Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King, but if I hope and wish upon shooting stars enough, will I get my wish to own it?
A.N.: In the first chapter, I spotted a mistake…it's not pulverizing it, but him…hehe
Ren was saying something about pulverizing him
Lady girl: thx for reviewing...I really appreciated it, so this chapter's dedicated to you, your review was my incentive to immediately start on chapter 2… enjoy…
The beauty of Silence — Chapter 2
Ren was having a walk by himself in a bid to cool down and go over his thoughts. Every night, while looking at the stars, he will quietly go over the events of the day. Each time, he'll find out that he didn't mean to be angry with Horohoro, he just doesn't know how to react when the favorite person in his team kept irritating him on purpose. Does he really hate me this much?Maybe I am not as likeable as Yoh, but surely there's no need to torment me when I've got such feelings for…
The distant wail of an ambulance siren broke his chain of thoughts, and with a sigh, he got up to make his way home. Before that though, he decided to go to the nearby store to get himself a drink of milk. After all, he hadn't had any that day.
He got past an area that the traffic police had cordoned off and glance over casually, but what he saw surprised him a little. It wasn't the broken glass or splinters of steel that caught his attention, it was the bottles of milk, which lay around a pool of blood. The victim had already been sent to the hospital, yet he had a premonition that something's about to go wrong. The labels on the milk bottles told him they were his favorite brand, and his mind couldn't stop screaming at him that a certain Ainu did go out to buy him his milk. That guy's got a hardier life than a cockroach; nothing will be able to harm him. Yet, it couldn't hurt to ask, could it? He was still doubtful of whether he should approach the traffic police before his feet found their way to the traffic police.
"Umm...Sir, could you please describe the guy involved in this accident to me? I have...umm… to believe that it could be someone I know…" Tao Ren couldn't believe his ears. He was actually stammering. A Tao never stammers when he speaks, he only snaps. Perhaps his concern for his teammate do run a little deeper than he realize, but there was no way he was willing to accept that fact.
"Okay, well let's see, he's in his teens, has blue hair…" The officer raised an eyebrow at Ren questioningly when Ren gasp slightly. Ren took out his wallet and took out a photo of the gang that they took when they first arrived at Patch village, handing it towards that police officer. It wasn't well taken, and nobody had known it belonged to Ren's "most treasured" list. In the picture, Ren was giving the photographer a death glare that showed that to say that he was unhappy about taking photos was an understatement. Horohoro was right up at the front with Yoh, so that they could both "steal the limelight" or something silly like that.
The officer squinted at the small picture for a moment before nodding his head slowly, all the while reassuring Ren that he might be wrong, yet there aren't many blue-haired teens you can find in a small town, isn't it? I don't need reassuring! I don't care what happens to him as long as it doesn't affect me. Ren's egoistic nature screamed at him, yet a softer voice told him that whatever happened to Horohoro would be happening to him too, for their hearts are entwined in a special way…
Things happened much quicker after this, for they were soon at the hospital. Pilica was already crying even before they step into dreary compound with its sharp smell of disinfectants. Anna was her usual cool self, not comforting Pilica openly, but allowing Pilica to lean against her while the sobbing continued. Yoh was frowning slightly as if in deep thoughts and Ren? He was too busy trying to fix that mask of indifference to cover up what he really felt. Truth was, he was anxious like crazy…
Horohoro could feel a lot of people around him, not intimidating, but a kind of warm feeling that he liked. He was slightly surprised that it was totally silent, not that kind of silence whereby you could hear a pin drop, but the kind of silence as if you were in a vacuum, as if no sound would be produced even if you drop a whole box of pins onto the floor. He was tired, though he just woke up mentally, and his whole body was aching. He couldn't recall what had just happened, his last few hours seemed to be forgotten moments, rendering him unable to piece the fragments of memories together. Whatever it was, intuition told him that his life was about to change forever.
Ren tried his best not to let his worry shown as he glared hard as his legs, which was opposing every command he issued at them to stop pacing around the ward. He had just spoken to the doctor, for Pilica was too distraught to listen to anything, and seriously did not like hearing what he had just heard. He was also trying to deny the fact that maybe, just maybe, his Horokeu Usui may never be the same again. Horohoro had suffered a rather severe concussion, and doctors were unsure how that would affect him till he wakes up. There's nothing to worry about, he told himself sternly, he's got such a low IQ at the start, there's no way it can drop any lower even if you whack his head a million times.
A squeal from Pilica told him Horohoro had awoken from the anesthesia. There seemed to be nothing extraordinarily wrong with the ice shaman, though he looked slightly more dazed and confused than usual.
"Pilica, what's wrong? Trying to drown me or something?" Horohoro's weak attempt at a joke did nothing to relieve Pilica from her crying. Nearby, a nurse dropped a huge metal tray by accident, making everyone jump at the noise. All except Horohoro, who didn't even flinch. Ren's eyes narrowed slightly in concentration, something might just be wrong after all…
Author's note: So, how do you find the second chapter? Please review! I know that what happened so far doesn't really seem to connect with the title, but trust me, something'll happen soon…
Horohoro: Just remember to review ok?