RYDIA OF MIST

A girl with green hair and blue eyes ran out of a little house, twirled in a circle, and giggled with a smile. She wore a headband with a blue flower on it, a black swimsuit, loose yellow, tie on skirt (highly doubt that's right), a green cape on one shoulder, and yellow boots. She looked up at the clear azure sky. "It's so pretty today." She said.

"Rydia!" A woman's voice called from inside the house. "Don't stay out too long! And don't go too far!"

"Ok Mom!" She called back. She ran off into the forest at the edge of the village. There, she played alone, having a good time. She climbed trees, rolled in the grass, and ran around, just being a kid. Then she spotted something near a pond. As she neared she saw it was a person.

The person had spiky, violet tipped, black hair and blond bangs. He wore a white shirt, blue jeans, and black street shoes. On his back was a yellow backpack. He was unconscious, brushed, and bleeding.

Rydia rolled him onto his back and gasped. She shook him. "Hey." She said. "Hey. Wake up. Come on." Then an idea came to her. "Oh. Right." She closed her eyes and concentrated. "Cure."

His injuries healed without leaving any scars.

Rydia opened her eyes and shook him. She finally stopped when she saw he wasn't going to wake up. She got to her feet and hurried back home to get her mother.

Yugi opened his eyes and found himself in a bedroom. He stared at the ceiling with a blank expression.

"When is he going to wake up, Mom?" A girl's voice asked from outside the room. She sounded seven years old.

"You must be patient, Rydia." Her mother replied.

Yugi sat up in bed and stared at the bedroom door. He already knew he was in their home, that much was obvious, but he didn't know where he was exactly. He looked down at himself and saw he wasn't wearing his clothes anymore, but a different set of clothes.

The door opened and a girl with green hair and blue eyes walked in. She did look seven years old.

Yugi looked up.

She smiled brightly, rushed over, and threw her arms around his neck. "You're awake!" She cheered. "I'm Rydia! What's your name?"

Yugi blushed with embarrassment. "I-I-I'm Yugi Muto." He stammered. "Wh-Where am I?"

Rydia looked at him and giggled. "You're at my house in the village Mist." She replied.

"Mist?" Yugi echoed.

Rydia nodded. "It's a village of Summoners." She explained. "Mom's Mist Dragon protects us from outsiders inside the Mist Cave. But sense you were in a forest near here, there's no harm."

I remember now. Yugi thought. I got separated from mom so I landed away from Baron. Great. How am I going to get to Baron from here? He smiled. Oh well. I might as well make the best of it. And Rydia's cute so-um...that's not exactly a good idea.

Rydia's mother walked in and placed her hands on her hips. "Rydia." She said sharply. "You know better."

She blushed and let go of Yugi. "Yes Mom." She muttered.

Her mom looked at Yugi and smiled. "I'm glad to see you awake." She said.

"How long have I been asleep?" Yugi asked.

"Six days." Rydia answered.

Her mom nodded in agreement. "You're lucky." She added. "Rydia found you and healed your wounds."

Yugi looked at the green haired girl.

Rydia nodded, smiled proudly.

Yugi smiled in return. "Thank you Rydia."

She blushed with a shy smile. "You're welcome."

Rydia's mother giggled. "You must be hungry, young sir."

Hunger stabbed at Yugi, and he nodded, blushing.

Rydia grabbed his hand, dragged him out of bed, and led him to the kitchen. "You can sit next to me." She said in excitement.

"Rydia!" Her mother shouted. "Where are your manners?"

Yugi shook his head. "It's fine." He assured. He sat down next to Rydia at the table.

Her mother sat down plates with a little meat, vegetables, and bread in front of Yugi and Rydia. Then she sat down with a plate of her own. "Yugi," she said with a smile, "where are you from?"

"Domino City." Yugi replied.

Rydia took a bite of her food, swallowed, and said, "Where's that?"

Yugi blushed. "It's really far away."

Rydia's eyes lit up. "You mean, all the way across the ocean?"

Yugi nodded. "My mom used a spell called Teleport and we got separated."

"Oh?" Rydia's mother muttered. "Where were you two going?"

"To Baron." Yugi answered.

Rydia looked at her mother. "Can we go there Mom?"

Her mother balled a fist. "You will not go, Rydia. You are the heiress of Mist and I will not have you risk your life."

Yugi blinked. "Heiress?"

Rydia slowly nodded.

Her mother sighed. "Forgive me. She is still young."

"But I'm seven years old!" Rydia protested.

"That's enough." Her mother snapped. "I will not hear of it."

Rydia looked away.

"To be honest," Yugi announced, "I really don't know how to get to Baron from here."

"You can go through Mist Cave." Rydia's mother explained. "My dragon guards the entrance closest here. However, there are monsters inside the cave, so it may be difficult since you have nothing to protect yourself."

Yugi sighed. So I'm stuck here. He thought. Until I get a weapon of some kind. He looked at Rydia. Better make the best of it.

Rydia showed Yugi around the village. The small teen noticed how the people there looked at him-like he was Death. "We're not really used to outsiders." Rydia explained. "So seeing you makes them nervous."

"I think I know how they feel." Yugi said. "I'm used to this sort of thing."

Rydia looked at him. "How so?" She asked.

Yugi shrugged. "I had this sort of treatment when I was going to school." He answered with sadness in his voice. "But I lived with it and eventually made friends."

Rydia was silent for a long moment. Then she smiled and said, "I see. That's good to hear. But you learned magic at a school?"

Yugi blushed. "No. I never learned magic. I learned other things, like math and science."

Rydia blinked. "I thought people learned magic when it first shows."

Yugi shook his head. "No one in Domino City even knows magic exists."

"That's terrible!"

Yugi shrugged. "That's where I grew up for thirteen years."

Rydia looked down at the ground. "It sounds a bit boring to me."

"Actually, there was one thing that made everyday extraordinary."

"Oh?"

"Yeah. When I was fifteen I solved an ancient artifact called the Millennium Puzzle. It granted me a wish to have friends and with it something ancient and dangerous game called the Shadow Game."

Rydia looked up at him.

"I saved the world multiple times. Well actually, I had help with the Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle. He called himself Yami because he didn't remember anything of his past. It turned out, later on, that he was a Pharaoh." Yugi smiled sadly. "For awhile, I hated saving the world. After helping Yami-I mean Atem-I guess I discovered how a normal life was difficult and boring."

Slowly, Rydia blinked, remaining silent.

Yugi sighed. "I seriously wanted an adventure, that's why my mom brought me with." He blushed and smiled embarrassedly. "You're the first person I told all of that to."

Rydia half-smiled and raised an eyebrow. "You never told your friends?"

"No. They started to learn about it on their own." Yugi's face turned red. He was pretty much spilling his guts out to a girl ten years younger than him that he barely knew.

Rydia giggled.

Yugi rubbed the back of his head.

"Rydia!" Yugi called. "Wait up!"

"No way!" She shouted over her shoulder. "You speed up!"

Yugi sighed and ran after her in the forest. Once he caught up to Rydia, he threw his arms around her waist from behind, lifted her off the ground, spun, and fell onto his back with her on top of him. They laughed.

Rydia lied comfortably on Yugi, watching the snow white clouds float lazily across the azure blue sky with a bright, happy smile on her face. "Can I ask you something, Yugi?" She said.

"I'm an open book." He responded.

Rydia rolled over in his arms, her chin and hands resting on his chest. "What do you plan on doing before you go to Baron?" She asked.

Yugi looked at her and shrugged. "I really don't know." He answered. Then he smiled. "But I might as well make the best of it."

Rydia blushed with a shy smile. Then she rested her head on his chest, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and sighed. Within seconds she was asleep.

Yugi looked up at the sky. Here I am, seventeen, with a seven year old girl. He thought. He closed his eyes. Oh well. He sighed and fell asleep.

Dream…Yugi was sitting in a tree and sighed. He looked down at the ground and saw a shadowy figure pass by. He climbed down and followed the figure. "Hey!" He called. "Who are you?"

The figure stopped and turned. …End of dream

Yugi woke up after being shaken by Rydia. He saw the light from the sun slowly vanish. "Mmm…huh?" He muttered.

"Come on, Yugi." She whined. "We stayed out too late. Mom's going to be upset."

He got to his feet and followed her back to her home. He yawned and sighed.

Rydia grabbed his hand and ran, dragging him behind her. "Hurry up!" She cried.

Yugi stumbled as he hurried along.

Rydia suddenly tripped and fell, dragging the small teen down with her. She rolled onto her back and stared at a surprised Yugi. She blushed.

Yugi quickly got off her and helped her up. "You ok?"

Rydia nodded. They hurried back to her home where they met a concerned mother.

"Where were you two?" Her mom demanded.

"I'm sorry." Yugi apologized, bowing. "It was my fault that we were out so long. Please. Don't be mad at her."

Rydia's mother stared at him with surprise. Then she smiled. "Well," she sighed, "I'm surprised you're willing to take the blame upon yourself. But please make sure Rydia gets home before dark, next time."

Yugi nodded. "Understood."

Rydia's mother smiled. "Good. Now. Let us go inside for dinner." She led her daughter and the small teen inside, and served a little meat, vegetables, and bread.

Yugi sat next to Rydia again and remained silent.

Suddenly, there was a banging at the door.

"Rydia," her mother said, "go answer the door."

"Ok." Rydia replied. She got up, hurried over to the door, and answered it.

"May I speak with your mother?" A woman asked.

Rydia's mother stood. "Rydia," she ordered, "take Yugi to your room, please."

She nodded and led Yugi to her room. "I wonder why she wants to talk to Mom." She muttered.

Yugi leaned against the doorframe and listened.

"He must leave." The woman said. "It's dangerous for a stranger to stay here."

"What makes you believe this?" Rydia's mother demanded.

"The King of Baron might be aware that he's here." The woman warned. "He might come here to destroy us if that stranger stays any longer!"

"I highly doubt he is the cause of the King of Baron's decision." Rydia's mother snapped. "If he destroys us, then so be it."

Yugi's heart sank.

"What did you hear?" Rydia whispered, seeing the look of horror on Yugi's face.

He shook his head. "Nothing of importance." He lied. Why would mom want to go to Baron? He wondered. And why would a rumor spread about the King of Baron wanting to destroy this place?

The woman left and Rydia's mother came. "Finish supper and go to bed." She ordered. Then she smiled. "Rydia. Tomorrow you'll be spending time again with Yugi in the forest. Is that all right?"

The green haired girl nodded.

Her mother looked at Yugi. "And you?"

Yugi smiled. "I'd be happy to spend time with Rydia." He responded.

Her mother's smile became sad. "Thank you." She murmured.

Yugi woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of knocking. He sat up in bed, rubbed his eye, and looked towards the bedroom door. "Come in." He muttered.

The door opened and Rydia poked her tired, worried head in. "Yugi?" She whispered. "Are you awake?"

Yugi nodded. "What is it?" He asked.

Rydia walked in, closing the door behind her, wandered over to his bed side and said, "I had a nightmare."

"Aww, I'm sorry." Yugi responded, placing his hand on her head.

Rydia looked down at the floor. "C-Can I sleep here? Just for tonight?"

Yugi held his hand out to her, making her look up. He smiled softly. "Come here."

Rydia smiled, took his hand, helped into bed, crawled under the covers, and into his lap. She snuggled up to him, resting her head against the small teen's chest, and closed her eyes. "I don't want you to die because of me." She murmured.

No need to ask what her nightmare was about.

Yugi put his arms around her. "I won't." He promised. "You'll see."

Rydia smiled and nodded.

Yugi carefully lay down and stared at the ceiling.

Rydia curled into a ball and fell asleep within moments.

Yugi listened to her gentle breathing, his eye lids growing heavy. Soon he was asleep. I'm not going to die because of Rydia. He thought. I can make sure of that. And I hope my mother is all right.

Mrs. Muto looked out the window, seeing both moons. "Yugi." She whispered softly. "Please don't be in the village Mist. Cecil and Kain will be coming there to destroy the phantom beast and deliver the Camelian Signet to Mist. If I am right, the King intends on destroying the village of Summoners." She closed her eyes, lowered her head, and put her hands together. "Please, my only son be safe."

dragonchild247: Well. Now we know where Yugi is, but his mother doesn't. He'll behave himself when he's with Rydia (considering she's 7 and he's 17). But what will happen to Yugi in the next chapter? Stay tuned. Now as for describing Rydia, I didn't know her eye color since you don't exactly see it on the DS or the Play Station. Her outfit I had a little trouble trying figuring out how to describe it and I went with how she's dressed in the DS. Eheheheh. So. Yeah. Please review.