The Cousin
Chapter One: Ren's Despair
Rating: PG
Pairings: Ren/Horo, Jun/Lee
Humour/Romance
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Shaman King! XD And I can't think of anything witty to put here!
"Oh, Lien! I've some wonderful news!!"
Ren looked up, mildly interested, from the open volume in his lap, "What is it, big sister?"
"Mei Ling!" she replied happily as Ren took a sip of tea, only to spit it out in shock.
"Mei Ling?!"
"Yes! Isn't that wonderful?! We haven't seen her for ages!"
"No!" Ren sputtered indignantly, the tome on his lap all but forgotten, "It's not wonderful at all!"
Tao Jun stopped abruptly in mid-happy dance, "Why? Don't you miss her?"
Ren mumbled something incoherent and irritable under his breath.
"What?" Jun demanded.
More mumbling, and then the violet-haired boy replied simply, "She's an insufferable brat!"
"Ren!" Jun gasped, "Do not talk about your family that way!"
The boy-in-question arched an eyebrow, "Jun... This is the Taos we're talking about... You know, killing, torturing, kidnapping... All that."
"I was trying to prove a point," Jun simply stated in reply, although Ren did have a point, "Besides, Mei Ling's done nothing wrong."
And with that, Jun disappeared through the door to retrieve the dreaded Mei Ling Tao.
Mero: Well... It's very short... That's how most of the chapters of this story are... (xD You see, I already have the first six chapters written, but only the first three typed. I'll probably post Chapter Two after Christmas... or maybe tomorrow. shrugs) Please review! And tell me if anything could be improved!