Chapter 6
"But Miss Jun, I don't think it is safe to climb down there. Look how high we are up!" Pailong said in a loud whisper.
"Oh Pailong, anyone would have thought you were scared. And even if we are quite high up, you can't die again...you're already...well..."
"I get it Miss Jun." Pailong jumped first, landing on his feet. Then, he caught Jun is his arms.
"Thank you, Miss Jun; I know Master Len would certainly tell you off if he found out that you were helping me. But are you sure Master Len would be asleep by now?"
"Yeah, don't worry he won't catch us. It is 12 midnight after all."
They laughed and joked, and turned around only to find Len standing in front of them.
"Len, what are you doing up so late?" asked Jun.
"Sorry, sister, I FORGOT TO SAY GOODNIGHT!" and he punched Pailong straight in the chest. "Come on Li Pailong, fight me. I order you!"
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In Yoh's house Yoh, Anna, trey, Morty and Pilika, and Amida Maru were sitting round the dinner table. Amida Maru's eyes twitched, as so did Anna's and Yoh's.
"Someone is in trouble, master Yoh, I can sense it!" said Amida Maru.
Yoh nodded. "I know, I sensed it too. But who is in trouble?" he questioned.
"Jun Tao and Li Pailong." Anna said without hesitation. Yoh got up, and went to put on his shoes and headed for the door, as did Amida Maru.
"Where do you think you are going?" shouted Anna. Yoh turned around at an instant.
"To help them, where else would I be going?"
"No, leave them. Jun has to learn to fight this battle, and any other battle he throws at them."
"Who is fighting them?" asked Trey.
"Her brother, Len Tao."
"But we all know Jun would never harm her brother. They are too close and she's scared something will happen to him." Said Amida Maru.
"That is correct." Said Anna with a nod. "So why won't you let me help her? Pailong is probably getting the stuffing beaten out of him, as we speak. He needs my help." Said Yoh.
"Yoh, you can't sort out her problems. Give her a chance and she'll come through." Pilika said. Yoh still did not look convinced.
"And besides if you don't do what I tell you, then you will have to do 5000 sit ups before you go to bed, do I make myself clear Yoh Asakura?" Anna said, raising her voice.
Yoh rolled his eyes and agreed. ..................................................
"Len, stop it!" shouted Jun, her eyes almost filled with tears as she saw her violent brother beat up her Pailong. Len gave Pailong some more punches, which brought him to the ground.
"Miss Jun let me fight him." Said Pailong with long breathes in between.
Jun shock her head. She couldn't bring herself to harm him. He had a bad past, and maybe if she told Pailong to punch him...it would bring back the memories. Memories of how his father had beaten him and scolded and wounded him for no reason...and for many reasons at all. She couldn't do it. Soon after a while Len go bored with beating Pailong up so easily and left him alone.
"Goodnight sis, doesn't look like you two will be going anywhere tonight...or any night for that matter." Then he went upstairs to his room.
Jun was brought to tears as she saw her Pailong lying there. She knelt next to him and whispered something in his ear.
"Of course I am not dead Miss Jun! I'm a corpse."
"Well you don't have to be that open about it!" she said, and they both cracked up laughing. She brought Pailong to his feet and helped him upstairs into the house. She laid him on her bed and promised she'd look after him.
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It was around 2 in the morning and Anna heard a knock on her door.
"Come in." she said quietly hoping she wouldn't make the others. The Amida Maru entered the room and stood in front of her bed.
"Amida Maru, don't you know a girl needs her beauty sleep?" she frowned.
"But you weren't sleeping, if I am correct."
She sighed. "What is it you want? O let me guess, Yoh has let rip and you need sanctuary, don't you? Or he's been sick and you need to change the mattress?" Amida Maru shock his head. "I'm afraid not. I came to ask you, why you not let Yoh help miss Jun today. Yoh know he was right in saying Miss Jun would not attack...and he was right. I could sense the battle...Pailong is extremely hurt and Yoh could have prevented it...if you had let him." He said, speaking words of wisdom.
"Jun Tao needs to learn that she has to attack her brother. If we always help her, how will she learn to help herself? Besides, Yoh isn't superman. He can't sort out anyone's problems...now if that is all then I would ask you to leave me...I am tired now." Then she lay down back turned from Amida Maru, telling him that she wouldn't want to talk about this any more.
Amida Maru walked into Yoh's room and he heard Yoh talking to trey.
"But I could have helped her." Said Yoh.
"She needs to learn how to help herself." Trey answered.
"You know, with the way you're talking I know who your perfect match would be." Said Amida Maru.
"Who?" trey asked curiously.
Amida Maru and Yoh looked at each other and laughed.
"Goodnight trey!" they said in unison.
"WHO!!!!!????" .........................................................
Jun placed a wet cloth upon Pailong's head.
"I am truly sorry Pailong. I promise, I won't let this ever happen again. And as soon as you get better, we'll go see your house." She said in a whisper.
"Thank you Miss Jun." She said, finding it hard to breathe.
Jun gave Pailong a small hug to show how happy she was he wasn't dead...even though he was...do u get what I'm trying to say?
Suddenly, Pailong felt this happy and warm feeling deep inside. What was happening? He hoped it would stay there for a while. Pailong returned the hug but then ended it. His whole body began to throb in pain. He lay back on the bed. Jun held onto his cold hands.
"Get some sleep now."
"But I don't...ok, I'll try."
"But Miss Jun, I don't think it is safe to climb down there. Look how high we are up!" Pailong said in a loud whisper.
"Oh Pailong, anyone would have thought you were scared. And even if we are quite high up, you can't die again...you're already...well..."
"I get it Miss Jun." Pailong jumped first, landing on his feet. Then, he caught Jun is his arms.
"Thank you, Miss Jun; I know Master Len would certainly tell you off if he found out that you were helping me. But are you sure Master Len would be asleep by now?"
"Yeah, don't worry he won't catch us. It is 12 midnight after all."
They laughed and joked, and turned around only to find Len standing in front of them.
"Len, what are you doing up so late?" asked Jun.
"Sorry, sister, I FORGOT TO SAY GOODNIGHT!" and he punched Pailong straight in the chest. "Come on Li Pailong, fight me. I order you!"
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In Yoh's house Yoh, Anna, trey, Morty and Pilika, and Amida Maru were sitting round the dinner table. Amida Maru's eyes twitched, as so did Anna's and Yoh's.
"Someone is in trouble, master Yoh, I can sense it!" said Amida Maru.
Yoh nodded. "I know, I sensed it too. But who is in trouble?" he questioned.
"Jun Tao and Li Pailong." Anna said without hesitation. Yoh got up, and went to put on his shoes and headed for the door, as did Amida Maru.
"Where do you think you are going?" shouted Anna. Yoh turned around at an instant.
"To help them, where else would I be going?"
"No, leave them. Jun has to learn to fight this battle, and any other battle he throws at them."
"Who is fighting them?" asked Trey.
"Her brother, Len Tao."
"But we all know Jun would never harm her brother. They are too close and she's scared something will happen to him." Said Amida Maru.
"That is correct." Said Anna with a nod. "So why won't you let me help her? Pailong is probably getting the stuffing beaten out of him, as we speak. He needs my help." Said Yoh.
"Yoh, you can't sort out her problems. Give her a chance and she'll come through." Pilika said. Yoh still did not look convinced.
"And besides if you don't do what I tell you, then you will have to do 5000 sit ups before you go to bed, do I make myself clear Yoh Asakura?" Anna said, raising her voice.
Yoh rolled his eyes and agreed. ..................................................
"Len, stop it!" shouted Jun, her eyes almost filled with tears as she saw her violent brother beat up her Pailong. Len gave Pailong some more punches, which brought him to the ground.
"Miss Jun let me fight him." Said Pailong with long breathes in between.
Jun shock her head. She couldn't bring herself to harm him. He had a bad past, and maybe if she told Pailong to punch him...it would bring back the memories. Memories of how his father had beaten him and scolded and wounded him for no reason...and for many reasons at all. She couldn't do it. Soon after a while Len go bored with beating Pailong up so easily and left him alone.
"Goodnight sis, doesn't look like you two will be going anywhere tonight...or any night for that matter." Then he went upstairs to his room.
Jun was brought to tears as she saw her Pailong lying there. She knelt next to him and whispered something in his ear.
"Of course I am not dead Miss Jun! I'm a corpse."
"Well you don't have to be that open about it!" she said, and they both cracked up laughing. She brought Pailong to his feet and helped him upstairs into the house. She laid him on her bed and promised she'd look after him.
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It was around 2 in the morning and Anna heard a knock on her door.
"Come in." she said quietly hoping she wouldn't make the others. The Amida Maru entered the room and stood in front of her bed.
"Amida Maru, don't you know a girl needs her beauty sleep?" she frowned.
"But you weren't sleeping, if I am correct."
She sighed. "What is it you want? O let me guess, Yoh has let rip and you need sanctuary, don't you? Or he's been sick and you need to change the mattress?" Amida Maru shock his head. "I'm afraid not. I came to ask you, why you not let Yoh help miss Jun today. Yoh know he was right in saying Miss Jun would not attack...and he was right. I could sense the battle...Pailong is extremely hurt and Yoh could have prevented it...if you had let him." He said, speaking words of wisdom.
"Jun Tao needs to learn that she has to attack her brother. If we always help her, how will she learn to help herself? Besides, Yoh isn't superman. He can't sort out anyone's problems...now if that is all then I would ask you to leave me...I am tired now." Then she lay down back turned from Amida Maru, telling him that she wouldn't want to talk about this any more.
Amida Maru walked into Yoh's room and he heard Yoh talking to trey.
"But I could have helped her." Said Yoh.
"She needs to learn how to help herself." Trey answered.
"You know, with the way you're talking I know who your perfect match would be." Said Amida Maru.
"Who?" trey asked curiously.
Amida Maru and Yoh looked at each other and laughed.
"Goodnight trey!" they said in unison.
"WHO!!!!!????" .........................................................
Jun placed a wet cloth upon Pailong's head.
"I am truly sorry Pailong. I promise, I won't let this ever happen again. And as soon as you get better, we'll go see your house." She said in a whisper.
"Thank you Miss Jun." She said, finding it hard to breathe.
Jun gave Pailong a small hug to show how happy she was he wasn't dead...even though he was...do u get what I'm trying to say?
Suddenly, Pailong felt this happy and warm feeling deep inside. What was happening? He hoped it would stay there for a while. Pailong returned the hug but then ended it. His whole body began to throb in pain. He lay back on the bed. Jun held onto his cold hands.
"Get some sleep now."
"But I don't...ok, I'll try."