Dislaimer: They don't belong to us.
A/N: Three chapters posted in one day! I'm on a roll! Anyway, have fun reading.
Aquamarine
Here he comes again. Does he want another fight? Oh, come on! Give me a break! We just fought! Doesn't he ever get tired?
Hey, no, wait a second… I squint at him, trying to discern his expression. That's no fighting face- that's the expression he has when he's lost in thought. And he's not lost in thought often.
I stand up, still staring at him. "Hey, man," I say slowly. "What's up?"
He blinks out of his daze. "Nothing, you idiot," he snarls at me. Then he turns away and starts back the way he came.
Oh, he thinks he's got me fooled, does he? I know him too well to fall for that. Even from all the way over here I can see his shoulders slump and his unusually slow walk.
But what could have-?
My eyes narrow angrily. Oh yes. That.
I chase after him, grabbing his shoulders. "Look at me!" I say loudly. He doesn't obey; I didn't expect him to.
"Go away," he hisses, glaring at my shoes.
Man, he's really got pathetic defenses at times like this. He knows I don't give up easily. Hey, I'm obnoxious, and I know it! I shake him slightly, using the loud voice I'm so well-known for, "It's you dad again, isn't it? What did he do?"
He tenses in my grip. His voice is low and dangerous. "It doesn't matter, and it's none of our business anyway!" But he won't meet my eyes.
"Don't try to get a career in acting," I say with a tiny grin. "You won't make it."
A bit of the tension in his shoulders dissipates, but he's still frowning. "My life is still none of your business."
Now I frown. "C'mon," I coax gently. "Just tell me. I'll-"
"No! No, no, no! Leave me alone already," he growls, shoving me away. " I can deal with him myself."
"So it is your dad."
"Go away!" he yells finally. "Why do you care? Nobody cares about me. Why should you start now?"
I step up to him, staring at his eyes. "You think I just started now? Well, you're wrong! I've cared for a long time! A really long time!"
"Why?" he whispers angrily.
I pause. "Because it's you. I really, really care about you, Ren."
He stares back at me in shock, emotions running rampant in his eyes. After a minute he pulls himself back together, turning away. "I'm sorry," he whispers, back still turned. "It's too dangerous for you. I can't get close to you, Horohoro."
Ren and Horohoro from Shaman King
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