Seductive Lies
Shadows: Don't you just love it? I update and post another chapter, and almost immediately, I get cracking on the next! That means you all get fast updates! Fun for all! And I enjoy writing the chapters...
Kitty: Why do I have to say it? Hao, you do the disclaimers, or I'm not giving Yoh back!
Hao: Fine then...Shadows and Kitty do not own Shaman King, but they are responsible for when I get to shag my little brother...And they're responsible for when Ren and Horo shag too!
Shadows:hits Hao over the head: I never said Ren and Horo were going to shag...Stop giving potential plots away!
Hao: What about me and Yoh then?
Yoh: Didn't you read chapter 5? Your last statement to me? You idiot...
Shadows: Enough! On to the review replies! And then...Well I have plans for you two.. :goes back to reading stories on Oh, so that's how you spell Aniu! I never knew... Don't worry, I'm glomping everyone today... :glomps Asakura twins:
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Azalee: Ah, my friend, I did miss you... :glomp: I am a fast updater, no? A lot of people seemed to enjoy chapter 5 for some reason... :wink:
The tam: You are sugar high, like my good friend Azalee! And now your soul is mine:glomp: Mwhahahahahahahaha! Uh, I mean, thanks for dropping by:sweatdrop:
Seddy: The return of Seddy! And your continuation! Ha, ha, here is said chapter for you:glomps:
DragonStorm85: Poor Faust, I kinda forgot him...As for Jun and Pilica, I HATE Pilica, and Jun is, uh, in China...Glad I have your approval...Yeah, I got confused over the whole Tome thing, I had to watch the ep twice before I understood... :glomp: Heh, heh...I'm glomping everyone...
Garnet-Chan: :insulted, and gives sad look: I've never seen anything other than the dub you know...I just use the Japanese names to avoid severe bombing by dub haters...Thanks for the Japanese translation on the Tome of the Shaman tho...
Black Hikari: I must admit, Hao is one of my absolute fav anime bad guys. :glomps: He's so, individual, I think he rocks...Glad you're a firm supporter of twin-cest...
Inulover4eva: Don't worry, I have plans on the Hao/Anna front... But first, I think I need to remove a little distraction, which is in the pipelines for chapters 8and9... Hah :glomp:
Haolover9312: Well, perhaps not quite every day...I'm magical you know...I can whip up two chapters in one go...Mwhahahahahahahaha! On reference to the drawing board, there's a lot of Hao/Yoh in coming chapters... :glomp: Now your soul is mine! Surrender! Uh...:sweatdrop: I gotta stop doing that...
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Asakura twins:gulp: Help...She's gonna- actually we don't know what she's gonna write yet! Help!
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Chapter 7 – I Think I Love You
"Okay then, Hao is planning to rule the world...No change there then..." Choco was only one of the many people gathered around to listen to Ren's story.
"You were expecting him to not try and rule the world? Come on, this is Hao we're talking about." Ren smirked as Choco stuck his nose up in disgust.
"People, people, please try to calm down. Although we do not know exactly where Yoh is, we do know who has taken him." Ryu attempted to smooth over the situation, not noticing that for once, Horo Horo wasn't getting on Ren's nerves.
"I don't think Hao actually kidnapped Yoh. He said that Yoh went willingly. And however 'un-Yoh' like that is, Hao doesn't normally lie to us. Normally he actually helps us out to a certain degree, and then tries to kill us. " This caused smothers of giggles to come from either side of Ren, as Choco, Horo and Ryu all found this amusing.
"So what do you think happened then? Something was definitely up with Yoh right before he disappeared. " Morty, calmly sat on the other side on the table, intervened before Ren and Chocolove could kill each other.
"I think, only on a hunch, that Hao may have put Yoh under some kind of hypnosis, or messed up his mind somehow. He said that 'Yoh was already under his spell', and I didn't get to find out what he meant by that." Ren bit his lower lip nervously, mind deep in thought.
"What about Anna?" Horo asked quietly.
"He's blackmailing her. She has no choice in the matter, he'll kill her if she doesn't. Anna won't be any use to him once she's done what he wants her to do- so I think he'll kill her once he's done. And, I think he's also threatening to kill her sister. I know absolutely nothing about that though, I don't think Yoh even knew Anna had a sister. "
"Whoa, that's deep..." Lyserg added from the other end of the table. "So what are we going to do?"
"We're going to find Yoh. And rescue Anna whilst we're at it. At least getting Anna out of there will be a start, she could be able to help us. "
"We have a plan then?" Ryu asked the Chinese, curious as to just how much he knew.
"Yep. We just need to make sure Hao doesn't realise I've told you anything, or he'll kill Yoh and Anna. So, I vote we go tomorrow morning. Agreed?"
"Yeah!"
"Okay then, looks like we have a plan!"
"We're comin' to stop you Hao!"
Shouts echoed out into the night, and Ren couldn't help but smile. Finally, they knew why Yoh and Anna had disappeared, and they had a plan on how to save them. But still, Ren threw a look out of the window, remembering Hao's words...
"'Besides Ren, I've offered before. You know you're different from the rest of Yoh's little lackeys, I can tell. You understand my ways, I know you do. Join me, and I won't kill you. "
Am I different? Ren mused to himself. Am I really evil enough to be like Hao? I don't understand, why does everything have to be so complicated...I know my father taught me to hate, and to be like him, but still...
Ren looked up from his musings at that. Taking in the scene of the kitchen, he smiled again, seeing the energetic cheers of his friends, as they revelled in the thoughts of taking down their enemy. Pure chaos, plain and simple. It was the only answer Ren needed, he had known all along he was where he belonged.
I'm different alright. Just, in a good way. I'm not like Hao, I'm, me. And me belongs here. With my friends.
The smile grew into a little grin. He'd miss this disarray and disorder if he ever left. And he didn't plan on doing so any time soon. His thoughts were interrupted when Horo poked his arm, grinning broadly.
"What?" Ren questioned, eyes sliding sideways just enough to take in the Aniu's closeness.
"Come on, lets go to bed. I'm tired. And I'm pretty certain that little encounter with Hao was as tiring as it was scary." Horo's grin remained as he got to his feet.
Wordlessly, Ren also got up, following his friend out of the room.
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"Hmm...Interesting..." Hao watched from his tree, hearing the shouts coming from the house below.
"What?" Yoh questioned from beside him. In order to keep Yoh well, Hao had brought him along, figuring a look at his friends might do him some good. It would test his loyalties, either way about it.
"It would appear that they've decided to come after me in search of you. I wouldn't say Renny-boy has told them, but they're coming after me anyway. Sounds good. Lets have a party." Hao laughed a little, pulling Yoh a little closer.
"But they don't know where to find you. They have no way of tracking you, and only Anna can sense a shaman's spirit."
"Exactly. Maybe it would do them good to see you looking so well under my care. " Hao smirked in triumph, he would enjoy seeing the look on their faces if they saw him kissing Yoh willingly.
"Not yet. " Yoh answered, focusing on the many members of the household, sitting in the kitchen.
"Why so? Don't you want to say hello to your friends?"
"Because it would do them good to not see me for a little while. And run around in circles trying to track you down. That would be fun." Yoh smiled, innocently. It would appear that Hao hadn't completely corrupted him yet. That would be dangerous with his friends around. They could easily turn him back again, undoing all his hard work.
"That would be fun." Hao agreed, not voicing his concern. "You're getting more and more like me every day."
"Is that a good thing?" Yoh asked, in the same naive voice as before.
"Oh yes." Hao swiftly answered, licking his lips in anticipation. This was going to be a fun game to play.
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"So..."
"So what?
"So do you mind if I stay?" Horo tilted his head to the side, the amusing, questioning look back on his face. Ren smiled, it was so funny. Rolling his eyes, Ren sighed, turning back to the bed.
"Oh, fine then." He muttered loudly. He gave a slight yell when he was glomped from behind, Horo Horo attaching himself to Ren's upper half, nuzzling into the soft, dark locks around his neck.
"Hey!"
"What? Horo playfully responded. Ren gave up with a sigh, smiling slightly.
"Warn me next time you're gonna do that."
"Okay." With that the Ainu snuggled in again, before Ren eventually stopped him for a minute, whilst he turned around in his embrace, so that they were facing each other. This allowed the Chinese to wrap his own arms around Horo, who seemed to take to the fact the Ren was responding even better.
"Ren?"
"Mmm?..."
"If Hao was threatening to kill Yoh and Anna if you told us anything, why did you tell us? Isn't that putting them in danger?"
"No, because Hao's only link to what we're doing is either watching us, or getting Anna to scry for him. Anna can do a lot more than we think. When we were all gathered around the table, throwing theories left and right, she contacted me telepathically."
"Telepathically?" Horo echoed.
"Yeah...I didn't know she could do that either...I think she was scrying at the time, so she told me to tell you guys."
"Cool." With that, Horo tailed off, snuggling back into Ren. The Chinese closed his eyes, confusion rushing through him. Horo liked him, obviously. He liked Yoh, that was also out.
But did he like Horo Horo?
That question lingered on his mind as the two eventually ended up lying down, Horo cuddled into him. Ren tried to shake off the thoughts going through his head, but they refused to go. He was distracted when the Ainu suddenly lifted his head again, pulling the covers closer. Then, the ice shaman kissed him again, lightly, on the lips, before settling down again.
"Night." Horo sleepily murmured.
"Night." Ren softly echoed, wishing the questions in his head would just go away..
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Outside, the rain began to steadily fall. Not that heavily, but enough to soak anyone who was in it for a long time.
And Ski Kyouyama was wandering around in the rain for a long time. She didn't even know why she was here, the spirits had just told her that she would find someone whom she had not seen for a long time here. Her sister would be good, their parents had told Ski that her sister was dead- having been in a car crash. But when the spirits had come to Ski at the tender age of 11, they had told her that Anna was alive. When she had confronted her parents over it, she had been thrown out too. Her parents believed her to be possessed, a child of the devil.
Just like Anna.
"Where are you Anna? I know you're here." Ski's dark eyes turned towards the skies, seeing the lightning crash across the skies. Thunder rolled heavily, and Ski knew it was time to get out of this rain. She wandered down the deserted street a little, before coming across the house. Peeping inside the gate, she saw nobody, but a few lights were still flickering for some reason. Feeling a little braver, she crept inside, wandering up towards the door.
She could sense shaman energy here. Strong energy at that. No Anna, but perhaps they would be able to help her. After all, most shamans were very understanding of others.
Curling up under the porch, Ski pulled a slightly dirty blanket from her bag. Curling up underneath it, she sighed and closed her eyes.
It was going to be a rough night.
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The thunder was enough to keep everyone apart from Choco awake that night. Lyserg himself was watching at the window, Morty in the kitchen, having a drink to try and calm himself down. Ren and Horo were awake, talking quietly between themselves. Ryu had eventually given up trying to sleep. Wandering through the kitchen, he came to the window in the lounge, where Lyserg was sat. With a smile, Ryu sat down beside his friend, who was intently watching the lightning outside.
"Cannot sleep either my friend?" Ryu asked.
"Nope."
"It seems that everyone is awake tonight. Morty is in the kitchen, and we are in here."
"What about Horo and Choco?" Lyserg looked up at the older shaman, eyes shining bright. He looked as if he'd just had 12 hours kip, not as if it was the middle of the night.
"I did check on Horo Horo. He was not in his room, so I am presuming that he is wandering around somewhere. Choco is sound asleep, no doubt about that. "
"But, I haven't seen Horo at all. And I've pretty much been around the entire house and come back again. So..."
Wide eyed, the two rushed for the kitchen.
"Horo is missing?" Morty exclaimed, breathing deeply.
"Well, we've checked everywhere, he's not in the house!" Lyserg panted, taking a quick drink to calm himself down.
"Have you tried all the bedrooms?" Morty suggested.
"Only Ren's and Choco's remain. I doubt he'd be in either, but lets go check to make sure." Ryu dragged Lyserg out of the room, who choked on the drink he hadn't quite swallowed. The older shaman stopped to smack the English across the back, who spluttered slightly, before continuing.
"No Horo in here." Ryu commented, shutting Chocolove's door.
"Come on, Ren's room is just down here." Lyserg stopped with a jolt when he heard low voices coming from Ren's room.
"What?" Ryu asked.
"Shh, listen." Lyserg whispered. Sure enough, Ren's voice was distinctively recognisable. And then, laughing slightly, they heard Horo Horo's voice, answering whatever Ren had just said.
"I don't think we're needed here. Horo probably got bored, and came to talk to Ren." Lyserg whispered, before moving to go back to the kitchen.
"Very well. I will see you tomorrow. " Ryu smiled, before being a little startled when the English boy hugged him.
"Night." Lyserg whispered.
Ryu couldn't help himself. Gently, he kissed Lyserg lightly on the cheek, before softly answering.
"Night." He walked off down the corridor, whilst Lyserg stood there, a blush creeping across his cheeks. Gradually, his hand wandered up to touch where Ryu had just kissed him, before the young shaman wandered off to the kitchen. Morphine merely flitted along at his side, pleased that something for her master was going right for once.
"So...Why are we talking here again? We're going to save Yoh tomorrow, we could use sleep." Horo smiled, as Ren playfully smacked him for wandering hands again.
"Yes, well the thunder is keeping me awake, and you keep trying to feel me up. If you don't stop that, I'm going to throw you out." Ren did have a rather murderous look on his face, and Horo decided that it would be a good idea to stop.
But one more time couldn't hurt.
"Ow..." Horo muttered as Ren slapped him again.
"Pervert..." Came Ren's sarcastic reply.
"I am not! I'm just, a young hormonally charged shaman..." Silence prevailed, before Ren spoke again.
"I'm not going to answer that..."
"You're not gonna get a chance. " With that, Horo lightly ran his fingers along Ren's cheekbone, before kissing him again. It was light, and yet still with a deep passion. After a few seconds, the Chinese couldn't resist. He kissed back, allowing his arms to find their way around Horo Horo's shoulders. This game continued, growing more fervent with every minute. Horo felt a familiar warm heat growing in his pants, the closeness and the whole damn intimacy between them was sparking a rather heated reaction. He couldn't tell if things were having the same effect on Ren, so he decided to find out. Carefully, he shifted even closer, grinding their hips together, and noting the little gasp that came from the other shaman. Oh yes, this was having an identical result on Ren, and Horo gave a little chuckle of success.
For Ren, however, their little game of tonsil tennis left him in a completely different frame of mind. His question from earlier remained on his mind, and no matter how much he tried to forget it, it refused to go away. He was going to have to find an answer, he realised, or this was going to plague him until he did.
So eventually, he closed his eyes, and did a little soul searching, concentrating on everything around him to help in finding the answer.
He could feel the warmth around him, of Horo beside him. Then there was the soft slickness of Horo's lips, the velvet heat of the Ainu's tongue brushing against his. The delicate way Horo traced patterns along his bare skin. And then there was of course, the rather hard object poking against him.
And suddenly, Ren became aware of his own arousal. A little dazed, he broke the kiss for a minute, earning him little whispers of concern. Shaking his head slightly, Ren smiled, before kissing Horo all over again. This continued, as Ren became conscious of the responsiveness Horo was bringing out in him. He would breathe deeper with every pattern Horo traced, tense and relax with the kisses and the feel of his arms pulling Ren closer. Horo was still pressing against him, and occasionally, both of their members would rub against one other, eliciting deep moans from both of them. It was a whole new world for Ren, he'd never found himself in this situation. The sensations, the whole feel of, well everything.
Ren sighed, blinking rapidly. All of a sudden, he realised that he had his answer.
Not that he was sure. Not that he was even certain that he even felt that way about Horo.
His mind said one thing- and his heart said another. Was it even about Horo? Did he just miss Yoh?
So many questions. And he didn't have the answers. But then Horo Horo kissed him again, and everything just melted away. Ren eyes closed again, and he relaxed into the kiss.
He did have his answer. But instead of making things easier, it just seemed to make things even more complicated. Could he even admit it to himself?
Do I love Horo? Ren thought, musing over the new question.
His mind only told him no, shutting out the outside world. Shutting out everything.
But his heart, his heart said yes.
And for now, that was all Ren needed to know.
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Shadows:anime fountains of tears: That last part was so sweet!
Kitty: Ahh! Stop pressing the Animate! button!
Shadows: But it's fun! I like it when you meow! Oh and just so you all know, Ski's name is pronounced 'Sky', it's just spelled that way because I like it... And yes, I know this chapter was mildly boring, but you got a little Horo/Ren action, and some development between Ryu/Lyserg. What more could you ask for! You name the pairing, I've probably got it! Ha! Plz review...I'm...so...tired...now... :snores as she falls over keyboard drooling:
