The random sequel to "Why" because reviewers said it was possible. Reviewers, by the way! Thank you cherri-chan, DarkWarrior188, deathraveness, Animaniac-chan, DayDrEaMiNg-child, Magome-Asakura, Kya Myoshi (I'm on your favorites! I'm so touched! But how could you want to kill Hao?!!! He's too pretty to kill!!!!), shaman7, Anime-Mastah, bOw-DoWn-To-KeIkO, DeFunès, and Indhira Morillo. You guys are great! This'll be the last chapter...I'll make it good. Hopefully. But, sadly, short. There'll be some HoroTamao...gomen to people who -cough- think they own Horo Horo...

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Disclaimer: -too busy staring at Hao dreamily to mention she doesn't own Shaman King- ¬¬ hem.

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Why

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Chapter Two: Part One: WHAT?! (the more non-sensical, Plot? What Plot? part of this chapter. OOC-ness abounds.)

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around a week after "Why"

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Horo Horo was busy scarfing down the usual amount of food that Tamao had made for him, when a certain evil (BUT bishounen) villain happened to walk into Yoh's kitchen where Horo Horo sat.

"HAO!" yelled Horo Horo alarmingly, whipping his snowboard out of nowhere.

But the reincarnated akuma just smirked. "I have a...present for you," he grinned, taking the tape of d00m out of his mantle's pocket and placing it on the table. "You might want to be sitting down when you watch this."

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Horo Horo pushed the tape into a VCR (Manta had gotten for Yoh and Anna on one of their anniversaries) and the screen flicked on. Hao sipped a cup of tea in the background, grinning maniacally.

Horo Horo watched for a while, his eyes narrowing every now and then. But then came the part where Ren kissed her.

"WHAT?!!!!!!!!"

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Ren was busy snogging Pirika to death (I told you there would be OOC in this part) when his hair twitched. He pulled away from Pirika.

"Why do I feel like we're in immense danger all of a sudden?"

Then Horo Horo burst in.

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Owari

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I told you this part wouldn't make sense. Here's the other ending, HoroTamao part of it.

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Chapter Two: Part Two: A Sure Way To Hook A Guy (just pretend that last chapter was Pirika telling the story to Tamao. Don't ask how she knew Ren's thoughts. I don't own the love letter beginning from Final Fantasy IX.)

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around a month after "Why"

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"...So that's how I got together with Ren," Pirika concluded, then grinned cheerfully. "That's a sure way to hook a guy!"

"Really?" Tamao said shyly.

Pirika smiled. "Definitely! Why don't you try it on my brother, or something? I'll help you!"

Tamao's face lit up. "A-all right," she whispered, smiling back.

"So let's get to work. Any questions?" the female Ainu inquired.

"........Just one. How did you avoid Horo Horo for so long?"

".............You know what, I have no idea."

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a day later, on Saturday

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Horo Horo walked out of his room to the kitchen, stretching and yawning loudly. Ryu was cooking breakfast at the stove. Mumbling a greeting to Yoh and Anna, who sat at dining table, he took a seat and for the first time in about a month noticed Ren and Pirika were missing.

"......Where are Ren and Pirika?"

Yoh shrugged, sleep still fuzzing his eyes. He had forgotten his headphones at the nightstand and looked, freakily, like Hao with short hair. "Dunno. There's something in the mail for you, by the way. No addressee, though." Yawning hugely, the shaman shoved a plain, white envelope announcing "Usui Horo Horo, c/o Asakura Yoh and Anna, Funbari Onsens" in typed, bold letters. Taking a kitchen knife, the Ainu curiously slit the back open.

Another plain piece of typed paper greeted him. 'Meet me at the docks at midnight, when the moon hangs in the sky like a pendant.

What: a tryst.

When: midnight today.

Where: the docks.

Who: just you and me.

Why: a question needs to be answered...'

Horo Horo stared at the cryptic message, then folded it up and shoved it into his pocket. He'd go, sure, but he was taking his furyoku'd snowboard with him.

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midnight, the docks

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Horo Horo arrived at the docks, a minute short of 12 sharp. Sitting down at a random pier, letting his legs dangle above the black water, his furyoku'd weapon glowed an unearthly color in the moonlight.

After waiting a moment, the clock tower struck twelve and Horo Horo saw a dark figure behind him, reflected in the water. Standing up quickly, he turned and brandished his weapon at it. "Who are you?" he demanded.

Unexpectedly, the figure reared back with a shriek and called, sounding frightened, "Conchi! Ponchi! Overso...Horo Horo?"

Horo Horo lowered his weapon. "Tamao?"

The girl shaman stepped into the moonlight, the silver rays gleaming on her pink hair. "...Ohayou," she said shyly.

Horo Horo laughed.

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The unlikely (-sad sniff- and un-canon) duo sat next to each other on the edge of the pier, staring into the dark water. "Why'd you go through to all that trouble to bring me here, Tamao-chan?" the Ainu asked. "You could have just told me."

Tamao twirled a lock of magenta hair. "I wanted this to be special."

Horo Horo suddenly remembered a word on the invitation: tryst.

A meeting of lovers.

"What did you want to ask me?" he said abruptly, dropping a pebble into the still water and causing ripples to spread hypnotically on the surface.

Tamao drew a deep breath. "Um......why do people always close their eyes when they kiss?"

Horo Horo frowned. "Hmm, I don't know. Want to try?"

Tamao's face brightened and she leaned forward...

And the rest, dear reader, of course, is history.

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Owari

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I liked this one a lot more than the other one. The first one was way too sloppy. -sigh- Pity Horo Horo/Tamao isn't canon...then again, nearly no pairings are canon except for Yoh/Anna...-whistles- well, that was long. (On my standards.)

Review, much appreciated. Yes, this is the end, I hoped you enjoyed it. -wink- Hope you enjoyed!