History's Flames Chapter 5: What The Hell?, a shaman king fanfic

"Heng Gaoxing Jiandao Ni?" Macchi answered, though making it sound more like a question than a response.

Tao Jun, who looked over her shoulder, nodded a soft but proud smile on her face.

They were working on Macchi's Chinese lessons, the Taos said she was required to learn it if she were to stay with them. She had already had some lessons her first week at the Tao mansion and was just brushing up on some phrases.

"Mari: how do you say Mari is bored?" Mari asked in her usual dull tone. She lay across a couch roughly passing a comb through Chuck's yarn hair.

Pirika flinched each time Mari's comb would come to a knot and rip out some strands of yarn.

"Um…Mari. After what Chuck's been through with the cat you think you should…comb him like that?" she asked, still flinching.

"I don't think Chuck minds it." Jun responded, pointing to the lifeless doll.

"Not now, but when his soul returns he's going to wonder why he has a headache." Pirika murmured loudly under her breathe.

"Miss Jun, your tea." Bailong said carrying a tray with a cup of tea, and bringing it over to Jun.

Jun thanked him and stood up from the floor to sit down on a couch beside him.

There was silence for a brief moment until yells echoed through the house.

"AGH! I can't take this anymore!!" Macchi shouted out "When are they coming back?! It's been 3 DAYS!!"

She continued to roll around the floor until something slammed against her face and landed in her arms, it was a white box.

"Put that on." Kanna ordered appearing from the kitchen and throwing a box in Marion's face as well.

"Mari: what is it?" Mari asked opening the box.

"Uniforms for the maids of the soon to be Funbari Inn" Asanoha answered coming out of the kitchen, while drying her hands with a dish towel.

"Okay. So why us-…oh" Macchi felt her eyes grow, then she looked at the uniform, then at Kanna who raised a brow at her.

Marion stood up from the couch and threw the uniform to the couch and ran trying to get past Kanna, Ashcroft blocked her exit up the stairway.

"Marion." Kanna warned.

Mari looked as if she were to cry; she reached behind her and pulled out Chuck, his gun in his hands.

"Mari will not be a maid! Chuck won't let Kanna do it." She said her voice shaking.

She placed Chuck in front of her with both her hands and Chuck came to life pointing his gun at Ashcroft.

"Listen here young lady" –Ashcroft proclaimed- "You will do it as a sign of honor, you hear!"

Mari shook her head hard, "Mari won't. Mari won-"

A spiked arrow flew and hit Chuck hanging him to the wall; Mari looked in horror to see it came from Jack.

Pirika hid behind the couch, Bailong stood protectively in front of Jun ready incase anything accidentally came their way.

Jane peeked at what was happening through the door, while Asanoha stood beside her.

Macchi walked over to Marion with Jack beside of her. Mari flinched. Kanna moved in closer as well.

"Mari, calm down. Its-"

"Mari does not want to be a maid; Mari will not be a maid!!!"

SLAP

Everyone's eyes grew; somehow Asanoha was able to walk over to Marion unseen and smacked her across the face, leaving a pink flush on her cheek.

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The room was silent no one seemed to want to believe that this girl was Anna, though since her hood covered the top half of her face they couldn't be sure.

Hana began to cry. Tamao held him in a more comfortable position to see if he would silence, but it didn't work.

The girl in the cloak, looked at the child, then she began to get off her throne, one of the cloaked bowed let out a…a growl?

Annaka and Hao looked at him, their eyes narrowed.

As the growl from his chest rumbled on, the girl stuck her hand out in front of him.

"Nagehiko, there is no danger, calm please." She said her voice soft and angelic with a sort of melodic maturity to it.

The one she called Nagehiko stopped growling, but something told them he was not calm at all.

She seemed to notice as well, she turned to the last cloak one whose name was unknown to our shaman. "Emmetto," she said.

Emmetto turned to her, she looked at him them gestured her head towards Nagehiko.

"Hold him back." She ordered.

In an instant Emmetto was grabbing on to Nagehiko, pulling his arms behind his back, the wolf spirit Jeikobu stood tall in front of Nagehiko to keep him from going forward.

Then the girl walked towards the shaman particularly towards Tamao who held Hana close to her chest.

Ryu and Faust went to her side, readying Tokageru and Eliza for any sudden attack.

Everyone on their side seemed mighty jumpy; the only calm and relaxed faces among them belonged only to team Star and Annaka.

Finally the girl stopped only a few feet away from the shy pink-haired.

"Asakura Hana is it not?" she asked her tone of voice making it sure she didn't need an answer.

Tamao didn't even answer she just looked at the girl wide-eyed and worried, and held Hana close to her.

The girl smiled in amusement.

"You seem to know us quite well." A voice said from behind her.

She turned to be face to face with Hao, his expression not any different then it had been before.

Out of the corner of his eye, Hao could see Nagehiko flinch trying to pull off Emmetto and Jeikobu, Hao smirked in amusement.

"Of course," she replied "a good woman knows who her arriving guest must be in order to be a good host."

Annaka coldly glared at the girl "A good woman also tells who guest who exactly is hosting." She stated her tone the same as the expression on her face…cold.

'Hao-sama,' –Hao looked down at Opacho who was starring at the girl, her expression calm but her tiny dark nose wrinkled.- 'Opacho smells earth.'

'Earth?' Hao raised a brow, suddenly interested.

"It is simple to mistake you for Anna-san, is it not Annaka?" the girl asked those who couldn't see could practically hear the smile on her face. "If it wasn't for the scent of blood you carry I would've mistaken you for her as well."

Everyone from both sides of the room froze, scent of blood? What did that mean?

Annaka glared at her, her blood-red eyes glaring as if they were stabbing the girl with daggers.

The girl's lips curved. "No need to be in rage, after all…" 'How else would your spirit smell if in your last moments of life you were surrounded by the item?' she finished mentally.

Hao chuckled "and I suppose your smell of earth means you've lived underground?"

She shrugged "for all you know, it could."

Annaka had it! She threw herself at her clutching in her hands an oversouled blade. She slashed the sword in her direction.

The girl threw herself to the air, a huge gust of wind blowing as she did, then her feet landed on the ground, her back facing them.

"She missed?!" Horo and Chocolove questioned in awe.

"Not entirely." Luchist stated, pointing toward the girl.

They all turned to look. With her back still facing them the girl's hood shredded into tiny pieces of brown cloth, revealing locks of dark medium length midnight hair.

On the other side of the room they saw that Emmetto's hood had fallen off his face showing his pale-colored face and golden eyes, his warm sunny hair was similar to Lyserg's (minus the spikes at each side).

Nagehiko was somehow able to keep his hood on, so his expression was unknown while the others all stared dumbfounded.

"Ari," –Arisu flinched at the sound of her nickname from her Heika's mouth- "take our guest to their rooms."

"Rooms?" Marco piped up; he pushed his glasses up higher "Madam I can assure you we have no means to take vacancy here."

"Marco," Lyserg began only to be interrupted by Ren.

"The X-Law over here has a point, we have no reason to stay here." He darkly stated.

"Unless we have BEER!!" Chocolove yelled taking out a bottle of Bud Light and waving it in the air. [A/N: IF U DON'T GET IT; HE WAS RHYMING HERE AND BEER]

"Where did you get that my comedic challenged friend?" Ryu asked looking at the bottle curiously.

"I keep a set of props hidden, secretly and this happened to be there." Chocolove proudly announced.

"Grrr, THIS IS NO TIME TO BE MAKING STUPID JOKES!" –Horohoro yelled out, while throwing himself to punch the mess out of Chocolove- "Can't you see nobody thinks your jokes are funny! You just ruined a serious mood!"

Manta looked up front; he saw the pixielike girl and the crimsoned hair girl across the room began to move strangely.

'Are they…shaking?' he asked himself, then the two busted out in melodic and harmonic laughter.

Manta sweat dropped 'they were shaking…in laughter.'

The midnight haired girl (with her back still facing them) softly chuckled "You'll have to excuse them. They haven't laughed in a good while, Wilhelmina especially. Now about your rooms-"

"We'll gladly let you lead us to them" Hao calmly answered.

Everyone (but the cloaked ones' Heika) turned to look at him, shock in their eyes.

"You're insane." Lyserg blurted out, Jeanne placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Lyserg now's not the best time to state what is already known." She softly said.

Annaka turned to her husband "I believe she just insulted you." She told him blankly.

Hao happily grinned, and shrugged "At least now I know she can."

"But don't you think it's risky to sleep in an unknown person's home, knowing they may be up to no good?" Faust asked as he caressed his spirit "Surly Eliza believes so."

"Risks are what Hao-sama is known to make, it shows that even in his sleep he is not likely to think he can be defeated." Luchist spoke up "Surely I have no problem with this arrangement, do you Opacho?"

Opacho shook her head, she folded he arm in front of her. "Where Hao-sama sleep Opacho sleeps!" she strictly announced.

Avaf suddenly appeared his arms crossed in front of him "We don't have any other places to rest." He analyzed. Matamune, who stood beside him, bit his pipe "Amidamaru?"

Amidamaru appeared beside the walking cat "As long as it gets us closer to helping Yoh-dono, I'm willing to do it."

Suddenly everyone else decided to join in by announcing their opinions as well.

Ryu excitedly piped up. "Okay then it's settled! We sleep here for the sake of Danna!"

Kororo "~kuru~ed" and Mic purred as their masters nodded in agreement.

Bason looked at his Master as he thought it through "Master Ren?"

Ren opened his eyes and straightened up "If that's the case Team the Ren will stay as well."

"As so will the X-Laws" Jeanne told them.

Annaka rolled her eyes "it takes you guys that long to think of sleeping arrangements?"-She turned to the girl, who still did not bother to show her face- "Alright we'll stay."

"Somehow I knew you would." She replied hearing the smile in her own voice, as she looked over at Arisu who immediately smirked back.

"Come! And buy your needs before the New Year! We have all your needs for your journey to the Osorezan Mountain to make your yearly prayers!"

Yoh walked with his hands in the pockets of his new orange coat that Cadm had recently bought for him back at the convenience store.

He thought about the recent events but mostly on the young Anna, comparing their face features, attitudes, and smiles.

"What are you thinking about Master Yoh?" asked Cadm when it seemed Yoh came back to the present time.

"Oh, please don't call me 'Master'. I'm not used to that," laughed the boy. "Call me the way you used to."

Cadm cleared his throat. "Master Yoh, I'm afraid I cannot address you that way. You are the Shaman King so…forgive me. I can't call you anything else."

"But before you weren't addressing me by 'Master Yoh' or 'Yoh-sama', you called me 'My Friend'" Yoh pointed out, watching each passing store.

"That is just a sign that I'm willing to befriend you, but if I am to address you by name I am required to say 'Master Yoh' or 'Yoh-sama'" he informed.

"I see." Yoh stepped to the right to dodge a group of students, accidentally stepping on a rock and losing his balance.

"He he, oops."

"Watch it my friend, I do not want to be held responsible for the Shaman King's injuries." Cadm responded as he helped Yoh regain balance.

"So what are you thinking about so much?" asked Cadm.

"Anna." It was the first thought that entered his mind and let his mouth. He propped his elbows behind his head. "I want to be with her." he said, voice thoughtful as he imagined what his Anna could be doing right now.

"You'll see her after your desires are met."

"I want to see her already," he said candidly.

"You seem to really like Anna." Cadm said as he analyzed the thought of it in his head.

"He," –he blushed- "I love her" he warmly whispered.

Cadm smiled and looked at the ground as he walked "What is she like in your time?"

"Anna? Um…" what was he going to say? Emotionless? Expressionless? Blank? Cruel? Scary?

Cadm laughed. "That high spirited huh?"

"Very" he replied.

"My wife would love to see how she'll turn out in the end." He said out loud.

Yoh blinked in confusion. "Your wife? Why is that?"

Cadm looked at him, still walking "Because my wife is her Aunt." He said as-a-matter-of-factly.

Yoh stopped walking, he stared at Cadm his mouth dropping.

Cadm stopped and looked at him in suspicion.

Then Yoh reacted. "YOU'RE MARRIED TO JANE!!!!!??" he shouted out. –Cadm nodded- "b-but then that means…YOU'RE THE IRON MAIDEN'S FATHER!"

Cadm looked clueless for a moment "Iron Maiden? Is that what they're calling my daughter, Jeanne?"

Yoh didn't answer his head was full of questions; he closed his mouth and looked at Cadm, the pieces falling together in his head. "You're a Patch." He stated.

The edges of Cadm's lips curved a bit, then they made a wide grin. "You're not very observant are you my friend?"

Yoh didn't follow.

"You woke up and saw Ohachiyo in a Patch uniform and I was with him." Cadm began.

"I thought it could've been a coincidence." Yoh sheepishly replied.

"I told Misaka-san you were a member of my family."

"I thought you were just covering for me."

"I told her you were married to a special member of my family."

"I was too busy looking at that painting to notice what you were saying." Yoh admitted.

Cadm sighed "You're too carefree."

"I get that a lot." He laughed.

The Patch shook his head in disapproval, then a question popped into his head. "Master Yoh…have you and my niece…done anything with each other yet?"

The blood rushed to the shaman's head, Anna's UNCLE just asked if he and Anna had been…*gulp* intimate with each other.

*gulp* he felt weak.

"I see." Cadm said scratching his chin "You have."

There was a long pause, Yoh watched as Cadm pursed his lips together, and his eyebrows furrowed, making what Yoh was his "deep in thought" expression.

"Guess I'm not that surprised," Cadm grumbled.

Yoh exhaled.

"Though,"-Yoh flinched, as Cadm continued- "I never thought that after the King was announced there would even be time to be intimate."

The silence was now longer, there was only the sound of their footsteps, and the talking of the many people that walked by them.

Then finally Yoh broke the silence.

"It was before the I came to America." He softly said in a tone of guilt.

"Hmm?" Cadm looked at him questionably, Yoh looked at the ground as they continued to walk, then he repeated himself.

"We were…intimate before I left to America for the Shaman Fight."

Cadm froze in place, Yoh took a few step before he stopped and turned his body to face him.

Cadm's face was blue, his body shook in, what Yoh though was, rage.

Cadm looked at the ground "Could you give me permission to express my thoughts?" he softly asked struggling to keep his voice calm for the moment.

"Um, sure?"

"YOH-SAMA NO BAKA! YOU GOT HER PREGNANT BEFORE THE SHAMAN KING WAS ANNOUNCED!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Yoh blinked "How'd you know she got pregnant?"

Cadm's face lightened a color. "You don't know?" he asked.

"Know what?" Yoh asked 'did I miss something?'

*sigh* 'she didn't tell him'

"Tell me what?" Yoh asked again, as eager as a child wanting to know what he got for Christmas.

Before he answered Cadm's face, gradually shade by shade, returned to normal.

"Yoh-sama, I do not know why Anna did not tell you but…whenever the Shaman Queen gets intimate with…anyone, for that matter, she is known to get pregnant the first time she does. Mostly due to the fact she is only to do anything with the Shaman King."

Yoh's eyes grew, Anna never told him that, but now that he thought about it he did bring pregnancy up that night.

* * * *

"But Anna what if…what if you get pregnant?" he asked worriedly.

Anna didn't look worried, her face was blank, there was something in her eyes, but Yoh didn't know what.

She turned her body to face him, then she got closer to him, and positioned herself in his arms, Yoh froze.

Yoh looked down at her, as she placed her head on his well built chest.

"Anna…"

"-if that happens"-she said- "then I want a son."

* * * *

Those words echoed inside his head.

'I want a son'

Yoh hung his head, "She knew." He said to the ground "she knew and decided not to tell me so I wouldn't worry during the Shaman Fights"

Cadm stared at his monologuing friend.

"Why?" Yoh went on "Everything I want always comes at a price."

Cadm took a few steps toward Yoh then he gently pushed him in the direction of his home, once again in silence.

"My friend," Cadm began breaking the silence "It appears to me that besides you, Anna doesn't seem to care about anything else. She loves you dearly, thus she didn't want you to worry."

Yoh slowly took this in, he realized in a way Cadm had a point. "In the end everything will work out." He said to himself with an approving nod from Cadm.

Yoh smiled to himself. 'I'll open up your heart Anna, I promise that.'

Hao stretched himself on the futon that lay out on the floor of the room which he was assigned.

"Ah, after a good three days of traveling it's good to just lay back and enjoy the little things in life." Hao said out loud.

"So I'm a little thing in your life?" Annaka asked raising a brow, she too was laying on the futon, her body was positioned to face Hao.

Hao turned his body to face her; he placed to fingers on her chin and brought her face close to his.

"On the contrary," he told her, slowly filling the space between them "you are my life."

He brought her face to his, closing the small space between them.

"Mmm, that's good know." Annaka murmured a moment later.

Hao chuckled "when was the last time I had you like this?" he asked her, once again closing the small space.

Annaka slowly pushed him away after a moment. "Had me like what?" she asked her tone icy cold as she raised a brow at him in anger.

Hao smiled "Completely fragile and dazzled due to me."

He leaned in to kiss the sides of her throat but she placed a hand over his mouth to stop him.

"I'm fragile?" she said in her cold tone, making it sound as if he had insulted her. "Out of all the people you believe you dazzled me into becoming fragile?"

Hao took her hand off his mouth and looked so deep into her eyes that surly he could see her soul.

"I'm not dazzling you?" he asked a wicked smiled across his handsome face.

Hao knew her by now to know the answer; he was hearing her heartbeat as he stared deep into her eyes.

Her heartbeat thudded louder than normal, and the rhythm was abruptly staccato. Her eyes grew wide making her look stunned.

Hao half-smiled, bringing the blond back to her senses "Well?" Hao said with the smile still on his face. "Am I not dazzling you?"

She looked away from his warm chocolate eyes, knowing that was her mistake from the beginning "No." she replied still not wanting to make eye contact.

He chuckled softly, ah how little she seemed to know him. He leaned his face closer to where she had no choice but to look at him.

"You really shouldn't have said that." He told her in a dark tone.

In one swift move he got her and shifted her body so the she was now lying directly under him. She stared at him wide eyed.

"You have two choices, love." He began menacingly, his mouth only 2 inches away from her ear. "One: you take off that barrier around your mind for a few minutes for me to know what you're thinking. Or two: you admit that even at this very moment I'm dazzling you."

Annaka narrowed her eyes, "And if I don't?" she asked in a pissed off tone of voice.

A smug grin slowly began to form on his face, as his thoughts got to Annaka's head.

"You wouldn't."

"Try me."

Annaka thought for a good bit, she didn't like any of the choices he was giving her, then she saw option number 3.

"Hao you do realize you have a disadvantage here, don't you?" she slyly said.

Hao raised his brows in curiosity. "And what would that be?"

Annaka pointed to it, now Hao saw what she meant; with one movement of either of her legs she would be able to knee him in his crotch.

Hao shuddered at the thought.

"Now you wouldn't want the father of your future children to become sterile would you?" he defensively asked.

Annaka smirked and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Is the great Asakura Hao scared?" she joked.

"Very, are you happy?"

"Very."

He rolled to the side so that he was no longer on top of her, then he sighed in defeat.

Annaka smiled then closed her eyes and concentrated, opening the barrier that protected her mind from being heard by Hao.

Hao noticed this as her thoughts poured into his head he smirked and then, in a brief second, his lips went fierce against hers, breaking her concentration.

He hungrily kissed her going down the edge of her jaw when he suddenly stopped.

"In the name of all that is holy!" he yelled out in annoyance.

"What?"

Then she heard a knock at the door, her soul also beginning to become annoyed of the interruption.

"Luchist." She angrily said, as she narrowed her eyes at the door.

Hao got up and put on his robe, then threw Annaka hers. 'So he can think we were asleep' he mentally told her.

She nodded and quickly put it on as Hao walked over and slid the door open, and saw Luchist and Opacho standing at the door.

"What is it so urgent that you have to call my attention so suddenly, Luchist?" asked the shaman in annoyance.

"Sorry to interrupt your rest Hao-sama, but the others gathered in the living room for a summit and we require your presence as well."

'So they're the ones I have to kill for interrupting me' Hao briefly thought.

Then he saw that Opacho made a face as she read through his thoughts.

'Hao-sama is a pervert' Opacho mentally told him.

'No, Hao-sama is a man.' Hao corrected.

Opacho shuddered in disgust.

"Hao-sama are you going to join us or not?" Luchist asked impatiently.

Hao thought for a brief second, if he didn't go he could continue where he left off…

' HENTAI!' Opacho shouted, making Hao wince in pain.

"Alright, I'll go." He said when he recovered. He slid the door shut and followed them to a room where the others were.

"About time you showed up." Ren stated, his arms and legs both crossed as he was seated on a chair.

"Good night to you too, Tao Ren." Hao sarcastically said rolling his eyes as he sat down.

"This is no time for shit Asakura" Horo protested "This is serious business."

"Okay what's the business?"

"We're in enemy territory" Ren began "from what I know about territories I know that they must have a reason behind letting us stay here"

"-most likely something to do with Danna." Ryu finished.

"Banana!" Chocolove yelled as he popped out from behind a couch in a banana costume.

A wooden sword whamed against his head, splitting the banana costume in half, and making Chocolove fall unconscious to the ground.

"Don't you ever make jokes when it comes to Danna!" Ryu shouted in protest.

"Easy Ryu" Tokageru said "You'll mess up your do."

Ryu sighed "You're right my floating green friend, he is not worth messing up my perfect do."

Manta sweat dropped. Faust walked over to Chocolove trying hard to make him regain consciousness.

"What are we suppose to do? If we are in enemy territory there's really not much to do." Lyserg analyzed "What if we call the Patch? They're the ones that brought us here-"

"So it was the Patch, no surprise there." Said a voice.

All heads turned and saw Emmetto standing at the doorway with Arisu and Wilhelmina, all in robes.

"May we know why you come to ambush us" Marco said pointing his gun at them.

Arisu 'peeked' her head out from behind Emmetto's back. "Ambush? Hardly. We just came out of pure curiosity to check to see if you were all asleep."

"Hmmp, there's no reason for us to ambush you, if we want to fight you we don't do it by surprise…it ruins the fun." Wilhelmina announced to them.

"So it was the Patch who sent you, I should've known" Emmetto growled "but to think Asakura Hao would help them must've been what through me off."

"You all hold a grudge against me." Hao said. it wasn't an opinion it was a fact.

"That's an understatement." Emmetto remarked his golden eyes glaring through Hao.

"Hao-sama, make them go away." Opacho wined. "Opacho does not like the way they smell."

Ren, Horohoro, Ryu, Hao, Luchist, Manta, Faust, Chocolove, Lyserg and Marco all looked at Opacho.

She had her hand on her nose as if to keep away their smell.

"The way we smell?" Arisu asked her eyes full of interest.

Wilhelmina walked over to Opacho, Emmetto grabbed her arm.

"Let go Em. I want to try something." She said her eyes on the small African child.

Emmetto let go, and Wilhelmina stopped as she was only a few inches apart from Opacho.

Opacho looked at her Hao-sama as if she were looking for approval. Hao looked at her and smiled.

Luchist got his gun out aiming at Wilhelmina, Ren got out his Basontou spear, Lyserg got Morphine ready as so did the others with their spirits.

Wilhelmina looked over at Arisu, Arisu mouthed two small words. Mind reader.

The red haired stuck her hand out at the small African girl. 'What do I smell like?'

Opacho looked at the hand. 'Hao-sama I can't read what else she is thinking' she whined to her precious Hao-sama.

'I know, neither can I.' He responded.

Wilhelmina's flaming red eyes stared at the girl. She asked one more time 'what do I smell like?'

Opacho uncovered her nose and leaned in to smell the girl's hand pausing for quite a while to get a good sniff.

Lyserg looked at Morphine, only to see that her pink eyes were glued to something or someone across the room. He followed her gaze to see that Arisu stood frozen as if she were in some kind of trance.

Her eyes were wide and she did not blink, her coal eyes for the moment had no pupils as if here soul were far in time.

Morphine turned, to face Lyserg; she flew in front of his face and desperately pointed to Arisu and Emmetto.

"What is it Morphine?" He whispered as she began to tug at his shirt.

Out of the corner of his eye Emmetto eyed the fairy spirit, with a pleased look on his face.

Hao seemed quite impatient by now. 'Opacho.' He warned.

Opacho took one last whiff. And looked at the red head, she looked at her with the up most curiosity.

'Don't say it out loud. Just say think of it, I know you can read my mind though I can't read yours. What do I smell like?'

Opacho closed her eyes and pictured what she smelled.

There was a huge squawk of a bird and everyone's eyes widened as they saw a ghost like figure come their way pushing them back against the ground.

Each one began to stand up but with a last glance in Wilhelmina's direction they saw the ghost like figure come at them, then it disappeared within each ones' head.

Arisu snapped back to reality and literally danced across the room to where Wilhelmina stood.

"That girl knows too much." Wilhelmina snarled, her eyes focused on little Opacho's 'sleeping' body.

Emmetto narrowed his eyes toward a room, Tamao's room.

"Will she see it too?" Emmetto asked, his question directed at Arisu.

"From what I saw they'll all see it. When it's over Tamao will wake up with a grand pain. As so will Jeanne and possibly 'her'." Arisu replied her tone of voice for once serious.

Emmetto saw and heard three grunts and unsteady movements coming form three separate rooms.

He narrowed his golden eyes at Wilhelmina. "What are you showing them, Mina?" he snarled under his breathe.

Wilhelmina smirked "Unless you want to go down a painful journey of memory lane, I'm not going to show you."

She turned around and began to walk towards the way they came in. with one glance at each other Arisu and Emmetto followed.

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"Why are you here alone?" a young boy with long chocolate-colored hair asked.

A smile child with long pink hair, that passed her waist, looked at the boy with some blank, pink eyes. "I am not alone." The girl said, tons of smog coming around her as strange looking demons suddenly appearing in her surroundings, each one looking at the boy right in his harsh brown eyes, "I am accompanied by my kind," the small girl dully added, hoping that this strange boy would just suddenly disappear from her sight.

The boy laughed at the girl, his laugh causing all the demons to quiver and suddenly disappear."You are no demon girl," he told her, becoming half amused

The girl growled at him "What do you know?" she snarled.

"I was told by humans that I was a demon, but a demon himself told me I was not. I was something far off from both things."

The girl narrowed her eyes "And what would that be?"

"A shaman."

The girl scoffed at his ignorance, "I can assure you, you strange boy, I am no shaman!" she stood, her tiny delicate legs lost their balance and she fell back right into the boy's arms, the boy raised a brow at her and she just blared holes through him, "Let. Me. Go." she hissed, pushing herself out of his arms.

"You sure are stubborn," the boy mused, "Hmm... then how about I do this for you. You can join me in creating a world without those small ignorant humans that caused you to become this way."

The pink haired girl began dusting off her attire, then she turned her back to the boy, "No one caused me to become this way," she whispered, "I have my own reason to be accused of what I am. I killed my mother when coming out of her womb, eating her soul as she gave me life."

The boy raised a perfect brow, "Is that what they told you?" he asked curiously.

The girl turned to face him, her eyes narrowed and her face stern, "No, it's the way I reincarnate every time."

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"Come on and dance with me it's the New Year! Come on and have fun!" a happy voice called out.

A small young girl with pixielike features was waving her hand in the air signaling for someone to come to her. Her spiky coal hair bouncing as she danced to where her partner was.

She held her hand out a boy grabbed her hand. He had long chocolate hair and he wore a tan Indian style outfit, the small girl wore one similar to his.

"I'm pretty sure I'm too big to dance with you" the boy laughed. And no doubt too, the girl looked only to be about 5 years old. He…well he was way older than that.

"Nonsense!" the pixie girl cried out "You're never too old to dance and smile every day of your life!"

The boy laughed.

"That's one person's point of view…okay, one dance won't hurt." He replied taking her hand.

"You know you're the first one to talk to me in this place, why is that?" the boy pondered.

"That's because I know you're not a bad person." The girl said as she twirled.

The boy stopped and frowned "What makes you think I'm not a bad person?"

The pixie girl stopped twirling and looked at the boy "Your future does not show you're a bad person."

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"What's this?" the boy asked when he came into the tent to see his pink-haired friend tending to an unknown stranger in a futon.

"He was hurt." She said in a blank tone "He was stoned by humans because he was speaking to a spirit." Her eyes turned to show the wolf spirit that sat in the corner of the room, a giant grey wolf with deep, glassy, light blue eyes that stared at the blond boy that laid on the futon.

"Stoned, huh?" he walked over to the boy a placed a hand on his forehead, pulling back the locks of unruly blond hair.

"Before I heal him" the brunette began "tell me why you are caring for him?"

The pink haired girl's face didn't change "What do you mean?" she asked in a grave tone.

"It's not like you to care for others."

The girl looked at the ground "I care for some people." She muttered under her breathe.

The brunette paid no attention to her words, he looked at the blond boy on the futon, he sighed "His life seemed a tough one," he mused, "but who knows, I'm pretty sure he'll serve me in my perfect Shaman Kingdom

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"Why didn't you just let me die!" a red-haired girl shrieked, tears were streaming down her face as she looked at the four kids in front of her.

"Why would you want to die?" a blond boy asked.

"Why wouldn't I?!" the red haired yelled out.

The pink haired looked at the girl and shook her head "There is no reason for you to cry. A good girl keeps her mouth shut and thanks her rescuers."

The girl glared at her, her locks of crimsoned hair falling around her lovely teary face. "You think you can tell me what to do! I am obviously older than you! And what do you know about life? You did not just go through what I did! You don't know the feeling."

"Then why not show us?" the brunette boy calmly stated.

The radiant headed girl stared at him, her eyes wide with surprise.

"We clearly don't know what you went through"-the boy went on-"but you don't know what they've gone through" he said pointing to the three children behind him.

The brunette went on "To be told to be a demon and believing it the rest of your life" –the pink headed girl glared at a nearby tree- "to not be able to speak to anyone due to the fact you know what the future lies ahead for them" -the small coal haired child held the yukata of the brunette hiding her face-"and not to mention being stoned by your family and friends because you saw a spirit and spoke to him." –The blond boy cursed at the ground-

"You say we don't know what it feels like. So why not show us? That is your shamanic power is it not? To show people images that you wish for them to see."

The crimsoned girl stared at the brunette her eyes wide she looked at the ground. "I hate humans." She said.

"I know."

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"Are you alright?" a soft kind voice asked.

A green haired boy opened his eyes and sat up, he scratched his head feeling a sharp pain in his back. "Ow."

"Hmm you still seem to be in some pain." The soft voice analyzed.

The boy looked up and was stunned by what he saw.

There before him stood a beautiful girl with long locks of silverish-blue hair and stunningly warm ruby eyes. She smiled sweetly at the boy.

"Is he alright?" a voice from behind the angellike girl had asked.

The boy's eyes led him to see a tall boy with super short blond hair, all spiked and unruly, and with smooth ocean eyes.

The angel turned to ocean-eyed boy. "Just a little pain left."-She turned back to the boy that laid before her-"You'll be fine on your own when I'm done."

A strange creature appeared it was blue with what appeared to be a tall metal-like crown on its head. The boy's eyes grew. A spirit. The angel smiled "I'm glad you can see my guardian ghost, I would not wish for you to take this event as a human would." She leaned in close to the boy as the spirit seemed to disappear inside her; she cupped the green haired boy's face. "When you'll wake up I'll leave a small gift with you, so you will not be alone."

She leaned in a bit more leaving little space between them, before she closed off the whole space the boy opened his mouth, "Is there a way I can thank you?"

She looked at him and smiled "I have no need to be thanked, but if you wish to thank me there is one thing……do not avenge your parents' death, do not blame the humans that burned them alive and move on."

"My parents?" the boy asked.

The angel moved in and in a second her lips touched his. He felt warmth and the pain he had before left completely. As his eyes seemed to become heavy he heard her voice once again. "Once more thing, please stay away from the fire and do not get burned."

With that she turned her back to him and walked away, the short haired blond following behind.

Then his eyes gave in as he slept......................

.......

Drip.

Water?

Drip.

The boy opened his eyes, and saw a pixielike girl looking at him with a huge smile on her face.

"You woke up." She said "I knew you would. Though you kept me waiting a long time." the small pixie girl said.

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"You kept me waiting a long time." A small girl said.

The small girl was sitting on an impossibly huge white bear with shining golden armor, both in the position where the sunlight hit well, illuminating the girl's coal-colored spiky hair. The small girl jumped off the bear and walked over to the blond girl whom she was speaking to.

The blond girl could pass as a goddess, her amazing long golden hair shimmered in the sunlight, her perfect body figure wasn't well hidden under the tight red cloak she wore to hide her Native American-like uniform, showing only her tall white mid-thigh moccasin shoes, her hand griping one of her legs tightly.

"Nani?" the blond asked in a surprisingly beautiful sound of voice, like a group of soft shimmering bells.

The girl winced at the sound of the goddess's voice, then her expression turned curious. "How strange," she whispered to herself, "my vision never showed you being so pretty. But it's quite chilly, even more so for you, don't you think?" she added with a gentle smile, then the small girl noticed the blonde's hand on her leg. "Oh? Did you hurt yourself?"

"I'm not hurt," She forced herself to get up, and she did, but not without feeling a sharp stab of pain on her right leg.

"My oni-chan would be impressed by your spirit," the cloaked girl said, with a gentle. "Pretending that you are capable when you're not. But I'm curious…who exactly are you?"

"That's my personal secret."

"I see." The girl said 'that's the only thing I can see.' The pixie girl mentally analyzed.

The blonde kept silent. The pixie girl then looked at her and smiled. "Come with me." She happily told her 'Oni-chan might like you.'

The blonde did as she was told. After all what did she have to lose? She was lead into a small place in the woods filled with tons of people. 'No, not people' the goddess said to herself 'Shamans.' She could sense it, each shaman's furyoku. '78000, 400, 46232…' she muttered in her head as she analyzed each shaman's furyoku as they passed by.

The pixie girl stopped as so did the blonde girl. She looked up and saw a boy her age, with long brown hair and eyes. He wore a long brown yukata, and sat on a boulder, he sat with a lazy carefree expression on his face as he watched the sunrise.

Around him sat four people around his age. A pink haired girl with soft peach like skin, but harsh looking rose eyes. A red wavy-haired girl who looked just about maybe two years older than her, a blank expression on her perfect face. A tall and leaner boy, with locks of unruly blonde hair, a serious -but deadly- look on his face. And finally a green haired boy with two spikes of hair on each side of his head, he looked strong but troubled in his emerald eyes, his expression was only serious.

The lazy expressioned brunette turned his head, a sudden burst of wind blowing back the hood of the blonde's red cloak, and the boy's chocolate eyes grew as they met with the blonde's.

They gazed at each other for what seemed like hours, until the brunette looked away.

But it was too late. She saw.

She saw as the boy gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, she heard as he mentally asked himself 'What the heck is wrong with me?', but out of all the things, she heard the sound of both their hearts pounding loudly.

And to distract himself from the harsh beating of his heart he gave the blonde a lazy smile and approached her, "And you are?"

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"I thought you hated me."

*chuckle* "How little you know me...on the contrary I am quite fond of you."

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"I told you to stay away from the fire, you didn't listen."

"He's not a bad person."

"You're right…he's the uttermost evil."

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"Nothing can destroy the fire, that's what the future shows. The fire surpasses all except…"

"Except for what?"

"His only friend."

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"That fairy was the thing she left you so you wouldn't be lonely. It's the only thing you'll have of her when she leaves your life."

"Why does she have to leave me life! Why can't she feel what I feel for her?"

"She can't."

"Why?"

"It's not justice for her to love someone on the side of the fire. Even if you are a kind boy, she cannot."

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"You'll get in huge trouble if they find out."

"Ha, I'm already breaking all the rules; why not break the ones I want to?"

"Because they'll kill you."

"But you're worth it."

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"I'LL KILL HER!"

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"I'm sorry there are so many things I have to apologize to you for."

"Apologize? The only thing you have to apologize for is even thinking of leaving me."

"I'LL BRING YOU DEATH! IF YOU'RE WITH ME THERE IS ONLY DEATH IN YOUR FUTURE."

"…"

"You're a good person,___. I love you. But that's why can't stay."

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"A child?"

*pant* "I'm sorry, sis."

"Why on earth are you giving birth to a child!?"

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"She doesn't have any furyoku. Only…rieryoku."

"So that means…"

"She's exactly what she told you she was from the beginning."

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"A fox in disguise that is what I am. And you…a royal shaman, the Shaman Queen."

"That doesn't mean you have to kill me."

"On the contrary, it means I have to eat your soul."

"He'll hate you for this."

"Ha, he already does."

"AAAAGHHHHHH!"

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"I saw it! I saw his death! I saw all their deaths and wasn't able to tell them!"

"It's not your fault; you just didn't see it on time."

"This wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for her. She caused their deaths! I hate her! Her and all of her family!" -*sniff*- "That's why I won't help you."

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"Ahhhh! AGH!!!"

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"For their treachery her and the child must be killed"

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"NOOO!"

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'……I'm sorry'

*****

Hao jumped up, his heart pounded hard against his chest, his entire body was drenched in sweat. Only three words came out of his mouth as he took in deep amounts of breathe.

"What. The. Hell?"

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