I just adopted a fiction from TheElegantFaerie (formerly Tasukifoxx) and it's a Yui-Seto Kaiba pairing. It was one of the FY stories I read while browsing for Yui stories before I became a member and I'm kinda sad Tracy can't update the story. Anyway, that's the reason why I'm adopting this fanfiction with her blessing.
I've done some changes in the first two chapters. If you want to read the original, head off to TheElegantFaerie's account and it's there! :D I did some changes because it's against FFdotnet rules to post same content for different authors, etc. So here goes my first adopted fiction: Eternal Serenade (I dropped the 'The Blue Light' too.) Oh, and I retained the original chapter name.
Disclaimer: Fushigi Yuugi and Yu-gi-Oh are not mine.
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The Red Light Returns
By Slavedriver2008
Yuuki Miaka, a girl of 16 with long brown wavy hair, sighed as she touched the cover of a book bound in red leather. A soft lonely smile graced her beautiful face and she resisted the urge to cry. There was no use crying again, Tamahome would not like that. But still, the memories brought beads of tears at the sides of her brown eyes.
A year has passed since the fateful battle between Tamahome and Nakago in the streets of Tokyo. She had mended the relationship with her bestfriend, Hongou Yui. But even though they managed to save the friendship, they were both scarred by the book, trying to live normal lives and erasing the incidents in their subconscious. Yui had successfully done so, though Miaka knew a part of her bestfriend still clung to the book and to the blonde shogun. Why else would she keep Nakago's earring? If Yui had Nakago in his heart, Miaka had every bit of Tamahome in her.
Miaka got to keep Shin Jin Ten Chi Sho, a present from Tetsuya who bought it from the library. Miaka didn't know how he managed to buy it off but was happy nonetheless. She treasured it more than anything; valued it the way she valued Tamahome. The warrior could only exist in the contexts of the ancient book, a fictional character only to draw breath on paper. And so, she loved the book the way she loved Tamahome. Her Tamahome.
"Hey Miaka, wanna grab a bite to eat?" Yui asked, walking into the room, fully dressed in Domino High's pink uniform. Yui hated the color but wore it nonetheless. Miaka wanted to laugh because the color suited her bestfriend. She'd throw a fit if she told her, though.
They transferred with Keisuke to Domino City and the two passed the prestigious elite high school. They moved to the city and rented a three-bedroom apartment. They arrived last night and Keisuke already left for university earlier. Seeing Yui was all dressed-up, Miaka realized she should finish up too.
"Sounds great Yui! Just let me get dressed..." Miaka said, turning her back on her friend and silently slipping the book into her school bag.
"Okay, I'll just wait outside." Yui turned and walked out of the room, oblivious to the fact that her friend brought the book with her to school. The blonde girl sighed as the door closed.
Moving to Domino City was supposed to keep them away from the memories of the book, yet Yui felt otherwise. Miaka had been very gloomy lately and she kept on looking at the book. She sighed again and walked toward the living room, pushing her shoulder-length hair behind her ear to touch what the book left for her. A sad smile left her face and when she looked up, she saw her melancholic reflection in the mirror. Miaka was still lucky to have brought Tamahome's love. The only thing she got was Nakago's blue earring. And a scar on her wrist. She shook her head. It was enough that one of them felt nostalgic, she should—at all cost—live for this world.
"Ready to go, Yui?" Miaka asked, walking from her room. Yui immediately turned and smiled wide. No one would think that she was lonely a few minutes ago.
"Absolutely. Let's go. I can't wait to see our new school!" The blonde girl took her bag and they walked out of the apartment, both smiling.
They walked the streets of Domino, doing some window shopping as they passed through numerous stores. Domino City was a city within a city. The place thrived on its own and all laws on Japan never applied to the city. It was neutral territory, a place where the only thing that mattered was technology. Even the people seemed to belong to another world and foreigners filled the streets. They passed by a little coffee shop and the smell of freshly-baked cinnamon rolls lingered in the air. Both the girls' stomachs grumbled and they laughed at the same time.
"Hey this café looks good!" Miaka commented as they walked inside. Yui nodded and followed her friend, looking around the place but trying to be discreet.
"Ohayou gozaimasu! How may I help you young ladies?" the server asked behind the counter.
"I'll have a Mocha-Caramel iced coffee and a blueberry muffin," Miaka said, smiling back at the server. She pulled out a crumpled yen from her pocket and paid the bill.
"And I'll have a chocolate muffin and a French Vanilla iced coffee." Yui decided, taking out her wallet and paying the amount. She could not decide what to get as there were so many food to choose from. After a few minutes of waiting, the server handed them the food on a tray.
"Alright here you go! Enjoy and I hope to see you more here." The two nodded and carried their orders toward a booth. They passed by a group of students who were wearing the same uniform. Yui briefly glanced at the group and smiled thinly. They sat at the table across them.
"Hey they must be the new students at school," Tea Gardner chirped happily, smiling back at the blonde girl.
"They must be. They look like nice girls," Moto Yugi agreed as he likewise smiled at the two.
"So what's goin' on?" a dumbfounded Joey Wheeler asked, looking up. He and another boy, Tristan Taylor were in a serious conversation about Star Trek and video games.
"Who are those pretty girls over there?" Tristan asked, smirking at the two girls. He turned toward his other companions, waiting for an answer. "You don't happen to know them?"
"Tea and I think they're the new girls in school, Tristan!" Yugi answered.
"Oh yeah I remember hearin' about them like two days ago," Joey calmly stated, looking at the two and focusing his attention on the blonde girl. Their eyes met and the girl looked away, focusing on her food. Joey smiled, she was pretty. "They're in our class?"
"Hai! Let's introduce ourselves," Tea suggested. The three boys nodded and they slowly stood up. Tea led the way and flashed her friendliest smile. "Hello my name is Tea Gardner and are you the new students at Domino High?" Tea asked politely.
Miaka nodded vigorously. She just finished her muffin and was asking for Yui's piece. "Hai! So you go there, too," Miaka said nicely. She introduced herself and her bestfriend. Yui just smiled at them. The boys introduced themselves and Yui tried to identify their nationalities. It was kinda weird hearing them speak fluent Japanese and yet they looked like they were from another country.
"So where did you guys move from?" Tea asked.
"We came from Bunkyo," Yui stated quite proudly. The group smiled wider. It was a popular residential district, made more popular by the fact that Tokyo University's main campus was in the area. The clock inside the restaurant chimed and the group realized school was about to start.
"Let's all walk to school," Yugi suggested and the two girls nodded. They stood up and took their bags, walking out of the café with the group.
Tea immediately walked beside Miaka and the two chatted. Yugi was also talking to Miaka and Yui smiled because Miaka seemed happy to meet their new friends. Someone cleared his throat and Yui looked up to find Joey walking beside her. Tristan occupied the spot on her left.
"Is it your first time in Domino City?" he asked and Yui nodded, slightly blushing. It was hard to enter Domino City. Only those with passports were allowed in.
"Hai, it seems like a nice place." Yui smiled at him and the boy smiled wider. "I heard that there's a very popular card game here in Domino City..."
"Yeah and we're all professionals in that game," Joey exclaimed. "Yugi doesn't look like it, but he's the top rookie in the sport." Yui turned to the other boy who was walking ahead of them and nodded. "But I'm good too—If Yugi's not around, I'm the top rookie!"
Yui laughed lightly. "Wow, you must be really good, then."
"Don't believe everything this dork's telling you, Yui," Tristan cut the conversation and Yui laughed louder. Joey was about to protest when a sleek black limo pulled up to the gates of the school.
"Jeez! Just what we need now!" Joey exclaimed furiously, shaking his head. Yui looked at the blonde boy and was briefly curious of his behavior. Yui turned to Tristan and the boy just smiled at her.
"He's Domino City's most influential card player. He's one of the strongest too," Tristan told her and Yui turned to the limousine.
The back door popped open and a brown-haired blue-eyed hunk stepped into the daylight. The guy turned toward them and raised an eyebrow. Their eyes met and Yui gasped. He was handsome and he exuded an aura that was somehow similar to…
"Nakago…" she whispered, earning looks from both Joey and Tristan. At the whisper of the name, the man raised an eyebrow and walked toward her. Yui's heart beat wildly on her chest and her breath caught when he walked between the group and stopped in front of her, still holding her gaze.
"I take it you are new here. I'm Kaiba Seto," he said venomously in a cold deep voice. Yui blinked at him. No, the voice was different. This man cannot be Nakago. She dropped her gaze and frowned. Why did she even thought he was…? Kaiba cleared his throat and Yui looked up again, annoyed she outrightly stared at him.
"Do you need anything?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
The man's jaw clenched and his brows creased. "And you are?" Kaiba demanded, getting a little ticked that she was ignoring him.
"Hongo Yui," she gritted sharply. She was slightly trembling from anger. He was so annoying and he had not even done anything but ask for her name!
"Ah, was that so hard girl?" Kaiba sneered, smirking at her. Now she understood why she mistook him for the shogun. The two both exuded power and charisma and an arrogance she could not stand. At least Nakago was nice to her.
"My name isn't girl, it's Yui. Get it right, Seto," Yui corrected him. Tea gasped and Joey slightly laughed. It then occurred to her they were in a public place. She broke his gaze and looked around. Oh no, she made a commotion on the streets.
"You may call me Kaiba, not by my first name," Kaiba growled, still standing before her and staring intently at her frail form.
"Yeah? Why should I?" Yui challenged him.
"Yui, everyone calls him Kaiba. Even the teachers," Yugi explained, walking between them. "It's nice to see you today, Kaiba." Yugi smiled at the older boy and the latter raised an eyebrow. He turned to her one last time and then turned around to walk to school. Yugi let out a sigh when he had disappeared. "He's the most influential man in Domino City, Yui. It would be better if we don't cross with him."
"Whatever. Let's just get to class," Yui said, still thinking of Kaiba. Miaka walked beside her and looked at her with concern. Before she could say anything, Yui smiled at her bestfriend. "I'm okay, Miaka. Don't worry."
"HONGOU YUI AND YUKI MIAKA TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE." The speaker flared through the school and Yui frowned. She hated getting too much attention. The group walked them toward the office and bid them goodbye before they entered the room.
"That was fierce, Yui. I'm glad we're friends," Joey whispered and shook her hand. She smiled warily and the boy winked at her. The act made her blush. The moment the four disappeared, Miaka slid the door open and they walked inside.
"Ohayou gozaimasu, I am Seiya Soi, the principal of this school. I am pleased to meet the two of you," a lady's voice said and Yui's eyes widened when the power chair turned and she saw a familiar face. The lady smirked, as if reading her thoughts, but dispelled Yui's hunch by leaning on the table. "You will both be in Class 2-D and I will assign one of our star pupils to show you around." She pushed the intercom button and the speaker flared again.
"KAIBA SETO TO THE MAIN OFFICE."
A few minutes after, Kaiba walked into the room and smirked at Yui when he walked toward the principal's desk. "Yes, Ms Seiya?"
"I would like you to show these two girls around school," she replied, unusually sweetly. Yui raised an eyebrow at the principal's odd behavior. Now, she was starting to act like Soi, very much in love with… Yui shook her head. There was no way Nakago and Soi would be reincarnated into this world. She must be imagining things.
Kaiba cleared his throat and Yui met his gaze when she looked up. "Sure," he responded coldly. The edge of his mouth curved to a thin smile and instead of getting annoyed, warmth spread through Yui's face. She immediately looked away. What was that? "Please follow me." Kaiba motioned for them and the two girls followed. Miaka looked at her bestfriend with concern and Yui gave her a reassuring smile.
"I'm excited to go around school, are you?" Yui asked Miaka and the latter nodded, laughing lightly at the way she tried to sound calm.
"Over here is the library," Kaiba carelessly explained as they made their way across the building. "Down the hallway is the Gymnasium and the Locker Rooms." Yui nodded, watching Kaiba's back intently. She shook her head to dispel the numerous thoughts in her head the moment they saw Soi in the real world. Was it possible for any of the seishis to be reincarnated?
Yui sighed and closed her eyes, rubbing the sides of her temple, which was starting to throb. She accidentally hit someone and lost balance. A pair of strong arms wrapped around her for support and when she looked up, found Kaiba Seto's cold blue eyes. Damn, she thought, even the eyes were the same. The feel of their arms were similar too—warm and reassuring and comfortable and… She gasped and moved away from him, flushed. Kaiba smirked at her reaction.
"I'm—"
"You're wasting my time, ne," he said coldly, fascination dancing over his eyes. "Where did your friend run off to?" he asked and Yui looked around. She was too absorbed in her own thoughts she never noticed Miaka was no longer beside her.
"Where's the nearest vendo machine?" she asked and Kaiba's brows creased.
"I don't have time to waste—"
"Where is it?!" Yui hissed. Panic suddenly rose in her system and her heart started to palpitate wildly. There was something wrong and she could not pinpoint what. When she did not get a response from him, she turned around and was about to run back when his hand stopped her wrist. "I don't have time to—"
"I'll take you there," Kaiba stated. Before Yui could react, he pulled her toward the way they came, still holding her wrist. Yui was trembling and the more they walked back, the more nervous she becomes. Kaiba tightened his hold of her and she turned to him, smiling weakly.
A flash of red light appeared near the library and Yui's eyes widened. Without another word, she ran toward the light. "MIAKA!" Kaiba's hand stopped her and she desperately slapped his hand away. "LET GO!" In wide steps, she ran toward her bestfriend, heart on her throat. Why was this happening again?
She turned and called her friend's name again. Someone called her from behind but she was too occupied to turn. Miaka looked up and smiled at her, the book opened in her hands.
"I'm sorry, Yui. I want to see him again. I really do." The red light glimmered strongly and before Miaka completely disappeared, Yui was able to grab her wrist. The light blinded her and an all-too familiar feeling filled her.
"YUI!" She turned and saw Kaiba running toward them. He reached for her, blue eyes wide, with an expression she never thought he was capable of donning. But before he came too close, he disappeared in a sea of red.
"Seto…" she called him. "Save me…"
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A shrill laughter reverberated in the air and the voluptuous woman with reddish brown hair covered her mouth. Known in this world as Seiya Soi, the former Seiryuu warrior tried to control her happiness. But it left her anyway.
"It finally began…" she whispered, in a half-dazed state. She leaned on the chair and it squeaked from the force. She looked up at the ceiling and touched her face. "Nakago, my love… We shall be together again…"
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A/N: Thanks for reading. There are many changes from the original to give more drama. I'll add some more details in the second chapter and publish it in a few days. Please rate and review!
