Title: The Awakening
Summary: After her aunt's sudden death Anzu is left to inherit the mansion the old lady left her. Little does Anzu know she's descended form a long line of famous slayers and spellcasters so when she releases the four vampires sealed in the basement what's she to do?
Rating: PG-13 (may rise)
Status: 19 1/2 chapters written, 19 chapters posted
Review count: 6 (233 This is so cool, I have never had this many reviews in my life!!!)
prettyStupidGirl - Glad you liked the chapter and here's the next one to start the new year!
norestar-angel - I like suspense, anyway, I know if Jou makes it muahaha!
Bun-Bun rules - Um...riight
Magicman/Smokegirl - I wondered where you'd gone...and I should hope that anything progresses after 5 chapters, anyway, the PA bit couldn't be too long because otherwise Yuugi-taichi's relatives would begin to wonder where they all were, and yes Jou is a catgirl fan.
Mrs. Bluesummers - Maybe I did, maybe I didn't, who knows....me! Lol I don't mind who you choose, oh yeh, it's not just MarikxAnzu that's short it's Marik anything unless you bount MarikxBakura/Malik. Glad you liked the chapter and if you change ur name then let me know, okay?
LoneGothic - Lol, wow is right and thank-you
Pairings: Malik x Anzu x Marik, Seto x Shizuka, Jounouchi x Mai, Yami x Isis, Yuugi x Mana, Seth x Kisara, Mokuba x Rebecca
Notes: Dramatic ending people!
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Tears appeared in the brown haired girls eyes as she buried her reddened face into Marik's chest, sobbing. Yuugi was in a state of shock, Ryuuji and Mokuba looked remorsefully but those who hadn't really known Jounouchi could only look on pityingly. What could they possibly say? Don't worry, it'll be alright?
"He was my best friend," Yuugi said quietly.
"I know how you're feeling little one," Yami said comfortingly putting a hand on Yuugi's shoulder.
The smaller jerked his hand away violently, "How would you know how I felt, you're just a heartless vampire!" Yuugi screamed.
"Was, was a vampire," Yami said slowly then his red eyes met Yuugi's violet ones, "At least you didn't have to watch him grow old and wither away before you. Yuugi's eyes widened as he recognised the raw nerve that he'd hit in the ancient pharaoh's heart.
"Prince, are you alright?" Mana asked as she crawled over to Yami, he nodded.
Mana then moved over to Yuugi but as she did so she thought she saw the rubble move, then her magical senses picked up a ka, that of the Red Eyes Black Dragon. "Little master," Yuugi looked up at her, "Do not be sad, friend of little master is not gone."
"What are you talking about?" Yuugi asked, his eyes full of tears. Anzu too had stopped crying long enough to look up and listen.
Mana took both Yuugi's hands in hers, "Concentrate on puzzle, feel great magic and you will see with your own eyes," Mana instructed.
Yuugi looked down at the puzzle that hung around his neck and the warm golden glow that emitted from it seemed to float up and into Yuugi's eyes. He looked down at the rubble one last time and saw it surrounded in a glow, he looked at Mana, "What is this?"
"Magic little master," Mana replied, "so you see, magic is still there, but it is good magic, it is magic of dog friend," Mana smiled and Yuugi grinned as a muffled roar reached all their ears.
"Jounouchi," Anzu gasped as with a beat of it's mighty wings the Red Eyes Black Dragon emerged from the rubble and with one launch from it's powerful legs it was in the air. It rose, higher and higher until it came level with the girl's dragon and there, on it's back, a blonde woman in his arms was a grinning Jounouchi.
"You prat," Anzu called over to him.
Jounouchi laughed, "You didn't think that would be enough to take me down did you? If Kaiba hasn't done it by now nothing will!"
"Jounouchi," Yuugi said the name and then turned to Mana with relief, "Thank-you," he said.
Mana blushed, "Why is little master thanking Mana, what has she done?" suddenly she found herself enveloped in a hug by the smaller boy.
"I don't know, just, thank-you, for everything," Mana smiled and hugged the boy back.
"You are welcome little master," she replied.
Mahado leaned over to whisper in Yami's ear, "I think we've got more lovebirds here than we can handle my Pharaoh."
Yami laughed as he looked around, Marik, Anzu and Malik, Rebecca and Mokuba, Yuugi and Mana, Jounouchi seemed taken with this woman whom he had apparently rescued and Seth…well, he couldn't say.
"It makes you wonder what it's like, doesn't it pharaoh," Bakura asked coming up next to the tri-haired man.
"Maybe in this modern world we will find out," Yami commented.
"Don't get your hopes up too high Yami."
"You're as pessimistic as ever thief," Mahado laughed.
"Shut up you," Bakura sulked, they didn't realise someone had been listening.
---Anzu's house---
Marik had carried Anzu into the house, despite her insistence that she was absolutely fine and did not need to be babied. Yuugi-taichi called their respective families to tell them that they were alright; having not been seen since Halloween. "I can't believe you all came to rescue me," Anzu said smiling round at them, Yuugi was about to say something but Anzu continued, "it's great to see that you all worked together."
Yuugi shut his mouth, he didn't have the heart to tell her how little he trusted her vampire friends.
"Anzu," the girl turned to look at Yami, "I'm sorry I wasn't able to protect you, I broke my promise," Yami looked totally devastated.
"Prince," Mana said quietly looking at the ashamed pharaoh.
"But you came to get me," Yami looked up to see Anzu smiling at him, "And that makes it alright."
"Alright? Anzu-chan you could have been killed thanks to them!" Yuugi protested, Anzu looked at him.
"But I surely would have been…without them," she reasoned, Yuugi didn't look convinced.
"It's their fault you were taken in the first place," Yuugi argued.
"And it's my fault that they're here," Yuugi blinked, "I realise that having friends that are vampires can be dangerous and as you've seen, has consequences. But sometimes, you've got to look past what other people think and believe, isn't that what I did with you?" Yuugi blushed and looked thoroughly mad at himself, "Our choices are a vital part of who we are," Anzu smiled.
"I understand," then Yuugi got up, "I'm going to go home," then he left.
"Yuugi," Anzu called after him as the door closed
"I will follow him," Mana said as she jumped to her feet and dashed out of the door after Yuugi.
Anzu sighed but everyone's attention was diverted by a groan as the blonde woman in Jounouchi's arms began to wake up. "W-where am I?"
"Um," Anzu blinked, "in my house."
The woman jumped to her feet and looked around frantically, however, her state of health caught up with her and the dizziness took over. Her knees buckled and she collapsed onto Jounouchi lap, she looked up at him, her tail twitched. "You're the boy who rescued me…" she trailed off.
"That's right," Jounouchi blushed, he was well aware that everyone's eyes were on them. "So er," Jounouchi was at a loss for words, "what are you?"
"What am I?" she sounded a little offended, "I am a neko youkai thank-you very much," she crossed her arms and looked away from him but she didn't get out of his lap.
"Would you like to be human?" Jounouchi had no idea what had compelled him to ask that but the look on the woman's face was one of amazement.
"You can do that?" she asked looking at him in wonder.
"Well no," Jounouchi scratched the back of his neck nervously, "not me but," he looked at Anzu.
"I can try," she said, the woman looked at her.
"Would you?"
Anzu nodded, "Yes I will," the brunette moved over to the violet eyed woman and put her hands out, they began to glow green but as soon as her magic had taken affect on the woman, Yuugi's, Ryou's and Ryuuji clashed with it horribly, there was another blinding white light and when everyone's eyes had recovered Yami said…
"What am I doing here?" he asked.
"What," Anzu looked at him in surprise, "Yami what do you mean?"
"The last thing I remember I was in Egypt, where am I…Anzu…" he shook his head, "how do I know you, I don't remember you."
"Sister where are we, Anzu?"
"Anzu, who are these people?" asked Jounouchi who then spotted the blonde woman, "who are you?"
"Guys, don't you remember Pegasus? You rescued me?" they all shook their heads and then it clicked, she must have wiped all their memories. "Oh silly me," she hit her forehead, "that was the dream I was just telling you all about."
"Guys," she turned to Jounouchi, Ryuuji and the others, "these are my friends from Egypt," she pointed at Malik, Isis, Rishid and Yami-taichi. "We were having a Halloween party, remember, you all stayed the night, Yuugi just left."
She hoped that what she was saying would plant false memories in their heads and it worked, "Oh yeh, I remember, your parents asked us to come and stay since you were alone here," Seth said suddenly, "And we brought Kisara with us," he indicated the confused looking girl in his arms.
"Yes, that's right," Anzu said, obviously they were building memories on their own.
"And we've just moved here," Malik said suddenly, "our village was burned down, we needed a home, I remember."
"Yes, I met you while you were trick or treating," the blonde said then she turned to Jounouchi, "I'm Mai by the way," she winked at him.
"Well, now that that's settled, I think it's time you all went home, I have a lot of work to do." Everyone agreed and then they left, as they were going out the door Mai turned to Anzu.
"I don't think I have a home, could I stay with you Anzu-chan," Anzu nodded.
"Of course, there's always room for one more.
---Kami Game Shop---
"It was really nice meeting you Mana, I liked you're costume," Yuugi grinned.
"I liked yours too, I hope you'll come visit at Anzu-chan's home, then you can meet my friend Yami," Mana grinned too.
"Yes," Yuugi agreed, he then realised he had one of Mana's hands in his own, he pulled her closer, "I'd like that."
"That is good," Mana replied, that was all she could say however because only a moment later she found herself being kissed by Yuugi.
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THE END...well there's still the epilogue but hey!