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LIGHT FROM DARKNESS
BY
Joide's KB4ever
It is a very beautiful morning. The weather on that day is very calm and refreshing. The birds are singing in delight above the trees that is swaying with the silent breeze of the wind. The street was loaded with people, some are to work and some are going to school.
Kurama made a heavy sigh. He is aware of his surrounding, the beautiful and calm atmosphere, the birds, the street, and the people. Really nothing change, even a bit, everything is just the same, the same old street he used to walk toward school, the girls that always following his every movement, making their own different ways for him to notice them. Again he sigh, his feature was calm but inside he was very disturbed. His thought was traveling back on that day; the day Botan told them about their present situation or the upcoming situation, nine months ahead that certain day.
FLASHBACK
"You what" Yusuke shouted. "Botan, botan, oh Just great, just great, WHAT A GREAT IDEA YOU HAVE! Tell me you just kidding!" He demanded.
"Errrr..." Botan sweat all over her face, she didn't expect Yusuke will act like this. 'He seems on rage, maybe Yusuke's on the bad mood.' She thought. "I'm not kidding about w-what I-I've said Yusuke, there's no need to be mad, you please calm yourself, you see Err... Yusuke I - I am n - not use to that attitude of yours, showing now... ri - right guys... he- he's exaggerating neh?" She look at everybody, all are seem too quiet and just eyed her. She sighs, "Or maybe not. Look guys I know it seems stupid or you may think of me as fool but please understand; there is no other way but me to do it." She eyed everyone pleadingly.
Still quiet, no one dare to speak until Keiko broke the silence. "Botan we're not thinking of you as fool or anything, it just, you see we are shock of what you've said. Saying that you're to be reincarnated and live as a normal ningen or rather, not normal since this is some sort of a mission and the thought that you'll forget everything, lost your memory, everything about yourself as a ferrygirl and us as your friend. Botan I, we can't bear with that, we are used to your company, we will going to miss you a lot." Then Keiko began to cry. Yukina who is on her side comfort her, tears was also form in her gentle red eyes.
Botan look at her friends with heavy and clouded eyes. "Oh! please guys don't do this to me, don't make it feel hard for me to leave, I'm not used to this kind of situation, I'm leaving next week and I really want to spent my last day with you guys, so please just cheer up." Then she grins and smiles to her friends like the old ways she does.
"It is not easy as that Botan." Keiko said and stamp her one foot on the floor being stubborn as she is.
'Oh great, her friends now are hard to understand.' She took her gaze from the girls and end at the guys. Her gaze went to Kuwabara, then to Yusuke, to hiei who are surprisingly there and stop to Kurama and smile.
Kurama just watched his friend's conversation. He is preoccupied to say something, he is thinking of what will be the outcome of this. When he saw Botan enter the ramen shop, he saw her very happy and excitement written all over her face. He thought she has good news, well for her it is good news but for his friends, for him it is not. Now he is fully aware that everything will change, different, he will miss her, he really enjoyed her company, with her, he is comfortable and relax, because he knows she's different from those other girls who just want him for his looks, of course he also find comfortable with his other girlfriends like Keiko, Yukina and Shizuru but with Botan he is really at ease. He continue on watching them, seeing Botan tried her best to comfort Keiko and the other with her cheerful gesture but somehow failed, then he saw her, leave her gaze from one guy to the other, to kuwabara, to Yusuke, to Hiei and stop to him. She smile at him, at first he doesn't know what to do, inside he is panicking but he manage to fake his expression by his natural calmness, he returned the smile. They looked at each other for a while, emerald eyes lock with the amethyst eyes, when he about to say something to her, Yusuke interrupted him. He heard coldness in his voice.
"Botan I still don't approve with your planned, yeah! Damn, I know you're doing this for us, for ningenkai but what if we just let that child to be born naturally and when that day come that, that child decided to end ningenkai, we will fight it." Yusuke said punching one of his hands with the other one, an evil smirk on his face.
Kurama heard Botan chuckle, "Yeah! It is really like you Yusuke, more on fight, less on thinking." Botan said still chuckling.
"Hey! Not funny Botan." Yusuke said.
"Yeah, that is Yusuke Urameshi alright; he is just a lucky guy to won in his every fight." Kuwabara agreed.
Yusuke glared to him. "Ha! and look who's talking, the almighty Kuwabara who are more on talk than action, well as long as I remember you've haven't beaten me for once, maybe I'm really are lucky for I always won and you are so unfortunate that you always a loser." Yusuke counter still glaring at Kuwabara but an evil smile on his lips.
"aaaahhhh! Yusuke Urameshi you're asking for a trouble." Kuwabara place his clenched fist on the air.
"I'm on." Yusuke grinning
"Alright, you've ask for it." Kuwabara said before the two start to rumble inside the ramen shop.
"Hey, you guys stop it." Botan said laughing seeing his two friends never change a bit. Kurama on the other hand, just eyed the two ningen rumbled and listen to Botan's laughter. He doesn't understand but he found Botan's laughter pleasingly. It seems music to his ears. Then he heard Hiei.
"Hn! stupid ningen." Hiei finally speak over a long time of silence.
The two are still on the fight until Keiko decided to interfere and hit the two stupid human with a pan. "If you want to fight, go another place and not here." Keiko shouted but not angry, it seems she already recovers from depression and shock from what Botan had revealed to them.
The two finally stop their rumble and pulled their selves up, trying to compose themselves but stop and glare at the blue haired ferry girl when they notice that the girl was still laughing to their foolishness.
"Hey! Botan cut that out; remember you're the reason for this." Yusuke said.
"Yeah, You're the one started it." Kuwabara second the motion.
"Oh! Come on guys" Botan said still can't stop herself from laughing, "I'm sorry okay. But listen here Yusuke, guys. Maybe Yusuke somehow right, there is an alternative like what he said, wait and then fight. But what if the child of destruction was very powerful that even you yusuke as a class S demon, with Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama can't defeat, what will happen to ningenkai." All are silent so Botan continue. "See, that's why I'm up to the mission. But of course I also want to experience life as a ningen. So please do understand me please... Pretty pleaseeee"
Kurama look at everybody, no one speak, and it seems every one was weighing what Botan had said a while ago. Then he cleared his throat, it's time for him to say something. "Guys" He gets all the attention he needs. He continues. "Botan is right we can't put ningenkai hanging on the air. I know I may sound unbelievable but we have no choice but to rely on Botan and Koenma-sama's plan at least for the meantime." He said directly and with stressed on every word. He saw everyone but Botan and Hiei frown at him then they sighed on defeat.
He smiled at them reassuringly, at least for now their problem are solved then he look at Botan who was also looking at him, giving him, her very sweet smile that he love the most and utter a word saying " Thank you Kurama-kun".
The following days are just wonderful. All of them spend their time with Botan even Hiei with them. Almost every day was a party. No one dare to mention the upcoming situation of Botan to be reincarnated and leaving them. Almost perfect until that day comes, Botan bid farewell to them but not totally. She said they'll meet again. Nine months had past. Koenma gathered all of them and informed them that Botan was born. All of them were glad on the same time excited. Everyone had a question to Koenma-sama, what Botan look like, is she the same, what is her new name, who is her mother and father etc. But alas with so many questions Koenma-sama just gave them a vague answer.
"You'll see her soon and you'll know her when you meet her." Koenma-sama said then he leaved.
' You'll know her when you meet her.' Kurama repeat these words in his mind.
END OF FLASHBACK
It's been two years since Koenma gathered them. Kurama thought, then he smile a bit. 'So Botan was two years old now. I wonder when I'll meet her again, Koenma said soon.' He just hopes that his friend can wait, especially Keiko, He remembered last year they celebrate Botan's 1st birthday and it's Keiko's ideas. He bet she can't wait to see Botan again, as the matter of fact, today after school they going to celebrate Botan's 2nd birthday and he even bought her a simple gift though he know very well that she can't receive it since he doesn't know where to find her yet. Koenma didn't given them any clue about her, even her name, he just said they wait. 'What's with Koenma anyway?'
Kurama was too occupied to notice a girl just pass by him. The girl has a very light blue locks that are hang into higher ponytail and with a very bright amethyst eyes that is very rare. Her eyes shift to pink when she was very happy and deep violet when she was really in bad mood or mad. Like now, She's been running since she left home. She is trying her best to loss the two apprentice of his father. Ever since, she can't go to other places without those two hanging around her. She understand very well why her father doing this, her father just being a protective father like anyone is but sometimes he is being overprotective. And for that she's very annoyed. She really wants to get rid of those two and she has a planned. She grinned, 'so let's start the fun' She made a sudden halt and faces the two boys following her behind. She stares at the two boys and smile to them. Her smile widen when she saw the two boys exchange glances then swallowed hardly before facing her again.
"So, boys aren't you tired of following me. I bet you two have more important things to do than stalk to me all the times." She raised her eyebrows. "Well?"
"Miyu, we have no plan today and our sensei order us to follow you wherever you are going and we will not leave you even a second." One boy stated.
'Duh! As if I'm going anywhere, for heaven sake I'm just going to school' She screamed inside her mind. "How certain are you to say that Joey." She gave them a challenging look.
"Miyu, you know we are serious and we will not fail sensei again." The other guy named yamato said.
"Ooooohhh... I'm sorry to say this." She's mocking the two boys. "But you two should turn around and leave me alone or else..."
"Or else...?" The two asked in unison
She smiled. "Or else I will go to tell father what you've done, that you two engage yourself on that street fight last week. I know you two are aware that fighting and using your abilities for fun was prohibited by my father's law, right? What if he'll know? What would you expect him to do?"
"That won't work on us Miyu." The two beam at her.
She taught so. "Oh! Well, what about sneaking at night to meet with your girlfriends." She said.
"We can explain that to master and he will understand. It doesn't working Miyu." The two begone to have confidence on their faces.
'Just a little more' she thought. "How about me telling father that you two really didn't practice and just sleep when meditating."
"We always do that. No, still doesn't work."
"Eating my father's favorite cookies when he is not around"
"Sensei already knows that."
"Try to use dangerous blades like katana when you two are practicing at the forest."
"It's part of the training."
"Laughing at my father's foolishness when he tripped off from the roof of the house"
"No use."
"Hiding a pornographic magazine under your pillows"
"How did you know that? Errrr... no still won't work"
"One time living at the middle of the night and..."
"Met with our girlfriends... you already said that, anything new!"
She smiled then continues on what she's saying... "Going to the forbidden part of the forest with the master scroll"
No response. The two just stare at her, mouth dropped, eyes wide open.
She hid a smile, she love it when she won. "No response I see, so how about that, that would be a hundred times of disrespect and disobedient of my father's law. How would my father say if he found out that his two best senior apprentices disobey his major and number one rules? Not to go to the forbidden part of the forest plus the fact that no one was allowed to open or to even touch the master scroll. I can't imagine my father explode in anger." She eyed the two men in front of her firmly with a smirk.
Joey hesitantly speaks. "Amm... Oh! miyu what was that you said a while ago..."
"What? That you two went to the forbidden forest with the master scroll?" She said playing innocently.
"No. Not that, your proposal, so amm... let's have a deal." She raised an eyebrow. "What if we leave you alone, like what you want and you won't tell that to sensei." He said it nervously and a little hint of hope.
A questioning look written on her face "What will I tell to my father? I think I have no idea of what you are saying." She winked at them and turned around. "Bye guys, see you later, chao." She really is happy at last she's free and now time for her to go to school. She spent a lot of time making fun with those apprentices of his father. And from now on, they are under her mercy. Oh! How she love being resourceful and wise. She grinned to herself and went on to her destination.
"Hey! There Ku-Shuuichi, wait up." A man voice that is very familiar to him called.
Kurama turned around to see the young lad with an orange hair running towards him. As he approached him, he greeted him politely. "Good morning to you Kazuma. I see you are early today."
"I Kazuma Kuwabara swear to myself that I will not going to be late ever again. And for that I will beat Urameshi at last ha! ha! ha!." He laughs idiotically.
Kurama sweatdrop but didn't comment anything, he want his friend to have fun. "So, Kazuma I think we better go on ahead toward school." Then he continues on walking eyes on the ground. Kazuma is just beside him. As their distance become closer to their destination. He notices Kuwabara face paling while starring at something. He frowns and follow Kuwabara's gaze. A knowing look pass to his handsome face. There in the front gate of their school he saw Keiko waving at them and a very sleepy Yusuke just behind her. Kurama quicken his pace towards his friends and Kuwabara with his shoulder down follow him. Since they enter high school they decided to enroll in one school, less time if they are needed of something that is important. Though they enter one school they have different classes. Yusuke and Keiko is classmate, Kuwabara was belonging to another class and he as being intelligent goes to the star section.
"Good morning Shuuichi, good morning Kazuma." Keiko greeted them warmly.
"Good morning to you too Keiko and to you Yusuke" He also greeted. Yusuke just nod at him.
"Yeah, good morning too" Kazuma said tiredly.
Keiko looks at Kurama questioningly, seeking answer of why Kuwabara acting like that.
Kurama just returned the look to Keiko showing that there is no need to be worry, that is, Kuwabara is just fine. He doesn't want to voice out why his friend acts like that; he didn't want him to be pissed off. Luckily Hiei was not there to make things worst but like on cue someone spoke from the tree.
"Hn! the baka ningen act like that 'cause he thought he will going to defeat the detective for coming early today in this boring place and he even laugh idiotically." Hiei long statement
"Why you little nothing shrimp shut-up! If you don't want your body to be slice into half" Kuwabara glare at Hiei.
"Hn. you can try it." Hiei said holding his katana ready to pull it.
The two stay there for a while glaring at each other until they heard a very overacted laughed. And as Kuwabara turned his head to find out who's that person he find Yusuke holding his stomach laughing uncontrollably, that he is almost crying.
"Hey! You Urameshiiiiiiiiiii" Kuwabara burst out, narrowing his eyes towards Yusuke.
"I can't believe this, you're a loser, and I should thank Keiko for dragging me out earlier today. ha! ha! ha! You can't still beat me Kuwabara even accidentally. Your really one unlucky guy." He grinned at Kuwabara.
"Okay that's it Urameshi I have enough, let's get out of here and settle this up." Kuwabara now really furious
Kurama glance at the two, shaking his head and then look at the form like shadow on the tree. "Nice going Hiei. I guess you really enjoyed yourself."
"Hn! those two are bakas, I fine entertainment just looking at them." Hiei smirk, leaning on the branch of the tree while continue on watching the two ningen, expecting more of their foolishness.
"How about it Urameshi, let's go."
"I'm ready when you are."
Then the two start to walk outside the school. They did until Keiko decided to interfere.
"Oh no, Yusuke you are not leaving school today." She drags Yusuke by his collar and then starts walking toward the campus. But before they enter, Keiko turned around and reminds her friends about the party for Botan's birthday. Then they disappear.
"Urameshi is just a chicken." Kuwabara said.
"The onna just save your head moron." Hiei interjected.
"Why you..." Kuwabara was been cut off by kurama.
"Hey! You two, stop that now, Kazuma I believe we have classes to attend, so I think we better go on ahead."
"Well okay! You lucky shrimp that Kurama is here"
"Hn! you're lucky you've been save twice." Kuwabara glare at Hiei but did not say anything he went on inside the campus. Kurama just made a heavy sigh and went toward his own class but before he leave he remind Hiei about the party. "Hn!" is the only word he heard from the koorime before it take off to, who knows where.
Yes! Miyu said in her mind, she is really happy that she made it to school just on time. She doesn't want to be late; especially this is her first day in this school. The school year already start almost one month and she is really behind to enter this year. But fortunately his father's friend made a way for her to be enrolled in this school.
'Well, this is my first day of school I should not make any mistake today. First thing first, I have to go at the faculty room.'
AT KURAMA'S CLASSROOM
"Did you hear the news, about that new transferred girl in our school?" One girl said.
"Yes, they said that she suppose to be a junior high but since she is really intelligent that she is been accelerated to high school." Another girl said.
"Hey! Not only that I heard that she is a Yukijima."
"Wow! You mean the Yukijima, the one who own the old dojo and a large square of the forest on the east side of the town."
"Definitely she is."
"That's great! I hope that we can be friend with her."
"I think we have a chance on meeting her, don't you think guys." Everyone is silence. "Hey! Come on, we're the star section remember and she is intelligent so where do you think she will be place." Every one grinned at each other.
"But wait!" One girl interrupts. "I think there is still a probability that she's not become our classmate just take for example of Keiko Yukimura she is an intelligent one but decided to stay at second section for that friend of her Yusuke Urameshi."
"Yeah right!" They all agreed then sigh.
'So, they have a new transferee.' Kurama thought. 'And she is popular already even for girls.' He is aware of the wealth of the Yukijima, he just wonder why they sent their daughter here, 'why not a school exclusive for girls' He knows very well how protective the Yukijima to their property, 'so why?' For some reason he got this feeling of excitement, he wanted to meet this lady Yukijima, and he even wish for her to be their classmate. Then their teacher enters the room, all of his classmates' head turn to the door as if expecting someone to appear. Their teacher somehow notices that his classmates were expecting something so, he cleared his throat, everyone's' attention back on him.
"Okay class, as all of you know that we have a new transferee and amm... ahem!" he again clear his throat as if there's something blocked his throat and for the reason that he notice that all of his class looking at him eagerly and patiently waiting for him to continue of what he's about to say next, well except for Kurama who remain himself neutral as he is. "Well as what I'm saying before we have a new transferee and I want you all to treat her nicely." He eyed everyone then turns to the door. "You can enter now miss."
As the new girl enters the room, everyone seems very impressed at her, as though they met a superstar at the Hollywood. Not Kurama though, he is more on shock than be amazed. The girl has blue locks tied in a higher ponytail, amethyst eyes that is very expressive and to top it all she has the very familiar smile that he won't forget.
"Hello everyone, my name is Miyuki Yukijima, nice meeting you all."
'Oh no' Kurama whispered. 'Now I am dreaming...'
A/N: Okay! This one is long; I thought I won't make it. But first thing first I want to thanks my reviewers of my first chapie, THANK YOU GUYS! Very much, you made me really happy.
Thanks for liking my story..."" :) (:
Botan and Kurama lover: Sorry! for being not so specific, I forgot kb also means (koenma and Botan) but here it goes, I'm not a Ko+Bo lover but a really solid lover of Kurama and Botan pairings, actually all of my story is about them though I'm not yet ready to write it down but soon. I just need time. Thanks again. Now that you know that this is a Ku+bo fanfic I hope you continue to read it. I try to update soon..
Kuramagirl556: Thanks! for reviewing my fic. it's really make me feel good and inspired. Don't worry I will also read your fic. I try to update soon.
Tears of the Pheonix: Thanks for thinking my writing is interesting and nice it made me happy! Well I just don't want to put quotes on my story that's all! thanks again. I try to update soon
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