Lily: Okay, OKAY!! I'll stop. I promise. It's true. I'll give my word. I sw-

Iris (her yami): Ok Lil, SHUT UP! You know you just won't keep your word there...

Lily: ................... --;; Alright, alright! But it's not my fault, you see? The ideas keep coming non-stop...

Iris: Blah blah...

Lily: ¬¬;; aww, please shut up... *sniffs*

Iris: *sighs* Alright, just begin this already

Lily: ^_^ Alrighty!!

Disclaimer: As long as I know, I've never owned something as great as Yu-Gi-Oh!, and if I really did, you wouldn't think I'd be posting fanfics, now would you?

Warning: Shounen ai content. You've been warned, so do not complain when boys get lovey dovey with each other... And there shall have OCs (gee, no fear, no Mary Sue)

Pairings: Yami/Yugi, Bakura/Ryou and Marik/Malik

Keys: "__" means talking and '__' means thinking

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Fade to black

Chapter 1: Trapped

By: Lily Maxwell

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He wanted to get out. He just wasn't supposed to be there, what were they thinking exactly?! They couldn't just keep him there, it was kidnapping. Yet... there he was... Why had he agreed coming there in the first place? He should have doubted something. There had to be a catch, but nooo... he HAD to believe in that man. Everything was just too easy...

The tournament, the duel itself. It was a joke. A very lame, stupid and sick joke that got him there, totally helpless and hopeless. That eye thing was the key to everything. It was... black magic or something!

Great. Now he was losing sanity too.

But hey, who could blame him? They shattered his dreams, his hopes, his pride, his freedom... for what? He did not know. He wanted to, but he couldn't. It couldn't be money, that guy had enough money to buy his house, his school, his city and Kaiba Corp. Yeah, that was totally out of question. But what then? He didn't have anything of value...

At least he thought so.

Ruby eyes scanned out of the window, with a sorrowful expression. He wanted to know so many things, wanted to understand all the facts... but Yami Muoto couldn't. He could just wonder.

And pray. Maybe an angel could hear him?

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He panted. He just couldn't use that amount of power.

'Note to self: never use so much power at once.' He thought to himself, and walked out of the door, looking left and right for anyone. Everything was clear. Good.

Inside, one man dressed in a black suit with sunglasses lay on the ground motionless. He no longer belonged to this world. At least, his soul didn't.

Slowly, he felt his mind calming itself, his soul going back to its normal rhythm, the exhaustion fading by the minutes. That just wasn't a very good thing to do, but now what? That was his only chance to get out of there, and he just wouldn't waste it. He had to get out of there, and even find out if they have found him. A part of his mind told him that they probably haven't found him, since he was still being kept in that stupid room, wasn't him? If they had found him already, then he would be taken to another place, to another people...

However, another part of his mind told him that he was there. Clenching the golden pendant hanging around his neck, he made his way through the beautiful corridors, wondering what to do next.

'Now, what to do... Get out of here at once? Or...'

"GET ME OUT OF HERE!!" he heard suddenly from a door to his right, and jumped. His heart raced at full speed, and that sure wasn't because he was caught out of guard. Someone else was kept in there?

His mind totally forgot that maybe he was there, and he walked towards the door, amethyst eyes blinking with curiosity and concern. Damn. His nice heart would get him screwed one of these times...

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Yami was frustrated. He wanted to get out. But he couldn't do a thing! The door was locked, and even if he managed to brake the lock, there would be many guards at his side at once, and that wouldn't be pleasing.

For the past week, he had even considered jumping out of the window, but gods, it was too high. He just WOULDN'T make it. So, he soon discarded the idea.

Gritting his teeth and letting out a low growl, he walked slowly towards the door, and once there, he yelled at the top of his lungs.

"GET ME OUT OF HERE!!"

Of course, he had tried that one too, and it obviously didn't work, but hey! He was frustrated, annoyed, bored and angry there, he had to let all that out somehow. Yeah, praying to the angels was not as fun.

He heard someone walking towards his door, and smirked. Maybe he could hit one of the guards again? Of course, that one-eyed bastard wouldn't like it, but who cares? He'd let out his agony. Oh yeah.

"Is... someone in here?" Well, DUH! What kind of stupid question was that? Yami frowned. They were playing with him now? However, that voice seemed different somehow...

"Unless you think this freaking mansion is haunted or I'm damn stupid, well YES! Now TAKE ME OUT OF HERE!" he yelled, hitting the door with his fist. He heard the person whimpering outside, and blinked.

"A-alright, hold it!" He heard the person say in a soft frightened voice, and kind of felt bad. So it really wasn't a guard? He sighed. He would have to apologize later...

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He ran all the way back to his room, and soon spotted the fallen guard. He grinned. Yeah, he had the key!! He didn't know that sick Pegasus had gotten another person...

And yet again his mind forgot totally about him.

Grabbing the keys from the man's pocket (and feeling utterly worse for getting it from a soulless vessel), he ran out of the room, still looking around for any guards. He found one or two in his way, but he was good at avoiding them. In truth, he was a master at running away from people. But that wasn't the point now...

Finally getting to his destination, he tried out 4 keys before he found the one he was looking for. Opening the door, the breath was caught in his throat, and he could almost swear his heart had stopped beating.

A faint glow in the pendant hanging around his neck also confirmed everything.

Sharp crimson eyes locked on sweet lavender the moment freedom seemed nearer.

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Yami heard someone trying to open the door and smiled. Finally freedom! It seemed that past week was hell, but finally he was going to get the hell out of that place. Just... a little... more....

He heard the click. The door was unlocked.

The person outside opened the door quickly, and Yami stepped forward, standing exactly at the entrance. The person blinked. He blinked.

His mouth almost hanged open at the sight before him, and he thought if it was a lame joke or a crazy irony. Really, he was kidding about the angels' part...

Standing just in front of him was a smaller version of himself, only more adorable looking. Tri-colored hair, similar outfit... they could pass as twins. However... the little boy had wide, sweet purple eyes, that held much surprise and amazement right now. He had less blonde strands of hair, and his skin was a milky color.

"Thank you..." Yami breathed, unable to say anything else. His gaze fell to the odd pendant the boy used. An upside-down pyramid with a strange eye, made of pure gold. The young one clenched to the pendant, looking almost in fear.

'What's wrong with him?' Yami thought, blinking and raising one eyebrow.

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'It... it... cannot be...' he thought. The taller boy standing in front of him seemed curious about why he was acting strangely, but he was just too shocked to say anything. In truth, he was almost to burst out in tears. 'They... have found him... What am I going to do?'

"Are you okay?" the other one asked in a deep voice. He sniffed. How he wanted this to be a horrible nightmare, in which he was going to wake up from any time soon... but it wasn't. It was happening, and he didn't want it to be real.

"I... I..." he stuttered. What did he want to say? He didn't know. The first impulse he had was to run and hug the another one, begging for him never to leave his side, and saying that nothing was going to happen if he trusted him. But he didn't do it.

Darn that weak personality of his.

He could have said anything, and the taller one also could have said anything, if they didn't hear the shouts and hurried footsteps echoing down the hallway. The soulless guard...

"Call Croquet! Say we have an emergency!" they heard a voice shouting, and both boys had their eyes wide. Suddenly, a guard ran a corner, and saw both of them.

"There he is!! With the other one as well! Inform Master Pegasus at once!" he yelled to the others coming in the corridor he had just walked out. Then he looked at the boys, and they gulped. "You two, come here!"

"Run!" he said, and the taller one didn't hesitate in following him down the hallway, the guards following not far behind. Hallways and more hallways, infinite stairs they ran.

When it seemed like an eternity later, they ran into the main hall, and spotted the exit. However.... someone was already there.

"Well, well..." the man called Pegasus J. Crawford said, sighing. "I really thought my guests would like my hospitality better." They could swear his confident smile turned into a smirk as he kept talking. "But how sad can I feel when I find out they're trying to run away from me." he shook his head.

He shut his eyes tightly, and wished that that wasn't happening. The taller one beside him gritted his teeth, and didn't seem take his fate so easily.

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"Pegasus, what are you trying to do keeping me- US in here!?" Yami spat, eyes narrowing threatening. The smaller boy looked up at him with amazed eyes, but Pegasus seemed to simply ignore him. Instead, he turned his gaze towards the smaller boy.

"My dear Yugi Mutou, I really thought you'd know better than try to escape." Pegasus said, and Yugi looked away quickly. Yami looked surprised.

"You... you're Yugi Mutou?" he asked in disbelief. Yugi Mutou was the actual #1 Duelist in the whole Japan, the King of Games... Yami's idol. He was the reason why Yami trained so hard, and did his best to beat all his opponents. Yami thought he was amazing and wanted nothing more than challenge him to duel. That'd be an honor... if Yugi hadn't disappeared about a month ago.

So did Pegasus mean he was the one who kept Yugi?

"Pegasus..." Yami breathed menacingly, standing before Yugi in a protective position. "... you don't mean to tell me you kidnapped Yugi Mutou?! What kind of sick bastard are you?!" he asked, and Pegasus just blinked.

"Oh, I didn't. He's my guest... as you are as well." He smiled, and that did no good to Yami's fury.

He was angered. Yugi trembled with fear. And Pegasus smirk never faded.

[ To be continued... ]

Lily: Eehh... so, how was it? ^^;; It was supposed to be longer, but I thought the story would go way too fast like that... *ahem* Anyway, please review, ok? Review = 2nd chapter. No review = deleted story. Alright? See you later then!! ^_^