Chapter 3 "Botans' Secret"

Keiko was walking in the mall when she noticed the baby store. She walked in and started looking at the cute little outfits when someone said, "Keiko?" Keiko turned around and saw Botan. "Keiko, why are you in the baby section? Your not pregnant are you!" Botan asked a little worried. "No! I just wished I was…" "Oh… Well, I…" Then something occurred to Keiko. "Botan? Why are YOU in the baby section?" Botan sighs, "Well…I'm…" "WHAT?" Keiko yelled causing people to look. "I'm sorry, I wanted to keep it a secret. So I could surprise everyone…." "When where you going to tell us…me?" "When the father of this child is willing." Botan said nearly about to burst into tears. "Oh, Botan I'm sorry. But who is the father?" Keiko gently asked, trying to calm Botan down. "I can't. He'll kill me if I tell." "HIEI!" "Ummm…yeah…"

"Wow!" "Please keep it a secret!" "I will…" Keiko said giving Botan a hug. When Keiko did that Botan just broke down and started crying.

After that, Keiko and Botan started walking together. "Keiko" "Huh" "I'm glad I told you… If I held it in any longer I don't know what I'd do." "It's okay Botan I would have done the same." While they were walking Hiei was watching them from a rooftop with a small smile on his face. After they walked so far Botan had to disappear again. "Botan…how long will you be hiding?" "Until Hiei said it's okay for the world and ningens to know that he's going to be a father." "Oh, you mean never." "Pretty much" Botan left.

When Keiko returned home, nobody asked why she looked so sad…for some reason it made her…happy.