Theme: Ticklish.

Ahahaha. This one was fun to write. :DD Partly because I can totally visualize this in my brain and partly because I like causing pain to Yoh. I'm so cruel. XD

For some random reason, one day, Yoh wondered if his fiancée Anna was ticklish.

Anna wasn't the kind of person who outwardly showed affection. In her case, showing affection meant letting Yoh take a break from training. And THAT hardly ever happened. It was too good to be true if it did.

The fact that it was possible for Anna to be ticklish, was a rather scary thought. If it was true, it would become an obvious weakness, something Yoh could utilize against Anna, the hellion, the witch, the almighty itako herself! He mentioned this to Horohoro and Tao Ren one day. And against his better judgment and common sense, he let the blue haired Ainu convince him to test it out.

"Man! It'd be rich if Anna turned out to be ticklish!" remarked Horohoro with his arms behind his back and grinning mischievously. Ren had come along; arms crossed and repeatedly saying that if they got in trouble with Anna, it wasn't his fault.

"Shhh! Quiet down. She's asleep right now…" said Yoh. In one hand he held a single feather. The three shamans tip toed towards Anna's room, quiet as mice. The threatening sign on her door did not sway them away from their goal.

Yoh opened the door, trying not to make a creaking noise. Horohoro and Ren stayed behind, letting their friend risk his very life. Anna was laying in the middle of the floor on her futon sleeping rather… Peacefully. Yoh quickly and quietly crawled over to her. He made it without a hitch.

He contemplated her face for a moment. Even in her sleep, the itako seemed to be troubled. But there was a certain peacefulness that she had in her slumber that wasn't apparent when she was awake. It was almost a shame to interrupt her dreams by tickling her.

Almost. Not quite.

"PSST! What are you waiting for you idiot?" Horohoro whispered loudly as he poked his head in.

Yoh gulped. He held the feather by the tip of the tail… He slowly moved it towards Anna's neck… The soft material rubbed up and down…

…

Anna twitched. That was it.

Yoh blinked. He decided to tickle her in another area. Maybe her nose would do. He moved the feather up to her nose and…!

Before he could even react, Anna's eyes shot open. She immediately grabbed Yoh's head, spun him around and chucked him THROUGH the wall, making a lovely Yoh-shaped crater. She glared at both Horohoro and Ren who were now shaking with fear. A groan of pain came from what was left of Yoh. Anna cracked her knuckles menacingly.

"I don't suppose YOU two have ANYTHING do with this…?"

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