Chapter two: the manga?
Alexa woke up in a dark alley. She was wearing a black short sleeved shirt with light-blue jeans and black combat boots with light-blue laces. Somehow, her hair was smoother, and it reached to her lower back. Her bangs lie in a large side sweep covering her left eye. Surrounding her eyes was a thick layer of kohl, the ancient Egyptian makeup. Around her neck was a tin holding her dueling deck. The tin was decorated with blue and black zebra stripes.
She got up, dusted herself off, and observed her surroundings. The alley was narrow, only about 6 feet wide, but very long. She walked out to discover that it was midnight. She managed to find a newspaper and was informed that she was in domino city, about 1 mile away from domino high school. (There was a map on the newspaper.) She had no idea what to do until morning, so she located the Kame (turtle) game shop on the map and began heading toward it. About halfway there, she heard a voice that sounded suspiciously like yami's. She stopped, listened to the voice for another few seconds and ran toward it.
She skidded to a halt upon seeing Yami and Ushio playing the manga version of the first shadow game. Yami was taking his first stab at the money (literally), and Alexa ducked behind a plant to avoid discovery.
She heard the sound of, well, paper bills being stabbed.
"Phew!" Yami sighed. "I thought I'd put my strength in it, but they're not easy to stab!" his voice was calm, yet slightly on edge. "Okay, your turn!"
There was a pause. "Tch…" Ushio said.
"If you use too much strength you'll stab yourself," Yami added. "The point of this game is to control your greed!"
"SHUT YOUR TRAP!" Ushio snarled. Alexa heard the sound of paper bills being stabbed again. "Heh heh… heh… look! Over 100,000 yen! And not a mark on my hand! I should have stabbed harder!"
"Not bad," Yami replied. But it gets harder to control your strength with each turn." He took another stab. "There's not a lot of money left. The game is almost over!" the way he said 'game' sent shivers down Alexa's spine.
"There's nothing to this game!" Ushio bragged. "The rest of this money in mine!" there was a pause. "Huh… what..? Uh oh… this is bad! I can't relax my right arm…!"
"In the shadow games, a person's true nature is revealed to decode their fate!" Yami laughed eerily. "Ushio! Your right arm is controlled by your own greed. You can no longer stop it. What will you do? Will you sacrifice your left hand to get the money, or…"
Ushio chuckled. "The answer is simple! There is a way I can take a stab, without hurting my left hand and getting all the money!" she heard the knife fly through the air as Ushio yelled "DIE, YUGI!" Alexa gasped as she saw Yami leap into the air, avoiding the knife. It was, well, awesome. He landed on the ground lightly, never staggering.
"Just as I thought. You weren't able to follow the rules after all!"
"His forehead... that eye…! What the…?" Ushio stammered.
"This is only seen by those who 'trespass in my soul'!" Yami shouted. "Like those who hurt my friends and try to steal my money!" Alexa peeked from behind the plant; she had to see the first penalty game.
"PENALTY GAME! The illusion of avarice!" he yelled, pointing a finger at Ushio. A golden eye like the one on his forehead flew through the air. As soon as it hit Ushio, he began screaming 'MONEY!' and grabbed at the air around him. Ushio ran away with his "money", leaving Alexa and Yami alone.
Alexa ducked behind the plant again, waiting for Yami to leave. He didn't. Instead, he said "you can come out. I know you're there." After a few seconds of hesitation, she stepped out from behind the plant.
For a moment, they just studied each other. Alexa focused mainly on his crimson red eyes and the glowing third eye on his forehead that was slowly fading. Yami mainly focused on her long brown hair and her eyes, which were grayish- green and were covered with kohl. He was the first to speak.
"Why are you here?" he demanded, a little more harshly than he'd intended. He expected her to flinch, but she didn't even blink.
"If I told you, you wouldn't believe me," She replied calmly.
"Try me," he asked, intrigued.
So she explained, as simply as possible, how she'd come to the world of yugioh. She explained that where she was from, they were all fictional characters. She also stated that she did know the fate of some people, but she wouldn't share them in case the gods got angry.
When she was finished, Yami nodded. "So that's your story…" he looked away, seemingly pondering her explanation. "I believe you."
She was surprised. "Huh… I thought you'd think I was lying. Well, whatever."
"Do you have a place to stay?" he asked.
"No."
"Then I believe…" he smirked. "…I can arrange something."
"And how, exactly, do you intend to do that?" she replied incredulously.
"I can plant some memories in Yugi's head. Make him think he said that you could stay with him." He smirked again. "But it'll cost you."
"Cost me what?" she replied, irritated.
"Oh, I'll decide that later." He replied, still smirking. "Alright. Convince Yugi that he hit his head. I have the memories already planted."
The millennium puzzle glowed, and Yugi fell to the ground. Alexa rushed to his side. "Yugi! Are you alright?" she feigned worry. She knew he was fine.
"Y-yeah, Alexa…" he sighed. "Gosh… what happened…?"
"You hit your head, silly." She replied with a smile. "You don't remember?"
"No… I guess I just need to get home. Come on."
That night, it was cleared that Alexa had no personal belongings. Yami had come up with a great explanation for her lack of belongings and contacts. He'd said that she was an orphan who'd just been kicked out of her foster home. It covered all the bases except one: where she used to live. She had to come up with this one on her own, so she said that she'd found someone to sponsor her trip to Japan; she used to live in America. The story worked well enough.
A week later, she'd been enrolled in domino high school as a freshman. She hated the girl's uniform, so she'd dyed it black and blue. She wore her black combat boots every day, without fail. She gained, in three days, a reputation for being someone you don't want to mess with. The bullying and peer pressure were way less, though she was a bit of a loner. Just the way she liked it.
She was on the bus on the way to school, wondering when the next shadow game was, when she heard Jonouchi talking about a 'star' in the school. Her breath hitched; she realized that the second incident mentioned in the manga had begun.
For the rest of the day she stuck close to Yugi. She even saw the A.D. once and told him to beat it.
When the end of the day came, Yugi was nowhere in sight. Alexa began to panic; had the A.D. talked to Yugi when her back was turned?
She ran to the place Yugi was supposed to be; behind the gym. She saw Fujita (the A.D.) the director and the cameramen. She got sick thinking about what could've happened had she been late. She walked over to Fujita and pushed him.
"You sick, heartless jerk. How could you hurt someone as innocent as Yugi? Why would you hurt someone as innocent as Yugi? What has he done to you?" she glared at Fujita for a moment then walked over to the director.
"Hey, girl. You know this is being filmed, right?" he smirked. He obviously underestimated her, and she was getting annoyed.
"That's exactly what I was hoping for." She slapped him, hard, across the face. "You heartless idiot! I'll kill you!" she slapped him again, and tripped him. "I'm glad the cameras are going! 'Cause they can see your true, ugly personality!" she walked over to the cameraman, snatched the camera out of his hands, and threw it on the ground. It shattered into at least 100 different pieces. She saw Yugi staring at her, speechless, and she sighed.
"Alexa…!" he whisper-shouted.
"I'll explain later, Yugi," she replied. "Let's just go home."
Hi everyone! Lol. Well, this is my first fanfiction, as you can tell. Constructive criticism is highly appreciated! But no flames. Flames be bad. Lol.
Some questions you may have:
Q: What are the pairings?
A: Well, obviously Alexa X Yami, as it said in the summary. But I'm probably going to ship my (clueless) friend with Seto Kaiba. On my mom's request, all first names have been changed, so if you think you know me in real life, PM me. Or ask me in real life. I don't really care.
Q: Is the main character you?
A: Yes. Yes she is.
Q: Why does she wear combat boots?
A: Because she's pretty Goth. She wears black and blue most of the time and she can be pretty stubborn.
Q: WTF was up with that violence at the end? Scared me. (As asked by my friend Lux)
A: the bullying that she's gone through is pretty damaging. She has anger issues as a result, and she likes to seclude herself and be alone rather than be around other people. Get her to open up, though, and you may prefer her closed. Lol.
That's chapter 2! Hope you liked. R & R!