CHAPTER THREE: FOOL FOR YOU

YOH'S POV

Everything in the Asakura residence was fine and peaceful, until Lyserg came in carrying the same girl who tried to know Faust's secret. She was injured a lot. Lyserg let her down on the sofa and fell down to the floor, tired. "Lyserg? Isn't this…the girl who…" "Yoh, she's Zachary, I was off walking when I saw her fighting with Hao." "What? Hao? She couldn't have won. She's mortal and Hao's a shaman." I said. "Yes, and when I had the chance, I stole her away from Hao and ran as fast as I could." Lyserg panted. "Wait, I'll call Faust." I said, scurrying off to Faust's bedroom.

I then came back with Faust. "My God, isn't she the girl who tried to steal my darling Eliza?" Faust asked, then Lyserg and me nodded. "She seems badly hurt. I'll take care of her. Boys, please just leave the room for a while and call the girls." Faust exclaimed. Then Lyserg and myself ran up to call the girls. Then we came back with Anna, Tamao, Tamao, Pirika and Jun. Faust told them what to do and had fixed her up for a few minutes. After a while, Faust came out and called the both of us. "Don't let her walk, she needs a lot of rest. And here, her clothes, it seems strange. I mean her attire. There were bandages infront, I didn't bother to see what was under." Faust told us. Then he remembered. "Oh, I almost forgot. There were needles, kunais and knives at her clothes, here." Faust gave a backpack to Lyserg. "Let her drink this too, it will help in the healing of her arm and her thigh." Faust gave Lyserg a bottle of pills. "That's all." Faust walked away. And Lyserg hurried off to the room and found Zachary wearing a long white shirt; she was still unconscious on the sofa. Then Lyserg decided to bring her to a vacant room.

HORO'S POV

"Awww…I'm hungry. Why doesn't that Zachary even care to say thank you? Sigh. Oh well, I want something to eat." I walked off to the living room then to the kitchen. I grabbed a can of soda from the fridge then went to the living room and sat down on the sofa, as I notice Yoh beside me, watching TV. He looked like something happened a while ago. "Hey Yoh." I called. "Hm?" He asked, still changing the channels. "Um, was there something that happened here a while ago?" I asked, taking a sip from my soda. "Yeah…" He nodded. "What?" "Lyserg had brought the 'assassin-girl' here." Yoh stared at the TV. "Why?" I asked. "He said that he saw Zachary and Hao fighting, then Lyserg had picked her up. She broke her arm and her thigh." "Sigh. I was there to help her but she just ignored me." I said, slumping down on the sofa and taking another sip from the soda. "She's full of pride…very independent." Yoh said. "Another rival huh? She can be Shaman King/ Queen if there were no Great Spirits." I said. "Yeah, but it'll be impossible for her to Shaman King, she isn't any shaman at all. I didn't sense any shamanic presence in her." "Yeah…" I nodded. Then I stood up. "Where are you going?" Yoh asked. "Taking a look at that Zachary-girl." I went to the stairs.

And I found the vacant room, "Hey, can I see Zachary?" I asked Lyserg. He was infront of the door, sitting down, sadly. But he didn't even say a single word. "Hey, wake up dude." I said, thinking he was asleep. But he didn't even bother to move a muscle. I knelt down then titled his chin up. And his eyes flickered widely and he slapped me on the face. "What was that for?" I asked, stroking my cheek. "Don't ever do that to me again." Lyserg glared at me. "Yeah, okay. So let me see this assassin chick." I said. "Hmph." Lyserg stood up then left the place. "What's with him?" I looked at him weirdly, and then I went in the room.

I saw the female assassin on the bed sleeping peacefully. She looks innocent than the assassin I know. Her messy chestnut brown hair was beautiful. I went near her and stared at her for a while. And she suddenly twitched and woke up. She noticed how intimate I was staring at her and slapped me at the face. The same as where Lyserg had done. "Owww…" I fondled my cheek. "You have no right to stare at me like that! And where am I? Where's Lyserg? And who are you?" She said, looking around with an angry look on her face. "Hey, hey, slow down. Lyserg had brought you here, the Asakura residence, Lyserg's at his room. I'm Horokeu Usui, call me Horo." A smile spread on my face. "I'm leaving, I'll claim back my partners from Hao." She said, trying to stand up, but falling back on the bed. "Why…? Why can't I stand?" She asked. "You're injured." I said. "B-but, never mind! I need to save my partners, or else I won't be able to accomplish my task!" Zachary said. "Calm down, you can do that if you're healed already." I said. "Hey! You don't have the right to tell what I do? Okay? I have my own self! You have your own body! If I don't get them, no wonder what Hao would do to them, I would drop from being likely the Principal's right hand."

And I look weird at her. "You know what? I don't know anything you are talking about." "Oh. Gomen. Gomen. I'm saying some strange words to you. But really! I have to leave right now." She again tried to stand, but I pushed her back on the bed. "I told you that you're condition would get worse, so stay there and rest." I told her. "But…" "Stay!" I told her. I never knew she ever was worried about a fellow assassin. "Hmph." She sat on the bed, looking at the opposite direction from me. Then I asked her. "So, are you single?" And she looked at me strangely. "Why do you ask?" "Well, I was just wondering…can I court you?" I said, holding her hands tightly. Zachary flushed like a tomato then looked directly at me. "So, can you be my girlfriend?" I asked, stars glittering in my eyes. But she grabbed her hands back and crossed her arms. "I don't even know you well. And I don't want any relationships." She said sternly. "O-okay…" I said miserably. It was like I was rejected. Then she looked at me and frowned. "Really, I don't take relationships, though I was inlove already…he was sooo kind…I can't get him out of my mind…that's why, I can't go with you…" "Okay, I understand." I said, lighting up a smile. "That's good." Zachary managed to cheer me up.

Then I came to my senses. "Is that person you're inlove with…Lyserg perhaps?" I asked, then Zachary looked at me with cheeks as red as a tomato. "It's none of your business." She said as she lied down on the bed again and closed her eyes. "I'm gonna take a nap." She flushed red. "Okay."

When I went out the room, I heard noise downstairs. It seems like a crowd was starting. Airi, Saeko and Midori were downstairs. "Oh, hi." I waved my hand at them. "We were just visiting. That's all." Midori said. Then the three of them sat at the sofa. "So how are things going?" Airi asked Yoh. "Things are fine here, but a while ago, Lyserg came with Zachary, badly injured." "That's good news." Midori said. "Why?" I asked. "She thinks she's the best, and she's such a cheater. We are still in Highschool, while she's already graduated! Awww, I hate her!" Airi said, then Midori replied. "Me too!" "She's only full of pride; very independent. I bet she's had such a terrible life." Yoh said. Then Saeko turned red to Yoh's manly voice. "Ummm…ummm…I agree…" Saeko said. "Hey, I thought you were with us?" Airi and Midori both said. "But…but…" Saeko looked at the ground. "Oh alright…" Airi and Midori both sighed. Then Zachary just came down very worried. "Horo! Horo! Where are my weapons?" "Oh, they're with Lyserg." I smiled. "But, but…those are mine!" She exclaimed. "Hey, go back to bed, you need to rest, you'll get your condition worsen…" "But…ARGH!" She exclaimed, falling down on the floor. "I told you, come on, let's go." I said kneeling down, while Airi just laugh. "Poor you, you deserve that injury!" Midori said. "Why you---" Zachary growled. "Airi, Midori, come on, stop it." Yoh said.

"Hmph." Airi crossed her arms. Then I carried Zachary at my back and went to the room. "That woman is such a pain in the neck, she thinks she's pretty and strong. She thinks she's perfect!" Airi said. Then Midori had a sweat drop. "Why do you hate her so much?" Midori asked. "Because I'm smart." Airi said, smiling innocently. All of them did anime-fall then. "Eh-Heh Heh…"

Back at the room where Zachary was staying in, I let her down on the bed. And I told her. "Why do you want your weapons huh?" "Um…uhhh…" "Were you planning to leave?" "Y-yes…I have to…" She looked at the window beside her. "Tell you what, if you're injuries are better, you can continue on what you were doing." "Thank you…" She smiled. "You can train outside too." "Really?" She exclaimed. "Yes…if you want to. You can train with Ren or Yoh. They always train at the backyard." "I'll train later." She said, still staring at the window, and she looked down. "Hey, isn't that the 'Ren' guy you were talking about?" She asked me. "Yes. He always trains. I told you." "He seems like a strong warrior. I might as well train with him." "I'm telling you, he has a temper, so don't make him mad." "Like he can do anything to me." She smirked. "Well, let's see later." I stood up and left the room.

ZACHARY'S POV

When I heal my injuries, I'm going to leave this residence. Right now, like what Horo told me, I need to rest. I'm going to train later, so I can beat Hao. I'm going after you, Schneider, Akira. We're going to accomplish this! I'm going to train till I drop. I'm going to do my best. Even if I'm not a shaman like the other people who were living here, I'm still as strong as the Shaman King. While I was busy thinking of what to do next, someone appeared. It was the chief, Promessa. "Promessa-san, why are you here?" I asked. "Zachary, you need to heal quickly, or else, something might happen toy your partners. If they get killed, you're going to be replaced. Your life is on this. And if you fail with saving them, we're going to get you executed. Okay, did you get what I said? We don't want you to be put to death, but it's the Principal's rules. And we have to follow them." The redhead said. "Yeah, yeah, I'm going to train too. So if you don't mind, I need to rest, so I can heal faster." "Fine!" Promessa disappeared in a puff of violet smoke. "I don't get the Chief…she's always...I mean she only appears once in a while…"

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souloverdrive: Another chappy ! This great! Horo and Zachary! And Promessa appeared! Again! And wait for the next chapter! It's going to be sooo cute! Oh, and, please read and review! I did this chapter for only a short while though. But it's nice. I hope you liked it! I'm planning on doing my other fanfics as well! I hope this would be successful; I only do 2 chapters in a week, because I have school. But it doesn't mean that I won't continue on this work! And, sometime about this month or so, I would be scanning Zachary's, Schneider, Akira, Obsidian Weiss, Saturn and Pluto's picture! I drew them!

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