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Chapter 3Disclaimer: I don't and never will own Yu Yu Hakusho
"That I have to marry…" She hesitated when she said that, than she lifted her head to look him in the eyes. Looking back at her was a pair of fogged up verdant eyes, wide eyed and confused.
"Marry who?" That was struggled out for the shock of the information was far too great for him to comprehend at this moment. He could feel her snuggling closer to his chest, her body pressing closer to his body.
She buried her head into his chest again; she needed his warmth and comfort at this moment. Closing her eyes she breathed in his clean scent of roses along with a crisp masculine scent that she just couldn't recognize. But somehow this certain combination comforted her. It was a consoling reminder of a forgotten memory.
She wasn't able to help the sigh that escapes her lips; the voices finally subsided. This was only a temporary relief of course, but she didn't care at this very moment, they were gone. That was all that really mattered right now; except of course the man who's holding her so protectively in his strong arms.
Once again she found herself in his debt; he happens to make everything in her life go right. He chased away the demanding voices, he sooth her to sleep, he offered a shoulder for her to cry on. In her eyes he was the perfect male, for he's kind, sensitive, and handsome. Kurama just so happen to be out of her league, he deserves so much better than a girl like her. She was just a mere silhouette of a broken girl, a mere reflection of a girl from the past.
"Botan just who were you suppose to marry?" His calm voice regained the strength that was lost due to the shock before.
She shook her head, unwilling to think about that subject at this precise moment in time. "It doesn't matter anymore Kurama-kun. He was just someone from the past. From my past."
"Than why is this affecting you so much? Tell me please Botan." He pleaded softly, pulling away just enough from their intimate embrace to look her in her teary amethyst eyes.
"It's nothing please don't' worry about it. Besides I'm not the person I once was, I can't be pushed into doing something anymore. I don't need my family's approval." Her reply was nothing more than a weak statement, as if convince herself it was what she thought.
"Botan-san..."
She looked down, her azure hair hiding her face. It also covered up her tears from him. "Yes, I most definitely don't need my family's approval. This is my life now, not theirs."
Grabbing her shoulder's he forced her to look at him. "Damn it Botan is this why you're crying? Is Koenma forcing you to marry that person?"
"He's not forcing me to do anything. M-my mother wishes for me to complete my part of the engagement."
"But isn't your mother…?"
Botan nodded slowly, "Yes she's dead but she's still able to influence Koenma-sama. My mother is King Enma's favorite niece so when she made this request to Koenma, he had to comply."
"Isn't there anything we can do? Tell me who is it and maybe I could help you." His voice was calm but inside he was frantic. He was afraid he was going to lose her.
"Kurama there's nothing you do. Besides I refuse to get married." Her tone was determined. She refuses to meet the terms of her mother's request.
"Please tell me who it is. I deserve to know who's trying to steal you away from me!" His eyes blazed gold, as his voice grew louder.
Botan whimpered softly, turning away from his oddly familiar gaze. "No one is trying to take me away from you Kurama."
"I just don't want to lose you." He loving strokes her cheek, gently wiping away her fallen tears.
"I promise you Kurama you won't lose me. It's just I'm not quite sure who I'm suppose to marry. My family never told me exactly who it was."
"T-than how are you suppose to carry out her request if you don't know who you're going to marry. Besides wouldn't he be dead?"
"I don't know, and generally I don't really care." She buried her head in his chest again, breathing deep his soothing scent.
"Botan I—"
There was a faint knock on the door and Botan pushed herself away from his comforting warmth and made her way toward the wooden door. She opened it and a gasped escaped her lips.
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