SD: AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
Otogi: *looking around wildly* What?! What?!
SD: Something's wrong with FF.net!!
Otogi: ... ...Oh.
SD: And I can't get to my reviews!!
Otogi: ...
SD: So I don't know when to update!!
Otogi: You need reviews to update??
SD: *sniff* Yes...
Otogi: *to readers* You heard her. Review!!
Disclaimer: It has recently come to my attention that I have not recently posted a disclaimer. Let me assure you that this in no way suggests that I own anything Yu-Gi-Oh! related or anything else copyrighted. I do, however own the plot and my own two characters, Zora and Siri, and I ask that those who steal plots and characters to ask first, I will not mind. Furthermore, I will no longer post disclaimers, but rest assured, I don't own anything or ever will.
Normal point of view
"Bakura, get in the Ring now!"
"But I don't wanna!" Bakura yelled at Ryou as he took off.
"Zora! Now!" Ryou said into the walkie-talkie they had found in Yugi's basement. Zora jumped out into the hallway and pinned Bakura down as Ryou hog-tied him with a blanket. Chibi Bakura did not like this. "No! Nononono! I'll BANISH you! I don't wanna take a nap! I don't wanna take a bath! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!" Zora and Ryou forcefully dragged the seven-year-old into the living room to make him watch golf. Anyone in his or her right mind would snooze right through it. Of course, we all know that Bakura is -not- in his right mind, so this didn't work.*
"What do we do now?" Zora asked exasperated. "I don't know! This was MY idea, remember?" Ryou said irritated.
"Having fun, kiddies?" Siri appeared out of the Sennen Bracelet.
"Just help us!"
Siri reached down to Bakura. "OW! He BIT me!" Bakura grinned evilly. "Ooh, you're gonna PAY for that you little creep!" Siri tore the blanket from Bakura who ran out of sight, followed closely by Siri.
"SIRI!" *sigh* 'Will she ever learn?' Just then a scream came from the kitchen. Fearing the worst, Zora and Ryou dash to see what had happened. They turned the corner to see Bakura menacing a mouse with a butcher's knife and Siri was on the table shaking like a leaf. (A.N. o.o") "Get it away, get it away!" Zora and Ryou burst out laughing. "IT'S NOT FUNNY!!" Siri exploded. Zora couldn't answer but Ryou managed to gasp out: "You?! And-and a-a Mouse?! Hahahahahaha!" Then...."MIND CRUSH!"**
"Bakura!"
"...Oopsies?"
"Yeah, yeah. C'mon, we need to figure out how to get you out of this regression-thingy." They all trooped into the living room to think on it when chibi Bakura piped up. "Zora? Does Kaiba like you know that you went on a date?"
"...Oh my god! We forgot Seto!" (A.N. I'm assuming that they know about Seto's regression too.)
~*~*~*
"Class, we have a new student. His name is Seto Kaiba." The first grade class just stared at the tall seventeen-year-old, who was shuffling his feet nervously. You could've heard a pin drop.
"Oh! Isn't that cute? They like you!" The teacher shoved Seto to a chair. "It's snack time kids!" The children got their snacks and clustered around the newcomer. Seto was hungry too, but he forgot his snack (A.N. ever notice how little kids are always ravenous??) so he turned to a kid with a sandwich and held out a duel monsters card.
"I'll trade you that sandwich for my Blue Eyes." The kid looked at the card and his eyes nearly doubled. "...Yeah. Sure, take it." Seto took the food and was just about to hand over his card when Ryou's hand pulled him up off the floor.
"Aww! I was gonna trade!"
"No. Come home Seto, you need your nap."
"Aww, man! Here you go..." Seto gave the sandwich back to the boy who looked like he was going to cry, and left with Ryou and Zora. ***
~*~*~*
Seto and Bakura were sleeping peacefully on the couch while Zora, her yami, and Ryou counted their wounds, so to speak. The front door opened and Yugi bounded in.
"Hi guys! What's up!"
"Don't slam the--"
BAM!!
"...Door."
"...WE WANT COOKIES!!" Siri looked utterly dismayed. "Oh Ra, not again!"
!*!*!*!*
Zora's point of view
"Hey! That was mine!"
"You snooze you lose!"
"But you took it out of my hand!"
"Yoink!"
"Give it back! We were fighting over it."
"Yeah. You have to wait."
"Aww."
Zora smiled at the sight of almost everyone fighting over the 'meal'. Bakura had stolen the piece of pizza Joey was going for and Siri took it from Bakura. Yugi looked sorely tempted to join in. Yami,...not so much.
Yami saw her smile and gave her a funny look; she gave him one of her own impossible-to-read-do-I-want-to-snub-you-or-not?-looks in return. He seemed taken back and quickly returned to his pizza.
*Sigh...* As much as Zora acted cool and indifferent on the outside, inside she ached. Seto was really nice (and rich to boot!) but Yami had some indefinable magnet-like quality that had captured her and wouldn't let her go. To have someone so close to you but still be out of reach is maddening. A little voice quipped in her head. Zora suddenly lost her appetite. She hastily excused herself and went to her room to think.
She climbed onto her bed and hugged her knees. Outside the evening birds chirped their merry tunes to each other. The fading light slanted through her window, dust motes dancing in intricate swirls. It was just like her bedroom back home. She felt tears pricking the corners of her eyes. I
Yugi's point of view
Yugi had seen the exchange of looks between Zora and Yami, but had wisely kept his mouth shut.
He had never seen Yami so happy and hyper when he and Zora had been together, but now Yami had been spending more and more time just sitting there. "Thinking," was what he always said when Yugi had asked him what he was doing.
Seven-year-old-Bakura was attempting to do the impossible: out-eat Joey. Even Yami was cheering the two contestants on. Yugi accurately judged that no one would miss him for a few minutes right now, so he went to talk to Zora.
He opened the door to see Zora on her bed with her arms wrapped around her knees, looking out the window. A single tear slowly rolled down her cheek.
Yugi climbed up next to Zora who quickly wiped away the offending tear. "Zora," he said quietly. "Oh, hi Yugi." He merely looked at her. "What?" He wasn't put off by the gruff question. He scooted closer, sat in her lap, and pulled her into a hug. (A.N. Kawaii!!!)
Through his mysterious chibi-cuteness powers, Yugi had her crying and babbling out her story at the same time. How she got sucked into this world and how she doesn't know how to go back, not that she wants to, and how nice Yami is and how angry he got at her when Siri kissed Bakura and didn't let her explain and how Seto is nice, too, but not her type and now she doesn't know what to do!
Zora took a deep breath.
And is everything like this? And does Yami hate her now? And how is she going to tell Seto that she doesn't want to see him anymore? And since when did he, Yugi, get so good at telling when someone needed a hug??
Yugi just smiled, gave her hand one more reassuring squeeze, and left.
Zora's point of view
She shut the blinds and fell asleep with the sounds of happy laughter floating up the stairs.
Marik's point of view
"HAH!" Kurt jumped at Marik's outburst, but quickly settled down to munch on some chocolate. Marik almost winced at the thought of what more chocolate could do to his precious book, but it was the only way to keep Kurt quiet.
"Wait. I've been going about this the wrong way, haven't I?"
"Yep!" Marik jerked at Kurt's happy reply, because he had been more or less talking to himself. "What do you mean, 'Yep'?"
"Yes. Correct. Right. Absolu-"
"I mean why?" Marik snapped irritably. Kurt blinked. "What?" A vein throbbed unpleasantly at Marik's temple. (A.N. Now any *normal* person would be at least ten feet away, if not in a whole other room. Unfortunately, Kurt isn't that smart, nor is he what most people would call 'normal'...)"WHY DID YOU SAY 'YEP'?!?!?!" Marik exploded.
Kurt was unfazed. "I was merely agreeing with you, sir!" he said huffily, and skipped away. "Now! On to more important things! How do I break up that little group?" He sat down and stared at the little mirror nailed to the wall, as if expecting the answer to reveal itself to him. He fell asleep.
*In Marik's dream* (A.N. OOC ALERT!! Just letting you know...)
Marik walked past dying trees and bushes. The worn path he walked on was leading to a dilapidated kind of farmhouse. A shutter creaked and fell to the ground, and the scarecrow in the field twisted slowly to watch him approach through red glowing eyes, its hay filled arms moving feebly with the slight wind.
"Okay, this is getting kind of creepy. I think I'm going to go now..."
Marik turned to start walking away from the farm, but he found his progress blocked by many people. All were dressed like farm poeple and carried various equipment; pitchforks, rakes, sickles, etc.. They were shrouded in darkness, but by the light of one flickering torch, Marik saw that all of them were scowling at him. They had no eyes.
He slowly backed away from the grotesque villagers, never taking his eyes off of them. A hand gripped his shoulder. He gasped and whirled to see the scarecrow loom up in front of him, holding something. The thing held looked horribly like a human arm. The end of it dripped a crimson liquid that stained the ground.
"This is what happened last time, when Man refused the Master..." the scarecrow grated, holding the human arm in front of Marik's face. The villagers came up the road forming a loose semi-circle around Marik, the open end facing the farmhouse. Marik decided it best not to provoke the spectral people, they may not have eyes, but they seemed to know where they were going.
So they herded Marik into the house part of the structure. The scarecrow limped away to do something, and the villagers, their job done, went outside.
Marik looked around the house. It was old and worn, with dust and cobwebs everywhere. A large mirror on the wall was cracked so badly that nothing but vague shapes could be discerned when one looked into it. Tiny spiders scuttled up and down the stairs, avoiding the small pools of light the few candles cast feebly on the stairwell and room. A loud crash from the kitchen area announced that he wasn't alone.
~*~*~*
SD: Dun dun DUNN!!
Otogi: You have a twisted mind, Silver-chan...
SD: Yes. Yes I do. I have an assignment for you all! Go read 'My Immortal' and 'Fallen Angel' both by Fade131. Both are yaoi with Ryou/Bakura as the main characters.
Otogi: They're both really good, so go read them!
SD: And if you said you left a nice review for Fade, I give you a Bakura and Ryou plushie! (But if you lie then I'll take extra long to update! Mwahahahahahaa!) Yeah, yeah. Short chapter, I know. My friend has threatened me with physical violence if I don't make longer chapters, so you don't need to tell me too.
Otogi: Well this chapter was completely pointless and had nothing to do with the plot.
SD: There's a PLOT!?!? And WHY did no one tell ME?!?!?!
Otogi: -____-() Just write another chapter, Silver-kun...
Otogi: *looking around wildly* What?! What?!
SD: Something's wrong with FF.net!!
Otogi: ... ...Oh.
SD: And I can't get to my reviews!!
Otogi: ...
SD: So I don't know when to update!!
Otogi: You need reviews to update??
SD: *sniff* Yes...
Otogi: *to readers* You heard her. Review!!
Disclaimer: It has recently come to my attention that I have not recently posted a disclaimer. Let me assure you that this in no way suggests that I own anything Yu-Gi-Oh! related or anything else copyrighted. I do, however own the plot and my own two characters, Zora and Siri, and I ask that those who steal plots and characters to ask first, I will not mind. Furthermore, I will no longer post disclaimers, but rest assured, I don't own anything or ever will.
Normal point of view
"Bakura, get in the Ring now!"
"But I don't wanna!" Bakura yelled at Ryou as he took off.
"Zora! Now!" Ryou said into the walkie-talkie they had found in Yugi's basement. Zora jumped out into the hallway and pinned Bakura down as Ryou hog-tied him with a blanket. Chibi Bakura did not like this. "No! Nononono! I'll BANISH you! I don't wanna take a nap! I don't wanna take a bath! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!" Zora and Ryou forcefully dragged the seven-year-old into the living room to make him watch golf. Anyone in his or her right mind would snooze right through it. Of course, we all know that Bakura is -not- in his right mind, so this didn't work.*
"What do we do now?" Zora asked exasperated. "I don't know! This was MY idea, remember?" Ryou said irritated.
"Having fun, kiddies?" Siri appeared out of the Sennen Bracelet.
"Just help us!"
Siri reached down to Bakura. "OW! He BIT me!" Bakura grinned evilly. "Ooh, you're gonna PAY for that you little creep!" Siri tore the blanket from Bakura who ran out of sight, followed closely by Siri.
"SIRI!" *sigh* 'Will she ever learn?' Just then a scream came from the kitchen. Fearing the worst, Zora and Ryou dash to see what had happened. They turned the corner to see Bakura menacing a mouse with a butcher's knife and Siri was on the table shaking like a leaf. (A.N. o.o") "Get it away, get it away!" Zora and Ryou burst out laughing. "IT'S NOT FUNNY!!" Siri exploded. Zora couldn't answer but Ryou managed to gasp out: "You?! And-and a-a Mouse?! Hahahahahaha!" Then...."MIND CRUSH!"**
"Bakura!"
"...Oopsies?"
"Yeah, yeah. C'mon, we need to figure out how to get you out of this regression-thingy." They all trooped into the living room to think on it when chibi Bakura piped up. "Zora? Does Kaiba like you know that you went on a date?"
"...Oh my god! We forgot Seto!" (A.N. I'm assuming that they know about Seto's regression too.)
~*~*~*
"Class, we have a new student. His name is Seto Kaiba." The first grade class just stared at the tall seventeen-year-old, who was shuffling his feet nervously. You could've heard a pin drop.
"Oh! Isn't that cute? They like you!" The teacher shoved Seto to a chair. "It's snack time kids!" The children got their snacks and clustered around the newcomer. Seto was hungry too, but he forgot his snack (A.N. ever notice how little kids are always ravenous??) so he turned to a kid with a sandwich and held out a duel monsters card.
"I'll trade you that sandwich for my Blue Eyes." The kid looked at the card and his eyes nearly doubled. "...Yeah. Sure, take it." Seto took the food and was just about to hand over his card when Ryou's hand pulled him up off the floor.
"Aww! I was gonna trade!"
"No. Come home Seto, you need your nap."
"Aww, man! Here you go..." Seto gave the sandwich back to the boy who looked like he was going to cry, and left with Ryou and Zora. ***
~*~*~*
Seto and Bakura were sleeping peacefully on the couch while Zora, her yami, and Ryou counted their wounds, so to speak. The front door opened and Yugi bounded in.
"Hi guys! What's up!"
"Don't slam the--"
BAM!!
"...Door."
"...WE WANT COOKIES!!" Siri looked utterly dismayed. "Oh Ra, not again!"
!*!*!*!*
Zora's point of view
"Hey! That was mine!"
"You snooze you lose!"
"But you took it out of my hand!"
"Yoink!"
"Give it back! We were fighting over it."
"Yeah. You have to wait."
"Aww."
Zora smiled at the sight of almost everyone fighting over the 'meal'. Bakura had stolen the piece of pizza Joey was going for and Siri took it from Bakura. Yugi looked sorely tempted to join in. Yami,...not so much.
Yami saw her smile and gave her a funny look; she gave him one of her own impossible-to-read-do-I-want-to-snub-you-or-not?-looks in return. He seemed taken back and quickly returned to his pizza.
*Sigh...* As much as Zora acted cool and indifferent on the outside, inside she ached. Seto was really nice (and rich to boot!) but Yami had some indefinable magnet-like quality that had captured her and wouldn't let her go. To have someone so close to you but still be out of reach is maddening. A little voice quipped in her head. Zora suddenly lost her appetite. She hastily excused herself and went to her room to think.
She climbed onto her bed and hugged her knees. Outside the evening birds chirped their merry tunes to each other. The fading light slanted through her window, dust motes dancing in intricate swirls. It was just like her bedroom back home. She felt tears pricking the corners of her eyes. I
Yugi's point of view
Yugi had seen the exchange of looks between Zora and Yami, but had wisely kept his mouth shut.
He had never seen Yami so happy and hyper when he and Zora had been together, but now Yami had been spending more and more time just sitting there. "Thinking," was what he always said when Yugi had asked him what he was doing.
Seven-year-old-Bakura was attempting to do the impossible: out-eat Joey. Even Yami was cheering the two contestants on. Yugi accurately judged that no one would miss him for a few minutes right now, so he went to talk to Zora.
He opened the door to see Zora on her bed with her arms wrapped around her knees, looking out the window. A single tear slowly rolled down her cheek.
Yugi climbed up next to Zora who quickly wiped away the offending tear. "Zora," he said quietly. "Oh, hi Yugi." He merely looked at her. "What?" He wasn't put off by the gruff question. He scooted closer, sat in her lap, and pulled her into a hug. (A.N. Kawaii!!!)
Through his mysterious chibi-cuteness powers, Yugi had her crying and babbling out her story at the same time. How she got sucked into this world and how she doesn't know how to go back, not that she wants to, and how nice Yami is and how angry he got at her when Siri kissed Bakura and didn't let her explain and how Seto is nice, too, but not her type and now she doesn't know what to do!
Zora took a deep breath.
And is everything like this? And does Yami hate her now? And how is she going to tell Seto that she doesn't want to see him anymore? And since when did he, Yugi, get so good at telling when someone needed a hug??
Yugi just smiled, gave her hand one more reassuring squeeze, and left.
Zora's point of view
She shut the blinds and fell asleep with the sounds of happy laughter floating up the stairs.
Marik's point of view
"HAH!" Kurt jumped at Marik's outburst, but quickly settled down to munch on some chocolate. Marik almost winced at the thought of what more chocolate could do to his precious book, but it was the only way to keep Kurt quiet.
"Wait. I've been going about this the wrong way, haven't I?"
"Yep!" Marik jerked at Kurt's happy reply, because he had been more or less talking to himself. "What do you mean, 'Yep'?"
"Yes. Correct. Right. Absolu-"
"I mean why?" Marik snapped irritably. Kurt blinked. "What?" A vein throbbed unpleasantly at Marik's temple. (A.N. Now any *normal* person would be at least ten feet away, if not in a whole other room. Unfortunately, Kurt isn't that smart, nor is he what most people would call 'normal'...)"WHY DID YOU SAY 'YEP'?!?!?!" Marik exploded.
Kurt was unfazed. "I was merely agreeing with you, sir!" he said huffily, and skipped away. "Now! On to more important things! How do I break up that little group?" He sat down and stared at the little mirror nailed to the wall, as if expecting the answer to reveal itself to him. He fell asleep.
*In Marik's dream* (A.N. OOC ALERT!! Just letting you know...)
Marik walked past dying trees and bushes. The worn path he walked on was leading to a dilapidated kind of farmhouse. A shutter creaked and fell to the ground, and the scarecrow in the field twisted slowly to watch him approach through red glowing eyes, its hay filled arms moving feebly with the slight wind.
"Okay, this is getting kind of creepy. I think I'm going to go now..."
Marik turned to start walking away from the farm, but he found his progress blocked by many people. All were dressed like farm poeple and carried various equipment; pitchforks, rakes, sickles, etc.. They were shrouded in darkness, but by the light of one flickering torch, Marik saw that all of them were scowling at him. They had no eyes.
He slowly backed away from the grotesque villagers, never taking his eyes off of them. A hand gripped his shoulder. He gasped and whirled to see the scarecrow loom up in front of him, holding something. The thing held looked horribly like a human arm. The end of it dripped a crimson liquid that stained the ground.
"This is what happened last time, when Man refused the Master..." the scarecrow grated, holding the human arm in front of Marik's face. The villagers came up the road forming a loose semi-circle around Marik, the open end facing the farmhouse. Marik decided it best not to provoke the spectral people, they may not have eyes, but they seemed to know where they were going.
So they herded Marik into the house part of the structure. The scarecrow limped away to do something, and the villagers, their job done, went outside.
Marik looked around the house. It was old and worn, with dust and cobwebs everywhere. A large mirror on the wall was cracked so badly that nothing but vague shapes could be discerned when one looked into it. Tiny spiders scuttled up and down the stairs, avoiding the small pools of light the few candles cast feebly on the stairwell and room. A loud crash from the kitchen area announced that he wasn't alone.
~*~*~*
SD: Dun dun DUNN!!
Otogi: You have a twisted mind, Silver-chan...
SD: Yes. Yes I do. I have an assignment for you all! Go read 'My Immortal' and 'Fallen Angel' both by Fade131. Both are yaoi with Ryou/Bakura as the main characters.
Otogi: They're both really good, so go read them!
SD: And if you said you left a nice review for Fade, I give you a Bakura and Ryou plushie! (But if you lie then I'll take extra long to update! Mwahahahahahaa!) Yeah, yeah. Short chapter, I know. My friend has threatened me with physical violence if I don't make longer chapters, so you don't need to tell me too.
Otogi: Well this chapter was completely pointless and had nothing to do with the plot.
SD: There's a PLOT!?!? And WHY did no one tell ME?!?!?!
Otogi: -____-() Just write another chapter, Silver-kun...
