Mai: Hey it's me again back with another great chapter of Close Enemies. Interesting fact about this fic. When I first published it I spent like 30 minutes trying to think up a name until my eyes fell on my copy of the 7th volume of Inu Yasha which was lying back up on my bed. The volume discription of the volume was headed Close Enemies 'cause it was about Sesshomaru and Inu Yasha and that's where I got the title. So let's all give three cheers for Inu Yasha! I just felt like sharing that today.

Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King or Canada yet so in the mean time I will have to make due with the first three volumes of the Ceres manga! I love Ceres it's so cool. Although I think that Aya should just dump Toya and go out with Yuhi. I mean Yuhi's funnier and cooler and definitely more dedicated than Toya. Plus she knows almost nothing about Toya and I like Yuhi better. Oh well. This is chapter is dedicated to you Yuhi! May Aya realize that you are the right one for her soon! I mean even Ceres seems to like you and she hates everyone! So good luck! Now I've stalled long enough and I must get on with the story!

Chapter 4: Darkness meets Light

I sat there in dark thinking about my life. The irony was that it was the middle of the day. But my eyes don't see daylight now do they? I can feel the warmth of the sun, and hear the sounds of the day but I can't see it. Maybe I'll never be able to see it ever again.

No, I scolded myself, I will win! I will see again! That's when I heard the footsteps coming closer and closer.

"Who's there?" I asked sharply as the footsteps got within a few feet of me.

"Whoa dude how'd she do that?" a shocked male voice asked. The voice was rough, and sort of stupid sounding as if the owner wasn't all that smart but at the same time below that I could hear a layer of caring and loyalty that wasn't often shown to the public.

One of the few good things about being blind is that it sharpens your other senses. When I could see I used to be able to use people's appearances to deduce some rough conclusions about them. When I went blind that ability slowly transferred to my hearing and strengthened. Now I could tell a lot more just by hearing someone's voice just once. Anyway I decided that liked this voice a great deal.

"Hi! I'm Yoh Asakura!" a new boy's voice said. This voice was lazy almost carefree at first impression but if you took a second you could hear a fierce and burning dedication. I liked this voice too but not in the same way that I liked the first one. I had never liked anyone like I liked that voice and it's owner and to be honest it kind of scarred me.

"I'm Mirelle," I told him standing up. When I turned around I heard the first voice gasp. "Do you have a problem?" I asked ticked off.

"Dude, why are your eyes so blank?" the first voice asked shocked tone. This hit me where it hurt emotionally. It was bad enough that I was blind but having to hear about how my eyes looked really hurt. The tears were starting to well up in my eyes when I heard the voice say in a kinder and gentler tone that you could hardly distinguish as the same voice, "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you."

"It's ok. It's just that I don't really like being reminded that I'm blind in that rude and abrupt way," I told him. This time he remained speechless. He had probably never met a disabled person before so he didn't know how to react.

Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. Its grip was soft and comforting. "I'm Horo-Horo Usui," the rude voice said from somewhere near my ear. After that the other boys, Ryu, Ren, and Chocolove, introduced themselves.

"Hey Mirelle! Thanks for the food it's really great!" Yoh told me a while later after I had decided to have dinner with them.

"Your Welcome," I told him.

"Hey I was wondering if you'd like to come with us to Patch Village," Yoh asked me.

"Sure, I guess you guys know what you're doing and I could use some company other than Ami and Ayano," I told him.

"Good 'cause Horo-Horo really wants you to come," he said then he stood back up and went back over to his friends, leaving me to think.

Does Horo-Horo like me?