(Runs over and hugs everyone) THANX A LOT EVERYONE! I got 17 reviews for the last chapter! Yay Love at Last is a success! It took like 7 chapters, but it's a success! Well anyways, I know that you're all bored by now (and many of you don't even read the author notes) so I'll leave you guys with the 9th chapter. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: How many times do I have to say this? I don't own Shaman King!
Ren looked on upon the scene in horror. His eyes were shot open as he saw everyone lying lifeless in the car. He then looked over and saw Pilika...who was dangling off of one of the back seats.
Ren quickly took off his seat belt and jolted up. He carefully walked over to the back seat in order to see if Pilika was okay. She was his first priority. (A/N: If 'Tao Ren' is reading this...sorry for the Ren X Pilikaness! (shields face) please don't hurt me!)
He stood dead still as he saw Pilika's lifeless body dangling from the seat before him. Slowly, he stretched out his arms and retrieved Pilika's body into his arms. A blush began to form on his face for he had never held a girl in his arms before.
He stared at Pilika for a moment, but could not see her face for it was hiding behind the shadows of her long blue hair He slowly moved long blue strands of hair away from the young girl's face and saw how pale her skin was. Without thinking, Ren slowly lifted his left index finger and started to trail it down Pilika's right cheek. Her skin felt so soft against his rough finger.
As Ren's finger trailed down Pilika's face, Pilika slowly started to come back into consciousness. Slowly her eyes started to open, just like flower petals slowlyunfurling in the sunlight. Her vision was obscured, but she felt as if she was in someone's embrace As her vision finally came back, she noticed that she was in none other than the arms of the man of her dreams.
"Ren." Pilika said softly as she smiled.
Pilika thought for a moment and then suddenly realized the situation that she was in. She was in Ren's arms! What the heck?
"Wait a sec...REN!" Pilika screamed. She suddenly jolted out of Ren's embrace because of the startling situation.
How the hell did I wake up in Ren's arms? Pilika thought as she breathed heavily.
Ren looked down at the ground. He was completely embarrassed.
Pilika then looked around the car and saw everyone thrown about and scattered along the floor. Pilika then let out a gasp.
"Whhhaat happened?" She asked anxiously.
Ren looked up.
"We had a car accident." He explained. "I was the only one wearing a seat belt, therefore I was the only one that wasn't thrown unconscious." he finished.
Ren slowly lifted his hand once again and placed it on Pilika's.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
"Yeah I'm..." Pilika's attention was then diverted by the sight of her brother in the front seat. His face completely engulfed by the air bag.
"Horo Horo!" Pilika quickly stood up and ran over to where her brother was while Ren remained sitting in the back seat.
Pilika lifted her brother's head from the airbag and move the strands of blue hair from his face.
"Horo Horo are you alright?" She asked as she shook his head. Horo Horo wouldn't move.
"Horo Horo!Are you okay?" she repeated. Horo Horo didn't move.
"Horo Horo?" She asked again. "Horo Horo! Please answer me!"There was no response. Horo Horo's face was as pale as the fresh snow that fell in her village up north. His body lay as still as the pine trees in winter. Horo Horo had blacked out
"Oh Horo Horo." Pilika sulked as she pressed her face slowly against Horo Horo's neck. She slowly lifted her face and pressed a small kiss on her brother's cheek and sighed.
All of a sudden, Horo Horo's eyes shot open by the sudden warmsensation felt on his left cheek
He then looked over and saw that Pilika was responsible for the kiss.
"Wha? What? Pilika!" he screamed. He jolted back in surprise.
"Wha...what are you doing?" Horo Horo yelled as he rubbed his cheek.
Pilika's eyes gleamed when she saw that her brother had awaken and was alright.
"Horo Horo! You're okay!" Pilika then threw herself in her brother's arms.
"You're okay! You're okay! You're okay!" She repeated as she squeezed her brother tightly in her arms, depriving him from needed oxygen.
"P..Pilika...you're...ch...choking me!" Horo Horo coughed.
"Oh." Pilika released her brother. Horo Horo then gasped for air.
As Horo Horo regained his rosycomplexion, he turned and saw the scene as well.
"Whoa..what happened?" Horo Horo asked. He then saw both Yoh and Anna on the ground on top of each other.
"Whoa! What in the world are Yoh and Anna doing on the ground like that?" He screamed.
All of the loud noise caused both Yoh and Anna to slowly come back into consciousness. Yoh was the first to wake up.
He slowly lifted his head and placed his hand on his forehead.
"Ow...my head." He groaned.
Anna was the second to wake up.
"Ow...my back." She moaned. Yoh then looked down and Anna then looked up and saw the position that they were in. They were both piled on top of each other! Face down! Yoh on top! Anna on bottom!
Their eyes widened quickly and they both screamed.
"WWWWWWAAAAHHHHHHH!" They screamed.
Yoh and Anna quickly jolted back and sat up on the floor.
"What..what was that?" Yoh screamed as he quickly fixed his shirt.
Anna quickly fixed her dress and hair.
"What were doing Yoh?" She snapped.
"What was I doing? What were you doing!" Yoh asked.
"You're the one that was all on top of me!" Anna yelled.
"What? Ewww Anna you're sick!" Yoh yelled
"Huh? Not like that you jack ass!" Anna took off her sandal and threw it at Yoh's face.
"Ow! What was that for?" Yoh yelled as he rubbed his forehead.
"For being such a perv!" Anna yelled. "You sick minded f..."
"AHEM!" Said Ren, Pilika, and Horo.
"WHAT?" Anna and Yoh yelled.
"If you two are done with you're little perverted conversation, then maybe the two of you could see what's going on." Ren shouted, arms crossed.
"Huh?" Both Yoh and Anna looked around the car and saw everything scattered about. They then remembered what had happened.
Flashback: (A/N: it's been a while since we had one of these huh?)
Everyone in the car then grabbed onto the seat in front of them and held on for their lives.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" They all screamed.
End of flashback: (A/N: Short flashback huh?)
"Oh yeah!" Yoh remembered. "We were almost hit by that semi trailer!" He said.
"And that's when the car tilted onto two wheels and we were all thrown around like rag dolls." Anna said.
"Yeah."
"Hmph. It's just good that I was the one behind the wheel. My superb driving techniques is what saved us all." Ren boasted as he made his way back to the front of the car.
"Are you kidding me dude!" Horo Horo shouted. "You nearly killed us!" he screamed.
Ren's hair tip stuck straight up as he became agitated.
"NEARLY KILLED YOU? NEARLY KILLED YOU?" Ren shouted. "YOU'RE THE ONE THAT WOULDN'T STOP MESSING WITH THE RADIO!" Ren went up to Horo Horo and put his finger right up against Horo Horo's face.
"IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD! IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT I ACCICENTLY SWERVED INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE! IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT EVERYONE WAS THROWN ABOUT THE CAR. AND IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT EVERYONE BLACKED OUT!" He screamed.
Everyone stood still ,eyes widened by Ren's sudden outburst.
Ren then settled down and crossed his arms.
"Hmph."
Horo Horo remained quiet for quite sometime, but then answered.
"What ever dude." He waved.
Everyone's jaw dropped as they heard Horo Horo's calm response.
"Ooookkeeee." Pilika said. She then turned to Yoh and Anna. "Are you two okay?" she asked.
"Yeah." Yoh answered.
"Just fine Pilika." Anna answered as well.
Anna then turned to Yoh. "No thanks to you! I almost threw my back out!" she yelled at him.
"Hey! If I hadn't caught you in my arms you could have crashed right through the window!" Yoh shouted.
"No one asked you to help me!" Anna yelled. "I would have been just fine! Besides you did me more harm than good! You're the one that made us both crash onto the ground!"
"But if it wasn't for me you could have been severely injured!" Yoh countered.
"Listen to yourself Yoh! You're just repeating yourself !" Anna yelled.
"Oh yeah?" Yoh shouted.
"Yeah!" Anna yelled.
Pilika then came in between the two of them.
"EEEENNNNOOOOUUUUGGGGHHHH!" She yelled. "Stop fighting!"
Yoh and Anna both pointed at each other. "He/she started it!" They both said.
"Stop it! You both started it!" Pilika screamed. "I don't get you two! Yesterday you two were all over each other, on the beach when we found you and now you're fighting like two little kids that can't stand each other! What's the matter with you two?" She asked.
Yoh and Anna both glanced over at each other and blushed furiously.
"Well Yoh..." Anna was cut off.
"Stop trying to blame this on Yoh, Anna. The both of you were bickering and the both of you two need to stop right now." Pilika stated. She then crossed her arms on her chest. "Hmph."
All of the commotion then caused Tamao to slowly wake up. (A/N: Finally!)
"Wha...huh? What's going on?" She said as she slowly sat up on the floor and rubbed her eyes.
Horo Horo rushed over and aided Tamao.
"Tamao are you alright?" He asked.
Tamao opened her eyes up all the way and stared down at herself.
"Uh I think so. What happened?" She asked.
"Ren's crafty driving skills faltered and we were all thrown around the car like rag dolls." He explained.
"Watch it!" Ren shouted.
Horo Horo glared at Ren. He then helped Tamao slowly get up off of the floor.
"You sure you're okay?" He asked again.
"Yeah I'm fine Horo Horo." Tamao smiled.
Horo Horo blushed. (A/N: Well that's all the HoroXTamao moments for today. If you would like to see more, then tune in next timeto "Love at Last" ha ha ha just kidding)
"Well if we're all done bickering around here, can we please just settle down now and continue the drive?" Ren asked.
"But what about all of our luggage?" Pilika asked. "It's all around the car."
"Well then we'll just have to clean it all up." Ren answered.
"Wait. What about Manta?" Yoh asked.
Everyone looked down on the ground towards the front of the car and noticed Manta's pale body lying on the ground next to the radio with a huge bump on his forehead.
"Awww who cares. He'll wake up sooner or later. Besides he was kind of annoying." Horo Horo said.
"For the first time in his life, Horo Horo is actually right." Ren agreed.
"Well then I guess it's time to clean everything up and be on our way." Yoh chuckled.
Everyone agreed and proceeded to clean up the mess.
When everyone was done, they sat back down in their seats, put on their seatbelts, and continued the drive towards the amusement park. While poor Manta continued to lay lifeless on the ground and was now a foot rest for Horo Horo's feet.
Author's Note:
Hey everyone! Did ya miss me? Ha ha just kidding. Sorry for the late update but I've been really caught up in school and at home. I've had almost 10 tests in the past month and 3 projects. The horror! But I will survive. Well in the next chapter I plan to have the gang arrive at the amusement park already because I know that some of you are getting impatient. Sorry about that. Anyways all reviews are appreciated and until next time! Love you all! (muah) Bye!
Reviews from Chapter 8:
Soul of the Xcalibar: Yes I spelled your name write without even looking at it! Thanx so much for the nice review. I didn't know that you thought that I was THAT great of an author and that you looked up to me. Thanx a lot! You're a really good fic writer to who's always thinking up funny (and PERVERTED! hee hee jk) stories. I can't wait till you update. And you better soon to! Ha ha jk. Talk to you on AOL later K?
High Octane: I'm really glad that you liked the fight between Horo Horo and Ren over the radio station. That was my favorite part to. And thank you so much for understanding that I've been busy. You're really kind and I really enjoy getting reviews from you. I hope that you liked this chapter to and I hope to hear from you again soon. Thanks!
Purpleflame81: Thanx a lot for the review! I hope that you enjoyed this chapter as well!
Hannah-Asakura: Hi buddy! (hugs) Missed ya! Wow you really liked the last chapter didn't you? Well I'm glad cause I love to make you happy. Yeah I also liked the part where Yoh and Anna fell on top of each other XD That was so cute! Yeah Ren is a little soft hearted some times isn't he? Especially in this chapter...I wonder what's going to happen between Ren and Pilika? Wait a sec! I'm the author! I should know! But the only way for you to find out is to keep reading. Thanx a lot for the review and I hope that you email me again soon! Bye buddy!
Vash: Hee hee thanx for forgiving for like the 100th time now. That's really kind of you. I hope that this chapter wasn't much of a cliffhanger, although I think it was, but w/e. Thanx for reviewing and I hope to hear from you again soon!
Arisawa: Yeah that was a funny accident wasn't it? I hope that you got to read and enjoy this chapter as well.. Thanks a lot for the review!
Gallant Knight from Beyond: Yes! Another review from my favorite author on FF! (HUGS) Thanks a lot for the nice comment that you gave me on the last chapter. I really tried my best in trying to make that chapter as funny as I could, but even so it was nothing compared to the humor that you put in your stories. Yours are just...amazing! Why just the other day I read your other fic "The Battle Against Destiny"...it was on of thee best stories that I have ever read! Seriously. Oh my god it was really good! Aside from the fact that it was a Yoh X Anna fic, the story was great in so many other ways. The suspense, the humor, the suspense! It was all so amazing! You have GOT to continue that fic! I'm begging you! I love that story so much and I would really like to see it continued. Pwetty pwease? (looks at you with puppy dog eyes) Well I was really amazed that you actually wanted to talk to me on MSN. I'd really like to talk to you to, but the problem is...I don't have MSN messenger. (sweat drop)A lot of my friends have been bugging me to download it, but my lazy ass just hasn't found the time to do that. Sorry about that. Maybe I'll download it soon. But I'd still really like to talk to you. Well anyways, oh my god look at how much I wrote to you. (sweat drop) Sorry about that. I 'm probably just boring you. Well thanx again for all of the nice comments! And I hope that you enjoyed this crappy chapter! (sweat drop)
Itako no Shaman: Actually it is true that Ren likes Opera music. Well in the English version of the anime he does. He said so in the episode when they meet Choco Love I think. I was completely amazed as well when I found that out. Anyways I am so glad that you enjoyed the Yohnaness in the last chapter (even though there wasn't much of it) Sorry about that. And I am so happy that you are still reading this fic after I screwed it all up. hee hee (sweat drop) Thanks a lot for the comment and I hope that you liked this chapter as well my friend! (hugs)
Mew Mew Raspberry: Sorry for the late update. I hope that you enjoyed this chapter and that you will review me again. Thanx a lot!
Tao Ren: Please don't kill me for this chapter Ren (shields face) Honestly...I dunno what came over me...I just had to add some Ren X Pilikaness. Sorry about that. I hope that you liked this chapter though! And thanx a lot for commenting on my last chapter! (hugs)
Orphen 27: Glad you liked this story. And thanx a lot for commenting!
Jaci: Well I updated. I know what you're probably thinking. 'Took you long enough!' Sorry about that. But I hope that you enjoy this chapter and I'll try my best to update sooner. but you know when you have like 4 stories all going at once, it gets pretty hard to update each of them at a rapid pace. but thanx a lot for commenting!
SeafoamGreen576: Wow you think that I'm a fantastic author? Aww that is so sweet! (hugs) I think thatyou're a really great reviewer! Yeah sorry that I confused you with the title of the last chapter. I just couldn't think of a good name for it. I'm no really good at coming up with chapter titles. XD hence the crappy title of this chapter. Well I'm glad that you like this story and thanx a lot for commenting!
Blixxx: WHAT? What would make you think that I'd kill anyone in this story? I would never do that. Not in a million years. But I am curious what story did you read? Was it a fic called 'Sacrifices'? Cause that was a pretty sad story. I really liked it, but not when Yoh and Anna died. That was so sad. Well anyways thanx a lot for reviewing and saying that my story kicks butt :)
CherryBlossomGirl02: Cute name you got there :) And hey hey hey. No need to call me Ms.ChiquitaElena (even though I'm Chiquita Linda now) Please just call me Martha-chan. Ha ha that's what everyone else calls me :) Thanx for commenting and saying that you liked my fic! You're a really nice reviewer as well! See ya around!
ShadowJ: Well if it isn't Jam! Hee hee just kidding. What's up dude? Looks like someone was really hyper when they reviewed my last chapter. Wow my fic made you like Shaman King even more? Is that even possible? But thanx a lot for saying that. This is your favorite fic yet? Get outta here. yeah right. Jennie's fics are WAY better than mine so I don't believe you. But thanx a lot for commenting and telling a great lie :) Talk to you on AOL later K? Just don't be so perverted...hee hee hee just kidding...or am i? hee hee
Sean Asakura: Yeah Horo Horo is kinda annoying isn't he? Sorry about that. But thanx a lot for commenting!