Chapter 2

Kevins8: yahoo! 5 reviews ! Thnxs for everyone that reviewed and in return, here's the next chapter. oh yeah, this is not a yoi anna fic. There is way too many of these on fanfic. I wanted to update last Sunday but it had to take a while because of public transit. Grumble, grumble! I had to wait 3h for the bus and by the time I got home, I didn't feel like writing.

Disclaimer: I don't own Sharman king. If I did, I wouldn't be using a 10 year old computer to type up my stories and I wouldn't be living in an apartment. Sigh, if I were only related to Ikato. Maybe I'm a long lost nephew or something and might inherit the story

The enemy

Anna dashed up the stairs. Something was definitely wrong. She silently crept to her guardian's room and quietly opened the door. There she saw someone. Anna also noticed someone on the ground beside the figure. It was her guardian, scrunched up on the ground. It was impossible to judge its gender of the assailant because everything was hidden under a thick quilt cloak but the blood stained dagger across his/her hand told all.

An unbelievable wave of anger shot up of nowhere and suddenly, Anna was finding herself in the ancient te chi fighting position her guardian taught her. Her foster parents were some of the best martial art fighters in the whole town and Anna was no different. She trained day and night with her foster grandma and soon her skill became legend.

The stranger didn't respond. He/she didn't even flinch. Most people would be terrified and running away by now. Anyone that messes with Anna is either crazy or suicide. The mysterious stranger was neither. He just stood there and Anna could have sworn she saw a smirk. Then, he lunged at Anna with his knife held out in the blink of an eye.

Anna just dodged in time but the blade cut her arm. Anna didn't have many equals but she had to admit, this person was good. She tried a left hook, punch to the shoulder, a feint for the neck, then a sidekick against the elbow, a punch by the other shoulder neck, uppercut, followed by a kick using the heel of the foot aimer at the back of the neck. It was one of the most difficult black belt moves that had to be followed in unison with split second timing. It's intend was to paralyze the opponent and sometimes, disable for life. When used correctly, it can even kill. Even though Anna carried out everything smoothly her opponent dodged them all. That was impossible. But before Anna had more time to think, he attacked again. The fight continues with no side managing to land a blow on the other.

Each was blocking the others moves but Anna was tiring. Usually, Anna's moves always aimed true but somehow, nothing worked. The mysterious assailant hasn't even broken a sweat and seeing its opponent tiring, he/she was fighting fiercer than ever. It's the way his body moved in unison. It wasn't natural. Or it could be the fact that he had a 7 inch blade. Anna wouldn't give up. She looked at the slumped figure of her former guardian. Suddenly, Anna started to attack with a new ferocity. Her opponent, not expecting this was caught of guard and Anna managed to strike him/her on the chin followed by a kick on the neck. That moved would have snapped anybody's neck like a twig but all it managed to do was bend the assailant's head. But Anna was still not finished. Anna let go another barrage of punches and a deciding kick between the legs. The assailant let out a low yell and Anna finally managed to determine that he was a male.

"Grrrrr... You will pay for that. You'll die just like your parents!"

His voice sounded like nails on a chalkboard but with a creepy edge but Anna didn't hear any of it. Her whole body stiffened when she heard him mentioning her parents. Before she had time to do anything else, the assailant chanted something under his breath and suddenly, the entire room was shrouded with mist.

By the time the mist cleared he was gone. Anna was shaking with rage now. Her parents. All her life, she grew up alone and miserable. She dreamt about her true family at night and imagined what it would be like. He took it all away. There that day, Anna made a vow. A vow to hunt "him" down. He slayed her entire family and everyone dear to her. All her life, she waited for the day she found her parents killer. He was right in front of her. She missed her chance.

Suddenly, Anna fell on the ground knelling. She hated it. She hated everything to do with her life. And there, that day, Anna sobbed. Teardrops silently ran down her face. Despite her attitude, Anna was still a 10 year old girl who went through stuff no other child should experience. Her life was haunted with death. The death of her dad, her mom, her family and now, her foster parents... She had nothing. No friends, no relatives, no family. Nothing. She slowly advanced over her guardian's dead body. Each step sends shock waves rushing up her body. Then, her eyes caught sight of something... Anna summoned up her courage and unclenched her guardian's dead hands. In there was a letter. It was badly torn up but some words were still eligible.

Dear Anna...

kevins8: another chapter done. i had to rewrite this story 3 times with a different plot because nothing sounded right. Anyway, So what do you think and don't forget to review?

p.s. 3 more years till I get mine drivers license. Watch out, you pedestrians.