156Authoress Notes: I honestly thought this moment would never come, and here it is the last chapter. It's been almost a year and half since I last updated this, and now it's time to for it to be finished. It's kinda sad, but I knew this day was coming T_T I just wanted to thank BlackRoseDragonCK for all the hard work and effort she put into this in helping me bring this story to life.
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Plot:( Based on The Little Mermaid) Mermaids are mythical creatures that only exist in fairy tales and myths. A kiss from a mermaid or merman is the most powerful thing in the world. Once they are bonded, the love between them never fades. Yami is a merman prince who rescues a human princess named Tea from almost drowning, and falls in love with her, as she does with him. Even though they are from different worlds, they are willing to risk everything to be together. No matter what the cost. YamiTea JoeyMai SetoKisara
By Night One Way, By Day Another
By VampiressBeauty20 and BlackRoseDragonCK
Epilogue
The dark purple blackish threatening clouds which had hung over the entire kingdom slowly started to break apart. Sunlight began to pour through in the darkness, making it disappear forever. The air smelled clean and fresh like the late spring flowers blooming on a summer morning, opening their petals to greet the dawn of a brand new day. White puffy clouds floated in the light blue sky, while the sun's rays shining upon the crystal waters of the ocean. Waves crashed against the rocks which sat along the shoreline. The beach was calm and peaceful but also full of activity.
Kuriboh, Happy Lover,Thunder Kid,Baby Dragon, Revival Jam, Orpheo, and Anon played in the sand and water. The brown fuzzball and winged angel happily worked on a large sand castle together. He scooped the sand into his green hands, carefully placing it into a small plastic bucket before turning it upside down into the ground. Happy Lover helped him balance the bucket and make sure that it was at the right angle and size. Thunder Kid was flying a kite while the dragon flew through the air with Orphero chasing after him. Anon napped lazily in the sun beside a sand dune, snoozing contentedly.
Yami and Joey were training on the docks, just for fun. The tri-haired prince kept his focus using Dark Magician to fight against the dragon who dodged the dark magic aimed right at him. The magician floated gracefully in the air, holding his staff tightly.
"Good boy now use Inferno Fire Blast!" he called, from upon his large back. The onyx dragon answered with a loud battle cry like roar. He rose upwards moving quickly, opening his mouth and unleashing the orange black colored flame. The flames burned and glowed it sliced through the air, like a hot blazing dagger.
"Dodge it my Magician!" Yami commanded. They had been training for almost an hour and it felt nice. The wind caressed his ivory colored skin, ruffling the sleeveless black shirt he wore. Sweat rolled down the side of his face and neck, using his fingers he wiped the tiny small beads off. He smiled, finally knowing Dartz was defeated and finished forever taking the Great Leviathan and darkness he had attempted to unleash with him, never to return. It had been three months since it happened.
"Nice job dude." Red Eyes flew down from the sky, large black wings flapping steadily, prepping his long legs and claws to land upon the sand. Joey hopped off his back brushing off his blue pants and with a warm smile, extended a hand to his best friend.
"Thank you Joey," Yami replied, shaking his hand in return.
"Ya welcome, what'd say ya we go grab ourselves some grub? All dat train' made me hungry."
Laughter escaped Yami's lips, "Some things never change, sure Joey let's go." They started walking back towards the beach, talking about the different strategies and moves they would use next time.
A grand celebration had been ordered by King Aknamkanon and King Emyr in honor of the gang and their children's bravery for fighting against the two kingdoms. It was going to start at sunset, only a two hours away. Yugi sat upon one of the rocks practicing a couple of spells from an old spell book that his father had given him. He now was in training to become a magician and was seeing a mermaid named Rebecca who was now his girlfriend. She was totally in love with and crazy about him. He scratched his head at a spell used to turn an enemy into a furry animal of their choice.
Ishizu and Marik had decorated the lanterns and tables with flowers and strings of ribbon, beads, and different stones. Ryou, Tristan, Serenity,and Duke played happily with their monsters in a game of frisbee. Serenity jumped high into the air to serve the white and blue ball, slapping it across the net as hard as she could.
She and Ryou were also steadily dating. Tristan had been upset for a while, but soon met a village girl named Miho and they were happy together.
The palace chef's and cook were busy cooking a huge feast not too far from where the training was taking place. A fire pit was set up with help of enclosing magic, where chicken, lamb, lobsters, steaks, sausages, hot dogs, bacon, and fish sat roasting each strung or stuck upon a long metal stick above the pit. One cut up vegetables quickly using a silver knife throwing them into a big black pot which also hung over the fire.
Seto and Kisara walked along the beach, holding hands ,gazing at each other lovingly, and talking while Mokuba played with a few children from the village. They both were looking forward to the party and of course eating and dancing.
"Wow all of this looks so good," Joey's brown eyes were glowing, as he salivated hungrily at the sight of all the food. Yami raised an eyebrow while smiling. Celica took a large silver spoon with a curved handle, and dipped into the large black pot hanging above the fire. She filled two bowls to the brim the food all steaming and very hot. The delicious smell of the food that was cooking made both feel slightly faint. Yami felt his stomach growl, with a warm smile, she handed them each a bowl.
"Thank you Celica," both said. "You're welcome my friends," the beautiful woman replied. Long blonde hair fell around her pretty shoulders and warm blue eyes glowed happily. They drank down the soup and handed her the bowls back.
"Well if it isn't Yami-boy and Joseph," a voice said from behind them. The teens turned to see a tall silver-haired man with one brown eye showing underneath his parted hair and a friendly smile walking towards them.
"Pegasus my old friend, what a pleasant surprise, you made it," Yami grinned, giving him warm embrace and handshake in which he returned.
"My pleasure, the second I received the invitation, I couldn't refuse," he replied. Pegasus wore a red button down shirt which had the shelves rolled up, black dress pants, and black shoes.
"Hello my dear," he said to Celica giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey Yami and Joey!" a voice called. Yami and Joey turned to see Selene waving from the deeper part of the ocean. Her brown hair was tied up into a ponytail with a few strands loose. She swam to the more shallow end coming closer. Her dark blue mermaid tail moving fast as she pumped it using a little force.
"Hey there little sister," Yami smirked.
She rolled her eyes at him in annoyance. "Hello to you too," she replied.
"Where have you been? The party's gonna be starting in an hour and you've been slacking off," her brother said.
"I mostly certainly have not porcupine head. I've patrolled the dark shadowy grounds where Dartz used to live looking for any signs that he might still be there. I know we kicked his ass into next week and he's history, but Father asked me too just in case," she said coming up on the shore. Water dripped on her scales.
After the last final battle was finished and had commenced, their father had searched through the magical archives of the palace for a spell that would allow his children to turn back into a merman or mermaid, so that they could visit the underwater kingdom when they wanted. It had been a hard spell for the two teens to learn, but they had gotten the hang of it and she used it often. The magic lasted as long as they needed it too.
Selene concentrated, closing her ocean eyes. A light blue glow began to form around her body, as she pictured turning back into a human once again. Mastering the spell wasn't easy in the beginning for her, but she had practiced over and over to get it right. The light got slightly brighter, surrounding her tail as it started to take on a different shape. It finally faded. In the place of her mermaid tail were a pair of human legs. She wore a black halter dress.
The mermaid stood up, brushing the sand off her knee's while her feet were bare. "Ready to party?" Joey asked with a grin.
"You bet," she said, smiling giving him a thumbs up. On her right finger was a delicate silver ring with a huge sapphire heart in the center. Bakura had finally asked the former mermaid to marry him and she said yes. The wedding was planned for the following fall which was a month away.
Their father had of course gritted his teeth at one, but everyone was happy the nonetheless. Yami, Joey, and Selene walked back to meet their friends and family.
Yugi,Tea, Tristan, Bakura, Ryou, Serenity, Ishizu, Marik, and Mai noticed them coming and waved them over. Tea ran over to Yami, who caught her in his arms and gave her a chaste kiss.
"Hey you guys, how was training?" he asked, taking a bite of a sandwich that was in his hand. He was wearing a pair of brown cut off shorts and sandals. Duke stood beside him, his arms crossed against his chest. He had on a black muscle shirt and a red vest with black pants. Tea wore a spaghetti strap sundress.
"It was fine, Yami beat me again," Joey replied, using his hand to scratch the back of his neck.
The prince couldn't help but smile, sometimes his ego just got the way and he pulled out all the tricks he had learned in the art of dueling to use against an opponent.
"He did? I'm not surprised at all, considering that he is a better duelist than you Blondie," Duke said sarcastically making all of them laugh expect Joey whose face turned red with embarrassment.
"Hey I held my ground in da final battle when we kicked Dartz's sorry butt into next week."
Tea giggled, "We know you did, it was fantastic how you strategize and everything," she said snuggling into her love's chest.
"I think we all did a great job, using all of our monsters to their full and best potential to knock his ass down. The Egyptian Gods making him tremble, sooooo cool," Selene gushed.
"The way your dragon used his blast to its full power was just awesome combined with my Harpy Lady and their dragon, we make a pretty good team," Mai said giving her boyfriend a kiss on the cheek.
"My brother still rules," Yugi said. Yami grinned and ruffled his tri-colored hair with his hand. The youngest sibling stood proudly on two legs at the moment to celebrate with them.
"Come on you guys let's party!" Joey cried, as they all ran back towards the beach where everything was about to be taking place. The last few rays of sunlight slowly began to sink beyond the horizon.
Tea stood on the balcony of the palace, her sapphire eyes looking out over the gorgeous view of the bright lights of the village and surrounding forest, streams, and mountains. It had been such a wonderful and fun-filled day for her and the gang, celebrating the first day of summer and the kingdom at peace once again. For the first time in a few years, she finally felt safe.
A pair of arms wrapped themselves her waist, and she sighed in contentment, not flinching at all. That night she nearly drowned in the sea from nearly losing her life had haunted her for the longest time, and she also had nightmares of Dartz coming back to destroy everyone, and take over Yami's life again with the Orcalcios stone.
Yami rested his chin on her shoulder, his arms tightening around her waist. "It's getting dark, you should come inside my dear," he said into her ear.
The princess turned to face him, her blue eyes dancing with happiness, while her body was pressed against his. "Where were you Yami? You were supposed to be home an hour ago," she said. He laughed, "I was out with Selene in the marketplace picking up a few things and we completely lost track of time."
She raised an eyebrow, not buying what he was saying shaking her head, and then took him by the hand and led him back into the bedroom. Closing the doors to the balcony, she locked them shut and turned around. Yami looked slightly disheveled and nervous, the sleeves of his black shirt were rolled up and his hair was a mess.
"What's wrong?" she asked, not understanding why he looked the way he did. Normally he was really happy and joyful to see her, but today for some strange reason he was acting all distant and wouldn't answer any of her questions.
"Tea," he began," the day I met you was truly the beginning and start of my life. I spent so many nights underneath the sea believing that there was no one out there for me to ever be happy with. I had my family and friends to rely on during the tough times but no one who really understood how I was feeling. No one I could talk about the deepest secrets that I kept hidden from the world inside my heart. But then you came along and completely changed that, you taught me how to be myself and really care what other people thought. I love you Tea, I want to grow old with you, I want to wake up every morning next to you. Laugh with you, cry with you, and go through the good, bad, and just the plain ugly."
He reached into the pocket of his pants, pulling out a small black box. Tea felt her breath suddenly catch inside of her throat, as a lump began to form inside it. "Tea Gardner, I promise to love you for every moment that God allows us. I promise to be by your side and support you in any decision or choice you make," he said slowly getting down on one knee while holding her hand, and opening the box revealing a beautiful diamond ring with a sapphire heart in the middle,"I love you more with each passing day, will you make me the happiest man alive and marry me?"
A warm smile formed across her face, "Yes." Yami's crimson eyes glowed with happiness, as he stood up pulling her into his arms and spun her around. Joy filled both of their hearts, he put her down on the ground and slipped the ring unto her right index finger. "I love you Tea Gardner," he whispered, brushing his lips against hers.
"And I love you Yami Mutou."
The End
A/N: Well it's finally finished. Thank you all so much for your wonderful support, feedback, suggestions, and comments. This was such a blast for both of us to is working on her Avenger's fic, if you haven't read it go check it out, it's just awesome and she's doing a great job. I'm not sure what I'm doing after this, but I'm focusing on another fic I'm writing called Love Bites And So Do I in The Mortal Instruments fandom. I fell in love with it last year and got hooked, ^_^ Until next time you guys,
Love forever and always,
BlackroseDragonCK and VampiressBeauty20
