Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The New Spirit Detectives ❯ The Reikai Christmas Ball ( Chapter 11 )
Chapter 10: The Reikai Christmas Ball
Author's Note: I felt like doing something different with this chapter. I know that in the little chapter plan I had, this wasn't in it. This chapter is almost all flashbacks and focuses on how Kurama and Botan got together. Thanks for all the reviews and I don't own YYH!
After another long, terrible month of normal, something wonderful had happened: Winter Break. The time where they got to sit around the fireplace drinking hot chocolate for two and half weeks. Yuki and Kuronue's birthday had been on December 3rd, and everyone went out for a big dinner. It was on one of these days that Koenma had called at meeting, this time at the Minamino house.
"I really hope it's not another mission," whined Yuki.
"Yeah, it almost Christmas," groaned Kuronue.
Now, even though none of them celebrated Christmas like a big holiday, it was mainly just a reason to make the house look all pretty and get presents. While the kids were complaining about not wanting a mission near Christmas, Koenma appeared.
"Now, now, there's no need for complaining. I'm not here to make you all go on a mission. I'm just here to invite you all the Reikai Christmas Ball. You five, being the new Spirit Detectives, will be the guests of honor. The ball is on Christmas Eve and I expect you all to dress nicely." He disappeared again.
"See, we knew it wasn't a mission." Said Botan. "Koenma always has his Christmas Ball."
"So, that's where all you parents always disappear to on Christmas Eve." Said Kuronue.
"Yes. Usually, we're the guests of honor. But now it's your turn." Sighed Kurama. "But I do really those comfortable chairs you get to sit on."
"Kurama!" exclaimed Botan. "That can't be only thing you like about the Reikai Ball!"
"What are they talking about?" asked Yuki.
"Hn," said Hiei. "Your parents fell in love at one of the Reikai Balls."
"That's so romantic." Sighed Yuki. "I wish I could fall in love at the Reikai Ball."
Elijah turned to her. "You could fall in love again." He suggested.
She laughed and gave him a hug.
"Come on everyone." Said Keiko. "We have to go find dresses for the ball."
All the girls got up to leave and go shopping, but Botan stopped her daughter. "Yuki, could you come with me to my room?"
"Sure, mom." Yuki followed her mom down stairs to their bedroom. When they got in, Botan closed the door and opened up a chest at the foot of the bed and pulled out a dress.
"I want you to wear this dress to the ball." Said Botan as she handed Yuki the dress. It was a navy blue ballroom gown. The top had dark blue beads in a pattern and the skirt was puffy. The dress was also a strapless. "It might be too long for you, since I was much taller than you when I wore it. I hope it'll fit you."
Yuki stared at the dress. 'Why would mom want me to wear such a beautiful dress like this?'
"You're probably wanting to know why I'm letting you borrow this dress." Said Botan. "Well, this was the dress I was wearing when I fell in love with your father. It's very special to me and I want it to be special for you too.
***Flashback***
Botan wandered around the Reikai Ball looking bored. After the introduction, the feast, and the first dance, it got pretty boring. Mainly because she had nobody to dance with. Koenma was always her escort, then after all the important stuff, he would dump her and do what ever he wanted.
"I've never liked these things. I don't see why I have to keep coming." She sighed and looked around. 'I could ask one of the guys to dance. But Yusuke and Keiko are dancing. So are Kuwabara and Yukina. I don't even want to think about coming between Hiei and Sana. I know! I'll go find Kurama. He's always nice to be with. And I know he'll talk with me even if we don't dance.' Botan set off to find Kurama.
*** End Flashback***
Botan was caught up in her memories while Yuki tried on the dress. Yuki was surprised that the dress fit her for two reasons: one, that her mother wore it, and two that it looked so small when her mom gave it to her. Little did she know that Botan had put a spell on it so it'd fit Yuki perfectly.
"Well, it's a bit too long." Said Botan. We'll have to make it shorter. Come on, we'll go into the living where there's more light." They left the room and walked toward the stairs. Botan noticed the look on Yuki's face when they came to the stairs. "Don't worry. It just takes practice."
They finally got up the stairs to the living room, where Kurama and Kuronue were playing a video game. When they saw Yuki, they mouths dropped open. Kurama remembered the first time he had seen that dress.
***Flashback***
Kurama sat on the railing of the balcony at the Reikai Ball, admiring the scenery. Generally, he liked these sorts of occasions, but this was the one he hated. He hated it because he always had to escort some ferry girl he didn't know because the girl he wanted to escort had someone else. He ran his hands through his hair and brushed some dust off his white tuxedo.
"Kurama?" asked a female voice.
He turned around to see a beautiful girl with light blue hair and sparkling pink eyes, wearing a navy blue ballroom gown that made her even more breathtaking. He kept staring at her until he had the courage to say something. "Botan."
***End Flashback***
"What do you think dad?" asked Yuki as she waved her hand in front of his face.
"Beautiful." He sighed. He wasn't seeing his daughter in the dress though. He was seeing Botan. He snapped out of his dream and added. "You look just like a proper lady should." He got up and went downstairs.
"Come on Yuki," said Botan. "I have to make that skirt shorter so you won't fall down. Kuronue, why don't you and your father go out and look at tuxedos?"
Finally, after all the preparing and dressing up, it was finally time to go to the Reikai Ball. Koenma had changed the plans this time. So the guests of honor didn't need to have an escort. They were to just enter and then they'd be introduced.
After the introduction, it was time for the feast. Kurama was right, the chairs were comfortable. Everybody ate until they were full, then the dancing began. The guests of honor had to dance the first dance. Yuki and Elijah danced together while the other three boys danced with their mothers.
Botan and Kurama were standing on one of the balconies, looking at the stars.
***Flashback***
"Kurama, do you want to dance?" asked Botan.
"I don't really like to dance much." Said Kurama as he returned to his spot on the balcony.
Botan stared at his back for a long time. Something was upsetting him, she could tell. She walked over to the railing and tried to sit on it, but her dress was giving her trouble. Kurama saw her trouble and decided to help. He wrapped one arm around her waist and put the other under her knees and lifted her onto the rail.
"Why are you still here?" he asked, with his arm wrapped around her waist.
"I wanted to talk." She said. "Everybody else is dancing and having fun." She looked down at ground, they were pretty high up. "You won't let me fell will you?"
"No." he whispered and pulled her closer. She had always liked Kurama as a friend, but now she was starting to have other thoughts about him. Little did she know that felt the same way.
"You look upset." She studied his face. "Did someone do something to you?" she asked as she moved away a piece of hair that had fallen in his face.
He blushed slightly. "Yes."
She moved closer to him. "Who did?"
"I can't say." He whispered, letting his lips touch her ear.
Botan shivered slightly. This was the closest she had ever let a man get to her. Liking the closeness, she moved closer to him and put an arm around his waist. "You know, you can tell me anything. I'm your friend, I'll listen."
"Alright then." He started. "There's this girl I've been liking for a long time, but it's really hard for me to see her because she lives far away. Every time that we have these balls I want to be her escort, but someone else always asks her first. It's actually the same person. I can tell he doesn't like her, though. It seems to me that he just uses her as his escort because she's beautiful, but then he dumps her after the most important part is over."
Botan hated hearing this. She didn't like sitting there all cozy with him listening to him talk about another woman.
"It really hurts me to see her like that. I can tell that she thinks sometimes nobody loves her because of who she is. But, I love her so much. And I just with she could see it." Somehow, during the time he was talking, he'd mamanged to get hold of her hand.
"Kurama. This railing is starting to hurt my butt. Can we get off it?" she asked.
"Sure." He got off the rail, pulling her with him. Noticing that they were wrapped up in each other, he tried to separate them. But she stopped him.
"I'm so sorry about what I did." She moved her arm and put the other around his neck, hugging him tightly. "The way I was acting with you, when you clearly like someone else." She pulled away from him.
Kurama stared at her in shock. Didn't she know he was talking about her. He pulled her back to him. Still having one arm around her waist, he used the other one to lift her chin up. He lightly brushed his trembling lips against hers. "Botan. I thought you saw. The person I was talking about was you. I love you."
Botan was shocked. She kept hearing the words in head over and over again. 'I love you. I love you. I love you.' She brushed her lips against his, staying there longer than he did. "I love you too." She whispered on his lips, then finally kissed him.
***End Flashback***
Botan and Kurama stood in the same places on the same balcony that they had fallen in love on. This balcony also happened to be where Kurama had proposed to Botan.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
The two kissed under the stars, remembering everything they had gone through together and thinking about what the future holds.
Author's Note: I'm so sorry. I couldn't help myself. I just had to write this chapter. It was calling me. Botan and Kurama are my favorite pair, and they haven't been in this story much. I wanted to give them their little moment. Don't worry, things will get more interesting in the next chapter. Luv ya lots!