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forgive me if i spelled any japanese words wrong or anything like that. i do not come from japan, therefore, i do not know proper japanese!
Chapter 1
Yoh looked the corridor, and after seeing no one, he fled out the door and down the marble steps. While racing through the garden, he watched the Palace with an intent eye, making sure no one saw him leave. Once he thought he saw a face in one of the Palace's many windows. Finally he found himself out of the garden and by the lake.
But before he could run to the path in the woods, a voice behind him asked, "And where might you be going at this hour, Otouto?"
Yoh spun around to see his older twin brother, Hao, grinning back at him, while holding a frog in his hands.
"The village." Yoh replied truthfully. He was going into the village, to see if that girl was at the docks again. "What are you going to do with that frog?"
Hao looked down at the frog, and then back at his younger brother, grinning mischievously.
"I was going to hide it in Tamao's dresser." Hao responded. Yoh frowned. The Palace prophetess was one of Yoh's many friends. So he walked up to Hao and grabbed the frog.
"You know she doesn't like it when you do that." He reminded, throwing the frog into the lake.
Hao gawked, "Do you know how long it took me to catch that thing?"
Yoh shrugged and walked down the path in the woods, while Hao yelled at him, "WHEN YOU GET BACK, I'M GOING TO FRY YOUR BEHIND! A-AND I'M GOING TO EAT YOUR LUNCH!"
Yoh ignored his brother's threats as he made his way to the village. As he turned to walk to the docks, a voice called out, "Hey, Asakura, you finally get away from all your brides and decide to dine with us?"
Yoh turned and saw that four of his friends stood before him. A blue asparagus headed ainu waved to him. Yoh grinned and ran over to them.
"How have you been? We barely see each other anymore. Have you found a bride yet?" the ainu interrogated.
"I'm great, but I haven't found a bride yet. How have you guys been?" Yoh greeted.
"Just peachy." A Chinese male, named Ren, responded. A vein in the boy's head pulsed, and his purple hair grew longer by the second. The ainu's younger sister, Pirika, triggered his annoyance. The girl ainu was constantly poking Ren's head while asking him if he was born arrogant, or if he had an arrogant personality because he was too stupid to get a girlfriend.
"W-would you like to have lunch with us, Y-Yoh-kun?" Tamao asked, her face turning beet-red. Horo-horo glanced at the prophetess and grinned, "Great idea, Tamao! Let's go eat, Yoh!"
Horo-horo seized Yoh's arm and led him into the restaurant. Tamao followed, and Ren rapidly ensued, Pirika tracing his every step, badgering him with questions.
Once seated at a table, Ren yelled at Horo-horo to get his baka sister away from him. Horo-horo looked from Ren to Pirika and decided against it when his sister sent him a glare that read 'I'll hurt you so bad, even mother won't recognize you.'
Pirika finally gave up after Tamao told her to sit in between her and Horo-horo.
"Hey, Yoh, want to know the real reason why we came here to eat?" Horo-horo asked. Yoh nodded.
Ren answered, "Because there's a new waitress that's really cute. We wanted to see if what Ryu told us was true."
Yoh grinned as Horo-horo continued, "It's not just Ryu. The whole town's talking about her. People say she's even prettier than my sister, Tamao, and all the Shaman Queen Bride Candidates put together. But, then again, any girl's prettier than Pirika."
Seconds later, the ainu lay unconscious on the floor, a bump rising from his head. Ren sweat dropped, as did Yoh. Pirika could be pretty abusive at times.
Ren looked at the unconscious boy on the ground and told Yoh, "And the best part is, the table we're sitting at is one of the tables the new waitress has to serve."
"Hmmm…What to get? What to get? That looks good…. No, that looks better…Wait! That looks delicious…They all look delicious! I CAN'T DECIDE!" Horo-horo mumbled to himself after he was conscious again. He had taken up a menu and started flipping through the pages, looking for something good to eat. But to no avail-he loved every bit of food mentioned on the menu, from the appetizers to the deserts.
"Onii-san, you can't have everything on the menu!" Pirika exclaimed. Horo-horo glared at his younger sister.
"Oh, yes I can! I'm a growing boy. Besides, you're like, younger than me, so I shouldn't be taking advice from you." Horo-horo told Pirika.
SMACK!
Once again, the ainu lay unconscious on the restaurant's tiled floor.
"So, what are you two doing here?" Yoh asked Tamao and Pirika.
"I came to try the foods Horo-kun told me about." Tamao explained, blushing under Yoh's stare.
"I came to stop Onii-san from drooling over all his food once he sees this new waitress." Pirika clarified. She glanced at Ren and saw he was staring back at her. Both reverted their gaze and flushed.
Yoh grinned. Anyone with brains could tell what the real reason why Pirika came was. The girl liked her brother's Chinese friend. The only ones who didn't know this were Horo-horo and Ren himself. Because Horo-horo had no brains, and Ren was either too arrogant or too stupid to notice the younger ainu's feelings.
The gang chatted for awhile until a waitress came by and took their orders. When Horo-horo asked where the waitress that was supposed to serve them was, her simple reply was, "She's in the bathroom, but she'll serve your food for you."
While they waited for their food, Pirika had seated herself next to Ren again and started annoying him. Horo-horo was asking Yoh about the bride candidates and wanted to know every detail. And Tamao tried to stop Ren from tearing the restaurant apart.
A clattering sound made everyone in the restaurant turn their heads. A young waitress, standing only a little ways from Yoh's table, stared at Yoh with widened onyx eyes, a clutter of broken plates and food stood lay in front of her. She wore the proper outfit for the restaurant: a light blue tank top with a yellow skirt that reached to her knees. A yellow headband could hardly be seen in her blonde hair.
Even though she donned different clothing, there was no mistaking it. It was the girl that Yoh had saved from drowning herself the day before.
"That's her." Yoh murmured. Horo-horo, misunderstanding what he was talking about, said, "Yep that's her. The new waitress. She's a beauty."
A man that looked about 20 or something ran up to the girl.
"What happened? I thought you said you wouldn't drop anything. So why did you?" the man asked. The girl mumbled something that only he could here, and then she ran out of the restaurant.
"Quit? QUIT? That girl's only been here for two days, and, all of a sudden, she QUITS? This is unbelievable!" the man cried.
Yoh looked to the place where the girl once stood. He knew why she ran. She saw him and probably didn't feel like talking to him. That, or she was scared he would visit the restaurant every day she worked there.
Yoh sighed as people came out to pick up the mess.
By the time the gang got their food and finished eating, it was about 2:30. After they all said goodbye, Yoh headed to the docks. He strolled to the platform, he found no one was there. He checked the water; no one was in it, either.
At least she didn't try to drown herself before I came, he thought. Guess all I have to do is wait. I don't care if I get slapped. It's worth it if I can see her again.
So Yoh waited. And waited. And waited. Once all the fishers started leaving to get home to their dinner, Yoh convinced himself that she wasn't coming. He turned away from the edge of the platform; his head hung in disappointment. He sighed and rose his head and stopped. In front of him stood the girl, scowling at him.
Yoh let out a sigh of relief, grinned, and lifted his hand in a wave. The girl fought a blush, and Yoh couldn't stop thinking about how cute she looked. She sent him a death glare and walked right past him to the water. Yoh extended his hand and grabbed her arm.
"Don't." he pleaded. Why was she doing this? One second he was happy to see her, the next, worried that she might hurt herself. His heart ached when the thought of her dead appeared and beated faster whenever he saw her. What was this girl doing to him?
Anna locked the door to the shack and turned around and started walking towards the docks. She had run to the safety of the shack after she ran from the restaurant.
If only she had listened to her conscience and left the restaurant before she went to serve that table, then she wouldn't have seen him. Even before Anna approached the table, she thought she saw him. As she left the bathroom, Anna thought she saw a brunette head with the same kind of hair that he had. And when she was only ten feet from the table, she heard his voice. He was talking about some girl that he said he met earlier that day. When Anna was about a meter away from the table she was to serve, she finally gave into the deeper part of her mind that was always right.
And she just had to drop the plates, so everyone's eyes would be on her. Even his. Anna's mind forced herself to give up her job-her only job-just so he wouldn't know where she worked.
At the restaurant, part of her was glad to see him, but, nevertheless, if he was at the docks, she would keep the vow she made the night before.
Besides, I'm just some peasant, she thought. No one ever bothers to care about peasants. So why would he?
She reached her destination right when all the fishers were in a rush to get home. Dodging various crates, nets, and people, she made her way to the empty platform. Anna ducked her head and watched the ground, just so no certain boy could recognize her. Speedily walking onto the platform, she looked up, and halted. The boy turned around and hung his head.
Anna felt tears form in her eyes. Half of her wanted to pulverize the boy, the other half wanted to drop to her knees, cry, and thank him for stopping her.
Then he sighed and lifted his head. When he saw Anna, he sighed once again, and waved. The grin he gave her sent shivers up her spine.
Anna felt the color rise in her cheeks. Damn, she thought. Why do I have to blush at this precise moment?
She sent him a death glare in return and walked right past him. He grabbed her arm and implored, "Don't."
The warmth in his hands made Anna want to listen to him, but instead, she ignored him. She was about to jump in when he yanked on her arm, pulling her towards him. Anna glared at him for what seemed like the hundredth time since they met.
"What do you want? Anything in the world, I'll give it to you. So long as you don't kill yourself." He said. Anna stared at him confused, who would want to give anything to her?
She thought a moment, although she knew what she wanted.
Finally, Anna answered, "I want to live in the Asakura Palace. Or to marry the heir to the Shaman King throne. Two things which I'm sure you can't get me."
Yoh thought. He could get her both, he just wasn't sure whether she would like him as her husband, or if he would like her as his wife. But, he really wanted to help.
"I can get you both. But you have to promise not to drown, nor murder, yourself." He compromised.
"Deal." Anna said. How he was going to get both, she didn't know, but she really didn't care about that right at that moment.
"Not just yet. I don't give away two for one. Tell me your name and I'll get you both." Yoh said.
Anna glared. This boy had better not be toying with me…she thought.
"No? Okay, then I guess you don't want to be the Shaman Queen, or live in the Asakura Palace." He said, walking away, thinking, At least I don't have to marry her anymore.
"Wait!" Anna shouted.
Yoh turned around, wishing she wouldn't agree to his bargain.
"My name is Anna Kyouyama." She answered after a long hesitation.
Yoh wanted to groan, but thought better of it.
"All right, Anna, follow me." He chanted cheerfully.
Anna looked back at the water. I guess I won't be seeing you for awhile, she told it in her mind
With that said, she ran to catch up with the boy who just might make her life more worth while.
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