Title: Mary's Play House

Genre: romance, horror

Rating: T for language and intense violence (in certain scenes)

Pairings: JohanXJudai (spiritshipping); hinted others

Summary: After being dared to go and do the Bloody Mary dare, Judai finds himself haunted by a girl with bloody hands. But why is "Bloody Mary" pursuing Judai? Could it be due to the death of her son 30 years ago at Duel Academy, the son that had the same appearance and name as our beloved little Judai Yuki? Or could it be that Bloody Mary is convinced that Judai is her son? What will Johan do to save Judai from the ghost who wants her son back?

Me: The next chapter in the story!

Lucy: Johan has tried to strike a deal with Bloody Mary, but what exactly is that deal?

Me: To find out, please read on! We know this story isn't as good as some might like it, but we are trying to make it as good as possible, and it will be wrapping up as soon as possible! Please enjoy it!

Chapter Ten: Chronophobia

Chronophobia- the fear of time.

When you're a ghost, time means nothing to you.

Bloody Mary had no sense of time. Two minutes, two years, two decades, they mean nothing to her. A thousand years would have passed her in a heartbeat.

But for Ryuzaki, his time was up.

"If you want my help, let him go."

"..."

"..."

"Very well, then."

The moment Bloody Mary stepped out of the classroom, Ryuzaki dropped to his knees. His chest rose up and down, trying to get oxygen to his lungs. His eyes were wide with horror, his heart hammering at a thousand miles per second. A strange ripping sound kept breaking through the deep silence. It took him a few moments to realize that the ripping sound was the sobs breaking in pockets up and down in his throat. The sobs came from years of repressed fear coming back to haunt him.

She's back, he thought.

His mind drifted to the woman with long brown hair and silver eyes he had loved. Her image flashed through his mind with various different poses and faces. The last image he saw was her laying on the bathroom floor of the Osiris Dorm room she lived in, her wrists torn open by a thin knife she kept clutched in her hand.

"But how is this even possible?" he whispered. He glanced to the door where Bloody Mary, having possessed the body of young Judai Yuki, had vanished mere moments ago.

"She died..."

"Oh, I wouldn't say that exactly, Mr. Ryuzaki."

Said teacher jumped at the sound of a new voice. His first thought was that it was Bloody Mary. But upon turning, he saw that the source of the voice was yet another student.

Johan Andersen stood in the doorway to the class, holding Judai's unconscious body bridal-style in his arms. Ryuzaki felt a sudden comfort at the fact that it was the bluenette from Europe who had spoken. But something was different about Johan Andersen. His eyes seemed sharper and a bit brighter than usual. His frame seemed taller, thinner, like that of a corpse. Despite his thin frame, he was holding the unconscious Judai as if he weight the same amount as a feather. The smile that played with Johan's lips was both inviting and wicked at the same time. His eyes flashed once or twice, but Ryuzaki didn't see it.

"Oh, Andersen. It's you," he said with an audible sigh. "How are you?"

"Oh, I'm just fine," Johan purred, stepping into the classroom. "But more importantly, what's up with you, sir? You seem a bit on edge. You were saying something about a girl who died and- Oh, terribly sorry. That's probably none of my business."

Ryuzaki froze.

Johan didn't sound like himself, but Ryuzaki was too frightened to notice. His body was shaking, his eyes wide in horror, his heart still racing like a jackhammer.

"I must confess something, Johan," he murmured.

"Hm?" Johan raised a fine blue eyebrow in confusion.

He walked forward and gently at Judai down at one of the desks. He brushed the boy's brown back and gently kissed his forehead. The brunette shifted softly in his sleep. Ryuzaki gasped and reeled away. The only thing he could see were Judai's bright silver eyes- the result of being taken over by Bloody Mary- flashing brightly at him. Johan straightned up, kissing Judai's forehead once again, and then he swung his hips as he walked to the teacher's side.

"He can't hurt you," Johan said, his voice silky smooth. "I made sure he fell fast asleep. So what's wrong?"

Seeing that he was in no real danger anymore, Ryuzaki allowed himself to sit down at a desk.

"Johan, when I finish talking, I want you to go to the police and tell them what I did, all right?" Johan raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. "Johan, I... I saw Mary today. The same one who's been attacking the students. You see, I use to date her a long time ago. Heh. Funny- it's been thirty years today since our son Judai was born. He would have grown into such a lovely boy if I had just let him be. But, I guess I was never very good at handling things I wasn't expecting."

Johan said nothing, but his face seemed to darken.

Ryuzaki continued. "Mary and I had sex without protection one night. We didn't think much of it, but then Mary got pregnant. I wanted her to get an abortion, but she refused. Eight months after we found out, she gave birth to a little boy. His name was Judai Ryuzaki, I guess. I never spent much time with him- I didn't want anyone to acknowledge me as the father. That worked for all of three years. But then, my parents were going to be coming to Duel Academy, and I panicked. I didn't want them to find out about my son, so I did what I could. I took an ax to him. I don't know what caused me to do it, but the next thing I knew, I was standing over Judai's broken corpse.

"Instead of going to the police like I should have, I went on acting as if I had never known. I cried when I 'found out', and I grieved when Mary committed suicide. I did love her, even if I didn't want to acknowledge Judai as my son. But after thirty years, I can't keep going on like this, Johan, but I don't want to say it myself. I want someone to expose me."

He looked up at the bluenette.

"So, please, Johan. Go to the police and tell them what I did," he begged.

Johan sat in silence for a long time. His lips drew back over perfectly white teeth. "What a sad little story, Professor," he said, his voice soft and curious.

He straightened his back and laid down on the desk behind him.

"You fell in love and concieved a child," he said, as if clarifying. "And then you murdered your son when you didn't want your parents to find out about the mistake you made. And now you want me to go to the police and let them know what you did so they can throw you in jail like you think you deserve?"

Ryuzaki merely nodded.

Johan laughed. "You won't have to worry about the police."

Ryuzaki glanced up with a confused look.

"There won't be anything for them to find of you when I'm done with you, my dear Professor Ryuzaki. Just thought you'd wanna know." He stood and straightened his back again and made his way to the teacher. He placed his hand gently on the man's shoulder and ran it down to his waist in a quick movement, enough to make Ryuzaki shiver. "But there's something I want to know," Johan murmured. "What's the name that girl goes by now? That girl you use to love?"

Ryuzaki's eyes widened, and he whispered the name.

"I'm sorry?" Johan's smile widened, his white teeth glittering. "I couldn't hear you."

Ryuzaki whispered the name again.

"So sorry," whispered Johan, leaning in and letting his lips brush gently against his teacher's ear as he spoke. "I still couldn't hear you."

Furious and scared, Ryuzaki grabbed the student by the shoulders and spun him around. He glared into the boy's green eyes, into the eyes that held no fear of murder or insanity. He gave Johan one fierce shake, like a ragdoll, and shrieked, "Bloody Mary...!"

Johan looked deep into his eyes. His mind seemed totally at ease, his expression blank. His body started to shake with violent laughter, tears came pouring down his cheeks. Still clutched deep in Ryuaki's grip, he leaned forward so that he was nose-to-nose with the teacher, who was now shaking just as violently as he was laughing.

And as his eyes turned from emerald to silver-blue, Johan whispered in a voice that was not his own, "Gotcha, Ryuzaki."

Me: So, Johan's given himself up to Bloody Mary and is agreeing to help her get revenge!

Lucy: But what will happen now that Ryuzaki knows that Bloody Mary is possessing Johan? And what's gonna happen to Judai, who is now unconscious after being freed from Bloody Mary's control?

Me: Please review and we shall update!