Bride of lazy sunlight

Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King. Shaman King and its associated characters belong to Hiroyuki Takei. I do, how ever, own this story.

Chapter 1.

"Don't forget! I still have my left hand!"

A loud slap was heard in the middle of the empty rugged landscape, followed by Opacho's cry of "Hao Sama!"

Anna turned away from the young man of a shaman named Asakura Hao, and lead Manta into the tunnel to find Yoh.

Hao looked at the direction Anna went, and smiled in a rather sinister way.

Opacho kneeled down beside Hao with tears hanging on her tiny cheeks.

"It's quite alright, Opacho… although I must admit… that feels good… no one dared to slap me like that except for my mother…" Hao had to keep assuring the tiny shaman.

Hao smiled again, in the carefree smile that was so similar to his twin.

It was the first time he met someone that was powerful enough to break his two most powerful shikigami: Zenki and Kohki, and took them as their mochirei (main spirit), which in effect indirectly injures the one who produced the shikigami.

What's more intresting, is that the person who successfully did this to him was his twin's fiancée – Kyouyama Anna.

To top that, he didn't expect to see a girl as astounding as Anna.

That cold demeanor she used to mask the weak soul of hers.

The door to her heart left ajar for only one person, Asakura Yoh, the boy who risked everything to help her forget her dark past.

The similarities between them shocked Hao.

He found he could not read what's on Anna's mind for some odd reason.

But he read the mixture of fear and love and desperation when he stared into her eyes. And he saw her will to get away from him.

She knew, she saw it coming. She knew she's going to meet him.

"You know… now I admire you even more… You really are suited to be the bride of the Shaman King…"

That must be the most revealing thing he ever said to anyone…

This could be more interesting than two of his previous lives.

This life… was interesting from the beginning…

He never expected to have a twin.

'And from now on', he thought, 'it's going to be a lot more interesting…'

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Anna walked into the tunnel with clenched fists.

She BLUSHED in front of that bastard! Because he said such words!

Why, oh why did you do that, Anna?

Her foot steps echoed in the long dark tunnel.

Just on the other side of the tunnel… just a little longer, and she would see Yoh.

She stopped dead in her tracks.

The thought of Yoh brought back the image of his dreaded twin.

Anna bit hard into her lower lip, and the very fresh memory of Hao returned to her.

That familiar carefree smile that she only ever found on Yoh's face.

That shade of chocolate brown hair, and those charcoal black eyes.

They are so similar!

Hao caught her slap in mid air! No living or dead creature had neither managed nor dared to do that before!

He did it.

That… Asakura Hao.

What irritated her more was that when Hao's face was only mere inches from her own, Yoh's face appeared to overlap Hao's face.

Except Yoh's face never had that heavy sinister shadow.

Anna knows Hao could feel what people thinks, so she struggled to keep her mind clear. Clear of her thoughts and fears and love and desperation to get away from him.

But the similarity confused her. She could see the shadows of Yoh in this most powerful enemy of the Asakura family.

Then she gave her most powerful none shamanic attack – the legendary left hand to finally have him letting her go.

It was the first time in Anna's life to run away like this. Knowing there's no way she could defeat this enemy.

Of course she's going to be the wife of the Shaman King! And that is going to be Asakura Yoh!

"Anna san?"

Anna jerked in surprise, she was so deep in thought she had forgotten where she was.

"Anna san?" Manta called again.

"Ah, Mizumanju…" Anna tightened her jaw for a second and let go. "Let's go."

Together, they walked towards the exit of the tunnel, Yoh on the other side…

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Devil Huntress: This is my first SK fic, please don't flame me just because I am not being original and copied chunks of it from the manga… but I promise it'll get more original soon… I hope… please review… flames welcome too