Another fanfic of Shaman King. I'll keep doing them until I'm bored of it. XD Anyway, this is supposed to be a humorous one! ^_^ (If there are typos, or something does not make sense, please be nice and contact me about it.)
-SmilBe

Disclaimer: How many times do I have to tell you, I DON'T EVEN OWN A TINY PIECE OF HIROYUKI'S GREAT WORK!

Note: Jack is made up. Not in the actual manga, of course.

Brand New Start---Day 3:

"Want to convince your husbands? All you need to do is this..." Anna slowly read aloud the text on her guidebook.

"ANNA! Bob pooped AGAIN~!"

The itako snapped her book shut and clenched her fists. "BAKA! GO CLEAN IT UP!"

"It smells!" Yoh's voice called back.

Anna breathed out and opened her book again, this time, reading quietly to herself. "I have to get him to give up his stupid animal. It's getting too much for me to handle...."

***

"Yoh-kun...why do you have a pet?"

"Manta, Bob is quite fun. Have you tried playing with it?"

"I have an allergy with dogs..." Manta lied.

"That's not true. Bob's not a dog. He's a puppy!" Said Yoh jokingly.

"They're the same species. Don't you get tired of it...?"

Yoh stared into the space. "Perhaps Bob's a little annoying with his behavior, but somehow, having a pet gives me a comfortable feeling. I..I just can't...describe it."

"You make me wonder, Yoh-kun. How you can think so far...and I, although I have knowledge, I just can't think of philosophical ideas."

"Wuehehe! You don't need to. I don't either. I just want an easy life!"

"But having a pet is not an easy life!"

"Nah. It's quite easy," Yoh looked at his watch. "Ahh! I've gotta go Manta. Anna wants me to do dinner today. We take turns. Cya!"

***

Anna put down her fork. "Yoh, I want to talk to you about your dog."

Yoh was surprised. Anna hardly ever talk about serious matters with Yoh. "Yeah?"

"I WANT TO GET RID OF YOUR DOG!"

"....eh?"

"I said, I want your dog OUT of this house." Anna repeated patiently.

"...Uhh...why?"

"Because, it's stupid. And will only cause accidents in our house."

Yoh stood up. "But that's not an excuse to kick my precious Bob out of the house!"

"It's excellent reasoning Yoh." She said coldly.

"NO IT'S NOT! Why can't you just understand me?" Yoh yelled angrily and ran out of the dining room.

Anna sighed. "Maybe I just don't understand you..."

***

"Bob...do you like me?" Yoh poked a stick into the ground in the backyard.

The puppy stared at Yoh with its puppy eyes.

"I guess you do. But somehow, Anna doesn't. Why though? Is there a better reason than that you cause trouble? You don't really cause a lot of trouble, do you?"

Bob just barked lightly, lying on its back.

"I won't let anyone take you away...even if I betray Anna..."

***

THE NEXT MORNING.......

Anna held out a piece of paper in front of Yoh. He scanned it, and froze.

"You see, apparently someone is looking for his dog, and that it was taken to the pet shop awhile ago accidently. And it looks EXACTLY like yours. What are you going to do about this, I ask you."

Yoh was speechless. Why is this happening? Is God trying to take Bob away from Yoh? This is insane!

"I have no objection of giving back the puppy. But it's your decision." Anna chewed on her drumstick cheerfully.

"I'm going to find the owner." Yoh declared, heading for the door.

Anna smiled to herself. "At least I convinced him to go find the owner. Hopefully everything will go accordingly to my plan."

***

"Are you Jack?"

"Yes, I am. What can I do for you?"

"It's about your missing dog." Yoh said in a serious tone.

"Oh! Yes. Have you found it? Can I have it back?"

"Yes. And no. I've got it, but you can't have it back."

Jack frowned. "Why not?"

"Because, I paid for it. And I have the right to keep it. See you then." Yoh then walked away.

The man puzzled over Yoh's speech and shrugged. "It seems that he really likes my dog. Oh well. He shall keep it. That means I don't have to worry about it."

***

"So, how did it go?"

"I got to keep it." Yoh grinned.

"Oh darn." Anna murmured.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"Anna, PLEASE understand that keeping a puppy at home is not gonna kill you! Besides, I need a friend at home."

"I thought you already have Manta." Asked Anna.

"Manta's different. There are some qualities in animals that humans do not have."

"There's also some qualities in humans where animals don't have."

"EXACTLY. Do you get what I'm saying, Anna?"

"Not really."

Yoh sighed. "Dogs can somehow be useful in some ways too."

"You'll have to show me."

"..." Yoh didn't know HOW to show Anna.

Anna checked the kitchen clock. "It's almost lunch. Have you fed him yet?"

"Oh darn, I forgot!" Yoh fetched some dog food and rushed out.

***

"Bob, how can we show Anna you're useful?"

The pup just gobbled up its lunch hungrily, ignoring Yoh's question.

"There's gotta be a way..."

***

Yoh hummed along with his CD Player.

Anna glanced at him. "You still listening to that old Bob CD?"

Yoh took of his earphones. "Yeah. I told you I wanted that new one..."

"It seems that I've been too harsh on you. I'll go and buy it for you." Announced Anna.

Yoh stared at Anna. "You mean it?"

"If you keep asking, I don't mean it." Anna found her purse and headed out the door.

Yoh followed quickly. "Wait! Anna, you know which one it is?!"

""Love Da Bob", didn't you mention that before?" Anna called back as she walked away.

***

As Anna walked down the street, although her expression was stern, inside, she was actually smiling.

Point 3 to convince your husbands: Do something for him, and he will think he owes you something. That will definitely encourage him to think over your decision, and hopefully, in the end, he will agree.

Anna imagined the scene that she would come upon when she returned home. She couldn't help feeling a bit sorry for Yoh as she crossed the road absently, enjoying the picture in her mind. Not aware of her surroundings, she heard a loud barking. She suddenly snapped back to reality, seeing a car headed for her, and immediately dashed across. The car barely missed her by a few inches. When Anna turned her head around, she saw Yoh's puppy, barking madly from the other side of the road.

When she had caught her breath again, she pretended to not see Bob, and walked towards the CD store.

***

"Anna! You really did buy it for me!" Yoh greeted Anna joyfully as he opened the door to let her in.

"If I said I would, then it shall be done. By the way, where's Bob?"

"Hmmm? Oh, that's right. We need to talk about that."

"???"

"I've been thinking Anna, that Bob doesn't really benefit us in many things, does it? Well, so when you went out, I let him out..."

"STUPID!! Did I tell you to let him go?!!" Anna raged.

"Well, you said you wanted to get rid of him..."

"I wanted to. But I didn't, did I?!!" The itako ran out the door. Yoh, astonished with her behavior, followed her out.

***

"Where are you, Bob?!"

"Amidamaru, can you go up and help me find that dog?"

"It shall be done, Yoh-dono." The spirit flew up into the sky.

About half an hour later of searching in the area near where Anna and Yoh lived, Amidamaru returned with good news.

"Yoh-dono, I have found the puppy. Fortunately, it is not hurt. But it seemed to be starving..." Amidamaru reported.

"Hurry then!" Anna ordered as Amidamaru lead the two towards where Bob Love, the puppy was at.

***

EPILOGUE:
And now everything is quite normal again in the Asakura household. Anna is still a short-tempered girl who orders people around easily. And Yoh is still the carefree boy that is a victim of Anna's orders. But recently added to their household was, the dog, Bob Love. Yoh never quite found out why Anna had changed her mind about Bob Love. Anna never hinted about the accident that happened that day to anyone. And she never thought about going to. And so, the days go on...with maybe SOME chaos following...which is not neccesary to add in here.

***
END OF STORY.

Concluding Note: Hmmm --- this is weird. Did I make Yoh and Anna a bit OOC in this chapter? I reckon I did. And, I added an epilogue in this fic!! Please don't mind my sudden ending. R+R please, as usual.