"Oh whoa! I can't believe it!"
Normally, Bakura would have told Ryou to calm down, but in fact, he was pretty amazed too. The small group of wanders had reached a clearing in the woods. It was a field of green grass, with a few red flowers. But that wasn't what made the clearing so amazing. The amazing part was the huge, colorfully lit Ferris wheel in the center of the field. There was nothing else around it, just the Ferris wheel standing alone.
Soy smiled. It was cute they were both so excited about the Ferris wheel. After all, there wasn't anything too special about it. it was kind of unexpected to see a Ferris wheel out in the middle of no where, but than, that was how things worked in this world.
Soy tilted her head to look at her two bright-eyed companions. "This is where the first stone should be."
Ryou tore his eyes from the amazing site just long enough to look at her. "But I thought it was in a town."
Soy giggled. "The town is underground. But lucky for us, the stone is up here."
Bakura could practically feel the happiness radiating from his aibou. There was no doubt that Ryou was eager to get home. Bakura on the other hand, really wouldn't mind staying here. It wasn't that bad a place, as long as you steered clear of the troublemakers. But Ryou wanted to go home, so he would go too.
Soy sighed, as she led the group into the field. "I can't believe it took us so long to get here. It'll be dark soon." She said, approaching the Ferris wheel. "We'll stay here tonight."
Ryou was a little nervous about staying out in the open. They had had too many close calls. Too many near deaths. But Soy seemed to sense what he was feeling, and she smiled warmly.
"Don't worry, Ryou." She said, trying to assuage his fears. "The lights from the Ferris wheel will keep most of the dangerous beings away."
Ryou breathed a sighed of relief as Bakura looked to Soy. "So where is the stone?" he asked.
Her green eyes drifted up the side of the bright Ferris wheel. The lights would change every few seconds, creating pretty pictures, but it was sometimes distracting. "It's up there." She pointed at the top of the Ferris wheel.
Bakura groaned. "How are we going to get it down?"
Soy smiled. There wasn't a way to ride in the cars of the Ferris wheel, but that didn't mean that was the only way to get up there. She hopped forward and grabbed the side of the Ferris wheel, letting it take her up as she stood on a metal beam.
Ryou watched with joy in his eyes. He wished he could ride it, but he was too afraid he would loss his grip and fall. The Ferris wheel was huge, and falling from it would surely mean death. He just hoped Soy wouldn't fall.
Bakura seemed to sense some disappointment in Ryou's eyes, so he leaned over and gave him a short kiss on the neck. "Don't worry, when we get back, I'll take you on a Ferris wheel."
Soy looked down at her two new friends from high atop the Ferris wheel. The view was amazing, she could actually see all the way back toward the village. Her eyesight was far better than that of any other creature, so seeing at such huge distances was simple. The wind was stronger high in the hair, so Soy raised an arm to keep her silver hair out her face.
It was such a pretty place to be, the sun was going down, birds were settling themselves in for the night… even Ryou and Bakura seemed to be enjoying the twilight. Soy giggled when she saw the two embrace. They had obviously forgotten that she could see them. They were so cute in her eyes. The way Bakura acted so tough, yet deep down, you could see he was a total marshmallow for Ryou.
She clasped her hands joyfully, squeezing her eyes shut. "They are so kawii!"
Bakura ran his hand gently over Ryou's face. He was grateful for some time alone with him. "I thought I was going to lose you." He murmured softly.
Ryou sighed blissfully. He thought he was going to lose his Yami too. He no doubt in his mind now that his Yami really did care about him. He had even been willing to sacrifice his life for him.
"Yami?" he asked softly, burying his face into Bakura's chest.
"Yes?"
"Promise you won't go anywhere?"
Bakura smiled. "Of course I won't aibou."
Soy smiled gleefully as she watched the two express their feelings for one another on the ground below. It was so great to see that some people could still find love. With a little sigh, she reached out and plucked the Gateway stone from its resting place atop the Ferris wheel. She clutched the small white stone as her eyes drifted back toward the two silver haired lovers below.
As the Ferris wheel brought her back down to the ground, she was struck with an idea. Stuffing the stone inside her kimono for safe keeping, she balanced on the beam and reached her hands out as the Ferris wheel brought her down toward Ryou and Bakura.
As she passed them, she grabbed onto their hands, pulling them up to the Ferris wheel. As they were brought higher and higher, Ryou clutched on to Bakura for dear life, while Bakura held fast to another metal beam.
Soy smiled happily as the two exclaimed happily over the view they received as they reached the top. The three wanders stood, their silver hair blowing in their faces, watching as the sun slowly set below the horizon. Soy glanced down to find Bakura's hand snake around Ryou's slender waist. She grinned happily, and resisted the urge to say kawii.
* * *
"So Soy, what was that body collector saying about a brother of yours or something?" Ryou asked, picking at his dinner.
The group was assembled around a small campfire Soy had built, preparing to stay the night. Darkness had fallen fast, and Soy had quickly retrieved something for them to eat. Now they were resting, Soy sitting on her haunches across the fire from Bakura and Ryou, who were sitting with their arms around each other, though they thought that Soy couldn't tell.
Soy sighed and got a faraway look in her eyes. "I had a brother. A twin brother actually."
Ryou leaned forward, interested.
"He was the older one. Exactly 12 hours older than I." She got a sadly look across her pale face. "We were never together much though. My mother was a pure human, and my father was a pure yokai. When we were born, my brother was pure human like my mother, and I was pure yokai like my father. So my brother was taken to live in the human world."
There was a moment of silence before Bakura gently urged her to continue. "What happened to him?"
Soy looked down into the flame before her. "He died. A long time ago."
Ryou drew in a breath. "Oh. Soy, I'm sorry."
She waved her hand dismissively. "Don't be."
"He died a long time ago."
* * *
Soy stood in the middle of the field, the huge Ferris wheel standing between her and where Ryou and Bakura peacefully slept. She couldn't sleep. Not tonight. Carefully, she picked one of the bright red flowers from the ground. She held it up, the wind tossing her hair, and making her feel even sadder than before.
She closed her hand around the flower, transforming the petals into millions of red feathers. The wind caught the feathers, and sent them swirling across the field, like red snow. Carefully, she reached out and plucked one from the air, closing her hand around it.
When Soy opened her hand again, the feather had turned black, and was shining with a beautiful light. She held it in her hand for a few seconds, before releasing it, whispering, "Find my brother."
She brought up her arm to push her hair away as the feather floated off into the night. Her sad green eyes watched it, until the darkness ate it up.
* * *
It was dawn when Soy returned to where Ryou and Bakura had been sleeping. How many hours had she stayed there, talking out loud to the spirit of Takna, her dead brother? How she missed him.
Bakura was already up, poking at the dying fire, while Ryou slept peacefully on the ground. He lifted his head when he saw her, greeting her.
"Morning Soy." He said, poking at the fire once again.
"Hey Bakura." She said. "Is Ryou still sleeping?"
Bakura motioned to where the boy still slept, and Soy walked over. She was about to shake him gently to wake him up, when she stopped dead in her tracks.
A black feather rested ever so gently on his nose.
Her eyes began to fill with tears as she saw the feather. she took a few steps back, absolutely stunned by the sight. Deep pain began to well up inside of her, as she shook her head violently, whispering. "No…It's not right!"
Bakura noticed her odd behavior, and frowned at her. "Soy, what's wrong?"
Soy shut her eyes and shook her head violently. "It's wrong! It's not true!"
Feeling despair overcome her, she ran off, heading into the woods and leaving them behind. She tore through the woods; her mind a blur, her heart feeling like it was going to break into two. She didn't stop running until she reached a small pond in the middle on the woods. She ran into the water, falling to her hands and knees as tears began to fall from his green eyes.
"It can't be true…"
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Normally, Bakura would have told Ryou to calm down, but in fact, he was pretty amazed too. The small group of wanders had reached a clearing in the woods. It was a field of green grass, with a few red flowers. But that wasn't what made the clearing so amazing. The amazing part was the huge, colorfully lit Ferris wheel in the center of the field. There was nothing else around it, just the Ferris wheel standing alone.
Soy smiled. It was cute they were both so excited about the Ferris wheel. After all, there wasn't anything too special about it. it was kind of unexpected to see a Ferris wheel out in the middle of no where, but than, that was how things worked in this world.
Soy tilted her head to look at her two bright-eyed companions. "This is where the first stone should be."
Ryou tore his eyes from the amazing site just long enough to look at her. "But I thought it was in a town."
Soy giggled. "The town is underground. But lucky for us, the stone is up here."
Bakura could practically feel the happiness radiating from his aibou. There was no doubt that Ryou was eager to get home. Bakura on the other hand, really wouldn't mind staying here. It wasn't that bad a place, as long as you steered clear of the troublemakers. But Ryou wanted to go home, so he would go too.
Soy sighed, as she led the group into the field. "I can't believe it took us so long to get here. It'll be dark soon." She said, approaching the Ferris wheel. "We'll stay here tonight."
Ryou was a little nervous about staying out in the open. They had had too many close calls. Too many near deaths. But Soy seemed to sense what he was feeling, and she smiled warmly.
"Don't worry, Ryou." She said, trying to assuage his fears. "The lights from the Ferris wheel will keep most of the dangerous beings away."
Ryou breathed a sighed of relief as Bakura looked to Soy. "So where is the stone?" he asked.
Her green eyes drifted up the side of the bright Ferris wheel. The lights would change every few seconds, creating pretty pictures, but it was sometimes distracting. "It's up there." She pointed at the top of the Ferris wheel.
Bakura groaned. "How are we going to get it down?"
Soy smiled. There wasn't a way to ride in the cars of the Ferris wheel, but that didn't mean that was the only way to get up there. She hopped forward and grabbed the side of the Ferris wheel, letting it take her up as she stood on a metal beam.
Ryou watched with joy in his eyes. He wished he could ride it, but he was too afraid he would loss his grip and fall. The Ferris wheel was huge, and falling from it would surely mean death. He just hoped Soy wouldn't fall.
Bakura seemed to sense some disappointment in Ryou's eyes, so he leaned over and gave him a short kiss on the neck. "Don't worry, when we get back, I'll take you on a Ferris wheel."
Soy looked down at her two new friends from high atop the Ferris wheel. The view was amazing, she could actually see all the way back toward the village. Her eyesight was far better than that of any other creature, so seeing at such huge distances was simple. The wind was stronger high in the hair, so Soy raised an arm to keep her silver hair out her face.
It was such a pretty place to be, the sun was going down, birds were settling themselves in for the night… even Ryou and Bakura seemed to be enjoying the twilight. Soy giggled when she saw the two embrace. They had obviously forgotten that she could see them. They were so cute in her eyes. The way Bakura acted so tough, yet deep down, you could see he was a total marshmallow for Ryou.
She clasped her hands joyfully, squeezing her eyes shut. "They are so kawii!"
Bakura ran his hand gently over Ryou's face. He was grateful for some time alone with him. "I thought I was going to lose you." He murmured softly.
Ryou sighed blissfully. He thought he was going to lose his Yami too. He no doubt in his mind now that his Yami really did care about him. He had even been willing to sacrifice his life for him.
"Yami?" he asked softly, burying his face into Bakura's chest.
"Yes?"
"Promise you won't go anywhere?"
Bakura smiled. "Of course I won't aibou."
Soy smiled gleefully as she watched the two express their feelings for one another on the ground below. It was so great to see that some people could still find love. With a little sigh, she reached out and plucked the Gateway stone from its resting place atop the Ferris wheel. She clutched the small white stone as her eyes drifted back toward the two silver haired lovers below.
As the Ferris wheel brought her back down to the ground, she was struck with an idea. Stuffing the stone inside her kimono for safe keeping, she balanced on the beam and reached her hands out as the Ferris wheel brought her down toward Ryou and Bakura.
As she passed them, she grabbed onto their hands, pulling them up to the Ferris wheel. As they were brought higher and higher, Ryou clutched on to Bakura for dear life, while Bakura held fast to another metal beam.
Soy smiled happily as the two exclaimed happily over the view they received as they reached the top. The three wanders stood, their silver hair blowing in their faces, watching as the sun slowly set below the horizon. Soy glanced down to find Bakura's hand snake around Ryou's slender waist. She grinned happily, and resisted the urge to say kawii.
* * *
"So Soy, what was that body collector saying about a brother of yours or something?" Ryou asked, picking at his dinner.
The group was assembled around a small campfire Soy had built, preparing to stay the night. Darkness had fallen fast, and Soy had quickly retrieved something for them to eat. Now they were resting, Soy sitting on her haunches across the fire from Bakura and Ryou, who were sitting with their arms around each other, though they thought that Soy couldn't tell.
Soy sighed and got a faraway look in her eyes. "I had a brother. A twin brother actually."
Ryou leaned forward, interested.
"He was the older one. Exactly 12 hours older than I." She got a sadly look across her pale face. "We were never together much though. My mother was a pure human, and my father was a pure yokai. When we were born, my brother was pure human like my mother, and I was pure yokai like my father. So my brother was taken to live in the human world."
There was a moment of silence before Bakura gently urged her to continue. "What happened to him?"
Soy looked down into the flame before her. "He died. A long time ago."
Ryou drew in a breath. "Oh. Soy, I'm sorry."
She waved her hand dismissively. "Don't be."
"He died a long time ago."
* * *
Soy stood in the middle of the field, the huge Ferris wheel standing between her and where Ryou and Bakura peacefully slept. She couldn't sleep. Not tonight. Carefully, she picked one of the bright red flowers from the ground. She held it up, the wind tossing her hair, and making her feel even sadder than before.
She closed her hand around the flower, transforming the petals into millions of red feathers. The wind caught the feathers, and sent them swirling across the field, like red snow. Carefully, she reached out and plucked one from the air, closing her hand around it.
When Soy opened her hand again, the feather had turned black, and was shining with a beautiful light. She held it in her hand for a few seconds, before releasing it, whispering, "Find my brother."
She brought up her arm to push her hair away as the feather floated off into the night. Her sad green eyes watched it, until the darkness ate it up.
* * *
It was dawn when Soy returned to where Ryou and Bakura had been sleeping. How many hours had she stayed there, talking out loud to the spirit of Takna, her dead brother? How she missed him.
Bakura was already up, poking at the dying fire, while Ryou slept peacefully on the ground. He lifted his head when he saw her, greeting her.
"Morning Soy." He said, poking at the fire once again.
"Hey Bakura." She said. "Is Ryou still sleeping?"
Bakura motioned to where the boy still slept, and Soy walked over. She was about to shake him gently to wake him up, when she stopped dead in her tracks.
A black feather rested ever so gently on his nose.
Her eyes began to fill with tears as she saw the feather. she took a few steps back, absolutely stunned by the sight. Deep pain began to well up inside of her, as she shook her head violently, whispering. "No…It's not right!"
Bakura noticed her odd behavior, and frowned at her. "Soy, what's wrong?"
Soy shut her eyes and shook her head violently. "It's wrong! It's not true!"
Feeling despair overcome her, she ran off, heading into the woods and leaving them behind. She tore through the woods; her mind a blur, her heart feeling like it was going to break into two. She didn't stop running until she reached a small pond in the middle on the woods. She ran into the water, falling to her hands and knees as tears began to fall from his green eyes.
"It can't be true…"
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