Title: Path to destiny
Note: I decided to re-do my work . . . but I still think it's not good enough! Please give me some advice to be better at these kinds of stuff! Please!
Summary: Akira Minamoto is a shaman taking part in the shaman tournament with Yoh and the others. A dark figure beckons her to join his group. Will she accept the offer? (HAOXOC and slight OCXYOH)
Description of Akira Minamoto: girl of 15 with black hair that reaches her waist; black eyes; fair complexion; olive green not-so-flared pants; sleeveless top(just repeated it); main spirit: Karuma-wolf-kind of spirit of a bandit that lived 800 years ago and has been her guardian(yep, the same thing! Again!)
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Shaman King or any of its characters. But I do wish I own Hao-sama . . . (yeah right! As if!)
Chapter 1: Waiting for you
It all began with the preliminary matches. Akira suffered greatly at the loss of her friend . . . her only friend . . .
(Flashback)
It was raining hard outside. Yet, she was scheduled to have a match against a guy named 'Pooky' (eh? Weird name . . .) What she didn't know was, her opponent, Pooky kidnapped her best friend kuristie, a cat. Pooky used one of his spirits to take control over kuristie's body which the poor cat couldn't handle. Eventually, kuristie's body couldn't take it anymore and died a painful death. Akira fought Pooky with great anger that caused her to loose half of her furyoku. A voice in her head insisted her to calm down which was downright impossible because of the great surge of anger overflowing out of her. But she remembered her dear friend and managed to calm down a bit. She won the match. But to no avail, took a great price.
Her one and only friend . . . gone! She just sat there in the rain, staying beside the lifeless body of her friend . . . as if it were just yesterday that they were at the park enjoying their moments, trying to find food to eat and someplace to stay. (they're homeless ) Until now, her friend has never left her side. She was always there to provide her with company (aside from her spirit), may it be a good or a bad thing! She never left her. Never!
What was the point of her to continue living? She entered the tournament for the purpose of them having their wishes granted! 'To be a Shaman King/Queen so that they would have an easy life.' The two of them! But her, no their . . . Their dreams were crushed just like that!
"Kuristie, what should I do now?" her tears flowing down her cheeks non-stop, "I can't make our dreams a reality anymore, not without you! Don't leave me here! I want to come with you . . . on the other side. . . "
"Are you sure?" there was a voice. It sounded a bit worried. She turned around to see a boy with brown hair, with him was another boy but with blonde hair; small, cute and a little round. "Are you sure that your little friend would like that to happen to you? I know I wouldn't. Whatever was the promise that you made with each other, you should keep it! You know, maybe when you become a Shaman King/Queen you can bring her back to life."
She could do that? if she were to become the winner of the tournament? But that would be too selfish on her side. But still . . .
"You know," the boy muttered, scratching the back of his head, slightly blushing, as the blonde stared at him, "if you want, you could come with us. After all, our goals are all the same. We could be friends and when the time comes that we have to battle each other; we could have a friend to friend match . . ." then laughing softly.
These things are happening at light speed! This was way to confusing! She didn't want anybody else but her best friend, but now, here is a guy who wants to be one of hers! It was her first time to have a friend that is of the same specie, and that would be pretty nice. But . . . but . . . "huh?" as the boy offered her a hand, smiling. "C'mon! You'll get sick if you stay in the rain any longer, miss--?"
"Akira, I'm Akira" taking the hand offered and standing up.
"Akira-san." The small boy approached, giving her a portable rain coat that seemed to have come out of nowhere. "Here. Put this on. By the way, I'm Manta. And this here is Yoh. Nice to meet you." looking at the taller shaman. She quickly wore the coat, obviously shivering from the cold rain.
"Thank you." she simple replied with a small smile.
Before walking with her company, she picked up Kuristie's small body and buried it at the back part of the park where they always stayed. Then they continued their walk towards Yoh's house . . .
(End of flashback)
. . . But now, with the help of Yoh-kun, the spark that was once in her heart began to glow again. That tiny spark in her represents all of her dreams with kuristie, and now with Yoh. (as a friend! Duh!)
Their vacation wasn't very long and now it was time to go to America for the Shaman Tournament, with the courtesy of Ren's family jet. The plane had some kind of engine trouble and crashed in the middle of nowhere because of an unknown force.(but I think you know who it was) Lyserg and Ryu provided to be a great deal of help because of Lyserg's dowsing abilities and Ryu's hitch-hiking thumb. So they finally knew which direction to take.
Evening came and Akira decided to be alone for some time. Being the only girl in the group has its disadvantages. But considering the fact that Lyserg is there being a peace keeper, I guess its okay. During one of Horohoro and Ren's fights, she could not help but to wish that another female, aside from miss Anna, would join their group.
Leaving the group, she strolled not far away when they finally fell asleep. Observing the lifeless surroundings, she found herself in the entrance of some sort of oasis. The full moon casting its light in the small body of water, making her look as if she were glowing in the dark night, like some sort of mystical creature. She turned around to check if she was alone and finally lay herself down in the cool grass. She looked up to see the huge space towering above her. She always liked looking at the night sky; it reminded her of the days she spent with Kuristie. She was about to fall asleep when she heard a rustling noise coming from the nearby bushes. Her instincts made her look up, with Karuma beside her, and she yelped when she saw a head poking out of the bushes, then finally revealed himself. It was Hao!
"W-What in the world are you doing here?" she asked, with Karuma in her oversoul, "are you planning to attack us while we're sleeping? How vain!"
He giggled. Did Hao just giggle? The almighty beholder of the Spirit of Fire, giggle?
"I am not here to fight anyone little one, especially when you are vulnerable. I would not take myself to stoop down that low. I have been wanting to talk to you for some time now. It is just a shame that I was not permitted to do that because of your dimwitted companions. That is, until now."
This was weird? Was she actually having a conversation with Hao? 'The' Hao that threatened Yoh-kun in the airport? 'This jerk! I wonder what he is up to. And what did he mean by wanting to talk to me? Maybe he's nuts!' she thought to herself.
He again giggled a little to the girls remarks, which was kinda cute because he pretty much resembles Yoh-kun, "I assure you that I will do you no harm my little one. It seems that Yoh has taken very good care of you for these past few days. Yoh should not have you though."
"HEY! What did you mean by that you bastard! I won't allow you to hurt Yoh-kun!" she spat, "And who are you calling little one? I have a name you know! It happens to be Akira if you would even bother to care! Oh right, you don't!" and turning her back against Hao. Big mistake! Hao's the enemy you big dope! Who knows what he'll do to you the moment he has a chance to move! But wait . . . she could make out at the corner of her eye that devil showing her a smile. He approached her slowly and now he was just mere inches away from her.
"You know, you are a cute one. I like girls like you." he whispered in her ear, "come to me when you have grown tired of Yoh. I will be waiting for you."
"What did you say-----"she quickly turned around but paused when her face met Hao's in a kiss. She tried to pull away but Hao prevented her by placing his arms around her waist. She simply shut her eyes afraid to know what was coming next.
"You will be mine soon enough." he said as he pulled away, then vanished in flames, leaving the girl still shocked at what happened.
The girl just stood there. Having recovered from her state of shock, she slowly made her way through the oasis and towards the camp site. "what did he mean by that?" she mumbled while trying to squeeze herself in her tiny spot, putting a finger on her lips.
Is this one any better? sigh I don't think so. . . sigh
I wonder if I will write any good stories at all . . . if there are any reviews to continue, I'll try. That is if anybody did bother to read this junk . . . sigh