Chapter 1

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Italic stands for thought / dreams

'Italic with single quote stands telepathic voice'

[Stands for voice from the past]

-Stands for telephone-

Underline stands for letter

"Quote stands for dialogue"

Bold stands for emphasis

Bold italic stands for a dangerous tone

Cruel Fate

"Ah, I'm bored." A girl with white hair, white skin, and soft blue eyes mumbled to herself as she walked down the forest in her territory. The girl ears then twitched, she heard something from near the Asakura estate. Since she is too bored and have nothing to do, she decided to observe the Asakura estate.

She climbed a tree and jumped from one tree to another tree, her white kimono's long sleeves and the tail of her big ribbon behind her back dance gracefully from her high speed move. She got about 25 meters away from the backyard of the Asakura estate, her ears is sharp, so she can hear what the shouts are all about.

"But Jii-chan, why must I train so hard? I just want to live an easy life." A small boy whined, he is about 5 years old and there's an orange headphone on his head.

The elderly man, the boy's grandfather she assumed, glare at the boy and smack the boy's head, "You lazy brat! I already told you that you have to get strong in order to enter the Shaman Fight!" he yelled in anger, "You are already 5, Yoh! And it's already 2 years since you start your training! Why the hell you can't even do this simple thing?!".

The boy pouted at him, "I just want to have normal live! Lying around watching clouds and stars! I don't want to fight!" he yelled back, "And besides, calling a leaf spirit to make a shikigami is tiring!".

The elderly man's vein seems to snapped since he slapped the boy, and from the sound of it, the slap must be hard. The girl cringed at the sight, he dislike the old man, well, young in her case since she is in fact much more older than the man, but it's the same, how come he can hit a small boy like that?! What a heartless grandfather! She thought angrily as she glare at the old man, she vowed to herself that she will make sure he pay what he had done to the boy, in his dream since she can't interfere directly, unless she want them to know what she is.

"Jii, Jii-chan?" The boy looked at the with teary eyes.

"Stop being a crybaby and start training!" The boy's grandfather yelled, "I won't go easy on you if you said something like that again, you have to obey to what I told you".

The boy sobbed and nodded, he started to concentrating on the leaf again.

The girl sighed, I would go to his dream tonight, to at least be his friend in his dream and comfort him, she thought sadly, "But first, I will find out why he acted like that".

So, when the night came, the girl went to sleep and go to the Dream Dimension. "Hm, where is the old fart Dream's gate?" She mused as she looked around the Dream Dimension, Dream Dimension is a place where those who can control Dream like herself go to other people Dream or create her own Lucid Dream, there's many gate all around the space.

The girl closed her eyes and focused on the boy's grandfather Furyoku, it's not hard since Shaman's Furyoku is like magical creature's Mana, Mana and Furyoku are always different for each person after all. "Gotcha." She said excitedly, she flew to the old man's Dream Gate in high speed, glad that she can fly around in the Dream Dimension.

She arrived in front of the Gate in no time, "Time to play." She said to herself and step in to the Gate. There's a blinding light that caused her to closed her eyes, then after she is sure that the light had disappear, she opened her eyes slowly.

When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a big clearing with a river not far from her. She noticed that she is not in her usual appearance, so she walked to the river to see her new appearance. Her reflection shows that she is looked like a boy, the boy's appearance is like the boy from earlier, but this one has longer hair.

She didn't get to observe more because she can heard the old man's shout, "Hao!" there's so much anger and hatred in his voice.

She decided to become observant, so she let the boy to acted like how the old man think he will. The boy turned and smirked at the old man, "Hello there, Yohmei." His voice sounded so cold that it's enough to send shiver to the girl's spine, What the hell, I, Fuyu no Mai, get a shiver from a boy? She thought in disbelief.

"What are you doing here for?!" Yohmei yelled as he make many shikigamis.

The boy chuckled coldly, "Why am I here? Of course to take my other half back." He answered calmly, even mockingly.

"There's no way I would let you take Yoh! He will be the one who kill you one day!" Yohmei yelled in anger, it's seems like he hate the boy very much.

The boy laughed then, he laugh maniacally, "I see, so you turned my Otouto into your tool against me." He said with a sneer, "Fine, raise him, make him strong. I will meet with him during Shaman Fight anyway, and if he choose to oppose me, I will absorb him".

Then the boy vanished with a burst of flame, causing Mai to wonder how strong this Hao is, to be able to teleport like that. So, Yoh has a twin that named Hao, and this Hao is hated by the family, and it's seems that this Hao is a dangerous fellow. Mai thought to herself, But! She growled in anger, This Yohmei want Yoh to fight his own twin?! Even more, kill him?! Then an Idea come to her mind, she chuckled wickedly, Let's do it then.

Mai use her power to change the scenery, she make the clearing disappeared, leaving only a small ground surrounded by darkness. Then she visioned the teen version of Hao and Yoh facing each other, then Yoh killed Hao with a sword in his hands.

When Mai looked at Yohmei, his expression is one of proud and happy. She smirked, no, I'm not letting you see a dream, but nightmare, with that thought, she make Yoh turned to face him, the teen has blood all over him, "Jii-chan." Mai make Yoh speak.

"Congrats, Yoh, you killed him!" Yohmei said happily, he run to Yoh and pat his grandson shoulder, 'You are a great boy".

"Why must I killed my own twin?" Mai make Yoh speak with cold tone, his eyes dull, "Why must me? Why not you?".

"What are you saying, Yoh?" Yohmei asked with a frown, "It's your duty as his twin to stop his evil deed".

Mai snorts, stupid old fart, she make Yoh looked at him in anger, "Why me?! Why must you make me killed my own twin?! Don't you know just how hurt I am?!" he screamed, then Yoh get wounded, the exact cut like the one Yoh gave Hao, but the direction is the opposite.

"Yoh?!" Yohmei screamed, but Mai make both Yoh and Hao disappeared, then their spirit appeared and choked him and asked him 'Why' nonstop.

Mai step out from the Gate to leave Yohmei to his nightmare, she decided that it's time for her to wake up.

Mai laughed when she saw the look on Yohmei's face from the spot she stood the previous day, he clearly didn't sleep well. But then her laughter died when Yohmei slapped Yoh again, Yoh cry and ran away from hiss home to the forest, Yohmei ran after Yoh, his face full of anger.

Mai followed not to far from them, they ran until they get to a cliff, Yoh get cornered by Yohmei's shikigamis, "Useless brat!" Yohmei yelled and attacked the boy. Mai gasped when Yoh hit a tree and fell off the cliff, on impulse, she ran at full speed and jumped off the cliff without being seen by Yohmei.

At the bottom of the cliff, there's a deep river with a fast current, Mai know that Yoh won't die, but he will soon if she doesn't do anything. Taking a deep breath, Mai dive into the water and swim as fast as she can.

To be continued . . .

Froim : A new story!

Mai : A new one? Didn't you say that you will finished Revolt first?

Froim : Uh, I just want a change sometimes, and I will finished Revolt first, I just want to post this one.

Mai : (Shake her head) You have too many ideas in your head, huh?

Froim : Yup. But don't worry, I will finished every story I posted and will post.

Mai : (Sigh) It will take a long time.

Froim : (Laugh) "Nantoka Naru" like what Yoh always said.

Mai : (Sigh again) Please review.

Next Chapter : What the, he lost his memories?!