Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King or any of its characters. If I do, Shaman King would have a proper ending to it. No offense.
Tanjoubi Omedetou
It was a normal day in Funbari Onsen. As usual Anna told Yoh to run 50 miles that morning & run 30 more after that. Little does Yoh know that all the extra exercise had a meaning & a surprise for him at the end of the day.
"Sigh, what should I do Amidamaru," Yoh said as he turned left following the course Anna gave him. "I think Anna finally decided I should work myself to death." Amidamaru of course knew about Anna's plan stated that Anna just wants Yoh to get stronger so that he can protect her & their child once they had one.
"Demo, Anna didn't even let Manta come with me this morning."
"Yoh-dono, you musn't worry yourself about it. It's not like Anna-dono is going to kill Manta while we're gone."
"But she usually lets Manta come along without so much as a word. So why did she let him stay behind today? I think she's up to something, don't you think?"
'Taihen, Yoh-dono beginning to realize the plan! What should I do?! Think Amidamaru think!' As Amidamaru tries to rake his brain for an alibi, luck seemed to take his side & decided that a distraction should be put in order to save his ass from being pawned by Anna.
"Y-yaa,... Yoh."
'Kono koe ga... masaka!' "Hao!" Yoh screeched as he glares at his twin a few feet away from them. "What do you want?! You don't belong here!" Not even noticing that his twin's white poncho now blood red from the wounds he obtained from a fight some time before and that his twin's face is filled with pain that can't seem to be surpressed that well & looks as if he would faint from the loss of blood.
Hao sighed but not the type that says he's annoyed with his brother. The way he sighed was more of an expression of sadness & pain of both his wounds & Yoh's words.
"An...zuru na, I'm...not here to hurt any...one... I came here to apo...logize..." Hao said as he struggled to keep tears concealed, "and...I also came... to greet you... Tanjoubi... ome...de...to"
"T-Tanjoubi Omede--" before Yoh could continue he was cut off by the shock received as he watches his twin fall to the floor. It seemed like a year passed as Yoh stared at his other half then as he came to realize the fullness of the situation, he snapped out of it & started to head to Hao's direction.
"Ha--ahhh!" Yoh screamed as he tripped on a rock that so happens to be in his way.
"Stupid rock... always lying around not ever being in the right place at the right--"
"Yoh-dono don't you think you should be concerned of Hao's safety first rather than the rock that tripped you?" Amidamaru said while he helped his friend stand up. "But then again..."
"I guess you're right," Yoh said as he cleaned himself up "Hao's state of being is more important right now."
"Eh?"
"You said it yourself. His wounds need to be tended to & I shouldn't waste time blaming a rock for my fall"
As Yoh went to help his aniki. He saw that his twin was holding a present under his poncho. The gift had been carefully wrapped with good quality gift wrap that had a green background & oranges as a design & had a red ribbon holding it together. Beside the ribbon had a small white envelope. As Yoh opened the envelope his eyes fell onto the card & a small protection charm the could be easily brought around. But what kept Yoh's interest was the card that could have been very atractive if it weren't stained by drops of blood.
"Hao must've done all he could just to keep this present safe." Yoh said quietly as he carefully removed the card from its container. As he opened it, he saw a small message that made him think of what he just said to Hao just now.
To: Yoh
Tanjoubi Omedeto! May you have many more to come.
May you live a happy & long life. A life that won't have too much suffering.
I hope you find it in your heart to forgive me for all the things I have done to you & your friends.
Yours truly,
Hao
"I didn't know he was still suffering," said Yoh as he put back the card into the envelope "if I knew he wasn't going to hurt anyone I wouldn't have said such things."
"Yoh-dono" said Amidamaru as he watched in awe as Yoh went to lift Hao.
"Daijoubu Amidamaru," said Yoh as he lifted Hao bridal style "he won't be hurting anyone anytime soon"
"Yoh-dono..."
"Anyway, we should get back. Anna might punish me for taking too long & we have a lot of explaining to do"
As Yoh & Amidamaru walked back home, they remembered the fact that since Hao greeted Yoh it meant it was Hao's tanjoubi as well.
"I feel embarassed," said Yoh as reality smacked him right in the face "Hao bought me a present & gave his all just to bring it to me & I didn't even thought of getting him one just because I thought he'd be dead or something."
"What do you think could we do? We can't just leave him here." Amidamaru said as-a-matter-of-factly while pointing at the unconcious Hao.
"Well you're right... I guess there's no other way," Yoh said "I guess we have to bring him home"
"What!? er...I mean Yoh-dono, isn't there another way?"
"Well unless one of our friends happen to drop by on us then maybe--"
As luck would have it (again), Ren just so happens to drop by.
"Yoh... what the hell is HE doing here?!" Ren said while pointing his weapon at Hao's face.
"Daijoubu yo," Yoh said, "as you can see Hao is unconcious & just so happen to drop by to give me a present."
"But--"
"Anzuru na he won't be able to hurt a fly right now," Yoh said as he showed Ren the limp body that is known as his twin "Anyway, are you heading for our inn?"
"Well yeah but--"
"It's decided! Ren, can you bring Hao there and ask Faust to heal his wounds?"
"Why?! Can't you do it?"
"Well I have to buy him a present after all it is OUR tanjoubi"
"Ohhh..." Ren said as he scratched the back of his head wondering if he'll still be able to buy something for Yoh's so called twin. "Alright I'll take him there but you'll be owing them a huge explanation."
"Thank you Ren," Yoh said as he handed Hao to Ren "You're a lifesaver! Well I have to get going. I still need to choose what can I give him. Jya!" Yoh said as he waved his arm to Ren while he started to run to the mall.
"Yoh-dono wait for me!" said the samurai as he chases after the boy.
"sigh, Bason what did we get ourselves into just now?" said Ren as he headed to the inn.
"I don't know bocchama..." Bason shook his head as he try to think of how big a mess they've gotten into.
Author's ending note: This is my 1st time writing a fanfic so please give me your most frank opinion. It would be appreciated.
Japanese translation:
1. Tanjoubi - Birthday (Tanjoubi Omedetou means Happy B-day)
2. Daijoubu (yo) - It's okay/It's alright
3. Anzuru na - Don't worry
4. Taihen - Oh no
5. Kono koe ga... masaka - This voice... it couldn't be
6. Yaa - hi
7. demo - but