Guardian Angel: Save the Worthy

A/N: Hello fans, friends, acquaintances! I love all of your reviews, and really, if you read it, tell me what you think. I'm dying to know (no, not literally). So, be my guest. Please, read what goes on in my mind, bwahahaha! - Mia

I

Koenma chewed on his pacifier nervously. His nerves were on fire. His stomach was somewhere in the deepest pits of Hell. His heart felt like it was being squeezed by an iron grip. Where in the three worlds are the Rekai Tentei?

II

Botan struggled against the restraints that were tied around her wrists. She could only see the stained cloth that covered her eyes. Tears ran down her once rosy cheeks as she screamed. Her wordless cries echoed throughout the room she was being held captive in.

I don't understand! Why me of all people? Koenma! Save me, please! Botan tried to shout these words of plea, hope, but her mind wouldn't, or couldn't, comprehend her desires. So, all she did was scream. Maybe someone would hear her. Hopefully.

III

Yusuke Urameshi was pissed. It was one thirty in the morning, and he already felt like strangling someone. Koenma to be precise. Why? Because that little brat was making him get up in the morning and round up his friends.

He already roused Kurama and Kuwabara from their slumber. Only one other member to find. Hiei Jaganeshi. Yusuke groaned as he was directed to a tree by Kurama, who was still rubbing his eyes, trying desperately to wake up.

The ex-detective mumbled something about how midgets could get themselves up as he climbed the tree sloppily. Stupid Koenma. This better be good. Yusuke let out a yawn of triumph as he found the sleeping Koorime. Yusuke stepped onto the branch and looked right at Hiei's face.

"Good morning, Hiei. This is your wake up call. Please move your ass."

The demon didn't stir, but Yusuke was sure that the little jerk could hear him. Fine. Fine. Have it your way, Hiei. Yusuke yawed as he kicked Hiei off the branch. It was so fast and unpredicted, that Hiei had no way of stopping it.

"BAKA!"

It was a low and lethal shout of annoyance. Yusuke jumped down from the tree just in time to see a disgruntled Hiei picking himself off of the ground. Kurama tried to conceal a chuckle by coughing while Kuwabara was laughing hysterically, tears in his eyes.

"Rise and shine, Hiei. Koenma's calling us for another mission."

Hiei glowered as he brushed himself off, gritting his teeth.

"What makes you think I give a crap about what Koenma wants? Have fun with your mission."

Hiei was about to turn around to go back to his tree/bed, but Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara's strong hands stopped him. Kuwabara bit down a yawn as he yelled at his ex-teammate.

"No way, shorty! We had to get up too."

Before a death threat could leave Hiei's lips, he was already being dragged to Rekai.

IV

"I think we should cut it out of her stomach. That's where it is, right?"

Botan froze as she heard a low and thick voice. It was clogged by mucus and Botan tried to scream, but her captors had gagged her. Her bare feet were cut because of the sharp and hard floor. Botan thought it was rock. Her hands were above her head, restrained from the ceiling.

"No, we need her to be able to use it. She'll die if we cut it out of her, baka."

Oh God! Oh God! Oh God! I'm going to die! I'm really going to die down here!

V

Koenma wanted to yell at the Rekai Tentei for being late, but he bit down his rage because his nervousness overpowered it. Yusuke was glaring at him, Kurama was blinking away the winks of sleep, Kuwabara was making fun of Hiei while Hiei just fired back insults. It was good to see the team again.

"I need your help."

Yusuke rolled his eyes. Man the Prince can be really dumb sometimes.

"No, really? Is that why you called us here at one thirty in the morning? I would never have guessed it!"

Koenma almost bit his pacifier in half.

"Botan's been kidnaped!"

A silence fell over the team. Yusuke's mouth was open slightly and his face was visibly paler than it was before. Kuwabara had sweat dripping down his face. Kurama's glorious red hair covered his eyes as his head bowed. Botan was like a sister to the team. A friend. Family.

Hiei's blood red eyes widened slightly. It seemed impossible to him that the baka onna was actually in trouble. Sure, she would have been easy to obtain, being a weak girl, but it still struck him as wrong.

She's just an innocent baka onna. Maybe she's a hostage... but why?

"We've gotten a video feed. We have a lock on the location, so after we watch it, the four of you can bring her back."

Koenma opened a closet in his room to reveal a television set. He pressed PLAY on the VCR and the team watched as the television crackled to life. Blackness. Then, the camera focused and there was a being in a black robe. He spoke in another language, and Koenma interrupted.

"We don't know what language he's speaking. George has been looking it up for the last twenty four hours and he hasn't found anything yet."

The team's gaze shifted to back to the video feed. The person or demon walked over, the camera following him shakily. That was when they saw her. Botan.

Her blue hair was out of its tie, and it was frizzy and some dirt and grime had caught itself it her cerulean locks. Her wrists were tied above her with ropes and her robe was gone, leaving a white silk dress underneath. It was probably what she wore underneath her kimono.

She was unconscious at the time of the shooting of the video. The man in the black robe spoke, he motioned behind him. A green demon with a snake-like tongue was behind the ferry girl. His clawed hand rested on her thigh suggestively just before the video ended.

Yusuke growled and felt his mind and body want the blood of the demons or humans responsible. Kuwabara was still dumbfounded and Kurama felt Yoko fighting to get out and kill those who were putting his friend in danger.

Hiei felt his own instinct act up. The onna was a friend of his sister's. Not that she mattered to him in any, way, shape, or form, but Yukina would be heart broken if she died or if anything else happened to her. But, the other reason he felt rage pour through his veins was because of Botan's tormentors. It reminded him of Tarukane and what he did to his beloved sister.

They would all pay with their lives. It's disgraceful and cowardly to harm a defenseless woman.

VI

Botan had a headache. All her crying and attempting to yell for help were most likely the causes of her migraine. She was praying now. Praying for God to show her mercy. She didn't know what she did to deserve this, but whatever it was, she was sorry. Oh God was she sorry.

She was cold. She was wet. She was in her personal hell. That was when she heard panicked screaming. She heard someone muttering in some strange language. Then she felt a slimy hand on her cheek.

Muffled shrieks came from the ferry girl and she thrashed around, the robes already biting her raw skin. The hand left her cheek and that being left. Now there was only one other person with her. He was tightening the ropes around her wrists.

"Botan!"

The ferry girl's head picked itself up and looked in the general direction of the voice. The voice that made hope blossom in her chest. She knew it so well... Yusuke...

VII

The ex-spirit detective bellowed the ferry girl's name when he caught sight of her. His attention was soon drawn away by a demon. It was the green one from the video. The one that dared to put his hand on Botan.

Yusuke let out a scream of pure and utter rage, but Kurama grabbed his arm, holding him back from killing the demon mercilessly. The detective whirled around, saliva dripping from his lips. He looked... well, he looked insane.

"Let me go!"

"No, we need him for information."

Hiei bristled. Kurama's voice was very, very deadly. The half fire, half Koorime had never heard his companion sound like that before. It was... new to him.

Kuwabara untied the deity, who fainted into his arms. If it had been a few years earlier, the idiot nigen would have died of severe nosebleeds and blood rushes to his face. But, he was already in love with Yukina. He struggled to keep her... underdress... from revealing anything.

"Yusuke, Botan passed out, what should I do?"

Kurama gestured for Kuwabara to hand the girl over to him. Kurama took her gingerly into his arms. He placed her head gingerly so she was using his chest as a pillow. Hiei and Yusuke did the honors of tying up the demon.

VIII

A screech echoed throughout the cave. This time, it was the green demon, his thin, long tongue darting out, thrashing about wildly.

"Where is he? The man in the robe?"

Yusuke was having trouble not killing the demon right then and there. Hiei scowled as the demon spit at him. The demon should have been thankful that none of it hit his face. He would have suffered a most horrible death if a drop of saliva hit his face.

A crack sliced through the damp air. Kurama pulled his rose whip back, wiping it clean of the demon's blood. The demon just glared at the three men. Hiei unsheathed his katana and looked to Kurama, who nodded slowly.

A long, gash was created by Hiei. His crimson eyes pierced the demon's.

"Tell us. Now."

A low, hoarse laugh was the fire demon's answer.

"You're all going to die."

IX

A/N: Please, please review! That would be most awesome! Plus, I love to hear all sorts of opinions. So, yeah, this is Hiei and Botan, remember. So, please, stay with me!

-Mia