Edited: September 09 2009.

Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King or the characters in it. I only own the plot. Thank You.

Chapter 1

It was a beautiful day for the quiet onsen in Funbari… that's when a loud scream suddenly echoed inside.

After a few minutes a blue-haired boy came running out of the onsen. He was carrying his little sister as he run towards the direction of the nearest hospital.

"I wonder what's wrong with Pirika." Tamao whispered as she looks at the path Horohoro and Pirika made.

But she's not the only one worried. For we see in a window nearby stood a Chinese Shaman with golden eyes. He was looking at the same direction where the two Ainus have been.

"I hope she's alright." He muttered under his breath.

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When they got to the hospital a nurse examined and took tests of Pirika. She seemed to be the one who needed medical attention. When the tests were done the nurse led them to the waiting room. The tests needed to be examined before any result could be made.

"Please wait right here for the doctor to call you." The nurse said with a smile.

She then left the two Ainus there.

"Oniichan, I'm fine really." Pirika insisted. She didn't like the way he overreacted.

"No! You're not fine. You fainted! I hate it when Faust and Eliza celebrate their anniversary they always go out of town! What if we need him, like now?" Horohoro said almost cursing the necromancer.

"But…"

"No buts! I will sop acting like this when the doctor says you're fine. Okay."

"Okay." Pirika just nod with a heavy heart.

After a few minutes of waiting someone finally spoke from inside the room.

"Next." It seemed to be the voice of the doctor.

No one else was waiting there and so Horohoro was sure that they were the ones next. Horohoro and Pirika stood up and entered the room. They then sat in front of the doctor's desk.

Horohoro looked at the doctor and noticed how weird he looked. His dark hair was messy; he looks as if he didn't sleep well last night because of the dark circles under his eyes. He looked unhealthy too because of being quite thin. Overall, he just looked weird.

But then he was reminded of a certain doctor he knew.

"But I think Faust looks weirder…" Horohoro muttered, chuckling.

Upon seeing Horohoro smiling like that Pirika shoved him with her elbow. Horohoro instantly started to stay quiet.

"Oh by the way doctor what's wrong with my sister? You see she fainted." Horohoro said looking formal again.

"Well," the doctor started looking at the results on his desks and looking back at Pirika, "she doesn't look well… but from these results………" The doctor paused.

The doctor then looked intensely at the two whose faces seem to be very eager to know his next line.

"From these results I can conclude that your sister... is…" The doctor said, pausing once more.

Silence. Horohoro was really listening now. Silence.

The doctor was just staring at the two of them. Horohoro was starting to get impatient.

"What! Say it already!" Horohoro shouted to the doctor.

"SHE'S PREGNANT! IDIOT!" The doctor finally shouted.

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Horohoro was shocked that he didn't move for about five minutes. Pirika was just worse. She was just staring at nothing as if what she heard was not even real.

Silence overpowered the whole room, and nothing was heard except the ticking of the clock. This was even worse than the silence earlier. Horohoro was not even breathing.

The wind blew and tumbleweed passed by…

Pirika finally moved from the trance brought by the shocking news. She looked down and touched her stomach lightly.

"I'm…" Pirika muttered, as Horohoro finally snapped back upon hearing her voice.

"I'm bearing… a child." Pirika whispered barely moving her lips.

Horohoro's eyes grew dark. Pirika was just staring at her stomach without even noticing the change in Horohoro.

"Arigatou, doctor." Horohoro whispered bowing down before the doctor.

Pirika turned to him but before she could look at him, he started to turn grabbing Pirika by the hand. Horohoro pulled Pirika outside of the room. Horohoro only let her go when she managed to sit down on the waiting room's chairs. Horohoro, on the other hand, didn't sit down.

Pirika quietly sat in the waiting room as Horohoro paced in front of her. She just followed him back and forth, back and forth. She would look at her brother then back to herself once more.

"Oniichan…" she whispered.

Horohoro suddenly punched the wall just above her head, his face dark. Pirika closes her eyes on the impact and slowly opens it again. She was truly terrified. She knew that Horohoro was not okay.

"Why?" Horohoro uttered through gritted teeth his fist still on the wall.

He was shaking. There was dark aura surrounding Horohoro that time. Pirika felt the temperature around them slowly decreasing. It was getting colder and she knew who was causing all these. Horohoro was terrifying.

Pirika still looked at her fingers resting on her lap. She doesn't have to look at her brother to be scared.

"I don't know anything about this oniichan. I swear… please believe me." Pirika said, her eyes twinkling in tears.

Horohoro took a deep breath. It was hard for him to stay calm but he was trying his best. Seeing his sister on the verge of tears helped him subdue his anger.

"I hope you're not lying from me… but who do you think did this to you?" Horohoro asked.

The temperature around them is going back to normal. Pirika knew her brother had finally calmed down.

Pirika looked up meeting his brother's eyes. She was stopping her tears but upon seeing Horohoro's eyes the tears just started to flow down from her eyes.

"I don't know who? I don't even know when this started? Oniichan I'm scared." Pirika sobbed.

Horohoro stood straight. He breathed in heavily. Slowly he knelt down before her. He then started to wipe his sister's tears with his gentle fingers. Pirika continued to sob.

"Don't worry. Whoever did this to you shall pay with his life…" Horohoro said gently.

Pirika looked at her brother. Though he was giving a threat, he was not as angry as he was before.

"I swear that on our family's name." Horohoro assured.

Pirika continued to cry. She was really ashamed of what happened to her, she didn't want this… not this way… she didn't want to bring disgrace to the Ainu tribe by bearing a child before marrying.

"I'm sorry Oniichan…" She tried to say.

Horohoro then sat up and embraced his sister. He was still controlling his temper. He was not supposed to be angry at his sister. She needed him.

"You don't have to be sorry. This is not your fault." He said darkly.

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The two finally went home and gathered in the guest room of the onsen with everyone present there for Horohoro's news. He needed everyone to be present.

He first told everyone what happened in the hospital. Everyone was shocked. No one spoke that time. Even though the news was shocking Horohoro was glad that no one of his friends stared at Pirika. They knew that everything was just to much for the girl to handle.

It was Horohoro who broke the silence of the room.

"Now I asked everyone here because I want to know who did this to my sister! We are the only men around her and I hope you would tell the truth!" Horohoro shouted.

"Really, so you suspect Yoh too?" Anna interrupted looking icily at the Ainu.

Horohoro suddenly straightened in fright of Anna's stare while Yoh just grins sheepishly.

"Um… okay, Yoh's out of this… um Ryu!" Horohoro shouted pointing at Ryu.

"No! I didn't do it!" Ryu screamed at once.

While the chaos continues Tamao, who was sitting beside Pirika, suddenly tapped the girl on her shoulder causing her to turn her head to the pink-haired girl.

"Is it true?" Tamao muttered, blushing a bit.

Pirika turned red too and nod while smiling.

"Congratulations… but how did that happened? Do you know who the father is?" Tamao asked.

"No… unfortunately." Pirika's smile vanished.

"But how did that happened? Even Master Yoh and Miss Anna haven't had a child ever after their wedding."

"I don't know." Pirika answered.

"Now what do you plan of doing? Abortion?"

"Of course not! With me is life! I don't want an innocent baby to die because of my stupidity. Besides whoever gave this to me must've loved me… though I'm not certain who he is."

"But what if you don't love the father of the child?"

"Then I'll learn how to love him… I don't know why I can't remember when this happened but I know that someway somehow I'll love him back and our child will help me do that."

"Love isn't something learned just that easily." Tamao said sincerely.

"I know but… I don't want her or him to grow up without a father. I shan't let that happen."

"You're really nice Pirika. I'm sure you're son or daughter would love to have you as mother."

"Thank you." Pirika whispered with a smile on her face.

Ever since she knew about this she though that she was really cursed, but now that she had thought about it she had realized how blessed she was… now even better than before she was sure that she wouldn't let her child down… she'll hunt its father and they would be a happy family…

"It's what everyone needs… a happy complete family."

Pirika turned back to the scene in front of her and saw that her brother still continues to search for 'him'.

"Come on Chocolove I know you're the one…" Horohoro said while grabbing his collar.

"No! I swear… please don't freeze me." Chocolove begged.

"Alright, besides I don't want to even think about it." Horo muttered while releasing him.

Pirika looked around; strange enough her eyes led her to a certain direction… where a particular Chinese Shaman was sitting around… namely Ren Tao.

Pirika stared at him without anyone noticing it. Upon looking at him it seemed to her that he was also furious. It was as if any moment now he's going to explode. His golden eyes were full of ire. His crossed arms were shaking a bit.

It just cannot escape her attention. She was always particular about everything Ren Tao does. Maybe because she just adored looking at him… but somehow this time… it was painful to see him like that.

"I wonder why he has the same eyes like that of my brother's… I mean the way he looks… is it… does he feel the same way as my brother's?" she asked herself.

Then as if he knew that she was looking at him his indifferent eyes turned to her…

Pirika rolled her eyes away averting his strong gaze upon her.

"Now that Ren looks at me… I even feel more embarrassed and disgraced than ever. I don't want him to look at me like that." She thought, biting her lips.

It was getting more and more painful. His stare was making her more feel dirty. Her eyes were starting to water once more.

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Ren was trying his very best to calm himself. His breathing was not even. He was shaking. He could feel Bason getting anxious beside him. The spirit could feel the murderous aura forming around him. Well who could blame Bason… he truly feels like he could murder someone right now.

He noticed Pirika looking at him and so he looked back. Pirika's eyes were innocent as they twinkle with tears. He knew that she was as innocent as her eyes tell him. She was the victim in this situation no matter how he looks at it.

Ren just couldn't imagine her doing such a thing. He believed everything she said. He believed it as if his life depended on it.

Horohoro the noticed Ren staring at her sister as Pirika looks away. Thinking that it may lead him somewhere he started to be suspicious of the Chinese Shaman, well since he already suspected on everyone except Ren and Yoh.

"I know now who's behind all this." Horohoro declared, "and I'm quite sure." He added as every eyes turn to him including Ren's and Pirika's.

"It's you." Horohoro said as he points a finger at Ren. The boys including Tamao gasped. As Pirika shuts her eyes tightly and Anna twitches her mouth a bit.

Ren on the other hand was not shaken at all.

He slowly stood up and smirked at his friend shoving his finger away from his face.

"Doesn't your mother ever tell you it's not polite to point?" Ren inquired.

"Don't play cool with me Tao. I know you like my sister and I know you are capable of doing that hideous crime!" Horohoro shouted on his face.

Ren Tao then was pissed off, he really hates it when somebody accuses him of a crime he didn't even do. The spike on his head slowly grew longer as his eyes started to show anger.

He was already burning with ire and the Ainu was not helping at all. Bason was getting more anxious.

"I will never do that! It disgraces me… not to mention the whole Tao clan. As the clan head I vowed to protect our family name besides doing such a thing would make me look humiliating! I'm not that kind of guy, understand?"

"But everyone in this room knows you like my sister!"

Ren Tao was now red. Horohoro was just making the fire bigger.

"But I will never do such a thing! If I want her I can get her in a more formal way. I'm not a dirty ass! Not like you!" Ren shouted.

Horohoro suddenly became silent. His eyes became dark.

He was standing there, his fist clenched.

Yoh felt the room becoming colder. He was already thinking of stopping them but Anna just looked at him telling him to not get involved.

"So you mean…" The Ainu muttered.

"You think I did this to my own sister!" Horohoro shouted the energy back in his body.

"Well you're the one who said that and besides I really think it were you." Ren answered back.

"Why you stupid idiot! Pirika is my sister; though she is a very lovely woman to me I will never do such a thing to disgrace her to bring her to any kind of shame… I love her very much and that would be the last thing in my mind. I want her to have a bright future for her, do you understand?" he said but that Tao was still eyeing him, "Besides I already have Tamao and if I want to have a Horohoro junior I would gladly do it with Tamao." He said chuckling mischievously.

Tamao instantly turned as bright red. She even noticed Anna shaking her head a bit.

"Horohoro!" Tamao shouted at him bringing back Horohoro to his seriousness.

Pirika, on the other hand, suddenly stood up. She ran towards the door and left the room.

Ren noticed her running away and got a chance to notice that her eyes were crying.

Horohoro instantly turned to his sister, seeing that same thing.

"Pirika." Both said as they watch her run away.

"This is your fault!" Ren shouted to Horohoro at once.

"What am I doing? I'm just helping her to know who the father of her child is." Horohoro reasoned out, "This is your fault! You make her feel more embarrassed than before!"

"No! It's you!"

"That's you!"

"No! You!"

The two continued to quarrel making Anna finally stood up. The two instantly shut up and looked at Anna.

"If I were Pirika I'd really be humiliated to have you two. A stupid brother and a freak friend it's even more depressing than to have a chronic illness. Don't you see that she walked-out due to the chaos you two are making?" Anna said and with that she stepped out of the room too.

The two then looked at each other though they may not say this but they really look very embarrassed on what they were doing a while ago.

What will happen next? But the biggest question here… who will Pirika end up to? Who did that to her?

Find out in the next chapter of this fic…

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