Note: Warning….there's a bit of romance in here! And the rest of the characters will come soon! Thx for reviewing! I'll work on it whenever I can! Oh yeah, please tell me if my chapters are too long/short! I'll do my best to make it longer/shorter.

Chapter 2: Gathering before school.

"Mor…mor… Morning, Anna…" Hao said as he stifled a yawn. It was only six am in the morning, and although it was no surprise for Anna to see Hao still not dressed in his school uniform, Hao was very surprised to see his brother's fiancée wide awake, dressed in her neat blouse and skirt, with her soft, golden hair pulled back into a ponytail and calmly reading newspaper.

"Oh. Morning. Breakfast's ready. Don't worry, it's edible. Where is that lazy brother of yours?" Anna asked without looking up. "Still sleeping, of course. Yoh can never wake up early. Have you eaten, my dear sis-in-law?" Hao returned as he picked on the food. "I've eaten. I'll go and wake Yoh up now, so remember not to gobble everything up on your own and save some food for Yoh." Anna ordered, and went upstairs, leaving a trail of sweet perfume scent lingering in the air.

Anna knocked gently on the sliding door of Yoh's room and went in. "Yoh?" She walked daintily towards the sleeping Yoh who was huddled under the blankets. "Oh, wake up already, will you?" The lady murmured, kneeling down beside Yoh and pulling off the covers. "Mmph…" Yoh groaned, and opened one of his eyes, peeking at Anna. "Will you stop snoozing or not?" Anna asked impatiently and hitting Yoh on his right wrist. "Ow!" Yoh cried. "What? I didn't hit that hard." Anna said. "I don't know… It hurts…" Yoh groaned. "Well, let me take a look." And Anna bent over in concern. In a swift motion, Yoh took hold of Anna's outstretched hand, and pulled her down towards him. Anna gasped as she found herself lying on Yoh's chest., her golden locks falling all over Yoh's body like bright sun rays falling from the sky. "Gotcha." Yoh said with a cheeky grin. Yoh chuckled. "You look good with your hair up in a ponytail. You should tie it up like that more often." He told her. Anna blushed.

Although all Anna could hear was the loud throbbing of her own heart just then, she could also vaguely hear a sudden crash of utensils hitting the floor boards downstairs. "What the hell is Hao up to now? Did he break something?" She thought angrily, but she could not stay distracted for long. Yoh had rolled over and held her down on the futon mat. Anna's collar button tugged open. "Yoh, what-"

"I just want to hold you like this for a moment," Yoh murmured. "May I?" He gazed down at Anna and Anna felt her face redden a little more. Then, she slowly inclined her head in agreement.

Anna relaxed as Yoh held her close, but the sliding open of doors and a loud "What the!" from downstairs made Anna stiffen and wonder what Hao was doing in the living room. But once again, she had to turn her attention back to Yoh, who had gently kissed her on her forehead, making her blush like never before. "Yoh, please……" Anna muttered. Yoh laughed. "All right, all right. Only after this, though……" And Yoh swooped down and brushed his lips gently against Anna's. At that very moment, the sliding doors of Yoh's room slammed open, revealing a grinning Hao.

Anna gasped; Yoh chuckled and Hao stared, apparently shocked, at the sight of his younger brother leaning down on Anna.

"Er…" Hao backed away, a slow grin breaking out of his tanned face. "Get out, Hao." Anna snarled, getting up and buttoning her collar hastily. "Err…… When you two are done…. With whatever you're doing, come downstairs. There's a surprise waiting." And Hao shut the door and hopped down the stairs, humming loudly and deliberately. "Well……" Anna fidgeted nervously, avoiding Yoh's amused gaze. She raised her hand uncertainly, and then tugged at the red bandana that pulled her hair together. The golden locks fell loosely down her waist, swaying lightly as a gentle breeze blew past, cooling her hot cheeks. "Would you wait for me while I change into my uniform?" Yoh asked as they both got up from their sitting positions. "Er, ok."

The atmosphere was unusually tensed as Anna kept her head lowered and fingered with her bandana bashfully while Yoh pulled off his shirt and slipped on his crumpled white school blouse. "You…You can give me the clothes that need ironing… I will help you iron them after school." Anna said quietly "Oh, yeah, thanks." Yoh said cheerfully. Then, he turned to Anna with a broad grin on his face. "Shall we go down now?" He asked. Without a second thought or any other form of hesitation, Anna took his hand and they strolled down, hands interlocked.

"Aah, here comes the lovey-dovey couple." A familiar voice crooned as Yoh and Anna appeared from the stairway.

When the couple saw who crowded the living room besides Hao, their jaws dropped.

Tao Jun, Tao Ren, Umemiya Ryu, Oyamada Manta, Horokeu Usui (or HoroHoro), Pillica Usui, Marion Phauna, Matilda Matisse, Tamamura Tamao, and Lyzerg Diethel were all either standing or sitting around, grinning at the both of them. Matilda was the one who had first spoken.

"What's wrong? Not going to greet your old friends?" Ren asked smugly. Still, Yoh and Anna just stood, dumfounded, staring at their friends. Finally, Yoh broke the silence.

"WHY ARE YOU ALL IN OUR SCHOOL UNIFORM!" He yelled in amazement. "What a nice welcome from you, Yoh. I told you guys that he'll say that." Smirked Hao. Yoh glared. "Not asking you, Hao." He said indignantly. "Don't tell me you're all in the same school as us?" Anna asked with an inward sigh. "Of course, dude!" HoroHoro said, jumping onto Yoh. "But not all. Pillica, Mari and I are in the middle school since high school accepts student who are 16 and above." Tamao said politely. "Good to see you, Tamao!" Yoh said cheerfully. Tamao blushed dreadfully, for she still liked Yoh a lot. "Good…Good to see you too!" She stammered. "Anyway, good to see the two of you so chummy." Ryu teased. Anna and Yoh released each other's hands, embarrassed. "And what did you do to Anna just now?" Jun added. Anna glared at Hao. "You told them!" She said. "Of course I did, future sis-in-law." Hao replied calmly.

Seeing that Anna was getting angry, Yoh changed the topic with tact.

"All right, we're running late. Let me have my breakfast, and pass me my diary, Hao. I want an entry in before we leave for school. And on our way to school, you all can tell us what you did for three years!" He said briskly.

"Hey! Don't change the topic, dude!" "Huh?" "Mari…Mari feels amused." "Ah! Yoh's shielding Anna!" "No he isn't shielding me! Stop talking rubbish, shorty!" "I have a name! It's Manta!"……

Asakura Yoh's diary entry for the morning:

Can it be counted as atrocious? As in what I just did to Anna. But she didn't even…mind, I guess…… She didn't slap me, which was amazing. I was actually prepared to endure a certain number of slaps, but she didn't even scold me. Amazing. Well, our friends are back, and boy, they didn't seem to change much at all! I'm really glad to see them! They're in the same school too! Well, guess I'd better get going…… Anna's in a bad mood already.

Asakura Yoh