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Chapter 9? The next day...
Botan woke up the next morning in her bed,
'Hiei must have brought me here,' she thought, 'I wonder where he is.' She got up and got dressed and began to look for the demon. She saw that the bathroom door was closed and knocked on it.
"Hiei? You in there"
"Yes." So she went to the kitchen and started making breakfast. A few minutes later, Hiei walked in. He looked a little pale.
"Are you alright? You don't look so good." Botan said.
"I couldn't keep and of last nights food down...I'm sorry." Hiei said while looking disgusted with himself. Botan noticed this look and said,
"Don't be sorry. It's not your fault. Maybe we should try foods you're more accustomed to...like meat. How does steak sound?" Hiei perked up a bit at this and said, "That sounds good"
"Good," Botan beamed brightly, "And I'll make pancakes for myself." Hiei looked at her, confused.
"Pan...cakes?" Botan sweatdropped. She had forgotten that Hiei lived out in the Makai for most of his life. He had to hunt for all his food. How was he supposed to know about human food other than meat? Afterall, you can't go hunting for pancakes. (But I can! hunts for wild pancakes)
"Um...it's a human food." She explained.
"Oh..." Hiei said while looking embarassed.
When the food was ready, they sat down. Botan ate all her pancakes but Hiei only managed to eat 1/3 of his steak. Botan kept pleading with him to eat more, but he kept insisting that he was full. So she put the rest away for him to eat later. It was then that Koenma walked in.
"Um...hi, Botan. Can I talk to you in private for a moment"
"Anything you can say to me, you can say in front of Hiei"
"Botan, this is a very private matter." Koenma said through gritted teeth. Botan sighed and got up from the table to follow Koenma to the other room. Hiei stayed in the kitched, but listened very intently to their conversation. (Superior demon hearing, of course.)
"Botan, I called the asylum. They'll be here in a few minutes to pick Hiei up." Hiei's eyes widened as he heard this.
'They're gonna get rid of me?' he thought as he raced to where Botan kept his weapons. Once he had them, he ran to the window and disappeared into the woods.
Botan's eyes widened, "You...WHAT"
"I called the asylum," Koenma repeated, "They'll be here in a few minutes for him"
"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT? YOU CAN'T GET RID OF HIEI LIKE THAT! HE'S PART OF OUR TEAM"
"Botan, Hiei is not well. He needs to be treated at an institute. He needs help"
"SO WE'RE GOING TO SEND HIM AWAY TO BE LOCKED UP AND DRUGGED! I WON'T LET YOU DO THAT TO HIM! THAT'S ABANDONMENT! HE'S HAD ENOUGH OF THAT ALREADY"
"We have to...he's a danger to himself and to others. Besides, he's already tried to kill himself twice in one week. And we'll still be able to go visit him there." Botan sighed in defeat. As much as she didn't want to believe it, it was true. He was a danger to himself. But he would never hurt any of them. And she would still be able to see him during visiting hours.
"Alright...I'll tell him." She said sadly. She walked to the kitchen to tell him but she saw that he wasn't there. Then she saw that his weapons weren't there either. Finally she noticed that the window was open.
'Oh...crap.' she thought as she yelled for Koenma.
Meanwhile.
Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara arrived back where Koenma and Botan were, curious as to why a truck from the institute was parked there, but not overly concerned. They entered the room Koenma and Botan were in, expecting praise from the demi-god, hugs from Botan, and a sarcastic remark from Hiei. But instead they were greeted by a pissed-off Koenma, a weeping Botan, and no sign of the little fire demon.
"Yusuke! It's about time you got back! I have an emergency that you all need to help with"
"Hold on, will you? We just got back! And what's with the people in the stupid white uniforms outside?" Yusuke asked.
"I called the asylum. They're here to pick up Hiei. But the little shit ran off. I need you all to track him down and bring him back by any means necessary." Kurama looked at Koenma angrily.
"How dare you betray him like that? Think of all the jobs he's done for you against his will and how do you thank him? You try to get rid of him. You asshole, I can see why he hates you so much. You really don't care about him. He's just another soulless demon for you to massaccre, isn't he." Koenma shook his head, "No, it's not that...Hiei tried to kill himself again and I'm not sure what else to do with him." Kuramas face softened a bit but he still looked angrily at the demi-god.
"Well," he said,"First things first. Let's go look for Hiei."
CLIFFHANGER! WHAT NOW! Anyways, sorry for not updating for a while. I'm really not sure when I will again but hopefully this will hold you off until then. In the next chapter:
Botan, Kurama, and Yusuke look for Hiei. Also, the relationship between Hiei and Botan is thinning and takes a strange turn. Then, Hiei prepares to go to the asylum. But first: Hiei meets Ayame. Is love in the air?