Pre-notes: Just in case I lose people in my story, I'll have some notes here first, so no one gets lost. XD I'm not sure if Opacho's a boy or girl...so I'm presuming that she's a girl. It is after the anime series. I'm presuming Hao's not dead, I don't want him to be dead. xp. No flame-flames. Me scared of flames. Me want reviews. Everything in this fanfic is mine...except characters. xp Enough said, enjoy.

Disclaimers: Lazy to write all my disclaimers, so my disclaimer is here. I do not own the characters in Shaman King. I only own my own characters and plots...xp and stories...

Chapter One: Finding Hao

The young African girl gazed at the full moon, tears welling up in her eyes. The Shaman Fight had been put on hold for the time being until the Great Spirits had decided to commence it again. She and her companions were separated. A gentle breeze ruffled her hair lightly and rustled her poncho.

"Hao-sama...where are you?" She called softly.

Another breeze, stronger this time, seemed to give the little girl a push. It was then that she decided to search for her 'Hao-sama'. That was why she ended up in Tokyo a few months later...

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It was a typical sunny day for the Asakura household. Yoh had manage to sneak away with Manta to the park, where they both sat under the shade of a tree and enjoyed the cool breeze in peaceful silence. As both had their eyes closed, they never noticed the incoming organism till it was too late.

"Hao-sama!" The little African girl squealed while landing on Yoh's tummy.

"A...are? Hao? Nani?" Yoh tried to gather his thoughts while trying to figure out who just latched on to him.

"What's going on? Ne..." Manta asked.

The little African girl released her hold on Yoh's shirt front and sat back on his lap, studying him and Mata carefully.

"Opacho...right?" Manta asked, remembering her being around Hao most of the time.

The little girl nodded her head and was about to speak when a new voice interrupted.

"Yoh. Get back to training," Anna ordered, apparently, she had found him.

"Yoh-sama?" Opacho looked at Yoh closely, "eh?"

"Maa..." Yoh rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"That's your own fault for keeping your hair longer," Ren said, after spotting Anna.

Yoh laughed it off as nothing and asked if Opacho wanted to stay with them. After a few moments of hestitation, she agreed to stay. At least she didn't have to worry about food and lodging, giving her more time to concentrate on finding Hao.

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"But...she's still a child," Yoh argued desperately.

"So? She can at least wash the dishes, dry the dishes or clean the table," Anna said cooly.

"That...that's child labour!" Yoh gasped.

A sharp look from Anna was enough. Yoh got himself prepared, even Amidamaru was prepared. Anna ordered him to run a hundred laps and tears cascaded down his face. Sure, he was prepared, but not prepared for a hundred laps. Yoh went off to put on his clogs, tied his hair up and opened the door. He called out to the house that he was leaving.

"Opacho will go with Yoh-sama!" Opacho called loudly from the kitchen.

She looked at Anna for permission, after receiving a nod from her, Opacho left with Yoh. He picked her up and let her sit on his shoulders while he jogged.

"Yoh-sama is like Hao-sama," Opacho stated from her perch on his shoulders.

"Eh? Why so?" Yoh asked, still jogging at the same steady pace.

"Because Hao-sama also let Opacho sit on his shoulders," Opacho answered cutely.

Yoh chuckled at the answer and slowed to a stop when he spotted a familiar figure by the stream. The only illumination being from the moon. The moon's rays only managed to illuminate the figure slightly. All Yoh knew was that the familiar figure had long hair. Was that a white poncho he spotted? Wanting to clarify his suspicions, Yoh walked closer towards the figure. He smiled before making a little pact with Opacho.

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Suddenly, his vision was obscured and he immediately lift his hands to his eyes, only to find a pair of hands covering them. He mentally cursed at himself for being careless.

"Dare da?" The little African girl asked.

"Opacho?" Hao asked.

"Atari," Opacho answered cheerfully, "but Hao-sama only got it half correct. You have to guess who covered your eyes."

Hao went quiet. Normally, Opacho was not this palyful. Could it be a trick? He called the first name that came into his mind, Machi, but he was wrong. Opacho announced proudly that Hao had two chances left. Two chances left? What were they going to do after the two chances? Hao wasted no time in calling out the other two names.

"Hao-sama got it all wrong," Opacho said sadly and he tensed.

Suddenly, his vision was no longer obscured and he quickly grabbed the retreating hands, none too gently.

"Itai!" A familiar voice said from behind him.

Hao turned around after releasing his hold on the wrists. His eyes widened at the two people before him. Opacho was sitting on Yoh's shoulders and smiling happily while the other was grinning at him.

"Yoh..." Hao muttered before smiling.

Before Hao could say anything, Opacho said that she wanted to sit on his shoulders. He laughed before lifting her off of Yoh's shoulders and depositing her on his shoulders. Hao reached a hand out and tugged at Yoh's ponytail lightly.

"So I see you've decided to keep your hair long," Hao stated.

"And I see you've decided to cut your hair," Yoh replied.

Both boys gave a side glance to each other before bursting out in laughter. Although Hao had his hair cut, it was actually the same length as Yoh's hair. Yoh offered to let Hao stay at his place, but he turned it down. It did not take Yoh long to pester his brother into giving in.

Game Over or Continue?

Author's Notes: This chapter's done...should I add a continuation? Reviews! Reviews! Reviews! XD Hao seems to be out of character here...xp... This one is a dedication to Silver-Eyed-Hyuuga...XD Serious. Since I'm not really good at writing Naruto fanfics...I thought this would be good enough...xp