Chapter 4

Dark and Darker

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The trolley pulled up to a hotel with three flags (American, Hawaiian and the hotel flag which was light green and white). They pulled up and came to a stop. "Her' we at. Deh Hale Koa, have fun." the driver said as the bell boy came up with a golden cart.

"Where to?" the bell boy asked when the bags were loaded.

"Hold on, I have to check with the front desk." Kurama said as he walked to the desk. Star followed him.

"Hello sir, name?" the lady behind the desk asked

'No one knows me here so...' "Kurama, Yoko Kurama." he said.

"Okay here are your room keys. Rooms 1245 and 1247 on the Top floor." the lady said and handed him the keys.

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When everything was put in the rooms, the group decided to get some sleep because to the jet lag. The girls in one room and the guys in the other room.

Botan could not sleep, so when everyone was soundly sleeping she step out onto the balcony and looked out over the ocean. The stars were bright and told her that every thing would be fine. 'I wish I could believe you.' she said to the stars in her head.

'Ferry cycle. Has it been twenty years already?' Botan asked and remembered...

(you wanted to know what this Cycle was...I wanted to wait so you could find out when Hiei did but I guess I could tell you now...)

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"Botan, before you go there is something you must know." Koenma stared

"What is it Koenma sir?" she asked

"Your Ferry cycle is coming up." he said

"What is that?" she asked

"Well every twenty years a ferry girl gets a second chance." he said "you will be reincarnated into a human, but as you are."

"As I am? A human?" She asked

"Yes, you look to be about sixteen so that will be your age. You will no longer be a Ferry girl." he said

"But will I forget Spirit world? My friends? Where will I live?" she was steering

"Don't worry, you will just live as you have been only you will be a human." he said "oh and you won't be picking up spirits." he said

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That was all he told Botan. Koenma never told her how painful it would be. And what if Hiei found out, falling in love with a spirit was one thing but a human...Hiei would never love her as a human. She decided not to tell him. But the last time he kept the truth from him, she had almost lost him.

"Oh, Kami what do I do?" she asked

"Hn." she heard from the boys' balcony. "You think he'll give you an answer?"

"Hiei?" Botan asked "what are you doing up so early?"

"I could ask you the same thing." he said

'Oh no, what if he read my mind?' her face dropped, "Hiei how long have you been out here?" she asked him

"Not long? Why, what are you hiding?" he asked her

"N-nothing." she stammered

"Hn." he knew he had to get her to tell him, but how?

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The next day the sun dripped into the girls' room onto a sleeping blue- haired ferry girl. Hiei stood above her. The room was empty since everyone else went to the pool of the beach.

"Onna." Hiei said. Botan rolled over

"Just five more minutes, mom." she said

Hiei was not going to let her sleep, she should not have stayed up so late. Hiei wanted to have some fun with her. He was interrupted the last time her tried to mark her. He yanked to covers from her.

"Ohh, the sun is so warm." Botan said in her sleep.

Hiei crawled onto the bed and watched her sleep as the thought of a plan. Then it hit him. He smirked as he but his arms on each side of her. He looked at her face as the sun danced over her. "Now you will be mine." he said and kissed her lightly on the lips.

Botan's eyes fluttered open when she felt the tingling. She knew it was Hiei, for only he could make her feel hot and cold all at once. "Hey don't you know it's not nice to wake people when they are sleeping." she said and turned over in his arms.

"I don't do nice." he said "get up." he said

"No, I'm sleeping." she said and buried her face in her pillow.

"So you want to play more games?" he asked and moved her hair from her back. Her pure skin was now exposed. He planted kisses from the back of her neck and down her back.

"Hiei, stop." Botan giggled but that plea just made him kiss her more intensely. "Okay I'll get up." she said and tried to pull up but Hiei held her down with one hand on her upper back.

"Hn. now it's too late." he said

"Hiei what's gotten into you?" Botan asked

"Hn." he was just about to kiss her again when a knock came at the door. "Damn." Hiei cursed and got off of Botan.

She stuck out her tongue at him when he wasn't looking and ran off to hide