Blessed be my sequel! It's born! Lol hmm…. Let's see. It's been quite a while since you've heard from me, yes? It's ok, I'm back. Presenting…. The sequel to Three Years Later: The Children's Lives.

For those who did not read Three Years Later or have forgotten about the WHOLE story..I'm not going to ask you to go over it again, but you may do so if you wish..(evil grin) If you do, please review! But...let's get back on track. If you have no wish to go through ten chapters worth of writing again at all, you don't need to panic, because Shaman King: A sequel The Children's Lifehas a life of it's own, and you do not need to refer too much to Three Years Later. Besides, the first chapter is already and introduction... All I have to say is I'm sorry for taking soo long... Writer's block, you see.

Enjoy and don't forget to review, yes? (laugh)

Chapter 1: Introduction (Asakura Hana's Point of view)

-Story takes place in year 2010, at the Funbari Onsen-

I'm Asakura Hana, the 7 years old son of Asakura Yoh and Kyouyama Anna. While I take after my father, my younger sister, Fuyu, 6, looks like our mother. The other children find the resemblances uncanny, but that's just the way it is.

By other children, I meant the sons and daughters of my father's twin brother, Asakura Hao, and their other friends who work in my mother's Onsen.

The oldest of us all is Umemiya Kyo, a silent, cool boy with spiky black hair and deep green eyes. He is the 9 years old son of uncle Ryu and aunty Jun, who is in charge of our meals every day. Kyo seldom talks, unlike his father, but silently observes his surroundings, only speaking up when necessary. He's a boy full of attitude on the outside, but he's so kind within that there is this little girl (whom I will introduce later) who tags along with him, and he in turn, looks out for her.

I am the second oldest of the children, with my mother's silky blonde tresses and father's tanned, good-looking face. Following up is Fuyu sis, who has father's dark brown hair and mother's sweet features.

I really adore my sister very much, because although she is a year younger than me, and three years younger than Kyo, Fuyu sis is always the one fighting off bullies or chasing away wild dogs that try to bite us when no adults are around. Fuyu sis has lots of admirers because she is very beautiful, with a petite figure and long, silky brown hair, but she really couldn't care less about all those boys!

The fourth oldest is also 6 years old, like Fuyu sis, and she is the only daughter of brother Lyzerg and Mathilda sis. Mayura Diethel looks a tad like her mother, with a shock of orange hair bundled into two bushes at the sides of her head and bright, playful eyes. Mayu, as we all call her, is the one other girl I admire besides Fuyu sis, because she is so adorable and has lots of guts for a girl! Brother Lyzerg and Mathilda sis has many interesting ideas and games, so they are always left in charge to take care of us children.

The fifth girl I will be introducing is the little girl who's really attached to Kyo. Her name is Tao Rin, and she is the only child of brother Ren and Pillica sis. Although she is only 4 years old, she's awesome at taking care of plants, and is always found admiring the little potted plants outside the garden. Sometimes, Rin will even bring Kyo out and they will take strolls together! Brother Ren is in charge of the accounts in the Onsen, while Pillica sis works as the cashier and receptionist. The funny thing about them is that, whenever the accounts do not tally, brother Ren will get all irritated, and Pillica sis will get so annoyed with his furious mutterings and fussing. But their arguments always get broken off by a worried look from Rin.

The third youngest child is my girl cousin, Asakura Areno, a 4 year old, shy little girl with shoulder length blonde hair. Like her mother, Marion sis, Areno collects dolls and puppets, and whenever he's free, uncle Hao will play with her.

The second youngest is Areno's little brother Soujiro, the 3 years old boy that Fuyu sis seem to be fond of! Because Soujiro is such an accident prone, and Areno hates messes of all sorts, Fuyu sis took it as her responsibility to take care of young Souji, as we all call him. Uncle Hao and Marion sis are the sub boss and lady boss, after mother and father, and they take care of scheduling the shifts for the workers.

Finally, the youngest of all 8 children is a 3 years old girl, Usui Asuna, the only daughter of Uncle Horo and Tamao sis. Asuna is a lot like her mother, with soft pink hair plaited up elegantly, and a gentle, sweet voice. That's right; she's the total opposite of her father, a boisterous man full of energy, and always arguing with brother Ren. From what I've heard Tamao sis grew up doing household chores, so mother and father naturally left the cleaning to her and uncle Horo.

Let me talk a little about the grown-ups now. Although many a times they say nothing much have changed since the Onsen opened and everyone settled down, I always get the feeling that they are hiding certain things from us children. But whenever father tries to talk about the past, mother will shoot him a deathly glare, and father will keep his silence.

To Fuyu sis and I, mother and father seem really different. They were never openly smitten with each other, unlike brother Lyzerg and Mathilda sis, and mother never permits father to act mushy. Not that father wants to, anyway. They never flirted, like uncle Hao and Marion sis, and when father so much as flirt a teeny weeny bit…. Well, he's a goner, because mother's slaps are as sharp as her tongue, maybe even sharper. Neither were they always arguing, like Pillica sis and brother Ren or uncle Ryu and aunty Jun, but father knows better than to argue with mother. But the weird thing is, shy as mother may be sometimes and playful as father is still, they were never like crazy uncle Horo and shy Tamao sis.

They are just…different. And they will never tell us what happened before they all got married. Over our dead bodies. All they mentioned was "Your father participated in the shaman fight, and won the title of the Shaman King."

That was it. And the only other thing we could find out from them was that because they have shamanic abilities, we children have them too. Yes, that's all they would tell us. But that's alright…I have a feeling that the time for them to tell us the entire truth is drawing nearer…

That's all to chapter 1! Oh dear, are any of you disappointed? I'm sorry if you are. But I've been having writer's block. (.) So pardon me. I'm TRYINGtowrite chapter 2 now, so please be patient and bear with me for a little longer. Thank You!