SM: Yay, I got a whole bunch of reviews. But aaaaahhhhhh, most of them are threats. I'm sorry but I can't choose. And I should tell you that Horo is not really crazy.
Ren: I think he is.
SM: Yeah. I know. Anyway the chapters are going to slow down because I'm back at school. Slight OOCness.
At Yoh's house.
Horohoro looked down at the sleeping Tao; Horo had moved him so Ren was lying on his bed. The knife he had was discarded on the floor with the rope he had used to tie Ren up. What was he thinking, he would never want to hurt Ren, all he ever wanted was for Ren to be happy. Even if that meant that he wasn't a part of it.
No! He had to be with Ren. He had to. But he didn't want to hurt Ren. And Ren said he could never love him. When Ren was around him, when he was thinking of Ren, Horo had conflicting thoughts. He couldn't remember a time when he wasn't in love with Ren, for Horo it was love at first sight. But that have been at least four years ago. And he had never told Ren his feelings.
His emotions had built up inside him. All of his suppressed feelings for one person, the only person he truly cared for. Watching and waiting to see if Ren had any emotions for him. My emotions. Horo thought. Suddenly he remembered an old tale his father had told him, it was about a creature that could be within shamans.
The Sharok. (Imade it up, so bare with me here.) It fed on the emotions of shamans and grew with every minute; it can control the shaman's thoughts and desires. The Sharok grew to love what the shaman loved and hated what the shaman hated. It would do anything to complete what the shaman wanted because in time it was the shaman and therefore wanted what the shaman wanted and Sharok's always had to get what they wanted.
Horo continued to watch Ren. What if I have a Sharok in me? He thought. What could I do? Wait, it would be after Ren. That thought scared him; he didn't want Ren to be hurt by a Sharok.
'Would that be so bad?' A strange voice asked him. It was a slimy voice that seemed to ooze cruelty and stung Horo with the same rejection he felt when Ren turned him down. 'Ren is never going to love you. I can get us what we want.'
What are you? Horo asked. And what do you mean by, 'what we want?'
The voice cackled inside his head. 'I am a Sharok.' It said. 'At the moment we are one.'
Horo kept looking at Ren's unconscious form. What do you mean 'at the moment?'
'I will not always be inside of you.' It answered matter-of-factly. 'I have ways to escape.'
What will you do then? Horo asked the Sharok nervously. And all fell silent for a couple of minutes then came its reply. 'Ren.'
Suddenly Horo felt his body lurch forewords towards Ren. Horo grabbed the edge of the bed to stop himself. Horo tried to subdue the raging creature inside of him that was trying to gain complete control. Ren stirred on the bed, at that movement the Sharok stopped and lessened the hold on Horo's mind.
Ren sat up tiredly and looked at Horo. "Why am I here?" he said.
Horo stared at him. "Why wouldn't you be? It's your room." Horo was completely surprised that Ren hadn't freaked out at the sight of him.
Ren grabbed his head. "The last thing I remember was sitting at my window after Yoh had left then you came. After that it's blank. I don't have any idea what we talked about or anything."
Horo sighed. He had been afraid that Ren would hate him for what he had done. Ren took hold of Horo's hand, "Why does my head hurt?" He asked. "I have a feeling something important happened. What was it?"
Horo was struck by a brilliant idea. "You told me that you loved me." Horo said giving Ren a puppy dog look. "I can't believe that you don't remember. You asked me to go out with you. And I said yes." at that point Horo wasn't sure if it was him that had control or the Sharok, he knew he shouldn't lie to Ren about something like this but he wanted to be with him.
Ren looked startled, like a deer in the headlights. "I did? We are?" Ren looked around nervously. "But. . ." the look Horo was giving Ren made him feel completely uneasy. He didn't want to hurt him but he knew that he didn't feel that way for his friend. Ren swung his legs of the bed and walked over to the window.
Horo followed him. Ren kept staring out of the window. Horo walked behind him. "If you want to take it back I understand." Horo said in a voice that he knew Ren would feel guilty about saying no too. They stood there for five minutes before Horo slid his arms around Ren waist and gently pulled the smaller shaman towards him.
Ren stiffened. This isn't right. He thought. He lay against Horo, eyes closed, and the same tranquillity that he felt around Yoh started to engulf him. "Yoh." He murmured. The arms around his waist were pulled back, Ren's eyes snapped open as he was swung around to face Horo, a hurt look on his face.
Horo breathed in. "Do you love Yoh?"
Ren looked at the floor. "I don't think so."
"What do you mean by 'I don't think so'?"
Ren tried to turn back to the window but Horo grabbed hold of Ren's hand. Be careful. Horo thought to himself. "I just want an answer. Do you love me or Yoh?" He said delicately.
"I don't know." Ren said firmly, his head still thumped but he knew that he had been acting weak. "A Tao cannot love."
Horo looked into Ren's eyes then bent down to the smaller and captured Ren's lips. Horo let go of Ren's hand and wrapped his hands around the Chinese shaman's waist and pulled him closer. Horo closed his eyes and tried to pull Ren even closer while deepening the kiss. Then he could feel the Sharok taking over but he didn't care, he ran his hands up Ren's back and at that point he was working with the Sharok but still didn't care. But then he heard the Sharok whisper something and he started to grow anxious for both his and Ren's safety, so he broke the kiss pushing Ren away.
Ren looked confused and worried. Horo was trying to fight the Sharok, it was screaming out for Ren. He was unsure whether he could withstand the battle that was taking place inside of him. Horo looked at Ren who seemed to be fighting his own inner battle.
Horo ran out of the room as the Sharok said the same thing. 'If I can't have him, nobody can.' What worried Horo was that it said 'I'instead of the 'we' it had said earlier, he could feel the jealousy of the Sharok and it was jealous of Horo. The Sharok had said earlier that it could have a body of its own and Horo suspected that it might just try and get one. Then it would go after Ren, Sharok always had to get what they wanted and this one wanted Ren.
Horo ran to his room and collapsed onto the floor. Get out of my head. He told the Sharok.
'I wish I could.' The Sharok answered. 'But I can't yet. Not yet, but soon.'
Horo held his head in his hands. What would you do then? He asked again. What would you do to Ren?
The Sharok laughed evilly in his head. 'I will eliminate anyone that gets in my way to Ren.' Then it paused. 'Even you.'
Horo's eyes widened. He knew that the Sharok might have done that but it was something else actually hearing it. How will you get your own body?
'I will get my body by feeding of off you. When I have gained enough of your strength I will send my soul from your body and your very energy will create me a body of my own. There is nothing you can do to stop me.'
Horo knew that. How long will that be? The Sharok only laughed. 'Soon.' It answered.
With Yoh.
Yoh walked down the path to his Grandparents house. Before he reached the door he heard a voice that made his skin crawl. "YOH!" it was Anna. Perfect. He thought.
Yoh put on his goofy grin. "Hi Anna." He greeted.
Anna stormed up to him. "Is it true what Horohoro told me?"
Yoh's smile faded. "It depends on what he told you." Yoh said, Horo had seemed happy with Yoh leaving but Yoh didn't know that he had something to with it.
Anna glared at him. "He called me and told me that you were gay."
Yoh laughed nervously. "Did he also tell me family?" He inquired.
"Yes. That's why I'm here. They want us to get back together."
"It's true." Yoh said and looked at the ground. A hard smack was landed on Yoh's face.
Anna strutted into the house. Soon after Yoh's grandparents came out and much to Yoh's disappointment so did his dad. Yoh felt like he should run because whatever was going to happen next was bound to not be good for him. And it wasn't, he was screamed and shouted at. Asked questions and more shouting. The final question was "Who?"
Yoh looked at the ground again and muttered "Ren." And the turret came again. Anna just kept shouting. Mekehissa didn't say anything; he just watched Yoh's torment.
Eventually they brought Yoh into the house and locked him in his room. His grandfather had said, "I don't know what we are going to do with you yet but you will not disgrace the Asakura name anymore then it already is."
Yoh sat on his bed and tried to think of a way to get out his current situation. Ren, I will be back. He thought.
With me.
SM: Sorry it is shorter and not much happens. I wrote it mainly to explain about the Sharok. The Sharok is owned by me; if anyone wishes to use it tell me, permission to use it has to be asked and granted. And in any disclaimer if the Sharok is used it has to say that SaturnMax owns it. I worked hard on that little fiend.
Ren: Crazy girl. Who in their right mind would want to use a creature you made up?
SM: I don't know. It's just encase. Please Review!
