D.S.: SO. Hia. This is the third installment of The Beauty of Them. I do hope you enjoy. But unfortunately. J.S.S. have very important things to say and want me to shut up. Thank you all for reviewing. I started squealing out loud in my English class and my teacher thought I was going insane (not that I already am or anything). Errrr. And for the person who said I was a good writer and not deny it, thanks. But I'm still denying it. It's a habit. :D
J.S.S: Hello again! Seriously. Don't expect D.S. here to update very much. Huge tests are coming up in a week for the four of us. It might take her a week to re-start her head. We have FIVE cram sessions planned as it is. She won't have much time to write.
D.S.: So this might be the last thing I have up for a while. I'm sorry about that, but that's kind of a good thing because this one is going to be great! This is the chapter where they find the missing Kaiba brothers! YAY!
J.S.S: J has become obsessed with Seto… S squared and D.S. are trying to get her to like yaoi. She's still trying to get Tea (or Teana) in here somewhere.
D.S.: Tea is a skank. AS is her ancestry but I can deal with Teana. So I'm thinking about putting her in here somewhere just cause I can. But Tea stays dead and out of this one. I wouldn't be able to write a friendship speech. Eck. Read and Review!
The Beauty of Them
Chapter Two
~Ryou POV~
It took us three days before we came to a small town resting under a huge cliff-side's shadow. That's really a smart idea. I'm really excited. I hope Seto and Mokuba are alright. It's going to take me while to get used to addressing them as royalty. I hope they don't mind if I mess up a bit.
As soon as we came to the drinking hole for the camels, I pulled my flute from its hold and started to walk to the center of the village.
"Ryou? Where are you going?" Yuugi called out behind me. I turned around a smiled.
"I'll only be a few minutes. Then we can leave again. It won't take me long to find them," Or for them to find me. I did find out about my musical genius while still a slave. We created a tune for me to play. Then they would come. If this is the right place, then I have nothing to worry about.
Once there were a lot of people around, I started playing the soft melody. I would walk through the entire town if I had to. I will find them and get them home. Even though Seto is older than me by four years, I still feel like an older brother to him. He used to call me his Little Big Brother. The thought itself made me play louder.
As soon as I reached the center of the town, or at least what I thought it was, I was tackled to the ground. I shouted. Of course. You would, too.
"Ryou!? You're alive? You're safe? Or am I dreaming? Or having a nightmare?" Mokuba started shaking me. I couldn't stop myself from little a few giggles escape.
"Yes, Mokie. I'm alive. Safe. You're not dreaming or having a nightmare. Where's your older brother? I got a surprise for you two," I told the now beaming black-haired boy. He smiled, hugged me real quickly; to which I hugged back, and then got off me so I could stand up. He immediately grabbed my hand and started pulling me towards some random direction.
"Big brother will be really glad to see you!" Mokuba talked while we were walking towards one of the farthest tents.
"Mokie?" I asked. I wondered if they had anything, or would need time to pack anything up.
"Yuppers?"
"How's the money thing going? And how long would it take you to pack now, If I said I had a way of getting you two home?" I asked, making it seem hypothetical.
"We don't' have much. So, it would take us a few minutes really. Seto says we'll need to stay for another year until we have enough. Why?"
"It wasn't a hypothetical question Mokie," I was smiling. I was counting the seconds it would take until he realized what I had just said. Three… two…
"YOU'RE SERIOUS?" Ouch. I laughed as I was once again glomped by the little black-haired boy. "How? How? How? How? How?"
"A very good turn in luck," I said. He then hurried me to the tent and burst in.
"SETO!" Mokuba shouted in joy as he leaped through the tent opening and glomped the brunette who was folding their beds. "GUESS WHAT? RYOU! RYOU'S OKAY! HE FOUND US TRANSPORT TO HOME!" At this the burnet whirled around and faced me.
"H-hello," I quietly mustered. I was really happy. I was having trouble breathing. They looked healthier than the time I let set them free. Seto was fit, and not just skin and bones. As was Mokuba. I smiled.
Seto rushed me then and pulled me into a swooping hug. I laughed again. "Hurry and pack up. I'm not sure how long they'll wait before they get agitated and come looking for us, get lost, and then we'd be stuck trying to find them,"
"Who?" Seto asked, turning to throw a few of the things in their tent into a bag.
"You'll see. Don't worry. I guess…. I guess they're nice," With this, they looked at me shocked. "No! No. Don't worry they aren't slavers. Trust me, you'll be more than happy. They aren't bad people. Then I can introduce you to Yuugi, and Malik, and Jou. They're traveling with us, too. They're my new group. We're all really good with instruments," I smiled. They smiled and continued packing up. It took them a few more minutes after that. "You all done?" I asked when they tugged firmly on their sacks. They nodded.
"Yeah," Seto said, taking hold of Mokuba's hand. We exited the tent, and we walked to the water hole. I saw Mokuba talking to Seto. I looked up ahead where we had left the camels. Jou, Yuugi, and Malik were stand in front of the other three, hiding their view, but looking closely made them slightly visible as they were taller. Jou was picking a fight with Malik. As usual. Laughing to myself I picked up a rock from the ground, ignoring the questioning gazes of the now paying attention brothers and chucked the rock, successfully hitting Jou on the back of his head.
He shrieked and fell to the ground. Yuugi, Malik, and the other three started laughing.
"I GOT THEM!" I yelled happily. Then they're laughing stopped and the three royalty burst through my three friends and tackled the brothers.
"Priest Seto. Apprentice Mokuba!" Akefia tackled them to the ground. Seto and Mokuba were shocked, exchanging looks from their three friends and I.
"I said they weren't bad," I giggled. They looked even more happy now than before. "Now come on. It's time for you guys to get home," I smiled.
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"R-Ryou? How?" Seto asked after receiving check ups and hugs from his three lost companion.
"My three friends and I were performing. We look a lot like them and they liked our performance, they wanted us to perform for the Pharaoh. Then they asked about our past. I brought up the name of… well, you know who. And it lead us here," Ryou explained.
He was once again glomped by Mokuba who was crying from all the joy.
"Wow. The short one looks a lot like Yami and Atemu," Seto said, pointing to Yuugi. Yuugi bowed as did Malik and Jou. They looked shocked at this.
"Yuugi," Yuugi said introducing himself.
"Malik," Malik was next.
"Jou," Jou finished. Malik chuckled darkly to himself before reaching behind Jou's knee and tickling him. Jou's leg twitch and he fell flat on his face. You could hear him growl something before he tackled Malik to the ground and they were once again fighting. Jou loudly insulting, while Malik calmly, sarcastically remarked on everything Jou said.
"Uh… are they?"
"Always like this. Yeah. They normally don't actually hurt each other though, so we don't worry unless they bring out their swords," Yuugi said, nonchalantly.
"You guys have swords?" Bakura asked, incredulous. The four of us nodded.
"Malik and Jou taught us," Ryou said before walking over to his flute case and slipping a thin katana-like sword from a secret compartment. "I kind of want to spar now. Who's interested?"
"OH HELL YES!" Malik yelled before pulling out two daggers. Jou pulled another katana-like sword from his sitar case while Yuugi just sat down on the ground and watched the three go at their fighting without a care in the world.
"What about you?" Mokuba asked as he sat down next to them.
"I'm a klutz in battle," Yuugi replied. "Besides. Someone has to be their to heal those idiots,"
"You know healing?" Seto asked, sitting on his other side. Yuugi nodded and smiled.
"One of the other people who shared my fate taught me how. It kept me alive. I'm still thanking her every night. I hope she's okay,"
"Were you in love with her?" Mokuba asked. Yuugi shook his head.
"No. She's was the first friend I had. She was like a mother to me," He smiled thinking of his companion.
"Well, don't worry. She's probably fine. Be thankful you can remember someone. I know I have a sister, but I don't know her name. Just her looks," Malik panted, sitting down in front of Yuugi as did Ryou and Jou. Ryou had a slash mark on his cheek while Jou had one on his arm. Malik had a cut on his stomach and his forehead. Yuugi sighed.
"Alright. Hold still," He then began healing them, starting with Malik. This green glow emitted from his finger tips and the wounds quickly sealed themselves up. Seto, Mokuba, Marik, Bakura, and Akefia looked to each other in shock before they smirked and shook their heads. This went unseen.
"Let's rest here for the night. Then we leave bright in the morning. The Pharaoh is going to pissed when we get there. But then again. He might also freak the hell out. Then he'll be really happy!" Akefia burst out into laughter. "This is going to be fun,"
With that said everyone started working on creating a little camp for themselves. It soon fell to night time where everyone was falling asleep. The only person still up was Jou.
The blonde boy was finishing putting the small camp fire out. After that, he laid down on his back in the sand and looked at the stars, pulling on the handle of his katana which he had kept out. He sighed, and cast a glance over his shoulder. Akefia was sprawled over Ryou, who looked some-what comfortable. Ryou always did sleep heavily, and not much could wake him. Making up for lost time, Jou guessed. Then he grimaced. Akefia was supposed to watch camp for the first shift. Oh well. Jou could do both Akefia's and his own, since he was second watch anyway.
Not like he slept much.
D.S.: YEAH! Alright, so right now Ryou's kind of the main character… well, that wasn't on purpose, it just sorta happened, but it'll change soon. Soon it'll probably be going back and forth between Jou, Yuugi, and Ryou. Malik, too now that I think about it. :D Hope you enjoyed. Review please!
