Lady Amaya: I'm BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yami: Dear Ra No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lady Amaya: **Glaring** Well, you say it! Or else . . .
Yami: **Raises eyebrow** Or else what?
**Silence for next five minutes**
Lady Amaya: Fine! I'll say it! I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or else I would not be writing fanfiction.
Raven's Heart
\\Hikari//
\Yami/
Raven stood there, in her driveway. She looked up at the large mansion. She thought back to how she had gotten it.
Flashback
Raven pulled on her husband's arm. It was almost Christmas and the two had been married for a few months. It had started to snow earlier. There was a thin sheet of snow by now. The snow was lightly falling from the sky at the moment. Her black leather hat hid her hair understand. She had on a long black wool coat and black gloves. Her husband looked at her.
"Raven?" Raven smiled.
"Andrew . . . there's a puzzle down at a museum. It belong to Jacob Elk. You know him, right?" Andrew smiled.
"Honey, everyone does. He's the man that went insane a hundred years ago. He talked to himself as though there was someone else in the room. Called them Ravonia sometimes. Then, he left his entire fortune, estate and all, to whoever could solve the puzzle box." Raven nodded.
"Yes, well I heard that now they are letting anyone try to solve it." Andrew nodded also.
"Well, perhaps we should try our luck." Raven laughed with joy.
"That's wonderful!" Andrew laughed.
"Raven, sometimes I think that you never grew up!" Raven looked at him.
"Is that such a bad thing?" Andrew shook his head.
"No, it's something I love about you."
End Flashback
'And . . . that's how I won it. I spent hours working on that puzzle box. In the end, I was able to solve it.'
Flashback
Raven was still moving pieces. The people that had been watch had left. All except Andrew, he had just called one of his friends and asked him to bring them some food. His friend was walking up to them when it happened. There was a loud clicking sound. Anyone who was there looked over and was that Raven had finished the puzzle. There was a bit of the puzzle that had to be pushed down in order to use it as a handle. The box opened slowly to reveal the only thing in there. A simple yet beautiful necklace. It was a teal color stone, about an inch big, in cased in a gold circle and from it sprouted three silver strips on each side. The strips were solid as a rock and curved to form a choker. Raven slowly reached in, drawn to it, and pulled out the choker, She lifted it up and put it on. Strangely enough, the strips weren't as hard as one would have thought. They bent slightly and fit her neck perfectly.
End Flashback
Raven opened the door. She walk through the house, turning on the hall light. She look over to her right and into a large den. She sighed and walked into that room. She turned on the light and looked into a mirror over a fireplace. She reached up and unbuttoned the top bit of her shirt so she could see the choker that she wore. It was the one in the puzzle. She stared at it in the mirror with sad eyes.
"Why does everything have to be so hard?"
\Because humans make it that way./
"Why does this plan have to involve Yugi?"
\Because he is the reincarnation of Yugioh./
"Why is that?" There was a sigh in her mind.
\The gods make these choices, not I./ Raven sighed and nodded.
"They control the fate of everyone." There was a pause.
\Sometimes they do, sometime they don't. There are some, like my sister, that defy the gods./ Raven placed a hand on the choker.
"Does the spirit of the Goddess Choker do the same?" There was another pause.
\I do not know./
Raven walked through the shop door. Yugi had just handed a customer their change.
"Ms. Dublin?" She smiled at Yugi.
"Hello Yugi, how are you?" Yugi smiled.
"I'm fine. Do you want some cards? Or some kind of game?" Raven shook her head.
"I just wanted to see if you were alright, that's all." Yugi nodded. The door's jingled, signaling another customer. "Busy I see. Perhaps I should come back at lunch time?" Yugi looked at the clock. Lunch was in thirty minutes.
"Alright." Raven nodded and left. Yami watched from inside the puzzle.
\What do you think she wants?/
\\I have no idea.//
Thirty minutes later Raven came into the shop again. Yugi smiled as she came in.
"Is there something you need?" Raven smiled.
"Well, I figured, since you won't be able to be with your family or friends for a bit, that maybe you wouldn't mind a teacher helping you buy some Christmas gifts for your loved ones."
"What do you mean Ms. Dublin?"
"Yugi, I'll take you Christmas shopping, alright." Yugi thought for a moment.
"I don't know, I don't have much money."
"Don't worry, I'm buying."
Yugi looked around the gift store. They had been shopping for a few hours. Normally, he didn't think much of shopping, but Ms. Dublin didn't shop like other people. She went to small, tucked away stores that had unique items. And she seemed to find all the good snake stands. So far she had found a great ice cream shop, a wonderful pretzel stand, and a nice like cookie store. Each place had a small, but excellent drink selection. Right now, Ms. Dublin had taken him to a gift shop that sold jewelry. He figured that he could buy something for Tea. Ms. Dublin handed Yugi something. He looked up, surprised. She smiled and then Yugi looked at what she had handed him. A sapphire necklace.
"How much-"
"It doesn't matter." Ms. Dublin cut him off. "Do you want to get it for someone?" Yugi looked at the necklace.
"It's beautiful but I can't except you to-" Once more Ms. Dublin cut him off.
"Yugi, I don't mind. Really." Yugi sighed.
"I know that but . . . I think I should pay you back." Raven shook her head.
"Yugi, having someone bothering to shop with me for even ten minutes is more than enough." Raven laughed. "I guess that I don't like shopping alone. Beside, I have the extra money, and I don't have anyone to spend it on so it would be better for you to use it." Yugi finally gave in.
Raven smiled at Yugi.
"Yugi, go upstairs and put those gifts away. I'll watch the shop." Yugi nodded reluctantly and went upstairs. Raven watched his retreating form.
\\How many more dreams must you make him have.//
\Right now . . . . the death of a queen and some of the wars./
Lady Amaya: Hey! Well, that's it for the chapter!
Yami: Thank Ra for that.
Lady Amaya: **Glares** Anyway . . . review! ;)