Note To Readers: Hey guys! Thanks for the quick responses! I know you guys are eager for some answers but that's part of the fun of writing and reading lol. You never know what's coming. Indeed Kaiba and Bloom are the main characters and love interests but the others are important as well. So I advise you to pay careful attention to each of their stories. Lol. Here's Chapter: 66!
Chapter 66: The Ones We Protect...
"So how does it look?" Raeger questioned as he and Bright looked at the display of the tables and food presented upon them. Bright only smiled. "Raeger you're incredible! I never imagined everything would look so good and well prepared." the prince beamed. "Aw shucks...well it's like I didn't do it on my own you know?" Raeger chuckled in return. "It's great...thank you..." Bright told the Guild Master. "It was my pleasure...though would you mind terribly if I asked you something...kinda personal?" Raeger asked Bright softly as his cheeks reddened.
"Certainly. It's the least I can do for what you did for me. Ask away." Bright told Raeger. "Alright...well...when you REALLY like someone...how do you...work up the nerve to..." the redhead swallowed hard. "Er...tell them..." he finished embarrassed to death. "Uh...well..." Bright studdered as he scratched the back of his head nervously. "I mean you're a prince. I'm certain you must've received many confessions yourself right?" Raeger murmured.
"Yeah...though I turned down most of...them..." Bright confessed as the tips of his ears grew hot. "REALLY!?" Raeger's eyes widened. "Did you not like any of them?" "...N-No it wasn't that I didn't...I...already kinda...liked someone else..." Bright's face turned cherry red. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest. "Though...i'm not even sure if they feel the same way about me you know?" Bright smiled weakly. "Romance was never my best subject." the prince chuckled softly. "Heheh..."
Raeger only sighed. "I see..." he murmured before he looked over at Roxy and groaned as his face lit up. "Oh, she's SO cute! I can't even keep eye contact with her without freaking out! Man, i'm such a loser..." the Guild Master hung his head. Mentally beating himself up. Bright guessed he wasn't the only one who got flustered around that certain someone. "Bright...I know this isn't my place to ask...but...COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME CONFESS TO ROXY!?" Raeger pleaded. Bright's eyes widened. "Uh...I can try...and in return...can you help me too...?" the prince requested.
"I'll do MY best as well...so who's the lucky girl?" Raeger questioned intrigued. Bright groaned. "Errr...it's not...a girl...exactly..." Bright's gaze turned towards Xuri sneaking the strawberries off the cake. "...OH!" Raeger's eyes widened. Finally putting two and two together. "...Yeah..." Bright's cheeks flushed. "I'm afraid...if I don't say it...he'll disappear again...and I don't want that..." the prince told Raeger. "Yeah...there's someone interested in Roxy as well...I guess we're both just hopeless..." the Guild Master sighed heavily. "Got that right..." Bright groaned as he smacked his head again the table.
Bloom couldn't help but notice the two boys as she walked away from Roxy. "Hmm, those two are up to something..." Kaiba narrowed his eyes as he kept a close eye on them. "Yeah planning the menu." Bloom giggled hearing the CEO talk out loud to himself. "Perhaps." Kaiba shrugged. "Can we take a short walk? It looks like the party's not ready to start quite yet." Bloom asked softly. "Sure why not..." Kaiba muttered before Bloom took her arm and wrapped it around Kaiba's as they wandered away from the others.
Bloom and Kaiba trailed through the flower bed made up of blue roses and orchids painted purple. The sweet floral perfume wafted through the air with each step. The blue sky hovering over them kissing the puffy white clouds. "It's so beautiful here..." Bloom complimented as she sighed happily. "It reminds me of Flora's home Lymphia. The city of flowers. Like magic is the heart beat of this very planet..." the red head murmured as Kaiba bent downwards. Weaving something with his hand.
"When Mokuba and I lived at the orphanage I used to make him a crown made up of flowers. Looking back at that now it was foolish sentiment but I promised Mokuba that one day instead of being looked down upon and pitied as orphans, that we would be the ones everyone looked up to and respected...to prove them ALL wrong...we didn't have time to feel sorry for ourselves. Not when we could make our own lives better than our current ones...Far greater than anyone could have EVER imagined..." Kaiba muttered as he took a crown of flowers and placed it upon his fiance's head.
"And I make the exact same promise to you Bloom...no matter the road ahead...be it a cliff...or a hill...I will NEVER leave your side...and even if you yourself can't walk i'll carry you..." Kaiba promised as he looked deep into the faerie's blue eyes. "Whatever it takes...you're not the only one who's uneasy right now...how can we not be after what we all just witnessed right before our eyes? This world...is most certainly different than either of ours...but some things yet remain...that cannot to severed..." Kaiba murmured.
"Did you see how those people looked at Xuri?...It was almost like he was a monster..." the CEO bit his lip. "Yeah...unfortunately..." Bloom murmured. "It was awful..." "...I HATE it...people like that don't even deserve the air they breathe..." the blue eyed male spat as he narrowed his eyes filled with utter rage. "Still...that fight isn't mine...it's Xuri's and Bright's...but it doesn't make me any less pissed...damn it!" Kaiba struggled internally. Gently the CEO felt his lover's warm hands gently caress the sides of his face. Gradually moving his gaze towards her.
"No...it doesn't..." Bloom whispered to him softly. "But I know that your words still got through to both of them...they don't get to decide whether you live...that was a powerful statement Kaiba! Even if you yourself don't grasp it...your heart was in the right place...I feel it...I know it..." Bloom told him as she placed one of her hands on his chest. Feeling his heart beating against it. "Bloom..." Kaiba murmured before he embraced the redhead pulling her into his arms. Gently the Faerie returned his hold wrapping her arms around him. After a moment each of them looked up at the other their lips meeting in a passionate kiss. Savoring the taste of each other. Bloom felt Kaiba's lower lip brush against hers as he broke away from her. A hint of blush tinting his cheeks.
"Sorry...I got a bit carried away..." Kaiba apologized as Bloom giggled. "You don't have to apologize silly," she told him. "It's alri-alright..." the faerie paused as she felt a wave of nausea hit her and covered her mouth. Kaiba's face immediately showed concern as he noticed how pale the red head was all of a sudden. "Are you ok!?" the CEO cried as he felt panicked looking her over. "Y-Yeah...i'm fine...I just felt...kinda sick all of a sudden...i'm sure it'll go away on its own..." Bloom murmured.
"SICK!? WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING!?" Kaiba exclaimed alarmed as quickly felt Bloom's forehead with his own. Bloom felt her face nearly light up. If she didn't already feel hot. "SO YOU DO HAVE A FEVER!" the blue eyed male cried. "This isn't good we need to get you somewhere where you can lay down and take some medicine!" Kaiba grabbed Bloom up bridal style and carried her towards Aura's castle as she held onto him. "Y-You know you really don't...have to fuss over me...i'm sure it's just a bug..." Bloom told Kaiba.
"Like hell, I don't! You're my fiance and as such it's MY responsibility to take care of you! So just leave everything else to me alright? I care about you too much to let anyone else do so..." Kaiba told her as they approached the gate. "...Alright...thank you, Kaiba..." Bloom offered a weary smile. He leaned over and planted a soft kiss on her brow. The guards tensed up upon seeing the two. "Halt! Only residents are allowed her-" "I'll give you five fucking seconds to move aside or you'll be kissing the asphalt..." Kaiba warned with a darkened tone. From the dangerous gleam brewing in Kaiba's eyes. They knew it was no bluff. Without any further objections, the guards moved and let him pass. "Wise choice..." Kaiba muttered. Once he found a coach the CEO gently laid Bloom down on it.
"Wait here...i'm going to see if I can find someone to take a look at you..." Kaiba instructed. Though when he tried to leave he felt a tug on his white jacket. The look in her tired eyes pleaded for him not to leave her. It was no use trying to pretend she was ok. She couldn't hide it from Kaiba anyways. The blue-eyed male let out a sigh before his eye caught Yugi entering the room looking around. It didn't take him long to notice Kaiba and Bloom. A gasp escaped his lip as he hurried over to the two of them.
"Yugi..." Kaiba muttered. Yugi only frowned in return. "What's going on? Is Bloom ok!? What happened!?" the scarlet eyed male questioned worriedly. "Is Bloom not feeling well?" Kaiba only shook his head. "No she's not and I need to find someone who can take a look at her. But I can't leave her like this," he told Yugi. Yugi could see the worry and concern in Kaiba's eyes. He'd never seen him so panicked. "Alright! Leave it to me! I'll find someone that can help!" Yugi told Kaiba. "Thanks." Kaiba offered in return as Yugi bolted out of the room. Bloom gently leaned against Kaiba as the CEO gently rubbed her back. "Shhh...it's going to be ok... i'm right here..." Kaiba comforted Bloom her as tears escaped down her cheeks resting his head on hers.
Yugi stopped once he got outside to try and catch his breath. "Atem i'm worried...Bloom didn't look well at all and I've NEVER seen Kaiba so concerned about anyone else but Mokuba before...it's definitely not like him." the scarlet eyed male frowned. {Try to calm yourself Yugi...right now we should focus on finding someone to look at Bloom yes?} "...You're right Atem...maybe I should try and see if Bright or Raeger might know someone that can help." Yugi mulled over. {That would be a good place to start} the Pharoah agreed before Yugi made his way over to Bright and Raeger who were in the middle of a conversation.
"I think we're going to have to finish our conversation later...it looks like the other guests are arriving..." Raeger informed Bright as they watched the crest covered carriages begin to emerge from the gateway. "I can only sense trouble ahead..." Bright sighed. "Same here." Raeger groaned. "Everyone seems so tense. Maybe some of my special tea would help ease the tension between everyone." Flora suggested before she used her powers to make the tea appear on the table. "WOAH!" Joey exclaimed as did most everyone else as they plugged their nose.
"W-What da hell is in dat stuff!?" Joey cried. "A special flower whom pollen is VERY potent. It's used in all kinds of remedies." Flora smiled sweetly. "Taste it and tell me what you think." "Uh...yeah...sure..." the blonde swallowed hard as he picked up a cup and prayed that he would barf. Plugging his nose he drank the tea. Joey paused as a surprised look came over his face. "Mmm it's...actually pretty good..." the blonde confessed as he blinked a few times. "It tastes MUCH betta den it smells dats for sure!" Flora giggled. "Isn't it yummy?" "Yeah, it is!" "Good i'm SO glad you like it, Joey." Flora's face lit up as she blushed. Joey blushed softly with a grin.
"Those two don't ever separate do they?" Marik observed as Layla handed him some punch. "Nope! It sure doesn't look like it. Why are you jealous?" Layla teased as she touched the tip of Marik's nose. "N-No not particularly..." the Tombkeeper muttered as he turned away flustered. "Uhuh..." Layla giggled. Roxy frowned. "Geeze! Even Layla and Marik are getting close to each other! What's my damage!? Maybe Bloom's right...maybe I just have to go for it...but i'm not even sure if Raeger likes ME!" the faerie of animals groaned before she noticed Yugi nearby. "Maybe I should ask Yugi for advice...it doesn't hurt to try..." Roxy took a deep breath and started forward.
"Hmm, this just gets more and more interesting..." Stella giggled before she noticed Techna on her phone. "What are YOU up to?" "Me? I was just trying to see if I could create a program to help us locate The Gems Of Destiny...I was thinking that if I can scan the replica's in the castle that I might be able to find the real thing!" Techna exclaimed. "Yuki's trying to help me and together I think we can pull it off." "Very nice...you guys are getting AWFULLY close..." Stella teased Techna. "What do you mean by that?" Techna asked.
"Oh, nothing." Stella giggled as she noticed Xuri standing away from the others. "Hey Vampire boy. Everything ok? You seem kinda bummed...well I guess I can't really blame you, with all the glares and cussing...earlier..." the faerie of the Moon and Sun admitted. "Me? Nah. I don't really let insults get to me." "You're a terrible liar. Do you REALLY not wanna be here? If so then why don't you just leave? No one's stopping you." "Gee thanks," Xuri answered dryly with a slight scoff. "Hmm now that I think about it...where's Bloom?" Stella questioned before she saw Yugi hurry over to Raeger and Bright out of breath.
"Yugi? Is something wrong?" Raeger asked. "W-Well...i'm not sure...but Kaiba took Bloom into the castle...she doesn't seem to be feeling well at all..." Yugi frowned. "Poor Bloom..." Bright murmured concerned. "She probably needs to see a doctor..." Bright murmured. "Yeah those were my thoughts too." the scarlet-eyed male murmured. "Kaiba's with her right now." "Well, Daunte the Prince or Lord of Zaloz knows someone who's versed in medicine and White Magic...perhaps he'd be willing to come here on Bloom's behalf if Daunte asks." Bright offered.
"Really!? Thanks, i'll go talk to him now!" Yugi's eyes lit up and hurried over towards a male with long chestnut hair to his shoulders wearing a white shirt with a chain necklace. His leather coat with matching pants. Jet black. His eyes an emerald green. He unscrewed a silver flask and drank from it. Afterwards, Daunte gazed at the necklace around his neck. "Kenshin..." he murmured before Yugi approached him, he concealed the necklace under his shirt. "Are you...Daunte by chance?" Yugi asked softly. {Be careful Yugi...we don't know who this man is...} Atem warned. "Mmm..." Yugi nodded. "Hmm, what do you want kid?" Daunte asked nearly knocking Yugi over with the hard whiskey on his breath.
Meanwhile...
"INNCOLENT BRAT!" a dark haired male's voice thundered with aggression as a blue haired male was thrust to the floor backhanded. His glasses flew off his face as he hit the ground hard. "HOW MANY TIMES MUST I REMIND YOU THAT WITHIN THE SAHIRO NAME THERE IS NO PLACE FOR YOUR SINFUL WHITE MAGIC! Such a waste of time...when you should be focusing on finding the Black Power...have I taught you NOTHING!?" the father spat as he grabbed the books next to Kenshin and condemned them to the fire."Are you trying to disgrace us?...Go clean yourself up...before you even think about coming down for dinner..." the dark haired man muttered and walked away from the blue haired male.
Slowly Kenshin reached for his glasses and carefully placed them back on his face. His golden rod eyes stared into the raging flames of the fireplace. His body was covered in bruises his white shirt concealed most of them along with his jeans. A bloodied bottom lip the only evidence visible. The bluenette stumbled unable to maintain his balance. His body ached. Coursing with the pain of the past beatings and his newly inflicted ones.
Unfortunately, the strength of his legs gave out and he slid down the wall hitting his back against the wall. The blood seeping through his shirt from his arm. A friction burn. Kenshin trembled as he took out a chained necklace from his necklace. Half of a heart resting in the palm of his hand. "What would you do Daunte...?" he asked out of breath breathing through the pain. "I won't give up...I'm going...to heal Zaloz...no matter how long it takes...or how futile it seems...even if our houses are enemies..." Kenshin swore as he clenched the necklace in his hand tightly. "Until then...i'll protect what you gave me..." the bluenette muttered as his chest dimly glowed. A sapphire gemstone emerging from it for but only a moment.
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