Die: ... *sigh* I wish Melvin was here... Then he could take care of Mr. Tweetums.

Cali: *blank stare* W...Y'know what, I really probably don't want you to explain this.

Akila: I can almost promise you that you made the right choice there.

Ryou: *smiles innocently* Why would you want that, Black Die?

Die: Becuase the damn bird won't shut up outside my window and I could use a chainsaw right about now.

Yugi: I can't believe Die wants to abandon us!

Die: *sticks out tongue* No one asked you, baby panda!

Cali: Abandon...? What are you talking about, sweetie? *crouches down next to Yugi*

Marik: Oh, he's just talking about how she wants to write an M-rated harem for us...

Ryou: *cocks head* What's a harem?

Yugi: What's an M-rated?

Cali: *blink* Nothing you two should worry about. So uh, anyway... *panicked look thrown in Akila's direction*

Akila: Anyone want cookies?

Ryou, Marik, and Yugi: COOKIE! *happily nom on cookies*

Ryou: *smile* None of us own Yu-Gi-Oh!


Chapter One

In the dark confines of the back corners of the Pegasus mansion, were things far more disturbing than any sane person would wish to know. And among the disturbing images, creatures, and items sat a girl. She'd been locked in the back of the mansion for quite some time, though she couldn't remember exactly how long.

One thing she did know was that eventually she would get out, and as soon as she did, she would enact her revenge. Not that it appeared she would be getting out any time soon. The girl sighed, rising from her position of meditation on the floor. She walked over to the door. Her fists banged against the hard wood with surprising force. "DAMMIT SETH! OPEN THIS DOOR! I'M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING STUCK BACK HERE! THE MONSTERS ARE GETTING HUNGRY!"

There was no response, merely the growling of the monsters' stomachs. Akila sighed and sank against the door. She glanced at one of the neighboring (and slightly less frightening) monstrosities and offered a small smile. "Wonder what my hikari's doing…"


At the same time, said hikari was starting at a new school. She groaned and pushed her hair from her face, eyes falling on a short kid with insane hair. I'm so freaking lost… might as well ask for some direction.

She made her way towards the short guy, clearing her throat cautiously. "Uh, hi…"

He gave her a weak smile. "Hi there." He brightened slightly. "Oh! Are you Kaiba's fiancée? He did say she was coming to our school soon." He also said that we were to keep our distance from her as much as we could so that she didn't get involved in the shit that just seems to follow us around… or at least, it did before Yami and the others left us.

She blinked in surprise, "Kaiba as in Seto Kaiba, CEO of Kaiba Corp? Um, no. Never met 'im."

"Oh." He gave her another one of his weak smiles. "My name's Yugi Moto. Would you like to hang out with me and my friends today?"

"Livi Hart, and if it wouldn't be too much of a bother, I'd love to." She offered a blinding smile.

He nodded. "Oh, I'm sure Ryou would love to have someone to keep him company today. He's been rather suicidal ever since Ba- his cousin left for England."

"Oh." Her eyes widened. "That's awful. I'm so sorry…" What else do you say to that?

"Still, it's better than Marik was," he continued as if she hadn't spoken. "Marik actually almost died a few times before his sister found him and sent him over to stay with us in Japan."

Her eyes widened even further. "Um…wow." I picked some WEIRD people… way to go Livi… She offered a mildly terrified grin. Damn, if only I still had Akila. She'd pop up right about now and get me away from them… gah, I'm screwed.

"Hey Yug!" a blond boy called, coming over to use the smaller as a headrest. "Who's the hot chic?"

Livi offered a terse, close-lipped smile. Oh, I'm just gonna love this one. "Livi Hart." She grit her teeth. "And you are?"

"Oh! I'm Joey Wheeler, third-ranked duelist in the world."

"Joey, are you molesting small children again?"

He turned to the other boy who just came over. "Shuddap Duke, it was only that one time! And we all agreed it didn't count since it was Ryou."

Livi's eyebrows rose, "Molesting small… I don't wanna ask." She glanced at Duke, who, she couldn't like, made her knees turn mildly jelly-like. "And you are?"

"I'm Duke Devlin, CEO of Dungeon Dice Monsters." Joey opened his mouth, but Duke shot him a glare. "Don't you dare say it."

"But isn't that game just like Duel Monsters?"

"Dammit Tristan, I told you not to say it!"

"Technically, you told Joey not to say it." Livi threw in, unable to hold back her trademark smart-ass remarks. "And I'm Livi, by the way."

"Tristan 'Timothy' Taylor, and you should be more careful. Apparently there's a serial killer stalking the streets again, and without Fell to take care of things, it's not really all that safe out."

"But Tristan, what about the police?" Yugi asked.

Joey snorted. "Take it from someone who knows firsthand, the police are idiots."

She laughed, becoming a bit less worried about their sanity. "That would be part of the reason I'm here. The police's utter incompetence is astounding."

"Oh hey guys, Anzu's dead." Silence reined for a moment while everyone stared blankly at the newcomer, a white-haired boy.

Livi stared blankly along with the rest until she shook out of her confusion. "Who's Anzu and was she a victim of the serial killer?"

"Yugi's girlfriend-"

"Is not!"

"And a friend of theirs. I don't know how she died, Marik and I just passed some rats feasting on her corpse in an alleyway as we were coming to school this morning."

"Yeah," the Egyptian boy added, having finally padlocked his motorcycle to his satisfaction, "if it weren't for 'Kura and Mel, we likely would've… hey, who replaced the slut without asking us?"

Livi's fist fell to her waist, glaring coldly at the boy. "Who the hell are you calling a slut, dumbass? You don't know a damn thing about me."

"You, whorebiscuit."

"Mariiiiik," the white-haired boy whined, "it's too early for you to be acting like a complete wanker."

Livi grit her teeth but couldn't hold back, swinging her hand across the Egyptian's face. Her nails raked across his face, leaving thin gashes across his cheek.

"I wouldn't do that again if I were you, whorebiscuit," the boy snarled, his voice turning shadowy. "You might not like the hug you get for it."

Before something else could happen, a broad shoulder forced them apart. "Move it or lose it, geeks," a cold voice snarled.

The girl being dragged behind the brunet boy offered them a soft smile, her yellow eyes softening. "My apologies, Seto's just in a hurry," she murmured, her hair shining in the early morning sun and making her hair turn the color of the darkest smoke.

"Don't bother to talk to the trash, Felicity. They aren't worth your time." And just like that, they were gone, the girl managing to give one more apologetic expression and a wave before she was pulled into the main building.

Livi glanced at Yugi, "Seto Kaiba?"

Joey was still bristling as he glared daggers at the building. "Who else do you think is enough of an asshole to do something like that?"

Ryou bit his lip, rummaging around in Marik's bag. "I know I've heard the name Felicity before," he muttered to himself, then pulled out a rather girly tabloid magazine.

"That's not mine!" Marik protested before anyone could say anything, but Ryou was too busy flipping through the pages.

"There!" he said, stabbing the grainy picture of what was obviously Maximillion Pegasus and… Felicity? "I knew I'd seen her somewhere before!"

"Felicity Pegasus? Yeah, she's CEO of Industrial Illusions. Interesting that she's the one engaged to Kaiba." The girl glanced after the two CEOs, then back at Marik. "I swear to Ra—I mean, God…" She choked up, biting her lip. Damn it, why'd I have to screw up like that?

Marik's eyes narrowed, the only warning they all received before he had sprung, pinning her to the wall with his hand at her throat and his lavender eyes flashing dangerously. "How do you know that name?" he snarled. "And don't lie to me. Ryou will know when you're lying."

Her eyes snapped wide, mouth open in surprise. But again, a smart-ass remark slipped out. "Sure, rely on your boyfriend to be your lie detector. Must make your relationship fun."

His fingers tightened until she was gasping for breath, fingernails scrabbling bluntly at his hands. "Talk. Now."

"Can't. Breathe." She choked, breathing out deeply as he released his grip some. She struggled to breathe normally, staring at the floor until her level gaze moved up to his face. "The spirit Akila, daughter of Pharaoh Atem, once inhabited my body. She left a few months ago and I haven't heard from her since, but nonetheless, I picked up some of her mannerisms. Now could you get the hell off of me?" She glared at him pointedly. "You're invading my personal space bubble."

He smirked. "I don't like your attitude, whorebiscuit. Why don't you try asking a little more nicely?"

A slender hand on his shoulder had him looking over to see the girl Felicity standing there. "Don't," she whispered. "Nothing's worth taking a life." She then moved back to where Seto was standing in shock that she'd wrenched herself from them. "Oh yes, and Yugi, Ryou, I wouldn't mind if you came back to my house later. I have a problem that needs your help fixing."

Livi's gaze traveled after Felicity, curiosity sparked in her eyes. She looks so familiar… like something I've seen in Akila's head. The minor tightening of Marik's hand around her throat drew her attention back to him. Her words came out much more formal, and though a smidge of mocking still bled through. "Removing your hand from my neck would be most appreciated, for I fear I will bruise and people will assume that I am being abused by someone which would lead to attention I would most definitely not wish for. Thank you."

"Much better, whorebiscuit," Marik approved. "Now come on, kitty."

"I'm not a kitty," Ryou growled, looking uncharacteristically murderous, which caused everyone to stare at the normally innocent boy in shock.

"Shut up, Kitty." Marik replied, leaving the group as they headed towards the school building.

Livi's hands went up to her throat, probing gently at the finger marks that now decorated her body. They were tender, and from what she could tell, likely to bruise. She hefted herself to her feet with a groan and turned to Yugi. "Are they always like this?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

"The whorebiscuit thing is new, and he doesn't usually pin people to the wall." Joey threw in.

"And Ryou doesn't usually look like an angry cat plotting vicious revenge."

"NOT A KITTY!"

Livi sighed. "Ra Almighty, what have I gotten myself into?" She glanced at the boys around her. They look so normal… but they're all insane. Except maybe Duke… Duke! Oh, thank Ra I'm not using my first name… She threw a glance at the boy in question, noting again that he was the jelly-leg-inflicting kind of gorgeous. Oh, I'm so screwed.


Seto and his girl weren't seen again until lunch time, where the two CEOs sat together, the former firmly ignoring her with his laptop and the latter playing a game of solitaire… with her duel monsters cards. "Hey Ryou," Yugi muttered, "does she look familiar or something?"

Marik nodded. "Yeah. She looks a lot like this one boy who kept defeating all my Steves during the Battle City tournament."

"Maybe she has a yami too." Joey ventured.

Livi plopped down beside Joey and dropped her tray on the table. "Who might have a yami?"

"Felicity." Joey replied.

"Oh… huh, I don't know." She glanced over at the CEOs. "It seems like a lot of people do, so it wouldn't surprise me. Was there anyone who could've been?"

Ryou, Marik, and Yugi glanced at each other. "I don't know," Yugi said. "We lost our yamis six months ago."

"Yeah, Akila left around then, too. But I remember some random stuff from her memories… and she looks familiar in the face… but I can't quite place it." Her hand came up to her neck again, fingers dancing lightly around the edges of her bruise.

Felicity looked up at them, blinking her topaz eyes at them before she turned to Seto, whispering something into his ear, her hair shifting slightly to reveal a glint of silver. "The Eye of Horus?" Ryou murmured to himself, frowning. "But those are never depicted in silver, only gold."

A flash of a Akila's memory hit Livi, each image containing the same man with bright emerald eyes and silver earrings. "Ohmygod. Fell…"

Joey looked up at here. "Who?"

"Fell. The Pharaoh's Champion and Traitor. Killer of Akila…" It was hard to keep the judgment and anger from her voice. Her mouth curled into a frown.

"Really? She seems like such a sweet girl," Tristan said. "After all, she stopped Marik from strangling you."

"Hey Ryou," Marik said, "I didn't know you ate meat."

"I don't," Ryou stated. "I'm vegetarian." It took him a moment to realize it was the cafeteria's mystery meat that was sitting half-eaten on his tray. "OH MY RA!" he yelled, running towards the bathrooms with his hand over his mouth.

"What was that about?" She threw a glance around the table. "Vegetarians don't eat meat… as a rule. So…what…who? Is he high or something?"

"No," Yugi said, looking a little nauseous at the memories. "But his yami Bakura loves his meat… especially raw meat."

"But what does that have to do with anything? His yami left…"

"Exactly. But think about it. Melvin, Marik's yami, was a psychotic entity who 'hugged' people with chainsaws and was rather fond of calling Mai Valentine a whorebiscuit. Add to that the fact that you and Felicity, two more people with yamis, just happen to enter our school, and something's smelling fishy," Joey said, then noticed how Yugi was looking down at his hands. "It's okay, Yug. I'm sure Yami'll hit you soon."

Tristan reached over and slapped him upside the head, knocking him over. Since he was currently otherwise occupied, the girl in their midst directed her question at Joey. "Who was his yami?"

"Dunno, we only ever knew him as 'Yami'."

"Hello," a soft voice said, and they turned to see Felicity standing there, her head cocked to the side and dark gray hair falling over her eyes. "Would you happen to know where my special card went? I can't lose it, it's the card my uncle gave me."

"What is it?" Yugi asked, always willing to help out a fellow duelist.

"Toon World."

Livi tugged her lip between her teeth, debating between helping a fellow girl and duelist and slapping the hikari of the yami who killed hers. "No… but I guess… I could…. Help you look for it… If you'd like." She bit out through gritted teeth. She pushed herself up and stepped away from the table, scouring the floor.

Felicity offered a bow. "Thanks. If you'd like, I'll duel you once we find the card? I'm the fourth-ranked duelist in the world you know."

Livi glanced at Yugi, "I think it'd be interesting to play you… if Yugi doesn't mind?"

The star-haired boy shook his head. "No, I… haven't really been into that sort of thing since Yami left."

Felicity smiled, moving her shoe to reveal the card had been hidden beneath her boot. "Wonderful! I'll expect to see you at Kaibaland by eight!" Bouncing over to Seto, who shot them all a glare of death and destruction, he pulled her away.

"Oh, I'm so screwed." Livi groaned, glancing at the boys. "What do I do? She's number four. I haven't played anyone who ranks that high. I don't want to lose too badly."

"Well, her deck is a lot like Pegasus's from the sound of it. Would you like to come round my place and practice by dueling me today?" Yugi asked.

"Play the number one? I'm even more likely to lose." She groaned, running her hand through her hair. "But I guess the practice in getting my ass kicked'll be good."

Ryou came back looking a deal paler and more drawn. "What did I miss?"


Cali: Well that was... interesting. What's up with Felicity bowing?

Livi: I dunno... but I'm gonna get my ass kicked. *glare* Thanks Die.

Die: *is too busy reading darkshipping to notice*

Cali: Oh, Kura's gonna freak. *sigh* I guess that means we should try to close this quickly...

Akila: By the way, have we figured out if I'm going to be lonely forever?

Cali: *non comittal sound*

Die: YEAH! TAKE THAT YAMI!

Bakura: *evil laugh* I like this fic...

Livi, Cali, and Akila: Ra Almighty... *sigh with head in hands*

Livi: I say we close this immediately. I don't want to scar our readers.

Akila: I agree. And besides, I have to go hunt down my dad...

Cali: Uh...why?

Akila: To slap him

Cali and Livi: Uh, why?

Akila: He let Fell lock me in the back... alone... he's an awful father.

Bakura: And you're only just now realizing this?

Yugi: Um, reviews will be met with baby panda plushies?

Akila: No... well... I mean, I just thought he was sex crazed... Anyway, whether it be panda plushies, cookies, or chainsaws, your reviews will be met with something entertaining. Hope you enjoyed. *smile*

Die: *falls over with nosebleed*

Bakura: *absently* Looks like she found the M-rated fics...

Cali: And this is where we end it. Thanks y'all and uh... have a good day!