Yuta: I can't believe it... I got all the reviews I asked for. And one more! //o_~/) Zel: And I'm going to get a linking Park Cd! (((-^)) Neko-chan: Finally! It was about time for me to appear! (('^-^") Yuta: Okay, let's prove my readers loyalty... to continue it I want... 25 reviews! OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!! Count D: Don't you want a Tiger's paint? Twitching for the horrible Nagha- like laugh Yuta: no thank you, I have enough with the rabid hamster you provided me! Dedicated to Oggy-chan because Zel and Xell's description was provided by her.... And smile darling! Smiling makes you loose weight! Ryu: really? Xellos: Why do you think Zel is smiling that much lately? ||^-^||

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Leda opened brown eyes lazily and sat in her bed. What in the nine hells was she doing awake at this hour? It was Saturday, by L-sama's sake...She closed her eyes and tried to sleep again when she heard a voice outside her room. "Who could Xellos-chan be talking with in whispers, Lai Wan?" wondered she. "Meow." Answered the golden-eyed black cat staring at her intensively. "Exactly. Should we play a visit to him right now?" "Meow." Answered Lai Wan.

Gracing her lips with the Cheshire cat smile she had gained the nickname of "Neko" for, she unceremoniously rolled from the bed to the floor, landing in her gloved hands and knees, she grinned to the black cat and patted her a bit. Screeching every muscle to stop them from making a sound later, she moved her hand to the band that tied her pass-shoulder length brown hair in a messy ponytail and tied it straightly again. Her smile widened while she crawled soundlessly to the living, followed nearly by Lai Wan.

There was a tall and slim man, dressed in dark turtleneck and black jeans. His black-purple hair was pulled back into a ponytail and from under the bangs you could see slitted lupine violet eyes with a deadly serious expression.

Gotcha... In fraganti... Niakaniakniakniaka (*)... She almost purred in delight.

The young man was talking to the phone, or more like whispering to the phone. Unluckily for his former stepfather, the feline-looking girl also happened to have quite good hearing.

"Yes Juuou-sama, two ghosts.... Maybe it's Shaman's fault... No, Zel doesn't knows a thing about it... Neko will try today to... Yes..."

The mentioned girl was crawling head against the floor as soundlessly as predator after a prey to the man's direction.

" Yes... Count D? Is he... ? Sure, of course... We will check that as well, mistress... Yes... as you wish, Juuou-sama." He cut the phone and actually jumped when two gloved hands touched him quickly at back length.

The girl giggled softly at the man's reaction.

"Neko-chan? What are you doing awake? It's nine AM. At Saturday. And you are conscious" Asked he shielding his violet orbs with usual upturned eyes

"Specking to Lady-Beastmaster now?" asked the girl smiling knowingly. The man smiled. "Sore wa himitsu desu." The girl pouted then smiled. "Look Xellos, your hair is a bit messy, let me help you...." with that she quickly peeled off her right glove and tried to touch the man's hair, when a thin hand sized her about wrist length. "Go wash your teeth" ordered a soft male voice. She turned around and landed eyes in a deadly pale, impossibly thin figure clad in blue jeans and dark green shirt at least two sizes bigger than what he needed, a mass of glossy white hair marked here and there with a strand of silver or livid covering one if his blue eyes. "A ghost! A fucking ghost!" cried the girl theatrically jumping to the other man's arms, not touching with her hand any bit of him. "Ha Hahahahaha. That was so funny" said the youth sarcastically. He didn't appeared more than seventeen, although he was much older than that. "Do you know you look like a dead thing? Shit, even that zombie Lee iron, Lee Pyromaniac or whatever Jun's zombie name was looks more alive than ya." "His name is Lee Pyron, Neko." "It's the same." Shrugged the girl. "Leave him alone and go wash your teeth." Hissed the pale one. "My hero!" cried the purple one hugging the smaller man and getting in his morning routine of making his dear lover blush until almost reaching spontaneous combustion limits. "Aw... That's so sweet...I think I'm gonna throw up..." cooed the teen. Xellos stuck his tongue at her, still nuzzling the other man's neck. She imitated the gesture heading for the bathroom.

"Were you specking with Juuou-sama?" asked Zelgadiss momentarily escaping his lover's embrace. "Yes." Answered the Mazoku smiling at him. "It seems like if the little stone she tied around our necks will have to serve her after all." "Ah ho wel he he *hitle jone* 'hon he neh" Uh?*"(And who will be the "little stone 'round the neck" Uh?) asked the girl poking her brunette head and the toothbrush hanging from her mouth by the door. "That would be you, little one" answered Xellos, long ago used to that kind of speech at mornings. She spat the toothpaste and poked her head again at the door. "Does that means you only consider me another order of your master?" she put puppy dog expression. "Zel can do that expression better." Smiled the purple haired demon. "I know. I'm still trying to learn it." Answered the girl sliding brush trough her hair. "I'm going to have breakfast outside." "Sure? I was going to cook." Smiled he. "Oh yes, totally. " nodded the girl changing into a oversized black shirt and baggy jeans and tying up her hair in a ponytail. "Seems that Zel will be the only one to enjoy it." Smiled she evilly. "I'm making diet!" snapped the blue-eyed youth nervously. "Coward." Yawned the girl. "I'm going off in my bike. C-ya guys." Said she petting the black cat again and closing the door behind her. "I hope nothing happens to her." Muttered Zelgadiss sitting in the couch besides his lover. "Oh, she'll be fine." Said Xellos resting his head in Zelgadiss chest. "How do you know it?" asked Zel. "Well, because if someone tried to kidnap her or something they would return her in less than four hours." Smiled he, Zel chuckled "Besides we won't let anything happen to her." "You like her too, don't you?" asked the chimera. "I only like you." "Liar. I like her. And I know you do it too." "How did we get her in our hands?" "Your master. The question is, How did Juuou-sama get her in her hands?" "She just was there, Zel." "What's that supposed to mean?" "That is a secret." "Xe~~~~~~~ll!" whined the youth while the taller smile laughed. "Meow." Commented Lai Wan staring at the girl leave the building by the window.

(*) Corny evil laughter used in a film I saw and liked

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The Spanish girl traveled in bike happily singing. "Yo quiero verla en el show... Es como un gato siamés... Su cola arde en el risco... Espero que alguna vez... al ver su ojos me dé... alguna noche de hotel...." (*)

She started humming the tune the walkman provided while traveling without a specific direction. She had awakened in a grate mood, first, her boyfriend had called and told him everything was fine, second, what was happening was something BIG if Zellas-sama suspected of Count D, third :she was going to see some of her best friends and fourth: she day was simply a too nice day to be brooding around like Zel did so many times. And maybe the best of all... ZEL WAS GOING TO BUY THE NEW CD OF LINKING PARK: REANIMATION! insert religious music in her mind Of course she would have to wait until the hysteric of her stepfather dropped it, because the chimera happened to be a rabid fan o the group. "Por que este es un Rock&Roll " sand the girl happily "Mi perro dinamita es tan fiero como un tartaro....y gruñe, no, rechaza, no....no mueve el rab-" -BAM.- She slammed herself with bike, walkman and pride over a poor kid. "La puta madre....." cursed she rubbing her forehead. "You IDIOT! Watch where are you going you STUPID....Neko?" Her whole face lighted up at the sound of the voice. "Reeeeeeeeeeeennnnnn!" cooed the girl smiling widely. "What are doing awake in this unholy hour?" "I could ask you the same, you stupid lobotomized cat-girl!"

She hugged him rubbing her cheek against his one and making him blush.

"Leggo you freak!" yelled he pushing her. "Maa maa Ren-kun, you don't love me anymore?" asked she grabbing the smaller boy at waistline and rubbing her head against it like cat. "NO!" yelled he trying to peer her off. "Well, I might not be Horo-chan but I'm kinda cute you know!" pouted the girl. Ren's blush depended. "I don't know what are you talking about!" "Uhuh, and I'm Madonna!" She got up and lifted the bike. "Come on, we have work to do!" "We?" asked Ren. "Yeah, you are coming too." "Why?" "Because I say so." Said she placing her fist under his nose menacingly. Ren nodded quickly. A punch of Neko wasn't exactly in the top-ten of things he'd like to receive on the face.

"That's my boy!" she patted him in the head, then smiled and started messing with the strange peak of hair he had on his head. "Hey!" complained Ren pushing the girl away. "Well, as I was saying... Yoh is making a sleepover and we need to organize the stuff..." "Like what?" "Yeah, uhh.... we need to call Horo, maybe Pilika, is Jun in home? No? That's what I tough, we need to pick up some movies, food, music, maybe you could bring up your Playstation.... We could order Chinese food... I've been wanting to eat Chop suey for over a week...."

She seemed deep in tough for a moment, then smiled.

"Come on, I'll grant you the pleasure of pay for my breakfast!" "What?" asked Ren, but it was too late, the girl had already picked him up and placed him behind her in the bike, speeding at such sped that it looked like if she was using a motorcycle.

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Ren stared in surprise to the small bowl of strawberry ice cream being placed in front of the girl. "Ice cream? Isn't it a bit too early for it?" Actually what surprised him was the fact she wasn't making him spend a large amount of money. " Nope." Nodded the girl. "Ice cream is the better at any hour, I tell you... Besides I can't eat anything too heavy, I tend to get nauseous if I eat anything at mornings...So, any progress with the Horo-child?"

Ren sipped his glass of milk. "That's not of your busyness." "Okay... What were you doing awake at..." she checked her clock "10:30 AM?" "Walking around...." answered he. "He doesn't wakes up before midday, you should know that" "I KNOW he doesn't...." he blushed "Who doesn't wakes up before midday?" She rolled her eyes. "The extremely hot, cute, bloody warm, strong, sentimental, childish, selfish, self-centered, megalomaniac, optimistic, handsome, noisy, future leader of the Ainu tribe... Object of Tao Ren's affection and wet dreams... Horohoro Ainu, sounds familiar?" "Who me?" asked Horohoro.

Ren started choking in his milk.

"Yeah, you Horo-chan!" Smiled the girl "We are having a sleepover at Yoh's house today, why don't you help me to prepare what we need for it?" "How much did you heard?" asked Ren grabbing Horo by the front of his coat. "Calm down China-boy..." said Horo freeing the coat. "I just came to eat something, heard someone say my name and see you two speaking and... Is that strawberry ice-cream?"

The girl glared at him. "Mine." Said the girl. "Don't be greedy!" yelled Horohoro trying to eat the ice cream with cup, spoon and everything. "Stop making so much noise!" hissed Ren noticing everyone staring at the two fighting ones. "But I want to eat!" yelled Horo. "I'll buy you ice cream, just shut up!"

Horohoro started crying little waterfalls starry-eyed and grasped Ren's hands with his. "You'll do that for me, China-boy?"

Ren blushed madly, from behind the ice shaman he could see the Neko-girl snickering and giving him the Thumbs up

"Uh... Don't call me China-boy... " Was the smartest thing he could manage to say.

From behind the ice shaman he could see the Neko-girl slam her head against the table.

"Okay, Ren-chan then!" "Don't call me that either!" yelled Ren, blush going even stronger than before. But Horohoro wasn't hearing him. He was already calling for two waitresses to wring him eighteen different flavors of jumbo-sized ice creams.

Neko sat besides the Chinese shaman and patted him on the shoulder. "Thanks God you are rich Ren, because with that stomach, you'd had to get at least five different jobs to maintain the Horo-child..." In his dumbfounded state, the only thing Tao Ren could do was to nod brainlessly.

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(*) A very popular song here

Yuta: So? What do you think? Liked it? Hated it? Next chapter... Sleepover at the Asakura's home! What will happen when a crazy Neko mixes alcohol with ice cream? Will Ren confess the Horo-child what does he feels? Will Anna become the new champion of parasite Eve? Will the Shaman learn how to dance "The roof is on fire"? Will the Faceless man appear again? Will I ever pass the exams?