Dark Con of Enma

A/N: Orphan Mia here. This is my first multi-chap fic, so I would greatly appreciate all types of reviews. Flame me, I don't care .. This is a Hiei and Botan romance fic. I can't help myself. Please, enjoy my friends.

The night was smooth like satin and black as death. The stars twinkled merrily. To Botan, they were like children. Always glowing and carefree. At the moment, however, our blue haired ferry girl was not admiring the night sky.

Koenma had called her on her compact. His face was pale and he had told her to come quickly. It was matter of life and death. Not like that would faze Botan, as she was already dead. Well, she was the un-grim reaper after all.

Botan's oar cut through the chilly air as she raced through Rekai. She didn't even stop when she flew through a window.

George the Ogre saw her and threw up all the papers he was carrying, deciding not to become a hit and run statistic. Botan sped by, but not before yelling, "Sorry George!".

Koenma was pacing in his office. To mortals, they would see a toddler chewing on his pacifier nervously. Botan burst into the office, a grin plastered onto her face.

"You called, Koenma-sir?"

Koenma sighed as he flopped into his chair. Botan felt her smile falter and finally die. She hadn't seen her boss this depressed since he temporarily left Rekai.

"Botan, I'm afraid something terrible is happening. Bring the Rekai Tentei back here and I'll explain in greater detail."

"But, sir. I thought that the Rekai Tentei was officially over, done."

"Just do it Botan."

Botan nodded and turned to leave when she felt something in her chest. It was like a fluttering (A/N no she does not have feelings for Koenma ) that made her whole frame vibrate.

She put her hand over her heart, gasping. Koenma looked at her, his eyes soft, concerned.

"Is something wrong?"

Botan blinked as the feeling ceased. She tried to smile at her boss.

"Nope. I'll be back, sir."

She was about to leave when Koenma stopped her. He had to grab her hand at the last second.

"Botan, be careful."

Botan flew to Ningenkai. She was uneasy. Koenma wasn't telling her something. He wouldn't just tell her to be careful with his eyes looking the way they did. They looked like a man who was frightened of some unimaginable terror.

The night air helped to calm Botan's nerves. She loved flying at top speed on her oar. Every detail about flight made her head spin. The way the wind moved her hair, or how it felt like her eyes dilated whenever she went faster.

Blue hair whipping behind her, Botan spiraled into a park by Yusuke and Kurama's house. She went for the biggest tree. He should be around here, she thought to herself.

Hiei was sleeping lightly. His hand rested on his katana, ready for anything even when unconscious. Abruptly, his crimson eyes shot open. He sensed a weak Rekai spirit.

At first he thought it was the baka ferry onna, after all, it was extraordinarily similar. But something was off if it was her's. Something was lying beneath it.

The onna hovered into view, her pink kimono standing out in the darkness of the night. She whispered frantically.

"Hiei? Are you here?"

Hiei did not want to reveal himself, but he did anyway. There was something in her energy that bothered him. When he didn't know what something was, his guard instantly went up.

"Hn."

Botan turned on her oar, a smile flickering onto her face. She saw the temper-mental Koorime walk out of the shadows. He was a bit shorter than her, but she never minded like the boys did.

"Hiei, what a surprise. I usually have to get Yusuke to find you."

Hiei's face remained emotionless as he didn't say anything. His eyes were narrowed as he gazed into her violet eyes. Botan shivered and continued talking.

"You and the Rekai Tentei have to come back to Koenma's office with me."

Botan almost fainted when Hiei nodded slowly. He was frowning slightly. Now she knew something was going on. When she opened her mouth to question him, he interrupted her.

"Baka onna, don't talk so much."

Hiei only went along with the onna because something had changed in her. By the way she was acting, she didn't even know about it.

He found himself following her while she sped off on her oar toward Yusuke's house. Hiei got there first. He behind him, searching for the baka ferry onna when he heard two feet land beside him.

Botan knocked on the door, praying the Yusuke was home. Hiei shifted next to her. Botan snuck a glance at him. Why was he so uneasy? It didn't make sense!

The door opened and a very irked and tired Yusuke blinked at his two visitors. He rubbed his eyes as if to check if he was still sleeping.

"Botan? What are you doing with Hiei?"

Hiei actually spoke words, a surprise to his two companions.

"Baka, it's a mission. I didn't have a choice."

Yusuke shook his head and ushered his 'guests' into the house. Koenma's got some nerve making Botan show up on my doorstep at midnight, Yusuke thought.

He quickly called Kurama and Kuwabara. They were at the Urameshi residence in a matter of minutes.

"Fox."

Hiei muttered in his strange way of greeting his . . . friend? Who knows? Anyway, Kuwabara caused a ruckus about having his interrupted sleep.

"Baka."

"What did you say, SHRIMP?"

It escalated from there. Hiei had a murderous glare fixated on Kuwabara once Yusuke calmed him down.

"Alright Botan, what is it?"

It was Kurama's silky voice that brought everyone back to reality. Botan had just begun to smile too. She sighed as a frown worked its way onto her face. This was an action that did not go unnoticed by her friends.

"Something terrible has happened. I don't know what," Botan raised her eyes to gaze at the ex Rekai Tentei, "but Koenma is scared. He didn't say so but I could tell. We have to go back to his office in order to find out just what is going on."

Kurama patted Botan on the shoulder. She opened a portal to Rekai and they stepped through, each one as apprehensive as the next.

Koenma was sweating bullets when his old team finally came back. He let his body relax slightly.

"Good, you all made it."

Yusuke was the first to say something, as he usually was.

"Koenma, I thought I was fired as spirit detective! I thought you didn't need us anymore."

Hiei's eyes were narrowed at the toddler. It had to be something big. He shifted his gaze to the ferry onna. She was twisting a lock of her blue hair around her finger anxiously. Did she have something to do with it?

"A threat has been made to my Father and me."

Botan gasped. Everyone looked at her. She voiced her astonishment so nobody was confused.

"That's unheard of! Who would threaten you, Koenma? Or the Great Lord Enma?"

Hiei smirked. He would, well, maybe not Lord Enma, but definitely Koenma. Yusuke and the others were silent as Koenma pushed a tape into his VCR.

"Here, watch this."

The machine began to whir as the video began. A picture appeared on the screen. Koenma looked slightly ill as Yusuke, Kurama and Kuwabara blinked and gazed at each other in confusion. Hiei, not fully aware of nigen traditions and rituals was not as drastically affected as the rest of his teammates.

It was Botan who broke the silence.

"I don't understand? Why? He of all people?"