Is it worth it?

Summary: A 14 year-old Yuna travels to Japan to fight in the shaman tournament. Little does she know, someone may have grown attached to the young shaman... Who could this mystery badass be? (RenxYuna)

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Shaman King or Hiroyuki Takei (I wish I did, but hey....) I only own my characters, Yuna, her guardian ghost, Minna, and her family... If you want to sue--er, use them, please ask me first. Arigato! And no, I don't own Japan....

Warning: Rated R for language and some ecchi scenes later on in the story.......

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Chapter One

Yuna finished packing the last of her bags. "OOooookay...that should be it. Now all I need is my oracle pager, and my travel fares and I'll be set," she said. She was excited to go to Japan ever since the shaman tournament started a few weeks ago. She just fought her shaman officiant, and won a fucshia colored oracle pager. A couple of days later, her oracle bell rang and said she's supposed to travel to Tokyo, Japan to fight her prelims. She couldn't wait. She had never been to Japan before and this trip made her more than ecstatic. Putting the last bag in her mom's van, Yuna ran back inside to tell everyone she was ready.

"Mooooooooom......I'm done packing everything.." Yuna yelled up the stairs to the bedrooms. Her mom poked her head out of the bedroom door. "Already? Your brother hasn't even finished packing half of his clothes, and he has a smaller room than you." she smiled. Yuna rolled her eyes sarcastically and ran into the kitchen to answer the phone.

"Hel-..." she started but was soon cut of the sound of a recorded message.

"Hello. We're sorry that we missed you. Please return our call at 1-800-52-" Yuna hung up the phone before the message finished.

"Damn recordings.....we already sold the house..." Yuna muttered. But she didn't let that rupture her day, for the thought of being in japan for a couple of months filled her mind again. Yuna walked out of the kitchen with a wide smile on her face. Her older brother, Samona (yes, that's a guy's name...) walked downstairs and noticed Yuna leaning against the door. Her eyes were shut, and she still had a smile on her face. Too bad for Yuna, because she didn't notice her brother sneak up behind her to scare the living shit out of her.

"HOLY SH--!!!! What the..?! SAMONA?!" Yuna yelled as she turned around to see her brother behind her, snickering.

"Hold your tounge, Yuna...!" her mother yelled from upstairs.

Yuna shook her head, and faced her brother, who was still snickering.

"I'll get you back, one day....anyway, did you pack up all of your stuff?" she asked, her voice sounding irritated.

"Yes...I did." Samona smiled.

Her mother finally emerged from the top of the stairs, carrying what looked like five or six boxes. Yuna quickly ran up the stairs and grabbed a couple of boxes and threw them down to Samona. Then she carried two other boxes, leaving her mother with only two.

"Okay, if that's everything...um....where's your father?" her mother started, and placed the last box in the van.

"He's already at the airport waiting for us." Samona said.

"Alright! Then let's go to Japan!" Yuna yelled.

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"Amidamaru! Integrate, into Harusame!!" Yoh yelled. He had been practicing Hyou Gattai for the past half hour, and was getting tired. Anna stood by Yoh's side, holding a stopwatch. "Okay, Yoh, you can take a small break." Anna said. Yoh jumped into the air, and noticed someting that happened a few houses over from his.

"Hey....someone's moving in!" Yoh yelled. Manta, Ren, Horo, and Anna rose to their feet, and ran over to Yoh to see just what the hell he was talking about.

"See?" Yoh pointed a finger at the new family that was moving in. Someone walked out of the car. It was Yuna. She had short, black hair that went down to the middle of her back. She had light blue eyes, and she was wearing a white sleeveless shirt, and blue sweatpants with light blue lines going down the side. "I gotta see this!" Yoh started running, but was caught by Anna's grip.

"Awww....c'mon, Anna. I want to meet them. They might be shamans...plleeeeeeaaaassseee???" Yoh asked. Anna rolled her eyes. "Fine, we'll all go." she said, and the group started walking. When Yuna emerged from her mom's car, she viewed the landscape around her. It was beautiful. She couldn't believe her eyes. Her dream had finally come true. She was in Japan. Who cared if it was only for a couple of months.....she wanted to cherish every minute of it.

"Welcome to Japan.." Yoh said.

Yuna quickly turned around. "Oh, um...hello. My name is Yuna, Yuna Calloway. Nice to meet you...um..."

"Yoh..Yoh Asakura.." Yoh quickly said. "And it's nice to meet you, also."

"Thanks," Yuna said.

"No problem," Yoh started. "Oh, I almost forgot. These are my friends. This is Horohoro, Ren, Anna, Manta, Amidamaru, Bason, Kororo, and of course....me." Yoh smiled. Yuna smiled back. "Oh, I suppose I should introduce my spirit. This is Minna." she said. A young ghost emerged from Yuna's backpack. She looked like she was in her early twenties. She had golden, shoulder-lengthed blonde hair, and her glasses shielded part of her emerald eyes. She wore somewhat of a red and black chinese battle outfit, and she wore a red ribbon around her neck. Everyone stared in awe at Yuna's ghost. Minna gave a slight curtsey, and returned to Yuna's side.

"I moved here from the United Kingdom to fight on the shaman tournament. It's nice to meet you all." she said. Yoh nodded. Manta shook his head. "Wow...now we know 2 people whose name starts with a "Y".."he smiled. Yoh and Yuna laughed.

"Well...at least the spirits have a new friend, right?" Yoh asked. Amidamaru and Bason were staring at Minna....and drooling..., and Kororo was checking out Minna's staff.

"Yuna! Where are you?" Samona called out. Yuna turned around, and noticed her brother calling her. "Samona, come here! I want you to meet someone!" Yuna yelled. A few minutes later, Samona emerged from the new home. His shirt was slightly wrinkled, and his hair was in a low ponytail.

"Samona, I want you to meet my new friends, Yoh, Anna, Manta, H.....Hor..Horo....Ren, Amidamaru, Bason, and Kororo..." she said. She had a tough time pronouncing Horo's name. "And everyone, this is my brother, Samona, who is three years older than me.

"How old are you, Yuna?" Ren asked.

"Fourteen. So he's seventeen...he's also a shaman like me, but he's not in the tournament....." she answered.

"I see....." Yoh said.

After a couple of minutes of awkward silence....Yuna finally started the conversation back up. "So.....so you guys want to come in? I can show you around....and stuff...."

Yoh nodded, and turned around and everyone else nodded in agreement. "Sure." Yoh said.

Yuna smiled, and walked in, everyone else following her.

They walked into Yuna's new home, curious-eyed. They couldn't believe their eyes. On the shelves were old artifacts that Yuna brought with her when she moved from America. There was a small figurine of a small child playing the piano, and there was another small figurine of a woman in a long, red dress. Ren raised an eyebrow in curiosity as one of his hands reached out and grabbed a picture of Yuna on it. It looked as if it was drawn.. It showed a picture of Yuna holding a child and......crying? Yuna turned around and walked towards Ren.

"Yeah...that's a picture of me a few years ago..." she started. "I have a story behind that picture....do you-uh....want to hear it?" she asked. Ren hesitated for a minute but soon nodded afterwards. Yuna sighed and began her story...

"About a few years ago....before the shaman tournament even started...my brother and I went to this one cave for a week to train. It was a rainy day, and we could barely see where we were going because of all the heavy rain. Anyway, we finally got to the cave, about an hour later..We were cold, wet, and tired, but that didn't keep up from training. Eventually, the rain stopped, and Samona left to get some firewood. A few minutes later, A young boy wandered through the forest....about a couple of yards from where I was. He looked so scared, and his clothes were soaked..........."

Flashback

(Yuna's POV, Yuna is nine years old and Samona is eleven)

"Ummm....excuse me?" I called out to the boy. The boy turned around, and I noticed that tears were running down his face. He had a frightened expression. "Um....would you like to stay in here? My brother....Samona, he'll be back with some firewood, so you can dry off..." I started. A small smile of appreciation formed on the boy's face, and he quickly ran over to the cave I resided in. He sat down and pulled off his hood and his silvery-white hair was drenched. He was slightly trembling due to the cold. Unconsiously, I pulled off my jacket, which was mildly damp, and wrapped it around the boy. It helped a little, but he was atill cold. I frowned, trying to think of a way to get him warm until my brother returned. But it wasn't required because a few minutes later, my brother returned with an armfull of firewood. He was very strong for his age. I jumped up and grabbed as much firewood as I could. The young boy watched Samona and I as we sat down and started the fire.

"Who's he?" Samona asked, noticing I didn't have my jacket on.

"I don't know....he was soaked, and I asked him if he wanted to stay with me until he dried off." I responded. A wave of skepticism ran over his face. He wasn't a big fan of letting strangers stay, even if he was a child. I ignored Samona's stare at me, and proceeded to talk to the boy.

"So, um.....do you have a name?" I asked.

"It's Kay," the boy replied. His green eyes blinked with curiosity as I repeated that name in my head.

"Kay......kay.....kay....that name, it....sounds familiar...um...what's your last name?" I asked.

"I don't know....I'm an orphan..." he said. I tilted my head to the side. I wanted to aske more questions, but I decided not to. Samona was about to ask a question when all three of us were alarmed by the ground starting to shake.

"!!!!!.....it's an earthquake!!" Samona yelled. "Everyone out, NOW! The cave will "cave in!"

Samona and I quickly ran out of the cave....just in time before the cave collapsed. I looked to my side and behind me, but noticed that Kay wasn't here.

"Hey....wheres Kay?" I asked. Samona's eyes widened as he looked towards the rubble. "Oh no......oh no.....no..." he started as he ran to the huge pile of rocks and threw them aside. He let out a loud "OH MY GOD!" as he looked at Kay. His body was crushed, and covered in blood. his arms were dismembered, and he was just about dead. I ran to Kay's dead body, and held him in my arms for a good while before heading home....

End Flashback

"...after the incident....a few days later, Samona and I returned home and I buried his body in our backyard, and made it a grave...I drew that picture as a memory of what could've been my friend..." Yuna finished. Everyone, including Ren, looked at her, wide-eyed.

"That was...so....sad..." Yoh started.

"I second that.." Horo said...

"I second the second...." Manta said.

Yuna let out a small, sad smile. "Well, I'm almost over it....and I can bring him back to life, If I'm crowned Shaman King...." she said.

Her mother walked out of the kitchen, and stared at the group of kids in her living room.

"Oh? You made friends, already, Yuna?" her mother asked. Everyone turned around and faced Yuna and her mother.

"Oh, hi, mom. Yeah, I made a few friends. And guess what? Some of them are shamans like I am!" she started. "This is Yoh, This is Anna, this is Horohoro, this is Ren, this is Manta, this is Amidamaru, this is Bason, and this is Kororo. Amidamaru, Bason, and Kororo are spirits." she finished, allowing her mother to digest the information.

"Nice to meet you all...Would you like to stay for dinner?" she asked. Everyone nodded. "You know, Yuna, I didn't expect you to make friends this easily," she said. Yuna lightly blushed. Her mother faced Yoh and the gang. "You know, Yuna is always so shy when she goes somewhere new, like this one time, we moved to a different state a couple of years ago, she met this nice boy, and she couldn't stop talking-"

"MOM!!!" Yuna yelled. She was turning as red as a tomato. "Don't you have more unpacking to do..? Mother?" she asked. Her mother gave off a 'whatever' look and headed into the kitchen. Yuna turned around and Horohoro started laughing.

"What is so funny?" Yuna asked. "She was talking about the boy I told you about..." Horohoro instantly stopped laughing, and suddenly an awkward silence took place...and more awkward silence....and more....and more...and more. Finally, Yuna broke the silence.

"So, uh....where do you guys live?" She asked.

"Everyone lives with Anna and me," Yoh said. Yuna's eyes widened. "Everyone? Where do you live?" Yoh pointed down the street in the house that looked like an inn. "There," he said, with a grin. Yuna's eyes widened some more. "Woow...that's a big house..." she said.

"Hey, do you want to come over sometime?" Yoh asked.

"Wait, Yoh She can come over right now!" Horo commented.

"Hmm....your right..." Yoh responded. "Would that be okay with your parents?"

"yeah, I'm sure it's okay." Yuna said.

"Okay then, let's go!"

2 Hours later...

Yuna layed in her futon, writing down all of the great things that happened to her today in her journal.

07-15-04:

Today is an incrediable day today...Wow...I made alot of friends, I met other Shamans, my dream came true, and someone was interested in my story..if this is a dream, don't wake me up...I never want this happiness to end...I can't wait until tomorrow. Good night...

-Yuna

Yuna placed the journal under her pillow, and folded her arms behind her head, as she drifted off into slumber, awaiting the next day...

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