. P l e a s u r e . a n d . S a d n e s s .
Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King and never will. But, I will always own this fic.
A/N: A big thank you to everyone who reviewed the first chapter and for all those who did, this chapter is dedicated to all of you guys! Throws Yoh plushies everywhere
I forgot to mention earlier that all words in italics are Yoh's thoughts. But I guess you all should have noticed that by now...Hehe.
Oh and I did notice that I spelt "Izumo" wrong in the first chapter, gomen. --;;
Pleasure and Sadness- Chapter 2 "The Girl."
"Would you like some of my doughnut?" Yoh didn't take his eyes off the girl, she was cute and beautiful. Though she wore a dirtied brown dress, he could just imagine what she'd look like with some nice clothing. Something close to a princess was what his mind concluded with. The girl took her eyes slowly off the cement ground and placed them on Yoh. Yoh gave the girl a smile, still holding out the doughnut towards her.
"Get away from me," the girl finally spoke, turning her head around. Her reply somewhat surprised the young brunette. "Wh-what did you say?" Yoh stammered, taking a step back, putting the doughnut back into the paper-bag then stuffing it into his left pocket with one hand. A nervous smile appeared on his face. "Leave me alone." The girl spat out in her soft threatening voice. Yoh cautiously tried to approach the girl again, "Aren't you hungry?" he finally asked. The girl shook her head. What a weird girl. Heh...this can be troublesome.
The girl faced Yoh, a rather solemn expression visible on her face."You think I'm troublesome aren't you?" Yoh's eyes widened. How... The girl stared at Yoh, with no thought of taking her eyes off. Yoh waved his arms nervously in the air. "N-no, that's not it at all!" He exclaimed, giving off a tacky smile.
"Everyone thinks so.'" the girl answered, her voice was quiet and somewhat depressed sounding. Yoh was speechless. How could she just know what I was thinking like that? What is she?
She dropped her head in her arms, which was on her lap. She then lifted her head up a bit, showing her face. "I can completely see your thoughts," the girl began slowly, a small sad smile on her face. "Uhh, well my name's Yoh, Asakura Yoh. Nice to meet you." Yoh introduced himself, trying to change the subject. He went next to the girl and placed his hand on her shoulder with no second thoughts. "You are-?"
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" the girl shouted, clenching her whole face, standing up. Yoh fell onto the ground with shock. "I-I was just asking for your name..." Yoh muttered, giving one of his usual sheepish smiles.
"Anna. Are you happy now?" The girl's eyes filled with tears. She quickly wiped away the tears with her hand and took off, running off into the opposite direction of Yoh's house. "Wait!" Yoh shouted, getting back to his feet instantly, running after the girl. "Anna! Wait!" he yelled out, trying to get the girl to stop running. Why is she running away from me? Why was she...crying? Questions clogged Yoh's mind as he stopped to catch his breath.
"Achoo!" Yoh wiped his nose with sleeve. He looked up at the sky. Ehhh, it just has to snow at the time like this and I still have to go back home too!
After having caught his breath, he sprinted off once again, chasing the girl.
"Wait!!" Yoh stopped at the sight of a park. He walked towards it, turning his head here and there, shivering in the wind. At last, his eyes caught sight of Anna. The girl was crouched down under a tree. Yoh gave out a sigh of relief. So that's where she was...he cautiously approached her, trying not to upset her this time.
"Anna." Yoh's calm voice broke Anna's soft cry. She lifted her head from her knees and looked at the smiling Yoh. "Now, aren't you hungry?" Yoh asked the question again, his voice filled with passion.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Anna asked, looking into Yoh's eyes. Yoh blushed and looked at the opposite direction. "When I see a cute girl crying, I just can't leave her alone." Yoh replied firmly, though his cheeks were still slightly red, she could tell by his voice that he was serious.
"Thanks..." Anna murmured, wiping up the last of her tears. "You're really something, Yoh."
"Hehe," Yoh smiled. "Glad I managed to help, somehow." She faced back at the girl, who was now smiling at him. Wow, she's even cuter when she smiles. Anna, who was just smiling a moment ago, suddenly gave out a minor frown. "Eh? What's wrong?" Yoh asked, observing the girl. Anna just turned away, blushing slightly and said nothing more.
"Sorry about earlier," Anna mumbled softly, sitting down from her crouched position. "It's okay, I'm sure you had a reason." Yoh smiled, sitting cross-legged beside the girl.
The two slowly continued to converse under the tree as bigger flakes of snow drifted down from the sky. The sky was now covered with thick, grey clouds which had now covered the blue sky completely. The grass which the two has been sitting on was now covered with a thin layer of snow.
Yoh noticed the sudden shiver in Anna's body, that's right, she must be hungry... He took out the paper-bag from his left pocket, straightened it out a bit and handed it over to the girl. "Here. I'm sorry if it's crushed, my faults for putting it into my pocket like that. But at least it's still edible!" Yoh topped his sentence off with another one of his reassuring smiles. Anna reached out her hand and accepted the food, then embraced the bag within her arms. She gave a smile.
"What about you?" She spoke, taking the doughnut out of the bag. The brunette quickly shook his head. "You take it, you're probably starving." Though I'm still somewhat famished...it's probably past noon by now. Yoh lifted his head and stared at the clouds. Anna gently split the squished doughnut in half, crumbs falling all over her brown dress.
"Here." She handed the half-a-doughnut to Yoh. "Eh?" Yoh replied, dazed from his cloud watching. He somewhat reluctantly accepted the food. "But aren't you-"Yoh was interrupted by Anna's soft soothing voice.
"You're hungry too, aren't you?" the girl asked after knowing his thoughts. Yoh's cheeks turned red. "Well, I-"he started, rubbing the back of his head. A sudden stern look appeared on the girl's face. "Just eat it." Her voice sounded fairly threatening, which caused Yoh to unexpectedly sit up. He looked at the food in his hands and grinned.
"ITADAKIMASU!" He took a big bite of the food, and chewed it happily in his mouth. He turned his head and faced Anna, who was taking slow small bites of the food. Yoh smiled even with the food in his mouth at the sight.
"What?" Anna asked after swallowing bits of the doughnut. "Nothing." Yoh replied, sweat-dropping, turning his head away from the eating girl. After putting a suspicious look on the boy, Anna swiftly continued with her food.
"It's starting to snow hard, isn't it?" Yoh asked, gazing upon the snowflakes. "Yeah." Anna answered quietly.
"So...where do you live?" Yoh inquired, looking at her. A sudden sad expression covered her face.
"Nowhere."
Fic Notes: "ITADAKIMASU"- a phrase said before meals.
A/N: Wow, that was another long chapter. Please review.
- Koyukix