LIGHT FROM DARKNESS
BY
Joide's KB4ever
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Yu Hakusho.
Last time:
'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 someone so, he cleared his throat, everyones' attention back on him.
"Okay class, as all of you know that we have a new transferee and amm... ahem!" he again cleared his throat as if there's something blocked it 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 Yukijima, Miyuki, nice meeting you all."
"Oh no...!" Kurama whispered. "Now I am dreaming..."
Rrrrriiiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggggggg! The bell rang; soon afterwards, the hallways were flooded with students who hurriedly went out of their respected room. It is the end of the day, everyone were delighted to have their own little time. Some students went off to their chosen club, some are left behind to do the chores being given to them like erasing the blackboard, mopping their rooms, cleaning the hallways, playground, garden etc., some are just wandering around the campus, and some just flew out from school to meet with their friends probably to have fun.
Ever since their teacher had introduced her to them, Kurama can't keep his eyes away from her. He's observing her every movement from the start until the end of the class, thinking that is it really possible that this girl is her, though everything is obvious, smack right into his face. Her feature served as proof, it is as clear as the moon and stars at night and the sun rising from east. So, this is what Koenma means when he said "You'll know her when you met her" but he can't make himself at ease with this kind of reasoning. Botan suppose to be just a child, a two years old child but what happen, before him was a fully grown up lady, no sign of being a child anymore. Their black school uniform is perfectly fit to her, showing her slender curve body and her shapely long legs that is expose due to the length of her skirt that is just above her knee. Kurama made a mental note of her figure, she has the same perfect figure as Botan, he hardly swallowed, 'but she is Botan' his mind countered. He made a slight shook of his head, what was he's thinking. 'Maybe this is one of the powers of the child of destruction, yeah! That would be the logical reason for this.' At lunch he was trying to approach her but she was surrounded by their other classmates so he lost the chance of talking to her. As an alternative he looks for yusuke and the others to inform them of course about her, but for some reason his friends are not around. He looks everywhere but failed. Back to their room he just eyed her, he can't find a way towards her, every time he attempt to approached her, one of his classmate would asked something from him or she by someone that he knows very well were nonsense, merely just to get her attention. As it show they unconsciously blocked his way to her. As if he lost his thief touch, until the bell rang...
"Hey! Shuuichi, wait! ummmm...sorry, ooopppss...sorry, gee! oh great! Sorry! Eh! Excuse" At last kuwabara finally catch up with Kurama. "Hey! Shuuichi what's with you today, you walking so fast and you move your head from side to side, looking for someone I guest. I've been watching you from a distance not so long."
"I'm looking for her." Kurama said that made Kuwabara's eyebrows to a knot.
"Her? Who's her?" He silence for a moment, absorbing what Kurama just said and then he thought that there is only one girl from school he knew that Kurama might looking. "Oh! If you are looking for Keiko, I saw her with Urameshi in the library. She said, they will be out soon. He! he! he! can you believe it, Urameshi in the library, Maybe some miracle will happen today, I almost burst out laughing if only were not in the library and Keiko in front of me and Yusuke. I still imagine Urameshi's face when Keiko dragged him inside, geez I'm glad I am not in his position. I hope you and the shrimp saw his face, it is really funny." Kurama doesn't give any attention of what Kuwabara saying he busied himself finding the blue haired onna, he look from left to right then at his back and back to his front. He intend to talk to her now, he didn't have the chance before, now he won't waste his chance. "You know... ummmmmm... Hello! Ku-shuuichi! Are you listening to me? I'm talking here! What's wrong with you all people... you really acting strange! Geez, first Yusuke in the library, well being dragged and second, Kurama here forgot his being polite." Kuwabara was now talking to himself until… he spot something blue in the corner of his eyes. His gaze follows it but it immediately disappeared in the crowd, so he just ignored it and focus his attention back again at the kitsune beside him. He slightly elbows the kitsune to get his attention that he manage to obtained. Kurama look at him blankly.
"So, from what I'm saying before, Keiko was in the library and if you..." Kurama cut him.
"I'm not looking for Keiko, I'm looking for someone else." Kurama said now looking back again at the crowd.
"Looking for someone else, whoa... do not tell me that the great Shuuichi Minamino has already found someone especial, well it's about time you did. So, tell me is she from one of your fanclub... mmmmm... Shuuichi?" Kuwabara inquired teasingly.
"No. She's not. Kurama said calmly. And believe me Kazuma you'll be stunned if you met her."
"Don't be exaggerated Shuuichi, what do you mean I'll be stunned when I meet her, don't tell me she's beautiful than my beloved sweet Yukina, Oh my Yukina-chan." Kuwabara now was dreaming.
Kurama sweatdropped. "What I meant Kazuma, as soon as you see her and then you look at her face, her eyes, her smile." Kurama gaze again at the crowd while continuing what he is saying. "You will be dumb because she is..." he brought his gaze back again at Kazuma who was not there anymore. "Hey! Where did he ... go...?"
Kuwabara on the otherhand still can't believe of what he saw. When he was day dreaming of Yukina he saw again the blue thing that caught his attention a while ago. He thought at first that it is a thing but he was very wrong for it is a person. A girl wearing the usual black uniform of their school, she has a light blue locks that is bound into a higher ponytail and because he is giving his all attention to her, as the girl turned her head toward their direction he caught the color of her eyes, It was an amethyst and her face, she really look like... "Holy cow..."! Kuwabara eyes widen. He wanted to tell it to the kitsune beside him but Kurama was too occupied and seems day dreaming. So, he took off toward the lady, he thought to be her before she disappears again into the crowd. He was running and a big grin in his face while calling her name. "Bottttttaaaaaannnnnnnnn!..."
Since she step out to the school ground she was been infested by different students either a freshmen or seniors. They want to meet her, to know her, to be friend with her, some were to recruit her to join their clubs and some asked her for a date or simply asked her out for a snack especially the guys that she politely decline. She's in hurry those two apprentice of his father probably worried sick, not for her but for their selves, they can not return home unless she's with them. The last group that approached her was a senior member of cheerleading squad. They were trying to convince her to join their groups. She didn't decline nor accept. She just said that she will try as soon as she got the time. As she thought that she already free from the hands of the students from their school, in fact she is nearly one meter away from the school gate, when someone called her name. "Bottttaaaannnn!" She gasped. 'No, not another one' she really has to go. She intends to ignore the calling and just continue on her fast walking when she realizes something. 'W-wait a minute... Did that voice just called me by that name?' She sank into deep thought, the voice is somewhat familiar but surely if it is one of her family or his father's students she can easily guessed who it was. 'But father's students didn't call me by that and there are only two people I know does and definitely not them.' She slowly turned around to meet whoever this stranger calling her. Narrowing her eyes as she glances at the man and truth gives it way to her that she doesn't know him. Her hand flew toward her skirt pocket and took something inside while suspiciously looking at the orange-haired man running toward her, arms wide open as if ready for a huge hug.
Kuwabara was now sure that the lady a distance from him now was Botan, why, if she's not her why would she stop and wait for him. There's lot of miracle really happen in this, only day. He flashed his very wide smile and run toward her even more faster, as he approached her and ready himself for a out-breathing huge hug, he suddenly froze, arms that is open for a hug, hangs into the air, lips trembling, eyes wide open, thyroid cartilage (Adam's apple) went up and down due to always swallowing and face cover with sweat. He was froze to death because in front of him was the lady he thought to be Botan, who was holding a pencil by one hand and its sharp end was pointing straight to his throat. "Eeek, B-Botan...?"
When Kuwabara left him behind, he began to wonder 'Where is he, where did he go? I don't even felt he left, was I too occupied to noticed' He sighed and tries his luck to locate his lost friend; he sniffed the air for his scent. But luck was not on his side today. 'Great! It's hard to recognize his scent in this crowded place' He continues to walk; now concentrating on his friend's Ki! When he finally locates Kuwabara's location, a familiar scent and Ki caught his attention. 'They are in the same direction' He made haste toward them, and because Kurama was too eager to catch up with his two friend. It was too late when he realized that he was trapped in the wrapped of his fan club.
"Minamino-san! A blushing girl speaks up from behind him" He looks at the girl. "We are wondering, if you are available today, Ammmmm... You see, it's my birthday today and we are hoping that you can come" The girl said half inquired half statement.
"Oh Happy Birthday to you, Ikigami-san" He greeted and smile at the girl. The girl blushed furthermore. "But I already made an appointment to a friend of mine." He declines the invitation apologetically.
"Oh! It's alright! Minamino-san I guess I'm late to ask you." Ikigami said disappointedly
"But wait, Minamino-san, Next week is my birthday can you come?" A girl named Reggie asked him.
"Hey! Not fair, we have the same date of birthday" another girl from the group argued. "Minamino-san don't mind her, you'll come to my birthday next week right."
"No! He won't, he will come to my birthday"
"No, to my birthday" Now both exchanging glare then look at him.
"Right Minamino-san" Both girls asked him in unison.
Kurama, slightly sweat dropped. His eyes leave them for a while and went to the direction where he felt Kuwabara's and Botan's presence. And from there he saw Kuwabara standing, he frown when he find Kuwabara's stance awkward. 'Why he seems frozen and hangs his arms in the air'. He became curious and immediately excuses himself from his fan club. Already forgotten the questioned inquired to him.
"Excuse me girls but I have to go." He gives them a small smile before he took off.
"But wait Minamino-san" Both girls said when Kurama didn't answer them and about to follow him when someone from the grouped got their interest.
"Oh! Look he smile at me. I think I'm ready to die"
"Snap yourself. He didn't smile at you but to me"
"You both stop that! You must be dreaming I'm the one he smiles at"
"Ha! Look who's dreaming now. If I know you don't even noticed he left"
"And what do you mean by that"
"What do you think?" And they began to exchange words.
Kurama can't help himself but to smirk as he heard those girls outburst. 'Woman' He shrugged and took his pace toward the dumbfounded Kuwabara. As his distance become an inch. He heard a familiar woman's voice, though the voice seems cold and threatening. He move closer to them and he was amazed, there he saw Kuwabara frozen to death while a girl in front of him, Botan, pointing a pencil to Kuwabara's throat. 'What does Kuwabara do this time?' He decided to listen first to their conversation from a distance using his keen sense of hearing.
"How did you know that name, why do you called me Botan, speak up!" The lady before Kuwabara asked in a very frigid and distant tone.
Kuwabara hardly swallowed. "B-Botan! Don't you recognize me; it's me Kuwabara, Kazuma" He inquired in a very nervous tone, pointed end of pencil still in front of his throat.
"Don't play numb at me mister. You may look familiar to me but I don't know you. So, speak up, how do you know that name. I swear if you won't tell I'm going to thrust this pencil to your throat" She moves her hand as if trying to show him that she was serious.
"Waaaahhhhhhhhhhh...! Please don't" He cried out. As this moment Kuwabara was hoping that the Kitsune saw him leave and decided to follow him so that he could help him out from this mess. "Kurama please do help" He voices it out unaware.
"Kurama...? What the- Are you praying for your doom now mister?"
Kuwabara didn't heard her and continue to murmured to himself. "Kurama please do help, please do help, help,help,help!" Well at least he thought, 'cause he's saying it out loud and cleared for the lady in front of him to hear.
"Will you please, cut it down! The least thing you can do is answer what I-"She was been cut off when someone speak.
Kurama chuckled as he understands what the commotion all about. 'It's seems Kazuma forgotten, Botan can't remember anything of her past and now he is trapped from the mess he did' He slightly shake his head and went toward them, planning to interfere before Kuwabara blew out their secret earlier and before he fainted.
"Excuse me! Can I help?" He said while observing Botan. Botan/Miyuki shifted her eyes from the orange-headed man to the other man who stood coolly beside them and as their eyes met the man smile at her gently. She gasped.
'He is...' Her thought was interrupted as the man speaks again, this time to introduce himself to her.
Kurama hid a smile when he saw her gasped an air 'so, she recognized me' but because of his natural politeness he still introduced himself to her.
"I'm Minamino, Shuuichi. 3rd year section A, we're classmate if you remember?"
"I-I know" Botan simply said still eyeing Shuuichi. 'Why on earth these two men in front of me very much familiar?'
They eyed each other for a while; both seem lost until Kuwabara break the spell.
"Ummmm... Shuuichi. Please help me with this one. Try to explain to her why I know her... Name" Kuwabara look at Kurama pleadingly. Kurama nodded at his friend and gaze upon the lady in front of him.
"Well! Can you tell?" Botan inquired her eyebrows.
Kurama cleared his throat before he speaks. "First Yukijima-san will you be kind and put down that..." he pointed at the pencil pointing on his friend's throat. Botan follow his pointed finger and blushed as she remembers the pencil in her hand still pointing to Kuwabara's throat. She immediately withdrawn her hand to her side, composed herself and gaze again to Kurama and patiently wait for him to continue. Kurama smile to her.
"Thank you yukijima-san, well I apologize if my friend here..." He look at Kuwabara and back to Botan. "Disturbed you, see, we have this friend, a very especial friend" He said it with meaning. "She took this job her employer give to her and leave us the following week to a place, we never knew where. Her employer didn't even give us any clue of her whereabouts. My friends really missed her now, so when my friend here saw you, he thought that our friend already come back, you know why?" He paused and looks at Botan in the eye. "Because she really look a lot like you, you have her eyes, her nose, your light blue hair and your...lips" He almost choke when his orbs travel down to her parted lips, he immediately return his gaze to her eyes.
Kuwabara on the other side scratched his head while shifting his eyes from Kurama to Botan and from Botan to Kurama, 'Why I have the feeling that I didn't exist anymore in here'. He sighed and continues to observe the two.
Botan can't explain herself why she was deeply drawn to those eyes, to those enchanted emerald eyes, and she was aware that she's blushing but can't help herself. 'Why I'm feeling this way, Am I too attracted to this man like my other classmate, Am I falling in love to him... Hey, And where that comes from!' She snap herself from her reverie by carefully pinched herself. As she returned to reality, she decided to answer back making her expression skeptic from what Kurama just said to cover up from blushing.
"Ummmm... Minamino-san, I think that is kind an impossible, to - to have such similarities, as if I'm her!"
'You are her!' He wanted to say it but instead he asked her another inquiring question. "Yukijima-san do you believe in fate...?"
"Huh, If I believe in fate...?"
"Yes. If you believe in fate...?"
'Do I believe in fate?' She questions herself. After a long silence she answered back. "I - I think the answer would be... yes!"
Kurama smiled. "Then you trust me on this Yukijima-san"
"But Minamino-san I-"
"Hey there you two... Shuuichi, Kuwabara. What you two doing there standing like an old oak" Yusuke shouted while he and Keiko approached the two lads not yet noticing Botan.
"Urameshi come on here quick, Oh! You won't believe it. You see, I was talking to Shuuichi, and when a blue came- I ran to it then there's a pencil on my throat - shuuichi came to help and then and then" Kuwabara said to Yusuke without a paused.
Yusuke hit Kuwabara on the head. "Will you cut that out; I don't even understand a thing"
"You see it's Botan!" Kuwabara finally said still scratching his aching head.
"Botan, What do you mean by Botan, Kazuma!" Keiko suddenly said then she gazes around only to see the lady behind Kurama who silently watching them. "Oh my Gosh, It is true, Botan!" Tears already form on her eyes. Keiko immediately run toward her and hug her, now tears freely flowing down her cheeks. Pulling away she spoke to Botan. "I can't believe this, I thought we won't see you again Botan, I'm so happy"
Yusuke on the other hand, swallowed his tongue, he couldn't speak, he just eyed Botan with a wide open eyes. On his mind he was really screaming out loud. 'IT IS BOTAAAANNNN! IT IS REALLY BOOOOTAANN!'
Kurama was right Keiko really miss Botan a lot and from what Yusuke's reaction, there is no doubt that he too misses her. He couldn't contain himself from chuckling. As he looks at Botan now, she seems more confuse than before. Clearing his throat he spoke up, "Okay! Keiko, Yusuke, Kazuma, I would want you to meet Yukijima, Miyuki" he held his hand on Botan's direction. As on cue every heads turn to him, a questioning look on their faces. Kurama expecting this kind of reaction, nodded in reply, giving them a knowing look that saying 'remembers Botan being reincarnated'. Keiko as usual, was the first to get the message, followed by Yusuke and the last was Kuwabara.
Keiko now looking back at Botan, say her apology politely. "I'm sorry Yukijima-san for my early action, I just thought that you were Botan, you see you really look a lot like her"
Botan eyes instantly flew towards kurama's directions who in turn give her a 'see I told you look' She sighed afterwards 'alright this was weird, nothing but weird'
"Okay! Minamino-san I trust you"
Kurama again smiled at her. "Thank you! Yukijima-san"
"Oh gosh, I almost forgot about the time" Keiko abruptly exclaimed. "Guys I think we have to go, probably Shizuru and Yukina already waiting for us in the ramen shop" Then she look at Botan "Yukijima-san, can we invite you to celebrate with us. You see we are celebrating Botan's Birthday and I'm sure my two other friends will gladly to meet you" She asked hopefully using her puppy look.
"Yeah, we are celebrating her second birthday" Kuwabara said after his long silence, earning another blow from Yusuke on the head and a death glare from Keiko.
"Second birthday but I thought-"
"Umm... Yukijima-san what Kazuma meant is, It is the second time that we celebrate Botan's birthday since the day she left" Kurama cover up. Keiko, Yusuke and the still daze Kuwabara nodded in support to Kurama's alibi. "So, is our invitation accepted?" Kurama inquired after a while to change the topic.
Miyuki wanted to say no, but instead she nodded. 'I don't know what this people hiding from me but nevertheless I feel comfortable with them '
"Oh great..." Keiko said. "Shall we go guys?" They all nodded.
A/N: That's it! I finished the 3rd part. Sorry for the delay. Next time read how the gang celebrate Botan's birthday with Miyuki of course, more slip tongue in this part care off the gang itself except for Kurama and Hiei. Yap! Hiei also there and the introubled Koenma, find out why he's in big trouble. Also the enemies will be introduced to the next chapie," Happy birthday Botan! Koenma was introuble ". By the way I already wrote my new fic. the " Two world, one path " I hope you read it also.
BOTAN AND KURAMA LOVER: This second time your review my work! I'm really pleased. thank you so much! I glad you like my last chapie, do hope this chapter also. I really agreed to you Botan really deserve a great man like Kurama. By the way, I would like to thank you for adding me as one of your favorite author. And I also want to inform you about my new fic. hope you read it also. It's about Youko and Botan trapped in another time and place. well see you again for another update.
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MIDNIGHT BUNNY: Sorry about the cliff hanger! I just can't help it something, it makes the story a bit interesting don't you think? Thanks for reviewing.