Author's note: Sorry, I had writers block, but it should get a little more interesting. Thank you for the feedback on my second chapter! I really enjoy the reviews! Okay now for the third chapter. George, bang the gong!

George: ...yes miss. (Gong!!!!!!!!!!)

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Chapter 3:Surprise visit.

Koenma took her hand and pulled her in the portal to join him. They were instantly warped back into his office. Botan quickly pulled her hair back into a ponytail and smoothed out her kimono. "Thank you Master Koenma." She bowed and hurried down the hall to the ferry girl quarters. There was a big shelf with cubbyholes for each ferry girl. Botan's slot was next to Ayame and found hers quickly. She found her book of Enma and opened it for the new entries. She paged through and found the first victim of the day. "Uma Yuminaki. Ouch! Falls out of a window at 10:30 am."Botan read and looked at the clock. It was 10:15. "I better hurry!" she said to herself scrambling out to the front gate. She hopped onto her oar and flew quickly to the location the 29 year old was going to fall.

She made it in time as she heard a scream and the woman fell to her death. Botan flew down to the now floating soul who looked extremely confused. Botan smiled widely and greeted the woman with a huge smile. "Hiya! My name is Botan. I'm here to take you to Reiki!" Uma's mouth dropped at the sight of a blue haired girl riding an oar. "What the hell? What's going on?" Botan blew her bangs from her eyes. The same thing every time. She had to explain that they were dead and carry them off to Reiki to be placed in the correct afterlife. "Your dead sweetheart. Remember, you fell?" Uma looked down at her neglected body. "Oh my gawd! That's me! I'm dead? Oh-my-god!"Uma frantically realized.

Botan patted her oar for the woman to sit down. "Come on now. We have no time to waste." "B-but....who are you?" she asked suspiciously. Botan sighed at this too. "I have many names but they all mean grim reaper."Botan explained. "Shouldn't you be a skeleton in a robe, carrying a scythe?"Uma asked confused. Botan chuckled. It reminded her of the time she went to go get Yusuke and he said the same thing.

"Come on now, we can't be late. I have other souls to ferry today besides yours."Botan reminded her. Uma floated over to the oar and sat down softly. Botan whizzed off to Reiki with Uma holding her waist afraid to fall off. "You shouldn't be worried about falling. Your dead. Besides you'd just float anyways." Botan laughed. Uma shook her head. "I'm new to this." Botan shrugged as they entered the front gate.

Botan had been busy all morning. Suddenly her communicator mirror rang. "Botan here." "Botan, did you forget about training Higaneshi this afternoon at 1:00?" Koenma asked unapprovingly. Botan halted abruptly and stared into the screen. "Oh shoot! I almost forgot! Koenma, can someone take over for me?"Botan asked. Koenma sighed and scratched his head. "Yeah, I'll get someone. Its 1:30 go quickly now!" he hurried her. Botan nodded and shut the mirror as she flew off to Higaneshi's temple.

The fiery red head was sitting Indian style with her arms crossed and gave Botan a glare as she dismounted. "30 minutes late!"Higaneshi informed her. Botan gave a glance. "I'm terribly sorry, I lost track of time! People were just dying on me." Botan apologized trying to lighten the mood. Higaneshi didn't take it well and grumbled. "Well when am I going to be an official ferry girl, Botan? I've been going through training for a month now!" Higaneshi demanded. "I know it'll be soon. Koenma says you're improving everyday and he told me you should be ready soon."Botan reassured her.

Higaneshi pouted. "I've been ready. I fought against Yakumo too! And he was a Netherworld god!!!!"Higneshi growled. (It was in the second movie.) "I know Higaneshi and I was internally grateful for having you assist the Reiki Tantei, but you have to go through the training as everyone else. Hell, I did and I waited long years to get to the position I'm in now today."Botan explained. Higaneshi's light greenish/blue eyes flicked and rolled. She sighed, "Okay Botan. I guess I'm just mad because you were late." Botan smiled and ruffled her hair. "Right now let's go back to practicing possession."

Hiei shifted in the tree watching Onna train her apprentice for an hour now. It's not that he cared or anything just that he had nothing else to do so why not see what it took to be a "baka ferry onna." He remembered Higaneshi when they fought against the Netherworld. Well...she was weak but even with that handicap she still tried her best to help out and rescue Onna. 'So I guess she's tolerable.' he thought. He looked over at a nearby clock tower and saw that it was 2:30pm. "Kitsune should be done soon. I think I'll see what's going on there. He yawned and stretched his arms when all of a sudden...

"BOTAN! HELP!" Higaneshi screamed. Hiei shot his head out from the tree and saw a demon flying towards Higaneshi at top speed. Onna materialized her bat and swung it at the demon. The demon yelped but managed to throw her out of the way. And it was still after Higaneshi. Hiei jumped out of the tree and quickly stuck his sword in the demon's face. It screamed and thrashed, accidentally knocking her off her oar. Onna caught her in her arms as Hiei landed on the ground. The demon dropped next to him with a sickening thud and staining the ground with blood. Onna came down and returned Higaneshi her oar. "Thank you Hiei." They both replied. "Hn. It was nothing."Hiei answered brushing it off. Onna grinned as Higaneshi shrugged. Hiei looked at her through the corner of his eye. 'I never noticed that onna has such a nice smile.' he thought to himself as he spaced out. Then, onna's communicator rang snapping him out of it. 'Nice smile? I must be tired.' he denied.

"Botan, It seems you have some visitors."Koenma smirked. Botan cocked her head to one side in curiosity. "Who's there?" "Well come over here and greet them won'tcha?" Koenma laughed. Botan nodded and closed it. 'Koenma is keeping secrets again. I hate how he makes me guess.' she thought and mounted her oar. "Anyways the training for the day is over. I'll see you tomorrow, Kay?" "Uh-huh. Tell Koenma that he should make me ferry girl really soon!" Higaneshi told her. Botan gave a small smirk. Hiei disappeared and melted into the shadows knowing his work here was done.

Botan flew towards Reiki. 'Hiei's been nicer to me lately. Maybe Kurama told him to behave. Then again, Hiei doesn't take orders from anyone.'Botan thought. 'Or maybe he likes Higaneshi...?' her mind drifted. Something inside her feared that notion. Almost like she hoped he didn't. But she forgot about it and focused her mind about the visitors. She opened Koenma's front door when...something picked her up and hugged her. "Yeep!!"She gasped. She looked down and saw that it was, "Gin? Is that you?" His blue eyes flickered as they met her happy pink eyes. "Tis me Botan!" She giggled as he carried her over to Touya who looked equally happy with a smile forming on his face.

"Touya, Gin! What are you doing here?" she asked happily. Gin set her down and explained. "Botan tomorrow is the all saints day. Your Birthday." "Remember, we celebrate it then?" Touya reminded her. She blushed, "Oh-my-god I forgot! How silly of me! And you came for it. Thank you!" And she jumped and gave each of them a hug. They both laughed. "I'm sure you'll want your birthday off. I'll have someone work in your place while you're gone." Koenma smiled and folded his hands on his desk. "But who Koenma?"Botan asked slightly worried. "Well...Higaneshi seems ready. And even you said her training is pretty much complete..."Koenma pointed out.

"Oh she'll be so happy!" Botan cheerfully agreed and clapped her hands. She couldn't wait to tell Higaneshi the good news. "Well let's find some place to crash." Gin said stretching his arms and carried Botan who was giggling with Touya.

Hiei arrived in front of Kurama's school and strolled over. He was quickly walking away from his fan girls who were all waving goodbye. "The ningens raping you again?"Hiei joked. Kurama growled, "No." Hiei chuckled and they started heading towards his house. "You didn't come home last night."Kurama started and gave Hiei a suspicious glance. "So?..Don't tell me you were worried, Kitsune." Hiei bellowed. "Not really...but you got Botan pretty upset last night."Kurama replied as-matter-of-factly. Hiei hned.

He thought about how she yelled then apologized and he got all happy. 'No way am I going to mention that Onna got me to smile.' He thought. "Hn? Is that all you can say?"Kurama asked annoyed. Hiei shrugged. "Or...are you really starting to fall for Botan?"

Hiei almost tripped. "Kitsune don't make such bullshit up. It's not even remotely funny." Kurama grinned widely, which made Hiei hate him even more. "You have to admit, she's easy on the eyes." he nodded. "I never thought about, Kitsune. So shut up."Hiei said sorely. Kurama shook his head. "Fine, fine. Oh-by-the-way Touya and Gin have stopped by." Hiei looked up at Kurama slightly confused. "Why?" "Well...Tomorrow is all saints day. And they told us that's when Botan's birthday is. They came to celebrate."

'I didn't know Onna's birthday was then.' He admitted. "So will you join us?"

Hiei stopped and looked at the fox demon. "Why should I? What would that accomplish?" Kurama frowned. "Hiei it's her birthday, dammit, and if you don't go I'm sure she'll be hurt." "No she won't. Onna doesn't care." "If she didn't why did she go after you when you got embarrassed at the letter?" Hiei scoffed at "embarrassed".

"No..."

"Hiei..."

"No"

"You like her."

"No"

".........Yukina will be there."

"............Fuck you, kitsune."

Kurama smiled at his victory. "It's at 4:00 p.m. sharp. Don't be late." "Hn." "Oh and Hiei?"

"What?!!"

"Where something nice."

"What ever..." Hiei growled as he rolled his eyes.

Okay. End of chapter 3! Sorry if it was short....

Please review when you can, I like to read them! And then hopefully Botan and Hiei will realize they like each other.

Chp.4 coming soon...