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Author's note: Thanks for the reviews on the previous chapter. Sorry, it took a while again...

~Yoh~

I tend to sleep late the past few days, spending most of my time looking at old pictures and other stuff which might help jog my memory. Anna would stay with me even though she looked so tired from her daily chores (of course I help out but she does most of it, which reminded me that Ren said something about her working me like a dog every single day) and patiently answered all of my questions.

oAnnao

He's made a mess again in our room, looking at the old stuff, inquiring about past events and the people we know. I was thinking if I should remind him how I absolutely hate the clutter and that I would have whacked him right then and there...

~Yoh~

I don't know if Ren was just trying to throw me off because so far, the Anna he described is far from being the 'ice queen'. But even if she's that bossy, control freak, and sadistic person (again, this came from Ren), I guess...wait, or better yet, I'm sure that I wouldn't prefer anyone else. How am I sure? I have no idea. She just feels like...home. Funny thing is I don't even remember home.

oAnnao

He's looking at me in a funny way and I try not to react too much because I didn't want to put more pressure on him, even though it frustrates me to no end. Maybe it was something that Tao brat told him. I would ask about that one of these days...

~Yoh~

My son... well, he avoided me like a plague and I completely understand. Somehow, it kinda pains me to see him that way...

oAnnao

Hana is a little hostile towards his father... maybe I should send him back to Izumo...

~Yoh~

I'm still trying to sort things out based on the facts that she presented to me.

How I suddenly disappeared and ended up in Okinawa.
How this Cole Saint person helped me.
How this wiccan named Lilia Sergei went with me inside my head (which I can't get over because I still think it's creepy) to help me find the missing link.
How my memory was erased by someone named Hao, who turns out to be my twin brother, who is also our ancestor that has great desire to make the world a better place by killing all human beings except those with shamanic abilities.
And the worse part of all is that apparently, I volunteered to undergo a certain test.

I hate myself right now.

I didn't breathe a word of it but she caught on and told me that there's a huge possibility that Hao is lying about the test. Hearing that didn't make me feel any better. She would tell me to stop stressing about it and just focus on the now, which made a lot of sense. Unfortunately, that didn't help at all. I wish I could go back in time and rearrange this mess...

~o0o~

One time I was doing the dishes and I was humming a certain song and she said that I sang it to her on her birthday, just recently. She asked if I remembered it and I told her that I don't even know the lyrics, let alone the song. However, it kept playing in my head that I somehow had to get it out. It's amazing how those little things could make someone so happy.

~o0o~

"Anna, you trust me right?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Could you please answer the question?"
"Yoh, I trust you with my life." She said. "Now, answer my question."
"I know that the past few days, you've been more focused on helping me..."
"Your point being...?"
"I'm not exactly oblivious, Anna. I know you're exhausted and you haven't been eating well..."
"You don't have to worry about my eating habits, Yoh."
"My point is I don't want you to get sick or anything. So I've decided to leave."
"What?" She's couldn't believe what she heard. "What did you just say?"
"I'm leaving, Anna."

Her lips pressed into a thin line but kept a straight face.
"I can't let you leave."
"I'm not asking for your permission."
"Why do you want to leave?"
"I couldn't bear to see you suffer any longer. It's been hard on everyone..."
"And you leaving is supposed to make things better?"
"No." He admitted.
"That's really logical Yoh. You're gonna have to give me a better explanation than the crap you just spouted." Her voice, almost angry.
"But Anna..."
"I'm a lot stronger than you think,"
"I...uh..."
"I will forgive you just this once for doubting me coz technically, you don't know me in your current state. Anything else?" She kept her gaze to his eyes and spoke again "Guess not."

Yoh was left slack jawed, and almost immediately, he dropped his resolve. She's right; he should have never underestimated her.

~o0o~

"Hello?" The voice on the other end of the line spoke.
"Hey, Ren it's me. Are you busy?"
"Yoh, I always have time for my friends. Anyway, do I even want to hear this?"
"I haven't said anything yet..." He retorted.
"Carry on, then." The chinese shaman urged.
"I told Anna, I wanted to leave."

Yoh thought his eardrums were gonna explode when Ren reacted.

"YOU DID WHAT? WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING, YOU IDIOT?"
"I was just so worried about her..." He reasoned out.
"ANNA IS A TOUGH CHICK, MORON! DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER? GEEZ! YOU ARE REALLY GETTING ON MY NERVES I WANTED TO KICK YOUR ASS SO BAD!"
"Sorry..."
"Where is she now?"
"She went to the grocery store..."
"Why are you such a jerk, Yoh?"
"Guess I couldn't help it, with this amnesia and all..."
"If I knew this was gonna happen, I would've stayed a while longer. I'm quite surprised she hasn't beaten you to a bloody pulp yet...or did she? Please tell me she at the very least slapped you."
"She didn't."
"Ugh! Well, what the hell are you still doing on the phone? Go get her and APOLOGIZE dumbass!"
"Right. Thanks, Ren."
"Don't thank me just yet."

~o0o~