Note: Last chapter! I know, you are all like Noooo! Lol, well I hope you like it! Oh yah, again, there was another error. The number of teams that is allowed to go to the tournament is not 4 but 3. I don't know what I have been thinking... I really should reread my storied before posting them from now on...
Chapter 20- Gomen Neh... I'm Sorry...
Anna watched her... Well Ex-Boyfriend walk off in silence. She was very confused on what just happened. Why did Hao just say that to her? Did he know that she and Yoh... How? And who does she love more? Yoh or Hao? Anna bit her lower lip and turned, slowly walking back to her place, thinking hard on what to do. She loves both Yoh and Hao. She is caught in between, not knowing which to choose. She liked both boys... She didn't like Yoh more then Hao and she didn't like Hao more then Yoh. They were equal... How can you choose from Equal Romance?
Anna slowly walked home, eyes behind dull and dead hair that was like a golden curtain that covered her face. She tried real hard to not cry as she walked home. She had no clue why she was crying in the first place however. Was it because she really did like Hao or was it something else? All she knew was that she likes both Yoh and Hao. Pirika was already back home by the time she returned.
"Hey." Pirika said with a smile but it quickly went as it came. A frown replaced it. "What happened Anna?"
"Nothing." Anan whispered, trying to stop her tears from coming.
"Awww, what happened?" Pirika asked. He stretched out her arms to give Anna a hug.
"H-Hao..." Anna whispered. "He... He broke up with me..." Pirika gasped.
"No!" She yelled. "Oh you poor thing."
"Pirika, you sound like my older sister or my mother." Anna said giggling a little.
"It changed your mood at least." Pirika said with a wink. "But don't worry. There are plenty of other fishes in the sea." Anna frowned.
"But not all of them have that four leaf clover mark." She reminded her. Pirika bit her lower lip.
"Oh, that's right..." She mumbled. "Darn that... Did he tell you why you guys are breaking up?" Anna shook her head. "Hmmm... He has to have a reason... Hao always has a good reason for everything... Wait a minute. This is Hao I'm talking about..." Anna smiled. Pirika can always lift up the spirit in someone. Even the great Tao Ren himself!
"Well don't worry. I'm sure everything will be ok." Pirika said with a smile. "And I know just what to do to solve this problem." Anna blinked.
"You do?" Pirika nodded.
"ICE CREAM!"
I lie awake at night...
Anna looked out at the night sky while Diamond stars shined back down at her. She was still trying to figure out why Hao broke up with her. It could be a possibility that he knew about her and Yoh but how? Whatever she did, she didn't mean to hurt him.
See things so black and white...
Yoh stared outside, a frown on his face. Keiko was desperately worried because she had never seen Yoh frown before. Not this long. Even when his father died, he had never frowned this much before. Yoh sighed and looked up at the moon and stars shining above him. He wished he could see Anna again but after his little fight with his brother... He'd best not to. He didn't want to see anyone actually.
I only got you inside my mind...
Hao stared up at the ceiling. Yes, he had returned home... But only because he didn't have any place else to go to and he had no food. And yes... He was grounded... Again! And yes... He is furious with Yoh. He turned over to his side and stared outside. He lifted his right hand and connected the stars. His frown remained on his face and there was only silence. There was only one thing on his mind... One person actually... Anyone could figure that out... He was thinking about Anna... Who else?
You know you have made me cry...
Anna walked through the halls dully. At the same time, Hao and Yoh walked down the hall.
I lie awake and pray...
Anna watched the two glare at each other has they neared.
That you will look my way...
Hao and Yoh said nothing to each other as they passed. They just passed each other like strangers and nothing more. Like faceless people... Probably, to them, they were.
I have all the song in my heart...
Both twin's eyes were covered by their bangs, shadowed by sadness. Anna watched sadly as they passed by. She didn't dare say anything to either of them. She felt as if everything was her fault... Maybe it was...
I knew it right from the start...
Anna blinked back the tears and turned around to get her books out of her locker. Yoh walked over to his locker and silently opened it.
"Hey..." Anna whispered softly. Yoh turned and gave her a weak smile.
"Hey..." That was all he said before turning and walking off.
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I love you... Like I...
Never ever loved no one... before you.
The next few weeks were the same. Yoh and Anna would exchange barely a word before Yoh walked off and as for Hao... Well he kept his distance. When ever he saw her in the halls, he would either walks pass her without a word or turn around and walk the other way.
Pretty, pretty boy I mind...
Just tell me you love me too.
Anna still didn't understand why Hao broke up with her. She didn't understand why the twins were suddenly not talking to her or each other. The only thing she knew was that whatever the problem was, she was smack in the middle of it. It was probably her fault too...
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I need you,
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I do...
She was too afraid to talk to Yoh or Hao. They were both acting strange besides the fact that they weren't talking. Hao began to show up to class more and more and Yoh stopped taking naps in class. Both were getting better grades... Which isn't a bad thing but a strange thing.
Let me inside...
Make me stay...
Right besides you...
Finally, the day ended and Anna, as well as the other members of both the girls and boy's volleyball team went outside to the court to have practice. Anna sighed as she dragged her bag towards the bleachers. She took a seat and waited for practice to start. Pretty soon, Pirika and everyone else arrived.
"Oh my god. Are we late?" Pirika asked as she plopped down. Anan shook her head.
"Just in time." She told her.
"Whew! That was a close one!" Macchi sighed. "I wonder what we will be doing this week."
"Beats me, but as long as I go home alive and well I'm fine with whatever he's throwing us." Pirika said with a shrug.
"He will probably make us do laps again." Kanna muttered, as she hit another cigarette.
"Kanna, you should really ditch those things." Macchi told the blue hair senior. "It's not good for your heart." As usual, Kanna ignored her. Macchi frowned.
"Yes, thank you for your concerns Macchi." Macchi said in a Kanna mocking voice.
"Ok, listen up everyone!" Coach Denbat yelled and blew his whistle, signaling all team members to stop what they were doing. Everyone walked over and sat down on the bleachers. "You have all train hard and well and I am very proud of you all." Kanna rolled her eyes.
"The safe freaken speech year after year..." She muttered.
"But you know that only 8 groups can go. So today, I shall decided who those groups are. You and your partner will play against another team and who ever hits 7 points will move on to the next round. Understood?" Everyone nodded. "Alright then. Girls will play first. Now let's go!" The coach blew his whistle.
"Kanna, you and Sharona will go first." Kanna threw away her cigarette and spat at the floor... Well sand.. you know what I mean.
"Sharona isn't here." She told him.
"Skipping practice again?" Denbat sighed. "Well if she doesn't come soon, I have no choice but to eliminate you two."
It turned out that Sharona never appeared and neither did Ellie so Kanna and Sali's team was eliminated. Corey and Morphine didn't want to join the tournament which is mad so there wasn't any competition at all for the girls. The girls that were going to the tournament was
Team #2- Macchi and Mari
Team #3- Tamao and Anna
Team #4- Pirika and Jeanne
Coach Denbat sighed. "Alright... Now it's the boy's turn. Hopefully, there will be some kind of action." He muttered. Ren and Horo was up first against Ponchi and Konchi, the two school clowns. It was an easy match since Ren kept on getting mad that their attempts of funny jokes... That were even worse then Chocolove's might I add... Oh yah.. Chocolove! I forgot to add the poor guy into the story! Oh crap! Oh well... Too late now. Ren and Horo won which earned them a seat in the tournament. Next came Nichrome and Lyserg who was up against Manta and Mosuke. It was a tough match and Lyserg was having a little trouble but they ended up winning the game by a measly point.
Finally, Hao and Yoh were up against Amidamaru AKA Maru and Bason. Both brothers stayed silent. Neither of them wanted to see or speak to each other and it was pretty obvious. Coach blew the whistle.
"Ok, let's start the final game!" He yelled. Hao and Yoh both turned and bent over to pick up the ball that sat on the sand. They both stopped and started at each other. Coach Denbat frowned. "What's wrong with you two?" He asked. "Come on!" Yoh sighed and bit his lip before turning and getting into position. Hao frowned and picked up the ball, patted it a few times before serving. Amidamaru and Bason made a good team but Hao and Yoh... Well normally they would but today... That's a no, no. Hao and Yoh kept bumping onto each other, trying to get to the ball first. This lead to glared and sand slapping... if one got pushed down that is.
"What is this!" Coach Denbat yelled. "You two are supposed to act as a team not rivals! Now come on!" The game went on but the score pretty much remained the same.
Amidamaru and Bason- 6
Hao and Yoh- 5
Coach frowned. Why are the boys playing so bad today? Hao served again and finally earned them a point. Now things were even and the team that gets the next point wins. The game went on, neither team giving up... Except that Hao and Yoh were still fighting. Bason hit the ball back and both Yoh and Hao ran for it. Hao pushed Yoh away and bunted the ball but because he had to push Yoh away, his bunt wasn't that good. It didn't go too high. Yoh cursed under his breath and dove for the ball. He somehow managed to hit it and Hao spiked it over the net, earning them a point and the game. Everyone cheered but then there was a loud yell. Hao turned around and his eyes widened as he spotted his brother clutching onto his leg with a painful look on his face.
"YOH!" He ran over to his brother.
"Yoh!" Everyone ran over to him and huddled around.
"Is he going to be ok?" Tamao asked.
"Ok, Ok. Move out. Let me see." Coach Denbat said walked through the crowd. He bent over to examine Yoh's leg.
"I-It hurts!" Yoh yelled, biting his lower lip.
"Shh, shh. Come on, let's get you to the nurse." Denbat told him.
"How does it look?" Coach Denbat asked.
"He sprained his leg. He can't play for a while..." Eliza told him.
"It's not that serious but I suggest that he don't play volleyball for another month or two." Faust told him.
"But what about the Volleyball tournament?" Yoh asked. "I mean come on! It's not so serious! I'm fine! Really I am!"
"No way Yoh. You can not play." Coach told him firmly.
"But Coach!" Yoh whined.
"No." Coach told him firmly. "Now stay here while I go phone your parents." Yoh's eyes widened.
"No! Don't call Kaa-San and Tou-San! Please don't' call them!" He yelled.
"Yoh I have to. It's my responsibility to do so." Coach told him and walked out. Yoh frowned and leaned back against the fluffy pillow.
Anna walked around looking for Hao and found him sitting down on the grass, hugging his knees.
"Hey..." She whispered. Hao didn't turn around. He just muttered a small hi and left it at that.
"You ok?" Anna whispered as she sat down next to him. Hao didn't say anything and a frown remained on his face. "It's not your fault you know..."
"Yes it is..." Hao muttered. "If it wasn't for me who pushed him away, he wouldn't have been hurt... Yoh's right... I really am the worst brother there is..."
"Hao..." Anna frowned. "Come on. Don't say that. It's not true."
"Oh? Then why is Yoh now in the nurse's room with a sprained ankle?" He asked.
"But that was an accident." Anna told him.
"Accident my ass." Hao muttered. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't gotten mad at him, this would have never happened."
"Why..." Anna paused. She was going to regret asking this... "Why were you mad at Yoh?" Hao stayed silent for a while.
"You really don't know?" He finally asked.
"No..." Anna muttered quietly.
"Are you sure you want to know?" He asked. Anna stayed quiet. "It's because he has everything I ever wanted." Anna blinked and stared at him, waiting for him to continue. "All the things I wanted Yoh got. He didn't even ask for it and he received it. When I asked, I got nothing."
"Sorry..." Anna whispered. She had never though Hao would have such a hard life... "I guess rich people have their own problems as well." She said to herself.
"I never paid much attention to it and didn't bother to even respond to it at first." Hao continued. "But when... I saw you and Yoh..." Anna froze and looked down at the floor.
"Oh... I see now..." She muttered.
"Yoh had everything I ever wanted and now he has you too..." Hao muttered, glaring at the grass. "It's just not fair..."
"But Yoh wants the things you want." Anna told him.
"What do I have that he doesn't already have?" Hao asked. Anna continued looking down at the ground. "Nothing. That's exactly what I have." Hao muttered.
"Hao..." Anna looked up at him. His hurt expression, his eyes that look as if they were going to tear up any second. "Don't say that..."
"It's true though. You know that." Hao cut her off. "He's got the whole family on his side, he's got friends, you... What next? Matamune too?" Anna frowned.
"Yoh doesn't want to take your place. He doesn't want to be overruling you or be even better then you. He just wants to be your brother Hao." She told him, softly taking his arm. "Just give him another chance." Hao frowned and looked away.
"If I am allowed to give him another chance..." He muttered.
Yoh sighed and looked at his injured foot. Injured leg means that he would not be able to play and it also means that his parents would be worried sick. He sighed once again.
"Kaa-San isn't going to be too pleased about this now will she?" Yoh blinked and looked up to see Hao standing there. "How you feeling?"
"Alright... Except for the sprained ankle." Yoh said with a weak smile.
"Ah..." Hao pulled up a chair and sat down. "Eliza didn't stick any painful needles into you now did she?" Yoh laughed.
"Nah... You would have heard me scream if she did." He told him. Hao smiled weakly.
"I guess..." He muttered. Yoh blinked.
"Aniki... What's wrong?" He asked. Leave it to Yoh to always spot Hao unhappy. Hao didn't say anything and Yoh sighed. "It's not your fault you know."
"..."
"Come on! It's an accident! Accidents happen." Yoh tried to cheer his brother up like always.
"That was no accident..." Hao muttered. "I pushed you down and forced you to dive over to hit the ball..."
"But we won right?" Yoh asked.
"Yoh..."
"Ok, ok. I'll stop." Yoh said with a sigh. "But I'm not mad at you Aniki." Hao looked up at his brother's usual trademark smile. "Really, I'm not."
"Are you sure Eliza didn't drug you or anything?" Hao asked, lifting a thin eye brown. Yoh laughed.
"Nah." He said shaking his head. "But really. I'm not angry with you. I crossed the line... You should be the one angry at me."
"Which reminds me, I should kill you while you are weak." Hao said with a smirk.
"Gah! Aniki! That hurts! My leg!" Yoh yelled.
"Sorry!" Hao flinched and immediately backed away, making Yoh laugh.
"I was only joking." He said through his laugh. Hao gave his brother a look.
"I swear... Once we get out of here..." He muttered. Yoh pouted and his eyes grew large. Hao sighed and smiled lightly walking over to give his brother a hug.
"Gomen Neh Yoh..." He whispered. "I'm sorry." Yoh blinked and then smiled, hugging him back.
"Ah... Me too..." He whispered back. "I'm sorry too..."
You guys really thought this was the last chapter! PU-LEASE! The tournament didn't even start yet! And Anna hasn't even decided yet! And I was only joking about taking a break. Here's a note to you all readers lol. Never take me that seriously lol. I am as my friends say Ultra Sarcastic and have a very smart mouth so don't take me so seriously. About 60-85 percent of what I say is sarcasm. Anywayz, What do you think of this eh? Many people said they wanted just argument and my friends... Who by the way are too LAZY to review say that it's so sad I should end it with no fighting at all. So... Well you see how this ended. Both boys making up... Awww the ending was so sweet don't you think? Anywayz, there will be a chapter 21 and maybe a chapter 22 or 23 or even 25! I'll have to see how far this goes. All I know is that there will definitely be a chapter 21! Anywayz, I gotta go watch the season finale of Charmed!
Rika-Chan: Yay! Please tell me when you create a story! I wanna read it! And make sure it is HaoxAnna or I will use the SOF to kill you! Muhahahaha! lol, well here's an update! Hell yah! Hao-Sama is DAM sexy without his shirt! I wonder myself why the hell he even needs that cloak of his. Hell, he'd get a whole lot of strong followers if he just arrived and asked them if he wanted to join them without his mantel. Don't you think? And did you see how well he fought against Yoh? Dam! Go Hao-Sama! Love the way he kicks the hell out of Yoh! Lol, I'm like ow! Kick in the stomach... Even Anna's training won't save him for that lol. No, no, no. Hao-Sama deserves me! Grr... This means war! I have the SOF on my side so die! I am it's caretaker after all. Yes, Hao-Sama and I are close so beat it! He's mine! lol. Welcome to the HanaGumi team. The team with followers who are WILD about Hao-Sama! Who isn't though? lol
Asakihe: -sobs- I know. There is no more HaoxAnna... -sobs- Hao-Sama will not be pleased... He will be so mad at me!
ana-chan: Yes, poor Hao-Sama... -sobs- Lol yah, I did get it from Sonic X lol. I mentioned Pikachu?
anna-chan: -sobs- Everyone is YohxAnna! My poor Hao-Sama!
skf: WHY IS EVERYONE YOHXANNA! What about my poor Hao-Sama!
crazy4padfoot: Yah, that's what you think but I am slowly drawing you to becoming another one of Hao-Sama's followers without you even knowing. So stay with Ren as much as you can. Soon, you will no longer desire him... Muhahahahaha.
pendulum-swing: Lol, I have not seen those commercials since I was like 3 or 4 lol.
hannah-asakura: It's hard to explain Hao's feelings right now lol. I hope that this chapter answers the questions better then I can explain them lol. What are you saying you wouldn't be able to choose between Hao-Sama and Yoh? GO FOR HAO-SAMA!
half vamp: I am going to be reading your SK fanfic after this! Can't wait!
pixi3: Muhahaha, I am dragging everyone to become a Hao-Sama follower! Muhahahaha. Hao-Sama will be pleased. Hey! Watch who you are calling the pervert ok! Hao-Sama is hott! It would be an honor to get paired up with him! I got so hyped when I was pared with him. I took the quiz again and I ended up getting Ren and I got pissed lol. So I'm stuck between Ren and Hao-Sama. Please dear god, let it be Hao-Sama!
Fate's Companion: I would like to thank you! I forgot all about the volleyball tournament! Thank you, thank you, thank you! And since you are a peace loving person, no fighting in this chapter lol.
AvengerRevengeVengeanceSisters: Look Crusader, I love dark and sadness to but no matter how much I like it, I do not want my Hao-Sama to be so sad. He is too special to me and I do not wish for him to be so sad.
lost princ3ss: Funny! Better not be talking about the part where Hao-Sama gets hurt!
CherryBlossomGirl02: Hey! Watch where you are glaring! I might not continue writing if you do!
Hannah-Asakura: Nope, The SOF and I are cool... Well Hao-Sama told it that I was its care taker for now so we cool lol. Haha, Well I reply to all my reviewers the way I talk to normal people. It's like we are in AIM or yahoo messenger. I hate it when I write all professionally like and all. It's good to just reply normally, don't you think? Anywayz, I am not going to make my poor Hao-Sama suffer either. It wouldn't be fair if only one Asakura brother gets a happy life... Neh?
wayupi: Muhahahaha, I drive everyone to Hao-Sama's side. He should be so pleased. Lol, you may join the HanaGumi team lol. But only if you swear loyalty to Hao-Sama and never go back to Yoh-Sama ever. If you do, I will tell the SOF to attack you and the other HanaGumi team members will kill you. Lol, well HoroxMacchi, might be a no, no. I'm not sure yet. Like you said, what about Tamao? I don't like MantaxTamao that much though, that's why. Don't worry; I'm not glaring at you. It's cool that you have such a creative mind. Like how I created HoroxMacchi, you created TamaoxManta! lol. Anywayz, one of the Askura brothers will end up single in the story so I need to find someone to pair him up with as well... Ahhh, so much to plan! Haha, don't worry. I am taking no breaks. It just takes me a while to type. Like I said, I am ultra sarcastic and NEVER take me seriously lol. Well; not that seriously anywayz lol.
Potato-Person: Yes! Hao-Sama is hot, hot, hot! But Hao-Sama deserves to be happy. If he wants Anna, Anna's his. True that I want him single and for myself, he might not be happy if I made him miserable just so that he can be with me... Wither he wants to be with me or not. I like HaoxAnna because... Well I like Hao lol. And I find that pairing cute. Cold Anna against hott and cool Hao-Sama! Both got power, looks, etc etc!
Sean Asakura: AND I WILL PERSONALLY KILL YOU WITH THE SOF IF YOU MAKE ME MAKE MY HAO-SAMA SAD! Lol, well I don't know yet but it might be. If I do votes, it will end up being YohxAnna but I don't know yet. I need to plan this out... And if you threaten me one more time, this story is finished, regardless if there are more then 50 reviewers or not lol.
Wild Stallion: Well you know now! Yoh is sorry and so is Hao-Sama. Sweet ending neh?
Anna231: Oh, thank god you are not against HaoxAnna. Everyone hates HaoxAnna... My poor Hao-Sama!
rikku-099: They are all friends again! No more fighting between the brothers! Yay! lol.
hannami08: Wow, out of all the reviews I have received, you have given me the longest! lol. Yup! I am a HaoxAnna fan all the way. Wow, you get mood swings too? Join the club lol. I get them too. I can leave all my readers hanging and I will if I want to lol. I have a reputation to be evil lol. That's what they all say besides that I have a smart mouth and being ultra sarcastic lol. Well, kinda put some cute scenes here, and a SUPER kawaii scene with Hao and Yoh making up. Kawaii neh? I am a bit slow tonight so can you please translate what dewa odaijini and dewamattane means? lol And don't take me so seriously please. I don't know if you read my mini comment about the story but I am ultra sarcastic and you should NEVER take me that seriously lol.
Vash: You just gave me an idea about the HoroxMacchi moment... Muhahahaha! Lol, Arigato!
KillerDollie: Sorry, can't tell you! By the way, I LOVE your fanfic My Bad Boy. Definitely my type of story to read! Love the way Hao is such a bad boy! Hao-Sama is 15 in that story right? He can't drive when he is 15! He needs to be 16 in order to have a permit... Oh wellz. He's Hao-Sama after all. He deserves the best of the best! lol and there are no rules for Hao-Sama!
karin-yuri: lol, thanks for saying it's the best! I sometimes get lazy to update and sometimes, I don't have time because of school lol.
fanficitionrocks: Lol, everyone takes me so seriously! lol, keep in mind everyone, NEVER take me so seriously! I am ULTRA sarcastic! lol, but it's nice to see that so many people like me story lol. Thanks for loving my story too!
loyalist aya-kun: Heh? Not sure what you are talking about much but I just love HaoxAnna that's why lol.
YoH&aNnAfAn4LiFe: I can tell you are a YohxAnna fan from your name lol. How dare you hate HaoxAnna! Grrr, I shall banish you now with the SOF! If you have not heard yet, Hao-Sama let me take care of the SOF for him. So now, go die! Muhahahaha! lol.
The miracle of yonnas: There you go! I took your idea of apologizing since Yoh is the... kinder twin after all. But he is not the type who will snatch when he has the chance. That's Hao-Sama's job... Actually, he'll snatch whenever he wants to lol.
sweet-but-evil: It's ok for the late review. Just glad you like it. Sorry for the late update!