Author: Yay, chapter four!

Hiei: Is this story done yet?

Author: Not yet, but almost.

Hilu: Good my stories need some attention!

Hiei: Well mine is more important!

Hilu: No it isn't.

Author: Well, while those two fight, I will ask you all to enjoy the chapter.

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Chapter 4

They arrived at the beach in no time. Yukina was hungry when they got there so before they went swimming they decided to eat lunch. They ate in a peaceable silence, which was surprising since Hiei and Botan were both there. Yukina was excited about getting to swim, and wanted to go out immediately after eating, but Botan talked her out of it telling her that it would be better if they laid around and tanned and talked a little bit first. Yukina agreed and began pulling off her sundress. Botan thought she looked so cute in her swimsuit. It was dark green with little pink and purple flowers. It was a one-piece, but the sides were cut out so it was still very flattering. Botan put sunscreen on the girl, and turned to Hiei who had stripped his shirt off while Botan was complimenting the other girl on her suit.

"Hiei would you like me to put sunscreen on your back for you?" Botan asked kindly.

"I don't need it I am a fire demon," he replied.

"Okay," she said shrugging.

Botan then began taking her shorts off, she was a little nervous, no one had seen her in her suit, but she had worn it to go tanning on this very beach alone several days ago. She slipped out of her shorts and put sunscreen on her legs. Then she lifted the tee-shirt over her head, and began applying sunscreen to her stomach chest and arms.

"Botan, I love your swimsuit," Yukina said.

"Oh, thank you Yukina. I like it too," Botan replied smiling slightly.

"Onna, you better be glad no one else is here, that thing is inappropriate," Hiei said shocked, blushing a bit and staring at her.

Botan blushed, giggling. She had had a feeling he would react that way, after all the women in Makai would most defiantly not be wearing something like this unless they were alone in a bedroom with a man. That thought got her to blushing even brighter than before. She quickly shook that thought off, and began wondering how she would get the sunscreen on her back.

"If you ask I will think about putting that stuff on you," Hiei said smirking.

"Oh, Hiei, will you please put some sunscreen on my back for me?" Botan asked sweetly.

"Hn," Hiei said grabbing the bottle out of her hands.

He put some of it in his hands and began rubbing it into her back. He noticed how smooth her skin was, and was very gentle. For some reason he did not want to hurt her, and for some reason he was glad she had asked him and not Yukina.

Botan tried not to think about the fire demons hands on her back, it felt too intimate to her, and so she focused on something else. She finished putting sunscreen on herself, and the two were done at the same time.

"Thank you, Hiei," she said softly.

"Hn," he replied lying down on his stomach on a towel.

Botan put her towel as far away from his as possible, since she was planning on talking to Yukina about Kuwabara. She did not need the fire demon to get mad because she was putting ideas into his sister's head.

"Yukina, do you like any of the boys?" Botan asked slyly.

"I like them all Botan," Yukina said smiling.

"Yes I know, but do you like any of them in a way that is more than just friends?" she asked.

"Well, I do care for Kazuma, and he tells me he loves me. I just recently figured out what he meant when he told me that," she said laughing at herself.

"Well, do you like him back?" Botan asked softly.

"Yes, Botan I do, but I don't know how to tell him that," she said even more softly.

"Well, Yukina, you happen to be talking to an expert," Botan said smiling at her friend.

Botan gave Yukina some advice on how to tell Kuwabara how she felt. Botan was feeling pretty proud of herself when Yukina asked her the same question.

"Um… well, I guess I haven't thought about it," Botan said quietly.

"Well, Botan do you like one of them?" Yukina asked again.

"Well, I do care for Kurama, but Hiei is hot, and defiantly more my type. I know I would never go for Koenma, he is defiantly not my type, and well we have already established my relationship to Kuwabara. I guess it would have to be either Hiei or Kurama," Botan said forgetting that Hiei was next to them on the beach.

"Well do you have any idea which one?" Yukina asked innocently.

"Well, like I said Hiei is more my type, but I think Kurama would be more receptive to a relationship with me, not to mention he is nicer to me. I don't know really. I care for them both, even though if Hiei ever found out he would probably puke his guts up," she said softly.

"Why do you think that?" Yukina asked softly.

"He doesn't like me, Yukina. He wishes he had never met me. In fact he does more than not like me, he hates me. I guess it is my fault really, but what choice did I have?" she said more to herself than to her friend.

"What do you mean what choice did you have?" Yukina asked confused.

"Nothing, Yukina, just thinking out loud," Botan said quietly.

"Are you two going to gossip all day or are we going to swim?" Hiei asked from a few feet away.

Botan started blushing. She really hoped Hiei hadn't heard what she and Yukina had talked about. That would be really bad.

"Yeah, let's go swimming now," Botan said cheerfully.

"Okay," Yukina said jumping up.

The three of them all got up and walked to the water. Botan waded in slowly with Hiei a few feet in front of her and Yukina next to her. The girls were talking and laughing and having a great time. Both forgot for a time that they needed to get back to the temple and take care of Genkai's things, but Hiei remembered and reminded them when it was time to go. The sun was setting, and Botan begged to stay and watch it set. Hiei reluctantly agreed, and the three stayed sitting on their towels watching the sun.

When it was dark Hiei and the girls trekked their way back to the temple. When they got there they all got changed and Yukina suggested that Botan and Hiei talk while she got dinner started.

"Hiei, maybe it is a good idea. I mean maybe if we figure out what Koenma wants we can separate sooner. I mean I know you don't want to be stuck to me forever," Botan said softly.

"Hn, Baka Onna, do you know anything. I don't talk. I listen, when it is not annoying," Hiei said.

"Hiei, please. I know you don't want to be stuck like this for too long, and I don't blame you. I know I annoy you, and I don't do it on purpose, but… well… I guess… never mind. You hate me and nothing is going to change that, so we might as well just not talk about it," Botan said softly, picking up her book so she could tune the fire demon out.

Hiei said nothing. He didn't really hate her; she just seemed too peppy for him. She annoyed him, but then again there were few people who didn't annoy him. With Botan, it was because she wasn't natural. No one could be that happy all the time, and it made him mad that she lied to them all by pretending to be.

After a few minutes Botan looked up. That is when she noticed the sunburn on Hiei's back. It had to hurt, it was so red. She hadn't seen a sunburn that bad in a long time. Then she moved against the couch and realized Hiei was not the only one with a sunburn.

"Ouch," she said softly.

"What happened to you Onna, get a paper cut?" Hiei asked mockingly.

"No, I just realized I have a sunburn, and you do too. Hey I have an idea. If you will put aloe on my back I will put some on yours. It will help the sunburn to heal faster," Botan said standing up to go get her aloe.

"Hn, I do not need it Onna," Hiei said scoffing.

"But, Hiei, it will make it feel better," Botan said softly.

"No, Onna I do not need such a thing," Hiei said.

"Fine, then will you at least put some on my back?" she asked.

"Go get it," Hiei said.

"Well you will have to come with me, it is in our room," she said.

"Fine," Hiei said getting up and following Botan out of the room.

Botan got the aloe out and quickly peeled her shirt off, holding the material against her bare chest, while Hiei poured some aloe into his hands. He turned around and almost gasped. He noticed before when he had been putting sunscreen on her back, but even more so now that the expanse of her back was completely bare. Her skin was so smooth, and even though it was red, he could see the dark tanned color that had been there before. Quickly he shook his head and began gently massaging the aloe into Botan's back. He finally made it up to her shoulders, and she closed her eyes relaxing beneath his touch. When he was done he had a hard time making his hands leave her body. Again he shook his head. He had to get these thoughts out of his head before the girl heard them.

Botan put her shirt back on and stood. She gently laid her hand on Hiei's shoulder to say thank you, and he winced. She then began insisting that he let her put aloe on his back. She said she felt bad that he had done it for her and she wanted to return the favor. Finally he agreed. He told her it was because he wanted her to stop talking, but deep in his mind he couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like to have her hands on his body.

Hiei lay down on the bed on his stomach, and Botan told him that his shoulders were so broad that she would have to straddle him to be able to reach all of his back. He told her okay, and she did so putting one leg on either side of his hips. She poured a bit of aloe into her hands and gently worked it into his skin. His skin was so dry that it quickly absorbed all the aloe she had on her hands, so she kept applying it till it was taking longer for his skin to absorb it. Even then she thought his skin was so smooth and he seemed so relaxed that she would keep massaging his back until he asked her to stop.

Hiei did not even think about asking Botan to stop. Her hands were so gentle on his back, and the aloe felt good on his burnt skin. In fact he was getting so comfortable that he was about to fall asleep. He decided to reevaluate what he thought about the girl. He liked her when she wasn't talking or laughing non-stop, and she was very attractive. He was just deciding that he liked her, when the door opened.

"Wow, guess we should have knocked," Yusuke said laughing.

"What in the world is going on in here?" Kuwabara asked.

Botan quickly jumped off the bed and began stuttering an explanation. Hiei sat up slowly and glared at the intruders of his massage. He was beginning to really enjoy it.

"I had a sunburn and the Onna was putting aloe on it," Hiei said simply.

"Right, that is what I was trying to say," Botan said giggling.

"But you were taking too long, Onna," Hiei said annoyed that the giggly Botan was back.

"What are you guys doing here, I mean I though you were all going with Genkai to learn from this psychic friend of hers," Botan said cheerfully.

"Well, we were, but we missed our train, and that was the last one going that far for two days, so we are all going to stay here with Genkai until then," Keiko said smiling at her friend.

"Oh, I see. Does that mean we are having a giant sleepover then?" Botan asked excited.

"Yup, I can't wait to play truth or dare with the guys here too," Keiko said smiling.

"Yeah, should be fun embarrassing my bro here," Shizuru said laughing.

"Yeah this will be fun," Botan said smiling brightly.

"I will pass," Hiei said.

"Oh, but Hiei… please play with us?" Botan asked sweetly.

"No," Hiei replied.

"But I bet Yukina would like for you to play, wouldn't you Yukina?" Botan said mischievously.

"Yes, I would like it very much if you would join us Hiei. It really is a fun game," Yukina said innocently.

"Fine, Onna I will play your dumb game," Hiei said mad that they had talked him into it.

"Good," Botan said leading the way to the main room of the temple.

They all sat around in a circle and prepared to play the game.

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Author: Yay! I am almost done now!

Hiei: Good I am getting sick of being near that Onna.

Author: Hiei, you are not really stuck to her, just in the story.

Hiei: I knew that.

Author: Well hope you all like it. Review please. Ja ne!