Bewitched Chapter 8

Kurama tried to open his eyes and moaned. His head felt like it was splitting in two. He blinked and slowly opened his eyes; he looked around and tried to figure out where he could possibly be. He knew this wasn't his home. His surroundings were completely unfamiliar. His body felt very heavy and he tried to stand but was unable to, he soon realized his hands were bound. He was about to call out when he heard a voice whisper his name, the instant he heard the voice he began to experience and intense fury, one like he had never felt before. He struggled to free himself and when he heard the voice again his blood ran cold. He looked in the direction of the speaker and growled at the sight of blue hair.

"You, how dare you show your face to me after what you did? I loved you, and you betrayed me." Kurama spat out.

'Never" Botan said as she slowly approached where Kurama was bound.

"Stay away" he said gruffly.

"Never" she replied as she bent down and placed a hand on his cheek. He tried to break free from her grasp but she wouldn't let him. He growled at her once more but she stayed firm. She leaned forward and whispered in his ear "I'm sorry" and with that she placed her lips on his.

Flashback

A blue haired beauty stood before King Enma. The deity was giddy with excitement.

"Do you really mean it Lord Enma?" she asked as she smiled.

"Of course my dear" the king replied.

"Thank you" she said as she hugged him and rushed from the room. She ran to her quarters where she quickly changed into her favorite kimono and put her hair into a ponytail. She finished getting ready and hurried out the door to meet her love. As she rushed to meet him she couldn't help but think how happy the lovers would be together.

'Lord Enma is so gracious to allow me to leave my duties. I never thought he would approve of a ferry girl and a demon falling in love, but sometimes life is full of surprises' she thought as she reached her destination.

She landed a few feet away from their meeting spot and walked to where she knew her beloved would be waiting. When he saw her he smiled and lifted her off the ground and bent to kiss her but soon stopped. She didn't notice the palace guards until they were upon him and clasped him in chains. She shook as a loud yet familiar voice boomed, she immediately recognized the voice and was horrified. She saw Lord Enma step out of the shadows and winced as he laughed.

She heard her lover began to curse her name and this broke her heart. She whispered something but it fell on deaf ears, all she could do was weep as she watched the guards take away the only man she had ever loved. She knew in her heart she would never see him again.

End of flashback

Botan slowly ended the kiss and looked at the red head. He blinked and looked around once more, he was awfully confused. He said her name and she smiled.

"Are you alright Kurama?" she asked as a blush spread across her face. Kurama nodded and tried to move his hand but found himself bound, Botan quickly moved to unbind him. She stepped away and said "I'll let you rest some more" and without another word she walked out of the door.

The four Spirit Detectives sat in Koenma's office waiting on the young lord to make an appearance. Kurama had finally recovered and was back to his normal self. Koenma finally arrived and began to try and explain what had happened to Kurama.

"Do you understand now?" Koenma asked.

Kuwabara raised his hand and said "So Kurama was being mind controlled by this demon spirit and thought Botan was his enemy?"

Koenma face palmed and said "Listen carefully… when I sent the four of you to recover the artifact Kurama must have been possessed by this demon spirit. Somehow the demon must have transferred his memories to the item and when Kurama touched it there were transferred to him. You see long ago when my father was still King he had a strict rule stating that ferry girls were not allowed to fraternize with demons in any way this especially meant they weren't allowed to love each other."

Yusuke interrupted and said "But why Botan?"

Koenma replied "Well, if you must know Botan's grandmother was a ferry girl and she just so happened to fall in love with this demon, she went to my father and pleaded that he allow them to be together and my father acquiesced, but when she went to tell her lover the news my father followed her and betrayed her in front of the demon. This demon thought she was the one to lead King Enma to him and he forever cursed her and her descendants. He never knew that my father tricked her into leading them to the demon in Makai. You see this particular demon was ruthless and had stolen numerous things from my father, it was pure luck that Botan's grandmother found him and fell in love with him, my father saw it as an opportunity to capture him and kill him. What my father didn't know was that Botan's grandmother was already pregnant with his child at the time, the child was a girl, she ended up being a ferry girl like her mother, but she also had powers, but there were measures to make sure that they were hidden so she would never know the truth."

Kuwabara nodded as if he finally understood what was going on, the other three rolled their eyes at the orange haired teen.

Koenma went on to say "It seems the demon was waiting for someone to come along so he could get his revenge."

"So why did Kurama fall victim to the mind control?" asked Hiei.

"I think I can answer that" Kurama said "I was more susceptible because I am a fox spirit much like the demon" he looked at the Prince for confirmation.

"That's correct" Koenma stated.

"Well I for one am glad that you are back to normal fox boy" Yusuke said as he slapped Kurama on the back. Kurama smiled as the four began to make their way to the exit. Hiei nodded and went off towards Makai while the other three made their way to Living World. Once back in Living World Yusuke and Kuwabara headed east while Kurama headed west. They bid goodbye to one another and made plans to get together later on in the week. As he walked home Kurama could not help but feel bad for what he had done to Botan, although he knew he wasn't himself he still felt like he should apologize; but first he needed to go home and check on his mother.