Author Notes: Yay! I finished this in two days. The idea cam up to me along time ago, so I had more time to plan. Anyways, yes, this is a BotanxYusuke ficcy. Don't like the couple, don't read it. This happened after the second movie. If you didn't see the second movie, you might not get some stuff. Eh well, read anyways. On to the fic!
But wait, disclaimer first.
Disclaimer: Yuu Yuu Hakusho and all the characters do not belong to me. They all belong to Yoshihiro Togashi and stuff...
Now on with the fic!
-+- Hajime -+-
Under a Sakura Tree
~*~ Botan POV ~*~
I got up from the futon I was resting on. I stretched. Boy, that was a good nap. I yawned and walked to the door. I was about to slide it open, but it openned itself.
"Botan-san! What are you doing up? You should get back to rest!" Yukina said, a bit worried.
"I'm fine! See!" I then ran around the room and did a few cartwheels
"But still..."
"I'm fine! Really!" I gave her a reassuring smile.
I walked out the doors. Yukina followed me. So I was at Genkai-shihan's temple. I walked around and spotted Hinageshi. I was about to walk up to her when she saw me.
"Botan! Are you alright? Shouldn't you get some more rest? You-"
"It's okay Hinageshi. Everything's over. I'm fine. Thanks for worrying" I hugged her and she hugged back
"It looks like you've recovered."
I turned around to see the pink haired Genkai.
"Yes I have. Thank you for letting me stay here."
"What could I do? Leave you out in the streets?" The old lady smiled.
I smiled too and she walked back into her temple.
~*~ Yusuke POV ~*~
I yawned. "Where are we going again?"
Keiko glared at me. "We are going to Genkai-shihan's to visit Botan-san"
"Then what's with the basket?" I said, eyeing the basket she was holding.
She smiled to herself but didn't answer. I frowned. I didn't like being kept from secrets.
We finally reached Baa-san's place.
"Race you to the top!" She giggled and ran up the stone steps.
I raised my eyebrow and slowly walked up the steps. I yawned once more. She woke me up early in the morning just for this? Sure, I wanted to see how Botan was doing, but not this early... I'm still tired after my battle with Yakumo. I'm telling ya, he's not easy to beat. I yawned again.
"Hey finally. Slowpoke." Keiko was waiting at the top of the steps.
I would usually come back with a remark, but I'm too tired to.
"Hey what's wrong?"
I yawned again. "Nothing, just tired." I replied in a half mumble.
~*~ Botan POV ~*~
"Botan-san!"
I broke away from my conversation with Hinageshi and Yukina. "Keiko-chan!" I hugged her. "Hey, what are you doing here?"
"We came to see how you were feeling, silly!"
"We?" I asked.
"Hey Botan..." a tired voice said.
I beamed. I would notice that voice anywhere. "Hey Yusuke!" I said cheerfully, maybe a bit too cheerfully. I could see he didn't put his hair gel on. Oh well, he's still cute. I smiled to myself.
"Hey Botan-san, I was wondering... If you were feeling better and if the weather is good, maybe we can go for a picnic or something." Keiko smiled.
"Ooo! Yay! A picnic! I'd love to go on a picnic! Is that what's in the basket?"
She nodded.
"Yay! Who's coming?"
Yusuke mumbled something.
Keiko just ignored him. "I was thinking like maybe me, you, Yusuke, Hinageshi-san, Yukina-san, Kuwabara-kun and Genkai-shihan."
"What's this we hear about a picnic?"
I jumped at the voice but realized it was only Hinageshi and Yukina tagging along.
"We're going on a picnic!" Keiko and I said in unision.
~*~ Yusuke POV ~*~
"Girls..." I muttered to myself. All they ever think about it how to have fun... Meh... At least Kuwabara got dragged into this too. But he's enjoying it and I'm not. Baa-san decided not to come. She had to stay at the temple. So here I am. Sitting under this tree. I guess I can catch up on the sleep I missed...
~*~ Botan POV ~*~
Yay! Today is such a good day! Keiko is so smart to think of going on a picnic. Keiko... Sometimes I envy that girl. I smile sadly to myself but quickly recovered. Hinageshi finished her song. We all applauded and she handed the microphone to Yukina.
"Me? Sing?" She flushed.
"Come on Yukina-chan, I bet you have a great voice!" I encouraged her.
"Really?" She asked shyly.
"Of course. You have a beautiful voice. You already sound like an angel when you're talking!" Kuwa-chan was flirting with her again. Oh well, they make a cute couple.
"A-arigatou Kazuma-san" She blushed. She then proceeded on to picking a song.
I looked around. Hm... Isn't someone missing? Ah-ha! Yusuke is gone. Where is he? Oh there he is. I placed some food on a plate and carried it over to the juvenile delinquient. Everyone was too enchanted by Yukina's singing to notice me leave.
~*~ Yusuke POV ~*~
"Yusuke. Hey Yusuke!"
I moaned. Can't I ever get some rest? It's like they're doing it on purpose... I openned my eyes to see a pair of pretty pink eyes.
I blinked, staring into them for a few seconds. "WAH!" I yelled when I realized who the eyes belonged to.
"Sorry, did I scare you?" Botan said, then sat next to me.
"No, just took me by surprise." I muttered.
"Oh... sorry anyways... Here, I brought you some food. Want some?"
I mumbled something but didn't touch the food.
"Um..."I heard Botan say. I turned my head toward her.
"Um... I never got to say thank you for saving me."
I shrugged. "Meh, no problem." I was about to close my eyes and fall asleep when Botan spoke up again.
~*~ Botan POV ~*~
"Um... I uh..." I was stuttering and I knew it. "Um... uh... um... Remember how we met?"
He chuckled. Oh god I love that sexy voice of his.
"Of course, how can I forget?"
I smiled but then it faded.
"Sometimes I forget that I'm the deity of death. Sometimes I just want to be a normal human and live here, in Ningenkai. You know, have a normal life with friends and family and meet a significant other."
I was playing around with a sakura tree petal that had fallen to the ground.
"But if I wasn't the deity of death, I would never have met you. You're a great person Yusuke. You care deeply about your friends and would do anything to help them. You act all mean and tough-like on the outside but on the inside, you're a nice and caring person."
I took a deep breath and then exhaled.
"The thing is Yusuke, I have fallen in love with you. You're such a kind person, how can I not? I know you love Keiko and you plan to marry her. I don't expect you to return my feelings, I just wanted you to know how I feel... and now you do"
I took a deep breath and waited for his response. I don't know how long I waited but it seemed like hours.
I took a small peek at Yusuke. His head was down. I then heard soft breathing coming from him. I moved closer to him. His eyes were shut and he had a peaceful expression on his face.
I blinked a few times... He fell asleep?!
~*~ Yusuke POV ~*~
You know that strange mode you're in when you think you're asleep but could hear everything around you? Well, I'm in that state now.
So... Botan just confessed her feelings for me. How am I supposed to react? Meh, I guess I don't react.
I heard her sigh. " I guess... I guess it's only best that you don't know"
Oh, but I do know, I just don't know what to say to you.
"I guess you deserve to rest. After all, you faught so hard against Yakumo."
Then there was silence. I think it's time for me to 'wake up'.
"Hey, time to wake up!" I heard her say. Then I felt something whack my forhead. I sat up in a jolt.
"Eh? What happened?" I asked.
"Well, you fell asleep and Keiko was looking for you, so I woke you up."
I got up and stretched. Meh, I got some shut eye at least. I yawned.
~*~ Botan POV ~*~
I smiled. He's so cute when he yawns like that.
"Come on! The picnic's not over yet!" I grabbed his arm and I ran back to the picnic site.
"There you guys are! We were worried about you guys!" Hinageshi said.
"Yeah, it's your turn to sing Yusuke." Keiko held up the microphone to him.
Yusuke looked at the mic. and took it. Then he handed it to me.
"Let Botan sing. I want to hear her singing voice."
"Eh?" I blushed. "Me?"
"Yeah, Botan-chan hasn't sung yet!" Kuwa-chan said.
"Yes, I want to hear her sing too." Yukina said while putting her hands together.
"Okay I guess." I chose a song and started singing.
Yusuke is sitting next to Keiko on the blanket. He's smiling at me. I smile back.
-+- Owari -+-
Author notes again: So? How was it? Yeah I know, the ending sucked. Oh, don't ask me why there was no Kurama or Hiei in this. I don't like writing them, and if I did, they'd probably be OOC. Speaking of OOC, was any of them OOC in the fic? My sister says Genkai's is okay but a bit dub-ish. I'm not really sure. And she also said Yusuke was a bit like me with the 'Meh...'s. Ehehe... maybe I did add to much 'Meh...'s. Oh well. And Botan in the beginning was a bit too hyper, Keiko too. Ah well, please review! Flames are accepted, but tell me why it sucked. No flaming this couple though, couse I warned you twice already. On the summary and the top author's note.
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