Chapter 13

Her Disguise, His Triumph

Botan awoke to the sound of something hitting her nose. She was about to sneeze, when her hand came up and covered her mouth. She opened her eyes and lifted her head. She was lying on Hiei's chest and his hair was what tickled her nose.

She tried to get up but Hiei's arms went around her tighter. She sighed in frustration. At she wondered how she got there in the first place...or even what happened. Then she remembered all the events that happened last night.

She shuddered at the thought.

She gasped when she felt Hiei stir beneath her. She glared at his closed eyes and tried once again to get up. That was it! She was doing things her own way, whether he liked it or not.

She knew she was going to regret it later on, but she would take the chance. And it would be fun for her anyway.

She reached her hand down and grabbed the end of his blue shirt. (Ya know his training thingy…) She then looked back up to see if he stirred, he didn't.

She then used her hand and crept her way up his chest. He moaned in his sleep and tightened his grip on her waist. She smirked the all-famous Hiei smirk and continued her torture.

She was beginning to think he was never going to get up when she was shocked a moment later. Hiei suddenly turned her over to where he was straddling her waist and she was stuck on the bottom.

His eyes slowly opened and seemed to be laughing at her. "You shouldn't tease onna, you might get what you don't want." This sent a shiver up her spine.

He got off of her and walked over to his cloak and put it on. Botan slowly sat up still in a daze. Then she remembered the consequences of traveling together.

"Hiei…" She stood up and walked over to her bag. He turned to her with his emotionless mask and tried to pay attention. She took her bag and placed it on her shoulder walking over to him. She looked directly up into his eyes.

He looked down at her questioningly. She placed her hand up to his face. "I'm sorry Hiei…but you can't come with me." Botan looked saddened and before Hiei could protest, he fell to the ground unconscious. Botan took the Dragon Tear from her palm and placed it back on the necklace around her neck.

She took no time to wait and started running down the dirt path to get to the small town where she would get some answers to her Dragons ware bouts. Hopefully...

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Botan soon arrived to the town she was looking for and found the building she knew she would find. She sighed. She would risk everything here. She walked in and walked up to the front of the inn like area. She registered for the task and walked into the room to the left to change her clothes.

While she was getting drest she started to think. Someone in this place would know where the dragons were sealed. They just had to...and this seemed to be the only way she would even get close to finding out where Aritha was. She finished her outfit and looked in the mirror.

It wasn't half bad. She had bought it in Ninginkai before she came to the realm and hadn't worn it at all.

It was a long dress that had a slit up to the thigh. A 'V' shaped cut in the front revealing some cleavage. Then it was long sleeve with a cut in the hems from the wrist to the shoulder. Then she had some black heels to match the blue and black dress.

She walked back out and the lady led her to a room where there were many other girls. She stood next to a girl about her hieght who had a black eye and part of her dress was torn. She grimaced at the thought.

Three men walked in with a short one tailing behind. He must have been the head guy.

There was a guy wearing all black and his hair was a deep black. He was very handsome with piercing blue eyes. The other wore a blue suit like a cop and had dark red hair that went to his waist. He had piercing dark eyes. The last wore a regular gi with a sword. Having a high ponytail with brown hair. His eyes were a dull green. Not thrilling at all...

Botan backed up a bit to the back in fear of what would happen to her. "Well men," Said the short one. "One of these ladies will be bound to satisfy you tonight."

The one in blue and the on in the gi went over and picked two who were smiling devilishly leaving the most handsome one left. Botan tried to hide, but to no avail. He grabbed her wrist and without a word led her out of the room. Botan reluctantly followed the man to the top of the building where he led her to a very comfortable room, well it would be comfortable if only she wasn't about to do what she was going to do.

The room was a dull peach color for the wall painting. The curtains were starch black. There was a chandelier in the middle of the ceiling. The bed had purple sheets with black coverings and pillows. There were some chairs at a desk to the side and a TV to the right and a kitchen like area to the left. 'Wow…I think he over did himself.' She thought amazed.

He led her over to the bed and sat her down. Botan kept her eyes shut tightly. "Not many girls keep their eyes shut." He chuckled. Botan looked up disgusted.

"Look…I-I don't want to be here, s-so just hurry up and thenleave me be…" Botan said opening her eyes slightly. Soon the mans mouth was covering hers. Botan stopped a moan from pouring out of her mouth. What was wrong with her! She didn't even know the man!

Botan pushed him back. She would not go through with this even if it cost her the information. She went to stand but he pushed her back into a sitting position. His hand started to creep up her thigh and she gasped. She slapped his hand away and stood.

"I-I'm sorry, but I can't do this." Botan went to go for the door but the man growled and pushed her back onto the bed pinning her armsabove her head while he sat on her waist.

"You will do this!" The man shouted. Botan felt tears start to well up in her eyes.

"Hiei…where are you?" She whispered choking back a sob.

"Hn…baka onna, I'm right here." Botan opened her eyes and saw the man smirking down at her.

"Hiei!" Botan, now shocked out of her mind,wrapped her arms around his chest and cried into his black shirt. It was however a weird position. Hiei still sitting on her…and she was…well…below. She eventually stopped and lay back on the bed.

"How…how did you…" Hiei silenced her.

"I sensed you with my jagan, and came here with a disguise." Botan smiled. "Thought you did me in, so it was payback time."

"I'm glad it was you though…I-I don't know what I would do if my first time weren't for love." Botan looked another way as she felt a blush rise to her cheeks. "Uh…could you get off please?" Hiei too blushed and got off.

Botan stood up and walked over to her bag placing it over her shoulder. Hiei turned around with a huge devilish smirk on his face. "Why are you looking at me that way?" Botan asked slightly annoyed with a weird look plastered on her face.

"You still promised me a good time." He laughed when she threw a pillow at his head. He easliy dodged.

"How did you pull it off?" Botan asked turning him around and placing her bag on the bed to take out a change of clothes.

"I came here and shopped for this stupid ningen outfit, then just pushed my hair back with a band covering the white spot."

"You mean that cute starburst?" Botan giggled and walked behind him in only a shirt and her underwear. She pulled the band out of his hair and sure enough it bounced back into place.

Hiei stood motionless as he heard her put on her pants. He wanted to grab her and make her his right here and now, but his pride wouldn't allow it. The need to take her was getting greater in this realm. He didn't know what it was. But she was the only female around he knew and that's what was driving him mad. The other hard part...was the fact that it was getting hard to control his demon. Why did he want Botan do much?

Botan finished and walked in front of him to the door. "Let's go, I can't stand it here." Botan winced at the thought of what might have happened if Hiei weren't the one that just so happened to be there.

She suddenly turned around surprising him. "Wait! You can't be here! There are consequences of us being here together…you have to leave…NOW!" Botan said in haste. Hiei stood firm in place.

"I'm not leaving you!" Botan was surprised by his tone of voice. "You think I would of just sat back and watched while you got raped by another man!" Botan winced at the word. "Not…a…chance." Every word was pronounced separately, slowly...and filled with venom.

Without another word, Hiei scooped her into his arms and sped forward with his speed to get to a different hotel. They were going to spend the night in a civilized area. Botan was clinging to his cloak with her eyes shut tight. His anger had startled her.

'I'm Sorry…' The words eased around the walls of her mind as she looked up at Hiei for a moment before getting cut in the arm by a rock that flew by due to Hiei's speed.

Soon they were at the front desk at the inn. The place was actually more fancy than she had seen anywhere else in this town. Hiei placed Botan on her feet seeing that the innkeeper was eyeing them suspiciously.

"We need a room." Hiei said emotionless. The woman looked at her clipboard occasionally glancing up at Hiei.

"We have one room left." She said sweetly. "You're in luck. It's room 226B on the top floor." She extended her hand with the key in it and Hiei snatched it from her and grabbed Botan's hand dragging her over to the elevator and pulled her in with him. Botan figured he wasn't about to show any emotion, even towards her, in public.

When they reachedthe top floor, Botan snatched the key from Hiei's hand and put in the keyhole. She opened the door and was greeted by the warm smell of a clean room. Hiei pushed her in the rest of the way snarling.

"Why are you just standing there?" Hiei growled. He was ready to take a shower. Botan walked into the kitchen area and looked in the fridge.

"Well sorry." Her eyes turned to stars. They had all the different things she liked…right now; she really didn't care what Hiei wanted. They had fudge, cookies on the counter, milk, and waffles in the freezer, with all the different flavors of ice cream.

Hiei was long gone in the shower. "Time to eat…" Botan took out all the things she could carry. She had taken a shower at the…er…other place, so all she needed to do was get ready to sleep.

First, since Hiei was in the shower and couldn't 'peek' on her, she took off her cloths and threw them in the clothes hamper, taking a big black shirt out of her bag and putting it on.

She then took out some chocolate ice cream and put it in a big…big bowl. She put chocolate syrup and cherries on top. She hated whipped cream. She walked over to the couch in the living room area and sat down with the bowl in her lap, grabbed the remote, and turned on the TV.

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Hiei let the warm water hit his back getting rid of all the dirt and mud. He took some of Botan's shampoo and put it in his hair. He may be a demon…but he knew how to use soap! When Hiei stepped out of the shower, he wrapped the towel around his lower region and looked at himself in the mirror. He was cleaner now at least...no scrapes or anything...

Yet.

He put on his clothes and walked out of the room only to be greeted by that beautiful voice hefelt the sudden urgeto make his. Oh how he wanted her. He looked around the corner quietly so she wasn't to notice him watching her. Botan had a microphone in her hand and she was standing in front of the TV while they placed the song lyrics on the screen. But he knew Botan already knew the song. It showed in her voice.

Botan was making motions with her arms and body, not moving her feet from place, there was a clip showing on the screen covering the lyrics that have now disappeared. (The song is "1000 Words" from Final Fantasy X-2)

On the screen there was a man and a woman about to be shot when the girl looked down out of her lovers arms and then back up with a smile and tears running down her cheeks, while the guns were positioned and fired. They fell to the ground in utter defeat and were met with death.

As soon as the song was over a light erupted from the screen and poured into Botan's body. "What…" Botan never got to finish, for when the light faded she felt to her knees with tears streaming down her face.

Hiei ran to her side and knelt down. "Onna…what's wrong?"

"I could feel her pain, she never got to tell him she loved him…" Botan let the tears fall. What was happening? Why was she the one effected? (It triggered the flashback)

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Dragon Realm 1967

Botan had walked out in the rain over to Aritha. She knew Hiei's eyes were on her when she left, but she didn't care right now. She just…needed…to lie…down.

Everything went black.

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When she left the cave, Hiei started to think. He had been lonely all these years, and having her stay here, though most likely a big mistake, would bring him annoying company, but company nonetheless.

With his decision made, he walked out of the cave, only to see Botan lying on the ground in unconsciousness, adagger sticking out of her back…

END FLASHBACK

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Botan soon forgot all about the song and went over to the couch to watch more TV. Hiei turned to her and spotted a bowl on the counter. He wondered what Botan could have in such a big bowl. He looked over it and his eyes lit up at the sight.

Botan had ice cream!

He spun around fast and before Botan could comprehend what was going on, Hiei had her pinned to the ground.

"Where is it!" Hiei said pinning her arms and looking side-to-side sniffing with his nose. Botan hadn't the slightest clue what he was talking about.

"Sweet snow?" Hiei looked back into her eyes with a "duh" tone of voice. Botan giggled finally realizing what he meant.

"In the freezer…" And before she knew it Hiei was sitting in her spot on the couch eating ice cream like a freaking pig. She started to laugh uncontrollably.

Hiei looked up for a second then back to his food. She regained her composure, and in one…two…three…

She pounced on him making him drop all of the ice cream on to the floor and all over them as they tumbled to the ground. Hiei blinked up at the smirking onna. Not another shower!

Then he saw what was in her hair and growled. "You spilt my sweet snow!" Hiei shouted turning the tides to where he was on top.

"Do you know onna, what the price for ruining my ice cream is?" Hiei smirked when he saw a speck of fear cross her eyes.

Then Hiei…tickled her to death!

Botan laughed uncontrollably. "Hiei…stop…HIEI!" She shouted in short gasps. Botan's chest started to glow as the Dragon Tear started to act on Hiei. Hiei was soon blasted back to the couch.

She giggled at the Koorime's scowl and ran for the bedroom to get to the bathroom first to take a long hot bath and get that ice cream off of her. But when she got to the bedroom and opened the door her jaw dropped. She couldn't hold it in and what she had been through today she…so…didNOT need this.

She screamed.

To be continued...