Note: Feeckles, chapter 8 is on! (and so is the bias, hee^^ KXB moments!) Please Read and Review, this chap is short it won't take much of your time really!^^thank you sooooo much!

DW-chan – Why thank for your review! I appreciate your effort to read the story. ^^ I like it too when there's –kun and –chan and the fact that sometimes they disappear if the scene gets serious haha! Gawd I was kind of hesitant to do chapter 8 in advance 'coz I haven't read a review in chap7 yet. But I still have to, I know I might forget my ideas, anyway I can still edit it in the future.^^ We don't have internet at home graaaaa T__T so it's hard for me to do stuff it in the internet café while doing other things at the same time, haha! ^^;; Well thanks again!

Chapter 8: Faced with surprises

Botan wheezed at the sight of Hibime. Koenma's skepticism was on the right track, well, always. The blue-haired deity of death just couldn't think clearly. She couldn't believe it; all of them were deceived! But…why?

Botan hid her body well behind the stout and sturdy tree. There must be a way to defeat them. She had to be near them. When she was about to cross the other side, strong arms stopped her from doing so. She was taken aback. They were so firm she couldn't move a single muscle. One hand circled on her waist, the other hand was covering her mouth. She mumbled words only she could understand. But the scent, that scent was very familiar! It was a fragrant yet strong, manly scent. Full of force, she turned her head shakily and saw…

"Km-ro-mo!" It's Kurama.

"Sorry about that." Kurama whispered to her ear. He gradually moved away his hand from her mouth so Botan could breathe…and talk.

"OH gaawd Kurama-kun you scared the hell out of me! I thought I'm all over!"

Kurama giggled and gestured a "ssshhh" sign with his forefinger. "They might hear us."

Botan looked at them from a distance, and faced Kurama again. " Those jerks are really messed up…" She tried to lower her voice. "Hibime is their alliance." The ferrygirl frowned at the thought.

Kurama's brows creased. "What."

"Unfortunately, yes, she is an alliance. I just couldn't believe she deceived us. I mean, we're being nice! I was thinking if it was planned from the start…" Botan said, with a sad look in her eyes.

"I have to admit, I'm becoming drawn to her, like I'm his elder brother. I was pretty sure Hiei felt the same…Must be the charms she possesses."

Botan wondered at the thought. "I think I'm getting at it. What's with their charms anyway?"

"I just found out their potion. It's designed for men." Kurama said.

Botan realized. "So that's why it did not have an effect on me, I actually inhaled some of it."

"Just as I thought. Well, they did not have an effect on me either."

Botan wheezed. "Wha-" realizing she was about to shout, moderated her voice again. "Whaaat??"

Kurama showed Botan a few of his friends. "Plants…did the job for me. They're always alert for a reason."

Botan nodded in agreement. "Oh yeah, yeah right! So what are we gonna do now?" Botan asked.

"Well…are you fine here alone?" Kurama asked back.

"Whaat?! No way!" Kurama gestured his 'silence please' sign again. "Er…If you're planning something then I'm going with you…"

"Very well then, take off your blouse." Kurama casually said.

Botan's eyes widened. She was blushing intensely. "K-Kurama, this is not the time for…er…ah… K-Kurama-kun…"

Kurama laughed lightly. "Haha. Of course it's not… You're going to disguise as a man."

Botan was embarrassed. What am I thinking, baka Botan! "Ha? Oh…yeah, I was just…kidding! Hahahahahahahahahahaha." Stupid. She composed herself. "Er…so…how am I going to do it?"

"I always bring an extra shirt with me. Kurama opened his bag, took the shirt, and handed it to her. "You'll disguise as a man and distract them."

"But Kurama-kun…can I really do it?"

"Well yes, I believe. And as for my part, I'll get revenge." Kurama said slyly.

"Revenge?" Botan asked curiously.

Kurama giggled. "Last. Are you going with me, or you prefer to stay here?"

Botan nodded in agreement. "Okay okay I'll do it!"

"Alright, I won't peek. It's a promise." Kurama said cheerily.

Botan turned her back on Kurama. The red-head did the same. Botan sat down and changed her blouse to Kurama's shirt. She put her blouse in front of her bra, like it's a fake supporter. But she's gifted. Her curves were not totally concealed, though she looked okay. She stood up and faced Kurama who still turned his back on her. She patted Kurama, and he turned around. Kurama looked at her from head to foot. She was kind of shy at that moment.

Kurama's eyes landed on the ferrygirl's chest. He giggled. Botan frowned. "Kurama!"

"Ehe. Sorry about that. It's good you're wearing jeans…and to complete the guise..." Kurama fixed Botan's hair up before he put his cap on her head. "There." Botan just wanted to faint. He's so…argh.

"So, are you ready?" Kurama asked.

She pulled the cap a little toward her forehead. "Surely!"

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"You can't just ruin everything I planned, shitheads I can't believe you're here!" Yusuke said, still striking the 'unbelievable!' look at them. He was secretly talking to the red-head and blue-head in front of him. They were still on 'paradise'; the four of them actually, sharing the same fate! The two played dumb and dreamy as they came on the scene a while ago.

"Kuwabara was really in to it. I thought he was with my gimmick." Yusuke continued, while looking at the carrot-head.

"You got a plan?" Kurama discreetly asked.

Yusuke scratched his head. "Of course, I can't keep up for long like this!"

Kurama gestured Botan a hand sign. The game is on. Kurama's plants were unnoticeably coming out of nowhere. They were all over the place, taking a chameleon with their fellow plants.

"Ne, ladies, you're all so beautiful I wanted to look at you…forever." Botan said in a low, modulated voice.

The women giggled. A green-haired woman sat beside her and flirted. "Really…I think I want to know you. Your name is…?"

"Bo-" She stopped. "Boshi. I'm Boshi…"Hibime walked past her. The ferrygirl followed her with a gaze. She saw him 'entertain' Yusuke.

Botan moved to the other side and continued to flirt with girls. She was mobbed. I didn't know I'm good at this!

Hibime was like the courtesan who accommodated Kurama and Yusuke. Kurama gawked at her. She winked. And now he pretty understood. Yusuke almost whispered to him. "She's with us."

Meanwhile, the senior of all the 'goddesses' sat on a wood bench and observed their every move. Yusuke and Kurama were accompanied by Hibime and another 'goddess'. Kuwabara and Botan on the other hand were mobbed by women since their flirting techniques are perfect.

"Why, unexpectedly we have many visitors today. And to think they're not ordinary humans."

Yusuke cleared his throat. No way. He came to the wood bench where the senior 'goddess' sat. The black-haired detective, again, pretended to be dumb and dreamy towards her.

"Ne…seems like you don't want me here… do you? C'mon, I'd give you some good dancing." Yusuke was the dashing knight when he offered a hand to the woman. She smirked. The lady put her hand on top of Yusuke's palm.

A very strong gush of wind followed after that. As a stimulus, Yusuke, Kurama, and Botan covered their faces with their arms. It lasted for a while, causing dust to unclean them. Eventually the wind stopped and they were surprised to see that the women, all of a sudden, looked like witches. At last, their alter-ego forms!

Yusuke's plan was to scare them a bit with his spiritual ball as he approached the senior witch, but he was caught there. She was faster for like… a millisecond.

"Shit!" was Yusuke's reaction.

"Oh no we're found out!" Botan felt her hair on her shoulder. The cap she wore was gone. Her ponytailed hair was flowing freely to the direction of the wind. The women looked at her; Botan looked at them. They are witches! Botan gasped. "Waaah!" She was going to be attacked by the witches.

Yusuke failed at the time being. It's time for Kurama's revenge. The red-head silently called up his plants. His green friends attacked the witches one by one, circling them in small hurricanes of leaves. Hibime was there to help him with the senior witch who was defending herself with a blade of wind. The witch's long black hair and swayie,witchy outfit stayed with the wind's direction. Looked creepy. Hibime managed to slip through her defense with the power that only she possessed; element's state change. The blade of wind became a small whirlwind of water, hiding the senior witch behind it. And with one bang of Hibime's hands to the ground, the elder witch dropped on the ground as well, all wet with water, with no signs of consciousness. Some water showered over and everyone was soaked too.

Kurama mumbled to himself. "I didn't mean to hurt you, but this serves right as for now." He scratched his head while watching the witches flirt with themselves. He reversed and threw back the potion, well, with the help of his plants of course. Kuwabara was unconscious for a while now.

Hibime was still on her place, eyes stay put on the ground, with soaking wet hands. "I am really sorry for running away. The night I walked out of Shizuru-san's house was when I had a nightmare. I saw a vague memory of what happened to me…Although everything has not come back yet, I was certain there is more. So I tried to search for it and found them…and I knew I was a rebel among the rebel witches. I just can't…stand them. I was haunted down because my sin is too redundant…it was grave."

Botan walked up to her and straighten her up. "I'm sorry too Hibime, I admit I thought bad things about you…but I'm gonna be sad if we'll end up hating each other. I want us to be friends."

Hibime looked up at Botan, teary-eyed. "Botan-chan…"

Kurama and Yusuke looked at each other and smiled.

"Maa maa…we still have to clean up one more mess." Yusuke said while stroking his dirtied shirt, looking at the sleeping Kuwabara.

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