A/N: Just to start out, *ahem*
THANK YOU TO ALL THE REVIEWERS!!! *supah glompu* I've never gotten ANY Reviews before, so, YAY! XD
Well anyway, 'bout damn time I got to work on the First Chapter... ^^;; I'm a procrastinator, so I'm sorry that I don't update as regularily as some people... o.o;;
Yay! I have a TITLE now. (titles do not come easy for me) It's a lyric from Incubus' song "privilege"
I've been able to download some Shaman King Episodes, so I have a better feel for the characters now... sorry about all my complaining about OOC this and OOC that last chapter... I tend to ramble when I worry 'bout something.. ^^;;;
Anyway... some more abvious shounen ai hints in this chapter... (It wasn't that obvious in the Prologue, was it? eheh...)
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Find Yourself a Back Door
Ch. 1 : Akward Confrontations
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Horohoro trudged up the sidewalk, summer heat hitting him like a brick. He could already feel his T-shirt sticking loosely to his arms and chest. Grimacing, he brought a hand up to smooth away some damp strands of hair that managed to escape from his headband. Over the past few years his hair had grown out a bit. Instead of the short spikes that he had when he first arrived, his hair now parted and draped over the headband. Much more inconveinient, as his hair was now prone to falling in his face and annoying the hell out of him, but apparently it looked good. Long hair would keep his head warm when he went back up north tomorrow.
Home... It seemed so distant lately... so far away, and yet, it wasn't really. He would be leaving tomorrow morning. All his belongings were now stacked up against the far wall of his dorm. Neatly packed away in cardboard boxes, and ready for transportation.
He supposed his departure was the reason Yoh had called earlier, saying something about a 'surprise'. The boy had sounded particularily cheerful. Probably a going away party. He reminded himself to act sufficiently surprised when the time came.
He had been in a rather melancholy mood lately. He wasn't looking forward to going home in the least. He had some great friends here, and was very reluctant to let them go. He knew from past experiences that he was horrible at keeping in touch with people living far away... it was like they were in seperate worlds all of a sudden. He didn't want that again. These friends were just too important.
But, then again, it wasn't as if he was the only one leaving...
Manta was going off to some college on the other side of Tokyo. The little brainiac had aced the entrance exams with flying colors. He wasn't exactly sure of what field to study in yet, but he was gonna get that degree for sure. All it had equaled to Horohoro was that it was just more schoolwork. Yech.
Yoh and Anna were probably the only members not leaving at all. They were determined to live the rest of their lives, after marriage, in their little countryside shrine. The exact place where Horo was headed right now...
At least he and Manta could come visit every so-often...
As for Ren.. well, Ren was leaving Japan altogether.
Ren had informed them all of the letter that came from his home in China. He and his older sister Jun were to leave towards the beginning of the upcoming winter. There was more written about the matter, but Ren had narrowed his eyes at the paper, as if willing it to dissapear, crumpled it up into a ball with a few vilolent gestures, and shoved it in his pocket. That was that.
Looking at it, it was rather pathetically sad to see their group getting torn up like it was...
So why did Yoh sound so darn happy on the phone?! Anxious for a surprise party? Announcing wedding dates? What???
'I suppose I'll find out soon enough... ' Horohoro thought, as he neared the Asakura's large shrine.
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Tao Ren leaned against the doorframe of one of the Asakura's many room, watching over the small living room with narrow eyes. His sister had soon been roped into helping Anna do some small busywork. Ren sucessfully avoided this by means of a well-placed glare sent in Anna's direction.
There was a loud rap on the door which quickly snapped Ren out of his quiet brooding. He looked around. No one else was coming... did he have to do everything around here?
He snorted lightly and lifted off his perch against the doorframe. Making his way down the short hallway, he came to the front door. One look at the sillouhette through the flimsy rice-paper and he knew immediately who it was.
"C'he."
The door slid open and both persons blinked. One in surprise of seeing the other, and one from the sudden glare of sunlight flooding his vision.
Ren's eyes narrowed against the blinding light.
"Horohoro." He addressed gruffly.
The newly arrived, Horohoro faltered under Ren's searching gaze, before he regained his composure. Ah, back to their old games again, huh?
"Gee. Nice to see you too." He said with a dismissive wave, before setting a foot inside.
Ren didn't move. They were chest to chest, Noses almost touching. Ren was staring at Horohoro intently. Horo looked back, rather baffled.
"What's your prob--"
"Horohoro!!"
Both whirled around, just in time to see Manta springing around the corner.
"What are you two just standing there for? Come on! Now that everyone's here, we can find out what Yoh-kun's so exited about!" He made a quick motion as if to follow before he vanished around the corner again, heading in the direction of the dining room.
The two just stared rather blankly at the corner, wondering what the point of that random intrusion was about. Horohoro sighed and slid the door shut behind him, before starting to make his way down the hall.
He looked back at Ren, who was still standing in the doorway, looking rather indescribable. Horo tilted his head and sent a rather confused glance Ren's way.
"C'mon, you heard what shorty said. Unless you already know what this is all about... let's go."
Ren's eyes narrowed and he started forward. Horohoro caught the signs that the Chinese boy was not in a good mood, and started forward. As he rounded the corner however, a certain thing caught Horohoro's eye. He could've sworn there was a slight tinge of Pink along Ren's cheeks...
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Yoh Asakura smiled cheerfully as the rest of the invited part filed into the small room. This smile told that he was definetely up to something... something that would soon be revealed, with little to no horrible shocks, preferrably.
He waited untill everyone was still and that all eyes were on him, before coughing lightly and opening his mouth to announce this "Grand Plan" of his.
"Well... The other day, I had this really GREAT idea!" He started out, purposefully ignoring the long groan from Horohoro. "Anna said that it'd be alright, so, I'd like to propose this:"
He leaned forward, Grin becoming wider and wider by the minute.
"Since you two obviously don't want to leave here, and that you have no real reason to try and get your guardians to let you stay any longer than specified... Why don't you guys stay here! Live in the house with us! There's more than enough room...! You can get jobs, and whatever, and all the time you'd still be here with your friends! How about it!?"
You had to admit, Yoh seemed very proud of himself, and the idea WAS very appealing; as indicated by the smirk that had suddenly attatched itself to Ren's face.
A grin to rival Yoh's was plastered over Horohoro's face, as well. "That's GREAT, Yoh!" He exclaimed, sitting up. "When can we move in?"
~~~~~~~~~~End Ch.1
.... That was such a horrible ending.. XD Well, at least Yoh's "Surprise" got out of the way... now the story can actually PROGRESS!! *hopes*
*bows* Thanks to all who stuck with my horrible update pattern.... I have a little bit more motivation for this fic, so I may be more sooner with the next chapter than this... ^^;;
This is also a HORRIBLE draft of the story... I'd like to think. It's ok for posting right now, but I hope to maybe revise it again after writting it all out and fixing a few points... ^^;;
There should DEFINETELY be more action next chapter... as we get to the scene that made me want to write this fic in the first place! Untill then! R&R!!
~Tenshi~
http://www.ujournal.org/~shingetsumahono
http://www.keenspace.com/oddgroupout
http://www.geocities.com/tenshiart
THANK YOU TO ALL THE REVIEWERS!!! *supah glompu* I've never gotten ANY Reviews before, so, YAY! XD
Well anyway, 'bout damn time I got to work on the First Chapter... ^^;; I'm a procrastinator, so I'm sorry that I don't update as regularily as some people... o.o;;
Yay! I have a TITLE now. (titles do not come easy for me) It's a lyric from Incubus' song "privilege"
I've been able to download some Shaman King Episodes, so I have a better feel for the characters now... sorry about all my complaining about OOC this and OOC that last chapter... I tend to ramble when I worry 'bout something.. ^^;;;
Anyway... some more abvious shounen ai hints in this chapter... (It wasn't that obvious in the Prologue, was it? eheh...)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Find Yourself a Back Door
Ch. 1 : Akward Confrontations
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Horohoro trudged up the sidewalk, summer heat hitting him like a brick. He could already feel his T-shirt sticking loosely to his arms and chest. Grimacing, he brought a hand up to smooth away some damp strands of hair that managed to escape from his headband. Over the past few years his hair had grown out a bit. Instead of the short spikes that he had when he first arrived, his hair now parted and draped over the headband. Much more inconveinient, as his hair was now prone to falling in his face and annoying the hell out of him, but apparently it looked good. Long hair would keep his head warm when he went back up north tomorrow.
Home... It seemed so distant lately... so far away, and yet, it wasn't really. He would be leaving tomorrow morning. All his belongings were now stacked up against the far wall of his dorm. Neatly packed away in cardboard boxes, and ready for transportation.
He supposed his departure was the reason Yoh had called earlier, saying something about a 'surprise'. The boy had sounded particularily cheerful. Probably a going away party. He reminded himself to act sufficiently surprised when the time came.
He had been in a rather melancholy mood lately. He wasn't looking forward to going home in the least. He had some great friends here, and was very reluctant to let them go. He knew from past experiences that he was horrible at keeping in touch with people living far away... it was like they were in seperate worlds all of a sudden. He didn't want that again. These friends were just too important.
But, then again, it wasn't as if he was the only one leaving...
Manta was going off to some college on the other side of Tokyo. The little brainiac had aced the entrance exams with flying colors. He wasn't exactly sure of what field to study in yet, but he was gonna get that degree for sure. All it had equaled to Horohoro was that it was just more schoolwork. Yech.
Yoh and Anna were probably the only members not leaving at all. They were determined to live the rest of their lives, after marriage, in their little countryside shrine. The exact place where Horo was headed right now...
At least he and Manta could come visit every so-often...
As for Ren.. well, Ren was leaving Japan altogether.
Ren had informed them all of the letter that came from his home in China. He and his older sister Jun were to leave towards the beginning of the upcoming winter. There was more written about the matter, but Ren had narrowed his eyes at the paper, as if willing it to dissapear, crumpled it up into a ball with a few vilolent gestures, and shoved it in his pocket. That was that.
Looking at it, it was rather pathetically sad to see their group getting torn up like it was...
So why did Yoh sound so darn happy on the phone?! Anxious for a surprise party? Announcing wedding dates? What???
'I suppose I'll find out soon enough... ' Horohoro thought, as he neared the Asakura's large shrine.
=====================================================================
Tao Ren leaned against the doorframe of one of the Asakura's many room, watching over the small living room with narrow eyes. His sister had soon been roped into helping Anna do some small busywork. Ren sucessfully avoided this by means of a well-placed glare sent in Anna's direction.
There was a loud rap on the door which quickly snapped Ren out of his quiet brooding. He looked around. No one else was coming... did he have to do everything around here?
He snorted lightly and lifted off his perch against the doorframe. Making his way down the short hallway, he came to the front door. One look at the sillouhette through the flimsy rice-paper and he knew immediately who it was.
"C'he."
The door slid open and both persons blinked. One in surprise of seeing the other, and one from the sudden glare of sunlight flooding his vision.
Ren's eyes narrowed against the blinding light.
"Horohoro." He addressed gruffly.
The newly arrived, Horohoro faltered under Ren's searching gaze, before he regained his composure. Ah, back to their old games again, huh?
"Gee. Nice to see you too." He said with a dismissive wave, before setting a foot inside.
Ren didn't move. They were chest to chest, Noses almost touching. Ren was staring at Horohoro intently. Horo looked back, rather baffled.
"What's your prob--"
"Horohoro!!"
Both whirled around, just in time to see Manta springing around the corner.
"What are you two just standing there for? Come on! Now that everyone's here, we can find out what Yoh-kun's so exited about!" He made a quick motion as if to follow before he vanished around the corner again, heading in the direction of the dining room.
The two just stared rather blankly at the corner, wondering what the point of that random intrusion was about. Horohoro sighed and slid the door shut behind him, before starting to make his way down the hall.
He looked back at Ren, who was still standing in the doorway, looking rather indescribable. Horo tilted his head and sent a rather confused glance Ren's way.
"C'mon, you heard what shorty said. Unless you already know what this is all about... let's go."
Ren's eyes narrowed and he started forward. Horohoro caught the signs that the Chinese boy was not in a good mood, and started forward. As he rounded the corner however, a certain thing caught Horohoro's eye. He could've sworn there was a slight tinge of Pink along Ren's cheeks...
=====================================================================
Yoh Asakura smiled cheerfully as the rest of the invited part filed into the small room. This smile told that he was definetely up to something... something that would soon be revealed, with little to no horrible shocks, preferrably.
He waited untill everyone was still and that all eyes were on him, before coughing lightly and opening his mouth to announce this "Grand Plan" of his.
"Well... The other day, I had this really GREAT idea!" He started out, purposefully ignoring the long groan from Horohoro. "Anna said that it'd be alright, so, I'd like to propose this:"
He leaned forward, Grin becoming wider and wider by the minute.
"Since you two obviously don't want to leave here, and that you have no real reason to try and get your guardians to let you stay any longer than specified... Why don't you guys stay here! Live in the house with us! There's more than enough room...! You can get jobs, and whatever, and all the time you'd still be here with your friends! How about it!?"
You had to admit, Yoh seemed very proud of himself, and the idea WAS very appealing; as indicated by the smirk that had suddenly attatched itself to Ren's face.
A grin to rival Yoh's was plastered over Horohoro's face, as well. "That's GREAT, Yoh!" He exclaimed, sitting up. "When can we move in?"
~~~~~~~~~~End Ch.1
.... That was such a horrible ending.. XD Well, at least Yoh's "Surprise" got out of the way... now the story can actually PROGRESS!! *hopes*
*bows* Thanks to all who stuck with my horrible update pattern.... I have a little bit more motivation for this fic, so I may be more sooner with the next chapter than this... ^^;;
This is also a HORRIBLE draft of the story... I'd like to think. It's ok for posting right now, but I hope to maybe revise it again after writting it all out and fixing a few points... ^^;;
There should DEFINETELY be more action next chapter... as we get to the scene that made me want to write this fic in the first place! Untill then! R&R!!
~Tenshi~
http://www.ujournal.org/~shingetsumahono
http://www.keenspace.com/oddgroupout
http://www.geocities.com/tenshiart