I'm really surprised that only one person realized my mistake on writing that Amidamaru came from the Meiji era. He's from the Muromachi era. My mistake! So here's the next chapter. I don't own Shaman King but I own Lady Kite, Dr. Takoyaki, Tami Koyoshima and now I own Kentaro!
~~~~Tami Koyoshima In Person
"This is cool," Manta said eagerly. "I can have a lot of friends that are Shamans! For a change, I feel like I belong to something cool and different."
Yoh nodded. "I know. Maybe we can find someone who can help Anna."
Manta looked up at Yoh's face. He was expecting him to have an excited smile but instead there was a worried expression on his face. "Yoh? What's wrong?"
"I don't know. Amidamaru? What's the matter with you?"
Amidamaru glared at the samurai that leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. This samurai was dark hair that was tied back in the samurai fashion of the Muromachi Era. "The man is someone I know. He was the one that killed my family and friends. He was one of the people that helped Mosuke die that fateful day."
"Who is he?"
"M-my brother," Kite replied in a tiny voice.
Amidamaru gaped at her. "Brother? This monster is your brother?!"
"Yes. We were separated when we were young. The last I heard of him when I was alive was that he was being raised as a samurai. I had no idea that he would turn into a murderer! He was a very gentle person before he was taken away." Kite looked at Kentaro and sighed.
Yoh looked over at Kentaro too and noticed a young girl who sat near him who was maybe a few years older than him with blonde long blonde hair tied in pigtails and held in place with black ribbons. She wore a short, black dress, similar to the one Anna wore. The dress was short, showing off her long, well-shaped legs. She had on black shoes with white stockings that went to her knees. On her arm, she had black fingerless gloves that went to her elbow. "Yo, Manta, check her out," Yoh said, elbowing his friend.
Manta looked and his eyes went wide. "Woooooooow . . ." he said in one, long syllable. "I didn't know they made shamans like her. Who do you think she is?"
"Lets go ask. She's really cute," Yoh said and dragged Manta with him after the girl.
"But you're engaged! Can't I have a chance?"
"Aw shut up. C'mon!"
"Halt." Kentaro slid in front of the two with his
hands on the hilts of his two swords.
"What business do you have with Lady Tami?"
Manta nearly fell over. "Tami?!
Tami Koyoshima?!"
Kentaro narrowed his blue eyes. "Yes, that is her name. How do you know her?"
"That's my cousin?! My cousin's a cutie?" Manta chanted and stared at Tami.
Kentaro glided forward, his handsome face only an inch or so from Manta's face. "Do not speak of her as if she was a creature of your status."
"Kenny, what are you doing? He's a guest. You don't have to protect me from everyone here. I can handle the idiots on my own," came a female voice. Tami pushed the samurai aside. Her voice was soft and more like a purr than anything else. "Hello, I'm sorry if Kenny scared you. He can't help himself at times."
Kentaro hovered above her with an intimidating look on his face. His hands didn't move from the sword hilts.
"You look familiar. Do I know you?" Tami looked down at Manta who got off his butt.
"Yeah, I'm Manta Oyamada. Your cousin?"
"Manta? I don't have cousin named by the family name Oyamada. You must be mistaken."
"B-but I know now for a fact you're my cousin! You're in my family tree!"
Tami shook her head. "No, I don't know you."
"Didn't you write the book How to be a Shaman in Four-to-Six Weeks?"
"No. That was my great grandmother on my father's side. She was removed from the family so she is of no relation to me. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding."
"But--"
Yoh grabbed Manta by the collar and hissed in his ear, "Don't be mad that she isn't related! Be happy! Now you may have a chance to get a date!"
Manta's eyes lit up. "You're right!"
"I beg your pardon? What is it you're saying?"
"Um, why did you start this brotherhood and sisterhood of shamans?"
"I wanted all shamans to be friends with one another. As you know, there are fewer and fewer shamans in this world. True, people with the sixth sense and proper training can learn to be a shaman but there aren't very many. If people from all over the world come here, then there is a chance to more or less strengthen the blood line."
"Well, then eventually every shaman would be inter-related."
"That isn't really the reason. This is just what happens during these things. I also want the ghost to know that they aren't alone in integrating with a living body." Tami nodded to Yoh. "I see your partner is a samurai just as my Kenny here."
Amidamaru nodded curtly. "It's very nice to meet you but Kentaro and I know one another."
Tami looked up at Kentaro. "Really?"
"Yes, we have already met a long time ago."
"Then maybe you remember me too," Kite interrupted hopefully.
Kentaro looked briefly at her. His blue eyes widened and looked into Kite's green ones. "Sister? Little sister?!"
Kite nodded and hugged him. "I was afraid you would forget about me! It has been such a long time!"
"I couldn't forget about you." He released Kite and looked disgustedly at Amidamaru. "Why are you hanging around scum like him?"
Amidamaru scowled and inched closer to Kentaro. Kite held up a hand to stop him. "He is the integration partner of the boy with the dark hair. The smaller boy with light hair is my integration partner."
"You are attached to this world by this pitiful excuse for a living body?!"
Tami patted her hands in the air. "Calm down you all. Kentaro, watch your tone. You know what I can do to you if you don't listen." Her purr of a voice was gone and replaced by a harsh tone. She held up a gold rosary bead and fingered it.
Kentaro bowed. "Forgive me, my lady. I forgot my place for a minute."
Tami nodded and tucked the beads back into the front of her dress. "I don't want you disrupting my guests. This isn't a time for fights but enjoyment among the people." She smiled at Yoh. "What is your name? You didn't introduce yourself."
"Oh, I'm Yoh Asakura."
"Well Yoh, Manta, welcome to the first meeting of the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Shamans and enjoy yourself."
"Gee, thanks!" Yoh smiled and went to the rows of tables with black tablecloths piled high with food and different drinks. "They even have melon-flavored soda! This place is cool!" he commented. He got a cup and filled it with green soda. "Manta, you want some?"
Manta took a cup and drank. "This is good! Try these things. I dunno what they're called."
Yoh took a bite. "This is something like the stuff my mom used to make. I forgot what it was called. I'll bring some to Anna incase she wants some." He stopped and swallowed. "Anna. I almost forgot. We need to ask Tami if she can do anything."
"She isn't the Tami that wrote the book, Yoh. She's only a shaman like any of us except for the fact that she's rich," Manta said sadly and drank his soda.
"She might be able to," Kite said. "If any shaman can make Kentaro afraid of a necklace, she must be powerful."
"What was it with the gold prayer beads anyway?" Manta asked Yoh. "Those are solid gold beads. Why would she wear that in a room full of strangers?"
Yoh sprayed Manta with melon soda. "God rosary beads? That can't be good news unless it's a coincidence."
"Why not?"
