Alright, readers, I have a question for y'all. Should Picilla, Horo's sis, be in this story? I have a request to set her up with Ren. It would alter my whole story, but it's alright, I'll make the changes as minor as possible.
Horo: Sure, put sis in there.
Akina: Are you sure about that? She'd be with Ren, you know.
Horo: * shocked into silence, then * WHAT THE HECK?
Just so you guys know, this story is reaching the end. But do not fear, merry people! I have already come up with a sequel. Or at least the idea. But it won't be for a while, though. Sorry, school's a menace.
On with the story!
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Yoh leaned against the school walls, hands in his pockets. He sighed. Of course he had watched Anna pull away from the school parking lot. He had even called Megumi and asked her if she would meet Anna on the way to her house. Yoh laughed humorlessly. There wasn't anything he wouldn't do to protect his Anna.
Horo walked around the corner of the building, looking at Yoh. "So when's it gonna start?"
Yoh sighed again. "I don't know. Ren is so heartless, he wouldn't care about the young that are taking residence in this building. Just another opportunity to scare the living crap out of some poor defenseless humans."
"I hear what you're saying, man." Horo leaned against the wall next to Yoh. "It's just, well, maybe we've been at peace to long. Demons like me have forgotten how we used to fight one another for territory, mates, the slightest scrapes of food..."
"Makes you wonder. Is peace really a good thing if it means you're unprepared for the future?"
There was a wary silence between them. The kind of silence that you hear just before a battle has started (a duh, thats exactly the situation). "I have some friends from the restaurant coming over, so we don't have to fight alone. Of course, they probably won't last long, but it's help nonetheless."
Yoh had a faraway look on his face. "I wonder if Anna's alright?"
Horo chuckled. "Still worried about her?"
"Yeah. She's basically all I think about these days. Oh, her and destroying Ren, but let's not get into that."
"Remember what I told you, Yoh. You only have two options when it comes to her. Well, you could go out of control and seriously hurt her, but I don't think you want to do that." Yoh grunted to sign he was listening. "So what are you going to do, Yoh?"
"I don't know."
"You should find out what you're doing soon. The longer you wait, the more she's in trouble."
"I know, I know!" Yoh removed his trademark headphones, and ran his fingers through his hair. "I don't like either of the choices."
"It doesn't matter if you like it or not."
Yoh sighed for the third time that day. "I know..."
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Anna sighed happily (A/N: there's a lot of sighing in this chapter, isn't there?). She and Megumi had become good friends. Megumi was currently washing dishes. Anna leaned on her elbows on the table. "Megumi?"
"Yes, Anna?"
"Why did I have to leave school early?"
"That's a difficult question to answer, Anna. Let's see, how am I going to put this?"
"Horo told me that demons surrounded the school. Does that mean all the other students are in danger?"
Megumi didn't look up once from the dishes. "In a way it doesn't, in a way it does. Are you familiar with the demon Ren?" Anna shook her head, so Megumi continued. "Ren is one of the main demons in the rebellion, you could say. And he's challenged Yoh."
Anna was confused. "Why is he challenging Yoh?"
"That's not my place to tell, you see. I'm sure Yoh will tell you after the battle's over."
"He's going to battle? At my school?" Anna felt a vein pop in her head. Megumi nodded. "But what about the other kids there?"
"Oh, I'm sure Yoh won't let anything become of the kids. Remember the fact that Horo Horo is with him."
"Is Horo Horo relatively powerful?"
Megumi shrugged. "I guess so. It's more like 'Horo has the brains, Yoh has the brawn.' Interesting combination, but effective. Not to mention Horo has a lot of friends. That always helps in a time of battle."
Anna growled. "What about the students?"
"I'm almost positive Yoh wouldn't let them get hurt. Or at least to seriously. It's hard work, trying to hide the fact that you're a demon while at the same time protecting the people you're keeping the secret from."
"So they're in danger?"
"Anna," Megumi finally turned from the soapy dishes. "Ren wants to show humans that demons are going to come out of hiding, and become the top of the food chain again, instead of hunting in the shadow. All those mass murders? It was Ren who caused them, in one way or another. So of course the kids are in danger. It puts Yoh and Horo at a disadvantage." She turned back to the dishes.
There was a silence that made Megumi nervous. "Anna? Don't worry about anyone. Nothing's going to happen to them as long as Horo is watching Yoh's back. Besides all the demons are pretty much after you and you alone. Why do you think Yoh wanted to move to a safer place?" The silence continued. "Anna?" She turned around, only to face an empty room. She sighed angrily, throwing off her gloves. "That girl is way to much trouble for her own good!" She grabbed a coat and raced out the door, in the direction of the school.
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Yoh bristled (or as much as he could without fur). "He's here," he said to Horo Horo. The ice demon nodded.
"You're only just noticing that now? Yoh, he's been here for about five minutes."
"I had other things on my mind."
Ren stepped out from seemingly nowhere. "Like what? Maybe that slut human of yours?"
Yoh felt a vein pop. "Take that back."
"Why, Yoh, you know it's the truth. Give her a week after you finally take her as your mate. She'll be with some human, having the time of her life. She'll throw you away as soon as she can be known as 'Yoh Asakura's mate.'"
A man can only take so much, and Yoh had reached his limit. He let his fangs and claws show. Horo did the same, but he didn't look as menacing as the little fire demon beside him.
Yoh smirked. "Do you want me to add the other two scars to the one on your back? I know they haven't fully healed yet. It's only been a few days, hasn't it?"
Ren growled. "They're pitiful wounds, Yoh. I thought you could do better than that."
"Really? They were so pitiful, you couldn't walk?"
Another growl. "Enough talk! I didn't come here to have a petty conversation!" Ren lunged at Yoh, claws ready to slash. Yoh jumped out of the way at the last moment possible.
Where he was just standing was a crater about as wide as he was tall, and just as deep. Yoh winced. So the kid had power after all? He'd have to concentrate more, though.
He heard some shouts from above him. He looked up, only to see two young boys looking out of the window. Ren also noticed the boys, and smirked. Yoh had panic written all over his face. "Ren, wait-"
Too late. Ren had already fired a small energy blast capable of destroying a small boulder. And these two humans were certainly smaller and softer than boulders. The two stupid boys screamed in terror as the blast came towards them. Yoh closed his eyes as the ball of energy exploded into a white light.
When the light had faded, he looked up again. There wasn't a single mark on the building were the ball should have hit. Horo peeked out of the window, grinning down at Yoh.
"Don't worry, Yoh! The kids are fine! Kick his butt!"
Ren growled. "Stupid. Why did you save humans, when all they'll do is hunt you down for it?"
Horo smiled. "Don't worry about that, spike-head! You have more important things to worry about!"
Ren lowered his gaze just in time to see an angry Yoh charging at him, a ball of fire in his hands. There was no time to react, and Ren was sent flying against the wall, the ball of fire burning a hole in his shirt. Just as he landed, the ball disappeared. He slumped to the ground. Yoh looked down at him. "As long as I'm your opponent, then there will be no deaths of humans. Got that?"
Ren spat at Yoh's feet. "Who's gonna stop me?"
Horo watched the whole thing with interest. Something moving across the street caught his eye, though. He stared at it, wide-eyed. "Oh, no, it can't be..."
Yoh summoned another ball of flame. "I guess I'll stop you. Yeah, who better than me?"
The younger demon growled. He had backed himself up against a corner again. CUrse his mouth, acting without him!
"Yoh!" Horo's voice came from above. "Behind you!"
Yoh turned, and paled. Anna rushed up to him, the pure definition of anger. "And just what do you think you were doing, starting a fight where humans are?"
"What are you doing here, Anna? I thought you went to Megumi's?"
"DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT!" She yelled. "You could hurt innocent people here, or let everyone know that you're a demon!"
"Anna, calm down, and-"
"CALM DOWN? CALM DOWN?!? I'm not to sure I like the fact that the person I love would go so far as to endanger people and not care about it!"
"Who said anything about-"
"I HATE YOU, YOH ASAKURA!"
Yoh was stunned into silence. Horo watched the whole thing, shaking his head. 'She doesn't mean it, Yoh,' he thought.
An evil laugh broke the silence. Everyone watched as Ren stood up. "You hear that, Yoh? She hates you. I guess she's more of a slut that I took her for. Not even waiting to become you mate, but more like the girl who broke Yoh Asakura's heart..."
"Who are you calling a slut?" Anna asked Ren, glaring daggers. The glare was cold enough that it made Ren shiver slightly.
"Isn't it obvious?" Ren said, smirking. Anna, scowling all the while, walked right up to him. Ren scrunched up his nose. "Ugh, don't come so close to me, filthy human."
A vein popped in Anna's head. Quick as lightning, she slapped Ren across the face. Yoh winced, and Horo was stunned. Where did the girl get the nerve?
Ren glared at her. "You bitch..."
"Do you want me to hit you again?"
He shoved her out of the way. "I don't have time for you." (A/N: Trying to act tough after just being slapped? As if we can't see a hand print show on your face) Anna landed on the ground, crying out in pain. That brought Yoh out of his state of stunness. He growled.
"Don't touch her!"
Ren smirked at Yoh. "Is the slut really that special to you?" He pulled her up by her arm, holding her in front of him. "Let's see you attack me now."
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Go ahead, Ren! I like smart evil people. Most of the time they're cute, too. But Ren kinda isn't. But let's not get into that. Horo: Yahoo! I'm taking a large part in this story! Akina: Yeah, you saved the little boys. They should have died. Watching two demon's fight, not even moving when danger was approaching them... idiots Horo: So why did you make me save them? Akina: I wanted you out of the main picture. Horo: Oh, I feel so good now T_T Please review!
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Yoh leaned against the school walls, hands in his pockets. He sighed. Of course he had watched Anna pull away from the school parking lot. He had even called Megumi and asked her if she would meet Anna on the way to her house. Yoh laughed humorlessly. There wasn't anything he wouldn't do to protect his Anna.
Horo walked around the corner of the building, looking at Yoh. "So when's it gonna start?"
Yoh sighed again. "I don't know. Ren is so heartless, he wouldn't care about the young that are taking residence in this building. Just another opportunity to scare the living crap out of some poor defenseless humans."
"I hear what you're saying, man." Horo leaned against the wall next to Yoh. "It's just, well, maybe we've been at peace to long. Demons like me have forgotten how we used to fight one another for territory, mates, the slightest scrapes of food..."
"Makes you wonder. Is peace really a good thing if it means you're unprepared for the future?"
There was a wary silence between them. The kind of silence that you hear just before a battle has started (a duh, thats exactly the situation). "I have some friends from the restaurant coming over, so we don't have to fight alone. Of course, they probably won't last long, but it's help nonetheless."
Yoh had a faraway look on his face. "I wonder if Anna's alright?"
Horo chuckled. "Still worried about her?"
"Yeah. She's basically all I think about these days. Oh, her and destroying Ren, but let's not get into that."
"Remember what I told you, Yoh. You only have two options when it comes to her. Well, you could go out of control and seriously hurt her, but I don't think you want to do that." Yoh grunted to sign he was listening. "So what are you going to do, Yoh?"
"I don't know."
"You should find out what you're doing soon. The longer you wait, the more she's in trouble."
"I know, I know!" Yoh removed his trademark headphones, and ran his fingers through his hair. "I don't like either of the choices."
"It doesn't matter if you like it or not."
Yoh sighed for the third time that day. "I know..."
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Anna sighed happily (A/N: there's a lot of sighing in this chapter, isn't there?). She and Megumi had become good friends. Megumi was currently washing dishes. Anna leaned on her elbows on the table. "Megumi?"
"Yes, Anna?"
"Why did I have to leave school early?"
"That's a difficult question to answer, Anna. Let's see, how am I going to put this?"
"Horo told me that demons surrounded the school. Does that mean all the other students are in danger?"
Megumi didn't look up once from the dishes. "In a way it doesn't, in a way it does. Are you familiar with the demon Ren?" Anna shook her head, so Megumi continued. "Ren is one of the main demons in the rebellion, you could say. And he's challenged Yoh."
Anna was confused. "Why is he challenging Yoh?"
"That's not my place to tell, you see. I'm sure Yoh will tell you after the battle's over."
"He's going to battle? At my school?" Anna felt a vein pop in her head. Megumi nodded. "But what about the other kids there?"
"Oh, I'm sure Yoh won't let anything become of the kids. Remember the fact that Horo Horo is with him."
"Is Horo Horo relatively powerful?"
Megumi shrugged. "I guess so. It's more like 'Horo has the brains, Yoh has the brawn.' Interesting combination, but effective. Not to mention Horo has a lot of friends. That always helps in a time of battle."
Anna growled. "What about the students?"
"I'm almost positive Yoh wouldn't let them get hurt. Or at least to seriously. It's hard work, trying to hide the fact that you're a demon while at the same time protecting the people you're keeping the secret from."
"So they're in danger?"
"Anna," Megumi finally turned from the soapy dishes. "Ren wants to show humans that demons are going to come out of hiding, and become the top of the food chain again, instead of hunting in the shadow. All those mass murders? It was Ren who caused them, in one way or another. So of course the kids are in danger. It puts Yoh and Horo at a disadvantage." She turned back to the dishes.
There was a silence that made Megumi nervous. "Anna? Don't worry about anyone. Nothing's going to happen to them as long as Horo is watching Yoh's back. Besides all the demons are pretty much after you and you alone. Why do you think Yoh wanted to move to a safer place?" The silence continued. "Anna?" She turned around, only to face an empty room. She sighed angrily, throwing off her gloves. "That girl is way to much trouble for her own good!" She grabbed a coat and raced out the door, in the direction of the school.
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Yoh bristled (or as much as he could without fur). "He's here," he said to Horo Horo. The ice demon nodded.
"You're only just noticing that now? Yoh, he's been here for about five minutes."
"I had other things on my mind."
Ren stepped out from seemingly nowhere. "Like what? Maybe that slut human of yours?"
Yoh felt a vein pop. "Take that back."
"Why, Yoh, you know it's the truth. Give her a week after you finally take her as your mate. She'll be with some human, having the time of her life. She'll throw you away as soon as she can be known as 'Yoh Asakura's mate.'"
A man can only take so much, and Yoh had reached his limit. He let his fangs and claws show. Horo did the same, but he didn't look as menacing as the little fire demon beside him.
Yoh smirked. "Do you want me to add the other two scars to the one on your back? I know they haven't fully healed yet. It's only been a few days, hasn't it?"
Ren growled. "They're pitiful wounds, Yoh. I thought you could do better than that."
"Really? They were so pitiful, you couldn't walk?"
Another growl. "Enough talk! I didn't come here to have a petty conversation!" Ren lunged at Yoh, claws ready to slash. Yoh jumped out of the way at the last moment possible.
Where he was just standing was a crater about as wide as he was tall, and just as deep. Yoh winced. So the kid had power after all? He'd have to concentrate more, though.
He heard some shouts from above him. He looked up, only to see two young boys looking out of the window. Ren also noticed the boys, and smirked. Yoh had panic written all over his face. "Ren, wait-"
Too late. Ren had already fired a small energy blast capable of destroying a small boulder. And these two humans were certainly smaller and softer than boulders. The two stupid boys screamed in terror as the blast came towards them. Yoh closed his eyes as the ball of energy exploded into a white light.
When the light had faded, he looked up again. There wasn't a single mark on the building were the ball should have hit. Horo peeked out of the window, grinning down at Yoh.
"Don't worry, Yoh! The kids are fine! Kick his butt!"
Ren growled. "Stupid. Why did you save humans, when all they'll do is hunt you down for it?"
Horo smiled. "Don't worry about that, spike-head! You have more important things to worry about!"
Ren lowered his gaze just in time to see an angry Yoh charging at him, a ball of fire in his hands. There was no time to react, and Ren was sent flying against the wall, the ball of fire burning a hole in his shirt. Just as he landed, the ball disappeared. He slumped to the ground. Yoh looked down at him. "As long as I'm your opponent, then there will be no deaths of humans. Got that?"
Ren spat at Yoh's feet. "Who's gonna stop me?"
Horo watched the whole thing with interest. Something moving across the street caught his eye, though. He stared at it, wide-eyed. "Oh, no, it can't be..."
Yoh summoned another ball of flame. "I guess I'll stop you. Yeah, who better than me?"
The younger demon growled. He had backed himself up against a corner again. CUrse his mouth, acting without him!
"Yoh!" Horo's voice came from above. "Behind you!"
Yoh turned, and paled. Anna rushed up to him, the pure definition of anger. "And just what do you think you were doing, starting a fight where humans are?"
"What are you doing here, Anna? I thought you went to Megumi's?"
"DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT!" She yelled. "You could hurt innocent people here, or let everyone know that you're a demon!"
"Anna, calm down, and-"
"CALM DOWN? CALM DOWN?!? I'm not to sure I like the fact that the person I love would go so far as to endanger people and not care about it!"
"Who said anything about-"
"I HATE YOU, YOH ASAKURA!"
Yoh was stunned into silence. Horo watched the whole thing, shaking his head. 'She doesn't mean it, Yoh,' he thought.
An evil laugh broke the silence. Everyone watched as Ren stood up. "You hear that, Yoh? She hates you. I guess she's more of a slut that I took her for. Not even waiting to become you mate, but more like the girl who broke Yoh Asakura's heart..."
"Who are you calling a slut?" Anna asked Ren, glaring daggers. The glare was cold enough that it made Ren shiver slightly.
"Isn't it obvious?" Ren said, smirking. Anna, scowling all the while, walked right up to him. Ren scrunched up his nose. "Ugh, don't come so close to me, filthy human."
A vein popped in Anna's head. Quick as lightning, she slapped Ren across the face. Yoh winced, and Horo was stunned. Where did the girl get the nerve?
Ren glared at her. "You bitch..."
"Do you want me to hit you again?"
He shoved her out of the way. "I don't have time for you." (A/N: Trying to act tough after just being slapped? As if we can't see a hand print show on your face) Anna landed on the ground, crying out in pain. That brought Yoh out of his state of stunness. He growled.
"Don't touch her!"
Ren smirked at Yoh. "Is the slut really that special to you?" He pulled her up by her arm, holding her in front of him. "Let's see you attack me now."
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Go ahead, Ren! I like smart evil people. Most of the time they're cute, too. But Ren kinda isn't. But let's not get into that. Horo: Yahoo! I'm taking a large part in this story! Akina: Yeah, you saved the little boys. They should have died. Watching two demon's fight, not even moving when danger was approaching them... idiots Horo: So why did you make me save them? Akina: I wanted you out of the main picture. Horo: Oh, I feel so good now T_T Please review!
