Disclaimer: *glomps Amidamaru* MINE!!!
Amidamaru: :(
GS: ^__^U Or not...
Author's Notes: Hee hee...don't worry. After this little pointless plot filler the real action begins! And yes, this section is based off part of YuYu Hakusho. But there's a certain twist at the end that makes it original. And yes, I AM capable of having my revenge with all Hao's fury in RL!! My stupid bitchy user of a friend is about to find that out soon enough. And if said former friend happens to be reading this... BACK TO HELL, DEMON!!!!! BACK TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~***~
A Dream Come True?
Chapter Six
~***~
"Okay, Amidamaru," Yoh sighed. "Spill."
Amidamaru blinked. "Spill what?"
"It's just an expression. Tell us what you learned."
"Can we wait to get to my room first?" asked Manta. "I'd rather not have my sister show up while it looks like we're talking to thin air."
"Hey Manta!"
He groaned. "Oh no..."
Manuko came bouncing up, that stupid smug look usually on her face replaced with a concerned one. "Have you seen Shiro anywhere? I can't find him."
"Shiro?" Manta lifted his eyebrow at her. "Who's Shiro?"
"Don't play dumb, Manta. He says you always play together at midnight."
Manta glared at her. "Oh yeah, Manuko. I get out of bed in the middle of the night to play with your imaginary friend."
"Let me handle this," I said.
"But- -"
"Trust me. I know how to deal with little kids. I have six cousins at home."
I knelt down so Manuko wouldn't have to crane her neck up to look at me. "Who's Shiro?"
"He says he's the little boy who used to live in this house. I told him that it's our house now and he should leave, but he says that he's lonely and just wants to play. Now I can't find him anywhere."
I smiled. "Thanks."
Then I remembered something. Hao's first lifetime. He used to do this trick all the time...but this little brat was so rich anyway that I had to think of something else.
"What's that behind your ear?"
"What?"
I reached behind her ear and pulled a sparkly little brooch out. "Here you go. You've had this thing growing behind your ear and you didn't realize it?"
Her eyes brightened. Snatching the brooch she ran off without even a thank-you. Spoiled brat...
"What was THAT all about?!" Manta shouted.
"Ask Hao once we switch back. Besides, I couldn't exactly milk her for info without giving her something in return."
"You're the weirdest shaman I've ever met."
"I'm not a shaman!"
"While you're in Hao's body you are!"
Couldn't argue with him on that point.
~***~
We went up to Manta's room and talked for a while. When he volunteered to go downstairs and get some sodas we agreed. Then Yoh and I again questioned Amidamaru about his findings.
"The little boy here was very lonely," he replied. "According to the spirits I spoke to in the graveyard he spent all his time indoors. His parents were concerned because he was so frail, and they wouldn't let him go outside. He lost the will to live and died in this house."
"How sad," I whispered. "Though it kinda reminds me of someone else..."
"Who?"
"Never mind."
"I'm back!" Manta announced. "Pepsi okay for you, Hao?"
"You kidding? I love Pepsi!"
We all sat in silence while we waited for the fizz in the cans to settle down. Then Manta piped up.
"I know you're not Hao, but it's weird," he began. "You ARE in his body. So it's like the whole thing is normal. We're just three friends in a a haunted mansion, relying on each other- -"
Amidamaru cleared his throat, a smug look on his face.
"Sorry. Four friends."
At this point I was spouting off sonnets- -literally. 'How do I love thee, samurai? Let me count the ways- -DAMMIT I WISH I WAS A WOMAN AGAIN!!!!!'
Yoh opened his can of soda. "Yeah, it is weird. But still...you're still older than me. So it's kinda like having my big brother here."
I grinned. "Better me than the REAL him, right?"
He laughed. "That's for sure. But you're so much like him it's scary."
"Okay, okay." I opened my soda and waited for the fizz to die down again. "Enough mushy junk. What're we gonna do about Shiro or whatever-his-name-is."
"You should go to sleep, Manta," said Yoh. "Hao and I will take turns keeping watch. Amidamaru will keep lookout in the hall."
I blinked. "And you've already planned this whole thing out?"
"Actually I got it off the top of my head."
"Figures."
Unfortunately I was stupid enough to let Yoh take first watch. I woke up when the grandfather clock down the hall chimed twelve. Yoh was sound asleep with his foot less than two inches from my face.
I sat up and looked around. I was thirsty, too- -we'd finished our sodas before going to bed. Then a strange crackling sound came from behind me. And the voice of a little boy...
"Manta...come on. Come play with me."
I turned around to see a ghostly hand reach for Manta's. But instead of taking his physical hand, the ghost pulled Manta's soul right out of his body! I stared in shock as Manta's spirit was dragged up through the ceiling.
BIG double take...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"What?!!" Yoh shouted, immediately awake. "What happened?"
"That ghost!" I replied. "He pulled Manta's soul into the attic!"
Yoh blinked. "So? Shamans astral project all the time."
"Well Manta isn't a shaman, is he? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't involuntary separation of body and soul a BAD thing?!!"
His eyes widened. "Oh..."
Amidamaru: :(
GS: ^__^U Or not...
Author's Notes: Hee hee...don't worry. After this little pointless plot filler the real action begins! And yes, this section is based off part of YuYu Hakusho. But there's a certain twist at the end that makes it original. And yes, I AM capable of having my revenge with all Hao's fury in RL!! My stupid bitchy user of a friend is about to find that out soon enough. And if said former friend happens to be reading this... BACK TO HELL, DEMON!!!!! BACK TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~***~
A Dream Come True?
Chapter Six
~***~
"Okay, Amidamaru," Yoh sighed. "Spill."
Amidamaru blinked. "Spill what?"
"It's just an expression. Tell us what you learned."
"Can we wait to get to my room first?" asked Manta. "I'd rather not have my sister show up while it looks like we're talking to thin air."
"Hey Manta!"
He groaned. "Oh no..."
Manuko came bouncing up, that stupid smug look usually on her face replaced with a concerned one. "Have you seen Shiro anywhere? I can't find him."
"Shiro?" Manta lifted his eyebrow at her. "Who's Shiro?"
"Don't play dumb, Manta. He says you always play together at midnight."
Manta glared at her. "Oh yeah, Manuko. I get out of bed in the middle of the night to play with your imaginary friend."
"Let me handle this," I said.
"But- -"
"Trust me. I know how to deal with little kids. I have six cousins at home."
I knelt down so Manuko wouldn't have to crane her neck up to look at me. "Who's Shiro?"
"He says he's the little boy who used to live in this house. I told him that it's our house now and he should leave, but he says that he's lonely and just wants to play. Now I can't find him anywhere."
I smiled. "Thanks."
Then I remembered something. Hao's first lifetime. He used to do this trick all the time...but this little brat was so rich anyway that I had to think of something else.
"What's that behind your ear?"
"What?"
I reached behind her ear and pulled a sparkly little brooch out. "Here you go. You've had this thing growing behind your ear and you didn't realize it?"
Her eyes brightened. Snatching the brooch she ran off without even a thank-you. Spoiled brat...
"What was THAT all about?!" Manta shouted.
"Ask Hao once we switch back. Besides, I couldn't exactly milk her for info without giving her something in return."
"You're the weirdest shaman I've ever met."
"I'm not a shaman!"
"While you're in Hao's body you are!"
Couldn't argue with him on that point.
~***~
We went up to Manta's room and talked for a while. When he volunteered to go downstairs and get some sodas we agreed. Then Yoh and I again questioned Amidamaru about his findings.
"The little boy here was very lonely," he replied. "According to the spirits I spoke to in the graveyard he spent all his time indoors. His parents were concerned because he was so frail, and they wouldn't let him go outside. He lost the will to live and died in this house."
"How sad," I whispered. "Though it kinda reminds me of someone else..."
"Who?"
"Never mind."
"I'm back!" Manta announced. "Pepsi okay for you, Hao?"
"You kidding? I love Pepsi!"
We all sat in silence while we waited for the fizz in the cans to settle down. Then Manta piped up.
"I know you're not Hao, but it's weird," he began. "You ARE in his body. So it's like the whole thing is normal. We're just three friends in a a haunted mansion, relying on each other- -"
Amidamaru cleared his throat, a smug look on his face.
"Sorry. Four friends."
At this point I was spouting off sonnets- -literally. 'How do I love thee, samurai? Let me count the ways- -DAMMIT I WISH I WAS A WOMAN AGAIN!!!!!'
Yoh opened his can of soda. "Yeah, it is weird. But still...you're still older than me. So it's kinda like having my big brother here."
I grinned. "Better me than the REAL him, right?"
He laughed. "That's for sure. But you're so much like him it's scary."
"Okay, okay." I opened my soda and waited for the fizz to die down again. "Enough mushy junk. What're we gonna do about Shiro or whatever-his-name-is."
"You should go to sleep, Manta," said Yoh. "Hao and I will take turns keeping watch. Amidamaru will keep lookout in the hall."
I blinked. "And you've already planned this whole thing out?"
"Actually I got it off the top of my head."
"Figures."
Unfortunately I was stupid enough to let Yoh take first watch. I woke up when the grandfather clock down the hall chimed twelve. Yoh was sound asleep with his foot less than two inches from my face.
I sat up and looked around. I was thirsty, too- -we'd finished our sodas before going to bed. Then a strange crackling sound came from behind me. And the voice of a little boy...
"Manta...come on. Come play with me."
I turned around to see a ghostly hand reach for Manta's. But instead of taking his physical hand, the ghost pulled Manta's soul right out of his body! I stared in shock as Manta's spirit was dragged up through the ceiling.
BIG double take...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"What?!!" Yoh shouted, immediately awake. "What happened?"
"That ghost!" I replied. "He pulled Manta's soul into the attic!"
Yoh blinked. "So? Shamans astral project all the time."
"Well Manta isn't a shaman, is he? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't involuntary separation of body and soul a BAD thing?!!"
His eyes widened. "Oh..."