Hi, this is my second story. =) i'll be updating a few changes.

Anna took the 1080 but never went to America, and she never has seen the shou senji riaketsu. yoh died and hao became the shaman king.

Parings annaxhao

disclaimer: I don't own shaman king.


- bad dreams and nightwalks

Anna couldn't sleep.
No matter how much she turned and tossed around, she couldn't sleep.
It was spring and she could hear the water from the many small rivers nearby, formed by the usual rain. she tried to keep her eyes closed, but the shadows behind her eyes were almost the same as the ones in her room.
If she just could stop thinking, she would be able to fall asleep. That was exactly how she was able to keep going during the day.
She shouted at people, was busy being bossy, and made sure everything and everyone was in check. However, once the silence of the night embraced her, her mind became restless.
Not a word she had heard from him. Not one signal or sign that he was still alive. Although Anna expected him to visit her even if he had died, some part of her, some sort of intiution that she couldn't really explain, told her something was terrible wrong.

And it frightened her.

She hadn't even been able to tell her trusted teacher, after all, there were no other signs that could have told her something was wrong. Cursing her inability to sleep she finally stood up from her futon and walked to the window. It was a cold and clear night.
She sighed as she felt the wind gently touch her cheeks as she looked up to the stars. Maybe she would be able to rest if she could relax a little. Closing her eyes, she rested her head against the window frame. 3 months ago, she still lived in their house, together with Manta and Tamao. Manta was easy to push around, and Tamao was shy enough to never question her authority. She had been happy, and although she might never really admit it, it had been one of the most happiest times in her life.
But Kino-sensei had needed her for a job. Then Manta called to say that he and Tamao wanted to see the Shaman fight, and so they had left for America. A part of Anna had wanted to go too, but that would mean she had to show her weakness, and her fear.
Her unbreakable trust in yoh was one of the strongest pilars in their relationship. Showing her worry now would feel like betraying him. So she stayed, Strong and proud. She would wait for him.

Suddenly, the smell of burned wood hit her nostrils. Behind the trees, where the main houses were, the sky had become a scarlet red. Fire! she realized. quickly, Anna send her small spirit helpers to warn everyone they could. Then he jumped down the stairs and rushed outside.

Suddenly, there was the sound of an explosion, a lightflash behin her and the earth shook beneath her feet. Shocked, she felt on the ground.

'What the…?' when she turned around, a gasp escaping her lips. All the houses were on fire and she could hear people scream.

"no!".

Before she could get back up however, a shadow fell over her face. A young man stood before her. As she saw his dark eyes and his carefree smile, she found herself unable to breath. Everything would be alright now. He had come for her, he had finally, finally come. Anna felt tears well up behind her eyes, but she quickly collected herself, And managed to spoke in her cold voice, which she usually used when she punished him.

"I never expected you to visit me so late. Where the hell have you been?"

There was no reply.
'What is going on? I thought that yoh at least would tell what happened to him.' Confused she looked in his eyes, and then suddenly it hit her. This wasn't yoh. His eyes were very different and his hair was much, much longer that yoh's.

"Who are you?" She shouted at him.
The boy just smirked." C-chiina*." His voice sounded hollow like they were in a tunnel.

Feeling his murderous intent, Anna turned around and ran, ran for her live as fast as she could. But she didn't came sp far as ten steps before she felt hot flames eating her body. She screamed, one last time before everything went dark.


Bathing in her own sweat the 13 years old Itako Anna Kyouyoma awoke. She stared at the ceiling of her room, trying to slow down her breath. Slowly she removed her blanked. She shivered at the cold and slowly pushed herself up. her legs were not shaking but anna felt as if she could fall down any moment. She leaned her head against the cool wall of her bedroom, witch made her shiver again. When she finally calmed down she couldn't feel her fingers anymore. 'Maybe it's the best to tell kino-sama about this.' She lit a candle and started to dress herself.

When she went outside the dark and the sound of water falling down greeted her. There was no moon tonight and you could see a lot of stars. How nice, just like my dream, anna thought.

in silence she opened the frond door and walked quickly to kino's room. one moment she hold her breath before she knocked on the door.

Once.

twice.

"Kino-sama?" She whispered.

"Who's there?" The voice of the old lady was soft but clear.

"It's me, anna." She whispered back. She heard some noises before the door slowly opened.

"Anna! What in the world are you doing here at this time of the night?" The old woman was still in her yukata and looked not yet quite awake. "I-"Anna hesitated. This was going to sound very childish. "I had a very bad dream." Kino blinked. "And?"

"And it was so real, kino-sama. It was like it really happened."

The old woman sighed. "Alright, wait until I've dressed myself and we will talk outside. It's the best to talk about scary things in the open sky," she said, almost teasingly.


Anna and kino walked through the forest near the masions while anna told the story.

Kino listened in silence without asking any questions. When anna finished kino stood still, looking at her with a grim on her face.

"Did you just say that he looked just like yoh?"

"Yes, but his eyes were so different, it was like he was very old, but yet I don't think he was older then me. And now I do think about it, I believe his hair was longer than yoh's."

Kino was quiet for a while. Her eyes were on the ground and she looked as if she was lost in her own thoughts.

When she looked up her eyes looked very sad, but she smiled at anna.

"Can you remember him wearing earrings?" She asked.

"I-, I don't know. I'm not sure." when anna recalled the image of the boy, She saw his dark eyes again, his face that looked just like yoh's, and his long, almost girly hair.

"I can't remember." She whispered.

Kino sighed. "Anna, I've to tell you something, something very important.

It's about the shaman king."


so...tell me what you think!

*chiina means- how small. it's a catch phrase of hao when he kills something.