"Unsolvable Puzzle"
-Vx Tao Ren xV
TANJOUBI OMEDETOU YOH TO HAO-SAMA!!! ^_^
(Happy Birthday Yoh and Hao-Sama!!! )
Disclaimer: Shaman King obviously does not belong to me, despite what I tell myself (sad, isn't it?). It belongs to Takei Hiroyuki-Sama in all of his glory.. So please, don't sue me… I'm broke anyway…
Author's Notes: Here's Chapter 03.. I finished it much faster than I thought I would. Oh.. and I fixed the whole anonymous review thing (Thanks unpredictable.l for bringing that to my attention ^_^).. Toriaezu, This chapter was originally written with two different versions since I kept on getting different approaches to write about.. so I tried to combine them together.. emphasis on "tried". I don't know if it makes much sense (see, I even confused myself with this one).. if it doesn't, suman.. if it does, enjoy ^_^
Message for Anna (Serena): I don't appreciate the cracks at the end of your review too much.. so.. I'm gonna insult you whenever I can in this fic.. and you can't get mad… you know why? Because.. it's all for the justice! ::maniacal laughter:: Or.. I'll just hit you with my glaive.. but this time, I'll have a reason ^_^ ::laughs some more:: (Yes, I know, I'm a strange lunatic with a glaive [seriously].. that you'd probably see chasing some other relatively strange people down the street while trying to beat the living daylights out of them.... If you want proof, ask Serena, she'd gladly explain it to you..)
Author's Notes (continued): Ahh.. now that I've gotten that out of my system.. here's Chapter 03, I hope you like it ^_^
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"Unsolvable Puzzle": Chapter 03
Itsu kisama no egao ga kieru no ka…?
When?
When will you stop smiling?
When will you stop caring… stop helping people…?
Stop being… you?
…Asakura Yoh…
When?
Ha! I'll tell you when…
When that damn ice shaman develops some sense of intelligence… when that midget friend of yours grown two inches… when your stone-faced fiancée smiles in public… when that freakin' Chocolove tells a joke that con be considered funny… when Hao stops wearing that poncho of his.. or stops harassing me about joining his faction.. which ever comes first..
In other words… never.
When?
When will you get out of my way?
…Asakura Yoh…
When will you remove yourself from my path…?
…my path to becoming Shaman King…
..never…
…but it's not because it's your path as well as mine… and about a million other shamans…
… it's how you help people.. how you find those people to help…
Think about it.
Pretty much every shaman and spirit you've ever met has met you somewhere on the road to become Shaman King. Usually during a fight.. that's when you meet them.. your next helpless soul to rescue… and after that fight.. you change them… every time.
Amidamaru… Bokutou no Ryu… neesan… Pyron… Ryu's spirit—whatever his name is… Lyserg… me… along with many other Shaman Fight teams.. yes, the entire teams..
Only few have been immune to your.. epidemic of happiness and light-heartedness that you spread where ever you go.. but not many.. the X-LAWS.. Hao.. his faction members… the only survivors of the disease..
The disease known as Asakura Yoh…
When?
When will your smile fade?
Hmph …Asakura Yoh… without a smile…
Nonexistent.. ridiculous…
…but if there were a time when Yoh never smiles, it would surely be the sign of the apocolypse. If Yoh's smile ever faded.. other than for reasons previously mentioned (A/N: See Chapter 01's second "Who" interpretation), he wouldn't be the same person… the same shaman.. the same damn selfless shaman that he is.
That's how he transmits his voice to other people's and spirit's hearts… his smile…
…that constant, annoying, cheeky-grinning smile.
…How I would love to wipe that smile off of your face, Yoh…
But… when that smile leaves… so does his spirit… his identity… his ability.. to convince us all… his friends.. that "it's all going to be okay"…
Hmph.. Why should I care?
*Insert sarcasm here* Yes… I'm sure.. it's all going to be okay…
…Asakura Yoh…
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Chapter 03 Owari ^_^
Now that wasn't that bad, was it? Nah, not really.. I think it was just extremely confusing when I wrote it. Tonikaku, I hope you enjoyed it and review kudasai na! ^_^.. If you want to flame, I'd prefer if you didn't.. but if you insist on it.. knock yourself out! (You can take that either sarcastically, or literally.. which ever works for you..) Chapter 04 coming soon.. I hope, so please be patient.. Ja ne!
Here's my present, I hope you liked it.. Happy Birthday Hao-Sama! Happy Birthday Yoh!