Anna kicked at a rock. She was in a black mood. First of all, it was snowing. She hated snow. Didn't Aomori ever have a time without snow? Second of all, she'd been sent grocery shopping.

She hated grocery shopping. At least it was only for two people. All of the other students and workers had gone home for the winter holidays. But she didn't have a home, so she was stuck in Aomori.

Suddenly her mental complaining was interrupted by a boy of about ten- near her own age- almost running into her. He skittered to a stop, his mouth opening to apologize.

Just by looking in his eyes she saw into his heart, and saw his name. Half of her wanted to hurtle into his arms, call him by name, and burst into tears. But the reasonable, steely part of herself won out. She forced herself to dislike him.

"You're in the way. Die." Anna brushed past her fiancé and kept her quick pace as she walked down the street.

Author's Note: Okay...this part will have to stay like this until I can get my grubby lil toddler hands on volume nineteen of the Shaman King. Now, what I'm skipping over... Basically... Yoh finds out he has a fiancée and goes to visit her. Things don't go so well. He barely even gets to talk to her. Still, he thinks she's kind of cute. Later, when he's talking to her (for like the first time) she tells him thank you very much, but she can't marry him. When he asks why, a giant oni appears. (An oni is a creature formed by pure anger...in this case poor ten-year-old Anna's anger.) There's this whole deal where Yoh saves her from the oni(s?) and she cries and all that jazz...yeah. That's all I know. If anyone finds volume 19 material, I WILL SERIOUSLY LOVE YOU FOREVER!!!

Thank you and good night.

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Real Author's Note:

Oy. High School Me was obnoxious.

I eventually found volumes 19 and 20, but I don't think I'm ever going to write it. At least not for this story.

Double oy.