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Title: It's Raining
Series: Yu Yu Hakusho
Pairings/Characters: Hiei/Botan
Rating/Warnings: Doesn't stray above a T/PG-13 rating. Warnings for bad writing, potential fanbrattieness and a little bit of sexual violence in the later chapters.
Status: Completed.
Disclaimer: While Yu Yu Hakusho is not mine, most of the books quoted were made up by me.
Day Seven:
The day began sunny, though it quickly clouded over. By mid-morning a steady, pounding rain had started, quieting the world's noises to a muted background mumble overlaid with the shush of raindrops.
"Shuichi! A friend is here to see you!" yelled Kurama's mother up the stairs of their house.
I wonder who that is...?
Kurama padded down the stairs to the front door, surprised to see a slightly nervous-looking Keiko.
"Hello, Keiko," said the red-head, surprised. "It's nice to see you."
He led the girl upstairs to his room, offered her something to drink, which she declined, and sat her down in his desk chair before taking up a seat on his bed.
Keiko shifted, looking even more nervous. "I actually have a...favor to ask you," she began. "I know that you're the one who's known Hiei the longest..."
"Does Botan have anything to do with this?" asked Kurama, pleased that his suspicions had turned out correct.
"Yes, actually. You might know that we are good friends, Botan and I, and I think I know her fairly well at this point. You know that Botan and Hiei are in love, I know, but... Oh, how to say this? I'm worried that Botan will refuse to do anything because of some... insecurities she has."
Kurama was sincerely impressed. She had noticed the original issue, Botan's state of mind, attached it to the current issue, and then decided to come to him as the person who knew the other half of the couple (Hiei) best.
He gave a small smile. "Actually, I've been thinking along much the same lines. Hiei has--how did you put it?--insecurities as well. I'm worried about both of them. Quite frankly, I think that a little... outside involvement would be best at this point." He gave a small smile, one returned by Keiko. Understanding flashed between them.
"The biggest question, though, is how to manage it..." frowned Keiko. "Botan might respond well to a little nudge from her friends..."
"I could try to talk Hiei into a better mindset..." mused Kurama.
"I'll get Yukina, Shizuru and Kagome together and tell them what's happening." said Keiko. "We can probably get started on that today."
"Hiei should visit me today as well," said Kurama. "I'll see what I can do."
Botan was happy. Very very happy. Less typically, so was Hiei.
Currently they were at the base of a tree in 'Hiei's' park. The arrangement was a compromise of sorts: they weren't in a tree and they weren't on a bench. The branches kept most of the rainwater off of them, but the occasional fat drop fell onto them, spotting their clothing.
"We'll need to tell everyone we're marked eventually, you know," said Botan.
"Hn."
"It'll affect them, too, after all."
"It's none of their business."
"It is their business, you know."
"..."
"C'mon, Hiei!"
"Fine."
"Great!" enthused Botan. "Now I need to go get a hold of people... Later?"
Hiei nodded an affirmative, standing with his mate. Botan hugged him close to her, feeling his more-than-human warmth, (1) Hiei allowing the contact. As she let go he laid a feather-light kiss on her shoulder over the mark he had made the night before.
Botan gave a small twirl as she walked off into the wet day.
"Botan!" said Keiko, happily surprised, as she answered her phone. "How are you?"
"Great!" said Botan. "Actually, I want to talk to everyone. I was thinking another girl night?"
"What a coincidence! I was just thinking that myself. Tell you what, I'll call everyone!"
"Okay! That sounds great. I have to go check in with Koenma anyways."
"Great! I'll see you at two this afternoon, then!"
"Yep! Bye!"
"Bye!"
The two hung up approximately simultaneously; Botan manifested her oar and headed off to tell Koenma while Keiko smiled happily. Everything was going according to the plans she and Kurama had laid... Now all she needed to do was get everyone else to agree, and that really shouldn't be all that hard... Everyone was keenly interested in the developing romance between the two.
"Koenma sir? May I come in?" asked Botan.
"Huh? Botan?" mumbled the ruler of the spirit world.
"Yes Sir. Did you fall asleep at your desk last night?"
"Oh. Yes, I did..."
"Anyways, Sir, I had some news to tell you."
"Tell away."
"Er... Me and Hiei are marked mates now."
"WHAT?"
Three hallways down an ogre looked up from his work. "Well, it sounds like Koenma woke up fully."
"What in the name of my father possessed you to do that?" yelled Koenma. His voice was quieter, at least, though still painfully loud.
"I fell in love, Sir." said Botan, looking highly affronted.
Koenma sagged suddenly, looking very tired.
"I'll continue to work here," said Botan, less annoyed.
"I, um, congratulations," said George, who had been previously ignored.
"Thank you!" said Botan to the ogre.
"Why Hiei?" asked Koenma.
"Why does anybody love anyone?" countered the angry ferry girl.
"Oh..." said Koenma, beginning to understand. He had been in love before... "Okay, then, I congratulate you and hope luck follows you. This isn't getting you out of work, though-- the rain's caused flooding and lots of colds and the death count is unusually high." He frowned. "I've been so over-worked..."
"Umm... Yes, Sir. Actually, this is the last day of my vacation; may I please be excused?"
Koenma sighed. "Yes, you can..."
"Great!" said Keiko to herself. "Everyone can make it!"
"Hiei," said Kurama as a form of greeting as his friend 'appeared' on his windowsill.
"Fox," replied the half-koorime.
"How's Botan?" questioned Kurama, shrewdly thinking over his line of questioning and encouragement.
"Good," said Hiei, pausing before attempting to continue. Kurama, lost in his thoughts and plans and unused to Hiei offering long explanations, cut him off before he could explain any more.
"That's good. You know, Keiko was telling me that she thinks Botan is really lonely; she wants someone to love her, but she thinks nobody will..."
"Fox. Kurama? You listening?"
"...It's interesting, really, how such a wonderful person can think she's so worthless..."
"I marked her; she's my mate now."
"...And all she really needs is someone to love her. Pity she'll never accept it unless... Wait, what?"
Hiei smirked. It was rare that he got one up on Kurama.
"Me. Botan. Mates. Since last night."
"..." Kurama was truly surprised. "How did that happen?"
Hiei settled in as he began to tell the kitsune the events that had happened the night before.
Kurama felt stupid. Really stupid. It was a rare event.
"So you marked each other even after all that?"
"Yes."
Kurama smiled. Hiei, mated... Even just a while ago he would have found the idea laughable. Now... "Wonderful! I'm very happy for you both."
Botan was the last to arrive at Keiko's house. "I have news!" she announced as she bounced in the door.
"What kind of news?" asked Yukina politely, but before Botan could answer Keiko and Shizuru had swept her over to the couch.
Shizuru wasn't exactly known for subtlety and restraint.
"Question and answer time. You love Hiei?"
"Yes, but..."
"And he loves you?"
"Yes, and..."
"Just answer the questions. Why haven't you marked him yet?"
"I've been trying to tell you! I have! Last night!"
You could have heard a pin drop for a few brief seconds.
"Good for you," said Shizuru calmly, the first to speak.
Yukina gave a secretive happy smile.
"Come again?" asked Keiko.
"Eeee! That's great, Botan! I'm so happy for you!" said Kagome, hugging her.
Keiko finally recovered enough to give a decent response. She joined Kagome in hugging the stuffing out of the deity, voicing her congratulations.
Botan couldn't wipe her big grin off of her face.
"Here's what happened..." she began.
Hiei and Botan together went to tell Kuwabara and Yusuke. They found the two boys together--though they fought a lot they were really friends, in a strange sense of the word--walking down the streets, heavily shadowed from the evening, the occasional drop of rain still falling.
"Hello!" called out Botan cheerily.
"Botan!" greeted Yusuke. "And her creepy short shadow!"
Hiei gave a death glare sharp enough to shatter most rocks, but not quite all.
Kuwabara gave a weird twitch as he looked at the deity and the demon standing side by side, shooting them both a weird glance before he realized his kitten had wandered off.
"Eikichi!" he yelled, running off in pursuit of the fluffball. Everyone sighed; sometimes it really wasn't worth it. Especially when it came to Kuwabara.
"We have something to tell you," said Botan, ignoring the absence of Kuwabara. They'd tell him whenever he got back.
"Yeh?" said Yusuke.
"Hiei and I are mated now."
"Whaa...!" managed Yusuke, walking right into a telephone pole.
"I think he's in a state of shock," said Botan concernedly.
"Hn."
"You two are mated?" screeched Yusuke.
"Shhhh!" said Botan, glancing pointedly at the other people along the street.
"Yes. We are." said Hiei, voice monotone.
"Whoah... That was unexpected... No it wasn't... But man!"
Botan sighed.
Kuwabara came running back up, Eikichi safe in his hands.
"What happened to Urameshi there?" he asked.
"Lost a fight with a telephone pole," said Hiei.
"...can't wait to see what'll happen when the oaf finds out..." sniggered Yusuke.
"Finds out what?" said aforementioned 'oaf.'
"I'm mated with Hiei," said Botan.
"That? I already knew. You mean you couldn't? You're an idiot, Yusuke." said Kuwabara.
"...How?" asked Botan.
"Your giving off happier feelings that mix with each other, you're standing differently and Botan at least has a cut in the right place."
Botan glanced down at her shoulder; sure enough the scoop neck on her top revealed the mark.
Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at Kuwabara.
"Oh no! It's time for Eikichi's dinner!" he yelled suddenly, running off.
Yusuke looked very... stunned.
"...that's one of the creepiest things I've ever seen in my entire life..." he managed. "And I've seen a lot..."
Hiei looked almost as if his world was crumbling down around him.
Botan was amazed. "Is that even possible? What is that thing and where's Kuwabara?"
Two Or So Weeks Later, at Genkai's temple. A party is being held to celebrate Hiei and Botan's marking.
Everyone was crowded inside as they watched the rain pour down on the party things put up outside.
"Why'd we have to hold it here?" grumped Genkai, who was less-than-happy about her temple being invaded.
"At least we got the food inside," said Yukina, attempting to improve the mood.
"Get your elbow out of my ribs, Urameshi," complained Kuwabara.
"Where's Botan?" asked Kagome.
"For that matter, where's Hiei?" responded Yusuke.
"There they are..." said Kurama, pointing back outside.
Hiei and Botan, both dripping wet from the rain, stood side by side, hands brushing, talking softly to each other. Oblivious to their audience their lips met in a gentle kiss, soft and sweet.
"Awwww..." Went three fourths of the guests. Even Genkai managed a small smile.
"...I love you," the two whispered, each to the other.
Sometimes...
Everything is for the best, and everything ends up perfect.
(1) For some reason I've become rather intrigued with the idea of Hiei having a higher body temperature than humans... I mean, with the whole fire-demon thing it makes sense...
Series: Yu Yu Hakusho
Pairings/Characters: Hiei/Botan
Rating/Warnings: Doesn't stray above a T/PG-13 rating. Warnings for bad writing, potential fanbrattieness and a little bit of sexual violence in the later chapters.
Status: Completed.
Disclaimer: While Yu Yu Hakusho is not mine, most of the books quoted were made up by me.
Day Seven:
The day began sunny, though it quickly clouded over. By mid-morning a steady, pounding rain had started, quieting the world's noises to a muted background mumble overlaid with the shush of raindrops.
"Shuichi! A friend is here to see you!" yelled Kurama's mother up the stairs of their house.
I wonder who that is...?
Kurama padded down the stairs to the front door, surprised to see a slightly nervous-looking Keiko.
"Hello, Keiko," said the red-head, surprised. "It's nice to see you."
He led the girl upstairs to his room, offered her something to drink, which she declined, and sat her down in his desk chair before taking up a seat on his bed.
Keiko shifted, looking even more nervous. "I actually have a...favor to ask you," she began. "I know that you're the one who's known Hiei the longest..."
"Does Botan have anything to do with this?" asked Kurama, pleased that his suspicions had turned out correct.
"Yes, actually. You might know that we are good friends, Botan and I, and I think I know her fairly well at this point. You know that Botan and Hiei are in love, I know, but... Oh, how to say this? I'm worried that Botan will refuse to do anything because of some... insecurities she has."
Kurama was sincerely impressed. She had noticed the original issue, Botan's state of mind, attached it to the current issue, and then decided to come to him as the person who knew the other half of the couple (Hiei) best.
He gave a small smile. "Actually, I've been thinking along much the same lines. Hiei has--how did you put it?--insecurities as well. I'm worried about both of them. Quite frankly, I think that a little... outside involvement would be best at this point." He gave a small smile, one returned by Keiko. Understanding flashed between them.
"The biggest question, though, is how to manage it..." frowned Keiko. "Botan might respond well to a little nudge from her friends..."
"I could try to talk Hiei into a better mindset..." mused Kurama.
"I'll get Yukina, Shizuru and Kagome together and tell them what's happening." said Keiko. "We can probably get started on that today."
"Hiei should visit me today as well," said Kurama. "I'll see what I can do."
Botan was happy. Very very happy. Less typically, so was Hiei.
Currently they were at the base of a tree in 'Hiei's' park. The arrangement was a compromise of sorts: they weren't in a tree and they weren't on a bench. The branches kept most of the rainwater off of them, but the occasional fat drop fell onto them, spotting their clothing.
"We'll need to tell everyone we're marked eventually, you know," said Botan.
"Hn."
"It'll affect them, too, after all."
"It's none of their business."
"It is their business, you know."
"..."
"C'mon, Hiei!"
"Fine."
"Great!" enthused Botan. "Now I need to go get a hold of people... Later?"
Hiei nodded an affirmative, standing with his mate. Botan hugged him close to her, feeling his more-than-human warmth, (1) Hiei allowing the contact. As she let go he laid a feather-light kiss on her shoulder over the mark he had made the night before.
Botan gave a small twirl as she walked off into the wet day.
"Botan!" said Keiko, happily surprised, as she answered her phone. "How are you?"
"Great!" said Botan. "Actually, I want to talk to everyone. I was thinking another girl night?"
"What a coincidence! I was just thinking that myself. Tell you what, I'll call everyone!"
"Okay! That sounds great. I have to go check in with Koenma anyways."
"Great! I'll see you at two this afternoon, then!"
"Yep! Bye!"
"Bye!"
The two hung up approximately simultaneously; Botan manifested her oar and headed off to tell Koenma while Keiko smiled happily. Everything was going according to the plans she and Kurama had laid... Now all she needed to do was get everyone else to agree, and that really shouldn't be all that hard... Everyone was keenly interested in the developing romance between the two.
"Koenma sir? May I come in?" asked Botan.
"Huh? Botan?" mumbled the ruler of the spirit world.
"Yes Sir. Did you fall asleep at your desk last night?"
"Oh. Yes, I did..."
"Anyways, Sir, I had some news to tell you."
"Tell away."
"Er... Me and Hiei are marked mates now."
"WHAT?"
Three hallways down an ogre looked up from his work. "Well, it sounds like Koenma woke up fully."
"What in the name of my father possessed you to do that?" yelled Koenma. His voice was quieter, at least, though still painfully loud.
"I fell in love, Sir." said Botan, looking highly affronted.
Koenma sagged suddenly, looking very tired.
"I'll continue to work here," said Botan, less annoyed.
"I, um, congratulations," said George, who had been previously ignored.
"Thank you!" said Botan to the ogre.
"Why Hiei?" asked Koenma.
"Why does anybody love anyone?" countered the angry ferry girl.
"Oh..." said Koenma, beginning to understand. He had been in love before... "Okay, then, I congratulate you and hope luck follows you. This isn't getting you out of work, though-- the rain's caused flooding and lots of colds and the death count is unusually high." He frowned. "I've been so over-worked..."
"Umm... Yes, Sir. Actually, this is the last day of my vacation; may I please be excused?"
Koenma sighed. "Yes, you can..."
"Great!" said Keiko to herself. "Everyone can make it!"
"Hiei," said Kurama as a form of greeting as his friend 'appeared' on his windowsill.
"Fox," replied the half-koorime.
"How's Botan?" questioned Kurama, shrewdly thinking over his line of questioning and encouragement.
"Good," said Hiei, pausing before attempting to continue. Kurama, lost in his thoughts and plans and unused to Hiei offering long explanations, cut him off before he could explain any more.
"That's good. You know, Keiko was telling me that she thinks Botan is really lonely; she wants someone to love her, but she thinks nobody will..."
"Fox. Kurama? You listening?"
"...It's interesting, really, how such a wonderful person can think she's so worthless..."
"I marked her; she's my mate now."
"...And all she really needs is someone to love her. Pity she'll never accept it unless... Wait, what?"
Hiei smirked. It was rare that he got one up on Kurama.
"Me. Botan. Mates. Since last night."
"..." Kurama was truly surprised. "How did that happen?"
Hiei settled in as he began to tell the kitsune the events that had happened the night before.
Kurama felt stupid. Really stupid. It was a rare event.
"So you marked each other even after all that?"
"Yes."
Kurama smiled. Hiei, mated... Even just a while ago he would have found the idea laughable. Now... "Wonderful! I'm very happy for you both."
Botan was the last to arrive at Keiko's house. "I have news!" she announced as she bounced in the door.
"What kind of news?" asked Yukina politely, but before Botan could answer Keiko and Shizuru had swept her over to the couch.
Shizuru wasn't exactly known for subtlety and restraint.
"Question and answer time. You love Hiei?"
"Yes, but..."
"And he loves you?"
"Yes, and..."
"Just answer the questions. Why haven't you marked him yet?"
"I've been trying to tell you! I have! Last night!"
You could have heard a pin drop for a few brief seconds.
"Good for you," said Shizuru calmly, the first to speak.
Yukina gave a secretive happy smile.
"Come again?" asked Keiko.
"Eeee! That's great, Botan! I'm so happy for you!" said Kagome, hugging her.
Keiko finally recovered enough to give a decent response. She joined Kagome in hugging the stuffing out of the deity, voicing her congratulations.
Botan couldn't wipe her big grin off of her face.
"Here's what happened..." she began.
Hiei and Botan together went to tell Kuwabara and Yusuke. They found the two boys together--though they fought a lot they were really friends, in a strange sense of the word--walking down the streets, heavily shadowed from the evening, the occasional drop of rain still falling.
"Hello!" called out Botan cheerily.
"Botan!" greeted Yusuke. "And her creepy short shadow!"
Hiei gave a death glare sharp enough to shatter most rocks, but not quite all.
Kuwabara gave a weird twitch as he looked at the deity and the demon standing side by side, shooting them both a weird glance before he realized his kitten had wandered off.
"Eikichi!" he yelled, running off in pursuit of the fluffball. Everyone sighed; sometimes it really wasn't worth it. Especially when it came to Kuwabara.
"We have something to tell you," said Botan, ignoring the absence of Kuwabara. They'd tell him whenever he got back.
"Yeh?" said Yusuke.
"Hiei and I are mated now."
"Whaa...!" managed Yusuke, walking right into a telephone pole.
"I think he's in a state of shock," said Botan concernedly.
"Hn."
"You two are mated?" screeched Yusuke.
"Shhhh!" said Botan, glancing pointedly at the other people along the street.
"Yes. We are." said Hiei, voice monotone.
"Whoah... That was unexpected... No it wasn't... But man!"
Botan sighed.
Kuwabara came running back up, Eikichi safe in his hands.
"What happened to Urameshi there?" he asked.
"Lost a fight with a telephone pole," said Hiei.
"...can't wait to see what'll happen when the oaf finds out..." sniggered Yusuke.
"Finds out what?" said aforementioned 'oaf.'
"I'm mated with Hiei," said Botan.
"That? I already knew. You mean you couldn't? You're an idiot, Yusuke." said Kuwabara.
"...How?" asked Botan.
"Your giving off happier feelings that mix with each other, you're standing differently and Botan at least has a cut in the right place."
Botan glanced down at her shoulder; sure enough the scoop neck on her top revealed the mark.
Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at Kuwabara.
"Oh no! It's time for Eikichi's dinner!" he yelled suddenly, running off.
Yusuke looked very... stunned.
"...that's one of the creepiest things I've ever seen in my entire life..." he managed. "And I've seen a lot..."
Hiei looked almost as if his world was crumbling down around him.
Botan was amazed. "Is that even possible? What is that thing and where's Kuwabara?"
Two Or So Weeks Later, at Genkai's temple. A party is being held to celebrate Hiei and Botan's marking.
Everyone was crowded inside as they watched the rain pour down on the party things put up outside.
"Why'd we have to hold it here?" grumped Genkai, who was less-than-happy about her temple being invaded.
"At least we got the food inside," said Yukina, attempting to improve the mood.
"Get your elbow out of my ribs, Urameshi," complained Kuwabara.
"Where's Botan?" asked Kagome.
"For that matter, where's Hiei?" responded Yusuke.
"There they are..." said Kurama, pointing back outside.
Hiei and Botan, both dripping wet from the rain, stood side by side, hands brushing, talking softly to each other. Oblivious to their audience their lips met in a gentle kiss, soft and sweet.
"Awwww..." Went three fourths of the guests. Even Genkai managed a small smile.
"...I love you," the two whispered, each to the other.
Sometimes...
Everything is for the best, and everything ends up perfect.
(1) For some reason I've become rather intrigued with the idea of Hiei having a higher body temperature than humans... I mean, with the whole fire-demon thing it makes sense...