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Chapter 1
Best Friends
7 years later
'Knock- knock'
"Come in"
Professor Dumbledore looked up as a tall, rather severe-looking woman. Her blue, beady eyes were peering out at him from behind her square glasses while her emerald cloak trailed lazily behind her. She also wore a pointed hat cocked to one side, and was wearing a very prim expression with her black hair in a tight bun. She was wore square spectacles that matched the markings around the eyes of her Animagus and Patronus form, a silver tabby cat.
"Good morning Minerva"
"Good morning, Albus"
"Please sit down" the former said, indicating the seat in front of him.
"What is this about?" the latter asked as she sat down in front of him, while studding the room. She, of course, had been in here many times before but one never got tired of examining it. Several silver spinning instruments were humming while puffing out small smoke clouds. The moving portraits were sleeping or pretending to, she never could tell when they were or weren't listening. In between the portraits were many books of different shapes, sizes and colours.
"We need teachers" Albus voice broke her from her examining of the room.
"What? I know, we always need a 'Defence Against the Dark Arts' teacher" She replied, frowning slightly, her wrinkles burying down further. Why would he tell her something she already knew?
"Not 'teacher' but 'teachers'"
"Teachers?"
"Yes, 4 to be exact"
"Why 4?"
"The regular DADA teacher, another Ancient Runes teacher-"
"I thought-"
"There are too many students in Ancient Rune's this year, so Professor Vector's asked if he could have another professor to teach the year 3,4 and 5's while he does the 6 and 7's"
"Oh... and the other 2?"
We need a new History of Magic teacher."
"Why?"
"I have final gotten Professor Bins to retire."
"Finally, and the last job?" she asked with a sigh.
"I think Professor Trelawney has finally realised that too many students aren't interested in her studies and she hopes another teacher might help, but she want to stay and help the lower levels so she teaches the yr 3 and 4's while the other teacher teaches the yr5, 6 and 7's." Dumbledore said, think of the real reason of why he couldn't accept the resignation of his (sometimes) gifted seer.
"Ok, I understand that but why did you want to tell me this?" Minerva asked.
"It's just that I've searched all over England, but I can't find a single soul to fill the positions.
"Maybe that's your problem,"
"What?"
"Your only searching in England, why not try a different country, like... Japan?"
"Why Japan, if you don't mind me asking."
"They also have a well established magical community, don't they?" she replied.
"Thank-you Minerva" Albus said, standing up and dismissing her.
"I hope you succeed," she said as she reached the door "because I shudder to think with what professor the Ministry could provides us with."
7 years had passed from that night and now all was peaceful. The sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky and the birds were...
"MALIK, RELEASE THOSE BIRDS NOW!"
"BUT THEY WERE ANNOYING ME" Malik shouted/whined back at his sister, who was in the room next to him, while waking everyone else up.
"Malik...Shut Up" Ryou said grumpily from his bed beside him. Sometimes he wondered why he had accepted the offer to live with Malik and Ishizu but with Bakura gone and his father suddenly deciding to stop sending him money for his rent, he really didn't have anywhere else to go.
Joey didn't want him living with him because of his drunken father. Tristan had a dog, a baby as well as his parents, and they couldn't really handle having another mouth to feed. Téa just couldn't and Yugi's grandpa had passed away, leaving Yugi to have to find someone else to live with because he was too young to live by himself in the game shop.
Speaking of which... "MALIK, IF YOU DON'T SHUT UP, I'M GOING TO COME DOWN THERE AND..."
No more needed to be said as Malik immediately shut up. Probably thinking back to the last time he got Yugi annoyed. Ryou thought, amused. Yugi had chased him around the apartment with the rod in hand (Malik had left it on the couch) trying to hit him round the head with it.
Eventually each occupant came down to find Odion making breakfast.
Yugi was wearing his usual outfit of the standard male Domino uniform complete with a closed buckled collar. Nobody knew why he was still wearing it, seeing as he graduated several years ago but if it suited him then nobody else was going to complain. His extremely extravagant hair features multiple spiked coloured black with a magenta sheen along the edges with gold pointed locks for his fringe. He was also wearing the Millennium Puzzle on a chain around his neck.
Ryou came in next. He was wearing his usual outfit, consisting of a blue open shirt over a blue and white horizontally striped t-shirt. His white hair was pointed downwards and trailed half way down his back and he was wearing the Millennium Ring on a cord around his neck.
Malik was the next to come in. He was wearing a sleeveless black shirt over his slightly tanned skin. He was also wearing gold earrings, neckwear, armbands and bracelets all up his wrists. His lavender eyes were highlighted by the KOHL underneath them. The Millennium Rod was hooked onto his belt behind him
Ishizu was the last to come in. Ishizu's straight black hair trailed just below her shoulders and features two locks wrapped in gold beads coming from behind her ears and continue in front, stopping at her neck. Ishizu's outfit consisted of a long ankle length dress partially bearing her shoulders featuring brown patterns around the neck and the rims of the sleeves. Her jewellery consists of a gold piece of headwear circling her head and featuring an emerald where it meets at the front. She also wore the Millennium Necklace around her neck.
After breakfast, Ishizu and Odion left to help pack up the exhibit. They had been in Domino for 7 to 8 years and the Egyptian exhibit council had been begging them to either move back to Egypt or to move the exhibit to another museum.
Ishizu went because she was the director, while Odion went to help with the heavy lifting.
Malik, Ryou and Yugi stayed behind to practice their singing.
"Are we all ready?" Malik asked, after they had gotten set up in the last spare room. (Now a soundproof music room.)
Puhara was acting as an audience member, her purple bow hanging on her fur.
"Yep" answered Ryou.
"I'm ready" Yugi said as he turned on the CD player.
"A one and two and a one, two, three, four"
How will I start tomorrow without you here?
Whose heart will guide me while all the answers disappear?
Is it too late? Are you too far gone to stay?
Best friends forever, should never have to go away!"
What will I do? You know I'm only half without you!
How will I make it through?
"If only tears could bring you back to me,
If only love could find a way...
What I would do, what I would give if you
Return to me, someday, somehow, someway...
If my tears could bring you back to me...
I'd cry you an ocean if you'd sail on home again,
Waves of emotion will carry you I know they can!
Just let love guide you and your heart will chart the course,
Soon you'll be drifting to the arms of your true north!
Look in my eyes, you'll see a million tears have gone by,
And still they're not dry!
If only tears could bring you back to me,
If only love could find a way...
What I would do, what I would give if you
Return to me, someday, somehow, someway...
If my tears could bring you back to me...
I'd hold you close and shout the words I only whispered before If only tears could bring you back to me,
For one more chance, for one last dance
There's not a thing that I would not endure
If only love could find a way...
What I would do, what I would give if you
Return to me, someday, somehow, someway...
If my tears could bring you back to me...
The song ended on a long quiet note.
They practiced for the rest of the day until Ishizu and Odion came home and Ishizu almost demanded that they helped with the packing tomorrow.
A/N:
Song : If Tears could bring you Back' By Midnight Sons
Yugi was too young to take over the game shop and by the time he was old enough to take it back, it had already been sold to someone else.
Ther're singing because Ishizu suggested it to them to try and cope with their Yamis going missing.
They did try to find them but when you are taken out of a country magically and are being hidden magicaly, it makes it kinda hard to find someone.