Same disclaimer applies. But someday, I will own Shaman King! *laughs maniacally*

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"So lemme get this straight. I was away for three weeks, and during that three weeks, Lady Anna got into trouble?"

He received a nod in reply.

"By in trouble, it meant that Lady Anna had somehow helped a human by giving a bit of her furyoku?"

Another nod was given.

"Because she gave that human her furyoku, it was either one of them got killed or if they get themselves hitched? And of course, both Lady Anna and the human decided to get engaged?"

More nods from his listeners.

"And because of all that, Master Senjuu has turned into…. THAT?!" He pointed to what would look like an old rag-looking person, complete with the teary eyes, the sad looking face, and the aura of sheer abandonment.

Being a student of the Academy, there were times when he had to leave home for trips that would, as his teachers would always say and he quotes, "enhance your learning by being able to experience the situations personally." And because of these activities at school, he would sometimes miss a lot of complicated happenings in their clan. It was a shame that because he was away for three weeks for another activity, he had missed his Lady Anna's engagement.

Redseb, a young blonde of age 10, huffed in annoyance as he watched his master sit in the corner, murmuring his daughter's name. Beside his master was his little sister Seyram, age 8, who was poking Senjuu with a stick. He and his sister were adopted by Senjuu when they were still young. He really couldn't remember what had happened before Senjuu adopted them, but he was really thankful for the kindness given to them. And he vowed that he would protect this clan, his family, as much as he could.

"And why aren't you guys even doing anything?" he roared at the adults who were listening to him a moment ago.

"We can't do anything, since Lady Anna herself had agreed to Master Yoh's proposal." Faust said, as he tried to calm the little spitfire down.

"But what about Master Senjuu? Look at him! He's a mess!" Redseb shouted. "And don't call him 'Master Yoh', he's just a human!"

"Don't worry about Master Senjuu, Redseb. He always recovers whenever Miss Anna gets home from her visit to Master Yoh's place." Ryu said as he shrugged. "Besides, we call him 'Master Yoh' because he happens to be the lady's fiancée. And he's not merely just a human, since Lady Anna had given him a portion of her furyoku."

"THAT DOESN'T MATTER!" This time, Redseb stomped his feet on the ground. "No human is fit for Lady Anna! She happens to be the prettiest, cutest, strongest…." He trailed off and blushed when the two older men began giving him sly smirks.

"I see you still have a little crush on her." Ryu said as he smirked at Redseb.

"I guess that would explain your outburst towards Lady Anna's engagement." Faust added as he chuckled a bit.

Redseb blushed some more, and crossed his arms. He HATED being teased at, especially when it was because of his little crush towards Lady Anna. Turning to his little sister, who was still poking their master with a stick, he murmured a soft, "Let's go." The little girl immediately went to her brother's side, but not before giving their master one last poke.

"Oh, where are you two going?" Faust asked as he watched the siblings walk towards the door.

"Lady Anna's only engaged, but not married. She has to reach 18 before she does." The little boy answered as he looked at the doctor. "I'll make sure that that human won't be able to marry her." And then the boy exited out of the room, with his little sister trailing behind him.

Ryu and Faust couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh softly. It seems that Redseb and Seyram where having another one of their plans.

"Oh boy." Was all they could say as they sighed some more.

"You think Master Yoh would survive?" asked the doctor.

"I dunno. If he's lucky I guess."

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Yoh sneezed and reached out for some tissue. Really now, how unlucky could one guy get? First, he met an accident. Then he got himself into a forced marriage. And now he was getting a cold and a terrible headache? Sniffling, he reached out to get some more tissue when he noticed that there was none left.

"Perfect!" He grunted as he looked at the empty tissue box. "Now we ran out of tissues!" And he was about to rant some more about how life has been unfair to him, when somebody handed him a new box of tissues.

"Tissues." Anna said as she handed to Yoh the box. "I figured I'd buy some before I got here since you were sick yesterday."

Yoh couldn't help but blush a bit as he took the box. Thanking Anna, he opened it and took some tissues. Anna smiled a bit and patted his head, before going back to the kitchen to help his mother and grandmother. After they were engaged, Anna had been visiting his grandparent's home, trying to learn what she'd called "human chores." Right now, Yoh's mother and grandmother were teaching the blonde girl how to cook.

Yoh sniffled again, and took some more tissue paper. He wouldn't really admit it out loud, but he was…. Sort of happy being Anna's would-be husband. She was cute, smart, and observant. During the three weeks he had spent with her, he had concluded that Anna wasn't much of a person who shows her emotions. Unlike any girl he knew or read in a Shoujo manga (not that he read any of course), Anna wasn't the typical overly- caring kind of girl, but the type who gets worried, but doesn't show it. She was, as Yoh would likely put it, an enigma whom you just couldn't ignore.

He didn't really know how much time he had spent thinking, when he heard a chuckle across him. Turning his head, Yoh noticed that Hao was looking at him and chuckling slightly.

"What?" he asked as his brother's chuckle mellowed down into a smirk.

"Nothing. It's just that it's quite funny that you're still looking at the door where Anna had just exited a while ago." His brother replied.

At that comment, Yoh blushed a deep shade of red and looked away. There were times when he hated his brother so much. This would be one of those times.

"But you really have to talk to her sometime." Hao continued as he gazed at Yoh seriously. When his younger brother looked at him questioningly, Hao couldn't help but groan and massage his temples.

"Yoh, we both know that we're only staying here for a vacation. We're going back to Funbari, remember?"

"Right…. So what does that have to do with anything?" Yoh asked as his brother face palmed.

"I'll blame your sickness for this stupidity," Hao murmured as Yoh glared." We have to go back to Funbari, Yoh! As in, we're leaving this place some time soon. Leaving this place means leaving Anna since I doubt her father would want her to come with us."

"Oh." Was all Yoh could say. Yes, it's true that they had to go back since vacation was almost ending. And it's also true that Senjuu wouldn't allow his daughter to leave Osorezan. Heck, he even tried to kill Yoh just so Anna wouldn't be taken away from him and be punished. It would take a miracle for Senjuu to allow Anna to come with them.

Which means… Anna would have to stay, while he leaves for Funbari. But what about their engagement? In order for both of them to stay alive, they were forced into marriage. But if he leaves, will the engagement be annulled? And will Anna be punished for everything?

"Damn it! What am I going to tell her, Hao?" Yoh panicked as he began knocking his head on a table nearby.

"Well, if you keep doing that, then there will be no problem! You'll die and Anna will be free." His twin answered.

Yoh groaned as he stopped banging his head and glared at his brother. Remember when he said there were times he hated Hao so much? Because this was once again, one of those times.

And he was about to hit his smirking twin with the empty box of tissues, when he heard somebody call from outside. Thinking it was another batch of peddlers who wanted to sell their goods, Yohmei had asked Yoh to kindly tell those vendors they were not interested.

Nodding, Yoh went to the front door, ready to tell them what his grandfather had told him. When he opened the door, however, he was surprised to see two blonde children looking at him blankly. They stared at each other for a while, when the little boy suddenly asked, "This is the Asakura residence, right? Is Lady Anna here?"

"Uhhh… Who might you two be?" Yoh asked as he stared at the children, staring at him.

"Look mister, I asked you if Lady Anna's in there or not." The blonde boy replied haughtily.

Yoh twitched as he glared at the boy. Who was HE to tell him that? In response to the glare he gave, the little boy glared back. And the staring contest between the two began. The little girl could only do nothing but stare at her older brother and the head phoned mister.

"Redseb? Seyram? What are you two doing here?"

The staring battle stopped when they heard and saw Anna standing by the doorway. The two children then rushed to her side, purposely pushing Yoh out of the way and making him bump his head on the wall. If Yoh was suffering of a headache due to common colds before, he was having another attack of pain in the head due to contusion.

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"Oh! So you two are members of Anna's family?" Keiko gasped as the two children where sitting on the couch. After the two were properly introduced by Anna as her little siblings (and after Yoh had woken up from a head injury), they were immediately invited inside the house by Yoh's mother.

"Yes." The little boy answered, smiling at Keiko. "We were orphans adopted by Master Senjuu. And Lady Anna had given us the honor of being her little brother and sister." He said as he pointed himself and Seyram. Seyram only nodded in response.

"Oh my! You two are so cute!" Keiko gushed as she hugged the two children. Redseb blushed at the sudden contact while Seyram murmured a soft "thank you."

"But more importantly," Anna said as she watched the two, "what brings you two here? Did daddy send you? Does he need my help?"

"Well no." Redseb said as soon as Keiko let go of them. "I just heard from Faust and Ryu that you already found your husband-to-be, Lady Anna. So me and Seyram thought it's be wonderful if we get to know each other!" the little boy said as he smiled at Yoh's way. Yoh couldn't help but shudder a bit at that smile. It looked almost sinister and cunning. Definitely not what you'd see on a normal little boy's smile.

"That's a nice idea!" Keiko said as she smiled. "It would be nice if Yoh would get to know some of Anna's family, since that's what Anna has been doing for the past few weeks here."

"YEAH!! And I heard that the temples of this place would get really lively on New Year's!" Redseb continued. "So why don't we try going there? We could play games, win prizes, and eat lots and lots of food."

Yoh was really going to decline, because one, he had a terrible cold. Two, aside from the terrible cold, he had an awful headache. And three, the smile on Redseb's face was scaring him. And what was up with Redseb, going friendly all of a sudden? It was too suspicious.

And he was going to say no, when somebody beat him to it.

"Temple, Redseb?" Anna asked. "You know how I feel about crowded places."

"Eh? But Lady Anna, me and Seyram already picked out a perfect spot for us! We assure you that there aren't many people there. It's a quiet place where we can enjoy each other's company and look at the fireworks display afterwards." Redseb said as he gave Anna a cute pout.

Yoh had to admit, the little guy was pretty cute for such an annoying brat. A normal girl would have accepted his invitation immediately after the look he sent to Anna. Yoh glanced at his fiancée, only to find her sighing a bit before nodding. It seems that even angels like Anna were prone to the charms of Redseb.

But Yoh still didn't want to go. There was this feeling in his gut that told him that the two children were plotting something. He was about to say no, when Hao quickly approached him and whispered.

"Think about it." The long-haired twin murmured. "This would be a perfect chance for you to tell Anna about us going back for school."

Yoh grumbled in annoyance. He almost forgot about that. Sighing, Yoh agreed to the children's plan. And he shuddered once more as Redseb gave him that eerie smile of his. Something told Yoh he was in trouble again.

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AND END OF CHAPTER 4!!! Sorry if it was a bit short, but I'm a little bummed about some things…

1.] Our next duty will be in the Operating Room. So strictly, NO MISTAKES! And to add to that, our teacher happens to be the teacher who has never passed a student in her lifetime. Ever. So I guess I'm saying goodbye to my once bright future.

2.] My subjects are getting harder. Way too hard. I'm afraid my little brain's too stupid to comprehend all these medical terms. T_T

3.] I might be needing a pair of glasses. Seriously, almost everyone laughed at me when my teacher asked me to read one passage, and I totally screwed it by making a mistake. djyxa should know about this, right?? –ROFL-

4.] I don't think I'm also good at story writing. I didn't get many reviews for the third chapter, so I'm guessing I'm boring you guys. Hehe, sorry, but I'm still a newbie. ^_^

Anyways, sorry for sounding so emotional. This is what happens when you spend so much time reading your books! XD

yehey: Glad to know hindi siya bitin. At hindi na rin ako banned sa computer. Took me some time to plead to my parents, though ^_^

djyxa: Sorry sweetheart, but you know what they say…. "LOVE HURTS!!" And I actually love Yoh so much (you should know, since I keep posting it in my FB account ;D)… so I say.. MORE TORTURE!! –evil cackles-

Smart Angel: Another vote for RenJeanne! And you'll know Anna's mother soon enough. AND don't worry, YohAnna scenes will be up and ready, but first I have to introduce more of Anna's eccentric family members. Well, actually Redseb and Seyram are the last ones to be introduced. ^_^

complicatedmind21: Thank you for liking my story. I'm also waiting for you to update your story too. And no more AshLee alright?? ^_^

-Wow…. Did anyone ever notice that my author's notes are getting longer and longer?? XD-