O.O I STILL can't believe that anyone would read this! I mean, on November 10th, my views spiked at an all-time high at 166! And for that...
HOUNTO NI ARIGATO GOZAIMASU!
It makes me very happy, and after I got rejected from the Honors Choir too! Y.Y T.T But it's OK. NOBODY from my school got in, so I ain't alone! And there's always next year too. Anyway...
Recap:
"Um, who are you?" Elen asked.
"Sara. Sara Avalon." She told her.
Elen's choker she got from Hao...
That's what struck him the most about Elen.
"Spirit of Fire!" He called. The collar around Elen's neck started to glow a vibrant red. Much to everyone's surprise.
Yoh had the feeling that Elen was more than just a comrade to Hao.
'Is she also his medium?' He thought.
"You're so blind to the truth that she wanted YOU to come to her aid. Not me, you!"
"Why would I, the one who almost killed her, be the one to be by her side at a time like this?" He asked harshly. "Why ME and not YOU?"
"She ain't that good at openly expressin' her true feelings. Just remember that."
Or even why he just kissed her on her cheek just then.
But it seems...
That Diana looked a little more relaxed after that.
And that seemed to make all the difference in the world to him.
Disclaimer: I don't own the title, "Shaman King," nor am I with any manga/anime companies in anyway. Though I do own a couple characters, so I DO own them. All characters I didn't make go to their respected owner, Takei Hiroyki-sensei.
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"Hey, you!" A cold voice echoed through the silence of the bay's nature.
"What is it, Anna-san?" An equally cold voice asked.
"Are you really Hao's medium?" The Itako asked bluntly. The girl in question looked at Anna with a blank expression. Now that she gave some consideration, she and Elen seemed alike in more ways than just their attitudes, but also in looks.
"You're smart." Elen complimented. "Of course, I myself am not the medium, but this collar that which also marks me as Hao's." Her eyes narrowed when I said that. "Of course, ya shoulda just asked Yoh-san that. The boy caught it pretty quick. He ain't as dumb as he looks." She commented.
"Of course. Yoh's my fiance and he's going to be the Shaman King." Anna squeezed in. Elen stepped past the other blond, and proceeded to the more inner part of the natural enviroment.
"We'll see."
She walked and walked. In all honesty, she was getting really annoyed with everyone, and needed to get away from it.
...
Needed to get away from Hao.
Elen didn't understand anything about why her cheeks would start to burn a bit when he was around her.
Why she seemed a bit happier when she saw him.
Why she stuttered when people accused her of liking him.
Why she felt so comfortable when he wrapped his arm around her.
And that was what made her all the more uncomfortable.
"Wakaranai, kore wa kimochi." She told herself when she stopped, looking out at the bay. "I just don't know what I feel towards him. But he's really suppose to just be a comrade to me. That's it. But maybe, this is what ya feel towards a comrade."
"Ko ko ko!" A tiny voice sounded.
'That kinda sounded like Kororo.' Elen thought. 'But that wasn't her's.' Turning, she saw the little creature who had made that sound.
A little spirit was floating around the plants, smiling all the while. He wore a blue version of Kororo's clothing, and even had a Fuki leaf in hand.
'Koropokkuru?' She mentally asked herself.
The little creature looked in Elen's direction, and saw her eyes.
Blue.
"GET OFFA ME!" Elen shouted, now sitting on the beach made of broken shells.
With-in the span of about 1 second, the little Koropokkuru had suddenly charged and grabbed hold of Elen's eye. Or at least her eyelid.
"SAGE! SAGE!" A masculine voice called out. The little creature looked over, and flew in the direction of the voice. Elen, feeling that it was safe to open her eyes again, saw a boy who had to be around her age his arms crossed. He had to be about 5' 8", and had a black shirt with stars all over it and a tree necklace on top of that. He was also wearing jean pants, and had short, black hair. His brown eyes looked a bit annoyed as they gazed down at the Koropokkuru, now named Sage, who had his head down in shame. Elen narrowed her eyes, and her eyebrows started to knit as she was caught in his stare, which seemed to have soften as he saw her. "Given that you shouted what you did, I can safely assume that you can see him?" The boy asked.
"Yeah, I can. Any reason I shouldn't?" She asked. "I AM a shaman after all." Elen continued, seeming very annoyed that her peace had once again, been interrupted.
'A Southern American accent? Or ghetto, maybe?'
"So what are you doing here?" The boy asked.
"Tryin'a get away from some annoyances." She said. Bringing herself up, she in turn dusted any broken shells that clung to herself. "You?"
"Just taking a walk around." He told her, stretching his arms over his head. "School was rough and I needed to clear my mind."
"'School'?" Elen questioned. "But school lets out at 3."
The new boy lowered his arms. "That's for elementry and middle school." He explained. "I'm in highschool."
"Oh, really?" Elen's head cocked to the side in amazement. "I didn't know that."
"Really? You'd think you'd know that. It's like you've never gone to school before." But the boy just saw her looking at him with a vacant gaze.
Realization.
"You're a truant?"
"Ya know, that's EXACTLY the reaction a girl had when SHE found out." She told him. "Sarah Avalon."
"Oh, you met my cousin?" The boy asked.
"You're cousin?"
"Yeah. I'm Hiro Tomio. Cousin of Sarah Avalon." He explained. "She keeps on talking about two girls who don't seem to go to school, and are twins."
"I guess that's me and my sister." Elen said. "Elen McDonell. Nice to meet'cha."
Hiro held out his hand, expecting her to take it, but was curious as to why she only flinched and looked at it with a mixture of fear and confusion.
"Um...Why're ya stickin' your hand out at me?" She asked nervously. Her eyes darting from the hand to Hiro's realized eyes.
"You don't know what a handshake is, do you?" He asked, amazed. After a quick shaking of Elen's head to confirm 'no', Hiro laughed a bit. "Just take my hand." He said as he grabbed Elen's small black wrist, and guiding it towards his own hand. Still confused, Elen grasped onto his own, feeling the slight cold that came with the coming cooler season. She felt her hand being pulled up and down. "That's a handshake. It's something you do when you want to say that you're pleased to meet someone."
"Ok?" Elen replied, still confused.
BEEP BEEP BEEP!
"ACK!" She pulled her hand away from Hiro's in surprise, while he had a look of curiosity. "Uh, sorry." She apologized, reaching for her Oracle Bell.
BEEP BEEP BEEP!
She pulled her left sleeve up past the screen, and promptly shutting the beeping off.
"An Oracle Bell?"
"You know this thing?" She asked, glancing up at him.
"I was...almost qualified for the Shaman Fights."
...
...
...
"Ya lost to an officiant, didn't'cha?" She asked.
"Yeah." Hiro lowered his head in shame.
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"WHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!" A loud thumping could be heard around the boarding house. Coupled with the loud wailing of a crying dragon.
"Ah, Ryu-san, what's wrong?" Manta asked in the lobby of the house. Ryu stopped, turned, and began to squeeze the life out of his short friend.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! MANTA!" Ryu cried.
"Wh-what's wrong?" Manta asked, not enough breath in his lungs.
"THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW!" The Itako Anna asked annoyed, her beads wrapped around Ryu's ridiculous pompadored hair, pulling him away from the midget.
"Me and Faust have to fight Elen and Hao! We're gonna die!"
"Am I hearing things or are Elen and Hao your next opponents?" The Ainu Horo-Horo asked. That only made Ryu cry even louder until somebody decided to slam her boot into his mouth. Followed by another cry.
"Shut it! Ya woke Alexa!" And angry green-eyed girl announced. With a calm blue-eyed green-haired Jun just watching in amusement at the new development.
"Are you as cold as ice?" Horo-Horo asked increduously.
"Yeah! Ryu-san and Faust have to fight Hao and Elen." Manta agreed.
"I think this idiot made that PERFECTLY CLEAR!" Fire shot up behind Diana's back. "And personally, I'm rootin' for Elen. Even though she IS fightin' with the man I despise the most!"
"I love you too." A boy's voice said mockingly in the entrance of the eating area. Strange as it was, Hao wasn't in his normal clothes. He had a dress shirt that was untucked, and the first three buttons were undone. He wore blue jeans, and had black shoes on.
Wierd.
"Hey." Horo called. Hao looked up to the blue Ainu, still on the stairs. "Why're you dressed like that?" He asked.
"That poncho get's scratchy sometimes." He explained. "I wear this whenever I need a break from it." Walking over to Diana, he lifted the still crying Alexa from the comforting arms of her older sister. "You're holding her wrong." He informed her. "A baby's head needs to be elevated like this so that they don't bounce." Hao demonstrated it, and the crying newborn was silenced.
"Oh, he'll make a great husband someday. Right, Diana-chan?" Jun asked her new favorite girl of the group. Mostly because she's hoping for Ren and her to get together.
"Um...yeah." Diana agreed shakily. She watched as Alexa started to sleep again, now totally unbothered by her surroundings. "I'm goin' to my room." And she ran up the stairs.
However, before she left, Hao caught this little thought:
"Am I just unneeded for anythin'?"
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TADAIMA!
Yay! I ain't dead! Please forgive the late update, but I was EXTREMELY busy with school and the holidays. But I'M BACK!
And with a new segment.
I came up with this idea that you guys can ask Elen questions. Like her opinions, and why she does things. You can also ask Diana too.
Elen: Yeah. If ya guys wanna know some things about me and Diana, go for it.
Diana: I'm sure it'll be fun!
That's the spirit guys!
So anyway...
Read, review, send ideas and send to friends
UNTIL NEXT TIME!