Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King.
Jeanne quietly took out the clips in her hair and sighed at tonight's turn of events. She heard a soft knock on her door. She got up and slid it open, expecting one of the girls. But what appeared before her was a crowd, the whole group, except for Yoh and Anna.
"What are you all doing here?" She asked calmly.
"Could we come in?" Hao asked. Jeanne eyed him suspiciously but offered her their room. Everyone piled in, but she soon saw that there were some people still missing. Ryo and Chocolove both were not present.
"Where's Chocolove-kun and Ryo-kun?" She asked.
"They're trying to get Yoh to go to bed." Horo said grimly. Everyone had worried faces on, except Hao, who had a cool calm face on.
"Why aren't you guys there to help?" She asked.
"We're thinking of ways to get the two back together. They're getting married and it would just break Yoh-kun's heart if the wedding and engagement is called off." Pirika said softly. Jeanne nodded in understanding.
"So, what are some good traps to get the two together?" Jeanne asked.
"How about we stuff them in a room and lock it?" Horo said.
"We've seen the outcome already. Anna-chan ended up throwing stuff at Yoh-kun." Pirika stated.
"What if we put them in a room that is totally empty of furnishings and stuff?" Jeanne stated. Hao snapped his fingers.
"That is perfect. But how to lure them in…" Hao said. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty about the situation his presence caused.
"Maybe us girls could drag Anna-sama inside, while you guys could take in Yoh-sama." Tamao suggested.
"Alright, and if that doesn't work out, give it your all." Ren said. Everyone agreed upon this and started filing out of the room as they went to their beds with at least happier and hopeful spirits. Hao still lingered upon the room.
"I'm surprised you even considered giving me a chance." Hao said to Jeanne as the last disappeared to their rooms. Jeanne sat back down and continued removing the pins.
"Well, I thought about what the others had said and I think you should at least be given an explanation of your sudden appearance. I really hope you did change and not throw away this opportunity to prove it." Jeanne said. Hao went to the door.
"Well, good night Jeanne-chan." He said. Jeanne kind of winced at the prefix he added to her name, but shrugged it off. She unclasped the clips and brushed through her silky silvery hair and went to bed.
As soon as everyone had woken up, they were determined to get their plan started. The boys and girls headed to the hallway where Yoh and Anna were, but when they arrived, Yoh was gone from the hallway.
"Did you guys get him to sleep yesterday?" Ren asked Chocolove and Ryo, but they nodded in disappointment. Ren slid open Yoh's door, but found his room empty.
"Where's is he?" Horo asked.
"I don't know. We'll go check outside." Ren said and led the group outside. They found Yoh frantically doing pushups with his grim face. Sweat dripped upon his forehead and as they got closer they heard him count.
"5021, 5022, 5023…" Yoh continued with determination in his voice. Everyone looked at him with awe.
"Yoh, what are you doing? Did you guys get to talk yesterday night?" Horo asked with a hopeful voice. Yoh slowly got up.
"No." He quickly said and began to jog.
"Then why are you doing it?" Ren asked.
"Because Anna would've made me do it." Yoh replied softly. Of all those years as friends, the gang has never seen him so depressed and so sad.
"Well, little brother, did you sleep at all last night?" Hao asked his running figure.
"No. Can't talk, still need to do 300 more laps." He replied as he gasped for air. Tamao spotted a piece of paper on the floor and picked it up. She recognized it was Yoh's handwriting. Her eyes bulged when she saw what was on there. She quickly grabbed Horo's arm and showed him the paper.
"This is at least ten times more than Anna-sama would give him. He must be exhausted from this nonstop workout! This is way too much!" Tamao exclaimed at Horo Horo. Everyone crowded around them after they heard Tamao. Then they heard a thud and everyone's attention turned to the jogger, who was now on the floor. Everyone rushed to him.
"Dude, you alright!" Horo asked as he turned his friend to his back. No response as Yoh's chest moved up and down as he struggled to breath. Face completely wet with sweat, reddened from the extreme workout.
"Slow and deep breaths." Ren ordered. The girls ran inside to get water and Anna.
