Lightning-Dono: 4th chapter! I'm better with Shaman King stuff than Yu-Gi-Oh, I guess. Don't know why. By the way, if you have NEVER heard the song "Silent Weapon-Yoh's Version" THEN YOU NEED TO HEAR IT! He sounds like a girl...But he also does in the non-dubbed anime, so I don't really find that unusual. And Anna sounds like an old lady in the non-dub. D
OH! And thank you, EVERYONE for reviewing! It's very nice of everyone to compliment on this fanfic! =D
Anna: Old...lady?
Lightning-Dono: Uh...Yeah. On to the 4th chapter!
Oh, and a word I'll be using in this chapter is 'Hai'. 'Hai' means 'Yes'. ^^
Hao is in this chapter, but he won't be called 'Zeke', okay? ; I hate that frickin' name! Zeke? ZEKE!? O.O
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Tamao's POV
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I was standing behind a tall tree, panting and hugging my handbag and picture of Manta. Looking up, I saw the spirit of an owl and abruptly moved away from the tree. I had learned that disturbing spirits was disrespectful.
A few feet away from where I was standing, I saw a large moving figure that kept moving closer to me, not bothering to keep down the noise it was making. A branch cracked loudly where it stood. The branch landed at my feet, barely missing my toes.
"You! Keep still, okay?" The figure said, getting closer to me. I was paralyzed with fear. But even so, I managed to open my mouth and speak.
"H-Hai!"
"Good."
The figure continued to move towards me. I was resisting the urge to run, but even if I did run, I'd be running towards the Inn. Or, what used to be an Inn. And Anna and Yoh would probably be there, waiting for me or SOMETHING...And I couldn't risk that. The muscles in my legs started to twitch uncomfortably.
In an instant, a hand that felt like cold metal clamped onto my mouth, jerked my handbag forcefully from my hand, grabbed the picture of Manta from me, examined it carefully, and thrust it onto the ground. He then wrapped an arm around my waist and all contained breath was released in a huff.
"Where is Asakura Yoh?"
"I-I don't know!"
I had figured out it was a male who looked about 15. He had long hair and looked somewhat like Yoh...But something about him spooked me. I could feel a strange presence within him...
Through my subconsious thinking, I noted that he had taken his arm from my waist.
"THIS IS ASAKURA YOH'S FRIEND!" He shouted at me, indicating the picture of Manta, which was speckled with dirt particles.
"Please...I'll show you to him, then," I said queasily. I felt a little sick when he blasted his hot breath into my face. It wasn't that it smelled bad, but it smelled of all the evils in the world, if I could put it that way. Like pollutants, dead animals and such things.
Still holding my hand, he requested I take him to Yoh. I had an awful feeling about this, but if he got any angrier, then I feared he would shout at me again...Then I'd probably pass out.
I pointed at the Inn, my hand trembling in his. It was amazing how long ones hand can stay cold while holding onto anothers. Or maybe it was just his hand. I was about to change my mind, but I knew he wouldn't be happy, and the last thing I wanted to do was to spoil his moment of internal bliss, as he was smiling like this was the best moment ever in his life.
"Soon, Yoh...You have not gotten rid of me yet!" He cackled softly. I was taken aback. How could anyone want to hurt Yoh, and how did Yoh get rid of him?
Suddenly, his hair whipped into my face as he turned around. My vision blurred as his hair touched my eyes, as I didn't close them in time.
"As for you, my pleasant young lady," he said kindly, as though the past few eventful minutes had not happened.
"Huh?" I drew a hand across my forehead, finding my hand was wet afterwards. I had been sweating out of fear.
"Hmph. Do you know who I am?" He leaned his face towards mine.
"I...No." In truth, I didn't really want to know who he was. What should any business with Yoh relate to me? Why did I always have to be dragged into something, just because I wasn't very important in anyone's eyes?
"I'm Asakura Hao," he whispered calmly at me. He looked into my disbelieving eyes, smiling.
"Y-you can't be! Yoh doesn't have a brother..."
"Yes he does. He never told you because he never had the chance."
"What do you mean?"
"WHO CARES WHAT I MEAN!?" He shouted at me.
"What do you want me to do for you?" I was suddenly feeling the anger rise inside myself. "What should it matter what -I- think? All anyone ever think about is their selfish wants and needs! I don't care! Let me go-,"
"Such a perky young lady." Hao didn't let go of my hand like I was expecting him to. Instead, he said in a soothing voice,
"Just do this for me..."
"Why would I do anything for YOU!?"
"Because I need you to do this for me! NOW LEAD ME TO HIM!" He thundered, approaching the porch with great speed and letting go of my hand.
"...Fine," I replied, giving up on the strength that I had so well built up inside me.
"Good." Hao smiled back at me. He stepped up onto the porch without much caution.
"Ano...Hao? Please keep it down!"
"I'm more powerful than anyone here! I don't need to fear anyone coming out and seeing me." He continued up to the door where he looked expectantly back at me.
"Hm?"
"Get up here and let me in!"
"How do I get in there? Anna-san...she kicked me out."
"I don't want to hear sob stories! GET ME IN THERE!"
I didn't want to refuse, as it looked as though Hao was going to explode. I walked steadily up to the porch and rapped on the door gently.
"Louder," he whispered into my ear loudly.
I kept up a steady beat in my knocking and got progressively louder.
A moment later, Anna opened the door.
"Tamao! What are you doing here?"
"Um, Anna-san? Hao wants to see Yoh."
Hao's eyes got very wide as I mentioned his name.
"No, you dummy...UGH!" He pushed me aside and faced Anna.
"Let me in," he said calmly. I sat there, wondering how he was going to get Anna to let him in.
"And why would anyone have a need to see Yoh in the middle of the night?" She stared at him unblinkingly.
"Business," Hao replied sourly.
"No. Yoh doesn't need a job." Anna shut the door...on Hao's fingers. Hao had stuck his fingers against the edge of the door as to keep the door open.
"Hao, mind your own business and leave!"
"No!" Hao shoved the door open forcefully and with the flick of one finger to the side of Anna's head, knocked her out.
"ANNA-SAN!" I screamed, clutching my face with both hands, finger nails digging into my skin.
"Shut up or you will face the same fate as this pathetic girl!"
"Watch what you do to my friends, Hao."
There, standing in the middle of the hall, was Yoh, looking as bright as ever, with Manta behind him.
OH! And thank you, EVERYONE for reviewing! It's very nice of everyone to compliment on this fanfic! =D
Anna: Old...lady?
Lightning-Dono: Uh...Yeah. On to the 4th chapter!
Oh, and a word I'll be using in this chapter is 'Hai'. 'Hai' means 'Yes'. ^^
Hao is in this chapter, but he won't be called 'Zeke', okay? ; I hate that frickin' name! Zeke? ZEKE!? O.O
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Tamao's POV
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I was standing behind a tall tree, panting and hugging my handbag and picture of Manta. Looking up, I saw the spirit of an owl and abruptly moved away from the tree. I had learned that disturbing spirits was disrespectful.
A few feet away from where I was standing, I saw a large moving figure that kept moving closer to me, not bothering to keep down the noise it was making. A branch cracked loudly where it stood. The branch landed at my feet, barely missing my toes.
"You! Keep still, okay?" The figure said, getting closer to me. I was paralyzed with fear. But even so, I managed to open my mouth and speak.
"H-Hai!"
"Good."
The figure continued to move towards me. I was resisting the urge to run, but even if I did run, I'd be running towards the Inn. Or, what used to be an Inn. And Anna and Yoh would probably be there, waiting for me or SOMETHING...And I couldn't risk that. The muscles in my legs started to twitch uncomfortably.
In an instant, a hand that felt like cold metal clamped onto my mouth, jerked my handbag forcefully from my hand, grabbed the picture of Manta from me, examined it carefully, and thrust it onto the ground. He then wrapped an arm around my waist and all contained breath was released in a huff.
"Where is Asakura Yoh?"
"I-I don't know!"
I had figured out it was a male who looked about 15. He had long hair and looked somewhat like Yoh...But something about him spooked me. I could feel a strange presence within him...
Through my subconsious thinking, I noted that he had taken his arm from my waist.
"THIS IS ASAKURA YOH'S FRIEND!" He shouted at me, indicating the picture of Manta, which was speckled with dirt particles.
"Please...I'll show you to him, then," I said queasily. I felt a little sick when he blasted his hot breath into my face. It wasn't that it smelled bad, but it smelled of all the evils in the world, if I could put it that way. Like pollutants, dead animals and such things.
Still holding my hand, he requested I take him to Yoh. I had an awful feeling about this, but if he got any angrier, then I feared he would shout at me again...Then I'd probably pass out.
I pointed at the Inn, my hand trembling in his. It was amazing how long ones hand can stay cold while holding onto anothers. Or maybe it was just his hand. I was about to change my mind, but I knew he wouldn't be happy, and the last thing I wanted to do was to spoil his moment of internal bliss, as he was smiling like this was the best moment ever in his life.
"Soon, Yoh...You have not gotten rid of me yet!" He cackled softly. I was taken aback. How could anyone want to hurt Yoh, and how did Yoh get rid of him?
Suddenly, his hair whipped into my face as he turned around. My vision blurred as his hair touched my eyes, as I didn't close them in time.
"As for you, my pleasant young lady," he said kindly, as though the past few eventful minutes had not happened.
"Huh?" I drew a hand across my forehead, finding my hand was wet afterwards. I had been sweating out of fear.
"Hmph. Do you know who I am?" He leaned his face towards mine.
"I...No." In truth, I didn't really want to know who he was. What should any business with Yoh relate to me? Why did I always have to be dragged into something, just because I wasn't very important in anyone's eyes?
"I'm Asakura Hao," he whispered calmly at me. He looked into my disbelieving eyes, smiling.
"Y-you can't be! Yoh doesn't have a brother..."
"Yes he does. He never told you because he never had the chance."
"What do you mean?"
"WHO CARES WHAT I MEAN!?" He shouted at me.
"What do you want me to do for you?" I was suddenly feeling the anger rise inside myself. "What should it matter what -I- think? All anyone ever think about is their selfish wants and needs! I don't care! Let me go-,"
"Such a perky young lady." Hao didn't let go of my hand like I was expecting him to. Instead, he said in a soothing voice,
"Just do this for me..."
"Why would I do anything for YOU!?"
"Because I need you to do this for me! NOW LEAD ME TO HIM!" He thundered, approaching the porch with great speed and letting go of my hand.
"...Fine," I replied, giving up on the strength that I had so well built up inside me.
"Good." Hao smiled back at me. He stepped up onto the porch without much caution.
"Ano...Hao? Please keep it down!"
"I'm more powerful than anyone here! I don't need to fear anyone coming out and seeing me." He continued up to the door where he looked expectantly back at me.
"Hm?"
"Get up here and let me in!"
"How do I get in there? Anna-san...she kicked me out."
"I don't want to hear sob stories! GET ME IN THERE!"
I didn't want to refuse, as it looked as though Hao was going to explode. I walked steadily up to the porch and rapped on the door gently.
"Louder," he whispered into my ear loudly.
I kept up a steady beat in my knocking and got progressively louder.
A moment later, Anna opened the door.
"Tamao! What are you doing here?"
"Um, Anna-san? Hao wants to see Yoh."
Hao's eyes got very wide as I mentioned his name.
"No, you dummy...UGH!" He pushed me aside and faced Anna.
"Let me in," he said calmly. I sat there, wondering how he was going to get Anna to let him in.
"And why would anyone have a need to see Yoh in the middle of the night?" She stared at him unblinkingly.
"Business," Hao replied sourly.
"No. Yoh doesn't need a job." Anna shut the door...on Hao's fingers. Hao had stuck his fingers against the edge of the door as to keep the door open.
"Hao, mind your own business and leave!"
"No!" Hao shoved the door open forcefully and with the flick of one finger to the side of Anna's head, knocked her out.
"ANNA-SAN!" I screamed, clutching my face with both hands, finger nails digging into my skin.
"Shut up or you will face the same fate as this pathetic girl!"
"Watch what you do to my friends, Hao."
There, standing in the middle of the hall, was Yoh, looking as bright as ever, with Manta behind him.