And We Danced

Chapter 3

The Perfect Wig...

It was mid-afternoon the next day. The three girls had made it to their destination; the area Yoh and his friends called 'home', the city at least. It was still a day or so before phase two of their plan would start. "For now, lets deal with phase one." stated Kanna, Matti nodding, Marri off in her own little world. Kanna just rolled her eyes, puffing on her cigerette. "Uh Kanna..." began Matti, lightly elbowing the blue haired girl's side. "What?" she asked, looking to her short friend. "Look." replied the pig-tailed witch, pointing to a sign that hung on one of the numerous collums, supporitng the second floor of the massive mall. There, written in bold letters was what Kanna hated most. NO SMOKING

Kanna groaned, rolling her eyes. "Damn it..." she said, taking her precious cigerette from her lips and putting it in one of the large ashtrey things below the sign. ...damn it, damn it, damn it... she thought angrily. "Ah, it's only for a little while, besides, you're trying to quit anyway!" stated Matti, patting her teammates back. "Yeah yeah..." Kanna mummbled, entering the large area of the mall, the other two following.

It was huge, three stories high with numerous stores, one next to the other, not to mention the numerous carts that lined the center of the walk way, creating somewhat cramped quarters. Kanna stopped for a minute, looking around now, saw that the lower area seemed to be mostly big stuff. Furniture, car contest, morotcycle equipment, stuff like that. The third floor was more of a resting area then anything else. Bathrooms, soda machine, crane games, a place to get a good view of the mall. The second floor however, was really mall equiped. The arcade, food court, shoe stores, clothing, etc. "And that's where we wanna be." said Kanna with a smirk. "Come on." she said, jerking her head to the two before heading to the large escalader.

The three hopped on, Matti clinging close to Kanna. "Eeeks! My shoe laces are gonna get caught and i'm gonna get sucked in!" she cried, Kanna rolling her eyes. "Please, you worry too much." she replied before glancing back at Marri, who seemed to be looking at the numerous people entering and exiting the large area. "You see' them'?" asked Kanna, raising her eyebrow a bit. Marri didn't face the blue haired girl, didn't even move, just answered. "No, but I sense 'them'. They're here somewhere." she stated. "Hmm..." pondered Kanna, cupping her chin with her hand.

Would having them here possibly be a bad thing? ...we could take care of them right now... she thought. ...save us time and money... she continued, then heard Hao's voice in the back of her head. ...Don't make too big of a scene and don't get reckless. I want this done exactly as I have planned... The blue haired girl narrowed her eyes some. Hao liked to keep things ordered, not to mention liked to keep his plans going as he imaginied them. ...but still... she thought, knew it would be so much easier to just take care of them right then and there, instead of dealing with all the other crap they'd have to endure before phase two. "Ahhh, headache." groaned Kanna, moving her hand, resting it on her forehead.

"Ahh!" cried Matti, clinging closer to Kanna now. It was about time to get of the escalator, the beast drawing them closer and closer. "It's gonna eat meeee!" cried Matti, Kanna only rolling her eyes, before tucking the petite girl under her arm and leaping the last three steps to the floor of the mall. "There." she said, still having the girl under her arm. Matti blinked, surprised a bit, then clapped. "Yay!" she cried happily, then emitting an 'oof' sound as she was dropped, landing on the floor. Matti looked up a bit, her left eye closed tightly, her right opened and fixed upon Kanna. "Ahh, that wasn't nice!" she shouted, sitting up now, Kanna just closing her eyes, trying to drown out her young and rather annoying friend. "If you think i'm gonna haul your butt up and down everyone of these things, you're wrong." stated the blue haired girl, jerking her thumb towards the escalator. Matti looked over, blinking a bit, before stairing upon Kanna once more. "But your're my hero!" stated the pig-tailed witch, happily clasping her hands before her chest. "Charmed." replied Kanna, rolling her eyes once more.

Quickly, Kanna scanned the surrounding area, noting the numerous boutiqes and what not. ...close but no cigar... she thought, noted they didn't really need any clothing, seeing as they were going to be in unifomrs most of the time. ...what we really need... she began. ...is a wig... Of corse finding a place like that was more easily said then done. There weren't many odd shops in this mall unfortionitly, which would make Kanna's job alot tougher. ...damn it... she thought, looking around a bit more. There had to be some place that carried wigs and other accessories. Then it hit her...

It was a large, pink neon sign, which stuck out from all the others. The letters flashed in unision, big and bold, seeming to drawn Kanna to it. Elly's Costume Boutiqe Kanna's thin lips curled into a smile. ...sweet... she thought, knew that that place had to have some kind of crazy wigs and what not. "Okay guys let go..." she began looking back to see both her friends stairing through a large window. Kanna blinked, then frowned when she saw that it was a candy store. ...figures... she mummbled, stepping to them., "I said let's go you too." she repeated, the two seeming to ignore her, hypnotized by the flow of the liquid chocolate, it cascading down the sheets of passing cookies and other goodies, covering them with ease. "Ohhhh, just one bite!" stated Matti, making a break for the entrance to the small shop. "Ohh, no you don't!" growled Kanna, grabbing the young witch's arm. "We're here to shop for wigs not candy, so lets go, both of you!" shouted the blue haird girl, grumbling some as she dragged the two from the window, Matti fighting all the way. "Nooo, just one biittte!" she cried, Kanna rolling her eyes.

"Get in there. Come on, let's go." stated Kanna, Marri behind her, still being dragged along, while Kanna booted Matti lightly in her rear, forcing her into the costume shop. "Hey!" she shouted in protest, looking back now, a large grey-ish brown boot print on her right butt cheek. "You messed up my outfit!" she yelled, licking her thumb some, slowly beginning to erase the brand from her black outfit. "Whatever, who cares? Just get inside!" shouted Kanna, pushing against Matti's back some while dragging Marri, Matti pushing back against her. "Hey! Wait a sec! I care!" she cried in protect. "Oh just move!" replied Kanna, the two continuing to argue, Marri just watching, unable to move due to the fact that Kanna had her by the wrist.

"Can I help you?" asked a voice from behind, the two struggling freezing instantly. "Err, ummm yes, yes you can!" said Kanna, dragging Marri and Matti behind her now, smiling with her eyes closed, sweat-dropping. The girl before them smiled. She was tall, a little older then Kanna, with long red-orange hair and dark eyes. she wore a form fitting white dress, the sleeves made of a fishnet type material, complete with large knee high black boots. "Is there anything I can help you ladies find?" she asked, Kanna blinking a bit. "Actually, we're looking for some wigs." she stated. "Ah, right this way." replied the woman, turning now and heading to the back of the slightly small store. The three followed, noting the numerous racks of clothing, make-up, and other accessories. Matti couldn't help but take a second to admire the numerous witch hats. "Oh, they're all so cute!" she squeeled, before being dragged off by Kanna.

The three arrived in the wig secton of the store, in awe at the number of wigs and all the unique styles. There was a wig for every occasion, in every shade imaginable, and they were the good wigs too, not that cheap, fake looking stuff. ...perfect... thought Kanna, noting the plan was already bigining to go along beautifully. ...all we gotta do here is pick out some wigs, then had over to phase two... Kanna continued, a smirk playing across her lips. "These are the best wigs right here. Most are made with reay hair. However, if you're trying to save money, I recommend checking out this section." stated the owner, addressing the two wig stands to her left. "If you need anything else please don't hesistate to ask." she finished with a slight bow, before heading back to the register. The three then began their serach for the perfect wig...

Kanna was first, taking a more passive approach, walking slowly around each stand, eyeing each wig, touching it some to feel the texture, while Matti on the other hand... Matti went wild, grabbing any wig she saw and putting it on, striking crazy and silly poses before the full lenght mirror, making her way to the smaller ones. "Oh this one is sooo cool." she said slipping on a blue wig with pink tips. Kanna just rolled her eyes, wishing more then ever she could have a smoke. She then turned her attention to Marri who, once again seemed to be in her own little world. "Did you find one yet?" asked Kanna, attempting to drag her frined back to relaity once more.

Marri didn't reply, gave a slight shrug as she walked to one of the stands, addressing a long black wig. It was very pretty, made with fine hair, making it rather thin. ...i'll need a thickier one to cover my long locks... she thought, noting her pigtails would be rather difficult to conceal due to how thick her hair was, let alone the color. A thin black wig over thick gold locks would be rather had to work with. ...I need something...lightier... she thought, stepping to another shelf. The wigs there were thicker then the others, and were more rich in color.

Marri walked a bit, running her fingers over a light pink wig. ...I don't like pink though... she thought, moving on to the next wig. It was so hard to choose, Marri ultimatly deciding to wait until her two teamates picked out their wigs first. With this is mind, Marri stood back and watched the insanity unfold.

Kanna frowned a bit, still unable to find a decent wig, or at least one she thought would look good on her. ...then again, i'm not exactly trying any on... she thought, rolling her eyes a bit. She then reached back, pulling her deep blue hair into a bun at the back of her neck, holding it with a rubber band. She then turned her attention back to the wigs, a green one catching her eye.

It was a nice wig, and long at that which pleased Kanna, as she approached it for further inspection. The hair was thick and soft to the touch as Kanna took it in her hands, looking over it a bit more, before facing the mirror and slipping it over her hair. It looked good as she adjusted it, slidding the two matching green pigtails over either of her shoulders, both falling a bit below her breasts. She tilted her head some, noting the wig looked good one her, actually looked like her natural hair...aside from the color difference. "This is it." she said, facing the two now, Matti blinking a bit. "What is?" she asked. "This wig is the one i'm buying." stated Kanna, stepping to her young companions. "What about you? Find anything yet?" asked the blue haired girl, Matti noting that she had removed the green pig-tailed wig and let her ocean blue hair grace her once more. "Not yet, but i'm getting close!" replied Matti with a smirk.

The young witch faced the shelf beside her now, tapping her left index finger against her lips. "Hmm.." she hummed outloud, looking over the numerous wigs before her. "Oh, this one!" she shouted, facing Kanna now, dawing a short, rocker style, black wig with silver streamers in it, waving as her head bobbed from side to side. Kanna just rolled her eyes, swatting her friend lighty, causing the wig to fall off. "Something normal." stated Kanna.

Matti glared at her teammate, holding the wig in her hand, mumbling as she set it back on the stand. She didn't want one of those boring wigs, she wanted something that would stand out. ...but we're suppose to blend in... her mind contradicted. "Ahh..." she thought, starting to get fustrated, when she spotted the wig of her dreams...somewhat anyway.

It looked identical to the first, except it was a bright red, with black tips. "Ahh, it's perfect!" squealed the young shaman, as she pounced the wig, then headed to the full lenght mirror to try it on. It fit well and looked good, covering her orange hair and pigtails with ease. She giggled, pulling at the sides some, then head-banged, the wig seeming to flare out, giving it an 80's kind of feel. "Check it out!" said Matti, facing her two teammates now. The two staired, blinking a bit, almost didn't realize it was their friend. "Well? What do you think? Is it me?" she asked, striking a playful pose. Kanna frowned some, sweat-dropping sightly. "It'll do." replied Kanna, Matti clapping happily. "Great! That leaves only you now Marri, need any help?" asked the pig-tailed witch, her crimson wing in her hands. "I'm sure she can do it on her own." stated Kanna, Matti taking the hint. Marri never really liked being helped anyway. "Alright then, i'm gonna go back to checking out those awesome witch hats!" shouted the chipper shaman out of sight before Kanna could protest.

Marri didn't show must interest in the other two, was kind of relieved when Kanna had chased after Matti. If there was one thing Marri couldn't stand it was being rushed. She liked to take her time, take in the sights, and get things in order before moving on. ...just like Hao... she thought, then blinked, realizing she was thinking about him once more. ...no, not now... she thought, turing back towards the wigs. If she truly desired Hao's adffection, she need to complete this mission, without flaws, ASAP, which ment focusing on what she had to do and not her feelings on her leader. With that in mind she continued on, hoping to find a wig soon.

Her search began to look hopeless, and neverending, so many different wigs, different colors, styles, shapes and textures, and yet none seemed to suit her needs or preference. She was about to give up, bored now of her search when she caught sight of something out of the corner of her eye. It was a special type of wig, as it seemed to be far off from the others. Marri didn't mind, taking her time to approach the wig, though in no rush to pick it up. She looked at for a while, running her fingers through the synthetic hair slowly, and was surprised at how much it felt like real hair. However, the wig color impressed her the most, noting it was a soft platnium color, practically white. ...this is perfect... thought Marri, taking the wig from its stand. "I'm done." she annouced, her two teammates blinking a bit. "Uh, don't you want to try it on?" asked Matta, Marri facing the two now. "No." she said simply, the two exchanging glances. "Uh...ok..." replied Matti, looking to Kanna once more, the two ultimatly shrugging as the blonde passed them, heading to the counter.

The three met at the counter, the orange haired girl smiling to them. "Find everything alright?" she asked, Kanna nodding. "Yeah, thanks for the help." she replied, the girl nodding happily. "Of corse." she said, checking the price tags on the wigs. "That'll be $86.95." stated the girl behind the register, Kanna frowning a bit as she reached into her back pocket, pulling out her wallet. ...kinda pricey... she thought, wondering if these wigs were really worth as much as she was about to pay. The girl must have sensed the doubt, speaking some. "I assure you these wigs will last a lifetime, so long as you take time to care for them." she stated assuringly, Kanna blinking a bit, nodding some. "Yeah." she said, handing the girl a crisp $100 dollar bill, copliments of Hao.

"$13.06 is your change." stated the orange haired worker, placing each wig in a box, then slipping them into a large bag. "Have a nice day and do come back again." she added, smiling at the three. Kanna nodded, Matti smiling witt her eyes closed, waving happily. "Yeah, you can count on it!" she said happily, waving as she was dragged out of the store by Kanna. "Bye!" Matti shouted, continuing to get dragged off by her two teammates, the girl of the costume shop unable to hold back a soft chuckle.

"Alright guys, we're good to go." said Kanna, turning now so her back faced the balcony of the second floor of the mall. She leaned back ,resting against the railing, closing her eyes, about to pull out a cigerette, stoping when she remembered she couldn't smoke inside. ...damn it... she thought, wanting to get out of the mall more then ever. "Boy, that was quick and to think, they didn't even show up once yet!" stated Matti, hands on her hips as she scanned the area before her, Kanna rolling her eyes once more. "Even if they did, it wouldn't matter. Hao told us not to touch them, and you know what happens if we go against him..." stated Kanna a seriouness to her tone and facial expression, Matti blinking some, remembering what had become of one of the many who had failed Hao.

They had begged for mercy, but mercy was the least of Hao's ideals. Aside from that, Hao's idea of Mercy and that of his cowering follower were two very different things... "Mercy..." said Hao, sitting upon his throne of stone. "Yes...Mercy my lord, I won't fail you again, I promise!" the shaman had begged. Hao smirked cruley. "The world of tomarrow, the world I wish to create..." began Hao, standing now, the other shaman looking to him. "Is a world where only the strong shaman deserve to live, not failures like you." he stated coldly, walking slowly to the man before him. "But I--" he began, silencing at Hao's raised fist.

"Silence." he stated firmly, the man instantly ceseing. Hao stepped to him, looked to the older shaman who was on his knees. The older male looked up at him, shaking nervously. Hao smiled, gently cupping the shaman's chin. "You wish for Mercy...?" he asked in a soft tone, the shaman looking on wide eye, taken aback by Hao's sudden gentleness. "Yes...yes I do!" he cried, helpless in Hao's grasp. Hao only smirked cruley now, placing his hands on either side of the male shaman's face. "Then mercy, you shall have..." he stated coldy, twisting the man's head, his neck emitting a loud snap.

The three goth girls had been in the back, watching in silence as their leader dealt with the failuer. Marri was at the far end, an insane, lustly like smile on her thin lips, seeming to be in ectasy at the mear site of Hao's power. Kanna wasn't too interested, had been puffing on one of her many cigerettes, while Matti hid behind her, clinging tightly to the older female's waist. Kanna hadn't cared, hell, was too afraid to make a move, let alone say something, anything to anyone that might set Hao off. She also knew Matti didn't like seeing this sort of thing. Sure the young witch-shaman enjoyed fighting and a good battle every now and then, but death wasn't her thing, and having to see it first hand, compliments of Hao wasn't exactly very interesting...at least not to her anyway.

Matti shuddered at the flashback, wished she could just erase it from her mind completly, yet knew she was unable to. Even now she could still hear the loud snapping, the cold, farway look in the male shaman's eyes, his gasp for air, how he fell into a massive heap, twitching, blood tricking from the corner of his open mouth and onto the Earth, his cold eyes stairing back at hers, as if calling out to her, and her unable to move, to look away from his mis-shappened head, his insanly twisted neck, the smell of--

"Ahh! It's too much!" cried the pig-tailed witch, gripping her head some, the two others looking to her. "What? the wigs?" asked the blue haired girl, Matti shaking her head rapidily. "No! That-" began the witch, but stopped, knew it wouldn't do any good to bring up the past. "N-nothing..." she said softly, turning from the two, Kanna rasing an eyebrow, looking to her young friend puzzled. "Uh, you sure you're ok?" asked Kanna, Matti nodding vigerously. "Yup! I'm fine!" stated the orange haired girl, smiling with her hands folded behind her head. Kanna continued to staire on, still puzzled by her friend's quick change in emotion. ...from shocked and afraid to happy and hyperin 2.5 seconds or less... thought the oldest female, scratching her head some. "Alright. Lets go then. I'm getting tired." began Kanna pushing herself from the railing, stretching her stiff legs. "Yeah, I'm bored." added Marri, stepping up beside Kanna now. Matti looked to the two, and yawned, noting she was feeling rather bored as well. "Yeah, it is getting kinda boring around here I guess..." stated Matti, looking to her two friends. "Alright ladies, lets jet." stated Kanna, turning now and heading for the mall exit, of corse poor Kanna having to carry Matti down the escalator once more.

"Damn it, Matti!" shouted the blue haired girl, stuffing the thin witch under her arm as she and Marri traveled downwards on the escalator, Kanna dropping her friend as the three reached the end. "Owww!" shouted Matti, looking up angrily at her teammate. "That was so un-called for!" she stated angrily, getting to her feet, rubbing her realitivly sore behind. "Like I said, i'm not hauling your butt up and down everyone of these things. You weigh a ton!" replied the blue haired girl, the three walking through the rather full parking lot now, finally out of the Mall. "Oh that is soo not true!" started the young shamanic witch, chasing after the two. "You KNOW I only weigh 110 lbs!" she finished, smiling proudly with her eyes closed, hands folded comfortably behind her head, elbows pointing outwards.

Kanna just rolled her eyes, beginning to puff on another cigerette. ...yes... she thought, as she felt the smoke enter her mouth and lungs, already beginning to feel relaxed. "Ewww! Come on, that stuff stinks!" stated Matti, waving a hand indignantly before her face. "Oh please..." mumbled Kanna. "Marri doesn't seem to mind." she said, Matti frowning. "That's cause Marri is in her own little world 24/7!" shouted the witch in protest, Kanna rolling her eyes once more. "Fine, fine. When we get to the car, i'll put it out, ok?" asked the blue haired girl, the young witch blinking a bit, then nodding happily. "Ok deal!" she stated, Kanna nodding, knew the car was only another two or three minutes away, but figured she'd be able to get the most out of this cigerette til the three reached the vehicle.

Unfortionitly, the car was really less then a minute away, much to Kanna's dislike, as she huffed and puffed and threw her cigerette to the ground stomping it out angrily. "Damn it..." she stated, closing her eyes, running her fingers through her long hair slowly in fustration. "Aww, it'll be ok Kanna." began Matti, Kanna narrowing her eyes some. "Stay out of this you." she grunted warningly, Matti ignoreing her. The young witched seemed to be lost in thought, then blinked rapidly. "I got it!" she exclaimed, Kanna almost falling over as she began to unlock the doors to her gorgeous car. "Gahh, got what!" she asked angrily, panting some, startled by her friends suddden outburts. "I got it! The way to solve your smoking problem!" began the young shaman, Kanna rolling her eyes. "Oh man, this should be good..." she said sarcasticly, not really in the mood for anymore of her friend's stupidity.

"Ok, give me some money and i'll run back inside and back into that candy store and get you a whole bunch of those bubble gum cigars!" exclaimed the shamanic witch happily, Kanna blinking some, sweat-dropping. "What?" she roared, Matti smiling with her eyes closed. "Yeah! They had a ton of them! They had blue, green, red, purple, and oran-" she began only to be silenced by Kanna. "Idiot! Smoking is an ADDICTION to the nicotine! NOT sugar! A bubble Gum Cigar isn't gonna do crap for me! It has no nicotine you loonatic!" roared the blue haird shaman, panting heavily now in her excitment, causing the pig-tailed witch to blink a bit. "Aww, someone's cranky!" stated the girl playfully, poking her tall friend's nose with her finger tip, the blue haired girl only blinking rapidly. "Gah, Stop that!" she demanded, turning now and opening the backseat of the car. "And get in the damn car!" she shouted, kickign Matti in her rear once more, sending her flying into the backseat of the car. Kanna then took the large bag with the wigs and gently set it on the seat, locking the door before closing it, in turn drowning out Matti's rather loud protest. "Uh-huh, right, gotcha..." stated the blue haired shaman, getting into the driver's side.

"Come on Marri, let's go." called Kanna as she rolled the window down on her side of the car. Marri didn't nod or anything, just made her way to the passenger's side and hopped in. It was then that Kanna had realized that Marry had been clinging to her guardian ghost. ...no wonder we were getting weird looks... she thought, figured they must have been one hell of a sight, sticking out like some oranges mixed in a batch of apples. ...oh well, who cares...? she thought, figuring it was rather pointless to get worked up over sucha a petty matter. Why did she have to care what pathetic humans thought of her? She was a shaman, and was in turn far more superior then any of them could ever hope to be. With that in mind, she smirked, slipping on her black sunglasses, before cranking the radio up. "Let's jet girls." she stated, speeding out of the parking spot and out of the parking lot completely, barriling down the road, radio blasting. "I'm on a highway to Hell...!" Kanna couldn't help but smirk and agree with the song. ...why yes I am...

(FINALLY Chapter 3 is up! woo-hoo XD Sorry, having a Horo-Horo moment there, anyhooo, I really like this chapter and as you can tell I seem to enjoy making my chapters seem more like epics lol XD Anyhoo, I do hope you all contiune to read and review, and I promise you there will be some good stuff happening soon! So count on it, especially all you fans of the Shaman King game! So please continue to read and reivew and please enjoy this chapter and the next! -Melis

P.S. I DO NOT own Shaman King or any of its characters, nor do I own any song lyrics, song titles, or anything of the sort. They all belong to their respectable owners. I am just a crazed fan who has a need to create crazy little stories for such a wonderful anime! XD AND one final word, for all you curious fans out there, yes, all my fics are Anna and Yoh based, but there are times that i will add a little Anna and Hao XD)