Shaman King Fan Fiction ❯ Ivy, Shaman Runaway ❯ Blood Betrayal ( Chapter 34 )

 

Blood Betrayal

I sat in front of my vanity mirror (Yes, I do have a vanity!) brushing my golden locks. I hummed a little to myself as I brushed and combed.

 

“Mirror mirror hanging on the wall

You don't have to tell me who's the biggest fool of all

Mirror mirror I wish you could lie to me

And bring my baby back, bring my baby back to me”

 

`Hmmm…that's rather depressing. I'll get him back myself. That little tramp won't have her way with him!' I caught myself getting worked up, so I took a deep breathe and calmed myself. `No use in getting excited yet. There will be time after the job is done. I hate allying myself with such despicable people, but it serves a common purpose: to get Yoh back.'

 

“Anna?” a voice outside my door called.

 

I got up and went to answer the door. I didn't open the door but instead leaned my back up against it. “Who's there?” I asked.

 

“It's me, Anna. Open up; we need to talk.”

 

`Yoh…perfect!' “One minute! I'm changing!” I scurried over to my closet and put on a midnight blue skirt like Ivy's and a pale yellow shirt that's sleeves started on the upper part of the arm. I quickly applied a light coat of make-up, and was ready.

 

I rushed back over to the door and ushered Yoh inside my room. “How do I look?” I asked.

 

He looked me over a minute, almost staring, before he responded, “You look fine, Anna. I really need to talk to you…”

 

“About what?” I asked as I motioned for him to take a seat on my bed beside me.

 

He somewhat reluctantly joined me. “Well, I'm going to be truthful with you, Anna. It's about our engagement.”

 

“Go on.” I urged in a suspicious tone.

 

He looked down at the floor and whispered gently as if his tone of voice could soften the blow he was about to deal me. “I can't marry you Anna.”

 

“Why. Not.” I coldly stated.

 

He gathered his courage and looked me straight in the eye. “I don't love you Anna. I'm in love with Ivy.”

 

I could feel cracks start to form in my heart. It hurt so badly even if I had known it was coming. “Y-oh…” I whimpered, shaking my head slowly back and forth in denial. “What did I do wrong? What can I do better? Tell me, and I can fix it so that we can be together.” I moaned. My voice was breaking, and tears were freely cascading down my rosy cheeks. I didn't care if he saw.

 

Yoh reached up and wiped the teardrops from my dull orbs that used to be eyes before he broke the heart that the eyes were a reflection of. I sobbed quietly, but bitterly as he tried to explain. “Anna, it's not all your fault. I'm also to blame. I'm the one who fell in love with Ivy. I didn't mean to, honestly I didn't. I never meant to be unfaithful to you…but I met Ivy, and now I found out what it means to truly love someone. There's nothing you can do, Anna. I'm so sorry for hurting you. I wish I could take away your pain, but I'm afraid that nothing I do will help.”

 

“How long?” I murmured.

 

“I'm sorry?” He hadn't understood what I had meant.

 

“How long have you be cheating on me, Yoh?” I blinked back some of the storm spewing out of my ebony spheres.

 

“I'm not sure how long it's been. Ever since the first day I saw her I was playing you.” He admitted shamefully.

 

“Oh, Anna!” He took me into his arms and held me tight. I shifted so that I could lie in his embrace comfortably. “My heart was never yours to lose. I didn't want to hurt you. Please don't cry! I hate it when I have to see you cry.”

 

I broke away angrily and stood up so I could tower above Yoh as I yelled forcefully, “I'll let you see all right!—let you see all the pain you're inflicting on me! May you have pity on me, and on your wedding day as you take that wench for a wife, I hope you look at her and remember my tear-stained face! The way I looked on the day my love for you, and your scorn of that love forced me to take my own life!”

 

“Anna!!” Yoh suddenly paled as he heard my depressing, vengeful words. “Don't talk like that!” He enveloped me in his firm, well-muscled arms. “I won't let you hurt yourself! Do you know how much of a waste that is? Anna, you're so beautiful, but you're so cold. There will be someone out there who can love you like I never could. Don't give up just because of me. Please…”

 

I stood and walked around my room stupidly, thinking about my future from that moment on. I halted my relentless pacing in front of the bed that Yoh was still sitting on. “I guess this means that I no longer have a reason to live with you and the others. I have no reason to be hear, so I should go home to Izumo…but that's not my home, it's the Asakura Compound…I have no place to go…”

 

“Anna you don't have to leave; you can stay with us still.” Yoh offered. He too stood up, and stood in front of me.

 

“I couldn't do that.” I mumbled. My vision was starting to fade to black, and my hearing was diminishing.

 

“Anna? Are you all right? You look really pale.” Yoh anxiously questioned my health.

 

“I'm—“ before I could finish my sentence, I was engulfed by a dark curtain of forced sleep. The stress was too much, and I fainted. I would have surely been hurt by the landing, but thankfully Yoh caught me and laid me on the bed.

 

“ANNA!! Anna, wake up! Oh, God. Anna, Anna!” He called to me.

 

I slowly started to revive, but I was seriously disoriented. “Wh-where am I?”

 

“Thank God!! Anna are you okay? I'm sorry! I was so scared!” Yoh gently stroked my shimmering golden hair.

 

“Yoh?” I softly beckoned.

 

“Yes, Anna. I'm here. Do you need anything? I'm so sorry.” He apologized yet again.

 

“I love you.” I whispered, new tears starting to form in my eyes.

 

“Anna…” His handsome face looked troubled as he whispered my name. He took a seat on the bed beside me and leaned in to kiss me softly.

 

“Yoh…” I moaned as his tongue played tug-of-war with mine. It was a pity kiss and I knew it, but it was a wonderful kiss. I wanted it to last forever, but soon cruel hard reality came back and slapped me in the face as he broke the kiss.

 

“I'm sorry Anna. I couldn't love you…it just won't work out. I need Ivy, and I'm sure that you'll find a guy who can make you happy like I never could. I'll see you later Anna. Please don't hurt yourself over this. I'm not worth it.” And he left me sitting on my bed all alone. My heart burst in my chest, and I could feel myself bleeding inside.

 

I wanted to hurt her so badly right then. I wanted Ivy to feel my pain. I f she could even feel half of what I was feeling I would be happy. She stole the love of my life away from me! She would pay. I wished she could suffer my pain and die from it! But no…I had other plans for her. She would suffer more than ever imaginable. I wasn't sure of what Hao would do to her: rape (well definitely), torture (most likely), beating (maybe), but whatever he did, she deserved it!

 

I got up off of my bed and washed my face, so that it didn't look like I had been crying. I grabbed a rope and made my way to Ivy's room to wake her and take her out to dinner and shopping. As I walked I sung softly the chorus of “Another One Bites The Dust”.

 

I laughed softly as I sang. `No one gets in my way and lives. Goodbye Ivy.'