ADDICTED
by: FiendisHSerapH

- Part Two -

After about fifteen minutes of searching, I finally found the CD beneath my pile of books. Now, you might think of me as a very messy boy. Well yes, but I also clean my room (under Pirika's command and torment, that is.) And now, I'll finally get the chance to listen to this CD that I purchased. I stood up and set the CD to the player and pressed play. I settled down and began to flip my Trigonometry book as the music played in the background. Whoa! the guitars are so cool, feels like I want to jump up and down with it, and the vocalist's voice is so great, only that it's somehow high in pitch. Anyway, I will just have to increase the volume (I study better with noise.) It wasn't long when Pirika knocked on my door.

"Brother, someone wants to talk to you on the phone." she called.

Really? at last, someone remembered me somehow! Now, who could it be? That I have to find out as I left the room without turning off the stereo. I headed to the phone and lifted up the handset.

"Hello?" I intoned.

"Hey, Horo-horo? Is that you?" A voice boomed opposite my line.

I somehow recognized the voice... it's from my team. That calm and lazy voice.

"YOH! Good thing you remembered me!" I exclaimed happily. Boy, he managed to call me! Now at least I can tell that I am STILL special in someone's life. (no one cares for me... except Pirika, I think!)

"Hey! Long time, no hear! How's life?" His voice hinted joy, but not as tremendous as mine. "It's been three years, no?"

I laughed, "Yeah, and my life is... here: failing grades. He-he!"

"Really? Me too!" he proudly stated. I can say that it's still fun to act stupid. "I think we have the same destiny, don't you think?" he chuckled.

"Yeah, and how about you?"

"Me? I am still here and studying for exams in our class." he stopped. "Hey, do you know that Manta is the over-all excelling student in our school? Actually, I told him to let me borrow his brain." Hai, this is the typical Yoh Asakura. Nothing seemed to change: he's still carefree and gregarious about life and its miseries. And that's what I like about him.

"Really? Good for him..." as soon as I halted, the memories of that girl was brought back in my miniscule brain. Yeah, I think it's about time to ask him on how she's doing.

"Yoh..."

"You know what? Chocolove called me a while ago, and invited me to his show this night. Would you like to come over and make us lose our breath laughing and crying altogether? Finally, his dreams had come true! I am so happy for him!"

"Yeah, I would love to, but then I am studying for my finals, too." I sadly intoned. Such desperate and bad timing, I cursed.

"Oh I see, did I disturb you in your studies?" he halted after hearing.

"Nope." I grinned even though he won't see it. "It's okay. Besides, I want to check out on our other friends' lives..." and deep inside, I added, "... and even hers."

I felt that he smiled upon my reply. And he began talking about their lives...

Some news to to brighten up my miserable life (and grades... I am pertaining to my school!)

First, Ren is now having some crash courses on martial arts... and FINE ARTS! WHOA! Can't imagine him being the future Michelangelo! (snickers) And his hair, as Yoh told me, had grown approximately two inches taller so that also implies that he had grown two inches taller, too! Now I realize that drinking milk is effective... for hair growth at least. HAHA.

Mr. Faust is well... still is a doctor and would always be a doctor. He already passed the bar exam and now he is already in a rescue mission somewhere in Haiti with his loving wife, Eliza. (which in fact, he already revived ) He also told Yoh that he had given up necromancing and would treat patients the traditional way. And lastly, he had removed his weird make-up!

Now, Yoh told me that Ryu is pursuing a course in Mechanical Engineering (not bad, I say) and had shunned his Elvis Presley attire. (he meant clothes, not the hairdo). In general, he still never changed. He's still the leader of a gang who loves to trash and always sets the high scores in the arcades, and he's still tough with the babes. (sweatdrops) But anyhoo, he's still the motorcycling freak, hair-conscious man I have known to be so kind. And oh, Yoh told me that he still never stops visiting him in their residence.

About Tamao... aha, that naive girl! I now discovered that Chocolove proposed to her, and now they're officially OFFICIAL! Yipee! Chocolove's really good at girls, unlike me... tsk tsk.

Lyserg is now in England, his hometown, and he never stops calling on our team and checking each and every one of us (then why does he never call me? Ah, I see... I forgot to give him me telephone number. Gosh.) He had grown to be a scholar and a junior detective in their vicinity just like his father. Millie is always the one getting the latest information about him since he always calls her whenever he has spare time. (aww, sweet!)

About Hao... Yoh told me that he's okay living in this world that he somewhat had not grown accustomed onto. And... DUH! Yoh laughed around as he related that boys in his school court him in their school! (big sweatdrop) Yeah, I know, he's a 'PRETTY' boy anyway! (in fact, I thought that he is Yoh's twin sister!) And these boys even bombard them in their household! Hehe!

I laughed my heart out after hearing his stories. Yeah, conversations with far-away friends are always happy especially when there's a lot to talk about.

"Thanks for cheering me up, Yoh!" I appreciated.

"No problem." he replied.

But then, there's something missing; a detail he hadn't related yet. Someone whom I am so interested with, and I know that I have to ask for him to remember.

"Hey Yoh, you missed someone." I pointed in implication.

"I did?" he stopped and contemplated about it.
Whaaat? It takes so much time for him to figure out?!
"How about..." I think I have to spell it out to him.

"... Anna?"

At last I finished her name.

"Oh, Anna?" he laughed yet again. "Sorry for forgetting."
"How is she, Yoh?" In this part, I noticed my voice had grown so serious, a far-cry from my voice earlier.

"Easy, Horo-horo. You're taking it too seriously." Yoh warned.

"Okay..." he proceeded, "Anna is not here, but I tell you that she's doing okay in here. She's still the same ol' itako whom you know."

Silence enveloped us again as I digested his words. Good to hear that. Now, it's time to ask about them.

"How about your re---"

Suddenly, the busy tones pulsated on the other line instead of Yoh's voice.

"DRAT! The line was cut off. Now I'd never be able to ask him-!" I heard my voice go out in frustration which made Pirika, who's fixing something in the kitchen by then, turn to my direction.

Too bad I don't have his phone number so that I can return his call. Curse the heavens for making it this way! There's nothing more to bother in here so I'd better head to my room and finish my studies...

... but I doubt if I ever will.