A Twisted Fairytale : No One Mourns the Wicked

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Oh God... what am I going to do? Botan's wrists hurt because of the rope. She wanted to scream for help, or to kick Koenma where it hurt and escape, but she couldn't. The arrogant bastard pushed her roughly as he opened the door. The young woman's pink eyes widened in fear and disappointment.

The room, the opening lobby was barren and desolate. Her eyes swept the room. A part of her was relieved to not see any of her friends. They would be in danger, and that was the last thing that she wanted. But she also felt empty.

Botan heard her bare feet slap against the stone floor.

"Beast! Come out here, Beast!"

Botan bit on her gag. Koenma was by a set of stairs that Botan knew led to her room and to all four of the Wings. As they climbed the stairs, the lights flared up and all the appliances turned against the villagers, scaring them harmlessly.

Botan saw Yukina pour boiling water on some, while Keiko and Yusuke were hurling bricks. Kurama used his candle sticks as flamethrowers. The girl struggled to run, to help them, but Koenma yanked her close to him. Too close for comfort. He dragged her up the stairs, leaving the villagers behind.

Botan was certain that Koenma was enjoying himself. That was when she recognized the path that they were taking. Koenma was heading towards the Observatory. The woman was happy and sad all at once. The Beast would be there. She knew he would be. He had to be. But, Koenma was armed with his trusty sword...

But Hiei is a much better swordsmen, and his can cut through anything! Koenma dragged Botan, her toes brushing the ground as he lifted her up painfully.

"COME OUT, BEAST!" Botan wanted to scream, kick, and even bite the disgusting man who was holding her up like a consolation prize. "Maybe you need a little encouragement." Botan wasn't sure what he meant until she felt his weight shift. In one smooth motion, Botan's gag was gone and Koenma's sword was pressing into her back. "Call him."

Botan felt her lungs seize, but she knew what she had to do.

"No!"

Koenma said nothing but let her go, just long enough to slice his blade down her spine. It was a shallow cut, nothing to be worried about. But Botan was not used to pain. Her scream pierced the cold hallway, her voice high and pleading. The scent of tears filled the air as the woman fell, her legs giving out.

The young man was rewarded. It wasn't the shriek that gave him his satisfaction, or the long line of blood that was trickling down her back. It was the green man who came to her, who caught her before she fell. It was the Beast.

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Hiei knew that his castle was being invaded. He heard the same shouts that had been raging outside of Botan's home. He didn't care anymore. He was as good as dead anyway. The spell would complete itself in just a few short hours. He had found love... but it was unrequited.

Botan is too beautiful and pure for a monster... for me. He heard the man calling out to him. He ignored it. That prick can just go play with himself for all I care. Hiei heard some muttering. Good, now maybe you can stop destroying the peace. That was when he heard the bone chilling screech. It wasn't horrid, but it was so angelic it made his insides turn into ice.

It was too much. He moved silently and saw Botan falling, some drops of blood littering the floor behind her. He dove, sliding on his knees as he caught her, her face buried in his bare chest. Her warm breath fanned against his skin, giving him goose bumps.

That was when he heard a dark chuckle. He looked up, glaring at the handsome man who was laughing at him.

"Oh how cute! The Beast has fallen for the girl!" Hiei snarled as he moved Botan aside, avoiding her staring pink eyes. Koenma swung at him with his sword. "Fight me like a man, Beast!"

Hiei reluctantly pulled his hand away from Botan's slender shoulder. He jumped back, unsheathing his sword. He had no intention of killing him. Wounding him so that the brat would have trouble walking, let alone pursuing women. Maybe.

"You should have never harmed Botan."

The bastard just laughed and moved forward toward the balcony, moving his battle.

"This is so disgustingly cute. You fell in love, you monster. Do you honestly think that she would love a ... thing like you when she could have a god like me?"

Hiei was fuming. He loathed the fact that he partially agreed with the man. But Botan would never accept this jerk's attitude. He smirked in a very dry irony. He may be handsome, but its inner beauty that defines all living beings.

The two men walked out to the balcony. Hiei could tell that the rash bastard was frightened. His sword was shaking, and his brown eyes were flickering over Hiei's bare chest. No doubt that the eyes all over his body were unnerving him.

The rain was sliding over his skin. It was when the thunder clapped that the two enemies flew into action. Swords collided and faces came inches from touching as they fought.

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Botan tried to calm her pounding heart. When Hiei caught her, something came over her body. Her face wouldn't seem to stop turning red, and the butterflies in her stomach quadrupled in number and were on a sugar rush.

It only worsened when Koenma said that Hiei was in love with her. In love with me...? Is that what I've been feeling? It was one of those questions that didn't need to be asked. Botan already knew.

She staggered up, her back still sore from the cut that was already scabbing over. She walked out on the balcony. Her blue hair became soaked in under five seconds. She could barley see the battle, but she knew what was happening. Hiei was dominating, Koenma was too big of an idiot to realize that he could never match Hiei's speed.

"Koenma! Koenma stop this! Hiei's okay! He'd never hurt anyone, please!"

The young girl latched onto the handsome man's arm. He sneered at her like she was some disgusting insect.

"You-you have feelings for this... Beast!"

Botan didn't have time to breathe before his other hand struck the side of her face. She spun and landed on the ground. She didn't get up.

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Hiei's vision vanished as Botan was hit. Hit! It was like blood had seeped down into his eyes, for all he could see was the man. Everything else was red.

He moved and cut through the air gracefully. His sword hit home and buried itself in the bastard's stomach. Hiei's vision was full of the idiot's surprise. His brown eyes narrowed and the Beast felt pain. A very sharp pain in his abdomen.

"If I can't have her.. No one can..."

Koenma fell over the edge, dying in the cliffs. Hiei staggered and fell on his knees, a few feet away from Botan. His left hand was over the gaping hole in his stomach. He felt the hot sticky blood that was beginning to pool on the stones. Dear God... help Botan, please.

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