Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King

Author's note: I haven't updated this story in a long time. Since I was getting a lot of good reviews lately, I thought 'what the heck, I have nothing to lose.' I don't read the graphic novels any more so I'm sorry if the characters seem a little out of character. ;

Half Time Anna

Manta waited in the entry way for about fifteen minutes before Yoh showed up. Yoh seemed all disheveled and confused as to why Manta was standing in his entry way.

"Jeez Yoh, do you want to learn or not?" Manta demanded as he suddenly realized that his legs were shaking and he had broken into a nervous sweat.

"I'm sorry I kept you waiting, Manta," Yoh said as he opened the door. "Do you want to go down to the grave yard?"

"I'm supposed to be helping you with school!" Manta shouted as he released all his tension. Manta's shouting caused Anna to enter the room. She looked at Yoh in her usual empty stare and then walked back into the kitchen. The door clicked and Manta looked over to see Yoh gone, speedily he followed Yoh to the grave yard.

"So, um, let's start with Algebra," Manta said as he plopped himself down by a tree and shuffled through his back pack.

"Do you think Anna knows?" Yoh said out of the blue as he stared off into the misty sky.

"Knows what?" Manta said with curiosity as he wrapped his arms around a thick Algebra 1 text book. He tried desperately to free his head of the day's earlier events.

"Never mind, we're here to work on Algebra, right?" Yoh said with his cheesy grin. Manta sighed in relief and opened his book and handed Yoh a sheet of paper and pen.

"x 4y – rt/3 6. Give the value of t," Manta read as he glanced up at Yoh who was doodling. "I think Anna knows…" Manta whispered under breathe.

"I'm sorry if I'm dragging you into this," Yoh said as he commenced solving the problem. (A/N: I'm not solving it but if anyone does please feel free to tell me)

The lesson went on and Yoh solved each problem with occasional difficulty. Anna or any outside problems weren't addressed and after an hour, the two parted ways for the night.

Yoh walked into his house that night and went straight up to his room to discover Anna leaning against the door way to his room. She had a smug expression and her arms were folded.

"If you don't mind, I have a busy day tomorrow," Yoh said as he walked into the room, pushing Anna aside. She reacted with swiftness and put her foot between the wall and the door, so Yoh couldn't shut his door.

"Your little "friend" stopped by today," she said plainly with a slight smile creeping up her lips.

"Yeah, I know Manta came, he's helping me with school," Yoh said as he tried to shut the door, but failed to do so and watched it bounce off Anna's foot.

"I know he came! Once you left with him this girl named…" Anna couldn't finish because the pain of the door banging against her foot hurt so much. She moved her foot and Yoh had slammed the door shut.

"You need to tell your little girl friend to piss off!" Anna yelled at the door as she stomped back downstairs.