Okay! I'm back? Sorry it took so long, but I was on vacation! Oh, and I'm sorry if it bugs you that I just write "Horo," but my computer wants to delete the second Horo, and it gets annoying to undo the deleting. Well, here is the new chapter: Enjoy!

Chapter 3:

"Problems"

"WHAT!" A male voice came and I moaned 'Uh……the usual wake up call…'

The strange thing was that the voice came from the other side of the wall, which means that it was a neighbor, a neighbor named Horo Horo Usui.

Horo Horo, who I like to just call "Horo", was a 16 year old boy, the same age as me, who had blue hair and basically lived in the inn. His parents where always on business trips or doing something else that didn't involve Horo and his 15 year old sister, Pirika. They were basically living by themselves. I have only seen their parents about once or twice a year.

"YOU WENT OUT WITH REN LAST NIGHT!" Horo screamed.

"Shhhh…….brother! Everyone will here you!" Pirika tried to calm him down.

I got up and gathered my things, I didn't want to listen, but it seemed as though I had no choice, Horo won't keep it a secret……

"I DON'T CARE IF THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS ME!"

"Well, I do! Please stop shouting!"

"WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO STOP, SINCE YOU DIDN'T STOP GOING OUT WITH REN! HOW COULD YOU DEFY ME LIKE THAT!"

"What? Defy you? How the heck did I defy you?"

"REN IS MY ARCHRIVAL!"

"No he's not! Isn't he your best friend?"

"NO! WHERE DID YOU GET A STUPID IDEA LIKE THAT?"

'Uh……Here we go again,' I got my stuff and headed toward the bathroom.

"So you two fought again? Is that it?" Pirika was getting even more upset.

"ARGH! THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME THIS IS ABOUT YOU!"

I walked into the bathroom and turned on the water, making me hear only part of the conversation. I undressed and got in the bath.

Pirika is one of my friends, but she's always fighting with her brother, or better yet, everyone fights with Horo; I must admit, even I "fight" with Horo. I've seen the boy they were talking about, the boy Ren. Ren was a 15 year old boy with black "pointy" hair. Pirika says that I remind her of him, because he is sarcastic and straight-forward like me. Maybe that's why Ren fights with Horo, but then again Horo just isn't much of a thinker.

Pirika likes Ren (because she always talks about him when Horo isn't around), and I'm guessing that he likes her too. I think that Horo is just afraid that he'll lose his sister, I mean, it's usually just them two. What would happen if Pirika went away? Horo would get extremely lonely. I think he's also afraid that his best friend, Ren, would not hang out with him anymore. So now Horo's mad at the two of them, claiming that Ren isn't his friend anymore.

I sighed; this wasn't going to be easy. Pirika also got "jealous" when Horo shows interest in a girl. Whenever the two come to visit me at the hospital, Horo shows some interest in Tamao, and Pirika can tell. I think that Pirika is afraid of being alone too. But if they both get a boyfriend or a girlfriend, why should they be afraid?

Then it hit me, why do I care so much? This was their problem, not mine. Hm…I guess I was a little afraid too, I didn't want them to be alone either……no one really loves to alone, they just like it a little. They don't deserve to be alone, and although Pirika and Horo always fight, they were still my friends.

I finished taking my bath and changed into my inn uniform, which was a traditional kimono that was a very light blue, many mistake it for white, and it had the name of the inn on it too, "Funbari Inn". I dried my hair just a bit, for I was afraid I was going to be late. Actually, I woke up a little later than I was supposed to. So I took my bandana and wrapped it around me, kinda like an extra sash; the dress code didn't really allow bandanas anyway.

I hurried to the desk and looked at the clock, 'Just in time.' Then I made my way to the desk.

"Oh, hello Anna-chan," Mrs. Hino came and made a worried face, "Weren't you supposed to stay at the hospital?" She was in her uniform, ready to take my place.

"Oh, well I told them that I had to work."

"Oh, okay," she smiled, "You know, I told you that it was okay for you to wear your bandana."

"I know, but I wasn't able to fully dry my hair, so I'll just wait," then I pointed to my waist, "I have it wrapped around me so it's still with me."

"Okay," she smiled, "Makoto will come and take over your shift at 10:00."

Then Mrs. Hino left and there was nothing to listen to but the clock. I stood there at the desk and started to play with the pen. I'm sad to say, but the "Funbari Inn" wasn't that popular.

Finally I heard someone come in, "Welcome to the Funbari Inn, are you looking to stay for-"

I stopped when I noticed who it was: Ren.

"Hey, Anna," he said, "Is Pirika or Horo Horo in?"

"Yes," I was a little disappointed that it wasn't a costumer, "but you should know, they woke me up by fighting."

"Really?" He wasn't surprised, "What was it about this time?"

"You," I said calmly, and he only turned his head.

"You mean he found out?"

I nodded and he smirked, "Oh well, it doesn't matter, Horo Horo can't stop us with a little yelling."

"I'd say that they woke the whole inn up."

"Stupid Ren!" Horo mumbled as he came into the room, not noticing Ren, "Stupid Pirika! Everyone's against me! Even the inners!"

"Maybe that's because you woke them all up," Ren said as Horo noticed his presence in the room.

"YOU!" Horo pointed a finger at Ren, "This is all YOUR fault! YOUR fault I was yelling so loud, and it was YOUR fault that Pirika turned against me!"

"Are you sure it wasn't your own stupidity?"

"GRRRR…!" Horo was getting really mad now and I sighed, 'Here we go again.'

"You shouldn't be so controlling. Let Pirika do what she wants!"

"She's my sister! I have to watch over her! It's my job to protect her from guys like you!"

"Guys like me? Oh, and what kind of guy would you mark me as? Besides, at least she's not going out with an idiotic guy like you!"

I tried to drown them out, why did they have to fight here? Why in front of me? I have nothing to do with this.

"Stop it you two!" Pirika came into the room, 'Great now they are going to fight even more now that she's here.'

"Pirika! Get out! You're not allowed to see him anymore remember!" Horo pointed to Ren.

"See, there you go controlling her again!" Ren argued, "Let her do what she wants!"

"Brother, I want to be with him, why can't you see that?" Pirika got a depressed look on her face, "You were his friend what happened?"

"Yea, Boro-Boro, what's your problem?" Horo hated when Ren called him that.

"MY NAME IS NOT BORO-BORO, ITS HORO HORO!" Horo yelled; I was really getting tired of this……

"ENOUGH!" I was REALLY tired of this, "Stop fighting and stop yelling or I'll be force to kick you out for disturbing the inners!"

They got quiet and I continued, "Can't you find a solution for this without yelling, and can't you do it without me in the room?"

"I'm so sorry Anna!" Pirika apologized.

"Yea, I totally forgot that you were here," Horo said and I took that as his apology.

Pirika nudged Ren and then he said, "Sorry."

I sighed and they left the room, now I just have to wait until 10:00.

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"Hey, Anna!"

"Oh, hello Makoto," I said as the brunette walked.

"I'm here to relieve you," she smiled as she walked up to the desk.

"Good luck," I said, heading to my room, "It looks like today isn't going to be a busy one."

She nodded and I headed to my room, I had to change my clothes before I headed to the cemetery.

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After the cemetery, I went to the docks, as usual. I was about to walk up to my usual spot when I saw that someone had already taken it. I was about to pick another spot when I realized who took mine.

"Toshi?" He was sitting where I usually do.

Toshi turned. At first he had a sad face, but when he saw me, it had change to a happy one, "Anna Banana!" He ran to hug me, but his head barely reached my stomach.

"Hey, why the long face?"

"I was sad because you are sick!" He looked up at me and was sad again.

"Well, I feel better now," I bent down so I was about his height.

Toshi put his hand on my forehead, "Well you don't have a fever."

I smirked and stood up, "Oh, and thanks for the card."

"……Anna……that was scary…" I frowned when I saw that it looked as though he was going to cry, "You fell back and you didn't breathe…" he started to cry, "I……I thought you were dead!"

I looked at the boy with sympathy. I went on my knees and hugged him, "Hey, but I'm not dead, remember?"

"Y….Yeah….I know…" he sniffed, "b…..but it was still scary…"

"Yeah, I'm sorry."

"Promise me you won't do it again," he sniffed.

I hesitated, "I……I can't….s-sorry."

"W-why? I thought you said you were better?" He started to cry again, "My mom says that if you are really sick……I…I can't see you anymore!"

'Well, maybe its better that way,' I know he wouldn't like it if I said I couldn't see him anymore, but what if I died in front of this kid? What if I had another attack, what if it was worse than last time? I can't do that……I can't scare this kid by dying in front of him.

"Anna……are you really sick…?"

"Y…yes…I'm sorry Toshi," I hugged him tighter for a moment and then let go.

Toshi cried, "B...but….but……"

"Don't worry, Toshi," I tried to smile for him…he was crying so hard… "We will always be friends, right?"

"R…right…" he tried to wipe away his tears, "Does this mean I can't see you anymore?"

"Well……yes and no. I will visit you from time to time as long as you come to this same spot to watch the ocean. But, not everyday, got it?"

"So," his crying had died down to sniffles, "You will visit me only sometimes, not everyday?"

"Right."

"Toshi!" A feminine voice yelled.

"Mommy!" Toshi yelled happily.

A woman with short raven hair in a yellow sundress stopped about 5 feet away from Toshi and me.

"Toshi," she smiled at her boy, "It's time to go."

"Aw……Aw-right," he said sadly and looked at me, "Bye, Anna Banana."

I smiled, "Bye, Toshi Yoshi."

Toshi walked over to his mother who looked at me with sympathy and then turned to leave…without saying anything to me. I could tell she didn't want me near her boy so I whispered, "I'm sorry……"

Why? Why were there so many problems?

I looked over to the dock, where those two boys usually were. They weren't there…Darn…I was hoping their laughs could cheer me up.

I sighed; there were just so many problems.

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Okay, how was that? Poor Toshi Yoshi and Anna Banana. Hm…I know this chapter was a little weird and you're thinking "When is Yoh going to come in?" Well, Hopefully next chapter! Oh, yea, I almost forgot, here's the answer for the trivia that was in chapter two. It was a pretty hard question, but I just thought it would be cool to know.

Q. The character, Mrs. Reiko Hino, is named after another character from another anime. Who is she named after and what show is she from?

A. The character Mrs. Reiko Hino is named after the character Rei Hino from Sailor Moon. Rei is also known as Sailor Mars! Also, in the English dubbed version her name is spelled "Raye". And what is the one thing Rei and Mrs. Hino have in common? They both have raven hair!

Well, I'll try to update soon. Until next time

Ja ne