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Hiei just looked at her and turned to walk out the door. Botan followed and she sped up to walk beside him. When she caught up, she smiled at him. Hiei just glared back. Botan sighed and looked ahead again.
"Why can't anyone get him to be nice," Botan wondered.
When they were outside the front doors of the palace, Botan pulled her oar out of nowhere and they both got on. After they had taken off, Botan turned to look at Hiei.
"So, why do you want to see Genkai," she asked, trying to sound innocently curious and not suspicious.
"That's none of your business," said Hiei sharply. Botan winced again. This time she finally cracked.
"Why are you so mean?! It's just a hunch, but I don't think people appreciate your wise cracks and rude comments," she said very loudly.
Hiei said nothing. He just glared at her, but Botan could tell that she had said too much. She turned forward again and silently chastised herself for being so stupid.
"I'm sorry for bursting out like that," said Botan without looking at Hiei, "It was uncalled for and I understand completely why you're so bitter. You haven't lived the nicest, easiest life and it's hardened you. But I'm willing to look past that and at the good and love inside of you."
"The good? What is she talking about," he thought, but as he mused to himself about what she had said, a strange feeling ran through his body. It was a feeling he had only felt once before, and that was when he had learned about Yukina. I guess you could call it love, but then, as he looked at the back of Botan's head, gazing at the beautiful blue hair, the feeling surged inside him, stronger than ever. This confused Hiei. Was he developing feelings for this girl? NO, that was impossible...or was it?
As Hiei was mulling all this over, Botan was contemplating why she had blown up like that. She was suddenly feeling all these different emotions at once. Before this she had felt nothing but fear and maybe a little pity for Hiei. Now...now she felt a whole array of emotions that she couldn't even describe. It was impossible to put what she was feeling into words. She also wondered what Hiei felt like right now. She felt so sorry for him, he had so much on his plate right now, and she also felt obligated to help him through this ordeal just as she had done with Yusuke when she had first met him.
They flew high over the plains and forests of the Spirit Realm, neither one saying a word. They just continued to think, occasionally making some sort of noise.
Botan snapped out of her reverie just in time to see that they were almost to where Genkai was.
"Oh, it'll be nice to see Genkai again," exclaimed Botan in an effort to try and lighten the mood. Hiei, as usual, said nothing.
They descended and finally landed in front of a nice looking cottage type house. They walked up to the door and rang the bell.
The door swung open and there stood, not an elderly woman, but the beautiful young face he had seen under the mask at the Dark Martial Arts Tournament. A glowing, youthful face surrounded by a flowing mass of soft pink hair. When she spoke, he heard the soft, girly voice he had heard in the medical tent.
"Hiei! What a pleasant surprise," said Genkai.
"You're...young," stuttered Hiei.
"What, you were surprised? You didn't think Koenma would force me to stay in that awful old body for the rest of eternity did you?"
"No...I mean...Well, you look...," Hiei stuttered, but couldn't finish his statement.
"Don't worry, I know what you mean," said Genkai with a laugh. She just smiled at Hiei, who stared back, not knowing what to do.
"Please, come in. Have a seat," she said, and stood aside to let them pass.
"So what happened? Why are you in the Spirit Realm," Genkai asked Hiei after they had settled in they living room.
"I died," stated Hiei simply.
"Well I figured that much," exclaimed Genkai, "HOW did you die?"
"I was killed saving Yukina," explained Hiei.
"Well, it is a heroic death. So, you are going back, right?"
"Of course he is," Botan answered before Hiei could say anything. Hiei glared at her, but didn't disagree.
Genkai looked at Botan.
"So, how's my Yusuke and everyone else doing," she asked.
"Oh, they're just swell, Genkai. Yusuke and Kuwabara and Kurama all miss you, not to mention Keiko and Shizuru. We all want you to be with us again, but unfortunately we know that's not possible," Botan said.
"How did Yusuke take my death," Genkai asked in a hushed voice.
"Not as well as we'd hoped," replied Botan sadly.
"What happened to Toguro?"
Um...well...Yusuke fought him, and...," she trailed off.
"And?"
"And...killed him," Botan said quickly.
"Oh," said Genkai shortly. She looked down at her feet and her beautiful pink hair cascaded around her face.
"Oh, Genkai, I'm so sorry," Botan said, and she went to embrace the young woman. Hiei stood beside them and patted Genkai awkwardly on the back. Genkai smiled gratefully at them.
"I'm fine, go sit down," said Genkai, "So, what was the real reason you came to see me?"
"Actually," said Botan, "Hiei was the one who wanted to come, so I'll leave you two alone to talk. I'll be in the front yard if you need me."
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Hiei just looked at her and turned to walk out the door. Botan followed and she sped up to walk beside him. When she caught up, she smiled at him. Hiei just glared back. Botan sighed and looked ahead again.
"Why can't anyone get him to be nice," Botan wondered.
When they were outside the front doors of the palace, Botan pulled her oar out of nowhere and they both got on. After they had taken off, Botan turned to look at Hiei.
"So, why do you want to see Genkai," she asked, trying to sound innocently curious and not suspicious.
"That's none of your business," said Hiei sharply. Botan winced again. This time she finally cracked.
"Why are you so mean?! It's just a hunch, but I don't think people appreciate your wise cracks and rude comments," she said very loudly.
Hiei said nothing. He just glared at her, but Botan could tell that she had said too much. She turned forward again and silently chastised herself for being so stupid.
"I'm sorry for bursting out like that," said Botan without looking at Hiei, "It was uncalled for and I understand completely why you're so bitter. You haven't lived the nicest, easiest life and it's hardened you. But I'm willing to look past that and at the good and love inside of you."
"The good? What is she talking about," he thought, but as he mused to himself about what she had said, a strange feeling ran through his body. It was a feeling he had only felt once before, and that was when he had learned about Yukina. I guess you could call it love, but then, as he looked at the back of Botan's head, gazing at the beautiful blue hair, the feeling surged inside him, stronger than ever. This confused Hiei. Was he developing feelings for this girl? NO, that was impossible...or was it?
As Hiei was mulling all this over, Botan was contemplating why she had blown up like that. She was suddenly feeling all these different emotions at once. Before this she had felt nothing but fear and maybe a little pity for Hiei. Now...now she felt a whole array of emotions that she couldn't even describe. It was impossible to put what she was feeling into words. She also wondered what Hiei felt like right now. She felt so sorry for him, he had so much on his plate right now, and she also felt obligated to help him through this ordeal just as she had done with Yusuke when she had first met him.
They flew high over the plains and forests of the Spirit Realm, neither one saying a word. They just continued to think, occasionally making some sort of noise.
Botan snapped out of her reverie just in time to see that they were almost to where Genkai was.
"Oh, it'll be nice to see Genkai again," exclaimed Botan in an effort to try and lighten the mood. Hiei, as usual, said nothing.
They descended and finally landed in front of a nice looking cottage type house. They walked up to the door and rang the bell.
The door swung open and there stood, not an elderly woman, but the beautiful young face he had seen under the mask at the Dark Martial Arts Tournament. A glowing, youthful face surrounded by a flowing mass of soft pink hair. When she spoke, he heard the soft, girly voice he had heard in the medical tent.
"Hiei! What a pleasant surprise," said Genkai.
"You're...young," stuttered Hiei.
"What, you were surprised? You didn't think Koenma would force me to stay in that awful old body for the rest of eternity did you?"
"No...I mean...Well, you look...," Hiei stuttered, but couldn't finish his statement.
"Don't worry, I know what you mean," said Genkai with a laugh. She just smiled at Hiei, who stared back, not knowing what to do.
"Please, come in. Have a seat," she said, and stood aside to let them pass.
"So what happened? Why are you in the Spirit Realm," Genkai asked Hiei after they had settled in they living room.
"I died," stated Hiei simply.
"Well I figured that much," exclaimed Genkai, "HOW did you die?"
"I was killed saving Yukina," explained Hiei.
"Well, it is a heroic death. So, you are going back, right?"
"Of course he is," Botan answered before Hiei could say anything. Hiei glared at her, but didn't disagree.
Genkai looked at Botan.
"So, how's my Yusuke and everyone else doing," she asked.
"Oh, they're just swell, Genkai. Yusuke and Kuwabara and Kurama all miss you, not to mention Keiko and Shizuru. We all want you to be with us again, but unfortunately we know that's not possible," Botan said.
"How did Yusuke take my death," Genkai asked in a hushed voice.
"Not as well as we'd hoped," replied Botan sadly.
"What happened to Toguro?"
Um...well...Yusuke fought him, and...," she trailed off.
"And?"
"And...killed him," Botan said quickly.
"Oh," said Genkai shortly. She looked down at her feet and her beautiful pink hair cascaded around her face.
"Oh, Genkai, I'm so sorry," Botan said, and she went to embrace the young woman. Hiei stood beside them and patted Genkai awkwardly on the back. Genkai smiled gratefully at them.
"I'm fine, go sit down," said Genkai, "So, what was the real reason you came to see me?"
"Actually," said Botan, "Hiei was the one who wanted to come, so I'll leave you two alone to talk. I'll be in the front yard if you need me."
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