I'm…not entirely sure what happened to this chapter. o_O It's a lot less serious then the previous ones. I guess it's a way to settle everything back down? I dunno. xD It was just fun to write. Hope you enjoy the pointlessness of what occurs
Needless to say, the next three months had all creatures, immortal and not, fearing for their lives. Ever since that night it was obvious to everyone the two entities were pissed and appeared to be more then willing to take it out on the rest of the world.
Every day was so sweltering hot, most didn't even bother to wake up; preferring to curl up in whatever shade was available and wait it out. Only the Elite and Gods continued on their business as if nothing was wrong; the only relief through the throbbing heat was when the Rain would take the time from his daily play to cast a cool spell on the world. Every night was freezing, to the point where animals would often travel in packs to stay warm, even those who preferred to move alone. Suddenly it wasn't so odd to see a wolf and a deer curled up together to preserve body warmth.
Meanwhile the Dusk and Dawn were occupied keeping the two raging entities separated, whom, amazingly, seemed to have completely switched their roles. Where as the Moon was now going out of his way to stay on the opposite side of the world, the Sun was now going at all lengths to track the other down. Of course there was no doubt in anyone's mind that Marik's purpose was all but friendly, and Bakura's reasons were simply self preservation, but that didn't make it any less strange.
As it sat, only two people dared to approach the ruffled blue hair, and that was the two who had been his constant companions for millennia's.
"Master Bakura, I really don't think another ice age is necessary." Ryou commented as he watched the entity storm back and forth in a right fit, muttering angrily to himself as he had been for the past three months. Naturally, to everyone else the moon was angry – to the two stars, it was obvious he was merely hurt and frustrated with the lack of progress he had made with the enigma known as Marik.
Malik nodded in agreement to his friend, only flinching slightly when Bakura lashed out, slamming his foot hard into a nearby elk tree, sending it crashing to the ground. It was more of an instinctive flinch then anything else; because he knew full well that the blue hair would never inflict actual damage to him and Ryou.
Releasing a loud snarl the moon flung himself onto the newly made stump, chin dropping to rest on the arms he had folded over his knees. It was day, the sweltering heat falling like a curtain, but completely unaffecting the three sitting in the field. After all, it was easy enough for Bakura to manipulate the air around them to create a small dome of calm, unaffected by the drastic temperature changes.
It was his way of protecting the two. "I know it isn't." He finally stated, running a hand through his hair with a rueful smile. "But it'd make me feel better."
Glancing at each other with slight unease the two stars watched as the moon, restless as always, promptly rose from his seat and returned to pacing. Malik licked his lips, wondering if he dared. "Uhm, Master Bakura? If I may…have you tried…talking, to Master Marik?" He ventured, instantly cringing when the blue hair rounded on him, teeth flashing in a snarl.
"Don't be stupid! I can't get within thirty feet of him, forget ta…!" His voice trailed off, looking at the cowering star guiltily. Sighing loudly Bakura dropped down in front of the blond; he really needed to watch his temper. Ryou and Malik may be close to him, but they still knew he could wipe out their entire existence with barely a thought – so of course they were going to be scared of him.
"Hey, it's okay Malik." Bakura soothed, double checking to make sure Ryou wasn't in the same position. Nope – Ryou looked fairly calm; obviously he was better adjusted to the moon's anger. "I'm just…frustrated."
Purple eyes looked at him warily but the blond seemed to have relaxed somewhat, which was definitely a good sign. Ryou leaned in to press his shoulder against his friends reassuringly, and with a shaky sigh the other star relaxed the rest of the way, shifting back against Ryou in thanks. Bakura watched them with a slight smirk; oh yeah, they had it bad. Which made him feel a little better, because hell, the two of them looked a lot like him and Marik; so if they worked out, maybe…
That thought left an unpleasant taste in the back of his mouth. Who was he kidding, really? The Sun hated him with every fibre of his being – at this point, probably more then anyone else. Chances of the blond even tolerating him was pretty much, at this point, zero to none. Of course that didn't mean he was going to give up trying. Bakura was, if anything, determined; he just had to back off for maybe a couple years until the fire had settled down and he could approach the other again without having his pants burst into flames.
Because from personal experience, that was not a pleasant feeling. "Uhm, Master Bakura?" Ryou's hesitant and slightly concerned voice broke through his musings and he blinked rapidly, glancing at the stars who were watching him with slight worry.
"Neh?" The Moon asked, and despite himself Malik released a small giggle; good, he was definitely calmed down now – after all, he dared to laugh at the Moon.
"You zoned out and started glaring at a bush." Ryou explained, pointing at the mentioned plant; which had shrunk and seemed to be cowering beneath the entities glare.
Raising an eyebrow Bakura smirked. "Oh, sorry Tristan." He grunted – of course the shrubs name wasn't actually Tristan, since plants didn't have names. But it's name was Tristan now, because if the moon said it's name was Tristan, it's name was Tristan.
Naturally all the other bushes were hopelessly jealous, but like fuck Bakura was going to name each and every one of them. He was lazy.
"I wasn't angry with you – I was just angry in general, and you happened to be in my line of vision." He went on to explain, and the plant stopped cowering; now practically fluffing out with pride. Satisfied with that the moon returned his focus to the two stars now watching him with obvious amusement. "What?"
Ryou and Malik looked at each other then back at him. "You were having a conversation with a plant." Malik pointed out.
Bakura shook his head, holding up a finger. "Not a plant – Tristan. He's a shrub." He corrected; pointless banter tended to help distract him. Not to mention it was rather fun to watch how riled the other plants were becoming at all the attention the one was getting.
Both the stars raised their eyebrows in an 'okay then' sort of manner, obviously unsure how to deal with the suddenly much calmer moon. But, not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, they decided to continue the conversation. If it kept the blue hair from thinking about Marik and destroying more foliage, then by all means, let him discuss plant names.
"How do you know he's a shrub, and not a bush?" Ryou enquired, and Malik frowned. "And that he's a he, not a she?"
The Moon rolled his eyes, folding his arms over his chest. "Because I say he's a shrub, not a bush, obviously. And his names Tristan – no one would name a girl Tristan, thus he's a boy." He stated as if explaining it to small children.
At this point, Tristan had practically puffed out to an exploding point, and the other shrubs were smoking with jealousy. Or just smoking because of how hot the day was. Really, Bakura didn't care which. Maybe if they acted more happy for their fellow shrubbery he would have taken time to name them, but because they were all acting like spoiled brats, they would remain nameless.
At this point both the stars were struggling viciously not to laugh, because the moon seemed entirely serious about the conversation, but it was utterly ridicules. Naturally Ryou, the kind one, noticed the other plants were beginning to feel left out.
"Well, is that shrub a boy?" He asked with amusement clear in his voice, pointing at one which promptly fluffed out at the unexpected notice.
Following his finger Bakura raised one eyebrow, giving a snort. "Don't be ridicules – that's a bush. And her name is Rebecca. Can't you tell the difference between a shrub and a bush?"
"Obviously not." Malik muttered with a grin, right before both him and Ryou broke down into uncontrollable fits of laughter.
Pretending not to see the humour in the situation Bakura arched both his eyebrows upwards, watching as the stars fell over each other in their mirth. "Are you laughing at me?" He asked, making sure to let the amusement in his voice be heard so neither of them believed he was actually angry. He knew full well this was an absurd conversation, but it was nice to joke around again for once; better to make a fool of himself then muse over the dead end that was his and the sun's relationship.
"O-of course not Master Bakura!" Ryou managed to choke out, covering his breath in an attempt to muffle his giggles and failing horribly at it.
Unable to stop the grin now Bakura waggled his finger at the two hysterical stars. "Well if you're not laughing at me, you're laughing at the shrubs and bushes. And that, my dear stars, isn't very nice." He scolded lightly; however, this only seemed to make the two laugh even harder.
"This is going to be a long day." The moon informed the plant situated a few feet away from him as if having a conversation with someone who could actually talk back; in response the dandelion fluffed out at Bakura's notice.
"Oh don't get full of yourself Espa Roba." He warned the flower, turning back to watch as the two stars collapsed onto their backs in fits of laughter. A soft grin spread across his face; at that moment, he wasn't thinking at all about a certain blond.
"Oi! Both of you get up! You're rolling onto Tristan!"
I have absolutely nothing to say. XD! We now have three new characters, apparently. Tristan, Rebecca, and Espa. All are plants. What the hell is wrong with me?
Also, how many of you are curious about who the Rain is, who's mentioned for like, five seconds? ;D Take a guess. First one who guesses correctly I'll…mm…How about I'll write a one-shot for you? Only one guess though - anyone who posts multiple names will be ignored. Next chapter will be posted when either someone guesses right, or a few days pass and I don't want to torture any of you any more xD
R&R!
