And another chapter. I hope never to use HaoxAnna again (especially since I have been threatened) and hope that this chapter will go in the direction I want it to.
Disclaimer: I don't own shaman king
(A/N: Do you have to include the disclaimer in every chapter, or is it just at the beginning of the story?)
Anyway, on with the chapter!
Anna awoke to find herself in a white nightgown. This disturbed her a bit since when she went to bed, she hadn't changed. Anna's thoughts mulled over who could have changed her, and then she decided she didn't want to go there.
She stepped of the bed to find a pair of fuzzy white slippers. And although fuzzy wasn't her thing, it was the only pair of shoes at her disposal.
Contemplations
She decided to clear her head, and so walking over to the window, she found that it lead out to a balcony. Looking out over the white railing, she saw the sun over the trees. She sighed. It was so pretty. Not that she'd ever say that to anyone of course.
Looking around to try and find where she was, she saw that the balcony wasn't enclosed. It led down an outdoor walkway about halfway up the building. Walking along this, she turned a corner. She noticed then that the balcony walkway ended at another window-door.
Peering in, she immediately recognised the room as Hao's. How could she forget what had happened yesterday? And Hao had taken the necklace. Yoh's necklace. Her only reminder of him, and her only chance to talk to him.
Cursed with a sudden bravery and curiosity, she moved to the window and found it open. She peered inside again, this time noticing Hao asleep on the bed. Creeping inside, she got her bearings.
'Now if I were a necklace taken by my twin after I gave it to my fiancee when she was taken by said twin, where would I hide? Or, where would he hide me?'
Anna found the necklace without much difficulty, after all, it was on Hao's dresser. She smiled at the sheer easiness of it all, and then heard Hao stir. She gasped and stuffed the necklace down her nightgown so that Hao couldn't take it from her again.
She tried to flee to the window, but Hao's voice stopped her cold.
"It's a bit early to be visiting me, isn't it, dear?"
Anna cringed and turned around. She had almost been out of the room. Putting on her act she answered. "I apologise, Master. I was looking around. If this is to be my new home, I figure I should at least know my way around. How fortunate for me that my balcony leads all the way to yours,"
"Ah yes, for late night meetings and rendezvous," He smiled. Anna almost gagged. "Anyway, looking around will be of no use to you. I shall build a castle once we wipe out the planet, and then you shall have to learn your way around there. Although, my bedroom should be easy to find, it will be the same as yours,"
Anna smiled half-heartedly.
"Now look at me," Anna said trying desperately to find a way to leave. "I am again nearly too indecent for you to see me. I shall go back to my room, and put on some nice clothes. Maybe then we can resume our chat,"
She gracefully got herself outside, and then ran back to her room, locking the window-door behind her.
She panted after the run, and pulled off her nightgown. Putting on a bra, she looked for the closet. Seeing it after a few moments, she leisurely walked over to it and started leafing through the dresses, none of which were black.
She decided on the least revealing dress, a blue, floor-length medieval gown (not that she had much choice, they were all medieval-looking), made of velvet. It had no sleeves. A gold chain encircled the waist, to give the dress a hint of color variation.
The dress again fit her perfectly, which again disturbed her.
She pulled Yoh's necklace from where she had put it on the dresser, and walked to her bed.
She tried speaking into it. "Yoh?... Yoh are you there? Can you hear me?..."
"Yoh?... Yoh are you there? Can you hear me?..."
The boy in question was actually asleep by the dresser, having witnessed the conversation between Hao and Anna, and knowing it would not be okay to speak. He had waited to see if Anna would get the necklace back, and in the process heard Hao talking to himself about his fiancee.
"She really is something... It really is no wonder that my brother listens to her, she can be very satisfying when she's in a good mood... Hmmm, I wonder what unusual 'punishment' I shall give her... I could make her stay with me for a whole night, that would drive her just crazy... or I could take her on a hot spring trip with me, that'd be interesting... or I could just ask of her what she fears I'll ask,... that would be very interesting... the thing she fears I'll ask... and I could just threaten her precious EX-fiancee as bait to get her to do what I want... yes, that would be something..."
Yoh had zoned out of what he was saying. He had heard enough. He started to think about the thing Anna may fear he'll ask the most. It would probably be something more than what they did earlier. Yoh could only imagine that too. But whilst he was imagining, he couldn't help but ask himself if Anna would ever do that to him. AND WHAT DID HE MEAN EX-FIANCEE!
'Anna's still mine in her heart... she'll never be with him,' Yoh tried to calm himself down.
'Whaddya mean! You know she'll crack sooner or later. And it's not like you ever made any sexual advances on her!'
'Shut up!'
'Oh! So just tell me, what have you ever done to make Anna feel you want her?'
'I thought so,
'HEY! It's not for lack of wanting!-'
'Oho! And the truth comes out!'
'I'm a fourteen year-old GUY for goodness sake! And she's my fiancee!'
'But you still haven't touched her, or told her. And now your twin brother comes along and does something you can't,...I bet it just drives you crazy doesn't it?... To know she's with another guy, who's your brother, not to mention twin, so she's got the same physical aspects... you look the same, talk the same, even live to kill each other... she really doesn't need you...not while she's got him,'
'Yes she does need me...Hao doesn't and will never understand her like I do!'
'So you like her... and are now jealous of Hao's interest in her,
'Jealous? Me?... But I-... I don't-... Am I really jealous?'
'That's what it sounds like to me, bud,'
'Well... this complicates things a bit...'
'You mean to say, after all these years, you never thought about Anna as anything more than a friend/ person your grandparents assigned you to marry?'
'Heck, no! It's not that! It's just... I guess I never thought I'd ever have competition, I mean, none of my friends take an interest in her, and she doesn't seem to want anybody else...'
'You mean to say, you haven't noticed that your friends noticed how Anna's... grown, over the past few years. Well then wake up! They've noticed, Yoh! And you know they've noticed! How can they not! You just think that they know Anna's yours, and think that they have their eyes on some other girls, namely Pilica and Tamora in Len's and Trey's cases,'
'So... I like Anna... I am jealous of Hao getting to her first... and I have to come to terms with the fact that I do have competition fighting against me for the girl I love... Wait- did I just say "love"?'
'Jeez, bud! You've got it bad! And you're not too bright upstairs, if you know what I'm saying,'
'...I don't know what you're saying,'
'Oh well! My purpose was to get you to figure out that you love her and need to win her back from Hao, and that's been done, so the crazy voice in your head will go away now!'
"Well I suppose I should thank the crazy voice in my head," Yoh said aloud. He immediately covered his mouth, hoping that Hao hadn't heard what he'd said. He sighed with relief when he heard the sound of distant snoring.
"I suppose I should get Morty to turn this off for the night but- I'm sleepy-"
He fell asleep right then and there.
And he awakened once again tuned out of his surroundings.
He walked into the room that Morty, Rio, Faust, and he shared. He found Morty once again to be the first one awake.
"Heya, Morty. I think this thing ran out of batteries," he said sleepily. "We should charge it, or shut it off at least,"
"Alright, Yoh," Morty yawned. "How did it go with Anna last night?"
"Not too well," Yoh replied, sitting down on the bed that would have been his, had he actually slept in this room the previous night. "Hao actually confiscated the necklace last night while Anna pretended to be asleep. I dunno if she's got it back yet,"
"But then Hao could be hearing this conversation right now!"
"Well, that's why you should shut it off, then!"
"Whew! It's okay. You're right, Yoh. It ran out of battery power. I'll charge it and it should be back in use tonight,... that is if Anna has it back,"
"Hey! Yoh! Dude! How'd it go with Anna last night!" Trey asked, rushing in, along with Tamora, Pilica, and Len. Rio and Faust had awakened in all the commotion, and now everyone was waiting to hear what had happened.
"Well, I talked to her for about two minutes..." Yoh paused.
"Yes!" Rio said.
"And then Hao came, Anna pretended to be asleep, and Hao took the necklace,"
"WHAT!"
"Aw, man! Talk about dramatic tension!" Trey said.
"Do you even know what 'dramatic tension' means?" Pilica asked.
"I do so!"
"Oh really! Enlighten us!"
"Now, Pilica! Don't pick on your brother like that! And you wonder why he picks on you," Tamora defended Trey.
"Thanks Tammy,"
"Actually, I think Pilica has a point," Len defended Pilica, "Not to mention it's just fun to pick on him,"
"Thank you, Len," Pilica said, sticking her tongue out at Trey.
"You won't be thanking him when he's ordering you around since you're his servant for the day!" Trey shot back.
A silence followed. Pilica's face became sullen. She glanced over at Len, who wore a look of slight...embarassment?
"Well then, who want's some breakfast?" Tamora said timidly.
And yet another chapter. I want to thank all the reviewers.
I know this chapter wasn't the most exciting one, but bear with me!
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