Broken Wings

Chapter 3: The Truth

Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King.

"Yoh!" the voice of a teenage girl rang through the four corners of the room. Yoh doesn't want to get up. He wanted to sleep so he ignored his sister. Anna pouted at this. She wrapped her arms around Yoh. Then shook him real hard. It was enough to wake a hibernating bear. "I'm up! I'm up!" Yoh declared in defeat. Anna's sour face suddenly brightened. She let go of the cute brunette beside her, letting him breathe. "Breakfast is ready!" the blonde said with a wide grin.

Anna quickly got up from Yoh's bed as the owner gazed upon her. She walked a few steps away then faced him once again. She placed her hands on her waist and her face wore a menacing smile. "I can wake anyone with my earthquake waker!" she said between her laughs of triumph. She was laughing menacingly as we walked out of the room. She closed the door quite loudly behind her. 'Baka… Your arms around me is enough to wake me up…' Yoh said smiling.

Yoh got out of his bed soon after Anna left. He walked lazily across the room towards the bathroom. He was practically half asleep! He didn't notice his new video game lying on the floor. "AAAAAHH!" Yoh shouted as he fell face first towards the wooden floor. Hearing this, Anna who was half way down the stairs, ran up barging into his door. "Onii-chan!" Anna called. She looked everywhere, swaying her heading left and right violently.

Suddenly, a hand came out from the other side of the bed. "I'm okay…" Anna sighed in relief. "Don't go scaring me like that…" Her face was peaceful and soft. Yoh couldn't help but stare at her and gaze upon her beauty. When Anna finally opened her eyes to look at him, she saw Yoh staring straight at her. "Yoh?" Anna said softly. Yoh quickly woke up into reality and blushed. "Are you sick or something?" Yoh quickly shook his head in both disagreement and to wipe the pink tint from his cheeks. Anna shrugged. "Okay… Just come downstairs already… Breakfast is served." Yoh nodded.

Hao was staring at them from afar. Apparently, he is quite jealous of his brother. He could not help but frown at this moments. He really liked Anna. No, not like… love. He gently sighed as he went down the stairs. He didn't hear Anna walking behind him. Anna saw him stop at the last 3 steps. She stepped forward to see what's wrong. Suddenly, a tear quickly fell from his eyes. "Hao?" she called. Hao was shocked. He quickly wiped the tears from his eyes then faced her. But it was a wrong move.

As he turned to face her, he wore a fake smile. Anna's eye brows furrowed. "What's wrong?" Anna asked, worry in her tone. Hao gently shook his head. "Nothing…" Hao answered coolly. His eyes betrayed him. Another tear ran down his cheeks. Anna gently smiled as she wiped it from his face. She wrapped her arms around him, embracing him. "Hush now…" Hao's tears kept falling but there was a true smile in his face. He sighed. Anna tapped his back then slowly let go. "Let's eat…"

Anna and Hao sat down in front of the table waiting for Yoh to come down. But when Yoh went down, it seems as if he wore the weight of a thousand people. "What happened to you?" Anna anxiously asked. "Obaa-san" Yoh said through his weariness. "She nagged about waking up early and so on and so forth…"

Yoh reached for his fork then stabbed three hotdogs. He quickly put the hotdog in his mouth, chewing it hard. Anna smiled then said, "I'm going to Tamao's house to study." Yoh only nodded and Hao smiled happily.

After breakfast Anna left for Tamao's. And as soon as she left, Kino went in the dining room to have THE conversation with the twins. "Hao… Yoh…" she said sternly. "It's time…" Yoh's eyes narrowed. Hao's eye brows furrowed. They were both furious. They knew what it meant. (A/N: Not much a conversation, huh?)

The chimes on the Asakura's front door gently made its own musical sound signaling that someone went in. Anna didn't make a sound upon hearing gentle sobs coming from the living room. She tiptoed towards it, trying her best not to make a sound. She peeked into the room silently. She saw her mother's face filled with tears, Yoh staring at the floor and Hao glaring angrily outside. The only person who looked calm enough to talk to was her grandmother. She was staring at the clock which rang when it struck twelve. She didn't quite expect the loud noise. It made her yelp in surprise, revealing that she was home.

Everyone was looking at her. The weird thing was that none of them gave her a smile. They were all wearing serious faces. She could not help but worry. "Mom, why are you crying?" Anna asked with a hint of worry in her voice. Keiko stood up and walked towards her daughter. She held Anna's hand as tears started to fall once more. Anna's eyes began to water. "What's wrong?" She looked at her mother. She raised her head and looked at her brothers, who looked away. She wanted an answer to a simple question. Or so she thought.

"Have a seat, Anna…" Kino instructed. Anna felt her whole body tremble. She knew that if her grandmother asked her to sit down, it meant that something is definitely wrong. Her eyes were shut tight when she sat, afraid to show the frightened girl in her eyes. She opened her eyes and gently looked down towards the floor. 'Did I do something wrong? What is it? I want to know…' her thoughts barged into her head, not wanting to stop. "We need to talk." Kino said, interfering the incoming thoughts.

Keiko couldn't stop herself from looking away. She knew that if she doesn't, it would hurt a lot more. Kino broke the silence surrounding them once more. "It's time to know the truth behind your past…" 'What did she mean by that?' Anna asked in her deepest of thoughts. "You are not an Asakura. You are the only daughter of the late emperor of Japan. You, therefore, are a Kyoyama…" Anna's eyes widened. She smiled hesitantly with her eyes covered by her waist-long blonde hair. "A joke… Funny, really…" Anna said it clearly though not one sound of laughter was escaping her mouth. She saw them through her hair. All of them weren't even smiling. They were all serious.

In an instant, her eyes lost all emotions. The smile that almost never left her lips disappeared. A tear ran down her motionless, as well as emotionless face. Every hope left her, every reason to live. She just wanted to disappear. "I knew…" Anna finally said. Everyone turned to look at her. "I heard…"

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