Daylight: hey everyone, thanks to the three people who reviewed.
Amanda: thanks. Don't worry, I don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
Cheeky-Eyes: it's okay, I think I confused a few other people about the is-Soraya-and-Yugi-related-or-not thing. I guess I didn't make it clear enough. And yes, now both Soraya and Yugi both have darks. I guess that's what you said, I wasn't sure I understood what 'yami and da other one i'm not even attempting sp.' meant. Anyway, glad you thought the Kuriboh thing was funny, if you happen to have any ideas for my story, I be happy to hear them. In the meantime, enjoy the story! looks back at what I wrote wow, long response.
Darkrosemoon: I read your stories, and I now say that they succeeded in annoying me greatly. Anyway, yay! I like humor too Yami goes flying past hollering glad you liked it. If you have any ideas, tell me! And enjoy the story!
Chapter 7 Magic
Wow, this is our castle! Soraya thought, tilting her head back.
Soraya, Kaiyuki, Yugi and Yami had left the Castle of Light to visit Soraya's and Kaiyuki's Shadow Castle – the Castle of Faith.
Yes, every duelist has one, Kaiyuki said, smiling at her light's amazement. Welcome to the Castle of Faith.
That's its name? The Castle of -KAIYUKI! What are you doing in my head!
Relax. We can communicate through our minds, the way Yami and Yugi can. I am sorry I did not tell you this beforehand.
Oh, that's alright.
"Shall we go in?" Dark Magician asked. He had decided to come along. They went in.
"Hello everyone," Soraya's Dark Magician greeted. He turned to Yugi's Dark Magician. "Tejina is coming."
"Thank you Mahou," Dark Magician said. (AN: There, that makes it much easier to identify monsters of the same name in both Yugi's and Soraya's castle. Yugi's monsters have the real names, and some of Soraya's monsters will have different names. -)
Kaiyuki, who is Tejina? Soraya asked.
Tejina is our Dark Magician Girl. She's Dark Magician's sister. Kaiyuki answered.
They're related!
Yes, it's not that uncommon. There are a few other family relations around the Shadow Realm – Kaiba's three Blue-Eyes White Dragons are related to each other.
Ahh, okay.
"Hello Lady Kaiyuki, Soraya," Tejina said, leaving Dark Magician with Yugi and Yami and coming over to them. "How do you like the Shadow Realm, Soraya?"
"It's great so far," Soraya answered.
"I assume Sorcerer Seto had something to do with this?"
"Who is Sorcerer Seto? The only Seto I know is Seto Kaiba, and I really hope he's not a sorcerer, or half the world would be dead already."
"So, he has a reincarnate. Interesting. Then if it wasn't Seto, who was it?"
"A witch named Akiro sent me here after I met Yugi and Yami," Soraya said, a little perplexed about Kaiba apparently being someone's reincarnation. Tejina looked at her seriously. "What?"
"We'll need to teach you some magic," Tejina said finally.
Kaiyuki nodded in agreement. "We should."
"Really? Now?" Soraya asked, her eyes wide.
"Sure, why not?" Kaiyuki said and handed her staff to Soraya. "Let's see what you can do."
Soraya took the staff and twirled it around a bit before pointing it in front of her.
Poof.
"HEY!"
"Um, uh oh," Soraya struggled not to laugh as she looked at what she had done. Unlike everyone else in the room – except one – who burst into laughter.
"Nice way to treat a guest, Soraya," Kaiyuki chuckled.
"I didn't know that was going to happen!" Soraya exclaimed.
Dark Magician was now Chibi Dark Magician.
"Aww, you're so cute!" Tejina said, walking over and picking up her brother. His huge hat flopped over his face and his staff – which was now three times longer than him – clattered to the floor. Dark Magician pushed his hat back up and glared at Tejina with his chibified eyes.
He looked ridiculous.
"Put me down," he growled in a high, squeaky voice.
He sounded ridiculous too.
Tejina grinned and put him down. She waved her staff.
Pop.
Dark Magician was restored to his original form. He retrieved his staff and turned around. His eyes landed on Soraya, and walked over.
Soraya hid Kaiyuki's staff behind her back, smiling weakly. The jade moon poked up from behind her shoulder. "Sorry," she said quietly.
Dark Magician knocked Soraya gently over the head with his staff and smiled. "Next time, point that at someone else."
Soraya grinned sheepishly.
"Well, that was good for your first time with magic, Soraya," Mahou said amused, walking over to join the others. "It could have been much worse."
"How bad could it have been?" Yami asked.
"Well, quite a bit worse," Tejina said cheerfully, her eyes shining with mischief. "If I remember correctly, Dark Magician turned our mother into a rabbit on his first try."
"You turned our father into a frog!" Dark Magician shot back, as everyone laughed.
"I turned my brother's head into that of a stag," Mahou said grinning. "He chased me around the place, trying to impale me on his antlers."
"How about you Kaiyuki," Soraya asked. "What did you do?"
"I turned Yami's hair fluorescent pink," Kaiyuki said, laughing at Yami horrified look. "You had to go around like that for hours before I figured out how to change it back." Kaiyuki grinned. "Didn't talk to me for days after that happened."
"You all changed something about someone else – for the worse." Yugi said. "Does that always happen?"
"Yes, it usually does seem to be like that," Dark Magician said grinning. "It is like an inevitable ritual. I am lucky that you didn't do anything worse, Soraya." He paused then added: "I think I'll help you with your magic."
"Really?" Soraya asked.
"Of course. I prefer being in my own body," he smiled as Soraya glared at him.
"It was funny though. You looked cute when you were about two feet high," Tejina said.
Dark Magician shivered. "There are few things that are as disturbing as your own sister calling you 'cute'," Dark Magician said, not meeting his sister's eye. Tejina grinned widely.
"It's getting late," Yami said, checking Yugi's watch. "We'll have to get back before Yugi's Grandpa decides to calls the police."
"Of course, Pharaoh," Dark Magician said. "It has been nice to see you all again."
"Yes, visit soon everyone and good luck with your magic, Soraya. Enjoy being her dark, Lady Kaiyuki. It has been great to meet all of you," Tejina said. Mahou nodded.
Kaiyuki raised her staff as the Puzzle glowed. A moment later, Yugi and Soraya appeared on the sidewalk outside the card shop. Yami and Kaiyuki were nowhere to be seen.
Soraya looked around. "Hey, where are-" the Shadow Pendant started to glow.
I'm still here, Soraya. Kaiyuki's voice sounded in their minds.
"I guess her spirit must be in it," Yugi said as the Pendant stopped glowing. "Sort of like Yami and the Puzzle."
That's right.
Yugi smiled and looked toward the door to the card shop. "My grandpa should be home. Do you want to meet him?"
Yugi opened the door. "Hi Grandpa! Meet our –"
"YUGI! Where have you been! I've called everyone, where were you? I was about to call the police!" Needless to say, Grandpa looked extremely worried.
"Uh, well, we were…" Yugi faltered. Lying wasn't exactly one of his strongest skills
"…At my house!" Soraya finished, inventing quickly. "Doing schoolwork. I, ah, missed today, and um, Yugi was helping me catch up." Yugi nodded vigorously.
"Really?" Grandpa said, calming down a bit.
"Really!" Soraya and Yugi said in unison.
"Really then, all right. You were saying something Yugi?"
"Oh yeah," Yugi said with relief. "This is Soraya Reikado, Grandpa. She's our new neighbour."
"Happy to meet you, Motou-san," Soraya said, giving a bow.
"Oh! Welcome to Domino, Soraya. How do you like it here?"
"It's wonderful, Motou-san."
"I'm glad you like it here." Grandpa watched as Soraya looked around the room, covered with games, puzzles and duel monsters cards.
"Do you duel?" he asked.
"Of course, I love dueling. Yugi here is impossible to beat," Soraya said.
"That is why I am King of Games and you are not," Yugi said, Yami's cocky confidence showing through.
"Of course I'm not King of Games, I am a girl," Soraya said, grinning.
Yugi looked at her. "That was one of the most pathetic comebacks ever."
"Maybe, but at least I have a comeback. Do you?"
Yugi opened his mouth, paused, and closed it again. He grinned.
Soraya smiled triumphantly. "Hah, I win."
"You do not!"
Grandpa chuckled at the pair's bickering. "Okay you two, get off to bed. You still have school tomorrow."
Yugi and Soraya hurried off to bed.
You're a really terrible liar, you know, Kaiyuki said, appearing in her spirit form once they had returned to Soraya's room.
So? What was I supposed to say? 'We're really sorry Motou-san, we were in the Shadow Realm. You see, Yugi and I happen to be reincarnates of 5000 year old Egyptian dead people, and a crazy sorceress is out trying to kill us all'? Soraya retorted indignantly.
Yes, that will do nicely. Kaiyuki said smiling.
Soraya flopped facedown onto her pillow and did not reply.
Goodnight Soraya.
Goodnight.
A few days later…
"I really hate wearing these things," Soraya said, taking off the Domino High girl's uniform and putting on her preferred choice of clothing of jeans and a t-shirt.
"The uniform is not all that bad, Soraya. It just makes you look like an idiot, nothing worse," Kaiyuki said as she made a pillow float around the room.
"Thanks for the support," Soraya muttered, sitting down at the desk and getting out some work.
"No problem," Kaiyuki said. She disappeared as Soraya got started on her work.
"Hello Kaiyuki," Yami said as Kaiyuki appeared in his soulroom. "What brings you here?"
"Hi, Soraya is doing some of her homework, so I decided to visit," she noticed his expression. "Is something wrong?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary. I was just thinking about how people who are after me and my Puzzle always end up endangering my friends. It's nothing too serious," Yami said, kicking a loose stone around. "I think I'm getting too paranoid sometimes."
"About what?"
"Sometimes strange things. You and Soraya for example."
"Soraya and I?" Kaiyuki asked, startled. "Why is that?"
"Well, Yugi and I probably wouldn't have met Akiro if she had not been residing within Soraya, pretending to be her dark. And even though it was actually you that was Soraya's dark, you were in the Shadow Realm all those years that Soraya had to live her uncle."
"I suppose that does call for a lot of questions," Kaiyuki sighed. "But here are the answers. Why wasn't I with Soraya all those years she was with her uncle? I couldn't. I couldn't talk to her or make myself known to her until Soraya came to the Shadow Realm first, which we know, happened only about a week ago. And about Akiro, it is like you said. She was never Soraya's dark. To her, Soraya was just a tool and a convenient place to reside until she led her to you and Yugi. You don't think of Yugi as just a tool, do you?" Kaiyuki asked turning to face her brother.
Yami looked offended. "Of course not!"
"Then there's nothing to be suspicious about," Kaiyuki replied simply.
"Then I am sorry that I was ever suspicious about you or Soraya," Yami said.
"No worries. Destiny always has something unexpected in store for us," Kaiyuki said. "All we can do is do the best we can when the time comes."
"Destiny. I'm really starting to hate that word," Yami smiled, sending the stone scuttling across the floor. He sighed. "I just wish I didn't have to put Yugi in so much danger so often."
A blast of light flashed.
"Then you are doing quite a poor job, Pharaoh."
Kaiyuki and Yami spun around. Just in time to see the beam of energy rush past them.
"Akiro!" Yami glared daggers at the witch. "LEAVE!"
"Not until I get what I came for," Akiro said, reflecting the attack Yami sent with the Puzzle.
Yami attacked again. "You will never take my Puzzle."
"The Puzzle is not the only thing you care for," Akiro replied threateningly. "I would reconsider."
Kaiyuki flew forward, her staff clashing with Akiro's. "You will not harm anyone," she hissed, striking with her staff.
After several fierce moments, the three broke away from each other, breathing hard. The Millennium Symbol began to glow upon Yami's forehead as the staffs of Kaiyuki and Akiro shone. The air crackled with the combined energy of the strengthening attacks. They unleashed at the same time and beams of light shot across the room
BOOM!
Smoke filled the room as the attacks collided.
The small sound of a door opening was heard through the commotion.
"Yami? Is everything alright?"
No, everything was certainly not alright. Yami froze as he realized who had spoken.
"NO, YUGI! GET AWAY! RUN!"
Too late.
"Yami! Help!"
The smoke cleared. Akiro had gotten to Yugi and had her staff held across Yugi's throat.
"No…" Yami said softly. "Let him go."
Triumph was evident on Akiro's face as she backed away, dragging Yugi along. She ripped the Millennium Puzzle from around his neck.
"The girl is mine," she smirked.
She vanished.
And Yugi was gone.
The Puzzle plummeted.
Inches from the floor, the Puzzle stopped and flew toward Kaiyuki's shaking hands. She lowered her staff, handed the Puzzle to Yami and ran.
Puzzle in his hands, Yami sank to his knees, anger roaring through him. Anger at Akiro for taking Yugi and anger at himself for failing to protect him.
But there was another light that was in danger.
"Soraya!" Kaiyuki had already transported herself back to Soraya's room.
The room was in disarray. Stray papers were drifting to the floor, with an air that a battle had been fought.
But it was empty.
Soraya was gone.
Daylight: there, chapter 7 is done. I just let Yugi and Soraya get kidnapped. sighs solemnly while Yami and Kaiyuki search for me in angerbut don't worry, you'll find out what happens to them next chapter. And speaking of next chapter...
NOTE: Chapter 8 won't be up until afterwinter break. I don't have internet access at home, so all the updating I do has to be done at school. Sorry. But I really, really like reading everyone's reviews,so review! Reviewing makes me happy and makes me want to write more for you all to read!