Yoh looked at everyone's crying eyes. They all sat at the waiting room again, this time, they weren't waiting, just crying. He couldn't believe what had just happened. He didn't believe Anna was dead. She wasn't dead! But the white sheet that covered her head and the regular sounds of quiet breathing wasn't there anymore. All there was left of her was an empty shell. Her spirit is gone, to the spirit realm, where nobody can reach her now. Yoh wiped his already red eyes. This was all his fault. Anna would have never been hit if he chose her over Aya. But he knew he would never ever do that. He couldn't risk hurting her again, even though it did result in hurting her, forever and ever. Standing up from the plastic seat, he knew he had to do something. She wasn't gone and he had to believe that. She was not dead! Looking among his crying friends, he knew there were only one thing to do and one thing only.

"Guys!" he yelled over the whole waiting room. Heads turned to stare at him, all red eyed and teary. Even Ren was shedding some tears, which was definitely out of the ordinary. Yoh didn't know where his newfound courage came from but he knew he had to hold on to it and get Anna back.

"I know what we can do to get Anna back," he said calmly over the whole group.

"Get her back? But she's dead," but Jun's words turned into sods as she said dead.

"Yes but I am the shaman king. If anyone can get her back, it's me." Yoh knew what he must do but even saying it was hard. Swallowing his fears, he answered bravely, "I must go to the spirit realm."

Everybody gasped as Yoh said those words. No living human has gone to the spirit realm, or none that they have heard of. And getting a spirit back who has died is harder than it sounds, even for the shaman king. He had the power to enter the spirit realm but what he'll encounter there is unknown to all of them. Even Hao was surprised at Yoh's venture.

Master Yoh, are you sure about this? I wont be able to accompany you there, only yourself will be able to go. Who knows what's in the spirit realm? You may be lost in there forever and ever. They are severe consequences if you get lost there. Monsters and spirits prowl there. It is too dangerous. I cannot let you go, said Amidamaru as he heard what Yoh was proposing.

"I agree with Amidamaru. You can't go. Its too dangerous there," said Pilica.

"Yeah and if your going, I'm coming with," yelled Horohoro.

Ren nodded his head in agreement and so did Hao and Ryu.

"Yes, we must all go together to save Mistress Anna. We will be a team again, and save her from death. We'll bring her spirit back!" Ryu was wiping away tears now and there was a speck of hope in his eyes.

"I appreciate it guys, but no. You guys can't go. I'm the shaman king and only I'm able to go to the spirit realm. And even I'll get lost in there and who knows what else. You guys cant come. I'm sorry."

"Yoh, we are a team and we will do this together. Or else, you're not going. Understand?" Ren had Yoh by the neck now with his Kwan-Dao and it was very intimidating. "Now Yoh, you will bring us with you. And whether we'll survive or not is our decision and choice, not yours. So we'll go. Okay?"

"Fine," said Yoh, defeated.

"Anyone know how to get there?" Tamao piped up nervously from the corner. Going to the spirit realm did not seem like anything too easy and definitely something dangerous and should be thought about more than once, even if Miss Anna was involved. "We cant waste time looking for ways to get there. We must do it now, before Anna's spirit is gone too much into the spirit realm. Then, we wont know where to began looking for her."

"Yoh?" asked Manta as he turned his head to stare at Yoh who was standing there, deep in thought.

"Quiet Manta, he's consulting with the Great Spirit," shushed Ren as he stared intently at Yoh too.

After a long silence, Yoh came back from his dazed state, looking tired and frustrated as if he had had a long fight. "Guys, I know what to do."

"I've asked the Great Spirit. It will be a hard journey and we might not even be able to find Anna, but I know what to do and then, we can save Anna." Hope spread across Yoh's face as he said the last few words. Saving Anna! When she left the first time, he made a mistake of not going after her. This time, he wasn't making the same mistake.

Everybody stood in the crowded living room of the En Inn. Anna's lifeless body was on the floor, covered with a light silk sheet. Her cheeks were ashen and her lips were gray. But besides that, she looked almost the same.

Yoh, Horohoro, Ren, Hao and Ryu held hands as everybody else gathered around them, watching with fascination and some, crying and having second thoughts in their hearts about going. Going to the spirit realm, even for the shaman king, could mean possible death and getting lost there for eternity. It was something not to be done or even taken lightly.

Yoh muttered under his breath the spell the Great Spirit had told him. The Great Spirit was not happy with the decision, as was Amidamaru but that didn't stop Yoh. He pleaded and begged the Great Spirit for the spell but the Great Spirit did warn him of what was going to happen if he went there, the death he'll face. But Yoh put that all aside as he thought about Anna and her long strands of golden hair and her black eyes and her lips that sometimes curled into a smile or a deep frown. He muttered the spell.

Suddenly, the whole room filled with thunder and lights for the five men who were about to enter the spirit realm. The earth rumbled and tilted from side to side but they held together and stood while Yoh kept muttering the spell. The earth shook and the Inn was almost coming apart. Stuff fell from the bookshelves and the dustless shutters rattled and banged. The tiles on the roof fell and clashed onto the cement pavement outside. The stairs themselves seem to be falling apart. Now, everybody's eyes were closed and all they heard was Yoh's muttering until finally, there wasn't even the sound of Yoh's muttering, just a deep, quiet silence.

Everybody opened their eyes, even Yoh. And there in front of them was definitely not the inn. Horohoro quickly let go of Ryu's and Hao's hand and looked around. It was a world of strange colors. There were purple and green and red and black, lime green and pineapple yellow. There seemed to be a sea of orange in the sky, if it was the sky, on top of them and they were standing on a piece of what looked like cardboard, the colors changing every second. Ren sneaked a glance off of the piece of cardboard they were standing on and held back a gasp. They seemed to be high in the air, if it was the air, and down below, there was nothing but a dark black void.

And the bad news was, they seemed to be falling slowly, at a steady pace. Everybody didn't notice it at first. All they seemed to be seeing was the landscape and the vivid colors. But then, suddenly, they crashed down into that black void. With nothing to hold onto on that piece of cardboard, everybody fell flat on their stomachs. The wind, if it was wind, rushed past them. Their skin seem to have become unglued to their bones and was rattling in the wind. Their clothes blew in the air like tents and they held on for dear life. Nothing seemed to be stopping the fall. The amount of gravity pulling the cardboard in was so much that none of them could even stand. They were falling like a brick and they were falling fast.

Everybody panicked at first, thinking they were to crash any second, but it didn't happen. They waited for minutes and it didn't happen either. They waited and waited but they didn't seem to be hitting the ground at all. Their eyes were shut tight for it was hard to open your eyes when you were falling that fast with all the wind. They waited for what seemed like an hour and then, the falling came to a cease. It slowed down and finally came to a halt. Yoh opened his eyes slowly, mentally preparing himself for what was to come.

They were in a meadow, a flowered field. But looking around, Yoh found that they was only himself. Horohoro, Ren, Ryu and Hao was gone. There was nobody on that cardboard except for himself. Stepping off the cardboard, the flowered field stretched far and wide. Every kind of flower he knew was there and the grass was so green it nearly blinded him for a second. There was no trees and on top of him was a clear blue sky with not a cloud in sight. This is the spirit realm?

There wasn't a person in sight either. But then… Could it be? There, on the very corner of his vision, was a girl in a black dress standing in the wind, her long blond hair blowing like a beacon. Without him realizing it, Yoh's feet started at a run towards the girl. It just has to be her. It just has to be.

Finally he was near her, the beautiful blond. She turned around from the wind and faced him.

"Hello Yoh."

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Hello all. It has been a long time since I've updated and I would like to say sorry to everyone. See, it was sad for the chapters before but I've made up for it. They're going to rescue Anna. Sorry the beginning of the chapter sounds a bit weird. I was having difficulties writing that part. So, who is this mysterious girl Yoh sees? Is this Anna? Where is everybody else? Lots of questions will be answered next chapter such as why Yoh picked Aya and if Anna will live again or not. Oh, the suspense. Well I hope your enjoying it. I didnt relaly want to write cause of summer vacation adn that was the delay of the chapter. I had to drag myself to computer to finish it. Sooo sorry. I'll be more attenctive to the story now. But I'm studyin for the SATs so it might take a while for the next chappie, hopefully before July. Anyways, please please review!

With all my love,

Lale the Asssassin.

p.s. this story is going on longer than I had expected. I was suppose to finish it off by next chapter but that doesnt seem to be happening. Well enjoy it while its still here.