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When You Can't See The Light

Chapter Four : In the Forests of Makai

Normal POV

Hiei would have to think about that dream some other time. He got up with a grunt, got dressed in his normal attire, and left to see Mukuro. Mukuro had been sick for a while now. She had caught some Makai disease that was suppose to be fatal, but luckily Mukuro was strong enough to fight it. She's weak though so Hiei, being her heir, must take care of everything. Yomi, who had died a few years ago, left his son in charge of his third of Makai. Mukuro and Yomi decided to split Raizen's third a long time ago. Now Hiei and Mukuro control half and Yomi's son controls the other half.

"Hiei?" Mukuro's voice was weak, she was obviously very tired.

"What is it?" Hiei responded in his normal voice.

"Good you're here, I feel something wrong in the west forest. I want you to check it out."

Even though she was weak, her spiritual awareness was still very strong. "Hn, just don't die while I'm gone onna" Hiei and Mukuro had become, well sort of friends over the years. They both were two lost souls and they respected and understood each other. Hiei left to search the west forest like Mukuro told him to. He found nothing. 'She just wasted my time!' Aggravated, he found a tree to nap in. 'The dream...' He shut his eyes and thought about it. That girl he saw near the pond.. He had seen her before... Suddenly he pictured Botan in his mind. 'What the? Why am I thinking about the baka onna?' Hiei didn't want to admit it, but the angel in his dream did look a little like Botan. He remembered Botan's tear stained face. 'That onna... She was crying when I left...'

Botan's POV

TWO SECONDS! TWO SECONDS AND I GET ATTACKED BY YOUKAI! I came to Makai hoping to find Kurama, instead I find five ugly demons! I was running and shooing the demons away with my metal bat. If I flew I would attract too much attention. Running was basically my only option. Heck, I don't even know where I am right now!

"Go away!" I screamed at them, remembering why I was running.

"Just come quietly woman!" One of the uglier ogres shouted back at me.

"GET A LIFE CREEPS!" Man, I wish I found Kurama or someone who could help. Without realizing I was sweep off my feet and in a tree.

"Kurama..?" I whispered.

"Hn. Baka onna"

It couldn't be...? He set me down in the tree and jumped down to the demons below.

"I suggest that you leave. You don't belong in Mukuro's territory."

"Listen, punk this is none of your dmn business."

"I gave you pitiful youkai a chance." In seconds his katana had slashed all the demons. He moved back one step to avoid the splattered blood. He succeeded having the blood barely touched his shoes. He was a lot faster than before because I couldn't even follow his movements. He jumped up on the tree and looked at me in the eyes. Those beautiful ruby eyes. I had so much to ask him, I opened my mouth to speak, but the words wouldn't come out.

"Hi.. ei..." I felt the hot tear roll off my face just before I fainted.

Hiei's POV

Hn. Right after I save her she faints. But I wonder... why was she crying?

"Baka onna." I picked her up and went back to Mukuro's castle. After I placed her on my bed I left to see Mukuro. I had told some maids to fix her up because she look terrible, she was wearing a blue shirt that was ripped at the side and the shoulder and jeans with mud all over them.

"What did you do THIS time Hiei?" Mukuro yelled at me right when I opened the door to her chambers.

"I come back with an unconscious ferry girl, and you automatically assume I did something!"

"Yes!"

"I killed some weaklings and she fainted, ON HER OWN!"

She calmed down. "Well, what are you going to do with her?"

"I'm going to bring her back to Reikai when she wakes up."

"But you know what happened to Reikai."

"Hn. Fine I'll probably take her to Ningenkai, then." I grunted and left Mukuro ending our conversation. I went back to my room where I had put the onna before. I walked in and sat near the window watching the scenery as usual. Then my eyes became fixed on the onna. The maids had just finished cleaning her up. Her high ponytail was undone leaving her hair down to about the middle of her back, she wore a clean white yakata, and she had a peaceful look on her elegantly sculpted face. Quietly I brushed two sapphire bangs from her face. Wait! What the heck am I doing!' I cursed myself for doing that.

'You know you wanted to it.'

No I didn't! Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about, she's just a baka ferry girl.

'We share the same soul. I am you and you are me. We think alike.'

Hn. Pushing the voice in my head in a deep corner of my mind, I continued to stare out the window.

Normal POV

"Ugh. Where am I?" Botan looked around to study the room. She remembered what had happened and felt so stupid. She sees Hiei after like one year, and does she do? She faints! Botan then noticed her clothes were changed, her hair was left down and she was all clean. She glanced over to see Hiei perched up against the window, bathed in moonlight, asleep. Botan hated to admit it, but Hiei looked so adorable when he was sleeping. In this very moment, Hiei looked, in fact very charming. The white light against his porcelain skin, his black hair with the unique white star burst, and his calm, enchanting face. It was hard to believe this boy was the forbidden child, master of the dragon of the darkness flame. Botan blushed a bit. 'Stupid Botan! This is cold, uncaring, cute Hiei! Wait... CUTE!' Hiei slowly opened his crimson eyes to see a very flustered Botan.

"What are you doing ferry onna?"

Botan froze, it's been a long time since she talked to Hiei. Especially since she told Yukina that he was her brother and he tried to kill himself.

"Well?" Hiei grew impatient. The memories rushed back to her. Reikai, Koenma, and the reason she actually came to Makai.

"OH, HIEI!" Botan burst into tears. She ran up to him a began sobbing in his shirt. Hiei couldn't stand it when women cried. To Botan's amazement, he began rubbing her back with his hand trying to calm her down. Hiei spoke in a soothing voice.

"Tell me what happened onna. Why are you in Makai?"

Between sniffles she slowly began to tell him everything thats happened. After she had calmed down and told her story she fell fast asleep, leaving Hiei to think about what had been happening since he was gone and what he had just found in the forest.