A Twisted Fairytale : Injustice

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I

Hiei knew that this would come eventually. Her father. He is the dearest one to her. The Beast knew what he had to do. He told Botan to come with him, and he wasn't sure if he had used her name in her presence until now. He took her smooth hand into his rough and weathered claws. They walked up to the West Wing. He felt Botan hesitate before walking into the wrecked room.

The pink rose was still there, dazzling as ever, but the Beast noticed that there were more petals on the table. God dammit... I'm running out of time. Pushing his not-so-important worries out of the way, he picked up a mirror. He hadn't used it for years.

"Botan, look into this mirror."

II

The young woman did as she was told. She licked her lips and gazed into the mirror. It was beautiful, and she was sure that pearls were encased around it. His hand never left hers, and for some reason that made her happy.

"What am I looking for, Beast?"

She felt him take a breath.

"This mirror will show you anything or anybody you want."

Botan looked into the Beast's blood red eyes. He was in pain, but he wasn't lying. She liked to think that he wouldn't lie to her. Her eyes returned their attention to the mirror.

"I'd like to see my Father... please." There was a blinding white light and Botan almost dropped it. She was soon rewarded with her Father, but her smile soon turned into a look of shock and horror. Her father was in a straight jacket. She recognized the cell that he was in. It was in the insane asylum. Botan felt her eyes over flow. Tears dripped down her face. "Father... no..."

She set put the mirror face down on the wooden table. She looked into the eyes of the Beast. They were crying with her, but no tears were coming out.

"Botan?"

Botan could barely think. I-I have to help my Father.

"My Father, he needs to be helped!"

She burst into sobs again. She heard a sigh. Before she could look up, the Beast spoke.

"T-then go to him." Botan stared, eyes wide, at the Beast. He looked at her, the confusion apparent on her face. "You're not my prisoner anymore."

His face was slightly emotional. Slightly. His eyes couldn't hold her gaze, so they focused on the rose. Botan smiled through her tears and she hugged him.

"Thank you for understanding." Botan kissed him on the cheek. "I'll never forget this."

III

Hiei never moved even after she was gone. My one chance at normalcy... gone. He looked out the window. Botan's blue hair whipped in the cold wind as she walked to her village. His throat hurt as he tried to swallow down the moisture in his eyes.

A loud roar of anguish was heard in and out of the castle.

IV

Botan shivered as it started to pour. Almost there. Father, I'm coming! The wind sliced her skin and her pink eyes were squinted as she tried to stay on the path. She thought about the Beast and tears ran down her cheeks, warming them up.

She finally made it out of the woods. She staggered into her house, and soon discovered that it was empty. Botan bundled up and walked down the road, to the Insane Asylum. She opened the doors and she saw a figure sitting in a chair nearby.

"Hello? I'm Botan, and I'm here about my Father!"

The figure got up, and Botan felt her insides twist when she realized just who it was.

"I'm afraid there's nothing we can do about your Father, Botan." Botan narrowed her eyes. Koenma... "But, if you were to agree to marry me... I could pull a few strings..."

Botan took a step back, disgust flashing onto her face.

"Never!"

Koenma scowled, his once handsome face becoming very unpleasant. He grabbed her hand, hurting her wrist.

"Listen to me, Botan, your old man was raving about a Beast in an enchanted castle! I'm your only chance at getting him back!"

Botan started to cry.

"Koenma, you're hurting me."

"Say yes!"

Botan bit her lip and found a rebel beneath the tears.

"No! It's all true! There is a Beast and a castle! I was there!"

Koenma looked into her eyes before moving quickly away from her.

"You're just as crazy as your Father!"

With that, he grabbed her roughly and shoved her into the same cell as her Father. Botan shrieked as she tried to grab him through the bars of iron, but he moved away, shaking his head before looking back at her.

"Consider my deal. Sleep on it."

"NO! Koenma, please!"

But, Botan was cut short by the harsh slam of a door. Koenma was gone.

V

The Beast sat for hours in the West Wing. He didn't speak to anyone. No one came to him. Maybe the didn't know what happened. That was when Kurama and Yukina entered. Kurama was meek while Yukina was dragging him along.

"Sir, we saw Botan leave. Do you know why?"

Hiei's eyes were half lidded. He didn't look like he was all there, if you know what I mean.

"She had to see her Father. I let her go."

Kurama gasped, his face full of sorrow.

"But, why?"

The Beast didn't say anything. A low throaty growl emitted from his throat. It wasn't angry at all. It was hopeless. Yukina saw it. She saw the look in his eyes, the way his face fell at the mentioning of Botan.

"You love her, don't you?"

Kurama and Yukina were astonished when he didn't roar a denial. In fact, he looked them both in the eyes, but remained silent. That was more than they needed for an answer. Kurama looked at the mirror that was face down on the table.

"Well, where is she now?" The Beast shrugged and made no move to stop Kurama as he turned over the mirror. The candle looked into it, seeing himself. "Show me Botan."

With a blinding light, the mirror accomplished its request.

Yukina let out a small scream at what she saw, getting the attention of the Beast. When Hiei saw just where Botan was, he felt his lips pull back to show his fangs. He saw a handsome man, he guessed that it was Koenma, push her roughly into a cell.

"Sir, she's... she's crying and scared! We have to do something!"

Without a word, the Beast left, disappearing from sight.

VI

Botan sat in the dark, crying silently as she held her Father in her arms. He told her that he had gone to the Tavern when he had gotten back and he tried to get people to help him get her back. They called him crazy and locked him up in the cell.

The young woman flinched as lightening flashed and thunder cracked overhead. She shivered, her Father had fallen silent long ago. Some tears were still falling out of her eyes occasionally. That was when she heard the door creak open. Rain poured into the room. Botan saw the puddle grow onto the floor.

What the...?

She only saw the blur of green and a flash of red. She saw her Father gasp and back up against the wall in utter terror.

"Botan! Botan, get away from the bars!"

Botan felt her Father pull her back.

"Daddy! No, it okay! He's okay!"

Botan saw the Beast in the pale light that came from the scarce flashes of lightening. His gruff voice cut through the thunder like a hot knife through butter.

"Stay away from the door."

Botan moved her and Kuwabara back as she heard a sharp ring of metal. Her pink eyes darted back and forth as a sliver of light made its way into her vision. She gasped a little when the Beast swung the sword, cutting through the locks. He licked his lips as he pulled the door off of the cell.

"You came... but why?"

The Beast smirked at her like it was nothing.

"I had to get you out of here."

Kuwabara gave the Beast a distrusting glance, but Botan smiled at him.

"Dad, the Beast is okay. He's been very kind to me."

Her father nodded and moved out of the cell, the Beast and him sharing the same uneasiness for each other. As they walked out into the cobblestone street, they became soaked in the rain. The odd group walked down the road, hiding in the shadows.

All was good, until they heard stomping and the splashes of puddles. Botan saw the Beast take out his sword again, his body tensing.

"Botan? Kuwabara? What are you doing out of the nut house?"

Botan frowned at the familiar voice of George, Koenma's friend.

"Go back home, George."

George grabbed Botan, pulling her.

"I don't think so, you got to go back to your cell!"

"Let go!"

Botan shrieked until she heard the most fiercest growl behind her. Her and George's eyes shot open, but his was in fear, her's were in hope. A muscled green arm shot out and grabbed the little man by the neck. George felt all the air leave his lungs. Lightening flashed, and George saw it. He saw the Beast, and just how real he was.

"You leave her alone."

VII

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