Hello everyone! Forgive me for being absent from ff for a long time. Been over at AO3(Archive of Our Own) this whole time. I have a lot more OnS fanfics on that sight, but I will also upload them onto here. The reason I've been inactive on here is because I wanted to avoid any confusion between my OnS works with my YGO works, but as I worked on them, came to realize that they are different from each other. I will add that over on AO3, I have a few completed OnS fanfics that will be uploaded onto this site as well in due time. So for now, enjoy as I uploaded the rest of the chapters of the completed Yuichiro in Wonderland.
Chapter 8
Painted Roses
The next day started off with a perfect blue sky lighting up with the upcoming dawn, creating beautiful shades of pink and purple. As soon as the light of dawn reached his sleeping face, Yuichiro felt it was time to get up for his lessons with Akane. However, as soon as his green orbs open and slowly came into focus, Yuu realized he was not in his room back home and found Mikaela fast asleep next to him in his semi-human form, holding him close to his chest.
Just then the memories from yesterday flashed in his mind, reminding him of where he is. Sighing in relief to know that everything that had happened was not a dream. Not wanting to disturb his best friend's dreams, Yuu snuggled closer which had caused Mika to hold him closer than he had all night.
An hour later, Mika had started to wake up to see Yuu glance up at him from his position in his arms and against his chest. Smiling up at the other boy, Yuu said sweetly, "Good morning Mika."
Returning the smile, Mika reply as one hand played with a few of Yuu's hair strands, "Morning Yuu."
"I enjoyed yesterday." Yuu said, pulling back a bit so they had locked eyes better.
"Me showing you around Wonderland and meeting many of my friends?" When Yuu nodded, Mika's smile grew as he pulled the boy in for a hug. "I thought you would."
Sitting up in bed, Yuu asked, "Where in Wonderland have we not paid a visit to yet?"
Before answering, Mika laid on his back and stretched just like a cat would after a long nap. "Well, all that is left to go to is Heart Castle where the Queen of Hearts lives."
"Oh, one of the terrifying queens?" Earning a nod from the blond, Yuu did start to feel a little bit of uneasiness at the thought of meeting such a scary woman.
Seeing him afraid of meeting someone like the Bloody Heart, Mika sat up and gently hold Yuu in his arms for comfort. "Don't worry, Yuu. She won't do anything to hurt you while I'm with you."
To know that he'll be safe as long as Mika is there with him, Yuu smiles and wraps his arms around the Cheshire Cat with a very warm thought on his mind; "I'm very lucky to have a true friend like Mika."
Two hours or so later, after having a good breakfast with the queens and bidding Taichi good-bye, the two boys gathered Obsidian from the iris garden and left the beautiful Diamond Palace to make their way to the Heart Castle.
By ten o'clock in the morning, the group arrive at the final destination in their journey. But instead of heading over to the gates, Mika lead Yuu and Obsidian down a secret path and into a labyrinth of rose bushes. Making their way to the center of the maze, they could hear a group of men singing and saw red paint go flying.
Painting
the roses red
We're painting
the roses red
With Mika's help, Yuu sat on his shoulders and with the Cheshire Cat hoisting him up, Yuu could see over the hedge only to have a splatter of red paint almost hit him in the face, causing Yuu to dodge it.
We dare not stop
or waste a drop
So let the paint
be spread
However his dodge almost made Mika lose his balance even with Obsidian helping by leaning his little body against his leg. "Be careful, Yuu-chan." Mika says once they were able to balance well.
We're painting
the roses red
We're painting
the roses red
"Sorry Mika." Yuu taps one of the hands on his legs to keep him in place on the Cheshire Cat's shoulders. Then Mika saw an arch in the hedges so once he set Yuu down, the three look through the arch to see three cards dancing around the rose bushes, painting the white roses red.
Oh-h-h-h
Painting
the roses red
And many a tear
we shed
Because we know
They'll cease
to grow
In fact, they'll
soon be dead
As the three cards dump paint on each other and cry over the fate of the roses, Yuu faces Mika in confusion with the Cheshire Cat simply shrugs, just as confused but he knows full well that Mahiru cherishes her roses. So if she ever finds out what is happening to them, she will not be happy.
And yet
we go ahead
Painting
the roses red
Painting
the roses red
We're painting
the roses red
Just now quite curious, Yuu approaches the three after they went over to the next Rose bush and got to work on the white roses with Mika and Obsidian right behind him.
Oh, pardon me
but Mr. Three
Why must you
paint them red
To have a new guest here had surprised the three cards as Three answers, "Well, the fact is this, lad, we planted white roses by mistake. And…"
Then Ace and Two joined him, saying, "Queen Mahiru loves them to be red."
If she saw
white instead
She'd raise
a fuss
And each of us
Would quickly
lose his head
A hand to their throats as the cards made a slicing swipe across their necks, Yuu and Mika felt terrified of such a fate that everyone in Wonderland fears.
Since this is
the thought we dread
We're painting
the roses red
Making up his mind thinking it would be faster, Yuu grabs a spare paint bucket and brush and went to help the cards paint the remaining white roses before the queen sees the mistake. With Yuu helping them, Mika kept an eye out for any danger to the cards and Yuichiro with Obsidian by his side like a guard dog.
Painting
the roses red
We're painting
the roses red
Don't tell the queen
what you've seen
Or say
that's what we said
But we're painting
the roses red
Yes, painting
the roses red
Not pink
Not green
Not aquamarine
We're painting
the roses red
Once every white petal is covered in red paint, Yuu and the cards stand back to admire their work. However Mika lets out a quick high pitch whistle, sending them a warning. Then they heard it, a trumpet fanfare.
Then they saw the red cards march through the maze, heading in the direction of the rose garden. "The queens!" Three exclaims in fear, Ace and Two now just as terrified as him with Mika and Obsidian running over to Yuu.
"We must hide and stay out of sight, Yuu-chan!" Mika says and the three quickly hide under a hedge that is not part of the maze wall.
Staying low to the ground, the three watch in silence as the card guards surround the scared trio as they bow on the ground, awaiting their unavoidable fate.
Another trumpet sounded off as Yoichi and Kimizuki run to stand beside the guards. Panting, Kimizuki announces, "Their Imperial Highnesses, Their Graces, Their Excellencies," as Kimizuki spoke, two young women appear from the maze, both the age of twenty four, one having long purple hair like Shinoa but was left down and very flowing, sharp red eyes, wearing a dress that is half red half black, holding her outterskirt to the side a bit with a fan in her other hand, the other had long blond hair like Mitsuba and held over her shoulder in a loose ponytail, green eyes, wearing a full on black dress, her hands folded neatly in front.
Right behind them were two men, one dressed as a king and the other a knave. "Their Royal Majesties, the Queen of Hearts and the Queen of Spades!"
As the card guards cheer of their arrival, Yuu notices something about how the sky had all of a sudden change into a dull grey color. "How did the sky go from a beautiful blue to a deadly grey?" Yuu whispers to Mika.
"That is the result of their auras. Luckily it only lingers here." Mika whispers back and they went back to watching.
That was when Mahiru noticed something about one of her rose bushes. The red paint on one of the white roses had not dried fast enough and had began to drip from the rose. "So! Who's been painting my roses red?"
Who dares to taint
with vulgar paint
The royal flower bed
For painting
my roses red
Someone will
lose his head
Clearly she is not too happy about the cards trying to help. Yuu is just about to crawl out of hiding to straighten her up when Mika quickly grabbed him back towards him, one hand clamped over his mouth. "Don't Yuu-chan. If you try to get involved, Mahiru won't hold back on killing you as well."
However, as the three cards tried to put the blame on the other in order to spare their lives, Mahiru had quite enough for she was convinced they were behind the act as they still have paintbrushes in their possessions with one bucket on Two's foot and the other bucket on Ace's head. "Off with their heads!"
Once the order was given, three guards took and lead the guilty three away while the other guards laugh at their misfortune as Mahiru simply smile, feeling better as her love join her side and share a wicked smile.
They're going
to lose their heads
For painting
the roses red
It serves them right
they planted white
And roses
should be red
Oh, they're going
to lose their heads
Just then, the blond queen yells, "Silence!" And everyone fell silent.
Not taking their attitude anymore, Yuu crawls out from under the hedge with Mika missing him completely. "Hold it, they were only trying to…"
Yuu is interrupted when the two set their eyes on him, glaring at the boy. "And who is this?" Aoi demands just as Mika emerged from under the hedge, clamp a hand over his mouth as he pulled him towards him.
"You shouldn't have done that Yuu-chan." Mika whispers harshly.
As soon as they see Mika after coming out of hiding, the queens then changed their attitudes. "Why if it isn't Mikaela the Cheshire Cat. Is this child a friend of yours?" Mahiru said in a more nicer tone that Mika does not like.
"Yes, your majesty. He's my friend."
"Well, what can we do for you, child?" Aoi says sweetly.
"Nothing really. Mika has been showing me all of Wonderland since I followed Yoichi and Kimizuki here. I must say that Wonderland is beautiful."
"We always thought so as well." Mahiru agrees. "But do you mind if I ask you something, child."
Yuu simply nods to let her know she can ask him anything. Watching the queens very carefully, Mika stands closer to Yuu with Obsidian joining them, growling under his breath at Mahiru and Aoi.
