Konnichipuu, minna-san, it's me again, kreuz4eva aka mi-chan! Oh.I'm so happy that you all do like me fics afterall! Somehow, I owed many viewers my apologies as well as gratitude!

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Disclaimer: Ha.okay, I'm now claiming that I don't own YYH, I wish this could be de other way round! Togashi-senpai, would you kindly spare me only Kurama and Botan, I not a greedy person. Oh..pluzee.I take good care of em!

Recap of Chp 1

"I suggest we should be going to Ningenkai so that we could arrange your stay at Genkai's place once we reach there. Moreover we have to tell Yusuke and others about our new assignment so that they would not get overwhelm when seeing us together" he commended.

"Hai, onegai shimasu!" she bowed at Kurama, to thank him for being so considerate. With that, they walked back into the palace and get ready for their jaunt to Ningenkai.

Story Title: Kimochi

Chapter 2 - The incident at Genkai's temple

They reached Ningenkai shortly after they bid goodbyes to Koenma and others. Along the way, Kurama and Botan had those awkward feelings inside them but it was not shown directly. They had not talked to each other. Silence drowned the journey as they traveled.

When they were near Genkai's temple; Botan transformed into her human form so everyone nearby the temple could detect her presence.

The night was rather chilly and her body was freezing. Kurama realized that Botan was shivering, and he eventually thought that it's a normal reaction, since she's no longer in her spirit form, but a real human.

"It's already winter, so you'll have to covered yourself with extra clothing" Kurama suggested.

"Oh...tha…thank you for your advice" Despite of gritting her teeth to beat the cold, Botan managed to reply him with her trembling voice. Seeing the poor deity shivering; Kurama released some demonic power to set up a barrier to keep them warm.

"Kurama-kun…" Botan felt the barrier that shielded them "thanks for the shielding…"

"It's okay; I wouldn't want to be blamed by Koenma-sama if he knows that I did not take good care of his favorite deity"

"Fa…favorite!" She blushed furiously upon hearing what he remarked "That…that, it's not like what you think"

"You'll only become more suspicious by giving excuses to defend yourself" he teased.

"Ah…" this time she was caught speechless. She knew that she could never win him over a debate, she'll just have to save her breathe.

As soon as they reached the temple; Yusuke was already standing in front of the main entrance, impatiently expecting for their arrival. "What took both of you so long?"

"Blizzard!" Kurama and Botan replied in unison.

"How do you know that we are coming?" Botan asked curiously.

"Hee.Hee. Six sense!" Yusuke answered proudly "Ore-sama is the world's best spirit detective afterall"

"Wow.Yusuke, kakkoi, when did you learn that?" Botan asked with astonishment.

"Botan, it's not like that. Perhaps…" Just when Kurama was about to explain the facts to Botan; a loud beeping sound interrupted their conversation.

Yusuke pulls out his Rekai's compact intercom and answered it.

"Yusuke, is Botan and Kurama there already?" Koenma asked him through the intercom.

A pair of terrible violet eyes pierced at him, sending shiver from the bottom of his spines up to the top of his head.

"Err…of course, both of them just stood in front of me" he answered falteringly as he still could feel those terrible vibes attacking him.

"Good, please take care of my idiotic ferry girl. She's very bubble headed and clumsy" with that criticism Koenma hang up.

"Baka, bubble headed, clumsy…" She heard these criticisms loud and clear out from the intercom.

At that point, Botan's tolerance was to her extreme. She could no longer hold her anger against Koenma's criticism. She then took the intercom from Yusuke and attempt to contact Koenma, but was impeded by Kurama. Kurama had already had the intercom in his hand. (he's worthy to be Makai greatest thief)

"Kurama, please give the intercom to me; you know I couldn't take this anymore. I'll call him now and let him know that I quit!" she exclaimed while still struggling to snatch back the intercom from Kurama's hand while Yusuke just stand there and enjoy the scene. (Sorry, although I would perhaps overdo Yusuke's personality but sometimes I really think that he enjoy see ppl in unimportant arguments!)

"Botan-san, if you said out these words, you would probably remorse for the rest of your life" he explained while still holding the intercom in his hand. "Who cares whatever he said, but the most important thing is that Botan-san should always be Botan-san!"

With that Botan stopped, then looked at Kurama's serious face.

She then turned away from Kurama and agreed with what he had said.

"I'm tired, I need to rest" she said those words and make her way to the guest room where she used to stay.

"That's it? I thought things would be even more interesting" Yusuke sighed when he saw Botan goes into the temple's hall.

"What's wrong with her anyway, she doesn't give up on an argument that easily?" Yusuke asked eagerly.

"Nothing happened" Kurama shook his head and then look at the intercom which he's still holding. He let out slender grin when he reminisced of how both of them struggle for the intercom. Their body was so close to each other. They could feel each other breathe. Kurama also noted that Botan gave up not because of his convincing primacy but due to the sensation they had when then were so close to each other.

"So, Kurama, I guess you'll have to stay here as well, the weather's getting worse" Yusuke commented.

"Don't worry about me; I'm fine..." before Kurama could even finish talking; Yusuke had already pull him into the dark hall and straight to another guest room; that leaves the red-head with no alternatives but to accept his initiate invitation. Before entering the room he made a call to his mother, informing her on his stay.

When he made his way back from the living hall to his room, he saw Botan's shadow casing over the shoji (paper sliding door). Based on the figures; the blue-haired deity is doing some funny gestures. He seems to be attached to her; even if it's her shadow. A moment later; he decided to end his prying and entered the room.

Although the feelings in between them were getting more and more demonstrative but they still very reluctant to accept those comfortable vibes surrounding them.

It was a night where both of them couldn't even rest their mind in peace; all they could think and vision each other's face but it also makes them reminisce that they'll be facing each other from the moment the sun rises across the horizon.

The next morning seems bright and shines, with snow falling off from the trees. The sound of the falling snow seems to have waked the lovely blue haired girl. She then tidy up her bed and herself as well and then opened up the window and look out from it. "Ii tenki da (wat a nicez weather)" she commented.

Opposite of her window, she noticed someone laid eyes on her, and she recognized instantly that it was Kurama. She blushed immensely, because she never thought that Kurama would stay.

"Ohaiyou…Botan-san" he greeted her with his usual smile.

"Oh..ohaiyou, Kurama-kun" she whispered back, but it's good enough for Kurama to accept it.

"Ii tenki de, Botan-san" he commented the same thing as she had commented earlier.

"Em.ah em!" she only could replied the ah.em.(poor shy girl).

"You are an early bird" Kurama make another comment.

This make Botan blushed even more; the warmth of her face could even melt the snow.

"You too…" she thought that the compliment was too hard to accept as a matter of fact that she didn't sleep for that whole night. She had been doing a lot of thinking; most of them were about Kurama and yet she couldn't tell him the facts.

"Let's have breakfast together and then we should start planning on our assignment" he suggested"

They could smell the aroma of good food coming out from the kitchen.

"Hai…I'll be ready in 5 minutes" she replied and quickly dashed to dress up. When she came out from her room, she saw Kurama standing in front of his door, waiting for her to He is still wearing the attire he wore yesterday, light blue shirt and dark blue jeans.

"Shall we?" he asked politely and let Botan to walk before him.

"Mou, Keiko…breakfast not ready yet? I'm almost die from starving" Yusuke complained.

"Urusai (shut up), breakfast almost ready, can't you just wait for a little longer?" with that, apiece of pancake flew out from the kitchen and hit directly onto Yusuke's face.

When Kurama and Botan saw that, they couldn't help but giggle. Seem like Yusuke and Keiko's relations were improving.

"What wrong with you, you are suppose to aim it onto the plate not my face, you mama gorilla!" he exclaimed.

"I thought that your face looks better with a piece of pancake sticking onto it and for you information I'm not mama gorilla you stinky idiot!" she retaliated.

"You did this on purpose!" still wouldn't give up on arguing.

Both Kurama and Botan sweat-drop. They knew that situation would end up that both of them were not able to have their proper breakfast due to Yusuke and Keiko's drastic eyes to eyes war! The surrounding seems horrible. The sparks given out from their eyes could easily roast a chicken.

After the terrible war breaking break-very-fast, Kurama, Botan and Yusuke discuss about plans for their assignment.

"So, this is kind of boring, you know just investigating and lay eyes on human" Yusuke sighed.

"But he's very ferocious and he's the leader of Japan's most atrocious gang. He must have had lots of body guards" Botan explained but Yusuke still seems uninterested on such trivial topic.

"Then you don't have to use your human form to approach him" he commented.

"Yusuke, if she doesn't appear in human form, then I'll be acting like a fool standing by the street talking to Ms Nobody Else because there's no way human can see her existence unless they are possess certain spiritual power" Kurama elucidated on the what if circumstances.

"Then, Botan you could go alone" Yusuke again retaliated.

"I can't leave her alone." Kurama suddenly said out some stunning words.

"Why can't you leave her alone?" Yusuke realized Kurama's sudden panic and press query on him, while Botan was dumbfounded with face blushed as red as a tomato.

"I mean, I'd promised Koenma-sama to help her on this assignment!" he explained.

'Koenma's request? Only because of that?' Botan mused and the feelings in her heart sank when she heard those words. Yet she couldn't show Kurama how hard she's taking it. She waited for a moment for her hard feelings to subside so she could back up Kurama and stop Yusuke from pestering him.

Yusuke finally gave up on teasing them and give them some information on their target.

"Wow, Yusuke you sure know a lot about this guy" Botan complimented "and don't tell me about your six sense again!" and warned him of not to fool around.

"Of course not, there's nothing to do with six senses; I know him because he's the most disruptive gang leader in Japan. Though he's just a mere human; but still be careful while you guys were near to his territory"

"Thanks and we'll take care of ourselves during the assignment" Kurama assured him.

With that they left Genkai's Temple and headed to the place where their target stays.

TBC…

Re-edited: 25/9/06. For some reason; I felt like editing this story so I can get a feel of motivation to continue the rest of the chapters.

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