Opacho nodded. "Tell Opacho all about it! Opacho wants to know!" she giggled. Yoh smiled and let her down on the floor.

"No problem!" He turned to his friends. "Do you guys mind if I take Opacho into my room and tell her about everything that happened?"

"No, not at all Yoh." Ren replied, closing his eyes again.

"Thanks. This won't take a second."

He took Opacho into his room, and sat her down on the bed. He laughed and gave Opacho a hug. "Oh Opacho I am so glad that you're here. I was afraid that I'd never see you again!"

"Opacho was too!" she cried. "Opacho is very sorry she ran away from Hao-sama!"

"Its okay, Opacho. Don't be upset."

"Okay, Hao-sama. Opacho will not. Will Hao-sama explain to Opacho now please?" she asked, eyes shining with delight. Yoh smiled. "Okay, well really, it's not that big of a deal. Tamao was working with her Ouija board and I 'persuaded' her to bring me back. She has a rather weak will, and it wasn't hard. She didn't even notice what was happening. So she is the one who brought me back to life. And the exact same day I managed to kill Yoh and absorb his soul again, and this is why I'm in his body."

"But why was Hao-sama sounding so worried when Yoh's friends thought Opacho was Manta?"

"I killed Manta too. He was the only other person who knew about me."

"But how?"

"Opacho, you're so full of wonder." He smiled. "Well, he caught me saying some things about his friends and admitting who I really was. And of course he could have told anyone, so I was forced to kill him."

"Oh. Now Opacho understands."

"Good. So now I'm trying to get them to agree to coming to Patch Village with me, so I can take the Great Spirits again."

"Opacho wants to help too!"

"Okay! Well, now we have to think of how we can do that."

"Opacho can tell all of Yoh's friends that she agrees with Yoh!"

"That's a great idea." Yoh said, grinning. "Why don't we go do that now?"

"Yes! Opacho wants to help Hao-sama as soon as she can!"

Yoh stood up and walked back into the kitchen, Opacho following right behind.

"Well? What does Opacho think of everything that happened?"

Yoh smiled. "Opacho realizes that Hao is evil and she is going to stick with us from now on. She'll help us stop him."

"Yes. Opacho thinks he is scary. And she is glad that Yoh has given her a second chance to make things all better! Now Opacho is your friend!" she said, laughing. HoroHoro smiled.

"Awesome! The little dudette is coming with us!"

"Master Yoh this is fantastic!"

"Yeah, I thought you'd all approve. Ren, you don't seem very happy about it though."

"I'm having other thoughts Yoh…"

"Don't be like that."

"I can, and I will be like that. I have to go and get something finished. I'll be back later …" Ren said, getting up and turning to leave.

Opacho tugged on Yoh's pant leg. "Hao-sama! Why is Ren leaving?"

Everyone turned to the two of them in horror. "What did you say, Opacho?"

"Oh! Opacho is sorry! Yoh-sama is so good to Opacho. Yoh reminds her of Hao-sama!" she said, tears filling her eyes. Yoh knelt down and wiped them away. "Don't worry."

Ren shook his head, and left the room without looking back.

"That's it. I know what I have to do now…"

Yoh turned and looked at Ren who was going to exit the house through the front door. Ren turned and gazed back at him and then walked outside into the heat.

"So when are we going to get going? Today?" smiled HoroHoro jumping up onto his feet.

"If possible..." replied Yoh looking around the kitchen.

"How are we going to get there?" asked Ryu.

"Oh no!" said HoroHoro. "We're not walking it again are we?"

Yoh sighed to himself.

"Yoh-Sama?" whispered Opacho.

"Yes Opacho?" smiled Yoh bending. Opacho put her hand to Yoh's ear and whispered something. Yoh's eyes opened wide and then he laughed.

"Awh...Okay Opacho that isn't a problem." he smiled. Yoh bent and picked Opacho up and turned to go outside through the front door.

"Hey where are you going I thought we're going to the Patch Village!" called HoroHoro. Yoh didn't really hear him he was chuckling at Opacho giggling freely playing with Yoh's hair. "Oi!" he called again.

"You don't expect Opacho to walk to the Patch Village with no shoes do ya?" laughed Yoh not taking his eyes off Opacho's little face. Opacho squealed as Yoh tickled her tummy and then he hugged her again opening the door.

"It's like he's replaced Manta..." sighed HoroHoro. Yoh shut the front door and stepped on the front path to see Anna and Ren talking together. When they noticed him they stopped talking and pretending they weren't talking in the first place. Yoh laughed as Opacho carried on being her young little self with him. Pushing his cheeks together and then giggly madly. Yoh smiled and laughed as well.

"Asakura Yoh I want a word with you!" said Ren picking up his kwan-dao from the floor and then holding it with one hand on his right.

"Yes...?" he interrupted himself laughing as Opacho poked his nose. "Ren!" laughed Yoh.

"Yoh I am challenging you to a duel! One on one right here, right now!" shouted Ren summoning furyoku. The yellow glow shone brightly in the blade.

"Hao-Sama." whispered Opacho extremely quietly so Ren and Anna didn't hear her. "Please don't fight."

"Don't worry Opacho it isn't like I'm going to lose." laughed Yoh under his breath to her.

"Again?" whispered Opacho her eyes filled with tears. Yoh's eyes narrowed and he sighed hugging Opacho again.

"Don't think about that just try not to." he said to her. He placed her down on the stone step and made sure her feet were not touching the gravel. "We will go get your new shoes as soon as I'm done here okay?"

"Yes Yoh." said Opacho using her cloak to wipe her eyes.

"Okay Ren. Why must we fight?" he grinned stepping closer the pair of them.

"Because there is obviously something wrong with you and we want to know what it is!" spat Anna folding her arms.

"You have spoken to the pair of us very strangely these past few days and now you act like you've forgotten all about Manta and replaced him with her!" shouted Ren angered pointing at Opacho.

"Her..." said Yoh angrily. "Has a name."

"Opacho then!" he said laughing sarcastically.

"Do not disrespect her Tao Ren."

"You mean the way you disrespected me?" said Anna, blushing after she said it.

"You want a fight? Then I will give you one!" said Yoh standing firmly. "Bring it on!" Ren grabbed his kwan-dao with both hands and took a running leap at Yoh turning on his back, and smacking the blade right back down to the earth. Yoh swiftly moved aside and avoided the quick move. Ren pulled his blade back out of the ground and swung himself round to hit Yoh in the chest, Yoh bent backwards balanced his whole body on his left hand and spun around quickly kicking Ren in the stomach throwing him into a tree. Ren got up and ran again throwing himself back down on Yoh. Yoh began to laugh. Anna was watching this whole fight in shock.

"Yoh I...never knew you could do all this..." she muttered. Yoh heard it.

"This is what you can do…!" he laughed hitting Ren in the face when he approached him throwing him back onto the ground. "…when you train yourself!"

"Go Yoh!" laughed Opacho. As Ren shook his head and tried to get up Yoh jumped over Ren snatching his kwan-dao off him.

"Hey! You can't do that!" yelled Ren getting on his feet. Yoh stood and laughed.

"Ah, but I just did."

"You are supposed to be using your spirit Amidamaru! Why don't you use him Yoh, or are you too afraid?" grinned Ren hoping to get out of this fight exactly what he wanted.

"Because you're too easy." Yoh grabbed the kwan-dao with both hands and quickly lifted his knee up and forced the kwan-dao hard onto it snapping it in half. It withered out of furyoku and then Yoh dropped it onto the floor.

"My...My..." whispered Ren looking shocked at what his 'friend' just did to his possession. Anna was shocked too.

"Yay Yoh-Sama!" cheered Opacho jumping up and down. Yoh walked to her and picked her up again.

"Okay well now that is over and done with, let's go get your new shoes." he smiled closing his eyes cheerfully. Opacho giggled and hugged him happily. Yoh walked down the garden path and out of the gate. Anna kneeled down beside Ren who had fallen onto his knees mourning over his weapon.

"Isn't this enough proof?" she said.

"No. Because we saw no Spirit of Fire..."

To Be Continued...