//------------------------------// // Duel 17: Decisions // Story: Yu-Gi-Oh! Friendship is Dueling 6: Nightmare's Awakening // by Bahamut0 //------------------------------// Burst felt a warmth on his forehead, and stirred from his slumber. When he opened his eyes, he saw Nightmare kissing his forehead. "So is this your version of a wake-up call?" Nightmare giggled. "It's better than the annoying blare of an alarm clock, right?" "I won't lie. It is. C'mon. Today's not going to wait for us. Also...we'd better tell the others about your secret." "Then I'd better remove my enchantment." Nightmare's eyes gave a dim blue glow, and returned to their natural cat-like form. "I bet it's kind of weird seeing my real eyes, huh?" "Not really. They're kinda pretty. Anyway, we'd better eat." Burst and Nightmare headed downstairs, and ate breakfast. As soon as they got dressed, they got on Blue-Eyes and flew off to school. However, the rest of Burst's friends were waiting for him. "Inferno? What's everyone doing here?" "Burst....Nighshade's not who she says." "I know." Sunset walked up to Burst. "Burst. Ni....Wait. What do you mean you know?" "Moon told me last night. She was having nightmares about what would've happened if she won. And she also told me a lot more than that." "Huh. Ironic. Nightmare Moon having nightmares.", Gold mused. "So those are what your eyes really look like?", Rainbow asked as she examined Nightmare. "Cool!" "I...thank you.", Nightmare said with a small smile. "I have one request of you all. Could you all call me Moon?" "Ah don't think that's gonna be a problem sugar cube.", Applejack said with a smile. "Sunset told us all about your past. But we didn't think it fair to judge you from who we met and who you were." "Still. You'll probably need to correct your name with Principal Celestia.", Twilight joked. Everyone let out a small laugh. As they headed inside, the intercom went off. "Nightmare Moon. Please report to Principal Celestia's office. Thank you." "Looks like I'll won't have to worry about correcting my name." Nightmare made her way to Principal Celestia's office. "So did Sunset tell you of my true origins?" "Indeed she did. She informed me earlier today. But that's not why I called you here. It concerns Burst." "Oh. You still have feelings for him. Don't you?", Nightmare asked sadly. Celestia nodded. "Both of us have spent time with him. He's...really not like any guy I've ever seen before." "Indeed. Someone like him is incredibly rare. You should count yourself lucky to have been his girlfriend." "I know Nightmare. But I messed it all up by listening to Sombra. I'm going to be frank. Burst can only have one of us. And I'd say he's quite aware of that fact. When the time comes, let's both of us just try to respect his choice. I thought he was the one who needed to grow, but it was really me." "Thank you for notifying me. I'll be on my way now." The rest of the day went by, and lunch period soon hit. Burst was sitting with his friends discussing his predicament with his friends. "This is really wracking your nerves isn't it?", Inferno asked. Burst sighed. "Yeah. On one hand I've got a girl who I've built a relationship with already, and who was also my first love and heart break. On the other hand there's a girl who's been alone almost all her life until I came along, accidentally caused my first break-up, but I've spent a substantial amount of time with her. The sad thing is that no matter who I choose, one of them gets hurt. And no Pinkie I can't just have both of them." Pinkie's hair deflated in response. "I've done some thinking, and I'm close to making my decision. I'll let Celestia and Moon know tomorrow. But right now? We've got Sombra to deal with. We're ending this tonight." "Darn right we are!", Inferno blurted out. "You're not leaving us out of the action this time Burst. I owe him for what he did to Sunset.", Gold said with a determined gaze. "Then it's me, Inferno, and Gold against Sombra. Bring it in you two." Burst, Gold, and Inferno put their hands in. "ROCK THE DRAGON!"