Dead Mans Party

Chapter 12

...A Real Dead Man's Party...

Anna closed her eyes, was so tired, wanted to do nothing more but sleep, and was sure she was going to, until Hao released her. Anna blinked some, puzzled, looking up and saw...Yoh standing before her. "Yoh..." she said softly, looking him over, noted he was covered in cuts, bruises, and blood. "I'm alright Anna..." he said softly, glancing back at her. She smiled some, giving him a slight nod, before hanging her head down in fatigue.

Hao narrowed his eyes a bit, staring at his twin brother, Yoh doing the same. ...heh, no matter... thought Hao, getting in his stance. ...I can still get rid of them, so long as I retain my control over Fasut... he thought, smirking. Yoh narrowed his eyes now, growling some. "You bastard..." he said softly, shaking his head. "You've no reason to hurt Anna and my friends..." he stated Hao smirking some. "Of corse I do." replied Hao, Yoh growling. "They're the key to your downfall." he said simply, Yoh blinking a bit. ...what...? he thought. "Lord Yoh, do not listen to this riff-raff, he is just trying to make you lose focus." said Amidamaru, Yoh blinking some and nodding a bit. "Yeah, you're right..." he replied, nodding. Hao narrowed his eyes at the samurai, Amidamaru doing the same.

...damn it... thought Hao, his eyes shifting some. He felt his skeleton army shirinking, felt his control over them fizzle out, heard their bones clatter to the ground below. ...onwards to plan B... he thought. "I anticipated this..." said Hao, taking a step back, Yoh blinking some, not sure what he was up to. "Yoh look out!" shouted Anna, tugging at her bound wrist. Yoh blinked, knew it was too late as numerous skeletons pounced on him. "No!" he shouted, Anna doing the same, watched as he was brought to his knees, once again restrained. "Yoh!" called Trey, hitting skeletons back as he ran to meet his friend, only to be tackled down by them as well. "Damn! he shouted, losing spirit untiy, Yoh doing the same.

Len was in the front now, near the cemetary entrance, had managed to get Morty, Pillica, and Tamora out of the area, telling them to get to a safe place. "But what about you?!" asked Pillica, Lenny shaking his head. "Forget about me, you don't stand a chance against Hao, now move!" he had replied, Pillica frowning some, but nodding, following the others out the large gate. Len had then scanned the area, and quickly leapt back into battle, joining Ryo and Trey. "Yoh!" Len had turned, saw Trey running. "You fool, watch out!" he shouted, watching as Trey was once again taken prisoner by the skeletal creatures. "Damn it!" shouted Lenny, quickly leaping back as a skeleton lunged for him. "Ryo!" called Len, searching the area for the older shaman. "I am here!" shouted Ryo, quickly leaping behind Lenny. "We are surrounded." said Ryo, Len rolling his yellow eyes. "No, you really think so?" he asked sarcastically, the two back to back now.

"I fear this may be the end my young friend..." said Ryo, glancing to and fro, seeing no real escape route. Len grolwed some, but didn't protest. It really did look like the end. "Come on, we need to get to Yoh and that other idiot." said Len, Ryo blinking a bit. "You mean Trey?" he asked, Len slapping his forehead. "Yes, you dolt! Now move!" he shouted, the two dashing out some and quickly leaping over the encirclement of skeletons that had been around them. ...we made it... thought Len, prepaing an attack from above, but blinked some, feeling something tighten around his ankle. "What?!" he shouted, looking back, saw the skeletons had formed a kind of ladder. The top skeleton seemed to hiss, its bony fingers clasped tightly around Len's right ankle. "Let...go of me!" he shouted, turning some to slash at it, but was quickly slammed to the ground.

Ryo suffered the same fate, both him and Len now once again on their knees, skeletons piled on them to keep them from moving. Both had lost their unity with thier guarding ghost. ...perfect... thought Len, leering angrily at Hao. Hao only smirked, once again having them in his grasp. He then turned, looking to Anna. "You thought that little stunt of yours had work hmm?" he asked, Anna glairing, pissed he had seen through her. ...damn, like it wasn't obvious... she thought, mentally slapping herself. Hao stepped to her again, after bringing the shaman boys together once more.

Hao smirked some, entangleing his index finger in Anna's soft, blonde hair, then grasped it, tugging it some. Anna let out a small shout, closing her eyes. "It didn't work though..." he whispered, narrowing his eyes now. He then released her hair, pacing before her some. Anna moaned a bit, her scalp sore from his vicious act, wished her arms were free, wished she could rub the area of her head that felt like fire.

Yoh watched Hao pace, blinking a bit, not sure what was going to happen next, but certain of one thing; it wouldn't be good, or pretty for that matter. Hao slowed his pace some, catching site of his brother, blinking a bit. He then smirked speaking. "Oh Yoh, don't try to figure out what i'll do next." he said, Yoh glairing. "Let Anna go, let them all go Hao! You have me..." he said, Hao sighing a bit, shaking his hand at him some. "Yoh, it's not you I want." he began, the others, including Anna, exchanging glances. "To kill you would simply leave the fun out of it, not to mention the fact that letting you die so quickly would be, well...boring?" he said, standing before his brother.

Yoh blinked a bit, not sure what his brother was getting at, but sure he'd find out in a few minutes. Hao smirked some now, kneeling before Yoh, lightly taking his chin in his large hand. "You see Yoh, I know what hurts you, I know what you love, who you love, how you love..." he began, smirking some, his eyes narrowing. "Death to you means nothing, but death to the ones you love..." said Hao trailing off as he released his brother chin, standing now. Yoh blinked some, studying Hao's words. Hao tilted his head some, then walked to Anna, the others, including Yoh watching.

He smirked now, taking Anna's chin in his hand, much the same as he had done to Yoh. He smiled at her Anna giving him an expressionless look. Hao chuckled a bit, stroking her hair with his other hand. "Oh Anna..." he said softly, letting go of her chin. "You know I could never kill you..." he said, the boys in the back breathing a little easier at the words, Anna also, until she noticed the dark look in Hao's eyes. "That's why...I'm going to let Faust do it for me..." he said, slipping from her.

Yoh blinked, a stab of pain and panic hitting him. ...no... he thought, staring at the ground wide eyed. ...he can't be serious... It's just another trap, had to be, another one of Hao's sick, twisted, mind games, to make the boys lose their focus, right? Yoh thought he had convinced himself, but what happend next was far from a mind game.

Everyone watched as Hao strutted his way over to a large mass with wheels, a single sheet tossed over it, hiding it's contents and self. Hao looked to them all, including Anna, then smirked, removing the sheet with a quick hand movement. What was exposed was creepy beyond words...

Anna and the others looked, saw a two level doctors cart, the top containing all the nessaceary tools for an autopsy. Scalpels, scrubs, drills, prongs, you name it, it was there. Hao smirked, gazeing at their now horrified faces. "Yes, i'd look like that too if I knew I was going to become a speciament." he said, winking to Anna. Anna blinked, felt her knees get weak, felt her body begin to shake all over. ...oh God... she thought, trying hard to push the thought of being sliced and diced alive, without anything to numb the pain aside, but found it hard to do. She then glaired at Hao, saw his icy smirk and gaze and knew he wasn't bluffing, not even slightly...

Hao, much pleased now, decided to call in the star of this main event, and did so, snapping his fingers. "Faust, it's time..." he said softly, Faust VIII slowly staggering out from behind Anna's tree, making his way over to the medium sized silver cart, began to put the scrubs on and picked up the tools he'd soon be needing.

...finally... thought Hao, feeling truely proud. His plan, it had worked, all his plotting and whatnot had paid off. He smirked now, watching the others as they exchanged glances, struggled to free themselves. ...struggle, struggle you pathetic fools... he thought, licking his lips slowly. ...its' finally time.. he thought, grinning earnestly. ...finally time to make this a REAL dead man's party...

(Holy smokes, chappy 12 ish up and running! LoL. Anyhoo, i think i can sum this story up in about...15 chapters, hopefully. x.x I'm not gonna drag it on too much longer at least 2 more action chapters and one to kinda sum it up So yeah, what do you all think so far? Personally, i think its all kick$$ but thats just me XD lol, but yeah, ill have chaptere 13 up and running soon, so please continue to read and review (btw- thanks to all of you that HAVE read and Reviewed, either this story or one of my other ones, it not only helps me inprove, but makes me wanna continue my crazy tales XD) and enjoy this chapter and the next- ) Melis)