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It had been a dreadfully rainy spring that year. Travel was not beyond her, certainly not, and there was nothing Cyndia liked more than to step outside her own world and see new and beautiful things. But it was rare, mostly because her father was the over protective sort. She managed, from time to time, when things lined up just right. At least when it felt like they would. Sometimes this was just not the case. Her father had been out of town on business anyway, and so taken the private plane with him.

It was a simple fix, a quiet seat up in first class on a trusted airline with a friend-of-her-father's-pilot was no problem. There was nothing to fear, there. The problems started when the plane itself delayed in flight, having to deal with the oncoming torrents of cloud and rain. And then things from there got worse when all her identification and luggage seemed to have gone out with the wind that carried them there. It left her in quite a position.

Not to worry.... surely someone would come by and help. The rushing of the crowds was quite dizzying, though, and no one seemed interested in helping the almost out of place young woman, dressed in a long, flowing garment. Was she that odd outside her own castle? Maybe her father had been right. She should have waited for his return. There had to be someone she could call. She'd only stepped outside for a moment to get some fresh air, but with a number in mind she was ready to make her way back inside.

That was, at least, until someone finally decided to step up and help. With a hard hand on her shoulder, no less. "You need some help there, beautiful?" It was obvious the malicious intent. Everyone else continued to rush by, refusing to make eye-contact, even in her distress.
"Oh, no- I..-"

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It was finally over. The Ring was gone and Atem had gone into the afterlife to finally rest in peace after all of those years trapped inside of the Puzzle. He was sad in his heart. He always was, whenever he lost a good friend. But that was in the old days, and he knew that Atem was happy, wherever he was now.

Except now he had gotten separated from Yuugi and the others. Because of some sort of nonsense about checking luggage and his ticket had somehow gone missing, he was stuck in the airport until he could either find his old ticket, or wait until one of his relatives sent over his information so that he could get a new one.

Things were not looking well for him.

He was about to hail a taxi over so that he could go to the hotel they were staying at and start searching there when he saw the woman with a flowing dress outside. She was a very beautiful woman, but Ryou wondered why she was here dressed like that. Was she a cosplayer or something? Either way, it looked like she was about to get into some trouble with that guy touching her shoulder and leaning over her like that.

Well, he wasn't about to let a young woman be at the mercy of that creep for long. He put his carry on bag on his shoulder and walked over to them, looking more confident than he felt.

"It's okay. She was looking for me." He looked right at Cyndia, his face gentle but also subtly telling her that he was trying to help her. "I've been looking everywhere for you. You shouldn't have wandered off like that."

She looked immediately relieved that someone far less menacing was stepping up to her situation. Cyndia had been constantly warned about the people that dwelt outside her class and how brutish they could be. She never much had to worry about them. It wasn't something she should have to worry about, but when she put her heart set on an outcome, she found ways to make it happen.

"O-oh." Yes. Play along. "I'm terribly sorry." Hands clasped in front of her, but eyes not exactly moving from the hulking man looking between the two of them.

In the end, how could it really have been worth it. At an airport with security everywhere? She looked rich, too. He couldn't afford a lawsuit. If she'd just been alone... "Feh. Fine." He released her in a swift push of her shoulder before turning the opposite direction and stomping away.

Once the guy left, Ryou finally released the breath that he didn't even know that he was holding. Well, that was scary. He turned back to the lady, running a hand through his hair, trying to get rid of his nervous energy.

"That was a close one." He sighed. "You okay? He didn't hurt you anything, right?"

She watched after the stranger, only able to relax once he was far out of sight. Her father had been right. It probably would have been wise to take security with her. Normally things didn't go wrong all at once ... or ever.

Cyndia was more than happy, however, to offer a kind and soft smile at her would-be savior. "No. Thank you." Sincere and humble. "It was kind of you to help me out." Everyone else seemed happy enough to ignore what was going on around them. She knew the trouble she could have ended up in.

"I-it was nothing, really." Is our would-be hero a tiny bit embarrassed? Yep, definitely so.

"So, what are you doing out here? Are you needing a cab or something?" They were in the airport, after all. He wouldn't mind getting her one, being the nice guy that he is.

Her face contorted into something displeased as she looked down both crowded, rainy directions of road. Her car had no doubt left a long time ago, fed up with waiting for her. She'd have to get another one but...

"I'm not sure." Where was Pegasus staying at now? He had to take her to the island. The plane she took wasn't going to go there, not with other passengers. They were supposed to meet up and eat before heading out. Now she didn't know how to fix the situation. "I suppose my driver left. My flight took a while to get to its destination."

"Do you have someone to call then? I've got my cellphone or you can use one inside, I'm sure." Any normal person would have called to see if her flight was delayed or something, or even waited to see if she arrived safely or not.

It wasn't a very nice thing for her driver to do, anyway.

"Or are they supposed to come back at a certain time?" Like wait for so long, take a break somewhere and come back? He didn't know what to think.

"Mother arranged it..." She took a small breath, keeping her head clear. She could certainly call her mother, but to what end? So that she could call across the country and fix it? That made no sense. It would just be better to call Pegasus.

Much better. She longed to hear his voice after such a tiresome flight.

"Please." Smiling again. "If you would be so kind. I would like to make a call." Only a small hesitation- "But it might cost you extra." Pegasus' island had its own zip code, no doubt. Surely there would be a tacked on cost.

A tacked-on cost? Where would she be calling? Surely whoever she's calling was going to still be in the country, if she needed a driver.

Still, how much of an extra cost would it be? International calls weren't cheap, but he could live with this... it's only one call, right?

"It's okay. I've got cheaper rates on phone calls since my dad lives and works in another country." He pulled out the device from his pocket, unlocking it by sliding his finger and handing it to her. Hopefully, she knew how to use one of these phones.

"Wonderful." She smiled brighter, happy that circumstance had graced her with someone willing and able to get her on her way. Not many people often stopped to help a stranger. It was why she was better off in her own world with people she knew. But there was always an exception to every situation and this was no different.

The phone was given a lightly confused look, but she took it in her hands carefully. As if it were fragile and would break at any moment. She'd never seen one like it, but things were always advancing these days. And it seemed just like a normal phone. Getting past that, she pressed the numbers carefully and then put it up to her ear.

Ring.
Ring.
Ring.
Ring....

She frowned. It wasn't like that manor to have no one answer. There were tons of people working all the time. And Pegasus never let calls go. As the ringing continued her expression grew more and more distraught.

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Some weird timey-wimey things have happened for this to happen, I'm sure >>;

If you fucking tell her Pegasus is dead there will be some issues

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF RYOU KNOWS HE'S DEAD. I COMBINE SOME CANON THINGS SO EVEN I DON'T KNOW.

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