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Never Ending Escape

Chapter two- Lost but Not Found
Hao sighed, he knew he couldn't hide this any longer. He turned towards Ren and put his warm right hand over Ren's forehead and let it glow a soft blue. Ren's eyelids slowly closed over golden orbs as he drifted off into an uneasy sleep. When Ren woke up, he remembered everything and cocked his head at Hao.

"Why? Why didn't you tell me?" asked Ren sadly.

"Because you wouldn't love me, and it wasn't time then, it is now," replied Hao mournfully as he stared longingly at the one he had fallen in love with, "Do you still love me."

The younger shaman smiled in return and spoke, "Of course I do, I feel safe with you, and you know how it feels to be tortured and raped by their father."

^^^^^^^^flash back

"Ren, come here!!!" Ren's father ordered from his bedroom. A nine-year-old Ren entered the room, shaking visibly. Ren's father than threw Ren harshly onto the bed and ravaged the young boy throughout the night. When Ren woke up, he felt sore are over and whimpered at the sudden pain. "100 slashes for whining!" roared the father loudly and Ren was sent to the cells with no food or water for three days.

"Demo, papa! Yamero!" pleaded the sobbing child as he was tossed harshly into the cell and left to be slashed by servants.

^^^^^^^^^end of flash back

"I'm ready. I'm ready to tell the others, let's go," said Ren feebly as he leaped from the sturdy branch and landed on the ground with his lover close behind him.

Strong arms circled Ren's waist and Hao asked, "Are you sure?" Ren nodded surely. They had been together for one year and two months yet, they had not gone farther than a few shy kisses and hugs, but Hao was content for he knew why Ren acted this way. The two lovers then silently walked back to their campsite and went to break the news to their comrades..

^^^^^^^Horohoro

'How could I have been so stupid! How could I have let Ren fall in love with that jerk called Yoh and let him leave! Dang!' Horohoro punched the tree angrily as he slid to the ground, 'If only you stayed a little longer.. Anna and Yoh broke up two months later because Yoh couldn't stand Anna bossing him around... Ren! I miss you, we all miss you, come back to me... I love you.'

^^^^^^^Yoh

Yoh couldn't believe what he had heard from his twin, he had been the reason why Ren left? It took Yoh a year without Ren to figure out that he was in love with the golden eyed teen, but it was too late, Ren was gone. Yoh looked for Ren for months, but couldn't find him, sure he had heard news of Hao having a new member, but he had never thought it would be Ren. Yoh tortured himself inwardly that he was the reason why the one he eventually fell in love with was gone.. All because of him...

Anna had tried to comfort him numerous times, for she still loves Yoh, though she knew Yoh never will love her the way she wanted him to.

Ryuu had joked and said that Ren would be back, not many people could beat Ren even if they teamed up, Ren was just to stubborn.