- Yes, I know, it's been FOREVER since I updated.... Sorry ... I couldn't update over the summer, and now I'm being plowed with schoolwork, and.... you get the idea. Well, here is chapter 4, and thanks for your patience!-


"We're going out for a while. HoroHoro, you stay here with Lady Jeanne. And no funny business or doing anything to harm her." Marco glared at HoroHoro.

"Yes, sir."

"We will be fine, Marco." said Jeanne. HoroHoro was glad to spend time with her. She was so much better than ugly, grumpy four-eyes Marco.

"Hey, do you always have to stay in that thing?" he asked.

"You mean the Iron Maiden? I usually only come out for battle." she answered.

"But.... don't you ever get tired of staying in that thing with all those thorns?"

"No. I feel all of the people's pain in the world."

"Don't you wanna feel their joy?"

"I never really thought about it."

"Weird.... Oh! No offense or anything...." HoroHoro tried not to say anything insulting.

"Oh, and can I just call you Jeanne? Instead of Lady Jeanne? No disrespect meant, but I just find it easier, and...."

"No one's ever asked me that before. Go ahead." she smiled. She looked up at a nearby hill. HoroHoro looked up too.

"You wanna go up there? There's probably a nice view." he looked at her.

"Yes, please. If you wouldn't mind pushing...."

"Not a problem!" HoroHoro pushed the Iron Maiden to the top of the hill.

"This world.... I must stop Hao from becoming Shaman King. If he succeeds, a great many of us shall perish...." she solemnly stared out at the distance. HoroHoro looked down. He thought about his plans for the Koro- Pokkuru. Suddenly he tripped and accidentally pushed the Iron Maiden.

"OH NO!!!" HoroHoro ran frantically after the rolling self-torture device. Finally they reached the bottom, and HoroHoro rolled it so that the face part was facing up. He could hear a faint noise from inside. Oh, man, she's crying, he thought. It must have really hurt her. He opened up the face area, and to his surprise, she was laughing.

"That was the most fun I'd had for a very long time." she sighed and smiled.

"Y-you're okay?"

"Yes, I'm perfectly fine!" she laughed again. HoroHoro had never seen her this happy at all. He started to laugh too.

"Maybe tomorrow we can have some more fun, and you could come out of your Iron Maiden!" HoroHoro suggested. Jeanne was starting to love this happy feeling and agreed.

"Can you... push me down the hill again?"

"Sure!" he grinned and pushed her. Unfortunately as he did this, Marco and the others saw.

"WHAT IS HE DOING TO MY PRECIOUS LADY JEANNE?!" Marco ran as fast as he could towards the bottom of the hill.

"Lady Jeanne! Lady Jeanne!" he opened the face area and Jeanne was laughing again. HoroHoro came running.

"HOW DARE YOU!!!" Marco yelled at HoroHoro.

"Marco, stop." Jeanne said firmly.

"YOU SHOULD NOT BE WITH THE X-LAWS!!!" he yelled again.

"Marco, STOP!!!" Jeanne yelled. Marco was shocked.

"HoroHoro is a very special member now. He taught me to feel people's joy."

"But Lady Jeanne..."

"It is the truth."

"As you wish." Marco stormed off. No, he thought, this can't be happening! My Lady Jeanne.... at this rate, she'll fall for that obnoxious pig! She won't love ME!!! NOOO!!!!

The other X-Laws looked confused. But, whatever Jeanne said was always true, so they did not object.

The Hanagumi were happily eating more candy. Pirika gladly hugged her new doll.

"It needs a weapon." said Kanna. She picked up a nearby knife.

"Okay. Pirika stared at the silver blade. It's short length reminded her of her brother's .Hmph, the sky blue-haired girl thought, who needs him? I have them now. She looked over at the three girls.

"You're related to a shaman, so you probably have some power. We just gotta activate it." Macchi chanted something quietly, and Pirika, along with her doll, began to glow.

"There." said Macchi.

"You have to give the doll a name." said Mari.

"Piri. I'll name it Piri." Pirika decided.

"Okay. Now order it to do something." Kanna said.

"Piri, cut that stick." she demanded. The doll glowed and cut it in half.

"Wow!" Pirika exclaimed.

"Alright! Let's go to an amusement park tomorrow and have some fun!" Macchi grinned.

- to be continued-


- Man, that killed my hand.... took so long to type... Anyway! I really hope you liked it Also, if something in the story seemed strange/ not true to the series/OOC, please bear with me. I have to do stuff in order to make the story flow right. Please review and I will try to type chapter 5 ASAP! - Tamao