A/N: Hey guys! Another chapter up!
Attention: All polls are now closed. I have made my decisions. (No, I will not tell you what I decided, that would ruin it, now wouldn't it? ^.-) I officially have everyone's characters mostly plotted out.
Another Attention: I plan on posting a new story soon, one that will reveal whatever memories that anyone receives of their past life in Kemet (Egypt). It will mostly be Yugi and Yami, but there will be histories of everyone who has a past life in this story. It will be simply be called 'The Past'.
Ah, and this series officially has a name. (Yes, this is going to be a massive series, with some crossovers thrown in, too.) It is called Light, Darkness, and Shadows. If I say anything is in the LDS universe, then it will be linked to this story and it's plot.
And yes, I know I skipped 'Hard Beat!'. Sorry. I just couldn't work with it, the way I wanted to. I may or may not toss it in another chapter if I gain inspiration. :3
Masks
A Yu-Gi-Oh! Fanfic
Light, Darkness, and Shadows Universe
By Clockwork Soul
Chapter 3: Prisoner From Death Row and Memories of Past Friends!
"Hey, you guys hear about that new 'Burger World'?"
Yugi, Jou, Honda, Miho, and Hanasaki were all sitting at their tree, the Sennen Tree. Yugi blinked at Jou, who brought it up, "'Burger World'?" She asked, "...Sounds like a load of meat and calories, to me." Jou shook his head.
"Nah, it's really good. They have a vegetarian menu~!" He sang, grinning.
Miho nodded, "Why don't we all go after school?" She asked.
"Yeah, Yami should come, too!" Honda added. Yugi cocked her head to the side, as if listening. After a second she nodded, smiling.
"He said he'd love to." She said, going back to her lunch. The others cheered before following her lead.
"O-oh," Hanasaki started, "Are you guys sure? I heard that a prisoner from death row escaped. He k-killed a guard and he has a pistol!"
Honda waved a hand dismissively, "Meh, if anything bad happens, me and Jou'll take 'em down!"
Jou smirked and nodded, "That, or Yugi and Yami could just toss 'em to the Shadow Realm."
~Japan, Just Outside Domino High, After School~
"Burger World, here we come!"
The others rolled their eyes at Jou and Honda's antics, laughing. Yugi glanced around before ducking into an alley. The others situated themselves at it's mouth, to make sure no one entered. There was a small flash of gold light, and a few seconds later, both Yami and Yugi emerged.
Jou grinned, "Hey, Yami!" The others copied him, and before long, all of them were walking to Burger World. Yami grumbled something about 'metal death contraptions' as a car passed a little to close to him for his likings. Yugi patted his arm sympathetically, while on the inside she was laughing her ass off—and Yami knew it.
"Quit laughing at me. They're evil, deadly things." He defended.
Yugi snorted, barely containing her laughter, "You know, your going to have to ride in one eventually."
"Ra no! I'll die... Again!"
"I'm not sure you'll have a choice in the matter."
They got to Burger World fairly quickly. The door opened to show a brown-haired girl, "Welcome to Burger World! Will that be... six... seats?" She faltered, staring at them, and they stared back.
"...A-Anzu?" Miho said, shocked at seeing her former best friend. Yugi's mouth twitched upwards.
"M-Miho? ….Jounouchi... Honda... and Hanasaki..." Mazaki Anzu said, before her eyes fell on Yugi she glared at her, "...Motou..."
Yugi smirked, her mask falling into place easily, "Hey, Mazaki. You going to show us those seats, or what?" Anzu twitched and nodded, beckoning them inside. She led them to a semi-circular booth. Hanasaki slid in first, then Honda, Miho, Jounouchi, Yami, and then Yugi, who sat across from Hanasaki, both on the outside of the booth.
They quickly ordered and talked animatedly. Anzu came back and slammed their tray down, making them all jump. She leaned in close and looked them all in the eye, "You tell, you die." She hissed.
Yugi snickered, "Don't worry, Mazaki, we wont tell... Unless, you give me a reason to tell..." She said, smirking at her. Anzu walked away, fuming. She pulled her salad over and was about to take a bite when a hand shot out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her roughly over.
"Yugi!" Yami yelled, glaring at the man who grabbed her. She felt cool metal touch her temple.
"Nobody move, or the girl dies!" The man yelled, and everyone in the restaurant froze in shock, "Now, everyone on the floor!" They quickly complied, her friends hesitating as they stared fearfully at her. He moved to a empty booth far away from everyone, sliding in and pulling her with him. He smirked and pulled out a blindfold, "Humans get more fearful if they get blinded, did you know?"
Yugi growled, "Don't you dare." She hissed at him icily.
"Feisty one, aren't you?" He laughed, before blindfolding her.
/Don't worry, Game./ Yami's soothing voice calmed her easily, batting away her fears, /He'll regret ever even looking at you./
\T-thanks...\ She muttered, before feeling a small tug on her soul. The darkness she saw faded as Yami allowed her to see though his eyes, and his crimson eyes became a strange mixture of crimson and amethyst in response. They glanced around, allowing her to get a good look at everything. The man holding her hostage looked like he just came from prison which—if what they heard from Hanasaki was right—is probably the case. He had a '777' branded onto his forehead, hair that was spiked back, and 'Fever' tattooed on his left cheek. He held a pistol casually in his hand, pointed at her head.
/Damn,/ Yami muttered, /I can't do anything—It's too much of a risk./
Yugi was about to reply when the man spoke up, pointing his gun at Yami, "You! The dark looking one! Yeah, you." Yami glared fiercely at him, "Go, get me some booze and smokes! Lucky Stripe! Only that brand!" He demanded.
Yami swiftly obeyed, a dark smirk on his face as he set the tray on the table with a clang! He sat in the seat across from the man, "Here you go." He chuckled as the man spluttered.
"What the hell? Did I say you could sit down?"
Yami shrugged, "Oh, I just thought I'd keep you company. And perhaps play a little Game?" He asked as the shadows in the room lengthened as the Shadow Realm headed their call.
The man twitched before pulling a cigarette from the pack, "A game..? Heh, perhaps I do need to have a little fun.."
Yugi smirked, speaking from her own body, "However... The loser of the Game loses their life."
"Interesting..." He said, starting to pour the alcohol into a glass, "And the rules...?"
"We must stay on opposite sides of the table, but may interact... but only by using one finger. I shall choose my right thumb." He said, holding up the designated digit.
"Feh, I'll choose my right index finger, of course!"
"Very well then... Game Start!"
"And now, game over!" The man laughed, raising the gun.
Click!
He paused, looking at the lighter Yami was holding, before glancing down at his unlit cigarette. He smirked, "I had forgotten... Very well, light the smoke as your last act!" He chuckled, still pouring his drink.
Yami smirked and lit the cigarette, before dropping it on his hand—the one still pouring his drink! He chuckled, "Here's your lighter! Take it with you to the gods! And I wouldn't fire the pistol, either... The recoil would definitely drop the lighter!" He smirked and quickly moved out of the booth, grabbing Yugi's hand and pulling her with him.
They didn't watch as the lit cigarette dropped onto the 90% alcohol vodka, which had spilled over, catching the man on fire.
Yami led her back to their friends, the amethyst in his eyes melting away as Yugi's soul went back to her own body. She reached up and pulled off her blindfold before looking over at Yami with a thankful smile, "Thank you."
He smiled back, "Anytime, Game."
~Japan, Kame Game Shop, 5:31 P.M.~
Yugi dropped onto her bed unceremoniously, falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. Instead of finding herself in her dreams, she 'woke' in the bed of her soul room. She hopped up, noticing the changes since she'd been here last.
It all looked mostly the same, except for three things. The empty picture frames now held photos of all of her friends. Her black door became a slight greyish color, and was open a crack. And last, the blue mask was cracked, right down the middle. She opened the door all the way before moving across the short hall way, to Yami's door. She opened it, to behold the maze of his mind.
It was, admittedly, very similar to that painting by that person she can't remember the name of. It was a labyrinth of stairs and doors. It was dark, yet there was still enough light to see. Yami appeared beside her, smirking.
"Hey, Game." He said, wrapping his arms around her. She leaned up and placed a light kiss on his lips.
"Hey. Ready to start looking?" She asked, smiling up at him.
They had guessed that Yami's memories were sealed away somewhere in this labyrinth, so they had decided: Every now and then, they would search their soul rooms for any hint of anything. Yugi's own soul room had books that she had never seen before, and when she flipped though one once, she found it was written in hieroglyphics. They read a part of one—she needing some help from Yami, as she wasn't exactly fluent, and only knew what her grandfather taught her—and found after they did, she remembered some of her past childhood. They had found out she was a noble, daughter of a renowned priest, who had three very close friends. A memory about a assassin, a kitten, a healer- and priest-in-training.
Nafre, Bahiti, Dalila, and Naeem.
Yami said they had read a type of spell that was meant to unseal memories. He flicked though a few others, and found similar spells. Apparently, someone sealed her memories, possibly so that she could have them in another life if she managed to unseal them all.
So, here they were, switching between searching Yami's soul room or her own in search of something that would give a clue on why Yami was here, information on their Puzzle, his memories and her past life.
~Yami no Linebreak!~
A/N: Still having a blast! ^w^