Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN SHAMAN KING!

Notice: The girl in this story is not from Shaman King. She is just a made up character to suit the part.

Me: hello... I uhh... this story ain't that good compared to everyone else's. The Florida FCAT taught me how to write like this. Sighs... this is my first story on here so please read and review. I'm still learning honorifics so please don't flame me.

Key:

"......." Talk

uh what was I doing? Thoughts

Beginning of Flashback

End of Flashback

{.....} Mind's voice...

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-= Chapter 1 Amidamaru's Flashback

"Amidamaru! Hey, buddy? Where are you?" A boy called out.

"I am right here, Lord Yoh." A ghost appeared behind the boy.

"Anna want's me to get something from the store. You wanna come?"

"If that is fine with you." The samurai ghost followed his partner and waited patiently while Yoh put on his sandals.

"If we wanna get back before it gets too dark to see, we have to cut through Monument Hill." Yoh said stopping in front of the gate. "Let's go!"

Yoh jumped over the gate. Amidamaru floated behind.

{Leave me alone!!}

It sounded like a five-year-old child.

Amidamaru stopped. "Yoh, did you hear that?"

"Heard what?" Yoh turned to face his partner. Amidamaru shook his head. Must've been the wind... He tried to let it go as that, but could not.

{Please don't hurt him!}

The same voice... only much older.

Yoh looked at Amidamaru's face, trying to determine what was up. Amidamaru just stared past him.

"Hey, Amidamaru? You alright?" Yoh was getting worried.

Amidamaru sighed. "Yes, but I don't know what's with me."

They started to walk again and not much later Amidamaru heard the voice again.

{LEAVE HIM ALONE!!}

This time Amidamaru spun around, hoping to see who was talking... but no one was there. Amidamaru sighed and they went back to the house.

"What was that about anyway, Amidamaru? I mean, back at Monument Hill?" Yoh asked while setting down the bag. "I've never seen you like that."

"I do not know what happened, but it felt like something was missing until that voice..."

Yoh looked puzzled. "A voice?"

"It sounded like a little girl. Then the same girl only older..." Amidamaru turned to look at the door. "I just hope it wasn't a real person in danger."

"Yeah... Well, let's get some sleep. I have school tomorrow..." Yoh yawned and went to his bedroom. Amidamaru stayed where he was and looked at the moon through the window.

"Amidamaru. Could you go and get some more firewood? We're running low." said a 15 year old Mosuke.

"I'll be back." The young Amidamaru answered and headed out.

Amidamaru picked up a few good-sized branches. "Well, Mosuke never picks up enough so I should be used to-"

He was cut short. A scream that filled the forest had done so, making the crows awake and fly off. He dropped the stash of wood and ran to see what happened.

"Leave me alone!" A five-year-old girl yelled out to some men... "Samurai..." Amidamaru thought. He looked at the girl. She had long dark brown hair with golden highlights that was pulled into two pigtails. Her eyes were a sapphire blue with a little green, and her skin was pure white that glowed whenever the moonlight touched it.

The little girl stood her ground. "Leave me alone! You already killed my parents! Isn't that enough?"

Amidamaru watched behind a tree wondering whether to get involved or not.

"C'mon. You actually think you can stand up to us?" one of the samurai said laughing a little. He nodded and two of the five came forth, their swords drawn.

The girl backed up a little and tripped on a root. The samurai charged at her. She got up as fast as she could, but the samurai's sword caught her arm and it started to bleed. She held her arm. The other samurai slapped her with the blade. The girl fell down yet again, but didn't stir like she had done before.

Amidamaru had enough. He wasn't about to let these people hurt an innocent child.

The biggest of the five came to finish the job, but he never reached his target. Amidamaru had thrown a branch at the guy's head, knocking him out. The other four turned to see who did it.

"Why don't you pick on someone else?" Amidamaru said while tossing a rock up and catching it. "Samurai don't hurt children... you should know that."

The leader pulled out his sword. "So you want to die to?"

Amidamaru pulled out his own. "I'm afraid you'll be the ones who'll be leaving!"

He quickly knocked them out. "I hope you've learned your lesson." Amidamaru stood above them, frowning.

He turned to the still knocked out girl. "I guess I can't leave her here..." and with that he picked her up and went back to Mosuke.



Amidamaru snapped out of it. He was still looking at the moon. Who was that girl? Amidamaru tried to think of her name, but failed.

{Amidamaru-san? You alright?} The ghost samurai had enough. He was going to get to the bottom of this.

Amidamaru checked on Yoh who was asleep.

"I'm going to Monument Hill, Lord Yoh... do not think I abandoned you, for I shall return." He said quietly. Then started off to Monument Hill.

I hope you liked this. More to come soon! R&R please!