Neko: Konn'wa, minna!!! I got a really kawaii idea for another fic, and I
wanted to get at least the first chapter down so I won't loose it!
Hitori: Unlike so many others.
Neko: *glare* Zero respect.
Hitori: Bwahaha!!! You're just too fun to torture, aibou!
Neko: *glare* Thanks, I feel so loved.
Hitori: *grins* Now, the story, aibou.
Neko: Eh? Oh yeah!!! It's an AU fic, yaoi, of course, and I haven't read any like it, so far. Keep in mind that this is just the first chappy, and I probably won't do much until Demon Child is finished. Anyways, this has to do with fairies, and I'm just making up everything about fairy clans, and whatnot, but then again, that's me, ne?
Hitori: Very much so!!!
Neko: *glares at Hitori* Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks...........
Hitori: Any time!!!
Neko: Oy. *sigh* Moving on, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, if I did I would be rich and this would be in the process of being made into a movie or somethin'.
Hitori: And some of the characters are gonna be OOC, but like the authoress said, that's just her!
Neko: *shakes head* No respect...
Hitori: Have fun, enjoy, and don't steal!!!!
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A Fairy's Magic
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"You know, smoking's bad for your healt, Seto," Yami drawled, leaning against the old pine tree. The teen he had addressed glared at him with ice-blue eyes before shrugging and lighting up his cigarette.
"And I should care, why?" Seto asked, leaning up against his own tree, an ancient oak.
"Just thought you'd like to know," the other boy replied, pushing some bleached bangs out of his crimson eyes. Wanting to separate himself from the rest of the population in Domino, the short teen spiked his hair, dying the tips the same blood-red color of his eyes and bleaching golden lightning bolts into it. Combined with his outfit made almost entirely out of leather and a belt choker around his neck, Yami Motou was subjected to flirtatious passes from several girls, and jealous glares from the other gender. "You know, in case you want to live past the age of forty."
The taller teenager shrugged again, taking a deep drag of the cigarette. At the age of seventeen, the tall brunette has been smoking for about a year. Streatching his long legs out in front of him, Seto asked, "What the Hell is taking Bakura so long?"
"I had to stay after school and serve my detention like the good little boy I am," a third voice floated into the small clearing of the woods. The pair glanced up to see a platinum haired adolescent appear out of the shadows of the trees. Seto snorted.
"Bakura? Good? What world are you living in?" Yami snickered at Seto's playful insults while the said teen widened his hard brown, nearly black, eyes in mock dispair.
"Why Kaiba," he stated, faking suprise, "whatever gave you that idea?"
"Maybe it's the fact that you steal just about anything, you love to cause mass distruction and chaos, and in about ten years, you'll end up being on Japan's 'Top Ten Most Wanted Criminals' list," Yami drawled while resting his hands behind his head. Bakura Hiroshi flipped his friend the finger as he layed down in the short grass.
"Whateva." The trio sighed as silence fell over the clearing, only broken by the occasional bird singing for a mate. Spring was on it's way. Though the wind still held a wintery bite, the sun kept everything warm from it's chill. Small flowers dotted the ground with color and a ring of mushrooms stood in the center of the clearing. After sitting in peace for several minutes, Yami streatched and slowly climbed to his feet.
"Well, I gotta go. I promised Grandpa I'd help in the shop today, and he's getting too old to do much by himself." Bakura grunted in agreement as he pushed himself up to a standing position, straightening his baggy skater boy clothes.
"Yeah, we're havin' company for dinner, and Mom wants me to be 'presentable' for our guests."
Seto waved to his companions. "I'll be staying here for a few more minutes."
"All right."
"See ya, Kaiba."
"Ja ne." Seto closed his eyes and finished his cigarette, flicking the butt away from him, where it landed neatly in the middle of the mushroom ring. Eyes still shut, the brunette fumbled around in the pockets of his navy blue trench coat in search of his lighter after placing a new cigarette in his mouth, but freezed when he felt a sudden weight added to the end of it.
"He's right, you know. Smoking really is bad for you!" a small voice piped up from right in front of his face. Blue eyes flew open, only to see the most amazing, and least expected, sight in front of him.
Sitting casually at the tip of Seto's unlit cigarette was a fairy! He (since it appeared to be male) was no bigger than Seto's pinky finger, dressed in a casual tunic and breeches of dark green, and topped of with a mop of shaggy blonde hair. His wings, similar to that of a dragonfly or a lacewing, gossamer with green veins running through them, were open in a very relaxed manner.
Seto's mouth opened in shock. As the unlit cigarette fell to the ground, the fairy's wings fluttered quickly until they became a blur. The fairy flew up closer to the human, stopping at the tip of his nose. With wings still in motion, the tiny blonde rested his elbows against Seto's nose. Eyes crossed, the human teenager could barely make out a wide smirk on the small face. "What! Ain'cha never seen a fairy before?" it asked with a grin. "Or did ya think we weren't real?"
Seto could only blink in suprise. The fairy giggled before it shot off into the woods, leaving behind a trail of twinkling gold glitter. "Holy shit!" Seto dashed in the direction the fairy took, running aimlessly for several minutes without spotting the small creature of fantasy. Stopping to catch his breath, Seto looked about. Growling, he stalked off to the edge of the woods, toward his home, muttering, "I will see you again." With that said, the determined teen raced home.
High up in the trees, resting on one of the branches, the fairy Jounouchi of the Dragonfly Clan burst out laughing. Leaning against a fork in the branch, Jou streatched his arms above his head, curling and uncurling his toes. Still chuckling to himself over his little prank, the fairy closed his caramel brown eyes in contentment. His mirth, however, was short- lived.
"Jou!!!!! What do you think you were doing!!!!" Jou cracked open an eyelid to see his best friend, a short fairy by the name of Yugi, standing in front of him, glaring at the other. Wide amythyst eyes, filled with innocence, now sparked angrily. His wild mane of black, red, and gold hair were spiked up in a similar manner to that of Yami's. However, Yugi's hair held less gold, and, like all fairies' hair, was completely natural.
"Hey Yug! How's it goin'?" the blonde asked casually, ignoring his small friend's wrath. Yugi's usually cool temper flared up as Jou acted like this was just a normal meeting between two friends.
"Oh, things were just fine until _somebody_ desided to act like a complete idiot, and show himself to a human! Jou, how could you!?!?" the smaller fairy exclaimed, face flushed from yelling. Jou inwardly winced at his friend's hurt tone, but outwardly pretended that he didn't notice.
"Don't worry, no one will believe him if he says anything, and besides, did you see what he threw into the fairy circle? I had to do something to get him outta there!"
Yugi sniffed and pouted, turning away from the taller fairy. "Yeah, well now the elders are calling an assembly. It's taking place after sunset, and everyone's required to go."
Jou looked westward through the budding leaves. "Looks like we better get goin' then. The sun's settin' right now." The pair took off toward the clearing, leaving behind a small trail of gold and purple sparkles that dissappeared as they floated toward the ground in the increasing darkness.
Upon reaching the clearing, the sun had completely sunk behind the horizon. However, the clearing was, by no means, hidden in shadow. The fairy circle glowed softly, the light from the mushrooms casting an erethral beauty upon assembly of fairies pouring into the clearing. Though they were all dressed in a variety of colors, along with hair colors that were just as wild and different, all the fairies had two traits in common. One was their pale skin, as light as ivory and as luminescent as a pearl. Second was their wings, clear and delicate in appearance, yet strong enough to lift the tiny bodies into the air at great speed. Those wings are what gave the Dragonfly Clan their name.
The two circled around until they heard someone call out their name. "Yugi, Jou, down here!" They turned and spotted another one of their friends, Ryou, standing on a mushroom and waving at them. With snowy white hair that grew past his shoulders and warm, chocolate eyes, Ryou was one of the gentlest fairies in the Clan, aside from Yugi. Smoothing out the wrinkles in his own pale blue tunic, Ryou smiled up as his friends lightly descended onto the mushroom. "You barely made it in time! The council is about to start!" As soon as the words left Ryou's mouth, the head of the council and leader of the clan floated into the center of the ring, which was cleared of the cigarette butt long before the fairies started gathering. A hush fell upon the fairies as they all seated themselves on the mushroom caps.
"My people. We call you here tonight with grievious news," the leader Neo's voice rang out. With golden hair that grew to his shoulders, Neo's solemn face told nothing of his age except for his depthless pale green eyes that contained much wisdom. He was clad in robes the same color as his eyes, trimmed with dark violet. His rule over the clan was peaceful, and Neo was greatly respected throughout the fairy world. "One of our kind has been discovered by a human."
This caused a hum of conversation to rise throughout the assembly. How could that have happened! Neo raised a hand, silencing the crowd. "It does not matter how it happened, or who it was." Jou shifted uncomfortably and flushed. "We all knew that it was bound to happen someday. The truth of the matter is that the human population is increasing. Soon, our clan will be forced to find a new settlement as the humans overrun these woods, unless we find some way to protect ourselves!" Some gasped audibly while others murmured in agreement.
"Which," and the crowd fell silent again, "brings forth another matter of great importance. Because of the different fairy clans being separated by the human populace, our magic is fading. Without it, we will not be able to survive another winter." The fairies moaned in dispair.
"What are we going to do?" a young fairy woman in the back cried out. Dacion, the second in command and a powerful magician, stepped forward and answered her question.
"Some of my my strongest pupils and I have already figured that out. Together, we discovered a different sort of magic residing in the human realm. An ancient, powerful magic. If we were able to find it, learn to use it for ourselves, then we just might have a chance!"
"Dacion's right," Neo added on. "Sometime within the next few days, we will be sending one of his pupils out into the human realm to find that magic. Hopefully, he or she will succeed and save us all!" The clan began speaking amongst themselves. Who will they choose? Will it work? How long will it take?
Neo looked through the crowd, allowing them to discuss the matters with each other. As he looked, the leader spotted a familiar crown of tri- colored hair close to where he was standing. Ordering peace, the fairy leader ajurned the meeting. Neo remained at the circle as the fairies flew off toward their respective homes and watched impassively as a trio of young fairies flew up to their leader.
"Neo! Dacion!"
"We need to talk!"
"Please! This is very important!" Neo watched with a small smile as Yugi stopped in front of him without warning, causing Jou and Ryou to crash into their smaller companion and send themselves toppling onto the ground.
"Really? And what might that be, young one?" Neo asked calmly, repressing the urge to laugh. Yugi wriggled out from underneith the other two and brushed dirt off of his purple tunic.
"Well, uh, it's about what happened earlier," the short fairy stampered. "You see, Neo, sir, uh, well, the thing is, er..."
"I'm the one that the human saw!" Jou cut in. He continued, ignoring the shocked looks from his friends and impassive looks of the elders. "An' I showed myself to him! But I had to! He was messing up the fairy ring an'."
"That's enough, Jou," Neo silenced him, raising his hand. "I knew it was you. I did not say earlier so you wouldn't be in any more trouble with your peers than you already are." He and Dacion were amused with the several shades of crimson the blonde's face turned. "And we also know why you did it. Though it was foolish, your heart was in the right place. Besides," the leader said with a smirk, "I'd bet my wings that Dacion would have not only talked with the human, but challenged him to fight, thinking that he would most certainly win!"
"WHAT!?!?!?" the said magician screeched, steel blue eyes widening in shock. "Are you saying that I'm a foolish, hot-headed youngling that goes around just begging for trouble?!"
"Weeeeeeeell, considering what you have done in the past..."
"Hey! That was ages ago!" Dacion huffed, flipping his purple-black hair over his shoulder. "And I'll have you know, I'd've beaten that human with one hand behind my back!" Dacion crossed his arms in mock anger, pointedly looking away from the tall blonde with his sharp nose in the air. The three others stared in disbelief as they watched their venerable leaders act like a pair of younglings.
Neo rolled his eyes and turned back to the dumbfounded teenagers. "Yes, well, as you can see, even the most dignified of our kind can act foolishly." A small smile streatched across his lips. "Don't you worry about a thing, Jou. Now, you three must go and get some rest. It has been an exhausting day for all of us."
While Ryou and Jou bowed their head in submission, Yugi looked up into their leader's eyes, his own filled with unshed tears. "But what if the human comes back? What if he sees more of us? What if one of us gets _caught_?!"
Dacion smiled and kneeled down next to his favorite pupil. "Never fear, young one. I will see to it that we are all safe from humans."
"Do you promise?" the child-like adolescent sniffed.
"Of course. Now, go and sleep. We have our lessons tomorrow. And I'll garuntee that you need all of your energy at hand." With that the steely- eyed magician ruffed Yugi's wild mane of hair. He then looked up at the other two young fairies, watching and waiting for their friend. "And that goes for you two as well." Dacion stood and pointed commandingly into the woods. "Now, off with you! I command you!"
The three rolled their eyes and flew off laughing. "Okay Dacion! Good night!"
"Yeah, see ya tomorra'!"
"Good night Dacion! Good night Neo!"
"Night!" Dacion called back, waving as the three dissappeared through the trees. He shook his head, still smiling, and turned to his old friend. "Those crazy kids, ne, Neo? Eep!!!" The great and powerful magician cowered as he recieved an icy glare from the leader.
"How long?"
"Nani???"
"How long do you think you can keep him sheltered from reality?" Neo asked harshly.
"What do you mean 'keep him sheltered from reality?'" Dacion returned.
Green eyes narrowed. "You know what I mean."
"And you know that he's too young and innocent to learn to deal with these types of problems!"
"He will have to learn someday!" Neo's breath was ragged as memories bubbled to the surface of his mind. "I swore that I would teach him how to rule so that he would be able to take over when he comes of age! How can I, if you keep on treating him like he's seven?"
"Dammit, Neo, I was there! I was sworn to protect him! And I _don't_ want him to die the same way his parents did!" Dacion turned and punched the stem to a mushroom. His eyes clouded with tears as he recalled the day Neo took over as the clan's leader.
"I know Dac, I know," Neo whispered softly after a few moments of akward silence. Dacion sighed and turned back to Neo.
"I've decided I'm going to send Yugi out to search for that magic." The leader's eyes grew wide with shock.
"What? But...why?"
"Consider it training for the future. Besides, Yugi is the best student I have, with the strongest magical talent I have ever seen in a fairy."
Neo quirked an eyebrow. "Oh really? The strongest?"
Dacion coughed. "Yes, the strongest. Except for me, of course."
Neo grinned. "Oh, of course."
"Ah, shaddap ya prick!" The two laughed and flew off into the night, leaving the clearing deserted. Slowly, the glow from the fairy ring faded away into darkness, allowing night to settle into the forest.
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Neko: Should I end it here?
Hitori: *shrug* I don't care.
Neko: But I wanna write more!!!
Hitori: Then why don't you?
Neko: Cause it's already sooooooooo long!!!
Hitori: Oy! *bangs head on wall* *BAM BAM BAM*
Neko: Bah. I'll just end it here and try to work on Demon Child. I think I'll alternate the chapter uploads between the two stories. Yay!
Hitori: Yeah, whatever, just read and review, and flames would be used to fuel our big "Scarlet Letter" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" bonfire.
Neko: Burn! BUUUUUUUUUUURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hitori: *sweatdrop* Yes, well, R&R, make 'em good, and we just might get out of this alive.
Neko: BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hitori: Unlike so many others.
Neko: *glare* Zero respect.
Hitori: Bwahaha!!! You're just too fun to torture, aibou!
Neko: *glare* Thanks, I feel so loved.
Hitori: *grins* Now, the story, aibou.
Neko: Eh? Oh yeah!!! It's an AU fic, yaoi, of course, and I haven't read any like it, so far. Keep in mind that this is just the first chappy, and I probably won't do much until Demon Child is finished. Anyways, this has to do with fairies, and I'm just making up everything about fairy clans, and whatnot, but then again, that's me, ne?
Hitori: Very much so!!!
Neko: *glares at Hitori* Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks...........
Hitori: Any time!!!
Neko: Oy. *sigh* Moving on, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, if I did I would be rich and this would be in the process of being made into a movie or somethin'.
Hitori: And some of the characters are gonna be OOC, but like the authoress said, that's just her!
Neko: *shakes head* No respect...
Hitori: Have fun, enjoy, and don't steal!!!!
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A Fairy's Magic
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"You know, smoking's bad for your healt, Seto," Yami drawled, leaning against the old pine tree. The teen he had addressed glared at him with ice-blue eyes before shrugging and lighting up his cigarette.
"And I should care, why?" Seto asked, leaning up against his own tree, an ancient oak.
"Just thought you'd like to know," the other boy replied, pushing some bleached bangs out of his crimson eyes. Wanting to separate himself from the rest of the population in Domino, the short teen spiked his hair, dying the tips the same blood-red color of his eyes and bleaching golden lightning bolts into it. Combined with his outfit made almost entirely out of leather and a belt choker around his neck, Yami Motou was subjected to flirtatious passes from several girls, and jealous glares from the other gender. "You know, in case you want to live past the age of forty."
The taller teenager shrugged again, taking a deep drag of the cigarette. At the age of seventeen, the tall brunette has been smoking for about a year. Streatching his long legs out in front of him, Seto asked, "What the Hell is taking Bakura so long?"
"I had to stay after school and serve my detention like the good little boy I am," a third voice floated into the small clearing of the woods. The pair glanced up to see a platinum haired adolescent appear out of the shadows of the trees. Seto snorted.
"Bakura? Good? What world are you living in?" Yami snickered at Seto's playful insults while the said teen widened his hard brown, nearly black, eyes in mock dispair.
"Why Kaiba," he stated, faking suprise, "whatever gave you that idea?"
"Maybe it's the fact that you steal just about anything, you love to cause mass distruction and chaos, and in about ten years, you'll end up being on Japan's 'Top Ten Most Wanted Criminals' list," Yami drawled while resting his hands behind his head. Bakura Hiroshi flipped his friend the finger as he layed down in the short grass.
"Whateva." The trio sighed as silence fell over the clearing, only broken by the occasional bird singing for a mate. Spring was on it's way. Though the wind still held a wintery bite, the sun kept everything warm from it's chill. Small flowers dotted the ground with color and a ring of mushrooms stood in the center of the clearing. After sitting in peace for several minutes, Yami streatched and slowly climbed to his feet.
"Well, I gotta go. I promised Grandpa I'd help in the shop today, and he's getting too old to do much by himself." Bakura grunted in agreement as he pushed himself up to a standing position, straightening his baggy skater boy clothes.
"Yeah, we're havin' company for dinner, and Mom wants me to be 'presentable' for our guests."
Seto waved to his companions. "I'll be staying here for a few more minutes."
"All right."
"See ya, Kaiba."
"Ja ne." Seto closed his eyes and finished his cigarette, flicking the butt away from him, where it landed neatly in the middle of the mushroom ring. Eyes still shut, the brunette fumbled around in the pockets of his navy blue trench coat in search of his lighter after placing a new cigarette in his mouth, but freezed when he felt a sudden weight added to the end of it.
"He's right, you know. Smoking really is bad for you!" a small voice piped up from right in front of his face. Blue eyes flew open, only to see the most amazing, and least expected, sight in front of him.
Sitting casually at the tip of Seto's unlit cigarette was a fairy! He (since it appeared to be male) was no bigger than Seto's pinky finger, dressed in a casual tunic and breeches of dark green, and topped of with a mop of shaggy blonde hair. His wings, similar to that of a dragonfly or a lacewing, gossamer with green veins running through them, were open in a very relaxed manner.
Seto's mouth opened in shock. As the unlit cigarette fell to the ground, the fairy's wings fluttered quickly until they became a blur. The fairy flew up closer to the human, stopping at the tip of his nose. With wings still in motion, the tiny blonde rested his elbows against Seto's nose. Eyes crossed, the human teenager could barely make out a wide smirk on the small face. "What! Ain'cha never seen a fairy before?" it asked with a grin. "Or did ya think we weren't real?"
Seto could only blink in suprise. The fairy giggled before it shot off into the woods, leaving behind a trail of twinkling gold glitter. "Holy shit!" Seto dashed in the direction the fairy took, running aimlessly for several minutes without spotting the small creature of fantasy. Stopping to catch his breath, Seto looked about. Growling, he stalked off to the edge of the woods, toward his home, muttering, "I will see you again." With that said, the determined teen raced home.
High up in the trees, resting on one of the branches, the fairy Jounouchi of the Dragonfly Clan burst out laughing. Leaning against a fork in the branch, Jou streatched his arms above his head, curling and uncurling his toes. Still chuckling to himself over his little prank, the fairy closed his caramel brown eyes in contentment. His mirth, however, was short- lived.
"Jou!!!!! What do you think you were doing!!!!" Jou cracked open an eyelid to see his best friend, a short fairy by the name of Yugi, standing in front of him, glaring at the other. Wide amythyst eyes, filled with innocence, now sparked angrily. His wild mane of black, red, and gold hair were spiked up in a similar manner to that of Yami's. However, Yugi's hair held less gold, and, like all fairies' hair, was completely natural.
"Hey Yug! How's it goin'?" the blonde asked casually, ignoring his small friend's wrath. Yugi's usually cool temper flared up as Jou acted like this was just a normal meeting between two friends.
"Oh, things were just fine until _somebody_ desided to act like a complete idiot, and show himself to a human! Jou, how could you!?!?" the smaller fairy exclaimed, face flushed from yelling. Jou inwardly winced at his friend's hurt tone, but outwardly pretended that he didn't notice.
"Don't worry, no one will believe him if he says anything, and besides, did you see what he threw into the fairy circle? I had to do something to get him outta there!"
Yugi sniffed and pouted, turning away from the taller fairy. "Yeah, well now the elders are calling an assembly. It's taking place after sunset, and everyone's required to go."
Jou looked westward through the budding leaves. "Looks like we better get goin' then. The sun's settin' right now." The pair took off toward the clearing, leaving behind a small trail of gold and purple sparkles that dissappeared as they floated toward the ground in the increasing darkness.
Upon reaching the clearing, the sun had completely sunk behind the horizon. However, the clearing was, by no means, hidden in shadow. The fairy circle glowed softly, the light from the mushrooms casting an erethral beauty upon assembly of fairies pouring into the clearing. Though they were all dressed in a variety of colors, along with hair colors that were just as wild and different, all the fairies had two traits in common. One was their pale skin, as light as ivory and as luminescent as a pearl. Second was their wings, clear and delicate in appearance, yet strong enough to lift the tiny bodies into the air at great speed. Those wings are what gave the Dragonfly Clan their name.
The two circled around until they heard someone call out their name. "Yugi, Jou, down here!" They turned and spotted another one of their friends, Ryou, standing on a mushroom and waving at them. With snowy white hair that grew past his shoulders and warm, chocolate eyes, Ryou was one of the gentlest fairies in the Clan, aside from Yugi. Smoothing out the wrinkles in his own pale blue tunic, Ryou smiled up as his friends lightly descended onto the mushroom. "You barely made it in time! The council is about to start!" As soon as the words left Ryou's mouth, the head of the council and leader of the clan floated into the center of the ring, which was cleared of the cigarette butt long before the fairies started gathering. A hush fell upon the fairies as they all seated themselves on the mushroom caps.
"My people. We call you here tonight with grievious news," the leader Neo's voice rang out. With golden hair that grew to his shoulders, Neo's solemn face told nothing of his age except for his depthless pale green eyes that contained much wisdom. He was clad in robes the same color as his eyes, trimmed with dark violet. His rule over the clan was peaceful, and Neo was greatly respected throughout the fairy world. "One of our kind has been discovered by a human."
This caused a hum of conversation to rise throughout the assembly. How could that have happened! Neo raised a hand, silencing the crowd. "It does not matter how it happened, or who it was." Jou shifted uncomfortably and flushed. "We all knew that it was bound to happen someday. The truth of the matter is that the human population is increasing. Soon, our clan will be forced to find a new settlement as the humans overrun these woods, unless we find some way to protect ourselves!" Some gasped audibly while others murmured in agreement.
"Which," and the crowd fell silent again, "brings forth another matter of great importance. Because of the different fairy clans being separated by the human populace, our magic is fading. Without it, we will not be able to survive another winter." The fairies moaned in dispair.
"What are we going to do?" a young fairy woman in the back cried out. Dacion, the second in command and a powerful magician, stepped forward and answered her question.
"Some of my my strongest pupils and I have already figured that out. Together, we discovered a different sort of magic residing in the human realm. An ancient, powerful magic. If we were able to find it, learn to use it for ourselves, then we just might have a chance!"
"Dacion's right," Neo added on. "Sometime within the next few days, we will be sending one of his pupils out into the human realm to find that magic. Hopefully, he or she will succeed and save us all!" The clan began speaking amongst themselves. Who will they choose? Will it work? How long will it take?
Neo looked through the crowd, allowing them to discuss the matters with each other. As he looked, the leader spotted a familiar crown of tri- colored hair close to where he was standing. Ordering peace, the fairy leader ajurned the meeting. Neo remained at the circle as the fairies flew off toward their respective homes and watched impassively as a trio of young fairies flew up to their leader.
"Neo! Dacion!"
"We need to talk!"
"Please! This is very important!" Neo watched with a small smile as Yugi stopped in front of him without warning, causing Jou and Ryou to crash into their smaller companion and send themselves toppling onto the ground.
"Really? And what might that be, young one?" Neo asked calmly, repressing the urge to laugh. Yugi wriggled out from underneith the other two and brushed dirt off of his purple tunic.
"Well, uh, it's about what happened earlier," the short fairy stampered. "You see, Neo, sir, uh, well, the thing is, er..."
"I'm the one that the human saw!" Jou cut in. He continued, ignoring the shocked looks from his friends and impassive looks of the elders. "An' I showed myself to him! But I had to! He was messing up the fairy ring an'."
"That's enough, Jou," Neo silenced him, raising his hand. "I knew it was you. I did not say earlier so you wouldn't be in any more trouble with your peers than you already are." He and Dacion were amused with the several shades of crimson the blonde's face turned. "And we also know why you did it. Though it was foolish, your heart was in the right place. Besides," the leader said with a smirk, "I'd bet my wings that Dacion would have not only talked with the human, but challenged him to fight, thinking that he would most certainly win!"
"WHAT!?!?!?" the said magician screeched, steel blue eyes widening in shock. "Are you saying that I'm a foolish, hot-headed youngling that goes around just begging for trouble?!"
"Weeeeeeeell, considering what you have done in the past..."
"Hey! That was ages ago!" Dacion huffed, flipping his purple-black hair over his shoulder. "And I'll have you know, I'd've beaten that human with one hand behind my back!" Dacion crossed his arms in mock anger, pointedly looking away from the tall blonde with his sharp nose in the air. The three others stared in disbelief as they watched their venerable leaders act like a pair of younglings.
Neo rolled his eyes and turned back to the dumbfounded teenagers. "Yes, well, as you can see, even the most dignified of our kind can act foolishly." A small smile streatched across his lips. "Don't you worry about a thing, Jou. Now, you three must go and get some rest. It has been an exhausting day for all of us."
While Ryou and Jou bowed their head in submission, Yugi looked up into their leader's eyes, his own filled with unshed tears. "But what if the human comes back? What if he sees more of us? What if one of us gets _caught_?!"
Dacion smiled and kneeled down next to his favorite pupil. "Never fear, young one. I will see to it that we are all safe from humans."
"Do you promise?" the child-like adolescent sniffed.
"Of course. Now, go and sleep. We have our lessons tomorrow. And I'll garuntee that you need all of your energy at hand." With that the steely- eyed magician ruffed Yugi's wild mane of hair. He then looked up at the other two young fairies, watching and waiting for their friend. "And that goes for you two as well." Dacion stood and pointed commandingly into the woods. "Now, off with you! I command you!"
The three rolled their eyes and flew off laughing. "Okay Dacion! Good night!"
"Yeah, see ya tomorra'!"
"Good night Dacion! Good night Neo!"
"Night!" Dacion called back, waving as the three dissappeared through the trees. He shook his head, still smiling, and turned to his old friend. "Those crazy kids, ne, Neo? Eep!!!" The great and powerful magician cowered as he recieved an icy glare from the leader.
"How long?"
"Nani???"
"How long do you think you can keep him sheltered from reality?" Neo asked harshly.
"What do you mean 'keep him sheltered from reality?'" Dacion returned.
Green eyes narrowed. "You know what I mean."
"And you know that he's too young and innocent to learn to deal with these types of problems!"
"He will have to learn someday!" Neo's breath was ragged as memories bubbled to the surface of his mind. "I swore that I would teach him how to rule so that he would be able to take over when he comes of age! How can I, if you keep on treating him like he's seven?"
"Dammit, Neo, I was there! I was sworn to protect him! And I _don't_ want him to die the same way his parents did!" Dacion turned and punched the stem to a mushroom. His eyes clouded with tears as he recalled the day Neo took over as the clan's leader.
"I know Dac, I know," Neo whispered softly after a few moments of akward silence. Dacion sighed and turned back to Neo.
"I've decided I'm going to send Yugi out to search for that magic." The leader's eyes grew wide with shock.
"What? But...why?"
"Consider it training for the future. Besides, Yugi is the best student I have, with the strongest magical talent I have ever seen in a fairy."
Neo quirked an eyebrow. "Oh really? The strongest?"
Dacion coughed. "Yes, the strongest. Except for me, of course."
Neo grinned. "Oh, of course."
"Ah, shaddap ya prick!" The two laughed and flew off into the night, leaving the clearing deserted. Slowly, the glow from the fairy ring faded away into darkness, allowing night to settle into the forest.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Neko: Should I end it here?
Hitori: *shrug* I don't care.
Neko: But I wanna write more!!!
Hitori: Then why don't you?
Neko: Cause it's already sooooooooo long!!!
Hitori: Oy! *bangs head on wall* *BAM BAM BAM*
Neko: Bah. I'll just end it here and try to work on Demon Child. I think I'll alternate the chapter uploads between the two stories. Yay!
Hitori: Yeah, whatever, just read and review, and flames would be used to fuel our big "Scarlet Letter" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" bonfire.
Neko: Burn! BUUUUUUUUUUURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hitori: *sweatdrop* Yes, well, R&R, make 'em good, and we just might get out of this alive.
Neko: BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!