Chapter IV: The Kiss of Life
General's P.O.V
The following day, they woke early. They met the others at Yusuke's house. They left quickly as not to wake up his mother. It didn't take them long to find the portal since Koenma was with them. They got to work as soon as they stepped in Mekai. They help of a map they find their way pretty easily. They must have walked for hours before they came to slip on the road. Unfortunately for them, their map didn't have any direction beyond that.
"Shit! Koenma, you gave us an unfinished map?" Yusuke yelled.
"It's not my fault. My father gave it to me."
"So what do we do now?" Kuwabara asked.
"We slip up, you buffoon." Hiei snickered.
They agreed to slip. Hiei would pair up with his girlfriend, of course. They would go to the left. Yusuke and Koenma would go to the right and Kurama and Kuwabara would go straight.
"Can you run?" he asked.
"I can but not as fast you."
"That would do. Let's go."
"Why don't I just fly instead?"
"But I want you to run. It will help with your training."
"Fine."
During their training session, which was four times a week, he made a point on working on her speed. He made sure she could move fast. They usually spend hours working on it. And all this hard work had paid off. She could actually keep up with him.
They started to run slowly and pretty soon Hiei picked his speed and she was forced to do the same. They were running so fast, all you could see were blur of shadows. They must have run at least ten miles before they stumbled upon a creepy looking castle.
"Should we wait for the others?" she asked.
His jagan glowed and then he answered.
"It will be at least an hour before they get here."
"If they ever get here. They may not find this place."
"They will."
"How can you be so sure?"
The jagan glow again.
"Oh!"
Botan's P.O.V
This place didn't look too inviting. I shivered at the thought of going inside. I reluctantly followed Hiei inside. From what I could tell, the castle was deserted but it didn't feel like it. I know I'm being silly but I felt like we were being watched. Like the walls have eyes and they could see every move we made. I walked a little bit faster to catch up with Hiei and slip my hands through his. He gentle squeezed my hands in reassurance.
"I'm here." He said, telepathically.
I held his hands tightly in mine as we searched the castle. All I could think about was getting out of this place. We searched every room, even the dungeon.
"There's nothing in here. Let's go." I urged.
"Just a sec."
"Why? We searched every room."
"I know."
He let go of my hand and move toward where a throne once was. There was a statue of a dragon with his jaws opened. He inserted his hands in his mouth as if looking for something.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
Seconds later, he pulled his hand out but this time he was holding a box like the one he had described to me.
"How did you know it was in there?"
"I didn't."
"Well, we found the box. Let's get out of here."
General's P.O.V
The moment they stepped outside, the ground started to tremble. The sky darkened announcing a storm.
"I knew this place was hunting." Botan said.
The others chose that moment to make their entrance.
"Hey, you guys." Kuwabara said.
"What the hell is going on?" Koenma asked.
"We don't know." Botan responded.
Hiei threw the box at Koenma and he caught it. When he opened it, everything calmed. The ground stopped trembling and the sky cleared.
"I'm glad that's over." Botan sighted.
Suddenly, a shrieking laugh pierced the silence. Everyone froze.
"Mind if I joined the party?"
Botan went rigid at the sound. That voice. It sounded like the one in her dreams. It couldn't be. She must imagining things. She was just overreacting.
"Botan, move." Hiei yelled.
Botan moved just in time before the tentacles came crashing where she was standing. When she got over her shock, she raised her head to look at the creature. It was like nothing she ever saw before. The creature had a male body with like an eagle. A horn on his forehead and his fingers changed into tentacles that lengthen.
Botan stood still as she watched the Rekai Tentai battled with the monster. The guys seemed to be winning or so she thought until the creature self-multiply. The guys were surrounded.
"Get out of here." Hiei said, telepathically.
"I can leave you."
"Go now."
"But Hiei..."
"Botan, please go."
Reluctantly she agreed. Bad move on her parts. The moment she moved the creature reformed itself and attacked her. His attack was intercepted by Hiei. He cut off his arms. The monster cried out in pain but his arms reformed themselves in seconds.
"Shit!" Hiei swore.
As soon as the monster had reformed himself, he launched another attack on the Rekai Tantei. Botan tried not to attract too much attention to herself. She also watched her teammate fall one by one. Hiei was barely standing. He knelt on his left foot, using his katana to support his weight.
"Now to finish you off." the creature said.
Nothing stood on his way. Hiei didn't have enough energy to defend. She felt a feeling a déjà vu washed over her. she was living her dream all over again. Botan didn't even hesitate. She ran with a speed she didn't knew she possessed and stood between her lover and the creature; the tentacles pierced through her soft skin and tearing it.
Hiei watched motionlessly as the love of his life felt limply to the ground. Oblivious to the danger he was putting himself in, he ran to her. He was vaguely aware of the monster and the others. He dropped to her knees and cradled her limp form against him.
"Oh! My God, Botan."
"Hiei..."
She coughed out blood.
"Oh! Baby, you're going to be okay."
"Don't...let him...hit you. His tentacles...are poisonous." She coughed.
"Shhh...don't talk."
"I love you, Hiei."
She smile then her eyes closed. Her breathing slowed and she felt lifelessly on the ground.
Hiei's P.O.V
"Botan, please wake up." I gently shook her.
Even though I knew she was gone, I couldn't believe it. She can't be dead. She just can't. It's unfair. Tears were running down my cheeks. I didn't wipe them away. I let them run.
"Oh! This is so pathetic. A demon crying over some stupid female." The creature laughed.
He was laughing. Did he found it funny that my girlfriend was dead and he was responsible? I didn't think it was funny at all. Then again, I was way too angry.
"What's wrong, little demon. Your mate is dead. You poor thing."
"Shut up."
Until now, I didn't notice that the other Rekai Tentai had fallen. Kuwabara was definitely out and the others were badly wounded. My lover was dead and I was the last one standing.
"Your teammates have fallen. Your lover is dead."
I felt the anger rising and building inside. It felt like something inside had been cut loose and wanted to come out. And I wanted to let it out. I could felt my energy rose and by the look on my opponent's face, I could tell he felt it too.
"You're finished." He said.
"And so are you." I replied.
"You think you can defeat me?"
"I don't think, I know."
"Then go ahead."
"With pleasure."
I hold out my hands and summoned all my energy. I poured everything I the attack. My love and mostly my anger. I summoned the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. The monster attack and I did the same.
"Darkness of the Darkness Flame." I yelled
As predicted, the attack killed my opponent. Even though I was victorious, all I felt was pain and sadness. Botan was gone. The only person that I truly care for beside my sister was gone. Never to come back to me. I felt devastated.
With my remaining youki, I healed myself. Once I got a bit of strength back, I helped the others. I even helped Kuwabara. With Koenma's help, we all went reported to Rekai. Botan's body had been sent there too.
We all get clean up and wait for Koenma to finish his paper work. Before I left I went back to the chamber where Botan was. I wanted to see her just one more time. Surprisingly, when I got there she was laying on a bed full of pillows. Obviously, someone had cleaned her up. Her face was spotless and her wounds were cleaned and bandaged.
I touched her smooth face. She looked like she was sleeping. She was so beautiful. I wanted to hold her so much.
"You die to save my life. I wish I could return the favor."
I caressed her cheeks. Somehow, her skin felt warm. Or maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part. I leaned down and kissed her one last time or so I thought because I felt her move. I broke away from her. She moved again. I didn't understand. I saw her died and now she was moving. Then finally, she opened her eyes and stared up at me.
"Hiei..."
"Botan..."
She literally threw herself at me. I could feel how warm she was. I could feel her breathe against my skin. I could feel how full of life she was but I couldn't believe any of it. I know I saw her died but now she was holding me.
"I don't understand. I mean I saw you died. But now you're...okay."
She laughed softly.
"I can't die. I'm a spirit, remember."
"Then what the hell was that?"
"That was my soul living my body. Because Koenma made me a human, my soul and my body separated when I got hit."
"Or did you get it back."
"Koenma put it back."
"That asshole, why didn't he tell me?"
"I don't know."
I felt silent. She was alive. Oh! God, what have I done to deserve this? Whatever it was, I'm grateful. I hugged her back.
"I missed you."
"I've only been gone for a few hours."
"It felt like an eternity."
"Don't worry, baby. I won't ever leave you."
"I don't know what I would do without you."
"You won't have to do anything without me."
Author's note: This is the last chapter of this story. I appreciate all the reviews I got. You guys have been so wonderful and I'm really grateful. Thank you so much. Please review and let me know what you think of the last chapter. See you guys later.
Love, Lady-Kurama
General's P.O.V
The following day, they woke early. They met the others at Yusuke's house. They left quickly as not to wake up his mother. It didn't take them long to find the portal since Koenma was with them. They got to work as soon as they stepped in Mekai. They help of a map they find their way pretty easily. They must have walked for hours before they came to slip on the road. Unfortunately for them, their map didn't have any direction beyond that.
"Shit! Koenma, you gave us an unfinished map?" Yusuke yelled.
"It's not my fault. My father gave it to me."
"So what do we do now?" Kuwabara asked.
"We slip up, you buffoon." Hiei snickered.
They agreed to slip. Hiei would pair up with his girlfriend, of course. They would go to the left. Yusuke and Koenma would go to the right and Kurama and Kuwabara would go straight.
"Can you run?" he asked.
"I can but not as fast you."
"That would do. Let's go."
"Why don't I just fly instead?"
"But I want you to run. It will help with your training."
"Fine."
During their training session, which was four times a week, he made a point on working on her speed. He made sure she could move fast. They usually spend hours working on it. And all this hard work had paid off. She could actually keep up with him.
They started to run slowly and pretty soon Hiei picked his speed and she was forced to do the same. They were running so fast, all you could see were blur of shadows. They must have run at least ten miles before they stumbled upon a creepy looking castle.
"Should we wait for the others?" she asked.
His jagan glowed and then he answered.
"It will be at least an hour before they get here."
"If they ever get here. They may not find this place."
"They will."
"How can you be so sure?"
The jagan glow again.
"Oh!"
Botan's P.O.V
This place didn't look too inviting. I shivered at the thought of going inside. I reluctantly followed Hiei inside. From what I could tell, the castle was deserted but it didn't feel like it. I know I'm being silly but I felt like we were being watched. Like the walls have eyes and they could see every move we made. I walked a little bit faster to catch up with Hiei and slip my hands through his. He gentle squeezed my hands in reassurance.
"I'm here." He said, telepathically.
I held his hands tightly in mine as we searched the castle. All I could think about was getting out of this place. We searched every room, even the dungeon.
"There's nothing in here. Let's go." I urged.
"Just a sec."
"Why? We searched every room."
"I know."
He let go of my hand and move toward where a throne once was. There was a statue of a dragon with his jaws opened. He inserted his hands in his mouth as if looking for something.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
Seconds later, he pulled his hand out but this time he was holding a box like the one he had described to me.
"How did you know it was in there?"
"I didn't."
"Well, we found the box. Let's get out of here."
General's P.O.V
The moment they stepped outside, the ground started to tremble. The sky darkened announcing a storm.
"I knew this place was hunting." Botan said.
The others chose that moment to make their entrance.
"Hey, you guys." Kuwabara said.
"What the hell is going on?" Koenma asked.
"We don't know." Botan responded.
Hiei threw the box at Koenma and he caught it. When he opened it, everything calmed. The ground stopped trembling and the sky cleared.
"I'm glad that's over." Botan sighted.
Suddenly, a shrieking laugh pierced the silence. Everyone froze.
"Mind if I joined the party?"
Botan went rigid at the sound. That voice. It sounded like the one in her dreams. It couldn't be. She must imagining things. She was just overreacting.
"Botan, move." Hiei yelled.
Botan moved just in time before the tentacles came crashing where she was standing. When she got over her shock, she raised her head to look at the creature. It was like nothing she ever saw before. The creature had a male body with like an eagle. A horn on his forehead and his fingers changed into tentacles that lengthen.
Botan stood still as she watched the Rekai Tentai battled with the monster. The guys seemed to be winning or so she thought until the creature self-multiply. The guys were surrounded.
"Get out of here." Hiei said, telepathically.
"I can leave you."
"Go now."
"But Hiei..."
"Botan, please go."
Reluctantly she agreed. Bad move on her parts. The moment she moved the creature reformed itself and attacked her. His attack was intercepted by Hiei. He cut off his arms. The monster cried out in pain but his arms reformed themselves in seconds.
"Shit!" Hiei swore.
As soon as the monster had reformed himself, he launched another attack on the Rekai Tantei. Botan tried not to attract too much attention to herself. She also watched her teammate fall one by one. Hiei was barely standing. He knelt on his left foot, using his katana to support his weight.
"Now to finish you off." the creature said.
Nothing stood on his way. Hiei didn't have enough energy to defend. She felt a feeling a déjà vu washed over her. she was living her dream all over again. Botan didn't even hesitate. She ran with a speed she didn't knew she possessed and stood between her lover and the creature; the tentacles pierced through her soft skin and tearing it.
Hiei watched motionlessly as the love of his life felt limply to the ground. Oblivious to the danger he was putting himself in, he ran to her. He was vaguely aware of the monster and the others. He dropped to her knees and cradled her limp form against him.
"Oh! My God, Botan."
"Hiei..."
She coughed out blood.
"Oh! Baby, you're going to be okay."
"Don't...let him...hit you. His tentacles...are poisonous." She coughed.
"Shhh...don't talk."
"I love you, Hiei."
She smile then her eyes closed. Her breathing slowed and she felt lifelessly on the ground.
Hiei's P.O.V
"Botan, please wake up." I gently shook her.
Even though I knew she was gone, I couldn't believe it. She can't be dead. She just can't. It's unfair. Tears were running down my cheeks. I didn't wipe them away. I let them run.
"Oh! This is so pathetic. A demon crying over some stupid female." The creature laughed.
He was laughing. Did he found it funny that my girlfriend was dead and he was responsible? I didn't think it was funny at all. Then again, I was way too angry.
"What's wrong, little demon. Your mate is dead. You poor thing."
"Shut up."
Until now, I didn't notice that the other Rekai Tentai had fallen. Kuwabara was definitely out and the others were badly wounded. My lover was dead and I was the last one standing.
"Your teammates have fallen. Your lover is dead."
I felt the anger rising and building inside. It felt like something inside had been cut loose and wanted to come out. And I wanted to let it out. I could felt my energy rose and by the look on my opponent's face, I could tell he felt it too.
"You're finished." He said.
"And so are you." I replied.
"You think you can defeat me?"
"I don't think, I know."
"Then go ahead."
"With pleasure."
I hold out my hands and summoned all my energy. I poured everything I the attack. My love and mostly my anger. I summoned the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. The monster attack and I did the same.
"Darkness of the Darkness Flame." I yelled
As predicted, the attack killed my opponent. Even though I was victorious, all I felt was pain and sadness. Botan was gone. The only person that I truly care for beside my sister was gone. Never to come back to me. I felt devastated.
With my remaining youki, I healed myself. Once I got a bit of strength back, I helped the others. I even helped Kuwabara. With Koenma's help, we all went reported to Rekai. Botan's body had been sent there too.
We all get clean up and wait for Koenma to finish his paper work. Before I left I went back to the chamber where Botan was. I wanted to see her just one more time. Surprisingly, when I got there she was laying on a bed full of pillows. Obviously, someone had cleaned her up. Her face was spotless and her wounds were cleaned and bandaged.
I touched her smooth face. She looked like she was sleeping. She was so beautiful. I wanted to hold her so much.
"You die to save my life. I wish I could return the favor."
I caressed her cheeks. Somehow, her skin felt warm. Or maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part. I leaned down and kissed her one last time or so I thought because I felt her move. I broke away from her. She moved again. I didn't understand. I saw her died and now she was moving. Then finally, she opened her eyes and stared up at me.
"Hiei..."
"Botan..."
She literally threw herself at me. I could feel how warm she was. I could feel her breathe against my skin. I could feel how full of life she was but I couldn't believe any of it. I know I saw her died but now she was holding me.
"I don't understand. I mean I saw you died. But now you're...okay."
She laughed softly.
"I can't die. I'm a spirit, remember."
"Then what the hell was that?"
"That was my soul living my body. Because Koenma made me a human, my soul and my body separated when I got hit."
"Or did you get it back."
"Koenma put it back."
"That asshole, why didn't he tell me?"
"I don't know."
I felt silent. She was alive. Oh! God, what have I done to deserve this? Whatever it was, I'm grateful. I hugged her back.
"I missed you."
"I've only been gone for a few hours."
"It felt like an eternity."
"Don't worry, baby. I won't ever leave you."
"I don't know what I would do without you."
"You won't have to do anything without me."
Author's note: This is the last chapter of this story. I appreciate all the reviews I got. You guys have been so wonderful and I'm really grateful. Thank you so much. Please review and let me know what you think of the last chapter. See you guys later.
Love, Lady-Kurama