"To Love the Dark"
By JessieHeart
~ Disclaimer: I do not claim to own Yu-Gi-Oh! or it's characters, or 'The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet' by Shakespeare ~
~ Dedicated to my baby sister… May you have a many Happy Birthday. ~
Chapter Seven-
'Birthday'
*
There was a REAL reason Keiko wanted to bake a cake. Tomorrow was her twentieth birthday.
She hadn't planned on telling anyone. Keiko figured she'd just have some cake as a present to herself, nothing special. But… Keiko couldn't help feeling that her birthday WAS important.
Matjutsushi found out about the birthday the next morning. Oliver burst into the kitchen.
"About time," Matjutsushi said. "I was afraid I'd have to cook breakfast myself. Burt bacon anyone?"
Oliver waved a piece of paper in his face. "Do you know what this is?!"
"Yeah, your magic calendar. It helps you make sure you don't forget important dates. You owe my a Christmas present, by the way…"
Oliver shook his head. "Forget that! Take a look at today's entry. See all the birthdays?"
Matjutsushi took the paper. "Hmm… several people I don't know… someone named 'Mirria'…"
His eyes stopped at the entry, 'Keiko Motosuwa.'
"It's her birthday today?" he said slowly. "She never said anything…"
Oliver rolled up his sleeves. "Weird, huh? Okay, time to whip up an instant birthday celebration. Sei's pretty good at getting gifts… What are you going to give her Matju-San?"
The purple Dark Magician swallowed. "I wouldn't know what she'd like…"
Oliver grinned in a teasing way. He put his arms around his waist. "Aww, all you have to do is wrap your arms around her, and whisper, 'I'm all yours, baby' Then pull her towards you and-" He began to make loud kissing noises.
Matjutsushi threw a wooden spoon at the blonde and left the room.
*
Keiko woke up late and did her chores. She didn't even remember that it was her birthday. However, around lunch, she noticed that she was all alone in the cottage.
"What's everyone up to?" she wondered.
*
Matjutsushi banged his head against a book.
"It shouldn't be THIS hard to get a girl a gift!!!" he shouted. Several old papers fell off his desk. A sewing book opened itself on the floor. Matjutsushi raised a purple eyebrow.
*
Oliver appeared at Keiko's door. He asked her for her help in the kitchen.
Keiko slid open the kitchen door.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEIKO-CHAN!!!"
The girl was suddenly showered in streamers. She laughed and opened her eyes.
The three Dark Magicians were standing in the room, applauding. Oliver presented her with a cake.
"At least this one is cooked all the way," he joked. He raised an arm and a present floated over to them. "Here. This one's from me, fluer."
Keiko was showered in gifts. Sei actually WAS really good at giving presents, because he gave Keiko a lot of exotic things. She got a key that could never get lost, a foggy crystal ball that let you know who was plotting against you, and a piece of sting that could bind anything. ("Horribly useful," Oliver admitted, tugging at his hair.)
Oliver managed to find a bunch of Keiko's favorite mangas, which changed to fit your language. They had a lot of fun passing it back and forth, having it switch from French to Japanese to Egyptian to English and back again.
Keiko gathered all of her things and wiped a tear for her eye. "Thank you, all of you. You've really made me feel special."
Matjutsushi stepped out from the background. He placed a large gift wrapped in tissue paper in her hands.
"This one's just from me," he said in a low voice. Then the dark magician left. Soon afterwards, everyone departed, and Keiko retreated to her room.
Puzzled, she opened the tissue paper. Dark blue fabric spilled onto the floor. Keiko picked it up and realized it was a dress.
A note fell out of the dress' folds. Keiko read it and smiled.
'Tonight'
*
Keiko walked onto the backyard porch. A small railing aligned the porch, but when you looked over it you could see what felt like all of Egypt.
The girl gasped at the scene in front of her. A small table alive with candles stood promisingly in the center. Keiko leaned against the rail and waited.
Matjutsushi appeared in the doorway and stopped. He saw Keiko's form and had to recollect himself.
She's wearing that dress I made her! he thought excitedly. Sudden pride at his work swept over him. He could only see the back of her, but he could already tell she was beautiful in it.
Matjutsushi cleared his throat, alerting her of his presence. Keiko turned around. Matjutsushi inwardly gasped.
The dress was strapless, stopping just below her collar bone. It had white trim and bow attached to the back of it. The skirt was thin and hugged her curves. She wore white gloves that came up a little past her elbows.
She was beautiful.
Did my heart love till now? Foreswear it, sight!
For I ne'er knew true beauty till this night.
(Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act One Scene Five)
Matjutsushi cleared his throat again and walked up to her. "This is my other gift to you," he announced. He raised a hand and the candles dimmed.
For a fleeting moment, horribly romantic images invaded Keiko's mind. Her master would wrap his arms around her, mutter his words of affection, then kiss her, claiming her for his own.
Keiko closed her eyes lightly and waited. She expected his arms any second now... any second...
She peeked out of one eye and saw Matjutsushi had his head and hands raised to the sky. He seemed to be concentrating very hard.
Suddenly, the sky became alive with fireworks. Keiko opened her eyes wide and gasped. She had never seen fireworks before.
Then she became aware of her master's voice in her ear. He was bending down right next to her.
"Happy birthday, Keiko... chan..."
The spirit of the moment drove Keiko something she never would have done if she'd stop to think about it. But she didn't think. She just simply acted on impulse, pure emotion.
She turned around and kissed him.
It started off as an innocent, friendly kiss. Like the kind you would give on someone's cheek. Then Keiko realized she rather liked kissing him, and took it up a bit.
Matjutsushi pressed his arms against her back. Before long, they were in her hair.
The moment seemed to last forever. It was perfect.
*
Oliver and Sei sat on top of the roof, laughing and enjoying the show.
They _weren't_ watching the fireworks.
*
O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do.
(Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act One Scene Five.)
*
End of Chapter Seven
*
Author's Notes:
I've been dying to put some Shakespeare into my works... yay me! I finally did it!
I hope Dark Magician/Dark Magician Girl fans are satisfied now. Their story isn't finished yet, and if you think things are going to stay happy and cheerful, you're crazy. Haven't you been readin' up on what Kaiba's doing? Just kidding!
Later! ... Please review...
*
By JessieHeart
~ Disclaimer: I do not claim to own Yu-Gi-Oh! or it's characters, or 'The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet' by Shakespeare ~
~ Dedicated to my baby sister… May you have a many Happy Birthday. ~
Chapter Seven-
'Birthday'
*
There was a REAL reason Keiko wanted to bake a cake. Tomorrow was her twentieth birthday.
She hadn't planned on telling anyone. Keiko figured she'd just have some cake as a present to herself, nothing special. But… Keiko couldn't help feeling that her birthday WAS important.
Matjutsushi found out about the birthday the next morning. Oliver burst into the kitchen.
"About time," Matjutsushi said. "I was afraid I'd have to cook breakfast myself. Burt bacon anyone?"
Oliver waved a piece of paper in his face. "Do you know what this is?!"
"Yeah, your magic calendar. It helps you make sure you don't forget important dates. You owe my a Christmas present, by the way…"
Oliver shook his head. "Forget that! Take a look at today's entry. See all the birthdays?"
Matjutsushi took the paper. "Hmm… several people I don't know… someone named 'Mirria'…"
His eyes stopped at the entry, 'Keiko Motosuwa.'
"It's her birthday today?" he said slowly. "She never said anything…"
Oliver rolled up his sleeves. "Weird, huh? Okay, time to whip up an instant birthday celebration. Sei's pretty good at getting gifts… What are you going to give her Matju-San?"
The purple Dark Magician swallowed. "I wouldn't know what she'd like…"
Oliver grinned in a teasing way. He put his arms around his waist. "Aww, all you have to do is wrap your arms around her, and whisper, 'I'm all yours, baby' Then pull her towards you and-" He began to make loud kissing noises.
Matjutsushi threw a wooden spoon at the blonde and left the room.
*
Keiko woke up late and did her chores. She didn't even remember that it was her birthday. However, around lunch, she noticed that she was all alone in the cottage.
"What's everyone up to?" she wondered.
*
Matjutsushi banged his head against a book.
"It shouldn't be THIS hard to get a girl a gift!!!" he shouted. Several old papers fell off his desk. A sewing book opened itself on the floor. Matjutsushi raised a purple eyebrow.
*
Oliver appeared at Keiko's door. He asked her for her help in the kitchen.
Keiko slid open the kitchen door.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEIKO-CHAN!!!"
The girl was suddenly showered in streamers. She laughed and opened her eyes.
The three Dark Magicians were standing in the room, applauding. Oliver presented her with a cake.
"At least this one is cooked all the way," he joked. He raised an arm and a present floated over to them. "Here. This one's from me, fluer."
Keiko was showered in gifts. Sei actually WAS really good at giving presents, because he gave Keiko a lot of exotic things. She got a key that could never get lost, a foggy crystal ball that let you know who was plotting against you, and a piece of sting that could bind anything. ("Horribly useful," Oliver admitted, tugging at his hair.)
Oliver managed to find a bunch of Keiko's favorite mangas, which changed to fit your language. They had a lot of fun passing it back and forth, having it switch from French to Japanese to Egyptian to English and back again.
Keiko gathered all of her things and wiped a tear for her eye. "Thank you, all of you. You've really made me feel special."
Matjutsushi stepped out from the background. He placed a large gift wrapped in tissue paper in her hands.
"This one's just from me," he said in a low voice. Then the dark magician left. Soon afterwards, everyone departed, and Keiko retreated to her room.
Puzzled, she opened the tissue paper. Dark blue fabric spilled onto the floor. Keiko picked it up and realized it was a dress.
A note fell out of the dress' folds. Keiko read it and smiled.
'Tonight'
*
Keiko walked onto the backyard porch. A small railing aligned the porch, but when you looked over it you could see what felt like all of Egypt.
The girl gasped at the scene in front of her. A small table alive with candles stood promisingly in the center. Keiko leaned against the rail and waited.
Matjutsushi appeared in the doorway and stopped. He saw Keiko's form and had to recollect himself.
She's wearing that dress I made her! he thought excitedly. Sudden pride at his work swept over him. He could only see the back of her, but he could already tell she was beautiful in it.
Matjutsushi cleared his throat, alerting her of his presence. Keiko turned around. Matjutsushi inwardly gasped.
The dress was strapless, stopping just below her collar bone. It had white trim and bow attached to the back of it. The skirt was thin and hugged her curves. She wore white gloves that came up a little past her elbows.
She was beautiful.
Did my heart love till now? Foreswear it, sight!
For I ne'er knew true beauty till this night.
(Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act One Scene Five)
Matjutsushi cleared his throat again and walked up to her. "This is my other gift to you," he announced. He raised a hand and the candles dimmed.
For a fleeting moment, horribly romantic images invaded Keiko's mind. Her master would wrap his arms around her, mutter his words of affection, then kiss her, claiming her for his own.
Keiko closed her eyes lightly and waited. She expected his arms any second now... any second...
She peeked out of one eye and saw Matjutsushi had his head and hands raised to the sky. He seemed to be concentrating very hard.
Suddenly, the sky became alive with fireworks. Keiko opened her eyes wide and gasped. She had never seen fireworks before.
Then she became aware of her master's voice in her ear. He was bending down right next to her.
"Happy birthday, Keiko... chan..."
The spirit of the moment drove Keiko something she never would have done if she'd stop to think about it. But she didn't think. She just simply acted on impulse, pure emotion.
She turned around and kissed him.
It started off as an innocent, friendly kiss. Like the kind you would give on someone's cheek. Then Keiko realized she rather liked kissing him, and took it up a bit.
Matjutsushi pressed his arms against her back. Before long, they were in her hair.
The moment seemed to last forever. It was perfect.
*
Oliver and Sei sat on top of the roof, laughing and enjoying the show.
They _weren't_ watching the fireworks.
*
O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do.
(Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act One Scene Five.)
*
End of Chapter Seven
*
Author's Notes:
I've been dying to put some Shakespeare into my works... yay me! I finally did it!
I hope Dark Magician/Dark Magician Girl fans are satisfied now. Their story isn't finished yet, and if you think things are going to stay happy and cheerful, you're crazy. Haven't you been readin' up on what Kaiba's doing? Just kidding!
Later! ... Please review...
*
