Disclaimer: See chapter six.
Hera: Finally we actually leave the house! U^_^
Herahet: Why am I getting the feeling that this story is gonna have a lotta chapters?…
Wayne: *sweatdrop* Heh heh heh.
Eek: Wow, this is a short Authoress' Note. *shrugs* ONWARD, THEN!
Another Note: Hmmm…it appears I have made a Ryou/Serenity pairing… That's interesting, I didn't plan on that… Oh well! U^_^
CHAPTER 7: Doorway to Beyond
Normal POV:
Three people ran down the street, faces hidden under hoods. They attracted odd stares (A/N: Not those kind of stares! ~_^) from passerby, but they kept on. "Psst!" the shortest whispered to the middle one. "Where the hell are we supposed to be going?"
"I think somewhere near the park," the middle whispered back. "That's where I woke up."
"Would you two shut up?" the tallest hissed. "Someone's gonna hear!" They jogged in silence after that, until they came to Domino Park.
"Kind of a freaky name, huh?" Meg, the shortest, laughed nervously. "I mean, considering where we're going…"
"Yeah," Yai, the tallest, agreed. "I don't know whether that's a coincidence or not."
"I think the door is by that yew tree. Yew are supposed to hold magical properties," Ryou, the middle one, murmured. "Come on, let's go look around." The trio began to explore the area around the solitary yew tree.
Fifteen minutes later, Meg sighed and leaned against the plant. "Guys, I don't think we're gonna find anyth-" Suddenly, she disappeared!
"Aaahhh! Meg! Are you okay?" Yai shouted, sprinting to where the blonde had been standing. A smile sprouted on his concerned features. "Well, Meg, I think you did a pretty good job."
He bent through an invisible opening in the air. It was about five feet tall and three wide, and was right against the tree, so you could only see it if you were next to it, as Meg had been. Sprawled on the ground on the other side, Meg stared at her surroundings with an open mouth. "Lemme through!" the spiky-haired boy commanded, and Meg scrambled out of the way. Striding into the other plane, Yai felt his jaw drop too.
Everything was animated! The cars, the grass, the trees, the buildings, the people… everything! Ryou chuckled behind them as he, too, entered. "What do you think?"
"Spectacular!" Meg gasped, standing up and turning around, trying to see as much as possible. "Simply spectacular."
Yai sat on the ground with a thump, pinching himself. "Nope, this isn't a dream. That hurt!"
"Well, come on," the white-haired boy ordered. "We need to get moving." He looked at his watch. "It's eight-thirty and the sun is going down, and we need to rest for the night. Time is different here. In your world it was morning, but here, it is evening. The closest place is Serenity's, so let's go."
"We get to stay at the Wheeler's?" Meg asked, eyes shining. She stood up and followed Ryou. "Will Joey be there?"
Ryou glanced at her and smiled. He knew that the blonde boy was her "favorite character". "I don't know. If we're lucky, he'll be visiting his sister, but I can't guarantee anything. Besides, I'm sure we'll meet everyone you're familiar with."
"Cool!" Yai grinned. "Like, even Yami and Yugi?"
"Probably," came the reply. "Look, there's the house there." The two "Earth" kids followed his outstretched finger to a nice house, two storeys tall, painted white. A white picket fence surrounded the well-mown lawn, and a little white mailbox was resting by the white gate.
"They really like white," Meg commented as Ryou opened the gate. "I mean, no offence to your hair or anything, but white everything? Isn't that a little extreme?"
A strange look was on their guide's face. "No," he said dreamily. "I think white was the best choice Serenity could have made."
"Um, o…kay…" Meg turned to Yai. "What was that all about?" she muttered.
Yai just shrugged and answered, "Maybe he likes Serenity…?"
Their attention was diverted from the subject, however, when the almost-albino walked to the front step and knocked on the door.
H: The end of another chapter. Y'know what's funny?
HH: Your face.
H: *ignores her yami* I've already written the end of the story, but nothing in-between.
HH: Haha, that's simply hilarious. *falls asleep in her chair*
Wayne: U-_- I've given up on neon signs. I now have a painted sign. *holds up a crudely painted sign that reads "Pleez Reed&Reevoo"*
Eek: *sweatdrop* Um, Wayne, who taught you to spell?
Wayne: *oblivious to his stupidity* ^_^ Herahet did.
Eek. Ø _Ø No wonder…*turns to audience* Ahem…Please Read&Review.
Wayne: But that's what my sign says!
Eek: Uh, no, it doesn't.
