Ooo, I hope you all like this chapter. Even I enjoyed it, although it's not
as long or as good as the ones that follow, it's a start. Enjoy! ^______^
*snickers evilly 'cause she knows what's gonna happen*
(P.S: Tomorrow is Remembrance Day and we get the day off school, so for any of you who also do that, I'll be posting another chapter for tomorrow too. It's just that I was sick today and decided to post this, and then again tomorrow. I'm taking my free time in my hands, that's all. ^___^)
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Kurry awoke to the soft sound of birds outside, and Kitty snoring. She rolled slowly onto her back, and glanced around the room. Soft light flowed in through the curtains, and out the window Kurry could see a patch of blue sky. Quite suddenly, she felt a surge of excitement. She felt safe. Her friends would stand by her, she knew, and she would be there for them. Kurry grinned suddenly. It was the most wonderful, indescribable feeling in the world! Knowing, for certain, that there were people nearby who would stick with her and surround her with fun, excitement and an incredible sense of belonging. That's what she felt, she realised. An incredible sense of belonging. Kurry's eyes got a fond look in them as she thought of her friends. Then she abruptly felt wide awake. Throwing back the covers, she leaped right from her bed onto Kitty's, and bounced up and down in excitement.
'Kitty! Wake up! We've got to go to school!' Kurry giggled excitedly, then her face fell. 'Oh. We've got to go to school...'
Kitty groaned sleepily. 'Goway,' she muttered into her pillow.
Kurry giggled again and clambered over to the closet. Pulling out clothes, she said, 'C'mon, my school is fun! You'll enjoy it!'
'I am SO not a morning person,' moaned Kitty as she dragged herself from her bed.
They met Seto downstairs for breakfast. They'd just finished when they heard the front door open and a bunch of voices hollered, 'Anybody home?' Kurry's head shot up. She gasped, beaming, then flung herself at the swinging door. Malik came through just in time to get barrelled over. The two fell back through the door, before Malik braced himself enough to catch her.
'Hihihihihihihihihihihi!!!' Kurry was squeezing him around the waist. Malik blushed and sweatdropped at the same time. =o___O=? 'Er, I'm glad to see you too?'
Kurry abruptly let go of him, blushing crazily. 'Um, I'm a little hyper.' Malik rubbed the back of his head. 'Yeah, I could kinda tell.' =^___^=
Kurry suddenly looked past Malik at the others. Malik whirled around. They all looked like this: ^____^ and waved. He sweatdropped again. 'Sheddup. -___-;'
'C'mon guys, we're gonna be late for school,' Yugi chortled.
As they walked, Kurry was filling Kitty in about school, the other girls adding in tidbits here and there. Malik walked alongside, but a little ways away. He kept glancing sideways at Kurry.
He was thinking she looked very radiant. After what happened last night, he'd have expected her to be quite broken down. She was stronger than she looked. Cooler too. He grinned to himself, lost in thought. That is, until Bakura jabbed him in the ribs.
'You thinkin' about her again?' Bakura asked slyly.
'Sheddup,' growled Malik.
Bakura raised his hands defensively. 'Hey, hey, I'm not implying anything.' Malik glared a little. 'You better not be.'
Bakura looked away and whistled innocently. 'You know, if you do like her, just on the off-chance, you should say something. Before someone else does.'
Malik nodded absently, then O____O!! 'What are you saying?!'
'She's a very attractive girl.'
Malik grabbed Bakura tightly by the collar. 'If you even think about it...' he hissed between clenched teeth.
Bakura raised his hands again. 'Hey, not me. I'd always imagined her to have green eyes. You don't hafta worry about me. I'd worry more about the idiot mortals.'
Malik lowered his eyes and released Bakura's shirt. 'Yeah, you're right. Sorry mate.'
Bakura leaned closer and lowered his voice conspiratorially. 'It's alright, but just between us, you can admire her, you can protect her, but it's your respect that will win her.' Malik raised his eyebrows. 'Geez, I didn't know you were that deep.' Bakura shrugged. 'Eh, you pick things up on the streets in Egypt.'
Just then Tea called back to them. 'Hey you two!! Are you coming or what?' They jumped and ran to catch up. But Bakura's words stuck in Malik's head.
They reached school about two minutes later. Bakura, Isis and Yami split and the others took Kitty up to the office. She registered under "Kitty Tashimono" and was sorted into Ryou's class. (Ryou went like this: O___O!! and turned bright red.) Then they all split.
The morning was uneventful. At lunch Kurry was engaged in prompting Kitty to tell her about the homeland. Kitty, however, wouldn't say much, for fear the other humans nearby would hear.
Then came last period. As the gang discovered, most of their classes were leaving during last period for some big volleyball tournament. As a result, all of their grade classes got merged and they all found themselves in the same class. Delighted, the group got seats next to each other and paid attention as the teacher spoke.
'Alright class, we're following 10C's schedule, and as such this is a Religion class. Now, last class we studied Kiramina. This class we go to the opposite domain; Rikshana.' The teacher moved forward, carrying some laminated sheets. 'These are artist's interpretations of Rikshana. I'm going to pass them around, you find the one that most matches your idea, and afterwards we'll explain them.'
He passed the sheets around. Kurry noticed some of the kids grimacing in disgust. When Kurry received the sheets, she flipped carefully through them, until one full-colour picture caught her eye. She pulled it out.
Her eyes filled with horror and the leaflets tumbled to the floor as images flashed across her eyes. Malik dove forward as Kurry slid in a dead faint from her chair, directly into his arms.
Kurry wandered through a fog. She couldn't see anything and the only thing she could feel was that it was cold. Slowly, voices began to penetrate, faintly at first, then clearer; the sound of frantic voices, someone shouting hysterically; a rush of wind and a soothing 'Shhh.' Then someone was calling her back.
'Thank Ra, she's waking up!'
Kurry opened her eyes to see both Malik and Kitty standing over her, wide-eyed but sighing with relief. They were in the staff lounge, in a small room that was for sick kids. She could hear the others waiting outside. Malik helped Kurry sit up, and braced her by putting one arm around her and leaning against her. Kurry's head fell against his shoulder and he inhaled rather sharply.
Kitty gently tapped her arm. 'Kurry? Are you alright?'
Kurry blinked slowly, then her eyes went wide and she sat up straight, gasping. 'What? What did you see?' Kitty asked anxiously.
'The fire pit. Hokana.' Kurry whispered.
Kitty gasped. Malik was confused. 'Why? What does that mean?'
Kitty was staring off into space, as if she was remembering something. 'It means Rikarsh is going to return.'
'What? Who?' Kurry and Malik both asked.
Kitty grabbed Kurry by the shoulders and looked her right in the eye. 'Look, I know I didn't tell you this, but you come from a long line of Seers. If you've had visions of Hokana, that can only mean one thing. Rikarsh is coming back.'
Kurry looked fearful. 'And...what does that mean?' she asked.
Kitty suddenly smirked. 'It means, my friend, that we are going back!'
A look of recognition dawned on Kurry's face and she grinned in delight. Then the two turned to Malik, who was staring at them both like they were crazy. Kurry lowered her eyes as Malik stood up and came towards her. She was about to speak, but Malik put a finger to her lips.
'Wherever you go, whatever you do, we've got your back,' he said simply.
'Oh no, I can't ask you to...' Kurry tried to protest, but Malik cut her off.
'You don't have to.'
Kurry looked straight at him incredulously. Malik looked right back, and then he smiled; a smile so sincere, yet so strong, so determined, that Kurry felt her heart melt immediately. A slow smile spread over her own features and she threw herself into Malik's arms. He caught her tightly in a hug.
'Thank you,' she whispered. He grinned.
Kitty 'Ahemed' and the two broke off, blushing. Kitty motioned at the door, indicating that the others were waiting. Kurry glanced at Malik, who got an evil grin on. Kurry grinned too, and nodded at Kitty. Kitty whooped aloud and all three burst out the door.
'Postpone the sleepover Seto, we're going back!!'
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w00t! I have such great friends, don't I? *sighs* They're so cool. ^_____^ Please review or you won't get anymore chapters!
(Well, actually, yeah, you will, because I really like posting for y'all, but I also want to get maybe 25 reviews, 'cause then I'll work extra hard on typing up my chapters. 'K? Thankies. ^__^)
(P.S: Tomorrow is Remembrance Day and we get the day off school, so for any of you who also do that, I'll be posting another chapter for tomorrow too. It's just that I was sick today and decided to post this, and then again tomorrow. I'm taking my free time in my hands, that's all. ^___^)
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Kurry awoke to the soft sound of birds outside, and Kitty snoring. She rolled slowly onto her back, and glanced around the room. Soft light flowed in through the curtains, and out the window Kurry could see a patch of blue sky. Quite suddenly, she felt a surge of excitement. She felt safe. Her friends would stand by her, she knew, and she would be there for them. Kurry grinned suddenly. It was the most wonderful, indescribable feeling in the world! Knowing, for certain, that there were people nearby who would stick with her and surround her with fun, excitement and an incredible sense of belonging. That's what she felt, she realised. An incredible sense of belonging. Kurry's eyes got a fond look in them as she thought of her friends. Then she abruptly felt wide awake. Throwing back the covers, she leaped right from her bed onto Kitty's, and bounced up and down in excitement.
'Kitty! Wake up! We've got to go to school!' Kurry giggled excitedly, then her face fell. 'Oh. We've got to go to school...'
Kitty groaned sleepily. 'Goway,' she muttered into her pillow.
Kurry giggled again and clambered over to the closet. Pulling out clothes, she said, 'C'mon, my school is fun! You'll enjoy it!'
'I am SO not a morning person,' moaned Kitty as she dragged herself from her bed.
They met Seto downstairs for breakfast. They'd just finished when they heard the front door open and a bunch of voices hollered, 'Anybody home?' Kurry's head shot up. She gasped, beaming, then flung herself at the swinging door. Malik came through just in time to get barrelled over. The two fell back through the door, before Malik braced himself enough to catch her.
'Hihihihihihihihihihihi!!!' Kurry was squeezing him around the waist. Malik blushed and sweatdropped at the same time. =o___O=? 'Er, I'm glad to see you too?'
Kurry abruptly let go of him, blushing crazily. 'Um, I'm a little hyper.' Malik rubbed the back of his head. 'Yeah, I could kinda tell.' =^___^=
Kurry suddenly looked past Malik at the others. Malik whirled around. They all looked like this: ^____^ and waved. He sweatdropped again. 'Sheddup. -___-;'
'C'mon guys, we're gonna be late for school,' Yugi chortled.
As they walked, Kurry was filling Kitty in about school, the other girls adding in tidbits here and there. Malik walked alongside, but a little ways away. He kept glancing sideways at Kurry.
He was thinking she looked very radiant. After what happened last night, he'd have expected her to be quite broken down. She was stronger than she looked. Cooler too. He grinned to himself, lost in thought. That is, until Bakura jabbed him in the ribs.
'You thinkin' about her again?' Bakura asked slyly.
'Sheddup,' growled Malik.
Bakura raised his hands defensively. 'Hey, hey, I'm not implying anything.' Malik glared a little. 'You better not be.'
Bakura looked away and whistled innocently. 'You know, if you do like her, just on the off-chance, you should say something. Before someone else does.'
Malik nodded absently, then O____O!! 'What are you saying?!'
'She's a very attractive girl.'
Malik grabbed Bakura tightly by the collar. 'If you even think about it...' he hissed between clenched teeth.
Bakura raised his hands again. 'Hey, not me. I'd always imagined her to have green eyes. You don't hafta worry about me. I'd worry more about the idiot mortals.'
Malik lowered his eyes and released Bakura's shirt. 'Yeah, you're right. Sorry mate.'
Bakura leaned closer and lowered his voice conspiratorially. 'It's alright, but just between us, you can admire her, you can protect her, but it's your respect that will win her.' Malik raised his eyebrows. 'Geez, I didn't know you were that deep.' Bakura shrugged. 'Eh, you pick things up on the streets in Egypt.'
Just then Tea called back to them. 'Hey you two!! Are you coming or what?' They jumped and ran to catch up. But Bakura's words stuck in Malik's head.
They reached school about two minutes later. Bakura, Isis and Yami split and the others took Kitty up to the office. She registered under "Kitty Tashimono" and was sorted into Ryou's class. (Ryou went like this: O___O!! and turned bright red.) Then they all split.
The morning was uneventful. At lunch Kurry was engaged in prompting Kitty to tell her about the homeland. Kitty, however, wouldn't say much, for fear the other humans nearby would hear.
Then came last period. As the gang discovered, most of their classes were leaving during last period for some big volleyball tournament. As a result, all of their grade classes got merged and they all found themselves in the same class. Delighted, the group got seats next to each other and paid attention as the teacher spoke.
'Alright class, we're following 10C's schedule, and as such this is a Religion class. Now, last class we studied Kiramina. This class we go to the opposite domain; Rikshana.' The teacher moved forward, carrying some laminated sheets. 'These are artist's interpretations of Rikshana. I'm going to pass them around, you find the one that most matches your idea, and afterwards we'll explain them.'
He passed the sheets around. Kurry noticed some of the kids grimacing in disgust. When Kurry received the sheets, she flipped carefully through them, until one full-colour picture caught her eye. She pulled it out.
Her eyes filled with horror and the leaflets tumbled to the floor as images flashed across her eyes. Malik dove forward as Kurry slid in a dead faint from her chair, directly into his arms.
Kurry wandered through a fog. She couldn't see anything and the only thing she could feel was that it was cold. Slowly, voices began to penetrate, faintly at first, then clearer; the sound of frantic voices, someone shouting hysterically; a rush of wind and a soothing 'Shhh.' Then someone was calling her back.
'Thank Ra, she's waking up!'
Kurry opened her eyes to see both Malik and Kitty standing over her, wide-eyed but sighing with relief. They were in the staff lounge, in a small room that was for sick kids. She could hear the others waiting outside. Malik helped Kurry sit up, and braced her by putting one arm around her and leaning against her. Kurry's head fell against his shoulder and he inhaled rather sharply.
Kitty gently tapped her arm. 'Kurry? Are you alright?'
Kurry blinked slowly, then her eyes went wide and she sat up straight, gasping. 'What? What did you see?' Kitty asked anxiously.
'The fire pit. Hokana.' Kurry whispered.
Kitty gasped. Malik was confused. 'Why? What does that mean?'
Kitty was staring off into space, as if she was remembering something. 'It means Rikarsh is going to return.'
'What? Who?' Kurry and Malik both asked.
Kitty grabbed Kurry by the shoulders and looked her right in the eye. 'Look, I know I didn't tell you this, but you come from a long line of Seers. If you've had visions of Hokana, that can only mean one thing. Rikarsh is coming back.'
Kurry looked fearful. 'And...what does that mean?' she asked.
Kitty suddenly smirked. 'It means, my friend, that we are going back!'
A look of recognition dawned on Kurry's face and she grinned in delight. Then the two turned to Malik, who was staring at them both like they were crazy. Kurry lowered her eyes as Malik stood up and came towards her. She was about to speak, but Malik put a finger to her lips.
'Wherever you go, whatever you do, we've got your back,' he said simply.
'Oh no, I can't ask you to...' Kurry tried to protest, but Malik cut her off.
'You don't have to.'
Kurry looked straight at him incredulously. Malik looked right back, and then he smiled; a smile so sincere, yet so strong, so determined, that Kurry felt her heart melt immediately. A slow smile spread over her own features and she threw herself into Malik's arms. He caught her tightly in a hug.
'Thank you,' she whispered. He grinned.
Kitty 'Ahemed' and the two broke off, blushing. Kitty motioned at the door, indicating that the others were waiting. Kurry glanced at Malik, who got an evil grin on. Kurry grinned too, and nodded at Kitty. Kitty whooped aloud and all three burst out the door.
'Postpone the sleepover Seto, we're going back!!'
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w00t! I have such great friends, don't I? *sighs* They're so cool. ^_____^ Please review or you won't get anymore chapters!
(Well, actually, yeah, you will, because I really like posting for y'all, but I also want to get maybe 25 reviews, 'cause then I'll work extra hard on typing up my chapters. 'K? Thankies. ^__^)