Summoned Skull: *makes gargling noise* *chokes* Augh!!

Curse of Dragon, Gaia, and Celtic Guardian: *sigh*

Celtic Guardian: Of course, what he MEANT to say was that we don't own Yu- gi-oh, Kazuki Takahashi does...

Summoned Skull: *gargles* It's not my fault I have bad breath!!

Me: The name of the Dark Magician Girl isn't mine!! It's owned by the great J.R.R. Tolkien!!

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Kudos to Sento-Kami and Kage noTenshi, who reviewed!!

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Dragon Shadows - Chapter Seven

Time passed in the Shadow Realm. The monsters didn't know how long it was, and they really didn't care. There were new additions to their motley crew - three magnet warriors, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. The mighty Busterblader. And of course, a Dark Magician Girl, who went by the name of Elanor.

Sinistrad had taken it upon himself to train her in the use of magic. She was a quick study, fortunately for her. It was a normal afternoon, as normal as could be. About half of the monsters were watching Miles and Bane, the Busterblader, spar in the courtyard. The rest of the group were in the common room. Sinistrad, Elanor, and a handful of other new monsters had just returned from demolishing a masked man in a duel. The pharaoh was competing in a tournament of sorts, so people kept being called away and returned in the blink of an eye.

Chaos was sitting moodily in a dark corner, staff resting against the wall. He was bored, bored and annoyed. Bored because nothing truly interesting had happened in a long while. Annoyed because Elanor had been gazing at him with worshipful eyes ever since she had come in. For now, his theory was that if he didn't move, she would forget he was there.

The Dark Magician was trying not to laugh at Chaos' predicament. It was really too funny. Chaos had never been developed a close friendship with any other monsters, save for his and Sinistrad's morning staff exercises. But now Elanor was stalking him. He was forced to find new hiding places, and usually avoided the common room. And, of course, the Dark Magician Girl didn't realize he did not return her affections. She didn't really care, though. She was satisfied to sit there and watch him adoringly from the distance.

Chaos was considering running up the tallest tower and jumping out the window when he heard an increase in noise from the courtyard. He jumped up, grabbed his staff, and headed out the door. Two minutes later, Elanor followed him.

The chaos mage descended to where Miles and Bane were shaking hands. It had been an even match, but Miles had won by a hair. Neither had been wearing armor, and the only weapons used were blunt practice swords. An idea popped into Chaos' head. Anything for a distraction - but he hand long wanted to test his skills against the formidable strength of the Black Luster Soldier.

"Miles," he called. "Staff combat. Feel up to it?"

The warrior glanced him over quickly and raised an eyebrow. Then he saw the Dark Magician Girl coming down the stairs to the courtyard, watching Chaos' every move. Chaos shot him a pleading look. Miles grinned and nodded.

The rest of the monsters created a space in the middle of the area. Someone tossed Miles the shaft of a spear that had lost its tip. He gripped it experimentally, then tried a few passes. Chaos positioned himself in a fighting stance, holding his staff up in front of him.

If Chaos knew the warrior as well as he thought he did, he'd try first for a direct attack. He stayed stock-still, muscles tensed. "On count of three, Miles. One...two...three!"

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Me: Oooh, Chaos!! You're gonna fight!!

Chaos: ;''-.-''; You and your obsessions...fight scenes...geez...

Me: You know, you're one, too!!

Chaos: A fad? And I thought one crazy fangirl stalking me was enough!!

Me: *shakes head* No!! I am utterly devoted to you!! And I found you first, so the DMG has to go find her own!! Mine!! *pauses* But I still haven't decided if I'm sacrificing my sister or my brother to you first.

Chaos: *turns purple* Sacrifices??? Sacrifices involve BLOOD!! I hate blood!!

Me: Oh...yeah...well, I'd sacrifice their...souls!! No blood involved!!

Black Luster Soldier: *pokes head in* Say, this is getting interesting. And just wondering...will you tell me which of us will win??

Me: Win what??

Black Luster Soldier: The fight!!

Chaos: ;''-.-'';()

Me: Uhh...can't tell you that...

Chaos: Well, it's obvious she's going to make me win! After all, I am her FAVORITE character. *preens*

Black Luster Soldier: No, me!!

Chaos: Me!!

Black Luster Solider: ME!!

Chaos: ME!!

Black Luster Solider: ME!!

Chaos: ME!!

Black Luster Solider: ME!!

Chaos: ME!!

Both: *fade out*

Me: REVIEW, people, unless you want us all to starve!!