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When You Can't See The Light
Chapter Six : With Eyes of Ice
Normal POV
"Did you get information?" Hiei questioned.
"Exactly like you asked, they didn't suspect a thing." Kurama said slyly. "They think I went to Ningenkai to visit my family." He handed Hiei a bunch of files.
"Good."
"So what's Botan doing here anyway?"
"Hn."
"You're acting strange. I thought you were healed from, well you know." He's voice trailed off. "... Or maybe it's something else?" He grinned and the youko glint flashed in his eyes.
"Hn. I'm fine and I don't need a foolish ningen feeling." He said flipping through the papers. 'I don't deserve to love.' Hiei thought to himself.
"Well Hiei, she is beautiful," He creaked the door to catch a glimpse of the breathtaking deity.
"Then YOU court her, just leave me out of it." He walked away reading some files that Kurama gave him.
"Maybe I will..." Kurama's emerald eyes flashed gold.
Botan's POV
I woke up again in Hiei's room, alone. I once again ate the food on the table and waited for Hana to come. She came right on cue and began cleaning. She even finished early today so we could talk.
"I'm glad I have a friend to talk to here!" Hana smiled. In a way, she reminded me of Yukina, so innocent. We made small talk as she told me about herself and vis versa.
"I'm glad to have met you Botan-san! I'm very happy to have a friend." Hana was very cute, childlike cute. I gave her a hug and she left to finish her chores. I smiled as I watch her figure descended the stairs. 'Even through we only talked for a short time, I feel that we'll be good friends!' I smiled, proud of myself.
"Ohayo(1) Botan."
I practically flew 10 feet in the air. After I realized who was talking to me, I calmed down and responded.
"Ohayo Kurama!" I flashed my 100 watt. Kurama, being the gentleman he was, smiled back and asked how was I doing in Makai. Kurama was so polite, why couldn't Hiei be like that?
Normal POV
Hiei sat outside in a tree and silently read the files throughly, making sure not to miss a single detail. 'The onna was right. Reikai was taken over.' He noticed a strange note in the file. "The flower has blended in with the ground?" 'What the fck does that mean? Was Yomi's son stupid? No. He couldn't be. After all Yomi was very cunning so why wouldn't his son be? This is aggravating.' He shut his sleep-deprived eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Kurama's POV
I walked with Botan down the hall leading her outside. We made small talk while we walked. Botan looked very stunning, she surprisingly had on a light blue silk kimono with dark blue on the sleeves and at the bottom of it. Her azure her was tied in her normal high ponytail, and it seemed to fit her outfit perfectly. 'Probably Muruko gave her the kimono.' The only time he saw her in a kimono was when she was in her spirit form, ferrying souls. It suited her delicate framed body very well. We were talking about Reikai when we had just reached the fields and she stopped.
"What's wrong Botan?" She seemed to be in a trance.
"Huh? Oh, I'm fine Kurama!" Her smiles were always captivating, but this smile was more depressed than happy. I often see this look in Hiei, except not smiling. "Really." She added, ruining my train of thought.
"Somethings bothering you, I can tell."
"It's nothing, really I'm fine. Don't worry." I looked at her mauve eyes.
"You can tell me anything."
"It's just that I miss Reikai, I mean I lost some of my best friends." She bit her lip. "I just wonder about Ayame, Hinageshi, George..." She looked as if she would burst into tears at any moment. She shook her head. "Anyway let's not talk about something so sad!" She went back to bubbly Botan. I felt a sudden urge to hold her. My eyes met hers and we held that gaze for a second. It was a second, but it felt like an eternity.
"Kurama...?" She was clueless. Quietly I lifted her chin up and I pulled closer to her.
"No. Wait, Kurama. KURAMA!" She pushed me back with full force and I fell backward.
"I... Botan.. I'm sorry!" I got up and quickly left.
Normal POV
He growled. Hiei watched as Botan rejected Kurama forcefully. 'Kurama must be getting careless, he didn't even notice me.' He watched Kurama stumble away and Botan sitting on the ground still shocked. 'Hn. Not my business' He quietly returned to his nap.
'How could he do that? I thought we were friends.' She hugged herself. 'I'm not gonna cry... I'm strong... I'm strong... I'm... I'm weak.' Her eyes quickly became cold and she just let herself go.
Hiei managed to catch her before she fell to the ground. Her eyes were still open, but they were completely lifeless. Hiei noticed her once glowing eyes turned as hard and cold as ice with tears filling them. He picked her up and brought her back to the room.
Botan's POV
It's so dark... And cold, I'm shivering. The tears I felt coming didn't fall, they lingered there like my limp lifeless body. My head was up against something warm it felt nice, but sadly it suddenly became cold. I was alone again. I'm always alone. I hate it... The cold was unbearable. I can't see although my eyes are open. I'm so tired. I'm falling, falling into the never ending darkness...
Normal POV
"It's been two days and she just lays there." Kurama was worried because he was partly to blame for this. "She won't even eat!" He watched as Hana tried to feed Botan. Hana frowned as she failed over and over again.
"Hn. She'll be fine." Hiei shrugged and acted as if he didn't care, but deep inside it was ripping him apart. 'You know you're worried about her.' That voice kept pestering him, so he once again pushed it aside. 'Irritating ningen emotions.' He thought to himself as he walked away. Kurama walked up to Botan and brushed away her messy bangs out of her face.
"I'm so sorry Botan." She seemed to react when he spoke. "Botan?"
She didn't look at him and the chilling look didn't fade from her face, but she lightly smiled which gave her face an eriee look. Kurama took this as, "It's ok. I forgive you." But now he knew that he wasn't the only thing that bothered her as the smile was once again replaced by a frown. Kurama and Hana left her alone, feeling upset. Hana left first because she had to finish cleaning. She was in tears after seeing her only friend was in a complete state of shock. Kurama left later at to go to bed, but in the afternoon he had never left her side. Hiei came late that night and saw her on the bed, eyes still open and still sitting up. He quietly sat cross-legged on the bed next to her.
"Onna. Tell me what's wrong." It was more of a command than a question. She continued to stare at nothing. "Onna... If we want to know what's going on with Koenma and Reikai you need to TALK!" He growled. Just then he noticed her lower lip began tremble. A tear rolled down from her icy eyes.
(1) Ohayo usually means good morning, or hello.
Yay! Another chapter up! I'll update again soon! Ja ne!
