Chapter II: Announcement.
The following day, Kurama picked up Botan at her apartment at noon. They were going over his mother's house for lunch. They were also planning on telling his parents about their engagement. When they arrived at the house, Kurama parked his car in the driveway and went around the car to open the door for his fiancée.
"You're ready?" he asked.
"Yes."
He took her hand and led her to the door. He knocked first. His mother was the one that answered the door.
"Good afternoon, Shuichi. Hello, Botan dear."
"Hi, mom."
"Hello, Mrs. Minamino."
She stepped out of the way and ushered the couple inside the house.
"Where are Father and little Shuichi?" Kurama asked.
"Your father is upstairs and little Shuichi is out. He has basketball practice."
"Oh! I was hoping he'll be here."
"Oh! Well. Come on, lunch will be ready in a few minutes."
"Okay!" Kurama said.
"Oh! Botan dear, I have for you."
"Really?" she asked.
"Yes. Wait right here and I'll get it."
Shiori left and went upstairs. Kurama took Botan's hands and led her into the living room. The both sat down on the couch. He took her hand and examined her fingers. Botan wasn't wearing her ring because they didn't want his parents to find out until after they had lunch. He kissed her fingers and she blushed.
"I'm glad you decided to do this." He said.
"Do what?" a voice asked behind them.
They turned around to Shiori's husband standing in the threshold.
"Hello, dad." Kurama said.
"Hi, Shuichi. It's nice to see you, Botan." His dad said.
"It's nice to see you too, Mr. Minamino." She answered back.
At the moment, Shiori came back and handed Botan a small box. She opened it to find an exquisite silver charm bracelet. She too\k it out and hold it in front of her.
"It's beautiful. Thank you." She said.
"You welcome, dear. I'm not the only one who deserves credit. The ladies help too." Shiori tell her.
"That's so nice of them." Botan whispered.
"What ladies?" Kurama asked.
"Don't you know? Botan had been helping me and my friends with charity work." Shiori explained.
"Really? She didn't mention it." Kurama said.
"She comes over every Saturday and we would spend the whole day working on whatever project we had. But I'm especially grateful to her for helping us with our last project."
"Why?" he asked.
"We wanted to raised fifteen hundred dollars for the orphanage. They absolutely need a new building. And thanks to your girlfriend you raised more money then what we were planning."
"How much money did you raise?"
"Six thousand dollars."
"Wow, I'm impressed."
"And most of it was because of her." Shiori explained.
"I didn't do anything." Botan said, blushing.
"Don't listen to her. She charmed everyone with that smile of hers." Shiori laughed.
"Yeah! It's kind of hard to resist that smile." Kurama agreed.
Mr. Minamino had disappeared in the kitchen to set their table and served lunch. A few minutes later, he called everyone to the table. While they ate, they engaged in conversation.
"So, Shuichi, how long before you'll have to go in another mission?" his father asked.
"Not anytime soon."
"Do you think you can help me with the company? Your mother and I are planning on taking vacation and since you're here I was hoping you'll take over for me. At least for a while."
"Of course, dad."
Kurama's parents didn't know that he was a Rekai Tentai or a demon for that matter. But since he had chosen secret services as his minor in college, they thought he just worked for the government. And since Koenma paid him for his job, he was never broke and beside when he was home, he worked as a CEO for his dad. Even if he was, his fiancée made enough money to support him.
When they started going out, Koenma had made Botan a human even though she still has her powers. He had given her a background as to explain where she came from. As far as everybody knew, she grew up in Japan. Her parents were both dead. She went to Kurama's university and that's how they met. While he had actually majored in Business Administration, she had chosen Modeling as her career. And she was pretty famous all over the country.
"I know you're not supposed to talk about your mission but how did it go. Did you get hurt?" his mother asked.
"The mission went okay and I'm fine, mother."
Before long they were done with their lunch. Since it was such a beautiful day outside, they decided to have tea on the patio. His mom made them cinnamon apple flavored tea. They talked for a while then Kurama decided to cut to the chase.
"Mom, dad; Botan and I have something to tell you."
"What is it, Shuichi?" His father asked.
He took a deep breathe and said:
"We're getting married." He said.
"Oh my! Did you hear that? They finally getting married." She said, turning to her husband.
"I heard, dear. Well, congratulation, you two."
"Thanks, dad."
"Thank you, Mr. Minamino."
He hugged both of them and then Shiori did the same. Shiori was still glowing. She looked so excited and happy.
"I never thought I'll see this day. My son is finally getting married." Shiori whispered.
"Yeah, mom. I'm getting married to the most wonderful person in the world." Kurama smiled.
"Do I get to plan the wedding?" Shiori asked.
"Of course, you do." Botan said to her future mother-in-law.
"Oh my! This is so exciting. Shuichi and Botan are getting married and I get to planned the wedding. And before you know, I will have grand- children."
"Woaw, mom. Slow down. You're getting way ahead of yourself." Kurama said.
"What do you want kids?" Shiori asked, worriedly.
"Of course, I do but not right now. We haven't even get married yet."
"Well, okay."
"So when is the wedding?" his father asked.
"We're not sure. But it's definitely going to be next year in April."
They talked more about the wedding and after much persuasion; they agreed to hire a wedding planner to help Shiori with all the planning. Next stop, they went over Yusuke's house. To their surprise, everyone was there even Koenma and Hinageshi.
"How come we weren't invited to the party?" asked Botan.
Before anyone could answered, Botan felt someone touching her hands. It was Yukina.
"Oh! Botan, I love your ring." She said.
"That's not just any ring. It's an engagement.... You're getting married?" Keiko burst.
Before she knew it, she was surrounded by all the girls.
"So, Botan-san, are you really getting married?" Hinageshi asked.
"Yeah!" Botan said.
"That's so exciting." Shizuru said.
"So when is the wedding?" Yukina said.
In the other corner, Kurama was receiving his share of congratulations.
"So when did all this happen?" Yusuke asked.
"Last night. I asked her to marry me and she agreed." Kurama told them
"That's great. You guys make such a great couple." Kuwabara complimented.
In the corner, Kurama heard his fiancée asked her friend sot be her bridesmaid. The girls screamed in response.
"I hate when they do that." Said Hiei.
"Well, I guess that makes you guys my best men."
They all smiled. The girls left the corner and came to mingle with the guys. Hinageshi went around and wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's neck. At first, it was kind of weird to see Hiei and Hinageshi together in a romantic way. But after a while they had gotten used to it. Next to Kurama and Botan, they were they were the second cutest couple ever.
Kurama, in the other hand, had his arms wrapped around his fiancée. He looked over at her. She looked so beautiful and happy. He was determined to give her the ultimate dream wedding. He will do anything to make her happy. He'll moved heaven and earth if he have too.
Author's note: This is the latest chapter of "Till death do us apart." Please review and let me know what you think. And for those of you who are interesting, I'm giving you a chance to be in my story. You will play the role of Botan and Kurama's wedding planner. All you have to do is fill out this information:
Name:
Age:
Physical description:
Personality:
Why do you want to be the wedding planner?
Rules: the character must be fictional. No real information.
And thank you for the reviews.
The following day, Kurama picked up Botan at her apartment at noon. They were going over his mother's house for lunch. They were also planning on telling his parents about their engagement. When they arrived at the house, Kurama parked his car in the driveway and went around the car to open the door for his fiancée.
"You're ready?" he asked.
"Yes."
He took her hand and led her to the door. He knocked first. His mother was the one that answered the door.
"Good afternoon, Shuichi. Hello, Botan dear."
"Hi, mom."
"Hello, Mrs. Minamino."
She stepped out of the way and ushered the couple inside the house.
"Where are Father and little Shuichi?" Kurama asked.
"Your father is upstairs and little Shuichi is out. He has basketball practice."
"Oh! I was hoping he'll be here."
"Oh! Well. Come on, lunch will be ready in a few minutes."
"Okay!" Kurama said.
"Oh! Botan dear, I have for you."
"Really?" she asked.
"Yes. Wait right here and I'll get it."
Shiori left and went upstairs. Kurama took Botan's hands and led her into the living room. The both sat down on the couch. He took her hand and examined her fingers. Botan wasn't wearing her ring because they didn't want his parents to find out until after they had lunch. He kissed her fingers and she blushed.
"I'm glad you decided to do this." He said.
"Do what?" a voice asked behind them.
They turned around to Shiori's husband standing in the threshold.
"Hello, dad." Kurama said.
"Hi, Shuichi. It's nice to see you, Botan." His dad said.
"It's nice to see you too, Mr. Minamino." She answered back.
At the moment, Shiori came back and handed Botan a small box. She opened it to find an exquisite silver charm bracelet. She too\k it out and hold it in front of her.
"It's beautiful. Thank you." She said.
"You welcome, dear. I'm not the only one who deserves credit. The ladies help too." Shiori tell her.
"That's so nice of them." Botan whispered.
"What ladies?" Kurama asked.
"Don't you know? Botan had been helping me and my friends with charity work." Shiori explained.
"Really? She didn't mention it." Kurama said.
"She comes over every Saturday and we would spend the whole day working on whatever project we had. But I'm especially grateful to her for helping us with our last project."
"Why?" he asked.
"We wanted to raised fifteen hundred dollars for the orphanage. They absolutely need a new building. And thanks to your girlfriend you raised more money then what we were planning."
"How much money did you raise?"
"Six thousand dollars."
"Wow, I'm impressed."
"And most of it was because of her." Shiori explained.
"I didn't do anything." Botan said, blushing.
"Don't listen to her. She charmed everyone with that smile of hers." Shiori laughed.
"Yeah! It's kind of hard to resist that smile." Kurama agreed.
Mr. Minamino had disappeared in the kitchen to set their table and served lunch. A few minutes later, he called everyone to the table. While they ate, they engaged in conversation.
"So, Shuichi, how long before you'll have to go in another mission?" his father asked.
"Not anytime soon."
"Do you think you can help me with the company? Your mother and I are planning on taking vacation and since you're here I was hoping you'll take over for me. At least for a while."
"Of course, dad."
Kurama's parents didn't know that he was a Rekai Tentai or a demon for that matter. But since he had chosen secret services as his minor in college, they thought he just worked for the government. And since Koenma paid him for his job, he was never broke and beside when he was home, he worked as a CEO for his dad. Even if he was, his fiancée made enough money to support him.
When they started going out, Koenma had made Botan a human even though she still has her powers. He had given her a background as to explain where she came from. As far as everybody knew, she grew up in Japan. Her parents were both dead. She went to Kurama's university and that's how they met. While he had actually majored in Business Administration, she had chosen Modeling as her career. And she was pretty famous all over the country.
"I know you're not supposed to talk about your mission but how did it go. Did you get hurt?" his mother asked.
"The mission went okay and I'm fine, mother."
Before long they were done with their lunch. Since it was such a beautiful day outside, they decided to have tea on the patio. His mom made them cinnamon apple flavored tea. They talked for a while then Kurama decided to cut to the chase.
"Mom, dad; Botan and I have something to tell you."
"What is it, Shuichi?" His father asked.
He took a deep breathe and said:
"We're getting married." He said.
"Oh my! Did you hear that? They finally getting married." She said, turning to her husband.
"I heard, dear. Well, congratulation, you two."
"Thanks, dad."
"Thank you, Mr. Minamino."
He hugged both of them and then Shiori did the same. Shiori was still glowing. She looked so excited and happy.
"I never thought I'll see this day. My son is finally getting married." Shiori whispered.
"Yeah, mom. I'm getting married to the most wonderful person in the world." Kurama smiled.
"Do I get to plan the wedding?" Shiori asked.
"Of course, you do." Botan said to her future mother-in-law.
"Oh my! This is so exciting. Shuichi and Botan are getting married and I get to planned the wedding. And before you know, I will have grand- children."
"Woaw, mom. Slow down. You're getting way ahead of yourself." Kurama said.
"What do you want kids?" Shiori asked, worriedly.
"Of course, I do but not right now. We haven't even get married yet."
"Well, okay."
"So when is the wedding?" his father asked.
"We're not sure. But it's definitely going to be next year in April."
They talked more about the wedding and after much persuasion; they agreed to hire a wedding planner to help Shiori with all the planning. Next stop, they went over Yusuke's house. To their surprise, everyone was there even Koenma and Hinageshi.
"How come we weren't invited to the party?" asked Botan.
Before anyone could answered, Botan felt someone touching her hands. It was Yukina.
"Oh! Botan, I love your ring." She said.
"That's not just any ring. It's an engagement.... You're getting married?" Keiko burst.
Before she knew it, she was surrounded by all the girls.
"So, Botan-san, are you really getting married?" Hinageshi asked.
"Yeah!" Botan said.
"That's so exciting." Shizuru said.
"So when is the wedding?" Yukina said.
In the other corner, Kurama was receiving his share of congratulations.
"So when did all this happen?" Yusuke asked.
"Last night. I asked her to marry me and she agreed." Kurama told them
"That's great. You guys make such a great couple." Kuwabara complimented.
In the corner, Kurama heard his fiancée asked her friend sot be her bridesmaid. The girls screamed in response.
"I hate when they do that." Said Hiei.
"Well, I guess that makes you guys my best men."
They all smiled. The girls left the corner and came to mingle with the guys. Hinageshi went around and wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's neck. At first, it was kind of weird to see Hiei and Hinageshi together in a romantic way. But after a while they had gotten used to it. Next to Kurama and Botan, they were they were the second cutest couple ever.
Kurama, in the other hand, had his arms wrapped around his fiancée. He looked over at her. She looked so beautiful and happy. He was determined to give her the ultimate dream wedding. He will do anything to make her happy. He'll moved heaven and earth if he have too.
Author's note: This is the latest chapter of "Till death do us apart." Please review and let me know what you think. And for those of you who are interesting, I'm giving you a chance to be in my story. You will play the role of Botan and Kurama's wedding planner. All you have to do is fill out this information:
Name:
Age:
Physical description:
Personality:
Why do you want to be the wedding planner?
Rules: the character must be fictional. No real information.
And thank you for the reviews.
