The Egyptian book of the dead
Describes the trails of a lost soul
For when a soul loses its name
It can no longer speak to the gods
Doomed to roam the earth
Until it can achieve its destiny
Broken off from the light
And staying one step ahead of the dark
The soul slowly falls out of memory and time
And falls into...
In The Shadow of The Prophecy
Disclaimer - I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, I wish I did, but I do own Carmen and she's pretty awesome as well as the millennium tiara. I also don't any of the song lyrics.
Chapter one - The New Transfer Student
Crashed on the floor when I moved in
This little bungalow with some strange new friends
Stay up too late and I'm too thin
we promise each other its till the end
Now we're spinning empty bottles
Its just the five of us
With pretty eyed boys girls die to trust
I cant resist the day
No, I can't resist the day
Vanessa Carlton
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It was a warm, sunny morning in Domino, the kind of day no teen wants to spend in school. Unfortunately... or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, that's just where this story begins.
It was eight-twenty AM and just before the bell, Te'a and Tristen were in their seats when Joey strolled in. " 'Ay, where Yugi " he asked curiously, leaning against one of the desks.
" I think he stayed home " answered the blue-eyed girl" He just got discharged from the hospital yesterday, you know Joey. I think he's still recuperating ".
" EEYYAAY " a girl with long brown hair came squealing in, running over to her other two friends ; a brunette with shoulder length hair and another, more portly one with very short black. " Hey there's a new student transferring into our class " she chirped merrily.
" Sheesh, its a big yea' for transfa' students, huh " remarked Joey offhandedly.
" Really " beamed her generously proportioned cohort.
" Uh-huh, I saw her " said the first girl" she so cute ". The girl continued to gossip until the teacher came in with his briefcase and set it at his desk. Walking to the board, he cleared his throat and announced :
" Good morning class... now as you've probably already heard ; we have a new student joining our class, all the way from Cairo Egypt ".
Taking her cue, the new student brushed in softly and gave a swift bow. She absolutely endearing at first glance, petite and a little on the skinny side with pallid crimson (pink) hair braided down to her waist and fierery orbs of polished amber. " You may take your seat " the teacher directed. The girl nodded and looked around the classroom uncertainly.
" Hey, new girl, over here " called the three girls that were gossiping earlier, pointing to an empty seat by them. Relief spread across her face as she took her seat and class began.
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/ You're suppose to be recovering aibou scolded Yami as his young light lugged a large box of various games back to the storage room / so shouldn't you be resting /.
" I'm fine, its just... " he replied restlessly" I have to do...something ". The gaming king sighed, his little light had been fidgety all day. Yugi disappeared back into the storage room and emerged with yet another monstrous box, this one full of "Monster Fighter" merchandise.
Ding, ding.
The box's large proportions made it impossible for the teen to see infront of himself, though hearing the bell jingle he knew someone came in. /Aibou, beware of ... . WHAM! Yugi suddenly found himself sprawled on the floor, under the cardboard box he'd been totting, as well as a pile of plastic creatures and fighting guns, but what the hell had he run into?
" Oww my head" winced another, feminine voice, he pushed the box off and dug himself out. The person he'd run into was rubbing her forehead, at first she looked about eleven, or twelve with strawberry pink hair pulled back into a braid, but he looked again and realized she was wearing the same high school uniform as the girls at his high school.
" Um, sorry about that " he apologized meekly, standing up and extending his hand to her" are you okay ". She took his hand and he pulled her up.
" Don't worry, It's okay" she replied" I mean I'm okay. I mean uh… " the girl smacked herself in the head with her hand chanting something like " stupid, stupid, stupid..." under her breath. Yugi laughed softly as he kneeled down to pick up the plastic commodities, the girl bent down to help him when the boy caught a glimpse of her headband. It was golden and appeared to be more of a tiara with the eye of Horus boldly embellished in the center. A... millennium item ? he thought blinkingly No way ! .
Once the whole fiasco was cleared up, Yugi returned to the counter" Hey you guys carry Duel Monsters cards here right " she inquired.
" Yeah, there over there, with the other playing cards " he told her, he'd grown to know his grandfather's game shop like the back of his hand" would you like me to show you some strong cards, or a beginners deck building guide ".
" Oh, I'm not a beginner " she said with slight amusement as she laid two booster packs down.
" How long have you played " Yugi asked with casual curiosity.
" Well " her amber eyes became distant, as if remembering some thing painful" a long time ".
" Oh okay" he smiled easing off the subject" six dollars and twenty cents ". She lay the money down and took the booster packs, making her way to the door. Before she left though, she turned back :
" I like this store, I think I'll come back sometime " she told him with a fleeting smile.
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/ A millennium item on her forehead, huh / echoed the spirit of the puzzle thoughtfully as the two sat in Yugi's room that night / Is it possible she was the one who tried to steal the millennium puzzle from us ?/ .
" I don't know...maybe, I guess its possible " admitted the youth" but she doesn't seem like the kind of person to do that ". Silently the spirit agreed, unbiddenly he felt drawn to the girl for some strange reason.
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The next morning, Yugi came into class, his friends were sitting in a circle and when they saw him, Joey jumped up jubilantly and hollered" Yo Yug' " across the room.
" Hey guys " he greeted with his usual smile and headed over to them" What's up ".
" Not much here " said Tristen.
The bell gave a shrill ring and the student took their seats as the teacher began his lesson. Suddenly footsteps raced hurriedly down the hall and a student slid by the door. She reappeared, it was the new girl, breathing heavily " I'm sorry...I'm late " she wheezed, handing him her admittance slip and going to her seat.
Wait a minute! That's the girl that came into the shop yesterday he realized doing a double take in surprise.
There was no mistaking it was the girl from the day before, the golden circlet on her forehead with the millennium symbol was all the proof he needed. If it really was a one-of-a-kind Millennium item, there was noone else that could wear it. Te'a saw him looking at the pink-haired girl" Oh yeah, you don't know her " she said" that girl just transferred in yesterday ".
The bell rang for recess" Aww, I love your hair " squealed one of the fan-club girls" It's so pretty ". They had pulled her hair out of the braid and were doing all sorts of crazy stuff with it, though the amber-eyed girl look less than thrilled. She actually looked like she was being tortured and had no chance of escape. She saw Yugi and mouthed the words 'Please save me'.
" Hey, um, you " he called, / Oh wait, I don't know her name / .She excused herself from the gaggle of girls and over to their foursome, looking relieved. /p
p " Hi " she said" Thanks for, uh, saving me back there ".
" Any time " replied Yugi as she sat down on the top of one of the desk" I'm Yugi Motou, these are my friends ".
" I'm Te'a" .
" Tristen's the name, its a pleasure to meet you ".
" An' I'm Joey Wheeler " said the blonde, thumbing himself exuberantly.
" My name's Carmen Seraph " she told him" nice to meet you ". The other members of the group took turns introducing themselves :
To Be Continued ...
Author Commentary -
Monster Fighter - If you read the manga this a game in the beginning of volume six, and its kinda like that old boxing game with the red and blue guys, only portable.
Aibou - For anyone who doesn't know, (which must be very few of you, cause you guys are such a intelligent group of readers) this is Yami's sort of 'pet name' for Yugi in the original Japanese and it means "partner". In return, Yugi calls Yami mou hitori no boku which means "another I", or "other me", but I don't use that.
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What do you think of my revised version ? I did a little nip and tuck and some adding and subtracting in places.