Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Three-In-One Combo ❯ The Cure for Cute ( Chapter 23 )
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By: Indigo Tantarian 
Ah, so there IS a way to get them to grow up.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.17.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 240 | Status: Work In Progress
Ah, so there IS a way to get them to grow up.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.17.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 240 | Status: Work In Progress
Author's Notes: Eep, I'm getting behind with my writing. Must write more soon. Oh, and this chapter is pretty bad, just so you know.
Trupana, all this is in modern Egypt. Ankhkare (Ankh) and Senui (Scale) are from ancient Egypt, but they're in modern times in Shadi's Items. Sorry if I wasn't clear about that. You can borrow them for a little while if you want, but I'm going to need them a lot soon.
Avalon, Shadi didn't lock them in the freezer! He just let them sit in there to cool off and forgot about them for a couple of minutes. He got them out, so all is well!
Unrealistic, I think Ankh and Scale already ARE bishies! Bishonen just means "beautiful boy," after all. ^_^ Did you mean Yami-chan wanted to see them cross-dressed or something? Heh heh… And in the beginning, I tried to keep both their genders unspecific. I even considered referring to them as "it" for a while, but that didn't work.
Rainstorm, Shadi IS cute! ^_^ Have you seen my pictures of Ankh and Scale? They're pretty cute themselves.
DClick, I'm impressed that you remembered their real names. I doubt many others did!
Shadi: Thank you for the new book.
Chibi Scale: Cool, a sword of darkness! *swishes it around* Ooh, fireworks…
Chibi Ankh: Mmm, thanks for the candy! And the hug. Ooh, and fireworks!
Shadi: Indigo does not own Yu-Gi-Oh. She does own Ankh and Scale. And two days ago, she bought the DVDs. So she is rather pleased with that.
Three-In-One Combo!
A couple hours later, Shadi finished his book. Shortly after, Ankh woke up. He came over and tugged on Shadi's robe.
"Ah, good. Is Scale awake yet?" Shadi asked. Ankh shook his head. "He will be soon, I'm sure," Shadi observed.
"Shadi?" Ankh asked plaintively, sniffling a bit.
"Yes?" Shadi responded, realizing that he should focus on the spirit he had here first.
"I'm hungry."
"Oh. All right, what would you like?" Shadi led Ankh to the refrigerator. Ankh just shrugged. Shadi opened the refrigerator door and they looked inside.
"Mmm…" Ankh pondered, looking around at the food they had.
"Decide, or let me shut the door," said Shadi, not wanting to let too much heat into the refrigerator.
"Um… chicken!" Ankh decided.
"Very well." Shadi pulled out some chicken strips and put them in the microwave to heat up.
As soon as the smell of the chicken permeated the main room, Scale appeared beside Shadi and Ankh.
"I'm hungry," Scale demanded.
"You may have some chicken if you wish," Shadi said. "And then you and I need to talk about this curse."
Scale immediately got a guarded, suspicious look in his eyes. "What about it?"
He obviously knew something. This needed to be handled carefully… "I was just trying to learn more about it. None of my scrolls mention it. But I thought that someone as intelligent and knowledgeable as you might be able to tell me about it." Ankh, who could sense his host's thoughts, hid behind him and tried to suppress a fit of giggles.
Shadi got some paper plates and forks, and brought the chicken out to the main room. Ankh grabbed a bottle of ketchup, and he and Scale followed.
"Of COURSE I know all about the curse! I studied all kinds of curses when I was alive," Scale boasted. He began eating the chicken strips.
Shadi and Ankh started eating as well. "Oh, just the curses themselves," Shadi said dismissively. "I'm sure you wouldn't know any way to counteract their effects, then. Never mind, I can ask Isis for help. I'm sure her knowledge is more formidable."
That did it. "She doesn't know anything! I know how to fix curses better than some stupid girl! It's so easy, anyway. We'd just have to be on top of that mountain we came out of at midnight two days after we were cursed. It's so simple --" he suddenly realized what he was saying.
Ankh collapsed in a fit of giggles, almost choking on his chicken. Shadi even smiled slightly. "Thank you Scale. That would be tonight, I believe. Had I found out about this too late, I would have been very angry."
Scale threw his now empty paper plate at Shadi in a fit of rage. "Why'd you have to do that!? I don't want to be big again! It's no fun! It's not fair! I hate you!" he screamed. Ankh looked worried, and apologetic.
Shadi frowned. "Scale, get ahold of yourself and think for a moment. If you don't change back tonight, you never will. It may be more fun now, but what about a few centuries from now? You'd be vulnerable to any of the other spirits who decide to take your powers. And I'm sure future guardians would not be happy about your altered state…"
Scale paled and actually looked frightened. Ankh shivered. Scale looked down dejectedly. "…Okay. But you'd better be nice to me!"
"If you make an effort to be more civil," Shadi agreed.
Scale gave him an appraising look. Shadi looked back apprehensively, knowing it would never happen.
"…And you have to give me more chocolate," said Scale, grinning fiendishly.
"No."
"Then I'm not going to the mountain!"
"You are quite small enough to carry if need be."
"You can't! I'll bite you! I'll send you to Anubis!"
"You forget, I control the Scales as well. In you present condition, I doubt that you could harm me very much. And I could always put you in your soul room."
"Then you'll turn little and I can get out."
"No, I don't think just ONE of you would affect me that much. I'm sorry Scale, but if I have to stay with two children on a mountaintop late at night, I do not want them to be any more hyperactive than usual. So you may either walk with us or stay in your soul room."
Scale growled and tried to look threatening. Shadi's expression did not change.
"Hmph… Fine. I still hate you," Scale muttered.
"Of course. Now, it is only 8:00. Ankh, should we stay here a while longer or go and wait?" Shadi asked.
"Why not me?" Scale whined.
"Because I know your answer," Shadi said, looking at the quieter spirit.
"Umm…" Ankh looked at Scale doubtfully, obviously wanting to make him happy.
"What YOU want Ankh, not what he wants," Shadi reminded him.
"Oh. Well… Can we go… now?" Ankh asked, glancing at Scale nervously, but knowing that Shadi would know if he didn't say what he really wanted.
"Yes, that might be a good idea," Shadi agreed. Scale moaned. "Scale, I suspect that when you go back to normal, you'll be glad of it." Scale glared at him darkly. Shadi went to get his cloak, since the desert was cold at night. They went outside and towards the mountains. Luckily, Shadi knew which mountain opened from the Pharaoh's tomb, because Ankh didn't remember. Scale knew, but Shadi would rather not rely on him.
"Why do we have to walk?" Scale whined.
"Because we can't fly!" Ankh giggled cutely.
Scale gave him a disgusted look. "You're so stupid… How much farther?"
"A mile," Shadi said.
"A MILE!?"
"…or two."
"I'm not walking that far!"
"You could go to your soul room."
"No!"
They walked a while longer. Ankh was shocked to discover that Scale didn't know how to skip. He tried to teach him, but Scale couldn't quite get the rhythm of it.
"This is dumb," Scale growled. "It's for little kids. And girls. Shadi, I'm tired of walking!"
"You took a nap not long ago. I doubt that you are too tired to walk."
"Carry me!" Scale demanded.
"No," Shadi said incredulously. "Why would I do that?"
"Because I said so!"
"You're far too lazy."
"No, YOU'RE lazy!"
"Scaaaale… Just stop it!" Ankh complained.
"Shut up!" Scale turned on him. "And I'm not a Scale! I just live in one."
"Do you want me to call you Senui now?" Ankh asked, just grateful that the other spirit had stopped arguing with Shadi. He didn't like people fighting.
"Hmph…" Scale looked at him with narrow eyes, but then grinned. "Only if I can call you Ankh-carry!"
"It's Ankhkare, Sc -- Senui! If I use your real name, you have to say mine right too."
Scale grumbled to himself and kicked a rock at a lizard, though it didn't go anywhere near the small reptile. "…Fine."
"Okay!" Ankh… or Ankhkare said. "Shadi, if I can catch a lizard, can we keep it?"
"No," Shadi said instantly. He paused. "…I suppose you want me to use your real names as well?"
"If you don't, I'll call you Shady!" Senui said with a mean laugh.
Shadi stared at him, unimpressed. "I will probably forget."
"That's okay," Ankh said, smiling. "We're used to 'Ankh' and 'Scale' too."
Scale glared at him. "You're so dumb. Just because you're used to it doesn't mean you have to like it."
About half an hour later, most of which the two spirits spent taking turns riding on Shadi's back, they finally made it to the mountaintop. Senui was still complaining, but Shadi had tuned him out long ago. Ankh busied himself trying to catch the little nocturnal lizards that were all over. Shadi sat on a rock, occasionally telling Scale to be quiet or Ankh that he STILL couldn't have a pet lizard. After a while, he fell into a light sleep…
Endnote: Wow, I really didn't like that chapter at all. The next one will be better, I guess. Hopefully. And I may not be able to update as often due to... lack of inspiration and time. But I'm sure you'll live.
Just so you know, Ankhkare is pronounced "Ahn-KAR-ay" (though I pronounce Ankh like "thank" without the "th") and Senui is "SEN-oo-ee." I know it's confusing, but I don't think it'll last much longer. Tell me what you think, though.
If anyone sees any DVDs or tapes of the real first season of Yu-Gi-Oh (where Seto has green hair, and everybody's drawn a little differently), PLEASE tell me! And please review too! Thank you!
Trupana, all this is in modern Egypt. Ankhkare (Ankh) and Senui (Scale) are from ancient Egypt, but they're in modern times in Shadi's Items. Sorry if I wasn't clear about that. You can borrow them for a little while if you want, but I'm going to need them a lot soon.
Avalon, Shadi didn't lock them in the freezer! He just let them sit in there to cool off and forgot about them for a couple of minutes. He got them out, so all is well!
Unrealistic, I think Ankh and Scale already ARE bishies! Bishonen just means "beautiful boy," after all. ^_^ Did you mean Yami-chan wanted to see them cross-dressed or something? Heh heh… And in the beginning, I tried to keep both their genders unspecific. I even considered referring to them as "it" for a while, but that didn't work.
Rainstorm, Shadi IS cute! ^_^ Have you seen my pictures of Ankh and Scale? They're pretty cute themselves.
DClick, I'm impressed that you remembered their real names. I doubt many others did!
Shadi: Thank you for the new book.
Chibi Scale: Cool, a sword of darkness! *swishes it around* Ooh, fireworks…
Chibi Ankh: Mmm, thanks for the candy! And the hug. Ooh, and fireworks!
Shadi: Indigo does not own Yu-Gi-Oh. She does own Ankh and Scale. And two days ago, she bought the DVDs. So she is rather pleased with that.
Three-In-One Combo!
A couple hours later, Shadi finished his book. Shortly after, Ankh woke up. He came over and tugged on Shadi's robe.
"Ah, good. Is Scale awake yet?" Shadi asked. Ankh shook his head. "He will be soon, I'm sure," Shadi observed.
"Shadi?" Ankh asked plaintively, sniffling a bit.
"Yes?" Shadi responded, realizing that he should focus on the spirit he had here first.
"I'm hungry."
"Oh. All right, what would you like?" Shadi led Ankh to the refrigerator. Ankh just shrugged. Shadi opened the refrigerator door and they looked inside.
"Mmm…" Ankh pondered, looking around at the food they had.
"Decide, or let me shut the door," said Shadi, not wanting to let too much heat into the refrigerator.
"Um… chicken!" Ankh decided.
"Very well." Shadi pulled out some chicken strips and put them in the microwave to heat up.
As soon as the smell of the chicken permeated the main room, Scale appeared beside Shadi and Ankh.
"I'm hungry," Scale demanded.
"You may have some chicken if you wish," Shadi said. "And then you and I need to talk about this curse."
Scale immediately got a guarded, suspicious look in his eyes. "What about it?"
He obviously knew something. This needed to be handled carefully… "I was just trying to learn more about it. None of my scrolls mention it. But I thought that someone as intelligent and knowledgeable as you might be able to tell me about it." Ankh, who could sense his host's thoughts, hid behind him and tried to suppress a fit of giggles.
Shadi got some paper plates and forks, and brought the chicken out to the main room. Ankh grabbed a bottle of ketchup, and he and Scale followed.
"Of COURSE I know all about the curse! I studied all kinds of curses when I was alive," Scale boasted. He began eating the chicken strips.
Shadi and Ankh started eating as well. "Oh, just the curses themselves," Shadi said dismissively. "I'm sure you wouldn't know any way to counteract their effects, then. Never mind, I can ask Isis for help. I'm sure her knowledge is more formidable."
That did it. "She doesn't know anything! I know how to fix curses better than some stupid girl! It's so easy, anyway. We'd just have to be on top of that mountain we came out of at midnight two days after we were cursed. It's so simple --" he suddenly realized what he was saying.
Ankh collapsed in a fit of giggles, almost choking on his chicken. Shadi even smiled slightly. "Thank you Scale. That would be tonight, I believe. Had I found out about this too late, I would have been very angry."
Scale threw his now empty paper plate at Shadi in a fit of rage. "Why'd you have to do that!? I don't want to be big again! It's no fun! It's not fair! I hate you!" he screamed. Ankh looked worried, and apologetic.
Shadi frowned. "Scale, get ahold of yourself and think for a moment. If you don't change back tonight, you never will. It may be more fun now, but what about a few centuries from now? You'd be vulnerable to any of the other spirits who decide to take your powers. And I'm sure future guardians would not be happy about your altered state…"
Scale paled and actually looked frightened. Ankh shivered. Scale looked down dejectedly. "…Okay. But you'd better be nice to me!"
"If you make an effort to be more civil," Shadi agreed.
Scale gave him an appraising look. Shadi looked back apprehensively, knowing it would never happen.
"…And you have to give me more chocolate," said Scale, grinning fiendishly.
"No."
"Then I'm not going to the mountain!"
"You are quite small enough to carry if need be."
"You can't! I'll bite you! I'll send you to Anubis!"
"You forget, I control the Scales as well. In you present condition, I doubt that you could harm me very much. And I could always put you in your soul room."
"Then you'll turn little and I can get out."
"No, I don't think just ONE of you would affect me that much. I'm sorry Scale, but if I have to stay with two children on a mountaintop late at night, I do not want them to be any more hyperactive than usual. So you may either walk with us or stay in your soul room."
Scale growled and tried to look threatening. Shadi's expression did not change.
"Hmph… Fine. I still hate you," Scale muttered.
"Of course. Now, it is only 8:00. Ankh, should we stay here a while longer or go and wait?" Shadi asked.
"Why not me?" Scale whined.
"Because I know your answer," Shadi said, looking at the quieter spirit.
"Umm…" Ankh looked at Scale doubtfully, obviously wanting to make him happy.
"What YOU want Ankh, not what he wants," Shadi reminded him.
"Oh. Well… Can we go… now?" Ankh asked, glancing at Scale nervously, but knowing that Shadi would know if he didn't say what he really wanted.
"Yes, that might be a good idea," Shadi agreed. Scale moaned. "Scale, I suspect that when you go back to normal, you'll be glad of it." Scale glared at him darkly. Shadi went to get his cloak, since the desert was cold at night. They went outside and towards the mountains. Luckily, Shadi knew which mountain opened from the Pharaoh's tomb, because Ankh didn't remember. Scale knew, but Shadi would rather not rely on him.
"Why do we have to walk?" Scale whined.
"Because we can't fly!" Ankh giggled cutely.
Scale gave him a disgusted look. "You're so stupid… How much farther?"
"A mile," Shadi said.
"A MILE!?"
"…or two."
"I'm not walking that far!"
"You could go to your soul room."
"No!"
They walked a while longer. Ankh was shocked to discover that Scale didn't know how to skip. He tried to teach him, but Scale couldn't quite get the rhythm of it.
"This is dumb," Scale growled. "It's for little kids. And girls. Shadi, I'm tired of walking!"
"You took a nap not long ago. I doubt that you are too tired to walk."
"Carry me!" Scale demanded.
"No," Shadi said incredulously. "Why would I do that?"
"Because I said so!"
"You're far too lazy."
"No, YOU'RE lazy!"
"Scaaaale… Just stop it!" Ankh complained.
"Shut up!" Scale turned on him. "And I'm not a Scale! I just live in one."
"Do you want me to call you Senui now?" Ankh asked, just grateful that the other spirit had stopped arguing with Shadi. He didn't like people fighting.
"Hmph…" Scale looked at him with narrow eyes, but then grinned. "Only if I can call you Ankh-carry!"
"It's Ankhkare, Sc -- Senui! If I use your real name, you have to say mine right too."
Scale grumbled to himself and kicked a rock at a lizard, though it didn't go anywhere near the small reptile. "…Fine."
"Okay!" Ankh… or Ankhkare said. "Shadi, if I can catch a lizard, can we keep it?"
"No," Shadi said instantly. He paused. "…I suppose you want me to use your real names as well?"
"If you don't, I'll call you Shady!" Senui said with a mean laugh.
Shadi stared at him, unimpressed. "I will probably forget."
"That's okay," Ankh said, smiling. "We're used to 'Ankh' and 'Scale' too."
Scale glared at him. "You're so dumb. Just because you're used to it doesn't mean you have to like it."
About half an hour later, most of which the two spirits spent taking turns riding on Shadi's back, they finally made it to the mountaintop. Senui was still complaining, but Shadi had tuned him out long ago. Ankh busied himself trying to catch the little nocturnal lizards that were all over. Shadi sat on a rock, occasionally telling Scale to be quiet or Ankh that he STILL couldn't have a pet lizard. After a while, he fell into a light sleep…
Endnote: Wow, I really didn't like that chapter at all. The next one will be better, I guess. Hopefully. And I may not be able to update as often due to... lack of inspiration and time. But I'm sure you'll live.
Just so you know, Ankhkare is pronounced "Ahn-KAR-ay" (though I pronounce Ankh like "thank" without the "th") and Senui is "SEN-oo-ee." I know it's confusing, but I don't think it'll last much longer. Tell me what you think, though.
If anyone sees any DVDs or tapes of the real first season of Yu-Gi-Oh (where Seto has green hair, and everybody's drawn a little differently), PLEASE tell me! And please review too! Thank you!