Chapter 25
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Italic stand for thought / dreams
'Italic with single quote stand for voice of the past'
[Italic in cage stand for thought that can be heard]
Underline stand for letter
"Quote stand for dialogue"
Bold stand for emphasis
Bold italic stand for a dangerous tone
Trapped
Yoh already finished his training with Chou Senji Ryakketsu within two months, but the rest still on the long way, Yoh always wondered if they will able to finished before their first fight. Yoh satisfied that Lyserg is not giving himself to anger and hatred, he is doing as Yoh told him to, trying to solve the mystery and see what behind Hao's mask. Yoh is back to his usual routine, but he make some time to stargazing and making the new dream catcher.
"Finished." Yoh sighed in relief as he finished the new dream catcher, he work on top of cliff as he don't want anyone to know that he is making dream catcher. "Finally, I wonder why I'm so lack in this aspect of arts?".
"What arts?" a voiced come from behind him, Yoh turned to the direction and a bit surprised and happy to see Hao.
"Just in time, Onii-chan!" Yoh stand up and run to Hao.
Hao raised an eyebrow as Yoh running to him, what the hell is he going to do this time? He thought with a huff. "What?" Hao asked in annoyance.
Yoh grinned at him, "Nii-chan, do you often have nighmares?" this question surprised Hao, all this time no one noticed that he had nighmare very often, and here, just 3 month after meet for the first time Yoh able to noticed.
"Why do you ask?" Hao asked, avoiding to answer Yoh question, this is the reason why he hate it to have 'Brothers time' with Yoh, even if it's only once for three days, Yoh asked to many question. But he himself don't know why the hell he accept his lesser half offer, maybe, just maybe, it's because Yoh calm energy and silent mind that make him accepted the offer.
Yoh pouted, "Onii-chan." He called with childish tone, "Don't avoiding my question, why are you always do something like this?".
"Because you asked too many question." Hao answered as he walk to the cliff, he notice that Yoh followed right behind him, "Why are you want to know anyway? It's only a matter of time before I absorb your soul after all".
"Answer my question first, because I was the one who asked first." Yoh answer come in a form of teasing tone, then Hao look up when Yoh shoulder touch him.
"You are too close." Hao growled, he don't like it when Yoh treat him just like another harmless person, he can kill Yoh this instant, but Yoh is not on his strongest point yet.
"Don't mind it, just answer my question." Hao eyes twitched, Yoh denied him again.
Hao sighed as he look at the stars, "Yes, I often have them." He said, then look at Yoh, "Now, why did you ask?".
Yoh grinned again, then he handed Hao something. Hao look down to his hand, "What the. . ." he lift the not big and not small ornaments, he lift it to his face, "Dream catcher?".
"Yes!" Yoh said happily, "I made them, I want to give them to you, since I noticed you have nightmare. I know how annoying it is to have some, because I have nightmare when I not sleeping under my dream catcher".
Hao look at Yoh in curious, "This thing works?" he asked, "And what kind of nightmare?".
Yoh smile, "I infused some of my energy to them, I'm sure that my handmade dream catcher will work very well." He said, answering the first question but not the second one.
"You are not answering the second question." Hao said as he put the dream catcher in his inner pocket, the one he save his present from Yoh, shockingly even to himself, he had not thrown the picture away.
"I won't, I don't like to talk about them." Yoh grin, "But I will talk if you tell me yours".
Hao press the urge to stangle Yoh, not the time, not yet, he remind himself. Why is it that Yoh always find a way to make him talk about himself? Yoh managed to make him told Yoh about Matamune, and about Ohachiyo. But Yoh definitely won't find out about his mother, that's it, I will never told him about my mother.
"No need." Hao said irritatedly.
After that, they silent fo a long time, a comfortable silent. That is until Yoh lay down and pull Hao with him. "What the hell are you doing?" Hao asked as he want to sit, Yoh pull him back to the ground.
"Just lay down with me and watch the stars together, may be you will enjoy it." Yoh said as he once again try to sit.
Hao sighed and lay down, surprised at how strong Yoh is, Yoh is not muscular, not that much anyway. Hao lay down and watch the stars in the company of Yoh, he noticed that Yoh slipped his hand to Hao's but say nothing, since he know Yoh is stubborn enough to make him complied.
Hao is mildly surprised to find himself enjoying the position, he love to watch the stars too after all, a small voice in the back of his head whispered that their position is similar to the drawing Yoh made for his present.
"Hao-niichan." Yoh asked in soft voice, soft, warm and gentle. Hao don't understand why he always feel heavy when he heard Yoh talk to him like that. "Nii-chan, you said that you can hear people thought." It's a statement, so Hao only hummed, "How does it feel?".
Hao look at Yoh sideway, "Why do you asked?" again he avoided to answer the question right away.
Hao suspected that Yoh will force him to answer, so he is surprised when Yoh answered his question, "Since I figure that always have other people invaded your head must be make you have a headache, and thought is different than talk, talk can stop, but thought won't be able to stop.".
"You already have the answer then." Hao said looking back at the stars.
"Nee, Nii-chan." Yoh said as he sat up and look at Hao straight at the eyes, this always make Hao nervous, since that eyes always full of gentle and care, but Hao is very good at hiding what he felt, so his face remain expressionless. "If I'm able to block people to read my mind, why don't you try the opposite? If you able to block those thoughts from entering your head, I'm sure you will feel more at ease".
Hao blinked, he never thought of it, Hao smile, "You always success to surprised me, you know?" he said in amused voice, "Why are you tell me this though?".
"Because I care, what is there to say if it's not that?" Yoh answered him right away, Hao felt even heavien on his chest after hearing them.
Hao stood up abruptly, "I will try." He said and walk away, "Good night, Otouto".
As Hao walk back to his base, he heard Yoh said in a soft voice, "Good night, Onii-chan." That night, Hao sleep without nightmare for the first time in more that a thousand years of his life.
Yoh woke up late that morning, he had become too excited because Hao called him Otouto for the first time. Then he remembered that that day was the day his team had their first fight, he quickly got dressed using the battle suit Anna made for him, it got modified abit though, Anna add 'Funbari Onsen' on the back below the Asakura and Haruyama's symbol.
Yoh run to the stadium, he got there in time, Radim the referee just start his speech. "Good, I make it in time." Yoh said as he walk to his friends, normally, he only get nearly late because he doing had meditation to calm his soul, but that night is his brother time with Hao, he wasn't going to pass it no matter what.
"Yoh-kun, you scared me." Lyserg as Yoh get beside him, "I thought something happened".
"Don't worry Lyserg, Danna always come at the last minute before the fight." Ryu said in explanation way, "He always doing some meditation before the fight, so his mind and soul will be at their best condition".
"That's true." Yoh said, "But I didn't have my meditation last night, I was with Hao. I'm nearly late because I overslept". Yoh grinning sheepishly, and then his face turned calm, the hint that he got ready for a fight anytime.
The fight last a bit short than he expected, their opponent, team Ice Men is not on their level, and Yoh alone can defeat them, but Yoh always make their opponent attack with their fullest so that they won't regret it when they lost.
They have their little party with the Ice Men after the fight, Yoh don't like party that much, so after a few minutes, he said that he will take a walk in the forest for a bit.
"Man, that only a small victory but they got that happy." Yoh said as he sit under a tree, "But I suppose that is good since the mood is a bit tense this few days".
Yoh let Amidamaru and Elfrost stay at the party to have their chat with other's spirit, so he really talk to no one. That's why he got a mild surprised to find someone answer him, "Indeed." Said the voice, "That's only a small victory, but that's good to ease the mood for a bit".
Yoh look at the figure that answeres his random self-talk, Yoh's eyes narrowed, "X-Laws." He said calmly as he stood, "What honor do I owe for this visit?".
The X-Laws member smile, she is only a bit older than him, he remember from his spied that her name is Meene, "My Lady wish to talk to you, Asakura Yoh." She said.
Yoh sighed, he don't like it when someone talk to him like that. "And what will you do if I refuse?" Yoh ask, still calm, but not a warm one, not get to his cold calm yet, only calm and toneless.
"We will take you by force." Meene said as many other of X-Laws member surround him.
Yoh sighed again and silently followed Meene to the base of X-Laws, he welcomed by the innocent smile of Jeanne, but that smile is an act only, he knows that Jeanne is the ring leader of all this. "What is it that you want to talk to me, Jeanne?" Yoh asked right away.
Marco growled, "Call her Lady Jeanne, you brat." It's clear that Marco have some pedophile.
Jeanne raised her hand, "It's alright, Marco." She said in fake smile. "Asakura Yoh-san, we wan't you to join us in our target of destroying Hao".
Yoh give her a loud sigh, "Jeanne, i already said that I won't." He said tiredly, this is a waste of time, he would frefer to use his time doing some meditation.
"Then we will dispose of you now." Right after Jeanne said that, all of her underlings attack Yoh.
Yoh make a barrier of furyoku that neutralized their furyoku and make their Oversouls useless, "Stop this meaningless fight, Jeanne." Yoh said, but then gasped as another force make him unable to move.
"I told you before, you will regret it if you don't kill me." Said the all to familiar voice.
"Kuroki." Yoh called to him, then he chuckled, "Oh Great Spirit, X-Laws is said to be form in order to demolish evil, and here they work together wil Evil Demon". But Yoh won't take any chance, he might be able to win against X-Laws on his current level of power, but not X-Laws together with an aristocrate Demon. So he lower his block until only blocked half of his furyoku, people might think that that's his full power already.
As Yoh lowered his block, Kuroki cast a spell that chained his body all over, Yoh fight the force to kneel, "What the hell is this?" Yoh cursed, Yoh make a curse is a hint of his anger rising.
"I will only immobilized you, this girl here will be the one that attack you." Kuroki said in mocking tone.
Then Jeanne start to chant, Yoh recognize the words, it's spell that many Yuki's wizard friend use to separate body and soul forcefully. The body won't received any wound, but the body will in coma state, that would be bad, because the spirit won't be able to talk to any Shaman, it's like he become ghost that can't be seen or heard even by Shaman, and he won't be able to ask help to his friends or in this matter Anna.
Yoh use all the furyoku he released to make 100.000 butterfly shikigamis, make them swirled around his body, make a sort of pillar of light high to the sky.
Marco snorts, "That kind of small thing won't be do any good against Jeanne-sama spell." He said mockingly.
But that's no the reason I'm doing this, at least my friends should know that you guys are the one that doing this to me. Yoh thought with a smirk, smirk not his usual warm or confident smile, but a mocking smirk, a hint that Yoh already get pissed off.
To be continued . . .
Froim : . . .
Yoh : Don't know what to say?
Anna : At least say sorry that you make Yoh in that kind of situation.
Froim : Sorry
Hao : No need, the story will get interesting after this.
Yoh : Then, please review, okay?
Next Chapter : "But he is in coma state now."