Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Shaman King.

AN: I'm rewriting this story, so that chapters are longer. Just so there is no confusion, you must know that whenever the front style I write in is bent (like this), the events take place in the past, sort of like flashbacks . Otherwise, the rest of the story is set a few years after the Shaman Tournament. Everything is the same, except I'm changing Anna's past and her origins. Most of the story will be from her point of view, so I'm making her character more "personal". Ok that's all, enjoy.

Chap.1:

The old woman was glaring at her with piercing eyes. The expression on her face remained unreadable but the inquisitive looks she sent were rather unsettling.

- Don't you remember anything at all?

From where she stood, or rather sat ,in the corner of the small room they were in, the young girl shook her head.

- You mean to tell me you have no idea where your parents are and if they're alive? Or even where you come from?

The woman talked with harsh direct words, feeling no compassion for the small and clearly afraid child that shook miserably in front of her. Traumatised or troubled kids had no more effect on her.

- Well then what am I suppose to do with you? This is an orphanage, not a day care center. I don't take welcome lost kids like you.

Still, she received no answer.

- Looking at your clothes, I'd say you're not from around here. And that you went through quite a lot seeing the state they're in. Either that or you're really troublesome.

The skinny little girl fixed her daze on the lady, her dark eyes filled with fear.

The elder sighed once again.

- I suppose you turned up here for a reason. You were probably abandoned like the rest of them. People really have no regard for others these day. You have a child, you raise it, should be as simple as that.

She walked over to the young kid, took her by the arm and pulled her up.

- Now, you'll remain here unless somebody turns up and claims you. I'll call the police for some investigation. If your legal guardians do not try to get you back, and if you can't tell me who they are, in one year from now you will be able to get adopted. That is, if somebody wants you. Which is rather unlikely here I'm afraid, so don't count on it to much . You may call me Ms. Cordelia. Come now.

She dragged the girl through a long, cold corridor into another room where she gave her some new cloths, a night gown and necessities to clean up a bit. The kid was in a poor state. Then she took her to a small bathroom.

- You clean yourself up, you're old enough. Come and get me when you're done, I will be in the next room to the right.

She was about to leave when suddenly, she seemed to remember something and turned around.

- You might have some sort of amnesia. But I'm sure you'll still be able to remember your name.

She walked back closer to the blond little girl.

-What is you're name child?

Slowly, the kid raised her head, thought for a bit, then said faintly, almost in a whisper:

- Anna.

OOOO

Yoh came home really late that night. He was whispering to someone as silently as he could, trying not to wake her up. But Anna wasn't asleep. She never slept until he'd come home.

Tonight was no exceptions.

As soon as she heard the door, she felt a heavy burden being lifted from her heart. She couldn't help worrying.

Silently, she lifted herself from her bed and walked out of her bedroom to the top of the stairs, trying to get a glimpse of him.

Yoh never knew Anna waited for him to get back home. Not that he would really care if he knew anyway, she thought. She was just some girl he was going to have to marry someday after all. Some girl who had trained him and made him Shaman King. The title implied an easy life by Yoh side, as soon as he would receive an heritage due to his status. That would happened when Yoh turned 18, after he finished school.

She kneeled down when she reached her destination, keeping a low profile.

He was sitting on a couch, looking tired, a bit pale maybe, but overall he seemed fine. She sighed with relief. Ren, who wasn't hurt either, stood beside him.

- Well, he said, you handled that one pretty well.

Yoh smiled weakly.

- Couldn't have done it without you man, thanks.

Ren shrugged the comment off.

- Never mind that. With all that's going on, you could use way more help then mine.

Anna had expected to check on Yoh and then directly go back in bed to finally get some sleep. But the boys conversation had captured her interest.

- Its not that bad, argued Yoh, I can handle it.

- Yeah, no doubt you can handle a few evil spirits trying to take over the world yadda yadda yadda. But add school, plus all the problems non-shamans are creating…

Yoh cut him of.

- Its my job. Besides, you were there, you heard what Silva said. It's to become more and more difficult over the years…

- …Cause the Council senses some great disturbance coming up, yeah I haven't forgotten.

Yoh smiled at his friend and said peacefully:

- My point is, if I can't deal with this now while I'm only in training, I'm doomed to fail protecting good shamans and spirits later…

- Yeah ok. That doesn't mean you can't ask for any help.

Anna nodded pointlessly from where she was.

- I know that... I just wanna be ready...not to disappoint anyone...

- Like who? Nobody expects you to be superman.

Yoh smirked.

- What's with all the worrying? he gasped mockingly, Ren...you DO care!

The chinese boy gave him a look.

- Well obviously YOU're not gonna worry, so I'm doing it instead.

He sighed.

-School will be over in a few weeks anyway.

The two smiled knowingly.

- And you know what summer means…started Yoh

- Damn right, the whole gang reunited for two entire months! finished Ren, distracted by the perspective

Anna rolled her eyes.

- Just like old times!

After the end of the shaman tournament, everyone had returned to their normal life. Horo and his sister had moved back to the north, accompanied by Yoh for a while. As the future king but most importantly their friend, he had help the two prevent the Koro Pokkurus from loosing their habitat, as promised.

That boy Lyserg she never really got to know moved back to London. Ryu had taken back the road and the other unfunny guy was no where to be seen either.

The only ones left were, Ren, Manta, herself and Yoh of course (with occasional visits from Faust who had become their official doctor).

But every summer, the "whole gang" showed up at the inn, and remained there for two long months. Yoh's favorite time of the year, Anna's most dreaded one.

Not that she disliked the gang, just felt excluded. They didn't hate her or anything. But she felt her absence wouldn't make a big difference.

Tamao also visited. Anna liked her. She was nice, plus she had known her since almost forever.

Of course, she did have this ridiculous crush on Yoh. She was really pretty, nice and sociable. She was appreciated by all of Yoh's friends not mentioning Yoh himself…

But still Anna liked her, because Tamao genuinely liked her back.

Ren looked at his watch.

- Well, I'm gonna take off. I'll see you at school in about four hours.

Anna slowly got up while he said that and walked back to her room. She had seen enough. She laid back on her bed and closed her eyes.

Sleep wouldn't come. Since Yoh had won the Grand tournament, Anna had been feeling more and more useless. As the future king, Yoh had many responsibilities. The council, by the intermediate of Silva, often informed him of different types of ''assignment'' in need to be taken care off. In other words, whenever a threat to the spirits world was detected, Yoh, as their new savior, was sent to the rescue. His friends, however they could, tried their best to help him. Especially Ren and Manta who where always around.

But she, Anna, found she wasn't able to contribute much. As an itako, she didn't possess a guardian spirit like the others, which made her unable to fight properly. And unfortunately, fighting threats had became Yoh's new hobby.

She sighed.

Now all she was left to do was to boss him around. Some great fiancée she was.

- You are to marry my grandson Anna. When both of you will be of age.

She could still remember the day Yoh's grandmother Kino had told her: she was going to be married to her childhood lazy ''friend'' Yoh Asakura. She hadn't manage to feel happy back then. Something this wonderful happening to none other then herself hadn't seem realistic.

By now, the soon to be 17 girl had had the time to realize it, but still wasn't happy. With more maturity, Anna had acknowledged that marriage was supposed to be based on love, and while she didn't question her own feelings, she was rather uncertain about Yoh's. They never talked about it seriously, taking their relationship and upcoming union for granted and Anna was starting to miss the lack of an actual, more mature interaction between the two of them. She knew it was mostly her fault, doing nothing to change the situation plus being cold and distant to Yoh. Yet, if he had feelings for her, he would have done something about it, wouldn't he?

It was a wonder Kino hadn't find her grandson another fiancée, prettier and most importantly more powerful then Anna. A fiancée Yoh would like and perhaps even learn to love. Something he could never feel for her. Anna knew he didn't love her. How could he? She was never nice to him. She showed no care for him what so ever. Thinking about all this made her wondered if he wished he could be with somebody else, someone more like Tamao, sweet and caring. Maybe he sticked with her because no one else had caught his attention yet, and so he didn't consider the possibility of denying his grandma's orders and leaving her. She was afraid this day would come and thought there was nothing she could do to prevent if it would. She just couldn't help it though, for some reason. Was it the fear of rejection? Or of something else maybe? Anna didn't know.

With these thoughts on her mind, she finally fell asleep.

She dreamt of disturbing events that night. She was running faster then she ever had, yet she still felt too slow. She ran bare foot, through a long hallway covered in broken glass and burning furniture. Smoke was surrounding her, burning her eyes and making her cough, but she went on running. She felt oppressed, threatened even, as if something was after her. She could almost tell what this something was, almost but not quite…

When she woke up the newt morning, she had forgotten all about it.

Ren Tao was tired. Actually more like exhausted really. Now, he wasn't one to complain but every damn part of his body hurt. Apart maybe from his left ear...Anyway. It wasn't like he was ever going to quit on Yoh. He was his best friend after all, and Ren knew he needed help. No doubt Yoh would be a great king. The guy's carefreeness might look close to thoughtlessness sometimes, and his constant cheerful attitude was...disturbing. But the shaman tournament and the whole "my crazy twin wants to take over the world" episode had changed him into a more mature person then he looked. Ren had noticed though, that his friend had seem to develop a sort of "hero complex" where he felt as the whole world was pretty much under his responsibility. While Yoh used to be happy with their whole gang acting together, Ren found that he now needed to impose himself on Yoh in order for him to accept his help. It wasn't arrogance,but just worry on Yoh's part. Having his own brother almost destroy everything he cared about, but also having to kill this same brother had left its mark. Yoh felt guilty for it, though he wouldn't admit and might not even realize, this was his way to compensate. Ren knew this, and just as Yoh had sticked by his side, he would stick to his. Yoh was the one who had helped him free himself and Jun from their family's influence, genuinely offering him his friendship.

- WHERE WERE YOU??

Ren who had just entered their luxurious apartment, jumped up, finding his sister Jun up waiting for him.

- Out.

- Wow ,thanks Mr. Obvious. I've been trying to reach you on your cell phone for ages, and this is all I get?

- Remind me, what was the point of ditching the parents if you're gonna keep harassing me like this?

His sister glared at him angrily.

- You're the only family I have left, and you ain't about to ditch me if that's what your thinking about!

Ren smiled.

- I was out helping Yoh. Happy?

She sighed.

- No. But I know I can't stop you. At least you weren't hurt. Is he ok?

- Peachy.

- Did you know he was planning on spending part of his summer back at Doby's village?

Ren raised an eyebrow at her.

- Really?

- Yeah. I got a message from Silva and co. He thought you and the gang should accompany him. Apparently something big is up.

And of course Yoh hadn't talked about it.

- Besides, there's going to be lots of shamans over there, it's a good occasion to meet up with everyone, Jun added

- I don't see why we shouldn't go, if the others are all up for it. We can borrow Manta's new jet plain to get there faster.

Now, we just have to wait until everyone gets here.

Obviously, she had been a very pampered child, which had led Ms. Cornelia to dislike her. She hated bratty kids.

Plus not only being amnesic, the child always wore a dead look on her face.

She was different.

- You must come now! There's been an accident.

Ms. Cornelia had never seen her sister look so scared.

She abruptly stood up and followed Valerie downstairs, in the playing room.

-What is going on? She asked in this imposing voice of hers.

Two boys were lying on the floor unconscious, troublemakers, always taunting other kids and especially Anna.

Ms. Cornelia looked around at the children, standing silently in the room, faces painted with fear.

- It's was the new kid, one of them whispered, she made the bad man come.

Ms. Cornelia's stare fell on the blond girl, standing apart from everyone, looking at her feet.

- …It was an accident.

oooooooooo

Anna almost never remembered her dreams, probably because she didn't want too. This morning, she had woken up with a start, feeling like she had just fallen onto her bed, her blanket lying on the floor. Yet she put the feeling behind her instantly. She had something way more urgent to do anyway.

Decidedly, she walked straight to her fiancé's room, kneeled beside his bed and shook his sleepy figure by the shoulders with all but delicacy.

- Wake up! she ordered as loud as she could

- Five more minutes…, Yoh pleaded in his sleep, his eyes still shut.

- Five more seconds and you're a dead man Asakura!

Yoh opened one eye, a small smile painting his lips ,and said:

- It's too early to be in such a bad mood Anna.

Before falling back asleep instantly.

- Yoh get up! NOW! Anna screamed.

Seeing that he was sitting up in his bed and rubbing his eyes, she left reassured and walked to the bathroom, where she started to brush her teeth. She had been hard on him, but Yoh could not afford to be late in class again, for he would get into trouble. And Anna was the only thing that could get him to wake up. Even all the 10 alarms his friends had gotten him combined couldn't possibly match with her aptitudes. It made her feel a little less useless. Since her powers were no match to what her future husband had to face everyday, she was kept away from his fights. Plus, his training had been left in the competent hands of Silva, she couldn't even help him with it anymore.

She took a quick shower, got dress and walked out of the bathroom to see Yoh coming back from the kitchen, where he had had his breakfast.

He still seemed half asleep, looking slightly distracted and wearing only his boxers.

- You could have at least put on a shirt, snapped Anna, embarrassed.

- Oh right. Sorry. He answered apologetically

She hesitated for a while, then said, looking down.

- Its just…you might catch a cold.

Yoh looked surprised for an instant, but then smiled at her happily.

- Don't worry Anna I won't, we're in summer now!

She shrugged, fearing to add anything else that might show she cared too much, and walked downstairs, into the kitchen.

Yoh had prepared a very elaborated breakfast for her: Cereals and Milk.

She sat down and ate everything quickly. It was a rather stupid thing to do, as she didn't need to get to school before another hour. But she had to get up earlier to be able to wake Yoh up and she didn't want him to realize that she often got up earlier just for his sake though, so instead of going back to sleep, she took a habit out of pretending she had to get to class too. Besides, sometimes, on very very very few occasions, his friends didn't tag along and she would have him all to herself on the way.

Maybe today...?

The door bell rang. Or maybe NOT.

- Oh well, she sighed resigned

She went to let someone, who turned out to be Manta, in.

- Hey Anna, the boy said smiling at her, glad to be in vacation soon? Seeing everybody again?

Anna raised an eyebrow at the small dude who had been jumping up and down. Was he actually trying to make conversation?

- Thrilled, she answered sounding everything but thrilled

Manta didn't seem to notice.

- Is Yoh here? How did it go last night? I couldn't go with him and Ren, I had a huge test to study for.

Anna shrugged.

- I don't know, she answered monotonously

How would she when no one would ever tell her anything about Yoh's life?

The shorter teen furrowed is eyebrows.

- Didn't you ask him? Or at least checked if he wasn't hurt this morning?

A bit annoyed by the statement, Anna was about to respond that she waited for Yoh to come home every night, but she stopped herself, leaving Manta with a questioning look on his face. Not for long though, because Yoh joined them downstairs.

- Manta! You here already? It's so early!

- It's not that early…in fact if we don't go now we're going to be late! Manta answered, amused by his friend care-freeness.

- Really? Asked Yoh grinning sheepishly, well we better hurry then!

The three teens got out of the house, Anna walking silently behind the two boys who were barely noticing her. They were too busy talking about what had happened the previous night. Anna overheard Manta delivering him a speech similar to the one Ren had given, but Yoh didn't appear much more concerned then he had before. Anna knew him enough to know that deep down, he actually was anxious, but that he just didn't want to worry anyone. Acting carefree in every situation was such a ''Yoh-ish'' thing to do.

And it was always better then acting meanly in every situation. That was a very ''Anna-ish'' thing to do. As far as she remembered, she had always been this way. Although, she didn't remember anything before waking up in dear old Ms. Cornelia's orphanage, so maybe before that she had been different. But the orphanage…She shivered just remembering the place.

-I heard about sick people like you, ones who posesses demonic powers, but i never expected a little girl...

She slapped her violently, disgust pouring at of her eyes.

- No wonder your family abandoned you, who'd want a demon instead of a child?

Younger, when she remember it, she would end up summoning demons. She hadn't done it for several years now, but the thought she still could worried her. A few years ago, her issues had led Yoh to give up the only friend he had at the time. She had never forgiven herself for causing him such grief.

A while later the three teens arrived in front of the school gate where Ren was waiting for them.

- Morning, Yoh greeted him joyfully

The Chinese boy answered him with a sign of the hand.

- I'm surprised you're here on time, he said

- Anna woke me up. Yoh answered

- Oh right! She can do that.

They often talked this way about her, like she wasn't with them. Ok fine, she was a rather quiet person but still that was no excuse.

- Hey you guys, let's move we're already late, warned an anxious Manta

- Chill! Responded both Ren and Yoh mockingly

Never the less, they all walked into the school, wanting to get to their classrooms quickly. Ren might like to act rebellious, but Anna knew he was quite a serious student himself.

She had been a bit surprised when, a few years ago, Ren had announced he would be going to the same school as them. She had later found out that Ren's sister who he lived with, was anxious that he'd stay under Yoh's good influence. Thanks to him, Ren had become more sociable and laid back, well as laid back as he could be that is. So Ren and Jun had stayed in Japan and lived in a wealthy apartment in the heart of the city.

With these thoughts in mind, Anna walked into the school's library, where she planned to spend her free period. Unfortunately, a nasty surprise awaited. Erica Lance was sitting at a table with her two best friends, the very blonds Jill and Nicole. They were only the bitchiest girls she'd ever known, and the only space left…was at their table.

Reluctantly, Anna sat at the other end of it and discreetly got out some homework. Luckily, the three girls seemed much too absorbed in their conversation to notice Anna's presence.

- So do you know who I ran into the yesterday? Was asking Erica

And before the other two could have a chance to answer her, she added:

- That's right! Yoh Asakura!

Jill and Nicole gasped.

- You're sooo lucky, the first one said, he's soo hot!

Erica giggled in contentment

- Duh , I know!

Anna rolled her eyes. She found ridiculous how Yoh possessed such a huge fan club among the school female population. In other words, there was always a sward of giggling girls staring at him as he walked by or offering him some home-made cookies. Some home-made cookies!!

And what annoyed her even more, was the fact that Yoh was completely unaware of all the attention he was getting. If he had been any other guy, he would probably have become some arrogant playboy and then she could really have been pissed at him. But noooo. He just had to ignore all the girls blessing the grounds where he had walked and remain all humble! Stupid Yoh Asakura. What an idiot.

- Hey you know I heard this totally weird rumor going on about him, interrupted Nicole, like apparently, he has a fiancée!

- Nooooo! gasped Jill amazed, You mean like as someone he's going to get married to and stuff?

Yeah that IS the definition of fiancée, genius.

- Well that's ridiculous, Erica said, how could he be with someone when everybody knows he's totally into me?

Anna who was now only pretending to read, started feeling a little (very) annoyed.

- Yeah well, I also heard that he doesn't like he's fiancée very much. Says she's a nightmare.

Anna couldn't help but gasp as silently as she could. Which unfortunately wasn't silently enough.

- Are you listening to us? Asked Jill in a sharp voice

- Hey, you're that freak who's always following my Yoh around! added Erica

Anna felt her anger rise. "My" Yoh? Was she actually serious?

- You know, continued Erica, when a guy's not interested, he's just not! Why don't you take a hint or something.

Anna was boiling now. Had she ever been this angry? Probably not. Except maybe this one time when HoroHoro…

- Hey! Maybe she's Yoh's fiancée, that's why she follows him around the way she does! Joked Jill

The three girls laugh.

- As if, giggled Erica, she's so not pretty enough. And she's so freaking emotionless all the time. She's like a real ice queen!

There. Once more people talked about her like she was not there. Was she transparent? Or did she look like she had no feelings?..Oh yeah, that's right she did…

Anna almost wanted to cry. Maybe this was what Yoh felt about her?

- Do you even know what feelings are? Asked Erica with as much disdain as someone could possibly put in a sentence.

Anna could have just killed her.

And then, out of nowhere books just flew into her face. Like that. Off their shelves and hitting Erica.

It made Anna feel so relieved, almost free.

- Stop it! was screaming Erica at her, stop that you...you…WITCH!

- It's...it's not me! murmured Anna

- What is going on here? asked the librarian coming toward them.

The books fell back on the ground while Anna ran out of the library.

It wasn't me was it? she kept telling herself, I don't have this type of power it couldn't be me!

Anna ran along the corridors and out of the school. She just had to get out of there. What the hell had happened? Had somebody else been around and made the books move by magic? She didn't know they were any other shamans beside herself, Yoh, Ren and Manta in the school, but maybe there was? Or maybe it was just the wind. No that was just stupid. So was it her? She thought she could control her powers now. And anyway she couldn't move objects with her mind, she didn't know anybody who could.

Tired of running she sat on a bench, looking out on a river and thought.

Maybe a spirit lived in the library and had thrown the books. After all, who wouldn't hate Erica? But she hadn't felt any spiritual presence around...

- Could I borrow your cell phone?

Anna jumped, slightly. There was a girl, about her age, who was now sitting next to her on the bench. She hadn't even seen her coming.

- Oops, sorry I didn't mean to scare you, the girl laughed

She shrugged and handed her her cell phone.

- Thanks, she said, and started writing an sms.

Anna observed her silently. She was small, with light red hair which fell onto her shoulders, green eyes...

- So why aren't you at school? Summer vacation is not until the end of the week.

Anna raised an eyebrow.

- Well what about you, shouldn't you be at school?

The girl smiled at her mysteriously.

- I had to leave.

Anna shrugged and got up, ready to go.

- Wait!

The redhead had caught her arm.

- I came here to find you.

What the hell was she talking about? As she wasn't in the mood for conversation with a clearly deranged girl, Anna started to walk away.

- You forgot your cell phone.

She turned around, to find her phone just flying toward her, just like the books had earlier.

The girl laughed at her shocked face.

- See, I can do it too. I know about your powers Anna. We want to help you.

Had she just called her by her name? And talk about herself in third tense? Anna felt her uneasyness rising up.

- I don't know what your talking about, she said coldly, i don't have any powers and if this isn't a trick, i'm pretty sure you're one of a kind. So i suggest you don't go about showing everyone you meet how you can make object fly, they'd take you for a witch or something and call the police.

- I'm AM a witch, the girl said looking surprised, and so are you.

Anna started to go still facing her. What was this, a remake of Harry Potter or something?

-Didn't you know that?

Anna walked away then.