A Fool's Bet

By: CrYsTaLxAnGeL

Disclaimer: Nothing owned, nothing stolen.

My story is a bit like… in Norse mythology. I'm not quite sure. But I had the sudden thought of Yoh and Hao as gods. So that's a bit like my plot.

The Game of Love

Yoh and Hao stood up on the rooftop of a huge building, observing the people that dwelled on Earth. They saw random boys, whistling as they would see a beautiful girl pass by. And some girls giggling at a certain hottie from their school.

"So," Hao started, "The game is called 'Love.'" Yoh's eye shot open and he was now looking at him with a cold glare. He then scolded his brother, "You know that gods are not allowed on that matter! You know we aren't to play with a human's emotion."

Hao only looked at him with a cool faced and explained, "Let me tell you something, brother. Some gods have already betrayed us. Some of them actually married mortals. And I want to ask you something. But it is actually something that you already know – can a god love a goddess?"

Yoh nodded and answered, "Of course!" Then Hao stared at him, asking, "Then is there a difference between a human and a god? If both are able to love, then what is their differences other than everlasting life?"

Yoh couldn't do anything. What his brother had just said was true. No matter what living material you would be, you could still love. Whether human, neither god nor monster – you could still love. He only sighed and asked for the mechanics.

"Find a girl with the age of our transformation now and be with her for a day. If she has totally fallen for the god, she can wish what she may please. It can be that the she wishes the god to stay with her forever – or he gets dumped. But, there is one major rule we must follow for the game day. And that is, we must surrender our powers and be human for the game. And when one of us gets a girl, our powers return," Hao ended.

Yoh somehow saw this game a lot dangerous. Because one, it would be messing around with a human's emotion. And secondly, it would cause her pain in the end.

Hao spoke once more saying, "And it begins…"

"Now."

Both boys jumped off the building and landed in different places. When Hao landed, he was already dressed in a black tuxedo and bow tie. A big sign on a door read, 'Club – Women, women, and women!' Hao grinned and walked in.

When Yoh landed on the ground, he saw that he was dressed in a normal civilian's clothes. He wore a white shirt and blue short jeans with black rubber shoes. He walked up to a door which read, 'Fast food – Big McBurgers!" Yoh sighed and entered.

Hao entered the club's huge door and saw girls in cute bunny suits greeting him. Since he and Yoh took a form of young men (in the twenties), they were to find women of the same age. Hao got lucky – he was greeted by a bunch of eighteen year olds!

"Hey, handsome. Let's rent out a room and have fun," a girl with long blonde hair purred. He caressed her cheek and replied, "Would you accompany me, milady?"

"Certainly," she answered as she wrapped her arms around Hao's muscular arms. They walked up to the second floor and rented a room to spend the day with.

Yoh walked in and saw an old lady greeting him, "Welcome to Big McBurgers. Home of the patties that got 'em daddies!" Yoh sighed and sat to an open table and chair. He sighed once more and whispered to himself, 'I've been doing well on my part – NOT!'

"Um, excuse me," a woman's voice called to him. He looked over and saw an eighteen-year old girl with a short golden hair. He showed a smile and asked, "What is it, ma'am?"

The girl blushed and answered, "Uh… Mind if I sit here? Since everyone else's taken…" Yoh shook his head and she sat down. She looked at Yoh and gazed at him for a while. 'He's cute…' Yoh only kept looking outside of the fast food shop and looking for a girl.

"Here's your order, sir!" a girl said as she delivered Yoh's orders to her. Yoh thanked her and she left. Yoh was now looking at the girl in front of her, while she looked out of the fast food restaurant. He saw that she was kind of pretty. He felt that her golden hair was silky, even though he hadn't touched it. And he saw that her skin was so smooth, even though he hadn't touched that either. But he knew she was pretty.

"Um, excuse me. Is there something wrong?" the girl in front of her asked. He looked up and saw her face. He shook his head and continued to eat. The girl got a little suspicious and suddenly blurted, "Um, if you wouldn't mind, sir."

Yoh stopped eating and looked at her. And she continued to speak, "Um… If it's no trouble for you at all, sir… Um, would you like to… have a tour around the city? It seems like that you don't belong here and all…"

Yoh nodded and said, "Sure! I'd love to! And you can call me Yoh. I'm Yoh Asakura. And how about you? What's your name?" The girl blushed and started to stutter saying her name, "M-My name is Anna Kyouyama."

Hao on the other hand was having his own fun.

"Oh, Hao, you're such a flirt!" the girl with the long blonde hair answered. She and Hao were on bed, as if they were couples on a honeymoon. Hao only chuckled and agreed on her compliment. Hao looked at her lovingly as she fell asleep on his bare chest. 'This girl is gorgeous. Though, she cannot fit my taste. Oh well, as soon as the day ends, I'm sure I can do anything I want for twenty-four hours!'

Yoh and Anna exited the shop and started to go to the park.

"Hey Anna," Yoh started. Anna looked at her with a questioning, yet tender face. And Yoh continued, "What's this city anyway?"

Anna gasped as she said, "You mean… You don't even know this place?" Yoh shook his head. Before Anna answered, she plucked a flower from a bush and showed it to Yoh.

"This flower can only be seen here in this country. Well, I don't know actually. I'm not quite sure. All I know is that this cherry blossom flower originated from here. In Japan," she answered. Yoh was a bit fascinated by this. And by her.

"Come on, I'll show you more spots here in Japan!" Anna exclaimed as she grabbed Yoh's hand and ran.

End of Chapter 2