SpiritsFlame: I'm baaaaack! Sorry it took so long, I had to update my other fic. Gomen
Jen: This means sorry for all those who don't know.
Ewa: Yup!
Julie: Guess what! There is a sequel to Arbor Day, and 'tis called, The Return Of Kukki. Who is coincidentally, based off one of us!
Lizzie: But we're not gonna tell ya which one!
Chloe: The Return of Kukki has another OC, who is Kukki's cousin, who is also based off one of us! But we're not gonna tell ya which one!
SpiritsFlame: Quiet you two, you're annoying my readers.
Michelle: For those of you who have no idea what the hell we're talking about, it's a RenHoro fic called Arbor Day, the sequel of which is The Return of Kukki!
Julie: Did you know that the author of that fic, Rayne-kun, is one of the people that we, meaning the muses, are based off of.
SpiritsFlame: Another good fic is The Side Of the Road, by Shonen-ai-obsessed. 'tis good,
Michelle: Duh, you have to say that, you wrote it!
SpiritsFlame: Not by myself!
Lizzie: She wrote it with Rayne-kun!
Chloe: Get on with the story already!
SpiritsFlame: Ok, ok, I do not own Shaman King…yet.
Julie: This is a yaoi RenHoro fic, and if you're a homophobe, why the hell are you reading this fic, when it clearly says RENHORO or HOROREN in the summery, duh.
Next Day, Horo's POV----
Horo yawned and stretched, the sun shinning directly in his eyes. He didn't want to get up. However, it wasn't much of an option when Pirika came into his room yelling for him to get his lazy ass out of bed, or suffer the 500 pushups she would give him. He reluctantly complied, he had been having such a nice dream, it had even been innocent, unlike some of his recent dreams (A/N: cough) he and Ren had been walking under a cherry blossom tree, holding hands. The petals had been falling all around them. Before he could loose the image, he grabbed his sketch pad (A/N: Read the one-shot The Sketch Book for a cute story on this sketch book) He quickly drew the picture he had just dreamed, he did it in black and white, with elaborate shading. /I could use this in a story/ he thought. He grinned, if any of his friends knew that he was an internationally famous author writing under a penname… He was actually surprised that not one of them wondered how an Ainu shaman from a poor village could afford to live in Tokyo. Well, no one new his secret except him, his sister, and his editor. He used the penname Nuye Paskuma, which was a combination of two Ainu words, Nuye, which meant 'to write' and Paskuma which meant 'to tell old stories'. What was even funnier was that for everybody that he knew, Nuye Paskuma was their favorite author. Even Ren loved the books; he owned most of the books 'he' had ever written. Horo had a suspicion that Yoh knew, because Yoh was Shaman King and therefore all-knowing. (A/N: heh heh, Yoh being all knowing, heh heh) but he hadn't said anything, and Horo liked it that way. His friends might treat him differently if they found out he was the multimillionaire who wrote the best selling book that had been voted best book in 2004 on the global list. /oh no, they'll treat you exactly the same when, if, they find out you wrote their favorite books, and are a multibillionaire/ His books were like the Japanese equal to Harry Potter. His editor had mentioned making a movie once or twice, but he had declined, saying that he knew what movies did to books, and he didn't want that to happen to his. He heard footsteps and quickly hid his books. It was Ren, but he knew that already. (A/N: I have no idea how)
"Come on, I saved you some food, baka." Ren said, blushing lightly, which Horo found adorable. Horo got out of bed, wearing, much to Rens secret delight, only pajama bottoms, he stared. Horo wondered what Ren was staring at, and figured that Ren had fallen asleep with his eyes open, again. /This is going to be funny/ he thought as an idea. He walked up to Ren, (who was still staring at where Horo had been), very slowly. (For those of you who don't get it, he walked up to Ren very slowly). He leaned over to Ren, and put his lips very close to Rens ear, which made him blush, he'd had some cough interesting dreams that started out this way. And whispered 'Boo' very softly. Ren jumped about a foot in the air, than jumped again when he saw a slightly blushing, shirtless Horo standing next to him, who was currently trying not to fall over, doubled over in silent laughter. Ren glared
"Shut up." He said. "And put a shirt on" he went back to the kitchen; Horo grabbed a shirt and followed him. He pulled the shirt on as he walked, and, predictably, ran into the wall. Ren pointed and laughed.
"I guess I deserved that." He said, rubbing his nose. He sat down in the chair next to Ren, and pulled out the plate full of food that Ren had saved him. Horo couldn't help notice it had sufficiently less food. Horo shrugged, and began to eat as if it were his last meal. Ren rolled his eyes, and continued to eat his at a much more reasonable pace. At that moment, Yoh walked in, yawning and stretching.
"Happy Birthday Yoh." Horo and Ren said, at the same time, they glanced at each other and grinned. Well, Horo grinned, Ren kinda smiled. Yoh gave his trademark grin. (A/N: And the award for using the word grin the most in one paragraph goes to SpiritsFlame!) He got a plate from the kitchen and piled it up with food. He sat down, and began to eat, slower than Horo. But faster than Ren. They all finished at the same time, and rose simultaneously to put their plates away. Horo and Yoh grinned. Horo took Yohs plate away, saying that since it was his birthday, he should relax, not that he didn't usually.
"Tell that to Anna." Was Yohs response. Horo took Rens plate, but offered no explanation for that. He washed all three plates and put them away.
"Uh, thanks."
"No problem!" Horo grinned They both smiled. Pirika than came bursting into the room
"Anna says party starts in teeeen minutes!" she yelled, than ran off to alert the rest of the house, not that they didn't hear her…
"I thought the party was at three." Horo said. Ren rolled his eyes and pointed to the clock, 2:50 PM. Horo grinned sheepishly. "I guess we all slept in today, huh." He said
"You slept late." Ren corrected. "I was up much earlier. "I was up much earlier than you guys."
"What time were you up?" Ren blushed
"2:35." He admitted, Horo laughed.
"It's OK to sleep in once in a while, Ren. Take a break, pig out, and hang with friends. Come on, let's wrap Yohs present." He slung an arm over Rens shoulder. "I've got wrapping paper in my room, you get your present for Yoh, and we'll wrap it in my room." He said as he dragged Ren down the hall. When they reached Rens door, he removed his arm, much to the disappointment of both parties. Ren went into his room to get the present and Horo went into his to get the wrapping paper. Horo grabbed a bag holding 5 things and put it on his bed, he took out the present for Yoh, and three other things and put them on his bed, the other one he hid them where the nice readers couldn't see them, and therefore wouldn't know what they are unless they review. He looked up when he heard knocking on his door. "Come in!" he called. Ren pushed open the door, to see Horo's room for the first time. (Random readers: Didn't he see it this morning, when he woke Horo up? SpiritsFlame: glares shut up. Throws notebook at them) The first thing he noticed was blue, so was the second, and the third. In fact, everything was blue. Horo saw the look on Rens face and said
"Yoh picked out the room for me, apparently each of the rooms are a different colour, so he thought he'd be a wise ass, and give me the blue room, which 'matches my hair'. He also got me blueberry scented shampoo, conditioner, and soap." Horo and Ren both rolled their eyes. Ren looked again, no longer overwhelmed by blue. Horo had a double bed, which had light blue sheets, a fluffy, dark blue comforter with an Ainu symbol (1) on it. Across from the bed was a small table with a TV on it. There was a closet with clothes in it (duh). Next to Horos bed was a mini fridge, a minier freezer, and a small cupboard of food.
"What's that say?" he asked, pointing to the comforter.
"Unramusaki. Which means stupid, or literally 'Mind is Lacking' in Ainu" At Rens laugh, Horo said "Pirika made it, she loves making them, I won't be surprised if she gives Yoh one." Horo gestured for them to sit down. Ren obliged, and Horo sat down next to him. "Want some milk?" he asked, getting two glasses that were on top of the fridge.
"Sure." Ren shrugged, you could never have too much milk. Horo poured the milk, than handed one to Ren, than took a sip out of the other one. "Recess?" he offered
"What?"
"It's an American chocolate. Try some, you'll love it." Horo neglected to mention that they had come from an American fan of his books.
"Sure, why not." Ren shrugged again. Horo grinned and peeled off the wrapper and handed it to Ren, who took a bite.
"Ish good!" he said, his mouth full of chocolaty peanut buttery goodness. Horo grinned, and popped a mini recess in his mouth. Ren busied himself with looking around Horos room again. He spotted a bookshelf full of books. Most of the books were from the same company, The Golden Dragon Publishing Co. and half of those were by Nuye Paskuma, Ren favorite author. Ren couldn't help but notice that the Nuye Paskuma books were slightly separate from the others.
"You a fan?" he asked, jerking his head in the general directions of the bookshelf. Horo hesitated, before saying
"…You…could say that." Ren thought this was a bit strange, but shrugged. He got up and walked over to the bookshelf. He picked up one of the non-Nuye Paskuma this one by Yuki Shindou (for all you Gravi fans) He began to flip through the pages, when something on the dedication page, a hand written note, written in gold pen. "Hey H. See ya next time, ne? I'm really bad at signing these things. Oh well, you better come. Or I'll kill you Bwahahahaha!" (2) "P.S. call some time, kay?" Included was a phone # and a picture of a girl, about 19, with blue/black hair and silver eyes. She was making a piece sign, and her tongue was sticking out.
"You know Yuki Shindou!" he practically screeched
"Um…yes?"
"How!"
"Ur, well, that is, you see-" Horo began. Pirika suddenly threw open his door, yelling
"Party starts in fiiiiive minutes."
Julie: She plans to stop there. She actually has the rest of the party written, but it's another six written pages, and she wants to get this out sometime soon, so expect the next chappie somewhat soon, for her.
Jen. And here are the little explanations on the #s!
I don't know if the Ainu have symbols like the Japanese and Chinese, but in my fic they do.
Yuki Shindou is, in this fic, a girl, and also, Yuki is the name of a person in Gravi, and Shindou is the last name of his boyfriend. This person will be an OC, based off one of my friends, who is also a muse, and another author, who also writes HoroRen. She might get together with Lyserg, but I'm not sure. Also, there will be another OC, named Mandi, Horos editor, who is based of one of my friends, and is obsessed with Yuki being a girl's name.
Chloe: More to come!
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