Hello everyone! I tired to update ASAP and still make it of good quality. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Just in case no one knew... the answer was Ren is going to die in a plane crash. But luckily freak0529 guessed right. Yays for her! But I don't know should I leave Horo without Ren…. That would be such a sad ending… well if you don't like it write to me and tell me so! Cause if I don't get 7 reviews I will kill Ren…. Maybe… I don't know. Guess you better read and find out what happened!
Chapter 34 travels dangers!
"Horo stop it." Ren shot Horo a menacing glare but Horo just bounced it off and continued to pout. "Horo if you do not stop this behavior right now I will hit you." Horo gave Ren pleading puppy dog eyes.
"But Ren I don't want you to go. Why can't I go with you? Please." He tried to look as pitiful as he could. Hoping to somehow play on one of ren's heart strings that at the moment he was dough ting even existed.
"Horo no. if you come I wont get any work done. And if I don't get anything done what's the point in even going?" Horo looked at Ren but wouldn't give in.
"I want to stay with you. You said you would never leave me. So please." Ren took a deep breath and sighed.
"Horo you have to stay here and do the last minute things for the wedding. Trust me if there was anyway I could wait till after the wedding to go I would. But I have to report back for the building cheek. I have to be present, other wise I lose my business and wasn't it you who said they were so proud of me? So do you want me to lose my business?"
"Don't put it like that Ren! You know I don't. I am so proud of you. But I don't want to be away from you."
"I noticed that. I don't think you have left my side for the past 3 weeks. But look the wedding is in two days. The building cheek is tomorrow witch means I have to leave today if I plan on being back in time for the wedding. You understand right?" Horo shook his head no.
"I don't want you to. Please Ren don't go. I don't care about the other stuff. Just please don't leave me alone." He rapped his arms around Ren even tighter.
"You might not care but I do. It's important to me. So I'm leaving now." He wiggled out of horo's hold and grabbed his plane bag and luggage bag. Horo latched his hands like clamps around ren's legs.
"RENNNNNN!" Ren wheeled around and whacked Horo on the head.
"You are so greedy and selfish Horo I have to go. I don't want to I told you and your not making this any easier on me. So please stop. Ill see you in less then 2 days." With that Ren turned around and went to the limo waiting him. Horo jumped to his feet to only have ren's car door close in his face.
"Wait Ren can I have a kiss good bye at least." Ren rolled down his window and stuck his tongue out at Horo.
"No because if I give you one kiss you'll want another one." He rolled up the window to see horo's eyes start to tear. So somewhere in his chest his heart pinged. And he quickly stuck his head out and pecked a kiss on horo's pouting lips. Then told the driver to go. Horo jumped to and waved Ren good bye. His arms swinging haply even though on the inside he was bawling like a little child who had just been scolded. As soon as the car was out of site Horo let it out. Ren had just left him and he all ready missed him. And now to make it even worse Ren was mad at him. He stood there in the snow and cold for a long time and just starred at the distance. He felt the wind and cold hit his skin and shivered. It was certainly getting cold lastly. Horo decided that he should head inside and make sure not to get sick. Then Ren really would kill him.
Ren looked out the back of the limo window. God was he grateful that they were tinted. As strong as he pretended to be he really was going to miss Horo. Even if he was only going to be gone 2 days. He refused to cry though ... Ren cry never. That's right he wasn't crying those wet things must be the ceiling leaking right? Ya that's it's. The snow must be getting in somehow. That's right. He would see Horo in 2 days so what was there to cry over. Nothing that's what.
"Driver how long till we get to the airport?"
"About an hour and a half sir. Is there a problem?"
"No nothing at all." Ren turned his attention to the bag he pulled out his little purple book. The one Jun had given him so long ago. He hadn't written in it since they had left for horo's house. So much had happened. This would be a good time to catch up on all of that. Ren started to scribble down all the events that had happened since he had come here. There was so much he didn't think he would remember it all. The three hours seemed to fly. The driver pulled up to the airport and helped Ren with his luggage.
"Now sir your ill take your bag to the counter and cheek it in. all you have to do is board the plane."
"I know. Thank you." Ren took his little bag and walked towards the plane.
"Oh wait sir."
"Yes?"
"Have a save trip." Ren looked taken aback but smiled and nodded. Then boarded the plane. He starred out the window this was going to be a boring trip. He watched as little flurries dances around the scene outside the plane. Drifting so lightly to the ground and adding to the piles of snow all ready present. Ren heard the engine start on the plane and the lady come back to him and say to buckle up. Yet his eyes never left the scene outside the window. Not until he was hundreds of feet up into the air. So all it was a white. He looked out and watched the peaceful white scene below him in amazement. This place truly was perfection.
Horo sat in his room board out of his mind. He didn't even know what to do with out Ren near him. He didn't want to go hang out with jack because then hope would be there and he would be the third wheel. And he hated that. "I want to talk to Ren so bad. I wonder what he's doing right now. Is he ok? Is he missing me? Arrr" Horo rolled over and scratched his head. There was something he was missing. Something simple. A way to keep in touch with Ren. But what was it? He went down stairs and turned on the TV. A stupid movie was on. On the show a girl was on the phone with her boyfriend telling him how she didn't do it….. The phone…PHONE! Horo jumped up and threw his coat on. They didn't bother to have a phone in here house because everyone lived so close that they didn't need it. But this was important. He ran through the cold to the store. He burst threw the door.
"Ma'am I need to buy a cell phone. Please say you have one." Horo was panting and all red in the face.
"Well we do but are you sure your ok?"
"Yes i'm fine I just have to make a call. How soon can it be ready?"
"Well give me 5 minutes and ill have it for you. Ok?"
"Great!" Horo sat down and waited for the villager to bring him a cell phone. Horo knew it was out the ordinary for the shops to have modern technology. They were a tribe after all. But every once in a while they did buy something new. She came back a few minutes with the phone in hand. It wasn't the nicest but it was a phone.
"Thank you so much. How much?"
"You can just have it. It's to call Mr. Tao right?" she smiled at him and he blushed.
"Ya it is. How did you know?"
"I'm helping with the wedding plans so I knew he was leavening today." She waved him off. "Go call him i'm sure he misses you too."
"I hope your right!"
"Don't worry I know I am." Horo took off out the door and ran towards the lake. It was closer and provided more shelter from the light snow. "Now what's the number of ren's building?" Horo looked down at the phone in horror. "NOOOOO!" horo's cry could be heard throughout the whole village. It echoed though every tree. Horo fell to the snow in defeat there had to be a way! He ran towards jack's house. Maybe hope could help. Or her mom! Or maybe the old lady. Ill try the old lady first. "Old lady are you here." He burst into the shop. There at the counter was the same old lady who had given him hope when Ren was away last time.
"What's wrong dearie?"
"How do I find out a phone number?" she looked at him like he was an alien.
"Well you would need a phone book or call the operator."
"That's it." Horo looked at the phone. "How do I do that?" she laughed and took the phone from him.
Ren arrived at the hotel with little trouble. As soon as he walked in the door he noticed how nice it looked. There was the desk was James.
"Oh it's so good to see you sir. How was your trip? Where is Mr. Horo Horo?" Ren blushed. "I see. So I was right." He gave that I knew it all along look.
"Shut up. So what you were right." James did a victory punch.
"Well where is he?"
"He had to stay home to get things ready for the wedding." James looked at him.
"Your not … are you?"
"Yes I am marring Horo." Ren looked away but James didn't care. He grabbed his hands and shook them haply.
"I'm so happy for you sir. He is a very nice man. Everything will be fine. I have missed you a lot though. Work is not the same without you here to keep everyone in line. I miss the cooks yelling about how you said there cooking was crap."
"Well it used to be. But now there are the best of the best."
"True sir you're certainly a sly one. May I help you with your bags?"
"Yes besides I need to talk to you to find out what's been happening with work lately. So please come with me."
"Of course sir. Oh and your sister came by the other day and dropped this off for you." He handed him a note and a package. Ren looked at suspiciously but didn't say anything. They went to his room and dropped his stuff of then to the conference room to look at all the paper work. Ren grounded as he looked at all the papers. "This is after I did all that I could. Sorry."
"Don't be I should have come back sooner. Thank you for your help. But now to finish be fore they arrive tomorrow."
"I have faith in you sir and I shall aid you anyway I can."
"coffee." He nodded and walked out. Ren set to work.
"NOOOOO!" Horo yelled for the millionth time today. It seemed hopeless. He would never get to talk to Ren at this rate. The lady was so mean to him. She said she couldn't find a building with the name celest. For a hotel. He had tried so many things. But this was going no where. "Wait try Celeste for the building." The lady exhaled annoyed into the phone.
"Fine sir but after this I have to help others." He heard clicking in the back round. "There was a match. The mans name is Tao Ren. Is that the right one?"
"YESSSS! That's it. Can I have it?" she repeated the number to Horo and he thanked her repeatedly. He hung up with her and stared to dial the number for the hotel. When he stopped. "Thank you for everything but i'm going to go home and then call him."
"Ok I should close up shop its pretty late now." Horo looked out side and saw that is was pitch black out.
"Later."
"Good bye." He walked out and walked towards home. When he got there he noted it had snowed quite and bit ad was getting a little harder but it didn't bother him. He was going to talk to Ren any time now. When he got home he went up stairs and closed his door. He dialed the number and waited. Ring ring ring
"Hello. This is the Celeste in you'll rally feel like your in heaven here. How may I help you?"
"I did it. Oh is Ren Tao there?"
"May I ask whose calling?"
"It's his umm friend Horo Horo."
"Mr. Tao doesn't have any friends i'm sorry you must have the wrong number."
"What no! Please I want to talk to him so badly."
"I know I know. It's ok Horo. I was messing with you. Ill go get him." Horo felt his heart lift. He could hear Ren in the back round.
"What Horo that's impossible they don't have a phone."
"Hello this is Ren."
"REN WAAAAAAA!" Ren moved the phone away from his ear and smiled.
"How did you-"
"I missed you so much. I'm so lonely. Just hearing your voice is enough to make me happy. Please keep talking."
"Well I would if you didn't keep cutting me off. As I was saying why are you calling is something wrong?"
"No I just missed you. Can I talk to you for a while?" Ren looked over at the pile of paper work and shrugged.
"Ill do it sir." James offered. Ren mouthed a thank you and left the room. Ren didn't know how it was possible but he talked to Horo on the phone till 1 in the morning. They didn't talk about anything important but all the same. He was glad to hear horo's voice. He had felt bad about been so mean to him before he left. But he had to. Otherwise he wouldn't have left.
"Horo I have to go to bed. I have the meeting in the morning. Then I can leave tomorrow morning. Good night. I love you."
"I love you too and I can't wait to see you. Have dreams of me!" Ren laughed.
"sure." Click Ren put the phone down and lay down on the bed. "Stupid baka." Ren fell asleep just like that. He heard his alarm go off and rolled over. "hummm." He sat up and rubbed his eyes. He looked at the package on the table his sister had sent. Even after her helping there father hurt him and Horo he really couldn't stay mad at her. She was all he had for a long time. He went over to the package and opened it. The card pulled off and Ren read it.
"Dear Ren,
I am so sorry for everything. But I wanted to let you know I love you. And I wanted to congratulate you on getting married. In closed is your wedding gift from me. So don't open it till the wedding.
Be happy
Your sister jun."
Ren looked at the note and felt it. He knew that Jun would never have helped en willingly. But this proved it. Ren's attention was brought to the box though. What could be in it? He picked it up and shook it. Nothing. No sound. It was rather big. Humm? Knock knock
Ren got up and answered the door.
"Good morning sir. They will be here in an hour so please come down stairs promptly."
"Will do James. Thanks for the save last night."
"Not a problem. Did you have a nice talk?"
"Yes. I didn't think I would miss him after 1 day but I do. So i'm glad he called."
"Good then ill see you down stairs." Ren shut the door and got ready.
Life with Horo was not as smooth. Every one was hassling him with last minutes things and Horo had now locked himself up in his room. "HORO GET DOWN HERE NOW!"
"No mom. There all scary. I don't know what Ren said and didn't say anymore." She banged on the door. Horo opened it a pinch and flinched as all the woman raided the room and questioned him. He rolled his eyes and tried to answer the questions the best he could.
The meeting ended peacefully and Ren was so grateful. He was going to call Horo but changed his mind. He grabbed his stuff but looked out the window in horror. There was snow every where! He turned on the new.
"Johan what's it look like with you?"
"Well bob the snow is not getting any better. In fact it's worse. I heard they shut down all the air ports and are not letting any take off."
Ren dropped the remote. No way! He had a wedding to get to. He dove for the phone and was shocked to have it ring at the same time.
"Horo did you hear!"
"No but I finally got to go outside. It's a fucking blizzard outside. How are you going to get here?"
"I don't know. Ill have to wait for it to clear a little before I try. But I promise ill be there on time."
"Ok Ren. You know I would wait for you forever any way right?"
"Of course."
"Hey Ren… what color flowers did you want?"
"We agreed on red remember."
"Well there pink now sorry."
"That's ok. I better go and try to hook up a plane ride."
"I love you Ren! Be careful."
"I will I love you too." Ren hung up and started calling in every favor he could. He would get home if it killed him. Finally someone agreed to fly him but he would have to wait till tomorrow anyway. He packed all his stuff and went to bed. This time tomorrow he would be on his way to Horo. This time tomorrow he would be getting ready to marry Horo. It all seemed so incredible.
He arrived at the air port and got on the plane right away. The snow had died down a little but not all he way. The man was very nice and told Ren they would be fine. Ren looked with a smile as he waved good bye to James. James that morning had given Ren his gift. It was a cell phone so he would be able to call him from home. Ren thanked him and looked ahead towards seeing Horo, in less then 4 hours.
Horo looked up to the sky. It was as dark as the bottom of the ocean. "Please say Ren is not on the plane yet." He had called the hotel but the phone line had been down so he couldn't get through. And he didn't know were else to call to get a hold of him. He was staring to really worry. Please be ok Ren.
Ren looked out the window and to his horror there was snow everywhere. There was no way the pilot could see anything in this weather. In fear Ren ran to the front of the plane. He got up to the cockpit and flung the door open.
"How do you know were we are?" the man turned to Ren with a pale face.
"I don't."
"What- bang! Ren's eyes grew wide and his ears couldn't comprehend all the sounds. The plane had hit something. Ren felt his heart stop he was going to die before he got home to Horo. "HORO!"
"BANG! CRASH! BURN!"
Mawhaaaamaaahaaaa I feel so evil. Will Ren live will Ren die? Well I can't tell you. Hehehe. Even though I said I wouldn't kill Ren if you guessed maybe I will. Guess you got to review so I write the next chapter sooner and we all find out.
