Back at the house/hot spring, Elrich was preparing to kill Yoh who she thinks is Hao. She went inside Yoh's room and hid a knife under the cabinet.

Anna, the real Anna, asked, "Why did you do that?"

Elrich answered, "I'm going to kill him tonight and I'm not going to tell you how."

Anna shouted, "Just don't do something nasty to Yoh or I'll…"

Elrich looked at Anna smugly. "Or you'll what? You can't even get out of Elroy's chains. You can't do anything." Elrich laughed menacingly.

Anna didn't feel scared about her situation. She felt scared for Yoh. 'Yoh… please save me.'

Elrich didn't hear her. It was a thought, so soft to be heard by someone bad. Elrich was busy lighting all the candles she placed on the dining room.

Elrich looked at Anna. "I'm going to give him a night he wont forget until death."

Back at Yoh's shop, Pino Yanagi was feeling more secure with Yoh and Manta. 'They're surely nice people to help me.'

Manta had an idea, an idea that can kill two birds with one stone. "Why don't you ask Anna to help her? She's a medium, right? Maybe she can summon Elrich."

Yoh smiled. "I think that might work."

Pino said gratefully, "Thank you so much for all your help. I just need to make sure that being a shaman is really in my blood. And maybe, she can be my power spirit like Ryu's Tokagero."

Yoh smiled at Pino. "The Shaman Fight is over now. You don't need a power spirit anymore." Then, he looked at the clock. "I guess I'll just close the shop. No one goes here during the night anyway."

Manta asked, "I can't come with you guys. I have to get back home because I have a guest waiting for me there.

Yoh nodded. "It's fine with us, right Pino?" Pino nodded.

Manta felt relieved. Now, he can report to Tamao about what he observed with Anna.

All of them went out of the shop. Manta walked with Yoh and Pino since his home is only a few blocks from Yoh's.

As they saw the house, there were no lit rooms. Yoh saw the sign on the gate.

"That's weird." Yoh said. "Why would Anna close this place?"

Manta answered, "I came here this morning. It was closed too. Anna said she'd do all the housework. "

Yoh nodded. "Anna can't do housework since you're the one doing it for her for 12 years now."

Pino had no idea what the two are talking about. All she knew was that they'll find her long lost and not to mention dead relative that can clear her doubts on her ability.

Yoh looked at Pino. "Come in. I'm sure Anna is just sick today." Then, Yoh had an idea. "I know. I'll ask Tamao. She'll be able to help you out. Unless she isn't back yet."

Pino smiled at Yoh. She walked inside the house/hot spring grounds. Then, Manta and Yoh followed her. As they opened the door, Anna came out surprisingly.

"Yoh!" she said surprisingly. "You're back earlier than usual."

Yoh smiled and nodded. "I need your help, Anna." She put an arm around Pino. The real Anna glared at Pino. "Pino's a young shaman looking for her dead relative."

Anna, Elrich inside, looked at Pino. "I can't help you right now. I'm a little sick."

Pino answered nicely, "You don't look sick when we came in. You don't look sick now either. If you can't find my relative, it's okay for me."

Inside, Anna glared at Elrich. "Help her you idiot."

Elrich answered, "I'm no medium, you know."

Anna, Elrich inside, replied to Pino, "If that is so. Then it's settled. Good bye now." Then, she pushed Manta and Pino out of the door and closed it. "Thank God that was over."

Yoh looked at her angrily. "Why did you do that Anna? You're never like that. You're cold but not cruel. Pushing a 13-year-old girl outside your home. How cruel of you!" Yoh walked away and headed toward the dining room. He was so surprised when he saw the room. It was a dimly lit place with candles as the only source of light. Their dinner was placed on their finest tableware.

Yoh can't believe it. He just stood in the hallway looking at it.

Anna said, "I made it for you, Yoh. It was suppose to be a surprise that's why I closed the place."

Yoh answered politely, "We can just eat out to dinner you know."

Anna put her hand on his shoulder. "I want it to be special for you, my special someone"

Yoh kissed her lightly on the cheek. "Thank you, Anna." All his anger melted away upon seeing all of Anna's hard work.

Yoh and Anna entered the cozy dining room. Yoh offered Anna a seat. She just smiled and sat silently. After Yoh seated himself, facing Anna, they ate silently. No word came from both of them.

After that, Anna cleaned out the table and everything else while Yoh took a bath. Yoh offered to help but Anna declined.

Elrich said, "Everything is according to plan."

Manta offered after being pushed out of the house, "Pino, would you like to stay in my place for the night? It's a large place and you'll be also a guest like a friend of ours, Tamao. She can try to help you, you know."

Pino smiled and answered, "Thank you so much. I was hoping to stay here but since it's closed, I guess you're place it is."

Both of them walked together toward Manta's place. Yamazaki and Tamao greeted them at the door.

"I thought you'd never get home." Tamao said. "What did you find out?" Then, she looked at Pino. "Who is she?"

Manta smiled. "I'll explain later. Yamazaki, please prepare another room for my friend here. The hot spring is closed today and she doesn't have anywhere to stay."

Yamazaki nodded, "You are truly helpful, Master Manta." Then, he looked at Pino. "Please come with me little miss."

Pino followed him while Manta and Tamao followed them. Ponchi and Conchi were resting inside Tamao's room.

Manta and Tamao went inside Manta's library. Manta sat on his favorite chair and Tamao sat at the chair nearby.

"Well," Tamao said anxiously. "What did you find out?"

Manta answered, "There is indeed something wrong with Anna. She doesn't order me around. She even pushed me out of the house and she even closed the place."

Tamao thought of it for a moment. "That is truly weird. That is one thing we know already. So who's the girl?"

Manta answered, "She's Pino Yanagi and she's a young shaman. She knew us because of Ryu. She wanted to find her relative that she thinks is a shaman. She said, she wanted to learn more about us shamans. Can you help her locate her relative?"

"Of course I could. I'll get my board." Tamao ran out to her room.

Manta went out of the library as well to find Pino. Pino was in the room next to Tamao's.

Pino took a bath and now was getting dressed.

Manta knocked on the door. "Pino?"

Pino answered. "I can't answer right now. I'm getting in my clothes."

"I see." Manta said. "Tamao will help you find that dead relative of yours. Please meet me in the library after you get dressed." Then, Manta headed toward the library.

Tamao went inside her room. Ponchi and Conchi came up to her. "Tamao, we found out something about Anna."

Tamao asked, "What is it?"

Ponchi answered, "She hid a knife under Yoh's cabinet. We saw her."

Tamao smiled. "So both of you finally had spines to go back and watch?"

Conchi nodded. "Well, we wanted to help you out Tamao. And maybe, this time, Yoh will love you for what you did and decide to marry you."

Tamao frowned. "Miss Anna is a perfect bride for the Asakura family. I can't get in their way. And besides, Yoh loves Miss Anna and she loves him back." Then, she smiled and took her board. "Come. Let's go to the library. We'll be helping someone in need."

Tamao, Ponchi and Conchi saw Manta in the library. Then, Pino came. She was dressed almost alike Tamao's – white shirt and blue jeans.

Pino said to Tamao. "Hi. I'm Yanagi Pino. Thank you for helping me find my dead relative."

Tamao answered, "I'll try but I'm not as good as Miss Anna." She placed her board down and asked, "What is the name of the person I should be looking for?"

Pino answered, "Elrich Ridgeton."

Tamao moved the coin all around the board to spell the name Elrich Ridgeton. But there was no answer that came from the board.

Tamao said, "That's weird. If she's dead, her soul should be here with us but I don't see her."

Ponchi answered, "She's either alive or she fused with another shaman."

Pino replied, "We knew she was dead. Her corpse was seen in the news."

Conchi nodded. "She probably fused with someone. But who?"

Then, Tamao remembered something. "Manta, we have to go back to the hot spring." She said loudly.

"Why?"

"Because these two," Tamao pointed at Ponchi and Conchi, "told me that Anna hid a knife under Yoh's cabinet. She might wanna kill Yoh."

Manta argued, "Why hide it there? She could just get it in the kitchen."

Tamao answered, "I don't know but we got to hurry up."

Manta and Tamao ran outisde the library and toward the door. Ponchi, Conchi and Pino were left in the library.

"Shall we follow them?" Pino asked them.

The two of them looked at each other and nodded. "We should not miss this."

So the three of them followed Manta and Tamao to the hot spring.

(NOTE: About the board thing, it's the board she used on the series to foretell what's going to happen. What I wrote here and last chapters are all fictional and not in the series. I made some of the characters up. About the whole mom's aunt's aunt thing, it's just confusing but Elrich is really Pino's great grandmother. Please R&R… :D Thanks….)