(Yay! Reincarnation 2 is up! dances! I hope you're liking this so far…if not, just let me know, and I'll stop! Lol. )
The two entered the room and immediately Anna jumped up. "You found him, thank you Amidamaru." There was a long awkward pause. Amidamaru wisely left the room leaving the two young adults in the room by themselves. Anna stared Yoh down as if she was about to blow up.
"Anna, don't even start." Yoh demanded. He could feel this warming up to be their first fight.
"Start what? I know where you were, and don't try to deny it." Anna kept her stance.
She knew? Could Anna possibly know about Ren? Well even if she did, it wasn't that big of deal. So what if they kissed…and so what if Yoh overly enjoyed it. "And? I wasn't planning on denying anything. So why are you jumping to conclusions?"
"Stop playing cute! You were with Ren, weren't you?"
Yoh raised an eyebrow. "Uh…yeah. What's the big deal? I haven't seen him in years."
"Yoh, you can't see him ever again." Anna wasn't looking Yoh in the eye. Something was disturbing her, she was hiding something. Yoh looked at her completely astounded. Anger began to devour him. So she was going to choose his friends, as well? Fuck that. Yoh went to say something but was immediately cut off by Anna. "I'm serious, Yoh." Her bottom lip was shaking. She looked up at Yoh and tears began to fill her eyes. "I know you think I'm being a complete bitch right now, but I'm just looking out for you. You can't ever see him again. Yoh, he's a different person now. He's dangerous. It's not that I don't trust you, because I do! I don't trust him!"
Yoh could see the sincerity she was pouring him, but he wasn't buying it. "Dangerous? Don't feed me that bullshit! What are you, my mom? I can take care of myself!"
"You cannot stand there and tell me you saw nothing different about him." There was a disturbing calm in her voice.
"I never said there wasn't! It's been four years, Anna! People change!" argued Yoh.
"That's not the kind of different I'm talking about, Yoh! What kind of idiot do you take me for? I know people change! I, of all people, should know that!" shouted Anna.
"I don't take you as any kind of idiot-"
Anna cut him off. "You're one of the most powerful shamans on this planet, and you're telling me you couldn't tell? You couldn't sense anything not right about him? Please tell me you aren't that naïve!"
"What are you talking about? Will you please stop talking to me like I'm a complete moron?" Yoh's anger level rose higher and higher every time she spoke back.
"HE'S A VAMPIRE, YOH!" screamed Anna as soon as Yoh finished his sentence. Anna was shaking all over now. Her eyes were narrow and furious.
Yoh's eyes widened, his body became stiff, and his stomach tightened. The word 'vampire' echoed through Yoh's brain. He wasn't going to allow those words to sink in. He refused to believe it. How could Anna know such a thing, and not tell Yoh. He attempted to say something, but nothing could come out of his mouth when he first tried.
After taking several deep breaths, however, he was able to spit out, "V-vampire? What in the world would make you think that?"
Anna had tears streaming down her face. She sat down hard on the sofa and was focusing her eyes on a rather colorful vase near the window. "Think that? Think that! You don't believe me, do you?" Anna glared back up at Yoh. Her stare was powerful. It was almost as if words weren't enough. She was begging him to believe her only through her eyes. After several seconds she gave up and began playing with her hands. "I saw Ren. It wasn't even a year ago. He was out prowling the streets…perhaps looking for another victim. We exchanged glances, but I didn't talk to him. Unlike you, I sensed it and immediately went home. But I didn't want to tell you…I couldn't tell you…"
"WHY NOT?" He couldn't take any of this anymore.
"BECAUSE, YOH!" Anna stood back up and looked back into his eyes the same way she did previously. "I didn't want you getting hurt! I knew that if I told you, you'd go looking for him. I couldn't risk that! I couldn't risk you getting injured, because I love you, Yoh!"
"No. It was because you knew that I was in love with Ren. If I left you, you couldn't be Shaman Queen and you would be living all by yourself. You weren't afraid that I'd get hurt. It was all about you. It always has!" Yoh couldn't look at her any longer. He needed a break, and to get out of that house. Yoh gave her a pathetic look and shook his head. Before she could say anything, he was gone.
The temperature had dropped, but Yoh couldn't tell much. He was so angry with everything, he didn't care. His steps were quick and harsh. His mouth was dry, and his eyes felt clammy. Where was he going? Where could he go? Yoh had that sinking feeling in his heart, when one feels lost and out of place. Anyone could argue that being one of the worse human emotions one could have. Why did humans have emotions anyway? All they ever did is cause trouble. Stop acting like a dumb ass, he began thinking to himself. He took in a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"I'm being unreasonable with myself," said Yoh quietly to himself. It always seemed clearer when speaking out loud. Well, he thought so at least. "Anna says Ren is a vampire. In which, I only have her word. Why would she lie about something like that, though? Maybe she wasn't lying. Maybe, I'm in denial…"
Yoh stopped and looked around. He realized he was on a foreign street. The street lamps were dim. The soft golden rays were too weak to diminish most of the shadows. The neighborhood had a gloomy aura to it; however, Yoh's temporary mental instability wasn't allowing him to pay any attention. He continued on his way down the street but stopped abruptly when he sighted the silhouette of a man. Yoh froze. Suddenly the feeling of not being in the right place at the right time had kicked in. Convenience was definitely not on his side tonight, Yoh thought.
The dark figure appeared to be walking, and towards him. Yoh hesitated, and then casually began walking down the street again as if he hadn't cared. The taller man stepped into the light, revealing himself. The man's features were striking and breath-taking. He had pale skin that complemented his pastel crimson lips, soft blue eyes with his long golden tresses.
The man halted under the light and looked over at Yoh. Noticing this action, Yoh quickly stuffed his hands in his pockets, he began walking faster. "Hey, you..." The man called out to him. His voice was deep.
Yoh glanced up at him and stopped in his tracks. Looking around, Yoh casually said, "Huh? Me?"
The man nodded and sauntered closer to Yoh. He looked dubious. Although, he was very attractive, was tall, and fairly built, the fact that a man of that sort walking around at one in the morning with a trench coat on seemed a bit curious to Yoh. The young shaman looked up into his eyes, and something about them suddenly made him feel exhausted, feeble, and vulnerable. Yoh felt his body fall towards the ground. The impact of the fall vibrated his bones, but for some reason he couldn't feel the pain. The eyes refused to open, and his body was numb. He could still hear everything, however. Yoh could feel his body being thrown over the man's shoulder. What was going on? Why was he doing this? The man began walking in the opposite direction and did not stop for nearly fifteen minutes. When he finally did stop, Yoh heard a door open, then a huge crowd of people talking and carrying on. Their laughter and conversations were piercing Yoh's eardrum.
"Lorne!" a man from a distance yelled.
The man carrying Yoh replied, "Jeiru! I'm finally back. Wasn't too many out tonight…Needless to say, I finally found this guy." Yoh was thrown to the ground. Again, his bones shook violently, but still no pain.
"Excellent." The man called Jeiru said. This voice was even deeper than the others. "Put him in the cell with the others."
Yoh's body was jerked back up and thrown onto a stone surface. The feeling in his limbs was beginning to restore. He lay idle for several moments on the cold ground, until he felt somebody shake him in an attempt to waken him. Yoh reluctantly lifted his eyelids and moved his eyes slowly over to the person who shook him. It was a young man; probably no more than five years older than Yoh. He had a frightened looks on his face. There was a young girl behind him against the wall. She looked scared, also. Yoh couldn't really blame them for being that way, however.
"A-are you alright?" said the boy.
Yoh nodded slowly trying his hardest to comprehend all that was happening. "What's going on…?"
The boy looked down the ground as if he could find the answer there. He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know…I was thrown in here last night. I know nothing…that girl over there was here when I got here, but hasn't said a word."
Yoh's stomach churned, and the scratches on his arms began bleeding. He stood up and staggered over to the girl. Leaning down, Yoh whispered to her, "What is going on here? Where are we?"
She looked at Yoh, but her lip, and the tear ducts in her eyes began to fill up. Her head lowered and her long black hair covered her face as she began sobbing. "I-I've been here nearly a week. I always hear them talking…They speak of some sort of blood fest on the next full moon…"
"Tonight is a full moon…" Yoh added. "…A blood fest…we have to get out here!"
All three of them looked at each other. Escaping was their only hope. But how?
"How do you propose we do this?" said the boy.
Yoh quickly looked around for some sort of device to use, but there was nothing in the cell except for them. Not to mention, through the bars were all the creatures getting ready to devour them. The only way out would be through the bars and it would be impossible to get out without being noticed.
Before Yoh could say anything, the barred door opened and the man called Jeiru came in with the utmost joyous look on his feminine face. "I do believe we are ready for you now." He continued on into the cell grabbing the girl. She squealed and tried to kick him away, but it was no use. Two other vampires followed him in and grabbed the boy and Yoh. The boy tried to put up a fight as well, but again, no luck. Yoh didn't even try to fight back, although he knew he was stronger than the other two, he knew that luck was not favoring him too well that night.
The three of them were carried back into the main room. The vampires grew excited and began getting rowdier than before. They cheered on Jeiru and the other two as they dragged the three out. Along the wall opposite of the entrance, there were chains dangling with hand cuffs at the bottom. Yoh couldn't make out how many there were, it didn't matter anyway. He assumed what was going to happen, and he was right. They were carried over to the chains and one by one their arms were cuffed to the walls; their feet dangling inches from the ground. Pain engulfed Yoh as the cuffs dug into his wrists. Blood trickled down his arm from all the cuts. This seemed to excite the vampires even more than they already were. Anticipation built up and from the looks of it anxiety was taking over the girl that was hanging to the far right. Jeiru walked up to her and smiled. He lifted his arm and ripped off what was left of her shirt. The vampires cheered at this. Jeiru ran his long fingernails down her stomach, drawing blood. She screamed as he began to lick it off.
This is sick, Yoh thought. What was going to happen to them? Was he going to die? Why did it have to be like this? Jeiru bit into her stomach sucking up a mouthful of blood then spat it out into the herd of vampires. They cheered louder as the bloody mist cascaded upon them. Jeiru unlocked the girl. Her wrists were swollen and bruised from the cuffs. He threw her into the crowd, and the vampires seized her instantly. Yoh's eyes widened. Fear sprinted through him. He lost his breath and began having what felt like a spasm. He had to get out of there and fast. Yoh looked around and couldn't think of anything to do. Jeiru walked up to the other boy and began teasing him as he did with the girl. Yoh closed his eyes. He was going to die... This is what it felt like.
All of a sudden the door opened and everything fell silent. A tall figure stepped in and wearily asked, "I'm not late, am I?" Yoh had heard that voice before. He quickly opened his eyes and almost instantly recognized who it was. He was saved.
Screaming at the top of his lungs, Yoh exclaimed, "REN!"
