Chapter 9.

Yoh rocked back and forth in his chair. His eyes blood shot and droopy his hair dry hung over his face and his skin pale. He hadn't eaten or slept in hours. The memory of Manta crying out in the middle of class repeated over and over in his mind. He bit down on his knuckle holding back any tears that he had wanted to shed. His head hung low was a cold breeze ran down his neck and back. Anna walked into the room silently her footsteps could hardly be heard. She placed a small blue blanket over his shoulders. She crossed her arms facing his back she breathed heavily he could feel her breath on the back of his neck.

" You're slacking of again Yoh...there's one thing I can't stand and thats laziness." Anna said cooly.

Yoh breathed biting hard on his lip struggling not to yell at her. His chest heaved. he squeezed his eyes tight as Anna wrapped her arms around his stomach. " Thats just the way it has to be....so get up and do some more training" She smiled.

" Yea..." Yoh sighed standing up his body rigid.

After hours of cooking,cleaning, and lifting weights. Yoh walked into his room feeling empty he layed down on his hard futon and stared up at the ceiling. "Manta-chan..." He let out a soft sigh.That night he pleasured himself till he fell asleep. A temporary escape that would soon end when he woke up. Anna stood in the door way with a look of contempt.

Manta layed in his bedroom staring at the window a cold chill blowing through it he bit his lip and got up from bed walking towards it and opening the tiny latch. He turned around slowly looking back at his room.

"Yoh-kun...." He whispered hopping out the window and landing into a bush.

Manta breathed hard as he ran through the snow carrying one of his smaller blankets with him untill he reached Yoh's house. He fell over kneeling at the doorstep he caught some of his breath as snow flakes fell onto his head he began to pound on the door harder and harder as loud as he could untill it slowly opened.

"Yea....? What the hell are you doing here so late?" Anna asked glaring down at him.

" Uh...uhmmmmm errrrr...." Manta stammered.

"What is it?" Anna sighed.

" Is...Is Yoh there!?? Is he awake???" Manta pouted.

" He's asleep go home..." Anna sighed turning around.

"....." Manta sighed *~ I....I can't be rude...*~ He thought sighing he stood up and waited for Anna to leave then he sat down wrapping the blanket around him. He cried his face numb it almost felt as if his tears were freezing

*~ I...I want to wait....maybe...if I snuck to his window...I could see Yoh...I want to see him...even if it hurts..i want to see him..*~ Manta thought a determined look on his face. He walked over to the side of the house. He crept onto the porch and snuck around quietly. *~ God this is sacry...I hope I don't run into anything weird*~ He whimpered as he looked into the Window Yoh lay there sleeping.

"Yoh-kun....you look so sad...." Manta looked at his sleeping face through the window his heart aching.