~~Chapter 9~~
BW: ooh! i feel so love-ed! the day after i put the chapter up and i get a million reviews! (ok, so i'm exaggerating. humor me...) *random happy dance* specialness! anyhow. after this, chapters may be slow in coming, thanks to bloody evil teachers conspiring against me. *shifty eyes* on with the story!
disclaimer: i do not own yugioh. i don't even own the bloody computer...
*************************************
The sun shone through a crack in the curtains. 'Wait...curtains?' Yami wondered. 'Why are there curtains? I thought we were out in that clearing...' Yami stirred and rolled over. Well, there was a Yugi at his back, that was a definite. He could see the tricolored hair if he looked over his shoulder far enough. But how had they gotten back into their room? Yami stood and went to the window, parting the curtains just far enough to look out over the trees. Yugi shifted under the deep blue quilt.
Yami crossed back to the bed and sat on the edge by Yugi. Yami reached out and stroked the little one's head, running his fingers through the silky strands.
Yugi's hand moved to touch Yami's arm, closing around his wrist. Yami turned his wrist around until Yugi's hand loosened enough for Yami to slide their hands together. They stayed like for a long time, Yami enjoying the innocence of Yugi's sleep. Yugi just enjoying being and dreaming.
There was some commotion in the entrance hall. Yami gently laid Yugi's hand back under the covers to keep it warm and left the room, locking the door behind him. He turned and started down the hall that led to the top landing of the grand staircase. He slipped behind a wall when someone stepped into the foyer from the left hall, Professor Xavier rolling along at their side. They were deep in conversation, speaking just low enough that Yami couldn't make out much but mumbling. But then he thought he heard them say something about Yugi. Why would they be talking about him?
Yami came into view at the top of the stairs and walked down, putting on his best "look-I'm-Yugi" face.
The Professor looked up and smiled. "Ah. Good morning, Yugi. How are you?"
Yami bowed slightly. "Fine, thank you, Professor. And how are you?"
"Very well, thank you. Yugi, this is a guest from a family looking into some of the schools in the area," Xavier said, gesturing to the girl at his side.
She was a tall person of about 5' 8", if one had to guess, but the way she carried herself made her look still taller. Her light brown hair fell to her shoulder blades, natural, light red highlights extending the length. Expressive blue-and-green eyes were set into a pale, oval face that blushed easily. Her full lips were of the kind that smiled with great ease at the slightest invitation. Her longs legs were clad in dark denim jeans, topped with a deep burgundy blouse. Her shoes were knee-high boots that zipped up the side so you could actually get your foot inside, and inch-high heel at the base. From the way her fingers fidgeted, you could tell she liked to do things with her hands. Her right hand kept stroking the end of a leather something that stuck out at the bottom of her blouse on her right hip.
"Hello. My name is Miika," she said, a greeting smile alighting on her face. Miika put her left fist under her right elbow and bowed a bit, extending her right arm to shake Yami's hand.
"Hello, Miika. My name is Yugi." Yami smiled and bowed, copying the way she held out her hand.
Their hands shook twice and stood straight again. Yami's eyes glanced at a leather sheath, which had become more exposed when her blouse slipped up, also showing off a small pouch barely big enough to hold a CD. Miika looked down, wondering what it was Yami had seen that caught his interest. She tugged her blouse back down until not but the very tip of the sheath was visible, but only to those who really inspected her person.
Yami excused himself and went back upstairs, saying that he had forgotten his wallet in his room.
The Professor had been watching the two interact, happy that they got along so well. All the while, he was searching Yugi's mind for anything strange. He was sensing something ancient coming from one of the two, but Miika was not the one. He had already seen her thoughts and she was a perfectly normal girl, save for some of her habits. Now he was in Yugi's (Yami's) mind, walking the hall he had seen only once before. There were still two doors, but one of them was unlocked. He stepped inside to find a sleeping Yugi on a bed in the midst of a toy-scattered room. Xavier smiled and stepped back out, closing the door with a small click. He turned to the other door and knocked. Maybe this time he would get some answers from the one inside.
Yami was back in their room. He could feel someone probing his mind. 'But how did the barrier let them in?!' he wondered, startled that this was happening again. He sat on the bed and closed his eyes, concentrating on his thoughts. He saw the man in the hall again. He was Yugi's room! But how had he gotten in? Well...at least he wasn't disturbing his aibou's sleep. But then he came to Yami's door and knocked. 'Why not?' thought Yami. 'I can always do what I did to Shadi.' He opened his soul room door.
Xavier was startled when the door opened, but no one was inside. He stepped into the shadows, and fell, grabbing onto the edge of a pit. Were those snakes he heard at the bottom?! Careful to not lose his grip, Xavier climber back out onto solid ground. Before him stood a wild-eyed Yugi. "Why do you disturb my soul?" he asked.
"Professor?" a small, distant voice said. "Professor Xavier?" it persisted.
Professor Xavier opened his eyes and was back in the real world, back with Miika. She looked concerned. "Professor? Are you ok?"
Xavier wiped his forehead to find he was sweating and his head hurt a bit. Confused, he ignored this for now and smiled reassuringly at Miika. "Yes. I am fine. I'm sorry if i worried you."
Miika nodded and smiled back at him, making a mental note to watch the Professor in case he had a stroke, or something.
The Professor turned, wheeling himself into hall on the other side of the staircase. "This way, there are the class rooms for science and history..." Miika followed and the tour of the grounds continued.
Yami watched as the man disappeared. He opened his eyes and looked out the window. Was it just him or did that look like the Professor? He discuss it with Yugi after he woke up.
Yami's thoughts switched gears and fell on Miika. A nice girl, yes, but rather high-strung about that sheath and pouch of something-or-other. He talk to her alter when he saw her around, again. Yugi stirred and rolled over, facing Yami's back.
He reached, searching for warmth and a body. Yami held out his hand so that Yugi could find it. When he did, Yugi grasped it tightly and pulled it back toward himself. Yami laid down again, watching over his hikari and love, and falling back asleep.
*******************************
BW...i don't know why i did that...i just felt like it, i guess. can anyone guess who miika is? anyway. thank you forever and ever to ncsgirl who told me that the daggers are called athames! *gives plushie of you and favorite character from anywhere and special tea-bashing hammer that seeks her out and lasts forever* (unless you like tea, that is...)
Bakura: ...that was random
BW: yeah... also! i have some questions for you all, but they're too strange and such put here. could anyone who wants to have a say in the decisions go to http://www.surveymonkey.con/s.asp?=55433392639? please? then you can answer questions about what should happen in the story and about the characters i've already presented to you. thank you to all my special reviewers! i love you guys!
Bakura: why?
BW: cause they're special, baka!!!! *hands out candy, cookies, and any yugioh and x-men plushies they want* ^_^ danke schon, all!
Bakura: what's surveymonkey.com?
BW: it's this website where you can post surveys for people to answer. you can write the questions and pick the answer style. it's great for school stuff, too. but unless you pay, you can only get 100 replies. it's really great, though.
Barkura: *shrug* ok. go there or she'll be confused and won't post for a long time until she makes up her own damn mind.
Miika: so what're you going to do with me?
BW: that's one of the questions. go there and find out.
danke schon!
BW: ooh! i feel so love-ed! the day after i put the chapter up and i get a million reviews! (ok, so i'm exaggerating. humor me...) *random happy dance* specialness! anyhow. after this, chapters may be slow in coming, thanks to bloody evil teachers conspiring against me. *shifty eyes* on with the story!
disclaimer: i do not own yugioh. i don't even own the bloody computer...
*************************************
The sun shone through a crack in the curtains. 'Wait...curtains?' Yami wondered. 'Why are there curtains? I thought we were out in that clearing...' Yami stirred and rolled over. Well, there was a Yugi at his back, that was a definite. He could see the tricolored hair if he looked over his shoulder far enough. But how had they gotten back into their room? Yami stood and went to the window, parting the curtains just far enough to look out over the trees. Yugi shifted under the deep blue quilt.
Yami crossed back to the bed and sat on the edge by Yugi. Yami reached out and stroked the little one's head, running his fingers through the silky strands.
Yugi's hand moved to touch Yami's arm, closing around his wrist. Yami turned his wrist around until Yugi's hand loosened enough for Yami to slide their hands together. They stayed like for a long time, Yami enjoying the innocence of Yugi's sleep. Yugi just enjoying being and dreaming.
There was some commotion in the entrance hall. Yami gently laid Yugi's hand back under the covers to keep it warm and left the room, locking the door behind him. He turned and started down the hall that led to the top landing of the grand staircase. He slipped behind a wall when someone stepped into the foyer from the left hall, Professor Xavier rolling along at their side. They were deep in conversation, speaking just low enough that Yami couldn't make out much but mumbling. But then he thought he heard them say something about Yugi. Why would they be talking about him?
Yami came into view at the top of the stairs and walked down, putting on his best "look-I'm-Yugi" face.
The Professor looked up and smiled. "Ah. Good morning, Yugi. How are you?"
Yami bowed slightly. "Fine, thank you, Professor. And how are you?"
"Very well, thank you. Yugi, this is a guest from a family looking into some of the schools in the area," Xavier said, gesturing to the girl at his side.
She was a tall person of about 5' 8", if one had to guess, but the way she carried herself made her look still taller. Her light brown hair fell to her shoulder blades, natural, light red highlights extending the length. Expressive blue-and-green eyes were set into a pale, oval face that blushed easily. Her full lips were of the kind that smiled with great ease at the slightest invitation. Her longs legs were clad in dark denim jeans, topped with a deep burgundy blouse. Her shoes were knee-high boots that zipped up the side so you could actually get your foot inside, and inch-high heel at the base. From the way her fingers fidgeted, you could tell she liked to do things with her hands. Her right hand kept stroking the end of a leather something that stuck out at the bottom of her blouse on her right hip.
"Hello. My name is Miika," she said, a greeting smile alighting on her face. Miika put her left fist under her right elbow and bowed a bit, extending her right arm to shake Yami's hand.
"Hello, Miika. My name is Yugi." Yami smiled and bowed, copying the way she held out her hand.
Their hands shook twice and stood straight again. Yami's eyes glanced at a leather sheath, which had become more exposed when her blouse slipped up, also showing off a small pouch barely big enough to hold a CD. Miika looked down, wondering what it was Yami had seen that caught his interest. She tugged her blouse back down until not but the very tip of the sheath was visible, but only to those who really inspected her person.
Yami excused himself and went back upstairs, saying that he had forgotten his wallet in his room.
The Professor had been watching the two interact, happy that they got along so well. All the while, he was searching Yugi's mind for anything strange. He was sensing something ancient coming from one of the two, but Miika was not the one. He had already seen her thoughts and she was a perfectly normal girl, save for some of her habits. Now he was in Yugi's (Yami's) mind, walking the hall he had seen only once before. There were still two doors, but one of them was unlocked. He stepped inside to find a sleeping Yugi on a bed in the midst of a toy-scattered room. Xavier smiled and stepped back out, closing the door with a small click. He turned to the other door and knocked. Maybe this time he would get some answers from the one inside.
Yami was back in their room. He could feel someone probing his mind. 'But how did the barrier let them in?!' he wondered, startled that this was happening again. He sat on the bed and closed his eyes, concentrating on his thoughts. He saw the man in the hall again. He was Yugi's room! But how had he gotten in? Well...at least he wasn't disturbing his aibou's sleep. But then he came to Yami's door and knocked. 'Why not?' thought Yami. 'I can always do what I did to Shadi.' He opened his soul room door.
Xavier was startled when the door opened, but no one was inside. He stepped into the shadows, and fell, grabbing onto the edge of a pit. Were those snakes he heard at the bottom?! Careful to not lose his grip, Xavier climber back out onto solid ground. Before him stood a wild-eyed Yugi. "Why do you disturb my soul?" he asked.
"Professor?" a small, distant voice said. "Professor Xavier?" it persisted.
Professor Xavier opened his eyes and was back in the real world, back with Miika. She looked concerned. "Professor? Are you ok?"
Xavier wiped his forehead to find he was sweating and his head hurt a bit. Confused, he ignored this for now and smiled reassuringly at Miika. "Yes. I am fine. I'm sorry if i worried you."
Miika nodded and smiled back at him, making a mental note to watch the Professor in case he had a stroke, or something.
The Professor turned, wheeling himself into hall on the other side of the staircase. "This way, there are the class rooms for science and history..." Miika followed and the tour of the grounds continued.
Yami watched as the man disappeared. He opened his eyes and looked out the window. Was it just him or did that look like the Professor? He discuss it with Yugi after he woke up.
Yami's thoughts switched gears and fell on Miika. A nice girl, yes, but rather high-strung about that sheath and pouch of something-or-other. He talk to her alter when he saw her around, again. Yugi stirred and rolled over, facing Yami's back.
He reached, searching for warmth and a body. Yami held out his hand so that Yugi could find it. When he did, Yugi grasped it tightly and pulled it back toward himself. Yami laid down again, watching over his hikari and love, and falling back asleep.
*******************************
BW...i don't know why i did that...i just felt like it, i guess. can anyone guess who miika is? anyway. thank you forever and ever to ncsgirl who told me that the daggers are called athames! *gives plushie of you and favorite character from anywhere and special tea-bashing hammer that seeks her out and lasts forever* (unless you like tea, that is...)
Bakura: ...that was random
BW: yeah... also! i have some questions for you all, but they're too strange and such put here. could anyone who wants to have a say in the decisions go to http://www.surveymonkey.con/s.asp?=55433392639? please? then you can answer questions about what should happen in the story and about the characters i've already presented to you. thank you to all my special reviewers! i love you guys!
Bakura: why?
BW: cause they're special, baka!!!! *hands out candy, cookies, and any yugioh and x-men plushies they want* ^_^ danke schon, all!
Bakura: what's surveymonkey.com?
BW: it's this website where you can post surveys for people to answer. you can write the questions and pick the answer style. it's great for school stuff, too. but unless you pay, you can only get 100 replies. it's really great, though.
Barkura: *shrug* ok. go there or she'll be confused and won't post for a long time until she makes up her own damn mind.
Miika: so what're you going to do with me?
BW: that's one of the questions. go there and find out.
danke schon!