As requested by the majority, this fic is becoming a Horo/Yoh. (Dodges a few books, bricks and boulders) Yes, yes I know some people wanted either a Ren/Yoh or a Hao/Yoh, and even some suggested a Lyserg/Yoh or a Manta/Yoh, but they're right, there aren't many Horo/Yoh, and if you might allow me, I might claim it as the first Horo/Yoh because I haven't seen many Horo/Yoh myself. But I may write a Lyserg/Yoh, Manta/Yoh, Hao/Yoh and Ren/Yoh later on, maybe, if they're just vignettes.

Thank you for your patience, now on with the fic.

Ep. 2- Look at me

The shaman walked to the end of the cliff and stood at the very end. Yoh looked up front and saw the ocean, so calm but at the same time so dangerous. The brunette took a step forward but retreated almost immediately. He was getting a little scared, who wouldn't. He extended his arms a little, feeling the salty wind of the sea. Then he left himself go. Everything became in slow motion.

-No Yoh, don't! - He heard someone yell, then felt someone grab his wrist when he was about to lose all contact with the floor in which his feet where. He turned his head to look at his savior.

-HoroHoro! – He said softly.

The Ainu had grabbed Yoh in the last second before he fell. He pulled with all his might and Yoh was jerked back, landing on the blue-haired shamans chest. HoroHoro just sat there, looking at the brunette with shock, but Yoh just stayed there, not an emotion crossing his face. The Ainu grabbed Yoh by the shoulders and pushed him enough for him to look at Yoh in the eye.

-What where you thinking? -  He asked calmly. But Yoh just turned he's eyes downwards with pain. –Answer me dammit! – HoroHoro shook Yoh a little, but the Asakura heir wouldn't react.

-Why Yoh, why? – The dark-eyed shaman looked up at his friend and saw all the pain and concern in the eyes of the Ainu, the tears started to form in his eyes.

HoroHoro saw the tears falling down from Yoh's dark eyes and staining his cheeks, he drew closer to him and kissed those tears away, then he pulled the tanned-skinned shaman and hugged him.

- Why? – The Ainu asked again. Yoh looked up, at HoroHoro. The bluenette shaman looked concerned but his face was still stern, but Yoh didn't answer, instead he looked down again.

-Answer me!! - Yelled HoroHoro as he shook Yoh more violently, but the Asakura heir kept looking down without a feeling in his eyes. The blue-haired shaman was desperate. – Yoh look at me- he said, but Yoh didn't seem to listen. – Look at me!! -  He yelled. Yoh raised his eyes slowly and looked at his friend, for the first time HoroHoro saw feelings in the dark-eyed shaman. Pain, suffering, loneliness, desperation, suicide. HoroHoro's eyes went wide, why hadn't he noticed?

-Yoh…………… - He said softly. Yoh shifted to face HoroHoro directly as the tears started to form at the corners of his eyes. – Horo Horo- He said in a broken voice and then leaned towards his friend looking for comfort, which was given to him.

Horo Horo just sat there, hugging and comforting the brunette shaman as he sobbed his heart out on his shoulder. The rain kept pouring upon them.

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