Wootness! Update! Update! Update! Well then, because I now have this chapter over and even though I'm sick with the cold, I will be updating more frequently!
Thanks to MarshmellowDragon, Joey-lover, Feebeefi, YamiHaruko, GaaraBelongsToMe, AngelYugi, Moonlight Chaos, Katfreak, LilAznSp0nge, Dark-Young-Link and LynnieTHM for their reviews!
MarshmellowDragon: O.O Are you okay? (pokes you) Alright then... Everybody is out to hurt poor Yami! But Aralos gave him a nice little smooch at the end and he took the form of Yugi so...YAMIXYUGI! Ha ha ha! XD
Joey-lover: I know! It almost makes school exams look easy...almost... Yup! Of course they passed! (throws papers with A+'s on them into the air)...was that too much?
Feebeefi: Ooh! I can't tell you that! You have to read on to find out! ...Wait a minute...WHERE DID YOU GET THAT NEW BANNER! O.O
YamiHaruko: XD Ha ha ha! You were! My God! (rofl!) I'm so glad you like this story! ME GLOMP YOU NOW! (GLOMP! XD) I'm sorry I made you lose all your french fries though (sweatdrops) And thanks so much for the review!
GaaraBelongsToMe: Thank you! It is great, but there will be more later on, right now they're just all fighty...is that a word? O.o
AngelYugi: OMG! You changed your name, I love it! And poor Yami...Oh wait, I'm the one who hurt him... HURRAH! (looks around for IDM) You still have my mallet! May I have it back?
Yami: No! Give it to me! I'll take good care of it! (grins)
Aerith: O.O What if I just gave you Yugi?
Yami: (eyes go insanely wide as he tackles Yugi) AIBOU!
Aerith: Oh boy...
Moonlight Chaos: Yup it does mean something, but you won't find out til later on!
Sirea: O.O You glomped me? YOU GLOMPED ME? (faints)
Aerith: OH MY FRENCH KISSING GOD SHE FAINTED!...What the fluck? O.o
Katfreak: Another Sirea fan? She's gonna get a big head beause of this!
Sirea: (wakes up) MUHAHAHA! I'M THE PHARAOHESS NOW, WORSHIP ME!
Aerith: O.O No (knocks her out with a shovel) No IDM at the minute unfortunately!
LilAznSp0nge: Yay! Thanks, hope you like!
Dark-Young-Link: Thank you! The wait is over, hope you like!
LynnieTHM: Wakka, ya?
Yami: O.O OH NO! (pulls off the costume to reveal Wakka) What! AGAIN! Why do you dress up as her?
Wakka: She has pretty clothes, ya. (strokes clothes)
Aerith: What the hell?
Um...well, since he's already here for some strange reason...Wakka will do the disclaimer!
Wakka: Why do I have to?
Aerith: Because Sirea is still inconsious and Yami and Yugi are...busy... (cough) Okay?
Wakka: O.O Ya...Aerith doesn't own de show, but she does own these clothes ya! (strokes clothes again)
Aerith: STOP THAT! It's disturbing...
Warnings: This chapter contains shonen ai and scenes of a violent nature, if you are easily offended by this, you're not getting a refund!
Chapter 9: Cat's Eyes
The cat has too much spirit to have no heart.
--Ernest Menaul
Sharp, dark laughter echoed throughout the streets of Domino along with terrified screams as buildings crashed down all around the city center.
Tempest grinned maliciously as she sent a ball of fire down one of the alleyways after a group of young men who were trying to escape her wrath.
One of the men managed to pull out a gun from a holster on his waist as he sent a barrage of bullets at the golden eyed female.
Tilting her head slightly to look at the frightened male, she gave a toothy grin, twisting her wrist so that the metal claws attached to them glinted in the light of flames, before pouncing forward.
It seemed to be a lucky day for him as the attack fell short of its target, a man with blonde hair coming to his rescue by giving Tempest a sharp kick to her left cheek and sending her flying through the window of a nearby store.
As the man rushed off down the streets for safety, Yokan landed gracefully in front of the store, watching as the irritated woman clambered out of the rubble growling in fury.
"So, you finally made the party Yokan. And all alone? Are you really so willing to die?" She taunted, swinging her fist and destroying the stack of shelves that was in her path.
Emerald eyes glinted as a smirk crossed the owner's features, "Who said I was alone?"
The confusion that shone within Tempest's eyes at the rhetorical question, soon faded into annoyance as a wave of feather's fell down around the blonde, her eyes travelled upwards to see a pure white wolf with angelic wings hovering above Yokan.
The wolf growled at her before landing beside the emerald eyed male and letting its master slip off from upon its back.
Tempest's eyes narrowed upon the new arrival, muttering under her breath, "Pharaoh..." she closed her eyes and smirked at him after getting over the initial shock, "So it's true, Aralos really has granted you the gift's of its power."
Yami nodded as he stepped forth, clenching his fists and glaring daggers at Tempest. There was a noticable change in him to be sure. His already powerful aura now surged with a mix of shadow magic and light. His narrowed crimson eyes shone with strength and determination as he assumed a fighting stance.
"Are you joking Pharaoh? If you honestly think the Aralos gave you enough power to beat me, then that pathetic power boost also lowered your already mediocre intelligence." She laughed, launching forward. This time...no holding back...
Ruby eyes flickered in amusement as he watched the battle begin through the crystal ball, a small knowing grin on his face as he leaned against his hand.
His eyes flickered over to the youth in front of him who was sittting on the ground in a meditative position.
"Kaze, don't you wish to view the battle?" Takai asked, in an almost fatherly voice. But all he received was something akin to a snort from the man before him as crimson specked amethyst eyes peeked out and gazed up at him.
"Why bother, we both know the outcome of the battle, so there isn't any point in delluding ourselves." He spoke confidently as he stood up slowly.
"Indeed, but it is entertaining to watch and learn more of the power he has received." Takai spoke, climbing out of his throne and walking forward so he was standing in front of the spiky haired teen.
Extending his slender hand he gently stroked Kaze's porcelain face, smirking as he wrapped his other hand around the youth's waist and pulled him close to his chest.
"Or, we could do something else," he whispered into his ear seductively, nibbling the lobe gently as he felt the younger one shiver at the contact.
Kaze attempted to put together a sentence through the veil of temptation that was thrown over him but was cut off as a pair of lips pressed upon his. He moaned gently and leaned into the kiss, obediantly opening his mouth and allowing his dark master to taste the inards of his moist cavern.
The need for air became too great all too soon and Kaze had to pull away, leaning against the darker one's chest whilst panting slightly.
Takai smirked and trailed his fingers through Kaze's silky hair, "Did you like that little one?"
As he was about to reply, his eyes suddenly snapped open and he broke out of his trance, pushing himself away from Takai's body.
"I must go and monitor the battle," he spoke walking away and disappearing into the shadows.
The silver haired man smirked as he watched the youth vanish in the shadows, everything was going according to plan...
Battle calls echoed through the air as the steel of Tempest's claws and Yokan's sword collided and the two bounced back.
Yami leapt forward suddenly, a flash of light expanding from his hand and shifting to form a long silver staff as he flicked it under Tempest's legs and tripped her.
She skillfully landed on her hands and flipped back, shouting, "Tine!" Sending a spiral of fire from the base of her hands towards the two.
Yokan's eyes widened as he lifted his arms in defense but he only felt the very slight heat from the flames. Looking to his partner, he noticed Yami's glowing white eyes and the flames spreading out over a dome like barrier.
Tempest gasped, "Impossible! YOU SHOULD BE BURNT TO A CRISP!"
Yokan smirked, standing up to his full height, "I guess we missed the memo," he spoke as he gripped his sword again, softly flicking the feather attached to the hilt.
The feather glowed and fell off the chain, a fierce flame enguling it and Yokan. As the embers dispersed, a brilliant creature flew forth, magnificent red and gold wings sparkling within the light of the flames. Emerald eyes sparkled as it let out a mighty call, towering over the female warrior.
The heat from the magnificent bird was so intense, Tempest found herself sweating, though she wondered if the heat was the only reason.
"So Yokan, you've decided to turn this up a notch, well two can play at that game!" Her golden eyes narrowed to cat like slits as her fangs lenthened considerably. She let out an ear shattering scream as a white light burst out of her chest and wrapped around her body. As it died down, her new form was revealled, that of a brilliant white tiger.
Yokan screeched as he lifted to the air and dived down at the mighty beast, who quickly dodged and countered with razor sharp claws, narrowly missing and instead slicing apart a small building in front of them.
Roaring in fury, she snapped at him with her sharp fangs whilst he in turn scratched at her with his talons.
That fool! He won't beat me! Not after everything he put me through! Tempest's golden eyes glowed as her form shook violently, shaking her head she flicked it forward as a beam of light shot from her mouth. Yokan was ready though, spreading his wings to their full length, he shot a tower of flames at her, hitting her attack dead on.
Yami could only watch in awe as the two spectacular creatures battled it out, praying for his friend to emerge victorious.
As the energy died down, the two warriors were seen to be standing on the road facing eachother, both were injured but neither were willing to back down.
Tempest growled at the Phoenix, roaring at him in anger before collapsing on her side and changing back to her human form.
Yokan screeched in anguish before changing back to his human form, dropping to his knees and gasping for breath. A small light covered his body, replacing his clothes after their destruction.
Yami quickly rushed to his friend's side helping him to his feet, much to Yokan's objection who was more drawn to the unconsious woman on the other side of the street.
Walking over, they stared in pity at Tempest who was curled in a ball on the ground. She stirred slightly and tilted her head to look a the two, a trail of blood rushed from her mouth and the side of her head. She looked at them through drowsy, half lidded eyes, whispering weakly, "Go ahead... finish... me off, it's what you... wanted, isn't it..."
Yokan's normally hard and cold eyes softened at how weak the proud warrior was. Leaning down he took off his cloak and wrapped it around her naked body, much to Tempest's confusion.
"What're... you doing...?" He sighed and pushed back a stray lock of hair from her face and gazed deep into her golden eyes.
"Tempest, if you don't know by now, I may as well just give up, but I won't, I love you too much to let you down now."
"You...love me..." Her eyes shined before she shut them closed in pain, strangled gasps and screams escaping her throat as black tendrils stretched out from her chest. The blonde beside her wrapped his arms around her in a rare sense of fear, was this ever going to end?
It took a few minutes before she stopped her struggling and remained almost motionless in Yokan's arms. Yami was the first to notice the new change, gazing at the crystal on her collar, which had turned from a white speck floating in a sea of shadow to a pure white.
Yokan's eyes widened as he looked up into her eyes, soft gold staring deep into disbelieving emeralds, "You found me..." she whispered gently, burying her face into his chest and letting the tears fall down her cheeks, "I was so lost, but you found me, I knew you would."
Yokan smiled and buried his face in Tempest's tangled raven black hair before picking her up and carrying her away in a bridal fashion to call open the wolves so they could return to Malkuth.
Yami, however, stayed behind, feeling something compelling him to stay. Swirling around he gazed behind him, straight into familiar crimson specked violet eyes. Balanced perfectly atop the rubble of one of the destroyed buildings, Yugi stared down at him wistfully.
"I knew she wouldn't win. But I'm somewhat glad she returned to Malkuth, if she returned after that loss she would've been destroyed," He informed him, surprising Yami.
"That's the Yugi I remember," he whispered with a smile, regretting it when the soft look on Yugi's face changed to a sharp, shadowed one.
"The Yugi you knew is dead, just because you have the powers of the Aralos, doesn't mean you can beat me. You can't expect to defeat me with strength you got over a single night, I've been training for the past three years in back breaking conditions and believe me, I won't let you win." Yugi growled maliciously, as he uncrossed his arms from his chest.
"Our battle is coming Yami, are you sure you're ready?" A nod was his reply. "Good, I will see you then, Pharaoh."
Yami gave a dejected sigh as Yugi turned around to leave, "Farewell little one."
A slender eyebrow raised curiously as Yugi froze in midstep. Little one... Yugi's mind whispered. Why is it that I was so angry at Master Takai for calling me that and yet feel so at peace when Yami does? He shook his head. Must be just a force of habit...
"Farewell Yami," a ghost of smile crossed Yugi's lips as he looked at his other half before the young warrior disappeared in a flash of red and black light.
Yami smiled slightly, a look of hope crossing his feature's. He hasn't lost his competitive nature he mused in his mind before walking towards Tenshi in a somewhat lighter mood.
Takai stared at the crystal orb in boredom as he flicked it off into the shadows. "That was entertaining while it lasted, ah, but the real show comes soon. They're ready for the fight, and were clever enough to withhold the powers of Aralos enough so we couldn't read them." He mused standing up from his throne and walking off into the shadows.
Preparations needed to be made...
-- What a crap chapter
Sirea: Why are you so annoyed, your previous chapters weren't any better.
Aerith: Thanks so much... Anyway, I promise it'll get better! I just had to get this out of the way, and it's NOT going to be a YugixTakai alright? But if anyone wants it, I will put in a little more! But this is a YamixYugi ficcie!
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