Shaman King
Following My Heart

Romance/Humour

Rated T

Pairings: Yoh+Anna, Ren+Pirika, Lyserg+Jeanne, HoroHoro+Tamao, Ryu+Jun, Faust+Eliza

Summary: Manta has tickets to a five star hotel in Hokkaido and has invited everyone. It was intended to be a nice relaxing trip where you could just chill out…but you and me both know that's impossible when the boys are hormonal teenagers and the girls are just not having any of it. Yoh's shy, Anna's stiff. Ren's prideful, Pirika's stubborn. HoroHoro's clueless, Tamao is confused. Ryu is flirtatious and Jun is thinking. What on earth is going to ensue when the 'ones not caught up in love' decided to do some stuff…coughcoughpushpeopletogethercoughcough Why you shouldn't get tickets to Hokkaido and be stuck with quarrelling teenagers who really need to sort out their fusses.

Cast

Yoh 15

Anna 15

Tamao 14

HoroHoro 15

Manta 15

Ren 14

Pirika 14

Ryu 20

Jun 19

Hao 15

Faust 36 O.O

Eliza 35

Chocolove 15

Lyserg 14

Jeanne 14

Marco (The Paedo is here for some reason…to get sneered at) 35

And all the random spirits…and Opacho…what's her age (or he?)

Chapter One: We're Going To A Five Star Hotel…Uh Oh

It was just another pleasant and sunny day. Birds were chirping, Amidamaru was randomly floating and Yoh was being a lazy arse. Ah…nothing new there. The Asakura was in deep thought which was very unusual for him. To him thinking was like comparing him to not being an orange lover and that was impossible. Though, oranges were second on his list when it came to most precious things. There was the number one thing on his list, soaring above his…unique love of oranges (1 guess what) and that was…

"Anna-sama!" Amidamaru yelled. Yoh frowned slightly. Did his guardian spirit read his mind? And it was Anna or Anna-chan which he would never say otherwise she may take away his oranges…or leave him. He proceeded to look at the mortification and horror evident on Amidamaru's face, which was directly pointed at Yoh. He looked up and met a beautiful sight…well…beautiful and oh so pissed off, with a twitching eyebrow and pulsating vein Kyouyama Anna. Yoh sweat dropped and grinned sheepishly at her.

"Ohayo, Anna…" The blonde haired itako smiled a false sweet smile making Yoh's heart race, not by the factor he knew this led to impending doom, but she looked very…alluring to him.

"Ohayo Yoh-kun!" She replied in a sarcastically cheery voice, "Guess what?"

"Uh…ah…what?" He asked absentmindedly, Amidamaru shaking his head in exasperation. Honestly…this happened every time.

"I'll give you," her eyes narrowed dangerously, "a present if you don't get off your lazy rear end and do some laps." Either Anna was being unbelievably cruel or she forgot that even with the 'I'll-commit-homicide' tone in her voice her clueless fiancé would get the wrong idea. This was what usually happened…

Heat flooded Yoh's cheeks at the mention of present and Anna arched an eyebrow, perplexed why his face had gone red and Amidamaru sighed leaving the lover boy and Anna alone, in case she decided to lasso her beads around him again and make him go shopping with her….again.

Anna rolled her eyes as Yoh gulped, the blush deepening. Really, what was the Asakura thinking? He really needed to sort out his problems in therapy. Yeah…'I can't tell when my fiancé is gonna kill me even though in her voice it's really obvious to everyone but I thought she was actually gonna give me something nice.' The physiatrist would boot him out saying he didn't want his fiancé murdering him as Yoh had spent money going to him. Of course, none of the Shaman King characters like therapy…anyways…

Yoh was expecting a kiss but was utterly bemused at why she would give him one when he was slacking off. Wait…hold up… did she love him? Yoh's eyes widened as Anna, now impatient, began to approach Yoh. He automatically stood up, blushing beet red and upon seeing his blush, Anna found herself with a slight red underlining. She inwardly cursed and hid the blush before Yoh detected it.

'Dammit, maybe Hao was right,' She thought, 'I do watch too many soap operas.' Yoh grinned nervously and leaned forward as Anna had stopped right in front of him, lost and angry upon discovering Yoh's perverted other half was right and it was linked to her. When she snapped back into reality, she was a little shocked to find Yoh's face a mere few centimetres away from hers and he was still nearing. Too close for comfort Asakura Yoh, much too close. Anna immediately yelped and upon her feminine reactions kicked Yoh in the…place.

"He…hentai!" She hollered, blushing furiously, before whirling around and storming off. Yoh stared at her as she walked off and lowered his head in despair. He really thought she was going to kiss him. Sadness flashed through his hazel eyes, but he sighed, shrugged and prayed he'd one day find the courage to tell her…without winding up in a situation where his groin would be aching for many weeks to come.

Ren angrily scratched his head in frustration. He had done something else to annoy Pirika, though couldn't figure out what it was. He had even swallowed his pride and done something to apologize…not because he particularly wanted to…but because HoroHoro begged and wailed. Apparently having a little pissed off sister on her menstruation period treating you as her punching bag because you're her 'oni-chan' wasn't very appealing and Ren, feeling rather sympathetic for the male Ainu agreed to apologize for what he didn't do.

It was simple really. He'd import some really fancy clothes from China and give them to her, but then Jun had to say hand made things were the best way, so, Ren, not one to back out of challenges, laughed like a mad doctor, declaring he would make Pirika the best dress in the world. The problem was Ren's rich family had maids to everything, so, except being prideful, fighting and having the point on his head lengthen; Ren didn't know what too do.

So, he'd gotten into a fuss but wouldn't admit he needed help and then eventually gave in and wanted to secretly get some pointers, so he had slipped into Pirika's room to see what kind of clothes design she liked for a start. He'd started rummaging through her drawers and had picked up her unmentionables. This, being a foreign object to the boy, led him studying it and trying to come to a conclusion to what it was. He had come up on one conclusion though during the process; foreign objects were dangerous.

Pirika, very moody had stomped into her room, only to see Ren inspecting and holding up an article of clothing with straps…which of course belonged to the female Ainu. She had blushed out of anger and embarrassment but had let out such a powerful yell Ren was deafened for ages. Then, the Chinese man turned to see Pirika there, eyes blazing with fury and he was puzzled to why she was glaring at him. Then, he exchanged glances between the material in his hands and girl and smirked, assuming the girl didn't want him to pull of an apology stunt and get great ideas for her dress he was so painstakingly making.

Pirika however totally misinterpreted his smirk for…something else which was signalling Ren was a hentai and she had screamed again and flung him out of her room. Ren, thinking it was a game, had smirked again and approached her arms out stretched to throw her at something with the fabric dangling of the point on his head and Pirika had screamed her head off, causing Anna to press mute on the controller and storm up stairs, very ticked her soap opera viewing was being disturbed.

She had appeared at the doorway to see Ren with a smirk nearing a scared Pirika. Guessing why she had been screaming Anna stared wide eyed and then remembered Ren was trying to molest Pirika. She had grabbed the unsuspecting Chinese man by the collar and he had slightly turned his head to see Anna glaring icily and menacing at him. Upon seeing Anna, Pirika let out a sigh of relief and jumped in front of Ren triumphantly, exclaiming 'girl power' or what not. Anna had made sure to also give Ren a souvenir from his little adventure while also sending him packing by effortlessly flinging him over the stair banister; a lovely red imprint of a hand on both cheeks. Well, he was very scary at that moment and Pirika was laughing her head off. Ren had rushed for shelter when Anna had come back down the stairs to resume watching her soaps.

He was now in a huff and Pirika was giggling away in secret but then halting and looking away angrily whenever his yellow eyes turned to her. Anna's black eyes also seemed to observe him and also sent him the piercing 'you-try-that-again-AND-disturb-my-opera-viewing-again-you'd-wish-you-were-comitting-suicide' look, sending shivers down his spine. He thought he had grasped the concept of girls, but these two had only confused him more.

'Women.' He uttered in his mind. Anna turned the TV off and stood up abruptly, whipping her head around to Ren. She was still edgy about what had transpired earlier and had used her Reishi (soul sight) which had randomly come back after the 'Yoh' event but she could control it and glowered.

"Women huh?" She hissed, frightening the Tao out of his mind. He searched for cover but everyone was standing behind Anna, grinning at him stupidly, Pirika sniggering again. Anna walked over to the paralyzed Ren and raised her left hand. Ooh…she was right handed, but many would say that her 'legendary left' (phantom left) would leave the burning pain a lot longer than her right.

HoroHoro was very bored. Pirika was fussing with Anna over how to destroy Ren if he tried 'it' again and Anna was obviously not paying attention and was eating rice crackers, watching her soaps. Yoh was just not there, Ren was ominous, Chocolove was in his 'joke' mood, far away from Ren of course and Jun was blabbering on about something to Ryu, who was drooling over a naughty magazine. Lyserg was being eyed by Marco and Jeanne was asleep. Faust and Eliza were off somewhere doing god knows what and Hao was…Hao. He groaned, but then blinked upon noticing a mass of pink hair come into view.

There she was, the shy girl who had a crush on Yoh. Tamao was making cookies of her own accord with a pink apron tight around her body. HoroHoro mused over how adorable and innocent she appeared and decided he'd get entertainment helping the prophetess out.

Tamao didn't realise someone was gazing over her shoulder and continued humming and creating the cookies, watching the dough carefully. She paused when she felt a head on her shoulder and blushing, turned to see who it was. It was shocking to see HoroHoro there and when it dawned on him he had been noticed, he gave her a lopsided grin, making her blush in a feverent way.

"Ah, Horo-kun, may I…help you?" She stuttered politely. The male Ainu scratched his blue hair and remotely shrugged, removing his head from her shoulder and making his way to her side.

"In other words Tamao, may I help you?" Tamao bowed her head blushing, but the unaware Ainu didn't take note of it and before she said yes or no had already put on a purple apron. Tamao smiled lightly, thinking HoroHoro helping with the cooking instead of eating it in one gulp was odd.

"Ok then Horo-kun, the oven houses the dough and it needs to be there for another five minutes, hai?"

"Got it!" He replied cheerily, grinning, "Tamao, why not take a break?" The girl seemed fascinated and found herself staring randomly at the ceiling and HoroHoro found himself watching her, mesmerised. When she turned back to him he flashed her a grin and she shook her head.

"No…I want to do it with you Horo-kun."

"Oh." He said simply, a slight red underlining appearing on his face. They exchanged smiles and HoroHoro began to poke at things while Tamao brought out a plate. "Tam, do I turn the heat up to max?" Tamao was too busy thinking about Yoh's reaction to her baking cookies in day dream land and replied dreamily:

"Yes." Then her forehead creased when she thought again of how Yoh would just compliment and eat. His heart had already been captured by Anna, and the itako visibly held feelings for him and though it depressed Tamao, she was happy Yoh loved someone and that Anna was finally loved and loved someone. But then it came to her they hadn't exactly clicked but Yoh had seriously been thinking about telling Anna his feelings. She had seen the immediate adoration fill Yoh's eyes when he first laid them on Anna. Love at first sight. She smiled solemnly and closed her eyes, placing her hand to her cheek.

Tamao's eyes then snapped open upon realising the absurdness of HoroHoro's question and that she had given him affirmation to do it. "Wait! Horo-kun!" She turned around and nearly choked when she saw Horo staring wide eyed at a black substance on a plate. Burnt dough. He whirled and saw her utterly doubtful expression, turned back to the dough and his eyes widened again, but this time…

"Tam! I…" The pink haired girl ducked her head, turned and ran. He felt his heart rip in two when tear drops leading to the route she had gone along stained the floor. He placed the burnt dough on the side and then heard movement in the other room. He was dumb founded to see Anna march in glowering at him. "Oh…" Was he managed to say.

"You bloody jerk! You made Tamao cry!" She raged cracking her knuckles together. Pirika came shuffling into the kitchen, staring hard and in a very disappointed way at her brother.

"Oni-chan. How could you?" She reprimanded him. Before he could say anything in his defence, Anna had lifted him up and had thrown him into the nearest closet, closing the door and locking it, despite HoroHoro's protests. All the Ainu heard was Anna walking off and Pirika burst into hysterics, following after Anna.

Once Anna had let HoroHoro out of the closet everyone with the exception of Yoh was sitting on the floor, eagerly awaiting Manta's news, but he had deigned and said Yoh needed to be there. Then, the Asakura did finally appear, Amidamaru beside him and an unusual determination about him on his hardened face, but his eyes fell upon Anna, who blushing turned away, murmuring under her breath, earning speculative looks from the surrounding people.

"Anna!" He declared strongly, "I am going to tell you whether you like it or not how I feel…" He paused and finally noticed everyone else was in the room gawking at him, Anna and then him again, while Anna looked down to conceal her blush. Just what had Yoh been getting at? "I'll tell you later." Yoh told her, blushing frantically and giving everyone a sheepish grin, scratching his head. Ren rolled his eyes and Ryu gave him a thumbs up sign.

He sat down next to Anna, as possibly close as he could and everyone was shocked by his boldness. However, Anna's blush also boldly lingered and she edged away from Yoh, who saw this and got closer to her. Manta raised an eyebrow and then shook his large round head, then reaching into his pocket and bringing out a wad of tickets. The shuffling of Anna and Yoh had stopped as they looked at the wad in Manta's hand.

"What's that?" Jun questioned, resignation etched in her voice. She was weary from spending all day trying to impress Ryu but he had preferred to gaze at hentai magazines. Yoh noted Tamao avoided HoroHoro's looks and seemed depressed and that Pirika seemed to be averting Ren's looks like the plague.

"What's this about?" He whispered to Anna. The itako sighed softly and shook her head, her and Yoh glancing at the four stuck on their minds.

"Well, Pirika and Ren are stubborn and won't admit their feelings until someone bashes their heads together and tells them to and as for HoroHoro and Tamao…he helped her with cooking which led to her crying."

"Is that why HoroHoro was locked in a closet?" Yoh chuckled gently, still talking just to Anna, "You're doing?"

"I've been dealing with their issues the only way I know how." She retorted, shivering a little at the feel of Yoh's warm breath touching her ear. He sighted her shivering and gave a warm smile, placing his hand on her bare shoulder, shocking the itako who was in her usual black dress.

"You're cold Anna-chan." He said simply, placing his head against hers. Anna was going to protest but somehow felt the strength of her body drain away. She was about to succumb to his warmth and rest her head against his but then Hao had to feel his twin's happiness.

"Otouto…why aren't you bold?" The long haired shaman laughed, his 'sidekick' Opacho giggling beside him. Everyone turned there attention to the two and immediately Anna retaliated against Yoh's attempt. They only shrugged upon seeing Anna strangling Yoh with her itako beads and all turned to Hao, wondering why he had gotten them to see that. Hao sweat dropped when Anna glared at him. "Uh…they…"

"Speak and die." She hissed. Hao clamped his mouth shut and looked at Opacho pleadingly. The little shaman giggled again and faced everyone beaming.

"Hao-sama saw Yoh-san and Anna-chan cuddling very…"

"YOU SAW NOTHING!" Anna interjected, standing up and grabbing a crying Hao by the collar. He turned to glare at the innocent looking and confused Opacho.

"Gah you fool! I wanted to get out of trouble, not more into it!" He faced Anna again to feel himself being lifted higher. Everyone was stifling laughs. Well, it was odd to see the worlds used to be most feared shaman getting bested by a female, ah, but then again the female was Kyouyama Anna…"Please dear sister-in-law! Spare me and my sexy long locks!" Mistake two. Hao laughed in a suicidal way. "AH! I mean future-sister-in-law ah…NO ANNA, PLEASE! I'M TOO HANDSOME TO DIE! DO YOU REALISE HOW MANY YOUNG GIRL'S HEARTS YOU'LL BE BREAKING IF YOU DAMAGE MY DASHING LOOKS?"

"NONE!" She replied, flinging Hao into a wall. Lyserg applauded her, very happy Hao had been bashed and Jeanne frowned that Lyserg was giving Anna attention.

"HAO-SAMA!" Opacho cried, "You…hit the wall."

"Thank you for alerting me to that fact, Opacho." Hao mumbled happily as his face was pressed against the very same wall. Anna resisted the urge to roll her eyes and turned to Manta, glaring icily.

"Anyways, so, I have us tickets for a trip to Hokkaido."

"Why would we go to Hokkaido?"

"Relaxation."

"Silence Ryu."

"Phh…Chinese male arrogance…"

"Pardon me you flirting epo…"

"Ren, please don't argue with Ryu-kun."

"God Jun…first you flirt with your guardian and now this fool…" Anna clamped her hand over Ren's mouth and Ryu glanced at him inquisitively. When that had settled, Ren glared up at Anna, who glared back. She finally removed her hand and began to sit down. "Why'd you go and do that woman?"

"Maybe if you were more considerate towards your sister you'd find out." Anna retorted. Ren looked back into Jun's dark blue eyes and his own widened. He glanced angrily at Ryu and whacked himself on the head, making Jun stare at him in a concerned manner. He looked back at Anna who was staring at him and upon seeing the damage corrected, she nodded and he nodded in return. For some reason, Pirika went 'humph' from the background.

"So," Pirika said, trying to contain her excitement, "when are we going Manta-kun?"

"Tomorrow."

"How long is the trip?" Lyserg enquired from nowhere.

"Well…a four hour car journey to the airport…a twelve hour flight and a six hour ferry ride and…a two hour car ride." Anna rolled her eyes.

"Why don't you just say a day?"

"I was being accurate Anna-sama…"

"Anna's an acrobat!" Everyone gaped at Chocolove and Anna's eyebrows burrowed in annoyance. Ren poked his nose with his Quan Doe (Kwan Do?) and Chocolove screeched in pain. A very flustered Jun whacked him with a fan before Anna, too flustered, had to move a muscle. "Why do the Tao's beat me up!"

"'Cause you're an imbecile…" HoroHoro stated drearily.

"…More so than even Oni-chan…"

"Pirika…"

"If I have to fling someone else, I swear all of you will pay in blood…"

"Anna's a vampire!"

"ARRRGGGGHHHHHH!"

Chocolove was now whining to Marco about his sore head and that he really had thought Anna was a vampire. Lyserg was walking and chatting with Jeanne, Anna was walking alongside Yoh but refusing to look at him unless she blushed and he sulked. Tamao walked behind Anna next to Pirika but hid her head from HoroHoro's persistent gazing and ignored his sighing. Ren was walking beside Pirika with his arms crossed and muttering and Pirika was trying her best not to whack him to Hong Kong. Jun was beside Chocolove saddened but Ryu was next to Yoh listening to music by his favourite girl band taking no notice. Manta was ahead of them all in front of Anna, holding the tickets up in his hand, grinning. It had been decided that they would go to a hotel for the night because if they didn't the car journey would be even longer than four hours, but Manta had only added that after Anna was panting with rage and Chocolove was sprawled out on the floor lifeless.

"How much longer?" Hao whined, making a vein pulsate on Anna's forehead. She swivelled around on her heel and proceeded to yank Hao by the ear and resume walking. This way, he would stop asking 'How much longer?' every five seconds and be too busy yelping. Well, Anna was being generous…she was taking him along instead of him walking. Yoh frowned and made Tokageroh, Ryu's guardian ghost appear next to him.

"What's eating you Yoh?" The green lizard like man queried, a tad concerned Yoh had been quiet. He was very shocked to see rage flicker in the shaman's eyes and his eyebrows knit together in frustration.

"Argh…It's Hao! All he has to do is say something to get Anna to touch him! And when I try and show my affection…she pushes it away…and everyone said she loved me…" Tokageroh had to look away due to the look of hurt in Yoh's eyes and the fact he did not want to enrage him by displaying his grin.

"Yoh, you shouldn't worry," he said, concealing the humour in his voice, "Anna is only doing that because Hao annoys her. You wouldn't want her to drag you around by the ear, right?"

"Its not that," Yoh sighed in exasperation, "it's just…whenever she touches me…electricity shoots through my body…and then her soft touch coaxes me to sleep and calms me…when I was sick she was so caring and even fed me soup…I need these little touches, or I'll…I'll." Tokageroh thought he would roll his eyes but also sighed, realising Yoh was utterly happy whenever their hands accidentally brushed at dinner when reaching for the same thing or when Anna would sigh and massage his aching body when she felt sympathetic from the training she had given him. Of course, Yoh was blushing furiously all the time, his eyes shutting and closing and drooping. He'd enjoyed that.

"Yoh-dono," Amidamaru explained, appearing from nowhere, "I happened to eavesdrop and I'm sorry but you're being childish…why not just get it over with and tell her you love her…"

"SHE WILL REJECT ME!" Tokageroh looked away as did Amidamaru. Yoh's face was red and his eyes were hollow, he was in taking large portions of breath and exhaling them ruggedly. He blinked when he noticed everyone; the whole party had halted and were gawking at him. Even Anna was surprised and it was evident on her face. Worry was in her eyes and expression and everyone secretly mused at this. Well, it was Asakura Yoh who had seemed to turn into a lunatic. Anna's eyebrows rose, but in a very unAnna like way. The emotion on her face completely changed what the eyebrow raising meant.

Anna outstretched her arm and walked absentmindedly to Yoh, while everyone stood frozen to the spot. The itako finally reached his front and placed her hand on his forehead, making him blush and gape.

"Hot," she sighed, stroking his forehead, "you have a fever."

"Ano Anna-sama, I believe his hot face is due to his little outburst." Manta piped in. She looked to Manta but didn't glare. Her eyes were still wide and worry glimmered in them. She faced Yoh again, their eyes interlocking, but the Asakura was too rooted and perplexed to move.

"What do you mean 'she will reject me?' Yoh? Who will..?" Anna paused, blinked and the concern in her eyes was immediately replaced by rage and a spec of unseeable unless you looked closely hurt, "OH! I GET IT YOU JERK! SOME GIRL YOU MET AND LOVE HELPLESSLY WHO PROBABLY ONLY TOYS WITH YOUR FEELINGS! I THOUGHT THAT BLOODY 'ORACLE BELL' SILVA GAVE YOU WAS ALSO A WOMAN'S PAGER! BAKA!" She slammed the side of his head, knocking him to the ground and stormed off, Tamao following her worried and Pirika glaring at Yoh but then following Anna. Everyone stared accusingly at Yoh and Tokageroh and Amidamaru sighed, glancing at the shaman who was now on his knees, hands balled up and resting on the ground, his brown eyes big and staring into the distance after Anna, threatening to let tears fall. Amidamaru shook his head, whistling in disbelief.

"That was unfortunate, but will Yoh be able to tell her he meant her?" Amidamaru conversed with Tokageroh. The transparent figure of green gaped at Amidamaru.

"The oracle bell is also a woman's pager?"

Tsuzuku

Ooh I'm so mean ) Oh well. Yoh's gonna have to fix that and Tamao, HoroHoro, Pirika and Ren have their own problems to sort out. Ryu is a baka ignoring poor Jun and Faust and Eliza are snogging somewhere and have just realised Yoh and everyone are gone. They will be involved too. Chocolove gets cornier everyday…ano…that's my fault sweat drop

Preview For Chapter Two

"Yoh no baka!" The itako screeched, whirling around to face him and making sure to stamp on his foot, "Will you ever realise how much you've hurt me!"

"Ha, ha, ha! A deranged fox has better male macho men taste than you and is a million times prettier!" Ren paused when he saw Pirika glaring at him with furious intent, but then saw the tears welling up in her eyes. He regretted his unnecessary comment and tried to console her, but she broke contact straight away.

"IS THIS PRETTY ENOUGH FOR YOU?" She raged, grabbing the plastic bowl of whipped cream and throwing it over the Tao, before rushing away, not allowing him to see the tears streaming down her face.

"Ryu…why must you drool over the revealing and stupid pictures of woman?" He turned to face Jun, smiling and running his hand through his long black and weirdly outstanding, as in outstanding and easy to see hair.

"It's simple Jun-chan! I am simply a man who is waiting for love."

"I'll make you a bet, Hao." Lyserg stated, his eyes narrowing at the Yoh look alike with longer hair. He smiled innocently and nodded.

"Whatever is it Lyserg-kun?"

"If you think you can so easily take Anna from Yoh, I will do you one favour, but if you fail…you are in my debt."

End Preview For Chapter Two