Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ In The Arms Of An Angel ❯ FireFly Festival Part 2 ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4: The FireFly Festival Part 2

Seiya dashed through the forest, towards the sound of the scream, as fast as he could.

"Please don't let it be Yugi," thought Seiya as he continued to run.

He heard the scream once again and it was a woman's scream. "No, it isn't Yugi....could it be Anzu?" When he finally found the screaming women, he stopped.

"Oh darling, its beautiful!" cried the excited women. The women's boyfriend was holding a diamond ring out to her while on one knee and she was extremely excited.

Seiya stood there, dumbfounded. The couple turned their heads to Seiya and looked at him curiously.

"Eh..sorry.." said Seiya in a sheepish tone. "I thought I heard someone cry for help..my mistake."

Seiya backed up and turned to run away. The couple watched him disappear into forest with confused looks on their faces.

"That was embarrassing." said Seiya out loud as he placed his hand against his temple while walking. "But then again, it was better to check it out then to leave it. She could have been in danger."

Seiya stepped onto the stairway, leading to the Festival Entertainment Booths, and walked down the steps. "I best get back to Yugi, I've been gone too long and I don't want him to worry about me." Seiya took off into the crowd once he reached the bottom of the stairway and started to search the grounds for Yugi.

***

"I can't believe I lost again," said Jounouchi as he sulked through the crowded area of the festival. "I was so confident that I would beat Honda this year."

He and Honda were at the shooting gallery for hours. At first Jou was in the lead, but Honda made good come back and defeated him. Devastated, Jou decided to walk around the Game Area and mope.

He sighed and closed his eyes as he kicked a soda can while walking. "One goal failed, one more to go." whispered Jounouchi.

As he walked passed the crowd, a single firefly flew down from the sky and landed on Jounouchi's nose. He blinked and looked crossed eyed at the firefly resting on his nose. The firefly floated up and circled his head once. Then it flew into the forest.

"Hey!" cried Jounouchi as he ran into the forest to follow the firefly. "Wait up!"

The firefly led Jounouchi deep into the forest, away from the Festival grounds. With a hopeful look in his eyes, he continued to chase the firefly.

"Could it be?" thought Jounouchi as he followed the firefly. "Has my soul mate finally come for me?"

It led him towards a small clearing close to a cliff where it was lit up the moonlight. Jounouchi stopped to catch his breath. He rested his head against a tree trunk as he softly panted.

"If that firefly got me lost, it won't be bright much longer," he panted.

"After all the trouble the poor firefly has gone through to get you here, it would be rude of you to hurt the poor thing," said a voice close by Jounouchi.

Jou jerked his head up and looked around to see where the person, that spoke to him, was.

"Who's there?" called Jounouchi as he eyes narrowed. "Honda if your playing a joke on me I'll wring your neck. I'm not in the mood. I can't stand it when you rub things into my face."

He turned to the sound of someone stepping on twigs and grass. He watched with wide eyes as a handsome young man wearing a white shirt and jeans stepped into the moonlight.

"My, you truly are handsome when your angry, Jounouchi Katsuya," said the man with a grin. Jounouchi's cheeks turned brightly red, then he shook his head rapidly and glared at the man.

"Who the hell are you and how do you know my name?" demanded Jou. The man closed his eyes and shook his head slowly as he smiled.

"Even sexier when you're demanding," chucked the man. "My name is Leo Dakume and I have watched you your entire life."

Jounouchi's mouth dropped. "Wha? What are you? Some kind of pervert?"

Leo picked up a near by stick and whacked him over the head with it as he gave Jounouchi an annoyed look.

"I am not a pervert," said Leo with a frown as Jounouchi rubbed the bump on his head. "But I am an Angel Shinigami." Jou blinked.

"Come again?" said Jou.

Leo smiled and took a step closer to him.

"I'm an Angel Shinigami, Jounouchi," repeated Leo. "I've been watching you since the day you were born. I didn't show myself to you just yet because it wasn't time. But now its time."

Jounouchi suddenly burst out laughing. Leo blinked as a sweat drop slide down the back of his head. "Er......did I say something amusing?"

"Man, Honda must really want to piss me off. He sure is trying too hard though, this is too much. So how long have you and him planned this?" Jounouchi held his stomach and continued to laugh as Leo's left eye twitched in frustration.

"The one thing I dislike about you is your ignorance, Katsuya," said Leo. "I guess I have no choice but to show you."

As Jounouchi continued to laugh, Leo's body was outlined in white. Jou stopped laughing as a flash of light burst from Leo. When the light cleared, Jou's mouth was gaping open. Leo stretched out his long, pure white, wings and smiled at him. "Now who's laughing."

Jou stumbled backwards and fell onto his backside as he stared at Leo with eyes the size as saucers. Leo tilted his head to the side with an amused look on his face from Jou's reaction.

"Oh man," said Jou. "This.This is so.weird. I did want someone in my life but this is ridiculous. Honda isn't that smart to pull off a stunt like this."

Leo knelt in front of Jou as the playful look in his eyes disappeared.

"Jou, I have a reason for bringing you here," said Leo. "Its about your friend Yugi Moto."

***

Yugi was wondering around the Game area, admiring the souvenirs and the games the Festival offered. He was also keeping an eye out for Seiya and the others.

"I wonder where Seiya has gotten to, he's been gone for over an hour," thought Yugi. "I wonder if he went to get the others first."

Yugi looked towards the sound of a laughing child. With sad eyes, Yugi watched as a little boy walked next to his mother and father hand in hand while laughing with them. He turned his head away and closed his eyes.

//Flash back//

"Mom? Dad? Can we get some cotton candy?" asked a little Yugi.

Yugi is seven years old and this was before his parent's death. They are at the Sakura Festival that is held every spring when the Sakura's bloom. Yugi is holding his mother and father's hands while they walked through the crowd on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

"Of course we can, Yugi-chan," said his mother with a smile on her face.

Yugi's face lit up as he smiled cutely at his mother as they walked towards the concession stand.

While Yugi's father went to buy some cotton candy and drinks, Yugi's mother was sitting on a bench while Yugi was resting contentedly in her arms.

"I love you, my Yugi-chan," whispered his mother as she rocked Yugi gently in his arms while Yugi's eyes were closed.

"I love you and Daddy," he whispered back. Yugi's Dad walked up to them and smiled at them both.

"Who wants to get a tooth ache?" joked his father as he held out cotton candy to his wife and his son.

Yugi giggled and his mother laughed as they took the stick of cotton candy. They all laughed as they munched on their cotton candy and sipped their sodas.

"I love Festivals," said little Yugi.

His mother and father smiled down at him as they finished their treat.

Yugi's dad picked him up and placed him on his shoulders. Yugi giggled as his father carried him off towards the exit of the Festival while his mom gently held onto his father's arm.

"Let's go to the Sakura Festival again next year!" laughed Yugi. "Lets go every year!"

//End of flashback//

Yugi snapped back into reality. He shook his head a few times and sighed sadly; he missed going to the festivals with his parents, they would go every year to every Festival Domino City had. Ever since his parents died he never went to a festival ever since because it wasn't the same to him. He wanted to go to this one because he wanted to be with his friends........and Seiya.

Yugi turned his head and looked towards a strange looking booth. Curiously he walked over to the booth to examine it. Lying on a table were friendship bracelets, necklaces, charms, wind chimes, and many other items that Yugi admired.

A young man that looked to be thirty two with dark glasses, sandy brown hair, and a dark kimono was standing behind the booth watching Yugi's every move.

"I have more items in the back if you want to take a look, young man," said the strange booth keeper.

Yugi lifted his head and smiled.

"Um, do you happen to have any good luck charms?" asked Yugi; he thought that Jounouchi could really use one (he watched Jounouchi and Honda's shooting match for a moment then walked off when it got boring).

"As a matter of fact I do," replied the man. He turned to the curtain and lifted it. "Please go inside and take a look around. I'm sure you'll find a lot of good luck charms that will catch your eye. I didn't bring these out because there are so many of them. I just let customers go in and wonder around."

Yugi smiled gratefully. "Thanks a lot sir."

He walked over the open curtain and walked inside. The man's glasses flashed as he followed after Yugi and dropped the curtain down. Yugi blinked when he was surrounded by darkness.

"Erm.....sir, I cannot see a thing, could you turn on a light, please?" said Yugi.

The man said nothing. "Sir? Could you please turn on a light?"

The man walked up to Yugi. "Sir?"

The man's hand shot out and he grabbed Yugi. He covered Yugi's mouth while Yugi struggled and tried to scream for help.

Suddenly, Yugi started to feel sleepy; there was something on the man's hand that smelled sweet and made him feel drowsy. Yugi became limp in the man's arms. The man lifted him up into his arms and smirked down at him. He leaned close to Yugi's ear and whispered something. Then he took off and exited out of the booth from the back. The man sped through the forest with Yugi in his arms and leaped high into the air.

His shirt tore off him as black wings unfolded out of his back and spread out. He flapped his wings and flew away from the Festival into the night with a slumbering Yugi in his arms.

***

"Yugi?" called Seiya.

He had searched around the Game Area for twenty minutes and could not find Yugi. "Where could he be. Maybe he is with Honda and the others."

Seiya walked passed the Friendship booth and the concession stand. He turned his head side to side as he searched for Yugi or anyone else he recognised.

"Hey Seiya!" called a familiar voice. Seiya turned to see Honda waving to him while Bakura and Anzu followed behind him with many items in their hands. Seiya smiled a greeting to them as they stopped in front of him.

"Hey guys, did you see Yugi?" asked Seiya. "I've been looking all over for him and I cannot find him anywhere." Honda tilted his head.

"I saw him an hour ago while me and Jou were at the shooting gallery," replied Honda. "We thought he was with you."

"Maybe Jou went to find Yugi and they are just wondering around. Jou ran off after Honda defeated him at the shooting gallery," said Bakura. "He seemed quite upset when Honda beat him."

Seiya nodded his head. "Lets go look for them, it's almost time for the Festival is coming to a close. We best hurry. Lets look for them together so we don't get split up again."

Everyone nodded his or her head in agreement. Seiya lead them through the departing crowd and they began their search.

***

"Say what?!" yelled a shocked Jounouchi.

Leo nodded his head slightly. Leo had explained everything to Jounouchi. He told him about Seiya's true identity, about the Shinigami, about Cerius, and many other things.

"I'm afraid so, Jou," said Leo. "That is the reason why some of the members of the Angel Shinigami are here."

"Then.this Cerius guy," said Jounouchi. "He's here because you guys are here?"

Leo nodded his head once again. "That is correct, there are lots of us here on Earth. There are some weak angels living on this planet that we need to protect from that nut. Most of them don't even know that they are angels and just live their lives as humans.

"If he captures one of us and shows the entire world that Angel truly exist, scientists will want to hunt us down and study us. We cannot have that, we are the ones that keep the world as peaceful as possible."

"Then we got to stop that creep," growled Jounouchi. "What he thinks will benefit the human race is sick."

"That is why we broke the laws of the Angel Shinigami books and took him to Upper Earth by force," said Leo. "If he continued to roam the Earth, we would never be safe to walk freely."

"So where is he?" asked Jounouchi.

Leo shook his head and stood. "We do not know. But the real reason I need your help is because Yu-"

Leo was interrupted by the sound of wings flapping. "Raziel?"

Leo walked towards the edge of the cliff and looked out to the sky. His eyes widened as he saw black wings flapping in the night sky. He could also see the figure holding a small body with blonde hair.

"Yami?" said Leo.

The figure turned its head and looked at Leo with glowing sick green eyes. Leo choked and took a step back when he saw that it wasn't Yami. "C-C- Cerius........he has Yugi."

"What?!" cried Jounouchi. "Where? Why?"

Leo turned his eyes to Jounouchi. "I can't explain to you now. All I can say is that we have to rescue Yugi before its too late.."

"Before what is too late?!" yelled Jounouchi in a frustrated yet confused tone. "What does Cerius want with Yugi?!"

Leo opened his mouth to say something, but the sound of people running caused him to close his mouth and step into the shadows quickly. Jounouchi turned to see Seiya and the gang run up to him.

"Jou! Good to see you," said Seiya.

He then frowned when he didn't see Yugi anywhere. He looked to Jou's sad and confused face. "Where is Yugi? Isn't he with you?"

"I am afraid he is with someone else," said Leo as he stepped out of the shadows.

Everyone gasped as they saw Leo's pure white wings. Seiya snarled at Leo.

"Leo you idiot!" hissed Seiya. "There are humans around! I have told you that-"

"Yami, Cerius has Yugi," Leo cut Seiya off.

Seiya stopped himself and stared at Leo with a very shocked expression.

"Who has Yugi?" cried Anzu, Bakura, and Honda at the same time. "What is going on?"

Seiya lowered his head, Leo looked to the worried gang.

"Seiya.......its time to tell them," said Leo as he looked to Seiya. "Do you want to do the honors?

Seiya took a deep breath and turned his attentions to the confused group.

"My name was Seiya, but its actually now Yami," explained Seiya. "I am an Angel Shinigami. Angel Shinigami is a clan of angels that live in Upper World. There are two types of Angel Shinigami, evil and good. The one angel named Cerius is an evil Shinigami."

"We captured him and locked him up because he was attempting to give away the secret of the Shinigami. But he escaped and fled to Earth. There are quite a few of us around here that are hunting him down. I can't say much more, we have to rescue Yugi from him."

"What does he want with Yugi?" asked Anzu with a worried expression.

Seiya lowered his head as his black wings appeared.

"I cannot say." replied Seiya. "There is no time. We must go after Cerius now."

"Let us help," said Honda. "Yugi is our friend."

Seiya looked at Leo. Leo nodded his head and turned his attentions to them.

"Come then, let us go," said Leo.

He picked up Jounouchi into his arms. "Someone hold onto my back." Honda walked up to Leo and wrapped his arms around his neck; Jounouchi was turning brightly red.

"Seiya, take the other two and follow me. Keep low and follow me." Seiya nodded as he picked up Anzu into his arms while Bakura wrapped his arms around his neck; Anzu was a little red.

Leo's large white wings spread out as he fell from the cliff and flew off in the direction that Cerius took. Honda and Jounouchi clung to Leo as Leo soared through the night. Seiya followed after Leo while Anzu and Bakura held onto him.

"Hopefully Raziel will realize what is going on," Leo called to Seiya. "We could use reinforcements."

Seiya didn't appear to be listening. He has a very angry expression on his face.

"Damn you Cerius," hissed Seiya. "I'll make you pay for taking Yugi. I swear that if you have done anything to him, I'll use my own bare hands to take your life. To hell with the consequences I'll face."

End of Chapter 4 Part 2