I do not own Yuugiou. I wish I did, the guy is hot.
AUTHOR'S NOTES (AND QUESTION).
Dorobo was Thief Bakura's given name.
The chapters from now on will all be rather short in length, it looks like. My apologies.
I've just found out that Sarala, the name I've given to 'heated' facayas (chapter one), is actually a real name. A girls' name, specifically. Indian. How cool is that?
Does Yuugi's mom even HAVE a canon name?
Dusk Dancing
Conversations
Contrary to popular belief, Amane the Binder was quite adept in the practice of swearing, as was demonstrated in her reaction to the goddess Osiris suddenly appearing before her and tearing up a great portion of the ice on which she was dancing.
In accordance with popular belief, Kisara the Soul Delver was not, as was demonstrated when two of her closest friends began to drown.
"What the damned hell is going on?"
"Atemu! ANZU!"
"Hsss... Your little friendsss aren't coming back, girl," came a voice from above her. She whirled. She screamed. She nearly fainted.
"What've you done?" came another voice, that of Amane. Furious.
Osiris only smiled and hissed, her long, wicked breath seeming to suck at everything holding the world up.
She was gone. The ice resumed its previous shape.
The bodies of Atemu and Anzu could be seen, quite clearly, through it. Expressionless, lifeless.
Pandemonium broke out.
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Akhenemkhanen slammed his fist down on his desk, a motion he had long ago perfected.
"They--WHAT?"
Pegasus sighed. Conversations with his king were never easy. Especially not conversations involving the death of his son.
"They are dead."
"No," the king whispered. "Impossible."
Pegasus left without a word.
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"Hurry, you three," Cyndia had ordered her three white-haired pupils. "Contact Isis, Kalim, Shaadi--all our Elites. Then come back here. NOW."
Amane had run like hell. Ryou had seemingly flown. Dorobo had disappeared.
"The rest of you, up to your rooms in the palace. Seto and Kisara, stay here."
They WOULD get those youths back. She would make sure of it. After all, they were her best couple dancers.
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Isis and Shaadi, lovers and Eythereau Elites, looked up from their shared magic work in bewilderment as Ryou of Dawn Dancing bounded into the chamber of the male Elites to find them both sitting calmly on Shaadi's bed.
"Isis! Shaadi! It's Atemu and Anzu! Come quick!"
That was enough for them. They ran after him, important documents fluttering about behind them before settling on the floor.
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Mere minutes later saw the arrival of Akhenaden at the Greathen o Hanara. They were completed, the small circle of Eythereau's most skilled and powerful magic workers. Isis and Shaadi, Kalim, Mahaado and Mana, Akhenaden, Seto and Kisara, Amane, Ryou and Dorobo. Taking any lightly in serious battle was roughly as safe as jumping into an endless ocean from a thousand feet above.
Silence beat them all down, until Seto and Kisara suddenly spoke in unison,
"There's more to this than two dead bodies."
And indeed there was.
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Osiris returned from Eythereau to her godly companions for the second time in a month, a guffaw pulsing from her double mouths.
"The idiotsss actually think the kidsss are dead."
Ra sighed. "Give them time."
"I wouldn't be calling them idiots if I was you. They're each a fair bit more intelligent than you."
"Do you ssseek to challenge my intelligenccce, Horakhti?" the red dragon-god asked, rounding on her companion.
"I don't know that there's much to challenge..."
"Stop fighting. They're here."
Five heads turned at Exodia's words as the souls of a certain pair of dancers appeared before them.
Cowering, terrified.
Flaming, livid.
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Isis nodded grimly at the pair's statement. "There is much turbulence in the potential future of their souls. Exactly what, I cannot tell."
Amane grinned slightly. "In normal-person words, they at least HAVE futures."
"Potential, Amane."
Mana looked up into her boyfriend's face, as if for confirmation her comrades were not lying. Mahaado jerked his head forward slightly, numbed by all that had happened in the last few minutes.
"But what to DO about it?" was Akhenaden's question.
"If their souls are indeed still alive, our best bet is Seto and Kisara. They sensed it even before Isis."
There were nods all around as Seto laid a protective arm around his dearest's waist.
"But how do we get to where they are? Do we even know where they are?" the blue-haired beauty asked.
"They are with the gods."
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The queen of Eythereau knocked on the door to her husband's study, entering upon his bidding. He sighed at the sight of her shock of red hair. It kept him sane for the moment, concentrating only on his wife. It was she who spoke first.
"Have you received word from the Elites yet?"
"No. Nor have I expected it."
"Oh."
Neither uttered a word for a period that seemed much longer than it was.
"The throne cannot be passed to Yuugi. He was not born with a leader's soul." The king's words.
"I know." The queen's words.
"But what can be done? If Yuugi was not to take it, our kingdom would be in Seto's hands. Seto is a strong ruler, however detached. But Seto COULD not take it unless Yuugi was to die."
A sharp note in her voice. "Are you suggesting we have our own son murdered?"
Was he? He knew not. Perhaps he was.
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SINGS: "Boku to odotte kurenai ka?" (Won't you dance with me?)
That's a line from Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku, for all those sinners not familiar with such an awesome song. :D
xHuge thanks to HieiJaganshi11, Dreamstress Itako (cool name), peachi goddess, yugiohfan2005, the former six Garnevoir-Mages and the present Eternal Phoenix and Moonlight Mage, Jessica Morgan, Aliccia, Kerrie-chan, Jess-chan of the Nya Nya Neko (virtual pom-poms!), and A. Valentine!
xsweetmidnight - The Greathen o Hanara is the lake. I have no clue what's under it. I have no clue where Eythereau is, either. It's a random planet of my imagination; it can be wherever you like.
xImCrazyAndProudOfIt - Whoa there... you may want to lay off the sugar a bit. ;-) The gods react in their own different ways, all varying in twistedness. Both Atemu and Anzu are safe for the time being. Will I stop with the cliffies? Probably not. I dunno. Thanks for your... energetic... review!
xNinqe a.k.a. Humor Queen of Reviews - I've got Rebecca's execution on tape, if you're still interested in seeing it. I couldn't dance on ice either. Much better on ice skates, that I am. Indeed, they kissed. And... you're excited about it... because they'll be punished. Twisted, that is. Me like. I'm glad you like the tweaked version. Those social studies sessions sound brutal. I wish you the best of luck, though by now summer's coming to a close. Thanks for the awesome and awesomely long review!
xLittle Atemu - Indeed, Backstreet Boys. Their stuff just isn't to my taste, for some reason I have yet to discover. But to each his/her own, ne? Arigatou for forgiving my slowness at updating.
xdreamcloud516 - How did the dance recital go? Of course him and Anzu will be okay. They're the best couple in their fandom, how could they not be? Thanks for the review!
Wow. Sixteen reviews since last chapter. I was absolutely stunned. Thanks so much! See you next chapter, Seto and Kisara!
Peace-ouT
-Lilacs