-Tricked-
Disclaimer: I do not own YYH.
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Chapter 6: Good-bye and hello
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"Koenma, you know how you asked me out? Well, I have to tell you something about it." Botan paused. Did that sound right? She sighed.
"Maybe you should go from a different angle." Keiko said, focusing her brown eyes on the mirror in front of her. She was brushing her hair and putting it in a ponytail.
"Really?" Botan looked up at her friend. "I can't think of what to say." She smiled slowly.
"You will. If it isn't right, then it should come naturally." Keiko said with a grin. "Besides, if he has anything bad to say, give him a lump on the head he'll never forget." Botan laughed and nodded.
"That should work." She smiled.
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Botan took a deep breath and opened the door to Koenma's office. He looked up at her expressionless face. He gulped. Was this good or bad? That was the problem with that look. You could never tell.
"Botan, please sit down." He gestured to the chair in front of his desk nervously. She sat down and remained silent. "What is it?" She gazed steadily at him.
"I just came to tell you that I wish to speak with you in private. Tonight, 7:30, don't be late." She looked directly at him. "I will meet you here."
"Why?" He asked, his eyes widening. She smiled.
"You'll see." She got up and walked back out. She kept smiling until she went to see Kurama.
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"Suuichi!" Shiori called, knocking on his door. "Botan is here to see you. She wishes to--" She was cut off when he opened the door.
"Speak with me." He finished with a glance at Botan. "Come on." He watched her as she walked into his room. "Leave us for a bit." Shiori nodded and backed up as he closed the door.
"Suuichi, I just got back from speaking with Koenma. I'm to meet him at his office at 7:30 tonight." Botan said sitting on his bed.
"What for?" She turned and looked away. There was no way she could face him with the answer.
"Well.." She looked back at him. "I need to speak with him.. he asked me to go out with him when I was still upset over.." He sat down next to her, his emerald orbs never once leaving her.
"I am at peace with him. It will never happen again." A serene smile appeared on his face.
"Thats good to know." Botan said quietly. "Considering I could never leave you again." She threw her arms around him and let the tears she had been holding back come out.
"I could never hurt you like that again." Kurama closed his eyes and rested his head on hers. His arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her closer.
"You did hurt me. Deep down. I need to forgive you, however. Considering, that I never want to stay apart from you." She pulled away from him and looked him in the eyes. "You were only protecting me." She leaned forward and pressed her lips against his. He was not surprised, however, he was expecting it. He pulled away and smiled at her.
"Want to go somewhere? The park?" He stood up and she smiled.
"That would be nice. Its such a nice day and spending it inside wouldn't be right." She smiled.
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Botan looked at her watch and noticed that it was nearing 7 PM. She gasped. Where did the time go? She jumped up and looked back at Kurama.
"I have to meet Koenma." She said softly.
"Good luck." He kissed her on the forehead then watched as she disappeared.
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Botan dressed herself in regular clothes. A white dress with white sandles. She would've fit in with Suuichi on a dinner date.
"Koenma?" She knocked on his office door. She heard a little mumbling and someone stumbling. Then Koenma opened the door and smiled pleasantly at her.
"Hello Botan, come right on in."
"Uh.. Koenma? We had dinner reserved for us." He nodded.
"But it isn't 7:30 yet. Come on." He grabbed her arm and pulled her in. She felt very uncomfortable with him touching her like that. She could tell by the smell of his breath that he had drank too much wine. George would be off on his vacation day today.. She sighed and sat down. Crossing her legs, she straightened her dress.
"Koenma, we really should be going." He only turned around and smiled.
"We will, Botan." He said. She frowned. If only Kurama were here.
"We have to leave now, Koenma. By the time we get there, it'll be 7:30!" She stood up and crossed her arms. Koenma frowned and looked at the clock. He couldn't see straight.
"Fine." He allowed himself to follow her out the door. She led him outside and hopped on her oar. He followed and sat behind her. He grabbed her arm to steady himself and they were off.
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"This is it? My father could have--"
"Be quiet! You don't want to offend them, Koenma." Botan interrupted him. She gave them her name and the waiter led them to a table. As luck would have it, there were very few people in there. It was perfect.
"Why couldn't I?" He asked sourly. She scowled at him and her eyes darkened menacingly.
"You're having water."
"No!" He cried suddenly. "I'm perfectly fine. I'm just in a good mood tonight." He gave her a smile.
"You're limiting yourself then." She turned toward the window and stared out at all of the people walking by. Her cerulean hair was curled and down. She looked like an angel. She wore only a thin layer of white eye shadow. She wore no blush. All of her nails were painted white. He stared at her and wondered who wouldn't want her.
"You look beautiful tonight, Botan. I have to admit, you dress up pretty." He complimented her. She looked at him and smiled.
"Thank you, Koenma-sama." She said sadly. Her smile faded away. "I came here to tell you some news." She looked up into his brown eyes.
"What?"
"I wanted to say good-bye." He felt a sudden lurch. He knew he didn't love her like that, but.. the finality in her voice told him that she wasn't going back to Reikai with him. "Thank you for everything, Koenma-sama. I know that this isn't easy to hear and it certainly isn't easy to say." She looked down at the whote tablecloth and decided that it was interesting enough to stare at. Suddenly, someone's hand covered hers.
"Thats okay, Botan. I didn't expect us to go that far anyway. I'm sorry for getting you while you were vunerable." She smiled and nodded. "I have a lot to do tonight anyway. This isn't a place for friends." She stood up but he shook his head.
"Good-bye Koenma-sama." She said with a soft smile on her face. "See you in Reikai soon. I'll be needing some things from my room." He nodded.
"Alright. I'll allow someone to come and get you tomorrow afternoon." She grinned.
"Okay." He left, walking out slowly. Someone came down at his summoning and took him away.
"What are you doing here all by yourself?" A familiar voice asked from beside her. The scent of roses lingered near her.
"Saying good-bye, Suuichi." She answered sadly.
"Well, I'm here to say hello. What a coincidence." She turned around and gasped. He was in a black suit and he held a red rose out to her.
"Well then, hello." They laughed and he sat down when she offered him the now empty seat.
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End of chapter 6!
Please review.
-Jess-
Disclaimer: I do not own YYH.
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Chapter 6: Good-bye and hello
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"Koenma, you know how you asked me out? Well, I have to tell you something about it." Botan paused. Did that sound right? She sighed.
"Maybe you should go from a different angle." Keiko said, focusing her brown eyes on the mirror in front of her. She was brushing her hair and putting it in a ponytail.
"Really?" Botan looked up at her friend. "I can't think of what to say." She smiled slowly.
"You will. If it isn't right, then it should come naturally." Keiko said with a grin. "Besides, if he has anything bad to say, give him a lump on the head he'll never forget." Botan laughed and nodded.
"That should work." She smiled.
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Botan took a deep breath and opened the door to Koenma's office. He looked up at her expressionless face. He gulped. Was this good or bad? That was the problem with that look. You could never tell.
"Botan, please sit down." He gestured to the chair in front of his desk nervously. She sat down and remained silent. "What is it?" She gazed steadily at him.
"I just came to tell you that I wish to speak with you in private. Tonight, 7:30, don't be late." She looked directly at him. "I will meet you here."
"Why?" He asked, his eyes widening. She smiled.
"You'll see." She got up and walked back out. She kept smiling until she went to see Kurama.
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"Suuichi!" Shiori called, knocking on his door. "Botan is here to see you. She wishes to--" She was cut off when he opened the door.
"Speak with me." He finished with a glance at Botan. "Come on." He watched her as she walked into his room. "Leave us for a bit." Shiori nodded and backed up as he closed the door.
"Suuichi, I just got back from speaking with Koenma. I'm to meet him at his office at 7:30 tonight." Botan said sitting on his bed.
"What for?" She turned and looked away. There was no way she could face him with the answer.
"Well.." She looked back at him. "I need to speak with him.. he asked me to go out with him when I was still upset over.." He sat down next to her, his emerald orbs never once leaving her.
"I am at peace with him. It will never happen again." A serene smile appeared on his face.
"Thats good to know." Botan said quietly. "Considering I could never leave you again." She threw her arms around him and let the tears she had been holding back come out.
"I could never hurt you like that again." Kurama closed his eyes and rested his head on hers. His arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her closer.
"You did hurt me. Deep down. I need to forgive you, however. Considering, that I never want to stay apart from you." She pulled away from him and looked him in the eyes. "You were only protecting me." She leaned forward and pressed her lips against his. He was not surprised, however, he was expecting it. He pulled away and smiled at her.
"Want to go somewhere? The park?" He stood up and she smiled.
"That would be nice. Its such a nice day and spending it inside wouldn't be right." She smiled.
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Botan looked at her watch and noticed that it was nearing 7 PM. She gasped. Where did the time go? She jumped up and looked back at Kurama.
"I have to meet Koenma." She said softly.
"Good luck." He kissed her on the forehead then watched as she disappeared.
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Botan dressed herself in regular clothes. A white dress with white sandles. She would've fit in with Suuichi on a dinner date.
"Koenma?" She knocked on his office door. She heard a little mumbling and someone stumbling. Then Koenma opened the door and smiled pleasantly at her.
"Hello Botan, come right on in."
"Uh.. Koenma? We had dinner reserved for us." He nodded.
"But it isn't 7:30 yet. Come on." He grabbed her arm and pulled her in. She felt very uncomfortable with him touching her like that. She could tell by the smell of his breath that he had drank too much wine. George would be off on his vacation day today.. She sighed and sat down. Crossing her legs, she straightened her dress.
"Koenma, we really should be going." He only turned around and smiled.
"We will, Botan." He said. She frowned. If only Kurama were here.
"We have to leave now, Koenma. By the time we get there, it'll be 7:30!" She stood up and crossed her arms. Koenma frowned and looked at the clock. He couldn't see straight.
"Fine." He allowed himself to follow her out the door. She led him outside and hopped on her oar. He followed and sat behind her. He grabbed her arm to steady himself and they were off.
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"This is it? My father could have--"
"Be quiet! You don't want to offend them, Koenma." Botan interrupted him. She gave them her name and the waiter led them to a table. As luck would have it, there were very few people in there. It was perfect.
"Why couldn't I?" He asked sourly. She scowled at him and her eyes darkened menacingly.
"You're having water."
"No!" He cried suddenly. "I'm perfectly fine. I'm just in a good mood tonight." He gave her a smile.
"You're limiting yourself then." She turned toward the window and stared out at all of the people walking by. Her cerulean hair was curled and down. She looked like an angel. She wore only a thin layer of white eye shadow. She wore no blush. All of her nails were painted white. He stared at her and wondered who wouldn't want her.
"You look beautiful tonight, Botan. I have to admit, you dress up pretty." He complimented her. She looked at him and smiled.
"Thank you, Koenma-sama." She said sadly. Her smile faded away. "I came here to tell you some news." She looked up into his brown eyes.
"What?"
"I wanted to say good-bye." He felt a sudden lurch. He knew he didn't love her like that, but.. the finality in her voice told him that she wasn't going back to Reikai with him. "Thank you for everything, Koenma-sama. I know that this isn't easy to hear and it certainly isn't easy to say." She looked down at the whote tablecloth and decided that it was interesting enough to stare at. Suddenly, someone's hand covered hers.
"Thats okay, Botan. I didn't expect us to go that far anyway. I'm sorry for getting you while you were vunerable." She smiled and nodded. "I have a lot to do tonight anyway. This isn't a place for friends." She stood up but he shook his head.
"Good-bye Koenma-sama." She said with a soft smile on her face. "See you in Reikai soon. I'll be needing some things from my room." He nodded.
"Alright. I'll allow someone to come and get you tomorrow afternoon." She grinned.
"Okay." He left, walking out slowly. Someone came down at his summoning and took him away.
"What are you doing here all by yourself?" A familiar voice asked from beside her. The scent of roses lingered near her.
"Saying good-bye, Suuichi." She answered sadly.
"Well, I'm here to say hello. What a coincidence." She turned around and gasped. He was in a black suit and he held a red rose out to her.
"Well then, hello." They laughed and he sat down when she offered him the now empty seat.
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End of chapter 6!
Please review.
-Jess-