Story 14:
Title: Cold
Author: Sevetenks
Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King or any related characters.
Theme/Challenge: 024/Hay fever
Fandom: Shaman King
Pairing: Asakura Hao X Macchi
Rating/Notes: PG, and "hay fever" translated to "being sick". Hao and Spirit of Fire have a mental link like the Hikari's and Yami's in Yu-Gi-Oh!

A brown haired teen sighed as he used his spirit partner to heat the soup.

"Ah… chew!" squeaked a voice. Correction, sneezed a voice. And it was a pretty squeak, in the brown haired teen's opinion. Of course, all the owner of the voice could do was squeak and talk in a nasally voice, and he preferred her melodic voice humming a bad song off key in comparison.

"Macchi! The soup is almost finished!" exclaimed Hao, as he turned to the Spirit of Fire, who mentally frowned apologetically. "Since when does the essence of fire get a cold from a regular, if adorable, human?"

The mental frown changed to a grin, and Hao scowled when he realized what he had said.

/Master thinks Macchi-san is adorable…/ boomed the mental voice only Hao could hear. /Master, perhaps you should… Tell me more/

"In your dreams." replied Hao icily.

/I don't dream, remember/ mocked the spirit. Hao blinked. /Anyway, the soup should be done about… Now./

"Thanks." Smiled Hao as he picked up the bowl he had been holding over the fire his partner had been making. He walked into the tent, where Macchi was sleeping peacefully. Hao shook his head and placed the bowl of soup next to her, before gently nudging her. "Wakie wakie sleeping beauty… Soup time…"

"Mmm… One more mintu- Wait…" squeaked Macchi as she opened her eyes and stared at Hao. "You think I'm beautiful…?"

"Er, uh um…" spluttered Hao. Macchi kissed her fingers, and put them to Hao's lips.

"Don't want you to get sick, do we?" Macchi laughed, consisting of squeaks and sniffles, while Hao walked out of the tent, utterly confused, wearing a broad smile.

/I bet you can't wait till she gets better…/ Hao chose to ignore his near hysterical partner, and instead sat down once more by the fire.

The End