Title: When It Rains
Author: Arcnine
Genre: Romantic drama
Rated: T for Teen - contains some mature language and themes.
Summary: Sequal to When It Snows. Anna belonged to him in his dreams and Hao intends to turn them to realities...but then a new girl appears in his life. - Hao and ? - Ren and Pirika - Yoh and Anna
Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King, but I do own my original character presented in this piece of work.
Author's Note: Hey everyone. I'm still alive. Been way busy and have actually considered deleting this account all together, but then again I didn't want my hard work to go to waste. I was told I couldn't answer to reviews anymore, bummer. But I just want to let everyone know that I read each and everyone of them and they're huge encourangements. Thanks everyone. Hope you'll enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 4: Meant For Me
It was chilly and Hao suddenly felt it when the breeze blew by, as if whispering in his ears, breaking his trance. For the past thirty minutes, his eyes were glued on the dark sky seeing an image of something only he could.
a girl... a blonde girl... an unforgettable girl... an utterly beautiful...
"What are you doing out here?" Hao blinked. He knew that voice. Sitting upright almost instantly, he looked towards the door and stared at the curvy silhouette. He could tell her arms was crossed but other than that, everything was hidden in the darkness. After taking a couple of deep breathes, Hao found his voice.
"Did you miss me in there?" He seemed to have found his old confidence as well. Hao wanted to get up and walked to her, to be closer to her, even if it wasn't an intimate closeness. His body however, wouldn't obey. It still seemed to be in shock Anna said more than three words in a sentence to him, and she was the person who asked him no less. A tingling sense of excitement erupted in him.
"Yoh told me about the dream." She ignored his question.
Typical.
"Yes, It thought it was a particularly nice dream." He smirked at her, though she couldn't tell through the darkness.
"I'm going to have to ask you to stop dreaming about me." Anna had a way of making her request, or rather command, sound like they're mandated from the queen. It must be obeyed... or else. Hao took a gander at the later.
"You make it sound as if I can control my dreams." Hao finally managed to get on his feet. He walked to the hammock and hopped on. It began to swing back and forth as his attention ended up at the sky again. His mind was not on the blonde girl this time, she was already there in the flesh.
"I don't like you dreaming the impossible between us." Her words chilled him more than the cool wind.
"Nothing's impossible, Anna." Hao's voice sounded amuse and it annoyed the hell out of Anna. Not only was Hao an exact replica of Yoh in appearane, he seemed to also possess that same carefree, everything will workout in the end, attitude.
Anna closed the distance between them. Hao's heartbeat stepped up a notch, but he wouldn't let her hear nor suspect that just being close to her excited him. He refused to let Anna know she had such power over him.
Oh but she smell so good.
His head was swimming in her alluring scent. Hao couldn't believe how his body was responding to the blonde. She now stood beside his hammock, arms still cross, and her glare apparent.
"I'm sorry, Anna, I didn't know you wanted you join me. Climb on, there's plenty of room for you right here." Hao tapped his lean abs with a huge grin across his face." Anna's face twiched in disgust.
"Look," she struggled to stayed on the spot and continue speaking to him. If she had a choice, Anna would rather sit through Pirika's whinning some more than to spend another minute with this clone, but she needed to make something clear to him once and for all. "You're...not ugly."
Wow, that must have took a lot out of her.
She was so close and her scent was so inviting. Hao fought the urge to grab and throw her down on the ground, to just take her right then and there. He wanted to run his tongue down her neck, her body... tasting her, to finally learn if she was as sweet as he had fantasized throughout the years. Something was rising in his jeans. He turned sideways so his back was facing Anna.
This is stupid. How can she affect my body so much.
"There are plenty of girls who love you... from what i can see." There was a hesitation in her voice and Hao knew she was thinking 'Though I don't know what the hell they see in you'.
"What, are you jealous, Anna?" He held his cheerful tone knowing it would annoy her further. "Not to worry sweetheart, you're the only girl for me." Silence followed. Anna didn't see a point in continuing the conversation.
"I don't love you, and I never will." Anna said before walking back into the house. There was a finality to her tone. A small part of Hao died at that moment.
Well, that as a few stabbs in the heart.
Something moved in the bushes, but Hao made not to acknowledge it. Several moments past before Hao cracked open an eye to look over the direction of the noise.
I should pity the fool.
He smirked. "I know I'm quite a pleasant vision, but you know it's not nice to spy on people." The person ran for it, but Hao was too quick. In no time at all, he had his arms around the narrow waist. His body froze but his hands slowly moved upward on their own and became still when they landed on something unexpected.
A girl?...
His arms lossen from the surprising revelation.
"Let go you perv!" Her voice rang in his ears.The girl took the chance while Hao was still in his surprised state to stomp on his bare foot. The brunet howled in pain only to be shut up when she land a heel hard on the side of his face. His lean body flew a few feet before landing on the somewhat grass cushioned ground. Despite the pain throbbing on his cheek, Hao couldn't help but be impress with her fierce strength.
She sprinted across the street with her head turn halfway back to make sure Hao wasn't after her any longer. That was her mistake for she did not see what came her way. The impact shook Hao's being even from the distance. He was on his feet in an instant, standing where he needed to be so the girls flying body would land back in his arms. His hands found her body and pulled her into a tight embrace before he too fell back on the ground to cushion her fall. There was a ringing in his ears as he continued to lay there on his back, the girl still on top of him. Her blonde hair tickled his nose as his head shook from side to side. Something wet dripped on his cheek.
Rain? Don't tell me it's going to rain now.
Another drip.
No...
Hao's wiped his face and looked at his hand. He suddenly felt sick in his stomach which escalated to unknown levels once he got a glimpse of her face up close. It was the girl from the rain.
"Hey...are you...are you ok?" Hao asked weakly giving the body the slightest shook.
Someone started yelling something incoherent in the background. Hao's only registered some of the words like "you ok...i saw that...hit and run...red truck...tk709...". None of that mattered at the moment. He just knew the most important thing right then and there was the girl he was holding in his arms, the dying girl. For some reason, he couldn't help feeling guity for letting something like this happened.
"You can't die." He whispered in her ears. "I know who you are." Something stung his eyes. Everything became a moist blur. "You were meant for me."
Don't go...