"…Aya. I chose Aya," was all Yoh said as his eyes looked at Anna. Anna showed no emotion on her face as she stared back at Yoh with the same dead cold eyes. Yoh's eyes were filled with sorrow and disappointment but not of regret. He did not regret what he had just said. There was no regret for what he had chosen and no regret to what had happened. He knew he chose the right person. He had no intentions of hurting Anna but Aya was his choice no matter what.

Aya had fainted on the spot as Yoh said those words. Anna just stared at Yoh. There was nothing to say.

The crowd around them was all shocked too. They knew that Yoh had totally planned to choose Anna. They could all clearly see the love between them but…why? The question hung in the air. Yoh didn't stay around for long as he picked up Aya. She was still unconscious and lying in the sand. Picking his way through the crowd of friends, he walked back to the house.

Anna had her eyes on the sea, not the retreating back of Yoh and Aya. The sun was setting as they rest of the gang watched Yoh walk. Purple and red and orange filled the sky. The day was gone.

"Um… Anna?" said Tamao as the last of the sun set and the stars piled out.

Anna turned her head from the sky and looked at Tamao, her face blank.

"Yes?"

"Want to come to the house? We should get going," and as Tamao spoke, the whole gang started going inside, all quiet as a mouse.

But Anna showed no sign of moving as Tamao tried again. Finally, giving up, Tamao followed the guys back to the house. The moon rose in the sky as Anna watched. It was all so beautiful. Why can't life be so beautiful? Every single star was out, shining brightly and the moon sat there, looking out for every single star out there.

Yoh, she kept her eyes on the stars. "Why have you changed so much? What happened to the little innocent boy I left behind?"

Anna stared into the star filled sky as she did before with Yoh in the cemetery. It was the same sky. It didn't change at all. But everybody else did, Tamao and Hao and Lyserg and just about everybody. Tamao became bolder, Hao became less evil and annoying, Lyserg became less bent on revenge, Ren became less cold and even Horohoro became less intent on eating. Everybody was changing. Did I change that much that Yoh didn't want to be with me anymore? Or did he change too much that I was just not good enough for him… So many thoughts raced through Anna's mind as she watched the stars.

All was peace and quiet on the beach as clouds silently moved in by the wind to cover the moon. Anna pulled her shirt around her more as she felt the wind hit her fragile body, swinging her this way and that. Her blonde hair flew with the wind as she stood there on the beach, along. The wind picked up as the clouds moved in and before she knew it, rain pattered around the beach. It was light rain but it was rain enough. Anan started aimlessly to walk on the beach, heading nowhere. She didn't want to return to the cottage, not when Aya and Yoh were there.

The ran pattered on the sand and Anna turned towards the road. She walked past the house and their car and started walking on the highway, not knowing where or what she was looking for, just walking. The highway was slippery but there were no cars on it at night, especially in the rain.

Thunder cracked in the distance and lightening flashed as Anna walked in her cocoon. She had nowhere to turn and nowhere to go. Her eyes were blank and somehow, the world tuned out. She couldn't see anymore in the rain and she couldn't hear anything. She didn't feel the cold rain pattering on her body or her drenched clothes.

Then, from nowhere, a pair of lights came at her. She didn't see it though. She walked as if in a dream. The sudden sound of brakes and the screeching of tires filled the air.

A driver of a convertible got out of his car, scared that he had hit a dear or some other animal. It was so damn cold outside and he almost went in and drove on but he wasn't that type of person. He was a kind, middleclass man who had a wife, two kids and a house in town. He was just going home after a long day of work. Stepping in front of his car, he gasped. Lying right in front of his car was a young woman with blonde hair wearing a black dress. Her body was covered with blood and water as the water washed her blood off into the street, filling the man's shoes with blood. Quickly, he took out his cell phone and called the police.

Yoh looked into the rain from his window, wondering where Anna was. Anna. Aya was still on the bed. She had fainted although Jun offered her some of the strongest perfumes that were supposed to be able to wake the dead. Yoh declined and had just put Aya to bed.

The sky was dark and gloomy as he watched the rain, sitting on the window. He was the shaman king and there is nothing he can't have. Except for her. More thoughts of Anna raced through his mind. He remembered the first time they had met. It was when they were both quite young and he was going to visit his grandmother on an errand his grandfather sent him on. His grandmother lived in a temple on the top of one of the highest mountains around. He was a child then and didn't know where to go but he didn't worry. He wandered the forest, glad that he had a day off from training with his grandfather. He was content until the day turned to night and he still haven't made it to the temples yet. Then, he got scared. He remembered he was running around in circles to find a way out. When he heard the sound of wolves in the background, he ran faster, until he came crashing into a figure.

He still remembered the angry face Anna had on when he crashed into her. Even as a child, Anna was an expert on scolding. She made him cry as she summoned some ghosts around to scare him and yelled at him for not looking where he was going. But in the end, he finally got out who he was and where he was going through his crying and she led him up the mountain to his grandmother's.

And that was his first meeting with Anna. It wasn't much but it was probably one of the most profound memories ever. Chuckling to himself, he stared out the window.

"What's so funny?"

Yoh turned around to find Aya there.

"Nothing. How are you Aya?" he asked as he looked at her. She was absolutely lovely, even though she had just woken up.

"I'm okay… I think. It felt so weird, as if everything was a dream and I just don't remember wha-"

"YOH!" suddenly, Tamao came to the door, panting and gasping as she looked at Yoh and Aya. Both went to Tamao to help her but she waved them aside. "We have to hurry. Anna is in the hospital!"

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Hello again, after such a long time. I'm soooo sorry this is sooo short but I just took my finals so I didnt have time to write anything way too long but you get the point of it. YAY! I'm done with school...finally. So how many of you hated this chapter? Sorry I didnt have Yoh chose Anna but please keep reading because it all plays out and I'm sorry to all those Anna/Yoh fans out there but dont worry its going to happen, just wait and be patient and enjoy the drama of the story. There's only 3 chapters left after this. Sad isnt it? I wont talk alot this time because I still have to update my other stories on today cause I made a promise to do it today. Thanks everyone for waiting and reviewing so much. Sorry I didnt get it up before May as many of you wanted. Next chapter will be here soon since I already planned most of it out. So review!

Love,

Lale who failed the finals!