I was in the mood to write the next chapter... so here it is!

Standard disclaimers apply – YYH not mine! drools p

Chapter 2 –

Botan was running to an endless dark path... she couldn't even see where she was going.

"Where's the end of this stupid path! I'm tired!" She was breathing heavily but she kept on running, hoping that she'll find the end.

Suddenly a white light appeared before her, an image of a man can be seen. The man spoke:

"Come, I'll show you the way." He said

"Who are you?" she was hesitant because she can't even see his face.

"You'll know soon. Just hold my hand."

In that instant, she felt that she need not ask anything anymore. She held his hand and immediately, she sensed an air of security blanket her. Thereafter, she too was enveloped in a ray of light.

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The first rays of sunlight hit Botan in her room.

"Ugh! I forgot to close the curtains before going to bed! How stupid!" She immediately got up and dressed herself.

Suddenly remembering something, she spoke to herself again. "Come to think of it... there was really no 'light-man' after all... it was just the sunlight..." she said referring to the man enveloped by light in her dreams. It was then that she suddenly had a feeling of something lost...

Immediately pushing away thoughts about the man in her dreams, she began to make breakfast before going out.

"Shizuru! Kazuma! Breakfast is ready!" she yelled.

Kuwabara was already at the dining table in the blink of an eye, and has finished eating as soon as Shizuru came.

"Oh dear!" Shizuru commented. "Just like a twister! One minute, the food is here, next thing I know, it's gone!"

"You just don't know how excited I am to be finally eating real foods!" he yelled back.

"And what are you trying to tell me?" her eyes narrowed.

"Everything you have cooked tasted like something they wasn't supposed to be like!" he twitched at the thought of eating those 'stuffs' again. "The last time you tried to cook fried chicken, I thought it was an oiled rubber ducky!"

"Idiot.. I'll show you how rubber ducky feels like!" She was ready to punch his brother right in his face, until Botan interfered.

"It's not good to be fighting in the morning you know!" She smiled. It was the same old scene everyday. But she never grows tired of it; in fact it was fun living with the two.

"Hey Botan!" It was Shizuru. "It has been a week since you're here. But I haven't seen you go out and enjoy everything! Do you have any plans for today?" she asked.

"Actually, I was planning to go out today to buy some painting materials." Botan answered.

"I didn't know you can paint!" Kuwabara butted in.

"Of course! How can you? You don't know anything!" Shizuru replied with a smirk on her face.

"Why you!"

Shizuru ignored him and turned to Botan instead.

"I can go with you!" She volunteered.

"Are you sure? Thanks a lot!"

"No problem! Always talk to me when you need help! Don't trust some idiot here."

Realizing that Shizuru was talking about him, he immediately came up with a response. "Talking about yourself, huh?"

"What a dense guy! Anyway, I'll go get dressed now. Kuwabara, go clean up everything okay?"

"As always..." he murmured.

Meanwhile

"So, you didn't really gave in to her wishes huh?" It was his assistant ogre.

"Somewhat. It would be really hard to." Koenma explained. "She'll be like a lost cat in a big city if she doesn't know anyone... how much more if she doesn't remember anything?"

"And what was the modification that you did?" the ogre was now curious.

"Let me explain the whole thing. One, she's now a human living in that world for a while. Two, I erased her memory of being a ferry girl so she wouldn't really remember us, or anything about the other worlds. Three, I arranged for her to live in Shizuru's house and I told them to let Botan adjust first before telling others that she's there to join them; I gave Shizuru something to keep in touch with us though. Fourth, I think that something just bothers her, but erasing all memories will be too drastic. So I figured, it will be better if she will only forget whatever it is that bothers her most!"

"What about the people she's with? How can she remember them if you've erased her ferry-girl part?"

"She'll only remember their normal human side. No missions will be remembered too. She'll just feel that she's with them for a while now."

"Wow boss! You're a genius!" the ogre exclaimed.

"I know!"

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"Wow! You sure bought a lot of those stuffs!" Shizuru was surprised with the art materials. "I didn't know that one painting uses different sorts of brushes! I was aware that they're using different types... but those things that you bought were exaggerated."

"So that painters can give attention to details. We're so obsessive even with the nitty-gritty stuffs."

"I see." She nodded in agreement. "Say, that shopping sure made me hungry. You want to eat?"

Botan felt her stomach grumble. "I think it's lunch time already, why not?"

"Why don't we go to Keiko's restaurant?" Shizuru suggested. "After all, you've already done some major adjustments. I'm sure that she'll be really glad to see you!"

"Keiko?" Botan asked. She quickly refreshed her memory but she came up with none. "Who is she?"

"You've got to be kidding me! Yukimura Keiko... your friend. Our friend!" Shizuru was shocked.

"I'm sorry. I can't really remember anything about her."

"You know Kurama?" Shizuru was making sure.

"Yes, the popular guy."

"How bout Hiei?"

"The quiet one?"

"That's right! What else can you remember about them?"

"Nothing much. But I'll recognize them when I see them."

"That's just normal. Maybe Koenma overdid this thing a little. Keiko is Yusuke's girlfriend. Can't you remember?" she asked again.

"Uh... I don't know this Yusuke guy too..." Botan was now in a state of panic. "Why can't I remember? Are you sure you're not just fooling around?" she asked Shizuru, hoping she'll just laugh it off and tell her that she fell for the whole thing.

"You know I can't do that to you!" Shizuru exclaimed. "You know what? Let's just go home so that I can ask Koenma about your condition."

"Now I'm in a big heap of trouble! Do I know this Koenma too?"

"Errr... no." she denied, suddenly remembering that she wasn't supposed to know him. "He's just an expert. Maybe I might learn something from him."

"Koenma, there's something amiss here. You told me that she'd still remember all of us. Why can't she remember Yusuke nor Keiko?" Shizuru was exasperated from thinking.

"How about the others? Can she remember them?" He asked just to make sure.

"She knows a bit about Kurama and Hiei, but those two? It just doesn't make sense to me."

"You know..." He started. "I forgot to tell you one thing; she was supposed to forget all the things that she wanted to forget. That was a voluntary thing that happened. I thought that was something I'll never find out, but here you are, informing me."

"Now I'm confused. Of all the things and persons, why did she chose to forget those two?" she asked.

"I guess I'll never figure that out. Remind me to ask her that question when everything returns to normal okay?"

"No, I'll find that out myself." A look of determination on her face.

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She was sitting on a meadow and crying. She doesn't know why, but there was an empty space inside her, which triggers the sad feeling.

"Its such a shame to see someone so beautiful crying." A man spoke in front of her. Realizing this, she quickly looked up and saw the same silhouette from before, but this time, no more blinding light that surrounds him.

"You? Are you the same man from before?" she asked

"If you believe so, then yes, maybe I am." He answered with a smile on his face.

"You have such beautiful brown eyes..." she complemented the mystery man. "Who are you really?"

The man started to turn around and walk away from her.

"Wait! You haven't answered my question yet!" she yelled.

"I told you, you'll know soon." With that, he smiled and walked farther until he faded away from her sight.

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Note: Err... weird thing that popped from my mind. XD I'm so obsessed with details... wah! Sorry bout his short chapter. I hope this is getting interesting for you now... any suggestions? Please review! Thanks a bunch!

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