Chapter 7- The Price I Pay

(Yoh's POV)

Yawn! Whoa! How long have I been asleep for? Ah well, that's not important. Ah! Don't you just love the feeling of not remembering why you went to sleep upset in the first place? It just feels so good not recalling why I left Funbari, why Anna and I got into that huge ass argument...why she kissed Hao...and...not to mention...why I abandoned all my friends for own selfish needs. Great. This is juuuuuuuust great. I'm even more down than I was last night.

I flopped back down on my futon, starring at my bumpy ceiling and going over and over again the situation in my head. Darn! I just can't seem to forget her at all. And last night's dream wasn't exactly much help either! I dreamt Anna and I were back together and none of this craziness even occurred. We were all happily living together under the same roof, with Ren and Horohoro being the whores they are everyday, Manta coming by and telling us about one of his scientific theories for anything that he finds on the net, Ryu coming home and helping Manta and I cook, and other happy events that would occur. But then I thought some more, are any of these things possible? Is it actually possible to have such a perfect life? Heh. I doubt it. With how everything is screwed up right now, it would be a miracle if me and Anna will even still be friends after this. All those years of friendship down the drain, I guess...

(Anna's POV)

Here it is, Izumo. Our home. Looks like nothing has changed since I moved to Tokyo with Yoh.

'Yoh...' I thought

I wonder what he's doing right now; what he's thinking. I gripped my suitcase, fearing the worst when I confront him. No! I can't chicken out now. Everyone said that I should be confident and just let my heart do all the talking. But it's no use, my heart throbbed so badly that my chest felt like it was on fire. Why do I feel like the world's gonna end? All I'm gonna do is talk to him, right? I've never had any problem talking to Yoh before.

My pain eased away as soon as I walked by the place Yoh and I used to play when we were kids. I remember that this tree was the very same tree where we first met, and the same one he kissed me under before he left for Tokyo. His face turned so red after that he ran off and tripped on a rock, falling flat on his face. Wow, to think that was actually six years ago. Time sure flies.

I took a deep breath seeing that there's only a couple of feet left to the Asakura's front door.

"Okay! This is it!" I said and took another deep breath in case the first one didn't work.

"Anna! Wait!"

I turned around to find Yoh's counter-part running towards me, out of breath.

"Hao..." I said a bit stunned. What the heck was he doing here?

"Anna, you don't have to do this. It's not worth it. My brother clearly doesn't love you as much as I do. Plus, he broke your heart by leaving you like that." Hao said panting.

I looked into his eyes. Yoh and Hao do look very similar, but yet...there's just something about the older twin that made him look so much more...attractive.

Hao leaned closer towards me, causing my heart to skip a beat.

"Anna, you're such a beautiful woman. Yoh must be crazy to leave you behind. Don't you see? You deserve much more." he said as he leaned even closer.

"I'll make sure you get whatever you desire, Anna my sweet."

"Oh, Hao..." I blurted.

I felt him place a warm kiss on my lips as he wrapped his arms around my waist, causing me to lean closer towards his toned body. His warmth reached my whole body, head to toe. It almost felt overwhelming.

" Hey Anna! Let's play tag! And then we can hide and seek! Comon! Ha ha ha!"

Suddenly, my eyes snapped open, making me break the kiss.

"Yoh..." I muttered out of breath.

Hao looked at me rather puzzled." What's the matter Anna?" he asked.

"Ya, what's the matter Anna?" a voice came from behind me.

Both Hao and I glanced over and were surprised at the sight before us.

(Normal POV)

Yoh stood there emotionless, staring. looking as if what happened before him had no effect on him whatsoever.

"Y-Yoh." Anna stuttered.

"Oh what Anna? You just couldn't stand kissing my dumb ass brother while I wasn't there to see it that you just had to follow me and do it in front of me?" he inquired rather harshly. Totally not Yoh-like at all.

Anna was about to speak, but Hao cut her off. "Are you mad just because I can make a better lover than you can?" he mocked Yoh.

Yoh glared at his rival while clenching his fists.

"Why are you doing this?" he asked.

Hao closed his eyes and smiled. "I'm not doing this because I want to piss you off little brother, I just think Anna deserves much more than what you have been offering, which is nothing."

Yoh grit his teeth, he could no longer bear any of this. "THAT'S IT! AMIDAMARU!"

"NO! STOP IT!" Anna interrupted, trying to prevent the situation from getting worse than it already has.

Immediately, Yoh stopped and looked down in shame. Just look at him, his temper was out of control, he doesn't trust anyone, and not to mention, he ran away from his problem like a little kid instead of facing it head on. Hao's right, there's no way he could make Anna happy.

He covered his eyes with his hands and crouched down, trying his best to hold back his struggling tears. 'Why me?'

"H-Hao's right. I'll never be able to make you happy...Hell! I can't even make myself happy! I'm just a failure. Go on Anna, go be with Hao. It's for the best. If you're with me, you'll just end up getting hurt anyways." Yoh managed to choke out between his sobs.

He got up, still sniffling he slowly walked back to the house to pull himself together. Maybe it was best for him to stay here in Izumo for good. If fate doesn't want him to be with anyone, then there's no point fighting it. There's no use in denying the inevitable. It's funny how a relationship takes such a long time to build, but only a few seconds to fall apart.

(Meanwhile, back in Funbari Hill...)

"Hey guys! Guess what? I found a way to contact Yoh!" yelled Horohoro as he came running into the living room all excited.

"Wha? Really?" everyone said in unison.

Horo chuckled, trying not seem too proud. "Well, while I was going through Yoh's stuff in his room and trying on all his clothes, underwear included, I came across a little black booklet with all his contact info! Hey! Aren't you dudes listening?"

"What I really want to know is why you were trying on Master Yoh's undergarments in the first place?" Ryu asked with disgust in his voice.

"Not just his underwear, geez! Weren't you listening? His clothes too! GAWD!" Horo complained while checking out his new clothes in a nearby mirror.

"Hey, aren't those Yoh's pants?" Manta pointed at the green jeans.

Horo gave Manta the duh-I-just-said-I-was-wearing-Yoh's-clothes look. He suddenly grabbed his mouth and started snickering hysterically.

"Oh my gawd! I can't keep it in anymore! I'm not wearing any underwear under these! Haw haw haw!" Horo laughed insanely. "This will cheer him up!"

"Oh god...that's NASTY!" spazzed Manta.

"I know! But he's gonna laugh his arse off when I tell him!" Horo giggled.

Manta sighed. "When I said they were nasty I meant that those were the very same pants Yoh wore without underwear too. I remember cause it was right after we had a water gun fight and he said that he only had a pair of extra pants with him but no boxers. Ha ha, it was quite funny because he said it felt totally gross sitting there in jeans with nothing underneath. Oh ya, it was also a very hot day as well. Boy, you should have seen Yoh sweat."

By now Manta was in a fit of giggles. "I bet he was sweating so much that it went right through those pants!"

"...Like, ew..." Horo groaned as he started to walking awkwardly back to Yoh's room.

End Chapter 7

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Whoa, sorry I took sooooooo long to update! Damn school work! Anyways, the part where Horohoro tried on Yoh's pants without underwear was a reference from That 70's Show when Kelso did the same thing to Eric's pants except I changed a couple of things in my fic lol! I thought it was sooooooo funny that I just had to have it in my fanfic! Anyways, PEACE OUT PEEPS! Please R&R!