Hi wow I'm updating my story already! I certainly didn't expect that to happen yet, considering how long it took me last time. Anyways here's the disclaimer.

I do not in any way own Shaman King, cause if I did it wouldn't have ended yet and Hao wouldn't be gone.

/...thinking.../ "...talking..."

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Chapter 5

Another Surprise

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. /When is that bell going to ring!/ thought Hao to homself as he sat in class. 'Ding, ding', finally after what seemed forever the final bell of the day rang. As Yoh, Hao, Manta, Anna, and Kira walked along, Manta curiously glaced back at Kira every few minutes.

Getting frustrated with his consistent looks, Kira finally asked, "What is it?"

"E-eto," began Manta who was by this time extremely nervous from Kira's intimidating glare, which reminded him of Anna a lot, "n-nan de mon nai..."

"You want to konw if I'm a shaman too, and how I met Hao." it was a statement, not a question.

"A-ah..."

"Fime if you must know, I too am a shaman, and Hao...," Kira trailed off for a second, "...I found Hao near Patch Village, I really didn't want to go home, and had nothing else to do so I decided to see if I could help him in any way."

"Oh."

No one saw, but as they walked home, Anna looked at Kira suspiously, after she told Manta how she met Hao, for a moment before looking strait ahead.

"Ne Yoh-kun?"

"Nani?"

"When is Faust getting back?"

"He won't be back for another week, I think."

"What are you talking about?" interupted Hao

"Gomen, I guess forgot to tell you, Faust lives with us too."

"What? First I have to live with you, then I help with the chores too, go to school, and now I have to live with the doctor and his ghost wife too?!"exclaimed Hao

Yoh smiled nervously, before Kira said, "Yes, Hao. It's not like we have much of a choice anyway. After all Faust was already living there, and it's up to Yoh and Anna who they choose to let live with them."

Hao silently glared at Kira before staring blankly ahead of him again.

Chills ran down Manta's back when he saw Hao stopped arguing. /Just how strong is Kira? I mean even Hao listens to her./ thought Manta to himself

Soon after they arrived at the house. After changing Anna and Kira told Yoh and Hao to go buy groceries and cook dinner. Obediently they left with Manta following close behind. Only after the boys had turn around the corner did Anna ask Kira about Hao.

"Were you telling the truth back there?" Anna asked her.

"Nani?"replied Kir.

"I am talking about how you found Hao and why you are with him right now."

"It seems only you noticed something back there. All I said was true, just not all of it that's all."

"You don't have to tell me the rest if you dom't want to."

"I know,"said Kira cooly, then added, "You are really are quite perceptive, you are truley worthy of being the the Shaman King's wife.

"I know." said Anna just as cooly as Kira before then turned around to watch T.V.

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While on the way back home Yoh, Hao, and Manta was walking through the graveyard wear Yoh and Manta first met, when Hao suddenly stopped.

"Hao?"said Yoh

"Nani?"

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just looking at the sky."

"Huh?"murmured Manta

"The stars..."

Yoh and Manta turned to the sky and saw that the stars were just beginning to come out.

"You know it's been a while since I've really looked at the stars."

"Donna!"came a sudden intrusion from behind, Yoh turned around and faced a joyous Ryu.

"Ryu!" exclaimed Manta

Finally Hao turned from the stars towards Ryu. Slowly Ryu's face went from happy to shock as he recognized the third member of the group as Hao.

"H-HAO!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE??? I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONE!!!"

"Well guess again."said Hao dryly

"R-Ryu calm down." said Yoh as he tried to calm Ryu down, though he was failing miserably.

"Hao, you're taking to long."came a cold and annoyed voice from behind them.

"K-Kira-san." said Manta quite nervously.

"Who?" ask Ryu unsurely while he stopped rambling for a moment.

"Kira."came another voice beside Kira.

"Anna-san,"exclaimed Ryu, "did you know that Hao is back!?"

"Will you calm down for a minute and shut up." Stated, not asked, Kira

"Nani? And just who are you?"

"I am Kira, and Hao is under my care."

"Under your care? Huh?"

"It means that I will not allow him to do things that maybe dangerous without my permission. And that includes keeping his spirit with him as you should be able to tell."

Ryu looked back towards Hao and noticed that the 'spirit of fire' was nowhere to be seen.

"Look if you are going to rant and rave about this then at least have the decency to go back to the house. You are disturbing the spirits here and I haven't had dinner yet and unless you want to deprive a girl of food then I suggest we leave now." said Anna to Ryu

"Gomen nasai, Anna-san I guess we should leave now."

And so the group left the cemetery and went on their way home.

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After dinner, which Ryu cooked in apology for delaying Yoh and the others, Ryu finally asked what Hao was doing there. (A.N. I really don't want to write out the explanation again so just pretend that I did okay. ^__^) Before Yoh and Hao went to sleep Hao stopped and turned towards Kira,

"Just how did you find us anyway?"

"Easy, Rina told me. I thought you'd notice by now."

"Notice what?"

"Notice that one of my spirits always follow you where ever you go."

"What?!"

"I do still need to keep an eye on you, even if I, myself, can't be there."

"..."

"Go to sleep, we have school tomorrow and you've already gotten in enough trouble today."

"Hn."and with that Hao went off to his room.

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Did you like? I've just noticed something! I haven't mentioned the spirits in my story at all until this chapter! I will try to add them in soon. Who do you think should find out Hao and Kira are living with Yoh and Anna next, huh?

Oh yeah, the pairings are Hao/Kira and possible Yoh/Anna, but I don't know how to put that into this story please give me some ideas.

Please Review o^__^o if I get more reviews I'll updated sooner.