A Brother's Love : Lay Like Lovers
A/N: Wow the reviews came in so fast! I've been busy swimming and stuff, so it may take me a few days, at most three, to update. To some people that's nothing, I know. Um, read and review... I hope you like it... and... prepare for Hiei and Botan!
I
Pine trees. Dirt. Herbs and spice. All these scents teased Botan's nose as her mind eased itself into consciousness. She didn't open her eyes. Memories of last night came into her mind. It was strange, because it was the lack of memories that frightened her. She had no idea what happened after she passed out. Where was she?
The ferry girl kept her eyes closed and took a deep breath. I'm not going to freak out! I can handle this. Just keep it together. Botan relaxed. She made a list of things that could possibly be in her surroundings.
One: something warm and very smooth of material. It was wrapped around her.
Two: a warm body. It was breathing next to her. Wait... body?
Botan's eyes flashed open only to gaze into ruby red ones. Oh she was definitely going to die. Which, of course, she was not ready to do so.
II
Hiei frowned as he woke up. That was when he realized that he was holding something. It was more like his arm was around it. It was warm. That was when Hiei realized that the sun had risen. He never slept more than four hours. He must have slept for seven. Or eight!
Wait! What the heck was he holding? The fire demon looked over to his left and was slightly horrified to see that his arm was slipped around the Deity of Death. Her form was so delicate and... soft. Her blue hair was resting on her shoulder, the one closest to him.
He wanted to touch it. Really bad. He needed to touch it. With his right hand, Hiei reached out to take the silky locks into his hair. Just when his fingers were about to wind themselves in her hair, the demon felt her tense. He looked down, no emotion on his face, but his heart was beating a mile a minute. Her pink eyes looked at him, surprise, fear, and embarrassment shining at him.
III
Botan looked up at Hiei, and she swore she saw something in those gorgeous eyes of his. Agh! Did I just say that Hiei's eyes were gorgeous? Well, he is gorgeous all together... No! Stop Botan! Botan shivered and realized that her head was resting on Hiei's well toned chest. A blush spread across her cheeks.
"Um... Hiei?"
Botan seemed to snap the Koorime to his senses. He removed his arm, and as he was shaking himself back to his senses, unknown to the ferry girl, she was noticing things. For one, she was using Hiei's cloak as a blanket. She grasped it around her tightly before removing it.
"Sorry, here you go."
Hiei wordlessly accepted his clothing and put it on, not noticing Botan getting one last glance at his body. That was when Botan felt chilly. She looked down.
To the ferry girl's horror, one of her buttons slipped out of it's hold, and her shirt was very... revealing. Botan struggled to get her fingers around the smooth button, her hands were shaking. That was when she heard a shocked voice, a breathy gasp of horror and amazement.
"What the heck is GOING ON!"
IV
Hiei stiffened. He was struggling to get his cloak back on, so his bare chest was still exposed when he heard the exclamation. He recognized its speaker, and it was the last person he wanted to see him in this sort of position.
"Koenma, sir! Sorry I'm late for work..."
The ferry girl trailed off, finally buttoning her shirt. Hiei glared at the Prince, whose mouth was hanging open, making him look like a really stupid goldfish.
"Late for work? LATE FOR WORK? Botan, are you really this stupid? To sleep with Hiei?"
Hiei pulled on his cloak, not trusting himself to speak. He was enraged, he wasn't sure if he would be able to control himself. That was when he heard a strangled cry. It was Botan. His eyes softened as he gazed at her.
She was trying not to cry. He saw her lower lip trembling, her eyes full of despair and desperation.
"Koenma! It's not what it looks like! Nothing happened, I just passed out!"
Koenma glared at Hiei, and then his piercing gaze moved to the onna. That was when she started to cry. Her shoulders shook and tears ran down her rosy cheeks. Something in Hiei burst at the sight of her tears. It was like a hot liquid rushed through his veins. He unsheathed his katana and stood, facing the Prince of Hell.
"How could you make Botan cry? You'll pay for that."
Botan and Koenma both had wide eyes. They had never heard Hiei call Botan by her name before.
V
He said my name! Oh my God! He said my name! Botan smiled through the tears. She had thought she had heard him say it before, when he rescued her, but she was never entirely sure. She stood up beside him, placing a hand on his shoulder. She felt his muscles tense, but then relax slowly. Botan gazed at her boss, her eyes became mature. Adult.
"Koenma, you should know me better. I lost consciousness because a demon took my energy. If Hiei hadn't watched over me, I would have been dead."
Koenma set distrusting eyes on Hiei, but nodded slowly. His brown eyes locked with Botan's pink eyes.
"Come back as soon as you can."
With a loud crack, the Prince was gone. Botan sighed with relief. She never did remove her hand from Hiei's shoulder. She squeezed his cloak.
"Thanks."
He moved away from her, crossing his arms and sitting on the ground in a huff. Botan sniffed and this caused the Koorime to look at her. She saw his entire form relax. If she didn't know any better, it look like he was relieved to see that she had stopped crying.
VI
Hiei was... content to see that Botan was done crying. He was still slightly unnerved that he had lost it. Control had slipped out of his iron grasp. Just for that moment, when he had used her name, he was sure that he had shown weakness.
He wanted to tell her everything. About how he had noticed her when he first saw her. About how only her smile would make his heart stop. While these thoughts entered his head, he was disgusted with himself for being such a... pushover.
"Does he... does he make you cry a lot?"
Hiei watched the ferry girl look down, and then meet his eyes again slowly. Her smile... it had something behind it. It was like she just discovered something and it amused her.
"No. Today was... the first time he ever did that."
Hiei heard some sadness come back into her voice. A crazy insane part of him was telling him to comfort her. To do... things... like hugging. He didn't shudder at the thought... in fact... he actually liked... NO! STOP RIGHT THERE!
Hiei frowned and nodded, his one hand on his trusty katana. He looked at the ferry girl's face. She was thinking about something. Indecision was written all over her face. Before Hiei could pull off his bandana to read her mind, she acted.
VII
Botan wanted to hug Hiei. Just to show her appreciation. At least, that's what she told herself. But, many doubts and possibilities ran across her mind. She could die by Hiei's sword. She almost laughed nervously. It wasn't that unthinkable, knowing him.
But, fears put aside, Botan had already decided. She had already known what she was going to do once the thought entered her mind.
In a blur of dark and light blue, Botan tackled/ hugged Hiei. Her eyes were squeezed shut, and she felt his back stiffen and him pull back slightly.
"Onna! What do you think you're doing!"
VIII
Hiei had no idea what was going on in that baka's mind. It wasn't like was wasn't enjoying himself. Must...stop...thinking... dirty...thoughts! Hiei gritted his teeth and felt the onna move back, still sitting on him. Her eyes were only a little scared, the rest was brimming with happiness.
It was purely impulse. That's what he told himself. It was merely a reaction, a confused reflex of some sort. What was he talking about?
He was talking about how he leaned forward and kissed her.
IX
A/N: Ohhh! You guys must hate me for leaving you hanging like that! I am an imp, what can I saw? Review, please!
-Mia