Mai: Hey it's me again! I think I might be on a role here. This is the second time I've updated one of my stories in the last two days. I guess boredom does that to people. With no schoolwork I fall back on my beloved fanfictions for entertainment. Anyway I think this chapter went pretty well especially since I had a couple of preplanned events to build this chapter on.

Disclaimer: If you own a copy of the Shaman King manga I want you to look at it. Does it say my name on the cover? No, it says Hiroyuki Takei on it therefore I do not own it no matter how much I wish I did. Now that we've cleared that up please enjoy this chapter of Do you remember me?

Chapter 7: Little Secrets

"Hey Umi," Pirika Usui said poking her head into her sister's room.

"Oh hello Pirika," Umi said cheerfully. "What's up?"

"Chocolove asked me out!" the girl said happily jumping on the bed beside her sister.

"Oh that's great. When are you guys going out?" Umi asked. She really did wish that she could remember more about this guy. She wanted to be able to better judge her little sister's date.

"Next week. Anyway I brought you some of your personal stuff. To help jog your memory a bit." Pirika reached into her bag and took out a jewelry box, an ipod, and a sketchbook.

"Thanks," Umi said picking up the jewelry box and opening it. She picked up a blue stone necklace. She played with it a bit. It seemed familiar to her somehow. "This means something," she muttered looking at it as it caught the light, "I know it does."

"Yeah that was your favorite necklace 'cause Ren gave it to you for your…" Pirika trailed off realizing that she wasn't supposed to be giving out that kind of info until Umi was able to handle it.

"Ren-kun is a good friend. I just get the feeling that there's more to the story. I always feel like I'm missing something," Umi said clutching her head. She was getting a headache again.

"Oh speaking of Ren-kun, he wanted me to give this to you," Pirika said reaching in her bag and taking out the book that Ren had been reading to Umi. "He says that he might not be able to come and visit you as soon as he wants to. His family is having some kind of crisis so he had to fly back to China on last minute notice to help them out."

"Oh ok," Umi said. She felt pretty sad at the thought of Ren going away. "Do you know when he'll be back?"

"No, I don't, I doubt he even knows when he'll be back," Pirika said. "You seem interested is there something going on between you and Ren?" This made Umi blush and shake her head. Umi thought she saw her sister's cheerful face show a flicker of sadness for a second but she blinked and it was gone. Had she imagined it? Or was there supposed to be something going on between her and Ren. She just sighed and picked up the book.

(Umi reading the book)

"I wonder who she is?" a voice said near her as she felt herself wake up. Then she opened her eyes to see someone staring at her. It was the blue haired boy who looked like her.

"Didn't anyone ever tell you it's rude to stare?" she asked sarcastically as she sat up and took a good look at the boy.

"Sorry," the boy said, "it's just that there's a major resemblance between us. You said your name was Umi, right?"

"Yes my name is Umi and I guess there is some sort of resemblance between us," she said casually.

"We could almost be twins," the boy pointed out.

"How old are you?" she asked.

"I'm fourteen, why?" he answered.

"Even if we are related you can't be my twin because I'm fifteen. Plus I don't have parents, I'm an orphan. Besides there is no way in hell that I'm related to an idiot like you."

"HEY! I'M NOT AN IDIOT!" The boy yelled angrily.

"Well you certainly don't take insults well," Umi said coolly. This turned into a full-blown argument with Horo-Horo yelling really loudly and Umi just casually insulting him.

"Well you two certainly fight like family," the spiky haired guy remarked a while later as he approached the two with a tray of food in his hands. He set it down beside Umi. "By the way I'm Ren and this idiot is Horo-Horo."

"There is no way in hell that I am related to someone named Horo-Horo!" Umi exclaimed.

"Gee that makes me feel so loved," Horo said sarcastically.

"Oh shut up everyone hates a whiny guy," she snapped.

"And I thought me and my sister were bad," Ren muttered as he walked away from the two of them while they were deep in the heat of argument.

A couple of days passed and Umi got better quickly. She was almost able to travel on her own again when Hao came for her.

When he walked into their camp everyone raised their weapons defensively.

"Easy," he said, "for once I come in peace. I just want to take Umi and go."

"Why should we hand her over?" Horo challenged. Over the past few days he had pretty much decided that they had to be related because fighting just came so naturally to them. Plus her love of training was very much like his little sister Pirika's.

"Well because if you don't I'm afraid I may have to get violent with you," he said calmly. "She is my follower and I would like her back."

"Well if she's that important to you why didn't you come to get her sooner?" Yoh asked.

"Well I couldn't find her. I didn't know she was with you," Hao answered his little brother. "By the way how are you, little brother?"

"Ren's helping Umi get back on her feet they should be back in a few minutes," Yoh said ignoring his brother's question.

"I can wait," Hao said grinning. A few minutes later Umi stumbled back into the campsite leaning on Ren slightly and glaring over her shoulder.

"HAO!" she exclaimed happily at the sight of her beloved. "Are you here to take me back?"

Behind her Ren noticed that he had a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach when he thought of Umi leaving. But surely he wanted her gone, didn't he? It was best to get rid of Hao's spy, wasn't it? And why did he feel sick when he saw the way she was looking at Hao.

"Yes I am," Hao told Umi shattering Ren's thoughts. Ren glared at Hao harder for some reason. "And when we get back to camp I have something important to ask you."

"I can't wait," Umi said smiling. "Thanks for the hospitality you guys but you should know that changes nothing. Next time we meet we're enemies again."

"Fine if that's what you want Umi," Horo-Horo said his tone ice cold.

"Bye," was all Umi said before disappearing with Hao in a pillar of fire.

"I almost thought she was one of us," Horo-Horo said disappointed.

"Yeah me too," Ren muttered scowling. Why couldn't he get her out of his head?

Umi closed the book. She just noticed that the characters in the book were almost exactly like the people in her life only younger. Was this book supposed to be sending some kind of message to her brain?