Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Going to the Dogs ❯ Prelude ( Prologue )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Botan stretched lazily as she awoke from her peaceful sleep. Yawning, she looked around at her surroundings.
Why's everything so big? she thought. The previous night she had fallen asleep by a tree waiting for a certain fire youkai; and unlike last night, the pine was a monstrous height.
Where's Hiei? Surely he would've told me off for sleeping under his tree!
Just then a rustling noice came. Botan started walking cautiously towards the sound, only to fall down.
What the- she thought and looked to her side. Fur. Soft, smooth, blue fur. And...paws? Botan was about to freak out when she fainted from shock.

Wha? was the first thing that entered the Grim-Reaper's mind when she woke up. Standing on her four legs, she darted her eyes around.
Shadowed white.
Am I dead?! I-I can't die! she thought franticly and then tumbled forward with a sudden jerk. She landed on the lower part of someones strong, warm, and clothed-in-black arm.
"Grr... dog, if you want a home I suggest you stay on my shoulder." a familiar, cold voice warned. Botan looked up from her captive's arm and her eyes widend. Deep, intense crimson orbs glared down at her, his face scowling and flame-like black hair flowing in the September breeze. Who else could it be, than the koorime with a dark heart:
Hiei Jaganshi.
Botan nearly fainted again but remebered what Hiei said.
Dog? Am I a...dog?! But wait, I must be a puppy cause Hiei can hold me!
"Dog, are you listening?!" Hiei snapped. Botan let out a yelp. Though she had known him for a long time, she was scared half-to-death of the demon. Hiei sighed. "I'm taking you to Kurama's, he'll know what to do with a mutt like you."
"Arrf!" Botan barked angrily. ::Mutt?!::
"Yes I said "mutt", gotta problem?" Hiei growled.
"Rrrrr..." ::Yeah...::
"Hn. Strange dog you are, y'know?" Hiei changed the odd subject and started walking once he placed the puppy on his shoulder. "Light blue fur and amethyst eyes. Just like a certain girl I know, only with blue hair, not fur."
Is this Hiei!?! Good Kami he's acting weird! His voice isn't harsh and he didn't add a bad comment to my name! Botan thought in disbelief.
"Of course, that, in it's own way, is an insult. The onna's a baka." Hiei added.
"Ruff!" Botan cursed. ::Damn!::
I knew it was too good to be true! she thought.
"Heh, don't try cursing, I don't understand your language." Hiei told her. Botan cocked her head to the side cutely. Hiei noticed and smirked. "I know when someone cusses, it's in their tone."
"Errrrrr..." Botan dragged out. ::Ohhhhhh...:: Hiei rolled his eyes.

"We're here." Hiei said simply and removed the small, laberdor puppy from under his scarf. Botan gazed at the spirit-fox's house. It was HUGE!! But, of course that was only because she was so tiny. Hiei knocked on the door, senseing that Kurama's energy was coming from his living room.
"Hiei, it's a suprise to see you here. Would you like to come in?" the polite Kurama offered when he opened the door.
"Hn." Hiei replied and walked past the red-head demon. He sat down at the kitchen table with the puppy-fied Botan in his warm lap. Botan liked it where she was, she didn't know Hiei was so comforting.
"Cute puppy." Kurama commented with a smile as he sat across from Hiei. Botan put her paws on the table-top and peeked over at Kurama with big eyes.
"Found her under my tree. She was past-out when I saw her." Hiei got straight to business.
"Odd fur and eye coloring, reminds me of Botan." Kurama observed, ignoring what Hiei had said.
"Arrf!" Botan barked. ::Hi Kurama!::
"She's just as bubbly and friendly too." Kurama said with a chuckle as he reached over and patted her on the head.
"Which is one of the many reasons I want you to find her a home." Hiei cut in. Kurama looked at Hiei and then back down to the puppy, who looked hurt.
Hiei doesn't like me? Botan was thinking and remembered that he didn't know it was her. But still...
"Let me call everyone, see if any of them want her." Kurama said as he got up, picked up the phone, and dialed the numbers to everyone he knew. Hiei and Botan waited patiently.

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