Twill: I'm back and wow, I've gotten a lot of reviews! Thanks a bunch
everyone, I'm really glad you all like this fic. Sorry for the long wait
but I think this is worth it! Enjoy
Seth: Twill does not own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters, plots etc. She likes to think she does but she really doesn't
/blah/ = hikari thoughts
//blah// = yami thoughts
~blah~ = other thoughts
Yaoi between Ryou and Bakura in later chapters...implied for now
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Decent: the Seal is Broken
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I immediately clutched my yami, turning away from the feathers. What was going on? How could a dream turn real if even part way? I needed comfort, reassurance and the only one who could give that to me was Bakura. Any past doubts or hiding fears of what he had done and could still do were blown away in the winds of my panic. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me carefully into a loose embrace. One hand gently rubbed my back while I shivered subconsciously. I knew my fear must be leaking through our mental link but I was too shaken to care. Too afraid to feel anything but fear.
"Aibou, what happened?" I was glad at least he didn't ask me if I was alright. I numbly nodded as though he had, however, because I was still in shock. Somehow, I believe, my dream came through to him for he stopped rubbing briefly and then continued. A pause, even a brief one, is enough to signal shock or recognition. I tried to look into his eyes but my position prevented me from turning around. Oh well, this was very comfortable...I yawned and blinked. "I think you should go back to sleep, school tomorrow and all." That hurt me deeply. He sounded so indifferent. I guess once a tomb robber always a tomb robber.
"Fine." I didn't want to go back to sleep. I couldn't risk going into that dream again, seeing the pain and shattered hope. I didn't want my yami to lose again.
Bakura gently lowered me back beneath the soft sheets and pulled up my comforter. It was a nice shade of blue, one that reminded me of the ocean. I yawned again. My yami swiftly removed the three feathers, placing them in an empty pencil holder on my desk. He did it so quickly I almost missed it. Of course my eyes were sliding in and out of focus at the same time. A small twinge of pain arced through my body reminding me once again of the nightmare. How come it felt so real? I whimpered quietly and turned to face the wall. Bakura's hand found its way to my back again and started rubbing small circles.
"Hush little one, let go of your senses and sleep." His voice sounded so far away and his touch was so light. I smiled and yawned once more before slipping into a dreamless sleep.
DEET! DEET! DEET! DEET!
"Mmmrrrrnnnnnnggg?" My eyes didn't want to open; I was too comfortable where I was. Something was behind me and partially wrapped around my waist. It was very warm and I felt safe in its grasp. I wanted nothing more than to fade back into the realm of dreams but my alarm persisted with its awful beeping. Whatever held me shifted and the noise stopped. Wait...it moved? The realization that Bakura had slept with me through the remainder of the night jolted me awake. No wonder I was so warm. And...it felt right. "Bakura...?"
"Morning aibou, sleep well?" I could feel him stretch against me and the feeling sent small shivers down my spine. He replaces his hand around my waist which made me blush. Just what was he doing?
"Only because of you." I just managed to squeak that out before I feared my voice would betray my blush. I almost snuggled down further but I didn't know why I wanted to. That and I also remembered I had to get ready for school. Groaning silently at having to leave such a cozy position I sat up and stretched. I could've sworn I felt eyes on me when I did so but upon looking down Bakura was staring up at the ceiling. He then rolled off the bed thus getting up. With a quick wink my yami returned to his soul room in the ring. This left me feeling quite confused. What had that meant? The clock read 7:45 as I passed contemplating what everything meant.
//I believe you're running late aibou// Huh? Oh no I was! Dashing through the house I managed to make it out wearing all appropriate clothing, carrying all proper books (with homework included) and munching a piece of bread. It would have been toast but there wasn't any time. I flew down the sidewalk and somehow managed to make it into the building as the bell rang. I'm glad I could run fast, my feet must have wings.
"Good morning class." My teacher began her usual lecture about some topic that no one was really interested in. I took notes in case of a future quiz and because I was a good student. Joey was already nodding off in his seat and Tristan looked like he would soon follow along with most of the class. Yugi was flipping through his deck, Tea was daydreaming about something and Malik was gazing out the window. Seto Kaiba had actually joined class today although he was already typing frantically on a laptop. I smiled to myself and continued jotting down bits of information. It was nice to have so many friends. "But then..." she launched into some obscure detail that I knew she had picked up from a magazine. I set down my pencil and re-read what I had written.
~Hasten away to other lands and see what lies for the future~
A sudden wave of fatigue swept over my senses. /Must be the/ yawn /teacher/. I rubbed my eyes trying to clear some of the sleepiness from them. It wasn't working. My head drooped closer and closer to the desk top. It looked so nice and flat. I was dimly aware of my yami trying to wake me up but he was too far away and the desk was so close.
Goodnight.
The world around me was so very dark. I couldn't see anything within the blanket of inky blackness. The air was cold and oppressive; it tugged at me as if trying to take something from me. Of course it was.
I had entered the shadow realm once more. The dream felt sickeningly real as it had when I witnessed Bakura's final duel. My soul felt heavy and burdened as if I carried some terrible sin. Shivering, I desperately hoped I wouldn't see my yami or his pain again. I didn't think I could bear it again. Never again...
~Step further child and see what lies within. The truth shall be uncovered by your light...for as long as it shall last~
Where was that voice coming from? It almost felt like it came from my mind but also seemed to echo into the nothingness. I wanted to go home but I couldn't until I woke up...if I woke up. With no other choice I uneasily took a step forward. Then another. And yet another. My pace quickened and soon became running. If I found whatever I was supposed to quickly, then I could go home. Or so I wanted to believe.
I could see vague images out of the corners of my eyes. Shapes materialized and vanished within my vision, the realm a continuous shadow. What was I looking for and where did it lie? I wanted, needed, answers but none ever came. Always poor Ryou was left in the dark. This time literally. Something reached out from the ground and I was suddenly falling.
But I didn't hit the ground.
I could feel the air rush past me as I plummeted ever downwards. It was hard to know how far I had fallen or had left to go. When the world is monochromatic it becomes difficult to distinguish things around you. I tried to shout or call for help but no sound escaped my lips. It was if I had fallen down a bottomless pit filled with a silence so profound it allowed no noise to penetrate it. And still I fell. I closed my eyes, substituting one darkness for another and tried to maintain any semblance of control. But I was misleading myself wasn't I? There seemed to be no hope, nothing to look forward to with innocent joy. What did it matter anyway? I was left to fall endlessly until waking in the real world. Unless I hit bottom, then I would never wake again. Yami...
Suddenly I was no longer tumbling head over heels in a pointless spin. Something or someone had caught me. I dared myself and cautiously opened an eye. The sight I saw was one I expected and yet still took me completely by surprise. My favorite duel monster had snatched me from the air and was now carrying me to some shadow destination. I opened the other eye and blinked just to make sure I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. I was. The monster looked down at me and smiled, a weird effect when one half seems innocent and the other is something far more sinister. I merely gaped in awe at what was happening. The Change of Heart still took my breath away. In more ways than one.
A slight tingling sensation began in my lower back but slowly crept upward. Soon my whole body was prickling. It felt strangely as though every extremity was asleep and full of pins and needles. Then the experience turned sour. I noticed that the hands I had thought were supporting me in a cradle were actually fused with me. That must have been what caused the tingling feeling I had. The moment I noticed this, more began to join with me. My world exploded in pain and fire reminiscent of what I had undergone the night before. I still I knew this was not as bad as it could become. As soon as I had finished this thought the anguish intensified to another level altogether. Again the Change of Heart took me in one fell swoop. I began to fall anew, wings having not become a part of my personification yet. I soon felt the prickling sign that they were about to form. I gritted my teeth and prepared for the pain. It was far worse than ever before. As soon as I had the capability of flight I stopped my decent anew. For a time afterward I just hovered and recovered from the strain. Surely it was time to wake up?
~Emerge from this place as the messiah and teach your world of the end. The Shadow Games have awakened and so shall modern society fall. Depart child and begin your corruption~
I twitched and found myself lying on the floor with several sets of eyes bearing down on me. I was still tangled in my seat but had managed to fall without waking. My teacher had a look of concern and annoyance on her face. Impishly I righted myself and returned my attention to the lecture, which was almost over anyway. I opened my notebook again to the page of notes. Acting as a bookmark were the three shimmering feathers. Something was quite different about these, however.
One was completely black.
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Twill: Well there's the update I hope you all enjoyed it. What POV should I do next? You readers decided ^__^ Until again, R&R!!
Seth: Twill does not own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters, plots etc. She likes to think she does but she really doesn't
/blah/ = hikari thoughts
//blah// = yami thoughts
~blah~ = other thoughts
Yaoi between Ryou and Bakura in later chapters...implied for now
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Decent: the Seal is Broken
---
I immediately clutched my yami, turning away from the feathers. What was going on? How could a dream turn real if even part way? I needed comfort, reassurance and the only one who could give that to me was Bakura. Any past doubts or hiding fears of what he had done and could still do were blown away in the winds of my panic. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me carefully into a loose embrace. One hand gently rubbed my back while I shivered subconsciously. I knew my fear must be leaking through our mental link but I was too shaken to care. Too afraid to feel anything but fear.
"Aibou, what happened?" I was glad at least he didn't ask me if I was alright. I numbly nodded as though he had, however, because I was still in shock. Somehow, I believe, my dream came through to him for he stopped rubbing briefly and then continued. A pause, even a brief one, is enough to signal shock or recognition. I tried to look into his eyes but my position prevented me from turning around. Oh well, this was very comfortable...I yawned and blinked. "I think you should go back to sleep, school tomorrow and all." That hurt me deeply. He sounded so indifferent. I guess once a tomb robber always a tomb robber.
"Fine." I didn't want to go back to sleep. I couldn't risk going into that dream again, seeing the pain and shattered hope. I didn't want my yami to lose again.
Bakura gently lowered me back beneath the soft sheets and pulled up my comforter. It was a nice shade of blue, one that reminded me of the ocean. I yawned again. My yami swiftly removed the three feathers, placing them in an empty pencil holder on my desk. He did it so quickly I almost missed it. Of course my eyes were sliding in and out of focus at the same time. A small twinge of pain arced through my body reminding me once again of the nightmare. How come it felt so real? I whimpered quietly and turned to face the wall. Bakura's hand found its way to my back again and started rubbing small circles.
"Hush little one, let go of your senses and sleep." His voice sounded so far away and his touch was so light. I smiled and yawned once more before slipping into a dreamless sleep.
DEET! DEET! DEET! DEET!
"Mmmrrrrnnnnnnggg?" My eyes didn't want to open; I was too comfortable where I was. Something was behind me and partially wrapped around my waist. It was very warm and I felt safe in its grasp. I wanted nothing more than to fade back into the realm of dreams but my alarm persisted with its awful beeping. Whatever held me shifted and the noise stopped. Wait...it moved? The realization that Bakura had slept with me through the remainder of the night jolted me awake. No wonder I was so warm. And...it felt right. "Bakura...?"
"Morning aibou, sleep well?" I could feel him stretch against me and the feeling sent small shivers down my spine. He replaces his hand around my waist which made me blush. Just what was he doing?
"Only because of you." I just managed to squeak that out before I feared my voice would betray my blush. I almost snuggled down further but I didn't know why I wanted to. That and I also remembered I had to get ready for school. Groaning silently at having to leave such a cozy position I sat up and stretched. I could've sworn I felt eyes on me when I did so but upon looking down Bakura was staring up at the ceiling. He then rolled off the bed thus getting up. With a quick wink my yami returned to his soul room in the ring. This left me feeling quite confused. What had that meant? The clock read 7:45 as I passed contemplating what everything meant.
//I believe you're running late aibou// Huh? Oh no I was! Dashing through the house I managed to make it out wearing all appropriate clothing, carrying all proper books (with homework included) and munching a piece of bread. It would have been toast but there wasn't any time. I flew down the sidewalk and somehow managed to make it into the building as the bell rang. I'm glad I could run fast, my feet must have wings.
"Good morning class." My teacher began her usual lecture about some topic that no one was really interested in. I took notes in case of a future quiz and because I was a good student. Joey was already nodding off in his seat and Tristan looked like he would soon follow along with most of the class. Yugi was flipping through his deck, Tea was daydreaming about something and Malik was gazing out the window. Seto Kaiba had actually joined class today although he was already typing frantically on a laptop. I smiled to myself and continued jotting down bits of information. It was nice to have so many friends. "But then..." she launched into some obscure detail that I knew she had picked up from a magazine. I set down my pencil and re-read what I had written.
~Hasten away to other lands and see what lies for the future~
A sudden wave of fatigue swept over my senses. /Must be the/ yawn /teacher/. I rubbed my eyes trying to clear some of the sleepiness from them. It wasn't working. My head drooped closer and closer to the desk top. It looked so nice and flat. I was dimly aware of my yami trying to wake me up but he was too far away and the desk was so close.
Goodnight.
The world around me was so very dark. I couldn't see anything within the blanket of inky blackness. The air was cold and oppressive; it tugged at me as if trying to take something from me. Of course it was.
I had entered the shadow realm once more. The dream felt sickeningly real as it had when I witnessed Bakura's final duel. My soul felt heavy and burdened as if I carried some terrible sin. Shivering, I desperately hoped I wouldn't see my yami or his pain again. I didn't think I could bear it again. Never again...
~Step further child and see what lies within. The truth shall be uncovered by your light...for as long as it shall last~
Where was that voice coming from? It almost felt like it came from my mind but also seemed to echo into the nothingness. I wanted to go home but I couldn't until I woke up...if I woke up. With no other choice I uneasily took a step forward. Then another. And yet another. My pace quickened and soon became running. If I found whatever I was supposed to quickly, then I could go home. Or so I wanted to believe.
I could see vague images out of the corners of my eyes. Shapes materialized and vanished within my vision, the realm a continuous shadow. What was I looking for and where did it lie? I wanted, needed, answers but none ever came. Always poor Ryou was left in the dark. This time literally. Something reached out from the ground and I was suddenly falling.
But I didn't hit the ground.
I could feel the air rush past me as I plummeted ever downwards. It was hard to know how far I had fallen or had left to go. When the world is monochromatic it becomes difficult to distinguish things around you. I tried to shout or call for help but no sound escaped my lips. It was if I had fallen down a bottomless pit filled with a silence so profound it allowed no noise to penetrate it. And still I fell. I closed my eyes, substituting one darkness for another and tried to maintain any semblance of control. But I was misleading myself wasn't I? There seemed to be no hope, nothing to look forward to with innocent joy. What did it matter anyway? I was left to fall endlessly until waking in the real world. Unless I hit bottom, then I would never wake again. Yami...
Suddenly I was no longer tumbling head over heels in a pointless spin. Something or someone had caught me. I dared myself and cautiously opened an eye. The sight I saw was one I expected and yet still took me completely by surprise. My favorite duel monster had snatched me from the air and was now carrying me to some shadow destination. I opened the other eye and blinked just to make sure I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. I was. The monster looked down at me and smiled, a weird effect when one half seems innocent and the other is something far more sinister. I merely gaped in awe at what was happening. The Change of Heart still took my breath away. In more ways than one.
A slight tingling sensation began in my lower back but slowly crept upward. Soon my whole body was prickling. It felt strangely as though every extremity was asleep and full of pins and needles. Then the experience turned sour. I noticed that the hands I had thought were supporting me in a cradle were actually fused with me. That must have been what caused the tingling feeling I had. The moment I noticed this, more began to join with me. My world exploded in pain and fire reminiscent of what I had undergone the night before. I still I knew this was not as bad as it could become. As soon as I had finished this thought the anguish intensified to another level altogether. Again the Change of Heart took me in one fell swoop. I began to fall anew, wings having not become a part of my personification yet. I soon felt the prickling sign that they were about to form. I gritted my teeth and prepared for the pain. It was far worse than ever before. As soon as I had the capability of flight I stopped my decent anew. For a time afterward I just hovered and recovered from the strain. Surely it was time to wake up?
~Emerge from this place as the messiah and teach your world of the end. The Shadow Games have awakened and so shall modern society fall. Depart child and begin your corruption~
I twitched and found myself lying on the floor with several sets of eyes bearing down on me. I was still tangled in my seat but had managed to fall without waking. My teacher had a look of concern and annoyance on her face. Impishly I righted myself and returned my attention to the lecture, which was almost over anyway. I opened my notebook again to the page of notes. Acting as a bookmark were the three shimmering feathers. Something was quite different about these, however.
One was completely black.
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Twill: Well there's the update I hope you all enjoyed it. What POV should I do next? You readers decided ^__^ Until again, R&R!!