Vampy: Hey guys, school is a pain, AP is hard, but I'm surviving it!
Chazz: That's what you always say.
Vampy: Shut it Chazz, or I'll start Cinderella, and make you the girl!
Chazz: *shuts up*
Alexis: Vampy does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX characters or Walt Disney beauty and the Beast, she only owns Tuski.
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Chapter 9: Bastion leaves in search of the castle
In the night, while most people were settling in their homes, Adrian and Syrus were still at the Tavern in a back table, sitting across from a fat little old man.
"I usually don't leave the asylum at night, but he said you make it worth my while?" The fat little man then said, playing with his mustache, looking bored, his French accent strong. He was a short man, 4'8 to be exact. He wore a black suit over a white high collar shirt with a red tie, and black shiny shoes. Adrian tossed a bag full of gold coins to the fat little man, who smirked and plucked a coin out of the bag with his fat little hands. "Ah, I'm listening."
"It's like this Bonaparte, you see, I have my heart set on marrying Tuski, but she needs a little…persuasion." Adrian said, smirking.
"Turned him down flat!" Syrus interrupted, only to get hit with Adrian beer cup.
"Look, we all know that her brother is a lunatic, he was in here tonight, going on about some beast in a castle." Adrian said, as Syrus glared.
"Bastion is harmless." The fat little man revealed as Bonaparte said, looking bored.
"The point is, Tuski would do anything to keep her brother out of the asylum." Adrian then said.
"Even marry this guy." Syrus said, before throwing his hands up in defense when Adrian made another move to hit him, this time with his fist. Adrian pulled away, and looked to Boneparte, who was twirling the gold coin in his fat fingers.
"So, you want me to throw her brother into the asylum unless she agrees to marry you? Oh that is despicable…I love it!" Bonaparte then said, gripping the coin tightly in his hand, giving an evil smirk, that matched the one on Adrian face.
(In the Yuki Household)
"Your saying that this…Beast took Tuski as a prisoner in your place?" Jaden asked, trying to make sure he heard Bastion correctly. Bastion nodded his head, as Judai poured him another cup of tea, and checked his temperature. She then looked to Jaden, and said Bastion was showing no signs of a fever, and the male Yuki sighed softly.
"Bastion, what did this Beast look like?" Judai asked, tilting her head to the side. Bastion looked at her.
"He was about ten feet tall, pitch black fur, wearing a white shirt, a pair of red trousers, and a red cloak. He had sharp fangs and claws, and dark blue eyes. Oh yeah! He also had bandages covering his left eye." Bastion explained, and the Yuki twins looked at each other.
"Bastion, are you sure you didn't imagine a beast? Maybe your just dizzy from the cold and it made you see a beast in the place of a man?" Jaden then asked, and Bastion shot him a glare.
"I wouldn't have imagined this! I heard the snarls and growls, I felt the fur on his paws when he grabbed me!" Bastion then said, standing quickly. Judai watched him then grab his cloak, and leave quickly, before sighing softly.
"He may have been speaking the truth Jaden! No has ever searched through those woods before, we don't know what is there." Judai then said, before standing up herself, and going to the door. She grabbed a red cloak with a white fur trim, before pulling it on and leaving the house. She then followed Bastion, calling out to him. The Misawa male stopped in his tracks, and turned to see Judai following him, asking him where he was going.
"I'm going home to grab some supplies, then I'm going to search for that castle!" Bastion said, and when she asked if there was anything she could do to help, Bastion shook his head, thanking the small girl, before walking away. She sighed, before heading back to her home. Bastion headed back to his home, and grabbed a map, a compass, and some other things, and stuffed them into a bag, before leaving the house, and heading into the forest. A few moments after he left, a carriage that said 'Asylum de loon', came rolling up.
Adrian dropped off the side of it, and marched up the steps, before banging on the door, only to find it locked, and noticed the lights out, and the horse gone.
"Oh well, looks like their not home, looks like your plan isn't going to work after all." Syrus said, trying to keep the relief out of his voice, he didn't like the idea of this. Sure, he thought Bastion was a nutcase, but not insane enough to get tossed into the asylum just for a deal. Syrus was stopped dead in his tracks when Adrian grabbed him by the back of his shirt collar, and harshly pulled him back, throwing him in a spot of snow next to the stairs.
"They have to come back at sometime, and when they do, we will be ready for them. So Syrus, your to stay here, and keep a look out for them. Alert me at once when they return." Adrian said, before leaving with the asylum carriage. Syrus just sat there, surprised, and a bit annoyed at this. He was beginning to think Adrian was the one gone mad from obsession.