Points of View

AUTHOR'S NOTES: As this is my first Shaman King fic, please be gentle with the R/Ring! This takes place several years after the last Shaman Fight, and our heroes are cool 17 year-olds. Sort of A/U: With Yoh declared as the Shaman King, the world turns into that ideal utopia he had so dreamed about and peace returns to both humans and shamans. What if Yoh and Anna weren't promised to each other, and his grandparents and father thought of another, more suitable candidate? Yoh X OC, Ren X OC, and the reason why Hao acts so bitter and venomous towards the world. That reason why Hao is acting so *&^#$% is because of...an OC~~~!!! XD Yeah, I think I have to crown myself the OC Queen. Remember this as a fan fic only, so everything in here is just pure cock and bull story, nothing more, nothing less. Hey, even villains have to have their sob stories, right, look at Soujirou Seta...^^;; Anyway, X Los also has a problem, and that is...OHMIGOD Iron Maiden Jeanne wants to RETIRE?! R/R PLEASE~~~!!!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Shaman King and all its characters; I wish I could own Bason and Amidamaru's spirit ball modes, though...***-^o^-*** they are ABSOLUTELY so KAWAII~~~!!! I own the OC's portrayed herein. Rating may go up in some later chapters, but for the majority throughout, it's PG-13. What is it about ME and the number 4?! ^^;; Anyway, R/R PLEASE~~~!!!

Jeanne

I'm so tired...so tired.

It's not because I want it all to end.

The world is still filled with sinners, and I have to make sure to enlighten them.

I have to show them the light that is in their hearts...

I have to show them true justice.

I still have so many things to do.

I still have so many things to teach them.

But my body is growing tired.

I want to stay still, but my body is growing tired.

I must not give in.

No, I must NOT.

As long as there are still sinners in this world...

I will not surrender.

No.

I will NOT.

Lysearg

I could feel your sadness.

I could feel your despair.

Why must you always have to take it all upon your self?

The burdens of the world are much too great.

Don't you get tired?

Don't you feel like crying sometimes?

You know you really don't have to act so brave all the time.

There are times that you can cry if you feel like it.

Or is it because that you are too tired to cry anymore?

Why do you have to bear it all by yourself?

Why do you have to do it all by yourself?

Time had been too long, and I am too weak to even think.

What had been gone?

What have I done?

Time is cruel, so cruel.

But whatever happens...

I will always be

HERE...

Yoh

Time is such a cruel thing.

It goes on and on without waiting for anything.

It plods on,

With it fate.

But no matter how much we try to stop time...

It still goes on.

And on.

And on.

Waiting for the day when it would finally end.

Waiting for that one day when everything would cease to what or who it was, or will be.

Who was I?

Who was he?

Were we really one?

Alas, I will never know

For time has taken away what little precious time we had left

And he has gone.

And I will never know.

Yes.

I will never know.

Hao

I am tired.

So tired.

I want it all to end.

But they still keep stopping me.

When will they ever learn

That they cannot, and will EVER not, stop a god?

I am tired of being hunted.

I am tired of being feared.

I am tired of everything!

I want everything to end!

I can't go on like THIS!

But still

They stop me.

Aren't they tired about everything, too?

About fearing me

About hating me

About trying to think of ways of killing me.

I am tired

And if they're not

I will still have to try and stop them

From trying to stop me.

And it will go on

And on

And on

And on

And on.

It will not stop.

It will not.

I still feel empty

After all these years

And even if I successfully managed to kill all of them

Purge this world of worthless dregs and shamans...

The void I feel

Would still be there.

Why do I

Feel empty...?

Ren

Shadows

Come and try taking me.

They cover me

And I could

See nothing

Feel nothing

Hear nothing.

Shadows

I have so many shadows...

And even if I try to act brave

I know that deep inside my heart...I am really frightened of them,

These shadows...

I feel cold,

And the shadows come and chase after me

Even if how much I tried to run.

Shadows

Will still come

And they will not stop.

They will come

And they will be happy,

For I had been lost.

And now a shadow's child has come home...

Fate's Children

"Here you go, boy."

"Gee, thanks, Mister!" Yoh Asakura gave him a hearty grin. "I really appreciate it!"

"No problem." The old postman was smiling at him. "You sure have a lot of friends."

"Yeah, they really miss me that BAD, so there."

The old postman laughed. "I could definitely see why, boy. Well then, I'll see you when I see you."

He leaves, scooting off in his dark blue mail post scooter. There was a clatter of old wooden gates, then the sound of wooden sandals clopping on the stone pathway.

"Master Yoh..." A ghost of a silver-haired samurai appeared right beside him then looked at the many letters and a small package his master was holding in his hands. "Letters...?"

"Yep, arrived by snail mail this morning. Gee. I wonder who could've missed me so terribly as to send me these?" Yoh looked through the letters one by one. "Hmm...here's one from Tamao, then here's one from Horohoro...no mistaking that leaf ANYWHERE...Manta...Ryu...HEY! I even got one from ANNA~~~!!!" He turned SD. "Although...this is a REAL bad thing..."

"Why so, Master Yoh?"

"The only times Anna would WRITE to me is to ask if I still do those 40 km laps every single day. And that's like..." Yoh counted on his fingers, then blinked. "2 times a week..."

"2 times..."

"At least she's not yet hauling herself up here by means of DHL." Yoh looked through the letters again, then he slowly smiled. "Eh heh, and I've got one from Ren Tao, too. Gee. I wonder how he's doing right now, the last time he wrote me, he was stuck somewhere in London..."

"London?"

"Very far away." Yoh then looked at the small package, then instantly turned white. "Gee, I keep hoping Anna would forget to send me THESE..."

"?" The samurai ghost floated over to get a closer look. "What're those, anyway?"

"45 pound lead weights." Yoh turned SD. "It's a good thing the post office didn't charge extra...but then again, I guess Anna must've found a way to have those post guys off her small packages she sends me..."

"..."

"Well then Amidamaru, I still have to get to school!" Yoh grinned then went towards the old inn's main building. "I guess I'll have to use these later, lest Anna would make another surprise visit. The last time she did, she almost sent me running off the cliff..."

"Right you are, Master Yoh!"

The birds were still singing as the 17 year-old youth went in. Yes, it was going to be one fine day.

"KKKIIIIYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~~!!! I'm going to be late for SCHOOL~~~!!!"

There were sounds of shoji screens banging shut, crunching sounds as feet trod upon loose gravel, and chaos as the culprit in question headed straight towards the old worn stone steps of the old Shinto temple that very early morning.

"MINAMI~~~!!!" The shoji screen opened again, and an old man peeked out. "YOU COME BACK SOON AFTER CLASSES, YOU HEAR~~~?! YOU STILL HAVE TO DO THE WATER DIVINATION~~~!!!"

"HAI~~~!!!"

"And DO keep out of TROUBLE~~~!!!"

"I WILL~~~!!!"

That said, the old man slid the shoji screen shut and was content.

17 year-old Minami Sendouji ran as fast as her legs could carry her, a piece of toast clamped in her mouth, hurrying down the steps of their ancient family temple without err. The sun was already rising in the horizon, and as Minami could see, if she lags just a tiny bit, she would be missing the bus.

"~~~~" Minami turned SD. "Why did those water goblins have to choose last night to have a frigging rave party?! Now all toilets are throwing UP. Honestly, why can't Kyousuke act MORE like the heir he was SUPPOSED to BE~~~?!"

She thought of her older brother for a split second, with his impossibly long, fine gorgeous silver hair and 300 kilowatt smile, and she became even more irritated. "Yeesh, the ONLY thing he's good at is flexing his facial muscles to make all of those girls faint. Why do I always have to do ALL his dirty WORK?!"

She then ran towards the bust stop, and saw several of other girls like her waiting for the bus to take them right in the city, wearing the Yukihara Senior High School girl uniform: dark blue short jackets with long sleeves over sky blue vests, starched white blouses from which sky blue/dark blue sashes were tied up into fluffy ribbons and dark blue short pleated skirts; a pair of knee-length baggy socks and a pair of black baby doll shoes on their feet. Their school seal was emblazoned upon their left breast pockets, along with their white-plate ID's.

The bus was just coming to a stop when Minami reached the bus stop (pretty redundant....^^;;), and she climbed in without incident right after her other schoolmates. She exchanged a smile here and there, then headed straight towards the back, where she could be alone reading her notes for that upcoming test in Biology.

She sighed and thankfully sat down, munching on her toast as was allowed, as she opened her gold and brown Jansport to retrieve her notes. Just as she thought that she was all alone, she felt a cold blast of air, then she glared at her companion as if she would death glare a guy who happened to cross her in volleyball practice.

"Can IT, YUKI, I've ENOUGH trouble with the water GOBLINS, I just CAN'T concentrate on YOUR otherworldly matters dealing with your lost PUSSYCAT for NOW," Minami growled, her eyes devilish little slits, as a gargantuan twitch pulsed on top of her head.

A pale ghost of an old woman with wide, staring eyes like that of a frog sniffled and howled out of sight. SD Minami sighed, a small white cloud escaping her mouth, then she reverted her attention back to her notes. But before she could do so, something caught her attention and she looked casually out of the window.

A guy was casually pedaling on a mountain bike on the bicycle lane right beside the bus she was on, a pair of orange headphones in his ears. She noticed a samurai ghost flying right beside him, and they seemed to be talking about something, but Minami doubted if he could hear anything the ghost was saying, as he had his headphones in his ears. But he was nodding every now and then, and a smile was forming on his lips.

The guy suddenly blinked then looked at the bus beside him, and in so doing, the 2 of them met face to face. Minami stared at him until the guy broke into a grin and gave a small wave, to which he promptly disappeared around the bend, and the bus took the other direction.

"..." Minami thought it was really weird.

Then she realized she was almost at the school gates and instantly forgot everything else.