Innocent Heart in the Cards
Chapter 3
Rating: PG
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon nor Yugioh belong to me, never will. I'm too much of a fangirl to own anything of them, I just write too much fanfiction! XD But this plot, and this story, do belong to me, so please don't take.
Author's Notes: Agh! Moonchild DJ back again! And what do you know, another update! I'm on a roll! ^_____^ I'm glad that you guys like this story, it's a struggle to get it going the way I want to. Barring writer's blocks, of course. *grins sheepishly* I hope you continue to like what comes out in future chapters, I'm really having to work my brain on this one. As always, tell me what you think, I love to hear your comments. It keeps me going through all the frustrations of writer's blocks. :p So review, and enjoy!
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Seto patted the angel awkwardly, glancing down at her. "You're definitely not a Duel Monster. Who are you, what's your name?"
Usagi blinked up at him. "I..don't remember. All I'm called is Angel. I know that I don't belong..here, like..this.." she murmured, waving her arms towards herself. "..but I don't remember what happened before the duel. Are you going to help me?" she asked hopefully, glancing around at the others gathered.
Yami's eyes narrowed thoughtfully. She definitely wasn't of the Shadow Realm, she was too human, too..real to be a card brought to life. "We are going to try to help you, Angel. It's obvious you don't belong here, or in Pegasus' deck. Do you remember anything of before you dueled?"
Usagi's fingers twined in Seto's shirt absently in thought, not noticing the brunette's blush at the gesture. She nibbled at her lip, then answered slowly, "I don't remember much..if anything. Faces..voices..that's all. Nothing definite."
"Hm." Yami muttered, noting with relief that Ryou had managed to keep back the dark spirit of the Ring from emerging with the use of the item. It was the last thing they needed to have to deal with Ryou's dark half, as well. He also noticed that the white-haired boy held the Angel of Rebirth's card in his hand, and frowned. "How did you..?"
Ryou shook his head and shrugged. "I don't know. I'm not questioning it, though."
Yami nodded and took the card, then handed it to Seto. Jou blinked at the exchange.
"How come you're giving him the card? You're giving him something as powerful as Exodia!"
Seto smirked as he pocketed the card, watching the unusual angel vanish. "What's the matter, mutt, afraid that I'll mop the floor with you in dueling even more?" he taunted, crossing his arms as he watched Yami and Ryou grab back the growling blond from tackling him. This was more his element, instead of that unsureness when that tiny angel had curled against him so trustingly. He hadn't known what to do, and didn't like that feeling. Better to leave emotions to the others.
"Jounouchi, calm down, he's just taunting you.." Yami sighed. "I gave him the card because Angel only knows him. So it's best to make her comfortable."
Jou grumbled and glared at the brunette, then gave a reluctant nod to signify he understood. "Guy don't know when to shut his mouth." he snarled, relaxing in their grip.
"And you do?" Ryou smiled, patting his shoulder. "You're about as bad, with that temper."
"Hmph." Jou grumbled again, then crossed his arms. "So how are you going to help the angel?"
"I don't know. But we will, somehow." Yami murmured thoughtfully. "In the meantime, Kaiba, keep an eye on her? Pegasus may want her back."
Seto nodded. "She won't leave my deck. She'll be safe."
"Alright. I'll have to see what I can do.." Yami murmured, then faded back to Yugi. "It'll take a lot of figuring to see just what Pegasus did to her."
Seto scowled at the thought. She seemed so human..could she be a soul trapped as a monster card, like Mokuba was trapped as Pegasus' prisoner in a blank card? It seemed to make sense..but how could a normal human being be made into a monster? Pegasus was pushing things way too far this time. Why hurt someone so innocent? What was the purpose?
"Hey..Kaiba..hello.." Jou's voice drawled, a hand waving in front of the brunette's eyes. He smirked when the CEO blinked at him, shaking his head slightly. "There's something I'd never thought I'd see, Kaiba staring off into space."
Seto glared at him. "Shut up, mutt. Mind your own business."
"Touchy.." Jou whistled innocently, grinning at Seto's glare.
Ryou rolled his eyes. "Will those two ever get along?" he whispered to Yugi.
"Doubt it." Yugi smirked as he whispered back. "Or at least, not in our lifetime."
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Usagi blinked as she looked around her surroundings, her wings curling around her. "Back in this place again..Dark Magician? Harpy? Are you here?" She gasped as she heard a low growl and turned around, eyes widening at the sight of a huge, blue-white dragon with piercing blue eyes behind her. "Uh..please don't eat me?" she squeaked.
To her surprise, the dragon made a sound, like a chuckle, and she blinked.
~/I don't eat my own kind, little one, no matter how different they are./~
Usagi stared at the dragon, eyes growing wider. "Did you..just speak in my head?" she gasped, blue eyes round in her heart-shaped face, looking too large for her petite form.
The large blue-white head dipped in acknowledgement. ~/I do not speak as others do, so I must make amends other ways. You do not belong here? I've never seen you here before../~
Usagi nodded. "This is not my home..not my life. But I must take it as it goes. Until I can find my way back again."
The dragon nodded, then nuzzled her. ~/You will find your way again. In the meantime, I am Ryu, a Blue Eyes White Dragon. And you?/~
Usagi shrugged a little, fingers resting lightly on the Blue Eyes' nose. "I'm not sure what my name is, so they call me Angel."
~/Well, Angel, it is an honor to meet one so strong./~
Usagi snorted. "Strong? How can you say that? I don't know who I am, what I am, where I belong, what I'm meant to do, who to trust..the only ones that I remotely trust are limited, and I feel so helpless."
~/Despite your current status, you're not weak. And I don't mean just your strength as a monster. I sense much in you, little Angel./~
Usagi blushed at the praise and stroked the dragon's nose. "Thank you. Looks like I've made another friend. I'm lucky." There was the Dark Magician, and Harpy, and now Ryu, plus those on the outside trying to help her, and she knew there were more..if she could remember them...
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Rei gazed into the sacred fire at the temple, deep violet eyes glittering with the flames in front of her and within her. She and the others couldn't find any trace of Usagi once that Pegasus person had made his appearance and vanished with her. They had no clue who he was, until Ami did some digging.
Pegasus J. Crawford, owner and CEO of Industrial Illusions, creator of Duel Monsters, taken up residence on his own island, where a tournament of finding the best Duel Monsters duelist was underway, who would then duel Pegasus, himself. They'd managed to find a channel covering the tournament and the duelists, including Pegasus, and took in the one responsible for Usagi's disappearance.
"What a ruthless man." Makoto growled, glaring at the silver-haired man's picture. "He looks like a gentleman, but that's far from the truth." she had observed.
Ami nodded in agreement. "Looks can be deceiving." she had noted. "That 'gentleman' kidnapped our best friend, and we have to get her back."
So it was agreed they would go to Duelist Kingdom to get Usagi back, and now she consulted the fire and her gifts to determine their success or failure. But the vision was dime, the fire would reveal nothing. "An uncertain future.." she murmured. She didn't like the sound of that. It could sway either way, for good or ill. And in that, Usagi's well-being hung in the balance.
"Odango Atama..Usagi-chan..please, be safe." she whispered as she gazed into the flames, her fingers clasped in prayer. For nothing could be counted on, it all depended on fate. It all came down on their trip to Duelist Kingdom, and getting her back..she murmured more prayers and closed her eyes. "Usagi.."
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~End Chapter 3~
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A/N: Yes, I know..short, ne? ^^;; Sorry, but a cliffy seemed to be the best place to end for the chapter. I've opened up a whole new bunch of complications, haven't I? :P What do you all think? Good? Bad? In between? Lemme know! Input and reviews are good things! ^____^ Lemme know how I'm doing! Hope you enjoyed, and Chapter 4 will be out soon!
Chapter 3
Rating: PG
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon nor Yugioh belong to me, never will. I'm too much of a fangirl to own anything of them, I just write too much fanfiction! XD But this plot, and this story, do belong to me, so please don't take.
Author's Notes: Agh! Moonchild DJ back again! And what do you know, another update! I'm on a roll! ^_____^ I'm glad that you guys like this story, it's a struggle to get it going the way I want to. Barring writer's blocks, of course. *grins sheepishly* I hope you continue to like what comes out in future chapters, I'm really having to work my brain on this one. As always, tell me what you think, I love to hear your comments. It keeps me going through all the frustrations of writer's blocks. :p So review, and enjoy!
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Seto patted the angel awkwardly, glancing down at her. "You're definitely not a Duel Monster. Who are you, what's your name?"
Usagi blinked up at him. "I..don't remember. All I'm called is Angel. I know that I don't belong..here, like..this.." she murmured, waving her arms towards herself. "..but I don't remember what happened before the duel. Are you going to help me?" she asked hopefully, glancing around at the others gathered.
Yami's eyes narrowed thoughtfully. She definitely wasn't of the Shadow Realm, she was too human, too..real to be a card brought to life. "We are going to try to help you, Angel. It's obvious you don't belong here, or in Pegasus' deck. Do you remember anything of before you dueled?"
Usagi's fingers twined in Seto's shirt absently in thought, not noticing the brunette's blush at the gesture. She nibbled at her lip, then answered slowly, "I don't remember much..if anything. Faces..voices..that's all. Nothing definite."
"Hm." Yami muttered, noting with relief that Ryou had managed to keep back the dark spirit of the Ring from emerging with the use of the item. It was the last thing they needed to have to deal with Ryou's dark half, as well. He also noticed that the white-haired boy held the Angel of Rebirth's card in his hand, and frowned. "How did you..?"
Ryou shook his head and shrugged. "I don't know. I'm not questioning it, though."
Yami nodded and took the card, then handed it to Seto. Jou blinked at the exchange.
"How come you're giving him the card? You're giving him something as powerful as Exodia!"
Seto smirked as he pocketed the card, watching the unusual angel vanish. "What's the matter, mutt, afraid that I'll mop the floor with you in dueling even more?" he taunted, crossing his arms as he watched Yami and Ryou grab back the growling blond from tackling him. This was more his element, instead of that unsureness when that tiny angel had curled against him so trustingly. He hadn't known what to do, and didn't like that feeling. Better to leave emotions to the others.
"Jounouchi, calm down, he's just taunting you.." Yami sighed. "I gave him the card because Angel only knows him. So it's best to make her comfortable."
Jou grumbled and glared at the brunette, then gave a reluctant nod to signify he understood. "Guy don't know when to shut his mouth." he snarled, relaxing in their grip.
"And you do?" Ryou smiled, patting his shoulder. "You're about as bad, with that temper."
"Hmph." Jou grumbled again, then crossed his arms. "So how are you going to help the angel?"
"I don't know. But we will, somehow." Yami murmured thoughtfully. "In the meantime, Kaiba, keep an eye on her? Pegasus may want her back."
Seto nodded. "She won't leave my deck. She'll be safe."
"Alright. I'll have to see what I can do.." Yami murmured, then faded back to Yugi. "It'll take a lot of figuring to see just what Pegasus did to her."
Seto scowled at the thought. She seemed so human..could she be a soul trapped as a monster card, like Mokuba was trapped as Pegasus' prisoner in a blank card? It seemed to make sense..but how could a normal human being be made into a monster? Pegasus was pushing things way too far this time. Why hurt someone so innocent? What was the purpose?
"Hey..Kaiba..hello.." Jou's voice drawled, a hand waving in front of the brunette's eyes. He smirked when the CEO blinked at him, shaking his head slightly. "There's something I'd never thought I'd see, Kaiba staring off into space."
Seto glared at him. "Shut up, mutt. Mind your own business."
"Touchy.." Jou whistled innocently, grinning at Seto's glare.
Ryou rolled his eyes. "Will those two ever get along?" he whispered to Yugi.
"Doubt it." Yugi smirked as he whispered back. "Or at least, not in our lifetime."
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Usagi blinked as she looked around her surroundings, her wings curling around her. "Back in this place again..Dark Magician? Harpy? Are you here?" She gasped as she heard a low growl and turned around, eyes widening at the sight of a huge, blue-white dragon with piercing blue eyes behind her. "Uh..please don't eat me?" she squeaked.
To her surprise, the dragon made a sound, like a chuckle, and she blinked.
~/I don't eat my own kind, little one, no matter how different they are./~
Usagi stared at the dragon, eyes growing wider. "Did you..just speak in my head?" she gasped, blue eyes round in her heart-shaped face, looking too large for her petite form.
The large blue-white head dipped in acknowledgement. ~/I do not speak as others do, so I must make amends other ways. You do not belong here? I've never seen you here before../~
Usagi nodded. "This is not my home..not my life. But I must take it as it goes. Until I can find my way back again."
The dragon nodded, then nuzzled her. ~/You will find your way again. In the meantime, I am Ryu, a Blue Eyes White Dragon. And you?/~
Usagi shrugged a little, fingers resting lightly on the Blue Eyes' nose. "I'm not sure what my name is, so they call me Angel."
~/Well, Angel, it is an honor to meet one so strong./~
Usagi snorted. "Strong? How can you say that? I don't know who I am, what I am, where I belong, what I'm meant to do, who to trust..the only ones that I remotely trust are limited, and I feel so helpless."
~/Despite your current status, you're not weak. And I don't mean just your strength as a monster. I sense much in you, little Angel./~
Usagi blushed at the praise and stroked the dragon's nose. "Thank you. Looks like I've made another friend. I'm lucky." There was the Dark Magician, and Harpy, and now Ryu, plus those on the outside trying to help her, and she knew there were more..if she could remember them...
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Rei gazed into the sacred fire at the temple, deep violet eyes glittering with the flames in front of her and within her. She and the others couldn't find any trace of Usagi once that Pegasus person had made his appearance and vanished with her. They had no clue who he was, until Ami did some digging.
Pegasus J. Crawford, owner and CEO of Industrial Illusions, creator of Duel Monsters, taken up residence on his own island, where a tournament of finding the best Duel Monsters duelist was underway, who would then duel Pegasus, himself. They'd managed to find a channel covering the tournament and the duelists, including Pegasus, and took in the one responsible for Usagi's disappearance.
"What a ruthless man." Makoto growled, glaring at the silver-haired man's picture. "He looks like a gentleman, but that's far from the truth." she had observed.
Ami nodded in agreement. "Looks can be deceiving." she had noted. "That 'gentleman' kidnapped our best friend, and we have to get her back."
So it was agreed they would go to Duelist Kingdom to get Usagi back, and now she consulted the fire and her gifts to determine their success or failure. But the vision was dime, the fire would reveal nothing. "An uncertain future.." she murmured. She didn't like the sound of that. It could sway either way, for good or ill. And in that, Usagi's well-being hung in the balance.
"Odango Atama..Usagi-chan..please, be safe." she whispered as she gazed into the flames, her fingers clasped in prayer. For nothing could be counted on, it all depended on fate. It all came down on their trip to Duelist Kingdom, and getting her back..she murmured more prayers and closed her eyes. "Usagi.."
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~End Chapter 3~
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A/N: Yes, I know..short, ne? ^^;; Sorry, but a cliffy seemed to be the best place to end for the chapter. I've opened up a whole new bunch of complications, haven't I? :P What do you all think? Good? Bad? In between? Lemme know! Input and reviews are good things! ^____^ Lemme know how I'm doing! Hope you enjoyed, and Chapter 4 will be out soon!