A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I really appreciate it : ) Here's chapter 2, hope you guys will enjoy.

act ii

(continue from previous chapter)

It was a quiet and solemn morning at the entrance of Funbari Onsen, after everybody (except Ryu, Manta and Pirika) knew what happened on the previous fateful night. Anna had assured Tamao that Yoh and Horohoro would keep their promise not to reveal the rape to everyone else.

"Guys, let's not let Ren wait for us at the airbase," Yoh said with an artificial grin as he was totally devastated by the bed scene. "Let's go! For the Shaman Fight in America!"

The US airbase was crowded like a carnival, with Patch's food and handicraft stalls everywhere. It was also beautifully decorated with banners and flags of the upcoming Shaman Fight in Patch Village. For Horohoro and Yoh, they were not in the mood strolling the so called carnival. They went straight to the wooden Pizza house where Ren would meet up with them, while Ryu went to get them some lunch.

Meanwhile at a takoyaki stall, a spiky headed Chinese shaman was enjoying the octopus balls grilled by Silva.

"Didn't expect you to be such a good cook, Silva," Ren complimented as he finished the last ball on the wooden stick. "How much is it?"

"There would be 500 yen for 3 sticks."

Ren reached for his pocket and began digging out his money. He gulped as he felt it was hollow and pulled it out. His eyes nearly popped out when he found himself penniless. "Shit…" The chinese shaman cursed himself and grinned sheepishly at Silva who then mirrored his reaction.

"Daijoubu." A third voice spoke.

Ren and Silva turned around; it was a horror to the Patch priest but a new face to the spiky headed boy. "500 yen. Am I right, Silva?" The long haired boy in poncho asked.

"Y…You…again…" Silva stuttered as he was shock to see his ancestor standing right in front of his takoyaki stall. "Yes… 500 yen…"

"My treat. Here," Hao said as he took out 10000 yen and handed it to his descendent. "Give me another 20 sticks and keep the change."

"What do you want?" Ren asked suspiciously.

The long haired boy refused to answer his question and smiled instead. Silva was speechless at the gargantuan order and after that he began grilling more octopus balls quickly. The older Asakura twin then turned back to the Chinese shaman.

"I know you would like to eat some more, Ren," Hao said politely.

Ren was startled.

Hao smirked at his reaction. He thanked Silva after receiving his octopus balls and took Ren in his hand boldly. Immediately, shades of pink began to form on Tao's cheeks. "Let's find a place to enjoy the food."

"B…But… I do not know you."

"You won't reject me, won't you?"

Hao's anticipating look had landed him in a dilemma. First, he disliked the idea of eating with a stranger. Second, he was not the ungrateful type of guy. The spiky headed boy agreed hesitantly after reasoning to himself that he had no reasons to decline the older Asakura twin's offer as he owed him one a moment ago.

"All right…"

"Don't worry, I won't bite."

"NANI? KISAMA!"

Ren found himself sitting on a peaceful green in one corner of the airbase with the great onmyouji. "Come on, don't be shy, Ren. I can't finish all of them," Hao said as he passed him the packet of octopus balls after taking another 3 sticks for himself and started eating. "Mmm… Didn't expect Silva's cooking to be this good…"

The purple haired boy sighed and took another stick reluctantly.

"What is your name?" Ren finally spoke for the first time after being with Hao for quite a while. "How do you knowme?"

"I'm Hao. You're the son of that infamous Zombies' Factory owner, Tao En."

"Why do you want to treat me takoyaki?" Ren interrogated, looking at the laid back fire shaman. "What's your motive?"

"Hmm… No motives?"

Silence fell on them.

"Ren."

"Yes?"

"If you have a female friend and she had been raped, what would you do?"

"I'd hunt that bastard down and cut off his manhood."

Hao raised his eyebrow amusedly and took another stick of octopus balls. "Really?" He asked as he handed the last stick to Ren. "What if that female friend has a crush on you, will you accept her after she had been defiled?"

Ren was in a loss of words. "Would i…" He thought and consumed a ball. "I don't know."

The older Asakura twin placed his hand on the Chinese shaman's shoulder and smiled. "It's understood if you do not have the answer now," He replied. "One day, you will."

"All right, Hao, I have to meet my friends now," Ren said, finishing the last piece of octopus ball on the stick and turned to him. "It had been a while sitting with you here."

"Ren-kun."

"W…WHAT?" Ren stammered as a suffix was being added to his name.

"There's a small piece of takoyaki on your lips," Hao remarked. Before the Chinese shaman could reach for his hanky, the long haired boy grabbed his shoulders and pulled him, meeting his lips gently. Ren's golden orbs widened and he could feel his cheeks burning hot as the older Asakura twin licked the tiny food remnant off his lips in the process.

"KISAMA! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" An embarrassed Ren exploded after shoving Hao away from himself.

"Maa… Just helping you clean your lips," Hao answered with a sheepish grin, scratching the back of his head as he got up slowly. He could not help himself and started to burst into laughter upon seeing Ren's face as red as a tomato. "Just like everyone said, you looked really cute when you're angry!"

"NANI!" Ren barked as he gave the fire shaman a death glare. "I CAN'T BE BOTHERED WITH YOU ANYMORE!" With that, the Chinese boystomped away from him.

"Let me see you to your friends then," Hao said as he walked up to Ren and wrapped his arm around his shoulders, drawing him so near to himself that their faces were only a few centimeters apart. "And please cool down, Ren-kun. It's my fault, okay?"

"W…Why are you so close too me!" The spiky haired one stammered as he could feel his partner's breath on his cheeks. "What do you think you're doing!"

"Haha… No reasons," Hao chuckled and squeezed Ren's shoulder. Every shaman in the airbase had their eyes set on the duo as theymanouevred their way through the crowd relaxingly. "I just like being close with you. That's all."

"YOU PERVERT!"

"Sorry for being late. Was held up by this shameless bastard."

When Yoh and his gang turned around upon hearing Ren's voice, the Ainu and the earphoned boy dropped their hamburgers in horror. "Ren… Why are you with him," Horohoro asked coldly as he began to grab his skateboard. "Do you know who he is?"

"Just another brat like Yoh," Renanswered as he left Hao on the spot and went over to his friends. "He just sticks on to me!"

"What did you do to Ren?" Yoh asked as he stood up with his Harusame.

"Maa… Like I said yesterday, we would meet again," Hao answered calmly as he approached his younger brother. "Yoh."

"Yoh, you know him?" Ren asked as opened a can of coca cola and quenched his thirst.

"Ren… He was the bastard who raped Tamao last night…" Horohoro revealed.

Ren and Ryu froze upon hearing the ice shaman's answer. The bokutou wielder was completely shattered. He could not believe the cute pink haired girl had lost her innocence at a very young age of twelve. "Y…You…" Ryu snarled as he reached for his wooden sword, ready to beat the older Asakura twin up. "This is despicable…" Hearing that, Hao simply returned a smile to the former gang leader, as if what he did was nothing exaggerating. Ren, on the other hand, was heating up. He had always see Tamao as his younger sister and knowing the culprit was none other than a deceiving kind looking shaman, he crushed the can drink in his palm. The spiky head then turned to Horohoro and asked him for 500 yen.

"You disgust me. I don't want your treat," Ren said as he took the money from the Ainu and threw it right onto the fire shaman's face. "You are an asshole indeed."

Hao then burst into uncontrollable laughter, making everybody angrier.

"What the hell are you laughing at?" Horohoro raged and commanded Kororo to oversoul. "Kau Kau Fu…ri……"

The ice shaman was sent crashing back in a flash. Everybody froze what they seen. It was towering flaming spirit which was then overshadowing the tinyhumans on its feet.

"Horohoro!" Yoh cried and rushed over to the assaulted Ainu.

"Yoh-dana, what the heck is that thing!" A stunned Ryu exclaimed.

"It's the Spirit of Fire. He's temperamental, unlike me," Hao stated as the gigantic being stood behind its master, waiting for further orders. "You guys should careful what you're saying especially…"

Yoh and his friends began to growl at his speech.

"When you're talking to me," Hao added as he winked at the Chinese boy, who was giving him death glares. "Mirai no Hao."

"Mirai no Hao?" Ryu thought frantically as the title literally meant 'Future King'.

"Hao…?" was a confused Yoh's respond.

"Crap!" Ren exclaimed daringly as he stepped forward with his kwan dao. "You're just another arrogant bastard I know."

"Maa… Would you cut off the rapist's manhood as you told me earlier?" Hao asked curiously, pointing at his sexual member with no shame.

Ren smirked. "Is there a need to ask?" He replied and charged forward with his lengthy weapon. "I'm going to make you regret for what you did!"

Hao and his spirit vanished right away when the Chinese boy drew an arc with kwan dao at his opponent in a lightning fast speed. "What are you aiming at?" Hao taunted as he appeared behind his attacker and tripped him with a kick. "What the!" The purple haired boy thought surprisingly.

Instead of landing on the hard ground, Ren found himself in the arms of the older Asakura twin, blushing furiously as all eyes were set on them. "Do you still wantmy manhood, Ren-kun?" Hao teased. "Or would you like to… Mmm…" He continued what he was going to say by roaming his hand on chinese boy's silky smooth thigh (Ren was wearing shorts), making him shivered helplessly in the process. It was not enough for the menacing Hao . He then moved his hand stealthily over to Ren's member and gave a soft rub. Everybody in the scene had their time stopped when they witnessed how straightforward the fire shaman was. Some male shamans began to faint as they could not take such a gayish moment whilst some girls squealed in excitement. Ryu passed out, unable to accept the fact that Hao was more bisexual than him. Horohoro was at one corner throwing out the Mc's set meal he had for lunch. Yoh's hair straightened up like a broom. Their respectively spirits lay flat on the floor.

(SLAP!)

Not only he had stolen his first kiss, he had also molested him right in the eyes of the public. A humiliating Ren jumped back from the older Asakura twin, leaving the crowd in 'woahs' and 'ahs', as he walked back to his group. "I like your slap," Hao smiled, running his hand over his glowing cheek. "But I like you even more, Ren-kun!"

"NANI! KISAMA!" Ren exploded in red as he pointed his kwan dao right at Hao. "You're not going to get away with this! I'm going to make sure you're the first transvestite in this Shaman Fight!"

"Aw…You're so mean…" Hao stuck his tongue out playfully as he joined back to his allies.

"Hao-sama, let's get back to the assembly area as soon as possible," Macchi advised after taking a look at her time piece. "The Patch Airline is not going to wait for us."

"Yep! Since I have already introduced myself to them, let's make our move first," The fire shaman replied and began leading his team of shamans to the reporting point, with the Spirit of Fire at his side. Halting suddenly, he then reminded his younger brother again. "Yoh, you will become my ally when the time comes."

Yoh was speechless.

"Let's get going too, Yoh," Horohoro added when he saw the Boeing 747-400 moving out of the hanger. "Look at that, it's… so…urgh… Forget it…" He commented at the aircraft being painted with the Goldoba and the ten priests.

-to be continued

A/N: well, that's chapter 2, what do you think : )