More than an obsession
Author's Note: Look I'm not dead and neither is this story! I'm sorry I haven't updated I've been... busy. Or the right word is lazy! I admit it! I've had no inspiration. Heh heh. It's Hao's POV the whole way through this chapter. Read & Review!
Disclaimer: Shaman King © Hiroyuki Takei
Chapter 17: Cat and mouse p.2
I grinned and watched as my otouto desperately searched for a way out of his little prison. I found it funny that my pathetic other half actually thought I'd leave the front door unlocked. Did he really think I was that stupid? No, I wasn't that dumb. I wasn't going to let my prey slip out of my grasp this time. Up until the time that his stupid little boyfriend figured out where we were, Yoh was mine. I grinned at the perspective. Oh the things I could do.
I groaned in frustration when my otouto tried to kick the door down and almost broke his foot. And we're supposed to be related? I shook my head and decided it was time to start our game of cat and mouse… Just as soon as Yoh picked up on the cheese.
It took my dear brother a good twenty minutes before he discovered the letter I left for him. I had planned everything for this game perfectly. As the letter read, if Yoh could avoid being captured for two days, I would let him go. If I caught him well… he'd have quite the surprise waiting for him.
I actually laughed at that. Just thinking of his little surprise was enough to turn me on. Yoh must have heard me laugh because he suddenly ran off. I cursed myself for that. I decided to give Yoh a little push and locked all the gates around the castle before unlocking the front door. Now at least he had bigger terrain. Though I wasn't going to be nicer than that. It would be up to Yoh to avoid me… if he wanted to leave that is.
I followed Yoh as he ran outside. He looked around with a slightly shocked expression and darted off, much faster than I thought he could run. Funny… he always seemed so lazy. I guess not.
"Yoh… you'll have to run faster than that!" I laughed evilly.
My eyes darkened when I realized that he was trying to summon his ghost. That little brat. My glare hardened and I appeared behind my otouto.
"I'm kindly giving you a chance to get out of here and this is how you're repaying me? Tsk, tsk." I shook my head and wrapped my arms around my little brother's waist. I felt him shiver and chuckled. "Oh I'm not going to kill you, don't worry about that. I want you all to myself so why would I kill you?" I smirked when Yoh raised an eyebrow.
I couldn't held but shake my head. "If you stop trying to summon that samurai I'll give you another chance." I said in a calm voice. He nodded and I slowly let him go before vanishing into the shadows.
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If I ever once said that my otouto had brains in his head, I was kidding. Too even think that he had some brains… Ha! My baka of a brother actually tried to climb the wall. All that resulted from that was a pathetic drop onto his pathetic ass. It was quite funny to hear him groan afterwards.
While my little brother found the kitchen and ate lunch, I went to check on my dear little rival. I found him training while his friends tried to guess where I was. Pathetic.
I appeared behind Ren and grinned evilly, "Chicchieena." (A/N: In my opinion, this is a true Hao line. This is the phrase he says to mean expressions like "how small". It's in my profile too.)
He turned and glared at me. "Hao! You bastard! Where's Yoh!" He glared at me with eyes that shined with determination. I laughed at him and leaned on the wall, my smirk calm.
"He's fine with me Ren. Besides, like I've said in the past, he was originally mine. Now he's back where he belongs." I grinned and rolled my eyes when Ren paled. "No I didn't steal his soul. I want so much more than that." I laughed and vanished, indulging in the frustrated yell Ren released.
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I returned to the castle later that night to discover that Yoh was being creative. Assuming that this castle was old enough to be used against attacks, he started tapping on walls looking for secret passages. I'll admit that it was a smart move coming from Yoh but… like I said, I'm not that stupid. I knew where all the secret passages were so Yoh wouldn't be able to wait out the other day without me knowing where he was.
Well… that's what I thought anyways.
The second day of my little game proved that Yoh wasn't that stupid. As I walked around the castle in the early hours of the morning, I noticed that my dear little otouto was nowhere to be found. I at first assumed that he had somehow managed to escape. I searched the entire area around my hideaway but my dear little brother wasn't anywhere to be found.
I decided to search the castle again, tapping on every wall. Was it possible that he found a secret passage that I didn't know about? At first I doubted that, but when I heard Yoh's thoughts; snickering like a child playing hide and go seek, I knew that he had done what I had deemed impossible. I shook my head in disbelief and grinned when I found his hiding place.
"1, 2, 3 on Yoh!" I smirked and leaned on the opposite wall. "Not bad otouto, not bad at all." I watched my little brother gulp. "You've got one final test." I smiled, "Come with me."
I lead the way outside into the yard and looked at him. He tilted his head and gave me a strange. I smirked and almost laughed at his shocked expression when his samurai spirit appeared next to me.
"Allow me to explain." I began, "This is your final test and your last chance to get out of here. Fight me. If you beat me you can leave. If I win, you stay here."
I saw him gulp and I chuckled. He knew he couldn't beat me. If he couldn't beat that X-Law baka, how was he supposed to beat the ultimate shaman? I knew that he wouldn't be leaving… after all, I planned all this. I had made sure that what was mine would remain mine.
His spirit went to him and they spoke for a minute before Yoh turned to me, a determined expression on his face. "I won't lose Hao. I will return to Ren."
My eyes darkened again as the Spirit of Fire appeared behind me. "I told you that I never wanted to hear you say that name again!" Fire swirled around me and I extended my hand as the sword of the Spirit of Fire appeared in my hand.
Yoh grinned and drew his katana. "I won't lose! Amidamaru! Spirit form! Into the Harusame!" I watched as he created his oversoul. "And now, into Utsu no Mitomenotsurugi!" He created his double medium and pointed it directly at me.
I grinned, "Yoh, that toothpick can't hurt me!" I lunged at him, sword at the ready. We were on even footing, no one having an advantage over the other.
Yoh surprised me by using his Shockwave Buttagiri just as I lunged and I barely dodged. I was glad that my otouto was so serious about this but… I knew he was going to lose. In the split second I dodged his attack he jumped at me. Catching him off guard, I kicked him in the gut, sending him flying. He connected with the stone wall with a sickening thud. I slowly walked up to him, chuckling madly.
He glared at me from where he sat, scrunched up low. I laughed and bent down in front of him. "So sorry Yoh… looks like your staying here."
Yoh was about to retort when his oversoul broke. He looked at Amidamaru and went quiet. I smiled and sealed his spirit in a memorial tablet. Yoh glared but could do nothing to stop me. I grabbed him by the back of his shirt and pulled him up.
Yoh struggled but I kept my tight grip and dragged him back into the castle and back to the dungeon. I smirked as I chained him to the wall again. "Get some sleep Yoh." I muttered before walking off.
While my little brother slept I returned to the Asakura house and left a little present on Ren's dresser, namely Amidamaru's memorial tablet and a note that read:
My dear little Tao,
Unfortunately for you and your hopeless relationship, Yoh couldn't beat me. That was his last chance to return to you and he failed. I have returned to you the memorial tablet of his spirit with the spirit locked inside as a memento of my dear little brother.
Don't bother coming after me. Yoh is mine.
Asakura Hao
A/N: Mwahahaha! Well what do you think? Is it long enough? Heh heh. I'm proud of this chapter! Read & Review!