The Eyes of a Boy

Summary: The Shaman Fight is over, but is Hao really dead? Yoh doesn't think so, which in extension means neither does anyone else. With the unwilling Lyserg and uncertain but willing Tamao leading the way, Yoh and friends manage to locate the bleeding, fading, Hao Asakura on the outskirts of the Patch Village. The question is no longer whether or not Hao is alive, but if Hao can live a normal life after all that he's done. Is it even possible to form bonds of friendship and trust with those he'd once tried to kill, or will their inability to see past the older Asakura brother's misdeeds push him even further away?

Anime/Manga: Shaman King

Pairing: Yoh/Anna

Genre: Romance/Angst/Hurt/Comfort/Humor

Rated: M for Mature Content

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T "READ" THE "MANGA"!

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Chapter Five

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"HOME!"

Ren raised a brow as Horohoro fell backwards on Yoh and Anna's front yard. "I do believe you live with the Koropokkuru...or is that wrong?"

Horohoro glared at Ren, "Is it really necessary to take away the joy of finally being somewhere relaxing?"

"Yes...it is necessary."

"Hush! Ren, carry Hao inside!"

Ren scoffed but did as he was told. Rather than upsetting Anna any more than they had on the way home, he'd wanted to just do what was told and get it out of the way.

Yoh took Anna by the hand and guided her away from the group so that he could talk privately with her for a moment. Watching from the corner of his eye as Ren took Hao from the Limo that Ren had awaiting their arrival, and brought him inside their home. "Anna, why don't you take the rest of the day to relax a bit; go to a spa and just...let go..."

"...Yoh..." her voice came out softly and she stared lost in his eyes for a moment before they narrowed dangerously at her fiancé. "If you think I'm stupid enough to leave you alone with your murderous twin, even for an hour or two, your wrong!" She turned away and faced the shortest among the group. "Manta, go fix a room for our newest house guest. Ryu...food! Get started on it! Horohoro, Choco...the floors are dusty and dull, clean and wax them! Tamao...you will go with Ryu to get the groceries he needs for dinner tonight, be sure he doesn't stray."

"Y-yes...Anna."

"..."

"Well? Do I need to give you each manuals before you know how to do as told!?"

They each jumped to it, running off in different directions to appease Anna's temper.

Ren walked back to Yoh and Anna a few moments later, turning as Choco raced down the hallway with a dry cloth, wiping away the dust on the floor as he did. "Already dishing out orders, Anna?"

"...humph...if these guys are going to hang around eating our food and sleeping in our home, the lease they can do is work for it. I do not accommodate to freeloaders."

Yoh laughed sympathetically, "You don't accommodate to anyone..." Anna glared heatedly at Yoh, who...somehow...wasn't really all that affected by it. He just smiled innocently at her, turning away as Ryu and Tamao made to leave with a list of things they needed to pick up. "Tamao, Ryu...can the two of you could also pick up some basic clothes for Hao...a Yukata or two as well...and some socks and shoes?"

Ryu nodded, "Of course, Yoh!"

They left after adding to their list Yoh's request.

"You are one in a million, Yoh..."

"Why do you say that Ren?"

"...it's just my personal opinion, but no matter how many hundreds of years pass by, there will never be another Yoh Asakura..."

"...hm, you think?"

"I know."

Anna watched Ren and Yoh as they settled down to relax a bit. The only reason she wasn't making Ren do anything, is because he had his own place to stay, not to mention, he had provided the ride from Patch, and from the airport, not to mention quality food on the trip. He had already done his part.

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"So...what are you going to do with Hao?" Ren asked curiously, keeping an eye on the area around him. No longer did Yoh's home make him feel at ease now that he knew who was being housed within it.

Yoh lay back on a pillow that was set in the living room, technically for Anna. But she was sitting up watching her soap operas at the current moment. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, are you going to tote him around to school like a backpack, or do you plan to leave him at the house while you and Anna are at school?"

"...we will enroll him in Shinra Private Academy."

Yoh gave a sheepish laugh at the thought of Hao attending school.

"Well that should be interesting; I'm almost tempted to transfer." Ren rolled his eyes at the thought. "If you think Hao will actually go to school, you are out of your mind."

"Excuse you?" Anna gave a dark look at Ren.

"You heard me, and your acting more naïve than Yoh is if you think for a second Hao will agree to go to school. He hates humans, why would he place himself in a position where he is forced to interact with them?!"

"Because he has no choice, this is his last chance to do anything, throwing it away because he has a bad temper and doesn't like something is no longer an option. Besides...I hate Hao...but he has more honor than to throw this in Yoh's face. Yoh saved his life...he will live...for Yoh's sake."

Ren and Yoh took in Anna's serious expression, neither were sure how much water her statement would, or could hold...but both were curious to find out.

"Then I guess it wouldn't hurt to stay in Japan a while longer," Ren sighed, "I'll have my transcripts transferred over to Shinra immediately. See the two of you at school, Monday." He said, politely excusing himself from the room as he left to return to the Hotel he and Jun had been staying at.

"...three days...that's not nearly enough time to relax." Yoh sighed.

"But it's plenty of time to convince your brother to go to school, which will be exactly what you will be doing, Yoh." Anna said simply before returning to her soap opera. Yoh stared flabbergasted at Anna, but said nothing to argue with her. He had his own reasons for wanting Hao to go to school with him...he honestly, just wanted Hao to have...a normal...life.

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