Doubtful Love
By: xo0starfire0ox
Chapter 28
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS!
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"What do you suggest we do with the boy, Silva?" one of the councilmen asked. Silva, who stood in the corner glared at the convict in the center. And not only a convict, but his relative.
"Shall we bring him to the King of Spirits and let him decide?" Another one spoke. The Great Spirits looked down the poor soul, yet had no pity upon his wickedness.
"Yes, that would be proper, wouldn't it?" One of Silva's friends remarked.
"Very well. Let the Great Spirits decide." One of the elders spoke. The eldest, sitting at the front merely nodded in agreement. Two of the men dragged Hao off to another room, to face judgment.
A few minutes later, the eldest gave the signal to go in and get Hao. They silently obeyed as they went into the darkened room and dragged out a tired looking Hao.
"The Great Spirits had decided to take away his shaman powers. He poses no threat to us anymore. Let him live a human life, a life that he once despised." The elder said solemnly. Everyone in the room nodded and two of the council members dragged the sleeping body outside. They planned to return him to Yoh and they'll deal with him. Silva looked at his descendent with disgust, yet a hint of sympathy.
"I don't understand. How did he not resist?" Silva asked no one in particular.
"Yes, Silva, that is peculiar. But perhaps there is a special reason for it." The elder replied mysteriously.
Horo Horo snuck into his room quietly and looked around his surroundings before opening a drawer. He slowly took out a precious object and opened it, checking upon it for the fifth time that day. His precious diamond ring. He never had the chance to propose since Hao's accident came up. But since Hao is locked up now for the Spirits to deal with, he could at least breathe a sigh. He sat there on his bed, planning. A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts as he snapped back to reality and looked for a place to hide the velvet box in his hands.
"Horo?" A small voice said. Horo panicked even more as he raced around his room, looking for a place that no one could find the ring there. The door slide open.
"Horo?" Tamao asked. He quickly stuffed it behind him.
"Horo, what are you hiding?" Tamao asked as she took a step forward.
"N-Nothing…" Horo replied nervously. Tamao still didn't look convinced as she tried to sneak a peek. But he never gave her the chance as he gave up dodging and showed it to her. He slowly got on one knee and held out the box.
"Tamao Tamamura, will you please accept to be my bride and my wife for always and eternity?" Horo Horo said as his heartbeat grew faster and faster as he waited in anticipation.
Tamao stood there, stunned. Was she ready for such a commitment? Is this really love that she had for him? Or was he just a replacement? Tamao's head spun with confusion. And then she remembered. Jeanne's words rung through her head. She sighed and with a leap of faith she nodded. Horo got up, overjoyed. He slipped the ring in her finger and engulfed her in his warm arms. Beaming in smiles, Tamao didn't feel one bit regretful.
'We'll be together, forever and ever. Horo, I love you so much.' Tamao thought, her doubts forever wiped away. She laughed aloud away her happiness, her everlasting happiness.
Two years passed. Jeanne went back to her home in France with her guardian. She had never forgotten her adventures that month, though she had vowed that she'd put behind that whole few months. Months and months passed, as she decided to study abroad in America. She wanted to get back to her normal life, as a normal girl. She wanted to pursue her goals of becoming a nurse, able to heal people. And she finally had the chance to.
She had moved to Alaska, where the bitter cold would sting her cheeks, but she never complained, but only thanked God for this opportunity. She would occasionally think about Japan and the Asakura that won her heart, but those thoughts would no longer trouble her. She felt herself getting stronger each day, overcoming her past. 'He may have loved me, and I'm sorry that I wasn't able to repay that love. Now, he's Hao Asakura again, the one I hated and loved. But I guess now, he shall remain my enemy, my eternal enemy.' Jeanne resolved as she made it final one night. She was going to forget about Hao finally and move on in her life as a nurse. That is until he caught up with her.
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I'm sorry for not updating...been too busy to write. I don't even think it's possible to take away powers from a shaman...is it? Well, anyhow...it's to ensure that Hao won't kill Jeanne later on...yup yup, enjoy!