By: LowFlyer1080
AN- This story may be considered a one-shot, however, if the reviews are good, I might consider making it into a chapter story. Other than that, it's fairly straight forward.
Words in italics are thoughts
Words in /…/ are mentally spoken.
Rated PG for some slight angst.
Ever since Yami had regained his powers and been awarded with his own body after Battle City, Yugi had been sort of left by the way side. The world now knew a new King of Games, Yami. Even his own grandfather had sort of forgot about him. Yugi had quit playing Duel Monsters, turning to a new passion. Street racing. After seeing The Fast and The Furious and 2Fast 2Furious, along with Gone in 60 Seconds, he had fallen in love with cars. One of the basic needs for a human now exerted itself in this young man. The need for speed.
One night, he awoke to the sound of a shutting door, and hushed voices. He looked at his clock.
'12:08? Who the hell would be out this late?' he wondered as he got out of bed, slipping on his slippers and crept to his closed door and listened.
"Are you sure no one will hear us?" a female voice whispered.
"Positive. Solomon is staying at Aruthr Hawkin's house tonight, catching up on old times." A man replied.
"What about Yugi?"
"He's supposed to be with Solomon."
'I recognize those voices.' Yugi thought.
"You do have protection, don't you Yami?" the girl asked seductively.
"Yes Tea. Let's take this upstairs to my room." He replied.
'I can't believe him! He knew I had a crush on Tea and he promised to help me!' Yugi thought as a single tear slipped down his cheek, 'I can't take this anymore. I've got to get out of here.'
He waited for his two friends, now ex-friends, to go down the hall and close the bedroom door. He quickly got dressed, packed a few changes of clothes in a duffel bag and grabbed a ticket from his dresser. He had known this day would come since Yami had been awarded his own body. He had bought an open ticket to Miami, Florida.
'There's nothing left for me here anymore. I have no other place to go. I've heard that street racing has grown a lot since The Fast and The Furious and its sequal had come out. Maybe I can find someone in Florida to help me start.'
Yugi had won a fair amount of money at Battle City that he had exchanged for American money at Domino City Bank. He stuffed it all in a backpack, about fifteen thousand total, and headed for the door. Before he left, he felt like something was calling to him. He walked over to his desk and stared down at his deck. He felt like one of the cards was begging not to be left behind.
'Heart of the Cards, show me what I need to see.'
He picked up the top card and placed it face down on his desk without looking at it. He did it again, placing the second card to the right of the first. A third card was placed below the second, a fourth above the second, and finally a fifth, to the right of the second. The cards, fashioned in a plus-sign, lay before him. He flipped the first card.
'Maha Vailo. It has a hidden power. Yami was my hidden power. This card must represent my past.'
He flipped the second card.
'Arduous Decision. I'm facing a big choice right now. To stay and continue to suffer or leave and start anew. This must represent my present. These three final cards each reveal a different path. I can only choose one.'
"Reveal my future to me, Heart of the Cards." He whispered.
He flipped the fifth card.
'Change of Heart. The cards tell me that I shall return. But when I do, remains unseen.'
He drew the top card from his deck. Dark Magician Girl.
'This is the one crying out to me. She doesn't want to be left behind.'
/No, Yugi. Please don't leave me alone/
"What!" he exclaimed in a whisper.
The card glowed for a second and the Dark Magician Girl appeared before him, large as life.
"I need you, Yugi. We all need you." She gestured towards Yugi's deck, separate from Yami's.
"But, how can you appear like this?"
"It is too difficult to explain. But in the simplest form, the Egyptian Gods answered my plea. I traded my immortality as a Duel Monster to become human. I couldn't leave you, Master. I just couldn't stand to see you in pain."
"Thank you."
"Please, call me Mana. Do not give up on the cards. Your deck and your cards respect you. Please do not leave them behind."
"What about those five?"
"I tried to keep them with us. We all tried. But they wouldn't listen. So through the Heart of the Cards, they were placed at the top of the deck. Leave them, for they no longer respect you."
"I'm scared Mana. I'm scared of what will happen when I leave."
"So am I, Yugi. So am I. But remember, I'll always be there for you. I'll never leave your side." She embraced him, still clad in her Duel Monster clothes.
"C'mon. Let's get going."
"What about your clothes, Mana?"
In a purple flash, she was dressed in a snug fitting pair of blue jeans, a white tube top, and black combat boots, her hair pulled back into a ponytail.
"Ra, Slifer, and Obelisk took my immortality, however they allowed me to keep some of my magic."
Yugi nodded and the two left. They snuck quietly down the stairs and out the door, escaping into the night.
There on Yugi's desk, in the light of the moon, were five Duel Monsters cards. Maha Vailo, Arduous Decision, and Change of Heart; the last two remaining face down.
End (possibly)
AN- So, tell me what you think. And if you liked it enough, I might consider making it into a chapter story. And please, read and review my other story, Battle City: Alternate Timeline. Thank you!