Demonwolf: I worked the last three weeks on that story. Janey1097 gave me the idea for this story with a song she'd told me about in her review.
Markus: (reads a text on a papersheet) This story is for my friend Christina back at home and for the people in the Manga AG at my school. (throws the p.s. away) And what about Robert?
Demonwolf: (tackles him to the ground) I don't know what you're talking about. And now on with the story!!!!!!!!
Title: How you remind me
Pairing: ChasexJack
Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown or the song. It's "Over and over" by Three Days Grace.
Warning: This is slash! That means malexmale. Don't like, don't read!
Raiting: M (just to be sure)
Part one
Chapter one: Follow You Home
Chase sat in his throne room, meditating. When one of warriors, a tiger, nudged him with its cold nose, he opened his eyes.
"What is the matter?"
After the tiger let out some quiet growls, the war lord raised his eyebrows.
"Spicer gave up?"
The big cat nodded.
Chase closed his eyes for a moment. His ears twiched while he's thinking.
"Tell me, what caused this, Hian?"
Hian shook his head. He didn't know.
"But there has to be a reason."
The tiger grinned as much as a tiger could grin.
'Worried?' he asked his master.
"Pphh, as I would care for such a useless insect."
'He looks a lot like him, doesn't he?'
When his master changed into his lizard form, he knew he'd crossed the line.
Chase smashed a stone table to his left into pieces. The beast roared and tried his best not to shred his servant into pieces.
"Go and see after him." Chase growled. "And take care he doesn't do something stupid."
Hian immediately turned into a crow and vanished through the open window.
Chase let out another roar but this time it sounded sad and hurt instead of angry.
"What do you mean by he'd already left when you arrived at his mansion?! Why didn't you search him?!!"
Five hours had passed since he'd told Hian to look after the boy.
'I thought it'd be the best –'
"Well, then you're wrong!!"
Chase eyes were full of pure anger. He could feel the spikes on his back grow.
Hian didn't know what's going on with his master. He'd never yelled at him. Not even one time in over 1500 years. He'd been Chase first "cat warrior", his favourite one. Bacause of this he'd be the one who took care of the Spicer boy.
Chase walked trough the room, trying to calm down. After all this time he's still his weakest point. It didn't matter how hard he'd tried to forget him, to get over him. In all these years he'd chased him. When not in his dreams, then he had to see one of his reincarnations.
Chase could stand this till this boy'd landed in his arms and made memories come back. Made him come back.
The evil lord shook his head. He couldn't take it anymore.
"I'll go and search him on my own. Stay here." With that he headed to the door. Before he passed it, Chase turned one last time around.
"If the dragons or Wuya show up, chuck them out. I'll be away for a week."
The tiger nodded while its master walked out of the room.
Finding Spicer was easier than he had thought it'd be. The boy always had a preference for Europe, espescially England. After three days Chase found out Jack lived in an appartment in London.
For Jack it's one of the beautifuls cities he'd ever seen, people everywhere of every skin colour (a/n: I've been there for a short time. This city is AMAZING.) and it seemed like the time never stood still. In Chase's opinion London stunk and it's ways too loud, not to mention the people there.
Chase made himself invisibble, hold his nose high in the air and sniffed. He walked one or two hours through the city until he found it. There it was, Spicer's scent. A light scent of strawberry and banana mixed with male pheromones.(1)
He looked at the doorplates on the entryphone outside of the frontdoor. No Spicer.
Had he made a mistake? He was at the point to continue searching when a young dark-haired woman passed him and opened the door.
"I hope Jackie didn't had to wait long for me. I don't want him to be angry in his first week here." She murmured. "Even if he had to, my pizza à la Diana will change his mind."
Chase pricked up his ears. Jackie? Before the door closed after the woman, he walked in, too.
He followed her in the third floor. "Lion" stood in golden letters on the doorplate.
Both entered the flate.
Chase looked around. They stood in a small hall. Next to the door stood a pair of black sneakers and serveral shoes that must belong to the brown haired.
"Hey Jack, I'm back! Wow, that rhymes. I'm sorry it took so long."
"Yeah, I know, I know. You're still studying."
Chase smiled. His nose hadn't let him down. In the doorframe stood Jack Spicer, former evil boy genius. He wore a red shirt with 'Rock on' in black letters on its front, an old blue jeans and - black sun glasses.
"Sunglasses? It looks like it's gonna rain outside and you're wearing sunglasses?"
Jack just looked her straight into the eye and shrugged.
"Now what? I'm pretty sure it isn't going to rain inside."
Diana giggled.
Chase snorted. That was sooo typical of Jack Spicer.
"Are you hungry, bro?"
"A lil' bit."
"Good. Would you please help me? You know I'm not so good at cooking."
Now it was Jack's turn to giggle.
"Not so good. Dude, I'm glad I'm still alive after the last time you've cooked for us."
She gave a look.
"Thank you veery much, Jack."
He grinned.
"You're welcome."
Diana stuck out her tongue.
They were half through their meal when Diana's cellphone rung.
"Sorry Jack. Hello?…Oh hi David…Hhmm, I would really like to but – "
She looked at her younger brother.
"Pleeeaaase Jay Jay. Am I allowed to go?"
Diana looked at him with puppy eyes and a shivering lower lip.
Jack turned away. He hated it when she did this.
"Okay, okay you can go but you're home again at 12 o'clock."
"Yayy!!" She jumped around in the living room. "Okay David. I'll be there. See ya!!"
With that she hung up, dashed towards her brother, pulled him into a hug and started to sing.
"I'll go on a date with David! I'll go on a date with David!"
Chase hid his face in his hands. Women.
Chapter two: Far away
One hour later, Jack sat in his room and read a book Diana'd bought him. 'Lord Loss' by Darren Shan, his favourite author. (a/n: And mine, too. Hehe.) Diana's tomcat Kevin lay on his lab. Jack sometimes stroked him.
Chase just watched Jack reading. Hian'd been right. He did look like him.
When the red head put the book on the bed behind him, Chase made himself visible.
"Jack."
The lad gasped and jumped up. Kevin dashed away after that rude awakening and hid under the desk.
"Ch – Chase, what are you doing here?"
Jack began to shiver slightly. He felt uneasy.
"Why have you given up?"
Chase voice was as cold as ice.
Kevin started to hiss from his hiding lace. He didn't like that man. His inhuman scent scared the death out of him.When the dark haired man touched Jack's cheek with his hand, the tomcat came out from under the desk and sprang onto it.
Jack's eyes widened when Chase hand cupped his cheek. The dragon lord's thumb began to strok it very gentle.
Chase brain'd stopped working and he leanded down for a kiss. He looked deep into these beautiful ruby orbs.
'Zeo.'
Jack's eyes grew even wider. This wasn't Chase Young anymore, not the cold hearted Heylin prince he'd fallen in love with 3 years ago. The lad could see it in Chase's eys. In front of him stood a stranger. Jack lay his hands on Chase's cool armor and tried to push him away.
The Helin prince blinked and looked at Jack with a raised eyebrow.
"What's wrong?"
Jack gave him a look.
"What's wrong? What's wrong with you?! You hate me!! And now you're trying to kiss me?!!"
Chase frowned.
"Who told you I hate you?"
The teen crossed his arms over his chest.
"Oh, come on! It's clear to see! What about the T-rex?"
Chase let go of Jack and stepped back.
"I never wanted to hurt you. I'd have rescued you before the dinosaur'd swallowed you. But I've never said I hate you."
Jack's face turned dark.
"Actions speak louder than words!! And how should I've known you'll help me?!!"
While the both man were arguing, Kevin chased a fly on the desk. The fly landed on the stereo but when the tomcat snatched at it, the insect flew away. Accidentally Kevin pushed the play button of the stereo.
"I feel it everyday it's all the same
It brings me down but I'm the one to blame
I've tried everything to get away
So here I go again
Chasing you down again
Why do I do this?"
Chase closed his eyes. This song brought memories back. Memories of a better time.
FLASHBACK
It was a hot summer day at the Xiaolin Temple. Guan and Chase were training outside while Dashi slept in the shadow of an old tree in the garden.
"I wonder where Wuya is."
Chase looked at his older brother.
"She said her father gave her a really hard task and that she has to go to the village."
When the dragon of earth didn't made a move to continue the fight Guan created a green shining water ball in his hand.
"Hey Chasiiee."
The youngest monk turned around but it's too late - splaash!
"That's cheating!!"
Chase walked away in his now wet clothes.
The dragon of wind turned to his best friend.
"Guan that wasn't very wise. If he tells Mom I'm in deep trouble."
The dragon of water shrugged.
"Sorry but I couldn't resist."
Later at the evening, Wuya came back. At her side walked a red brown haired boy. His skin was almost as pale as the moon. But what fascinated Chase most were the youth's eyes. Red orbs, glowing like hot lava.
When he saw Chase's watching him, he smiled and walked towards him.
"Hi, my name's Zeo Hanabi. And who are you?"
Chase couldn't suppress to blush slightly.
"I'm Chase Young, Zaoh?"
The lad giggled quietly.
"No it's Zeo. Okay? Zeeoo."
Chase frowned.
"That doesn't sound very Chinese."
"Chase Young, that doesn't sound very Chinese, too."
Zeo stuck out his tongue and walked inside the temple.
Guan and Dashi just laughed at their young friend. The dragon of fire rolled her eyes and sighed.
"I'm very sorry for my younger brother, Chase."
The leader of the Xiaolin Dragons stopped laughing.
"Okay Wuya, how long he'll stay here?"
"The whole summer, Dash. Uuhh, our father said he should learn what true strengh is so that he can be the leader of our clan someday."
Guan whiped away the tears he'd cried while he'd laughed.
"So we're nannys for the next two months, aren't we?"
"Yup." was all Dashi replied.
FLASBACK END
Love. Sorrow. That's all the evil lord could feel at the moment. He looked into Jack's eyes. They seemed to be softer now.
Chase didn't feel the tears that run down his face.
"Over and over, over and over
I fall for you
Over and over, over and over
I try not to"
FLASHBACK
Chase looked down at the green reptile.
"So this is your - "
"Guardian, right."
Dashi raised an eyebrow and snorted.
"A…Lizard."
The so called lizard growled, sprang down from Zeo's shoulder and changed into a 40 feet long snake like dragon.
"Lizard?! I'm a dragon!!! My name is Dojo Konojo Cho!! Don't ever dare to call me Lizard again!!"
Smoke came out of his nostrils.
"Sorry, it's just an accident." Dashi said subdued while dugging and holding his halds high in the air.
Zeo laughed quietly when the now smaller Dojo began to argue with Chase's older brother.
The dragon of earth grinned until Guan run out of the temple towards them.
"Hey guys, we've got a problem!"
Dashi clamped Dojo's mouth shut.
"What is it?"
Guan held up a yellowish scroll.
"A demon called Shin Hu attacks a village near the mountains. He killed almost all people there and the survivors are his slaves. We have to help them."
Wuya's eyes began to glitter.
"Yes, Guan. The earlier we go, the earlier we can help."
Dashi grapped her wrist and stopped her from dashing away.
"Stop girl. First we have to know what our enemie can do."
Guan waved with the scroll.
"That's why I brought this. I'll explain you everything on the way."
"Dojo'll bring you there, right Dojo?"
The teen looked down at his friend. The little dragon nodded and turned again into his larger form.
"Hop on."
When Chase put a hand on Dojo's back, his brother shook his head.
"You'll stay here, Chase."
Chase's eyes widened.
"Wha – But why? I'm as strong as Wuya! I can –"
"No." was the answer.
The younger man just stood there and stared at his brother.
Dashi sighed.
"I'm sorry Chase but it's too dangerous. You're 17 and I'm your older brother. Do you understand me? I have to take care of you. I have to protect you."
Guan stood next to his friend.
"Yeah, Dashi's right. Shin Hu is the strongest and most dangerous enemie we ever had. It's better to left one behind who takes care of the temple and the Sheng Gong Wu."
Chase's eyes were full of anger when he stormed away.
"That's totally unfair!!!"
Wuya sighed and clapped her brother on the back.
"You'll stay here, too." When she saw how Zeo looked at her she added "Don't worry. He'll be alright again in a few hours."
That wasn't what worried Zeo. He had a bad feeling about this demon. The youth wanted to yell at his sister she should stay with them here at the temple, wanted to beg them to don't go. But he couldn't. It felt like something heavy lay on his chest.
Before he could overcame himself the others flew away.
It was the last time he saw his sister on the side of good but he wouldn't know it till Dashi and Guan would come back one week later.
Zeo walked inside the temple. Now that the others were gone he was bored to death. Even after two days Chase's still in a bad mood. The lad entered the scroll room. Maybe he could learn something new? He unscrolled some of the rolls and closed them again when he didn't found something interesting. He read there almost the whole afternoon until he felt someone stood behind him.
"What are you reading about?"
It was Chase. His voice didn't sound so angry as it had at the lunch.
"About the techniques you'll learn when you're stronger. Here."
Zeo pointed at a moving picture with a slim person on it. The figure shouted something, made some weird movements with his hands and a giant twin tornado appeard in front of him.
"That's a variation of Dashi's Zodiac technique – The Dragon Tornado. And that's yours."
The person held his arms in front of him and a huge stone hand came out of the ground and punshed a second figure high in the air.(2)
"That's the revenge of nature – The Tiger Claw(3). Cool heh?"
Chase looked closer at the scroll. That sounded interesting. Maybe he and the others could try to learn them. His anger dissapeared when he thought of the new technices he could learn.
The next four days he spent his whole time with Zeo.
They went to a near lake to swim, played Go and Shogi(4) and talked.
"So Dashi is your older brother?" Zeo asked while he and Chase were sitting under a tree.
"Yup but he acts like he's my father and knows everything. And what about you? I never knew Wuya has a brother."
Zeo lifted his head and looked into the now dark sky. He kinda liked the darkness. Everything seemed to be different and more exciting than during the day.
"After my mother died when I was 5 years old, Wuya cared for me. She became some kind of second mother for me. She helped me with the duties of the next leader of the Hanabi clan.
She really means a lot to me." The youth closed his eyes. "But then she got the message from the temple to come here and train. I felt alone. Sure, I got my friends back at home but Wuya's someone important, kinda second part of my soul. Oh man, that sounded soo childish, didn't it?"
Chase sat up and looked down at the younger man. His eyes and his voice were full of a feeling that hadn't been there ever before.
"No, no. That doesn't sound childish. I wish I could feel this, too."
Zeo gave him a look and then he started to laugh.
"He-Hey! Why are you laughing at me?"
When the other one didn't stop, Chase rolled around, grapped Zeo's wrist and pinned them to the ground. Then he lifted his own body over Zeo's. The youth under him didn't stopped laughing so Chase did the first thing that came into his mind.
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(1) Chase has the nose of a bloudhound or even a better one.
(2) I got the idea for Chase's attack from Final Fantasy IX. It's Fenrir's attack.
(3) I searched for a name and then I remembered Ray's (Beyblade) first attack for Drigger was "Tiger Claw Attack", wasn't it?
(4) Shogi is the Japaneze version of chess. I don't know if they played this also in China 500 AD(I'm a big fan of Hikaru no go. So I learned to play Go on my own. It's really interesting.).
Demonwolf: Yay, part one is done, part two will follow soon. (After Christina'd read it.)
So please r&r!!!!! See ya in the next part!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
