Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman that is why no matter how I dreamed to be the creator of the anime I must face the truth that I'm JUST a fanfic writer… It hurts but…oh well at least I am enjoying the things I do.

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From the prologue Pirika and Hao have already met. The consequence for that… let's see here…

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Chapter 1: Ren Piri Hao and a little bit Horo

Please let me look at the moon… it's trying to say something…

Please just one last time… just a peek

"Horohoro, aren't you worried?" Ren uttered as he peeks through the curtains of the window.

Horohoro then looked seeing Pirika hanging the clothes on the clothes' line. It was a usual sight. Pirika washes the clothes with Hao and after that they hang them too… together of course.

"Are you talking about Hao?" Horohoro asked raising an eyebrow.

"Isn't it obvious? Hao is using your sister in his devious plans to becoming a Shaman King."

Horohoro tried his best not to laugh. Ren was not usually this paranoid. Horohoro slowly walked towards the door. Ren noticed him go.

"What are you doing? Where are you going?" Ren asked.

"I'm just going to look at the situation. You'll never know…" he said as he waltzed outside the room closing the door behind him.

Ren finally breathe easily but as soon as the air left his lungs he suddenly heard a burst of laughter.

"What the-" he uttered realizing in the end that it was Horohoro who was laughing.

Ren's face instantly turned to red. He has been acting quite strangely these past few weeks. Come to think of it he was becoming this strange ever since Hao and Pirika became friends.

"Horohoro you twisted demented oaf!" Ren shouted following that sentence with a few curses.

When Horohoro's laughter finally faded he turned back to the window and took a glance at what's happening downstairs.

Hao and Pirika were really becoming comfortable with each other… much to his disgust.

Ren clenched his fist and grind his teeth because that's all he could do. That's all.

XXX

"Hao, could you get that shirt for me." Pirika ordered when she finished putting the large bed sheet over the thin wire.

"Certainly." Hao answered as he passed the shirt to her.

Pirika just smiled and continued to work.

When the two finally finished they sat by the porch and watched the blue sky. The white clouds were floating lazily around the morning sky covering the hot sun once in a while.

"The sky… is it not beautiful?" Hao suddenly uttered,

Pirika looked at the man beside him. His long brown hair was being carried away by the wind. His faced flushed from all the work they did. Sweat was trickling down his chin as his wet skin shines with the rays of the sun.

Pirika smiled. This was -for her- more beautiful than the sky.

Hao finally noticed Pirika's stare and so he looked at her. Pirika didn't take her eyes off him. She just can't.

For a while the two were just staring at each other.

The morning breeze passed by the two. It carried on its path a few strands of the girl's hair covering her face.

Pirika was just raising her hand to take the strands away from her eyes when she felt the fingers of another doing it for her. Pirika blushed furiously as she just stared at the amused Hao. He kept her hair behind her ear neatly.

"You're as beautiful as the sky. Don't you know that?" he whispered.

Pirika was dazed. Ever since Hao started to be her friend she started to feel weird inside. It was as if she was slowly having a special fondness for him.

"Thank you…" she whispered as she smiled.

Hao was about to answer that when the two heard Horohoro's voice saying,

"Hey you two… it's lunch time!"

Pirika instantly pulled away and smiled cheerfully at Hao.

"I'm hungry." She said as she stood up.

Hao just nodded following her.

XXX

Hao sat by the window as he looks at the world slowly being devoured by the darkness of the night.

The wind was combing her hair. It was a windy night. His mantle was also being carried by the passing wind. The moon was in a perfect crescent. Though it was only a part of the moon its radiance was more than enough to enter the window and illuminate the room.

Then a knock was heard in the door.

"Come in." Hao said without even glancing at the door.

He was expecting someone to come.

The door slid open revealing the Chinese Shaman outside. Ren stepped inside as he closed the door behind him almost locking it. This conversation was between the two and no one must intervene.

"Why did you call for me?" Ren asked.

Hao glanced at Ren but only for a moment because his eyes went back to the sight of the crescent moon once more.

"I'm glad you graced my invitation. I thought you wouldn't come."

"Why did you call for me? I'm not your servant that you can just call anytime." Ren started. He seems to have come here for a fight.

"Calm down. I never consider you to be one of my servants. Your too noble and not to mention arrogant for the job."

"Cut the chase Hao. Get to the point or else I'm going."

"Gomen. But please stay. This is to your concern but it's not about you."

"How do you know it's of my concern?"

"It's about Pirika."

"Now I'm truly going." Ren said as he turned back.

He was about to grab the door when Hao blurted out the words.

"You like her, don't you?"

Ren froze. How the hell did he know?

"I don't know what you're saying."

"Stop denying it already Tao. I know what you're thinking. I know you're jealous every time you see Piri and I together."

Ren stood straight but still he didn't want to face Hao. He didn't want to show Hao his redden face. He was right and no matter how much he denies it he would be caught.

"Are you rubbing it in?"

"No. I just want to tell you about something."

"About what?" he asked suddenly becoming more interested.

"About the moon…"

XXX

"Oh oniichan!" Pirika said as she twirls around and around the room.

Horohoro was just watching his sister as she danced. She just finished telling him the story about what happened this morning.

"So he kept your hair and complimented you… big deal."

"ONIICHAN!" She shrieked throwing a pillow at her bog brother's head.

"Hey! Stop that!"

"You just don't get it! Do you?" She shouted.

"Of course I get it. I know you too well." He smirked.

Pirika blinked as she sat still in front of her brother. She was really sure that he was just joking but there was still a pinch of seriousness to what he said.

"Really?"

"Yes… I'm dead serious."

"Then… you know…that… I…" Pirika then blushed as she struggles to find the right word to say. She never thought that speaking in front of her brother was this difficult.

"That you like Hao? It's pretty obvious… really."

"WHAT!" Pirika screamed.

"Yes." Horohoro said and with that he laughed, "my, my… Pirika's all grown up. It was just like yesterday when I changed her diapers…"

"Stop that oniichan!" Pirika shouted as she grabs something and randomly throws it to her brother.

"Ouch! Pirika! Stop that! I'm just joking! Ouch!" Horohoro shouted.

"I can't forgive you!" Pirika shouted as she continues to throw things at him.

"What did I do?" he shouted.

Finally Pirika woke up from that sudden burst of emotion and stopped what she was doing. Horohoro took this chance to slowly slip out of the room. However Pirika still saw him. Pirika instantly took out a fish net from nowhere and threw it at Horohoro catching him in the process.

"Oniichan… don't tell anyone… please." Pirika whispered innocently as she faintly blushed.

"Don't worry I won't." Horohoro said.

He then shot a glare at his sister.

"I will never tell anyone… so PLEASE LET ME OUT!"

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Okay! First chapter finished. Please review. Thanks for reading this and hope you liked it.