It's been a weeks from that day when Anna last talked whit Yoh. Actually, since then she only saw him from a distance. Now she lived whit Hao, in old wooden house, quite far away from the village. It wasn't very big, but cozy and definatly enough for two people. Hao and Anna spent all of their time together. They were happy together and no one seemed to be able to sepparate them...

But neither of them forgot Yoh. Hao as he said was in Patch Village to watch how his little brother becoming Shaman King. And he sure did. He didn't miss a single fight of Yoh. And every time he was proud to have such a brother like him... But Anna didn't forget him in a difrent way. He WAS her fiance. But that's a past tense. Yes, it is a past. Now all she wanted is to spend the rest of her life whit Hao. Althou she knew that her life would never be the same as always. She would be isolated from society, because not Anna nor Hao expected to be exepted by at least human world. Not talking about Shaman world. But Anna didn't feel sorry for that. She even thought that this way is better. No nead to think about what others might think. You can just live for yourself. She and Hao even dreamed about traveling around the world when the Shaman Tournament's over. They even thought about not waiting for the end of the Tournament and getting out of here right now... But one thing holded them up... Yoh...

„I think I should talk whit him, Hao."said Anna. It was an early morning. Hao and Anna were lying in bed, Annas head rested on Haos chest. It was one of those briliant mornings when both of them were too lazy to get up. „I mean, well, he was my fiance. And he really always was honest to me. So I think I should be to." „In that case, you really should." Said Hao. He knew that in some way Anna still loved Yoh. But as she said, it was more love for a brother. Not like love beetwen her and Hao. „I'll go there and talk to him today..."she took a deep breath and let out a warm gasp „But later"she added. Hao smilled to her. Since they got along together Anna loosed her tight shell and now he could see a gentle creature, which, for the first time in his looong life, Hao loved. Actually, when you come to think about it, he don't remember being so happy that now, whit her. And to why the hell he said that he cannot love?

So in the afternoon, Anna really set off for the village. She decided to walk, because she wanted to think how to talk whit Yoh. It was a pretty hard thing, since Anna actually ran away from him. Sounds kinda stuppid, but that was true. So, how should she start the conversation? Nothing came to mind. Not a word. „Well then, I guess, I'll just start whit whats going to be on my mind." She thought to herself. That really wasn't like her. Since she started to live whit Hao, Anna began to look at the world differently. She learnt how to enjoy every day... And how to relax... That's why she really didn't care about how the meeting whit her former fiance is going to be like. The village neared. And then Anna saw a figure in a distance. She didn't recognize it from first, but then it hit her. The same laid back step and an orange headphones, which you could see a kilometer away. It was Yoh. Anna stopped. Interesting to see a person, which you actually dumped whitout a right explanation. Well, it's better later than never. Yoh too stopped about four metres from her. The most surprising thing was that there wasn't any hate in his eyes. Just a relieved look, like a big stone from his heart was just taken off. „Anna... Your ok." He said whit that same stupid smille which Anna couldn't stand. „And you came back, right?" he asked. Anna found it ammusing. How could he expect her to come back? „Well, he wasn't stupid for nothing" said Anna to herself. „No, Yoh." She said. The emotionless face was on her again. Anna didn't wear it for a long time, so it was quite strange to wear that was again. „I just came, first, to say sorry, because I disappeared whitout explanation... And to say goodbye." It was a phrase Anna thought will be the most hurtfull to Yoh. A boy stood in surprise for some time. It didn't cought whit him yet. Did she really just said..? „Goodbye? But, Anna, why? You cannot just walk away from me. Our marrage was aranged... You cannot." „I just did." She cut off. „I'm sorry you... But my destiny isn't whit you. All Asakuras now can hate me all they want. There will always be one that will love me for who I am, not for what they want me to be." „What are you talking about?" asked Yoh, but he could predict the answer. It's just that he didn't want to believe it. „For all this time I've been living whit Hao, Yoh. I really love him. And I'm not going to let my happyness go because of some stupid arragement of our families!" she said it whit the anger she wanted to let out. And how the heck she could be so stupid and not see a wonderfull person right there beside her? „So... You've chossen him..?" „Yes, Yoh, I did. And don't try to change my desision. You know it's finnal." Yes, he knew it is finnal. Anna always was strikt whit such an important desisions. But why the hell it has to be Hao. „Why him, Anna? You could have anyone you want..." „Because he's the only one in this world that I can love. In the way I suppostly should love you..." she said whit irony in her voice. Well it really was the ironic laugh of the destiny. Yoh just looked at her for a while. Yes he loved her. After all these years spent together whit her. The childhood, than separation for a while, the she came back to train Yoh for a Tournament, because she wanted an easy life. But for a while Yoh really thought that Anna loves him... Like he love her now. But it was just an illusion. Now Yoh understood lots of thing. Why Anna acted so strange when Hao was ‚defeated'. She was sorry for him. And now, when he came up to be alive, she just made her greatest wish come true... To be whit him... But then why she let him to kiss her? „Because she saw him in you." Said the small voice inside. „Ok then, Anna..." he started, but he couldn't bear a thought that there's Hao who kissed her and huged her all this time... And obviously will be doing it for the rest of his and life. That made him totally mad, but somehow he managed not to show it. „If you think that's what is best for you... Then I won't stop you." It was like a knife to Yohs heart. „Thank you, Yoh." Said Anna „I really apresiate your kindness. I wish you good luck and I hope you will win the Shaman Tournament." She said these words from her heart. She really ment good for Yoh. And didn't want to hurt him... She smilled to him. For the first time. And looks like for the last. Then she touned away... And left Yoh standing there... Completely alone...