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Omg, I updated in less than a year this time! LoL! I'm so proud! Well I have exams now, they just started today, had my history exam, oh thank god its finally over, and I'm of during the days andI've found some time to update this story. So hope you all enjoy!
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Fate Fell Short This Time – Mia and Sakura
"Anna! Anna get up!" Yoh shouted to the image on the screen, "I swear, Hao if she doesn't live, I'll kill you."
"No point in making threats, little brother, considering you are in no position to talk," smirked Hao, "besides, seems like this person looking over Anna was able to hide from my spell. Clever girl, I have no idea why she was unaffected by the spell I placed on the city that made me in control. Aw well, this could prove to be interesting."
"What do you mean?" asked Yoh.
"Let's watch and see," explained his older brother.
"Grandma, what do you think is wrong with her?" asked a seventeen year old looking girl, placing a damp cloth on Anna's forehead.
"I hope it is only heat exhaustion, Mia," explained her grandmother, "who knows how long she has been out there since you found her."
"Uh," Anna moaned and shifted around in the bed she was in.
"I think she's waking up," said Mia happily.
"Yoh, someone help me plase," Anna mumble before opening her eyes. She noticed the old lady and young girl. "Sorry," said Anna, "I don't normally talk in my sleep."
"Thank goodness you are awake, young child," said the old lady.
"You must have been really sick to stay out in the heat that long," said Mia.
Anna realized what had happened, that cloaked figure was this girl, and she heard her cry for help. 'Wait, if the whole town is under Hao's control, why aren't they?'
"What's your name, sweetie?" asked the elderly woman.
Anna was quiet. "How do I know you guys aren't Hao's followers just like everyone else in this town."
Mia was bewildered but her sudden out burst, while her grandmother just sighed.
"Hmm, I thought you would like to know that," she smiled. "Well me and my granddaughter were out of town at the time, so we don't know what exactly happened, but when we came back everyone was followers of Hao, they were told to destroy anyone that refused to be one of his followers. We claimed that we were just to stay safe. We found this little place and hid in it, we couldn't risk staying with our family, and we didn't want them to find out that we weren't followers. My guess is Hao put some kind of spell over the entire town."
"Oh, sorry," said Anna, sitting up.
"Careful," said Mia, helping Anna sit up.
"So care to tell us your name now?" asked the old lady politely.
"Anna."
"Anna?"
"Anna Kyouyama," she sighed.
Mia gasped. "The Anna Kyouyama? The fiancée of Yoh Askakura?"
"Yes."
"What an honour it is to have you in our company," smiled the old lady. "I'm Sakura Kamya and this is my granddaughter…"
"Mia Sasuki," she said happily. "Oh wow, I can't believe the fiancée of the Shaman King is right here! I think you are so pretty and Yoh , well Yoh is such a hottie and I'd take him of your hands in a second."
"Uh-hmm," Sakura looked at her granddaughter.
"Oh, sorry," Mia whispered shyly.
"Yes," said Anna a little uneasy.
"So what are you doing in a town like this?" asked Mia. "Should you be in Tokyo, with your fiancé?"
"Umm, I should be," said Anna quietly.
"Please forgive Mia, she's a little excited," said Sakura. "You don't have to explain yourself if you don't want to."
"I have to," said Anna. "if I keep quiet Hao will ruin the world as we know it. I've come to look for help."
Sakura and Mia sat attentively as Anna explained her story.
That's horrible," said Sakura. "Hao has always been a monster."
"Poor Yoh," whispered Mia.
"Yes," said Anna. "That's why I need your help or someone else's help, if you are not up to helping me, because I have to save Yoh. I have to, he's the Shaman King, not Hao and we all know it."
"I always have wondered how you can deal with Anna all the time," said Hao. "She can be so mean sometimes. I'm not the Shaman King, please, with you here and nobody that believes your lowlife fiancée, I may as well be the Shaman King."
"Take that back!' shouted Yoh.
"What? Don't like me calling Anna a lowlife?" smirked Hao turning around to look at his brother. "Come on Yoh, we both know she's a lowlife. How she got into the Asakura family, no one knows, that's luck on her part. She doesn't deserve to be part of the Asakura family, no matter how good she looks."
"You're just jealous," said Yoh.
"Maybe I am," said Hao, "but you'll find out soon enough. Now, how to make this more difficult for Anna?" An evil smile crept on his face. "I've got just this thing." He looked up to Yoh to see his face filled with anger. Hao just laughed and went on with his plan.
"Yes dear, you are right, Hao cannot be ruler," said Sakura, "but I am old and unfortunately I wont be much help to you."
"Oh," said Anna sadly.
"I'll help you!" said Mia. "I mean, that is, would I be able to help Miss Anna out, grandma?"
"Oh, I don't want you to leave your grandmother all by herself, I mean, I don't know how long we would be gone, or for that fact if we are even going to come back alive. I would not want you to risk your life for my sake and for Yoh's when you should take care of your grandmother."
"Nonsense," smiled Sakura. "I can take care of myself just fine, dear. Thank you for your concern. Mia and I are the only help that you are going to find in this town, and I can almost guarantee it."
"I know," said Anna sadly.
"That is why I am allowing my granddaughter to help you along with your journey," said Sakura.
"Thank you so much, grandma," said Mia, giving her grandmother a hug.
"But…" protested Anna.
"Hush, hush darling," smiled Sakura, "I told you, I'll be fine and I trust that my granddaughter is in perfectly safe hands. After all, she is traveling with the person that trained Yoh Asakura to become the Shaman King."
Anna smiled for the first time in a while. "Thank you, I promise we'll be back soon, safe and sound."
"Take your time," said Sakura, she turned to Mia. "I think you should pack a few things, don't you think Mia?"
"Yes, of course grandma, I'll be right back," Mia smiled and ran off.
"How can I ever thank you?" asked Anna.
"Get our real Shaman King back," said Sakura.
Anna smiled. "You can count on that."
"I'm ready to go Miss Anna," said Mia, who was all excited. "I can't believe I am going to help rescue Yoh Asakura!"
"Great, let's…"
Knock. Knock.
"Open up," came a voice from behind the doors. "Master Hao has given us orders to search every household for an intruder that is trying to over rule him. Open up!"
"Oh no," whispered Mia, "what are we going to do?"
"Escape through the back, the forest should lead you to the castle, I'll buy you girls some time, but be very quiet," said Sakura.
"Thanks, grandma," Mia gave her grandmother one last hug.
"Be safe, Mia," Sakura said giving her a kiss on the cheek. "You too Lady Anna," she said as she looked up at her. "Now go!"
"Ok, thank you," said Anna pulling Mia along.
"I love you, grandma!"
"I love you too, Mia."
"Hurry up and open this door or we'll do it for you!"
Sakura quickly made her way to the door and opened it. "Sorry sir, I was in the ladies room, please forgive me," she said sweetly.
The man cleared his throught. "That's alright. We have received word from the castle that there is a young lady roaming the town. The castle feels that she is a threat to Hao and his thrown. Have you seen any suspicious characters around?"
"Nope."
"Have you seen this lady?" he asked as he help up a picture of Anna.
"Sorry sir, but I haven't seen anyone strange around here."
"Ok, well, we are told to such every household anyways. May we?"
"Sure," said Sakura inviting her guests in warm heartedly. "Search wherever you please," she said knowing that the two had gotten away safely. 'They have better of left, I've gave them plenty of time to escape,' thought Sakura. "Just, please try not to make too much of a mess, I've already finished my afternoon cleaning."
The guards stopped. "Of course, Ma'am," said the one in charge.
"That wasn't so hard escaping," said Mia, walking through the forest with Anna.
"Of course is wasn't, we just had to exit through the back door," said Anna. "We just needed to buy some time to get to the back, and your grandmother did an excellent job."
"Ya, my grandmother is so awesome," said Mia happily, her expression quickly changed to a sad one. "I miss her already."
Anna stopped in her tracks. "Look, if you want to go back, I have no problem with it, you want to take care of your grandmother and that is fine."
"No, no Miss Anna, I didn't mean it like that," stuttered Mia. "I want to stay with you, I want to help. Hao can't get away with what he's done."
Anna let out a small smile, along with Mia.
"Thank you, Mia," she said. "Now let's go find Hao."
"Right."
"Anna's smarter than you think, Hao," said Yoh proudly. "She's smarter than your stupid henchmen."
"You think so, do you?" said a very agitated Hao.
"I don't think, I know Anna's smarter than you!"
"She may be smart enough to avoid a few idiotic guards, but can she avoid what's awaiting her and her new found friend in the forest?" smiled Hao. "Don't forget, dear brother, the forest is a deadly place with many unknown creatures waiting to strike its prey. Some people that travel in forests never come out alive and your little Anna is going to be one of them." Hao laughed.
Yoh gulped as he feared what was waiting in the forest for the unexpecting and unprepared Anna and Mia.
Well look at that, another chapter in the books. Hope people are enjoying this story, I really want to continue it but I haven't have the motivation I need from fans of the story. tear tear But I'm hoping to get lots of support and complete this story because I honestly can wait to see how it ends because even I don't know how its gonna end. smiles LoL
Until the next update,
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