Chapter 2: Realization (Hint 1 FYI)

Princess Sango

Anna POV:

I awoke to Manta knocking lightly on my door. He went away after a few minutes, since I didn't answer him. Getting up and feeling dizzy I lay back down and closed my eyes. I didn't feel like getting up and changing or going back to sleep. I lay there quietly staring up at the ceiling when twenty minutes passed by I heard Manta enter.

"Anna, are you alright?" Manta asked concerned from the door, holding two trays of food in his hand.

I grudgingly closed my eyes and propped myself against the wall, "I'm fine."

"Are you positive? You look thin and way too pale to be okay," Manta observed.

"Yeah I'm sure."

Manta came up and set one tray in front of me and sat across and placed the next tray down. He seemed to wait till I started to eat and we both ate in silence. Until I felt like I was going to throw up and ran to the bathroom that is.

Manta's POV:

Waking up to find Anna still asleep was unusual. Anna was always up before me but she wasn't today. Walking up to her door and tapping on it, she still wouldn't answer so I headed to the kitchen where prepared I breakfast and took two trays and went to Anna's room.

She was awake but didn't look like she usually does. I asked her what was wrong but she denied the whole situation. I set the tray down in front of her and waited till she ate to make sure she at least got some food in her system. When I saw her stand up and run to the bathroom I followed her.

I watched her throw up and I held her blonde hair away from her. She coughed everything she ate and I watched as she straightened up. Anna stared at me and I wondered what was going to happen next.

Anna POV:

"Manta, could you excuse me for a minute?" I watched the little runt run out of there.

Walking up to the sink and getting mouthwash and rinsing my mouth I felt better slightly. My stomach hurt and I was dizzy, then realization hit me, like a ton of bricks. Gasping in shock I shook my head in disbelief, then I calmed down and opened the door. Manta could be heard from the kitchen and I calmly walked inside the room and sat down.

It didn't take long for Manta to notice me. He immediately stopped what he was doing and turned to me. Sitting next to me he looked up curiously, "Anna?"

I opened my mouth to say something but I couldn't, I just broke down crying. Manta looked up at me stunned but I felt his hand wipe the tears. "You don't have to tell me what's wrong Anna, but I want to help you the best I can."

I gave him a week smile and hugged him to me, "Thank you Manta, thank you."

Manta POV:

"You're welcome Anna. Now let me finish cleaning the kitchen because I don't want to do twice the load. Then maybe we could go see a movie or something. Okay?"

"Okay." She agreed with me and let me finish up what I'm used to doing. She sat there and watched me the whole time until she got up and headed to her room.

Sighing I felt a ghostly presence in the room, turning around I came face to face to Amidamaru. "What are you doing here?"

"Lord Yoh told me to stay till he called upon me. I was here the whole time."

"Do you know what's wrong with Anna?"

"Iie, then again Yoh and Anna were different the night he left. I don't know and I feel like a little schoolgirl gossiping when I'm talking like this. Oh well, I better go because he's calling on me. See you later!"

He disappeared before anything else could be said. Sighing I finished up my work and found Anna near the front door. "Are you ready Anna?"

"Hai."

TBC….