Ashuri: thanks for the reviews. Glad you liked it and found it enjoyable and funny.

To. Jiannetsuke-TAK: I do have stories with those characters in it, most of them are far from complete, but one is almost finished. Thanks for thinking their cool and interesting.

To. SaturnMax: yes Horo forgave Ren, somewhat, and yes Ren will get let out soon.

To. Almighty holie bean (nice): I'm not going to yell at you.

To. Anonymous reader (it's me): I don't know if any of the other characters will be in there...Horo's sister might be in a later chapter...but as for the other's I'm not sure. Why? Which characters do you want to see?

Yes this is all extremely entertaining. Hope I answered your questions, now on with the craziness.

Hao: why am I still the disclaimer?

Ashuri: cause I like you, Yoh is still sleeping and Ren is currently indisposed.

Hao: damn. She does not own shaman king.

Chapter thirteen: Irafuror Brevis Est. (anger is brief madness).

A few days after Ren started anger management, which he believed was pointless and didn't help in the least, not to mention that the stupid shrink might have played some roll in getting him stuck in it, Horo payed him a visit and told him that he had to go and visit Prika back home.

"But- NO, don't leave me!" Ren said latching on to him as though his very existence depended on Horo being in Tokyo with him. "Why do you have to go?"

"Cause Prika wants me too. And you were supposed to come with me, but you ended up here," Horo said and muttered something inaudible which was "Prika was sure disappointed."

Ren didn't hear him. Obviously this trip was planned a long time ago, without Ren's knowledge.

"What did you say when you told her I wasn't coming?" Ren asked.

"I said you were sick and not up to traveling."

"Well that's partially true."

Horo stared at him, not understanding, then looked at Ashley who had come to change Ren's sheets. She tapped the side of her head and mouthed. "Mental." "Oh." Horo said getting it. "Yeah."

Ren smiled, then pouted. "I'm going to be all alone!" He looked up at Horo and whined as Ashley left.

Horo who couldn't resist his whine, held on tightly to him. "Believe me Ren, I would love to stay here with you. Preferably not in this building, but together...somewhere." He paused. "But I brought you something to keep you company.

He bent down and retrieved something from the bag he had brought with him. Ren waited, wondering what it was. When Horo straightened up, he held the rabbit in his hands. Ren hissed, grabbed the rabbit and attempted to decapitate it, but then desisted and hugged it instead. Oh how he missed it. Wait..he thought...yeah, I did miss it, sorta.

A noise from Horo clearly stated that he still believed that Ren liked the rabbit more then him, which Ren proved was not the case, somehow, in the space of about two minutes.

"And while I'm away, I'll have this to keep me company." And he held up a purple stuffed rabbit, Ren's white's day gift to him.

"You actually kept it?" Ren asked.

"Of course. I would never throw away a gift you gave me, even if it sucked," Horo said, petting the rabbit in perfect imitation of Ren, which Ren didn't notice.

"Well, okay. I'll remember that," Ren said.

"But Prika still might get mad, because I've given that to you?"

"Just tell her I've borrowed it while I'm sick."

"Hmm that might work," Horo said placing the rabbit on the bed beside him and pulled Ren into his arms.

"Horo, what's wrong?" Ren asked.

"Nothing. Just be quiet for a moment." The silent comforting hug was something they both needed, more so Horo then Ren at the moment.

Their time together was very limited, and didn't last long as Horo had to leave early to go and visit his sister, whom Ren was getting jealous over, for no apparent reason except for that she got to spend time with him and Ren couldn't even see him. As soon as he had left, the realization that he wouldn't see him for a while finally hit him.

This was going to be a very long...however long Horo was gone, as he didn't know when he would be coming back.

In the period of one hour, Ren had managed to have about three conversations with the rabbit, which included saying "Do you think he's thinking about me?", "How far away do you think he is?", and "When is he coming back.", got a phone call from Jun, actually threw up his food and was told he had a cold, and threatened Ashley's life, for all the good it did, she wasn't afraid of him. He didn't even get the satisfaction of scaring someone, as she scared him more by threatening him instead.

The doctors at D.I.M.I. were sure different then any doctors he had ever seen. Were they like supposed to frighten you into getting better or something, or maybe the vast amount of knowledge they had on you was supposed to freak you out, as he believed Jun hadn't put that much information on him on that registration form. She wasn't writing on it that long.

In the period of three hours, Ren managed to get himself locked in the room with the padded walls, because he had broken two nose's, ("Fucking jerks! Don't touch me!"), was prescribed some sort of medication, and refused to take it and flushed it down the toilet, ("I don't need this shit! I'm perfectly fine!"), and tired to kill himself and Ashley with a plastic knife. It didn't work very well as it wouldn't cut his skin and when he attacked Ashley she grabbed it and broke it with ease.

Sitting in the room, he was deprived of whatever would make him feel better, that included the rabbit, and that had him trying to force himself out by dawn the next day, and got himself injected with calming solvent.

It gave him a feeling of pure bliss, like he was floating, and he was suddenly very happy, and didn't attack anyone or do anything evil for an entire day. Which was a first. However near nightfall when he had been allowed to go back to his room, the effects of the solvent were wearing off. Much to his disappointment. Sitting be his window, he really wished Horo would come back. Who cared about Prika anyway. All she was, was his sister, and that's not very important.

He shook his head. Man he was greedy. Prika was important to Horo, that's why he had gone to visit her, and Ren would have been there too, if he hadn't fought with Horo on valentines day and if Jun hadn't locked him in the mental asylum.

Ren groaned. Thinking about Horo was making him depressed and making him feel very lonely. Which was not a happy feeling and the rabbit wasn't helping much. He just wanted to bust out of the place and go and find Horo and...

And what? He asked himself. He had no answer. Hug him, hold him, kiss him, were all valid answer's but they didn't fit with the question he had asked himself. He sighed remembering when Horo had first told him he loved him and how he couldn't even digest the idea. It had made him sick to his stomach. And then he found out that he needed Horo, and everything changed after that. He knew that he needed Horo, knew that he wanted to be with him, but does that classify as love?

Ren didn't know. He had never properly been in love with anyone. How was he supposed to know what it felt like? How was he supposed to give an answer to Horo, when he didn't even know what love was.

He sighed again. He wanted to answer Horo, he knew he would have to one day, but he couldn't if he didn't know the answer to the question.

His musings were interrupted by Ashley bringing his medication, which he still believed he didn't need, and a mug of something warm to drink. She handed it him and stood by to wait, making sure he took it. He sighed and stared at it.

"Don't make me force you," she said in a tired tone. Holly had been extremely annoying that morning by hiding all the towels and putting something in someone's food.

Ren complied and swallowed the medication with a sip of the drink. It was an interesting drink.

"It's called Wassail," Ashley said. "It's made with wine, beer or cider in your case, spices sugar and baked apples."

"It's good." he said.

She nodded and proceeded to the door.

"Why must our hearts force us to love?" he asked quietly knowing she'd have some sort of answer, that he would have to think through.

She stopped walking. "The heart has it's reasons, that reason, knows nothing of." And she left Ren struggling to figure out what she meant.

A week or so later, Ren's anger management lessons weren't going very well. He had to take it along with two other people, who were not as bad as him, but pretty close. Their names were Hidca Callow and Riku Emeto, and to make a large explanation sort, they hated each other, and that annoyed Ren, because they always fought. Ignoring them proved an easy task though.

Another female doctor was in charge of the lessons, Ren always forgot her name so he didn't bother with it anymore. With today's lesson she started out by saying. "Irafuror Brevis Est." They all stared at her. "Anger is a brief madness," she explained. "Your anger, makes you mad for a short period, and then your perfectly normal."

"Except when your Riku and your angry all the time," Hidca said.

"Madness chases some but waits for others," Riku retorted.

Ren rolled his eyes. Here we go again.

Hidca glared at him. "I'm not mad."

"Yes you are. If you weren't you wouldn't be here."

"People please. Lets continue you with the lesson." And she went on to explain that anger was sometimes genetic.

"Which also again, is true in Riku's case." She smiled at him. "Your ancestors must number in the thousands. It's really hard to understand how many people can be to blame for producing something like you."

"Yes and you would know cause your related to my family," Riku said.

"Damn I don't want to be."

Ren got up and left. This was going to end badly, as a matter of fact, as soon as he had gone five paces from the door, there was a loud thud, which met they threw something and a lot of shouting resounded.

He went down to the group activity room which cause a few people to run out of it in fear. He sat down in front of the tv to watch some show called Yu-Gi-Oh. "And I will reclaim my title as the number one duelist in the world!" some character said. Ren rolled his eyes. How boring.

Ashley was walking around handing out medicine. When she neared Ren, she didn't scold him for not being in anger management, in fact she turned to the tv, pointed and yelled "DIE!" and walked away as nothing had happened. Ren was probably the only one who noticed. She was a very difficult person to understand, and obviously randomness came from hanging out with Holly.

He glared at the tv. He wanted out. He hated this place he- "Ren I would like to see you in my office," said Ashley right in his ear. He jumped and fell off the couch. Ren looked up to her and nodded.

"This way." she said and lead him to the floor above the one they were on and into a rather large office. "Sit down." she said, sitting in a large purple swivel chair.

Ren sat down in one of the smaller purple chairs.

"Now," she started, but the door opened.

"Ashley!" Holly came running in. "I'm pregnant!"

Ashley sighed. "Again?"

"No I just wanted to interrupt your meeting," she said happily.

"Grr."

"Anyway, Sora got a vasectomy remember?"

"Holly, Sora did not get a vasectomy. How many time do I have to tell you."

"Aw crud," Holly muttered.

"Now get out."

"Aw but why?"

"I'm busy."

"Do you want me to leave?" Ren asked.

"No I want you to stay," Ashley snapped. Ren cringed. Shouldn't have opened my mouth. He thought.

"But what am I supposed to do?"

"Go cast voodoo spells on Hidca or something."

"Like what?"

"I don't know. Make her love Riku."

"Oh yeah! Haha!" and she left saying loudly. "Oh Hidca? Where are choo?"

Ashley sighed and shook her head. "What am I going to do with her," she muttered. Then she cleared her throat. "Now, Ren, due to the sign age of contract form D, under paragraph H, hear by indited to consignee A, by law of the institutions of medical efficiencies, and A.M.V.-"

Ren stared at her. What on earth was she babbling about.

She smiled at him. "You have no idea what I just said right?"

Ren shook his head. "No."

She laughed. "That's ok. What all that mumbo jumbo basically meant, was the contract your sister signed has expired. That means, unless you wish to stay, you are free to go. And by the by, your condition has greatly improved."

Ren stared at her again.

"I can leave?"

Ashley nodded.

"Really?"

"Really."

"Oh wow. I am so out of here," Ren said.

She laughed again. "Don't forget to write. Your sister's waiting outside to take you home. Have a nice day."

"Thank you."

He returned to his room, collected his few things and was out the door before you could say mentally unstable. Jun was there, waiting.

"Well I'm so proud of you Ototo!"She hugged him.

Ren was still a little angry at Jun, but it didn't matter now. He was free. "I'm free!" he said loudly.

"Do that again and I'll put you back in there," Jun threatened.

Ren glared at her and stomped over to his car. "Jeez I was just celebrating."

Jun had been about to unlock the car when Hidca and Holly came racing by.

"Oh...I'm sorry Hidca.. I care about you! I LOVE YOU! Give me a kiss! Muah!" Holly said chasing after her.

"No. You'll contaminate me!" Hidca yelled.

"Kiss me I love you!"

Hidca ran over to Jun yelling "Help me! No! She'll contaminate me!"

Holly threw her arms around Hidca. "I heart me! Kiss me! Love me back! Forget Sora! MINE! I mean aw crap."

Jun stared at them. "That is so wrong. I mean they're twins right?" she whispered to Ren who shrugged. They very well could be twins. They looked alike.

"Help me! Help me! I beg of you! Help me!"

Jun continued to stare.

"Hidca?" Holly asked.

"Help please! Help! Holly! Let go!" Hidca said on the verge of crying in exasperation.

"No I love you!"

"No! No you don't you murdering whore! Let go off me or you'll regret it!" she spat.

Ren sighed and leaned against the car. This was going to take a while, if no one found them.

"No, if I let go, I'll regret it. I can't love you if I let go!" Holly said sadly.

"I don't want you to love me! Your supposed to hate me!"

"No. It was always a lie! I wuv choo Hidca!" Holly said still clinging to her.

Jun backed away slightly, afraid.

"I hate you! Get off me! You there, you lazy bum help me!" Hidca yelled at Jun.

Jun shook her head. "No."

Holly began covering Hidca in fake kisses. "Muah! Muah!"

"Oh god!" Hidca tried to push Holly away. "Help somebody help me! Get off you brainless git!"

"No I want you to love me! WAH!" she cried.

"Well I don't. Let go! You, lazy, stop fucking around and help me!"

Jun backed away some more. "No that's ok."

"NOW!"

In total fear Jun went up to Holly and slapped her in the head really hard.

Holly released Hidca holding on to her head. "Ow! Ow!" she hopped in circles. "My cranium!"

Hidca moved away from Holly. "Thank you!" She pointed at Holly. "Stupid brat!"

Holly glared at Hidca and kicked her in the shin. "Stupid whore!"

"Look who's talking!" Hidca retorted.

Holly opened her mouth to say something else but was silence by Ashley placing her hand over her mouth. "Ok that's enough. You've frightened everyone, so now, Holly your going to be locked in the padded room and Hidca, back to anger management."

Hidca and Holly gave identical whines, but followed silently. Jun slowly went and unlocked the car. She and Ren climbed in and drove away.

"Ren."

"Yeah?"

"I am so sorry. I will never send you here again."

Ren smiled. "Ok."

At least that argument had helped in one way. Jun dropped Ren off at his house, which was empty. Trying not to think of the empty feeling growing inside him, he ordered take out, and sat down in front of his television.

He stared at its blackness, which resembled his insides. Why, why did he feel so alone, Horo would be back soon, its not like he was gone forever. He groaned and slumped his head down onto the couch. He was having Horo withdrawal symptoms, and that was not a god thing. He wanted to be rid of the feeling that engulfed him, even a phone call would help.

BRING-BRING.

Ren sat up and gazed at his phone. Who was calling? He picked it up. "Hello?"

"Hi, Ren!"

It was Horo. Ren almost dropped the phone in surprise. "Horo what-"

"Jun called and said you got out! Hurray!" said Horo happily.

"Yeah, I'm free!" Ren said.

"Well that's good. I just called to see how your doing."

"I'm fine."

"Did you eat anything?" Horo asked.

"I had take out," replied Ren.

"Oh ok." Ren heard background noises and a girls voice. "Horo, I want to talk to Ren!"

"No Prika. He doesn't want to talk to you."

"How do you know? Did you ask him?"

"No, but I know!"

"Horo!" Prika whined.

"I'm not talking to her," Ren said.

"Ren doesn't want to talk to you he just told me," Horo said. Ren heard Prika say fine and Horo sighed. "Sorry bout that. She's really disappointed that you didn't come."

"Actually...yeah...uh me too," Ren said slowly.

"Really why?"

"Cause I can't spend time with you."

"Oh," Horo said. "Right ok I get it. I miss you too, Ren."

Ren smiled. "You better."

"I do. But I'll be home soon, in fact-"

"Horo hang up the phone! I need to use it!"

"Aw man, I got to go. Talk to you later. Ok?"

"Ok." Ren said. They said they're good byes and hung up. Feeling better, Ren went up stairs awaiting the day of Horo's return.

Ashuri: well there, Ren got out, it wasn't as serious as Jun thought it was. Ahem, that conversation between Hidca and Holly was something me and my best friend wrote, I just put it in here for something interesting to happen, and it's kinds funny, well it was when we wrote it. I made Ren watch yugioh for some strange reason. Don't think he would like that show.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed it, RXR please.