(((((Dark arts)))))

Botan and her mother were training. Botan never knew of her powers, Hiei would be proud of her, now that she knew she was a demon and not a human. She would show him her new powers and then they would be free to love one another.

"Botan, stop day dreaming." her mother called from across a sea of undulating grass as a metallic demon ran for Botan. The demon was man made by her mother since she had no true demonic powers. The only one with demonic powers was Nozomi and her father who was missing at the moment.

Botan jumped from the demon but was slightly off. The demon had clawed her, Botan let out a cry of pain.

"Call on your powers." her mother called

Botan closed her eyes, she had seen the boys do this many times but it was not easy for her. "Mother, I can't." Botan said dogging the demon once more.

"Try channeling it through this." Botan's mother threw her a black bow with and red flames running up and down it. Botan caught the bow and concentrated her energy to it. She could feel the power intensifying slightly.

The demon saw this as the perfect opportunity so it lunged at Botan pinning her face down in the grass and then it began tearing at her skin. Botan felt her hot blood drip down her sides. Botan was still lost in concentration; she could feel the pain but ignored it.

The demon stupidly gave her an out and she rolled out from under him. Botan pulled back the string of the bow, she painted an imaginary arrow in her mind, and slowly it began to take shape and turn real. She let the arrow fly into the demon. It hit home but the darkness of the arrow expanded and formed a small black hole sucking the demon in.

"I did it." Botan said and collapsed onto the soft grass that was covered in her blood.

"Very good my child." She said , "Nozomi bring her in." She said and flew back to the house.

Nozomi knelt next to the sleeping Botan and covered her with his cloak and picked her up.

"Let her go!" A voice ordered.

"She wants to be here." Nozomi said not caring who the voice belonged to.

"She belongs with us, how could she want to be with her kidnapper?" Yusuke angrily jumped from a bush followed by Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei.

"Hiei, is it?" Nozomi smiled darkly "you are the one who made her cry so many times." he said "you have one chance, leave or I will kill you for hurting her." he said

"Hn, I will leave with her." he said

"Suffering is the only thing you'll leave with."

Kurama and the others felt a rise of energy come form Hiei, knowing that this was his fight and not theirs. Hiei advanced on Nozomi.

"If that's how you want it. I will not let you have the woman I love. I have to admit that it wasn't my intent to fall in love with the dark divinity but I cannot deny my heart what it wants." Nozomi rambled

"Hn, you're only prolonging your death." Hiei said

"Am I? Or is it that I am prolonging yours?" He asked and set Botan down.

Nozomi and Hiei stood facing each other for the woman they loved. Hiei would not let go of something he had just recently found. Hiei wasted no time; he rushed at Nozomi, drawing his Katana. Hiei knocked Nozomi to the ground and held him at knife point this only made Nozomi laugh historically at Hiei.

"What fool?" Hiei asked aggravatedly (apparently that is not a word...oh well)

"I was just thinking of what I will do with Botan when you are out of our way. She will be my mate."

"Aw, hell no! Hiei don't let him talk about your woman like that." Yusuke yelled out

Hiei was already angry with Nozomi's comment and he did not need Yusuke's. Hiei only used this anger to push the tip of his katana into Nozomi's neck staining the magnificent blade with his sticky demon blood. "You have lost. I should just kill you."

"You should, then Botan would never forgive you for killing her "friend" out of jealousy...or at least that's what she'll think." Nozomi smiled

Hiei applied more pressure, "Hn. what makes you think she won't believe me when I tell her that you used her..."

"Ha! Used her for what?" Nozomi did have a point. "You don't have a believable story."

"I'm sure I can think of something..." Hiei Pushed the blade deeper hoping to deliver the final blow but it never came. Nozomi had somehow vanished

"Confused Hiei?" His voice was behind Hiei. "You see I'm half spirit, so I can vanish when I please." with that said Nozomi kicked Hiei into a tree. Hiei stood straight up and rushed at Nozomi once more only to go through him.

"Tell you what I'm going to do for you; I'll let you live if you beg for it." Nozomi said

"Hn. I don't beg for life, what makes you think I care if I die. I guess that's what gives me my edge." Hiei said "It doesn't matter anyway, you won't be the one to kill me." Hiei said

Hiei stepped back a bit and began to power up "here's what I'll do for you, I'll let you suffer in oblivion for all eternity and all you have to do is feed the dragon." Hiei said

"Tempting but I think I'll pass on that." Nozomi yawned