Last time on The Courtship
A lover's tiff has erupted between Hiei and Kuwabara. The issue? Hiei cannot take a side in the rebellion, which unnerves Kuwabara. He suggests that they 'take a break' (haven't we all been there?). Meanwhile, our favorite grim reaper experiences her first challenge as superintendent: some of the reapers feel that she is 'not qualified' for the position and was only appointed because of her 'personal' relationship with Koenma. The prince himself made an appearance to set the record straight.
Botan sat in Koenma's office, shifting nervously in her seat.
He looked up from the document he was reading. "Is something troubling you, Botan?"
"Yes," she started. "It's just that…well it could have gone better."
"How so?"
"Well, Choko and I have never gotten along," she explained. "I should have anticipated that she would start something."
"Well its better that she did."
"Really? What makes you say that?"
"As a leader, you will learn that you always have enemies. It is to your advantage that you know who they are. It is even more to your advantage that you know their motivations. You have identified your enemy camp and know that their motivations involve not only you and me but your friendly personality."
"There may be others."
"Perhaps, but the main culprit is known."
"Yes, I suppose so. So what should I do?"
Koenma eyed her intently. "I cannot answer that question for you. You must deal with her as you see fit. You must be assertive, but not pushy or aggressive, lest you antagonize your staff."
"Thank you, Lord Koenma. Is there anything else you need from me?"
"Not at this time," he replied. "However, I would like you to join me for dinner this evening."
"Of course. Lord Koenma?"
"Yes, Botan?"
"I really like the way you handled that situation today. I will have to remember that the next time I…forget my place," she said in that sultry voice that turned him on so much.
Koenma could hardly wait until dinner.
"So what did you tell him?" Shizuru asked, lighting a cigarette. Kurama wasn't here to nag her about it so she planned to take full advantage of the opportunity.
"Well, I asked him how he felt about what the demons were doin'," Kuwabara answered.
"And he said?"
"Said he didn't know."
"And that upset you?"
"Of course!" he exclaimed. "He doesn't know whether it's ok for demons to eat us or not? What was I supposed to think?"
"Are you sure that what he said?"
"Whada'ya mean, Shizuru?"
"I mean you have a tendency to jump to conclusions sometimes, Kazuma. You let your emotions get in the way of thinking properly."
"But Shizuru-"
"Let me finish, baby bro. Hiei is a full demon. Not a half demon like Kurama or Yusuke. He lived in demon world for most of his life. He was taught that humans were the enemy and that we were savage, cruel creatures."
"But the demons are the ones who-"
"Remember Sakyo? Or that ugly guy who kidnapped Yukina? And what about that video Koenma told you about? Humans can be just a cruel as demons, Kazuma."
"I never thought of it that way, Shizuru."
"I know. I know it hurt you when Hiei said that he didn't know what side to take. But do you really believe that? He has given up a lot for you Kazuma."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, he spends most of his time here because you don't like demon world."
"It smells like-"
"That's his home, Kazuma. And he fought on your side during the Dark Tournament. He and Kurama were both labeled as traitors because of it. And if he didn't care about humans, why would he fight Sensui? Do you honestly think that he would let anything happen to something that he fought so hard to protect? He feels confused, Kazuma. Torn between the demons, whose side he felt he should automatically take and humans, who are supposed to be the enemy."
"If he thinks of humans as the enemy, then why did he choose me?"
"The same reason you chose him, Kazuma. You can't help who you fall in love with." Shizuru had a faraway look in her eyes. She hadn't told him, or Kurama, or anyone else about Sakyo. The only person who knew was Koenma. When she found out that he was a monster, and the mastermind behind the whole tournament she knew she should hate him but somehow she could not. Even though she loves Kurama, she still thought of him from time to time.
"Shizuru? Hello? You still with me?"
"Oh sorry baby bro. What were you saying?"
"That I better go talk to Hiei before he does something crazy." Kuwabara had never felt so guilty before. He always prided himself on giving everyone a chance, even his enemies. He hadn't even given Hiei a chance to explain his feelings. He remembered the look in Hiei's eyes when he suggested they separate; he couldn't recognize it at the time, he was too focused on his anger. The look was one of panic…and fear. Perhaps Hiei had always feared this would happen. He could now feel the fear rising in Hiei's belly like a wave of nausea, and the anguish behind his last scream. Damnit, he thought, what have I done?
"Good evening Botan," Koenma greeted her as he kissed her on the cheek.
"Good evening Koenma," Botan answered back.
"You look wonderful this evening," he complimented, taking in her purple and black silk kimono.
"Thank you."
"May I serve you dinner?"
"Yes, thank you."
All through dinner, they engaged in small talk, but Botan could tell that Koenma had something on his mind. She waited until after dessert to address it.
"Koenma?"
"Yes, Botan?"
"Is there something troubling you?"
"No," he replied; but seeing Botan's face he could tell she thought he was not being honest. "I am not troubled, but I do want to have a serious conversation with you."
Botan frowned. "What is it?"
"Don't make that face, my love," she smiled at that. "It's nothing like that. I just wanted you to know how much I enjoyed our night together," he said, walking towards her.
"So did I, Koenma."
"Let us retire to the living room where we will be more comfortable." Botan knew what that tone implied, or did it? He still hadn't told her what was on his mind.
"Botan, I have asked you here for three reasons."
"What are they?" she asked.
"Well the first is because I wanted to spend some time with you," he replied.
She blushed and looked away. He touched her chin and gently turned her to face him. "Look at me. I want to see those beautiful eyes of yours." She gazed up at him.
"The second reason is because I wanted to address what happened…or almost happened the other night."
Her heart was beating rapidly. She wanted him to get to the point; she was starting to get nervous.
"Yes?"
"Well, I wanted to, I really wanted to, but perhaps we should wait a while."
She inwardly sighed with relief.
He was watching her, trying to gauge her reaction. "I see you are not upset?"
"No. I feel the same way. I want our first time to be…special."
"So do I. Perhaps after our union."
Botan gulped. "Union?"
"Of course. You did deem me worthy of you eternal companionship and love. You must know I plan to make you my…" he tried to think of a word that wouldn't sound so common. "Wife, for lack of a better word."
Botan's heart sped up even more. "I…never thought of it like that…well I used to dream of it…but I never thought…"
"Perhaps I didn't make myself clear the other night. So I will do that now. Botan, I wish to share my life with you. Will you marry me?"
Botan gasped as tears filled her eyes. "Of course…of course I will!" She threw her arms around her love. After a while she broke the embrace. "Koenma?"
"Yes?"
"You said there was a third reason. What was it?"
"Well Botan," he said, leaning in a little closer. "Just because we are holding off on making love, that doesn't mean that we cannot…enjoy ourselves."
She leaned in close to his ear…his spot. "What exactly did you have in mind, Koenma?" she whispered huskily, letting her warm breath blow in his ear.
Koenma suppressed a squeal and shut his eyes tight. He eased her back on the pillows. "Let me show you." He kissed her gently, but Botan placed her hand behind his head and urged him to deepen the kiss. Her mouth opened to welcome his tongue. He traced her face with his finger, which traveled down to her neck and shoulder. He slid her kimono off one shoulder, causing her to sigh in between kisses. He kissed a trail from her mouth down the side of her neck, leaving soft gentle kisses in his wake on her now scorching hot skin. His other hand slid under her kimono to caress her thighs and stopped at her womanhood. He ran his fingers gently over the outside of her mound, now moist with desire, tracing the lacy patterns of her underwear with his fingers.
"Mmmmmmmm," she moaned.
He reached up to untie her Kimono and slid it off her shoulders, closing his eyes temporarily at the sight of her beautiful breasts, which were once again peaking up at him, begging for attention. He greeted them with his hands and mouth, Botan cried out as he caressed and licked her nipples, now as ripe as cherries. She ran her fingers through his hair and let her fingers travel under his shirt to rub his back. He paused long enough to allow her to remove his shirt over his head, and returned to reuniting with her twin peaks, now pushing them both together so he could lick both nipples at the same time. Her moans went up an octave. Her hand traveled down to his pants, where she wrapped her hand around his bulge and squeezed gently. He jumped and let out a small squeal. If she had not been so caught up in pleasure she would have surely laughed.
Koenma felt a little bolder. He slipped his finger inside her underwear and ran his fingers through her hair. He moved his finger down to trace the outer lips and gently tease them apart, he began to stroke the moist depths…
"Huuuh, Ohhhh!" She gasped as his finger grazed over that sensitive button of flesh that they had both been told about. Found it! he thought triumphantly, it seems Kurama was right. He said that Koenma would definitely know when he found it.
He rubbed his finger back and forth over her clitoris, admiring the silky feel of the moist, tender flesh. He closed his eyes and listened to his woman moan and felt her moving against his finger, desperate to continue the pleasure.
He slid his finger out, earning a small whine of protest. He loomed over her, shirtless, pants unbuttoned and his amber eyes hazy with desire. "Botan, do you trust me?"
"Of course."
"Good." He moved in and slid down her lacy panties and tossed them to the side, admiring the triangle of soft blue hair that did little to eclipse the inner depth of her woman hood from view. Too bad Yusuke wasn't there to see that her hair was indeed, that shade of blue naturally. He gently parted her thighs with his hands and positioned his head between her legs. He leaned in and…
Is he really going to… she thought. "Oh, my God!" she exclaimed when she felt his tongue trace around her most sensitive area. Koenma leaned in to capture the entire button in his mouth. "Koenma!" she was almost screaming, but it felt so good she didn't know what else to do.
Following Kurama's advice, he swirled his tongue around the root of her pleasure, sucking gently and licking. He desired to taste more of her nectar and wanted to do some exploring of his own, so he ran his tongue along the entire region, lapping up her essence as cat laps milk. Botan grabbed fistfuls of his hair and screamed his name. She hoped she wasn't hurting him, but she couldn't be concerned with that now.
"Koenma, Koenma, oh God, uh…uh…ummm…OOOOOH!" Her mind was totally lost in ecstasy, she couldn't think, she couldn't concentrate, she could barely breathe.
When her legs began to tremble, he knew he was close. He sped up the motion of his tongue, as if on reflex.
"OOOOOOOOOHHHHH KO-EN-MAAAAAAAAA!" She screamed as her whole nether region took on a life of its own as she climaxed, reaching that peak of pleasure that was even better than the first time. She found she couldn't move. All she could do was lie there trembling as the rest of her orgasm coursed through her body at irregular intervals.
Koenma allowed her to catch her breath before he spoke. "So I take it you enjoyed that?"
She sat up, looking him straight in the eye. "Oh yes," she replied in that husky voice he loved, her hands already sliding his pants down. "But now it's my turn."
Well it would appear that Koenma is a fast learner, but is the prince ready for his first royal….well you fill in the blank! And what the heck is going on in demon world? Find out as The Courtship progresses!
A/N: This is very mushy romantic stuff; a little too harlequiny for me but this is supposed to be a love story, and I personally feel that a love story between a man and a woman is has to be told differently than a love story between two men. Just my personal opinion, you are welcome to disagree; of course I'm not bigoted, or else why would I write this stuff?
XOXO
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