Wolf and Leo: Own nothing
Katie and Meg ran as wolves along a trail in the forest. They had left Yugi and Yami in Faust's care and were burning off some energy. They charged back out of the forest and ran, quite literally, into Yoh.
"Uhh, nice doggies…." He said nervously. The two of them yipped with laughter and changed back into human. "Oh, it's you guys."
"Yup, it's Yoh right?" Katie asked. He nodded. She stuck her hand out. "I'm Katie." He shook her hand and then Meg's after she introduced herself.
"So you guys are vampire and shape-shifter." Yoh said. "What's that like?"
"Lonely." The twins answered.
"The supernaturals see us as freaks-"Katie started
"And humans just sense this vibe and stay away from us." Meg finished. Yoh nodded.
"I know how that feels." He said sadly. "At least you have each other."
"And Yami and Yugi now." Meg was thoughtfully silent for a moment. "What's the deal with your brother?" She asked. Yoh sighed.
"It's a long story." He said, sitting down on a rock. The twins sat down in front of him.
"So tell it, we can't do anything until Yami is conscious anyways." They told him.
"Well, the thing is, he's also my ancestor." They raised eyebrows at him. "His first life was a thousand years ago. Since then he's reincarnated twice, all in order to become the shaman king and destroy humanity." Katie and Meg looked thoughtful.
"That sounds like a demon goal." Meg said. "We should have Yami look into that when he's up."
"Why Yami?" Yoh asked in confusion. They explained that Yami could see the presence of demon possession and also the orbs that prevented the 'shadow realm' from breaking through to the real world. His eyes were wide when they finished.
"So, is that what you're doing here? Looking for that orb?" They nodded. "Wow." They smiled.
"I think that pretty much sums it up." Meg said. "We weren't expecting this either. Other than our parentage, nothing interesting ever happened to us."
"And now we have our own adventure." Katie finished. "It's exhilarating and scary all at once." Yoh nodded, understanding the feeling.
~~~~~***~~~~~
Yami blinked in confusion as he woke up. He groaned as he sat up holding his head, after a min he was able to register the fact that he was in some form of hospital, before he was grabbed and squeezed into a frantic hug.
"You're awake!" Yugi cried delightedly.
"Yeah, aibou….. you're kind of choking me." Yugi let go, apologizing profusely. He chuckled and leaned forward to kiss him.
"So, what happened while I was unconscious?" Yugi explained to him the strange events just after landing. Yami laughed when Yugi described Meg imitating Hao and threatening to eat him. "Where are the girls now?" He asked.
"They wandered off to have a look around." Yugi replied.
"Well, let's go find them then." Then with a little help from Yugi he got out of the bed.
He and Yugi walked out of the clinic and wandered around the Patch Village. They found themselves wandering out of the village when Yami didn't spot the orb they were searching for there. Suddenly Yugi froze, staring ahead of them. Hao and a young blonde girl were talking to one another on a hill nearby.
"Is that the guy?" Yami asked in a low voice. Yugi nodded. Yami growled softly.
"Hey Yami!" He turned around to see the twins and Yoh walking towards them. Yoh stared at the girl and Hao together.
"Anna?" He said tentatively. Anna just glared down at him.
"That's not Anna." Yami said to him. "That's a demon possessing her, both are possessed actually."
"I knew it." Katie muttered. "HEY, DEMONS!" She called to them. They jerked their heads towards him. "So, what's the deal?" She addressed the demon masquerading as Hao. "You've been possessing this guy for the last thousand years, keeping a hold on his soul, even in death?"
The demon grinned nastily at her.
"He has such power. It would be a shame to waste it." The demon said. "All it took was a little despair, and I was in."
"And what about her?" Meg asked, gesturing to Anna.
"She is important and has some special abilities that we used to find this." She held up the orb. Katie and Meg swore angrily. She tossed it to Hao, who leapt onto Spirit of Fire and flew away with it. Katie and Meg swore even louder as Anna summoned her ogres to block them.
"Meg, get after Hao, I'll take care of her and meet up with you." Katie growled. Meg nodded.
"I think we'll want back-up this time, he's got a lot of firepower." Meg said.
"I'll send a message out." Yoh said, tapping into his oracle pager. Meg nodded and shifted into a black dragon with blue eyes, helping him onto her back. They flew off in pursuit of Hao.
~~~~~***~~~~~
They found Hao near the Great Spirit.
"Oh no, not again." Yoh moaned. He activated his oversoul and slashed Spirit of Fire in the back. It turned to him and roared, furious. Meg dodged as it swiped at her.
Another blast from a different direction distracted it. The blue haired boy from before and another with black hair that had a single spike in it joined the battle.
"Horohoro, Ren!" Yoh called delightedly. Another boy with an afro and a tall man with an outrageous pompadour, and Faust also showed up.
"Ryu, Joco, Faust, good to see you!" Yoh called. The shamans all waved hello and began to attack Hao. Hao, or the demon, roared with rage and tried to attack them, but they moved to fast for him to catch.
"Aww, what's the matter, little pussy cat can't catch the mice?" Meg asked, deliberately taunting the demon, and then sent a blue fire ball its way hitting it in the face. It roared and charged at her, which distracted him from the fact that Katie was leaping at him from behind off Faust's giant oversoul.
Hao turned in time to have Katie swipe the flat of the blade through him, driving the demon out. As soon as the demon was gone his eyes went blank and he toppled forward. Meg dove and Yoh managed to catch him and pull him onto Meg back across his lap. Meg then gently set them on the ground, shifted into her human form only with black tinted blue wings, activated her swords, and went to join her sister, circling the exorcised demon.
"So, you took care of the other one?" Meg asked casually.
"Oh yeah, Anna's recovering nicely, actually had to force her to go lie down instead of coming to fight with us." Meg snickered.
"Stupid girls." The demon hissed. "You really think you can stop us?" it lunged, and Meg flew up as Katie rammed her sword through its shoulder.
"Oh, I think we can." she said, pulling out her blade to duck as Meg chopped its head off from behind. The demon slumped and fell to the ground turning to dust as it fell, the orb clinking as it fell to the ground. Meg scooped it up as she landed and put it in her bag also putting her wings away.
They both then trudged over to where Yoh was cradling his brother's head in his lap.
"Hao, come on, wake up." He was saying. Hao stared up, empty-eyed. The steady rise and fall of his chest was the only sign that he still lived, but there was no soul in his eyes.
"What's wrong with him?" Yoh asked. Meg and Katie bit their lips.
"His soul is sick." They turned to see Yugi and Yami walking towards them. "He's been under the influence of the demon so long that his soul is buried somewhere deep inside him." Yami explained. "He needs help to get back out."
Yugi knelt beside Yoh, and placed his hands on Hao's chest.
"I'm going to see if I can bring him back out." He said gently. "He'll likely have been conscious the whole time the demon was in control, so he's going to be very distressed I'm guessing." Yoh nodded and watched as Yugi closed his eyes as his hands began to glow violet. "Come on back." He whispered. "It's safe now, come on."
Slowly Hao's eyes blinked and he seemed to become aware of his surroundings. He opened his mouth and a loud wail of anguish escaped him. Yoh quickly grabbed him as he shot up to get away and wrapped his arms around his distressed brother.
"Shh, it's alright, it's not your fault, it's gone now." Yoh said softly, trying to soothe Hao, who was now crying.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Hao sobbed. Yoh held him tighter, rocking him gently. Slowly Hao's sobs turned into soft hiccups.
"Feeling a bit better?" Yoh asked, looking him in the eyes. Hao nodded and sniffed. "Come on, let's go back to the village."
"I-I don't know if I can face all those people." Hao whimpered.
"Dude, if they give you trouble, we'll set them straight, right guys?" All Yoh's friends nodded in agreement.
"Thank you." Hao said, ducking his head shyly. Yoh helped him to his feet and they all began to walk back. Katie snuck a look at Hao. Without the smug, arrogant look on his face he looked younger, gentler.
((He's awfully cute))
))Aww, why don't you give him a kiss then?(( Meg smirked at her.
((Maybe I will)) Katie smirked right back.
As the village came into view a tall blonde man with glasses and a small girl with silver hair appeared.
"Monster!" The man cried and pointed a gun at Hao. The shamans, Yugi and Yami, and the twins, who drew their swords, instantly moved to block his way.
"Marco, Lady Jeanne, don't hurt him!" Yoh cried. Meg and Katie both took turns explaining to them what had happened while Hao cowered slightly behind Yoh. He was a mess with his face all swollen and streaked with tears. Lady Jeanne and Marco looked at him for a moment and then turned and walked away.
"We're going to be real brothers now." Yoh murmured to Hao as they walked. "You'll come home with us, right?" Hao nodded. Meg and Katie sighed as they sheathed their swords.
"As much as we'd like to stay, we should get going." Meg said. Katie nodded. Hao came forward and bowed to them.
"Thank you, for freeing me." Meg and Katie smiled at him.
"It's what we do." Then Katie leaned forward and kissed him briefly on the lips. He stumbled back in shock, staring open-mouthed at her. She smirked and winked at him as the four teens disappeared, off for another adventure.
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