Author's Note: This is something I'm writing as I go along. If you like
it, review it. The more reviews I get, the more often I update. Please
review, I need something to look forward too in this madness called school.
Also, I am going to give Jou his NJ accent even though I'm using Japanese names. I honestly really love his dubbed voice. ((WOW, they did something RIGHT.))
'thought'
"speech"
*Time switch or character switch*
Dog Tags
Excitedly Jounouchi Katsuya packed a small amount of things in a bag. 'I get to go!' he thought. 'I'm going to war. No more dad, no more school, I get to fight like a man.for my country!' He dashed out the door, so happy about leaving he could've exploded had he been capable. Hailing a cab, he was on his way to the military base where he would be shipped off.
But the people he met at the Base were the least he'd ever expected to find. "What the.?" slowly he approached a smaller boy with multi colored hair from behind. "Yugi?" he tapped the boy on the shoulder, sure enough it was him. A few more familiar faces turned in his direction at the sound of a familiar voice.
Honda, Ryou, Marik, and Kaiba turned around and noticed him for the first time in quite awhile. Yugi's face was tear streaked, Ryou and Honda looked as though they had been in the middle of a deep conversation, Marik stood looking sadly out the small window, and Kaiba just stood there. He did not look smug and confident anymore but he gave Jounouchi one of the most blank stares he had seen in while, it was almost sad in a way.
"Jounouchi!" Yugi cried while running forth from the crowed as he hugged one of his best friends, he began crying all over again. Jou was confused. 'Why are all these guys here? I mean, I knew that there was a draft going around with this new war but I never thought.my friends would get pulled in.' This war had a new meaning for Jou now. He knew that his life might be in danger, but now his friends as well? And they probably wouldn't get stationed together either.
Yugi pulled back. "S-Sorry." he shivered as his tears sub sided. "I'm just so scared...I hate war, I hate fighting.but I don't have much of a choice do I?" Jou's heart sunk at least twenty levels under ground. He had been looking forward to this ever since he found out he'd been drafted.he never thought that he'd have to worry about his friends.
"Suck it up Yugi." Kaiba said pointedly as he glared at no one in particular. "You're not the only one risking something here." subconsciously, his hand grasped the locket he still wore around his neck.
He observed quietly as the people he knew stood there not knowing what to expect. As usual, the mutt was excited and looked at it as a game.in a way it was a game, but it was so much more then that. Yugi.a great duelist yes but he was still very much a child, he would not be able to handle this war, Kaiba knew he had a small chance of surviving. Honda seemed to share the mutt's view of things, a game. A game with fighting and weapons, just like one of the video games the two of them had spent hours slaving over. But here there were no extra lives and no restart button. The Egyptian, Marik, and Ryou were talking quietly. They knew it was no game, no laughing matter but they still had no idea what they were in for.
But he knew. Seto Kaiba knew exactly what to expect. Though he had been young, he still remembered.his father had been in a war, the Vietnam war. Not Gozaburo, not that sick twisted bastard, but his FATHER had gone to that terrible, terrible war. And though Seto was barley even five or six, he remembered plain as day what his father had said to him. A few days before his father had died, he told his son, his boy all the terrible thing that he had seen, heard, felt.his father knew Seto was young, but he could handle it. Besides, he had to know in case a situation like this should ever arise.
"Alright!" a loud booming voice sounded from the front of the room, demanding attention. "You will be shipped to various battle sites selected by us. You are to respect and obey those in ranks above you, make yourselves worth while and perhaps you might rise above the rest of the people here." The man paused in his speech and glanced around the room seeming to have the ability to sniff out weakness. Yugi shuddered involuntarily when the man's gaze fell up on him. "Now, here are your uniforms and dog tags."
As everyone went off to change, Jou looked at himself in the reflection in a window. He saw the old imitation dog tag he'd been wearing for as long as he could remember. Carefully, he tucked it under his uniform shirt and left the new official one be seen visibly.
In another room, Ryou talked solemnly to Marik. "I just hope we can all make it through this." he stated half-heartedly.
"Yea.it's all just so unpredictable.we've just got to take things as we come I guess." Marik sighed straightening his uniform. It felt heavy and confining compared to the light Egyptian clothes he typically wore. He sighed sadly, if someone could just at least give him a heads up on what to expect it would've been helpful.
Ryou subconsciously bit his lower lip. "I'm worried about Yugi." in truth that was an understatement; he was terrified for Yugi. "It's just that.mentally he's still so young. There is so much he'll see and learn all at once.it's mind boggling how quickly he'll have to grow up." Marik nodded sadly in agreement. They only hoped that at least SOMEONE from the group would be able to remain with Yugi through this whole thing.
Honda was still very excited about this whole thing. He didn't seem to be affected by the fact that so much of his life was in danger of disappearing around him.and that's if he didn't loose his own life first. Maybe he just didn't notice the reality of the situation. Maybe, he didn't want to notice.
And Seto Kaiba, the one who had supposedly known everything was now full of doubts. But he would stay strong, he must prevail as he did with everything. For some reason, it seemed that he make it through this war. Not only for Mokuba, but in honor of his father. 'Nothing has stopped me before' he thought as he glared at his reflection in the same window where Jounouchi was also looking at his own image 'It won't let anything stop me now either. I will win.'
"Well Kaiba." Jounouchi turned to face Seto "I guess dis is da true test now, huh?" But Seto simply glared at him.
"You see this as a game.like you look at everything else so simple mindedly. I just hope you figure out how serious this situation really is before it's too late for you."
The booming voice sounded from the front of the room again. "Alright, and now we will list the groups you've been put in." A nervous glance exchanged between everyone but Seto. Now they could only hope that would happen next would fall into their favor.
END CHAPTER ONE
A/N: Ok, if you want me to keep this going, lemme know by reviewing. I know this chapter focused mainly on Seto and Jou, but that will change, it will probably rotate around with people in each chapter.
Also, I am going to give Jou his NJ accent even though I'm using Japanese names. I honestly really love his dubbed voice. ((WOW, they did something RIGHT.))
'thought'
"speech"
*Time switch or character switch*
Dog Tags
Excitedly Jounouchi Katsuya packed a small amount of things in a bag. 'I get to go!' he thought. 'I'm going to war. No more dad, no more school, I get to fight like a man.for my country!' He dashed out the door, so happy about leaving he could've exploded had he been capable. Hailing a cab, he was on his way to the military base where he would be shipped off.
But the people he met at the Base were the least he'd ever expected to find. "What the.?" slowly he approached a smaller boy with multi colored hair from behind. "Yugi?" he tapped the boy on the shoulder, sure enough it was him. A few more familiar faces turned in his direction at the sound of a familiar voice.
Honda, Ryou, Marik, and Kaiba turned around and noticed him for the first time in quite awhile. Yugi's face was tear streaked, Ryou and Honda looked as though they had been in the middle of a deep conversation, Marik stood looking sadly out the small window, and Kaiba just stood there. He did not look smug and confident anymore but he gave Jounouchi one of the most blank stares he had seen in while, it was almost sad in a way.
"Jounouchi!" Yugi cried while running forth from the crowed as he hugged one of his best friends, he began crying all over again. Jou was confused. 'Why are all these guys here? I mean, I knew that there was a draft going around with this new war but I never thought.my friends would get pulled in.' This war had a new meaning for Jou now. He knew that his life might be in danger, but now his friends as well? And they probably wouldn't get stationed together either.
Yugi pulled back. "S-Sorry." he shivered as his tears sub sided. "I'm just so scared...I hate war, I hate fighting.but I don't have much of a choice do I?" Jou's heart sunk at least twenty levels under ground. He had been looking forward to this ever since he found out he'd been drafted.he never thought that he'd have to worry about his friends.
"Suck it up Yugi." Kaiba said pointedly as he glared at no one in particular. "You're not the only one risking something here." subconsciously, his hand grasped the locket he still wore around his neck.
He observed quietly as the people he knew stood there not knowing what to expect. As usual, the mutt was excited and looked at it as a game.in a way it was a game, but it was so much more then that. Yugi.a great duelist yes but he was still very much a child, he would not be able to handle this war, Kaiba knew he had a small chance of surviving. Honda seemed to share the mutt's view of things, a game. A game with fighting and weapons, just like one of the video games the two of them had spent hours slaving over. But here there were no extra lives and no restart button. The Egyptian, Marik, and Ryou were talking quietly. They knew it was no game, no laughing matter but they still had no idea what they were in for.
But he knew. Seto Kaiba knew exactly what to expect. Though he had been young, he still remembered.his father had been in a war, the Vietnam war. Not Gozaburo, not that sick twisted bastard, but his FATHER had gone to that terrible, terrible war. And though Seto was barley even five or six, he remembered plain as day what his father had said to him. A few days before his father had died, he told his son, his boy all the terrible thing that he had seen, heard, felt.his father knew Seto was young, but he could handle it. Besides, he had to know in case a situation like this should ever arise.
"Alright!" a loud booming voice sounded from the front of the room, demanding attention. "You will be shipped to various battle sites selected by us. You are to respect and obey those in ranks above you, make yourselves worth while and perhaps you might rise above the rest of the people here." The man paused in his speech and glanced around the room seeming to have the ability to sniff out weakness. Yugi shuddered involuntarily when the man's gaze fell up on him. "Now, here are your uniforms and dog tags."
As everyone went off to change, Jou looked at himself in the reflection in a window. He saw the old imitation dog tag he'd been wearing for as long as he could remember. Carefully, he tucked it under his uniform shirt and left the new official one be seen visibly.
In another room, Ryou talked solemnly to Marik. "I just hope we can all make it through this." he stated half-heartedly.
"Yea.it's all just so unpredictable.we've just got to take things as we come I guess." Marik sighed straightening his uniform. It felt heavy and confining compared to the light Egyptian clothes he typically wore. He sighed sadly, if someone could just at least give him a heads up on what to expect it would've been helpful.
Ryou subconsciously bit his lower lip. "I'm worried about Yugi." in truth that was an understatement; he was terrified for Yugi. "It's just that.mentally he's still so young. There is so much he'll see and learn all at once.it's mind boggling how quickly he'll have to grow up." Marik nodded sadly in agreement. They only hoped that at least SOMEONE from the group would be able to remain with Yugi through this whole thing.
Honda was still very excited about this whole thing. He didn't seem to be affected by the fact that so much of his life was in danger of disappearing around him.and that's if he didn't loose his own life first. Maybe he just didn't notice the reality of the situation. Maybe, he didn't want to notice.
And Seto Kaiba, the one who had supposedly known everything was now full of doubts. But he would stay strong, he must prevail as he did with everything. For some reason, it seemed that he make it through this war. Not only for Mokuba, but in honor of his father. 'Nothing has stopped me before' he thought as he glared at his reflection in the same window where Jounouchi was also looking at his own image 'It won't let anything stop me now either. I will win.'
"Well Kaiba." Jounouchi turned to face Seto "I guess dis is da true test now, huh?" But Seto simply glared at him.
"You see this as a game.like you look at everything else so simple mindedly. I just hope you figure out how serious this situation really is before it's too late for you."
The booming voice sounded from the front of the room again. "Alright, and now we will list the groups you've been put in." A nervous glance exchanged between everyone but Seto. Now they could only hope that would happen next would fall into their favor.
END CHAPTER ONE
A/N: Ok, if you want me to keep this going, lemme know by reviewing. I know this chapter focused mainly on Seto and Jou, but that will change, it will probably rotate around with people in each chapter.