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Key: [1] - footnote (at bottom)
'Thoughts'
Italics- Letters
flashback
sounds
Any Japanese words that I may use will be translated at the bottom
Warning: This fic has a Y/YY pairing, but they're hardly in it, so it's not a big deal. I haven't decided on any other pairings as of now though.
Slight recap/confusion buster: The prologue took place right after Battle City and basically stated that Ryou's and Malik's Yami's have been banished to the shadow realm. High school is now over, and Ryou is saving up money for college. Little does he know, but he isn't going...
Would anyone like to be my beta reader? I'm rereading chapters but I'm sure that I'm messing up in every one. Just put your e-mail in a review and say that you would like to beta for me. I would be most grateful, thanks!
Live Again
Chapter One
The wind swept under her as she soared over the vast sea, wind brushing past her wings giving her the most marvelous sensation. The quarter moon twinkled above her, giving its reflection off the obeying tides. The letter tied to her leg was putting up little resistance in her flight to Japan. The ever-changing address finally landed on one, telling her where she should go. She flew inside the open window and sat on the bedside table, head tucked under her wing, till morning...
Beep....beep....beep....beep....be-SLAM
A white head poked out from under the covers sluggishly as it's owner sluggishly stretched and yawned. 'Why did I agree to meet Yugi at nine? That means I have to get up at seven-thirty.' A soft hooting brought him to his senses. He looked over and saw a rather large tawny owl, looking a bit disgruntled as if it had been woken be the alarm too. "Not this again! I already told them that I have no interest in going to that school," he went to the small kitchen in his apartment and got the owl some food and water. He took the letter off the owl's leg and opened it, not bothering to read the address.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwamp, International Confed. Of Wizards)
Dear Bakura-san,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins September 1. We await your owl by no later than June 20.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Ryou sighed. It was the same every summer. They would send him this letter, and he would send back the owl telling them no thank you, he was not interested. Ryou then noticed another piece of parchment. It was a note, and it read:
Dear Bakura-san,
This is the last year that we can accept you into Hogwarts, as you are turning 18. If you do choose to accept, we will have to give you summer tutoring to get you ahead. Transportation will be taken care of. Please reply as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
Headmaster
"I could go this year," said Ryou thoughtfully, "He isn't here to hold me back... He never wanted me to go, and neither did my father. But I'm turning 18 soon, and I can do whatever I want to! I'll ask Yugi for his opinion.," he contemplated this for quite a while before looking at his clock. "Shoot, it's eight O' clock already!" And so Ryou hurried through his morning routine, eating his poptart on the way over.
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Ryou stopped his new motorcycle outside Yugi's house and honked the horn. Yugi had grown a full foot since Ryou had first met him in freshmen year, but was still fairly short. And only five and a half feet, he was one of the shortest teens at graduation. Of course, it didn't help that he, like Ryou, was a year younger. He had skipped third grade, while Ryou had skipped kindergarten. Ryou had also grown. He was now only two inches short of six feet. Yugi and Yami had also gotten together a while ago, and Ryou became best friends with Yugi even before that. He had even helped Yugi and Yami get together.
"Coming, coming!" Yugi yelled, interrupting Ryou's thoughts as Yugi gave Yami a goodbye kiss and told him he'd be back in a few hours. "Hey Ryou where are we going today?" He asked as he hopped on behind Ryou and put his helmet on.
"I have to talk to you about something. Wanna go to my place for a little while?" Ryou revved up the motorcycle and waited for an answer.
"Sure!" Yelled the amethyst-eyed teen over the motorcycles loud roaring.
So much had happened since Battle City. In that year or so, Ryou had finally gotten a life, and became best friends with Yugi Mouto. They spent a lot of time together and even started taking Karate classes. No one, not even Ryou himself, thought that either of the would ever take Karate. But Ryou had finally grown a backbone and faced up to the challenges normal people faced in life. Asking out a girl, turning down many girls without offending them, hooking up your best friend with the love of his life. Before Ryou knew it, they were walking up to his apartment and unlocking the door to apartment B 01.
They went to Ryou's bedroom, which was a little messy, as Ryou didn't start getting ready till 8. But the bed was made and the tawny owl sat there hooting softly.
"Awww! Is this what you wanted to talk to me about? Your new pet owl? She's so adorable!" Yugi sat down on Ryou's bed and petted the owl, which cooed.
"It's not so much the owl, as what it brought," Ryou handed Yugi the letter he'd received that morning. "I get one every summer," he said after Yugi finished reading, "I was considering going, as I'm almost of legal age and He's gone. What do you think?"
"I think that this would be an excellent opportunity for you Ryou! I mean, how often is it that someone I know gets to go somewhere this spectacular?!?" Yugi's voice was full of excitement and eagerness, as if he was going.
"I'm not even going to answer that question Yugi," Ryou muttered. "Do you really think that I should go? I probably won't see you again till Christmas!"
"I know, but on the bright side, I get to use owls to send letters to you!" Yugi was a bit too excited.
Ryou sighed, "Alright, you can use my motorcycle while I'm gone. There's no way I'm taking it to England," Ryou said in dismay, "I'm sure going to miss her..."
"I'll take good care of her! You won't have to worry about a thing! Now lets write your response. How about 'Dear Professor Dumbbly-whats-its-'"
"Dumbledore," Ryou corrected him.
"Whatever. 'I accept your gracious invitation and would be happy to come Friday, June 14th-'"
"But but that's only four days from now! I need time to pack and say goodbye and-"
"Saturday then. As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted," he gave a half-assed glare to Ryou, "'If you could tell me all of the necessary information, I would be most grateful. Yours truly, Bakura Ryou, High School Graduate.'"
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