Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Found In The Dark ❯ Chapter 17 ( Chapter 17 )

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Hi all! Sorry about the long wait for an update here! My computer crashed…again…STUPID SPYWARE!! Anyway, I decided to update now on our bigger computer that I hate using for lack of internet. Once my laptop is back I shall transfer this and then post it so enjoy!

Oh, and sorry but I think this one is going to be a bit shorter than normal.

Warnings? I don't think repeating myself will help, go back a chapter and read.

Disclaimer? Same as above.

Title: Found in the Darkness

Chapter seventeen: When good girls save the day

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Botan sat on the bed staring at the space Hiei once stood. If what he had said was true, which it most likely was, than she was in a lot of danger just sitting there. She looked down at her folded hands that rested in her lap. He told her to stay there and not to go out into the fight, which she could hear through the window.

He also had told her that they needed her to win! She stood sharply her hair bouncing in the ponytail she had put it in. Her hands clinched by her sides as she debated with herself as to whether or not she should go out and help. Swallowing the large lump in her throat she turned to the shut door. Her ears burned as she heard the yell coming from Yusuke as he hit something. She opened the door and steeped into the hall.

Nilgato was no longer by the door.

She turned looking for him. Hadn't Hiei told him to protect Amy? She walked to the door and sighed as one worry was lifted from her mind. Nilgato sat on Amy's bed with a crying Amy on his lap. His hands were covering her ears, making it so she couldn't hear all the fighting.

Botan then ran down the hall, then the stairs and then to the front. Yukina sat on the couch, hands on ears trying as well to block out the yells and battle going on outside. Botan didn't look back at her as she ran outside.

A hand instantly went to her mouth as she felt her supper rise in her chest. There were bodies all over. The monsters that had come were lying all over. Among them, though, she saw a sight she didn't want to see. Kuwabara was lying among them. Her hands clinched as she ran up to him.

She bent down and searched around for a pulse, she sighed when she found it. Her head suddenly whipped around when she heard a load screeching sound. The monsters where flying in a circle above her. She didn't have time to heal him and since she already knew he was ok she could run for her life now. Without thinking she jumped up and sprinted towards the group of others she could trust her life too. The first person to come into view was Yusuke.

Around him were about five flying demons. He didn't even notice as she dashed past him with a bunch of her own on her tail. She continued to run until she ran until she ran into Hiei. She spun around behind him and sighed as the demons flew higher as if fleeing. She followed them with her eyes and jumped back. Up in the sky was a flying figure holding another. Botan squinted her eyes as she tried to see who it was.

It was Nami. She was being held up by multiple demons. Her eyes where glowing and mouth slightly open. She was pointing up into the air a small orb glowing in her hands. Botan slowly backed up into Hiei as he too watched. All the demons had moved up to Nami and where forming into something.

“I thought I told you to slay inside,” Hiei said pushing her behind him.

“What, and miss out on this? Not a chance,” she mumbled. Now she felt the urge to be inside. Not that it would be safer in there but it wouldn't be as scary. She closed her eyes. Maybe she could help out. Swallowing she put her hands together face up to the sky. “Move Hiei,” she said as a small blue orb or energy came into her hands.

Hiei spun around, a scold on his face. “NO! You are to get out of the way and stay safe!” he demanded. Botan paid no heed to his command and muttered a small phrase.

“Nósleto Mënos TÄ—nticth,” She mumbled. Her arms rose higher as the ball grew. Hiei quickly jumped out of her path and behind her as the orb started to spin towards the large group. Many demons looked down and started fling away while some continued to join into the large growing mass at Nami's hand.

Botan slowly mumbled the phrase again before the ball or energy hit the group, sending Nami to the ground and a few demons to oblivion. The ones left fisted there hands.

“WE SHALL RETURN!” they hissed before fling away. Botan blinked a few times before slumping to the ground. Hiei rushed over to her holding her up as he watched the others look on at them. Nami fell with a small plop not to far off, Kurama rushing to her side. He lifted her up in his arms a bit and sighed.

“Thank God,” he mumbled. Botan slowly stood up, Hiei still supporting her and the two limped over to them. “Care to tell us what that was all about, Botan?” Kurama asked as he too stood, Nami in his arms. Botan looked over at Hiei before she sighed.

By now Yusuke and the others had come to the small group also looking confused. “What was THAT!?” he shouted. Botan looked over at them blinking a few times before brushing a few bangs out of her face.

“Um…I recently found that I had…powers?” she said somewhat confusing them all. Genkai came up behind her and Hiei and chuckled.

“You have always had them child, only recently did you tap into them,” she brushed off her dress and folded her hands behind her back. “I am sure you all want more information but we have no time, I believe the others may want you to explain to them what happened and Kuwabara may wish to be healed?” Genkai said before walking back to the house. Yusuke looked at Hiei and Botan a little longer before he spun around and ran off to get Kuwabara. Kurama nodded to them before walking after Genkai to the house.

“Next time you should listen to me,” Hiei mumbled as the two walked to the house.

“I didn't get hurt,” she said tring to sound strong.

“You are in pain, and are weak,”

“So…” she winched. He didn't miss things. Her leg hurt and she felt sleepy.

“Just shut up,” he mumbled as he pushed the door open with his foot. Kurama and Yukina where fussing over Nami who had yet to awaken and Yusuke hadn't come in yet with Kuwabara. Genkai stood in the corner with Nilgato and Amy by her side. Amy looked up at the two before she bounced over to Botan and hugged her.

“Botan, Botan! You good! Nilgato said no more fighting!!” she yelled happily. Botan smiled at the girl.

“Yes, Amy, for now, no more fighting,” she said to the small girl hanging onto her waist. She bent down a bit and picked up Amy to her shoulders and smiled at Nilgato. `Thanks' she mouthed before moving away from Hiei. “I should take you to bed young lady,” she said as she slowly ascended up the stairs.

Botan pushed open the door at the end of the hall with her shoulder and walked over to the small rumpled bed. Amy slowly moved under the covers and yawned a bit before moving to her side and closing her eyes. “Nighty night,” she sighed before slowly falling into a sleep. Botan stayed in the room after the girl fell asleep looking out the window.

She had closed the door and turned off the lights when they came in and it was completely quiet other than the few bugs outside singing and the trees swaying to the wind. She pulled a chair in front of the window and rested her hands on the sill looking outside. A few fireflies had come out, and the yard was still covered in the demons body. She sniffed as she thought about all this being caused by her. They had come for her, they wanted her power, her body, they wanted her! She looked over at the sleeping girl. She didn't want to cause any of them pain, get them killed. She had been with them all so long, wouldn't they understand that they lost a lot because of her. She was a weakness to them. She put her hand on the window and summoned her oar.

Now was the time for change. She slowly crawled out onto her oar and looked to the moon. She would become stronger, control her powers, and prove herself. She looked back through the window. Hiei still had to pass his test, yet he also had to wait a month before anything major. She could leave a few weeks and it wouldn't throw him off, maybe her, she only had one test to pass and he had two. She moved the oar up into the clouds.

She fingered the clouds and smiled when she felt nothing but air. She would go to the place Hiei's jagen could never find her. She needed supplies first though. She leaned forward on her oar and sped off to the village to get a few supplies.

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The town was quiet and dark as Botan landed in the yard. She prayed she had enough time to get out before Hiei found her. She de-summoned the oar and walked into the house. She opened a box and searched around until she came upon a red backpack. It wasn't too big, yet had enough space to carry all her stuff. She opened it and turned it upside down letting the dead bugs and dust fly out onto the floor. She closed her eyes and held out her palm making a small ball of blue energy appear to help her see.

She pulled out a blanket and small leather bound book and pen. Who knew, maybe she could use it. She pulled out a few containers of tuna that were surprisingly still good. She rushed to her room and pulled out a pair of shorts, Kimono, a few shirts, socks, and another pair of shoes. She was in such a hurry she never did take the others off. She grabbed a bar of soap and flung it in her bag. She pulled the strings on her bag closing it up and putting the straps over her shoulders.

She re-summoned her oar and dashed out the door. She shook her hand making the blue energy ball go away before she jumped on the oar and sped off. She watched the scenery below her as she flew and smiled. Hiei, and Yusuke did this all the time, what was wrong with her doing it? She watched the mountains as the rose higher to her level. She shivered as the cold air hit her bare legs and shoulders. She was still wearing shorts and her short sleeved shirt.

She sighed and watched as a small white fog came from her mouth. She pulled her oar up into the air higher getting colder as she went. She shook her head as a few snowflakes got in her hair. She sighed. It was winter time anyway. She was glad she had at least one pair of pants in her bag and a small sweater. She pushed forward through the wind and snow trying to get to the barrier.

It was her second year of being a ferry girl when she found this place. It was isolated from the other worlds, a small village rested there with a few demons, who where quiet friendly. But outside of the village where all sorts of demons who all searched for a fight. She could train there, and the people in the village would treat her kindly. They did the first time she visited so why not again.

She looked down again searching for the village that could camouflage itself from being found other than by accident. Botan perked up when she saw the small brown hut through the clouds and leaned down to descend to the village. The sun had recently set so the people may be going to bed soon. She shivered as she landed in the snow covered village.

A few villagers that were still out rushed to her as she landed offering her comfort. “Botan?” One elderly woman asked. Botan smiled at her.

“Hello Hisho,” The elderly woman smiled.

“I see you wish to stay this time?” she gestured at her backpack. Botan nodded as she shook her head getting all the snow off it. “It's cold child, come in,” she took Botan's arm and pulled her to the hut that belonged to her.

“Hisho, you know not how much this means to me, thank you,”

“Oh, tis nothing child, nothing at all, I love your company and thankfully this time, you are not injured?”

“No, I have come to train,” Hisho pulled out a small futon mattress and put a small pillow on it. Botan pulled out her small blue blanket and put it on the futon by the fire.

The hut was fairly small, yet had enough space to live in. In the middle was a small stack of wood that was on fire, warming the hut. At the top or the hut was a small hole that let all the smoke out yet no cold or snow in. There was another futon on the other side of the fire made out for Hisho. A pot and a few spices where in the corner for cooking with more wood stacked over there. A small sword was at the side of Hisho's bed for when the village may ever be attacked. Even though she was an old woman, who was widowed, she was quiet strong.

“Then I would love to assist you my dear,” Hisho said as she put another piece of wood into the fire. “But for now, it is dark, cold, and we need to sleep,” Botan smiled as she pulled the blanket up over her legs and arms and curled into it. This futon wasn't as comfortable as her other one but it would do for now. She wasn't one to complain when she received something so generously.

“Thank you Hisho,” she mumbled as she turned on her side to stare at the wall. `Please let everyone be ok,' she prayed before pulling the blanket up to her chin and kicking off her shoes to the end of the futon. She sniffed and rubbed her nose when she heard Hisho start to snore a bit.

She couldn't sleep while thinking about what might be going on with the others. Did Amy sleep well, was Kuwabara ok, Nami back to her senses, and was Hiei worried? She couldn't help but wonder about them. Yet she needed to be stronger for them. She rose up in her bed to see Hisho facing her with a small trail of drool falling down her cheek onto her futon. Botan sweat dropped as she rose up. She had only been lying here a few minutes and already the woman was out like a light. Botan tiptoed outside into the snow in only her socks. She didn't notice much as the water soaked into her socks and got her feet wet. She walked to the merchants hut to see he had closed up and a small light was on inside.

She summoned her oar and hopped on to hover over the ground and moved around the village. In the hut not far of she could hear laughter from a little girl and an elderly man who sounded as if he was telling a story. Botan moved over above the hut to listen in.

“The man leapt out of the giant demons path causing the demon to fall forward on its face. The man spun around, sword in hand ready to attack the demon attacking his home, he would not let his home fall as many others had to this demon.

The demon exhaled and blew a strong gust of wind at the man causing him to fly back into a tree. The man kicked off of the tree at the demon. His sword high he landed the sword right in the demons throat causing it to sputter blood everywhere.

The man pulled his sword out of the demon and jumped to the ground. The demon slowly shrank down to the size of a flee and poofed out of existence!” Botan sighed and moved on. That was another man as the hero. There weren't many stories that had woman as the hero's anymore. She landed onto the ground and dusted off her shorts and walked over to Hisho's hut.

It was time for a new female hero.

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To Be Continued

Told you it would be short…and maybe a bit confusing. But I hope you all liked my update. Two whole months…sorry really am!

Hopefully I can start the next chapter soon! Thank you all who are loyal to the fic and wont stop reading it! Thanks!

-Melimea-Chan

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