Me: chapter 2

Kags: about time

Seto: yes, I agree. U left the readers wondering

Me: I no, I no

Kags: well, rite the disclaimer then get on with the story

Me: did u wake up on the wrong side of the bed or something

Kags: Dragon Ruler 06

Me: ok, ok, ok, I'll rite, I'll rite!

Disclaimer: roses r red, violet r blue

I don't own, so u don't sue

With Kagome and others

"What were you doing talking to Kaiba?" Joey asked his cousin.

"Just talking," Kagome replied. "No need to get so overprotective. He didn't seem so bad, so I don't see what the big deal is." The whole time on the way back to Joey's house, he was being a pain in the ass. First he tells her that Kaiba was a bad guy, and then starts demanding why she was talking to him. He was really starting to get on her nerves and Kiashi's as well.

"He's a bad guy," Joey said again, using the same tone of voice and every word for word like earlier in the conversation. "I swear, you can be way too trusting of strangers, Kagome."

"Joey," Kagome said, "let me tell you something. If he was bad news, Kiashi wouldn't let me near him. She knows who's bad news and who's not. So stop acting like you're my big brother, because you're not! So knock it off and let me live my life the way I want to!" They walked through the door when she said that and then stormed off to her room. Kiashi stayed downstairs, staring blankly at the stairs, then over to Joey.

"She's right," she said to Joey. "If I got a bad feeling from that guy, then I wouldn't let Kagome even look at him." With that, she walked up the stair and into Kagome's room. She saw that Kagome already changed into a large t-shirt and shorts to sleep in. "Is your cousin always like that?"
Kagome looked over and nodded her head. "He's been that way since we were little kids. He is just so annoying!" Kagome looked over to her cell phone that laid on the night stand. "Think he'll call?"

"Who? Kaiba?"

"Were there any other guys that I gave my number to today?"

"No. He might call if he wants answers." Kiashi changed into her dragon form and curled up on the bed. "So, what did you think of him?"

"I think that he's like a human version of Sesshomaru. He's seemed pretty cut off from everyone. What about you?"

"Same I guess. If it wasn't for the fact that Sesshomaru's still alive in this time, you would think that he was his reincarnation. Except for the fact that Sesshomaru wears a emotionless mask while that Kaiba wears one that says that he's been angry or miserable his whole life."

"I was thinking the same thing." Kagome sat at the desk that was already in the room before she moved in and stared at a picture. It was a group picture of her, Inuyasha who was right behind her, looking grumpy as usual, Sango next to her and Miroku next to Sango. His hand was not seen in the picture, so that told people something. On Kagome's other side was Ayame with her mate Kouga behind her with his arms wrapped around her waist. Sesshomaru stood next to Ayame with Rin in front of his legs and Jaken right next to Rin. Kagome held Shippo and Kilala was on Sango's shoulder. Everyone seemed so happy. Inuyasha nearly killed everyone. The only ones he didn't kill were Kouga, Ayame, Sesshomaru, Rin, and Shippo since they weren't around. Kiashi got Kagome before Inuyasha's claws slashed her side and took Kagome to the well. They both jumped down it and sealed the well so that Inuyasha could never pass through it again.

"You miss them," Kiashi quietly said.

"Is it that obvious?" Kiashi nodded. "Didn't think that I was that easy to read."

"Kagome, I'm your dragon. I can read you like an open book. Here's a piece of advise that my father gave me before he died. Don't dwell in the past. It could affect your future."

"I know, but I can't just forget about them."

"I didn't say forget about them, just stop living in the past. What's done is done and you can't do a thing to fix it. The others are always going to be with you. They wouldn't want you to live the rest of your life miserable and alone. They would want you to live the rest of your life happily. Do them a favor." Kiashi lowered her head and closed her eyes. Sleep claimed her seconds later. Kagome continued to stare at the picture, deep in thought. After some time, Kagome turned her gaze to the window. She got up, grabbed her cell in case Kaiba did call, and climbed out the window. Luckily, her window was pretty close to the roof. She climbed out and pulled herself onto the roof. She lied down on her back and gazed at the stars. She often likes looking at the stars. They weren't as easy to see in this time, unlike to feudal era, but it reminded her of the past. It reminded her of camping out under the stars, joking with her friends and just enjoying the time they had together. Kagome put her arms behind her head and decided to go down memory lane for a while.

With Kaiba

Kaiba hasn't let the card that Kagome held out of his sight for a single second. He was still curious as to what it could do. It's just a card, right? Cards can't do anything. They just lie there and gather dust. He picked the card up and stared at it. He put it down on the desk and started to ask himself, "What am I doing? It's just a card. It can't do anything."

"Ouch," a voice behind Kaiba said, "that hurt." Kaiba turned around sharply and gasped. He wasn't expecting to see this. Right in front of him was a Blue Eyes, transparent, but it was there. The dragon looked at Kaiba who looked as if he was in a stage of shock. "What? Do I have something on my face?"

That snapped Kaiba right out of it. His eyes were wide at what he was seeing. They relaxed after some time and he started to chuckle to himself. "This is just a dream," he said. "I'm dreaming. That's it. Cards can't come to life."

"You know, talking to yourself isn't healthy. And believe me when I say this, this is no dream. What you see before you is real. I'm real, and finally I get out of the card. I swear."

"What are you talking about?"

"My kind are known as the White Lights. We all died out about a few hundred years ago, but some of our spirits decided to stay around and bug other dragons, but one day, our spirits were caught somehow, I don't remember how, and that just starts our history in ancient Egypt. You follow?" Kaiba nodded. "Okay, well, anyway, when that Kagome person held my card, it felt like there was some kind of energy transfer that opened a little door way for me to get out of the card. I'm still a spirit though. Can't be helped." Kaiba picked up the phone and took out a piece of paper from his pocket. It was the paper that Kagome gave him. "What cha doing?"

"Calling Kagome," Kaiba replied. "She told me to call if I had questions, and I have a lot of questions."

"Whatever. Tell me how that goes later."

Kaiba rubbed the bridge of his nose and waited for Kagome to pick up, which happened right after the second ring. "Hello?" a voice said on the other end. Kaiba knew that it was Kagome.

"It's Kaiba," he said into the phone.

"Guess he came out, huh?"

"What was your first clue?"

"The fact that you called."

"Oh really?"

"Yep. So do you want me to come over there, or do you want me to answer your questions over the phone?"

"I would rather you came over here so I would know if I'm hallucinating of not."

"How many times must I tell you?" the dragon asked. "You are NOT hallucinating!"

"That's him, isn't it?"

"So you can hear him too?"

"Since he yelled, yeah, I can."

"Okay. Then, I'm not crazy."

"You were never crazy," the Blue Eyes said.

"Thanks. I don't even know why I'm talking to it."

"Just tell him to be quiet and no talking until I get there."

"I don't see what that can do."

"If he is loyal to you, which he already proved he is, then he'll do anything you say."

"Fine. I'll give it a shot. Dragon-"

"My name is Jikoru," the Blue Eyes corrected.

"Fine, Jikoru, be quiet and don't talk until Kagome gets here."

"Can do!" Jikoru shut his mouth and looked out the window.

"Okay, that works."

"Alright then. Kiashi and I will be over as soon as I wake her up." Kaiba heard pounding and Kagome yelling, "Kiashi! Wake up!"

"Where are you?"

"On the roof at my cousin's house."

"How did you get up there?"

"I climbed."

"Why did you wake me up?" Kiashi's voice was heard over the phone, as was Kagome's answer.

"Jikoru revealed himself."

"Oh. Well, tell Kaiba that we'll be there in a few minutes."

"You don't even know where I am," Kaiba replied.

"That's okay," Kagome answered. "Kiashi will head where you scent is strongest."

"What?"

"I'll explain when I get there. We'll see you in a few." Kagome hung up the phone, as did Kaiba.

"How am I going to deal with you?" Kaiba asked Jikoru. Jikoru just hummed a little. "Are you going to answer me?" Jikoru hummed again. "I expect an answer."

"You told me not to talk until Kagome gets here," Jikoru said. "And I, being a loyal dragon, must obey my master."

"Whatever."

"Also, you don't have worry about dealing with me. We dragons can easily take care of ourselves. The ones with masters only have to listen and do whatever our masters say. But we usually like to annoy our masters, but since people usually do that to you, I have no need to annoy you."

"That's nice to know."

"Oh, and to let you know, Kiashi's a dragon as well."

Kaiba stared blankly at the dragon and asked, "She a what?"

"Yeah, she's a dragon."

Before Kaiba could asked if Jikoru was sure, a knock came from his balcony window. (I don't know if he really has a balcony, but he does now!) He looked out the window and saw Kagome there, smiling, and dressed in her night outfit. Kaiba got up and walked over and let her in. "What are you doing out there? How did you even get up here?"

"In order," Kagome replied, "I am here because you called saying that you had some questions about Jikoru. And Kiashi went to the spot where you scent was strongest and landed on your balcony."

Kaiba looked behind Kagome when he heard some growling and noticed the huge dragon. "And that is?"

"Kiashi, could you shrink or change into a form that Kaiba is more comfortable with?"

Kiashi chose shrink. She was now the size of a Siberian husky. She walked over to Kagome and stood right beside her. Kaiba just stared as Jikoru came out and walked next to Kaiba. "Whoa," Jikoru said, "a Black Fire. Haven't seen one of those in forever."

Kiashi growled and said, "And I'm the only one you'll see since I am the last of my kind."

"Feisty, just the way I like 'em."

"Don't even think about it, White Light."

Kagome kicked Kiashi in the side and glared at her. She looked at Kaiba and said, "So, you had some questions?" Kaiba nodded and Kagome looked back to Kiashi. "Be nice to Jikoru. At least try to be friendly." Kiashi scoffed and turned her head away.

Kaiba and Kagome went inside while Kiashi ignored Jikoru who was trying to get her attention. "What is that?" Kaiba asked.

"Funny, I thought that it would be obvious as to what Jikoru is. He's a dragon, your dragon as a matter of fact. Jikoru is not going to leave you alone unless you tell him to go somewhere. Even if you don't give him a time to be back, he'll be back in a few hours. Dragons naturally don't leave their masters for very long, except for Kiashi. She had many masters before me."

"Okay, how did he come out of the card?"

"You are looking at a miko, or shrine priestess. I have abilities that no one has. They can do a lot of different things. I just found out a couple months ago that I can let spirits out of duel monster cards as soon as I picked up my first card. I can seem to seal a spirit back up, but oh well." Kiashi came in and stood next to Kagome, turning her head and glaring at Jikoru. Kagome sighed and asked, "What did he do?"

"He won't leave me alone," Kiashi answered.

"You are just too hard to resist, my dear Black Fire," Jikoru said as he walked next to Kaiba.

"Flattery is not going to get you anything, White Light."

"Who said I wanted something?"

"Don't make me re-kill you!"

"You're not the one who killed me in the first place."

"Well, I can easily send you right to the final layer of Hell."

"You know, an attitude like that is why –"

"Kiashi!" Kagome scolded. "Jikoru! Knock it off. You're starting to give me a headache." Both the dragons looked at her and said sorry to her. "Now can you two be quiet? We were talking."

"Well, you might as well tell him everything. From start to finish. And you might want to tell him all he needs to know about dragons."

"If you two knock it off and be quiet, then I will tell him all he needs to know."

"And that would be how much?" Kaiba asked.

"Not very much," Kagome replied. "Just a few things. That is, if you want me to give him a solid body."

"You can do that?"

"Yeah. And, to let you know, if you do want him to have a solid body, he can still be a card. You just have to tell him to go back in the card and he'll do it. He'll come out whenever you summon him, except in duels. He'll still behave like a card in duels, but don't call him by his name. That would make him come out of the card, which you are going to need to do if you don't want him to find a way out on his own. If he has to do that, who knows what he could do."

"Okay. I don't know which is worse. The spirit or the solid."

"The spirit. No one can see him, but that can be an advantage and a disadvantage. Advantage is that no one can see or feel him. No one will even know he is there. That can also be a disadvantage. He can't protect you like a dragon with a master is supposed to do."

"And what are the advantages and disadvantages to him having a solid body?"

"Advantages are that he can protect you, keep you out of trouble, fly you around places, all kinds of stuff. Disadvantages are that people will see him and probably try to take him away from you. There are chances that his attacks could damage things and/or people. But he can transform to a human form or anything else that isn't a dragon, or anything that could draw attention. Bad thing about that is that he may look like something else, but his coloring won't change."

"Both sound bad."

"Well, in public, he probably would be in his human form, so you won't have to worry about someone taking him away. And don't worry about him harming anyone you care about, like you little brother, Mokuba. Dragons never harm the ones their masters care for."

"As long as he doesn't harm Mokuba, I would rather he had a solid body."

"Okay then. Jikoru, come here for a second." Jikoru walked over to Kagome as she pulled out a pendant from a pocket in her shorts. Kaiba looked at it curiously. "This is a dragon pendant. It will keep a dragon sane and it stores energy. This is a pendant of a White Light, Jikoru's kind. It has enough energy stored in it to give Jikoru a solid body, even though it would take some time."

"How do you suppose it stays on him? He's a spirit right now."

"Dragon spirits are different from normal spirits. Dragon spirits came hold things whenever they want." She put the pendant on Jikoru's neck to prove her point. It glowed faintly as Jikoru turned less and less transparent. "If you need any help with him, you have my number. Let's go, Kiashi. We need to get back before Joey does his hourly check." Kiashi nodded and went out onto the balcony. Kagome turned to follow her, bit stopped before she walked out. "If you want, we can meet somewhere tomorrow so that I can teach you how to ride him." Kaiba nodded and Kagome walked out onto the balcony. "See ya later, Kaiba." Kagome got on Kiashi and the dragon took off.

"Can't wait," Kaiba whispered. Kaiba changed and went to bed with Jikoru curled up at the foot of it. The dragon's head was turned in his direction, his eyes still open. "What?"

"You like her," Jikoru said.

"Like who?"

"Kagome. Who else?"

"That's ridiculous."

"Uh huh, sure it is. You like her. Don't deny it."

"Now I see why you said that dragons often annoy their masters. Just shut up and go to sleep."

"Fine. We'll talk later." The dragon closed his eyes and allowed sleep to claim him. Kaiba, on the other hand, was having a hard time getting to sleep. A lot of things happened today and he didn't understand very much of it. All he understood was that he had a dragon that was loyal to him and a girl that was helping him with it. Kaiba stared at the ceiling for what felt like hours, but in reality, it was only a few minutes. He didn't know why, but Kagome was on his mind. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get his thoughts off of her. Kaiba closed his eyes and went to sleep a few minutes afterwards.

With Kagome and Kiashi

When Kiashi landed on the roof, Kagome slipped inside of the room with Kiashi, who was the size of a cat, riding on her shoulder. She made it back just before Joey came in, which was five minutes after Kagome got in the room. She looked at the door when she heard it open and saw Joey there, looking very annoyed. "I came in to check on you thirty minutes ago and you weren't here," Joey said. "Where were you?"

"Relax," Kagome replied. "Kiashi and I just went out for a little flight. You need to quite worrying about me, Joey. I can take care of myself, thank you very much!"

"I'm not saying that you can't, I would just like it if you told me when you go somewhere."

"Stop it."

"Stop what?"

"Stop telling me what to do and stop trying to control my life!"

"I'm not trying-"

"Bullshit! You hang around me every fucking minute and keep judging things that I do!"

"Name one."

"When I talked to Kaiba, you got angry and started to yell at me."

"I didn't yell."

"Nearly sounded like you did. Now leave me alone and let me go to sleep. And stop coming in here every hour to make sure I haven't killed myself!" Tears were starting the form in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She refused to cry again a long time ago.

"Fine. I'll leave you alone." He closed the door, nearly slamming it, and walked away. Kagome heard his footsteps fade away. When she no longer heard them, she walked over to her bed and sat on the edge. Kiashi was lying on the left side, still the size of a cat, staring at Kagome.

She stood and slowly walked over to Kagome who seemed like she was in deep thought again. Kiashi nudged Kagome's arm with her head, breaking her train of thought. Kagome snapped her head up, then slowly turned it down to look at Kiashi. She petted her dragon on the head and down her neck, stopping at her wings to scratch them at the joint. Kiashi closed her eyes in a relaxed sort of way. Kagome always knew the right place to scratch. She was a sucker for the wing scratch. It annoyed most dragons, but to her, it felt nice. She looked back up to Kagome when she no longer felt the scratch. "You okay?" she asked.

"Yeah," Kagome answered. "I just wish that he would stop treating me like a father would to his daughter."

"Well, his is you relative and he is older than you. After everything that you went through, he just wants to protect you from being hurt like that again."

"That's in the past, Kiashi, literally. I just wish that he would back off."

"He might, eventually. Don't worry about it right now. Just get under those covers and go to sleep." Kagome chuckled a little bit. "What's so funny?"

"Usually, the master tells the dragon what to do, not the other way around."

"Hey, the dragon can tell the master what to do on occasions."

"Sure, whatever," Kagome said as she got under the covers. One of her hands was under the pillow as the other was lying I front of her. Kiashi crawled under the arm and went to sleep. Kagome lied awake for a few minutes, just thinking about what her next visit with Kaiba would be like. She decided not to think about it right now and allowed sleep to take over her.

Me: -hiding- well? How was it? Good? Bad? In between? Tell me!

Seto: maybe if you shut up, they can tell you

Kags: he's right

Me: ok. Just let me say one more thing!

Both: what?

Me: R&R EVERY1!