Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Pairing: Kurama/Botan (yup, again lol.)
Honest mistake.
Synopsis: what's the most appropriate reaction when you've accidentally sent inappropriate pictures to your crush?
Botan stared at her cellphone screen in a mixture of shame and bewilderment. Her eyebrows twitched, and her throat went dry from looking at the thirst fest that was the less than decent picture she had been gifted.
He dared.
She swallowed, hugging her pillow tighter to her torso to bury her face against it, and turned her phone's screen off. All of this felt so wrong.
'Maybe I could take another peek. Just one-'
No! This was not right. But still, he sent it to her so she could see it... It was utterly consensual on his part, not an accident. That is, if the messages accompanying the picture were anything to go by... Was there any wrong in her studying the beautiful curves of his biceps, the muscularity of his abs, or the dripping wetness of his gorgeous crimson hair a bit more in that case?
Yes, there was. And he needed to know how uncalled for all of this was.
Her eyes suddenly widened. The unholy beauty of his selfie made her completely forget about the bigger problem here... he had her nudes. Or rather, she sent them to him. The whole reason why they were in this predicament, to begin with, was because of one dumb —but an accidental and honest— mistake on her part.
The deity turned on her phone and decided to click back on the cursed chatroom. Her blush impossibly darkened as she read, again:
My, how lovely you are, Botan. I don't know what triggered such want in you to send me this adorable treat, but it would be rude of me not to return the favor.
She scrolled down, ignoring the object of her inner turmoil as best as she could, and jumped to the second message. She gritted her teeth, this time, at the fox's immodest words and reaction.
Here's an after-shower selfie of mine (which, sadly, doesn't compare to yours...) That was after a long day at work, so I wasn't at my best. I'll make sure to send you a better one next time! ;)
The winking emoji staring back pissed her off and made her feel a new wave of embarrassment.
There will be no next time. There should not be.
And yet... She grabbed her hair in horror when she realized that a small part of her was actually looking forward to this next time.
'Damn fox.'
Kurama always seemed to greatly take his kicks from teasing her in every way possible. And she despised herself for actually noticing she was not indifferent to his charms. The man was a stunner. A sexy, cunning, gorgeous-looking bastard. Was there anyone who has met Kurama that could confidently claim they were immune to him? It was hard to imagine.
...
An honest mistake. This prompted her to remember all the events of the day that led to this.
Botan had been out shopping with the girls and came home with a new set of cute baby pink towels. She had bathed soon after and, wrapped in her new acquisitions, decided to take a few selfies to show off. That was something they —she, Keiko and Shizuru, and sometimes Yukina— often did. Whenever they felt particularly sexy or attractive or just wanted to boast in a safe place, they would pose in flirtatious ways and share the shots in their private group chat. It was for fun, between girl buddies, and mostly to hype one another up—nothing they considered weird. She had always been careful in her sendings. In all the times they partook into that ritual, no problem had arisen.
Until today.
The pictures she took could be considered... racier than what people would expect from her. But it was supposed to stay in their group chat. That is if she had actually sent them to their group chat and not accidentally to a certain redhead.
The deity bit her bottom lip. She had to reply now, or at least clarify the situation. Her thumbs hovered over the keyboard as a few appropriate text options battled inside her head.
Oh god. I'm so sorry, that was a mistake! Please delete these pictures and don't mention them to anyone. Let's act like none of this ever happened.
Uhm... Maybe she should try to be a bit more convincing?
That was a mistake. And you're dead meat if you talk about it to ANYONE. This incident better stay between us!
No, that would not do either. She leaned back against her bed's headboard, massaging the spot between her eyes with her index. 'God, think-'
Things were ruined and would be forever awkward after this. There was no way in hell she would be able to look at him in the eye or stay in the same room as Kurama if they brushed this issue off like that.
She took a deep breath, and thinking that they might as well relish at the moment a bit more, did something she never expected to have the guts to do.
Looking forward to it ;)
Her face caught fire as she read the text she had just sent. She let the phone slip from her hand and threw herself down on her bed, burying her burning face in her pillows from embarrassment. 'Fuck' she muttered. Never once in her life had she thought she would be bold enough to do this. Regret and dread started to sap into her as the ring of a new notification resounded.
You received a picture from Foxie appeared, black on white, on her lock screen.
She hesitantly unlocked her phone, expecting all kinds of horrifying shots that man could possibly send to destabilize and tease her. All but that...
'Oh, Enma.'
It took me some time, but I managed to recreate the pose in your second picture (the cutest of the bunch ;)). I honestly think mine came out a bit better
Her eyes almost popped out of her skull at his imitation. Much like her picture, Kurama was topless and bending forward, with one hand on his knee and the other raised to his jaw in a flying kiss pose.
Better?
No way in hell. This was like a war declaration to her. The fox needed someone to bring his feet back on earth.
"If you wanna play that game, fine by me."
She scrolled back to the previous set of selfies he sent and clicked on the first picture. She smirked and stood up from her bed, picking up her towel from her chair's bord, before strolling to her bathroom. She was eager to see if he could take what he dished out.
His phone's sudden vibrations against the desk tore Kurama off his perusal session. He turned down the corner of the page he was reading and settled his book aside as he reached out to pick the device up —taking a sip of his coffee as he did so. A playful smirk drew itself on his features as he took a look at the sender's ID.
Unlocking the phone, he could not help the chuckle building up in his chest. Witty and teasing replies to Botan's texts were already forming in his mind.
But, at the sight of the new set of pictures rolling in the chatroom, he choked on his coffee and dropped the mug.
That was not what he expected.
Author's notes: Had this in mind for some time lol, but I don't know if I gave it justice. I have a small idea for a follow up :skull: maybe more Kurama focused this time.
Nnn, I'm not sure which pairing I should post next... Any idea/recommendation?
ForbiddenDream13: Thank you so much T.T Your comment actually made my day! I'm glad you enjoyed it, dear!
BarbieFairytopia: Awww, you're so cute nana! thank you sweetie 3
kyoandyuya: I'm happy you liked it! Lol, I can relate to that as well XD Isn't it so swell when people try to guess your age and miss the mark by 7 years? love it!
And I've outlined a spin off around 'Remember'! which I hope I'll be able to start posting before the year's end :skull: It's definitely... dark, and quite painful for all the involved parties. Youko's not so kind :skull: (it's also loosely inspired by one of my favorite movies, so I'm excited for it lol)
Wendy McCalister: Your words go straight to heart, Wendy, thank you so much! LOL, I hope I'll find the guts one day to go ahead and write it.
