+Obsidian Glass Rose+
By Origami Hoshi, Spinel Sun, and Hikari no Genki
+Chapter 7: Revealing Light+
"I'm afraid to believe that there is hope somewhere in my black heart for the darkness to be shown the light."
-Jedidiah Knight
Ori: We're back with another vampric chapter of OGR!!
Suppi: Ta da!
Ori: We have really nothing to say.
Kiram: Weee! Kurisu-chan is soo much fun! –glomps-
Ori: Don't do that to reviewers, Kiram!! X_X
Kiram: -cackles and runs away, spontaniously singing lyrics from rhymes-
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Shenya: Well, it'll get longer. The plot is starting to fall together now.
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Aymeleh: -is struck down by questions- Itai… X_X
Blue Lagoon Loon: ( Ori: Lalalala…) Good goin', Seto-san. ^.~
Yami Cleopatra: Oh, sugoi! Can we call you Cleo? ^^ We promise to make the chappies longer since the story is coming together now.
Yami Tsuki Tenshi: -hands her cup of hot coco- It's cold here too. X_X I'm a regular Supcicle.
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"Sorry, we weren't prepared for you, Yug", Jou appologized sheepishly, smiling embarassedly, guesturing to the messy room, "If I'da known you were coming, I'da cleaned up a little."
"My puppy would've been too tired to do that", Seto snickered, smoothing out the sheets with a hand, propping himself up with an elbow on the bed. Jou turned around and gave him a 'quiet-before-I-make-you-be-quiet' look before turning back to Yuugi, who was somewhat embarassed himself.
"I'm sorry, I should've called first. It was a last minute sort of thing", Yuugi explained, absently toying with a strand of blonde hair, "It was really important that Ryou was by himself for a while, so I told him I'd be staying with you guys."
Jou grinned and sat down on the bed answering, "Nah, it's cool, Yug. We don't mind havin' ya here." Seto arched an eyebrow at that statement containing 'we', but said nothing.
"I hope I'm not too much trouble", the guest added, sitting down in a random chair by a desk facing a window. Jou hastilly shook his head, "Of course not, Yug."
"Thanks, you guys."
"Anytime, really", Jou offered, giving him a friendly look, "We're pals, right?" yuugi nodded, smiling good-naturedly. Never was he so happy to have friends as now. His thoughts were in such a jumble, and it was nice to have someone to talk to.
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Bakura grumbled angrily as a green tree leaf smacked him in the side of the head, carried along by the night's breezey hand. Stupid Yami, he thought grumpily, Stop plcuking those stupid things…
He traveled stealthily along the outer wall of the building, peeking in each window in attempt to identify it as Ryou's.
"Why don't they just stick their names on the window?", he muttered irritatedly out loud, "Stupid mortals don't know anything anymore." He stepped back into the shadows, deciding to conduct his search from the inside.
The vampyre appeared again inside the building, mumuring to himself, "What was the number..? 15 something? … 1567.. Stupid numbers.." His cold brown eyes glanced at every door number as he wandered down the halls.
I wonder, he mused, What Yami would do if I told him about his little Yuugi. Perhaps.. I shall keep it to myself…
He chuckled quietly to himself.
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A few rooms away from the wandering vampyre's search, Ryou sat quietly in the dark, waiting for Mai Audara's promised proof. His heart knew what was going to happen, even if his mind hadn't figured it out yet.
He was strangely nervous, sitting there alone. The white-haired boy kept glancing at his watch uncomfortabley, waiting for something to happen. Anything to happen. The phone to ring. A knock on the door.
Ryou was beginning to wonder if he would regret his decision to trust the so-called 'Harpie-Siren Queen Surpreme'. It was bad enough that he had to believe all this crap about vampyres and houses..
It was easier, he mused, when he thought that Bakura was dead then when he believed that his lover was a blood-sucking demon of the night ruled by a pesky over grown.. Ryou searched for the word to descibe the 'Lord Hikari' Mai had told them about.
Chipmunk.
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"Nephthys..", purred Hiraku or chipmunk, which ever you prefer, once again toying with his all-seeing crystal ball, "I want you to do something very, very special for me, dear…" The Egyptian vampress appeared instantly, the 'yes-m'lord' smile on her tanned face.
"Yes, Hiraku-sama?", she said politely, wondering about, but liking, his new mood, "What is it you would ask of your humble servant?" Hiraku gave her a sly smile and motioned her closer.
"Listen to me, dear Nephthys, I'm in dire need of a Lady to help me rule th house…", he said cunningly when she was close enough, "And I know you have been a good girl… However, there is one thing I would like you to do for me.. Just.. to prove your loyalty."
Nepthys nodded eagerly, answering instantly without thought of the consiquences, or even what the task might be, "Anything for you, my lord." She bowed deeply to prove her point.
"Excellent…", Hiraku said delightedly, smiling. On the inside though, the wheels were turning… Inside, he was laughing.
Evily.
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"Her Majesty, Queen Anzu Thetis of the Seafolk", announced a tall red-haired, female harpie guard dressed in golden armour as the brown haired, fair faced nypmh known as Anzu Thetis entered the throne room of Mai Audara.
"Lady Mai..", she greeted, nodding in a friendly manner exactly opposite of Hiraku's, "Have you begun our plans to over-throne the tyrant Hiraku?" Mai looked upon Anzu from her throne.
"I have. I sincerely hope that you are pleased with the results, Lady Anzu", she answered courtiously, "For I am rather sure that I will be. Soon, there will be three new houses, and the Deception House will be no more."
"You have selected leaders, then?", Anzu inquired.
"Yes. Yami to lead the Darkness House, Bakura to lead the Shadow House, and … Kiram to lead the Pureheart House", the harpie-siren replied, crossing her legs. Anzu's face filled with surprise.
"Kiram? The child-like one? Why not the other? Marik?", the sea nypmh asked, utterly shocked, "Surely he would make a much better leader than that immature child." Mai shrugged.
"Kiram is a survivor."
"I guess.. I guess so, if you think it's best, then it shall be done", Queen of the Seafolk said gracefully, turning around, her blue robes rippling in the air behind her like ripples in the ocean, "I bid you good-luck, Queen Mai Audara of the Harpies."
"And I to you, Queen Anzu Thetis of the Sea folk", Mai answered.
"May the Almighty grant the world deliverance from Deception."
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"Sekhment, beloved sister…", Nephthys said calmly, suddenly appearing in the room she shared with the other Egyptian vampyre, completely taking her by surprise, "I need to ask you something. Something important."
Sekhment recovered from her shock and snorted, answering, "Something for that devil Hiraku? Really, Neph, I don't know why you lower yourself to serving him. In fact, you know, I wouldn't even be here if I didn't worry so much about you."
Nephthys handed her sister red liquid in a golden cup, replying, "Well… Master Hiraku wants to know if you know anything about Kiram and Marik rebelling…" She smiled innocently as her sister took the cup.
"I know nothing."
Sekhmet glanced down at the crimson drink, cautiously taking a sip before commenting, "It's not blood. It tastes.. bitter.. If I didn't know better, Neph, I'd think it.. was…." The vampress stopped there and coughed suddenly, dropping the cup which crashed into the ground with a resounding clang..
"N-n-ephth-hys…?", she stammered, a hand at her own throat, shuddering violently as she too crashed to the ground, "W-why..? T-t-trait-t-tor..…" Nephthys looked down mercilessly at her convulsing sister.
"Because I love him."
In her pain, Sekhmet laughed harshly, quickly coughing afterwards. She muttered softly, "H-he… H-he will never… L-love you…" She gave one last twitch and lay dead on the ground. No stake mark. No sunlight. No one would ever know what happened. But the truth lay in her lifeless life, and a victorious smile lit her dead face.
"LIAR!!!", Nephthys screamed at the corpse, "He loves me!! HE LOVES ONLY ME!!"
Her angry cry rang of the walls, and in his throne room, an evil vampyre lord laughed softly, thinking to himself… 'If only you knew…If only you knew…'
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Ori: Kinda freaky, eh?
Suppi: Yup.
Ori: Totally.
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