Konnichiwa, how have you been ^_^? hope that ok, thank you for taking part of your precious, limited time to read my fic. This is chapter six, hope you enjoy it ^_^. Sorry for not updating T_T, you know I wanted to take a break from writing and dedicate myself to read other fics XD!!! ************************************************************************

Chapter 6: The face behind the mask

"Oh god, who is him, darling?" asked the woman surprised.

"He is my ghost friend mommy!" said Lyserg hugging Hao tighter. "He rode the rollercoaster with me ^^"

"I see...Hello sonny, who might you be?" asked politely Mrs. Diethel.

"My name is Hao Asakura, nice to meet you!" he bent in a typical Japanese greeting.

"Oh my, what a nice boy! I thank you for being with my little Lyserg, I really don't like him to be alone, would you be his friend?"

"Of course, Miss!"

"Would you join us in our family picnic?" the woman continued with a wide smile on her face.

"Yes, my pleasure" Hao returned the smile, then the three of them walked north, where a great, green field could be seen. *********************************************************************

"Marco-san was so...kind" Lyserg closed his diary and sighed. "I can't assure he wasn't acting, maybe he can bee sweet two, but at very rare times"

Morphin looked at him worriedly, she didn't like her master to be lost in confusion like that, she wished to help him with all her might, but didn't know how. Anxiety was eating her soul, for she couldn't find an answer for the person that meant everything to her, nor could she console him since he was just sighing and deep thinking since that moment.

"I just can't figure it out" Lyserg talked to himself, looking at the closed notebook steadily. He was sitting on his undone bed, his uniform laid clean and ironed at his side, and Morphin at his other side, looking at him sadly.

Suddenly dark clouds covered the sky, the sunlight disappeared and the singing birds hid. The people stopped their everyday routine; instead they entered their houses, knowing a boring period of time will start.

(NOTE: I am not quite sure if I specified in back chapters, the mansion is in a city, the church in the forest, ok? I just thought there could be some confusion so...^_^)

"It's cloudy outside, Morphin" Lyserg finally talked to his fairy, but he wasn't looking at her, but at the sky outside. Even if his green eyes were set on the white sky, his mind was still lost and confused. He didn't feel any emotion at that time, just a great doubt.

Morphin flew and sat on the British's elbow, looking outside that was the only thing she could do. A man with a white robe, and black boots came walking to the mansion, with an umbrella on his right arm and some grocery bags on his right arm. It was Marco, but this time he was wearing his black glasses.

Lyserg stared at him, there he was, the great enigma. Marco entered the mansion leaving the sight of the green eyed boy.

"Wonder what he is up too." thought Lyserg aloud. ****************************************************************** "Yummy! This is delicious honey!" Mr. Diethel ate another curry bowl and Lyserg bite his fried shrimp. Hao sat between Lyserg and Mrs. Diethel sipping a cup of green tea. "I am thankful Mr. and Mrs. Diethel, for inviting me to eat as well" he bowed formally.

"Oh my! You are such a nice teen, honey, where are your parents?" asked the woman smiling.

Hao didn't know what to answer, he had parents, but at the same time they weren't his parents, it was such a difficult question.

"Well...they are not here" he answered a little nervous.

Mr. Diethel looked at him strangely, inspecting him, Hao got more nervous this time, his hands shook slightly and he lowered his head.

"Oh darling, you are scaring the child" Mrs. Diethel hugged Hao and stroke his head gently. "Don't worry honey, he didn't mean to scare you, is just my husband has that face" she smiled gently once again, Hao couldn't help it but smile too, she was so charming, he felt protected, such a weird feeling.

"I understand, you don't have parents do you?" finally spoke the man, still inspecting Hao.

"Don't you? Poor my friend! Can I keep him? Can he be my brother?"

Hao suddenly felt dizzy, everything started getting hazy, and in no time he collapsed unconscious. *********************************************************************

"Marco-san!" Lyserg hugged the blonde tightly as he was lifted from the floor and held in Marco's arms.

"Hi my little X-law! I prepared a delicious soup for you! In this rainy day I don't want you to get sick." The big table was already set, but only for both of them; the bowls were filled with vegetable soup which smelled delicious, and some beverage, coke for Lyserg and wine for Marco.

Lyserg blushed as he sat down next to Marco; he grabbed the spoon and sunk it in the liquid, then sipped it. "It's great!"

Marco smiled as he ate elegantly, and drank his wine, slowly at first but then he gave a big gulp from it. Lyserg was just telling stories to his beloved Marco, the blonde listened to them all, but he just couldn't stop drinking wine. Gulp after gulp, cup after cup, bottle after bottle, he was strong but he started feeling dizzy and weird.

"Shut up now!" he screamed surprising Lyserg.

"I am sorry...I know I talk to much" Lyserg backed away and lowered his head in shame.

"Do you know what I like you for?" continued Marco.

"What are you talking about?" answered Lyserg nervously.

"You are my little slut" said this Marco grabbed Lysergs's arm so strongly, Lyserg gave a loud shriek. Then Marco struggle to tear Lysergs's shirt off, but Lyserg threw his half filled bowl of soup over Marco.

"Agh! You little bastard!" The blonde tried to grab Lyserg y his foot but failed, since the boy ran all his way out of the mansion. ******************************************************************* "Why did you do this to me!?" thought Lyserg running away from that place, that horrible incident couldn't leave his mind, tears rolled like waterfalls down his cheeks, he felt betrayed, his heart throbbed.

The English boy finally stopped running, he was in the park, under a wisteria tree, and just the murmurs of the wind accompanied him. The falling rain made a soothing sound, the drops danced around him frantically, but he didn't seem to care about getting wet, or being alone at the park. He crouched closer to the tree and sobbed quietly.

"Marco can I ever trust you?" he whispered. ********************************************************************* Hao opened his eyes slowly... he was laying on the edge of the lake at the park. A drop of water fell on his face, followed by another and another and so on. He rubbed his eyes with his hands and sat down.

"Again...I traveled in time" he said to himself, looking at the lake.

"What do you mean with time travel?" asked someone placing his hands on Hao's shoulders.

"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at your forest, Tornenora?" responded Hao non surprised.

"Wha? How did you know it was me? Well I know you are the great ass shaman right?" teased the spirit hugging Hao this time, the shaman responded with a sweat drop.

"Tornenora shouldn't you be guarding your forest?" continued Hao, shoving the handsome spirit away.

"I missed you, you always look good! And your hair looks really cool when it's wet *¬*!!"

"...Knock it off now"

"Regarding to time travel...maybe I know the reason why it occurs"

"Do you?" asked Hao now showing interest. "Tell me more"

"Ok it is because..." Tornenora stopped staring at Hao cautiously. Hao felt weird. "Because???"

"Oh my you are such a beauty!" answered the spirit blushing, causing an anime vein to pop up on Hao's head.

"Get lost!" Hao stood up and starting walking away, but the spirit held his hand. "Wait, please"

Hao sat again reluctantly, while Tornenora took a deep breath and started "You are the most powerful of all shamans, I've been watching you closely all this years, you are just a child compared to the thousands years I've lived already, and time travel occurs because you are gaining more experience through time, tough it seems you cant quite control this new ability of yours, because your heart is confused right now."

Hao kept quiet for a time, thinking on the forest spirit's words over and over, they made sense at all. "And how do I control this power?"

"You must equilibrate the feelings of your heart, young one, and discover which is the most you care about."

"The most I care about..."

"Well that's all I came for, to tell you that, but you owe me, boy"

"You may be right, thank you Tornenora" answered Hao politely.

"Ah! You look so kawaii thanking me XD!! How `bout a date?"

"Er...I don't think this is the right moment for that" said Hao blushing and standing up.

"Well then a date it is! Maybe not today, not tomorrow, but I will be looking forward for it ^_~!" after saying that, the spirit disappeared in a gust of wind.

"*sigh* he is kind of crazy" thought Hao leaving the spot. *******************************************************************

You reach your gentle arm for me
I took it with pleasure
You shared a smile to me
My soul was joyful

Then you show me the other side
You made me cry
You stab my heart
Abandoning me in darkness

Lyserg somehow managed to fall asleep under the tree, the tears made him tired and he didn't want to remember anything about a moment ago.

While he was sleeping, someone approached him slowly. His brown hair was soaked as his clothes and his black eyes stared at the shaman sleeping under the tree, inspecting him from head to toe. Two large strands of hair hung at the sides of his face, he knelt where the British was...

Lyserg managed to open his eyes, but still he was sleepy, he saw a familiar face looking back at him.

"Hao? Is that you...?" then he fell asleep again. ***************************************************************

Marco was in his room, taking of his clothes since they were full of soup, he was still a bit drunk, but it wasn't as bad as before. The blonde sat on his sofa, drying his hair with a white towel with the x-laws insignia on it.

"Lyserg...what have I done? I scared my little boy away, and I just stay here as some stupid devil? No way! I gotta find him right away" he stood up and searched through his drawer for a raincoat, and finally left the mansion.

He walked patiently, passing his eyes through the empty street, the rain fell with rage at him and the wind was getting way stronger.

"Shit! How did he run away at a time like this? Is he nuts?!" but that wouldn't stop him from his seeking for that boy he thought he love, for the same shaman he had hurt.

********************************************************************** Goki: Well I finally got kind of inspired and finished the chapter ^_^!! Gosh on my birthday I am going to enter school ¬.¬ whatta gift neh?!

Hao: Hahahaha you deserve it XP!!!

Goki: *pulling Hao's cheeks* you little sexy demon XD!! Ok guys thanks for reading & please review ^^ Ja ne!