Disclaimer: Shaman King belongs to Hiroyuki Takei!! I'm not special enough
to own it!
Author's Notes: That was a weird chapter! But at least we know who that girl is... And what's with Hao (in my body) quoting the Blue Collar Comedy Tour?! Oh, well. That's the way he is... And "Mira" is short for my real name, Miranda. Just to clue you in...
~***~ A Dream Come True?
Chapter Fourteen ~***~
I woke up feeling groggy. I didn't really remember what had happened once Hao's personality had taken over, but I did vaguely remember the girl. 'Wait a minute,' I thought. 'That was...'
"That was ME!!!" I shouted suddenly, sitting up. Yoh, Amidamaru and Hao (in my body) stared at me funny.
Hao chortled. "Yes, in a sense. I managed to collect enough money to buy a round-trip ticket to Japan. If you ask me you should be grateful."
Suddenly it all came rushing back. I looked sheepishly at Yoh. "Sorry about that."
He smiled. "It's okay. It wasn't your fault."
"You're right," I agreed, then pointed at Hao. "It's THAT lunatic's fault."
Hao started giggling. "That's okay.I've come to have a better understanding of the female body."
I promptly lunged at him. "You sick pervert!! You ENJOYED it, didn't you?!!"
'Come on, stop hitting your own body!"
"I'll deal with the bruises! I can't believe you actually enjoy being me!"
He gave me a big silly grin. "Why? Don't YOU enjoy being ME?"
I blushed and pulled back. "Get over yourself. How'd you come up with the money to get here, anyway?"
He grinned again. "I found that your cousin in Indiana can very easily be threatened by my acupuncture technique."
My eyes widened. "You threatened Glen?! Oh...that's real great, Hao. The punk could've killed my body and then I'd be stuck like this forever."
"He wasn't all that tough. I think you need to be more concerned with your former friend Cyndi."
"Why? She's an egocentric, megalomaniacal, lover-boy-obsessed, wannabe- Goth, two-timing bitch on wheels."
Yoh and Hao started laughing.
Amidamaru blinked and looked at me funny. "She's a what?"
"Never mind." Hao sat up and took his hand in mine. Err...mine in his. Oh, whatever. You get the point. "We can't switch back after we defeat Kazeko. Not right away. I want you to wait until we get to America."
I blinked. "Why?"
He grinned again. "It's a surprise."
"I knew it. You're scheming something really despicable, aren't you?"
"Not really. But don't worry- -I'll buy all your plane tickets. Right now we have to wait until the others get here. The only way Kazeko's chamber will unlock is if we're all together."
"No offense," Yoh cut in. "But don't you mean when we FIND the others?"
Then I heard it. The unmistakable sound of footsteps. Not to mention the equally unmistakable sound of Ren and Horo squabbling.
"That was quick," Yoh said incredulously.
"Here you are!" Anna shouted. "Where have you three been?! And who the hell is that?"
"My REAL body," I grumbled.
Horo's jaw dropped. "Damn, you're hot..."
I stared at him. "You really think so?"
Hao made a gagging face. "Okay, okay. Let's head toward Kazeko's chamber before the Ainu starts flirting."
"PREJUDICE!!!" Horo shouted.
Anna punched him in the shoulder. "Quiet, you moron! We're in an enclosed space. Voices carry."
I took a deep breath and stood up. "We'll, let's go find Kazeko. I want to get this whole thing over with."
Hao stood as well and grinned at me. "Before we do that, isn't there something you wanted to do?"
I glared back. "If you want me to thank you for the new wardrobe the answer is no."
"I don't expect you to. Isn't there something you would like to tell Amidamaru, though?"
The smug look on his face made my temper flare. I also decided to insult him for being in a female body. "GET OUTTA HERE YOU VIXEN!!!"
Hao only disappeared around the corner, snickering.
Amidamaru looked at me. 'What is he talking about?"
I cleared my throat. "About that whole 'spill' thing. If you know something important and you're not telling it, 'spill' means to tell what you know. Understand?"
He brightened. "Ah! Yes! I understand now."
"Good." I glared at Hao, who was peeking around the corner. "Let's just kick Kazeko's ass and get the hell out of here."
As we went down the hall Hao fell in line behind me. "Interesting cover, Mira-chan."
"Oh bite me," I hissed.
~***~
We eventually came to a huge golden door. Up until that moment all of us had actually been getting along, even Ren and Horo. But then we started squabbling over who would open the door.
"You open it, Hao," I began.
"What?! Why me?"
"Because you're the one who caused this whole thing!"
"Shut up, Ren! It's not his fault!"
"Stay out of this, Yoh!"
"OH FOR SHIT'S SAKE!!!" Kazeko screamed. "I'LL OPEN THE DAMN DOOR!!!!!"
Horo blinked. "We really pissed her off..."
"You think?!" said Ren sarcastically.
"Sure, I think," Anna said smugly. "Yoh thinks, Hao thinks and Mira thinks, but I doubt if you do."
"SHUT UP!!!" Ren shouted.
"I didn't know he could get so red in the face," Yoh whispered to me.
Author's Notes: That was a weird chapter! But at least we know who that girl is... And what's with Hao (in my body) quoting the Blue Collar Comedy Tour?! Oh, well. That's the way he is... And "Mira" is short for my real name, Miranda. Just to clue you in...
~***~ A Dream Come True?
Chapter Fourteen ~***~
I woke up feeling groggy. I didn't really remember what had happened once Hao's personality had taken over, but I did vaguely remember the girl. 'Wait a minute,' I thought. 'That was...'
"That was ME!!!" I shouted suddenly, sitting up. Yoh, Amidamaru and Hao (in my body) stared at me funny.
Hao chortled. "Yes, in a sense. I managed to collect enough money to buy a round-trip ticket to Japan. If you ask me you should be grateful."
Suddenly it all came rushing back. I looked sheepishly at Yoh. "Sorry about that."
He smiled. "It's okay. It wasn't your fault."
"You're right," I agreed, then pointed at Hao. "It's THAT lunatic's fault."
Hao started giggling. "That's okay.I've come to have a better understanding of the female body."
I promptly lunged at him. "You sick pervert!! You ENJOYED it, didn't you?!!"
'Come on, stop hitting your own body!"
"I'll deal with the bruises! I can't believe you actually enjoy being me!"
He gave me a big silly grin. "Why? Don't YOU enjoy being ME?"
I blushed and pulled back. "Get over yourself. How'd you come up with the money to get here, anyway?"
He grinned again. "I found that your cousin in Indiana can very easily be threatened by my acupuncture technique."
My eyes widened. "You threatened Glen?! Oh...that's real great, Hao. The punk could've killed my body and then I'd be stuck like this forever."
"He wasn't all that tough. I think you need to be more concerned with your former friend Cyndi."
"Why? She's an egocentric, megalomaniacal, lover-boy-obsessed, wannabe- Goth, two-timing bitch on wheels."
Yoh and Hao started laughing.
Amidamaru blinked and looked at me funny. "She's a what?"
"Never mind." Hao sat up and took his hand in mine. Err...mine in his. Oh, whatever. You get the point. "We can't switch back after we defeat Kazeko. Not right away. I want you to wait until we get to America."
I blinked. "Why?"
He grinned again. "It's a surprise."
"I knew it. You're scheming something really despicable, aren't you?"
"Not really. But don't worry- -I'll buy all your plane tickets. Right now we have to wait until the others get here. The only way Kazeko's chamber will unlock is if we're all together."
"No offense," Yoh cut in. "But don't you mean when we FIND the others?"
Then I heard it. The unmistakable sound of footsteps. Not to mention the equally unmistakable sound of Ren and Horo squabbling.
"That was quick," Yoh said incredulously.
"Here you are!" Anna shouted. "Where have you three been?! And who the hell is that?"
"My REAL body," I grumbled.
Horo's jaw dropped. "Damn, you're hot..."
I stared at him. "You really think so?"
Hao made a gagging face. "Okay, okay. Let's head toward Kazeko's chamber before the Ainu starts flirting."
"PREJUDICE!!!" Horo shouted.
Anna punched him in the shoulder. "Quiet, you moron! We're in an enclosed space. Voices carry."
I took a deep breath and stood up. "We'll, let's go find Kazeko. I want to get this whole thing over with."
Hao stood as well and grinned at me. "Before we do that, isn't there something you wanted to do?"
I glared back. "If you want me to thank you for the new wardrobe the answer is no."
"I don't expect you to. Isn't there something you would like to tell Amidamaru, though?"
The smug look on his face made my temper flare. I also decided to insult him for being in a female body. "GET OUTTA HERE YOU VIXEN!!!"
Hao only disappeared around the corner, snickering.
Amidamaru looked at me. 'What is he talking about?"
I cleared my throat. "About that whole 'spill' thing. If you know something important and you're not telling it, 'spill' means to tell what you know. Understand?"
He brightened. "Ah! Yes! I understand now."
"Good." I glared at Hao, who was peeking around the corner. "Let's just kick Kazeko's ass and get the hell out of here."
As we went down the hall Hao fell in line behind me. "Interesting cover, Mira-chan."
"Oh bite me," I hissed.
~***~
We eventually came to a huge golden door. Up until that moment all of us had actually been getting along, even Ren and Horo. But then we started squabbling over who would open the door.
"You open it, Hao," I began.
"What?! Why me?"
"Because you're the one who caused this whole thing!"
"Shut up, Ren! It's not his fault!"
"Stay out of this, Yoh!"
"OH FOR SHIT'S SAKE!!!" Kazeko screamed. "I'LL OPEN THE DAMN DOOR!!!!!"
Horo blinked. "We really pissed her off..."
"You think?!" said Ren sarcastically.
"Sure, I think," Anna said smugly. "Yoh thinks, Hao thinks and Mira thinks, but I doubt if you do."
"SHUT UP!!!" Ren shouted.
"I didn't know he could get so red in the face," Yoh whispered to me.