Pure Snow
Author's Note: OMG!! Finally, I'm on chapter 9! YAAAYY! I've waited for this chapter for a long, long time! Hehehe! ennnnjjjjjjjjjooooooooooyyyyyyy!!!!
And a reply to IceQueen Anna Asakura: ::waves:: Byebye Hao-sama! :) I knew thee well!
Disclaimer: No! I don't own Shaman King! Please don't sue me again! WAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Chapter 9:
When I think about it, in a fit of absurdity, I begin to ponder suicide.
Hao and Anna were walking around town. There was a long silence between the two. Finally, Anna spoke up. "So, where exactly are we going?" Hao scratched his head. "Now that I think about it, I don't have the slightest idea."
Anna looked straight ahead and saw a poster on the wall. "You know, the town is throwing a Christmas carnival."
"Really? But it's not even Christmas yet...."
"Well, the town is throwing one."
Hao looked down at her. "I see.....How did you know that?"
"There have been posters around town. Plus, I read that one poster over there." Anna pointed across the street. Hao smiled. "Well then, shall we go check it out?" Anna just shrugged. "Sure, why not?"
The two walked on until they came across the fair grounds. Anna was amazed to see all of the shimmering lights. Hao was also amazed. "Wow, I haven't seen this much light since annual Patch festivals five hundred years ago."
Anna looked at Hao. "How can you remember all of these events that happened such a long time ago?" Hao smiled sweetly at Anna. "Well, you don't loose memory of past lives if you reborn yourself." he walked through the gates. "Unfortunately it's not like that for reincarnations....." Anna blinked.
What does he mean by that?
Anna followed Hao through the gates. He bought their admission in so they were able to go on any ride. Hao looked around some more. "Wow....I knew I should've explored this town more when I first came here a few months ago."
Anna walked over to a water balloon game. She was fairly good at these kinds of games. Hao glanced over and saw his twin's fiancé at a game booth. Hao walked over to her and raised an eyebrow. "Don't tell me you waste your money on these. They're impossible to win!"
Anna paid the man running the game a few thousand yen. She took the thin little hook and aimed for a black water balloon that floated in a tub of water. Anna carefully hooked the little hook through a loop attached to the tip of the balloon and carefully lifted it out of the water.
She grabbed hold of the black water balloon and unhooked it. Anna turned back to Hao, holding the water balloon. "But I always win these types of games." Hao was surely surprised that someone was able to win at those.
"Now pay up." Anna held out her hand. Hao's eyes widened. "What?"
"The date never pays...."
Hao sighed. "You gotta be kidding me...." he dug his hand in his pocket and pulled out his wallet. He opened it up and pulled out a few thousand yen and placing it on Anna's palm.
"Great." Anna placed the yen in her pink wallet. "Where to now?"
"Umm.....why not that?" Hao pointed to the Ferris wheel.
"Why there?" Anna raised an eyebrow. Hao shrugged. "I like high places. Now let's go." He grabbed Anna's wrist and dragged her away from the game booth.
When the two reached the Ferris wheel they immediately got on. As the giant wheel reached the top Hao kept looking down. "All we need now is a nice bonfire." Hao smiled, his eyes still exploring the world below. "Glad you're enjoying this..." said Anna, sitting back, crossing her arms.
Suddenly, the Ferris wheel started to go back down. "But....no! We can't go down yet!" Anna chuckled. "That was something Yoh would say." Hao blinked at Anna. "That's good then." Anna closed her eyes. "If you say so...."
As the Ferris wheel went back down, Hao got out first and helped Anna out of the little carrier. The two left the carnival an hour later. Hao and Anna made their way to the park. They walked to the lake and leaned on the railing. Anna gazed into the moon's reflection in the water.
Hao also gazed at the water. "Tonight was fun....thanks for keeping me company."
"It was Yoh who talked me into going...."
"I....see." Hao felt like five tons just dropped down on his head.
"But....it was fun anyway...." Anna pulled out that black water balloon she held on to in her pocket. She tossed it to herself. Hao glanced over at Anna who was entertaining herself with a little black water balloon. Hao smiled at her. "What are you going to do with that?"
Anna glanced at Hao, and back at the balloon. "Easy." She lifted up her arm and threw the balloon right at Hao. She chuckled as the balloon exploded right in Hao face. Hao just shook his head. "Very funny."
The two went back to gazing at the water in silence. Hao looked at all of the trees straight ahead. "Hey, look at that." Hao pointed at the trees. Anna looked up and gasped. All of the trees were cherry blossom trees. And they were in full bloom. "That's impossible. It's winter!"
"It's a masterpiece."
".......it is.......it is getting late. Let's go home."
"Alright...."
The two headed back to the inn. It seemed that as they left the park, cherry blossoms started to fall. Some landed on Anna's head. Hao only snickered. As they approached the gate Hao stopped. Anna froze in her tracks too. She looked back at him.
"What's wrong?"
Hao walked up to Anna. "You got some cherry blossoms in your hair." he plucked them out. "Thanks."
When Hao plucked the last blossom he gazed deep into Anna's eyes and smiled. "No, thank you for coming." he gently leaned over and placed a soft on Anna's lips. Anna stood there, completely frozen. Hao only laughed and patted her on the head before going back inside the inn.
Anna slowly placed her fingers on her lips and started to blush lightly.
This feeling.......it feels.....just about the same.....as before.....
Yoh......
The next morning......
This time Yoh and Hao were the first ones up. Hao made breakfast and set it out on the table. Then he went off to school. Yoh went up stairs to wake up his beloved. He walked in Anna's room and kneeled down before his sleeping beauty. He shook her lightly. "Wakey, wakey Anna!"
Anna slowly opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was Yoh. "Ugghhh.....what time is it?" she rubbed her eyes.
"Almost time for school. You better hurry or you'll be late!" Yoh pointed out. Anna sat up. She couldn't believe that she slept in. "I'm up. Don't worry about me, go to school!" she chased Yoh out. "Ok, but I'll go slow so you can catch up!" Yoh went downstairs and grabbed his bag and went out the door.
Anna jumped out of her futon and folded it up, tossing it in her closet. She tossed away her yukata and quickly stumbled into her school uniform. When put on her jacket, she dashed down the stairs and threw on her shoes. Anna could go a day without breakfast. Grabbing her schoolbag, she was out the door.
Anna walked along the sidewalk. She didn't want to hurry, yet she wanted to catch up with Yoh. When she came to a corner Anna saw a little kid in the traffic. "What is heck?" Anna saw that his ankle was caught in something in the road.
She ran over to the little boy and kneeled down, helping him out of the small pothole. "There..." she said.
"Thank you!" the little boy smiled at her. He quickly ran off. Anna grinned and stood up. When she tried to turn around her ankle was stuck. She looked down to find that her entire foot was jammed in another small pothole. Anna tried to yank it out. "Dammit!" she cursed to herself.
She kneeled down and grabbed her ankle with both hands and started to pull with all of her might. But it was no use. That ankle was jammed in there good.
Back with Yoh who was walking slower started to worry. Why hasn't Anna caught up to him by now? He walked past some high schoolgirls who were whispering about something. "Hey, did you hear? There's a blonde girl stuck in a pothole down the block." whispered one girl.
"Really? I wonder why someone would do something that stupid?" whispered the other. Yoh backed up as soon as he heard "blonde girl stuck in a pothole". "Oh no! Anna!" Yoh shouted. He turned back around and dashed off to find his fiancé.
With Anna, things weren't going so good. She kept on yanking and yanking but by now her ankle was so sore from pulling. Anna kept on cursing to herself. Down the road was a big sixteen wheeler. The driver was extremely drunk so he didn't pay any attention to poor Anna who was right in front of him. When Anna saw the sixteen-wheeler, she started to feel stressed. Tears started to randomly pour out of her eyes.
Yoh continued to run. He ran as fast as he could. Finally he approached a corner that had a huge crowd. Squeezing through the crowds he saw Anna, trapped like a little rat. He saw the extreme fear in her eyes. Then Yoh saw the truck, drawing closer and closer to Anna. Yoh couldn't take it. He couldn't watch his loved one die right in front of him.
"ANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
In those dark and trying times, will you be there?
ChibiLaryla: HAHAHA! What's gonna happen next? Will Anna die? What's going to happen? :D I won't tell!!!!