Title: Shaman Christmas
Author: Yoh Asakura
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King or the characters in Shaman King, or any part of Shaman King. It belongs rightfully to the full possession and creativity of Hiroyuki Takei.
Character's Involved: Yoh, Anna, Manta, Amidamaru, ( Horohoro and Ren in later chapters )
Warnings: OOC-ness, and scary Anna...
Chapter Two: Angry Itako on the Hunt


With Yoh, Manta and Amidamaru gone, Anna was obviously alone then. So, as soon as she pranced out, sporting her new and improved 'do'. She stopped, scowling and searching for the three.. no where to be found, she crossed her arms with a huff and stalked to where her senses were leading her. Amidamaru was in trouble, Manta was just as well a bloody smear on the bottom of her sandals, and Yoh? Well, there are things far worse than death.. Anna knew many of those things. Perhaps all of them, she probably even made up a few of her own! Her eyes darted here and there quickly and unconspicuously to check for Yoh and the other's. They were 'so' gonna get it now.

"Balloons?" Yoh stared curiously at the bag which held 50 blow up balloons. Manta snatched them away from the shaman, growling, "Yoh .. just.. " then, he remembered he and Amidamaru's act, and put on a smile. "...just...grab another bag, will ya? We have to make this surprise party for Anna very special." Yoh scratched his head with confusion. "Give Anna a party..? Weren't you just telling me that we should, like, turn on her or something..?" he crossed his arms. Manta gulped, beads of sweat forming on his head, but that was only usual for the poor over excitable boy. Amidamaru decided then as the best time to chime in, "Well, Lord Yoh, I believe what Lord Manta is trying to say is that, we wanted originally to surprise the two of you.. as a sort of.. fiancée's first Christmas together for a while now, but decided against it you see.. because we know how you feel about Anna and thought it wouldn't be fair to pit you in the middle of some date with her royal scare-ness." Yoh snickered at that while Manta busted a gut. "Besides," added Manta, "It would be sorta fun to see *Anna* surprised for once!! ..Right??" he chuckled, Yoh nodded as he kept the smile plastered to his face. "Yeah.."

Little did the three know that Anna was in just the next aisle, listening intently to their conversation... 'she' would not be spoken of in such a manner! Even if they 'were' going to throw her a party! She waited in the pencils, papers, hole punchers, binders and folders isle until she heard Manta's scurrying little feet leave, and Yoh's sandles clap away into the distance. Anna vowed to herself that she wouldn't let herself off guard for one moment due to this whole surprise party -- afterall, she hated to be surprised and that was one of the reasons why Anna took Yoh shopping the week before Christmas for him to buy her gifts that 'she' picks out. "Why wait to see what you've got on Christmas when it's probably only something you don't want or don't need, and would only waste the other's money -- at least now you know you're going to get your money's worth." she would always say, though Yoh would always reply, "Nah, it's much more fun awaiting that special gift on Christmas morning." then he would smile while stretching out both arms behind his head and clasping his fingers behind his head. Anna would just huff and ignore it, choosing another gift for the unfortunate Yoh to purchase. Yep, that was just about the way it was come Christmas time, this was just their first Chrismas together as chosen fiancées. It would be fun. Yeah right.

*End Chapter Two*

[[ Okay, so this one is sorta short.. but I put up the third chapter too! So maybe this can keep those of you who actually 'want' to read this fic busy for a while, right? n_n ]]