Dree: Soon

Me: Huh?

Dree: I'm counting down till my introduction

Me: It's going to be awhile Dree

Dree: Well, the stage is being set

Me: Read and Review. Pretty please?

Ch 6: Dew, Shiro, Topaz and Ao

Dearest Diary,
Things have finally calmed down. There hasn't been an attack by the mysterious Shadow Creature for two weeks. I find myself grateful. I still, however, worry about the little one, but he has Darm and Dira watching over him. Despite Dira's insistent giggling, she's done a good job. Reb'd has been in The Shadow Realm, searching for the creature's identity these past two weeks. The uncertainty of this whole situation scares me.

To ignore fear is foolish, embrace fear and conquer it, then nothing will hold you back, Azure

Yugi

I sat on my bed, enjoying the light breeze that came from the balcony. Kuri was sitting in my lap, as I systematically braided all her hair into tiny corn rows. I had learned to braid a few years ago, it came in handy having young female cousins. Kuri was going to look so cute when I saw done.

Darm and Virden watched me, amused. "I wish Joey was here," I said absentmindedly.

"Joey?" Virden asked curiously.

"He's my best friend, I taught him to duel. We've been through a lot. We went to Duelist Kingdom together," I said softly.

"You miss him," Darm said.

I nodded looking up from my braiding for a moment "A lot."
After I had finished with Kuri's hair, Dira fussed about her insistently, giggling and saying how cute she was. There was a knock at the door, Darm went to open it. A moment later he joined us, but now Reb'd was with him, still in her human form. Virden had told me Yami requested if the dragons were going to be at the palace for any period of time they stay in human form. It scared nearly everyone senseless if they didn't.

I smiled at her "Hi."

She nodded to me, her skin seemed to have gained some color, but yet it was still impossibly pale.

"I have discovered the name of the creature," she mentioned. Everyone stared at her expectantly. "The Black Shadow Wizard," she breathed.

Dira squeaked, Darm and Virden gasped and Kuri hid in the blankets. "B-b-but it's forbidden," Virden stuttered.

"And impossible," Darm spoke up "no Red Eyes are missing."

"Well wait," I said quickly. "I'm from the future, why can't The Black Shadow Wizard as well?"

Everyone stared at me; I blushed slightly, but continued. "The creature sent me back in time because he thought he could kill me easier, because in this time Ya-," I stopped for a moment, "surely if he can send me back in time, he can send himself."

"He's right," Dira said suddenly "The Black Shadow Wizard can manipulate time, because of its fusion with Time Wizard."

"What is The Black Shadow Creature?" I asked.

"It's a fusion of a Red Eyes Black Dragon, a Time Wizard, Change of Heart and a Shadow Ghoul," Virden whispered.

Seth

"Wake up!" I felt someone shaking my shoulders.

"Ugghhh," I groaned rolling over and pulling a pillow over my face "sleep."

I heard a soft laughter for a moment then Azure saying "Seriously Seth, we have a problem." I grumbled incoherently again and pushed Azures arms away from me.

"Seth, Reb'd discovered the identity of the creature," she said yanking the pillow off my face. I opened an eye, curious, to let her know I was listening. "It's the Black Shadow Wizard," she said.

"Alright, I'm getting up."

Azure

Seth and I walked towards Yami's council room. News of The Black Shadow Wizard was big, making the creature was forbidden under penalty of death, and for good reason. The creature was evil through and through, nearly impossible to control. Last time someone was fool enough to bring forth the creature, they lost control and the creature when on a rampage. A lot of innocent people had died.

The fact that no massacres had been reported only meant that The Wizards master was extremely powerful. I wondered to myself who would have such a grudge against little Yugi.

I grabbed Seth's hand when I felt a doorway to The Shadow Realm rip open. Once again only The Wizards voice came through.

"Where is the boy?" he hissed. Yugi was eleven doorways down on the right, but I wasn't about to tell the creature that.

I frowned, wondering, why was he asking us? He'd never had problems finding Yugi before. With that question in my eyes, I looked to Seth; he just shrugged, equally as confused.

"HOW ARE YOU HIDING HIM FROM ME?" the creature bellowed. Seth held up his hand, forcing the creature back into The Shadow Realm, and closing the door behind him. I looked to Seth, fear in my eyes. My stomach tightened when I saw fear in his eyes as well.

"The Wizard is getting stronger," he whispered.

"Seth," I said softly. He gently pulled me closer, wrapping his arms around me.

"Azure."

"Are you two okay?" Yami yelled sprinting down the hallway towards us. Slowly, Seth lowered his arms. I looked to Yami, nodding, my mouth dry. I saw Yugi's door open, and Virden look out, checking to see if everyone was alright.

Once Virden, Darm, Dira, Reb'd, Kuri and Reb'd had joined us Seth spoke "For some reason, The Wizard cannot sense Yugi."

Reb'd nodded quickly, "Once I realized what the creature was, I knew how to shield the boy from it. I had Dew, Shiro, Topaz and Ao assist me." Reb'd inclined her head to Yami and Seth, and then said "They wished me to inform you they will be joining us before the evening meal, in human form."

"Dew, Shiro, Topaz and Ao?" I heard Yugi whisper curiously.

"They are the Blue Eyes White Dragons" Darm said. "Dew, Shiro and Topaz are Seth's. Ao is Azure's grandfathers."

Seth

As Reb'd said they would, all four Blue Eyes appeared in human form before the evening meal. All four of them have pale skin with white hair, lips and blue eyes.

Dew is the oldest of the four. Dew has dull blue eyes, almost white; they've always made me think of ice. He has white lips and hair down to his ear lobes. Shiro is the oldest female of four. She keeps her white hair half way down her back and her eyes, unlike Dew's, are a rather vibrant blue. The other Blue Eyes I control is Topaz. As the name might suggest, his eyes are a soft Topaz color. His hair is much shorter than Dew's, and a bit spiky. Then there's Ao. She's the youngest, shortest and most timid of the four. She has her white hair to her shoulders. I found all four of then with Reb'd in the entrance hall.

"How are you all?" I asked anxiously.

All five dragons nodded and Dew said softly "We are all alright. We came because it will be easier for us to shield the boy from The Wizard if we are close to him."

I nodded, asking something I had been wondering for a while "Do you know who the master of The Wizard is?"

Dew blinked and said "Reb'd, my siblings expressed an interesting in meeting the boy and seeing Darm and Virden again." I kept my face passive, thinking it must be serious if he was sending the others away so we could talk.

Reb'd hesitated and Dew gently touched her shoulder, saying "Please," and for the first time I realized he loved her. He'd always loved her. How had I missed that? Reb'd turned to go, taking Topaz and Ao with her, but Shiro remained. "Go on Shiro," Dew said. I nodded to Shiro and she went, ever obedient to Dew and I, but I knew Dew would hear about it later.

"You know who the master of The Black Shadow Wizard is?" I asked softly. Dew nodded his eyes on mine.

After a moment he said simply "Lekhb."