Author's Note: Hello! Finally! The chapter you've all been waiting for! Anna's Eyes: Part Two! Haha, left you with a nasty cliffy, huh? Sorry! But I can't promise it won't happen again! (Wink) Sorry if this sort of contradicts the anime, but I haven't seen it all yet, so sorry again!
A BIG NOTE: If you haven't noticed, Pirika's Eyes is edited. The ending is different! Please read it again!! Cookies go to reviewers!! =)
Open Eyes
Anna's Eyes: Part Two
StrawberryLove-sama Productions
Started on Sunday, August 8, 2004 and finished onThursday, August 26, 2004
Anna and Yoh pairing
TO RECAP:
"Anna, I love you and I want you to marry me but I don't want it to be like this. I'm giving you the choice. No arrangement. No pressure. Anna, I'm leaving you with your decision."
I knew I was gaping. Taking his finger away, he pressed into my hand a small velvet box. Brushing his lips against my forehead, he kissed me lightly.
Then he walked away.
I stood dumbstruck. I wasn't usually dumbstruck. It was a special occasion. Yoh just proposed to me. I let out a shaky breath.
Noticing the box in my hand, I picked it up and slowly opened it.
I gasped.
The ring… the ring… it was beautiful… breathtaking…
I had seen this ring before… Kino-sama and I were walking down the street, past a jewelry store. The ring was in the window, and it called to me.
I remember… I was small and I noticed the ring. It was as beautiful then as is now. A typical gold band but with a stunning jewel in the middle of it. My breath caught in my throat.
It glinted. It was a diamond, cut in the shape of a star, with sapphires circling it. Kino-sama had spoken of this ring before… She said she had heard of it.
What had she said?
"Anna," Kino said. "This ring is a bond of everlasting love. The one to give it to you has only given this ring to you because he loves you. Hold it up to moonlight and if all gems shine with a celestial glow, you two were meant to be."
She smiled ruefully then. "But a legend it is at most. Think nothing of it."
I wondered about it. Was it just a legend? I wanted to try it out.
Taking the ring, I held it up to the moonlight, trying to catch the light. I was failing. Almost dropping the ring, I decided to try and find another, safer way of holding it.
I then wondered how it would look upon my finger. Dashing away that particular thought, I told myself that I just wanted to see if the legend was just a legend.
I slipped on the ring. To my amazement, it fit perfectly, as if made for my finger. Wearing a small smile, I held it up to the moonlight once again.
I gasped.
The diamond in the center sparkled and shone like the sun, and the sapphires reminded me of clear blue waters, with the sun's rays shimmering down, winking upon the waves.
Was… was the legend just a legend? The moonlight certainly turned the ring into something celestial, that was for certain, but it would have just been moonlight.
Thinking deeply, I unclasped my necklace. There were diamonds on that.
Holding it up, I was astonished to see no glimmering. No shining, sparkling or anything of the sort happening.
Smiling softly, I shook my head quickly. Everyone thought of fate now and then. It was nothing.
I decided to put the ring back into the box. I tugged at the ring, but it wouldn't budge. Eyes widening, I panicked. The ring wouldn't come off!
But then I smiled. I realized right then, that I didn't even want the ring to come off. The small smile grew, and became a large grin.
I think I'm going to have a little fun with this. Putting on a little determined look, I shut the bow with a snap and walk to where Yoh was pacing nervously.
I cleared my throat.
His head snapped up and his eyes met mine. I struggled not to smile but it was sorely tempting.
I put on a nonchalant look and placed the (empty) box into his hand, carefully hiding my left hand. He stared at me in shock and opened his mouth to say something. But he choked and turned away.
I noticed his eyes were bright. Yoh was blinking rapidly. Smirking inwardly, I planned to have a little laugh afterwards.
He spoke one word. "Why?"
I just shrugged and turned a little. "Open it,"
His eyes were puzzled but he obeyed my command as I knew he would. Yoh slowly opened the box to find the jeweled ring gone!
He stared at me in shock again. But this time, there was a change. This time, it was a I-just-can't-believe-this-I'm-so-happy kind of shock. The other shock was a kind of I-can't believe-this-how could-you-do-this-to-me-I-love-you shock.
I clearly liked the happy shock much better.
Smiling widely I held out my hand. There, on my fourth finger, was the ring, radiating happiness, if rings could radiate happiness that is.
This moment needed no words.
Yoh's eyes peered deeply into mine and for that moment, for the first time in my life, I felt weak in the knees. Me! Anna Kyouyama! Feeling like any normal girl would if she was in love. And I was obviously not normal. Now, more than ever, with the Shaman King as my fiancé. It didn't occur to me that he was that for about five years now.
He bent down and lifted my chin a little. He placed his lips on mine, for a sweet, gentle kiss. My first kiss… was… wonderful. I wound my arms around his neck and hesitantly kissed him back.
I've never been kissed before and (to my knowledge) Yoh has either. But to each of us, under the starlit sky, nothing could have been more perfect.
We broke apart and I smiled shyly. He smiled back and took my hand. We walked along the shore, leaving behind us but a few whispers and footsteps in the sands of time.
This chapter is done!! Made an impromptu decision!!! I shall have another chapter after this!! The Finale! So that will have the wedding!! Okays? EVERYONE OK WITH THAT?
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