Title: Typical Day

Disclaimer: I don't own Shaman King

Summary: Horo Horo wonders why Yoh and Manta don't seem as annoyed or irritated when it comes to the ice queen as they used to be when he first met them.

Story

It was a typical day.

Correction.

It was a wonderfully typical, typical day. And Yoh couldn't be happier…if he were awake at that moment…

Here comes the sun

Dudududu

Here comes the sun

And I say

Its alright

Anna had left him and Horo Horo to take care of En Inn while she visited Kino for some matters he had no idea over. BUT he didn't care. The last three days were deliciously perfect! And even if Anna made him spend the rest of his life doing chores and running laps he'd gladly accept it.

Ok so maybe that was a bit much…but he STILL had five more hours until Anna arrived. Still time for him to stay sprawled lazily on his futon, feeling the rays of the sun warming his face and the coolness of the sheets filling his heart with mirth. His last hours of peace and quiet…

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Or not.

Starting awake, Yoh scrambled to his feet and rushed out of the room, stopping before the stairs.

"I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY!!!"

Yoh sighed, feeling a little irate vain popping on his temple as he tried to block out the scene before him.

Well it was fun while it lasted.

Little darling

It's been a long cold lonely winter

Before him Horo Horo was bowing down before a very disapproving looking Anna. A large handprint clearly visible on his cheek.

Little darling

It feels like years since you've been here

It was an unfortunately typical, typical day. And Horo Horo was anything but pleased.

It wasn't like he HATED living with the Asakuras. Hanging out with Manta and Yoh and going to school with them was fun. It was just SHE came back. Back to boss him and his friends around, wake them in an ungodly hour, do chores he would NEVER want to do and beat them silly for no apparent reason. If the shaman tournament didn't started soon, Horo Horo was SURE he would lose it. The woman was mad!

And right this instant she was walking behind him and Yoh, her face as expressionless as ever.

Here comes the sun

Dudududu

Here comes the sun

And I say

It's alright

Stealing dark glances at her every now and then, Horo Horo's mind for once was filled with something more than food and lily pad farm. And her name was the evil witch of the inn.

...ok so her name was Anna Kyouyama. But it could very well be the evil witch of the inn.

Little darling

The smile returning to the faces

Anna raised her eyebrow at which Horo Horo quickly averted his gaze back to the front.

SMACK

"Itai…"

Little darling

It feels like years since you've been here

"You ok?" Yoh asked, looking down lazily at his friend sprawled on the ground. Passers by gave them weird look. Yoh was too used to it to notice. Horo Horo had taken a habit to smack into things whenever Anna was around. Either SHE was doing the honor or he managed himself. Yoh thought it wise never to question the…coincidences.

His fiancé came to a halt beside him, looking down at the inu blankly. She was used to it too. But then nothing amused or surprised Anna…unless it was the boys doing the chores without her making them. Which as of yet, still hadn't happened.

Horo Horo, to put your confused mind at ease, had ran into a street light.

"Fine…" Horo Horo muttered gritting his teeth. His head was so going to hurt.

"…idiots." Anna muttered before walking ahead.

Here comes the sun

Dudududu

Here comes the sun and I say

It's alright

Yoh smiled, helping his friend up, "Still sleepy?"

"Nah…I'm fine. Glad to know your ice queen cares enough to wait for us…" Horo Horo muttered, glaring at him as though it was all Yoh's fault.

Yoh sweat dropped, "Who? Anna?"

"No. The French maid."

"We have a French maid?"

Horo Horo looked at Yoh, unimpressed, "man…remind me how you ended being the shaman king?"

Yoh smirked good-naturedly, "Because I'm better than you?"

"Ha. Ha." Horo Horo glared again, dusting his clothes, "do you have any idea WHY she was yelling at me this morning? I WAS SNORING TOO LOUDLY! Like I snore!"

Yoh decided to not comment at that. Horo Horo's snoring was not only a very sensitive topic, but also a very dangerous one.

"I think she's cute that way." He said instead eyes softening as he turned to look at his fiancé stopping to chat with Manta.

Horo Horo started, turning to Yoh to tell him exactly what he thought of Anna's cuteness, when the look on his friend's face made him shut up immediately. Or maybe it was the words that finally registered in his mind.

Did Yoh just call Anna cute?

Yoh didn't notice his friend's thunderstruck face staring at him as he watched Anna looking down at Morty impassively. Her hair swung gently to the breeze and lips pressed together in a thin line as Morty smiling sheepishly tried to say something. Probably surprised at her early return.

Yoh smiled as a particular gold strand slipped down behind her ear, crassing her eyelashes. Anna frowned brushing the strand back in place, making Manta stiffen. Yoh bit back a chuckle as Anna's face softened back to her impassive look, easing Manta. At least she wasn't glaring at him.

He watched her lips move slightly, eyebrows knitting together just barely to show displeasure. Morty laughed scratching his head, obviously stuck in a very uncomfortable situation.

Too lost in watching the scene before him, Yoh didn't notice Horo Horo half smile and half smirk in his direction. He turned to watch the ice queen lifting her hand to rest on her hips, now fully glaring at a sweat-dropping and very nervous Manta. The little guy had definitely suggested something that Anna found anything but amusing. No doubt he would be punished. But suddenly Horo Horo could understand something he couldn't pinpoint before.

Anna's face returned to its usual impassive expression as she suddenly rounded on them, folding her arms across her chest and shifting her weight from one foot to another.

"Do you plan on standing there and gawking all day?" Anna asked, raising her voice just enough for them to hear her. Or more likely, the world to hear her, "Because if that's the case I can think of a lot of things you can do while gawking at people this lunch."

Horo Horo's face faulted. He almost had it. ALMOST. Or he thought he did anyway. What exactly did Manta and Yoh saw in Anna enough to stop complaining about everything she did to them. Maybe it was because they knew they were better off. But for a second, as he turned back to make a remark on Anna again, he ending up shutting his mouth again.

…maybe he'd ask Manta later.

Nightglider: I didn't like it as much as I liked other fics...but meh. Please tell me what you think of it. REVIEW! Oh and the song in italics is Here comes the sun by Beatles.