White Day
Disclaimer: Shaman king isn't mine to snuggle...wahhh...
Author's note: Next chapter...nee hee hee.... I hope everyone is enjoying this so far. I really don't have anything else to say so here's the next chapter.
Chapter 2: home ~***~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The sidewalk seemed to stretch on for eternity but Yoh kept running. As it zipped by, the chilled wind stung his heavy limbs. It was becoming hard to breathe and he couldn't run straight but he couldn't stop. Anna had told him to finish the 25 miles within the time period. He couldn't let her down now. Even though he knew he was helplessly late, Yoh continued running. Though the night around him grew colder with every step he took, heat flushed through his body and face, causing him to sweat even more.
"Yoh-sama! Anna-sama will understand! You don't look well," Amidamaru's voice sounded from behind Yoh. Yoh chose to ignore him and speed up his pace. Everything became a blur around him. The salt of his sweat and the chill wind burned his eyes. He couldn't see. Why was he so tired? He was never this tired while running, even when Anna first made him start. He shivered violently, causing his legs to run in a zigzag pattern, like a drunkard.
Why?
He needed to get strong and become shaman king...to make Anna happy. All he wanted was for her to smile at him and say, "I'm proud of you, Yoh Asakura. Aishiteru..." He felt so tired. Pain shot up and down his body.
Yoh's foot caught on a piece of sidewalk. As he hit the pavement, Yoh's face scraped against the rough concrete, leaving tiny streaks of blood where the skin had rubbed off. For a split second, Yoh didn't move. He didn't even breathe. Then he opened his eyes and saw Amidamaru looking at him with concern.
"Yoh-sama?" Amidamaru asked urgently.
"I'm fine..." Yoh's voice sounded hoarse from multiple hours of heavy breathing. Without additional explanations, Yoh forced himself unsteadily to his feet, wiped the dripping blood away from his face, and began to run again. Almost home, he thought, but why...I feel weaker every second I run. Dizziness made his vision swim in and out of focus. In frustration, Yoh swore loudly and ran harder than ever.
Finally, with a great deal of agony, Yoh reached the front door of his mansion. Through the pain, Yoh couldn't help but feel joy. No matter what reaction Anna would give him, she would be there, right inside the door, waiting for him. Yoh raised a shivering hand towards the door. Before he could open it though, a blonde-haired midget opened the door.
"Yoh!!! Hiya!! Have fun running? Dinner's on!" The midget shouted excitedly.
"Manta..." Yoh groaned. Usually, Yoh was able to cope with the midget's loud, annoying behavior, but just now he was too tired to listen to Manta's rattling.
"Hey. What's the matter, Yoh? You look more tired than usual," Manta mentioned in concern.
"It's nothing," Yoh brushed off his fatigue casually, "Where's Anna-chan?"
"Last time I saw her she was in the living room," Manta explained.
"Arigato..." Yoh replied. He stepped into the house and was greeted by a wave of hot air produced by the heater, causing him to shiver more than he was already. Resisting the urge to wrap his arms around himself to stop the shaking of his body, Yoh pretended that this shivering happened every time he ran and walked casually towards the living room.
Manta and Amidamaru watched him leave. "What's really wrong with Yoh? He's got cuts on his cheek and he's really pale. Is he getting sick?"
"I don't know. He just acted tired today during his run," Amidamaru answered.
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Yoh entered the living room and scanned its population for Anna. A blue-haired boy about Yoh's age named Horo-Horo sat on a beanbag flipping channels on the TV. On the couch lay a pink-haired girl named Tamao watching Horo-Horo flip channels. Ren, a yellow-eyed boy, polished a long, dangerous spear in the corner of the room. Anna wasn't there. Yoh checked again, but she didn't appear.
"Where's Anna?" Yoh asked.
Tamao looked up at Yoh and her face lit up. "Yoh-kun!!!" she greeted. Her glee however, turned to uneasiness as she looked Yoh over, "Yoh...kun...You look so pale. And your cheek is bleeding!" Tamao reached out her hand to brush the blood away from Yoh's cheek. As her slender fingers made contact with his cheek, she drew back quickly. "You...You're burning up, Yoh-kun! Are you sick?"
Yoh blushed with the embarrassment of so much attention. He quickly made an excuse; "I just finished running! Of course I'm hot!" Yoh attempted a laugh to sound more cheerful. Tamao, entranced by the fact that Yoh was talking to her was convinced and answered the question about Anna.
"She went to the store. She'll be back. You're all sweaty, Yoh-kun. The bath is open so why don't you go take a bath?" Tamao said, smiling up at Yoh.
Ren looked up at Yoh from where he was sitting and muttered, "Hi..." before getting back to his work. Horo-Horo was too enthralled in his channel surfing to notice anything else around him. As Yoh turned to leave, he struggled to hide his disappointment from Tamao. She was always so happy, yet so shy. He didn't want to dampen her spirit. Sliding open the door to the bath, Yoh was welcomed by a fresh wave of steam. Yoh undressed from his running outfit and slid into the water. Bliss soothed his sore limbs and lessened his shivering but it couldn't heal his heart. Anna hadn't been there. He had taken too long for her, so she left. He knew it was temporary but just the thought of her being displeased with him caused his stomach to churn. Yoh stared blankly at the wall painted with bamboo and flowers. He was too exhausted to think about anything right now but thoughts kept brushing through his mind. He wanted to shut it all out. He wanted to sleep. But Anna. Why...Why am I never strong enough to please her? All I want is her to love me...but I can't be strong...I've trained so hard...I feel so hopeless....Anna-chan...
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Tanuki-sama: Domo. Review onegai. Next chapter will be up soon if everyone likes this. I had a riceball for dinner today. It was yummy. ^_^ Bye Bye!!!!
Disclaimer: Shaman king isn't mine to snuggle...wahhh...
Author's note: Next chapter...nee hee hee.... I hope everyone is enjoying this so far. I really don't have anything else to say so here's the next chapter.
Chapter 2: home ~***~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The sidewalk seemed to stretch on for eternity but Yoh kept running. As it zipped by, the chilled wind stung his heavy limbs. It was becoming hard to breathe and he couldn't run straight but he couldn't stop. Anna had told him to finish the 25 miles within the time period. He couldn't let her down now. Even though he knew he was helplessly late, Yoh continued running. Though the night around him grew colder with every step he took, heat flushed through his body and face, causing him to sweat even more.
"Yoh-sama! Anna-sama will understand! You don't look well," Amidamaru's voice sounded from behind Yoh. Yoh chose to ignore him and speed up his pace. Everything became a blur around him. The salt of his sweat and the chill wind burned his eyes. He couldn't see. Why was he so tired? He was never this tired while running, even when Anna first made him start. He shivered violently, causing his legs to run in a zigzag pattern, like a drunkard.
Why?
He needed to get strong and become shaman king...to make Anna happy. All he wanted was for her to smile at him and say, "I'm proud of you, Yoh Asakura. Aishiteru..." He felt so tired. Pain shot up and down his body.
Yoh's foot caught on a piece of sidewalk. As he hit the pavement, Yoh's face scraped against the rough concrete, leaving tiny streaks of blood where the skin had rubbed off. For a split second, Yoh didn't move. He didn't even breathe. Then he opened his eyes and saw Amidamaru looking at him with concern.
"Yoh-sama?" Amidamaru asked urgently.
"I'm fine..." Yoh's voice sounded hoarse from multiple hours of heavy breathing. Without additional explanations, Yoh forced himself unsteadily to his feet, wiped the dripping blood away from his face, and began to run again. Almost home, he thought, but why...I feel weaker every second I run. Dizziness made his vision swim in and out of focus. In frustration, Yoh swore loudly and ran harder than ever.
Finally, with a great deal of agony, Yoh reached the front door of his mansion. Through the pain, Yoh couldn't help but feel joy. No matter what reaction Anna would give him, she would be there, right inside the door, waiting for him. Yoh raised a shivering hand towards the door. Before he could open it though, a blonde-haired midget opened the door.
"Yoh!!! Hiya!! Have fun running? Dinner's on!" The midget shouted excitedly.
"Manta..." Yoh groaned. Usually, Yoh was able to cope with the midget's loud, annoying behavior, but just now he was too tired to listen to Manta's rattling.
"Hey. What's the matter, Yoh? You look more tired than usual," Manta mentioned in concern.
"It's nothing," Yoh brushed off his fatigue casually, "Where's Anna-chan?"
"Last time I saw her she was in the living room," Manta explained.
"Arigato..." Yoh replied. He stepped into the house and was greeted by a wave of hot air produced by the heater, causing him to shiver more than he was already. Resisting the urge to wrap his arms around himself to stop the shaking of his body, Yoh pretended that this shivering happened every time he ran and walked casually towards the living room.
Manta and Amidamaru watched him leave. "What's really wrong with Yoh? He's got cuts on his cheek and he's really pale. Is he getting sick?"
"I don't know. He just acted tired today during his run," Amidamaru answered.
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Yoh entered the living room and scanned its population for Anna. A blue-haired boy about Yoh's age named Horo-Horo sat on a beanbag flipping channels on the TV. On the couch lay a pink-haired girl named Tamao watching Horo-Horo flip channels. Ren, a yellow-eyed boy, polished a long, dangerous spear in the corner of the room. Anna wasn't there. Yoh checked again, but she didn't appear.
"Where's Anna?" Yoh asked.
Tamao looked up at Yoh and her face lit up. "Yoh-kun!!!" she greeted. Her glee however, turned to uneasiness as she looked Yoh over, "Yoh...kun...You look so pale. And your cheek is bleeding!" Tamao reached out her hand to brush the blood away from Yoh's cheek. As her slender fingers made contact with his cheek, she drew back quickly. "You...You're burning up, Yoh-kun! Are you sick?"
Yoh blushed with the embarrassment of so much attention. He quickly made an excuse; "I just finished running! Of course I'm hot!" Yoh attempted a laugh to sound more cheerful. Tamao, entranced by the fact that Yoh was talking to her was convinced and answered the question about Anna.
"She went to the store. She'll be back. You're all sweaty, Yoh-kun. The bath is open so why don't you go take a bath?" Tamao said, smiling up at Yoh.
Ren looked up at Yoh from where he was sitting and muttered, "Hi..." before getting back to his work. Horo-Horo was too enthralled in his channel surfing to notice anything else around him. As Yoh turned to leave, he struggled to hide his disappointment from Tamao. She was always so happy, yet so shy. He didn't want to dampen her spirit. Sliding open the door to the bath, Yoh was welcomed by a fresh wave of steam. Yoh undressed from his running outfit and slid into the water. Bliss soothed his sore limbs and lessened his shivering but it couldn't heal his heart. Anna hadn't been there. He had taken too long for her, so she left. He knew it was temporary but just the thought of her being displeased with him caused his stomach to churn. Yoh stared blankly at the wall painted with bamboo and flowers. He was too exhausted to think about anything right now but thoughts kept brushing through his mind. He wanted to shut it all out. He wanted to sleep. But Anna. Why...Why am I never strong enough to please her? All I want is her to love me...but I can't be strong...I've trained so hard...I feel so hopeless....Anna-chan...
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Tanuki-sama: Domo. Review onegai. Next chapter will be up soon if everyone likes this. I had a riceball for dinner today. It was yummy. ^_^ Bye Bye!!!!
