Hahaha! Do you think I'll make Anna leave and leave a heart-broken Yoh to await her return? Hey! Don't ask me…it's pointless…it's not like I'll tell you…anyways…I already know how I'll end this…it's only a matter of time before the ending is revealed. And…any suggestions on my next fic? I think I'll write more…

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own Shaman King. If I did, well, I wouldn't spend my time on FanFiction would I? Nooo, I'd be creating more episodes of it! (I do wish there were more episodes of it though…)

Title: College Life (Ya..I know…Senior High is not College…o well…this is a huge mess…deal with it.)

By: ChibiAzn3

Summary: The Shaman Fight was over. Asakura Yoh is now the Shaman King. Now Yoh can be the laid back lazy guy he's always wanted. No more worries, right? WRONG! Exams are coming, graduation stuff begins, and, of course, the Senior Prom…YxA RxP HxT HAxOC LxJ (I suck summaries so pleaz R&R!)

O ya…due to pendulumxswing's request, I've added some RenxPirika fluff. Enjoy!

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I Don't Know If I Can Live Without You

"Pirika?" Ren asked as he was blushing.

Pirika giggled amusingly.

Ren frowned slightly. Why did girls have to giggle? It should be forbidden! (I know…comes from Harry Potter….)

"Pirika!" Ren said annoyingly.

Pirika stopped giggling. She was wearing a baby blue silk kimono with white pearl bracelets and earrings. It wasn't an extremely formal kimono. She was blushing. "Yeah?"

"Y…You lookbeautifultonight." He stammered.

Pirika giggled again.

Why? Why did he have to go red now? Ren mentally slapped himself for saying such an obvious comment.

"Thank you."

"Manta's party is quite nice. I believe all these decorations are done by you?" Ren finally regained his color. He was feeling more relaxed now.

"Yes." Pirika was blushing hard.

"C…Care to dance with me?" Ren asked whilst blushing again.

Pirika smiled. "Yes."

Ren held out his hand.

Pirika took it and they walked onto the balcony. It might've been small, but it was quieter.

Ren turned on one of Manta's radio on the balcony. He switched the channel to a classical piece.

Pirika reached over Ren and changed the channel to a slow waltz.

"B-But I d-don't know how to waltz!" Ren stutterd.

Pirika smiled. "Then I'll teach you."

She placed his hands on her waist and her hands on his shoulders.

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It was already 12:00AM. Although it was a hard day and they just had Manta's celebration party, both Yoh and Anna were still up and in the Study Hall. Both were stealing glances at each other, yet both's eyes never meet. They were carefully avoiding each other yet trying to be close to one another. Little did they know that they were both thinking about the same thing:

Each other.

Whenever Yoh looked at Anna, she was busy looking at her textbook, preparing for the end-of-the-year exams and her entry exams. Whenever Anna looked at Yoh, his head was bobbing up and down as if he was going to fall asleep. In his hands, he held a book.

Anna took no notice of this, she only thought Yoh was just being stupid and was studying for no apparent reason at all seeing as he could not take the exams, but truth be told, he only pretended to be holding a book so he could look at Anna.

If you looked closely at the pair, you would notice that Anna has not yet turned a single page in the last whole hour, and Yoh was holding his book upside-down.

(Yoh's thoughts.)

"Anna…" Yoh thought as he glanced over to Anna. She sighed a little. He turned away. He smiled a little. Of all the years, since Anna and he were little, through the Shaman Tournament, and through the past few years, he seemed to have been missing out on how much the beautiful blonde itako had grown. Many boys would drool over her. In fact, many boys did drool over her. It was just a simple fact that none of the boys had the courage to say anything.

Except...

Michael. Yoh frowned. He didn't like the Michael guy at all.

Yoh shook his head. Turning his head from the thought he continued to stare at Anna. "She…She's so….beautiful….Like the evening stars on a dark night. So bright…" Yoh smiled. "And of course…so…far away…" Yoh saddened a little at the thought. Even though Anna always kept her distance with others, she and Yoh were pretty close. Yoh then realized that he had never really been alone, without Anna. Even during the Shaman Tournament, he only left her for a short time.

But this was different. "Away…for…four whole years…she probably won't even be able to visit me in the summer…" Yoh smiled sadly at the thought. It was then he realized that there was a tear trickling down his face.

(Anna's thoughts during Yoh's thoughts)

"Yoh…" Anna thought as she let a little sigh escape her lips. She looked over to Yoh, who was smling. She frowned. What could that Baka be up to? Normally, if it was another guy, she'd go right on over there and slap him crazy. But this was Yoh.

Instead, she withheld a giggle and smiled. Of all the years together, she hadn't seemed to open her heart enough to notice how handsome the brunette, her Shaman King, had grown. She suddenly noticed that Yoh was frowning. The urge to go over there, comfort him and ask him what's wrong was killing her. But Anna was Anna. She couldn't do such a thing.

She turned away.

"I've never been so long away from Yoh as a few months. But…school…would mean…more than…four years…I probably won't even be able to come back during the summer…And what if he found another girl?" Anna's eyes widened. She shook her head. "No. I trust Yoh. But …I will miss him…a lot…it's painful even to think about."

A tear trickled down her pale face.

Having fear that Yoh might've seen her, she immediately turned away from Yoh and wiped her face with the back of her hand.

She looked over to Yoh. Something glittered that caught her eye.

"He…He's crying…" She immediately felt her heart ripped open in two. Seeing such a cheery boy cry was unbearably sad. She felt like bursting out sobbing right now. Then maybe she could get comforted by him, resting her head in his arms.

She giggled a little. But too soft to be heard.

She rested her head on the couch…then drifted off into a dream…

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It was an hour later that she awoke.

Yoh was asleep on the couch beside her.

She shifted and withheld a yawn that may wake him.

The blanket on top of her fell off.

"That's odd. I don't remember having a blanket when I fell asleep…" Then she looked over to Yoh. She smiled.

She walked over to Yoh, sat down, and placed the blanket on the both of them.

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Yoh shifted. He groaned. It was as if he fell asleep sitting up and with his neck craning over something. He squeezed his eyes hard and opened them.

"What? This doesn't look like my dorm…"

He attempted to get up. Then he noticed there was someone beside him.

"Anna!" Yoh cried and immediately covered his mouth.

Anna sturred. "Mmm…Yoh?" She looked up.

Yoh was shocked. Had he fallen asleep with Anna? He blushed furiously and could do nothing but grin sheepishly.

"Yoh is…so cute when he does that…(sigh) It will be four years…until I'll be able to see him grin like that again…" She turned away, suddenly thinking of leaving Yoh.

Her eyes began to water. Her heart began to ache.

Yoh, who was smiling earlier and pretty happy with the fact that he fell asleep with Anna, immediately saddened as he heard Anna shed a single drop of tear.

Yoh walked over to Anna. He placed his arms around Anna's thin waist. Using his finger to gently wipe away Anna's tear, he leaned over to her ear and whispered, "Don't cry."

Anna smiled weakly and looked up at him.

"Please. It hurts me to see you cry." Yoh seemed to be begging like a little five year old. Wearing a child's grin.

Anna didn't answer. She broke free of his hold and walked over to the table to gather her textbooks.

"Yoh is so sweet…and so cute. How can I bear to leave him?" She questioned herself as she rubbed her arms due to the cold air conditioning.

Yoh walked over to Anna, took off his jacket and placed it around Anna's fragile body. "Here."

Anna turned. She smiled sadly. "Yoh-" she began.

"Shh…" Yoh shushed her. "I know you're thinking about the exams…Haven't we gone through this before? I don't want you to miss such a great opportunity just because of me."

"But Yoh, I-"

"I love you, Anna. That's why I want you to go. I love you so I care about your happiness. I know you work hard in school. I know it has always been your wish to go to a great school." Yoh smiled.

Anna looked at him with soft eyes.

"Please, Anna. Do this for me. I did my hardest to become Shaman King. Now it's your turn."

Anna began to sob out loud and choked out, "I love y-you t-t-too, Yoh!"

She let Yoh hold her. Yoh smiled sadly.

"Whenever you're happy, I'm happy. Whenever you're unhappy, I'm also unhappy. Your pain is my pain. Your joy is my joy. I love you, Anna. And that's why I want you to go…"

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"Yoh! Dude! Where have you been for the last whole night?" Horo Horo asked as soon as Yoh entered the cafeteria.

"What?" Yoh tried to act lost.

Horo Horo blinked. "Last night? After Manta's party? Where have you been? Hao said that you never went back to your dorm last night! Nor were you there in the morning. WHERE DID YOU GO!"

"Uh…" Yoh laughed nervously. He pondered on whether to tell him the truth, or lie. Most people would lie, of course. If one had a romantic night with their fiancé, one wouldn't normally tell everyone about it, right? Well, problem was, Yoh has never been quite a good liar.

"Back off, Spiky." Anna glared at him. Sending the blue haired Ainu to twitch and walk off muttering something.

She turned to Yoh who winced.

But Anna did not slap him. She just smiled, leaned over to Yoh and whispered, "Meet me at lunch." Around her and Yoh, stood many girls with their jaws dropped and screaming. Some had fainted. Although Anna and Yoh always loved each other, they never did anything in public to show it. And the school didn't know their relationship.

Poor Yoh.. He was already blushing furiously red when he was thinking about his meeting with Anna last night. And as soon as Anna act as shedid, this caused the poor brunette to redden more.

Many of the girls standing around him began to cry.

"Oh Yoh-Kun! Are you dating Anna?" Some were sniffling as they said this.

"Yoh-Kun! Y-You chose Anna over m-me?"

"Yoh-Kun! Why!"

Yoh was now blushing even more furiously. If that was possible. He laughed nervously and said, "Y-Yeah…in a way…"

This caused many hearts to shatter of course.

Hao entered the cafeteria and clapped. "Finally, Yoh. Took you forever to tell your fans something like that."

Yoh groaned. He hated seeing people hurt. "It was painful, Oni-Chan…you should've seen their faces! So sad…"

Hao blinked. "Yoh-"

"Mm?"

"Nevermind."

"Okey."

"Wait. Yoh?"

"Mm?"

"Where were you last night?"

"I-er-I-was..well-you see-I…" Yoh began to stutter.

Hao chuckled amusingly. "Nevermind, nevermind, Yoh. I have a feeling I know." He loved seeing his Ototo under pressure. Yoh would always turn red, then purple, and then, sometimes blue, and if circumstances stand, green.

Yoh sighed with relief.

DING! DING! DING!

"Well, that's the bell. I've gotta go. See ya later." Hao cried as he picked up his bookbag and left.

Yoh sighed. He remembered Anna's words. "Meet me at lunch." Yoh frowned curiously. He wondered what Anna would want. Then he just shrugged and began to think of him and Anna spending quality time together.

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Yoh sat at the table. He looked at his watch.

He heaved out a sigh.

There was still no sign of Anna.

Perhaps she was busy.

He looked around.

Then he saw a blonde itako walking towards him.

He sat up. "A-Anna!"

Anna looked at him. She said nothing. "I was held back by the teacher. Sorry, Yoh."

Yoh looked at her curiously. "Y…You wanted to meet me at lunch. So…I'm here…"

Anna looked up. Tears were shimmering in her eyes.

Yoh frowned. He hated seeing Anna cry. "What's wrong Anna?"

Anna looked down. She didn't reply. Instead, she took out a letter from her book bag. She tossed it over to Yoh.

Yoh caught it. He opened it.

Dear Ms. Anna Kyouyama,

A few days ago, you have been informed of your acceptance to test for Stanford University. You have been notified that your test date would take place two weeks before the end of your term, after the school exams. Unfortunately, as circumstances stand, the Education Committee has decided that the entry test be taken a month before the scheduled time. Your school exams should not be worried about. It has already been allowed for you to skip your exams if you pass the entry test. We hope to see you on the test date. We are very sorry for the inconvenience. Please reply if you have received this letter. Enclosed are your airplane tickets for the test date. Thank you. The Education Committee bids you well.

-George Fujitaka

(A signature somewhere here)

Yoh only stared.

If the entry test takes place one month before originally scheduled, then it take one and a half month before the end of school. There was only two months of school left.

Yoh's heart sank.

Anna looked up. She studied his face.

Yoh fought a smile. "You'll be great, Anna."

Anna shook her head blinking back tears. "You are always so nice to everyone, Yoh. You take their sorrows away, their pain, and their anger. But when the sorrow and pain comes to you, you are left there to have to bear it. It breaks my heart to see you torn in two."

Yoh stood up. "I uh..haftadosomething" he said rushedly.

He walked off, leaving Anna to think. "Yoh…you were always with me. You cheered me up when I was down, you congratulated me when I was doing well. I…I don't think I can live without you…"

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So…how'dya think? Me tired…just watched Star Wars…Don't worry…I still like Shaman King better. Yay! Shaman King back on 4kids! I know…4kids not really worthy to dub Shaman King! But…only channel I have that will…Don't have cable…

PLEAZ R R AND R! O WHAT THE HECK JUST R AND R!