Yugioh: The Phoenix Chronicles
DMoS: HIGHSCHOOL IS HERE! YEAAAAAH!
Yugi: Dark mage is happy about high school
Yami: Because there are no seniors in the 9th grade center
Torru: For one year
DMoS: Don't worry; I don't need to be scared of them. On to the reviews!
Mew Aries: She almost typed Jouno? Lol! Joey, tell MA that she needs skills to beat meanie pants Sephiroth.
Tima Yami's Wife: That's right Tiki! Kiko did open up to Joey, we all should be proud of her! ((Smiles))
Rikki K: Yes, Merina has anger issues. Let's hope she doesn't find out because she'll so kill Kiko
Fairy Dust Angel: Don't worry; it's okay to be brain dead on the last day of junior year.
Michelaski: Yes Merina needs anger management and you can join her! Lol!
Yugi: Does Merina look scary when she's anger?
DMoS: Ask Kiko, Crystal or Ukino
Yugi: (sweat drops)
Yami: Speaking about Crystal
Torru: Isn't this chapter….. (Mouth is covered by DMoS's hand)
DMoS: Be quiet! On to chapter 16!
Disclaimer: Dark Mage of Sea does not own Yugioh!
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Chapter 16: Crystal's explanation on the Dark Wizards
Crystal was at the work, analyzing a team of engineers working on improving the duel disk. She was not in her snappy mood as she was always in when she works. She just watches the engineers doing their work. Seto saw Crystal's odd behavior and went up to her. "Lopez, are you all right?" he asked. Crystal jumped, which wasn't a good idea in a skirt, and dropped her clipboard. Seto quickly turned red after seeing her blue underwear when she jumped and quickly turned his head away.
Crystal quickly got her clipboard off the floor and looked up to see Seto. "Oh! Good day, sire" Crystal greeted as she picks herself off from the ground and brushed off her skirt. "Ever consider wearing shorts under a skirt?" Seto asked. "No, why do you ask that?" Crystal asked him. "You don't want to know" he replied with a tone saying 'you really don't want to know.' "Oh-Kay" Crystal said, wondering why Seto asked her that question. "Lopez, may I see you in my office?" Seto asked.
"Yes sire" Crystal said. Both of them left for Seto's office.
In the Office
Crystal took a seat in front of Seto's desk and Seto took a seat at his desk. "Crystal, I have a question to ask you" Seto begin. "Look, if it's about the incident that happen two days ago, I take full responsibility for it" Crystal said looking at Seto straight in his eyes. "Crystal, I know what happen, relax it's not about that" Seto said reassuring Crystal. "Then, what is it about?" Crystal asked. "Crystal, you been acting, well, not yourself lately" Seto told her. "What do you mean?" Crystal asked.
"For starters, you're not snappy on the engineers when they got something wrong" Seto begin. "Well….." Crystal hesitated. "Plus, you not even doing something to tell them" Seto continued. Crystal sighed "I'm really stressed out, Seto" she said. "Why?" Seto asked. "It's a family issue" Crystal said. "You really don't want to know" she added.
"Is it about your sister, Merina, is that her name?" Seto asked. "Yes, that's her name, but I really don't want to talk about it" she said. "Are you sure?" Seto asked her. "Well, I do want to talk to someone but I don't know who, I don't want to talk to my parents" Crystal said. "How about I take you out for a latte and we can talk" Seto suggest. "Are you sure?" Crystal asked. "Trust me; anytime I get stress, I go get myself a latte" Seto said, getting off his chair.
Crystal got off from the chair and followed Seto. Both of them left the building and enter the limo. The limo headed for the coffee shop.
At the coffee shop
Seto and Crystal came out of the coffee shop, each holding a latte. They went to a table and took a seat. "All right, tell me what is wrong, you have my full undivided attention" Seto said. Crystal explains to him what she heard from Kiko. After the explanation, Seto just started at Crystal. "Are you saying you're sister used to date one of those idiots?" Seto asked, with an eyebrow twitching. "Yes, she was young and stupid" Crystal answered.
"You really have an attitude problem with your sister" Seto pointed out. "I'm having an attitude problem! I don't get attitude problems!" Crystal snapped at Seto, with her attitude going up. Seto just shake his head "You're attitude is building" he said. Crystal opened her mouth to say a word but then closed it. She then mumble out some swears. Seto heard Crystal swear and just shake his head. "You really have an attitude when it's about your sister" Seto said. "I didn't always have this attitude problem" Crystal admits.
Seto looked at her, "Why you say that?" he asked. "It's all because of that danm Dark Wizard, James, Merina used to date" Crystal said. Seto looked at Crystal again, but this time, stunned. "You're sister…. Dated at Dark Wizard?" Seto said stunned. Crystal nodded, "I never trusted him the moment Merina introduced him, that's where the attitude problem began" she said with her head turned to the side and her arms crossed. "I hated the Dark Wizards more than ever; the moment I found out James was one of them it just went insane" Crystal added. "Seems you know a lot about these Dark Wizards" Seto said as he looked at Crystal.
Crystal nodded, "Yup, I know a lot about them" A lot of questions started to pop inside Seto's head. For some reason, he wanted to know more about these Dark Wizards, and the only way is to get this information was threw Crystal. "Crystal, what do you know about the Dark Wizards?" he asked. "Excuse me?" Crystal asked. "What do you know about the Dark Wizards?" Seto asked again. Crystal blinked twice and looked at him.
"Do you really want to know the truth about the Dark Wizards?" she asked him. Seto nodded his head and said "Yes, I need to know information about my enemy …. And the people who attack my brother" Crystal nodded her head, understanding and took a deep breath. She was going to tell about the Dark Wizards. "The Dark Wizards is an organization of wizards, witches and magicians whose choose the path of evil" she begins. "They were first organized 5,000 years ago before the portal to mortal and magical world was closed forever" "I have a feeling this is connected to that mumbo jumbo?" Seto asked in an annoyed tone.
"Deny it all you want, Seto Kaiba, but you have to face your past sooner or later" Crystal said with a glare and her attitude building up, again. "Jesus Christ, woman, calm down, you're attitude is building up again" Seto said in a clam tone. "Do you want me to continue or no?" Crystal spat at him. "You may continue but I'm going ignore that spat you gave me" Seto said, again calmly. Crystal took another deep breath and continued. "Anyway, there was one goal they needed to achieve, and that's to steal the Eye of the Phoenix" she said. "We all know that" Seto said with a hint of sarcasms.
Crystal ignored the hint of sarcasm that was in Seto's voice. "Anyway, as you know, the krystal can be good or evil. The Dark Wizards purpose is to use it for evil and enslave the earth" Crystal said. "What are the Dark Wizards all about, just for being evil?" Seto asked. "Not all Dark Wizards are just evil" Crystal said. "What do you mean?" Seto asked looking at her. "Some of them are thieves, some of them are kidnappers and some are murders" Crystal said without looking at Seto. Seto didn't know what to say.
"How do you know these things?" Seto asked. "I got kidnapped and was taken hostage" Crystal said. "It's usual Kiko who is taken captive but I have no idea why they took me instead of her" she said. "I see you don't like your cousin" Seto said. "Let's put it in words we all understand….. She's a mutt" Crystal said saying the last line if it's true. Seto couldn't help, but laugh. Looks like we have one thing in common, there's some mutts that always brother us Seto thought.
"Anyway, back to the subject, these Dark Wizards are mostly made up dangerous criminals that were in the magic world" Crystal said. "Great, just what we need" Seto said sarcastic. Crystal rolled her eyes "Anyway, these Dark Wizards are under a rule of a very evil Dark Wizard" Crystal said. "Do you know this guy's name?" Seto asked. "I wish" Crystal said crossing her arms again. Seto heard some swears coming from Crystal. Obviously meaning her attitude was again, building up.
"Is that all you know about the Dark Wizards?" Seto asked. "Yes that's all" Crystal answered. She looked at her watch, which said 2:30 pm. "We should get back to—" "You need a day off" Seto said cutting Crystal off. "Excuse me?" Crystal asked. "Take the rest of the day off and try to relax. Whatever what does Dark Wizards did to your family, you're mostly taking the stress" Seto said. "But, but, but" Crystal began.
"No 'buts' Crystal, you need it" Seto said to her. Crystal sighed in defeat. "You're hard to bargain with" Seto pointed out. "Everyone says I'm a hard bargain and I don't care" Crystal said. She looked at him and ask "Since when will give some one a day off?" "What? I can't give some one a day off?" Seto asked. "It's not like you" Crystal answered, raising an eyebrow.
"Are you trying to spoil my good mood?" Seto asked her. "Do you really have asked me lots of questions?" Crystal asked with a hit of sarcasm in her voice. Okay, she's doing that to annoy me or to get back at me Seto thought. "Well, since I got the rest of the day off, I should be heading home" Crystal as she got up from the table with the latte with her. "Shall I give you a ride?" Seto suggested. Crystal looked at Seto, "Uh… Sure" she said.
They both went in the limo and went over to Crystal's home.
At the Home
Crystal got out of the car and was about to go up to her door when Seto called out to her. "Crystal can you come here for a moment?" Seto asked. Crystal went up to him. "What is it?" She asked. "Well…. You see, I wanted to know…. Well" Seto heisted to come out with asking her out. Crystal waited for a moment until Seto finally said "I'll e-mail you, instead" Crystal nodded "Okay, good-bye" she said and left inside the house.
In the limo
"Why did I screw that up?" Seto ask himself as the limo drove back to Kaiba Crop. "How come asking some one out is hard for me but easy for others?" He looks around and sighs. He looks out of the window and thought. I can understand others things but…. Seto looked out more into the window. He then saw something on a passing building, something dressed in black. He blinked twice and looked at the building, nothing was there. What the hell did I just saw? Seto thought.
Seto decides to ignore what he saw; unaware he was being watched by someone in a black robe.
DMoS: (yawns) it's 1:39 in the morning and I'm finished with chapter 16
Torru, Yami, and Yugi: (sleeping soundly)
DMoS: (looks at the trio and smiles) (whispers) Well, you guys know the drill, three reviews or no update
