CYH: i was going to wait till i got a lot of reviews, but.
i couldn't help herself. i LOVE shaman king! - when i go to anime boston, next year, i'm gonna try to buy a ren plushie and a hao plushie! .:jumps up and down:. but i haven't desided if i'm going to dress up as hao or ren...hmmmmm, i wonder.
i don't own shaman king.but i do own Mikki and Dankitto.
i have a new story called when ya just cant get rid of them.
It's a Inu-yasha/Shaman king crossover fanfic. .:sighs:. i wish i had a ren or hao plushie.
AB: .;comes in ;. i don't think they have a hao plushie.
CYH: DON'T TELL ME THAT!.: begins crying.
AB: .:sigh:. i hope you like the fic. i have to calm hikari down.

MISUNDERSTANDINGS

(a/n: this takes place in Yoh and Anna's home. Mikki was invited over so that's why Ren told her that she had to leave. He wasn't feeling so good so he stayed at home.)

Mikki watches the couple. Anna was telling Yoh that he had to become the Shaman King. Yoh was simply nodding and chowing down some ramen. Manta sighs as he cleans up the table.

"Something wrong, Manta?" she asks him.

"Oh, it's really quite nothing. Anna's just high strung because of the tournament," Manta sighs.

"Why's that?"

"Because," Yoh says, chomping down his last bit of ramen. "My brother is in the tournament as well." Mikki chokes on her water.

"What's his name?"

"Asakura Hao."

She pratically gags on her water. She leaves the room to cough up her drink.

Yoh looks at her a little concerned. "Are you okay?" he states.

"Y-yeah. I-I'm fine." She sits back down at the table. Anna looks at her, brief worry in her eyes.

"Why are you here anyway?" Anna questions. Mikki looks at her friend, shocked.

"I've always came here everyday after school. Don't you remember?"

"Yes, quite well. But Ren's not with you."

"Just because he's my boyfriend, doesn't mean that I have to always be with him."

"He seems to be more of the master type."

Mikki stares at Anna. A faint blush appearing about her cheeks. Was something truely wrong? Anna was never so questionable of Mikki's being. "Something isn't right. Anna, what are you getting at?"

"You haven't been with us and at school you would be avoiding us the whole time. And now you show up. The probelm...is you."

"Anna...We've been friends ever since we could write. You were my penpal when I went to China at the age of five. I've trusted you with everything and vise-versa. After all these years...and you doubt me now?" Mikki frowns, with slight pain.

"Mikki. Don't cry please."

Mikki looks at her with a straight, but painful face. "I'm not. Anna, you know I've been through hell. Rebirths that are in an endless cycle of pain, that is my life. Always being blamed for the crimes I've never commited. Shunned for being myself. Friends tearing at one another. Parents and family never existing long enough to show me love. Abusive people taking me in and doing stuff that plagues my mind. Not being able to trust anyone. And now I can't trust you because you'll go against me because of sleepless nights.-"

"What the-? What do you mean sleepless nights?"

"I've been having sleepless nights because of my horror filled nightmares. My past is coming back to haunt me. You don't see me at school because the teachers are forcing me to go to the nurse so that she can figure out what's wrong. And I'm not telling them anything. And I'm so tired that I didn't even noticed that I wasn't with you guys." She clasps her arms around her legs, rocking very slowly. She knew that this pose would make her seem insecure and it would soften Anna's ice heart. She had done it many times before. Not to mention she was getting slightly bored of this explantion. She had a feeling that she did it before.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad."

"It's alright. I shouldn't have over reacted. What time is it?"

"Almost ten. What does this have to do with Hao?"

"TEN! I have to go!" Mikki runs to the door and puts her shoes on. "See ya guys! Oh, crap. Ren's gonna be mad. I hope he doesn't kill Bason." She leaves after waving her hand. Manta looks at her.

"Wow," he mutters. "She's fast."

"Hm," Anna huffs. She turns to Yoh. "Do you think that Ren is-"

"No," Yoh says with a grin. " He'd never hurt her. He loves her. Not abuses her."

"How are you so sure?"

"Easy. He told me." He winks at Manta. "Even Manta heard him. He wants to marry her. He doesn't care if she becomes the ugliest person in the world. He still loves her."

"Hm.How sudden for him to have fallen in love so quickily.I have a feeling that you heard him singing again, didn't you?" Yoh grins. She looks at the window. "And of Hao?"

"What about him?"

"Do you think he's found her?"

"I don't know. I hope he didn't though."

TO BE CONTINUED

CYH: how'd you like it?
AB: it was short.
CYH: it's still part of the story. .: looks at the top of the fic:. .
CYH: okay! - Don't forget to review!
AB: does anyone have a hikari that is weirder then my own?.: turns to hikari. she's talking away to herself about getting a Ren plushie as she draws a picture of Hao. Auburn shakes her head:. what am i going to do with you hikari?
CYH: um, you're getting me plushies?
AB: uh, no.
CYH: how about some help then?
AB: .:sighs:. just review please and no flames.