Chapter 8

Yoh returned home half in daze from Alana kissing his cheek. He blushed and shook his head entering the garden wanting nothing more than to catch a nap. He was completely exhausted and wanted nothing more than to put his music on and sleep.

Horo saw Yoh first giving him a huge grin asking how it went and what happened. Horo grinned at Yoh as Yoh told him. "And yeh when I woke up she was asleep on my lap" he said rubbing the back of his head nervously.

Once Horo left him alone Yoh walked inside the hut and saw Anna reading a book. "I'm back." He smiled gently at her but only received a cold stare back.

"Good your schedules on the table so go train." She said before going back to her book playing with the red scarf around her neck. Yoh saw the front cover and raised an eyebrow wondering why Anna was reading a romance novel.

Yoh sighed going to the schedule and paled seeing the weight increased to 80. He shakily got the weight and walked into the garden dumping them on the floor and sitting down to put them on. He wondered if he'd ever get any sleep. He'd promised Alana he'd train her at night but how could he if he was exhausted. He hoped Alana would let him rest first before training with her. He smiled imagining Alana and shook his head standing. Amidamaru appeared next to him in his sitting position. "Yoh why don't you just go back to Alana. I'm sure Horo and Ren can cover again?"

Yoh shook his head groaning in pain as he did push ups with the weight. 'Anna's definitely trying to kill me.' He thought.

Horo and Ren sat by the window in their room that they shared with Chocó. Luckily Chocó was out in the village with Ryu and Manta leaving them alone. Horo watched their normally cheerful friend. "What do we do Ren?"

"There's nothing we can do." Ren said calmly hugging Horo from behind. They'd managed to hide their relationship well so far and hoped they could continue to do so. Only Amidamaru knew and that was because Bason told him.

"Hey I know a way to cheer Yoh up. Call Silva's shop and order Peach buns. Their Yoh's favourite and if Alana brings them think how happy he'll be." Horo grinned but stopped when Ren hit his head playfully.

"Muppet don't be foolish if Alana was to bring peach buns to Yoh Anna would clearly pick up on what is going on and kill them both." Ren sighed resting his head on the Ainu's head. He stole Horo's headband causing the snow shamans blue locks to fall messily over his face.

"Hey give me back my headband I hate this look... I look all dweeby."

Ren smiles "You look good like that Horokeu" he smiled softly ruffling the boys bangs.

Horo smiled a small blush on his cheeks before he turned and watched in shock as Yoh collapsed. "YOH!!" he cried snatching his headband of Ren and they both went outside.

By the time they got there Anna stood over Yoh with a bucket of water. She threw the water over the boy before dropping the bucket on the boy's chest. Yoh's eyes burst open and he looked up at Anna he was sweating and he looked tired. "Lazy waste of space." Anna muttered turning "Finish your training Yoh" she growled out before storming off.

Horo helped Yoh sit up. "Dude you alright?"

Yoh nodded softly "So tired." He muttered weakly as Ren removed the weights off his body. Yoh smiled "You both make a cute couple you know... I saw you in the window."

Both the shaman boys blushed shyly and helped their friend stand. "Let's take you to Alana she could get her wolf to heal you." Horo offered wanting to get Yoh away from Anna. Yoh didn't object as Horo dragged him toward Silva's shop. They entered seeing that Silva had put Alana to work and she was pottering around in a cute looking dress. It also seemed that there were more shoppers thanks to Alana's presence in the store.

Yoh leant onto Horo for support "I'm back." He called causing Alana to turn and gasp running to his side. She put her hand on his chest and he felt better thanks to her touch.

"What happened to you Yoh?" She asked softly worry in her eyes.

"Anna did it." Horo muttered as they took Yoh into a back room lying him down. "She put him in a high intensity training session the moment he came home he's absolutely shattered." Horo explained as Alana looked at the marks on yoh's wrists from where the weights had dug.

She placed her hand on his head "You're breaking out into a fever." She said gently and went to get a flannel for yoh's head when she retuned Horo was gone. Yoh explained Horo went home to keep Anna distracted.

"Why is she doing this to you... its just cruel..." She whispered taking the boys headphones off and placing them on the side before dabbing his face with a cool wet cloth. Her ears and tail popped out and Yoh went red blushing deeply.

"Yoh are you ok?"

"Well let me phrase it this way. Grandma what big ears you have." He smiled cheekily like a child.

She gasped touching her head and going red. "Oh not again." She muttered grabbing her jacket to cover the ears. Yoh reached up and removed it smiling at her in a goofy cute way.

"Don't hide it you look cute." He said softly.

"Yoh I think you need to rest you've become delusional from your fever. I am not cute."

Yoh smiled putting her hand in his, his thumb stroking her knuckle as he looked her dead in the eyes. "You are to me."