Yes I have returned once again. Man it's already been more than a month since I updated this story...and I probably won't get much reviews for this just like my other fic "Battle Between Brothers" it took me 4 months to update that story and I only got 5 reviews. That was a waste of my time if you ask me. But anyways...for all of those people who are still reading this story, and who are actually reading this author note...Thanx and enjoy the next chapter.

Disclaimer: I under do not under any circumstances own Shaman King...or do I? Ha ha just kidding...I don't own Shaman King.

With that said, Hao then grabbed both of Yoh's hands and threw him off of the edge. Yoh looked up to see his brother grinning down at him as he plummeted 150 down the waterfall to his death.

"HAO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Yoh screamed.

Yoh looked up and saw his brother grinning down at him...but he then saw his brother moving farther and farther away from him as Yoh plummeted down the cliff. All Yoh could see was swirls of color all around him. He felt the wind pass violently by his body as he plummeted down 150 feet. And then nothing...everything went black. Yoh was...

"Dead! Finally. Well that took me long enough." Hao grinned as he looked over the edge of the cliff and no longer saw his brother. He had assumed that Yoh had violently crashed into the water below him and died on impact...but of course...that is what he assumed.

Hao then took one last look over the waterfall that had taken his brother's life. He dusted off his hands off evilly, whipped his hair behind him and then started to walk off.

It was slightly awkward that Hao did not have any feelings of regret or sorrow for what he had just done to his brother...but then again Hao had been planning this for quite some time and so he had managed to conquer all of the doubts and uncertainties that he had.

The only thing that was left to do now was to explain Yoh's death to his parents. What would Hao tell his parents? That was a question that could only be answered by Hao when confronted by his parents. Hao knew that he would have to lie to them and he would have to get into character right away.

Hao continued to walk through the thick and semi dark forest that surrounded his home. He took small steps, but then quickly picked up the pace as he started to run back home.

Hao forced tears into his eyes so that it would seem that he was heartbroken over his brother's death. He ran faster and faster until he had reached the front door of his palace home.

He then burst through the front door and walked into the living room where his mom and dad were both sitting in, reading books.

"Mother! Mother!" Hao shouted as he walked over to where Queen Keiko was reading.

Queen Keiko did not look up from her book, for she was very interested in what she was reading. And so she did not notice the tears that were rolling down her son's face.

"Not now Hao...I'm trying to read." She said as she continued to read her book.

Queen Keiko suddenly looked up and saw the numerous tears in her son's eyes. She immediately dropped her book and put her arms on Hao's shoulders. She knew that something bad had happened since she did not see her younger son standing by Hao's side.

"Hao what's wrong? Why are you crying? What happened?" She asked frantically.

Hao tried to repress the tears that were pouring from his eyes. He wiped some of the tears off with his hands, but more and more came streaming down his pale white face.

"It's...it's Yoh!" He cried. He then threw himself into his mother's embrace and cried onto her neck.

Queen Keiko then pulled her son away from her and looked him in the eyes.

"Hao...what happened to Yoh?" she asked calmly.

King Mikihisa then put down his book and looked up to hear the conversation.

"He...he..." Hao paused.

"He what Hao...he what?" Queen Keiko was starting to get impatient.

King Mikihisa then took a cup of water that was in the seat next to him and started to drink from it.

"He fell!" Hao said.

"Fell? Where? What do you mean?" She asked.

"He fell off the cliff mom! The one by the Izumo waterfall!" Hao cried.

Just then King Mikihisa dropped the glass of water, the cup shattering to numerous pieces on the floor below it. He quickly jolted up from his seat and ran over to where his wife and Hao were sitting.

"What did you say?" Mikihisa asked as he grabbed Hao violently by the shoulders.

Hao continued to wipe away the tears from his eyes and at the same time trying to muster a response.

"Me and Yoh were looking for my watch and he said that it might have been by the Izumo waterfall because we were playing tag around there yesterday..."

Mikihisa interrupted. "But we've told you several times not to go over there Hao! Why did you disobey us?" He shouted as he shook Hao with both hands.

"I know I know!" Hao cried. "But Yoh said..."

"It doesn't matter what he said...you were not supposed to go over there!" Mikihisa shouted.

Queen Keiko started to get tears in her eyes.

"Now...what happened?" Mikihisa asked as he looked Hao in the eyes.

"Me and Yoh went over by the cliff to look for my watch...and then all of a sudden I lost track of where Yoh was...he just disappeared. I went to go look for him but I couldn't find him. I searched everywhere. Then I went over to where the cliff and the waterfall was...and there he was. He was trying to grab my pocket watch as it dangled from a branch near the edge of the cliff. I ran over and asked him what he was doing and he said that he was trying to get my watch. He stretched his arm as much as he could and tried to get the watch from the branch. But all of a sudden the branch broke. He then lost his balance and fell over. I ran as fast as I could...but...but..."

Hao then started to cry again. He ran over to his mom and hugged her.. "I couldn't get to him mom!" he cried. Kieko hugged her son as tears began to roll down her face as well.

Mikihisa looked up and thought for a moment. He then looked over and saw both his wife and his son in tears.

"Keiko." King Mikihisa called.

Queen Keiko looked up.

"Call all of the men and tell them to do a full search by that waterfall. I want them to search every single inch of that water fall and tell them to search until I tell them to stop. And then...if there are no signs of Yoh being alive..." King Mikihisa paused for a moment and then let out a sigh. "I...want you to call King and Queen Kyouyama and tell them the news." he finished.

Queen Keiko sniffed and nodded her head.

King Mikihisa then turned and looked over at his son.

"Hao!" He shouted.

Hao turned around.

"I want you to go with the men and tell them exactly where you and Yoh where when this happened." he ordered.

Hao nodded. He wiped more tears from his eyes.

"Go!" He yelled once again.

Hao walked out of the room.

Mikihisa then turned to his wife once more.

"Maybe you should call King and Queen Kyouyama and tell them that Yoh is missing for the time being." he said.

Keiko slowly nodded and walked over to the phone that was sitting upon a maple wood table near by.

She picked up the phone but then looked up at her husband once more... King Mikihisa then proceeded to walk out of the room.

Queen Keiko sighed and started to dial the number.

Meanwhile, in the small town of Osorezan, in Osorezan palace, was the young 7 year old princess Annabelle. She was sitting calmly in the huge dining room in her palace home. Her small and frail hands on her lap as her mother sat next to her in a royal chair trying to give her young daughter a lesson on proper etiquette.

"Now Annabelle. I want you to take the napkin that is on the table and properly place it on your lap." Her mother said.

Anna sighed, but followed her mother's instructions. She picked up the napkin that was on the long maple table with both hands, and that is where her mother stopped her.

"No, no, no Annabelle." Queen Kyouyama lightly slapped her daughter on the wrist. "We have been through this several times. You pick up the napkin with you right hand not both." She exclaimed. "Now...let's try this again." she sighed.

Anna sighed and placed the napkin back on the table.

"Okay now remember this time, pick up the napkin with your right hand. Understood?" Her mother asked as she stared at her impatient daughter in the face.

"Yes mother." Anna responded. (A/N: OMG! Anna speaks! This is the first time that she's spoken!)

"Okay. Try it again Annabelle."Queen Kyouyama said.

Anna was getting irritated by the fact that she had been doing this for over 20 minutes now and she still hadn't gotten it right. She was also irritated by the fact that this was BORING, but she had to do it because well...all princesses have to do it when they're young.

This time Anna picked up the napkin gently with her right had. Her mother nodded as she saw her daughter's progress.

But suddenly, a fellow maid from the Osorezan palace came bursting through the dining room doors with a telephone in her hand.

The sudden event cause Anna to drop the napkin, and Queen Kyouyama and her to look up.

"Gladys!Why the sudden startle?" Queen Kyouyama asked.

Young Gladys bowed in apologies and spoke. "I am very sorry to have interrupted you my Queen, but there is an urgent call for you from Queen Keiko of Izumo." she spoke.

Queen Kyouyama sighed. "It can't possibly be that important, take a message." Queen Kyouyama said as she waved her hand in disinterest. She then carried on again with her conversation with her young daughter.

"But my Queen. It is urgent. Something has happened to Prince Yoh!" The maid shouted.

At that remark, both Queen Kyouyama's and Anna's eyes jolted wide open.

Queen Kyouyama stood up from her seat and quickly walked over to the maid and took the phone in her hands. She then looked over at Gladys.

"Gladys, finish the etiquette lesson with Annabelle while I take this call." She ordered.

The maid bowed and followed instructions. She walked over to Anna and sat down in the chair beside her. Anna on the other hand, was completely frozen in place. She wanted to know desperately what had happened to Yoh, for he was the twin that she had felt a better connection with when they had first met.

In the other room was Queen Kyouyama with the phone in her hands.

"Missing?" She shouted. "Yoh is missing? Dear...how did this happen?" Queen Kyouyama asked frantically.

Queen Keiko explained the situation to her over the phone. Queen Kyouyama placed her arm down to her side as she heard the tragic news. "I see." she answered calmly. "No I do not think that Anna should be told about any of this. It would be too much for a young seven year old girl to bear." she said. "Yes, yes I will tell my husband about this." Queen Kyouyama answered. And with that said she slowly hung up the phone. She stood in place for a few moments and thought about the situation. Where could Yoh have possibly have been? And furthermore, was he alive?

Meanwhile, in the same town of Osorezan, there was a young group of young orphans running around a small orphanage that lay in the edge of the village. The small orphanage was near a small and crystal blue river that was located a few feet away from the building.

Because it was about noon, it was free time for the young orphans and so they had taken their time and spent it outside on that brisk autumn day. The children were playing games such as tag, and many of the young girls had taken part in playing on the swings and jump roping together.

Two young orphan boys on the other hand, had taken part in the game of tag and were playing near the small river. The two were both running frantically as one tried to tag the other and the other tried to escape from being tagged.

"Ugh...I'm gonna get you Ren!" shouted a young boy with spiky blue hair.

"Nice try Horo Horo, but if you want to catch me, then you're gonna have to run a lot faster than that!" Shouted the young purple haired boy.

The two ran faster and faster along the river continuing on with their game. The young boy Ren, was really good at playing the game and usually came out the winner when Horo Horo and him played tag. But this time, he was growing rather tired and was running slower as usual.

"Ha ha you're getting tired Ren!" Horo Horo exclaimed with glee. "And soon I'm gonna catch up to you!" he said confidently.

Ren grunted and started to run faster.

"I don't think so Horo Horo!" he remarked.

The two continued running along the river, and hadn't noticed that they were already a quarter of a mile away from the orphanage. They were so caught up in their game that distance wasn't really a factor.

Ren continued to run as fast as he could and from time to time, he would glance over at the small river beside him. Horo Horo though only paid attention on Ren...waiting for him to falter so that he could tag him down.

As Ren stared at the river, he couldn't help but notice a strange object floating down in the water. The object was covered in cloth and slowly moved downward in the river. Ren continued to stare at it, and then noticed a small hand sticking out of the object.

He immediately stopped dead in his tracks as he saw the hand sticking out of the water. Horo Horo then came up behind Ren and slapped him on the back.

"Ha ha I got you! Tag you're it!" Horo Horo shouted. But Ren did not move. He was dead still and he continued to look out upon the river.

Horo Horo found it odd and looked over at Ren.

"Hey dude? What's the matter? What are you looking at?" He asked. Horo Horo then looked over at the direction that Ren was looking at.

As Horo Horo looked out at the river, he then quickly noticed the object that Ren had been looking at. His eyes widened as he saw the object covered in cloth floating gently down the river.

He squinted his eyes. "Dude what is that?" He asked.

"I don't know." Ren said.

Horo Horo then slowly started to walk over to the river. Ren followed.

When they reached the water, Horo Horo grabbed a small twig that was near by and took it with him to further investigate. The two slowly walked into the warm water and slowly walked over to the strange object.

Ren was the first to notice that it was probably a human, since he did see a hand. When Horo Horo walked closer, he to noticed the hand and suddenly jolted back hitting Ren in the forehead.

"Hey.Watch it!" Ren shouted as he rubbed his forehead with his hand.

"Dude look! It's a hand!" Horo Horo shouted terrified. He pointed at the hand.

"Yes I know. I already saw it." Ren exclaimed. "Now go over there and see what it is!" Ren gently pushed Horo Horo in the direction of the object.

Horo Horo slowly and fearfully walked over to the object. They were now face to face with it. Horo Horo slowly lifted his small twig and gently poked at the object. It didn't move. He then slowly took the twig and turned the object over.

When the saw what it was, the two immediately screamed and jolted back, falling into the water below them.

"Aahhhhhh! It's...it's a boy!" The two shouted. They then both stood up as quickly as they could and ran back to the orphanage to tell everyone what they had saw.

Author's Note:
Whoa. Creepy chapter huh? I mean what would you guys have done if you found a boy floating in the river? Well anyways, can you guess who that boy is? It is pretty obvious if you think about it. Well I'm really sorry for the late update, but I've been really busy in school and at home so I haven't really found the time to update my stories. But I'll try my best to update sooner and come up with better chapters. Until next time. Love you all! Bye!

Reviews from chapter 2:

Soul of the Xcalibar: Hey gurl! Man thank you sooo much! You are always the first person to review me when I update and you really give me awesome reviews! (hugs) You are such an awesome friend and I can't wait to talk to you later! I hope that you like this chapter and I hope that you'll review again! Thanx!

Hannah-Asakura: Hi buddy! (runs over to you and gives you a big hug) I am really sorry for the late updates and all. (I know I'm a terrible person) But thank you so much for calling me a great author! You are a fantastic author as well and I really love reading your stories! I'm really sorry that I haven't really been able to read some of them lately, but I have been extremely busy. I'll make sure to read them soon though. I promise. Yeah I also felt very sorry for Yoh when Hao pushed him off of the cliff. Hao is a really evil person, but I still like him. hee hee. Well I hope that you enjoy this chapter and I hope to hear from you soon! Thank you for the review!

CheesyChickenHead: ThanX for the review! But if you wanna know who Anna's gonna end up with...you gotta keep reading the story. Thanx again! See ya around!

YaminandAnzu4ever: Hey gurl what's up? I'm really glad that you like reading my story...and you really wanted me to update huh? Heeehee I know..I really wanted to update to. Thanx a lot for the review and I hope that you enjoyed this chapter!

Itako no Shaman: Yes I know...Hao is really bad. Especially in this fic don't you think? Thank you for the review and I hope that you like this chapter!

Lovebaby: Yeah I know poor Yoh huh? Well I hope that my fic didn't make you to sad... and I hope that you'll continue reading this story. Thank you so much for the review!

Darkness Falls: Sorry that that chapter was sad. I guess that I'm just used to writing sad chapters. But don't worry things will pick up and become a little happier..I guess. Thank you for waiting patiently and thanx for the review!

XxThe Living DeadXx: Yeah that reminded me of the Lion King to. But it's really surprising cause I didn't get my idea off of that movie. Thanx a lot for the review!

Angie: Whoa. You really wanted to know what would happen next huh? heehee Thanx for waiting patiently and I hope that you enjoyed this chapter!

Emma: Wow you had a really nice prediction there. I really enjoyed reading your review. Yeah Hao is a little obsessive even though he is 8. But then again I'm a weird author so you never really know what to expect. heehee. Thank you so much for waiting patiently and I hope that you enjoyed this chapter. And keep up with the predictions. I really love reading predictions from my readers. Thanx again and see ya around!