Dead Mans Party

Chapter 3

Faust the VIII

Jun stood in the middle of the dining room, still feeling a bit uneasy. Now she truly didn't blame Anna for being overly worried, it seemed being paranoid had payed off. Jun hadn't taken any chances, quickly moving the large slit in her dress aside, revealing most of her hip and upper thigh. She ran her fingers over the lacey garder hugging her left thigh. She pulled a few tailsmens from it, positioning them between her fingers. Li Pai Long watched her from the shadows, wishing more then ever he was alive. She was so incrediably beautiful, not to mention his age now and was quite a women. He sighed a bit, crossing his arms across his chest, closing his dark, saddend eyes. He knew nothing could ever happen between them, seeing as he was nothing more then a spirit, and she was his Shaman, however, he couldnt help but think about what it would be like if the two of them could be together. "Li Pai Long..." called Jun, looking to her spirit. He looked to her, staying in the shadows. "I called you several times, are you alright?" she asked. The martial artist, blinked a bit, then nodded quickly. "Yes, forgive me." he said, Jun nodding. "No need to be sorry." she said, looking out the window.

She sighed a bit, noting his sad dimeaner. She knew he longed to be with her, as she had longed to be with him. She wasn't the little girl who had taken his life 17 years ago, she was a woman now, who saw him in a whole new light. However, she knew that they could never be together, knew that it was also forbidden in the Tao family to have any kind of feelings for your spirirt. She could see it all now. ...mother, uncle Enn, don't freak out, but im madly in love wiht my spirit... she thought, frowning a bit. She could only imagine the response she would get, not to mention how Lenny and the others would react. She sighed again, running her fingers through her deep green hair. She loved Li Pai Long without a doubt, but knew anything between them was forbidden and possibly hopeless, not to mention she had a thing for Ryo.

...enough... she thought, annoyed by her idiotic self conversing. She needed to focus. Someone was heading to the dojo, someone who was a male and a Shaman, and who could very well be Hao. "He'll be here soon..." she said softly, looking to Li. He nodded, stepping from the shadows, their eyes meeting. They froze, staring deeply into each others eyes, saw the longing, the loneliness, the pain... Jun blushed deeply, looking away first. "Come, we shall wait in the front..." she said. Li nodding as he blushed. Jun headed to the front door, slipping out it, Li close behind. She smiled a bit, had wanted to face off against Hao for sometime, seeing as he was one of the most powerful Shamans around. Li looked to her, raising an eyebrow. Jun only smiled, nodding to him. "If it's a fight he wants..." she began. "Then a fight he shall get."

Anna sighed a bit, as she walked about the cramped little specialty store. She had grabbed a few teas, a couple of herbs and spices, a few incences, and a couple of boxes of pocky. Yoh seemd to have a thing for it as of lately. "It's so good Anna!" he had said, Anna smiling as she recalled the look on his face when he had finished the last box. She agreed to get him more...for a price. "You do your training without complaning and i'll get you another box." He happily agreed, giving her no lip whatsoever. She glanced around, making sure she hadn't forgotten anything else. Once she was sure she had grabbed everything she made her way to the counter, an elderly woman slowly ringing up the items, giving her change and whatnot. "Thank you, please come again" she said, giving the young blonde a nod, Anna nodding back.

She turned about to exit the store, when she saw a beautiful red kimono on display. She couldn't help but go examine it, was shocked to see it was real silk, with numerous gold, embroaded phoenixs on it. She ran her hand over it gently, noticed the price tag ...wow only $150...not bad... she thought. "You like it?" asked the old woman. Anna nodded a bit. "It's very pretty." The old woman shook her head, smiling. "Care to try it on? It would look great on you!" urged the old lady, Anna thinking a bit. ...well, it wouldn't hurt... she thought. "I suppose..." said Anna, taking it from the display and heading to the dressing room. She walked out, looking into a full lenght mirror, was shocked to see how good it looked on her. It accented her curves and bust, made her look more mature. She smiled, wishing Yoh could see her now. ...Yoh... she thought...suddenly going wide eye. She felt it, someone was heading to the dojo, and they were after Yoh. Anna was in motion, quickly entering the changing room, slipping back into her black dress, grabbing her bag of goodies and red bandana. "I'm sorry, I got to go!" she said to the old woman, quickly running out the door. The old woman blinked, a bit shocked, watching as the young lady sprinted down the street as if she had seen aghost. "The poor dear" she thought, putting the dress back on the display rack.

Faust smirked as he came to the outter gate of the dojo. "Finally, we're here." he said, the bags under his eyes lifting a bit. He strode through the gate, heading to the front of the dojo. "Hold it right there..." said a cool, female voice from his right. He looked in the direction, saw a rather tall female in the shadows of a tree, her back resting against the trunk. "Hmm and who might you be?" asked Faust, tilting his head a bit. She smiled, raising her tailsmens. "Someone..." she said softly. Faust smirked a bit, setting his suitcase down ever so slowly. What happend next was a blur.

Faust quickly pulled out his large, sycthe like blade, quickly disguarding his numerous coats, Eliza thrusting the massive weapon outwards towards the hidden girl. Jun was already moving, leaping left, sending Li Pai Long to counter attack. "Conter from the left!" she shouted, Li kicking out, hitting Faust back some, only to have Eliza jet around back, slashing at Jun's back. She let out a yell as she fell foward, felt warm blood trickle down her back. ...i've been hit.. she thought, but knew it wasn't serious. She stood quickly, in her stance, Li at her side. "Are you alright Jun?" asked Li, Jun nodding. "Indeed, just a flesh wound." she replied. Faust blinked. ...Jun... he thought, standing now. "Jun...Tao?" he asked, Jun blinking, looking to the strange man before her. "H-how do you know my name?!" she demanaded. Faust smirking. "Ah, yes, the beautiful Jun Tao, sister to the noble Lenny Tao." he said, Jun in shock. Who was this know-it-all loonatic!?

...nevermind that, we need to stop him... she thought, quickly getting back into her stance Faust looked to her funny, then began to laugh. "What's so funny!?" she asked, Faust snapping his fingers, his skeletal spirit returning to him. "I'm not here to fight my dear." he said, smiling to her. She raised her eyebrow a bit, exchanging glances with her spirit. "Then why are you here? Who are you?!" she asked, still a bit uneasy. The blonde male only smiled, extending one arm to his left, resting his right hand against his chest. "I'm Faust the Eight..." he began, smiling widder. "And i'm here for Yoh..."

(Hooooly primeape lol XD I've got chapter 3 up and runnin! Woot for me. Anyhoo, i do hope you liked this chapter, it did have SOME action. But yeah, the fun is just beginning! Next chapter will be a little more slower paced, but after that, itll be bloodshed, swearing, and chaos! XD lol not to mention action packed. I also spaced out the paragraphs more, so i do hope this will make it easier to read. Also, i prefer to use the dub names, i don't knwo why, i guess i just like them, not to mention they're easier to spell and such XD But yes, im goign to continue to use the dubbed names, so sorry to anyone who dislikes them xx;;;But yes, please continue to read and review and enjoy this chapter and the next -Melis)