Well, this is when the rest of the main characters will come in! I do not own any of the characters. Please review!
Yoh: This story is interesting Soul. (My nickname will be Soul)
Anna: So, are the grandsons of the boys will be based on them? (She jerk her head toward the boys)
Me: Yep! I made a few changes a bit as well. (Nodding)
Ren: What sort of changes? (Narrowing his eyes and glaring at me)
Me: (Shrugging) Nothing you need to worry about. Oh yeah, Jeanne is coming. (Now smirking at Ren's face)
Ren: (Beginning to understand where this will lead to) You wouldn't.
Me: (Smiling evily while keeping an innocent face) Oh, yes. I would.
Yoh: Come on, buddy. It can't be too bad.
Ren: Shut up Asakura. And don't call me buddy.
The boys started to tease Ren which started a fight between the five boys. Anna, Pilika, Tamao and I roll our eyes.
Chapter 2
The next day was the perfect day to start a journey. It was sunny and warm. Peacefulness spread throughout Celestine Angel. Too bad Daichi and Annie were still as cold to each other as a glacier that was over a thousand years old. Everybody waved at them as they walked away; trying to put on smiles on their faces. What were they thinking putting those two together? Yoh thought. I doubt those two would last together very long, thought Hana. Both were soon whacked in the head by their wife. In case you didn't know, Anna and Alumi have the power to read minds and Annie too likely.
Daichi and Annie reached Locker Forest at nightfall. Their first destination was Key Onsen; where the first piece of the Oracle Bell was hidden. But the Locker Forest was a deadly forest covered with deadly insects. The insects would only stay away if they sense that you have a high spirit level or a really strong smell. Key Onsen was the only place that they know that held a piece. They would have to find out where the other pieces are located themselves. The forest was quite. Everywhere you look, you always find plant life growing. Insects lurked from all around them. The moon shined brightly tonight, so they decided to cover as much ground as possible before finding a place to stop.
Daichi was strong if he do say so himself. After all, he had been practicing with Amidamaru ever since he was born. He really is good at swordplay.
He reached into his pocket for Amidamaru's memorial tablet. Amidamaru's tombstone was broken into two a long time ago and since floating around isn't very good because some itako or dàoshì can capture him. Amidamaru had gone in there the moment they set off. It was better for a ghost to travel in flame mode when he is not in his tablet so it would be harder for him to get capture. It was fine with Daichi through because even if Amidamaru was a great friend and all, sometimes Daichi just wanted to be alone.
He looked over at Annie. She didn't look that angry anymore. He smiled. Being with her might not be so bad. Teasing her had been a blast last night. Never had he had this much fun with a girl. She may be cute but boy, does she have a temper! She's stubborn, but then so am I, Daichi thought.
"You know, we have to stay on guard for the insects. Some will still attack you no matter what." Annie stopped and turns to face him.
"What? Amidamaru and I can take care of them. You don't have to worry." Daichi defended himself.
"I never said anything about you not being able to handle it." Annie looked around. "We should stop and rest."
Daichi nodded and got out his blanket. He unrolled it and laid it flat on the ground. He took his sword and went to gather some firewood. He didn't need to go far because soon a giant ladybug-like creature leaped out of the night. It was huge and had three white antennas on the top of its oval shaped head. Its wings were long and sharp. It gave a loud roar; showing razor sharp teeth. The dots on its back had red eyes. Above the trees were vicious red eyes of the other insects, just waiting for him to fall.
"Amidamaru! Fusion!" Daichi shouted as Amidamaru went into flame mode and went inside Daichi's sword. The sword overflowed with power. Daichi gripped the sword tightly.
"You ready?" he asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be, Daichi," Amidamaru responded from inside the sword.
The bug lunged forward at Daichi. Quickly he went under and came behind the bug. He raised his sword, but the bug was faster. It caught him in its antennas and squeeze. Daichi shouted out and bit his lip. This bug was strong, all right. He struggled as much as he can in the bug's grip. His headphones flew off and landed on the ground next to him.
"Daichi! Focus all your power and make it blind!" from behind the bug stood Annie.
Daichi closed his eyes, trying not to feel the bleeding from his right shoulder. He build up his power and kicked the bug right in the head. It staggered back, rubbing its head. He attacked the bug again and it blocks him with its three antennas. It was using its antennas as three swords! He jumped up and brought down the force with his sword, hard. The bug's feet went deep into the ground as it tried to hold its ground. The bug flew up and hovered above him. Daichi was trying hard to keep his breathing leveled. This bug sure knew what it was doing.
He began to summon some of his power. He suddenly launched himself at the bug. "Giga Strike!" he shouted as a powerful green wave came out of the sword when he swung it and slashed the bug in half! The bug went down and it left a very nasty smell behind. Daichi landed and fell to his knee, breathing heavily. That bug was poisonous and it just poison him.
Amidamaru came out of the sword. "Daichi, are you okay?!"
He smiled weakly. "I'll be fine, Amidamaru. It just hurts a little, that's all."
"Come on," Annie held a hand out. Daichi looked at her. "I don't have all day." she continued. He smiled and took her hand as he also grabs his headphones off the ground. She led him back to camp with Amidamaru following them. Daichi told Amidamaru to keep guard for any more bugs. The Japanese samurai nodded and disappeared into the night.
Annie made him sit down on his blanket and began pulling stuff out from her bag. Daichi saw different kinds of herbs and medicine. She grabbed his right arm and began dabbing a wet cloth on the gash. He winced and bit his lip from crying out. She soon mixed a couple of herbs together and rubbed the green and blue paste on his arm. Daichi watched her in amazement. He never knew she could do this kind of thing but then, he didn't know that much about her either. A goofy grin came to his face. She really was interesting. After she was done bandaging his arm, she took a spoon out of her bag, swooped a spoonful of the paste and looked at him.
"What?" he asked her. She continued to stare at him.
"You have to eat it," she said. "But I don't think you can feed yourself well with that arm."
"Why?" he stared at the paste. A thought just occur to him. She said I couldn't feed myself, which means…
"Open up." Annie said, her eyes boring into his. He opened his mouth and she fed him the paste. It tasted like fire. He tried really hard to swallow it down. He glared at Annie, who was trying hard not to laugh.
"Again, I asked on why I need to eat that?" he complained, his mouth was still hot.
"You were poison, right? That medicine helps take away the poison in you. You should be lucky you didn't die yet," she answered, giggling.
"Thanks a lot," he scowled at her. She laughs again and told him to get some rest. He lay down on the blanket and place his headphones next to him. Annie laid down next to him a couple of inches away. Amidamaru soon came back. He told them that the bug that Daichi killed was the leader of the insects and so without a leader, the insects won't be attacking for the rest of the night. Daichi still had Amidamaru watch over them though. He rolled over to his side and faced Annie. She looked peaceful and was like an innocent girl in her sleep. He reached out and tucked a loose strand of blonde hair behind her ear. He laid his hand on top of hers, knowing she would kill him when they woke up but he didn't care at the moment and soon went into deep slumber.
"Oi! Wake up! Daichi!" a voice shouted at him. He felt a hand shaking his shoulder.
He quickly shot up and rubs his eyes to get the sleepiness out. He looked at Annie to find her still asleep.
A hand waved in his face. He turned to see Akira Usui, HoroHoro and Tamao's grandson. Like his younger sister Serena, he was born with blue hair that was really spiky with black on the ends. He wore a white and blue skiing outfit with dark blue shorts. He had a black and blue headband and had skiing shoes that could attached to his white snowboard that was on his black. He looked like his grandfather and father. His slightly darker ruby-color eyes flamed with excitement. His guardian ghost Corey was a minutian; a type of little people who live under lily pads and bonds with nature. He got Corey from his father who got her from HoroHoro.
Behind him stood Serena. She had on a pink jacket and a black mini-skirt. A white headband pulled back her wavy blue hair. She wore pink snow boots and had a traveling bag on her shoulders. Since she and her brother was born and raised in the north, they wear clothes suited for the cold. She gave him a small smile.
Next to Serena, stood Rei Tao. He was the grandson of Ren Tao and Iron Maiden Jeanne. Like his father and grandfather, his hair also had a spike on it that was called a tongari. His hair was naturally dark purple with steaks of silver hair formed a small portion of his bangs. His golden eyes stared at all the commotion. He wore a black jacket with golden linings all over. On the back of the jacket was a golden dragon. He wore a white shirt underneath and had on red pants with a steak of black. He had white shoes and a scowl on his face. His two guardian ghost was Bason and Shamash. Like his father, he had two guardian ghosts. Bason was a Chinese warlord and was Ren's guardian ghost before. Shamash was the Babylonian god of justice and was Jeanne's guardian ghost previously. Rei carried his sharp spear with a gold chain hanging that had the Tao's family mark on it with him. He also bears the Tao's family tattoo on his bare back.
On Daichi's left stood Yuki Diethel, the grandson of Lyserg Diethel and Millie Tenchi. He had been born with green hair and dark green eyes due to his grandfather and father. He wore a green cloak with a yellow lining and had a white shirt with a white folded cravat. He had black pants and brown shoes. His crystal pendulum case was strapped on his wrist. He had a smile on his face and Chloe, his guardian ghost floated next to him. Chloe was a pretty pink fairy with small glittering wings. Her pink hair was in a bun and a set of goggles rested on top of her head. She smiles alongside Yuki. She used to belong to Lyserg but was soon passed down the family and she was Yuki's now.
On Daichi's right was Charlie McDonell, who was the grandson of Chocolove McDonell and Aya Bell. He had tan skin and black curly hair. He wore a white shirt with a black and orange vest on top. He wore simple brown pants and black shoes. A pair of yellow goggles with brown lining rested in his brown curls. He was laughing and was about to tell one of his famous bad jokes until Rei and Akira smacked him in the head. His guardian ghost was a jaguar named Mic, who he got from his father and grandfather.
The boys' grandfathers were known as the Five Elemental Warriors. They all grew up together and were best friends, just like their grandfathers were. There are a lot of fights that happen, but then, they are boys.
"What are you guys doing here?" he said in a quite hiss because he didn't want to wake Annie up.
The boys all snickered at him and looked between him and Annie. He turned red and glare at them. The boys led him father away from Annie. Serena stayed behind to look after Annie with all of the guardian ghosts.
"Well?" Daichi asked, narrowing his eyes. Even though he was happy to see them; sometimes they were just a pain.
"Geez, Dai. Aren't you happy to see us?" Akira tease. Daichi punched him, hard.
"Our families all agreed to have us all travel together to find the pieces of our Oracle Bell." Yuki explained.
"They could at least tell me!" Daichi complained.
"They decided this after you left, Dai." Rei told him. "That girl is your fiancée?"
Daichi looked over at Annie who was still sleeping. How can she sleep through all of this commotion? He thought. He turned back to the others and nodded. His family must have told them.
"Hey! I think I just got a joke for this! Okay, what does a woman say when
a guy asks her out?" Charlie exclaimed.
"Enough with your horrible jokes!" both Rei and Akira flung him into the air.
Annie soon woke up, marched over to the boys and flung them all into nearby trees. Yes, she was very strong indeed. All the boys were rubbing their heads as they lay on high, yet strong branches.
"Having to travel with one boy is hard enough, but now I have to deal with the rest of you! Make me angry again and you have to run a thousand miles!" she threaten them, eyes were flashing with anger. Indeed, she was truly the student of Anna and Alumi.
"Daichi, are you okay?" Amidamaru asked, floating by his side. He rubbed his head and jumped down.
"Master Rei!" Bason said. Shamash poked his head.
"I'm fine, you two," he quickly jumped down and scowled at Annie. She ignored him.
"Akira! You okay?" Serena shouted at her brother. He nodded and jumped down.
"Hey! Trees! Okay, what does the tree say to the other tree?" Charlie asked. "Hey there, branch buddy!" Charlie laugh like a wild man at the joke, but everybody else was cold. (In certain countries, when someone tells a bad joke, people tend to freeze if they didn't get it). Nobody got it.
The other boys jumped down. Daichi went to gather his things and soon came back to see Akira and Rei arguing.
"Look blue boy, I'm not going to say it again. You are as dumb as a bar of clowns!" Rei yelled, his spear was in hand.
"Didn't you ever heard of a clown who was smart, Rei?!" Akira shot back.
"Akira! That was my line!" Charlie whined.
"Too bad, Charlie. Beat you to it."
"Bason! Fusion!" Rei shouted. Bason went into the spear and it erupted with power. Rei had the Spirit Of Thunder, one of the elemental spirits.
"Corey! Fusion!' Akira also shouted at the same time. Corey went into Akira's snowboard and it shined a brilliant blue. Akira had the Spirit Of Rain, another one of the elemental spirits. Serena tried to hold him back.
"Guys! Calm down. Besides you're only fighting because you're such good friends!" Daichi smiled a goofy smile. He had the Spirit Of Earth with him.
"We are not good friends!"
"Hey! Friends! That just reminds me of a joke I heard-" Charlie started but before he could finish, Rei and Akira set him flying again. Charlie had the Spirit Of Wind.
"Calm down. We're not going to get anywhere with all the fighting, Save it for later," Yuki tried. He had the Spirit Of Fire. He was also the smartest one out of all the boys. Serena smiled at him gratefully. He returns the smile.
"Look, if you weren't good friends, then you wouldn't care what the other person said." Daichi explained. Rei and Akira both sighed and Corey and Bason came out.
"You take all the fun in arguing," Akira complained.
"True," Rei agreed.
"True, true. Okay, what does a person get from being angry?" Charlie fires another joke. Rei, Akira, Daichi and Yuki all punch him and he fell on the ground.
"Laugh will you?" he whines. They shot him glares.
"Now that you are all done with your yapping, we should get going." Annie began to walk down the trail of the forest. They rushed to catch up with her. There were no bugs in site this early in the morning, so they were safe. They walked in silence until an opening came to view. Daichi was glad to be out of that forest. He rubbed his sore arm. It still hurts from the previous day, but he was sure it will soon heal. They made their way through a rocky path and decided to keep going until they reached Key Onsen.
Chocolove (Joco): Come on, Soul! Give my grandson a break will ya?
Me: All in dear time, Joco. Wait and see.
Ren: So you did have me and Jeanne marry. (Groaning)
Jeanne: And you think that is bad Ren? (Frowns)
Ren: No, not really. (He mumbled softly)
Lyserg: Millie? You mean that girl who liked me back then? (Turns to me)
Me: Yep! I though you would be a good couple!
Anna: I'm liking very much at how you made Annie, Soul.
Me: Thanks, Anna! (Very nervous inside when Anna spoke)
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