Wow. A miracle has happened. I actually updated without being nagged. Heh, I'm getting better. Well, here it is. It's a bit short but I've already started the next one, so it should be out soon. Hope you like it! XD

Double

Ren stared in shock at Yoh's double. The boy looked almost exactly like him except for the hair length. While Yoh had brown hair that was a few inches shy of brushing his shoulders, this boy had hair that was much longer, almost waist length. The only other difference was their eyes. Where Yoh's chocolate colored eyes were a rich, happy, warm color, the other had eyes that were hard and deep. They seemed to suck you in and hold you there with the intensity of the gaze.

Another thing that was alarming, though somehow not surprising, was that he had Power also. He seemed different from Yoh's, however. Ren had never seen Yoh blow something up.

Eyeing the double and holding Yoh close, Ren asked, "What do you want?"

That seemed to snap the other out of his self inflicted daze for he jerked his eyes from Yoh's face to Ren's. "Umm… I just saw them hassling you two – they had been bugging me as well – and decided to help out. He doesn't look too good." He pointed to Yoh.

"Thanks but I've got it. He's just tired. Home is not too far away." Ren started to walk in his intended direction before the X-Laws had interrupted them. He didn't really trust the other boy and wished Yoh was awake. He was always a good judge of character.

"Wait! I just want to help. I heard that there was someone in this city who also had power like me and I just wanted—" He trailed off, his gaze back on Yoh, eyes slowly widening.

Yoh twitched it Ren's arms. "Yoh! You're awake! This guy just showed up and—"

"It's ok. You can trust him." Yoh turned his eyes away from his double and smiled softly at Ren. "He pretty good." He leaned his head back on Ren's shoulder. "Sorry, but-" his eyes closed "-I'm not going to be able to help you out much."

Yoh had passed out again. Ren frowned. What to do. Yoh had given this guy the clear, but he didn't even know he had Power. Well, he's never let me down before. Let's see how good this guy is.

Confusion

"Wait! I just want to help. I heard that there was someone in this city who also had power like me and I just wanted—" Hao's voice trailed off as he found himself being pulled into the gaze of a pair of warm, brown eyes.

A torrent of emotions and thoughts rushed through him. While that itself was not odd, the fact that they were all his was unusual. The emotions ranged from fear and panic to an odd sense of peace. It was all confusing. But the most perplexing thing was when he realized that he could not hear Yoh's thoughts.

What? That only happens with Father! The fear slightly increased before Hao common sense kicked in. Stop you're being irrational. He has nothing to do with him. But… Are his thoughts completely blocked?

Hao reached out with his mind… and ran into a wall. He can block me out?! A small smile graced Yoh's lips before he answered a question the other boy had asked. And his response shook Hao's world.

"It's ok. You can trust him. He's pretty good." A wave of self loathing rushed though him. Is he out of his mind? I'm not good at all! I'm here to possibly bring him to my psychopathic father!

His internal ranting was so loud that he missed what else happened between Yoh and the other boy. He was shocked when his arms were suddenly filled with Yoh. That shock doubled when the other boy's thoughts cut off.

Hao snapped his eyes to him. "What are you—"

"You wanted to help. Now let's get going." He started walking off. " Oh, and I'm Ren. That's Yoh."

What the hell? How did he go from not wanting to get within ten feet of me to dropping his passed out friend into my arms? Was Yoh's word that he could be trusted so strong that he took it as fact? Wow. That brought a knew aspect to Yoh's character. He provoked a lot of loyalty.

Hao looked down at the object of his thoughts. He was holding him bridal style so his head was resting on Hao's shoulder. Yoh's face was so calm and peaceful; he looked as though he didn't have a care in the world. He was so light too; he felt so fragile.

A completely foreign emotion flowed through Hao. Protectiveness. He wanted more than anything to protect him. To have Yoh grace him with a smile that lit up his warm eyes and made Hao feel like the world wasn't as much of a hell hole as he thought it was.

What's happening to me? Hao began to panic and pulled Yoh closer to him. How can I feel like this? I shouldn't! But he couldn't deny that it felt good. He liked feeling to warmth of another person. He liked knowing that this person needed him to keep him safe and protected. What am I going to do?

"Hey!" Hao's head snapped up. "Are you coming or not? Yoh's going to get sick if we don't hurry." That brought Hao's feet to sudden activeness.

"Sorry. How far is it?"

"Not much farther. About ten minutes if we go fast. What's your name?"

"Oh, sorry again. I'm Hao."

There it is! I'll see y'all next chapter! Ja ne!