Dark Con of Enma : A Mother's Love
A/N : Ugh! It's so juicy! I love it! (No I am not full of it, I just love writing). Welcome to my mind, my story, my work. (Bows and leads you down a dark hallway)
Botan couldn't take it anymore. She ran away and went straight up the stairs. Her heart was beating a mile a minute. She had left the past in the past. Now it was coming back to haunt her. She sat shakily on a stool in the kitchen. She put her head in her hands. Why was this happening to her? Surely her mother didn't want her to go through all this chaos.
Botan didn't even move when a comporting arm wrapped around her shoulders. She picked up her head and saw Yusuke's dark brown eyes staring down into hers. She smiled at him. She could do anything in the presence of her friends, even grin when she had just been crying.
"You okay?"
Botan nodded, still smiling as she wiped away the tears. Kurama was leaning against the wall next to Kuwabara, watching and listening. Hiei was the last one to come up. He regarded Botan with unease. Wariness. Botan felt his tenseness.
"Hiei, I'm sorry."
She bowed her head slightly, just enough so he couldn't see her face.
"Hn."
Yusuke smirked as she shook his head. That was Hiei for you. He cleared his throat.
"I'll get in touch with Koenma and tell him to come down here. For now, the best thing we can do is get some rest and wait for our favorite bratty Prince to show up."
That got Botan to smile. At the moment, she really didn't care enough to yell at Yusuke to stop being disrespectful to Koenma. Kuwabara had his arms across his chest, chin jutting out, trying to look like he was not scared out of his wits.
"Alright Urameshi, but make it quick!"
On that note, everyone departed. Botan sat on her bed and brought the covers around her. It felt nice to at least believe that she was safe. Wait a minute, of course she was safe, she had the Rekai Tentei with her. They would save her if anything happened. Botan brought the pillow that was behind her into her arms as she hugged it to her chest.
She heard her door open and she tensed visibly. Botan felt her violet eyes widen as Hiei stepped out from the shadows. Botan wished she could take a picture with her mind. The way Hiei looked at that moment was, mysterious. The shadows caressed him like he was their lover.
"Hiei, what are you doi-"
Botan was cut off as Hiei drew closer.
"Quiet, onna."
Botan swallowed her words and nodded.
What was he doing? Hiei asked himself that as he opened the door to Botan's room. Well, he knew exactly what he planned to do. He planned to interrogate the onna himself. If that didn't work, then he would just go in her mind again. It angered him that whatever was in the weak onna's mind could over power him.
The onna spoke but he stopped her. He had no time to waste. He sat on the far end of the bed. She did not fear him, not yet. She was nervous though.
"You don't remember a thing when I went into your mind?"
His voice was cold. Botan nodded. She grasped the blankets and brought them up to her chin. An old and yet still effective security method.
"I'd like to have another look."
Botan bit her lower lip. Did she really want Hiei in her mind again? No. But she did want her little mystery to be solved.
"Be my guest."
She laughed a little, and Hiei actually smirked. Whoa. Her eyes were wide. Since when did Hiei, well it wasn't a smile but it was close!
Hiei untied his bandana and Botan stared into his deep red eyes. This time she stayed conscious. Well, semi-conscious.
Botan found herself in a white... place. It wasn't a room. It was too big. If she could see where it ended, she would say that she was outside. She looked to her side and was surprised to see Hiei.
"Hiei? Where are we?"
He rolled his eyes.
"In your mind, baka."
Botan let out a 'meep' and looked down sheepishly. Of course. But wait, why was this her mind? She couldn't see anything. She reached out in front of her. It was fog, or smoke of some sort that was so thick that you couldn't see two feet in front of you. Botan followed Hiei through the maze of her own head.
She heard whisperings. She knew the voice. It was her mother's. Occasionally she would catch a 'Botan' or a 'Honey'. She grabbed Hiei's arm, just to make sure he was there. She felt the muscles seize, but then slowly relax. They continued walking when the voices grew louder. Botan let out a whimper and Hiei looked at her. He heard them too.
"Onna, what is it?"
Botan's eyes were shining. She smiled wistfully, like she was saying goodbye.
"My mother. That's my mother's voice."
She didn't cry. She was so wrapped up in the fact that she was listening to her mother that she almost forgot to follow Hiei.
Catching up with the Koorime, she felt like she was being watched. As soon as the thought entered her brain, Hiei grabbed her hand and moved her closer and behind him. His eyes narrowed as he searched the fog.
"We're not alone."
The two of them didn't move. Hiei brought out his katana. That was when the singing started. It wasn't the same as last time, when it was only Hiei who was trespassing. It was the same song that the demon Bishop sang. A strange childish tune that sounded sinister to Hiei. To Botan, it was a sign from her mother. She sniffed and grinned.
"Mom?"
The singing stopped, but a light hum was buzzing around the white wisps of fog. Hiei looked around, frantically trying to find someone. He couldn't sense a thing. Then he looked at Botan. She was gazing dead ahead.
"Mom, do you really have a secret to tell me?"
