Sixth chapter! Woot! This is actually looking up pretty well!

NO FLAMING. I DON'T OWN YU-GI-OH, SO IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PERFECT.

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RUNE'S BEDROOM 7:32 PM

"Tsubasa had a younger brother…" Rune rubbed her chin.

"The trauma of losing him must've kept him to secrecy. No wonder you never heard of him." Yugi stated.

"Yeah, I know." Rune fell back on her bed. "It's hard to imagine though…losing someone so close to you like that. Then again, I guess it's the same for all your friends, right? Since they're wondering where you are."

She looked at him, realizing that she had just pushed him into silence. Startled, she shot up into a sitting position.

"I brought something bad up, didn't I?" She blurted.

"No…it's OK." He smiled.

He vanished right then and there, and Rune noticed that she couldn't communicate with him. Confused, she flopped back on the bed and concluded that she wouldn't be getting any answers tonight.

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KAIBACORP 9:29 PM

"Is that all then?"

"Of course." The businessman nodded to him. "I'm sure that your transportation will be ready for our supplies?"

"Don't worry. I've already set them up. They'll be there once you get to the docks."

"You are such a great asset to our company, Ranile. I don't understand why you only took such a small portion."

"I only want to be a helper, not a businessman." Ranile lifted his hands up. "Besides, KaibaCorp is KaibaCorp because of the fact that it's run by Seto Kaiba, wouldn't you agree?"

"…Yes, I believe so."

"Then we speak no more of it. Now, if you'll excuse me."

He turned and walked away, leaving the businessman staring at his back. Ranile grinned as he left the small room.

Besides, what's the use of running a company if I can just run the whole world?

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DOMINO AIRPORT 10:59 PM

A young woman stepped out of the loading dock and looked around.

It's been a while since I've been here…what I would do to get a nice break at that restaurant again…

She walked through the security and stepped outside into the illuminated light of the streets.

But I have to focus. He's around here somewhere…Remember what he told you…follow your instincts.

She looked up and ran to the darkness.

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DOMINO CITY STREETS 8:56 AM

Yes, total and uncompressed FREEDOM! God bless holidays!

Aira ran down the streets in her usual pink getup, her white boots clanking down the concrete streets.

I just wished that Rune and Tsubasa were free. We would've hit the amusement park or something… She grinned. Ah, they're probably on a date or something. I'll just do what I usually do and just do some shopping.

She turned a corner and stopped, seeing the back of a familiar figure staring at a store window.

Well, well, well. Looks like Tsubasa's waitin' for her. She grinned. Oh, this is so going to be fun.

She snuck in on him, and pranced onto his back. He let out a terrified yelp in a voice that didn't seem to ring any bells to her. She looked into his eyes, and realized that they were a deep violet.

Wait…weren't Tsubasa's eyes gold?

That's when she realized that she got the wrong guy. Startled and deeply embarrassed, she tossed herself off him.

"Wah!" She panicked. "Geez, sorry about that! I just thought you were someone else!"

"Don't people usually greet each other with hellos?" The man asked calmly.

"Well…if you were the guy that I thought you were, you'd get how I greeted people…" She laughed nervously.

"Oh…that could explain it."

She took another glance at him, and suddenly found herself wondering how she got the two of them mistaken. They did share some familiar concepts, like how they carried themselves and the mature look to them, but that was about it. This guy's hair was black, which was the opposite to Tsubasa's silver hair with black streaks (a look that made her mistaken him for Tsubasa), and there was no flock over one of his eyes. He looked like a doctor, with the coat on him and the dress pants. Not to mention the very mature looking square glasses on his face.

"You headed off to work?" She asked.

"Huh?" He looked at his outfit. "No, I just go out like this."

"You're kidding me." She stared at him. "What's a twenty-year-old like you doing walking around here without a job?"

"Twenty?" He looked confused. "I'm only sixteen."

Holy crap, he's a bishounen. "Wait, wait, wait…WHAT?"

"Is it that hard for you to understand it?" He laughed.

"In that outfit, yes it does. You look way over sixteen, you know." Aira leaned on one leg. "I mean, have you ever shopped at a PacSun or a Spencers?"

"Um…" He pushed up his glasses. "I've been busy, so…not really."

Oh, I am SO going to have fun with this guy. "Well, are you free today?"

"Me? Well, I have to meet someone, but that's not until one, so…I guess I am."

"Great. By the way, I'm Aira, the girl who thought you were a friend of mine."

"And I'm Uzuki, the boy who clearly isn't the friend you were looking for." He smiled. "By the way, why did you ask that I was free?"

"Cause I have a running imagination and money to burn."

Before he was able to turn his head in confusion, she grabbed the corner of his jacket and dragged him down the street, much to everyone else's amusement. Through his mind, he was wondering what the heck she's going to do to him.

"Hey, before I start, I need to ask." Aira turned to him. "The glasses…do you actually need them or are they just a fashion accessory?"

"Huh? I…" He stood up. "I actually need them."

"Oh. Well then, this is going to be even more fun." She flashed a grin.

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DOMINO MALL 11:40 AM

"Ta dah! A true bishounen makeover! Let's have a look at our model, shall we?!"

*Silence*

"Oh, come on out of here, Uzuki! I wanna have a look at you!"

"…No one's around, right?"

"Me and a couple of security cameras, but we all know that no one really pays attention to them, right?"

There was even more silence before the door slowly opened and he peeked out. She kept the hair in the same look, but she streaked most of it silver. He now had a black V-neck with a sleeveless gray vest. She switched the pants from dress to leather while still keeping the black look, and gave him sneakers.

"Hm…you're missing something…oh! Wait here!"

She zoomed out of there before he could blink. But when he did blink, she came back, and suddenly clipped a collar around his neck. He stared at himself in the mirror and turned a bright pink.

"So…what do you think?" She grinned.

"Um…" He stared at himself. "I'm…not sure…"

"Great!" She lifted a credit card to the cashier. "We're buying."

The cashier was too much in shock and admiration to notice the bubbly redhead waving the credit card in front of her face. He looked at the watch that she allowed him to keep.

"Oh damn. I have to meet up with someone soon." He looked up. "I appreciate the makeover. So how much do I owe you?"

"Owe?" Aira stared at the receipt and froze. "Holy…just don't rip them, OK?"

He stared at her in confusion before walking out of the store. The cashier and Aira watched as he looked around and headed toward a certain direction. There was a few seconds of silence.

"Um…" The cashier looked at Aira. "Are you two dating?"

"Nah." She said bluntly. "Knowing him, he might be gay."

"Yeah…cause men like him are always too pretty to be straight."

They both sighed.

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DOMINO PIER 12:04 PM

"Hm…is this the place?"

Uzuki looked around. There was no one around, except for a few ship workers, a couple ships and huge storehouses. He looked at the piece of paper in his pocket and back up.

He said that he know someone who could help me… He thought. Where could he be? Then again, how'd he get my cell phone number? I never released my information to him…

"There you are. I was worried that you were going to be late."

He turned around to see a figure walk toward him. He didn't look like a businessman, like he claimed that he was going to be, but he looked more casual, like Aira had suddenly kidnapped him for a makeover as well.

"Were you the one who called me?" He asked.

"Yeah, that was me." The man smiled. "I heard that you needed some information concerning your search?"

"Oh…" Uzuki blinked. "How'd you know, though? I don't think I told anyone."

"I just have my resources. And I can help you…" He lifted his finger. "But…I'm going to have to ask you to help me first."

"Help you? With what?"

"You…do have it, right?" He tilted his head. "What I'm looking for?"

"What are you even-?"

He walked forward and drew a circle around his lips, and then touched his forehead. In an instant, Uzuki paused, and he didn't say a word. The man backed up and smiled, admiring what he had just done.

"So you do have it…yet you never knew that you had it." The man shook his head and sighed. "The Millennium Rod should be used with care, Uzuki. You never know when someone will come out of nowhere and use its power on you. Alas, that's the weakness of a being who holds it in his soul."

He turned around.

"Well then…perhaps we should have a small chat before we start. You're probably wondering what my name is." He smiled. "I'm Ranile, your new master…"

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DOMINO CENTER 10:03 AM

"So then…I guess he's going to meet up with me here." Rune looked up from where she was sitting.

"Yeah, but how's he going to do that?" Yugi looked around. "I mean, look at the crowd."

She looked around, noticing that the crowds were starting to get bigger and bigger. Many of them were holiday shoppers, while others were men who just had free time and wanted to have a stroll around.

How the heck is he supposed to find us now? I don't think the Millennium Eye allows him binocular vision.

"No, but it does allow me to read thoughts." A voice said from behind her. "It makes tracking all the more easier."

She darted her head around, seeing Tsubasa smiling back at her with a smile on his face. Yugi thought it would be best to retreat to the corner of her mind and leave her alone.

"Wow…that was quicker than I thought." She said.

"Yeah, well…" He sat down. "That makes the two of us."

"So…what do you want to do?" Rune asked.

"Me? Well, I just wanted to talk."

Rune found herself blushing. True to what Aira claimed him to be, Tsubasa actually wasn't that bad-looking. Handsome? Well…let's not bring her to think of that part of the subject yet.

"Talk about what?" Rune tilted her head.

"Serious stuff." He sat up. "Like what the third Millennium Item is."

"Um…" She knew it was pointless, but she decided to do it anyway. "But what about the second one?"

"You have it." He said. "Don't worry about me, Yugi. You can come out."

She stayed silent, wondering if he was going to take up on his offer. There was silence for a few seconds. Finally, she felt a door open in her head, and he slowly stepped out into the open.

"You know about me?"

"I read minds. It's hard not to." Tsubasa grinned. "And about that uneasiness…it's probably because you didn't have any good experiences with the Eye."

"I don't have to ask…but you read my mind?"

"Sorry about that. I was trying to control it, and it got a little haywire." He sighed. "I didn't see anything too bad."

"That's good."

Footsteps echoed from in front of them, and they turned to see a lady figure staring in front of them. From the back of her mind, she could hear Yugi gasp.

"Can we help you?" Tsubasa asked plainly.

"Yes, actually." She lifted her hand up and pointed at Rune. "I challenge you to a duel, and if I win, you give me back Yugi Motou!"

"Huh?!" Rune darted up. "Hey…wh-what makes you assume that I even know what you're talking about?!"

"Shut up!" She ordered, causing people to stare at her. "I know you have something to do with his disappearance!"

Rune was speechless, wondering how the heck to handle the situation. She turned to Yugi in her mind, hoping he had an answer, but saw that he was speechless, unable to speak. He finally opened his mouth and uttered one word.

"Anzu?!"

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Yeah, this feels more like a filler than anything I know of. I hope you enjoy it.