Goki: Wah! Juice fell in my lap! ;; my poor Zelos! (my lap's name, named after Zelos Wilder from ToS xD)

Hao: And still you manage to write...

Goki: Hell yeah! Yaoi means life to me! w

Chapter 10: As expected...

"Where are my clothes?" asked the brunette shaman, rummaging through the things in the room.

"Your clothes are wet, I washed them when you were sleeping...Yoh said you can borrow his"

"Oh boy..." Hao gave in and opened the closet. There were plenty of clothes, all simple, just like his ototo. Hao put on the orange pants that Yoh used to work out when Anna forced him to.

Lyserg blushed and hugged him "You look great"

Hao looked to the floor. He suddenly felt ashamed, he wasn't sure why, anything of this was clear, to love Lyserg, to make up with his twin or to have dinner with his parents, which he despised. These weren't the type of things to go well so fast, and they were enemies, but Lyserg could control the fire of his heart and fill it with kindness and love, so he didn't have much of a choice.

"What's wrong, Hao?" asked the emerald eyed one, hugging him

"Nothing...I'm a bit nervous..."

"It's normal, my love"

My love...those words made the long haired shaman's nervousness fade away and regained strength.

"Lyserg, thank you" Hao hugged his lover back and they were lost in a deep, passionate kiss in no time.

"All of these is so new to me…" he whispered, Lyserg smiled and took his lover's hand gently.

"You will not be alone, I will be there too, now let's go"

The table at Yoh's was all set. There were six sits in total, Ana was sitting already and when she saw the couple entering the room, she just raised an eyebrow and to this day Hao still swears he heard a small whisper from her saying "Perverts..."

Then Mr. Asakura entered and glared at Hao, who politely glared back until Lyserg placed his hand on the brunette's shoulder indicating it was enough.

Mikihisa sat at one of the edges of the table quietly and cautiously, he wasn't going to lower his guard at the greatest menace at his son's house.

Finally, Yoh arrived and sat in front of Hao and Lyserg, greeting everyone with his carefree smile. "Hey everybody! I'm starving!"

Lyserg thanked god he appeared, since he already started talking with Mikihisa and Anna, breaking that uncomfortable silence, Hao seemed a bit more relaxed also with the appearance of his brother.

"Why that gloomy look?" He asked when he saw his father frowning.

"I don't like to be near…murderers you know" he said, evidently aiming his comment at Hao Asakura who just ignored his father and continued acting indifferently.

"Come on dad! We are all family!" said Yoh with one of his silly smiles. Mikihisa just sighed

"Hey Keiko! Are you done? I am starving!"

A woman's face appeared by the door with a smiling face just as Yoh's. "Almost done here, honey!"

"May I help you, Mrs. Asakura?" asked the british boy politely. Hao didn't like the idea of Lyserg leaving the table, he'd feel more uncomfortable, he wasn't talking to Anna, she'd never answer back, he needed not to think about his father, and maybe he could talk to his brother.

"Thank you little Lyserg, I may need your help" answered Keiko, so both of them made their way to the kitchen. Luckily for the brunette, both returned quickly, Lyserg helping her carry the bowls with food. She had prepared the typical Japanese white rice, some takoyaki, ramen and some other Japanese food that I don't know how they're called, but they still look delicious to eat.

"Itadakimasu!" said Yoh, Keiko and Lyserg and so, everybody started eating.

"So, how many allies do you have, Hao?" asked Mikihisa, with a daring glare in his eyes.

"A lot, I've lost the count myself" counterattacked the brunette boy, with an arrogant smile on his beautiful mischievous face.

"Darling, please, we are eating, let's talk about something else! Now Hao, you've grown quite well, and your hair is beautiful! But you are so skinny, dear..."

"I'm ok..." answered Hao taking a long sip from his tea glass.

"Mrs. Asakura, your cooking is great!" said Lyserg smiling

"Aw, thanks sweetie, I did a special effort today"

"Hey Hao, do you know how to play soccer? We can have a small game someday" said Yoh smiling

"You should be training, if you don't want him to beat the crap out of you at the tournament" scolded his fiancée with a glare

"I agree with Anna" continued Mikihisa, still glaring at his son.

"Stop that!" scolded Mrs. Asakura again, wishing to avoid an unpleasant scene

"No matter how much he trains, he'll never win over me" said Hao smiling confidently

"Hao, stop it, please" whispered Lyserg, holding his lover's hand tightly

"In your dreams, Yoh will become Shaman King" answered Anna

"Let's not talk about that in here..." said Yoh, trying to smile, thinking it wasn't a good idea after all to have dinner together.

"But we can't ignore all the people that have died in that murderer's hands!" screamed Mikihisa, he held a strong grudge against his son, he would never forget.

"You'll need to, for I'm not done yet" stated Hao, smiling evilly (me: how cute!)

"Hao!" said Lyserg, with a scared look on his face.

"We should take him down now that we can!" snapped Mikihisa

"Father..." whispered Yoh, with a sad look in his gentle eyes, Mikihisa was startled with this.

Anna remained quiet, Keiko placed her hands on her face, and ran sobbing to the kitchen, Mikihisa chased after her, and Yoh looked to the floor a bit disappointed.

"I'm sorry..." he whispered

"...It's not...your fault" responded Hao calmly, "It's mine, I shouldn't be here, I don't belong here...I'm sorry" Hao stood up and made his way outside the big Asakura residence.

"Hao wait!" said Lyserg, standing up and running after him.

"My brother has changed..." thought Yoh "Lyserg is changing his heart" he smiled a bit at the thought, though Anna didn't see it.

Hao sat down at the garden, and looked at the stars, then memories came back like a thunder, he remembered Matamune, his family betraying him, his life as a menace...all the pain he had felt and nobody understood...tears made their way through his cheeks, but he didn't made any sound, he was looking to the sky, with raining black eyes.

"This is a mess..." he said to himself "What's happening to me? I'm acting feeble..."

"You are not feeble Hao...it's a new experience for you, it's all right" said his emerald eyed angel, hugging him tenderly from behind, Hao placed his hand on Lyserg's arm and kept quiet for a while.

"And you are not alone, I'll never let you alone, you hear me?"

"...Lyserg, will you hold me closer?" askedd Hao, with a small smile and slightly flushed cheeks.

Lyserg pulled his brunette closer to his warm body. Both shamans remained in tha position for several minutes, Hao feeling protected by his angel, Lyserg feeling happy to know he was able to protect the one he loved, with high hopes of living a perfect future and forget a painful past.

Goki: That was it, inspiration will come later xD, working in chapter 11 w

Any ideas are welcome!