Hiya!  Okay. . . I changed my mind again. . . I will not change the first chapter, but be it known!!!  Anna (Yoh's girlfriend) is not in Tokyo at the moment.  She is not there. . . so Yoh is not cheating on his fiancée.  Alright?

'k good

Anyway I don't have much else to say. . .  so let's get to it!  :)

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Chapter 2:  The Heart of a Shaman

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Manta slowly turned back to Yoh. "You're j-joking, right?" he gasped out, unable to take in breathe out of fear. "Y-you're in l-l-love with a g-g-ghost?"

Yoh smiled and slowly nodded, not daring to look at Manta, who then collapsed in a heap of laughter.  "Oh come on, Manta!" he exclaimed.  "She is pretty cute, you'd have to admit!"

Wiping his eyes, Manta replied, "She's not alive though, Yoh. {Hah ha it rhymes :)}  There's no way you two can. . ."

Yoh interrupted him.  "So what Manta?  All I said was she is cute.  Not to mention she may need a guide considering she just got here."  His eyes were concentrated on the three ghosts across the cemetery. Two of the three had gotten up to leave, leaving the third alone, whom Yoh was transfixed upon.  She had crystal green eyes and bronze colored hair held in a high ponytail. 

"Then why don't you go talk to her then, Yoh?" Manta questioned his friend. 

Yoh shook his head slightly.  "Nah," he said.  "There's no way I can do that."  He sighed, a little let down. 

Manta saw this in his friend's eyes and saw that he really wanted to talk to her.  "Okay, then," he said, walking away.  "I'll talk to her for you!"  As he left, he heard Yoh protesting.  "No!  I'm going!" he called back to Yoh.  The determination in eyes faded, though, as he approached the ghostly girl.

She looked at him, her ghostly green eyes glittering in the night.  Manta lost his footing, tripped, and fell flat on his face.  {AN:  oops poor Manta}  Her melodious voice echoed through the night as Manta stood again, and continued his approach. 

He was shaking roughly as he arrived.  "Uhm. . . hi.  I'm Manta Oyamada," he began, trembling.  He pointed behind him, "And that's Yoh Asakura and Amidamaru.  Uhm. . . Yoh wants to know your name.  He thinks you're pretty."

The ghost girl smiled at Manta.  "Really?"  She stood and followed Manta over to the hilltop where she met Yoh.  "Hi!  I'm Kino Makoto," she smiled.

Yoh stammered, stumbling for words, "I-I'm—I'm Asakura—I'm Yoh." 

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I'll leave it at that and make you come back!  *evil laughter*

R&R&R!