CHAPTER III: The Eve of the Feelings
The Shaman Tournament was coming closer. Everyone, from Len to Trey, is preparing. Trey is experiencing a torture from her little sister, Pillica.
"Come on, brother! Train harder!" Pillica shouted while passing a 10-ton block of metal to Trey.
(A/N: Should I really call it block? Well, whatever… back to the story board.)
"I'm trying my best, Pillica! Don't push me!" Trey insisted.
"Pushing? I'm not pushing you, Trey." Pillica replied back.
"Stop playing dumb! You know what I mean!" Trey replied.
"Stop stalling, start training!" Pillica said. "Hey, that's a good one!"
"Grr…" Trey said.
Corey, Trey's guardian ghost, one of the Minuceans, suddenly appeared.
(A/N: Please inform me if the spelling on Minuceans is correct or wrong. Thanks.)
"Thanks for comforting me, buddy." Trey said.
"Brother!"
Back at the Asakura Residence…
"ADD MORE WEIGHTS, ASAKURA!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
Yoh was undergoing the Ice Queen's torture training…with weights.
"Damn he who made weights!" Yoh thought over and over again.
"Shorty!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
Now, it was Morty whom Anna had seen.
"Fetch ma a nice, hot green tea! FAST!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
"Damn she who made tea!" Morty was thinking over and over again. "Anyways, was it a she?
"Hmm… interesting lady…" a boy with brown hair as similar as Yoh's, and also same with the eyes, said.
That night…
"Yoh, be ready." Anna warned him.
"Ready for-"Yoh asked while looking at his orange oracle bell.
Anna gave him a stern look before Yoh could even finish talking.
"Oh… ok, yeah, thanks. I will be… ready."
"Good."
No one foresaw what will happen next. After they went to bed, an unexpected guest arrived. And kidnapped Anna.
"YOH!" Anna screamed out.
"ANNA!" Yoh called out.
"Oh, otoutou, hello and good evening. But say bye-bye to this little pretty lady you've got. I didn't expect that a pretty girl like her will fall in love for a slacker like you." Hao said.
Anna was silent the whole time while struggling to escape from the boy's spirit.
"I thought you were dead!" Yoh said in surprise.
"A shaman like me could never die otoutou!" Hao answered.
"Aniki! Put her down or you'll have to face me!" Yoh commanded.
"Big brother? Follow a small shrimp like you? Hah!"
"ANIKI!"
"Alright, but-"
"BUT WHAT!" Yoh was already furious.
"You'll have to join me to destroy the world!" Hao said. "It's either the girl or the world, otoutou!"
"…" Yoh was thinking.
"DON'T MIND ME YOH! MIND THE WORLD! I'M JUST A LITTLE USELESS THING THAT WALKS THIS EARTH!" Anna shouted.
"But-"Yoh replied. "Anna, you're no useless thing…for me…"
"NO MORE BUT'S, ASAKURA!"
Suddenly, Hao started his escape for victory.
"ANNA!" Yoh shouted as Hao went away with her.
"Sorry to interrupt your love story, otoutou. She's going with me, and she's mine." Hao said.
"Yoh!" Anna shouted.
"Anna, I-I… I won't let go, no matter the cost!"
Yoh started to charge at Hao.
"Yoh…" Anna's eyes were starting to tear. "I-I…"
"Hao!"
"Stupid little brother…"
There was a heavy explosion that broke Yoh's furyoku into pieces. Yoh flew backwards; fortunately, somebody caught him just in time.
"Don't worry buddy! We've got your back!"
"Trey?"
"You stole my line, blockhead, but I will let you get away with it. Say thanks to this fight."
"Len?"
"Master Yoh! Are you alright!"
"Rio!"
"Yoh! Are you good?"
"Lyserg? Morty? What are ya guys doing here?" Yoh asked 'the guys'.
"Well ,we saw the explosion and we felt it was you and your goddamn brother, so we came." Trey answered.
"You won't get away no- What THE HELL! What's Anna doing there!" Len said.
"Ask him!" Yoh replied back, while pointing at Hao.
"Is this a tournament or a reunion?" Hao interrupted.
"We'll see!" Lyserg shouted . "CHLOE!"
A small 'fairy' appeared and placed itself controlled in the crystal pendulum Lyserg has.
"SPIRIT CONTROL!"
"Tokageroh!"
"Corey!"
"Bason!"
"Mosuke!"
"SPIRIT CONTROL!"
"It's been such a long time since I fought with you, guys!" Len said.
"Same here!" Yoh replied. " Ya all ready?"
"More ready than you expected!" Trey answered.
"At the count of three…1-"
"3!"
They all charged with all their strength, just to save the Ice Queen.
"Yoh! Be careful!" Anna called out.
"I will always be!" Yoh answered. "Yeah, I will always be here for you."
"Otoutou, my dumb otoutou, when will you ever defeat me?" Hao asked Yoh.
"When? You're asking me when! Should I answer NOW!" Yoh answered.
"But that will be impossible, now that I'm holding the lovely lady here!" Hao answered.
"Don't use her as a decoy, Hao!" Yoh replied.
"And why shouldn't I? To save her from dying!"
"To…"
"Hmph! Have no reason, otoutou?"
"To…"
"Yoh…" Anna whispered to herself.
"To…" Yoh shouted while running like hell,"…save my loved one from dying! HAO!"
Yoh and 'the guys' altogether charged at Hao with all their force. Yoh was left charging while shouting, " ANNA!"
There was a strong explosion that brought both party flying in the air.
"Yoh!"
"ANNA!"
That day, was an important one for Yoh, for he has regained the closeness his feelings has for Anna.
"I thought I was powerful…this can't be." Hao exclaimed.
"You are powerful, aniki. But you don't have friends beside you." Yoh said.
"Friends? They slow you down..."
"NO! THEY DON'T! THAT'S THE LAST THING ON MY MIND!"
"But," Hao said while rising,"I'm strong enough to have friends! Till next time!"
"Big brothers never learn do they?" Yoh remarked.
"I guess so… I can't answer that for I only have a big sister." Len answered.
The next day…
"Anna!" Yoh called out.
"Why?" Anna answered.
"Aishiteru Imasu!"
"…" Anna said nothing.
"Whatever…" Anna said.
"Well, let's go, Amidamaru!" Yoh called out for his samurai guardian spirit.
"Right by your side, Yoh-dono." Amidamaru replied.
"Yoh…"
"Hai?"
"Aishiteru Imasu…" Anna said.
"Ya, me too, Ann…"
"Take care now."
"Hai!"
EENNDD….