Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King.
Seating Arrangement of Class:
Miss Tao Jun's Desk
Chocolove Fangirl No.1 Jeanne Ren Macchi
Hao Anna Yoh Pilika Mari
Horo Horo Fangirl No.2 Lyserg Fangirl No.3 Fangirl No.4
Run for the Class President!
By Joyce
Chapter 8 Just Like the Old Days
The rest of the school day went without much event. Well, except that the three members of the 'Sissy Kisses' group (Pilika, Macchi, and Mari) kept repeating their super girly group cheers over and over again at random times. It was cute, yes, but it was also getting on everyone's nerves. The class presidential election also made a huge difference in the school hallways and classrooms.
If you walked down the hallway, this is what you would see: Posters of Chinese writing hung up all over the place (supporting the great Ren Tao, of course), posters of the peace sign and rainbows saying "Vote for Jeanne!" (and at the bottom right hand corner of all these posters said "Drawn by Lyserg"), and, since the 'Sissy Kisses' group didn't want to be second place in all this poster hanging, they took super cute pictures of themselves on a digital camera, printed them in the computer room, and hung them up all over the place.
You would also see Yoh walking down the hallway with his faithful fiancé by his side. Anna would be walking around with a huge pole in hand. Hanging from the pole was a scroll of paper that said, "Yoh will succeed. Vote for Yoh, NOW!" And as for the last candidate, Hao, he didn't advertise himself in making posters or cheers of any kind. Just seeing him stroll down the hallway in his usual fashion could make any girl drool, become mind washed, and vote for him.
And that was why many people (ahem, mostly girls) showed up at the offer that Hao had made earlier in the morning:
"Tonight, if anyone wants proof that I'm sexier and cuter than Ren, meet me at the Asakura house at midnight. And I'll prove to you the real meaning of sexiness and cuteness."
At the Asakura Place (12:45 P.M.)
A red-haired girl with two pigtails stopped in front of the Asakura house. She raised her hand and was about to press the doorbell, but the door was opened first.
"H-Hao?" gasped the surprised girl.
"I read your mind and knew that you would come, so I opened the door for you, Macchi," replied Hao, who had opened the door.
"Oh," said Macchi, who didn't know what to say.
"Well, don't just stand there. Its pretty cold outside, come in," said Hao, putting his arm around Macchi and bringing her in.
Macchi let Hao lead her in
What am I doing here?!, she thought.
When she came in the living room, to her dismay, were a bunch of other fan girls giggling on the sofa.
"What are they doing-"Macchi started to ask, but then she remembered the announcement that Hao had made.
Of course, these girls are here because of Hao's announcement. Why the heck am I asking?, thought Macchi, feeling foolish.
"You're here for the same thing, hmm?" whispered Hao in Macchi's ear, indicating that he had read her mind.
"N-No! No! I'm not here to see you prove your sexiness or anything! I don't want to be kissed by you or anything!" Macchi defended herself hotly.
The other fan girls were all staring at her.
"What? If you aren't here to see sexy Hao prove his everlasting sexiness then what are you here for?" asked a confused Fangirl No. 1.
"Yea, why are you here?" asked Fangirl No. 3.
"I'm-I'm...here because...okay, where's Anna and Yoh?" said Macchi, trying to change the topic.
"Why, Macchi? You here to see them, not me?" asked Hao with a fake pouty face.
"No! Yes! I don't know! I mean, like, how can ANNA allow this-this foolishness to happen?" asked Macchi, secretly glad that the topic was changed.
"Anna, for you information, is now asleep," said Fangirl No. 4.
"Yea, and so is Yoh," said Fangirl No. 2.
"That's right, girls. I put sleeping potion in their food and carried them upstairs," said Hao, grinning casually.
"But Hao, this is their house and-"said Macchi, but she didn't get to finish her sentence because Hao covered up her mouth with his hand
He whispered in her ear, "We'll talk about this later," then he turned to the other girls sitting on the sofa, "Well, its past midnight now...and I believe every one of you has proof of my cuteness and sexiness' now, hmm?"
"Of course, Hao!" the girls squeaked in unison.
"So you will vote for me, yes?" said Hao, smiling his best smile.
"Yes!!!!!" said the girls again in unison.
It was like they were in a trance because of Hao.
"Good. Thanks for coming, girls. And could I ask you to leave now? Because I have some serious business to clear up with Macchi here," said Hao to the girls.
Sounds of "Awwww...." Were heard throughout the room and the fan girls, with sad faces, left the Asakura house.
Once all the fan girls were all gone, Hao released his hand from Macchi's mouth.
"Now, the real reason why you are here, please," said Hao to Macchi.
"I-I..." stammered Macchi, looking down at the floor.
"There is no use to hide from me, Macchi. You know that. I just want to hear you say it," said Hao, more gently this time.
He tilted her chin to look up at him.
"Now, tell me why you are here," he said, a slight kind smile on his face.
"Well..." Macchi took a deep breath, "well...here goes...since I know I can't hide anything from you."
"Uh-huh. You're right," smiled Hao down at Macchi.
"I-I was jealous. Because I knew that those girls were going to come to you and you were going to prove your "sexiness and cuteness" to them all by kissing better than Ren would. So...I was just...jealous," said Macchi, reddening.
"Macchi-"began Hao, but he was interrupted.
"You don't have to say anything, Hao. I know that I have no right to be jealous of you. I mean, we aren't even a couple. So, I'm sorry. And I guess the only reason I'm here tonight is because I'm just feeling unrightfully jealous," said Macchi sadly, a barely visible tear clinging to her eye.
There are few things that could make Hao surprised. Sure, he knew that Macchi had a crush on him since forever. But...
"Macchi, I'm sorry," Hao said quietly.
"Why?" said Macchi, now confused.
"I'm sorry. I never knew that...my playing around with other girls made you hurt," said Hao, rubbing the back of his head and looking away.
"No, no, its okay, Hao. As I said, we aren't even a couple. This is just a one-sided relationship," said Macchi, forcing a weak smile at her crush, "but sometimes, I wish it would be just like the old days, when you were my master and I fought for you."
Hao turned back to look at the girl standing in front of him.
"No, it's not okay, Macchi. It's not okay," said Hao, barely above a whisper now.
The two stared at each other for a long time. Then, they both started to smile...then they both laughed. Hao leaned in to give Macchi a gentle hug.
"It doesn't have to be like the old days, Macchi," Hao whispered softly in her ear, "I don't want to be your master anymore...because...now, I want you to be my girlfriend."
Macchi pulled away and stared. Her cheeks were bright red.
"W-what?" asked a shocked Macchi.
"Don't make me repeat it too many times, Macchi," said Hao, smiling sheepishly, "although I AM powerful, I get embarrassed at times too, you know. So...what about it? Can you be my girlfriend?"
"Uh...well...y-yes...I guess so," said Macchi, bright as a tomato now.
Hao smiled at her.
"I thought so," he said, then leaned in to kiss her.
This time, Macchi did not pull away.
This is way better than the old days, thought Macchi.
Joyce: Okay, I am reeeally sorry for the chapter delay and I am really sorry for this short chapter. But I hope you liked it anyway. :) Please review! :D