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Manta held the flame with cupped hands. "Wow," he breathed. "My very own ghost!"

"Hold it up where we can see it!" Yoh insisted. He reached out to touch the ghost and poked it. "Cool! But I still don't know what it is. Where's the instructions or something for it?" He rummaged through the tissue paper Manta pushed aside. He held up an envelope.

"Open it, Lord Yoh!" Amidamaru said eagerly.

"Yeah, Yoh!" Manta said.

"Okay." Yoh opened the envelope and withdrew some paper. "Here's the thing you filled out."

"No, that's for membership of the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Shamans. Tami sent me more than one copy so you and Anna can join if you want to!"

"Okay, let me read our benefits. Hm. . .free parking, I can't drive though, but hey! In the future, I can! Lets see, complementary soul cleansing. . .what the hell is that?! Static free channeling. . .I don't have that kind of stuff to put up with. That's it?! I'm not joining!" Yoh put the paper down.

"You didn't read the fine print."

"Gimme a magnifying glass or something, then," Yoh said. Manta handed him the glass. "Hmm. . .free food, sexy people, free cars, (we ran out so sorry), free soda (every flavor) and a club member card to get free food from some fast food joint that we chose at the time." Yoh looked up at Manta. "This looks like they just added something for the heck of it."

Manta shrugged. "I won't join if you won't."

"What the hell are you thinking?! Of course I'll join! Free food, sexy chicks! Duh! What kind of idiot wouldn't join?!" Yoh exclaimed.

Amidamaru and Manta fell over.

Yoh pulled out a pencil. "Lets see. One: I learned about Shamanism from: newspaper ad, Spiritual Apparition, Friend, Near-death experience, website, other. Check only one. . .other. Two: I like to use my Shaman powers to: ace test at school, get a driver's liscense, make friends, rectify historical injustices, perform odd jobs. Check all that apply. . .um. . .geez, I guess other. I only get my butt whooped by freaks like Ren! Three A: Yes, I have a sidekick, no, I'm a loner. . ." Yoh looked at Manta. "You wanna be my sidekick?"

"Sure."

"Okay then. Yes, I have a sidekick. Three B: If yes, my sidekick is a: nerdy classmate, sexy classmate, furry animal, furry alien, nerdy alien, sexy alien, other. What are you, Manta?"

"I want to be a sexy alien!"

"Alrighty then, you'll be a nerdy classmate."

"That's no fun . . ."

"Four: my favorite spirit is a: samurai, chinese general, pastry chef, dog walker, tax attorney, secret agent, marine biologist, other. Check one. . .hmm. . .samurai!"

"That is very noble of you to choose that, Lord Yoh."

"Nah, it's true. All these other things are stupid. Lets see, five: I use my shaman powers: every halloween, less than once a week, once a week, slightly more than once a week, at least once per hour. Check one. . .this is confusing! Um. . .it depends on who wants to kick my butt that week."

"What of Anna's training, Lord Yoh?" Amidamaru suggested.

"Oh yeah! So, slightly more than a week. Six: To tune out spirit voice, I often: listen to music, pinch myself in the leg, recite line from 'Dude where's my car?', make chainsaw ice sculptures, honk my horn in the garage, practice yoga moves, other. Check one. I guess listen to music. Seven: the spirits I channel were alive during the: meiji restoration, dark ages, bauchaus movement, summer of love, "me" decade, renaissance, dot-com boom, Ming Dynasty, other. Check all that apply. Other?"

"This is stupid," Manta muttered. "What kind of stupid questions are these?"

"I don't know. Lets see, eight: I emply my shaman powers as a: sideshow performer, construction worker, orthopedic surgeon, parking lot attendant, dog walker, Shaman King, other. Check one. Shaman King, of course!" Yoh dropped the pencil. "That's it."

"You're seriously joining?" Manta asked.

"Why not?"

"It seems iffy to me. All this stuff asks pretty personal questions."

"That still doesn't answer our question, Lord Yoh. What is the ghost?" Amidamaru asked.

"The next paper says that it's a. . .what's it say? The ink is a little smudged," Yoh said. He squinted at it.

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