"Tale of Seto"
"This is dedicated to Theiya of Youtube. She makes the best Seto and Kisara amvs ever! She has done two for me. "Beautiful Soul" and "I'll remember you" which the first thing you see is my picture of the couple. I LOATH Kaibutt but I love Seto and if anyone can help Kaibutt get his humanity back its Kisara who has a very beautiful name. So this goes to the Angel of the Blue Eyes White Dragon Theiya!"
"WHAT?!" bellowed the King whom was thoroughly shocked by the news the Vixens had just given him. It was one piece of news he wasn't not ready for. He was so shocked he'd dropped his staff and was all but lost for words.
"You Vixens sure of what you saw? Absolute positive that it was her?" inquired wrathfully Aknadin for his thunderstruck brother. He too was equally disgusted by this unforeseen turn of events.
"Affirmative, Cyclops. It was that traitor of a sovereign. Samira is here and she made contact with the prince. It seems there more to tell."
"What'd possibility be of inferior quality then that the Traitor is still alive?" Camille acidly hissed as she was slowly changing to match the day of the week. Her demonic ocher eyes looked ready to slaughter as the trio gazed at the cobalt flames mirror that they used to correspond with the Vixens.
"It appears oh divine mistress, even as a human, the former Queen finds ways to bring ignominy on her magnificent heredity. She's broke the Vows of Aibou, by taking a human as her mate. It'd look as if this human was a widow and from that nuptial, brought into being a defected progeny. His offspring lacks the ability to see, my liege. The former Queen not only conjugal this man, she has taken in his inadequate progeny as her own!"
"She has reduced herself to a simple painter of all things. At the moment Prince Atem isn't living with his mother, yet her venomous influence has be reinstated. It's getting progressively more complicated to corner and trap the hare that now he been converted into a fox,"
"He used the magic he gained as he entered Stage Two of Ascending to use some type of magic unheard of to us. We can't lay a hand on him, his 'friends,' or assault any of the locations in the city he chosen to safeguard,"
"You mean there is no way to get the Prince back under control?!" Camille snapped wrathfully.
"There's one way."
"What'd that be, Vixen?" inquired the King at the same time as he narrowed his soulless amethyst eyes on them.
"We'd like your authorization to instigate the Darklight Ritual,"
All of the air was sucked out of the room and the sound was silenced too by the mere mention of that ritual. This Ritual was old as time yet it had only be done once before since time began. What'd happen the one time, this Ritual had been preformed it left; every person in the universe both good in addition to evil shocked.
They'll have the same opinion this was so morally wrong, it was beyond words to say. Even the greatest of evil won't dare to it! For exactly what happened when this Ritual been performed before was just too horrible to image, the end result was a fate worse then death.
But of course the atrocity of that act from long ago didn't matter at all to this trio. They had their heartless eyes set on their damn dreams of opulence. Without a second thought or shilly-shallying they'll said the fatal words, "Yes go forth and do it!"
"It will take all of this month alone to obtain the necessary ingredients required to perform this Ritual, on the other hand you'd needed be concerned. We'll still keep the little rats busy, running blindly all the way through their labyrinth till we've led them to their doom. On the other hand don't throw out of the window plan "B" just yet. Please keep it intact by some inconceivable reason this shouldn't succeed. We'd still have a way to fulfill our dreams,"
"We shan't forget that. Don't worry about us. Plan "B" is still very much intact, my lovely ladies. If by some unforeseen chance that even the Darklight Ritual fails to subdue and get that unpleasant child back and under control, this will without a doubt do it. Good Luck and give Prince Atem something far worse then Hell!" Camille told them sinisterly as she sipped a little Fireblood.
Sneering they signed off. "Let's get too work sisters. We can spend the rest of the night setting things up for tomorrow we go after the items we seek," The Vixens worked all night feverishly with their slaves giving them Martinez and bonbons as they set up for this outlawed ritual.
By morning it was finished. Painted on the ground with the blood from the immortals that had perished when the original Xanadu had fallen, was a massive picture of Atem's Puzzle. At each of the points flouted a weird and wonderful energy sphere held in placed by the pale hands of death. Where the Eye emblem was a fourth sphere was flouting however whiles the other three were a goldish white this was so red it was almost black. Running along side also were symbols of a long forgotten language but even no knew how to read them you could sense they where only used for the most unholy of crimes.
"Excellent work sisters, we've finished sooner then expected. Now we must retrieve the three personal items of that jackass of an excuse for a prince! We'll need physical representation of his Mind, his Body, and most importantly, his Spirit. If we're to forge the Darklight Item that will aid us in finishing this quest," Shakti spoke in a manner that Princess Azula off Avatar be jealous of.
"Which one do you recommend, we go after first, precious sister?" the other two inquired their sister enthusiastically. Both of them were drooling with anticipation for a hunt. They wanted to spill some fresh blood of this rancid planet quickly as possible. All of them were thirsty for blood and the meat that came with a successful hunt.
"We'll go for the Item that will represent his Body first. Hair is best for that and it's the easiest to obtain. We'll keep him and the Court attention preoccupied; so that they'll be so busy focusing on one thing they'll overlook our true objective. At what time they do become conscious, of what transpired it will be too little too late for one disobedient prince,"
As the three sisters began to chortle insanely, they're almost immediately joined in their merciless snigger by a murder of over a dozens of crimson shoulder ravens. Each and every one of ravens laughing more insanely then the last. Then the murder took to the air so the whole city took notice of their spin-chilling malevolent expression of sick amusement.
Seto awoke from his dreamless slumber at the sound of the raven's laugh. It was still very early and true dawn was still at the most 20 minutes away. The rest of the Court members were still zonked out, although unlike him each seemed to be having fantastic dreams. Yet try as he might he couldn't roll back over on down feather king-sized bed and sleep. He went out to the balcony and felt the morning zephyr gently tickle his face.
He allowed for moment to escape his dried lips a few giggles that he quickly suppressed. Yet the very wind felt like the tender touch of someone he'd forgotten. Trying to pay no heed to that unnerving sensation, he went to the bathroom to have a shower. He'd too like his cousin had found the joy of Earth music and was playing a song he'd loved dearly. "We are, Ana Johnson" Seto did love a great deal of other songs but loved this one the best.
As the steam enveloped the small room he became lost in his thoughts that were as thick as the steam. He was just as flabbergasted in addition to over the moon as the rest of the Court when they'd been informed yesterday that the Queen was alive.
They'd even manage to surreptitiously communicate that piece of knowledge back to their remaining friends back in Xanadu. Unknown to all but themselves they'd a second magical communication line. This line allowed them to talk to their friends without any worry that his father or uncle find out. Unknown to anyone back home in Xanadu, Isis had a gift for coded messages, passing secrets or anything else of this nature. She also knew how not to be caught.
All and sundry was jubilant to know Samira was alive. It meant there was still hope and that if she'd escape the flouting Hell invading the Heavens above them. Then perhaps Atem could do as she promised and save them as well. Then they'd be free as well. To their knowledge at this time only one person was uninformed of this development and that was Shimon.
Shimon since their departure for this cursed 'duty' to go and get Atem had been worked to the bone. The benevolent old man was being worked like a mule and the King seemed full on with the intention in making him work to the point of almost 'death'. Absolutely nobody had a clue where the King's vendetta for this compassionate soul came from. But he seemed too loath him as much the humans and not a soul knew why.
All of them had been over the moon at this delightful new discovery. But no-one had approached her for the fear of all involved in this conflict safety being compromised was far too great. They knew whatever Samira had disclosed with her son was strictly a family matter.
However knowing his aunt was alive did something to him that made him feel like he'd food poisoning. He'd no recollection whatsoever of his mother. If his Aunt Samira did know what'd happen to her, why didn't she tell Atem so he'd tell him?
All he'd commit to memory of his mother was her name had been Aida. But he couldn't even remember what she looked like or her voice, nothing at all. It almost was like all memory he might've had been removed from his head as if it was aneurysm about to burst. Also the more he tried to remember her the more he became consumed by that extreme loathing feeling.
He was drying off while listening too the song, "How could this happen to me?" when his cell phone went off. It was hard not to notice the ring tone; it seemed to remind him of a TV Show Theme song. "Note all the cell phones in this story play the show theme song when they get a call,"
He searched for a few moments before he'd found it under some of the extra towels. He'd chosen a Blue Eyes phone. Seto knew him and that Divine Beast had their own bond. Almost all of the Divine Beings had a special connection to one of the Beasts. They're some things in this universe that needed no word to truly explain them. Yet for many of his people, himself included, when they'd found their special friend it meant more to them at times then the gift/curse of immortality. It was similar to the bond between soul mates.
The CID of course said it was his cousin. He'd found that out of the ordinary. It was Monday and all youths of the land were required to go to their Academy for a majority of the day. Atem was supposed to be busy getting ready, so why was he calling?
"Hello, Atem? You ok?"
"I'm way better then ok, Seto! Ecstatic is more like it!" Atem exclaimed in a very high vigorous tone. The kinda of tone one gets when something really good has happened.
"What good fortune has befallen you, cousin?"
"Two very simple magic words, Seto, NO SCHOOL!" and with that a joyful squeal that brake the sound barrier was let loose. Seto was holding the cell three feet away from his ear and it still hurt! Finally his cousin calm down but it was clear he was still in a rather enthusiastic frame of mind.
"Atem!" he snapped "Need I reminded you it's still early? Many of the souls of this city are still dead to the world. So please explain quietly why the human's academies are not in session today?"
"Apparently over the weekend something happen, that is sorta my fault," he was now chuckling embarrassingly over the phone.
"What did you do, Atem?"
"Yami! My name is Yami! Gezze Louise! How many times to I've got to tell you lamebrains that? What you're ears full of tissue paper or something? Gezze!" he snapped cantankerously
" FYI the reason the school been declared off limits for a week, is due to school board decided to do a full overhaul of the building. I started my Ascending on my second day of school and well let's just say it wasn't very pretty," he was getting even more uncomfortable still not wanting his happy mood shot down he continued,
"Point is, despite me doing my best to keep my puberty under control it's taken a toll on a small number of locations. So until the whole school been inspected from top to bottom and declared safe the kids are free to roam the land!"
"So how is unintentionally closing down the high school making you in high spirits?"
"Well I do feel guilty; on the other hand there is not a kid on the planet who doesn't love any excuse not have to go to that prison of learning! Beside, Seto, there something really, really good happening today!"
"What's has got you so over the moon?"
"There a new bakery called "Sweet Dreams Palace," It's having its grand-opening today in addition to that every single one the delicious treats on the first day is on the house! Think about it for a moment, Seto! All of the most mouth-watering sweets in the world and you can eat as much as your stomach can handle for free!"
"Yugi can't wait try some of their cheese cake particularly the strawberry chocolate one. Both his mom and Grandpa simply love it! From what I've heard the treats are even tastier then Star Candies!"
For some unknown reason all this talk of sweets and candies was only adding to Seto's weird and wonderful sensation. He was also getting a headache but brushed it away. After obtaining the address and time this bakery opened he promised he'd meet him there.
He quickly scribbled a note and left the family to sleep a bit longer. He silently slipped out of the room and left the "Do not disturb" sign on the door. The last thing he saw before the door was fully shut was the glint of the newlyweds' rings.
The boy Yugi and this blind beauty Aziza, Atem newly acquired sister and his sorta cousin had gone to a special shop and gotten things needed to help Mahad and Isis tie the knot. The rings despite the fact that looked extremely authentic were merely pyrite and glass. The rings were two hearts intertwined with 'diamonds' in their center and what mattered was they're married not if the rings could buy an island.
He'd made a small change to his wardrobe. He still wore jeans with his Rod tucked out of sight, but now as a replacement for the sweatshirt he'd been wearing he made a change. He now wore a cobalt t-shirt with the akin from his Xanadu garb in the center. He also wore a leather jacket with the BEUD stitched on the back. At the same time as he pushed his sunglass up on his face he'd reached the exit. He walked through the door and shooed a raven away.
But the raven seemed to want to pursue him. It was creepy the way the beady red eyes seemed to be looking into his concealed cobalt eyes as if wanted to snatch his soul away from him. He was finally able to lose the bird by using his Rod and having tabby cat do violence to it.
By the time Seto made it too the bakery a mob was already there. The taste of these worlds desserts must be extremely excellent, if this place was even more packed then that party had been a few weeks ago. The actual building was so huge it took up a whole block. It was shaped like a palace, a palace made out of the dreamy sweets of the Earth and it seemed a very fun place. Live musical entertainment and a variety of games, charismatic employees, extremely well bejeweled. It seemed the owners had indeed made an ideal place.
After about 3 quarters of an hour he was finally able to get inside. He was blown away by all of it, the sights, sounds, but most of all the smell. The overpowering aromas of the billions of different sweets were something you couldn't fail to notice. After scanning a sea full of happy minnows he spotted his cousin.
He and Yugi were with their friends by the cake table all of them sampling the succulent cakes. He observed that both Atem and Yugi were dressed in black leather save for the black cotton shirts that had the word "Hooters" in a flamboyant shade of orange on the front and both of their ears were freshly periced. Everyone looked very happy as if these treats were indeed the passport to eternal happiness.
As he made his way over he stopped for a moment. He'd had breakfast and the huge cookies in front of him were just screaming to be eaten. His 'father' Aknadin despite being Xanadu well-known Sweet Tooth, had forbidden his son to ever have sweets. At last Seto gave into the urge and loaded down with as many cookies as he could hold on his plate.
He couldn't wait till he reached the tables set aside for eating. So he popped one of the Duel Monsters Cookies in his mouth. He was in seventh heaven as he greedily consumed more. But as he reached the cookie shaped like his soul friend, the BEWD he felt something happening within him.
He didn't understand what was going on. But almost immediately he felt extremely sick plus now his head was throbbing as if a demonic beast was trying to claw out. He almost dropped the plate as his hands turned white as a ghost in addition to started to shake uncontrollable.
He'd frozen still so out of the blue that there was no way to circumvent what was coming next. Right before he reached the table where his cousin was sitting at it happened. A beautiful girl with long flying cloud white hair, pale blue eyes, wearing blue and white dress crashed into him. The two teenagers went down hard tripping two other people causing them to crash to the floor. Yami, Yugi, and the rest of the gang left their table to see if they could help and got a shock by what they saw.
"Why don't you watch where you're going idiot? You nearly injured my girlfriend with your gaucheness. What are you blind ah!" Kaibutt said helping Kisara to her feet. Mokuba looked at his brother confused by why he stopped. When he turned his gaze his face was white as a sheet.
"Who are you? Why do you look like my brother!" he yelped.
"Is this some kind of joke? I want your name punk and I want it now," Kaiba demanded furiously grabbing Seto by his shirt and hauling him up.
"Seto, please it was an accident. I'm not hurt you don't have to do this!" Kisara pleaded. She gently removed Kaiba's hands from around Seto's body and looked at him apologetically. "I'm sorry about this. He's normally not like this; he was just surprised by seeing someone who could pass for his twin."
"It's quite alright Miss. I'm as surprised as you are. Yami! There you are, I've been looking all over this place for you," Seto said brushing himself off. The two Kaiba brothers and Kisara moved over to allow Yami and Yugi to pass. Kaiba bore his cobalt eyes into Yami angrily.
"So you know this creep I take it? Is he the reason you acted so friendly towards me the first day at school or are you normally this chummy?" Kaiba inquired.
"Kaiba, can it. You don't have to be so uncouth towards my cousin Seto! He's only here to keep an eye on me and I can tell you he's a hell of lot nicer then you are. At least he has some manners. Come on cuz let's go eat our treats," Yami growled escorting his older cousin to the table where his friends had decided to wait for them. "Gomenasai about that Seto; some people are just real jerks. I don't know why that girl or his brother even stands up for him."
"I can't believe it. I knew everyone had a twin, but finding out your cousin is Kaibutt's double is over the top. I mean it's just plain freaky! How do we know that this guy isn't worse then Kaiba? I mean hello they've the same first name!" Joey wailed pointing at Seto.
"If you find my name so offence, I would advice you to call me by my nickname. I'm also known as Seth, a name my mother use to call me when I was very small. Now if you be kind enough could you please introduce me to your friends At…, I mean Yami or do I have to guess whose who?" Seto asked nearly slipping up. He listened to the introductions and nodded politely at each other. His gaze continued to fall on the Kaiba brothers and the mysterious Kisara. He couldn't keep her eyes off them.
"So Yami was telling us that you two grew up together. What exactly did you two do together for fun?" Tea questioned bringing him back to the present.
"I'm sorry I was distracted. We really didn't spend much time together. My father and uncle thought it best that we be kept separated. He didn't want me to influence Yami with negative ideas. Yami I need to speak to you later about your mother," Seto replied coolly.
Using his telepathic abilities he informed the young prince he desired a face to face confrontation with the former queen to see if she'd tell anything about his own mother.
"I'll talk to her about it, but she's nervous about seeing you all again. She fears the Vixens will try to kill her to get to me. Now that's she's a mortal I'm afraid to risk her life. Still I'm as curious as you are about learning more about your mother. How did you know she use to call you Seth?"
"I don't know it just came to me. I've been experiencing extremely weird and wonderful feelings in addition to sensations from the time when we first set foot upon this place. Something about the world stimulates you in ways you didn't dream possible. I don't understand it. How is your Ascending going, now that you've entered stage two?"
"Well, like Isis told me over the phone the effects in addition to new abilities will be far more subtle for the time being. This morning I awoke and I just had the overpowering feeling something good was going to happen. Then we found out about the school closing and this! Also I seemed to be able to control luck at the moment. Still just so you know I used up a lot of power last night. I created a new spell; all my own to keep safe this city and the people till I'm 18,"
"Just stay sharp Atem. The Vixens are still out there and even with this new spell of yours it wills only making them angrier. Hell knows no fury like a woman scorned,"
"Will do,"
"Hello? Any one home in there? HEY WAKE UP!" as both cousin we brought to the real world by Joey yelling in there ears and the wet pieces of the shortcake he'd been eating hitting them.
"Hey! That's disgusting! Chew your food, would you boy?" snapped Seto as he wiped his face off. However his hands were still shaking badly and he didn't do much good. Tea was the only one who noticed this peculiarly and looked concurringly at Seto.
"You, ok?"
"I'm fine," he stated firmly and began to inhaul all the cookies he could. Tea was about to say something more when Aziza came running over as fast as a cheetah.
'Hey, brother! So sorry I'm not on time. I'd to lend a hand to our Mom with a few things, because Daddy took Tess to the vet's office for her shots. They'd wanted us to bring them some treats back," she informed him after she bear hugged him and kissed his cheek. Then frown and looked in Seto direction, "Ok you may share that jackass heartbeat but your's at least sounds like a summer breeze off the sea, not a blistering artic wind. So who are you boy?"
"Excuse me?"
"Seto, this is my sister and one of my best friends Aziza Keeper. Aziza I'd like you too meet my cousin Seto. He the only child of my Father, brother Aknadin," Yami informed his sister as she sat down and slide her, a brownie.
Everyone heard the acid seeping off his tongue when he mentioned his father name. Yugi could tell that if Yami had been subjected to maltreatment which he hadn't any doubt that he had. Then his mother must've suffered just as much if not more. So he'd tell just how much odium was inside his friend soul. Still he slipped his hand into Yami and squeezed it tight so he'd know he wasn't alone.
"I guess that makes us family too in a way," she giggled as she shook his hand. "Well I hope to get to know you as well as my new brother. Let's just hope you're not a jerk. But um is there a reason you've got like 20 plates worth of cookies? You'll not just give yourself mouthful cavities but you might wind up giving yourself diabetes as well. Not too mention a really nasty stomach ach," she said as she cleaned off her dark sunglass. They'd gotten smeared by some of the sticky buns.
"You'll alright, Seto? I know the food free and better then back home. However she still she got a point," Yami said as he watched his cousin deathly trembling white hands continue to shove the cookies in his month. It was if he'd had no control over it.
All of sudden the whole happily and lively atmosphere was shattered. The temperatures went from pleasant cool to deathly cold. Everyone flesh was instantly covered in goosebumps. Standing in the doorway were the Vixens. Each of the wicked ladies had a smile that granted even the Grime Reaper death.
They walked slowly over to a table full of different kinds of pudding. Then not using the spoons, instead their fingers each sampled the huge dish of chocolate pudding. Then the whole buffet table of thick creamy pudding became rancid and diseased.
Yami was quick as well as pierces on how to stop these menaces before blood was spilled. Using his magic he turned up the sound on his I-pod. He'd been listening to songs by a woman named Jamie O'Neil that his mother had downloaded into his I-pod.
At the moment he'd been listening to "Somebody's Hero" but was ready to give these ladies the boot. With a quick glance to Seto both nodded. Touching their Items they focused their energies and combined them.
Yami Ascending now helped them turn the tables on the Vixens who seemed hell bent on poisoning the innocent lives with the special treats. Every step the Vixens took the food became rancid. Now both the Prince and the Priest used their power to stop the Vixen in their tracks. The floor beneath became quicksand thick as batter then froze over. Then for some fun because the people had begun to become aware of something was amiss they started a food fight.
Now usually a food fight would be bad for a business especially on their grand opening however it actually in the end just made people want to come back for more! While everyone was having tons of fun and loving getting dirty the gang escaped unscathed. But not until after Yami, Yugi, and Aziza had pulverized the Vixens in the faces with the biggest and gooiest pound cakes they could find!
"Now that's one way to spend the morning! I loved spraying dark chocolate at those leeches Rex and Weevil," Tristan exclaimed as he and Joey did their victory dance.
"That was way better then a trip to Candy Land, it was very tasty warfare," giggled Serenity with Tea who was laughing along with the rest of girls as they started to remove whatever was stuck in their hair. Bakura and Wakana both were getting a free face wash from Misty who loved it all and her thoughts made Yami giggle more with his friends. Each and every one of the souls he'd come to know had enjoyed that little experience.
Still for him it meant that Vixen weren't ready to give up on the hunt. As the gang split up into smaller groups to go to other actives with their time off he was left with Aziza, and Yugi.
Seto hadn't left them exactly but he'd gone to a gas station to use the facility. Aziza remarked that he seemed to be experiencing some type of pain not connected to the fact he just ate half his body weight in cookies and was now in the processes of tossing his 'cookies' back up.
'That's was so fun! I've always wanted too be part of a food fight! They look so entertaining along with cool on TV," Yugi confessed as they approached the intersection to the Art Gallery.
"Yeah, but I think it be more fun if were throwing a little more then just food. Maybe some ectoplasms or if we could teleport then dump something. It'd be even more fun if more unique people joined in,"
"I so love to hear how a food fights with cast of Danny Phantom vs. Avatar. Perhaps X-men Evolution vs. Teen Titans, or even Xiaolin Showdown vs. W.I.T.C.H." Maybe theycould go head tohead in some type of silly yet fun battle of some kind We'd even throw in the Turtles that would really livin' things up a lot! We also get some comic relief that we all love to hate,"
"It's always so much fun to try and image something to rescue you from the humdrum in addition to deathly mind-numbing real life we're forced to walk in isn't it? The possibly truly are infinite as the stars in the skies above," Aziza voiced at the same time as she walked backwards expressing her thoughts about life in general.
"Yeah, that's does sound like something fun to laugh about. It unquestionably keep, you in a good mood that's for sure. Speaking of wicked animated series, Aziza you know by chance when they're going to finish the first two you mentioned? Avatar or Danny Phantom? Not knowing when their third season coming out is driving die-heart fans like us insane," commented Yugi as he blew a hair out of his face.
Yami nodded in agreement. He'd learned to love a great deal of things since coming to this world. He shared the same opinion with Aziza on them. Her opinion when it came to TV shows was it was a lot harder to do an animated show then a real one. Taking into consideration to bring the characters to life all you had at your disposable was your voice. So yeah it did appear to be a great deal harder to do those then real shows, for the reason that you'd your whole body.
"No I've got no clue and it's making me want to rip my hair out not knowing as well. I've read that they shown Danny Phantom in almost ever place but there just certain place it's not showing and no idea how to find it. As for Avatar no news either. You think something is a world-wide phenomenon be eager to show their third season. More so than ever taking into consideration what transpired in the second season finale last December. To bad for Mako may his spirit rest in peace. I really want to hear the new guy for Iroh and see if he can do the former voice some justice"
"But that why I love you guys. You two understand there more to life then dueling furthermore can accept winning and losing. Those are remarkably admirable traits to have. Also you don't become consumed by the stupidly some do by this game. It's one of the reasons I loath Kaibutt so much. He truly seems incapable of love. After all true humanity is the ability to care more about others then you care about yourself. Needless to say from the way we've each observe Kaibutt having a heart with love is as likely as Omi off Xiaolin Showdown 86's his sun sized ego and knowing true humility. Not going to happen!"
All the time they're talking about this not one of them was aware that the Vixens were ready to start phase two of their plan to get a piece of Yami's hair. They stood still as the cold stone gargoyles they hid among. They're scanning with their cat eyes for something for them to manipulate. They saw it coming from the northwest side of town at 45 mph.
Someone was riding an extremely nice motorcycle. But from where the Vixens stood the unknown rider on this wicked bike would miss the Prince all together unless they hit a detour that is. All nodding they reached into their pockets and removed some type of glittering powder. With a gentle blow the powder left their hands and took to the wind.
It then settle in the approaching rider path and instantly fabricated a very realistic illusion of an alternative route therefore causing the rider to take the path leading too Atem.
Seto had just exited the refueling station. He still looked rather green around the gills. He feeble attempted to wipe the remaining vomit from his mouth however didn't get an opportunity. Just before his shaking white hands got to the slime on his chin, his blue eyes saw the danger approaching his cousin.
He yelled out a warning to his cousin whom immediately shielded his companions with his body knowing they'd be safe from harm. Seto also quick too act used the emergency energy in the ring he'd been forced to wear and with all his might was able to stop the cyclist in the nick of time.
The accident was avoid by a hair's breadth escape sever injure. The first one to react was the cyclist. They wore a full body cloud white and sky blue bodysuit and matching helmet with a dark visor. Quickly removing their helmet it was the same young woman from the bakery.
"Oh I'm so sorry! I just was in a hurry to get to work and then had to take a detour there was just no time to slow down! Are you all ok?" she asked as she begun to inspected all of them like their where young children. As Kisara continued to apologize and make sure no was injured Seto head was only increasing in pain.
Fast as lightning extremely indistinguishable imagery flooded his mind. With each passing moment the pain got even more excruciating as whatever was inside him was clawing to get out. He was so preoccupied by unexplained events tearing him up he didn't see that Yami had made some kind of deal with Kisara. As soon as he's able to feel somewhat normal everyone was gone. Standing in their place laughing was a raven.
Seto didn't know where the hell his cousin had wander off too but knew he'd too find him immediately. Something was happening too him and he need to find out what the hell it was. So stuffing another cookie in his mouth he went in the direction he'd last seen him heading.
Yami was with his mother at the moment. She was attempting to paint him; on the other hand he was being rather fidgety. He wasn't sitting still at all and was far keener on using magic to read anything and everything on the subject of driving. Kisara to show how sorry she was promised too teach him how too ride a motorcycle and he was extremely anxious to get started.
So as his mother was in vain attempting to paint him, he was using some magic in addition to doing it the normal way to learn about driving so he could go get his learners permit. Aziza was up in her room cleaning it up something she'd been neglecting and Yugi offered to help her while Samira attempt to do this painting. So far cleaning Aziza's bedroom was the only thing getting done.
After 20 minutes, Samira shut off her CD player. It'd been playing the Jamie O'Neal CD Shriver. Samira rather enjoyed the songs but didn't care at all for 7, 8, 9, or 13. She really liked 3, 6, 10, 11 the most. So she allowed 3 too finish before she stopped it.
"Yami, honey I can't really do this painting if you won't settle down. I admit I can't really blame you for being eager to learn to drive. I can't think of a teenager who wouldn't want to get their license to freedom. But do you think you're ready? Driving can be very scary."
'How can driving be scary?" he asked as he used magic to absorb yet another book on the subject.
"Well you've too put up with all the other people who might not be doing what they're supposed to do. There are many confusing laws and then the weather. Oh the interstate for first timers will defiantly make you want to have a defaulter handy. There a very big difference from these," holding up a book, "and then handling that," pointing out front window where her turquoise Pontiac Sunfire was parked.
"Just remember, Yami. Driving is a serious responsibility and shouldn't be taken lightly," she warned him.
The bell rang and they looked as Seto stumbled in. He looked atrocious!
"Seto?" Yami said as he gazed at his cousin chalk white body that shaking like it was stuck on the Rictor scale. He was apparently having trouble breathing as well, "Help me," he croaked hoarsely before he became cataleptic on the vibrantly tiled floor.
"Seto!" both of them cried as they raced to his side. Yami quickly checked his cousin pulse and found it was racing a tad. Though it was impossible for him to have a fever and the temperature was rather cool Seto was sweating as if he was living on the sun.
"C'mon Yami! Help me get him to the guest room quickly!" she told him as she gently stroked her nephew pale face soothingly. They clumsy dragged him to the guest room. It was as she promised being prepared for him but still a room was a room. All this noise of course didn't escape Aziza sharp hearing and she and Yugi came to see what was going on.
"Oh my god! What's happened to your cousin, Yami?! Is he sick? Should we call a doctor?" asked Yugi as he helped get Seto into bed.
"I don't know Yugi. I mean I thought he just have a stomachache taking into consideration he ate loads of cookies. But that doesn't explain the rest of his symptoms at all," Yami said at the same time as they placed a heavy electric blanket over him.
"Here's some water and a cold compress, which should help some. If you'd told me what I can't see I might be able to be of assistance. My mom Efra was a nurse after all and I've been to an adequate amount psychotherapist in my lifetime to have a little insight," Aziza offered as Samira and Yami helped Seto swallow some ginseng tea Yugi had made earlier.
"He very pale as if he lost all pigmentation in his skin cells, he won't stop shaking or sweating, trouble breathing, and he was obsessive eating cookies," Yami summed up.
"His temperature is normal, Basest. 98.6 And my nephew isn't sensitive to to anything. So I don't believe this is an infection of any kind," Samira kindheartedly clued-up her daughter at the same time as she dap his forehead with the washcloth.
"I believe you're right in that assessment, Mom. Whatever is causing our cousin discomforted isn't found within the body. No this is coming from within his soul. Something inside him wants out,"
"How do you know that sis?"
"Well we'll were required to take a course in Basic Psychology last year. And its well-known fact the human body is far more complex then it appears to be, particularly the mind Yami. If Seto has something trapped deep within his subconscious mind and something was able to trigger it then it'd explain what's happening now," Yugi informed him.
"So what can we do? He looks like he in a lot of pain and I can't bear to see him like this,"
"Not a whole lot any of us can do. If these symptoms he's displaying are indeed the result of a repressed memories trying to get out then there only one thing we can do. That's do our best keep him comfortable," Aziza informed her brother thoughtfully.
"But…"
"You're sister speaks truth, Little Angel. I'm afraid none of us are trained enough in the ways of the Mind to aid Seto. He's going to have to endure this one on his own. His mind needs to be allowed in its own time to unlock whatever it sealed away. The important thing is it won't remain sealed up forever because like I told you before. Something severely traumatic happens to you, you need to talk about or it will kill you. One way or another it shall kill you. All we can do is keep him relatively comfortable till he can get through this,"
"I trust all of your judgment. Very well Seto shall remain here. I'm going to go tell Mahad in person that piece of information. Yugi tell Grandpa I'll be a little late getting back to the shop ok?"
"Ok. See you later Aziza, Mrs. Keeper. I hope Seto gets better quickly," Yugi said as he and Yami headed for the door. "That little Yugi will depend exclusively on my nephew himself. Is he ready to remember what he for so long purposely forced himself to forget? Yami do be careful,"
"I will Mom! Aziza? Be a good sister and make sure our cousin get's the best of care, promise me?"
"I do anything for the universe greatest brother. No need to worry he's in save hands,"
Yami did meet Mahad in the lobby of the Holiday Inn to enlighten about Seto's current condition. He knew it was extremely risky for Seto to remain with his mother however she was the only other person who might be able to help him through this. Beside the protection spell had proven effective in protecting all that Yami held dear.
Mahad also agreed with Atem on all that he said. He also said he felt a huge storm was on the way. Something was going on back home in Xanadu and despite the fact that it was absolutely clear to Mahad himself that Atem had no desire to ever return to that Hell in the sky. He made it clear that until Atem birthday had come and gone they still keep an eye on him. By the look in each of their eyes it was clear neither of them want to go back. So they agreed to keep up the charade of trying to 'persuade' him to go home till but in truth try and think of a plan to get free of Xanadu and Aknamkanon once and for all.
After a few more minutes of chewing the fat they said sayonara to each other and went their separated ways. Yami started to head back to the game shop and Yugi but stopped. The Kaiba Corp. Building was only a couple minutes out of the way. And he really wanted to get his learners permit tonight! Kisara said she was Kaibutt personal assistant so if Kaibutt was at the office she'd be there as well. Then they could go to the DMV and get his permit and start first thing in the morning teaching him about driving. So he ran to the building.
It seemed almost too good too be true at first. He didn't stop to think how unnatural it was for the building not too have guards or that anyone he did see, knew before saying anything where too find Kisara Zen. He was just way too impatient to get on a motorcycle and ride.
He was told to go to Kaibutt's private office on top of the building. He got there and was hearing something he couldn't identify happening inside. Still the mousy secretary told him to go right in. He didn't see her murderous smile as he turned the knob.
It was very dark with a low glow of almost used up candles. There was still something going on. However Yami hadn't yet gained night vision. So he flipped on the light and was just as stunned as Kaibutt and Kisara. There was a disregard bowl of chocolate strawberries on the carpet and both of their tops were off. Yami realized almost immediately he walked in on a mating ritual considering how big the hickey on Kisara neck was, they must have been really going at it!
Kaibutt was really, really embarrassed for being caught with his pants down. Honestly not a soul desires to be walked in on when they're having sex with someone do they? "I drew a picture of this on deviant. So if you want too see it and laugh as much as I'm right now please going!"
For a few moments no one said anything. Though each of their faces were red as beets! Finally Kisara knowing if Kaiba got the first word out there be fresh red blood spilled on the nice blue carpet. "Uh Yami, please excuse us for a few minutes? Go wait down the hall in the converse room to left. Please hurry," she told him while trying to cover up her boobs. She didn't have a clue where her bra was.
"Yeah, uh see you in five minutes!" he stammered and bolted before Kaibutt could hurtle his desk at him. He could hear quite well some arguing going on as he got to the converse room.
If Yami didn't understand the word embarrassed by now he knew it well now! He was so shocked that he didn't realize the room wasn't unoccupied. "You ok, Yami?" spoke a voice from behind.
Whipping around he saw it was Mokuba. He had a milkshake with some doughnuts and was holding a comic book called "Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder, Issue no. 1"
The long haired boy didn't seem angry or anything threatening. He seemed very curious and concerned.
"Uh, hi Mokuba. How you doing?" he asked with a nervous chuckle.
"I'm ok you're not? What happened?"
"Um well I came to see if Kisara was free too go with me too the DMV so I'd get my learner permit, but I kinda walked in on her and Kaiba doing um something rather…"
"Seto was having sex with Kisara?" he said as if he were talking about the weather.
"How can you not be um...?"
"Uncomfortable? Well because they've done it before and it's because she waltz into my brother life he start to change. At a snail's pace but he is starting to show he wants the world to forgive him for his past sins and he wish to earn his own atonement in his mind,"
"Forgiveness?"
"Look I won't lie and say my brother hasn't been at time a jackass. But I've learned to forgive people because holding onto grudges or hate or any kind of blood feud is just stupid. Everyone deserver the chance to be forgive, Yami. The real question is will they take that chance to make better them and then earn forgiveness with themselves and the world. Those who learn to forgive themselves and forgive others are one step closer to understanding god. For only those willing to forgive earn the right to be forgiven in turn,"
Yami seemed to really take Mokuba words to heart and looked at the long ebony haired boy with much pride in his eyes. This youth was indeed very special if he knew so much for being so young.
"Uh Yami?" called out Kisara from the door. She was now fully clothed but still slightly pink in her fair cheeks.
"Gomenasai for everything, Kisara! I'm so sorry. I'll understand if you don't wish to tutor me in driving. I'm so sorry!" he apologized to her.
"It's ok, Yami. Some people just have a really cruel sense of humor. Look we've got sometime. I'll take you too the DMV and will see if your ready for your learner permit, ok? Mokuba you better go and calm down your brother before he decide to take legal action just because that new secretary wanted a laugh," Kisara advice to Mokuba.
"Will do, Kisara. See you later Yami! Don't worry Seto doesn't know any hit men," he told him sarcastically. Yami just playfully whacked him lightly on his head as he left. As Mokuba threw his trash away he felt something in his hair, it was feathers.
Well Yami did get his permit and Kisara said she teach him at the collage parking lot first thing in the morning. That night before turning in he called to see how Seto was doing. His mom said he wasn't sweating nearly as much but he still was white and shaking. She had given him a sleeping pill so he'd hopeful sleep some. Samir had promised to stay with him that night.
So that was it was like for the week. Spending all morning with Kisara whom was trying to help him master driving and patience. Then spending the afternoon with Seto who was slowly beginning to remember what he'd forgotten. Nothing was very sure yet as the memories were very vague and chaotic so it was slow and painful for him.
It was Friday night and Yami just couldn't sleep at all. His cousin had stop sweating, wasn't shaking so bad but was still white as powder and kept mumbling something that sound like a recipe and humming a tune he didn't know. Also the Vixen hadn't reared their ugly heads since trying too poison everyone at the bakery.
He'd gained a few new abilities since entering stage two. Such as reading an object history, reanimated, astral protection, minor control over time, phasing, and limited teleported powers. He was still taking his pills and listening to music to keep him in control. Yet nothing could stop him from worrying.
He went to the bathroom to get some water, smiling seeing Yugi asleep peacefully. He looked so adorable like a cherub. The bathroom window was adjured slightly but as he went to close it he notice something strange. It was a large van driving quietly through the street. Not only was it almost midnight but this large van had a Blue Eyes White Dragon on the side of it.
He'd to find out what this was about. So he used his new astral protection to make a copy of himself to fool Yugi and Grandpa should either wake. Then he teleported outside and began to follow the van.
The BEWD van after traveling quietly for awhile stopped in front of a large building. The Domino City Homeless Shelter. Yami watched quietly as Kaiba along with Mokuba and Kisara got out and began to unload a lot of packages. They made a quick deposit of these packages. In out five minutes before leaving and going to Domino City Orphanage and did the same thing. Yami waited and teleported inside while they stopped at Foster Care. He used his phasing to remove something form one of the boxes. It was a Duel Disk, with a wicked deck. In fact all this stuff was top of the line Duel Monsters merchandises.
He was so preoccupied he didn't realize Kaibutt had already come out of the building. "You again! Do you've a death wish?!"
"Kaiba!" Yami said as he fell backwards over the boxes. Luckily nothing was broken. Kaiba told Kisara and Mokuba to hang back. "Look if you've got too know I won't press charge for the incident on Monday. But if you spill a word about me being charitable I make you wish you're never born! Got that?"
"Yes, Kaiba I understand. But could you tell me what all this is?"
"I've secretly for several years left some of my more wicked toys for those who got nothing anyomuisly. The only way it's a real act of charity is if no one knows who did it. I've done this because of the time Mokuba and I spent in a horrible orphanage and I want the kids to at least have something cool. Don't tell anyone this you got it? I don't want people thinking I'm a softy either!"
"Allow me to help you finish this duty and I won't tell anyone about this or the other incident so long as I breathe. You've my word of honor,"
"Ok,"
Kaiba dropped Yami back off the Game Shop at 1:00 and reminded him of his threat and promise. Yami restated he'd not reveal this to anyone. As Yami went to sleep Kaiba found stuck on his jacket feathers.
The next day Yami went with Kisara too get his license seeing how he'd greatly mastered every aspect of driving. She handed him her extra helmet so he'd have one to take the test in. He was a bit nervous but he indeed past with flying colors. He was so happy he yanked off the helmet too fast as yelped as a few of his golden bangs came out with it.
"Thank you Kisara for everything. For driving lessons and teaching me something about patience! You're indeed a special young woman. You are indeed Kaiba's angel,"
"Thank you, Yami. You yourself are a special soul and I hope to get to know you more. Listen my Daddy has a lot of different cars and builds some as hobbies if you want I can ask too make your own custom motorcycle. How about that?" she asked him shyly.
"That'd be great! C'mon I want to show my friends that I can drive! Especially my mother and Yugi. Let's go. Just need to get my helmet first. Hey where is that thing I know I put it down here a second ago,"
They looked a few minutes till the driving instructor came in and said she found it outside. Someone must've taken by mistake and was too lazy to return it. So they drove off to see everyone.
While they happy too see Yami had gotten his wheels the mood was shattered when Aziza came running and said Yami better hightailed back to the Art Galley pronto. Seto need him now!
He said good bye to all his friends and ran. Kisara shouted that she'd hope everything was alight and looked at Yami helmet it had feathers stuck to the visor.
Seto still looked like hell to be honest and he looked on the verge of tears. Tears he couldn't shed of course. He had a very strange look on his face as Samira was soothingly talking to him. She'd had her own indescribable look on her face.
Yami came in with Aziza. He took his cousin hand to let him know whatever memory he'd been trying to reclaim was he wouldn't have to face it alone.
"You ok Seto?"
"No, I'm not ok, Yami. Not by far. I'm scared. Sacred to remember this memory yet it will kill me if I don't acknowledge it. I can't suppress it any longer. But I can't relive it alone either," Seto replied in a voice barley above a whisper.
"You can do this cousin. Whatever it's you don't have to face it by yourself. You're real family here for you. I'm here for you cousin,"
"You cannot hold it back any longer Seto if you do it will only prolong this unnecessary suffering. Please nephew let free this burden you've trapped within your soul for so long," Samira told him gently.
"I remember my mother. I remember how she died," he said in an unemotionally tone of voice. He slowly told them what his heart had been trying to tell his mind all week long.
"It was early morning not quite dawn yet. Yet the room was very lively. The wonderful smells of baking filled the air. The normal clean dinning room was now magical convert into a kitchen. It was a mess.
But that didn't bother the two souls. A young looking woman dressed in lilac with matching pixie wings was busy humming a wonderful tune as her son was busy trying to help make cookies. He was only about 3 ½ so he was doing a bit more harm then good but that was alright.
"Seth don't put too much sugar in ok, sweet? Also try not to get to dirty because I know you hate to take a bath," Aida scolded him lightheartly. She giggled amused as he started to sneeze due to the flour.
"I want to help Mommy! I love it when it's just you and me! This is the best game you've ever had us play! I can't wait to try these things. What did you call them again?"
"There called cookies, honey. I guarantee you there ten times better then those stupid Star Candies your father selfishly hoards for himself. We're going to make enough for all of Xanadu!" she said as cleaned him up some and put a fresh batch in their oven.
Seto and his mom spend hours all morning baking and just being childish. He loved it when he got to try his first cookie. A chocolate chip with a hint of cinnamon cookie shaped like a Blue Eyes. He loved watching that dragon and listening to her sing.
They just finished filling up another tin when Aknadin came back. He scowled at the sight. Aida whispered to Seto to go to his room and play with his toys. Seto however wanted more cookies. One taste and he was hooked so he tried to sneak back and get one more.
As he hid under the table neither of his parents knew he was there watching them. His father was screaming like a howling beast at his mother. His mother was also screaming but she didn't sound like a beast. She seemed to be angry as well as annoyed along with frustrated. She went to pull another batch of cookies out from the oven when his father picked her up by her breast and threw her into a wall.
The violence got worse and all Seto could do was watch in silent horror as his father continued to assault his mother and finally unleashed his trademark move the Blue Phoenix and she was burned alive. He burned her not even flitching as she screamed as she was murdered. Her wings destroyed he'd his Phoenix go in for the finale and killed her leaving nothing but a pile of ashes. He stepped on them and kicked them around and left.
Seto was stunned and couldn't believe this. His father had thrown a tantrum and the end result left him without his mother. This couldn't be this couldn't be! He fled his home and wander aimless till he came to the Dragon Zone. He wanted to cry but of course couldn't but was so distraught.
Some of the Dragons saw the boy and went to attack him out of the angry they felt for being trapped like this. But the Blue Eyes protect him and said the boy was under her protection. She turned to him and promised whenever he'd need her she be there and to help him right now she used a secret power to help him forget this incident as if it where a dream till he was ready to come to terms with what had occurred."
"Aknadin put to death my mother for being a mother. The Blue Eyes helped the best she could by at least helping me cope best she knew how. I've always had a spiritual bond with her and I thank her for allowing me to keep my innocent a little longer. But now I remember and I want to take them down!"
"We'll do our best, Seto. Someway somehow those heartless fiends will pay," Yami told his cousin firmly.
Back at the Vixen Garden they're smiling. Removing the hairs from a plastic bag then forced them into one of the white orbs. The orb changed from white to bloody red as a shadow flame now engulfed the hair. One part the puzzle came to life.
"One down two to go. Next week get something of that damn prince's Mind!"
Once more the ravens joined the wicked sisters in their devilish laughter.