Ariela: *grins* Thanks you so much, Seraphstar, and you too Liquid Shadow! You sound like our friend, Silver Moon Tear. You should read her new story! It has a black leopard in it...

Amara: We're all glad someone reviewed our first story! Also, unless we get a couple of more reviews, this may be the last chapter for a little while.

Amalthia: *winks* Maybe some of the others will take the hint. *frowns* And before you ask, I'm not the fey in Moon Tear's story...

Disclaimer: Together: We only own Aurora, Rose, and the Earring!

Chapter 3

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(Recap)

"A LEOPARD!!!" everyone but Yami and Aurora cried out in alarm.

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Aurora smirked, "See, Father?"

Yami gaped at her for a moment. "Since when have you started calling me Father again?" he finally managed to say.

Aurora shrugged before bending down beside Rose, "You're my father, and I've decided to put the past behind me." She suddenly grinned, "After all, I'm willing to bet you got bullied by the council half of the time..."

Reaching towards Rose's collar, she quickly started undoing it. Serenity squeaked a little before hiding behind Joey.

"Chill, kid. I'm just going to take off her nylon collar. She has a leather one underneath that doesn't bother her..." Aurora commented without looking up. "You shouldn't glare, Joseph, it's very rude..." she added, feeling the glare Joey was sending her.

"Listen you-" Joey started, but Serenity grabbed his arm.

"Calm down Joey. I'm sure she wasn't insulting us..." she whispered soothingly.

"You'll have to ignore Aurora right now. She had a vision last night and I am sure it is just bothering her." Rose's voice shattered the silence, though only Yami and Aurora knew it belonged to the leopard.

"Who was that?!? Quiet hidin' yah coward!!" Joey yelled, looking around wildly.

Rose answered coolly as Aurora stood up, "Over by my mistress young Wheeler. And might I say I am an ordinary leopard. Pharaoh just cast a spell on me so I would grow up with Aurora and guide her. To guide her, I needed to be able to speak."

Joey whispered faintly, "A talkin' leopard..." before fainting.

Seto looked at Joey, amused for a second, before looking up, right into Aurora's eyes...

Aurora paled instantly. 'It's him! The man from my vision!'

Narrowing her eyes, she asked Seto quietly, "Who are you? What did you mean?''

Seto looked at her confused, "Excuse me?"

Aurora closed her eyes and recited clearly, " 'Love is rare. One should truly appreciate it when one has it...' You said that to me last night in my vision. What do you mean by it?" She asked, opening her eyes.

Before he could answer, something strange happened. Aurora's earclip started glowing before her eyes went blank. The remained open as a very sweet, warm voice echoed through her mouth instead of her usual icy and cold one, "Young Kaiba. You take upon a great challenge. The Ice Rose does not bloom easily, yet last night you vowed to try. Aurora felt that vow, through her vision. She won't remember it when she wakes from this trance.

"I am the moon goddess, Isis. Aurora was once my high priestess. Her heart still is surrounded by ice. But I shall guide her down the path that will defrost her heart. Then it is up to you..." the voice trailed off as her eyes closed. When they opened, they were back to their normal alert iciness.

"Aurora? Are you alright?" Rose asked hesitantly. Her mistress had never done that before...

She nodded her head slowly; "I'll be fine. But I'm not here to chitchat. I'm here to dual."

Yugi smiled before jerking his head towards the door, "Seto saved us an arena at Kaiba Land a little while ago for this duel. We'll use it."

As she shrugged her bag's strap into place, Aurora addressed Rose, "Rose, why don't you stay here with Mr. Muto? I'm sure you two will get along. He was an archeologist when he was younger."

Rose sighed before padding over to Yugi. "Very well. Will you please take me to your grandfather, Yugi, and explain to him about me?"

Yugi nodded before walking her through the door that led to the house part of the shop.

Aurora bent over Joey, "How are we going to wake this knuckle head up?"

Tristan shrugged, "Don't ask me. A herd of elephants wouldn't wake up Joey."

Aurora and Tea shared a glance. Suddenly Tea got a look of mischief on her face before running for the kitchen. She soon came back with a couple of ice cubes.

Tristan soon caught on, "You wouldn't!"

Yami smirked, "Oh believe me, Aurora would."

Aurora carefully placed a few ice cubes inside Joey's jack. Then she quickly placed the rest in his shirt before running over to the opposite side of the room.

"YYYAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Joey screamed as he jumped up. Everyone started laughing, except Aurora. She just chuckled quietly.

"Ready?" she asked Yugi as the laughter subsided and he walked into the room.

Yugi nodded as Joey muttered, "I hope he creams her..."

The walk to Kaiba Land was filled with laughter from almost everyone. Aurora was wondering about Rose, while Yami was wondering if he should warn Yugi...

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Ariela: That's it!

Amara: Again, Gandalf assigned a lot of work.

Amalthia: See ya next time!!!!!!!