A/N: Hello everyone. I am not a huge fan of writing two stories at once, but this plot bunny kept hopping around in my head and would not leave me alone. So here is another story for you. I will update it as soon as I can; however, until Lonely Existence is completed, that story will remain my primary focus.
Disclaimer: I do not now nor will I ever own Yu-Gi-Oh. I do not own the characters. I only own the story plot. I do not make any money off of my stories. They are for pure entertainment.
Warnings: I am rating this story an "M" for language and for future chapters. The later chapters will be bloody and not for the faint of heart. This is a horror story. If you are not okay with this, turn back now. Consider yourself warned.
If you do decide to read the chapter, hope you enjoy it. Please be sure to review on your way out. Thank you very much. Much love you to all of my readers!
"No! You can't pay me to play that," the tri-colored youth shook his head sending his blonde bangs swaying around his cherubic face. His large amethyst eyes narrowing at his friend. The youth was pale, slender, and very petite for his age. He had gravity deviant ebony hair that stood up at points around his head. The black turned to an amethyst color at the tips. His long honey blonde bangs surrounded his face in long thick strands.
"Come on, Yugi. It will be fun," Malik tugged on Yugi's arm. Malik was much taller than Yugi with sun-kissed bronze skin and large lavender eyes. His layered blonde hair fell around his shoulders.
"No, Malik. I don't have a good feeling about playing with a Ouija Board. They give me the creeps," tinny chills raced through Yugi's petite body forcing him to shiver.
"What can I do to convince you to play with us?" Malik released Yugi's arm and took a step back.
"Nothing…wait.. Us?" a well-defined ebony brow arched; disappearing under Yugi's bangs.
"Of course! Ryou and Rebecca agreed to play as did Joey," Malik smiled.
"How did you get Rebecca to agree?" Yugi asked astounded that the child prodigy would be playing.
"Because it's just a game," a tiny female voice responded. Malik and Yugi turned to see Rebecca approaching them. Similar to Yugi, the girl was very petite for her age. Half of her blonde hair was tied back in a ponytail; the other half cascaded down her back. She smiled at the two boys; her large teal eyes shining with intelligence and excitement. "Please don't tell me you believe in all the fairy tales and horror stories you hear about these boards," she pointed to the box being carried under Malik's arm.
"N..no…No. It's just. I don't think we should be messing with it. That is all," Yugi's normally pale cheeks were dusted with a shade of pink.
"Ah, good! We are all here. Let's go," Joey exclaimed. The tall dirty blonde went to stand next to Rebecca. He was twice her height. His form was slim with a few delicately sculpted muscles peeking through his lack of curves.
"Joey," Malik rose his free hand to cover his face, "We aren't all here. We are still waiting for Ryou. Also, Yugi doesn't want to play."
Joey's honey brown orbs softened, "You scared, Yug?"
"Of course not!" Yugi growled, "Alright. I'll play too."
"Now we just have to wait for Ryou," Joey blew a bubble with his chewing gum. Rebecca stood on her tip toes to reach out and pop it. The gum splattered all over Joey's face.
"Ah damn it, Rebecca," the blonde sighed while peeling the sticky substance from his nose and cheeks.
A soft ringing brought everyone's attention to Yugi. The petite youth reached into his pocket to pull out his phone, "Speak of the devil and he will call," Yugi chuckled as he hit the small green icon on his phone.
"Hey, Ryou!" Yugi smiled as he answered the phone, "Okay. We will see you there."
"What did he say?" Malik asked.
"He's running a little late and told us to meet him there," the tri-colored youth responded pocketing his phone.
"Alright, let's go then!" Joey exclaimed once again.
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The four friends stood outside of an old abandoned house on the outskirts of town. It was run down with chipped paint and sad looking shutters. The windows were dusty and cracked. Many of them had broken over the years.
"So why can't we do this at one of our places where it is well lit and," a cool fall breeze whipped passed them causing Yugi to shiver once again, "warm."
"It is a recommended rule," a soft English accent responded. The group turned to see their fifth friend walking up the sidewalk towards them carrying a duffel bag. Ryou was much paler than Yugi with friendly milk chocolate eyes and long flowing silver hair.
"Why is that anyway? I forgot to ask earlier," Joey smiled sheepishly while rubbing the back of his neck.
"Well, it is to prevent any negative energy from lingering in one's home," Ryou explained like it was the most logical thing in the world that everyone should know.
"Oh! Sounds good," Joey shrugged and walked up to the broken screen door. He pulled it open and snaked his arm inside the broken window of the front door to unlock it. He grinned when he cracked the door open.
The air was surprisingly not as stale as one would expect of such an old house. The group chalked it up to the numerous broken windows. They had entered the kitchen with an archway leading further back into the dark depths of the house. Each step the group took caused the floorboards underfoot to creak and groan in resistance.
"What's with the bag?" Malik asked nudging Ryou.
"Provisions," the albino smiled, "Candles for light and blankets for warmth."
"Alright. Where should we set up?" Joey inquired while glancing around the kitchen.
"How about the living room," Rebecca peered through the archway into a pitch black room, "at least I think that is what this next room is."
"How about you light one of them candles, Ryou?" Joey turned to face the albino.
"Of course. Do one of you have matches or a lighter?" Ryou began digging in the duffel bag to pull out the candles.
"What! You brought candles and nothing to light them wit?"Joey gaped at Ryou; his mouth hanging clear down to his chin.
"I'm kidding," Ryou retrieved a box of matches and shook them gently to show Joey.
"Well are we going to do this or not?" Malik sighed impatiently.
Ryou lit the candles and handed each of them to his friends. They made their way through the archway and into a large living room. A dirty moth eaten couch rested against the far wall. In front of the couch stood a wooden coffee table covered in layer upon lay of dust and grime.
"Ew," Rebecca's bows furrowed as she reached into her backpack. She withdrew a cloth usually used for cleaning glasses. She rubbed the dust off of the coffee table before setting her candle down, "how about here?"
"Perfect, Becky!" Joey smiled at his petite friend.
"Joey, I have asked you before not to call me 'Becky.' My name is Rebecca," she rolled her teal eyes at the blonde.
"Whatevah," Joey shrugged placing his candle down next to Rebecca's, "you okay, Yug?"
"Yes," Yugi's voice sounded distant as his amethyst orbs traveled around the darkened room, "let's just get this over with." The tri-colored youth also placed his candle down on the coffee table.
Malik placed the Ouija Board in the center and placed the Planchette onto the board. The group sat in a circle around the coffee table and the board.
"I think Yugi should be the one to communicate and ask the questions," Malik smiled at his petite friend.
A soft inaudible groan escaped Yugi's parted lips. He nodded, "Fine." The board was turned around to face Yugi.
"Okay, Yugi, so you are the leader. You are the one to ask the questions. Joey, Malik, and Rebecca, you all touch the Planchette with Yugi. I will take notes if and when we receive responses," Ryou instructed as he pulled out a pen and paper from his bag along with a few blankets. He gave each of the group a blanket before wrapping one around his shoulders. The others followed suite.
"What do we do next?" Yugi asked; his teeth worrying his lower lip.
"We each touch the Planchette," Rebecca answered as she reached out to touch the wooden pointer piece, "You ask the questions, Yugi, and we provide the energy to help power the Planchette. You circle the board with the Planchette once for each of us and do not leave the board without saying 'Goodbye."
"I thought you don't believe in this stuff, Becky," Joey tilted his head to the side.
The girl's teal eyes traveled around their sockets, "I don't; however, I do believe in following the rules of a game."
"Are we ready?" Malik asked as he reached out to touch the Planchette as well. Joey nodded; reaching his hand out to touch the pointer.
"Yugi?" Ryou's warm milk chocolate orbs locked on the tri-colored youth.
"I'm…" Yugi's bright pink tongue darted out to wet his dry cracked lips, "I'm ready."
"I am too," Ryou placed the notepad onto the table and poised his pen; ready to write down anything they receive.
Yugi swallowed hard, "Hello, Is anyone there?" The group waited in bated silence for several minutes.
"Try again, Yugi," Ryou instructed.
A deep breath passed over Yugi's once again dry lips, "Is there anyone here with us?" The group watched the board intently; awaiting any movement that may occur. Yugi could feel his heart beat quicken. A bone chilling breeze brushed past his cheek.
"Is anyone here that would like to communicate with us?" Yugi asked. The Planchette jerked.
"Joey, stop moving it," Malik growled.
"I swear dude, that was not me," Joey's honey brown orbs widened.
"Look," Rebecca tilted her chin upward towards the board. The Planchette began to move in a figure out motion rapidly before it slowed and moved over to 'Yes.'
Yugi's heart pounded in his chest. He felt like he was being watched. He glanced over his shoulder; seeing nothing but darkness. The rest of the room not touched by the candles was consumed by the pitch black night.
"How old are you?' Yugi asked biting down on his lip.
Several agonizing minutes of stillness and silence passed without a response. Yugi opened his mouth to ask another question just as the pointer began to move again. It first landed on the '1' and then on the '6.'
"You are 16?" Yugi asked. They did not have to wait near as long for a response. The Planchette glided across the board to 'Yes.'
"How sad that they would die so young," Ryou commented jotting down his notes.
"Try to find out if they are a boy or a girl," Malik's lilac orbs locked on Yugi. The petite youth's blonde bangs swayed once again as he nodded.
"Are you a female?" Yugi asked to the darkness. The Planchette glided in circles again before drifting over to the 'No.' A creaking noise echoed through the empty home.
"What was that?" Jeoy glanced over his shoulder.
Malik shrugged, "It's just the wind. These old houses creak a lot when it is windy."
Joey sighed and nodded, "So it is a 16 year old male."
"How did you die?" Yugi asked. He winced as soon as he asked the question. He didn't want to be there. This entire thing was creepy and felt wrong.
The pointer circled the board, "D," Yugi called out, "E. F. N. D. N. I. G."
Joey glanced onto Ryou's notepad, "Defndnig doesn't make any sense. It's not a word."
"They are not always capable of spelling it correctly. They do the best they can when communicating. It is up to us to decipher it," Ryou explained before he muttered to himself. He tapped the pen against his lips as he muttered to himself. "Defending."
"Were you defending something or someone?" Yugi asked.
The pointer made several more figure eight designs before it landed on the 'Yes.'
The pointer jerked about in sporadic movements. The group had a difficult time maintaining contact with the Planchette.
"Are you the only spirit here?" Yugi asked afraid of what the response would be.
The Planchette stopped abruptly before darting over to the 'No.'
Yugi felt his heart skip a beat, "How…" his voice faltered, "How many spirits are here?"
The Planchette moved rapidly; picking up speed with each passing second before finally coming to land on '3.'
Without Yugi asking another question the Planchette jerked around the board spelling out something.
"L E V E" Yugi announced his amethyst orbs darting across the board following the movements of the Planchette. "GETOUTGETOUTLEVENOW"
"Get out. Get out. Leave Now," Ryou repeated.
A high pitched scream tore everyone's concentration away from the board as Rebecca's small form was thrown from her seated position at the coffee table against a wall. Her body hit the wall and fell to the ground with a thud.
"Rebecca!" Malik stood.
"Malik sit down! We have to stop it. We have to say 'Goodbye' I will get Rebecca," Ryou's voice faltered. The albino stood and ran over to Rebecca's unconscious form. He turned her over, "Rebecca!" he lightly tapped her cheeks, "Rebecca!"
The blonde's teal eyes fluttered open, "What..happened?" she gasped.
"You were thrown into the wall," Ryou helped her stand, "Can you finish this with us?"
"Yes," She answered leaning against Ryou for her support. The albino guided her back to her position at the coffee table. She reached a shaking hand out to touch the Planchette.
"We have to go now. Goodbye," Yugi stated. Rebecca's body jerked.
"Are you okay?" Malik asked worriedly.
"I'm…okay," she nodded. The Planchette glided to the bottom of the board and landed on 'Goodbye.'
"Okay, I think I'm done with this stuff for a while. Let's get Rebecca home," Joey stood and picked up the trembling prodigy. Ryou and Malik packed everything up into Ryou's bag in a hurry and rushed towards the door.
"Are you coming?" Malik hollered to Yugi who had paused in the archway; staring into the once again pitch black living room.
"Yes. I'm coming," Yugi peeled his eyes away from the room and ran out the door. Even outside, he could not shake the foreboding feeling that took up residence in his lower stomach. He clutched his arms over his chest; a makeshift shield from the horrible feeling within him that seemed to grow by the second.