Away with the Faeries

Hey, so there's just one more chapter after this one as well as the epilogue. I know it's another short one but the pace seemed to run away with me again.

Thanks to HopelessRomantic183 and Dragongal for their reviews, I've fixed the poll so that it'd now visible on my profile. Dragongal, you'll have to wait and see about the White Dragon Ka, and in my mind, while Kisara knows exactly where Excalibur is, she's not completely its protector, I might have a bit where she gets asked about that. I'm glad you liked Kiera, I thought that Yugi really should have a love interest that he's taller than.

Today's been a funny day really, one of the windows in our living room has a hole in it so I've had to do a quick repair job to make it watertight again. I ended up sticking a plastic sandwich bag over the hole with Sellotape!

Anything you recognise is not mine. The appearance of King Arthur in this chapter is actually based off of a cousin of mine, who funnily enough is called 'Arthur'.

SK

Chapter 4

Kisara's P.O.V.

I didn't realise what had happened until the next morning. I have to admit that I was shocked at how well Mokuba seemed, especially as he'd been so weak the day before. But as he came downstairs for breakfast with Iola and Yugi, he seemed so much better. I started to worry when his brother didn't come downstairs for breakfast. By the time I went up to check on him it was well after 10:30, nearly 11 in fact which was odd as he was usually one of the first ones to get downstairs. I knocked on his door but received no answer so I decided to open the door and go inside. As soon as I did I realised that something was wrong, the air was too quiet and still. I ventured farther into the room and looked around. Kaiba was lying motionless on top of the covers, as if he hadn't actually gone to bed the night before.

"Kaiba? Are you alright?" I asked softly, moving to his side. I noticed that he was deathly pale and cold to the touch. He didn't actually seem to be breathing but when I held a mirror near his mouth and nose in a panic, there was a faint misting on it. I was startled at how he could suddenly take a turn for the worse in just a few short hours, then I spotted something on the bedside cabinet. It was a small book bound in red leather with faded black lettering. It was lying open, as if whoever was reading it last (I guessed that it was Kaiba) had been called away suddenly and had placed the book face down to keep their page. I gently picked it up and looked at the page before dropping the book in shock. It was an ancient spell, one that very few people could perform and even fewer actually dared to try; the purpose of the spell was to transfer strength from one person to another, something that I had actually been thinking of performing myself to help Mokuba. I had the nagging suspicion that Kaiba had attempted and succeeded to perform the spell last night, giving away far too much of his strength in the process. I cursed myself lightly,

'Why hadn't I removed that book when I had the chance?' I thought angrily. I had to quickly reign my emotions in before I transformed, whenever I'm angry or scared (as I was at this moment in time) I change into a Blue Eyes White Dragon, it's because that's the form of my ka, or spirit but I'm actually able to take on that form; my Faerie marking resembles a Blue Eyes too, I think it might be part of the reason that my powers are so strong. People used to tease me about it but only because they thought that it was cool, they even gave me a nickname, 'Dragon-Gal', for it. I eventually managed to control my emotions with calming breathing. At that moment I heard a sound from the door, Yugi was stood there.

Instantly I was back at the door.

"Yug, could you take Mokuba and Iola outside and make sure that they don't come back in. Kaiba did something very stupid last night and now he's dying, I'm going to have to try and reverse some of the damage he's done and I'll need to concentrate." I said quickly. Yugi took one look at Kaiba and then one at my face and nodded, rushing back downstairs. I hurried back to Kaiba's side, just as I heard the door to outside open and close again. Carefully I drew my strength into the image of a pool of water and mentally scooped some before sending it to Kaiba. I could 'see' his strength, also in the form of a pool, it was almost completely drained. What I added helped but not nearly enough for him to wake. I repeated this process several more times, until I'd given him about a third of my own strength but he stayed in the same condition. It was obvious that the curse had a real hold on him and that, within moments, he would be dead.

… Lol, sorry just trying to prolong the suspense. Will Seto live? Or is Kisara too late to save him? Don't worry, I'm not evil enough to make you wait until the next chapter!

…Tears of frustration welled up in my eyes as I regarded the man lying on the bed before me. I'd come to care deeply for him and, although I didn't really want to admit it knowing full well that I was helping him find his soul mate, I even loved him. Now, as I looked at his prone form I prayed that I wasn't too late, that somehow I could save him for long enough to find his soul mate and get them to kiss him.

"Kaiba, please. Please don't die, don't leave me now! Please, I love you." I cried, sobbing softly before leaning down to gently kiss his cold lips. At first there was no change but slowly warmth started to spread through his body. Then there was a slight movement from his body and, to my surprise, he started to kiss me back. He moved his left hand to gently rest on the back of my neck for a few moments before we broke the kiss as I needed air. I pulled back and watched as he sat up and looked at me.

"How could you be so stupid!" I shouted, punctuating each word with a smack on the arm. "You almost killed yourself! Don't ever do that to me again Kaiba!" I continued, smacking him lightly around the head. I might seem excessive but he'd really scared me.

"Seto." He said softly.

"What?" I asked, derailed from my shouting and smacking, completely confused.

"My first name, it's Seto. And I'm sorry, I guess it was a pretty stupid thing to do." He smiled.

"Yeah it was. You almost gave me a heart attack, Seto." As his first name left my lips an invisible shiver travelled up my spine. There was a tap on the door, causing both Seto and I to look round. It was Yugi, who was grinning to himself.

"I came to see if it was alright to bring Mokuba and Iola in. I must say Kisa, you've done a nice job of getting rid of the curse." He smirked lightly before rushing away. Rather than calling him back I turned and looked closely at Seto. It was true, most curses are visible to a Faerie and this one had been no exception, but as I looked at Seto I saw that it was no longer there.

"What? It's gone." I exclaimed softly causing Seto to chuckle.

I should have been completely baffled that I was Seto's soul mate but I took it all in my stride. In my family stranger things have happened and I suspect that it was Yugi trying to play matchmaker that brought the Kaiba brothers to my cottage in the first place. Mokuba and Iola were thrilled when they found out that Seto and I were soul mates. They'd formed such a close bond that at the time I thought that I wouldn't have been surprised if they were soul mates too. Yugi just had this self-satisfied smirk on his face as if he'd known that Seto and I were soul mates and, knowing Yugi, he probably did. Later that afternoon, as we were waiting to the spell that would tell us Mokuba's soul mate to be completed, Seto and I were sat in the library on the window seat.

"You know, it's strange. If someone had told me a year ago that magic existed and that my soul mate is a Faerie and a descendant of Merlin and Nimue, I probably would have thought they were crazy." He admitted, holding me close against him. I laughed lightly, I understood how he felt. From the moment he'd walked through my door I'd known there was something different about him, I doubted that he even knew.

"I know what you mean." I smiled, resting my head on his chest.

"There's one thing I've been meaning to ask you since I found out about your ancestors. Because you're a descendant of Merlin and Nimue, and the Lady of the Lake, doesn't that make you the keeper of Excalibur?" He asked cautiously. I laughed gently.

"Firstly, he'd actually prefer to be called 'Myrddin' as that was his original name. Secondly, I sort of am. Excalibur is actually in Avalon, with Arthur who's its main keeper but my family are the official ones, we just let him look after it so that he doesn't get bored." I explained. Seto looked at me surprised.

"Arthur's still alive?" He asked.

"Yes, the thing about Avalon is that you don't age there. Arthur's been living there for years with his wife ,Gwenhwyfar , his brother and his brother's wife." I explained. Normally I hated talking about my family history as people seemed to only be interested in what they could get for themselves, but with Seto I could tell that he was genuinely interested.

"His brother?" Seto was obviously confused.

"Yes, Arthur and Myrddin were brothers. Hang on, I think I have a painting of them." I smiled, getting up and rummaging through the drawers of the large desk that stood in the room. Finally I'd found what I was looking for. It was a picture of two men, both tall with black hair and the same face but that was the only similarities. Myrddin had hair down to his back and a long beard with the same light blue eyes that Iola had while Arthur had hair that reached his shoulders and deep brown eyes with no beard but stubble on his cheeks. Seto obviously could tell who was who as he didn't ask.

Once the spell was completed I fetched Mokuba who by this time knew vaguely what was going on, Seto hadn't mentioned that the curse would kill him if he didn't find his soul mate, something I agreed with. He stood fidgeting slightly as I started to cast the spell, causing Seto to smile slightly at him. Once I'd cast the spell we waited for a few moments before a light glow surrounded Mokuba before separating and forming the words 'Iola Eilir Gwen Ddriag'. For a few moments we all stared at the words before I started to giggle at Iola's expression. They had such a close bond in such a short time that it should have been obvious. My giggles started Seto off chuckling; we ended up laughing so hard that we couldn't speak, especially when we saw that Iola had turned bright red again. They did eventually kiss, it was a very sweet first kiss bless them but they stayed perpetually bright red for the rest of the day as Seto, Yugi and I kept teasing them.

They stayed for the next couple of months and Seto and I got closer. One sunny day, Seto and I were sat outside watching Mokuba and Iola playing badminton with Yugi, who was losing rather badly. Suddenly Seto's phone rang, making him jump slightly. He cursed lightly under his breath and pulled it out. He sighed once he saw who the caller id was and answered it.

"Yes?" He asked, shortly. It was obvious to me that whoever was on the other end wasn't someone he really wanted to talk to.

"Well can't you put him off?" He asked after a few moments before pausing to listen to the reply.

"How long can you stall him for?" He sighed, closing his eyes in frustration.

"Right, stall him for as long as possible and I'll deal with him when I can." He said before ending the call and turning to me.

"Apparently Pegasus has been trying to arrange a meeting with me for the past 4 months but they can't stall him anymore. I'm going to have to go back to Japan tomorrow." He sighed, a sad look in his eyes. I didn't say anything, I just rested my head on his chest and closed my eyes, breathing in his scent, knowing that after tomorrow I probably wouldn't smell it again for a while.

When it came to him and Mokuba leaving, I didn't get all hysterical and beg Seto not to leave, I knew it wouldn't work and that he had to go. Iola was as miserable as I was only she showed it clearly while I didn't, at least not while they were there. Yugi offered to take them to the airport which Seto accepted gladly. As the pickup pulled away I waved until it was out of sight before I ran inside and collapsed sobbing on my bed. Yugi must have known how I was feeling because when he got back he'd brought Kiera with him and some chocolate. They did manage to cheer me up a bit but I still missed Seto desperately. I guess that's a downside to being a hopeless romantic.