LIGHT FROM DARKNESS
BY
Joide's KB4ever
Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Yu Hakusho, just ordinary student who is having fun in writing fan fictions, that is all, so don't sue me... and for the readers, criticism are welcome...
Recap:
The gang celebrate Botan's birthday then decided to have some contest accompanied by a punishment to whom will loss... a brain twister... women versus men... resulting to the girls to held as the winner. Ending for the boys to cross dress as their punishment...
(((((CHAPTER 6: Happy birthday Botan, "Koenma is in trouble!" PART III)))))
After the dance, the gang changes back to their proper dresses...
They are now gathering around the white covered table where the foods are place; they decided to eat since they are quite hungry...okay let me rephrase that... they are actually very, very hungry, especially Yusuke and Kuwabara who are not just eating noisily but also cramming down the large amount of food in their big mouth down to their growling stomach hastily, earning a hit to the head from none other than the irritated Keiko.
"Aw! Gees, what's that for" Yusuke complained rubbing his sore head
"You eat like you haven't eaten for a years" Keiko answered
"I'm hungry, is that a crime?"
"No, only if you don't bother anyone"
"Well, I'm not"
"Think again mister, because you're making these irritating noises"
Yusuke glance around seeing his friends busy eating and conversing with the others, smirking he answer...
"Well it seems they don't mind"
"Grrr... YUSUKE...!"
Keiko is about to propelled Yusuke when someone called out.
"HEY, KEIKO...YUSUKE"
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
Both look up...
CLICK
"Gotcha"
"SHIZURU" Keiko shouted
"Hihihihi... oh come on Keiko it just a stolen shot"
"Next time gives us some warning so I can look perfect in the picture" She said winking
"I'll remember that" then wink back before leaving the two. In the background shizuru can be heard calling out the names of their other friends. Then came... Yukina with the cake from the kitchen.
"Hey, guys what about we start eating the cake" She called out for the others
"All right" came the enthusiastic reply
Yukina put the cake on one of the table gently and starts to light up the two sticks of pink candles. She gazes up and smiles sweetly towards her friends.
"All set" She exclaimed
"Wow, my sweet Yukina-chan, you really did a great job" Kuwabara said grinning widely
"T-thank you Kazuma-kun" she replied timidly
"Oh my sweet Yukina-chan you do not need to be shy I..."
"All right people" Yusuke interrupted making Kuwabara to glare at him, he smirks and ignore the flaring Kuwabara "Someone has to blow the candles" He said grinning widely then glances at Botan who seems oblivious to what the others are thinking and looking at her.
"Umm... Why you all staring at me?" She ask unsure
They just smile.
"Do you mean that I'll blow the candles?"
Their smile widens.
"But..."
"Be our guess... Bot...I mean Yukijima-san" Yusuke insist
"It such a great honor but would it be right if you guys are to blow the candles?"
"You're our guess Yukijima-san so it's all right for you to blow it for us"
"Well if you insist and if you don't mind then I guess...okay I'll do it" She said happily. Everyone sighed inwardly. Miyuki (Botan) closes her eyes for a moment, opening it, she blows out the brightly lit candles with one swift blows. The others cheered, she feels very overwhelm with so much joy that she can't explain, all she knows that she is extremely happy. "Thank you guys" Their reply was a fond smile. She dropped her hands to her side, hitting something inside her skirt pocket and frown.
"So let's cut the cake and eat it now" Kuwabara cheered.
"Yeah"
"Wait..." Botan interrupt
"What is it Yukijima-san" Kurama ask concerned noticing her hesitant look.
"I just want to apologize...to Kuwabara-san"
"Huh... me...?" Kuwabara pointed at himself confused.
"Yes... about what happen at the school gate earlier..." She fingered the pencil inside her pocket "when you know...when I pointed the pencil on your throat I just want to apologize for my behavior" She ended her speech with a bow.
"Eh..." Kuwabara panic "Stop that Botan... you don't need to do that, I really don't mind it at all"
"But I still want to apologize, I feel guilty about it" She said still bowing. 'Botan again...?'
"Botan... stop..." Yusuke nudge Kuwabara on his side mentioning to him that he should just accept the apology "Umm... all right I guess... apologize accepted" Kuwabara thumbs up.
"THANK YOU" She over exclaimed "Ahem...I mean thank you" Everyone laughed and smirks at her.
"Okay shall we eat now?"
"Umm..." The others once again look at Botan. "Ano... about the name"
"What name Yukijima-san?" Kurama asked although he already knows what she means.
"Botan... umm... you keep calling me Botan...Is she really look like me?" She asked making the others to keep quiet, when no one answer she asks again "Well?"
"We are sorry Yukijima-san that we mistakenly calling you Botan...but yes she's really looks like you" Kurama answer for his friends who are still silent
"No, it's actually okay..." Botan shook her head "I don't know if it just coincidence but Botan is my father and uncle's pet name for me"
"Meaning...?" They ask eagerly
She glances at her new friends and flinch from the way they are looking at her "My point is, it's all right to me if you call me by that...I mean Botan...you can call me Botan if you like since I remind so much of your friend Botan"
"Yukijima-san we are sorry if we offend you by any way and..."
"No..." She stops Keiko from what she is saying "I really meant it... you can call me by Botan... Not in public though" She laugh sheepishly
"Eck...!" They sweat dropped
"I don't want others to call me by that name, only those people closest to me and have my permission can...and I hope we stop the formality..." She grinned "I really...I'm not used to so much formality... you do gets what I mean, do you?" She looks up hopefully at them. They all smile except hiei who just remained stoic.
"I think I like that... I also not use to call names in a formal way" Yusuke grinned at her.
"Yeah, expect Yusuke to be respectful" Kuwabara butt in
"Hey" They all laughed
Kurama look at the smiling Botan with fond smile. 'She didn't change at all, not at all' He thought inwardly.
/Kitsune, you're losing/
/Hiei/
/Hn/
"Hey...I just remember..." Kuwabara snap "It's like Kurama...he doesn't want us to use his name in public" Kuwabara suddenly said.
"Kurama...?" Botan asked. Everyone glare at Kuwabara's big mouth who gulped hard from the threatening look they gave.
"Well Botan, Kurama is..." Yusuke offered to explain but interrupted by a voice.
"My other name is Kurama...Botan" Kurama admitted making the others to look at him bewildered. He dismissed their daze look by waving his hand saying that he knows what he is doing.
"Really... so you also have a nickname not known by the public...that is cool...I taught I'm the only one" She giggles stepping too close to him unconsciously.
"Well yes I also don't want the others to know about that nickname of mine...so it's our little secret...deal" Kurama said raising his pinky finger at Botan
She giggles first then raises her pinky finger and intertwines with Kurama "Deal"
"Right so it settled, can we eat now" Kuwabara and Yusuke both said at the same time. They all laughed while hiei smirks at the teens antics.
"Alright, stop whining I'll do the slicing" Keiko said teasingly
"Hey!"
Moment after the cake was slice into eight equal sides. Keiko places each slice on a paper plate and passes it towards her waiting friends. She gives first Kuwabara's share then to Yusuke and so on.
"I know it will taste delicious because Yukina-chan made it with her love for me" He said then takes a big bite of his cake. "Ow...I'm so right it is so yummy" Kuwabara have a daze look on his face that he notice too late that Yusuke had sneak his fork toward his cake then take a big slice and shove it into his own mouth. "Hey Yusuke bring back my cake, you no good cake thief eater" Kuwabara swing his fork in the air and as he do, a small part of his cake landed on ones face.
"Ow...sorry Hiei didn't mean it" He said with a sheepish expression. Hiei wipe the dirt off his face.
"Moron" He mumbles, and reaches his share that Keiko passes to him.
"Hey, I told you I don't mean it and it's not my fault on the first place"
"Hn"
"It's Yususke's fault and..."
THUCK!
"It slips" Hiei said smirking. Hiei intentionally...umm accidentally hit Kuwabara in the face with his share of chocolate cake when it slips out of his hands. (Ahem!)
Kuwabara ended up with sticky chocolate icing all over his face. Face brightens up with flaring rage. (If it possible to see)
"Why you little... over conceited...egoistic..."
"Hahahhaha...Kuwabara you look... you look like a monster...you are very funny...hahahaha" Yusuke held his stomach from over laughing, tears already forming at the corner of his eyes.
TWACK!
"Huh?" Yusuke blink when a sticky thingy stuck on his face.
"That serves you right" Kuwabara has also plunged a cake on Yusuke's face making his temperament a while ago to vanish replace by amusement and humor.
The girls look at the scene in front and glance to each other before a grin plastered on their own face.
"This call for a... WAR...icing fight" They shouted and bolted out from their sits.
The place becomes a war zone. Everyone take their cake and throw it to their target. Yukina run to the kitchen to get the extra icing so the fight will not end soon. Everyone has an icing on their face, dress and their hair, even hiei unable to escape the flying icing towards him.
"Heh" Kuwabara snorted "I got you shorty thought you can escaped the mighty Kazuma Kuwa..."
PLUCK!
Hiei had to smirk
"Who did that" Kuwabara growl but soften when his eyes landed on a certain ice maiden.
"Got you kazuma-kun" Yukina giggles
Kuwabara grinned "So want to play Yukina-chan, here I go" Kuwabara take off following the trail of the ice maiden who shriek and run also.
"YUSUKE, I'll get you for this" Keiko runs after Yusuke, taking off the icing from her face and throwing it at him. Yusuke had surprised her by appearing from behind her then without warning he plunge a handful of icing to her face making her to heat up and runs after him.
"Whahahahaha...try and get me if you can" Yusuke tease
"Why you, come back here" Keiko shouted
"I'm not ready to die yet Keiko" He called back
"You're dead yusuke, if I got you"
Yusuke grinned not looking where he is going therefore missing the icing throw towards him making him stumble to the ground.
"Gees where that came from" Yusuke complain rubbing his aching butt.
"Oops sorry Yusuke that's not meant for you, it's for hiei" Shizuru said grinning sheepishly.
"As if you can hit me woman" Hiei said from behind
"Oh you just wait" Shizuru challenge
"Hn" He disappear
"Hey, come back here, and where do you think you're going" Shizuru called following him but stop and glance back at Yusuke who still on the floor. "Yusuke, good luck" She said and left.
"Huh, what for...?" He asked confused until a shadow roamed over him. He looked up and grinned. "Oh hi, Keiko" He said nervously 'I'm doomed'
Keiko smiled evilly at him "It's payback time, Yusuke" Keiko shoved a plate full of icing to his face hardly.
Kurama stifle a laugh at Yusuke's poor situation under the hands of Keiko. He roamed his emerald eyes around seeing everyone are enjoying the moment. Even Hiei seem please though he won't admit it if he's life depend on it. He continue to glance around searching for a light blue locks that belongs to a girl he has fond with. 'Where are you Botan, seems you are good at hiding' He smirks inwardly. Then he heard a giggles from behind the table. His face lit up with a smile that only Youko can give. 'So, there you are B'
Botan giggles from where she is hiding behind the table. Her face is full with icing and her hair is in a mess tainted with dark-brown sticky stuff. She takes a peek on what is currently happening at her surrounding and laugh out loud when Kuwabara accidentally smack himself with his icing when he slipped. She continue on watching until she felt a familiar presence at her side, gulping hard she slowly looks up, eyes widen when she see kurama, plate with icing on his hands but that's not what shock her, it's what on his eyes, she never thought that Kurama is capable of it, in his eyes playfulness and silliness are evident.
"So, this is where you are hiding" Kurama said chuckling "I found you" He added in.
"Eh, umm... hello kurama-kun" Botan said nervously while standing from her hiding place. Kurama gave an evil grinned.
"Now what should I do to you" Kurama said teasingly then raise his right hand that holding the icing making Botan to step back.
'O-oh I'm in trouble but I have to think of a way to escape and fast' she continued to back away from Kurama who watch her amusedly.
"Well there's no escape from me Botan" He said coming closer to her 'What she up to'
'But I could always try' She thought, still backing away she gave Kurama a smug smile, making him to frown.
"What the-"Kurama's eyes widens as he saw the girl in front of him falling backward toward the ground, instinctively he caught her by her waist but because of the sudden added weight Kurama lost his balance as well, both of them fall to the ground but not when Kurama uses his reflex to change their position so that he will receive the impact of the fall.
Kurama groaned slightly opening his eyes, he look down to the girl in his arms worried if she is hurt. "Botan are you alright?" He asked. He heard her mumbled something but didn't catch what she is saying. "Botan are you-"
SMACK
Kurama blinked, looking bewildered at the giggling girl in his arms. "I got you there Kurama-kun" She said enthusiastically.
Kurama smirk. She did get him there and now his face was full of icing but he too could play that game. Kurama suddenly jerk and twirl around making Botan to shriek in surprise and ended up underneath him
"It seems the table has been turn around Botan" He said teasingly. Botan pouted at him making him to chuckle. He wipes off some icing from his face and moves his hand closer to her, she tried to struggle but he keeps his hold on her firm but not hurting her in the process, he grins then wipes the icing to her face making her to shriek again mirthfully. The two stay in that position just enjoying each others company. 'It's so nice to have you back Botan' Kurama wanted to tell her but keep it in mind.
"Hey there lovebirds are you two alright" came a teasing voice from Yusuke. Both Kurama and Botan blushed. Kurama give Botan a heart breaking smile then pulls himself up to his feet. He then offers his hands to her that she accepts and helps her up to her feet as well.
"Yeah" Kurama replied still smiling
"Well I think we did a great mess around here" Keiko said pointing to the obvious. Everyone excluding Hiei of course sweats drops, they really did a mess and the hard part is cleaning.
"But at least we enjoy" Kurama said making his friend nodded at him.
"Alright people cleaning time" Keiko shouted and everyone groaned but moves nonetheless.
"Hey, wait up guys" Kuwabara called up closing his eyes, then opening it he grins "I think someone is coming"
Glancing to each others, as if a silent communication occur they all nodded, they each take hold on their hands a handful of remnant icing and waited for the door to open not Botan though she keeps her self behind them and was loss with her own thought. Indeed she felt someone is coming and it's getting closer in every second and it's familiar, very, very familiar 'but how did they know that'.
"He's coming, ready guys, on the count of three" Yusuke instructed
One
Two
The door opens revealing a teenage man with brown hair, brown locks and a red headband on his forehead. "Sorry guys I was late because-"
Three
PLACK
THUD
SMACK
Poor Koenma, cover with chocolate icing all over his body.
"Wha...what's happening in here" Koenma look at himself in disbelief, he was cover with icing from head to toe then his eyes travel from the scene in front. Yusuke and Kuwabara are laughing uncontrollably; they are bending over, hand in stomach while their other hands are tapping their lap, the others are also laughing but not exaggerating. Koenma is about to berserk when he suddenly froze, his eyes focus on a lady from behind, their eyes met and he paled.
Botan eyes widens, she snap out of her reverie as soon as the door opens and revealed their mysterious visitor and now his and her eyes meet in recognition. One name came out from Botan and it's not in a whisper but in shock.
"Uncle Koenma!" She exclaimed. Automatically the noise died and many eyes are now focusing on her. Oblivious to those questioning eyes Botan run towards Koenma. "Uncle, what are you doing here, are you alright, you look pale?" She asked nonstop
Koenma felt dizzy all of the sudden. He never expected to see Botan here especially with the tantei. He should have listened to George when he stops him from living reikai. Koenma gulped hard, he felt like melting from blazing eyes, Yusuke's eyes are glaring dangerously to him as well as Kuwabara, the girls except for Yukina who just looking at him worriedly are also toasting him, Koenma's head are covered with more sweats as his eyes focus on the emerald eyes of Kurama. The kitsune's face remain calm but the look on his eyes though not glaring send shiver down his spine. 'I'm in trouble, big trouble' He thought
"Uncle Koenma?" Koenma snap from his thought upon hearing Botan's worried voice.
"What are you doing here Botan?" Koenma asked in a whisper, eyes unfocused
Botan frown but answer. "Well, I'm- I'm sorry I know I should not be here but instead home, but don't you worry I am fine you see" She said cheekily "And I found a new friends" She paused then added hesitantly "You won't tell father do you...do you uncle?" She quirk her eyebrow when she received no answer. 'What is wrong with him, he seems out of place and scared?' she thought asking herself. "Uncle...?" She tries to shake him.
"Wh-what did you say?" Botan pouted
"What is wrong with you uncle, are you scared of something" Frowning she look behind her. Yusuke and the others are seems preoccupied by what they are doing, they are picking the mess on the floor, nothing unusual she shrug her shoulders and turn back facing her uncle.
"I'm fine Botan"
"You sure, you look pale?"
"No, I- umm been running, hehhehe" Koenma laughed stupidly more sweats appear in the back of his head. The others are back at glaring on him.
"O-okay" Botan nodded quite believing his alibi. 'But why is he here'
"Umm... Botan I just remember something" Koenma said trying to block some glaring. "Should you be at home right now, especially this hour, are you forgetting something?"
"No, I think-"Botan paused her eyes widens 'Oh no the ceremony, my father will burn me' She exclaimed inwardly. Looking behind her she said her apology to leave immediately. "I'm sorry guys, but I have to go, thank you for the party, I really enjoy it" She bows her head, taking her things; she dashed out from the shop until someone called her.
"Botan, wait"
"Huh?"
"Can I walk you home?" Kurama asked gently. Botan look at Koenma for permission when he nodded Botan turn to Kurama with a smile.
"Sure do Kurama-kun!" Kurama smile with her choice of answer.
Koenma follow the two exiting teens with his eyes, as the door close he let out a heavy sighed only to inhale more air as he heard a cracking knuckle. He slowly turns around and as he suspect Yusuke and the others are grinning evilly at him.
"Now Koenma, time to confess" They said with threatening voice.
'I should have left with Botan, no, I should not came here on the first place, someone please help me'
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"Thank you for walking me home Kurama-kun" Botan said after the two stop from walking, they are now in front of the Yukijima's front gate.
"It's my pleasure to walk you home" He replied back with a smile. Then the two remain on where they stood not saying anything just looking at each other until Botan giggles. "What?" Kurama asked amuse.
"No wonder everyone are looking at us strangely"
"Umm...?" Kurama cocked his head to the side.
"We left without cleaning ourselves" She told him grinning, reaching out Botan peel some dried icing from Kurama's face, showing it to him she said "See"
Kurama chuckle "Yeah, we forgot about that" They both laughed afterwards. After a moment Botan exclaimed.
"Then let me arrange that for a little" Kurama frown looking confuse at the girl in front of him as she took something from her bag. He waited. "Here I'll clean your face" She said shoving her bag into his arms and without even asking him, she wipe off the dried icing from his face with her handkerchief. He didn't back away or inch a little he just let her clean his face, his eyes focus on watching the girl just a few inches away from him. "There...done...your face looks clean now" She said backing away a little "But your hair and clothes are..." She paused frowning looking at him from head to toe as if measuring him.
Kurama had to chuckle at her behavior. One word came to him 'Cute'
"It's alright Botan, my home is not far from here...but still..." Kurama take Botan's right hand the one which holding the handkerchief "Thanks for caring" He said looking straight to her eyes. 'You didn't change Botan, you always care... you always care first to your friends before yourself' with that said he kissed the back of her hand making Botan to blushed real time.
"Umm...welcome Kurama-kun" She replied still blushing. Taking her right hand and her bag from him, she bowed her head. "I shall see you tomorrow Kurama-kun, goodnight" She said backing away from him, using her foot to open the gate she once again say her goodnight. "Goodnight again Kurama-kun and... sweet dreams" She flash him a girly grin before closing the gate slowly.
Kurama once again chuckle shaking his head he give his silent wish for her as well. "Goodnight and sweet dreams B"
&&&&&
Botan slowly but confidently walks at their dimly lighted front yard, as she walks closer to the main house she abruptly stop and turn around. From the shadow a form of a man appears.
"Father I..."
"None of your excuses Botan...go inside everybody are waiting" Her father command
"Yes" She bowed her head and resumes her walking.
"And Botan..." She stops and face her father again "I know we are in hurry but...will you wash a bit and change your clothes"
"Hihihi...Hai...I will do that" She grinned and run inside the house.
Hojou smile at her daughter's retreating back. "Some father I am" and walks inside the house as well.
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It's already past midnight, the moon is settled way, way up the dark sky together with the millions of stars that is brilliantly shinning. On the ground, nothing can be heard except the sounds of the night birds and insects. People are all now resting in their respectful slumber.
On the street where the Yukijima's dojo is located, a shadow can be seen entering, it jumps over the stone made fence and swiftly landed inside without a noise. It enters the house with swiftness and certainty as if it'd master the art of sneaking and known the place with its very soul. The stranger stands outside the door of its destination. It slowly opens the door revealing a young beautiful angel sleeping peacefully on her soft bed. The stranger approach the sleeping angel and silently watch her lovely face, smiling the stranger bend down and whisper something to her making her smile unconsciously before it place a light kiss on her forehead then the stranger went to her bedside table and put something on it, turning around the stranger exited the room but before closing the door it mouthed first the angel's name.
-Outside-
The stranger leaves the Yukijima's place without a trace as if no one sneaks in the first place. Now the stranger slowly walks away from the dojo, a smile still playing on his face, strolling and enjoying the peaceful and cold night.
"Missing your old job?" A voice came
The stranger remain calm, glancing up the old tree where a shadow stands, smirking he continue his pace both hands in pockets passing the shadow up the tree. The shadow smirks as well, he disappear and reappear beside the stranger.
"So..." The shadow started
"So...?" The stranger asked back
"Kitsune"
Kurama chuckled "When did you start to care with others business Hiei" He tease
"Hn"
"I just drop by to gave her something" He said afterwards
"You should go home Kurama before your mother finds you missing"
Kurama once again chuckled "You surprised me, you really did care, thank you" He said amused
"Baka kitsune" He said threatening
"I'm just joking Hiei" Kurama grinned
"Your losing it kitsune, don't hide it, you're too overwhelm with your feelings" Hiei said disappearing.
Kurama stop walking glancing above the sky, he breathed out "I guess so" continuing his pace, he looks back where he came from and a smile form on his face "I'll see you tomorrow"
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On the bedside table of the angel, strangely the top lid of the gift's container opens on its own revealing a beautiful necklace with a nicely crafted pendant of a rose and peony and the name of the angel 'Botan'
A/N: Yehey! I'm finish writing, sorry for the long wait of this chapter... pardon guys
I think I'll start the peak of this story...
Or
Add more funny happenings
Or
Both...hehehehe
What do you think...hmmm...?
Oh-yeah I like to give my thanks to:
Heartluv: Thank you so much for reviewing my fic, and I know I owe a chapter for you, so this is it, the sixth installment of light from darkness. By the way thank you for liking my idea from my chapter five. Kurama is really the best, whatever he looks or dress like hehehe... thanks again and hope you stop by again and give your reviews.
And whoever reads this chapter, I'll give my thanks in advance, hope you like it...