Disclaimer: I don’t own SK, A Tale of Two Cities nor the song Deeply in Love. I love all of it though. ^_^
Summary: Shaman fight finally ended and the gang decided to celebrate the victory of Yoh Asakura as the new Shaman king. However, there is another fight hat should be won: LOVE.
Will Yoh and Anna try to make it last or will they just let it end and let it pass...?
Recap: A mysterious woman escaping with a child in her arms opened chapter 2. Yoh, Anna, and their friends went on a journey back to the En Inn. However, they cancelled the reservation for the jet they were suppose to be using to go back to Japan and waited for the Oyamada’s Van. They decided to camp out that night. That was the time when Anna had the nightmare. But was it really just a nightmare??
A/N: I thank you people for reading and reviewing the story and also for putting it on your favourite and alert. Sorry if I updated the story late. There were lots and lots of plotline that kept popping out of my mind out of nowhere. So I wrote it down first before I even lost the story hehehehe. And aside from that I was kind of side-tracked by great fictions here; I just can’t stop myself from reading. It’s my first love anyway. Just a little bit sad because some good stories were not finished and maybe abandoned by now T.T But, Hey!!. Here’s the third chapter of LMTL. Thank you for waiting… Here it is! J
AaAaA
Let’s Make This Last
Chapter 3
Celebration
"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way."
— Pablo Neruda
Tuesday
18:47pm
It’s been a couple hours now after the incident with Anna and we are now on our way to Japan. Anna has always been irritated these days (What am I saying? She’s always irritated even before!). My dad’s private jet arrived hours after we ate breakfast yesterday. It’s pretty big so they are so excited and rushed toward the jet. Hehe.
No one knows about Anna’s plight except the four of us: Tamao, Pilika, Yoh and me. I was a little surprised when Yoh told me that Anna didn’t remember anything. He told me not say anything to her that may trigger her mind to remember the dream. I know he’s worried sick but he did not let Anna see it. Before I always wonder if they both have feelings for each other, considering that it is just an arranged marriage, especially Yoh. I know Anna loves him. Judging from the way she acts around Yoh whenever he’s with other girls, I can tell that she’s jealous.
I read from my manjien that Jealousy is a mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims. I still do not know how it feels but I always see Yoh and Anna as an example so maybe I am learning little by little. If Anna is cold but still loves him, Yoh on the other hand is quite secretive to what he’s feeling for the itako. He does show that he cares about her but we can’t really tell any difference though because he also treat his friends the same way he treats her.
So that’s why I was doubtful if Yoh loved Anna until that night…
At that, Yoh was so serious and a little bit scary. The dead seriousness in his voice when he asked us to keep ‘IT’ silent was enough to make us nod and do his bidding. Maybe he really cares for Anna in a different level but it’s still confusing. We won’t probably notice it during the days like today but I know it different.
Love really is such a complex thing that should be treated with outmost care and patience.
~Manta
The short guy looked at the people with him and smiled at the scene before him. As always, Ren and Horo Horo were fighting again while Tamao and Pilika tried to calm the two down. Ryu and Lyserg were having a little chat about England. It seemed like Ryu was interested and would like to go to the said place. Lyserg was trying to offer his help.
Manta didn’t sense the chocolate haired boy sat at the empty seat beside him. “Hey!”
Startled by the sudden greeting, he looked at the direction where the familiar voice came from and realized who it was. “Oh! Hi Yoh!”
“What are you writing there?” he asked, peering down at the little diary.
“Oh, I was just writing something… something about… yeah something about my day! You know it’s a diary!” He pointed his little finger at the diary, which was similar to his manjien in size.
“I see…” Yoh closed his eyes and was about to take nap when he heard his friend’s voice.
“Yoh? May I ask one question?” he inquired.
“Well, you are asking now, aren’t you?” he chuckled lightly and opened his eyes. “You may ask me another one though.”
“Arigato, I was just wondering if…”
“Uh-huh? What is it?” Yoh was now interested to what his friend wanted to ask. He looks so nervous and quite out of words to say.
“You… well… Do you… I mean … uhm… Do you like her?”
“Her?” asked Yoh, frowning at the question his friend blurted.
“Oh, I mean Anna,” he whispered in case the said girl hears her name.
“Ah… No,” he said casually. Manta looked taken aback to his friend’s answer. He chuckled again and said in a low voice only Manta can hear. “I don’t just like her, Manta, I love her.” Yoh then asked him, “Why are you suddenly so curious?”
“I was just wondering, that’s all.” The little guy smiled at him and then added. “Yoh, last question.”
“Uhmmmm okay.”
“How do you know that you love her and not just like her? What’s the difference between the two? And…”
“Whoa… whoa… wait a minute. You said that you only have one question. If I still remember my math, I think that is more than one, Manta.” He laughed. He then rose from where he was seated and said, “With regards to your questions, I think, it’s for you to find out. I had a really hard time sorting my feelings for Anna so I won’t just tell you the difference. That would be unfair.” Manta saw him looked at the blonde girl sitting by the window and saw him smile. “There is one thing I can tell you though,” he said as he looked back at his friend, “I am really happy when I’m with her.”
AaAaA
Yoh sat beside his fiancée. The blonde itako was wearing her usual outfit, a black dress with the 1080 beads as the only accessory. She’s holding a book at that moment but not reading it. She was asleep. Maybe she’s so tired that she didn’t get enough sleep last night, well she did but that was after she had the nightmare. He took the book from her hand and saw a highlighted part. He decided to read the title of the book first before reading the highlighted area.
“A Tale of Two Cities? Hmmmm,” He then opened the book again to the highlighted part and began reading it.
“For you, and for any dear to you, I would do anything. If my career were of that better kind that there was any opportunity or capacity of sacrifice in it, I would embrace any sacrifice for you and for those dear to you. Try to hold me in your mind, at some quiet times, as ardent and sincere in this one thing. The time will come, the time will not be long in coming, when new ties will be formed about you--ties that will bind you yet more tenderly and strongly to the home you so adorn--the dearest ties that will ever grace and gladden you. O Miss Manette, when the little picture of a happy father's face looks up in yours, when you see your own bright beauty springing up anew at your feet, think now and then that there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you!"
Hmmm. That is quite deep. I wonder why Anna likes this paragraph. “Would you mind giving the book back here?” Anna was now fully awake and already glaring at him.
“Gomen, I was just reading it.” He smiled at her and gave the book back.
“And what made you interested to reading this kind of book, huh? I thought you just like listening to your favourite singer all day?”
“Ah, it caught my eye because you are interested in it.” He slumped back to chair.
“So?” raising her left brow.
“Well, it’s so simple. I would like to know all the things that interest you. It would be such a shame if I don’t know anything about you and the things that you like, ne?” Anna just shrugged and looked away from him and started reading again.
“Why don’t you just sleep first? I’ll wake you up when the jet is about to land.” He leaned closer to her and buried his face on her golden mops. He smelled Anna’s sweet scent. He’s waiting for the legendary left to come and take its place but it never did.
“I don’t want to,” she hissed. At least she did not slap me. So he did not retreat and continued what he was doing. “Yoh, stop that.”
“Hmmm. Just a minute.” He mumbled as he kissed her hair. Anna sighed and chose to stop reading. I won’t be able to focus anyway. Hmp. So she closed her eyes and succumbed to what her fiancé told her to do. When Yoh noticed that Anna closed her eyes, he smiled at the sight of her sleeping and he put his arms around her shoulders and pulled her to him. “Oyasumi Nasai, Omae.” He murmured and also slept peacefully.
AaAaA
“Sssshhhhhhhh… don’t be too loud brother! You will wake them up!” Pilika muttered under her breath.
“Well, that is what I am trying to do, wake them up. We have to; Keiko-sama and Mikihisa-sama are waiting already.”
“But they look so cute, and we can only see them like this once in a blue moon, yah know!”
“Just wake them up now, Ainu, we have so many things to do for the celebration!” it’s the Chinese boy’s voice. Pilika stared at him but did not move to wake the couple. “If you want to, I’ll wake them up myself.” He advanced and pointed the spear-like Kwan Dao at the sleeping Asakura. “Yoh no Baka! Wake up or my precious Kwan Dao will be more than happy to plunge into you.” He howled.
“Waaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!” Yoh screamed at the top of his lungs waking Anna up.
She blinked a few times not quite awake yet. Her eyes were still blurry. When her vision finally cleared up, she blushed for she had just realized where she slept. The scene before her stopped her thoughts from wandering farther. “What the--,” she was about to swear when she saw what made her fiancé scream like that. “Stop it, Tao. What do you want?” she demanded.
“I was just trying to wake you up. We’re here already unless you still want to continue your sleep we’ll gladly lock you two here.” He sneered down at her.
Anna’s face flushed profusely but she regained her cool right away. She smiled at him, sweetly. So sweet that it made the young Chinese squirmed.
Now in the Limo the Oyamada’s gladly lent them, we can see the said Chinese boy with a hand outlined on his crimson face.
“That will teach you a lesson.” Pilika snickered.
“Shut up, Ainu.” He muttered.
Pilika continued to laugh at him. “Let me see.” She sighed after holding the laughter. She turned Ren’s face towards her and beamed at him. “Does it hurt?” she asked.
“Of course, what kind of question is that?!” he shouted at her. Pilika only smiled at him and said, “Here, it’s an ointment. You can use it to not feel the pain.”
“I don--,” Ren was about to protest but Pilika cut him off, “Shut up and just take it,” imitating the way he talked.
“Fine, whatever.”
On the other hand, Yoh was pestering Anna about the book she was reading on the jet. “What’s the story about?”
“Why are you suddenly so interested?” she asked again. “If you want to know the story, then go read it, don’t keep on asking me.”
“Well, I don’t like reading that much, so can you just tell me the story, please?” he insisted, looking at her with puppy-dog eyes.
“You won’t understand it, so just give up okay?”
“Aw, Anna, tell me the story… tell me the story…”
“Yoh, stop acting like that, you are not a child anymore. And besides, you should be ashamed of yourself; you are now the shaman king!”
“Anna-chan, just tell him the story. He won’t stop until you tell him, anyway.” Keiko said, beaming at the young couple. Anna sighed and started explaining the story to Yoh.
“So what do you want to know?” Anna asked.
“What the story about?” Anna started telling him the story and occasionally answering his questions about it. “Who is your favourite character in the story?”
“Well, I love Sydney,”
“Why?”
“Because of certain reasons that I won’t ever tell you. If you really want to know go read it. I already told you the story.”
“But--,” Anna scowled at him, so he stopped what he was about to say and sat quietly beside her. So scary. Hehe. Yet still charming.
Mikihisa chuckled lightly while his wife laughed heartily. “Yoh, what dishes would you like us to prepare for the celebration?” she asked, changing the topic.
“Keiko-sama I want sashimi, okonomiyaki, a dumburi dish, and Gyoza!!!!” Horo Horo yelled.
WHACK!
Pilika bashed her brother and said, “Onii-chan! Keiko-sama is not talking to you! Show some manners!”
Keiko chortled, “Don’t worry, Pilika-san, it’s okay,” she said. “Sure we’ll have that but I want you all to help with the preparations okay?”
“Keiko-sama, I won’t be able to help with the preparation.” Anna said, drawing all the attention of the people inside the Limo.
“Oh, why Anna-chan?” she asked.
“I have something that I need to do,” she said but added, “but I’ll be at the celebration,” when she caught a glimpse of Yoh, looking sad. He grinned widely after hearing it while Anna looked away with a pink tinge on her face.
“Is it that important?” Mikihisa asked.
“Hai, Mikihisa-sama.”
Yoh looked quite puzzled as to what Anna had to do. Important? What’s more important than being with your future husband? What’s more important than being with me, Anna?
AaAaA
Fifty three, fifty four, fifty five…
“Yoh! Can you please stop pacing around?” Ren bellowed, getting irritated at his closest friend for walking back and forth so many times. “She’ll be here, do not worry too much!”
“There’s only twenty minutes before the celebration starts, and Anna’s no where to be found. I am worried sick now.” He answered. “I wonder where she is.” He mumbled to himself and started pacing again.
“Don’t distress your self, Yoh-dono,” Amidamaru whispered to his master. “She’ll be here,” said the guardian spirit with a knowing grin.
“Do you know where she is, Amidamru?” he asked.
“No, master,” Amidamaru lied.
“Oh, there she is,” as they saw Anna walking towards them.
“What are you all doing here outside?” she snapped.
“Maaiikedo, Yoh here was worried that you won’t make it for the celebration.” Horo Horo said.
“So we decided to wait for you here,” Pilika added.
“Baka,” she said, why would I miss this special celebration for you, you idiot. “Let’s go inside, it’s getting colder and colder here.”
“Where did you go?” Yoh asked he walk by her side.
“None of your business,” she barked.
Yoh pouted but let it pass none-the-less. The most important thing is that Anna is already here by his side. They went inside and saw the marvellous decorations they made.
“Sugoi!” Yoh exclaimed in amazement. Actually, the gang did not allow him to do anything. They ushered him out of the house and never let him in. They locked all the doors and windows, too. He even asked his guardian spirit to go inside and tell him what they were doing. He did that but when he went out, he refused to tell him their plans about the celebration.
“Did you like it, Yoh-dono?” the spirit ball Amidamaru asked. “I told you it’s great!”
“Tch. It’s not that great.” Anna grumbled.
“Aw, come on Anna, they really did a great job,” he said as he grabbed Anna’s hand and lead her to the dining room where everyone waits for them.”
“So what can you say Yoh?” asked Mikihisa.
“Give us a speech, son,” Keiko told him.
“Uhm, well, what should I say?” they gave him time to think of what to say. “First of all, I would like to thank every one of you for this party. I know you gave all your effort for this celebration and with that I give you my highest appreciation. Well, not only that, I also thank you for helping me all through out the tournament. Without you guys, I would probably be dead by now. So thank you.” He said grinning sheepishly at all of them.
“That’s so sweet Yoh!” Pilika cried.
“Aren’t you forgetting to thank someone, Yoh?” Mikihisa asked him.
“Huh?” Yoh looked confused at this but he followed Mikihisa’s gaze and saw him looking at his fiancée. “Ah…” a sudden realization of what his father was trying to say. “No I did not forget anyone.” He said chuckling. “Anna’s special. So my thank you for her is for her ears only. Hehe. So let’s start eating!” he cried.
“Oooohhh……” was the only response he heard from his friends and parents. Anna glanced at him, curiosity was evident in her eyes. He just smiled at her.
“Itadakimasu!” and they started devouring the feast before them.
AaAaA
“Onii-chan, play the music already,” Pilika whispered to his brother.
“Oh yeah! I almost forgot it!” he rushed out of the room and after a few minutes the music started playing.
Pilika ran towards Yoh, “Yoh, asked Anna to dance!”
“Eh?!” Yoh cried. “Why?”
“Oh, come on! Just dance with her!”
“Demo…” Yoh was about to protest but Pilika pushed her in front of Anna. The itako glared at him as she asked “What?!”
“Ano… uhm… W-would you… well… you see the…” Yoh stuttered.
“Just say it al out, okay?” she snapped.
“Would-you-like-to-dance-with-me” he blurted the sentence out in one go.
“……..”
“Oh, well, if you don’t wan--,”
“Okay,” Yoh was surprised to hear what he just heard his fiancee said.
“What?” he asked, blinking several times.
“If you keep staring at me like an idiot there, I would rather sleep now.” Anna rose from her where she was seating and was about to go out of the dining room when Yoh stopped her.
“No, Let’s dance.” He said firmly. He led Anna to the center of the room and swayed with music.
In my life You`ve heard me say ‘I love you’
How do I show you it`s true
hear my heart, it longs for more of you..
I`ve fallen deeply in love with you..
“Anna?”
“Hmmm?” she tilted her face toward Yoh. Happiness reflected in her eyes.
“Thank You,” he whispered softly in her ear as he pulled Anna to him and wrapped his arms around her as the music continued to play.
You have stolen my heart
I`m captivated by you
Never will you and I part
I`ve fallen deeply in love with you
“Dou itashimashite, I only want you to have what is rightfully yours,” she whispered, resting her head on his lean physique. “Omedetou gozaimasu,” she added after a few minutes, smiling her rarest smile at him.
He grinned at her sheepishly, scratching the back of his head, “Hehe, It’s for you,”
You and I, together forever
Nothing can, stand in the way
My love for you, grows stronger each new day.
I`ve fallen deeply in love with you
“Tch. For me? It’s for both of us, baka,”
“Ah… yeah… that’s right… well, since we’re here now and you’re with me, Well, I would like to ask you…” he released Anna from his embrace and reached inside his pocket. The others tiptoed outside the room a while ago but still peeping at the door.
“What is it?” she asked clueless to what Yoh was planning to do.
“Here,” finally showing her a gold band of ring in a small box to her. “Kekkon shite kurer?” he asked nervously.
“Yoh…” Anna was now close to tears but being the ice queen she is, she managed to hold it back and yelled at him. “Are you kidding? We’re already engaged.”
“Yeah, I know, but I want to do this properly,” he looked at her and said, “Marry me…”
AaAaA
You have stolen my heart
I`m captivated by you
Never will you and I part
I`ve fallen deeply in love with you
AaAaA
End of the Third chapter. Weee.!!!! Thank you for waiting and I hope you liked reading it!
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