DZ: *sigh* Ugh, it wouldn't stop bothering me. I had to write it. Damn muses...
Shuichi: *tearfully* You don't like me anymore.
DZ: Aww, c'mon. I didn't mean that. It's just that it's too hectic a time for me to be writing fanfics right now. But this idea's too great. So I hafta write it.
Shuichi: I thought it was cute. I had to give it to you.
DZ: Eh...that's okay. I'll try my best. On with the fic...oh, wait. WARNINGS: Yaoi, weirdness and twig-throwing. Seto/Jou and some other side couples (yamis with hikaris).
Zero: DZ does not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, Gravitation or Megami Kouhosei.
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Seto was bored. He looked at Yami and Yugi making out in the couch again. Yup, he was very, very, very bored. Seto shifted in his seat for what seemed like a the millionth time.
How is it that I get stuck with those two love birds with nothing to do?
Seto thought. I wish it would stop raining."You know, Seto" Yugi said from Yami's lap. "You could always join us if you want."
Seto paled a little bit. "No, thanks. I'm fine right here. You two just stay over there."
Yugi giggled, "Suit yourself." He went back to his current activity, ignoring Seto altogether then.
Seto sighed, looking out the window. I hate this damned rain. When is it going to stop? And as if the heavens heard his prayer the rain stopped. (A/N: -_-;; sorry, I've got writer's block here, so I needed to move it along.) Seto raised an eyebrow. I'm good! Hearing a moan from Yugi made remember why he wanted the rain to stop. "I'm going out for a little bit, don't make a mess and have fun. Goodbye."
Seto didn't wait for an answer and quickly went out the door. He wasn't really going anywhere in particular. The house he, Yugi, Yami and Ryou shared was becoming stuffy, especially if there was nothing to do but watch your friends make out on the couch. Stepping on a puddle Seto looked up. He was near the park and it seemed like a good place to walk and think. The sky was still a bit cloudy, but it didn't look like it was going to rain anytime soon.
Seto had been restless lately. And he had no clue why. This would be a good time to think about things. Entering the park gates Seto was lost in his thoughts.
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*THUD*
Bakura yelped as his head hit the hard granite of the stone table. Note to self: Never do that while over a really hard table. He rubbed his sore forehead, sighing in frustration. Nothing was going right. He had forgotten to pick up ingredients he needed for his new spell. He couldn't find his partner anywhere. And the council was still on his ass about the ghost he needed to find. Damn spirits. Why can't they just go to where they belong?
"KURA!!!" Bakura winced. Well, at least his partner had finally come back. He walked out of his work room and down the stairs. He found his partner trying to bring in a really heavy bag into the living room.
"What the hell do you have there, Malik?" Bakura eyed the blond warily.
"Just some stuff I've picked up from Egypt." Malik tugged at the sack again.
"So that's where you went. Don't tell me you've been raiding tombs without me again." Bakura pouted. He liked raiding tombs.
"No, silly." Malik chirped, still trying to get the sack in. "The council says we can't raid anymore tombs after we cleaned out Ramsey's tomb. No, I was just passing by, but I couldn't help and get a couple of things from a bazaar in Cairo."
"Uh-huh..." Bakura stared at him. "What were you doing in Egypt in the first place? 'Passing by' as you say."
"Sore wa himitsu desu." Malik grinned cheekily. Still not having any progress with the sack he looked to Bakura. "Little help here?"
After Bakura helped Malik bring his loot in his own work room, Bakura watched as Malik sifted through the things. They ranged from jewelry and weapons to cloths and spell ingredients. Malik picked up a something bundled up in rags and tossed it to Bakura. "I got you a little something. I thought it was just your style."
Bakura unwrapped the rags to reveal a fair sized dagger. The hilt was gilded in gold bedecked with red blood gems. The sheath, which was also gold, had an intricate design of a hawk flying over the desert and under the sun. Unsheathing it, Bakura found that the dagger had one edge and that blade had the left eye of Ra, symbolizing the goddess Hathor. [1]
"Do you like it?" Malik asked.
"Are you trying to tell me something Malik?" Bakura asked. "A dagger of Hathor?"
Malik shrugged and smiled, winking at his partner. "Maybe. I do think your a bit lonely Bakura."
Bakura laughed, tucking the dagger into his sleeve. (A/N: Don't ask, I don't feel like elaborating.) "Thanks, but no thanks my friend. Love is not something I'm looking for. And speaking of looking for things, we need to get looking for that damned ghost the council wants us to find."
"Oh, don't worry. I've already found information on him." Malik said. "We're leaving for Domino City tomorrow."
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Jounouchi sighed, leaning against the tree. He was bored. It was just his luck that it rained, and no one was in the park. Well, except for him, of course. The park can be a boring place if you were alone. It was much better when there were people there. You can observe them, see them move, playing, running, walking, etc. See their emotions, laughter, anger; see them brokenhearted, confused. The park was like a zoo for human emotions. Every kind could be seen, if someone just waited enough, or came there often. And Jounouchi was always there. He thought it as his second home.
A slight sound made Jounouchi snap out of his thoughts. Oh, yay. A new victim. He grinned mischievously, eyeing a tall teen with brown hair, coming his way. Soon enough the boy would be in 'twig-throwing distance'. Jounouchi took a small twig from the tree. He waited till the boy got the point nearest to the tree, and threw.
Seto was so deep into his thoughts that he didn't even feel the twig hit in the head (A/N: It was a pretty small twig, so if he's off in 'lala land' then he won't notice. Sorry, it just for the plot, even if it didn't sound logical). Jounouchi frowned. Well that was no fun. It didn't even faze him. He was going to try to throw a bigger twig when he realized the boy was almost gone. Deciding that following the melancholy looking boy would be much more interesting than staying in the tree, Jounouchi jumped off the branched he perched on and dashed towards the direction of the stranger.
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Someone was following him. Seto didn't notice him at first, but he felt it after he got out of the park. He had carefully look behind him, trying not to look like he's looking (A/N: Know what I mean?). The other was a boy around his age with messy blond hair and a lanky build. Seto made some turns around streets, seeing if the boy would follow. Yes, the boy was following him. He didn't recognize his 'stalker', but the boy was wearing a uniform that Seto recognized as his own school's. Getting bored with walking and a bit interested in the stranger, Seto decided to end the chase. He turned into an alley and waited. Right when the boy was about to turn, Seto confronted him.
"Stalking is illegal, you know." Seto informed the boy. The boy jumped a few feet from him, clearly startled. "Why are you following me?"
The boy didn't answer him, only staring at him with wide, honey eyes. His mouth opened, but then closed again.
H-he...he can see me!
Jounouchi thought. He looked behind him to make sure that there was no one there that the other would be addressing. Jounouchi found no one. "A-are you t-talking to me?""Yes, I'm talking to you." Seto frowned in annoyance. "I've been noticing you following just after the park."
"Y-you can see me?" The blond whispered.
"Well, duh. You are human after all." Seto rolled his eyes. What the heck is wrong with him? Does he think he's invisible or something? "Well, why were you following me, huh?"
Jounouchi tried to wrack his brain for an answer as to how the other could see him. IT confused him a lot. But he could see the other getting impatient with him. Time for an escape.
"Look!" Jounouchi pointed behind Seto. The other did look, but saw nothing. When he turned around, he realized how stupid he was when he saw the other gone before him. Walking out of the alley, Seto tried to look for the boy, but there was no sign of him. I guess he was fast. Oh, well. Maybe I'll see him at school. With that last thought, he walked back to his house to ask if Yugi knew anything about the boy.
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Jounouchi looked at Seto's back, confusion still in his mind. Yes, he was very confused. Because, you see, it's not everyday someone sees the dead.
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DZ: Mwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
Jou: You killed me? T_T
DZ: Aww, c'mon. Don't worry, you'll have a happy ending. But what I can't decide is if you should have a peaceful death, or be murdered.
Jou: What? First you kill, then you say I'm murdered? Sheesh, you really are sadistic.
DZ: -_-;; Why does everyone in the YGO cast seem to think so? Jeez...just put in some angst and people think your sadistic.
Shuichi: I don't think your sadistic.
Zero: That's because you don't know what it means, baka.
Shuichi: I do too!
Zero: *snorts* Oh yeah? So what does it mean then?
Shuichi: It means someone who likes to inflict pain.
Zero: *little bit shocked*
Shuichi: I live with a writer, he likes sadistic characters.
DZ: I think he's sadistic too.
Shuichi: *pouts* Yuki is not.
DZ: We need to wrap this up.
Jou: Please read and review. Thanks! ^_^