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My body hurts. I can't move. What's wrong with me. I want... Anna...
Yoh was alone, dressed in a white hospital gown standing in the middle of a frozen pond. He felt lost not knowing where to go. Every direction he turned, the path seemed dark and forbidding. Then a small blurry figure apppeared in the distance. Yoh squinted hard and noticed the figure was running towards him. A little comforted to know there was someone else there other than him, Yoh begin to run towards the mysterious figure.
" Yoh!" A voice came to him, far and so soft that he could barely hear. Anna? The realization warmed his heart. He ran faster towards the figure, which was becoming clearer by the seconds. Blonde locks came to view as they bounced up and down with every step.
" Anna!" Yoh called out to her name as soon as her face became visible. But when reaching only a few inches from her, Yoh slammed into something hard, causing him to fall back. He tried to stand wearily and walked over to the thing blocking his path. After adjusting his eyes, they slowly met with Anna's, whose eyes were filled with heartbreaking sadness. Seeing her that way pained him to the core.
" Yoh, I can't reach you," she spoke softly as her right hand pressed against an invisible wall.
" Anna... I'm sorry..." He walked over and placed his hand on the invisible wall covering Anna's from his view. His eyes fell to the ground. He was too ashamed to look at her. All he wanted was to make her be happy. To finally have a reason for her to smile again. But now, he was the cause of her pain and sadness.
" Are you... are you giving up on us?"
Hearing her question broke his heart. Yoh didn't know how to reply. Everything used to be so clear to him but now, everything was black, complete darkness.
" I was finally gaining hope... that maybe...maybe i just might find some happiness..." Yoh's eyes shot back up to look into hers. Anna looked back at him, her eyes still sad with tears threatening to gush out any second.
" I only want you to be happy, Anna."
" Then come back to me..." Anna's voice said in a whisper. Just then the invisible wall shattered, and their hands joined. Both pulled each other into a tight embrace. A bright flash of light engulfed them as they leaned into each other for a kiss.
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" Wake up, you idiot. Don't you know it's rude to keep a girl waiting?" Anna whispered into Yoh's ear, her voice low with a mixture of anger and sadness. " How dare you give me hope and then..." Her voice trailed off as she laid her head beside Yoh's ears.
" I said I'll return for you soon. You were having doubts?" A soft weakly voice burned through Anna's ears. She slowly lifted her head to stare down at the boy laying in front of her, his face twisted in pain as he tried to move but failed. " Wow, I guess I mesed myself up pretty good this time." Anna continued to stare at him, she was lost for words. How can he still try to joke at a time like this?
" Yoh, you're awake!" An excited cried came from Manta who sat waiting with Tamao on the couch. " We almost thought you wouldn't mak..." Tamao nudged Manta before he could finish the sentence. He looked over at Tamao who shock her head and got the hint.
A grin quickly appeared on Yoh's face. " Come on, Manta. This is me. I always pull through. Remember that time I jumped down the waterfall to save Lin on our trip to South America? What about the time..."
" So you think you're a superhero or something...?" Anna asked, her voice still soft. " You're the stupidest person I've ever met!" She stood up angrily with a clenched, shocking everyone with her sudden change of tone. " Why don't you do me a favor and go to hell!" and with that, Anna ran out the door, pushing anyone on her way to the side without a care. Her eyes were already moisten with tears as her pace quicken by the seconds. " I don't want to hurt anymore..."
Anna... Yoh was left in the room not being able to do anything more then watch her run away. I'm sorry, Anna. All I wanted was for you to be happy. But it looks like I've failed. " I really am an idiot, aren't I"? he asked no one in particular.
" Don't say that, Yoh," Tamao encouraged. " Anna's just worry about you. She needs you now more then ever. Please, don't give up on her." Tamao placed a comforting hand over Yoh's. Yoh looked up at Tamao's bright smiling face and couldn't help but smile back.
" Thanks Tamao. You're a great person. I'm glad you're the girl who'll take care of Manta. He truly needs someone like you." Yoh said before even thinking.
" Wha!" Manta shriek. " What do you mean by that?!" Tamao blushed happily as she watched Manta's face break out in panic while Yoh laughed.
" Look brother! He's awake! He's ok! I'm so happy!" The three friends became quiet as two blue haired strangers entered the room. " Oh I'm so sorry for what happened!" The girl ran over to Yoh with tears rolling down her eyes. She threw her arms around him and cried frantically. " It was an accident and I didn't see you coming and I lost on control of my car and then..."
" Will you give the guy some space?" The blue haired boy who looks to be the older sibling pulled her away. " Look I'm sorry for... this." He pointed to the girl, who now started to hiccup in an attempt to stop crying. " My name's Horo Horo, Pirika's brother. We're... really sorry about what happened. Is there... anything we can do for you?" Horo Horo stood still waiting for an answer. He expected the guy to whine about the pain and cry about wanting to sue and so on. But that never came. Instead, the brunett only smiled back at him. It was a little strange and unnerving. " Ummm... May I ask what you're smiling at?"
" Hmmmm..." Yoh turned to look out the window. " I don't blame your sister for what happened. I mean, who told me to jump in front of her car, right?"
" What!?" HoroHoro and Pirika's mouth dropped open.
Yoh turned back to them, still wearing the same smile. " I did what I had to do and I'm ok. So don't sweat it." He tried to reassure them.
" Don't sweat it..." A voice from the door repeated. Yoh's eyes widen a bit for he quickly recognize who it was. The voice was distinct and was the one whom Yoh dreaded hearing since they were living under the same roof. " My my, Yoh. Took me awhile to track you down this time. And look at the mess you got yourself into, now." Everyone turned around to see the owner of the voice. Tamao, HoroHoro and Pirila were all equally in shock to be looking at a boy with yoh's identical face. " When will you ever learn?"
" I told you to leave me alone, Hao. I'm not going back with you." Yoh's voice shifted to a serious tone.
" I'm sorry to hear that, brother. But I'm afraid you don't really have a choice in the matter."
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Yeah pretty short chapter huh? Gosh it was hard to write this chapter. I Knew what I wanted to happen in it, but I didn't know how I should appraoch it. I hope the final result didn't come out too bad.
Thanks everyone for the great reviews. For those who didn't enjoy it too much... ummmm go find a better story to read? lol alright, it's getting late and I needs some sleep
