Yugioh: The Phoenix Chronicles

DMoS: Wow, looks likes everyone hates James!

Yugi: James shouldn't have the right to treat Merina like that

Yami: (smirks) is someone gaining a crush on Merina?

Torru: Ohhh!

Yugi: (gets red on cheeks) stop it! Dark Marge, can we go to the reviews?

DMoS: Okay!

Mew Pudding: Mew Pudding, put a leash on Joey cause he does not know what is he's dealing with. You and Joey are James haters too! And yes, Kiko and Merina do share a room, is just happen the Merina's room is clean and next to the window and Kiko's is the disaster area next to the door.

Tima, Yami's wife: You and Tiki are officially James haters! Good job! The reason Merina dated James, you'll find out in this chapter.

Michelaski: Thanks for the compliment Yay! You can update your story! (Giggles) don't cuss while around Yami. I should know. And you can use Torru in your pirate story

Fairy Dust Angel: Another James hater! Oh yeah! Who will be good enough to give James a good trashing? Hmm. Hope you like this chapter

Torru: Lots of good reviews and James haters!

DMoS: Right! Here comes chapter 14

Disclaimer: Dark Mage of Sea does not own Yugioh!

Notes: 'This' means mind link

This means in mind


Chapter 14: Confessions and a first break in at Headquarters

It's been two days since Yugi witness the encounter with Merina and James. Yugi didn't like what James called Merina.

As he walks down the lake, he thinks about Merina. Yugi then realize he was thinking about Merina more often. Why am I thinking about Merina a lot? Yugi thought. Yugi sighed, and counties to walk. As he walked, he tripped over a person. "Hey! Watch where you are going!" the familiar voice shouted. Yugi recognized that voice. "Merina, is that you?" Yugi asked. Merina was lying on the grass and she looked at Yugi. "Oh Yugi, sorry I thought you were someone else" she said. She sat up and looked at Yugi. Yugi looked at her and her outfit. Merina was wearing a green and dark green camouflage shirt, jeans and a green and dark green camouflage hat that was on her head. "What is it?" Merina asked. "Why are you wearing camouflage?" Yugi asked. Merina shrugged. "Maybe cause I feel like, it's a habit I do when I'm just a little upset" she said. "Oh" Yugi said. Merina stand up and walked away. Part of Yugi said to just leave her alone, but the other part told him to follow her. So he followed her. Merina looked behind her shoulder and saw Yugi right behind her. "Why are you following me, Yugi?" she asked. "I just want to make sure you're okay" Yugi said. Merina just looked at Yugi, both shocked and surprised. I don't believe it, the only people who care for me are my family. Merina thought. She wanted to lie, but she couldn't lie to those innocent violet orbs. His eyes are so filled with innocent. I can't lie. Merina thought. "Yugi, I'm not okay" Merina confessed. "And why is that?" Yugi asked as he goes next to Merina. "You promise you won't tell this to the others?" Merina asked with eyes saying 'Can I trust you?'. Yugi nodded. Merina sat down on the grass and Yugi sat next to her.

Merina took a deep breath and explained to Yugi what happen two nights ago. Yugi acted like he was surprise and upset when Merina mention James call her trash. When Merina was done, she was reviled to get that off her chest. "Merina, why did you date James?" Yugi asked. "No offense or anything" he added. "Don't worry, Yugi. I was 13 when I meet James. I always thought 13 was my lucky number when I fell in love with James. I was really stupid at that age. By age 15, I found out James being a Dark Wizard. I was really crushed at this. I turned him away and sent him to a magical prison. I made a vow never to love again" Merina explained. Yugi never knew this happen to Merina. He was about to put a hand on her shoulder when something in Merina's pocket ringed. Merina went into her pocket and took out a small mirror. Yugi looked at it with a confused look. "Merina here" Merina said to the mirror. The mirror glowed, and a boy with blonde hair and sliver eyes appeared. "What's the problem, Jake?" Merina asked. "There was… Merina, why are you wearing camouflage, again?" Jake asked. "Does everyone have a problem on what I'm wearing?" Merina asked in an annoyed tone. "Whatever just get your butt down here to headquarters A.S.A.P" Jake said. "On my way" Merina said. The mirror glowed and it turned back into a regular mirror. "Sorry Yugi, I really have to go" Merina said. "Mind if I come?" Yugi asked. "You are one of the phoenix holders, so why not?" Merina said. She grabbed Yugi's hand and head off.

At a meadow

Yugi looked around the meadow with a confused looked. "Uh, Merina, why are we here?" Yugi asked. Merina was too busy looking for a certain spot in the meadow. Yugi looked at Merina with a confused look. "Merina, what are you doing?" Yugi asked. Merina continues to look for something, not looking up to answer Yugi. "Okay, that didn't work" Yugi said to himself. Yugi went up to Merina to ask her, again, what she is doing. Before he had said a word, Merina cried 'Ah ha!'. "What is it, Merina?" Yugi asked Merina. "The entrance to Headquarters" Merina said. Yugi looked around. "What do you mean, Merina?" Yugi asked Merina giving her a confused look. "Just sit tight and watch" Merina said. She stands straight and lifts her arms in a horizontal position. Her pendent started to glow and a ray of light comes down to the ground. Yugi watches with amazement. The vertical ray of light started to open. Once it was open, Merina grabbed Yugi's hand and enter. Yugi had to shield his eyes, since the light was very bright. It took a while for Yugi's eyes to settle to the light.

For some reason, Yugi thought they were falling into another world. The light glowed again, causing Yugi to shield his eyes one more time. After the light faded away, Yugi feet felt solid ground. "Merina, where are we?" Yugi asked. "Don't worry, Yugi. A few more steps and we'll be here" Merina answered taking Yugi's hand. Yugi followed Merina, where is she is taking them. Merina then stopped at two large doors. Merina pushed the doors open, revealing a temple filled with witches, wizards and magicians. "Yugi, welcome to the Phoenix Headquarters" said Merina. Yugi just stared; there were lots of people, magical stuff and other stuff he couldn't figure what were them. Just then, something caught Yugi's eye. At the very end of the temple was a tablet. Not an ordinary tablet, an Egyptian tablet. As if in some trace, Yugi went up to the tablet. Merina notice Yugi going to the tablet, and followed him

When they arrived at the tablet, Yugi eyes widen.

'Yami, you must come and see this.' Yugi said opening the mind link

Yami came out in spirit form and his eyes widen. Their in front of both boys, on the tablet, was the picture of the Pharaoh and above him was a phoenix. 'Yami… That's you' Yugi said in the mind link. Yami had no comment; he just stares at the tablet, wide eyed. Merina went up to Yugi, who was also staring at the tablet. "Amazing, isn't it?" Merina said to Yugi. "We had to get this tablet before the mortals got there hands on it" she added. "Why is that?" Yugi asked. "The magic folk were afraid that our secret will be reviled and the mortals will fear us" Merina explained. "Oh" Yugi said. "Is the Pharaoh surprise to see himself with Tarra on the tablet?" Merina asked. "Yeah, Yami is not saying anything" Yugi said. He then realized that he said Yami's name. "So that's his name you call him" Merina said in an annoying tone. "Hey!" Yugi said not liking Merina's annoying tone. "Just kidding" Merina said. Yugi sighed but smile at Merina. "C'mon, we have to see what Jake wants" Merina said grabbing Yugi's hand. Yugi followed her into a long hallway.

After going threw the long hallway, they stop at two large, gold doors. "Where do these doors lead?" Yugi asked. "The Eye of the Phoenix Chambers" Merina answered as she open the doors. When the doors opened, Yugi saw in the middle of the room, the Eye of the Phoenix crystal floating in mid-air. He then saw a group of people circled around something. Just then, the same boy with blonde hair and sliver eyes came out of the group and went to Merina and Yugi. The boy had a black shirt and jeans on. "About time you got here" He said. "Yugi, this is Jake. My little brother" Merina said saying the last line a little annoyed. "You have a little brother?" Yugi said a little shocked. "I'm not annoying!" Jake exclaimed. "Nice to meet the King of Games" Jake added when he saw Yugi. "Why didn't you tell me the King of Games was a Phoenix Holder?" Jake whispered in Merina's ear. Merina pushed Jake aside. "Jake, two words, breathes mint" Merina said. Jake pouted at the statement. "What is the news?" Merina asked her little brother. "Follow me" Jake said. Merina and Yugi followed Jake to the group of people. When they got to the group, they saw a Dark Wizard on the floor. "Is he….?" Yugi couldn't find the word to saw it. "No Yugi, he's actually unconscious" Merina said. "Looks like this Dark Wizard tried to steal the crystal manual" Jake said. "So the crystal is that important?" Yugi asked. "What century are you in!" Jake shouted. Merina whacked her brother across the head. "Be nice!" Merina demanded. Jake rubbed his head after getting hit. "I'm sorry for my brother, Yugi" Merina apologized for Jake and giving Jake a glare. "It's alright, Merina" Yugi said. "Is there anything else we should know, Jake?" Merina asked her brother. "Well, we are going to raise the security around the chamber and that's all" Jake said. Merina nodded then turn to Yugi, whose eyes were on the crystal. Merina went up to Yugi. "How could something so little be good and evil?" Yugi asked Merina. "Everything is coming in small packets now in days" Merina answered. "Want to go home?" she asked. Yugi nodded and two of them left.

Back in the mortal world

After leaving the Phoenix Headquarters, Yugi and Merina were began walking home. Yugi kept looking at Merina as they were walking home. Merina was staring at the sunset skies to notice Yugi looking at her. Merina then looked at Yugi, who was staring at her. "Is there something on my face?" Merina asked. "No" Yugi answered turning his head down to hide his blush. "You're prefect" he added. Merina blushed at the comment. "Yugi, I'm not prefect. I'm just trying to be as normal as possible, even though my family and I have to protect the Mortal and Magic world from Dark Wizards" Merina said. "I just want to be a normal teen like you, Yugi" Merina added turning her head to Yugi. "Well, I'm not normal either" Yugi. "But you are really close to the point of being normal" Merina said with a smile. Yugi smile back at her. Merina turn her head back straight and saw her home coming into view. The two teens went to Merina's home.

At Merina's home

"Well, here's my home" Merina said standing by the door. "Thanks for coming to Headquarters with me, Yugi" she added. "What Phoenix Holders for, Merina?" Yugi said with a smile. Without think, Merina kissed Yugi on the cheek. She then enters her house. Yugi was stun; he got kissed! Yugi then heard some snickering.

'Yami, leave me alone!' Yugi said in the mind link.

'I couldn't help it, Yugi. You like the girl' Yami answered in the mind link.

'Stop teasing me!'

'I'm not teasing you'

'You sound like it'

'Are you going to stand there all night, Yugi?'

Yugi blinked twice and notice he was still at Merina's home. Blushing madly, he head home. He touched the cheek he got kisses on and smile from ear to ear.

Merina was watching Yugi as he left. She couldn't believe she kissed. It's just a 'thank you' kiss. It's not like we have something Merina thought. Still, Merina looked back at Yugi. She then smiled a rare smile.


DMoS: Done with Chapter 14

Torru and Yami: Yugi got kissed! Yugi got kissed! Yugi got kissed!

Yugi: Stop it!

DMoS: I thought it was cute

Yugi: You're supposed to be on my side, Dark Mage!

DMoS: I'm neutral, I don't take sides.

Torru, Yami, and Yugi: (sweat drops)

DMoS: Well, you all know the drill! Three reviews or no update! See ya!