Another Shaman king fic. This one's for mother's day, so dedication goes out to mothers.

Yoh/Anna: 18

Thanks go out to all those who reviewed Accidents and Medium and I hope you guys like this one too. It's the shortest one I've written.

Anna Kyouyama sat at the window seat, staring at the sun shining on the mountain.

'Why does it have to be sunny?' she pondered. 'Why can't mother nature ever agree with me?'

She once again felt sadness sweep over her at the thought of this day, a day she hated, a day she herself could not celebrate.

Mothers

She didn't know why Yoh had insisted on going back to Osorezan that day, but she was here with him nonetheless. Anna was startled by the sudden loud noise coming from the hall. A female voice shouted.

"Yes, yes. I'll be right down! I've just got to go do something, first,"

Anna heard the footsteps of said individual become increasingly louder. They seemed to be at a fast pace. Anna was surprised when they suddenly slowed near the door to her room. With her abilities, she sensed the person hesitate at her door, then suddenly opened it.

"Anna?" she said.

Anna turned around to see the face of Yoh's kind mother, Keiko.

"Mrs. Asakura," Anna acknowledged.

"Oh Anna, dear, there's no need to be so formal," she said, walking over to Anna and sitting on the window seat across from her. "I was just wondering,... if you were going to come down and be with us,"

"I don't think so, Mrs. Asakura,"

"Keiko," Yoh's mother corrected. "And I don't see a reason why you shouldn't,"

"I don't want to. I'd feel out of place. Nobody wants me there anyway. I've never celebrated this stupid holiday before, and I don't see why I should start now. Especially since I have nobody to celebrate it with,"

"That's not true, Anna dear. You have us. We want to celebrate with you," Keiko tried to reason with the stubborn Itako.

"Why should you? I, for one, am a party pooper, I have no problem in saying it,"

"Yes... but Anna, you're forgetting something,"

"What is that?"

"You are part of our family now. You have been since you were six. I know you as well as I know Yoh. Your marraige last year only cemented the fact that you'll always be a part of us. So now you do have someone to celebrate with. I am your mother now,"

Anna turned away.

"Not to mention you'll need to know how to celebrate for next year,"

Anna looked at her sharply, "What do you mean?"

"Oh, Anna. You should know you can't keep things from a mother. Not to mention I talked to Faust about your little inspection the other day,"

"I was sick, that's all,"

"Oh, Anna, don't tell me he didn't tell you!"

"Tell me what?" she stared wide-eyed, "What's happening to me!"

Keiko paused. She hesitated, but finally said, "Anna... next year, you'll be a mother,"

"WHAT!" Anna sttod abruptly.

"Next year, Anna, Mother's day will take on a whole new meaning for you. You'll be celebrating it from the other end of the spectrum,"

Anna stared. She would be... a mother?

"B-b-but I can't be a mother! I don't know how! I've never had a mother! I don't know what mother's do! ...How they act, or talk or care, or-" Anna broke down into a fit of tears, falling to the ground.

"Oh my dear little Anna-chan," Keiko hugged the sobbing girl, rocking her back and forth. "You'll be alright. You have Yoh, and Kino, and ...me. You'll make a teriffic mother... and you'll recieve all the help you can get,"

"But my own sniff mother abandoned me," Anna said between sobs, "How am I supposed to know that I won't do that to my own baby?"

"Oh, Anna. That's something I never could understand. How could a mother leave their baby out to die?" she paused, "You will understand, soon enough. When you have a baby, your own creation, it's almost impossible to leave it. You feel so much love toward it... I was heartbroken when I found out that I would have to kill both my babies, just so that one wouldn't take over the world. But everything turned out alright, in the end. Yoh was still able to live, and he was able to bring his brother back to the good side... A baby is a most amazing thing, Anna,"

"I'm... going to have a baby," Anna said slowly.

She couldn't believe it.

"Happy mother's day, Anna-chan,"

"Thank you... Mom,"

YAY! that was cute, ne?

I came up with this earlier today. I hope everyone likes it.

Again-- I hope you review, the criticism was well appreciated!