Rather than feel relief wash over her, Botan felt a renewed wave of nerves hit her as the imps did not die but instead exploded right in front of their very eyes. She jumped and felt immensely out of her league. She wasn't a fighter, she didn't like the sight of blood or things in pain, even evil creepy demon imps. She let out a small whimper though she tried to muffle it, tried to put on a brave face, the kind the boys would always wear, even when facing Toguro, their toughest obstacle to date. She glanced around and knew two more imps were between them and getting back to Shiori safely.

A part of her feared that perhaps the imps were after Kurama's mother. Surely Kurama would be able to detect if danger would lurk near his home. Surely he would have set parameters to ensure his mother would be looked after whenever he went on missions with Yusuke. Even though Botan knew the date and cause of Shiori's death, she knew cases like Yusuke were special and defied what she and those in Spirit World knew. Botan swallowed, needing to push those thoughts away from the present. 

Right now she needed to focus, her life depended on it.

As the imp lunged for her, she charged up her spirit gun and clasped her left hand around her right wrist, taking quick aim and firing. A bright concentrated burst of energy burst from her right index finger and shot straight through the imp's right shoulder. It fell to the ground and growled angrily, unable to get up or flee. Now that the imps were taken care of, they could go home. She turned and saw the redhead had been able to swiftly capture it as they intended, and was in the process of tying it up with his rose whip. [color=f6989d][b]"I bet Lord Koenma is going to want to investigate this matter..."[/b][/color] She considered, thinking it was good that ehy were able to capture one.

Taking a few steps away from Kurama, she gazed upward at the streetlight which was now shining down upon them like a beacon of strength. She glanced over her shoulder, rather relieved to have the ordeal behind them. It had been a long week of training, homework, school gossip and chores back at home. She was ready for bed. The idea of a long time spent in dreamland was pleasing to the grim reaper, she was adjusting well to her new role in the Human Realm and she wanted to keep those close to her, safe. Now that included Kurama and his mother.

Never had Botan imagined that being assigned to Yusuke's extraordinary case would invite her to cross paths with people such as Kuwabara and Kurama and even Hiei and his sister Yukina. Botan felt quite privileged to be where she was, even if it was surrounded by the decay from exploded demons. Before she could ask Kurama if she needed to call for someone to come get the tied up imp, there was a small explosion. She turned around and where the imp had been sitting, grinning madly, was now its remains and the bit of Kurama's rose whip.

[color=f6989d][b]"Oh my!"[/b][/color] 

So far the explosions came if they were hit or probably killed. But now it seemed as though the imps had another trick up their nonexistent sleeves; they could explode at will. Or perhaps at the will of someone else? It was very tricky to figure out what was going on but Botan got the sense that there was something greater at work. [color=f6989d][b]"We better head back...it's rather late."[/b][/color] She said worriedly, her voice unable to conceal how tired she felt, mostly mentally at this point. Though she had exerted some spirit energy, she knew if she had to, she could conjure up one last shot, thanks to the conditioning she had done under Kurama's guidance over the past few days.

[color=f6989d][b]"It was really fun to see Genkai and Yusuke and Yukina."[/b][/color] She commented. [color=f6989d][b]"We should make our way back there again soon. I think Genkai would enjoy the additional company."[/b][/color]