* Eating animal crackers with frosting * Yup, you guys were right. This fic was inspired by Inuyasha. ^_^ Why? Because I love Inuyasha. * Hugs her Inuyasha plushie * Hope no one minds that. ^_^ And if you haven't seen Inuyasha, check it out. Cartoon network, 11:00pm on Saturdays. It's awesome. ^_^
Ryou sighed as he folded his clothes, trying to keep them from getting wrinkled. He had washed them in the river that afternoon, or more accurately, Soy had washed them. He had been taking a bath in the water, when Soy snuck up, stole his clothes, and took them about a mile down river to wash them.
When he got out of the water, he had been shocked to find his clothing gone. Almost panicky in fact, but Soy had tossed him some new clothes. A mint green shirt and large black pants. Naturally Ryou had been incredibly embarrassed by Soy's presence, by Soy had just snorted and told him she wasn't a hentai, and that if he was smart he would realize her eyes were closed. And indeed, they were. Shut so tight that it was almost insulting.
She told him to get dressed and tell her when he was decent, so Ryou quickly put on the pants and told her that he was still bare chested (AN: * drools *) but that she could open her eyes. She kept them closed though, and told him that he had to be back in Keiko's house by nightfall, on Keiko's orders. Then she added that it didn't matter to her if he was there or not, if he got killed it would just make her life easier.
Ryou sighed again. It was dark out now, and he had returned to Keiko's house as he was told. Keiko had to stay over the house of one of the villagers to tend to a sick child, so she left Soy in charge of taking care of Ryou. Soy wasn't too happy about it, but she dealt with it.
Ryou sat down and looked at the cards he had pulled from the pocket of his pants. He had almost forgotten that he had them with him. He took them out of his pants pocket and began to look through them. They were a sad reminder of his home, and how much he missed it. But worse, they reminded him of Bakura.
He began to get the feeling he was being watched, so he turned his head. Sure enough, Soy was peering over his shoulder, her bright green eyes full of curiosity.
"What are those?" she asked.
"It's a game, called duel monsters. It's very popular where I live." He answered, think that Soy would think the whole thing was dumb. But instead, she sat next to him and picked up a card.
"Are these real creatures where you live?" she asked, examining the card closely.
Ryou shook his head. "No, but sometimes, I imagine that they are." He looked down at the change of heart card in his hand. "It may sound silly but…" he shrugged, feeling a little embarrassed.
Soy looked thoughtful, turning the card over in her hands. "So…you wish they were real?"
Ryou nodded, and continued looking at his cards. Soy seemed to think for a second, before standing and leaving the house. Ryou saw her leave, and got up to follow, she still had one of his cards.
"Soy…where are you going?" he asked, following behind her.
"Come on." She answered, and led him to a large open field outside of the village.
She stopped in the center of the field and Ryou caught up to her. "Soy, we weren't supposed to leave the house."
"Stop whining." She held the card up. "What card is this?"
"The blue winged crown."
Soy nodded and folded her hands into a triangle shape. She closed her eyes for a few seconds, and as Ryou watched in amazement, the card began to glow. The glowing got brighter, until it erupted in a flash of light that temporarily blinded Ryou.
When his eyes adjusted to the darkness once again, his mouth fell open in shock at what stood before him.
A blue winged crown.
A real one.
"Soy…how did you do that? You brought it to life!" he said, astonished by the sight. The bird was huge, and was acting like any normal bird, preening its feathers.
"Well no duh." Soy answered, crossing her arms and looking quite satisfied with herself. "I can bring anything to life."
Ryou looked at her, forcing himself to tear his ears away from the bird. "Anything?"
Soy nodded. "See that bush near you? There's a nest in there. Hand me one of the eggs."
Ryou went over to the bush and reached inside. Sure enough, after a few seconds of searching, he found a nest. He pulled out an egg and handed it to Soy, just like she'd asked. Soy took the egg and held it between her hands. She closed her hands around it, and winked at Ryou.
"Watch." She closed her eyes for a few seconds, and then opened her hands. From where there had once been a single egg, thousands of small, white birds fly from her hands. The small birds took flight, heading off into the air and showering them with white feathers.
"Ohh..," Ryou said, completely amazed by the display. Sot smiled at his reaction, and closed her fist around one of the feathers, transforming it into another small bird.
* * *
Ryou blinked his eyes against the bright sunlight and yawned. Everything considered, he had had a pretty good nights sleep.
That is, after Soy had made the blue winged crown vanish back into the card and led him home. He was still excited about the amazing sight he had witnessed, but Soy told him to shut up and sleep if he wanted to go look for his millennium ring the next morning.
Ryou quickly got dressed and headed outside. Soy wasn't in the house, so he assumed that she was taking care of business elsewhere. Keiko was standing outside the door when he went outside, talking to a group of very excited villagers.
"What's going on?" he asked, and Keiko smiled at him.
"A flock of birds has taken residence in our western fields. There are many and they are easy to catch, so we need not worry about food for the winter this year." She said happily.
"It is truly a miracle!" one of the villagers added excitedly.
"Oh. Soy made those birds last night." Ryou said. "You should thank her."
The villagers looked at him strangely. "What do you mean 'made', child?" Keiko asked.
Ryou looked at the confused faces. "She took an egg from a nest and turned it into all of those birds."
Keiko shook her head. "She couldn't have. She doesn't have that power."
"But I saw her do it!" Ryou protested. He was positive that Soy had created those birds.
"You must have been dreaming. Now go get ready to leave child. Soy will not like to wait."
* * *
Ryou stood at the edge of one of the fields, trying to get ready to leave. He didn't need to pack anything, Soy would take care of it all, but he needed to practice with the bow and arrow. He still wasn't any good at it, but he was trying.
He shot another failed arrow, and looked back at the village, where the residents were still celebrating over what they thought was a miracle of birds.
"I give them a gift of birds, and they eat them."
Ryou turned around, Soy had materialized at his side, she had snuck up without him realizing it. She shook her head. "Damn simpletons."
Soy now sported a black bandana around her forehead, trying to keep some of her wild hair out of her eyes. Her black stripes were in sharp contrast to her pale skin and hair. She also had a katana at her side, and a curved scythe blade on a long, long chain that was attached to her wrist.
Ryou looked at the new weapons. "Is all that really necessary?" he asked. If it was, he was starting to get a little nervous.
Soy nodded. "You never know. And besides, you aren't going to be much help with those arrows."
Ryou looked down at the bow in his hands. "I am trying."
"Whatever." Soy replied. "Now do you want to say goodbye to Keiko before we leave, or can we just go?"
"I want to say goodbye."
There you have it. ^_^ Hope you liked. Pretty please tell me what you think. And oh yeah, Bakura should be showing up in the next chapter. * Yay! * And thank you for all the reviews. * Gives her reviewers animal crackers with frosting this time *
BTW, my other email isn't working, so if you want to be notified when I update, email me at FleasUnlimited@dangerous-minds.com
Ryou sighed as he folded his clothes, trying to keep them from getting wrinkled. He had washed them in the river that afternoon, or more accurately, Soy had washed them. He had been taking a bath in the water, when Soy snuck up, stole his clothes, and took them about a mile down river to wash them.
When he got out of the water, he had been shocked to find his clothing gone. Almost panicky in fact, but Soy had tossed him some new clothes. A mint green shirt and large black pants. Naturally Ryou had been incredibly embarrassed by Soy's presence, by Soy had just snorted and told him she wasn't a hentai, and that if he was smart he would realize her eyes were closed. And indeed, they were. Shut so tight that it was almost insulting.
She told him to get dressed and tell her when he was decent, so Ryou quickly put on the pants and told her that he was still bare chested (AN: * drools *) but that she could open her eyes. She kept them closed though, and told him that he had to be back in Keiko's house by nightfall, on Keiko's orders. Then she added that it didn't matter to her if he was there or not, if he got killed it would just make her life easier.
Ryou sighed again. It was dark out now, and he had returned to Keiko's house as he was told. Keiko had to stay over the house of one of the villagers to tend to a sick child, so she left Soy in charge of taking care of Ryou. Soy wasn't too happy about it, but she dealt with it.
Ryou sat down and looked at the cards he had pulled from the pocket of his pants. He had almost forgotten that he had them with him. He took them out of his pants pocket and began to look through them. They were a sad reminder of his home, and how much he missed it. But worse, they reminded him of Bakura.
He began to get the feeling he was being watched, so he turned his head. Sure enough, Soy was peering over his shoulder, her bright green eyes full of curiosity.
"What are those?" she asked.
"It's a game, called duel monsters. It's very popular where I live." He answered, think that Soy would think the whole thing was dumb. But instead, she sat next to him and picked up a card.
"Are these real creatures where you live?" she asked, examining the card closely.
Ryou shook his head. "No, but sometimes, I imagine that they are." He looked down at the change of heart card in his hand. "It may sound silly but…" he shrugged, feeling a little embarrassed.
Soy looked thoughtful, turning the card over in her hands. "So…you wish they were real?"
Ryou nodded, and continued looking at his cards. Soy seemed to think for a second, before standing and leaving the house. Ryou saw her leave, and got up to follow, she still had one of his cards.
"Soy…where are you going?" he asked, following behind her.
"Come on." She answered, and led him to a large open field outside of the village.
She stopped in the center of the field and Ryou caught up to her. "Soy, we weren't supposed to leave the house."
"Stop whining." She held the card up. "What card is this?"
"The blue winged crown."
Soy nodded and folded her hands into a triangle shape. She closed her eyes for a few seconds, and as Ryou watched in amazement, the card began to glow. The glowing got brighter, until it erupted in a flash of light that temporarily blinded Ryou.
When his eyes adjusted to the darkness once again, his mouth fell open in shock at what stood before him.
A blue winged crown.
A real one.
"Soy…how did you do that? You brought it to life!" he said, astonished by the sight. The bird was huge, and was acting like any normal bird, preening its feathers.
"Well no duh." Soy answered, crossing her arms and looking quite satisfied with herself. "I can bring anything to life."
Ryou looked at her, forcing himself to tear his ears away from the bird. "Anything?"
Soy nodded. "See that bush near you? There's a nest in there. Hand me one of the eggs."
Ryou went over to the bush and reached inside. Sure enough, after a few seconds of searching, he found a nest. He pulled out an egg and handed it to Soy, just like she'd asked. Soy took the egg and held it between her hands. She closed her hands around it, and winked at Ryou.
"Watch." She closed her eyes for a few seconds, and then opened her hands. From where there had once been a single egg, thousands of small, white birds fly from her hands. The small birds took flight, heading off into the air and showering them with white feathers.
"Ohh..," Ryou said, completely amazed by the display. Sot smiled at his reaction, and closed her fist around one of the feathers, transforming it into another small bird.
* * *
Ryou blinked his eyes against the bright sunlight and yawned. Everything considered, he had had a pretty good nights sleep.
That is, after Soy had made the blue winged crown vanish back into the card and led him home. He was still excited about the amazing sight he had witnessed, but Soy told him to shut up and sleep if he wanted to go look for his millennium ring the next morning.
Ryou quickly got dressed and headed outside. Soy wasn't in the house, so he assumed that she was taking care of business elsewhere. Keiko was standing outside the door when he went outside, talking to a group of very excited villagers.
"What's going on?" he asked, and Keiko smiled at him.
"A flock of birds has taken residence in our western fields. There are many and they are easy to catch, so we need not worry about food for the winter this year." She said happily.
"It is truly a miracle!" one of the villagers added excitedly.
"Oh. Soy made those birds last night." Ryou said. "You should thank her."
The villagers looked at him strangely. "What do you mean 'made', child?" Keiko asked.
Ryou looked at the confused faces. "She took an egg from a nest and turned it into all of those birds."
Keiko shook her head. "She couldn't have. She doesn't have that power."
"But I saw her do it!" Ryou protested. He was positive that Soy had created those birds.
"You must have been dreaming. Now go get ready to leave child. Soy will not like to wait."
* * *
Ryou stood at the edge of one of the fields, trying to get ready to leave. He didn't need to pack anything, Soy would take care of it all, but he needed to practice with the bow and arrow. He still wasn't any good at it, but he was trying.
He shot another failed arrow, and looked back at the village, where the residents were still celebrating over what they thought was a miracle of birds.
"I give them a gift of birds, and they eat them."
Ryou turned around, Soy had materialized at his side, she had snuck up without him realizing it. She shook her head. "Damn simpletons."
Soy now sported a black bandana around her forehead, trying to keep some of her wild hair out of her eyes. Her black stripes were in sharp contrast to her pale skin and hair. She also had a katana at her side, and a curved scythe blade on a long, long chain that was attached to her wrist.
Ryou looked at the new weapons. "Is all that really necessary?" he asked. If it was, he was starting to get a little nervous.
Soy nodded. "You never know. And besides, you aren't going to be much help with those arrows."
Ryou looked down at the bow in his hands. "I am trying."
"Whatever." Soy replied. "Now do you want to say goodbye to Keiko before we leave, or can we just go?"
"I want to say goodbye."
There you have it. ^_^ Hope you liked. Pretty please tell me what you think. And oh yeah, Bakura should be showing up in the next chapter. * Yay! * And thank you for all the reviews. * Gives her reviewers animal crackers with frosting this time *
BTW, my other email isn't working, so if you want to be notified when I update, email me at FleasUnlimited@dangerous-minds.com