Asuka02RedEva
Serenitymoon@lycos.com
Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King or any of the characters used in this fic.
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Once Anna had retreated back to her room (and with good reason), Yoh and Manta continued to stare at Ryu.
"What are you both staring at?" Ryu asked, obviously confused.
"…You…Why?...How???" began Yoh, still in shock as he pointed his finger at Ryu.
"I believe what Yoh is trying to say is, you want Anna to get a boyfriend? Are you crazy?!" replied Manta, eyes wide.
Ryu looked even more confused. "I merely say these things so Yoh will become stronger. They say if you have someone to protect you can become an even greater fighter."
"I appreciate the thought, Ryu…but I don't see that being a possibility in the near future. I mean, Anna and I were engaged a long time ago by our grandparents…so I don't really see her going after some new guy," explained Yoh, regaining his composure.
"…If you say so…" commented Ryu, "now who wants dessert?"
Of course, all hands went up, including Amidamaru who then got teary eyed cuz he couldn't have any…
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Anna had fallen asleep after making it half way through a book of omens. Her head rested on top of the open book…
She found herself walking through a deep fog. It was dark and neither light nor voices could be found. She held her spirit beads tightly (they seemed to give her some sort of reassurance).
She suddenly felt as though she were being watched from within the darkness.
"Show yourself!" she yelled, gripping her beads tighter, "I know you're there!"
Anna could feel herself trembling. Never in her life had she been actually afraid…she had always needed to be strong, to show no fear…but now, some unknown presence was coming for her, and for once, she did not have the answers…
"I can feel your presence, as soon as I pinpoint your location I shall send you straight to hell!" she exclaimed, trying to sound boastful, paranoid that the presence may sense her fear.
She suddenly felt her spirit beads be yanked and with great force. The force caused her entire body to be pulled (due to the fact that the spirit beads had been wrapped around her wrist). Anna felt a sharp pain course through her wrist up to her shoulder; it was as if in that one pull her entire shoulder had been dislocated.
She remained brave though up until the moment where she was lifted up off the ground by a force so great that she had never experienced such terror within her entire life…
Anna awoke with a sharp gasp as she backed away from her book as if it were going to steal her very life. Once her eyes focused around the poorly lit room she was able to regain some of her composure.
"…Just a dream…" she stated, trying to reassure herself.
She could feel her heart racing within her chest and as she tried to place her right hand over her heart in order to try and calm herself…
"…Oh…God…" she whispered, in the dark, "…My…arm…"
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Yoh smacked his alarm clock over and over again until it had stopped its annoying ringing. He groaned and slowly sat up in his bed. Another Monday…this meant…another school day…
He blinked, usually within the first five minutes after his alarm clock had gone off, Anna would already be banging on his door and threatening to add to his training program if he weren't dressed within two minutes. No sound came from the hallway…
Yoh quickly got dressed and slowly opened his door and peeked out, expecting to find a disgusted blonde tapping her foot…but she wasn't there…
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Ryu had eggs and bacon cooking on the stove. Yoh smiled as the fragrance hit him head on.
"Morning Ryu."
"Good morning. Breakfast will be done soon. Would you like something to drink?"
"Uh…orange juice please?" his reply was more of a question as he looked to find Anna wasn't sitting at the table. "…Ryu…where's…"
"Miss Anna? I don't know if she's even up. I'm surprised that she isn't here by now for breakfast…"
"Yeah, Anna's not one to miss meals…definitely not breakfast…I better go…"
Just as Yoh was about to stand up and go see what was keeping her, Anna walked into the kitchen.
"…Anna…"
"Good morning, Miss Anna. Breakfast is…"
Both trailed off as they saw Anna wearing her school uniform. The short sleeve shirt, however, did not cover the bandages starting at her elbow and ending at her wrist on her right arm.
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Anna could see both males staring at her arm and took a seat.
"I'll have two eggs, over easy if you don't mind," she began, "orange juice to drink."
Ryu snapped out of his coma as he smelled the bacon starting to burn. He quickly turned the heat down and hurried to save the breakfast.
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Yoh, however, was still in shock. "…Anna…" his eyes were fixated on the bandages.
"Hmmm? Oh this?" she asked, seeming as though it didn't pain her so, "Burned myself last night," she lied.
"How???" he asked, still in disbelief.
"The stove of course. I didn't eat much, remember? I left the burner on and reached over to get something out of the cupboard, pretty stupid actually."
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Yoh merely nodded, and picked at the food that Ryu had placed in front of him.
'This just isn't like Anna…running out in front of cars? Burning herself? What's going on with her?'
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Anna noticed how quiet it was at the breakfast table and that she herself was being quiet…better start ordering them to do something…
"If you're not going to eat that then I would advise you to be getting ready for school. We don't have all day you know."
Yoh heard her loud and clear and started gobbling down his meal just as fast as the fork could reach his mouth.
"I'm leaving now," she stated, standing up and pushing her chair in.
Yoh had a mouthful at the moment and in between chewing managed to say "Don't you want me to walk to school with you?"
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All three heard the front door open as Manta rounded the corner with his school bag.
"Hey Yoh, you ready for school???"
Anna took the liberty of answering the question for Yoh. "Actually, Yoh is running late so you and I will be walking to school together." She grabbed her jacket and her book bag quickly.
Manta's hair nearly stood up on end as he saw his life flash before his eyes at the thought of walking ALONE with the dreaded Anna; the horror!!!
Yoh was practically choking on his food, and Ryu was getting a good image of how Manta looked…before he would have to visit him at his funeral.
"But…I…uh…I…" Manta tried to say.
"Do you have a problem with that, shortie?" Anna asked, her arms crossed over her chest and giving him THE look.
"…Uh…nope, no problem at all," he replied, a nervous smile pasted on his face.
With that the two exited the kitchen and headed out the front door…
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As the two walked down the street, pure silence seemed to follow them. Manta looked as if he were having withdrawals from coffee (twitching every other second), while Anna rolled her eyes.
"Something wrong shortie?" she asked, looking down at him.
"…N-Nothing!" he exclaimed, quickly covering his head with his book bag.
Anna sweatdropped and arched an eyebrow, "Did you feel a rain drop? Or are you avoiding bird droppings?" she asked, a smirk appearing.
Manta sweatdropped…and slowly uncovered his head, "…Neither…I just…uh…"
"I'm not going to hit you, you know," she stated, with a sigh.
Manta blinked and then got a "Why not?" look on his face. "Hey Anna…I was just wondering if…uh…something was bothering you…" Due to reflexes the bag was once again covering his head.
"…Did I ever tell you that I'm glad you and Yoh are friends?"
Manta nearly fell over backwards. Where had that come from???? He blinked nearly in disbelief as he looked up at her. She had a far away look in her eyes…
"…No…you didn't…" he replied, cautiously. 'Has Anna finally gone around the bend???'
"…We should hurry before we're late for class…" she stated, as she turned the corner, leading down a side street.
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Construction was being done on a nearby building on the street the two were walking on. An addition was being made to the building and beams were being lifted by a crane…
Anna suddenly heard a loud creaking sound, "Look out!!!" yelled a man as the cable holding the beam suddenly let go…
Manta just barely had time to look up as he felt himself pushed (…well…kicked…) forward and out of the way as the beam hit the ground…
He fell to the ground with an unattractive THUD and collecting his thoughts suddenly found his eyes widening in shock.
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Amidamaru suddenly appeared in the window…the bathroom window that is…(ah, yes the classic embarrassing scene)…
"MASTER YOH?!?!?"
Yoh (who should be used to this) screamed like a little girl as his spirit partner so rudely interrupted…such a…uh….special time??? (Work with me here people, what would you call it???)
"I know! I know! I felt it too!!!" he exclaimed as he quickly ran out of the bathroom and headed out the front door.
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Manta tried to piece together what had just happened. He had been walking next to Anna, and he had heard someone yell to look out…and then…
'…Anna pushed me…out of the way of the beam…'
Realization dawned on him as he found no Anna next to him…only a growing crowd circling around something…no…someone…
"Anna!!!" he yelled, scrambling to get to her. "Please move! She's my friend!" For the some reason he didn't find himself taking back the word "friend", it just felt right. He cried at the people and tried to maneuver himself in between them.
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"This way master Yoh!" exclaimed Amidamaru, directing him to the left.
"Got it!" he replied, quickly crossing the street.
"Master Yoh, I do not feel that Manta is in danger…"
"Neither do I…" whispered Yoh, 'I just can't figure Anna being in danger is all…she's so strong…'
"Master Yoh, quickly! I feel much worry coming from this direction!"
Yoh could feel the emotions from the random observers in the crowd…
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Manta managed to squeeze through the members of the crowd and he gasped at what he found in front of him.
"…Anna…" he whispered, as he slowly walked towards her.
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Yoh turned the corner to find a large crowd. He felt a pain course through him and quickly pushed his way through the crowd until he found Manta…
"Yoh!" Manta cried out to his friend, his facial features clearly showing his concern.
"Oh God!" he yelled as he slid next to her and quickly took her in his arms, "Anna! Anna wake up!"
"An ambulance is on its way!"
"What happened Manta?!"
"We were just walking and they've been doing construction, and the cable just snapped and Anna pushed me out of the way and then I remember coming to and finding that she wasn't next to me!"
Yoh looked down at Anna's leg. Her leg had been exposed due to the skirt that was chosen for her school uniform. There was a deep gash starting from the back of her knee down to her arch, a deep crimson red, stained the white knee high sock she wore. No one from the crowd had dared to apply pressure, fearing they may cause nerve damage to her leg.
"…Anna…" Yoh whispered looking down at her lifeless body in his arms; he gently brushed her hair away from a cut over her eye.
The ambulance soon came and Yoh was the only one allowed to accompany her. Manta ran to school to tell the teacher about the accident…
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Throughout the entire ride to the hospital Yoh did not drop Anna's hand from his own. Something had been on his mind…the strange events…Anna being so distant…before he was allowed to finish his thoughts, the ambulance came to a stop and the doors soon opened and Anna was rushed in to the E.R.
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Manta sat in his first period class…the teacher's words seemed to be muffled due to the fact that his thoughts were on Yoh and Anna…
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It felt as though the doctor would never return and tell him about Anna. Thank goodness for Amidamaru accompanying him or he probably would have gone stir crazy by now.
"Master Yoh, the doctor."
Yoh stood up and met the doctor half way.
"How is she?"
The doctor smiled, "Your friend is very lucky. No permanent damage has been left to her leg. The only thing is that she hasn't regained consciousness…I assume that it's because of how hard her head hit the pavement. I wouldn't be too concerned at this point in time, I'm fairly certain that she will regain consciousness later in the day."
Yoh let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks doc…I appreciate it."
"You can go and see her if you like."
Yoh didn't need to be told twice he ran in, with Amidamaru close behind.
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He soon found himself looking down at her as she slept. She looked so peaceful at the moment. Her left leg was completely wrapped from the knee down to her ankle.
"Hey Anna…" he whispered, "You know…I don't say this often but…"
Amidamaru was off in the corner whistling to himself after he had gotten the "…You gonna stand here for this?" look.
"…Hey, I care about you…" he laughed nervously, "…so don't be worrying me anymore, alright?"
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Anna found herself in a child's room. Bears and dolls were on the shelves, and the room itself seemed to radiate certain warmth within it. She felt safe and at ease in the room.
She took one of the bear's off of the shelf and sat down on the bed with the soft comforter on it. She closed her eyes and breathed in the sweet fragrance of the room. It smelled of gingerbread, peppermint, and fresh cut flowers. All of the fragrances had mixed together to become one.
Her thoughts were broken, however, as the room suddenly became dark and damp. It was as if the warmth had been sucked out, and the sweet smell was gone. The bear in her hands suddenly started to dissolve.
She stood up quickly dropping the bear, whose once friendly face now had turned into an unwelcoming one. Only black holes remained where its eyes, nose, and mouth had once been, creating a ghostly grin.
"…So silent…so still…" a voice whispered.
She spun around to find no one there…suddenly her arm throbbed and she found her leg give out, looking down at the blood dripping from her leg to the carpet. She gasped.
"Who are you?! Why are you doing this to me?!" she cried out to the darkness itself.
"…Pain…Silence…Death becomes you Anna…"
She suddenly felt herself sinking, the darkness surrounding her…
"Nooooooo!!!!"
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Anna sprang up in the hospital bed. She was gasping, her surroundings obviously unknown to her…but there was light…and…her eyes found a sleeping figure on the side of her bed.
She looked down to find her hand within his and exhaled, taking a moment to realize that she was alright. She gently squeezed his hand, just for the reassurance that he was really there and it was not merely a dream.
"…Yoh…"
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That's it for now. I'm sorry it took so long to update. Please review. ^.^ Ja Ne
Serenitymoon@lycos.com
Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King or any of the characters used in this fic.
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Once Anna had retreated back to her room (and with good reason), Yoh and Manta continued to stare at Ryu.
"What are you both staring at?" Ryu asked, obviously confused.
"…You…Why?...How???" began Yoh, still in shock as he pointed his finger at Ryu.
"I believe what Yoh is trying to say is, you want Anna to get a boyfriend? Are you crazy?!" replied Manta, eyes wide.
Ryu looked even more confused. "I merely say these things so Yoh will become stronger. They say if you have someone to protect you can become an even greater fighter."
"I appreciate the thought, Ryu…but I don't see that being a possibility in the near future. I mean, Anna and I were engaged a long time ago by our grandparents…so I don't really see her going after some new guy," explained Yoh, regaining his composure.
"…If you say so…" commented Ryu, "now who wants dessert?"
Of course, all hands went up, including Amidamaru who then got teary eyed cuz he couldn't have any…
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Anna had fallen asleep after making it half way through a book of omens. Her head rested on top of the open book…
She found herself walking through a deep fog. It was dark and neither light nor voices could be found. She held her spirit beads tightly (they seemed to give her some sort of reassurance).
She suddenly felt as though she were being watched from within the darkness.
"Show yourself!" she yelled, gripping her beads tighter, "I know you're there!"
Anna could feel herself trembling. Never in her life had she been actually afraid…she had always needed to be strong, to show no fear…but now, some unknown presence was coming for her, and for once, she did not have the answers…
"I can feel your presence, as soon as I pinpoint your location I shall send you straight to hell!" she exclaimed, trying to sound boastful, paranoid that the presence may sense her fear.
She suddenly felt her spirit beads be yanked and with great force. The force caused her entire body to be pulled (due to the fact that the spirit beads had been wrapped around her wrist). Anna felt a sharp pain course through her wrist up to her shoulder; it was as if in that one pull her entire shoulder had been dislocated.
She remained brave though up until the moment where she was lifted up off the ground by a force so great that she had never experienced such terror within her entire life…
Anna awoke with a sharp gasp as she backed away from her book as if it were going to steal her very life. Once her eyes focused around the poorly lit room she was able to regain some of her composure.
"…Just a dream…" she stated, trying to reassure herself.
She could feel her heart racing within her chest and as she tried to place her right hand over her heart in order to try and calm herself…
"…Oh…God…" she whispered, in the dark, "…My…arm…"
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Yoh smacked his alarm clock over and over again until it had stopped its annoying ringing. He groaned and slowly sat up in his bed. Another Monday…this meant…another school day…
He blinked, usually within the first five minutes after his alarm clock had gone off, Anna would already be banging on his door and threatening to add to his training program if he weren't dressed within two minutes. No sound came from the hallway…
Yoh quickly got dressed and slowly opened his door and peeked out, expecting to find a disgusted blonde tapping her foot…but she wasn't there…
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Ryu had eggs and bacon cooking on the stove. Yoh smiled as the fragrance hit him head on.
"Morning Ryu."
"Good morning. Breakfast will be done soon. Would you like something to drink?"
"Uh…orange juice please?" his reply was more of a question as he looked to find Anna wasn't sitting at the table. "…Ryu…where's…"
"Miss Anna? I don't know if she's even up. I'm surprised that she isn't here by now for breakfast…"
"Yeah, Anna's not one to miss meals…definitely not breakfast…I better go…"
Just as Yoh was about to stand up and go see what was keeping her, Anna walked into the kitchen.
"…Anna…"
"Good morning, Miss Anna. Breakfast is…"
Both trailed off as they saw Anna wearing her school uniform. The short sleeve shirt, however, did not cover the bandages starting at her elbow and ending at her wrist on her right arm.
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Anna could see both males staring at her arm and took a seat.
"I'll have two eggs, over easy if you don't mind," she began, "orange juice to drink."
Ryu snapped out of his coma as he smelled the bacon starting to burn. He quickly turned the heat down and hurried to save the breakfast.
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Yoh, however, was still in shock. "…Anna…" his eyes were fixated on the bandages.
"Hmmm? Oh this?" she asked, seeming as though it didn't pain her so, "Burned myself last night," she lied.
"How???" he asked, still in disbelief.
"The stove of course. I didn't eat much, remember? I left the burner on and reached over to get something out of the cupboard, pretty stupid actually."
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Yoh merely nodded, and picked at the food that Ryu had placed in front of him.
'This just isn't like Anna…running out in front of cars? Burning herself? What's going on with her?'
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Anna noticed how quiet it was at the breakfast table and that she herself was being quiet…better start ordering them to do something…
"If you're not going to eat that then I would advise you to be getting ready for school. We don't have all day you know."
Yoh heard her loud and clear and started gobbling down his meal just as fast as the fork could reach his mouth.
"I'm leaving now," she stated, standing up and pushing her chair in.
Yoh had a mouthful at the moment and in between chewing managed to say "Don't you want me to walk to school with you?"
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All three heard the front door open as Manta rounded the corner with his school bag.
"Hey Yoh, you ready for school???"
Anna took the liberty of answering the question for Yoh. "Actually, Yoh is running late so you and I will be walking to school together." She grabbed her jacket and her book bag quickly.
Manta's hair nearly stood up on end as he saw his life flash before his eyes at the thought of walking ALONE with the dreaded Anna; the horror!!!
Yoh was practically choking on his food, and Ryu was getting a good image of how Manta looked…before he would have to visit him at his funeral.
"But…I…uh…I…" Manta tried to say.
"Do you have a problem with that, shortie?" Anna asked, her arms crossed over her chest and giving him THE look.
"…Uh…nope, no problem at all," he replied, a nervous smile pasted on his face.
With that the two exited the kitchen and headed out the front door…
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As the two walked down the street, pure silence seemed to follow them. Manta looked as if he were having withdrawals from coffee (twitching every other second), while Anna rolled her eyes.
"Something wrong shortie?" she asked, looking down at him.
"…N-Nothing!" he exclaimed, quickly covering his head with his book bag.
Anna sweatdropped and arched an eyebrow, "Did you feel a rain drop? Or are you avoiding bird droppings?" she asked, a smirk appearing.
Manta sweatdropped…and slowly uncovered his head, "…Neither…I just…uh…"
"I'm not going to hit you, you know," she stated, with a sigh.
Manta blinked and then got a "Why not?" look on his face. "Hey Anna…I was just wondering if…uh…something was bothering you…" Due to reflexes the bag was once again covering his head.
"…Did I ever tell you that I'm glad you and Yoh are friends?"
Manta nearly fell over backwards. Where had that come from???? He blinked nearly in disbelief as he looked up at her. She had a far away look in her eyes…
"…No…you didn't…" he replied, cautiously. 'Has Anna finally gone around the bend???'
"…We should hurry before we're late for class…" she stated, as she turned the corner, leading down a side street.
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Construction was being done on a nearby building on the street the two were walking on. An addition was being made to the building and beams were being lifted by a crane…
Anna suddenly heard a loud creaking sound, "Look out!!!" yelled a man as the cable holding the beam suddenly let go…
Manta just barely had time to look up as he felt himself pushed (…well…kicked…) forward and out of the way as the beam hit the ground…
He fell to the ground with an unattractive THUD and collecting his thoughts suddenly found his eyes widening in shock.
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Amidamaru suddenly appeared in the window…the bathroom window that is…(ah, yes the classic embarrassing scene)…
"MASTER YOH?!?!?"
Yoh (who should be used to this) screamed like a little girl as his spirit partner so rudely interrupted…such a…uh….special time??? (Work with me here people, what would you call it???)
"I know! I know! I felt it too!!!" he exclaimed as he quickly ran out of the bathroom and headed out the front door.
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Manta tried to piece together what had just happened. He had been walking next to Anna, and he had heard someone yell to look out…and then…
'…Anna pushed me…out of the way of the beam…'
Realization dawned on him as he found no Anna next to him…only a growing crowd circling around something…no…someone…
"Anna!!!" he yelled, scrambling to get to her. "Please move! She's my friend!" For the some reason he didn't find himself taking back the word "friend", it just felt right. He cried at the people and tried to maneuver himself in between them.
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"This way master Yoh!" exclaimed Amidamaru, directing him to the left.
"Got it!" he replied, quickly crossing the street.
"Master Yoh, I do not feel that Manta is in danger…"
"Neither do I…" whispered Yoh, 'I just can't figure Anna being in danger is all…she's so strong…'
"Master Yoh, quickly! I feel much worry coming from this direction!"
Yoh could feel the emotions from the random observers in the crowd…
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Manta managed to squeeze through the members of the crowd and he gasped at what he found in front of him.
"…Anna…" he whispered, as he slowly walked towards her.
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Yoh turned the corner to find a large crowd. He felt a pain course through him and quickly pushed his way through the crowd until he found Manta…
"Yoh!" Manta cried out to his friend, his facial features clearly showing his concern.
"Oh God!" he yelled as he slid next to her and quickly took her in his arms, "Anna! Anna wake up!"
"An ambulance is on its way!"
"What happened Manta?!"
"We were just walking and they've been doing construction, and the cable just snapped and Anna pushed me out of the way and then I remember coming to and finding that she wasn't next to me!"
Yoh looked down at Anna's leg. Her leg had been exposed due to the skirt that was chosen for her school uniform. There was a deep gash starting from the back of her knee down to her arch, a deep crimson red, stained the white knee high sock she wore. No one from the crowd had dared to apply pressure, fearing they may cause nerve damage to her leg.
"…Anna…" Yoh whispered looking down at her lifeless body in his arms; he gently brushed her hair away from a cut over her eye.
The ambulance soon came and Yoh was the only one allowed to accompany her. Manta ran to school to tell the teacher about the accident…
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Throughout the entire ride to the hospital Yoh did not drop Anna's hand from his own. Something had been on his mind…the strange events…Anna being so distant…before he was allowed to finish his thoughts, the ambulance came to a stop and the doors soon opened and Anna was rushed in to the E.R.
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Manta sat in his first period class…the teacher's words seemed to be muffled due to the fact that his thoughts were on Yoh and Anna…
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It felt as though the doctor would never return and tell him about Anna. Thank goodness for Amidamaru accompanying him or he probably would have gone stir crazy by now.
"Master Yoh, the doctor."
Yoh stood up and met the doctor half way.
"How is she?"
The doctor smiled, "Your friend is very lucky. No permanent damage has been left to her leg. The only thing is that she hasn't regained consciousness…I assume that it's because of how hard her head hit the pavement. I wouldn't be too concerned at this point in time, I'm fairly certain that she will regain consciousness later in the day."
Yoh let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks doc…I appreciate it."
"You can go and see her if you like."
Yoh didn't need to be told twice he ran in, with Amidamaru close behind.
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He soon found himself looking down at her as she slept. She looked so peaceful at the moment. Her left leg was completely wrapped from the knee down to her ankle.
"Hey Anna…" he whispered, "You know…I don't say this often but…"
Amidamaru was off in the corner whistling to himself after he had gotten the "…You gonna stand here for this?" look.
"…Hey, I care about you…" he laughed nervously, "…so don't be worrying me anymore, alright?"
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Anna found herself in a child's room. Bears and dolls were on the shelves, and the room itself seemed to radiate certain warmth within it. She felt safe and at ease in the room.
She took one of the bear's off of the shelf and sat down on the bed with the soft comforter on it. She closed her eyes and breathed in the sweet fragrance of the room. It smelled of gingerbread, peppermint, and fresh cut flowers. All of the fragrances had mixed together to become one.
Her thoughts were broken, however, as the room suddenly became dark and damp. It was as if the warmth had been sucked out, and the sweet smell was gone. The bear in her hands suddenly started to dissolve.
She stood up quickly dropping the bear, whose once friendly face now had turned into an unwelcoming one. Only black holes remained where its eyes, nose, and mouth had once been, creating a ghostly grin.
"…So silent…so still…" a voice whispered.
She spun around to find no one there…suddenly her arm throbbed and she found her leg give out, looking down at the blood dripping from her leg to the carpet. She gasped.
"Who are you?! Why are you doing this to me?!" she cried out to the darkness itself.
"…Pain…Silence…Death becomes you Anna…"
She suddenly felt herself sinking, the darkness surrounding her…
"Nooooooo!!!!"
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Anna sprang up in the hospital bed. She was gasping, her surroundings obviously unknown to her…but there was light…and…her eyes found a sleeping figure on the side of her bed.
She looked down to find her hand within his and exhaled, taking a moment to realize that she was alright. She gently squeezed his hand, just for the reassurance that he was really there and it was not merely a dream.
"…Yoh…"
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That's it for now. I'm sorry it took so long to update. Please review. ^.^ Ja Ne