.::Summery: Sometimes you can get a lot of comfort in one small gesture.


"And then we met this woman named Lililala, she was a sort of shaman whose spirits gave us hints on how to find the Patch Village!" HoroHoro exclaimed. He was telling Tamao, Jun, and Manta about what has happened since they arrived in America. From their plan crashing because of the Lily Five to meeting Lililala, while Manta told them what happened when they traveled. Yoh frowned at the part about Hao. Why was he so interested in Anna?

"AHAHAHA!" HoroHoro roared with laughter when Manta told how Anna slapped him with her Legendary Left. "Wow, Anna may be a scary but I would have loved to see that!"

"Yeah, but I had no idea you guys would have it so tough here," Manta said, concerned.

"Hmp, Please, the only thing tough about it was traveling with these clowns," Said Ren.

"WHO'RE YOU CALLING CLOWNS?" HoroHoro, Ryu, and Chocolove shouted.

Yoh laughed as his friends argued. He was glad they were all together again.

He looked around the fire, noticing someone was missing.

Anna.

Wondering where she was, he stood up to go looking for her.

"Huh? Where's he going?" Ryu asked, who HoroHoro in a choke hold.

"Probably looking for his Fiancée," Ren said, pointing his Kwan Dao at Chocolove's throat.


Anna was in an excluded area, her arms resting on her legs, her scarf blowing in the breeze. She was deep in thought about what was to come.

'We're almost to the Patch Village, and then the real battles will begin' she thought. 'Yoh will have to fight other strong Shaman and his friends, and eventually…Hao'

The thought of the enigmatic Shaman made her feel uneasy. She didn't like how close he got to her before she slapped him. It startled her when he blocked; no one had dared to do that before.

"I like you. You are indeed worthy of becoming the wife of the Shaman King."

'I will be the wife of the Shaman King. Yoh will win, and give me the easy life he promised me' but still, something inside Anna tightened wondering what would happen if he lost, and Hao won. What would happen to her then?

"Ah, here you are."

Anna turned around to see Yoh walking over to her.

"Don't you want to come join the others around the fire?" he asked, sitting beside her.

"Not really," She said quietly.

"Huh? Why not?" Yoh knew that she liked her alone time but this seemed different. From her expression, something was bothering her.

Silence fell between them. Yoh leaned back on his hands, looking at the stars.

"Manta told me about Hao," he said suddenly, startling Anna though it didn't show on the outside.

"So?" she said indifferently.

"So I guess that's what's bothering you," he looked at her but she was starring straight ahead.

"Not really," she repeated her earlier words.

Yoh gave her a look that said he didn't believe her. Stubborn and distant, that was his Anna.

Putting his arm around her shoulders, Yoh pulled her against him firmly, but gentle.

Anna stiffened. "What are you doing?" she asked, a light blush on her cheeks.

"Nothing," Yoh shrugged. "I just missed you and I want to hold you right now."

The blush on Anna's cheeks grew brighter as she relaxed against him. All her worries from her meeting with Hao disappeared as her Fiancé held her, comforting her.

This is why she loved him so much. He knew when something was bothering her even though she never said what it was. He just seemed to understand her that way.

"Yeah," she said quietly, closing her eyes. "I guess I missed you too."


Hey, just want to say thanks for all your reviews so far, I'm glad you like these stories so much. And since you like them I want to let you know I am going to take requests.

What you want to happen, when does it happen, do you want one that's full of fluff, do you want with drama, and since the first one, 'What Counts' seems like everyone's favourite I'll even do a "Missing Scene" from the Manga so R&R and let me know!