Dance of the Fates
Chapter 3
Rating: PG-PG-13
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and Yugioh, and those anything of it, do not belong to me. I'm just a fangirl who likes to borrow them for entertainment purposes and returns them back nicely. ^^;; The story itself, and its storyline-plot, do belong to me, so please don't take, as I work hard on it. ^_^
Author's Notes: Kon'wa, ev'rybody! Moonchild DJ back with a new chapter to this neglected story. ^^;; Sorry for the delay, but I've been surpremely busy, and all my other stories clamored for my attention. ^_~ And I had a teeny writer's block on this. But I survived it all and bring you a new, long-overdue chapter! Tell me what you think, it took quite a bit of thinking to get this right. Hope you enjoy!
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Serenity smiled somewhat tearfully. "Thank you..all of you. I just wonder what Bakura has in mind.."
"Nothing good, that's for sure."
Serenity swallowed. "You..you don't think he'll make us..erm..perform privately, do you?" she asked softly.
Jou frowned. "What do you..oh!" Dark eyes widened in realization, then narrowed. "They'd better not, I won't let them do that to my sister." he growled, wrapping his arms tight around the tiny brunette.
"Jou.." Shizuka whispered, curling in her brother's arms, then reached out for Serenity and pulled her close. "We won't let that happen to you, either, right, big brother?"
Serenity blushed when Jou nodded, slinging a brotherly arm around her, also. "Right, Shizuka. We'll protect you, Serenity."
"Thank you.." she murmured softly, feeling comfortable in their embrace, feeling safe. She leaned against Jou as Shizuka did, resting against his chest and tiredly closing her eyes. She may have been in trouble, but she knew she could trust these two as she trusted the Senshi.
Shizuka and Jou smiled as they watched the tiny blond sleep, nodding agreement. They would protect her, just as they protected each other. She was a sweet, innocent girl who didn't ask to be kidnapped by Bakura, and they would treat her as another sister. No harm would come to her as long as they could help it.
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"Wake up, Serenity, it's time to go.." A feminine voice spoke to her, and she mumbled and snuggled into the warmth she assumed to be her pillow.
"Mm..just five more minutes, please, Luna.." she murmured, grumbling when something shook her. "Lunnaaaaa.."
"I'm sorry, Serenity, it's not Luna..it's Shizuka.." The soft voice spoke gently, sadly, and she opened her eyes to the gentle brunette girl from yesterday, her pillow turning out to be the chest of her brother. She blushed and mumbled "sorry" before leaning back with a yawn.
"What do you mean, it's time to go?"
Jou smiled at her apologetically. "You slept through breakfast, what there was of it. We saved you some, but I'm afraid you'll have to eat on the way, Bakura's in a hurry."
Serenity hissed at the hated name, then sighed as she accepted the food, nibbling. "Why's he in a hurry? It's so early.." She blinked when Shizuka wrapped a decorative cloth around her forehead, a jewel hanging in the middle.
"He's in a hurry because the morning is the best time to catch the prospective buyers. He's always eager to gain more money. What he doesn't steal, that is." Shizuka sighed, then noting Serenity's confused expression, smiled a little. "I don't think we want people knowing you're royalty just yet. We're covering up your royal birthmark for the time being."
Serenity nodded slowly, plucking nervously at her clothes. "I'm scared..I never should have strayed to Earth. Look at the trouble I got myself into."
"Don't blame yourself. None of us expected to get stolen by Bakura. It's not your fault you were in the wrong place at the wrong time." Jou replied soothingly, slinging a brotherly arm around her shoulder, smiling when the tiny blond girl looked up at him.
Shizuka nodded. "Bakura does far more than thieving and tomb-robbing. He does whatever he can to become more powerful, and that means stealing young ones from their home for ransom or slaver. He even pretends to be someone well-off to get others."
Serenity growled. "That's probably how he was at the Earth Prince's dwellings to kidnap me. I wish someone would take him down, what he does is atrocious!"
"He hasn't been, yet..but I'm sure he will be, soon." Jou replied. He smoothed down the girl's tousled locks. "Now, we've gotta be presentable, got to look nice for the prospective buyers." His voice was tinged with a bitter note as he helped the girls to their feet, but he hid it with a gentle smile. "We won't let anything happen to you, Serenity."
Serenity smiled and whispered a 'thank you' to the two, dipping her head. "Without you two, I don't know what I'd do. I'd be so scared.."
"We're all scared, Serenity. But it's us being there for each other that pulls us togerher, keeps us going. And that's what we're going to do for you." Shizuka smiled, hugging the girl. "Let's get going.."
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"This is the only way to do this?"
"The only safe way. We can't catch him any other way, he's too sneaky."
"But it's dangerous..if we're caught helping.."
"Like he would know the difference. We have to try to save those we can while being careful. Besides, Seth, you need to live a little."
"You're too risk-taking for your own good, Yami. As always."
Ruby red eyes peeked out mischieviously from the protective folds of the hood to a similiarly-dressed taller figure, catching their intense blue eyes. "If I wasn't, you wouldn't know me, now would you?"
"Yugi would kill you for your risk-taking. You know that?"
"Yes, I know. Which is why he's helping, today."
"What?! By Ra, are you serious?"
"Indeed. I gave him the correct title and money to use, we need all the help we can get to out Bakura from his..'purchases'. He wanted to help."
"You'd better know what you're doing, Yami."
"Of course I do."
"Hmph." Blue eyes tilted to the outdoor platform, narrowing thoughtfully at the sight of the white-haired thief bringing out his slaves for auction to the crowd. "Here we go."
Red eyes considered the platform, then turned to find his contacts within the crowd. "Everything is in order."
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Bakura lined up his bevy of slaves, snarling warnings to them as he glared at them. He saw the tiny blond, the little Lunar Princess, trying to hide behind several of the slaves, and marched over, grabbing her arm and yanking her out. He ignored her squeak of surprise and pain and glared into her startled blue eyes.
"You aren't going to hide your lovely self from them. I see you hid your moon mark, and that's all well and good, but you won't save yourself. Someone will want you, and you will make me very, very rich."
Serenity glared and spat into his face, hissing when he grabbed her chin with foreful fingers. "Let go..!"
"You will behave, little princess." Bakura snarled, wiping her spittle off his face with his shoulder. "Or you will regret it."
She supressed a shudder at his hissed threat, stumbling a little when he let her go. She glanced up when Jou lended a shoulder to keep her from falling, smiling faintly. At least she had Jou and Shizuka looking out for her, but she wondered how long that would last. If she was sold, or they were, and separated, then, Selene help her, she would be in trouble.
Jou growled and pulled her back from the edge of the platform when an overzealous man tried to grab her leg, glaring at him. "You have to be careful. Some people want to try out the slaves before they buy them." he murmured to her.
Serenity gulped and nodded, moving back to Shizuka and squeezing between her and Jou. She didn't like this one bit. She wanted to be safe, she wanted the others to be safe, she wanted to see her mother and the court again, but with Bakura selling people off, standing on this platform, she didn't think any of that was happening any time soon.
Yami narrowed his eyes at the treatment of the young blond girl, noting the way she acted was far different from the others. They all knew that the "slaves" weren't slaves, but she seemed far more unused to this than any other slave. He nudged Seth, who nodded to show he saw what he did. He also saw how the blond boy defended her. Both he and the red-haired girl were defending her. Siblings, perhaps? The gods knew the poor girl could use all the help she could get.
Much talk was made over the petite blond, many offers made to the tomb robber for her, who grinned and watched them squabble over her like a piece of meat. Many suggestive words and movements were made to the young princess, and Serenity gulped at the laviscious looks given her, hiding beside Jou as best she could.
"Come now, people, surely you can do better than those paltry sums?" Bakura taunted, shaking his head. He knew the Lunar Princess of the Moon Kingdom was worth far more than what they were giving. He grabbed Serenity's arm and yanked her out from Jou and Shizuka's protection, showing her off and embarrassing her.
"She's young, strong, a bit headstrong, but that can be easily rectified. She would be an excellent indoor slave, maybe even a pleasure slave, with all that blond hair, those curves..surely she's worth more than this..?"
Serenity squeaked in terror at his words, eyes widening as her face reddened in mortification. She wanted to rail at Bakura for treating her in such a manner, but what could she really say? She couldn't use her abilities, since she wasn't sure how these people felt about those of the Moon Kingdowm, so she was helpless to act. She heard the clamor of the people, the many offers made for her, saw the gloating grin of the white- haired man visible beside her, and whimpered softly, a lone tear streaking down her cheek.
"Leave her alone, Bakura!" Jou cried, tackling the white-haired fiend and making him let go of the tiny blond before he was shoved to the ground and kicked across the face.
"You just don't know when to quit, do you, mutt? You've gotten in my way too often. I think I should dispose of you, what do you think?" Bakura hissed at the blond under his feet.
Seth gasped at the way Bakura treated his slaves, noting that he was picking on the blond boy again. 'Those two *really* don't get along..' he thought to himself, frowning, then glanced to Yami. They needed to get him out of there, before Bakura made good on his promise.
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~End Chapter 3~
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A/N: Yep..another cliffie..*winces* I seem to be full of cliffies recently. Dun kill me? Chapter 4 up soon, hope you liked! Please review and tell me what you thought! ^_^;;
Chapter 3
Rating: PG-PG-13
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and Yugioh, and those anything of it, do not belong to me. I'm just a fangirl who likes to borrow them for entertainment purposes and returns them back nicely. ^^;; The story itself, and its storyline-plot, do belong to me, so please don't take, as I work hard on it. ^_^
Author's Notes: Kon'wa, ev'rybody! Moonchild DJ back with a new chapter to this neglected story. ^^;; Sorry for the delay, but I've been surpremely busy, and all my other stories clamored for my attention. ^_~ And I had a teeny writer's block on this. But I survived it all and bring you a new, long-overdue chapter! Tell me what you think, it took quite a bit of thinking to get this right. Hope you enjoy!
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Serenity smiled somewhat tearfully. "Thank you..all of you. I just wonder what Bakura has in mind.."
"Nothing good, that's for sure."
Serenity swallowed. "You..you don't think he'll make us..erm..perform privately, do you?" she asked softly.
Jou frowned. "What do you..oh!" Dark eyes widened in realization, then narrowed. "They'd better not, I won't let them do that to my sister." he growled, wrapping his arms tight around the tiny brunette.
"Jou.." Shizuka whispered, curling in her brother's arms, then reached out for Serenity and pulled her close. "We won't let that happen to you, either, right, big brother?"
Serenity blushed when Jou nodded, slinging a brotherly arm around her, also. "Right, Shizuka. We'll protect you, Serenity."
"Thank you.." she murmured softly, feeling comfortable in their embrace, feeling safe. She leaned against Jou as Shizuka did, resting against his chest and tiredly closing her eyes. She may have been in trouble, but she knew she could trust these two as she trusted the Senshi.
Shizuka and Jou smiled as they watched the tiny blond sleep, nodding agreement. They would protect her, just as they protected each other. She was a sweet, innocent girl who didn't ask to be kidnapped by Bakura, and they would treat her as another sister. No harm would come to her as long as they could help it.
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"Wake up, Serenity, it's time to go.." A feminine voice spoke to her, and she mumbled and snuggled into the warmth she assumed to be her pillow.
"Mm..just five more minutes, please, Luna.." she murmured, grumbling when something shook her. "Lunnaaaaa.."
"I'm sorry, Serenity, it's not Luna..it's Shizuka.." The soft voice spoke gently, sadly, and she opened her eyes to the gentle brunette girl from yesterday, her pillow turning out to be the chest of her brother. She blushed and mumbled "sorry" before leaning back with a yawn.
"What do you mean, it's time to go?"
Jou smiled at her apologetically. "You slept through breakfast, what there was of it. We saved you some, but I'm afraid you'll have to eat on the way, Bakura's in a hurry."
Serenity hissed at the hated name, then sighed as she accepted the food, nibbling. "Why's he in a hurry? It's so early.." She blinked when Shizuka wrapped a decorative cloth around her forehead, a jewel hanging in the middle.
"He's in a hurry because the morning is the best time to catch the prospective buyers. He's always eager to gain more money. What he doesn't steal, that is." Shizuka sighed, then noting Serenity's confused expression, smiled a little. "I don't think we want people knowing you're royalty just yet. We're covering up your royal birthmark for the time being."
Serenity nodded slowly, plucking nervously at her clothes. "I'm scared..I never should have strayed to Earth. Look at the trouble I got myself into."
"Don't blame yourself. None of us expected to get stolen by Bakura. It's not your fault you were in the wrong place at the wrong time." Jou replied soothingly, slinging a brotherly arm around her shoulder, smiling when the tiny blond girl looked up at him.
Shizuka nodded. "Bakura does far more than thieving and tomb-robbing. He does whatever he can to become more powerful, and that means stealing young ones from their home for ransom or slaver. He even pretends to be someone well-off to get others."
Serenity growled. "That's probably how he was at the Earth Prince's dwellings to kidnap me. I wish someone would take him down, what he does is atrocious!"
"He hasn't been, yet..but I'm sure he will be, soon." Jou replied. He smoothed down the girl's tousled locks. "Now, we've gotta be presentable, got to look nice for the prospective buyers." His voice was tinged with a bitter note as he helped the girls to their feet, but he hid it with a gentle smile. "We won't let anything happen to you, Serenity."
Serenity smiled and whispered a 'thank you' to the two, dipping her head. "Without you two, I don't know what I'd do. I'd be so scared.."
"We're all scared, Serenity. But it's us being there for each other that pulls us togerher, keeps us going. And that's what we're going to do for you." Shizuka smiled, hugging the girl. "Let's get going.."
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"This is the only way to do this?"
"The only safe way. We can't catch him any other way, he's too sneaky."
"But it's dangerous..if we're caught helping.."
"Like he would know the difference. We have to try to save those we can while being careful. Besides, Seth, you need to live a little."
"You're too risk-taking for your own good, Yami. As always."
Ruby red eyes peeked out mischieviously from the protective folds of the hood to a similiarly-dressed taller figure, catching their intense blue eyes. "If I wasn't, you wouldn't know me, now would you?"
"Yugi would kill you for your risk-taking. You know that?"
"Yes, I know. Which is why he's helping, today."
"What?! By Ra, are you serious?"
"Indeed. I gave him the correct title and money to use, we need all the help we can get to out Bakura from his..'purchases'. He wanted to help."
"You'd better know what you're doing, Yami."
"Of course I do."
"Hmph." Blue eyes tilted to the outdoor platform, narrowing thoughtfully at the sight of the white-haired thief bringing out his slaves for auction to the crowd. "Here we go."
Red eyes considered the platform, then turned to find his contacts within the crowd. "Everything is in order."
******
Bakura lined up his bevy of slaves, snarling warnings to them as he glared at them. He saw the tiny blond, the little Lunar Princess, trying to hide behind several of the slaves, and marched over, grabbing her arm and yanking her out. He ignored her squeak of surprise and pain and glared into her startled blue eyes.
"You aren't going to hide your lovely self from them. I see you hid your moon mark, and that's all well and good, but you won't save yourself. Someone will want you, and you will make me very, very rich."
Serenity glared and spat into his face, hissing when he grabbed her chin with foreful fingers. "Let go..!"
"You will behave, little princess." Bakura snarled, wiping her spittle off his face with his shoulder. "Or you will regret it."
She supressed a shudder at his hissed threat, stumbling a little when he let her go. She glanced up when Jou lended a shoulder to keep her from falling, smiling faintly. At least she had Jou and Shizuka looking out for her, but she wondered how long that would last. If she was sold, or they were, and separated, then, Selene help her, she would be in trouble.
Jou growled and pulled her back from the edge of the platform when an overzealous man tried to grab her leg, glaring at him. "You have to be careful. Some people want to try out the slaves before they buy them." he murmured to her.
Serenity gulped and nodded, moving back to Shizuka and squeezing between her and Jou. She didn't like this one bit. She wanted to be safe, she wanted the others to be safe, she wanted to see her mother and the court again, but with Bakura selling people off, standing on this platform, she didn't think any of that was happening any time soon.
Yami narrowed his eyes at the treatment of the young blond girl, noting the way she acted was far different from the others. They all knew that the "slaves" weren't slaves, but she seemed far more unused to this than any other slave. He nudged Seth, who nodded to show he saw what he did. He also saw how the blond boy defended her. Both he and the red-haired girl were defending her. Siblings, perhaps? The gods knew the poor girl could use all the help she could get.
Much talk was made over the petite blond, many offers made to the tomb robber for her, who grinned and watched them squabble over her like a piece of meat. Many suggestive words and movements were made to the young princess, and Serenity gulped at the laviscious looks given her, hiding beside Jou as best she could.
"Come now, people, surely you can do better than those paltry sums?" Bakura taunted, shaking his head. He knew the Lunar Princess of the Moon Kingdom was worth far more than what they were giving. He grabbed Serenity's arm and yanked her out from Jou and Shizuka's protection, showing her off and embarrassing her.
"She's young, strong, a bit headstrong, but that can be easily rectified. She would be an excellent indoor slave, maybe even a pleasure slave, with all that blond hair, those curves..surely she's worth more than this..?"
Serenity squeaked in terror at his words, eyes widening as her face reddened in mortification. She wanted to rail at Bakura for treating her in such a manner, but what could she really say? She couldn't use her abilities, since she wasn't sure how these people felt about those of the Moon Kingdowm, so she was helpless to act. She heard the clamor of the people, the many offers made for her, saw the gloating grin of the white- haired man visible beside her, and whimpered softly, a lone tear streaking down her cheek.
"Leave her alone, Bakura!" Jou cried, tackling the white-haired fiend and making him let go of the tiny blond before he was shoved to the ground and kicked across the face.
"You just don't know when to quit, do you, mutt? You've gotten in my way too often. I think I should dispose of you, what do you think?" Bakura hissed at the blond under his feet.
Seth gasped at the way Bakura treated his slaves, noting that he was picking on the blond boy again. 'Those two *really* don't get along..' he thought to himself, frowning, then glanced to Yami. They needed to get him out of there, before Bakura made good on his promise.
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~End Chapter 3~
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A/N: Yep..another cliffie..*winces* I seem to be full of cliffies recently. Dun kill me? Chapter 4 up soon, hope you liked! Please review and tell me what you thought! ^_^;;