Even In Fairytales:
Chapter IV:
It had been exactly three days since Yuugi had arrived in the land of Alore. Currently the seventeen-year-old was lying on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. As he rolled over onto his side a sigh escaped his lips. "Still trying to figure things out?" A voice asked from above his head.
Yuugi glanced up at the frog sitting on the bedside table and nodded. Three days. It had been three days since he had came to Alore. Three days since he had met his fairy godmother and Yami. Three days since he had began staying here with Mana and her sister. And during those three days it was quiet.
"Well, these things take time. I hear the tales of the people from your world take longer to unfold than they would if you were from Alore."
Yami, himself, knew this from experience. His own fairytale started so fast. He hadn't even known that he was going to have his own fairytale. His fairy godmother had even said that originally he wasn't supposed to have one, but the choices that he had made in his life lead him to it.
Yuugi sat up, reached over and picked up the frog, placing on the bed in front of him. "Unfold? What do you mean? My fairy godmother told me that people write their own fairytales."
"Yes and no. Most of the fairytales have been repeated several times. Because of that the magic has a basic outline of how those tales should go. But it's the choices you make that influence whether you follow the good magic towards a happy ending. Or the bad magic that leads you astray." He paused. "Who is your fairy godmother, if I may ask?"
"Mai, she said her name was Mai."
Yami looked at him, surprised by the name of the fairy godmother. "Mai? Mai's your fairy godmother?" Yuugi bit his lower lip and nodded. He waited for Yami to tell him that Mai wasn't a very competent fairy godmother. But he didn't. "Wow, you're fairytale must really be something if she's you're fairy godmother."
Before Yuugi could respond the door burst open and Mana came bounding into the room. "Yuugi, Isis wants us to deliver a letter to a friend of hers on the other side of town."
"Alright. I'll be there in a minute." He told the girl. She nodded before leaving the room. Once she was gone he turned back to the frog. "Do you want to come?"
"Sure, why not." It was better than sitting around the shop all day.
Smiling, Yuugi picked up a bag that Isis had made for him to carry Yami around in. It was a small fabric pouch that was attached to a leather belt. Once he put it on he picked up Yami and placed him in the pouch. "Alright, let's go."
The town of Gemoceas was the biggest town in Alore. The trip to the other side of town to deliver the letter to Isis's friend was about a good fifteen-minute walk. While Mana was inside an inn, delivering the letter, Yuugi stood outside leaning against the wall, thinking.
"Its true, I tell you!" A voice yelled.
He was snapped out of his thoughts and craned his head towards the source of the yelling. At the same time Yami poked his head out of the pouch to see what was going on. They saw a group of people gathered around two men. "What if it isn't?" The second man yelled.
"What do you think their arguing about?" Yuugi asked the frog.
"I'm not sure, but I bet someone over there knows knows. You should ask one of them."
Yuugi nodded as he walked over to the crowed. "Excuse me." He said as he tapped someone on the shoulder.
The young woman turned around and looked at him. "Yes?" She asked.
"I was wondering if you could tell me what they're arguing about."
She sighed and shook her head. "They're arguing about the ancient prophecy."
Yami blinked and looked the woman before trying his best to glance up at Yuugi. He had heard the prophecy once before. But judging by the look on Yuugi's face this was the first that he had heard of it. "Ancient prophecy? What's that?"
The woman looked at him and blinked. "You…you don't know about the ancient prophecy!?" She exclaimed. Everyone knew about the prophecy, didn't they? It was unheard of to find someone that had never heard of the prophecy.
He took a few steps back and lowered his head. He hadn't known that it was common knowledge around here. It wasn't even from there. He opened his mouth to say something when he heard Mana calling him. He turned around and walked back over to the inn. "Ready to go?"
She nodded before she started walking in the direction of the shop. "Yep, let's go."
When the three of them got back to the shop right when Isis was finishing up with a customer. "Thank you for delivering that letter for me." She said as the customer was walking out the door.
"You're welcome." Mana said before she started to go up the stairs. "I'm going to go work on my stitching."
Isis smiled and shook her head as she watched her energetic little sister disappear up the stairs. Turing back around she saw Yuugi placing Yami on the counter. The teen looked like he was deep in thought. "What's wrong Yuugi?"
Sighing, he looked up at her. "I was just thinking about something I heard about while waiting for Mana." He paused, wondering if he should ask her about the prophecy. A moment passed and he figured he should. It would bug him like crazy if he didn't. "These two men were arguing about some sort of prophecy."
"A prophecy?"
He nodded. "I was going to ask the woman about it, but before I could Mana called me over and told me that she was done. I just dropped. I was wondering if you knew anything about it."
Isis said nothing as she walked to the front of the shop, closed the curtains and locked the door. She led them both up stairs and into the kitchen area. "Sit down and I'll explain it to you."
In the far mountains of Alore dark clouds shrouded a castle. Inside the castle the only light in the throne room was that of candles. A man stood on the dais with his back facing the three men kneeling on the steps. The man on the dais wore an ebony tunic, matching trousers, and polished boots. The three men on the steps were also dressed nice, but not as nearly as nice as he was. They were dressed in gray tunics, black trousers, and brown boots.
"What news do you have for me?" The man on the dais asked.
There was a short pause before an answer, "We think we've found the one the prophecy spoke of." The brunette man spoke.
"Valon," The blonde one hissed. "We don't know that for sure. Lord Pegasus I apologi-"
The one named Pegasus whirled around and cut him off. "I don't care if you found the one mentioned in the prophecy. I don't even care if you found the Queen of Sheba. I just want you to do your jobs and gather all the magic from the fairytales. Do you understand?"
The three men bowed their heads and nodded. "Yes sir." They said quietly in unison.
Isis and Yuugi were seated at the table in the kitchen. Yami was sitting on top of the table, both were curious about what Isis had to say. "First, I must say that I'm not surprised that you never have heard of the prophecy. When you first came here you told us that you were not from Alore." She sifted her gaze from Yuugi to Yami. "But I have no doubt that you have heard of it."
The frog nodded. "Yes, but since it was so long ago when I last heard it I don't remember exactly what it was about."
She nodded. "I understand. Now where to begin, as you know Yami, the prophecy is as old as Alore itself. At first the royals only knew about the prophecy, for it was the royal astronomer that foresaw it. Over time it started to leak out all over town and the royals had no choice but to come out with it and tell everyone."
That made sense. If it was already being leaked out why not tell everyone. "And why where the men fighting about it?"
Isis closed her eyes for a moment before opening them. "Being that the prophecy is so old not many people believe it anymore. But we're getting off topic. The prophecy goes like this, 'Only when the high prince vanishes will the hero from another land appear. This hero has a mission that will only become clear when he sets out on a quest across the land of Alore.'"
Isis rested her gaze upon Yuugi once more. "And I believe that you are the one the prophecy spoke of. The high prince went missing only two weeks ago and hasn't been seen since. Then you showed up dressed in clothing from another world."
"I believe you're right about that Isis." Yami said. 'Expect for the part where I haven't been seen since.' He added to himself.
"What exactly is it that I need to do?"
"What you need to is in the prophecy. You needs to travel across Alore and only then will you find out why you were truly sent here."
Yuugi started at Isis. It was safe to say that he was the most confused one there. First Mai and now this prophecy. Did no one want to tell him why he was here? From what he was hearing it sounded like he had to go on a quest to find out why he was sent there in the first place. That made no sense what so ever. Yet to Isis it made perfect sense.
Yuugi pushed back his chair and stood up. "I need to be alone for a while. I need to sort this all out." He said as he left the room and walked across the hall to his own. Once he was alone in the room that he shared with the frog he walked over to bed and sat on it.
As he thought about what Isis just shared his thoughts drifted back to his own world. He wondered if his parents knew he was missing. And if they knew that Yuugi was missing, were they looking for him? Probably. As his mind filled with thoughts of his home his eyes grew heavy. It wasn't before too long until his body succumbed to sleep.
When Yuugi had left to go to his room Yami frowned. This boy was a stranger in this land called there to do something important. Yet no one but Fate and his fairy godmother knew why. The only thing that Yami knew was that if he had been a better person then Yuugi wouldn't be there in the first place. 'But then I never would've met him.'
Fate was funny sometimes.
AN: I meant to have this updated on Sunday, but it took so long to get the chapter the way I wanted it to go. The romance should start soon-ish, once I get past the whole 'Yami's a frog' problem. Trust me, he's not going to be that way forever. Until next time,
Princess Cornelia