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Hobbit13: I know that description is somewhat lacking, but it gets better in other chapters. As for the present, well you'll find out what they were up to in Chapter 9: Back To The Future.
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Me: Thanks to my reviewers.
Dree: Let's through in a random disclaimer, who wants to do it this time?
Bakura: I will. She doesn't own it. Duh.
Rain: Cheerfuly as ever.
Bakura: Shut up
Me: *interrupts quickly* Anyway, I've decided (and I will stand firm in this) I will not post unless people review. I'm looking for my review total to get up to fifteen before Chapter nine is added.
Dree; Hurry up people! I'm in that chapter!
Rain: SHUT UP!
Bakura: YOU SHUT UP!
Me: *sweat drop* on with the story
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Ch 8: Decisions
Yami
For breakfast the next morning we continued our meeting. "After talking with Yami, we have come up with a plan," Arden said.
"You and the Pharaoh have a plan? I feel better," Bakura said dryly.
"Shut up!" Rain exclaimed at him. Bakura merely winked at her.
"The plan," Arden began again "Is for someone to go with the little one to his time and destroy Lekhb. The rest of us will stay here and directly attack The Wizard."
"What makes you think that those who stay can beat him?" Seth interjected.
Arden nodded to him "The Pharoah and I believe if you combine all four Blue Eyes and they attack him, with the additional power of Xodia The Wizard will fall."
"Xodia?" Azure asked "Yami are you sure?"
I nodded "It is a risk, unleashing his power like that, but I will not allow The Wizard to hurt anyone."
"Are we all in agreement?" Arden asked. Bakura, Seth, Arden, Rain and I nodded straight away. Azure hesitated a moment, and then nodded as well.
Seth looked to his three Blue Eyes and Ao "Will you four do this?"
Dew nodded, speaking for them all "We will."
"So, now the question is who goes to the future?" Rain asked softly.
This was the part I had been dreading.
"It has to be me," I heard Azure whisper and I closed my eyes.
"What?" Seth demanded.
"I'm the only one powerful enough who can be spared," Azure's eyes were locked with Seth's.
"NO," Seth stood banging has hand on the table. Everyone stared, taken back by Seth's display of emotion.
"It's the only way. Neither you nor Yami can be spared in the fight against The Wizard. You need to be here for The Blue Eyes. Bakura, Rain and Arden have no hope of defeating Lekhb." There was complete silence.
"Yami, you can't seriously be thinking of letting her go," Seth turned to me.
"The choice is hers," I said simply, my eyes unable to meet Seth's.
"Look at me damn you," he hissed.
I raised my eyes to his and said "She is right Seth. There is no one else who can go. I would gladly go in her place, but I cannot. You and I must stay here. The others are not powerful enough to take on Lekhb."
"I won't accept this," Seth snapped.
"You have no choice," Azure whispered.
Seth's eyes widened and numbly, he fell back into his seat, silent. For a long time all of us where silent.
Finally I said "Alright everyone. I think we're done here."
Everyone nodded to me, and left, except Yugi. The little one sat there staring at me with those wide eyes.
"Why is Seth so angry?"
"He loves her," I said simply.
"Oh," Yugi said thoughtfully.
"Azure will take you home," I offered.
"Yeah," he said softly.
"This is not what you want?" I asked him, confused. Didn't he wish to go home?
"I'll just miss everyone," he admitted.
"Come here," I said.
The little one walked over to me, and I engulfed him with a hug, trying to be as comforting as I possibly could. He hugged me tightly and I could feel his tears on my neck. Then he pulled away from me, and turned, running out of the room. When he was gone, I felt empty.
I don't know how I sat there. Alone. I hadn't felt this alone since my father died. Eventually Kuri came in to see me, in her human form. She had brown skin, hair and lips along with green eyes. I smiled slightly, her hair was still braided.
"Yami," she said softly approaching me.
"Yes?" I asked, wondering why she was in human form.
"You asked me to watch over the little one," she said.
I nodded "Yes, I did."
"When he goes back to his time, there will still be danger," Kuri said.
"Azure will be with him," I assured her.
Kuri's face held a strange expression "Azure will return to this time once Lekhb is defeated. I gave you my word I would watch him. The danger for him is not over." I sighed silently to myself. Kuriboh's lived an honor bound life. "I cannot go back on that."
"You want to go and stay with him?" I asked.
Kuri nodded "With your permission."
"Then you have it," I said easily. "I admit I will feel better knowing he has you watching over him Kuri."
I smiled fondly at her knowing how I would miss her. How I would miss them all.
Azure
For the longest time we stood still. I was content in Seth's embrace. He cupped my face "I will wait for your return," he whispered.
I nodded "I shall try to time it so I am not gone long."
"If you don't make it back, always know how I love you," Seth whispered.
I frowned slightly "I love you too Seth, but don't worry. I'll be back. I know I will."
Yugi
It was evening. I had spent all day saying goodbye everyone. All my friends, all the people I had come to know. I said goodbye to Rain, Arden and Bakura. I wondered if next time I saw Bakura, he would be my friend. I wondered if he would remember all this.
Saying goodbye to Darm and Virden was hardest. In the future all I would have of them was their cards, and that gave me little comfort. I said goodbye to Dira, Reb'd and the Blue Eyes.
Then I went to my room and put on my old clothes. I felt odd in them, but having my deck on me once more eased my discomfort. I looked around the room one last time, thinking of all the memories it held. I smiled slightly, thinking back to when Azure and I had jumped off the balcony, or the time Reb'd and threatened to smite Dira. I laughed softly, but it soon turned into a sob.
I didn't realize I wasn't alone until I left a hand on each shoulder. I turned to see Darm and Virden.
"We are proud of you," Virden said.
"I'll never forget either of you," I vowed, hugging them both.
"I know we will see you again. In your time," Darm said.
I let go of them when I realized Yami was standing in the doorway, his face empty "It's time."
Azure
"Promise me one thing," I whispered to Bakura.
"What?" he asked me curiously.
"You'll settle down, marry Rain and have a bunch of kids."
Bakura made a face at me "As soon as you and Seth do the same." I, in turn, made a face at him.
"Are you prepared?" The Time Wizard asked Yugi, Kuri and I. I nodded, taking a deep breath and stepping into a small circle The Time Wizard had drawn.
"Time time time time time," the little wizard chanted. The last thing I saw was Seth smiling at me sadly. Then, for several long moments, I saw nothing.
Seth
After Azure, Kuri and Yugi left all of us waited for along time. The minutes trickled by. It had been forty five minutes when Yami said "Seth, she's not coming back."
"No," I whispered.
Bakura let out a slight sob; I remembered Azure was the only family he had left.
"If she could come back, she would have by now" Yami whispered.
Yami was looking at the floor, his face a void. Reb'd was leaning on Dew, openly crying. Rain and Arden both looked stricken. The Blue Eyes all looked equally upset. I felt a single tear slide down my cheek, I hadn't cried since my little brother died.
"We have a job to do," I said softly. "The Wizard is going to feel the full force of my wrath" I swore, feeling hollow. Why did this have to happen?
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Me: Did you like it? Did you hate it? Review! Please! Tell me how you feel!
Hobbit13: I know that description is somewhat lacking, but it gets better in other chapters. As for the present, well you'll find out what they were up to in Chapter 9: Back To The Future.
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Me: Thanks to my reviewers.
Dree: Let's through in a random disclaimer, who wants to do it this time?
Bakura: I will. She doesn't own it. Duh.
Rain: Cheerfuly as ever.
Bakura: Shut up
Me: *interrupts quickly* Anyway, I've decided (and I will stand firm in this) I will not post unless people review. I'm looking for my review total to get up to fifteen before Chapter nine is added.
Dree; Hurry up people! I'm in that chapter!
Rain: SHUT UP!
Bakura: YOU SHUT UP!
Me: *sweat drop* on with the story
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Ch 8: Decisions
Yami
For breakfast the next morning we continued our meeting. "After talking with Yami, we have come up with a plan," Arden said.
"You and the Pharaoh have a plan? I feel better," Bakura said dryly.
"Shut up!" Rain exclaimed at him. Bakura merely winked at her.
"The plan," Arden began again "Is for someone to go with the little one to his time and destroy Lekhb. The rest of us will stay here and directly attack The Wizard."
"What makes you think that those who stay can beat him?" Seth interjected.
Arden nodded to him "The Pharoah and I believe if you combine all four Blue Eyes and they attack him, with the additional power of Xodia The Wizard will fall."
"Xodia?" Azure asked "Yami are you sure?"
I nodded "It is a risk, unleashing his power like that, but I will not allow The Wizard to hurt anyone."
"Are we all in agreement?" Arden asked. Bakura, Seth, Arden, Rain and I nodded straight away. Azure hesitated a moment, and then nodded as well.
Seth looked to his three Blue Eyes and Ao "Will you four do this?"
Dew nodded, speaking for them all "We will."
"So, now the question is who goes to the future?" Rain asked softly.
This was the part I had been dreading.
"It has to be me," I heard Azure whisper and I closed my eyes.
"What?" Seth demanded.
"I'm the only one powerful enough who can be spared," Azure's eyes were locked with Seth's.
"NO," Seth stood banging has hand on the table. Everyone stared, taken back by Seth's display of emotion.
"It's the only way. Neither you nor Yami can be spared in the fight against The Wizard. You need to be here for The Blue Eyes. Bakura, Rain and Arden have no hope of defeating Lekhb." There was complete silence.
"Yami, you can't seriously be thinking of letting her go," Seth turned to me.
"The choice is hers," I said simply, my eyes unable to meet Seth's.
"Look at me damn you," he hissed.
I raised my eyes to his and said "She is right Seth. There is no one else who can go. I would gladly go in her place, but I cannot. You and I must stay here. The others are not powerful enough to take on Lekhb."
"I won't accept this," Seth snapped.
"You have no choice," Azure whispered.
Seth's eyes widened and numbly, he fell back into his seat, silent. For a long time all of us where silent.
Finally I said "Alright everyone. I think we're done here."
Everyone nodded to me, and left, except Yugi. The little one sat there staring at me with those wide eyes.
"Why is Seth so angry?"
"He loves her," I said simply.
"Oh," Yugi said thoughtfully.
"Azure will take you home," I offered.
"Yeah," he said softly.
"This is not what you want?" I asked him, confused. Didn't he wish to go home?
"I'll just miss everyone," he admitted.
"Come here," I said.
The little one walked over to me, and I engulfed him with a hug, trying to be as comforting as I possibly could. He hugged me tightly and I could feel his tears on my neck. Then he pulled away from me, and turned, running out of the room. When he was gone, I felt empty.
I don't know how I sat there. Alone. I hadn't felt this alone since my father died. Eventually Kuri came in to see me, in her human form. She had brown skin, hair and lips along with green eyes. I smiled slightly, her hair was still braided.
"Yami," she said softly approaching me.
"Yes?" I asked, wondering why she was in human form.
"You asked me to watch over the little one," she said.
I nodded "Yes, I did."
"When he goes back to his time, there will still be danger," Kuri said.
"Azure will be with him," I assured her.
Kuri's face held a strange expression "Azure will return to this time once Lekhb is defeated. I gave you my word I would watch him. The danger for him is not over." I sighed silently to myself. Kuriboh's lived an honor bound life. "I cannot go back on that."
"You want to go and stay with him?" I asked.
Kuri nodded "With your permission."
"Then you have it," I said easily. "I admit I will feel better knowing he has you watching over him Kuri."
I smiled fondly at her knowing how I would miss her. How I would miss them all.
Azure
For the longest time we stood still. I was content in Seth's embrace. He cupped my face "I will wait for your return," he whispered.
I nodded "I shall try to time it so I am not gone long."
"If you don't make it back, always know how I love you," Seth whispered.
I frowned slightly "I love you too Seth, but don't worry. I'll be back. I know I will."
Yugi
It was evening. I had spent all day saying goodbye everyone. All my friends, all the people I had come to know. I said goodbye to Rain, Arden and Bakura. I wondered if next time I saw Bakura, he would be my friend. I wondered if he would remember all this.
Saying goodbye to Darm and Virden was hardest. In the future all I would have of them was their cards, and that gave me little comfort. I said goodbye to Dira, Reb'd and the Blue Eyes.
Then I went to my room and put on my old clothes. I felt odd in them, but having my deck on me once more eased my discomfort. I looked around the room one last time, thinking of all the memories it held. I smiled slightly, thinking back to when Azure and I had jumped off the balcony, or the time Reb'd and threatened to smite Dira. I laughed softly, but it soon turned into a sob.
I didn't realize I wasn't alone until I left a hand on each shoulder. I turned to see Darm and Virden.
"We are proud of you," Virden said.
"I'll never forget either of you," I vowed, hugging them both.
"I know we will see you again. In your time," Darm said.
I let go of them when I realized Yami was standing in the doorway, his face empty "It's time."
Azure
"Promise me one thing," I whispered to Bakura.
"What?" he asked me curiously.
"You'll settle down, marry Rain and have a bunch of kids."
Bakura made a face at me "As soon as you and Seth do the same." I, in turn, made a face at him.
"Are you prepared?" The Time Wizard asked Yugi, Kuri and I. I nodded, taking a deep breath and stepping into a small circle The Time Wizard had drawn.
"Time time time time time," the little wizard chanted. The last thing I saw was Seth smiling at me sadly. Then, for several long moments, I saw nothing.
Seth
After Azure, Kuri and Yugi left all of us waited for along time. The minutes trickled by. It had been forty five minutes when Yami said "Seth, she's not coming back."
"No," I whispered.
Bakura let out a slight sob; I remembered Azure was the only family he had left.
"If she could come back, she would have by now" Yami whispered.
Yami was looking at the floor, his face a void. Reb'd was leaning on Dew, openly crying. Rain and Arden both looked stricken. The Blue Eyes all looked equally upset. I felt a single tear slide down my cheek, I hadn't cried since my little brother died.
"We have a job to do," I said softly. "The Wizard is going to feel the full force of my wrath" I swore, feeling hollow. Why did this have to happen?
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