You know, school is overrated. I don't see the point. If you know what you want to do, you should be able to decide if you want to go or not. Like me, I want to be an author. Yet I'm stuck in high school, man. That's cheap. Alright, on with the freaking story. At 6:30 in the morning, because of, you guessed it, school. I don't on Shaman King. This chapter(s) will contain alcohol, an underage drinker, and maybe some violence. I don't know, I haven't written it yet. Thank you, Aya83, for reviewing. You are the only reviewer I have so far. ^_^ I appreciate it, even though some readers don't like reviewing for a hard working sista! On with the story. T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T

Anna picked at her sushi. Her appetite was gone. Maybe she was getting sick?

"Hey Yoh. There's a bash tomorrow. You wanna come?" Horo handed Yoh what looked like a business card.

"Sure, why not?" Yoh took the card, skimming over it with his eyes. "I really don't see the point in bashes. It just a place were demons can get together, with all the violent fun." He turned to the blonde. "Anna, you wanna come?"

"You're inviting me, of all people, to go to a bash?" Anna asked skeptically. Horo raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, Yoh, we're talking about someone who kills demons for a living."

"It won't be a problem, trust me. As long as she doesn't, I don't know, kill the hosts, then I don't see what the problem is. Besides, it's good practice, knowing your way around a bash."

"I don't think I'll every step into one, Yoh, thank you very much."

"What happens if it's the only chance you have to find a certain victim?"

Silence, then. "I guess it wouldn't hurt."

"Then it's settled! I'll come and pick you up at your place around ten, okay?"

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"I can't believe I'm doing this," Anna muttered to herself as she walked beside Yoh.

"Hey, come on, Anna. Nothing's gonna happen as long as you're with me!" He put a protective (and slightly possessive) arm around her shoulders. Anna couldn't help but feel comforted by the action.

"But, Yoh, I'm a human, going to a demon party."

"You're with me," Yoh repeated, pulling out the card Horo Horo had given him. He started checking street numbers. "Horo is already going to be there."

"What about Tamao?"

"She tends to stay away from bashes like this. Can you see her partying all night?" Yoh added with a smirk.

Anna smiled slightly. "How did you meet Horo Horo?"

"Ah, we go way back. He, um, helped me with a problem, see."

She looked up at him. "And what type of problem was this?"

"A pretty big one."

She sighed, knowing she wouldn't get anymore info out of him tonight. She had learned not to back herself into corners like when they first met. Yoh smiled. "This is the place!"

Anna looked at the house. It was pretty homey looking, just like all the rest of the houses on the street. One story, good sized house, was that a gnome in the yard right there? "You've got to be kidding me."

"What's wrong with it?" Yoh asked innocently.

"It doesn't look, well, demon, if you know what I mean."

Yoh grinned, hugging Anna slightly closer. "Then remind me to show you my place in Nerima. Now let's go in."

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The first floor was relatively calm. A few demons were hanging around, drinking some booze, smokin' some joint, arguing the crap out of others... "Try not to listen to much to what these people say," Yoh said, dropping his voice so that only Anna could hear. His arm was still around her. "They'll try to play mind games with you."

"I see. So this is a bash? Pretty uneventful looking, to me."

Yoh smirked. "We're only on the tip of the iceberg, Anna. The first floor is mainly a front, so no one will come snooping around, right?"

"Why would you need someone snooping around?"

He chuckled. "Parties from hell get pretty out of control, Anna. But we won't go deep enough in, though. Maybe to the second and third floors, those seem pretty docile for a first timer like you."

"Second and third? Yoh, this is a one story house. Unless it's just invisible, then-" She stopped as Yoh opened a door, revealing a flight of stairs, heading down.

"After you, milady."

Anna smiled. "Why, thank you, milord." She went down the stairs, followed closely by Yoh.

"Stick with me at all times here, Anna. It's easy to get lost in the second floor."

"I'm not some kid who needs protection, Yoh Asakura."

"Well, in my case you are." He opened another door, and for a moment Anna was dazed from the blaring music and flashing lights. About a hundred demons were dancing to some music she hadn't heard before, but whatever it was, it sounded heinous. Yoh gently took her hand, pulling her into the room. "How about I get us a couple of drinks, Anna?"

"I'm underage."

"So was I when I had my first drink. Come on, I know you've been dying to taste some of Horo's wing."

"So there you are!"

The couple looked up to see the blue haired demon smirking at them. "I've been waiting forever, man! What took you so long?"

"We had trouble finding the place."

"We?" Anna repeated. "Should I mention, Horo Horo, that I know this town better than Yoh does, and yet he still wouldn't listen to me when I said we turn right on Sakura (A/N: cherry for all you japanese class dropouts) Street?"

"Hey, I got us here, didn't I?" Yoh weakly tried to defend.

Horo laughed. "You two certainly act like a couple. Sit down, stay awhile. I want to talk to you Yoh."

Yoh nodded, and he pulled Anna along as he followed him. She growled in frustration, but didn't complain. See was in unfamiliar territory, and she'd take every bit of help she got. Yoh sat down at a black leather cough, made for lounging in. Anna practically sank into it. Struggling, she managed to find a comfortable position that didn't consist of her slowly sinking into the leather. Horo Horo soon came with three drinks, handing one to Yoh and one to Anna. She took it without saying a word, but she didn't plan on drinking it. Like she'd drink before she was old enough.

"So what did you want to talk about?"

Horo looked over his shoulder, checking for anyone spying on them. "They're coming for you (A/N; oh man that sounded bad. like some cheesy horror movie.) I just heard that those demons up in Nerima are looking for you."

"I see." He took a sip from the cup, wrinkling his nose in disgust. "Oh, man, what did they put in this? Ugh!"

"Yoh! This is no time to be complaining about a stupid drink!" Anna said as she took the drink from his hands. "From what I heard, it sounds like some demons are after your life."

But, alas, poor Yoh was gagging on the drink, and Horo had to hit his back to clear the air passages. Yoh sat panting, then he took both of the drinks from Anna and poured them into a nearby potted plant. "Ugh... I think I'm going to be sick..."

"Oh, Yoh, stop complaining and get to business!"

"I seriously don't feel good... I swear that stuff was spiked." He put a hand over his mouth.

Horo put a hand on his shoulder. "Hey, Yoh, are you okay?"

"NO."

Anna and Yoh exchanged glances, then the blonde stood up. "Do you think some water will help?"

"Maybe, but you really shouldn't venture off in during a-" You guessed it folks, Anna was already halfway across the room, heading towards the first floor.

She stepped from the flight of the stairs, trying to find a way to the kitchen. There was a sink in that room! She ran towards it, and grabbing a cup from the open cupboard, she ran the water. When it was full, she turned around, almost running smack into a demon with bulging green eyes and red hair. Anna gasped, her arm immediately flying towards her binding bracelets. The girl giggled.

"You might want to hurry to him. I don't think he's going to last to much longer. The poison is to strong, or is it to weak? A poison that is even the slightest bit off is more fatal that the perfect form sometimes. Will water work? Will it?"

"It'll work alright," Anna growled. "It'll work enough to get you out of my face." She dumped the glass (it was pretty big) onto the demons head, causing her to gasp and shriek in terror.

"Help! This exterminator is trying to destroy me!"

Anna gasped, and realized her position. A demon exterminator. In a demon bash. With Yoh suffering from poison downstairs. Groaning, she filled the glass again, and pushed the demon out of the way, cooly walking to the stairs. A calm appearance in the face of danger always strikes fear in the hearts of the unworthy.

"Someone get her!"

Or maybe not.

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