Scrolls of the Past
By Phire Phoenix
Epilogue
Life, as they say, is good
***
I think I knew what was coming. How could I not? After all, that blasted pharaoh has done it before, he can do it again. But it's still shocking, to think of the fact that I had truly lost. It was a foolproof plan, and the only glitch was that Asophyre really did love Yami.
I'd always thought Yami had cast a spell on her. The Asi I know wouldn't have forgotten me so easily. But the Asi I know is no longer.
Oh what am I saying, I'm trying to deflect the attention from myself. Asi would've loved me even if I was a poor beggar's boy. She'd told me often enough. My leaving wasn't to impress her, it was to soothe my pride. But in doing so, I hurt her heart.
So really, I've got nobody but myself to blame.
Funny thought for me to have, mind, after denying it for three thousand years. But this way, Asi might still forgive me. Because no matter what, I couldn't stand her hating me. I hate seeing disappointment in her eyes, especially directed at me.
So for once, I'll swallow my pride and humour them.
Yes, that's what I'md ong. Just humouring them. Nothing more.
And you damned tears can all go to hell.
...
Sigh
...
After everything, I cannot believe what Ryou did for me. I cannot believe that Asi actually granted his wish. Maybe I have a chance of being happy, after all. Isn't that what I wanted? Being Happy?
Damn, I sound like those shows that Ryou calls Soap Opears. It's pathetic.
But true.
I think I'll leave for a while. They'll get along without me. Ryou would understand.
He always has. Even if he doesn't realise it.
Such a good boy.
***
"D'you think Ryou's okay?" Zuzumea asked Yugi anxiously as they left the school grounds that day. It'd been a month since their final confrontation. Yugi glanced behind him, trying and failing to be inconspicuous. Ryou, however, didn't notice.
"I think he's just sad that Bakura's gone. He's been avoiding us, don't you think?"
Zuzumea nodded solemnly. "It must be hard for him. He's been very nice about everything afterwards."
/Yeah, afterwards/ Yami told her, smirking. Zuzumea started. She was still not used to the bond that Yami and Asophyre now shared since the curse had been broken. It was like having two Yamis. Heaven knows one is enough.
/Exucse me?/ Asophyre demanded good-naturedly, obviously eavesdropping on her Hikari's mind again. Yugi snickered, but Zuzumea, wailed in frustration. She lifted the pen off her neck, to many protestations, and promptly dropped it in her backpack.
"There we go, much better" Yugi smiled and reached for her hand...
"Hey Yug!" An all-too energetic voice sounded from behind, followed by five pairs of footsteps. Joey, Tristan, Mai and Tea were running to catch up with them, Joey dragging a reluctant Ryou after him. He skidded in front of Yugi and gave him a bright grin. "We haven't been hanging out a lot since you got yourself a girlfriend, so it's time to make up for lost moments." Zuzumea blushed and sidled towards Mai and Tea. Yugi laughed, and he reached behind Joey to pull Ryou around.
"And you're coming too, don't think you can get away from it" He told Ryou, smiling. Ryou's eyes were grateful as he nodded weakly and the small troupe paraded along the street. Zuzumea was soon fast-engaged in a conversation with Joey, which gave Tea and Mai a chance to lag behind.
"Now that Yugi's off the market..." Mai whispered, googling the three guys in front of her, "We've got less choices." Tea glanced sideways and pouted. "Yes, Tea, I know you liked Yugi, but if you're going to act like a spoilsport then you're less than I thought you were." Mai's voice was serious but her eyes were twinkling. Tea burst out laughing at the uncanny resemblance to Joey.
"I claim Joey." Mai announced suddenly, after a moment of silence.
"you can't just CLAIM people, Mai, they're not objects." Tea complained, casting a furtive glance around to make sure Joey hadn't heard her.
"Sure I can, watch me" Mai flashed a grin and sped up. Tea rolled her eyes before jogging to catch up. She wouldn't trade her friends for the world.
When she reached the others, Zuzumea gave an ear splitting squeal and ran ahead of everyone to a girl with wavy blond hair to her shoulders wearing a black mini-skirt and a pink T-shirt. The aforementioned blonde turned around curiously but before she could register what was happening, was bowled over by the joyous Zuzumea. The group stared at their friend in perplexity.
The girl's expression turned from terror to joy when she say Zuzumea's face. "Z!!!" She cried happily. "I was wondering when I'd see you around!" Her face radiated with ecstasy. Zuzumea matched her grin with one of her own.
"Aoko! What are you doing here?" She had dusted herself off and was now leading Aoko to her friends.
"Well my family decided to move since my dad got a promotion." The blond girl explained excitedly. "He had three choices, Tokyo, Gunma or Domino City."
"And he chose Domino City? No way" Zuzumea smiled.
"Yup." She squealed again and hugged Zuzumea. Joey cleared his throat, beaming.
"Oops, sorry. Minna-san, this is Aoko, my best friend from Okinawa." Zuzumea made an elaborate gesture, earning her a whack on the head from Aoko. She had met Aoko after Zoey* moved away, and they'd been inseparable ever since.
"Aoko, this is Joey, Tristan, Mai, Tea, Ryou and finally, Yugi, my boyfriend." She blushed a little at the last part, but thought it important to mention that little detail. Aoko smirked at Yugi.
"Take good care of her, or you'll have me to answer to."
"Aoko!"
Yugi just laughed. With Zuzumea leading the way and talking a mile a minute, they stepped into an ice cream shop. As they arranged themselves around a table, Zuzumea noticed happily that Ryou was smiling more and more, but had to suppress a giggle when he went to great lengths to assure himself a seat beside Aoko. They ordered and sat there, happily slurping their milkshakes and eating ice creams and watching Joey steal the Cherry off Tristan's sundae.
"Hey Aoko..." Zuzumea seemed to have remembered something and was now staring curiously at her friend. "Where's your mirror?" The latter laughed.
"Oh, Amai... she wouldn't shut up, so I stuffed her in my pocket." As she spoke, she reached into her purse and pulled out a golden mirror with the Sennen Eye on it. While the others were busy ooh-ing and aah-ing over it, Yugi looked over at Zuzumea, who had put her pen back around her nek, too.
"So this is the ninth item, huh?" Zuzumea nodded. Ryou tore his eyes away from Aoko and leaned towards Zuzumea.
"Hey, my birthday's in two weeks. Can I have her for my Birthday?" Zuzumea burst out laughing and slapped him on the arm. He grinned sheepishly and continued.
"Well it's not my fault I like her."
"I'm glad you're over me." Zuzumea told him teasingly. He blushed, and turned his attentino back to Aoko.
The windchimes beside the door jingled when another customer entered. In the chatter that surrounded their table, Zuzumea didn't notice the newcomer until he was standing by their desk. Zuzumea's pen flashed gold and Asophyre jumped out, grinning madly. She hugged Bakura fiercely around the neck and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Bakura looked surprised at first, but his expression softened and he patted her on the head. He gave a curt nod to Yami, who was standing rigidly beside Yugi and motioned for Ryou to scoot over so he could sit down. 'Thanks' he mouthed to his Hikari, before noticing the strange element in his soul chamber.
/In love?/ He asked curiously. Ryou nodded, blushing again. Bakura caught sight of Aoko and smiled. /The ninth wielder, I see. You certainly have a way of choosing women/ And before Ryou could protest, Bakura shut off the mindlink. He called for a milkshake and leaned back in his chair, an observer rather than a participant of the conversation. Twice he caught Aoko's eye and winked at her. The latter, in turn, smirked and blew Ryou a kiss.
Zuzumea watched his exchange with amusement, especially when Ryou started at this sign of affection and nearly spilt his ice cream. Over Joey's loud jokes and Tea's giggling, she lost herself, and jumped when Yugi took hold of her hand under the table. She smiled at him happily and reached for her glass.
Life, as they say, was good.
~*~
*Zoey is Zuzumea's childhood friend - the Z team, from chapter four. Anyone remember? ^^
***READ!!!! IMPORTANT!!!***
Phew! *wipes brow* This is the longest fic I've ever written, despite the fact that it only has 17 chapter as opposed to my 39 chapter long HP fic. It's also the one I'm the most proud of, out of all of my fics, regardless of reviews. I thank all of you for sticking with me, you're the ones who have made this possible. If Yami Crystal and Yami Jenny (Crazy For Bakura) hadn't reviewed chapter 5, I would've never continued it. And if the rest of you hadn't been so diligent about keeping up with this fic, I don't think I would've worked as hard on it.
As a result, it turned out much better than I ever expected it. Originally this was going to be a short ficlet concering the Yami's life, but not how destiny manipulated the Hikari's life, as well. It has drifted off from Yu-Gi-Oh and onto the fantasy realm.
To Everyone who was hoping for action - I'm really really sorry!!!! __ I honestly suck at writing action and I didn't really want anyone to get hurt. I did my best in this, but the whole Spirit Weapon's being harmless thing must've taken quite a chunk out of the excitement *sigh*
Anyways...I just wanted to say, to all of you - THANKS! Chibi Dragon, Callas-and-Ivy, Yami Jenny, Yami Crystal, pruningshears, Colie, yamachan*is my*man, Wolf Demon, Queen of Chibis, Ky Doppelganger, FALLEN-S, phi cong, and Coco, You guys really, really rock.
~Phire
By Phire Phoenix
Epilogue
Life, as they say, is good
***
I think I knew what was coming. How could I not? After all, that blasted pharaoh has done it before, he can do it again. But it's still shocking, to think of the fact that I had truly lost. It was a foolproof plan, and the only glitch was that Asophyre really did love Yami.
I'd always thought Yami had cast a spell on her. The Asi I know wouldn't have forgotten me so easily. But the Asi I know is no longer.
Oh what am I saying, I'm trying to deflect the attention from myself. Asi would've loved me even if I was a poor beggar's boy. She'd told me often enough. My leaving wasn't to impress her, it was to soothe my pride. But in doing so, I hurt her heart.
So really, I've got nobody but myself to blame.
Funny thought for me to have, mind, after denying it for three thousand years. But this way, Asi might still forgive me. Because no matter what, I couldn't stand her hating me. I hate seeing disappointment in her eyes, especially directed at me.
So for once, I'll swallow my pride and humour them.
Yes, that's what I'md ong. Just humouring them. Nothing more.
And you damned tears can all go to hell.
...
Sigh
...
After everything, I cannot believe what Ryou did for me. I cannot believe that Asi actually granted his wish. Maybe I have a chance of being happy, after all. Isn't that what I wanted? Being Happy?
Damn, I sound like those shows that Ryou calls Soap Opears. It's pathetic.
But true.
I think I'll leave for a while. They'll get along without me. Ryou would understand.
He always has. Even if he doesn't realise it.
Such a good boy.
***
"D'you think Ryou's okay?" Zuzumea asked Yugi anxiously as they left the school grounds that day. It'd been a month since their final confrontation. Yugi glanced behind him, trying and failing to be inconspicuous. Ryou, however, didn't notice.
"I think he's just sad that Bakura's gone. He's been avoiding us, don't you think?"
Zuzumea nodded solemnly. "It must be hard for him. He's been very nice about everything afterwards."
/Yeah, afterwards/ Yami told her, smirking. Zuzumea started. She was still not used to the bond that Yami and Asophyre now shared since the curse had been broken. It was like having two Yamis. Heaven knows one is enough.
/Exucse me?/ Asophyre demanded good-naturedly, obviously eavesdropping on her Hikari's mind again. Yugi snickered, but Zuzumea, wailed in frustration. She lifted the pen off her neck, to many protestations, and promptly dropped it in her backpack.
"There we go, much better" Yugi smiled and reached for her hand...
"Hey Yug!" An all-too energetic voice sounded from behind, followed by five pairs of footsteps. Joey, Tristan, Mai and Tea were running to catch up with them, Joey dragging a reluctant Ryou after him. He skidded in front of Yugi and gave him a bright grin. "We haven't been hanging out a lot since you got yourself a girlfriend, so it's time to make up for lost moments." Zuzumea blushed and sidled towards Mai and Tea. Yugi laughed, and he reached behind Joey to pull Ryou around.
"And you're coming too, don't think you can get away from it" He told Ryou, smiling. Ryou's eyes were grateful as he nodded weakly and the small troupe paraded along the street. Zuzumea was soon fast-engaged in a conversation with Joey, which gave Tea and Mai a chance to lag behind.
"Now that Yugi's off the market..." Mai whispered, googling the three guys in front of her, "We've got less choices." Tea glanced sideways and pouted. "Yes, Tea, I know you liked Yugi, but if you're going to act like a spoilsport then you're less than I thought you were." Mai's voice was serious but her eyes were twinkling. Tea burst out laughing at the uncanny resemblance to Joey.
"I claim Joey." Mai announced suddenly, after a moment of silence.
"you can't just CLAIM people, Mai, they're not objects." Tea complained, casting a furtive glance around to make sure Joey hadn't heard her.
"Sure I can, watch me" Mai flashed a grin and sped up. Tea rolled her eyes before jogging to catch up. She wouldn't trade her friends for the world.
When she reached the others, Zuzumea gave an ear splitting squeal and ran ahead of everyone to a girl with wavy blond hair to her shoulders wearing a black mini-skirt and a pink T-shirt. The aforementioned blonde turned around curiously but before she could register what was happening, was bowled over by the joyous Zuzumea. The group stared at their friend in perplexity.
The girl's expression turned from terror to joy when she say Zuzumea's face. "Z!!!" She cried happily. "I was wondering when I'd see you around!" Her face radiated with ecstasy. Zuzumea matched her grin with one of her own.
"Aoko! What are you doing here?" She had dusted herself off and was now leading Aoko to her friends.
"Well my family decided to move since my dad got a promotion." The blond girl explained excitedly. "He had three choices, Tokyo, Gunma or Domino City."
"And he chose Domino City? No way" Zuzumea smiled.
"Yup." She squealed again and hugged Zuzumea. Joey cleared his throat, beaming.
"Oops, sorry. Minna-san, this is Aoko, my best friend from Okinawa." Zuzumea made an elaborate gesture, earning her a whack on the head from Aoko. She had met Aoko after Zoey* moved away, and they'd been inseparable ever since.
"Aoko, this is Joey, Tristan, Mai, Tea, Ryou and finally, Yugi, my boyfriend." She blushed a little at the last part, but thought it important to mention that little detail. Aoko smirked at Yugi.
"Take good care of her, or you'll have me to answer to."
"Aoko!"
Yugi just laughed. With Zuzumea leading the way and talking a mile a minute, they stepped into an ice cream shop. As they arranged themselves around a table, Zuzumea noticed happily that Ryou was smiling more and more, but had to suppress a giggle when he went to great lengths to assure himself a seat beside Aoko. They ordered and sat there, happily slurping their milkshakes and eating ice creams and watching Joey steal the Cherry off Tristan's sundae.
"Hey Aoko..." Zuzumea seemed to have remembered something and was now staring curiously at her friend. "Where's your mirror?" The latter laughed.
"Oh, Amai... she wouldn't shut up, so I stuffed her in my pocket." As she spoke, she reached into her purse and pulled out a golden mirror with the Sennen Eye on it. While the others were busy ooh-ing and aah-ing over it, Yugi looked over at Zuzumea, who had put her pen back around her nek, too.
"So this is the ninth item, huh?" Zuzumea nodded. Ryou tore his eyes away from Aoko and leaned towards Zuzumea.
"Hey, my birthday's in two weeks. Can I have her for my Birthday?" Zuzumea burst out laughing and slapped him on the arm. He grinned sheepishly and continued.
"Well it's not my fault I like her."
"I'm glad you're over me." Zuzumea told him teasingly. He blushed, and turned his attentino back to Aoko.
The windchimes beside the door jingled when another customer entered. In the chatter that surrounded their table, Zuzumea didn't notice the newcomer until he was standing by their desk. Zuzumea's pen flashed gold and Asophyre jumped out, grinning madly. She hugged Bakura fiercely around the neck and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Bakura looked surprised at first, but his expression softened and he patted her on the head. He gave a curt nod to Yami, who was standing rigidly beside Yugi and motioned for Ryou to scoot over so he could sit down. 'Thanks' he mouthed to his Hikari, before noticing the strange element in his soul chamber.
/In love?/ He asked curiously. Ryou nodded, blushing again. Bakura caught sight of Aoko and smiled. /The ninth wielder, I see. You certainly have a way of choosing women/ And before Ryou could protest, Bakura shut off the mindlink. He called for a milkshake and leaned back in his chair, an observer rather than a participant of the conversation. Twice he caught Aoko's eye and winked at her. The latter, in turn, smirked and blew Ryou a kiss.
Zuzumea watched his exchange with amusement, especially when Ryou started at this sign of affection and nearly spilt his ice cream. Over Joey's loud jokes and Tea's giggling, she lost herself, and jumped when Yugi took hold of her hand under the table. She smiled at him happily and reached for her glass.
Life, as they say, was good.
~*~
*Zoey is Zuzumea's childhood friend - the Z team, from chapter four. Anyone remember? ^^
***READ!!!! IMPORTANT!!!***
Phew! *wipes brow* This is the longest fic I've ever written, despite the fact that it only has 17 chapter as opposed to my 39 chapter long HP fic. It's also the one I'm the most proud of, out of all of my fics, regardless of reviews. I thank all of you for sticking with me, you're the ones who have made this possible. If Yami Crystal and Yami Jenny (Crazy For Bakura) hadn't reviewed chapter 5, I would've never continued it. And if the rest of you hadn't been so diligent about keeping up with this fic, I don't think I would've worked as hard on it.
As a result, it turned out much better than I ever expected it. Originally this was going to be a short ficlet concering the Yami's life, but not how destiny manipulated the Hikari's life, as well. It has drifted off from Yu-Gi-Oh and onto the fantasy realm.
To Everyone who was hoping for action - I'm really really sorry!!!! __ I honestly suck at writing action and I didn't really want anyone to get hurt. I did my best in this, but the whole Spirit Weapon's being harmless thing must've taken quite a chunk out of the excitement *sigh*
Anyways...I just wanted to say, to all of you - THANKS! Chibi Dragon, Callas-and-Ivy, Yami Jenny, Yami Crystal, pruningshears, Colie, yamachan*is my*man, Wolf Demon, Queen of Chibis, Ky Doppelganger, FALLEN-S, phi cong, and Coco, You guys really, really rock.
~Phire