A/n: Glad to hear you all are liking it. My reviews have decreased very. o.O Do you think they didn't read it all before saying, 'Oh I hate the non Kurama x Botan fic?' Because that's exactly what it is.. plus a surprise person. Ok, so um R/r please.
Sarasaki High's Gaffe
Chapter Three - Mushy Love Letter, Not
"Kasaan, otousan, I'm gone. Ja ne!" She said as she ran out of the house and jumped off the front step. As she did she heard a car roar up in front of her.
"Hey Botan!" Keiko said as Yusuke also greeted her with a head nod. Keiko had a new car, and was giving Yusuke and Kuwabara a ride to school, "Hop in girl, we have to go get Kurama."
Botan jumped into the car, it was a black GT Convertible with the roof off. "Nice car!" Botan shouted as she sat across from Kuwabara and behind Keiko in the driver street. They sped off.
"Yeah I know. That's why I won't at school yesterday. My kasaan took me looking for a car because of my really late graduation present." She giggled.
"Well it's very cool." Botan said looking at the beach leather seats on the inside, then saw a CD player in the car too, "Ooo! It even has a CD player." Botan said getting a 'No Doubt' CD out of her book bag.
Yusuke saw her getting ready to put the CD in and quickly took it away, "No, no! Hand me that Taproot CD." Yusuke said looking at her CD pouch.
"I wanna hear No Doubt!"
"I wanna hear Taproot!" said Yusuke.
"I wanna hear Mudvayne!" said Kuwabara.
"And I wanna hear JT so shut up because this is my car!" Keiko said and turned up the radio as Justin's new song came on.
Botan giggled, "Yeah me too." She put her CD's up. Keiko stopped in front of Kurama's house as they all saw Shiori leaving somewhere, "Hi Mrs. Minamino!"
She waved back at them with a grand smile as she got into her vehicle and took off somewhere, who knows?
Keiko honked her horn. Kurama had been brushing his teeth and trying to find a belt for his dragging baggy jeans. He popped his head out the window, "C'mon boy!" Keiko shouted as he held one finger up.
Soon he came out of his house and ran back in for his belt and came back out. Yusuke and Kuwabara snickered as he almost tripped over his pants, "Sorry guys." He jumped into the car confused.
"Keiko?"
"Nani?" She asked as she concentrated on her driving skills.
"Who's car is this?" asked Kurama.
"Mine! My mom bought it for me yesterday." Keiko explained. Then the rest of the ride to school was silent.
~*~Fourth period
"Can anybody update me with the war that's currently going on with the US and Iraq?" Asked the history teacher, Mr. Jones.
A dark haired boy raised his hand, "Yeah, they said that they're having to send more troops from America and they said they believe some of Saddam's sons are killed." The boy said in a horsy voice.
"Very good but can you tell me what the Iraqi's are doing?" The tall attractive brunette guy said walking passed Keiko and Botan's double desk.
"Excuse me sir." Everyone heard from the door way to the classroom. Mr. Jones looked to see his favorite student, "Ah, my favorite student, Shuichi come in." Kurama walked into the classroom with a paper.
Botan and Keiko watched as he walked passed them with a smirk on his face, then he looked at Kuwabara and some black haired girl, and then to Yusuke and.. nobody.
"Mrs. Downy would like me to take my test in your room. She said that I have to make up a test," Mr. Jones nodded, "Ok, take a seat anywhere you'd like." He said as Kurama sat next to Yusuke, "Please call me Kurama."
Mr. Jones looked back to the whole class, "Ok, can anybody answer my question now?" He asked as a black dude from the back of the class raised his hand and told him about the Iraqi's attacking their own property.
"Psst." Keiko called to Botan sitting right beside her. Botan looked to her left, "Yes Keiko?" Botan asked as low as she could. "Kurama's staring over here." Keiko giggled as Botan glanced as he turned quickly with a small smile.
"Ms. Botan and Keiko, would you like to tell us a joke?" Mr. Jones smiled at them as he stopped in front of their desk because of their talking.
"No, sorry Mr. Jones." Keiko apologized.
"Actually," Botan said scooting into her chair, "I got a joke." Keiko looked at her and shook her head.
"Ok, lets here it mate." He said his british word to match his accent. Botan nodded and took a deep breath so she wouldn't laugh.
"Are you smart or dumb?"
"Smart of course." Mr. Jones said.
"Ok. There was a murder one Sunday morning of a man. There were his wife, the maid, the butler, the mail man, and the gardener. Which one killed him?"
"Um?"
"Wait!" Yusuke shouted, "You forgot to tell them what they claimed to be doing. You mess the whole joke up!"
"Oh yeah! The wife was sleeping, the maid was cleaning out the closet, the butler was cooking, the mail man was delivering the mail, and the gardener was gardening." Botan smirked.
"Suicide." The man laughed, "No. Of course, it was the mail man." He said in a tone of confidence.
"Why would you say that?" Keiko asked.
"Because mail doesn't come on Sundays, duh you silly mates." He said as he walked back to the board in front of the room, "Back to subject. Oh yes, Dray you were right about the Iraqi's self attack."
Kuwabara, Kurama and Yusuke gave Botan the look of 'Ooo you feel stupid now don't you?' Botan tilted her head with an embarrass grin.
After the bell rung for class change Botan, Yusuke and Kuwabara ran out the classroom to the lunch room. The lunch room has a long line because of everyone trying to hurry.
Kurama stayed back in the room with Mr. Jones and Keiko, maybe a few other people slacking. Kurama handed her a piece of paper and smiled a sly smile. She looked to see Botan's name on the front.
"Ooo Kurama-kun may I read it?" Keiko jumped up excitingly.
"There's nothing personal Keiko. Just.. confessing something but sure, go ahead." Kurama said walking her towards the lunch room, "Make sure you give it to here whatever your next class is."
They walked into the lunch room with their arms linked as they approached the group and cut some people from behind them.
~*~1 minute till first part of Fifth class begins
Botan ran as fast as she could down a hall and slid around the corner. She then got to the music room and sat in her chair on the second row soon as the bell rang. The orchestra teacher shook his head.
"Lucky Botan." The orchestra teacher, Mr. Tagotti said as he stood up in front of his stand. "Wrong seat again. You're second violin third seat, not first like miss Yukimura."Botan took a seat on the other side of Keiko.
Keiko smiled, "Mr. Tagotti, may I have a challenge with Botan?"
"But she's in second section." Tagotti looked at Keiko weirdly, "You shouldn't be trying to take her seat."
"So."
"Fine, go on but you got 20 minutes before next challenge begins in there." Tagotti said as Keiko took Botan's hand and walked into the smaller room attached to the music room.
"Ok, I'm going to show you the basics to violin." Keiko said as she closed the door so no one could hear the loud noise.
"Thanks so much Keiko!" Botan said taking her bow out of her violin case and putting her shoulder rest on. "You're welcome Botan." Keiko said as she held up her bow, "This is the bow."
Botan giggled, "Bow.. Botan." She snorted as Keiko began to laugh. "You tighten it by the silver part at the end but not too tight." She said as they both tightened it, "Now you put the chin piece under your chin."
Botan done what was said and learned all of her notes as quick as any quick learner could. Keiko played a D scale as Botan watched carefully as Keiko slid the bow over two notes at a time, "Slur."
Keiko played from low to loud, "Forte." Then she went to low, and I forgot what that was called. Keiko started plucking her strings, "Pizzicato." Next, she explained the eight and four beats, rest and etc.
Soon, Botan was able to play Bohemian and Russian Sailor's Dance. All of this took about twenty minutes. Botan gave Keiko a quick performance as she played as clear as any other expert.
Knowing they only had about five minutes, Keiko held Botan back, "Matte." She said as she reached into her shoes to get a folded paper out with her name on it, "Here." Keiko said as she leaned against a table.
"From you?" Botan said opening it, Keiko shook her head with a smile. Botan smiled as she opened it all the way and saw a small paragraph.. maybe not even a paragraph, from Kurama.
Botan snorted as they both squealed, "I was thrilled! Kurama writing something like that? No way." Keiko said as they walked back into the orchestra room.
~*~ Second part of Fifth class
Botan and Keiko walked down the halls of the school looking at the Senior boys as they walked by smirking a sly smirk at the two. Botan didn't know how to act sexy so she blew all the chances of getting asked out.
"So, are you going to-?"
"No! I don't think of Kurama that way.. at least I don't think so. Plus, he has no time for girlfriend/boyfriend stuff." Botan shooed Keiko's suggestion out the door.
"Aw c'mon. You guys would look so kawaii together." Keiko said trying to convince Botan into accepting his. "If he wasn't interested why would he write the note in the first place? Huh Botan?"
"Hmm.. I guess you're right!" Botan's cheeks flushed into a pinkish color, "But I don't think I'm interested in him. I'll keep my options open."
"Oh you gotta close your legs sometimes." Keiko said as they laughed, Botan slapped her in the shoulder, "You're so dirty." She said in a british accent like Mr. Jones.
They walked into the school auditorium's side room where there was a circle of desk. Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama all sat beside each other, glancing at Christine, who was in the Dance Class too.
The bell rung as a the orchestra teacher ran into the room sliding, "G'day students." The french toned guy said standing at his podium. Everybody mumbled something.
Botan and Keiko were both glancing at Kurama as he talked to Yusuke and Kuwabara about something, probably some girl or Christine. (lol 'or')
"Have you girls been practicing that PTA performance. Reminder, the ballet dance is tomorrow night." The man in his black tight muscle shirt and dress pants said. The girls muttered as the boys smirked.
"You too boys." The boys gasped, "No, no silly comps. Practicing your dance moves right?" The boys all nodded and mumbled too.
"Great!" The man clapped his hands, "Are you girls ready to audition for center spot?"
Christine spoke up, "Yes, definitely." She smiled with her deep reddish brown eyes fixed right upon his.
Botan also spoke up, "Me too." Keiko's eye brows came together, "Nani?" Keiko whispered over to her, "You don't know how to ballet dance!" Keiko said as Botan smiled.
Kurama and Kuwabara was impressed. Yusuke already seen her dance before once but didn't say anything about it.
Christine's lip curled again in disgust. Botan looked at her lip curling at laughed at the sight of it, "Seems we have competition." Keiko said.
"She's no competitor against Christine." Fallon said, her teeth looked like fangs.. like Hiei's teeth, in bat form. (the card with Hiei on it and he's a bat)
Everybody 'Ooo-ed' Botan. Botan, rolled her eyes, trying not to flip out and stay cool. Christine done the same.
"Ok. Whelp! Everybody to the main auditorium room." Mr. Tagotti said as everyone walked peacefully to the dim room full of seats and a stage, which was lit with light purple lights.
Christine, Botan and some other girls had been back stage changing into something more ballet and revealing.
The three people to dance were good, but not the best. Next was Christine. She came out with a light pink one piece swim suit over top of some light blue stockings with a white ribbon around her waist.
"Totally too much." Keiko said as she saw Yusuke and Kuwabara in a trance. She slapped both of them as Kurama chuckled silently. Tara and Fallon gave them a glare to 'Shut up.'
Christine stood waiting for the music to start, which was '...' She was the best so far but was kind of dull because of her serious expression. She was trying so hard, she wasn't having fun.
Then after one more girl, it was Botan's turn. The gang watched as Botan came running out with black stockings and a royal blue one piece overtop. Keiko shook her head, "Botan doesn't do ballet."
"That's what you think." Yusuke said as he watched her stand still until a song came on.. which was not really appropriate for ballet but was kind of because of it's classical string music, "Bohemian Dance."
She began off boringly and too into trying too hard and then suddenly as the music got louder, she began to get too bubbly and energetic by jumping everywhere and spinning.
At the end, she tried doing two quadrupled spins combined. She succeeded BUT, at the end she slipped and lost balance and fell to her hands but caught herself as the B-Trio snickered. Keiko glared at them.
"Bravo!" Mr. Tagotti said, "Except for the blow at the end, just needs to tighten. But that was great Ms. Yakima." Botan smiled with a bow. Keiko started to applaud as everyone but the three clapped.
~*~Gym
The five walked outside the doors of the school towards the separate piece of school, which was the large gym. Botan and Keiko took their way to the girl's locker room as the boys did the same to the guy's.
"So Botan, where'd you get all that ballet talent from?" Keiko asked, still amazed from Botan's shocking performance.
"Oh I learned myself. Usually when Koenma-sama gave me a day off and I had nothing else to do, Yusuke would come to Rekai and get help from Koenma while I pranced around in his office annoyingly." She laughed.
"Wow well you were fantastic." Keiko complimented as Botan thanked her. They put on their gray shorts and their blue jogging suit zip up shirt. On the back of the shorts it had their name, which they used stickable letters to stick on like a jersey. (neat eh?)
They walked into the big gym where everyone sat on the floor Indian style. The boys wore gray loose pants and blue muscle shirts with their names on the back of their shirt.
They done the usually exercises and then ran three laps around a big circle parking lot. "Gather in ducks." The strong black guy said as the class ran over to him panting, "Today we're playing dodge ball and then free day. Now go." He said as everyone ran inside quickly.
Botan stood in the middle with the other girls as she looked at Keiko, "Dodge ball? What do we do?" She asked as the girls ran around screaming and laughing. Keiko laughed breathlessly,
"You dodge! Dodge the BALL!" She squealed at Yusuke kept getting the ball and trying to hit her. Botan laughed as Keiko landed on her rump, "Botan." Keiko said grinning as the ball came from behind her,
A boy had thrown the ball at her back as she turned around and got knocked the breath out of her stomach as she fell to the ground crouching, "Yow!" She said as Keiko bent over and Yusuke walked over.
"I'm ok." Botan said before she fell back down on the ground. The boy who threw the ball ran over to her, "Sorry you." The brown haired boy said as Botan looked up, "Oh it's o- Hey Masqoshki!"
Masqoshki looked at her weirdly, "Hey?" He said blinking baffled. Botan whispered to him, "It's me." She turned around as he looked at her shorts, "Botan?" She nodded. "Oh hi!" He said as he got called back.
Keiko winked as Botan shook her head as in 'No way.'
After the dangerous game of dodge ball, the gang decided to play a game of three on three in kickball. Of course, they couldn't play kick ball so they saw who could kick the farthest and catch the ball.
Botan, Keiko and Masqoshki were first kicking as Kurama, Kuwabara and Yusuke caught all of the kicks. Then they switched, Yusuke kicked and luckily Masqoshki caught it.
Kuwabara kicked and Masqoshki luckily caught it again as Botan and Keiko ran from the balls flying at them.
Then Kurama's turn.. he had a plan. He spotted Botan on the right field. He wanted to kick it over her head but erm, he kind of missed his target and the ball flew at her chest.
Everybody laughed as Botan stood frozen with a huge grin, then she fell flat on the ground again, "You ok Botan?" Everybody asked as Kurama ran over towards her.
Botan coughed a few times and breathed hard, "I'm ok." She said as she fell into Keiko's arms and they both went down. Kurama apologized.
Suddenly the bell rang to go the last period as everybody but Botan and Kurama ran. Kurama caught up with Botan and looked down kind of mad at himself,
"Uh." He said as Botan looked at him with eyebrows quirked, "I kind of.. had that planned. I mean!" He said as she stopped and looked at him confused. "-I wanted to kick it over your head but not at you."
Botan laughed embarrassed at herself, "It's ok. I understand what you're saying. Trying to hurt me until I notice you eh?" Kurama shook his head, "Noooo. I thought it would count as a flirt."
Botan blushed remembering the letter. She pulled it out and slapped him with it rolled up. He rubbed his cheek, "What???"
"That was a cheesy note." She said snorting as she read a few lines. "Well um, I just wanted to say that I liked you and I think we should go together. Would you like to? You're very kawaii. *wink*" Botan read amused at it.
Kurama kind of blushed himself and shyly looked away as she turned his head and watched him blush. 'Aw.' She said in her head as she put the note back in her pocket and pulled him towards the rest of the gang.
After reaching the group again, out of nowhere Keiko tackled Botan into the building to get away from the boys. Keiko laughed, "What, were you getting your mack on or something?"
Botan shook her head quickly, "I was just talking. I told him his letter was cheesy and read it back to him." Keiko Ooo-ah-ed, "Meanie you are. I know he was embarrassed."
"He sure was, he even blushed." Botan told Keiko as he eyes widened, "Botan!? Did you say you would go with him?" Botan rolled her eyes as Keiko gasped and slapped her on the head.
Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama finally found the two, "What was that running away all about?" Yusuke asked watching them whisper something.
"Nothing," Keiko said. "Just needed some private chit-chat." Botan said as Keiko nodded.
~*~After school
"C'mon Botan." Keiko said as everyone waited for Botan to come out of the school. Botan had one of her books with her, "Na, I'm gonna take a walk." Botan said as Keiko frowned, "Ok then.." She waved.
Botan waved at everybody as they all sped off in the car. Botan looked down the street to the nearby park and nodded, 'Hmph.' She walked towards it.
She sat under a tree eating an apple and studying some Geometry and Biology. She heard a squirrel jump out the tree and over her head as she looked up the tree and smiled at the bird nest. 'Ooo!'
Being bubbly and too happy, Botan climbed the tree and sat wobbling on the tree limb. There were new born baby birds with their mother which were Blue Jays. 'Aw.' She thought as she heard a cracking.
"Crack!" The limb broke where she sat as she shrieked. The mother bird flew off as her nest came tumbling down. Botan almost hit the ground before being caught.
"You're a really crazy fool." Hiei said holding the white haired girl and putting her down. "You're lucky I was in the park somewhere around of you wouldv'e busted your head."
Botan laughed nervously, "Well I think you would find it amusing anyway." Botan said smiling as she caught the bird nest and looked for another limb. "Damn right." Hiei muttered.
Botan began to climb again, "Woah. Are you nuts?" Hiei asked as Botan slid back down the tree, "Nani?"
"You just fell out of the tree.. now you're climbing it, and the same one too!" Hiei said, wanting to laugh but didn't.
Botan shrugged, "The birdies need to get back in their tree." Botan said making a worried face.
'This idiot actually cares that much for a bird, jeez.' Hiei said grabbing the bird nest wanting to throw it but jumped into the tree. He sat the bird nest down and jumped out, "There." He said looking up it.
Botan stared at Hiei as he looked up the tree at the birds. 'Did he actually just.. help those birds out?' She asked herself as she noticed Hiei looking back at her with his eye brows quirked. She quickly looked up to the birds, "Thanks Hiei!" Botan shouted in his ear as he fell over and heard giggles.
"Hn. Shut up!" He ordered her as she looked at him confused, "I'm not saying anything." Hiei's eyes widened as he heard the giggles louder and could make it out. 'Hn, those demon witch whatever girls.'
Hiei looked around quickly as Botan watched him, "What's going on H-IEI!?" She said as he pulled her up into the tree and told her to be quiet till they passed by.
Hiei watched the girls walk pass the tree and out of the park. He sighed in relief and jumped out the tree as Botan did the same, but didn't land. (lol) "What was that all about?"
"Stupid witch girls come looking for me again." Hiei said brushing his black cloak off, "They always come looking to mess with me." He glared at nothing.
Botan smiled cheerfully ^-^, "Maybe they like you Hiei!" She shouted as Hiei's eyes widened, "No way!" Hiei shouted back at her as Botan nodded. Hiei grunted, "I don't like them any- huh?" He felt something.
"Hey little man." One of the girls from the group said from behind. It was Fallon, the one with the fang teeth and short hair, "Why you hanging out with dorky?" She asked as Hiei looked at her from corner of his eye.
Botan growled, "I am not a dork! Where's your friends? Did they leave.. you?" She sees Christine and Tara come from behind the tree. Hiei gets behind Botan,
"I swear I though I saw you all walk out the park!" Hiei shouted.
"We have tricks up our sleeves." Tara said. "Yeah like fake images." said Christine.
"Yeah maybe because your not ningens." Botan said crossing her arms. Christine snapped her hand onto Botan's neck, "You got that right!" She gritted through her teeth. Botan shoved her off,
"Don't get too fresh, I don't swing that way." Botan snapped back at her as Hiei was impressed by her actions. "Keep messing around blondie and I'll mess all of you up." Botan jumped at them as the jumped.
"Boo." She said and smirked as they all backed away a little.
"You couldn't beat us with our arms cut off and our feet chained with 5 tons of weight." Tara said as Fallon pulled her arm. Christine had started to walk away.
Hiei shook his head, 'No way.'
Botan rubbed her hands together in satisfaction, "I know, everyone hates them too Hiei." Botan turned around to see nobody.. 'Hmm.'
Hiei jumped back out the tree from hiding with a smile.. not a smirk, a smile! He gave her a five dollar bill. Botan looked at him, "What's this for?"
"It's yours. You lost it when that baka took it and ran from you. I didn't want it because I can get things for free so." He finished as Botan smiled at him. "Thanks!" Hiei looked away, "Hn."
He was out of sight in a blink. Botan thought, 'Maybe that 'Hn' meant 'Yeah you're welcome.'' she giggled, "Na." She said as sat to begin studying again.
A/n: Wow, Botan stood up to the girls. Do you think it was for Hiei? Maybe. *smirks* Ok!! Yeap it's Hiei x Botan x Kurama! Although Hiei wants to be secret about it.. Kurama wants everyone to know they go with each other. Please, please review! Ja ne!