Hey everyone! Yep I'm back again within a week! I've been here just sitting at the computer waiting for my math tutor to respond to an email so I just decided to give you all a new chapter of 'A Witchy Idea.' I got a nice review from "angel of darkness blue" and it made my day so this chapter is dedicated to her! *Edited 1/24*
It had been just over a week since I had arrived in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh. I had made my room 'Christine-ized' and that helped me adjust to the change in environment much easier. As long as I have a place that doesn't change often, I can be anywhere.
Grandpa had enrolled me into Domino High along with Yugi. I didn't know why he did that but I didn't complain when he brought in the paperwork for me to finish. I was placed in Yugi's class and I was grateful to know someone.
Afternoon break had started and Yugi was putting together a card house. I helped build the base but let Yugi do the rest. It was fun to see him look so serious.
"Hey, Yugi! Christine!" A boy called to us.
Yugi looked up for a second and his card house fell apart. His face fell but I gave him a smile which brought back his. "Why don't you guys play basketball with us?" He asked.
"Eh?" Yugi answered with a confused tone. "That's all right. The team I would play on would just lose..."
"What about you, Christine?" The boy asked turning to me.
"No thank you." I replied. "I'm going to stay with Yugi."
Yugi's face turned a slight pink but I pretended not to notice for his sake. The boy shrugged before walked out the door, leaving Yugi to gather his cards.
"You don't have to stay with me, Christine." Yugi said with dismal tone.
"I want to Yugi." I smiled. "And besides, those guys only want to look up the girl's skirts. Not interested." Yugi's blush brightened and I forced down the laugh.
Yugi's face suddenly perked up and he quickly reached into his backpack.
"Ah, that's right! What if I finished THAT today!"
I peered curiously over his desk as he pulled out a small golden box. On the cover and the sides, Egyptian hieroglyphics covered each small space. "I always have it with me. It's my treasure!"
"Your treasure?" I asked leaning in closer to the box, leaning my arms onto the desk.
"In this box, is my treasure," he started to explain, "but it's a complete secret. So here's the quiz... The treasure in this box is something you can see, but you've never seen it before."
"Riddles… Hmm..." I knew what was in the box but I wasn't sure if I should even say anything about it.
Yugi laughed and started to open the box. Quickly, it was snatched out of his hand and into the air. Holding the box was Jounouchi, or Joey in the english anime. He was giving a confused look to the box.
"Yugi, why are you talking to yourself?" Jounouchi asked.
I sighed and rolled my eyes.
"What am I? A mosquito?" I growled.
Jounouchi held his hand next to his ear and looked around.
"Is that a mosquito? Where did I put my bug spray?" Jounouchi asked Yugi in a sarcastic way.
I growled. Jerk. If I could use my powers, I would show him the meaning of bug spray. "Can see but you can't see, saying such a bunch of stuff I don't get." Jounouchi mused.
"Ah! Please return that! Return..." Yugi tried to jump up to retrieve the box but Jounouchi held it over his head.
Jounouchi threw the box behind him and jumped over a desk to try to catch it. I had to be quick and quiet but I managed to move a chair in Jounouchi's way so that he tripped over it. 'That should teach you.' I thought. I ran over to the falling puzzle box and caught it with both hands. "Nice catch, Christine!" Yugi shouted with a smile. I smiled back and gave him the golden box. He held the box tightly in his hands and backed away from Jounouchi.
"Oi!" Jounouchi yelled turning to me. "I'm just coaching Yugi into being more of a man!"
"Could've fooled me." I shrugged.
"I..." Yugi began and I covered my ears, "I hate fighting and violence!"
Yugi shouted at the top of his lungs and Jounouchi made a scream and backed away.
"You've got no guts, but you've got a loud voice!" Jounouchi plugged his ears shut.
"Stop it, Jounouchi!" A new voice shouted calmly.
All of us turned to see Honda, or Tristan. He was giving Jounouchi a look that said 'Man, this guy's acting like a child.'
"Look who it is!" Jounouchi exclaimed. "First year, student president reject... Clean up member, Honda-kun."
Honda sweat dropped a little and his face became a small grimace.
"I'm not a clean up member!" He growled lightly. "I'm a beautification club member!"
Jounouchi held his ears again at the sudden shout.
"You're voice is loud too..." Jounouchi muttered.
Honda started to go on about something to do with that he wasn't voted student class president but apparently Jounouchi and Yugi tuned it out. "What's in this box anyway?" Jounouchi asked.
"You can look, just don't lose it. It's extremely important to me." Yugi's fists clenched in a way to look like pleading.
I tried to stop them but Jounouchi already had the box in his hands and he peeked inside. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the lid of the box shift ever so slightly but I didn't see anything taken out..
"Are you even listening to me?" Honda inquired and Jounouchi picked up his head and gave a light sigh.
"What? How boring." Jounouchi sighed.
The puzzle box was wrenched from Jounouchi's hands and Anzu, or Teá, appeared through the doorway. Out of my favorite characters in Yu-Gi-Oh, she was not very high on the list; she had her good qualities but the constant friendship speeches eventually got annoying.
"Mazaki!" The two boys called.
"Anzu!" Yugi cried happily.
Anzu held the golden box in her hand, an obviously annoyed expression on her face.
"If it's boring then give it back right away!" She spoke calmly with her back to the boys. "Also, Jounouchi, bullying someone weaker than yourself, you're the boring one!"
Ok... Brownie points to Anzu. It's nice that she actually stands up for Yugi, even if with a speech of some sort.
"I'm not bullying the weak!" Jounouchi protested. "I'm making Yugi a man-"
"Shut up!" Anzu and I say together. We turn to each other and she smiles at me. Our first moment of getting along.
Miho, the only character to not appear again after this series, coincidentally walks past the and gives a confused sound.
"We didn't mean you, Miho!" I quickly apologized. "Sorry!"
Miho breathed a sigh of relief.
"I was surprised!" She gushed, "There are so many people around that I still haven't had lunch..."
I knew that wouldn't stand for Honda, since he ran up to Miho with a shocked face.
"That's no good! I'll buy it for you right away!" Honda exclaimed.
"Ah wait!" Jounouchi joined in. "I'm going too!"
The two of them bolted out the door, ran off down the hall and out of sight.
"Man!" Anzu exclaimed. "Those guys!"
"Impressive." Yugi gushed to Anzu as she sat down across from Yugi's desk. "They're pretty scared of you, Anzu. They maybe even be scared of you, Christine!"
I smiled but Anzu still had an angry look on her face.
"If I act soft they'll mess with me." Anzu said simply, "Yugi, sometimes you've got to have guts."
Yugi lowered his head and gave a small smile.
"But, Jounouchi-kun isn't that bad of a guy..." Yugi started to say.
"Saying that about such a guy is why people mock you." Anzu reprimanded.
"She has a point, Yugi." I sat down next to him.
Yugi seemed conflicted for a moment. This was how Yugi always will be, looking for the good in everyone before looking for the bad.
"By the way, what is this?" Anzu asked.
Yugi began to explain his treasure. It was a puzzle, all split into hundreds of parts. It originally owned to the previous owner of the shop but he left it for some reason. Yugi said that it came from an Egyptian tomb. Yugi also said that if he completed the puzzle, his wish would be granted. He wouldn't say what the wish was but I figured it was something important to him.
Later...
We arrived back at the game shop, after the encounter with Ushio, the head of some committee against bullying. I honestly wasn't paying attention to the whole thing but the whole point was that this big guy wanted to be our bodyguard. Naturally, we weren't interested, called him weird and went on our way.
"We're home..." Yugi called and trailed away as he saw Anzu standing inside, smiling. "Anzu!"
"Hey!" I greeted.
"It's been so long since I came over to play." Anzu finished with a laugh.
Grandpa walked out from behind the counter to be a part of our group.
"You're late, Yugi. Did something hold you up?" Grandpa asked.
"Not really." I replied.
"We're home, Grandpa." Yugi greeted with a smile.
Grandpa rolled his eyes and looked toward Anzu.
"By the way Anzu-chan, you've grown so much! Especially your chest! It's finally 80 centimeters? Wonderful!" Grandpa asked with a wink.
I froze in my spot. Why did he just say that?! "By the way Yugi, I heard from Anzu-chan. That puzzle, you still haven't given up on that?"
"Who's giving up?" Yugi challenged.
"I don't think he should give up." I argued. "It's always good to have something you can work on."
"That puzzle is beyond human knowledge, you can't do it." Grandpa countered. "By the way, there is a lot of history behind it. An excavation team found the Millennium Puzzle. They brought the Pharaoh's box from the Valley of the Kings... But, everyone in the excavation died mysteriously. The last person left this behind because he wanted to live. Yami no Game."
Anzu held herself tightly.
"Yugi! This puzzle sounds dangerous!" Anzu told Yugi.
"It's kinda exciting if you think about it." I teased and Anzu gave me a small glare which made me laugh.
"Yami no Game? What's that? I like it." He said mostly to himself.
Grandpa came closer and pointed to the glyphs carved on the box. Could Grandpa read them? It wasn't exactly a common ability.
"Look at the symbols carved in this box." Grandpa pointed to the box as he read the words of the box. "The one who solves me, will receive my dark knowledge and power."
"I see." Yugi muttered seriously and I nearly laughed at the expression on his face. He then raised the box into the air and shouted happily. "So my wish will come true! I'm excited! I'm definitely going to finish it!"
Grandpa's face became unrecognizable, with anger or annoyance I wasn't sure, as he began to chase Yugi around the shop.
"Return it! It's a treasure after all!" Grandpa shouted.
"You're only thinking of value! No!" Yugi protested.
Late that night...
I had checked on Yugi earlier that night and he said he was going to work on the puzzle. I was in my room getting ready for bed when something on my dresser was knocked over.
The bottle of healing salve I had opened when I accidentally cut my hand on a potentially deadly plant had fallen off the dresser and onto the floor. How did that happen? I picked it up before more salve could come out and saw something reflected on the wall. The shadow from the alleyway was being reflected on the wall but I could see more details of it. It was a young man, just slightly taller than I was and his hair was pointed like a stair fish... Wait...
I looked at the shadow more closely but it moved on its own back into the darkness of the room.
"Wait!" I called but it didn't heed me and vanished.
The house was quiet. The only sound was my fast beating heart.
The spirit of the Millennium Puzzle was in my room for an instant.
The next day...
School ended for the day and Yugi and I started on our way home. Before we reached the gate, Ushio pulled us aside. He said that we would enjoy seeing something.
We rounded a corner and I gasped. Jounouchi and Honda were lying against a wall heavily bruised and bleeding at some parts.
"Jounouchi-kun! Honda-kun!" Yugi exclaimed as we both ran toward them.
Ushio thrust out his arm and stopped the both of us.
"What do you think, Yugi-kun? Christine-chan?" Ushio asked, obviously pleased with himself.
"What is this?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah, what is the point in all of this?" I shouted while clenching my fists.
"I told you." Ushio replied in a calm voice. "I, Ushio, will be your bodyguard. That's why we've been punishing these bullies."
"We asked for nothing of the sort, Ushio!" I shouted at the much taller man.
"No... Ushio-san, this is just too horrible!" Yugi exclaimed.
We both ran over to Jounouchi and Honda. I pulled out a handkerchief to try to wipe of some of the blood but Jounouchi slapped my hand away.
"Yugi, Christine... Damn you... Are you satisfied?" Jounouchi growled at us.
Yugi's face turned horrified. Yugi would never ask for something like this.
"Do you really think we'd ask for such a thing?" I asked.
Yugi and I were pushed out of the way by Ushio's large arm.
"Move, you two! We are not done with the punishing." Ushio kicked Jounouchi in the gut. I gasped loudly as the blond began to gasp for air.
Yugi started to shake and then he ran out in front of Ushio, as if to protect Jounouchi and Honda.
"Stop it!" Yugi shouted.
"You're the one who's acting like a bully now." I stood next to Yugi.
"What are you covering these guys for?" Ushio asked sticking his hands in his pockets. "What strange people? Here's your chance to dispel any resentment you have. Punch! Kick!"
"Do you think I can do that to my friends?!" Yugi spoke without hesitation.
I saw Jounouchi lift his head and mutter something. But Ushio's laughter blocked what he said.
"What a strange guy! Friends you say?" Ushio made one last chuckle. "They're bullies who exploited you!"
"They weren't bullying me. Jounouchi-kun just wanted me to be a man."
I prepared a small shield charm just in case things got ugly but thankfully that that wasn't going to happen.
"Man, you two are complete weirdoes. Very well." Ushio sighed. "It's pay day. Total cost of my bodyguard fees, 20,000 yen."
"20,000 yen?!" Yugi exclaimed.
I thought about it for a second. If my math was right, the cost in American money was about $200!
Back at the game shop...
Yugi was putting piece after piece of the puzzle together without even thinking about it. I tried to calm him down but he wouldn't even listen to me.
"How are we going to get 20,000 yen?!" Yugi exclaimed.
"We'll find a way." I had to speak calmly. "Calm down, please, Yugi."
He wouldn't listen so I left him with his thoughts. It was heartbreaking to see him like this. I walked out of the room and my mind reached a decision. There was a missing piece. I had to make sure that Jounouchi and Honda found it.
When I found them, Jounouchi had just jumped into the river.
"Hey! Hey!" Honda was shouting at Jounouchi.
I ran over and Jounouchi was searching through the water. I played dumb to their actions.
"What's going on?" I asked Honda.
"I have no idea!" He exclaimed. "He just suddenly jumped into the river!"
After a minute, Jounouchi raised his hand. In it was the small golden centerpiece of the Millennium Puzzle.
"I did it!" Jounouchi exclaimed. "I found it!"
Honda took out a handkerchief from his pocket and dropped it to Jounouchi.
"As a beautification club member, I commonly handle dirty objects." Honda said with a straight face. "However, you better buy me a new towel."
"What did you say?!" Jounouchi shouted over my laughter. "Damn cheapskate!"
My laughter settled just in time to see Yugi being led by Ushio, probably down to the alleyway where... I shook my head, chasing away the dark thoughts.
"Guys! Yugi's in trouble!" I shouted.
Jounouchi climbed up to us quickly and gave me the piece of the puzzle. All three of us ran over to where Yugi was but before we turned the corner, I could hear the sounds of Yugi getting hit.
"Christine," Jounouchi whispered to me, "get Yugi out of here as soon as we deal with this guy."
I nodded hesitantly and the two of them ran around the corner. Quietly, I followed behind them. Yugi was collapsed on the ground, bruises were already forming across his skin. From my distance, I could tell he was nearly unconscious.
"Yugi!" I gasped.
I ran over to him and picked his head up lightly. Ushio turned around and cocked his head.
"What? The bullies?" Ushio mused.
Jounouchi ran over to Yugi and me and knelt down next to us.
"Yugi! Hey! Hang on!" Jounouchi called to him.
"I..." Yugi started to stutter. "I... Asked the puzzle... For some true friends."
I turned my head and falling out of his backpack was the almost complete puzzle. Jounouchi stood up quickly and walked to be next to Honda.
"Ushio-san!" Honda growled. "Up till now, I've respected you. But... I can't let this stand!"
"Oh!" Ushio mused. "You think two on one is going to make you win?"
The two of them ran toward him and tried to fight but Ushio, undoubtedly, was stronger than them. I stayed near Yugi; I wasn't much good in fights, I was normally the medic.
Jounouchi and Honda fell and Ushio's eyes turned to me. I clutched Yugi tightly and prepared a shield charm that would block him, as long I was conscious of course.
"Don't you dare take one step closer." I glared threateningly.
Ushio laughed and turned to walk away.
"This is what happens to those who defy me!" He shouted. "Remember this!"
He turned his back to me just as Yugi tried to lift his head, turning it to see Jounouchi and Honda collapsed on the ground.
"Yugi, you shouldn't be moving." I reprimanded.
Yugi settled back onto the ground, turning his eyes up to me.
"I'm sorry about all of this." He apologized.
"Don't apologize to me." I shook my head and ruffled his hair lightly.
"But..." He tried to argue.
"But nothing." I cut him off and pulled out the centerpiece of the puzzle.
I held it tightly in my hand, my thoughts now extremely loud in my head. 'Please, someone protect Yugi.' I thought. 'He has been handed a shit hand in life and he doesn't deserve any of this. I just want him to be happy and with friends that will care for him.' As I finished thinking, a light wind blew and what I thought was the shadow from the alleyway appeared reflected on the wall. "Here Yugi." I handed him the piece.
Yugi gasped and looked at the puzzle. He reached towards his bag where the puzzle was laying and put the piece into the empty slot. The puzzle glowed brightly and Yugi was overwhelmed by the light. The wind blew violently and when it subsided I was sitting at the edge of a building facing a tall tower. 'Wait a minute...' I thought then a huge grin spread over my face. 'I get to watch the Shadow game!'
"So... It's game time." I heard a voice say and Ushio appeared, tied to the needle of the nearby tower. He made a startled sound and held onto the rope tightly.
"What are you?!" Ushio called. He didn't seem to notice I was there.
Ushio looked up and standing next to the needle now being illuminated by the light of the puzzle was Yami Yugi, the most badass character in the entire series. "Bastard!" Ushio called up to him. "Yugi!"
Yami smiled creepily down to him and called back.
"Yo! Ushio-san." He greeted in his own way, "I've got what you want right here."
Ushio's face brightened and I smirked, 'Exactly what Yami was expecting.' I thought.
"What?! You got the money?" Ushio asked. "So you brought it. Then I wouldn't have needed to put you through that. So hurry and hand it over!"
Yami scoffed.
"How boring, just handing it over."
"What?" Ushio shouted.
"How about it?" Yami asked. "Have a little game with me."
"Game?!" Ushio questioned.
"But it's no ordinary game..." Yami began eerily. "It's a Yami no Game."
Shivers ran down my spine at the mention of the game. Sure this was exciting to watch but at the same time it was nerve wracking.
"Ha!" Ushio's scoff brought me out of my thoughts. "Interesting! I, Ushio, have never lost at any game! I accept!"
"Impressive, Ushio-san." Yami's voice was calm despite the situation. "Here we go."
Yami slid down the side of the tower, holding one hand to the tower and the other to keep balance. In his wake, Yami left behind a trail of cards, all upside down. As Yami slid down, Ushio was pulled up by the rope that connected the two. "The rules are simple." Yami began. "Flip over these cards, person goes up by the value on the card. The other goes down. The person who makes it to the top wins the prize."
I saw Ushio smirk.
"All right, I got it!" He called over the wind. "Then I'll start!"
He pulled a card and thanks to his annoying attitude he shouted it out loud. A ten of diamonds. "Well, Yugi, better prepare yourself." Ushio climbed ten steps and it was Yami's turn.
"I've got a 10." Yami smiled, he was holding a jack.
"What?!" Ushio gasped.
Yami climbed his 10 steps while Ushio went down. Ushio pulled another card.
"Two of spades! I'm catching up!" Ushio cried.
When Ushio finished climbing, Yami gave him a smirk.
"We can't have that now..." He held up his card. "Queen of Spades."
"What?!" Ushio cried again as he went down further. "Three of diamonds!"
"Nine of hearts!" Yami called back.
"Six of clubs!"
"Jack of Spades!"
After a little while, Ushio was near the bottom of the tower while Yami was one step away from the top. "What's the matter Ushio-san?" Yami asked. "Nothing left? I'm one step away from the top."
"Shut up!" Ushio growled. "The next card I pick will turn this around!"
"Indeed it will." I shrugged and Yami turned to look at me. The crimson eyes looked at me curiously, I turned away quickly as my face became beet red.
Ushio picked his card and gasped.
"J-joker..." He muttered but I still heard him.
"Too bad Ushio-san." Yami sighed turning back to the game. "Joker is a miss. My turn."
"What?!" Ushio shouted. "Don't screw with me! You fixed this from the beginning!" He threw the card down into the water below and Yami picked his card.
"Ace of Diamonds." Yami flipped the card to show Ushio. "Victory is mine."
"Shut up!" Ushio growled and started to climb up the tower toward Yami.
Yami didn't seem fazed. "Breaking the rules?" He asked. "If you do that, you'll face something terrible."
"Quiet!" Ushio threw a punch and Yami let go of the rope.
I gasped and jumped to my feet.
"I knew you couldn't obey the rules." Yami smirked as he started to fall.
Ushio ripped the rope in half with a call of, "Fall!", Yami fell into the darkness.
"Yugi!" I called. There was no response.
Ushio laughed and climbed to the needle of the tower.
"I did it!" He laughed.
He pulled the "money" off the needle and growled. "What is this?! It's not money!"
"The Door of Darkness has been opened." I heard Yami's voice say.
Ushio made a confused sound and the needle tipped over. He screamed as he fell off the tower. "The Yami no Game shows a person's true character." Yami watched as Ushio fell past him, the puzzle now illuminating him again. He was hanging off the side of the building with the puzzle dug snugly in the concrete walls. "You will be swallowed by your own greed."
Ushio screamed a little more and I turned away. I heard splashes and an ear splitting scream and all was silent. I opened my eyes and I was back in the alleyway. Jounouchi and Honda were against the wall, their wounds bandaged already.
"Christine." I heard someone behind me say.
I turned around to see Yami, his arms hanging at his sides. "Are you alright?" He asked.
I nodded quickly and looked up at the sky. It was getting dark and Grandpa was probably getting worried about us.
"We should be going, Yugi." I turned back around.
Yami made no sound while I picked up Yugi's backpack and started to head home. He said nothing to me and as we entered the game shop, Yugi was walking beside me again.
Next day...
Yugi and I walked down the hall to our class. Yugi was holding the puzzle tightly in his hands.
"My treasure." He clutched it tightly and I rolled my eyes.
"Yugi," I teased, "You sound just like Smeágol."
"Who's Smeágol?" Yugi asked and I laughed at the boy's expression.
"Yo, Yugi! Christine!" Jounouchi called to us.
"Good morning, Jounouchi-kun!" Yugi exclaimed.
"How are your injuries?" I asked.
Jounouchi only nodded and turned to Yugi.
"I'm following your example, I brought my treasure today." Jounouchi said, causing me to smile. "Want to see?"
Both Yugi and I nodded and Jounouchi laughed.
"Too bad. My treasure..." Jounouchi began. "You can see it but you cannot, so I can't show it to you!"
"You can see it but you can't?" Yugi asked.
"It's simple, Yugi." I smiled to the teenager. "It's friendship."
Jounouchi nodded and spoke.
"We can see it in each other... But you can't see courage itself, right?"
Yugi's face was blank for a moment before it up into the brightest smile I had ever seen on him. Soon afterwards, Jounouchi lost his shoe as he ran off down the hall and Yugi ran off to give it back to him. I laughed.
"They're so cute!" I chuckled before racing after them.
Hope you guys liked the chapter! Please let me know what you all think! I love reviews and would love to hear what I can fix or do better!