Title: What you don't know

Chapter: School

Disclaimer: I don't own shaman King

Nightglider: UPDATE!! You people better give me cookies for this. I updated this fic. Which once upon a time I thought almost impossible to do, due to my laziness. BUT I DID!

…Anyway, Thank you all for your reviews! They meant a lot. I hope you guys enjoy this one as well.

Story

"…Don't you think you're over reacting?" Hao asked blankly, a hint of frustration edging his tone. But he couldn't be blamed for that. It had been two hours since they came back. Or well…what one can count as two hours since Hao had stopped time, but you get the point. Amidamaru had recovered five minutes after they came back. Manta didn't seem to show any improvements.

"This was only the start of what I was going to show you you know."

Manta looked at Hao, managing to jerk his stiff still sprouting eyed and fallen jaw face towards his direction…looking a bit too creepily like Chuck the doll.

Hao, despite this, managed to smile cheerfully, "We still have a few other places to go!"

There was silence as the crickets played Beethoven's Fur Elise in the background. The three were too busy waiting for the "awkward moment before yelling is supposed to be ensued" to end to notice. Offended, the crickets decided to take their orchestra for someone who'd be more appreciative.

Unfortunately a blood curdling cry startled them off to leave their instruments and fly for their lives.

Manta stood, seething as Amidamaru did his best to talk him out of attacking Hao. Who still sat as cheerful as ever.

"YOU SICK BLOODY BASTAR-"

Hao raised an eyebrow before smirking, "Are you pmsing…?"

There was silence once more…in which a dung beetle, strolling by on its business happened to spot the instruments.

"HAO!"

"Alright, alright!" Hao sighed waving his hand, "Why don't we just cut this argument short and go see another Yoh Anna moment."

"I DON'T WANNA SEE ANOTHER ONE!"

Hao sighed again before shooting Manta a dark look, "Are you sure about that?"

Manta was too busy looking like a hot tomato sitting on a burning stove to respond.

"THEY…will hunt you down incase you don't know…" Hao continued darkly, his voice dipping into a low seductive whisper as his eyes glinted in the night. It didn't help the moon chose that time to cast its heavenly light on Hao's form, making that devilish smirk steal a few heart beats from Manta's chest.

And while Hao was busy looking so hot and dashing for Manta, the said midget turned a few shades darker than before. And the beetle started making its way towards the instruments. But Manta didn't notice the said beetle. His eyes were trained securely on Hao's dangerous and seductive-

"Let's just get this over with."

Hao grinned cheerfully, "Glad you see it my way!" before whisking them to another time.

Yoh, to put it simply, was not. Happy.

"Stand up straight and stop slouching!"

And the reason for him not being happy was that Kino had left Anna with them for a while.

"Don't you dare put my bag on that dirt!"

And Kieko had signed Anna to his school. To his class.

"Are you listening to me?"

She might as well had signed his death contract.

"What are YOU looking at?" Five year old Anna snapped as a few kids walked by, staring fearfully at the blond itako.

Yoh sighed, he was so not gonna make a good first impression this way…

"Anna…stop being scary!!"

"I'm not being scary, I don't like being stared at."

"Well you're not exactly helping that…" Yoh muttered as Anna started trotting in the class.

"What?"

"Ahh…your pin looks cute!"

Silence.

Anna narrowed her eyes, looking at Yoh dangerously.

Yoh gulped but managed to hold his ground as Anna stepped closer. Her nose bearly an inch away from his.

"Yoh…"

"H-hai?"

"I'm watching you…"

Yoh blinked but before he could say anything, Anna's eyes narrowed further.

"If you tried anything, ANYTHING like you did last year, Keiko-sama will see your head in a platter instead of the complete you when we get home."

Yoh gulped and nodded, "Got it."

Just when she turned around, Yoh couldn't help but grin. Anna looked so cute when she got red.

"I heard that!"

Yoh's eyes widened as before he could do anything-

SMACK!

Manta groaned, raising his head from the ground in a daze. He hated time travel. He hated this. HE HATED HAO!

"Hi!" Said devil's head chirped, looking at Manta upside down. The sun glowed down on his heavenly form, making his brown hair sparkle like melted chocolate. A halo seemed to appear out of nowhere-

'Ironic'. Manta thought to himself, lowering his eyelid as he glared at Hao. 'AND STOP DESCRIBING HAO LIKE THAT!'

Hao blinked at Manta curiously, reading his thought. Realizing this, Manta felt his face heating up.

"Let's just get this over with!" He grumbled, trying to fight down a raging urge to jump on Hao and

"Kill him…KILL HIM!" Manta screeched, glaring insanely at the sky.

Amidamaru and Hao stared at Manta in silence. Both taking a step back from the oblivious mid-…I mean…blond haired boy.

Manta sighed, rage calming down to a small flicker of flame before he rounded on Hao.

"Now."

"MOMMY!!"

Yoh sighed looking on helplessly at the brunet kid bowed low before the itako. Her feet resting quite heavily upon his skull.

The boy was too young to know what mercy meant.

"What in heaven's name is going on here!?" A loud screech erupted from the corner of the playground, making both Yoh and Anna look up lazily.

Yoh was the first one to give a sheepish greeting, "Yo!"

But the beak-nosed sensei was too focused on the blond girl to notice the friendly greeting. And Yoh allowed his smile to be replaced once more by a sigh.

This did not look good.

"Miss…Kyouyama…" she whispered, her voice trembling with bearly restraint rage, "What…may I ask is the meaning of this?"

Anna looked on at the teacher impassively, before nodding in approval.

"You may."

There was silence as a few kids sensing tension stopped whatever they were doing to turn to the source. Yoh watched silently as the teacher's face started taking an interesting shade of red, darkening every second Anna choose to stare patiently back, arms crossed in authority.

Just as she opened her mouth to say something, Yoh rushed over to the teacher, grabbing her skirt.

"Sen-"

"Be QUIET Asakura." The teacher snapped, forcing Yoh to back up instantly.

That might have been a mistake.

Scrunch!

"WAAHH!! MOMMYYY!!" The boy under Anna's feet wailed loudly, startling the beak nosed woman to turn back to the itako.

Her heart stopped seeing the blonde's expression.

Yoh sighed.

Anna was not. Happy.

"MISS KYOUYAMA!"

"Don't…shout…" Anna hissed, putting more pressure on the boy's skull, halting the teacher in her track.

"Mommyyyy..!!" The boy sobbed, voice muffled by the dirt in his mouth.

Yoh felt a stab of sympathy for the kid. He looked at the blonde pleadingly. But Anna failed to notice it, still glaring at the teacher.

"This…is your last day…in this school Kyouyama." The teacher whispered, hands trembling as she tried to stand erect, glaring at the itako.

Anna's eyes narrowed. But before she could do anything, a boy suddenly appeared out of nowhere from behind, giving her a strong shove. Yoh watched her stumble on her feet and lose balance, scrapping her knee against a jagged rock as the boy she had stepped on quickly got up. Shoving dirt at her.

Yoh started.

"Stay away from me you witch!" He yelled, throwing more fistful of dirt on her before grabbing a small rock.

Something in Yoh snapped and he found himself taking a firm hold of the boy's arm.

Anna slowly raised her head and glared, freezing the boy from throwing it.

Before he could regain his senses, Yoh plucked the rock from his fist and shoved him away.

At that moment the bell rang. And the teacher, who had thus far been watching in silence, spoke to the angered children.

"That's enough for now children. Back to class, recess is over."

A few kids grumbled, leaving the two shamans to themselves as they made their way to class.

Manta watched quietly as Yoh walked up to Anna, taking a seat beside her in silence.

Amidamaru sighed, shaking his head sadly, "Kids are as cruel as ever…"

"Not kids." Hao spoke softly, sending a chill up Manta's spine.

Reluctantly, he tore his sight away from Yoh gazing quietly at Anna's bleeding knee as the girl touched it tenderly.

"Humans…" Hao whispered, eyes glinting in hatred, "They will always hurt anything that threatens what they already know"

For once, Manta couldn't think what to say to that.

"Why was Anna-"

"For the same reason every shaman kid gets into a fight. Now watch." Hao commanded his voice heavy with authority.

Manta turned back to the couple.

"I'm sure we'll make friends tomorrow." Yoh whispered weakly, trying to give Anna an encouraging smile.

Anna didn't bother responding, still touching the edge of her scar softly.

Yoh's heart fell, "Does it hurt?"

Anna looked up at him slowly, her eyelids lowered in her usual expression.

"We're not going to make friends Yoh." She said simply

Yoh opened his mouth to say something but Anna cut him short again.

"Lets go home." She said, taking the rock from Yoh and throwing it as far as possible.

Yoh sighed getting up as well. They would make friends, Anna would see that one day.

"Anna"

Anna stopped, not bothering to turn to face him as she waited for him to continue.

Yoh smiled, and walked up to her.

"Not everyone's the same you know," he started, shoving dirt off Anna's hair.

Anna just glared at him in response. This time, Yoh wasn't affected by it.

"We'll try to make friends again tomorrow. Who says first impression is the last impression." He continued, dusting her dress.

"I'm not coming back." Anna stated shortly, crossing her arms across her chest.

Yoh ignored that, taking off Anna's clip and combing her hair back neatly before putting it on again.

"There!" he said cheerfully, beaming at the blond itako.

Anna gave Yoh an I can't believe you look before letting her eyes stray to her knee.

Yoh glanced down at it as well, "Umm…"

"Bend down."

Yoh blinked, "Eh?"

Anna glared, "It was your fault I got it. It hurts to walk."

Yoh just stared at Anna as a heavy feeling started crawling up his chest, "Do you want me to carry you?"

Anna smirked.

"But you're heavy!"

"That's because you don't train enough"

"I train more than you do!"

Anna's eyes flashed, "Wanna bet?"

Yoh cringed before heaving a heavy sigh. What was a guy to do?

Manta shook his head sadly, watching Yoh bend down as Anna got up on his back. The situation didn't seem any different in the past.

"Wasn't that enlightening?"

Manta turned slowly to look at Hao, glaring at him slightly.

"That was a tad bit serious."

Hao blinked, "So?"

"So…THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FUNNY STORY!"

"Manta Manta Manta…" Hao sighed, bending down to the midget's level and placing a firm hand on his shoulder, "Everything in life is not puppy dogs and rainbows."

Electricity shot through the point where Hao touched and Manta turned deep red-

"I'M NOT TURNING RED BECAUSE OF THAT!"

And while we leave Hao to calm Manta down with his charm

"YOU'RE DOING IT AGAIN!"

…After he recovers from shock seeing the blond midget keeps shouting for no apparent reason at the guy, Lets go back to Yoh Anna!

Anna sighed, leaning her forehead against Yoh's neck and closing her eyes. Yoh was walking too slowly. And she was starting to get sleepy.

Yoh blinked and looked back slightly, "Ne Anna?"

"Hmm…?"

"Are you sleeping?"

"…Hmm…"

"Ahh…does your knee still hurt?"

"……hmm…"

Yoh winced slightly before letting a small smile lift the corner of his lips. He looked back, eyes softening affectionately at the blond itako.

"Thanks for sticking up for me today."

Anna didn't reply, breathing evenly against Yoh's neck.

Yoh turned his gaze back down to Anna's knee, letting his thumb prod the corner of the wound gently.

His heart lurched slightly at the aggressive criss cross, and he forced his gaze to turn back to the road.

Yoh sighed. His mom had driven them from the Asakura gates. It had been a fifteen minutes drive. Needless to say, Yoh was not looking forward to see how long it would take him to get back home. He couldn't even tell time yet! Then there were the million stairs they had to climb to get home. CARRYNG Anna. If he dropped her he was sure he'd be skinned alive. This was almost as bad as grandpa's training.

Anna sighed sotly, shifting slightly on his back.

Yoh felt a small thud against his chest as he forced himself not to check on her.

Almost.

NG: I don't know why, I couldn't make this chapter funny. For some reason my heart wasn't into it. So if it disappointed you guys, I'm sorry. No matter how long or short (though I prefer long) opinions you have for every story and chapter I write, I'd like to know about it. So please review.