Chapter Four: An Lesson Within

I hopped from one rock cliff to the other till I was in perfect view of Yoh and his friends. Then I stood there watching them and waiting for Yoh to come out of Zeke's dairy, which will probably be a while.

Zeke caught up with her and stood right next to her. Opacho stood next to him and by what he could till she did not like the new girl one bit.

"Ahh so this is what your world looks like, I never thought it could be so...enchanting." I said looking around at it all.

Zeke looked at her for a moment."Where do you come from anyway? if you mind my asking." Zeke asked her.

I paused for a moment."I can't tell you that. Not now at least. Maybe soon in the near future but not now." I told him.

Zeke looked at her for another couple of moments and nodded slowly."Ok." was all he said.

I sighed and flopped down onto the ground my hands behind me head and stared up at the clear blue sky.

Zeke leaned over her and looked at her; he was trying very hard to keep from laughing."You have any idea what you look like" he asked her.

I looked up at his face dumbfounded."Huh? What do you mean" I asked him.

"Your in a skirt and your laying like that, think about it hmmmmm" he said a evil grin slowly lurking its way around his lips.

I looked down at myself and my eyes widen. My skirt rode-up half-way up my legs stopping just above my knees. I garbed it and flung it down back over my legs a sweat drop appearing on my forehead."Damn you Asakura I swear I'll get you back for this." I said to him hugging my knees to my chest.

"HAHA! What did I do? I was only doing what any gentlemen would do. Helping a beautiful young lady." Zeke told her giving a fake bow.

"Gentlemen? you have got to be kidding me! You? Helping? I am better off at being with your brother" I said getting up and fixing my skirt making sure no other surprises happen that I didn't like.

I walked away from him. I was not going to stay here.

Zeke garb her wrist. I turned my head slowly and looked at him."Let me go." I said quietly.

"No. I am not having another person join Yoh. I don't want anyone more stronger who could possible beat me with Yoh. And you my dear have power that can indeed defeat me." Zeke said his grip tightening on her wrist.

"Humf you can't stop me." I told him.

"I think I just have." Zeke said.

I smiled and closed my eyes. I blinked and disappeared. Zeke's eyes widen and looked around. I appeared behind him and I wrapped my arm around his shoulders and pulled him against me. He was a few inches taller but oh well.

"Try me. You won't live long." I whispered using the same words he used when he did this.

Zeke was shocked at that and surprised at her strength. Then he smiled but she couldn't see it, he raised his hand and covered hers that was around his shoulders."I never knew a woman who had the courage to go against me, well one but that was all." he said still smiling.

He was enjoying this! I couldn't believe it though I did know who the other woman was. Anna. I still laughed when she hit him, which was funny. But I couldn't aloud myself to think of that. For god sakes I had my arms around a murderer for crying out loud. I must not allowed his words break me down and leave me weak like he seem to do with so many other girls in my world.

I slowly lowered my arm and stepped back a bit, my hand felt numb where he held it. He turned around and smiled at her for me that smile was evil and meant nothing good at all. I narrowed my eyes and glared at him.

"I wished Anna smacked you harder maybe she could've put some sense into that brain of yours." I said still glaring.

"How did you know about Anna" Zeke asked her shocked, he never told her.

"I know many things but I'm not sharing them with you." I said stepping back a little more.

"Why not? Are they personal thoughts?" he asked stepping closer to her.

This was turning out to be a mouse and cat game, but I was going to play along better than having him burn me to death.

"Maybe there are but as I said I'm not sharing." I said my eyes watching as he walked behind me.

His lips lean in close to her ear, his breath was hot and it made me feel weird inside. So much for me being strong. That just flew out the window.

"Who are they about" he whispered in her ear he could smell lemons and herbs on her.

"Don't push it" I whispered grating my teeth, there was no damn way I was going to tell him what I thought of him and his so very tasty body no way in hell!

"You do know I can read minds right" he asked her his arms coming around her waist.

'OH SHIT!' screamed my mind. 'Not good! Not good at all!'

I closed my mind and tried to shut it off from him. Hopping beyond hope he couldn't read it.

"Your good." he whispered his lips close to her ear; he couldn't make out what she was thinking.

I smiled to myself. Go me!

Zeke kinda liked holding her, though he imaged she didn't. Which made it all the more fun.

I tilted my head a bit, wondering what he was doing. I could still feel his breath against my skin and...Could it be? An faint change in his breathing.

Zeke felt different and he couldn't explain why but holding her like this made him feel something he hasn't felt so long and yet he couldn't name what it was.

I closed my eyes and I was gone out of Zeke's hold and I stood a foot away.

Zeke lowered his arms and turned around to look at her."Where are you going" he asked.

"Away." was all I said before I disappeared again.

Zeke stood there staring out into the distance, a soft wind blew by ruffling his hair and curling it around his face, his eyes looked down at the ground and he sighed.

Opacho stood by him and she looked up at her Master wondering what could be wrong.

Zeke raised his hand and brushed his hair out of his eyes. He looked up to the sky and stared at it for some time.

On the outside Zeke looked like his calm-never-bothering-self. But on the inside...

On the inside he felt empty and more colder than he ever felt before. On the inside Zeke felt lost for he was once again feeling the one thing he never wanted to ever feel again.