FINAL Part 1

Manta lay lifeless his small body sprawled out ontop of the cold white snow. The sky painted shades of black and blue. Small silver stars shone dull in the sky. The moon was full and bright shining ontop of his pale helpless body. His skin grey, emitting no heat. His small fragile wings tattered and his clothes soaked in thick crimson. The snow around him red with his own blood pouring out from him seeming to not stop.

"Manta....." Yoh sat beside him his hands trembling as they reached out to touch his colorless face. His heart breaking the closer his fingers got untill his hand lay softly ontop of his cheek. Hot tears ran down his face and he cried quietly.

Hao lay in the snow crooked like a fetus. shivering. His eyes wide and dialated. "M...manta..kun..." he shivered tears running down his face as well. his teeth chattering loudly. "for me......." he said softly his voice breaking.

" for you...." Yoh repeated bitterly his voice low.

" Yoh-kun........." Hao said his teeth chattering so hard his mouth began to bleed.

Faust walked up to Manta tears falling from his chin, his hair messy and his clothes tattered. " I can't....lose another....." He clenched his medical bag to the point the handle cracked.

" Faust....I...I think he's already gone....." Yoh said choking on his tears.

"NO! I refuse to believe it!" Faust cried harder " I'm still a shaman...." He shook.

"Manta....." Hao said in a voice that almost sounded like a small child.

Faust lifted up the small body and quickly ran inside Funbari Inn.

trembling Yoh picked up some snow from the ground and rubbed it all over his face. " I'm going inside too....lets go Hao..." he stood up sniffling.

"M....Manta...." Hao continued to lay there

" Lets go Hao....." Yoh said a bit louder pulling at his arm.

" I want to see Manta...."

Yoh shook his head looking down at him sadly then lifted him up carrying him over his shoulder.

I never thought...Hao could ever be a good person ever......I just couldn't see the good in him...is he really good because he's a part of me? or was he just like ren...but no one was ther to help....?" Yoh thought to himself as he ran inside.

"Manta....chan..." Hao called out to him.

" We'll see Manta soon..." Yoh said and with those words he felt his heart crumbling.

"Manta" Faust cried pouring out all his energy into him. Yoh slammed the door open. Seeing Manta had been bandaged up very well. Blood ran down Faust's forehead.

" Faust!!! Your too weak! You can't die too!" Yoh pleaded setting Hao down into a chair and running up to him.

" Need...Manta. back...." Faust said weakly his eyes losing their normal blue shine.

" Please...." Yoh looked into his pocket at the small stone memorial. " Please help him Amidamaru..."

" Hai...Yoh-dono..." He replied sadly forming into a ball and merging with Faust.

" I think it's helping..." Faust said softly with gratitude.

Yoh nodded tears still running down his cheeks. He looked over at Hao.

" I need your help..." he whispered to him.

Hao looked up at him, not really aware of what was happening anymore. Yoh extended his hand.

" Yoh-kun?" Hao blinked a bit but still sat there.

" ahh...it's me..." Yoh said in a comforting voice. " come help Faust....."

Hao blinked again "I'm too weak...i'm useless now..."

" Don't say that....you must have hidden powers..and I don't mean the ones you had when you were bad...I mean ones inside of your heart...you have feelings..you love Manta-chan don't you...?" Yoh closed his eyes then looked at him.

" I love Manta-chan...." He said back meekly.

tears ran down Yoh's face once again "and...don't you want to be by Manta's side forever?" his voice became wavey.

"Yes..." He responded shivering.

" please help Faust...." He whispered his voice sounding desperate.

" I will...." He got up staggering to the medical table..

"Hao-kun....gomen ne....I was wrong about you...." Yoh whispered.

" I love you...." Hao looked down at Manta, he gave off an incredible amount of heat. He leaned down to give Manta a kiss. He pressed his lips against Manta's cold ones. He moved his hands over to Manta's small chest and held them down against his heart.

The color slowly began to return to his body.

" Manta...." Hao whispered closing the kiss. "Ohayo..."

Faust immediately checked his pulse and looked at Yoh in disbelief " He's alive...."

"Manta!!" Yoh cried out in joy running to Hao and hugging him tightly.

"Even if it hurts...." faust said softly

The two looked at him.

" even if one of you can't be with Manta...even if it hurts...you two shouldn't fight ever again like you have been. these past few months." Faust said hooking Manta up to a heart monitor.

" Yea....I know..." Yoh replied feeling guilty.

" Yoh-kun...." Hao looked at him feeling guilty as well.

"ne?" Yoh looked at him

" What if....we merged again...then ...we could both be with manta...." He suggested

" I don't think I could do that ...you are your own person...even if we are part of one another..."

"Yoh..." He looked down.

" I'm on Yoh's side on this..." Faust said cooly.

"comon...lets go back...home....to the cottage.." Faust said.

" What about Manta?" Yoh looked at him with concern.

" He can come with us..." Faust said taking out a cell phone.

"huh?" Yoh looked at him confused.

" Ryu's going to pick us up..." Faust said packing his bag calmly. "the two of you carry my medical equipment I'll carry Manta..."

"ok..." Hao said softly

" Yea..." Yoh frowned still concerned.

Hao stared at the medical knife with longing.

" comon lets go Hao..." Yoh said

" yea..." he nodded looking back at it.

Ryu showed up on his motorcycle. The extra seat there with him. " Yoh....Hao...get in back of me..." "Faust you and Manta get in the seat...." Faust nodded. As he got in Ryu kissed him quickly

" you must have been scared...." Ryu cooed running his hands through Faust's hair lovingly.