Hey! Sorry it's been so long… thank you Yami-chan, and all my other reviews! And this is the third chapter.

Sign: Disclaimer: Sphinx does not own Yugioh.

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Title: The Nature of Sprites

Part: 2?

By: Sphinx Mouto

Chapter Three: Meeting the Other Darks and Preparing for the Ball

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Yuugi sighed as she walked toward the entrance of her home, which would play host to all the other elements as they arrived. "I hate this… they aren't telling me anything…"

Atemu was following her. "Are you ok?"

Yes, I'm as good as I can be… though I'd rather not be kept in the dark…"

"I can relate to that. Why do you feel this way though?"

"I feel as if they are preening me for something, and I'd like to know what it is!" Yuugi looked like she was getting frustrated. "They are making me play Hostess, why?"

"Maybe this has something to do with why you have to get fancy dresses? Have you asked?" Atemu looked thoughtful.

"I have! They aren't saying anything…" Yuugi sighed. "The whole thing is driving me nuts."

Atemu looked up as they got to the main entrance hall of Yuugi's new home (not that she knew this yet though). He smiled, not wanting to know who the new leader would be… well… almost not wanting to. He hoped the small one in front of him would be the new leader. He wouldn't mind having her as a mate, his little Sprite. He watched his friend (hopefully more) open the door and grinned, his friends were here. "Hey!"

Yuugi looked back at him. "You know them?"

"Yeah," Atemu's grin widened. "Yuugi, these are: Seto, he's an Iceling, Bakura he's a Stormling, and Marik he's a Chaosling."

"Ah…" she said haltingly. "Welcome, make yourselves at home." She opened the door widely for the three to enter.

"Thank you very much," Said Seto smiling. A small Iceling popped in after Seto. "This is Mokuba, my little brother."

Yuugi nodded, smiling. Bakura put his arm around Yuugi, and looked up on hearing a growl. Atemu was warning Bakura to stay away from Yuugi.

Bakura pulled away from her. "Hey, hey, no worries Atemu, she's all yours." As Bakura spoke Marik put an arm around Yugi's waist.

"Eep!" Yuugi jumped, trying to get away from the strange Chaosling. "Let go!"

"Marik, don't make me hurt you…" came the dangerously quiet voice of Atemu. Marik immediately pulled his arm away and back up.

"Thank you."

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"Where is that girl?" Yuugi's father looked over at him mate, Yumi as she went on. "That girl is always late, and we have yet to find the perfect dress for our little star." Yumi sighed.

"Don't worry Dear, we'll find it, though I think we need to tell her a few things…"

"Sorry I'm late Mother…" came Yuugi's quiet voice from the doorway. "I was greeting some… guests."

"Have you found someone you like, Yuugi?" asked her mother.

"MOTHER!" Yugi squealed indignantly.

Her father chuckled. "You do like someone though, ne?" he asked.

Yuugi blushed. "Yes I do… but I'm not telling!" she giggled.

"Alright," said Yuugi's mother. "We are going to try a different approach to finding you a dress today. Yuugi, you get to pick the fabrics and designs for it."

"Yay." Yuugi cried as she sat to look at the samples. 'I wonder which one Atemu would like the most…?'

After a few hours Yuugi finally chose a stunning deep blue fabric. She chose to have the neck lined with a deep velvet red and the ends of her sleeves as well as the lining at the end of the skirt would be a deep glowing gold. When the dress was finished, they fitted the dress to her slim yet slender and petite figure to see if anything needed to be adjusted. Yuugi's parents were in aw at what their little girl had created. "My Darling Daughter, you look absolutely ravishing! You are going to have to beat boys off with a stick!" her mother exclaimed.

Thank you, Mother." Yuugi replied blushing. 'Though I won't really have to… Atemu will do it for me… and there's only one person I want to impress… Atemu.'

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Atemu sighed. He was not really looking forward to the ball. He hated things like this. 'But,' he thought. 'I will go if Yuugi is going to be there.'

He looked down at himself. He was getting fitted for the ball, much to his distaste. He was in a pitch black dress suit. The under-shirt was a deep, dark, stormy blue. The cuffs of his jacket sleeves were dark velvet and the cuffs of his pant legs were a stormy gold.

"You look really nice Atemu, you'll be sure to catch the Waterling's new leader with that!" his mother said excitedly.

His father just nodded appraisingly.

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Bakura cursed as the tailor pulled on the measuring tape a bit too hard. This was the hardest part for Bakura, getting the elegant clothes to fit right and comfortable. He was wearing a shear silver suit of his own design. His under-shirt was a pure white 1. His parents got their first look at him as he stepped off the stool.

"Another splendid creation Bakura, bravo!" said his mother in admiration.

His father agreed. "Indeed. It's wonderful, are you hoping to impress someone?"

"What gave you that idea father?" Bakura asked. He smirked. "If I find someone, yeah…"

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Marik walked out of the fitting room to the applause of his mother and father. His jacket and pants were that of a dirty gold, and his shirt was a deep dark purple.

"Another wonderful design Marik." said his mother.

"Thank you mother, I can only hope that I shall find someone tonight…"

His father smiled "Another Masterpiece."

"Thank you Father… I am hoping that I can impress someone tonight…"

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Seto watched his brother Show off his design so he could check it. Seto had his little brother turn around so he could inspect the back. Seto smirked, the design was perfect. He couldn't wait for the ball! Seto was wearing a silverish blue suit and an amber shirt.

Later Seto walked out of the fitting room to show his and Mokuba's parents. They applauded his efforts.

"Wow, Big Brother! You've really out done yourself this time!" Mokuba grinned.

Gozaburo and Akane Kaiba praised his latest work.

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Katsuya stood as still as she could as the last touches on the dress she would wear to the ball. Her dress was a beautiful silvery blue with the sleeveless bois lined in amber, as was the bottom of the dress skirt. Katsuya grinned when she was told the dress was done. Her parents were in awe at the dress.

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Malik walked into her living room to show off her dress to her sister. She was wearing a long dress of dirty gold lined with a deep dark purple lining at the top and bottom of the dress. Her sister Isis and her brother Rishid were with their parents when she found them.

"Isis My dress is finished…" Malik murmured.

"Let's see it." said Isis.

Malik twirled for her brother, sister and parents.

"Nice little sister," said Rishid.

"Yes," said Isis. "Very nice Malik."

The four of the clapped and gave complements to the designers and tailor that put the dress together.

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Ryou stood on the stand. She waited as her tailor put the finishing touches on the silvery dress. She winced as the tailor made particularly hard tug on the dress. She sighed as she hopped down when the dress was finally finished. She twirled for her parents…

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