Just like the previous chapters, I tried my best to make this one at least a bit humorous. I hope you guys like it!

CHAPTER 20

On one early sunny morning, there were three gentlemen standing outside the Asakura Temple, looking innocently curious. Their heads were turning in random directions, eyes wandering all over the place. Their expressions yet tells the same thing: "Is this the place?"

The tallest of them all, which hairstyle was that of Elvis Presley's, held one wooden sword atop his shoulder. He then smirked. "Yeah, this must be it. I can recall the scenery."

The blue-spike-haired kid glared at him. "Just make sure, because we've been wandering around in the forest for... How many days? Three?"

The smallest kid with a 'horn' in his hair snapped. "I knew it, I should never have gone with you! It's your fault, you bastard!"

"What? Why are you blaming me? I was just dragged by this rascal too!" Horohoro never-hesitantly pointed to Ryu, who in turn glared.

"Ye guys wanted to go too, right? Ye don't have to hide it, ye know!"

"Who says I wanted to go to some place I didn't even know of, with two bastards with me? Damn, you will pay for this!" Tao Ren pulled out his weapon, the Kwan Dao and aimed at the two. Not forgetting that his tongari grew.

Horohoro covered himself in defense with his skateboard. "Then why did you come with us in the first place, you moron!"

"T-That's...!" Ren's face suddenly turned red, and slowly lowered his weapon. He turned around in embarrassment.

"That's because..." Ryu started his story. "When I arrived and invited Ren to Izumo..."

FLASHBACK...

Inside Ren and Jun's current hotel...

"No, I don't want to." Ren didn't hesitate to answer after that very question, and quickly left.

"Eh? Why so, Ren? Don't you want to see Yoh-kun again?" Tao Jun, however, ran towards Ren.

"Why would I? That laughing bastard is irritating, and there's no reason to go see him! And the Shaman Fight in America is only a few weeks away, I don't have time to get chitchatting with morons like him."

Ryu, on the doorway, twitched an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean? It's been a while since we've seen each other and yet ye'r acting so cold. Is that the gratitude ye can give to the people who helped ye and yer old man together again?"

"I don't feel any gratitude, and I didn't ask you to do such thing anyway!" Ren harshly snapped. "Now leave, I don't want to see your face anymore."

"Ren, that's too rude of you." Jun grabbed Ren's arm. "He's right, we should at least give them gratitude for the big help they've done."

"Then you give them, nee-san. I believe I don't have any business with them anymore." Ren tries to let go of his arm until Jun grabbed the other.

"Oh no, you won't leave!" Jun winked. "The best gratitude to give them right now is to respond to their request. Yoh-kun wants to see you, so you will see him too! Don't you throw me that expression. You will do as I say, okay?"

Ren was left standing there, his face blank. What the? Did his sister just decided something for him? Ren glanced at Ryu, who in turn laughed at him. Ren can just feel 50% of his boiling pressure rising.

"Oh yes, I would make him my dessert specialty!" Jun, from the kitchen, exclaimed loudly. "Ren, make sure you would deliver this to Yoh-kun, okay?"

END OF FLASHBACK

"...And that's what happened."

Horohoro's jaws dropped, and a second later, he was now rolling on the ground, laughing maniacally. His hands were clutching his tummy, which is probably hurting with that too much laughing. Ren, on the other hand, has the rest of his boiling pressure leaking.

"You laugh too much!" Ren aimed his weapon to him again.

"What a baby! Haha!" Horohoro continued to roll. "Being forced to do what his sister wanted him to do!"

"Shut up! It's like you aren't in the same situation, you moron!"

Horohoro stopped, probably in realization.

"Ye two are like kids." Ryu glared again. "Well, ye both are kids. What am I saying?"

On the same time, far away from the temple, a pink-haired girl appeared and ran cheerfully towards them. "Ah, it's you guys!"

"Ahh, Tamao-chaan!" As expected, Ryu's eyes and hair formed in the shape of heart.

"I'm sorry if I haven't attended to you so soon... I just figured out today what my Kokkuri Board told me... It never crossed my mind that the adult and two kids would be you..." Tamao blushed. "You know, I thought it was a lost family..."

"F-Family?" The three yelled in sync. "No way!"

"Uhh, s-sorry!" Tamao bowed so low, thinking she once again failed to interpret what the board told her.

"Yeah, you should be sorry! There's no way these two would be my f-family!" Ren pointed out to Tamao harshly, which made Tamao sob a little bit.

"What the...? Ren, you idiot! You made her cry!" Horohoro grabbed Ren's scarf.

"How could ye, Ren? I will never forgive those who hurted my Tamao-chan!" Ryu was the one who cried loudly instead.

"H-Hey! What the hell are you guys overreacting for?" Ren hit Horohoro with the bag of dessert made by Jun.

"N-No, please stop... I don't mean for you to argue with each other..." Even if Tamao's already in her most feminine side, the three won't even try to listen. "U-Um, Yoh-sama is currently having breakfast with Anna-sama and the Elderly Asakuras. I would show you the way..." Still, the three continued to argue. With Tamao already impatient, she quickly stomped her feet and yelled, "Will you guys stop it?"

Finally, Ryu, Ren and Horohoro stopped with their fighting weapons aimed at each other, and stared at Tamao.

Tamao however, was surprised of what she just did, and quickly covered her mouth. "I-I'm sorry!" Tamao bowed again low. "L-Like I said, Yoh-sama is eating breakfast..."

"Ohh, really?" Horohoro' stomach suddenly grumbled. "I'm so glad we're just in time for breakfast! I'm reeaally hungry, you know? I've been eating fruits these past three days!"

Tamao eyes widened. "B-But, I thought it's food what Ren-sama's holding right now..."

"It is," Ryu glared at Ren. "But he won't give at least a piece for us. He kept saying, 'This is for Yoh, this is for Yoh! My nee-san made it for him!' like that. And to think Jun-chan begged him for that for six hours."

"Shut up, bastard!" Ren's tongari grew again. "It'll be bad if I didn't do what she says..."

"You'll just give us our share, you moron!" Horohoro snapped, "We don't plan to eat the whole thing! Idiot!"

"What did you say?"

"ENOUGH!" Tamao screamed on top of her lungs, which made the three completely quiet. After a few breaths, Tamao slapped her head. "What's the matter with these three? Isn't there any occasion that would at least stop them for arguing?" Tamao glared at the three. "Come on, I'll take you to Yoh-sama."

Tamao stormed away, leaving the three, eyes open wide. Ryu gulped. "T-T-Tamao-chan is scary like Anna-okami..."

Horohoro gulped too. "Y-Yeah... And to think she was like a crybaby a while ago..."

Ren just sighed, now feeling regret of what has become of him. Why do I have to be in here?

For those who don't know, 'tongari' is the spike in Ren's hair. Just a little sharing.

And I like to advance Tamao's 'Anna-like' attitude, so here you go. Hope I didn't ruin her character.

And lastly, sorry for the harsh words these three were saying... I just wanna go with the flow of their personality... Heheh. =P

R&R please!

Chapter 21 in progress...