Note: The last part with Neave and Hao were inspired by the song Touch & Go - Straight to number one QwQ if you want to give it a try.


"I knew it! Damn it. Why didn't I listen to my instincts?"

"It was actually me that told you not to go with them, Mistress."

Victoria just glared at Amon who simply poof into thin air. Angry that for the first time in so many years she finally trusted someone and everything went wrong.

'That should teach me a lesson.'

With that thought in her head she started to distance herself from the plane, hoping to find her away in the middle of nowhere.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Away from you creeps. As far as I can go."

"CREEPS?! Who you calling creeps you, you… What was she again, Ren?"

Ren just simply knocked out his friend stopping him from talking too much.

"It was your plan all along, to sabotage our plane and run away." Ren said pointing his Kwan Dao at Victoria.

"Excuse me? That little piece of metal? Please, if I wanted to do that I would've never let Neave save you guys from Hao."

"How do we know it wasn't just a trick, though?"

"Really? You know. Just suit yourself, I'm going to find my way out of here."

"Oh, you're not going anywhere."

"And that's because?"

Ren stayed silent not knowing what to say.

"C'mon Victoria, I promised I'll find your friend so you have to give me the chance to do it." said Yoh smiling sheepishly.

Victoria sighed not knowing what to do.

"Mistress, we should really get away from them." Amon whispered in Victoria's ear. But she seemed to not care about Amon was saying now. She needed to have Neave with her again, all these people were making her too nervous.

"I vote that she should leave." Horokeu said out of nowhere.

"Didn't I knock you out before?" said Ren annoyed by his friend.

"We can't let a lovely lady go all alone by herself in this desert." Ryu said wiggling his eyebrows at Victoria, who was simply way beyond disgusted.

"I think I'll just go now."

"We could go together to the oasis." Yoh proposed.

"OASIS?!" Everyone shouted.

"Yeah, I saw it when we were falling."

'What a curious kid.' Victoria thought eyeing him suspiciously. 'He still looks like Hao, why should I trust him?'

"You don't have to trust me, we're just going the same way." Yoh said as if he were reading her thoughts.

Victoria was caught off guard and just simply nodded and started following the group.

"Mistress, I am against this thing, you should stop now and get away from them." Amon whispered to Victoria.

"As soon as I find a town or something I'll just lose them."


"You are going to have to talk to me sooner or later."

'You can read my thoughts, why should I bother talking to you?'

He simply chuckled.

"You are so stubborn."

'I don't care what you think.'

"Yes you do. Stop pretending to be mad that you're here with me. It was what you wanted when you jumped in the middle of my attack. You know, it wasn't a smart move to show yourself like that. The Hanagumi team is kind of jealous of you."

Neave simply stayed silent. He was right about her, why would she jump in the middle of the attack if she didn't wanted to be attract his attention. Because deep down, even if he hurt her so many times she still wanted to be with him. And it didn't matter what it could cost her.

'Victoria…'

"She's fine, she's with Yoh's group. She's actually pretty sure she'll save you."

'I am not talking to you. Period.'

"We don't need talking for what I have planned for us."

Neave's eyes got big as she looked at him terrified.

"Stop playing the prude card."

He said getting near her, touching her hair and then caressing her cheek. Neave simply melted in his touch. He was right yet again, she wanted to be here with him.

"Your followers could be watching, Hao."

"We're not doing anything wrong." He said smirking which made Neave cock an eyebrow.

"Yet." He added chuckling.


"This is so not real! She's like a magnet to bad luck!"

"No I'm not! That's offensive! Take that back!"

"I am so not, you are bad luck. Just pure BAD luck!"

"Horokeu, stop it. It wasn't her fault that those girls attacked us, they were already following us and I think they were the one who destroyed your plane, Ren." Yoh tried mending the situation but it seemed as if nothing could stop Horokeu and Ren from disliking Victoria.

"You boys have no manners, that's not a way to treat a lady." Ryu said while trying to sneak his hand on Victoria's shoulders, only to end up knocked out by her glaive - Guisarme.

"Woah, that's a nice weapon you have there." Said Horokeu in awe.

"Hmph. It's nothing so special, it's like a cheap imitation of my Kwan Dao."

"WHAT! Cheap you said? Why you little… "said Victoria marching right in front of Ren. "Oh, you're actually… little. Ha! You're so damn short!" she started laughing so hard that she dropped her weapon.

Ren only became red and turned around to get himself away from the embarrassing situation he got into. Both Ryu and Horokeu were snickering, too.

"I think I'm starting to like her now" said Horokeu while giving a pat on Ren's back, who simply got even redder.

"Well since everyone is getting along now, we should really start moving." Yoh said motioning to the group to follow him.

'This is my chance to get away.'

"I need to go to the ladies restroom." Victoria blurted out hoping she could get out of the situation pretty easily.

"I guess we could stop to a restaurant before doing more research on the whereabouts of Patch Village." Yoh said as his stomach started to grumble. "Heh, then food it is!"

"FOOD here we come!" Horokeu said as he entered the nearest restaurant and already ordering half menu.

This was Victoria's chance to get away so she went directly to the ladies restroom. She looked for windows, just to find a small window in one of the toilet stall.

'Seriously? That's a rat's hole, not a window!' she thought frustrated.

Even so, she tried her luck and actually could fit the window, that was before she could stuck on the last bit.

"Maybe you should lose weight." Amon said appearing next to her.

"Maybe you want to get a free one way ticket to Hades hide out." Victoria said glaring at her Spirit.

"Are you ok?" a cute little voice said out of nowhere.

"Oh no, are you like a scouts girl or do you just puke happiness out of everywhere?"

The girl simply laughed, a sweet childish laugh.

"Don't be silly. I just want to help you." She said catching Victoria's arms and pulling her.

"Waiiit! What do you think you are doing! Stop touching me!" Victoria said as she began to struggle to get out of the little girls grip, which only made the poor girl fall down on her butt.

"Hey! That was not nice!" she said while getting up and dusting the dirt off her skirt.

Victoria was still struggling to get out as she heard familiar voices coming from the other side of the street.

'Oh no, they've already finished eating?!'

"Ok, quick little pink pony, help me get out of here." Snapped Victoria at the girl in front of her.

"It's Soleil Roux for you." She said pulling Victoria out of the window.

As they both touched the ground, Victoria quickly got up and helped Roux.

"That's French, isn't it?"

"It is..." she said eyeing Victoria suspiciously. "Who are you hiding from?"

"No one in particular. Uhm, how about we go and buy you something from that nice shop since you helped me out?" said Victoria pushing Soleil into the shop and hiding between the racks.

"Oh now I get it! You have a crush on that tall brunette guy over there!"

"Who?! What? Where? NO!"

"But he seems your type…" Soleil trailed off looking at Ryu. "You both have weird fashion taste."

"What is that supposed to mean!?" Victoria yelled causing the group of boys to notice them.

"Oh no, go down, go down." She said pushing Soleil down with her.

"You lost, Victoria?" said Ren glaring at her.

As soon as Soleil saw Horokeu she turned fifty shades of red. Unfortunately for her, he didn't seemed to notice her.

"My Shaman Queen just found another beautiful creature to join our group." Ryu said with hearts in his eyes while trying to hug Soleil, who simply just run to hide behind Victoria.

"You're scaring the poor girl, Ryu." Said Horokeu while waving at Soleil, which just made her become even shyer.

Ren was simply rolling his eyes at the awkward situation.

"Looks like someone's been having fun." Said Victoria smirking at Ren, who quickly hid his cheek.

"That's none of your business." He simply said and turned around getting out of the shop.

"I think we should better get going, before the night falls. You are more than welcome to come with us…" Yoh trailed off.

"Soleil, Roux." The girl said smiling and shaking Yoh's hand.

"Soleil" he said returning the smile.

"Victoria, you coming?" Soleil said to her friend.

'Why am I even trying?' she thought and followed her group.


The only sounds that could be heard was the gentle wind and the fire cracking outside. Everyone was fast asleep in their tents, besides one which seemed to be so lively.

"Hao…"

"Mmm?" Hao murmured in Neave's ear as he pulled her closer to him, only the soft fabric of his poncho separating them.

She just simply looked in his eyes, as if looking for an answer. But she couldn't find anything in his eyes besides his desire for power. She never hoped for love, but at least she wanted him to care about her, just one bit. That little bit that wouldn't sent her to the other world as soon as he got bored.

"Don't think about it anymore, Neave. It's the past." He said tracing her lips with his finger.

She couldn't resist him, even after what he did. She was purely hypnotized when it came to him. That's why she can't imagine saying goodbye to him.

Hao sensed that she was deep in her thoughts and he wanted to bring her back to reality by cupping her cheeks and kissing her. He pulled her on top of him and made her look into his eyes.

"I'm going to take you to see your father." He said playing with her hair. Those words caught Neave off guard who simply blinked not believing what he just said.

'Is this your way to say you're sorry, Asakura?'

He simply smiled and kissed her again.


Just another update for you guys, because I just love writing this story.

You guys tell me what do you think :) Will Neave go back to her friend or will she stay with Hao?

Taaataaa!