"Shh….be quiet." Yugi could hear a deep male voice coming from his capturer. Yugi tried to wriggle out of the strong hold he was in, "If you don't keep quiet. They'll find us!"
"Mm?" Yugi's eyes widen and the stranger let go of his hand from Yugi's mouth. Yugi turned around to become face to face with a man that had his dark black long hair in a low pony tail. He had small eyes with ears larger than normal.
"Keep your voice down. They'll find us then." The mystery man said having a finger to his mouth.
Yugi mutely nodded his head and the stranger had his eyes to the door, "This mean…he's not trying to capture me?" Yugi thought curious eyeing the man. The man wore a long black singlet with a large old robe wrapped around his body.
"Is he here?"
"Search carefully!"
The stranger and Yugi could hear the group of men was doing a search around the bushes near their hide out. "You were the cause of all the commotion, mister?" The man asked.
"Um…yeah…" Yugi answered nervously.
"What exactly are you doing in this place? Just looking at you, it's obvious you're not from around here." The man noted judging Yugi weird appearance.
Yugi scratched his head, "Um, 'here?" isn't this SM Academy China Campus?"
The man nodded his head, "Yes, that's right!"
Then Yugi was at the right place after all, "Um…my name is Yugi Motou. I came from SM Academy's eastern branch school, but I got separate from the friend I was supposed to come here with. I was wondering around looking for him when I was accused of being someone's henchman, and so I was chased after. Then I ended up here…." Yugi didn't know why he was explaining his story to this man but somehow he trusted this stranger.
ACHOO! Yugi lightly rubbed his nose, "Ooh….I ran around while I was soaked, so now I'm freezing." Yugi thought to himself, shivering a bit. He was surprise when the stranger wrapped his robe around him.
"Don't want you to catch a cold now." The man chuckled.
"Th…thank you!" Yugi smiled back.
"My name is An. I'm a servant here." An introduced himself, "Oh, that's right! If you're a guest from the eastern branch school, perhaps the princess can help you out!" He exclaimed.
Yugi looked lost, "The princess…..?"
"Shuri of Suzaku!" An emphases her title with admiration and a light blush was seen on his cheek, "She is beautiful, charming, wise and compassionate. She is truly like a creature from heaven…."
"A princess? I wonder what kind of person she is….?" Yugi wondered with a royal looking princess image formed in his mind, "An, you love this princess, don't you?" Yugi grinned.
A small gasped came from out from his An's mouth, "L-LOVE? I COULDN'T….I….THAT IS….."
"What's the big deal? If you love her then you love her….." Yugi pointed out.
An shook his head in a disapproving way, "The difference in our social status is too great."
"Social status?"
"Shuri is one of the four deities who serve the gods. She is Suzaku's precious heir…completely different from the nameless type of lower level demon that I am." An explained his eyes soften, "I just….want to be able to be near her. That's enough for me to be happy." Yugi looked at his new friend pitifully, "Anyway, let's try to find the princess without running to anyone. Right now everyone's a little confused. I'm not sure the others will listen to us…."
"The only place left is the little room." Yugi and An's head shot up when they could hear pair of feets running toward their hiding spot, "All right! Let's go in!" Someone shouted.
Yugi nervously bit his lip, "What'll I do? They'll find me!" He thought.
"Mister Yugi this way!" An said pulling him along.
"Huh? Ah?" Yugi lost his footing. The door swung opened revealing the girl Yugi saw earlier before with men right behind her. It was also a little awkward for both side as An was seen on top of Yugi in a very uncomfortable position. The girl's right eye seems to twitch a little.
"P…PRINCESS!" An cried out, hurriedly got off from Yugi. Yugi's mouth dropped, the weird girl was An's princess?
"Grab him!" Someone bellowed pointing at Yugi.
The princess held out her hand, "Wait…" She ordered, "An…."
An quickly looked at his princess, "Y…yes!" He answered.
"Is this boy….your lover?" The princess asked carefully.
An bowed down his head nervously, "M…most certainly not!" He replied, "This is Mr Yugi Motou from the eastern branch school. He was searching for his companion when he inadvertently lost his way in our grounds."
Snickers were heard behind, "Lady Shuri is not about to listen to the explanation of a lowly creacture like you!" Someone laughed.
"This boy is under my protection." The princess declared her eyes closed, "The rest of you may leave!" Both Yugi and An sighed in relief.
"LADY SHURI!"
Lady Shuri's eyes harden, "Are your ears just for decoration?" She asked in a dark tone, the others all back away uneasily. She grabbed Yugi's arm, "Let's go little boy! An follow us shortly."
"It will be alright, Mister Yugi!" An yelled out sensing the boy nervous and scare mood, "I'm sure Lady Shuri will help you!" He chuckled after.
Lady Shuri sent him a small glare back, "You should thank An. Because you're someone he trusts. I helped you." She said eyeing Yugi's clothing, "But more importantly, what are you wearing!"
Yugi pointed at his white shirt and black short pant, "Oh, this? It's my school uniform for the eastern branch school…."
"You wear that kind of slovenly clothing in the far east!"
"S…slovenly?"
Lady Shuri shook her head and drags Yugi along, "Come one. I'll lend you some of our clothes."
Yugi was somehow a bit relieved that the princess trust in An and did not think of him as a bad person anymore. They entered a big traditional Chinese house with so many rooms and stairs that Yugi looked around in awed. "It's so extravagant!" Yugi gasped.
"What are you doing? Come in." Lady Shuri waved her hand indicating Yugi to come over. She handed her sword to a servant, "Prepare clothes and food for that boy." She announced.
"Ahhh…no, no, don't trouble yourselves." Yugi said and then a loud sneeze erupted from his nose.
Lady Shuri giggled lightly, "Before the meal, show him to the baths." She smiled.
Yugi sighed in sheer bliss as he was in a nice hot warm large tube. Each corner of the large tub was a tiger status with its large mouth open and water falling out. "Come to think of it, the China branch is a pretty nice place." Yugi hummed happily to himself and suddenly remembers Serenity's warning of saying this place was evil, "Even though Serenity said something like that, it's actually fine." He thought of An and the princess. They were nice people. "Though I'm not sure I thought that as first…." Yugi chuckled lightly and was interrupted by a voice behind him.
"What are you talking about?" Lady Shuri asked.
"EEK!" Yugi's face reddened and he had his arms covering his upper body before he slowly turns around to meet the princess, "Oh, um, nothing in particular….you've startled me." Yugi answered embarrassingly.
"You're called Yugi, right?" A nod was her response, "I'm sorry to tell you this, but we weren't able to find your companion anywhere within the Suzaku area grounds."
Yugi's eyes widen, "Then you mean Yami isn't at the Chinese branch school!"
"Well…the Chinese branch school is broken up into four groups. Genbu controls the north, Seiruu the east, Byakko controls the west and Suzaku the south, which I control." Shuri explained, "So even if he's not here, he might be in one of the other areas…."
Yugi smiled, "Then, I'll go and look for him!"
Shuri shook her head, "You had better not.
"What? Why?"
"Right now my group is an enemy with the other three powers, and the teachers have also hidden themselves…." Shuri frowned, "Because of that, the campus has become a battle ground. It would be too dangerous for an outsider like you to walk around."
"But then, what about Yami!" Yugi exclaimed in disbelief standing up, completely forgotten he was stark naked. "P…please excuse me!" Yugi said, his whole face turning red as he quickly dips back into the water.
A stun Shuri blinked her eyes, "Anyway, I'll give you some advice. If you value your life, you'll return immediately to the far east." She advised walking out of the room.
Yugi ducked deeper into the water looking trouble, "Oh no…Lady Shuri is telling me to go home . What should I do? What is going on here? It's supposed to be a school, but instead it's like a war zone." Yugi worriedly thought, "Yami, please be all right!" He whispered softly to himself.
In a room in the north side stood three figures. "Suzaku still hasn't fallen, eh?" A woman with beautiful black curly hair snapped her small fan close, "As usual she's a stubborn woman." This was Kotomi the Genbu's leader.
"She should just hurry up and surrender to you, Kotomi." Daichi from the Hakuga clan smirked revealing sharp teeth. He had shaggy blond hair with and deep dark green eyes.
"It's useless for her to fight." Another voice spoke up belonging to the Seisui clan. Jun's had long straight black hair and with small brown sharp eyes.
"Wll, it's only a matter of time." Kotomi said with her small fan poking her chin. She wore a long black and white flowering dress , "Soon, this school will belong to me. Just one more move. I want the trump card…."
A loud racket was heard outside of the room. The three clan leaders looked confuse hearing someone yelling in pain outside, "Y…YOU BASTARD! AUGH!"
BAM! BAM! The door swung open and a man was seen laid unconscious on the ground. A pair of boots walked into the room. Jun and Daichi stood protective in front of Kotomi. "This guy…." Daichi hissed getting ready to attack.
"Wait." Kotomi smiled at the stranger, "You…are very strong."
"That's right." Yami smirked in return, "Strong enough to make your dreams come true."
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