Karneval: Tarnished Silver

Synopsys & Author's Note: Set after the raid on Kuronomei-So after Chapter 73+ (but without any assumptions as to what happened during that story arch). Uro is upset about being forced to leave Palnedo's side after the Circus raid on the Smokey Mansion. Kagiri and Kiharu mindlessly open their mouths and mention 'the blonde guy from Rinoll'. Putting two and two together, Uro realizes who their talking about and comes up with a plan that will either make Palnedo want him back, or make his own crew even stronger. But, when Yogi turns up missing, Gareki starts to realize he actually does worry about the hyperactive blonde. This story is starting out with a T rating, I'm not sure if I will make it M rated later on or not, I'm also not sure how many chapters this story will be. There is some GareYogi/YoReki substance, but I'm not sure if I'll make them an actual couple in this or if I leave Yogi with some sort of unrequited love, but Gareki will realize he does at least see Yogi as a best friend.

Tarnished Silver

Chapter 1: Babbling Idiots

"Forget it, I'm not going!" Gareki growled, pushing Yogi off of him. The blonde had been following him all morning.

"Oh, come on, Gareki-Kun, why not?" Yogi whined, chasing after the raven haired fifteen year old. "It'll be fun, like last time!"

Gareki stopped in his tracks, spun around on his heels and glared Yogi right in the face. Yogi could almost feel Gareki's beautiful blue eyes boring a hole through his head. "THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I REFUSE TO GO! I'm not about to join you guys in another stupid parade, just so I can be forced into that damnable cat suit of yours again when someone from the First Ship comes looking for you to help them with something," he growled. "I'm not even a part of Circus yet, geeze," he grumbled under his voice, looking away.

"That's no way to talk about Nyanperowna," Yogi pouted.

"Whatever," Gareki scoffed, "Look, I'm not in the mood to deal with people and crowds today, so just get lost and leave me alone, will ya'?" With that, Gareki stormed off into his and Nai's bedroom, slamming and locking the door behind him.

"You'll miss us!" Yogi whimpered from the other side of the door, with one last attempt at pouting Gareki into submission. "Come on, Gareki-Kuuun! It won't be as much fun if you're not there with us."

"GO AWAY, YOGI!" Gareki returned. In truth, Gareki wasn't sure what was bothering him today, all he knew was that he'd woke up in a worse mood than usual and he didn't want to deal with anyone, especially Yogi. He snatched up one of his books and settled in on his bunk.

Feeling quite dejected, Yogi turned and went back to meet the others to get ready for the parade. "Yogi? Where's Gareki?" Nai asked with wide red eyes. The little Niji half-breed was already in costume, Yogi had helped him sew it together, now he really looked like a Niji-half as he had the horns, wings, and a pinned on tail. He was simply adorable.

Yogi flinched at the question, but forced on a smile, patting the top of Nai's head. "He said he was tired from staying up studying last night. Instead of coming with us, he wants to stay and take a nap," Yogi said. He hated lying to the child, and knew the boy was probably aware that was what he was doing, too, but his version of the story sounded much better.

Nai tilted his head to the side and blinked, realizing Yogi was hiding something, but decided not to question it. He gave a quiet nod. "Alright then. Gareki needs his rest before he goes back to Kuronomei," he yielded, turning and running back to Karoku.

Yogi blinked. "E-Even Karoku is coming with us?" he thought. He sighed and rubbed the back of his head, "Maybe it would have been better to send Nai-Chan to ask Gareki-Kun to join the parade. He always seems mad when I talk to him, but he listens to Nai-Chan."

"It'll be alright, Yogi," Tsukumo said, patting Yogi on the back, as if she knew how to read that look in the blonde's violet eyes. "Gareki-Kun doesn't dislike you, he's just got a lot on his mind. He was about to head back to school before the Varuga hit Kuronomei, after all. He's probably just anxious, since his return is being postponed until they're ready to reopen the school, and needs a little time to himself."

Yogi smiled at his partner, she was certainly wise beyond her years. "You're probably right, Tsukumo-Chan," he nodded.

*~Meanwhile~*

Uro sat brooding in his new hideout. Azana had already left. Kiharu was sitting quietly in a corner, looking as though he were trying to sleep. The quiet of the room, however, was under constant attack, being interrupted by the continual beep of Kagiri's handheld game as he lay in the corner pressing buttons.

Uro's brow furrowed in annoyance. "Kagiri shut that damned thing off or turn it down!" he ordered, sending a jolt of punishing energy through the red haired power holder.

Kiharu scrambled to his feet, seeing his partner's fate. The blue haired power holder wanted to run check on Kagiri, but was worried he may receive the same treatment if so. "Uro-San?" Kiharu cautiously questioned, "Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine," Uro sighed, "Just extremely annoyed. "I'm no longer in favor with Palnedo-Sama thanks to Circus and their raid on Smokey Mansion. They made off with Karoku-Sama, destroyed several Varuga, and made a laughing stock of me," he growled, pressing a thumb against his lower lip. "And that idiot he replaced me with? What was Ryuu thinking? It was stupid to make a move against Kuronomei so soon."

Kagiri shook his head, recovering from the energy wave that had surged through him. "I wonder if that guy was there?"

"Huh?" Kiharu asked as he and Uro both glanced across the room at him. "You mean the guy from Rinoll?"

"Yeah, the one who went completely crazy," Kagiri replied, still lying in the floor with his legs against the wall, his handheld game in hand, but turning his head so that he's facing his blue haired partner.

Kiharu shuddered a little. "Those poor power holders. I feel sorry for anyone who has to cross that guy."

Uro raised an eyebrow and slowly stood up. "What are you two idiots babbling about? WHAT guy from Rinoll?"

"The girl we brought that time wasn't the only one there, just the only one we managed to capture," Kagiri answered honestly, forcing himself into an upright position.

"There were also two kids and one other guy," Kiharu nodded. "The guy originally had blonde hair. Kagiri's 'Rasudan Bug' technique blinded them and we took the upper hand, but when Kagiri punched the dark haired kid, the blonde went nuts. His hair turned silver and he attacked both of us with thorn vines. He knocked Kagiri out, and even attacked the kid. I thought the dark haired boy was dead, but from what you told us, that brat was the same one who went into the void with Karoku-San."

Uro raised an eyebrow, as he remembered the blonde who had accompanied the two children that had entered the void looking for Karoku. The young man with golden blonde hair and violet eyes, dressed in a black and white tuxedo and a top hat, bearing two epees with rose thorns wrapped around the hilts. Yes, Uro remembered this blonde well. When the raven and albino haired children had entered the other dimension to pull Karoku out, the entrance sealed behind them. The blonde caught Uro between the two swords and threatened to scissor his head off with them if he didn't bring them back. Uro remembered the look on the blonde's face as he informed him that the entrance way could only be opened from the inside. Was this the same person the two power holders were talking about now? Considering all other evidence, it was quite possible. His eyes shifted toward Kiharu, then to Kagiri. "Tell me, this guy on Rinoll, is there any chance you ever heard his name?"

The two power holders looked at one another, blinked twice, then looked back toward their boss with a nod. "The kid called out to him at least a dozen times," Kiharu answered.

"Before I hit the kid, the blonde asked him to make a noise so he'd know where he was. I'm pretty sure the guy's name was Yogi," Kagiri answered.

"Yogi? You're certain of this?" Uro asked.

"I'm sure that was the name," Kagiri nodded.

"Yeah," Kiharu agreed, "I'm sure that's it."

"Yogi…? Yogi, why does that name…" Uro started thinking. "Sound so familiar…?" He returned to the couch and pulled out his laptop. When he left Palnedo, he'd kept everything that would allow him to access Kafka's files. He began searching. The two young power holders exchanged quiet, worried looks as Uro fell silent. Finally, Uro flinched and began laughing.

"U-Uro-San?" they both asked.

"Oh, you idiots!" Uro laughed even louder, standing up and approaching them. The pair trembled, hugging one another, and closed their eyes, expecting some sort of punishment. "You boys would have done better to bring me him rather than the girl." Uro slapped his hands down on their shoulders, still chuckling. "Congratulations, boys, you unwittingly tangled with the world's deadliest power holder, and SOMEHOW lived to tell about it."

"Huh!?" they both asked conjoinedly, blinking their eyes open.

"I want to meet this Yogi," Uro stated. "I don't care what methods you have to use, bring him to me, and bring him here alive."