The Boys of Summer

By: Rikku Minouke

Disclaimer: still in debt so I don't own YYH tear, tear

Monday

Botan and Keiko walked with Rikku to work the next day. Than they looked around Sam Goody before heading back home. On there way in they saw the guys walking. The two girls hurried inside so they didn't have to talk to them. To bad Yukina had to be the only girl. They wanted them to enjoy there stay here and the only way they would really enjoy it is to not get hurt and that's to not get involved with their problems. No matter what.

Keiko picked up the kitty who was laying on the kitchen floor. They had decided to name him Boo Radly, from the movie and best selling book 'To Kill A Mocking Bird'. Botan walked into the living room and turned on the TV. She immediately shut it off, for there was a person found dead in the middle of the park.

"Why is this happening to us?" Keiko sat next to Botan petting the purring kitten.

"I don't know," Botan said and the truth was she didn't want to know and she didn't want this to continue.

"Are we being punished for something?" Keiko asked.

"I don't think so," Botan said.

"There has to be a reason for this," Keiko's head dropped to look at the cat in her lap.

"We will see when it's over," Botan said.

"But I don't want it to continue," Keiko said. "We fell in love and now we're paying for it."

"Seems that way," Botan smiled slightly. "I think we should take a brake from this dreary and do something fun when Rikku gets home….how long until then?"

"Six hours," Keiko told her. "What do you have planned for six hours?"

"I don't know," Botan slumped against the couches back. Her cell phone went off and she knew it was Koenma. "Hello?"

"Botan it's a emergency!" Koenma said. "Ayame's sick and we need you to cover her shift all the other ferry girls are loaded. Get over her quickly." Koenma hung up before she could say no.

"I have to go to work I guess. I'll try to do this quick," Botan smiled. "Like six hours quick and then I meet you here and we'll go get Rikku together."

"I guess I could call Yukina and we could go shopping," Keiko said and stood to use the phone.

"Nice thinking," Botan said and ran out the door.

Botan, later on

"So I'm dead?" a spirit asked her. His name was…from what her guide book said… Steve.

"Yes," Botan nodded smiling. Even though she felt like a slug. "And I'm Botan, you're ferry into the after life, or know as the grim reaper. But to let you know I didn't have a thing to do with this. So don't be alarmed now."

"You're the grim reaper?" Steve asked. He was twenty six years old and now laughing at Botan. Who was getting quite mad. Every time she said her normal speech the person laughed at her. What was this world coming to.

"Stop laughing," Botan said and stared at him. "You are supposed to be a respectable person ya know."

"I'm sorry," Steve said laughing again. "But…laughing…you're…laughing…the grim reaper."

"Hey!" Botan fumed, floating on her oar. "Stop insulting me! Do you want to go to Heaven?" 'I shouldn't be talking like this…'

"Oh, so sorry miss grim reaper," Steve said sarcastically. "You really are not a grim reaper. Maybe you should find a new profession. This doesn't work for you."

Hiei, Kurama, Yusuke, and Kuwabara

"So what do you guys want to do?" Kuwabara asked.

"I don't care, just something," Yusuke said as the four walked down the street by the town park, which included a really big forest.

"I TOLD YOU NOT TO INSULT ME!" Hiei's head turned toward t he park. That had been Botan's voice. No one's seen her or Rikku, not even Keiko today or yesterday, besides Yukina. Keiko and Yukina went to 'Applebee's' this morning. (I think everyone realizes I don't own that either)

"Did you guys hear that?" Kazuma asked.

"It was in the park," Hiei said and they walked through the tree's.

"If you don't stop laughing at me, I'm leaving you here," Botan said.

The boys stopped and hid behind a bunch of bushes to watch. Botan was wearing a pink kimono.

"Why'd you come to get me in the first place if you're going to leave me?" the man next to Botan asked.

"Because it's my darned job!" Botan fumed. She looked really pissed off and hand her right hand on her hip and her left hand in a fist at her side.

"Darned? For someone in your line of work, shouldn't you be gloomy and silent and be able to say damn?" the guy asked, trying to piss her off. Hiei was getting mad at this guy for making Botan mad, he had no right.

"For information, Steve, I've shad eight years to perfect this," Botan glared at him.

"Eight years?" wow and I'm glad I died now because you are hot!" the man named Steve said and the next thing he knew his face was eating dirt.

Botan had her eye's shut and her mouth in a tight line. Some how an oar had appeared in her hands. She had hit Steve in the side of the head with it. "You're fine. Get up, you pervert." Botan said her eye twitching.

"Are dead as well?" Steve asked.

'Dead?' Hiei's eye's widened a bit.

"No," Botan said and started to float on her oar. "I age, I'm human. Get up here right now."

"What's the hurry?" Steve said floating to be eye level.

"I have to pick my friend up from work," Botan said rubbing her temples.

'That's where Rikku is,' Kurama thought.

"Can't she take her self home?" Steve asked.

"Here's the thing Steve Timpson," Botan said calmly. "You're a ghost. I'm your ferry to the after life. I shouldn't be working today. I want to get home and hide out so I don't have to be near anyone for awhile. I'm not telling why or what happened to make all my ferry lessons fly away."

"Oh, well maybe we could go out some time…" Steve started.

"No! I like someone else, okay, not you," Botan said and heard her cell phone go off. She jumped down from her oar, which disappeared into thin air, and snapped her fingers. Somehow Botan was in street clothes now and she pulled her cell out of her pocket. "Hello?"

"We have to talk to her about this," Yusuke whispered and we all nodded.

"Koenma! Get some one else out here right now!" … "Don't question me on this. Rikku's getting off work." … "So! Because you know what happened yesterday. I filed a report this morning." … "Hinageshi can do it. I'm leaving." Botan hung up and looked to Steve. "Bye Steve, have a nice after life." Botan made her oar appear and flew off.

"Let's go," Kurama said and they all left to go find Botan.

Later with the guys; Hiei's P.O.V.

I sat on the window sill thinking about what happened today. The others were trying to get a hold of Botan. There's some thing in me that wants me to protect her with everything I have. But no way am I going to ever help a worthless ningen who doesn't want to talk to us.

'Onna, what's wrong?' I thought to my self as I looking out the window.

"Botan? Where are you?" Yusuke was saying to the answering machine.

"Let's have Hiei give it a try," Kurama said.

"No way," I said glaring at the fox. 'Damn him.'

"Come on short stuff," KuwaBAKA said. "With our luck she won't answer even if you do call."

"Hn," Rolling my eyes Kurama handed me the phone. It was already ringing so I put it up to my ear.

"You have reached the house of Botan Koi," Botan's voice rang out.

"Rikku Minouke," Rikku's happy voice sounded so annoying.

"and Keiko Ukimora," Keiko said, happy, but not annoying.

"So please leave a message and we'll get back to you," Botan finished.

BEEP

"Onna, you answer the damn phone right now or I'm coming over there and using a sword, I will cut down the damn door, and then when I find you," I growled. I hadn't realized how much I'd wanted her to answer. 'Stupid phone.' "You are going to get seriously hurt and I am not paying for the door."

"You are to paying for the door if you cut it down," Botan's voice said.

"No I'm not paying for the door," I said and smirked.

"What do you want Hiei?" Botan asked, a little worn out. "Why are you calling me at ten o'clock at night?"

"Were you sleeping?" I asked.

"Hey! Shorty got a hold of Botan," Kuwabara cheered.

"I was kind of," Botan said. "What's the matter?"

"We need to have a talk," I said.

"What do you mean?" Botan said. "I'm a little out of it so try to explain more."

"So your little brain can understand what I'm saying?" I asked.

"Yeah, sort of," Botan said. "I'll get you later for that remark little man."

"Hn, doubtful," I said.

"Whoa…that wasn't cool," Botan said. "Sorry, I almost fell over."

"What are you talking about?" I asked. "Where's Rikku and Keiko?"

"Ummm…Rikku's on the computer with her head phones on and Keiko's…asleep on the couch," Botan said.

"And what are you doing right now?" I asked.

"Heehee…nothing…?" Botan said.

"I'm coming over," I said.

"No, that's fine," Botan said. "But I need to sit down now."

"Fine, just answer your door and you can sit down," I said.

"How about I leave it unlocked for you," Botan said.

"Hn," I said and hung up. "I'm going next door."

"We'll go to," Yusuke said.

"Someone has to watch Yukina," Kurama said. Everyone turned to Kuwabara.

"What?" he asked.

"As much as I hate saying this," I narrowed his eyes. "Watch my sister until we get back. If anything happens to her, I'll kill you."

"Sure," Kuwabara smiled.

"Let's go than," Yusuke said and we headed over. As Botan had said she left the door unlocked. We walked in and a big blue ball of light zoomed pass Yusuke's head. "Holy shit!"

"Sorry…didn't think you'd be here that quick," Botan said, she was leaning against the fridge.

"Ferry onna, watch it," I said.

"What did….how'd you know?" Botan asked.

"Aside from the ball of energy that almost hit Yusuke…We saw you this afternoon," Kurama said.

"I thought someone was watching," Botan said and picked up a bottle.

"Botan, are you drinking?" Yusuke asked.

"Course not," Botan said. "It's …root beer…in a bottle."

"Botan who are you talking to?" Rikku from the living room.

"The guys are here," Botan said. "Besides Kazuma."

"Oh, I have his CD done," Rikku said.

"I'll give it to him," Kurama said and walked past Botan and to Rikku who smiled at him. How disgusting.

"Where's Keiko?" Yusuke said.

"She's on the couch asleep," Botan said.

"I'm going go see her," Yusuke said to me. "If you have any trouble with Botan, we'll be here."

"What are you talking about trouble?" Botan asked. Yusuke ignored her and went to go see Keiko. I walked up to Botan.

"Onna, where's your room?" Hiei asked.

"Right there…oh, darn, I'm going to have to paint that wall now," Botan said about where her blast had hit next to the garage door. (there are five doors in the kitchen: Botan's, Rikku's, Keiko's, garage, bathroom.)

I pushed the onna into her room and she sat on the edge of her queen size bed. I took a seat by her computer, which was next to her closet that stuck out into the room.

The room all together was dark surprisingly. One wall was a violet and so was the across from it. The other two walls were a dark tacky blue. The east blue wall was where the computer was and the closet. West was the bed. North, there was the top of the bed and the door. South, there were windows that faced the front yard and below the windows were a desk with another chair and some dressers. Also there was a dark pink rug on the floor.

Botan rolled back to lay on the bed. She could have just pasted out if I didn't talk and I was confused…I hate being confused. The cat that we got the girls was laying on her pillow. The onna started to pet the stupid thing. I guess you could say I was still a bit ticked that she had kissed Kurama…it was my idea we go to the beach while the sun set and it was Yusuke's idea about the fur ball there. Why did the fox get all the credit?...great now I sound jealous.

"Hiei," Botan said softly and I stood and walked over to her. "What did you want to talk about?"

"What happened to day?" I asked.

"You're demon, it can't be that odd to see some one who ferries souls," Botan said with her eye's closed. She looked so peaceful almost like she was asleep.

"I didn't mean that," I sat next to and glared at the cat who was getting all of the attention…why was I fighting to always be the one to get near her? I don't like her at all. Maybe more than the baka but nothing close to friends like Kurama and Yusuke.

Botan sat up and looked at me. "I am the ferry to the after life, the Deity of Death, I have been doing this for eight years ever since my parents died. What is that you are asking me to explain?"

"What it is that's been happening around here," I told her and she looked away, I saw the sadness that she was trying to hide.

"I can't tell you that," Botan said. "It doesn't involve you."

"You tell me know or I cut your throat," I demanded. I couldn't hurt her though and she could probably tell that. or not, for she trembled, but shook her head. She was scared of me!...that's how it should be. But some how that doesn't sound right. "Then tell me how you found out that I was demon."

"I told you I've worked as a ferry for eight years. Your mother and sister Yukina went to the demon world for over ten years and then returned about a year ago. You have to get by Koenma to enter Makia," Botan said, turning to look at me. "I knew I'd seen Yukina somewhere so I looked at the files and there indeed was a picture of the two. Ayame, a co-worker of mine had transferred them over and I took care of putting the files away."

The fear was out of her eye's, but I could smell it light on her. "Kurama is demon also. As for Yusuke, he's the mazaku."

"I remember reading about that," Botan smiled lightly to herself and picked up the cat and set him in her lap and once again started to pet the damn thing.

"Tell me damn it! What the hell is going on around here that you're not tell us!" Yusuke could be heard from Keiko's room.

"Don't yell at me!" Keiko yelled back.

"Onna, did you drink tonight?" I asked out of nowhere.

"Only a couple bottles," Botan blushes. She probably didn't realize it for she kept petting the cat.

"What did you name the little thing?"

"Boo Radly," Botan said.

"Hn," I grunted. What a stupid name. (twitch, twitch. I dare you to say that again.) Botan yawned so I should probably let her sleep. I stood up and walked to her door.

"Hiei," I turned to look at her as she set the cat on the bed and walked over to me. "Thank you for everything." She hugged me and I was so shocked I didn't even think about pushing her way. I just stood there dumbstruck. Then she kissed my cheek and I regained my status.

"Off, now," I demanded a little to much, because she jumped back like I'd burned her, which was possible, but I don't think I did. Now that she wasn't hugging me I felt the heat she'd had leave me. It made me feel disappointed for a little bit but I ignored that. she was a baka ferry onna who had enough people to help her with her little problem that wasn't good enough for me to know. Wonderful I'm getting jealous again…I hate feelings. "Bye." I said and left. Before walking out the door I grabbed Yusuke and Kurama who were using different methods than I had to figure out what was going on, but no prevail. We will try again tomorrow.

(A/N:

Hope you enjoyed that. I will probably write more later, but I wanted to say thanks for everyone who's been following this and I wanted to let you know there's gonna be somewhere around forty chapters….I'm going to try to get it done before school starts on September fifth I believe. But somewhere around there if I don't sorry but I will try since this story is going to take all my efforts right now because I really don't want to work on the InuYasha one at this point. Still thanks to every who got this far right now. Please keep reading and hope you enjoy further chapters.

Rikku Minouke n.n