(A/N: Welcome, my second OC, Lyo! I like him better than my old Yugioh OC
cuz' Lyo's story is pretty much spelled out for him. And I'm actually
DOING this part. But enough of that for now. Drake's announcements
include:
-I hear that everyone wants Hao to win Tamao in the end. And, that this comes from the fact that Lyo is based on a dub character. Well, that's why I call him 'Lyo', not 'Locke'! Don't dismiss the characters with the cool Japanese names! My choice for the final scenes of the fic have little to do with me hating dubbers. I think you all got that small little detail by now.
-I'm expecting a flame from my bitter Tou-san, who will most likely use the penname 'DrakeTheDuelistIsGrounded' or something along those lines. Ignore any opinions of his, or that of anyone who gives a big flame to my fics, for that matter.
-I don't own Shaman King. And according to Lyo and his clairvoyant powers, I shouldn't set my sights on it cuz' it'll never happen in the future.)
Why So Shy, Tamao?
Chapter 3: The Battlegrounds of Lyo and Hao
(right after the end of last chapter)-----
Tamao and Hao come into the house while holding each other's hands in a rather unsubtle sort of way. Lyo, still leaning up against the door, leered at the affection that Hao and Tamao have already developed for one another after only a minute or so.
Hao: He speaks in such a loud manner as he passes Lyo as if he intends to deliberately allow Lyo to hear him in order to torment him. (conceitedly) "Don't worry, Tamao-chan. I think you'll fit in just fine here with me and everyone else." He carries a large suitcase in his left hand, the hand that is not already wrapped around Tamao's shoulder.
Tamao: "Arigato, Hao-chan." She gently rests her head against Hao's shoulder as the two walk down the hall.
Lyo: He can't help but chuckle to himself lightly. *Hao-chan... Well, if she's that easy to win over, then she's probably not my type anyway.* He shrugs his shoulders and heads back outside. Then, immediately, without skipping a beat, he turns around and heads back inside and shuts the door.
(right outside the door)-----
Yoh and Anna sit on the stoop that leads to the door, with their backs turned to the door. They have their heads tilted towards the door which Lyo had just awkwardly came out and returned back through nearly immediately.
Anna: (to Yoh) "What was that all about?"
Yoh: (to Anna) "I have no clue." He shrugs his shoulders and places his arm around Anna's shoulder.
Anna: She leans her head onto Yoh's shoulder and closes her eyes.
A banging can be heard from inside, from on the other side of the door.
(on the other side of the door)-----
Lyo, while thoroughly frustrated, bangs his head against the door, thinking to himself rhythmically as he continues to beat his head against the door.
Lyo: (to the rhythm of his head against the door) *HOW come they ALL have a GIRLfriend but ME, cuz it's LIKE they're TAUNTing ME, those AsaKUra BROthers...*
Yohmei: He walks past, seeing Lyo beating his head against the door. He stops, directing his attention to Lyo, tapping a finger on his shoulder. "Lyo. Lyo. Stop that. You're going to break the door."
Lyo: He hits his head against the door and slowly lifts his weight off the door, rubbing his sore forehead. (tired) "Ughhh... Ohaiyou... Yohmei- san...."
Yohmei: "Is something wrong?"
Lyo: "Nah..."
Yohmei: "If there's something you want to talk about-"
Lyo: (getting frustrated) "I said 'nah'!" (correcting self) "Ur, with all due respect, Yohmei-san!" He sighs heavily.
Yohmei: "Are you sure? I'm becoming worried."
Lyo: "No. It's really petty. Don't bother."
Yohmei: He raises an eyebrow. "Is this about Tamao and my grandson?"
Lyo: "Which one?"
Yohmei: "Hao. He and Tamao are surprisingly close already. I feel happy for them."
Lyo: (sarcastically) "Hmph. Makes one of us, Yohmei-san."
Yohmei: (anime sigh) "Why can't you just be happy for Hao?"
Lyo: (thoroughly frustrated) "Grr, I don't know!" he punches the wall, then slowly lowers his arm to his side. (weakly) "Um... gomen... Yohmei- san..."
(in the living room)-----
Hao and Tamao sit next to each other on the floor, with Hao's arms wrapped around Tamao's waist.
Tamao: She turns her head to face Hao. (timidly) "Uh, Hao-san... I have a question."
Hao: (affectionately) "I said that you could call me Hao-chan. But go ahead, what's your question?"
Tamao: (timidly) "Uh... who was that... that boy? The boy that... that Yohmei-san tried to introduce me to? At the front gate?"
Hao: He turns his head to face Tamao. "Koetsu? Well... he's Lyo. But Skyboy's not too proficient at talking to girls, so I wouldn't expect to get a conversation out of him longer that 'ohaiyou' or 'hai' for a while."
Tamao: (worried) "Whoa, really?" She slowly leans her head off of Hao's shoulder and leans her head against his chest. (softly) "Poor Lyo."
Hao: He pets her soft, hot pink hair back, staring up at the ceiling. "Oh, I wouldn't worry about koetsu. He's pretty tough." His eyes shoot open and he shoots a glance up, trying not to disturb Tamao. *Nani... someone's here...*
Tamao: She lifts her head up. "Who is it, Hao-chan?" She glances around.
Hao: He glances all around them, but nobody is around. "Oh, forget about it, Tamao-chan."
From behind a corner, Lyo leans up against the wall, trying not to be spotted by Hao. He is silently making gagging motions after what Hao had said to Tamao.
Lyo: He holds his forehead up with his hand. *TAMMY-chan? Oh, so now it's TAMMY-chan? Wonder what it'll be by tomorrow... Ugh, what a headache...* He paces away, pausing in thought for a ways. *... Nice to know that she's kinda' worried about me though.* He glances back out the corner of his eye, half grinning. But, suddenly, as he was walking away, he somehow loses his footing and falls on his face. (shouting) "OW!"
Ponchi and Konchi: They release Lyo's legs and jump up and down while snickering uncontrollably.
Lyo: He slowly comes to his feet. (furious) "GRRRR, Ponchi, Konchi, how long have you been trying to prank me?!"
Ponchi: "Dunno."
Konchi: "We thought you hitting your head against the door was satisfyingly amusing."
Lyo: He comes to his feet fully and kicks Konchi across the corridor, hyperventilating with rage and breathing heavily. He snaps back and walks away.
Ponchi: He bounces back to the end of the corridor, where Konchi lay crumpled up in a heap. "Hey, Konchi! You okay?"
Konchi: He comes to his short and stubby feet rather quickly. (disappointed) "Aw, that was NOT worth it!"
Ponchi: "Yeah, I know." The two line up and prepare to shout down the hallway.
Ponchi and Konchi: (down the hall, taunting Lyo) "Lyo likes Tamao, Lyo likes Tamao, Lyo likes Tam-"
Lyo: He shoots a menacing glance at the two, but doesn't say a word.
Ponchi and Konchi: This shuts them up rather quickly.
Lyo: He turns back and walks away. (calmly) "Just cut that out, okay."
Ponchi: (whispering to Konchi) "Hey Konch, any idea what's up with Lyo- san?"
Konchi: (whispering to Ponchi) "Yeah, Lyo-san NEVER lets us off the hook that easy..."
Ponchi: (whispering to Konchi) "Wait, you don't think... well..."
Konchi: (whispering to Ponchi) "You mean ...that ...Lyo-san's...he's..."
A long pause ensues between the two.
Ponchi and Konchi: (breaking the silence) "Nah!"
(later that morning)-----
Lyo and Tamao stand in the yard, with Lyo pointing into the sky, and with Tamao standing next to him, seeming to be paying no attention. Not to say that she isn't paying attention; she pays COMPLETE attention to Lyo...
Lyo: He points to a large, heart-shaped cloud in the sky. "And cumulus clouds depict future events based on what shape they take. For example, that one is shaped like..." He pauses and places a hand on his chin. "...Ya' know, Tamao-sama, I'm not quite sure what that is shaped like. Whadda' you think?" He turns back to Tamao.
Tamao: She stares down at the grass, trying to avoid looking at Lyo, while grinning innocently.
Lyo: "Tamao-sama? The grass is nice, but it can't tell the future."
Tamao: She snaps up her head, turning her attention to Lyo. (meekly) "Oh, uh, hai, Lyo-sama." She blushes brightly, then stares back down again.
Lyo: *Okay, Yohmei-san wasn't kidding when he told me that she was shy.* He scratches his head. "Tamao-sama?"
Tamao: She glances back up at Lyo. (timidly) "Nani, Lyo-sama?"
Lyo: He nods his head back and forth. "Never mind, Tamao-sama. I'll go through it again after we get something to eat. And as much as I'm not a close friend of Hao's, he DOES make good soy pancakes around here."
Tamao: Her face lights up at hearing Hao's name. (enthusiastically) "Nani? Anata cooks soy pancakes?"
Lyo: *Anata?* (anime faint) He moans as he climbs to his feet and slaps his forehead with his right hand. (muttering) "I'll never understand what you see in him, Tamao-sama."
Tamao: "What was that you said, Lyo-sama?"
Lyo: He lifts his head off his hand. "Oh nothing. Let's get some breakfast."
Tamao: She walks up towards the door, with Lyo at her side.
Lyo: He gets to the door first and holds the door open for Tamao, staring up at the cloud that he pointed out to Tamao.
Tamao: She walks through the door, and stops beside Lyo, right in the doorway. "Arigato, Lyo-sama."
Lyo: He lowers his head. "Nani?"
Tamao: "For giving me such a warm welcome. You and anata have been so nice to me since I came here." She continues inside.
Lyo: He ducks his head inside, checking to see if Tamao was out of sight range. He ducks his head outside. (anime sigh) *'You and ANATA?' She said 'anata'! What's with her and Hao? But... well, she did mention me, too...* He glances back up.
The cloud that he pointed out is whipped apart by high winds.
Lyo: His eyes shoot open as he sees the large cloud dissipate. *Nani? The cloud vanished! But, what was it shaped like? I couldn't really tell! ...iiye... Something's gonna' happen. Something big. And I don't know just what. But the worst part... Ponchi and Konchi had NOTHING to do with it this time!"
(A/N: Japanese dictionary update:
'ai', 'aitsu', 'ko', 'koetsu': Don't get intimidated, the definitions of these four words are very similar. 'ai' means 'this', and 'ko' means 'that'. Using Yugioh cards as a reference again, there are two cards called 'aitsu' and 'koetsu' (Magician's Force). Calm down, they both suck, so you can stop worrying about getting your hands on any. But anyway, their names literally mean 'this fellow' and 'that fellow' respectively, or as somebody speaking normally might say, 'this guy' and 'that guy'.
'nani': This means 'what?', as in requesting one to repeat ones self. Since Tamao is often zoning out when talking to either Hao or Lyo, she often asks for the boys to repeat themselves.
'iiye': This means 'no'. Since Lyo couldn't see what the cloud was shaped like before it blew away, he missed a very important prediction, and is worried that the vision could've been something very important. (note: The cloud was shaped like a heart. The cloud also disappears. Whoa, deep...)
'oji-chan': I would like to thank Bow-Down-to-Keiko for this small little detail, that it's not supposed to be 'onii-chan', but 'oji-chan', or something sounding like that. And I re-checked. It is pronounced with a 'j'. Arigato, Keiko! I knew you guys would come through!
'anata': Yet another word for Yohna people to familiarize themselves with. Like 'domo' and 'kisama', this word means 'you'. But, unlike 'kisama', this form and context of 'you' means 'you' in a relationship. So 'anata' would be synonymous with such English words like 'sweetie' or 'darling'. When Hao uses 'anata' to describe Tamao, and vice versa, this means that they're getting a little closer to each other than just good friends...
Hmm, that was rather convenient. I gave context examples while also doing my self-commentary. That saves me a bit of typing here and there.)
-I hear that everyone wants Hao to win Tamao in the end. And, that this comes from the fact that Lyo is based on a dub character. Well, that's why I call him 'Lyo', not 'Locke'! Don't dismiss the characters with the cool Japanese names! My choice for the final scenes of the fic have little to do with me hating dubbers. I think you all got that small little detail by now.
-I'm expecting a flame from my bitter Tou-san, who will most likely use the penname 'DrakeTheDuelistIsGrounded' or something along those lines. Ignore any opinions of his, or that of anyone who gives a big flame to my fics, for that matter.
-I don't own Shaman King. And according to Lyo and his clairvoyant powers, I shouldn't set my sights on it cuz' it'll never happen in the future.)
Why So Shy, Tamao?
Chapter 3: The Battlegrounds of Lyo and Hao
(right after the end of last chapter)-----
Tamao and Hao come into the house while holding each other's hands in a rather unsubtle sort of way. Lyo, still leaning up against the door, leered at the affection that Hao and Tamao have already developed for one another after only a minute or so.
Hao: He speaks in such a loud manner as he passes Lyo as if he intends to deliberately allow Lyo to hear him in order to torment him. (conceitedly) "Don't worry, Tamao-chan. I think you'll fit in just fine here with me and everyone else." He carries a large suitcase in his left hand, the hand that is not already wrapped around Tamao's shoulder.
Tamao: "Arigato, Hao-chan." She gently rests her head against Hao's shoulder as the two walk down the hall.
Lyo: He can't help but chuckle to himself lightly. *Hao-chan... Well, if she's that easy to win over, then she's probably not my type anyway.* He shrugs his shoulders and heads back outside. Then, immediately, without skipping a beat, he turns around and heads back inside and shuts the door.
(right outside the door)-----
Yoh and Anna sit on the stoop that leads to the door, with their backs turned to the door. They have their heads tilted towards the door which Lyo had just awkwardly came out and returned back through nearly immediately.
Anna: (to Yoh) "What was that all about?"
Yoh: (to Anna) "I have no clue." He shrugs his shoulders and places his arm around Anna's shoulder.
Anna: She leans her head onto Yoh's shoulder and closes her eyes.
A banging can be heard from inside, from on the other side of the door.
(on the other side of the door)-----
Lyo, while thoroughly frustrated, bangs his head against the door, thinking to himself rhythmically as he continues to beat his head against the door.
Lyo: (to the rhythm of his head against the door) *HOW come they ALL have a GIRLfriend but ME, cuz it's LIKE they're TAUNTing ME, those AsaKUra BROthers...*
Yohmei: He walks past, seeing Lyo beating his head against the door. He stops, directing his attention to Lyo, tapping a finger on his shoulder. "Lyo. Lyo. Stop that. You're going to break the door."
Lyo: He hits his head against the door and slowly lifts his weight off the door, rubbing his sore forehead. (tired) "Ughhh... Ohaiyou... Yohmei- san...."
Yohmei: "Is something wrong?"
Lyo: "Nah..."
Yohmei: "If there's something you want to talk about-"
Lyo: (getting frustrated) "I said 'nah'!" (correcting self) "Ur, with all due respect, Yohmei-san!" He sighs heavily.
Yohmei: "Are you sure? I'm becoming worried."
Lyo: "No. It's really petty. Don't bother."
Yohmei: He raises an eyebrow. "Is this about Tamao and my grandson?"
Lyo: "Which one?"
Yohmei: "Hao. He and Tamao are surprisingly close already. I feel happy for them."
Lyo: (sarcastically) "Hmph. Makes one of us, Yohmei-san."
Yohmei: (anime sigh) "Why can't you just be happy for Hao?"
Lyo: (thoroughly frustrated) "Grr, I don't know!" he punches the wall, then slowly lowers his arm to his side. (weakly) "Um... gomen... Yohmei- san..."
(in the living room)-----
Hao and Tamao sit next to each other on the floor, with Hao's arms wrapped around Tamao's waist.
Tamao: She turns her head to face Hao. (timidly) "Uh, Hao-san... I have a question."
Hao: (affectionately) "I said that you could call me Hao-chan. But go ahead, what's your question?"
Tamao: (timidly) "Uh... who was that... that boy? The boy that... that Yohmei-san tried to introduce me to? At the front gate?"
Hao: He turns his head to face Tamao. "Koetsu? Well... he's Lyo. But Skyboy's not too proficient at talking to girls, so I wouldn't expect to get a conversation out of him longer that 'ohaiyou' or 'hai' for a while."
Tamao: (worried) "Whoa, really?" She slowly leans her head off of Hao's shoulder and leans her head against his chest. (softly) "Poor Lyo."
Hao: He pets her soft, hot pink hair back, staring up at the ceiling. "Oh, I wouldn't worry about koetsu. He's pretty tough." His eyes shoot open and he shoots a glance up, trying not to disturb Tamao. *Nani... someone's here...*
Tamao: She lifts her head up. "Who is it, Hao-chan?" She glances around.
Hao: He glances all around them, but nobody is around. "Oh, forget about it, Tamao-chan."
From behind a corner, Lyo leans up against the wall, trying not to be spotted by Hao. He is silently making gagging motions after what Hao had said to Tamao.
Lyo: He holds his forehead up with his hand. *TAMMY-chan? Oh, so now it's TAMMY-chan? Wonder what it'll be by tomorrow... Ugh, what a headache...* He paces away, pausing in thought for a ways. *... Nice to know that she's kinda' worried about me though.* He glances back out the corner of his eye, half grinning. But, suddenly, as he was walking away, he somehow loses his footing and falls on his face. (shouting) "OW!"
Ponchi and Konchi: They release Lyo's legs and jump up and down while snickering uncontrollably.
Lyo: He slowly comes to his feet. (furious) "GRRRR, Ponchi, Konchi, how long have you been trying to prank me?!"
Ponchi: "Dunno."
Konchi: "We thought you hitting your head against the door was satisfyingly amusing."
Lyo: He comes to his feet fully and kicks Konchi across the corridor, hyperventilating with rage and breathing heavily. He snaps back and walks away.
Ponchi: He bounces back to the end of the corridor, where Konchi lay crumpled up in a heap. "Hey, Konchi! You okay?"
Konchi: He comes to his short and stubby feet rather quickly. (disappointed) "Aw, that was NOT worth it!"
Ponchi: "Yeah, I know." The two line up and prepare to shout down the hallway.
Ponchi and Konchi: (down the hall, taunting Lyo) "Lyo likes Tamao, Lyo likes Tamao, Lyo likes Tam-"
Lyo: He shoots a menacing glance at the two, but doesn't say a word.
Ponchi and Konchi: This shuts them up rather quickly.
Lyo: He turns back and walks away. (calmly) "Just cut that out, okay."
Ponchi: (whispering to Konchi) "Hey Konch, any idea what's up with Lyo- san?"
Konchi: (whispering to Ponchi) "Yeah, Lyo-san NEVER lets us off the hook that easy..."
Ponchi: (whispering to Konchi) "Wait, you don't think... well..."
Konchi: (whispering to Ponchi) "You mean ...that ...Lyo-san's...he's..."
A long pause ensues between the two.
Ponchi and Konchi: (breaking the silence) "Nah!"
(later that morning)-----
Lyo and Tamao stand in the yard, with Lyo pointing into the sky, and with Tamao standing next to him, seeming to be paying no attention. Not to say that she isn't paying attention; she pays COMPLETE attention to Lyo...
Lyo: He points to a large, heart-shaped cloud in the sky. "And cumulus clouds depict future events based on what shape they take. For example, that one is shaped like..." He pauses and places a hand on his chin. "...Ya' know, Tamao-sama, I'm not quite sure what that is shaped like. Whadda' you think?" He turns back to Tamao.
Tamao: She stares down at the grass, trying to avoid looking at Lyo, while grinning innocently.
Lyo: "Tamao-sama? The grass is nice, but it can't tell the future."
Tamao: She snaps up her head, turning her attention to Lyo. (meekly) "Oh, uh, hai, Lyo-sama." She blushes brightly, then stares back down again.
Lyo: *Okay, Yohmei-san wasn't kidding when he told me that she was shy.* He scratches his head. "Tamao-sama?"
Tamao: She glances back up at Lyo. (timidly) "Nani, Lyo-sama?"
Lyo: He nods his head back and forth. "Never mind, Tamao-sama. I'll go through it again after we get something to eat. And as much as I'm not a close friend of Hao's, he DOES make good soy pancakes around here."
Tamao: Her face lights up at hearing Hao's name. (enthusiastically) "Nani? Anata cooks soy pancakes?"
Lyo: *Anata?* (anime faint) He moans as he climbs to his feet and slaps his forehead with his right hand. (muttering) "I'll never understand what you see in him, Tamao-sama."
Tamao: "What was that you said, Lyo-sama?"
Lyo: He lifts his head off his hand. "Oh nothing. Let's get some breakfast."
Tamao: She walks up towards the door, with Lyo at her side.
Lyo: He gets to the door first and holds the door open for Tamao, staring up at the cloud that he pointed out to Tamao.
Tamao: She walks through the door, and stops beside Lyo, right in the doorway. "Arigato, Lyo-sama."
Lyo: He lowers his head. "Nani?"
Tamao: "For giving me such a warm welcome. You and anata have been so nice to me since I came here." She continues inside.
Lyo: He ducks his head inside, checking to see if Tamao was out of sight range. He ducks his head outside. (anime sigh) *'You and ANATA?' She said 'anata'! What's with her and Hao? But... well, she did mention me, too...* He glances back up.
The cloud that he pointed out is whipped apart by high winds.
Lyo: His eyes shoot open as he sees the large cloud dissipate. *Nani? The cloud vanished! But, what was it shaped like? I couldn't really tell! ...iiye... Something's gonna' happen. Something big. And I don't know just what. But the worst part... Ponchi and Konchi had NOTHING to do with it this time!"
(A/N: Japanese dictionary update:
'ai', 'aitsu', 'ko', 'koetsu': Don't get intimidated, the definitions of these four words are very similar. 'ai' means 'this', and 'ko' means 'that'. Using Yugioh cards as a reference again, there are two cards called 'aitsu' and 'koetsu' (Magician's Force). Calm down, they both suck, so you can stop worrying about getting your hands on any. But anyway, their names literally mean 'this fellow' and 'that fellow' respectively, or as somebody speaking normally might say, 'this guy' and 'that guy'.
'nani': This means 'what?', as in requesting one to repeat ones self. Since Tamao is often zoning out when talking to either Hao or Lyo, she often asks for the boys to repeat themselves.
'iiye': This means 'no'. Since Lyo couldn't see what the cloud was shaped like before it blew away, he missed a very important prediction, and is worried that the vision could've been something very important. (note: The cloud was shaped like a heart. The cloud also disappears. Whoa, deep...)
'oji-chan': I would like to thank Bow-Down-to-Keiko for this small little detail, that it's not supposed to be 'onii-chan', but 'oji-chan', or something sounding like that. And I re-checked. It is pronounced with a 'j'. Arigato, Keiko! I knew you guys would come through!
'anata': Yet another word for Yohna people to familiarize themselves with. Like 'domo' and 'kisama', this word means 'you'. But, unlike 'kisama', this form and context of 'you' means 'you' in a relationship. So 'anata' would be synonymous with such English words like 'sweetie' or 'darling'. When Hao uses 'anata' to describe Tamao, and vice versa, this means that they're getting a little closer to each other than just good friends...
Hmm, that was rather convenient. I gave context examples while also doing my self-commentary. That saves me a bit of typing here and there.)