When I noticed that today makes exactly one year since I've started this fic, and that there are only two chapters so far, I realized that I'm in a lot of trouble with this fic. I'll finish talking at the end, so let's get this show on the road, Shaman King style!
Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King. Otherwise, the anime would have kept going, or they'd have at least restarted the anime by now!
Enjoy!
The final bell had just rung. Everyone was in a rush get out of school and enjoy the weekend. Not everyone was in a hurry, however. Morty was still packing up, Yoh was too tired to move, and Anna was impatiently tapping her foot, waiting for the other two.
"Can't you two pick up the pace?" snapped Anna.
"But we've got a big test coming up next week, and we all still some catching up to do from the time we were away," explained Morty. "I don't want to forget anything."
"And the sooner we get home, the sooner we have to start working!" retorted Yoh.
"Quit it, Yoh," replied Anna. "At least Morty has a somewhat legitimate reason for hanging back. You, however, are coming home with me right now!" Anna suddenly grabbed Yoh's collar and dragged him out of the room on his butt. "You have five minutes to catch up with us, Morty, or you're doing ALL of the dishes tonight!"
"Yikes! I better hurry then!" panicked Morty, rummaging through his desk like there is no tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Kazuhiro, Hotaka, and Chihiro were all waiting in the back of the room for this opportunity to begin their "investigation" of Morty. Hiding behind their desks, they all began listening, knowing how Morty often likes to speak his thoughts out loud when he's alone.
"At least I'm getting off more easily than Yoh," sighed Morty to himself. "Anna may be his fiancée, but Yoh's punishments are a little extreme."
"FIANCEE?" Hotaka and Kazuhiro whispered loudly.
"Shush!" Chihiro whispered harshly at the two boys.
"Still, despite Yoh's laziness and Anna's temper, I'm glad that they're my friends. After all, nothing is ever dull with those guys!" Morty laughed.
"Come on!" grumbled Hotaka. "Say something important!"
"Shut up, bonehead!" Chihiro complained quietly, slapping Hotaka over the head.
"You're quite right, my friend," said a disembodied voice. The trio of eavesdroppers suddenly got scared, seeing as how the voice sounded so close, yet there no there was else in the room. Morty suddenly pulled his small laptop out of his bag, opened it up, and looked at the screen.
"Yep!" chuckled Morty. "So, Mosuke, are you looking forward to the party next Saturday? Anna says that she should be able to let you of there before then."
"Really?" the laptop apparently replied, shocking the "investigators". "It has been a while since I've talked to Amidamaru. I'd also like to get to know everyone's spirit partners better. Do you know everyone who is coming?"
"Let's see..." began Morty, thinking hard. "Rio and his gang are definitely coming, and Trey and Pilika, too. I'm not sure about Lyserg and Joco, but I'm pretty sure Len and his sister will be there. Faust went back to Germany a few days ago, but hopefully he will be able to come back in time. I remember Yoh said he wanted to invite the Li 5 and Silva, and who else...?"
A sudden loud honk interrupted Morty's train of thought and startled the trio of eavesdroppers into almost exposing themselves.
"Morty!" a voice called out from outside. "Anna sent me to get you!"
Morty ran to the window and yelled, "Sorry, Rio! I'll be right down!" Checking his watch, Morty suddenly freaked out and started cramming everything into his bag. "Crud, I was supposed to have been back already! Looks like I'm washing the dishes after all."
"Need some help, Morty?" Rio called out again. "Anna said she wants you home fast so you can start helping out with the decorations. Trey and Pilika are already there, and my gang and I decided to pitch in, too."
"No thanks! I'm done now!" replied Morty. Walking out of the room, he sighed to himself. "Great, more dishes for me to wash. But on the bright side, Yoh and I won't be doing everything ourselves."
Kazuhiro, Chihiro, and Hotaka waited a minute before emerging from their hiding spots. "Who knew Morty had so many friends?" said Kazuhiro.
"Yeah, but why does the name Amidamaru sound so familiar?" asked Hotaka, mostly to himself.
"Hurry up, you two!" Chihiro yelled from the hallway. "If we follow them, we'll find out where Yoh lives, so come on or we'll lose them!"
I hope this will do for now, but at the investigation has finally begun! Even with school, truth is I really have no excuse for slacking off here and on my other fics as well. It's gonna be really hard doing any work on my fanfics for the next few weeks, but I'll give it a shot. But before I go, I would like to thank everyone who has so kindly reviewed, favorited, and added this story to their alerts. It means a lot! Please review if possible, and I'll try to start the next chapter before next weekend. Everyone who reads this fic, THANK YOU for your continued patience and your reviews are very much appreciated!