'Great Botan. You did just great.' Botan thought sarcastically to herself.'You let HIEI out of all people find out your deepest secret.' Botan recalled the time when Hiei confronted her.

Flashback

Hiei smirked. "Meet me by the oak tree by ten where I will give you 'something' in exchange for keeping your secret.

Botan gulped. The way he said 'something' scared her. The whole time she wondered what he meant. What would he possibly give her?

End Flashback

Botan reached the oak tree. She gulped after seeing Hiei waiting there holding something that looked like a very long list.

"Hello,Hiei!"said Botan with false cheerfulness. "Why would you call me here at this late hour?"

"Drop the act,onna."

"Oh fine. But what's THAT!" Botan asked as she eyed the list suspiciously.

Hiei smirked. "Hn. Nothing. Just a list of things to do on your part to keep my silence.

"WHAT?!" screeched Botan. "Let me see that!" After looking at the very long list,Botan almost fell over. "Umm...Hiei?Are you serious?"

"Hn. What do you think?" Hiei sneered.

"Y-You're evil!" gasped Botan with her eyes as large as saucers. "Tell Keiko that Yusuke hates her?Tell Kurama that I think redheads are stupid and ugly?Bake five hundred brownies for Yukina by tomorrow?!Tell Kuwabara to shove off?Tell Koenma to get you a new katana?Make sure you are off parole?" Botan gasped again. "S-stop acting happy and idiotic for a day?!Run around the streets saying 'I am stupid,I am stupid?!' And...KISS KOENMA'S OGRE ON THE CHEEK!!!!"

"Yes." replied Hiei in a bored voice. "Whatever order you decide to do them in,bake the brownies first."

"Fine." said Botan through gritted teeth. "I never thought a day would come where you were blackmailing me.

"Well,it did,didn't it?And don't even think about going for help to anyone."Hiei said threateningly.

Botan snorted. "As if I needed anyone else to know my secret."

"Good."

"Whatever Hiei,thanks a lot." Botan spat out.

"You're welcome any day." Hiei said sarcastically.

Botan sighed. "Okay,I'll go get started with the brownies.

At Botan's apartment

"ARGH!How do you work this 'brownie mix' thingy?!" Botan said to herself as she mixed the ingredients as listed in the instructions. "Oh,it must be the thing to pour in the cup. No,wait. Not in the cup!Silly Botan."

Conversations went like this for the rest of the night.

"WHEW!I'm DOOONNNEE!" exclaimed a very happy Botan. Then,a gloomy thought hit her. "Now I just have to walk miles and miles to Genkai's temple. Oh joy." Now,in place of a happy Botan,was a sarcastic Botan. "Oh well,at least I'm doing something good for Yukina. Stubborn Hiei,not telling her about her REAL brother."

End of Night

"It's morning." yawned Botan. "Why do I feel so sore?" Then,she remembered the brownie-making of the day before.

"Maybe I can ask someone for a ride!" Botan thought hopefully.

"Actually,I'm so dumb!I could've thought of riding my oar the whole time!" yelled out an excited Botan.

Later At Genkai's Temple

"Here you go,Yukina-chan." chattered Botan excitedly .She felt good for bringing brownies for Genkai and Yukina.

"Thank you,Botan." said Yukina sincerely. "I never knew you were so thoughtful."

"You're welcome,hun!" Botan replied. She knew Hiei was watching from afar. She grinned. "Yukina,Hiei's the one who thought of the idea!" Revenge was sweet.

Yukina blinked. "How kind of him,I must send him something in return."

Botan smiled. "Yes of course,Yukina."

Out of Genkai's temple.

"Do you wish to die?" Hiei said angrily. "How dare you even HINT her that I'm her brother?"

"Geez. Calm down,Hiei. She has no clue."

"Fine." said Hiei begrudgingly. "But you have to do the part where you tell Kurama about the redhead thing next.

Botan sighed. It was going to be a looonnngg day.