Chapter 2
Manta yawned, standing on a wooden stool washing his face. His eyes still looked a bit sleepy as he dried his face and stared into the mirror. His ear twitched slightly as he heard foot steps towards the bathroom.
" Get started on breakfast, Yoh and I are hungry.." Anna mumbled coldly as she walked into the room only in a white robe, she carried a wooden brush in her hand and a towel in the other. Manta looked at her and quickly jumped from the stool. He looked up at her and nodded as he headed twords the hall
" Not your normal spazzy self today...." Anna said as Manta walked down the hall. His eyes were slightly drooped. Anna tilted her head to one side as she listened to his footsteps.
"OH! This looks delicious!" Yoh exclaimed happily as he plopped down to the floor holding his chopsticks.
" It looks edible..." Anna said closing her eyes and sitting down gracefully. Manta blushed as he walked over to the matt next to Yoh.
" Sorry Manta...but you can't eat yet, the dishes still need to be done..." Anna huffed a bit. Manta grumbled and muttered something unknown under his breath as he walked to the sink.
"A...Anna....I can do the dishes...let him eat..." Yoh said softly yet the assertiveness in his voice could reconized clearly.
"oh..fine..." Anna kept her eyes closed as she ate some fish.
" Thanks Yoh..." Manta said sitting beside him.
" Its alright you looked hungry..and this food is delicious!" Yoh smiled laughing.
" Thanks.." Manta smiled a bit.
" like I said it's edible.." Anna mumbled.
" Manta..how are you feeling today? its just a little strange you know? normally by now you'd be yelling away or whining at Anna.." Yoh looked at him his eyes slightly serious but then he laughed as if to cover up the way he just looked at him.
Manta blushed then looked down at his small legs " I'm fine" He looked at Yoh faking a smile.
" I see.." Yoh replied softly as he began to chew his food.
~* I can cook good? I've been cooking for you and Anna for as long as I can remember..somehow it feels good to watch you eat the food I cooked for you...it makes me feel warm inside...ahhh....what AM I SAYING....You love Anna don't you...you'll marry her someday..and I'll be there with you...as...your best friend...I'll watch the two of you in love and grow old together...I'll be there...watching...while my best friend goes through every stage of his life with Anna...from their marriage...to their children..and last..to our graves...I'll be there and you'll never know how I feel...but for you..when I see you wearing that tux..when I see her throw her bouquet..I'll smile...I'll always smile..I'll keep it inside...forever.*~
Manta gulped down his food as a tear formed in his eye. Yoh looked over at him but as soon as he noticed Manta smiled up at him. Yoh's chest burned as he watched his little friend gulp down his food. Something wasn't right..Manta wasn't Manta...ever since last night..there was something different about him..something Yoh couldn't quite grasp.
"I'm through" Anna stood up sounding a bit annoyed. " It tasted good, but I wouldn't exactly call it delicious like Yoh did..." Anna replied as she cleared her plate.
"uhhh II...better do the dishes now..!!!" Manta grinned a bit taking his plate and scooting over to the sink.
" ..." Yoh looked at him silently
Manta yawned, standing on a wooden stool washing his face. His eyes still looked a bit sleepy as he dried his face and stared into the mirror. His ear twitched slightly as he heard foot steps towards the bathroom.
" Get started on breakfast, Yoh and I are hungry.." Anna mumbled coldly as she walked into the room only in a white robe, she carried a wooden brush in her hand and a towel in the other. Manta looked at her and quickly jumped from the stool. He looked up at her and nodded as he headed twords the hall
" Not your normal spazzy self today...." Anna said as Manta walked down the hall. His eyes were slightly drooped. Anna tilted her head to one side as she listened to his footsteps.
"OH! This looks delicious!" Yoh exclaimed happily as he plopped down to the floor holding his chopsticks.
" It looks edible..." Anna said closing her eyes and sitting down gracefully. Manta blushed as he walked over to the matt next to Yoh.
" Sorry Manta...but you can't eat yet, the dishes still need to be done..." Anna huffed a bit. Manta grumbled and muttered something unknown under his breath as he walked to the sink.
"A...Anna....I can do the dishes...let him eat..." Yoh said softly yet the assertiveness in his voice could reconized clearly.
"oh..fine..." Anna kept her eyes closed as she ate some fish.
" Thanks Yoh..." Manta said sitting beside him.
" Its alright you looked hungry..and this food is delicious!" Yoh smiled laughing.
" Thanks.." Manta smiled a bit.
" like I said it's edible.." Anna mumbled.
" Manta..how are you feeling today? its just a little strange you know? normally by now you'd be yelling away or whining at Anna.." Yoh looked at him his eyes slightly serious but then he laughed as if to cover up the way he just looked at him.
Manta blushed then looked down at his small legs " I'm fine" He looked at Yoh faking a smile.
" I see.." Yoh replied softly as he began to chew his food.
~* I can cook good? I've been cooking for you and Anna for as long as I can remember..somehow it feels good to watch you eat the food I cooked for you...it makes me feel warm inside...ahhh....what AM I SAYING....You love Anna don't you...you'll marry her someday..and I'll be there with you...as...your best friend...I'll watch the two of you in love and grow old together...I'll be there...watching...while my best friend goes through every stage of his life with Anna...from their marriage...to their children..and last..to our graves...I'll be there and you'll never know how I feel...but for you..when I see you wearing that tux..when I see her throw her bouquet..I'll smile...I'll always smile..I'll keep it inside...forever.*~
Manta gulped down his food as a tear formed in his eye. Yoh looked over at him but as soon as he noticed Manta smiled up at him. Yoh's chest burned as he watched his little friend gulp down his food. Something wasn't right..Manta wasn't Manta...ever since last night..there was something different about him..something Yoh couldn't quite grasp.
"I'm through" Anna stood up sounding a bit annoyed. " It tasted good, but I wouldn't exactly call it delicious like Yoh did..." Anna replied as she cleared her plate.
"uhhh II...better do the dishes now..!!!" Manta grinned a bit taking his plate and scooting over to the sink.
" ..." Yoh looked at him silently