Domino City was normally a loud, bustling city. Rivaled only by New York with its resident's livelihood; businessmen and women rushed around during the day, all chattering loudly through their phones. Once school was out, children ran through the city, from stores to arcades, enjoying what little free time they had before evening. Around this time, children, teens and adults alike dueled their monsters. Some for cash, others for fun and even training. Once evening hit, the party crowd flooded the streets, club hopping and drinking the night away. Dancers, entertainers, singers and bar tenders staying up until the wee hours of morning each night to entertain and serve their customers. Up until the sun began to rise did they close their doors and head home and the business men and women began the cycle all over again.
The city was always bustling with life throughout most of the year, only slowing down when winter reared its' ugly head. It was too cold to run around from arcade to arcade or wear miniskirts and fishnets. The snow made it impossible to duel for long periods of time without both monsters and duelists freezing. Especially for those with cold blooded monsters; winter just seemed to slow everything down to a staggering point.
And, while the snow was beautiful at night, no one dared brave it alone.
Aside from one young woman.
Kisara slugged through the heavy snow, her panting made little clouds in front of her face as she tried to catch her breath. She looked behind her for a moment and cursed when she saw the two men still searching. Luckily the snow was filled with foot prints, though, she stuck out like a sore thumb, standing in the middle of the street.
She felt her companion wiggle around in her shirt and unzipped her jacket enough to let his head pop out. "Stop moving, Seth," She whispered, continuing to run forward, "It's hard enough running around in the snow without you moving,"
Excuse me for wanting to see what we're running from, The dragon retorted and puffed out a small bit of smoke from his nostrils. He looked over her shoulder, and growled softly, How did they find us in this city? It's massive.
"When I figure it out, I'll let you know." She looked behind her. Of course they'd tracked her down, it's hard to miss a girl with a Blue Eyes. Rumors spread quickly, and it was hardly viable to keep Seth shoved down her jacket at all times. Damn dragon was almost as big as a golden retriever, holding his massive weight on her back was not healthy or easy. She noticed one of the men turn toward her direction, catching sight of her. She cursed under her breath and tried to rush forward, but the snow was dragging her down and her limbs felt numb from the cold. Her panting was the only noise she could really heard a moment, her vision a bit blurry.
Kisara, get down! Seth hissed, biting her shoulder to get her attention. She dropped to the ground, face first into the snow as something whizzed above her head. What are they shooting at us now? He snarled, jumping out of the girl's jacket and stretching his wings.
"Don't waste your time!" She yelled, forcing herself to her feet. "I doubt it'll matter what they're shooting if one of us gets it." The girl ran forward once more, only looking back to make sure Seth followed close behind her. The dragon jumped through the snow, keeping his head low and wings close to his body. He almost blended into the snow, which made him a harder target to hit. Kisara felt another shot whizz past her as her feet hit the side walk.
She slid a bit, and stopped to try and steady herself. Goddamn side walk was frozen over; another yell for them to stop caught her attention and she tried to run again, only to slip and fall forward, slamming into the concrete harder than she thought possible. Kisara! Seth's voice barely registered and her vision was getting a bit blurry again. She felt her dragon's teeth yank at her jacket, trying to pull her forward. Get up! You can't just lie around!
Kisara groaned and slowly pushed herself up on her hands. Seth stood in front of her, snarling and growling at the approaching threat, smoke coming from his mouth as his teeth bared at them. Kisara turned and cursed at how close the two men were; though, by some sick twist of luck, their monsters were nowhere to be seen. "Seth, white lightening attack!" She yelled, dropping down once again and throwing her arms above her head.
The dragon roared and flared his wings out wide, rearing back on to his hind legs as he opened his mouth wide, the electricity caused Kisara's hair to stand on end and prickle as though she had goosebumps. Seth's roar was almost deafening as he let the attack fly, the ball of light caused the two men to stop. They almost turned tail and ran, but it was much too late as they were blasted with the energy.
Kisara didn't bother to look back as she forced herself up, almost dizzy from her lack of energy, and scooped up a still snarling Seth as she ran away. She only looked back once she noticed people in the building surrounding her flick their lights on and begin opening up windows and doors to see what the ruckus was.
The two men laid on the ground, seemingly knocked out, or worse. From the distance she was at, she couldn't see if they were breathing or not, though at this point, she didn't particularly care. People began opening up their doors and filing out, trying to see what had happened. "Damn it," She growled, yanking her hood up to try and hide her face.
Perhaps I over did it, just a bit. Seth commented, looking over her shoulder once more.
"You don't say?" She shot the dragon a dirty look, but couldn't comment as some people called out to her, trying to get her to stop. She cursed again and shoved Seth's head down against her chest and turned the corner of the block and found herself near a park. "I don't know what area we're in anymore," She groaned, running toward the trees.
I told you to grab a map at the station, but you said no. Seth snorted, sneaking another peek behind them, No one seems to be following us.
"I knew how to get there from the station." She mumbled as she looked over her shoulder. He seemed to be right, none of the witnesses seemed to want to chase after them and she slowed herself to a brisk walk. "I didn't expect them to locate us so quickly,"
They must've followed us from the train. Seth growled. His head would snap toward the direction of any sound around them, Kisara only shook her head at her partner's antics. What was that anyway? Why weren't you getting up? Are you getting sick?
"Excuse me for being exhausted," Kisara glared, her cobalt blue eyes almost seemed to darken. "I don't have the opportunity to sleep very often since we've been on the run."
You almost got us captured, Kisara. Seth growled back. He met her gaze evenly, almost daring her to back down, You being dead on your feet is putting us in more danger than we're already in.
Kisara stopped walking and kept eye contact with him; this wasn't the first time they'd had a little match of dominance, and she definitely wasn't about to let him win now. "What am do you expect me to do? Sleep on a park bench like a sitting duck?"
We need to rest. Otherwise, we're both going to lose our edge.
"We've already lost it, Seth. I don't know if you noticed, but we barely escaped that little scuffle." Neither broke their little staring contest as Seth jumped down from her arms and into the snow. "We don't have time to sleep; not when we're so close!"
We don't even know if he'll help us Kisara! This little plan of yours is dependent on some stranger with a bleeding heart helping us! He huffed, smoke coming from his mouth again. Seth was getting more and more frustrated by the second. This plan could end with us ending up on our asses in the cold!
"And what do you suggest, Seth?" Kisara growled, her eyes narrowing a bit. "We just continue to be on the run? I barely have enough money for food! We can't afford another ticket!"
You could withdraw money-
"And what? Let them know our exact location?" She snorted, "Yeah, that's smart."
Either we do that and maybe buy a ticket out of this country, or, waste time on this plan of yours! Seth snapped his jaw at her, crouching down a bit.
"Don't snap at me!" She yelled, stomping her foot, "I already have to worry about feeding and hiding you constantly! The last thing I need is you to give me an attitude!"
As if you've protected me! Who was the one that saved us just now!
"ENOUGH!" Kisara yelled, throwing her head back like a child throwing a tantrum. The sudden movement made her head spin and she lost her balance. She stumbled back and landed against a tree, the world seemed to whirl around her like she was on a carnival ride.
Kisara! Seth rushed forward and stopped her from falling over, pushing his head against her hip and helping her regain her balance. The girl leaned against the tree for support and slowly slid down it into the snow, closing her eyes tight and praying the spinning would stop. Seth watched her anxiously, his tail twitching a bit, You're pale.
"Tell me something new," She mumbled, pulling her knees close and laying her forehead on them.
I'm serious. You look half dead, Kisara. The dragon laid his head on top of hers, seemingly annoyed with the humans antics. Though, he stayed silent for her sake.
Kisara sat in the snow, taking deep breathes to try and stop her vertigo. After a couple moments, she was able to open her eyes without the overwhelming urge to vomit. She moved back to lean her head against the tree, and Seth laid his own on her knees, allowing her to wrap an arm around his neck. The two sat in silence, Kisara barely able to see the branches above her head from the darkness that surrounded them. Though, Seth could see it all, his eyes flicked from tree to tree, observing anything that could be a possible threat. They were comfortable for a short moment, despite the freezing cold that caused Kisara's fingers and toes to go numb and make Seth had to shift his position every once a while to make sure he didn't freeze.
After some time, Seth spoke:
Do you think this will really work?
Kisara looked down at her dragon, meeting his gaze once more. However, this time, there was no battle of wills or dominance. Only wariness and exhaustion. She stared at him for a moment, juggling all the thoughts she had in her mind before finally shrugging. "I don't know." She admitted, letting her head fall back against the tree with a thump.
Seth snorted and went back to watching the trees, What do we have to gain from even attempting going there then? What do we do if this ends up being a waste of time?
"We go with your plan," Kisara didn't hesitate for a moment before answering. "I'll empty out my accounts, get a ticket for some random country and we keep running." Her grip tightened just enough for Seth to notice, "There's no way we can go back there."
I never suggested we would. Seth pointed out, stretching his claws a little. But….If he for some reason agrees, what can he possibly do for us, Kisara?
"I'm not sure Seth," She admitted, letting out a long breath. "But, I'm sure it's more than we can do. He's Seto Kaiba, I mean, the guy has more money and power than he probably know what to do with it."
Despite that, I doubt he's very willing to share it. Seth snorted.
"Seth, please." She lifted up her dragon's head, making him face her. "I need your support in this. Worse comes to worse, we just wasted a small amount of time in one city. Plus, after all the ruckus we just caused, I doubt they'll think we're still in this city." Their eyes wondered toward the loud police and ambulance sirens that were coming closer. Kisara winced and sighed before looking back at her dragon with hopeful eyes. "Please?"
Seth stared at her for a moment and his eyes narrowed. He seemed thoughtful for a moment, and Kisara felt her heart drop further and further into her stomach the longer she waited. Finally, after what seemed like hours, Seth blew a puff of smoke in her face, We'll try it, but the second he says no, we're leaving.
Kisara's face broke into a huge grin and she planted a kiss on the dragon's snout, "Don't worry, Seth. This will work, I promise." She stood, unzipping her jacket to invite the dragon in. "Now, we just have to find Kaiba Corp." The dragon nodded and jumped up on to her shoulder, wrapping his tail around her torso as she zipped up the jacket and pulled the hood up to conceal their faces. "I'm sure we'll find it in no time."
A/N:Been a while, eh?
Some of you may recognize me from my horrible fanfics in the past, and if you do, hi! Nice to see you again! If you don't, nice to meet you!
I've been meaning to get back into fanfic writing for a year or so now, and I thought I'd work on a completely new story, verses rewriting old ones (though I am technically doing that on the side.) So yeah.
So, on to THIS story:
Blueshipping is actually one of my weirdly favorite ships, and it's kinda sorta underappreciated in my opinion. It's cute, and I decided since there isn't much for it, I'd write something. And I really always liked the idea of Duel Monsters being real, so I did that too.
I really have no idea how to end these little notes anymore. Please, let me know how you all enjoyed this! I'd really appreciate it, and I'm hoping to update every 1-2 weeks! So stay tuned if you are interested ^-^