Okay, I got others saying they want Shiow Ying to be with Yoh. One here and a friend on quizzila. So…I guess it's settled. Yes, I'm back.

It was the next day and the rice searching wasn't going so well.

"It's so much harder if you don't have a weapon," said Shiow who was exhausted,

"Tell me about it, I can't even think about looking I know that my family might have Shirako's un-finished sword," said Kira looking at Manta's computer and yes, they are still in the desert.

"Yes! My brother found it!" she exclaimed

"Just send it over with your Pegasus, Stevie," she said through the computer. Then a spiritual Pegasus flew in,

"That was fast," said Horo.

Kira took the two wrapped up item off the Pegasus,

"Thank you, say hi to Stevie for me," said Kira and the Pegasus flew off.

She removed the cloth and it revealed a very old sword that's half finished,

"Is this it Shirako?" Chris asked,

"Y-Yes…that's it," he answered.

"And here Shiow Ying, I asked for another sword so you can use it temporarily," said Kira handing her the other item.

"Oh, thanks, Kira," she said.

Towards the end of the day, after they saved Manta from being controlled and such, Ren, Yoh, and Shiow headed back to the desert and did one slice into the sand and found their grain of rice.

Shiow said she'll stay a bit longer, so Ren left but Yoh stayed for a moment.

"So…um, do you have a shaman fight yet?" Yoh asked,

"No, not yet," she answered.

"Okay, um, are you-" but Yoh was cut off when Shami appeared,

"Shiow Ying! I'm getting worried, if you don't get a strong new sword, how are you able to fight in the next fight you have? And I really, if it's not too much to ask, need you to find the gift under that rock and find my grain of rice," said Shami,

"Of course, that's what I'm going to do after Yoh finishes his sentence," said Shiow and turned to him,

"Oh, never mind," he said.

Yoh went back to the usual place he and his friends eat at.

He sat next to Chris and in font t of Ren.

Yoh sighed,

"Something wrong, Yoh?" Chris asked examining that unfinished sword,

"It's nothing," he said and folded his arms on the table and laid on them.

"Then you're not a very good liar," said Ren.

"It's just, never mind, just forget it," said Yoh.

Kira was watching since she was sitting between Chris and Horo Horo.

"Hm…could it be? How interesting," she thought.

Shiow slashed into the sand and a grain of rice flew into the air and she caught it.

"Yours?" she asked Shami,

"Yes, that's it! The rice I wrote on 500 years ago,"

"I'm just surprised it wasn't buried deep," said Shiow looking at Shami's grain of rice when she did the same training 500 years ago.

"Omi? You never told me who this person was," said Shiow,

"That's, well, that was the person I had feelings for, and vice versa. He left a gift for me in the forest, but before I could get there, I died," she said sadly,

"I'm sorry,"

"No, it's okay,"

"I'll find that gift for you, don't worry," said Shiow and started heading out of the desert.

"Are you really going to let your spirit go?"

Shiow turned to see Hao on a rock,

"Well?" he asked.

Shiow looked at him and just ignored him.

"Why the cold shoulder? You can't be mad at me forever," said Hao,

"Watch me," said Shiow and continued walking.

"If your spirit goes, you'll be easy pickings for me," said Hao. Shiow turned to face him,

"At least I won't risk losing Shami to you," she said.

"Have it your way then, Shiow Ying Shing," he said and stood up.

"I don't care what you say or what others say, but I don't think you're completely evil, so tell me why you despise humans with non-shamanic powers? And why do you kill those that you call 'weak' Shamans?" Shiow asked,

"Well, wouldn't you like to know?" and Hao disappeared.

"Why Hao?"

Flashback:

Shiow Ying was running around her Chinese temple home. She was about 11.

"I'm tired of training to be Shaman Queen," said Shiow as she leaned against the wall panting.

"Hey, where is everyone?" she asked herself when she noticed that no body is around.

Then she heard screams and she headed for that directions.

She saw fire and her family, maids, butlers, and those that defend her home.

They were all on the floor, dead bodies all over the floor and her home burning down.

Yet, she was too petrified to move (well, what do you think it's like to see this stuff at age 10/11?)

Then she noticed someone but it wasn't anyone that lives in her home. He turned to face her.

"Well, looks like there's a survivor of the Shing family,"

Shiow Ying was breathing hard, air is running out but wasn't sure what to do or say,

"Finish her," and the Spirit of Fire rose,

"The spirit of Fire…" Shiow was able to say.

Present:

Shiow Ying shook her head and hits herself with her hands,

"I was just lucky he spared me. But…he said the only reason he did that was because I was a strong shaman,"

"Are you alright?" Shami asked,

"Uh, yeah, I'm fine," and Shiow Ying started walking back out of the desert again.

Yoh and his team's oracle bells rang.

"Another fight already?" Ryu asked,

"Yeah…against us," said Chris looking at his oracle bell.

"Huh?" Team Asakura looked at the their oracle bells,

"WE'RE FIGHITNG TEAM SUN AND MOON?" they exclaimed.

"Team Asakura?" Shiow looked up at the sky,

"I'm fighting Yoh?"

"Great, Shiow Ying doesn't even have a decent weapon," said Chris.

"What? That sword may be an antique, but it's a definitely a decent sword!" said Kira.

"Why are you called Team Sun and Moon anyway?" Horo asked,

"Sun, Moon, Stars, twinkle-"

"Shut up!" said Ren.

"Names, I'm Kira Moon,"

"Chris Sun,"

"And what about Shiow Ying?" Yoh asked,

"Well, we wanted to be named Team Star, but Hao got it before us," said Kira.

"Shiow's last name is Shing which means 'star' in Chinese," said Chris

"Actually, it can mean life or soul too," said Ren.

"Yeah, that too," said Chris.

"So, I guess we'll be fighting tomorrow," said Faust,

"Yeah, and we'll whoop you all!" said Kira,

"First of all, no one defeats my Yoh, and second, bragging will only make your ego bigger," said Anna,

"What do you mean, 'your' Yoh?" Chris asked.

"I'm Yoh's fiancée," said Anna.

Kira spat out her drink and Chris dropped the food he was holding.

"This can't be a good thing if Shiow Ying really has fallen for Yoh," said Kira.

Yes, we all hate cliff hangers and please R and R.