"Ne, Anna." Thoughtful, casual.
"Yes?" Cool, collected.
"You were a bit unfair to Manta…" A light suggestion.
"Was I?" A heavy warning.
"Ah…iie, never mind…" A retreat.
Anna smiled to herself, as Yoh cleared the dishes without being ordered to. Manta managed to leave before Anna could put him to work, so her fiancé paid the price.
She settled in front of the television.
"Anna, I'm done…" Yoh said, wearily making his way into the room. He stopped. "Anna…?"
His fiancée did not hear him, for she had fallen asleep in front of the TV. Owing to past experiences, Yoh stooped down to check that she was sleeping. One look at her face told him that she was.
Anna woke up in her bed. She was slightly alarmed at first, because her memory didn't inform her of how she got there. But then she realized how, and she pursed her lips at the thought that she had fallen asleep when it hadn't even been that late or anything. She supposed that she had just been a little more tired than usual, owing to her new habit of trips to town or long walks.
"Anna, I have a question," Yoh began, tentatively.
Anna looked at him, letting him know that she was listening.
"Well, it's more of a request, see…."
"Spit it out, Yoh-no-baka."
"Eh… would you smile for me?"
Now it was Anna's turn to go, "Eh?"
"Eh?" said Anna.
"Ahhh… I don't remember ever seeing you smiling for me. That's all."
"And this…bothers you?"
Yoh hesitated, but then nodded.
"Too bad."
"Eh?"
Yoh sweat dropped. Anna wasn't going to smile for him? Aw…
He was disappointed, and even Manta noted that he seemed a bit bothered that day.
"You know, Amidamaru," Yoh said that night to his guardian spirit. "It did bother me, but Anna's smiled for me before, hasn't she? I just never see her."
Anna, who had been nearby, unseen, and smiling, immediately clapped a hand to her mouth.
Dammit.
Notes on the next chapter, it's 12:00 AM and I'm tired. Oyasumi.
PS: Yes, i know this is weird.