Aren't I just so creative with these titles? XD Mm. Yes, first off, I'd like to apologize. D: No Marik or Bakura in this chapter, people! I needed to introduce Joey and Kaiba, and since they don't generally get along with the Moon, and the Sun doesn't get along with anyone, I had to use Yugi and Yami. So, a bit of a look into the Dusk and Dawn, as well as the introduction of two new characters
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Heaving a content sigh the small male collapsed onto his front, ground instantly warping beneath him, catching him gently so no damage was inflicted to his form. Smiling cheerfully he reached out to take a flower delicately between his fingers, not pulling it out, simply stroking it with utter adoration, watching with bright interest as the plant quivered in it's very roots, obviously ecstatic to feel his touch.
Grinning he released the stalk and retracted his hand, instead folding his arms beneath his body as he gazed around the darkness of the world around him. Still a good hour or so until duty called - odd, where was Dusk right now? Perhaps he was off soothing the bristled pride of the Sun.
A soft giggle escaped his throat at this thought and he rolled onto his back, arms eagle-spreading on either side of him.
"Master Yugi!" A loud, booming, and always very welcome voice reached his ears and he lurched into a sitting position with a small laugh, eyes roaming the world around him in search of...ah, there!
Dancing, swirling rainbow lights came billowing towards him and the Dawn rose to his feet, gliding over the ground to intercept the one approaching him, eyes glowing as the blond came into view. "Hello Joey!" Yugi called in greeting, laughing as the other tried to in force breaks a little to late and lost his footing, crashing into the ground - which, by order of the dawn, softened to leave him un bruised.
Feeling a tad foolish but happy nonetheless the Aurora borealis beamed up at the giggling entity, pulling a look of false hurt. "Oh, fine, I see how it is. Laugh at my misfortune." He huffed, then cringed and quickly double checked the surroundings. When no foot introduced itself to the side of the head for showing such obvious disrespect Joey blinked, quirking an eyebrow at the one standing above him. "Where's Master Yami?"
Smiling softly Yugi gave barely a thought and the ground reformed, arching upwards to place the blond back onto his feet before sinking back down. "Mm. I don't know. Bakura and Marik got into a fight earlier, so chances are he's keeping an eye on them until things settle down." The dawn stated, and northern lights cringed slightly.
"Ah, yeah. I heard those two going at it. I was sure the world was about to come to an end." Joey admitted a tad warily; after all, it wasn't unusual for the Sun and Moon to clash due to the sun's fiery personality and the moon's simply abrasiveness, but never like that. That had been...that had been terrifying.
Nodding softly Yugi patted Joey on the shoulder with a reassuring smile. "It's fine now. Yami got between them and cooled them down somewhat." He decided not to mention the rather unnecessary fist-on-face action, "So hopefully they'll settle down for a while."
Seeming soothed by that knowledge the blond nodded, running a hand through his hair, a slightly haunted look on his face. "Is...is Master Bakura...?" The other finally asked warily, and Yugi's eyes softened in understanding.
"Marik just caught him on the shoulder. You know Bakura - pain's not...not something he deals with often. It really wasn't as bad as it sounded." After all, he knew fairly well what had got Joey so riled up. The Moon's scream had frightened even him, he could only imagine what it was like for lesser beings. Not that he considered a Joey a lesser being, but certainly he was..lower on the scale of strength.
"What, is the little light boy scared of some demon shrieks?" A low, sneering voice suddenly growled from the shadows, causing the dawn's friend to stiffen - dawn merely sighed, shaking his head disapprovingly at the new arrival.
"Now Kaiba, that's not very polite." The dawn scolded lightly, earning himself a snort as the other stepped out from the cover of the darkness. Icy blue eyes sized up Yugi, disdain clearly showing; the mist was one of the few creatures who took advantage of the dawn's hesitance to punish those insolent, never attempting to hide the lack of respect he held for the softer, gentler boy.
Growling the Northern Lights stepped forward, meeting the Mist's eye challengingly. "Back off, Kaiba. Don't you have some grass to dampen?" He snarled, brown eyes narrowing on the unwelcome other, earning a snort in response.
"Don't you have some rainbows to make?" Came the immediate response and Joey bristled, opening his mouth to no doubt make a smart-assed comment, only to be cut off by the slightly agitated dawn.
"Both of you, stop it! You're acting like children!" Yugi scolded, hands on his hips, frowning at both of them. In response the blond looked sheepishly guilty, but the brunette rounded his shoulders in a challenge.
"Or what, you little run-" Whatever he was about to say never made it past his lips. Instead, the only thing that came out was a sharp cry when something slammed into him; and the next instant the mist was inhaling a helping of dirt and grass as his face was shoved ruthlessly into the ground. A sharp knee drove harshly into his lower back, earning an uncomfortable and muffled choke, hands digging harshly into the skin between his shoulder blades as a low, blood-chilling growl rumbled through his body from the one pinning him.
"No one talks to Yugi like that, unless you have a rather impressive death wish. Is that what's going on? Because that's what it sounds like to me." The voice hissed inches from his ear, forcing him further into the ground, and faintly the sound of Yugi trying to coax his attacker off reached him. "Keep going the way you are, scum, and death is exactly what you'll be paying tribute to."
"Yami, I think he gets it, let him up. It's okay." The dawn soothed, and red eyes flashed to him, holding his gaze steadily before with one final shove the dusk pushed off the humbled brunette, raising to his feet and stalking over to stand beside Yugi.
Choking violently Kaiba pushed himself onto his knees, retching from the grass and dirt and other unpleasantness now filling his mouth, gasping harshly as every inch of his body ached from the punishment. "I..I beg your pardon, Master Yami, Master Yugi." The mist mumbled, bowing his head. "I was out of line." Obviously swallowing his pride was easier then swallowing more soil, keeping his firmly on the ground.
A sharp snort was the only response the infuriated dusk came him, but the dawn - always the more forgiving - rested one hand on Yami's side and smiled soothingly at Kaiba. "Raise, Mist. It's okay, Yami shouldn't have reacted so harshly." A side glance at the disagreeing face of the red-eyed male Yugi nudged Yami a little sharper then necessary with his elbow, earning a slightly muffled 'oomph' before the dusk grudgingly nodded in consent.
"We'll forgive your discretion this time. But repeat it..." The threat was left to linger between them, and blue eyes clashed with red, the red burning with a fiery passion of bloody promise, the blue warily backing down.
"It shall not happen again." The mist murmured, slowly pushing himself to his feet as per Yugi's command, giving a low bow as he backed out of their view, disappearing from sight. Silence followed his departure, the stillness tense and strained.
Finally Joey gave a weak little laugh, which was cut off by a gulp when the dusk threw him a filthy look for it. However, shortly after Yugi began to giggle as well, and this time when the blond followed the example with a snicker, Yami raised no protest.
Instead he examined his nails, getting the vague feeling he had forgotten something. Wasn't he supposed to be watching someone? Something about a blond and a bluenette..?
Slowly his eyes widened.
Shit.
Okay, brief explanation time for those of you confused on the dynamics of these characters....
On the scale we have, from least strong to most powerful: Mortals{Humans, Wolves, Cats, anything that has a normal life expectancy, no powers, ext}, Gifted{Those who have magical powers and increased life expectancies}, Immortals{Those who have magical powers and can't be killed by Mortals or Gifted}, Elite{Those who are immortal, and have a place in the balance of the world. The Stars, The Mist, and The Northern Lights fall under this catagory}, Gods{Do I have to explain?}, and of course at the top of the scale, the Four Entities{Dusk, Dawn, Sun, and Moon}.
So Malik and Ryou are Stars, and thus fall under the catagory of Elite, making them lower then Gods. However, due to their relations with the Moon, the Gods show them respect. Kaiba is the Mist, an Elite, but tends to be a bit arrogent and it often lands him in trouble. Joey is the Northern Lights, again, an Elite, but due to his relation with the Dawn, the Gods show him respect.
Any questions at all, feel free to ask! I will answer! A thanks to my friend Katara Falcon, who designed Joey and Kaiba
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