The Biography of Hiei and Botan : Racing to the Edge
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I
Genkai (nigen): It took some time to mend Kurama's mind. Whatever happened to him, it completely fried his grip on reality. From the colors of the sky to history as we know it, all if it was gone. Like it had been wiped away entirely.
The only way to really fix him was to make him forget what happened that entire day. When I searched through his memories, he "turned off" when he looked into Hiei's eyes. All that came across was this white light... and this sound... there's nothing in the vocabulary of the human race to describe it.
I deleted the memory of Hiei ever coming over to his house that day.
Kurama (kitsune): Hiei came to me again, just to say that he would see me at Yusuke's Christmas Eve party. I asked him why would there be such a gap. He merely replied, "I'm busy."
George (ogre): B-Botan... Botan said that she really needed the documents. She s-said... she s-s-said that it was a matter of the Three Worlds. She m-made me s-swear to never tell Koenma.
I remember... I remember being so scared going into Rekai's Library. And into the Forbidden Documents. Only Enma Himself could read them. I was sweating so much... I thought I was leaving a t-t-t-trail behind me.
I picked up the files. One, one I knew was bad news. The End of the Three Worlds. It's the Bermuda Triangle of the Three Worlds. Horrible things happen to people who go looking for it, many never coming back.
The other file I had no problem with. It was simply labeled 01.
Enma (God): The only reason the files were overlooked were because it said on the sign-out sheet that Koenma had them and was reviewing them.
Notes from Botan's Journal (spirit): We didn't do anything that night. I took him back to my apartment, where I unveiled the documents. I spread them out over the table, the room only lit by candles. We pulled the curtains shut and locked the door, adrenalin fueling our blood and lungs.
"According to these Rekai Document, the End of the Three Worlds does exist! In fact, Enma had been madly searching for it when he first created the Three Worlds. The reason isn't listed here, but I think it has to do with them." My finger pointed to two pages. "Adam and Eve."
The documents had no pictures attached, but the information was phenomenal. According to the papers, Adam and Eve were not created by Enma.
According to the documents, they were created by the Universe Itself.
Yusuke (demon): We held a Christmas Eve party at Genkai's temple. Everyone was there. It was the last night I'll remember as normal. Well, semi-normal.
Yukina (Koorime): Hiei came to me... in the middle of the night. It was a late summer's evening, and I was just getting ready for bed. A shadow came through my window. I immediately recognized it as one of my dear friends, Hiei Jaganshi.
"Hello." I sat down on the bed, taking a pillow into my arms and hugging it. His eyes followed me, but he never moved. "Is something wrong?"
Kuwabara (nigen): I think Hiei might have visited everyone that night, because he came to me too. I must have been last, because it was dawn.
I was brushing my teeth, getting ready for work. I leaned down to spit in the sink, and when I came back up and looked in the mirror, he was right behind me.
God damn, the shrimp can be a hell of a scare sometimes. I nearly pissed myself.
Kurama: Before the party, Hiei came to my house. He had a sandwich and drank some tea. He asked me if I was alright.
"Of course, I'm fine." Hiei isn't usually concerned about anyone. At least, he never vocalizes it. "Why?"
He looked away.
"I wasn't myself when I last came to see you. I apologize." He gazed at me with his piercing eyes. "Are you sure you're okay?"
I tilted my head to the side.
"I'm fine, Hiei." I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose. "When... when did you come over last...?"
Hiei rose a single eyebrow, lowering his cup.
"Just a week ago..."
Notes from Botan's Journal: "Adam and Eve?"
I wasn't expecting Hiei to know about the stories from the Bible. He was a demon, after all.
"According to the nigen Bible, a Holy Book that was the word of God, Adam and Eve were the first children created by God. Pure souls that knew no sin and wrongness in the World."
The demon scoffed.
"Hn."
My hands began to shake with fear and excitement.
"T-these... t-this version... the r-real Adam and Eve were not created by Him. They were an accident." I pulled out the other paper that were in the 01 File. "I am the first immortal being besides Koenma and Enma. The first being that was mortal to begin with." Pink met red. "I... He doesn't know for sure what immortality allows a once mortal being to do."
Hiei seemed to grasp it finally. He turned to me.
"You mean... you could perhaps... harness your immortality?"
I began to get closer to him.
"Hiei, I'm not just talking about powers or anything." We were inches apart. "I'm talking about passing it." He gave me this look that told him that he wasn't getting it. "Tell me, if you were to mate with me and I was mortal, what would happen to my aging?"
Hiei, who was at first flustered at the talk of mating, answered quite flatly.
"You would... your aging would match with mine because I have the dominant age."
II
Enma (God): Adam and Eve were not mistakes. I made them, and I destroyed them. I am God and I do not make mistakes.
Koenma (Son of God): My Father did make me patrol every inch of the Three Worlds. More of Makai than anywhere else. Every scrap of land I had to lead squads out there. Looking for anything unusual. We turned up nothing, just dirt and dust. Two weeks later, Botan was immortal.
Kurama: "A week ago... that's impossible." I pressed the bottoms of my palms to my forehead. "I would have remembered."
Hiei stared at me for a while, just silent. He looked away and put down his tea, suddenly not so thirsty.
"Sorry. I must be mistaken."
I got a chill when he said that.
In all the years that I have known him, Hiei had never been wrong. Ever.
Yukina: "Yukina... the next time I am going to see you is Christmas Eve."
I smiled, hugging the pillow tightly to my chest.
"So you've heard about the party." My toes curled with happiness. "I'm glad you're coming."
His hands were shoved into his pockets. His eyes flickered away from mine and settled on various things in the room.
"I have... I have something that I need you to know." His head was bowed, like he was delivering bad news. "I am not an honest man. I'm an infamous thief. And still... you trust me to find your brother."
My smile faded just a little bit.
"Just because you were a thief doesn't mean that you are not honest."
Yusuke: All Hiei told me to do was to look after Yukina for him. He also said that I was lucky to have Keiko and to cherish every moment with her.
It was so strange to hear words so dear and warm coming across in such a cold and emotionless voice.
Kuwabara: I screamed and almost swallowed my tooth brush. Hiei didn't even flinch as I whirled around like a fool, spit spilling off of my lips like I was some rabid dog.
"Hiei, what the hell are you doing?"
The short demon growled at me. His red eyes gazed right through me.
"Baka. Put some clothes on."
Looking down I realized that I was only in my boxers. Flushing, and still a bit pissed that he scared me, I lumbered back to my bedroom and shipped on a shirt and tugged on some old jeans. Hiei was sitting on my bed by the time I was done.
"What do you want?"
His arms were crossed tightly across his chest. He tried to look me in the eye, but he could not the entire time. It was okay, though. Eye contact is tough sometimes.
"I want to... to tell you something and to ask of something in return."
So far, he had only said the word 'baka' once.
"Okay." I sat down beside him. "I'm listening."
Notes from Botan's Journal: I smirked with a smug satisfaction as Hiei's lips fell open. His red eyes fell away from mine. He stepped back from all the papers and sat down on the bed.
"Do you see now?"
He stared at me, like he was trying to not shake his head and just deny everything that was happening.
"Yes." He took a deep breath. "But why? Why me?"
I smiled sadly.
"You know I can't do this alone."
Hiei frowned. He shook himself and decided to move on from this subject. We could talk about this later.
"The Edge of Makai, the End of the Three Worlds, you say that I can find them."
I nodded.
"You can. You have the Jagan Eye." I sat down beside him. "No one else can find it. Not even Enma Himself!" I touched his shoulders. "The man... who gave you the operation... he's dead. You're the only one left who can see past the barriers of normal eyes!" I took a deep breath, trying to get a hold of myself and failing miserably. "Y-y-you were d-d-destined to do t-this."
Genkai: Kurama woke up, fine as ever. He didn't notice a thing.
III
Koenma: The End of the Three Worlds? Why would Father bother himself with a legend? Besides, He knows and controls everything. Something trivial, like a myth, is below him.
Yukina: He smiled a bit at my response. It was a flicker that danced across his lips.
"I just needed to tell you this before..." He trailed off, looking out of the window, staring at the moon. He never told me what he had to do... what made him come to me that night. "I've been keeping things from you."
My eyebrows dropped, and I frowned just a little bit.
"What things?"
He looked into my eyes, the moonlight dancing in them.
"I am..." He let out his breath, like he had just surrendered himself. "I am your brother."
Ayame (spirit): Then... George became distant. He began to talk to Botan... and only her. They would have these hushed conversations over lunch, and whenever I walked too close to them, they would suddenly fall silent.
George: She told me, Botan I mean, that I was being lied to. That ogres were not really inferior. That we were all created for a purpose, and that harmony could be achieved, but we were being denied that peace.
"George, I want to help." Her pink eyes enveloped me. "I am going to help everyone. I have help... I am going to change the Worlds, George." This was before I had to get the documents. "But I need your help."
I knew about the Christmas Massacre, but not in the way Botan told me. My blood turned to ice when I saw the truth ringing behind her eyes. It dawned on me that the only reason there was Three Worlds at all was because of spirits fear of demons. Ogres are considered demons... and we are running around in loincloths, doing errands. Being slaves.
"What do you want me to do?"
Kuwabara: "You love Yukina." I couldn't stop the color rising to my cheeks. Before I could retort back, yelling and spitting, he calmly continued. "I can not do anything to stop you from being with her."
My face relaxed. We both stared ahead, relaxing slightly. It was so surreal, having Hiei sitting on my bed and talking to me like I was his brother or something.
"Hiei... I–"
"But, you better take care of her, do you understand me?" I only nodded as he turned to me and pulled me down by the collar, so we were eye to eye. "I want you to swear to me that you will take care of my sister."
My small eyes shot open.
"Yukina is your sister?"
Notes from Botan's Journal: That night I began getting everything ready. Hiei sat on the bed as I rushed around, making the most fabulous meal ever, in my opinion. I took Cajun chicken and cut it, spreading it out in a penne and vodka sauce. I made mouth watering garlic bread. The cake I made was divine.
"Come on, Hiei, I can't eat this all by myself!"
He walked over slowly to the table in the kitchen. He sat, placing his katana down so that it leaned against the wall. I don't know why, but something about that action made me smile a bit.
"Hn. What is all this?"
I began to give him bread with olive oil. The way he took it, I could tell that he was looking forward to eating it.
"It's my favorite dishes." I closed my eyes and just let the smells override my senses. "I want to have them, and I thought you would enjoy them." Hiei watched me as I served him, and he let out a single grunt of a chuckle. He sat back in his chair, his arms crossed. I lifted my eyebrows. "What?"
His face rippled. He sighed and began to bite into the bread.
"I never thought I would witness this ritual again."
"What ritual?"
The Koorime gazed into my eyes, reaching for more garlic bread.
"The last meal." He took a bite of the bread, chewing it. I had to stop myself from grinning when he reached for another piece. "Back when I was with a team of bandits, we would all gather and have the most glorious of feasts before a real dangerous heists." He drank his water. "Just in case we died, at least we would have eaten a mighty meal."
Yusuke: After Hiei shared his wisdom, I sniffed the air.
"Did you have garlic bread, short stop?"
Rekai History Expert (spirit): In the Ancient days, when warriors of the King would go to battle, all the knights would go to their families and wives or girlfriends. The night before the epic showdown, all the men would spend time with the ones they loved the most. Just in case it was their last few moments together.
IV
Yukina: I remember shaking my head. I stepped back, tear gems falling to the floor.
"D-don't play g-g-games with me, Hiei J-Jaganshi."
His face broke like glass. His brow was knit in concern and the sting of my words.
"I do not joke, Yukina." He stepped towards me, cupping my cheek. "I am the brother you have been searching for."
I stopped, looking onto those bleeding eyes.
"Why... why didn't you tell me?"
His entire form shook. His face did not betray him, but his entire skeletal system did. He leaned towards me, and then, before I knew it, I was being embraced. He held me tightly to him, his face buried in my neck.
"I couldn't!" His breath warmed the skin on my neck. "I'm so sorry, Yukina... I'm sorry..."
My eyes softened, returning his embrace. I patted his back.
"Sh..." I closed my eyes. "It's okay." I smiled, tears slipping down my cheeks. "I'm glad to know it is you now." I relaxed. "Mother... she would be glad... that we have finally met."
Notes from Botan's Journal: His voice, that tenor pitch held pride, and for the from all the other times I had spoken with him, I could tell that he was really pleased. I had pleased him. Just the notion made me giddy.
"Um, thank you." I motioned to all the food. "Eat as much as you like."
Hiei nodded and began to taste the penne. As we both ate in a comfortable silence, I realized that Hiei had told me about himself then before. Ever. His past. I almost dropped my fork. Does this mean... that we are friends?
We both stuffed ourselves, and Hiei ate most of the cake. I giggled when he filled his cheeks with food, making him resemble a chipmunk.
We both sat in out on the small balcony. I was wearing his overcoat. Our eyes were on the stars.
"This is the last chance you get." He turned to me, and I let out a breath. "This is the last time you can back out." I turned to him. "If we are just going to let things continue, then this is the time to let me know."
Hiei pondered for a moment. Just as I began to get nervous, he spoke, his breath fogging out in front of him.
"No." His hands rested on his lap. "Since the day I learned how to understand words, I have been told history. Stories and legends." To think, about a year ago, maybe a little shy of a year ago, all these words coming out of Hiei's mouth would have stunned me. "And every time I would think of how I might have handled it differently." His eyes returned to mine. "And now, we are both about to become a part of history."
I smiled faintly, curling up into his jacket.
"You think so?"
His gaze returned to the moon.
"I'm certain."
Kuwabara: Hiei glared at me, but this time it wasn't so intense.
"Yes. And I want you to swear to protect her when I can not. Swear to me!"
My throat had a large and hot coal in it.
"I swear. I love her, Hiei, I really do."
His eyes searched mine. He was looking for something. After many minutes, he released me.
"Good." He stood and walked away. "Goodbye, Kuwabara."
He just faded away, into the shadows.
Yukina: He didn't let go of me for a long time. To make up for all those years that he could only watch. For all those years that I cried myself to sleep with frustration. When he pulled away, he pushed some hair out of my eyes.
"I'm going somewhere, and I don't know if I am going to come back."
"What?"
My voice was so weak... and I didn't want him to go. I had so much to tell him.
"I have... have found myself in a position to do good. To do great things." He smiled, not a huge grin, and not a heart melting smile. It was normal, and a bit crooked. "Where I'm going, there is a good chance that I may never return, and just in case I do not, I just want to let you know... that I have always looked out for you."
I wiped my eyes.
"I k-know."
He kissed my forehead.
"Goodbye."
He stepped back and vanished into the darkness. I sniffed and looked at my feet. I saw my tear gems, a teal blue glowing in the moonlight. But... then I noticed something else.
A darker set of gems. A deep black with crimson clouds.
They pooled at my feet.
The oxygen left my lungs as I stared at my brother's tears.
V
Notes from Botan's Journal: We met the next morning in the barren valley of Makai. I brought nothing with me, and neither did he. Only what he wore.
"Did you take care of everything?" Hiei only nodded at my question. I gazed at the rising Makai sun. It sent sharp slices of light across the rocks, blossoming like a bloody flower in the sky. It took my breath away. "Ready?"
He picked me up and swung me up into the air. I ended up on his back, my legs wrapping around his waist. I was catching my breath.
"Hn. As ready as I ever will be, Botan."
I smiled and didn't mention the fact that he said my name. I took off his bandana, revealing his Jagan Eye. I tied it, blindfolding him. Covering up his mortal eyes.
"Okay." I tied the knot tightly. My hands squeezed his shoulders. "There's a cliff about fifteen feet ahead. Go off of it."
We tore through the valley, heading into the sunrise. We sailed through the air and ripped across the land. My eyes burned from the sun as I spoke commands into Hiei's ears. Each step was a rise and fall for me on his back. He was blind except for the world his Jagan could see. What mortals could not see.
We ran, as fast as we could, towards the End of the Three Worlds.
VI
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