"A Little Disney Magic"
"Hello I hope you love this story as much as I'm. Please I ask for a second time if you could possible try and leave a little more detail review. Nothing to fancy but I'd like to really know what you think of the more out of unusual ideas I've done your theories and if you've any ideas as to what the next surprise will be. I'd like not be burned on the stake for combining Disney with Yugioh so doesn't do it if you think I should be ok pleased?"
"Enjoy this chapter as we starting closing in on the end of this tale oh and just so you know Yugi's 17th birthday is coming up fast! He's was born according to Absolute Anime on June 4th, he's 5'0 92lbs and type AB blood. Atem, as I said is 5'4 92lbs and his blood type is O. I'll also say this with Anime Characters I think it's almost nearly impossible to tell their correct age because they look and act so different then you expect so yeah I think it's almost impossible to tell! So don't go yelling at people if they think a certain character different ages then you think! I've got enough of a headache with people on Youtube argue Rini form Sailor Moon age to last me to the year 2105!"
The Lisa Frank clock with the multicolor jaguar cub Hunter, which she'd purchased at a yard sale a few years ago, read 6:00 am and the date on the Princess Bride Calendar beneath, and was marked as March 5th. 15 days left till Yami's 18th birthday on the 3rd Sunday of this month. Samira smiled warmly at the photo of the hero Wesley wrestling with the giant Fezzik and Fezzik holding a rock with the movie quote saying "I DON"T HAVE TO MISS!" The Princess Bride was the first movie she had watch when she came to this planet and she enjoyed it very much. She then turned back to the island to finish her duties.
She was busy making some breakfast for the patients while wearing her turquoise bathrobe. Pausing for a moment to put some nourishing Imes in Tess's dish, she stroked the pretty kitty back as she nibbled contentedly at her food.
"I don't care what some say, Tess. I think cats are nice but I do wish you wouldn't cry so much. Maybe Yami can tell me what's on your mind sometime huh?" she told her daughter 6 –year-old speckle russet kitty.
A faint knocking came from downstairs. Wondering whom it was she pressed the security pad. The tiny VDT showed Mahad standing on the beautiful welcome mat she'd croustade a few years ago.
"Mahad?" she inquired suspiciously. Pressing the intercom, she addressed him, "Hello Mahad."
"Hello my Queen. I need to speak with you, it of the uttermost essence we speak ado,"
"What is the password?" she asked pressing a small button in the shape of her son's Puzzle at the same time. She needed to make sure he hadn't been followed by those Vixens or being impersonated by them.
If he said the right one but his bio-metrics were even the slightest off she know he was a fake and she knew how to lock down and protect her family. She hadn't just been doing finger-painting for 14 years on Earth! She was preparing for this inevitable conflict her son was going to have to face.
"The password is Solmina, my queen," as both human and magical sorcery scanned him to be absolute sure he was Mahad. He passed and she allowed him inside and seeing how he didn't scream bloody murder from her son's protective spell it was a safe bet to say it was Mahad that stood before her.
"Hello, my Queen sorry for dropping in unannounced. But I felt I should talk to you face to face. I don't believe gossiping like a caffeinated cheerleader on the phone would do this time," Mahad explained patiently.
"You certainly picked up quickly the manner of speech of this world. I'm deeply impressed. Please sit, I'll get you something. But do be quiet the children need their rest. It doesn't matter whether it's a cold or cancer rest is important when you're sick," as she finished fixing breakfast up.
"Sick? What do you mean?" he inquired as she placed some cinnamon bread and orange juice in front of him. He took the bread and took big chunk out of it before he gulped down the juice.
"Remember the rain from last night? Well since this was my son first encounter with the phenomenon of rain he decided to do as the songs, 'Unwritten', and 'Nothing Wrong with Me' suggested."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean he released his inhabitations as well as felt the raindrops on his skin at the same time as he danced bare foot in the pouring rain. It was actually adorable, I wish I'd snapped a picture," she told him with a smile. "Anyway he along with Aziza and Yugi both caught a small cold. They'll be in bed for few days. I won't worry about school seeing how they never have homework in any case."
"So the Prince is sick?! This is just as surprising as my daughter having her time of the month. Do you know by chance how long it last, by chance?" he asked hopefully. He was clearly suffering from what this weird and wonderful phenomenon was making his daughter do.
"Mahad, you're just going to have to deal with it like every other man on the Earth. I can't really explain how a period feels anymore then you can tell me how your body works. You just have to put up with the insanity that comes with it for its different for each girl and then you've to deal with menopause, which I'm not looking forward to. Despite what many people think, that men are superior to girls I got news for them. We girls have a hell of a lot more to deal with and it puts you to shame!" she informed in a rather shocking tone.
She then blushed and covered her mouth in embarrassment as the Magician looked at her in a weird way. "Gomenasai I've spent too much time around Aziza. When she has something to say she says it with out a single bit of sugarcoating. She is extremely straightforward about how she feels and has strong beliefs. Not that a bad thing she just still needs to work on how she shows it. To know when and where it's ok to be blunt, and when tact is called for."
"I speak for all of Xanadu, when I say that we're extraordinarily impressed by the Prince's sister. We deeply admirer her in addition to that she is just as inspirational as the Prince is. Furthermore even Yugi seems to have brought back the hope that was stolen from our world when you vanished. In fact that's what I wanted to speak to you about," Mahad confided in her.
"Before you say another word, Mahad, please do me an act of kindness? Please carry the trays to the rooms so have that their breakfast is waiting for them when they wake. Cold medicine knocks you out very quickly and you could snooze for a millennium or two sometimes. So you can image how hungry they're going to be waking up from such a deep hibernation," Samira said simply. She was nervous about the topic Mahad had just brought up.
After they delivered the meals to the still slumbering children they went to her studio and she locked the door this room that was soundproof as well. It was made that way so the music she chose to listen to as she worked wouldn't bother anyone else. "OK now, please explain how all of Xanadu knows of my daughter and my son's lover? I thought you said we wouldn't be compromised!"
"We haven't been comprised, Samira. I assure you Isisa made it impossible for that tyrant to find out anything. Even with his despicable cohorts powers they won't find out about this. We talked with the Court members and each has found ways to talk to those loyal to you and the Prince. We're all set to come to Earth. The thing is we need yours and the Prince's help to accomplish this objective," Mahad began slowly.
"Mahad tell me what does Xanadu know of my family or this city? What is the full knowledge that they have? I won't help until you tell me everything."
"We've been forced to give reports twice a day to that monster, on Atem's state of affairs. That mischievous sprite didn't know we also sent reports to our friends back home. The Divine Beasts that make up our Soul Friends have guarded and protected that information and have safely been able to pass it to others. So all of our allies know of the humans friends of the Prince. All of them rather face the cold hand of death by Aknamkanon then betray the one soul who can set them free," Mahad told her passionately. He wanted more then anything to serve a good and pure King and not some tyrant who claimed to be one.
"You've then become aware of as I've all the lives that my son has encountered have helped him prepare for his destiny? I wish it didn't have to be like this, that the Prophecy could be fulfilled without more bloodshed. Yet it seem immutable to change the fact that they only way to achieve peace and freedom in any world is paid in blood of innocents," sighing heavily at the same time as both she and Mahad gazed at the countless paintings around them.
She had been painting not only her world history but attempting to paint its future as well. It was one of the few divine talents that she still possessed. All around them were painting of both great beauties along with wonder in addition to several others of great pain and horror as well. Her latest one didn't seem to lean towards anything less then a great battle of epic portions but it was unfinished.
One would say she lost her muse, however that wasn't the case. She was unable to finish the painting for the reason that this was a crossroad of an undetermined fate. Even the universe didn't know how it was going to end so they couldn't show her how to paint it.
"I wish there was another way myself. Does he even understand what the Prophecy means?" Mahad questioned her.
"I don't know. I can't tell him what I suspect it means either. He has to figure it out for himself. We have 15 days remaining till he fully Ascended. The only way he'll stand a chance against his sire is if he Ascended," she said as she toyed with a gold pendent around her neck that looked like a gold version of the Heart of Xanadu with wings.
"I know you're petrified as well as concerned so, is everyone else my Queen. But it won't have come down to this even if we had figure out why our own universe fell in the first place and if we learned from the mistakes of the past. Unfortunate for us we've a fucking jackass for a spurious king of an even phonier paradise, that a living hell!"
"Language Mahad! I want my son to be happy, Mahad. I also desire to see our people find the real Xanadu as I have. You found it as well. I know in my own heart the reason why our universe fell. I think you and everyone else knows it too. But as long as that heartless abomination has his iron talons around the Heart all we'll have are dreams of freedom," she replied in both resentment as well as sorrowfulness as her tea cup explode from how hard she was holding it.
"My Queen, I believe I'd ask if you sought out counseling or on some type of meds," as he gazed at the remnants of the aquamarine cup at the same time as his used his Ring to fix it. He wondered to himself if he could ever truly leave behind his magic and be happy. Still he needed to focus on the Queen right now.
He didn't require a degree in physiological too know that his long time friend was without a doubt suffering more then she let on. Her beautiful teal eyes looked the same as his did when Mana had been forced into a coma by heartless actions of Aknamkanon. He still felt that burning odium for him for doing that to his child. He could only imagine what Samira had suffered along with Atem. Or Yami has he was now called and it did seem to be more him.
"No, I don't take any medicine at all. However all of my family goes to North Central for therapy. I've just been so emotional ever since the night Yami waltzed back in my life. I don't ever want to lose him for a second time especially not to that winged devil!"
"I know everyone on edge; it's so bad you break a knife if you attempted to cut it. We need something to unwind a bit. Too much tension won't help what's coming," Mahad informed her as played with his chocolate locks.
"You're in luck then. Here look at this," handing him a dazzlingly colored flyer. He took it gingerly and read the big glittering letters, "Come one and Come all citizens of Domino City to the greatest party every! That right the Taste will be in your city for this wonderful long weekend. Games, Food, Rides, Prizes and best of all this year all the Stars of the coolest Disney Shows, Movies and Mania will be helping you rock out the night to some of the coolest tunes ever! Be there for some magical moments!"
"What's this "Taste?" he asked confused as he reexamined the flyer. It showed people eating a lot of junk food with fireworks and wicked cool amusement park rides. It seemed to be some sort of celebration for families.
"It's a traveling carnival, like a mini Six Flags. It will be a lot of fun, trust me on that. It would appear that they finally picked some good music entertainment as well. Who doesn't love Disney? It's something you never quite give up," Samira said offhand.
"This does seem just the ticket we need to blow off some anxiety and kick up our heels and let our hair down. But we must keep an eye out for the Vixens," he warned her.
"Mahad the only reason my ex desires Yami back isn't because he is son. No that son of a bitch, doesn't know what 'father, son, or love' is nor does he know there meaning. No he wants to make certain that Yami won't be able take from him what he does crave, power. All Yami was meant to be for him was a tool nothing more nothing less." Samira educated the great mage of magic as she refilled the cups with jasmine tea. Taking one long sip she went on.
"For him Yami was to keep his precious sovereignty in check at the same time as he set out to conquer this unsuspecting universe as Hitler with wings! Then he'd planned to manipulate Yami's child till the child was also just his puppet slave," she informed him as she went to the self-portrait of her son. She little by little removed the large painting and it showed a blank wall.
Wondering what was going on Mahad looked inquisitively and was amazed as she bit by bit peeled a very thin piece of the wall away. It was just a piece of Velcro wallpaper. But it blended so well you never guess it was there. Now he saw a wall safe the size of a TV. The lock on it was in the shape of the Puzzle. It seemed to be like any other combination lock with the exception of the numbers was in their language not humans.
Respectively turning away so not too see what her combination was. He caught out of the corner of his stunning chestnut eyes something gold within the vault. He waited for a few minuets and she put it all back to normal. "Ok you may look," he turned and she handed over him an extremely bulky packet.
"Those are all the official authorized documents you and the rest of our people require. We've all been offered short-term asylum till we can work out the lingering details. It's all been taken care of by my husband. He has scores of good friends and knows quite a lot of people. I've made several copies so don't be concerned. We've worked everything out to the last detail. I won't let you or any of our people down. Neither will my son. I promise you in the name of Heart of Xanadu that are dreams will become a reality. I guarantee it."
"Thank you Queen Samira, I must be going we'll be in touch," as he left and used a little emergency magic to conceal where the enveloped was hidden. You think its hard finding the Dark Magician under a Magical Hat? This trick made that trick look like a party entertainer parlor tricks at a 4 year old birthday party. He smiled to himself feeling that soon this cursed life would be over and he could start leading his dream life.
The trio of friends was out of commission till Wednesday. Samira had been correct when she said missing school wasn't really a big deal. When she wasn't tending to them she was trying to paint the rest of that painting with Samir taking care of them. However she couldn't paint the rest of the painting, anymore then Isaac from "Heroes" was able to paint what Noah Bennett had wanted, when he was busy trying to save his daughter Claire, from Sylar cutting her head open and eating her brain, so he could have her power.
She was so tired from trying to finish it she fell dead to the world with her face on paint pallet. She was dreaming of her own innocent childhood. A faint giggle escaped her as her conscious mind evaporated into thin air and her subconscious mind took her even further on the journey to her past.
It was so beautiful; a rolling emerald green field accented with the loveliest blossoms you ever seen. There was even a lake with the most stunning shade of turquoise with teal hues ever seen nearby. She was swinging on a swing made up of cherry blossoms attached to a Hope Tree.
The Hope Tree was high as the lavender clouds in the azure heavens with its golden bark just as soft as that sky. Its countless branches seemed to go on without end. Each of the tree leaves was shaped like a heart but each leaf had its own unique color and imprint to represent all the lives within Xanadu. Also the happier the tree sang along with the Heart the more they people knew they continue to prosper and live contently.
This was the same tree that only surviving seed would one day be planted in the gardens of King Aknamkanon. But that was very far off for now. Xanadu still had a while to go before it started to become unraveled. But it wasn't that far off as it was beginning to come undone.
The current ruler of Xanadu was King Mordecai and his dark Queen Acacia. Queen Acacia may've been lovely with long copper curls and jade eyes yet she was very much a shrew individual. Her husband was just a cruel and heartless so it was no surprise the rotten apple didn't fall far from the tree when it came too their sons.
Samira who was only about 9 years old didn't yet fear the bleak future that would come all too soon. All she knew at that moment was she was contented with her life and happy with what she had. She like the simple things and loved her parents and best friend. She had all she wanted and she had gotten without using magic and that was magic itself.
She was swinging higher then ever when she faintly heard a voice call her name. It sounded like her own voice but it was her mom's. She leapt off the swing and flew down to her parents but at last minute closed her wings so she rolled down the hill and ran on top of her father.
"That was graceful, my little angel of dreams," he told her as got the grass out of her long ebony hair. "Daddy! Stop! That's tickles!" she giggled yet for some reason she couldn't see her father face. It was like a shadow had replaced it or it was just the clouds blocking the light for a few moments. It didn't scare her, but it did puzzle her.
"Come let's eat," spoke her mother which her face only remained visible for a while. It was enough. Samira was the spiting image of her mother except for the hair that came from her father.
Her mom had hair so black the ravens would be jealous of its color. She wore it in two side yarn buns one on each side of her head with long wavy pigtails. She was dressed even more beautiful the Cleopatra with elegant dreamy pink wings. To the eyes of the young Samira she was like a goddess awakening from a deep slumber.
They spent the whole day just having a picnic and playing games. The girls made headdress out of the flowers and they even wove some flowers into her father spiky hair. It was just a perfect day to get away from it all. From watching butterflies emerge to golden swans glide across the lake.
While she was out on the lake with her father watching the most unique sunset ever and the stars of their world come out to play their nightly games. Her mother Solmina who was afraid of water and got sea sick was watching the sunset under the tree.
Samira was very happy half asleep in her daddy lap. But she remember before falling asleep a dark slender figure watching her mother. The next day her mother seemed a bit shaken up about something. Confused she decided to question her father about her mother's strange actions.
"Daddy is Mama ok?" The young nine year old couldn't grasp yet what was happening and what it would mean to her one day.
"I don't know Angel of Dreams. I think she had a visit from a servant of the King and it wasn't a pleasant one. Don't worry, I promise nothing will harm you or your mother ok?" her father promised kissing her on her forehead. He was scared for his wife, but didn't want his child to know that.
"Ok Daddy," as the young Samira went to sleep. She started dreaming of more picnics with her parents and endless days of love and happiness that would follow.
A scream worse then anything you can image awoke Samira, but now she was a young woman. She knew that scream, it had been her father. She raced through their humble manor house and found him with her mother in their bedroom. He was fine if someone suffering from a broken heart could be fine, but her mother was something she couldn't describe. The same shadow figure from so long ago left the room as she enter fully.
"Mama? Mama! Mom!" It was too late for her mother would never answer her again. A dark storm cloud surrounded the house signaling the end of Samira's happiness and marking the days of hardship and pain she would soon feel.
"Mom? Mom? Mom, wake up!" spoke a voice urgently pulling her back to reality.
"Uh? Oh Yami? How long was I out?" she asked as she picked her self up. The paints now stained her face and she had the paint pallet imprint on her right cheek.
"You've been asleep for two hours. Here let me clean you up," he said as he ripped some Kleenex and began to clean his mom face. He was concerned because he had heard her mutter something while sleeping, but couldn't make out what she was saying. "Are you okay Mom?
"I'm fine and thanks, Yami. That was very kind of you. You feeling ok?" she asked as he scrubbed hard to get some celestial blue off her nose.
"Yeah, great in fact. I've just had my first illness and now I've recovered from it! How cool is that?" he proclaimed cheerfully at the same time as the light caused his earrings to make small rainbows on the wall.
'Well I'm glad you're happy. Yami, you know that things have slightly changed since you came to Earth don't you? Are you aware of what Mahad wanted to discus with me while you were resting?" Samira asked knowing her son had probably had been eavesdropping on them.
"Yes, Mom I do," he said becoming serious. Looking at her straight in the eye he told her in a bittersweet tone, "Mom I know very well that you, Dad, and Aziza having been working very hard to get a place for our people here in Domino City. I also know from the Prophecy that I play some key role in saving our people but I still don't know how to do that. I don't even know if I can tell Yugi the truth. I'm scared he'll reject me."
"My Little Angel you have 12 days left. I'm sure you'll figure it out by then. I don't want another war and I don't want you to have to live with the memories I'm condemned to have for all time either. I don't know what's going to happen in the next 12 days but whatever happens don't you forget what you've learned or what's in here," she told as she pointed to his heart.
"I won't Mom. I've got to get back to the Game Shop. I'm long overdo for doing my chores. Grandpa won't give me my allowance if I don't work. I'm going to need some money for the Taste this weekend," he told her with a chuckling as he was about to leave, but turned to look at her.
"Mom? Did you remember something bad?"
"Why do you ask that, Yami?" she asked uncomfortable as she played with the hem of her skirt.
"You looked and sound how I did my first night here on Earth. Yugi said I screamed so loud I could wake the dead. Mom, are you ok?" his beautiful eyes full of concern for his mother.
"I'll be fine in a little while. Just be safe Yami. Oh and could you go with Aziza to do some errands on Saturday morning before we all go to the Taste?" she asked him hopefully.
He answered her with a huge hug. Then he left to go back home with Yugi who was waiting outside. They seem to be really happy as they walk back home, it appeared for a moment they'd hold hands but didn't.
Clutching her necklace she wordless recite the Prophecy and then prayed to God to help fulfill her wish as her son disappeared from view. Why did her child have to be the one of Prophecy when all he wanted was to be a normal child? Not to mention did his friend know what was expected of him as well? How would he deal with the news that he was the key to saving an entire civilization from a lifetime of evil?
The Vixens sisters at that moment were engaged in conversation with the King, their Mistress and the Cyclops. They weren't happy they hadn't yet gotten the Prince's Breath. Time was running out! Either they get his breath by Saturday midnight or the dark spell would be render useless. Failure was not an option period!
"I don't think I need to remind you ladies that time is of the essence! In twelve days Atem will turn 18 and be at his zenith of power. If we can't in the remaining 288 hours remaining before Sunday March 18th 10:30 A.M. get my fucking little progeny back under control all will be lost! I won't be usurped by my own flesh and blood!" growled the King as he tightened his hold on his Staff.
"Yes tell us you've figure out how to get one stupid little kid's breath!" snapped Camille as her long ebony pigtails curled into horns. She may've the look of Musa the Fairy of Music but the only song she was singing was the funeral march.
"We're doing all we can, Mistress. But it's hard to obtain one's breath. They must have touched something with their lips or blown into something and it only good for 6 hours before it's impossible to recover magically," Shakti informed her mistress patently for the umpteenth time in the last hour. She was getting a headache from explaining this over and over again.
"Yeah and the Prince hasn't left the treasonous bitch's hovel since late Sunday night. You know that cursed Prince's magic trick makes it impossible for anyone of us to touch anything he chosen to protection with his seal," Oba informed as she nursed her right hand that had been bruised from another attempted to penetrated the Atem's Seal.
"Regardless of this seal you should've been able to counterattack in some manner! Do you've any word of the Court? What misdeeds have they been up too? I never liked them anyway they were never our kind anyway," Aknadin said as he popped a Star Candy in his mouth.
"That I'm capable of putting in the picture for you first hand, Cyclops. While we don't know what they've been saying, I've evidence of what all of them been up do. Check it better then digital," Pomona said with a sneer on her face as she used a black rose to send them her magical photographs.
It was a large black enveloped with gold X on the front. Slowly they pulled out several 8x10s. She had been tailing the Court for awhile and been taking pictures, not with a camera of course. No, if she wanted to preserve a moment forever she put her fingers together like she did have a camera and say "Photo Memory Now!" Then it is perfectly persevered for all time.
By the look on the power trio faces not even some virgin dancers would calm the torrent inside them by these photos. It was very clear as crystal by the photos of Mahad and the rest that they were not loyal to them. They showed them applying for work, looking for homes, talking with Samira along with several other treasonous transgressions. Many different photos that without a doubt proved they weren't loyal to their King.
Aknadin made a little fledging blue phoenix and burned a few of the photos with his ignoble son in them. "This isn't a very good development so late in this game," was all he said as he then shoved more candy in his mouth.
"Don't worry about the Court. When we take down Prince Atem they'll go down as well. We'll get his breath I swear it. But we must know do you have the Item we discussed should by some unpredicted reason this fails to break him?" all of them inquired the sinful trio at the same time.
"Yes we have it all set in addition to standing by now as we speak. Now get back to work. We need to get a few more hidden treasures ready for those who break their vows of loyalty to me!"
They signed off with two major objectives to achieve in a short amount of time. At the same time as the Vixens went to try and figure out how to get Atem's breath, Camille along with Aknadin who loathed each other were forced to pool their powers together for a project.
They couldn't make the harness seeing how when Mana was making them she had accidentally destroyed the spell for them. So they made something similar. A restraining circlet. It was a small crystallized shadow headband. A crown of sorts. Forged form darkest shadow magic it wouldn't just keep a Divine Being or Beast form their magic but it would at the same time slowly infect them with a subliminal shadow brainwashing virus. Making them little more then brain-dead slaves after it was on long enough! It was the two partners crowning achievement in a long line of evil deeds.
While the darkest storm of the millennium rapidity approached, Yami was trying to sort out everything that had happen to him since he came here. Even the real reason he came here. He knew it was something more then just being told of Serafina. He looked in the mirror and marveled at how his reflection had changed. He saw someone different looking back at him inside. Someone who was no longer scared to speak his mind and worried about being beaten up. This person was happy, confident, and loved every single minute of life. This person was in love and wanted to scream it to the heavens.
He had been listening to as much Disney music as he could get his hands on to get ready for Saturday night. So yeah "Reflection" was one he had become much acquainted with along with many more.
Why did he come here? What made the numbest being in the universe suddenly come alive and realize that it was wrong to force someone to marry in this manner or 'live' that half life lie he'd been subject to? What made him snap and bring him back to life? He pondered this for awhile before getting off his bed and heading downstairs. He sat down at the table to share a few doughnuts with Yugi and reminded him of what he'd to do that morning.
"I'll be back in a few hours Yugi, ok? Then we can get ready for tonight, ok Little One?" he told him while blushing as he got ready to leave. Aziza would be their any minute.
"Ok, Yami. That's just fine; I'm going to call the rest of the gang to make sure we'll arrive at the Taste tonight at the same time ok? It's seems it been forever since we've seen everyone other then school," Yugi replied as he bit into his vanilla long john with great satisfied.
"Yeah well everyone has been very preoccupied themselves. Tea along with Joey and Tristan getting ready for opening night of "Grease" Tea will be a great Sandra Dee and the guys will do great on the stage crew. Serenity is still working afternoons at the hospital with Bakura and his sweetheart at the after school volunteer jobs. Kaibutt who knows how he spends his free time?' he chuckled a little nervously as he said that part.
"Yeah everyone just has been a bit busy late. So it is great just too have some fun and downtime we all seriously need to unwind. Maybe I win you a prize!" Yugi told him jokingly.
"Yeah, but not with booze. Never again!"
"I hear that brother. Hello, Yugi, how you doing today?" asked Aziza as she came jogging up to them.
"Hello, Aziza we're fine. Can't wait for the Taste and I think it will be awesome. Even better then last year! I can't wait to go on the new ride The Eclipse or the Growler. Though the Tilt A Whirl nice too," he told her excitingly.
"Yeah it's more fun then a barrel of monkeys that for sure. Let's just remember this year not let Joey eat until after he gone at least 8 rides ok. I can't see how he eats but from how he sounds when he eats I don't want to even image what my fairy t-shirt looked like after he got off the Grizzly last year. I had to wash it like 6 times to get the smell of those chilly dogs off it!"
"I'm sure Joey was very sorry, Aziza. He did pay for cleaning it," Yugi reminded her gently.
"Yeah I guess so. So Yami ready to go to your first carnival and concert tonight? I can't wait to hear in person the High School Musical cast singing along with over a dozen others. The only one I hope to god isn't there is Hillary Duff. She can't really act or sing and yet she famous ugh! She so didn't deserve to be in the same movie as the heartthrob Tom Welling," Aziza growled at the same time as she brushed her hair with an emerald hairbrush that she carried with her.
"I'll have to take your word on it. We'll be back in a couple of hours ok, Yugi? So hold down the fort and make sure Grandpa takes his pills accordingly. I know he's experiencing back pain again," Yami told Yugi trustingly. Solomon Moto greatly reminded him of Shimon and he cared for the old man deeply. He cared for this entire city and didn't wish harm to come at all.
With few more brief exchanges he and his sister sent out to do her errands, which he really had no idea what they were even. "Aziza what are we doing anyway?"
"Oh well let's see. I've got to go to North Central and pay the therapy bill. Then I got to swing by the hospital for a quick blood test to check my bi-polar meds to see what needs to be done. Also got go to the post office to pick up some stamps and then get a case of diet soda. I think Mom just thought you need someone to talk to. With all that going on," Aziza informed him as they began to walk in the crisp morning air.
"Talk? Like a therapist? I see Dr. Brainard at school twice a week. Not that I've seen anyone else outside of school though," as he picked up some litter and got it in the trash can.
"Yami, to tell you the truth, in my lifetime I've seen over a dozen therapists, case workers and doctors all telling me how to act and what pills to swallow. I got sick of it. I would flush my pills or refuse to take them. You've heard of my less then perfect behavior I'm sure?" she question him carefully.
"Yeah, I've done some reading into mental illness and it a lot to cover. We don't have it back in Xanadu I'm afraid. Shimon would know since he was sentence to work in the Infinite Archives for some unknown reason," he told his sister truthfully as they continued to walk. He may've had his license he still didn't have anything to drive. Kisara said it be a few more days before his bike was ready.
"Well to be honest, I rather talk to you or Yugi or anyone of our friends then a therapist. My latest one Danielle is sweet women don't get me wrong. Yet when I'm with her I feel more like she thinks I'm a nut she got to put up with for an hour so she get a paycheck. I rather talk to someone who sees me as a person and listens really listens to me. That why I love Yugi and you. You make me feel right and I feel like I don't have to take so many blasted pills that I don't even know what half of them do anyway," she confessed as they finally reached the metal health clinic.
It was a long rectangle black building. They walked inside to a spacious waiting room with a tiny 'kids' play zone. It was light blue with a lot of chairs and very poor choices in magazines and lousy music was playing from the speakers. There was a sliding glass window with two ladies in front of them.
'C'mon let's get this over with," she mutter as she went up to the window and knocked. A young woman with blond curls in a ponytail looked up. "Hi, Aziza! Nice to see you again. Is this your new brother I heard about according to the grapevine?" she asked brightly.
"Nice to see you too, Kory. Yeah this is Yami my brother. Look no time to chit chat. Here the check and we got to go. See you around!" she said hastily as she bolted.
"She was nice,"
"She is but we're in a hurry," as her stomach then gave a loud growl. She winced from hunger pain. "Didn't you eat breakfast?" he asked as they took a shortcut to the hospital.
"When I'm going to have a blood test I can't eat or drink anything for 12 hours before the test or it will mess it up. Right now my throat is dry as an African riverbed in the dry season and my stomach is empty as Lana Lang head!"
"I agree with you on both accounts. I've watch Smallville with Yugi on Thursdays channel nine the CW at seven. She is nothing more then a pretty face. A sex icon meant to keep the males watching. All she been in is one failed relationship after another with no real character development. What Clark sees in her I'll never figure out!"
"Yeah there a more the a few fans who want nothing more then to see a Kryptonite bullet all the way through her empty head. This whole Lex and Lana soap opera makes me sicker then the time I accidentally gave myself food poisoning! Listening to Burns and Hot Lips is better then that vacuous pretty-girl and bald Mongol!" as they got to they arrived at the hospital.
It took twenty minutes to fill out some quick paperwork, wait her turn and go into a tiny room with two gray seats and a bathroom. Yami sat on the bed but was squirming a bit as a nurse took five tubes of blood from his sister right arm. He almost fainted as she disappeared into the bathroom to give them a urine sample.
Now that she'd done that she could eat. They stopped at some vending machine to get something for her. However they were out of order. Yami placed his right hand on one making it glow. The machine then gave him his sister favorite soda and candies for free.
"Thank you, Wendi. The tune up on you and your sisters is on the house!" he said as the machine seemed make a noise that would've been described as delighted. "Here something to tide you over till you gets home," he told her as he watch guzzle her drink down with her morning pills.
Wiping her lip first before she spoke to him, "Thanks Yami, you're a great brother. Much better then a few I've heard about anyway," she mutter as she tried opening the Cheetohs bag and he ended up doing it.
"What do you mean by that exactly?"
"I've got a lot of online friends as does half the world. One of them is girl in the USA. She the same one who wrote that essay in the scrap books. Her screen name is Wildcat. Anyway she told me like all families she has her bout of fighting with her brother and two sisters. But her older brother has been driving her to the brink of her sanity."
"For the most part she said he swallowed the Bible and does say she closed-minded and that all she does is wrong and he wants God to save her only after condemning her to Hell. He turns everything into an argument and very much doesn't to a damn thing while crash at her and their dad's house now that he out of collage. He turns everything into argument even when she tries to walk away. Ever attempt to be nice backfires. So basically he been very much a jackass and doesn't think he is. She confessed she had some desire to wish him dead. Not that she do it but still there a lesson to be learned from this and I think she knows but he doesn't"
"What that exactly?" he asked as he had a few Cheetohs himself.
"Yami, I'm not going to lie. You are one amazing guy and everyone does fall in love with you as they do Yugi. But that doesn't mean you and I or anyone we know won't get mad as hell and start a fight. We may not always agree with one another and forget to agree to disagree or that everything is life is about a POV." Sighing heavily she took his face in her hands and told him straight up,
"My point is even if I want to slaughter you because you make me so round the bend is that I'm not going to for the reason that I love you and I know we'll make up. Because no matter how bad or stupid things get is this uncertain world which we live upon I know this. That your unconditional love for me, Yugi, and the rest of this beautiful world is the reason why I'll always forgive you. It's pointless to hate each other but it's important to love and respect to people," she said as tears fell from her concealed eyes. She then fell into his arms and hugged him tightly. He was too stunned even more when she kissed his forehead.
That was a lot to think about. He was still thinking about when they ran into Duke coming out of a florist shop. He had a huge bouquet of long steam red roses.
"Hey Duke, how you?" called out Aziza as they stopped to chat for a few moments.
"I'm fine. I hope you don't plan to chock me for a second time,' he told her as he clutched the bouquet tightly. He looked like a caged animal cornered. It was clear he didn't want to be seen with the flowers. It was then Aziza revealed something that was nearly stupid enough to land her in prison for assault because of the boy.
"You chocked him?" Yami asked stunned. He knew Aziza had a bit of a temper and liked to speak her mind, but this seemed to be on the extreme side. No wonder she went to therapy.
"Well I can't say I wasn't asking for it. I forced Joey to wear a stupid dog suite, flick dice at him and then made Yugi play a game and if lost he never duel again," Duke informed him as he rubbed his neck. That girl had a very strong grip. No wonder she was the best bowler in town with how much upper body strength she wield! Though she did also give extremely excellent massages as well.
"No one hurts my best friend, Duke. I'm sorry for that again. Though I'm not sorry for ripping those stupid cheerleaders' skirts off their sorry asses for furthering the harassing my friend."
"So who are the roses for?" inquired Yami setting down the 12 pack on the ground for a moment. He was hoping to break the tension that was in the air and calm everyone down.
"For Mana, I'm hoping to take her to the Taste tonight. I'm also hoping when I meet her parents her daddy doesn't kill me," he answered nervously. "Say you know her father Yami. Am I in any danger of being buried six feet under?"
"The only person who Mahad wishes was in the grave Duke, is my asshole father. Mahad is protective of Mana but he not overprotective unless he must be. He got a great deal more important things to worry about. Just be respectful and I'm sure you won't be decapitated," he joshed with Duke hitting him in the shoulder.
"Actually Duke I'm surprised you've got the guts to take that risky chance at all. From my observation it seems you men, no offence intended, but you do chock a lot in the game of love. I mean take a look around you. It took Robin and Starfire 5 seasons and going halfway around the world to kiss and I can name couples from over half a dozen other shows, books, movies and real life that seem unable to play this game of risk and chance," Aziza remarked in surprise tone the dashing young youth.
"Love is a game?" asked a confused Yami as he used small magic to fix Duke bouquet that gotten ruined by hitting him. Duke didn't become aware of it as he informed the prince about the game of love and a few rules he knew of.
"Love is the biggest game of risk and chance, Yami. You have got to put your heart on the line knowing it might end up broken. Too many people let the thought of rejection stopped them even before the game started. But if you don't take a chance and risk your heart you'll never really live at all. Sometimes you've to dive in without checking the depth of the water."
"As a wise man once said dear brother. It's better to love and lost then never to love at all. Even if its one moment knowing love both the pleasure and the pain is better then not knowing it all."
"Thanks that was insightful. I hope it goes well, see you tonight!" as they parted ways and Duke was left speechless when he found feathers mixed in with the roses as he headed to the hotel and hopeful not his doom.
The Vixens burned their amber gaze at the disgusting site they just witnessed. They wanted to stick a finger down their throat as they watched the Prince and the boy whom looked like him prepared for this absurd and ursine excuse for a celebration.
"Our necks are line, Shakti! We're running out of time! We need the breath tonight or we're through," grumbled Pomona as she bit into a black apple and offered her sisters each one.
"Yeah deadline tonight! Tell us you've a plan and a good one, after all you're the oldest!" Oba inquired her as she swallowed a dry martini. None of them wanted to think about what would happen to them if they failed at their task.
"Relax sisters I've a plan that will be that upstart undoing. This celebration he's attending tonight will be the key," Shakti informed them. Already a plan was forming in her mind and she was ready to execute it. Well most of it that was.
"How so, dear sister?" they asked.
"Easy look at this flyer."
"Yeah?" they asked a bit clueless as to what their sister was leading up too.
"He gonna get hungry and that leads to being thirsty especially if he lost his voice screaming on these thrill rides and look if we can't get it from a drink will get from these silly balloons if he blows one up. Just keep an eye on him," Shakti told them.
"Wait a minute you want us to go dumpster diving through stinky garbage to find a specific cup the Prince's lips touched? Why should we do that and not you," Oba challenged. Pomona agreed with her sister.
"One, I'm the oldest, two we can't afford failure, and three because I said so! So come on girls let's go chop chop!"
Soon everyone one of the gang was having the time of their lives! Each had paid a small ten dollar fee for a neon green wristband. This wristband as long as they wore it gave them ultimate accuse with out paying! While the musical entertainment won't be till 9 that didn't stop the wicked tunes of Disney movies from being played loud and clear all over the place on the PA.
Yami never seen such a wonderful place and never imaged screaming could be so fun! The first ride he and Yugi hit was the Tilt a Whirl then it was on the Growler and the Moon Shot. This place was amazing. Midway games, a mini zoo, bungee jumping and rock climbing, and a huge trampoline. So many killer rides, countless prizes and great food and drinks!
"That was so cool! I read in the Road Rule Manual that you're not supposed to hit other cars but it was so much fun to do it!" laughed Yami as he slurped up more of his huge wild berry smoothie.
"Yeah but I think Aziza was a bit to encaustics. I think she got a bit of road rage," Yugi comment happily as he clutched tightly huge panther Yami had won him for knocking milk bottles over.
"Did I hear my name mention?" called Aziza as she arrived with a pig in the blanket for each of them and herself. "If you want to know what all our friends are up to at the moment I just got off my cell. Mai beat Joey at the Strong Man challenge; Tristan is trying to win Serenity a swan doll. I heard that Bakura was at the petting zoo calming down a chinchilla. Tea is involved in a serious dance off. Kaibutt is with Kisara and Mokuba with Rebecca following Mokuba,"
"You know where my friends are?" asked Yami when he heard his name beginning called.
"Yami! Yami!" called out a pretty voice. Turning both boys jaws dropped at the sight before them.
Mana was so stunning she would be a goddess. The outfit she was in killed. It was a short bright blue, strapless bare back dress with just a hint of pink. She wore little jewelry so not to ruin it. She was wow sexy!
Right now she had a Dark Magician Girl doll with her and a very dashing Duke with his arm wrapper around her. He was very happy.
"Hi, Yami! We've spent some time looking for you. Mama and Daddy are enjoying the Tunnel of Love at the moment. I heard the songs their playing in there tonight are the following, "Love will find a way, LK2, Can you feel the love tonight? TLK, I'm going to love you, HOND2 Beauty and the Beast."
"Those are some good songs. Very suited for that place. You don't seem nearly as tense as the last time we met, Mana," Yugi told her as they walked over to a ride that had the floor drop out and you stuck to the wall.
"I'm embracing tonight the philosophy of Hakuna Matata! This is one night for fun and no worries are allowed!" she told them happily as the line moved a little.
"Glad to see you're happy. Me I won't mind if someone would sing "I can't wait to be king!" that be great especially if we a real prince to sing it! That be more awesome," Duke told his date. He loved The Lion King it was one of his favorites. He tried in his childhood to beat the Sega Game of it but never could defeat Scar at the last level.
Before they could set foot on the ride Yami had to throw away his drink since no foods were permitted on them. That was ok as it empty and he pitched it a trash can. Finally it was time that all of the people of Domino City had waited all week for! The whole gang was up front with Yugi and Yami in front row center for his first concert.
It was a crystal clear night with only the light of the beautiful stars and moon mixing with the hot lots of the stage. Everyone was so quite and then broke into a thundering applauds as Raven from the show "That so Raven" busted through a white wall and began to sing "Be True to your Heart, from Mulan," while sexy backup dancer preformed with hunky men doing flips throughout the audience.
"Hello Domino City! You ready to have the time of your life tonight? Let's do some magic the way only Disney can bring to life! To help get you in the mood and find the right way to this place let's welcome Jesse McCartney singing "The Second Star to the Right! C'mon out!"
While the girls sure were screaming their heads off even more when he went into his "Beautiful Soul," that got Kisara and Kaibutt kissing big time! The next up were the glamour's The Beau Sisters singing the great song "Anytime you need a friend," and they wore the coolest outfits. The Zeta Bytes then did all their songs from their cool movie followed Skye Sweetum singing her punk version of "Part of your world."
There was a short intermission and everyone was so pumped up. Everyone was really enjoying things even a Duel won't compare to what was up next in the line up. During the intermission they had Jackie Chan preformed marital stunts while singing "I'll make a man out of you!" along with Christine Aguilera doing Reflection afterwards! The more the concert went on the more the dancing along with cheering of the audience kept going up! Everyone was busy dancing and singing along.
They really cranked it up with Kimberly Locke singing both "A dream is a wish your heart makes," and her smash hit "8th world wonder!" Stevie Brock joined Ally and AJ in Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, and then he sang his song All 4 love. Ashanti with Christy Carlson Romano sang "Colors of the wind," then Christy sang "Dive In and her two Kim Possible songs, "Say the Word and Could it be?" Raven kept it going with "Under the Sea, Grazing in the Grass." Thinks really got high when The Cheetah Girls came on stage and sang "I won't say I'm in love!" someone let out a whistle when one did this amazing flip on the stage! Then all the people sang "Circle of Life" before Hannah Montana rocked with all her songs!
Finally the cast of High School Music came up and now everyone was really busting out their best moves on the street beneath their feet as they rocked out the night. Finally Ashley Tisdale was going to send them all home with her much improved version of "Kiss the girl," as the beautiful blond start to sing Tea and Aziza moved in and swiftly kicked both Yugi and Yami in their asses forcing them to really dance to this song.
Mahad nodded conforming his Queen signal and he and the court then caused hundred of sky high turquoise waters streams to shoot up around everyone. Mixing that was the chasing neon lights, exploding fireworks and strobe with Mana adding the glitter it indeed invited the mood they wanted as did all of the humans Yami had befriend. It was driving them all insane that they two were taking so long! So they thought they give them a gentle shove in the right way.
While it seemed to be working as both Yami and Yugi were indeed doing as the lovely lyrics said and everyone was shouting at the "YOU"RE GOING TO MISS THE GIRL!" line. Just as they song was reaching its climax and they were going too finally kiss a loud noise ruined it all!
It sound worse then a banshee and it sound like three of them. Whoever was screaming their tone was out of angry and disgust. But it was too late the damage was done. The mood was killed and Yami ran with Yugi close behind.
Yugi finally caught up with Yami at the small park where he'd met Mahad that first night. He was mumbling over and over in the same language he'd used while drunk. It must be his native tongue not mere babble.
"Yami?" he asked gently to Yami who was so startle he fell over the wall he'd been sitting on. "Ow!" Yugi helped him up and they looked at each other as they held one another hand for a moment. For a few moments it seemed their hearts beat as one before they broke off their hold.
"Yami, you ok?" he asked him. Yami gazed at the stars with a painful look in his eyes.
"I don't know, Yugi. I don't know if I'll ever be ok, Yami said as he sat on a tree stump in defeat.
"C'mon let's go for a walk. If we take this path, it will get home in less time, then if we go home the normal way," Yugi said as the moonlight paint the leaves around them silver and the wind laughed happily.
They began to walk leisurely as well as silently through the twisting path. Both unaware that maybe the mood wasn't complete lost. As they walked under two trees that from a heart shape arch they both began to think the same words as two pups in love.
"I've never had this feeling before. He gives me shakes and shivers I can't ignore. And I see now there more now then just running free," Yami thought as he looked at Yugi quickly before looking away again.
"I never felt my heart beat so fast. I'm thinking of him first and myself last and how happy I want him to be," Yugi thought as he looked at Yami quickly and then turned away.
"It's amazing. Someone in my life might just be loving me. I didn't know I could feel this way," Yami thought as he looked at Yugi and then gently pushed him into a flower bed. He looked so adorable like a sweet little angel as the fireflies burst out.
Yugi then yanked Yami down with him and they laughed rolling around together for awhile in the beautiful moon blossoms. He looked at him and thought, "It's so crazy! Something in my life is better then a dream I didn't know I could feel this way,"
Then they both got up and followed the fireflies with glittering flower petals each of them thinking "He makes me warm and happy inside," "He smiles and I get dizzy and starry eyed,"
As they reached the small bridge overlooking the koi pond they looked at their reflection. They both had wings and were glowing! But they assumed it was because of the fireflies. They gazed at their reflection and then laid their hands over one another. Each had the same though going through their mind.
"All these feelings I've me asking can this be LOVE? Can this be LOVE? It's crazy! I can hardly speak whenever he says hi. I didn't know. I never dreamed that I. I didn't I could feel this way."
They walk the rest of the way home with their hands intertwined. They may've been deprived of their first kiss that night. But someone else wasn't. Duke had walked Mana back to the hotel and they'd a really good time.
"That was some night wasn't it?" he asked as they neared the building.
"Yeah I never had that much fun back home. Fun isn't something my country really has. In fact we don't have a lot of things. I hope when Yami turns 18th that will change," Mana told him in a halfhearted tone.
Biting her lip she then became rather bold. "I really like you, Duke. Back home I'd be force to wed a man picked for me before I was even born. But since my birth mother abandon me, I wouldn't even get that. I'd never know love of any kind. So there something I've wanted to do for awhile and I just got the courage to do it."
"What is that? Um" he was startled as she threw herself at him a placed both her hands around his neck and gave him a very passionate kiss on the mouth. After a few moments she finally released him so they both could breathe again.
"See you later Duke, I love you," Mana told him quietly at the same time as she skipped inside where her parents were waiting with pleased smiles. He just stood there for a few moments stunned.
Back at the Taste the Vixens were digging through the 12th dumpster. They had tried to get the cup but had been literally walked on when everyone stamped to the concert. But they time they got back up all the trash been collected. Now they had been each digging for hours to find that cup. Each had yelled over and over again why he couldn't have blown up a stupid balloon. They're running out of time midnight was ten minutes away and they still hadn't found that blasted cup!
Hurry up sisters! We don't' have much time left!" Shakti yelled and then squirmed as her hand touched a used diaper. "UGH! I HATE THIS PLANET!"
It' ain't a picnic over here I've had ten different pigoions do their business on my head!" yelled Oba from inside her dumpster.
"This can't get any…" Pomona started to say before both her sister yelled at her "DON"T FINISH THAT SENTENCE!" but too late. "Worse" and it began to pour rain oh did it poor and it was accompanied by some alley cats that looked remarkable like Scat Cat and his Alley Cats from "The Aristocats" singing a very decent version of "Everybody wants to be a cat!"
"Ugh Pomona I when I get my hands on you, I'm going to. Huh? YES I FOUND IT! SISTERS I FOUND IT!" Shakti cried as the three garbage infested Vixens climbed out and shoved the cup in a plastic bag. Then they teleported back to their Eden and by 1 second managed to shove the finally item in the last orb.
The final part of the puzzle lit up. A shadow fire now burned each Item till all that reminded was the energy of each item. Then the flames shot out from the orbs and engulfed the finale orb in an inferno of dark shadow fire. Disembody voices spoke the language know to the shadows as a dark object was take from within the final orb. After a few moments it all died away. The Darklight Item was done.
"Get the Mistress on the fire. Inform her and the King the Darklight Item is ready," Shakti said as she thrust her hand into the bloody shadow orb and pulled out the Pyramid of Darklight!
They laughed insanely and then stopped abruptly. "Maybe we should bath first before we speak to our Mistress?" the other two suggested.
"Agreed they can wait two hours," they said as they yelled at their slaves to get their bath ready.