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A bell tinkled as I opened the shop door. "Hello!" I called. I went into the game shop dripping wet and looked around, but no one was there. "Are you sure he is here?" I whispered.
*I am positive I can feel his presence.* My Yami said. *He's coming.*
Yugi came down the stairs wearing a blue jacket over a white shirt and blue jeans. He walked over to the counter and looked up with the most peculiar look on his face. "Are you. . . XZanayu?" He asked uncertainly.
I blinked in surprise. "Um. . yes . . . are you Yugi Motou?" The question was rhetorical but he answered yes anyway. There was a pause in time everything just stopped, and I swear on my life that the clock on the wall stopped moving but then again it could be just my imagination.
"Woul - would you like to dry off maybe. . . ?" Yugi said after a long while. "My grandpa is asleep upstairs I don't think he'd mind."
I smiled, "Uh sure. . . why not. Not as if I got anything better to do." I followed him upstairs up to a living room. An old man (who was probably Yugi's grandpa) was sleeping on the sofa in front of a TV. The black haired boy put a finger to his lips and beckoned me to follow him. I nodded.
{He looks like the type that would protect us.} I thought to Yunie.
*Of course. He does after all posses the millennium puzzle, but I sense someone else here has a millennium item as well.*
We entered the kitchen, a young woman was standing over the stove cooking some soup. She had thick black hair with red streaks that fell to her waist and was tied in a high ponytail with a black ribbon, she was 5'12, tanned and looked about seventeen. She wore black loose flare pants, a tight black shirt with hanging sleeves, black fingerless gloves and black army boots that completed the outfit. "Hey Yugi do we have any chocolate?" she called without turning. The girl had had an Australian accent but had a low voice, low empty voice.
"Uh . . . . . didn't you eat all of it yesterday? I remember that you got a stomach ache that same day." Yugi said. He was trembling as if trying not to laugh.
"Shut up Yug! Don't bring that bloody subject up again or else I'll feed you to the crocs m' self ! You haven't introduced your mate yet either, you truly have the manners of a warthog." The girl said stiffly. She turned and it was only then that I saw that she one sea blue eye and a black eye. It was unnerving. Her stare. Never had I seen a stare so lifeless, so cold, so . . so. . .dead. I had to look away.
Yugi snapped to attention, "Oh yeah . . I'm so impolite! XZanayu this is Defafaeth Mechqua Zezvwa, Defafaeth this is XZanayu. Fay here is a distant cousin - well not really a cousin more like my grandpa's friend's granddaughter. But my dad's friend and him were really close and my dad's friend . . . . ." He suddenly went silent.
Defafaeth took out four bowls. "Died. Dunno what happened to him. All of my bloody relatives are dead everyone of them, thank Gaia, got eaten or mauled by some animals." It chilled me to the bone the way she talked so about the death of her relatives. . . as if she hated them all. She looked at me specifically, I felt as if she were peaking into my soul. "I'm the last Zezvwa left."
I was trembling slightly, she scared me - everything about her did. Her hard unfeeling eyes, the way she dressed, her cold lifeless voice, her sadistic smirk, but most of all the millennium earring that hung on her right ear. *Do not be scared Zana I sense goodness in her yet. She's probably been through a lot, but she'll also aid you in some way, she will.* Yunie said reassuringly.
Yugi was standing with mixed feelings on his face, sadness, shame, guilt and sympathy? I gulped and said, "Defafeth Mecca I - "
"- do not need anyone's pity. And its Deaf-fay-faith Meh-k-oo-ah." She turned her back to us, "Yugi go show her my room XZanayu can go through my closet to find something to wear. XZanayu before we have dinner I must implore you to bathe first, I can tell that you've had a long hard journey getting here so I'm sure you'd appreciate a hot bath. I'll go fix up a room for you." There was no use arguing so I followed Yugi toward some bedrooms.
"I hope you can forgive her." Yugi said once we were out of ear shot of his cousin - but I had the feeling that she was still listening. "She didn't exactly have the greatest childhood. . . . ." he trailed off.
"Oh." Was all I could say, I mean what could you say? We entered a room at the very end of the small hallway, Yugi switched the light on. The room was painted black, the ceiling had glow-in-the-dark stars arranged in the constellations of the zodiacs, there was a TV in a corner, a four-post bed sat under the window, the blankets and pillows were black and there was a computer decorated with painted on dragons. There was a mural of werewolves on one wall and on the other it had fighting dragons, both looked as if they would come alive any moment now.
Yugi closed the door, `What are you doing here?` I whirled around, Yugi wasn't Yugi anymore. . . his Yami had come out.
'I am Yuna I am like you. I share this body with XZanayu and we are in need of your assistance.' Yunie had come forth and I was shoved back into the recess of my mind.
'What do you need of me?' YamiYugi asked.
'We seek your protection and assistance. It is not the time to explain why but I will tell you all bout it soon.' Yuna said placidly.
YamiYugi seemed to think about it for a moment. He closed his eyes and thought, after an eternity he opened them, 'Very well. Yugi wants to help you and says you're welcome to stay as long as is needed.'
'My thanks, we owe you our lives. But tell me, the millennium earring that Yugi's cousin posses - what is it's use?'
YamiYugi shook his head, 'Not even I know what it does, but animals do seem strangely. . . . . fond of her.' YamiYugi turned his back to me. "The bathroom's the second door from your left. Fay won't mind if you use her bathrobe and there should be some towels under the sink." Yugi said. He turned and gave me a warm smile then he was gone.
I placed my hand over my heart. For some reason that smile he gave me . . . . I don't know how to explain it but. . . . . the feeling of security and kindness reached even Yuna.
A bell tinkled as I opened the shop door. "Hello!" I called. I went into the game shop dripping wet and looked around, but no one was there. "Are you sure he is here?" I whispered.
*I am positive I can feel his presence.* My Yami said. *He's coming.*
Yugi came down the stairs wearing a blue jacket over a white shirt and blue jeans. He walked over to the counter and looked up with the most peculiar look on his face. "Are you. . . XZanayu?" He asked uncertainly.
I blinked in surprise. "Um. . yes . . . are you Yugi Motou?" The question was rhetorical but he answered yes anyway. There was a pause in time everything just stopped, and I swear on my life that the clock on the wall stopped moving but then again it could be just my imagination.
"Woul - would you like to dry off maybe. . . ?" Yugi said after a long while. "My grandpa is asleep upstairs I don't think he'd mind."
I smiled, "Uh sure. . . why not. Not as if I got anything better to do." I followed him upstairs up to a living room. An old man (who was probably Yugi's grandpa) was sleeping on the sofa in front of a TV. The black haired boy put a finger to his lips and beckoned me to follow him. I nodded.
{He looks like the type that would protect us.} I thought to Yunie.
*Of course. He does after all posses the millennium puzzle, but I sense someone else here has a millennium item as well.*
We entered the kitchen, a young woman was standing over the stove cooking some soup. She had thick black hair with red streaks that fell to her waist and was tied in a high ponytail with a black ribbon, she was 5'12, tanned and looked about seventeen. She wore black loose flare pants, a tight black shirt with hanging sleeves, black fingerless gloves and black army boots that completed the outfit. "Hey Yugi do we have any chocolate?" she called without turning. The girl had had an Australian accent but had a low voice, low empty voice.
"Uh . . . . . didn't you eat all of it yesterday? I remember that you got a stomach ache that same day." Yugi said. He was trembling as if trying not to laugh.
"Shut up Yug! Don't bring that bloody subject up again or else I'll feed you to the crocs m' self ! You haven't introduced your mate yet either, you truly have the manners of a warthog." The girl said stiffly. She turned and it was only then that I saw that she one sea blue eye and a black eye. It was unnerving. Her stare. Never had I seen a stare so lifeless, so cold, so . . so. . .dead. I had to look away.
Yugi snapped to attention, "Oh yeah . . I'm so impolite! XZanayu this is Defafaeth Mechqua Zezvwa, Defafaeth this is XZanayu. Fay here is a distant cousin - well not really a cousin more like my grandpa's friend's granddaughter. But my dad's friend and him were really close and my dad's friend . . . . ." He suddenly went silent.
Defafaeth took out four bowls. "Died. Dunno what happened to him. All of my bloody relatives are dead everyone of them, thank Gaia, got eaten or mauled by some animals." It chilled me to the bone the way she talked so about the death of her relatives. . . as if she hated them all. She looked at me specifically, I felt as if she were peaking into my soul. "I'm the last Zezvwa left."
I was trembling slightly, she scared me - everything about her did. Her hard unfeeling eyes, the way she dressed, her cold lifeless voice, her sadistic smirk, but most of all the millennium earring that hung on her right ear. *Do not be scared Zana I sense goodness in her yet. She's probably been through a lot, but she'll also aid you in some way, she will.* Yunie said reassuringly.
Yugi was standing with mixed feelings on his face, sadness, shame, guilt and sympathy? I gulped and said, "Defafeth Mecca I - "
"- do not need anyone's pity. And its Deaf-fay-faith Meh-k-oo-ah." She turned her back to us, "Yugi go show her my room XZanayu can go through my closet to find something to wear. XZanayu before we have dinner I must implore you to bathe first, I can tell that you've had a long hard journey getting here so I'm sure you'd appreciate a hot bath. I'll go fix up a room for you." There was no use arguing so I followed Yugi toward some bedrooms.
"I hope you can forgive her." Yugi said once we were out of ear shot of his cousin - but I had the feeling that she was still listening. "She didn't exactly have the greatest childhood. . . . ." he trailed off.
"Oh." Was all I could say, I mean what could you say? We entered a room at the very end of the small hallway, Yugi switched the light on. The room was painted black, the ceiling had glow-in-the-dark stars arranged in the constellations of the zodiacs, there was a TV in a corner, a four-post bed sat under the window, the blankets and pillows were black and there was a computer decorated with painted on dragons. There was a mural of werewolves on one wall and on the other it had fighting dragons, both looked as if they would come alive any moment now.
Yugi closed the door, `What are you doing here?` I whirled around, Yugi wasn't Yugi anymore. . . his Yami had come out.
'I am Yuna I am like you. I share this body with XZanayu and we are in need of your assistance.' Yunie had come forth and I was shoved back into the recess of my mind.
'What do you need of me?' YamiYugi asked.
'We seek your protection and assistance. It is not the time to explain why but I will tell you all bout it soon.' Yuna said placidly.
YamiYugi seemed to think about it for a moment. He closed his eyes and thought, after an eternity he opened them, 'Very well. Yugi wants to help you and says you're welcome to stay as long as is needed.'
'My thanks, we owe you our lives. But tell me, the millennium earring that Yugi's cousin posses - what is it's use?'
YamiYugi shook his head, 'Not even I know what it does, but animals do seem strangely. . . . . fond of her.' YamiYugi turned his back to me. "The bathroom's the second door from your left. Fay won't mind if you use her bathrobe and there should be some towels under the sink." Yugi said. He turned and gave me a warm smile then he was gone.
I placed my hand over my heart. For some reason that smile he gave me . . . . I don't know how to explain it but. . . . . the feeling of security and kindness reached even Yuna.
