Author Notes:
Joci: Hey, joci here.
Crys: Crys is too!
Kuro: And so am i.
Joci: Well, to start off, I'd like to say thank you to all my reviewers for reviewing! I love you all.
Crys: Lets see, we also would like to thank those who added this story to their favorites list, and alert list, we love you.
Kuro: And to those readers who read just the story, we encourage you next time to review or add this to your favorites.
Joci: And on further notice, I added a new story I've been working on. It's based off of The Little Mermaid, and it's all about these two right here. Hugs Crys and Kuro
Crys: Yes, so please check out our new story.
Kuro: Before we begin, here are a few reminders. Or creator Joci is adding these stories on her free time, any abusing reviews, there wont be updates for a long while. She also has Hockey, and starting today, Driver's Ed lessons, so spare time is at a minimum. She doesn't own the Yu-Gi-Oh cast, or the script to Beauty and the Beast.
Crys: Thank you for reading this important information, now enjoy!
Chapter 2
Yugi hurried home holding his book to his chest, unknown to the fact that smoke came from his house. When he frowned and looked up at the house, he gasped and ran to it. "Grandpa! Grandpa!" He called out and rushed to the back cellar door. He opened it and coughed as he was shrouded in smoke and it filled his lungs. "Grandpa." He said and more coughing came, but not from him. "Grandpa!" He smiled and a figure walked out covered and black smoke.
"Cough, cough, cough." He blew the smoke away from him and looked at Yugi. "My boy, good to see you're back." He smiled.
"Grandpa, are you alright? Did your invention have problems again?" Asked Yugi looking down and seeing the contraption.
"I'm fine Yugi." He smiled. "As for my invention, it's nearly perfect, that was just a simple flaw." He smiled and headed back in now that most of the smoke is gone. "All I got left is to fix," He said and grabbed a wrench and tightened the bolts by the axe, "is the bolts. Now, lets see if this will run." He pressed a button and stood back. A piece of wood slid down and stood in front of the axe, then it came down and chopped it in half, making the pieces fall on both sides, and it repeated it without trouble.
"Grandpa, you did it!" Smiled Yugi.
"I did, didn't I." He chuckled and shut the machine down. "Now I can load this baby up and head to the fair." He said.
"The fair?" Asked Yugi.
"You know, the inventions fair in Avalon." He smiled.
"Oh, that one!" Smiled Yugi. "I hope you win grandpa." Smiled Yugi.
"Me too boy. Go fetch Felippe for me." He said.
"Sure thing." Smiled Yugi and he ran out and headed for the stable.
In the stable, a tall chestnut colored horse stood eating his feed and drinking water till Yugi hurried in. "Felippe, grandpa needs your help taking his invention to Avalon." Said Yugi opening the stable door and leading the horse out of the stall and out of the stable. Yugi led Felippe to the back of the house where he hooked Felippe to a cart that already had the invention on it. Once Felippe was strapped and Grandpa had covered the invention, Yugi waved bye and wished him luck as he rode off slowly toward the woods on the way to Avalon.
Later that night as Grandpa and Felippe road threw the woods, howls from wolves started to spook Felippe. "Whoa boy, it's alright." Said Grandpa and he pulled out a map as they came to a stop at a fork in a road. "I don't understand this, I know we went the right way, but why did we end up back where we started?" Wondered Grandpa.
The howls got closer and Felippe took off running on the other road. "Felippe!" Yelled Grandpa holding onto the reins. Grandpa looked behind him to make sure the invention was all right, but he spotted the wolves and looked a head to see a bunch of dead branches in the way. Felippe turned and knocked Grandpa off of Felippe's back and continued down the path.
"Felippe!" Called Grandpa, but he didn't turn. The growls of the wolves were close, he got up and spotted something big not too far away. "A castle!" He said and headed for it when he heard the running steps of the wolves. He quickened his pace and pushed tall metal gates open and closed it behind him. The barking of the wolves caught his attention as he walked to the castle and looked back to see them backing at him hungrily.
A bolt of lightning in the sky caught his eye and he looked up as a thunderous noise was heard. It soon started to rain and the howls of the wolves were silent as he hurried to the door. He knocked and it echoed threw out the house. He pushed open the door and looked in. "Hello, hello…" He said. No one answered. He walked in and closed the door behind him and rubbed his arms trying to keep warm.
Over on a table
"Seto, Seto!" Whispered a voice.
"Jou, be quiet, I'm trying to sleep." Said another voice, "wake me up when we have a guest." Said Seto.
"Well, here's your wake up call." He whispered and lowered a flame to his wooden rear and Seto woke with a burning sensation.
"Ow, ow, ow!" He yelled.
"Who's there?" Asked grandpa.
"Welcome to our home, sir." Said Jou hopping on the table where grandpa stared down at him.
"Jou, stop talking to the guest." Said Seto wobbling over on his short legs.
"How can this be, you can't be real." Said Grandpa.
"But we are sir, as real as you are." Smiled Jou. "Please, come in, way from the door." He said and jumped down and Seto jumped down after him. "Follow us, we'll take you to a warm fire and have Miss. Serenity get a cup of tea ready." He said and led grandpa down the hallway with Seto tailing behind them.
When they made it to the room, Jou had Grandpa sit in a chair. "Your tea will be here shortly." Said Jou.
"Thank you, um…" He said.
"Oh, excuse my rude actions, I'm Jou!" Said Jou. "And that old clock is Seto." He smiled.
"I am not old, I'm only one year older than you." Said Seto.
"Your still old." Snickered Jou as the door opened and a cart came in with a pot and small cup.
"Well, well, well. We do have a quest, how lovely." Smiled the teapot. "Alright sir," She said pouring the tea threw her spout, "here you are." She smiled.
"Ok, thank you." He said and took the cup bringing it to his lips and slightly sipping from it when it giggled.
"Hey, that tickles." Smiled the cup.
"Oh, and hello to you too." Said grandpa looking at the cup.
"I'm Mokuba," said the teacup.
"A pleasure to meet you Mokuba." Said Grandpa.
As grandpa finished his tea, a loud roar was heard all around the castle and the candles and fire started to go out as the parlor door slammed open. Mokuba jumped from grandpa's hand and onto the cart as grandpa stared at the red eyed figure. "What are you doing here?" He growled.
"Please, are you the master of this castle?" Asked Grandpa standing a bit, "I just need a place to stay for the night, I'll leave in the morning in search of my horse." He said.
"How dare you step into this castle, how dare you trespass on my property." He growled never leaving his gaze off the old man.
"Master, if you'd just let the man stay-" Started Seto.
"Silence! If the elder wishes to stay, he'll stay in the dungeon." He said and walked forward quickly and grabbed him by the jacket and pulled him out of the room.
"Oh no, please don't!" Said grandpa only to be ignored the whole way up the tower and to the dungeon. As he threw him into the cell and closed the door, he hurried to the little opening. "Please, I'll leave if you want." He said.
"You want to stay, so you'll stay!" He growled and turned leaving him and slamming the dungeon door closed.
"Yugi, oh Yugi." Said grandpa with a few tears in his eyes and he started to cough a bit to the cold ground he sat on and the open barred window.
Crys: Oh, why do you have to stop here Joci!
Joci: I wouldn't want to spoil any more for my fans, they'll just have to wait for the next chapter, like you. Flicks her forehead
Crys: Ow, you're mean Joci! Pouts
Kuro: Back to business at hand. Thank you for reading this installment of The Darkness and The Light. For the next chapter, we'd like to have more than 5 reviews. Thanks for your reviewing again in the previous chapter. Bows
Joci: Yes, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, thank you for reading.
Crys: Check out our other stories if you liked this one too.
Crys & Joci: Byebye for now!
