T.One
This is the Alternate ending to for this fic. It is a Hao/Anna fic cos
most of you had asked for one. Special thanks to boiya, Miko-chan,
RuByMoOn17 for supporting my fic for so long. To the rest of you, a big
thank you as well!!!
Chapter 6
"Who is it going to be? Anna or Manta?" Smirked Hao, thoroughly enjoying his brother's dilemma. Yoh couldn't answer. Instead he decided to attack Hao again. Using his oversoul he used Amidamaru's Gokoujin attack to strike Hao. Seeing the attack Hao jumped from his position and landed directly in front of the door.
"Tsk tsk tsk.Yoh. You know very well that you can't defeat me yet. So, why don't you be a good little boy and tell me the answer. Or I'll be forced to resort to more drastic measures like." He didn't manage to complete the sentence when Yoh charged again "Hao! Don't you dare hurt them" he yelled. This caused Hao to laugh even more. "Apparently, otouto, I'm rather disappointed in you. I thought you'd be more assertive. But never mind. I give you to the count of five to make your choice" said Hao mockingly.
"Or else what?" asked Yoh as he tried to land at least one hit on Hao who was evading his attacks easily "Or else I would have the Spirit of Fire make a meal out of them" replied Hao
"One."
Yoh desperately jumped, trying to get past Hao to get into the shrine. But before he landed, one of Hao's shikigami caught him in the air and sent him crashing down onto the earth.
"Two.'
'This is not working!' thought Yoh. 'I need to get past Hao' as he got up and tried a different method.
"Three."
'There's not enough time!' A voice at the back of Yoh's head was yelling at him. 'Make the choice!'
"Four."
*Crash* Yoh body was sent flying into a tree.
"Five. that's it little bro. Game Over!" with a snap of his fingers. The shrine shone a red gleam from within and screams were heard as well as Hao's laughter filling the air.
"MANTA!!!!!!!!!" Yoh yelled as he rushed past Hao who didn't deter him. As he entered into the shrine, he saw two charcoaled bodies laying the floor. Yoh's first interest was the smaller body lying on the right.
"Manta! NO!!" cried Yoh. "Manta!" tears fell as he hugged the small body. Everything was not important right now. Not even Manta calling his name and tugging his shirt. 'Manta?!!!!' Yoh turned around and saw both Anna and Manta in perfect condition. "but.but. but.' he said dumbfounded.
"It was just a test Yoh" said Manta. Then Yoh's gaze fell upon the itako. "Anna" he mumbled but Hao spoke first "There itako. I've just granted your wish. The final outcome. And now I must be going" Hao then disappeared into thin air leaving the threesome alone in the shrine in an awkward silence.
"Anna" Yoh began but the itako didn't let him finish as she said "You have nothing to explain Yoh. You've made your choice" with that she ran out of the shrine. "Ano... Yoh-kun. Shouldn't you go after her?" said Manta "She is after all still your fiancé" "It's no use Manta." the young shaman said quietly "My actions spoke more than my words could say"
(Somewhere away from the shrine)
Anna ran. She ran as fast as she could from everything. Yes, she had wanted an ending but this was not what she had in mind. Right now her whole world was falling apart. She already lost her family and now losing her fiancé was the last straw. She couldn't keep up with the pressure. So she made her own final choice, she ran. Through the rain and thunder she ran. The rain was a blessing as it hidden the fact that she was crying. The tears that were held back so many years were allowed to flow freely from her eyes. Her vision blurred so much that she couldn't see her path and caused her to trip over a tree root. Covered with mud, the itako tried to stand but the fall had twisted her ankle so badly that she could barely walk. That was when he showed up.
Hao.
He had actually followed Anna ever since she left the shrine. He knew that his plans would cause her to lose Yoh and therefore nearly everything she believed in. But nonetheless, he needed it to happen if he ever wanted the chance to make her remember him. 'Alls fair in love and war' he quoted. He heart saddened at seeing her like this. After all, she was the main reason that he wanted to build a shaman kingdom. The reason for everything he had done.
"Anna" he said making her look up at him. To her however, this was an unwelcome sight. The two Asakura brothers looked too much alike. "What do you want now!" she yelled, venting all her frustration unto the older twin. It didn't matter to her that Hao was just trying to help; all she needed was as excuse to yell at someone. "Didn't you do enough? Isn't my life miserable already!" she continued to yell through the storm.
"That's the last thing I would want to do Anna" he said softly "Hurting you was not and will never be part of my plans" And in one fluid motion he moved forward and held her in his arms. "What are the hell you doing!" she demanded as she fought to break his hold. 'It's long enough. There's too much pain' his mind said as he hid his face against her shoulder whilst the rain continued to pour down upon them. "I'm so tired, just as much as you are, or maybe even much more of this situation we're in"
The smell of him was intense to Anna's senses. He smelt of wild flowers. So much passion, anger, loneliness and so much more all rolled into one.
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"Anata"
"Yes, Koibito"
"Do you know why whenever I see flowers it reminds me so much of us?"
"No.but I have a feeling that you'll tell me"
"Smartass! Take a guess"
"(Pouts) That my love for you is as beautiful as a flower blooming from a pile of manure?"
(Whack)
"Idiot!"
"Then tell me."
"It's just that when I think of flowers is reminds me of our names"
"Names?"
"Hao and Anna combined makes hana"
"Sou ka. That's new. So is this the reason why you had to drag me out to this field of forget-me-nots in the middle of the night"
"That and much more"
"Such as?"
"I just like the name of the plant.forget-me-nots. It sounds like a flower fitting for lovers"
"Anna. Are you suggesting to me that you're suffering from amnesia?"
"Baka!"
"Heh, don't take it that seriously. I was just joking"
"Only you have the nerve to say something like that. But in any case if I do, there are always the flowers to remind me"
"Of me. How touching"
"Baka"
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In an instant, the Itako's body trembled as finally all the pieces of her memories were slowly returned to its place. Fitting together perfectly like a jigsaw puzzle. All of it from a 1000 years back.
Hao felt her body tremble in his arms and looked up at her. And for the first time in a thousand years he saw her again. His wife, his lover, his everything. The Anna in his first lifetime was now again smiling at him as tears glistened from her eyes.
"Hao" She started but was cut off by him "Anna, moushikashite." In that one instance, the almighty omnyouji, Asakura Hao was unsure. 'Could this really be true? Is this really her?' he questioned himself.
His answered by just one of her smiles and answered his unasked question "Hai, daijoubu. I'm home now," At that his only reaction was to smile, one that reflected her own and said "Welcome home" and sealed it with a kiss.
THE END
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Chapter 6
"Who is it going to be? Anna or Manta?" Smirked Hao, thoroughly enjoying his brother's dilemma. Yoh couldn't answer. Instead he decided to attack Hao again. Using his oversoul he used Amidamaru's Gokoujin attack to strike Hao. Seeing the attack Hao jumped from his position and landed directly in front of the door.
"Tsk tsk tsk.Yoh. You know very well that you can't defeat me yet. So, why don't you be a good little boy and tell me the answer. Or I'll be forced to resort to more drastic measures like." He didn't manage to complete the sentence when Yoh charged again "Hao! Don't you dare hurt them" he yelled. This caused Hao to laugh even more. "Apparently, otouto, I'm rather disappointed in you. I thought you'd be more assertive. But never mind. I give you to the count of five to make your choice" said Hao mockingly.
"Or else what?" asked Yoh as he tried to land at least one hit on Hao who was evading his attacks easily "Or else I would have the Spirit of Fire make a meal out of them" replied Hao
"One."
Yoh desperately jumped, trying to get past Hao to get into the shrine. But before he landed, one of Hao's shikigami caught him in the air and sent him crashing down onto the earth.
"Two.'
'This is not working!' thought Yoh. 'I need to get past Hao' as he got up and tried a different method.
"Three."
'There's not enough time!' A voice at the back of Yoh's head was yelling at him. 'Make the choice!'
"Four."
*Crash* Yoh body was sent flying into a tree.
"Five. that's it little bro. Game Over!" with a snap of his fingers. The shrine shone a red gleam from within and screams were heard as well as Hao's laughter filling the air.
"MANTA!!!!!!!!!" Yoh yelled as he rushed past Hao who didn't deter him. As he entered into the shrine, he saw two charcoaled bodies laying the floor. Yoh's first interest was the smaller body lying on the right.
"Manta! NO!!" cried Yoh. "Manta!" tears fell as he hugged the small body. Everything was not important right now. Not even Manta calling his name and tugging his shirt. 'Manta?!!!!' Yoh turned around and saw both Anna and Manta in perfect condition. "but.but. but.' he said dumbfounded.
"It was just a test Yoh" said Manta. Then Yoh's gaze fell upon the itako. "Anna" he mumbled but Hao spoke first "There itako. I've just granted your wish. The final outcome. And now I must be going" Hao then disappeared into thin air leaving the threesome alone in the shrine in an awkward silence.
"Anna" Yoh began but the itako didn't let him finish as she said "You have nothing to explain Yoh. You've made your choice" with that she ran out of the shrine. "Ano... Yoh-kun. Shouldn't you go after her?" said Manta "She is after all still your fiancé" "It's no use Manta." the young shaman said quietly "My actions spoke more than my words could say"
(Somewhere away from the shrine)
Anna ran. She ran as fast as she could from everything. Yes, she had wanted an ending but this was not what she had in mind. Right now her whole world was falling apart. She already lost her family and now losing her fiancé was the last straw. She couldn't keep up with the pressure. So she made her own final choice, she ran. Through the rain and thunder she ran. The rain was a blessing as it hidden the fact that she was crying. The tears that were held back so many years were allowed to flow freely from her eyes. Her vision blurred so much that she couldn't see her path and caused her to trip over a tree root. Covered with mud, the itako tried to stand but the fall had twisted her ankle so badly that she could barely walk. That was when he showed up.
Hao.
He had actually followed Anna ever since she left the shrine. He knew that his plans would cause her to lose Yoh and therefore nearly everything she believed in. But nonetheless, he needed it to happen if he ever wanted the chance to make her remember him. 'Alls fair in love and war' he quoted. He heart saddened at seeing her like this. After all, she was the main reason that he wanted to build a shaman kingdom. The reason for everything he had done.
"Anna" he said making her look up at him. To her however, this was an unwelcome sight. The two Asakura brothers looked too much alike. "What do you want now!" she yelled, venting all her frustration unto the older twin. It didn't matter to her that Hao was just trying to help; all she needed was as excuse to yell at someone. "Didn't you do enough? Isn't my life miserable already!" she continued to yell through the storm.
"That's the last thing I would want to do Anna" he said softly "Hurting you was not and will never be part of my plans" And in one fluid motion he moved forward and held her in his arms. "What are the hell you doing!" she demanded as she fought to break his hold. 'It's long enough. There's too much pain' his mind said as he hid his face against her shoulder whilst the rain continued to pour down upon them. "I'm so tired, just as much as you are, or maybe even much more of this situation we're in"
The smell of him was intense to Anna's senses. He smelt of wild flowers. So much passion, anger, loneliness and so much more all rolled into one.
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"Anata"
"Yes, Koibito"
"Do you know why whenever I see flowers it reminds me so much of us?"
"No.but I have a feeling that you'll tell me"
"Smartass! Take a guess"
"(Pouts) That my love for you is as beautiful as a flower blooming from a pile of manure?"
(Whack)
"Idiot!"
"Then tell me."
"It's just that when I think of flowers is reminds me of our names"
"Names?"
"Hao and Anna combined makes hana"
"Sou ka. That's new. So is this the reason why you had to drag me out to this field of forget-me-nots in the middle of the night"
"That and much more"
"Such as?"
"I just like the name of the plant.forget-me-nots. It sounds like a flower fitting for lovers"
"Anna. Are you suggesting to me that you're suffering from amnesia?"
"Baka!"
"Heh, don't take it that seriously. I was just joking"
"Only you have the nerve to say something like that. But in any case if I do, there are always the flowers to remind me"
"Of me. How touching"
"Baka"
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In an instant, the Itako's body trembled as finally all the pieces of her memories were slowly returned to its place. Fitting together perfectly like a jigsaw puzzle. All of it from a 1000 years back.
Hao felt her body tremble in his arms and looked up at her. And for the first time in a thousand years he saw her again. His wife, his lover, his everything. The Anna in his first lifetime was now again smiling at him as tears glistened from her eyes.
"Hao" She started but was cut off by him "Anna, moushikashite." In that one instance, the almighty omnyouji, Asakura Hao was unsure. 'Could this really be true? Is this really her?' he questioned himself.
His answered by just one of her smiles and answered his unasked question "Hai, daijoubu. I'm home now," At that his only reaction was to smile, one that reflected her own and said "Welcome home" and sealed it with a kiss.
THE END
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