A/N: Hey, guys! I wanted to apologize for my last chapter, since not everyone was able to read it due to extremely mature things…I'm really sorry, but I just couldn't not post it or make it less "mature". If I did, the story will loose half its charm that I'm so willing to create. Sorry and sorry for hundred times, but anyway I hope you'll get to read it eventually. Sorry once again!
Hao opened his eyes from a sudden vibration of his cell phone by his side. Hao turned it off and looked to the clock of it: 3 am. Hao tossed the phone to the other side of the bed and turned his head slowly to the blonde who was lying by his side, sleeping peacefully. A soft smile grew on his lips. Flashes of yesterday's events flew through Hao's mind and he smiled even wider. As he looked to the exhausted young woman, lying by his side, he couldn't understand how she could hold this much of lust inside. But he wasn't about to go deeper into this mystery of her: Hao liked her to be so secretive so he could have a pleasure of figuring her out bit by bit. Actually, when Hao thought of it, he didn't know Anna at all. But now he'll get to know her eventually.
Hao slowly and carefully laid Anna to the bed and got out of the bed, covering the blonde with black silky covers before he left. Hao collected his stuff and silently got out of the room, tiptoeing to his. Hao stopped by Yoh's room and as he heard a loud snore behind it, he reached his room with satisfaction and relief. Hao fell on bed immediately and lay there, looking to the ceiling, thinking. Yesterday he had the most wonderful day of his life and now he was so happy about it, that he didn't even think about how he and Anna could go on. As a couple, that is. The fact that she's promised to his twin brother didn't scare Hao that early morning as he fell asleep, drifting off to the wonderful dream world of him and Anna together…
Anna woke up from all sudden that very same morning, feeling that something's missing. She groped the side of her, feeling that it was empty. Anna overturned in bed, to face the still shadowed ceiling. Anna put her back hand onto forehead and sighed. As she lay like this, the memories of yesterday and the thing that happened between her and Hao flew through her mind, making her blush slightly. How in the world is she to look into his eyes without falling into his embrace for another doze of wild sex? Now that's gonna be difficult. Anna looked through the window, seeing how the first rays of the sun touches hazy grounds. She gave out another sigh and closed eyes, wanting to have another piece of sleep. She was exhausted after all…
The next time Hao woke up, the sun was already making its way up, lighting up the slumberous outside. The brunette guy got up and opened window to the fullest. He inhaled deeply of fresh morning air and smiled to the new day. Hao felt wonderful, knowing that her lover would be nearer to him, even if that wouldn't be obvious to other people. A sudden feeling of guiltiness once again struck through Hao's heart. Yoh is my brother and Anna's his fiancée. How could I be so stupid and do such things with her! I'm not supposed to even ting of her in any other way except as sister-in-law. But I cannot help it! Wonder if she feels the same way..? I'll get a chance to talk about it with her… Later… Hao stretched himself and gone towards the shower…
Anna woke up, slowly raising her eyelids. This time she would get out of the slumber in slow way since she already knew that Hao wasn't there, by her side. The blonde sat up in bed and leaned her back onto bed's head. She fixed her gaze on the rays of rising sun, playing on the tree leaves. A slight smile crept onto her lips, but was immediately swept away from a sudden wave of guiltiness. Only now she remembered that she actually was engaged with Yoh. Yoh… How can I do such things to you? You're a wonderful person and how do I repay you for all your patience all these years? Betraying you with your brother? Jeez, what am I thinking? She sighed, her lips trembling a bit. But can I choose? I don't know what I feel to Hao, but it's clearly stronger than my feelings to Yoh. Oh, this is getting nowhere! I get even more confused! Anna threw away the covers and went to the shower, theretofore, putting a dressing-gown on. As the blonde entered the bathroom, she noticed a reminder, blinking on glass shelf. Anna sighed and opened a drawer. She took a small box with pills inside. Anna looked to the box for a while, thoughts flying through her mind. She had been using contraceptives for…how many years? Since Yoh and Hao left? Yeah… guess so, when she first had another boyfriend…when she would toss around with Jun and her gang. Anna couldn't understand why she wouldn't give up on using them, but now it was kinda…good thing, since she's in such a close relationship with Hao…and maybe Yoh as well? Oh what the hell… Anna took one extremely small white pill and threw it in her mouth, swallowing it easily. The she put the box back into the drawer and went into shower.
Yoh got downstairs, a yawn on his mouth. He went to sleep…about half to three in the morning so the lack of sleep and strength was already visible on him. Not to mention the slight overdose of beer. The party was so cool, but now the living room's floor were full of cans, burst out balloons, all kinds of tore off garlands and festoons. Yep, the party could be judged from the thrash after it. Yoh groaned, knowing that Anna will make him to clean all of it up, since it was his idea of having a party. But before he would start his tormenting with after-party, Yoh got to the kitchen to see of the fridge wasn't empty. Luckily it wasn't so Yoh started preparing breakfast, knowing that the two will be hungry like hell. A steps on the stairs reached Yoh's ears. Hao entered the kitchen and greeted Yoh cheerfully. However, Hao couldn't look into his eyes, so he just pretended doing that.
"How was your date?" Yh smirked to him. Hao smirked back, remembering the night with Anna.
"Perfect. Couldn't imagine better one" Yoh raised an eyebrow, turning back to the pot of rise.
"Something serious?" he asked suspecting. Hao shook head, opening the fridge and taking a bottle of cold mineral water.
"Nah, she's just another one in my long life" Hao laughed to it. Yoh placed three bowls of rise on the table and a huge pile of toasts. The brothers started to eat, discussing the party yesterday and the coming party of Jun. A sudden ring of a doorbell made the two stop talking. A voice of Anna came from the hall.
"I'll get it!" Yoh and Hao shrugged shoulders and continued eating.
Anna opened the door to face a guy with orange dyed hair and brown eyes. That guy was hot in his own way, but Anna only frowned to him.
"What do you want, Taro-san?" she spat out to him. The guy only gave her a smirking grin.
"I thought you might want to see me" Anna scoffed. She use to date with Taro, but now he was the long forgotten past, since Anna wasn't about to forgive him for cheating on her with other bitch.
"Well. You thought wrong. Now get lost" Anna wanted to bang the door to his miserable face, but Taro stopped it with his strong hand.
"No. You thought wrong about leaving me, Anna-chan" Anna fumed inside and gave him a hard slap which sent him flying across the yard and hitting the ground by the gate.
"And DON'T YOU EVEN DARE to come back!" she shot after him and slammed the door with fierce. Anna quickly headed towards the kitchen, her face saying "don't you irritate me". That wasn't her idea of starting the good day. The blonde entered the kitchen, facing popped out eyes of the twins.
"What?" she snapped at them, pouring herself a cup of coffee and sitting by the table.
"Nothing" Yoh said and returned to his breakfast, obviously afraid to be attached to the wall. Hao raised and eyebrow to her, but followed Yoh's example, making a mental note to ask Anna about it later. The rest of the breakfast went silently, because the twins were afraid to even look to Anna. As the blonde finished, she ordered:
"Yoh, Hao, clean up the living room and do the laundry" the guys groaned.
"Why we?" slipped away Yoh's thought and he put hand on mouth, knowing that now he's in trouble. Anna sent a dreadful look to Yoh and Hao and turned around to climb upstairs.
"Because I say so" she said before disappearing behind that staircase. Yoh sighed with a relief. Hao tapped his shoulder and stood up.
"Could've gone a lot worse" he said, with sarcasm in his voice. Yoh sighed and lifted himself from the ground.
"No duh. Ok lets go" and so they went, not noticing how afternoon's coming…
All day Anna had been sitting in her room, reading the book she borrowed from the archives and browsing through the web, looking for information about The Evil. Anna also made some abstracts from this book or web, adding some of her thoughts or versions about one or another thing. Eventually, she got three big notebooks about all kinds of legends, tales and myths about The Evils and Mitsuko Kyouyama. Yep, that was quite a lot if you're thinking about your bloodline.
Anna was sitting on the edge of bed and looking to the portrait of Mitsuko, when the soft knock on the door made her wake up from her thoughts.
"Come in" she said, not even rising her eyes to Yoh, who just came in her room.
"Hey, Anna-san. May we talk?" he asked, silently sliding the door closed behind him.
"Sure" she said, not actually paying attention to her fiancé. The blonde turned another page and reread the story about The Evil. "What is it?" she asked coldly. Yoh sat at the side of her.
"Well, first I was wondering who was that you've sent flying through the yard this morning?" Anna stopped reading and rammed her gaze into Yoh's cute brown eyes. She was thinking if Yoh should know about all her life, but she decided that eventually he would find out.
"He's my ex. Satisfied?" she said, turning her eyes back to the book. Yoh's insides were hit by wave of jealousy, making his expression angry, his gaze colder. But Anna didn't see it, not that she gave any damn on it. Yoh, even with cold outside, will always stay Yoh.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Yoh asked, his tone rising. Anna shut the book close and threw it on bed.
"What it means. Haven't I made myself clear enough?" Yoh felt as if something hit his lungs.
"I figure that you weren't loyal to me and our marriage" Anna stood up, her eyes unbelievably cold and ignorant.
"Like you haven't had anyone by your side all these years" Anna stated to him. Yoh gulped: of course there were some girls, but at least they had some pride not to come to their house and talk to him.
"Ok, there was somebody, but I at least didn't give them a chance to get closer to me" Anna stood up as well, crossing arms on her chest.
"Unbelievable! You accusing my with the very same thing I should accuse you with! That's kinda idiotic of you, ne?" Yoh frowned.
"Maybe, but that's why you're calling me idiot" Anna let out a sigh of irritation and boredom.
"Yeah, that's the reason. Now, if you have no more interest in my private life, you can get lost" Anna showed Yoh to the door, but the brunette guy's eyes just sent a sparks of anger to her.
"Don't you want to explain me something more? Like your behavior at the party?" Yoh asked, crossing arms on his chest. Anna saw him like that for a first time, but she wasn't scared: actually, now she could feel a proper confront from him that Yoh always lacked.
"And exactly how should I treat my friends? Thanks, but there's enough people running away from the first sight of me!" Anna was speaking coldly and calmly, but her voice was loud, just like Yoh's who was about to loose his temper.
"That's not the reason to act like slut!" Anna widened her eyes to him.
"What did you call me?" the blonde didn't wait for an answer: she punched Yoh to the face, leaving a crimson red mark there.
"But you were. And now you're bitchy with me" Yoh knew this wasn't like him, but he couldn't control his jealousy in any other way only shouting on her, the very cause of his feelings. Anna slapped him again, this time harder with her legendary left. Yoh almost lost his balance, but stayed on feet.
"Get out Yoh! NOW!" she shot or-else-you-are-dead look, but Yoh wasn't afraid of her now. He pulled her roughly to him and pushed her against the wall. Anna, for the first time with Yoh, felt how fear is traveling up her spine "what the HELL!" Yoh drowned his hands in her hair, lifting Anna's eyes to his.
"You don't get it do you?" Anna struggled in his press hold, but Yoh was obviously stronger.
"What should I get!" Yoh kissed her so roughly that Anna almost thought that he's going to take her by force, since his arms were moving all around her body, but he stopped.
"That I love you and that I'm so fuckin' jealous, that I cannot hold it back. Do you understand?"
"I do! But control that jealousy, because I can take in a wrong way. Now…GET OF ME!" she pushed Yoh away and crossed her arms once more "and get out!" Yoh narrowed his eyes, but left. Anna stood, her back lingered on the wall. The blonde panted, feeling how stupid she just acted… This is unbelievable! Anna, why the heck you couldn't just hold tongue behind your teeth! Fuck it!
