Leaders and Servants

Disclaimer: Don't own Shaman King… And "Funny Bunny" is from YuGiOh!

Note: Well, I hope that you don't hate me for taking so long… Anyhoo, here's more!

Leaders and Servants

The party continued onward, moving to a popular restaurant, it was popular because a party could reserve the whole place, and the only lights were candles at each table. All the couples were sitting together, and those who were single were sitting at a table, laughing happily. However, there were two, eating at lone tables in a far corner of the restaurant, who were too deep in there own thoughts to want to be near anyone else.

Macchi was chewing the same bit of steak over and over again, lost in thought. But she looked up curiously, to see Lyserg staring gloomily at his chicken. Macchi caught herself staring at how his eyes and hair looked, glowing in the candlelight. She felt a pang in her stomach, and she didn't know why, but she didn't like seeing the green X-LAWS, the dowser, sad like that.

So, Macchi picked up her plate with one hand and her drink with the other, and walked a table over and sat down across from Lyserg, who looked up to her in surprise.

"What do you want?" asked Lyserg slowly. Macchi raised an eyebrow.

"Well, we both liked our leaders, and our leaders loved each other. Wallow together in misery, ne?" Macchi laughed sadly and cut another piece of steak, before swallowing it. She completely missed Lyserg staring at her lips before shaking his head.

"How can you be so blunt about it?" asked Lyserg, slightly in shock and slightly in awe.

"I'm 'the cheerful one', don't you know?" teased Macchi with a sly grin. "I thought you X-LAWS knew everything about us."

"Well…" started Lyserg, but he was interrupted.

"Now, now, battle strategies aren't everything…" laughed Macchi. "Even though ours are great, near perfect even, the fact remains that emotion is another key player in battle. Even Yoh and his friends have learned this, I believe the man's name was Faust who taught them the lesson. You were with them, before you betrayed them, am I right?"

"Yes…" said Lyserg softly, not liking the word 'betrayed'. Still, he knew he had hurt Yoh and the others, and even Morphin at some point, and some scars don't go away so easily.

"Well, Peyote tried to kill us, but Nichrome healed us all in the end…" said Macchi thoughtfully. "Now he was a traitor. You I'm not so sure… Before today, you weren't an important person in my eyes. You went from one enemy's side to another's. It didn't affect me. But now that I look at it, I don't think you were. If you believed in Jeanne, then follow your belief." Macchi shrugged. "This is too serious for me, I'll have to brainwash myself with mindless cartoons when I get back to the hotel. Ah, the sweet joys of Funny Bunny…"

Lyserg blinked and tilted his head. This girl was strange. Cute though, but strange nonetheless.

"So…" said Lyserg with a small sigh. He looked into Macchi's lavender orbs. "What about you?"

"What do you mean, greenie?" asked Macchi, grinning.

"Don't call me that…" muttered Lyserg. "And anyway, what about you? What will you do now?"

"Funny, I don't remember asking you that…" said Macchi thoughtfully. "I don't know. Probably stay with Mari and Kanna at Hao-sama's brother's place for a while I guess. Hao-sama's gonna live with jeanne-san, I know that much."

"Oh…" said Lyserg. "But why would Yoh let you stay with him?"

"Are you implying I am evil, Lyserg?" asked Macchi, with a raised eyebrow and flirtatious grin. Lyserg didn't know why, but le loved the way her lips moved, the way she had purred when she said his name. "What about you? Will you stay with your precious Jeanne-sama, since no one plans to kill Hao-sama anymore? Heck, the only plans I see in the works is a wedding…"

"I… I might stay with Yoh-kun from now on…" said Lyserg softly. Macchi grinned.

"Great! While Kanna is off doing…" Macchi blinked. "Whatever she does… And Mari is off with Nichrome-kun, we can be depressed together! Yay!"

"Right…" chuckled Lyserg nervously, but much happier then he had been before Macchi had come to his table.

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