Disclaimer after Disclaimer, I'm sure everyone by now understands I have no holdings on Yu-Gi-Oh the show; it's characters, Dragons, Landmarks, the items or even the movie. So maybe I'll have my own copy, but none-the-less Yu-Gi-Oh is not mine, only this story. So here you go, enjoy Chapter 15!
"Where are they?" Serenity asked, holding onto her mare's reigns. The Millennium Knight Tristan stood in front of his King.
"I must go, my King. Lord Devlin has decided to travel with these vagabonds and I am traveling to protect him."
"Open war is coming to us, but I understand why they are going to Duelist Kingdom, to stop Lord Pegasus. May God protect you and yours." Tristan bowed his head in grateful gesture and turned to stand by Lord Devlin. Joey turned from his sister and saw the lady Mai at the wall. He went to her and stopped.
"I hope if I come back, you'll accept me."
"I won't be here. I am going back to my manor. All the same I hope you do return and visit me!" She clenched fist and jaw and turned. Joey smiled and ran his fingers down the cold stone of the wall.
"There!" Yami turned to see a slender, softly strong figure running towards them. A whip coiled and hooked to her side. Téa. He thought warmly as long wisps of russet hair billowed behind her. But his smile faded at the sight of a dark velvet brown stallion came galloping up behind her. She turned fully to face the approaching stallion and then lifted both smooth, slender arms. The rider grabbed one arm while the other grasped her waist and lifted her onto the back of the stallion. Her arms and hair were all Yami could see, those arms wrapped around his waist, her cheek against his shoulder blade. After a few moments no one dared move until the three were in front of everyone.
"Do we have everyone we're taking?" Seto asked, vainly brushing strands of chocolate brown from his eyes.
"Yeah." said Joey, getting up on his stallion; Serenity then Lord Devlin and Tristan did the same. Seto eyed them all till his gaze fell on the King, who was looking at Téa with softness. He clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth and his stallion turned.
"Good-Bye King Yami!" Mokuba shouted turning in the saddle to wave.
"Good Journey!" Yami yelled back, his right hand cupping the puzzle piece. Lady Mai, having recovered herself came to stand by his side.
Ishizu and Aknadin watched them retreat from the castle walls. "I feel like I have to tell him."
The old priest stared hard at her. "Seto must never know about me."
"But... but it's important. I do love Marik but with each step—the power is absorbing him, soon there won't be a Marik in that body. The item that does not belong to the bearer becomes further corrupted with the power. He took it without permission and because he was good with the magic the King allowed him to hold it till the rightful bearer stepped forward."
"Seto will never step forward."
"I think you're wrong. All he needs is the right push." Ishizu was staring down at Téa, her head still against his shoulders; perhaps she was sleeping tried from running so fast so far.
"I wouldn't dare interfere with his life in anyway. You remember him well."
A faint smile touched her lips. "Yes. He used to pick a fight with all the boys even the superiors. That is why you 'discovered' him, isn't it? To put him in his place, relocated that heavy angry for a better purpose?"
Aknadin smiled and laughed loudly. "A fine Millennium Knight he made."
"Unfortunately he just couldn't bear the King. I am sorry he renounced."
"No matter how strong his hate was he was still fiercely loyal to his King. They should never have been rivals. Seto should have been...! He was supposed to be—!" Aknadin clenched his fist and pounded it against the gray stonewall.
"What? What do you mean? What are you talking about?" he lowered his fist to his side and shook his head. "No, I'm sorry." He turned and walked away.
"Sir?" she snapped her head back to the retreating figures and stared hard at the shadow that was Seto. No more title, no more name. "I remember how you adored that boy, remember how you spent your time teaching him valuable assets to life. Why won't you tell him the truth? You know there's nothing to fear. The worst that can happen is he won't accept you." Her fingers curled back into her fist and she turned from the wall.
Gasp! Oh! Now we know about Seto! (Waves little flag of Chibi Kaiba and Chibi Téa.) Ah, amour. Is there nothing better than that? I actually made this flag. It's so cute!!! (Big Smile)