This chapter focuses on the time between when Mokuba met Cirquet for the first time and the mysterious duel in the dark.
I want to thank Luna Princess of the Shadows again for reviews (your so nice!)
Again I don't own Yu Gi Oh! Never will, but I can dream!
beeb beeb The alarm chirped. "Why the hell is that thing so cheery every morning," Cirquet groaned. She wasn't a morning person; in fact she couldn't stand the morning.
"Wake up dear Cirquet," Bella smiled as she walked into the room. Her brown hair was set in perfection, her teeth perfectly set in an eternal smile, and her flowing dress that Cirquet thought at times she would rip in half. She was an opposite to Cirquet in every way, of course Cirquet was an opposite of almost anybody.
"Why are you so happy?" Cirquet asked with her face in the pillow.
"Well if you must know Malachi will be here soon and his bringing some guest."
"What! Why the…grr…why won't anyone ever tell me things, is it so hard."
"Well Lan was supposed to tell you," she chirped.
"Lan, you left it up to Lan…to tell me…just go I have to get ready…I hate mornings," Cirquet groaned as got out of bed.
Bella had noticed a change in her friend, one that very few would ever notice. Not to say that Cirquet was ever very agreeable in the morning, but lately she was touchier than usual. Bella didn't really think much of it she knew what Cirquet was and figured that that may be what was causing the change in her friend either that or there was something wrong with those six. Bella shivered at the thought of them, the cold air they brought and what they were once used for she had to stop herself from thinking about it.
"Stop thinking about them Bella, they can sense it and they don't like it," Lan said as he passed her in the hall. He had a weird sense of knowing when anybody was thinking of Cirquet, he was her oldest brother after all and he knew her the best, well second to Dosu, Cirquet's third brother. Dosu, Richi, and Lan were very protective of their baby sister it was a miracle she was even born in the first place. Her mother was well over the age to have any more children, but just a few months after their father came back from Africa, Matarade Circe was pregnant with a baby girl.
At that point in time it didn't seem strange to him he was twelve at the time, Richi ten, and Dosu nine, they were just excited to have a new sibling. It wasn't until after Cirquet was born that he began to question his father about Cirquet and the strange events that often took place where ever she was. He and his brothers sheltered her after finding out ht truth, they didn't believe anyone could handle it, but they met Malachi who helped them out and the other members of the Knights of the Round.
"Lan is Cirquet going to be okay?"
"What do you mean Bella?"
"Well didn't you say she started acting this way before?" Bella asked.
"Look its no problem, she's just anxious is all, I mean the poor girl just lost one of her friends and there's no telling if anything else will happen during this tournament." Lan explained.
"Hey you two where's a towel!" Cirquet yelled from the shower.
"See she's fine. Fine enough to yell."
"Where is he…?" Cirquet asked calmly her morning issues now at of the way.
"He'll be…well speak of the Devil," Lan muttered as the doorbell rang, "Come on in."
Malachi opened the door with two or three people behind him. The poor man looked stressed beyond belief; Lambrela left a lot for him to do on his sudden disappearance. Behind him followed a rather short boy with spiky tri-colored hair and another boy much taller with blond hair much like Cirquets, behind him followed a cheery girl with short brown hair.
"Bien Malachi qui sont vos amis (Well Malachi who are your friends)?" Cirquet asked.
"Ah, présentant le Roi de Jeux (Ah, presenting the King of Games) Yugi Moto et le quatrième finaliste de Ville de Combat d'endroit (and the fourth place Battle City finalist) Joey Wheeler et leur ami (and their friend) Tea Gardner," Malachi spoke leaving the three dumbfounded.
"C'est vraiment impoli pour parler dans une autre langue autour des gens qui n'il peuvent pas comprendre (It is really rude to speak in another language around people who can not understand it)," Cirquet said slightly chuckling at the sight of the three.
"Oh bien (Oh well)," Lan laughed.
"Uh…did I miss something?" Joey asked dumbfounded.
"Oh no, no, its just that Malachi is French and has a hard time with has a hard time with his English, so its nice to give him a break every so often," Cirquet explained.
"Yes, yes quite right. It's always, always good to hear ones on tongue. Thank you Cirquet. Now about Battle City."
"Uh excuse me, but are we missing someone?" Yami (Yugi decieded it was more important for him to hear what was going on than himself) asked.
"Well dear who else would be here?" Bella asked.
"Well I though Kaiba…" Yami trailed off looking at Malachi.
"Well about that, he doesn't quite know about anything, he seemed far to uh…dear what's the word, ah absorbed in the contest to really care."
"Yeah the guy definitely doesn't care, the big jerk. Hehe, I'm going to beat to him a pulp this year yeh," Joey grinned.
The group just looked at him.
"I don't know Kaiba didn't seem that bad when I met him, at least his little brother was nice. But that's not our concern what we are concerned about is… oh caro ciò che ha torto adesso (oh dear what's wrong now-it's Italian not French)?"
"Cirquet…is something wrong? L'est les (Is it them)?" Malachi asked with a suspicious excitement.
The room grew eerily quite, a cold over came the room causing everyone to shutter. Cirquet eyes grew brighter and seemed to be looking at something that was not there. "They want to hear what we're talking about. Should I let them come out?" The group heard a low growl come form seemingly no where.
"What was that?" Tea asked with fear in her eyes.
"Don't worry I'm sure you've seen worse. Cirquet let them come out, I suppose they can tell some of the other monsters as well."
"Monsters…" Tea and Joey gulped.
"Are you going to open the shadow realm?" Yami asked with apprehension.
Cirquet nodded "Venire i miei amici, mostrare i suoi poteri profani (Come my friends, show your unholy powers)."
The room grew colder now than ever the lights went out taking the last bit of heat with them. Breathing could be heard from every corner of the room, like the panting of a horse. From one corner came a large black mass lay rolled up on the floor, its glittering white eyes sparkled in the dark room. "Il drago di Vita (Dragon of Life)."
Another sparkle of green eyes came from another corner; it was holding a massive mirror-like object in its hands. "Il drago di Protezione (Dragon of Shield)." A shadow hung over the ceiling and another pair of jewled eyes met with the group, in its six hands it held several weapons. "Il drago di Spada (Dragon of Sword)." Just to the right of Yugi came another dragon wearing several stringed beads. "Il drago di Magia (Dragon of Magic)". To the left of Malachi was another black mass holding a jar of some sort with a huge pendulum in its right hand. "Il drago di Tempo Dragon of Time." The last rested its head on Cirquets shoulder, gently nuzzling her cheek with its head. This dragon was the source of the cold and the apprehension. "Il drago di Morte (Dragon of Death)." The creature seemed to grin at the fear that its title caused, it was not its real name but that was lost to time even it was not sure of its name.
"These are my friends…"
