Oooh. Chapter 2! Fun! More people die! And...stuff. Yeah. Uh, I forgot whether I put a disclaimer, so for the record, I do not own YuGiOh, or Battle Royale. Nope. It'd be nice, though... Domo Arigatou to my 3 wonderful reviewers, Yami Bakura Kia, Baka-Kura-chan, and Jounouchi Katsuya!!
Some people asked if this was going to be Yaoi. I can honestly say that.....I'm not quite sure. Definitely nothing really explicit. I think I may have something between Jou and Yami/Yugi, but I don't know yet. Even if I did, it wouldn't be much. And there will be something else, kind of yaoi-ish, but I can't tell you without ruining future chapters.

'Thoughts'

/Hikari to Yami/

\Yami to Hikari\

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Outside it was dark a humid. They seemed to be in the middle of a jungle, complete with trees, unusual plant life, and bugs. Malik sighed and walked to a cope of trees a few meters away. He sat down behind a bush and opened the bag that had been given to him. 'Let's see what weapon I got.' Malik thought. After that episode with Miho, there would no doubt be scared, homicidal kids running around. They wouldn't have any qualms about killing somebody if it meant that they would live.

He needed something to protect himself with besides the knife inside the Sennen Rod. 'With my luck, though' Malik thought as pulled out a few water bottles and dry food, 'I'll get something stupid like another knife or a.....' Malik stared at the furry blue earmuffs his hand had found. This couldn't be it. This *couldn't* be his weapon. He dug around in his bag for a few more seconds. When he was sure there wasn't anything else in there but a flashlight, he dropped the earmuffs and raised his hands to the sky. "Why me?!" He whispered heatedly. Did Allah hate him? If it weren't for his Item, Malik would be worried.

The bushes around Malik rustled, and Malik hastily threw his 'weapon' in the direction of the sound. "Who is it?" He snarled, reaching for his Item. "Don't even think of killing me. You'll regret it." A gasp sounded from the foliage, and Ryou's white hair appeared, along with the rest of him. "Malik? What is this? Earmuffs?" He held the object that had hit his face in his hand, offering it to Malik. Malik took it and stuffed it and the rest of his supplies in his bag. "Yeah. That's the weapon I get, I suppose. 'Nobody has an unfair advantage'" he mocked, voice high. Ryou gave a shaky laugh. "If that's yours, I don't want to see mine. Whatever it is, though, it's heavy." He shook the pack he was wearing. Malik patted the rock, indicating that Ryou should sit.

"Is everyone else out?" He asked as Ryou began emptying the contents of his bag. Ryou nodded. "Yeah," he said distantly, reading the food package labels, "I'm Boy# 15, so only the girl after me was left. Yugi and his friends were gone before I out." Malik snorted. Ryou still talked with Yugi-tachi, not seeming to see that he would never fit in their group. Malik didn't hate Yugi anymore, but that didn't mean he wanted to be friends. He didn't know what Ryou saw in them. "Malik," Ryou said, biting his lip, "Do you think that Iwate-san was serious when-Oh!"

alik's head snapped up when he heard Ryou's gasp/squeak. He looked at his face, and then his gaze dropped to his hands. Ryou was holding a brand new, shiny, handheld machine gun, along with a belt of ammo. Malik almost laughed at the look of guilt on Ryou's face. He had probably never held a gun in his life. "I don't believe it." Malik whispered. "I get the fucking earmuffs, and you get *this*. Is this justice?" Ryou held out the firearm to Malik hastily. Malik took it and cradled it in his arms, examining it. After a minute, which Ryou spent biting his nails and glancing around nervously, Malik whistled. "This is a fine piece of metal, you have here. Look at this. It can fire about 10 shots a second, or you can change it to a slower speed." He grinned at Ryou. Ryou stared back at him. "You don't expect me to use that, do you?" He whispered frantically. Malik shrugged. "Maybe in self defense. Who knows. I personally haven't tried to get to know everyone in our class, so I have no idea of what they're capable of. You?" Malik placed the machine gun in Ryou's lap. Ryou made no effort to pick it up.

"I don't know." He said slowly, picking up a leaf and shredding it. "Some of them might, if they thought they would die otherwise, maybe. Others never would. Yugi, Jou, Honda, Otogi, Anzu. They wouldn't hurt anyone." Malik raised his eyebrows. "I don't know. Honda looked pretty mad earlier. I think he could....." Ryou covered his ears. "Malik, please!" he cried. Malik laughed. Ryou sighed and picked up another leaf. Suddenly he covered his mouth. "What?" Malik asked lazily. Ryou shushed him frantically with his hands. 'Huh?' Malik thought. Maybe Ryou was hearing something?

Malik concentrated on the forest noise. There! Malik could hear it now. The sound of footsteps and loud breathing. Malik grabbled the machine gun and hastily loaded it with the magazine on Ryou's belt. When it was finally ready he cocked and aimed it in the direction of the sound, which was growing louder. Ryou was holding on to Maliks arm, eyes wide and scared. Malik noticed that he unconciously gripped his Sennen Ring tightly.

A person burst out of the tree's, waving his arms and opening his mouth in a silent scream. His clothes were bloody and had long gashes ripped into his torso and arms. A long trail of blood ran from one cheek to the other, and you could just barely make out red teeth beyond the flesh. Brown eyes rolled around wildly before settling on the white haired boy. "Hel.....ee....." he croaked, falling to his knees and clutching Ryou's pants. Ryou yelled out and pushed himself away from the fallen boy, scrambling as far away as he could get on his hands and knees. Malik lowered the gun and ran after Ryou, picking up their bags as he went. The boy stared after them, ignoring the dribbling from his mouth. "Nnoo.....nooo.....I-" He froze. Now he could barely make out the sound of somebody behind him. He twisted himself around and glanced into a dark, solemn face. He saw the flash of the blade that had already assaulted him and would now finish the job.

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Jou froze as he heard a high pitched call. "Did you hear that?" he asked. Yugi looked behind him. "Yeah. I think it was a night bird or something. Come on Jou, we have to find somewhere safe to spend the night." Jou ran to catch up with them. He, Yugi, Anzu, Honda, and Otogi had all decided to stick together. "You don't believe anybody's going to listen to that maniac, do you Yugi?" Otogi asked, referring to Iwate. Yugi shook his head. "No way. But, like you said, Iwate isn't exactly sane. Who knows what he's set up on this island." Everyone nodded, except Honda, who had been in his own world ever since they found him. Yugi shot a concerned look at his friend. "Honda? I know that-" he swallowed. "I know that this has been very hard on you. But you need to be more aware. Don't forfeit your own life. Miho wouldn't have wanted you to." He said softly. Honda's eyes met Yugi's. "Forfeit my life?" he whispered, "She wouldn't want it? Miho never knew me. She.....she didn't like me. I was the last thing she saw. Ryou should have been the one instead. Then she could have died-" he sniffed, wiping his eye, "happy."

Everyone had stopped walking and was watching Honda sadly. "Oh, Honda." Anzu whispered. She walked up to him and hugged him tightly, as a friend would. Yugi joined them, followed by Jou. Honda sobbed once and pulled them closer, not caring if he wasn't' being 'manly'. Otogi hung around them, feeling uncomfortable. He was there friend, sure, but they had something far deeper than he had ever had. "How sweet. A foursome." A whiny, high-pitched voice called. Everyone broke away, startled. A low laugh sounded from the opposite direction of the original voice, behind the group, and they spun around to try to glimpse at the intruders. Jou recognized the first voice, though. "Haga." He growled, peering through the dark terrain. "Where are you, you little bug. Come out so I can squash you." Insector Haga stepped out from the shadows. "If you're there," Anzu said, voice wavering, "then who's over that way?" she jerked her head to the direction the laugh had come from. Dinosaur Ryusaki appeared, a pistol gripped casually in his right hand. "Just me." He said, winking.

"What are you doing with that?" Jou hissed, eyeing the gun and unconsciously pushing Anzu and Yugi behind him. Dinosaur made his way across the clearing to join Insector. "Well," he said, half shrugging, "Iwate *did* say we had to kill each other off. The quicker the better. And you five look like easy pickings. I bet you haven't even looked in your bags yet, have you?" he sneered. Him and Insector exchanged amused glances. "Of course you haven't." Insector spat. "Because you're weak. We, on the other hand, know how to take advantage of a situation when we come across one." He stepped closer to the group, revealing the short scythe he had shoved in his belt. Dinosaur fingered his firearm. "Without weapons, you losers are all defenseless. You, Yugi, Jou, have caused me quite some problems over in Duelist Kingdom." Dinosaur said. Insector took the scythe out and swung it around a few times. "And Battle City." He added, glaring at Jou.

Jou stared at them, face expressionless. "Put the gun down, Ryusaki. And that.....thing, Haga. We don't want to fight you." He said slowly, as if dealing with children. Yugi stepped out from behind Jou eagerly. "We're going to find a way off of this island!" he said. "You can come too! Just don't do anything....irrational." Dinosaur twitched. "Irrational?" he asked quietly. Then he laughed, eyes shining. "Irrational?!" He raised the gun and aimed at Yugi's head, keeping one eye closed for better aim. "I don't think I'm being irrational. I actually think this is quite enjoyable. I'm having fun. What about you, Haga?" Haga stared warily at the deranged looking Dinosaur. "Yes, Ryusaki. Very much fun. Just finish them off quickly and let's go, before somebody else finds us." Dinosaur snorted. He concentrated on Yugi, aiming carefully. "Wait a second!" Jou yelled, voice panicked. "You can't just kill us! What did we do to you? Uh, I mean, that deserves this?" He tried to push Yugi back behind him. "Don't move!" Insector shouted. Jou froze, as did everyone else. Dinosaur smiled. "Three.....two....on-"

^TATTATTAT--BANG-TATTAT^

Anzu dropped to her knees, screaming bloody murder as loud gunfire sounded rapidly. Jou jumped on top of Yugi, feeling a rushing pass his head as a bullet went by. Otogi was down on the ground yelling something about being forgiven for his sins and Honda had fallen in surprise. Jou had one last glimpse of a startled Dinosaur and Insector before they scuttled away through the trees. "ANZU! Shut up! They're gone, Anzu! Otogi! Quiet!" Jou shouted, trying to make himself be heard. Otogi looked around warily, and Anzu stopped screaming, leaving only an echo that bounced around the trees. "That wasn't a pistol." Jou said dully. Honda shook his head. "It was a machine gun. I'm sure of it." He answered. "There's somebody else?" Yugi asked, whimpering. The group sat up warily, looking around in the dark woods. "Who's there?" Jou asked. A pale face poked out from the trees. "Yugi? Jou? Is anybody hurt?" Ryou Bakura looked scrutinized his surroundings closely before hesitantly limping over to the group. He was followed by Malik, who was turning around in every direction and holding the gun Honda had mentioned.

"Ryou!" Yugi said as Ryou sat down next to them, "Where have you been? I think you saved my life. Thank you!" He was crying slightly, but attempting to stop the flow of tears. He happened to glance down at Ryou's legs. "What happened!? Your pants have blood on them-" Ryou smiled tiredly. Malik joined them. "It's nothing, Yugi, I'm fine. That's not my blood." Everyone was quiet for a moment. "Sorry." Malik said, looking at Jou. "I meant to stop him before he fired, but I didn't know if he really would shoot. I fired into the air, but the surprise made him pull the trigger. Luckily he also lost his aim, or more than the side of your head would be damaged." Jou looked at him in confusion. Malik reached out and wiped a trickle of liquid off from right above Jou's temple and showed it to him. "Huh." Jou said, feeling the shallow wound. "I didn't even know it was there. Anyone have some bandages?"

Yugi took off his school jacket and tried to rip the sleeves off. "I can't do it." He said finally. "Have you looked in your bags yet?" Malik asked suddenly. They all looked at him. "No." Anzu said. "We refuse to play this game." Malik nodded. "That's fine, but one of you might have a knife, and you could make bandages from that." Nobody except him and Ryou knew that his Rod could also be used as a knife, and he didn't feel like sharing the information. "Good idea." Jou said, picking up his bag from where he had dropped it. He rummaged around in it for a moment. "Let's see....." He pulled out water bottles and ramen soup packages, which Malik quickly grabbed. "I didn't get these either." He whined. "Wait, one more bottle. A heavy one." Jou said. Then Jou pulled out a grenade. He and everyone else stared at it for a few seconds. "Ahh!" he yelled, throwing it away from him. Everyone screamed, expecting it to go off upon landing. The all shied away from the small explosive, but after a few seconds it became clear that nothing was happening.

"Um, I don't have a knife with me." Jou said, laughing nervously. Anzu sighed and pulled her bag closer to her. Honda and Yugi followed suit. Jou left to go and pick up the grenade so somebody wouldn't step on it by accident. "Anything?" He asked. Anzu held up a lighter, a dull expression on her face. "Hey," Malik said, "At least it's not earmuffs." She looked at him strangely. "Honda?" Jou asked hopefully. Honda showed him the rope he had found in his bag. "Otogi?" Otogi shook his head, shrugging. "Yugi?" Yugi blushed. "Uh, I guess this will work." He said, brandishing a short sword in front of them. It was rather plain, as far as swords went, with a silver blade and a dull brown hilt, but it was sharp. Very sharp.

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"I was *this* close." Dinosaur growled. He and Insector had gone who knew how far before they stopped. "I could've killed them right there, and I wouldn't have gotten trouble for it. How many times do you get opportunities like that? Who the hell had the other gun, anyway?" He punched a random tree, the sweared heavily. "Moron." Insector muttered underneath his breath as Dinosaur danced around clutching his hand. "They're probably dead, now." He said, louder. "At the very least, I noticed that the bullet you shot hit Jounouchi. That counts for something, I suppose." Dinosaur humped and waved his arm about. "Yeah yeah. What do we do know? Go find someone else?" Insector nodded. "Yes, precisely. I need a different weapon. Sharp objects aren't really my style." He said, indicating the scythe.

Dinosaur laughed nastily. "Did you have a bad experience with the barber, one day when you were getting your hair cut in that stupid way?" Insector sneered at him. "If I were you, I wouldn't be talking about bad haircuts." He said, eyeing the hat the covered Dinosaurs unbelievably messy hair. "What's with the stupid purple bang?" he asked, continuing his earlier walk. Dinosaur followed him, mumbling about the weight of the bag he had to carry. "It's not stupid." He said defensively.

Insector was just beginning to reply sarcastically when they came upon Roba Esper, sleeping next to a tree. "Well, well, well." Insector smiled. "This must be our lucky day. Yet another unarmed fool. Kill him." Dinosaur pulled out his pistol and stepped up to Esper. "Nighty night, freak." He crooned, putting the gun to Espers head. The cold metal caused Espers eyes opened. "What-" he stared at Insector in front of him, and then turned his head slightly, eyes meeting the guns barrel. "No! Don't do this to me! You can't! You....If you do the future will be very sorry for you, very sorry!" Dinosaur growled and hit Esper over the head with the object. "Freak. You can't tell the future. You only beat me at Battle City by cheating. Too bad," he grinned, watching Esper stagger to his feet and back away, "Now your brothers won't have anyone to take care of them."

Esper broke into a run, pushing past Insector in his haste to escape. "Get him, you idiot!" Insector howled. Dinosaur ran after the green haired boy, trying to aim while still running. ^BANG^ Esper faltered for a moment, but was apparently uninjured. He kept running, while still trying to search through his bag. ^BANG^ This time, Esper dropped. "All right!" Dinosaur cheered. He had shot Esper in the leg. There was no way he would get away now. "Now for the final blow." He murmured, kneeling next to a wide-eyed Esper. He put the gun about a foot from Espers forehead. "Can't get out of this one!" he chuckled. Dinosaur was taken by great surprise when Esper suddenly swung an axe at him. "Shiiiitt!" Dinosaur screeched, dropping the bloody gun. "You God damn Freak!" They both looked at the firearm on the dirt, and at the thumb and forefinger still attached to it. Dinosaur grabbed the axe from Espers hand. Esper hadn't been paying attention. He was as shocked as Dinosaur was at his actions. He hadn't meant to hurt anyone, just to scare him off. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Dinosaur was not forgiving. He swung his newly acquired blade at Esper, not caring where it landed. Since he was forced to use his left hand, his aim wasn't that good anyway. "Uhghhhh....." Esper whimpered, staring down at the axe imbedded in his stomach. "Noooo." Dinosaur was seeing red, literally and figuratively. He wrenched the axe out and struck again and again, tearing into the poor boy. "Freak! Freak!" He yelled, hacking up Espers guts and lungs. Blood spattered onto Dinosaurs face and hands but he ignored it. Esper was making a high pitched wheeze, which was the only scream he could muster.

Finally, after an eternity, Esper stopped twitching. Dinosaur hadn't noticed, but an arm shot out and grabbed the hand holding the axe. "He's dead, Ryusaki. Don't waste time. Lets go." Insector said. Dinosaur glared at him. For a moment Insector stood very still, afraid Dinosaur would attack him too. Then Dinosaur stood up straight, took off his undershirt, and wrapped it around his drenched hand. "I need some bandages." He stated. Insector nodded. "I'm sure there's an abandoned clinic somewhere on this island. Come on." They walked off through the woods, leaving Esper to the bugs.

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"Oh God! Nakamura-kun, look!" Aya Hidaka shrieked. Tsubasa Nakamura took a swift glance at the mangled body of their classmate before turning himself and Aya away. "Nakamura-kun, was that....." Aya hesitated. "Was that Yoshida-kun?" She finished. Tsubasa nodded heavily. "I think it was." He said, recalling his old friend's body. Aya's face screwed up as she attempted to hold her tears in. "Nakamura-kun, what are we going to do?" she whispered. Tsubasa took a deep breath. "I think.....that what we were planning earlier would be it." he said. Aya stared at him. "Do you think so?" she asked quietly. Tsubasa looked back at her, gazing at her eyes. "I'm never going to kill my friends. I don't want them to have to kill me." Aya started crying. "You're right." She sniffed. "Let's go. We must-must be almost there."

They walked through the darkness until they finally reached their destination. "Is this the only way, though?" Tsubasa asked the wind, beginning to doubt himself. Aya grabbed his arm. "It is. I....I'm glad you came with me, Nakamura-kun." She murmured, looking over the cliffs they were standing on. Beneath the cliffs, about 200ft down, ocean waves crashed against the rocks. "Please, Hidaka-chan. Call me Tsubasa." Tsubasa said. Aya's knees gave out and she and Tsubasa fell to the ground. "And you call me Aya, Tsubasa-kun." She sobbed, hugging him. Tsubasa pulled her to his chest, holding her tightly. After a minute, she pushed away and stood up, and Tsubasa copied her actions. "This may not be the right thing," she said, noticing that the sun was beginning to come up, "But I will never play their game!" She through her bag that had been given to her over the cliffs. Tsubasa threw his also, then took her hand. "Goodbye, Aya." He said softly. "Goodbye, Tsubasa." They jumped off the cliffs, still holding hands and facing the rising sun.

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*Sob* That last part was actually in the movie, except I changed names and roles and conversation and such. But it was so sad!! I had to put it in. Uh. Right. So, that's chapter two. Any questions, comments, concerns? I hope I'm keeping the characters in.....character. And don't worry, there will be plenty of Yami Bakura in later chapters. ^^ You know, I don't think I'm really good with murder scenes.....That's too bad.