A/N: @.@;; Wow. Everyone sure seems to like this. I didn't think it was
that good...o.o;; Well, glad everyone likes it! ^^ Here's the second chapter!
Oh, and in a review, could someone give me details on what 4Kids did to Hao-
sama? Isn't his dub name supposed to be Seek or something? (My brother told
me some details, but I'm still not exactly sure of the damage.)
Disclaimer: Hao-sama's dub name is Seek, according to my brother. Do you honestly think I would allow that to happen to our favorite villain if I owned SK?
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Start Over
Chapter 2
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It happened when I was twelve. The memories of that day still haunt me. When I realized what my brother did...I don't want to think about it. I couldn't believe Hao would do something like that. I'm just glad no one was hurt.
I suppose you're wondering what I'm talking about, ne? Well, I suppose it wouldn't be fair to leave you wondering, so I'll tell you.
As I've already said, it happened when I was twelve. Hao and I were particularly liked at school. Up until last year, we had no friends at all. But that's not the point. The other kids were afraid of Hao. They either worshipped him from afar, or hated him from afar. No one came near him. And when he was around, no one came near me. Demo, he couldn't be near me all the time.
One day, Hao stayed behind to talk to the sensei about something. He told me to go ahead and walk home without him. And I listened to him, starting for home on my own.
That was a mistake.
I was cornered by a couple of older kids. At that time, I hadn't fully grasped control of my shamanic powers, and had yet to meet Amidamaru, so I was pretty much defenseless. At that time I didn't know why I was so hated. I realize now that it was because they feared me. I was a stupid kid, going around and announcing that I could see ghosts. People, kids especially, fear those who are different. And that's why I got beat up that day.
Hao found out. He found me, in that alley, being beaten up by those kids. As soon as my brother showed up, the other kids backed away, tried to run. He didn't beat them up. He just glared after them as they ran away, calling after them that they wouldn't get away with this.
They didn't. Hao volunteered to walk the family dog two days later. I thought it was rather unusual at the time, because when I asked to go with him, he said no, and then he left. He came back two hours later. Our parents questioned him on where he had been, but he gave them no answer. He wouldn't even tell me. But it struck me at that time that he smelled rather like smoke. Not cigarette smoke, mind you. Just...smoke.
It was on the news that night. The house of one of the kids in our class had been burned down. And not just any kid. That kid, he ringleader of the kids that had attacked me. His families' house had been burned to the ground. Luckily, no one was home, except for the families' pet toy poodle, who escaped through an open window.
The authorities didn't know how the house had burned down, but they expected arson. My mother had remarked on how horrible that was, and Hao had just leaned back, a lazy smirk on his lips, looking quite content. That's when I realized that my brother had done it. Hao had burned down that kid's house.
And he'd done it because of me. He'd done it for me.
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"Heeey~ Yoh! Why the long face?" HoroHoro, another shaman at our school and one of my closest friends, waved a hand in front of my face.
"Huh? Oh, was I spacing out again?" I laughed nervously.
"For a moment there I thought you were dead! Man, don't worry a guy like that!" The blue haired Ainu sighed, collapsing onto Ren. The purple, pointy-haired Chinese shaman twitched, shoving the squirming Ainu off his lap.
"Do us all a favor, and jump off the roof, baka." Ren said, sighing.
"Awww...Ren, that's not nice! You're so mean! Even to me, your own boyfriend!" Horo said, mock-fainting with grief.
I giggled at their antics. Despite Ren's cold demeanor, he really did love Horo. The two of them made a cute couple. Hao and me had had something to do with setting them up, but I'll tell that story some other time.
I glance over at Hao. He's unnaturally quiet today. He looks rather sad. I move closer to him and put my hand over his. He looks up, surprised at the sudden contact, then he smiles.
"Something wrong, oniichan?" I ask.
"...It's nothing." He's smiling at me, but that smile doesn't quite reach his eyes. His eyes reveal that he's thinking about something. Something he thinks will upset me, so he doesn't tell me.
I wonder...does it have something to do with the argument he had with our parents last night?
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Okay! How was this chapter? Was it as good as the last? It was longer, for sure.
I have two polls I'd like everyone to answer in their reviews!
Poll #1, What would you like the next chapter to be about?
The story of how Hao and Yoh set up Horo and Ren
More on the mysterious goings on between Hao and his parents
More on Hao and Yoh's childhood.
And now, the second poll I want you all to please answer in your review!
Poll #2, Whose POV do you want the next chapter to be in?
More from Yoh's POV.
Hao's POV.
Third Person POV.
Heehee, hope you all enjoyed this chapter as much as the last! Don't forget to vote!
Disclaimer: Hao-sama's dub name is Seek, according to my brother. Do you honestly think I would allow that to happen to our favorite villain if I owned SK?
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Start Over
Chapter 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It happened when I was twelve. The memories of that day still haunt me. When I realized what my brother did...I don't want to think about it. I couldn't believe Hao would do something like that. I'm just glad no one was hurt.
I suppose you're wondering what I'm talking about, ne? Well, I suppose it wouldn't be fair to leave you wondering, so I'll tell you.
As I've already said, it happened when I was twelve. Hao and I were particularly liked at school. Up until last year, we had no friends at all. But that's not the point. The other kids were afraid of Hao. They either worshipped him from afar, or hated him from afar. No one came near him. And when he was around, no one came near me. Demo, he couldn't be near me all the time.
One day, Hao stayed behind to talk to the sensei about something. He told me to go ahead and walk home without him. And I listened to him, starting for home on my own.
That was a mistake.
I was cornered by a couple of older kids. At that time, I hadn't fully grasped control of my shamanic powers, and had yet to meet Amidamaru, so I was pretty much defenseless. At that time I didn't know why I was so hated. I realize now that it was because they feared me. I was a stupid kid, going around and announcing that I could see ghosts. People, kids especially, fear those who are different. And that's why I got beat up that day.
Hao found out. He found me, in that alley, being beaten up by those kids. As soon as my brother showed up, the other kids backed away, tried to run. He didn't beat them up. He just glared after them as they ran away, calling after them that they wouldn't get away with this.
They didn't. Hao volunteered to walk the family dog two days later. I thought it was rather unusual at the time, because when I asked to go with him, he said no, and then he left. He came back two hours later. Our parents questioned him on where he had been, but he gave them no answer. He wouldn't even tell me. But it struck me at that time that he smelled rather like smoke. Not cigarette smoke, mind you. Just...smoke.
It was on the news that night. The house of one of the kids in our class had been burned down. And not just any kid. That kid, he ringleader of the kids that had attacked me. His families' house had been burned to the ground. Luckily, no one was home, except for the families' pet toy poodle, who escaped through an open window.
The authorities didn't know how the house had burned down, but they expected arson. My mother had remarked on how horrible that was, and Hao had just leaned back, a lazy smirk on his lips, looking quite content. That's when I realized that my brother had done it. Hao had burned down that kid's house.
And he'd done it because of me. He'd done it for me.
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"Heeey~ Yoh! Why the long face?" HoroHoro, another shaman at our school and one of my closest friends, waved a hand in front of my face.
"Huh? Oh, was I spacing out again?" I laughed nervously.
"For a moment there I thought you were dead! Man, don't worry a guy like that!" The blue haired Ainu sighed, collapsing onto Ren. The purple, pointy-haired Chinese shaman twitched, shoving the squirming Ainu off his lap.
"Do us all a favor, and jump off the roof, baka." Ren said, sighing.
"Awww...Ren, that's not nice! You're so mean! Even to me, your own boyfriend!" Horo said, mock-fainting with grief.
I giggled at their antics. Despite Ren's cold demeanor, he really did love Horo. The two of them made a cute couple. Hao and me had had something to do with setting them up, but I'll tell that story some other time.
I glance over at Hao. He's unnaturally quiet today. He looks rather sad. I move closer to him and put my hand over his. He looks up, surprised at the sudden contact, then he smiles.
"Something wrong, oniichan?" I ask.
"...It's nothing." He's smiling at me, but that smile doesn't quite reach his eyes. His eyes reveal that he's thinking about something. Something he thinks will upset me, so he doesn't tell me.
I wonder...does it have something to do with the argument he had with our parents last night?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Okay! How was this chapter? Was it as good as the last? It was longer, for sure.
I have two polls I'd like everyone to answer in their reviews!
Poll #1, What would you like the next chapter to be about?
The story of how Hao and Yoh set up Horo and Ren
More on the mysterious goings on between Hao and his parents
More on Hao and Yoh's childhood.
And now, the second poll I want you all to please answer in your review!
Poll #2, Whose POV do you want the next chapter to be in?
More from Yoh's POV.
Hao's POV.
Third Person POV.
Heehee, hope you all enjoyed this chapter as much as the last! Don't forget to vote!