Author's Notes: Finally, an update! :D It's a very short one though, but still, hope you all enjoy~!

Yoh opened his eyes wearily. After a few minutes of spacing out, he sat up and looked around the room aimlessly. Freshly cut fruits are placed neatly in a bowl on the table next to him, followed by flowers in a clear, tall vase. The warm sunlight streamed in through the transparent windows. The chirping of birds could be heard. Yoh stared at the ceiling and sighed heavily as his hands went up to his head.

My head hurts…

Just then, the door opened and a familiar figure approached. Yoh looked at the visitor and his lips curled into a thin smile.

"Hello Ren."

"Hope you've had a nice rest." Ren replied sarcastically. "Sleeping for a whole week is something I'd never be able to do."

"Can you fill me in on the details as to why I'm in the hospital?"

Ren stared at Yoh. "What made you think this is a hospital?"

"I'm not in my house." Yoh replied thoughtfully as he looked around the room once again. "Fresh fruits and flowers… stuff like that are always found in a hospital ward isn't it?"

"Well, sorry to disappoint your observations, but this is MY house. The guest room, to be exact."

Yoh blinked hard. "Why am I in your house?"

Ren rolled his eyes. "Because your house burned down?"

"Ahh…"

Yoh looked outside the window as he gripped his bed sheets tightly. Ren sat himself down on the bed and looked at Yoh.

"Yoh." He commented softly, but seriously. "What happened between you and Hao that day?"

Yoh turned his head back to Ren and stared deeply into his eyes. Ren, taken aback by the intense glare, blushed hard. Yoh laughed at this. Ren, aware that his friend was just playing with him, fumed.

"CAN'T YOU BE SERIOUS?"

Yoh smiled weakly and looked down. "Nothing happened. He just attacked me. That's all."

"Yoh, do you think I am an idiot?"

"Nope. Why do you say that?"

"Because," Ren looked at the floor. "Because I know you, and if he just attacked you, you wouldn't be in this state."

Yoh laughed at that. "Do I look like I'm in a bad state?"

"Do you want me to give you a mirror?"

Yoh grinned broadly. Ren sighed as he stood up.

"Either way, you've definitely rested long enough. So go wash up while I notify the others about you coming to."

"Yeah. Thanks so much, Ren."

"Never thought I'd actually say this, but you're my friend, so you're welcome."

"Heh. I'd better get myself into a coma more often so you'd say that every time I wake up."

"Don't push it."

"I know. Thanks again."

With that, Ren exited the room. Yoh smiled to himself.

I'm so lucky I have friends. At least I'm not alone.

… … …

Yoh looked through the glass panels. He saw his friends gathered together, chatting happily, while waiting for him. Yoh inhaled slowly and turned away from the panels.

"Yoh-dono?"

Yoh looked up and saw his most trusted companion.

"Hey there, Amidamaru."

The guardian spirit lowered himself down to Yoh's eye level as he smiled sadly. "I'm so glad you're okay. And, I'm so ashamed of myself for not being able to be there for you."

"It's okay, no one expected this, Amidamaru. It's Hao we're up against."

"I'm sorry for being weak…"

"Geez. You're sounding like Ren!"

"WHY THE HELL DOES THAT SOUND LIKE ME!"

Yoh turned and came face-to-face with an angry Ren. Yoh smiled nervously as he tried to defend himself.

"I mean the tone…yeah, the tone…"

"Yoh-kun!" came Manta's anxious voice as the small character went up to greet his friend.

Yoh smiled at everyone as he made his way to the couch.

"Hi guys. Sorry for worrying everyone."

"You bet we were worried!" Horohoro exclaimed out loud. "A whole week pal!"

Yoh chuckled. "Well, look on the bright side, I didn't have any nightmares."

That came out as a joke, but soon Yoh realised that it was the cause of it all, as everyone looked seriously at Yoh. Amidamaru approached Yoh slowly as he placed his hand on Yoh's shoulders.

"Yoh-dono…" he started. "What exactly happened between you and…" his voice trailed off.

Yoh could see that everyone was worried about him. Although all of them were curious, no one made any move to force the answer out from him. Yoh smiled. They were great friends after all. They could definitely keep their cool at times. There's surely no problem at telling them about it.

Yoh took a deep breath. "It was nothing much actually…Hao just told me that he would come after me for the other half of his body, now that he's still alive, he needs all the power he can get."

Well, so much for being totally honest.

Ren eyed Yoh suspiciously, but the rest seemed to be satisfied with that answer as they continued to insult Hao and how he was a jerk and so on.

Yoh smiled at the reaction his friends were giving, but when his eyes locked onto Ren's, as if by instinct, he turned away nervously. Because of that gesture, Ren was sure something was not right.

Yoh was hiding something. And Ren was determined to find out what that was.