Hi Kaitoson here bringing you chapter 18 of my fanfic The Ninja, the Ainu and the Arrogant

To DarkOreo --Yeah she is...on the other hand Zeto's lucky that she didn't use her 'Inn Hostess Punch" on him (like she did on Yoh in the fourth volume of the Shaman King Manga right before he fought against Horohoro in the preliminaries or even right before that when she punched Horo for making fun of Yoh's outfit that she made)...but uh...let's watch what we say about her...she might just have Ponchi and Conchi listening in...then again...in the sixth volume Anna crunched Ponchi's...well...ow...so he might not be to helpful to her...but still only make comments at her at your own risk...

Wow...chapter 18...it feels like only three weeks ago that chapter 1...oh wait...it was...

Disclaimer--I don't own Shaman King!

Here we go...

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The Ninja, the Ainu and the Arrogant

Chapter 18

Last time on The Ninja, the Ainu and the Arrogant Indy tried to talk to Horo but it didnt work out perfectly while Hao's new henchmen, the not to bright, Zeto makes a big mistake and ends up getting slapped real hard by Anna, meanwhile Zeneth and Htenez are still tied up in the inn and are starting to awaken from getting knocked out by their sister Indy, and Ren and the others?...Well...they weren't in the last chapter...so nothing much happened to them...well let's go...

'Knock' 'Knock'

Yoh answers the door to find...

Yoh--Oh...it's you...Zeto...uh Anna said your not allowed here...

Zeto--Wha...but uh..I have to...he'll kill--...oh uh I mean...hmm...Yoh...Hao's gonna kill me.

Yoh--Hao! But how do you know Hao?

Zeto--Uh...he asked me to uh join him and uh I said...no.

Yoh--Do you know where he is?

Zeto--In a house

Yoh--...Uh where is the house?

Anna--Yoh didn't I say not to let him in again?

Yoh--Well yeah but he knows where Hao is.

Anna--...Fine but if he acts stupid again...

Zeto--Uh...don't worry...I won't...but uh...Yoh, I think the two of us should go no...uh ya know to see--er...beat Hao.

Anna--What did I say about being stupid...you need the other freeloaders for help.

Zeto--Oh uh...isn't uh Yoh strong enough?

Anna--No...no he's not, the only reason he defeated Hao the first time was because all the other Shamans gave some of thier mana to help him.

Zeto--Uh...but Hao is weak right now...uh thats why he wanted me on his team...uh so I could like...uh defend him untill his power returned.

Anna--...Still the others are going just in case.

Zeto--Uh but...uh yeah...uh that makes sense...uh...your comming to right?

Anna--...No...I'm going to stay here and watch T.V

Zeto--Oh uh...ok.

Yoh--Uh well let's get the others...maybe this time Hao will stay down.

Zeto--Uh sure...

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So Yoh gathers the gang all together and Zeto tells them his (made up) story and they agree to go to beat Hao once and for all...except...

Indy--What are we going to do about my brothers?...They'll eventually get out of those ropes.

Horohoro--Hmm...Anna could just threaten them...that'll make anyone obey...but...that might be to harsh...it could scare them forever...no-one deserves that...

...'SLAP'..."OW"

Yoh--Maybe if we talk to them?

Indy--Oh yeah that'll work...

Ren--Whatever let's just get this over with...it's boring.

Yoh--Well let's try it right?

Indy--...'sigh' fine...

So Yoh and the gang head over to the room that the twins are tied up in...

Zeneth--Hey finally...I got to go to the bathroom...this is inhuman...I thought you were the good guys...your supposed to be nice...

Htenez---Yeah...and I'm hungry...you got any pizza or soda?

Yoh--...They really are just kids...hmm...hey guys we got a proposistion for you...

Zeneth--...What is it...

Yoh--We let you go and you never bother Indy or the rest of us again..and no more contact between your family and Hao...Ok?

Zeneth--...But we were ordered to kill Indy...we...we can't fail a mission...it's against our...nature.

Yoh--I understand but...don't you want to be free?

Zeneth--We want our honor more...Hey...whose the new guy?

Zeto--I'm Zeto

Yoh--He knows where Hao is...we'er going there to beat him.

Zeneth--...Yeah right...how do you know this idiot isn't tricking you?

Zeto--No no I'm not...I'm trying to help them beat Hao.

Zeneth--...We can't make that deal...we just can't...Master Hao saved our lives...we're in debt...a life debt...

Yoh--...Hmm...Well...uh...so what...he's killed people so by saving your lives...wait...why did he save your lives?

Zeneth--Probably just to have us in debt...our parents...well we disobyed them...so they tried to kill us and Hao saved us.

Ren--...What a loving family you have.

Indy--So your just like Yana and me?

Zeneth--Hn...I guess...

Htenez--...I'll...I'll help you...

Zeneth--WHAT!

Htenez--It's not like it matters...we have no honor left...we disobyed orders...we might as well help defeat Hao before he has no more use for us...our spirits have abandoned us...we are hardly even Shamans anymore...

Indy--They have?...then the evil in you two might be gone...so help us...and I'll forgive you.

Yana--...Yes even I'll forgive you.

Htenez--Yeah I'll help...butI need food...I'm hungry...

Horohoro--...Me to...

Indy--Thank you Htenez...Zeneth?

Zeneth--...No...

Htenez--C'mon...at least we won't be bad anymore...I know you never wanted to be...

Zeneth--...No...

Yoh--...Ok...well...one out of two...

So Yoh unties Htenez and Ryo lends him a wooden sword (They don't trust himone hundredpercent so a real sword is out of the question)

Yoh--Well...Let's go...Anna...keep an eye on him ok?

Anna--...

Yoh--I mean...uh...if you want to.

Anna--Thats better.

So the gang heads out still unaware of Zeto's true intentions but at least they have a new ally in Htenez...but what about Zeneth?

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End of Chapter 18.

...Kinda a dumb chapter but oh well...I originaly had an idea of redeaming both the twins but this seems better

Wow...3 weeks, 18 chapters...that's not 'too' bad is it...well I still wish it could be a few in one day but...with school work and stuff it's just to hard...

Well Chapter 19 will be up soon so untill then Later Days...but in the mean time if you want to you can now review the last 18 chapters because it'll be over in a couple more chapters...and then...well who knows...