Title: Daijoubu, Imouto.
Rating: T
Pairing: None Until Part Two Of Trilogy. Maybe just a little HaoxYoh fluff.
Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King; those rights go to Hiroyuki Takei.
Chapter: One – Vivification - Year 1
(…) translation
'Asakura. Hear my call.'
Keiko Asakura promptly woke up at the sound of the voice. The moon was at it's zenith outside in the night sky and the wind was blowing fiercely.
'Of the year of 92, the 29th day of the 5th month you shall have a child. Treat her well or great consequences will befall the entire Asakura household.' The voice warned.
'Life! You didn't have to make it sound so threatening!' Another voice interrupted.
'Gate! Shhhh! I'm still broadcasting! Anyways the threat is real.' The voice cut off.
'Sorry about her rudeness.' The other voice apologized and disappeared too.
The miko thinking it was a trick went back to sleep. That morning scratched into her mirror was the words, 'It was not a dream!' Immediately she went to inform Mikihisa and Yohmei.
"So why 1992? By the time of the Shaman Tournament you'll be six!" Life asked her melon green hair waved as she tilt her head back and forth.
"Years that end in two and three are water years. It'll be easier for the spirit to accept my human form." Gate waved it off and watched the three family members talk.
"I swear you scared her."
"I did not! That is Death's job," She complained, "well that year is gonna pass soon better get ready."
"Yeah. Yeah. Jezz, when did time past so fast all of a sudden."
"Because Time is PMSing. Now hurry up!" Life quickly shoved poor little Gate into some unknown room and prepared the ceremony.
"From my voice spout arms and legs. New breath be blown. Senses be found. Eyes be opened. Seed of life be planted and transfer this spirit to a new form in the traits of Asakura. On this day of 29th of the 5th month of the year of 92…may Gate be reborn through…Life Vivification!" Life chanted. The room caved in and seemingly ceased to exist.
She quickly turned around and looked down below her at the Asakura household.
"What should we name her?"
"Hmmm…" Keiko put on a mask of deep though.
"Gin."
"Gin? Doesn't really sound like a girl's name." Mikihisa doubted as he looked at the baby. The baby opened its eyes to revel they were a shocking pure white. No pupil. Just all white. A somewhat disturbing site until they slowly started to fade into a familiar black. Black, normal black eyes.
'Gin' smiled and waved at her new family as if nothing happened. A 7-year old Yoh poked his head into the room.
"Kaa-san, can I hold her?" Yoh asked as he moved closer to his mother and father.
"Of course. Just be careful." Keiko gently laid 'Gin' in Yoh's ready arms. 'Gin' happily tugged lightly at Yoh's bangs and giggled when he made a face. Soon they both started to giggle. Keiko and Mikihisa smiled.
"Kaa-san, what's her name?"
"Gin."
'Gin' squirmed in her brother's arms in discomfort when she heard her name; Yoh noticed this.
"I don't think she likes it."
'Gin' did her best attempt at a nod and continued to squirm.
"Told you it wasn't a girl's name." Mikihisa chimed in. Keiko gave him a blank stare before hitting him in the arm.
"Oh hush you. What do we name her then?"
"Gate." Yoh murmured. Both of his parents gave him a questioning look.
"She told," Yoh held the baby up with a big grin, "She told me, 'Call me Gate'."
Gate made a happy noise and clapped her hands the best she could.
"I guess we have no choice. Gate it is." Keiko smiled and looked at her new child.
A few days later…
"Those two are almost inseparable. She always cries when Yoh is not around." Mikihisa sighed while his wife gave a quiet chuckle.
Yoh spends more time with the baby than his own mother! He straps her to his front side and disappears to who knows where just to show her everything. It's just the cutest site to how much fun they have.
"Anyways, me and Yohmei have business to attend to for two weeks." Mikihisa explained as he made way for the door. Keiko just smiled and nodded as he left.
"Yoh! Time for lunch." She called out to the young boy, beckoning for him to come inside. He carefully walked into the home and set gate down in her crib before running into the kitchen.
"Kaa-san, where did Tou-san go?" Yoh asked while waiting for his mother to finish preparing his lunch tray.
"He went with your Jii-san to do some business."
Yoh's eyes suddenly sparkled.
"Does that mean Nii-chan can see Gate?"
Keiko said yes while handing him a tray that contained a bowl of Taichazuke (boiled rice poured with tea) and a bottle for the baby. Yoh beamed as he went back to the crib. Gate was attempting to tilt it over so she could escape by pressing into the side. She didn't succeed because she weighed so little. Yoh laughed a bit at her tiny rebellious act and set her down on a stack of blankets.
He quickly finished his meal and was about to feed Gate her bottle to see that she was not on the stack anymore. Yoh's eyes widened in fear as he looked around the room in a panicked manner.
"Otouto, you need to watch her more carefully. You never know who might kidnap our Imouto."
Hao stood neat the doorway with a gentle hold on Gate in his arms and gave Yoh a grin.
"Nii-chan!" Yoh happily greeted and went up to hug him. Gate looked up at this unfamiliar face and lightly tugged his bangs. Upon feeling this Hao gave her an odd stare.
"She likes doing that a lot. Heh Heh." Yoh commented as she continued to do it, finding said act fun.
Hao chuckled, "As long as she doesn't pull my hair out I think I'll be fine."
"You won't be laughing later. She can keep that up for hours. It will start to hurt." Yoh flashed a slightly evil smile before handing Hao the bottle to feed Gate. Almost instantly she let go of Hao's hair and latched her miniature hands on the bottle and drinks it.
"A little greedy isn't she." Yoh waved it off.
"Nah, just really, really hungry."
She seemed to be going at it forever and it was starting to freak out Hao.
"You sure this is normal?" Yoh waved it off again.
"Yeah it's normal for her. She takes really tiny sips."
Gate finished halfway before pushing it back into Hao's hand signaling she was done.
"I wonder how she'll turn out later." Yoh's head hovered above Gate and she grabbed his hair making him head butt his brother. Both now rubbing their foreheads looked at her. She had a happy smile.
"Interesting. She'll be a very…Interesting person." Hao said while poking her in the head which earned him a harsh tug to the hair.
"Don't think she likes that." Yoh sweatdropped while his siblings were having a poke-pull war. Those two weeks were chaos yet fun at the same time.
6 months have passed and Gate has been able to crawl around…wrecking havoc.
"Kaa-san! She disappeared again!" Yoh shouted as he continued to run around estate. The elders of the household sighed.
"Oh, not again." Keiko put down her teacup and went to help Yoh search. Mikihisa did the same and joined her.
"I swear babies are not suppose to move that fast."
Kino and Yohmei chuckled as they watched the search.
"She's quite the energetic one." Yohmei commented.
"If she's this much of a terror crawling, imagine walking." Kino gave a light laugh after they found her trying to poke the fish in the pond. They placed her in her crib so she wouldn't escape and went back to the room. Yoh, who fell into said pond, went to change clothes.
"She keeps getting close to waterways. It worries me. What if she fell in?!" Keiko voiced her worries as she sat back down.
"She's just curios. You shouldn't worry so much."
Mikihisa tried to comfort his wife without much avail.
"She was this close to drowning! This close!" To prove her point the miko started to make all kinds of hand gestures of exactly how close their baby was close to the water.
Kino, Yohmei, and Mikihisa sighed. Maybe someone needed a little vacation from home.
"You're a naughty little baby aren't ya?" Yoh was leaning against the crib and poked Gate on the forehead. She squirmed and moved away from him. Yoh laughed at her reaction and moved his hand away.
"You really shouldn't get near water right now. It's still cold outside." Yoh explained as he pulled her out of her crib. She began to tumble all around the room after he set her down while Yoh sat in the middle.
"You really don't care do you?" He shook his head and looked out the window. It was already past New Years and in a few more months Gate would celebrate her first birthday. Also the Shaman Tournament drew closer every passing second. Yoh wanted to spend as much time as he could with his new Imouto but her had to train for the fight too.
On the other side of the room Gate used the wall to try to help her stand but ended up falling. Instead of crying she tried again. Yoh, who finally noticed the strange falling sounds she was making, looked over. Her tiny legs stood for a few seconds and she smiled at Yoh before she fell once more. Yoh smiled back as he went over to help her back up.
Yes, he truly wished he could spend more time with her. No matte how little it was.
"Otanjoubi omedetto!"(Happy Birthday) Yoh happily grinned as he hugged his Imouto who looked confused.
"You are now officially one year old. It's time to celebrate!"
The whole Asakura household was bustling with movement preparing for the great celebration. Little Gate was still confused as Yoh dragged her off to get put into a little white kimono.
"Kaiwaa!" (Cute but I might have spelled it wrong) The pink haired girl, Tamao exclaimed as she saw the centre of all the commotion.
"Hi Tamao." Yoh cheekily waved. She blushed and bowed.
"H-hi Yoh-sama." She awkwardly greeted.
"Do you know if everything is set up?" Yoh asked while fixing Gate's lavender obi again.
"Mikihisa-sama says you can bring her down in about an hour." She replied. "I was just on my way to get some flowers for the table."
"Well don't let me stop you, go ahead." She hastily bowed and went on her way.
Yoh looked down at Gate.
"Might as well play outside or something." Taking a short field trip to the forest around the house Yoh sat Gate down on a large boulder so they watch the clouds.
'Everyone has never been this worked up before. I wonder why now?' Yoh thought absentmindedly.
Gate was being abnormally quite. The reason being was because Hao was like right in front of them and Yoh didn't seem to notice. Hao had an evil smirk gracing his face and made a hand motion for Gate to stay quiet. She watched her brother soundlessly creep behind Yoh.
He lightly breathed into Yoh's unsuspecting ear, "Hello, Otouto."
Hao broke into and evil laughter when Yoh nearly jumped ten feet into the air. His eyes practically popped out of his head. Gate laughed at her fallen brother and crawled towards Hao, wanting him to hold her. He caught her before she fell over the edge.
"Nii-chan, what are you doing here?! You might get caught!" Yoh cried out as her got up. Hao patted Yoh's head playfully.
"Everyone is too busy to notice me plus I can't miss our darling Imouto's first birthday."
"But…But…What if…" Yoh was interrupted by the pressing of lips to his forehead.
"Don't worry," Hao softly smiled, "and give this to our Imouto when she gets older." He tossed a little bundle at Yoh and handed Gate to him.
"Otanjoubi omedetto."
In a burst of flames he was gone.
That night's celebration was one of great merriment and joy. Gate was given many gifts and everyone was enjoying themselves. No one seemed to notice how she looked uneasily toward the sky.
Yoh retired to Gate's room when the day was done. He neatly stacked all of her presents on one side of the room. Laying his futon next to Gate's crib, he noticed something hanging off the side of the crib.
Two small plush toys connected by ribbons hung there with the moonlight shining on them. A star hung from the red ribbon while a moon on the black. The star had the word 'Hoshii' (want or desire) on the front and 'Aiyoku' (passion) on the back. While the moon had 'Himitsu' (secret) and 'Kanjoo' (emotion).
Yoh absolutely had no idea who sent these gifts so he laid them with the others. A small card fell from them when he moved the toys. He looked at it only finding the words 'Found You'. Shakily Yoh looked to the sky, the moon was at its zenith and the wind was fiercely howling. His precious Imouto was oblivious to the current situation.
Author's Notes:
This is my First fanfic and my grammar and stuff kinda sucks. Yes I know it's a 'dreaded' OC story but it might get better along the way. I originally only put this up so my friends could read it. Reviews are nice if you like it or want to point out grammar mistakes and such. This fic is the first part of a Trilogy. This one deals with background on Gate so she can fit in better instead of her just popping up in current time. Mainly a childhood and some important things that happen that affect some things in part two. This is only gonna be six chapters to cover the six years of her current life. Then I'll go into part two which basically deals with the manga story line and will be quite long since there are 32 books but I'll shorten it here and there. I hope people that do seem interested look forward to up coming chapters. Oh, and if you do not like the story please do not flame. Keep your opinions to yourself if it's things like 'This sucks' or other rude comments. I am only a newbie writer so please don't judge too hard. I will try to draw her picture and put in on DeviantArt if I can make a decent pic of her. I'm not that good of a drawer. I'll put the link in my profile when I do.
Thank you for reading and Happy Halloween.
3-Of-Clovers a.k.a 3OC