Hey one more fic---I live--- alright I need to give snaps to Shibby-one how helped edit this story.
Yugi turned around to look at Joey. His long golden hair shimmered in late summer's eve. His skin was lighter then even Ryou's plain English skin. Joey's light brown eyes, filled with life, scanned the worksheet that they were working on. The bell finally rang and Yugi snapped out of his fixated trance. Joey poked him playfully and smiled a wide smile.
"Up for a game, Joey?" Yugi asked, holding up his deck. Joey paused, thinking of something to say.
"I can't... I have to do something."
Joey quickly gathered his books and ran out of the school. Yugi then remembered he had to help his grandfather with the shop today. They were getting a new shipment of cards. Ever since the end of Battle City, the shop was busy, or, at least when Yugi had a shift.
Yami meet Yugi at the front gate of the school. Smiling, Yugi walked over to Yami and they both started to walk home.
It just then hit Yugi that he longed for something. Yugi longed to get away from Duel Monsters for one day. It used to be fun, but now it was life or death almost everyday. Well, to Yami it was, and had always been, but Yugi longed for the fun and laughter that had occurred every time he played with Joey.
On the way to the Game Shop, Yugi and Yami heard gun shots. They ran down the narrow alleys to find Joey being cornered by three gangsters. Yami signaled Yugi to keep back as he reached for the pocket knife in his boot. He slowly attempted to approach the men cautiously. The men, taking notice to Yami's arrival, turned to reveal their guns. Yami only smiled as the men charge him. He easily dodged the first man's attack, only to find blood running down his face.
Unfazed, he simply stood where he stood as the men attacked together. He simply dodged the first man and stabbed the other two in the leg and chest.
The first man kept running, making Yami think he was running away until he stopped on front of Yugi. He then took Yugi by the collar and held the gun to his head.
"One move, and the little kid gets it."
Yami lowered his weapon and lifted his hands, smiling. The man, nervous stepped back. Yami suddenly reaches his in his coat pocket and says "Up for a game?"
The man, happy with his luck so far, tied Yugi's arms and feet with the gun still pointed at his head. Yugi remained speechless, knowing the daily routine all too well.
"What is the game?" the man says, as he tied the last not. Yami took his hand out of his pocket, revealing every day playing cards
"Its called 21, know it?" Yami handed the deck to Joey. Yami, not waiting for a reply, pointed to a table and four crates small enough to be stools and walked toward them.
"No," the man said sadly to no one as he pushed Yugi into a chair. Yugi smiled, holding himself back from laughter for not remembering that he had a gun next to his head. Joey looked at Yugi and figured the pressure had gone to his head.
"It's simple really. First Joey deals you, me and himself two cards. Joey, because he's the dealer, his first cards remain face down on the table. The second however is played face up for all to see. On the other hand, both of our cards remain face up. When it's your turn, you can hold and keep what you have, or ask the dealer for more. If the sum of your cards goes over 21, you lose, and if not and you hold at the right time the person, including the dealer, with the highest number wins. Easy, right?"
"I guess... but what's the catch?"
"If Joey or I win, Yugi is set free and you leave."
"But if I win I get what I came for and keep the brat for fun." He said licking, the side of Yugi's cheek.
Joey in disgust starts to deal the cards. Yami gets a four and a two. The man gets an ace (14) and a two. And Joey gets a queen (12) and a six. Joey stares and decides to hold.
Yami's turn.
"Hit me." Yami got a four. Suddenly, the man starts to laugh. Yami looks up to see that on the edge of a gun was a knife.
"Do you know what this is?" he said, motioning to the knife and gun.
"A Kira Nibia no Ketsueki."(1)
"Smart, aren't you? Yes, a Kira Nibia no Ketsueki. I feel like making this game more fun, you did chose the game, after all. Every time you hit, I'll have a little fun with this knife on your friend over here. If you go over 21, I'll pull the trigger. If you stop me from cutting him, I'll shoot everyone here. Get it? You have no choice." The man pulled the Millennium Puzzle's string from around Yugi's neck, shortening it until the puzzle was tightened to Yugi's neck. Yugi knew what was next.
"As you know, you hit so—."Suddenly, Yugi felt a sharp pain down his arms. Dark blood seeped threw Yugi's cotton white shirt.
"Yugi... Noooo!" Yami yelled, as he saw his partner's pain. Yugi merely looked up and smiled. "Yami—hit—." Yami knew he had too. He was still behind and needed a high card badly. "Hit –me." Joey once again gave him a six. Yami looked away as Yugi cried from the pain. Yami could feel the pain run down Yugi's face. He could feel Yugi slip away from consciousness. Yami went through the numbers he needed. A five, a four or a three, to have a shoot but what if he drew the wrong card? "Hit—me, Joey." Yami shut his eyes as Joey drew the final card. Yugi didn't scream as the man went threw him. He couldn't, he couldn't feel anything. "Two?" Yami only had an eighteen.
"Ha, I'm going to win! Hit me." the man was so happy in his pre-victory rant, that he didn't notice he had gotten a king... But Yami did. He slowly stood from the table blinded by tears of hate.
"You –you foul creature. You play with human souls as if they were toys... How dare you call yourself human?" Suddenly, a golden light emerged from the Puzzle, and there was silence in the room. Only the sound of a soulless body hit the floor.
Yami ran to Yugi's aid, holding him in his arms. "Partner... You are safe... We can go home now." Yugi slowly lifted his head as he smiled. Blood leaked into his eyes, coloring them crimson. Yugi slowly lifted his hand to touch Yami's face, but never made it. Yugi suddenly closed his eyes. Yami hardened his embrace, crying on Yugi's shoulder.
Joey suddenly appeared behind Yami, and swung Yugi's arm over his shoulder as Yami supported the other shoulder, as they left the battle site behind them.
A Kira Nibia no Ketsueki
-This is "double killer of blood" in Japanese.
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yes o what fun! I feal that everyone needs a sad story before the
school starts...but the I'm just sugar high---
(Hi it's Tea,I know I'm not in the story but at least I get to do the prev. anyway , Is Yugi died? is a big question and what was Joey doing?)
