Part two of my three-part fanfiction.

The Shaman Fight: START!

And I'll TRY to stop it with the late updates, so here we go! And since this is chapter 1 of the new fic, I'm gonna skip the recap. So let's go!

Disclaimer: I don't own the title, "Shaman King," nor am I with any manga/anime companies in anyway. Though I do own a couple characters, so I DO own them. All characters I didn't make go to their respected owner, Takei Hiroyki-sensei.

Finally.

After all this time thy could finally start fighting for their titles.

Though the atmosphere had changed, the actual contenders didn't.

Except for the one's in the first fight. In which, Anna was torturing both her fiance and that poor short-tempered Tao, with Manta, Horo Horo, Ryu, and Tamao looking at them with worried yet confident eyes.

Diana and Lyserg were discussing strategy in her room. Which caught the crimson eyes of a certain silver-haired saint-like girl, who decided to go out for a while.

"Yoh-kun's medium is that sword of his, Harusame. And Ren-kun's is that Kwan Do of his." Lyserg explained.

"Of course sometimes its that sword that he showed Silva three days ago." Diana told him. "So if we take away them both, he won't be able to Over Soul."

"Same with Yoh-kun, but it'll be pretty hard." Diana wrote all of what they were saying, and jotting down some ideas.

"That's true. Yoh-san's strong. And with that training Anna-san's putting him through, We'll be lucky to even get ANYTHING around those weapons."

"That's true."

"YOH! SWING HARDER! YOUR ARMS AREN'T NOODLES!" Anna yelled.

"But this fight'll be hard since we're going up against Lyserg and Diana!" He yelled back.

"AW! How sweet! He's worried about us!" Diana said jokingly, with her hand on her chest. Lyserg smiled and chuckled at this.

"That's Yoh-kun for you. Always thinking of others."

Her gaze softened a bit when she saw who Yoh was sparring against. Her hand rested on her lap. Her face just the very slightest, almost unnoticeably red. But Lyserg was able to detect it.

"He's great. Ren-kun, I mean."

"Yeah. He is." She replied. "He works really hard, and he's really dedicated to this tournament." She continued. "He truely want's to be Shaman King, huh?"

"Yes. That's what everyone says. But it doesn't sound nearly as sweet when YOU say it." He told her. Only thin did she tear her gaze from the Tao, and rest a look of surprise on her dowser partner.

"NOW what are ya gettin' at?" He smiled a bit more.

"That you like Ren-kun." Her blush now more noticeable. "Looks like I was right once again."

"Oh yeah? Well I happen to know that you like Jeanne-san, Lyserg-san." She countered. The boy's cheeks turned a soft red, while hers returned to normal.

"Now how'd you know that, Detective Diana-san?" She brought her knees to her chest.

"Oh, please! It doesn't take a genius to know that you were annoyed when Marco-san perched Jeanne-san on his shoulder." She told him, poking at his chest. His cheeks a shade darker, with the bridge of his nose red too. She rested her elbows on her knees, letting her hands dangle lazily in front. Her eyes on the wall opposite of her bed.

"So." She started. Her face a little solemn, and Lyserg's face returned to normal. "Do you think that Hao and Elen really should be together?" She asked. Lyserg started to stare at the wall as well.

"So you were listening."

"Yeah. No matter how many times she tries to deny it, Elen really IS in love with Hao."

"And Hao definitely feels the same way." Diana grabbled her elbows, and buried her face in them. "You two were really close, huh?"

"She's my sister after all. We only had eachother in that household." Lyserg put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"I wish I could relate to any of this."

"Yeah. Your father didn't commit suicide when you were 5, and your mother didn't beat you until you finally ran away." She lifted her head. "Your family was most likely really close and loving. They were probably shaman as well."

"Yeah. They were." He said. "My dream is to be a great detective like my father. I was so inspired by his dowsing abilities, and I wanted to be like him."

"How grand." Diana said. She stuck a proud nose in the air, smiling. "I'm not really all that fixated on this, but I think I'd like to be a doctor when I'm older, and help those who get hurt anywhere in life. Kinda like Faust-san."

"How grand." Lyserg repeated. Diana giggled a bit, and Lyserg returned the small laugh.

"Alright, you two are done." Anna announced. Yoh collapsed from the exhaustion of the fight. While Ren could still stand, but was panting heavily.

"What was the point in all of this anyway, Anna?" Ren asked.

"So that you can understand eachothers moves better." She replied. "You did well, Ren. But Yoh!"

"Yes, Anna?"

"You need to fight more seriously! Even if it's Lyserg and Diana that you're facing tomorrow, you can't slack off! This is the Shaman Fight! And you need to defeat any opponent in your way of being Shaman King!" She ranted.

"Hai." Yoh replied weakly.

Ren huffed, and started walking to the boarding house for milk. But not before a quick glance to Diana's window. Seeing her smiling face, he turned his eyes back to the building, and walked on.

"Ren-kun seems to be acting strange lately." Manta told the other three.

"Strange how?" Horo Horo asked.

"More worried about something." Manta continued. "Especially after the announcement of their first fight."

"Yeah, I've noticed that too." Ryu commented.

"I wonder what's eating Ren-san." Tamao said.

"Maybe we should go investigate?" Tokagero suggested.

"Sounds like fun, Tokage!"

"Stop shortening my name, damn it!"

"We probably shouldn't" Manta countered.

They agreed.

"On the other hand, if we don't help Ren-san with his worries, he won't be able to fight as well tomorrow." Tamao explained, uncharacteristically being a little devious.

"Oh. True, Tamao. I liked this side of you." Horo Horo said. Tamao went a little red in the face. Ryu slung his sword over his shoulder as he stood.

"Well, let's go!"

"I guess I'm defeated." Manta admitted, and hurried to catch up with his friends.

Yoh lied on his back, just staring up at the 1/4 mile-high top of the cavern. He thought of what has been happening the past couple weeks. With Diana and Elen, what they all found out, their mother, Elen's choker she got from Hao.....

That's what struck him the most about Elen.

"Spirit of Fire!" He called. The collar around Elen's neck started to glow a vibrant red. Much to everyone's surprise.

Yoh had the feeling that Elen was more than just a comrade to Hao.

'Is she also his medium?' He thought.

"I was wondering when you would catch on to that." Hao suddenly said behind Yoh. The younger one was unfazed.

"Why is it that you always show up like that?" Yoh asked.

"I like to do it. It's actually pretty fun." Hao told him. "You wanted to talk to me, right?"

"Yeah." Yoh sat up, while Hao sat down in front of his brother. "So Elen's really your medium, huh?"

"Not exactly. I only made the choker on her neck the medium. But I needed someplace where the enemy wouldn't dare to destroy it."

"Is that the reason why you wanted her as your comrade?"

"Partly." Hao replied. "I was also interested in that heart of hers."

"Heart?" Yoh repeated. Hao's smile got a little wider.

"Her heart's in the right place, that's true. But how it's been abused all her life, that's different."

They both stayed silent for a moment.

"So how long have you been watching over her before you decided to make your move?" Yoh suddenly asked.

"It was still during the Shaman Fight, I can tell you that."

"Then why didn't you ask her then?"

"I was waiting until her powers were at there peak. At least for a while. Then I would help her."

"With the Chou Senji Ryakketsu?" Yoh asked. In return, he heard a chuckle from Hao.

"No, in fact." Yoh gave him a surprised look.

"What?! But you said that you would help her!"

"I did." Yoh was confused this time. "I'm sure that you noticed my spirits size? How it's smaller than when you first saw it?"

Hao's spirit, now about half of it's size from the beginning, appeared.

"Yeah. And considering what Diana's spirit's size is, and that they're twins, I'm sure that they were of equal size of eachother."

"That's correct." Hao replied. "The twin's spirits were of equal size, since they only fed them the souls of the already dead around this town. But they were also quite small. That's why I gave her spirit half of my own's power. Since they're both of equal class. In fact, she doesn't really even NEED the Chou Senji Ryakketsu."

"Amazing!" Yoh gaped.

"Yes. But the twin's strategies for winning are actually effective."

"Then that means I have almost no chance at winning the fight if Diana has that kind of power." Yoh whined, with tears flowing from his eyes.

"That would be very deadly. Mainly because of Anna." Hao said. If possible, Yoh was crying even more. After a few minutes of silence, Yoh and Hao were being quiet again. Just sitting there. "You have one last question." Hao said, breaking the silence.

"Yeah." Yoh replied. "What are your real intentions with Elen?" He asked. Hao chuckled softly again.

"Well, with the way I act around her, it should've been quite obvious." Hao told his brother. "But if you're really that dense....." He started. Yoh, was watching with eager eyes. "I plan on making her my own Shaman Queen. Whether either one of us wins this tournament or not."

I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So how'd you guys like it? So far, It's goin' well with writing it on a piece of paper in the real world. And I really hope that I won't get any writers block along the way. (Of course I'm skipping the writings to somewhere in the late-teen numbers, so that my mind'll actually focus on the task at hand!)

Oh, and just so ya know, I'm planning to have a 2 chapter before each fight thing, so the fights'll be every 3rd chapter.

So, like always.

Please read, review, send ideas, and send to friends!

I'll come back soon! Bye!