my, my, thank you so much for the reviews... "Shinria Private Academy"...I think I misspelled that.

--so all know, the fanfic takes place in spring, since schools in Japan start in about April.

-disclaimer is on the1st chapter.

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KEY

Italics are Tamao's thoughts

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Moving In

Chapter 4

"So that's why you got detention..." Yoh Asakura lazily said.

It was lunch time, Yoh, Ren, Horohoro, and the rest of his friends were sitting at their table.

"Well, the good thing is that Ren didn't get detention, I mean, he didn't have a burnt face, and all." Horo Horo sighed.

"All because of your klutz-like ways." Ren sighed also.

"You too..." Pilica paused. "Almost seem like brothers."

"Hey, only if Ren's hair was blue." Horo Horo joked.

"Who on Earth has blue hair?!?" Ren yelled, "A normal person with blue hair!?"

Pilica, and Horo Horo pointed at themselves with tear flowing down their cheeks.

"Eh, no need to be dramatic." Ren flicked them away.

"Oh yeah...." Horohoro recovered from Ren's coldness, "Hao is going to be at detention too..."

"Hmm...oh yeah." Yoh smiled.

"What is he doing here anyway? Aren't you, and Hao supposed to be engaged in a fight by now? Even though all the tournament stuff is over...." Ren intelligently spoke out loud.

"Sometimes the wind blows our minds away...even the strongest man can cry..." Yoh swirled his finger in the air.

"So...would that mean you two now don't have anything against each other?" Horohoro asked.

"That's basically what I asked, you fool." Ren grimaced

"Oh, who cares? So, what's it, Yoh?"

"For everything in the world, who wouldn't care? If I could just see that star that shines above..."

"Please, stop singing." Pilica pinched Yoh. He let out a little yelp, and went back to sleep.

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The bell-tone rang, that marked the end of school for the day. Tamao was standing by Anna's locker, waiting to walk home with her.

This is wierd...normally Anna wouldn't make me wait this long....

The school halls were just barely empty, only a hand full of teachers were still working.

"Anna..." Tamao noticed the Itako walking towards her.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," She spoke a bit brusquely, "As you might know, Hao is in detention. So I had to give him a quick talk."

She probably slapped him too...

"And yes, I slapped him."

Tamao was probably the only person who Anna would clearly show her powers in use.

Anna dragged Tamao away, having that she already got her homework out of the locker, and headed home.

"As you know, this is only Hao's second day here." Anna stated.

"Yes."

"Also, if he is in any way harmed, missing, etc. I will be in charge of his absence. Do you know that?"

"No."

"Sensei left me in charge. But still, I need you help. As you know, I still do my best in training Yoh."

"Of course, Miss Anna."

"And yet, I'm supposed to baby sit Hao too. So I was hoping if you could carry some of my responsibility."

"Yes, of course, I will."

"Hao's detention will last an hour, so I need you to get him home today. Or he might get lost...and terrorize some people. Which we definitely don't need that sort of trouble here."

"Alright."

Miss Anna never really liked having Hao around...so I guess I understand.

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"You call that a push-up?" Anna retorted along the sidelines, sitting in the shade.

"I'm gonna get skin cancer!!" Yoh whinned, as he was doing measly push-ups in the hot sun.

"Here." Anna tossed a bottle of sun-tan lotion, "Put it on fast. Also, Tamao, you might want to leave now."

Tamao, who was with Anna, stopped doing her homework, and obeyed the order.

It was, of course, another beautiful day in the spring time. Tamao slipped on her sneakers, and ran off to Shinra Academy, hoping to return home, and finish her homework as soon as possible.

I hope Miss Anna won't turn Yoh into a piece of toast...well, he is tan anyway.

Tamao, who never joined the track team, reached her school in no time.

Now, let's see...the library is the detention area. And that's over...here.

Tamao turned left, and headed for the library. As usual, few to no students were ever there. Tamao, being one of the few students ever in the library, knew the detention area. She went past many bookshelves, and farther towards the back end of the library. There she found Hao, Horohoro, and a detention supervisor.

"Alright, gentleman," the supervisor said, "you may leave now."

Horohoro exited first, disliking the silence in the room. Then Hao. Horohoro just looked at the ground, that is, until he noticed Tamao standing by the door.

"Oh, hey, Tamao!" Horohoro greeted cheerfully, "What're you doing here?"

"Um...I'm here for--"

"Me, of course." Hao interrupted.

"Why would she be here for you?" Horohoro asked. Harsh.

"Anna knew that I don't know the way back to their house. So I figured that she'd send somebody, and obviously not Yoh, he has other things to do."

"Um...both of you can fight on the way home, okay?" Tamao desperately asked. Really, really, really wanting to finish that science homework.

"Right, let's go." Hao agreed as he headed out of the library.

"Hey, what 'cha trying to pull off here?" HoroHoro demanded with a slight tremor in his voice.

"First you get overprotective of me joking about your sister, and now this? Are you overprotective about everything?"

"No, just family."

"Now...lets try about that teddy bear you sleep with every night..."

"What?!?"

"Relax, Horo, it's just a joke."

"Can both of you talk a bit quieter?" Tamao asked, finally joining into Hao and HoroHoro's conversation.

"Doesn't matter," HoroHoro waved, "My house is right here, see ya!"

HoroHoro ran down the street, and went into the safe coverts of his home, far, far, far away from the frightening Hao.

"Is everyone still afraid of me?" Hao asked, unintentionally showing a bit of loneliness in his voice.

"I-I don't know." Tamao stuttered, not knowing what to say to the sensitive side of Hao.

"Oh well, it's okay. Oh yes, you know who the captain of the soccer team is from last year?" Hao spoke, trying to change the subject.

"Um...was it...Toshihito Haru?"

"Yeah, I was able to meet up with him at lunch. So I'm on the team now."

"Really...that's...good."

"Though I do have a question....Aren't I supposed to go to a try-out just to get in on the team? I mean, this is too easy."

"Well...I suppose that since you're on the team...if you do poorly, then you'll be kicked-out. That's all."

"Ha! That'll never happen."

"Please...don't jinx yourself."

"You mean, never say 'never'."

"Yes, I mean that."

"Never, never, never, never, never!" Hao spoke loudly into Tamao's ear.

Alright...I don't exactly like loud noises, such as Hao saying 'never' over, and over again in my ear. But at the sametime...I didn't quite mind. For once, I saw him smile. A real smile, not a smirk, or a sneer. For once I saw him smile as the most blissful person in the world.

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--another thing especially for the people who know too much about Shaman King: I only know the characters from FoxBox...then, I know Lyserg from Shaman King that I saw in a different country...so basically...don't expect to see characters like Lyserg, Jeanne, etc. any time soon...sorry. T T

--yes, I made up the name "Toshihito Haru"...I used to know somebody named "Toshihito"

--snake