A/N: After more than a month of writer's block, I have finally finished this chapter! So I'm just going to shut up now and let you get to the important part: reading.
I OWN NOTHING!
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Kaiba:
Seto looked at the children, who were grinning like madmen, while the words slowly made themselves clear to him. Then it hit him.
"She's what?!" heyelled, unable to comprehend it.
Hanabi laughed. "Allow me to explain," she said, standing and walking over to a painting. "The world may officially have learned about me today, but for ages I have been know under another name, an alias and alter ego: PaintingGamer, online artist." She bowed as she said this. "PaintingGamer is my name, to be a famous artist is my aim."
Mokuba laughed at this. "Oh yeah, your famous introductory line to all of your blogs, artists notes and any other stuff you post," he said. His eyes shone. "I mean… just wow… I can't believe it…"
Hanabi grinned. "Dude, don't you mean W.o.W*?" She asked.
The two burst out laughing at the inside joke, looking like they had been friends for ages. And Seto realized they had…
"So… the two of you actually already know each other? You're the one Mokuba has been talking about so much? The amazing artist who's art is out of this world?" he asked.
Hanabi blushed and looked at the ground. "Aww, I'm not that good, am I?" she said embarrassedly.
Mokuba stared at her in shock."Not that good? Not that good?!" He almost yelled. "Dude… you're one of the best, among the elite!"
Hanabi giggled, still blushing. "Oh, that's just something you're saying, dude," she said, a pair of curls suddenly popping out like a pair of antennae on the top of her head.
Seto blinked at the curls. Where had they come from? And the child was suddenly speaking with a different accent; it was very weird.
"No, really, you're awesome!" Mokuba said stubbornly, trying to convince her.
The girl then smiled brightly. "Dude, awesome! Art + games = life. Fan art, fantasy, colors and explosions!**"
Mokuba smiled just as brightly. "Cool! Shading contrasts, shape sculpting glass, game ART colors, art directions animations!" hesaid excitedly.
"Art, colors, Pi. Cas. So!***" thetwo said in unison, before they burst out laughing.
Seto stared blankly at the children, before he looked at Una and the dweeb squad + his girlfriend, who were standing behind him. "Did any of you… understand what they just said?" He asked.
Everyone except Pegasus shook their heads. "It was like another language…" Tristan mumbled.
Pegasus looked at them confusedly. "What do you mean? They made themselves perfectly clear!" heexclaimed.
Seto looked at the man with a disbelieving expression. "Then what in the name of my company did they say?!" hedemanded to know.
Pegasus sighed. "Hana thanked Mokuba. Then she went on to talk about what she loves the most about art and gaming, and that it's her life. Mokuba then told her it was no problem and talked about art styles and art directions for games and animations. They closed it off with confirming they're going to be really good friends. Was that really so hard to understand?" hesaid, shaking his head.
Una laughed. "Yeah, it was. Uncle Pegasus, we don't speak art like the three of you".
Pegasus joined in on the laughter, too. "Oh yes, that's right, I forgot.
Seto shook his head. "This is insane…. Mokuba, seconds ago you hated her guts! And now you are suddenly best friends?" heasked, not believing what he was hearing and seeing.
Mokuba nodded. "Well, we already werebest friends… and I was the jerk".
The young Yamagawa shook her head. "Dude, get it into your head: it was my fault!"
"You were both at fault," Una said, stopping a possible new fight between them.
Hana and Mokuba looked at each other. Then they nodded in agreement, shaking hands.
That was when Seto discovered how the two looked. His eyebrow twitched. "Mokuba… what happened to you two?" hesaid through clenched teeth.
He watched as his little brother looked himself over before a sheepish look crossed his face. The boy had the mark of at least one slap on his face, his suit was torn a bit, his hair was a mess and he had bite marks on his arm. "Well… we sort of… kind of… what's that word…" he trailed off, rubbing the back of his head.
"Tried to kill each other," Hana added looking at her feet. Her hair was a mess too, and her dress had footprints on it as well as a few smaller tears.
"WHAT?!" Seto said at the same time as Una.
"Well, in her defense… I started it," Mokuba said. "She was eating an apple and I took it from her and threw it out… then she attacked me."
Surprisingly, Una laughed at that. She was still chuckling, when she said, "You just had to go rabid because of an apple."
Hana huffedcrossing her arms. "That was a very nice apple, I'll haveyou know!" shesaid. "And I refuse to let anyone get in between me and an apple, let alone throw it out!"
Una just laughed even harder.
Seto shook his head before looking at Mokuba. "Well, I guess that means we're going home now." His words left no room for protests.
Tea, who had been sitting down, stood and went to stand beside Seto. "I'm coming with you," she said, smiling happily. The young CEO quickly grabbed her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
Mokuba then nodded and smiled at Hanabi. "See you later, Hanabi-san!" hecalled as they left the room.
"See you online, Mokka-chan!" Hanabi called back.
Seto laughed loudly at the sight of his little brother's red face at the nickname.
Yugi:
Yugi found himself chuckling while Atem laughed loudly, as they imagined Mokuba must've looked very embarrassed for Kaiba to laugh like that.
Once he had caught his breath he turned to Una. "It is getting a little late… I think it's time we head home, too".
Una smiled, though to him it seemed a little sad. "Very well. Hana-chan, will you follow them out? I need to talk with Uncle about something".
Hanabi stood. "Alrighty~ Follow me this way," she said, bouncing out the door.
Yugi chuckled again ashe, Tristan, and Joey followed. After a while Tristan asked, "So what is it with you and apples?"
Yugi looked curiously at the young girl as she laughed. "What's not to love about apples? They're perfect in every way," she chirped. "Crunchy and yet soft, sweet and yet a little sour depending on the type. From red to yellow to green, it's the best fruit in the world, directly from the gardens of Eden."
In his mind, Yugi heard Atem wonder about what she meant, and Yugi quickly told him the story from the Christian religion. Shortly after he sensed Atem shaking his head, mumbling something about it not making any sense. Yugi just chuckled at his mutterings.
"You must really love apples," Yugi said, patting the girl's head. She smiled.
"'Course I do. It's the best fruit in the world! Nothing beats a healthy snack," she said.
"Except for maybe a good steak," Joey mumbled under his breath.
Hanabi immediately stopped in front of them, turned around to look at Joey, put her hands on her hips and asked, "Do you approve of murder?"
Taken aback by the comment, Yugi, Tristan, and Joey stared at her. A new fire was in her eyes and something similar to anger hid in the depths of it.
"Of course I don't approve of murder, it's wrong," Joey then said.
Hanabi snorted, before she turned around and began walking again. "Then I suggest you stop eating meat, and do the right thing and help stop the mindless murdering of innocent animals!" shesaid as her pace quickened.
Tristan laughed at the shocked look on Joey's face. "Dude, you got told by a 14 year old, who sounds like a rabid vegetarian," he said. Seconds after he was almost hit by a shoe flying past him. Hestared at the direction it came from.
Hanabi, who had gotten a bit ahead of them, immediately turned around, her face red and her cheeks puffing out. It would have looked adorable, had she not been glaring daggers at them and holding her other shoe ready to throw. "And why, meat-eater, is that so wrong? At least I'm doing the right thing in not approving of mindless murder! Besides, did you know vegetarians live longer, havea lowered risk of getting heart disease, diabetes and several types of cancer? We also have healthier skin, lower blood pressure and increased energy. It has been provenby several universities and experts," she sneered, her eyes burning.
Yugi's eyes widened. Then he shook his head. "You two asked for that one," he said and went to pat Hanabi on her head.
"You mean to seriously tell me, that…" Joey said, before another show was thrown at him and hit him directly in the face, before it ricocheted and hit Tristan.
"I am a vegetarian? Oh, yes I am. And damn proud of it!" Hanabi huffed. "Now can I have my shoes back?"
A bit scared of the girl, the older boys immediately handed the girl her shoes. Then she smirked shortly, beforeswitching to a harmless smile, though it seemed intimidating, as she said, "Excellent. And for the future, please remember that Onee-sama is not the only one with an explosive temper… maybe I'm actually worse than she is."
Yugi laughed at the terrified looks on his friends' faces. Atem, however, was less pleased.
~Did you see that… dark aura around the child?~ heasked, sounding nervous.
Yugi looked briefly at the spirit hovering next to him. ~Dark aura?~ hethought back.
He sensed the heavy sigh from the spirit. ~When she threatened Joey and Tristan, there was a faint, dark aura around the child, I am sure of it!~ Atem said, staring intently at the girl.
Yugi looked from Atem to Hanabi a few times, but all he could see was the light bouncing off her dark hair and shining in her eyes. Aside from the hint of a ferocious temper seconds before, she was the classic example of a happy, little girl with a bright future ahead of her… though, there was something different.
~Well… all I can see is a faint… golden glow, around her. Nothing dark,~ Yugi said, squinting his to make sure it hadn't just been a trick of the light. But sure enough, around the little girl, especially her black hair, was a thin layer of golden light.
~Gold…~ Atem whispered through the mind link. ~But… if you saw gold… and I saw dark, dark purple to be precise, then… but that is not possible. Especially not for a child her age,~ hemumbled.
~What? What is it?~ Yugi asked confusedly. But his only answer was the spirit shaking his head. Yugi sighed.
"Here we are!" Hana suddenly chirped, and Yugi discovered they were standing in front of the building by a parking lot.
"Alice should be on her way with the car, but it might take a few minutes," Hana said, leaning on a railing by the side walk.
"Actually, I'd much rather walk home, if ya' don' mind. I have a few things to take care of," Joey said as he began to walk towards the main street. Tristan did the same.
"Yeah… I'm going to walk, too. I promised to take Seren**** to the park," Tristan said.
Hana smiled. "Suit yourselves. Bye!" she called, as the two older boys walked away.
That left Yugi with the youngest Yamagawa, and he couldn't help but notice how different, yet somehow similar, she was to her older sister, now she had fallen into silence.
This child proved to have a temper like her sister, but she was much more outgoing. And where Una's hair was long and golden, Hana's was short and pure black. Yet at the same time, it was clear the younger Yamagawa had a very kind heart like her sister. Their eyes had the same dreamy look to them, and it was clear they both loved each other to the heavens. It was very sweet.
"You like Una-nee-chan."
Yugi jumped a little at the sudden sound of Hana's voice. He looked up and discovered she wasn't looking at him, but had her eyes fixed on the sky.
"I… wha? But how did you know...?" Yugi asked, stuttering.
Hana giggled. "Gotcha!" shesaid, looking at him with a teasing glint in her eyes. "You just admitted it." She laughed. "But in all seriousness, I could sense it," she said, letting her eyes drift to the sky again.
Yugi just stared at the child… how on Earth she had figured out he had an interest in Una, so quickly, was beyond his imagination. He hadn't even shown any interest like that in Una… or had he? He tried to remember if he had done anything that made it completely obvious to anyone and their mom that he liked Una.
Shortly after, Hana laughed again. "No need to be nervous about it, Una-nee-chan has no idea you like her… andhonestly, I don't care if you do or not," she shrugged. "Just know that if you want my sister to like you in that way, you need to get past her walls. Besides, she is still mourning that she had to leave Phil and Louie back in Denmark," she said.
Yugi looked at the child. "Who… are Phil and Louie?" heasked in a strained voice.
Hana looked at him again. "Her roommates back from her time at boarding school… those three were practically engaged when Hoshi dragged us here… living together, sleeping together in practically the same beds, sharing a bathroom, going to the movies… those three were inseparable. But now Onee-sama is here, and they are there, so she is in misery and mourning the loss. What a shame… I really liked those two. What a pity," she said, sighing and closing her eyes.
Yugi felt something cold grip his heart, as the words sunk in.
Engaged… living together… the same beds… mourning…
"She… she had boyfriends… two of them, at the same time… and now she misses them… oh Kami, then what hope do I have?" Yugi thought miserably, tuning out the little girl, who continued chatting on.
"Bye Yugi-sama! Bye Uncle!"
Yugi got back to his senses and noticed Hanabi re-entering the building and Pegasus standing next to him, looking worriedly at him.
"What's the matter, Yugi-boy? You look like you have just seen a ghost," Pegasus asked.
Yugi shook his head, feeling the same concern coming from Atem. "Nothing… nothing is wrong at all. Just thinking, that's all," Yugi said, rubbing the back of his head.
Pegasus looked at him for a moment. Then he seemingly decided to let the subject go. "Very well. I brought something back from Egypt I thought you might want to get back. Please follow me to my vehicle, I have already told Alice to hold back the car."
Yugi looked at the older man with a renewed interest. What could Pegasus possibly have for him? But wait… get back?
"Uhm, Pegasus? What do you mean about getting something back?" heasked, following the billionaire.
Pegasus had entered a limousine and waited for Yugi to follow him. Once Yugi was seated, he smiled and said: "I mean exactly what I said: I am giving you something back."
Yugi looked at him confusedly. "But what could possibly be in Egypt that belongs to me?" heasked.
Pegasus chuckled. "Well… maybe it belongs more to that pharaoh in your body that it does to you. But no matter, it is still yours," he said, suddenly holding a black, metal box towards Yugi.
At first Yugi was shocked Pegasus knew Atem was back in his body… but then something suddenly clicked into place. He looked at the box with disbelief, notable to understand if what he thought was in there, really was there.
Upon touching the box, Yugi immediately knew it was true. And so did Atem, who was close to just takingcontrol and tearing the box apart.
Slowly and with careful hands, Yugi opened the little lock on the box and removed the lid. His eyes shone with wonder at the sight that met him.
Wrapped carefully in purple fabric with a golden chain fastened to it was one of the biggest treasures in history, and what had once been Yugi's most prized possession.
It looked exactly as Yugi remembered. With the eye that seemed to be able to look directly into a person's soul, and the mysterious patterns, it was truly a sight to behold.
Wrapped in purple fabric, shining though no light fell on it, was the object that had brought Atem and him together, and had made them enter a realm of magic, mysteries, danger and adventures.
The Millennium Puzzle.
*Anyone getting that joke? If you do, here's a cookie. If not, it's a pun on World of Warcraft, because it's W.o.W for short.
**I call it the Artist Languageand it's based on the "Fangirl Language" invented by AceroTiburon, a comic artist on deviantArt. Whenever a fangirl is speaking in her comics, they always say stuff like "yaoi twilight desu. Kawaii yuri sasunaru yaoi" etc. All kinds of "fangirl words". And since I know close to nothing about drawing and art, I thought: why not have Mokuba, Hanabi and all their other artist friends speak something similar, when they're talking about art? Because Kaiba, Una and all the others certainly don't understand them… except Pegasus, since he's an artist too.
***Because I was asked what it is/means: Pi. Cas. So. is the name Picasso broken into smaller parts. I chose to do this, because Picasso was a great artist, and I always imagine Hana, Mokuba and their friends debating about different artists they admire – Picasso being one of them.
****A nickname for Serenity I've often seen used in other stories.
A/N:There, I finished it! I'm a bad author, sorry! I didn't want to let more than a month pass, but writer's blocks are the work of the devil himself. Please forgive me.
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