Next morning...

"Alrighty then. Let's go see what I can buy the guys back at home," the Asakura thinks as he runs out of the house to a nearby shop. Not realizing a familiar girl was following him...
"Man, it's gonna take me a while to figure out what to get them. Look at all these stuff," he says as he looks around the shop. He then spots some figurines of naked girls then chuckles to himself.
"Ponchi and Conchi are sure gonna love these..." he thinks to himself as he picks them up.
"Hmph. Pervert. And what are you going on about Poncho and Concho," an icy voice says, cutting through the young boy's thoughts.
"Wh-Wha?!! Anna?!!" he starts running away when he realizes..."Wait a minute, I didn't say that out loud...."
"Just exactly what are the Poncho and Concho you were thinking about?" Anna asks.
Yoh suddenly grabs her shoulders and looks at her causing her to move back in surprise.
"Tell me, what's going on?! How did you read my mind?!"
SLAP!!!
Yoh lets go and moves back a bit, holding his cheek that now has a red hand mark
"That hurt you know!! What was that for?!" Yoh yells, glaring at her then suddenly widens his eyes when he sees tears forming in her eyes.
"I told you not to act so familiar with me..... And I came to say... Goodbye..." she says as she turns around.
"What do you mean?" Yoh asks, looking at her sadly.
"You have other candidates for you to marry... Being with me will only put you in danger...." she says before turning her head to him and gives the smallest of smiles which doesn't go unnoticed by the young boy. "But you came to see me. And... I'm happy.... Sayannara...."
Yoh watches her as she leaves then runs after her.
"Wait-" he falters and stops when he sees lots of spirit orbs. "Wh-Wha.... "
"I told you.... Being with me will only put you in danger..." Anna says as she walks away.
"So the oni is created by her......" Yoh thinks as he sees it form into an oni bigger and more vicious looking than the first one he saw.
It glares down at him causing him to gulp.
"Die Yoh Asakura!" it growls before swinging his hand to hit him.
"Whoa!!" Yoh says as he jumps into the shop causing the hand to shatter the windows.
"What's going on? Hey, you! Why did you break my window... Wait a minute, there's no way you can cause that much damage..." the shop keeper says, running out holding a sword.
Yoh's eyes notice the sword then he quickly snatches it.
"Sorry, I'll bring this back. I hope!" he says as he runs out to face the evil spirit.
"YOU BETTER KID!!! THAT SWORD IS REALLY EXPENSIVE!!" the shop keeper yells back.
Anna turns her head to see what the shouting was about then suddenly stops when she sees Yoh standing in front of the spirit with the sword.
"Don't tell me you expect to defeat it with that, Yoh....." she thinks as she watches with wide eyes.
"Run Anna! I'll try and hold this thing off as much as I can! Call Grandma or Matamune to help!" Yoh yells as he looks at the spirit.
"Ah..." she manages to let out as she watches.
The oni raises its hand, getting ready to strike.
"Yoh! Stop! Get back!" Anna yells out suddenly causing the oni to disappear but not after it made contact with Yoh and knocked him back, causing him to hit a nearby shelf and go unconscious.
Anna gasps then runs beside him with the shop keeper kneels down beside them.
"Yoh..." she whispers as she holds his head close to her.
"We have to get him to the hospital..." the shop keeper says.
Anna nods slowly and looks at Yoh, tearing up slightly.
The shop keeper carries him to his vehicle and places him gently on the seat.
"You go and tell his grandma what happened and where he is, okay?"
Anna nods again and runs towards the house while the shop keeper goes into the vehicle and drives off to the hospital

If anyone even reads this, well, sorry for keeping you guys waiting *chuckles nervously*

Amidamaru: Let's just say, Yoh has been looking for his friends from where he comes from for a long time. But has found none. Even Anna is lost.

Yeah. Hehe... Well hope you like this chapter as well. See ya!