"Alright all joking aside, what now?" Yusuke asked.
"What we should have done in the first place, get to Kurama." Hiei spoke crossing his arms.
"Sure yeah, let me get right on that Kurama is just what? 20 miles away by now!" Yusuke shouted.
"Hn, and whose fault is that Detective? If you would have listened to me in the first place this wouldn't be happening."
"Gee! Rub it in my face why don't you!" He screamed throwing his hands into the air.
"Boys please, don't argue…" Botan pleaded. "Its really not a problem Yusuke, Hiei can just track Kurama with the Jagan and you and me can follow him from the air." She smiled materializing her oar once again.
"No." Hiei said standing firm.
"No?" Botan said surprised.
"No."
"And why is that three eyes?" Yusuke questioned.
"You learn a few things about being small in the demon world, when things are bigger than you they will prey upon you. So flying really isn't an option unless you harbor a death wish."
Botan paled at his words and immediately made her oar disappear.
"What is wittle Hiei afraid of the big bad bugs? I'll just blast them away with my Spirit gun." He said with a big grin extending his arm doing his signature move pretending to blast away an enemy.
"Think about it Detective, if this Rando is near by he will sense your energy signal and come straight for you."
"Damn, ok so how about you still do the whole Jagan thing, you can carry Botan and I will climb on your back." Yusuke said smartly as if it was the best plan in the world.
Hiei narrowed his eyes at the green clad boy. "I don't think so."
"Alright then you carry me and Botan goes on your back. You like piggy back rides don't you Botan?" Yusuke said turning to her.
Botan waved her hands in front of her "Leave me out of this Yusuke."
"I am NOT carrying anybody." Hiei said angrily.
"Our feet would have been dragging anyway, shorty…" Yusuke muttered under his breath.
Hiei shot him a warning glare.
"So…I suppose we just begin walking?" Botan spoke and then turned to the direction Kurama had gone.
Hiei walked past her a silent demand telling them to keep up or be left behind.
Yusuke stretched his arms up into the air giving a loud, long yawn before placing them behind his head walking after Hiei.
"Wait for me!" Botan shouted scrambling up next to Yusuke.
"So you do realize even if we trace Kurama's every move he will always be on the move getting further and further away." Yusuke stated.
"Have a better idea?" Hiei asked in annoyance.
"We could go to his house and wait there."
"I don't know where Kurama lives." Hiei answered.
Yusuke stopped abruptly "I thought you two were like best friends or something? You really don't know where Kurama's house is?" He asked in surprise.
"Well, its not like I stop by his house for milk and cookies Detective."
"Oh your missing out then, this one time when I went to his house his mom made cookies, it was the best damn chocolate chip cookie I ever had." Yusuke's mouth began to water at the memory.
"Is there a point to your rambling?"
"I know where Kurama's house is."
"That's wonderful! Which way is it?" Botan asked her eyes gleaming.
"Back that way." He said pointing his thumb back over his shoulder.
"Yusuke!"
"What?" He asked clueless.
"Why didn't you tell us earlier before we walked all this way…"
"Well I didn't think of it then Botan!"
Hiei growled in frustration before turning on his heel and heading back the way they had came. Botan sighed shaking her head at Yusuke before following Hiei.
"What!" Yusuke yelled before chasing after them.
He caught up to them as they walked silently down the sidewalk.
"Oh!" Yusuke abruptly shouted.
"What is it now?" Botan asked looking into his brown eyes.
"Do you think that Kurama's Mom might have baked some cookies? Could you imagine? They would be HUGE! One of them could last me an entire year!" He said in excitement.
Botan frowned at the young detective "Oh Yusuke… Sometimes I really do wonder if your as hopeless as you sound…" She spoke before turning face front.
"Hey, just what is that suppose to mean! …Botan?…Botan!"
They walked for what seemed like hours to Botan in utter silence. Yusuke was giving her the silent treatment from her comment earlier and Hiei…well Hiei never talked much anyway. She sighed out of boredom and played with the tie of the school uniform she wore. Yusuke had always admonished her for dressing like the girls from his school, but she had thought it was just an adorable little outfit. Plus it had given her a break from wearing her pink kimono, it was a nice change. She frowned as she remembered none of her other clothes would fit her now. Not to mention the overwhelming need to use the restroom. Oh what's a girl to do?
"Umm…I need to go to the bathroom." She spoke softly her cheeks turning pink.
Hiei seemed to tense at her words, but stopped none the less turning to them.
"Yeah now that you mention it I got to go too." Yusuke said taking off over to the tall grass. Botan stared after him as he walked away.
"Well?"
She turned and looked to Hiei.
"Well what?"
His eyebrow arched questioningly at her "Don't you need to go?"
"Yes, but… where do I…umm…" She turned and scanned the area around them looking for a secluded area.
"Just go." He demanded.
"Here?" She said almost in shock.
"No!" He shouted almost fearfully, but covered it up immediately. "Somewhere else and hurry up before I leave you here."
She looked at him fear in her eyes at the mention of being left behind.
"Ah, that's better…" Yusuke said rejoining the group. "We going or what?"
"No." Botan answered turning away once again.
"Why's that?"
"I haven't gone yet."
"Well, what's the hold up?"
"I never went to the bathroom outside before…"
"What seriously? It's easy Botan, I do it all the time especially when it snows out. Writing your name in the snow is the best." He said with a big grin.
"Yusuke that's disgusting!"
"Well, unless you see a Barbie house sitting around outside here somewhere you have no other choice."
Botan looked around her once again before turning back to Yusuke "Do you think we could check for one?"
"I hope your not serious." Hiei frowned.
"As interesting as it would be to see you play Barbie Botan I'm going to say no. Besides your not a Blonde."
"And that matters why?" She said putting her hands on her hips.
"Well if your insisting on being one that means we get to treat you like one." Yusuke said with a smirk.
"What is that suppose to mean?" Hiei asked.
"You know." He said nudging him with his shoulder.
"No we don't" She said angrily.
"How did that song go? Oh yeah! 'I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, Life in plastic, Its fantastic, You can brush my hair, UNDRESS ME EVERYWHERE.'" He sang emphasizing the last part so she would get the point.
"Yusuke!" She yelled turning red at the thought.
"Your stupidity amazes me to this day Detective." Hiei spoke.
"Oh come on Botan just go! Its not like we're going to look." Yusuke tried to reason.
"Oh alright then." She said in defeat, she went into the tall grass disappearing from their sight. She made sure to walk a lot further away until she was satisfied that they would neither see nor hear her.
"Defending her yet again?" Yusuke said once they were alone.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I mean, every time I say something to her, you try and take the attention off of her when she gets all embarrassed." He said knowingly.
"Your as stupid as you look."
"Come on Hiei, don't tell me you wouldn't want to undress Botan." He teased wiggling his eyebrows.
"She's right you really are disgusting." He said staring the boy in green down.
"I mean especially in that skirt, damn I wonder what color panties she's wearing? What do you think? White? Red? Or possibly black?"
"I think you should shut the hell up." Hiei threatened clenching his fists.
He fought back the smile that desperately wanted to adorn his face, knowing full well what he was saying was making the demon mad.
"Yeah black would be a sexy color, but knowing Botan their probably pink with little flowers or something…" Yusuke trailed off in thought. He then inhaled sharply an idea coming into his mind. "Oh my god, what if she's not wearing any at all? That would just be freaking amaz-"
"DETECTIVE!" He shouted no longer able to contain his rage.
"What's going on?"
Both looked to the side seeing Botan standing there absolutely clueless. Hiei turned and began walking away continuing to Kurama's house.
"We're leaving, now!"
Yusuke followed after him trying to muffle his snickering. Botan looked as confused as ever at the two men.
"Do you think we could take a little break?" Yusuke asked tiredly.
"You did have a break, to go to the bathroom." Hiei said.
"That was three hours ago!"
"And?"
"I'm exhausted…" Yusuke collapsed down on the sidewalk.
"Then you will be left behind." Hiei said simply continuing on.
"No… please…" Yusuke begged latching onto Hiei's ankle, he started dragging along the sidewalk behind the demon. "Please….please!"
"Let go!"
"Not unless you give us a break!" He shouted from his place on the ground. Botan dragged her feet behind the two seeming to also need a break.
"As much as I would love to continue on and be in the safety of Kurama's home, I don't think I can go on either." Botan said falling to her knees. "Besides it will be dark soon, isn't that a bad thing?"
Hiei stared up at the sun that was beginning to set in the sky the mixtures of purple, pink and orange swirling together to create a breathtaking picture.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" Botan spoke next to him her eyes sparkling as she stared at the sky.
He stared at her momentarily studying her face before turning away.
"We will find a place to camp for the night."
"Oh thank god!" Yusuke shouted releasing Hiei from his grasp. "Hey, wait a minute! You say yes to her, but not to me?"
"She made a valid point, you were being an annoying hindrance." He said sharply.
"Pfft, whatever."