Chapter 3 - Kuronue/Botan - Opposites can attract! (My current favourite pairing!)

"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!" Botan sweatdropped at her boyfriend's reaction.

"Yes, I have the cold. Big deal..." She said, voice sounding deep due to her cold. Kuronue turned his head around.

"No big deal, my butt! Have you checked your temperature? It must be over 100 degrees! At least!" He yelled as he continued running around their appartment. She let out a deep sigh as she tightened her blanket around her and walked towards their kitchen where he was scurrying around.

"Seriously, you are over-reacting. I've had the cold before, you know?" That didn't seem to phase him. He hurried towards her, bringing an ice-pack to her forehead. "Hey, that's cold!"

"Well, yeah. It's supposed to be, now hold it there." He grinned as she did as she was told. "Heehee, great. Now go sit down! I'll make soup. That'll warm you up." He continued to laugh as she gave him a disbelieving look. "What? Go, go!"

"Kuronue, you can't cook. You almost burnt down your house when we were first going out."

"Come on, come on. That was 2 years ago. I've improved, I promise you."

"Uh huh." She almost giggled at his light glare. "Alright, I'll leave it to you, Mr Chef."

"Ya better. Now, just sit back, relax, and enjoy my food. Once it's ready!" She shook her head in amusement at that.

"Yeah, if you don't burn it first. Funny how you can be panicking one second, and helpful the next." Kuronue's head poked around the doorway.

"I heard that. Continue like that and I won't make anything." Botan stuck her tongue out at him.

"That was kinda the plan." He smiled as he stood closer. "What are you planning?" She asked as she went backwards on the sofa.

"Oh nothing, I'm totally innocent." He said as he now sat at the corner of the sofa.

"I see, then, would you mind leaving? i don't want you to catch my cold." He continued to smile sweetly at her. She gulped. "I'm being serious Kuronue." Still smiling he leaned even closer, hands starting to rise up. She gulped nervously once again. "I know what you're planning. Don't you dare!" A rather sinister smile now graced his handsome face.

"You can't escape now that I'm so close." Then he pounced at her. He grinned when he threw away the blanket she had been holding and began to viciously tickle her.

"Ah ha ha, Kuronue! Stop it! That tickles!" She laughed.

"That's the whole point, idiot. It's pay back for doubting my cooking!" Her face started growing red from the laughter, which started to worry him. He immediately stopped when she started to cough uncontrollably. "Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you." She coughed a few more times before looking back up at him.

"It's fine, it's fine. It was just a little bit of fun. Don't worry about it." He continued to frown as he picked up her blanket and hung it around her shoulders.

"Still, I'll just make you something quick. I'll be back!" She smiled as he did just that, her head pounding.

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"Wow, it's actually not half bad." She complimented. It took half an hour for him to make the food, much to her amusement.

"Well, it's just soup, but it is the good kind, not the one that takes 1 minute in the microwave. That stuff is horrid." He complained as he stared at her from across their small kitchen table, smiling happily at her. She noticed and looked back at him.

"What?"

"Ah nothing, just thinking how adorable you look eating my creation." He was super happy with himself, she noted, so refrained from teasing him. It was cute, seeing him being so proud of himself. It didn't happen to him too often. The two were childhood friends, and spent most of their time together when they were younger. His home-life wasn't the best. His parents were the forceful type and expected him to be perfect in everything they wanted. He tried many times to please them, but no matter what, they just wouldn't see how amazing he was. She blushed at the thought. Despite being a couple together for 2 years, and much, much longer as best friends, those little thoughts still made her blush. She was so lost in thought when she felt a strong hand on her forehead.

"Hm, I think your temperature has gone down a little. Don't take my word for it though." He took her plate and set it by the sink. "I'll go get the thermometer, just to be sure." She nodded as he left. Contemplating the past once again.

X

When she had first met him, he was crying. It was raining that day too, the rain heavier than a lot of days. She had just been playing around the park, happily playing in the puddles and splashing about. She was by the slide when she heard it. Crying. Curious, she walked towards some bushes to the side, staring downwards until she saw a head of short black hair. Once he realised he had an audience, he hesitantly looked up. The first thing she noticed, was how blue his eyes were, almost like the ocean. She blinked, head tilting to the side.

"Why are you crying?" She had questioned. The boy hurriedly rubbed his eyes clean of tears and quickly stood up, embarrassed.

"N-no reason. It's nothing to concern yourself with." He replied, looking everywhere but in her direction.

"Hm?" She grinned up at him. "You're pretty funny, you know? And you talk like a grown-up. What age are you?" The boy sighed and went to stand under the tree more, getting cover from the rain.

"If you must know, I'm 8." She followed, standing beside him.

"Cool, I'm 6! You're older than me!"

"Well, that was kind of obvious though." She tilted her head once again. Her big eyes twinkling.

"You're really cute...uh?"

"Kuronue...wait!" A huge blush appeared on his cheeks then. "What did you just say?! You don't just call someone you just met cute!" She giggled in response.

"Mommy always tell me to never tell a lie! So I told the truth! My name is Botan!" He shook his head, but let out a small smile himself.

"Yeah, Botan huh? It's..." A blush even deeper now appeared. "...it's a cute name for a cute girl." She laughed merrily at his reply.

X

She smiled at the memory of their first meeting. Funny how much can change over time. She was snapped out of her thoughts when Kuronue came back into the kitchen, thermometer in hand. "Okay, put this in your mouth." She nodded as she took it out of his hand and did just that. They waited for a few seconds then Kuronue held it up to his line of sight. "Hm, thankfully it's gone down." He grinned. He sat down in the same seat as before. "Want me to make you tea or something?"

"Hm, tea sounds good, please." He nodded then turned the kettle on. It was silent between them. A comfortable silence, until.

"Say, what were you thinking about earlier anyway, hm?" At her confused expression, he elaborated. "When I was checking your forehead for your temperature, I mean. You seemed to be in a daze."

"Oh, I see. Just thinking about the past." That caught his attention.

"Really? Funny. I was also thinking about the past too, strange, eh?" She nodded, smiling.

"Strange, indeed." He noted how faded her voice seemed and turned towards her. He smiled as he saw her fast asleep.

"Silly girl, just tell me if you're tired." He turned the kettle off then went towards her, carrying her. He carried her towards their bedroom, placing her gently on the bed. He pushed a strand of hair away from her face, touching her cheek in adoration. "How did I end up with someone as amazing as you?" It wan't like he hated himself or something silly like that. It was just that he lived a big, stinking lie. He had grown up as a child doing only what his parents wanted, but in the long-run, he gained various skills from them, however useless they may be to him now. He was grateful to them in that aspect, and he loved them. They were still his parents at the end of the day, but, he still felt unwanted, and somehow, lonely.

Until Botan came into his life. The only good thing that ever happened in his miserable years of breathing. The one thing he couldn't stand at first with her, was how truthful she was. His opposite. He lived a lie, she lived the truth. Other than that, they made a nice match. They liked similar things like anime and some western cartoons. They were both into art, he likes tattoos and she graphic design. All in all, they're opposites, yet very similar. He smiled at that. He was staring at her long enough, he didn't want to look like a creep, but he couldn't help it. He bent down and gave her a light kiss, not caring if he caught the cold from her. He stood up and went towards the door, looking back at her once more. "Have pleasant dreams." With that, he gently closed the door behind him, feeling confident enough to make dinner on his own. "Now, what shall I make?"

Fin

AN- This couple really is my favourite right now. You can't deny that they would look nice together! And one thing I love about writing Kuronue is that you can give him any personality and it wouldn't be ooc, since he only appears in the movie for about a few minutes (which also makes me sad.) That new yyh mobile game better have him in it. Although I doubt it :( Oh, and I may continue this scenario, there's some potential for further story.

Reviews

RBforever - Thank you, hun! I most definitely will :D

CrimsonMaidenXXX - Definitely someone else. So glad Botan isn't like that. Actually, can't picture any of the main girls being like that. xD

Rad1anceU - Thank you so much! It was my first time writing him, so I was kinda nervous. I might start to ship them now. One more pairing to add to my ever growing list. Why is Botan so shippable?!