Shaman King
Kouzoku Waga Herutsu
'Following My Heart'
Romance/Humour
Rated T
Pairings: Yoh+Anna, Ren+Pirika, Lyserg+Jeanne, HoroHoro+Tamao, Ryu+Jun, Faust+Eliza
Summary: Manta has tickets to a five star hotel in Hokkaido and has invited everyone. It was intended to be a nice relaxing trip where you could just chill out…but you and me both know that's impossible when the boys are hormonal teenagers and the girls are just not having any of it. Yoh's shy, Anna's stiff. Ren's prideful, Pirika's stubborn. HoroHoro's clueless, Tamao is confused. Ryu is flirtatious and Jun is thinking. What on earth is going to ensue when the 'ones not caught up in love' decided to do some stuff…coughcoughpushpeopletogethercoughcough Why you shouldn't get tickets to Hokkaido and be stuck with quarrelling teenagers who really need to sort out their fusses.
Cast
Yoh 15
Anna 15
Tamao 14
HoroHoro 15
Manta 15
Ren 14
Pirika 14
Ryu 20
Jun 19
Hao 15
Faust 36 O.O
Eliza 35
Chocolove 15
Lyserg 14
Jeanne 14
Marco (The Paedo is here for some reason…to get sneered at) 35
And all the random spirits…and Opacho…what's her age (or he?)
Chapter Two: When New Problems Arise…Nothing Fixes Them
Eventually, they had found Anna, who was standing outside a large house glaring at the poorly painted door. It had turned out while she had resisted crying and had ran with her eyes closed to prevent doing so, she had walloped into a door. It also turned out to be the hotel Manta had instructed them to go to and also that meant he didn't have to mention he had actually been lost. Tamao had one hand on Anna's shoulder though she stood as if there was nothing there but the door to glare at and Pirika let out a sigh, gazing solemnly at her role model and friend.
Then, the group finally appeared and the first person Pirika spotted was Yoh at the back, expression impassive and glared ferociously at him. Tamao, surprisingly, took the time to turn her head slightly for hazel eyes to meet pink and frown and stare angrily at him. Ren arched an eyebrow at Yoh, Jun glared, Ryu looked ashamed, HoroHoro shook his head in exasperation, Faust, who had arrived before they sped off was tutting at Yoh but glancing fondly at Eliza, Chocolove even grimaced and stared hard at Yoh while Hao, knowing the real problem, only inwardly sighed an gave his twin brother a small smile. This would take some fixing.
"Asakura Yoh, I oughta…" Pirika was silenced by Ren who placed his hand over her mouth. Pirika blushed and they made eye contact, the Tao signifying this was the two's own problem. Pirika then gave in and reluctantly nodded in agreement, but then recalled she was meant to be angry at Ren and her temper flared up again. She sent him flying right past Anna and into the door, breaking it and falling inside, but Anna was too deep in thought to notice the flying shaman who skimmed past her.
'What's this girl's name? How long has he been…deceiving me? Does he love her? Does she love him? Where do I stand now? The only person who could make me whole again has utterly and tragically destroyed me.' Hao read Anna's mind using his Reishi and rolled his eyes smiling playfully. If Anna was angry at his younger brother, maybe his love and tenderness could ease her pain?
"I know Anna-chan," Hao sighed sadly, making his way to her and placing his arm over her shoulders, causing a sombre Yoh to go absolutely ballistic, "it hurts, but maybe…maybe I can help you?" Jun and Ryu restrained Yoh who was glowering at Hao, eyes blazing with never before associated with Yoh fury and attempting to charge at him. He finally got loose and snapped the two adult's grasps off of him, but making them fall onto each other.
"Hao…" Anna whispered without turning around, but her voice indicating she was puzzled but happier. Hao smiled and Yoh let out a battle cry, rushing towards him, Jun and Ryu in a jumble. Anna sighed and Hao's hand clung to her flesh gently, his smile warm and serene. "Baka…" His eyes widened and he gawked at her and then horror appeared on his face.
The itako whipped her whole body around, grabbing Hao's arm and yanking him upwards with her unsurpassed strength easily. "YOU INCONSIDERATE BAKA!" She roared, holding the shaman above her head with both arms.
"ANNA!" He whined, "DEAR GOD DON'T..!"
"And you baka…stay…away…from…ME!" She roared, flinging Hao onto an unsuspecting Yoh who was still racing towards the two. The brothers collided and the impact caused them to also fly through the air into the house. A groggy Ren was just getting up from being unconscious and was rubbing his sore head when two bodies fell on him, sending all three into a coma. Anna sniffled and stomped into the hotel, stepping purposely on her fiancés head, Pirika following and making sure to step on Ren's leg with Tamao trailing behind, accidentally trodding on Hao's back.
Jun and Ryu, however were locked in an odd embrace. Jun's hand was pushing into his chest and Ryu's arm was wrapped around her neck. Everyone, recovering from the Yoh, Anna and Hao scene were only met by another dramatic thing. Blushing nervously, Jun gave Ryu a quick smile before pushing his arm off her. The tall shaman simply shrugged and made his way over to Tokageroh, leaving a flushed and sad Jun, but he also got a glare from Anna, who was leaning against the doorway, both feet on Yoh's head and her body weight.
"What is with men? They are such jerks and baka's."
"Says females…"
"What was that Lyserg?"
"Ah…"
"The females say?"
"ARRRGGGGGHHHHH AGAIN!"
They had checked into the hotel and now everyone was in one massive lounge. Anna was asleep on the couch, weary from the days stress, Yoh was sitting alone glaring at Hao and then gazing softly and painfully at Anna, Hao was driving Chocolove mad by giving him pointers on how to improve his jokes so Anna would stop hitting him. Ren was talking to Bason quietly, glaring at Pirika who responded by imitating him and HoroHoro was watching motor biking on the giant plasma television, enraptured by the carnage and loud noises. Tamao was talking to Jun and asking if she should apologize to HoroHoro, but Jun said she shouldn't and glanced at Ryu at times, always frowning and looking away as on another television which was very big also he watched the girls on the aerobics channel exercise. Or rather…just watched them. Lyserg was randomly playing 'I spy' with Jeanne and Marco. Hao in all his glory was now fed up with trying to convince Chocolove his 'comedic genius' was not the best and was staring at Anna and Yoh.
Then, the itako woke up, rubbing her head and opened her eyes to find everyone looking at her. "What?" She asked dangerously, "Is there something on my ffffffaaaaaaaaaacccccccccccceeeeeeeeeee?"
"Oh that was so cute." Jun gushed as Anna plaintively rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, one now open and the other closed, making her look adorable. Pirika was now smiling and Tamao was now giggling quietly, relieving both Ren and HoroHoro who thought the two girls were eternally depressed.
Hao was staring wide eyed, feeling the own blush on his face. Anna stared drowsily at him through half lidded eyes, still looking sleepy and not Anna like.
"What was cute Jun?" She asked the older woman, stretching out her arms. Lyserg was blushing a bit too and to distract himself from Anna proceeded to watch what HoroHoro was watching and at this Jeanne pouted.
"You yawned, it was rather cute." Ren said aloud, allowing a small grin to appear on his face. Pirika tossed him a glare as menacing as she could muster and turned away, pouting angrily, making Jun sweat drop. Anna then craned her neck over to see Yoh, who was gaping at her, face completely red. The yawn, eye rubbing and stretching had been too much for him already and now she cranes her neck over to face him…Anna blushed lightly at Yoh's reaction but then remembering his so called affair glowered and reached her feet, making Yoh's head fall in despair.
She walked briskly away and seeing this, Yoh got up, prepared to explain to her she was wrong. He rushed out after her, making everyone raise their eyebrows. Amidamaru and Tokageroh floated next to each other, shaking their heads sullenly.
"How much money do you wanna bet that Yoh'll convince her Amidamaru?"
"We're ghosts…"
"What about something stupid?"
"Well, it's rude to just drop into a conversation, but good idea Bason. Now Amidamaru, of Yoh fails, you will do it and I will tell you what it is afterwards."
"Phh…whatever…Yoh-dono will not fail!"
"Phh and whatever?" Tokageroh and Bason chorused, "You've been hanging around with the living youngsters much too long."
HoroHoro and Lyserg were now playing football, despite the management ordering them to stop it. HoroHoro kicked the ball in a very fancy way, also being in unity with Kororo and it flew through the door Yoh and Anna had gone through. They blinked and then sat down, now deprived of being able to play games.
Anna halted when she felt another hesitant presence behind her. She ever slightly turned her head to see the presence gaining confidence and approaching her. She whipped her head away in disgust and began to walk away, but a pair of strong arms encircled her waist, stopping her.
'What the hell! Gah! Stupid stupid baka! I shouldn't have trained him so well! Damn you Kino! You had to engage me to your unloyal cute baka of a grandson…AH! I must not think he is so very very cute…Damn.'
"Anna…" came a tired murmur, also oddly tinged with desperate desire. Said girl gulped and pushed aside his warmth and him as well. The pain was coming again and another blush was threatening. She resumed walking while Yoh, quite angrily grabbed her shoulder and she yelped in surprise. "No, Anna don't…"
That was it. She had had it.
"Yoh no baka!" The itako screeched, whirling around to face him and making sure to stamp on his foot, "Will you ever realise how much you've hurt me!" She rushed off leaving Yoh reeling back in pain and trying to cease the pain in his foot. He gritted his teeth and began walking after her.
"GAH ANNA! YOU'VE GOT IT ALL..!" He was cut off as a football came zooming out of nowhere and whacked the side of his head, knocking him out.
Meanwhile, everyone sighed as Anna stormed in and sat back down on the couch, beginning to munch on rice crackers like a maniac. Yes, that meant she was depressed, angry and oh so very in a bad mood. Then, in 'sulky' mode departed to the kitchen.
Ren rolled his eyes. Hao had explained to all of them what he was really going on and Pirika and Tamao had been like 'O' the two waned to tell Anna and apologize to Yoh, but Hao had made them reconsider, saying fixing this themselves would fix their relationship.
Ren was now watching Pirika go all googly eyed over a male model magazine. He rolled his eyes once more, frowning and trying to stop looking at the female Ainu, but that was helpless. His yellow eyes darted towards her again, though she did not glare back as she was too caught up in examining the 'fit' models. He grumbled under his breath and glowered at her long blue hair.
She had a bowl of whipped cream next to her. Anna had prepared special deserts for anyone whom asked as she tried to get Yoh out of her mind. Everyone was utterly puzzled, but didn't complain. Her cooking was somehow better than Ryu's, but she probably would never give them this service again, unless Yoh did something else wrong, or someone else did and he was framed or blamed…
Hao had even asked for something and had got it. He said he wanted Anna though and she had complied. She had given him the beating of a millennia even Matamune could never manage in his one thousand years of life, courtesy of her, so that counted as having 'Anna' right?
'This is so ridiculous,' Ren groaned under his breath, 'Why must she so intently study those fools who give their bodies off to the public. I wouldn't show anyone my body or tell them how I got it. Who else deserves to look as macho as I, the great Tao Ren do?' He was still staring at Pirika and sighed. 'And if I am so great, why does Pirika not notice?' His eyes widened and a small blush visible, he vigorously shook his head. 'Gah! Dammit! What do I care what she thinks of me? I don't care….baka baka baka baka baka…I DO NOT CARE WHAT SHE THINKS!'
He clenched his teeth as she turned a page of the magazine over, giggling in a girly girl way. He felt an odd feeling he didn't like upon watching her oodle over photographed muscle men in fashionable clothes rip through his very being and his eyes narrowed. 'AH! That is it!'
The Chinese man who had been sitting down got up and went over to her. Pirika blinked, took her view from the magazine away and turned to see a very red faced Ren there, his teeth gritted and hands balled up into fists.
'Oh no!' She inwardly moaned, 'its mister 'aren't-I-supreme' in all his handsome glory…Wait? Did I call him handsome? No no no… Its just I am intoxicated by all the handsome men in the magazine the word 'handsome' is also probably what I'd call a rabid male bunny. Ooh…the clenching of hands and teeth is very…What the!'
Ren eyed the magazine furiously and that dragged her back into reality. She began to glare at him.
"What?" She snapped. He looked between her and the magazine, searching for the right words.
'Right Tao…don't lose your cool, say what you really mean and what you really want her to know. 'I don't like you staring at the male models; I don't like you staring at the male models.' Hold up…I don't care about that, but why don't I like her doing it..? Ah, because HoroHoro would kill me if I knew his little sister was drooling over male models in a magazine and didn't stop it, yeah…that's why…'
"Ha, ha, ha! A deranged fox has better male macho men taste than you and is a million times prettier!" Ren paused when he saw Pirika glaring at him with furious intent, but then saw the tears welling up in her eyes. He regretted his unnecessary comment and tried to console her, but she broke contact straight away.
"IS THIS PRETTY ENOUGH FOR YOU?" She raged, grabbing the plastic bowl of whipped cream and throwing it over the Tao, before rushing away, not allowing him to see the tears streaming down her face. He slapped the side of his head and looked on after her.
"Wait wait wait Pirika! I didn't mean..!" He was silenced by a very pissed Anna walloping him in the back, sending him into a wall she had also knocked Hao into when he had said he had wanted her. She was panting now, her face beet red from anger.
"DAMN YOU MEN!" She roared, she and a quiet Tamao proceeding to track their female Ainu friend down, "WHY CAN YOU NOT STOP HURTING GIRLS FOR A SECOND!"
"I hate him I hate him…sniff Stupid Baka!" Pirika wailed, trying to wipe the never ending tears away. She was sitting on the hotel balcony, staring gloomily over the banister, but was yelling rude stuff about Ren to console herself, as she waited for Anna and Tamao to find her.
'If you don't like him, why do you let his stupid comments affect you?' A voice inside her head asked.
''Cause his words hurt me…hey! I don't like him!'
'Then why..?'
'I HATE HIM I HATE HIM I HATE HIM!'
'That's what all girls on their menstruation period say; or rather shout when the love of their life insults them.'
'I HATE HIM!'
'You're going to keep screaming this inside your mind for ages no matter what I say, right?'
'You got that right!'
'Ah, well…I see no point in hanging around to become deaf, goodbye.'
"Pirika?" A soft voice asked from nowhere. She turned to see Tamao by the entrance to the balcony, hands clasped together, looking mournful.
"Oh, Tamao-chan…where's Anna?"
"Ano…Anna-sama sensed you but when Ren said he wanted to come, told me to go cheer you up and began to beat him up, I think." Pirika couldn't help but laugh.
"Ah, girls do look out for girls in times of need alright, I'll make a memo to the thank her and personally give Ren a slap for me. Ne, Tamao-chan, why do you add 'sama' to her name instead of 'chan'?"
"Ah…because Anna is a person of high respect and I don't think calling her Anna-chan would be…"
"Wise? I call her Anna-chan and she doesn't mind." Tamao appeared to sink into a deep thought afterwards and glanced at the night sky above.
"Maybe, I will call her Anna-chan too. We are after all friends…"
"Uh huh, me and Jun add 'chan' so in due respect you should also." The two burst out laughing for no particular reason under the starry sky. They then stopped and made their way back into the hotel. Anna greeted them by glancing, in a supposedly uninterested way and giving them a brief nod before looking away. The two smiled, realising she was wondering if Pirika was ok. You could see the concern in her eyes and then relief when the two seemed happy enough appear also. She was sitting on the large velvet couch, her body sprawled out, Ren on the floor under her, his face compressed into the floor as for some reason there was a washing machine on him. They looked questioningly at that, but then with Anna, no questions were asked.
"What's with you two?" She queried quietly.
"Why is there a washing machine on Ren-kun Anna-sam…-chan?" Tamao asked curiously.
"Ah…he kept saying it wasn't his fault Pirika burst into tears and fled." She replied, a little surprised Tamao had addressed her as 'Anna-chan' instead of 'Anna-sama' but said nothing of it.
"You did that for me Anna-chan? Arigatou!" Pirika stated happily, bowing respectfully in the itako's direction.
"Don't worry about it." She sighed, turning her head away so no one saw the light blush creep up on her cheek. What was happening to her? She was not the one to show her emotions, but the men had constantly been upsetting the girls and though Anna had not realised it until now, she had grown extremely close to them. Of course she cared, but would not show it. It was probably easier for the girls to see as she knew she could tell them anything and they would have a better understanding. Heck, she liked the males too, but they did cause a mighty ruckus and usually got on her bad side, a lot lately….
Jun sighed as she watched Ryu flick through the hentai magazine. Honestly…this happened everyday. It was a routine Jun had memorised. Every night at nine thirty he would gaze lustfully and adoringly at the stupid pictures of women for a long duration and every time the Chinese woman's heart would rip even further. Why she bothered to continually search for a signal he felt the same feelings for her which was imaginary she was not sure. He barely noticed her as it was and if she confessed…he would probably laugh, not take it seriously and say something like 'don't all the girls' which she wouldn't like. She wondered how such a man like Ryu was ideal for her, but didn't get the long complicated answer she'd expect. It was just one very short one; he was Ryu and for him…she had fallen…fallen into watching his every move with intent, wishing he would be hers…fallen into a pit she could never get out of.
It actually drove her a tad insane and made her feel empty she wasn't his secret love, but the world was a cruel place. She observed formulating couples. Yoh and Anna were already one, they were also engaged. Though it was on account of the fact of Anna's amazing prowess they were engaged, Kino must have suspected they needed each other. Anna to be always by Yoh's side, giving him confidence, taking care of him and Yoh teaching Anna how to show her emotions and open her heart again.
Ah, Pirika and her younger brother Ren were the oddest. They were always fighting like crazy because both were too scared and stubborn to admit they loved each other; they didn't realise it themselves yet. It was noticeable the way something unusual would flicker in Ren's yellow eyes whenever Pirika cried or laughed or when Ren talked to Anna Pirika would instinctively display her displeasure, by going 'huff' or slamming a door. They were quite far off from starting their relationship. Yoh and Anna weren't. They were well aware of the feelings, though they were unsure of the other's equally, it would just be a simple case of admitting, but both are too shy.
Tamao and HoroHoro are another odd one. Something had clicked when HoroHoro had knocked himself out stupidly snow boarding and Tamao was left to look after him. Sure, Tamao had a crush on Yoh but knew he was madly, madly in love with Anna and that was how Anna felt for Yoh. She was also Anna's friend and was too shy. Jun had noticed that Tamao had slowly developed a crush on HoroHoro and hoped for her own sake it would change into something far more. Both were unsure…it was an epidemic.
Hao and Anna were weird too. Hao was in love with Anna also, she being one of the reasons he reformed. They had both had Reishi but Anna had suffered more, but she had remained resolute and on the side of good. He had a soft spot for her even when he was intent on destroying all humans, maybe because he was Yoh's other half as well as twin so he acquired Yoh's feelings to her, or maybe he just chose to love her; or maybe…both. Anna wouldn't admit she liked him. Not in a love way, but in an actual brother way. Anna had never had a sibling to look after her, so Hao's influence was grudgingly welcomed. It took a long while for Anna to except Hao, as it did everyone. After all, he did kill Yoh by consuming his spirit.
"Ryu…why must you drool over the revealing and stupid pictures of woman?" He turned to face Jun, smiling and running his hand through his long black and weirdly outstanding, as in outstanding and easy to see hair.
"It's simple Jun-chan! I am simply a man who is waiting for love." The green haired woman bowed her head and walked out of the room, pushing back her tears. Her suspicions had been confirmed, though she regretted knowing the harsh truth now. To Ryu, she was just a friend and nothing more. It was a shame she didn't pause to look back and see Ryu staring on after her, concern written all over his face.
Lyserg's fingers drummed upon the table. He was irritated, oh so very irritated. Jeanne had fallen asleep and her head had been resting on his shoulder. He had blushed beet red and looked around the room. He liked her head being on his shoulder but was unsure what to do, so remained in his lying against the wall position in case he woke her up. He had felt an urge to kiss her but then told himself that was a hentai and unmanly thing to do. After a couple of minutes he had given in to the urges, but then Marco in all his 'I-was-and-still-am-the-deputy-commander-of-the-X-Laws' and had witnessed Lyserg's face nearing Jeanne's. He had screamed about 'humanic decency' scaring the crap out of Lyserg whose lips were two centimetres away from Jeanne's at least. He was then knocked down and Marco took a oblivious and sleeping Jeanne away, leaving Lyserg cursing but also mortified of what he had nearly died.
"That was sad, right?" A voice echoed cheerfully. Lyserg, staring glumly at the ground, merely arched his eyebrow a little in response but did not look up. The owner of the voice, Asakura Hao, appeared, chin on his balled hand, looking steadily at the dowser. After a few moments, Lyserg cracked.
"What do you want you demon?"
"I love you too Lyserg-kun!" Hao replied cheerfully, earning a cushion from the couch thrown at his face. Hao inwardly cursed, but his happy demeanour remained. "Trouble in paradise, eh?"
Lyserg's face blushed beet red again and lots of words jumped out of his mouth in a hurry, which made less sense than a squirrel talking in Chinese. Hao's eyebrows were raised and he chuckled while sweat dropping. "Really Lyserg," the shaman began, flicking his long brown hair behind his head casually, "You should REALLY make an effort if you want the convent…ah, Jeanne to notice you."
"SHADDUP YOU MURDERING PSYCHOPATH! YOU KNOW NOTHING!" Lyserg exclaimed, his fist slamming down on the near by table. Hao playfully rolled his eyes.
'All this procrastination between by brother and Anna is enough. All this fighting and being stubborn of Pirika and Ren is enough. All this uncertainty and cluelessness between Tamao and BoroBoro…ah, I mean HoroHoro is enough; AND all this stupidness and one sidedness of Ryu and Jun is enough. Now we have all the shyness and reluctance of Lyserg and convent…Jeanne, Jeanne…NOT convent girl…it looks like I'll give this little pendulum user a few lessons in love.'
"Lyserg-kun, if I teach you love lessons to attract con…Jeanne-sama's attention, you must promise to help me take Anna from Yoh's grasp." Lyserg suddenly burst out laughing at the last of Hao's deal, earning a brow raise from the latter.
"Rich Asakura Hao, rich." He said in a sing song voice. He blinked upon seeing Hao look a bit shocked and rolled his own eyes. In an instant, green eyes met brown.
"I'll make you a bet, Hao." Lyserg stated, his eyes narrowing at the Yoh look alike with longer hair. He smiled innocently and nodded.
"Whatever is it Lyserg-kun?"
"If you think you can so easily take Anna from Yoh, I will do you one favour, but if you fail…you are in my debt."
Tsuzuku
That was a rather random ending, agreed? I should really plot the whole thing before I write. Anyways, more problems between Ren and Pirika, before Yoh could explain to Anna, he gets knocked out by the football HoroHoro and Lyserg were playing with. Ryu's hurting Jun's feelings because he doesn't realise his own and now Lyserg has made Hao a deal. Will he get Anna? Nah, if it that wasn't installed just to torture Hao Grins then it would be romance and drama, wouldn't it?
Preview For Chapter Three
"This is absolutely ridiculous!" Ren exclaimed, his outburst being ignored by Pirika as she stared out at the sand dunes that whipped past as the car drove.
"But Ren," her voice sounded, hollow but angry, making Ren's eyes widen, "That bracelet…the expensive one you flushed down the toilet…that WASN'T from Jun. It was from me…"
"Ah, Tamao-chan," HoroHoro said uneasily, "I'm so sorry about those cookies…" The girl with bubblegum coloured hair only replied by smiling in her own way, which made the male Ainu blush.
"Thank you for apologizing HoroHoro, but…that was partly my fault, so it would be proper for me to follow your
example…I too, am sorry."
She did not respond, but turned away again. Yoh was now incredibly frustrated that Anna refused to listen to him and his grip on her shoulder tightened, making her wince slightly.
"Why won't you let me tell you! I meant you would reject me if I told you I love…" A sleeping Opacho, who had dozed off on the roof, came rolling down and landed on Yoh's head, scaring a bemused Anna and knocking Yoh out.
"Jun," the tall shaman breathed, making the Chinese woman blink, "I am truly sorry if I offended you when I was surveying my magazines." Hope glimmered in Jun's eyes and she shook her head, her lips curving up in a small smile.
"No dear Ryu, you have not offended me in any way. In fact, you have made my day."
"Anna, why chose cheating Yoh over me?" Hao whimpered, looking affronted. The itako's eyes narrowed, making the shaman sweat drop.
"Because…though I hate to admit it, I for once and not Yoh…was wrong."
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