"How the hell did she do that?" Touma asked, "I know I was here and saw the whole thing, but seriously, how the hell did that happen?"

"I have no idea. We try for weeks and this girl just comes along and hugs him and bam! He's back to playing and having fun," Seiji said shaking his head, "I feel like yesterday's news."

Anna laughed, "That's right, move over Seiji. I'm more than any man. I'm a wo-man!"

Seiji's eyes widened and then he glared at her before walking out.

"Oops, was that too much?" Anna asked.

"No, it's exactly what he deserves," Sayoko said with a laugh.

"Go easy on him," Touma said, "He's having a rough time."

"Didn't he just get married?" Sayoko asked, "He's a newlywed… oh! It's because he's here and not home enjoying his wife, huh?"

"Uhm... sure," Touma replied looking down.

"I can't believe you're here, Anna!" Shin said squeezing her again before letting her go. Anna fell forward onto Shu.

"Sorry," she said with a blush.

"It's okay," Shu replied helping her stand. Anna smiled and then couldn't stop a yawn.

"Excuse me, I'm not used to the time change," Anna said.

"Do you want to take a nap? We can go home," Sayoko suggested.

"No, I'm fine. I want to stay up and get on this time," Anna replied.

"Coffee?" Shin asked getting up.

"Absolutely!" Anna said laughing, "And maybe some of your cinnamon muffins?"

Shin laughed as he walked to the kitchen.

"I love his cinnamon muffins!" Shu cheered as he followed Shin.

"I'm just going to stretch my legs a bit, is that okay?" Anna asked, "I've been sitting too long."

"Yeah, go ahead," Touma said picking his book back up. Sayoko nodded and sat back rubbing her stomach. Anna smiled as the sun rays danced across her face, and walked out toward the lake. Ryo stood at the dock with his hands on his hips. He turned just as Anna was going to pass him.

"Hey, how is he?" Ryo asked, "Any change?"

"He's fine. I don't know why he does that sometimes. It's like everything just gets to him and he can't let it go. I still don't know why he spills everything out to me," Anna replied with a shrug, "He's making some cinnamon muffins now."

"What? He's cooking?" Ryo asked. Anna nodded and Ryo ran past her towards the house. Anna laughed and walked towards a path. She strolled down the wooded path that she assumed went around the lake. She wouldn't go the whole way, just a little and turn back. She made her way past a clearing with a huge tree in the middle. She noticed Seiji sitting beneath it and decided to turn back as quickly as possible. After their first meeting she was not willing to just go up and start a conversation.

"Hey," Seiji called spotting her before she could get away. Anna groaned and turned towards the blond. He had already bothered her when she just arrived and she really didn't feel like trying to talk to him again.

"So what are you to Shin anyway?" Seiji asked standing up and crossing his arms, "What makes you so special? Are you his first fuck or something?"

Anna's jaw dropped and her eyes narrowed at him.

"Who do you think you are?" Anna asked, "I'm not his girlfriend and we never had sex, we're just friends. Obviously I'm closer to Shin than you are, though. Maybe if you were a little nicer he might speak with you, too, Prick!"

Anna turned and stormed back to the house. Who was he to be so full of himself? Like she would ever tell him anything about her love life? She was sorely tempted to punch him in his handsome face and mar it with a nice shiner! Did she just think he was handsome? Oh hell no, he might look good but his personality sucks! Anna growled as she entered the house and then followed the sweet smell of cinnamon towards the kitchen. She sat down at the table across from Sayoko and folded her arms.

"What's going on Anna?" Shin asked pulling the muffins from the oven.

"I hate your friend," Anna growled.

"What? You just got here, how can you hate my friends?" Shin asked looking surprised and glancing at Shu and Ryo. Shu shrugged.

"Ryo, what'd you do?" Shu asked.

"I just asked her about you, Shin. I don't know-," Ryo started putting his hands up.

"I said friend, not friends, just your friend Seiji. He's an ass," Anna replied glaring at Shin.

"Oh, I could have told you that!" Shu said laughing.

"Uh-oh, what did he do? He can be a bit abrasive when it comes to new friends," Shin said.

"Yeah, it took Mia forever to get along with him," Ryo added.

"I'd rather not repeat it," Anna said shaking her head, "Let's just say I hate him and he's an ass!"

Shin laughed, "Okay, you hate him and he's an ass."

Anna laughed and flipped him a not so nice finger. The afore mentioned prick chose that moment to walk into the kitchen. Anna sat up straighter and gave him her best glare, which unfortunately was not very scary. Seiji quirked a brow and let out a "pfft" while shaking his head. That only fueled her desire to kick him where the sun didn't shine. Anna's fists clenched and Shin tried to break up the upcoming war by dropping a plate full of muffins and a hot mug of coffee in front of Anna. Shin gave her one of his brightest smiles and a pleading look. Anna sighed and relaxed, she could never be mad with Shin around, he always knew how to lighten her mood.

"Dude, whatever you did, you should apologize to Anna for," Shu said to the blond demon.

"Oh, and what did she say I did?" Seiji asked crossing his arms, "Maybe it's her that was being mean to me."

"She didn't say anything, but she sure let us know how she feels about you," Ryo said picking up a muffin and biting into it. Anna took a sip of her coffee and then bit into the warm heaven that was Shin's cooking. She tried to ignore the mean glare Seiji sent her way.

"Maybe she should be the one apologizing," Seiji said and Anna returned his hateful glare. A war of the eyes ensued with neither side wanting to back down.

"Seiji's sorry," Ryo said pushing him out of the kitchen. Ryo, the peace-keeper, as Shin always called him. If anyone had a problem they went to Ryo and knew he would solve it fairly. He obviously knew Seiji well enough to know it was Seiji who started this battle. Anna sure as hell refused to be pushed over by that jerk. No, she was not going to just lie down and take it. Anna did not back down from the demon king. The guy could seriously be taken down a notch or two from his pedestal. Anna tore into her muffin with such force that everyone looked at her like she was crazy. She realized it looked odd so she took a deep breath and smiled.

"You out did yourself with these," Anna said to Shin and took another bite, trying to ignore the curious gazes around her. Shin walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her.

"Anna you are crazy. Sorry about Seiji. There are things about him that you don't know and he is very… guarded," Shin said, "It takes him a while to get used to new people."

"Alright, you know me; I'm not one to hold a grudge. I'll just assume he's having some male PMS today," Anna replied with a shrug. Shin laughed.

"Yeah, he might be bingeing on chocolate and sad chick movies later," Shu replied laughing.

"Don't let him hear you," Shin said shaking his head, "Seiji hates when people joke about him."

"Boy's got a lot of hate in him," Anna said shaking her head, but stopped when a sad look crossed Shin's face. She realized she should give Seiji a break, even though he was a big jerk. She didn't know his background. He obviously grew up thinking of women as weak and helpless. Anna felt she would have to prove her strength to him if she wanted to befriend him. That was a huge 'if' because as of right now she really wasn't tempted to try.

"Just give him some time to get used to you," Shin said patting her head.

"She can't we don't want to burden Mia so we're going to take her back to the house with us," Sayoko said.

"I'll go too then," Shin replied.

"No, Shin you can't go. You know you have to stay," Shu said taking his fourth muffin and shoving it into his mouth.

"I'll be alright, Shin," Anna said taking his hand and squeezing it, "I might travel a bit and check out the country, you know? While I'm here in Japan and all."

"I'll go with you. I don't like you traveling by yourself," Shin said.

"Just stay here," Mia chimed in, "We can share a room."

"There ya go!" Shu said cheerfully, "Wanna go swimming?"

"Sure, I love the water," Anna replied smiling at Shu. Shu was a big guy but he was really nice. Anna just wanted to hug him like a teddy bear. It took a couple of hours to say goodbye to Shin's sister, sort rooms, and get her bikini on. Anna was content for a moment to absorb some sun and relax watching Shin and Shu wrestle on the bank of the lake. She glanced to her side and saw a light lavender eye gazing at her in a way that surprised Anna. She had to bite her tongue from telling him Take a picture it'll last longer. She promised Shin she would try to behave around the prick so instead she just turned her head back to the water and tried her best to ignore that nagging feeling that someone is staring. Then an evil plot came to mind and a smirk formed on her lips. She decided if he was so fond of looking then she would give him something to look at.

Anna stood up and stretched her arms above her head, making sure to curve her back. She heard a groan from next to her and sauntered towards the water. At least he'll have good dreams tonight. Shin smiled as she approached and wrapped her arms around him, giving him one of her friendly lazy hugs. Shin hugged her back lifting her up and making her squeal as he spun her around. Shu pouted and complained that he never got hugs. She laughed and gave him a hug. Shu being the comedian that he is decided that was a good time to lift her up and run into the deeper water. Anna laughed and then screamed as he tossed her into the cold water. She rose above the water and chased Shu. Anna paused to catch her breath and glanced to where the blond was sitting, but he was gone. She could feel herself relax knowing that he wasn't watching anymore. It was just Touma and Mia sitting on the beach. Wait… where did Ryo go? Then she felt a hand on her ankle. Anna screamed as Ryo pulled her under. When she resurfaced Ryo, Shin, and Shu busted up laughing. Anna started a splash war for revenge and had a great time splashing with them.

Anna gave up and decided to swim out a little more. She floated on her back and looked up at the clear blue sky. Anna sighed, thinking of how she used to have a crush on Shin. He still didn't seem attracted to her. Oddly enough, now she also thought of him as a brother. She remembered how he told her he wasn't interested in her then, and now he still felt more like a brother. Now that she had grown she knew what that spark of chemistry felt like and she didn't feel it with Shin. She gazed at the blue sky and was surprised to see some strange looking ominous clouds roll over the sun. The weather here is strange, she thought. Is it going to rain?

"Hey, where'd Seiji go?" Ryo asked. Anna straightened in the water and looked at them. They had stopped the water fight and were looking on the beach. Anna could hear a clanging in the distance and watched as the guys all ran towards the noise. Anna swam to the shore and followed the others. They weren't far away. In front of the mansion, a tall woman in pale blue armor fought a green armored guy. Shin called out to Seiji and Anna was amazed at how the guys threw out small balls. The balls formed a sort of sub-armor on them and then they shouted something in Japanese. Anna watched as wallpaper came out of nowhere and turned into petals and armor. This was the armor Shin had told her about, which meant the green armor was Seiji, because she had no idea where the woman came from. Anna knew she should root for Seiji and the others, but in a sick way she hoped the woman beat Seiji, just not the others. Anna shook her head. She shouldn't think like that. She watched as the other guys joined in the fight. The woman laughed evilly at them.

"You really think you can defeat Queen Mardina? She is very mad that you took out her brother, but her brother Talpa is weak. You will not be able to save your precious planet from her wrath," The woman with pale blue eyes said before sending an icy wave towards them. Anna and Mia ran to the side so they wouldn't get hit by the attack. She watched as the five guys ganged up on the woman. Shin used his wave smasher and Shu used the hardrock crusher at the same time. Then the woman was gone. Anna glanced over at Shin and could see the pain in his eyes. She knew he hated fighting. They removed the magical armor and Shin looked to Anna.

"Are you guys okay?" Shin asked.

"I'm fine," Anna replied, "What about you guys? Seiji you seemed to take a pretty bad beating, are you okay?"

Seiji glared at her, "I'm fine."

"Are you sure? That woman seemed pretty tough," Anna asked quirking a brow, "It looked like she hit you pretty hard."

Shin looked down with a smile on his face and shook his head. Whatever Seiji had done, Anna would make him pay. Seiji walked over to her with narrowed eyes.

"Did I stutter? I said I was fine," Seiji replied before brushing past her. Anna returned his narrow eyed glare as he strode into the mansion. Shin let out a laugh.

"Well, Anna, you should make this round of enemies a little more fun. Maybe not so much for Seiji, but for the rest of us…" Shin said shaking his head.