Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh, but I do own everyone and everything in Diyalin, so don't take any of my characters!
~This is a fic concerning Yami Bakura wanting revenge on Yami (of course), and wanting to go back to Ancient Egypt. Just so you don't get confused, Bakura was supposedly banished out of Ryou's body by Yami. Malik's dark side, or Yami Malik, if you will, is gone, but Shadi is still out there, somewhere. I don't know too much about Shadi (except for the eps. he's appeared in before the Battle City Arc), and this is just what I think he'd be to. So if the references about Shadi aren't correct (which they aren't, I know), so what? This is a fanfic! And we shall begin... I already have the whole story planned out, so I'm not writing anymore chapters, but I do plan on a sequel. If you have any suggestions as to what I should add in the sequel, let me know! BTW, this is my first fic posted here, so be nice!~
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CHAPTER ONE: HIKURA
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*It's a windy day in late fall in Domino. Most of the little kids are outside playing in the leaves, and the high schoolers are all outside at the new Coffee Shop. A group of 10th graders, friends Yugi, Joey, Tea, Tristen, and Ryou, sit outside the shop, enjoying the crisp weather, sipping hot chocolate. There are a few other students who have the same idea as them, and are scattered around, sitting at tables, reading, talking to friends, or just enjoying the day. One girl with long silver hair, wearing a sleeveless silver shirt and jeans (even though it is about 40 degrees out) sits alone, her head down on the table, but this is just a minor fact that no one cares about or notices. Except for the ever watchful Tea*
Tea: *pauses mid-sip of her drink* "Hey, you guys, isn't that Hikura from school over there at that table?"
Guys: *keep on talking*
Tea: *rolls eyes* "GUYS!"
Yugi: "Hmm? We're in the middle of an important conversation, Tea..." *continues talking*
Tea: *muttering to self* "Boys." *gets up unnoticed and walks over to Hikura's table* "Hey, Hikura, how are you?"
Hikura: *jerks head up in surprise, then calms down* "Oh, hi Tea. I'm fine; I was just resting my eyes. What's up?"
Tea: "I just saw you over here and came over to talk. How are you?"
Hikura: "You're welcome to sit down..." *laughs*
Tea: *sits down across from Hikura*
Hikura: "I'm going to be visiting my father for the next few months. He lives far away from here. The school's excusing me because my mom convinced them it is an "educational" trip. And it is, sort of. There's a lot of history on his side of the family..."
Tea: *is interested* "Oh?"
Hikura: *looks a little uncomfortable* "Yeah, he's very interesting." *starts fingering sapphire necklace*
Tea: "Wow, that is so neat! If you don't mind me asking, where does he live? Maybe I've heard of it."
Hikura: *starts to look really nervous, but then calms down, taking her hand away from her necklace* *calmly* "I doubt you have. He lives in a small country in... erm, Europe, called Diyalin.
Tea: "You're going all the way to Europe? That's awesome, Hikura!"
Hikura: *nods* "I guess it is pretty awesome..."
*just then, Yugi and Ryou come over*
Yugi: "Tea, you just got up and left! Why didn't you say something? And hi, Hikura."
Hikura: *nods, staring at Ryou*
Tea: *groans* "I tried, but you guys were "so busy" talking about something "so important".
Ryou: "Hello, Hikura. Tea, It was important. There's supposed to be a heavy snowfall heading this way, and it could cancel the soccer game tomorrow!"
Tea: "Soccer?"
Yugi: "He means football. And Joey has been looking forward to it for 3 weeks!"
Tea: "Honestly... when did you all get into football?"
Yugi and Ryou in unison: "3 weeks ago."
Tea: *changes the subject from football* "I myself can't wait for the snow to come. Winter is my favorite time of year. How about you, Hikura?"
Hikura: *looks very happy, though still eyeing Ryou warily* "Me, too! I wait all year for this one season to come. Snow makes me feel so... alive. It's like it comes away to clean everything away, and to make the air fresh and crisp again." *sighs contentedly* "I love the cold weather. Very good for the Northern Diyalins."
*Yugi and Ryou exchange glances that mean they're bored with the topic*
Yugi: "Uh, Ryou and I are going to go back to Tristen and Joey now... looks like they're arguing over who's going to win again. And of course, it will be the Wolverines. Nice seeing you, Hikura!"
Ryou: "See you, and the Wolverines will most definitely lose to the Lions, Yugi."
Yugi: "No way!"
*they walk away, arguing over who will win*
Tea: *rolls eyes for the second time that day* "They can't stand the thought of talking about anything else but sports or Duel Monsters. Anyway, it sounds like you really love winter, Hikura. I like it because of ice skating, and snow angels, and how everything looks so beautiful covered in white." *gets dreamy look on face*
Hikura: "I get to spend all of Winter Vacation with my dad. Northern Diyalin is really nice during winter. And they're even thinking about following through with the naming ceremony! *sees confused look on Tea's face* *explains* In Diyalin's culture, we name each season. Except that it hasn't taken place for 734 years. But now they're going to bring it back! I guess they were too busy before... later Dad and Mom split, but I visit Dad throughout the year, and stay with him from the end of November till school starts back."
Tea: *looks incredulous* "But... you said the ceremony hasn't been done for 734 years... and you saw it? How can that be?"
Hikura: *laughs* "I meant it hasn't been done for 10 years.." *rubs sapphire faster*
Tea: "Oh... well, that sound cool, naming the seasons and all that!"
Hikura: "It's not that big a deal. I remember The Summer of the Wood Nymphs.... that was the time Holly and Tazel went through the forest turning everything gold... erm, spray-painting everything, I mean. Just as a joke. And I'm sorry, I just got carried away there. You probably think I'm nuts."
Tea: "I do not! Diyalin sounds really cool! You know, one of my friends, Malik, has been all over Europe. I wonder if he's ever visited Diyalin...? Oh, and who's Holly and Tazle?"
Hikura: "They're me, erm, sisters. As for your friend knowing Diyalin, it's unlikely. Diyalin's not that well-known." *takes off necklace and grips sapphire in hand*
Tea: "That's a nice necklace. Is it a real sapphire?"
Hikura: "Yes. It was given to me from my dad. Every first-born girl in Diyalin receives a gem for her tenth birthday. Depends on what region you live in, see? Northern Diyalin has a lot of snow, so the girls there get a sapphire. Southern Diyalin is always hot, so they get rubies. Red equals fire. Eastern
Diyalin, it's very wet and a lot of plants, so they get green emeralds. And Western Diyalin, it's windy,
and they get diamonds, which are a sort of clear color, so it represents wind."
Tea: "I've never heard of that before... they're all very precious gemstones. I--- wait, here comes Malik right now! Malik, over here!"
Malik: *walks over* "Hi, Tea. And... I don't think we've ever met."
Tea: "Malik, meet Hikura. Hikura, Malik. Malik, have you ever been to Diyalin? Hikura's from there, it's a small country in Europe."
Malik: *sounds it out* "Dee-yah-len? It sounds a little bit Celtic. But no, I've never heard of it... wait... Diyalin, Diyalin... isn't tha--- never mind." *grows silent, eyeing Hikura in a strange way*
Hikura: "Um, it was nice meeting you Malik. I've really got to go, Tea. See you at school tomorrow." *hurries off*
Tea: "Wait! You forgot your necklace chain!" *runs after her*
Hikura: *turns into alley*
Tea: *runs in after her, but it's a dead end... and it's empty* "Hikura?!" *runs back to Malik* "Did you see that? She turned into the alleyway, but it was empty! It's like she just vanished or something!"
Malik: "Tea, there's something about Hikura and Diyalin... I've heard of a place... but it's not in Europe. I need to go ask Yugi to be sure."
*they hurry over to Yugi and Co.'s table, where they're arguing about Bakura and Shadi*
Joey: "I'm tellin' ya', Bakura's gonna come back!"
Yugi: "But I'm pretty sure Yami sent him all the way to the Shadow Realm. How would he get out?"
Tristen: "There might be a way..."
Ryou: *coughs quietly*
Yugi: "What do you think, Ryou?"
Ryou: *quietly* "He's not back... yet. I just have a bad feeling..."
Joey: "And what about Shadi? Where's that guy hidin'?"
Yugi: "Who knows?"
Malik: "Excuse me, Yugi, but I need to ask you an important question. Not here. Too many people. Can we all go to the Game Shop?"
Yugi: "Sure, it's closed right now, and Grandpa's out grocery shopping. Let's go."
*as they walk, snow begins to fall, gradually falling harder as the group walks on*
Joey: "Aw, shoot! There goes the game!"
*they reach the shop, go in, and sit down on the counters and floor*
Yugi: "So what was it you wanted to ask me, Malik?"
Malik: "I'll get right to the point. Are there places in the Shadow Realm? Places where people actually live?"
Yugi: "Hmm... I think you'll have to ask Yami that one..." *Yami appears*
Yami: "Yes, there are whole countries in the Shadow Realm where spirits and demons live. Fairies, too."
Malik: "Listen, I've heard about Diyalin. It's in the Shadow Realm. And I think Hikura is a Dryad, a fairy. All this came from a man Isis and I met in Ireland. He told us that some of the girl Dryads have gems, and the ones that are bigger than normal mean the girl is royalty. I think Hikura is a Diyalin princess."
Tea: "Aren't you jumping to conclusions a little quickly? You don't have any proof, just what some strange man in Ireland told you."
Malik: "Yes, but Hikura has some strange energy, spirit power, radiating from her. It-it's something left over from... well, you know."
Yami: *quietly* "The whole incident..."
Malik: *nods, looking at the floor* "Yes. Sensing power, and the ability to enter people's dreams. I can always sense powerful energy from people. I feel it all the time when I'm hanging out with all of you. Take that as a compliment." *starts to sound more off-handed, like he usually acts*
Tristen: "But there still isn't any definite proof."
*a voice comes from the shadows*
"Consider this all the proof you need."
*Hikura steps out of the shadows into the game shop, appearing from nowhere*
Hikura: "Malik is telling the truth. I am Princess Hikura of Northern Diyalin, the Ice Valley."
Malik: *softly* "Teleportation?"
Hikura: *nods, then falls to the floor*
Tea: "She's fainted!"
Malik: "Teleporting must take a lot out of her. Get her up, I have an idea."
*Joey and Tristen lift her up, and follow Malik to the door, the rest of the gang following them*
Joey: "Wow, there's already a full-blown blizzard blowin' out there! And it's already gettin' dark!"
Malik: "Take her outside. If she's a Snow Dryad, the cold might revive her."
*they all go outside to the front of the Game Shop, where everything is white. Not a single soul is out.*
*All of a sudden, Hikura's sapphire, which had been refastened to a different chain, starts to glow. Tristen and Joey let go off her, as she rises up a few inches in the air on her own. Her skin starts to glow with a blue-ish tinge, and her hair flies out behind her*
Malik: *whispering* "Only the Diyalin royalty and the top warriors have skin that is that colored like that."
*As suddenly as it started, it ends. She falls back to her feet, her whole body a light blue/silver color. She's conscious now, but still haves to lean against the shop's brick wall for support. She smiles a small smile.*
Hikura: "Consider yourselves special. You're the only humans besides my mother who have seen me in my true form."
*everyone is speechless for a moment, then Malik reacts*
Malik: "So I was right. But why reveal yourself to us?"
Hikura: "I have some information that may be valuable to you. Especially you." *looks straight at
Ryou*
Ryou: "Me?"
Hikura: "Yes, you." *closes eyes for a moment* *remarks casually* "I'm so glad it's snowing now. It's been so hot these last few months." *opens eyes to see everyone but her shivering. Tea is even turning a bit purple* "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I forgot that humans can't be out in the cold for long. You'll get frostbite! Let's go back inside, quick."
Joey: "I thought that fairies had wings! Where're yours, Hikura?"
Hikura: "Oh, that's just a myth. We've never had wings. Leprechauns do, though."
Joey: "I'm all confused now...!" *sighs*
*they all push through the door to get back inside*
*as soon as they get in, the power goes out*
Joey's voice: "Darn it! Ow, ya' big oaf, you just punched me in the stomach!"
Tristen's voice: "Who just stepped on my foot?! Ow!!!"
Teas: "Somebody get a flashlight!!"
*pandemonium goes on for a few more seconds, and then a blue glow comes from the middle of the room*
Hikura: *sapphire is glowing* "Everyone OK?"
*Joey is on the floor, Yami's backed up against the wall with Tea and Ryou, Tristen is sitting on the counter rubbing his foot, and Malik is sitting calmly in a chair with his head back and eyes closed, actually haven taken this as an opportunity to catch a nap*
Joey: "Yeah, just fine, after having people knockin' me down and stepping all over me!"
Ryou: "Sorry, I think that was me who stepped on you."
Malik: *fake snores and mumbles* "And I knocked something solid over... sorry." *snores again*
Tea: "Honestly. We know you're just pretending, Malik!"
Malik: *opens one eye and grins*
Tristen: *groans pitifully* "My foot!"
Yami: "All right, everyone, be quite. Hikura has something to say."
*everyone looks toward Hikura, who is standing still, her necklace providing a dull light, enough to see her and everything in about a 12 feet radius around her*
Hikura: *quietly* "My information is this. A stranger came to Northern Diyalin..."
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And so that was my first chapter! The next chapter will be posted after I've gotten at least a few reviews! Flames will be ignored.
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~This is a fic concerning Yami Bakura wanting revenge on Yami (of course), and wanting to go back to Ancient Egypt. Just so you don't get confused, Bakura was supposedly banished out of Ryou's body by Yami. Malik's dark side, or Yami Malik, if you will, is gone, but Shadi is still out there, somewhere. I don't know too much about Shadi (except for the eps. he's appeared in before the Battle City Arc), and this is just what I think he'd be to. So if the references about Shadi aren't correct (which they aren't, I know), so what? This is a fanfic! And we shall begin... I already have the whole story planned out, so I'm not writing anymore chapters, but I do plan on a sequel. If you have any suggestions as to what I should add in the sequel, let me know! BTW, this is my first fic posted here, so be nice!~
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CHAPTER ONE: HIKURA
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*It's a windy day in late fall in Domino. Most of the little kids are outside playing in the leaves, and the high schoolers are all outside at the new Coffee Shop. A group of 10th graders, friends Yugi, Joey, Tea, Tristen, and Ryou, sit outside the shop, enjoying the crisp weather, sipping hot chocolate. There are a few other students who have the same idea as them, and are scattered around, sitting at tables, reading, talking to friends, or just enjoying the day. One girl with long silver hair, wearing a sleeveless silver shirt and jeans (even though it is about 40 degrees out) sits alone, her head down on the table, but this is just a minor fact that no one cares about or notices. Except for the ever watchful Tea*
Tea: *pauses mid-sip of her drink* "Hey, you guys, isn't that Hikura from school over there at that table?"
Guys: *keep on talking*
Tea: *rolls eyes* "GUYS!"
Yugi: "Hmm? We're in the middle of an important conversation, Tea..." *continues talking*
Tea: *muttering to self* "Boys." *gets up unnoticed and walks over to Hikura's table* "Hey, Hikura, how are you?"
Hikura: *jerks head up in surprise, then calms down* "Oh, hi Tea. I'm fine; I was just resting my eyes. What's up?"
Tea: "I just saw you over here and came over to talk. How are you?"
Hikura: "You're welcome to sit down..." *laughs*
Tea: *sits down across from Hikura*
Hikura: "I'm going to be visiting my father for the next few months. He lives far away from here. The school's excusing me because my mom convinced them it is an "educational" trip. And it is, sort of. There's a lot of history on his side of the family..."
Tea: *is interested* "Oh?"
Hikura: *looks a little uncomfortable* "Yeah, he's very interesting." *starts fingering sapphire necklace*
Tea: "Wow, that is so neat! If you don't mind me asking, where does he live? Maybe I've heard of it."
Hikura: *starts to look really nervous, but then calms down, taking her hand away from her necklace* *calmly* "I doubt you have. He lives in a small country in... erm, Europe, called Diyalin.
Tea: "You're going all the way to Europe? That's awesome, Hikura!"
Hikura: *nods* "I guess it is pretty awesome..."
*just then, Yugi and Ryou come over*
Yugi: "Tea, you just got up and left! Why didn't you say something? And hi, Hikura."
Hikura: *nods, staring at Ryou*
Tea: *groans* "I tried, but you guys were "so busy" talking about something "so important".
Ryou: "Hello, Hikura. Tea, It was important. There's supposed to be a heavy snowfall heading this way, and it could cancel the soccer game tomorrow!"
Tea: "Soccer?"
Yugi: "He means football. And Joey has been looking forward to it for 3 weeks!"
Tea: "Honestly... when did you all get into football?"
Yugi and Ryou in unison: "3 weeks ago."
Tea: *changes the subject from football* "I myself can't wait for the snow to come. Winter is my favorite time of year. How about you, Hikura?"
Hikura: *looks very happy, though still eyeing Ryou warily* "Me, too! I wait all year for this one season to come. Snow makes me feel so... alive. It's like it comes away to clean everything away, and to make the air fresh and crisp again." *sighs contentedly* "I love the cold weather. Very good for the Northern Diyalins."
*Yugi and Ryou exchange glances that mean they're bored with the topic*
Yugi: "Uh, Ryou and I are going to go back to Tristen and Joey now... looks like they're arguing over who's going to win again. And of course, it will be the Wolverines. Nice seeing you, Hikura!"
Ryou: "See you, and the Wolverines will most definitely lose to the Lions, Yugi."
Yugi: "No way!"
*they walk away, arguing over who will win*
Tea: *rolls eyes for the second time that day* "They can't stand the thought of talking about anything else but sports or Duel Monsters. Anyway, it sounds like you really love winter, Hikura. I like it because of ice skating, and snow angels, and how everything looks so beautiful covered in white." *gets dreamy look on face*
Hikura: "I get to spend all of Winter Vacation with my dad. Northern Diyalin is really nice during winter. And they're even thinking about following through with the naming ceremony! *sees confused look on Tea's face* *explains* In Diyalin's culture, we name each season. Except that it hasn't taken place for 734 years. But now they're going to bring it back! I guess they were too busy before... later Dad and Mom split, but I visit Dad throughout the year, and stay with him from the end of November till school starts back."
Tea: *looks incredulous* "But... you said the ceremony hasn't been done for 734 years... and you saw it? How can that be?"
Hikura: *laughs* "I meant it hasn't been done for 10 years.." *rubs sapphire faster*
Tea: "Oh... well, that sound cool, naming the seasons and all that!"
Hikura: "It's not that big a deal. I remember The Summer of the Wood Nymphs.... that was the time Holly and Tazel went through the forest turning everything gold... erm, spray-painting everything, I mean. Just as a joke. And I'm sorry, I just got carried away there. You probably think I'm nuts."
Tea: "I do not! Diyalin sounds really cool! You know, one of my friends, Malik, has been all over Europe. I wonder if he's ever visited Diyalin...? Oh, and who's Holly and Tazle?"
Hikura: "They're me, erm, sisters. As for your friend knowing Diyalin, it's unlikely. Diyalin's not that well-known." *takes off necklace and grips sapphire in hand*
Tea: "That's a nice necklace. Is it a real sapphire?"
Hikura: "Yes. It was given to me from my dad. Every first-born girl in Diyalin receives a gem for her tenth birthday. Depends on what region you live in, see? Northern Diyalin has a lot of snow, so the girls there get a sapphire. Southern Diyalin is always hot, so they get rubies. Red equals fire. Eastern
Diyalin, it's very wet and a lot of plants, so they get green emeralds. And Western Diyalin, it's windy,
and they get diamonds, which are a sort of clear color, so it represents wind."
Tea: "I've never heard of that before... they're all very precious gemstones. I--- wait, here comes Malik right now! Malik, over here!"
Malik: *walks over* "Hi, Tea. And... I don't think we've ever met."
Tea: "Malik, meet Hikura. Hikura, Malik. Malik, have you ever been to Diyalin? Hikura's from there, it's a small country in Europe."
Malik: *sounds it out* "Dee-yah-len? It sounds a little bit Celtic. But no, I've never heard of it... wait... Diyalin, Diyalin... isn't tha--- never mind." *grows silent, eyeing Hikura in a strange way*
Hikura: "Um, it was nice meeting you Malik. I've really got to go, Tea. See you at school tomorrow." *hurries off*
Tea: "Wait! You forgot your necklace chain!" *runs after her*
Hikura: *turns into alley*
Tea: *runs in after her, but it's a dead end... and it's empty* "Hikura?!" *runs back to Malik* "Did you see that? She turned into the alleyway, but it was empty! It's like she just vanished or something!"
Malik: "Tea, there's something about Hikura and Diyalin... I've heard of a place... but it's not in Europe. I need to go ask Yugi to be sure."
*they hurry over to Yugi and Co.'s table, where they're arguing about Bakura and Shadi*
Joey: "I'm tellin' ya', Bakura's gonna come back!"
Yugi: "But I'm pretty sure Yami sent him all the way to the Shadow Realm. How would he get out?"
Tristen: "There might be a way..."
Ryou: *coughs quietly*
Yugi: "What do you think, Ryou?"
Ryou: *quietly* "He's not back... yet. I just have a bad feeling..."
Joey: "And what about Shadi? Where's that guy hidin'?"
Yugi: "Who knows?"
Malik: "Excuse me, Yugi, but I need to ask you an important question. Not here. Too many people. Can we all go to the Game Shop?"
Yugi: "Sure, it's closed right now, and Grandpa's out grocery shopping. Let's go."
*as they walk, snow begins to fall, gradually falling harder as the group walks on*
Joey: "Aw, shoot! There goes the game!"
*they reach the shop, go in, and sit down on the counters and floor*
Yugi: "So what was it you wanted to ask me, Malik?"
Malik: "I'll get right to the point. Are there places in the Shadow Realm? Places where people actually live?"
Yugi: "Hmm... I think you'll have to ask Yami that one..." *Yami appears*
Yami: "Yes, there are whole countries in the Shadow Realm where spirits and demons live. Fairies, too."
Malik: "Listen, I've heard about Diyalin. It's in the Shadow Realm. And I think Hikura is a Dryad, a fairy. All this came from a man Isis and I met in Ireland. He told us that some of the girl Dryads have gems, and the ones that are bigger than normal mean the girl is royalty. I think Hikura is a Diyalin princess."
Tea: "Aren't you jumping to conclusions a little quickly? You don't have any proof, just what some strange man in Ireland told you."
Malik: "Yes, but Hikura has some strange energy, spirit power, radiating from her. It-it's something left over from... well, you know."
Yami: *quietly* "The whole incident..."
Malik: *nods, looking at the floor* "Yes. Sensing power, and the ability to enter people's dreams. I can always sense powerful energy from people. I feel it all the time when I'm hanging out with all of you. Take that as a compliment." *starts to sound more off-handed, like he usually acts*
Tristen: "But there still isn't any definite proof."
*a voice comes from the shadows*
"Consider this all the proof you need."
*Hikura steps out of the shadows into the game shop, appearing from nowhere*
Hikura: "Malik is telling the truth. I am Princess Hikura of Northern Diyalin, the Ice Valley."
Malik: *softly* "Teleportation?"
Hikura: *nods, then falls to the floor*
Tea: "She's fainted!"
Malik: "Teleporting must take a lot out of her. Get her up, I have an idea."
*Joey and Tristen lift her up, and follow Malik to the door, the rest of the gang following them*
Joey: "Wow, there's already a full-blown blizzard blowin' out there! And it's already gettin' dark!"
Malik: "Take her outside. If she's a Snow Dryad, the cold might revive her."
*they all go outside to the front of the Game Shop, where everything is white. Not a single soul is out.*
*All of a sudden, Hikura's sapphire, which had been refastened to a different chain, starts to glow. Tristen and Joey let go off her, as she rises up a few inches in the air on her own. Her skin starts to glow with a blue-ish tinge, and her hair flies out behind her*
Malik: *whispering* "Only the Diyalin royalty and the top warriors have skin that is that colored like that."
*As suddenly as it started, it ends. She falls back to her feet, her whole body a light blue/silver color. She's conscious now, but still haves to lean against the shop's brick wall for support. She smiles a small smile.*
Hikura: "Consider yourselves special. You're the only humans besides my mother who have seen me in my true form."
*everyone is speechless for a moment, then Malik reacts*
Malik: "So I was right. But why reveal yourself to us?"
Hikura: "I have some information that may be valuable to you. Especially you." *looks straight at
Ryou*
Ryou: "Me?"
Hikura: "Yes, you." *closes eyes for a moment* *remarks casually* "I'm so glad it's snowing now. It's been so hot these last few months." *opens eyes to see everyone but her shivering. Tea is even turning a bit purple* "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I forgot that humans can't be out in the cold for long. You'll get frostbite! Let's go back inside, quick."
Joey: "I thought that fairies had wings! Where're yours, Hikura?"
Hikura: "Oh, that's just a myth. We've never had wings. Leprechauns do, though."
Joey: "I'm all confused now...!" *sighs*
*they all push through the door to get back inside*
*as soon as they get in, the power goes out*
Joey's voice: "Darn it! Ow, ya' big oaf, you just punched me in the stomach!"
Tristen's voice: "Who just stepped on my foot?! Ow!!!"
Teas: "Somebody get a flashlight!!"
*pandemonium goes on for a few more seconds, and then a blue glow comes from the middle of the room*
Hikura: *sapphire is glowing* "Everyone OK?"
*Joey is on the floor, Yami's backed up against the wall with Tea and Ryou, Tristen is sitting on the counter rubbing his foot, and Malik is sitting calmly in a chair with his head back and eyes closed, actually haven taken this as an opportunity to catch a nap*
Joey: "Yeah, just fine, after having people knockin' me down and stepping all over me!"
Ryou: "Sorry, I think that was me who stepped on you."
Malik: *fake snores and mumbles* "And I knocked something solid over... sorry." *snores again*
Tea: "Honestly. We know you're just pretending, Malik!"
Malik: *opens one eye and grins*
Tristen: *groans pitifully* "My foot!"
Yami: "All right, everyone, be quite. Hikura has something to say."
*everyone looks toward Hikura, who is standing still, her necklace providing a dull light, enough to see her and everything in about a 12 feet radius around her*
Hikura: *quietly* "My information is this. A stranger came to Northern Diyalin..."
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And so that was my first chapter! The next chapter will be posted after I've gotten at least a few reviews! Flames will be ignored.
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