Yoh: Why? Why do I have to be the one with the key?

Me: Because that is what I wanted

Yoh: -_-

Me: Here's another chapter, please enjoy


Chapter 8

They appeared in a flash of white light in front of a startled Mondrian member. Yoh fell to the floor exhausted. "Yoh, Yuki, Kanji, Kimimaru, Sakura, your back earlier than I expected, where are the spies?" The man asked. They all looked down at the floor, heads hanging in defeat. "We failed, Yoh's mask was shattered. We had to run because we were almost caught by Hao Asakura" Yuki muttered sadly. "That's a shame; we will have to try a different plan next time" Zero called out as he entered the room. "Lord Zero" the five of them called out at the same time. Instantly they all saluted. "Please be at ease" Zero demanded. They all stood in silence waiting for Zero to speak. "You all look exhausted, go and get some rest. Don't worry about what happened the first mission is usually a tough challenge" Zero ordered before turning and leaving the room.

They all let out their breathes that they didn't realise they were holding. "Well see you guys tomorrow" Yoh muttered before turning to leave. Yoh left through the corridor on the right and slowly dragged himself through the corridors until he reached his room. Once he reached his room he pulled the door open and stepped in.

The room was small but cosy. A small bed with two white pillows and a large white duvet was next to a small window. A small bedside cabinet held up a bright lamp and a hairbrush. Opposite the bed there was a large wardrobe which held all of Yoh's old clothes as well as new ones. The antiquity lay on a small desk opposite the door along with a chair.

Yoh stumbled over to the wardrobe and opened it. He carefully got out a yukata and placed his jumpsuit and cloak inside. Quickly Yoh changed and walked over to the bed. He placed the weapons belt in his bedside draw that also contained his orange headphones and bear claw necklace. He placed Harusame on the desk along with the antiquity and climbed into the warm bed.

Yoh looked up at the ceiling. Wrapped in the warmth of the duvet Yoh thought about what happened at the village. Yoh finished casting the long distance transport spell. As he began to fade Yoh looked up and saw Hao reaching out to grab him. 'Hao' Yoh thought before he was transported to the Mondrian headquarters. 'Why did Hao chase after me, does he even care that I was missing or did he just want to take my power' Yoh thought. The confusing thoughts were starting to give him a headache. "Everything will work out" Yoh assured himself before closing his eyes and drifting off into an uneasy sleep.

Hao stared into the fire. A wave of sadness washed over him as he remembered what had happened earlier that day. 'Why, why did you run away from me Yoh'? The fire crackled once more, wavered and went out leaving Hao sat in the darkness. "What is going on?" Hao wondered aloud.

Slowly Hao got up and brushed the dust from his pants and poncho. "I'm going for a walk" Hao told his followers before making his way into the forest. He walked across the grass and leaves staring at the beauty of the midnight forest. The walk was helping him to clear his mind from the constant buzzing of thoughts.

Before he knew it Hao stumbled across the waterfall. Hao made his way over to the rock and sat down. He looked at the cascading water and stared into its depths. The water sparkled in the moonlight like thousands of diamonds. 'What is this feeling, do I care for Yoh? No that can't be, Yoh is nothing but a power source to me'. 'Hao' a voice whispered. Hao froze where he sat. 'That voice sounded like Yoh's'. Hao grasped his head in his hands. "What is happening to me, why do I feel like this" Hao yelled out to the silent night. Hao calmed himself. "I need to find out what is going on, I need to talk to Yoh" he decided.

Hao stretched and got up from the rock. Slowly he walked back through the forest. 'I will find you Yoh' Hao thought, 'and next time I won't let you get away without an explanation'.

As Hao reached his camp he found all of his followers waiting for him. Hao walked up to them. His smirk found its way back onto the fire shaman's face. "Tomorrow we are going to start our search for Yoh, we shall find out the truth about what is going on" Hao announced before walking off to get some sleep.

Yoh once again stood in the destroyed patch village. "Yoh" a whispered voice called out. Yoh turned around and walked away from the bodies of the shamans. He walked until he reached the burning forest once again. Yoh heard a rustle and saw one of the shadows move. "Yoh" the shadow called out again. Yoh wanted to run away but for some reason his body disobeyed him as he slowly started to walk towards the shadow. As he approached the shadow a pale white hand reached out. "This is your last chance Yoh, come to me or watch everything you care about be destroyed before your very eyes" the low, rumbling voice hissed. Yoh stared at the hand for a few seconds before he woke up in his bed covered in sweat.

Yoh shivered even though it was warm in his room. 'Was that shadow Zelman?, is he going to start hurting people because of me? I need to tell Zero about this in the morning' Yoh thought. He looked out of the window and up at the moon. Yoh snuggled back into his blankets and tried to get some rest. After half an hour of failing to go to sleep Yoh slowly sat up in his bed. Yoh thought about Hao. 'Do you care Hao?' Yoh thought.

Yoh thought for a while. After an hour Yoh quietly started to sing.

On the first page of our story,

The future seemed so bright,

Then this thing turned out so evil,

I don't know why I'm still surprised,

Even angels have their wicked schemes,

And you take that to new extremes,

But you'll always be my hero,

Even though you've lost your mind,

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn,

Well that's alright because I like the way it hurts,

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry,

Well that's alright because I love the way you lie,

I love the way you lie,

I love the way you lie,

Now there's gravel in our voices,

Glasses shattered from the fight,

In this tug of war you always win,

Even when I'm right,

Cos you feed me fables from your head,

With violent words and empty threats,

And it's sick that all these battles are what keeps me satisfied,

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn,

Well that's alright because I like the way it hurts,

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry,

Well that's alright because I love the way you lie,

I love the way you lie,

I love the way you lie,

So maybe I'm a massacre,

I try to run but I don't wanna ever leave,

Til the walls are going up,

In smoke with all our memories,

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn,

Well that's alright because I like the way it hurts,

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry,

Well that's alright because I love the way you lie,

I love the way you lie,

I love the way you lie,

I love the way you lie,

As Yoh finished the song his eyes slowly closed and his mind dragged him off to dreamland.


Yoh: Why do I have nightmares?

Me: Because your special

Yoh: Please review