Dear Readers,
We're sorry about last chapter. Do forgive us and if you won't then oh-well. I hope this makes up for everything. If it doesn't then find another fic to read.
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Defafaeth paced impatiently around Malik's living room
trying to get rid of the butterflies in her stomach.
Malik rolled his eyes then threw the newspaper he was
reading at the girl. "Stop pacing! You know I hate it
when people pace!"
The girl caught the newspaper then threw it out the
window.
"Hey! I was reading that!" Malik protested.
"Shouldn't have thrown it then eh?" she said
continuing to pace restlessly. He sighed in
exasperation then got up and flopped down on the
couch. He never noticed what a nice ass she had
before. "Stop staring at my rear end! Not as if you've
never seen it before!" Fay snarled.
"What's wrong now Fay?" Malik asked wearily. "It's
been two months since Victor's defeat. We haven't
heard a peep out of him. Zana's wedding is tomorrow
and there's gonna be a baby! What can possibly go
wrong?"
"THAT'S IT!" Fay screeched startling Malik. She turned
to face him with a scowl marring her normally calm
visage. "There are SO many things that can go wrong!
Victor can show up again any time! I know him! He's
bidding his time!" her eyes changed colours rapidly.
"I know something bad is going to happen! I just don't
know what!" she yelled.
Malik got up to move to her. "Fay I – "
Fay's knees buckled as she sank to the ground. "I.
Hate. Feeling. Helpless." She pouted.
"No one likes to feel helpless love." Malik said
quietly sitting beside her.
"I know." She said weakly. "But the thing is. I'm
having this incredibly bad premonition. Something . .
. . . Something big is going to happen and it ain't
going to be pretty."
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Zana smiled as she looked at the dress she'd wear
tomorrow at her wedding. Her wedding. Oh how she'd
dream of that day when she'd walk down the aisle
toward her true love.
"Yugi." She whispered lovingly.
Then she felt it. Eyes. Zana spun around and looked
out the window. She looked out and saw red glowing
eyes in a tree glaring. She dashed over then looked
out again. They were gone. She chuckled feebly. It was
just her imagination. Right? But, something told her
otherwise.
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"Now Yugi. Don't feel nervous. Just remember – "
"Who says I'm nervous?! Cake of piece! Cake of piece!"
Yugi snapped irritably at Joji.
Tristan and Joji had flipped a coin to see who Yugi's
best man would be and luck just happened to smile on
the blonde.
Joji replied in a deadpan voice: "Not only are you
currently speech impended but your knees are shaking a
mile a minute."
Yugi looked down to see his knees to see that his best
man's statement was true. He forced himself to stop.
Which resulted in his arms shaking a mile a minute. He
glared up at his best man who was going to make a
comment, and snapped. "Not a word."
Defafaeth looked around nervously, her eyes glancing
around suspiciously. The nervous feeling was still
there and it wasn't going away anytime soon. The girl
wore a black dress, black fingerless gloves, black
high-heeled boots, a black biker hat and a black
choker with a black rose on it. Beside her Malik sat
in a black tux. Damn men, it was so easy for them to
dress up! They didn't have to choose at all! All they
would have to do is zip on a black suit and they can
go anywhere!
Malik sighed then leaned over and whispered. "Stop it.
Nothing can possibly go wrong."
"Ever heard of Murphy's Laws?" she whispered back. He
shook his head.
"No. Why?"
"Here's one of the laws: If anything simply cannot go
wrong, it will anyway."
"A real optimist." Malik whispered sarcastically.
"A smart one at that." She whispered back.
"SSSHHHH!"
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Zana paced in the dressing room nervously fidgeting
with the bouquet of flowers in hand. She paused and looked out
the window then started pacing once more.
Mai sighed in irritation as her friend started pacing
once more. "Zana, please relax. We know you're nervous
about getting married, but it will over before you
know it."
She stopped and glared at Mai. "How do you know?!
You've never been married!!!" She said accusingly.
"Zana." Anzu said. "Deep breaths." She smoothed out
her baby blue chiffon bridesmaid dress Zana had
previously decided upon.
The princess stopped and spun around giving her friend
an incredulous look. "Those don't help." Zana stated
simply before resuming her apprehensive pacing.
"Nothing can go wrong." Mai interjected.
"Yes it can!" Zana cried. "What if the cake is
deformed?! What if the floral arrangements get screwed
up and I get geraniums instead of roses?! Yugi's
grandpa is ALLERGIC to geraniums!! What if my dress
just splits in half halfway through the ceremony?!
What if – "
"What if Fay had taken up that offer to be a
bridesmaid instead of turning it down and she was here
right now. What would she say?" Anzu said momentarily
interrupting the princess's tirade.
Zana stopped then faced her two friends. "She'd've
Said, and I quote, 'Shut the bloody fuck up or I'll just tie you up
and shove you into a closet and then shape-shift into
your form and marry Yugi myself since you're too
damn nervous to do it yourself.'"
"And how would you respond to that?" She asked again.
"I'd have said 'Go to hell.' Then I would've stormed
out in a huff and walked down the isle head held high.
Mai chuckled.
"That's not the only thing that's bothering me." I
told them.
"Then what is it?" Anzu asked.
She stopped pacing when she realized it was time to walk
down the aisle.
"Nevermind. Its nothing. You girls go ahead, I'll be
right out." She told them.
They both looked at her and rose from their seats. Both
of them patted her shoulder with a grin and left.
She looked in the mirror. Warning bells were going off
in my head ever since she felt and saw those eyes
glaring at her, only much louder. Something was going
to happen. Something evil.
She reached into the dresser drawer and pulled out her
dueling deck. She looked at it and removed four cards she
knew would be the greatest help if something did
happen. She held the cards to her bouquet, took a deep
breath then left the dressing room to meet and start a
new life with her true love.
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The wedding march started to play and Zana appeared in
entrance of the church in a white wedding gown. She
blushed a little when she heard some gasps from the
crowd. Her gown was beautiful. It was off the
shoulder, satin, form fitting, floor-length gown.
Accented with tiny rhinestones across the bodice and
hem of the gown. A diamond-sapphire crown, that her
father had sent her, graced her hair, which was pulled
up into a bun with ringlets gracing the nape of her
neck and sides of her face. A diamond-pearl choker
coiled around her neck and heart-shaped sapphire
earrings on her ears, her millennium bracelet on her
spiraled long her wrist, which completed her ensemble.
She smiled as she slowly made her way to the altar
toward her beloved.
Yami Yugi looked quite aristocratic in his white tux
with baby blue bow tie and vest. His millennium puzzle
around his neck. Zana took a deep breath as her heart
sped up a couple of notches. The only regret she had
was that her father was not here to walk her down the
aisle or give her away, but he assured her that when
this whole thing was over, another wedding would be
held in the Duel monster realm.
She made it to the altar and placed her hand on Yami
Yugi's arm and smiled at him. Everything was perfect –
well except for the fact that Fay was wearing all
black and therefore was making it look as if it was
funeral. Then again that is how Fay looked at
marriage.
Yugi look at Defafaeth through his peripheral vision
and smiled weakly. Defafaeth smirked at him. He
suddenly recalled all the marriage jokes she told him
thorough out the week before . . .
*~*
Monday
Fay linked arms with Yugi's with a grin, "Here's a
little advice for your marriage mate. 'To keep
marriage brimming with love in a loving cup, whenever
you're wrong admit it whenever you're right shut up!'"
*
Tuesday
"You know. Marriage ain't a word. It's a sentence!"
*
Wednesday
"A man is incomplete 'til 'e's married." Defafaeth
said lazily, "Then he finished!"
*
Thursday
Fay ruffled Yugi's hair up with an affectionate grin.
"Marriage is the only war in which ya' sleep with the
enemy!"
*
Friday
"Poor Zana, she's marrying beneath her. All women do."
*
Saturday
Fay grinned up at Yugi, "Marriage is like life in this
– that it is a field of battle, and not a bed of
roses."
*
Sunday
Defaaeth sighed, "Marriage is a wonderful invention!
Then again so is a bicycle repair kit."
*~*
Yugi focused his attention back to the priest with a
small smile. Fay was cynical now, but just wait until
she finds her match! Oh he'd be laughing at her
wedding! With Malik as the groom hopefully.
Zana made it to the alter and placed her hand on Yami
Yugi's arm then smiled at him, all the while keeping a
tight grip on the cards she held hidden from view by my
bouquet. She wasn't about to let on that she was worried
on my wedding day.
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"It's time."
"Yes."
"It will soon be yours."
"Yes!"
"Now go."
"YES!"
He smirked behind his little pawn. Everything was
going according to plan.
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The priest began the ceremony, I looked at my soon
to be husband. He was everything a woman would want in
a man and he was a pharoah as well, which would make
me his queen. I still remember when he asked me to
marry him...
*~*
Yami and I were walking through the park after going
out to a dinner and dance with friends. We sat down on the bench
overlooking the raging ocean water crashing violently against the rocks. The blackened moonless sky loomed before us like black silk sprinkled with silver powder, I snuggled closer to Yami watching the far away stars.
"Zana?"
"Hmm?"
"I want to ask you something. How do you see the
future?"
"The future? Well, I dream of bringing both the real
and duel monster realm together as one. Where duel
monsters coexist among humans peacefully and happily.
The monsters will be free to come and go as they
please and are no longer used to fight in tournaments
or duels anymore, but to protect the world and
everyone on it."
I felt Yami smile then he kissed my forehead.
"That's a wonderful dream. Zana?"
"Yes?"
He released me from our embrace, stood up, removed a
small box from his pocket and got down on one knee
before me.
"Will you marry me and become my wife? My queen? My life? Mine forever?"
He opened the box and I gasped. There, nestled in the
velvet lining of the box was a beautiful,
heart-shaped, diamond and sapphire ring that shined
brilliantly in the moonlight.
"Oh Yami." I said as tears gathered in my eyes.
I watched as he placed the ring on my finger.
"It belonged to my mother. She wanted you to have it.
So, will you be wife and my queen?" He asked.
I got down on my knees and hugged him tightly as I
continued to cry.
"Yes. Yes, Yami. I will marry you. I would love
nothing more than to be your wife and queen. I love
you." I told him tearfully.
"I love you too."
We sealed our moment with a kiss as the moon and stars
smiled down upon us.
*~*
And here we were now, standing before our family and friends
before the priest and God, exchanging our vows. I'm
very thankful that the fates choose me to be with
Yami. If he and Anzu hadn't fallen out, I wouldn't be
standing here beside the man I love more than life
itself to become his wife.
"I do." I heard myself say to the priest after he
asked me if I would take Yami as my husband.
But, before Yami could put the gold band on my finger,
chaos ensued. It happened so fast, I remember the
windows shattering, seeing Victor behind us and some
sort of energy net being thrown over me. The overpowering smoke, the coughs, screams.
"Zana!" Yami screamed as he grabbed hold of my hand
that was free through one of the holes in the net.
"Yugi!!" My gazed never left his and we felt ourselves
being slowly pulled apart.
"I-I won't..let..you go." Yami said as he struggled to
hold onto me.
But, it was useless. The beast that used the net to
capture me was far to strong for Yami. I cried as I my
love's hand slipping from mine. The beast was hopping into a dimensional portal leading goodness knows where.
I looked him in the eyes and smiled softly.
"I love you. Always." I told him just as our hands
were pulled away. My eyes were drowsy I wanted to close them so badly but I kept them open. I tried, but I couldn't I closed my eyes the last thing I heard was a scream . . . my name? I don't know . . . I just wanted . . . to . . . sleep. . .
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