A/N- Hey, everybody! ^_^ Wow, I didn't think this story would be this
popular! 10 reviews for just one chapter!! That's great!! In fact that is
what is going to keep this story going. I was planning on just quitting
and taking it down to re-work out the plot, but seeing all of your reviews
helped me to decide that I'll just stick with it and rough it out.
(hopefully I won't regret that)
Summary: AU-Egyptian-ish. An ancient prophecy is to be fulfilled as an evil High Priest kills the King and Queen to take over their kingdom, leaving their two twin boys in the hands of maidservants. Will the prophecy come to pass or will darkness forever cover the land? Yugi & Yami centered fic. Please R&R! ^_^
Thanks be to all of you wonderful ppl that changed my mind about finishing this!!
SerafinaMoon: Thanks!! That really means a lot!
Hillary: Thank you so much!!!
Amrit: I'm 1 year older than you. O.o? Thank YOU!!!! What did I do that you're thanking ME for?
YOU SUCK: It's nice to meet you too. I'm really sorry you feel that way. I did put in the summary that it was Yugi and Yami centric, but I didn't know that that didn't show up. I'm sorry for your inconvenience so I put the full summary in here just for you and others that share your philosophy. Have a nice day! ^_^
Wokie: Thank you so much!!!
Una: Isn't it. I thought it was pretty cool idea when I had it then I just let it sit before finally putting it up. Now I just have to find a way around all the plot holes. HEHE...I might not hate him later...it just depends. I'll just have to wait and see what he does. Thanks so much!!! That means a great deal to me and you don't even know how much!!
Nightlight5: Thanks!! I'm glad that you did find it though!! Um...yeah, kinda...you'll just have to see what happens!! And THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Mists: Thanks for sticking up for me, that made my day!! Thanks and I'm so glad you like it. Sorry for keeping you waiting so long and I'm afraid it will continue to be only once a month updates...I never get any time to get on the computer, but thank you so much! Everything you said meant so very much to me!! Thanks for encouraging me to contiue!
digigirl-izumi: I don't get it...what's so funny about who's raising them? Let me in on it! Thanks for reviewing, Nicky!
Subieko: Hey, this is different. It's not really in the past...more just a story by itself I guess. You're welcome as well. I only wish I could review them more. I hardly ever get any time on the computer so I don't get to update a lot or review a lot. I'm sorry about that. Thanks!! I don't actually, just what I pick up from other stories, but I learned A LOT more today!
A special thanks to the following for putting me on their favorite author's lists!
SerafinaMoon
Wokie
digigirl-izumi
Subieko
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Chapter 2- Revealing the Hidden
Curled up, asleep, in a small, comfortable bed, tucked carefully under the covers was a small boy. The only visible part of his body was his head and his wild hair. Sunlight streamed into the small room, illuminating it. Some of the rays came to rest on the sleeping boy's face and he rolled over, hiding himself from their light once more.
His hair was, oddly enough, three different colors. The main part of his hair was in black spikes, which was outlined in magenta, and his bangs, which were in the shape of a star and hung so they framed his small, delicate face, were blonde. One of these blonde strands hung low, touching the child's nose.
A gentle breeze blew in through the open window, his bangs waved back and forth. The one touching his nose began to tickle and he smiled serenely in his sleep. It moved gently, softly across his nose, tickling it more. He wiggled his nose in an attempt to rid himself of whatever it was, but it did not appear to work.
The rubbing seemed to finally awaken the small boy of eight summers. (a/n- 8 yrs. old) He opened his eyes, revealing beautiful amethyst orbs. He heard a knock on his door and quickly sat up, rubbing his eyes.
"Co-co-...ahhh...come in!" he said brightly, yawning.
The door opened slightly and a black-haired, blue-eyed someone stepped into the room.
"Good morning, Isis-sama!" the little boy told her in a jaunty tone.
"Good, morning, Mitsu-chan. Are you ready to come and eat breakfast?"
"Un!" (Yeah/yes)
Isis chuckled at his enthusiasm before saying, "Alright, it's waiting for you on the kitchen table, Mitsu-chan."
"YAY!" Mistu cried jumping out of bed, but tripping over his tangled blankets and falling to the floor.
"Ow. *sniffle* That hurt."
Isis shook her head slightly amused at the child's mishap. She bent down and helped him de-tangle himself from his sheets. Once that was in order she took his tiny scraped hands into her own.
"Want me to kiss it and make it better?"
"Um hum," he replied in that sweet, gentle voice of his, nodding.
Isis smiled and quickly gave the scraps a peck. She loved taking care of the small prince. He was too kawaii (cute) for his own good, and so innocent. Of course she could not run the risk of him being discovered, that is why she had changed his name. She desperately wanted to call him by his name, Yugi, but it just was not possible.
Darkness had covered the land the moment Emperor Seto had begun his reign. He knew he had lost the twin princes, but had so far no luck in finding them. Therefore they had moved to the country just beyond the city. No one every came there and Isis could raise the young prince in peace. Renaming him had not been too hard; Isis had chosen a name that seemed to fit his personality. Mitsu, meaning light. (a/n- in Japanese. Yes, that is close to my name *Mitsu*ko. My name means "child of light" and actually I did have Mitsu as my penname at first until I found my new one.)
"Can I play with Anzu-tachi and Ryou-kun today, Isis-sama?"
"Yes, watashi no tenshi." (my angel)
"Sugoi!" (Awesome)
"But first you must eat little tenshi." (little Angel)
"Alright Isis-sama!"
The two walked into the small kitchen with only a fireplace/stove, a small four-person table, and a few cabinets housing all the dishes and silverware. Mitsu sat down at the table where a plate of steaming flat bread cakes was waiting for him. (a/n- hehe. Pancakes) His eyes brightened and he looked up at his guardian.
"Arigatou, Isis-sama!" (Thank you)
Isis chortled, "Your welcome, Mitsu-chan, now eat if you want to go play with your friends!"
Mitsu nodded eagerly and started eating. In a few minutes he was done and running to his room to change clothes. He put on a simple, tight, white sleeveless shirt and white pants. Then he quickly threw on a silver- studded, white belt and some silver armbands. Once he was done getting ready he ran back to his guardian and gave her a hug before leaving to find his friends.
He found them already at their "meeting place" and not only a meeting place but it was a "secret" meeting place that only "they" knew about. (a/n- kids...they forget all about the parents) He saw Anzu swinging in a wooden swing with Ryou behind her pushing her higher and higher. She giggled in delight as she flew through the air.
Anzu had brown hair and bright blue eyes. She was the first friend Mitsu had and she had then introduced him to Ryou and they all soon began playing together after that. They were more like family than friends. They were practically inseparable and they were always helping each other out. Anzu was also Mitsu's secret crush, but he had not told anybody about that yet.
Ryou had white hair and pale skin, but what was so weird about him was that he had eyes the color of chocolate unlike most albinos. He was also the same age as Mitsu, eight. Unlike Anzu who was nine summers old.
Mitsu walked a little closer, wanting to help Ryou push Anzu, but they noticed him before he got there and Anzu stopped swinging.
"Happy Birthday, Mitsu!" they said together smiling.
Mitsu burst into a huge grin and ran over to them. "I'm glad you remembered!"
"Of course, Mitsu-kun," replied Anzu, "you're our tomodachi! Why would we forget something so important?!" (tomodachi=friend)
Mitsu smiled again. "Let's play tag! You want to?"
"SOU!" (Yes/ok) they both yelled excitedly.
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(blah, blah, blah, they play tag, yadda, yadda, yadda, it's time to go...)
"Ryou-chan! It's time to come home, darling!"
"Ka-chan, sou!" (Ok, mom) (a/n- I think that's how it goes)
"Ryou-kun, sayonara!" (goodbye, Ryou) Mitsu and Anzu both called after him and he turned halfway to wave as he ran home. Mitsu and Anzu both flinched and called a "Watch out!" as Ryou ran right into the wall beside the doorway. Then they sweatdropped as he rubbed his nose and went inside.
"I've got to go home too, Mitsu! Bye!"
"Bye..." Mitsu called a little sadly. He wished his friends could stay and play for a little longer. Deciding to go home himself, he started walking, but as he was walking he felt something strange that he had never felt before. It was like a pull or a tug on his heart. Something was calling out to him and he wanted to find out what it was. The feeling intensified with every step he took closer to home. 'What could this feeling be?' he thought to himself.
Once he made it to his house, he started to go into the backyard where the feeling was coming from, but suddenly Isis stuck her head out of the back doorway and called for him to come in and eat ban gohan. (dinner)
(a/n- nothing much happens here so I'm not going to go into detail.)
Mitsu quickly ate and was sent off to bed for the night. He went into his room and got under the covers without changing clothes. He knew his Isis- sama would check on him before she went to bed; she always did. He could not wait for her to fall asleep so he could find out what that feeling was. It was getting stronger now with each passing minute as it grew closer to midnight...the time he was born.
(a/n- blah, blah, blah...he waits, and waits, and waits, you get the idea.)
Finally, after hours of waiting, Isis-sama creaked open the door to check on (A/N- IT'S SNOWING!!!! SO COOL!!! ^_^) her little tenshi. She crept in as quietly as she could so that she came to stand beside Mitsu's bed. He pretended to be asleep, not that it was very hard for him since he had never been up so late before and his eyelids were very heavy. Isis whispered, "I love you," in his ear and kissed him gently on the forehead before leaving his room, closing the door behind her, and going to her own bedroom to sleep.
As soon as the door closed, Mitsu was out of bed and sneaking toward the door. He was very careful not to step on any of the squeaky parts of the floor and when he reached the door he opened it quickly so it would not have any time to squeak. (a/n- I do that with one of the doors at my house so I'm not just making that up)
He looked into his guardian's room, but the door was closed. He nodded to himself in satisfaction and crept to the back of the house and out the backdoor as quietly as he could. Once outside he stopped creeping and ran to a cherry tree that was just beginning to blossom. It was a beautiful night with the full moon shining on the tree making some of the leaves sparkle. Fireflies danced all around him and he gazed at all of it in awe. It was all so pretty.
'But I have a job to do!' he told himself forcefully. He always had a soft spot for nature and all its wonders. Maybe that was what this feeling was? No, that was not it. It was something else. Something close to his heart. His parents maybe? Did this feeling have something to do with them? He peered at the tree from different angles but was unable to find anything. He knew the feeling was coming from this tree, well, from INSIDE it really, but how could he get to it.
Something inside him told him to go back in the house and get something he could stand on. He quickly did as the feeling told him to. He came back outside with a stool and brought it over to the trunk of the cherry tree. He climbed up on it, it was a little difficult to balance since the ground beneath him was uneven, but he finally managed to stand on it without it wobbling.
'Now what?' he asked the feeling.
*Now look for a hole in the tree* the wind itself seemed to whisper. Mitsu nodded to the voice and began his search. 'Ah ha!' he thought as he found a big hole up between two thick branches. He could just barely see it and he was standing on his tiptoes. He tried to reach into it to find out what was inside it, but the stool started wobbling again and it fell over with him on top. He tried not to cry out. He just barely managed it, but he had hurt himself when he landed on the stool. Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, but he did not let them flow. He wiped them away and took the stool back into the living room.
He came back instead with the biggest chair he could manage. (a/n- in other words the smallest chair) He had a hard time trying to scoot the chair till it was up against the tree, but he finally managed it. He climbed back up onto this chair and was finally able to look into the hole and stick his hand in. He groped around until his hand felt something cold and solid. He wrapped his hand around it, pulling out into the night air.
It was a golden box with an eye symbol on the front. He pulled open the lid and saw bunches of pieces of gold. Like a puzzle! The light of the full moon hit the pieces making them glisten as it came out of hiding behind a cloud. The clock in the hall sounded...midnight.
A/N- well, there you go. I hoped you liked it. If you're wondering why I used so much Japanese when I didn't really have to...well, let's just say I was edgamwaquate'n ya! Or at least those of you that don't know any Japanese. So you can write it down, use it in your stories (if you have any) and sound like you know what you're talking about. Ok, that's good enough for me for now. I'll try to update next month.
NOTE: If you want to know when I'm going to update next and are the kinda person that checks their e-mail I'll be happy to send ya a link if ya gimme your address (e-mail) For Una, digigirl-izumi, Subieko, and Nightlight5 if you want one then just tell Serafina cuz I'm getting her to do it for me. I never check my e-mail or get on it either.
So, all I have left to say is R&R, please!!!
Summary: AU-Egyptian-ish. An ancient prophecy is to be fulfilled as an evil High Priest kills the King and Queen to take over their kingdom, leaving their two twin boys in the hands of maidservants. Will the prophecy come to pass or will darkness forever cover the land? Yugi & Yami centered fic. Please R&R! ^_^
Thanks be to all of you wonderful ppl that changed my mind about finishing this!!
SerafinaMoon: Thanks!! That really means a lot!
Hillary: Thank you so much!!!
Amrit: I'm 1 year older than you. O.o? Thank YOU!!!! What did I do that you're thanking ME for?
YOU SUCK: It's nice to meet you too. I'm really sorry you feel that way. I did put in the summary that it was Yugi and Yami centric, but I didn't know that that didn't show up. I'm sorry for your inconvenience so I put the full summary in here just for you and others that share your philosophy. Have a nice day! ^_^
Wokie: Thank you so much!!!
Una: Isn't it. I thought it was pretty cool idea when I had it then I just let it sit before finally putting it up. Now I just have to find a way around all the plot holes. HEHE...I might not hate him later...it just depends. I'll just have to wait and see what he does. Thanks so much!!! That means a great deal to me and you don't even know how much!!
Nightlight5: Thanks!! I'm glad that you did find it though!! Um...yeah, kinda...you'll just have to see what happens!! And THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Mists: Thanks for sticking up for me, that made my day!! Thanks and I'm so glad you like it. Sorry for keeping you waiting so long and I'm afraid it will continue to be only once a month updates...I never get any time to get on the computer, but thank you so much! Everything you said meant so very much to me!! Thanks for encouraging me to contiue!
digigirl-izumi: I don't get it...what's so funny about who's raising them? Let me in on it! Thanks for reviewing, Nicky!
Subieko: Hey, this is different. It's not really in the past...more just a story by itself I guess. You're welcome as well. I only wish I could review them more. I hardly ever get any time on the computer so I don't get to update a lot or review a lot. I'm sorry about that. Thanks!! I don't actually, just what I pick up from other stories, but I learned A LOT more today!
A special thanks to the following for putting me on their favorite author's lists!
SerafinaMoon
Wokie
digigirl-izumi
Subieko
* * *
Chapter 2- Revealing the Hidden
Curled up, asleep, in a small, comfortable bed, tucked carefully under the covers was a small boy. The only visible part of his body was his head and his wild hair. Sunlight streamed into the small room, illuminating it. Some of the rays came to rest on the sleeping boy's face and he rolled over, hiding himself from their light once more.
His hair was, oddly enough, three different colors. The main part of his hair was in black spikes, which was outlined in magenta, and his bangs, which were in the shape of a star and hung so they framed his small, delicate face, were blonde. One of these blonde strands hung low, touching the child's nose.
A gentle breeze blew in through the open window, his bangs waved back and forth. The one touching his nose began to tickle and he smiled serenely in his sleep. It moved gently, softly across his nose, tickling it more. He wiggled his nose in an attempt to rid himself of whatever it was, but it did not appear to work.
The rubbing seemed to finally awaken the small boy of eight summers. (a/n- 8 yrs. old) He opened his eyes, revealing beautiful amethyst orbs. He heard a knock on his door and quickly sat up, rubbing his eyes.
"Co-co-...ahhh...come in!" he said brightly, yawning.
The door opened slightly and a black-haired, blue-eyed someone stepped into the room.
"Good morning, Isis-sama!" the little boy told her in a jaunty tone.
"Good, morning, Mitsu-chan. Are you ready to come and eat breakfast?"
"Un!" (Yeah/yes)
Isis chuckled at his enthusiasm before saying, "Alright, it's waiting for you on the kitchen table, Mitsu-chan."
"YAY!" Mistu cried jumping out of bed, but tripping over his tangled blankets and falling to the floor.
"Ow. *sniffle* That hurt."
Isis shook her head slightly amused at the child's mishap. She bent down and helped him de-tangle himself from his sheets. Once that was in order she took his tiny scraped hands into her own.
"Want me to kiss it and make it better?"
"Um hum," he replied in that sweet, gentle voice of his, nodding.
Isis smiled and quickly gave the scraps a peck. She loved taking care of the small prince. He was too kawaii (cute) for his own good, and so innocent. Of course she could not run the risk of him being discovered, that is why she had changed his name. She desperately wanted to call him by his name, Yugi, but it just was not possible.
Darkness had covered the land the moment Emperor Seto had begun his reign. He knew he had lost the twin princes, but had so far no luck in finding them. Therefore they had moved to the country just beyond the city. No one every came there and Isis could raise the young prince in peace. Renaming him had not been too hard; Isis had chosen a name that seemed to fit his personality. Mitsu, meaning light. (a/n- in Japanese. Yes, that is close to my name *Mitsu*ko. My name means "child of light" and actually I did have Mitsu as my penname at first until I found my new one.)
"Can I play with Anzu-tachi and Ryou-kun today, Isis-sama?"
"Yes, watashi no tenshi." (my angel)
"Sugoi!" (Awesome)
"But first you must eat little tenshi." (little Angel)
"Alright Isis-sama!"
The two walked into the small kitchen with only a fireplace/stove, a small four-person table, and a few cabinets housing all the dishes and silverware. Mitsu sat down at the table where a plate of steaming flat bread cakes was waiting for him. (a/n- hehe. Pancakes) His eyes brightened and he looked up at his guardian.
"Arigatou, Isis-sama!" (Thank you)
Isis chortled, "Your welcome, Mitsu-chan, now eat if you want to go play with your friends!"
Mitsu nodded eagerly and started eating. In a few minutes he was done and running to his room to change clothes. He put on a simple, tight, white sleeveless shirt and white pants. Then he quickly threw on a silver- studded, white belt and some silver armbands. Once he was done getting ready he ran back to his guardian and gave her a hug before leaving to find his friends.
He found them already at their "meeting place" and not only a meeting place but it was a "secret" meeting place that only "they" knew about. (a/n- kids...they forget all about the parents) He saw Anzu swinging in a wooden swing with Ryou behind her pushing her higher and higher. She giggled in delight as she flew through the air.
Anzu had brown hair and bright blue eyes. She was the first friend Mitsu had and she had then introduced him to Ryou and they all soon began playing together after that. They were more like family than friends. They were practically inseparable and they were always helping each other out. Anzu was also Mitsu's secret crush, but he had not told anybody about that yet.
Ryou had white hair and pale skin, but what was so weird about him was that he had eyes the color of chocolate unlike most albinos. He was also the same age as Mitsu, eight. Unlike Anzu who was nine summers old.
Mitsu walked a little closer, wanting to help Ryou push Anzu, but they noticed him before he got there and Anzu stopped swinging.
"Happy Birthday, Mitsu!" they said together smiling.
Mitsu burst into a huge grin and ran over to them. "I'm glad you remembered!"
"Of course, Mitsu-kun," replied Anzu, "you're our tomodachi! Why would we forget something so important?!" (tomodachi=friend)
Mitsu smiled again. "Let's play tag! You want to?"
"SOU!" (Yes/ok) they both yelled excitedly.
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(blah, blah, blah, they play tag, yadda, yadda, yadda, it's time to go...)
"Ryou-chan! It's time to come home, darling!"
"Ka-chan, sou!" (Ok, mom) (a/n- I think that's how it goes)
"Ryou-kun, sayonara!" (goodbye, Ryou) Mitsu and Anzu both called after him and he turned halfway to wave as he ran home. Mitsu and Anzu both flinched and called a "Watch out!" as Ryou ran right into the wall beside the doorway. Then they sweatdropped as he rubbed his nose and went inside.
"I've got to go home too, Mitsu! Bye!"
"Bye..." Mitsu called a little sadly. He wished his friends could stay and play for a little longer. Deciding to go home himself, he started walking, but as he was walking he felt something strange that he had never felt before. It was like a pull or a tug on his heart. Something was calling out to him and he wanted to find out what it was. The feeling intensified with every step he took closer to home. 'What could this feeling be?' he thought to himself.
Once he made it to his house, he started to go into the backyard where the feeling was coming from, but suddenly Isis stuck her head out of the back doorway and called for him to come in and eat ban gohan. (dinner)
(a/n- nothing much happens here so I'm not going to go into detail.)
Mitsu quickly ate and was sent off to bed for the night. He went into his room and got under the covers without changing clothes. He knew his Isis- sama would check on him before she went to bed; she always did. He could not wait for her to fall asleep so he could find out what that feeling was. It was getting stronger now with each passing minute as it grew closer to midnight...the time he was born.
(a/n- blah, blah, blah...he waits, and waits, and waits, you get the idea.)
Finally, after hours of waiting, Isis-sama creaked open the door to check on (A/N- IT'S SNOWING!!!! SO COOL!!! ^_^) her little tenshi. She crept in as quietly as she could so that she came to stand beside Mitsu's bed. He pretended to be asleep, not that it was very hard for him since he had never been up so late before and his eyelids were very heavy. Isis whispered, "I love you," in his ear and kissed him gently on the forehead before leaving his room, closing the door behind her, and going to her own bedroom to sleep.
As soon as the door closed, Mitsu was out of bed and sneaking toward the door. He was very careful not to step on any of the squeaky parts of the floor and when he reached the door he opened it quickly so it would not have any time to squeak. (a/n- I do that with one of the doors at my house so I'm not just making that up)
He looked into his guardian's room, but the door was closed. He nodded to himself in satisfaction and crept to the back of the house and out the backdoor as quietly as he could. Once outside he stopped creeping and ran to a cherry tree that was just beginning to blossom. It was a beautiful night with the full moon shining on the tree making some of the leaves sparkle. Fireflies danced all around him and he gazed at all of it in awe. It was all so pretty.
'But I have a job to do!' he told himself forcefully. He always had a soft spot for nature and all its wonders. Maybe that was what this feeling was? No, that was not it. It was something else. Something close to his heart. His parents maybe? Did this feeling have something to do with them? He peered at the tree from different angles but was unable to find anything. He knew the feeling was coming from this tree, well, from INSIDE it really, but how could he get to it.
Something inside him told him to go back in the house and get something he could stand on. He quickly did as the feeling told him to. He came back outside with a stool and brought it over to the trunk of the cherry tree. He climbed up on it, it was a little difficult to balance since the ground beneath him was uneven, but he finally managed to stand on it without it wobbling.
'Now what?' he asked the feeling.
*Now look for a hole in the tree* the wind itself seemed to whisper. Mitsu nodded to the voice and began his search. 'Ah ha!' he thought as he found a big hole up between two thick branches. He could just barely see it and he was standing on his tiptoes. He tried to reach into it to find out what was inside it, but the stool started wobbling again and it fell over with him on top. He tried not to cry out. He just barely managed it, but he had hurt himself when he landed on the stool. Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, but he did not let them flow. He wiped them away and took the stool back into the living room.
He came back instead with the biggest chair he could manage. (a/n- in other words the smallest chair) He had a hard time trying to scoot the chair till it was up against the tree, but he finally managed it. He climbed back up onto this chair and was finally able to look into the hole and stick his hand in. He groped around until his hand felt something cold and solid. He wrapped his hand around it, pulling out into the night air.
It was a golden box with an eye symbol on the front. He pulled open the lid and saw bunches of pieces of gold. Like a puzzle! The light of the full moon hit the pieces making them glisten as it came out of hiding behind a cloud. The clock in the hall sounded...midnight.
A/N- well, there you go. I hoped you liked it. If you're wondering why I used so much Japanese when I didn't really have to...well, let's just say I was edgamwaquate'n ya! Or at least those of you that don't know any Japanese. So you can write it down, use it in your stories (if you have any) and sound like you know what you're talking about. Ok, that's good enough for me for now. I'll try to update next month.
NOTE: If you want to know when I'm going to update next and are the kinda person that checks their e-mail I'll be happy to send ya a link if ya gimme your address (e-mail) For Una, digigirl-izumi, Subieko, and Nightlight5 if you want one then just tell Serafina cuz I'm getting her to do it for me. I never check my e-mail or get on it either.
So, all I have left to say is R&R, please!!!