Chapter 6: Unfolded Secrets
Breakfast was particularly quiet. Any silence was broken by the scarping of forks against the ceramic plates. Keiko looked at her boys in awe. The bright smile didn't dare to leave her face. It was so insanely unreal how Hao and Yoh looked alike. Every facial feature they both shared, the same hair colour, eye colour, face structure. But, Keiko could tell that Yoh was a softie. Hao earned himself a reputation at school, and was a 'bad boy'. However Yoh looked ever so shy. His dark chocolate swirls revealed so much innocence. The smile that he shared was so contagious.
"So Yoh, What brings you here to London" Asked Keiko.
Yoh stopped dead in his tracks and thought about the question. He didn't know how to answer it.
"Well, I came here to London to finally get an education" Yoh began.
Keiko's face immediately lit up. She was glad Yoh cared about his education.
"But my main purpose was to find you" Yoh said.
Hao felt a stinging pain in his heart. He wasn't completely thrilled that Yoh was here, yet at the same time he was more than happy that his family somehow rejoined.
"Why did you come alone, did you leave your...father?" Keiko asked. She immediately looked down and was afraid of Yoh's answer. Remembering Mikihisa was a tough thing to do.
"No I didn't leave him...He left me" Yoh whispered.
Something in Keiko's heart twisted in a very painful manner. Hao looked down trying to ease out the tension, while Yoh looked blankly at Keiko.
"He...He's dead?" Keiko asked.
"Some warriors killed him. After his death I had nowhere to go I had no one left. So I decided to look for you and Hao" Yoh replied.
Keiko became silent for a few minutes, engaging everything Yoh revealed to her. She looked over to Hao who was currently staring at Yoh studying his facial expression.
"How did you know we were in London Yoh?"
"Dad told me, it was the only thing he really said to me about you. Whenever I asked about you, I would either get a beating or a lecture to never ask" Yoh said.
Keiko was shocked. The man she once fell in love with beat her children?
"And I know it sounds like he's a really bad person, but honestly he is my hero. The amount of people's lives that he's saved is impossible to count...He made me the person I am today and I know for a fact that he is my inspiration for life" Yoh said.
The atmosphere was quiet as Keiko studied Yoh. She fought back the tears stinging in her eyes. Hao just sat there lifelessly eating his breakfast.
"Before I left he said that he hoped that you have forgiven him for his terrible sin. Sometimes I saw him in his room, crying his eyes out... He was a very lonely man, and I promised myself that at least for him I would bring this family back together" Yoh said.
Hao's head immediately jerked up as he heard Yoh's final words. Deep inside, he was guilty for hating his father all these years.
"Alright, erm Mom don't you have to go to work today?" Hao asked, trying to change the subject.
"Ah yes, I guess you'll be home alone, you'll be alright, right?"Keiko asked, beginning to take all the plates to the sink.
"Yes mom, we'll be fine" Hao said.
The twins and Keiko, quickly cleaned up after breakfast, and soon Keiko left for work.
Hao was currently doing his homework, while Yoh was wondering around the house. Truth be told, Hao felt very very weird around his twin. Ever since he met Yoh he felt this strange connection towards him. One thing he was sure of, it wasn't a twin connection.
While he was doing his homework, Yoh decided to climb onto the roof and watch the clouds. It always relaxed his mind just watching clouds flow by the sky. He remembered those hurtful words that Hao screamed at him last night.
There was a 'ding' in his brain as he `realised Hao mentioned something about having a brutal childhood. Yoh quickly stood up, and walked towards Hao's room.
Softly, he knocked on the door and waited for an answer.
"Come In" He heard.
Quietly, Yoh opened the door and stepped inside the dark room. The sun began to set, and various colours from orange to purple appeared in the atmosphere.
"Have you finished your homework?" Yoh asked, while gently taking a seat on the bed.
Hao put his pencil down and turned around to face Yoh.
"And what are you my mother?" Hao asked, with a big amount of sarcasm in his voice.
"No I'm your brother" Yoh replied.
Hao immediately shut up, and wished he didn't proceed with his remarkable comment. Silence overtook, as both brothers's just studied each other's identical faces.
" I wanted to ask you something" Yoh asked.
"Go On"
"Well... You mentioned that you and mom ended up sleeping on the streets throughout your life, and all of a sudden you have this amazing place you call home. How did that happen?" Asked Yoh.
His question was almost a whisper. As if he was afraid of Hao's answer.
Hao took a deep breath and thought of a way to answer the question.
"After your father left, mom left the Asakura family and decided to give her and myself a normal life. In the beginning she got a normal job as a waitress in Japan, but the Asakura's kept on bugging her about the tradition" Hao began.
Yoh listened very carefully to ever word Hao had said.
"So when I was around 4 we moved to London. However, the last of our money was spent on our trip here, and eventually we ended up not having any money at all. Mom spoke hardly any English, so it was hard for her to get a normal job"
Tears started forming in Hao's eyes as he was retelling his past. However, Yoh didn't notice it because he kept on looking down on the bed, avoiding Hao's eyes.
"For about half a year she begged for money, and we slept on the streets for a long time. She begged for money to at least keep me healthy and keep me going. Sometimes we would beg hotel's to give us a room so we could sleep overnight when it rained, however people are too careless around here"
" After a couple of months of our journey on the streets, a Japanese man offered us a home, if mom would clean and cook for him. Of course mom couldn't pass out an opportunity like that, and so the Japanese man took us in"
"But surprise surprise, he fell in love with mom. They got married when I was 6 that's why my surnames Akiro not Asakura. The man's name was Silva Akiro"
Yoh's head immediately jerked up as he heard the name 'Silva'.
"S-Silva?" Yoh asked hesitantly.
"Yeah Silva" Hao said casually.
Yoh's heart started racing. Where did Silva come from in that conversation?
It couldn't be, Silva died, he... It can't be Yoh thought.
"But when I turned 11 he died (AN: I don't know if I mentioned when Silva died FROM YOH'S POV, because remember Silva was like a dad to Yoh, so let's just pretend they were both 11). He had an asthma attack and passed away. Since then, all his money was given to mom from his will. Mother learned how to speak English and got herself a Job as a wedding planner" Hao finished.
Yoh had numerous emotions written on his face. But the emotion that dominated most was probably shock.
"Hey, Yoh are you okay?" Hao asked, waving at Yoh's eyes to snap him back to earth.
"Silva? Wow... erm... You do know that the Silva you just mentioned was also my personal mentor and like a father to me right?" Yoh asked.
Hao's head tiled to the right side showing confusion on his face.
"The Silva that practically took care of me most of my life, was surprisingly married to mom" Yoh said, proud he figured the whole thing out.
Hao chuckled at Yoh's proud expression. It was amusing to watch him act like a little boy.
"Wait but one thing still doesn't make sense. If he took care of you, and he was mom's husband then he can't be at two places at once..." Hao mentioned.
Yoh thought about it and his face lit into a bright smile.
"Silva was always out on business trips. He always helped out with running some company called..."
"Tokiro Studios" Both Hao and Yoh said at the same time.
They both smiled, well with Hao it was more of a smirk.
"But wait, I didn't see you at his funeral" Hao said.
"Dad didn't let me go, it was too dangerous for me to show my face at the time since dad was being hunted down by warriors" Yoh replied again looking down.
By now it was dark and both brothers' were just discussing what happened in their lives. Hao talked about the many careless girlfriends he had, and Yoh spoke about what the Japanese army was like.
"I still can't believe Tao kissed you" Hao said out of the blue.
Yoh's face immediately turned to a tomato. Not because Ren kissed him. But because he almost kissed Hao.
"Maybe he's just sexually frustrated" Yoh said shyly.
Hao's eyes went wide and he entered into a laughing fit.
"OH GOD YOH! That's so true hahahahaha" Hao laughed, and fell off the bed to the floor.
Then Yoh began laughing while Hao rubbed his head.
"You think that's funny, Let's see if this makes you laugh" Hao said.
He got up, and walked towards the dresser were Yoh's backpack lay. His dug his hand inside the bag and took out an orange.
Yoh's eyes went wide and ran after Hao to get the orange back.
"HAO! DON'T YOU DARE HURT HER!" Yoh screamed, still running after him.
Hao stopped at the bottom of the stairs and looked at Yoh.
"Her? HAHAHAHAAHA" Hao laughed and resumed running away from Yoh.
Yoh's hand were everywhere as he tried to catch Hao and get his precious orange away from him.
"I BETTER NOT NEED A FIRST AID KIT AFTER I CATCH YOU" Yoh yelled.
Hao continued laughing, and began to slow down. He stood in front of the fireplace in the living room, trying to catch his breath.
He got caught off guard as Yoh tackled him to the ground and got his orange away from Hao's hand.
"YES! I GOT YOU! YOU'RE TOO DELICIOUS" Yoh yelled, as he hugged the orange.
He didn't even notice that he was sitting on top of Hao in front of the blasting fire place, hugging his orange.
Suddenly, Hao switched positions, and sat on top of Yoh, digging both of his hands to the dark, wooden floor.
"You think your oranges are delicious?" Hao whispered.
Yoh shivered. Here it was again. Every time Hao was that close to him that he could feel his hot breath on his own skin, everything goes crazy.
Hao's face was merely centimetres away from Yoh's. His long, luscious hair fell to the side, and the blasting fire enveloped light to support their sight.
Yoh couldn't tear his gaze away from Hao's deep eyes. Anyone could get lost in those swirls of chocolate. The fire reflected in Hao's eyes giving his eyes that glint and spark.
Something in Hao's stomach began to bring a weird sensation to him. What was it people called it? Butterflies?
Hao could not control himself. Seeing as the fire created that blazing texture on Yoh's caramel's neck made him lick his lips.
The twin beneath immediately became aroused. He saw Hao eye his body and lick his lips lightly. Oh how he couldn't tear his gaze away from Hao's lips.
Before anyone realised what happened, Hao locked Yoh's lips with his in a hungering kiss. He explored ever inch of his mouth. He somehow let go of Yoh's hands, and Yoh immediately began exploring Hao's muscular back. Oh how amazing this felt.
Hao begged for entrance into his mouth with his tongue, and Yoh didn't oblige. Soon both brother's were tied in a mouth watering make out session.
Yoh couldn't hold back the moan that was sitting at the back of his throat and suddenly moaned ever so lightly.
This made Hao kiss him ever harder, pulling their bodies closer and unwarily began bucking his hips against Yoh's crotch.
Immediately, Yoh eyes were at the back of his head and he moaned even louder. His moans were like an erotic melody to Hao.
But of course, both had to stop to catch air. Hao was the first one to break away, and started at the flushed Yoh.
"Now that was delicious" Hao whispered.
He got off of Yoh and walked towards the kitchen. Yoh didn't dare to look back at him. He felt awkward, especially with the aroused Mr Ding Dong, waiting to be released.
As he still sat by the fire place, he looked at Hao.
Hao took out some milk from the fridge and drank it. Some of the white liquid made its way out of Hao's mouth and down his neck.
Yoh's mouth formed into an 'O' shape, as he watched the milk leave a white trail down his collarbone and neck.
Oh god if only that was my... Yoh immediately mentally slapped himself for thinking such dirty thoughts about his brother.
Hao walked back to Yoh, and took a seat opposite him.
The fire blazing sound was relaxing as both brothers just stared at pieces of wood being burnt.
"Erm...Hao?" Yoh asked, while looking like a tomato.
"Yes?" Hao answered casually.
"We kissed right?"
"Yes"
"And it was real kissing right?"
"Yes"
"And we're brother's right?"
"Yes and No" Hao replied.
On one side, Yoh was glad that Hao's answere finally changed from the constant 'Yes'. But what did he mean by 'Yes and No'?
"Yes and No?" Yoh repeated.
"Well we may be biological brother's, but we've never been REAL brother's, we didn't share a childhood together, so we're like friend bro's" Hao replied.
Yoh thought about it for a moment and smiled. Hao was right as always.
"What does this mean then?" Yoh asked.
"Whatever you want it to mean" Hao said, walked up the stairs, leaving a confused Yoh pondering upon his thoughts.
Why does Hao have to make everything so confusing? UGH seriously he might as well just talk to me like a human being, not like a detective who can't reveal stupid info Yoh thought.
Thinking about Hao made him smile.
"Hao..."He whispered to himself.
Oh how he loved the way his name sounded on his lips. Why is it that every time he thought about him, or said his name, his heart skipped a beat and began to race faster than a cheetah?
Monday came by quickly and neither Yoh nor Hao reminisced about the heated kiss that they shared.
Ren wanted to avoid the twins, but Yoh explained that it was okay and they should just forget about it. Soon the whole school found out that Yoh and Hao are actually twins, and Yoh developed a psycho fan club.
Lunch came by quickly, and the gang sat by the usual bench.
"Dudes, where's Yoh?" Horo Horo asked, with his mouth full of chips.
"Don't talk when your mouth's full baka" Ren pointed out mockingly.
"Watch it shark head!" Horo Horo warned.
"HEY! WHO ARE YOU CALLING SHARK HEAD?" Ren stood up as a Guan Dao appeared in his hand out of the blue.
"OBVIOUSLY Yo-" Horo Horo was cut off by a running Yoh sprinting towards them.
"Otouto what happened to you?" Hao asked, already knowing what happened.
"I...Just... got...asked out... by... 12 girls!"
"I stopped counting the numbers received by 23, and was sworn by a group of crazy girls!" Yoh said, as he stopped to catch for his breath.
He took a seat next to Hao, and watched Ren and Horo Horo fight about something useless again.
"So my fame developed you a crazy fan club ey?" Hao asked, resting his head on his palms.
"Yeah I guess, it's fricking scary though!" Yoh pointed out.
Hao smirked and move closer so that his mouth was against Yoh's ear.
"You haven't even seen the scary part yet" He whispered.
Yoh's face immediately flushed, and he tried to slow down the quick heartbeat by thinking of something else.
"KISAMA! LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID" Ren yelled, as water was spilled on his head.
"HAHAHAHAHA...ha..ha" Horo Horo stopped laughing as he looked at Ren's wet head. His famous 'shark' hair was replaced by a smooth texture of mid length hair. Ren's hair covered his eyes in some places, and his hair was completely flat. Not only did his hair glisten because of the water, but the water slowly tricked down Ren's face and chest.
Horo Horo swallowed hard. Ren looked extremely sexy at that point. He saw Ren shake his head to throw the water out of his hair. Oh how attractive that looked.
Ren noticed Horo (AN: I'm going to call him Horo from now on, writing Horo Horo is just too long LOL) looking at him and his sense alerted.
"What are you staring at Baka?" Ren pointed out.
"N-Nothing" Horo said while looking away.
Hao watched this whole scene and smirked. He knew this was bound to happen.
"Guys spring break is coming up, what you guys gonna do?" Hao asked, while sipping on some of his coke.
"Nothing" Both Horo and Ren replied at the same time.
They glared at each other and Hao began to laugh.
"Oh gosh, you two are adorable" Hao said, as he whipped a tear from the corner of his eye.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ASAKURA?" Ren yelled.
Hao immediately stopped laughing and looked seriously at Ren. Ren knew Hao hated being called by his family name.
"Tao, I told you not to call me that" Hao pointed out through gritted teeth.
"Whatever Asakura" Ren said as he smirked.
Hao threw Ren to the ground and grabbed him by his shirt.
"NEVER ever call me that again" Hao said viciously.
Hao felt a warm hand on his shoulder and his heart fluttered.
"Hao stop" Yoh ordered him.
Hao let Ren go, and Ren just smiled. He knew Yoh was going to step in and will convince Hao to stop.
Then the bell rang alerting the students that last lesson awaits. Horo had English, Ren had physics, and Hao and Yoh had music.
As Hao and Yoh took their usual seats at the back of the class, girls screamed, melted, and whispered to each other.
Slowly, Yoh began to get annoyed about this attention.
"So class, I want you to team up with a partner, and sing these notes on the score sheet. You all should be familiar with this song since it's very mainstream, however if you aren't then it's your loss" The music teacher said as she handed sheet music to everyone in class.
Ok I know this is way shorter than the last chapter but I wasn't really keen on writing more. This is probably one of the worst chapters, but I just had to write it up to clear out some things from the last chapter. I Included a little fluffiness in this chapter, just to make it a little better. I hope you enjoyed this boring chappy lol!
I've been totally obsessed about this guy lately, and I haven't had the time to even look at fanfic that's why I'm a bit BLEH. Oh gosh you should see how I hide when I see the guy I'm obsessed with hahaha!
ANYWAYS reviews plweesee. I wanna thank for the nice review I got on my last One shot '1 Minute'. If you haven't read it yet then please do :P
I didn't have time to re-read this... so if there's any grammar errors or such then please excuse me and just accept it!
NEXT CHAPTER POSSIBLY A LEMON! SO I NEED SOME INSPIRATION REVIEWS!
ALRIGHT I'M OFF!
HAOx YOH forever!