A Fox In Sheep's Clothing

Author's Notes: I'm not really a Shaman King fan, but this idea was too good to go to waste! Also, I'm going to use the names from the anime and the setting takes place when they are looking for that villageforgot the name Please read!

Chapter 1: A Strong Promise...

10-Years ago

It was 7:30 in the early morning, but not for two hyper kids who were running a race in the woods. Both were laughing with sweat going down their face and their heart rate beyond their heart rate zone, but they wouldn't stop. One of the boys had brown hair hold up by a headband giving it a nice spike-like look at the end of his hair. The other kid had long black hair and wore a red bandanna. Suddenly, the finish line was in the horizon and the kid with the red bandanna was in the lead, but then the boy with the headband manage to put himself in the lead and crossed the finish line. Then both collapsed onto the ground and took very deep breath.

Kid: (Pant, pant, pant) WOW! You won again! You just to fast, Yoh! o

Yoh: (Pant, pant, pant) Heh, Heh, Heh! It was nothing! You're quite fast for your age, Haru!

Haru: I'm just one younger than you Yoh! But I still try to be tough enough just to be tied with your age!

Yoh: Just don't push yourself to hard okay?

Haru: Okay...

Yoh: Come on. Lets go back all right?

So both Yoh and Haru finally got back up and started heading back home. Of course it would take awhile since they ran so far...Oh well. --

Haru: Yoh?

Yoh: Yes Haru? What is it?

Haru: Do you think I'll be a good shaman someday? I know you will be a good shaman.

Yoh: I think you be a great shaman someday! Don't start doubting yourself Haru.

Haru: If I become a good shaman, will I be able to see you again?

Yoh stop and looked at the little Haru, who was staring at him with little sad eyes. Yoh was about to leave the village to go into training to be a shaman with his grandpa. That means leaving his friend, Haru, behind by himself with no friends.

Yoh: That's it then!

Haru: Huh? 00

Yoh: Lets make a promise Haru!

Haru: A promise?

Yoh: I will become a great shaman and you could become a good shaman too when I'm gone!

Haru; Okay...then what?

Yoh: Then we will meet each other someday again! It might take years, but we will meet each other again! And then will see who's stronger!

Haru: ...Yoh...tears you're so cool! Sniff! It's a promise! I'll try to become stronger! I will find you Yoh when I do become stronger! Sniff!

Yoh: That will be great...you are such a good friend Haru. We will meet again...

Haru: starts crying Sniff! Waah! Sniff

A few days later, Yoh left to train with his grandpa, leaving a 2-year-old friend behind, but full of hope for the future. Haru closed his eyes and said to himself...

Haru: Yoh...I promise to meet you again...and I will be stronger...then I will tell you my secret about myself...I promise...

Now

It's been breezy, but the heat in desert would not be cooled. There were two mountains that gave shade, and between those two was a person. The person was drinking some water from a big bottle that was have empty from his trip. All of a sudden, the person heard noises of people's voices. The person stuck his head from between the mountains and the breeze made his long black hair blow a little, but his black bandanna supported it. The person was...12-year old Haru himself.

Haru: I have finally found you...Yoh...I hope you kept your promise...

Next Chapter: A Surprise Meeting