Author's Note:
Hello everyone! First off, Gomen Nasai! I swear I didn't abandon this story! We've been having major family problems and unfortunately, I wasn't able to write anything. Here's what happened:
My Grandmother lived in LA...we live in Sacramento. Usually my grandmother and mother would talk to each other like once every week or two. In September, my grandmother stopped calling. She lived in a trailor park. Anyways, my mother just thought, maybe she had gotten mad at her about something, so gave her some time to cool off. After two weeks, she started trying to call my grandmother at least twice a week and got no response. So, she called the park attendants and asked if they could please go check on her and that she wasn't answering her phone. The bakayaros there told my mom that they couldn't because the wife had broken her leg (keep in mind that their trailor was like 2 trailors down from my grandmother's) and that the husband was too busy. (Also keep in mind that this is a retirement community filled with older people) Anyways, this kept going on, my mom calling them every week. My Great-Aunt even went so far as to call the Sheriff. The Sheriff said he went over there and that the tv was on and everything was fine, without even making sure that my grandmother was in the house. Finally at the beginning of November, we received a call from a hospital in LA. A neighbor had heard her crying for help and had called 911. They said that they had my grandmother and that she had been down on the floor at the very least for two months. She went from 130 pounds to 60, somehow surviving on the floor of her trailor. My mother and sister went to LA and brought her back up here and she went into the hospital here. She died on December 4th. There was no way for her body to even begin to repair the damage that was done. When my mother confronted the people that ran the trailor park down there, they said that that wasn't their job to look after their tenants and to keep track of the people that lived there. Hello! It's a retirement community! By Ra, I'm still pretty much PO'd about the whole thing, especially since if they would have done what my mother first asked....I mean, common, it takes a whole minute to go check on someone, then she might still be alive. Anyways, now you know why I haven't updated. Gomen once more and I promise to update now and hopefully have more chapters out soon. Thank you all for listening and I hope you all enjoy this chapter! :)
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"You...you're..." Ryou blinked, trying to get the words out. Yugi just sat there in shock, mouth hanging open. Jareth smirked, looking over the young ones that had called him forth.
"Jareth." The Goblin king replied, nodding his head a bit, "And you are Bakura Ryou and Mutou Yugi."
Ryou and Yugi both nodded, looking the Goblin King over. He was dressed in his usual cream-colored long sleeve shirt, silken cuffs around his wrists. Both boys blushed deeply as their eyes traveled lower to form fitting gray tights and black boots. Yugi finally managed to tear his eyes away.
"Jareth-san." Yugi squeaked out. Clearing his throat, he tried again. "Jareth-san, where are our Yamis at?" He asked, finally meeting the eyes of the Goblin King.
Jareth gave him a genuine smile, "You already know the answer to that, Yugi. Forget about them. I have granted each of you your wish."
Suddenly, Yugi noticed something important, something very important. Looking down, he noticed that the puzzle was no longer there. Ryou glanced down and the ring was missing as well.
"D..demo, but we didn't really mean it." Yugi cried out, almost in tears. Sure, he wanted his Yami to quit bickering but he didn't want him gone completely. Ryou frowned, already starting to miss his dark. "Surely there is something we can do."
Jareth shook his head. Holding out a hand, a small crystal ball appeared. "I've brought you both a gift." He replied, a gentle smile appearing on his lips as he walked towards the two hikaris.
Yugi raised an eyebrow, "What kind of gift?"
"This is no ordinary gift. It has the ability to show you your dreams." Jareth walked forward a bit. Both Yugi and Ryou reached out a hand, memorized by the small object. Just as they were about to touch it, Jareth drew back. "In order for me to give this to you, you must forget about your other halves."
That seemed to snap both lights out of their dazes. "We can't." Ryou replied, shaking his head. "Sure, they're annoying, but we love them." Yugi smiled, reaching for his koi's hand and giving it a squeeze. Jareth just shook his head with a sigh.
"You will never find them, you know."
"We have to try." Yugi replied.
Jareth nodded and the crystal disappeared from his hand. Looking up, he motioned towards the window. The boys stood, walking over and looked out. A massive castle appeared in the distance. Dark and ominous it stood. Yugi gulped and looked at Ryou. "The castle beyond the goblin city." He whispered.
Turning around to face goblin king, the boys discovered they were no longer inside. They stood upon a hilltop, looking down into darkness. The castle stood far off in the distance. Suddenly, Jareth appeared directly infront of them, "Are you two still sure about this?"
"Hai, we are." Both boys nodded.
Jareth nodded, a sad smile appearing on his face. "Such a pity." He whispered. Looking upwards, Jareth pointed to a tree that stood nearby. As Yugi and Ryou looked closer, a clock appeared upon it. On the clock, thirteen numbers had appeared. "You have thirteen hours to discover the answers to my labyrinth. If you fail, Yami and Bakura are mine forever." With that, Jareth stepped forward and placed a kiss on each of the boy's foreheads. "Such a shame."He whispered. Both boys blushed softly and turned to look towards the castle. Turning back, Jareth was gone.
Yugi grabbed Ryou's hand and started forward, "Let's get started." Taking a step forward, both boys were unprepared when nothing met their feet. As they fell, Yugi could have sworn he saw the shape of a snow-white owl flying off into the sky.
Hello everyone! First off, Gomen Nasai! I swear I didn't abandon this story! We've been having major family problems and unfortunately, I wasn't able to write anything. Here's what happened:
My Grandmother lived in LA...we live in Sacramento. Usually my grandmother and mother would talk to each other like once every week or two. In September, my grandmother stopped calling. She lived in a trailor park. Anyways, my mother just thought, maybe she had gotten mad at her about something, so gave her some time to cool off. After two weeks, she started trying to call my grandmother at least twice a week and got no response. So, she called the park attendants and asked if they could please go check on her and that she wasn't answering her phone. The bakayaros there told my mom that they couldn't because the wife had broken her leg (keep in mind that their trailor was like 2 trailors down from my grandmother's) and that the husband was too busy. (Also keep in mind that this is a retirement community filled with older people) Anyways, this kept going on, my mom calling them every week. My Great-Aunt even went so far as to call the Sheriff. The Sheriff said he went over there and that the tv was on and everything was fine, without even making sure that my grandmother was in the house. Finally at the beginning of November, we received a call from a hospital in LA. A neighbor had heard her crying for help and had called 911. They said that they had my grandmother and that she had been down on the floor at the very least for two months. She went from 130 pounds to 60, somehow surviving on the floor of her trailor. My mother and sister went to LA and brought her back up here and she went into the hospital here. She died on December 4th. There was no way for her body to even begin to repair the damage that was done. When my mother confronted the people that ran the trailor park down there, they said that that wasn't their job to look after their tenants and to keep track of the people that lived there. Hello! It's a retirement community! By Ra, I'm still pretty much PO'd about the whole thing, especially since if they would have done what my mother first asked....I mean, common, it takes a whole minute to go check on someone, then she might still be alive. Anyways, now you know why I haven't updated. Gomen once more and I promise to update now and hopefully have more chapters out soon. Thank you all for listening and I hope you all enjoy this chapter! :)
~*~ LR *~*
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"You...you're..." Ryou blinked, trying to get the words out. Yugi just sat there in shock, mouth hanging open. Jareth smirked, looking over the young ones that had called him forth.
"Jareth." The Goblin king replied, nodding his head a bit, "And you are Bakura Ryou and Mutou Yugi."
Ryou and Yugi both nodded, looking the Goblin King over. He was dressed in his usual cream-colored long sleeve shirt, silken cuffs around his wrists. Both boys blushed deeply as their eyes traveled lower to form fitting gray tights and black boots. Yugi finally managed to tear his eyes away.
"Jareth-san." Yugi squeaked out. Clearing his throat, he tried again. "Jareth-san, where are our Yamis at?" He asked, finally meeting the eyes of the Goblin King.
Jareth gave him a genuine smile, "You already know the answer to that, Yugi. Forget about them. I have granted each of you your wish."
Suddenly, Yugi noticed something important, something very important. Looking down, he noticed that the puzzle was no longer there. Ryou glanced down and the ring was missing as well.
"D..demo, but we didn't really mean it." Yugi cried out, almost in tears. Sure, he wanted his Yami to quit bickering but he didn't want him gone completely. Ryou frowned, already starting to miss his dark. "Surely there is something we can do."
Jareth shook his head. Holding out a hand, a small crystal ball appeared. "I've brought you both a gift." He replied, a gentle smile appearing on his lips as he walked towards the two hikaris.
Yugi raised an eyebrow, "What kind of gift?"
"This is no ordinary gift. It has the ability to show you your dreams." Jareth walked forward a bit. Both Yugi and Ryou reached out a hand, memorized by the small object. Just as they were about to touch it, Jareth drew back. "In order for me to give this to you, you must forget about your other halves."
That seemed to snap both lights out of their dazes. "We can't." Ryou replied, shaking his head. "Sure, they're annoying, but we love them." Yugi smiled, reaching for his koi's hand and giving it a squeeze. Jareth just shook his head with a sigh.
"You will never find them, you know."
"We have to try." Yugi replied.
Jareth nodded and the crystal disappeared from his hand. Looking up, he motioned towards the window. The boys stood, walking over and looked out. A massive castle appeared in the distance. Dark and ominous it stood. Yugi gulped and looked at Ryou. "The castle beyond the goblin city." He whispered.
Turning around to face goblin king, the boys discovered they were no longer inside. They stood upon a hilltop, looking down into darkness. The castle stood far off in the distance. Suddenly, Jareth appeared directly infront of them, "Are you two still sure about this?"
"Hai, we are." Both boys nodded.
Jareth nodded, a sad smile appearing on his face. "Such a pity." He whispered. Looking upwards, Jareth pointed to a tree that stood nearby. As Yugi and Ryou looked closer, a clock appeared upon it. On the clock, thirteen numbers had appeared. "You have thirteen hours to discover the answers to my labyrinth. If you fail, Yami and Bakura are mine forever." With that, Jareth stepped forward and placed a kiss on each of the boy's foreheads. "Such a shame."He whispered. Both boys blushed softly and turned to look towards the castle. Turning back, Jareth was gone.
Yugi grabbed Ryou's hand and started forward, "Let's get started." Taking a step forward, both boys were unprepared when nothing met their feet. As they fell, Yugi could have sworn he saw the shape of a snow-white owl flying off into the sky.