This is my first published fanfic, so please, bear with me. If it totally
sucks, just tell me. Oh, yeah. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Basically, this is a
fic about, well, Yami Bakura and another spirit. For now, we'll just call
that other spirit the Essence. And just to keep things simple, Yugi is
Yugi, Yami Yugi is Yami, Bakura is Ryou, and Yami Bakura is just Bakura.
That's about as simple as it gets. Oh, and please, R&R
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"Yuuuggiiii! Yuuuggiiii!" the voice startled Yugi awake. "Yugi! Man, did you sleep like a log! You know, I think the old crone is onto you," Joey said, laughing.
Yugi blushed. "Sorry, I just dozed off. Must be the heat." Yugi glanced out the window. The sun shone down across the school lawn. In the distance, he could see the gym class just getting out. He looked up at the clock. One minute left. Yugi hastily put his books away and prepared for the bell. At the sound of the bell, the halls immediately became crowded. And, due to Yugi's lack of size, it was hard to get around, for at least 99.9% of the teens there were at least a foot taller than he was.
"Yugi!" Yugi turned to see Tea come racing out of the door. She came to a stop just before running into him. "Are you ready for the big game?"
"Game...?" Yugi cast a worried look in their direction.
"You know, the soccer game!" Tristan shouted, slapping Joey on the back so hard he fell over. Joey immediately lashed out at him, preparing for revenge. Yugi nodded, following Tea towards the field.
{Why do you always have to get me in trouble, why not somebody else?} Ryou whined to his Yami.
{Who else? We inhabit the same body.} Yami Bakura snapped back, annoyed by his aibou's sudden outburst.
{Why now? I have to get to my soccer game!}
{You'll be sitting out again, anywise.}
Panting, Ryou came to a stop. He was almost there. Just a little bit more... Something suddenly hit him on the head. Ryou stumbled forward, landing face first on the dirty pavement. He looked up as a shadow fell over him. A tall, sweating drunk laughed maniacally as he pounded the pole into his hand. There was a sudden dull thunk. The man's eyes widened and he fell forward.
A silver-haired girl stood above the man, grinning. Her pale blue eyes flashed as she turned to face the remaining two. That was the last thing Ryou saw before he blacked out.
"Good. Your finally awake." The voice called Ryou to his senses. He opened his eyes and looked up. He could see the girl leaning over him, watching him intently. She cocked her head, smiling. Ryou began to sit up, but the world began to spin. He closed his eyes for a moment, finally opening them.
"W-what happened?" Ryou mumbled, still confused.
"Well, first you got hit over the head with a pole," the girl answered, her eyes glinting in the fading light of the alleyway. "Then I hit a drunk over the head with a pole. Then the other two took out a jackknife and a kitchen knife. Man, what'd you do to get 'em so peeved?" She continued quickly, "I mean, drunks? Anybody can get a drunk set off, but three? And exactly how old are you?"
Ryou watched her silently. A cut traveled down the edge of her right cheek. She continued to rant on, barely breathing in-between words. {So, Ryou. Is this the one that saved you?}
{She saved you, too!} Ryou returned sharply to his yami.
{Ah, but I would continue to live, nonetheless.} Bakura answered cockily. Ryou shook his head in frustration.
"My name's Raen, what's yours?" the silver-haired girl asked gently, reaching down to help Ryou up off the ground.
"Uh, Ryou," he replied. "I go to Domino High." The girls face lit up.
"So do I! Sort of odd, though..." she ended thoughtfully, her voice trailing off.
"What's odd?" Ryou inquired, glancing at her out of the corner of his eye as he set off towards the alley's exit. She shook her head, pulling her cap down tighter. But, Ryou had the feeling there was more to her than was expected.
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"Yuuuggiiii! Yuuuggiiii!" the voice startled Yugi awake. "Yugi! Man, did you sleep like a log! You know, I think the old crone is onto you," Joey said, laughing.
Yugi blushed. "Sorry, I just dozed off. Must be the heat." Yugi glanced out the window. The sun shone down across the school lawn. In the distance, he could see the gym class just getting out. He looked up at the clock. One minute left. Yugi hastily put his books away and prepared for the bell. At the sound of the bell, the halls immediately became crowded. And, due to Yugi's lack of size, it was hard to get around, for at least 99.9% of the teens there were at least a foot taller than he was.
"Yugi!" Yugi turned to see Tea come racing out of the door. She came to a stop just before running into him. "Are you ready for the big game?"
"Game...?" Yugi cast a worried look in their direction.
"You know, the soccer game!" Tristan shouted, slapping Joey on the back so hard he fell over. Joey immediately lashed out at him, preparing for revenge. Yugi nodded, following Tea towards the field.
{Why do you always have to get me in trouble, why not somebody else?} Ryou whined to his Yami.
{Who else? We inhabit the same body.} Yami Bakura snapped back, annoyed by his aibou's sudden outburst.
{Why now? I have to get to my soccer game!}
{You'll be sitting out again, anywise.}
Panting, Ryou came to a stop. He was almost there. Just a little bit more... Something suddenly hit him on the head. Ryou stumbled forward, landing face first on the dirty pavement. He looked up as a shadow fell over him. A tall, sweating drunk laughed maniacally as he pounded the pole into his hand. There was a sudden dull thunk. The man's eyes widened and he fell forward.
A silver-haired girl stood above the man, grinning. Her pale blue eyes flashed as she turned to face the remaining two. That was the last thing Ryou saw before he blacked out.
"Good. Your finally awake." The voice called Ryou to his senses. He opened his eyes and looked up. He could see the girl leaning over him, watching him intently. She cocked her head, smiling. Ryou began to sit up, but the world began to spin. He closed his eyes for a moment, finally opening them.
"W-what happened?" Ryou mumbled, still confused.
"Well, first you got hit over the head with a pole," the girl answered, her eyes glinting in the fading light of the alleyway. "Then I hit a drunk over the head with a pole. Then the other two took out a jackknife and a kitchen knife. Man, what'd you do to get 'em so peeved?" She continued quickly, "I mean, drunks? Anybody can get a drunk set off, but three? And exactly how old are you?"
Ryou watched her silently. A cut traveled down the edge of her right cheek. She continued to rant on, barely breathing in-between words. {So, Ryou. Is this the one that saved you?}
{She saved you, too!} Ryou returned sharply to his yami.
{Ah, but I would continue to live, nonetheless.} Bakura answered cockily. Ryou shook his head in frustration.
"My name's Raen, what's yours?" the silver-haired girl asked gently, reaching down to help Ryou up off the ground.
"Uh, Ryou," he replied. "I go to Domino High." The girls face lit up.
"So do I! Sort of odd, though..." she ended thoughtfully, her voice trailing off.
"What's odd?" Ryou inquired, glancing at her out of the corner of his eye as he set off towards the alley's exit. She shook her head, pulling her cap down tighter. But, Ryou had the feeling there was more to her than was expected.