Chapter 4
She cautiously walked down the stone steps, trying to be as quiet as
possible. She had no idea why, but she felt fear as she got farther down the
steps. Her heart skipped a beat when she Anubis's voice echo around her, and
all fear and doubt left her. She ran down the rest of the steps and stopped
at the doorway. Anubis had his back to her and showed no signs that he knew
she was there. Kaos, at least she thought, saw her, but made no motion to
Anubis. She quickly gathered her courage and said, "Anubis?"
He turned around quickly, surprised to hear the voice he thought only spoke
in his heart. Mia gasped, he was more beautiful then she remembered. He
smiled and his green eyes focused on her and only her, "Mia?"
She threw herself into his arms. "Anubis! I knew I would find you!"
"How?" His voice failed him, he disbelieved his eyes, but here she was, in
his arms, alive and full of love.
"Lure brought me here to bring you home. Anubis…" She laid her head on his
chest and held him tighter. The moment she had dreamed of… finally here.
Anubis smiled and kissed the top of her head, stroking her soft hair, "I'm
here."
Lure appeared next to Kaos, watching the reunited lovers.
"I thank you, Lure," Kaos said. "She deserves this after what she has done
for her world."
"And I want to do the same for Sanada Ryo. He helped Mia to find Anubis and
protected her from danger her first night here."
He nodded, "You're right, he has earned his reward."
Lure bowed, "Thank you, Kaosu." And she disappeared.
"Come on, I want you to meet my friends." Mia led Anubis outside the temple,
where an anxious Shuu and Byakuen waited.
"You found him!" Shuu shouted. Byakuen roared with delight.
"Shuu and Byakuen helped me find you, along with some other friends." Mia
explained.
"Everywhere you go, you find friends," Anubis smiled at them. "I thank you
for helping to reunite us."
"It was our pleasure," Shuu bowed. "Mia's a wonderful woman, and I am happy
to see you together again."
"Yes she is," Anubis said.
"Ditto," Mia said before she kissed him. A surprised Anubis kissed back with
all of his love a moment later, bringing Shuu and Byakuen to the point of
tears.
"That was beautiful!" Shuu sobbed, blowing his nose.
"You big crybaby," Mia jokingly punched his arm.
"I'm nothing but a sucker." Shuu agreed
Everyone laughed at that.
"Shuu, I'm so sorry, but I think it's time that we go back to our own
world." Mia said.
Shuu pulled her into his infamous bear hug. "I'll miss you, girl."
"I'll miss you too, Shuu." She embraced him back, truly sorry to leave her
friend behind.
Byakuen edged his way in, whimpering. Mia broke off to hug the tiger. She
kissed him on the nose and whispered her goodbye. Byakuen, in a love-struck
stupor, purred as he stumbled away like a drunk and then crashed into Shuu,
bringing them both to the ground.
"Get off me, you stupid tiger!" Even with Shuu's amazing strength, he was
stuck under the tiger's weight.
Mia and Anubis both laughed and offered a hand.
"Easy there, buddy." Anubis said as he moved Byakuen. "I wonder what effect
that would have on White Blaze?"
"I can't wait to find out." Mia said.
"Let's go."
A blue light surrounded them and they were transported forever out of Dream
Street. Shuu and Byakuen sadly stared up at the sky, wondering if they would
ever see their friends again.
Kaos came out of the temple. "Even the inhabitants of Dream Street may see
their dreams come true. You will see."
"When Kaos?" Shuu urgently asked.
"If it is to be, you will see."
"Yes Kaosu," He said with a bow.~
* * * * *
Mia and Anubis found themselves within her room as the sun rose over the
lake.
"The boys must be worried about me," Mia said. "I've been away for two
days."
"The Ronins still board with you?"
"Like I could ever kick them out?"
"True. Let's give a shock of a lifetime then."
They entered Kento's room first; Mia couldn't wait to be reunited with her
friend after what his dreamer twin had done for her. Anubis waited outside
the door until Mia would call him in.
"Kento, Kento," She gently shook his shoulders, easing him out of sleep.
"I'm back."
"Mia?" He sat up. "Why'd you wake me? I was having this wonderful dream."
"I'm sorry to worry you for being gone so long."
He laughed, what kind of joke was Mia playing? "What are you talking about?
I only said goodnight to you about seven hours ago?"
"You mean it was a dream? But he—"
Remind me never to eat watermelon before bedtime, Kento thought amusingly to
himself. Mia obviously had gotten way too involved in some crazy dream.
She shook her head, "It doesn't matter. I want you to greet an old friend of
ours. Come on in, Anubis!"
"Anubis?" Kento couldn't believe it; Mia had finally cracked. "But Mia, he's
dead."
"Am I?" Anubis walked into the room, smiling at Kento's surprised face.
"What's the matter Hardrock? You look like you seen a ghost."
"Oh man! Now I'm dreaming! Mia dragged me into that crazy dream of hers!"
"Kento no baka, this is no dream." Mia reassured him. "Anubis is alive; I
know it seems strange but I rescued him from this place called Dream Street.
You, and the other Ronins, helped me."
"Me? The other guys? What are you talking about?"
Mia and Anubis spent the rest of the night explaining to Kento what
happened, and then all collapsed on his bed in pure, contented exhaustion to
sleep away the rest of the day. In the afternoon, Ryo joined by the others
went to Kento's room to wake the sleepyhead, even Rowen, who was going to
enjoy busting on him. Imagine their surprise to find Mia there, which really
messed with their heads, and Anubis, alive and breathing with his arm
wrapped around Mia and his head buried in her hair. Their screams woke the
trio, and al of them tried to explain Dream Street and Mia's adventures to
them, which they didn't get at all except for one thing: Anubis is alive and
in love with Mia. Total and complete bakas, ne? And because I'm sure you're
wondering what Ryo's dream is, if you haven't already figured it out…
* * * * *
It had been a week since Mia had come and gone, and he missed her terribly.
Only one other woman had touched him so deeply like that, gone forever now.
A blue light repeatedly flashed before Ryo, blinding him. Thru the bright
rays of light he saw Lure standing there, ghost-like, yet smiling. She said
something, but Ryo couldn't make it out. She faded away, and in her place…
Ryo couldn't believe his eyes, could it be? "Luna?"
She smiled at him. "Hello Ryo."
She cautiously walked down the stone steps, trying to be as quiet as
possible. She had no idea why, but she felt fear as she got farther down the
steps. Her heart skipped a beat when she Anubis's voice echo around her, and
all fear and doubt left her. She ran down the rest of the steps and stopped
at the doorway. Anubis had his back to her and showed no signs that he knew
she was there. Kaos, at least she thought, saw her, but made no motion to
Anubis. She quickly gathered her courage and said, "Anubis?"
He turned around quickly, surprised to hear the voice he thought only spoke
in his heart. Mia gasped, he was more beautiful then she remembered. He
smiled and his green eyes focused on her and only her, "Mia?"
She threw herself into his arms. "Anubis! I knew I would find you!"
"How?" His voice failed him, he disbelieved his eyes, but here she was, in
his arms, alive and full of love.
"Lure brought me here to bring you home. Anubis…" She laid her head on his
chest and held him tighter. The moment she had dreamed of… finally here.
Anubis smiled and kissed the top of her head, stroking her soft hair, "I'm
here."
Lure appeared next to Kaos, watching the reunited lovers.
"I thank you, Lure," Kaos said. "She deserves this after what she has done
for her world."
"And I want to do the same for Sanada Ryo. He helped Mia to find Anubis and
protected her from danger her first night here."
He nodded, "You're right, he has earned his reward."
Lure bowed, "Thank you, Kaosu." And she disappeared.
"Come on, I want you to meet my friends." Mia led Anubis outside the temple,
where an anxious Shuu and Byakuen waited.
"You found him!" Shuu shouted. Byakuen roared with delight.
"Shuu and Byakuen helped me find you, along with some other friends." Mia
explained.
"Everywhere you go, you find friends," Anubis smiled at them. "I thank you
for helping to reunite us."
"It was our pleasure," Shuu bowed. "Mia's a wonderful woman, and I am happy
to see you together again."
"Yes she is," Anubis said.
"Ditto," Mia said before she kissed him. A surprised Anubis kissed back with
all of his love a moment later, bringing Shuu and Byakuen to the point of
tears.
"That was beautiful!" Shuu sobbed, blowing his nose.
"You big crybaby," Mia jokingly punched his arm.
"I'm nothing but a sucker." Shuu agreed
Everyone laughed at that.
"Shuu, I'm so sorry, but I think it's time that we go back to our own
world." Mia said.
Shuu pulled her into his infamous bear hug. "I'll miss you, girl."
"I'll miss you too, Shuu." She embraced him back, truly sorry to leave her
friend behind.
Byakuen edged his way in, whimpering. Mia broke off to hug the tiger. She
kissed him on the nose and whispered her goodbye. Byakuen, in a love-struck
stupor, purred as he stumbled away like a drunk and then crashed into Shuu,
bringing them both to the ground.
"Get off me, you stupid tiger!" Even with Shuu's amazing strength, he was
stuck under the tiger's weight.
Mia and Anubis both laughed and offered a hand.
"Easy there, buddy." Anubis said as he moved Byakuen. "I wonder what effect
that would have on White Blaze?"
"I can't wait to find out." Mia said.
"Let's go."
A blue light surrounded them and they were transported forever out of Dream
Street. Shuu and Byakuen sadly stared up at the sky, wondering if they would
ever see their friends again.
Kaos came out of the temple. "Even the inhabitants of Dream Street may see
their dreams come true. You will see."
"When Kaos?" Shuu urgently asked.
"If it is to be, you will see."
"Yes Kaosu," He said with a bow.~
* * * * *
Mia and Anubis found themselves within her room as the sun rose over the
lake.
"The boys must be worried about me," Mia said. "I've been away for two
days."
"The Ronins still board with you?"
"Like I could ever kick them out?"
"True. Let's give a shock of a lifetime then."
They entered Kento's room first; Mia couldn't wait to be reunited with her
friend after what his dreamer twin had done for her. Anubis waited outside
the door until Mia would call him in.
"Kento, Kento," She gently shook his shoulders, easing him out of sleep.
"I'm back."
"Mia?" He sat up. "Why'd you wake me? I was having this wonderful dream."
"I'm sorry to worry you for being gone so long."
He laughed, what kind of joke was Mia playing? "What are you talking about?
I only said goodnight to you about seven hours ago?"
"You mean it was a dream? But he—"
Remind me never to eat watermelon before bedtime, Kento thought amusingly to
himself. Mia obviously had gotten way too involved in some crazy dream.
She shook her head, "It doesn't matter. I want you to greet an old friend of
ours. Come on in, Anubis!"
"Anubis?" Kento couldn't believe it; Mia had finally cracked. "But Mia, he's
dead."
"Am I?" Anubis walked into the room, smiling at Kento's surprised face.
"What's the matter Hardrock? You look like you seen a ghost."
"Oh man! Now I'm dreaming! Mia dragged me into that crazy dream of hers!"
"Kento no baka, this is no dream." Mia reassured him. "Anubis is alive; I
know it seems strange but I rescued him from this place called Dream Street.
You, and the other Ronins, helped me."
"Me? The other guys? What are you talking about?"
Mia and Anubis spent the rest of the night explaining to Kento what
happened, and then all collapsed on his bed in pure, contented exhaustion to
sleep away the rest of the day. In the afternoon, Ryo joined by the others
went to Kento's room to wake the sleepyhead, even Rowen, who was going to
enjoy busting on him. Imagine their surprise to find Mia there, which really
messed with their heads, and Anubis, alive and breathing with his arm
wrapped around Mia and his head buried in her hair. Their screams woke the
trio, and al of them tried to explain Dream Street and Mia's adventures to
them, which they didn't get at all except for one thing: Anubis is alive and
in love with Mia. Total and complete bakas, ne? And because I'm sure you're
wondering what Ryo's dream is, if you haven't already figured it out…
* * * * *
It had been a week since Mia had come and gone, and he missed her terribly.
Only one other woman had touched him so deeply like that, gone forever now.
A blue light repeatedly flashed before Ryo, blinding him. Thru the bright
rays of light he saw Lure standing there, ghost-like, yet smiling. She said
something, but Ryo couldn't make it out. She faded away, and in her place…
Ryo couldn't believe his eyes, could it be? "Luna?"
She smiled at him. "Hello Ryo."
