Hello all, this is Kurry. This is also my first Author's Note. I'll
be sticking these in randomly whenever I have something to say about the
chapter.
I'm fixing my chapters at the moment, so when you see subtle differences (like this Author's Note) you'll know I've been redoing stuff. But don't worry, I won't mess with the actual content, just the punctuation and stuff that I like to be picky over. Okay I'll shut up now. -____-;
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Later that day after school had let out, Kurry hoisted her backpack onto her back and began the seven block journey to Yugi's place. To her surprise, Malik met her halfway, explaining that they thought she might have gotten lost, and offering to carry her bag for her. She declined, thanked him anyway, and they continued. Malik kept stealing sidelong glances at her, thinking random thoughts about her hair and eyes and the way she moved, before he realised what he was thinking and mentally slapped himself. By then they had reached the gameshop.
The gameshop was a tall green building that was owned by Yugi's grandfather Solomon. As Malik and Kurry entered, a bell chimed and Yugi came out of the back room.
'Oh hey guys! I see you made it okay Kurry. C'mon, everyone's upstairs.'
Yugi led them up a twisting flight of stairs. When they reached the top, he directed them into a large room that was set up like a living/family room with two couches, numerous chairs, a big T.V and stereo and video game station. Kurry let Malik take her bag and jacket, then slowly moved forward, taking in her surroundings.
Everyone was inside. Kurry noticed that there were suddenly a lot more people than there had been at school. People were lounging on the couches, playing the video games, or talking in the corners. When Yugi cleared his throat, four people turned and came towards them.
'Kurry, I'd like you to meet Yami, Bakura, Isis and Seto.' Yugi said, indicating whose name went with whose. 'Guys, this is Kurry.'
Kurry turned to the first. By his tri-coloured hair and thin yet strong stature, Kurry took this to be Yugi's yami and said so.
Yami chuckled. 'It's the hair isn't it?'
When she turned to Bakura, he inclined his head in the same courteous gesture Ryou had made earlier that day. She returned it, and smiled kindly at him, causing him to blush just a little. Then Kurry said hello to Isis, the two girls bowing to each other and then engaging in excited chatter. Upon being introduced, Seto had bowed neatly and then returned to his seat, leading Kurry to believe that he was not accustomed to being social. But this she did not mind, and was soon comfortably seated on the floor with Isis on her left and Serenity on her right, watching the goings-on and asking things at Isis.
Suddenly Joey yelled and leaped back from the T.V.
'AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! It's HIM!!!' he shouted, pointing a shaking finger at the screen. Everyone looked over in confusion to see Ronald MacDonald dancing around with a bunch of way-too-much-happy-meal kids. Kurry burst out laughing.
'Oh, it's Ronald ChubDonald!' she gasped between breaths.
'Huh?'
'Well...*gasp*...look closely at him...*ha-ha*...and you'll see what I mean...'
Ryou cocked an eyebrow. 'He does look like he's been hitting the cheeseburgers pretty hard...'
The entire room erupted in laughter. Kurry was already rolling on the floor, which got everyone going more so. When they calmed down, Kurry had to go get a drink of water.
When she came back, Kurry chose to mingle a bit and try to get some info. She meandered over to Ryou and poked him.
'Hi.'
'Hey. Having fun?'
'Yep. You guys are so lucky to have this big of a group of friends. When you have a party there's never anyone you don't know.'
Ryou chuckled. 'Heck, every time we get together it's a big party. This is a party,' he added, motioning around the room. 'Even at school it's a party. Especially gym class.'
Kurry grinned. 'Well, I'm glad I fell in with you then. So tell me something. Your yami, Bakura, he's okay?'
Ryou nodded. 'Yeah, he's okay. Why, what did he tell you?'
Kurry just shrugged. 'Oh nothing, it's just...there's something about him and Malik, I can sense it, they've either been in trouble or...something, I don't know.'
Ryou lowered his voice a little. 'Well, you remember what Tea said at lunch about trusting us? Trust me now when I say he wouldn't hurt you, okay? Bakura's a masochist. Or used to be anyway. He's better now, of course, but sometimes he can still get a little crazy. He eats raw steak, (Kurry wrinkled her nose a little) and that satisfies him, so you have nothing to fear. And Malik...well, he used to be our enemy. He used his Sennen Item's powers for evil, but now he's reformed and a good friend of mine. I'd trust him with my life.' Ryou turned to her and was about to finish, but stopped when he saw the look of dawning comprehension in Kurry's face.
'Oy, what's the matter?'
Kurry turned to him, mouth open and eyes wide in shock. 'Battle City. You...you all duelled in Battle City...Malik was evil then...and Yami's the King of Games...from Duellist Kingdom...Joey was second...Oh my Ra, that was YOU!?!?!?!'
Ryou nodded. 'Er...well yeah, but we thought you knew that.'
Kurry just stood stunned. 'I heard about it, but I didn't realise that was you guys...and I probably would have freaked if I had known that Malik was the same Malik from Battle City...and...Oh great Ra! That's Seto Kaiba! THE Seto Kaiba who ran Battle City! CEO of Kaiba Corp! And I didn't even realise...I'm so stupid!'
Ryou was trying to hide his laughter by now. 'Well, it's alright. We don't require any extra respect or anything. We're just teens trying to get through school and you're part of the circle now. Don't worry about anything, mate. You've got friends in high places now. Welcome to the fun side of Domino.'
Kurry turned to him yet again, but this time her face was lit up in a huge grin. 'Wow. This is amazing. I can't believe I met you guys. Wow. Totally amazing. I can't even express how I feel.'
Ryou just grinned. 'Hey, we haven't shown you the Sennen Items we have yet have we?' He called to Bakura and Yami and Malik. 'Yo, show Kurry the Items so that she knows we're not completely crazy,' he said, grinning.
The three holders grinned back. Yami held up the Puzzle, Malik pulled the Rod out of his back pocket and Bakura pulled back his over-shirt to reveal the Ring. Kurry's eyes widened again as the Items glowed in response to one another. 'Whoa,' she breathed.
'There you go mate. Puzzle, Ring and Rod. They say that these are the three most powerful Sennen Items, 'cause the Puzzle holds the Pharaoh's power, the Ring can send people to the Shadow Realm and the Rod takes control of peoples' minds.' Ryou explained.
'Yeah, but don't worry, I haven't used it in like, a year,' Malik added hastily, seeing the slight look of apprehension she gave him.
'Me neither,' Bakura put in.
'Oh. Cool! This is so amazing.' +I can't believe I'm actually standing here talking with three of the Sennen Item holders.+ Kurry said, adding the last bit in her head.
+Four.+ a voice added.
'Wha?!?!?' Kurry gasped, as Isis came up.
'I too hold a Sennen Item, the Sennen Tauk. It allows me to see into the future, or past, and I can also read strong thoughts,' she explained, indicating the Tauk at her throat.
'Yeah, we both received our Items at the same time.' put in Malik.
'How do you know?'
'He is my brother. We are both of the Ishtar lineage, a family of tomb guardians that have guarded the Pharaoh's tomb for centuries.' Isis explained.
Kurry glanced at Yami, and gasped. 'And you were the Pharaoh...'
Yami inclined his head at her. 'You are very observant.'
Kurry almost wavered on her feet. 'I also need to sit down. Way too much info at once.' She was immediately offered a seat in one of the nearby chairs.
Kurry held her head in her hands, trying to sort through all the "crazy" info she'd just heard. The others situated themselves around her, perching on the couch or kneeling on the floor. Kurry leaned back, quite stunned, then turned to Malik and asked, 'So...you and Isis are Egyptian?'
'Yes,' he answered, without hesitation.
'And so are Bakura and Yami, although they're...what are we talking here, like, 1000 years?'
Yami answered that one. 'Actually, more like 5000 years.'
Kurry whistled lightly, then a slow smile spread across her face. She giggled a bit as she said, 'Gosh, do you guys get any cooler?' causing them all to blush.
'Er...well, we've never been thought of that way,' muttered Ryou. Kurry just smiled.
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Well, that was a bit longer.
Malik: Just wait till you get to chapter 5 though...
Kurry: *bonks* DON"T GIVE IT AWAY!!
Malik: @___@
Kurry: Sorry about that. I plan to update one chapter every day until I run out of ideas and have to stop. I'm writing the rough in a notebook so that I can write at school, then I'm typing on the computer. I'm waaaaayyyy ahead of myself at the moment though, so I might post two chapters on one day somewhere in here. Don't worry though, updates will happen! ^_______^ And thankies to those who reviewed already!
I'm fixing my chapters at the moment, so when you see subtle differences (like this Author's Note) you'll know I've been redoing stuff. But don't worry, I won't mess with the actual content, just the punctuation and stuff that I like to be picky over. Okay I'll shut up now. -____-;
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Later that day after school had let out, Kurry hoisted her backpack onto her back and began the seven block journey to Yugi's place. To her surprise, Malik met her halfway, explaining that they thought she might have gotten lost, and offering to carry her bag for her. She declined, thanked him anyway, and they continued. Malik kept stealing sidelong glances at her, thinking random thoughts about her hair and eyes and the way she moved, before he realised what he was thinking and mentally slapped himself. By then they had reached the gameshop.
The gameshop was a tall green building that was owned by Yugi's grandfather Solomon. As Malik and Kurry entered, a bell chimed and Yugi came out of the back room.
'Oh hey guys! I see you made it okay Kurry. C'mon, everyone's upstairs.'
Yugi led them up a twisting flight of stairs. When they reached the top, he directed them into a large room that was set up like a living/family room with two couches, numerous chairs, a big T.V and stereo and video game station. Kurry let Malik take her bag and jacket, then slowly moved forward, taking in her surroundings.
Everyone was inside. Kurry noticed that there were suddenly a lot more people than there had been at school. People were lounging on the couches, playing the video games, or talking in the corners. When Yugi cleared his throat, four people turned and came towards them.
'Kurry, I'd like you to meet Yami, Bakura, Isis and Seto.' Yugi said, indicating whose name went with whose. 'Guys, this is Kurry.'
Kurry turned to the first. By his tri-coloured hair and thin yet strong stature, Kurry took this to be Yugi's yami and said so.
Yami chuckled. 'It's the hair isn't it?'
When she turned to Bakura, he inclined his head in the same courteous gesture Ryou had made earlier that day. She returned it, and smiled kindly at him, causing him to blush just a little. Then Kurry said hello to Isis, the two girls bowing to each other and then engaging in excited chatter. Upon being introduced, Seto had bowed neatly and then returned to his seat, leading Kurry to believe that he was not accustomed to being social. But this she did not mind, and was soon comfortably seated on the floor with Isis on her left and Serenity on her right, watching the goings-on and asking things at Isis.
Suddenly Joey yelled and leaped back from the T.V.
'AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! It's HIM!!!' he shouted, pointing a shaking finger at the screen. Everyone looked over in confusion to see Ronald MacDonald dancing around with a bunch of way-too-much-happy-meal kids. Kurry burst out laughing.
'Oh, it's Ronald ChubDonald!' she gasped between breaths.
'Huh?'
'Well...*gasp*...look closely at him...*ha-ha*...and you'll see what I mean...'
Ryou cocked an eyebrow. 'He does look like he's been hitting the cheeseburgers pretty hard...'
The entire room erupted in laughter. Kurry was already rolling on the floor, which got everyone going more so. When they calmed down, Kurry had to go get a drink of water.
When she came back, Kurry chose to mingle a bit and try to get some info. She meandered over to Ryou and poked him.
'Hi.'
'Hey. Having fun?'
'Yep. You guys are so lucky to have this big of a group of friends. When you have a party there's never anyone you don't know.'
Ryou chuckled. 'Heck, every time we get together it's a big party. This is a party,' he added, motioning around the room. 'Even at school it's a party. Especially gym class.'
Kurry grinned. 'Well, I'm glad I fell in with you then. So tell me something. Your yami, Bakura, he's okay?'
Ryou nodded. 'Yeah, he's okay. Why, what did he tell you?'
Kurry just shrugged. 'Oh nothing, it's just...there's something about him and Malik, I can sense it, they've either been in trouble or...something, I don't know.'
Ryou lowered his voice a little. 'Well, you remember what Tea said at lunch about trusting us? Trust me now when I say he wouldn't hurt you, okay? Bakura's a masochist. Or used to be anyway. He's better now, of course, but sometimes he can still get a little crazy. He eats raw steak, (Kurry wrinkled her nose a little) and that satisfies him, so you have nothing to fear. And Malik...well, he used to be our enemy. He used his Sennen Item's powers for evil, but now he's reformed and a good friend of mine. I'd trust him with my life.' Ryou turned to her and was about to finish, but stopped when he saw the look of dawning comprehension in Kurry's face.
'Oy, what's the matter?'
Kurry turned to him, mouth open and eyes wide in shock. 'Battle City. You...you all duelled in Battle City...Malik was evil then...and Yami's the King of Games...from Duellist Kingdom...Joey was second...Oh my Ra, that was YOU!?!?!?!'
Ryou nodded. 'Er...well yeah, but we thought you knew that.'
Kurry just stood stunned. 'I heard about it, but I didn't realise that was you guys...and I probably would have freaked if I had known that Malik was the same Malik from Battle City...and...Oh great Ra! That's Seto Kaiba! THE Seto Kaiba who ran Battle City! CEO of Kaiba Corp! And I didn't even realise...I'm so stupid!'
Ryou was trying to hide his laughter by now. 'Well, it's alright. We don't require any extra respect or anything. We're just teens trying to get through school and you're part of the circle now. Don't worry about anything, mate. You've got friends in high places now. Welcome to the fun side of Domino.'
Kurry turned to him yet again, but this time her face was lit up in a huge grin. 'Wow. This is amazing. I can't believe I met you guys. Wow. Totally amazing. I can't even express how I feel.'
Ryou just grinned. 'Hey, we haven't shown you the Sennen Items we have yet have we?' He called to Bakura and Yami and Malik. 'Yo, show Kurry the Items so that she knows we're not completely crazy,' he said, grinning.
The three holders grinned back. Yami held up the Puzzle, Malik pulled the Rod out of his back pocket and Bakura pulled back his over-shirt to reveal the Ring. Kurry's eyes widened again as the Items glowed in response to one another. 'Whoa,' she breathed.
'There you go mate. Puzzle, Ring and Rod. They say that these are the three most powerful Sennen Items, 'cause the Puzzle holds the Pharaoh's power, the Ring can send people to the Shadow Realm and the Rod takes control of peoples' minds.' Ryou explained.
'Yeah, but don't worry, I haven't used it in like, a year,' Malik added hastily, seeing the slight look of apprehension she gave him.
'Me neither,' Bakura put in.
'Oh. Cool! This is so amazing.' +I can't believe I'm actually standing here talking with three of the Sennen Item holders.+ Kurry said, adding the last bit in her head.
+Four.+ a voice added.
'Wha?!?!?' Kurry gasped, as Isis came up.
'I too hold a Sennen Item, the Sennen Tauk. It allows me to see into the future, or past, and I can also read strong thoughts,' she explained, indicating the Tauk at her throat.
'Yeah, we both received our Items at the same time.' put in Malik.
'How do you know?'
'He is my brother. We are both of the Ishtar lineage, a family of tomb guardians that have guarded the Pharaoh's tomb for centuries.' Isis explained.
Kurry glanced at Yami, and gasped. 'And you were the Pharaoh...'
Yami inclined his head at her. 'You are very observant.'
Kurry almost wavered on her feet. 'I also need to sit down. Way too much info at once.' She was immediately offered a seat in one of the nearby chairs.
Kurry held her head in her hands, trying to sort through all the "crazy" info she'd just heard. The others situated themselves around her, perching on the couch or kneeling on the floor. Kurry leaned back, quite stunned, then turned to Malik and asked, 'So...you and Isis are Egyptian?'
'Yes,' he answered, without hesitation.
'And so are Bakura and Yami, although they're...what are we talking here, like, 1000 years?'
Yami answered that one. 'Actually, more like 5000 years.'
Kurry whistled lightly, then a slow smile spread across her face. She giggled a bit as she said, 'Gosh, do you guys get any cooler?' causing them all to blush.
'Er...well, we've never been thought of that way,' muttered Ryou. Kurry just smiled.
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Well, that was a bit longer.
Malik: Just wait till you get to chapter 5 though...
Kurry: *bonks* DON"T GIVE IT AWAY!!
Malik: @___@
Kurry: Sorry about that. I plan to update one chapter every day until I run out of ideas and have to stop. I'm writing the rough in a notebook so that I can write at school, then I'm typing on the computer. I'm waaaaayyyy ahead of myself at the moment though, so I might post two chapters on one day somewhere in here. Don't worry though, updates will happen! ^_______^ And thankies to those who reviewed already!