Rea: Some crossdressing from this point on. Lyserg's crossdresing. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! I've seen some traffic on this story, but I would like a review please! Good or bad, doesn't matter. Thanks for reading!

Chapter Two: Getting Started

"Dear Lyserg....I will soon be getting married....no, no...That's just...too sudden." He scibbled out the second line "Dear Lyserg...What is with this dear thing?" Ren scribbled again. "My Lyserg, no, wait. Ah! He's not even mine anymore!" Len through the paper in the trash. "Lyserg. That's better. Makes more sence anyways. Maybe I should tell him straight rather than beating around the bush but...then he might think it's my fault...Lyserg, Since I will come of age soon, my family, should I write the Tao's? No, no. My family has decided that I should be married very soon. Obviously, I will be married to the best Shaman capable of bearing an Heir to the Tao family, just as I was born to rule the family. I wanted to say my goodbyes now. Wait!" Len scribbled the last part. "I sound emotional over this. He has to think I'm not really attached to him...ah, who am I kidding?" Ren layed his head on the table. "I should call Yoh. Maybe he has some advice on the matter...." Ren layed there a while, then suddenly stood and screamed, clutching his head in his hands and shocking Bason, who scattered as far away as possible and right out the door. "I DON'T NEED YOH TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR ME!" He reminded himself.

"Uh. Bacchumus?" Bason asked, peaking his head through the door.

"Yes." Ren said testily.

"The servants say dinner is ready. You're father would expect you...."

"To be there, yes. Seeing as he still thinks I'm HAPPY about this." Ren put on a shirt and opened his door, where a servant stood holding blankets. She looked at the bed and nearly swooned. "Baccamus! What have you done to your room?!" She asked, appauled.

"Redecorated. Just fix it. And don't tell anyone!" Ren yelled over his shoulder and walked down the hall to the dinner room. He sat quietly at his seat without any conversation like usual, and it seemed he was just fine.

"Ren, We've already received several letters announceing arrivals from women for the competition." Said his mother. "Only in China, of course, and some in Tibet..."

"Good." Ren replied.

"Don't worry, we'll kick all the ugly ones out as soon as I see them." Yu'an said.

"Let us hope we have the same taste, father." Len said.

"I'll test their capablities of having a match with Pai Long." Jun piped in. "No one without strength will get to your choosing."

"Don't go easy on them." Len told her as if it was all that mattered.

"Hm." Jun nodded happily in agreement.

"You seem excitted, darling." Jun's mother looked at her and Jun smiled back.

"Of course. I'll soon have a beautiful sister in law to show around!" Jun said.

At least she's happy.... Ren thought. Ren wasn't hungry, but he always ate even if he wasn't because it helped him look less suspisious when he was unhappy about something. But he couldn't help but eat a little slower. Usually, Ren was never left alone with En at the table. He was almost always tied with Jun on excusing himself.

Today the father and son were the last at the table. "You're slow today, Ren!" En said loudly.

"I feel sick, so stick it, old man. I still did all my training today just as well. I'm entitled to a little slow eating."

"You don't have to eat everything. I won't let it go to waist. The servants can have it!" Yu`an said. Len shook his head.

"No, I'm fine. I want to eat. I'm just having difficulty." This was said rather sadly for him, and En gave him a look of small concern.

"Oh?" En asked. "Is something wrong?"

"Of course not." Ren said. They were slient for a long time. Father....Ren thought to himself. I don't want a woman. I love Lyserg..... "Father?"

"Yes?"

"I don't want to be...married." Ren said slowly, but for some reason he couldn't say "to a woman" like he wanted to.

"What?!"

Ren realized his stupid move now and corrected it. "I have the Shaman Fight coming up again soon."

"We don't know when it will be!"

"Father, I shouldn't be concentrating on this!" Ren argued.

"It's still my choice when you marry! This isn't a Tao ideal, it's a Shaman ideal!"

"I know that!" Ren rose from his chair now to face his father. "I am not so dence as you seem to think! I have to concentrate! I can't be sitting here pointing out who's eyes and breasts are big enough for me!"

"Eyes and breast? Hey! We do have the same tastes!"

"I like small breasts." Ren said stubornly, crossing his arms in a challenge. Or none at all, perferably....

"Oh. I'll keep that in mind." En said. "Listen, Ren, this will take you but two minutes."

"Oh, please!"

"I mean it! My sisters and mother did all the work for me. Shamanic ability, pride, honor, courage, housekeeping and servantkeeping skills...all of this was tested. Your gradfather picked four of the most beautiful young girls and they stood before me. I saw your mother had the greatest breasts and most beautifully shaped eyes and I picked her. See? Two minutes, or less, in my case."

"Promise." Len demanded.

"I swear!" Yu`an said easily and without hesitation.

Len sighed. He picked up his last turkey leg and took it with him.

"Hey! Say excuse me when you leave the table!" En shouted, but Len made no answer.

"Welcome to the Tao household!"

"Oh, you must be Ren's sister?"

"I am." Jun nodded sweetly at the girl. "Are you Tsuno?'

"Yes, ma'am." Tsuno said just as politely. "And I'm very determined to win this man."

Jun blushed a bit at Tsuno's straightforewardness. "Of course." They bowed to each other. "Allow me to greet the other guests. My mother will show you from here." Jun returned to the gate with Lee Pailong by her side. Tsuno didn't seem to realize he was there, but some had complimented Jun, which was bad, and some had complimented Pailong, which was good, on his build. Jun had told both parties that her brother's build was similar, and they possitively swooned.

Someone else stepped from another Tao plane that had just landed, and Jun started for a second. Could this be Lyserg? If so, it was very well done. The dress was plain, but beatiful. The color matched "her" hair and eyes perfectly. "She" held herself as a good woman would, just as Jun's mother had taught her. "She" walked with grace and ease in high heals that weren't too high.

"Welcome to the Tao household!" Jun greeted.

"Thank you." Came the polite reply, and though the voice could easily be mistaken for a girl's, it was definitely Lyserg's. They bowed to each other.

"I hope you will enjoy it here. Oh, is this your spirit?" Morphine and Lyserg both nodded. "You must be that Ms. Diethel." Jun said, inconspicuously, as they approached her mother.

"I am, thank you for inquring." Lyserg replied. He bowed to Ren's mother as well, and She bowed back.

She took Lyserg by the arm immediately. "Jun tells me you are from Britain."

"Yes, ma'am. London"

"Your history isn't as long as the Tao's." She pointed out.

"No, I'm afraid it really isn't...."

"It's really of no consequence right now. It will be tested later, but assuming your skill is as great as your beauty, there should be no problem."

"Oh, thank you ma'am!" Lyserg flushed. Morphine sat on his shoulder for a ride.

Ren's mother laughed a little. She obviously liked Lyserg very much. "Let me show you about a bit." She offered.

Jun and Pailong smiled secretly as they reached the gate again.

Rea: This is a hard pairing to get started with because it's rare! I told my friend to help me write it and we'd get more reviews, but he doesn't want to because people might mistake him for me pretending I'm talking to Ren. I think I already said this, actually...but some girls hit on him in the old account...His nick is Len... He's promised to read the reviews though. So please give us some to read! Thank you!