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Sacrifice

Part 3

Ren walked up to Yoh's door. They were finally here, HoroHoro was walking behind him. It couldn't really be called walking it was more like staggering, but Horo refused any help. He didn't want anyone touching him and Ren understood that. The Ainu was wearing a borrowed pair of black poofy (that's how I describe them couldn't think of a better word sorry) trousers and a black jumper from somewhere. The dark clothes just emphasised how pale he looked. Ren knocked on the door and Yoh who grinned when he saw Ren opened it.

"Hey! How are you? Come in." He stepped back his smile still on his face. Ren sighed and did as he asked. HoroHoro followed more slowly weaving slightly. Yoh saw this and moved to help him. He froze as Horo flinched away from his hand and hissed,

"Don't touch me!" The bluenette continued on his unsteady way with a frowning Yoh following him. They went into the front room where everyone was sitting. Anna frowned at Ren as she saw him,

"Well? What did you find out?" Ren remained silent and leaned against the nearby wall. Horo appeared in the room behind him followed by Yoh. Ryu saw Horo and smiled,

"Welcome my icy friend. We were worried about you. It has been a long time since you visited. You should come more often." Horo didn't reply merely sat on the ground slightly apart from the others. Yoh sat back in his original place.

"Are you all right Horo you seem tired?" The Ainu merely nodded jerkily. Ren spoke,

"HoroHoro is not fine and should by all rights still be in Hospital. I however did not think the Doctors knew what they were doing. I brought him here so Faust could look at him." HoroHoro sent a hard glare in the Chinese boy's direction, but Ren ignored it. Faust stood and moved over to Horo who quickly stood.

Faust looked down at the boy,

"Tell me what happened." Horo backed away from him.

"Nothing happened I'm fine. I don't need your help. I don't need anyone's help. I'm fine. There is nothing wrong with me!" He stopped speaking gasping and feeling a cold sweat stand out on his brow as Faust ignored him and continued moving towards him. HoroHoro's back hit the wall and he had nowhere to run to. His eyes darted to the sides there was no escape. Faust reached out his hand to touch HoroHoro's shoulder and was surprised by the way he reacted. HoroHoro threw his hands in front of his face and cringed back into the wall crying out.

"Don't touch me. No not again. Leave me alone!" Everyone except Ren stared at him in astonishment. Faust quickly moved back allowing the boy room. He glanced at Ren who had sad look on his face as he watched the Ainu. HoroHoro finally realised Faust hadn't touched him and looked out from behind his hands. He saw the looks on everyone's faces and it was too much for him. He ran from the room towards the back of the house and the room that he slept in here.

Ren saw the glances he received from everyone and sighed rubbing his tired eyes. Yoh spoke,

"I think you should sit down and tell us what happened." Ren nodded and sat by them.

"I went to HoroHoro's house and found him outside in a field at the back. He had cut his wrists." There was a gasp from Tamao who suddenly had tears in her eyes. Anna looked annoyed,

"Go make us something to drink. Now." Tamao stood quickly,

"Yes Miss Anna." She left and Ren continued,

"I got him to the Hospital and gave him to the Doctors." Ryu interrupted,

"Why would over icy friend want to kill himself?" Ren glared at him,

"I was just getting to that." Ryu looked apologetic. "When I found him, he didn't just have cut wrists his entire body was covered in scratches, cuts, burns etc. The Doctor told me that it was because he was …" The word seemed to stick in his throat and Faust helped him understanding suddenly coming to the German.

"He was raped." Ren nodded still unable to say it. Yoh looked angry, Anna and Ryu shocked, Lyserg sad and Faust was unreadable. Ren spoke,

"Since he woke up he has been refusing to allow anyone to touch him. The Doctor wasn't happy when he wanted to check his bandages. He had some people hold Horo down whilst he gave him a sedative." He winced as he remembered the screams he heard, they didn't sound like anything human could have made them. Faust looked sad,

"I take it he didn't react well to that." Ren snorted,

"Would you? He started screaming. It was awful. I had to get him out of there. I thought all of us together could help him." Yoh nodded,

"We'll do everything we can, but for today let him stay on his own." The friends nodded and began making plans.

Horo lay on the futon in his room slightly ashamed of his actions. He just didn't want anyone to touch him was that so hard to understand? A noise behind him made him look up. His eyes widened at whom he saw and a small whimper came from his throat. His limbs felt as if they had frozen in place. When has his life taken such a turn for the worse? What had he done to deserve this? Where was his protector? The older boy leant down over him,

"So you have come to your friends. Remember what I said would happen to them if you told?" Horo nodded,

"They know I was … attacked the Doctors told them." The shaman looked down at him.

"Yes I thought they would." He slapped the younger boy, "Never try to kill yourself again. If you do they will suffer. First off it will be Ren." HoroHoro felt his heart clench as he heard those words. Then his head fell in submission,

"I understand. I won't do it again." He flinched trying to move away as the older boy caressed his stinging cheek.

"I have decided to visit you more often. Expect me in seven days my love." He leant down and pressed his lips to those of the bluenette who felt his whole world shrinking into blackness. The older boy stood and vanished in a swirl leaving the Ainu lying on his bed tears flowing down his face. He whispered fiercely,

"Don't touch me."

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Fallentruth: Once again I am tormenting my loveky HoroHoro, but am slightly cvonfused over what I will write next. Thankfull;y I have plenty of time to write the next chapters. I have no more school anymore. I will be on here most days so please review! Bye for now. A surprise for the first reviewer. Hehe!