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Than the window broke and Botan screamed as some thing shot through the room and wrapped around her and pulled her to the window. "LET GO!"

"Shut up!" Botan looked up at the elder Toguro and screamed even louder. "Fine! I'll kill you here."

"I have no power yet," Botan said.

"You do, otherwise you'd be dead from last night," Toguro said.

"The only reason I'm alive is because of Hiei," Botan said.

"Well he's no problem right now, since I have him too," Toguro set Botan in the room and Botan notice how his other arm wasn't in the room it was stretched out side. Toguro made his arm come in the room and Hiei was indeed in his oversized hand. "See, I have a ransom for him too. Oh, But wait he's already dead, I have his soul." (A/N: Um... nervous laugh...Just don't hurt me!hinds under desk)

"No!" Botan screamed. Botan collapsed to her knees. She stood up a second later. "If I give my life...will you give him his soul back?"

"Yes," Toguro said.

"And! And let him live on his life," Botan said.

"..."

"Well! You have to let him live!" Botan said.

"Fine, I will have your power, there's no need to kill him," Toguro threw Hiei in to the room.

"Just let me say good bye," Botan said. "Meaning for you to give him his soul so I can tell him goodbye."

"Alright, make it quick," Toguro said and gave Hiei his soul back. Hiei slowly rose up to a sitting position.

"Hiei," Botan said.

"Botan!" Hiei looked at Toguro.

"Hiei listen," Botan said and tears came running out of her eyes.

"You know..." Hiei started.

"Yes," Botan said.

"Well should we kill him?" Hiei asked.

"No," Botan said. "I want you to leave, now."

"Why?" Hiei asked.

"Hiei," Botan said. "I'm giving my life."

"But why?" Hiei asked.

"So you can live, there long story short, times up I get my part of the deal!" Toguro said and stabbed Botan threw the heart.

"BOTAN!" Hiei yelled. Botan of course had a few seconds left and sat down next to Hiei and kissed him. Than fell to the ground. Hiei stood up and was angrier than ever.

"What? Did I kill your girlfriend?" Toguro asked. Hiei ran towards him and pulled out his sword and did his '18-slash Jagan.'

Mean while with Botan's body

Yuma's spirit hovered in the air watching the scene, than she made her way to her daughter's body. Yuma imported her spirit into Botan's body so she could use it.

"Come on, you can't hurt me," Toguro said.

"Hiei," Yuma said making it sound like Botan.

"Botan?" Hiei walked over to her. "I-I-I t-t-thought you were..."

"Hiei, I'm using Botan's body for now," Yuma said making Hiei confused. "Toguro, you really thought if you killed my daughter you'd get my power?"

"Yuma," Hiei said.

"See, you can't forget me," Yuma said.

"She has to have your power," Toguro said.

"Do you feel any stronger?" Yuma asked.

"What is your point?" Toguro asked.

"You will not get her power for she has none," Yuma said. "She will not have any either," Yuma explained and Hiei tried to put everything together.

"Explain," Toguro said.
"I choose when I give my powers to my daughter and clearly she didn't want them," Yuma said. "No one can have my power, the only person who could have been Botan and she didn't want them so my powers will go extinct for ever unless her kids want them, which I doubt."

"What about the person who killed you?" Hiei asked.

"I was already dead when I got my powers," Yuma said. "So you give my daughter life back and I will spare you," Yuma left Botan's body.

"What's the point in keeping it?" Toguro said and Botan's soul left his body. Koenma appeared a second later and took it away. "Where did he come from?"

"Spirit World," Hiei said. "Where else?"

"If I can't have her power than the deal is off and I can kill you," Toguro said and turned his arm in to a sword and shot it at Hiei. His arm stopped in mid air.
"You may not kill the man that my daughter loves the most," Yuma's voice rang through the room, than there was a bright blue light and a blue fog covered the whole room. When the fog cleared Toguro stood still as if he was struck by a lightning bolt, than collapsed in to crumbs on the floor.

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Hiei sat around Botan's apartment for a couple of days eating, watching TV, sleeping, and worrying. Finally Yuma's voice rang through out the apartment.

"Hiei, go to spirit world and tell Koenma if he doesn't let you in that I sent you to see Botan. She has a new body but her soul is very weak right now."

"Thank you Yuma," Hiei said and left.

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"Koenma, let me see Botan," Hiei said.

"Why would I?" Koenma asked.

"Yuma sent me," Hiei said and Koenma got up and walked over to a door and opened it and let Hiei walk in. Hiei sat down and Koenma shut the door behind Hiei.

Hiei looked at Botan and thought about how much she looked like Yuma...beautiful. Botan's eye's slowly opened. "Hiei..." Botan sat up and hugged him.

"Botan you should sleep," Hiei said.

"I thought you were going to die..." Botan started to cry.

"Why would I die?" Hiei asked.

"After I made the deal with Toguro...I was afraid he wasn't going to let you live," Botan said.

"Well, I am alive and why would you be afraid?" Hiei asked.

"You're my best friend," Botan said and stopped crying.

"Well, I'm not dead," Hiei said.

"Oh, hey...KOENMA!" Botan called and Koenma ran into the room.

"What is it? Did Hiei hurt you?" Koenma asked.

"...No..." Botan asked a little freaked out.

"What's the matter?" Koenma asked.

"Why would Hiei hurt me?" Botan asked.

"I...He has a criminal record," Koenma said.

"Which is wiped clean," Botan noted.

"Um..." Koenma tried to think of another reason but came up blank.

"Exactly," Hiei said.

"Koenma, what happened to Shishiwakamaru?" Botan asked.

"We found out that Toguro killed him before going after you, so he's dead," Koenma said.

"Okay!" Botan stood up.

"Botan, you need to sleep!" Koenma said.

"I need food before I starve," Botan said. "Hiei, would you like to come with me?"

'Fine don't ask me,' Koenma thought.

"Hn," Hiei picked Botan up and set her on his back and took off to her apartment. Hiei opened the door and set Botan down and she walked over to the couch and sat down. Hiei sat next to her.

"Hiei what do you look for in a girl?" Botan asked.

"Hn, I don't need a girl," Hiei said and turned on the TV. Just as they found something to watch there was a knock on the door. "The day you come back some one comes over."

"You're getting used to my apartment?" Botan asked and stood up as Hiei did the same.

"Sit," Hiei said and Botan did. Hiei walked over to the door and opened in.

"He-" Yusuke started. "Oh, hi Hiei, where's Botan?"

"Hello Yusuke," Botan said as she sat on the couch.

"Feeling a bit lazy today?" Yusuke asked and pushed past Hiei. Hiei ignore the urge to rip off Yusuke's head and sat back down next to Botan. Yusuke sat on the chair next to the couch.

"Where have you two been? Making out?" Yusuke asked.

"No," Botan said not really caring what was going on right on; she didn't even hit Yusuke for having that thought.

"When do you think Toguro is coming after you?" Yusuke asked.

"He won't," Hiei said as the door opened. Botan, Hiei, and Yusuke turned there heads to look at who entered.

"Hey, kid, how ya feeling?" Shizuru asked and walked in to the room behind Kurama and Keiko with Puu in her arms, also next to Yukina and Kuwabara. (Keiko came in first)

"Fine," Botan said looking back at the TV.

"You sure?" Kuwabara asked.

"Yes," Botan said. "Just a little hungry."

"I can fix that!" Keiko set Puu down on the table and walked to the kitchen.

"Anyways...Hiei what do you mean 'he won't'?" Yusuke asked.

"He's dead," Hiei said. "Go look for your self."

"How? And who?" Kuwabara asked.

"The Elder Toguro," Hiei said.

"Really?" Botan looked at Hiei surprised. "She never mentioned that when I talked to her."

"Maybe you missed it, I'm sure she'd tell you," Hiei said.

"How would we look for our selves?" Yusuke asked.

"Botan's bed room, there's a pile of dust," Hiei said and Botan stood up. "Sit down, you can see it later," Hiei said and Botan did.

"You shouldn't talk to her like that," Kuwabara said.

"Gawd Botan, you're letting him take control in your own house," Shizuru said.

"Apartment, I live in an apartment, not a house," Botan said. "Oh, well."

"OH WELL!" Keiko said and walked out of the kitchen with a rolling pin. "Botan, you can't let me control your life. That's like suicide!"

"He's not controlling any one...at this point in time," Botan looked at Hiei and lifted his hair to see his Bandanna fully.

"What are you doing?" Hiei asked.

"See, he isn't controlling anyone," Botan pointed out and took her hand away from Hiei's head.

"That's not what she was talking about, but I guess I'm going to change the subject," Kurama said. "How did you defeat Toguro?"

"I didn't," Hiei said and everyone looked at Botan. "She didn't either."

"Than who did?" Yusuke asked.

"Well, Toguro took Hiei's soul somehow and I made a deal with Toguro..." Botan said.

"Why would Toguro be after you anyways? He's already dead," Keiko said from the kitchen.

"Um... Keiko I take it he lived," Shizuru said.

"Ya," Yusuke said. "What was the deal?"

"My life and the power I never had in the first place for Hiei's life," Botan said.

"That was nice," Yukina said.

"Than what?" Kurama asked.

"Toguro took her life and soul which than if she had any power he would have got it..." Hiei said leaving out the kiss.

"Botan doesn't have any power," Shizuru said.

"Her..." Hiei started but Kurama interrupted.

"Of course she doesn't Hiei, what are you talking about?" Kurama said calmly.

"She already knows, I told her," Hiei said.

"I can't believe how nice she is," Botan said.

"She's your mother! Of course she's going to be nice!" Hiei said and Keiko walked in.

"Dinner!" Keiko said and they rushed over and had dinner.

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After everyone left Botan sat on the couch with the TV off reading a magazine. Hiei sat in the chair sharpening his sword when he 'accidentally' slit the arm of the chair.

"Hiei! Do you know how much that cost!" Botan set her magazine down on the table.

"I don't care," Hiei went back to sharpening his sword. "Botan?"

"What?" Botan asked and lay down across the couch.

"Never mind," Hiei said.

"Okay," Botan picked up her magazine and started to read it again.

"Botan why do you like me of all people?" Hiei asked.

"I thought we went over this," Botan said.

"Yes, I know, but why me?" Hiei asked.

"You," Botan set down her magazine again and sat up instead of laying down, "are funny, smart, strong, protective, helpful, sometimes a pain, what else do I have to say?"

"Yes but why not Kurama?" Hiei asked as he set his sword down.

"Kurama...isn't my type," Botan said. "Why do you keep asking?"

"Koenma likes you, isn't he your type?" Hiei asked.

"What are you trying to get at?" Botan asked.

"Why me?" Hiei asked. "I mean you could have anyone and you choose me."

"Why did you say I could have any one? Are you referring to how I look?" Botan asked.

"Um..." Hiei was speechless.

"Hiei, I'm waiting for an answer," Botan said and stood up.

"..." Hiei couldn't find an answer. Botan walked to her room and shut the door behind her.

"Good night, Hiei!" Botan said through the door. Botan had two bed rooms in her apartment. 'I'm surprised he didn't sleep in the extra room...I don't think he even looked for it, I'm sleeping there now.' Botan fell asleep surprisingly fast.