The sun was setting over the Path Village. Anna gazed out of the window in her room as she watched the sun begin to vanish over the horizon. As silhouettes danced upon the room, she looked back into its emptiness. Despite the fact she came with a group, she felt as though everyone had left her once more just like the day she watched you walk off into this tournament.

She couldn't help but feel fine however. The idea that she saw Yoh, the one she secretly held dearest, was perfectly fine over this course of time in a foreign land brought her sweet relief. Anna took in a deep breath as she stood, exiting her room and closing the door almost silently behind her.

A jacket covered her shoulders as she stepped quietly across the streets of the Patch Village. The brisk evening air blew across her face as she prevented herself from making eye contact with anyone or anything. The last thing she wanted was to be bothered, she just wanted to continue remaining alone at this point.

Her foot steps slowly tapped across the roads as she found herself further and further away from every shaman's hustling and bustling and closer to solitude and silence of an empty world. Anna gazed at the sky with her dark eyes as they reflected the imprints of the stars in the sky. All was silent till…the faint sounds of music fluttered through the air. A familiar tune…"B-Bob?"

Anna turned her head in many directions, looking around to try and find the source of music. She followed it's melody until she came to a boy, resting against a tree. He too was alone, staring at the magnificent Great Spirit that was lighting up the sky towards it's direction. He was the source, his orange headphones resting on his ears while his brown hair laid messily atop his head.

She looked at the boy, he was completely unaware of her presence as his headphones emitted music.

Anna couldn't help but smile. In her mind, she wished she could just sit next to him, lay her head upon his shoulder, and relax with him, listening to the faint music as they just enjoyed that moment. Yet in reality, she could never do such. The pride of her icy exterior could not be broken, she couldn't let even one…not even the one she loved…see her soft and tender weakness.

Her icy exterior surfaced as she took in a deep breath, walking to the boy.

"Yoh." she demanded firmly. He didn't take any notice.

"Yoh." she called once more in a more irritated tone. The boy still took no notice.

"Yoh!" Her voice stayed calm yet was sharp as she kicked him in the hip.

"Ah! What was that for?" Yoh pulled off her headphones and looked up, "Oh…hey Anna." He smiled his foolish smile as she kept a monotonous face. "W-What's up?" He asked almost nervous.

"Nothing…" She commented. In actuality, she didn't know what to tell him and that was the only thing that she could conjure up to say within a quick amount of time.

"O-Oh…That's cool I guess." He stood, feeling rather awkward as he tried to stay chipper and not let all this get to him. Yoh was never sure as to what to say to Anna, what would be right, wrong, upset her…it was all so confusing. "I think I am going to go for a walk." He told her, trying to stir up the silence that was more than likely going to grow between them.

Anna nodded, "Alright then." She watched as her fiancé began to walk away from her. She stared at the great spirit as she felt alone once more.

She buried her hands in her pockets, wanting to grip or rip away at something. "Where do I keep going wrong?" Anna asked herself quietly, gazing as her feet. "Why can I never get any of this right?" She looked at the Great Spirit once more in the distance, "Why didn't I ask to come along?"

Yoh listened as his body slowly grew further away from her. He knew, this was the side he thought her would never see, but now that he had…he couldn't just leave it there.

"H-Hey Anna?" He asked, turning his body to face her.

She looked at him, instantly wiping all emotions off of it, "What?" She asked coldly.

A chill ran up Yoh's spine as he tried to keep his smile. "I was just wondering…hehe, um…do you want to join me?"

Anna looked at the boy opposite of her like he was some insane mad man. She knew he had a kind heart…but the fact that he was willing to be alone with the woman that pretty much made his life tougher than need be absolutely shocked her. "Sure." she replied coldly, walking over to be next to him.

As the two walked, she tried not to make contact with him. However, deep inside she wanted nothing more than to look at his care free face for once without a scowl. Yoh on the other hand, would occasionally glance at her. He wanted to take her hand but, she had them buried deep into her pockets so all he could do was mimic her actions.

There was a silence between them, it was long, and seemed like ages went by throughout it. Yoh looked in many directions, trying to avoid it, while Anna just stared straight ahead, trying to shelter all that she was thinking, and feeling.

"I'm really glad you are here Anna…" Yoh managed to spit out, cracking the immense silence between the two. His breath swirled in the night sky as all of the day's warmth was nearly gone.

Anna turned her attention to him. She wanted to excitedly say, 'Really?!' but all she came out with was, "Well you are my fiancée, and I needed to make sure you became Shaman King is all."

Yoh nodded, "Right…" he really wanted her to say something other than that. He understood that she wanted him to be Shaman King, but he sometimes wanted to just forget about the Shaman Tournament. Sure, it was one step closer to him living a life of relaxation…but he wanted to relax now, and get rid of the thoughts of everything just for the moment. "Let's sit down here." He tried to muster up a smile as he spoke, pointing over to a patch of grass.

The two teens sat down together. Yoh in a relaxed position and Anna in a more proper one, demonstrating their great contrast.

In her head, Anna was conflicting amongst herself as to what should be said. Her hands were finally removed from her pockets as they laid upon her lap, her eyes fixed upon them.

Yoh on the other hand, was staring up at the sky. His headphones were draped atop his shoulders as they emitted the faint music of BOB LOVE. Anna looked at him, staring at his dark eyes reflect the skies above.

She gaze turned back to her hands. She took in a deep breath of hair before moving her hand. It shook as it shifted before tightly gripping one of Yoh's which laid limply on the ground. Yoh looked at her, almost shocked by her action. He wanted to say something in response, but saw she wasn't even looking at him, as if she was conflicting with herself. Yoh remained quiet and smiled, gripping her hand tightly in his as her looked back up at the sky.

"Yoh…" Anna spoke, it was almost silent as her voice rasped.

"Yeah Anna?" He asked, looking back towards her.

Anna sat there in her silence for a moment. She chewed upon her lip before speaking, "Please be safe…"

"W-What?" Yoh was very confused.

She looked at him, her dark eyes meeting his, "I don't want you to harm yourself…" Anna broke the gaze soon after and looked back down towards the ground, watching their two hands that were intertwined with one another.

Yoh laughed a bit, "Don't get upset Anna!" He joked, "I'm gonna be fine!"

"Yoh!" She demanded, looking back up at him. "I am not upset! I just…" She paused momentarily, looking back down, "I don't want you to forget the fact that you must be Shaman King so I can be Shaman Queen is all." Anna obviously was lying about this.

His laughter faded to a smile as he gripped her hand tighter, "I'll be fine Anna…don't worry…I have a great team and great friends and-"

He was interrupted by Anna releasing her hand from his and grabbing the frame of his face. She looked straight into his eyes. Her expression was cold, but deep behind her eyes you could see how terrified and saddened she truly was.

The great spirit coupled with the star's light reflected in their eyes. "Promise me you will…" She whispered quietly.

Yoh smiled at her as his eyes carried a relaxed and calm expression. He placed his hands gently atop her delicate ones and coiled them around hers. "I promise. I will be safe and I will become the King so you can be my Queen."

Anna felt such relief to hear him speak those words to her. A faint smile crossed her lips as she pulled herself back a bit. "Good, because you can't come home unless you do."

Yoh chuckled a bit in response as he took one of her hands, pulling her up along with himself. "Come on, let's go back. I can bet you everyone is wondering where we are at."

She nodded in response and walked along side with him. It felt great to have her hand in his for once.

As they walked, they grew closer and closer to everyone again. Anna felt as though she was only with Yoh however, even though she was surrounded by people from all over.

They stopped in front of the building in which Anna was staying along with tons of other guests and contestants in the tournament. The two looked at each other and smiled. He slowly released his hand from hers as he began to step away.

"I'm going to go hang out with the guys for a bit, we have a fight tomorrow and I want to talk to them about it." Yoh commented, waving farewell to Anna with a smile.

"Alright, be safe." She replied back, trying to withstand waving back.

As the boy began to walk off, a thought buzzed through Anna's mind. "Oh Yoh! Wait!" She called out.

He stopped and turned to look at her, "Yeah?"

Anna's eyes looked calm as she gently wrapped her arms around her stomach and whispered, "We are having a baby."

Yoh looked at her for a moment, taking it all in before he smiled, walking back over to her. "That's great." He told her, almost enthusiastic, kissing her forehead. "You both sleep well then, alright?" He told her as he poked her belly before turning to walk off again.

Anna smiled almost sweetly as she held onto her torso. "I love you…" she whispered. But it was too silent for him to hear.

"I love you…" Yoh said to him self, also too quiet for her to hear as he walked away.