ME: It's just me this chapter. The others are all taking their naptime.
Jollie_Rancher might join me later, but for now it's just me. I don't own
anything in this chapter, or the rest of the fic. So, I hope you enjoy
Chapter 7. BTY Chappie seven is pretty sappy, 'cause I had a fit of
unexpected girlishness.
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Into The Mists
By Faith_Kitty and Jollie_Rancher
Chapter Seven: Detentions
Yu Gi paced his soul room restlessly. Every few minutes he would stop and look at the door that led to his Yami's soul room, and then he would start again. Suddenly he tripped over the bouncy horse that had somehow made its way to the middle of the room. He stared down at the metal frame in confusion; then he heard a quiet giggle from behind him. Turning he noticed Estel standing at the door of his tiny room.
"How did you get here?" he asked, unashamed at the large amount of childish things in his soul room.
"I can go any where the scale senses imbalance. What is it that's bothering you Yu Gi?" she said in a tender voice. He looked at her uncertainly and then sighed. They watched each other in silence for a few minutes. Finally he asked her to come in. Glancing shyly at him she looked around the room. It was filled with toys of every shape and size. There were toy clowns, and cowboy sets. A sandbox filled one corner of the room. Another corner held building blocks and Lego's. Against the far wall sat a bookshelf filled with Dr. Suess, and other children's books. The only thing that didn't seem to belong was the tiny gold box. Going over to it she noticed an Egyptian eye on the top. Fascinated by the beautiful box she picked it up and stood, consumed by the tiny marvel. "What's this?" she asked in an awed whisper.
"You can have it if you like." He said shyly.
"You mean it?" she said glancing at him. She saw him just long enough to notice his nod and then returned to inspecting her new treasure. Soon she noticed an almost invisible line across the side of the box. She looked up at Yu Gi with a question written in her eyes.
"Open it." Said he. Silently she obeyed him. Her eyes grew round in wonder. On a black silk cushion sat a tiny gold ring. The plain band accented the golden eye. An eye almost identical to the one on the box. The only difference was that this eye had a miniscule diamond in the center. Slowly Yu Gi placed his hands under hers and lowered himself down until he was kneeling before her beautiful countenance. When she realized how he was kneeling before her, her hands flew to her mouth.
"Yu Gi, is this?" she whispered.
"Will you?" he asked his heart in his throat.
It was several minutes before she could speak. When she could, all she could say was a resounding, "YES!"
Yu Gi stood and embraced her. Somehow the world seemed so right with her in the circle of his arms. Slowly he picked the ring up out of the box and placed the box in her right hand. Then he slipped the ring over her left ring finger. She turned and found herself staring deep into his indigo eyes. Before she knew what was happening they were kissing.
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The two Yamis jumped in their respective soul rooms. "HIKARI!" they screamed in unknowing unison.
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Estel regretfully pulled away from her betrothed. Suddenly the door to his soul room burst open. Their Yami's stood startled on the outside of his room. "What's going on?" Yami Yu Gi demanded, half suspecting the answer.
"Yu Gi proposed." Estel announced. Yami E.T. looked at her Hikari turning green with envy.
"I never got proposed to!" She said glaring at them each individually and pointing a finger angrily in Yami Yu Gi's general direction. Only her hikari seemed to notice the true reason for her exasperation. \Not my fault\ Estel whispered within the vault of their mind.
"I'm sorry," Yu Gi replied trying to feel bad for her, but somehow not succeeding.
"What are you talking about?" Yami Yu Gi demanded of the raging yami.
"I waited for you, so don't give me that!" Yami E.T. railed.
"So did I!" he screamed right back, not realizing what he was saying. They all gasped. "And how did you two get in here anyway!" he demanded.
"You tell me!" the other screamed back. "You're the 'Great Pharaoh'!" She said. Then she stormed out leaving Yami Yu Gi stuttering in her wake.
"Congratulations Yu Gi." He said gruffly. //Women,// he muttered also storming out, //good luck.// When the door to Yu Gi's soul room had slammed shut a second time the happy couple turned to each other.
Holding Estel's hand Yu Gi took a deep breath and said, "Estel, I have to go to Egypt tonight."
"What," she accused jokingly. "You just got engaged so you could runaway."
"No!" he said, hurrying to reassure her. "I just need to talk to Shadi."
"I'll take care of detention tonight," she told him softy before deftly kissing him goodbye.
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Snape sat at his desk scowling as he recorded grades. His mood did not improve upon being interrupted by the young woman who had just come bursting through his office door unannounced.
"Around here we knock before entering the office of a Professor. That warrants a detention and ten points from your house." He sneered.
"That's acceptable, but I'm not a student. I'm Professor Mouto's substitute for detention tonight." She said in a dangerous voice daring him to interrupt. "You will allow Ginny to serve her double detention with me tonight. And if you have no questions I will leave you to your work." She whirled around and left slamming the door behind her.
Normally Snape would have never tolerated such a demand, but considering what he had just seen he doubted he could make a detention worse than what she must be planning.
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Ginny entered the common room downcast and defeated. "Snape just told me he turned my second detention to Professor Mouto's substitute. He seemed way to happy for it to be a good thing." She informed her companions.
"Then we better leave now or we'll be late. And from the sound of it, that is not a wise thing." Harry said leading the way.
They walked silently toward the room where they would serve out detention. Each of them was lost in their own imagination of what horrors lay ahead. But when they got to the Defense Against The Dark Arts classroom no one was there.
"What do we do now?" Ron asked worried.
"Maybe we should try History of Magic." Ginny suggested. They ran to Professor Mouto's other classroom hoping someone would be there. However, they found that room empty too.
"Now what?" Harry asked more to himself than any one else.
"Lets go to the Room of Requirement, maybe Estel can tell us where to go." Hermione said, fast losing hope that they would make it to detention on time.
They raced at break neck speeds toward the Room of Requirement barely slowing to take corners. Ginny would have completely lost her balance on one corner if it hadn't been for Harry reaching out to steady her. Hermione, however, did lose her balance and collided with Ron. They both went sprawling across the floor and Hermione landed practically sitting in his lap. After sitting dazed for a few moments Hermione jumped up looking embarrassed and laughing nervously.
"I'm so sorry Ron." She said out of breath and turning red.
"Don't worry about it." He said getting up turning just as red as Hermione. They looked at each other for a moment each seemed to want to say something more, but neither did.
"We better go we're already late." Ron muttered breaking the awkward silence and racing to catch up with Harry and Ginny who were waiting.
They finally reached the Room of Requirement and knocked. They entered cautiously, and breathlessly.
"You're late." A voice stated flatly. "That will be another detention. Now sit."
The four turned to see Estel standing in the shadows. The room was very different from what it had been the last time they were there. It was empty of all the beautiful Egyptian décor. In fact it was empty of every thing except four small desks which faced a fifth and larger desk. They each took a seat and watched as she crossed toward them.
"Wow, Ginny was right." Ron whispered to Harry.
"No whispering, if you have something to say, please share it with all of us." Estel said in a less threatening voice. "Now let's get down to business." She waved her hand and all the desks disappeared, causing the four unsuspecting students to fall on the floor. "Oops." She said with a giggle raising her hand again. They found themselves in chairs once more.
"Well, who's up for Quiddich?" She asked in an impish and chipper voice.
"Umm, I've been banned from Quiddich. Besides this is detention." Harry said uncertainly.
"Well, yes but it can still be fun. And just who banned you from Quiddich?" She asked.
"The Ministry of Magic." Harry said glumly.
"Oh, who listens to old farts on committees any way. They're just a bunch of fuddy-duddy's." She said sounding like he was spoiling her fun. "This is my detention and we will play Quiddich if I say so."
"But they took my broom." He said hoping he didn't sound too whiney.
"Leave that to me. I'll meet you on the field." She said and disappeared into the shadows. The others ran and grabbed their brooms, and the four headed to the Quiddich field. When they got there Estel was standing in the middle of the field with a broom in each hand. She extended a Firebolt to a very confused Harry.
"Here you are Harry. You know the Ministry has lousy security. They are just asking to have someone break in." She answered with a glint in her eye. The students stared at her but thought it wise not to respond. "Let the game begin." She flung open the box containing the different balls and such required for the game. Ron played keeper while Hermione and Ginny played chaser. Harry was delighted to be seeker again, and that left Estel to be beater. And so the game got under way. Soon they fell into a rhythm of play and Harry felt like he was where he belonged the way he had so many times in the past. Then out of the corner of his eye he spotted movement, but it wasn't the snitch. It was Professor Snape storming onto the field.
"You are supposed to be in detention, that's fifty points from Gryffindor!" He said enraged. "And YOU!" He pointed a crooked finger at Harry. "You are banned from playing Quiddich! That's another fifty points."
"You can't!" Said Hermione terrified.
"We aren't skipping, though." Ginny protested.
"What's all this you're yelling about?" Asked the small figure who had come to land in front of him. "They aren't skipping detention, this is detention. And I said he would play, and so he had to play. Besides we needed a seeker." She said as though that was the only explanation needed.
"She said I had no choice." Harry said trying to sound like a victim.
"What else where we supposed to do?" Ron asked desperately.
"The Ministry will hear of this." Snape threatened, menacingly.
"Is that a threat?" She said her demeanor changing abruptly. Her eyes flashed a darker shade of amethyst and she seemed to grow taller, her figure more noticeable. "I do not answer to your silly Ministry of Magic or the bureaucratic weaklings who comprise it. I only answer only to the One born to lead. Now return Gryffindor's points expeditiously."
"Yes, that's right." The four students agreed, backing their substitute.
"Very well, I will concede on the point for skipping detention. But not for Mr. Potter's violation of the law." He said then turned and left the field in a furious huff.
Estel looked at her new followers. "You know, I've seen much better hissy- fits. He seems to be somewhat out of practice."
"Adlepated, self inflated, slime ball, thinks he can boss us around." Ron grumbled. "I hate the imbecilic greasy haired git."
"Ron!" Hermione gasped.
"Nice one." The four friends turned to their substitute who seemed to be her usual mischievous self once again. "Where'd you learn to throw insults Weasly?"
"Our bothers Fred and Gorge." Ginny giggled.
"Well, they did a good job. Just one small bit of advice. An insult has to flow for it to have meaning. But fifteen points to Gryffindor for the attempt." She paused a moment before going on. "And I'd say about, oh, twenty five each for back talking the, what did you call him? Adlepated, self inflated slime ball." The four students stared at her in shock. "Well, shall we continue our game. It's not over until Harry catches the snitch, you know." She said taking off on her broom.
"Wow!" Said Ron taking off for the goals. "She's my new hero."
"That was quite unexpected. Well, we better go." Harry said pushing off and sending himself rushing upward. Hermione and Ginny shrugged at each other and took to the air as well.
Harry saw the snitch and raced after it. He was focused on that tiny golden sphere. So focused that he did not see Professor Mouto come onto the field. So focused he did not see the bludger hit Estel in the head. Just as his hand closed around the tiny sphere, however, he heard her scream. He turned to see her hit the ground with a bone breaking force he knew all to well himself. Then he heard a voice that sounded like two, but one, all at the same time. The voice was screaming her name. He landed next to Ginny and asked her what had happened
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Yu Gi strode on to the field just as Estel swooped into hit one of the two bludgers. He smiled in pride at her quick reactions. Then he watched in horror as the second one sped straight towards her neck. She turned just before it would have struck and broken her neck. She screamed in fear, as she ducked quickly, but not quickly enough. The bludger hit her squarely in the forehead. "Estel!" Yu Gi and his Yami screamed in unison. He watched, paralyzed in fear as she fell from the broom. Estel hit the ground with a jarring thud. He heard her bones snap from where he stood at the edge of the field. He ran to her side as the other four players hit the field around them. As he reached her side she looked up and saw him.
"Yu Gi," she whispered.
"Shhh." He said softly, placing two small fingers on her delicate ruby lips. She blinked in disorientation before passing out. "Estel!" he cried in panic. When she didn't respond he cried her name a second time. Then he dove into her mind. Once inside he ran along the corridor that separated the two sole rooms. When he came to a pastel pink door he stopped. Quietly he knocked. When no one answered he began to pound on the mental door.
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After Estel passed out Professor Mouto seemed to check out. Apparently he was suffering from shock. The students moved closer and Ginny placed a hand on Professor Mouto's shoulder and gently shook him. Hermione knelt down to see if Estel was all right. And Harry and Ron rounded up the bludgers and put up the rest of the Quiddich gear, then joined the girls. Suddenly Professor Mouto seemed to come to.
"Come, we must go to the Hospital Wing." Yami said raising and taking off for the castle.
"Professor!" Harry said confused. "Shouldn't we take Ms. Estel with us."
"Come, now!" He commanded.
The students stood there and this time it was them in shock. But one look at him and they knew that they had best do as said. So they took off to catch up and found that though he was short he was fast.
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As he pounded on the door to Hikari Estel's soul room the door on the opposite side of the corridor burst open. "Yami!" the two yamis yelled in unison to each other.
"What happened?" she demanded of him.
"You fell from a broom. Don't you remember?"
"No, I was in her soul room. She asked me to clean up a bit while she took care of detention. All of the sudden I was thrown into my room. The next thing I knew, I was lying on the floor of my soul room with a headache the size of Egypt, and you're banging on her door."
"I think you're hurt pretty bad."
"I can check us out. If we're okay I'll meet you in the Hospital Wing. If not I'll call you and you can use Shadow Magic. That way she doesn't get any worse, and you don't have to worry about getting her taken care of."
"Alright." He agreed. Neither of them noticed the woozy figure who quietly snuck out of her soul room, locked the door, and then faded from view.
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They reached the Hospital Wing and were surprised to find Estel there already. Madam Pomphrey was already tending to her, though she still seemed to be unconscious. Professor Mouto looked at her a moment and then smiled.
"She will be just fine." He said reassuringly to his students. "You are dismissed from detention." Harry, Ron, and Hermione turned to leave but Ginny stayed behind.
"Professor, I had a third detention, should I stay?" Ginny asked timidly.
"Why do you have a third detention?" He asked.
"Well, there was the one you gave me, then the one Professor Snape gave me, and then the one I got for being late to detention." Ginny explained.
"You may be dismissed from the third, thank you." He told her. She began to leave, but he stopped her. "For your honesty Ms. Weasly I award fifteen points to Gryffindor." She turned a second time and was again stopped. "Oh, and another five points for reminding me I can give points." He smiled bemused, and she went on her way.
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Estelami opened her eyes. Once again she was kneeling before the pharaoh for whom she danced. A small smile crossed her painted lips. Silently she rose from where she knelt before him. On padded feet she glided to his golden throne. When she reached it, she sat on the dais at his feet. And with the grace of Slyther the Sky Dragon, he arose from his throne and came to stand beside her. "Yami," she sighed. With a single look he took her breath away. His blue cloak swirled as he knelt before her. "Estel," he said. Slowly the throne room began to fade. Before her knelt her beloved Pharaoh, but he was dressed in strange garb. From head to toe he wore black leather, and over his shoulders was thrown a blue jacket. One thing was still the same, no two things. Around his neck was the Millennium Puzzle, and in his hand he held a tiny gold box with an Egyptian eye on the top. "Will you marry me."
"Oh," she groaned. "I never knew a bludger could cause delirium. I just thought I heard you propose."
He stared at her in confusion for a moment. "Will you marry me?" he repeated.
"There," she said as though trying to prove a point. "I just heard it again."
"Estelami!" he shouted getting her attention "Will You Marry Me?" Her hands flew to her mouth.
"You did propose. I thought I dreamed it? But what are we doing in Egypt?"
"Egypt?" he asked in confusion.
"Oh," her hands flew to her eyes as she started to sob. "I really did dream it!" she cried in frustration.
"No, I did propose, but we're not in Egypt. We're in England. I went to Egypt to get the ring from Shadi."
"What are we doing in England?"
"I think you need to sleep." He said gently laying her down on the hospital bed. She started to demand an answer, but he stopped her by placing two small fingers on her lips. Then he quietly traced a line along her pale cheek with the tip of one finger. As he rose to leave she grabbed his hand.
"Yes." She whispered in a barely audible voice. He looked at her in confusion for a moment before understanding dawned in his eyes. Silently he bent down beside her.
"I love you." He whispered back. Though he had no clue what he was saying, he knew that every word was somehow right. Quietly he slipped the ring out of the box she held loosely in her hand. Without a single word he slipped it over her finger. Then he left the Hospital wing in silence.
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Estel sat hiding in Yu Gi's soul room. Quietly they sat giggling together.
"You think it worked?" she whispered.
"Yup." He laughed.
"Do you think he meant it?"
"I don't know."
"I didn't think we'd get a chance to try that."
"Did you have to scare the life out of me to do so?"
"It's not like I planned it!" she exclaimed in self-defense.
"So when do you go back to your soul room?" he asked.
"When I find the key again. I locked the door remember."
"Isn't that the key in your hand?" he asked her in confusion.
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ME: Well wasn't that sweet. And as predicted my good friend Jollie_Rancher came to visit.
JR: Are you kidding! Did you think I would sleep through that? It was amazing.
ME: Yeah it was, wasn't it. But then you weren't that bad either. I just had all the romantic parts.
JR: Mine are coming. Just you wait.
ME: to all the guys out there reading this, sorry for all the maple syrup. If I'd known it would be this sweet I'd have warned you..Wait, come to think of it I did.
JR: Yes you did. And they can be forewarned that towards the end is where mine will be coming.
ME: Well good night folks. I hope you liked chapter 7. Please review!
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Into The Mists
By Faith_Kitty and Jollie_Rancher
Chapter Seven: Detentions
Yu Gi paced his soul room restlessly. Every few minutes he would stop and look at the door that led to his Yami's soul room, and then he would start again. Suddenly he tripped over the bouncy horse that had somehow made its way to the middle of the room. He stared down at the metal frame in confusion; then he heard a quiet giggle from behind him. Turning he noticed Estel standing at the door of his tiny room.
"How did you get here?" he asked, unashamed at the large amount of childish things in his soul room.
"I can go any where the scale senses imbalance. What is it that's bothering you Yu Gi?" she said in a tender voice. He looked at her uncertainly and then sighed. They watched each other in silence for a few minutes. Finally he asked her to come in. Glancing shyly at him she looked around the room. It was filled with toys of every shape and size. There were toy clowns, and cowboy sets. A sandbox filled one corner of the room. Another corner held building blocks and Lego's. Against the far wall sat a bookshelf filled with Dr. Suess, and other children's books. The only thing that didn't seem to belong was the tiny gold box. Going over to it she noticed an Egyptian eye on the top. Fascinated by the beautiful box she picked it up and stood, consumed by the tiny marvel. "What's this?" she asked in an awed whisper.
"You can have it if you like." He said shyly.
"You mean it?" she said glancing at him. She saw him just long enough to notice his nod and then returned to inspecting her new treasure. Soon she noticed an almost invisible line across the side of the box. She looked up at Yu Gi with a question written in her eyes.
"Open it." Said he. Silently she obeyed him. Her eyes grew round in wonder. On a black silk cushion sat a tiny gold ring. The plain band accented the golden eye. An eye almost identical to the one on the box. The only difference was that this eye had a miniscule diamond in the center. Slowly Yu Gi placed his hands under hers and lowered himself down until he was kneeling before her beautiful countenance. When she realized how he was kneeling before her, her hands flew to her mouth.
"Yu Gi, is this?" she whispered.
"Will you?" he asked his heart in his throat.
It was several minutes before she could speak. When she could, all she could say was a resounding, "YES!"
Yu Gi stood and embraced her. Somehow the world seemed so right with her in the circle of his arms. Slowly he picked the ring up out of the box and placed the box in her right hand. Then he slipped the ring over her left ring finger. She turned and found herself staring deep into his indigo eyes. Before she knew what was happening they were kissing.
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The two Yamis jumped in their respective soul rooms. "HIKARI!" they screamed in unknowing unison.
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Estel regretfully pulled away from her betrothed. Suddenly the door to his soul room burst open. Their Yami's stood startled on the outside of his room. "What's going on?" Yami Yu Gi demanded, half suspecting the answer.
"Yu Gi proposed." Estel announced. Yami E.T. looked at her Hikari turning green with envy.
"I never got proposed to!" She said glaring at them each individually and pointing a finger angrily in Yami Yu Gi's general direction. Only her hikari seemed to notice the true reason for her exasperation. \Not my fault\ Estel whispered within the vault of their mind.
"I'm sorry," Yu Gi replied trying to feel bad for her, but somehow not succeeding.
"What are you talking about?" Yami Yu Gi demanded of the raging yami.
"I waited for you, so don't give me that!" Yami E.T. railed.
"So did I!" he screamed right back, not realizing what he was saying. They all gasped. "And how did you two get in here anyway!" he demanded.
"You tell me!" the other screamed back. "You're the 'Great Pharaoh'!" She said. Then she stormed out leaving Yami Yu Gi stuttering in her wake.
"Congratulations Yu Gi." He said gruffly. //Women,// he muttered also storming out, //good luck.// When the door to Yu Gi's soul room had slammed shut a second time the happy couple turned to each other.
Holding Estel's hand Yu Gi took a deep breath and said, "Estel, I have to go to Egypt tonight."
"What," she accused jokingly. "You just got engaged so you could runaway."
"No!" he said, hurrying to reassure her. "I just need to talk to Shadi."
"I'll take care of detention tonight," she told him softy before deftly kissing him goodbye.
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Snape sat at his desk scowling as he recorded grades. His mood did not improve upon being interrupted by the young woman who had just come bursting through his office door unannounced.
"Around here we knock before entering the office of a Professor. That warrants a detention and ten points from your house." He sneered.
"That's acceptable, but I'm not a student. I'm Professor Mouto's substitute for detention tonight." She said in a dangerous voice daring him to interrupt. "You will allow Ginny to serve her double detention with me tonight. And if you have no questions I will leave you to your work." She whirled around and left slamming the door behind her.
Normally Snape would have never tolerated such a demand, but considering what he had just seen he doubted he could make a detention worse than what she must be planning.
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Ginny entered the common room downcast and defeated. "Snape just told me he turned my second detention to Professor Mouto's substitute. He seemed way to happy for it to be a good thing." She informed her companions.
"Then we better leave now or we'll be late. And from the sound of it, that is not a wise thing." Harry said leading the way.
They walked silently toward the room where they would serve out detention. Each of them was lost in their own imagination of what horrors lay ahead. But when they got to the Defense Against The Dark Arts classroom no one was there.
"What do we do now?" Ron asked worried.
"Maybe we should try History of Magic." Ginny suggested. They ran to Professor Mouto's other classroom hoping someone would be there. However, they found that room empty too.
"Now what?" Harry asked more to himself than any one else.
"Lets go to the Room of Requirement, maybe Estel can tell us where to go." Hermione said, fast losing hope that they would make it to detention on time.
They raced at break neck speeds toward the Room of Requirement barely slowing to take corners. Ginny would have completely lost her balance on one corner if it hadn't been for Harry reaching out to steady her. Hermione, however, did lose her balance and collided with Ron. They both went sprawling across the floor and Hermione landed practically sitting in his lap. After sitting dazed for a few moments Hermione jumped up looking embarrassed and laughing nervously.
"I'm so sorry Ron." She said out of breath and turning red.
"Don't worry about it." He said getting up turning just as red as Hermione. They looked at each other for a moment each seemed to want to say something more, but neither did.
"We better go we're already late." Ron muttered breaking the awkward silence and racing to catch up with Harry and Ginny who were waiting.
They finally reached the Room of Requirement and knocked. They entered cautiously, and breathlessly.
"You're late." A voice stated flatly. "That will be another detention. Now sit."
The four turned to see Estel standing in the shadows. The room was very different from what it had been the last time they were there. It was empty of all the beautiful Egyptian décor. In fact it was empty of every thing except four small desks which faced a fifth and larger desk. They each took a seat and watched as she crossed toward them.
"Wow, Ginny was right." Ron whispered to Harry.
"No whispering, if you have something to say, please share it with all of us." Estel said in a less threatening voice. "Now let's get down to business." She waved her hand and all the desks disappeared, causing the four unsuspecting students to fall on the floor. "Oops." She said with a giggle raising her hand again. They found themselves in chairs once more.
"Well, who's up for Quiddich?" She asked in an impish and chipper voice.
"Umm, I've been banned from Quiddich. Besides this is detention." Harry said uncertainly.
"Well, yes but it can still be fun. And just who banned you from Quiddich?" She asked.
"The Ministry of Magic." Harry said glumly.
"Oh, who listens to old farts on committees any way. They're just a bunch of fuddy-duddy's." She said sounding like he was spoiling her fun. "This is my detention and we will play Quiddich if I say so."
"But they took my broom." He said hoping he didn't sound too whiney.
"Leave that to me. I'll meet you on the field." She said and disappeared into the shadows. The others ran and grabbed their brooms, and the four headed to the Quiddich field. When they got there Estel was standing in the middle of the field with a broom in each hand. She extended a Firebolt to a very confused Harry.
"Here you are Harry. You know the Ministry has lousy security. They are just asking to have someone break in." She answered with a glint in her eye. The students stared at her but thought it wise not to respond. "Let the game begin." She flung open the box containing the different balls and such required for the game. Ron played keeper while Hermione and Ginny played chaser. Harry was delighted to be seeker again, and that left Estel to be beater. And so the game got under way. Soon they fell into a rhythm of play and Harry felt like he was where he belonged the way he had so many times in the past. Then out of the corner of his eye he spotted movement, but it wasn't the snitch. It was Professor Snape storming onto the field.
"You are supposed to be in detention, that's fifty points from Gryffindor!" He said enraged. "And YOU!" He pointed a crooked finger at Harry. "You are banned from playing Quiddich! That's another fifty points."
"You can't!" Said Hermione terrified.
"We aren't skipping, though." Ginny protested.
"What's all this you're yelling about?" Asked the small figure who had come to land in front of him. "They aren't skipping detention, this is detention. And I said he would play, and so he had to play. Besides we needed a seeker." She said as though that was the only explanation needed.
"She said I had no choice." Harry said trying to sound like a victim.
"What else where we supposed to do?" Ron asked desperately.
"The Ministry will hear of this." Snape threatened, menacingly.
"Is that a threat?" She said her demeanor changing abruptly. Her eyes flashed a darker shade of amethyst and she seemed to grow taller, her figure more noticeable. "I do not answer to your silly Ministry of Magic or the bureaucratic weaklings who comprise it. I only answer only to the One born to lead. Now return Gryffindor's points expeditiously."
"Yes, that's right." The four students agreed, backing their substitute.
"Very well, I will concede on the point for skipping detention. But not for Mr. Potter's violation of the law." He said then turned and left the field in a furious huff.
Estel looked at her new followers. "You know, I've seen much better hissy- fits. He seems to be somewhat out of practice."
"Adlepated, self inflated, slime ball, thinks he can boss us around." Ron grumbled. "I hate the imbecilic greasy haired git."
"Ron!" Hermione gasped.
"Nice one." The four friends turned to their substitute who seemed to be her usual mischievous self once again. "Where'd you learn to throw insults Weasly?"
"Our bothers Fred and Gorge." Ginny giggled.
"Well, they did a good job. Just one small bit of advice. An insult has to flow for it to have meaning. But fifteen points to Gryffindor for the attempt." She paused a moment before going on. "And I'd say about, oh, twenty five each for back talking the, what did you call him? Adlepated, self inflated slime ball." The four students stared at her in shock. "Well, shall we continue our game. It's not over until Harry catches the snitch, you know." She said taking off on her broom.
"Wow!" Said Ron taking off for the goals. "She's my new hero."
"That was quite unexpected. Well, we better go." Harry said pushing off and sending himself rushing upward. Hermione and Ginny shrugged at each other and took to the air as well.
Harry saw the snitch and raced after it. He was focused on that tiny golden sphere. So focused that he did not see Professor Mouto come onto the field. So focused he did not see the bludger hit Estel in the head. Just as his hand closed around the tiny sphere, however, he heard her scream. He turned to see her hit the ground with a bone breaking force he knew all to well himself. Then he heard a voice that sounded like two, but one, all at the same time. The voice was screaming her name. He landed next to Ginny and asked her what had happened
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Yu Gi strode on to the field just as Estel swooped into hit one of the two bludgers. He smiled in pride at her quick reactions. Then he watched in horror as the second one sped straight towards her neck. She turned just before it would have struck and broken her neck. She screamed in fear, as she ducked quickly, but not quickly enough. The bludger hit her squarely in the forehead. "Estel!" Yu Gi and his Yami screamed in unison. He watched, paralyzed in fear as she fell from the broom. Estel hit the ground with a jarring thud. He heard her bones snap from where he stood at the edge of the field. He ran to her side as the other four players hit the field around them. As he reached her side she looked up and saw him.
"Yu Gi," she whispered.
"Shhh." He said softly, placing two small fingers on her delicate ruby lips. She blinked in disorientation before passing out. "Estel!" he cried in panic. When she didn't respond he cried her name a second time. Then he dove into her mind. Once inside he ran along the corridor that separated the two sole rooms. When he came to a pastel pink door he stopped. Quietly he knocked. When no one answered he began to pound on the mental door.
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After Estel passed out Professor Mouto seemed to check out. Apparently he was suffering from shock. The students moved closer and Ginny placed a hand on Professor Mouto's shoulder and gently shook him. Hermione knelt down to see if Estel was all right. And Harry and Ron rounded up the bludgers and put up the rest of the Quiddich gear, then joined the girls. Suddenly Professor Mouto seemed to come to.
"Come, we must go to the Hospital Wing." Yami said raising and taking off for the castle.
"Professor!" Harry said confused. "Shouldn't we take Ms. Estel with us."
"Come, now!" He commanded.
The students stood there and this time it was them in shock. But one look at him and they knew that they had best do as said. So they took off to catch up and found that though he was short he was fast.
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As he pounded on the door to Hikari Estel's soul room the door on the opposite side of the corridor burst open. "Yami!" the two yamis yelled in unison to each other.
"What happened?" she demanded of him.
"You fell from a broom. Don't you remember?"
"No, I was in her soul room. She asked me to clean up a bit while she took care of detention. All of the sudden I was thrown into my room. The next thing I knew, I was lying on the floor of my soul room with a headache the size of Egypt, and you're banging on her door."
"I think you're hurt pretty bad."
"I can check us out. If we're okay I'll meet you in the Hospital Wing. If not I'll call you and you can use Shadow Magic. That way she doesn't get any worse, and you don't have to worry about getting her taken care of."
"Alright." He agreed. Neither of them noticed the woozy figure who quietly snuck out of her soul room, locked the door, and then faded from view.
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They reached the Hospital Wing and were surprised to find Estel there already. Madam Pomphrey was already tending to her, though she still seemed to be unconscious. Professor Mouto looked at her a moment and then smiled.
"She will be just fine." He said reassuringly to his students. "You are dismissed from detention." Harry, Ron, and Hermione turned to leave but Ginny stayed behind.
"Professor, I had a third detention, should I stay?" Ginny asked timidly.
"Why do you have a third detention?" He asked.
"Well, there was the one you gave me, then the one Professor Snape gave me, and then the one I got for being late to detention." Ginny explained.
"You may be dismissed from the third, thank you." He told her. She began to leave, but he stopped her. "For your honesty Ms. Weasly I award fifteen points to Gryffindor." She turned a second time and was again stopped. "Oh, and another five points for reminding me I can give points." He smiled bemused, and she went on her way.
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Estelami opened her eyes. Once again she was kneeling before the pharaoh for whom she danced. A small smile crossed her painted lips. Silently she rose from where she knelt before him. On padded feet she glided to his golden throne. When she reached it, she sat on the dais at his feet. And with the grace of Slyther the Sky Dragon, he arose from his throne and came to stand beside her. "Yami," she sighed. With a single look he took her breath away. His blue cloak swirled as he knelt before her. "Estel," he said. Slowly the throne room began to fade. Before her knelt her beloved Pharaoh, but he was dressed in strange garb. From head to toe he wore black leather, and over his shoulders was thrown a blue jacket. One thing was still the same, no two things. Around his neck was the Millennium Puzzle, and in his hand he held a tiny gold box with an Egyptian eye on the top. "Will you marry me."
"Oh," she groaned. "I never knew a bludger could cause delirium. I just thought I heard you propose."
He stared at her in confusion for a moment. "Will you marry me?" he repeated.
"There," she said as though trying to prove a point. "I just heard it again."
"Estelami!" he shouted getting her attention "Will You Marry Me?" Her hands flew to her mouth.
"You did propose. I thought I dreamed it? But what are we doing in Egypt?"
"Egypt?" he asked in confusion.
"Oh," her hands flew to her eyes as she started to sob. "I really did dream it!" she cried in frustration.
"No, I did propose, but we're not in Egypt. We're in England. I went to Egypt to get the ring from Shadi."
"What are we doing in England?"
"I think you need to sleep." He said gently laying her down on the hospital bed. She started to demand an answer, but he stopped her by placing two small fingers on her lips. Then he quietly traced a line along her pale cheek with the tip of one finger. As he rose to leave she grabbed his hand.
"Yes." She whispered in a barely audible voice. He looked at her in confusion for a moment before understanding dawned in his eyes. Silently he bent down beside her.
"I love you." He whispered back. Though he had no clue what he was saying, he knew that every word was somehow right. Quietly he slipped the ring out of the box she held loosely in her hand. Without a single word he slipped it over her finger. Then he left the Hospital wing in silence.
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Estel sat hiding in Yu Gi's soul room. Quietly they sat giggling together.
"You think it worked?" she whispered.
"Yup." He laughed.
"Do you think he meant it?"
"I don't know."
"I didn't think we'd get a chance to try that."
"Did you have to scare the life out of me to do so?"
"It's not like I planned it!" she exclaimed in self-defense.
"So when do you go back to your soul room?" he asked.
"When I find the key again. I locked the door remember."
"Isn't that the key in your hand?" he asked her in confusion.
"What key?" she said in a tone dripping with way too much innocence. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
ME: Well wasn't that sweet. And as predicted my good friend Jollie_Rancher came to visit.
JR: Are you kidding! Did you think I would sleep through that? It was amazing.
ME: Yeah it was, wasn't it. But then you weren't that bad either. I just had all the romantic parts.
JR: Mine are coming. Just you wait.
ME: to all the guys out there reading this, sorry for all the maple syrup. If I'd known it would be this sweet I'd have warned you..Wait, come to think of it I did.
JR: Yes you did. And they can be forewarned that towards the end is where mine will be coming.
ME: Well good night folks. I hope you liked chapter 7. Please review!