Beast and a Boy

Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King. Well, duh.

Summary: A sweet story of how Manta grew to like, even love, Narsco.

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"Will some one go shut it up?" Tao Ren asked, his arms folded tightly as being his head was pounding.

"I'm a doctor, not at miracle work." Faust muttered, staring out the window of their pad in the village in the desert.

However, Faust's words were not heard as the room as being filled with horrible howling and screams that echoed from the other room. They tried to muffle it out by stacking up the pillows in the door way and turning up the T.V. Even then, the sounds could still be heard.

"If it doesn't stop, I'll beat it until it does!" Ren cried, his hair reaching full height.

"Why don't you tell her to go stop?" Manta asked, looking up from his dictionary, "I'm sure violence will make it better."

"Don't get mouthy with me, " Ren closed his eyes, calming down, "You go and make it stop."

"And if I say no?" Manta retorted, narrowing his eyes at the Chinese boy.

"I'll beat you until you do," He replied in a matter-of-fact tone. "We need new carpeting in here."

"Fine, but if I don't come back in a half and hour, tell Yoh I'm leaving my dictionary in his name." Manta got up, brushing himself off and headed to the room of DOOoooooooooo-om.

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Manta heard a deep sniffing noise from the corner of the dimly lit room. He edged over hesitantly, unsure of what to do. The thing from the corner let out a god awful noise, which made Manta scream.

"Oh, my God, what I'm I d-doing?" He asked himself, coming closer. The it Ren referred to was a girl apparently. Circled up like a snake, so her head was up and sniffing, and tied to the table like a disobedient dog, was the girl making that noise.

Manta sighed, at least she stopped growling for a second. He stared hard at her pale face, staring directly into her wide silver eyes.

/You have to not show any fear/ Manta though walking closer, his little body shaking like a leaf/Look them straight in the eye./

"Hey, Narsco…it's me Manta…remember me?…." She didn't reply, "Well, the guys were wondering if you could, you know, quiet it down…a bit."

"Feh…" Narsco blew up some of her dark blue bang that had fallen into her eyes. She curled up and turn her back to him. Manta walked up slowly to the deranged girl, holding out his hand.

"There, There." He cooed, his thoughts, however, were negative; I never like dogs, she's kinda like those big mean ones.

Manta's hand finally made contact with Narsco's side. He quickly took it hand, out of fear he might lose it.

The girl turned back over, "I shut up, now vhat du you vhat?

"Nothing, I was just wondering…if I- you'd like to be untied?" He stammered, backing away slowly.

"Yu'd du dat vfor meh?" Narsco asked, slowly looking back at the small boy.

"Yeah, I don't know why Faust tied you up in the first place."

"He's a smart man, da Doctor."

"Heh, hold still, Okay?" Manta pulled on the cord, it was tied so poorly that it came undone instantly.

"Hey…wasn't it to keep you tied up?"

"Maybe it vas…" The girl smiled with her dark red lips. Manta's eye twitched, These people are insane.

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"Tell me again why we tired her up?" Manta asked, returning to the others.

"Why?" Faust replied, "So she wouldn't hurt any of you…."

"Hmm, if your going to talk speak, do it louder." Ren snapped.

Manta sighed, sitting back down. Life was hard sometimes.