Chapter 12
'I see…it was that damn raccoon again…' Hao sneered.
'W-Wait…how did you guys found me here?' Yoh questioned.
'Tamao saw you walking in the city while she went to buy Ren's milk. She asked that raccoon to follow you.' Hao told the confused boy.
'How did you--' Yoh looked at him questioningly.
'I can read minds remember?' Hao countered before he even finished his sentence.
'Oh yeah…I forgot…'
'Asakura Hao, today will be your last day of living. Prepare to die!' Mikihisa told the long haired shaman.
Everyone went into oversoul mode. They went straight for Hao when Yoh suddenly stopped them.
'STOP!' Yoh shouted. Everyone's attention was then focused on him.
Yoh suddenly went in front of him and spread his arms sideways trying to protect his brother.
'What are you doing Yoh?' Ren asked his friend.
'If you want to kill him, kill me first!' Yoh told them.
'Get out of the way Yoh. This has nothing to do with you.' Yohmei said.
'NO!!! I won't.'
'Are you out of your mind! HE ONCE ABSORBED YOUR SOUL!!!' Horohoro yelled at Yoh.
'He's my brother!'
'I don't need your pity and I don't care about you! Lastly, I'm never your brother! Now get lost Yoh!' Hao responded which was a huge mistake. He shouldn't have said that he was never his brother.
['You're never my brother?'] Yoh thought to his brother. That was when he realized his mistake. Although he couldn't see his face, he knew what he had just said must have hurt him a lot. He lowered his head and cursed himself silently.
'Enough chatting, it's time to end this.' Yohmei said
Mikihisa pulled Yoh away from Hao and pinned him down. Tamao and Keiko just stay quiet. The others attacked Hao from all directions. Yoh was desperately wringing his head to think of a way to stop them. Suddenly, his gaze focused at Matamune.
'Forest…demon….street….lake….house….training…That's it!' Yoh thought.
'HAO!!! IF YOU HAVE NEVER CARED ABOUT ME THEN WHY DID YOU SAVE ME THAT DAY? THEN, WHY DID YOU MAKE THAT PROMISE AND WHY WOULD YOU EVEN BOTHER IF I FELL INTO A LAKE!' Yoh said in a panicking voice. He was really desperate.
Everyone stopped attacking and shifted his gaze towards the younger boy. Asakura Hao had saved him??? Mikihisa released Yoh from his grasp.
'Yoh, what are you talking about?' Yohmei asked.
'Hao saved your life? Are you sure you're not mistaken?' Mikihisa looked at his son questioningly.
'Yoh, I know the incident that happened has been hard on you but that doesn't mean you could distort a fact so randomly.' Ren told his friend.
'Did you hit your head or something? There's no way he would ever save you Yoh. Even if he was your brother he wouldn't save you.' Horohoro said.
Yoh guessed that what he said was bound to cause questions. He took a deep breath.
'No that's not true He really did save me I'm sure of it Matamune and Amidamaru know it as well I did not hit my head and lastly he did not kill humans anymore.' he told everyone all at once. They sweat dropped.
'Can you repeat Yoh? You're too fast…' Mikihisa told his son.
'What I'm trying to say is that he really did save me. I'm sure of it. Matamune and Amidamaru know it as well. I did not hit my head and lastly, He. Did. Not. Kill. Humans. Anymore.'
There were dropped jaws and a long and uncomfortable silence. They were totally taken aback by Yoh's words. Then, they shifted their gaze towards the long haired shaman. They stared at him with goldfish expression.
'What?' he glared at them.
'Are you sure he didn't kill anymore?' Mikihisa asked his son without shifting his gaze from Hao.
'Yup. He was the one who promised me he won't kill. Ryu saw it.' Everyone turned his attention to Ryu immediately.
'W-well…yes, H-H-Hao did promise boss that he w-w-won't kill…' he stuttered.
'Then, why did you say you didn't care about Yoh? You obviously do care about Yoh didn't you?' Ren asked Hao. Their attention went back to Hao.
'Nonsense! Why would I care about him? He has nothing to do with me!'
'But didn't Hao-sama once tell Opacho that Yoh-sama was Hao-sama's otouto?' Opacho said. Her sudden appearance startled everyone. She was hugging a cat in her hands.
'T-T-T-That was last time….' Hao told her.
'But Hao-sama just told Opacho two days ago…' Opacho responded with a questioning look.
He stared at the others. They were smiling mischievously at him. Some of them were trying to control their laughter. He gritted his teeth.
'This is nothing but a waste of time! I'm leaving.' he said as he tried to run but Matamune stopped him.
'Hao-sama, have you forgotten our deal? If Yoh-sama managed to attack you, you will have to go and talk with him. Remember?' he remarked.
'Why is it so difficult to avoid Yoh!' he thought to himself. He heaved a sigh and turned to his twin.
'Are you going to stand there all day?' he told him.
Yoh's face brightened. He walked towards his brother and hold onto his hand graciously. The others stared incredulously at the twin.
Keiko smiled as Yoh and Hao began walking away. Mikihisa walked towards Keiko and held her hands. They stood there and watched the scene in relief.
'They're getting along well aren't they…' Keiko murmured softly so that only Mikihisa could hear.
'Ahhh…' was the sole reply.
