(Lilo: yes, I know that the previous three chapters were very FREAKY and all but it all ends NOW! Lol, actually it ends in this chapter! I know, that after this chapter you will strangle me to death but look, I just had this idea for sooooo long and I didn't want to write a one-shot so I squished it into this story, helping the ending as well! You'll see! ^_^ lol,I HATE NETWORK ADAPTERS!!!! They are the evilest chips/drivers in the WORLD! It was what wz holding me back from posting! Ehm, anyways, humor is back in the next chapter, I really don't like a lot of 'angst' stuff. All in all, this story is coming to an end … in something like … uh, 4, 5 or 6 chapters. Honestly, I think it's five but we will see. Maybe even 4(most likely) and I am going to try and update more than once a week! Lol, cuz I want to start something new but I'll talk about that a bit later ….. anywawys, on with the story and about the chapters .. I'll just have to write it out and see ….. lol!
~For the Best~
Serenity almost fell on her knees if Kaiba hadn't caught her in time. What she saw was like something out of a movie, which was really freaky. A woman in her 20th was hovering in the middle of the clearing, her eyes opened but lifeless. What actually surprised Serenity was that the woman had only part of her body left, actually, the woman was slowly disappearing, as if she was made of sand and now each grain was falling off but never toughing the ground. Instead, those grains disappeared in a golden glow, like a setting sun over the horizon.
"Who is she?" Serenity whispered quietly, watching as body of the woman that was glowing with gold became smaller and smaller with every single grain of sand that fell to the ground. It was actually a very beautiful sight and the woman had a very close resemblance with someone Serenity knew but she just couldn't put her finger on it.
"Mother of Bakura's, a villager of Kuru Eruma." Yami said sadly. He really hated it to just stand there and be helpless. However, there was nothing he could do and even if there was, he knew better than to interfere with Bakura.
"huh?" Serenity asked, trying to remember everything Yami said because she … felt special to be allowed into this matter. After all, everybody else was simply told a lie about this all.
"Kura Eruma…" Isis (Ishizu^_~) began but was cut off by Kaiba.
"Let us not talk about that town that was afterwards filled with angry spirits …" he trailed off, looking at Yami who grimaced at the memories.
"Oh," Serenity said and shook her head, realizing that this was not what Yami wanted to talk about in an everyday life. The trip to his memories did him no good, only made him be sad when everybody else wasn't looking, dwelling in those bits of his past in sadness and despair, not being able to change the way things turned out in the end.
"I … don't want to talk about that" Yami said, confirming Serenity's suspicions. He didn't like the way everything turned out that time but was glad that now he and Bakura could be allies and … not throw each other at the other's throat the first opportunity they got. Sure they fought from time to time but it was nothing serious … not anymore….
"So, um, what happens when she disappears?" Serenity asked, smoothly changing the topic that was clearly uncomfortable with the other three.
"Who? … Oh, " Yami said, snapping out of his little trance-like state. " when Bakura's mother disappears, she will finally pass on to the other world, not lingering here anymore. I am sure that she never wished for the sacrifices that were made for her but it was an accident … and what kept Bakura and me alive all those years … when this finally be over, we will breathe again, we will start off where we left when I sealed the items and the shadow realm for time being until now"
"What do you mean by 'kept Bakura and you alive all those years'? Are you going to die once she is gone? Can't you breathe right now?" Serenity asked on one breath, for it did not make any sense.
"I … do breathe but do not age. I cannot die for I will be dragged out by her. The same goes for Bakura. We are the same. No matter how careless and childish we look sometimes, we are grieved all of the time. When she will die nothing will be tying us to this world anymore. We will be free to finish living our lives and die like all and not like all at the same time." Yami replied all of her questions, creating a million others that were to be clarified.
"Why not like all?" Serenity asked and Kaiba rolled his eyes. Who cares how he will die! Jeeze, that woman asked too many questions and he still liked her … O_______________O …. ' I did NOT just think that!' Kaiba mentally screamed in his head, a big sweat drop forming on the back of his head which went unnoticed by all but Isis who raised her eyebrow and gave him a questioning look which he shook off.
"We are two kings." Yami said slowly, his eyes following every golden grain that fell to the ground. Only the head was left. "One is of good and the other one is of bad. Light and Dark. Rulers of the shadow realm," At this Yami pause, looking up to the sky. "We cannot be gone, not our souls and memories. Once our bodies won't be able to hold our souls and memories any longer, we will pass to the Shadow Realm, where we will stay at the castle of light … probably. I know for sure that I will, but Bakura might not, he might … go to the castle of darkness but we will see. There isn't much of difference, just that the castle of Darkness never has any light passing through those thick shadows."
"..and you are going to remain there forever?" Serenity asked again, her curiosity spiking up. Not everybody met a guy who knew what he would do once he died ….
"We will wait until we will find other vessels that will suit us I suppose … go back to living, close the Shadow Realm in places where it is weak and return once we are done. That is actually our whole entire purpose of life and became to be forever more from the day my father created the Millennium Items and his hunger for more power corrupter him." Yami said sadly. "Forever is a long time Serenity and knowing that I will get to meet you in your next life, knowing that I will meet Joey in his next life. Knowing that I will meet … Myself" at that Yami cringed, turning his gaze onto Kaiba.
"But the rules have changed and to prevent the chaos that broke out the previous time, we are taking the millennium holders with us" Yami said and Isis gasped.
"Why me and Marik? And Peguses! Are you taking him as well? Or Shadi or Bobau or whatever his name was … the fat guy" Isis said in a rush, her eyes bugging out.
"We will take the millennium holders along with the items themselves and … only the true reincarnations or the actual once will be taken. Shadi, Me, Bakura, Kaiba, you and we have yet to find the other two." Yami said with saddened look in his eyes.
"but why me? Why Kaiba? We aren't really …" she trailed off, knowing that they were the exact copies of their past self and also having some of the memories from the past as well. Memories that were their own and not at the same time, just seen through the millennium necklace or being shown by the millennium rod, tauk or seen in Yami's memory chambers.
"I am truly sorry but there is nothing that I can do to prevent this from happening. Fate is a b****" Yami swore, looking away only to look at Bakura's mother, who had disappeared completely a second later, followed by a bright, blinding flash of light and a triangle through which her soul went, finally being set free. Serenity had to blink a couple pf times before she could see clearly again and when she did she gave another gasp. The clearing in which they now stood was empty, the trees were turned to burned logs which still stood and the ground was covered in ash. To her horror, here and there you would be able to see red spots, which she assumed was blood.
"We cannot linger here any longer now that she is gone." Yami said in a deep voice, walking calmly to the edge.
"Oh, and I presume that you know everything else in the world? You are not a pharaoh any longer, you cannot possibly order us around." Isis snapped and the other two also began glaring at each other for no particular reason.
"This place is cursed" Yami said and the spell was shattered, releasing the other three who ran in a breakneck speed after Yami who already exited the damn place.
"I –I am so truly sorry" Isis apologized once she caught her breath, looking at Yami who stared off into the distance as if he knew that they had to wait for something … or someone.
"It wasn't your fault. It was nobody's fault." Yami said quietly and Isis slightly blushed when Yami turned his gaze to her, his eyes promising to explain the matters later. There was a sudden rustle of the nearly bushes and everyone jumped a bit in surprise, except for Yami of course.
"Don't hide Bakura because there is nothing to be ashamed of." Yami said in a commanding tone, earning weird looks from the rest of the group. The bushes rustled again and a deathly silence settled around them. Suddenly, Bakura walked right out of a nearby tree, scaring the hell out of Serenity and creeping Kaiba and Isis out. Yami, however, remained unfazed, only smiled ever so slightly at the sight of his friend, who, five thousand years ago, he considered his worst enemy. If anyone would ever tell him that he, the pharaoh of Egypt and the ruler of the Shadow Realm would even have something to do with the tomb robber, even if Isis herself told him that, he would've laughed in their face and say that they were nuts. Now, however, he knew that time changes people, no matter what happened in their past, no matter what they did, time pitied no one and every one fell under it's spell.
"I am not ashamed, I was waiting for them to leave" Bakura shot back at Yami.
"They already know" Yami said, unfazed by Bakura's attitude.
"How many?" Bakura asked while Kaiba, Isis and Serenity looked at him weirdly. What was he talking about?
"All that you see" Yami replied, gesturing his had towards the other three.
"and the rest?" Bakura asked again.
"That's for you to decide. I fed them a make-believe story" Yami replied calmly while Kaiba formed a silent "O".
"What are they talking about Seto?" Serenity asked quietly while Yami and Bakura switched to Egyptian so no one could understand their conversation.
"When he said "how many" he meant how many people know about this thing of his" Kaiba replied and Serenity was satisfied with the answer. She would still bugg Kaiba to death to get other answers like why the hell did his army destroyed Bakura's village.
"We have decided …" Yami said in a language that the rest could understand, for even Isis couldn't follow Yami and Bakura's conversation for they were too skilled in the language they spoke in.
"That we will not touch or modify your memories but that only goes for you three." Bakura finished for Yami, pointing his finger in Kaiba's, Isis's and Serenity's direction.
"What about the rest? What about my brother? What about … Tea?" Serenity asked in a shaky tone. Was Bakura going to twist it so much that the others won't even remember that Tea existed? Was she alright? Was Tea dead?
"They will …. Forget"
(Lilo: okay *holds a super duper shield to her head* done! No more freaky stuff *sigh* I didn't want to end this like that but the other three had to forget cuz otherwise they wouldn't accept Bakura like they did before, especially Tea….. Serenity remembers cuz Yami trusts/likes her and her judgment, knowing she won't tell! Oh, and he doesn't like her as a ….. um, a crush!!! nononomnonO! Lol, yaaaaa. Can u believe this, my cousin (trouble maker and a very painful headache) sent me this clip of sailor moon where they are *coughcough*nude*coughcough* I DON"T know where he gets those but he knows a site of some sort *cries* not fairrrrrrr! Ehm! I am not a pervert or anything but Bakura(from Yugioh=_=) wearing underwear is really SOMETHING *winks* and Sesshou stripping……
Marikue: *smacks her on the head* jeeze, people these days!
Lilo: oh, Marikue, you looked hot in those boxers as well *bounces off giggling her head off*
Marikue: *MAJOR sweat drop* she did NOT just say that!
Readers: *shaking their heads*
Marikue: DIE LILO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lilo: *O__________________________________O* um, R&AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! *runs away from Marikue*)
PS: ChibiSerenity3!!! Well, I am leaning towards Inuyasha as well but that's cuz I know wut will happen with YuGiOh and all …… well, not entirely, but ya. Also, I dunno about my fav character but I suppose that Sesshoumaru goes into that category cuz he is mysterious and u can't really tell wuts going on in that pretty head of his *wink WINK* Lol, Sango and Miroku are one of my fav as well, cuz Miroku (In JAPANISE) sounds so hooooooooooootttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!*drooling* Awwwwwwwwwwwwww *dreamy eyes* and Sango always hits him when he gropes her *snickers* LOL! Also, I think that I started thinking too much lately *sweatdrop* *spoilers* uhh, okay, never mind. Kikyo is quite…. Something, I'll tell ya! She doesn't want Inuyasha dead but then she wants inu dead with her but not without her? -___-- one hell of a confusing character but I think that she was thrown in to make it more clear that inu is having an inner battle cuz he sorta likes Kikyo then Kagome is there and she is always around him, and Kikyo is sorta showing that they are 'meant' to be even though there is so many reasons for them to be apart …… however, I wz really mad when I saw eps 124 where Narakue killed Kikyo! And wut's with his outfit? He looks more like a fancier copy of Sesshoumaru's …. And Inu believed Kagura!!!!!!!! -_______- and Kagome went nuts cuz of the 'baby' offspring of Narakue's! and he wants her eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! X_______X *sigh* anyways, enough of my ramblings and major spoilers …. C ya!
And for those who have never seen inuyasha, you should, its funny and Kag always says "osuwari" !!!!! LOOl and Jaken! Man, u should've seen his eyes in 123! LOL! And Sessh hit him on the head cuz Jaken was being a coward and a looser …. uh ya, until next chapter. By the way, if you want to, I can screencap eps. 123-124 with the 'cool' pics and stuff and post it on the net … but that's if u want me to …. I am downloading a raw 125 right now …