I am...so so so so so so so so so so so so sorry for not updating for about six months.. I was really busy, I got carried away with everything, school was released about 2 weeks ago, I cleaned up my room, my great-grandmother got really sick, and I completely forgot about my fanfic until someone e-mailed me. No, I'm not sick of this fanfic, I love it. I just forgot it, so I'm going to comtinue it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King. I only own Yuna, her family, Telda, and um...my other characters...heh heh...I seem to have forgotten them...heh heh...sweatdrops

Chapter Seven: Surprise for Yuna

I'm done for! Telda thought. She screwed her eyes shut, awating the final blow from Yuna which would quickly end her life. Only one problem-there was no blow to end her life.

"Yuna! Stop!" Ren yelled. He quickly grabbed Yuna's wrist and pulled back her arm to prevent further damage.

"Ren! Let go!" Yuna yelled. She struggled against Ren, but he proved to be too strong. He had a firm grip on her arm, and he was not letting go anytime soon.

"NO! Yuna, calm down! Her mana's spent. She's not worth your anger! The battle's over!" Ren yelled. He held on tight to Yuna's arm, making sure she didn''t get loose.

"Yuna, what are you doing!" Samona called from the group. Yuna looked back towards Samona, then back at Ren, and knew that she should just stop right then and there. Ren could feel her arm relax against his grip and he almost let go of it. The glow in Yuna's eyes slowly dissapeared until all that remained was the original sky blue color she had. Her shoulders slumped in defeat, and Ren finally released her arm and let her tired body lean against his. Telda opened her eyes and looked up at Yuna.

"You...spared me?" she asked. Yuna didn't open her eyes; she was too tired. Telda looked down at her broken thumb and index finger and quickly accepted defeat. She almost laughed at herself for her own stupidity. Feeling guilty but still able to talk to her, Telda stood from her croutched positioned and walked over towards Yuna. She dropped her bow and arrows to the ground and held out her hand.

:"Yuna...I apologize for our earlier encounter. Good luck in the shaman tournament, and," she looked at Ren and the others before continuing her sentence. "Thanks for sparing me."

Through half-lidded eyes, Yuna looked at Telda and shook her hand.

"Aww...it's nothing." she said. She withdrew her arm when she felt a twinge of pain run through her muscles. "Ugh...I guess I should get this cleaned out and bandaged before it gets infected..." Yuna said.

"I guess so..." Telda said. Her and Yuna looked at each other, looks of guilt appearing on their faces.

"Well...I guess I'll be leaving now..." Telda said. Yuna nodded and Telda started off in the opposite direction from which she came from. Yuna and Ren looked on while Yoh and the others started towards the young couple. Yuna smiled to herself, hoping that she would see Telda again. She wasn't a bad person; she just had the wrong idea.

"What a day today was.." Ren said, breaking the silence that started to form. "Are you tired, Yuna?"

Yuna said nothing.

"Yuna?" Ren asked again. He looked down and saw that Yuna had fallen asleep on his chest. He smiled to himself as he ran a finger though her hair and picked her up "bridal style" and turned towrads Yoh.

"Well, I guess we should head back to Tokyo before the sun's completely gone," Yoh said.

"Yeah..."

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A ray of sunshine peeked into Yuna's room as her alarm clock went off in it's usual rythm of beeps. It was a sunny Saturday morning, and the weather was a bit humid. Sunny, but humid.

"Aww c'mon...five more minutes...I'm almost crowned queen of the doughnuts," Yuna mumbled under her blanket. She pulled a pillow over her head in an attempt to drown out the constant beeping. It was something about that alarm clock that she hated. Maybe it was the fact that it woke her up everytime she was having a great dream. But overall, she hated it. The beeping started increasing, making Yuna more and more irritated with each passing second. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore.

"ALRIGHT! I'M UP!" Yuna yelled. She emerged from under the blanket and threw the alarm clock against the wall, breaking it into random-sized pieces. "Great...now I need a new alarm clock..." Yuna said. She sat in bed for a few seconds, thinking about an excuse to tell her mom about the mysteriously broken alarm clock she somehow found on the floor. In pieces. Previously was followed by yelling. After a minute of being completely out of ideas, she pulled the blanket back and hopped out of bed, brushing loose strands of hair out of her face.

"Man, am I sore..." she started. She slid open the door to her room and started down the hallway towards the kitchen.

"Hi, mom..." Yuna started as she turned the corner and entered the kitchen. "What's for brea--"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

"WHAT THE HELL!" Yuna stumbled backwards and fell butt-first onto the wooden floor of the kitchen. There they sat- Yoh, Ren, Manta, Anna, Horo, Bason, Kororo, Amidamaru Samona, and Ryu- at the table, which was decorated with plates and food. Yoh was sitting on the end of the table, followed by Manta, Anna, Ren and Horo. Accross the table sat Samona at the end followed by Ryu, Bason, Amidamaru, and Kororo. Yuna's eyes widened in shock at the group of people sitting at the table.

"Yoh, I told you we should've called first!" Manta cried. Yoh sheepishly grinned and rubbed the back of his head.

"Oh...that's okay. I'm not upset. Uh...How?" Yuna asked.

"How what?"

"Uh...how did you know it was my birthday?" Yuna asked.

Yoh and Manta looked at Yuna and pointed to Samona. Yuna glared at him and he quickly hid behind Ryu and Bason.

"Don't let her get to me! She's a devil when she first wakes up!" Samona cried. Yuna chuckled.

"Well, Yuna," Anna started. "C'mon, birthday girl. Don't just stand there, hurry up and get dressed so we can eat this cake!"

"Oh...right!" Yuna said. She quickly ran into her room and put on a regular red t-shirt and black sweatpants with silver streaks running down the side of the leg. After putting her hair into a small ponytail, she ran back into the kitchen and sat next to Ren.

"Oh...picking favorites, are we?" Horo asked. Yuna looked over to Horohoro, then back to Ren.

"Sorry, I can sit by you if you want..."Yuna said.

"Nah...I have Anna.." Horo put his arm around Anna jokingly, and instantly, the aura of the room went from a calm white to a flaming red. Into Horo's face went Anna's punch, as fast as lightning. Everyone started in awe as Horo was sent flying accross the room into the wall behind Samona.

"Wow...I didn't know she had it in her," Yuna said.

"That's nothing," Yoh started. "You should see her while I train..."

Everyone started laughing.

-----------------2 hours later----------------------------------------

After the birthday party Yoh and co. threw for Yuna, they headed outside for some fresh air. Yoh, and Anna were sitting on the porch of his house while Horo, Manta and Samona played in the grass. The spirits were in Yoh's house, having their nown good time as well.

But as for Yuna and Ren...

"You're WHAT!" Ren asked. He sat on a bench in a nearby park with Yuna. They wanted to spend some time alone after the big party that they had.

"Yeah...I know. It's horrible." Yuna said. "I wasn't expecting this to happen so soon."

"W-wait! How did you know?" Ren asked. "I mean...how did you find out?"

"Well," Yuna started. "It happened about a week ago. I just didn't want to upset you guys. But if Yoh and the others find out, well...I don't want them to know. Not just yet. And besides, we still have another eight weeks before we find out anything. But in the meantime, I wouldn't worry if I were you.." Yuna smiled sadly at Ren.

"But...do your parents know yet?" Ren asked.

"Yeah. I told them the minute I found out. They're highly dissapointed, but they're trying their best to comfort me," Yuna said. "Samona cried when I told him."

"Hm..."

"Don't be sad, Ren," Yuna said. "It's all for the best..." Yuna said.

"I guess..."

--------------------Later that day.------------------

Yoh, Anna, Manta, Horo, and Ryu sat in the living room of Yoh's house watching t.v. It was a pretty humid day outside, so Anna excused Yoh for training in exchange for cooking dinner with Manta. Yoh's eyes moved towards the door from which Ren entered just a few seconds ago. His eyes were downcast, covered by his bangs, and his shoulders were slumped.

"Hey, Ren...what's wrong?" Yoh asked as Ren plopped down on the floor next to Horo.

"It's Yuna..." Ren started. "She's..."

"She's what?" Yoh asked.

"...She's moving back to U.K. for the next round of the shaman tournament," Ren said.

"What!" Yoh exclaimed. "When is she moving back!"

"She doesn't know when she officially goes, but she's going to find out in the next eight weeks." Ren replied. "Dammit."

He looked at the cieling, his golden orbs shining with anger. He didn't want Yuna to leave yet, not before he actually showed her how much he cared for her. It really sucked for Ren; he had finally found someone who loved him, and just as soon as he fell in love with her, he was going to have to force her out of his memory. But how...? How could Ren prove his deep love for Yuna?

An idea suddenly popped into his head, making a slight blush appear on his face.

No...I couldn't do that...I wouldn't do that...SHE wouldn't do that! Or...or would she? Ren thought. He entertained the thought in his head, making Yoh and everyone else look at him as the blush began to deepen on his face.

"Hey...Ren?" Yoh asked. After a couple of minutes of trying to get Ren's attention, Yoh just finally gave up and went back to watching t.v. Finally deciding on what he was going to do, Ren stood up, and headed towards the stairs. Horo, and Manta turned around.

"Ren. Where're ya goin?" Horo asked.

"Up to my room. I need some time alone." Ren said. He quickly started up the stairs and shut the door behind him, leaving Manta, Horo, Yoh, and even Anna confused.

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Sorry for such a short chapter, I wanted to hurry up and post this one, so no one would think I abandoned this story. But I promise that the next one will be very long. Oh, and thank you everyone for all the reviews I got. You all make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. But ya...Please review. Ja ne!