Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King, or it's characters, or it's plot…except for this one.
All the other guests had already arrived and most were already seated. Pirika went to take a seat next to Tamao, who was comfortably seated next to her Onii-chan. Ren, took the only available seat left, in between Pirika and Chocolove.
"Cheers to Yoh-sama and Anna-sama!" Ryo said happily as he lifted up his glass of Champaign. Everyone raised their glasses and clinked glasses with the people in their reach. Everyone let the engaged couple take first dibs in their food. Then everyone took their picks.
After everyone seemed done, the girls took the responsibility of cleaning up, except Anna. So Pirika and Tamao worked along side while happily chatting. Everything seemed perfectly right. Everyone was content in their place and everything has certainly turned out alright.
The boys laid in the living room, all slouching about. Anna sat beside Yoh and didn't take much pleasure about the conversations. She was getting tired of the constant burst of laughter after every sentence Yoh said. But she had to admit that it was amusing. Whenever Chocolove would start talking, Ren and Horo would stuff something in his mouth, most of the time their fists. So after three or so punches from them, Chocolove refused to speak for the rest of the night. When Anna had enough, she silently got up and went to the kitchen to join the other girls for a better conversation. The girls within the kitchen were laughing and Anna couldn't help but manage a smile. The air was so clear and fresh, it was unbelievable.
"So, Tamao. I heard you finally became clear of Horo-kun's feelings." Anna said as she sat down at the table. Tamao blushed and nodded shyly.
"That's good. Everything worked out perfect for everyone. Scratch that. What about you Pirika?" Anna said as she turned her attention to the Ainu girl. Pirika immediately felt herself being the center of attention, though there were only two other people with her, and she blushed.
"Well…" Pirika began, but she didn't know how to reply.
"Hmmm…how about Ren-kun? How did your confession with Ren-kun four years go?" Anna asked with a bored expression. Tamao stopped what she was doing and looked at Pirika. Pirika stood stunned that Anna would know such a thing. Then again, she's Anna, and Anna never missed a thing.
"He rejected." Pirika said as her features darkened. But she immediately snapped back and held up her head with a smile.
"But that's alright. Some things were just not meant to be, so why live with a heavy heart? I'm moving on." Pirika said happily. Anna and Tamao were both a little surprised by Pirika's mood swing, but they smiled happily for their friend. Inwardly, Pirika felt kind of proud of herself for making it over this obstacle.
But little did they know that Ren was listening with his heavy heart. He had heard Pirika's response that confirmed his suspicions. His mind wandered as the other guys beside him laughed and cheered. Perhaps Pirika was right after all. It wasn't meant to be, and it's already too late to do something about it. 'Not.' His inner voice told him. He looked up with a smirk. Surely, a Tao gets anything he wants, and he wants her. Now, if he could've made her fall in love once, he could make her fall in love with him twice.
"Hey, Ren! You alright?" Yoh shouted at his friend. Ren snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the lazy Shaman king.
"Yeah, I'm alright." Ren said.
"Okay. You were just looking at me with the weirdest look of malice ever." Yoh said with a smile and went back to his conversation.
"Speaking of the X-laws, where's Lyserg?" Horo asked. Everyone stood silent as they searched around the room.
"Oh no, did I forget to invite Lyserg?" Yoh suddenly shouted. Something came flying across the room and hit Yoh on the chest.
"Did you forget again! Lyserg and Milly are on their honeymoon!" Anna shouted from across the room. The three girls entered the room and sat down. Anna went to sit next to Yoh and Horo snatched Tamao the instant she stepped in. Pirika sat down quietly as she tried to ignore the fact that she felt lonely and out of place. Ren seeing Pirika all alone stood up and sat next to her. She managed to smile at his friendly gesture.
"What! Lyserg and Milly got married!" Horo shouted in surprise.
"Yup." Yoh said, suddenly remembering everything.
"Wow." Horo said as he gaped in astonishment. The group heard the doorbell right and Anna went to answer it with much annoyance. She returned with one other person, Jeanne.