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When You Can't See The Light

Chapter Thirteen : Cave Of Wonders

Normal POV

With terrible luck, a snow storm had hit a little while after they had left the castle. Hiei ran through the plains of snow with Botan, in his arms (bridal style). Botan had actually fallen asleep in his arms as he looked for a place to stay until the snow stopped. Eventually he spotted a cave through the countless flakes of snow. He stepped in and laid her carefully onto the floor, covering her with his cloak. She would freeze to death without warmth and besides, Hiei was a fire and ice demon. He left and came back with wood (don't ask me where he got it!) and started a small fire. He looked over at Botan who was shivering, and pulled the cloak closer to her body to keep warm. He picked her up and held her close to him, giving her his heat. He fumbled into his cloak pocket, picked up the communicator Kurama had given him, and turned it on. Kurama's face appeared onto the screen.

"Hiei?"

"She's safe with me. Start the attack."

"But why don't you come back to base?" His face filled with worry.

"The snow is too thick, it's too difficult to find my way there. We'll leave once the snow clears up." Hiei was calm and collected.

"Fine. But hurry back and stay safe." Beep!

The screen went black once again. He shut it and restored it in his pocket. He ran a hand through his hair and his gaze affixed onto the ferry girl in his arms. He brushed away some long bangs from her face to get a better look at her. She unconsciously snuggled deeper into his chest, causing Hiei to go crimson. 'She feels so warm..' He laid his head in her hair and breathed deep. As the smell of peonies filled his mind, he drifted to sleep.

Botan's POV

I love this warmth around me. It has my favorite smell, too. I snuggled into it deeper, knowing exactly what it was. I opened my eyes and looked at my savior. He was resting pleasantly. I put my head in the nook of his neck and nuzzled into it. He shuffled a bit and looked at me. I smiled. "Hello, Hiei."

"Hn." He continued to stare at me with those blood orbs.

"Where are we?"

"Somewhere near the Glacial Village." His looked to the opening to the cave. "It's snowing pretty hard..." He seemed off.

"Is everything alright?" Of course I was concerned with my beloved.

"Just had a weird dream."

"Really, what was it about?"

"Nothing really. I was just falling... falling into the darkness." He looked off again.

"That's not all, is it?"

"It was so dark. There wasn't any light." He ran his hand through his midnight colored hair. I paused, unsure of what to say to him.

"Hiei..." I placed my hand onto his warm cheek. "When you can't see the light, look a little harder." He looked at me questionably. I shut my eyes and smiled softly. "It'll be there, I'll make sure of it." He sat there, shocked by my heart-filled words.

"Onna..." I rested my head on his chest.

"Yes, Hiei?" I looked up at him. He let out a sigh. "I... want to tell you something. It's about how I hate your rambling, always saying whats on your mind, your rare amount of kindness towards others..." I pouted a little. 'I thought he would say something nice!' "But... but those are the things that I adore about you, too." I blushed ferociously. "I still don't understand how these small words describe how much I feel for you, but..." He held my chin and looked into my eyes. "...I love you."

My stomach fluttered at his words. I was immediately overwhelmed with happiness. "Oh Hiei! How could I not fall in love with you!" I threw my arms his neck pulling him closer to me. I couldn't help but smile widely and blush. "Hiei..." He wrapped his arms around me, hugging me close.

"Botan..." My eyes grew and I pulled back to look at him.

"Hiei... That was the first time you said my-" I was stopped by his lips. It was gentle and affectionate at the same time. I smiled, kissed back, and allowed him to explore my mouth. He pulled back giving us time for air. I looked at him staring at me and smiled.

Hiei's POV

The onna smiled at me warmly, making me want to taste her lips once more. My lips were still burning with passion. I looked down at her creamy skin and fought temptation to claim her as my own. As my hand went to her cheek, I began to cress it's smooth texture. I kept my eyes focused on her, not wanting to miss a moment of her beauty. I noticed she was blushing a bit. I couldn't help it, and my mouth went crashing into hers. She let out a soft moan as I kissed down her neck. I licked on a certain part on her collar bone. I bit down causing her to wince in pain. I tasted her sweet honey blood and licked my lips. She noticed what I had just done.

"You're mine." I gave her a peck on the lips. She giggled and rewrapped her arms around my neck, playing with my hair.

"I'm yours." She pulled closer to me.

"I'm glad to hear that." I smirked, whispering those last words to her mouth.

Normal POV

The snow stopped falling in the morning. Hiei took a step outside. Botan came shortly after him.
"It looks nice out!" She gave him a hearty smile.

"Hn." He picked her up and dashed back to Mukuro's castle. They arrived shortly after and Kurama ran out to greet them.

"Oi! Are you guys alright?" He smiled.

"We're fine, I'm thinking you beat Shura's army?"

"It wasn't actually Shura who was doing it, a demon named Demi was possessing his body." He informed them.

"So Rusaki was responsible for everything?" Botan asked.

"Yes. Oh and while we were storming the castle we found Koenma, the orges, and all the other ferry girls!"

"WHAA?" Botan's eyes went wide.

"Well we found their souls, I mean. But Enma should be able to bring them all back and soon Reikai will be up and running once more. Isn't that great, Botan?" He showed a friendly smile.

"I suppose it is," She paused and looked at Hiei. "...but I think I might want to stay here a little longer." She smiled at him, making him turn his head and blush. Kurama looked at Botan, then Hiei, then Botan, then Hiei, etc, etc. He grinned.

"Oh I see. You two make a great couple." He chuckled with that big grin on his face.

"Shut it, baka kitsune!" Hiei yelled at him. Both Hiei and Botan were crimson. They chased Kurama to the castle until they were alone in the field.

"But it would be nice to visit Ningenkai again..." Botan looked at Hiei and pouted a bit.

"NO."

"PLEASE! Besides don't you want to see Yukina again?"

"Hn."

"Pretty please, k-o-i-b-i-t-o (1)." She whispered into his ears. He froze at the nickname said had given him.

"...Fii... Fine!" She jumped with joy and clung onto him.

"Yay! Let's leave tomorrow!"

"Hn." He was obliviously annoyed. She kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you." She gave him a sincere smile. Hiei picked her up, sat on the grass and placed Botan on his lap. He delicately kissed her.

"Your welcome."


(1) Koibito means lover.

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