Chapter 2
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Anna once again waded through the wearisome darkness. Being totally impotent in controlling her own actions in the mirage, she trotted ahead on the dark path once again without any objective except...
To repeat the horrors of her dream's grip
Her cycle of anguish resurfaced, as she once again saw the emergence of her fiance only to be consumed by the accursed flame. Pain and devastation stroked their way into her heart, and they served as triggers to end her painful slumber...
Yoh rushed from his bedroom to Anna's upon hearing her piercing scream, "which means that her nightmare has once again been concluded." Said Yoh to himself as he hastily grabbed a wet towel on his way out.
Anna sat at the edge of her bed, panting and sweating. She tried to clear her mind and space things out.
"It's just another nightmare Anna... just another nightmare... stay calm..." said Anna to herself. She turned to look at the clock, and gasped upon catching sight of the time : 5.30am.
The doors parted and from them rushed in a panicky, but strictly concerned Yoh. Without uttering a word, he brandished the wet towel and started to help Anna keep calm by wiping off her sweat.
"Anna... this cannot continue, you've been having these dreams for a week now! Why don't you just tell me what your dream is about..." said Yoh as he frantically dabbed the towel away at her forehead. At the time, Amidamaru emerged from his stone tablet.
"Yoh-dono, perhaps Mistress Anna would be better once she sees a physician? Her condition may worsen if untreated." Suggested Amidamaru, only to receive a retort from Anna.
"I'm just fine, it...it's none of your business samurai, and Yoh? Can you stop it please? I... said I'm fine!" yelled Anna as she wrenched the towel away from him.
"Also Yoh... my dreams are my own and none of your concern." She added and shot him her ice-cold look that gave Yoh chills down his spine... but concealed behind her steady forefront, replayed images of Yoh's demise in the dream. She sighed inwardly and made a mental note to keep quiet about this, especially to Yoh. She didn't want him to be worrying about her all the time... especially since by confiding in him, would at the same time reveal her true feelings for him.
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"Yoh-dono, is it wise to leave Mistress Anna like this?"
"Well... it's not likely that she'll even listen to me, it would take forever to drag her to the doctor's... and I would receive a few slaps as tips." Replied Yoh as he made breakfast, at the same time thinking about what Anna might have been dreaming of. His thoughts kept him off guard, as he accidentally sliced his own hand while cutting carrots. He gave a yelp of pain and ran for a bandage.
"What's this commotion about?" Said Anna as she bounded down the stairs. She smiled inwardly upon seeing the result of Yoh's clumsiness. She walked over to him, who was desperately trying to soothe his cut and apply the bandage.
"Aren't you just a bum... don't you know how to deal with wounds? Some shaman king you are..." She said as she dragged a surprised Yoh by his arm to the sink to wash his cut, and after some work, bandaged his cut nicely.
"Looks like I'll be doing breakfast then. Go watch some television while you wait." said Anna. Yoh was fascinated by Anna's sudden outbreak of concern for him, and he yearned to return her care.
"Anna... maybe you should take Amidamaru's advice and go see a doctor?" asked Yoh. Amidamaru shivered and fearfully hid within his tablet when he heard Yoh's comment about his previous suggestion.
"I already said I'm fine... and tell the samurai spirit to be more worried about being tied up by my beads." Retorted Anna.
"Then will you go to see a doctor if I... I asked instead? Gulp Because I... really don't want to see you in that state of pain as... y.. you are very precious to me!" Yoh sweated as he asked, and bit down on his lower lip due to his guilt of suddenly uttering something so emotional to her. Anna stopped her cooking once she heard him, and warmth that originated from the deep affliction of his concern, enveloped her heart. As she turned around to stare at him, tears of emotion threatened to flood her eyes, and to put an end to the reign of her cold character... but once again, she kept up her composure.
"Fine then... go dress and meet me after our breakfast. We'll go together to the doctor's, at the same time, we can get him to take a look at your cut." Said she, as she hastily returned to her cooking, in an attempt to conceal her bloodshot eyes from him. Yoh sauntered dejectedly out of the kitchen unnoticed by Anna.
"I was such a fool... she looked so stunned when I said that! She probably does not share the same feelings that I have for her..." thought Yoh bitterly to himself. What he was not aware of was the sound of teardrops falling in the kitchen he'd just left...
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