The school was buzzing as each student talked about the new girl who disapproves of mocking the so called 'punishment'. Seto had never before felt so many eyes on him, even when he just enrolled into the school after defeating his stepfather. This was crazy! It didn't make any sense!
Seto swore the girl did it just to annoy him, but she didn't make any attempt to talk to him after that and she returned to the gentle girl that answered everyone's questions, that knew all the answers a teacher could search for in the classes and she even shared her lunch with some nerd that lost his own to some bully. Said bully looked scared of his own shadow when she finished talking to him and he even apologized to the nerd.
Seto, for the first time, didn't know what to think of someone. This Yuna was a bigger mystery than even the Ancient Ones were. And the strangest thing was that Bakura seemed to want to get a chance to talk to her alone. He got his chance after lunch and he looked relieved of something and even smiled at his Charge, something that never happened in public.
As the CEO got ready for gym class, he wondered if this girl can really fight and keep to her word that she would make anyone who bullied or mocked others see the error of their ways. Deciding to think about that later, he walks out of the changing rooms and heads to the gym, but he was stopped by the head cheerleader, a girl named Lucy Smith from America. She had long, ironed and dyed blond hair, green eyes and a birthmark under her left eye. She had a good figure and large chest, making her one of the most popular girls in school combined with her bad attitude. She had a Black Angel of the second level for a Guardian, Mike.
Seto frowned as she stopped him with a hand on his elbow. ''What do you want?'' He snapped.
''I wanted to talk to you.'' She all but purred, batting her fake eyelashes at him.
The brunet snorted. ''You just did. Now get lost.''
She pouted prettily. ''But I wanted to tell you something really important!''
Seto arched an eyebrow, silently giving her ten seconds to speak and be done with it.
''I like you. I wanted to ask you if you'd want to go out with me?'' Lucy said in the most seductive voice she could. ''I mean, you're the hottest, most popular guy in the school and I'm the head cheerleader and most popular girl in school. Don't you think we make the perfect couple?''
Kaiba barked out a cold, snide laugh that froze the girl to the core. ''Is that all you had to say? Good. Now leave me alone.''
As he walked away, Lucy launched for his arm as she tried to change his mind, but Seto instinctively acted as soon as he felt someone trying to hold his arm back. Quickly and fiercely, he pulled his arm forward, throwing the girl off balance. He grabbed the hands holding his arm, twisted them and threw the girl as far from him as possible. Lucy's back hit a wall and she fell to the ground.
Realizing what he had just done, Seto turned to walk away and get her some water and maybe apologize when he felt the presence of her Guardian getting closer. He barely dodged in time before Mike could pounce on him. Gritting his teeth, Seto avoided another pounce and almost missed a punch aimed for his gut.
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In the gym, Yuna felt the familiar jolt run through her and she took off without saying a word to anyone. Running as fast as she can, Yuna used some of her Shadow Powers to gain more speed.
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Although Seto was an experienced fighter and knew a good number of martial arts, he couldn't stand against a Guardian protecting its Charge for long. He had been able to land a punch in Mike's face and a good kick at his back, but now Mike was gathering his energy to blast him away. He had already dodged five of these attacks and one of them had nearly hit home, therefore stealing some of his energy. Seto knew that Guardian's are far stronger when their Charge is in any kind of danger or hurting. Lucy hurt her back slightly and was frustrated. That was enough for Mike to attack and even kill Seto since he was the cause of both.
Just as Seto hit a wall and thought that this was it, a flash of three-colored hair caught his attention from the corner of his eye. Yuna crashed into Mike's middle and sent them both rolling a couple of times on the floor. The blast was absorbed by some Shadow that had surrounded Yuna and the girl was quickly back on her feet with a back flip. Standing closer to Seto, Yuna took a fighting stance as Mike got up.
Glaring at the new girl, Mike charged, Yuna copying him, keeping him as far away from Seto as possible. The two humans watched as the Black Angel attacked the new girl and Yuna decided not to use any more of her powers. Seto didn't trust Guardians, so she will have to win this fight without them. Good thing her cousin, Seth, was an excellent fighter in hand to hand combat and taught her everything he knew, along with her usual lessons with her father's commanders. Using their clasped hands, Yuna twisted her body and threw her opponent off balance, making him stumble forward. Taking the advantage, Yuna took both of his arms and forced them behind his back, crossed them and pushed them upwards.
Mike cried out and tried to wriggle out of her grip, but Yuna knew how to stop him when she just pressed a finger to a sensitive pressure point which made him go slack in her hands. Pushing him away from herself, she let him fall to the floor and he was up after a few moments of collecting himself. He was panting, but he charged at her and almost succeeded in pining her to the floor. Since she was just the tiniest bit faster, Yuna had dodged right in time, but it brought her closer to where Seto was watching the fight.
Moving to the other side of the room as fast as she could, Mike ran after her and they collided again, their arms shaking from the force they were using as they tried to push the other away by their clasped hands.
''Why are you protecting him?'' Mike hissed out as Yuna didn't let up in their fight. ''Why are you stopping me from doing my job as a Guardian?''
Yuna hissed right back at him in the language only Guardians understood. ''Other than the fact that he is my Charge, a real Guardian's job and responsibility is to stop anything from happening to their Charge, not to try and beat someone up after your Charge has already been harmed!''
''What do you mean?'' He asked in the same language.
''You saw how I came before he got hurt? That's how a Guardian should do their job!'' Yuna yelled and pushed the other Guardian back. Mike stumbled back,but he wasn't ready for Yuna to pounce on him as soon as she got the chance. The Seraph sat on his midsection as she tried to pin him down, but Mike wasn't giving up either. Rolling with the girl, he pinned her under him and flushed at how erotic the situation was. Seizing her chance, Yuna rolled them again and this time she made sure to secure her grip on Mike's hadns, effectively pinning him in place.
''A Guardian's job is to get to their Charge before the charge is inflicted by anything, to make sure nothing and no one hurts them! I would have gotten here a lot faster if I haven't had my powers sealed away!''
Mike stopped struggling and stared at Yuna in confusion. ''What do you mean? You came so fast!''
Yuna didn't move her hands from their position. She knew what was coming as soon as this was out. ''I ran here. I have no powers due to the Council.''
''But how?''
Yuna prepared for the reaction. ''The Shadows obey me. I am the only Guardian who can really use them.''
Mike frowned. ''That doesn't make any sense! Only humans can have Shadow Powers! The only exception was ...'' Silence followed as Mike trailed off and Yuna saw the gears in his head putting the information together. Since the humans can't ever learn the language Guardians share unless they become Guardians themselves, Yuna's hinted secret was safe from her should-be Charge.
''YOU BITCH!'' Mike exploded and used a lot more of his powers than was healthy so he could free himself. Yuna relented and prepared for a serious fight. The two humans stared in shock as Mike tried to really kill their new student. The Guardian was moving a lot faster than before and he didn't take notice of the damage he was making in his failed attempts to destroy the Seraph.
Mike tried to punch her but Yuna easily caught the fist aimed for her face. The Black Angel hissed at her. ''It's all your fault!''
The Pharaoh arched her eyebrow, annoying her opponent even more. He tried to punch her with his other hand, but the First Ancient One caught it just as easily as she did the first punch.
''It's all your fault! You're the one responsible for our pathetic fate!'' Mike snarled at the girl who save humanity. ''If you hadn't interfered back then, we'd all be free! You betrayed us! And all because of a single pathetic human boy! !''
Yuna's eyes flashed and before any of them knew it, the Pharaoh had slammed Mike against the farthest wall. Lucy yelled out in horror as Yuna easily lifted the Guardian and hissed in his face.
''No one, and I mean NO ONE says that about my cousin and lives to regret it!''
Mike smirked cruelly at the girl, despite being terrified. The red eyes were the scariest thing he had ever witnessed as well as the most beautiful sight he had laid eyes on.
''I see that the legends about you being merciful are just myths and lies!''
Yuna laughs into his face. ''You don't even know who you're dealing with!''
''I know you well enough, Dirty Angel! You betrayed your own kind for the humans! And now that you're back, you're terrorizing both humans and Guardians alike! Just look at what you did to that bully, Ushio!''
Yuna arched an eyebrow at him. ''I didn't lay a finger on Ushio.''
''WHAT!?'' All three occupants in the room yelled, not believing what she said. Ushio had been so terrified that many had thought he had seen death itself!
''I simply informed him of what kind of fate had awaited those like him from where I come from. He simply realized the error of his ways from my words alone. As for being merciful ... It's true. I was the one that stopped that same boy I came to Earth for from bestowing the cruelest punishments on those who rightfully deserved them. I never allowed blood to be spilled while I walked Egypt's sands as Pharaoh. Learn that quickly.'' With that, as if to prove her point, Yuna let go of the other and started walking off.
Utterly ashamed and his pride bruised, Mike spread out his wings and charged enough energy to seriously injure Yuna should she be hit. He tried to attack her, but Yuna spun around at the right moment just as Seto exclaimed her name. She made sure Mike's energy attack was the first thing to hit the wall behind them and they crashed through. The humans ran to see what happened to the Guardians just as Yuna flipped their positions and used Mike as a jumping platform. She caught the flag that dangled from a post as she fell and saved herself any serious injuries other than a really bruised arm and side as she hit the hard wall of the school. Mike, on the other hand, crashed hard into the ground bellow, but it didn't take him even a minute to recover from it as he flew straight at Yuna, but she swatted at him and he crashed through the entire school, informing everyone of the fight going on.
Students ran out of the school, Guardians looking after their charges as Mike flew back, right in front of Yuna and formed a huge energy ball, ready to send it straight at the Seraph and destroy the entire school with her. Seeing this, as well as that her new Charge was in danger because of it, Yuna rotated the flag so she was facing Mike head on. She let go of the flag as the Black Angel fired his attack and quickly formed two orbs in her hand, the right one holding Light as the left one had the Shadow orb and in front of her chest formed a ball of pure energy. Slamming the two robs into the energy ball, a wave of indescribable energy exploded and spread through the entire town as a huge shield enveloped the school.
Seto and the others watched in astonished fascination as the huge ball of essence-energy was deflected by a mere shield and drained off all energy. The ball of energy dissolved and Yuna landed in a crouch, flinching as her right foot crashed first to the ground. Looking up at Mike, she acted quickly as she saw him starting to fall as he spent the last of his energy, causing his wings to fold back into his back. Yuna was lucky that Bakura had acted just as quickly, because she was injured and she would have dropped her fellow Guardian without his help.
Recovering from their shock, the school nurse and Mai (in charge of Guardians) rushed to the hurt Black Angel's side. Lucy, too, ran to her Guardian and she was about to accuse Yuna of his condition when the Legendary Seraphim spoke.
''A Real Guardian doesn't hurt humans, no matter what they might have done to his/her Charge. Real Guardians watch over their humans and treat them as equal. Real Guardians help their Charge's friends. A Real Guardian never complains about his destiny and loves his job. A Real Guardian is alway by their Charge's side and offers comfort and help. should it be needed or not. Guardianship is a blessing, not a curse. We learn form humans as much as they learn from us.''
All Guardians stared after the retreating figure as she went from one teen to the other, asking if they were alright, then doing the same with the adults and making extra sure that Seto and Lucy were alright, since they were resent during the fight.
Mike, as he was being escorted to the Upper World for a proper rest, thought about the Legendary Nameless Pharaoh and decided that he wanted to try living as the Guardian she suggested them all to be.
As a Real Guardian.