Oh look... four reviews... and...eight...chapters... that's bull crap, you know? I know some people who got thirty, yes, that's right folks, thirty reviews on their first chapter. but, i suppose i'll just count my blessings and be happy with it.
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"So this is your place, Yoh?" Jun looked at the house. It was a two story Victorian (A/N: i've always wanted one) with butterscotch shingles and walls (A/N: like my house!) "Not bad. Where'd you get the money for it?"
"Oh, I didn't buy it. It was abandoned when I got here, and I just, you know, fixed it up a bit."
"Pretty nice," Ren said. "Nothing like that shack in Nerima."
Yoh growled. "Hey, I liked it there, and that's what matters!"
"Now, now, boys, don't waste energy fighting each other. I was thinking about going to visit one of Japan's famous business men tonight. Leave someone a message. What do you say?"
"Sure," Ren said enthusiastically. Yoh just nodded once. Killing people... it made his hands tremble with what? Regret? Disgust? Maybe... Joy? He smirked to himself. Funny that a former mass murderer didn't like to kill (A/N: Like Kenshin!). What would Anna say when she found out? She wasn't one for weak people.
"Yoh?"
He came back to earth with a lurch. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
"Um, can we go in?" She pointed to the house. Obviously, they had to much respect for him to just knock down the door like he would have probably down in certain situations. Yoh smiled and pulled his key from his pocket.
"Here. Feel free to raid the fridge." He tossed the key to Ren. "I'm going to take a walk."
He left without a word, leaving two confused siblings looking after him.
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Anna walked along sadly, dragging her feet. "Horo, are you sure you don't know where Yoh lives?"
"Positive. He used to crash in Nerima, remember?"
"You haven't visited him once?"
"No, it's not like I have to go and check out people's houses when they move in, for crying out loud."
She groaned, turning the corner and disappearing behind a building. Horo heard her gasp in surprise, and then a small "Ow!". He rushed around the corner, but he was too late! Anna was in a crumbled heap on the ground, with someone sitting across from her, rubbing his lower back.
"Oh, man, my butt!"
Horo Horo's eyes went wide. "Yoh?"
"Hey, Horo."
"What did you do to Anna?" The worry in his voice was evident.
"What's wrong with- Anna! Oh no!" He crawled over to her side, holding her up by her shoulders. The blonde groaned and opened her eyes.
"Oh, my head... watch where you're going next time, Yoh..."
"Heheh, sorry 'bout that."
She shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. She gasped after a few seconds. "Yoh Asakura!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. Yoh cowered under her gaze.
"Y-yes?"
"Where have you been! I've been looking for you forever, and all of a sudden you just come strolling on down the streets, not paying any attention to who you were walking into!"
"I'm sorry, Anna! I've been busy today, and I thought you were still mad at me for last night!" His voice went quiet. "Are you still mad?"
He was answered by Anna throwing herself against his shirt, sobbing uncontrollably. "I was worried about you! I thought you had gone back to Nerima!" The normal staid girl was shaking.
"And what were you doing all day, Yoh?" Horo asked smoothly. "Maybe going on a killing spree?"
Yoh looked up from the crying girl to the blank faced Horo. What was he trying to say? That he knew what Yoh was participating in? "No," he said, putting on what he hoped what was a look of innocence. "I was visiting a friend of mine that lives in Nerima. She's been sick lately."
"You've been seeing another woman?" Anna shrieked.
"Geez, Anna, not like that! She's just my friend!"
"Oh, friends my foot! I bet you were snuggling up to her all day!"
Horo cursed to himself as he watch Anna verbally abuse the startled demon. He didn't have anymore time to ask more questions. He didn't want Anna hanging with a murderer, even if she happened to be Yoh's woman.
Which is why he refused to leave and give them some quiet time alone.
And why the couple felt awkward the rest of the evening.
Yoh sighed as he finished his ramen from Horo's restaurant. He really should get back to the others, they would think he deserted him or something. "Horo, do you mind if I make a call?"
Horo nodded. "To who, may I ask?"
"I had some repairmen come in and fix my heating system. I want to make sure they did a good job with it." How easily lies rolled off of his tongue tonight. Horo narrowed his eyes at him, put pointed to a pay phone a ways away. Unfortunately for Horo, it was out of hearing distance. Yoh smiled. "Thanks."
Horo watched him leave, then turned to Anna. "Doesn't this bother you at all?"
"Yes it does." So the girl wasn't clueless! "He's hiding something from us. He lied when he told you that he had repairmen over at his place."
"How can you tell?"
She smirked. "I'm gooding at reading expressions."
"Oh, really?" He looked at Yoh, who was now arguing over the phone. "Wonder who he's talking to, then?"
"Probably some little whore he has back at his place." She puffed up in anger. "Oh, I'm gonna kill him if he does!"
Horo noticed how Yoh had quieted down, and was shooting frequent glances in Anna's direction. Finally, he nodded, and came back to the two. "Look guys, I've gotta go. They messed up something, and I can tell it's not going to be a pleasant night."
"Oh, Yoh, why don't you tell the truth?"
Yoh turned to Anna, surprised. "I am."
"No, you aren't, trust me I can tell, and there's no getting out of this one."
He sighed. "Anna, why don't you believe me?"
"I tend not to believe liars."
"A liar, am I?"
"Yes, a downright bad liar."
Horo watched the verbal sparring with interest. Why hadn't he thought of being as blunt as Anna? Huh, maybe it was because he'd loose his head if he did.
Frustrated, Anna said, "I don't need to stick around here to hear this!" She marched right out of the restaurant, and every demon knew better than to even look at her this time. Yoh groaned.
"I don't get it, I was telling the truth."
"No, you weren't, Yoh." Yoh looked at the blue haired demon.
"Oh, now you've turned on me?"
"I understand your problem, though. How are you supposed to explain that you're a demon that wants to destroy human rule to a human? They're dumber than dumb, and you know that."
Yoh sighed. "I don't know why I said yes. This is probably the second worst mistake of my life."
"What was the first?"
"Making that mistake."
Horo chuckled. "So I assume it was one of the Taos calling?"
"Jun. I've been gone for about three hours now."
"And they're no repair men?"
"No repair men."
"So what were thinking at the time when you said yes?"
He sighed. "It was right after Anna had started crying. I thought she hated me. When she ran away, all I thought of was how I wanted her. Badly. So, something in my brain said 'Slaughter innocent humans!' and so I said yes. Not to mention the little hidden threat Ren slipped me while we were talking. He knows who Anna is, and will probably use her to get to me."
"Anna can hold her own against demons."
"No she can't. Those bracelets of hers are weak. I caught them in my bare hands, without feeling a sting of pain. What she needs is someone to teach her to control her powers. Then, and only then, will I trust her to herself."
Horo looked at Yoh. "It there a hidden request hidden in that statement?"
"Please, Horo? We've been through tons of tough times, and I don't even want to count how many times I've had to save your neck. You owe me, big time!"
"Alright, alright. Geez, you're asking me, a demon, to go and find a priestess. I'd be lucky if she didn't blast my head off then and there."
"Thanks, Horo! You're the best! Now I've got to go." He stood up, then stopped. "You know, Horo Horo..."
"What?"
"Maybe we can, you know, destroy this little rebellion, from the inside out?" He smiled slyly at the ice demon. A few moments went by before Horo smiled.
"And from the outside in. You can't forget that."
A silent deal was made, and then Yoh went on his way, back to his house. Horo smiled.
"Ah, Yoh. You are such a schemer."
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Oi. My neck. My back. My butt. I am so tired. I went out with my mom today trying to find some new bed sheets to match my new room (it's the same one, but it got a paint job. Lord did it need it!) we spent hours trying to find something that matched. Yeesh. talk about bad supply. Is it just me, or is my story getting cornier by the word? It feels... different than I originally planned. I have no idea what I'm writing. In my original story, there was no such thing as the rebellion. But it just seemed so good at the time... maybe i should remove it. what do you think? please review.
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"So this is your place, Yoh?" Jun looked at the house. It was a two story Victorian (A/N: i've always wanted one) with butterscotch shingles and walls (A/N: like my house!) "Not bad. Where'd you get the money for it?"
"Oh, I didn't buy it. It was abandoned when I got here, and I just, you know, fixed it up a bit."
"Pretty nice," Ren said. "Nothing like that shack in Nerima."
Yoh growled. "Hey, I liked it there, and that's what matters!"
"Now, now, boys, don't waste energy fighting each other. I was thinking about going to visit one of Japan's famous business men tonight. Leave someone a message. What do you say?"
"Sure," Ren said enthusiastically. Yoh just nodded once. Killing people... it made his hands tremble with what? Regret? Disgust? Maybe... Joy? He smirked to himself. Funny that a former mass murderer didn't like to kill (A/N: Like Kenshin!). What would Anna say when she found out? She wasn't one for weak people.
"Yoh?"
He came back to earth with a lurch. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
"Um, can we go in?" She pointed to the house. Obviously, they had to much respect for him to just knock down the door like he would have probably down in certain situations. Yoh smiled and pulled his key from his pocket.
"Here. Feel free to raid the fridge." He tossed the key to Ren. "I'm going to take a walk."
He left without a word, leaving two confused siblings looking after him.
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Anna walked along sadly, dragging her feet. "Horo, are you sure you don't know where Yoh lives?"
"Positive. He used to crash in Nerima, remember?"
"You haven't visited him once?"
"No, it's not like I have to go and check out people's houses when they move in, for crying out loud."
She groaned, turning the corner and disappearing behind a building. Horo heard her gasp in surprise, and then a small "Ow!". He rushed around the corner, but he was too late! Anna was in a crumbled heap on the ground, with someone sitting across from her, rubbing his lower back.
"Oh, man, my butt!"
Horo Horo's eyes went wide. "Yoh?"
"Hey, Horo."
"What did you do to Anna?" The worry in his voice was evident.
"What's wrong with- Anna! Oh no!" He crawled over to her side, holding her up by her shoulders. The blonde groaned and opened her eyes.
"Oh, my head... watch where you're going next time, Yoh..."
"Heheh, sorry 'bout that."
She shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. She gasped after a few seconds. "Yoh Asakura!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. Yoh cowered under her gaze.
"Y-yes?"
"Where have you been! I've been looking for you forever, and all of a sudden you just come strolling on down the streets, not paying any attention to who you were walking into!"
"I'm sorry, Anna! I've been busy today, and I thought you were still mad at me for last night!" His voice went quiet. "Are you still mad?"
He was answered by Anna throwing herself against his shirt, sobbing uncontrollably. "I was worried about you! I thought you had gone back to Nerima!" The normal staid girl was shaking.
"And what were you doing all day, Yoh?" Horo asked smoothly. "Maybe going on a killing spree?"
Yoh looked up from the crying girl to the blank faced Horo. What was he trying to say? That he knew what Yoh was participating in? "No," he said, putting on what he hoped what was a look of innocence. "I was visiting a friend of mine that lives in Nerima. She's been sick lately."
"You've been seeing another woman?" Anna shrieked.
"Geez, Anna, not like that! She's just my friend!"
"Oh, friends my foot! I bet you were snuggling up to her all day!"
Horo cursed to himself as he watch Anna verbally abuse the startled demon. He didn't have anymore time to ask more questions. He didn't want Anna hanging with a murderer, even if she happened to be Yoh's woman.
Which is why he refused to leave and give them some quiet time alone.
And why the couple felt awkward the rest of the evening.
Yoh sighed as he finished his ramen from Horo's restaurant. He really should get back to the others, they would think he deserted him or something. "Horo, do you mind if I make a call?"
Horo nodded. "To who, may I ask?"
"I had some repairmen come in and fix my heating system. I want to make sure they did a good job with it." How easily lies rolled off of his tongue tonight. Horo narrowed his eyes at him, put pointed to a pay phone a ways away. Unfortunately for Horo, it was out of hearing distance. Yoh smiled. "Thanks."
Horo watched him leave, then turned to Anna. "Doesn't this bother you at all?"
"Yes it does." So the girl wasn't clueless! "He's hiding something from us. He lied when he told you that he had repairmen over at his place."
"How can you tell?"
She smirked. "I'm gooding at reading expressions."
"Oh, really?" He looked at Yoh, who was now arguing over the phone. "Wonder who he's talking to, then?"
"Probably some little whore he has back at his place." She puffed up in anger. "Oh, I'm gonna kill him if he does!"
Horo noticed how Yoh had quieted down, and was shooting frequent glances in Anna's direction. Finally, he nodded, and came back to the two. "Look guys, I've gotta go. They messed up something, and I can tell it's not going to be a pleasant night."
"Oh, Yoh, why don't you tell the truth?"
Yoh turned to Anna, surprised. "I am."
"No, you aren't, trust me I can tell, and there's no getting out of this one."
He sighed. "Anna, why don't you believe me?"
"I tend not to believe liars."
"A liar, am I?"
"Yes, a downright bad liar."
Horo watched the verbal sparring with interest. Why hadn't he thought of being as blunt as Anna? Huh, maybe it was because he'd loose his head if he did.
Frustrated, Anna said, "I don't need to stick around here to hear this!" She marched right out of the restaurant, and every demon knew better than to even look at her this time. Yoh groaned.
"I don't get it, I was telling the truth."
"No, you weren't, Yoh." Yoh looked at the blue haired demon.
"Oh, now you've turned on me?"
"I understand your problem, though. How are you supposed to explain that you're a demon that wants to destroy human rule to a human? They're dumber than dumb, and you know that."
Yoh sighed. "I don't know why I said yes. This is probably the second worst mistake of my life."
"What was the first?"
"Making that mistake."
Horo chuckled. "So I assume it was one of the Taos calling?"
"Jun. I've been gone for about three hours now."
"And they're no repair men?"
"No repair men."
"So what were thinking at the time when you said yes?"
He sighed. "It was right after Anna had started crying. I thought she hated me. When she ran away, all I thought of was how I wanted her. Badly. So, something in my brain said 'Slaughter innocent humans!' and so I said yes. Not to mention the little hidden threat Ren slipped me while we were talking. He knows who Anna is, and will probably use her to get to me."
"Anna can hold her own against demons."
"No she can't. Those bracelets of hers are weak. I caught them in my bare hands, without feeling a sting of pain. What she needs is someone to teach her to control her powers. Then, and only then, will I trust her to herself."
Horo looked at Yoh. "It there a hidden request hidden in that statement?"
"Please, Horo? We've been through tons of tough times, and I don't even want to count how many times I've had to save your neck. You owe me, big time!"
"Alright, alright. Geez, you're asking me, a demon, to go and find a priestess. I'd be lucky if she didn't blast my head off then and there."
"Thanks, Horo! You're the best! Now I've got to go." He stood up, then stopped. "You know, Horo Horo..."
"What?"
"Maybe we can, you know, destroy this little rebellion, from the inside out?" He smiled slyly at the ice demon. A few moments went by before Horo smiled.
"And from the outside in. You can't forget that."
A silent deal was made, and then Yoh went on his way, back to his house. Horo smiled.
"Ah, Yoh. You are such a schemer."
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Oi. My neck. My back. My butt. I am so tired. I went out with my mom today trying to find some new bed sheets to match my new room (it's the same one, but it got a paint job. Lord did it need it!) we spent hours trying to find something that matched. Yeesh. talk about bad supply. Is it just me, or is my story getting cornier by the word? It feels... different than I originally planned. I have no idea what I'm writing. In my original story, there was no such thing as the rebellion. But it just seemed so good at the time... maybe i should remove it. what do you think? please review.
