Chapter 62: The Reason Why
"Xuri..." Bright murmured is disbelief as his eyes met the vampires. "BLOOM!" Kaiba cried as he got down to her and took her from The Prince's arms and into his own. The others quickly followed from behind. Atem got down beside him and checked her vitals. "She's fine Kaiba...just exhausted from using her new powers..." the Pharoah assured him as Kaiba held Bloom close. Slowly the CEO rose to his feet. If that was true then why did he feel so terrified by what he just witnessed?
It had always just been him and Mokuba. Up until this point. That was all he needed. But looking down at her so frail and weak. He was realizing it wasn't just love. Kaiba needed her. He wanted to protect her. From anything and everyone. Gently he leaned down and kissed her softly. Perhaps it would offer comfort more than anything. That he was right there even though she couldn't see him right at that moment. Afterward, he broke away from Bloom's lips and softly pressed his forehead against hers.
"That was amazing..." Musa murmured. "Just what IS Celestix anyways?" she asked herself. "Bloom must've been overwhelmed by all of the vampires emotions...I bet it was too much for her to handle all at once..." Layla told Musa. "Don't look now but it looks like the reunion we were trying to arrange is already at work," Duke spoke up as he pointed in Bright's and Xuri's direction. "This should be rather amusing..." Marik muttered. {Now they'll have to confront eachother...} Yugi murmured as Atem nodded.
Bright slowly got to his feet stumbling. "Woah take it easy there. Don't trip over your own two feet." Xuri teased. "You...you..." "Mmm?" the vampire raised his brow. "YOU BASTARD!" the Prince cried out as Xuri received a blow to his jaw. "GAH! WHAT THE HELL...Ok, maybe I DID deserve that but still...ya couldn't give me a warning first!?" "IT'S YOUR FAULT JACK ASS!" Bright fired back. "HOW COULD YOU JUST LEAVE WITHOUT SAYING A DAMN THING!?" the Prince screamed. "AND MAYBE IF YOU WEREN'T SO STUBBORN YOU'D HAVE FIGURED IT OUT!" Xuri yelled back before Bright grabbed him and one after the other a fist fight broke out between the two young men.
"DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED I WAS!? Bright cried as he slammed Xuri hard on his back. "DAY AFTER DAY I LOOKED FOR YOU! I NEVER STOPPED HOPING! WISHING THAT I'D FIND YOU! NOT A LETTER! NOT A PHONE CALL! I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU WERE ALIVE OR DEAD!" the Prince cried as tears stained his face as he shook. Xuri only stared as he looked back at the blonde. Without a word, the vampire slowly wrapped his arms around Bright and embraced him silently as The Prince broke down into uncontrollable sobs. Everything he had held inside was pouring down of him all at once. As he felt Xuri's heart beat against him. It was a sound he thought he'd never hear again.
"We made...a promise...that no matter what...that we'd always be there for...one another...under the Cherry Blossom Tree..." Bright uttered as he pulled out from his pocket a Cherry Blossom encased in blood crystal and held it out to Xuri as his fingers trembled. "I waited...and waited...and waited...but you never returned...SO DAMN IT XURI! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL!?" the Prince choked on his tears. "It's my 22nd birthday...all I wanted...was to see you...jack ass" the blonde wept as he buried his head onto the nape of the vampire's neck.
"...You always were dramatic..." Xuri murmured with a sigh before he lifted one of his hands and placed it gently on Bright's head. "...You want to know why I left...? It's because I wanted you to live to see every birthday that I missed...and beyond that...because after that day...I was afraid i'd lose you too...those bastards would have gladly killed you along with me...I wasn't about to let that happen...you're the shining star of Aura...your people need you...not someone like me...who was cursed since the day I was born...compared to you...i'm..." Xuri's voice trailed off as his crimson red eyes only glimmered with pain.
"I TOLD YOU! I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY!" Bright cried out as he shot his head up. "Time stopped for me the day you left...I was frozen...maybe no one else cared...but I did...everyone talked about how great it was that the shadow that always followed me was no longer there...that I didn't need a bad influence like you in my life..." Bright sobbed. "But I did need you...because when you were gone...i'd never felt so alone Xuri..." the Prince confessed as he covered his face.
Meanwhile In Covenant...
Raeger and Roxy returned to the cabin along with Yuki after they received the news about Dawnshire. "Poor Bright...he looked so depressed...I feel...so BAD for him...having to not only run an entire kingdom but to not have the person he cares about most...I can't even begin to imagine." Roxy murmured. "I know...I only hope the others are alright...I can't deny that i'm worried...whoever did this is probably watching..." Raeger narrowed his eyes as Joey and Flora came into the cabin with the ingredients in hand. "HEY! Look who's back!" Roxy exclaimed happily.
"HIYA!" Joey grinned as he placed the ingredients on the counter. "Phew! Talk about a long walk! So we got everythin except for da strawberries...no matta how hard we looked day didn't have um!" the blonde told Raeger. "I might be able to conjure up some enchanted strawberries from my home." Flora offered. "If you think that'll help...by the way where is Stella and Techna? Weren't they supposed to be helping you cook?" the faerie of Nature questioned. "Uh about that..." Roxy began before Stella and Techna came out from the other room.
"Finally! I found the PERFECT outfit! With this, we'll not only look good but we'll totally blend in while we're keeping an eye on Flora and Joey!" Stella exclaimed as she posed. "It would be except you've spent the last several hours trying to decide on your wardrobe..." Techna muttered as she crossed her arms and tapped her foot. "Techna you're exaggerating..." Stella scoffed. "Look at the clock! You'll see that i'm right!" the blonde exclaimed before she paused. "...Oopsie...looks like it took me a BIT longer than I thought...eheheh..." Stella giggled nervously as her cheeks reddened with embarrassment.
"YA KIDDIN ME! IT'S BEEN LIKE...5 HOURS!" Joey cried. "I highly doubt that she is joking..." Yuki murmured as he placed a few sugar cubes in his coffee and stirred them around with his spoon. "Great so NOW you can help me and Roxy cook..." Raeger held out to Stella a bowl. "You might wanna put on a more...practical outfit...and an apron maybe?" Roxy teased as she got an apron on herself. "Not funny Roxy! and ew...what is THAT sitting over on the couch...they're in some SERIOUS need of a fashion consultant..." Stella made a face as she looked at Yuki wearing an oversized t-shirt and jeans.
"I think you mean to say who instead of what...but if all you care about is your appearance than perhaps that's the rational reasoning behind your mistaking the two..." Yuki muttered as he picked up his coffee cup and sipped from it. "Hmm..." he paused before he placed a few more sugar cubes into the black liquid before he poured creamer to follow it. While at the same time typing away at his computer with his free hand. "What a coincidence. I was about to say that the brain power she uses to compact all of the colors and patterns of her wardrobe causes an absence of all other intellect processing." Techna giggled. Yuki chuckled some with a slight smile. Stella pouted. "Haha very funny Techna!" she exclaimed before she went back to her room to change.
"Oh, i nearly forgot! My apologies. This is Prince Yuki Nahito of Elementia. He came to Aura when I and Roxy went to see Bright and followed us back here." Raeger introduced Yuki. "WHA!? HE'S A PRINCE!?" Joey nearly yelled as he looked at the guy and scratched his head. "No need for formalities...you can just call me Yuki if you'd like..." Yuki told them. "Hi, Yuki. My name's Techna, this is Flora, Joey and well Stella's in her room." the faerie of technology murmured before she bent over and look at his laptop. "So what are you working on?"
"Nothing much...i'm mainly hacking into the realm network's security cameras to monitor all activity in the past few days to see if I can find anything suspicious...then imputing my own program to amplify the search perimeters...as well as calibrate the newly developed code to use infrared to detect the aura within individuals..." Yuki told Techna as he kept his eyes on the screen. "Do you think you can help me create an algorithm in which I can read a person's magical energy levels? I've been working on this one program but I just can't seem to get the coding and over all lay out of it...it's really a frustrating equation..." Techna sighed.
"Do you have the software with you?" Yuki questioned. "Yeah actually I have it stored on my phone." the faerie of technology told him. "May I see it for a moment?" "Sure just be careful with it. It's a very fragile piece of hardware." "I understand..." Yuki murmured softly and gently took it and hooked it up to his computer. With just a few keystrokes Yuki brought it up and examined the coding. "Hmm...I see your problem...your data is lacking in quite a few area...in order for the program to function the way intend it to...i'll have to make a few adjustments to the coding...and attune it to read the frequency of the mana..." Yuki pointed out on the screen.
"Oh. You're right! I completely missed that miscommunication between the servers!" Techna exclaimed. "You have great attention to detail!" Techna exclaimed as Yuki paused and smiled. "Thanks..." he murmured softly yet shyly. Flora couldn't help but notice the attention Techna was giving to the young male. "AW MAN! IT'S GONNA TAKE US ALL NIGHT TA BE FINISHED BY MORNING!" Joey exclaimed as he whisked in bowl tucked under his arm with all his might. "Here let me help!" Flora exclaimed as she used her magic to help the boys cook. It was almost like they had extra hands in the kitchen. "Gee I hope one day I can do that without making the utensils...or the soap attack everyone..." Roxy admitted.
"You will Roxy it's just going to take time," Flora assured her. "And just when will Bloom and the others be back?" Stella questioned as she emerged from her bedroom. "Hopefully soon." Raeger murmured. "Yeah...it's taking um quite awhile ain't it...?" Joey admitted. "I'm sure they can handle whatever is going on..." Roxy tried to convince herself. "I'm worried though." Flora frowned before Joey placed his hand on her shoulder.
"They'll be ok. You'll see! Yug and da others are tough as nails! Day'll be home before ya know it!" Joey exclaimed. Flora softly smiled. "You're right, thank you, Joey," she told him and kissed him on the cheek. The blonde turned three shades of red not expecting that. "SAY CHEESE YOU TWO!" the blonde teased giggling before she snapped a picture. "STELLA!" Flora cried before she chased her all around the house in attempts to get her phone red in the face. Like Joey, she wanted to stay positive. To always be smiling. She couldn't let the heartache consume her. Helia was her past. She had a new strength now. Someone that gave her the courage and will to press on. And that person had been beside her all this time. "I think Flora's going to be just fine..." Roxy smiled sweetly. "I think so too." Raeger smiled back.
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