Walking Home

Pairings: RenxHoro; maybe YohxHao

Rating: T; maybe turning to M later because of the slight yaoiness

Summary: Down that old road with the stars up above, he remembers where he was the night he fell in love, he was walking him home, holding his hand. Looking back, he sees it all, it was his first date the night he came to call.

Author's note: This is a complete AU! Nothing in the anime/manga happened in here...they are...almost normal high school kids. It's actually a semi-song fic that I twisted a little, I'll post the actual song lyrics as the last chapter...then you'll see why I twisted it.

Chapter notes: I know this chapter is really short, but I needed something to start it off...and I wanted it to go a little slower than my other fics, though I'm sure that some of you are thinking that it isn't...but it will, I promise.

Disclaimer: I don't own shaman king, although I wish I did...

Chapter one: Promise of a lifetime

Once again, Ren has lost their little game of goldfish. He sighed heavily to himself, yet another embarrassing thing to do. He had to ask HoroHoro, other wise known as Dr.Love, out on a romantic date. HoroHoro has never had a love life, as far as they knew, and is incredibly picky about the person that he's willing to date. Now, almost every girl in the school confessed their love to him, all getting rejected, thinking that he's be the perfect male considering he puts lovers together.

"I'll see you at lunch, Ren!" Both his friends shouted with a wave, one smiling and the other smirking. He waved back, though no words left his lips. He quickly turned away, rushing to his own classroom before the bell had the change to ring.

The whole morning went by so quickly, Ren has no time to think about anything. He skipped out on lunch to a café area where he could think alone. But before he had the chance, just like this morning, lunch soon ended and class quickly began once more.

—After school—

"You think he's ditching us again, Yoh?" His older twin questioned, a bit angry that one of their best friends ditched them during lunch.

"It's not our place to bud into his business, plus, I'm sure he had a good enough reason. It's Ren we're talking about, he always does things without thinking." Yoh smiled blissfully to his older twin.

"Well, speak of the moronic devil, here he comes at last," the older one sighed as he leaned against the railing. Ren came out without a world of apology, instead, he just walked right pass them.

"Hey Ren, something the matter?" Yoh questioned walking up right next to him with a faint smile.

"Yea seriously, ditching us during lunch and then showing up late without saying anything!" Hao, the older twin, nearly shouted, waving his hands in the air.

"I've been trying to...think..." Ren simply replied, though still not turning to look at them.

"Oh, about-" Yoh started but was quickly cut off when Ren's head shot up and he dashed away.

"H-HoroHoro..." Ren said, stopping a few feet behind the older, taller male. The said male turned around, spotting the shark head.

"Yea, that's me..." he replied in a cool voice, thinking it was one of this clients. He always did have that cool act around everyone, since he put lovers together, though never had one himself before.

"Will you...go on a date with me tonight?" The shark head questioned, instantly breaking eye contact. Not only did Ren not like this guy, he also didn't like what did either.

"You're a...guy, right?" Ren nodded to the obvious question. "And you know I'm a guy, right?" He once again nodded, sighing to himself at how stupid HoroHoro could be. "Are you...gay?" Horo slowly whispered the word gay as he eyed Ren.

"What do you think I am if I'm asking you out on a date, moron?" Ren quickly retorted, feeling slightly offended at the way HoroHoro has said it.

"Well Ren, don't take things too offensively, but I'm gay as well. Oh, and I'd love to go on a date with you, but your personality is a major turn off, so...no thanks," HoroHoro smiled blissfully before turning to leave.

—Asakura Residence—

"I'd have to agree with him on that one," Hao said, smirking to himself at Ren's rejection.

"Wow, he asked if you were gay..." Yoh pondered that for awhile, thinking before he smiled. "At least now we know why he rejected all those girls, though I wonder why it didn't spill earlier considering he has a younger sister that, I'm almost certain, many girls go to for help on getting HoroHoro."

"Well, that doesn't really matter to me since I already did my part for losing that stupid game," Ren sighed, the book he was reading still kept in his face.

"What?! You have to go on a date with him, not just ask him!" Hao shouted, the smirk instantly disappearing from his face.

"No thanks, you only said ask, not actually go on one," the book still in front of his nose, not caring to look at the twins, though a smirk crept on his face.

"Hey..." Hao began with a glare to the Chinese.

—Late at night—

To Ren's surprise, they convinced him enough to go out at night to ask HoroHoro once more, just that this time it must happen. He mumbled to himself plans after plans, then decided to do whatever came to his mind on impulse, considering he never had to do this before.

"Coming," a female said from behind the door as it slowly opened. Who in the right mind would be here at this hour?! She thought to herself as her face instantly turned to confusion at the Tao in front of their door.

"Is HoroHoro there?" Ren quickly questioned. The girl nodded and was just about to go before Ren grabbed her hand, which sent shivers up and down her spine. "Actually, can I come in and talk to your parents instead?"

Within seconds Ren, both parents, and Pilika, the one who answered the door and HoroHoro's younger sister, were sitting in the livingroom, waiting for something to happen.

"I'd like for your permission...to take your son, HoroHoro, out on a date tonight..." Ren stated as he continued to look from the mother to the father, trying to find any sigh to and answer. "I'm-"

"If you can promise us one thing..." the mother said, which instantly caught all of Ren's attention.

"Anything...for him..." Ren replied, though he knew it wasn't like him to say things like that. Plus, he was sure that it would've been something like: don't have sex.

"Never leave his side," she simply stated s Ren's eyes widened and his mouth slowly dropped open. Never...as in being with him forever. Ren had never once committed himself to someone or something forever.

"I promise, with my life, to never leave your son's side," Ren replied just as HoroHoro started walking down the stairs, only catching that sentence of the whole conversation. Once again, Ren knew that this was something he'd never would've said, but he had to go on a date with HoroHoro tonight.

Horo was shocked at first, then he gently smiled, no one had ever asked his parents for their approval after getting rejected by him before. Not to mention that he was just lying when he told him that he was gay.

"Our son is in your hands, remember this promise," the mother smiled blissfully as Ren adverted his eyes, catching sight of HoroHoro. How long had he been standing there with that...gentle smile? Ren slowly smiled back.

Thanks for reading it, please review...it makes me happier and update faster. Anyways, the next chapter will continue right after this, starting with Horo's reaction to all of this and their date...yay!