Yippee, more reviews. : ) Just a little tidbit for you guys, that
personality quiz Crystal was talking about was real. I did take and got
Ryou. I was going to post the sites, address, but it violated some rules
of its provider. : ( That's enough bad news. I also want to thank my
Reviewers: Kitty Tigri, DMG, and Adelianna.
Oh and thanx Adelianna for the info on a Mary Sue. Now I know what to avoid. : )
Disclaimer: Still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. : * (
Anzu = Téa
Jonouchi/Jono = Joey
Honda = Tristan
Chapter Three: Unwelcome and Welcome Guests
After Bakura faded away, I messed up my hair a bit, to give the appearance of having been asleep. Then I used my biology teacher's trick to make it seem like I was sick. I grabbed a few tissues and sneezed into them a couple times. Then I tried to toss them in the wastebasket, but missed the first couple of times. Once I was satisfied by my handiwork, I curled into the covers.
Then I heard Ryou came into the house quietly, shushing Yugi and his friends in Japanese. I guess he thought that I was taking a nap. Bakura had closed the door partway before retreating back to his soul room, so Ryou quietly opened it. I yawned and waved him into the room stating that I had just woken up from a nap. Ryou looked at little worried when he saw my face. I guess my teacher's trick worked pretty well.
"Are you feeling okay?" Ryou asked genuinely concerned.
"I'm fi-fi- *achoo*-fine, Ryou" I sniffled.
"You up to having some visitors?" He asked.
"That would be fun, since you've been gone all day. Could you pick up those first?" I said, pointing at the tissues by the trashcan, "That is the biggest reason why I never made the basketball team."
"My friends only speak Japanese, except Anzu." Ryou said.
"I know. You told me that already." I said, before sneezing again, "Go on. Go get your friends. I'll be fine by myself for ten seconds."
Either Ryou got the hint or Bakura told him what I meant, because Ryou nodded in understanding and went downstairs. He came back up after a couple of seconds, more footfalls coming up the stairs behind him. I grabbed another tissue from the nightstand and sneezed into it, as Ryou and the others walked into the room. All of them were in their school uniforms and smiling brightly, except Ryou, who looked more worried than anything. I smiled a weak and apologetic smile at the group before I sneezed again.
"Are you okay?" Anzu asked, "You don't look so good."
"You must be Anzu." I said through my now stuffy nose, "Ryou said you were the only one out of the group that spoke English."
"Yes, I am. It's a pleasure to meet you." Anzu said with a smile that was way too perky for my taste.
"Sorry about not shaking hands." I said, "I'm just getting over a nasty flu bug."
As I was talking, I noticed that Ryou was translating everything I said. Ryou pointed out everyone, giving me their names and I gave each of them a small smile and wave. The visit didn't last very long, but I was able to watch Jonouchi and Yugi duel before they left. Jonouchi won and did a hilarious victory dance that made everyone laugh, except me. I ended up coughing partway through laughing. Everyone stopped laughing and became quiet as I tried to catch my breath.
"Where's Katrina when you need her?" I asked, once I finally stopped coughing.
"Who's Katrina?" Anzu and Ryou asked at the same time.
"My best friend back home." I replied, "She would say 'Breathing is good,' whenever I would start coughing like that at school."
"It was nice meeting you, but the four of us have to study for a test tomorrow." Anzu said, giving a glance to Yugi, Jonouchi, and Honda, "Maybe when you're better we can all hang out."
I remained silent and shrugged my shoulders slightly. Then Anzu and the guys waved good-bye as the four of them left the room. Yugi gave me a second glance as he left the room. It was kind of creepy, and I had a feeling that Yami asked Yugi took give me a second look as he walked out the door. I heard Ryou say something out the door in Japanese, and then the door shut. Suddenly there was a loud crack that made me jump in fright.
Then I heard Bakura seething in the same language I had heard earlier. Between Bakura's ranting, I heard Ryou apologizing over and over in Japanese. I never realized how useful it had been to watch subtitled Japanese anime until that moment. I had picked up a few Japanese phrases and apologizing was one of them. I heard Ryou light footsteps go up the stairs; followed by Bakura's heavier, angry footsteps.
"How did you do that?" Bakura demanded, "You claim not to know magic, yet you appeared to be sick."
"That was a trick my biology teacher showed me." I replied, "All it does is make my eyes water and my nose run. Oh, yeah I guess it does make me sneeze too."
"What about that cough?" Ryou asked, "That didn't sound fake."
"It wasn't." I replied, "Sometimes if I laugh to hard I start coughing."
"I think you satisfied those fools for now." Bakura snorted, leaving the room, "I'm going to do more research."
"You can do your studying in here, Ryou." I offered.
"Thanks, Crystal." Ryou said, turning slightly.
"Does it sting much?" I asked, tapping my left cheek.
"No, not really." Ryou replied, touching his own left cheek, "I guess I'm used to the slapping, now."
"What language was Bakura using?" I asked, "I'm pretty sure it wasn't Japanese."
"That was an Ancient Egyptian rant." Ryou replied, "I know you had to have heard one earlier, after I told him that we had company."
I nodded slightly; feeling a wave of dizziness was over my entire body. A couple of points on his Millennium Ring were pointing towards the downstairs. I heard an angry growl as Bakura ran into the room, ripping the Ring off of Ryou's neck and placing it around his own. I knew something wasn't right when another wave of dizziness forced me to sink into the bed, clutching my head in pain. Tears started to leak from my eyes as I cringed in pain from the Shadow Magic pulsing from the Millennium Ring.
"Make it stop." I whimpered softly, "Please, it hurts."
Suddenly, the pain doubled, making it seem like my mind was on fire and was going to explode. I curled up into a tight ball, trying to shield myself from the pain. I could hear voices, but they sounded far off and distant. When I tried to open my eyes, I couldn't see anything besides a bright golden light that threatened to blind me. Then I felt and heard a click, as I slipped into blissful unconsciousness.
I suddenly found myself standing in front of a pure white door with a relief of the Wingweaver and a golden handle. I reached out and grabbed the handle, then turned it. There was a soft click as the door opened into a beautiful room. The walls were painted the same color as the sky, and the carpet was a rich emerald green. The room was like the room of both a child and an adult at the same time.
The bed wasn't made, but the desk near the bed was a neat as could be. There was a shelf of books, neatly put into place. Then there were some of my favorite childhood toys scattered upon the floor. I picked up one of the large white tiger toys and hugged it close to myself. I could smell the smells of home in its soft, faux fur. I wondered where I was and how I had gotten here, but I wasn't complaining. It was so much nicer in this room. There was no pain here, unlike the outside world.
"May I enter your soul room?" a deep, commanding voice asked from behind me.
I turned around and gasped in shock at who was standing in the doorway of the room. It was Yami dressed, as Yugi had been when I saw him earlier. The Millennium Puzzle not hanging around his neck, which made me feel even more edgy. Yami's commanding crimson eyes bore into my terrified sapphire eyes. He repeated the question and I took a step back, before nodding slightly. Yami stepped through the doorway and looked around the room. I could tell he was looking for something, but what it was, I had no clue about.
"You don't know where we are, do you?" Yami asked, looking at me again.
"I know where, just not the how." I replied.
"You came here when your mind was overwhelmed." Yami explained, "I was able to come here when Yugi place the Millennium Puzzle around your neck."
"I know who you are." I said before I could stop myself, "I know about the Millennium Items. I know about your friends and rivals."
I don't know why, but I spilled my whole story to Yami, every last detail. The only thing he did was nod ever once and a while. He listened as I explained that he and his friends were fiction from my home. By the end of my story, I was clinging on to the tiger in my arms like it was a lifeline. I couldn't believe what was happening to me. I was having an emotional breakdown in front of one of my all-time favorite Yu-Gi-Oh characters, and I couldn't stop myself.
"Your mind and body have been through so much these past few days." Yami said gently, approaching me slowly.
"Please, stay back." I murmured, "I want to be alone."
"I will go then." Yami said, "Once you mind is healed a bit more you will leave this place. Then you will wake up shortly afterward."
With those final words, Yami turned and exited my room, before fading away. Once Yami faded, I closed the door to my soul room. I knew that if Bakura got to me while I was in my soul room, he wouldn't be able to enter. Then I crawled into the unmade bed and pulled the covers over my tired body. I closed my eyes and drifted into a dreamless sleep.
Well this is an interesting turn of events. I'm going to make this clear right now. I am not going to pair Crystal with Yugi or Yami. I'm not even sure if she's going to be paired with any of the guys. Next chappie there will be more info on the Light that is hidden within Crystal. I'll let you ponder who knows the information, until I post.
Plz review, I want to hear your guys' opinions. I don't care if it's negative; just give a reason. I hope you guys will take the time to R&R, but if you don't it's your loss.
Thanx for reading, and keep an eye out for the next chapter. : )
Oh and thanx Adelianna for the info on a Mary Sue. Now I know what to avoid. : )
Disclaimer: Still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. : * (
Anzu = Téa
Jonouchi/Jono = Joey
Honda = Tristan
Chapter Three: Unwelcome and Welcome Guests
After Bakura faded away, I messed up my hair a bit, to give the appearance of having been asleep. Then I used my biology teacher's trick to make it seem like I was sick. I grabbed a few tissues and sneezed into them a couple times. Then I tried to toss them in the wastebasket, but missed the first couple of times. Once I was satisfied by my handiwork, I curled into the covers.
Then I heard Ryou came into the house quietly, shushing Yugi and his friends in Japanese. I guess he thought that I was taking a nap. Bakura had closed the door partway before retreating back to his soul room, so Ryou quietly opened it. I yawned and waved him into the room stating that I had just woken up from a nap. Ryou looked at little worried when he saw my face. I guess my teacher's trick worked pretty well.
"Are you feeling okay?" Ryou asked genuinely concerned.
"I'm fi-fi- *achoo*-fine, Ryou" I sniffled.
"You up to having some visitors?" He asked.
"That would be fun, since you've been gone all day. Could you pick up those first?" I said, pointing at the tissues by the trashcan, "That is the biggest reason why I never made the basketball team."
"My friends only speak Japanese, except Anzu." Ryou said.
"I know. You told me that already." I said, before sneezing again, "Go on. Go get your friends. I'll be fine by myself for ten seconds."
Either Ryou got the hint or Bakura told him what I meant, because Ryou nodded in understanding and went downstairs. He came back up after a couple of seconds, more footfalls coming up the stairs behind him. I grabbed another tissue from the nightstand and sneezed into it, as Ryou and the others walked into the room. All of them were in their school uniforms and smiling brightly, except Ryou, who looked more worried than anything. I smiled a weak and apologetic smile at the group before I sneezed again.
"Are you okay?" Anzu asked, "You don't look so good."
"You must be Anzu." I said through my now stuffy nose, "Ryou said you were the only one out of the group that spoke English."
"Yes, I am. It's a pleasure to meet you." Anzu said with a smile that was way too perky for my taste.
"Sorry about not shaking hands." I said, "I'm just getting over a nasty flu bug."
As I was talking, I noticed that Ryou was translating everything I said. Ryou pointed out everyone, giving me their names and I gave each of them a small smile and wave. The visit didn't last very long, but I was able to watch Jonouchi and Yugi duel before they left. Jonouchi won and did a hilarious victory dance that made everyone laugh, except me. I ended up coughing partway through laughing. Everyone stopped laughing and became quiet as I tried to catch my breath.
"Where's Katrina when you need her?" I asked, once I finally stopped coughing.
"Who's Katrina?" Anzu and Ryou asked at the same time.
"My best friend back home." I replied, "She would say 'Breathing is good,' whenever I would start coughing like that at school."
"It was nice meeting you, but the four of us have to study for a test tomorrow." Anzu said, giving a glance to Yugi, Jonouchi, and Honda, "Maybe when you're better we can all hang out."
I remained silent and shrugged my shoulders slightly. Then Anzu and the guys waved good-bye as the four of them left the room. Yugi gave me a second glance as he left the room. It was kind of creepy, and I had a feeling that Yami asked Yugi took give me a second look as he walked out the door. I heard Ryou say something out the door in Japanese, and then the door shut. Suddenly there was a loud crack that made me jump in fright.
Then I heard Bakura seething in the same language I had heard earlier. Between Bakura's ranting, I heard Ryou apologizing over and over in Japanese. I never realized how useful it had been to watch subtitled Japanese anime until that moment. I had picked up a few Japanese phrases and apologizing was one of them. I heard Ryou light footsteps go up the stairs; followed by Bakura's heavier, angry footsteps.
"How did you do that?" Bakura demanded, "You claim not to know magic, yet you appeared to be sick."
"That was a trick my biology teacher showed me." I replied, "All it does is make my eyes water and my nose run. Oh, yeah I guess it does make me sneeze too."
"What about that cough?" Ryou asked, "That didn't sound fake."
"It wasn't." I replied, "Sometimes if I laugh to hard I start coughing."
"I think you satisfied those fools for now." Bakura snorted, leaving the room, "I'm going to do more research."
"You can do your studying in here, Ryou." I offered.
"Thanks, Crystal." Ryou said, turning slightly.
"Does it sting much?" I asked, tapping my left cheek.
"No, not really." Ryou replied, touching his own left cheek, "I guess I'm used to the slapping, now."
"What language was Bakura using?" I asked, "I'm pretty sure it wasn't Japanese."
"That was an Ancient Egyptian rant." Ryou replied, "I know you had to have heard one earlier, after I told him that we had company."
I nodded slightly; feeling a wave of dizziness was over my entire body. A couple of points on his Millennium Ring were pointing towards the downstairs. I heard an angry growl as Bakura ran into the room, ripping the Ring off of Ryou's neck and placing it around his own. I knew something wasn't right when another wave of dizziness forced me to sink into the bed, clutching my head in pain. Tears started to leak from my eyes as I cringed in pain from the Shadow Magic pulsing from the Millennium Ring.
"Make it stop." I whimpered softly, "Please, it hurts."
Suddenly, the pain doubled, making it seem like my mind was on fire and was going to explode. I curled up into a tight ball, trying to shield myself from the pain. I could hear voices, but they sounded far off and distant. When I tried to open my eyes, I couldn't see anything besides a bright golden light that threatened to blind me. Then I felt and heard a click, as I slipped into blissful unconsciousness.
I suddenly found myself standing in front of a pure white door with a relief of the Wingweaver and a golden handle. I reached out and grabbed the handle, then turned it. There was a soft click as the door opened into a beautiful room. The walls were painted the same color as the sky, and the carpet was a rich emerald green. The room was like the room of both a child and an adult at the same time.
The bed wasn't made, but the desk near the bed was a neat as could be. There was a shelf of books, neatly put into place. Then there were some of my favorite childhood toys scattered upon the floor. I picked up one of the large white tiger toys and hugged it close to myself. I could smell the smells of home in its soft, faux fur. I wondered where I was and how I had gotten here, but I wasn't complaining. It was so much nicer in this room. There was no pain here, unlike the outside world.
"May I enter your soul room?" a deep, commanding voice asked from behind me.
I turned around and gasped in shock at who was standing in the doorway of the room. It was Yami dressed, as Yugi had been when I saw him earlier. The Millennium Puzzle not hanging around his neck, which made me feel even more edgy. Yami's commanding crimson eyes bore into my terrified sapphire eyes. He repeated the question and I took a step back, before nodding slightly. Yami stepped through the doorway and looked around the room. I could tell he was looking for something, but what it was, I had no clue about.
"You don't know where we are, do you?" Yami asked, looking at me again.
"I know where, just not the how." I replied.
"You came here when your mind was overwhelmed." Yami explained, "I was able to come here when Yugi place the Millennium Puzzle around your neck."
"I know who you are." I said before I could stop myself, "I know about the Millennium Items. I know about your friends and rivals."
I don't know why, but I spilled my whole story to Yami, every last detail. The only thing he did was nod ever once and a while. He listened as I explained that he and his friends were fiction from my home. By the end of my story, I was clinging on to the tiger in my arms like it was a lifeline. I couldn't believe what was happening to me. I was having an emotional breakdown in front of one of my all-time favorite Yu-Gi-Oh characters, and I couldn't stop myself.
"Your mind and body have been through so much these past few days." Yami said gently, approaching me slowly.
"Please, stay back." I murmured, "I want to be alone."
"I will go then." Yami said, "Once you mind is healed a bit more you will leave this place. Then you will wake up shortly afterward."
With those final words, Yami turned and exited my room, before fading away. Once Yami faded, I closed the door to my soul room. I knew that if Bakura got to me while I was in my soul room, he wouldn't be able to enter. Then I crawled into the unmade bed and pulled the covers over my tired body. I closed my eyes and drifted into a dreamless sleep.
Well this is an interesting turn of events. I'm going to make this clear right now. I am not going to pair Crystal with Yugi or Yami. I'm not even sure if she's going to be paired with any of the guys. Next chappie there will be more info on the Light that is hidden within Crystal. I'll let you ponder who knows the information, until I post.
Plz review, I want to hear your guys' opinions. I don't care if it's negative; just give a reason. I hope you guys will take the time to R&R, but if you don't it's your loss.
Thanx for reading, and keep an eye out for the next chapter. : )