Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King. I wish I did. I also wish I had a million dollars. And a corvette. And someone who understands me! WAHHHHH! composes self but I don't.
It was a peaceful afternoon in the Flame Inn. Not too long after the Shaman fight had occurred, the SK gang (minus Ryu, because I can't stand him) had moved in with Yoh and Anna. By the SK gang, I mean Horo, Pirika, Faust, and Ren. (I know there's more, but unlike most people, I can't find any chaps of SK beyond the Shonen Jump ones! I'm sorry!) Getting back on track, it was a peaceful afternoon in the Flame Inn. Anna had Yoh preparing dinner already for some strange reason, and Horo being Horo, was still persisting in his attempts at getting "free samples".
"Cut it out." Yoh repeated as he smacked Horo on the head with a mixing spoon for the 5th time that minute. "You know the rules. We can't eat until Anna says."
"You know the rules..." Horo mocked in a high pitched tone as he made his way to the couch. " I swear Yoh, you let that woman lord over you on all fronts. It makes me embarrassed to be a man." Horo hopped onto the couch only to find himself sitting next to the scariest person within the household... Faust.
"Hello my dear blue haired friend." Faust acknowledged with a smile. "Have you made your decision on whether or not you will help me with my quest for further medical knowledge?"
Horo shuddered as he remembered the incident he had with Faust not long ago.
flashback
Horo sat in the kitchen munching on an apple and reading one of his favorite comic books. Today was Saturday, and he intended to spend it lazing around, and avoiding work as much as possible. Suddenly, Faust sat next to Horo, wishing him a good morning.
"Good morning." Faust said smiling happily, which, as we all know, is hard to do when you're jacked up on morphine 24/7. NOT.
"Morning Faust." Horo responded, not looking up from his book for fear that it might become less intense if he looked away.
"I have been thinking", Faust stated, "about performing a new... experiment if you will, and I need someone to help me freeze the disembodied parts. You seem to know a lot about ice, and I was hoping you would help me to temporarily preserve my specimens until my shipment of formaldehyde arrives. It seems I have run out. So if this interests you, please let me know." With this, Faust stood up and walked to his lab/room, humming a German folk song to himself, and muttering things about body parts.
Horo, meanwhile, dropped his apple and comic book with his mouth agape. He seemed to be frothing at the mouth. "I think I'll go outside and see if Pirika needs any work done..." He muttered to himself sickly.
end flashback
"er... yeah... I thought about it all right." Horo smiled weakly. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a dead possum to attend to."
"May I help?" Faust asked. "I am quite interested in animal body structure!"
"ah... no, it's best if I do this on my own..." Horo took this moment to hit top speed, and get to his room.
"Shizen!" Faust muttered. ( I believe that's German for shit.)
Yoh sighed and rolled his eyes. Although laid back, he still had a slight problem with the necromancer. Not only was he creepy... he was disturbing. "Doesn't that mean the same thing?" he thought to himself. Oh well, there could be worse.
At this point, Tao Ren decided to make himself known. "Afternoon, Asakura." He said as he made his way towards the fridge for a glass of milk. "Making dinner again? Anna must be pretty huffy today if she's having you do it this early."
"I heard that Tao!" Anna shouted from the other room. "Keep in mind who's house you're in!"
"Gomen Anna." The Tao shouted back, not really meaning it all that much. "I wonder how much longer you'll be able to take this, Yoh. Anna's an alright person I guess, but I still think she'd get on my nerves WAY too much."
"Yeah, well, I got used to it. Besides, we get along, and we're gonna be married soon anyway. She's sweet if you get to know her really."
Ren let out a small burp as he finished the milk and dropped the glass onto the floor. "Well, you won't catch me being bossed like that."
"TAO! PICK UP THAT GLASS!" Anna yelled from across the kitchen.
"Gomen, Anna! Gomen!" Ren quickly scooped up the glass and handed it to Yoh.
"Oh yeah, Ren. You're reeeeaaallly dominating aren't you?" Yoh chuckled.
"Shutup." Ren walked out of the room leaving a laughing Yoh behind.
Since for the moment, nothing seemed to be happening, Ren had decided on taking a walk outside. Kicking a stone down the path and keeping his eye on the ground rather than what was in front of him. At this same moment Pirika, the Ainu, was returning from a trip to the grocery. So far, things had gone all right for her. She had gotten the groceries without much trouble, and the Asakuras would be quite happy to know they had more food for this month. Carrying the many bags on her own, she couldn't see the purple haired boy on a collision course with her.
It happened in an instant.
WHAM! Groceries, Pirika, and Ren, went flying. And the insults soon followed after.
"Watch where you're going you baka"
"Shut up Ainu"
"Moron! Are you blind"
"No, you're just too stupid to notice what's right in front of you"
"Jerk"
"Loudmouth"
"Idiot"
"Pathetic excuse for a living person"
Pirika blinked. "Pointy head"
"That insult sucked"
"You don't deserve a good one!"
Realizing that this argument was getting them nowhere, Ren sighed. "Here, let me help clean this up." He bent down and started picking up the groceries.
Pirika was shocked. "Well, I didn't expect that. Thank you."
"It's a one time thing. Don't get excited."
She pouted. "C'mon Ren, cut the tough guy act! The Shaman fight's over! You don't have to be like this anymore."
Ren looked at her. "But I like being a jerk. Besides, if I was nice, what would I do with my spare time?"
"You could read books."
"I don't have any books here. They're in China."
"Watch TV."
Ren scooped up some veggies. "TV rots your brain."
"I like TV."
"And my point has been made."
Pirika threw a piece of garlic at him. Ren caught it. Pirika pushed him. Ren pushed back. Pirika shoved him again. Ren pushed even harder, and Pirika fell on her butt. She looked up at him pouting.
Tao Ren, you are so... so..."
"Sexy?" Ren finished for her.
Pirika blushed and threw dirt in his eyes standing up. "No you baka! You're so mean!"
Ren rubbed the dirt out of his eyes and squinted painfully. "That hurt you know." He grabbed her, and hoisted her over his shoulder.
"Ack! Stop! What are you doing you crazy Chinese shaman!" She pounded her fists on his back shrieking.
"Do you really think I'm mean?" Ren asked her.
"Yes. Now put me down!"
"I will. But you're way to flustered, so I'm going to help cool you off." Ren walked her towards a nearby creek, and promptly tossed her in.
She shrieked as the cool liquid splashed over her. The water was only knee deep, but she ended up sitting in it with half her body out of it, and the other half submerged. "TAO REN! You get over here right now and help me out!"
"Nope, there's groceries to be taken in. You sit there and cool down. It shouldn't take long."
"YOU BIG MEANIE!" She huffed, trying to hoist herself out, only succeeding in tripping and falling face first into the water.
"I'll see you at dinner!" He called, carrying the groceries in under one arm.
"AHHH!" Pirika groaned in anger. "He's such a self conceited little jerk! A self conceited jerk with a fairly nice body..." She blushed much to her frustration. "But he's still a self conceited jerk!"
"Hm..." Ren thought to himself. "She's not SO bad, even if she doesn't know how to shut up.
Well, that's it for the first chap. I'm waiting for reviews to publish the next chapter,so review if you wanna read on!Corrective criticism accepted, comments welcome, flames will be used to make hot dogs... Or something like that.