Strange Love

(I know, you must hate Kuwa-chan, but then why are you reading this?! If you are reading this just to flame me for liking the idiot, don't. Get something else to fill up the time in your life.)

Gun felt herself being shaken and decided it was time to wake up. She felt so safe and warm with someone's arm around her waist, but she knew she was waiting for someone. Maybe they were okay.....

She opened her dark blue eyes slowly and blinked them a few times to clear them of sleep. The first thing she saw was a deep blue and some flesh. She blinked in confusion and slowly raised her head to have a better look at her 'pillow'. She saw torn blue material that rang a bell in her head.

'Kazuma! Is he okay!? They haven't moved us....' She saw they were on wooden dojo floors and sweat dropped.

'So they did. But Kazuma wasn't safe to move! They must have healed him!' she thought happily and had to clap a hand over her mouth to muffle her joyful shout. She saw her love sleeping peacefully, cleaned of blood and healed of bruises and cuts. She ran a hand over his cheek.

"Oh Kazuma, you're okay." She said softly and lay her head back down on his chest, once again listening to the rhythm of his heart and feeling the rise of his chest. She sighed contentedly and took off her glasses, which were cutting painfully into her head, (they do that of you sleep with them on....i fell asleep with mine on a few times and had huge dents in the side of my head! They hurt!) and lay them to the side before pulling herself closer to him and falling back asleep, never seeing the black haired teen and the blue haired Grim Reaper.

"OH! She loooooves him!" Botan squealed after trying to rouse the other blue-haired girl. Kayko walked in and nodded.

"I knew she always had a crush on him, but it's escalated into love and I couldn't be happier for her. Being in love is wonderful." She sighed happily. Botan nodded, a dreamy smile on her face that quickly descended into a frown of worry.

"Except when they don't love you back." She said sadly. Kayko nodded beside her.

"The pure meaning of bittersweet. The whole thing behind the words 'so close and yet so far away'." She stated wisely and they both nodded sagely.

They looked at the blue hair that was spread over the orange haired boy's body.

"So close to them, standing next to them, and yet knowing they'll never love you, because you are who you are and they're who they are." Yusuke added. Both girls turned sharply at him and saw his depressed and emotional brown eyes. They'd almost forgotten he was there, but both nodded in surprise.

"And how do you know this?" Botan asked.

"I, like, someone. And I know they won't like me back, because I'm, who I am." He replied, looking at the ground. He knew Kayko liked him, but he just wasn't, that, way.

"So, who's your dream guy?" Kayko asked Botan.

"Well, he's got brown hair and a cute hat. He got the cutest hazel eyes, when he opens them. He's really short, but very powerful. He's high up in the social status. He also always has to have something in his mouth. He used to chew on pencils and stuff, but he sucks on a pacifier now." Botan lied. She knew it was his power source in a sense, but couldn't tell Kayko. She could see Yusuke grinning from ear to ear.

"Sounds cute. I take it Yusuke knows him?" Kayko asked, noting the look on his face. Botan nodded and blushed.

"He's a really sweet guy, but he has a bit of a temper. He's really frustrated half the time because of his job. So, Kayko, what's your dreamboat look like?" she asked slyly. Kayko blushed.

"Well, he's kind of regular height. He's got these gorgeous chocolate eyes and dark hair. He's tough on the outside, but I know he's a sweetie on the inside. He muscular, but not so much. More lean than anything." She explained. Botan looked to Yusuke and grinned.

"Who's you're perfect someone?" she asked, sure he'd describe Kayko. Yusuke felt a blush creep onto his cheeks.

"Well, they have black hair, spiky, with a white starburst. When the lights hit their hair it looks to have blue lining and their eyes are this deep and soulful crimson. They have this petite figure, and are a few inches short then me, only coming to my collarbone if even. They are really fast and muscular. And they like the color black. I mean REALLY like the color black. They don't like to wear anything BUT black.

They always have a bandana covering their forehead, but they have a widow's peak of sorts. Their face is sharp and defined and they are really cold and hateful. But that's only on the outside. They really care for only a few people because of their past and I totally understand that. They like to train and become stronger and they like swords. In fact, that's their favorite weapon. They have honor, loyalty, and are a mastermind at strategies and quick wit with a sharp tongue that will lash out and insult you before you even say anything. And they like trees." He finished with a chuckle. Botan was picking her jaw off the ground and Kayko was fighting off tears.

'It's not me.' She thought sadly. Yusuke looked at her.

"I'm sorry, it's not you. But you're just my friend. My FEMALE friend." He hinted. Botan gasped and then giggled uncontrollably.

"You like Hiei!!" she managed to get through her giggles. Yusuke looked like a kid with his hand in the cookie jar who had just been found out and wanted to make a break for it. The only exit was the door Botan sat in front of......damn!

"Isn't Hiei that odd little fellow who kidnapped me?" Kayko asked. Yusuke kept his eyes on the ground so the door wouldn't tempt him, and his face down so they couldn't watch it go up in flames.

"Uh-huh. He's really a nice guy under it all though!" he protested to her glare, face still to the ground.

"HE KIDNAPPED ME!! NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT HE'S A GUY!!" she screamed. Botan and Yusuke tackled her and shoved their hands over her mouth so she wouldn't wake the resting couple and sighed when they only stirred.

"Quiet down, you'll wake the lovebirds up!" Yusuke whisper/yelled. Keiko glowered at him from under her bangs, looking comical and threatening at the same time. (Their hands were still on her mouth)

"Yell at him when you two are outside....and Hiei's not around for miles." Botan said. Kayko sighed in defeat and nodded.

They let their hands fall and sat contentedly watching Gun's head go up and down with Kuwabara's breathing. A few hours later Kuwabara woke up and almost sat up, but was aware of the extra weight on his chest. He craned his neck and caught sight of a light blue. It was Gun's hair. He remembered her falling asleep on him and smiled softly at her. He brushed her hair away so he could look at her petite face. He slowly sat up, sliding her into his lap, and looked around. He spotted the two girls and his 'rival' and blushed deeply.

"You're up." Yusuke said. Kuwabara nodded and looked down at Gun.

"How did you move us without waking us?" he asked.

"She was emotionally worn out from the shock of almost losing you and physically from the tournament. She wouldn't wake up until she was ready. You were hard to heal and stayed asleep, being worn out from the tournament. By the way, Yusuke won the tournament." Botan said, resuming her bubbly persona since everyone was okay. Kayko glowered at Yusuke.

"What did you do now, Urameshi?" Kuwabara asked.

"Oh, don't ask him, he won't say anything about it." Kayko growled. Yusuke blushed and looked away.

"I wouldn't have had you find out any other way. I know you like me a lot, but all I want is friendship." He muttered. Kuwabara widened his eyes.

"So, she's not your girl?" he asked. Yusuke shook his head.

"Sweet notion, but no. I like, someone else." He said.

"Yeah, Hiei!" Kayko spat out. Yusuke blushed pink and Kuwabara looked in wonderment.

"The Shrimp? You like the Shrimp!?" he asked. Yusuke nodded and Kuwabara laughed. (Remember, Yusuke told him everything so he knows about Hiei and Kurama)

"I knew it! Oh this is grand! It's just like Rurouni Kenshin!" Kuwabara said. The others looked questioningly at him.

"You mean about Sano and Kenshin? I knew they liked each other! Kenshin never admitted it and married Kaoru though, how sad!" Botan exclaimed. The boys nodded.

"I mean, Hiei's a swordsman with a bloody past who's making up for it, though grudgingly. And you're the tough fist fighter who is really soft on the inside." Kuwabara teased. Yusuke growled at him.

"Who does that make you?" he asked.

"I'm not in RK, but you are. You're new nickname is Sano! Next time I see Shrimp, he's gonna be called Kenshin." Kuwabara laughed. Gun took this time to wake up. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at Kuwabara.

"Hey, Kazuma. Are you feeling any better?" she asked tiredly. He nodded and she hugged his middle.

"That's good. So what happened?" she inquired. Yusuke explained it all and Gun kept holding Kuwabara's middle.

"You're comfy, I don't wanna get up." She grumbled, making Kuwabara blush and the others snigger. (except for Kayko, she's still mentally grieving)

Kuwabara ran a hand through his hair and any hold the remainder his gel had was lost as his locks tumbled over his eyes. Gun giggled and smiled.

"Hey there, bishie, your gel doesn't work well when you get sweaty does it?" she teased and brushed the hair behind his ears. Kuwabara blushed and the girls were staring at him, shocked.

"Wow! You look pretty normal with your hair down!" Botan said. Gun glared at her. Her glare clearly said 'My bishie! Back off!' Botan returned a look that said,

'Okay okay! I'm backing I'm backing!' Kuwabara was blushing.

"Hey, Gun-chan?" he asked. Gun snapped out of her glare and looked sweetly up and Kuwabara.

"Yes, Kazu-chan?" she asked. He smiled at her.

"My legs are falling asleep, could you get off?" he asked. Gun blushed and giggled, sitting up and apologizing.

"Sorry about that. It was my time to get up anyway." She said.

"I still feel bad about waking you. I heard you took my injuries pretty bad." Kuwabara commented. Gun flinched at the mere memory.

"Couldn't you hear me screaming?" she asked softly, mostly to herself. Kuwabara heard and winced.

"I remember someone screaming. That was you? I'm sorry." He apologized lowly. Then he remembered something.

"Urameshi had to keep you from rushing in to fight me! You could've gotten seriously injured! He could've KILLED you! I don't want you trying those stunts, whether anyone's dying or not your safety counts more than anything." He scolded. In true child fashion Gun put her head down and buried it in his chest.

"I was just so afraid I'd lose you." She muffled and clutched his rag of a shirt. Kuwabara hugged her loosely.

"I'd never leave you." He replied. Gun smiled into his chest.

"Good to know." She said.

"Well we all know who Gun's dreamboat is." Yusuke sniggered. Gun blushed and hid her face again in Kuwabara's shirt.

"I hate you all." She mumbled. It came out as

"Ihrhhrrh"

"You need a bath. And so do I." She said casually as she got up. Kuwabara blushed.

"Well, I'm sure Urameshi didn't smell like spring roses when he finished off Rando." He muttered and went to get up, before falling back on his ass. Gun rushed over.

"Are you okay? Did you hurt your leg? Did you sprain your ankle? Are you still sore?" she fire off question after question. Kuwabara smiled at her concern.

"I'm fine, just a little sore. Nothing a bath won't clear up." He replied. Genkai walked in.

"Hot springs are in the back, as are towels and extra clothes Botan picked from your closets. You'll be staying and training with me." She said. Kuwabara and Gun nodded and headed for a much needed bath.