Chapter Zweiundzwanzig
That night Botan sat on the bed huddled in the corner with her knees held to her chest. She wondered if everything would be sunny and bright again. Wondered if she and Hiei would get to see what they could have together.
Botan sat up quickly as she heard a soft humming come from outside and peered out the window of her room. Thousands of petals danced down like rain over the grass and she smiled. "Kurama." She spoke quickly and run out of her room and out the front door to greet him.
"Kurama? I know you are here, only you could make such beautiful flowers from the dead earth." Her smiled faded as the petals stopped falling. "K-Kurama?" she shivered in fear, "I'm scared, please come out."
Blood Red eyes could be seen through the haze of the dying world, "all you had to do was ask." His dark smirk found its way to his soft features. He took a few steps toward her and stopped. "Why, aren't you happy to see me?"
"I-I am… I-I m-missed you. How did you escape?" Botan took a step back.
"Hn. Why are you running from me?" Kurama asked darkly
"I-I'm not."
"Maybe not Physically but I can sense your fear and you are shaking. DO you fear me?"
"No."
"That's too bad, you should be." He crossed the way grabbing hold of her wrist tightly, "You see, I have come here to take you to the lord and Master. You have eluded him for far too long and now's the time for you to face your destiny." He smirked and picked her up.
"No! Kurama, Stop! What's gotten into you!"
"Silence Wench!"
"Fox. If you do not release her this instant I will do it for you." Hiei's icy hot voice filled the air as his red pools of dangerous eyes shown from the treetops.
"Hiei." Kurama Smirked, "Why should I? Your threats are nothing to me. I am far stronger than you are."
"Hiei! Help me." Botan cried and was tossed aside where she rolled and hit her head on the base of a tree and blacked out.
"You will surely regret doing that, Fox." Hiei snarled and jumped from the tree landing before the dark red head. He drew his Katana and held it at the ready.
"What do you plan on doing with that scrap of metal?" Kurama laughed and pulled out his rose transforming it into his Whip and snapped it in warning.
"Shut up Fox! I don't know why you are working for them but it stops here." Hiei advanced forward swinging his sword down but Kurama's whip wrapped around it and with one swift tug, yanked the sword from Hiei's fingers.
"You see." He smirked, "The only way to beat me is to use that Dragon of yours but you wouldn't want to kill your closest friend would you?"
"No I wouldn't, but you are not my closest friend." Hiei smirked.
"Really? Then who is it? That Girl?" Kurama laughed, "You could never find love. Which reminds me, I have wanted to get you back for hurting her back there. I think this will be the best opportunity." Kurama's whip snapped and Wrapped around Hiei's Ankles pulling then together where he lost balance and fell to the ground.
Hiei Sat up quickly and grabbed the whip with his bare hands, the thorns dug into his flesh making his hands bleed intensely. A fire flew through his hands making the vine burn up and he stood quickly. "That was none of your business." He growled and held out his hand as his hair stuck up dangerously.
"That's better, Hiei." Kurama Smirked Darkly as his eyes began to glow with a burning need for revenge and blood. He wanted to feel it between his fingers wanted to feel the glory of having the power to take a life.
"I have wanted to see this side of you for a long time, Fox." His dragon was itching to be free, to burn everything in sight. "To see your lust to kill."
"Shut up and Fight me." He snarled as a soft silver mist danced around him, hiding him from the world.
When the smoke cleared Yoko stood tall, his dark eyes glowing with a vengeance, His ears pointed dangerously and between his fingers he held three white roses.
Touya woke with a start as a huge surge of power busted through his veins, "What the?" he jumped from bed and ran out into the hall where he saw Jin and Chu. "What is that you guys?"
"Beats me." Chu shrugged, "sort of feels like Hiei and Kurama… but…"
"That's it. Kurama must be here." Touya frowned, "but why would they be fighting and how did he escape?"
"Lets not sit around here, let's have a look" Jin's ears twitched.