"Onna."

"..."

"Oi."

"..."

"Ferry girl."

"..."

"Tch."

Hiei furrowed his brows in distaste. Not only did they failed to catch the prisoner who was able to escape from Spirit World Prison and fled to Demon World, they also fell victim to the bastard's time-space warping technique. Furthermore, being stuck in another dimension, similar to Uraotoko, with the annoying woman is aggravating. Never mind that it was initially his fault for getting them into this mess by his default nature of falling for a goad, he's just doing a favor for their stupid realm for fucks sake! She didn't have to be incensed about it.

"Onna." The fire demon tried once again, dark eyebrow twitched in annoyance when the woman didn't even budge from her seated position. He needed more information on the escaped prisoner to formulate a plan to get out of this hell-hole!

Hiei stood to approach the silent woman, moving around to crouch in front of her. "Oi..." He called out once again, poking a finger on the side of her bowed head and was surprised when she limply inclined sideways. His arms immediately shot out to catch her unconscious form before she fell on the eternal drop of the pseudo space. The fire demon held the diety against his chest to assess her state, gently tapping her cheek for any reaction.

"Onna, open your eyes - " Hiei was startled when he sensed her dwindling spirit energy. His Jagan immediately glowed behind the bandana, eyes closing in concentration before it snapped open upon discovering that the dimension was sucking out her energy. The warp is a death trap for reigens!

"Damn it!" He cursed before carefully setting the diety down, standing afterwards to look around for any weak spot.

A thread of light caught his keen eyes and he immediately made a practical use of his telepathy to reach out for the others, manipulating his energy to force the transference out the tiny fault of the dimension. He breathed a sigh of relief when he was able to finish before the miniscule tear in the pseudo space closed on its own. You better find us before you lose the onna, Kurama. He thought before walking back to the ferry girl, begrudgingly flopping down beside her unconscious form. Seeing this as an opportunity to ponder on a peculiar subject that he is yet to understand, he resorted to meticulously stare at her sleeping face.

He always wondered what it was that enabled her to snag the undivided attention of the legendary fox so easily. Did the kitsune not erased the memory of a silly girl who also fell in love with him back when he was younger? The hypocrisy of Kurama in attaching himself to this reigen was beyond his comprehension. The onna wasn't even that - okay he'll give it to her. She is, dare he say it, beautiful and quite exquisite compared to the others who tried to win the affection of the fox. However, the woman is scatter-brained, ditzy and utterly useless most of the time. A complete polar opposite of Kurama -

His musings was interrupted when his sensitive ears picked up her declining pulse rate. He immediately held the ferry girl against his chest while releasing a modulated amount of his healing ki to aid her failing heart. It won't be long if this keep up. The fire demon thought while keeping tabs on her diminishing life force, envisioning also the possibilities that could ensue should Kurama finds his woman lifeless.

Amidst the disturbing thoughts, crimson eyes visibly softened when the ferry girl let out a weak whisper of Kurama's name.

Lucky bastard. Even after reflecting on their differences, he knew Kurama felt strongly for this woman and vice-versa. She may be weak and has a tendency to be a nuisance, but her strong attributes are the less tangible ones. It was her innocence that beckoned his friend to take the leap of faith. Her pure of heart as blinding as it is, helped the fox heal his wounds of the past. In other words, cliché as it seems, the onna became the light in his darkness.

Something that he has yet to find...

Hiei was perplexed when he involuntarily traced her parted lips with his fingers. He suddenly became aware of the enticing scent that surrounded him and the inviting warmth of the soft body pressed against his form. And as he continue to bask in the essence of her femininity, the fire demon found himself bending over to kiss the diety on the lips.

It was chaste at first, a soft peck just to satisfy his curiosity, until he dive in for more. He cradled her head on one hand while ravishing her glorious mouth, tilting it to deepen the stolen buss while darting his tongue inside to brush against her pliant ones, occasionally biting and sucking on her plump lips. Hiei isn't fond of confectionery but the tang of her sweetness was addicting, he couldn't get enough. A particular nip elicited a whimper from the woman that snapped him out of his frenzy. Wide-eyed at his actions, he immediately settled her on the surface before raising the back of his bandaged hand to cover his lips in alarm.

He kissed Kurama's woman! The realization slammed onto him like a ton of bricks. Fuck. He cursed while running a hand through his spiky hair, narrowing his eyes at the seemingly innocent ferry girl who effortlessly spurred his fleshly desire. She's dangerous.

A loud crackling sound jolted him out of his thoughts and made do a battle stance just as a streak of light slashed across the dimensional space ahead of him. He eased himself upon recognizing the energy signature of Kuwabara.

"Hiei!" Yusuke and Kuwabara exclaimed in unison.

"Hn. Took you long enough." He remarked coolly, belying his inner turmoil. Crimson orbs steadily followed the haste movement of Kurama who sprinted towards the unconscious diety. "She needs to get out of here. This particular pseudo space is not safe for reigens." The fire demon said before jumping out of the dimension, the rest of the gang soon followed.

"Is she alright, Kurama?" Yusuke asked, crouching in front of the fox demon who is currently cradling the unconscious diety while Kuwabara stood with his hands on his knees beside the mazoku.

"She is out of danger, however, it will take time for her spirit energy to return to its normal level." Kurama flatly stated while brushing a lock of cerulean hair away from Botan's cheek while narrowed green eyes suspiciously gazed upon the reddened lips of his mate.

Yusuke and Kuwabara shared awkward glances, confused at the unusual edge of his usually smooth voice. The mazoku shrugged before calling out Puu where they all, but Hiei, climbed on its back.

"Oi Hiei. We can drop you off at Mukuro's you know." Yusuke called out.

"Hn. I do not need your ridiculous transport. I can get by better on my own in Demon World." Hiei uttered, unperturbed by the waves of hostility coming from the fox demon.

Kuwabara patted the elongated neck of the humongous bird as he directed their course. "Puusuke, we need to drop Botan-chan off to Spirit World first before going home - "

"Botan will recuperate in my apartment." Kurama interjected while tightening his possessive hold on the diety, carefully resting her head on the crook of his neck when she snuggled deeper into his embrace.

"Err.. Well, you heard him. On with it Puu. Let's go home!" Yusuke set forth while trying his best to ignore the unpleasant shift in the air. What the hell's wrong with him?

As the spirit beast outstretched its wings and prepared to fly, Hiei did not miss the belligerent look from Kurama where flecks of gold menacingly dominated the greenness of his stormy eyes, followed by a telepathic message that sprouted a contentious smirk on his chiseled visage.

'I assure you. You will not live through the next time, Hiei.'

Admittedly, Hiei crossed the line. However, he won't miss a chance for a good fight.

'Hn.'

A/N:

There's still KB in here lolllss.. I'm sorry! XD

kyolihk...I actualy drew Botan in SDF Uniform for you. You may check it out at DevianArt under the same pen name :)

h114...Waaahhh Thank you! I hope you won't tire of me. However, I'll see to it that I could polish a KarasuxBotan soon. Xoxo

sweetcanines...Howd'y stranger!!!!!! Good to see you again :D

Thank you for reading!

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