Butterfly Kisses And Strawberry Sweet Snow...
I'm alive! I'm alive! I made it through the hurricane!!! But some guys tree fell over onto a power-line and so I was without power for two and a half days... But the power just came back on so I'm giving you a chapter for being so patient and kind. My families safe and sound. (But from what I've heard, there's over 5'000 people that don't have power all around Florida yet.) But man that hurricane was really scary, beautiful, deadly and amazing all at once, kind of like Hiei. Here's the next chappy... (I'm alive!! YAY!!! I'm alive!)
P.S.
I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho...
Chapter nine: Picnic...
Hiei walked out into the hallway, and further ventured into the livingroom, until he stopped upon the deity who was putting a fairly large box by the front door.
"Hn. What are you doing?" He asked lazily. Botan stumbled back facing him, right palm laying flat against her breast above her heart.
"Hiei! Don't scare me like that." She scowled. When looking close enough her eyes went wide, and lips falling agape, cheeks flushing a brilliant red.
"Hi-Hiei!" His body was glistening with sheens of water from his shower, and charcoal bangs were plastered to his cheeks, and forehead.
Further looking him over, Botan noticed he was only garbed in a white bath towel. Botan turned away, hands covering her flaming face.
"You could put some clothes on!" He gave her a bored stare and started to her current position until his hot and dripping wet-chest pressed against her back.
"That's what I'm doing woman." Botan gulped nervously, finding bolts of electricity zing throughout her entire body.
"You-You're not going to-to change out here are you?" Hiei smirked slightly, eyes sparking. Slowly reaching down to pick up his bag of clothes.
"Hn. Not unless you want me to." Botan immediately moved to smack him, but he was no longer there or in the room for that matter.
She blinked, slowly letting her arm drop to her side. "Hiei?"
"Are you sure he's gonna come?" Yusuke asked grumpily, laying across a blanket under the shade of a large oak tree.
"Yes Yusuke." Keiko sighed, pulling out several containers from a picnic basket and set them down.
"At least with him around I won't have to be dragged into your girlish talk and crap." He grumbled. Keiko rolled cinnamon orbs in response.
"Hey guys!" Chirruped a voice above; looking up the bickering couple found Botan and Hiei.
"Wow Hiei! Nice threads." Yusuke grinned wolfishly, Hiei narrowed his eyes and went to lean against the said tree.
His form clad in dark denim jeans as a long sleeved navy blue dress shirt flapped in the breeze, white tank top underneath.
"Hn." The girls payed them no heed, and began a conversation of their own. "So Botan, how did your shopping trip go yesterday?"
Immediately Botan stopped smiling, her legs pushing up against her chest arms draping over smooth and milky knees.
"...Um... It went fine." She murmured trying to sound reassuring, Hiei glanced over quietly.
"There's something you're not telling me." Keiko frowned, eyeing her friend then looked at Hiei to Yusuke. "Boys why don't you go train or something." Keiko suggested.
Yusuke shrugged getting up. "Whatever." Then sauntered off, Hiei however did not move until Botan nodded in his direction.
"Botan?" Keiko began.
Yusuke was standing by the lake, hands in pockets casually. "Hn. There's something you want to talk about?"
Yusuke did not turn around at his friends voice. "Tell me something Hiei? What's your intentions with Botan?"
Hiei raised a brow, then came to stand next to Yusuke. "That is none of your business." Yusuke turned with a raised fist heading straight for the fire demon.
"Hell yeah it's my business! Botan's my friend! My sister!" Hiei caught his fist effortlessly, face holding no emotion.
Yusuke was not related to Botan, but they held a tight bond that would be considered as siblings.
"Answer me Hiei!" Yusuke growled summoning up his aura.
"Oh Botan! That's horrible!!" Sods racked the blue haired woman, as she was pulled into a warm embrace.
"That jerk! I wish I could beat him up." Keiko was fuming mad and concerned, something like that could scar a girl for life.
"I... I... was... so... scar-ed... an-and..." Botan chocked out, Keiko rubbed her back, "It's alright Botan. Don't speak."
Keiko soothed patting the deity's head.
Yusuke fell down panting heavily, his body carrying many bruises. "Damn... you kicked my ass."
Hiei gazed down at the Spirit Detective cooly, he hadn't even broken a sweat. "Hn. That's why you should mind you own business, idiot."
Slowly he made his way towards the girls. "Just don't hurt Botan." Hiei shrugged carelessly, but Yusuke saw through that facade.
Yusuke rolled over and planted his palms into the earth, pushing himself up onto his feet. "My back..."
Then he fell back down onto his stomach with a moan of pain.
"Damn you Hiei." He wheezed, "To damn fast."
Upon seeing Hiei; Botan rubbed her eyes and opened the box she had brought, showing the contents to Keiko.
"Hiei and I made it, it's Devil's Food Cake." Keiko swiped her tongue over her bottom lip.
"It looks yummy." Botan smiled faintly.
"Hn."
Keiko looked up and spotted Hiei position himself against the tree. "Ah... Where's Yusuke at."
Hiei flicked his gaze to them, then answered. "Gardening." Botan and Keiko exchanged a look then turned back to the fire demon curiously.
"Gardening what?" Questioned Keiko, Hiei let just barely a smile to form on his lips. "Hn. Go see for your self."
Keiko gave the demon a look then stood heading over to the field vacant to the tree until she was out of sight.
"Yusuke! What are you doing!!??" Was heard, then a muffled response, Botan tilted her head and giggled when Keiko came back dragging Yusuke by the ear.
"My ear! You're gonna rip it off!!" Yusuke whimpered, "You are so embarrassing." Keiko sighed letting him drop to the ground.
"Hn. Idiot."
Ok that was number 9! I hope you liked it... please review. Oh, and sorry for those of you who think that Yusuke wouldn't lose so easily to Hiei. I think that with their strength, it takes turns, like one Spirit Detective will be stronger then the other for a while, then the next will be stronger and so on so forth. Sorry if I made anyone out of character. Thanks for reading and all your support.
Byeness!!
(I'm alive! I'm alive!)
