Chapter 6:
"Onna," Hiei sat on her windowsill trying to get in to talk to her, but she won't talk to anyone.
"…"
"I know you're in there, just open the window," Hiei said and still got no answer. "Do you want me to brake this window!"
"Go away!" Botan yelled from inside her room.
"Come on Botan," Hiei heard Kuwabara say.
"NO!" Botan screamed. Hiei could tell that she was in pain.
"Botan, we know something's wrong when you lock your self in your room with a barrier around it," Yusuke said. "And plus we can hear you crying from down the hall."
"Then ignore it and leave me alone," Botan said.
"At least tell us what's wrong," Kurama said.
"…No," Botan said.
"The good thing is she's talking," Yukina said.
"Botan, Koenma will be mad when he hears what you're doing," Genkai said.
"I don't care!" Botan said. "Let him know I hate his guts. Tell him I'm trying to get myself to be extinct. I don't care anymore!"
"BOTAN!" Yusuke yelled. "Don't you dare do anything like that!"
'Why! She seemed fine at that food place,' Hiei thought.
"I have nothing left! This is only for good," Botan said.
"What are you talking about Botan?" Rikku (A/N: Kurama's girlfriend and there is a surprise about her later, and she is also…ME) said.
"Rikku, you know all those years it took to train you in?" Botan asked.
"Yes, it took forever because I wouldn't pay attention or wouldn't show up to the session because I was always hanging out with Kurama in Makia or something like that," Rikku laughed slightly.
"Remember that day when you came to me crying," Botan said. "It was in the first ten years or so."
"Ya," Rikku said. "I had met Kurama and …"
"You told me you loved me…" Kurama said.
"…" everyone was quiet for a moment.
"And he said he didn't like me like that," Rikku said.
"Well, that day," Botan said. "I fell in love…with someone else, but didn't realize it at the point. I realize it now and the curse is gone!"
"Oh, Botan!" Rikku cried. "That's wonderful!"
"What curse?" Yusuke asked.
"Are you positive?" Rikku asked. "Is the mark gone?"
"Yes," Botan sighed.
"Then why are you doing this to yourself?" Rikku asked.
"We should go guys," Kurama said to the rest of the group. "Let Rikku take care of it."
"Why!" Yusuke asked. "She can't do to much. She's a ferry girl and a friend, like us."
"No she's not," Kurama said. "Just move to the living room and listen."
"Because the reason I'm doing this is the same reason you were crying," Botan said softly.
'Botan, do I still have a chance with you?' Hiei thought. He'd realized that he cared the day Botan told him about the reversal. But he hadn't known the depth until now. 'Who is the guy that you love?'
"You're wrong Botan," Rikku leaned against the door and slid down the wood to sit against it.
"What are you talking about?" Botan asked.
"Kurama had said he didn't love me yes," Rikku said. "But I told him I loved him and I meant it. The mark was still there."
"Then you didn't love him," Botan said.
"I loved him alright," Rikku laughed. "But, I kept hanging around with Kurama even after he had to come to Ningenkia to survive. Botan it took twenty years for him to love me back and I only know that because mom told me that in order to get rid of this mark on our lives, was to love and be loved. Botan, listen to me, if not as a sister, as a friend. Hiei loves you even if he doesn't realize it."
"I shouldn't be surprised that you know all this but you're just as nosy as your older sibling," Botan laughed and opened her door and hugged Rikku.
"I knew I could help!" Rikku smiled. n.n
"You always do," Botan said.
"So…how were you going to…you know…go extinct?" Rikku asked nervously.
"Mom gave me a spell that if need be, use it," Botan said.
"Oh….that spell," Rikku nodded. "I see."
The rest of the group walked up…well Hiei was still on the window sill trying to figure out what just happened.
"So…Botan and Rikku are sister?" Yusuke asked.
"How old are the two of you?" Kuwabara asked.
"Six thousand, nine hundred, seventy-two," Botan said.
"Six thousand, nine hundred, sixty-four," Rikku said. "She got me by eight years."
"Wow," Kuwabara said and Yusuke whistled.
"Kurama how old are you?" Yusuke asked.
"Eight hundred and fifty six," Kurama said calmly.
"so how much older is Rikku than Kurama…six thousand…carry the one…" Yusuke said.
"I got seven hundred…" Kuwabara said.
"No," Genkia said.
"I got six thousand five hundred," Yusuke said.
"No," Genkia said again.
"Six thousand, one hundred, eight," Yukina said.
"Yes," Genkia said.
"wow," Kuwabara said again.
"It seems Kurama likes older women," Yusuke laughed.
"What does Hiei have to do with all of this?" Kuwabara asked Botan.
"Let me talk to him before I say anything to you guys," Botan blushed and walked into her room locking the door.
"I guess we better go to bed," Rikku ushered everyone into there rooms and went to bed herself.
"Hiei," Botan said as she opened her window and Hiei jumped inside, sitting on her bed.
"Onna," Hiei said. "What just happened?"
"…" Botan bit her lip and sat down next to Hiei. "Rikku is my sister and well, she kind of convinced me that I shouldn't use the spell our mother gave use if need be to go extinct."
"I got that much onna," Hiei said an turned to look at her and then looked at the ground. "What I don't understand is all about this mark, you two were talking about. You said something…"
"Hiei," Botan said trying to get his attention.
"…about love or something and then I heard my name…" Hiei said still talking.
"Hiei," Botan said a little more loudly and he looked at her again. "Shut up." Botan kissed him then.
There was a scream in the next room. A scream of joy. Botan pulled away from Hiei and rolled her eyes.
"Rikku! Leave me alone!" Botan said.
"SORRY!" came Rikku's voice from the other room.
"Anyways," Botan turned to Hiei and blushed.
"Onna…" Hiei said.
"See, I've only heard you say my name once," Botan said. "I really don't like being called 'woman'."
"Botan," Hiei said.
"That's better," Botan smiled.
"Would you ever let me finish," Hiei said.
"…"
"Good," Hiei sigh. "Botan, I'm not really good with words…" Botan had the look on her face that said 'yeah right'. "I'm good with insults," Botan nodded and looked to the ground. "But not with what I'm going to say." Hiei took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Then he took Botan's chin in his thumb and fore finger and turn her face to look at him. "Botan, I love," Botan's eyes filled with tears and she launched her self at him in a hug. On there way to the bed somehow there lips found each others.
"Hiei, I love you too," Botan said when she broke the kiss.
"I knew it!" the two turned to see Yusuke and Kuwabara at the door. "I knew the two of you were making out yesterday."
"Yusuke no baka!" Botan yelled and shut the door with a shove.
THE END!
Ya okay, so I'm odd and ended this story quite badly but, I wrote most of it during school two years ago and well…never finished it. I didn't mean for it to be really long but I thought it would be longer than this…but I guess not. I hope you guys enjoyed and now I'm off to my InuYasha story than when I'm done with that I will post a new Hiei/Botan fanfic that I hope every one will enjoy! .
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