(A/N: Oh man, it's been some time guys, ne? I have to stretch out my
brain muscles to pull off this kind of creativity... But I already wrote
chapters up to 7, so I'm not worried. I wanna' get to the sequel badly.
This one goes out to a particularly good friend of mine as of late: TyChan26
I don't own Shaman King.)
Chapter 5: Hard Hit
Lyo lays on his bed, back first and unconscious. Tamao leans over him and places a small plastic bag full of ice on his chest. Tamao brushes back Lyo's hair and sneaks a kiss onto his forehead, trying not to wake Lyo.
Tamao: She stares at Lyo with deep concern for his well being. Please, Lyo-chan, wake up...
Lyo: His eyelids quiver as he opens his eyes. He stares at the ceiling. (weakly) "Gah. Stupid sucker punch. Hao can really bring it home in a fist fight..."
Tamao: She notices Lyo's now-present consciousness, holding back her tears. "L-L-Lyo-chan... Please be okay..." A tear runs down her cheek.
Lyo: He reaches up with his right hand and wipes the tear off Tamao's cheek. "Don't cry for me, Tamao-sama... I'll be alright." (to self) "Oh man, how hard did he hit me anyway?" He leans up and clutches his side in pain as he bites his lip and grimaces.
Tamao: She bites her lip, barely able to suppress her tears. She attempts to change the subject of Lyo's attention away from his pain. (heartbroken) "...Why don't you call me Tammy-chan? I-I thought... that... you felt... something for me... and that was why you... kissed me in the yard a while back..."
Lyo: (surprised) "A while back? How long has it been?" He looks towards a window to see golden yellow light shining onto the floor and opposite wall.
Tamao: "It's, it's after dinner. I've been checking up on you all day..."
Lyo: He leans up. "Nani? All day?"
Tamao: She blushes.
Lyo: (recalling his previous statement) "I-I-I've been out cold all day?"
Tamao: She nods, quivering her lips.
Lyo: (affectionately as he can manage) "Tamao-sama..."
Tamao: She quivers at the shoulders, ready to break out into tears at any moment.
Lyo: Tamao... What can I do for her? ...hmm... ...I want to tell her... Tell her that... that I... He reaches out to Tamao. (nervously whispering) "Ai- aishteru..."
Tamao: She jolts her head up. "Nani?"
Lyo: (speaking up) "Aishteru, Tammy-chan..." He places a hand on her shoulder.
Tamao: She sighs blissfully inside. (urging sternly) "Shhh, Lyo-chan, keep it down... That's why Hao got mad at you and... hurt you..."
Lyo: He stares into Tamao's eyes without blinking. (confidently) "I'm not afraid of koetsu... Nor am I afraid of my feelings anymore... Aishteru, Tammy-chan. I don't care who knows..."
Tamao: (worried) "B-but if Hao hears... I'm a-afraid... o-of what he'll do to you..."
Lyo: "I said that I'm not afraid. And no matter what Hao does to me if he hears us, it's worth it. For you... anata..."
Tamao: She leans in towards Lyo, almost climbing onto him. "D-do you mean..."
Lyo: He grins as he hugs Tamao around the waist.
Tamao: (verging on crying) "Lyo-chan... I-I..." She throws her head over Lyo's shoulder and cries her eyes out.
Lyo: He pets Tamao's hair back. (affectionately) "...Tammy-chan... Let it go, let it all go, I'm right here for you..."
Tamao: (half crying) "I-I-I've been such a BAKA, gomen, Lyo-chan. You got hurt by Hao for telling me this, and you've just told me of your feelings for me right out... B-but I never told you because I've been such a timid little coward... I-I'm not brave like you... Gomen, forgive me..."
Lyo: (inwardly snickering at himself) Heh, me, brave? Tch, if she only knew the half of it... (picking his wording carefully) "Tammy-chan... it's okay to be nervous... love is... hard to talk about... for those who feel it for real... even me..." He curls a lock of Tamao's hair on his finger. "Tammy- chan, don't believe that you're too scared... Don't think like that. Tammy- chan... Don't let anyone deceive you of that, y'hear?"
Tamao: She squeezes Lyo around the waist to signify her compliance. "Lyo- chan... Aishteru..." She continues to cry on Lyo's shoulder.
Lyo: He cringes inwardly as Tamao squeezes his chest where he had been bruised. Owwww... Well... it's worth it, for Tammy-chan... He wraps his left arms around Tamao's waist. (whispering) "Shh, shh, shh, it's okay Tammy- chan, it's okay... I'm right here..."
(A/N: cough cough cough...)
(Hao's room)-----
Hao shuts the window and door to his room, leaving his room in near darkness. He holds up his hands, causing many small fireballs to appear. At the wave of his hands, the fireballs begin flying around the room. Then, he hears a solid and cold knocking at the door of his room.
Anna: (from behind the door, sternly) "Hey, Pyropathetic. A word with you if you don't mind."
Hao: He shoots his head back and snaps his fingers, causing the small fireballs to vanish. "Come in, Anna-chan."
Anna: She enters Hao's room with her arms crossed and a cold stare on her face. (with cold sarcasm) "Ichi yen for your thoughts. I trust that's well more than you can sell them for anywhere..."
Hao: He nods his head back and forth. "Still with that kawaii, icy sense of humor, Anna-chan. What's the matter, couldn't resist?" He points to himself egotistically.
Anna: (disgusted, sarcastically) "Iye, after that line, I don't think there's ANY way to resist throwing up..."
Hao: He shrugs his shoulders. "Oh well. So I take it from that 'charming' stare that you're not asking me out, so let's cut to the chase."
Anna: She rolls her eyes. Well, there goes my breakfast... "I saw the aftermath of that little run in that you had with Lyo-sama..."
Hao: He grits his teeth and turns away from Anna. (getting furious quickly) "Well, maybe Skyboy has learned a lesson from all this, ne?!"
Anna: "What a chibi you're acting like! Sore loser. What you can't have you take, and when you can't take, you eliminate the competition. You're having a tantrum, Hao. And to think that you want to beat your otouto in the Shaman Fight?"
Hao: (getting enraged) "What does it matter? As soon as Tammy-chan's schoolgirl crush on Skyboy is over, she'll be mine! Boku no Tammy-chan, like it was meant to be!"
Anna: "Which is why your little plan will never work."
Hao: "Nani? What's that supposed to mean?"
Anna: "Do you know where 'kimi no Tammy-chan' is right now?"
Hao: Smoke begins to pour out his ears. "And why do I get the feeling that the answer has something to do with Skyboy?"
Anna: (coldly) "It's a hai or iye question, pyropathetic. Do you know where Tamao-sama is or not?"
Hao: "No, but-"
Anna: "So she's 'kimi no Tammy-chan', you claim, but you don't know where she is? What's wrong with this picture?"
Hao: Smoke literally blasts out his ears. (losing patience rapidly) "Kisama! What do you think you're doing, coming in here and daring to challenge my affections for Tammy-chan?" His entire body catches fire.
Anna: (calmly) "Korewa why you're not like Lyo at all in Tamao-sama's opinion..."
Hao: His flames extinguish themselves and the smoke stops pouring out his ears. (shocked) "Nani?"
Anna: She turns away from Hao. "You heard me. And to answer your curiosity, Tamao-sama is with Lyo right now. She's been sneaking into his room all day, checking up on him, realizing that her love for you and her love for Lyo cannot coexist. So in your attempt to 'protect' Tamao-sama may have backfired in an irreversible way..."
Hao: He grits his teeth. (infuriated) "Since when did you become a psychologist? How do you know what Tammy-chan is going through?"
Anna: She turns back to Hao. (stuttering) "Be-because I've been there... Kisama!"
(flashback, Anna's memory, 3 years ago)-----
In the yard, Chibi Hao is leaning over a battered and bruised Yoh, who lays on the ground with almost no life in him. Anna stands behind Hao, holding him back.
Chibi Hao: His fists are in flames as he pants heavily. (furious) "Kiyp awwey fwum Anniechun. Yew gawdt dat?" (Keep away from Anna-chan. You got that?) He spits down at Yoh. "Keeysawmuh..." (Kisama...)
Chibi Anna: She cries hard and squeezes Hao's left arm. "Yawmudou, Howchun, pweez yer gunna kyw hym, Howchun dat wuzidt a kyss, Iy swew! Yamudou..." (Yamado, Hao-chan, you're going to kill him! Hao-chan, that wasn't a kiss, I swear! Yamado...) She buries her face into Hao's cape and cries onto his shoulder.
Chibi Yoh: He twitches in pain as he can only lie around on the ground.
Chibi Hao: (calming down, to Anna) "Iyw stawp idt juwzd fow yew, Anniechun... Juwzd gedt Owgeesun ta kawl awf da ingaydgmidt..." (I'll stop it just for you, Anna-chan... Just get Ojisan to call off the engagement...)
Chibi Anna: She shrinks away. (shocked) "Nawnee?! Eyay, Howchun! Yowmeysun'd nevvow dew idt! Iy kawdt!" (Nani?! Iye, Hao-chan! Yohmei- san would never do it! I can't!)
Chibi Hao: He stares menacingly down at Yoh. (ominously) "Wew if yew wowdt... denn Owtowtow wyw gedt mow uv..." (Well, if you won't... then Otoutou will get more of...) He stares at Yoh. "DYS!" (THIS!) He kicks Yoh in the chest, causing the nearly unconscious little brother to roll over several times.
Chibi Yoh: "GAAAAAAA!" He tries to get up off the ground after he stops rolling around, but he can't lift himself up."
Chibi Anna: She collapses to her knees in tears. "Howchun... hau kuwd yew?" (Hao-chan... how could you?) She looks up at Hao with sad, puppy-dog eyes. (shouting) "Shee... shee... SHEEYAWNOU!" (Shi... shi... SHIYANO!) She buries her face in her hands and cries.
Chibi Lyo: He approaches slowly to the situation. (in shock) "Hay Howkin, wuz gowin awn heew?" (Hey Hao-kun, what's going on here?) He looks around, seeing Anna in tears, Yoh unconscious, and Hao with his fists on fire. He takes a step back. (worried) "H-Howkin?" (H-Hao-kun?)
Chibi Hao: He turns back at hearing Lyo's voice. The flames on his hands extinguish. His eyes grow wide. (guilty) "W-Weeyowkin, idz, idz, idz..." (L-Lyo-kun, it's, it's, it's...)
(flashback ends)-----
Anna: She shivers inside as that sad day plays through her memory. Unknown to Anna, a tear is running down her cheek. She shoots an icy glare back at Hao. "She's hurt! She's HURT, Hao-sama, and that's YOUR fault!" She points at Hao sternly
Hao: He fearfully paces backwards, knowing fully well that Anna is capable of 'expressing her displeasure' upside his face. That look... I haven't gotten that look in three years...
Anna: She storms out of Hao's room, almost in tears at the sad memory that she uncovered.
(A/N: Update to Japanese Dictionary: -kimi no / boku no: meaning 'my something' or 'your something' respectively. Hao is getting rather conceited with that 'Boku no Tammy- chan' line... -ichi yen: one yen, or a single unit of Japanese currency. When Anna says 'ichi yen for your thoughts', it's like the Japanese equivalent of 'A penny for your thoughts'. -kun: A new suffix I learned is 'kun', meaning that the person is a close friend. Chibi Lyo refers to Hao as 'Howkin' or "Hao-kun", meaning that at one point in time, Lyo and Hao considered each other close buddies.
That's all for now, and gomen for taking so long to update any of my fics. This will be the beginning of many updates. See ya' next time...)
This one goes out to a particularly good friend of mine as of late: TyChan26
I don't own Shaman King.)
Chapter 5: Hard Hit
Lyo lays on his bed, back first and unconscious. Tamao leans over him and places a small plastic bag full of ice on his chest. Tamao brushes back Lyo's hair and sneaks a kiss onto his forehead, trying not to wake Lyo.
Tamao: She stares at Lyo with deep concern for his well being. Please, Lyo-chan, wake up...
Lyo: His eyelids quiver as he opens his eyes. He stares at the ceiling. (weakly) "Gah. Stupid sucker punch. Hao can really bring it home in a fist fight..."
Tamao: She notices Lyo's now-present consciousness, holding back her tears. "L-L-Lyo-chan... Please be okay..." A tear runs down her cheek.
Lyo: He reaches up with his right hand and wipes the tear off Tamao's cheek. "Don't cry for me, Tamao-sama... I'll be alright." (to self) "Oh man, how hard did he hit me anyway?" He leans up and clutches his side in pain as he bites his lip and grimaces.
Tamao: She bites her lip, barely able to suppress her tears. She attempts to change the subject of Lyo's attention away from his pain. (heartbroken) "...Why don't you call me Tammy-chan? I-I thought... that... you felt... something for me... and that was why you... kissed me in the yard a while back..."
Lyo: (surprised) "A while back? How long has it been?" He looks towards a window to see golden yellow light shining onto the floor and opposite wall.
Tamao: "It's, it's after dinner. I've been checking up on you all day..."
Lyo: He leans up. "Nani? All day?"
Tamao: She blushes.
Lyo: (recalling his previous statement) "I-I-I've been out cold all day?"
Tamao: She nods, quivering her lips.
Lyo: (affectionately as he can manage) "Tamao-sama..."
Tamao: She quivers at the shoulders, ready to break out into tears at any moment.
Lyo: Tamao... What can I do for her? ...hmm... ...I want to tell her... Tell her that... that I... He reaches out to Tamao. (nervously whispering) "Ai- aishteru..."
Tamao: She jolts her head up. "Nani?"
Lyo: (speaking up) "Aishteru, Tammy-chan..." He places a hand on her shoulder.
Tamao: She sighs blissfully inside. (urging sternly) "Shhh, Lyo-chan, keep it down... That's why Hao got mad at you and... hurt you..."
Lyo: He stares into Tamao's eyes without blinking. (confidently) "I'm not afraid of koetsu... Nor am I afraid of my feelings anymore... Aishteru, Tammy-chan. I don't care who knows..."
Tamao: (worried) "B-but if Hao hears... I'm a-afraid... o-of what he'll do to you..."
Lyo: "I said that I'm not afraid. And no matter what Hao does to me if he hears us, it's worth it. For you... anata..."
Tamao: She leans in towards Lyo, almost climbing onto him. "D-do you mean..."
Lyo: He grins as he hugs Tamao around the waist.
Tamao: (verging on crying) "Lyo-chan... I-I..." She throws her head over Lyo's shoulder and cries her eyes out.
Lyo: He pets Tamao's hair back. (affectionately) "...Tammy-chan... Let it go, let it all go, I'm right here for you..."
Tamao: (half crying) "I-I-I've been such a BAKA, gomen, Lyo-chan. You got hurt by Hao for telling me this, and you've just told me of your feelings for me right out... B-but I never told you because I've been such a timid little coward... I-I'm not brave like you... Gomen, forgive me..."
Lyo: (inwardly snickering at himself) Heh, me, brave? Tch, if she only knew the half of it... (picking his wording carefully) "Tammy-chan... it's okay to be nervous... love is... hard to talk about... for those who feel it for real... even me..." He curls a lock of Tamao's hair on his finger. "Tammy- chan, don't believe that you're too scared... Don't think like that. Tammy- chan... Don't let anyone deceive you of that, y'hear?"
Tamao: She squeezes Lyo around the waist to signify her compliance. "Lyo- chan... Aishteru..." She continues to cry on Lyo's shoulder.
Lyo: He cringes inwardly as Tamao squeezes his chest where he had been bruised. Owwww... Well... it's worth it, for Tammy-chan... He wraps his left arms around Tamao's waist. (whispering) "Shh, shh, shh, it's okay Tammy- chan, it's okay... I'm right here..."
(A/N: cough cough cough...)
(Hao's room)-----
Hao shuts the window and door to his room, leaving his room in near darkness. He holds up his hands, causing many small fireballs to appear. At the wave of his hands, the fireballs begin flying around the room. Then, he hears a solid and cold knocking at the door of his room.
Anna: (from behind the door, sternly) "Hey, Pyropathetic. A word with you if you don't mind."
Hao: He shoots his head back and snaps his fingers, causing the small fireballs to vanish. "Come in, Anna-chan."
Anna: She enters Hao's room with her arms crossed and a cold stare on her face. (with cold sarcasm) "Ichi yen for your thoughts. I trust that's well more than you can sell them for anywhere..."
Hao: He nods his head back and forth. "Still with that kawaii, icy sense of humor, Anna-chan. What's the matter, couldn't resist?" He points to himself egotistically.
Anna: (disgusted, sarcastically) "Iye, after that line, I don't think there's ANY way to resist throwing up..."
Hao: He shrugs his shoulders. "Oh well. So I take it from that 'charming' stare that you're not asking me out, so let's cut to the chase."
Anna: She rolls her eyes. Well, there goes my breakfast... "I saw the aftermath of that little run in that you had with Lyo-sama..."
Hao: He grits his teeth and turns away from Anna. (getting furious quickly) "Well, maybe Skyboy has learned a lesson from all this, ne?!"
Anna: "What a chibi you're acting like! Sore loser. What you can't have you take, and when you can't take, you eliminate the competition. You're having a tantrum, Hao. And to think that you want to beat your otouto in the Shaman Fight?"
Hao: (getting enraged) "What does it matter? As soon as Tammy-chan's schoolgirl crush on Skyboy is over, she'll be mine! Boku no Tammy-chan, like it was meant to be!"
Anna: "Which is why your little plan will never work."
Hao: "Nani? What's that supposed to mean?"
Anna: "Do you know where 'kimi no Tammy-chan' is right now?"
Hao: Smoke begins to pour out his ears. "And why do I get the feeling that the answer has something to do with Skyboy?"
Anna: (coldly) "It's a hai or iye question, pyropathetic. Do you know where Tamao-sama is or not?"
Hao: "No, but-"
Anna: "So she's 'kimi no Tammy-chan', you claim, but you don't know where she is? What's wrong with this picture?"
Hao: Smoke literally blasts out his ears. (losing patience rapidly) "Kisama! What do you think you're doing, coming in here and daring to challenge my affections for Tammy-chan?" His entire body catches fire.
Anna: (calmly) "Korewa why you're not like Lyo at all in Tamao-sama's opinion..."
Hao: His flames extinguish themselves and the smoke stops pouring out his ears. (shocked) "Nani?"
Anna: She turns away from Hao. "You heard me. And to answer your curiosity, Tamao-sama is with Lyo right now. She's been sneaking into his room all day, checking up on him, realizing that her love for you and her love for Lyo cannot coexist. So in your attempt to 'protect' Tamao-sama may have backfired in an irreversible way..."
Hao: He grits his teeth. (infuriated) "Since when did you become a psychologist? How do you know what Tammy-chan is going through?"
Anna: She turns back to Hao. (stuttering) "Be-because I've been there... Kisama!"
(flashback, Anna's memory, 3 years ago)-----
In the yard, Chibi Hao is leaning over a battered and bruised Yoh, who lays on the ground with almost no life in him. Anna stands behind Hao, holding him back.
Chibi Hao: His fists are in flames as he pants heavily. (furious) "Kiyp awwey fwum Anniechun. Yew gawdt dat?" (Keep away from Anna-chan. You got that?) He spits down at Yoh. "Keeysawmuh..." (Kisama...)
Chibi Anna: She cries hard and squeezes Hao's left arm. "Yawmudou, Howchun, pweez yer gunna kyw hym, Howchun dat wuzidt a kyss, Iy swew! Yamudou..." (Yamado, Hao-chan, you're going to kill him! Hao-chan, that wasn't a kiss, I swear! Yamado...) She buries her face into Hao's cape and cries onto his shoulder.
Chibi Yoh: He twitches in pain as he can only lie around on the ground.
Chibi Hao: (calming down, to Anna) "Iyw stawp idt juwzd fow yew, Anniechun... Juwzd gedt Owgeesun ta kawl awf da ingaydgmidt..." (I'll stop it just for you, Anna-chan... Just get Ojisan to call off the engagement...)
Chibi Anna: She shrinks away. (shocked) "Nawnee?! Eyay, Howchun! Yowmeysun'd nevvow dew idt! Iy kawdt!" (Nani?! Iye, Hao-chan! Yohmei- san would never do it! I can't!)
Chibi Hao: He stares menacingly down at Yoh. (ominously) "Wew if yew wowdt... denn Owtowtow wyw gedt mow uv..." (Well, if you won't... then Otoutou will get more of...) He stares at Yoh. "DYS!" (THIS!) He kicks Yoh in the chest, causing the nearly unconscious little brother to roll over several times.
Chibi Yoh: "GAAAAAAA!" He tries to get up off the ground after he stops rolling around, but he can't lift himself up."
Chibi Anna: She collapses to her knees in tears. "Howchun... hau kuwd yew?" (Hao-chan... how could you?) She looks up at Hao with sad, puppy-dog eyes. (shouting) "Shee... shee... SHEEYAWNOU!" (Shi... shi... SHIYANO!) She buries her face in her hands and cries.
Chibi Lyo: He approaches slowly to the situation. (in shock) "Hay Howkin, wuz gowin awn heew?" (Hey Hao-kun, what's going on here?) He looks around, seeing Anna in tears, Yoh unconscious, and Hao with his fists on fire. He takes a step back. (worried) "H-Howkin?" (H-Hao-kun?)
Chibi Hao: He turns back at hearing Lyo's voice. The flames on his hands extinguish. His eyes grow wide. (guilty) "W-Weeyowkin, idz, idz, idz..." (L-Lyo-kun, it's, it's, it's...)
(flashback ends)-----
Anna: She shivers inside as that sad day plays through her memory. Unknown to Anna, a tear is running down her cheek. She shoots an icy glare back at Hao. "She's hurt! She's HURT, Hao-sama, and that's YOUR fault!" She points at Hao sternly
Hao: He fearfully paces backwards, knowing fully well that Anna is capable of 'expressing her displeasure' upside his face. That look... I haven't gotten that look in three years...
Anna: She storms out of Hao's room, almost in tears at the sad memory that she uncovered.
(A/N: Update to Japanese Dictionary: -kimi no / boku no: meaning 'my something' or 'your something' respectively. Hao is getting rather conceited with that 'Boku no Tammy- chan' line... -ichi yen: one yen, or a single unit of Japanese currency. When Anna says 'ichi yen for your thoughts', it's like the Japanese equivalent of 'A penny for your thoughts'. -kun: A new suffix I learned is 'kun', meaning that the person is a close friend. Chibi Lyo refers to Hao as 'Howkin' or "Hao-kun", meaning that at one point in time, Lyo and Hao considered each other close buddies.
That's all for now, and gomen for taking so long to update any of my fics. This will be the beginning of many updates. See ya' next time...)