Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! (well duh) I also don't own Paddy's
Markets or any other places I mention in this chapter.
Inwe: How are you guys? Well anyway. Thanks for the reviews! I appreciate them really! I promise it will get more exciting after this chapter is over (I hope). By the way its set it actual places in Sydney (Australia.) I live in Australia just so you know! And another thing, there is a reason why I only signed the letter with Jonothan. So that clears that up!
Chapter 2: Market time!
The group stood in a circle on the pier. Téa was holding their map trying to find a bus route that would take them to Chinatown (~Paddy's Markets is nearby to those who don't live in Sydney, which is probably most of you~). The excited chattering of the small crowd around them was unbelievebly loud considering it could still be heard over the foghorns of ships and the engines of cars on the highway nearby. The skyscrapers towered above them. The sun was shining brightly down on the group and the heat was nothing like they were used to in Domino.
"Wow, dey're not kiddin' when dey say dat Australia is always sunny," Joey said stratching the back of his neck uncomfortably.
"Joey, I told you it would be hot, why did you wear jeans?" asked Serenity.
"I don't ever not wear jeans," said Joey.
"You'd probably wear jeans in the Sahara Desert," joked Tristan.
"Do any of you have a better sense of direction then me?" asked Téa starting to get slightly frustrated because to her the map was nothing but colour coded lines and symbols pointing nowhere.
"Probably," said Yugi (~by the way Yami is back in the soul room~), smiling as he reached up to take the map from Téa, "Where is it that we need to go?"
"Chinatown, but I can't find it!" Téa said.
Yugi scanned the map quickly and found what Téa had failed in finding.
"Right here," he said pointing to a spot on the map.
"How do you do that?" asked Téa in mock annoyance.
"Are we going to get on this bus or not?" asked Mai impatiently.
"Sure, sure. One leaves in 5 minutes from the Circular Quay stop. So we'll be doing the sight seeing later," said Téa as she turned to start walking.
The gang began to walk towards the stop, following Téa. On the way they were continually stopped by the buskers putting on shows and playing instruments, all of them asking for money.
"Don't these people understand that we need to do things without them pestering us nonstop?" asked Mai, as impatiently as before.
Joey was avoiding Mai's eyes, as he said darkly, "Probably not."
"Excuse me sir but would you like to try the new blueberry Thirst Quencher? Its packed with all the vitamins and minerals of.." said a middle-aged man coming to talk to them holding a box of blue drinks.
The whole group completely ignored him. The bus should be arriving in about a minute! There was always the chance of it being late but as Téa had said earlier, "It's to be safe then sorry!"
Finally the gang reached to stop. Luckily the bus hadn't come yet. It had taken them 5 minutes just to walk 100 metres along the wharf. The heat was becoming less unbearable as the day wore on to the afternoon. A slight sea breeze was picking up and lapping of water was added to the many sounds of the Quay.
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On the bus at last the gang was deep in conversation about the party.
"I've been meaning to ask you guys. Why did the letter get signed with just Jonothan? It was a formal letter with a casual end," asked Mai, hoping that someone would know what she didn't.
Everyone shook their heads until Bakura spoke, "I've heard that the computer company that organised this event is led by a man called Stephano Craine. His assitant is a mysterious man who no one, not even him knows the surname of. It caused some sort of outrage in the press but Jonothan has stayed on. He still only signs documents with Jonothan."
"Man, how do you know all these things Bakura?" asked Tristan. He was sitting next to Serenity, much to Joey's annoyance.
"Just a little thing called the newspaper, Tristan," said Bakura.
The discussion continued much in this way for the rest of the trip.
"How's Yami enjoying this?" Téa asked Yugi, blushing slightly.
"I don't know really. Why don't you ask him yourself?" Yugi asked tactfully.
"Oh no, that's OK, just wondering that's all," said Téa quickly. She didn't know how well she'd be able to keep herself together if she became face to face with him at this moment.
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Paddy's markets was full of tourists looking for souvenirs, people from around the area looking for cheap market place bargains and the stall keepers looking for customers. The noise in here was also loud, the wails of children as they didn't get what they wanted, the worried shouting of mothers and fathers trying to find their children and the clinking of coins as they were passed from hand to hand. In the midst of it all stood Téa, Yugi, Joey, Mai, Bakura, Tristan and Serenity.
"Er.. so where do we start?" asked Joey.
"You don't start anywhere. Just look around!" said Mai staring at the different stalls as though she was eager to start.
"Well I'll be outside if any one wants me!" said Joey pulling Tristan after him.
"I'd like to stay here for a while Joey!" said Tristan struggling out of his grip.
"Why, so you can hang around with my sister? That's exactly why I'm dragging you away!" Joey said so only Tristan could hear.
"Hello miss, could I interest you in this lovely woven purse? It costs only $5.50 and its an absolute bargain!" said a woman in the nearby stall, holding out a small purse to Téa.
A headband caught her eye on the same stall and she moved towards it in interest. It was in the same style as the purse.
"How much is this?" Téa asked.
"Ah, that little headband was imported from overseas. I afraid it cost you about $8.00," said the woman. Then she added trying to make a sale "But is a bargain for quality of product."
"Oh no, that's alright," said Téa regretfully.
She moved back to the group.
"Well I'll be looking around if any one wants me," said Mai moving off towards a stall selling Australian merchandise.
"I'll come too!" said Serenity following her.
"Count me in," said Tristan, trying to make a good impression.
Joey scowled but didn't say anything.
"I guess I'll go too," said Téa walking towards the others.
That left Yugi, Joey and Bakura.
"We might as well join in!" said Bakura.
Yugi and Joey nodded. Joey walked off and Yugi turned to leave as well. Then he heard a voice,
//Yugi?//
/Yes?/
//Where are we?//
/Paddy's Markets. Would you like to see it more closely?/
//Alright//
The Millenium Puzzle glowed briefly which left Yami standing there. He turned and saw Téa looking at the souvenirs and smiling. She looked so.. so.. He shook is head to clear his thoughts.
"Excuse me, sir?"
Yami turned to see the source of the voice. It was the same lady that had owned the headband. She beckoned him towards her.
"That girl.. who she?" she asked quietly.
"That's my friend, Téa," he said.
"Friend?" the woman asked in surprise, "Well never mind. Would you like this headband?"
"Oh no sorry, I'm not buying," Yami said cautiously.
"Oh no, no, not buy. I give to you!" said the woman pressing the headband into his hands.
"Oh.. thanks," Yami said reluctantly.
"Give to nice girl over there!" she said winking. She pushed him away, "Now go!"
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Inwe: Well there you have the next chapter. Hehe cliffhanger! Will he give her the headband? Or will he be too embarrassed? Find out next time on 'Shadow of Reality!' Sorry if I took a little while in updating but, hey! At least its done now! I had so much homework!!! (*Stupid school*). Well anyway the end of the chapter isn't as good as I hoped, but I think I had slight writer's block. Please review or I'll.. or I'll.. just review OK?
Inwe: How are you guys? Well anyway. Thanks for the reviews! I appreciate them really! I promise it will get more exciting after this chapter is over (I hope). By the way its set it actual places in Sydney (Australia.) I live in Australia just so you know! And another thing, there is a reason why I only signed the letter with Jonothan. So that clears that up!
Chapter 2: Market time!
The group stood in a circle on the pier. Téa was holding their map trying to find a bus route that would take them to Chinatown (~Paddy's Markets is nearby to those who don't live in Sydney, which is probably most of you~). The excited chattering of the small crowd around them was unbelievebly loud considering it could still be heard over the foghorns of ships and the engines of cars on the highway nearby. The skyscrapers towered above them. The sun was shining brightly down on the group and the heat was nothing like they were used to in Domino.
"Wow, dey're not kiddin' when dey say dat Australia is always sunny," Joey said stratching the back of his neck uncomfortably.
"Joey, I told you it would be hot, why did you wear jeans?" asked Serenity.
"I don't ever not wear jeans," said Joey.
"You'd probably wear jeans in the Sahara Desert," joked Tristan.
"Do any of you have a better sense of direction then me?" asked Téa starting to get slightly frustrated because to her the map was nothing but colour coded lines and symbols pointing nowhere.
"Probably," said Yugi (~by the way Yami is back in the soul room~), smiling as he reached up to take the map from Téa, "Where is it that we need to go?"
"Chinatown, but I can't find it!" Téa said.
Yugi scanned the map quickly and found what Téa had failed in finding.
"Right here," he said pointing to a spot on the map.
"How do you do that?" asked Téa in mock annoyance.
"Are we going to get on this bus or not?" asked Mai impatiently.
"Sure, sure. One leaves in 5 minutes from the Circular Quay stop. So we'll be doing the sight seeing later," said Téa as she turned to start walking.
The gang began to walk towards the stop, following Téa. On the way they were continually stopped by the buskers putting on shows and playing instruments, all of them asking for money.
"Don't these people understand that we need to do things without them pestering us nonstop?" asked Mai, as impatiently as before.
Joey was avoiding Mai's eyes, as he said darkly, "Probably not."
"Excuse me sir but would you like to try the new blueberry Thirst Quencher? Its packed with all the vitamins and minerals of.." said a middle-aged man coming to talk to them holding a box of blue drinks.
The whole group completely ignored him. The bus should be arriving in about a minute! There was always the chance of it being late but as Téa had said earlier, "It's to be safe then sorry!"
Finally the gang reached to stop. Luckily the bus hadn't come yet. It had taken them 5 minutes just to walk 100 metres along the wharf. The heat was becoming less unbearable as the day wore on to the afternoon. A slight sea breeze was picking up and lapping of water was added to the many sounds of the Quay.
***********************************************************
On the bus at last the gang was deep in conversation about the party.
"I've been meaning to ask you guys. Why did the letter get signed with just Jonothan? It was a formal letter with a casual end," asked Mai, hoping that someone would know what she didn't.
Everyone shook their heads until Bakura spoke, "I've heard that the computer company that organised this event is led by a man called Stephano Craine. His assitant is a mysterious man who no one, not even him knows the surname of. It caused some sort of outrage in the press but Jonothan has stayed on. He still only signs documents with Jonothan."
"Man, how do you know all these things Bakura?" asked Tristan. He was sitting next to Serenity, much to Joey's annoyance.
"Just a little thing called the newspaper, Tristan," said Bakura.
The discussion continued much in this way for the rest of the trip.
"How's Yami enjoying this?" Téa asked Yugi, blushing slightly.
"I don't know really. Why don't you ask him yourself?" Yugi asked tactfully.
"Oh no, that's OK, just wondering that's all," said Téa quickly. She didn't know how well she'd be able to keep herself together if she became face to face with him at this moment.
***********************************************************
Paddy's markets was full of tourists looking for souvenirs, people from around the area looking for cheap market place bargains and the stall keepers looking for customers. The noise in here was also loud, the wails of children as they didn't get what they wanted, the worried shouting of mothers and fathers trying to find their children and the clinking of coins as they were passed from hand to hand. In the midst of it all stood Téa, Yugi, Joey, Mai, Bakura, Tristan and Serenity.
"Er.. so where do we start?" asked Joey.
"You don't start anywhere. Just look around!" said Mai staring at the different stalls as though she was eager to start.
"Well I'll be outside if any one wants me!" said Joey pulling Tristan after him.
"I'd like to stay here for a while Joey!" said Tristan struggling out of his grip.
"Why, so you can hang around with my sister? That's exactly why I'm dragging you away!" Joey said so only Tristan could hear.
"Hello miss, could I interest you in this lovely woven purse? It costs only $5.50 and its an absolute bargain!" said a woman in the nearby stall, holding out a small purse to Téa.
A headband caught her eye on the same stall and she moved towards it in interest. It was in the same style as the purse.
"How much is this?" Téa asked.
"Ah, that little headband was imported from overseas. I afraid it cost you about $8.00," said the woman. Then she added trying to make a sale "But is a bargain for quality of product."
"Oh no, that's alright," said Téa regretfully.
She moved back to the group.
"Well I'll be looking around if any one wants me," said Mai moving off towards a stall selling Australian merchandise.
"I'll come too!" said Serenity following her.
"Count me in," said Tristan, trying to make a good impression.
Joey scowled but didn't say anything.
"I guess I'll go too," said Téa walking towards the others.
That left Yugi, Joey and Bakura.
"We might as well join in!" said Bakura.
Yugi and Joey nodded. Joey walked off and Yugi turned to leave as well. Then he heard a voice,
//Yugi?//
/Yes?/
//Where are we?//
/Paddy's Markets. Would you like to see it more closely?/
//Alright//
The Millenium Puzzle glowed briefly which left Yami standing there. He turned and saw Téa looking at the souvenirs and smiling. She looked so.. so.. He shook is head to clear his thoughts.
"Excuse me, sir?"
Yami turned to see the source of the voice. It was the same lady that had owned the headband. She beckoned him towards her.
"That girl.. who she?" she asked quietly.
"That's my friend, Téa," he said.
"Friend?" the woman asked in surprise, "Well never mind. Would you like this headband?"
"Oh no sorry, I'm not buying," Yami said cautiously.
"Oh no, no, not buy. I give to you!" said the woman pressing the headband into his hands.
"Oh.. thanks," Yami said reluctantly.
"Give to nice girl over there!" she said winking. She pushed him away, "Now go!"
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Inwe: Well there you have the next chapter. Hehe cliffhanger! Will he give her the headband? Or will he be too embarrassed? Find out next time on 'Shadow of Reality!' Sorry if I took a little while in updating but, hey! At least its done now! I had so much homework!!! (*Stupid school*). Well anyway the end of the chapter isn't as good as I hoped, but I think I had slight writer's block. Please review or I'll.. or I'll.. just review OK?
