LOVE DEFIES ALL ODDS

 By Seiyo

 

Chapter 5

Early in the morning the Reikai tantei and Koenma assembled in the garden. Koenma was discussing what they are about to do.

“It would be best for us—“

“Us?” Kuwabara interrupted.

“Yes, I would be going with you in this mission.” Koenma answered patiently.

“Oh, okay,” Kuwabara shrugged, “That’s fine with me.”

“Good. Now, as I was saying, we should head for Makai as soon as possible.”

Kurama nodded, “We should stop Akuma from gathering forces.”

“Makai is a big place. Do you know exactly where we could find them?” Yusuke asked

“Actually, no,” Koenma shook his head then glanced at Hiei, “but that won’t be much of a problem.”

“Hn.”

“For the moment, you can roam around or train with your ki.”

Upon hearing this, Hiei quickly disappeared towards the direction of the forest while the other three headed to the palace.

“Good Morning!” the cheerful greeting made them turn.

“Good morning to you too, Botan,” Yusuke returned her greeting.

“So, how are things going?” Botan asked them.

“Everything’s fine so far,” Kurama smiled at her, “We’ll be going to Makai soon.”

“Oh, I see,” she looked down then asked, “Where is Koenma-sama?”

“We left him there at the garden.”

“Thank you,” then she walked away.  

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Botan crept up slowly behind Koenma who was standing near the clearing to the forest, staring straight ahead.

“Koenma-sama…” she called his name softly as she came nearer.

He turned gently. “What is it Botan?”

“Nothing,” she shrugged, “I heard from Kurama that you’re going to Makai.”

“Yes, we’d be going in a little while,” he turned towards the clearing once more.

“I want to come with you.”

“What?!!” Koenma upon hearing Botan turned to face her.

Botan took a deep breath, “I said I want to come with you. Something about this mission is bugging me and I feel like I have to be there.”

“No, Botan,” Koenma shook his head, “You may not come with us. You have to stay here where you’ll be safe.”

“Why can’t I?” Botan looked at her pleadingly, “Yusuke and the others will be there. You will be there.  I’ll be safe with all of you around. My heart is telling me that I have to be there. Something is going to happen. I can feel it. Please Koenma-sama, it’s very important for me to be there.”

Koenma stepped closer to her, held her shoulders and looked straight into her eye, “Botan, as much as you want to go with us, I can’t let you. Being with the five of us is not a guarantee that we can keep you from harm while we’re there. Coming to Makai alone is a great risk, being there for a mission would mean great danger. My heart tells me that you should be here, safe from any harm and it would put my mind at ease knowing that you’re in a place where you cannot be hurt.”

“But Koenma…”

“My answer is final Botan, you may not go with us,” he turned and walked away.

Botan’s eyes followed Koenma’s retreating back. When he has finally gone out of her eyesight, she bowed her head. I can’t stay here, I have to be there in Makai with him. That’s the only way that I can be assured that nothing bad could happen. She took a deep breath and looked straight ahead, “I’m sorry Koenma, but this time, I would have to disobey you.” She followed the direction that Koenma took.  

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The others were already waiting for him when Koenma arrived at the forest clearing. They are about to use the gateway that would bring them to the Makai.

“Ready?” Koenma acknowledged them with a question.

“What took you so long?” Yusuke looked at him inquiringly.

“I was pondering over something,” Koenma tried to evade the question.

“By the way, Botan was asking about you. Did you see her?” Kurama informed him.

“Yes, she had to tell me something,” he looked away.

“Well, what are we waiting for?” Kuwabara asked impatiently.

“Keep your cool will you,” Yusuke told him off.

“Hn, stupid ningen,” Hiei mumbled.

“What did you say?!!” Kuwabara quickly reacted and another word battle started between the two.

Kurama sighed and rolled his eyes, “Stop it will you. We have some business to do.” He spoke as he tried to get the two away from each other.

“Let’s go,” Koenma told them after Kurama succeeded in separating Hiei and Kuwabara.

The five stepped into the gateway, which swallowed them into a new dimension. They didn’t notice the slim, blue-haired girl slip into the gateway a while earlier.

 

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