Disclaimer – I do not own Shaman King or the characters in this story. I only own the OC(s) in this story.
Summary – While searching for a watch in Pirika's room, Ren stumbles across a letter to a guy, "Asuya". RenxPiri. My first story!
(Ren lives in Yoh's house. They do not have their spirits, and they are in the same high school. Ren and Pirika are the same age)
I've decided that their thoughts will be in Italics. A really big thank you to Exploded Toilet Bowl and Particles of Sand for suggesting it.
Jealously – Chapter 4
"One of the most significant changes that humans make to the Earth's surface is through land reclamation." Ren groaned inwardly, as the teacher droned on and on. He knew all these stuff already as he had received private tuition during the holidays.
He paid no attention to the teacher and just stared blankly at the whiteboard. The words began to swirl and swirl around the board in circles.
He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't dreaming. After he had blinked a couple of times, the board, it seemed, returned to normal, as were the words on it.
"Tao Ren! Tao Ren! Are you paying any attention at all in class?" Without his knowing, Mrs. Ong had walked right up to his desk and she began tapping the desk with her ruler.
Ren yawned loudly and obviously. "Of course I have Mrs. Ong. You were talking about land reclamation."
Mrs. Ong's glare seemed to bore right through him. "I know that you have been listening, Mr. Tao, about TEN MINUTES AGO." She emphasized the 'ten minutes' and gave him a final glare before walking to the front of the class. She only called someone Mr. or Miss when she was annoyed.
Ren's fan girls stuck their tongue out at her back. HoroHoro sniggered as Yoh and Tamao sent Ren a sympathetic look Pirika, Anna, Asuya and the rest of the class ignored him as usual. They were used to his antics in class.
"Now as I was saying, you will all be paired up into twos to work on this project. As there are an equal number of boys and girls, it will be a boy and a girl. Each boy will come to the front and put your hand into this box.
Mrs. Ong paused for a moment and raised a black box in the air. She turned it to face the whole class. After three seconds, she put the box back down and continued, "When I call out your name, you are to come up to the front and get a piece of paper."
As the teacher read out the names, Ren's mind wandered off again...
A girl with long blue hair walked up to him. Ren recognized this immediately as the playground in the park, although he had no idea why he was there and why it was at night.
His attention was now on the girl however, she looked familiar but he just could not think of where he had seen her before. The girl raised her right hand and brought it down hard on Ren's cheek.
Ren was caught by surprise. The girl looked at him coldly and said,"I will never believe you again, Ren. You have broken my heart far too many times. Don't come for me ever again, I have someone else in my life now." She backed away, turned, and ran into the awaiting arms of a boy with shoulder length brown hair.
Yoh? No... Yoh does not have the purple eyes but this boy has... Who's that girl and how dare she slap me? I know her, I know I do. I remember her name starts with Pi. Pikachu? No. Piri…
At this moment, the girl put her hands on the boy's shoulders and she tiptoed. Their lips were a centimeter apart... a millimeter... Ren knew he had to stop them, but he did not know why, and how.
"Stop!" He yelled, rushing towards them. In doing so, he managed to stop them, but he also managed to trip over a twig on the ground and he fell flat on his face.
Ren woke up trashing.
"Is there a reason why you asked me to stop when I called out your name Mr. Tao? May I also hear the reason why you fell asleep in class? You may get a hundred for tests, but you get zero for manners. I don't wish to see that happening ever again you hear? And what was that about a pikachu? I didn't know you liked pokemon."
Ren just nodded absently. His mind was still occupied by the dream. Mrs. Ong went away then, satisfied with him. It was not often you get Rento listen to orders.
That was Pirika... He scoffed. There is no way Pirika will be together with Asuya. His eyes hardened as Mrs. Ong called his name once again.
"Hey pokemon lover! Mrs. Ong told you to go up and get a slip of paper." Ren glared at HoroHoro before he stood to walk to the front.
Ren stuck his hand inside the box and his fan girls squealed excitedly. It would be a huge leap for them if any were chosen. Ren was not only smart, he was handsome and rich as well.
Ren felt the inside of the box and randomly took one out. Let it be Pirika, let it be Pirika, let it be Pirika, he chanted in his head. He carefully opened the folded piece of paper and felt his stomach lurch. The paper read Suzuka.
No! Anyone but her! Ren thought frantically, thinking of a plan to wriggle out of this mess. Suzuka was the president of his fan club. He would never be able to work on the project at all with her.
"Who did you get, Ren-sama?" his fan girls asked 'innocently' with stars in their eyes and hands clasped together. Personally, Ren thought they looked more like wolfs waiting to gobble him up than the cute angels they pretended to be.
Ren walked slowly but calmly to the teacher's table. But on the inside, his heart was pumping really fast. He had a plan, but he did not know if it would work.
He quietly showed Mrs. Ong the paper with 'Suzuka' on it. "I can't work with her. She would bother me so much that I won't be able to work in peace. If I work with her, I would fail this project!"
Mrs. Ong was sympathetic, but she couldn't do anything about it. "I'm sorry, but there is nothing I can do about it." She recorded it down on a piece of paper and motioned for him to go back to his seat.
Ren fumed, but he couldn't disobey the teacher. Pirika would not only think of me as a jerk, but also a disobedient boy.
He waited until Mrs. Ong had finished calling out the names. He would just wait until he announced the results and change with the person who was paired with Pirika.
"Yoh is paired with Anna. Asuya is paired with Pirika. HoroHoro is paired with Tamao. Ren is paired with Suzuka..." Ren did not hear the rest of it, partly because of the fact that he was furious and also partly because of the fact that his fan girls were screaming in outrage.
"How could Suzuka get Ren-sama!"
"I hereby declare that I hate Suzuka!"
"I suggest we vote for another president!"
"I got Ren-sama, I got Ren-sama!"
The last sentence was from Suzuka of course, who was doing a victory dance.
Ren did not care about the chaos in the classroom at all. Grr.. Asuya doesn't seem the sort who will willingly give up Pirika without a fight. Very well then, I make sure that I'll get an A and the next time, Pirika would want to pair up with me instead of him.
Ren smirked as he thought about his plan. It's perfect, which no one except a genius like me could have thought of.
"The next one who complains will get an F for this project!" Mrs. Ong scolded her pupils. The class immediately quieted down. Nobody wanted to fail for a project.
"That's much better. This project is about the need to create new lands. You must explain why and how people create new lands." Her speech was interrupted by the bell signaling that it was recess time. "Class, you may all go for recess now, but I need you to hand in the project by Thursday."
"Thank you Mrs. Ong." The class said loudly. As Ren started to put his books in his bag and go for recess, the gang crowded around him and started chatting about the project. They usually go for recess together. Ren spotted Pirika walking in their direction.
"Brother! I will not be able to go for recess with you all as I promised to go with Asuya."
"Sure! See you later!" HoroHoro answered cheerfully.
Pirika then ran towards the door where Asuya was waiting, but before she left, she waved goodbye to them.
Ren fumed silently as he walked out of the door with his friends. I need to tell him to get away from Pirika. If they keep getting closer and closer, I won't stand a chance at all!
Yoh noticed his friend's unusual silence. Normally at this time, he would be picking a fight with HoroHoro.
"Ren, is there anything wrong? You have been acting strange ever since the fight with HoroHoro yesterday."
Was I that obvious? HoroHoro would never let me hear the end of it if he finds out I like his sister! I need to make up an excuse!
"It's nothing. I just have a little headache, that's all."
Yoh was still worried, but Ren once again assured him that he was fine.
"Come on Yoh! Let's hurry to the canteen. Ren just has a little headache! I'm hungry! A life is at stake here!" HoroHoro's stomach rumbled loudly the moment he said it.
"You're the one who's hungry, not him. Yoh, get a drink for me." Anna commanded, as soon as they reached the canteen and found a place to sit.
"Yes Anna." Yoh said meekly as he went to get the drink Anna wanted.
HoroHoro's stomach rumbled again. He hurriedly took out his wallet and emptied it, only to find a few coins, not even enough for a little snack.
He looked pleadingly at each of them in turn, and at that moment, Pirika and Asuya walked by.
Asuya looked at HoroHoro and started to open his wallet, but Ren beat him to it. He handed HoroHoro a few dollar notes, which HoroHoro took thankfully. He rushed to join the queue.
Ren glared at Asuya, and he did the same. The war had officially started.
Hi! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Ren and Asuya are now fighting for Pirika! Who will win? Actually, I have not decided yet... But anyway, please wait for the next chapter! And review!
Oh, my mother wants me to attend tuition so I might not be updating as often. But check out my stories once in a while at least please! Thank you everyone who have reviewed and those who checked my stories out!