Party at my house?

'Ouch! What happened to me?' great exit Botan. I mentally slapped myself. I had to be a feminist at the moment. I slowly opened my eyes as I heard the ticking of a clock, there were no shadows on the wall and the sun seemed to be out, but I did not know what time it was or where I was.

I bit my bottom lip softly as I tried to sit up, I could feel the bruises all over my body stretch and reopen on the inside. I would rather bleed on the outside. Nice job for my first mission. I continued to slap myself.

I finally sat up...wait one moment, 'I know this house' the grandfather clock in the corner, the greenish couch on which I was sitting. The glass vase on the center of the table that embraced Red roses within... 'Kurama's house.' Botan thought. 'Why?'

"I see you're finally wake. Forgive me for bringing you here, I did not know the house in which you resided." Kurama said as he walked into the room.

"That's okay really." Was all I could think to say? I thanked god that I was taken to Kuwabara's house. "Kura..." I started but was cut of,

"Shuichi...call me Shuichi, I'll explain later. My mother knows me by this." Kurama said a little flustered and I smiled warmly at him thinking about how cute he was when he lost his cool.

Well time for more acting... "Oh, that's strange? But okay, Shuichi." I said, "I really must be going now. Thanks." I said and as I stood up it felt as if my brain wanted nothing more to do with me so it was trying to get out. My face scrunched as I tried to hide the pain factor but Kurama was too observant for that.

"Well perhaps you will allow me to accompany you to your home?" he asked as he took hold of my arm so that I would not fall over. Kurama was so sweet but I still needed to prove that I could hold my own on a mission. The sad thing was that the mission was only beginning and I hadn't run into any demons, save for my friends, the point was that I was failing without having even started.

"You are too kind, but I really think I can manage." I was lying and he knew it but Kurama wasn't the type to pressure a woman into anything...or was he?

"I insist." He said. Oh and I guess that's will make me change my mind.

"Fine." I huffed knowing that he would not give up on me. He let go of my arm to see if I could stand straight. I was a bit unsteady but I could walk, so with his help, I walked to my house. I was halfway home when I heard him speak.

"I must confess something." He said, "about who attacked you." he continued, what was he getting at? "He was a demon."

I didn't flinch nor did I say a word, which was a big mistake... "You seem to be taking it well," he said oops, I forgot that I don know about demons...

"Well, I- that is, sorry I was zoning, what were you saying?" I looked at him with a fake look of dryness.

"I said that a demon attacked you last night." He said and I stopped in my tracks and gave him a look that said you-are-crazy? Good acting.

"A de-demon? You are crazy for a cute guy..." what did I just say? I turned around and nibbled on my thumbnail in embarrassment. "Thank you for walking me home." I said wanting to get out of his sight.

"Wait. I know you don't believe me but...if you would please meet me at the park at noon?" he asked me. Was this like a date? Nah, although I have never been on a date before and the thought of it being with Kurama made my heard dance.

"Alright red, but you have one chance to convince me of this demon thing or I'll tell the men in white to come get you." I smiled and walked the rest of the way to my house never looking back.

I stepped to my front door and turned the handle... 'Click click' oh no it was locked. I searched my pockets for the key but it was no where to be found... "I must have dropped them when I was attacked." That was the last straw! I walked back from the door and saw an open window. Again I tried summoning, but I forgot. Koenma took my powers. So I had to climb.

I climbed on a trashcan in order to reach the sill of the window. I leaned in to grab on but the trashcan rolled out from under me leaving me hanging from the sill. I was kicking and trying to get my footing on the brick of the house but it failed. Just then I heard snickering behind me.

"Hey Oki Ran, you need help?" Yusuke asked

Oh, great now I'll never hear the end of this one. "Locked out?" he asked. How did he know?

"No I was looking for something..." I lied

"On the window sill? Outside?" he laughed, "please, you know it might be easier to get in if you had the key." He said and I turned my head and looked down to see him jingling the keys in the air teasingly. "I found them on the ground where you were attacked." He said "but I can see you don't need them."

"Dammit, Urameshi gimmy those keys!" I demanded losing my grip on the windowsill. Well If I was going to fall I was going to take someone with me. I aimed for Yusuke and fell full force on him. His eyes swirled and his hand holding me keys was up in the air. I grabbed my keys and got off of my mentally challenged friend. "Thank you." I said sweetly.

"No...prob...lem." He mumbled

"Don't just lay there, want to come in?" I asked being polite as I unlocked my door and walked in. Yusuke followed me in and sat on my couch. My house was still filled with unopened boxes. "Sorry about the mess, between getting ice cream and being jumped I hadn't had time to unpack." I smiled

"That's okay." Yusuke said, "You remind me of someone else, she's my assistant, you could say."

His assistant? Was that all I was to him? "Oh really." I said passively

"She's actually the one we are throwing the party for." He said, "You would almost be just like her, if you changed your hair blue and if your eyes were magenta." He said and I sweet dropped,

"You don't say." I said, "Speaking of her, when is her party?" I asked

"Three days from now." He said "hey your place is huge for only one person...where are your parents?" he asked

"On a business trip for a week." I lied, "what are you getting at?"

"We could have to party here, since she doesn't know you she will never think to look here for her party." He said "she has a way of trying to find out about surprises." He whispered.

"In three days huh?" I was shocked by what came next, "sure that would be great." I said and Yusuke stood up to leave and on his way out he yelled something about telling the others. "Bye."

"Oh great Botan, now they are going to have a party for you, while you are Oki Ran, how can I show up as Botan and Oki Ran?" I asked myself. "I could...nah that never works on TV."