Authors Note: Yes I know, Amane's meant to be dead but I've heard it's just a lie and she's really alive, don't take my word though, there is heaps of Yu-Gi-Oh rumours floating around.
If you're wondering what koe and yadonushi mean it's what Bakura and Ryou call each other.
Koe means 'voice' (Ryou doesn't really refer to his yami much but I've done it here.)
Yadonushi means 'host' or 'landlord'
I know there are some people out there who hate using the terms yami or hikari, nor do people like using Ryou or Bakura for Ryou Bakura's split personalities (It's obvious who's called who). I've decided to use these names so please bear with me! I'm going to try to keep the characters as true to their personalities as possible so tell me if they're getting to OOC. Also, if you're wondering Ai is the Japanese word for love, and Amunet (an Egyptian name) means mystery
Disclaimer: Like every other fanfic writer on this planet, I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! But I do own 1 Yu-Gi-Oh card, and 3 Yu-Gi-Oh posters, so beat that!
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'CHAPTER ONE - MEETINGS.
"Love without madness, is not love at all.''
Amane's stomach lurched forward as the plane descended into Domino City. Twisting uncomfortably in her seat, she bit her lip and braced herself for her arrival into Japan. She had never liked planes, and the fact that she was going to see her brother for the first time in six years didn't help her nerves at all. Sighing softly, her eyes filled with anticipation at the thought of seeing Ryou again. She could picture him clearly in her mind, the same gentle brown eyes, and all that hair!
A small smile played across Amane's lips, in looks she was the exact opposite to her twin, her hair was black, long and really, really straight, while his hair was white and all over the place, Amane swore it had a mind of its own. Personality-wise, they were almost identical, both enjoyed their own company and they were generally sweet natured but Amane seemed to have a way with words, and found it easy to make people agree with her, not that she talked much. Actually, the only person she talked to most was Ryou over the phone and through letters. She didn't really have friends, but she didn't really need them anyway, she was content being by herself, and besides, after what happened with her mother, she had made a promise never trust anyone ever again. She couldn't bear the thought of having to go through the hurt and pain that happened all those long years ago.
MEANWHILE AT THE DOMINO CITY AIRPORT…
A certain CEO of Kaiba Corp was very pissed off. Tapping his foot impatiently, he made an effort to glare at anyone who dared look his way, in fact, he was so pissed off, he even glared at the planes, and the luggage, and the stupid air hostess that just walked passed, and Bakura, who, he had already glared before but decided to do it again because he felt like it, after all, he was Seto Kaiba, so he could do anything he liked. Bakura was a weirdo, and with all that crap about him turning into a maniac killer at Duellist Kingdom, Kaiba was determined to ignore him and concentrate on more important things, such as his meeting with Toshio Hanzu, the owner of Hanzu Enterprises. He hated Hanzu and his stupid little morals on work ethnics and providing for your employees blah, blah, blah, but he needed to secure this deal with him to ensure Kaiba Corp's future success. Glancing at his watch he realised that Toshio was already 20 minutes late. Taking his cell phone out of his pocket, Kaiba dialled Toshio's number to see what was taking him so long.
'Mr. Kaiba.'
'I'm waiting Hanzu.'
'My apologies Kaiba, our plane has been slightly delayed.'
'By how long?'
'I'm afraid we won't be getting there until tomorrow.'
'Don't even think about messing with me Hanzu, I want you here in an hour, or the deals off.' Kaiba said coolly, trying to keep his temper under control.
What a waste of god damn time! Hanzu is going to regret this...'
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Ryou sighed softly and gently traced his finger along the windowpane, watching the planes coming in and taking off. He was overcome with excitement and yet mortified at the same time. 'What if she doesn't like me?' Ryou gulped nervously and fidgeted a little with his millennium ring trying to calm his nerves. Looking over, he saw Seto Kaiba sitting arrogantly not far from where he was. He could tell that Kaiba didn't like him, not that he cared, no one liked him, but having to put up with him being around when his sister came wasn't exactly what he wanted.
'Yadonushi, when's she coming?' Barked his Yami from the mind link.
'Soon.' Ryou replied mentally. 'And don't think you're coming out either, she has no idea about you, and I would prefer to keep it that way.'
'Well you can't stop me, I can do anything I want.'
'Koe, please don't. It's been 6 years since she left, and our last meeting wasn't exactly a happy one. This time, it's going to be perfect. You've got to promise me you won't come out.'
Bakura pouted, but gave up and nodded in agreement. This was the first time he had actually seen his Yadonushi truly happy, the kid needed some light in his life. Bakura shrugged and decided to turn his attention to whoever his hikari was looking at.
'Hey Ryou?' He asked.
'What?'
'Isn't that one of little Yugi's friends?'
'Kaiba-kun? Well, they're not exactly friends.'
'You know what? After all this time I finally remember who he reminds me of.'
'Who?'
'One of the Pharaoh's wretched priests, back in Ancient Egypt.'
'I thought priests were meant to be nice?'
'Not this one, I wouldn't of minded slitting the throats of all of Atem's annoying, interfering little sidekicks, but Seth, I would of made him beg for hell before I got rid of him, he used Amunet and killed her like some animal.'
'Your sister?'
'That's right, Priest Seth was nothing but a pathetic dog who slept with just about every girl he met, including Amunet. My poor sister, she was really in love with him. He used her for his own selfish needs, and I never got to take revenge on her death.'
Ryou's Yami never talked about his sister. It was a delicate subject. Ryou didn't know much about her, but he did know that the millennium items were involved. He felt sorry for his other half; Koe must of loved Amunet dearly.
'Well luckily the priest is gone now, and you're still here so you've gotten you're revenge.' Said Ryou sympathetically.
Bakura didn't answer. Ryou started to panic slightly, he could feel Bakura getting worked up, and if his Yami decided to come out, there would be nothing Ryou could do to stop him.
'Koe?'
Still no answer.
'Well,' Ryou continued, hastily trying to change the subject, 'have you heard the rumour there's a big Duel Monsters tournament supposed…'
'Stupid Priest! I swore on Ra that I would avenge my sister, why not do it now?' Bakura spat.
'That's not the same person Koe, his name is Kaiba, not Seth.' Ryou said warily. He made the wise decision not to tell his other half that Kaiba's first name was Seto, it was quite a similarity.
'I'm coming out Ryou, I going to kill that bastard who murdered Amunet, today is the day that I finally get my revenge....
'Koe, no! My sister's going to be here any minute! You can kill Kaiba-kun later, at school, you can't just...' Ryou was abruptly cut off and Bakura replaced his hikari's body. Smirking, he glanced over at Kaiba who was busy yelling in that weird thing Ryou would call a cell phone. Strutting over, he yanked the phone right out of Kaiba's hands, and smashed it to bits in his fist.
'So Priest Set, we meet again.'
LATER THAT DAY…'Whoa, what happened to you?'
Kaiba grunted in reply to his little brother and stalked into Kaiba Mansion. A massive cut ran up the side of his left arm and there would definitely be bruising around his stomach. Scowling, he went into the main bathroom and pulled open the cupboards, fumbling around trying to find some bandages. Mokuba slid into the bathroom and peeked over his brother's shoulder.
'For god's sake! Do we even have a first aid kit in this house?' Yelled Kaiba, as he chucked bottles and pills on the floor. His younger brother sighed and picked up a roll of bandages from the ground.
'Seto, sit down.' Mokuba pushed Kaiba onto a chair and rolled back his sleeve to reveal the large cut, gushing with blood.
'Hmm, we'll have to clean the wound first.' Said Mokuba sternly, 'doesn't this bring back the memories?'
Kaiba nodded. It certainly did. When Kaiba was younger, he was beaten quite badly by his stepfather. Mokuba was always there to help Kaiba up afterwards. Kaiba looked softly at his bother. This is what he lived for. Mokuba was the only thing in this world keeping him going. His little brother had been there for him through the good times, and the bad. He was the only person in the world he could ever trust and the only friend he had ever had.
'So…what happened?' Asked Mokuba as he busied himself with Kaiba's arm
'Nothing.'
'Yeah right.'
'I'm being serious.'
'Well that's a surprise.' Mocked his brother, rolling his eyes.
Kaiba replayed the scenes from the airport in his head. Bakura, being the lunatic he was, had provoked him, and naturally Kaiba used his fist to solve the problem.
'Why had he called me Priest Set?' Kaiba wondered. There had been a lot of questions left unanswered. Although one thing was for certain, Bakura was a good fighter. Kaiba hadn't exactly come off without a scratch, if it hadn't of been for that girl who had come he might not been able to hold up for much longer. And who was that girl anyway? Bakura didn't have any friends, well there was Yugi and his little bunch of cheerleaders, but Bakura wasn't really in that group. Girlfriend? Possibly, Bakura always seemed to have a fan club of girls following him around at school. Family? Another option. Kaiba tried to make her out in his mind; Black hair, brown eyes, he was positive he had seen her somewhere before, he just couldn't think when.
'Did I get any messages?' Asked Kaiba, changing the subject.
'Uh…one from some guy…I think his name's like Hanzu or something?'
'Toshio Hanzu?'
'That's the one. Anyway, he said to call you back because you're cell phone was like, not responding or something.'
'Get my secretary to call him back and tell him the whole things off.' Said Kaiba coldly, remembering the deal.
'What thing?'
'The negotiations for my new duelling system.'
Hanzu had mucked around, and Seto Kaiba did not put up with stupid idiots who had no idea how to run a company. Sure, he would have to come with his own design, but now that he thought about it, Hanzu's prototype probably would have been too out-dated to incorporate into Kaiba's new duel disc system.
'Are you sure bro? He sounded real nice.'
'He's nothing but a moron Mokuba. You're far too trusting of people.'
'Well you're far too un-trusting.'
'That's not a word.'
Mokuba shrugged. He wished his brother would get out more often. Kaiba spent all his time working; in fact, Mokuba couldn't even remember when Kaiba had had any fun at all. He didn't have any friends, anyone to talk to; well apart from himself, but that didn't count. 'He can't stay alone forever.' Mokuba thought, 'One day, I'll move out and he'll have to find someone.'
'There you go. All better!' Smiled Mokuba, as he finished wrapping up Kaiba's arm.
Kaiba cuffed his little brother on the neck and stood up. 'I better get back to work.'
'Aw, already?'
Kaiba nodded. He had things to do; the duel disc designs would be due in at the start of next week. And he would have to deal to Ryou Bakura. Kaiba sneered, 'That snivelling little brat has bitten off more than he can chew, I'm going to make sure he pays for all the trouble he's caused.' Tomorrow, he would pay a little visit to Bakura and get his revenge.
AT THE HOSPITAL…
Ryou groaned and lazily opened his eyes, realising he had no idea where he was, he sat bolt upright and tried to get out of the bed he was in. Wincing, he cried out as he felt extreme pain in his chest.
'Brother, lie back down, you've got to rest.' Ryou smiled softly as he Looked up to see a pair of bright brown eyes staring down at him.
'Ai.' He mumbled happily, trying to reach out to the girl that was sitting on the end of his bed.
'Ryou, go back to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up.'
To tired to worry, Ryou admitted defeat and lay back down exhausted onto his pillow
Amane looked at her poor brother in concern.
'God I've missed you.' She whispered softly.