Yuna-chan, Leopi-chan, uh…am I gonna die for this???? (_)
Chapter three!!! ^_^ this chapter will have more mystery and *gasps, jumps up and down, runs around in circles frantically then stops at the center* HAO-CHAN'S GONNA APPEAR NOW!!!!!!! *dies of shock*
But not that much *sighs sadly* T_T I wanna write more about Hao-koibito, (just kidding ^_^;;) [Koibito=lover] I mean Hao-chan.
What the heck - ?! I'm acting like a crazy fan girl!!! And I am not one!!!! Besides, I would never want Hao-chan to be my koibito. I'd rather die and undergo Anna's one-of-a-kind, body-torturing training a million times than for that to happen; not that I don't like Hao….
I'll try to include the power spirits now…. I think I can…. I hope I can….
Anyway, on with the story!!! (Don't forget to flame me because I know it sucks)
Disclaimer: Shaman King is not mine/ The story 'Yin and Yang' is/ Change will not come if I whine/ But just this will give me bliss/ Read then review anonymous or signed/ What matters is that you gave this/
Weird disclaimer ^_^;; …That's the best (which is pretty worse) my mind can think of right now. XD
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CHAPTER THREE
Mirror, mirror
"Kanpai!!!" The Ainu and the Elvis wannabe raised their mugs up high. The others clicked their glasses together creating a soft resonating jingling sound. Everyone laughed and started chatting with each other about minor and – almost – useless topics.
The itako drank her tea in one gulp and glared at Yoh. "This celebration is useless. It's not as though you won a fight or something. You should be training right now instead of enjoying yourself. How can you become the Shaman King if you're always slacking like this?" she spat while refilling her cup. She sent the brim to her lips and finished the liquid in one drinking. She looked like she was someone who wanted to drown himself in liquor or something similar if only it weren't for that sober stare she kept giving everybody who dared interrupt her.
The latest descendant of the Asakura's laughed and flashed a grin. "Anna, it's a welcoming celebration." He said, sitting close to his fiancée. "We're just happy being here. And, aren't you having fun here?" he dared ask, leaning on the table behind him.
"No." she answered without a pause then drank more tea.
"Although you say that, you're filling yourself up with the drinks." Ren muttered as he dropped down the tenth bottle of milk he had for the whole day.
Silence overwhelmed them all as Anna kept a cold and menacing glare at the Chinese shaman. Quickly, everyone left the ten meter radius around Ren, who practically didn't have a care nor did he notice the lack of presences around him.
"Ren never learns this lesson, does he?" Manta sighed and shrugged his shoulders.
"Gomen nasai, Bocchama." Bason muttered then floated pass the itako who was now standing in front of his master. Itako beads quickly wrapped around the Chinese warrior spirit. He bit his lip hard and started sobbing like a little kid.
"Bason, you're becoming too soft." The Tao representative mumbled and turned to face his spirit but only found the said warrior in the hands of the itako. He looked up and gulped. Anna was towering over him, flinching with one eyebrow raised.
She tightened her grip on her beads and opened her mouth to say something but Yoh cut her.
"Uh, Anna, I don't think we should get violent here. It is a celebration, right?' the dark-haired shaman asked, standing between his fiancée and his friend.
"Are you saying I'm violent?" she said with a sharp tone. She released Bason from her grasps and held the beads in front of her as though creating a threat.
Yoh grew sweaty. He shook his head and rubbed the back of his head, letting off a nervous laugh. "N-n-no. Well, I wasn't. You are pretty vio – I mean, shouldn't we settle this in a more peaceful manner???" he felt like he was shrinking in front of the dominating presence of the itako.
"Out of my way, Yoh." She ordered, rushing past him but her fiancé grabbed her shoulder and protested. She felt irritated. Yoh had never gone against her before. Mainly because this was the first unreasonable celebration they had and he didn't want anything to spoil this evening because they might fight each other tomorrow already; this might be the last night they spend as friends and friends alone. She knew he had lots of reasons but…this doesn't mean that he could just go there and act like this.
"Let me go, Yoh." She said, now with more force and anger but the shaman didn't let go and just pleaded with a desperate tone. She could see everyone else looking at the situation awkwardly and with much surprise through her peripheral vision. She gritted her teeth and pushed the hand on her shoulder forcefully.
That made Yoh fall down, which caused him to involuntarily grab to the nearest one to him – which is, by chance – Anna.
"WHOA!!!" he called out, pulling his fiancée along with him.
"Yoh! What are you doing?! Let me go!" Anna shouted but she couldn't do anything but face the shaman.
A loud clutter signaled their fall. Yoh on the ground; Anna on Yoh, their faces inches apart.
A lot gasps came from their 'audience'; Lyserg foolishly looked at the jaw dropped faces of his companions.
The door flew open. "Anna-san, I got the - " Tamao gasped. She had just been sent on an errand by the itako and how surprised – and, not to mention, heartbroken – she was when she saw the positions Anna and Yoh were in.
Anna, being the hard-headed person she was, wasn't fooled or shocked by the situation. She pulled herself up and sent a hard slap on Yoh's face. "That's for stopping me." She spat, standing up and putting on the beads over her head; Yoh sat up. "And this, " she faced the shaman and sent another infamous slap across his face, "is for making me fall." She walked passed the flabbergasted Yoh, the shocked shamans and the sobbing Tamao and closed the door behind her.
"O God, Yoh, you didn't have to be that fast. You even had the guts to hit on her here!" Horo horo exclaimed with a more serious and urgent voice.
The dark-haired shaman stood up and looked worriedly and Tamao then at his friends. "I don't know what you're talking about." He said innocently as was his mind and soul, "But I'm sure Anna's gonna kill me!" he exclaimed in horror.
"Yoh-sama." Tamao muttered between tears. She knew Yoh and Anna were engaged but…she just can't help but feel sad about it.
The door swung open . Anna scanned the room. "You." She called to the English shaman, "Stand up." She ordered.
Lyserg blinked a couple of times, his jaw wide open. He pointed – stupidly – at himself, "Me?"
"Yes, you." She repeated with a pinch of annoyance in her voice. She just hated repeating herself. "Go and pack your things." She ordered.
"Huh?????" the green-haired boy looked at Anna, eyes-wide. "I didn't do anything." He protested. This was the first time Anna had actually spoken to him and he was now regretting it. He could feel an unknown fear in his veins; it was no wonder everyone never dared to disobey her.
Ryu gasped. "Anna-san! You don't have to make Lyserg go!!! He hasn't done anything at all!!!" he whined.
The itako sighed then went through the door then moved away from the opening to make way for a familiar pale-haired, scarlet-eyed young lady and a tall blonde shaman.
"Jeanne-sama!"
"Lyserg, please take your things now. I have Marco reserve a room for you. It would be my pleasure if you were to use it." Jeanne smiled at Lyserg then faced Anna. "Thank you for your kind hospitality." She made a curtsy then looked back at the shamans, giving Yoh a particular a soft smile.
Anna made a small nod and rolled her eyes when she noticed her smiling at her fiancé.
"Hai!" the English shaman turned to the room connecting this one and came out with a small bag in his arms. He approached his former mistress and turned to Yoh and the others. He bowed low and looked up, "Arigatou gozaimashita for letting me travel with you." He smiled brightly then pivoted back to the young lady.
Marco was the last to leave. His narrowed at Yoh; he pushed up his glasses.
"Yoh will be the Shaman King." Anna muttered with her back leaning on the wall.
The blonde stopped short, his fingers still holding the bride of his glasses. "We will support Jeanne-sama to the end." He left.
The itako sighed then left the room without another word.
"Lyserg!!!!" Ryu called, tears streaming endlessly from his eyes. He joined Tamao on the opposite corner, sulking like the young pink-haired girl was.
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The fish slipped from Yoh's hand for the hundredth time. The said shaman's mouth dropped open. He turned to Anna with pleading eyes but he only received a stern refusal. He turned back to the water, which was reaching his knees, and pulled back his sleeves.
"Yoh-dono, you should wait carefully for the fish and use all your senses. Do not be so hasty or it will not be caught." Amidamaru pointed to a small bass in a deeper part of the lake
It was another type of weird training Anna had given him. So far, his training here in Patch village was thoroughly unusual; the laps were only done as a punishment. His mission there was to catch a hundred fishes with his own bare hands. That's why, now, Yoh Asakura was wading in the lake, water reaching his waist, half-naked, with a water proof basket on his back.
The bass quickly scuttled away with such ease. Yoh's face dropped. "Awww! Don't go away! I'm just gonna catch you! I'll set you free later!!!!" the shaman called to the fish, waving his arm furiously in the air.
"Uh…Yoh-dono…. You also have to be careful in approaching your prey. The fish can sense your movement in water." The samurai spirit looked at his master, who wasn't listening to him, and grew sweat dropped. Now that he could help in Anna's trainings, his aid wasn't of much use.
Anna shook her head and crossed her legs. She was sitting under a tree with the breeze softly blowing through her hair. She had a stop watch in her hands.
"The Seirei no Ou have always looked beautiful. I'm so happy that you agreed to participate in the fight, Pino!" a young lady with dark eyes and pale-colored hair appeared a few meters away from where Anna was resting.
Yoh turned his head to the shore, "Pino! Zyria! Cardimahide!" he waved, not looking at where he was going and accidentally, slipped under the surface.
"YOH-DONO!!!!" the spirit cried in shock as he also dived under water.
A blonde man turned to the lake, only enough to see a hand slowly disappearing into the waters. Minutes later, the wet body of Yoh Asakura emerged from the surface.
Anna approached and threw him a towel. "What kind of shaman are you?! Two hours have already passed and you haven't caught a single fish!!!!" she exclaimed, the top and Oracle bell of her fiancé in her arms.
Yoh laughed a little as he rubbed the towel in his hair vigorously. He turned to the three members of the Icemen team and beamed. "Hisashi buri dane." He greeted.
"Oh? You were trying to catch fish?" Pino repeated, looking from Anna then to Yoh.
The Japanese shaman nodded. "But the fish kept swimming away from me! I'm not gonna hurt them! I just wanna catch them! Then I'll set them free!" he said as though he had been wrongly accused of a grave sin.
"No, you won't set them free. You're gonna cook them for lunch and dinner." Anna countered, almost ignoring the presence of the shamans.
The Irish laughed and pat the back of the dark-haired boy. "Tell me, you haven't caught fish with your bare hands before, right?" He smiled and looked at Zyria and Cardimahide, "How about if I teach you?" he offered.
A bright smile entered the boy's face. "You would? Really?" he exclaimed but then stopped and turned at his fiancée, "Uh, Anna, is it okay if Pino teaches me how to fish?" he asked, finger crossed behind his back.
The itako closed her eyes then nodded. "Is there anything else I can do?" she whispered to herself, "Be sure to capture a hundred before sunset." She ordered and recoiled back to the shade she had been resting under since the start of the training.
The Irish looked curiously at the itako and the shaman. Obviously, he didn't know what kind of relationship the two were in. He shrugged his shoulders and passed on the thought. "So, let's get started." He took off his thick coat and handed it to Zyria.
Soon afterwards, the two were drenched in water.
"At last! I'm finished!" Yoh fell on his back, ignoring the mud forming on his wet pants. He stretched his arms then lay flat on his back, looking at the dim light that emitted from the Great Spirit. He sighed as relaxation tingled his body.
Pino sat beside him, dry with his coat and Oracle bell on, and laughed. "You seem so relieved. I didn't think a hundred would be possible to catch in one day. You learn quick enough." He said; staring at the aurora softly forming above their heads, "By the way, why were you catching fish in the first place?" he was finally able to ask. Yoh was too enthusiastic about the job and was too hasty – which made the job harder than usual.
The shaman sat up and turned to his fiancée, who had the newly arrived Manta serve her. "It was Anna's training and, I tell you, never disobey Anna's orders." He said with a red alert tone in his voice.
A continuous ringing signaled the alertness of the present shamans. Yoh reached for his Oracle bell but found it out of his grasps. "My…bell…where…?" he muttered, looking left and right, front and back, in search for his device.
"Yoh-dono, the bell is with Anna-san." Amidamaru pointed to the itako.
Pino looked at his bell and stopped the other shaman before he left, "No, don't worry. Its mine." He called, waving his hand frantically as he used his remaining arm to scan his bell. "Icemen vs.…" he muttered, almost in a whisper. Near the itako, the other members of the Icemen team looked at their respective devices, mouthing out the same words their leader was.
The dark-haired shaman looked with expectant eyes.
"The Ren team."
"I can't believe that WE will get the first fight!!!!!!" The blue-haired shaman exclaimed as though complaining.
"Why? Are you complaining?" Ren spat back, drinking the remnants of his current milk bottle, "Besides, it's just the Icemen team; we could breeze through that fight. No worries." He threw his plastic bottle to one side.
Pirika picked up the bottle and threw it the nearby trash can. "Onii-chan! You should be training right now! What if that Icemen team is strong enough to defeat you?!" she said, worriedly. She knelt beside her brother and started pulling on his arm.
Horo horo shook his head. "Don't worry about it, Pirika. The Icemen team's zilch. Yoh defeated them alone during the previous fight and he hadn't been using all his strength at that time!" he said freely as though boasting about his win.
"But-"
"Ren! Horo horo! Chocolove!" Yoh dashed inside in a mood happier and more carefree than usual. "The Icemen team is your first opponent! Good luck!" he greeted as he went and sat near the Chinese shaman, who instantly stood up and left him. "Wha-?"
Ren just looked down at him with scowl on his face.
The dark-haired shaman looked at the floor and found it dripping with mud from his pants. He flashed a goofy grin and stood up, bowing apologetically, "Gomen, gomen, gomen; didn't notice that."
"Aww, man, you made the floor muddy!" the Ainu stood up just the same and went between his sister and their group leader.
"Oh, my, the land is so cuddly." Chocolove lamely said as he rubbed his cheek on the ground near the mud.
Everyone grew sweat dropped but, luckily, for Chocolove, since he hadn't offended anyone, he was still safe from the wraths of the Ainu and the Chinese.
"By the way, how did you know that our opponent is the Icemen team?" Horo horo asked, his head resting on his crossed arms behind his head. He looked at the obviously muddy shaman and flinched. It wasn't that he didn't like mud but…well…let's just say he doesn't wanna get dirty at this time and hour.
Yoh wiped his hands childishly on his pants, which only made his hands muddier than they were already. He looked at his palms and laughed, "I met Pino and the others a while ago. Pino helped me catch fishes." He explained, wiping his filthy palms on his white shirt – yes, his purely unstained white shirt. He noticed the blank looks the others were giving him and added, "Anna's training. She said I need to catch a hundred before sunset."
At that time, Manta arrived with Anna closely behind him. The little lad stopped short and looked at the tainted shaman in front of him, "Yoh-kun, what happened to you? Don't you know that mud stain will be hard to wash off your shirt? What're you gonna wear for training then?" he pointed.
The dark-haired shaman blinked a couple of times as though trying to process those alien words. "This?" he pulled his shirt, staining it with more mud, "I can fix this, I think, but it'll take more than a day." He explained, continuously wiping his hands as though it was nothing, "I can wear my battle suit."
The itako entered, arms crossed with the same menacing stare; she gave Yoh a full-body look and then stopped, glaring at his shirt. "Fix that. Now." She ordered, "You look like a mud monster. Go take a bath." She added as her fiancé went past her. "And while you're at it. Do the laundry."
"Aww! Anna!" he whined but he still went and did the job despite the fact that he acted like he didn't want it – though, not in a childish tantrum manner.
The Ren team and Pirika recoiled back to their places (of course, dodging the mud-stained floor) and relaxed. "It's just the Icemen team it'll be as easy as one, two, three." The Ainu lifted three fingers, one after the other.
The jester of the group started becoming irritating again as he jumped from Ren to Horo horo then back again saying repeatedly, "Icemen, dice 'em, spice 'em, surprise 'em." In an annoying juvenile tone as though taken from one of the nursery rhymes.
The rest of the Ren team started gritting their teeth and clenching their fists. Simultaneously, they turned around to Chocolove and gave him a unified punch that sent him flying across the air, "SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!" they shouted.
Pirika blinked a little and stared, clueless, at the dark-skinned shaman who now had his head stuck to the ceiling and was struggling to get out. She could hear muffled screams, shouts and complains from the shaman. She giggled a little and in no time, she was laughing like crazy while her brother and Ren were looking at her, sweat dropped.
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"What'll we do, Pino? You know very well that the Ren team is one of the strongest teams in the fight. They're the only ones that could match against Funbari Onsen and Funbari Onsen defeated us easily last time." Zyria asked, worriedly. She knew they would never win the Seirei no Ou but they also don't want to lose their first fight. It would be…embarrassing.
Their leader shrugged his shoulders sadly, accompanying it with a soft sigh. "We did get stronger from last time." He muttered, low-spirited, as he sat on the biggest boulder, his hands in his pockets. He had that same almost monotonous look on his face ever since they arrived at the appointed meeting place – which was in a large opening near the forest that rested close to the Seirei no Ou. He kept toying with two smooth pebbles, which reflected the bright light of the Seirei no Ou, throwing it in the air and catching it.
"But, that doesn't mean they didn't get stronger also!!! What'll we do now? I know that we are no match for the other teams. I just don't wanna lose this early." She muttered, almost sobbing, but no tears appeared on her fair face.
Cardimahide put a comforting hand on the shoulder of the only female member of their group and grumbled words that nobody could understand.
Pino threw his back forward and stood up, dropping the stones on the ground. He snatched his staff and held it tightly, "It doesn't matter if we don't win; we will do our best and give them the greatest fight they'll ever get." He said, his voice raising a decibel high at ever syllable. He looked at his right and the Ren team appeared, more carefree than usual, with the Funbari Onsen team, Anna the itako, Manta Oyamada, Jun Tao accompanied by her kiyonshi Lee Pai Long, Tamao Tamamura with her spirits Conchi and Ponchi hitting each other constantly, Pirika and, to everyone's surprise, Lyserg Diethyl of the X Laws I team.
Zyria eyebrows furrowed but the serious and determined look on her half-open eyes made up for it. The whole team stood up, strong and determined; letting a heavy air pass through the whole area.
Everyone could sense the unusual air that hung upon their heads. Quietly, everyone – except for Yoh Asakura who approached the other team without any hesitation and greeted them good luck – went to their assigned places: Anna and Yoh's group on the side, near the cluster of trees; The Ren Team on the side opposite of their opponent's, doing light warm-up exercises. After a few more minutes, Silva appeared from the sky with the help of his spirit, Silver Wing. He gave each group a glance then raised one of his hands, "Teams Assemble! Ready!!! Fight start!!!!" he shouted, sending his arm down hard.
The Icemen team started off with a hard kick off the ground, dashing towards their enemy without wasting a millisecond – very un-Icemen like.
The whole audience leaned forward in awe.
"What the-?!" Ren muttered as the three of them were separated from each other by continuous yet useless assaults by their assigned opponent. Their speed increased…., the Chinese shaman easily dodged their attacks with no effort used. But… "You'll never win against me!!!!!!" he pushed Pino off with his sword.
Zyria and Cardimahide's attention were easily caught by the fall of their leader, which gave chance to Horo horo and Chocolove to counter attack.
The Icemen team were slowly reunited as the Ren team advanced on them.
The Irish shaman quickly noticed the lack of fighting the other team was expressing. He felt a sharp stab of anger on his chest; he slammed the tip of his staff on the ground. "You're underestimating us, aren't you?! You think we're just a useless team that's why YOU'RE NOT FIGHTING US!!!!!" he screamed angrily.
The Russian and the Icelandic shamans continued the outburst of their leader. Shouting and screaming angrily.
Horo horo laughed a little as he lessened his oversoul, making him vulnerable to any attacks. "You are so damn right!" he replied, unconscious of his choice of words. He felt spine-tingling stares point at him as he finally noticed what he actually said. "Uh…well…uh…I didn't-"
"WE WON'T LOSE TO YOU!!!!!" The whole team shouted in a united voice. In another flash, they had succeeded in their most famous technique – the one united their abilities, the one that used against Yoh and the one that was defeated by Yoh's Spirit of Sword.
"BASON!!!!!" The Tao called as they created their big oversoul. The Chinese shaman overshadowed the Ainu, who had fallen on his bottom because of the eruption. With one slash at the forming tsunami, he deflected the attack and sent the opposing shamans falling hard on the ground.
"The fight is finished." Anna muttered, eyeing the bruised shamans.
Pino stood up, shaking, as he put his weight on his staff. His other team members slowly stood up just the same. They quickly met each other's eyes and nodded. "We…will not lose without a good fight!!!!!"
Zyria oversouled Vodianoi, her water spirit, and created a gigantic bubbled of water at least twenty times her size. Pino raised his staff and pointed it at the block of water, "Baobh!!!!" a cry of a bird, much like an eagle, echoed through their ears. In no time, the whole blob of liquid was frozen solid.
Ren and the others stared at the humungous iceberg placed in front of them. They backed up a little and prepared their oversouls.
Then, Cardimahide flexed his muscles hard and threw out his chest like a bear. He raised a clenched fist and, with the help of his spirit, Deht, he punched the iceberg hard with Pino behind him, accompanying the shattered crystals with a strong snowstorm.
"That thing won't work on us!!!!!" the whole Ren team shouted in unison. Chocolove used Mic to dodge the sharp shards that came his way. Ren cut through the storm of icicles with his sword. Horo horo used Kororo to alter the direction of his share of icicles – which only proved to be such a big mistake.
"No sweat!!!" the Ainu exclaimed, throwing the icicles to his right…where Yoh and Anna along with the rest of the group were standing.
Lots of screams were heard from them.
"Horo horo!!!!! Are you outta your mind?!?!?! What are you trying to do to us?!?!?!?!" Umemiya Ryunosuke dragged the English shaman along with him as they dodged the raining shards.
The Ainu looked at his friends and flinched. "Sorry…." He mumbled.
The whole audience were scattered; Tamao was screaming her head off in a high-pitched voice, damsel-in-distress style, like hell as she strived to take shelter from the attack with Pirika yelling around, scolding her brother, behind her; Jun was crouching down covering her face as her kiyonshi blocked all the attacks with his powerful fists; Manta started running in circles like an escaped maniac with Yoh closely behind him. Only Anna remained calm in this situation and stayed in her place yet nothing came to hurt her – at least not yet.
The dark-haired shaman noticed the largest shard fly at Anna. "Anna!!!" he shouted but he wasn't heard for the confusing created an unbearable noisy atmosphere. He started running towards his fiancée, calling her name desperately. His eyes had deceived him and gave him a wrong answer. Instead of hitting the itako, that accursed piece landed two inches away from here and centimeters near the shaman. Yoh fell down; his breathing had stopped for a split second. He blinked his eyes and put a hand over his chest, trying to clam down the beating of his heart. Then his body went stiff.
The icicle in front of him reflected him easily like a mirror. It wasn't the solidness of the ice that surprised him, it was his reflection. No, Yoh Asakura hadn't become crazy; he saw it crystal clear. Hao Asakura was smiling at him in that mirror-like item in the same body positioning as him.
He stretched out his hand to touch the cold crystal. The image of his brother did the same but the expression was different. His mouth hung open as put his face close to the reflection. He blinked a couple of times then started rubbing his eyes with both of his hands.
I must be dreaming here. I know Hao and I look alike but…this is crazy!!! , he opened his eyes and stared back at the reflection with a hopeful smile but nothing changed. His twin remained in that icicle like a prisoner, smiling at him brightly. He leaned back, eyes filled with shock and turned up; "Hao…" he mumbled helplessly.
"Hao? What are you talking about, Yoh? You've just missed the rest of the fight!!!" his blue-haired friend exclaimed, whining like a little kid.
Yoh instantly stood up and pressed his back at the icicle behind him, trying to hide his reflection. "I did? Who won?" he asked, feigning a curious look and a playful grin.
"Of course I won. I won't lose this early. I will achieve the Seirei no Ou." Ren answered, speaking about himself as though he never had a team in the first place. The Ainu snapped back and in no time, they were babbling at each other, faces inches apart in this scream fest.
The itako eyes his suspiciously. "Hao…." She repeated in a voice almost as though she had seen everything Yoh had.
"No, that's not what I meant." Yoh took back, his voice slightly shaking, "I was just surprised at the icicle. I wanted to ask 'How are you?' but…." He trailed off, unsure of the lie he was making.
The fair blonde stared at the icicle then at Yoh. She didn't see anything unusual. She sighed and turned her back at him, "Obviously, I'm fine. You should be asking that at yourself; you're the one who nearly got hit by that thing." She nodded at the shard that lay near them.
The dark-haired shaman grinned and nodded casually. Tamao soon approached him and fussed over him as though he was as fragile as a newborn infant.
The fight ended peacefully with Horo horo apologizing (everyone made him fall down on his knees and bow low to ask for forgiveness). The Icemen team offered to treat them at the restaurant, which made Silva overjoyed at a new customer.
They left, laughing and throwing jokes at each other. Yoh let everyone go in front of him. He stopped, stalled for a couple of minutes and stared at his reflection. No doubt, it was his twin, now, waving at him happily, mouthing the words…
"Yoh!!! Hurry up!!!"
The shaman turned and ran towards his friends; the worried look on his face was replaced by his usual carefree grin. Don't worry. Everything will be alright. , He scolded himself, trying to shrug off the words Hao gave to him. But, for the first time, Yoh Asakura knew he was wrong; he knew that this time, that belief wouldn't apply to him, and never will it apply.
"You have no escape from me, Yoh. I will claim what is rightfully mine." Hao's voice echoed in his twin's mind even though he never emitted a voice when he mouthed those to his brother. Yoh just couldn't help but feel that it was true.
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Added notes: Seirei no Ou = Great Spirits; Umemiya Ryunosuke = Bokuto no Ryu's – yes, this is true – real name!!!! I found it at last!!!!
Another added note: One thing I noticed about the Icemen team is that they always do what Pino does. It's like follow the leader or something. In my P.O.V., it's pathetic.
I'm not a good fight scene writer…T_T
Another chapter down!!! I can't wait to make the next one!!!! It's just because…well…Marco *crouches down, holding stomach and laughing out loud like a madman* Well, I got this crazy – yet fun – idea about Marco!!!! I love it but…well…I hope you'll like it too because (I think) it's SOOOOOOOOOO FUNNNEEEEEE!!!!!
Anyway, tell me how OOC (Icemen team OOC!!!) it is (Joruri Soma-san said its IC but nobody else did. It's not that I don't believe Joruri-san. I just want everyone to say it because I don't believe that I can make someone NOT OOC XP).
DOES ANYONE HAVE A SURE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION IN CHAPTER TWO????? WHAT'S OPACHO'S GENDER?????
I needed to emphasize that because I need it!!!!
Gomen nasai desu to every Lyserg fan there. I admit it. I absolutely THOROUGHLY hate him (not dislike, hate) !!! He's such a darn girl!!!!! Makes me wanna go there and slash his head off…. So, now, you know that I might be prone to insulting him too much ^_^;;
BTW, thanks for the reviews the following gave: (signed) Joruri Soma-san, (anonymous) Kaori-san, (anonymous) Chang Wumei-san, (anonymous) A.Y. (I don't understand your review, btw -_-;; forgive me. I don't know if it was meant to criticize or flame or…uh…you know.), and (anonymous) rini zoro-san. I was expecting people to flame (none as of the moment) 'coz I know I'm a crappy author (T_T).
Well, enough of my so-called 'sorrow'. I'll give you a hint about the next chapter. It's entitled 'Appreciation'. Honestly, it's mainly (okay, not really main but I consider it to be because it's the one I had fun with ^_^) fun with Marco but not much Hao though. Chapter five will have lots of him ^_^.
Just that…review please…help the needy….
