Joey: Well, it seems like people are hating me a little less than before, but still. Why are you making me such a jerk?
Olivia: For the sake of the story. I can't have you be all friendly and stuff with Yugi right now.
Joey: Later?
Olivia: We'll see how it all plays out. In the meantime, why don't you help me come up with revenge on Desirae. I still can't find my Harry Potter books and she was mean to me.
Desirae: Liar! You found the Half Blood Prince.
Olivia: Since I can't seem to hear Desirae as she isn't here, I'm going to thank all the people who reviewed. So thanks to Youngbountygirl, DarkHeartInTheSky, Pk Love Omega, DreamixAngel, Luna Vampire Princess, and Kamen-Oh for your wonderful and helpful reviews. They truly make me happy :)
Joey: Except the person who slapped me upside the head. They don't deserve a thank you.
Olivia: Oh stop being so overdramatic. You're pulling a Des-
Desirae: You're pulling an Olivia.
Olivia: -.- I don't own YuGiOh.
Yami ran for the exit out onto the street when Mai tackled him. He struggled against her but she had him firmly pinned on the ground.
"Let me go! I have to go out an find Yugi!" He tried to kick her off to no avail. She shook her head and he could see a whole range of emotion in her eyes.
"Yami, it's suicide to go out there! I'm worried about him too but you're no use to him in the hands of the GC." Yami glared at her with such a ferocity that Mai was scared he would use his powers against her.
"For all I know, that's where he is! You don't understand, he's my brother and I need him. He's the only family I have." Mai glared back, "And I'm not?" Yami huffed.
"You know what I mean. He and I have a special bond. He's my twin, an extension of myself and I'll be damned if I don't do anything to protect him. Who knows what he's dealing with right now?" Mai sighed.
"Yami, I know this is hardest on you and I'll never fully understand what you must be feeling right now. But you should know that this is hard on me too. He's like a brother to me and it's hard enough for me to stay in here let alone keep you here. The best we can do is think things through and not do anything stupid."
Yami knew she was right. He didn't want to, but he had to stay put until they thought of a plan. He allowed his body to relax, "Okay Mai, what should we do?"
"You're not going to get up and run, are you?" Mai asked skeptically. Yami nodded, "I promise." Mai sighed, pushed herself off Yami, and flipped her hair back.
"You know, for a little guy you're pretty fast." Yami glared at her, "Now is not the time for jokes. And just because I'm shorter than you-" Mai held up her hand.
"You're right, it's not the time for jokes. We need a clue or something. Since we can't find anything here, we can probably go see if Malik heard something." Yami's eyes widened.
Malik was the eyes and ears of Domino. He possessed the ability to control people's minds with some limitations, one of which being he couldn't control other gem children. It only made sense to go to him to see what he knew. Why didn't he think of that before? He nodded and stood up with Mai.
"Where do you think he'd be?" he asked. Mai put her index finger to her chin in thought, "Last I heard, he was down by the docks but I don't know if he's still there. But we might as well check." Yami nodded and the two crept into the alleyway and started toward the pier.
About halfway there, Yami brought his hand to the back of his head and gasped in surprise at the sudden pain. Mai spun around in the alley they were in and shushed him.
"Yami!" she mouthed, "Do you want us to get caught?" Yami rubbed where his head hurt and realized it was the same spot that hurt before. It made him wonder if his and Yugi's twin empathy had really intensified. It made him even more worried about what was happening to his brother.
Mai peered around the corner and lead Yami through the countless back alleys and near empty side streets. Every so often they had to hide from a passerby and use the shadows to cloak themselves, but soon enough they made it to the docks.
"Okay," she said turning to Yami, "We need to check every one of these buildings to see if we can find Malik. I'll start in the east end and you can take-"
"Hey!" The two turned around to see a man with brown eyes and hair running towards them. They prepared themselves to fight until the man got closer and they saw he wasn't really looking at them, but past them. They straightened up and Yami stepped forward.
"Are you a friend of Malik's?" he asked cautiously. The man's expression didn't change as he spoke, "I am whatever Master Malik wants me to be." Yami nodded and Mai stepped forward.
"Can you take us to him?" The man tilted his head, still expressionless.
"On what grounds?" Yami crossed his arms, "I'm looking for my brother and I need Malik's help to find him. Now take us to him!" The man nodded and turned around, walking into the nearest building. The two followed him inside to see a large boat with a ramp leading up to the inside.
They walked up the ramp and into a nice looking room onboard the ship to find Malik seated at a table, stirring a glass of water and ice with his finger, staring at it with his violet eyes.
"Yami, Mai!" he said without looking up, "to what do I owe the pleasure?"
Malik stirred his glass when his slave mentally alerted him two people were outside. He looked through his slave's eyes and recognized them instantly as Yami and Mai. He hadn't seen them in so long, He heard them walk in and greeted them, "Yami, Mai! To what do I owe the pleasure?"
He heard one of them step forward and Yami's voice say, "Yugi's missing. We need you to see if anyone saw him or knows anything." This got Malik's attention.
"Yugi's missing?" he asked, looking up into Yami's red eyes. He looked to Mai for confirmation and she nodded. Malik looked down to his glass then to the brown-eyed man.
"Steve, can you come here for a moment?" The man called Steve walked over to him and bowed his head, "Yes Master Malik?"
Malik stood up and his eyes brightened with power, "Find the other mind slaves and report back to me if anyone has seen a boy who looks like my friend Yami here with purple eyes." Steve turned his head to look at Yami then bowed and exited the ship. Malik's eyes went back to normal and he walked over to Yami, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, we'll get your brother back."
Jounouchi laughed with glee as he sat on the floor. He had just drawn a good card. He looked to the cards on his side of the field and to his opponent and smiled, "Looks like your luck just ran out short stuff! I summon the Flame Swordsman, who attacks your White Magical Hat. That causes 800 points of damage. Your move." Yugi nodded and drew a card. He smirked.
"Okay Jounouchi, I'll counter by summoning The Earl of Demise and attack your Flame Swordsman, causing your life points to drop to zero. I win again!" Jounouchi just stared dumbstruck at the board and shook his head.
"Are you sure you've never played this game before? You're doing really well. I thought my last attack was enough to shake you but I guess not." Yugi just laughed and returned his cards to the deck.
"I'm sure. I haven't had much time to get caught up on the latest games. I have to say, I really like this one! Though, I wish I didn't have to use Ryou's deck. His cards are just so creepy." Jounouchi laughed.
"Yea, I guess they are. I don't know why he likes this kind of stuff. But hey, want to play another round?" Yugi shook his head, "I think we should play something else so that Honda can play too. He looks kind of bored." Jounouchi felt uneasy with this suggestion. Sure, he was sitting here playing with Yugi all well and nice, but Honda was keeping watch in case something were to happen, acting as a bodyguard of sorts. Without that safety blanket and with Honda somewhat distracted, something could go down.
"I don't know Yugi. I think it would be better if he just watched us." Yugi nodded and lowered his eyes with disappointment, probably catching on to Jounouchi's train of thought. He sighed and turned to his friend.
"Hey, why don't you come play with us. You're missing out on all the fun!" Honda shook his head and waved his hand, "I'm having enough fun over here thanks." Jounouchi shrugged, secretly relieved, and turned back to Yugi. Except he wasn't there. He had gotten up and started making his way to Honda.
Yugi wasn't sure what he was doing. These guys could turn on him at any moment and send him to an organization that would most likely torture and even more likely kill him, but still, he couldn't stand seeing them still so tense around him.
Jounouchi seemed to be warming up to him a little, though he still seemed nervous any time Yugi so much as lifted a finger. Honda however, was still so distant and refused to turn his back on him like Jounouchi did. But Yugi wouldn't stop trying to show them he wasn't any danger. Maybe if he could convince them of this, they would relax and Yugi himself wouldn't have to worry about them hurting him.
Once he got to the couch Honda was sitting on, he smiled. He noticed Honda's fist clenched into what was obviously meant to be a fist and his other hand moved closer to the picture frame he had set down before. Yugi's smile faltered a little before he made sure to smile as brightly as he could.
"Come on Honda! You can't just sit here and be bored. There's a bunch of three player games, why don't you come have fun?" Honda shrugged.
"I don't want to. I'm perfectly happy sitting over here." Yugi decided to switch tactics, but this could be dangerous. Well, he was walking on eggshells anyway, might as well take a risk. Yugi took a deep breath and gently grabbed Honda's wrist closest to the frame. The brunet made a move as is to punch Yugi, so he closed his eyes and let go. Once Honda saw this, he stopped and just stared at Yugi, who opened his eyes. He took a deep breath and grabbed Honda's wrist again, this time with no response.
Yugi pulled and dragged Honda off the couch and over to the floor where Jounouchi was waiting with another game. They sat down and once they did, Yugi breathed out a sigh of relief and was proud of himself for doing something that scared him half to death.
Jounouchi sighed when the two sat down. He wasn't too sure what the kid had planned, but once he grabbed Honda's wrist, he understood. Now that Honda was sitting down, they could start to play as a group. Within minutes of awkwardly choosing a game, the trio was laughing and having a great time as though they had been friends for years. It all felt so natural.
The weirdest thing though was that every so often, Jounouchi would find himself surprised to look at Yugi's face and see amethyst. He had completely forgot.
He looked up at the apartment complex and smiled. So this is Ryou's. It was less than inspiring. Then again, this was just a teenager. With that being the only occupant, one could consider this place impressive, as it was in the better part of the area.
He would have to wait for later to nab the boy, as the other two teens were still there. This only made him more excited for the capture. He considered busting the ones who found him, but then again, if he did he wouldn't be able to do everything he wanted.
Around nine thirty, he ducked down into the bushes as one of the boys left. It was the brown haired one, the motorcycle owner. As he watched the brunet ride off he cursed that the blonde was obviously staying the night, though he should have seen this coming. It wasn't as if they would just let the kid have the place all too himself.
This just made things complicated for him. It was bad enough he had to face a gem child, but a secondary obstacle was not in his itinerary. But he would make it work. How much trouble could one extra boy be?
I'll get what I want soon enough… the ultimate power.
Olivia: Ooh, what will happen next?
Desirae: Probably something horrible. I can't wait!
Yugi: You're not going to hurt me are you?
Olivia: We'll see how things play out.
Yugi: :(
Olivia: Please review!