Konnichiwa minna-san! This is Asakura Yoh! I just thought I should be doing some talking since Keeper blabs too much. Anyway, this story will be in my point of view. No third person things. Like Mari. Again, I'll be talking most of the time. It's not long so please be courteous, and no flamies. I don't like flames. They hurt my fingers like when I was playing with that candle… but I won't get into that.

Keeper won't be updating her major stories anytime soon, maybe the other humor ones. But school takes a toll and stuff so please don't be mad at her if all you get from her is one-shots and stuff similar to that. She tends to get in trouble during honors history if she writes anything other than history.

Keeper: Don't you just love him? He's so sweet! But what he said is true. My school is taking a major toll and I'm trying to make my manga club at school and I need help on that, so yea. Ah! High School is really tough! Grr. Ok I'll hand it back to Yoh now. /cries somewhere/ Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King! WAAAAHHH!! /cries/

Alright! There's not much more to say than: Enjoy!

The Little Things

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Life. A very big blessing for me. Everything about it makes life worth living. The good times, the bad. The tears, the joy. Everything. I don't ask for much. I don't ask for anything in return. I don't need anything. No fancy cars. I don't want money. Maybe food, or some oranges. But nothing much.

All I need are my friends.

Their smiles keep me going. Their laughter and joy can lift my spirits. Their little things become my big. I'd do anything for my friends. Their friendship. Their trust. Their bond with me. Everything. Just keeps me the me I am.

I may be the one you call carefree, laid back, easy-going, and dreamy. You may think that nothing can get through my wall of that trademark grin that I have on my face. Like I can take things the way they are without a care in the world.

But in fact, things do bother me. Sometimes I just want to breakdown and cry. Like I'm just wearing this mask of a happy face covering a scared person who just wants someone to talk to.

But.

When I think of the smiles of other people who just saw each other for the first time in a long time. The joy of someone's heart for a TV show. The laughter from someone after hearing a funny joke. That. That what changes my mind. Whenever I think that I am just being a pretender, I think. I think, if others can be happy, than so can I.

It's others' feelings of happiness, joy, and love is what makes my heart sing.

It's what others find happy that makes me happy.

It's my friends happy hearts that makes me, Asakura Yoh.

It's the little things in life.

That makes me smile.

The little things.

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Heh heh heh. Too corny for your tastes? Gomen nasai minna-san. But I just like making others happy. Whoo! Soooo, that's it! Comments are open! If you like, I'll be really happy! If you don't, well, I'll be happy if you just read. But if you didn't want to, that's fine also!

Arigato gozaimasu!

Ja mata!

Asakura Yoh

And

A very sad yet grateful Keeper of Yoh