Disclaimer: BEWARE! This story has mainly two Mary-Sues, Yuzuki and Yuko, that Tek-Tek owns! RAWR! O: … xD She doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh!GX or Corpse Bride! ;D

Duet VI:
Moonlight

Yuzuki gasped softly, staring up at the large moon. It was so beautiful.

"What's the matter?" Johan asked, taking her hand gently in his. Yuzuki didn't push him away.

"It seems like it's been forever since I've last seen the moon," the pinkette mumbled, eyes never straying too far from her target.

Johan hummed softly, "It's amazing… You never realize how special the little things are, until it's gone…" Yuzuki nodded her head in agreement, completely speechless. The blunet turned to her, pulling Yuzuki close and resting his hand on her waist. "Care to dance?"

"In the moonlight?" Oh, the idea sounded lovely. Yuzuki thought it over with a small smile on her face.

"Of course," Johan chuckled, offering his other hand. Yuzuki took it, following his lead as the two danced. He was a good dancer, and as she stared into his eyes, Yuzuki found that she was forgetting everything that's ever happened. So what if she was now married to Johan? So what if Judai was supposed to be her husband? So what things didn't go according to plan? Dancing with Johan made her forget about the outside world. All that mattered was Johan and Yuzuki.

Suddenly, the heel of Yuzuki's shoes caught on to something, causing the girl to stumble about. Johan's arms flew around her waist, holding her steady while bending over her. Almost instantly, Yuzuki's arms wound around the blunet's shoulders, pulling herself closer to him.

"Oh?" Yuzuki blinked open her eyes, staring at Johan's shoulder. She leaned back to look up at his face, her hands unconsciously sliding down Johan's arms and trailing back up. "You're so muscular, Johan…" Yuzuki blushed when she heard herself say this, looking away out of embarrassment.

Johan chuckled softly, resting his head against hers. Yuzuki's blush increased as she slowly turned her head to look at him. Johan's eyes met hers, his beautiful celadon green eyes… How can someone so handsome die so young? It was unfair! In the short amount of time Yuzuki met Johan, though he was a bit… persistent when it came to her being his wife, Johan was… Johan was fun to be around. It was like nothing in the world mattered when Yuzuki's eyes met Johan's.

The next thing Yuzuki knew, though, was Johan's lips on hers in a sweet kiss. The pinkette's eyes flew open in shock as the blunet pulled away, though he wasn't looking at Yuzuki. Instead, he was looking off to the side.

"I'm terribly sorry," Johan mumbled, pulling Yuzuki to her feet. His arms dropped to his side, but he didn't move away from her. He still stood so close they were almost touching. Yuzuki stared dumbly at him, slowly raising a hand to her lips. Despite Johan being dead, the kiss itself was pleasant. It wasn't disgusting or moldy, like she thought it would be. It was real and genuine, and for some reason, it left her wanting more.

"J-Johan…" Yuzuki whispered, bringing a hand to caress his cheek. Johan glanced back at her, frowning.

"You're not disgusted? A dead man just kissed you…" Johan looked away from the pinkette, resting a cold hand on hers. He didn't pull it away, nor did he take it in his hand. He just laid his hand on hers, enjoying the warmth Yuzuki had that Johan would never regain.

'To be alive again…' Johan closed his eyes, heaving a sigh' What I wouldn't give…'

Johan's eyes opened, though, when he felt warm lips touch his cold ones. Yuzuki was kissing Johan. Johan had to blink a few times, not believing it. Yuzuki was kissing Johan? Still, he didn't question nor did he pull away. Johan pressed his lips against Yuzuki's, closing his eyes. With his hand still on hers, he used his other one to wrap around the pinkette's waist, pulling her closer. Yuzuki was so soft, so warm…

Yuzuki was so alive

Why was that bugging him? Johan wondered as Yuzuki pulled away, breathing heavily. That's right; Yuzuki still needed to breath. Yuzuki was still alive. The blunet took her appearance in, her silky bright pink hair, her flushed red cheeks, and he could very faintly feel her beating heart against his chest. The pinkette opened her eyes, seeing Johan's eyelids were halfway closed.

Johan was sad.

Why? Yuzuki asked herself, eyebrows slowly knitting together. Did she do something wrong?

Of course you did! A voice shouted from the back of her head. You kissed a dead man! He's DEAD, Yuzuki!

Who cares? Yuzuki retorted to that voice, resting her head against Johan's chest. The blunet rubbed her back slightly, wrapping his arms around her soon after. Yuzuki returned the favor, closing her eyes as she enjoyed the feeling of him, of Johan.

He's DEAD! He HAS no feelings! He's a zombie! Go back to Judai! Judai! Judai is who you belong to! What about your parents' plan?

"My parents…?" Yuzuki whispered, opening her eyes.

"Hm?" Johan looked down at her, holding her so he could see her face.

"Oh! My parents! I should go ahead and… prepare Mother and Father for the big news," Yuzuki mumbled, slowly separating from Johan. As soon as Yuzuki was out of his arms, Johan felt so cold. But how could a corpse feel anything but coldness? "I'll go ahead and Johan… will you wait here for me?" Yuzuki took Johan's hand, looking up at him. He smiled, raising Yuzuki's hand to his lips and kissing her knuckles.

"Yes, of course." Yuzuki's heart started to beat faster, but she wasn't so sure why. Johan looked so sad, so pain-filled; it made her feel extremely guilty. Johan watched as Yuzuki ran off towards town, an unreadable expression on his face. Too many emotions filled him at once: sadness, emptiness, loneliness… he even felt forgotten and depressed. Why?

'And to make it all worse,' Johan sighed, turning his head and closing his eyes, 'I'm starting to see the similarities between Yuzu and Yuu…' Will he ever be able to forget about his past lover?

-x- -x- -x-

Judai sat in his room, staring down at the picture of himself, Johan, and Yuko. He couldn't get it out of his head. There were no way his two best friends were the culprits, right? They were… Well, Judai didn't want to think about it. Sighing to himself, the brunet sat back on his couch, staring up at his ceiling. What was he to do? His parents refused to let him go out and help search for his missing bride. He hated having to stay in his house and not do a thing to help!

The brunet jumped when he heard something on his window. It sounded like… knuckles tapping on glass? Turning his head, Judai was surprised at what greeted him. Yuzuki stood on the other side of his window, hugging herself while shivering. He rushed over, opening the window and letting the poor girl in. Yuzuki heaved a delighted sigh as the warmth of Judai's room grabbed her. She didn't realize just how cold she was.

Judai could only stare at Yuzuki, not wanting to speak a word. He was too afraid that if he spoke, he would wake up and all of this would have been a figment of his imagination. Yuzuki looked at Judai, smiling at the look of pure shock on his face. Judai's brown eyes, like chocolate, were so hypnotic.

"Judai…" Yuzuki breathed his name, taking a step towards him. That was all Judai needed.

"Yuzu!" Judai exclaimed quietly, grabbing the girl by the waist and pulling her close to him. He smiled to himself as he hugged the girl, taking in her scent. Oddly, it didn't smell as nice as it did earlier. The pinkette shivered when Judai hugged her, his body head radiating from him and clinging to her.

"Judai…" Yuzuki whispered his name, hugging him tighter.

"You're so cold, Yuzu," Judai mumbled, pulling the girl deeper into his room. He gestured to the couch as he ran to his bed, grabbing the comforter and coming back. Judai pulled Yuzuki close to him, wrapping the comforter around them both. Yuzuki squirmed slightly, before moving to sit in Judai's lap, hiding her red face against his shoulder. Judai didn't mind; he smiled and held her close. The two sat in silence for a while, Judai just holding Yuzuki in his arms. "Where have you been, Yuzu?" The brunet asked moments later.

"Where to start…" Yuzuki retorted softly, sighing as she closed her eyes. "But… I don't want to talk about it."

"Why not? Everyone's been looking for you, Yuzu. We were all so worried! ... I was so worried…" The pinkette opened her eyes, looking up at him.

"You were… worried about me?" Yuzuki asked him softly. Judai nodded his head, eyes showing all he's been feeling in the pass couple hours. His concern when he heard Yuzuki went missing, his confusion as to why she left, his sadness to know she might be with another man… Did Judai really care enough to be so emotional about where she had been? After all, the two barely knew each other!

"Yes. Of course I was, silly." Judai smiled at her, resting his head against hers.

"Judai…" Slowly, Judai's warm lips met Yuzuki's, sending a spark to flow to the back of her mind. She completely forgot about Johan, about Yuko, about everything. Judai pouted all his emotions into that one kiss, so much so that it was making Yuzuki's head spin. All she could do was kiss him back.

-x- -x- -x-

Johan heaved a sigh, staring up at the moon. He was a patient man, sure, but what could possibly be taking Yuzuki so long?

"This is the voice of your conscious." Johan wanted to roll his eyes. "Listen to what it is I'm saying." Ruby was on the back of Johan's shoulder, her nails gently digging into his jacket as she whispered these things in his ear, "I have a bad feeling about that girl."

"Ruby, knock it off, will you?" Johan mumbled, reaching back and grabbing the four-eared cat by the scruff of her neck. Ruby meowed in annoyance, pouting as Johan continued to hold her like that, the two coming face-to-face. "Yuzu went to go see her parents. Just. Like. She. Said."

"Mm-hmm, and I'm the Dark Magician Girl." Johan's eyes narrowed in annoyance at Ruby's sarcastic remark. "Why isn't she back yet?"

"I'm sure there's a… perfectly logical explanation as to why she's taking so long." Again, Johan heaved a sigh. He sat back down on the ground and leaned against a tree, crossing his legs. He didn't even feel the coldness of the snow as he rested Ruby on his lap, stroking her back.

"Sure there is. Just like how you're back in the Land of the Living, and how you're still 'alive' instead of tossing and turning in your grave," Ruby mumbled, rolling her eyes.

'Besides the fact that I was buried alive in a hole?' Johan decided to keep this little bit of information to himself.

"Everything has a perfectly logical explanation." Johan hated to admit it, but the Duel Spirit had a point…

"Everything does… I just don't know all the answers." It was true. Johan didn't know why he felt bad about taking Yuzuki as his wife… Maybe that was the reason: he was taking Yuzuki as his wife, as if Yuzuki didn't have a choice in the matter.

'She asked me to marry her, though…'

But Johan knew, deep down inside of him, that it was all wrong. He might as well be taking Yuzuki's life!

"But I bet Yuzuki has a perfectly logical explanation as to why she is taking so long." Ruby smirked as Johan twitched. The Duel Spirit was getting to him.

"I'm quite positive she does," Johan retorted, eyes slightly narrowed.

"Then why don't you go ask her."

"Maybe I will."

"Maybe you should."

"And I shall." With that, Johan stood up and followed Yuzuki's footprints in the show. Ruby smirked, trailing after him.

-x- -x- -x-

"Yuzu…" Judai mumbled softly, looking the girl deep in her eyes, "I have to confess something…"

"Hm?" Yuzuki hummed softly, tiling her head. Judai smiled crookedly, resting a finger on her lips.

"Let me finish." Yuzuki giggled quietly. "This morning, I absolutely hated the idea of an arranged marriage. I hated the idea of my parents forcing me to marry someone I didn't know on such short notice." Yuzuki was a bit sad to hear this, but Judai wasn't done yet. "Then I met you, Yuzu, my wife-to-be. And… I couldn't wait for our wedding. It couldn't come soon enough." Judai smiled at her, "Something about you, Yuzu, just attracts me, like a moth to a fire…"

"Judai…" Yuzuki was speechless. She could hear his heart beating slowly, evenly. He wasn't nervous one bit; he was confident. He really did care for Yuzuki. The brunet leaned down, claiming the pinkette's lips again. This time, his tongue pressed against Yuzuki's lips, begging for entrance. Yuzuki parted her lips, slipping her tongue into his mouth. They kissed for a few moments longer, before Judai broke it.

"I was scared you'd never come back…"

"Yes, that would be a tragedy, wouldn't it, old friend?"

Judai and Yuzuki gasped, both jumping to their feet. Johan was leaning against the wall beside the brunet's window, arms crossed with his eyebrows narrowed. Judai was speechless.

"J-Johan…!" Judai laughed softly, breaking into a large grin. "Johan, it's great to see you!"

But Johan wasn't happy to see Judai. No, Johan found himself despising his old friend with such a passion, it was almost unheard of.

"Comfy, you two?" Johan practically sneered, walking closer. Yuzuki gulped slightly, taking a step back. Johan looked deadly… no pun intended.

"Johan?" Judai mumbled, confused. But as the blunet got closer, Judai gasped. He was shocked! "J-Johan… yo-you're…" Judai could barely finish his sentence, staring at the man's missing skin, Johan's bones seeming to glow in the darkness of Judai's room.

"Dead? Yes, Judai, I am." Johan glared at Judai. The brunet was confused.

"But… how?"

"Why does it matter?" Johan spat, circling the brunet. Judai tensed, watching the man closely. Johan had always been the better fighter, much stronger than Judai, and boy, did Johan look like he wanted to duke it out! "I'm only here to take back what's mine."

"What's yours?" Judai repeated, blinking his eyes. He couldn't believe his ears! This wasn't the Johan he knew!

"Judai…" At the call of his name, the brunet turned to look at Yuzuki. In that split second, Johan jumped. He pushed Judai to the ground, leaping over him and grabbing Yuzuki. The blunet covered her mouth as she opened it to scream, his hand muffling the sound.

"Yuzu?" Judai sat up, staring at the two in confusion.

"She's mine now, Judai," Johan growled, "Yuzu asked me to marry her!"

"What?" Judai looked at Johan's hand, surprised to see Yuzuki's golden ring there. "N-No way…"

"Judai!" Yuzuki shouted, but Johan's hand only muffled it. Judai stared at Yuzuki, at a loss of words. His face said it all, though: he was hurt, lost, and confused.

"Papillion," Johan grunted. Clouds of thunder seemed to appear as Ritual Ravens cawed violently outside.

"Judai!" Yuzuki cried again, wrenching Johan's hand away from her mouth and reaching for the brunet. But it was too late: the Ritual Ravens flew in through Judai's open window, flocking around Johan and Yuzuki. They flew faster and faster, before disappearing as rain started to pour outside, lightning crackling down nearby. Judai stared where the two had disappeared, speechless.

-x- -x- -x-

When I made Jim call Yuko "Leisure Girl", it got me thinking... Then I realized something and changed it to "Vampire Girl"! x3 I might explain it later... Maybe a little Jim story ish in order? O: What happened to Val when she went to South Academy~ x3 I've been thinking about it, actually... Ah well, only time will tell xD