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Chapter 6

Yoh mentally kicked his butt for almost blurting out the truth to Anna.

'Gods, how could I be so careless? It almost slipped! I didn't wait all this time just to get my plans ruined!' Sigh. 'At least it didn't. I just need to be more cautious next time.' Yoh thought silently to himself and while he is having a secret battle inside of him, he didn't notice the suspicious glares Anna's giving him.

When Yoh finally looked up, he noticed Anna's glares. A large sweat drop appeared at the back of his head. By now, he looks really tensed.

"Do you have any questions or none?" Anna finally said, breaking the building tension upon them.

"Ano… well, ehe… It's really difficult to think of a good question to ask you…" Yoh tried to reason out. After several minutes, he finally came up with a question.

"Uhm… well… I don't know if I should ask you this… demo… demo."

"Would you just spit it out already? You're getting in my nerves!"

'I can't believe this! He's really too much! After making me wait a couple of minutes and totally ignoring my presence opting to stare into nothingness… he still could not come up with his stupid question!'

"Ehe… gomen. Well, alright, but you've got to promise me that you're not going to react bru-… err… get mad rather to my question." Yoh, once again, mentally kicked his own poor butt.

'Geez… I was about to say "brutally". Thank goodness, I didn't. She'll surely be insulted by that! And make me pay my price dearly!'

Sigh.

"We've already gone through this, haven't we? I already told you that you can ask any kind of question… so that also implies we need to answer all the questions and not react immaturely with it. Those are the mechanics, remember?" Anna explained, trying very hard not to punch Yoh straight on the face for being such an idiot. She just explained it a while ago… how could he easily forget? Isn't he listening?

"Ehe… just want to make sure… so can I ask it now?" Yoh replied hopefully.

"What do you think? Wait for ten more years before you ask?"

"No."

"So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead."

'Feel at home.' Anna mentally added.

"Funga fufu!" Yoh cheered.

"Would you please stop that Funga thingy of yours? It's annoying!" a vein has now popped on Anna's fair forehead.

"Hai! So, let's now go to the question." He paused.

'Finally!' Anna thought irritably.

"Uhm… do you have a special someone at this point? If there is, why do you like him?" Yoh continued.

The question totally caught Anna off guard. She could not believe that Yoh is someone who ever asks or bring up any topic related to love. She could not get over the fact that there's still hope for Yoh to be romantic.

Anna, trying not to look dumbstruck immediately covered up by clearing her throat and raised an eyebrow at Yoh. Sensing that Anna probably 'disliked' his question, Yoh just gave her a weak but sincere smile.

Anna rolled her eyes at his action. 'So, you want to play innocent. Huh?' Anna thought to herself.

"Well?" Yoh asked, obviously curious.

"Why do you want to know?"

"Answering my question with another question would not help, you know!" Yoh coolly strike back… but deep inside, he's really getting nervous and jittery. He could not believe he just stood up for himself in front of Anna.

'Rejoice heaven and earth, for I have finally stood up for myself!' Yoh thought.

"Whoa! Didn't see that coming… anyways, I don't really know." Anna answered him lazily. "Besides, does it have to be a he?" she added.

Upon hearing this, Yoh's eyes became the size of saucers and they almost popped out.

"What do you mean? Are you…"

Seeing Yoh's priceless reaction, Anna snickered. Obviously, the table has turned and once again, she's in control. (Harharhar! Behold earth! Bows down to Anna! Joke!)

"Just kidding." Anna rolled her eyes.

Because of the unexpected turn of events, Yoh forget that Anna has not yet answered his question and so…

"So, it's my turn, isn't it?"

"Yup!" Yoh nodded his head in agreement.

"Hmm… what to ask? I know… Is your special someone a girl or a… you know…"

"Nani?" Yoh asked, bemused.

"Come on, you know what exactly I mean. Don't play stupid with me!" For the hundredth time, Anna rolled her eyes.

"How could you ask me something like that? Eww! I couldn't even describe how bad it is!"

"Hn!" Anna scoffed. "Well, forgive me for asking! I thought you'd be more mature enough to handle the question." She said in between the sarcastic and a-matter-of-factly tone.

Sigh.

"Well, of course I'm mature enough. It's just that… you of all people would ask me something like that. I'm just shocked at your question." Yoh replied in defense.

"Shocked? Why? Because it's true?" Anna smirked.

'Way to go, Anna!'

"HELL NO!"

Anna just smirked wider, upon seeing this, Yoh blushed. "Stop teasing me!" he blurted out.

"I am not teasing you!"

"Yes, you are! You always do!"

"What? Don't you dare accuse me! Accusing people is bad, you know!"

Sigh.

"This is going nowhere. I give up!" Yoh said, accepting his defeat knowing it would be the best course of action.

"Good!" Anna folded her arms across her chest and thought silently to herself, 'I always win in the end. Am I not greater than great?'

"Shall we continue?" She said aloud.

Oblivious to what Anna is thinking, Yoh just bowed his head and began to think for his next question.

Authors' Note:

There you go; the sixth chapter of the Room of Queries.

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