Disclaimer...
I haven't a hope or a prayer of owning Yu-Gi-Oh or several of the characters I love so dearly. But at least I got to see the move. Oh! How Happy I am! Here it is... Chapter five.
Serenity and Joey sat near the large Red-Eyes Black Dragon. "It hurt like all Hells Serenity. Pictures flooded through my mind of this beast's life. It told me things."
"Things?"
"That we were soul-mates, born for one another. He told me that he was found by that Téa lady and raised by her but he was for me."
"What about that green light?" she asked anxiously, her fingers tightened around the hem of her green dress and itched quickly at the green-leggings that stopped at her knees where a leather sash was tied to hold a small dagger. Joey touched his chest where the light had shone outward from within and he closed his eyes at the memory. "It burned, like fire." He murmured, "I thought I was going to die." He pulled the neck of his loose shirt down and Serenity gasped. A mark burned into his chest with a tinge of green was embedded in his chest.
The mark impressed into his skin was a: ﻏ
"Joey?" she traced the mark as they both gaped at it. "I didn't know that was there." he turned his head to see the Dragon staring out at the breaking sunlight. On the opposite side of where Joey's mark was the Dragon's, bared the same on its left side. Serenity frowned. "You're all right through?" he nodded pressing her hand against his chest. "Does the Dragon feel sorry to lose as Téa as a companion?" Joey shook his head. "He was bathed in happiness when he spoke to me. Serenity, I'm going to go apologize to Téa right now." Serenity nodded and pulled the blanket over her shoulders and watched as her brother went over to the Millennium Knight and Lord Devlin.
"Have you seen lady Téa?" Tristan nodded at the innkeeper's son. "She went into the forest with Seto." Joey thanked him and went into the woods.
Téa walked in front of Seto picking up firewood and handing the splintered branches to him and he tied them together with a rope. "What will you do without your Dragon? I suppose Lord Pegasus is back at his manor and that is across this country." Téa frowned and looked over at a rock, sticks piled around it. The tree above the boulder was splintered something awful. The edges glowed a white blue and Téa reached her hand up and touched the light. Static sounded and she jumped back, holding her hand. Seto dropped the bundle of sticks and grabbed her burning fingers. "Lightning hit this tree." She gasped as he cradled her fingers in his hand. He wrapped one arm around her ribs and brought her down to sit in his lap. "One second." He told her reaching a hand into the pocket in his belt. He pulled out a small jar and set it in the dry, crisp grass. He uncovered the green jar and stuck his fingers into the paste, letting the cap fall. Téa hissed her gentle pain and he took her hand and lifted it into view. He rubbed the auburn paste onto her fingertips and she exhaled, feeling the cooling effect of the medicine. He pulled out a small roll of gauze and wrapped it around her fingers lightly. Tears suddenly ran down her cheeks and she closed her eyes. He caught the tears flowing freely and was baffled. "Does it hurt?" She shook her head, upset again.
"What is it?"
"No one has taken care of me since my father died. It's nice." She whimpered. Smiling Seto finished wrapping three of her fingers and brought her head to rest against his chest. She sobbed and he stroked her chocolate brown hair. They both started when they heard a twig snap. Seto and Téa jumped to their feet and Seto unsheathed his sword. "Hey! Put that away, it's only me." The boy stepped out of the shadows and Seto straightened, he re-sheathed his sword and he stepped forward. "What is it? Is the camp all right?" Joey nodded and he looked at Téa who glared as she crossed her arms across her chest. He swallowed hard and walked over to her. Seto suddenly stepped in front of him, getting two shocked looks. "I just wanted to talk to her." Téa took advantage of Seto blocking his path and said over Seto's shoulder: "We have nothing to talk about." She turned her back to her. "You heard her." Seto put simply, fingering the jade hilt of his father's sword.
"I wanted to apologize." Joey said standing his ground. Téa closed her eyes and knew deep within herself that it was not this boy's fault that the Bonding-Ritual took place between himself and her Dragon. "No. It's not your fault. I suspect Red-Eyes would have died unhappy if he had never found you. But please, just take care of him." Joey nodded and extended a hand to her. Seto looked over his shoulder to see the girl reach for his hand, too. They shook firmly and Téa pulled back first. She walked over to the forgotten bundle and lifted them in her arms. "Let's get back to camp. So you're Seto and you're Joey?" Both men nodded and searched to see if they too had her name correct. Téa nodded and wiped her tear-sticky face with the sleeve of her arm-warmer.