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Exile: Chapter 2- A Challenging Reunion

"So how has life been after the Shaman Fight, Yoh?" a short child asked.

"Same old training, same old chores, same old Anna." he replied. "Who would have thought that I had to continue training, Manta, even after becoming Shaman King?"

"I seriously don't know." The two darted down the street, Yoh on his feet, and Manta on his small bicycle. "So much for your easy, work-free life." Yoh sighed and kept running.

After a few hours, the two soon approached the inn where Yoh lived. "Hey, Yoh, when is that reunion of yours? You know, when all the other shamans come over after a year?" Yoh calmly continued to run, until he realized what was just asked.

"Oh my god! The reunion! It's tonight!" Yoh yelled. "Anna told me to pick up food at the store for the reunion before I come back, or I'll have to do all of today's training again!" Yoh then rushed back out into the city. Manta watched Yoh dash away.

"Smart move, Yoh."

After about 10 minutes, everyone was already at the inn. Manta walked in the door.

"Hey, Manta!" a blue-haired Ainu said.

"Hi, Horo Horo."

"Hi, Manta." said the pink-haired girl sitting next to him.

"Hey, Tamao."

"Hi, Manta." said a blue-haired girl sitting across from Horo Horo. Next to her was a silent, black-haired boy.

"Hey, Pirika. Ren."

"Greetings, Manta." said a pompudaured man sitting in the back.

"Ryu."

"Hello, Manta." said two young shamans, a boy with green hair, and a girl with silver hair.

"Lyserg and Jeanne. Hi."

On the far end of the room was a blonde girl with a red bandana. "Hi Anna, Yoh said he'll be back soon."

"He better be." she replied. Right then, a tired Yoh burst through the door with groceries in hand.

"I'm here, and I have food!" he said. He walked to the kitchen and put the food on the table. Then, he walked into the room where everybody was, and fell asleep on the ground. Anna narrowed her eyes and stepped on his sleeping head. Yoh woke up quickly and stood up.

"It's impolite to sleep in front of guests." she said. Yoh sighed and sat down.

"Where's Faust and Chocolove?" he asked.

"Couldn't make it." Horo Horo replied.

"Aw, too bad. Well, how have you and your sister been doing, Horo Horo?"

"Fine, just training. Nothing....but training." he said, with a tear.

"Same here." Pirika then grabbed Horo Horo's ear.

"Yup, he's gonna keep training until he's the strongest shaman in the world. Right, big brother?" Pirika said, with a tug.

"Yes! Yes!" Horo Horo got out of her grasp and turned to Ren "How about you, spike-head? Have you been getting stronger?"

"Of course." he replied. He then realized his head was being touched. He grabbed Horo Horo's hand with one hand, and drew his kwan dao with his other. "You want to fight?"

"Sure, whatever." Horo Horo replied, as he drew his snowboard.

"Horo Horo! Ren! No fighting!" Tamao cut in. The two combatants sat down, but each still shot angry glares at the other for the rest of the conversation. Yoh turned to look at Ryu.

"How 'bout you, Ryu? Training?"

"Yes, chief."

"Where?"

"Wherever. I'm a wandering shaman." Yoh turned to Lyserg and Jeanne.

"How about you two?" Yoh asked.

"We're fine. We haven't been training as much as the rest of you, but we are not falling behind at all." Lyserg said. Jeanne nodded.

"I think you two are doing something, and it's not training." Yoh said with a laugh. Lyserg blushed a bit. Jeanne looked away with a small smile.

"Fine, you caught us." Lyserg said.

"Thought you two were a little close tonight." Ryu said.

"So how about our favorite inn hostess?" Horo Horo comically asked. Yoh stood up and walked to Anna. Anna looked up and saw Yoh's arm around her shoulder.

"Anna? She's just as bossy as ever." Yoh said, with a smile. A second later, Yoh was on the ground with a red mark on his face and a foot on his back. "See, just as I told you." Anna turned toward everyone, gave them a sharp glare, then stared at Yoh, who was still on the ground.

"Yoh, you just tripled your training for tomorrow." she coldly said, as she lifted her foot. Yoh sighed as he got up.

"Man, you got beat, Yoh." Horo Horo said.

"You want some, blue-hair?" Anna said to Horo Horo, as she cracked her knuckles.

"No, thank you." he replied, with a sweatdrop.

Manta then came out of the kitchen with a tray of food.

"Food's ready!" he said, as he set the tray on the table.

"All right!" Horo Horo yelled, as he began to dive into the food. Fortunately, his sister grabbed him before he could begin to eat.

"Moron." both Pirika and Ren said. They stared at each other, then immediately looked away. Yoh laughed a bit, then began to eat.

"This is great, Manta." he said, as he continued to eat.

"Aw, it's nothing." he embarrassingly replied.

"More please." Horo Horo handed his plate to Manta.

"I just brought it out a minute ago! How could you eat it that fast?"

"More please." Manta sighed and went back into the kitchen.

After long talks and many drinks, everyone decided it was time to go.

"Thanks for having us." Tamao politely said.

"Yeah, it was great!" Horo Horo said.

"Yes, thank you." Pirika said.

"It was fine." Ren said, in his own way.

"Thank you." Lyserg and Jeanne said.

"Wonderful." Ryu said.

As everyone was about to leave, a cloaked figure burst through the door and feel to the ground. A large patch of blood was on his back.

"Oh my goodness!" Tamao screamed. Yoh ran to the figure and lifted its head. It was Silva.

"Silva!" Yoh yelled. He checked Silva's pulse. "Don't worry, he's alive. Manta call Faust!"

"Got it!" Manta ran to the phone.

"Silva, what happened?" Yoh asked. Silva opened his eyes.

"Yoh, it.....was.....a shaman." Silva weakly spoke.

"Who?!"

"I don't know.....he.....infiltrated Patch Village....and...he wants to fight you." Silva then passed out, and the Oracle Pager in Yoh's room began to beep. Yoh rushed upstairs and read the reading on the Oracle Pager.

Place: Funbari Inn

Time: 6:00 PM Tomorrow

Opponent: Exile

"Exile..." Yoh said to himself. Manta and Anna ran upstairs and into the room.

"Yoh, what happened? What did the Oracle Pager say?" Manta asked.

"It's a Shaman Fight."

"Against who?" Anna asked.

"Someone named Exile." Yoh replied. "Did you hear, Amidamaru?" Amidamaru then appeared behind him.

"Yes, Lord Yoh. I heard." Amidamaru said.

"This Exile hurt Silva. He will pay for hurting my friends to get to me."

"Yoh..." Anna said. Yoh walked toward the door and picked up Harusame, which was sitting next to the door.

"He will not get away with this." Yoh said, as he left the room.


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