Chapter XIV: Confessions and Forgiveness.

"You asshole, that should teach you not to mess up with my woman." He whispered.

Yusuke stood up on shaky legs. The Spirit Orb had taken quite a lot of energy but it had done the trick. His opponent was nothing more than a pile of ashes on the ground. He felt exhausted and after that battle he was surprised that he could stand at all. He is looked down at himself and groaned. His clothes were all torn up and he was all bloodied. Thank God! His mother is not home or she would have a fit.

"Yusuke."

The voice took him out of his reveries and turned around to see Botan running toward him. He smiled and caught her in his arms. He was so glad that she was safe. He didn't know what he would do if anything happened to her. She was his life. He loved her so much and it had taken that Kinaya creep to show him how much she meant to him.

"Yusuke, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Are you?"

She nodded her head then rested it against his chest.

"Yusuke?"

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry."

He didn't have time to answer because Kuwabara came running toward them.

"Hey! Urameshi, you okay?"

"I'm fine, Kuwabara but you won't be when I'm done with you."

"What did I do?"

"I asked you to take Botan home. I can't count on you to do anything right."

"Why are blaming me when she was the one who want to stay."

"Whatever, I'll do it myself."



As soon as they got to her apartment, Kuwabara left. He knew that the couple needed to talk. So they needed their privacy. The first thing she did when she got home was take a shower. She excused herself and went straight to the bathroom. She got undressed and stepped into the stall. She felt so dirty. She scrubbed herself clean until her skin was red. When she got out, she went to her room to get dress. She didn't feel like dressing up. She chose a pink sweatpants and pink t-shirt. While dressing, she heard the water running. She assumed Yusuke must be taking a shower.

She lay down on her bed and waited for him to come out. Then her phone rang. She picked it up and was glad to hear her best friend's voice.

"Hi, how are you feeling?"

"I'm okay."

"Kuwabara told me all about your kidnapping. That Kenny guy is creep. What on earth did he want form you?"

"He was in love with me and since he couldn't have me willingly, he was going to have by force."

"So he kidnapped you. Didn't he know that Yusuke would come after you?"

"He did."

Botan heard the water stopped from the bathroom.

"Hey, Shizuru. Can I call you later. Yusuke is here and I want to talk to him."

"Sure. I'll see you later."

"Ja ne."

Yusuke came out as soon as she hung up the phone. He was only wearing a pair of sweats. He looked at her and their eyes locked. She quickly looked away, ashamed. How can he look at her? Didn't he despise her for cheating on him? He sat on the bed and pulled her put to face him.

"Okay, let's talk. Last time I didn't give you time to explain" He said.

"I don't know what to say except I'm sorry. I really didn't mean for that to happen."

"Then why did it happen?"

"I don't know. I guess I was mad at you and I did want to punish you for ignoring but I never meant for it to go this far."

"Why didn't you talk to me?"

"I did try to talk to you but you weren't listening."

He felt silent.

"Why did you push me away, Yusuke?"

"Because I was jealous. I hated the fact that you were spending so much time with Kinaya.'

"But why would you be jealous of Kinaya. He was just a friend to me but you're the man I love."

"Then how did things get so screw up between us?"

"Because we don't talk anymore. We grew apart. And with your training, we barely see each other and when we did we weren't talking."

He didn't say anything for a minute as if he was trying to take in what she said. She touched his face and to her delight, he leaned into the caress.

"I'm sorry all this happen. I never meant to hurt, love. Please forgive me."

He pulled her to him and kissed her. And this time, she did felt the spark. Her heart did accelerate. The kiss was long and passionate. By the time they broke apart, she was straddling him.

"Botan?"

"Ummmm...."

"I love you."

Botan felt like she was going to pass out. Yusuke just said that he loved her. she had dreamt of this moment for so long and now it was here and she didn't know what to say.

"Do you really mean that?"

"Do you think I would lie to you?"

"No." she said without hesitation.

"Then I really mean it. I really love you and I didn't know how much until that creep took you away from me."

"Yusuke..."

"I would have never forgiven myself if you had gotten hurt."

"I'm okay and I love you, too. More than you know."

Then she kissed him.

Author's note: I sorry this chapter is a little bit shorter than the last one. I have a couple of question for you guys.

1) Do you think I should stop writing this story?

If no, do you think I should add a lemon to the next chapter?

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