Whisper

Callista Miralni

Chapter Four: Trust You

She knew the truth now. Anna was only decieved by her own mind.

Where was her faith? The faith that placed absolute confidence in Yoh as the Shaman King? Where had it gone in the night sky?

The sea of glass came together to form a whole picture again.

As Anna tenderly touched the face of her fiance, her mind drifted back to the more carefree days of the Shaman Fight, wishing she could experience them one last time.

Yoh writing her name on a grain of rice... even though she had only pretended to be angry after Amidamaru asked Yoh a question... Yoh as a hungry melon thief... Yoh smiling... Yoh laughing... Yoh dying before Hao's feet.. her mind had taken a darker path.

But Anna refused to give in. She would never give up faith in Yoh.

"Anna, daijobu desu ka?" Yoh asked, placing a hand on her shoulder.

Anna turned around, gave him a small smile and wrapped her slim arms around his waist. "Nandemonai." she whispered into his shirt.

Yoh was startled by the sudden display of affection. But he relaxed and returned the embrace.

"Kagami ni utsuru yokogao ni," Anna whispered, "kimi o kasanete my heart is breaking."

Yoh stared at Anna sadly, moved by the melodic song coming from her words.

"Surinuketeyuku kaze no you ni, tsukami kirenai, why is it you?" Anna lifted up her face.

"Todoku koto no nai yubisaki, hitor ni giri shimeteru."

"Anna..." Yoh began to say.

"Kawasu koto no nai kotoba o yozora no hoshi ni nagashi." she continued to say.

"Demo Anna.." Yoh protested.

Anna smiled slightly. "Tooki doki wa setsunakutte, tooki doki wa kurushikutte. Kakeyotte, dakeshimatte tsutaetai. Demo ima wa iwanai no anata gajibun no yume. Tsumiteru so no hi dake shinjite... aishiteru Yoh."

The boy gently kissed her temple. "Aishiteru Anna. Always."

They sat there, watching the night sky, relaxing in each other's war embrace.

Yes, that was all Anna needed.

To remember was one thing, to act upon the learned lesson is another.

Kyoyama Anna had learned to listen to the whisper of her heart.

Owari

Okay... so I think I have succeeded. The thing that inspired this whole fic was the second season animation for the Japanese anime Shaman King, which is also the reason why I have a lot of anime references.

What's up with all the Japanese?- First of all, I am anything but fluent in Japanese. Most of the stuff that Anna says is taken directly from the songs Omokage and trust you, both sung by Megumi for the SK anime. I'd give you a direct translation, but I am not completly sure of the accuracy of the translation, so please visit the anime lyrics site at www(dot)animlyrics(dot)com and look under "Shaman King: Omokage and trust you."

Please give me feedback! For me, it was harder to write Yoh's thoughts because in the anime, his relationship with Anna is not highlighted much. I live in the US, and we only have up to book eight in English, and even then, their relationship has not gone in depth yet.

Arigato gozaimasu for reading!

Callista Miralni