This is the longest chapter yet…
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"Ah, yes. This is perfect. That boy must worry about his hair all the time." Pegasus ran a finger down the page of his most prized spell book, the one with the golden eye set into the cover. For a few moments, he busied himself with gathering ingredients and materials. When he had all that he needed, he set himself under a dank window. The moon was shining brightly on the man, not that he deserved it. He held up a beautiful golden comb, turning it this way and that, causing it to glitter in the dim silvery light. Then, he set to work for the rest of the night.
~*~*~*~The Next Afternoon, At the Dwarves' Cottage~*~*~*~
Yugi smiled happily to himself, humming a random tune and sweeping the dusty wooden floor. He couldn't believe how cheerful he had been these past few days. He was living in a tiny, decrepit cottage in the middle of the woods with seven others, working harder than he ever had, and was miles away from his mother. But he was still happier than he could ever remember because, he, Prince Yugi, the most isolated person in the land, had great new friends.
Yugi finished sweeping the kitchen and put the broom away into the corner. He then reached into the meat bin for a bit of roast beef to make dinner for the dwarves. Just then, he heard someone knocking on the door. He wiped the meat off his hands and walked over to open the door. On the doorstep, Yugi saw a tall figure with his face wrapped up in a thick woolen scarf, holding a basket of beautiful golden combs.
"Hello." said the guy. "I'm selling some of the finest combs in the land and …"
SLAM! Yugi had smashed the door into the guy's face. 'Dumb solicitors.' he grumbled to himself. He started heading back into the kitchen, but there was another knock. Groaning out loud, Yugi ran back to the door, threw it open and yelled, "Not interested!" He slammed it again, but this time, the man held out his hand to keep it open. Growling, Yugi pushed against the door with all his might. He couldn't get it closed and he was straining to keep his feet from sliding across the floor. The man hadn't even flinched. He just stood there, waiting for Yugi to give up. With one final heave, Yugi slumped against the door, panting.
"Fine!" he gasped. "Jeez, you're insistent! What do you want me to buy?" The salesman held out the basket proudly. "I have the finest golden combs in the land. You look like you might need them." he said, eyeing Yugi's wild hairstyle.
"Look, I don't wear combs!"
"Just try one." The man held out a particularly sparkly one.
"If I do, will you leave me alone?" Yugi practically begged.
"I promise. I'll go as soon as you try this one on."
"But, I like that one better."
"Yes, but this one suits you." Pegasus argued. He just wanted to get it over with, and be the most adorable again.
"But it's so tacky. Do you have any in silver?"
"JUST TRY IT ON, WILL YOU!"
"Okay, jeez. You know you're not going to get any business like this." Yugi reached out for the gold one. He looked it over, shrugged, and stuck it into his hair.
"How's does it loo…" He never finished his sentence. He fell to the floor, poisoned. Chuckling, the salesman whipped off his cloak to reveal…Pegasus! (dun, dun, duuunn!)
"Goodnight, Yugi. Now I am the most adorable in all the land." He cackled loudly and wrenched the comb out Yugi's hair. Almost immediately, the small teen woke up.
"Huh?" His half-closed eyes widened. "Pegasus!" Panicking, Pegasus yelped out loud and jammed the comb back onto Yugi's head. He fell, poisoned, again.
"Phew!" Pegasus sighed. Collecting up the rest of the combs and his cloak and scarf, he stepped pulled out some magic dust and threw it over himself.
"Fine, you can keep the stupid comb." Then, he disappeared.
~*~*~*~A Few Hours Later~*~*~*~
"What do you think he made for us tonight?" Jou said, hungrily.
"I don't care, food's food." Honda rubbed him belly.
"Do you guys maybe think you eat too much?" Anzu lectured. "You had your lunches at lunch time, and our leftovers five minutes ago!"
"Anzu," Seto began, "We should get them home for food, quick, before their stomachs start digesting their brains, like last time."
"Are you looking for a fight?" Honda growled.
"Yeah, because you'll lose." Jou slammed one fist into his other hand's palm.
"Oh, stop it guys!" Anzu called out suddenly. "Here we are." They had made it all the way to the cottage without killing each other. It was a miracle. They stepped in the house, chattering noisily, mostly about what they were going to eat, until they saw Yugi, lying on the ground.
"Oh, my gosh!"
"What happened to him?"
"Who's going to cook for us?!" They started panicking and checked his pulse and his breath. They slapped him and threw water on him. Well, maybe they were a little over anxious.
"Mai, stop that! He's getting bruises on his face. If he was still alive he won't be now!"
"Seto, we didn't need THAT much water!"
"No! He's drowning!"
This frenzy continued for about an hour until they finally gave up. They slumped against the walls, exhausted.
"He's gone." Bakura said in a hollow voice.
"We'd better build a coffin."
"Well," Mai sobbed, "He's not dying like this"
"Mai, just give up. He's not coming back. He must've been like this all day." Jou was tearing.
"Little idiot! Why did he open the door?" Seto was sobbing just like Mai.
"I didn't mean it that way. I meant the comb. It's so tacky; I can't bear to remember him like this." As everyone else sweatdropped, she reached over and pulled the comb out. When she did, he stirred and sat up.
"I feel like I've been run over by a horse. Hard." Still, shaking that dizziness away from his head, he was instantly knocked to the floor as one by one they dogpiled him, with Mokuba lastly flinging himself on the top. They were so happy, that it took a while for them to hear him whimpering at the bottom. When they finally got off him, they started berating him for opening the door. With his head spinning from the lingering effects of the poison, he only heard the last word of a sentence from each person. The strange words formed in his head to spell out: "idiotic for evil died that ugly chimpanzee".
After they figured out that Yugi didn't seem to even realize who they were, they decided they should start dinner for him. Anzu, Mai, and Mokuba went into the kitchen, discussing what to make. Jou, Honda, and Seto followed, discussing what to taste-test. Bakura stayed behind and looked at Yugi.
"Yugi? Do you understand me?" he asked tentatively.
"Huh? Oh yeah, you're getting more coherent every second." He smiled weakly.
"Hey, I wanted to give you something." He pulled out of his poccket a beautiful gold pendant, shaped like an upside-down pyramid.
"Whoa…" Yugi held it his palm. It felt warm.
"I dug it up in the mines today. The others inspected it and they agree with me, it's magical. It'll grant you your greatest wish, and protect you from harm. So, keep it on from now on." Bakura told him.
"Thank you, but don't you want to keep it?"
"Oh, I have my own." He pulled out a large gold ring with a triangle suspended in the middle and many pointy arrow-like things on the circle's sides. Both the objects had a strange-looking eye carved into the front.
"Mine's good magical powers aren't as strong as yours, but, I feel connected to this ring, and you're the one in need of magical protection."
"You can tell which ones are more magical than others?" Yugi was curious about the magic world.
"All dwarves can, and all other magical creatures. Humans can, too, they just need to pay attention once in a while." He winked and set off for the kitchen.
Yugi took one last look at the pyramid, threw its chain over his neck, and followed Bakura into the kitchen, already smelling the roast chicken.
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Okay, as I see it, there are only going to be 2 more long chapters until the end.
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"Ah, yes. This is perfect. That boy must worry about his hair all the time." Pegasus ran a finger down the page of his most prized spell book, the one with the golden eye set into the cover. For a few moments, he busied himself with gathering ingredients and materials. When he had all that he needed, he set himself under a dank window. The moon was shining brightly on the man, not that he deserved it. He held up a beautiful golden comb, turning it this way and that, causing it to glitter in the dim silvery light. Then, he set to work for the rest of the night.
~*~*~*~The Next Afternoon, At the Dwarves' Cottage~*~*~*~
Yugi smiled happily to himself, humming a random tune and sweeping the dusty wooden floor. He couldn't believe how cheerful he had been these past few days. He was living in a tiny, decrepit cottage in the middle of the woods with seven others, working harder than he ever had, and was miles away from his mother. But he was still happier than he could ever remember because, he, Prince Yugi, the most isolated person in the land, had great new friends.
Yugi finished sweeping the kitchen and put the broom away into the corner. He then reached into the meat bin for a bit of roast beef to make dinner for the dwarves. Just then, he heard someone knocking on the door. He wiped the meat off his hands and walked over to open the door. On the doorstep, Yugi saw a tall figure with his face wrapped up in a thick woolen scarf, holding a basket of beautiful golden combs.
"Hello." said the guy. "I'm selling some of the finest combs in the land and …"
SLAM! Yugi had smashed the door into the guy's face. 'Dumb solicitors.' he grumbled to himself. He started heading back into the kitchen, but there was another knock. Groaning out loud, Yugi ran back to the door, threw it open and yelled, "Not interested!" He slammed it again, but this time, the man held out his hand to keep it open. Growling, Yugi pushed against the door with all his might. He couldn't get it closed and he was straining to keep his feet from sliding across the floor. The man hadn't even flinched. He just stood there, waiting for Yugi to give up. With one final heave, Yugi slumped against the door, panting.
"Fine!" he gasped. "Jeez, you're insistent! What do you want me to buy?" The salesman held out the basket proudly. "I have the finest golden combs in the land. You look like you might need them." he said, eyeing Yugi's wild hairstyle.
"Look, I don't wear combs!"
"Just try one." The man held out a particularly sparkly one.
"If I do, will you leave me alone?" Yugi practically begged.
"I promise. I'll go as soon as you try this one on."
"But, I like that one better."
"Yes, but this one suits you." Pegasus argued. He just wanted to get it over with, and be the most adorable again.
"But it's so tacky. Do you have any in silver?"
"JUST TRY IT ON, WILL YOU!"
"Okay, jeez. You know you're not going to get any business like this." Yugi reached out for the gold one. He looked it over, shrugged, and stuck it into his hair.
"How's does it loo…" He never finished his sentence. He fell to the floor, poisoned. Chuckling, the salesman whipped off his cloak to reveal…Pegasus! (dun, dun, duuunn!)
"Goodnight, Yugi. Now I am the most adorable in all the land." He cackled loudly and wrenched the comb out Yugi's hair. Almost immediately, the small teen woke up.
"Huh?" His half-closed eyes widened. "Pegasus!" Panicking, Pegasus yelped out loud and jammed the comb back onto Yugi's head. He fell, poisoned, again.
"Phew!" Pegasus sighed. Collecting up the rest of the combs and his cloak and scarf, he stepped pulled out some magic dust and threw it over himself.
"Fine, you can keep the stupid comb." Then, he disappeared.
~*~*~*~A Few Hours Later~*~*~*~
"What do you think he made for us tonight?" Jou said, hungrily.
"I don't care, food's food." Honda rubbed him belly.
"Do you guys maybe think you eat too much?" Anzu lectured. "You had your lunches at lunch time, and our leftovers five minutes ago!"
"Anzu," Seto began, "We should get them home for food, quick, before their stomachs start digesting their brains, like last time."
"Are you looking for a fight?" Honda growled.
"Yeah, because you'll lose." Jou slammed one fist into his other hand's palm.
"Oh, stop it guys!" Anzu called out suddenly. "Here we are." They had made it all the way to the cottage without killing each other. It was a miracle. They stepped in the house, chattering noisily, mostly about what they were going to eat, until they saw Yugi, lying on the ground.
"Oh, my gosh!"
"What happened to him?"
"Who's going to cook for us?!" They started panicking and checked his pulse and his breath. They slapped him and threw water on him. Well, maybe they were a little over anxious.
"Mai, stop that! He's getting bruises on his face. If he was still alive he won't be now!"
"Seto, we didn't need THAT much water!"
"No! He's drowning!"
This frenzy continued for about an hour until they finally gave up. They slumped against the walls, exhausted.
"He's gone." Bakura said in a hollow voice.
"We'd better build a coffin."
"Well," Mai sobbed, "He's not dying like this"
"Mai, just give up. He's not coming back. He must've been like this all day." Jou was tearing.
"Little idiot! Why did he open the door?" Seto was sobbing just like Mai.
"I didn't mean it that way. I meant the comb. It's so tacky; I can't bear to remember him like this." As everyone else sweatdropped, she reached over and pulled the comb out. When she did, he stirred and sat up.
"I feel like I've been run over by a horse. Hard." Still, shaking that dizziness away from his head, he was instantly knocked to the floor as one by one they dogpiled him, with Mokuba lastly flinging himself on the top. They were so happy, that it took a while for them to hear him whimpering at the bottom. When they finally got off him, they started berating him for opening the door. With his head spinning from the lingering effects of the poison, he only heard the last word of a sentence from each person. The strange words formed in his head to spell out: "idiotic for evil died that ugly chimpanzee".
After they figured out that Yugi didn't seem to even realize who they were, they decided they should start dinner for him. Anzu, Mai, and Mokuba went into the kitchen, discussing what to make. Jou, Honda, and Seto followed, discussing what to taste-test. Bakura stayed behind and looked at Yugi.
"Yugi? Do you understand me?" he asked tentatively.
"Huh? Oh yeah, you're getting more coherent every second." He smiled weakly.
"Hey, I wanted to give you something." He pulled out of his poccket a beautiful gold pendant, shaped like an upside-down pyramid.
"Whoa…" Yugi held it his palm. It felt warm.
"I dug it up in the mines today. The others inspected it and they agree with me, it's magical. It'll grant you your greatest wish, and protect you from harm. So, keep it on from now on." Bakura told him.
"Thank you, but don't you want to keep it?"
"Oh, I have my own." He pulled out a large gold ring with a triangle suspended in the middle and many pointy arrow-like things on the circle's sides. Both the objects had a strange-looking eye carved into the front.
"Mine's good magical powers aren't as strong as yours, but, I feel connected to this ring, and you're the one in need of magical protection."
"You can tell which ones are more magical than others?" Yugi was curious about the magic world.
"All dwarves can, and all other magical creatures. Humans can, too, they just need to pay attention once in a while." He winked and set off for the kitchen.
Yugi took one last look at the pyramid, threw its chain over his neck, and followed Bakura into the kitchen, already smelling the roast chicken.
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Okay, as I see it, there are only going to be 2 more long chapters until the end.