Let Me Fall
Callista Miralni
Okay, so my review response wasn't that great, but who cares? Thanks to those who did review.
Question: I know I've asked a similar question (thanks to who answered it!) but I need more clarification:
Is Mari the girl with long, blonde pigtails, and a black and white hair ribbons or the girl with spiky orange pigtails?
"Yoh, hurry up!" The train is going to leave without us!" Anna commanded.
The sixteen year old boy caught up with the itako, panting heavily.
"What is in this thing!" he cried out, pointing to the small knapsack in his hand.
Anna gave him an impatient glare. "Clothes, a few books and a small sewing kit. They're not that heavy. Think of it as another part of your training." Anna smiled nonchalantly.
Yoh stared at the bag in disbelief. "Why?" he cried out, expecting the bag to answer back.
Anna rolled her eyes and tugged on Yoh's arm. "Let's go Yoh. You can rest on the train." she said before leading him away.
Yoh smiled at Anna warmly. "Thank you Anna for all that you've done for me." he whispered as they boarded the bullet train.
She was at a loss for words and instead busied herself with choosing a seat by the window.
"Sit down Asakura. I haven't got all day." she snapped when she noticed that Yoh was still standing up.
He smiled and quickly took a seat beside Anna. The train started moving and before they knew it, the Prince and the Princess were fast asleep.
A few hours later, Yoh awoke to the sound of a train whistle. He turned his head and looked at the sleeping girl next to him. The train ride was long and slightly bumpy, but they were nearing their destination quickly.
She looked so peaceful, lying there with out a trace of a worry on her face. Yoh smiled at Anna as she shifted in her sleep.
"Eh, sonny, you look after that pretty lady real well." an elderly man across from Yoh said.
Yoh only smiled in return and looked back down at Anna. I'll take care of you Anna.
"Next stop, Izumo, capital of Shimane." a voice called over the intercom.
Yoh gently shook Anna awake. She sat up sleepily and allowed Yoh to lead her off the train, with their bags in his hands.
"Are we going to the Asakura Palace?" Anna asked.
Yoh shook his head. "No, we have to travel a bit more."
"How much more?" Anna demanded.
"Oh, a fifteen minute walk to the Palace, then a thirty minute ride to the seaside."
They began to hike up the mountain. Just as Yoh said, it was a fifteen minute walk to the large complex.
"Yoh?"
"Hmm, Anna?"
"What are we riding to this safehouse of yours?" Anna inquired.
Yoh stopped by a tree and uncovered a large, lumpy package.
"Bicycles!" he declared proudly.
Anna rolled her eyes at Yoh's silliness. She put her knapsack in the basket and pedaled after Yoh, who had already started down an unoticed dirt path through the woods.
True to his word, the safe house was thirty minutes away from the Asakura Palace. Anna was shocked by the size of the place and the seaside view it had.
"It used to be an onsen before the owners sold the place five years ago. Everything's in running condition though and we have an advantage point on a seaside cliff. There's also a path that leads to the private beach below." Yoh told her cheerfully.
The two teens went upstairs and chose their bedrooms. It was already late at night when Yoh and Anna finally fell fast asleep.
-Dream-
"You can't run, Kyoyama Anna-hime. You are my Shaman Queen, to rule the world I create by my side." A familiar voice whispered in the darkness.
Anna gasped as she heard that voice. Asakura Hao emerged from the darkness and grasped her wrist.
"Anna..." Hao's image flickered and Anna caught a glimpse of Yoh looking at her with concern.
"Mine."
"Pirika, I need to go to Hokkaido with Tamao tonight." Horo Horo turned away from the window to face his busily packing sister.
"But why can't Tamao-san go to China with Ren-kun?" Pirika demanded. The Chinese prince irked her and she resented having him for a bodyguard.
Horo Horo smiled and fondly ruffled Pirika's long, light blue hair. "Stop it, Onii-chan." Pirika whined and ran to the mirror to fix her hair.
"Horo Horo-kun, Chancellor Goldva says we need to leave now." Tamao called timidly from the open doorway.
"And I need to see your sister." Ren called over the startled Shimane Senator's shoulder.
"Hai, hai." Horo Horo hugged and kissed his sister on the forehead, gathered his belongings and headed out the door with Tamao.
Ren entered the suite and watched Pirika fix her hair in the hallway mirror. "Who's covering for you?" he casually asked.
"Hmm... Chocolove, I think." Pirika said, pulling her hair back.
"Why that nattering idiot?" Ren demanded harshly. The young Senator's hand dropped to her side.
"I trust Chocolove. And besides, I didn't get to choose because I had no one to back me up in Hokkaido." she snapped back.
Ren shrugged and leaned against the doorframe. "We need to leave soon." he said, passivly.
"Are we going to Tokyo bay?" Pirika asked, her light blue eyes sparkling with anticipation. She had never been to the famous Bay and was excited to see it, nevermind the fact that she was going with Tao Ren.
"No. We're going to Izumo."
"Hao-sama, the Senate has made their move." A little African girl entered the room where her beloved master was staring out the window, looking at the stars.
"Is that so, Opacho?" Hao chuckled. "Mari, Macchi, Kanna!"
The three Hanagumi sisters appeared instantly by his side.
"I have a job for each of you."
Anna stumbled down the stairs of the old onsen the next morning and walked into the kitchen, where Yoh was already finished cooking for breakfast.
"Is it edible?" she asked, remembering that when they were younger, she had often assigned Yoh the task of cooking the day's meal.
Yoh shrugged and set down a bowl of steaming rice before her. "I don't know."
Anna twitched. "You don't know. What do you mean you don't know?" she screamed.
"Lady Anna, maybe you should be the one to try the meal." Amidamaru fearfully suggested.
Anna ignored the samurai and picked up her chopsticks. Yoh and Amidamaru fearfully waited for Anna's reaction.
She chewed thoughtfully on the egg and rice in her mouth. "You pass."
The boy and ghost let out a sigh of relief and Yoh began to eat his own bowl of food.
Breakfast was a silent affair, neither Yoh or Anna could find the words to say to each other. When they were done, Yoh cleared the table and began to wash the dishes.
"Don't forget about your training Yoh." Anna called over her shoulder as she headed out the door.
Yoh stared blankly at the spot Anna was standing before she left. "Training?" he echoed, a feeling of dread creeping into his heart.
"Lord Yoh, look on the table." Amidamaru whimpered fearfully.
His master turned and saw the lone folded piece of paper lying there. Yoh's chocolate brown eyes wided with each new order on Anna's "Menu."
Why me? Yoh silently wailed.
The abandoned church slightly scared him, but he wasn't about to let Jeanne-sama know that. Senator Duke Lyserg Diethyl of England followed his charge into the company of the infamous yet secret group of radicals, the X-LAWS.
Marco, the second-in-command, glared at him through his glasses. The angel pistol hung loosely by his side, ready to be drawn if threatened. Lyserg eyed the gun with caution. The X-LAWS were ruthless and they ment business.
"Jeanne-sama, I must object..." Marco spoke up, his blue eyes not leaving Lyserg's face.
"Ah, but Marco-san, I must insist. Lyserg will not betray us. He will be one of us." Senator Iron Madien Jeanne of France smiled before retreating inside the Iron Madien.
"Welcome to the X-LAWS, Lyserg Diethyl."
Um... yeah... about the lines... sorry about that. The site decided to be cruel to me and not let me use rulers. I waited until it decided to be nice to me again before I updated.
Ja ne!
Callista Miralni