Sugoi, were at chapter eighteen and that means this fic has gone on for
eighteen weeks. Wow, this fic has a good fan following, if I keep going this
could be my longest going fic... but of course I am trying to end this soon so I
can get into the sequel and there will be one.
Notes:
(Bakura) to ((Yami Bakura))
Yugi to Yami Yugi
To Be A Pegasus
By Firehedgehog
Chapter Eighteen - Old Friends and Truths
Hikari groaned as he slowly came back to reality, slowly his eyes
flickered open allowing him to see the area around him.
Totally exausted he sat up and peered around, that park looked normal
except for the people laying on the ground.
"You really have to be more careful Hikari," an amused voice said,
startled Hikari turned weakly and his eyes widened. Standing three feet away
was a very familiar person, it was no other then Bastet wearing modern day
clothing.
"Bastet, I didn't think you'd show up," he said in a tired voice, she
smiled her ebony furred Tail swaying behind her.
"Of course I showed up, I was going to visit soon anyway but my visit
was pushed up when I felt this happening in the mortal realm," she said, he
gave a weak laugh.
"You always did seem to appear when I'm in trouble, just like we were as
kids," Hikari sighed, gently the cat goddess helped him to his feet.
"Always getting into trouble, sometimes I wonder why the older gods
never punished us for eternity," she said in a dramatic voice, the pale haired
immortal rolled his eyes at the cat goddess.
"Bastet, this is not the time for that," Hikari groaned, Bastet grinned
evil and then had to catch Hikari as his legs fell weakly from beneath him.
"Whaoh, I really have to stop using my powers till they return all the
way," he said with a weak smile, Bastet nodded and walked over to the three
unconscious senshi (dragging Hikari who glared at her for this).
"Looks like they'll be out of it for awhile Hikari, want me to teleport
you all to the game shop before your koi and the pharaoh begin to worry?" she
asked, Hikari nodded relief on his face while was quite pale from the strain
of using so much power and the crystal lately.
"Thanks," he said, Bastet nodded and in a flash of purple light the
three senshi and the two non-humans vanished.
***
Seconds later another flash of light happened, a disheveled looking
senshi known as Pluto looked around. Her crimson eyes looked around widely,
with a moan she fell to her knees.
"Where is he, I felt Max here just a second ago," she whispered, she
slipped back to the time gates to look again for Max's location totally
ignoring the fact she needed a shower... Badly.
****
Hotaru smirked at the two other outer senshi, finally after what seemed
like days they were getting out of this elevator of hell.
"Bwaahh ha ha, free at last!" she said laughing evilly, the two other
outer senshi sweatdropped and wondered if Hotaru was okay.
"koibito, I think we should get Hotaru home quickly," Micheru whispered
to her blond lover, the senshi of Uranus nodded and smiled as the doors the
elevator opened letting in cool very fresh needed air.
'We also need to have a shower' Haruka thought, he lips lifted up into a
smile at the thought of what her koi and herself could do in the shower.
***
Kage blinked as a flash of light filled the living room at Yugi's home,
when it faded he sighed in relief. Sitting on the couch was a very tired
Hikari, three unconscious females lay on the floor.
Then his eyes widened in shock at the last person he saw a female
human/cat hybrid, and from his ancient Egyptian days he recognized her as a
goddess... even if she was wearing modern day clothing.
"Bastet," Yami said in awe coming up beside him, the cat goddess turned
and smirked at the two Egyptian spirits.
"By Ra," Kage whispered, this was not something he expected.
"Awww... Hikari, you didn't tell me your two little Egyptian friends were
cute," she said suddenly, both blinked as Hikari rolled his blue eyes.
"You didn't need to know for one thing, there not your type anyway,"
Hikari said in an ultra annoyed voice, both Egyptians looked at Hikari in
shock... how could he speak to a goddess with so little respect.
"Darn, why must all the cute ones be gay," she said with a slight sulk,
Hikari laughed at her actions.
"Hikari, how can you speak to a goddess like that... she could kill you
where you stand?" Yami asked in shock, Hikari blinked and pointed at Bastet a
funny look on his face.
"Her, kill me... why in the world would she do that?" he asked, Yami and
Kage traded looks and wondered if Hikari had gone nuts or something in that
category.
"Hikari stop teasing the hotties, anyway why would I hurt my best friend
from when I was little," Bastet said smirking, at these words Kage and Yami
froze there mouths open at what she had said about Hikari.
"Now you did it Bastet, now there going to be asking all kind of
questions like where I was born and all kind of annoying questions," Hikari
told the cat goddess, but he wasn't really mad for he was smiling and his eyes
sparked with amusement.
It was at that moment Kage's mind couldn't take anymore (such of the
fact that there was a powerful goddess joking with his koi), and he fainted.
The last thing he saw was Hikari's concerned face.
***
Dream sequence:
Kage found himself once more on Duel Island, looking around with
interest he saw that he was once again watching the dual between Pegasus and
Yami/Yugi.
'Why in the world am I dreaming of this place' he thought confused, the
last time he had thought of this place... was when he had stolen the millennium
eye from Pegasus.
He froze and his eyes widened as the battle below ended, he watched as
Pegasus fled the battle to go to his tower.
Quickly he went after the lavender haired man and soon stood in that
room again, but to his shock he could see himself there... replaying the events
of that day.
He looked away as his dream self took the golden eye, when he looked
again he found himself looking into the angry eyes of his dream counterpart.
"Wha!" he said in surprise, the other Kage smacked him.
"You idiot, why do you think Max was so sad when he came to school... you
put his father into the hospital in a coma," dream Kage growled (lets just
call him DK for now), Kage winced.
"But... but what can I do, if I tell him I put his father into the
hospital he'll hate me forever," he said sadly, he felt tears come to his face
and slip down his cheeks.
"If he loves you he'll forgive you, but it will be worse if you don't
tell him the truth... and soon," DK growled, Sadly Kage fell to his knees.
"But what if he leaves me and never wants to be near me again, I lost
him once to death and I don't want to loose him again," he whispered, it was
then that he felt a slim hand on his shoulder so he looked up.
He gasped at what he saw, it was Max... or rather Hikari before he had
remembered his past.
After seeing Hikari wearing his hair down it was weird to see him with
spiky hair, looking around he noticed that DK had vanished and they were
surrounded by darkness.
"Trust yourself Kage, tell the truth and let everything be as it
should," Max whispered, then Max also vanished into the darkness.
"Trust myself, does that mean I should tell the truth to Hikari and
return the millennium eye?" he asked himself, he sighed when silence was his
only answer... but he knew that it was a 'yes'.
***
Bastet quickly helped Yami move Kage to a couch, Hikari quickly began
hovering at his koibitos side.
'Strange, I thought I'd have a lover first' she thought with a wry
smile, she sat down as Yami introduced the other half of his soul Yugi and
Bakura the other halves of Kages.
She found it strange that a mortal's soul could be divided, gods could
divide or even merge into one, this was just strange.
'Hikari, you have very a very strange choice of friends and lovers' she
thought with a smile, but she knew he deserved it, after all his souls
journey to be reborn in this time had been a hazardous one.
***
Hikari bit his lip nervously and hovered at his lover's side, he ignored
the remarks a certain Egyptian cat goddess made about his actions. He had
never thought Kage would faint because of his friendship with Bastet, he
smiled as he remembered the time she had become pissed and the immortal realm
stopping all her duties (some info about Bastet below for people who don't
know much about her).
Then she had been known as Hathor-tefnut the solar daughter and eye of
the sun god, after a fight with Ran she had left Egypt angrily. Because of
this the sun did not shine for she controled the sun, two other gods went
after her.
Shu her brother (god of light and air) and Moon-god Thoth, when they
found her they used instruments to turn her from the angry Hathor-tefnut into
the friendly maternal cat Hathor-Bastet.
They had all returned to Egypt and all rejoiced, the sun once again
shone and hence the cult of Hathor was associated with music and dance. (I
actually got this out a book of myths).
Later her name had been shortened to just Bastet and had stuck (I made
this part up of course), his eyes twinkled remembering how angry Hathor-tefnut
had been before leaving... he had never seen her that pissed before.
Suddenly he felt his koi stirring, quickly he leaned forward so that the
first thing Kage saw was him.
***
Kage slowly woke up feeling as if his soul was heavy with guilt, opening
his eyes the first thing he saw was worried and concerned beautiful blue eyes.
"Kage, you okay?" Hikari asked softly, Kage slowly sat up and sighed
looking away from his lover. He had to tell the truth, and for once after all
this time he would tell someone why he had been trying to gather all the
millennium items.
"No... nothing is right, and after I tell you something I don't think
anything will ever be right again," Kage said, looking at the others in the
room he motioned for them to leave.
Yami nodded and got everyone to leave, once they were gone Kage looked
at his lover who he feared rejection.
"What is it Kage, is there something wrong?" Hikari asked, Kage froze
when he saw fear flash across those gorgeous blue eyes and exotic face of his
lover.
"Its nothing you have done Hikari, its me... its what I've done," he said
truthfully, Hikari blinked and sat down next to Kage.
"What is it then, what do you have to tell me?" Hikari asked, Kage
looked down and took a deep breath. If he didn't tell it now he never would,
and Hikari would hate him either way.
"I was the one that took your fathers millennium eye, I took it and
tried to gather all the millennium items... to try to bring you back to life,"
kage whispered fiercely not looking at his koi, he then looked up to look at
Hikari not knowing what to expect.
TBC
I know, I'm a stinker to stop right there... bwaa ha ha! another cliffhanger (as
always). You'll notice I actually gave information on one of the Bastet myths
above, I wanted to give a little more info on her and maybe give hints on what
other gods may show up in future chapters or the sequal.
Ja ne