Hello, hello and now for the disclaimer!

I do not own Shaman king in any way shape or form.

So, sorry for updateing about like every five hundred years, I know it sucks when you wnat the next chapter of a fic and the author just won't update. so now I am updating. and I hope you like the next chapter of Stay with me!

Chapter Four:

A Dream Influenced Life

I approached the darkened house, quietly retreiving the door key from under the welcome mat. I slipped into the house without a sound, locking the door behind me, and then headed straight to my room. I crept up the stairs careful to miss the squeaky floor boards of the old inn. Once in my room I stripped off my shirt and pants, and replaced them with flannel lounge bottoms and a loose t-shirt. Slipping inbetween my cold bed sheets I quickly drifted into a restless sleep.

It was dark and chilly where you were, you could hear an eerie 'drip...drip' echoing in the vast darkness. You hear a gentle voice accompanied by a warmth that fills your empty soul with hope "Become one with me... submit to me...surrender to my warmth." says the voice

"I can't, they would be sad..."

"Who would be sad?" qeustions the voice sweetly

You look over you shoulder a a group of people, "My friends, they would...miss me" you want to submit to the voice and its warmth, but your conscience gets in the way.

"But my dear Yoh is blood not thicker than water? Don't I, your brother mean more to you then some random strangers from outside of the bloodline?"

The blinding dark gives way to the sight of your brother, Hao, standing by the hearth of a fire place gazing at you with sorrowful eyes, blood trails down his forhead and has soaked into his mantel giving him a devilish appearance.

You flinch in horror as the specter approaches you his arms extended, "Why did you kill me?" it asks "Why did you kill me?"

You sink to the floor, your confusion and fear welling inside of you like your tears that now trickle down your face.

"I'm sorry, I had to! I'm sorry...sorry...sorry...sorry..." your voice echoes untill even the flickering flame is silent, Hao is an inch from your face, " Die."

Yoh woke up in a cold sweat, shivering as the cool night air reached his back. Tears were still making tracks down his face as he gasped for breath between every subdued sob that tried to rip from his throat. Yoh grasped his sheets tightly, squeezing his teary eyes closed as his dream replayed inside his mind.

"...S-sorry...H-hao" he whispered before bowing his head and silently crying.

Hao's mind was in turmoil, no matter how hard he tried he could not sleep, the noise of distant cars reminded him how close he was to the city. Hao blamed his restlessness on all of the noise pollution from the nearby human populatiopn, but he felt this certain suffering inside his heart the he knew was not his. Jumping from his lofty perch in the tree Hao decided to go see what was wrong with his twin.

Hao slipped into the brunette's room like a shadow, moving through the darkened room barely causing a whisper of noise. Kneeling next to the bed Hao placed His hand on his twin's thigh causing the brunette to snap his head up from its place in his arms.

Yoh let out a gasp of disbelief "Hao?"

"Hai" Hao whispered in a soft, comforting voice.

Tears began to form anew in Yoh's sad brown eyes "But-you're...supposed to be...I-I... I mean you're...dead..."

The fire shaman shook his head" No Yoh, I'm very much alive," Hao sat on the edge of the bed taking his brother's hand in his and rubbed it against his cheek."See, alive."

"How?"asked Yoh in wonderment

Hao considered the question carefully before responding "I'm not quite sure "how", all I remember is an oasis in the middle of the desert, and when I was fully concious for the first time I had this huge scar covering me from head to navel." the brown haired teen pushed his poncho over his shoulders and showed his twin the white scar that marred his entire upper body.

Yoh reached out and gently touched it pulling back imeadiatly in a nervous fashion. "Did-did I do that?" questioned Yoh fixating his gaze on the white sheets infront of him.

"Yeah...but I don't blame you Yoh,"

"Why?" tears fell from the young shaman's eyes like rain "Why aren't you mad at me? I-I tried to kill you!"

Hao observed his twin with sad eyes, "For a reason thats hard to explain..."

Yoh looked up confusion evident in his tear filled brown eyes.

Hao caressed the side of his twins face pulling it closer before claiming Yoh's lips in a passionate kiss. Hao pulled back from the kiss their lips separating with a small popping noise.

"I love you Yoh Asakura, and nothing can change that fact.

TBC

so thats the end of chapter four so read and reveiw peeps and I ll write more!!