A/N: Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! I know it's been forever since I updated! Please forgive me since ive recently started a new job and have been getting my life together. Its currently nine a.m. on one of my two days off and i'm knocking out the next chapter before my boyfriend gets home. As always I do not own Shaman King. Nor do I own the songs. Credit will be given at the end. Thank you. Read and Review! (Let me know if you have any ideas you'd like to see happen!)
Chapter Four: You Give Me Fever
Anna yawned and gently began rubbing the sleep lazily from her eyes. Turning to her side she saw a wide awake Yoh just smiling at her.
"Morning"
"Morning Anna. Sleep well?"
Anna nodded as she sat up, not caring about the frontal view she was currently giving her boss.
"You want breakfast?"
Yoh, surprised himself that he was more intent on looking at her face then her currently exposed body.
"Sure. You gonna cook for me?"
Anna nodded and shook her head no.
"I hardly cook for myself. But I will be ambitious for you. I'll drive us to Dunkin Donuts."
Yoh laughed as Anna got off the bed and made her way to the bathroom.
Before entering the bathroom, Anna leaned against the door and gave Yoh a coy smile.
"Care to join me?"
Yoh grinned as he got out of bed and walked past her, gently running his hand across her flat stomach to the edge of her hip.
"Always"
Anna's breath caught in her throat for a moment.
'He's just horny Koyama. Remember you said it yourself, no strings!'
Anna smirked as she followed him into the shower.
//My hearts not ready for the rocking chair
I need somebody who really cares//
Anna went under the hot water and smiled, almost forgetting there was someone else in the shower with her.
Yoh didn't mind though, he smiled as he watched the blonde singer allow the hot water wash away the soreness of last nights liason from her body.
'I want her. But not in the physical way' he thought to himself
Anna bent back a little, the water trailing down her breasts and abdomen.
'Okay not just in the physical way....but she said it herself...no strings....'
//So tired of living solitare
Someday i'm gonna be Safe in the arms of love//
Anna stood up straight and pulled Yoh close to her. She could feel her face turning red and she doubted highly that the water temperature was to blame.
"Yoh...I....I..."
Yoh cupped his hand on her cheek, making the two of them stare into each others eyes.
//Strip your heart and it starts to snow
Love is a high-wire act I know
Someday i'll find a net below//
"What is it Anna. This isn't about last night right? I didn't hurt you did I?"
Anna smiled and shook her head.
"No, no last night was great Yoh. It was...perfect."
Yoh sucked in some air, his face now turning red.
'Wow....her smile is....wow....'
//Someday I'm gonna be
Safe in the arms of love
Safe in the arms of love//
"I just wanted to say...thanks..."
Yoh nodded.
"It was....it was great. I'd love to do it again"
Yoh smacked his head, his face turning an even brighter shade of red than he previously thought was possible
"I-I-I-I mean!"
Anna giggled at his choice of wording.
//I want arms that know how to rock me
Safe in the arms of love
I want to fall and know love has caught me
Safe in the arms of love
Safe in the arms of love//
"You'd really want to...be...with me again?"
Yoh nodded as he gently but forcefully pushed her up against the cold smooth tile of the shower wall.
"Right now Anna. I'd be with you here...now....whenever...."
Anna looked down, unable to meet his eyes.
'It's happening. This can't be happening'
Yoh gently lifted her up by the chin, making her look him in the eyes.
//I want a heart to be forever mine
Want eyes to see me satisfied
Gonna hang my heartache out to dry//
Anna's eyes softened and she closed the gap between them, wrapping her arms around him tightly.
'I'm falling again'
//Someday i'm gonna be safe in the arms of love
Safe in the arms of love//
Yoh pulled her close and to her surprise nothing sexual happened.
He just held her, caressed her face, and at most kissed her lips and forhead.
//I want arms that know how to rock me
Safe in the arms of love
I want to fall and know love has caught me
Safe in the arms of love//
"Anna....we have to talk"
Anna nodded as the pair exited the shower and quickly got dressed for the day.
//Safe in the arms of love//
"What do you want to talk about?" Anna asked as she opened up her apartment door, the cool fall air hitting both of them.
Yoh pulled her outside and pushed her against the door.
//Safe....//
"I can't pretend last night didn't mean something to me and I hope to God it meant something to you. I couldn't sleep last night Anna. And you know why? Because I couldn't help but watch you as sleep. I couldn't stop myself from pulling you closer to me because I felt you being just right next to me was to far away. Anna I don't know what you've done to me but...but i'm lost. I need you Anna and not in a perverted way. I just want you, I want to know the real Anna Koyama. I want to be with you Anna. I know you said no strings attached to last night....but I can't do that. I want and need you. Please tell me you feel the same"
Anna stared at Yoh wide-eyed but she couldn't help but smile lovingly at his abrupt confession.
"Oh...Yoh....."
'Well that's it. She hates me and never wants to see me again' he thought to himself.
//Safe in the arms of love//
Anna threw herself into his arms and buried her face into the crook of his neck.
"Tell me you want me"
Yoh pulled her close and gently rocked her
"I want you Anna. More than you'll ever know"
"....I'm yours"
Yoh looked at her, a shocked look in his eyes but a smile present nonetheless.
"R-Really?"
Anna nodded and kissed him.
"Really"
Yoh gently touched her face before kissing her.
"Your mine Anna"
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Horo sighed as he sat in the uncomfortable plastic waiting room chair. Looking at his watch for what seemed like the billionth time, he sighed.
Eleven a.m.
"I've been here since three in the morning. I have yet to see him. This. is. ."
As if on cue a cheery nurse walked up to HoroHoro.
"Mr. Usui?"
Horo looked up and nodded.
"Here!"
The nurse smiled at him.
"Mr. Tao is asking to see you. The doctors said you can take him home as soon as he signs the release form. I'll go get it. He's in Room 254-B"
Horo smiled and bolted to Ren's room.
Ren sighed as he buttoned his shirt up, happy that his left arm only needed a tight brace and not a cast.
"What a night" he muttered as his door opened revealing Horo.
"Your alright. Thank God."
Ren looked over his shoulder and smiled at his boyfriend.
'He must have been up all night' he thought to himself as he looked at his deshelved appearence.
"I'm fine Horokeu. No need to worry. The worst his I have a few stitches on my forehead and this annoying brace"
Horo just sighed as he quickly walked up to him and embraced him tightly.
"I love you so much Lian. What happened last? Who the hell was that?!"
Ren kissed him gently and layed his throbbing head on his shoulder.
"I love you too Horo. It was nothing, just a senseless argument. The guy just flipped out and landed a lucky jab"
"A lucky jab? Babe he knocked you out cold. That was almost a bloodbath. Who the hell was that? I know you know."
Ren sighed and cuddled closer into his embrace allowing Horo to once again realize just how small Ren was to him. This only made the Ainu hold him closer, to protect him from the world.
"Just some guy I went to high school with, we never got along. Things just got out of hand last night is all. It was a stupid mishap, thats all. I promise"
Horo nodded.
"Come on. Let's get you home."
Ren held out his hand for the car keys.
"I'll drive. You look exhausted. Your driving skills suck as it is"
Horo glared as he reluctantly handed Ren the keys to his 'baby'.
"Silence you"
Ren smirked as he drove the two of them back to their apartment.
Once inside, Ren threw the car keys on the table and headed towards the kitchen.
"You get some sleep Horo. Don't forget we have to go to Anna's debut tonight"
Horo nodded as he made a face plant into the soft king sized mattress and fell asleep.
Ren looked up from the fridge and smiled at a now comatose Horo.
"Goodnight. Idiot."
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Anna looked around the empty club and smiled.
Yoh had given her free reign to transform the club for her debut into what ever she pleased.
After what seemed like making a million calls in the span of ten minutes, Anna punched in the numbers for her last call.
"Ninth Street Piano Bar. Jason speaking"
Anna smirked
"You busy with your whore tonight?"
"A-Anna. Why are you calling me?"
"I'm debuting at Mystik. You want to come? I even have a new song especially for tonight"
".....Is that why my pianist called out"
"Yeah" Anna answered bluntly "What can I say i'm more loved than you are. Anyway Yoh, said..."
"Who the hell is Yoh?" Jason asked angrily, cutting her off.
"Yoh, my new boyfriend. Anyway Yoh-kun said it was okay for you to come if you wanted."
"...Fine. What time?"
"Eight o'clock sharp."
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Anna took in a few deep calming breaths as she waited backstage.
"You've done this is a million times before. You can do this"
Ren smirked as he walked up to Anna, holding a single red rose.
"You know it's okay to talk to yourself. But they say the first sign of insanity is answering yourself"
Anna smiled as Ren handed her the rose.
"It's beautiful. Thank you Ren."
"You'll do fine. By the way everyone out there loves what you've done to the place."
"You don't think its to much?"
"Annie you matched black velvet furniture with dark blue lighting and just a piano and microphone on the stage. It's brilliant. Hell if the singing career doesn't pan out you can always fall back on interior design. I'd hire you for me and Horo's place"
"But Ren your gay. Why would you need me?"
The two stared at each other and came to the joint conclusion.
"Keep Horo out of the way"
The two laughed as they heard Yoh's voice on stage.
"It is my great pleasure to introduce to you tonight a new singer for Mystik. Please give a warm welcome to Ms. Anna Kyoyama!"
The crowd clapped as Yoh and Ren took there seats in the front row.
Anna came on the stage, her hair lightly pulled back and black 1920's style dress that had a rhinestone clasp on each strap.
Yoh and practically every other guys eyes were glued to her every move.
Anna smiled as she nodded to the man behind the piano and gently spoke into the microphone.
"This is for all you lovers out there tonight"
Slow but rhythmic music filled the club as Anna began singing.
//Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that is so hard to bare//
Anna winked at Yoh making his breath catch in his throat.
//You give me fever when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night//
The scenes of last night played through both Yoh and Anna's minds.
//Sun lights up the daytime
And moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know i'm gonna treat you right//
Jason stared at Anna as she performed.
Something was different about her. Something was there that wasn't there when she was his.
//You give me fever
when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
And fever all through the night//
'She didn't. She's not that kind of girl' Jason thought to himself
//Everybody's got the fever
That is something you all know
Fever isn't such a new thing
Fever started long ago//
Anna smiled at Yoh.
He certainly gave her the fever.
//Romeo loved Juliet
Juliet, she felt the same
When he put his arms around her
He said 'Julie baby your my flame
Thou giveth fever
when we kisseth
Fever with thy flaming youth
Fever i'm afire.
Fever yeah I burn forsooth.'//
Anna saw Jason staring at her and smirked but covered it with a coy smile.
'What did I ever see in him anyway?'
//Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
When her daddy tried to kill him
She said 'Daddy, oh don't you dare.
He gives me fever with his kisses.
Fever when he holds me tight.
Fever i'm his missus.
So Daddy won't you treat him right//
The girls clapped knowing full well the effect of over-protective-daddy-syndrome.
//Now you've listened to my story
Here's the point that I have made:
Chicks were born to give you fever Be it fahrenhiet or centigrade.
They give you fever when you kiss them
Fever if you live and learn
Fever till you sizzle
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn//
The music stopped as Anna sang the final line, only her velvet voice piercing the air as cool as water.
//What a lovely way to burn//
TBC
Again sorry for the delay! I don't own Safe in The Arms of Love. Martina McBride does. I also used the Bette Midler version of the song Fever. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please read and review!