Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King, this is merely fan made. All rights belong to the appropriate people.
This will be a Shaman King fanfic, featuring Millie and Lyserg as a couple, because honestly we hate Jeanne, so don't read if you don't like.
If anyone seen that anime, cause I refuse to read the manga, Lyserg is a jerk who is overly obsessed with Zeke/Hao and Jeanne is no better. But I was touched by Millie's feelings for him despite him shoving her off, and I want to do her some justice along with the Lily 5. Even if her affections were probably merely a crush she really cared for Lyserg. Ah unrequited love, a beautiful concept.
This would be an AU, alternate universe, but I'll try to keep some concepts the same from the original Shaman King Series. I guess we can assume the characters are going to be slightly out of character, but that's why it's an AU.
Here's a little background on the setting, so I would read it so you won't be confused:
In a place where there are constant clashes between the Government and criminals fighting for control and order of the land.
The Government's security is run by the oppressive organization called the X-Laws, while a criminal syndicate known as the HAO threatens the Capitol. A rebel group formed underground known as the Rebellion is stuck in between, made mostly of misfits who despise both the X-Laws and the HAO's and call for reform.
The capital lies in the center of a land fueled by both magic and technology, one side deemed the Capitol and surrounding it is the Slums. The Capitol consists of a rich metropolis with its outskirts having middle to high-class homes. The Slums is the area of the city that contains the lower class, people oppressed, shady businesses, conflicts among gangs, and a surprisingly well organized underground Black Market.
The Slums also became a battlefield where a young man named Zeke came to control; he practically controls the Slums and desires to conquer the Capitol and the rest of the world. With his charismatic skills he rises from obscurity bend on greed, hate, and power to create his criminal organization, dubbed HAO, terrorizing people and running illegal operations. The X-Laws are the country's form of security, but their zealous devotion and methods of law enforcing are brutal and no better than the HAO Organization's oppression.
Two extremes on both sides clash often, the innocent dying in the process, and in the midst a group of rebels risen.
They desire justice, and defy both HAO and the X-Laws. Known simply as Rebels, another obscured young man named Yoh became their leader, helping them become a formidable force that matches both the X-Laws and the HAO.
But this isn't about the conflict of Yoh, Zeke, and the X-Laws, but about a simple girl, member of a wannabe thief group of the Slums, caught in between.
"My name is Millie, I've been an orphan for a long time, and I struggle to survive in the slums. I only gotten this far thanks to my sister Elly, without her I would of died long ago... I'm so hungry, could you please give me some food, sir?"
Millie extended out her skinny arms to beg, hands only to be slapped by the rich man.
"Why should I? You're a filthy little urchin that deserves to rot to death in the Slums!" yelled the man, his face set with disgust.
Millie looked down ashamedly at her faded dress and worn shoes, yet feeling a rise of anger bubbling rising.
Clenching her fist she stood her ground and stated angrily, "I'm not filthy, my sister made sure of that at least!"
"Sister eh?" peered the fat balding man, his lazy eye drifting towards the busy street of the Capitol. "How old is she exactly, you might be able to strike a deal with me if you bring her along," he said with a wolfish grin.
Millie didn't like the tone or words the man was asking, so she retorted angrily back.
"She's dead."
"Oh," laughed the man without a look of pity, "well that's' really a shame, hey, why don't you come back in a couple years if you're still alive and then maybe we'll talk."
Snickering, he gave her a wink and slammed the door.
Millie felt a wave of anger and disgust towards this man. 'Men can be so cruel and disgusting!'
She paused for a second, starting wistfully at the tall ornamented house, something that made her stood out in her Slum clothing. The beauty of the walls, golden roofs, neatly trimmed yard with statues of fairies and elves, and a nice, elegant black fence. Everything reeked of wealth and greed, something Millie hated and yearned at the same time. She slowly walked out of the yard, and into the busy street of the Capitol, elegant even as roads, with marble like cobblestones underneath her feet. The polished white stones revealed a reflection of her downcast face, slowing forming a smile as she walked.
She was glad that she was able to stall the man long enough with her pathetic sob story, smirking she turned around and skipped around the busy corner.
"Well, how did it go?" inquired Millie excitedly as she met up with her friend Elly near a rundown alley.
Elly, a beautiful girl with light brown hair was practically like Millie's older sister. They were together since the Great Famine, and in all appropriate terms, Millie was like the little sister Elly never had.
Elly smiled as she opened the bag slung around her shoulder.
"Oooh," gasped Millie at the stash of silverware, delicate porcelain, cat figurines, and some jewelry.
"This was all I got," sighed Elly while Millie obliviously slipped a necklace from the stash around her neck. "We could of got more if you talked longer."
Millie stopped playing with the necklace and sighed with annoyance. "Well sorry, maybe he would of talked longer if you were there, he seemed obviously interested in older girls!"
Elly shuddered, "You know why I can't stand guys like him."
"I know," said Millie, arms crosses and glaring at Elly.
Elly looked guilty at the thought of putting Millie in danger. And Elly didn't blame Millie on that point, after all Elly's job was usually distracting potential victims, while Millie creeps into their house or pocket to steal them silly.
"Oh don't worry about the creeper," laughed Elly airly. "After all it wasnt' like he was interested in you."
She stopped laughing when she realize Millie was still glaring, so she sobered up before continuing.
"And you had to play the Ms. Sob girl because…well men sometimes 'want' things that more developed girls had, and well, I thought it was best if you talked to him because I would of only risked myself in the process…"
Her excuse sounded lame, but Millie's expression softens.
"Silly Elly," she sighed. "Why didn't you just tell me you were uncomfortable with the guy?"
With that she turned around and started to walk back to the busy streets of the Slums. "Next time we'll just go stealing from cute rich people instead, she smiled before turning around the corner.
Elly felt guilty and let out a frustrated sigh.
"Because, I can't be weak around you Millie, even if I really am…I need to be the older sister, the guardian, to watch over you," she whispered before picking up the stolen goods and following Millie.
Millie was still feeling annoyed of Elly's insecurity with men, of course she didn't blame Elly, but it was Elly's fault for falling in love with so many wrong men at least! Millie would have been quicker in stealing goods than clumsy Elly, but no Elly would prefer to flirt and distract handsome men.
Love, pfft so sweet and distant, something that Millie doubt would be shown to her by a young man any day. Men are simply disgusting and boys are immature she concluded fiercely.
Both Millie and Elly walked though the bushy streets of the Slums, people begging, rushing, trading, and looking particularly bleak in comparison with the Capitol street they were on a while ago.
Both were careful to avoid any sights of the X-Laws Enforcers who can detain them based on suspicions alone.
Millie noticed that Elly seemed unusually quiet. 'Was it something I said,' thought Millie. Usually Elly would chat with her of sneak glances at cute men that past by.
Her thought was interrupted when she saw a woman nearby crying for help.
"Please won't anyone help!" she cried hysterically. "The X-Laws want my son, he's only a child! Oh please someone do something!"
A middle aged woman, dark hair loose, streaming tears in her panic stricken face, Millie knew all too well what was going to happen. Standing in front of her was a tall man dresses in the familiar and hated uniform. The man in white shoved past the crying woman and wretched a child from her arms.
The boy was about six, stubborn and quiet as he glared at the X-Law defiantly amid the sobs of his mother. A crowd has formed to watch and
Millie felt inclined to watch because such a spectacle was rare, arrests were often done in secrecy to push attention away.
"Millie," came Elly's voice as a hiss, her nails digging into Millie's shoulder. "We have to leave now!"
"But Elly," said Millie amid the woman's sobs, "What's wrong?"
Elly let go of Millie's shoulder and grabbed her hand instead, "I'll tell you later, once we're safe at our place!"
Millie couldn't stand it, biting her lips she jerked from Elly and broke into a sprint, shoving past onlookers until she came to the scene.
"Please my son is only a young boy, he had no idea that he was stealing from the county!" she cried before breaking into a fit of coughs.
The X-Law Enforcer, a shallow man with cold eyes merely sneered, "I'm afraid ma'am that anyone, regardless of age or gender that dares to attack an X-Law is committing treason against the Government too."
Millie was all too familiar to the punishment for stealing and attacking an X-Law. It requires repentance. If they repent for their crimes they will be jailed and lose everything. If they refuse to repent or protest innocence than they are shot. She had seen Elly crying some days because her friends had been caught rebelling against the X-Laws and chose death in defiance or not wanting to burden their family with their deeds.
Prison isn't nice either, torture, bad food, unhealthy conditions, or so says Sally, her other friend.
"Well," sneered the X Law, "Do you repent?"
The little boy bit his lip, hesitant, before looking up at the man, eyes blazing in rage.
"No! You X –Laws killed my older brother! He was brave til the very end! Why should I repent to such mons-"
A loud slap can be hear before the boy is shoved down, to the ground.
"You insolent little brat!" spat the man in a cold steely voice, his foot applying more pressure to the boy's head. "We'll see how brave you are if you can die just like your stupid brother!"
And amid the woman's helpless sobs the man proceed to kick the boy.
Millie was impulsive, no doubt about it. She's got into plenty of trouble for following her heart and emotions. But Millie didn't care; rage was planning to erupt over this X-Law's despicable actions. Slowly she proceeded to pull out her only measly weapon from her pocket to defend herself with in the Slums, a slingshot. She then bend down along the road, gripping a fairly sizable stone in the process.
"Please stop!" shrieked the woman; mad with grief she lashed out at the man in frenzy.
A shot ranged out and she crumpled into a heap.
"Noo!" cried the boy before Millie launched her stone in fury.
Well there you have it, the first chapter of my story, I kept bouncing ideas but I think I establish what my story would be about. Anyways I hope some people review, cause my first story has like only two, then again this is probably a decently well known anime so get the reviews flowing lol.
No flames either, they're hurtful and very inconsiderate, and as writers and readers we should be decently respectful to a degree.
This is one of my first fics, given that my Happy Happy Clover one was kiddy play :D Honestly though I'm feeling already a bit dissatisfy with the length of the fic, it should be longer!
I'm not sure when I'll be releasing my next chapter, but I think I got it down.
School would be starting soon for me, so don't be surprise if this fic would be hanging for a long time until holidays come around, but all the other people might be able to squeeze in their own stories.
Side note: Millie probably won't be seeing Lyserg until the third or fouth chapter by the way :P
Love,
Wuchen 1