Scabs

Disclaimer: Don't own Shaman King

Joh: Whee! I'm in school!

Jessie: Oh… you should be paying attention.

Joh: Pshh paying attention is for suckers.

Jessie: -Sighs-

Warnings: Yaoi, twincest, stuff

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Hunger.

Yoh lay sprawled across the mats, staring dazedly at the food that was scattered among the broken dishes.

Hao had locked him in and hadn't returned. Yoh had expected him to slam open the door any minute but hour after hour passed with no sign of him.

He groaned again as his stomach growled angrily. He was so tempted to gather all the fallen food… but he couldn't. If he did it would be like giving in. So he grit his teeth and ripped his gaze away.

He stared off out the window; sweat trickling down his brow from the heat. He turned over onto his back, his skin sticky.

He brushed his hair out of his eyes and sighed. He hoped that his friends were okay.

'How long have I been in here?' Yoh wondered, wishing he were outside so that he could witness the setting sun.

"Yoh-sama!"

Yoh jumped up from where he was laying. He hadn't even heard anyone entering the room!

Opacho stood giggling before him. She twisted the hem of her dress as she peered up at him.

"Opacho!" Yoh smiled weakly, surprised at how tall the small shaman had gotten. "You've grown."

She grinned, bouncing happily. "Have you eaten, Yoh-sama?" she asked him as she eyed the food scattered about their feet.

"No."

"Hao-sama wants you to eat." She took his hand and tugged him out of the room.

Yoh followed her, relieved to escape that small room. He let her lead him down the spacious hallway, wondering distantly where she was taking him. He wasn't wondering long.

After a few twists in the hall he found himself being pushed into a large room that could only be labeled as a bedroom. Immediately he recoiled, digging his heels into the shiny floorboards.

"What's wrong, Yoh-sama?" Opacho asked, frowning at his reluctance.

"I'm not going in there!"

"But there's food." She pointed into the room and indeed there was a wooden tray laden with soup and steaming rice on the low table. "You need to eat."

"I said I'm not going in there!" Yoh repeated angrily, spinning around to get away from the room.

As soon as he spun around he wished he hadn't.

Hao stood there, just inches from his face. Yoh cried out, taking a step back. "Hao!" he gasped.

"You've upset Opacho." Hao said simply, taking a step forward.

Yoh scowled. "Is this your room?"

"I won't hurt you. I just want you to eat. It's won't do for you to go hungry under my roof." Hao stated calmly, reaching out to gently push Yoh into the room.

"Bullshit." Yoh snarled, jerking away from Hao's touch.

Hao narrowed his eyes, taking another step forward. Opacho stood off to the side, hopping from one foot to the other nervously.

"If I wanted to hurt you don't you think I would have already?" Hao whispered, grabbing Yoh by the arm.

Yoh twisted in his grip, nerves jumping at the contact. "Let me go." He hissed.

Hao's eyes narrowed before he pulled the younger twin into a tight embrace. Yoh wiggled to get free but Hao's arms were locked tight around him.

Yoh shuddered as he inhaled the faint smell of smoke clinging to Hao's clothes. "Stop…"

And to his surprise the Shaman King pushed him away. "Eat." He ordered before sweeping out of the room.

Yoh hesitated before sitting down on one of the large cushions and curling up into a comfortable posistion.

Hao must be trying to mess with his mind. He was going to lull him into a false sense of security before he struck, Yoh was sure of it.

Yoh wrapped his arms around his bare chest and sighed. He would have to stay on his toes until his friends were able to save him.

"Yoh-sama is not going to eat?" Opacho asked sadly. "Yoh-sama doesn't like what I cooked…"

Yoh studied her for a moment before smiling slightly. "Of course I do. I've always liked your cooking." He reassured her as he got up to pull the tray of food towards him. He didn't want to follow Hao's orders but he would need his strength if he was going to survive here.

Opacho grinned when she saw him take the first bite. "I still remember all of Yoh-sama's favorite dishes!" she said proudly, swinging her skinny arms at her side. "Yoh-sama will be happier here than last time."

Yoh just smiled and shook his head.

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Joh: I'm really sorry that it's so short...I've been really busy lately...I was going to spend more time on it to make it longer...

Jessie: But she wanted to post it as soon as possible!

Joh: The good news is that I'm a lazy ass so this summer I'll have faster updates!

Jessie: Unless you're too busy playing video games...

Joh: Heh heh