This was done in a hurry, hope it's not too stupid. Own nothing!
At last, Kurama was finished. He took a few steps back to admire the beauty he had spent the last couple of hours creating.
Meanwhile...
Jin was still rehearsing lines in his head.
'Say, Botan...no. I was wond'rin. No... Hey baby- Hell no...' The last hour had been nearly silent as he and Botan toured the skies above the forest, with the exception of Botan's occasional "Isn't that lovely?" as they passed over some nice scenery.
Jin's ears stood on end.
'I GOT IT!'
"Say, this oar the only way ye ever flown?"
"Yes. Why do you ask?"
"You'll be havin' lots more fun if you try goin' at the skies solo."
"Oh? Well I can't control wind, how could I fly without my oar?" A puzzled look graced her face.
"Like this."
Jin took Botan's hand and gave her a light tug, just enough to pull her off the oar. She let out a light squeal and shut her eyes tight, afraid the next thing she saw would be the ground coming up fast. To her surprise, it didn't feel like she was falling that fast, in fact, she wasn't falling at all. She felt herself being pulled forward. 'Now how do you fall straight ahead in mid-air?' Now she was really puzzled.
"Ye can open yer eyes any time now lass."
Botan didn't want to, but, she did.
"What? We're still in the air!"
"Course we are"
"But how? I can't fly!"
"Ye can as long as I got ye. What? Think I'd be lettin' a pretty lassie go fallin'?"
"Weeellllll..."
"Ye might look like an angel, but I won't be droppin' ye from the heavens." Jin started to laugh a little, as did Botan. This really was fun! So fun, that those compliments didn't fully register...
Jin surveyed Botan's reaction to his flirting. She didn't seem to be offended. Time to make his move...
The music began to play... Jin began to sing...
"I can show you the woooooorld
Take you wonder by wooooonder"
SYKE! NOT HAPPENIN' HERE FOLKS!
Buzzzzzzzzz
What the? Green bug? And it's dropping yellow glitter on my keyboard!
SPLAT
Peter: Tiiiiiink? Tinkerbeeeeellllll? Where are you?
Oops... Back to the story...
Time to make his move...
"Oh! Jin! Look down there. Kurama must have finished his sample of flowers for Kayko! It looks just lovely! Let's go down and take a peek!"
Botan reached for the oar Jin had been holding in his left hand since he'd "removed" her from it. He returned it to her and as she was settling back onto it, he figured it was now or never...
"Botan, I-"
An unruly gust of wind drowned out the sound of his voice. Botan sped away, going down to the display Kurama had made, never knowing Jin had been about to ask her for a real date.
"OH! Ye pick NOW to sass me!" the wind master snapped.
The violent wind slowed to a gentle breeze and playfully whipped at his hair.
"No ye don't! I'll not be lettin' ye off THAT easy!"
The breeze slowed down even more, barely noticeable. Jin kept his arms folded across his chest and a very stern look on his face, the kind a parent might have after scolding a child. The breeze turned and started heading away from him, slowly, resembling the scolded child who had tried to use cuteness to save them from the punishment... and failed.
Jin began tapping his foot impatiently in the air, looking away from the direction the breeze was now headed, until...
"Oh alright! But DON'T be pullin' stunts like that anymore!"
The breeze turned and wrapped all around him, almost as strong as it had been when it had muffled his advances toward Botan.
"Well, guess I oughta be headin' down. Hafta catch lassie off to herself later..."
With that, he descended to the spot where Kurama had created a mini-garden, to join Botan.
Meanwhile, at yet another part of the compound...
'How should I go about this? She is so innocent, anything too direct would frighten her...'
Yukina had finished treating Touya's arm. The deep cut was now no more than a long scratch. They'd been chatting since Botan left, nothing serious, just mainly talking about how different things were outside of the snow-covered places they were used to. They had things in common, that was a start. Kurama had told them he was going to make a display of flowers for Kayko to look at, to choose which she wanted him to decorate with at the wedding. He had asked them to go with him, but Touya had said maybe after Yukina was finished. When he had left, Touya had started testing the waters. He wanted to know Yukina a little better before he started making moves, so as to be sure he wouldn't make the wrong ones.
Touya was still clueless. Anything he said might scare this girl! That's when they heard Kurama calling them.
"Oh! Kurama, They're absolutely beautiful!" Yukina gasped when they reached the fox and his million flowers. "Touya, don't you think so, too?"
"Yes. Truly impressive, Kurama." He was impressed, of course, he would've said so anyway, considering who was asking...
"Thank you," Kurama replied. Yukina had begun to walk around the display, looking at all the different varieties of blooms. Botan and Jin were there as well, looking at the other side. As they began talking to each other, Kurama joined Touya just out of their earshot.
"So, see anything you're fond of?"
"They all look nice, but I'm afraid that flowers are not my strong suit. An ice apparition wouldn't be the best person to judge creations that are only found in the warmer parts of the world."
"True, but I wasn't referring to the foliage."
Touya looked at Kurama, not knowing what he was referring to. He saw the fox shoot a glance toward Yukina, then he looked back to him, casting that all-knowing grin. The same one Touya had given Jin earlier.
"Oh." Touya grinned. "Ever watchful, as always."
"So my assumptions were correct."
"You're Kuwabara's friend. You aren't going to hold this against me are you?"
"A woman's heart is her own to give. The choice belongs to Yukina alone. It is hardly my place to get involved. I was only curious."
"For the record, I'm not a fan of 'home-wrecking.' I asked her a little while ago if she and Kuwabara were a couple. Her reply was no."
"Then, she's aware of your intentions?"
"Not yet. I brought it up in casual conversation."
'Mistake number one.' "Kuwabara never officially asked Yukina to be his steady girlfriend. He assum-"
"Oh, boys! Talking about us?" Kurama was cut short by Botan before he could warn Touya about Yukina's naivety.
To all the Disney fans: I apoligize, but I've been forced to watch Aladdin 23 times this week, the last few days to tell the truth. I love Disney, but, FRUSTRATIONS MUST BE VENTED!
Preview of next chappie: It's Botan's turn to play match maker-Double date! Yukina and Touya with Botan and ?
Can't give everything away, now can I?
Till then, tell me whatcha think so far!
PS-KittySand Katie- No need to apoligize about the dub thing. I needed to put that up anyway, I just forgot about it when I was making notes before, I'm sure you're not the first person who's wondered about that. Besides, that's what the review section is there for.
As far as the part about where I got my info, that had nothing to do with you, that was just one more thing I forgot to put in notes earlier, just threw it in while I was thinking about it. Hope you aren't mad at me.