So sorry to say this to all of you, but it's banned to reply to reviews from now on. . .which I think is a pretty weird thing to do, but whatever makes the webmasters happy I guess. If you really have very important questions or suggestions you want me to answer or reply, just send it to my e-mail, and I'll try to answer you as soon as possible. This is chapter 12 everyone! I know that's a stupid thing to say, as you all can probably just see it for yourself, but. . .it's a thought, right? I sincerely hope that F. will allow us to answer reviews once more. But until then, it's just going to be a blank spot from now on. (Sighs. . .) Okay, enough with that. Please read and review this chapter everyone!

By The Way: For those people who told me that Anna could hear the thoughts of other people's minds. . .I just want to clear the fact out that I DO now that fact, and that in the comic book volume 23, when Anna was talking to Manta, she explained to him that she was no longer able to hear the thoughts of other people after Yoh killed the "demon" within her. Lolz. But thanks for telling me that, though. Shows that you actually pay attention to the points in my story.

WARNING: SLIGHT LEMON CONTENT IN THIS CHAPTER.

CHAPTER 12

" So. . .she forgot your birthday." Ryu said.

" And I thought Hao was the only one who could read my mind." Yoh said, sighing as he removed his shoes and placed them on the doormat of his house.

" Oh, there was no need for the reading of minds, master." Ryu said lightly, removing his shoes too and stepped in after him. " It was practically written all over your face."

When all he received was a sheepish smile, Ryu walked into the kitchen and began to cook. " We're having your birthday party in the house, is that not right?" Ryu called out to Yoh, who was lazing around the balcony of the house. He called out the same question once more, slightly louder this time so that he could be heard over the busy sounds he was making in the kitchen.

" I don't know." Yoh said simply. " Whatever."

Ryu frowned but said nothing more. His master had been really silent and isolated the last few days for that one reason. Even though it was just Anna forgetting his birthday, there was no reason to get all bent out of shape about it. But he knew he had no right to say anything to him, because he was the one who attempted to commit suicide when Lyserg decided to join the X-Laws. He sighed and dropped several sweet potatoes into the wok of water. His head peeked itself out of the kitchen about a fraction of an inch to peer at his usually cheerful master. But he was just lazing around as usual. Ryu let out another sigh. Oh well. The only thing that could cheer Yoh up was Anna.

His eyes widened.

Then he smiled.

Wait a minute. . .

He might just have the perfect solution.

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Anna dried the last of her tears and was about to leave the school gates, umbrella in hand, when she was stopped by a none too familiar person. At first she thought it was Yoh, everything about him was so uncannily alike to his real frame, until she noticed that casual smirk toying on his lips. She sighed and stood in as defiant a pose as possible, her eyebrows knitted together. " What do you want, Hao?" she asked.

" Oh my, all the hostility." He said, grinning. " I just came here to ask you about how the whole thing with my dear brother went."

She felt tears welling up in her eyes again at the mere thought of Yoh again.

' Oh my God, is she going to cry?' she could hear Hao think, in a voice so concerned and sweet that it scared her, and her eyes looked up to meet him, but the smirk was still playing on his lips. ' Did I just imagine that?' she thought to herself, glaring at Hao once more, and decided that she must have been hearing things. Not from him, anyway. " It didn't go as well as I imagined. . ." she started slowly. Then her hand whipped out and slapped him across the cheek, he stepped back, appalled, his hand immediately reaching out to cup his cheek.

" What was that for?" he asked in indignation.

" Why didn't you tell me if was his birthday?" she asked.

" Happy birthday, Hao." Several giggling girls whispered to him before running off, laughing even louder at that. Anna raised her eyebrows and sighed.

" And yours." She said, rolling her eyes.

" It was not my fault that you didn't even remember your own fiancee's birthday, Anna." He said, still rubbing his sore cheek.

" I. . .I don't remember anyone's birthday." She muttered, flushing slightly.

" Not even mine?" he asked coyly.

" Don't try to be cute." She said warningly. " Or I'll do your other cheek in."

" In any case, Yoh's mind is not as clean as you would like to put it to be, am I not wrong?' he asked, lifting a cigarette to his lips. When he received no reply to this, he lighted it and inhaled. He pulled it out of his mouth, and breathed out of his lungs. " You owe me something, Anna." He said.

She sighed and looked up at him.

" Yes," she said in resignation. " What do you want?"

' I want you to kiss me.'

Her eyes widened.

His first kiss. . .?

But instead Hao just smiled. " I want you to kiss Yoh." He said, grinning broadly. " And buy him something for his birthday present and be back in time for his party."

She just stared at him for a moment. Did she just. . .hear his thoughts again? Was he really more than just a person who she really thought he was? He blinked at her reaction.

' Shit!' she heard him think frantically. ' Can she still read my mind?'

" What's the matter?" he asked jauntily.

" N. . .Nothing. I just didn't think you would say that." She lied.

' Oh. Thank God.'

" Oh." He said, sounding relieved. " Okay then, I guess I'll see you later. Be back home by seven alright? Don't upset Yoh even more."

She bit her lip and nodded. " Yeah." She said.

He just smiled and walked off.

And she watched him leave.

Until he disappeared behind the gates of the school then she leaned against the wall behind her and sighed. " What can I get for Yoh for his birthday?" she asked herself. Then her eyes followed to the area where Hao once stood before sighing. " Yes, and for Hao too." She added in resignation.

And she never knew how happy she would make the both of them if they were there beside her.

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It was six thirty.

Ryu grinned as Lyserg walked through the front door of Yoh's house. " Glad that you could make it!" he said to him cheerfully. He nodded rather gruffly at Marco who entered soon after, lugging the Iron Maiden in his hands. " You didn't have to lock Miss Jeanne up for a party too, you know." He said, rolling his eyes. Marco just shrugged, walking into the living room where the others were. Apparently nobody cared that the party only started at seven, and had arrived earlier. Much earlier, to be in fact. Not to state the obvious, Horo Horo and Pirika were there. Ren and Jun were there. Tamao and Yoh's parents and grandparents were there. To cut long things short, almost everyone that Yoh had lost to, won or met before was inside his house. In fact there was so much people that some had to just sit outside the lawn.

Well, almost everyone.

Yoh looked outside at dark roads leading to his house worriedly, looking at his watch. It was almost seven already, where was Anna? He was sure that she would at least return home early as a way of apologizing to him. He chewed on his bottom lip nervously, stamping his foot on the ground impatiently. Behind him, Ren watched him with a frown.

" Why don't you go look for her on Yoh's behalf?" Jun asked her brother sweetly into his ear, causing him to spit out the milk that was in his mouth.

" Don't be stupid, nee-san!" Ren snapped, wiping the milk off his face. " Why the Hell would I do that? I don't even care! What would you do if I don't? I mean. . ."

He stopped in mid-sentence at that smile she had on her face and he sighed.

" Okay." He sighed, and hopped off his chair. " But you owe me one."

Jun just smiled.

He scowled as he grabbed his coat and made his way to the door. " I can't believe that she can make me do anything she wants me to do as long as she smiles. . ." he grumbled, wrenching open the door. Then he froze at the sight of a panting Anna, clutching her chest as she stood by the door. A blush appeared on his cheeks as he just stared at her. God, she was just simply beautiful. . .

" Am I late?" she wheezed out.

" Do you have morning sickness?" he asked back, his lips twitching.

Apparently she didn't take too much care for his joke, and walked past him, two tight slaps sporting his cheeks. She walked over to Hao, who had his arm around some giggling girl. He noticed her looking down at him, and looked up, smiling. " Good evening." He said good-naturedly. " Enjoying the party?"

" Follow me." She said curtly, making her way towards the kitchen.

He looked at the girl beside him, shrugged and removed his arm from her shoulder and followed Anna. He waited patiently as she shut the door behind her, and leaned against the wall behind her, looking at him thoughtfully. ' I can't read his thoughts anymore. . .' she thought to herself. ' A real pity at that too, I would simply love to hear his thoughts right now. . .but forget it.' She cleared her throat and he cocked his head.

She reached into her pocket and tossed a package into his arms, in which he caught it. He raised his eyebrows at it and looked up at her, seemingly confused. " You want me to pass this to Yoh for you?" he asked. " Seriously, if that's so, you might as well not come at all, because. . ."

" Shut up, wiseass." She snapped. " It's for you."

His eyes widened and he stood erected in his pose for a moment.

" For. . .me?" he whispered.

" Yeah." She said, blushing slightly. " You're my child's godfather, in any case."

His mouth widened before his face split into a grin.

" Gee, thank you." He said softly. " I don't know what to say."

" You could say thank you." She snapped, opening the door to the living room. " Happy birthday, in any case."

She flung it open, and came face-to-face with Yoh.

He looked bored at first before he grinned at her. " Anna!" he said cheerfully. " You actually came!"

Anna raised her eyebrows. " You don't have to seem so surprised." She said.

" Well, I am." He said, his hand raising up to caress her cheek softly. " I'm glad that you came."

There was silence that befell the two of them, each of them staring into each other's eyes until they were interrupted by an uncomfortable cough behind them. Yoh turned and smiled at his brother. " And I'm glad you came too, my dear brother."

" It's not that. . ." Hao said, sounding exasperated before he just shrugged. " But scratch that. I'm going to bonk some unknown girl if you two don't mind." He walked past Yoh, but he stood right behind Anna for a brief moment to whisper, " Remember what you have to do." He whispered.

She bit her lip.

He left, leaving the two of them alone in the room.

Anna looked up at him doubtfully, fidgeting with her dress uncomfortably. " Hey, Yoh. . ." she started slowly, and he turned around to face her. " I'm sorry that. . .I forgot your birthday."

He laughed. " Forget about it." He said.

" Oh, would you stop being so God damn forgiving?" she snapped angrily, and the smile faded from his face. " Look. . ." she said slowly. " Here's your birthday present."

His eyes widened and accepted the box from her.

" For. . .me?" he asked.

" Yeah." She said, blushing. " H. . .Happy birthday."

He smiled at her fondly, catching her hands in his, and she looked up at him, eyes wide.

" Thank you." He whispered.

" Y. . .You're welcome." She muttered.

Damn, how was she supposed to kiss him at a time like this?

Yoh coughed uncomfortably, and handed a drink into Anna's hands, who accepted it with raised eyebrows. " Ryu asked me to give it to you to try." He said, grinning like a schoolboy on high. " He said it was a new recipe for a drink and wanted me to give it to you when I saw you."

Behind Ryu grinned, acting like he was talking to Tokagero, who was grinning at the two of them two, and the two of them grinned at each other toothily as Anna started to drink it. " I didn't think that the two of them would be alone for that." Ryu said, rubbing his chin. " At least that shows that Anna would fall for Yoh much easily."

" You're a genius." Tokagero said, giggling. " I can't believe you learned how to do Hao's voodoo trick."

" No, I didn't actually. But his tiny friend heard my story about Yoh being pitiful and he gave me a small love potion pill, which had the same effects of Hao's voodoo thing." Ryu said, turning his back to the two of them. " Well, we'd better go. Just in case Anna pounces on Yoh or something."

Hao watched Ryu in the corner of his eye and laughed.

" And I was planning for Horo Horo to do that. . ." he said to Opacho, who giggled and shrugged. " But it worked out in the end anyway. Good work, Opacho." He muttered, lifting the drink to his lips.

" Yes, Hao-sama." Opacho said, but not before winking at Ryu, who winked back.

Hao smiled. " If this works. . ." he muttered. " That shows that Anna at least has some feelings for Yoh."

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Anna placed the drink on the table, stepping backwards slightly. Her head felt heavy all of a sudden, and she leaned against the table next to her for comfort. Yoh stepped up to her in concern, his hand on her shoulder. " Anna?" he asked huskily. " Are you alright? Are you sick?"

Was it just her or did he just sound so incredibly lustful just now?

" I. . .I'm fine." She muttered, her eyes looking up to meet his. He smiled back, and her heart hammered against her chest.

" I'll see you later, okay?" he said, running off to welcome more guests into the living room.

Anna could feel Yoh's hands all over her, and she let out a startled gasp as his fingers delved themselves into the place that she kept secret to him for so long.

" Anna?" Yoh asked, and she jumped.

" Y. . .Yeah?" she stammered.

" Are you sure you're okay?" he asked.

" I'm fine." She muttered.

' What the Hell was that?' she asked herself, tugging her dress tightly.

" Yoh. . ." she said, rather drunkedly.

" Yes?" he asked, sounding doubtful.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, her lips pressing hard against his. He let out a startled gasp as he was pushed back against the wall behind him. Her leg slid up his thy, her tongue entering his mouth hungrily, earning a moan from him, his tongue attacking hers back ferociously. Her hands pressed against his chest, marveling on how muscular he had become over the years. God, all she wanted to do at the moment was to just rip his clothes off and join him as one. But she pulled away, licking her lips, smiling at him coyly.

" Anna. . ." he breathed.

" Happy birthday." She giggled. " Now go out."

He frowned but walked off, leaving her standing there alone.

She rubbed her head.

" God, I'm drunk." She muttered.

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Ryu was drinking the cocktail in his hands, watching Jeanne dance in the middle of many lustful looking boys, Lyserg laughing in a corner, clapping along, Marco fingering his gun angrily. He let out a smirk and downed his drink in one gulp before placing it on the table. He raised his eyebrows as he noticed Anna resting her head against her palm, muttering something, her knees pressed tightly together.

He smiled to himself.

" If Yoh wasn't my master. . ." Ryu muttered, getting to his feet, only to shut the door that Anna was in.

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" Oh my God, Yoh. . ."

Anna felt like she was going to burst up in flames; every part of her body was burning with the sweet intensity of Yoh's touch. She wrapped her legs around his waist, moaning out loud as he bit into her neck. He was smirking at her coyly, and she scowled at him. Trust him to be so glad to gain control over her for once.

" Yoh," she growled. " If you do that once more, I will personally. . ."

" I know," he said, ripping her shirt off, pushing her hands out of the sleeves. " You're going to double the amount of my weights. . ."

He ripped open her bra and licked her swollen nipples, enjoying the feel of her struggling underneath of him. " Make me run twice the length you asked me to. . ."

His fingers pushed down her silk white panties, his fingers forcing themselves into her tight entrance at one go, grinning as she screamed out loud. " And triple the amount of push-ups due."

" Not. . .to. . .mention. . .sit-ups. . ." she gasped out loud, struggling in vain to gain control.

He grinned at her his thumb entering her now and she came at that moment, screaming at the top of her lungs like she would have never known before. . .

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Her eyes snapped open, and found out that she was stopped in the middle of her apparent trance by an embarrassed Ryu, who had shut the door behind him, grinning at her sheepishly. She didn't even bother to glare at him, but pressed her hands against her chest tightly. What the Hell. . .was that? She wiped the sweat from her face, completely aware of the sweat beads forming on her face. And to think she had slapped Yoh for thinking pervertic thoughts. What would she do to herself if she was looking from another point of view? Heaven forbid what she would do. Not that that minded now, because she was obviously herself, but that was besides the point. . .

Her train of thought was stopped abruptly by Ren, who had knocked on the door quickly before entering. His eyes didn't meet hers, but walked straight past her to get plates from one of the drawers inside the kitchen she was in when he noticed that they were nowhere in sight. He looked at her questioningly.

" Third drawer to the left." She replied lazily.

" Knew that." He muttered, rushing off to get it.

She watched him bundled up plates in his hands thoughtfully for a moment before speaking up. " Hey Ren, can I ask you a question?" she asked, and he turned around, eyebrows raised questioningly. " Would you call a girl a skank for thinking perverted thoughts?"

He blushed rather furiously at that, but she just folded her arms across her chest and waited for his question. She was one that knew absolutely nothing about the embarrassment of boys, and even more of what would make them embarrassed. Plus, she trusted Ren more than anyone in the world besides Yoh. Probably because he seemed so trustable.

" It depends on how old she is." He said, blushing.

" Does that matter?" she asked, cocking a brow.

" Well. . .I guess it would." He spluttered.

" In what context?" she asked.

" I. . .I guess it depends on the age of puberty." He said, blushing even more furiously now.

She blinked.

" And what would that be?"

" It. . .erm. . .I. . ." Ren spluttered, but it was at that moment when Pirika entered the room, giggling furiously, a man with his hand around her waist, grinning from ear to ear. Anna raised her eyebrows as she noticed Ren's blush quickly disappear, his hands clenched into fists, his eyebrows knitted together, his lips snapped against each other tightly. Pirika noticed the two of them and sobered quickly.

" Oh, sorry. . .I didn't know there was anyone in here." She said, apologizing.

Ren glared at the two of them before walking out, shuffling fast Pirika. She looked at him, confused, before looking questioningly at Anna. Anna just smirked and shrugged, making her way up the stairs to the showers. Horo Horo met her on the way. " Where are you going?" he asked. " The party's in the other direction."

" I know that," she said, rolling her eyes. " I just wanted to take a shower."

" Okay." He said, before stopping in mid-step. He watched her leave, shutting the door behind her. He blinked and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. " Is that so. . ." he muttered.

" You horny little monkey." Came a silky voice from behind, and Horo could almost feel the grin on the person's face. He turned around and the relief in his body was almost audible as he saw Hao standing before him. " Oh, it's only you." Horo said, leaning against the wall behind him.

" Is that an insult I hear?" Hao said, leaning against the wall beside him.

" Depends on what you would prefer to hear." Horo answered.

They stayed silent for a moment.

" So you were planning to peek on Anna showering?" Hao asked, lips twitching.

Horo sighed. " God, your skills to read minds sure is irritating." He muttered.

" Yeah, I hear that from time to time." Hao said, laughing. " However, that's what makes me the sex God that I am now." Horo laughed along with him. They stayed silent again. " So were you really planning to go inside the shower room to watch her or what?" Hao asked suddenly.

" I was just. . .thinking." Horo mumbled. " Not that I would do it, anyway."

" And why not?" Hao asked.

" Obvious reason!" Horo snapped. " She's Yoh's fiancée."

" That's another point altogether." Hao said, shrugging. " If you hit on her or had sex with her. . .THAT would be a horrible crime. But what's wrong with peeking on them on the shower anyway?"

Horo's eyebrows rose at the sudden thought of Hao's theory.

" I guess that's right." Horo said slowly. Then he shook his head, blushing. " But that's besides the point." He said. " What the Hell are you giving me more ideas to peek on Anna?"

" I was just telling you the right of a man to peek on any woman he wanted." Hao said, shrugging his shoulders. Horo raised his eyebrows at Hao. Hao smiled back. Then Horo grinned and patted Hao's shoulder.

" Whatever works for you works for me." He said, grinning. " Don't wait up."

" Speaking of which. . ." Hao said slowly, and Horo stopped and turned around. " Can I come with you?"

Horo's eyes widened. " Why?" he asked.

Hao shrugged. " I don't know." He said casually. " I want to see if Anna's body looks good that's all. And. . .I'm not much of a voyeur."

" Hey." Horo said, pointing his finger at Hao warningly. " It's not voyeurism, it's called, beauty of art."

" Is that so?" Hao said, his lips twitching. " In that case, Ryu just so happens to be showering in the opposite room."

" Fine, you win." Horo said wearily. " You want to come or not?"

" Sure." Hao said, following in Horo's fast footsteps. In a corner, Ren sat there, watching Pirika dance with some dark-haired, handsome man sulkily. He glared at the man as he winked at him and looked away. His eyes finally lay upon Horo and Hao, who were walking off into some distant room. It was nothing much, Ren didn't mind too much about that. But it was the look on Hao's face; a strange reckoning, that made him finally came to an obvious and precise point.

" Horo Horo's going to get himself killed." Ren muttered, sighing.

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" This is where you peek on girls?" Hao asked witheringly. Horo smirked at him as he opened the cupboard and started removing the many pieces of clothings that were found inside. " It's called cleverness in the work, my friend." Horo said, feeling around the wall carefully, his fingers tapping around. " Not everyone can score with every single pretty girl they see. . .they're not you or Ren, you know."

" Why thank you, that's really nice of you to say." Hao said, grinning broadly.

" You're quite welcome." Horo said, bowing lightly. " Okay. . .I found it. Now get here, luckily I drilled three holes in here. I guess there will be an empty space next to us."

" Fantastic." Hao said. " Is there any way we could get caught?"

" Yeah, of course." Horo said. " If she looks really closely into the mirror."

Hao thought for a moment before smiling. " That's good to know."

Horo raised his eyebrows, and would have questioned him if it were not for the two of them jamming their eyes into the two separate holes which saw right into the shower room. But what they saw was not a very, very, very naked Anna showering, but they saw her sitting on the ground, cross-legged, the beads she wore around her neck at a circle at her feet, her lips continuously muttering something.

" What's she doing?" Horo muttered, sounding disappointed. " What's she doing with her clothes on?"

" So it seems like she found out about Ryu's spell on her." Hao said, trying his best to sound to sound nonchalant, but couldn't stop a small bit of disappointment from tinging on his voice. " Now she's cleansing it off her. I have to admit, for someone her age to wear off my spell, it's very impressive indeed."

" So. . .how long will it take?" Horo asked wearily.

" For someone her age it would take days. . .but of course, her powers are extreme, it would probably take twenty minutes or two." He added quickly at the look on Horo's face. " Look, she's done now."

Anna had got up, and in her hands was the pill. She looked at it, disgusted, before throwing it on the ground and smashed it to pieces with her foot. " I'm going to personally MURDER Ryu and Yoh when I see them." She growled, taking another slam on the ground with her foot. Horo and Hao shivered.

" Now, I wonder who would dominate in bed, Yoh or Anna?" Horo asked, lips twitching.

" Come to think of it. . ." Hao said, rubbing his chin. " I wonder what present she got for me?''

" What did she get for Yoh?" Horo asked at that.

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Yoh opened his package silently, after looking around to make sure that there was nobody around him looking. Well, except for an excited Amidamaru. " What do you think it is? Yoh-donno?" he asked, jumping on the balls of his feet. " Anna-san never gave anything to anyone before!"

" Besides embarrassingly small uniforms, anyway." Yoh said, rolling his eyes. He opened the small box and pulled the top open, and his eyes widened. Amidamaru peered over his shoulder, patting Yoh constantly on his shoulders. " What is it, Yoh-donno? What is it?"

" It's. . .a necklace." Yoh said, raising his eyebrows at the sight of it, picking it up in his fingers. It was silver in the lining, but there was small stub found at the end, that was engraved in gold: " Yoh". He smiled fondly to himself and looked at it appreciatively when he noticed something found on the other side of the stub, able to be seen only in the dim light: " I'm sorry."

He smiled to himself.

" Yeah." He whispered, putting it over his neck " I love you too."

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Anna got up to her feet, brushing her knees rather deftly, and looked at the sauna around her. She seemed to ponder on it for a moment, looking at the area around her. " Stay. . .stay, damn it, stay. . ." Horo Horo whispered, chanting in a low voice softly. Hao rolled his eyes, but his fingers were secretly twisted in his pockets. Anna just shrugged and started to make her way out of the room, getting her beads which were on the floor. The disappointment between the two boys was almost audible, but they were saved from being found out as Pirika and Tamao and Tao Jun entered the room, towels on their shoulders. Anna stopped in mid-step, raising her eyebrows at them.

" Hello." She said to them.

" Evening." Tao Jun said cheerfully. " We were planning on having a quick shower. Care to join us?"

" Oh, damn. . .stay." Horo whispered, his hands clasped together.

" Alright then." Anna said, smiling softly. " I was in the mood for a shower anyway."

" Really?" Hao asked himself.

Horo laughed gleefully. " Nothing could get better than this." He said.

The girls got their fingers on their clothes, starting to remove the buttons.

" It just did." Hao said, smirking. " Okay, let's do something. Want to rate them by ass, bust and legs?"

" Whatever that has something to do with looking at them." Horo said gleefully.

But Hao's eyes were solely on Anna, who was slowly unzipping her dress, pulling the sleeves off her shoulders. Hao 's eyes were pressing deeper and deeper into the hole, and he let out a startled gasp as she flicked off her dress, handing in a pool at her feet. Even Horo's eyes were practically bulging out of its sockets. Anna was wearing a black bra and underwear, which clung on tightly to her body.

" Anna's. . .beautiful." Hao whispered.

" Yeah." Horo gulped. " I don't know whether to envy Yoh or to feel sorry for him."

" She has fantastic legs, I have to say." Horo said, rubbing his chin. " God knows where she has been hiding those. . .her ass if small and firm. . .breasts. . .oh my, are those a 34 C?"

" Very nice guesswork." Hao said, nodding at him in approval.

" God. . .she's beautiful." Horo muttered. " Oh, Ren's sister's body is fantastic. You wouldn't even have to take a second glance. . .Tamao is lookable I guess, and. . ."

His face had turned an ashen pale and Hao seemed to know why.

" Just look away, Horo." Hao muttered. " It's only your naked sister, after all."

" AHHH!" Horo yelled, shutting his eyes with his hands. " MY EYES! MY EYES!"

The girls seemed to snap to attention and Hao smirked.

" Good luck, Horo." He whispered to himself before vanishing into thin air.

" Hao. . .?" Horo whispered, opening his eyes once again before they widened to the sizes of saucers.

" Guess again." Came a curt voice.

There stood Anna, Tamao, Pirika and Tao Jun, wearing towels, hands on their hips. Anna held the mirror in her fingers idily. " That's a really good trick." She whispered to herself, a look of disgust on her face. But it was nothing compared to the look on Pirika's face. " Who else was in here with you?" she asked.

" Hao was here." Horo said fearfully.

Anna smirked. " Trust Hao to come up with something so original." She muttered. " I'll deal with him later myself."

Horo knew that he had to apologize to Hao later on.

But in a way, he was happy that he was not going to be the only one in pain.

But then again, the anger they would feel for Hao would probably wear off after they were done with Horo Horo.

But then once again, Hao was smooth so he might get out of it.

But then twice again. . .he was the one backed up against the wall with nowhere to hide, with four girls with very different expressions on their faces. Pirika was looking tearful, Tamao was looking remotely abashed, Tao Jun looked slightly amused, but there was something about that look on her face that he did not like. And Anna was. . .

" Nice seeing you again, Horo." Anna said, her voice laced with sarcasm, her hand raised, and before Horo knew it her hand had crossed his cheek, and he was on the ground once more.

Outside, Hao winced as he heard the slap.

" That's gotta hurt." He said to himself. He pushed the cigarette and wedged it between his lips, and lit it. He blew out of it softly and smiled to himself. " But everything has to go according to plan, doesn't it?"

END CHAPTER 12

The end of this chapter folks! Sorry for the slight lack in lemony stuff in this one, so excuse me if you were looking forward to it. It appears that I had to branch out Hao's plan longer than I expected. Thanks for the reviews! A pity that I can't answer your question anymore. . .but at least I did once at the top of the story. . .in any case, keep reading this story! What's Anna's present for Hao? Thought about that? Who's Horo Horo's crush? Will Ren end up with Pirika? Will Ryu and Yoh get beat up by Anna? Find out all the secrets in the following chapters to come!

SPOILER: Yoh's going to get angry at Anna rather soon. VERY angry. Maybe in the next chapter, or maybe in the next next. . .sorry for the bad English. But when he does, that's going to be the point of the climax, yeah?

SPOILER 2: Yoh and Anna might be "getting it on" in the next chapter. Whether that's a good thing or not.