Kaida: Hey again! Ok, I forgot the disclaimer last time, but it SHOULD be obvious. (Sighs and in a robotic voice states) Neither Amarante nor I own Shaman King. We do own Kara, Tori and G-ma though. Anyways, We will post up to chapter three pretty quickly. Have fun! (Waves)
(Final school bell rings)
K: Well, no matter where you move, school is always constant... a constant bore. So, got any good places to go round here?
Yoh: Um...lemme think... (Thinks) not unless you like just sitting and enjoying nature, which I personally love to do, there's the cemetery...
Manta: The cemetery is creepy
Yoh: No it's not! You're just not used to coping with it...
M: All those ghosts (shivers)
K: (rolls eyes)
A: What's wrong with ghosts?
Yoh: Nothing! But if you do want to go somewhere Amidamaru and I will have to skip.
K: Why?
Yoh: I've got to go to "training"
K: Training? Ahh no wait, let me guess, shaman training (smirks and rolls eyes)
Yoh: If u can call it training...then yeah. It's more like shaman torture...
K: Then why do you do it?
Yoh: Anything that involves my training involves Anna Kyoyama (Mumbles) In fact I think that she said she was planning something extra hard and that's why she wasn't at school.
M: Ahh haha, I think I have something else to do if Anna is there.
K: (blinks and stares) Anna Kyoyama? Did you say Anna Kyoyama?
Yoh: (blinks) yeah...
K: (stares as if in thought at Yoh) OH, Yoh! You're the "Yoh" that Anna is promised to!
Yoh: I am... Oh, you know Anna then?
K: Of course! We go pretty far back. So is she living here then? Where is she now?
Yoh: Uh, I can show you if you want...
K: (beams at Yoh) That would be sweet!
A: So are we going then?
Yoh: Ok, c'mon. You sure you're gonna pass Manta?
M: Uh, yeah, I don't think I wanna be there when Anna is on her "training" kicks. See you guys later (runs off)
K: (jumps and looks at Amidamaru) STOP popping out of nowhere. (Mumbles) how the heck does he do that anyways?
(Amidamaru looks confused)
Yoh: If it were my choice I wouldn't be there either...
K: Oh come on! Anna isn't that bad. (Tries to say it with a straight face, but cant, she cracks up)
Yoh: Yeah, yeah, it's all funny 'till she says, "move your lazy butt Yoh. It's training time..."
K: (smiles and starts to walk with Yoh to the house) What do you listen to all the time anyways? (Pulls off Yoh's head phones, and puts them on)
Yoh: (mumbles) just reggae, nothin' fancy...
K: (pulls headphones down a tad) This is pretty good! (Puts them back on, and she can't hear anything with them on)
A: (looks at Yoh) You know the most confusing people Lord Yoh.
Y: How so?
A: She denies her shaman blood, says she can't see ghosts, she sees me after I've been there for awhile, and still says she doesn't believe in any of it, AND she knows Anna...
Y: Yeah, but I'm tired of arguing...maybe Anna will be able to talk some sense into her...
A: Maybe she just is like Manta, only able to see spirits sometimes.
Y: Manta can see spirits plenty...he just can't do anything about it...
A: (shrugs) Like I said Lord Yoh, you find strange people. (Looks around) Where did she go?
Y: (looks around) Not sure...
A: (looks behind them) Oh there she is, why is she just standing there looking the other way? Maybe you should go see if something is wrong with her?
Y: Okay... (Walks towards Kara)
Y: (taps her on the shoulder) WHAT'S UP!
K: AHH! (Grabs Yoh and flings him over her shoulder)
Y: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR DAMMIT!
K: (pulls head phones off, and runs over to Yoh, giving him her hand up) Sorry, you surprised me!
Y: Yeah no crap...
K: Look, no really! I'm sorry! I was thinking, and my instincts just took over!
Y: It's ok...let's just keep going, shall we?
K: Ok.
(After awhile)
K: This it? (Looks at house)
A: Yes, is the residence of Lord Yoh.
K: Is there a back door?
Y: Uh... yeah, why?
K: (Smiles widely) I think I'll surprise Anna! (Sneaks over to back door)
Y: Ok, be careful of the ghosts!
K (Ignores him)
A: (Whispers to Yoh) Do you think we can sneak in and out without her catching us?
Y: Anna? Or the other one?
A: Anna! Well, maybe the other one too...
Y: Hmm... Definitely worth the effort.
Anna: Well, you just wasted that effort
A: (Jumps)
Y: Amidamaru! Don't move, maybe she didn't see us...
Anna: So sorry to break it to ya, but I'm smarter than you are, Yoh.
Y: Hehe, yeah sure.
An: Get in the dumb house.
(Kara jumps behind Anna, her hands falling on her shoulders and yelling) BOO!
Y and A: (bug eyes)
An: (Reaches back and grabs her hand, she turns around and smiles) Hi Kara!
K: Hey Anna! Haven't seen you in forever!
Anna: Yes, when was the last time?
A: (To Yoh) Can you imagine what she would do to us if we did that?
K: Hmmm, a year ago? Two years?
Y: (Back) I know! Did she just smile!
K: At the last "shaman family festival", no?
An: I think it was new years 3 years ago... no, wait you're right...
K: Whenever it was, it has been too long! So how long have you been living here?
An: Oh, I dunno... month or two... lost track... what've u been up to?
(Yoh motions to Amidamaru to follow him, he is sneaking off)
K: (sigh) Family crisis... (Emotion flickers over Kara's face, but then she is back to a smile) Anyways, now I'm living with my G-ma.
An: Ah, I'm sorry...
K: (Shrugs it off) Eh, its ok, my… family's always been crazy. (Quickly) Um, anyways, how did you get such a big house! It must've cost a lot!
(Yoh and Amidamaru are still sneaking off behind the house)
An: Nah, not really. It's haunted, so we get by pretty well.
K: (Rolls her eyes at the word 'haunted') Yeah, yeah, I get enough of that. Hey, you got any food? I'm starved!
An: Sure, just a sec. Anna turns to shout at Yoh) Hey! Where the hell are you going dork?
Y: (laughs nervously, waving his hands in front of him) Oh, nowhere... I left something in the kitchen!
A: (whisper) She won't believe that Lord Yoh!
An: (eyes narrowed) that was lame...
K: (silently cracking up) You've got him on collar and leash already Anna!
An: I've had him there since we got matched up...
K: (smiling) You're so bad.
An: (smiling back) you know me well.
K: I don't blame you though. (Sticks out tongue) Ack, promised marriages suck.
An: Of course they do. Who've you got?
K: Ya know how my... mom wouldn't tell me, cuz she thought I would run or kill the other idiot?
An: Oh, yeah... that was funny...
K: Cuz we travel all over and know lots of families and all? I could just find sanctuary with someone else. (Then she responds dryly to Anna's comment) Gee thanks for your support
(Yoh and Amidamaru by this time are in the kitchen hiding)
An: What? You wanna know?
K: (sigh) That's not it, G-ma told me when I, well after I'd started to live with her. I had hoped they were, well, kidding… And it's some idiot that I don't even know.
An: Oh...
K: Not that knowing them would make it any better. (Sigh)
An: Well, I got an idiot I did know, and if you ask me I'm in the worse situation...
(Anna and Kara start to walk inside)
K: (grin) Oh c'mon, I know you... I know you don't think Yoh is that bad.
An: Humph! That depends on the situation...
K: (rolling eyes) I know you too well, don't lie, its not as if he can hear.
An: You wish. He's hiding under the table (kicks Yoh)
K: (squats down and looks under the table at a moaning Yoh)
Y: YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO KICK ME!
An: Didn't I?
K: (shakes head and stands back up)
A: I told you that wouldn't be a good thing to do Lord Yoh...
Y: (groan) Remind me to listen next time.
An: Vapor brain's smarter than you Yoh...I'm not surprised...
Y: Anyways, don't lie about what Anna?
K: (cuts in) Don't lie about how easy she goes on you.
An: I'm surprised you needed to ask; you were right under the table...
Y: (mumbles incoherently)
K: (grins evilly) Hey Anna, on the way here, Yoh was talking about how much he loves your training, and how he thinks your not doing enough...
Y: WHAT! No-no I didn't say that!
An: really? He must've been lying. But then that would mean that harsher training is in order. Which is good because that's what today's training is...
Y: (groan and slumps shoulders)
Y: (walks slumped out the door) I know I know, five blocks around first off. C'mon Amidamaru
A: Coming Lord Yoh! (Follows him)
An: No, I said harder...seven blocks.
(Yoh pretends he was too far to hear Anna. Soon Yoh and Amidamaru are gone.)
An: I dunno, what to do with that bum...
K: (shiver runs up and down her spine, she wonders why its so cold) Obviously whatever you're doing now is working fine. About that food... (Looks hopefully at Anna)
An: Heh, you haven't changed have you? In the cupboard...
K: (walks into the kitchen, then comes back out with her arms full of food, and sits on the couch opposite of Anna)
An: Heh (She shakes her head and smiles)
K: (smiles at food) Ahh, the love of my life... (She then stuffs her face. Within a couple of minutes she is done. Kara smiles at Anna) thank you! But I'm afraid you might not have that much left now...
An: Well, I was going to send Yoh out anyways...
K: (shrugs) 'k then! So is all your family ok?
An: Eh, they've been worse
(Kara spaces out, biting lip)
An: You're spacing out a lot... what's wrong?
K: (sigh) All day I've felt as though I were being followed...
An: mm?
K: (shakes her head) I'm going crazy, its nothing I'm sure.
An: Well, other than the fact that you've got a ghost following you, nothing's really wrong...
K: Yeah, a ghost, sure whatever. Just please don't go all off like my G-ma, at least my parents finally gave up.
An: Heh, believe what you like...
K: (Shivers again) Well, I suppose I should go home, G-ma is probably freaked about me being attacked by a ghost or something. (Throws up hands) Next thing you know she won't let me out of the house 'cuz the sky is falling down!
An: ha! Yea your g-ma was always like that. I should probably get back to Yoh...see you at school!
K: I'll look forward to it! (Kara leaves, not realizing that she was being followed by more than one, and that the next corner could bring death...)
Kaida: Hope you liked it, and PLEASE review! Next chapter: Clash of the Inevitable: Fiancée Fight. Chao!