Chapter twenty
Convincing Hao
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"Hao, are you ready to go?" Alyssa asked.
"Huh? You're ready now?" Hao asked, looking surprised.
"Yeah, remember, you said we'd get married after you became Shaman King," Alyssa said.
"I know," Hao said, "Then let's go!"
"See ya!" Alyssa called to the others.
"They're getting married?" HoroHoro asked, looking dumbfounded!
"…Yes," Anna said, staring after the two Shamans.
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"So, who do you want to invite to the wedding?" Hao asked, "Or, do you want a private wedding?"
"I want Opacho, of course, and whoever else," Alyssa answered.
"Alright, the wedding will be in two days, you should buy your dress tomorrow, I'll tell others," Hao said, walking into a mansion, located in the middle of a forest.
"…Guess I'll try to convince Hao tomorrow," Alyssa said to herself.
2
"Alyssa's planning something, I knew it!" Mari thought, excitedly to herself, while spying on he mistress.
"You shouldn't spy, Mari," Kanna scolded, walking up behind the blonde, whom was hiding in the bushes.
"But Alyssa's planning something!" Mari objected.
"Yeah, right, but do me a favor, on her wedding day, don't bother her," Machi said, and left to go into the mansion.
3
"Alyssa-Sama, is something wrong?" Opacho asked the older girl.
"No, I'm fine!" Alyssa assured the child.
"Okay, I'm going to check on Hao-Sama, now," Opacho said, running from Alyssa's room, and down the hall, to Hao's.
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"I wonder if Hao and I, will have kids one day?" Alyssa thought, as she shut her bedroom door, and off off her clothes, and put on a dark purple, knee-length gown.
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"Hao-Sama, I think something's bothering Alyssa," Opacho reported.
"I do, too, but I'm sure she'll tell me what it is, in due time," Hao said, carelessly.
"Ok, goodnight, Hao-Sama!" Opacho said, and left the room, bounding down the hall.
"Goodnight, Hao-Sama," Mari said, as she creaked open his door, and poked her head in.
"'Night!" Hao smiled at her, as she left.
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(The next morning)
'Beep, beep!' the alarm clock squealed, causing Alyssa to wake up.
"Today's the day, I try convincing Hao!" she thought, getting a towel, from her large, white closet, and headed towards the bathroom (there's one in her room, Hao's room, and in the hallway for Mari and etc…).
'Knock, knock,' Hao knocked on the bathroom door.
"Alyssa, Kanna and Machi want to help you look for a wedding dress," Hao said, and Alyssa opened the bathroom door, wrapped in a towel.
"I'll be ready I a minute," she said, walking past, the blackish/reddish haired boy, wearing no shirt and his baggy, burgundy jeans.
"Alright," Hao said, leaving the room, so Alyssa could get dressed.
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"Alyssa-Sama, are you ready?" Kanna asked, 5 minutes later.
"Yes," Alyssa answered, walking out of her room, dressed in blue jeans and a dark purple shirt.
"Alright, then let's go!" Machi exclaimed, as she led the way out of the mansion.
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"Alright, we're here, now let's find you a wedding dress!" Machi said, dragging Alyssa into David's Bridal.
"Hello, how may I help you? Are you looking for a prom dress?" asked the sales person.
"No, I'm looking for a wedding dress," Alyssa answered, "AS well as some Bridesmaid dresses!"
"Oh, are you getting married?" the lady asked Kanna.
"No, she is!" Kanna said, pointing at Alyssa.
"How old is she?" the lady asked.
"Old enough to get married," Alyssa answered, "I want a pearl white dress, but I don't want it to be frilly."
"Okay, follow me," the lady said, leading the three girls through the store.
"How about this?" the saleslady asked, holding up a white, strapless dress, with a pearl in the middle.
"That's cute!" Machi commented.
"Yeah, I like it, too, "Alyssa said.
"Okay, now I have to take your measurements," the lady said, pushing Alyssa into a dressing room, and following behind her.
"Okay, I want you to take off your clothes, and raise your arms!" the lady ordered.
"…Alright," Alyssa hesitantly agreed.
"Uh, let's see," the lady said, as she measured the girl, destined to be the Shaman Queen, once she married Hao.
"I believe I have one in your size," she said, leaving the room, and coming back 5 minutes later, with the same dress she picked out, but in a bigger size.
"Can I get dressed, now?" Alyssa asked.
"Oh, yes, I'll ring it up at the register," the saleslady said, and once again left the room.
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"Where's Alyssa?" Machi asked.
"Right here!" Alyssa said, walking up to the cash register.
"How much?" she asked.
"250," the lady smirked, thinking Alyssa wouldn't be able to pay.
"Here," Alyssa said, pulling the money from her black purse, and handing it to the lady.
"Oh, here's your change, it's 50," the lady said, and handed the bag, with the pearl white dress to Alyssa.
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"Are you going to show Hao?" Kanna asked, when Alyssa and Machi stopped, and looked at the blue-haired Shaman.
"I forgot the bridesmaid dresses!" Alyssa's exclaimed, running back to the store.
"Kanna, Hao can't see the dress, until the wedding day," Machi said.
"Oh, well, I didn't know," stated Kanna, innocently, as they ran to catch up with Alyssa.
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"Oh, you're back," the saleslady said, as Alyssa walked in through the door.
"Yeah, I forgot to order the bridesmaid dresses," Alyssa gasped, out of air from running.
"Don't we need to get tuxedos?" Kanna asked.
"That's Hao's category," Alyssa said.
"What color are you looking for?" the lady asked.
"A light purple," Alyssa answered.
"Okay, I'll be right back," the lady said, going into the back room.
"I don't like that lady, what's her name?" Kanna asked.
"Marci," Machi answered.
"I don't like her either, she's a pain in the butt," Alyssa said, when Marci returned.
"This is the only thing we have in a light purple," she said, showing Alyssa a sleeveless purple dress.
"Alright, I'll take four of them," Alyssa said (let's just say she got everyone's size).
12
"We finally got everything, now we can go home!" Machi smiled, and stopped at the Asakura Hao residence.
"Yeah, well, I gotta talk to Hao, see ya later!" Alyssa waved, and walked off into the mansion, and down the hall.
13
"Hao," Alyssa said, knocking on the young Shaman King's door.
"Come in," Hao answered, not turning away from looking out the window.
"What's wrong?" he asked, as Alyssa sat on the bed.
"We need to talk, about your plans as Shaman King," she said, as Hao sat on the bed beside her.
"What about plans?" Hao questioned, staring intently at Alyssa.
"I…I don't think you should destroy all the humans! As well, as the ones that are bad, there are good ones out there, too," Alyssa explained.
"…Then, what do you suggest I do?" Hao asked, crossly.
"You could kill the people, who do not protect the earth and its beauty, as well, as take the earth's natural environment for granted," Alyssa said.
"…I guess," Hao agreed, raking what Alyssa said, into consideration.
"Thanks, Hao!" Alyssa smiled, kissing the boy, and leaving a bewildered Hao.
Author's note: Alright, that's it for chapter twenty. Now, the next chapter is the last one, unless anyone wants am epilogue, so I'll take a vote, either review or e-mail to say whether u want an epilogue or not. Now, I gotta go work on my Naruto and Yuyuhakusho stories, since it's only 9:24pm, hopefully they'll be updated tomorrow.
