A Twisted Fairytale : Happily Ever After
A/N: Sorry about the cliffhanger. . I've been marching... and marching. Oof. Lol, and now my friend is "mad" at me... ahhahahhah. It's a joke kinda thing. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the lovely conclusion to A Twisted Fairytale. I've loved writing it and getting all of your reviews. So, read and review please!
I
Rain. It was everywhere. Even when Botan breathed, some water entered her lungs. Coughing, the woman blinked into consciousness. The rain was pouring down in sheets, causing her clothes to cling to her skin. Her pink eyes felt fuzzy as she tried to focus. What... what happened...? Hiei... is that... what is in front of me...?
Botan crawled forward toward the lump that looked like it was glowing, that's how much rain was falling. Her hand came in contact with something warm. Sticky. Botan brought her fingers up to her face, moving the liquid in and out of her vision. It was blood.
Finding a sudden burst of energy, Botan jumped to her feet despite the rush of dizziness and ran, almost tripping over Hiei.
"Hiei! Hiei, answer me!"
The green man's eyes were glazed over, but she saw them shift so that the red orbs were centered on her. He coughed, but Botan could of sworn that a pained smile had tried to show itself.
"Botan... you're... okay..."
Botan saw the blood that was pouring out of the hole in his chest.
"Hiei, stay with me, please!"
Botan's hands cupped his face, causing his eyes to widen.
"I'm done for... there is no saving... the damned..."
II
Hiei was dying. He knew it. His limbs felt like they were filled with hot, heavy, wet sand. The rain felt very nice... so cooling. That was when he felt a pressure on his chest, causing his eyes to open. There was Botan, looking as beautiful as ever.
She wanted him to stay alive. Impossible. You are more than I deserve... For some reason he couldn't bring himself to tell her that. He just told her that there was no saving him.
Her pink eyes filled with tears and she hugged him. Hiei felt his heart skip a few beats. It could have been from that fact that his life was fading, but he liked to think that it was because she was so close. He felt her shuddering breaths against his chest just as the far reaches of his vision started to get misty.
"I-I love you..."
It hurt him more than the hole in him. Her voice was almost drowned by the thundering rain, but he could still pick it up. At least... life has given me... something to love, even in the afterlife. His eyes watered as his eyes closed slowly.
And he died. Just like that. Actually, it was more like a soft caress.
III
"Hey! Hey snap out of it!"
Hiei blinked open his eyes, feeling oddly serene. He was in the dark, and the only source of light was the woman in front of him. That was when he recognized her. It may have been years since he last saw her, but he would never forget that face.
"What do you want?"
He couldn't help but bristle. That woman, the blonde beauty who was flawless as a porcelain doll, was the witch who cast the spell on him. She smiled wickedly at his reaction. Her eyes lit up as she twisted a golden curl around her finger.
"I wanted you to get a move on. Stop being so dramatic and wake up!"
Hiei scowled.
"I'm dead. You know it, I know it."
The blonde rolled her eyes, sighing loudly.
"And that is what I am here. To bring you back."
Hiei felt his eyes, all of them, shoot open.
"Why? You are the one who put this spell on me."
The blonde laughed making Hiei narrow his eyes.
"You're still miffed about that, huh?"
"What do you think?"
There was a silence between two people who would normally not enjoy each others presence. Hiei never let his guard down, but he felt hope blossom in him. The witch said she wanted to bring him back to life. Why?
"Anyway, come on let's go! Don't make the lucky lady wait forever!"
Hiei didn't have time to question her before she shoved him backwards.
IV
Botan sniffed, but then she felt Hiei's chest fall. It never moved again. The most heartbreaking sound sliced through the air. The sound of a heartbroken woman followed by shattered hope sprinkled in sobs.
That was when a bright light popped above her. Botan sniffed, the tears still pouring out of her eyes, and she saw an angel. The long blonde hair and the white dress. So... beautiful...
"Oh, you must be the one." The angel floated down, her toes occasionally brushing the wet stone. She touched Botan's face. "You're really pretty. I'm glad that he got you."
Botan felt like she was dreaming. Hiei wasn't really dead and an angel didn't just call her pretty. But it feels so real...
"Who are you?"
The angel never did answer her question.
"Oh, sorry that he's taking so long." She laughed. "Pansy. Oh, okay, here he comes." She looked at Botan, her expression full of love and joy. "Good luck with him."
She vanished in a burst of tiny star like particles. Botan bit her lip in confusion. She stared into the sky where the angel was until she heard a sound. The most glorious sound that a human could ever emit, in her opinion.
A cough. Followed by two more. Botan snapped back to see Hiei... only he was different. He was... normal... human...
Instinct caused her to back away from him. She wasn't sure if it was really Hiei... the Beast. He looked handsome. He patted his stomach, searching for the wound. All that was left was a pale scar. His red eyes looked around, and that was when he let out a startled gasp.
"I'm alive! She really did it!"
Botan was startled. She had never seen so much emotion pass across his features. Not that it was that much of emotion to begin with, but it still was unnerving.
"Hiei? Is that you?"
His eyes focused on her. At first they held confusion, but then he grinned and held his hands in front of his face. Botan saw him throw his head back in mirth.
"That crazy witch!"
In an instant he was by her side. He held her hands in his, and it felt strange because there weren't any claws.
"You broke the spell!"
Spell? What spell?
Botan wiped her tears away, and she saw his smile fade into his smirk. She loved it when he did that. His hand touched her cheek, and it was almost in a shy gesture of... love?
That was when a bright light shot into the sky. It was like a shooting star decided to shoot out of the ground instead of the sky. That was when the castle changed right before their eyes. Botan's eyes widened as the dark stones turned to white, and the gargoyles changed to impeccable marble angels.
Hiei slipped his hand into Botan's as the servants came out, Kurama hugging Yukina tightly, and Yusuke kissing Keiko. Botan was trying to figure out who was who, but soon the joy spread and all was forgotten. They walked into the castle, and Hiei and Botan stayed behind the group.
It was sudden, and almost childish, but Botan didn't mind at all when Hiei kissed her lightly on her lips. It was meant to be.
The beautiful woman and the prince married shortly after that, people journeying from all over the land to see such a spectacular event. Yukina was the maid of honor, and Kurama and Yusuke were the best men. It was a day that all of them would remember. When the couple kissed, time stopped. All that existed was them, and every day they treasured each other like they were made of gold.
They lived happily ever after for the rest of their lives...
V
"The end."
A man with a captivating voice closed the book that he wrote, his wife beside him.
"It's over already? Tell me again! Please?"
A girl pleaded with her mother and father. Her hair was so black that it had a blue sheen, but her eyes were the brightest of pink. Her lips were full and she was sure to be beautiful when she grew older.
"You'll have to wait until tomorrow." The woman, her mother, smoothed her daughter's hair back. "Sleep and dream of it."
The little girl frowned, but nodded hesitantly. The man leaned down and kissed her, his ruby red eyes closing for an instant.
"Good night, Aiko."
"Goodnight, Daddy. Goodnight, Mommy."
Aiko closed her beautiful and yet piercing eyes, allowing her parents to shut off the lights and retire to their rooms.
"I swear everyday she has more and more of your stubbornness."
The blue haired woman smiled as her husband, who was still shorter than her, joined her in bed.
"Just a part of my charm."
He didn't say it seductively. In fact it was quite cold. Just the way his wife liked it. He never changed.
"I know."
Her husband kissed her. Her lips opened, allowing his tongue to explore her moist cavern. She shivered as he pulled away, making him smirk.
"You never shiver like that when Yusuke or Kurama hug you."
His one eyebrow was raised, teasing her. His wife glared at him, crossing her arms.
"Only you can do that to me, Hiei."
Hiei's eyes widened a bit in surprise as she pushed him down on the bed and kissed him, pulling back when he began to respond. He growled and flipped her over, pinning her wrists down.
"I know that, Botan."
He rested his forehead against hers, enjoying the sensation of her warm breath fanning across his face. It drove him crazy.
"I love you."
That did too. It still amazed him how any woman as beautiful and wonderful as her could ever love him. But, he took her word for it. After all, she showed him every night, if it was making love or just staying in his arms. He kissed her deeply, making his wife moan.
"I love you too."
It was a faint whisper. Like a soft breeze on the beach. It still made you savor it, wishing that it would never end. That was the perfect way to describe this couple. Their differences are so great, but the subtle agreements made them the perfect match.
Their bedtime story, their real story, entertained their daughter to no end. It was cute actually, how their little angel enjoyed their life story so much. It seemed like a twisted fairytale. It sounded like one. But, as Hiei kissed Botan, feeling her tremble with desire, he knew that this was real.
The lived happily ever after forever. And their daughter tells their story to her children, and then they proceed to tell it to their own children, making Hiei, Botan, and their love immortal for all time.
The End
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A/N: Oh man, if I wasn't listening to the Witch Doctor song, I would be crying right now. I am very proud of it, so please, REVIEW! I am dancing with joy, I'm done and it couldn't be better! Yay! Okay, um review and I thank each and every one of you, I love you (readers and reviewers)! Peace out, and may you live happily ever after! (Aiko means love in Japanese, as a name by the way )
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