Eyes of a Dragon

Child Dragon

When it came to transforming, Seto proved to be a total idiot

Yeah, he was a total idiot. Onen had to admit that. Whether it was because Seto refused to listen to his instructions, or whether it was because Seto wouldn't relax.

" I don't like to be a dragon. I like dragons, but I don't want to be one!"

Right. That might also explain it.



" It's like a pyramid. The weakest are abundant, the strongest are rare." Yami brushed the Kuribo off him. " Too bad it goes for Duel Monsters as well."
" I see what you mean." Honda said flatly, and he pushed the Kuribo out of his hair.
" How did they get in here?" Yugi jumped at a squeal. " Gomen." He said to the Kuribo, who was massaging its paw unhappily. He stepped back. There was another squeal.
" Popped up." Said the Dark Magician Girl. She was scowling at the Kuribo on her staff.
" This is ridiculous." Anzu muttered. The Baby Dragon appeared, grinning, then disappeared behind the door.

Onen walked in. " Seto is officially the biggest idiot in the Shadow Realm." He looked at the Kuribos. " With some exceptions."

Seto sat down. " Arigatou." He said flatly.
" Come on," The Change of Heart began to persuade. " It's not that bad. Being a dragon is very nice."
" Hai!" Summoned Skull boomed, frightening Seto to pieces as he slapped his skeleton hand on the boy's shoulder. " It's fun scaring people."
" H-h-hai..." Seto shuddered.
" Skullhead!" Crusche scolded.
" Hey." Skullhead shrugged. " The kid needs to toughen up."
" Don't push that." Onen warned. " You're acting like Gozaburo."
" What?" Skullhead rubbed the boy's hair, frightening the teen even more. " I'm just saying. It's fun scaring people. They start to become pale, their eyes bulge out, they open their mouth and screaaaam-"
" Gah!" Seto jumped out of the seat and nearly crashed into Jou. " Stop that stop that stop that!"
" See?" Skullhead pointed.

Seto jumped again, and something white shot out. Skullhead dodged.

" Uh...was that a White Lightning Attack?" Honda asked.
" I think so." Onen answered impassively. " Looks like you can use them in human form too. Did it come from your mouth?"

Seto was staring at his hand.

" Guess not."

Seto stepped back. " Are you okay?" He asked the skull, despite himself.
" I might have been killed, but that's great!" Skullhead smiled goofily. " That's great! You can use your powers!"
" ?" Seto looked at Yami. " When it comes to monsters, I have no idea how to deal with them."
" That might be because you're the youngest of the group." The Mystic Elf answered. Seto blinked. She just spoke? She can speak?



" Mine." Yugi heard the Dark Magician say.
" He isn't yours."
" He's mine. You'll scare him."
" He turned into one! He's...well I have to admit," Skullhead muttered, " He's more cute than scary."

Yami and Yugi decided to make their way into the living room where Onen was. Onen was sitting on a couch. Skullhead was facing him and standing. The magician was holding-cradling something in his arms.

" What's that?" Yugi asked.
" It's Seto." Onen showed them. It was a really tiny Blue Eyes, compared to the adults.
" Hard to believe, he's still an infant." The Summoned Skull cocked his head.

The little Blue Eyes White Dragon was around the size of a small fawn. It looked like a miniature Blue Eyes, with the same graceful neck, but everything was much rounder, giving it a softer look. Snuggled against Onen, it's eyes were closed and it was sleeping quietly. The magician was rocking it soothingly.

" Kawaii!" Skullhead jumped up and down with glee-an action completely unpredictable in such a giant. " I want to hold him!"

Seto opened his blue eyes groggily. He lifted his head gracefully and glanced at Skullhead. He rattled at the back of his throat like the infant that he actually was, and curled up again in Onen's arms.

Onen smiled at the dragon.

" When did he do it?" Yami asked curiously.
" A few hours ago." Onen answered. " I threatened his pride. Seto got mad."
" He's cute when he's mad." The Summoned Skull added.

Seto lifted his head again. He was not happy with that comment. He glared at Skullhead.

Onen wrapped his hands around Seto's muzzle. " I can't believe he's still so small." Onen laughed. " But Monsters are immortal, at any rate."

Seto jerked his head a little, but the magician held on. He ran his fingers down the dragon's throat, very pleased. Cuddling him relentlessly, Seto finally gave in to Onen's warmth and snuggled close.

Crusche appeared in the room and stared at the blue bundle.
" He did it!" The elf beamed.

Onen laughed. " Want to hold him?"
" Hey!" Skullhead protested. " How come you let that elf hold him and not me?"
" You're too scary." The Celtic Guardian teased as he took Seto into his arms. " This reminds me of how it was fifteen years ago. Seto was just this size. Remember that time with the fruit?"
" What fruit?" Yami asked, curious.
" There was this fruit tree in the Shadow Realm." Skullhead explained. " Child there tried to use his wings. He managed to jump and catch the fruit in his mouth. But then the fruit was stuck on the branch pretty firmly, so Seto dangled down. He still had his jaws clamped on the fruit, so we went over there and found the little dragon dangling from the tree. It was really funny! Of course, he could have broken his neck, but his mother pulled the fruit down for him. I loved that. That time Seto was just as scared of me as he is now."
" He's just a baby." Crusche scolded. " One day you'll make him mentally unstable."
" Nah, that won't happen." Skullhead waved his bony arm. " I know when to stop. Now give him to me!"

He snatched poor Seto out of Crusche's arms, who squawked in surprise. The dragon stared at the Summoned Skull for a brief moment.

Then it broke into something equivalent to crying.



" I'm telling you, he freaks me out," Seto dodged behind the Elf Warrior. " He freaks me out he freaks me out, I don't want him-what are you doing?" He cried, as Skullhead chased him goofily. " Stay away!"
" Poor kid." Skullhead laughed.

Exodia, with its large chains, stomped around the field and came up in front of Seto.

" Alright," Seto dodged behind Summoned Skull. " That's worse. Why is he glaring at me like that?"
" It's a she." Skullhead answered flatly. " And she's not glaring at you. That's just the way she looks at people."
" It's a she?!!" Every human cried, including Yami.

Exodia snorted, offended.

Seto dodged behind Yami this time. " Why me out of all people." he muttered. " And I can't even fly." He was still bitter about the breakdown the other time. It didn't help build up his courage though. He was still immensely terrified of the Summoned Skull. Holograms he could handle. Real things-not a chance!

" Exodia, stop that." The Black Luster Soldier commanded. " You're frightening the child. And quit huffing!"

Surprisingly, Exodia stopped, and she looked at Seto quietly.
" It's okay Seto." The soldier ignored the great being. " They're all anxious to see you again. We're glad you didn't change much."
" N-didn't change much! What is that supposed to mean?" Seto blinked, bewildered.
" Well for one thing," the soldier smirked. " We can still hold you."

Seto stared at the soldier in stupor for a minute before sitting heavily on the ground.
" All because Yugi solved that puzzle! I hate you Yugi!" He yelled at the boy.
" We love you Yugi." Onen answered, whether he was trying to be funny or sincere, Yugi couldn't really tell. " You helped us find our little dragon. Even though he was driven to near hysteria, complete depression and loss of self."
" Uh...arigatou?" Yugi really didn't know what to say.

" Hai, he is the Baby Blue Eyes, Exodia." The Magician of Black Chaos kicked the monster to emphasize his point. Exodia didn't seem insulted by that though, much to the human's surprise. Seto, in response, changed into a dragon and ducked behind Crusche.
" Why is he so afraid of her?" the magician asked. " She's a mother. She wouldn't do anything to a cub."
" Matte!" Jou cried. " You mean there's a baby Exodia?"
" Hai." The magician answered. " He's not here. Too dangerous."

The humans looked up at Exodia. She didn't look feminine, much less motherly.
" I get it." Yugi sighed. " The monsters are trying to confuse us."
" ?" Seto raised his blue head.
" Oh. Guess that whole thing about don't judge a book by its cover was true then." Jou looked flatly at Skullhead. " Sadly, Seto didn't seem to learn that."

Seto snapped his teeth at Jou-the only warning he could make as a baby dragon without frying the mortal. Skullhead grinned-as much as he could anyway.
" That's fine." Skullhead answered. " Seto was always scared when he was little. But that time he was use to seeing scarier monsters, so I wasn't such a big deal."
" There are uglier monsters?" Seto asked flatly, suddenly human before anyone noticed. " Oh, right. Man Eater Bug. Charming."

Man Eater Bug, just then entering, came up right behind Seto.

" What's with this sneaking up on me?" Seto yelled, jumping away from Man Eater Bug.
" Don't worry." The Magician of Black Chaos answered. " Ting only eats Manfruit. That's one of the fruits Seto hung on."

Every mortal looked at the magician with flat glares.
" You mean he doesn't eat men." Bakura muttered.
" Never. He's a vegetarian!" The Black Luster Soldier answered.
" He has a name?" Seto suddenly asked. Ting waved his front claw at Seto. Seto jumped back and ducked behind the Black Luster Soldier.
" What's with Seto?" Yami asked. " Why is he so...frightened?"
" His dragon instincts are just awakening." The Mystic Elf answered.
" You can talk?" Honda cried.
" Hai, she can talk." Crusche replied, quite annoyed. " She's not mute."
" A....ha." Honda nodded.
" Who could have known! Seto's really a coward!" Jou cried. Seto glared at Jou for a moment.
" It has nothing to do with cowardice! What's wrong with you humans!" The Black Luster Soldier snapped. " If you keep on having nightmares about monsters, you would be even more jumpy."
" You have nightmares?" Yugi asked.

Seto responded by turning back into a dragon and hiding in Crusche's arms.



" I thought Seto Kaiba was tough." Jou was amused. " Looks like-"
" There are many components." The Mystic Elf interrupted.
" Did she just talk?" Honda asked.

The Mystic Elf was silent.

" Many components of what?" Anzu asked.
" Of why Seto's so jumpy these days." Yami answered. " I have to admit, the first time I went into the shadow realm I was even more scared then Seto was. And that time I didn't know they were real."
" You were seven." Yugi remarked flatly.
" Seto's not much older, really." Yami pointed out. " His dragon form is so...tiny."
" He's fifteen."
" His dragon form is a baby."
" So? He's still fifteen?"
" Quite odd actually, why he should grow so tall when he's so young." Onen walked into the room with the Flame Swordsman. " He's only fifteen."
" By the way," Jou suddenly thought of something. " How old is a teenager in Monster terms?"
" Teenager?" The magician blinked. " Around two hundred thirty. Why?"
" Two hundred thirty?" Honda blinked, incredulous. " Then that means..."
" Seto's equivalent to a two month old baby." Anzu answered flatly.

Seto glared at everyone with his dragon eyes. He did not like to be called a baby.
" For sure. He can't even fly." Flame Swordsman patted the young dragon's head. " But I guess he aged a lot quicker in this realm. In human form, at least."

Seto glared at the Flame Swordsman. He shifted his neck, jumped off, fluttering his wings a little, and then landed as a human. " Where's Mokuba?"
" Upstairs with Mai. She's still designing costumes for the girls." Flame Swordsman answered.
" I need to get back to work." Seto muttered under his breath. " And get away from Skullhead."
" You're not going back to work." Onen replied. " It's too dangerous."
" Nani?" Seto was confused.
" You can go with him if you want." Flame Swordsman answered. " After all, you're pretty humanoid. More so then most of us." He was thinking of the Mystic Elf and her blue skin.
" Right." Onen was very reluctant. " But I prefer Seto not going."
" My business will crash with those idiots."
" Your business will crash anyway once you come home with us. But if you must work your brains out, I have no problem with that." Onen snapped. " I just have a problem with your trenchcoats."