Disclaimer: I never have owned Yu Yu, never will.
Chapter Six
As soon as her apartment was empty, Botan collapsed on the couch. She had so much on her mind, it was hard to keep up. She picked up the tape she had put on her coffee table and put it in the VCR. She watched it again, figuring there was no harm. Botan still couldn't believe the implications the tape revealed. Why would Hiei act drunk? It didn't make any sense. Especially when his pride was at stake. And what was with the kiss? Did this mean that Hiei liked her as more than a friend? The whole subject was confusing her which, in turn, was giving her a headache. Her stomach grumbled and she realized she hadn't eaten since breakfast. So she fixed herself a sandwich. While she ate she mulled over the situation. ' Well, I guess it wouldn't be the end of the world if he did like me as more than a friend. It just strikes me as odd that he would like me of all people! I mean, who would have thought? I knew Hiei had a heart, but I never expected this. Oh well. But why on earth would he fake being drunk? Unless he really was drunk.' Somehow this thought made Botan feel a little sad.
That night, Botan had trouble sleeping. Hiei's eyes were haunting her. Those beautiful, fiery eyes. She was drowning in those perfect eyes of his. ' Botan, snap out of it!' she thought. ' I mean it's not as if you like him only because of his eyes. Wait a minute! Do I like him! And since when!'
Botan was so troubled by the day's events that it was one in the morning before she got to sleep. When she woke up the next morning, she was greeted by the same pair of eyes that wouldn't allow her to sleep the night before. "Hiei?" She blinked. "What are you doing here? I figured you'd be with Kurama," she said, trying to wipe the sleep from her eyes. "Where's the tape? What did you do with it?" Hiei asked impatiently. "I- wait a minute! Why do you want to know?" she asked suspiciously. She had the sinking feeling he wanted to burn it. "Just tell me where it is!" he scowled. Botan sat up and stared at him. He wasn't wearing a shirt... "Botan!" The ferry girl snapped out of it. "I'm sorry, what?" "Where is the tape, baka onna?" Botan glared for a minute, then replied, "You better not be trying to burn it 'cause I've decided to keep it." Hiei growled and started searching for it in Botan's room. "Hey! You have no right to go through my stuff!" Botan cried. She thought for a minute then jumped up and ran into the living room where it was still in the VCR. She got it out quickly and nearly ran into Hiei as she turned around. He tried to take it out of her hands but she pulled away and ran into the bathroom. She locked herself in. "Ha! You won't get the tape now!" she called. He replied by growling death threats to her. Botan sank to her knees and hugged the tape close. It was all she had to help her figure out her muddled mind even if it was the cause of her muddled mind. She sighed. Why was everything so hard lately? "Botan?" Botan jumped. Hiei was calling to her from outside the door. ' He called me Botan!' she thought. ' He rarely ever calls me by my name! Maybe... Maybe he does like me. What...' Her thoughts were interrupted by her compact ringing. "Botan here!" she answered. "Botan, I have a mission that requires Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei. There's- whoa! Why do you look like you've seen an evil demon?" Koenma's face on the screen was one of surprise. Botan couldn't answer, though, for she was looking into the eyes of Hiei, who was currently in front of her. He answered for the ferry girl with a scowl. "Because she has baka toddler. Now, give her the mission before whatever it is you need us for resolves itself!"
A/N: Almost done! I'm almost done!