Awww man. I only got 6 reviews for the last chapter (sighs) I might as well discontinue this story since it's not getting any attention. I don't want to, but I might not have a choice. But I'll give it another shot. So if you like this story and would like to see it continued, PLEASE review. Thanx to anyone who does. Enjoy chapter 4!

Disclaimer: Chiquita Linda does not own Shaman King. She only owns this fic and some other ones, but that's it.

Tamao made her way across the dark street completely unaware of where she was going.

"Oooh it's dark out here. I didn't know that it was going to be this dark and scary out here." She said as she raised her hands up to her chest.

She slowly looked around at her surroundings. An eerie breeze made it's way through the night as Tamao made her way across the street. The darkness and silence were slowly beginning to frighten her and she was slowly starting to regret leaving the house.

"I guess I should have just stayed at the house." She said fearfully. Suddenly, she remembered that she would never give up. Her friends were in danger and it would be scarier for her to see them hurt than for her to be outside alone in the dark.

"Hmph. I have to be strong for the sake of my friends." She said determinedly. "Besides my friends are the most important thing right now. And I can't afford to see one of them hurt." Tamao then continued on her search for Horo Horo and her friends.

Back at the Asakura household Pilika, and Ren remained in the same positions that they were in when Tamao left. None of them had spoken a word since Ren asked Pilika if she wanted to leave him as well. There was an eerie silence in the room as they both sat in the darkness. Not one sound was made or heard.

Pilika finally spoke.

"Do you think that they'll get hurt?" She asked as she slowly looked up at Ren.

Ren, who's eyes were closed, looked up stared at the darkened television that was across the room in front of him.

"Hmmm...I don't know. Hao is known to be ruthless. And if I am correct and he wants to fight Yoh alone, then he'll surely eliminate any of his friends that are standing in his way." He replied.

Pilika's eyes widened as she imagined what Hao might do to her brother if he were to intervene in a battle that was not his.

"Oh no." She trembled. "Horo Horo how could you be so foolish?" She cried. Pilika dropped to her knees and placed her face in both hands.

Ren turned and saw Pilika crying. He sighed and turned away.

"Look although Horo Horo's decision wasn't an intelligent one, that doesn't necessarily make him foolish, Pilika." Ren said.

Pilika sniffed and looked up at Ren. "But you said that..."

"Horo Horo cares a lot about his friends and he would do anything to save them, even if it meant that he would get hurt." He interrupted. "The truth is. Horo Horo's choice of pursuing Yoh wasn't really that foolish of a decision, but I would never think about doing that." He said.

Pilika was becoming confused.

"Wait a sec, you're confusing me here. So if Horo Horo's decision wasn't foolish, then why did you say that it was?" she asked.

Ren didn't answer.

"Ren!" Pilika questioned.

"Listen Pilika, I thought about it a little alright?" Ren blushed. "The truth is that Horo Horo was kinda smart for wanting to pursue Yoh because now Yoh won't have to battle alone. And if they both fight together, then the chances of one of them getting severely injured, becomes slimmer." Ren pouted.

Pilika smiled and slowly stood up from the floor. Ren looked up and saw Pilika slowly walking towards him. He started to blush furiously.

"Wh...wwhat are you doing!" Ren shouted.

Pilika walked over to Ren, opened her arms and tightly wrapped them around him.

"So you do care about them and you do think that it was right for them to pursue Yoh!" She said with glee.

"Hmph. That doesn't mean that I care about them." Ren protested. "And why are you hugging me?" He questioned.

"Because." Pilika answered happily as she wrapped her arms even tighter.

"Oh well that surely answered my question." Ren said sarcastically.

Pilika released Ren and then stared at him.

"Ren? But if you think that Horo Horo made the right decision, then don't you wanna go and follow them to?" She asked.

Ren stared at the ground and scoffed. "Like I said before, not yet." He answered.

Pilika's jaw dropped in disbelief.

"Not yet? What do you mean not yet? What are you waiting for?" She shouted.

"I'm waiting for Yoh to find his brother first." He replied.

"What? Why are you waiting for him? And how do you know that he hasn't gotten there yet?" She asked again

"Because Pilika." Ren answered.

"I can't see anything out here." Tamao trembled as she walked through the dark and empty park. "Where am I even going? I have no clue as to where Yoh or Horo Horo are...so where am I going?" She asked herself as she looked around. Every where she turned there was nothing but darkness.

From time to time she would hear the creaking sounds of two small swings as the swung around in the breeze. The small see saw, would slowly move up and down. It's sounds echoing through the large park.

Suddenly out of the corner of her eye, Tamao saw something move.

"AHHHH! What was that?" She shouted trembling. There was nothing there.

Tamao looked around and noticed that it was nothing. She gulped and slowly started walking again.

"Hee hee I guess it was nothing." She said. "I'm just scared of the dark that's all."

Again, out of the corner of her eye, she saw something move.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH! What was that?" She shouted once more. "Who...who's there?" She said as she looked over at a darkened bush and noticed the leaves moving around.

"Is something there?" She asked again as she got closer to the bush. The leaves continued to rustle, but nothing came out.

"I'm...I'm...not afraid! Whatever you are...you better...just leave me alone because I have to help my friends!" She determinedly shouted.

Suddenly a small object shot out, pounced off of Tamao's shoulder, and ran away.

"AHHHH! Get off me!" Tamao shouted as the object pounced off of her. Hysterical, Tamao ran for her life.

"Ugh. Where are you Yoh?" Horo Horo asked himself as he arrived in front of the darkened forest (A/N: The one that Yoh's walking through right now). I know that you went through here, I can feel it. But this place is huge, how am I supposed to find you? He thought.

Horo Horo looked around at the boundary that separated where the park ended and the dark forest began. He looked around for any movements, but saw nothing. He knew that he would have to go in, in order to find Yoh, but he had no clue where to search first.

"Ugh where do I search first? This forest is huge!" He shouted. Horo Horo looked around once more but he couldn't make up his mind.

"Ugh I guess that I'll just have to pick a random place and start searching there." He said. He was about to enter into the dark forest, when he heard screaming coming from behind him. He stopped and turned around but he couldn't see anyone.

"AHHHHHHHH!" someone screamed.

"Uh...who's there?" Horo Horo shouted.

The screaming continued and he saw a shadow wondering around in the darkness, but he couldn't see anything at all.

"Whoever you are...show yourself! Now!" He shouted.

Just then he saw the shadow running closer and closer to him. It obviously didn't know where it was going. Just then the two collided and Horo Horo and the other person fell to the ground.

"Ouch! Watch where you're going you numbsk.."

Just then the light shined among the shadow showing that it was Tamao.

"Tamao?" He asked as he stood up. Tamao looked up.

"Horo Horo!" She shouted. "Am I glad to see you. I was completely lost and scared back there."

"What are you doing here?" He asked as he helped Tamao to her feet.

"Oh well." Tamao started. "Well I was thinking about what you told me back at the house, and well I realized that you were right." She said as she looked up at him.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Well I realized that for once I need to be strong and go out to save my friends. The truth is, that you were right Horo Horo. I should stop worrying about my friends and I should go out and help them in anyway that I can. And so I came to follow you." She finished.

"Tamao." Horo Horo said softly. "Look I'm really sorry for what I said to you back there. I didn't mean it. I was just angry because of the fact that Ren didn't want us to help Yoh. I sincerely apologize Tamao. I just didn't know what I was thinking." He replied as he lowered his head.

"No. You don't need to apologize Horo Horo." Tamao said as she slowly reached and held Horo Horo's hands in hers. "After all if it weren't for you, then I would have never changed my personality for the better." She smiled.

Horo Horo slowly lifted his head. "What?" He asked.

"Come on...let's go find Yoh together." She smiled.

Horo Horo smiled as well. "Right." They both then entered the forest together.

Through the dark and dense forest, past where Yoh and Amidamaru were, lied the dark cave that held Anna prisoner along with Hao. Anna's head lay dormant as she had finally given up all hope of escaping. Her hair covered her face and her mouth was slightly opened as she took in small and slow breaths.

Hao was on the other side of the darkened dungeon, exercising and getting ready for his brother's arrival. Sweat was running down his face and chest (XD!) as he did sit ups on the cold stone floor.

"1,201, 1,202." He counted.

Everything was silent except for Hao's voice and the soft sound of rattling chains as Anna moved her arms around, trying to stop the pain that she felt from being chained to the wall for so long.

"Do not worry Anata. It'll all be over soon. My ototo will be here any minute now and then I will finally prove that you are rightfully mine." Hao murmured as he continued his sit ups.

Anna took in a deep breath and sighed, but said nothing.

Suddenly, Hao stopped and shot up from the floor. Anna looked up.

"Hmmm..I sense that Horo Horo and that little girl that you all call Tamao are also searching for you and I. They might interfere with my plans if they find Yoh." He smirked.

"H..How do you know?" Anna said softly as she opened her parched and dried lips.

"I can sense it." Hao turned to her. "I won't have them interfering with anything. Hmmm.. I'll have to go to that Horo Horo and Tamao and stop them before they find Yoh." Hao said as he went over and grabbed his sword.

"Hao. Don't!" Anna suddenly shouted as clenched her fists causing her chains to rattle.

"Sorry Anna, but my mind is made up." He said as he turned back around.

"Hao!" Anna shouted. But it was too late. Hao had already disappeared.

Anna couldn't take it anymore. She swung her arms around and tried desperately to set herself free. The chains were tightening around her arms and legs and were causing her pain, but she just couldn't take it anymore. She continued tugging and pulling her arms, trying to set herself free. The more she struggled the tighter the chains became around her body became.

Finally, one of the chains on her arms tightened so much, that it cut Anna's arm causing warm blood to slowly flow from Anna's veins onto her arm. At that point, Anna moaned in pain and stopped struggling.

As she felt the warm blood pour from her arm and onto the cold ground she couldn't help but let go of all hope. All hope that Yoh would find her and rescue her before it was too late. Thoughts crossed her mind of how Hao would destroy Horo Horo and Tamao and then destroy Yoh before he could get to her. She knew that she shouldn't think negative thoughts, but her soul had finally let go of all hope.

"Yoh..." Anna suddenly murmured. "If you die...then I shall die with you." She said as she lowered her head and slowly closed her eyes.

"Uh...where are we Horo Horo?" Tamao asked frantically as she made her way through the dense and darkened trees with Horo Horo by her side.

"I don't know. But keep your eyes open for Yoh or anyone else." Horo Horo said as he used his snowboard to cut down all of the branches that were in their way.

Tamao nodded. She then started looking through the dark trying to find any signs of movement, but it was too dark for her to see clearly. Her eyes suddenly focused on a darkened shadow that was a few feet ahead of them. It looked too short to be a tree, and too tall to be an animal.

"Wait Horo Horo. Stop!" Tamao said as she grabbed onto Horo Horo's arm.

"What is it Tamao?" Horo Horo asked as he stopped and looked at Tamao.

"I think I see a shadow up ahead." She pointed.

Horo Horo squinted his eyes and tried to make out what the shadowy figure in front of them was.

"What is that?" He squinted as he slowly started to move closer.

"Wait Horo Horo! It could be dangerous!" Tamao warned.

"Just stay back here a while okay Tamao?" Horo Horo replied. He then slowly started to walk closer to the object.

"O..okay..but be careful." Tamao said as she held her hands up to her chest.

Horo Horo slowly walked closer and closer. The shadowy figure stood still and did not move as Horo Horo approached it. As he got closer, he was able to make out someone with long hair, and a long white cloak.

"Wait a sec...are you.?" Horo Horo began as he finally made it to the figure and was now face to face with none other than Hao!

"Yes. It's me. And I won't let you go any further!" Hao shouted as lifted both arms from under his cloak and lunged a sword right into Horo Horo's stomach.

Horo Horo let out a soft moan as the sword slowly pierced into his body and lunged itself into his stomach. Hao smirked as he watched Horo Horo's body slowly fall to the ground.

Tamao watched from far away as she saw Horo Horo's body fall to the ground.

"HORO HORO!" She shouted running towards him. "HORO HORO!" She cried. She threw herself onto the leaf covered ground and picked up Horo Horo's frail body into her arms.

"Horo Horo are you alright?" She cried. She then felt blood slowly start to cover her hand as she rested her hand on his stomach.

"No." She said as she looked at her drenched hand. "This is..." She began to realize what was soaking her hand. She then looked up and saw Hao standing in front of her with a sword in his hand and a smirk on his face.

"Well hello there young Tamao." Hao smiled as he lifted his stained sword.

"You..you...WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?" She cried as she held Horo Horo tighter in her arms.

"I was merely getting rid of all interferences. I don't want you or Horo Horo to interfere with this battle." He said. "And since I have already gotten rid of Horo Horo.." He began as he lifted his sword and pointed towards Tamao.

Tamao tightly shut her eyes and clenched onto Horo Horo's body for dear life.

Hao then lifted his sword above his head and swung it through the air, until...

"LEAVE HER ALONE HAO!"

Hao stopped, and slowly turned around.

Tamao's slowly opened her eyes to see who had shouted. It was..."YOH!" She shouted.

Yoh was standing behind Hao, sword clenched in his hands and his loyal spirit Amidamaru by his side. Yoh slowly looked over in Tamao's direction and saw Horo Horo laying lifeless in her frail arms.

"What...did you do..to him?" Yoh asked his older brother as he took out his sword from it's sheath and performed Spirit control.

"Well, well, well. At last we meet, ototo." Hao said as he clenched his sword that contained Spirit of Fire's spirit.

Author's Note:
Whoa XD Scary chapter don't ya think? I can't believe that I wrote that up there XD. But I thought that this story was getting a little lame so I decided to add a little suspense and drama in it. I hope that it was enough to keep all ofthe readers interested. And again, if you would like me to continue this story, can you please review and tell me what you think of this story so far? I would really appreciate it. Well until next time! Love you all! Bye!