A/N: 'Loo, minna-san! Yes, time for another amazing chapter update! lol Yah, as if! Chapter update; yes. Amazing; probably not. Oh, just ta let y'all know, I am still accepting votes for whether you want this to be a lemon or not; another reason for you to send reviews!
Seto: No, be evil and don't review so that she won't update anymore!
MGS: WHAT WAS THAT???
Seto: You heard me, wench.
MGS: TRINITY!!!
Trinity: So, do I get to castrate him now, Hoshi?
Seto: Uh… LONG LIVE MOONGODDESSSERENITY!! Even though she doesn't own anything other than the plot, OCs, and the goddess cards, DON'T LET HER KILL ME!!!
Yami: Kaiba, pull yourself together! You're supposed to be a professional, man!
MGS & NGT: SELENITY!! GET IN HERE AND CONTROL YOUR BOYFRIEND!!
EQS: SQUEE!! pulls out bottle of hair gel Oh, Yami! If you don't get back over here, then I am going to throw out all of your hair gel!
Yami: VV' I feel so abused!! heads over to Selenity, then grabs the hair gel from her hand
Trinity: Yami, that is really pathetic. I mean, seriously.
MGS: Now, on with the fic!
¤ text ¤- flashbacks
"text" – talking (duh!)
'text' –thinking (again, duh!)
text- telepathic link
/text/ – Yugi to Yami
text– Yami to Yugi
♥ text ♥ – POV Change
Lock Us in Your Hearts
We Meet Again
♥Star's POV♥
As the first morning rays of the sun peaked over the clouds, I opened my eyes. I was always an early riser, even during my time inside the box. I looked over at Selenity's bed, only to find her still asleep. Groggily smiling, I climbed out of bed and headed over to my vanity. One of the advantages of being a goddess has to be being able to change things to how you want them to be; within reason, that is.
I decided that since it was still early & Sel wasn't up yet that I would get dressed the human way, for once. I slipped into a shiny pair of purple pants and a glittering silver halter-top. I put back on my wrist the silver eternity bracelet I wore yesterday, plus a gold one on my left hand and middle finger. The stories behind these bracelets are actually pretty interesting.
The silver one was given to me on the day of my birth. All minor goddesses receive one, though they may very a bit. Selenity's is also silver, though it has little pink flowers instead of butterflies. I can remember how her parents always joked about how she used to whirl it around her head when she was little.
That's another thing. One of the most common misconceptions about the two of us is that we're actually not sisters. I guess that people think that we are because we spend so much time together, and we look sort-of alike. I remembered the first time that I heard someone say that, I just cracked up.
As for the gold bracelet, that has a little more sentimental value for both of us. Yup, we each have identical ones, though we received them in the Mortal Realm. Selenity's came from King Yami, & mine came from Seto. I remember that day clearly.
¤ Selenity and I were heading down to the feast, when we were each pulled off to opposite sides of the hall as the guards came walking by. I would have shrieked if a pair of familiar lips hadn't kissed me first. As soon as he pulled back, I slapped his shoulder playfully. "Seto," I scolded, "Don't scare me like that, you big jerk!"
He put a hand over his heart, pretending to be hurt. "I had absolutely no intention of harming you, Darling. All I wanted to do was to give you this." With that, he pulled a gold bag from seemingly out of nowhere, and opened it. I gasped at the beautifully crafted eternity bracelet that was in front of me. "Oh, Seto," I breathed, "It's beautiful." "It's just a way of me promising my heart to you, that's all." He smiled, then cupped my chin in his hands. "Well, will you wear it, Sere?"
I laughed while wiping the tears of joy from my eyes. "Of course I will! Any way that I can how the world how much I love you is greatly accepted, love." I remember him slipping it around my left wrist and then putting the ring on my middle finger. I moved my hand back and forth, watching it glitter in the dim candlelight. As the chain trailed across my hand, I suddenly remembered where I had been headed prior to the encounter.
"Oh, shit. Um, Seto? Aren't we supposed to be heading down to the banquet hall?" His eyebrows rose, then he sighed in defeat. "Yah, let's head down; though I would much rather skip it and head back to your room for the evening." Again, he raised an eyebrow suggestively.
I laughed at this, then leaned up to kiss him and whisper in his ear. "After the banquet, alright?" With that, we headed back out into the hall. Selenity walked out from the other side of the hallway with Yami in tow. I noted that she had an identical band on, and her eyes were also watery. I just smiled, thinking that absolutely nothing could go wrong in our lives. ¤
♥Normal POV♥
Star shook off the memory and decided to grab some chow before the duels began later. She sat down at the table as an absolutely delicious-looking meal appeared in front of her. She grabbed a fork and knife then dug in.
By the time Selenity woke up, Star had finished eating and was sipping a cup of coffee. "Morning," Selenity greeted cheerfully. "Hay, Lady! Glad ta see that your ups!" Selenity slipped on her green silk robe and sat down to eat her breakfast. Yawning, she asked, "Hay, what time is it?" Star glanced over at the clock. "Oh my fucking goddess! It's already 11:00! We kinda need ta get a move on, don't we?" Selenity Downed her breakfast then stood up, only to be engulfed in a swirl of green leaves.
When the leaves disappeared, Selenity was wearing a pair of green pants that were cut into strips up to the knees, showing off the green leaf ribbons up her legs from her shoes. She wore a gold backless T-shirt with gold ribbons across the back. Her hair was still streaked, and she wore both of her eternity bracelets. Both duelists grabbed their duel discs and cloaks, then prepared for departure. On their way out, Selenity thought about something. "Hay, Star? Since we were just planning on meeting Serenity, why don't we leave her a note telling her that we went to see my sister?"
Star turned around after putting on her cloak. "You wanna check up on Sapphire? Sure, what the hell. I mean, I'm sure that Sapph has sensed that we're back by now." Selenity smiled and produced a note on green paper, placed it on the table, and then she and Star disappeared.
♥Selenity's POV ♥
I was so happy that I get that I was going to see my little sister after such a long time. The moment we sealed ourselves away, she knew, and was left in charge of my kingdom until I returned. You see, our mother was an elf goddess, leaving her entire elfin kingdom to her eldest daughter when she passed away. So, I got stuck with that responsibility.
As Star and I teleported to the palace, I couldn't help but try to imagine if she had changed at all. Finally, we stopped in front of the palace gates. It was just as I remembered it: Surrounded by a golden gate, trees, and a river, it shone like a golden gem rising from the earth. I could still see the gardens through the trees, and even smell some of the plants. Ah, yes, I sighed, its good to be home. As we approached the gate, it slowly opened as I saw Sapphire run out the door and hug me.
When she stepped back, I smiled. She hadn't changed too much, considering that it had been 5,000 years since I had last seen her. She had elf height, but was still shorter than Star and I. Her silky jet-black hair hung down to the small of her back, with white and deep blue streaks all over it. Her skin was still gorgeously light, and I still would've killed to get her complexion. She looked at Star and me with her sapphire eyes, which were filled with joy.
"I can't believe you guys are back! It's been far too long!" Sapphire wiped the water from her face before it fell. "It's good to see ya too, Firefly," Star laughed. "Oh, yah, don't ya have a husband or something now?"
Sapphire blushed a little. "Well, yah, but-" I cut her off. "Aww, now when were you going to tell us this wonderful news, hmm, Firefly?" "-I was going to, but I was just too happy to see you guys! Jeez, don't I ever get a break?!" Just then, I saw a young man walk out the door and put an arm around her waist.
Star and I looked at each other, then smiled. "So, Leggy's the lucky guy to steel your heart, hmm? Well, congrats to the both of you!" Legolas smiled. "Thank you, Highnesses; it is a joy to have you both here again."
Just then, the palace doors flew open once again, and out ran three little girls, who tackled me once they got to the other end of the courtyard. "Auny Sel! You're back!" I kneeled down to hug the little girls, then glanced at Sapphire.
"Well, well! It appears that your little sister has been busy over the past five thousand years, Sel!" Star laughed. Sapphire smiled. "Oh, there are four of those; the eldest is probably on her way out at the moment. Alright, the little five year-old attached to your leg would be Beren." I glanced down to see the little girl with dark brown hair and hazel eyes smiling at me warmly. She seemed a little roguish, even at that age.
I glanced at the blue-eyed girl with long, wavy blonde hair standing next to me, hugging my waist. "That would be Tinúviel; she's twelve," Legolas said. "Sapphire continues to say that she is the female version of me." "Only because it's true, Darling, and you know it! She acts just like you and must've read Frodo's book hundreds of times!" "Actually, Amil," Tinúviel said, "it would be one thousand, two hundred forty-eight times, and that was just in this month."
Sapphire rolled her eyes and threw her hands into the air. "Do you see what I've had to put up with?" Just then, Star caught my attention and my eyes focused on the girl sitting on the steps of the palace. Her nose was in a book, and she looked remarkably like me. Her blonde hair was long and straight, and appeared to have striking green eyes. When she caught us smiling at her, Sapphire motioned for her to come and join them. The girl closed her book, marking the page with her finger, and slowly walked over to us, playing with her sea green dress.
Sapphire touched her daughter's shoulder, moving her in front of us. "This," she smiled, "is Sila. As you can tell, I never have any trouble from her, thank goddess." Star smiled, and bowed her head to the girl. "Did you just have to name someone after me, Firefly? Cause if you did, I feel special." Sapphire laughed. "Of course I did, Hoshi! She reminded me too much of both of you at birth!" I smiled at Sila, and I could tell that she would do great things one day. She smiled back at me, then came and gave me a hug, just like the rest of her sisters had done.
Legolas was talking to Star while I tried to help Sapphire get Beren to stop "stabbing" Tinúviel with her "sword." Just then we heard the doors swing open and a beautiful young lady glided down the front steps towards us, then curtsied once she stopped. "Ah," Legolas smiled, "Estel, how nice of you to finally join us." I glanced at my niece, who was at least sixteen years of age. She had long, wavy brown hair and deep blue eyes with flecks of amethyst in them. She seemed shy like her sister, but at the same time, she was so full of life.
We entered the dining hall shortly after, anxiously awaiting a decent elfin meal after 5,000 years. As we sat down to eat, all the little ones kept shooting questions at us about where we'd been. We laughed a lot, and soon the children were sent to play once desert was over, except for Estel and Sila. If I did not take the throne, when Sapphire left it Estel would take over. Our family never had men rule; always the women. For the men it sucks, but we're perfectly happy with it, seeing as how there have never been any boys born into our family. Yet, anyhow.
Sapphire glanced at me. "Selenity," she said, "You've been missed over the past few millennia. Tell me: are you still going after Malik?" I could feel Star ready to kill someone at the mention of that name, and I also grew darker. "Sis, if we weren't, do you honestly think that we would've waited 5,000 goddamned years?" "I know, Firefly," Star said. "Honestly, I would've rather died right then and there in his dying arms then live without Seto for this long. I dunno about Sel, but these centuries have been like death to me." I could see her eyes filling up with tears, and I could recall the day that we first met the loves of our lives.
¤ Falling; that's all we seemed to be doing. When we finally hit the ground, we certainly felt it. Serenity and I just lay there for a while, and I finally opened my eyes to see where we were. Since we had been pushed off that cloud, the fall from the heavens had landed us into a crack in the Earth. There had been a large slab or rock teetering on the edge, and it now covered the majority of where we hand fallen in. There was still light coming in, but there wasn't enough room to get out. Once we were both entirely conscious, we began to scream for help.
"Damnit to Hell! We've fallen into a giant hole into the middle of Egypt, and there's probably no one around for miles!" Serenity began to hit her head on the wall as she slid down it. I sighed and went to sit next to her. "Hoshi, don't worry; someone will probably hear us. Though all this yelling may not get their attention…" I smiled at her, and she knew what I was talking about. "Why do you always try to get me to sing, Sel?" She sighed. "Fine; but only because this is a life or death situation."
Being the goddess of song and dance was a huge advantage for her, though she probably would've already had an amazing voice if she weren't. Serenity stood up in the middle of the pit and turned her head upwards. I could tell that she was searching her brain for the song that would get someone's attention. Every time I hear her sing, it just makes me feel at ease. Another benefit: if no humans heard her, then some animals would and get the human's attention. That's just how it works. Finally, I saw her eyes light up, and she began to sing.
"Laugh and cry
Live and die
Life is a dream we're dreaming
Day by day I find my way
Look for the soul and the meaning
Then you look at me
And I always see
What I have been searching for
I'm lost as can be
Then you look at me
And I am not lost anymore
People run
Sun to sun
Caught in their lives ever flowing
Once begun, life goes till it's gone
We have to go where it's going
Then you look at me
And I always see
What I have been searching for
I'm lost as can be
Then you look at me
And I am not lost anymore
And you say you see
When you look at me
The reason you love life so
Though lost I have been
I'll find love again
And life just keeps on running
And life just keeps on running
You look at me and life comes from you
From………you"
Before she reached the final phrase, I could hear movement above us. Apparently, her heavenly lyrics had reached mortal ears, and they had come to investigate. However, that fall had taken a lot out of the both of us, and our wounds & lack of oxygen weren't helping too much, either. We had already begun to breathe heavily, and my site was starting to go blurry. Serenity's knees began to shake once she was done with the song, and she too heard the voices from above. She then collapsed onto the ground, and I soon followed.
When I finally woke up, I groaned, but I kept my eyes closed. I could tell that a man was carrying me, and he seemed worried. I could hear his heartbeat was faster than it normally was, and he was walking quickly. I also heard a few other footfalls around us. One of them was caring Serenity, but I was too exhausted and wounded to even look to see where she was. So, I just kept my eyes closed and went back to sleep.
When I next awoke, I was lying on top of a gorgeous bed in a beautiful room. There were bandages wrapped around the cuts & bruises on my body, and I felt a little numb. I tried to sit up, but felt a jolt of pain all over my body, causing me to bite my lip in an attempt to muffle the sound; it ended up coming out as a sort of strangled cry.
I suddenly felt a pair of strong hands on my shoulders, carefully pushing me back down onto the bed. "Shh," a deep voice said, "You're only going to hurt yourself more by doing that. Just lay back and relax, milady." As soon as I could see again, I saw a young man with spiky hair pinning me to the bed with both hands. I have to admit, even the first time I saw him, he was cute. "Un, who are you?" I moaned. "And furthermore, where am I?"
He smiled. "You're at the palace in Egypt, and I am King Yami. Please, don't try to get up and bow." "I think I learned my lesson about that the last time I tried to stand, Pharaoh." I smirked. "Besides, you would be the one bowing to me, though I don't like it when people do that often." He laughed a little. "Really; and who would that make you, dear lady?" "My name is Selenity, goddess of the forests and heir to the throne of Eternia." I relished in watching his eyes grow and his head slightly bowing. I laughed, despite the fact that it hurt my stomach too. "Well then, goddess, I am honored to have you in my palace. I hope that you feel better soon." With that, he kissed my hand and exited the room, but not before turning around and looking at me one more time. ¤
♥Normal POV♥
After the meal, Sapphire led her sister and friends into a tower, where all their weapons had been kept. You name it, it was in there. They had bows & arrows, rapiers, swords, spears, just to name a few. They each selected from their own section several dozen, then hugged Sapphire. "Firefly, we hate to leave on such short notice, but we need to get back in time for the rest of the tournament." "I understand, Star; just be careful you two." "Hay, drop by sometime; I'm sure that Seto wouldn't mind another guest on his ship." With that, Star headed back to the ship in a cloud of stars.
Selenity hugged her sister, then whispered something into her ear. "Sapphire, the throne is yours now. Take good care of our people, Highness." With that, she smiled at her, then disappeared in a spiral of green leaves. Sapphire smiled sadly, then hugged her husband. "What's wrong, love?" He whispered into her hair. "Nothing really; I just hope that history isn't going to repeat itself exactly as to what happened to make them like this."
Back Onboard the Battle City Ship
Serenity sat inside her friends' room, waiting for them to return. She glanced out the window and noticed that the sun was starting to set. 'Where could they be?' she thought. 'If they don't get back soon, then they'll miss seeing who's going to duel next!' She was starting to get worried, when she felt someone enter the room. She turned around to see both of the goddesses had returned, carrying several types of weapons.
"Hay, guys!" she said upon seeing them. "You know, they're going to be calling you guys down to select the next pair of duelists in about 15 minutes." Both women smiled, then put their weapons away. "Hay, thanks, Serenity! Here that, Hoshi?"
"Yah, I heard."
They finished putting away their things, then slipped back into their cloaks. "Let's go! I gotta see who's up next for this thing. Let's see, which poor fool will loose this time?" Serenity headed out of the room, flanked by her two friends. They entered the room before everyone else, and the two goddesses headed to an out–of–the–way corner to wait for everyone else to arrive.
"Hay, Serenity!" The girl whipped around when she heard her name. "Joey!" She ran and hugged he brother. "Where were ya earlier, sis? I was lookin all ova for ya!" Serenity glanced down for a minute. "Oh, just looking around the ship some more, that's all, big brother." Finally, all the duelists were present, and the chooser began to select the next pair of duelists.
Well, Selenity, who do you think is going to go up next, hmm?
Selenity smiled as her friend talked to her telepathically.
No idea; I prefer not to look into the future; you know that, Hoshi.
True, but that's beside the point, Lady.
"The first duelist to be selected is Duelist number 1!" Kaiba smirked as the announcer called his number. 'This should be fun.' He thought.
So, you think the pharaoh's going to go against him?
No chance in Hell, Sel. It's going to be one of us; I can feel it.
Finally, the last ball fell out of the machine. "Mister Kaiba will be competing against duelist number 10! Both duelists should be ready to duel in five minutes!" A murmur went through several of the others, while Serenity glanced over to where her two friends were standing. "Which one is it?" she mouthed to them.
Both figures made sure their cloaks were covering them before stepping out to join the rest of the group. They stood behind Joey and nodded to Serenity. When she looked past him and smiled, Joey turned around and almost had a heart attack. "Holy shit!" he clutched his heart. "Where'd they come from?!"
Serenity and the two cloaked figures had to stifle their laughter, then they headed over to where Kaiba was standing. The one in purple made a slight bow to him, then said something in a language that he had never heard before, yet seemed so familiar. If he had known what the figure was saying, he would've heard "Good luck, Seto; you're going to need it." However, all he heard was a beautiful language that seemed to roll of the tongue.
Seto seemed shocked by what the cloaked figure said, and was about to respond to them when they turned and exited the room. 'What the hell did that person just say? And which one is duelist ten, anyway?' Kaiba got a cold chill after they left. 'What is with those people? I feel like I've met them before…'
Yami was also restless after the mystery duelists had left the room. Just like Seto, he had recognized them, but just didn't know exactly who they were. 'This is just becoming odd. Now I can sense that presence that I noticed the other day from one of them. What is going on here?'
When the two figures glided out of the room, Serenity glanced back to her brother. "Um, Joey? I have a headache right now. I'm going to go rest for a minute, alright?" Joey, who was talking to Yami at the moment, turned around at the sound of his sister's voice.
"Huh? Oh, all right, Serenity. You alright?"
"I'm fine, Joey. I just need to lie down for a minute; that's all. I promise that I'll be up on deck when the next duel starts. See you later, guys!" She then turned around and ran to catch up with the cloaked figures. "So," she started, "who's dueling Kaiba next? That way I can know who to root for."
All three of them smiled at this. "Serenity, I suggest that you begin to root for Star over here. I'm number 11, so that'd make her up next." Selenity smiled while slapping her friend on the shoulder. "Even though 5,000 years have past, I highly doubt that his strategies have changed that much. I mean, he might just end up kicking your ass, but you know, it really doesn't matter that much."
Star rolled her eyes under the hood. "Great way of supporting me, Lady. I feel so loved." Her sarcastic remark made everyone laugh lightly. "Well, good luck, Star!"
"Thanks, Serenity. Now, why don't you head up on deck?"
"Um, if its' all the same to you, could I just go up with you guys?"
They nodded. "C'mon, you two. If you don't want to miss your duel, then why don't we hurry up already? Last one to the elevators is a rotten egg!" They all laughed while trying to keep up with Selenity, while trying to prepare for seeing the two men that they loved so much again.
A/N: Whew! I finally finished this chapter! All right, next chapter I promise that it'll start getting good, so please bear with me! Anyhow, REVIEW!!! They make me happy. Again, thx to all whom have reviewed so far! I love you guys! Just for liking this thing, I'm givin y'all a plushy of all the YGO hotties! Ja ne, minna-san!
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