SmilBe's note: Ever wanted to see the Christmas Special of Shaman King? This fanfic is supposed to give you a good idea what it will be about. Of course, I don't guarantee that this will appear on TV. The chance is probably impossible. I think this fanfic's too early for Christmas in our real world. But I hope this fic will remain a favorite to read at Christmas time! XD Well, I'll shut my mouth now and let you read my fanfic.

Note: This is weird. I'm trying to make this fanfic both humorous AND serious. Don't be confused.

And another note: Please be kind and notify me if you see any typos of some stuff that doesn't make sense.

Shaman King Christmas Special:

Disclaimer: Don't own Shaman King. 'Nuff said. XP

2 ~ Christmas Eve

"Yoh-kun, you're right."
"What, you mean about THAT?"
"Yes, THAT."
"Ah well. Let's not worry too much about THAT."
Yoh and Manta sat on Yoh's favorite hill.
"Enjoy the breeze, Manta~"
"I guess..."
"What's wrong?"
Manta frowned at Yoh. "It's too quiet. Too peaceful. Before, events always seemed to happen. But now, everything's too perfect."
"You reckon? It think everything's fine just like this. But, to me, I don't think things are okay. Anna's still pestering me every single day about little things. Fussing about..."
"I didn't mean that. I mean about the Shaman Fight!"
"Oh. You mean why the Patch people canceled the Shaman Fight temporary since it was Christmas?" Asked Yoh, still with his eyes closed.
"Like I said, it's quite suspicious." Manta replied, pulling weeds.
"Really? I know Silva and the others aren't really suspicious. But if you mean Hao, yeah, I guess."
"My theory is that Hao will strike sometime near Christmas." Manta said firmly.
Yoh eyes flickered. Now this was something they needed to worry about. "I don't doubt that Manta. But it's already Christmas Eve."
"Still..."
"Don't worry, Manta. In the end, everything will naturally be okay." Said Yoh.
"That's what you ALWAYS say. And I'm not at rest when I hear that quote of yours. Anyway, you want to go home now?" Manta stood up and sent a questioning glance at Yoh, who shook his head.
"I'm fine by myself. You go first if you need to."
"Okay then. Ja ne, Yoh-kun." And Manta left.
Amidamaru appeared suddenly. "Yoh-dono, Manta-sama's prediction can be quite accurate."
"Mmm, I know Amidamaru. But there's nothing we can do, can we? We can't just go find Silva and perhaps Jeanne and ask them to guard us."
"You're right, Yoh-dono."
"Don't worry. We'll just try our best if they do plan a sneak attack."

***

"Onii-chan!"
"What?" Horo Horo replied coldly.
"You've practiced chess for HOURS already! You need some rest!"
"Shuddup, Pilika. I'm busy right now. Don't disturb me."
That sentence angered Pilika immediately. "Don't you dare ignore me!" She dragged Horo Horo with force onto his bed, also plastering him to it. "Now you can't out of here!"
"Oi! Pilika! I don't need you to worry about my health! And I order you as your brother to get me out this bed!"
Pilika glared at her brother. "Your mouth needs plastering too, I almost forgot."
"MUFF! MMMM....!!!"
"Don't fear, onii-chan, I'll unplaster the tape before dinner," She looked at her watch. "Which will be exactly three hours later. And I'll just pretend that you just had a fair amount of snack before."
"MMMMM!!!!"
But Pilika had left his room. Horo Horo frantically peered around for aid. Nothing will really help, except to sleep right now. Oh well, he thought. I'll just practice again after midnight.

***

"Hao-sama, dinner is ready. Please come." Opacho bowed deeply.
"Thanks Opacho. I'll be right there." Hao got up and followed Nichrom to the dinner table, where everyone was there, waiting.
The future Shaman King coughed. "Everyone, I would like to announce something."
Hao's followered nodded eagerly, although most had heard what he was going to announce.
"Tomorrow, which is Christmas day, we will be giving Yoh and his friends a "surprise". This, I hope, will be a pleasant Christmas to everybody here. To this, we shall have a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner! Enjoy yourselves!!"
Everyone at the table clapped joyfully, some even whistled, which one included Big Buy Bill.
"Mari is so happy with Hao-sama's decision!" Mari said to Kana.
"All I want to do is to get rid of those annoying show-off girls. Especially that one with the necklace. She really got me angry."
"Really, Kana. I want a share too. I want to give that shy girl a good beating. What low-class spirits she has, isn't that right, Jack?" Macchi gestured towards her spirit, which nodded.
Opacho offered a drumstick to Hao. "Would you like one, Hao-sama?"
Hao took it, and was engrossed into taking big bites from it.
Meanwhile, Zang-ching, Turbine, and Nichrom chatted about Ren.
"I heard that he's alive again. 'S that true?" Zang-ching said as he gobbled through his bowl of fried-rice.
"It's true alright. And now he's gained more power than before. Tsseee...how ridiculous."
Nichrom plucked the shell off a shrimp delicately. "What's wrong, Turbine? Indeed, he's gained some power from that near-death situation. But if you compare his furyoku with Hao-sama's furyoku, it's one out of a thousand."
"But, I can tell that he's probably gained more power than some of us now. And what about you, Nichrom? I thought you still hate him."
"Don't mention that," Nichrom gave Turbine a killing glance. "I still see him as an ultimate enemy of mine. But to get back my revenge, I may have to ask Hao-sama for help."
"Hehe, still asking our leader for help? You little weakling." Blocken chuckled.
"WHAT, did you say?" Nichrom's eyes flashed.
"I said...nothing." Blocken again busied himself with a piece of filet.
"But with Hao-sama's decision to launch an attack against them, I now have ANOTHER chance to get my revenge."
"Mmm...good luck..." Zang-ching said absently, after stuffing a few bits of rice inside his mouth.
Asakura Hao looked about him. "Looks like everything's going well so far!"
Opacho bit into his toast. "Because it's all Hao-sama's idea."
"You think so? That's a nice thought. He-he!"

***

"Marco-san, I have decided." Jeanne said comfortably in her royal chair.
"What is it, Maiden-sama?"
"We shall spend our Christmas at a hotel."
"An exellent idea, Maiden-sama. What are the plans that are to be made?" Marco queried, taking out his notebook and pen.
"Let us just go to a quiet, but royal hotel. It shall have a spa..."
"Maiden-sama, all these will be organized immediately. We will book a reservation now."
"Excellent, Marco-san." Jeanne smiled gently.
Marco made a mental note to keep that smile in his mind forever in his life.
"Maiden-sama!" Lyserg Diethel came hurrying in, voice shaking.
"Yes, Lyserg-san?"
"Things are not well! Our spies have heard that Hao's people are planning a surprise attack!"
Marco dropped his cellphone. Maiden's face was stern.
"Lyserg-san, thankyou for informing us. Have you told everyone?"
"Yes, Maiden-sama."
"Very well. Marco-san, let our hotel trip be canceled. Instead, we shall have to build up on our defense." Maiden stood up.
"Maiden-sama, our spies reported that the enemies have currently planned on attacking Yoh's group, and our base!" Lyserg added.
Marco bowed. "Maiden-sama, should I go organize everything?"
"Wait Marco-san. Everything is not done. The decision that I have finally come upon is now set: We will notify Yoh-san and his friends of this attack."
Marco adjusted his glasses. "Does that mean we are allying with them?"
Jeanne nodded. "Indeed."
"Very well, Maiden-sama. Lyserg, come with me." Marco led Lyserg out of the room.
Jeanne closed her eyes. "Everything is not so well after all..."

***

"Yoh-kun..."
"Sh...I'm thinking."
Few times have I seen Yoh this serious, Manta thought. Of course, this is expected after hearing about Hao's sneak attack...
"What are you thinking about?" The short boy asked just to make sure.
"I'm thinking how Anna would kill me." Yoh said simply, keeping his head down.
Manta fell down. "For WHAT?!"
"For breaking her favorite vase when I received that call."
"There isn't time to worry about these stuff!" Manta tried reasoning.
"Manta...you know...taking Anna's punishment is almost as dreading as being attacked by Hao..." Yoh replied nervously.
Manta sighed. "What about this: I take the punishment for you. You take time thinking HOW to face Hao."
Yoh's eyes sparkled, and he grabbed Manta's hand. "Thankyou Manta! You're my BEST friend!"
"Ehh..you're welcome..."
I don't want to know what's in for me, Manta thought. Will she give me electric chair training like Yoh? Or perhaps just cleaning the house? Ah well, at least it's better than getting killed by Hao...or is it worse?
Little did Manta know what was in for him. But that won't be mentioned till later.

***

"Hao-sama?"
"Yeah, Mari?" The young man(?) shifted his devious eyes to the girl next to him.
"Opachi told Mari that everyone has heard about or plan. This is not going as Mari had wanted to."
"Hmmm? And why's that?"
"Mari wanted to see all those stupid fool's faces when they see us~"
"It's okay, Mari. Wouldn't you think it would be more fun? Since it's Christmas, let's all have some fun playing with those weaklings."
Mari closed her eyes and tried to picture the scene. "Mari thinks it might be okay..." She answered gleefully as she opened her delicate eyes.
"But I think Hao-sama should attack EVERYONE in the whole world!" Macchi interrupted their peaceful conversation on purpose.
"Quiet down, Macchi. Everything is going accordingly to what I had in mind before. Our targets will mainly be Yoh, that holy girl's group, and I want to see some skills from Mikki." Hao explained patiently, fiddling with his brown hair.
"You mean it, Hao-sama?~! Will I be able to kill those two pesky rats? Oh, I love you Hao-sama~!!" Macchi suddenly jumped in Hao's lap, kissing his cheek.
Hao's hair stuck up. "Ermmm, Macchi? Can you...er, get off me? You're quite heavy..."
the witch then realized that she had just done something humiliating, and flushed bright red. "Oh, sorry, Hao-sama...um, just overreacting..."
But Marion did not think that way. A speck of hostility was estbalished in Mari's heart, and her eyes flashed, but gradually, she did not take action.
Kana stood near the three, silently watching them. She was still puzzled with Hao's reaction.

***

"Onii-chan..."
"Yeah?"
Pilika leaned close to her brother and whispered, "Talk to him!"
Him meant Tao Ren, who was invited to dinner from Pilika with the two siblings from Hokkaido.
"Why should I?" Horo Horo snarled through his chicken soup.
"Because, he's your leader! And friend!"
Tao Ren remained wordless, taking his time sipping his soup.
Pilika sighed and shrugged. "Why is that two people are angry with each other at Christmas time?"
"I dunno. Anyway, we're not really angry. We're just remaining opponents till after tomorrow's ultimate match."
"I haven't seen you as a friend ever in my life before." Ren added.
Horo Horo banged the table which shook violently. "What did YOU say?" He said dangerously.
"I said, you're not considered as a friend yet." Ren repeated.
Horo Horo sat down again. "I'll pretend that I didn't hear it."
"As you wish."
Pilika dreaded this atmosphere. They're bound to start a fight, she thought nervously. Oh what should I do?
Just then, the problem was solved as Yoh and everyone else came barging in.
"Yo! Wazzup, peeps?~!" Chocolove imitated an accent.
"That's NOT funny." Said Anna.
"Hey Boro Boro, hey Ren! How's it going? You didn't invite us to this great dinner!!" Yoh patted both boys on the back.
"Yoh-sama, this is quite a crowd..." Tamao commented shyly.
"Wow! I think a party is perfect for this moment!"
"Look, dearest Eliza, let's dine with these cheerful shamans, shall we?"
"What...the heck?!" Ren stared at the people suspiciously.
Horo Horo's eyes bulged.
Manta spoke up. "Uhh, hey everyone? Shouldn't we be discussing on Hao's plan to attack us?"
The next moment, the whole house was quiet.
"That reminds me," Anna turned to Yoh. "Even though Manta is replacing you for your wrong doing, you still deserve this."
"Eh?"
"Okami PUNCH~!"
Five red hand marks appeared on Yoh's face.
Everyone's mouth hanged open, except Manta's.
"I know this is sudden, but can we PLEASE talk about MORE important issues?"
"What's this about Hao?!" Pilika and Horo Horo asked at the same time.


***

"I see..."
"This is bad, onii-chan."
But Horo Horo wasn't as calm as Ren. "What're we gonna do?! I don't wanna die yet! I haven't even got a girlfriend yet!"
Anna slapped Horo Horo. "Yoh will find a way."
"..." Yoh was focused.
"Seriously, we really need a suitable plot." Manta said matter-of-factly.
"I've already decided on our plan," Anna replied. "But we need everyone's opinions of it."
So, this whole meeting lasted hours before everyone arranged this meeting also as a sleepover. That night, everyone seemed to sleep well. Perhaps Anna's solution was an excellent idea? Who knows, except many things shall be revealed in the next chapter.
***

End of chapter note: Yay! I am done with chapter 2!! I am the narrator of the story. =D Everyone, please be nice and review!! -SmilBe