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Anna looked up. Yoh was staring at her. In that second, she gathered he knew what she had been trying to keep from him. His face showed worry, astonishment, wonder, and worst of all, hurt. Anna looked away. She couldn't bear to see him look at her like that.

Shaman Battle Part 2

Yoh was shaken from his thoughts by the shout of pain that came from Rio. His teammate had been slasked in the side. He wanted to help, but...he couldn't hurt Anna. Not anymore than she had been hurt already, that is.

'How could she let this happen? Why didn't she just let me fight on my own? I can take care of myself, and... she wouldn't've gotten hurt,' Anna couldn't hear his thought through the pain searing her stomach.

Yoh turned to Rio and Faust. Faust was up on Eliza's shoulder, and Rio was returning to his place on Tokogero's uh, head thingy.

"Hey, Faust! Rio!" Yoh shouted. They turned to him. "Do you think you can handle these guys without me!"

"Of course, Yoh!" Faust shouted.

"Do not worry, Master Yoh! We shall take care of them for you!" Rio said.

"Lord Yoh, is something wrong?" Amidimaru asked, appearing in spirit ball form.

"Yes, Amidimaru, something is very wrong,"

Amidimaru, although worried, could tell that his master didn't want to talk about it, so he kept quiet.

"Why isn't Yoh fighting?" Tamora asked.

"I dunno," Trey said.

"Maybe he can't with all his injuries," Pilica surmised.

"No," said Len, "I don't think that's it. Yoh wouldn't stop fighting without reason. Something's up,"

"What do you think, Anna?" Morty turned to ask her, then paused upon seeing Anna clutch her stomach in great pain. "Anna? Are you okay?" Nobody else heard him.

"Yes, Morty. I'm fine," Anna said through gritted teeth.

Morty could tell something was wrong, as 1) Anna never spoke through gritted teeth, and 2) she didn't call him "Shorty".

'Yoh,' she pleaded in her mind, 'You have to fight,'

'No,'

'Please, Yoh. Don't worry about me, fight,'

'But Anna- OUCH!'

He had just been hit in the stomach again.

Anna keeled over so far she almost fell out of her seat.

"Are you sure you're alright, Anna?" Morty asked, unsatisfied.

"I've got to- go-" Anna stood and sprinted up the steps of the colosseum.

"Anna wait!" Morty said. His legs being as short as they were, he couldn't catch her, but he knew where she was going.

'Please, Yoh. If you don't win this one,-- I'll -- I'll double triple your training regime!'

"Anna," Yoh whispered. He made up his mind. "Amidimaru! Into the sword! Into the antiquity!"

Anna, through the pain, smiled to herself. She ran until the steps of the colosseum ran out, and then chose one of the rooms to watch the match.

These rooms would be considered box seats in any other stadium, but as this was a shaman fight, nobody really cared where they sat, and so these rooms were empty of people.

Anna figured no one would come in, and so she sat down to watch and await the pain she knew was sure to arrive.

She watched Yoh's double medium hit one man on the first attack. But then another man hit Yoh from behind.

Anna's back arched and she almost fell off the seat.

Yoh's double medium hit the second team member.

The third attacked.

Anna fell to the ground.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here," a voice came.

Anna had just enough strength to look up at the man. "Zeke," she acknowledged, through gritted teeth again.

"Now, now. This simply won't do. A pretty young lady lying on the floor, neglected by all her so-called friends,"

Morty, having just been able to reach the top, was attracted by the sound of voices. He opened the door of the room a crack to find a sight he never thought he'd see.

Zeke righted Anna, but she didn't have enough strength to stand. This ended in Anna falling into Zeke's awaiting arms.

"Well, if you're so insistant," Zeke put his arms around her. "I can't imagine how many times my dear brother has had you like this,"

"Take- your- hands- off- of- me-," Anna tried to say.

"You know, I don't think I will," Zeke said mischieviously. "With all your energy spent, you'll be unconscious in a few moments, and it is so hard to resist you, Anna. I wonder how my brother can do it at all. And you look so beautiful when you're all vulnerable like this,"

Anna tried to slap him, but he was right. She was falling unconscious.

"That's it my Anna, just go off to sleep,"

Morty watched in horror as Anna fell limp in Zeke's arms.

Zeke let out a chuckle, and disappeared.

Another chapter, another cliffhanger. Oh well!

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