Saturday March 5, 11 pm
My life is incredibly becoming a soap opera. I rather think it's the people around me. I don't know how it came to this stage and I rather don't want to know. This notebook thing is becoming too weird. I feel like one of those teenage girls who pour their souls out to an inanimate object, like in those movies. They write about who they have a crush on or who did what or what their most embarrassing moment was. Well I think I'm getting to that point in my life where I'm doing that, believe it or not... If I become a cheerleader, please let the Great Spirit kill me.
Tonight was the festive the little town was holding. It was rather ok and we all dressed up in kimonos. The food was acceptable. The only thing wonderful about it was the fact that the scenery was beautiful at night. There were many people there, I guess most were people staying at the resorts. We soon split up after we got there; Tamao and Pirika went off in search of games to be won, dragging Horohoro with them to win a teddy bear. Hao too disappeared, hopefully forever and ever. Ryu saw some strength contest and I believe he spent the whole time there trying to win, although I've seen him yell at the machine several times. Yoh went off with Ren and Manta in search of food and milk. Jun and Pailong went off to buy souvenirs while I walked around, just watching.
The games there were pathetic so I didn't even want to give it a try. I was walking around the temples, looking at all the statues of the gods. Suddenly, I heard a noise behind me. At the time, I wasn't worried at all, thinking that it was some stupid cat lurking around. But suddenly I felt my body grew very hot.
You know that Hao is going to be killed someday, by myself personally. I know what I did to him last night might have set off some sort of war or something but I didn't expect anything like what happened tonight. He suddenly burst out in front of me, his spirit of fire behind him, looking mighty fierce.
'Hello Anna, lovely seeing you today,' he said in that casual tone of his that makes me just want to slap him. He had that smirk on his face. I glared at him.
'Well well, I see you aren't in much of a good mood. But then again, you are rather cute and beautiful when you are angry. Too bad my little brother doesn't realize that,' he said coolly.
I glared at him, seeing that it's the only thing I could do. Not that I'm afraid or anything but I just got these new kimonos washed and I did not want them to have any burnt marks on them. Damn Hao and these shamans. Why cant they be human so then I won't have to worry about some spirit burning me while I slapped them? Well its what I get. Hao stepped closer. I wanted to back away but kept my ground. I wasn't going to let someone with longer hair than most girls I know get to me.
"My dear lovely Anna, did you know that cupid is blind, yet it's guided by love to find those that belong together?" I frowned at this remark. Where does this idiot get all these stuff? "And since it is blind, I bet its hit you right in head."
"Actually Hao, I think cupid has hit you, and not with love arrows either," I commented, taking my hands and pushing his annoying face out of my way.
"Now now Anna, don't be so bitter. You're already developing frown marks," he remarked as he stepped closer. He was just about half an arm's length away. I would have slapped him right there and then but that fire demon of his was lingering right there. I knew Hao knew that I wasn't slapping him because of that demon of his. Oh did he know. He was smirking and stepping even closer. Ah to hell with my kimono!
Hao winced from the blow. I struck him right on his left cheek. It left a nice big red hand mark on there. I knew that there was also a very black mark on the back of my kimono. If he thought I wasn't going to send him the bill for the kimono, he had another thing coming. I walked out of there with my head high.
"Wait," the bastard even had enough nerve to call me back. I didn't stop but unwillingly, my feet slowed down a bit. Damn those feet! "So did you really mean it when you said I was your fiancé?"
I could even hear the smile in his voice. I glared and called back sardonically, "Sure Hao, you can be my fiancé. As long as you never talk to me again."
"Now come on Anna. What kind of proposition is that? Any other possibilities?" he asked so disgustingly sweet.
I mauled it over. I don't know what made me stand there in that place talking to him. I should have just walked right on out of there and never be caught in this. I knew Hao was setting me up for some sort of stupid, dotterel trap of his. And I had already fallen for it.
"Well you can always go ahead and die. Or maybe give me the world. Then I'll think it over," I came up with the most impossible thing ever. Then I walked out of there before he could trap me more.
You would think Yoh was some sort of useless lazy git who knows nothing but food and sleeping. Well actually, he is. But there's another part to it. He's actually really sweet sometimes. I cant believe that I, Anna the heartless, is talking about this but it is true. That guy can be so sweet sometimes I just think some alien took over his body. Then again, I rather like this alien. Anyways after I made my escape from Hao, I was in the fair grounds again. I was looking around when someone taped me on the shoulders. I turned around glaring, thinking it was Hao. But it turned out to be Yoh after all. I didn't bother apologizing.
He was wearing the happiest smile ever. In his hands, there was a little red balloon. It floated in the night air.
"Hey Anna. Look what I won," he held up the balloon as if it was the most treasured thing in the world. I glanced at the balloon and at the smiling Yoh. Sometimes I just want to laugh at Yoh's childish immateriality. But it's hard to do it. It's hard to get the sound out. But I did get an amused smile out which made Yoh's lips twitch even more up that face of his, if possible.
Then he took my hand and placed the string to the balloon in it.
"I present to you, Anna, my happiness and love," now I couldn't even help but smile more at that. I glanced from his face to the balloon. So this was what it must feel like to be actually happy. He then bowed to me and hopped off looking as happy as a lunatic.
If you were in my place, you couldn't help but smile right? Well I did. I smiled long after he had skipped off into the throng of people and long after I've lost sight of him. The balloon was still in my hand, blowing in the wind. I smiled at it and the star filled skies.
Anna
Sunday March 6th 9 am
This morning, I woke up to the balloon on the ceiling. I was living alone again; thank the gods. Tamao, Jun and Pirika had all found separate rooms. I still think I'm becoming more like any other regular teenage girls around. The balloon floated up and down in the room. I woke up smiling! What is wrong with me? Anyways, I just couldn't help it. I couldn't help that smile. I really think being with that smiling idiot for so long has finally started rubbing off on me.
That balloon, I think, meant a lot to me. I think I'll never be able to look at a balloon again without the same happiness going through me. Great Almighty Spirit, do I sound like an idiot! Lovesick is what Jun proclaimed me after I found her in the fair later. I just glared at her and didn't say much more. But it was a fun night after all. Hao remained gone and missing while I held on to my balloon and a smile on my face. I saw Yoh many times that night and he seemed to be smiling more than usual. Strange isn't it? Anyways things couldn't seem to be any better. Hao is actually not talking to me much anymore except to give me a small smile this morning. And it wasn't one of those nice, how are you? smiles. It was one of those, oh-you-are-going-to-get-it smiles. Its pathetic of me to know what kind of smiles Hao has.
Breakfast was good. Tamao and the rest of us planned to go sightseeing while the guys are going to go to some temple and "practice" although I highly doubt it. What is this weird feeling going through me? I can't get all giddy and girly over such things as a plain old red balloon! I think I should just go and die somewhere. But first, we need to go sightseeing. Actually, I think Jun is calling me. Oh wait… I have to wake up Yoh for Ren's little "practice session". That idiot is never awake for anything.
Anna
Sunday March 6th 9:30 am
I think I'm going to faint. I seriously do think I'm going to faint. Or at least kill someone. Maybe Hao. Yes, definitely Hao. It's all HIS fault. Sometimes, I think that bastard just wants to be killed by me.
So I went to Yoh's room to check to see if he woke up yet. On the way in, I bumped into Hao who was coming out.
"Hello Anna," he told me. He was hiding a smile. I could tell by the way his lips were quivering.
"What do you want Hao?" I asked wearily.
"Nothing much. What brings you here?" he asked, still with his quivering mouth.
"To see if Yoh's awake. Is he?"
The smile finally broke through. "Well actually he isn't. I was just going to get you to wake him up. That lazy brother of mine sleeps so much. Go right in ahead."
I should have known. I should have known right there and then that Hao was up to something but I didn't see it. I was just so damn happy over that stupid little balloon. I slid open the door to find Yoh. And wait, let me get to the good part. I found Yoh perfectly awake…and NAKED!
"Anna! What are YOU doing here?" he asked, his eyes wide like a goldfish. I swear he wasn't even breathing. I tried to keep my eyes above his neck but all I have to say is my eyes kinda slipped. I looked away quickly and grabbed the first book in reach to cover my eyes.
"Um…" I was actually STUTTERING! The great Anna of calmness and coolness was stuttering. "Just to see if you're awake for the… uh… the Ren thing. Ok, I have to go. Bye!"
I turned around and walked out of there without looking back.
I think on my list of most embarrassing things I've ever seen, since I am becoming a girly girl with this diary and everything, I think this tops as number one. But oh do I have a surprise for you. There's more to this weird and disgusting moment than what I've already said. What I grabbed was a book and that book was a journal! Can you believe this? Yoh keeps a journal. There's only one entry in it, which makes me think he only got it yesterday or today. It had the resort we're staying in on the cover. Anyways, here's the entry that was in it. I don't even know what to make of it…
Dear Journal thing,
I know this is usually for girls. And I'm not a girl, just so you know, little journal. You look really pretty and that's why I bought you. Ren wanted the macho one with the motorcycle but the stars and this resort seems really pretty. Plus there's a white shape of a girl, standing in front of the hotel. It looked so much like Anna in a white dress that I had to buy it. Anyways, I've been thinking about buying one of these things ever since I teased Anna about hers. She seemed to be writing in it a lot and I thought I might as well get one and write in it. It must be fun because Anna is starting to smile more after she started writing in that journal of hers, that I got her for Christmas. True, I did get it at the corner store but I still thought it was pretty.
Mainly, I wanted to write about last night. Yep, it was good last night. You know Anna right? Well I guess you don't. She's my fiancée. She's really pretty with blonde hair and wears black all day. She is very mean and strict but Ren and Horohoro and the rest of the guys think I have a crush on her. Well maybe I do. I mean its only natural to start liking your fiancé isn't it? I have no idea what a crush is. I like her and I think it's suppose to be like that isn't it? Well then Hao and Horohoro and Ren started talking about something else that you get to do with a girl when you really like them. I got scared. I don't think Anna wants to do such things. I mean if I hugged her, she would just kick me. And this stuff that they were all talking about involved a lot of hugging and holding.
(You bet I'll kick him if he does that. Those guys are such a bad influence on Yoh!)
Last night was pretty fun. I was with everybody else and we were at the fair. There was lots of lights and really good food. Ren, Manta and I disappeared soon after to find food. We bought tons, and Ren bought many bottles of milk. I think he wants to grow taller since he is short but all that grows is his hair. Weird isn't it? We played some games and I won one of them. I won a balloon. Ren joked that it was pretty pathetic for the Shaman King to fail 10 times and win only a measly balloon. I, however, didn't agree. The balloon was red and really pretty. It was a worthy price for anyone, especially me.
Anyways, I came up with an idea and searched for Anna. I left Ren and Manta by a game that tested their strength, with Ryu still there playing. Anna was just walking here from the temples. I think she doesn't like all the noise that much. I cant very much blame her. It is really loud. I tapped her on the shoulder and she came around glaring at me. I almost thought I did something wrong, but then again, I haven't seen her for a while. I smiled and showed her what I won. To my delight, she smiled! I felt myself smiling wider as she smiled herself. Taking her hand, I gave her the balloon and told her that I would give her my happiness and love. I really meant it though.
And can you believe it? She smiled more! It's the most I've seen her smile. My heart almost stopped when she did that. I was so nervous and happy I skipped off. But throughout the night, I saw her smiling. Isn't it great? Maybe I should do that more often. Give her small presents like that. She should smile more.
I think I should write more in this journal. It might be good.
Asakura Yoh
Ok, so there it is. Confusing isn't it? Who knew Yoh can be so childish on paper too? Anyways, I'm so very confused now. What is Yoh talking about? But I think I should return this book to Yoh's room, before he finds out I took it out and read it. Please do not let me see him naked again.
Anna
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Ah, so again, lets start with apologies. I'm really very really sorry about everything. Its just that its sooo hard to adjust to normal school stuff. But now, I'm seriously really really back. I am one hundred percent back to normal! I've been writing some other stories too and starting on maybe a sequel to the other story. So dont worry, I'm back. School was hard to adjust to but its getting easier now which means, more updates! YAY! Ok, and um yeah, that's it. Sorry again and you know the drill, Review!
Lale