Disclaimers, disclaimers, disclaimers. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu-Gi-Oh GX, or Princess Tutu.
Chapter 8: Slumber Party!
This was most likely the best evening of my entire life.
I got to dance with Mahad all night long. The Harpy Sisters did not come back yet either. It was almost midnight. I got home as fast as I could. Thank Ra I beat them home. I should get ready for bed.
"Kawee, Kawee, Kawee (How was your evening Mana-sama*?)
Kuriboh was floating in my doorway wearing the rabbit costume I got for him.
"It was a very nice evening, thank you."
It was true that I can understand everything that Kuriboh says. It was very simple actually--all you have to do was sort of learn another language.
"How much candy did you get in the human world?"
Kuriboh then goes inside my room and pulls out a candy bag that is ten times bigger then me.
"How did you get that much, never the less carry it?"
"Kawee, Kawee (Humans always give candy to the cute adorable kids in costumes.)"
"Well don't eat it all tonight."
"Kawee, Kawee (I won't I promise.)
Kuriboh then went back into my room and onto his bed. He was somehow all ready in his night cap.
"Good night Kuriboh."
"Kawee, Kawee, Kawee, Kawee (Goodnight.)
I put on my night gown and put the dress back in the closet so I can return it to Jasmine tomorrow. I went into bed, but I could not sleep. I kept thinking about Mahad. I kept remembering the dance. I was so sure that Mahad almost kissed me. If he did though would Mahad be so straight forward about it? I don't know anymore. My eyes were starting to droop. I closed them hoping to have a dreamless night.
I was fine until I heard menacing laughter in the background.
"Who's there?"
The laughing continued. I was getting scared.
"Mahad where are you?!"
The laughing died down a tiny bit.
"Your Mahad won't be able to hear you here my darling."
All I could do was whimper. I just then remembered I could summon my wand to attack. I tried to use my magic with no success.
"Your powers won't be able to work either. Now that you have fallen asleep you will not be able to wake up. He will fall before us when we take his most cherished possession."
"Who will fall? What are you talking about?"
The laughing continued.
"Get her!"
The darkness was slowly closing in around me. I screamed but the laughter just continued.
"Too bad my dear too …"
Just then I heard someone calling my name.
"Mana wakeup! Mana!"
Just then I was back in my house on my bed. Mahad had his arms around me.
"How did you get here so fast?"
I felt your presence I felt you were in trouble."
I sat up hoping that I was not too scared stiff to move.
"Mana, what happened?"
I explained everything to Mahad even the sinister laughter that filled my ears. Mahad just murmured to himself trying to figure the situation out.
"Mana maybe it would be safest if we talk to Isizu. We don't know who they are, however; we know they are after you."
I started crying and couldn't stop. Mahad held me while my tears soaked through his clothing.
"It will be alright. I will not let them harm you."
The tears continued to flow anyway. My tears finally stopped. Mahad kept holding me. I will try to take advantage of this moment. That was when I realized that I was still wearing my pajamas.
"Kawee, Kawee (Oh Mahad is here. What A pleasant surprise.)"
Kuriboh was still in a daze even though I had woken him up.
"Mana I don't think you should stay here alone tonight. I will watch over you."
That hit me like a bolt of lightning.
"Of coarse you can stay here Mahad. Let me set up a bed."
That was when I saw him. The pharaoh walked into the room. He was translucent but he was there.
"I felt a great disturbance in my cards. Is everything alright?"
Mahad kneeled before the pharaoh.
"I am sorry to say that everything is not okay my pharaoh. An evil force tried to kill Mana in her sleep. I will offer to stay the night with her just in case the force comes back."
The pharaoh nodded.
"Mahad you know that this is the second time you are staying with your apprentice when she is in trouble."
I wondered how he knew that.
"I know this my pharaoh. I want to keep her safe."
I think I was blushing a deep shade of red because when the pharaoh turned his head to look at me he chuckled.
"The enemy is possibly after me since almost all the villains I come across want revenge on me. I just want to keep all my friends safe."
"How shall you do this my pharaoh?"
"I asked Yugi to organize a slumber party at Otogi's house with my friends Judai, Jounichi, Yugi, Honada, Bakura and myself."
"What are you going to do about your female friends for they are more vulnerable?"
Just then the door bell rang. Mahad went to get it since I was in my pajamas and the pharaoh was basically a hologram. After all, he was the only one that looked presentable. I heard a bunch of foot steps. Standing in my door way was Anzu, Ribbon, Mai, Asuka, Shizuka, Christine, Melanie, and Jasmine. They were all carrying tote bags.
Jasmine started speaking to the pharaoh. "Yami, Mana does not look like she knew anything about this."
"This is for your own protection and safety and by that I mean everyone not just you."
The pharaoh added the last part very quickly. It was obvious that the pharaoh had a crush on Jasmine. Jasmine spoke again.
"So Yami are you going to be staying with us?"
Yami was blushing a light shade of pink.
"Well I shall see you later Jasmine and everyone else."
Yami quickly went out the door.
"Oh and one more thing ladies Mahad will be staying with you tonight as your personal bodyguard."
Everyone immediately turned to Mahad. I saw there was slight hint of agony in his eyes.
"So it comes down to this a slumber party in another dimension with nine girls and one guy."
Mai said this with a smirk on her face while all the girls giggled in the background. I swore I could here Mahad saying "Why?" over and over under his breath.
"I have never been to a slumber party before." Shizuka suddenly said.
Christine spoke up. "Don't worry we have slumber parties all the time back in New York. I even brought a few things for the occasion."
In less then five minutes Christine had set up a bunch of party goods all over the place; Jasmine was busy making snacks in the kitchen; Asuka was picking out some games; Melanie was selecting movies; Mai was putting out beauty care products; Ribbon was ordering pizza; Shizuka was organizing sleeping bags and pillows; and Anzu was selecting music. When everyone was finished Mahad stood in front of the room and said:
"Okay Ladies you are not here for fun. There is an enemy on the loose and he will try to harm you anyway possible."
"Anyway possible?" Melanie asked.
"You know what I mean. So we have to lay down some ground rules. One, no one is allowed to go anywhere alone. You need a buddy. Two, no one is to leave the house unless under certain circumstances. Three, everyone must be in bed by 11:30 and last but not least…"
The door bell rang. Mahad went to answer it.
"Gino's Pizza. Here are your ten pies that will be $80."
Ribbon went to the door and paid the bill. Mahad continued when the pizza guy left.
"The most important rule is no eating before bed time."
Everyone glared at Ribbon and Jasmine. Jasmine raised her hand.
"Yes, Jasmine."
"I have a few comments I would like to make."
"Say them then."
"Well they are about the rules you just made. One, why do we have to have a buddy to go anywhere in the house? Besides the bathroom is right there and the kitchen is next door. There is no way someone is going to be getting in trouble. Two, why would we leave the house anyway? Three, how can you have a slumber party without snacks? Plus we already made them. And last but not least no one ever sleeps at slumber parties."
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.
"Then why do you bother calling it a slumber party?"
"No one knows why."
Ribbon then spoke to me.
"Mana since this is your house what do you want to do first?"
I thought about this for a moment.
"Let's get into our pajamas and then play some games."
Soon after everyone was wearing their pajamas. Even Kuriboh had decided to come down and join the party.
"So Asuka what games do you have for us?"
"Well let's see I have Monopoly, Twister, DDR, Cranium the guessing game, whose line is it anyway, the game of Life, the 3-d fantasy role playing game, Sorry, Chutes and Ladders, or the High School Musical trivia game."
Well here was the tally: one vote for Monopoly which was voted on by Asuka, one vote for Twister which was voted on by Melanie, one vote for DDR which was voted on by Anzu, one vote for Cranium which was voted on by Ribbon, one vote on whose line is it anyway voted on by Jasmine, one vote on Life which was voted on by Christine, one vote for the role playing game by me, one vote for Sorry by Mai, one vote on Chutes and Ladders by Shizuka, and one vote for the High School Musical Trivia Game by Kuriboh. (He can't live without it.)
Mahad didn't play any of the games though that was no surprise. It didn't seem like there was something wrong when he wanted to stay with me. The only person to win every game was Kuriboh. He even beat Anzu at DDR. He did cream everyone at the High School Musical Trivia Game. He knows all about High School Musical.
Well after wards we decided to eat snacks and pizza and then did our hair and nails. Mai was an expert! She braided my hair so long that it made me look like I had hair to my waist.
We all decided to lie on the floor and select a movie.
"How about Night at the Museum?"
"No I saw that five times already."
"What about James Bond?"
"I never get what the plot is about."
Jasmine looked like she was going to explode if we don't select something. Then suddenly Jasmine's head jerked up.
"What about the movie version of Twilight?"
I could hear Mahad's voice from the next room.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
No one person seemed to notice.
Mahad decided to sit down next to me as we watched Edward Cullen saving Bella from the moving truck.
Ribbon whispered "Wow, Robert Paterson is so hot."
Jasmine said: "You are kidding me right?"
As Ribbon and Jasmine argued in the front, Mahad started talking to me.
"Mana I do not understand why you like stuff like this."
"Well I have to admit that the movie is pretty bad. The book was so much better."
"Maybe I should read the book."
"Really you'll read it?!"
"I decided to give Twilight a chance."
I threw my arms around his neck and hugged him tight. I felt his arms slowly close in on me. We stayed in that position until I realized every pair of eyes was staring at us. We quickly pulled away as everyone started giggling.
"Okay ladies I think it is time for bed."
Just then Melanie picked up a pillow and threw it at Mahad's face. Anzu then shouted out:
"Pillow fight!"
Everyone then grabbed the nearest pillow and started hitting each other. Kuriboh was hitting Mahad on the head while he threw a pillow at Kuriboh so hard it smashed through the wall. I think I was hitting Jasmine for most of the time and Kuriboh was knocking everyone down with his pillows.
Everyone was very tired after the fight so we decided to go to sleep. I was very tired and exhausted. I thought I heard Jasmine and Mahad talking. I am not sure exactly what they said but this is what I think they said.
"Mahad, are you awake?"
"Yes Jasmine you should be getting to sleep."
"But I want to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"I just want to know if you told Mana your feelings yet? I mean you do seem very close to each other."
"No, Mana always does that."
"But, did you tell her?"
"No I didn't."
"But you have to tell her some time don't you…"
"Yes, I do love her Jasmine and very much but, I just can't tell her yet."
I slowly fell asleep hoping what I heard wasn't a dream.
1*- Sama is a term for respect mostly towards people with hire standards as you or are older then you.
Slumber Party! What do you think? I am sorry I have not posted in so long. I was very busy and did not have time to post. I hope that you will continue to read my fan fiction. I have not forgotten about Jasmine.