GF: Hello again! I am obliged to write this NOW because, if I don't, Fade
is gonna kill Ryou.
Ryou: -_-()
GF: And thank you to my wonderful reviewers, who I've been forgetting to thank:
Donovan: Ooookay... GriffinFire doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chibi Donovan: Yeah! GwiffinFiah no own Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Dragon's Daughter, Demon's Hope
Chapter III
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Monday morning arrived. As Ryou buttoned his blue uniform over the Millennium Ring, he silently spoke to his yami.
/I'd appreciate it if you didn't try anything else while Alvis is here. You were lucky she didn't notice anything last night./
The night before, Bakura had taken over in the middle of a conversation about school and had made some rather odd comments about some of the teachers. Thankfully, Alvis had attributed it to Ryou's silly side.
The tomb robber growled. //Fine. Now get going, you're gonna be late.//
* * * * *
Ryou bit back a laugh as he went down the stairs and saw Alvis at the breakfast table. Upon seeing the Domino High girl's uniform, she had immediately detested it. Being the tomboy she was, there were two things she hated above all others - miniskirts and the color pink. The girl's uniform had them both. Yes, Alvis was wearing the boy's uniform. Sitting down next to her, Ryou grinned.
"How much do you want to bet that everyone who sees you from the back is going to think you're a boy?"
* * * * *
Yugi frowned in concentration at the back of the new student, a boy with a brown ponytail. Someone had said something about an exchange student. Ah, yes. Ryou had mentioned his pen pal. Yugi tapped the boy's shoulder, and he turned around.
"Excuse me, are you -" His question died in his throat, and he stared. "But you're a... a girl!"
Alvis smiled wryly. "Yes. And you're a boy." She did a double take, her brain registering both his stature and his hair.
Yugi sighed. "Before you ask," he began. "One. No, I did not escape from preschool. Two. No, the gold thing is not for sale." He pointed to the pyramid hanging around his neck. "Three." He pointed to his hair. "No, I do not use hair gel."
Alvis stared at him for a moment longer, and then laughed. "You must be Yugi. Ryou told me I'd know you by your hair." She held out her hand, and he shook it.
"And you must be Ryou's pen pal. He didn't mention your name."
"Alvis. Alvis Drake."
At that moment, Ryou appeared, followed by a group of six or so girls, all staring adoringly up at him. He looked miserable.
Alvis snickered. "Fan club?"
"Yeah," Ryou answered, grimacing. "I can't get rid of them until classes start, and then at least one of them's in each class."
Alvis thought for a moment, and an evil smile spread across her face. "I think I know how to get rid of them."
"How? Tell me!"
She planted a kiss on Ryou's cheek.
Ryou's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates, and his face turned so red that he looked like the Mystic Tomato. But his reaction was nothing next to that of the girls.
Each girl's jaw dropped to the floor, and tears welled up in each pair of eyes. Then, as one, the entire gaggle ran from the scene, sobbing.
Alvis smirked.
Ryou slowly recovered, the red draining out of his cheeks, but leaving them paler than before.
Yugi smiled evilly, and then cleared his throat and began to sing. "Ryou's got a girlfriend! Ryou's got a girlfriend!"
"Shut up!" Alvis and Ryou yelled in unison, both smacking the smaller boy upside the head with their backpacks.
Yugi scowled at them. "Easy on the hair!"
* * * * *
The school day proceeded fairly normally, not counting the raised eyebrows of the teachers at Alvis's apparel or the scowls from Ryou's fan club.
That afternoon found Ryou, Alvis, Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Tea in the Turtle Game Shop. Yugi had promptly challenged Ryou to a duel. The two boys were sitting on the floor, the field spread out between them. Alvis watched them thoughtfully, chin in hand. Both Yugi and Ryou looked... different, somehow. Both of their eyes were narrower, and Alvis would have sworn that Yugi was taller than usual. Even their hair seemed subtly different. It was like they were entirely different people.
Alvis shook her head. She was being silly.
"Ha! I win!" declared Yugi, clearing his side of the field with a triumphant grin.
Ryou scowled, but there was a hint of a smile behind it. "You always win."
"Darn!" Joey exclaimed suddenly, looking at his watch. "I was gonna duel you, Alvis, but now it's too late. Oh, well. Smell ya later!"
Alvis grinned and waved as the blond boy left with Tristan and Tea, and then she and Ryou left. They were followed by Yugi's singing: "Ryou and Alvis, sittin' in a tree..."
Both turned and shook their fists at the annoying boy before rolling their eyes at each other.
* * * * *
Donovan visited Alvis in her dreams again that night.
When she found herself among the purple-and-black clouds, the knight was nowhere in sight. He soon appeared, coming through the card-like door.
"I want some explanations," Alvis said, half-glaring at Donovan. He smiled slightly. "First, who are you?"
"I told you last time we met. I am Donovan. Sir Donovan of Dragon's Cove, to give my full title. As you must have figured out already, I am a knight. A knight of the Round Table."
"All right. Second - why are you in a card?"
The young knight smiled grimly. "I betrayed King Arthur. I tried to kill him. Mordred was my best friend. Merlin locked me into the card to punish me."
"Wow." Alvis was astounded. Donovan didn't exactly seem the evil type, but what else was he if he was against Arthur? Arthur was good, right? "How come you can talk to me as a human? You're a dragon on the card."
Donovan gestured to the sky. "This is the Shadow Realm. Anything is possible."
"The Shadow Realm...? Um. Okay, how do you know I'm the one who's supposed to free you?"
"Nimuë, the Lady of the Lake, made a prophecy: 'Soul imprisoned, caged and chained, Bound to battle, forced to fight, 'Til dragon's daughter, demon's hope, Brings you back into the light.'"
"Dragon's daughter..." murmured Alvis. "You called me that the first time I met you. So, how am I supposed to free you?"
"That I do not know," replied the knight, smiling ruefully. "You have to find that out for yourself. What I do know is that it involves the Millennium Items" JH\
"The Millennium Items? What does that mean?"
"Ask Ryou."
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GF: That was a looong chapter - it's nearly three and a half pages in Word!
Ryou: So Fade won't kill me now, right?
GF: Right. I don't think she would have, anyway. She likes you too much.
Donovan: At least I was in this chapter... How long is this story going to be?
Chibi Donovan: Yeah! How wong id dis stowwy gonna be?
GF: *shrugs* As long as it takes to get you out. But then you get another story, too!
Donovan: Really? Cool!
CD: Yeah! Weally cool!
Donovan: Can't you get rid of him? *points at CD*
CD: Yeah! Get wid of him! *points at Donovan*
GF: 'Course not! He's so cute!
Donovan: Which one?
CD: Yeah! Wit won?
GF: Both of you! *huggles both*
Donovan: O_o *blushes*
CD: Weview! Weview! Weview!
Donovan: Don't you mean "review"?
CD: Dat wat I sayed! "Weview!"
Donovan: -_-
GF: Awww... *huggles*
Ryou: -_-()
GF: And thank you to my wonderful reviewers, who I've been forgetting to thank:
Donovan: Ooookay... GriffinFire doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chibi Donovan: Yeah! GwiffinFiah no own Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Dragon's Daughter, Demon's Hope
Chapter III
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Monday morning arrived. As Ryou buttoned his blue uniform over the Millennium Ring, he silently spoke to his yami.
/I'd appreciate it if you didn't try anything else while Alvis is here. You were lucky she didn't notice anything last night./
The night before, Bakura had taken over in the middle of a conversation about school and had made some rather odd comments about some of the teachers. Thankfully, Alvis had attributed it to Ryou's silly side.
The tomb robber growled. //Fine. Now get going, you're gonna be late.//
* * * * *
Ryou bit back a laugh as he went down the stairs and saw Alvis at the breakfast table. Upon seeing the Domino High girl's uniform, she had immediately detested it. Being the tomboy she was, there were two things she hated above all others - miniskirts and the color pink. The girl's uniform had them both. Yes, Alvis was wearing the boy's uniform. Sitting down next to her, Ryou grinned.
"How much do you want to bet that everyone who sees you from the back is going to think you're a boy?"
* * * * *
Yugi frowned in concentration at the back of the new student, a boy with a brown ponytail. Someone had said something about an exchange student. Ah, yes. Ryou had mentioned his pen pal. Yugi tapped the boy's shoulder, and he turned around.
"Excuse me, are you -" His question died in his throat, and he stared. "But you're a... a girl!"
Alvis smiled wryly. "Yes. And you're a boy." She did a double take, her brain registering both his stature and his hair.
Yugi sighed. "Before you ask," he began. "One. No, I did not escape from preschool. Two. No, the gold thing is not for sale." He pointed to the pyramid hanging around his neck. "Three." He pointed to his hair. "No, I do not use hair gel."
Alvis stared at him for a moment longer, and then laughed. "You must be Yugi. Ryou told me I'd know you by your hair." She held out her hand, and he shook it.
"And you must be Ryou's pen pal. He didn't mention your name."
"Alvis. Alvis Drake."
At that moment, Ryou appeared, followed by a group of six or so girls, all staring adoringly up at him. He looked miserable.
Alvis snickered. "Fan club?"
"Yeah," Ryou answered, grimacing. "I can't get rid of them until classes start, and then at least one of them's in each class."
Alvis thought for a moment, and an evil smile spread across her face. "I think I know how to get rid of them."
"How? Tell me!"
She planted a kiss on Ryou's cheek.
Ryou's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates, and his face turned so red that he looked like the Mystic Tomato. But his reaction was nothing next to that of the girls.
Each girl's jaw dropped to the floor, and tears welled up in each pair of eyes. Then, as one, the entire gaggle ran from the scene, sobbing.
Alvis smirked.
Ryou slowly recovered, the red draining out of his cheeks, but leaving them paler than before.
Yugi smiled evilly, and then cleared his throat and began to sing. "Ryou's got a girlfriend! Ryou's got a girlfriend!"
"Shut up!" Alvis and Ryou yelled in unison, both smacking the smaller boy upside the head with their backpacks.
Yugi scowled at them. "Easy on the hair!"
* * * * *
The school day proceeded fairly normally, not counting the raised eyebrows of the teachers at Alvis's apparel or the scowls from Ryou's fan club.
That afternoon found Ryou, Alvis, Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Tea in the Turtle Game Shop. Yugi had promptly challenged Ryou to a duel. The two boys were sitting on the floor, the field spread out between them. Alvis watched them thoughtfully, chin in hand. Both Yugi and Ryou looked... different, somehow. Both of their eyes were narrower, and Alvis would have sworn that Yugi was taller than usual. Even their hair seemed subtly different. It was like they were entirely different people.
Alvis shook her head. She was being silly.
"Ha! I win!" declared Yugi, clearing his side of the field with a triumphant grin.
Ryou scowled, but there was a hint of a smile behind it. "You always win."
"Darn!" Joey exclaimed suddenly, looking at his watch. "I was gonna duel you, Alvis, but now it's too late. Oh, well. Smell ya later!"
Alvis grinned and waved as the blond boy left with Tristan and Tea, and then she and Ryou left. They were followed by Yugi's singing: "Ryou and Alvis, sittin' in a tree..."
Both turned and shook their fists at the annoying boy before rolling their eyes at each other.
* * * * *
Donovan visited Alvis in her dreams again that night.
When she found herself among the purple-and-black clouds, the knight was nowhere in sight. He soon appeared, coming through the card-like door.
"I want some explanations," Alvis said, half-glaring at Donovan. He smiled slightly. "First, who are you?"
"I told you last time we met. I am Donovan. Sir Donovan of Dragon's Cove, to give my full title. As you must have figured out already, I am a knight. A knight of the Round Table."
"All right. Second - why are you in a card?"
The young knight smiled grimly. "I betrayed King Arthur. I tried to kill him. Mordred was my best friend. Merlin locked me into the card to punish me."
"Wow." Alvis was astounded. Donovan didn't exactly seem the evil type, but what else was he if he was against Arthur? Arthur was good, right? "How come you can talk to me as a human? You're a dragon on the card."
Donovan gestured to the sky. "This is the Shadow Realm. Anything is possible."
"The Shadow Realm...? Um. Okay, how do you know I'm the one who's supposed to free you?"
"Nimuë, the Lady of the Lake, made a prophecy: 'Soul imprisoned, caged and chained, Bound to battle, forced to fight, 'Til dragon's daughter, demon's hope, Brings you back into the light.'"
"Dragon's daughter..." murmured Alvis. "You called me that the first time I met you. So, how am I supposed to free you?"
"That I do not know," replied the knight, smiling ruefully. "You have to find that out for yourself. What I do know is that it involves the Millennium Items" JH\
"The Millennium Items? What does that mean?"
"Ask Ryou."
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GF: That was a looong chapter - it's nearly three and a half pages in Word!
Ryou: So Fade won't kill me now, right?
GF: Right. I don't think she would have, anyway. She likes you too much.
Donovan: At least I was in this chapter... How long is this story going to be?
Chibi Donovan: Yeah! How wong id dis stowwy gonna be?
GF: *shrugs* As long as it takes to get you out. But then you get another story, too!
Donovan: Really? Cool!
CD: Yeah! Weally cool!
Donovan: Can't you get rid of him? *points at CD*
CD: Yeah! Get wid of him! *points at Donovan*
GF: 'Course not! He's so cute!
Donovan: Which one?
CD: Yeah! Wit won?
GF: Both of you! *huggles both*
Donovan: O_o *blushes*
CD: Weview! Weview! Weview!
Donovan: Don't you mean "review"?
CD: Dat wat I sayed! "Weview!"
Donovan: -_-
GF: Awww... *huggles*