Pure Snow

Author's Note: CHAPTER 10!!! I pasted my checkpoint! Now things are gonna get more difficult for poor Anna. Oh well..... I will not play with these bombs I have. BYEBYE!

NOTE: Would you really think I'd let Anna die?! She's way to important in the story! Having her dead would've shortened this story by far! And that would be stinkin' awesome if Yoh sliced the truck in half like Ren. But there has to be a twist in this story so....

Disclaimer: I don't own anything....period....

Chapter 10:

All I have is a single picture...

Why?

Why did this happen to you?

Why did you step in?

Why not me?

Why was I the one to get nothing more than a sprained ankle?

Yoh......

The last thing you said to me....

"Silly....I couldn't just stand there.....and let you die....if we're going to be married, we gotta look out for each other...."

Yoh......you jerk!

In the hospital, Anna was standing by a bed, a bed that had Yoh in it. He was covered in bandages and ran on IVs. The doctor said that the hit only made him go into a coma. Anna was relieved....and yet....sad. She never wanted to leave his side. Not until he wakes up. Since Anna felt that everything was her fault, she wanted to everything she could to make it up to him.

Downstairs in the lobby Hao Asakura busted through the doors. He tried to keep his cool when he asked a nurse where his brother's room was. The nurse smiled and calmly answered "Floor three, room 305." He nodded. "Thanks." Hao rushed up the stairs and into a room marked "305". When he opened the door, light blinded his eyes. When Hao's eyes adjusted there stood Anna Kyouyama, her back towards him, standing right by her fianc's side. Hao glanced down and saw her right ankle wrapped up in bandages.

"Anna...." Hao looked relieved that she wasn't the one in the bed with body bandages and IVs. He walked closer to Anna. "Hey...Anna..."

"Hao...." Anna slowly turned her head towards him, revealing her red pussy eyes and all the tear stains on her cheek.

"Anna...." When Hao saw how Anna felt, it just broke his heart. He drew closer to her and wrapped his arms around Anna. It was the only thing he could do at the moment. Just embrace her for comfort.

Anna couldn't help but cry. She completely broke down for everything that has happened. Hao stroked her hair softly, doing everything he possibly could to calm her down. Anna hid her face in Hao's chest. When she was able to stop her tears from flowing she mumbled. "W....Why did this have to happen to Yoh? Why couldn't I have been the one to get hit?"

"Because Yoh cares for you. And I would've done the same thing if I was there."

"But it was my fault....."

"Hey, you shouldn't blame things on yourself!"

Anna pulled her face away from Hao's chest. "......you're right! It was that kid's fault for being stuck in the road! Shouldn't he have been in school?!"

Hao chuckled. "That's not what I meant." Anna crossed her arms. "I'm still right..." Hao had a sweatdrop. "Whatever you say...."

Anna showed a small grin. She turned back towards Yoh and held his hand. "Thanks for cheering me up...."

"It's no problem. Now come on, let's go home." Hao held out his hand. Anna shook her hand. "I'm not coming. I'm not leaving Yoh's side until he wakes up."

Hao crossed his arms. "I knew you'd say something like that. That's why I called that Tamao girl to come and take care of Yoh."

"No!" Anna turned back to Hao with a somewhat angry look. She knew about Tamao's crush on Yoh. She also knows that taking care of the innocent is an easy way to win their heart. You can say Anna and Tamao are rivals for Yoh. "Not Tamao...."

Hao sighed. "Stop being so selfish! Don't you want someone to take very good care of Yoh?!"

"Yes, but..."

"Then why not someone who cares for him as much as you do?!"

".......when you put it like that....fine...." To Anna, it felt weird. To have someone like Hao of all people to scold her. "What about school?" Anna tried to make some excuses. The last thing she wanted to do was go home to an empty house without Yoh being there.

"Tomorrow. Today you need your rest." Hao started to sound like Anna's mentor, Kino Asakura.

"Can we at least leave when Tamao comes?"

"Yoh will be fine without someone at his side for an hour or two."

"But...."

"No buts!" Hao grabbed Anna's wrist and dragged her out of Yoh's room. Anna took one last look at Yoh, who was deep in his dream world.

Goodbye Yoh.......

I'm sorry......

Later....

When the two made it back to the En inn Anna just stared at the two story house.

It's gonna be really quiet without Yoh.....

Hao looked down at her with a comforting smile. "Are you going to be ok?"

"Yeah..."

The two walked inside and hung up their coats, took off their shoes, and Anna hung up her hat. "I'll go start dinner, what do you want?" Hao tried to keep up the mood by acting normal. Anna just shook her head. "I'm not gonna eat tonight...."

"Alright...."

Anna walked upstairs. Looking around, thinking someone would be here, and thinking that Yoh would be in his room, changing out of his uniform. To hear him struggle to take off his top without taking off the tie first. Instead, there was nothing.

Silence.

"......." Anna walked downstairs towards the bath. Undressing herself slowly she lifted her leg and set her toes in the steaming water. Then she set her foot in. Lifting up her other leg Anna slowly set it in the water. Letting out an "ahhh..." sound she sat down in the water.

Anna sat there, deep in thought. All she could think about was is Yoh was ok in Tamao's hands. After awhile she got out and wrapped her body in a towel.

With Hao, he was cleaning his dishes and put them away. He sighed, he hoped that Anna go on mute or sneak out of the house to kill herself are anything like that. But Anna wasn't that type of girl. At least he hopes.

Hao sighed again and looked up and smirked. "The time is drawing near....."

Anna slowly walked towards the stairs. Hao got a glimpse of her from the corner of his eye. He turned towards her smiling sweetly. "Good night." To Anna, Hao's smiling face was calming and happy. It made her feel a whole lot better just to see Hao's expression. She smiled back. "Good night.....Hao-kun."

Anna walked upstairs. She walked towards her room when she stopped at Yoh's door. Looking through it she learned that no one was gonna be there. Sadness started to rise in her again. Though, she knew she'd have to be strong about this. No matter how hard it is.

But, just for tonight.....she wanted to be scared. She wanted to tears to fall. And she wanted her loved one for comfort although that loved one was in a deep coma and in the care of her arch rival. Even though Yoh was in good hands, she wanted to be beside him until he wakes up. She wanted to be the first thing Yoh sees when he opens his eyes. Of course it sounds selfish but that was Anna for you. She can't help the fact that her major weakness was Yoh. And if something horrible happened to him, she would regret it until Yoh was back on his feet. And to show her worry for him, Anna would beat the pummel out of Yoh. It was just how she would express herself. That was what made her Anna.

She opened Yoh's door and stepped inside, closing the door behind her. Anna walked towards Yoh's closet and pulled out his futon. She laid it out and climbed inside. The moonlight shone on Anna's blonde head. Anna closed her eyes and began to cry. This was the second time she was in Yoh's bed but this time Yoh wasn't in with her.

Eventually she cried herself to sleep, today was her worse day ever and it was a horrible way to end her night.

If only I had a bit more courage that day...

ChibiLaryla: Pooor Anna-san! TT I would hate to be in her shoes neh? But she's strong! She'll get though this! Right!....right? You'll just have to wait for chapter 11!