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A Fairy Tale

Confusion

Yami awoke with a splitting headache and a sore back and neck. He felt like hell. Yami groaned and looked up, but everything was black. Confused, he looked side to side. Still darkness. Panicking, Yami tried to stand, only to find his hands and feet were bound.

'O.k. Yami. Just stay calm. There has to be a logical reason for this.' Yami stayed still for a moment trying to figure out what was going on. Only after being calm for a moment did he realize a strange feeling on his face, almost like cloth. Yami scrunched up his face a few times and in various ways. Every time he did so, he could make out a little bit of light. This could only mean one thing. He was blind folded.

'Well this is just great. I'm tied up AND blind folded. At least I still have my clothes on, or this would be really concerning.' Yami was broken from his thoughts by the sound of foot steps. He looked in the direction of the noise and sat up as tall as he could. He might be tied up, but he couldn't show any form of weakness.

"What in the world?" Said an elderly voice. "I can't believe they tied you up like that. You'd think you were a blood thirsty savage." The blind fold was removed and Yami blinked in the bright sunlight. When Yami was finally able to look around he found an old man sitting cross legged in front of him.

The old man extended his hand to Yami, but he gave the old man a wary look.

"What? Is it not customary for humans to shake hands when meeting someone new?"

Yami scowled. "Excuse me for ignoring pleasantries, but you would be wary of people to if you had woken up in a strange place after being taken from your home." The old man gave him an apologetic look.

"I'm sorry about that. Kidnapping you was not in the plan. But as I'm aware, plans rarely go the way you planned them to. You must be hungry. Would you like some food before I take you to see King Nazeal?" The old man stood. He couldn't be more then an inch or two taller the Yami himself.

Yami shook his head. "No, thank you. My parents raised me not to accept food from strangers." The old man laughed.

"Well aren't you the witty one? I might enjoy a word game or two, but Nazeal is all business. I suggest you keep you tongue in check when in his presence. You already have everything possible against you. Better not make it one more."

Yami was now glaring at the old man. "I haven't done anything! What does this 'King' have against me!"

The old man sighed as he helped Yami to his feet. "You are a human. The elves hold long lasting grudges against your kind. But don't worry about that. I will explain everything to you after you meet the king."

Yami continued to scowl. He was very confused and he didn't like being confused. So what if he was human? It wasn't like these people weren't either.

"Come along now. Nazeal is waiting." Yami was about to protest that his feet were tied up and he couldn't possibly walk. But he tried to take a step forward and found his feet magically untied. Yami stumbled a little and almost fell over when the old man caught him. "Watch out. The sleeping spell is still affecting you. You might feel a little dizzy at first." Yami held on to him to steady himself and the old man helped him begin walking.

Yami took a good look at the room they were in for the first time. It looked like a storage room of some sort. The floors were dirt and the walls smooth wood. They left through a cloth flap that reached the floor.

Yami stopped just outside the room. He was even more confused now. He had been expecting to be inside, but instead, found himself in the middle of a forest. Trees larger then any he had ever seen rose up around him. Sunlight shaded by leaves bathed the entire place in green light. Yami felt as if he had walked into a dream.

"I know it's nice to sight see, but we need to keep moving." Yami, still holding on to the old man, stumbled forward. He glanced behind to see that the room he had just been in was actually inside a huge tree.

"My name is Solomon Mouto, by the way. I know you are not exactly trusting of me, but you are going to need my help when dealing with the king. So I would suggest at least trying to be pleasant." The old man winked at him

Yami had never liked being told what to do, even by his own parents. He wasn't some child. But he figured he might as well try to make some allies, even if he didn't like them. "I am Yami Sennen. Why would a 'king' listen to an old man like you?"

Solomon pouted, but his graying purple eyes sparkled with laughter. "Because I am older the he is and have much more wisdom. Youth should listen to their elders." He winked again.

"Surely you know that with age does not necessarily come wisdom. I've known plenty of old people that are far from being wise." Solomon laughed.

"You are quite sharp for a child. You remind me of my…" Solomon stopped mid-sentence as a small girl ran out in front of them chasing a ball. Yami looked around. There were people here? As far as he could see, they were far from a city or town.

The little girl walked up to him and Yamis' jaw dropped. She had red ears and a fox's tail. "Hi. My name is Alapa. What is yours?" Yami never had a chance to respond before a woman with the same ears and tail ran to the girl and picked her up. The woman gave Yami a terrified look and then ran off.

Yami really was getting tired of being confused. He watched as the woman ran toward a nearby tree, grabbed a large knot and a door swung open. Yami looked around franticly and finally noticed all the strange openings in the trees, windows. Terrified faces peaking out. There was a whole community here.

Solomon sighed and shook his head as he continued to lead Yami through the forest city. They soon came to a tree that put all the others to shame. It was obviously ancient and it rose above all the others. The doors in to this tree were not hidden like the others, but large and imposing.

The doors opened on there own for them and closed on their own as well.

Yami looked all around and marveled at the sight. The tree seemed to pulse with an unknown force and pull Yami through. The place quiet, save for the sound of running water. A small stream ran through the tree. They climbed a winding staircase that seemed to be made from the tree itself. At the top was another set of imposing doors. These ones, Solomon had to push open.

The doors slammed shut behind them and Solomon walked forward. Yami was to stunned to move. They were at the top of the tree and were over looking the entire forest. The sound of someone clearing their voice finally got Yamis' attention. He whirled around and looked above the doors. There sat a group of nine people, Solomon among them.

The man in the middle spoke. "So, you are the human?" Yami wasn't sure if this was a rhetorical question, or if he was expected to answer. "Why did you remove his blind fold, Solomon? He is a danger to us like this." Yami scowled. He didn't like this guy already.

"He is not some savage. Humans, although slightly unstable, have shown to have phenomenal reasoning abilities. I am certain he will only defend himself if he deems it necessary. Besides, from what I have heard from him, he doesn't even know how to use the power he has. The Binding Charm was a fluke." Solomon gave Yami a quick wink.

"Is this true, boy?"

"I don't even know what you're talking about. Perhaps you could explain it to me. Then I will think about answering your questions."

This made the man frown. "I would suggest you hold you tongue in my presence. I have the authority to kill you or let you live. Although I'm leaning toward the latter, you had better convince me other wise if you want to continue living."

"My servants have probably already realized that I'm gone. My parents will be notified soon. I don't think you are in any position to make threats."

This made the man smirk at him. "Oh, don't you worry about that. I have already sent our people to modify your servant's memories. As of now, they think you are at a friend's house. Enough playing. Tell me how you opened this book." He held up The Magicians Guide for Yami to see.

His scowl deepened. Yami was sick and tired of not understanding what was going on. He didn't understand what this guy meant. "I don't know."

"Well, we will see about that." Suddenly a group of people surrounded Yami and grabbed a hold of him. They began chanting in a strange, but familiar language. There was a blinding flash of light and then Yami was overwhelmed with images.

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Oh no! Will Yami be ok! Haha. I'm not telling. You will just have to wait for the next chapter.

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