Sarasaki High's Gaffe
Chapter 13 - P2P Conversation
Everybody sat around the fire as they heard pops from it, crackles and snaps. Someone's voice broke the silence barrier.
"Lets all write our names on slits of paper and pull from a hat. Girls in one, boys in the other. We'll match the two together and-" Emi was interrupted by Sao.
"They'll kiss!" Sao shouted enthusiastically. "If regretted to do so, you have to run around campus naked for the rest of the game. If you regret that, you'll continue tomorrow." Everybody's eyes widened but hers.
"No way." Yusuke replied. Kuwabara didn't answer but everybody knew his reactions.
"Ok!" He shouted, making Yusuke's mouth fly open. "Urameshi stop being a punk." He said grinning. Emi had to think about it for a second.
"Hey, I ain't afraid of a little ol' nudity!" Emi shouted as she sat back down. "I'm in this game baby." She said as Sao gave her a high five.
Kurama wasn't looked at for an answer, he had already told them off. Therefore, he stared out into the woods, where he thought he heard something and sensed a youkai near. Hiei.
"Botan?" Emi and Sao said, looking at her as she shrugged.
"As long as I don't have to do the nudity part." She said smiling mischievously.
"I'm in." Taylor simply answered as they gaped at him.
"Don't worry Botan, the nudity is for the boys only." Sao said as Emi nodded. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Taylor jumped up.
"Hey that's not fair!" Taylor shouted as Sao gave him her looks to make him feel weak inside. He sat back down with a sigh. "Ok."
"Can we at least keep our boxers on?" Yusuke asked as the girls shrugged. "Fine." They all replied. Kuwabara sat back down as Yusuke looked off to see Kurama walking towards the woods.
"Kurama, we have a bathroom in the main cabin you know." Yusuke said as Kurama glanced back silently and continued to walk. "Hm." Yusuke said aloud as he ignored his friend and sat in the circle.
"Where is he going?" Botan asked as they all looked to see Kurama disappear into the thick trees and bushes of the woodland.
"Probably to take a leak, leave the guy alone will ya?" Taylor said as Yusuke pointed to the sign above the main cabin that said restrooms. "Uh, maybe he don't like bathrooms?" He said as Emi slapped his head.
"Lets just go on and do this." Emi said as she looked to Botan. Botan walked back to the cabins for, most likely a piece of paper and a pen or something.
Kurama walked into the woods. "Hiei, is that you?" He whispered, not wanting to be heard by anyone but Hiei. Hiei jumped onto a limb, making it shake. Kurama looked up and saw him.
"Hn. Kitsune?" Hiei said in question. Kurama nodded.
"What are you doing here?" Kurama asked as Hiei jumped out of the tree. "I'm on a trip with the group for intersession." Kurama said, making Hiei's eyebrow jump.
"It's a kind of system when you get two weeks from school every certain length of time." Kurama said as Hiei blinked.
"Hn well I just thought I'd have to get away from Ninghenkai.." Hiei said looking down as Kurama looked at him weirdly.
"What for?" He asked the koorime.
"It kind of made my heart jump out my chest when you said you were in love with Botan." Hiei said sitting on the ground and picking with his right arm with bandages.
"Oh." was all Kurama replied before looking around because he heard some bushes or tree limbs rattle. He caught a peek at the thing or person who it was and found it was the pasty headed girl spying.
"I believe that was Botan." Kurama said looking at the koorime as Hiei's eyes widened. He jumped up to his feet.
"Hn! Kitsune, do you think she heard what I said?" Hiei asked him. Kurama shrugged his shoulders. He quickly tried to run up and catch the girl but it was too late. He ran out into open camp and saw everybody staring.
"Hiei!?" Yusuke shouted.
"Shrimp!?" Kuwabara shouted.
"Who the heck is this cute guy!?" Emi shouted.
"Uh.. Hiei." Botan said, trying to play as if she didn't know he was there. Hiei looked at Botan as she looked back at him innocently.
"Hn, bakas." Hiei said walking coolly over to Kuwabara and Yusuke. "What the heck are you doing here?" He asked, as if he didn't ask Kurama. Kurama walked out from the woods and over to the gang.
"We're camping out." Yusuke replied.
"Yeah and what the hell are you doing here?" Kuwabara asked as Hiei crossed his arms. Emi and Sao were not paying attention now and continued working on the names.
"Hn.." was all he replied as Botan felt her inside turn ice cold. He looked to Emi and Sao, "What are you ningens doing?" He asked as Emi and Sao looked up.
"We're getting ready to play a game." Emi replied. "Are you some sort of demon?" She asked as Hiei glared at her.
"What the hell do you think you baka onna?" He asked as Emi stood to her feet and looked the demon in the eye.
"Of course. Now that I see your attitude, you are a demon." Emi said crossing her arms. Hiei ignored the girl. So pathetic. I'd rip her throat out and smack her with her tonsils in a split second. "Hn."
"Well dude, you wanna camp with us then?" Taylor asked Hiei as Hiei looked at him as if he was stupid or something. "I know the answer to that." He said with a gulp.
"If you're so big and bad, come have a sit down and play a game with us!" Emi said both cheerfully and roughly, but coolly.
"Hn. Ok." He said sitting on the ground. "What do we do? Shove the paper up-"
"You draw pieces of paper from this ha-erm-container." Sao said, holding the hat in the oni's face. Hiei looked at the cooler and blinked. "Pick two pieces of paper from the containers." She repeated.
Hiei picked two pieces of paper from the container and held them confused. "Open them baka." Kuwabara said. Hiei threw the pieces of paper down and walked over to Kuwabara. "What?" Kuwabara asked standing.
Yusuke got between them. "C'mon guys." He said as Kuwabara quickly sat back down. Just like children. Yusuke thought, returning to his spot.
Hiei walked back over and picked up the crumbled pieces of paper and opened them. "Yusuke and Botan." He said her name in a slurred voice, as if he had a chill run up him.
Botan and Yusuke looked at Sao and Emi. "Kiss!" They both shouted. Hiei jumped up.
"Woah wait a minute." He said as Yusuke and Botan leaned close to each other. "I hope you didn't put my name in that thing." He said as Emi looked devilishly. "Hn."
"Yours is in here too Shuichi." Sao said, making Kurama's eyes snap up from the fire. He didn't say anything but sighed.
"Now kiss please." Emi said as Botan and Yusuke kissed. Hiei and Kurama felt like fainting. Botan blushed as she tried parting but was forced for more. Yusuke finally let loose with a smirk.
"You know, this could hurt our friendship in a way too." Botan said frowning. Kurama awed. Emi bit her lip. Yusuke lost his smirk. Kuwabara stared blankly at the fire as it died.
"Well." Sao said dumping the papers into the fire before it went out. "What can we do then?" She asked as everybody exchanged glances.
"We can go to sleep. That's what we can do." Emi said standing up. Taylor stood up also. "Yeah, tomorrow I have a great idea." He said as everybody looked at him. "Canoeing!" He said as everybody gasped excited.
"Hai!" Sao and Botan both said.
Hiei stood from the ground and dusted himself off. Hn. Kurama thought about something before he stood.
"Where will Hiei be sleeping?" He asked. Hiei looked at the cabins.
"He can take the main one." Emi said looking inside through the window. "There's no bed but-"
"I don't sleep in beds I sleep in trees. For Kami's sake I'm a demon you baka." Hiei said leaping onto Kurama and Botan's cabin before hopping to a branch right above it. Emi shrugged.
"Situation settled." She said before walking into her cabin behind Yusuke. Sao and Taylor walked into theirs as Botan and Kurama stood outside.
"Great, now I have my cabin to myself and Eikichi." He said grabbing Eikichi off the car and walking into his cabin.
"Goodnight. Don't let the camping bugs bite." Emi said peeking her head out the door before closing it. She heard everybody shout a clear goodnight back and all turned out the cabin lights except Kuwabara, who was busy doing something.
[Swing Swing plays]
Botan and Kurama looked at each other silently. Botan blushed again. "Lets go canoeing." Botan said as Kurama looked at her surprised.
"Tonight?"
"Tonight." She said as he followed. She had to get them away from Hiei, so she could talk to him privately. She saw a red canoe and untied it from the deck.
Kurama hopped into it with ease. Botan was nervous, she'd never been in a canoe and had a hard time getting in. Kurama sat in the front, facing backwards as Botan tried to step in the wobbling canoe.
He chuckled and stood to help her. He took her hand into his as she put one of her foot into the canoe. "Woah." He said as it almost turned over. "Just jump in." He said as Botan jumped in and the canoe turned over, tossing Botan and Kurama into the water. Botan squealed, making everybody peek out their window.
Kurama came from under the water and laughed. Hiei watched in amuse as the two struggled to get in the canoe. Emi and Yusuke watched with admire. Kurama got in and pulled the soaked Botan into the canoe.
"You ok?" He asked, grinning slyly. She nodded, trembling from the cool breeze that came by. "Oh, you're freezing." He said taking off his shirt, revealing a tank top underneath. He handed it to her sweetly.
"Aren't you cold?" She asked.
"No. A demon has thicker skin than a human does." He said smiling at her as she smiled back. "Now, lets- canoe." He said, taking the oars in his hand and stroking them in the water in a clockwise motion.
Botan dipped her hand in the water. How did my life get this wonderful? Right, Koenma-sama. She said thinking of him with a sigh. I miss him. I have yet to thank him. She said in her head as she caught Kurama's eyes staring at her.
His red hair was sticking to his face and his clothes totally soaked. Botan felt herself heat up inside. Her hair was too, sticking to her face and her clothes soaking as damp as his.
Botan gulped, remembering the conversation between Kurama and Hiei. "Um Kurama-kun." She started. Kurama knew what she was about to say so relaxed, preparing his response. "Yes?"
"I know you saw me spying on you and Hiei and.. what exactly were you talking about?" Botan asked nervously.
"Well uh I- we were talking about why he was here and um-" He stopped as Botan gave him the look of that she was buying it.
"Come on Kurama-kun. Please don't lie." She said tilting her head. Kurama sighed, wanting to blush.
"Ok." he replied. "Hiei said that when I told him that I liked you, which I really do admire you." He said as Botan smiled dearly. "He felt broken inside." He finished, ashamed of letting his friend's secret loose.
"Hiei-san yaoi hentai?" Botan said, making Kurama laugh out loud.
"No, no." Kurama hesitated. "I- he likes you." He said biting his lip and looking at the bottom of the canoe. Then he looked back up to her as he saw her staring at the bottom of the canoe also.
It was silent for awhile. "He does?" She finally said. Kurama nodded. "And you do too?" She asked, knowing the answer to that question she turned her head away.
"I do." He said, making Botan want to cry.
"He acts like he doesn't like me." She said lowering her eyebrows. "Do you think he's afraid to tell me?" She asked him.
"I know he is." Kurama said. "But-"
"I'll have to talk to him then." She said smiling. Kurama felt heart broken now. He wanted her. Why did he even tell her this? Hiei must not take her away from him!
"Uh yeah." He replied, turning his head to look at the green slivering lake. "I think we should be getting back to our cabin now." He said stroking the oar, with lumps in his throat.
"Why?" She asked as she looked at his eyes. They were saddened, not all green and pure anymore. She stopped him from rowing and looked at him. He looked back at her.
"What's wrong Kurama-kun?" She asked as he blinked silently at her. He then shook his head and began to row again. She stopped him again and looked at his hurt expression as he swallowed hard. "Kurama!"
"Nothing is wrong Botan." He said in an unusual tone. She took in a deep breath and let out a soft sigh. "I'm just.. tired." He lied as he began to row again.
"Kurama, are you mad because Hiei likes me?" She asked him, making him vacillate again. "Kurama if so-"
"No, it's not that." He said and replaced his frown with a fake smile. Botan smiled. "Ok." She said in a whisper. "Ok." He said rowing once more.
They finally got to the deck as Kurama helped Botan on the canoe and got himself out. He tied the canoe back as Botan stood watching. Kurama turned back to her and walked with his arm around her shoulder.
Hiei closed one of his eyes and peeked through his squinted one. Kurama gave Botan a small kiss on the cheek before she walked into their cabin, leaving him outside. Kurama stood with his hands shoved in his pockets.
"I can tell you told her about me." Hiei said, making Kurama quickly turn around and look over the cabin to see Hiei lying on the limb of a tree. "Hn, kitsune tell me you didn't and I won't believe you."
"Hiei I had to." Kurama said. "Relax. I think she likes you too." He said looking away with a sigh. Hiei's eyebrows lowered. Hn, really?
"Oh really? She seems to take interest in you fox boy." He said, trying to cheer Kurama up. Kurama looked down to the ground and shook his head.
"No. She even told me she didn't." He said, his voice sounding lonely and miserable. "I think I will go to bed now. Goodnight." He said stepping into the cabin.
Hiei blinked down at the campground saddened from his friend. If he likes the girl that much, why don't he say so. Hiei said, sitting up in his tree. His red eyes trailed off to the sky, Hn.
~*~
"Everybody get up!" Taylor shouted with his bigmouth. He attempted to imitate a rooster. "Canoeing time." He sang as Sao came out in her pink bikini top and white shorts.
Emi slammed her door open, stretching and yawning as she stepped out in a lime green bikini top with black see through shorts. "Hey Tay.. Sao." She said walking over towards them.
Yusuke came out in some black swimming trunks, "I feel great!" He shouted as he ran over to the water and done a canon ball off the deck. Emi blushed and laughed at the same time.
Kuwabara walked out wearing glasses in red swimming trunks with Eikichi and a book. "Hey guys!" He shouted with a snort before he returned to reading his book.
"Hey Kuwabara." They all greeted him as Botan came out of the cabin with a blue bikini top and panties. "Hey Kuwabara, konichiwa minna!" She shouted cheerfully as everybody greeted her also.
Hiei stirred up at her cheerful voice and flopped over on the limb onto his stomach. He watched her as she walked swiftly over to Emi and Sao in her flip-flops. Kurama was last to come out, wearing blue trunks.
"Good morning everybody." He said to everybody as he captivated everybody's attention and was greeted. He saw Botan and smiled over to her. The girls all sat on the ground watching Kuwabara and Yusuke swim.
Kurama was sitting on the deck with his legs dipping into the lake. Hiei, was still in the tree watching the mortals. "Hey girls come on in, it feels good in here." Taylor said.
Sao smiled and took off her sandals. She ran over and jumped into Taylor's arms, making them both go under water. Emi declined and Botan walked over beside Kurama and stood on the edge of the deck.
Yusuke got out of the water and tried to pull Emi in the water but Emi wouldn't give up so Yusuke went after Botan. He ran over and picked her up, jumping in the water as she screamed.
Emi, Sao, and Kurama laughed. Botan went underwater and saw Yusuke do a slow backwards flip. He returned to the top of the water, looking for Botan and lowered his eyebrows when he didn't see her.
Kurama looked around the water. Sao called for Botan as Taylor did also. Emi stood, panicking she walked over to the lake and looked the surface for her. Kuwabara came up and shook his head.
"Botan." Emi called. "Botan!" She shrieked as she dived into the water. Emi went under and saw Botan grinning at her. Emi swam over and slapped her on the arm as they both came back up and gasped for air.
Botan and Emi giggled, making Sao giggle. Yusuke and Kurama sighed in relief. "Botan, you scared us." Sao said swimming over to the two girls.
"Oh gomen minna." She said smiling at everybody. Taylor untied the canoes and hopped into one of them. Sao saw him and got in with him. "Come on minna." She said as everybody swam over to the canoes.
Hiei had walked over to the deck in his black pants and topless. He watched as everybody got into the boat-like things. Kuwabara got in one. Yusuke and Emi got in another. Botan got in another one.
"Shuichi-chan aren't you coming?" Sao asked. Kurama shook his head. Botan frowned at him.
"I don't have anybody to row with me." She said in a sarcastic sad tone. Kuwabara smiled, "You can get in mines." He invited.
Hiei smiled, now's my chance. "I'll get in with you." He said, shocking everybody. Hiei stepped into the canoe as Botan looked at him with her eyebrows arched and a weird smile.
"Arigatou Hiei-san!" Botan screeched and hopped over to give him a hug as the canoe turned over again. Yusuke and Kuwabara died out laughing, making everybody's canoes fall over but Sao's and Taylor's.
Kurama chuckled. "Botan, you have to keep your weight on one side and Hiei's on the other." He said making Hiei grunt. Yeah that's right. Stay away from her. Hiei glared at Botan as she nervously chuckled.
They got back in and situated. Sao and Taylor had already rowed to the other side of the lake, where there was another land full of trees. Yusuke and Emi started off west and Kuwabara rowed in circles, not knowing how to row right.
Hiei grabbed the oars and began to row as Botan sat back staring at him. Now that I know, Hiei doesn't look bad at all. She thought as Hiei's blood eyes looked into her pink ones. "Nani?" He said.
Botan shook her head. "Nothing." She replied and sat up. Hiei continued to row, looking around the huge lake. Botan kept her eyes on him, watching his every move.
"Hiei." Botan said startling him as one of the oars slipped out of his hands.
"Kami damnit!" He said through his clenched teeth. "Look what you made me do!" He shouted at the white haired girl as she giggled.
"Gomen Hiei-san." She said as Hiei sighed.
"Hn. It's fine." He mumbled rowing the one oar he had left as they swerved east. Hn. He said as their canoe sailed away from sight of camp. "Oh great." He said and cursed aloud.
"Hiei you use so much profanity." Botan said crossing her arms. "It's not like we lost both oars." She said as she watched him let loose of the other one and gasped. "Hiei!"
He laughed evilly. Botan watched him weirdly. "You done that on purpose didn't you?" She asked as he shrugged.
"What's the use of having it when you lost the other one? If we keep using one we'll be going East forever." He stated.
"Now what are we going to do?" She asked as he dipped his hand into the water and began rowing. She watched him and tried doing the same on the other side. "This isn't working." She said as he ignored her.
"Hiei." She said as he kept concentrating. "Hiei!" She shouted.
"What damnit!?" He shouted as the canoe turned over. Botan and Hiei flung out of the canoe and into the water. Botan came to the surface and giggled. Hiei cursed louder.
"Shut up!" He shouted as Botan kept laughing. He swung his arms and splashed as huge waved of water on her as she choked on some from laughing. Botan coughed and spat out water, hanging onto the canoe.
"Hiei I almost choked!" She shouted as Hiei smirked and climbed into the canoe.
"Serves you right." He said crossing his arms as she struggled to get in but succeeded.
"Well." She said removing her wet white hair from her eyes. "Hmph." She said crossing her arms also. "I don't care if we sit here all day." She turned her head away.
"Neither do I."
~*~Hour and a half later
"Stop trying to block your thoughts!" He shouted as Botan covered her eyes and thought of something weird like.. monkeys. "Hey, guess what?" He said as Botan stopped thinking of monkeys and looked at him.
Then he used his Jagan to find out her thoughts. He smirked, "Oh you do like it ne?" He asked as Botan lowered her eyebrows.
"Nani?"
"You like it when I take my shirt off." He said looking deeper in her thoughts. His eyes widened as he backed away from her and wrapped his Jagan back up. Botan looked even more baffled, "What!?"
He shook his head with a smirk. "Nothing."
She sighed, "It's been one hour, where the heck are they!?" Botan screamed as Hiei growled.
"I don't know!" He said covering his ears. "Shut up will you?" He asked as Botan glared at him.
"That's it. I don't want to be in the same canoe as you anymore!" She said coldly, "SOMEBODY COME GET ME!" She shouted at the top of her lungs.
"I don't want to be in the same canoe with you either." He lied. "I'll just leave you here." He said as Botan stopped calling for somebody.
"You wouldn't." She said as he jumped into the water and swam away. He turned around and waved, then continued. "Hey!" Botan looked around the lake and saw a whole new piece of land, separate from the camp land she was at.
Hiei swam over to the land, "Hn, this isn't where we were before." He said. Then he saw Kurama in a canoe, rowing around the lake, searching for someone or something.
"Kitsune." Hiei whispered to himself. "Hey kitsune, over here!" Hiei called as Kurama spotted him and began rowing towards him.
"Where's Botan? Why are you over here?" Kurama asked as he stopped the canoe right in front of Hiei. Hiei pointed to an empty canoe.
"I don't see anybody." Kurama said looking over to the canoe. "Hop in." Kurama said as Hiei got into the boat. They rowed over to the empty canoe and looked inside.
"We lost the oars." Hiei said as Kurama saw Botan lying inside. She looked up at them and grinned, seeing Kurama's face. She looked at Hiei and glared.
"Yeah and he lost one of them on purpose!" She shouted crossing her arms. Kurama shook his head, I see he's losing this competition alright. Kurama smiled over his evil thought.
"Hn, come on." Kurama said stretching a hand over to the other canoe. Botan took his hand and sat in the middle of the canoe as it looked as if it had sunken deeper from the weight of the three.
"Would you look at that?" Hiei said as the two looked at him. "She must weigh like three hundred pounds or something." He said as Botan growled out loud.
"Ok." She said grabbing her hair. "That's final." Botan turned around to face Hiei. "One more thing said to me and you'll be smacked out of this boat!" She shouted as Kurama tried not to laugh. The victory bell rings. Oh amai Kurama-chan. ^_^
"Hn. Look onna I don't know who you think you're talking to like that but I will say what the hell I-"
Slap.
PLooP.
Botan smacked Hiei out of the boat as Kurama laughed out loud. Hiei came to the surface, madder than he ever has been that day. He grabbed the pallid haired girl by her hair and pulled her out of the boat.
"Hiei- Botan!" He shouted as Hiei tried to drown her. "Hiei!" Kurama shouted again as Hiei gave Botan's head one final dip and climbed back into the canoe. Botan came up about a minute or so later.
"Kurama-kun," she said as she grabbed onto the boat. "Only one of us are going to be in that canoe with you. If Hiei's staying in here, I'll just swim all the way back!" She said.
"Fine. We'll see you later then." Hiei said rowing the boat. Kurama stopped him as he sighed.
"Botan, get in here." Kurama demanded as she got into it and crossed her arms. "What's wrong with you guys?" Kurama asked, paranoid from their childish feign.
They both looked at the redhead and blinked naively. Kurama has never used such a formidable tone, with slur. Kurama gaped back at them with the most infuriated, defiant stare.
"Forget it." He said sighing at the two. "Lets just get back to the main campus before the sun sets." He said as they silently rowed back towards the camp land.
Botan had a momentary look at Hiei, who was looking away, maybe in the lake. Then she looked back to Kurama, who was having a hard time rowing. So she put her hands on his as he looked up with a small smile.