey is cuter." She laughed and noticed that Kurama was a little troubled. "Are you okay?" she asked, "is something wrong?"
"No, nothing is wrong." He lied
"Kurama?" she pressed in a warning tone
"Alright, but not here." He said signaling with his eyes at Kuwabara and Yusuke. Kurama got up and held out his hand for Star, and they walked out the door.
Just as the walked out the door Yusuke made a run for the remote and was victorious so he turned to the swimsuit competition. Kuwabara started to protest but was soon captivated by the program. (I wonder why).
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kurama please." Star begging for Kurama to stop under a cherry tree, "Tell me what is wrong."
"Star, listen, what I'm about to tell you must not reach Botan's ears."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Botan was trying desperately to rid herself of the Ring of Light, as Suzaku put it. She was, at the moment, returning to Genkai's but the her conversation with Suzaku was still fresh in her mind
(The convo.)
"My dear," Suzaku started, "the ring was of my making. Rather than chain you to a tree or a wall I will give you freedom. Your freedom is not complete however, for that ring is your ball and chain, so to speak. Just know that I am watching." He stepped forward and pinned her to the wall by her arms. "That ring will give you a shock, much like the one you have experienced if you are disobedient. You belong to me." He said and kissed her lips then her neck and lower until he reached the spot where one (a demon) might mark her as his mate.
"What do you really want?" she asked in a quivering voice
"All will be revealed in due time." He hissed as he sank his teeth into her flesh making her his. Botan screamed in pain as she tried to push Suzaku off of her. Suzaku licked her blood from his lips and let her go, "By the way, if you tell your friends what I have done it will be the end for them." He said
(End Convo.)
She pulled at the collar of her shirt to cover up the bite mark. What would Hiei think? She did not want to be Suzuki's mate. He forced himself on her, he took from her the only pure thing she had that she could give to Hiei, with out her permission. Botan grew angry and stared yelling a cursing Suzaku. "B*tch!" she yelled at him and she fell in pain as she was shocked to the core once more. She stood up and continued to walk once more.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, Hiei does remember her but he won't tell her." Star restated. "And how, as much as I love Botan, does this effect you?"
"Botan is like a sister to me and Hiei is my friend." He told her
"Well, then we have to help them." Star stood up and vowed but Kurama pulled her back down.
"Hiei just refuses to listen. It is his decision whether of not to tell her. I just wish I knew why he is doing this." Kurama said as pink flowers rained down on them. One landed in Star's hair. "Here." He said as he pulled out a petal form her black and red hair. He slid it slowly down her face and to her soft lips as Star closed her eyes. Then Kurama dropped the flower and leaned in a kissed Star tenderly as they pulled back Star was wide eyed.
"Kurama." His name smoothly left her lips. Kurama loved the way it sounded so her kissed her harder and she pressed against him. When It broke he noticed Hiei behind him.
"Excuse us Star." Kurama said and star went back to the shrine. Kurama turned back to Hiei. "Are you ready to tell me?"
"Hn. Do you think that she really wants me back? Don't answer." Hiei shot, "I remember her, and yes I do love her, but it is better this way." Hiei said
"How so?" Kurama asked in a livid tone.
"I will let her down. Now our love is an unwanted memory." Hiei said and vanished
"You don't mean that!" Kurama yelled out loud for Hiei to hear. Kurama then heard a rustle from the bushes.
"What is all the yelling about?" Botan asked as she appeared
"Your back, where were you?" Kurama asked as he hugged his sister.
"Oh, I had a few things to take care of." She said and Kurama looked the silver ring around her neck Botan noticed this, "okay I went to the mall for a pit stop, excuse my weakness." Botan lied and remembered that Hiei had said that before they shared their first kiss.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Okay Urameshi I have to admit that the swimsuit competition was good," Kuwabara said
"See when have a ever steered you wrong?" he asked
"Uh." Kuwabara stuck up a finger to say something
"Don't answer that," he said as Star walked in. "So Where is Kurama?" Yusuke nudged Star.
"Nothing happened." Star blushed
"Oh, Star and Kurama sitting in a tree..." Kuwabara started
"Shut up, fool." Hiei walked in follows by Kurama and Botan.
"Are you ready to tell us the whole story, Botan?" Kurama asked her and lead her to the couch where everyone sat around her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Star: you are so lucky Hiei.
Hiei: why?
Star: because now that the others are back I can't torment you anymore
Kurama: what are you implying, Star? (Kurama looks hurt)
(Star grabs him and kisses in like in the story.) I love you
Kurama: I love you too
Hiei: Hn. Love sux.
Botan: Oh Hiei. (Botan kisses Hiei)
Yusuke: heh heh get a room you guys.
Kuwabara: good night people
Star: cuz the reviewers are so understanding. And I have a surprise.
Hiei: Hn. What's that?
Star: the surprise is that I finish mah damn paper Hahaha I had to stay up all night but I did it.
Hiei: well good for you, I'm proud of you.
Star: really?
Hiei: no
Kurama: that was not nice Hiei
Star: oh when did you get back?
Kurama: just now. On with the story.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 9
Remind and remember
~*~*~* An Unwanted Memory*~*~*~
Later that night as the sun sank the Urameshi team was exhausted from the day of fun. Even Hiei eventually partook in the water fight since Kuwabara threw a water balloon at him. It was indeed a day of relaxation. But as most fun things do, this game came to an end. A day of work was a head of our heroes.
~*~*~*~*~Night*~*~*~*~*~
Suzaku did come back as he promised. He snuck quietly into the ferry woman's room through an open window. Lightening and thunder were screaming in the background.
Botan was quietly dreaming of her past adventures with her friends, and occasionally Hiei would slip into her mind and tears of sorrow and hate, for what had happened to her one last shot, and maybe his, at happiness, would fall from her eyes.
Suzaku looked at his future queen and smiled in spite of himself. He smiled as her loose blue hair moved smoothly across her face like an endless waterfall. Suzaku edged forward and he longed to touch her. He would in good time and he smiled darkly at his unsaid comment. He then picked up his sleeping queen and jumped out the window.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next morning Kurama knocked on Botan's door. When no answer came he slowly opened the door to peer inside. Her bed had been made and her room was spotless so Kurama thought nothing of her absence for she could have gone out on errands.
"This is no time for your little games of brother, sister. We need to know who and what we are up against" Hiei said as he walked past Kurama in the hall.
"Botan did not exactly tell us who to look out for." Kurama stated coolly, "We have to wait for her to get back from where ever she went." Kurama said.
"Hn." Hiei began to walk off but Kurama stopped him.
"Hiei." Kurama said, "Why don't you tell her the truth?" Kurama said but Hiei just walked away.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Botan woke up on a soft bed of moss in a damp cave. She was dressed in her blue jeans and a baby blue t-shirt. "Where am I?" she asked herself out loud. She felt an odd object around her neck and reached up and felt it. It was a silver ring with a lighting bolt charm on it.
"Ah, my sweet you are awake." Came an all too familiar voice.
"Suzaku!" Botan exclaimed
"Yes, my queen." Botan tried to run from the cave but was stopped when a sharp bolt of energy from the ring shocked her to the core causing her to fall in a heap on the floor. She grabbed at her neck trying to ease the pain. "You will be free to go in due time." He said as she stood up. "But first I must explain the Ring of Light to you."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Come on Kuwabara I had the remote first." Yusuke whimpered
"Nah-uh I did and besides I want to watch the cat show on animal planet." He said in all innocence.
"But the swimsuit competition is coming on." he pouted. Kurama walked in "hey, Kurama." Yusuke slyly walked over to him, "what do you think we should watch?" Kurama sweat dropped.
"Bakas." Hiei's voice rang in.
"Cats!"
"Girls!" and so went the argument as Kurama and Hiei left the living room.
"Botan has been gone for a while and she did not even leave a note." Kurama pointed out to Hiei
"It might be for the best." He said
"Do not say such things!" Kurama burst the whispered, "you still love her." then there was silence until Kuwabara and Yusuke started yelling at Star.
"I wanna watch FRIENDS." They heard her say. (She took the remote and turned it on.)
"Hiei?" Kurama looked at his friend.
"What do you want fox?" Hiei was becoming very irascible
"Why?" Kurama pressed
Hiei said nothing and vanished. Kurama sighed and walked back into the living room as Star laughed at Joey (a character in FRIENDS) she saw Kurama and invited him to sit with her. "Have you ever seen this show?" she asked
"No, I can't say as I have." He said
"Oh, this is the one were Joey gets his, head stuck in a turkey." Star smiled, "he reminds me of Kuwabara only Joey is cuter." She laughed and noticed that Kurama was a little troubled. "Are you okay?" she asked, "is something wrong?"
"No, nothing is wrong." He lied
"Kurama?" she pressed in a warning tone
"Alright, but not here." He said signaling with his eyes at Kuwabara and Yusuke. Kurama got up and held out his hand for Star, and they walked out the door.
Just as the walked out the door Yusuke made a run for the remote and was victorious so he turned to the swimsuit competition. Kuwabara started to protest but was soon captivated by the program. (I wonder why).
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kurama please." Star begging for Kurama to stop under a cherry tree, "Tell me what is wrong."
"Star, listen, what I'm about to tell you must not reach Botan's ears."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Botan was trying desperately to rid herself of the Ring of Light, as Suzaku put it. She was, at the moment, returning to Genkai's but the her conversation with Suzaku was still fresh in her mind
(The convo.)
"My dear," Suzaku started, "the ring was of my making. Rather than chain you to a tree or a wall I will give you freedom. Your freedom is not complete however, for that ring is your ball and chain, so to speak. Just know that I am watching." He stepped forward and pinned her to the wall by her arms. "That ring will give you a shock, much like the one you have experienced if you are disobedient. You belong to me." He said and kissed her lips then her neck and lower until he reached the spot where one (a demon) might mark her as his mate.
"What do you really want?" she asked in a quivering voice
"All will be revealed in due time." He hissed as he sank his teeth into her flesh making her his. Botan screamed in pain as she tried to push Suzaku off of her. Suzaku licked her blood from his lips and let her go, "By the way, if you tell your friends what I have done it will be the end for them." He said
(End Convo.)
She pulled at the collar of her shirt to cover up the bite mark. What would Hiei think? She did not want to be Suzuki's mate. He forced himself on her, he took from her the only pure thing she had that she could give to Hiei, with out her permission. Botan grew angry and stared yelling a cursing Suzaku. "B*tch!" she yelled at him and she fell in pain as she was shocked to the core once more. She stood up and continued to walk once more.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, Hiei does remember her but he won't tell her." Star restated. "And how, as much as I love Botan, does this effect you?"
"Botan is like a sister to me and Hiei is my friend." He told her
"Well, then we have to help them." Star stood up and vowed but Kurama pulled her back down.
"Hiei just refuses to listen. It is his decision whether of not to tell her. I just wish I knew why he is doing this." Kurama said as pink flowers rained down on them. One landed in Star's hair. "Here." He said as he pulled out a petal form her black and red hair. He slid it slowly down her face and to her soft lips as Star closed her eyes. Then Kurama dropped the flower and leaned in a kissed Star tenderly as they pulled back Star was wide eyed.
"Kurama." His name smoothly left her lips. Kurama loved the way it sounded so her kissed her harder and she pressed against him. When It broke he noticed Hiei behind him.
"Excuse us Star." Kurama said and star went back to the shrine. Kurama turned back to Hiei. "Are you ready to tell me?"
"Hn. Do you think that she really wants me back? Don't answer." Hiei shot, "I remember her, and yes I do love her, but it is better this way." Hiei said
"How so?" Kurama asked in a livid tone.
"I will let her down. Now our love is an unwanted memory." Hiei said and vanished
"You don't mean that!" Kurama yelled out loud for Hiei to hear. Kurama then heard a rustle from the bushes.
"What is all the yelling about?" Botan asked as she appeared
"Your back, where were you?" Kurama asked as he hugged his sister.
"Oh, I had a few things to take care of." She said and Kurama looked the silver ring around her neck Botan noticed this, "okay I went to the mall for a pit stop, excuse my weakness." Botan lied and remembered that Hiei had said that before they shared their first kiss.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Okay Urameshi I have to admit that the swimsuit competition was good," Kuwabara said
"See when have a ever steered you wrong?" he asked
"Uh." Kuwabara stuck up a finger to say something
"Don't answer that," he said as Star walked in. "So Where is Kurama?" Yusuke nudged Star.
"Nothing happened." Star blushed
"Oh, Star and Kurama sitting in a tree..." Kuwabara started
"Shut up, fool." Hiei walked in follows by Kurama and Botan.
"Are you ready to tell us the whole story, Botan?" Kurama asked her and lead her to the couch where everyone sat around her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Star: you are so lucky Hiei.
Hiei: why?
Star: because now that the others are back I can't torment you anymore
Kurama: what are you implying, Star? (Kurama looks hurt)
(Star grabs him and kisses in like in the story.) I love you
Kurama: I love you too
Hiei: Hn. Love sux.
Botan: Oh Hiei. (Botan kisses Hiei)
Yusuke: heh heh get a room you guys.
Kuwabara: good night people