Seeking the Truth
Chapter 1: Decision
It was just another hot, suffocating day as Yoh and his team trudged forward under the sweltering sun. They were headed for Patch Village as part of their Shaman Fight.
Horohoro and Ren were walking at opposite sides of the road. They had had a rather heated quarrel over breakfast. It involved food, and Yoh had to step in to resolve the argument as bits of food had started flying all over. The heat wasn't helping at all. In fact, the heat had only made them flare up more often.
"Argh! This temperature is totally unbearable! I need more food!" Horohoro complained.
"You just had breakfast," Ren shot back. "You're depleting all our food supplies!"
"Well, then blame it on the weather."
Ren bit back a retort as they came to a fork in the road. He glanced at the directions the two roads led to. One led to a forested area, while the other just seemed to be a neverending landscape of sand and rocks.
"I say we go that way!" Two voices said in unison, but two fingers pointed at two different paths. A heated debate then started between Ren, who wanted to continue in the desert, and Horohoro, who wanted to go by the forest.
Meanwhile, Yoh called upon Amidamaru, his Guardian Spirit, and asked him to check out the two roads. Moments later, the samurai spirit reported back.
"Yoh-dono! They lead to the same destination, a small village, and look about the same length!" Amidamaru reported.
"Hm… That's a difficult decision… So… Which route shall we take?" Yoh pondered on the choices.
"We vote," Ren suggested. A diplomatic solution where no unnecessary fights would occur… or usually no unnecessary fights would occur.
"Okay. Hands up for those who want to go by the forest!" Yoh announced.
Horohoro raised up his hand with enthusiasm. So did Yoh. Ryu followed with a muttered "I'll follow where Master Yoh goes."
Ren made a small noise of dissatisfaction. "Lyzerg, how about you?"
Lyzerg averted Ren's gaze and said, "I'm fine with any way."
"That makes 3-and-a-half for the forest versus 1-and-a-half for the desert! I win!" Horohoro shouted in triumph.
"Come on, Ren," Yoh consoled him. "Look on the bright side. It's much cooler this way. Would you rather be tortured under the unforgiving sun? Besides, ultraviolet rays are not good for your skin. You could get sunburnt, heatstroke, cataracts, skin cancer…"
"Okay, stop! I get your point." Ren grinned, despite himself. Yoh always had that effect on him. An escape from the weather will be good...
And so they headed along towards the distant forest, with the thoughts of much cooler days in mind.
To be continued…
hahas. My first Shaman King fanfic. No signs of yaoi. Yet. I will add it later on! i promise!