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Normal POV:
Yoh returned from his laps due to the rain. He was upset since he only finished about half of what he wanted to. He decided that he'd finish training as soon as the rain subsided. If it hadn't by nightfall, he'd just add them on to tomorrow's laps.
"Anna!" Yoh called, but he surprisingly got no answer. "Anna!" he called again incase she didn't hear him, but again, his call went without reply. He called her name walking all over the inn, and still hearing no response from his fiancé. He searched everywhere, and no sign of Anna. He began to worry, since he knew that if she went somewhere, she would've left a note for him or something.
Worry clouded his brown eyes. He felt angry with himself for letting her do everything even when he knew she had a fever. He couldn't help it though! When he snapped at her, she had looked so scared…scared of him. He didn't ever want her to be afraid of him. He figured that he at least owed it to her as her fiancé to trust her.
He looked out the window into the pouring rain and what he saw made his heart stop with fear, and time seemed to freeze at that moment. He saw Anna sprawled out on the lawn, not moving with the rain beating down on her small form.
He dashed outside, and ran up to Anna's limp body lying in the grass. He scooped her up into his arms, and ran inside the inn, where he wrapped her in a blanket. He felt her forehead, and noticed that it was as hot as flames. He mentally kicked himself for being so stupid and ignoring her when she was sick, and taking her for granted.
He knew she couldn't stay in her wet clothes, so he did change them, but did his best not to look. Besides, in a desperate situation like this, he wasn't going to act childish at changing his fiancés clothes. Luckily, her bra and underwear were dry so he didn't have to remove them. As soon as he had her in dry clothing, he sat on her bed, holding her close, and occasionally dabbing at her forehead with a wet cloth to cool her down.
After half an hour she'd still shown no signs of waking. In this realization, Yoh noticed that tears began slowly running down his cheeks unannounced, and his body began to shake slightly. He was strong, it's true, but even Yoh could cry once in a while. He was scared. Anna was his life, and losing her would be like walking down a bright path, then suddenly being caged, unable to move on, and unable to go back. He'd be a zombie, the living dead, the walking wounded. He wouldn't care about the Shaman King Tournament or anything, since everything he did, was for her.
Tears continued to streak down his face. "Anna, I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…please don't leave me…," he mumbled stroking her hair. His voice was shaky with compressed sobs. He felt guilty and blamed only himself for what happened. He hoped she'd wake up soon, because if she didn't, he'd call an ambulance. He wasn't sure what happened to her.
Suddenly, Anna opened her eyes only to see Yoh holding her tightly. "Yoh," she managed to choke out, as he looked at her in surprise.
"Anna!" he cried, seeing her awake at last. "Thank god your awake!" he said shakily, worry obvious in his voice.
"Yoh I'm fine," Said Anna as she tried to get up, but Yoh didn't plan to let her, he held onto her tight.
"Anna, please don't try to get up. Your sick and you need rest, you look like you haven't slept in days," he said, being sure not to snap at her like he did earlier.
"D-don't be silly, I'm fine," she said attempting to get up again but Yoh still wasn't buying it.
"Anna your not fine, your sick! Stop trying to hide it! If you don't you'll get even worse!" he cried, as Anna suddenly noticed the tears on his cheeks.
"Yoh, are you crying?" she asked in shock. He nodded, wiping his eyes to get rid of the tears. "But why!?" she asked loudly.
"Because…I don't wanna loose you Anna," he said honestly. Anna felt a pang at her heart she felt guilty for making him worry, but she couldn't let this act go to waste.
"I'm sorry for making you worry, but you shouldn't worry about me, I'll be fine," she assured with a smile. Yoh couldn't take this act any longer, not if it endangered her well-being. He had to try to put an end to it if he could.
"Anna, what happened? You've been acting different! I mean, you're a lot nicer than usual but I don't care about that, your easing up on my trainings, your not pushing me away as much, Most people would think it's a good thing, but in the end I'm not getting as strong, and even though your pushing me away, I know it's because your afraid and I don't want to force you into something your not ready for! Please Anna, come back, I miss you I…I miss my Ice Queen" he said, whispering the last part.
Tears formed in Anna's eyes, and she had to try her hardest to keep them from escaping. "Yoh, I…I saw your journal and…you…you said that you didn't like me. You wanted me to be nicer, and easier on you and accept your affection! I…I just tried to be what you wanted! You know I usually don't care what others think, but in this case I do cause it's you! And I only care what you think of me!" she cried.
"Stupid…" he muttered.
"You think I'm stupid!?" Anna shouted angrily.
"No! Not you…me. I'm stupid. I wrote those things in my journals because I was stressed out and mad. I vented it all at you cause you're the one I turn to for everything. I shouldn't have though and I'm sorry. Anna, I didn't mean a word of what I wrote in there. I love you for who you are Anna. I love you, because you're my Ice Queen," Yoh said honestly.
"You…you love me?" Anna asked, shocked.
"Of coarse I do! Anna, you're my fiancé, and after living with you I've fallen in love with you! You're an amazing girl and I don't ever want to lose you," said Yoh as he still held her close.
Anna couldn't hold back the tears any longer. They flowed from her eyes. "I love you too Yoh!!" she sobbed out. "And I'm sorry!! So…so sorry," she sobbed into his chest, and Yoh just smiled as he tried to calm her, rubbing her back while she cried. He'd never seen her cry before, but he was glad that he was there to comfort her.
Once she stopped crying Yoh asked her, "You really look like you haven't slept in days," commented Yoh with a concerned glance.
"That's because I haven't," Anna stated simply, as her eyes darted to the ground.
"What!? Why?" asked Yoh frantically, his grip tightening around her, and pulling her closer to him as if she'd disappear if he didn't.
"Cause every night I would meditate rather than sleep. It calms me so I won't lash out at you during the day," she explained. "I guess that's why I passed out earlier. I was standing in the rain to train my body to be strong, and I got dizzy and passed out," she stated.
"Anna, please don't ever do that again! You really had me scared. I don't want you to do anything if your making yourself sick. And you shouldn't stand in the rain, it'll only make your cold worse," Yoh explained.
"I know, I'm sorry," Anna apologized.
Suddenly Yoh's lips met hers, and at first she was shocked, but she melted into the kiss. When the two broke apart, Yoh continued to hold her tightly, and whispered, "Anna, you're the strongest itako I know". She smiled at him, a real smile. As soon as the moment ended, Anna looked down at the clothes she was wearing.
"Wait a second, how did I go from my dress to a kimono?" Anna asked, giving Yoh a suspicious look. That's when the blush hit him full force.
"Uh…well you see…uh…you were sick so I thought…you know I had to change your clothes…so you wouldn't get worse but I didn't look I swear!!" he stuttered nervously. Anna laughed.
"It's okay this time because of the circumstances, but if you ever do it again and there's no significant reason why you need to, you will be severely punished," she explained with a smirk.
"That's my Anna!" Thought Yoh with a smile. "I know," said Yoh, as he sweat dropped. "Anna?" he asked.
"Yes Yoh?" She responded.
"I'm glad your back to normal…and I wouldn't change you for the world, he said, as a light blush brushed across his cheeks. Anna smiled tiredly.
"Thank you…for everything," Anna said softly, as she finally fell asleep in his arms, still tired from her lack of sleep.
Yoh laid her in her bed, and decided to make her something to eat for when she woke up, but before he left the room, he planted a light kiss on her forehead. He walked away, with a loving smile on his face.
He returned later with a bowl of soup, and Anna woke up to eat it, and then went back to sleep as Yoh went back to doing chores. But as she drifted back to sleep, Yoh slipped a note onto the table beside the bed, and went to finish running his laps since the rain let up.
Anna woke up, and saw a note on her bedside table. She unfolded it and read it.
No matter what she does, I love her. Everything I've said about her was wrong, and I was just venting all my anger on her. It wasn't fair, and I'm a total idiot for it. She constantly tries to help me and I just put her down. I know that she loves me, and she would change to impress me, but I don't want her to. I love her just the way she is, and nothing will ever change that. I feel bad about what I've said, and I never thought she'd make herself sick just for my happiness, but she has, and I take full blame for it. I just hope she never goes to those lengths again, because losing her makes my life pointless. I love Anna Kyoyama, the Ice Queen, and she's the only one I could ever love.
I love you Anna!!
She smiled as she read and wiped the tears from her eyes. She hated to cry, but this time, she didn't mind it as much. They were happy tears, and they didn't feel like a weakness for the first time in her life. She saw a smaller note next to it. It said:
Finishing my laps, be back soon
Love,
Yoh
She picked up a pen, and wrote something at the bottom of his journal entry. After she finished, she left the room.
Yoh returned from his laps, and re-entered Anna's room to see if she if she had woken up. He walked in to see an empty bed, and his note on the table as it was before. He unfolded it, wondering if she read it, but as soon as he did, he knew she had read it. On the page under his entry, she wrote:
I love you too Yoh. And no matter what happens to me NEVER blame you for choices and mistakes I make. If you do, I'll have to bring you to your senses, and you might not enjoy my methods of doing so. Remember that!
Anna
He laughed as he read the last part, and felt relieved of the guilt piled on her earlier. He went downstairs and found Anna standing in the kitchen stopwatch in hand.
"You'd better get started on your training Yoh Asakura, you've got a lot of making up to do for the past week you missed!" she said sternly.
"Aww c'mon Anna, can't I take a break for today?" he asked in a calm, laid back manner. Anna smacked him across the back of his head, but not as hard as usual.
"Don't ask such stupid questions. You're finishing you training NOW, and then you're making dinner" she said glaring.
"I'm glad," said Yoh, as he began to walk away. Suddenly Anna fell to her knees. Yoh spun around, and was at her side immediately.
"Anna, are you alright?" Yoh asked, worry clear in his voice.
"Yeah, I'm fine Yoh…just a little tired," said Anna with a weak smile.
"Anna, you shouldn't be out of bed," said Yoh insistently.
"I don't care. I'll be fine, as long as I sit down all right? I have to time your training and you know it, and your not getting out of it," stated Anna.
Yoh sighed at her stubbornness and draped a blanket around her shoulders. He then went straight to his training. Anna smiled to herself, and only one thought ran through her mind: "Thank you Yoh, I love you." These were words that she couldn't say aloud, not in front of Yoh anyways. So instead, she replaced her smile with a smirk, and said simply, "Keep going! You're not even halfway done yet."
"I know," he choked out. Only one thought ran through his mind. "I'm glad your back, I love you Anna." These were words he couldn't say due to lack of breath, but he'd tell her again later, when he finished his training.
And so the day went on, with harsh trainings, and punishment, but less than usual, lucky for Yoh. But hey, what else would he expect to get from an Ice Queen? But maybe her heart wasn't in a permafrost since he thought that maybe, he'd melted the ice a little. Maybe in time, it would all melt away, and for that he was willing to wait.
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