Hello again. Sorry I didn't update She Will Be Loved, but I have serious writers block for that story, but I promise, promise, promise that once this fic is done I WILL update it. Mkay, now...FOR YOUR FEATURE PRESENTATION!
'Take care......take care.....take care......' "Ah!"
Botan quickly shot up in her bed. She looked left and right, and no one was there. "Did I just hear....Hiei?" 'Wait a second, wasn't it just dark out?' Botan looked to her left outside the window to see the sun, shining brightly, and a brilliant blue autumn morning. Botan looked over to her clock, '8:32....SHIT! The matches started at 7!!!' Botan quickly jumped out of bed and grabbed her clothes. She lifted her shirt up to her bellybutton quickly, but then went at an extremely slow pace. As she lifted it up to her chest, she was expecting excruciating pain, only it never came. "Huh?" Botan questioned as she gazed down at her chest through the neck of her shirt..
No burns, no blisters, no blood, and no marks from the bandages. Just her plain, soft, skin. "That's.....odd....." Botan's mind then wondered off to the voice she thought she heard, 'Take care.....' "Take.....care? Huh, maybe I have a guardian angel." Botan mused, still very unaware that her 'guardian angel' was still watching her from outside her window. 'Shit...' Hiei thought, 'She heard me...! Well, at least she doesn't KNOW it was me. Hm, looks like my healing powers ARE still what they use to be. Not a scratch on her, and I'd like to keep it that way, can't be wasting all my precious training time babysitting.' Hiei blushed as Botan began to undress and turned the other way.
Botan quickly wrapped her chest and decided to wear normal human clothes today, regular brown pants, probably 2 sizes too big as they showed most of the plaid boxers (yes...boxers, hee hee) she was wearing, and just an oversized black shirt. Botan took out a pair of sneaker and started stuffing them with tissues. 'Man, since when did I ever have to stuff my shoes with tissue?! I swear, Yusuke, Kurama and Hiei have grown so much over the past years. (They're all around 17 now, just in case you were wondering) I remember when I was taller than Hiei, now he's about a little taller than Yusuke, and Yusuke's a good 5 inches taller then me! Even Keiko and Yukina have grown too. I've just, stayed the same. Keiko is my height now, same for Yukina. These people, my teammates, my friends, are all still growing, yet I continue to stay the same. They all look so mature now, sure, right now I look like I'm 16-17, and it looks ok to be seen around them, but.....what will happen, when they get older, like 22-23, how would it look then, college students, hanging around a 16 or 17 year old girl? The disadvantages of being dead: eternal youth. Some people might look at that as a good thing, but when you make friends the same age as you and then they get older.....then...it just really sucks...' Botan thought sadly as she finished stuffing and slipped the shoes on. "Woohoo I'm like a whole 3 inches taller." Botan said very unenthusiastically.
Hiei, who was reading Botan's mind the entire time could hardly believe what he was hearing. 'Who would have known that the onna thought of things like that, she's usually so hyper and happy, this is certainly a big change in what I'm use to hearing from her.' Hiei jumped down to meet Botan down by the group when she exited the room. Botan raced down the staircase and into the hallway, through the double doors and into the lobby where Yusuke Kurama, Kuwabara, Keiko, Yukina, and Shizuru all stood. Just as Botan reached them, Hiei appeared next to Kurama, who just simply stated, "Oh, hello Hiei, Sora, how are you both this morning." Botan looked at them all, expecting to see angry faces for her making them late, just answered very confusedly, "Uh....good, and, uh, how about...you?" Kurama smiled and replied politely, "Fine, just fine." Botan looked at Yusuke and asked, "Aren't we late for the match?" Kuwabara then spoke up and said, "They cancelled all the matches for today. The people of the tournament found out about all the dead bodies in that castle and decided to investigate. So basically we have a day all to ourselves." Botan blinked and replied, "Oh..."
Keiko then started a nice and light conversation with Kurama, while Botan's mind wandered off to the person throwing little pebbles at her head from outside the door. She looked out the doorway to outside, and spotted a redheaded woman, hiding halfway in a bush, signaling for Botan to come over there. "Um, I think I'm going to go see somebody..." Botan announced, getting everyone's attention, including Shizuru's. Botan nodded her head toward the crouching redhead. Kurama squinted his eyes, not because of the sun, but in disgust, "Alright Sora, but if you get into trouble just call for us." Botan nodded and turned toward the door, all of the tantie's eyes on her. Botan turned just once to see Shizuru's hurt face, and Botan couldn't help but wince. She hated this lying thing, she really did. And seeing all the people she was going to hurt once Sora disappeared, Botan didn't think she could handle it. Just the look Shizuru had on her face, was like taking a bullet to the heart for Botan.
When Botan finally reached Yuri, a grin spread across the redheads face so fast as she said, "I have found the answer to your problem!" Yuri quickly grabbed Botan's hand and started running from the hotel and in the direction of the woods. Yuri was fast, dodging trees left and right, her swift feet rustling the dead leaves they ran upon. "Yuri!!!" Botan screamed breathlessly, "Where are we going?!" Yuri turned her head back, still running, and still grinning, "You'll see!" She shouted over her shoulder excitedly. In a matter of minutes, Botan could see the castle, she had previously been to just a few days before. When they reached the castle Yuri stood near the doorway and peered in, "Oh, ew, gross. Alright uh.....ok, I know your name isn't Sora, so, what's your real name?" Botan looked at Yuri and answered thoughtfully, "Botan." Yuri nodded and said, "That's a pretty name. So, Botan, I, the Great Yuri, have brought you hear, to help you."
"Help me?" Botan repeated.
"Yeah, you know your whole identity crisis thing going on. And I know this because I know your friends probably wouldn't have let you join in this tournament, am I right?"
Botan looked at Yuri and replied, "Right."
Yuri chuckled and began, "Well little missy, I have found the answers to your prayers."
Botan looked astonished as Yuri continued, "I, have just mastered a spell that could save you ass. The spell, is a vessel spell. You've probably never heard of one before, but it's one of the seven restricted spells of Reikai. Well, I found out how to do it and all I need to do is test it out to make sure it wasn't a false spell."
Botan blinked and asked, "What's a vessel spell?"
Yuri smiled and explained, "A vessel spell is, well, a spell that basically conjures up a vessel. But not the vessel you're thinking of. Not like a ship vessel, but a human vessel. What this spell does is, it can turn anything dead, with a human body, act, feel and seem alive."
Botan had never been so confused in her life. "Yuri, I don't understand."
Yuri smacked her forehead and explained again, "Ok Botan, maybe you'll understand once I tell you my plan. I am going to take one of the dead bodies of a woman, right in there, and cast a spell on it. Now that spell that I cast, will allow the body to take energy from the person who supplies the energy for it. It will take the energy, and also take the form of whomever supplied the energy. So basically, when we're done, the dead body of whoever we took, will move, become alive, but not really. You see Botan, the vessel has no soul, due to it being dead and all, so, it has no mind of it's own. That's where you come in. The vessel takes the form of who supplies the energy, so it will look like you. But, remember, it doesn't have a mind of it's own, so it does what it supplier does, or, whatever it's supplier tell it to do, telepathically."
Botan's eyes widened as she now understood what Yuri was telling her. "Where did you ever learn to do that?" Botan questioned. Yuri just simply laughed and entered the castle. Botan then found the light inside the castle again and flicked the switch. "Now Botan, all we have to do is find a girl about the same height as you, and then we can leave." Botan nodded as they started searching all the bodies, which was probably the grossest thing Botan ever had to do. But as Botan was searching she noticed something very familiar about all the woman Hayate had killed.
The women either had pink eyes, or light blue hair. 'Oh no, he's been killing women who resemble me!' Botan shuddered as she realized how insane her brother had become. Yuri picked a limp body up and put it against a wall and compared it to Botan. Yuri looked down at Botan's feet and said, "Did you stuff your shoes?" Botan laughed sheepishly and nodded. "Good, then that means that this girl is probably the same height as you are without the tissues, now lets go." Yuri stated as she hoisted the body up, and started to falter. "Uh, Botan, I think I need your help." Yuri dropped the body outside the castle and tried to pick it up again. Botan grabbed an arm, and heard a crack, a she tried to move the stiff limbs. "Careful Botan, or you may have to explain to your friends why you don't have an arm."
Botan shivered at the thought of not having an arm and went back to the body. The woman that Yuri had picked had strangely resembled Botan a lot. She had long light blue hair, and her facial features seemed to match Botan's as well. Then, Botan started to suspect something horrible. "Y-yuri, is it possible to keep a dead body, preserved you now for a long time?" Yuri glanced at Botan and said, "Well, yeah. I mean, if someone were like crazy, and actually WANTED to keep a dead body, all they would have to do is supply a little spirit energy and bada-bing-bada-boom you're as good as you were when you were alive! Well, except for the fact that you didn't talk or do anything, but that's beside the point." Botan was almost afraid to see the color of the girls eyes.
Botan's hand shook as she moved it closer and closer to her eyes. She then lifted the eyelids with her fingers and started screaming. The girl's eyes were pink. The girl's hair was blue. The girl was the same size as Botan. The girl looked like Botan. That girl was Botan.
Okay, I'll be sure to update as soon as possible, just as long as you all give me some ideas of what to do for my fics and I'll see if I can make it happen, Oh! And don't forget to tell me what you liked about the chapter!