A/N: Yay for reviews!! You is nice people!! Here is the special party chapter! And Hao appears! Yippee!

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"OKAY, BOYS!" Pilika boomed. "YOU GUYS HAVE TO GO!!"

"But why?" HoroHoro whined.

"We're having a bachelorette party for Anna, remember?" Jeanne explained, giggling. "You can't be here."

Ren rolled his eyes. "Now listen here," he began. "We were here first, so-"

"Come on, Ren," Yoh said. "We can go upstairs and find something to do. The girls can have the downstairs." He grinned at Anna. "Have fun."

"Oh, I'm sure we will!" Tamao beamed.

"Speak for yourself," Anna grumbled. She crossed her arms and plunked down on the couch. "My favorite soap is on."

"You can miss it just this once," Pilika said. She leaned over to Jeanne. "You gave Lyserg the tape recorder and the list of questions, didn't you?"

"Of course," she whispered back. "We'll still do the exchange."

"Good," Pilika cackled evilly. "And now our party is underway!"
"Yippee," said Anna dryly, reaching for the remote.

"Hey!" Tamao said. "We're going to have fun!"

"This is fun," Anna said, flipping on her soap opera.

Jeanne switched it off. "Come on, Anna. Think happy thoughts!"

"Like what?"

"Like...we're going to do your nails!"

"Oh, crap."

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The room was silent.

HoroHoro sighed. "I'm bored..." he moaned.

"Kisama!" Ren exploded. "If you keep moaning I will seriously throw you out a window!"

"Uh...that wouldn't be very good, Ren..." Yoh said, attempting to keep the peace.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?!"

"ACK!" Yoh screeched as a hand clapped on his shoulder.

"Oh, come now, ototo-chan, don't scream like a little girl. It isn't becoming," Hao grinned.

"What are you here for?" Lyserg inquired, none too happy.

"My cute baby bwothah is getting mayweed. Of cowus big bwothah would come," Hao said, pinching Yoh's cheeks.

"Hao, not in front of the guys," Yoh said.

"So, what are you doing?" Hao asked, dropping down on the arm of the sofa and lounging lazily.

"The girls are having a bachelorette party for Anna, so we got kicked out," HoroHoro explained.

Hao perked up. "Ooh, a bachelorette party! Why wasn't I invited?"

"Hm, I have no idea..." Lyserg said.

"So...are we having a bachelor party for Yoh?" Hao asked.

"Um...no," Yoh answered. "Thankfully."

"Oh, where's your sense of fun?" Hao asked. "Let's do one right now!"

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"So, Anna..." Pilika said.

"What?" the little bride snapped. Of course, she did have a right to snap. At the moment, her head was covered in aluminum foil, her fingernails were sticky with polish, and Tamao was trying out three different kinds of lipstick on her. So, yes, she had a very clear right to snap.

"We were wondering...some things..." This was Jeanne's cue. She turned on the mini tape recorder and went back to highlighting Anna's hair.

"What kind of things?" she asked warily.

"Like...what are you planning on wearing for your wedding night?"

Anna blushed furiously. "I, uh...you have a weird mind, Pilika!"

"Okay, okay, next question," the Ainu girl said, grinning madly. "What are the three things you like best about Yoh?"

"He's gentle," Anna said. "And kind. And very loyal." She delivered all three with her eyes fixated on the floor.

"Oh, that's nice, but what about physically?" Jeanne smiled.

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"Okay, so we have no strippers," Hao said. "I suppose you two will do."

"This is so degrading," Ren mumbled. He tried to adjust his coconut shell bikini top, but since there was nothing to put inside them, the bikini didn't stay up well.

"I dunno," HoroHoro said, swishing his grass hula skirt around his hips. "I kinda like it. I feel so free..."

"That's revolting!" Ren said.

Lyserg snapped a picture. "This is going to be fantabulous blackmail!" he exclaimed.

Yoh covered his eyes. "Guys, I really don't want to see this..." he groaned.

"All right, Yoh," Hao said. "You have some questions to answer. If you don't answer them, I will make HoroHoro and Ren dance. Or strip."

"I'll answer them, I'll answer them!" Yoh squealed.

Lyserg turned on his tape recorder.

"What are the three things you like best about Anna?" Hao asked.

Yoh smiled. "That's easy," he said. "She's spirited, and fiercely loyal, and very loving."

"Yes, yes, that's all well and good," Hao sighed. "But what about...physically?"

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"Physically?" Anna said, still not looking up from the floor. "I...um..."

"What?" Pilika baited. "Can't you say it?" She waved the box of highlighting dyes. "Do you want to get some blue highlights, or are you going to answer?"

"All right, all right, you witch," Anna sighed. She tapped her fingernail against the table. "He...uh...he has really pretty eyes...and...he...has a sweet smile...and...and..."

"Must we drag it out of you?" Pilika sighed. She shook the box again. "Anna, you'd better answer..."

"HE HAS A NICE BUTT, OKAY?!" Anna shouted. She slunk into her chair, her face the color of an overripe tomato.

Jeanne hit the off button the tape recorder.

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"Physically?" Yoh gulped. He tugged on his collar and sweatdropped. "You mean physically, as in...what she looks like?"
"Well, duh!" Hao said. He ran his fingers through his long dark hair. "I can't believe you're related to me..." He paused. "Oi! You're not getting out of this! Tell us right now!"

"No?" Yoh said hopefully.

"Then I'll make Ren and Horo dance," Hao said. "AND I'm going to tell your spirited little bride that you think she's ugly."

"No!" Yoh exclaimed. "No! That's not it! She's really pretty, it's just...I can't tell you what I like about her."

"Allrighty, then," Hao said, flipping on a stereo. The room filled with tropical sounding music. "Start dancing."
Yoh lunged for the stereo. "Wait!" he screeched. "I'll tell you! I'll tell you!"

Hao switched off the music and waited patiently.

He took a deep breath. "What I think I like the best about Anna is..." he said. "She has beautiful dark eyes, and the softest, brightest hair I've ever seen on a girl, and..." On the last one his voice faded out.

"What was that?" Ren said.

Yoh said it again, a little louder, but not loud enough.

"Come again?" HoroHoro said.

Once again, the same deal.

"Still can't hear you," Lyserg said.

"ANNA HAS A CUTE CHEST!" Yoh blurted out. He sank back, his ears the color of cherries.

Lyserg clicked the off button.

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It was late at night when Yoh stumbled downstairs, yawning. Hao was still trying to get up a game of strip poker- unsuccessfully, thankfully- but Yoh had discovered he was desperately thirsty. He pulled out a glass and held it under the water dispenser.

"Yoh?"

He jumped. "Anna?" he gasped. "You scared me!" He did a doubletake. "Anna? Is that you?"

"Of course," she blinked. She was sitting on the kitchen counter, munching on a chocolate chip cookie. But that wasn't what startled him. She was wearing a little red slip dress that was almost falling off one shoulder. Her long hair had been highlighted, and she was wearing makeup. "Want a cookie?" she offered sweetly, holding out her dessert.

"Uh...sure!" Yoh said. Instead of handing him the cookie, Anna broke off a piece and popped it in his mouth. Her soft little fingers brushed against his lips; he could taste the sweet chocolate on her fingertips. Yoh nearly forgot to chew the cookie. He knew a blush was spreading across his cheeks. It deepened as Anna bent her golden head close to his dark one, whispered "Good night, Yoh-kun," and kissed him lightly on the ear. Then she slid off the counter and disappeared into the living room.

"Uh...okay..." he murmured. "G-G'night, Anna..."

The memory still lingered when he wandered into the living room the next morning- the morning of the wedding rehearsal. The girls were heaped around on the floor in sleeping bags. Anna was curled up tightly on the sofa without a blanket. She had exchanged her little red dress for cheerleader shorts and a long-sleeve tee shirt that he recognized from his closet.

Yoh smiled as he lifted Anna's light, fragile body in his arms. "Time for bed, Anna-chan," he whispered. Her skin was icy from sleeping in the cold room without a blanket. He carried her upstairs and tucked her into bed, snuggling the blankets around her. He kissed her lightly on the top of her head. She sighed lightly and cuddled into the bed. "I love you."

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Author's Note: I hope you're happy that I updated...even though it still wasn't very good...I've never attended a party like that, so I just made junk up...

Here are the following reviewers who get wedding cake:

Authoress: MegaRose, Essalyn, Yohna, Rays number gurl (How'd you get that name?! Cool one!) Pheenixgirl, Icekaia, bOw-dOwn-tO-KeiKO (man, your name is hard to type...) Sakura-star69, Sarcasm397, MoonLightWolf, Fwoggie, and MetalGodzillamon. You have been the most fantabulous reviewers I could ask for!! You all helped me with the story, and I LOVES YOU ALL!!! –teary eyed—

Next chapter...the rehearsal!! Yay!! And then the wedding!! Even more yay!!

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