Anna tried as best she could the next few days to forget about Yoh and what he had said, but with difficulty. It was hard for her to love someone that did not love her back. For all she knew, he hated her beyond all others. If no one loved her, than what was her purpose?

Yoh was almost the Shaman King, and after that she would be of little use to the Asakura family. She was there to train him, and that job was almost finished.

I have little use to Yoh now. He would be much happier if I left him, and he could find someone better than I could ever be. Someone who is just like him, who he would love her like he never could with me. He doesn't need me anymore.

Anna was the first to leave the breakfast table. She went straight to her room without another word. She had spoken to no one the entire morning, her face was hollow and pale, and Yoh could tell something was wrong with her.

She ran up to her room to think. She just needed to think about what she should do. She wanted to be with Yoh forever, but she didn't want to make him unhappy. No, she wanted what was best for him, even if it cost her everything she ever dreamed of; life with him.

She knew that if she left she would have no where to go. She had no family, and no friends. No one loved her. She had always thought that even against all odds she could be happy, because of Yoh. But now that Yoh doesn't love her, she is completely alone in this world.

Tears were flowing from her eyes one again, but she did not care. It was just one more thing that made this day even worse for the young itako.

When she reached her room she threw open the door and flung herself onto her bed. She sobbed silently into her pillow, wishing with everything she had that Yoh would come in and comfort her; but the minutes passed and no one came.

It was then that she saw it, a unique silver arrow head lying on her desktop, to the left of her bed. She picked it up and, in the desperate heat of the moment, her only thought took over her movements.

Downstairs, Yoh was worried about Anna. She had been acting very strange that morning, and he was curious as to why. He slowly and silently crept up the stairs to her bedroom. What he saw next was his worst nightmare; except now, it was real.

Anna was sitting, pale and shaking, on the floor of her room. She was holding the silver arrow to her right wrist, staring at Yoh with darkly sad eyes.

"Anna, don't do it!" Yoh said to her, his voice pleading with her.

"Then tell me you love me! Just this once, I want to hear it from you! I heard what you and Morty were talking about, and I want to know that it wasn't true!" her voice was shaky and raspy as she spoke. Yoh truly surprised her with the next thing he said to her.

"I… can't. Please Anna, don't! Just because I can't say I love you doesn't mean that you have to go to such drastic measures! Why don't we just talk this through?"

"It's too late for that Yoh! It's too late for anything now! I loved you; I gave you everything I had! You can't just talk your way out of this one! I'm sorry Yoh, I tried so hard. I guess I just wasn't worth it."

The next thing he saw was blood; gushing in large amounts, coming from Anna's wrist.