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Hikari: ok… Hikari-no-shinjitsu doesn't own shaman king, or the Yaoi couple RenxHoro yes for those of you who didn't read the memo this is a YAOI story which means Guys liking guys if you don't like it leave! O and this is my first Yaoi multi chapter wish me luck, positive comments will be welcomed greatly, Flames are accepted.

"blah" -Talkin

Blah -thinkin/ or Facts about the illness

Author note: ok warning ahead of time for OOC-ness, Yaoi pairing, Illness, usual stuff. No one will die in this story well not any of the shaman's that I like that's all but the X-laws who aren't in this story thank gods first thing I would have done was shoot him or have Ren slice him apart with his Kwan Dao. O and All facts relating to the illness are 100 accurate from what I know.. I went to Ask jeeves to find full information (find out the illness for yourself its in the story). Enjoy the story!

Chapter one: Harsh words and a cold heart

Ugh… the Tao mumbled as he stirred from his sleep, looking out from his blanket-cocoon the windowsill beside his bed showed light flakes falling from the sky. o great its snowing.

Meanwhile in Horo's room, the Ainu teen came thundering out of his room "GREAT ITS SNOWING!" he yelled as he ran down the hallway. He grabbed his snowboard, his boots and other miscellaneous snow gear before bolting out the door.

Back in the Tao's room, Tao Ren groaned slowly crawling out of his sheet-cocoon, great, just great, 7 days alone with Ainu-Baka he thought bitterly as he realized no one else was home. Yoh and Anna were off in Izumo, Chocolove was traveling around looking for someone who liked his comedy, Ryu was off somewhere (probably looking for Lyserg), Manta was out on a vacation with his family to America, Faust and Eliza had moved back to Germany to open a clinic, and his sister was tending to some family business, it would seem that Tao En, his father, had fallen ill do to some unnamed sickness. He and Ainu-Baka had to watch the inn he didn't mind, hell compared to his own home this was heaven on earth.

The Tao stood up, a small pain shot through his head but he didn't mind. He got changed into his usual clothes: a black t-shirt and baggy jeans. He made his was out into the kitchen for one of his favorite thing on Earth…milk. He turned the corner and almost collided with the Ainu "Watch where your going Ainu-Baka" he growled. "ok geez calm down Ren". Ren rolled his eyes and grabbed a glass of milk. Stupid Ainu, ugh why do I even tolerate him it's not like I like him or anything. Or is it? Oh My Gods what am I thinking like that of course I hate him the Tao fought with himself mentally, meanwhile Horo waltzed back into the room. "Hey Ren?". "what do you want!" he snapped more harshly than necessary .

"ugh nothing I was just gonna ask if you if you wanted to go watch 'Van Helsing' but I guess not" he began to walk away fuming. good riddance. The teen Ainu stared out the window to see the snow falling slowly, He began talking to himself "man why is he such a stuck up bastard, I swear sometimes I wish we hadn't brought him back to life. I hate him!". The Tao's sharp hearing caught all of this, wide eyed and shocked he placed his milk glass down, and bolted outside leaving only an open door and a near empty bottle of milk. great he must've gone out for a walk. two hours passed and Ren still wasn't home "o…k… so he's taking a long walk" Horo comforted himself, he walked thought the empty house. He saw an disturbing sight, Ren's coat, shoes, essentially all the winter gear the Tao boy owned was still inside.

Two hours earlier, Ren ran away as far as his bare feet could carry him, tears burning his eyes I cant believe he feels that way, what about the others? Do they think this way about me too? Why am I crying? he started to believe thoughts .His feet gave out from under him, numbed entirely, he fell face first into the snow, his consciousness drifting "Ho-Horo…" his voice slurred. He lost his battle against the darkness.

Present time, Horo grabbed his jacket and shoes and ran out the door, the light snow storm had turned into a blizzard. He didn't care he had to find Ren o God please tell me he didn't hear me, I was angry I wasn't thinking a thought of finding Ren frozen to death scared him beyond imagination. please be ok Ren. he stopped to catch his breath. He couldn't even see 2 feet in front of him but he didn't care, He kept his eyes focused on the ground, it was his fault Ren ran off, and now he might have to face the fact that he was the cause of his death. The temperature felt colder than ever -20 degrees by rough estimate, staying outside for as long as Ren had (especially with no jacket) was considered lethal.

He looked up from where he was now, Ren couldn't have gotten far seeing as 1. the snow was getting heavier, which meant a lot of snow (roughly 5ft altogether), and 2. his feet would have gone numb from being uncovered and exposed to snow and frigid air. He saw something that caught his eye, a part of the snow was pushed up as if something was under it, REN! that was the only thought on his mind, he plopped down on his knees and dug at the snow with his hands (which were inside gloves of course) after a few moments of digging he saw a familiar sight, the dark purple tip of Ren's tongari. He dug even more frantically, now knowing that Ren was in fact there. After a few moments of digging Horo managed to uncover him completely, Ren lay there limp, not even breathing. "R-Ren I'm sorry I didn't mean it, any of it…" His voice trailed off, tears now streamed freely from the Ainu's eyes. He sat there for moments before he heard something... it was the slow ragged breathing of Tao Ren. Huh? He's still alive! Thank gods. he took off his jacket and wrapped it around the freezing shaman. He lifted Ren and held him in a bridal position and ran as fast as his legs could carry him back to the inn. He reached the inn after what seemed like an eternity, practically pulling the door off its hinges. He placed the unconscious Tao on the couch, placing as many blankets as he could find on Ren. The worried Ainu grabbed the phone dialing 911 (or whatever number the phone number for a hospital is in Japan) as fast as he could.

"Hello 911 what is your emergency?"

"Hello? My friend is really sick, he needs to get to a hospital"

"I'm very sorry sir but due to the blizzard all hospitals in the area haven't been able to send out ambulances."

"Oh Shi-" the operator never heard the full message, the inn lost power.

"Oh GREAT, JUST GREAT!" Horo said, pissed off at the lack of power. He looked over to Ren, who began shivering uncontrollably. "SHIT!" he went over to the Tao to see what was wrong. He put his hand on his forehead…it was freezing. "O Shit!" he wondered what to do…. o shit, o shit, o shit… this is all my fault….O Gods what am I supposed to do?….… wait didn't Faust leave some medical books when he moved? he ran into Faust's old room. There were still books on the shelf, Faust used to spend hours re-reading the books looking to see if he'd missed any fact. Horo scanned the shelf looking for the tell tale book. Moments later… "AHA! Faust you really gotta put these things out in the open", be it didn't need to be put out in the open the book was bright blood red compared to all the brown leather books. He flipped through the pages, stopping somewhere in the middle to a page labeled

Severe Hypothermia:

Symptoms: Core temperature now below 31 degrees Celsius. Skin is cold, may be bluish- gray in color, eyes may be dilated. Victim is very weak, displays a marked lack of coordination, slurred speech, appears exhausted, may appear to be drunk, denies problem and may resist help. There is a gradual loss of consciousness. There may be little or no apparent breathing, victim may be very rigid, unconscious, and may appear dead.

He practically dropped the book, it matched everything Ren had perfectly. he looked closer at the page, there was more than just the symptoms there were ways to treat it as well.
Treatment for Severe Hypothermia:

Treatment: Place patient in a pre-warmed sleeping bag with one or two other people. Skin to skin contact in the areas of the chest (ribs) and neck is effective. Exhale warm air near the patient's nose and mouth, or introduce steam into the area.

Try to keep the patient awake, ignore pleas of "leave me alone, I'm ok". The patient is in serious trouble, keep a close, continuous watch over the patient.

Apply mild heat, with the aim of stopping temperature drop, not re-warming.

If patient has lost consciousness be very gentle, as by now the heart is extremely sensitive. Always assume the patient is revivable, do not give up.

Check for pulse at the carotid artery. If, after two minutes you find no pulse check on the other side of the neck for two minutes.

If there is any breathing or pulse, no matter how faint, do not give CPR but keep very close watch for changes in vital signs.

If no pulse is found begin CPR immediately, stopping only when the heart begins to beat or the person applying CPR can not carry on any longer without endangering himself.

Medical help is imperative, hospitalization is needed.

Hospitalization? Great the only thing we don't have a hospital. he ran back out to check on Ren. He looked under the lump of blankets, Ren looked worse, His shivering ceased, his skin gained a bluish-gray tint, and he didn't appear to be breathing. Ren took a ragged breath, it sounded like he was being choked or something. "you can kill me later for this Ren" he said knowing damn well Ren couldn't hear himthe bluenette took off the Tao's now soaked shirt, and hesitantly climbed in under the sheets and put his arm around him trying to warm the Tao. He followed the directions exactly being extra careful because of Ren's current condition. He felt his own consciousness drifting, as sleep once again claimed an unwanting victim.

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