Acceptance


Summary: Hao finds himself back in Funbari a year after he left. Yoh decides it's time he let Hao join him and the others in their peaceful Shamanic lives, but will Hao accept that?

Genre: General/Angst

Written By: Sevetenks, the Ultimate Fusion


Sevetenks: Yup. Still don't own it. Not a HUGE ton of Angst, but Dreams didn't have that much either… This is kinda the sequel to Dreams. You don't have to read it, but it would work a lot better and make a bit more sense if you did. Or at least the last 2 sections…

Acceptance


Yoh grinned and waved at the spirits as he walked into the cemetery. He walked up the hill, and walked past the tree without giving it a glance, staring down at the cemetery below.

"Don't… Kill her… Stop… Leave her… Macchi…"

Yoh turned around with a sick realization that someone who had an awfully similar voice to his was sitting right behind him. It could only be Hao, his twin brother.

Yoh turned around, expecting a dark smirk and pain. What he got was a worn and tired looking, sleeping, Hao Asakura, twitching and muttering in his sleep. Yoh rubbed his eyes, as if to see if it were real or not. It was.

"Macchi… No… Please… I love you… Don't die…" Hao continued to twitch, tossing and turning a little bit, knocking over a broom that was leaning on the tree.

"Hao…?" stammered Yoh uncertainly. As far as he knew, Hao didn't love anybody. Apparently he was wrong.

"NO!" yelled Hao, bolting upright and looking frantically back and forth. Yoh noticed the rips, tears, and holes in his pants and cloak. Hao picked up the broom that had been knocked over, and hugged it like a frightened child would hold a stuffed animal.

"Um… Onii-chan…?" said Yoh nervously.

"Eh…?" Hao blinked and set the broom to the side. He tilted his head slowly. "Yoh. What are you doing here, otouto?"

"Taking a walk…" said Yoh slowly, hoping not to anger Hao. "Say… Where's your Spirit of Fire?"

"Oh…" Hao shrugged. "Went back to the Great Spirit a long time ago. I think a day or so after you brought me back to life."

"I see…" said Yoh. "Why aren't you trying to kill me?"

"Why won't you kill me? I'm defenseless, aren't I?" spat Hao. Yoh blinked.

"Do you want to die?" asked Yoh slowly.

"I haven't decided yet. If Macchi was in the realm of spirits, in the afterlife, yes. But if she is somewhere, wandering the Earth, then no." said Hao thoughtfully. "Frankly, I'm just wandering, waiting for my time to end. Ne, gotten me any nieces or nephews yet otouto?"

"Uh…" Yoh blushed and shook his head. "Where have you been staying?"

"Where have I…" Hao trailed off and started counting them off. "Let's see. There was a pumpkin patch I stayed at for a while, then that farm, a brewery, though I left as soon as I could… And… Well that's barely the tip of the iceberg."

"You mean… You don't have a home…?" said Yoh incredulously.

"What is a home dear otouto?" Hao replied with a sigh. "I haven't stayed in one place for what seems like forever. Maybe my home is death. What do you think?"

"I think I'm taking you home for a good meal!" yelled Yoh. Hao tilted his head, and with a shake of his head, picked up his belongings and followed Yoh out of the cemetery.


Sevetenks: Well, what do you think reader(s)? Please review!

Hika-chan: So long, till next chappie!

Sevetenks, the Ultimate Fusion