Hey I'm back with another chapter to Fate Fell Short This Time. Sorry it took so long; I guess I had writer's block. But I'm back so on with the story.
Fate Fell Short This Time – Taken
"So, my dear brother thinks that it's all okay now, doesn't he, Opacho?" said Hao.
"Yes he does," answered his tiny friend.
"Well," smirked Hao, "we'll just to change that, now wont we?"
Opacho laughed, "Yes we will."
Back in the hospital...
Anna was just waking up. "Uh, my head," she moaned. As Anna's eyes adjusted to the light in the room she realized it was night outside. Sure it was summer and it was hot, but the air around her seemed very cold. 'What's wrong?' she thought. She looked around to find Yoh sleeping peacefully, and nothing out of the ordinary. "Hmm," she wondered as she looked out the window. "What...was that?" she asked to herself as she saw movement in the trees. She had a very strange vibe out that movement. She was growing scared, which was rare for her. She felt as if an evil pair of eyes was watching her. She felt a lot better, so she decided to wake up Yoh, before anything would happen.
She slowly got out of bed and went to Yoh's bed. "Yoh," she gently shook him awake. "Yoh, come on, wake up."
"Hmm," he moaned. He turned to face Anna. "Anna, what's wrong?" he asked. "Wait, you shouldn't be out of bed."
"I'm a lot better now, I can walk," she answered him.
"Then what's wrong?" he asked a bit confused. "There's nothing wrong with you is there?" he asked worriedly.
Anna shook her head, "No," she answered.
"Well," urged Yoh, "what's the matter?"
"Something's coming," she answered him, looking out the window.
Yoh looked at her. She was scared; he knew that was a rare thing for her. Then looked to where Anna was looking.
"What's out there?" he asked.
"I-I don't know," said Anna. "Yoh what are we going to do, this thing is coming for us, and you're not 100% ready to fight it." Anna's breathing was heavy, and she was getting very worried.
"Anna," said Yoh, now sitting up in bed, grabbing her hand and forcing her to sit beside him. "We'll get through this," he said as he put his arms around her and held her tight. "And I won't let anything happen to you. I promise."
"You do?" she smiled.
"I do," he answered as he kissed her forehead.
Anna sighed peacefully and relaxed in Yoh's tight embrace, placing her head on his shoulder. She felt safe and secure.
"Oh, so is that a promise you intend to keep, little bro?"
Yoh and Anna turned around to face the doorway only to see...
"Hao," spat Yoh, tightening his hold on Anna, and Anna tightening her hold on Yoh. "What do you want?"
"That's a simple question," remarked Hao. "I want your Itako for myself."
Anna gasped. "Don't let him take me," she whispered to Yoh.
"Don't worry, I won't let him take you, Anna," Yoh whispered back. Yoh looked up at Hao, "You will never have her as your own! Anna's not an object, a prize that can be one."
"Oh," smirked Hao, "but she is."
Yoh growled at his brother as he got out of bed, still holding on to Anna. "How dare you say that about her?"
"Oh, did I push a button of yours, little bro?" questioned Hao, slyly.
Anna looked at Yoh, he was very angry.
"Hao!" said Yoh as he looked up at him.
"Wait a second, Yoh," said Hao.
"Huh?" said Yoh confused.
"Before you and I fight, I would think that you would like to change into your battle outfit, no? And Anna should change too." With the snap of his fingers, Yoh was wearing his battle outfit, and Anna was dressed slightly different. She was wearing a pink tank top and white short shorts with a black belt.
Anna looked at herself, shocked. "What is this?!" she shouted at Hao.
"Come on, Anna," said Hao. "This suits you much better then your black dress, don't you think so, Yoh?"
Yoh was speechless as he looked at his fiancée. "What did you do to her?"
"Just gave her a new look, that's all," smiled Hao, "and by the looks of it, you like her knew look."
Yoh blushed as Anna looked at him. Anna couldn't help but do the same.
"Well, now that we're all dress and ready to fight, why don't we start?" said Hao mischievously.
"I'm not going to fight you here, Hao," said Yoh.
"Then I guess I'm gonna have to change your mind," he said as he called forth his Spirit of Fire. The fire spirit came as a huge blaze of fire and circled Yoh and Anna.
Yoh and Anna let go of each other and shielded themselves from the intense blaze and heat.
Yoh opened one of his eyes to try and see his brother.
Once the blaze had started to decease and turn into the Spirit of Fire, Yoh heard Anna scream in agony.
"Ah, Anna!" he shouted.
"Seems I'm holding the cards now, Yoh," said Hao as he gestured his head toward Anna in the Spirit of Fire's hold.
"Yoh!" shouted Anna. She felt so weak; it was as if the Spirit of Fire was sucking out her entire life force out of her.
"Don't worry, Anna, I'll get you down," said Yoh.
" 'Don't worry, Anna, I'll get you down,' " mocked Hao. "You hear that Anna, Yoh thinks he can save you, again. Well, I very much doubt that. Now, if you are done trying to reassure your little girlfriend up here that she will be okay, I think it's time that we start our little battle."
"But we're in a hospital," said Yoh, "we can't fight here."
"Alright then, fine," Hao walked to the window, his spirit following him. "Then come and get us!" he said as he jumped out of the window, his Spirit of Fire following, bringing Anna with him.
"Yoh!" shouted Anna.
"Anna!" he shouted back as he ran to the window. They landed safely on the ground and headed for the woods. Yoh couldn't believe that his brother had jumped five stories. Then again, his brother was practically a demon.
Yoh was about to do the same, when he thought differently. 'What would the nurse say if she found both of us gone?' he thought. Then Yoh had a plan, he'd go to the front desk and demand that he and Anna could be released from the hospital. It was a long shot, but he needed to go save Anna, now. Wasting no time, grabbed his sword at the side of the bed and ran out into the hall.
In the woods...
Hao, Anna, and his spirit had come out into a clear cut area in the woods.
"This spot should do nicely," he said to himself.
"Hao!" shouted Anna. "Tell your spirit to put me down this instant!"
"Very well," said Hao. "Release her," he said to his spirit.
The Spirit of Fire released Anna and let her fall to the ground.
Anna let out an annoyed moan.
Meanwhile...
Yoh considered himself lucky. The doctors thought that he and Anna had recovered quickly and were able to go home.
Yoh was running to the woods. He sensed Hao and Anna nearby.
Hao and Anna...
Anna slowly got to her feet. When she thought Hao wasn't looking he decided to make a run for it. She dashed into the woods.
"Ah, Anna," smirked Hao. "Where do you think you will be going? To Yoh? I doubt it."
Anna was running, she knew Hao had seen her run when she heard him call to her. She didn't care, she needed to find Yoh.
Anna gasped as she ran into Marco, part of the X-Laws. He held her tight.
"Let me go," demanded Anna, squirming to get free.
"Hao did say that there was no escape, dear Anna," said Opacho as he appeared.
"And I'm always right about things I say," said Hao, appearing next to Opacho.
Anna growled at Hao. "Let me go."
"I think not," said Hao. "Marco, bring Anna back over here." They went to the clear cut area, where they were before.
"Opacho, tie her hands together," said Hao.
Opacho nodded and did what he was told and tied Anna's hands behind her back.
"Now," said Hao, "Marco, tie her to that tree." Hao pointed to a tree not far from him.
Marco brought Anna to the tree, but started wondering how he would tie her there.
Just as he was about to knock her out, Hao stopped him. "Here," he said handing Marco the rope, "I'll keep Anna still while you tie her. I wouldn't want her to miss the battle that me and my brother will be having shortly." Hao smirked and walked over to Anna, lifting her chin. "I'm sure you're dying to see me mop the floor with him."
Anna shot Hao a death glare.
"What do you want Hao?" she asked pretty annoyed, once Marco was done binding her to the tree.
"You may go now Marco," said Hao, and Marco left. "As for your question, Anna dear, I want my brother dead, and then I will take his title of Shaman King. And by having what he loves most, will make my job a lot easier."
Anna struggled in her bonds. "I am no object, Hao!" spat Anna. "And neither is Yoh. He's not something you can just throw aside, like dirt."
"How nice," said Hao. "Looks like Anna's sticking up for her boyfriend."
"Damn right I am!" spat Anna.
"And what she's saying is true," said a voice.
"Yoh," said Anna happily as he emerged from the woods.
Yoh had Amidamaru in his sword ready to fight.
"So you think you can win, little bro," said Hao. "Well you're sadly mistaken. See I plan one destroying you, unless Anna over here decides to come back with me. "
"What!?" shouted Anna. "I'll never go with you."
"Well, we'll see about that, now wont we?" said Hao. He got his Spirit of Fire to transform into his sword and started to attack Yoh.
"Let Anna go," said Yoh as he attacked Hao.
"I don't think so," he answered counter attacking.
Minutes passed and since Yoh was never at 100% fighting strength, he was growing pretty weak.
"Yoh," said Anna, as she saw the amount of pain he was in. She new he'd never give up until she was safe, even if that meant giving his life. "Yoh, please stop this!"
"Not until you're free, Anna," he answered back.
"Then I guess that will be a while," said Hao interrupting. He took a strike at Yoh's back.
Anna looked at Yoh in shock as he cried out in pain and fell face first in the dirt. "Yoh?" questioned Anna, with a worried expression on her face. "Yoh get up!" she told him as Hao was approaching him.
"Time to end this once and for all," said Hao as he picked Yoh up by his hair.
Yoh was hardly awake, and Hao was about to give him the final blow until...
"Stop!" shouted Anna, her tears falling freely, her hair in front of her face.
Hao stopped. Yoh, who was on the boarder of consciousness, looked at Anna.
Anna lifted her head up, swinger her hair back as she did so. "I'll-I'll go with you...just don't hurt Yoh," came Anna soft, teary voice.
"Well," said Hao to no one unparticular, "looks like Anna has come to her senses and has agreed to come with me." He dropped Yoh.
Yoh looked up at Anna. "Anna, no, don't do this," he said weakly.
"I have to," she whispered to him. "Or I might lose you."
"Too late," said Hao. "Anna agreed to come with me." Hao cut Anna's ropes, but didn't free her hands. She was about to run to Yoh when the Spirit of Fire grabbed her.
She yelled in pain.
"A-Anna," whispered Yoh as he looked at her. Soon Yoh found himself in the spirit's grasp as well. He yelled in agony.
"Yoh!" shouted Anna; she was growing weak in the spirit's grasp again. She looked at Yoh. He was out cold. Soon she found herself growing weary and consumed by the darkness.
"Would you look at that, Opacho," said Hao. "Doesn't the couple look so cute together? Sound asleep." Opacho and Hao laughed. "Well, we best be going now, Opacho."
Opacho nodded and the five were on there way.
To Be Continued...
Well that was long! Four pages and 1/8 to be exact. Well I hoped you liked it. Thanks for the idea TK Lee! I put it in my story if you haven't noticed; it's only part of it. But again, thank you very much. And let's give a round of applause to all the fans and reviewers of Fate Fell Short This Time, especially TK Lee, I love you're story man please update soon can't wait for that fight! And Chris Jericho-Y2J, I love your story too! Chapter fifteen was great! And you know I can't wait for the fight between Yoh and Kane! nn If Anna or Yoh dies I will scream and be so upset!!! You can't let them die!!! You know how impatient I am, so update soon!!!
P.S. Sorry that I haven't updated in a while or have been on lately (Chris Jericho-Y2J) I've just been so busy, that I had time to read your stories but not review, but don't worry, I'll get my reviews in soon!
Always waiting,
M.C.