" What about Hao's hair, and that seductive smile? He walks around with his shirt open. . .Nnn I'm sweating."
" Well, I like Yoh. He's cute."
The three girls glare at the lone girl.
" Shh. . .he's taboo, The blond will kill you."
The four girls speak simultaneously with a tone of fear and utter dread to their voices.
" Kyoyama Anna"
Chapter 2: Lazy boy; He doesn't fear death, only her wrath. Whipped, tethered and oblivious.
Yoh sighed looking up at the clear blue sky with serenity. It was times like this that had him wishing for the impossible. That the day never had to end, that this was just a wonderful dream and he was sleeping forever.
But who was he kidding?
His eyes opened slowly to the steady bangs and clamor as Anna walked up the bleachers. To his recollection he didn't do anything wrong to deserve a slap or death so he tilted his head and waved an affable 'hey'. She acknowledged him with silence and as he adjusted his position on the cold metal bleachers. He watched cautiously as she took a seat one bench below him hovering next to his legs. More silence followed and Yoh tilted his head back at the sky.
He sighed in relief, he knew he didn't do anything.
And in the corner of his mind he saw the situation framed. They were always together, in silence. But it was nerve-racking and comforting and sorta, kinda cute in a way. Yoh always came outside between during his free periods and Anna would eventually find her way to end up beside him.
Cute? Yeah cute, she was murderously adorable.
A lazy eye opened as he watched as the wind blew Anna's golden tendrils playfully framing her face. She took her a breath, and placed a strand strategically behind her ear. But he noticed something strange in her composure. . . was Anna blushing?
She seemed flush to Yoh's lazy yet keen eyes. Curious he took a breath, racking his brain for a tactful way to say it.
" Um. . ." his mouth was left open. Nice and smooth.
She kept a stare out to the school but he had a feeling she was listening.
" What is it?" She spoke hoarsely still avoiding his gaze.
" You ok? You don't look well." He said nonchalantly, his eyes lazily hazy.
" What?" She turned around leering at the frazzled brunette.
Yoh fell back from the sudden tone of voice. He scratched his head sheepishly." I-I mean. . .um not to say you look BAD. I mean you're heath, yeah your heath. Is the sun getting to you? It's pretty strong today." He clenched his eyes and held his hands in front of him as a futile form of defense.
She looked at him in the corner of her eye then adverted her gaze back to the distant field of grass and back to the school. " Yoh."
". . . yeah?" he managed still in a self-defense mode.
" Get me some water." She said tonelessly.
" O. .ok sure, yeah." he slowly opened an eye lid. When he felt the danger pass he got up and strolled down the bleachers making his way back to the school. She watched him passively.
Yoh, thought to himself, 'dammit I hope I have money'.
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Ren stretched out as a deep sigh traveled on the wind. But it wasn't Ren who sighed and ignored the gathering of girls who surrounded him. Unlike Hao who paraded around like a pimp, Ren's fangirls kept their distance and preferred to watch him from afar. And usually they kept quiet for the most part. . . Well, except this time. They had a probable reason to sigh, after all Ren was shirtless and he looked most heavenly meditating under the bleachers. The shadows lightening up his golden eyes like some kind of wild cat. Yeah, that's what he was a tiger. . .grr
Footsteps and then the rustling of the grass was heard to Ren's discomfort and he opened an eye to see the smirk of a devious looking face of Asakura Hao. He snorted and closed his eyes again dismissing the Asakura completely.
There was shuffling of feet which clearly meant that the girls were clearing out, more shuffling and then steady trots closing in on him. A bonk on his head caused Ren to growl and finally acknowledge the still smirking face of Hao.
" Hey, nice little setup you got here. Providing a little show. . .you're such a tease Ren-kun."
Hao's saccharine tone made Ren twitch.
" What do you want?"
" Nothing, really. I just wanted to chat." Banging was heard from above indicating someone was climbing on the bleachers.
Ren closed his eyes. " And what about the parade of girls following you everywhere? Talk to them, talk to Yoh, or Anna just leave me alone."
" I'm hurt Ren-kun that you should take that tone with me. After all we've been through."
" . . .shove it."
Another sound of banging on the bleachers.
Both boys look up. Ren quirks an eyebrow as Hao just smiles knowingly. A shrilled 'WHAT?', moments of pitiful mutters and the sound of a person walking back down the bleachers can be heard. Ren gathers his shirt and fastens a couple of the bottom buttons as the wind blows a disappointed sigh.
Hao made a move to the front of the bleachers. Ren watched slightly suspicious. " Oi, where do you think you're going?"
" No where Ren-kun, why? You told me to shove it, ne?" Hao stopped and tilted his head to the side with an oh-so-innocent smile which made the indigo haired boy twitch. That oh-so-innocent smile was an invitation for oh-so-innocent murder when it came to Ren.
" Cut the crap Asakura, what are you up to?"
Another smile. " Are you ok Ren? Are you still pissy about that time my subordinates attacked team 'The Ren'. That was two years ago, forgive and forget."
" I fucking DIED! Peyote's oversoul impaled me straight though my fucking chest."
" Profanities are unnecessary Ren."
Ren leered death and walked up to the menacing Asakura until they were face-to-face. " So if I killed you right now would you forgive me?"
He smiled and lifted a finger." First, Ren-kun you wouldn't be able to." Another finger. "Secondly my fandom would kill you for even touching me."
" Hah. My fandom can kill yours."
In a distance a group of girls watches the two. They sigh with each interaction of the two.
"Hawt bishounen action."
" Kiss him Ren!"
There are Hao's fansluts
Ren's fangirls
and as always the Yaoi fandom which secretly wonder what guys do in the locker rooms while changing. Peeking to compare sizes, maybe some shower interaction. . . yeah they like to think so.
Hao loved the attention so for show he would be extra friendly with 'Ren-kun' which really wasn't that hard. After all he was Asakura Hao, he could get away with anything with merely that smile. Whoever fell from that smile, guys, girls, teachers. . .whatever it was more power to him.
Power. Yes, it was yummy.
Hao made no move and watched with that smirk as Ren clenched his fists only to relax them. He snorted. " This is irritating, I'm going to class."
Yoh's passive attitude sat or rather slept soundly in the back of Ren's mind, reminding him not to cause any unnecessary trouble. Most likely it had something to do with Yoh's troubles. But then again, he was always there for Yoh when the time came. And as much as he'd like to, a fight was currently a waste of time and effort.
Yep what would happen is Hao would cry for mercy and Ren would laugh sadistically. Then Hao's fansluts would say something like 'what a sissy, that long hair. . . I knew Ren was more powerful than you' Then Ren would be troubled with more freaking fangirls and that was just annoying.
That's how Ren saw it in his head. But of coarse he didn't say anything, it would be a waste of breath to point out the obvious.
" I'll see ya there Ren-kun." Hao chirped as Ren discretely steamed.
Hao seemed pleased smiling to himself he could practically hear the overwhelming squeals of the Yaoi fandom.
" I hope you know I can hear you." A firm voice spoke from the bleachers.
The brunette looked up and in between the cracks he could see her porcelain face gazing down at him. Making his way over to the head of the bleachers he walked up. He smirked with half lidded coffee eyes.
" Baka, you really should be more discrete about the whole damn thing." She kept a placid expressionless face and stared blankly into his mahogany orbs. Her brows were ruffled in annoyance. He sat next to her and she sighed bitterly but bit her lip and said nothing. When fingers tingled her pale face she kept rigid and gazed into the distance. He held her chin and leaned over. His breath tickled her ear making her neck tingle.
He whispered slowly, softly. . .
" I always keep my word. No one will find out, don't you believe me. . . Anna-chan?"
Her mouth was left slightly agape as he traced the outline of her lips. Her lower lip pouted out as she attempted a breath. Her eyes were fixed somewhere in the distance and her dark lashes slowly descended.
Her voice was equally as low but forlorn.
" I believe you
Hao. . .
. . .-sama."
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Ren mutters curses under his breath: Fuck Hao, fuck the Asakuras, Dammit!
Passing girls in the hall, he notices a crowd squealing at a magazine with Hao's picture on the front.
" Ne, who's this bitch on top of Hao-kun?"
" Don't know, can't see her face. It's covered in all that blond hair."
" It doesn't give a name."
" Her dress is nice."
Ren grabbed the 'reading material' and threw it out the window. The girl said something like 'Hey!' but Ren was too pissed off to pretend to care.
Fuck Japan too. Dammit this whole country is infested with Hao's fansluts, I gotta take a vacation.
And when a hand rested on his shoulder the fuming teen turned around and nearly pulled the person's arm out of its socket.
" Whoa Ren!"
Fortunately it was Yoh and he evaded his friend's attack. He held out his hands to stop and calm the flustered Shaman and laughed wearily.
" Dammit Yoh." Ren shouted out of indignation. " I thought you were your fucking brother." Ren closed his eyes and ran a hand through his hair. When his eyes reopened he sent a concerned glare, his golden eyes flashing under his indigo bangs.
" Yoh, Hao's up to something."
" Yeah probably."
Ren nearly lost it. He cared, why the hell did he fucking care! Yoh was his friend, he was suppose to care even if that said friend didn't. Dammit, who made up all these fucking rules?
"but more importantly. . ."
Ren exhaled, why the hell did he bother?
". . . can I borrow some money? I'm suppose to get Anna a drink, she's gonna kill me Ren."
That's what friends do right? Friends protect friends from murderous controlling fiancees, friends vow to kill their friend's evil twin brother, and last but not least. . . friends lend out money to friends knowing that even though the words 'borrow' or 'lend' are used it's a probability that the money will never be seen again.
Bah, and this is why Yoh had Jeanne revive him.
FRIENDSHIP
Yoh leaned on Ren's chest sobbing in fear. "I don't wanna die Ren."
Ren's eyes narrowed and an aspirated sigh fell from his mouth. Yoh was whipped. BADLY. It was plain and simple and Ren accepted that fact and also the fact that Yoh never did anything about it. Like he didn't mind, or perhaps he enjoyed it.
Whatever, Yoh can handle it himself. But fuck, he's suppose to care.
Ren reached for his wallet.
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By the time Yoh makes his way to the bleachers Anna is walking down the steps as Hao sits lazily, relaxed in a Yoh-type fashion. Anna leers with fiery eyes at Yoh. Probably thinking something like ' took you long enough, or what the hell took you so long?' Yoh was expecting the latter and slightly squirmed.
But no slap, not even a hissed remark. Only a muttered 'Thanks' and a slight warning that if his lazy ass took too long he would be late for class. Yoh scratched his head sheepishly as the blond passed him by, sipping the water bottle.
Yoh looked confused and decided to walk over to his brother. " Nii-san. . .
" Ne, Yoh lets get to class." Hao stretched and stood up and grabbed the second water bottle from his younger twin's hands.
" Thanks otouto I was feeling a bit parched." He gulped down the water walking down the bleachers. Yoh stood there unsure.
" Come on Yoh." Hao shouted to his sibling, the younger Asakura blinked for a few seconds then headed down the stairs. He had used Ren's money to buy that water and Ren would be pissed if he thought that Yoh bought it for Hao.
" Oi, Nii-san!"
I wonder what are your thoughts on that?. . .hmm. Just as a reminder everyone is about 16 that's the whole reason for the high school setting. But this isn't another high school story. Anyway I hoped you enjoyed chappy 2 of Take a picture, It'll last longer.
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