Disclaimer: I don't own shaman king.. If i did, I won't just be writing a fanfic.. I would practically

draw and animate this whole thing! bwahahahahahaha!

Authors note: Anyway, since I have come from the dead, long hibernation, leave and whatever you

call it, I promise this fic to be a good one. Either way If you don't like it, you can kill whoever you

like and tell them it's because of me.

Another note: Some things included here or where the story revolves, have a direct connection to

Takei-sama's plot. So, to those who don't get it, I'll try my best to explain. ^_^;

Hidden sparkle

It was like any ordinary day. Yoh, lying around and staring at the wall while listening to his boblove

albums, Anna who's also lying on the floor while eating chips and watching different kind of shows

on the tube while amidamaru quietly floats around observing the two. There's nothing special

going on at the Asakura household. Ever since Hao's defeat all things went back to normal and Anna

seemed to have lessened Yoh's training but only to some extent.

"Anna..." Yoh whispered.

"Nani?" Anna answered with a bit of irritation for her concentration on the show she is watching was

disturbed.

"er..." Yoh backed out a bit but continued. "Umm.. I was wondering if we could go out tomorrow."

"Out?" Anna looked at Yoh and the frown from her face disappeared and was then replaced by a

confused one but was unnoticeable. "What for?" She asked and regained her usual snobbish look.

Yoh, thinking fast started to give out cold sweats. He wasn't that sure if Anna would agree or worse,

slap him for giving out such ridiculous ideas. For him really, he was just asking her out because

he finally noticed that the house was getting stuffy and boring at the same time. After all, just

because he's a loose person doesn't mean he doesn't know the meaning of "FUN". It may be called

a date but it's not bad right? A date? But what if Anna thinks differently? Then that would really be

a big problem. Yoh started to chant out prayers for him to be safe on whatever his fiancé's reaction

would be and what it would do to him.

"Fine." Anna blurted out then looked back at the t.v.

"Eh?!" Yoh's eyes widened at the sudden turn of events. "She wasn't mad!" Yoh yelled mentally and

he gave out a grin.

"What's with you?" Anna asked again with her eyebrows raised.

"Na...nandemonai.. ahehehe..." Yoh scratched the back of his head. "If it's okay with you, shall we

go back also to osorezan? You know, a little visit? He continued, completely relaxed at what he's

saying.

"Whatever you want" Anna agreed then bit on a chip. As she turned around, she flushed a bit at

Yoh's idea of a visit to Osorezan.

"Of all places... why there? and just the two of us..." Anna wondered.

The next day was a bit of a change from yesterday. It was cold but the couple did not mind, after

all they are wearing jackets to fight it. The two stood at the station and waited for the next train to arrive.

Everything was planned out well, after the Osorezan visit, they will go out for some mall tripping and

the likes then a walk in the park would be nice just as long as they don't catch a cold in the weather.

At least, that was what Yoh planned out. He's either too afraid to tell Anna his plan and would just

accept the punishment she would later give on, or he really wanted her to be surprised.

"ooohhh... Samui..." Yoh rubbed his hands together to keep them warm and then glanced over to

Anna to get some kind of reaction to his complain or rather just curious at what Anna's reaction in

this cold weather.

To Yoh's disappointment, she was just standing there coolly as if she doesn't feel the cold. But to

Yoh's surprise, she suddenly moved her hand and rubbed it together also adding a few warm breaths

on it. Yoh stared at her for what seemed like almost an hour but certainly s not, observing each of

her gentle movements. How the hell does she keep herself composed in any kind of situation? Or in

this case, the tormenting cold?

"Train's here. Yoh!" Anna interrupted with her hands on her waist.

"Eh? Nani? uh.. hai!" Yoh shook his head and then gave out his usual silly but cute grin then moved on to

enter the train.

The train was quite crowded and you cannot tell if the people inside it feel most of the cold for they

were all cheery and happy talking to each other and sitting at each others arms. Yoh and Anna

trailed off the hallways and into the next car where private seats are placed.

"You took the private seats?" Yoh shouted and glanced at their car.

"I don't like crowds. And I especially don't like noises or happy people to be exact." Anna answered

with her brows as high as Mt. Everest.

"Wakarimashita..." Yoh answered weakly. Yes, it was like Anna. She hated much of the people

but liked them in some way. She was unpredictable.

The private car was warm to be honest. But Yoh had a different meaning of warmth. Warm smiles,

warm laughter etc.. that alone can make someone warm inside. But for Anna, being warm means

LITERALLY warm.

The couple sat on their seats with a sigh. Yoh was facing Anna and Anna to Yoh. But neither of them

wanted to look at each other. Anna was still thinking about Yoh's idea of going back to Osorezan.

Even if she knows she has nothing to do about it anymore for they are on their way there already

and the fact that she agreed on Yoh's idea.

Osorezan isn't a bad place at all. But going there reminds Anna of a past that she doesn't know if

she wants to forget or not. Yoh knew about this too. But why does he have to pick that place?

To Anna, Yoh is also so unpredictable.

All things went silent as Yoh went into a deep sleep and Anna still thinking on the things that are

going to happen up ahead.

The train moved on to the couple's destination: the Osorezan reservoir

There you have it, the first chapter!

if you have any comments, suggestion, questions.. greetings please mail me domo!

Oh, and I am terribly sorry if the first chapter is sooo short. Next chapters would be long I promise

that! So that you won't have to wait in downloading chapters. I now the burdens of that kind of

misfortune.

*_+;