Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman king or any of the characters except for Tohru and Ellena
Thank you to all reviewers for the kind words... I figure that although Hao might be completely insane he isn't exactly as evil as we first think, after all he thinks he's doing the right thing for the earth, he's just wrong. That's why he probably has some heart. Plus she's gonna be useful in the future and not in the sick and perverted way you may be thinking.
After what ultimately seemed like an eternity, Tohru drifted off to sleep. the food left by, as far as she was concerned, an anonymous onlooker, had all been consumed and left Tohru feeling not only full but curious as to who had given her all the food.
From personal experience, most Shaman on their way to Dobi Village stuck to their groups and kept to themselves. This was the first good thing that had happened to her for almost a month. the previous incident being her mother giving her a locket necklace on the morning of her birthday.
Her slumber, however was not at all peaceful, plagued once again by visions of her family and her friends lying slaughtered in front of her. Tohru woke up with a start and looked around. She began to cry, her whole body shaking. Ellena was nowhere to be seen. It was something that happened from time to time, almost like sleepwalking, Ellena would drift off in a trance like state and not return for many hours. It didn't worry Tohru who had been told of how this had happened for the many hundreds of years Ellena had been with the Komayaka family. However for some reason she was afraid and began to jump at the slightest noise.
As she ran out of her tent, she stumbled and fell. She found herself gazing at the moon and for some reason it calmed her. She lay on her back and watch the clouds pass overhead. Her long white hair shone under the moonlight and the wind nudged the grass around her.
She closed her eyes and began to drift off again when something jolted her back to her senses.
She looked up at the moon and jumped in fright as she saw someone sitting a few metres away. He was smiling at her.
"W-who are you?" she questioned, her eyes wide with fear.
"I was about to ask you the same question, so what is your name?"
Annoyed that he had not answered her she began to scowl at him.
"I take it you don't have a name then girl" he said still smiling.
"Y-you know very well what my name is don't you. You were sent by Toma. Well you won't kill me. You have no idea who you're dealing with. I-I can beat you however strong you are"
"Oh, feisty aren't we. I highly doubt you could beat me but I'm not here to kill you and I certainly wasn't sent by anyone. No-one controls my actions. I came here to see if what I was told was true. If you are and if you are who I think you are then you will be of use to me in the future."
"OF USE! You make me sound like a kitchen utensil!"
She stood up and stormed over to where he was sitting.
"Let me tell you-you nutcase. I will not be used like an inanimate object and you should know that no-one controls my actions either, so get away from me RIGHT NOW or I will open up a can of Kick butt on your sorry ass!"
She stood their for a moment surprised at what she had said, Tohru wasn't the type to insult or provoke people and she realised how scared she must be too act like this.
"I'm so frightened" he stated calmly "Well I suppose I must be going, you must have your beauty sleep and believe me you need it, but remember I'm not finished with you. I'll be back soon"
He disappeared in a tower of flames and Tohru collapsed onto the floor staring at the spot where Hao had stood moments before.
"W-here'd he go?" she asked herself
She crawled back into her tent and did up all the zips and grabbed a knife from her bag.
"I'll be waiting for you, you insane maniac." she whispered and then drifted back to sleep again.