Chapter 16.

*~Perhaps confessing my love for you was a bad Idea*~ Manta thought crying softly in the dark. " I'm...so selfish..so awfull I don't deserve you..." Manta whispered smiling weakly.

Manta shivered as he heard no answer. He stood up his back aching. " I'm sorry...all I have been is a burden to you.. I should have just kept to myself and continued with my studies all these years.." He shook crying a bit harder as he walked further into the darkness slowly leading himself to what he thought was the girls bathroom.

Yoh sat there listening to Manta's words each whimper and cry stinging inside of him. " Daijoubu.." He told himself as he slowly stood up right after he heard the door to the bathroom close. He then gingerly stepped in that direction pressing his large hands against the wall as if to guide him. He then saw the white female symbol in clear vision. He lunged forward swinging the door open and falling forward, managing to hold himself up by his hands. He looked down hearing a very small whimper. Manta looked up at him feeling wet drops land onto his porcelain skin.

"Yoh...Yoh-kun..." He whispered looking up at the crying Shaman.

" It wasn't you..." Yoh whispered. He bit his lip.

Manta rolled over onto his stomach whimpering a bit more.

" Please Forgive me Manta-chan..." He cried a bit more.

Manta listened to the crys that broke his heart. "Yoh-kun.." He whimpered turning back around.

" Its not you so please forgive me..everything I said..when I called you selfish...it's far from the truth..your the least selfish person I've ever met...you stood by me all this time.. no matter what happened.." Yoh whispered lovingly.

" SO DID YOU!! YOU COULDn'T BE ANY BETTER TO ME THAN YOU ARE NOW!!" Manta cried loudly.

" Shhh.....don't cry... I admit.. you look so beautiful when you are sad.. but.. I don't want you to be in anymore pain." Yoh whispered easing himself down onto Manta lightly. He kissed the boys eyes.

"now stop crying..my little angel.." he cooed.

"Y...yoh..." he smiled weekly. His body slackened and his heart raced, " I...I love you.." he whispered timidly.

" I love you too...Manta-chan..." Yoh whispered brushing his fingers through his hair and kissing his neck softly.

" ohhh yoh....kun..." Manta gasped.

" Yes.. please..Manta-chan please let me hear you..." He whispered nipping his ear.

Manta's eyes widened as Yoh slowly unzipped his pants..he squeezed his eyes shut for a moment as he felt the wonderful new sensation.. He cried out softly, his hand searching desperately for something to grab.

Ryu sat across from Lyserg at the table. He closed his eyes as he ate his hot dog and let out a large sigh.

" Feeling a bit better?" Lyserg asked softly.

"mmmm a bit more relaxed.." Ryu replied.

Twenty minutes had past and Manta slept soundly in the arms of Yoh. Yoh opened his eyes slightly as he heard shifting and scraping throughout the bowling alley. He gripped onto Manta protectively.

" Something just isn't right...." He frowned a bit shifting his eyes around the room. "Feels like this is the only safe place right now.."

" It looks too abandoned..." The man said pressing up against the glass windows.. looking inside. He shook his head.

" There just isn't much hope.. all I can do now is go home or find someone else..." He frowned. The rain had now washed the blood from his clothing it leaked from the end of his jacket and onto the cement.

He staggered sadly. now more than ever before he welcomed death.