Second chapter of Dancing into the Magician's Heart!
I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!, the idea, nor its characters. I also don't own the idea for Beauty and the Beast.
Time stood still for Atem's kingdom which they would later call it the Domain of Beasts. Yet to the outside world, time continued on as many winters passed. It was now fall and the restaurant of Domino City was bustling with excitement over the beauty of nature.
"Téa! You need to wait on that man over there!" Miho's father, James barked at Téa, setting a silver tray in front of the said woman. She turned to look at the table he was referring to. Téa groaned, wiping her hands on the white apron before taking it off. Oh course her ex-boyfriend Johnny Steps would decide to come into the restaurant. He just did not get the hint she did not want him back regardless of three months of dating him. She readjusted her forest green v-neck long sleeved shirt to cover up any exposed parts Johnny would try to see or even touch. Téa grabbed the tray and swiftly darted to the table while still being careful of the drinks on the tray.
"Well look who came over to see me," Johnny purred, smirking as Téa set his drink on the table. "You know maybe if you throw in a kiss with some good service I may consider taking you back insTéad of leaving a tip."
'Is he serious?' Téa thought as she scoffed at Johnny, turning to leave the table.
"You had your chance Johnny. You ruined it with your jealousy of me being better at you in dance and not keeping your mini Johnny in your pants. Do me a favor, let me get back to work, and don't come back again."
Suddenly Johnny's hand latched onto Téa's wrist, stopping her from leaving. Téa flinched he gripped hard, the pain went spiraling up her arm.
"Now baby you know a woman shouldn't treat her man like the way you treat me. You know that isn't the right thing to do, especially to me," Johnny said, smirking. Téa tried to shake off the man's grip only to it becoming stronger. 'So this is why he sat at the table furthest away from everyone,' Téa thought, remembering that Johnny chose when he wanted attention and when he didn't. She swung her other hand towards his face but he grabbed it with his free hand, pulling her towards him.
"That's not very nice babe. You know better than that," Johnny had a wicked smile, his eyes appeared to become more sinister. Suddenly a red blur hit the man's face causing the man to let go of Téa and cry out in pain. Téa brought her wrist to her chest, happy that is wasn't broken. However she saw signs of bruising.
Johnny glared , clearly pissed. "Who the hell did that?" He growled out, finding what hit him. It was a die, crimson red die that Téa knew who it belonged to.
"The lady told you she had to go back to work. Honestly I think I would rather prefer going back to work than to talk someone with the likes of you," A man dressed in black leather jacket with a dark crimson long sleeved shirt and black jeans, said as he lumbered towards the die. His long black hair was in a pony tail as a red headband was wrapped around his forehead.
His alarming shade of green eyes were in narrow slits as he turned to Téa and gently grabbed her arm. He examined her wrist, before turning back to Johnny. "I suggest you leave before her cousin comes and helps me punish you both for hurting Téa." James, who was waiting on the other customers, came over when he saw Téa and Duke. He also examined Téa's wrist, a frown now formed on his lips before he turned towards Johnny.
"My waitresses are to be treated with respect and unharmed from the type of man that you are. Leave now and don't ever come back. I will have the cops hunt you down for hurting one of us," James said, his plum eyes narrowed into slits as well. Johnny glared straight at Téa, his eyes in small slits.
"Mark my words Téa, you will be seeing me again soon."
Johnny sauntered out and it wasn't until he was out of the restaurant did Téa let out a sigh of relief.
James sighed as he led Téa and Duke to the kitchen to find some ice to put on her wrist "I'm sorry this happened to you Téa. I thought he would heed my words the last time he came here and tried to start causing trouble for you."
"I thought he would too. Johnny may act like he's confident but honestly he's pretty cowardly. Why he won't give and realize we are never getting back together just baffles me."
Téa winced as the cold ice touched her skin; James wrapped cloth around it to keep the bag of ice in place. James's daughter, Miho who was drying some cups saw Téa and rushed over to her.
"Are you alright Téa? Daddy, you should give Téa a few days off so her wrist can heal properly," Miho said, worrying over her friend's injury.
James sighed, turning his eyes from Téa's wrist to his daughter. "Miho honey, you know with it being fall and such we're busier than ever. I've been too busy to even go shopping for the special ingredients your mother needs to make her special dishes that everyone in this city loves," James explained, hoping his daughter will understand. All of a sudden, they heard someone running into the kitchen, panting heavily.
"Oh hello Tristan," Miho cheered, smiling at Téa's cousin. His tawny leather jacket, over his black turtle neck showed signs of drenched sweat. Tristan rushed to Miho.
"Hello lovely Miho. How are you this fine evening?" Tristan asked, completely forgetting about his cousin standing there. Téa and Duke were rolling their eyes, not surprised by Tristan's moves. They never understood how it was completely oblivious to Miho and James that Tristan had strong feelings for Miho. That, along with their eyes, was the only traits the father and daughter shared.
"Oh I'm fine Tristan. But please worry about your cousin than me. Daddy please give Téa the few days off. You know she'll work extra hard when she gets back," Miho pleaded, her plum eyes giving a puppy eyed look. James's expression was stern until he sighed.
"How about this? Téa can have the entire week or two off if Tristan can go shopping for all the groceries we need for the restaurant," James suggested, looking at Tristan. "Do you accept?"
Tristan nodded eagerly, hugging James. "Oh yes sir! I'll bring you the best ingredients ever and Duke will help me!"
James smiled before pushing Tristan off. "Thank you. Now if you would kindly please get off of me. I have more customers to attend to. Téa, you can go home. I want you to rest as much as you can ok?"
Téa nodded, giving James a bright smile. "Thank you so much sir," Téa said as Duke led her out while he was pulling Tristan by the ear. The group headed to Duke's two story game/toy shop where their living quarters was located in the back.
"You know Tristan, that wasn't wise of you to include me in your hunting for groceries trip. I have to take care of the store you know," Duke grumbled as they three headed upstairs to the bedrooms. Tristan rolled his eyes, slinging his arm around Duke. "You're my best pal. You took my cousin and me in when we lost our parents and you know how I long for Miho. I heard she has a hot cousin," said Tristan as he smirked at Duke's expression once he mentioned cousin.
"Fine Tristan. Now can you let me go so I can prepare my famous healing drink for Téa," said Duke as he broke free from Tristan's grip. His eyes widened before tackling Duke to the ground.
"You aren't going to make my cousin drink that Duke!"
"I add sugar in her drinks Tristan!"
"What? You always tell me we don't have sugar!"
Duke smirked before answering. "Well I guess I lied then."
Téa was standing there, watching the two now argue. She shook her head slowly before trudging upstairs. The boys stopped when they heard Téa go upstairs to her bedroom.
"Téa don't fall asleep until you have your drink first ok?"
"Ok Duke," Téa said loudly enough as she entered her room. She flipped the bedroom light switch, illuminating her entire bedroom. Her wooden furniture also seemed to glow from the light as light shone on the little trinkets she had. Téa began her search for her pajamas when a knock that Téa clearly knew was Duke's rapt against the door. "Come in," replied Téa as she picked up a brush and began brushing her hair. Duke appeared, carrying a small teacup, steam rising into the air.
"Here you go princess. My special drink with a spoonful of sugar," Duke said as he smiled at Téa. Téa smiled back as she placed her brush back on her wooden vanity table. "Make sure you drink every drop otherwise that bruise will take longer to heal."
Téa nodded her head as she took a few sips. Duke leaned over and kissed her forehead gently.
"You know I'm still glad you and Tristan came to live with me. Running the store by myself, taking care of the chores I would never do and constantly burning food was a bit hard for the Duke," Duke chuckled.
"You offered your home for Tristan and I. It's the least we could do," Téa replied as she drank the last drop of the drink. "I'm going to head to bed. I suggest you do the same since you know how Tristan came be with his snoring." Duke nodded and left the room, closing the door silently behind him. As Téa fell asleep, the soothing sounds of night lulled her to sleep and into a dream where her parents were waiting for her.
"Téa! Téa! Wake up!" Tristan whispered loudly as he shook Téa's shoulder. Téa grumbled in her sleep, flinging her arm into the air to push Tristan away.
"Mo way," Téa groaned into the pillow as Tristan continued to shake her. Tristan huffed and suddenly moved to the foot of the bed. "I really don't want to do this to you Téa but I have to," Tristan sighed as he pulled away the lavender colored blanket off Téa's body. Téa shoot up as the cold air hit her skin, her voice screeching. "What the heck Tristan? Do you see how dark it is outside?"
Tristan gave a simple nod before throwing some clothes at Téa. "Yes I do see how dark it is outside. I want to get a head start on finding the best ingredients in town. I don't want to leave you home alone. That's why I decided you will be coming with us. Tristan explained. Téa slowly got up of her bed before turning to her cousin and pointing at the door.
"Get out so I can dress as you insist that I have to join you and Duke."
Tristan quickly got out before Téa could grab some hard inanimate object and fling it at him. After Téa washed her face, she looked over to the outfit her cousin had pick. An instant smile was appearing on her face. Tristan knew the right outfit to pick for going shopping. It was an lavender long sleeved top with a white jacket Tristan had given her a few years ago. Along with that, her midnight bootcut blue jeans and white boots would match with the top and jacket perfectly. As Téa put on the outfit. She put her hair up into a messy bun and grabbed a sapphire bracelet her parents had given to her when she turned 16. Pushing back the painful memories, Téa quickly went downstairs and found Duke leaning against the door, sleeping. Tristan, dressed in a red plaid shirt and black pants was coming from the kitchen, holding a blue thermos filled with coffee.
"You know Duke isn't a morning person Tristan," Téa sighed as she watched Tristan pour a cup of coffee.
"I know that. Why do you think I have coffee?" replied Tristan as he moved the cup under Duke's nose. Duke's eyes opened slowly as he took the cup away.
"I can't believe you want to go all the way into the country side to get ingredients when there's a store less than two miles away. Let's get this done and over with so I can reunite with my bed soon," Duke muttered as he opened the door leading to the garage. He climbed into the front seat as Tristan offered to drive so Duke could get some more sleep. Téa got into the back, buckling up before moving into a laying position.
"To win my Miho's heart and her father's approval I need to get Miho's family deserves the best ingredients that isn't contaminated with so many chemicals. That type of food could hurt my precious Miho and her family. You can only find organic food in the country side," Tristan declared as he turned on the radio and changed the station to play soothing music.
"You should catch some more sleep Téa. I have a map to where the best stores are at. We'll be there in no time," Tristan said as he drove the car out of the garage. Téa yawned before nodding her head. "Ok."
As Tristan drove, Téa fell asleep, dreaming of her bed back home.
Suddenly the brakes were slammed on, jolting Téa awake as she almost hit the seats in front of her. She heard Duke let out a not so pretty vocabulary at Tristan.
"What do you mean we're lost? I thought you had a map on you!" Duke yelled, glaring menacingly at Tristan. Téa sat up, looking out the window. All she saw were red, yellow and orange colored trees around the dirt road they were on.
"The map lied to me!" Tristan yelled back as Duke yanked the map away from him. Duke's eyes narrowed as his eyes left the map and back onto Tristan.
"The map is nearly thirty years old! Why do you still have this map?"
"Cause it was the only one I could find!"
Duke slapped his forehead, sighing angrily. "You could have printed one from the computer Tristan."
Tristan blinked a few times before slapping his own forehead. He completely forgot to even see if the map was up to date. Téa blinked a few times before tapping both of their shoulders. The boys turned around to stare at her. "What is it Téa?" They both asked.
"Umm I need to go to the bathroom," Téa said, blushing slightly.
"There should be some bushes around here," said Duke as he looked out the window. Téa's eyebrows furrowed together slightly as she hesitantly got out of the car. The guys got out as well staying a few feet away from her as she looked around for a bush. As Téa went deeper into the woods, Téa was surprised that no one ever touched these woods.
"It's a bit odd how there's no signs of any human life around here. Maybe this is a protected forest," Téa said to herself as she found a bush. As she buttoned up her jeans, she heard a few twigs snapping. Téa looked over to where Tristan and Duke were, chatting. "Did one of you guys just come over here?"
Both boys shook their heads, shrugging their shoulders.
"Nope. We've been standing here the entire time Téa," said Tristan, folding his hands over his chest. Téa looked around her, noticing that all the leaves were now green.
"Umm you guys, all the leaves are green," Téa whispered loudly enough as the guys also noticed the colors of the leaves.
"Dude did we skip winter or something?" Duke asked, staring at the leaves. They heard more twigs snap, this time behind Duke and Tristan. Téa's eyes grew wide as she saw what was behind them. A giant bug like creature, clad in metal armor was huffing its eyes showing the look of hunger.
"You guys. Look behind you," Téa whispered before darting away. Tristan and Duke blinked a few times before looking behind them. Their eyes grew wide in terror as they saw the giant bug creature. They took a few steps away from the bug before breaking into high speed chasing after Téa.
"What the hell? That's a giant bug!" Tristan yelled as the bug started chasing after them.
"Jeez you think!" Téa yelled back as they continued darting through the forest.
"This is the last time you will ever drive my car Tristan and drag me into anything like this again!" Duke shouted, clearly pissed. The bug creature was scurrying faster, almost catching up to the three.
"It's catching up to us! What do we do?" Téa shouted, panting heavily. Tristan and Duke noticed they were somehow already near the edge of a cliff with a clear bright ocean below. They also noticed an empty cave was near. Tristan caught Duke's eyes and nodded, knowing what Duke was thinking. Duke and Tristan grabbed Téa's elbows, leading her towards the cave. "What are you guys doing?"
"Saving your life!" Duke and Tristan shouted as they threw Téa into the cave. As soon as she was in the cave, the boys saw the bug had not noticed Téa was now in the cave but was nearly on their feet.
"Ready for jumping off a cliff and into an ocean?" Duke asked, smirking. Tristan nodded. "It's a one in a lifetime experience man," shouted Tristan as they jumped off the cliff into the blue depths of the ocean. The bug creature continued to follow, falling off the cliff to its death. Tristan and Duke had managed to escape from being crushed as the waves washed them ashore onto the beach.
"That was the worst one in a lifetime experience," Duke coughed as he and Tristan laid on the beach, catching their breath.
"Yeah. So was seeing that bug," Tristan said as he stood up to examine his surroundings. "Crap."
"What is it Tristan?"
Tristan merely pointed to the ocean, his head down. Duke raised an eyebrow, following Tristan's finger. His eyes grew wide before going into panic mode.
"How the hell are we supposed to get to Téa when we're miles away from her and the only thing between us is water? We have no boat!"
Tristan sighed, plopping down onto the sand. "I don't know man. I just don't know."
He leaned back to lay on the sand when his back hit something hard. Tristan blinked and looked up to what was behind him. Tristan's jaws dropped open as he saw a smiling face of a young man with dark chocolate eyes and messy dirty blonde hair.
"Heya there pals. How da heck did you get to da Domain of Beasts? And why are ya two in such weird clothing? Hey Seto, do you think dat one of them could be da one?" The man asked his companion whose eyes reminded Tristan of Téa's only a few shades lighter and more mean, were in narrow slits.
'Then again,' Tristan thought as he noticed the man's named Seto armor, 'My eyes would probably be that way too.'
The blue eyed man Tristan assumed was named Seto scoffed before a small smirk appeared on his face. "It would be quite amusing for any of these two to be 'the one' for our King flame boy. I can only imagine the furious look on his face when we take this two to the castle."
"Serenity told ya to call me Joey. You'd think you'd finally learn dragon breath!"
Seto grabbed Duke while Joey grabbed Tristan, leading them towards the woods.
"Hey! Where are you taking us?" Tristan demanded as Joey's grip on his arm tightened. Seto's eyes somehow managed to become more narrow than it already was.
"You should pay attention more you brainless man. We're taking you back to the castle," Seto replied as they stopped in front of two creatures. Duke and Tristan's eyes grew wide when they realized that the creatures were dragons, one that was pure black with red eyes while the other was somewhat grotesque looking with green skin and pure white eyes. Joey threw Tristan onto the saddle of the black dragon and sat behind him. Seto did the same except Duke landed on the horn.
"Ouch. Dat's gotta hurt," Joey muttered as he took the reins and as soon was he moved the reins slightly, the black dragon flew high into the sky. Seto's dragon soon joined up with it into the air, wind blowing through their hair. Tristan and Duke looked at each other, both having worried expressions on their faces and the same thoughts running through their heads. What were they going to do about Téa?
Téa feeling dizzy, groaned as she struggled to sit up. Her head was pounding from the sudden impact of the stone floor as she laid on it. Téa realized her wrist got worse when she put pressure on her hand, pure shocking pain jolted up her arms. She also tried moving her left foot when the same kind of pain her wrist was in.
"Great. My wrist and ankle is probably broken. Just what I need," Téa muttered as her eyelids were drooping. Téa heard footsteps of two people walking towards her, "Who's there?"
"You poor thing," A female voice cooed as she leaned down and brushed back Téa's hair. Téa tried to make out what the woman looked like when she felt a calm, relaxing sensation run through her body. The last thing Téa felt was strong, muscular arms gently picking her up and wind running through her hair before she fell into a peaceful, dark slumber.
There's chapter 2 for y'all!
BTW, Seto's dragon is Phantom Dragon.