Chapter 12

The loud, persisting knock on Yoh's front door made him jump suddenly. He went to open the door and found Len Tao standing in front of him, with his loyal guardian ghost, Bason. Len didn't show any emotion apart from worriedness. (If that is a real word.) Yoh smiled.

"Hey Lenny, how ya doing?" he said cheerfully. Len didn't reply back straight away.

"My sister...it pains me to say this Asakura, but I need your help." He said, looking down at his shoes.

Yoh looked past Len, into the street and saw how dark it was.

"You mean...right now?" he asked, with a confused look on his face.

"OF COURSE RIGHT NOW! MY SISTER IS IN DANGER! WHY NOT RIGHT NOW?" he shouted. Yoh laughed.

"Em Len if you haven't noticed...it's really dark outside." He said.

"What? Don't tell me you're afraid of the dark Asakura?" he snarled.

"No...it's just that...couldn't have you asked for my help in daylight?" he said.

Len grew less patient. "So are you going to help me?"

"Maybe in the morning. Why don't you stay over, you must be tired. And I sure know you can't cook, so we have some food you can chow down on." Yoh laughed.

Len looked straight at Yoh. "Me...stay at your house?"

"C'mon, get off your high horse and..." Yoh laughed, as he remembered one time he saw Len on his white horse.

"But let's attack straight away." Len persisted.

"Too obvious. We need a plan. Look just come on in. Everyone's eating." He dragged Len into the house. Len tried to break free but he suddenly felt a sweet relief as he smelt and saw the food set out on the table.

Len sat next to Yoh and watched him as he dished (if that is also a real word) him out a plate of food. Yoh laid the bowl of rice in front of him and Len picked up his chopsticks.

"Thanks," he said, eating it hungrily.

"Do you want a drink to go with that?" Yoh said.

"Do you have any milk?" Len asked, as he stuffed another bowl of rice down his throat.

"Milk?" questioned Yoh.

"Hey if the boy wants milk give him milk." Said Horo Horo (aka Trey).

Yoh opened a small bottle of milk and handed it to Len.

............ [After dinner]...............

"So Lenny, meet the gang. Trey, Pilika, Anna, Morty (who some call Manta), Amida Maru and Rio (who some call Ryu). Guys this is Len."

"What is this? First day of school? You don't need to introduce me to them all." Len said drinking his milk.

"Well you might as well get to know them; you're going to be around them for a while." Replied Yoh.

"I know as much about them from their appearances. Take blue boy, I can tell he has less brains than the rest of you. And Anna, she's the boss of the house. Am I right?"

Everyone nodded.

"Hey I'm quite smart!" Trey said.

Len lifted up one eyebrow. "Of course you are, my mistake." He said in sarcasm.

............. [In the heated pool/bath changing room]...............

"What are you lot doing?" Len asked in total disgust as he saw Yoh, Morty, Rio and Trey changing right in front of him.

"Changing. Why don't you come in too?" Rio asked.

Len laughed. "Me? You lot are a riot." He said.

"I see...you've still got all your baby fat and your ashamed right?" said Trey.

"For your information, blue boy, my abbes are astounding. They even surprise me sometimes. And I am not ashamed."

Amida Maru whispered something to Yoh, then to Trey and Morty and Rio.

They all approached Len in a sneaky manor, making Len look worried.

"What are you guys doing?" he asked in deep confusion.

"Don't worry Lenny, this will all be over shortly." Said Yoh. They grabbed him, taking off his yellow outfit, then his shoes then socks and left him just in his underpants. They grabbed his arm and without further ado they threw him into the pool and he belly flopped. (If you know what that means its knda funny. If not, it's when you hit water with the front of your body. It knda hurts too.)

............... [In the bedroom].....................

"So Yoh have you thought of a plan to help me sister?" Len asked finally.

"What plan?"

"You know...the reason why I came here."

"Oh yeah! That's why you came here!"

Len grew angry and grabbed Yoh. Morty and Len held him back.

"I'm sure your sister is fine." Said Trey.

The whole room fell silent.

"You know," started Len, "Your village called. They're missing their idiot."

Amida Maru, Yoh and Morty laughed.

"That is so not funny!" started Trey.

"I'm sure he didn't mean..." began Yoh.

"I have to phone back and say I'm not lost!" Trey finished.

The whole gang (minus Trey) fell back anime style.