Nine Tailed Fox

Note ~

Part of the story is adapted from a Taiwanese television series called Westside Story. Most of the scenes are either in the Westside featured by Westside Story or in Domino City featured by Yu-Gi-Oh. The plot of the story does not follow Westside Story entirely. Sorry for any confusion to the readers.

Nine Tailed Fox:

Thank you readers for your reviews! By the way, just in case you were wondering, the skateboarders aren't scared of the policemen. They just didn't want to waste time filling out useless statements and have their relatives or Hikaris try to kill them. ^_~

Shadow:

Nine Tailed Fox owns neither Yu-Gi-Oh nor Westside Story. She does however own her own characters and Blair Stevens is owned by nightshade07.

Nine Tailed Fox:

(Grins) Consider this a belated birthday present, nightshade07!! And all of you readers better review me or I'll send Shadow after you!! Enjoy and on with the third chapter!

Dance of Blood

Chapter Three: Return of a Friend

The black shadow edged closer to her, growling, not in anger, but seemingly in concern. The magical fire on its heels dulled and reduced to mere sparks, dancing on the shadow's heels, as the flaring nine tails became fused into one again. It raised its great head to look up at her, exposing its slender throat.

Sera nearly choked on her deep breaths of air as she saw what was glinting on its black collar.

Something that was crimson red like blood, with elaborate carvings that seemed to make it come to life…

Sera woke up with an abrupt jolt, sweating profusely, her golden streaked chestnut hair lay long and tousled.  It was a Saturday morning, as with a jolt she remembered where she was supposed to meet her friends. She swung her long slender legs unto the floor, as she swiftly went into the washroom to get ready quickly.

Pulling a black hooded top over her head finally, she burst out of the washroom and flew down the steps of the staircase leading downstairs, earning a curious stare from Seto, who was just ready to go to work.

"Where are you going?" the blue-eyed CEO asked, watching intently as his younger sister leapt onto her skateboard and skated out of the mansion.

"Base 203!!" Sera yelled over her shoulder as she rounded the bend, keeping loyally in mind that she wasn't supposed to tell her brother that her best friend was coming back. She turned right when she came to a fork and put on a burst of speed.

Blair said that she would meet us all at Base 203 at 0650a.m., right after her flight arrives. Why she couldn't have chosen a later time… she knows I'm not a morning person… Sera thought to herself, as she skated along the relatively deserted Westside, where sleepy stall owners were just about to take stock of their goods as they opened for business. A few of them looked questionably at the girl who skated straight past them without paying a second look as they wondered why one of the 'Rebels' was up so early.

Sera paid no attention to the stall owners she knew so well, as her thoughts wandered back to the dream. It had shown her something new to her that night. The pendant… the shadow wore around its neck, it is identical to mine… Sera looked down at the pendant hanging loosely around her neck and got spooked when it glowed a fiery red before settling down seconds later. Maybe she was imagining it because she wasn't properly awake yet. She shook the images of the pendant out of her head, and decided that it was her weariness that had got her to imagine such things.

Damn Blair Stevens…

She maneuvered her way through the maze of alleys and finally arrived at the said place in Blair's e-mail, and got a shock when she saw her long-time friend chatting easily with the three other members of their group. They all looked up when Sera skidded to an abrupt halt.

The 17 year old had crimson-streaked blonde hair cascading down her shoulders, stopping short of halfway through her shoulder blades and she had feral green eyes. Blair Stevens looked extremely hyper and full of spirit. Sera supposed that the two years spent in America had livened Blair up. Blair had moved to America when her father got assigned to a job there and now moved back to Domino after he was called back here by his company.

Sera and Blair's eyes met and held for a few moments before the two hugged each other like old friends.

"Blair, you're suffocating me…" Sera choked.

"Oops," Blair let go of Sera and grinned. Then she regarded Sera suspiciously as she asked, "You didn't tell him, did you?"

Sera knew she was referring to Seto and said, "Of course I didn't. You'll be arriving in Domino High on Monday then?"

"Of course I will!" Blair nodded and gave Sera a wink.

"How about a spin round Westside?" Bakura asked suggestively, as he put a foot on his skateboard.

Blair turned to look at him. "Race ya round Westside. Unless you're afraid to lose," said the green-eyed girl mockingly.

"Lose? I won't lose," scoffed Bakura, as he pushed off first, followed closely by Blair. Dark violet, lavender and sky blue orbs exchanged glances as they sighed. It was back to the old rivalry and taunting between the silver-haired tomb robber and Blair again. They started off after them on their own skateboards.

Spying a uniformed figure walking in front of her with his back turned, Blair brushed rudely against him, a satisfied smirk on her face as she heard the policeman yell a mouthful of expletives after her. Blair shook her head mockingly. It's been two years. Still going after Ryou's mother, still incompetent and still unpromoted.

Bakura wasn't far behind Blair and also brushed rudely against Williams before he had even recovered from the initial shock from Blair, who he had just discovered was back in Westside. Bakura just sneered as the man shouted lots of vulgar words at him.

Cursing under his breath on how he was going to torture Bakura and the others when he finally caught them, Williams let out a loud shout as three blurs whizzed past him, knocking him onto the ground.

Spotting a ramp out of the corner of his brown eyes, Bakura had an idea. He immediately branched away from Blair's lead and skated up the ramp. He twisted his skateboard deftly, causing him to rocket upwards and spend a good three seconds in mid-air before the front wheels of his skateboard touched the ground a few metres ahead of a very surprised Blair.

Blair started as she saw the silver-haired teenager appear out of nowhere in front of her. She cried out, "Hey, that's cheating!!"

Bakura looked back over his shoulder and said cockily, "All's fair in war and war alone, Blair!! You're only jealous because you don't know how to use the surroundings to your advantage!!"

Blair snorted and started up a quarter-pipe, skating off its edge. She caught up with Bakura. They were now both so close that their shoulders kept knocking into each other. Blair decided to fall back a little so that she was right behind him. Slyly, she slammed the front of her skateboard into his, causing it to be slightly upturned. Bakura jerked suddenly.

Then, with no warning, she simply hit her foot at the back of her own skateboard, at the very end. The force caused Bakura to lose control of his own skateboard and fall on his butt on the hard ground. Bakura looked up at Blair and shouted, "Hey! That's cheating!!"

Blair skidded to a controlled halt in front of him, a faint smile planted on her face. "Like you said, Bakura. All's fair in war and war alone." She offered a hand to help him up. The three others laughed.

Bakura scowled, but he took her hand anyway and allowed himself to be helped up. "It's still cheating."

End of Chapter Three: Return of a Friend

Nine Tailed Fox:

That's all for now! In the next chapter, Blair stirs up trouble on her first day in school with the four other mischief makers!! Hoped you like it, nightshade07, and please quit nagging me to finish my chapters! _

Shadow: Review or I'll go after you personally. (Bares canine teeth)