White Day

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Author's note: This chapter is made as fluffy as possible. Please enjoy!!!

Chapter 7 Soft hands

*FLASHBACK*
A small trickle of blood appeared on NamuNami's arm. Her concentration broke. The pink aura surrounding her disappeared abruptly. The cat disappeared with the aura. Yoh had won, but not without a price to pay. He lay on the ground, bloody and unconscious. Anna ran to him as NamuNami laughed.

"He's too weak to take on my brother. I may not have killed him and he may still have a place in the tournament, but my brother goes on to the next round," NamuNami laughed. Then she ran down the alley and disappeared. Anna didn't care. Her hopes of Yoh winning Keoshi apparated along with NamuNami. Yoh might still be able to compete in the tournament but that didn't matter. Yoh...her love...was lying there on the sidewalk, covered in his own blood, breathing heavily from fatigue. She didn't know if he was going to be alright...he might even die...he looked so pale and his face against her clothes was burning and left blood stains. It was all her fault. *END FLASHBACK*

Sleep. It felt so good to just surrender; to temporarily shut off the pain. But Anna. Was she okay? He wanted to see her...but he was just too tired to open his eyes. He wanted to see Anna, to hold her, to tell her that he loved her. A gentle rubbing started on his forehead. The coolness of water brought consciousness on a little bit at a time. Bliss. First came just swimming colors, then shapes and shadows swam into view. With consciousness came the first wave of pain.

Yoh moaned as he opened his eyes a crack. Anna's face came into focus. Her face was framed with worry and her hand gently sponged Yoh's forehead. As she turned to soak the sponge in more cool water, Anna caught sight of Yoh's consciousness.

"Yoh-kun," Anna smiled one of her rare smiles. Just that eased Yoh's pain. She looked fine. "Are you feeling okay?"

Yoh tried to move his mouth but agony flooded through his jaws. Only a weak moan came out.

Anna looked upon Yoh in concern. He looked so pale from fatigue and loss of blood. Heat seared on his forehead from sickness. He was so weak, unlike the normal Yoh who was so confident and strong. She wanted to hold him. She wanted to heal him. She needed to remove her guilt, yet she didn't know how.

"Anna........." Yoh murmured before letting out a feeble cough. He felt so hot. The true nature of consciousness hit him. Pain was everywhere and heat surrounded him. But he could see his Anna and he could talk to her. "Where..."

"You're in your room. I'm glad you're awake," Anna sighed, smiling down at her fiancée. She looked so happy, but something was wrong. Yoh reached back inside his mind to think exactly what.

"Anna!!! The tournament!!! Gomen nasai. Gomen," Yoh felt so defeated, "I failed you again, Anna-chan." Yoh sat up in his bed. Anger coursed through him. No matter how hard he tried, Yoh couldn't please her. He wanted her to love him. He wanted her to be truly happy.

Anna gently reached her arm under Yoh's and lifted Yoh up. Yoh immediately fell but Anna held him up.

"I'm not mad. You beat NamuNami. You're still in the tournament," Anna murmured, trying to control her frustration.

"Good," Yoh said hoarsely. His sigh of relief swept away her anger. Yoh seemed so relieved. She couldn't bring herself to stay disappointed in him. He had saved her. In his state, he had fought off the power of raw mana in order to save her and the others. Yoh looked up at her, "Where's Amidamaru?"

"He's been quiet but he's okay. He's in the kitchen," Anna answered. She began walking Yoh out of the room. Yoh leaned against Anna. Her soft skin soothed his searing forehead. He wanted to lean on her forever. He was unaware of where he was going but he trusted Anna. Wood touched Yoh's feet and he felt himself being lowered down. Steam brushed his face. Where was he? As he looked up the sight of Anna caught his eyes. A red bikini hugged her figure as she stood in front of the bath. The soft light shining on her softly tanned skin emphasized her curves. Yoh's mouth hung open.

"Anna-chan! What are you doing? Is this okay?" Yoh asked frantically.

"It's okay," Anna said, lifting Yoh up and helping him into the bath. Hot, steamy water washed over Yoh's sore body. It felt so good.

"This will help your wounds and your fever," Anna reassured Yoh. She gently picked up a wash cloth from a wooden bucket floating in the bath. Wringing it out, Anna began to massage Yoh's back. Total ecstasy washed over Yoh. Anna's strong but mild hands felt so good. Everything became a haze. This was so heavenly. The heat seeped away from his body and his soreness melted away into the heavenly mood. Anna set the rag down in the bucket and began massaging Yoh's back with her own hands. So soft. The gentle circling of her hands, the peaceful rubbing of her palms, the quiet pressing of her fingers, they were too much. Yoh felt blush flood to his cheeks and a less severe heat creep up his face. Suddenly, Anna's hands faltered. You felt a thud on his back as Anna laid her head on him.

"Anna-chan? Are you okay?" Yoh asked, worried. A restrained sob answered him. In concern, Yoh turned around. Anna was crying. Tears coursed down her cheeks. Droplets clung to her long eyelashes and brushed off when she blinked. Yoh didn't know what to do. Anna looked so sad. Some sorrow was eating ravenously away at her soul. Yoh opened his mouth up to speak but Anna lay on of her slender fingers gently on his lips.

"Yoh-kun....*sob sob* I'm...I'm..." Anna burst into anguished cries. Anna cursed herself. Tears kept coming but she wanted so much to heal the mistake she made. Instead of crying, she wanted to be close to her love. Yoh looked so worried and helpless. Why...Why couldn't she just say she was sorry? She wanted so much to get rid of this guilt. Her lips parted and the light shined on them.

"I'm sorry....."Anna managed to gasp, "I've worked you so hard. Because of that, you became stressed. You got sick. How can I forgive myself? I couldn't even forgive you for the tiny things that didn't even need an apology. It's the tournament..."

Yoh broke Anna off, "It's my fault. I was the one who failed you. I messed up on the tournament..." Anna fixed Yoh with her stare. Instead of icy and accusing, it was desolate and full of longing, yet it was still the stare of his fiancée.

"I have no excuse. I cared more about that stupid tournament than our commitment." Anna felt all her guilt push inside of her, wanting to get out. It was pure agony. Anna knew she would hurt Yoh but she just needed to end it all. She needed to sleep forever. She wanted to shut out everything. She whispered something Yoh couldn't hear. Total guilt flooded through her veins. She couldn't see. Then warmth.

"I love you Anna. Nothing in the world could stop me from loving you," Yoh murmured. No matter how weak he felt, he wanted to be with her, to comfort her. Nothing would stop him. Anna's eyelashes brushed against his cheek as Anna opened her eyes.

"Yoh...I've wanted for so long to be like this together. To just shut out the ideas of the tournament or of training or of anything else. I've wanted to...I want to be with you forever..." Anna murmured, her tears receding. She reached up her long, slender arms and wrapped them around Yoh's neck. She never wanted to let him go. She was forgiven. Guilt vanished inside of her. A weight was lifted off her. She no longer wanted to die. She wanted to live. She wanted to be with her love.

Yoh felt the sting of tears well up in his eyes. He was so happy. To hold Anna, to have her close to him, to tell her he loved her, all those things felt so good. Anna slowly pushed Yoh away. Her eyes gazed into his face. For that moment, she knew she loved him. There was no doubt. Yoh's handsome face gazed back at her. Anna's face, wreathed in light, looked like an angel. Her sparkling eyes were no longer angry but happy, shining with forgotten tears. Her lips were full and pink, perfect. They formed into shapes as Anna whispered, "Ai shiteru, Yoh-kun. Ai shiteru."

Utter joy flowed through them both. Yoh lowered his head towards Anna. Anna blushed, sending beautiful colors to her cheeks. She was ready. She had always dreamed of her first kiss. Now it was just seconds away. Yoh's lips interlocked with Anna's. The taste was savory, like a silver cloud on a sunny day. It was broken almost immediately. Anna stared wide- eyed at Yoh. Yoh looked aside in embarrassment.

"Gomen. That was my first kiss. It was probably awful," Yoh said in shame.

"Iie...It was wonderful," Anna said, smiling her purest smile. "Please...kiss me again..."

Yoh kissed Anna again. Love tasted so sweet. It felt like heaven.

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Horo-horo rushed into the bath with a wrapped box.

"Yoh! I've got the sake! And Anna's hair ribben..." Horo-horo broke himself off at the sight of Anna and Yoh. They seemed so happy, still experiencing their first kiss. Horo-horo slowly backed out of the room, leaving Anna and Yoh alone.

END

Tanuki= The end. Thanks for reading! Was it fluffy enough? I hope!!!!!! This fiction is now completed. Thanks to everyone who read this fiction. I repeat things a lot. BYE BYE!!!!!