LazerWulf: I'm BAAAAaack
Joey: Yup! It's been over a week since we reposted dis fic, again, and it's still here!
LazerWulf: Yeah, apparently, it was that A/N thing. Word to the wise: Keep your A/Ns short.
Joey: By da way, thanks to all of you who reviewed "How? Why?" while this fic was offline.
LazerWulf: And now, to the reviewers of this fic.
ChaosMagicianGirl (formerly behind-cold-blue-eyes) – Love the new name. LOLz, well, I should, I gave it to you. I meant to say I'm glad you love it enough to use it.
Lady Shinigami – ((LazerWulf backs away slowly, trying to avoid any sudden movements)) OHHHhhhhhhhh Kay... here, have some goggles. ((hands Lady S a pair of goggles)) Well, you wanted more...
KatrinaKaiba – Here's an update for ya, but you can keep the Joey picture. A Joey plush, on the other hand...
Amme Moto – Yeah, you told me, and I think I told you if you were right or not.
Joeyz girl – Yeah, it's sort of like a sequel to "How? Why?" but not really, since I redid "How? Why?" to be the first chapter of this story. No, he's not going to be too open to this. Something drastic, eh? We'll see. Thanks for the cookie, but I don't deserve it. I haven't reviewed "A New World". Don't take it personally. I just don't do self-insertion. Thanks for the tip, but it seems to be fixed now.
Evil StormSister – It's great to BE back. I'm revealing Lyn's true identity in this chapter, so pay attention! I was going to wait until next chapter, but next chapter suddenly became part of this chapter.
ThefutureMrs.Kaiba – Is this soon enough for you?
duffie – Thank You. I will.
Elda Aranel – Don't worry. A lot of stuff happens in this chapter. I'm leaving you in a totally different place this time.
((LazerWulf gives Joey the cookie from Joeyz girl))
Joey: What's dis for?
LazerWulf: It's from your girlfriend.
Joey: Ooh! Gimme! ((Eats cookie in one bite)) Shankoo!
LazerWulf: Umm, I think he means "Thank You".
Joey: ((swallows)) Ah. Yeah, dat's what I meant ta say. Dank You.
LazerWulf: Uh... huh. Don't talk with your mouth full. It's gross.
Joey: Sorry
LazerWulf: Anyway, I might not get to work on it for a while.
Joey: Why not?
LazerWulf: because I have to create 10 Duel Monsters decks from scratch, as well as chronicle the duels, for SSJ4Takeru's (AKA Kanius) Wrath of Pharaohmon arc story.
Joey: Wrath of who?
LazerWulf: It's his giant crossover story between YGO, Digimon seasons 3 and 4, Sailor Moon, and Yu Yu Hakusho. It's very good, so go check it out!
Disclaimer: I own Lyn, Max, Sam, and Abukom (even though Abukom is really Mokuba, I still own his AEAE). Everything else: just borrowing.
Mind link conversation guide:
'Yami to Hikari'
'Hikari to Yami'
The Return of the Priest
Chapter 7: Meeting Again, For the First Time
Seto's POV
"Hi-WHAT!"
This is not happening. This is the same guy I saw in the hallucinations. I must be hallucinating now.
"My hikari: the lighter side of my soul. When we were sealed into the Millennium Items, our souls were split in half. The darker sides of our souls, the Yamis, were sealed, and the lighter sides, the Hikaris, were sent to be reborn. You are that reincarnation. I am your Yami."
Yami... wait... if all this is true... and he's the spirit of the rod, then...
"You're that creep, Yami Marik!"
"Who, Malik? No, Malik was born out of hatred for the Pharaoh, and not just Marik's. Marik's hatred just fueled it and gave it a place to go. For 5000 years, I was able to hold it at bay, but Marik was able to help it escape. Malik is not the Darkness of Marik's soul. They are just kindred spirits. I am Yami Seto, but you may call me Seth."
"Seth? You're that guy that freak in the turban told me about."
"Shadi? Yes, Shadi is the one who helped me escape from Marik and Malik. You should be grateful to the Pharaoh. Had he not beaten you, you surely would have lost to Malik, even with 2 God Cards. Had I not stepped in, you would have lost to Ishizu back on Battle Ship."
"So you..."
"Yes, I was the one who gave you that vision. It took every bit of strength I had stored up to do it, and it brought back painful memories, as well."
"Memories?"
"Yes, I retain most of my memories, unlike the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh's memory was sealed because the fate of the world depended on it. But let us not talk of those things."
"Gladly," was all I could retort. Who was this weirdo?
"What is that incessant noise?"
"Huh...?"
BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP #SLAM#
I look at the clock. 6:30 AM: time to wake up. I get up and walk over to the bathroom. After my morning routine, I pull out a fresh uniform from my closet and put it on.
I see the Millennium Rod, still on the nightstand where I placed it last night. Without thinking, I put it in my school bag.
"Mokuba!" I call out as I walk down the stairs of the Kaiba mansion. "Are you getting ready?"
"Hai, Nii-sama!" ((1))
As I walk into the dining room, I see a place already set for me. I see steaming hot scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast, with a glass of orange juice sitting right next to the morning newspaper, the Business Section pulled and set on the top. I sit down and browse the paper, ignoring the sounds of the servants setting a place for Mokuba.
"Morning, Seto! Did you have fun last night?"
I shudder. Last night was not what I would have called fun.
"It was... interesting."
"You seemed to have calmed down some."
"That loss to Wheeler means nothing to me. I was just off my game." I must have snapped at him, because he visibly jumped back. "I'm sorry. Huh, I guess it still is a touchy subject."
"That's okay, Big Brother. Now, finish your breakfast so I won't be late for school."
I let out a small chuckle. Sometimes I wonder if he's not the grown-up one, even if he's only 12...
After breakfast, I grab my laptop and school bag and head out the door. Mokuba grabs his backpack and follows suit.
The chauffer opens the door to the limo, and we both get in.
So starts another day...
Lyn's POV
"Lyn... Lyn, honey, get up."
I open my eyes to see my mother standing over me.
"Ugh... 5 more minutes?"
"Sorry, sweetie, but it's your first day of school"
"Like I needed to be reminded," I sigh, as I roll out of my sleeping bag and walk over to the bathroom. I still don't have a bed, yet.
My mom heads to my brothers' room, to get them started for the day.
I take a quick shower, and return to my room, where I stare at the box my mom and I had picked up yesterday.
My new school uniform...
I finally get the nerve to open the box. Inside was a pink dress jacket, a white blouse, a blue miniskirt and a blue bow. It wasn't so bad, except for the miniskirt.
Sometimes I think girls' uniforms are designed with boys in mind.
Fortunately, I have some knee-high socks, to minimize the ogling. I quickly get dressed, and head over to my vanity to apply a bit of makeup and brush my hair.
"Lyn! You're going to be late for school!"
"Alright! I'm coming!"
I rush down the stairs, and grab an apple from the kitchen. Max and Sam were just finishing their cereal.
"You ready, guys?" I ask them.
"Yup! I got my duel deck ready, in case we find someone to duel."
"Yeah, Max and I are hoping to find some friends who can play Duel Monsters. It's really big over here."
"Well, don't get too carried away, boys," my mom said. "There's more to making friends than just playing games."
"We know..." They said in unison.
I chuckle.
"Come on, guys. Get in the car."
I pulled into the drop-off loop of Domino Middle School.
"Ooh! Look!" Sam said, as he pointed to the white limo that was just leaving the loop. "Maybe someone famous goes here!"
"And maybe," I chided, with mock enthusiasm, "they play Duel Monsters!"
"Ah, that would be awesome!" Max jumped in.
"Alright, kiddos, last stop. My school gets out 30 minutes after yours does, so it'll be a while before I can come pick you up."
"That's okay," Max said, "We'll just duel each other until you get here."
"Yeah," Sam said, "maybe someone will see us and want to join in."
"Ya never know! Okay, guys, I love you. See you after school."
"Bye, sis! Love ya, too!"
"Love ya, three!"
They got out of the car, and I drove off, heading towards my own school.
As I reached the parking lot of Domino High, I saw another limo, maybe the same one that was at the middle school, drive away.
Strange...
I parked my car, and headed up the steps into my new school...
Seto's POV
As I walked through the halls to my homeroom class, I tried to ignore the comments being murmured around me.
"Hey, did you hear? Seto lost his own tournament."
"That's not the best part. He was actually beaten twice."
"Yeah, once by Yugi, and then by Joey Wheeler."
"Joey beat him? Man, I can believe that he lost to Yugi, but Joey?"
"Yeah, he beat him with a single card."
'Ignore them, it's just a game'
'Where did that come from?'
Great, now I'm talking to myself. I must really be out of it.
'You don't recognize the voice of your own Yami?'
'What are you doing in my head?'
'You forget. We have a connection.'
'You're just a hallucination.'
'Believe that all you want, Seto, it still does not change the fact that I am here.'
'Whatever.'
I pushed the voice to the back of my mind, and continue on to my homeroom. I take my usual seat in the back corner, pull out my laptop and begin to work. After a few moments, I hear the rest of the class file in, including the obnoxious Wheeler, still bragging about his victory.
'Just tune him out...'
I do, and I tune Seth out again, as well.
Just then, the bell rang, and the teacher stood up to give us the announcements.
"Alright class, we have a new student joining us, all the way from Sweden. This is... I'm sorry, what was your name again?"
"Lynae. Lynae Stromberg." ((2))
Recognizing the name, as well as the voice, I look up to see the girl from last night. The sunlight streaming in from the window shines on her hair, turning it an even lighter shade of blue, almost white.
Then it hits me. I finally figure out why she looks so familiar. The white hair... the blue eyes... She looks just like...
'Kisara...'
((1)) Means "Yes, big brother."
((2)) Big thanks to ChaosMagicianGirl for helping me create Lynae's last name.
LazerWulf: Muhuhuhuhuhuhwahahahaha!
Joey: So DAT's who she is.
LazerWulf: Yup! And would you believe I did that on accident? I created Lyn's appearance long before I ever found out about Kisara. During the re-edit, after I decided to make her Kisara's reincarnation, I was able to go back and slightly change her appearance to fit Kisara. (i.e. give her long, light blue hair instead of shoulder-length blue.)
Joey: What about dat whole changing-hair color tingie?
LazerWulf: Glad you asked. I'm not entirely sure. The only pictures I've seen of Kisara are the ones on Janime, and there aren't that many. The pictures depict her having two different hair colors: white when she's outside, and light blue when she's inside. My hypothesis is that her hair color is such a light shade of blue, the sunlight reflecting off of it makes it seem white.
Joey: Ah. So da reason dat Kaiba didn't recognize her at the Karaoke bar is...
LazerWulf: ((finishing the sentence)) ...in his vision, Kisara's hair was white, but at the Karaoke bar, Lyn's hair was light blue. One more thing: Lynae is pronounced "Lyn-ay".
Joey: And we needed ta know dat, why?
LazerWulf: No reason, just throwing it out there.
Joey: Uh-huh. You're weird.
LazerWulf: Thank you. Next chapter I'll be dropping hints about the coupling that's focused on in the sequel. You won't see much in this fic, because I'm focusing on Seto/Lyn. I may have dropped hints elsewhere, so if you already know, don't spoil it for the rest of them. In the meantime, why don't you give that little review button a click?
Phila-Del-Phia!
