Yang could hardly beleive what he'd just been told. His own sister had just KISSED one of their greatest enemies?!! He glared daggers at Yuck, who glanced away awkwardly and stammered, "Er... I-I'm just... gonna get the heck outta here," before running off to who-cares-where. Yang turned back to Yin.
"Are you crazy?! Yuck?! Seriously?! Of all the people in the world to be with you pick YUCK?!!" he screamed. "What's wrong with you? He's EVIL!" "But he doesn't want to be!" she shot back. "He's tried to change for the better before, remember? Don't you think we should let him this time?" "Yin, he's a ticking time bomb. Eventually he's bound to-" Yin didn't bother with the rest of what he was about to say.
"I can't beleive you, Yang. Only YOU could be dumb enough not to see how nice he really is. Think for a minute! He was strong enough to beat Master Yo BEFORE he was a Level 5 and now that he is, WE can still beat him. Why do you think that is?" "Well... Maybe he held back a little-" "Exactly. He held back the whole time. He was fighting us just to get my attention. "I still don't trust him an inch. What if it really is a trap this time?" "Don't you think he would've made his move by now if it was?" Yin rolled her eyes irritably. 'He can be so STUPID!'
"... Fine Yin. Here's the deal: He'll answer to me and I'll decide whether he's really changed or not." "Fine but if he has, you shut up and leave him alone!" Yin snapped. "Deal?" "Deal..." he muttered back through clenched teeth. "Get him over here." "Good. You'll see." And with that she ran off in the same direction Yuck had only moments before. "Yuck?" she called. "Yuck, where are you?" "Up here," a familiar voice called back.
She looked up to see Yuck sitting up in the same tree as he had only an hour before. "So how'd it go...?" he ventured, half-afraid of the answer he'd get. "He wants to see you. He's still convinced the whole thing's a trap," her troubled answer came. He leaped down from the tree and stuck the landing in front of her. "I'll get through to him," he tried to reassure himself as much as her. "Good luck." She gave him a soft kiss on the cheek, and he reluctantly went back to his cave.
Yang was sitting on top of a large pile of firewood when he got there. It wasn't at all hard to tell he was in a bad mood. His arms were folded and a hard glare was frozen on his face. "So I understand you kissed my sister not too long ago?" Yuck was uncomfortable in his fur. "Well..." he started, "I hate to be a nitpick but, technically she kissed me..." Yang's expression didn't change. He just sat there and glared.
"Look, I know what you're thinking but Yin's right. I AM trying to change for her. I'm sorry for the way things used to be but that's not how it has to be now." Still no change in expression. "And why the hell should I beleive a word of that?" His voice was deadly calm but he was still boiling mad. 'He's not even listening!' Yuck fretted. 'At this rate it won't matter what I say!' But he had to keep trying. He wasn't about to let go of his chance with Yin.
"You really hate my guts, don't you?" "Yeah maybe I do." 'If I can provoke a fight with him that'll prove how much he's really changed!' Yang jeered in his mind. 'I just have to chip away at him for a minute or two and he'll explode!' "I knew you wouldn't listen. Fine. Think what you want. But I love her."
"Don't give me that bull, Yuck. Who's to say you won't just hurt her like BRETT did?" That stung. Yuck flinched a little. "Please don't bring that up..." "She was crying for weeks, you know that?!!" "I'M SORRY!" "No you're not. Yin might fall for that but I won't. I know underneath it all you're nothing but a lying, cheating, selfish, cowardly, pathetic, black-hearted RAT." 'That'll get him!' he thought.
But Yuck didn't even bat an eyelid. "I'm sorry you think that. But it's not true. And I'm not giving her up just because you won't listen to reason. Not now," came his steady answer. "And that's one thing that really won't change. Get used to it." At that, he turned and walked away. "He's a good liar..." Yang muttered under his breath and narrowed his eyes.