Enjoy the continuing saga of Going to Visit my Cousin!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yu-Gi-Oh.

Revised 5/4/13

CHAPTER NINE

Inuyasha took off through the crowd with the knowledge that Kagome depended on him. As he sniffed the air the people around him gave him strange looks, but that didn't matter at the moment. Kagome was in danger. The half-demon finally found Yugi's scent. There were so many scents Inuyasha was having a hard time trying to keep up with Yugi's. Suddenly, Yugi's scent faded away causing Inuyasha to give out a curse.

Right after Inuyasha lost Yugi's scent he found Tea's and Kagome's grandfather's scents. He growled, but they were his best bet now. They were fresher than Yugi's scent had been. The many scents and people around him were giving him a difficult time trying to find Tea and Mr. Moto. As he looked up he spotted the two much to his relief.

"Tea! Mr. Moto!" Inuyasha yelled to the two. They turned at the sound of their names.

"Inuyasha?" Mr. Moto said confused, "Where is Kagome?" he asked.

With Kagome

"Here," the strange man said carelessly tossing her a duel disk, "You'll need this to play."

Kagome nodded taking the duel disk and putting it on her arm as she snapped it into place. She sighed. The brunette was almost sure that this sudden ambush had something to do with her dream last night. Putting on her game face, she looked at the man as he chuckled.

"Now then how about we make this interesting," he informed Kagome looking at her with a sick, twisted grin on his face. Earlier she was unable to see his face, but he took off his hood to show the Millennium Sign on his forehead.

Kagome's eyes widened, "Are you Marick!" she exclaimed.

"Not in the flesh, but I am the one who will be dueling you though my servant's body," he explained snickering, "You see it has appeared the circumstances have changed."

"What do you mean the circumstances have changed?" Kagome asked knowing exactly what he was talking about. Her dream.

"You see my dear. It appears you have more to play in this game than I had originally thought, and I can't have you ruining my strategy for you were an unforeseen game piece," Marick explained with a wave of his servant's hand.

"And how would I ruin this for you?" Kagome wondered glaring at the man.

"Hmm, now that is what I do not yet know, but I am going to make sure you don't by getting rid of you," Marick told her laughing again, "Now let's get this duel on the way."

"You are a sick, twisted demon!" Kagome said disgusted.

"Now as I was saying," he continued ignoring Kagome's statement, "let's make this interesting." Just then the Millennium symbol brightened on his forehead as a cloud of darkness enveloped them. Kagome gasped not understanding what was happening.

"Wh-what's going on?" Kagome asked as she studied the cloud confused.

"Now then allow me to explain the rules. My rules that is," he began, "Every time you lose life points it will drain your life energy. You will feel weaker and weaker until your mind surrenders to the shadow realm!" he finished looking into Kagome's frightened eyes. They only made him smile.

"Alright then!" she shouted bravely putting her deck into the duel disk, "Let's duel!"

"As you wish," he said calmly back to her activating his duel disk, "I will be starting this duel off!"

With Inuyasha

"Let's just say she isn't having a picnic," Inuyasha replied looking into Tea and Mr. Moto's worried faces.

"What do you mean she's not having a picnic?" Tea asked worry in her voice.

They had originally been looking for Yugi. He had disappeared earlier, and they couldn't find him. Now Kagome was in danger. This tournament was getting worse and worse. With Kagome now involved Yugi was going to be more worried than he had been before.

"She's dueling and she told me to find Yugi," Inuyasha explained, "Do you know where he is?" he asked looking around.

Both Tea and Grandpa shook their heads, "No, we were just looking for him," Tea replied sadly when suddenly a little boy spotted them with long black hair.

"Tea!" he shouted gaining everyone's attention, "I have looked everywhere for you guys!"

"Mokuba, what is it?" Tea asked Mokuba curiously.

"I know where to find Yugi! Just follow me," he explained as he began to run where he believed Yugi was while Inuyasha, Tea, and Grandpa followed him.

'Just hold on Kagome,' Inuyasha thought as he followed after the boy wondering if Mokuba could go any slower.

With Kagome

"Ahhh!" Kagome shouted gripping her chest with one eye closed looking up at the man laughing hysterically.

"Had enough?" he asked as she slowly got up determination flaring in her eyes.

Kagome could hardly believe the pain this shadow game was putting her through. She had no idea the pain she had to suffer to get through this duel. The priestess could feel her energy being drained, and it was the worst thing she had ever felt. She had never imagined this was how she was going to die. Kagome shook her head. She wasn't going to die though at the moment it was very easy to believe she was.

"Not even close," Kagome replied not giving up. The score was Kagome 2300 and Marick 3400.

"I activate Attack and Receive causing you to lose 700 points!" Kagome exclaimed panting as the man now felt the pain of his energy beginning drained. He slowly went down on his knees, but then quickly got up as if it didn't bother him as much as it did Kagome.

"Very good, Kagome," he said smiling, "but I'm afraid it isn't going to be good enough."

"We'll see about that!" Kagome disagreed drawing a card.

"I place a card face-down and summon Sonic Bird to the field in defense mood," Kagome informed the man still panting.

With Inuyasha

"There!" Mokuba informed them pointing to a building, "He's supposed to be in the basement."

Inuyasha ran ahead of the group and down to the basement where he found the door locked. Remembering Kagome saying not to break anything in this era he stayed put until the rest of the crew made it down.

"I hope one of you guys have a key," Inuyasha said looking behind him at the three humans.

"It's locked?" Tea asked as she tried the handle only to discover Inuyasha was correct, "Yugi!" Tea called into the door.

Suddenly Inuyasha picked up voices, "Shut up! I hear something," Inuyasha told Tea as he listened to what was going on behind the door.

"What is it?" Tea asked as Inuyasha tried to decipher what was going on behind the door.

"There are voices in there," Inuyasha whispered leaning closer to the door.

"Really, I can't hear a thing," Grandpa replied scratching his head.

"That's because you're an old man and can't hear very good," Inuyasha explained annoyed. That was when he heard a man screaming. Inuyasha thought to hell with it, and slammed into the door knocking it from its hinges.

Wham!

The door hit the ground with such force that is shook the ground a little. It was then they finally found Yugi cradling a lifeless, strange-looking man. As they all approached the boy they saw his grim face.

"Yugi? What happened?" Grandpa asked noticing the lifeless man in his grandson's arms.

"His mind was sent to the shadow realm," Yugi replied sadly, "His name was Arkana."

"Yeah, well I don't care!" Inuyasha interrupted quickly, "Kagome's in danger, Yugi!" he exclaimed grabbing Yugi by his arm hoisting him up.

"What? What are you talking about, Inuyasha?" Yugi questioned his eyes wide with concern and worry.

"There was a man who challenged Kagome to a duel and she accepted! That's what I'm talking about," Inuyasha yelled, "and he looked just like one of the men you dueled the other day!"

"What!" Yugi exclaimed, "Where is she?"

"Follow me," Inuyasha said running at a slower rate so the rest of them could keep up.

With Kagome

"Err…Ahh!" Kagome screamed in pain.

She groaned holding her side now on the ground with one arm keeping her up as the other one was still holding her side. The score was now Kagome 600 and Marick 1900. Kagome had no monsters on the field and one card face-down.

"This is it Kagome! Your doom," Marick predicted as he began to call a monster to the field, "I summon Crab Turtle by playing the Turtle oath ritual card! Now attack Kagome's life points directly!"

"No! Kagome!" Yugi shouted as the attack began to steam toward Kagome.

Yugi's yell caused Kagome to take a quick glance at Yugi, but instantly diverted her gaze back to the field. She turned over her face down card revealing Nutrient Z as it filled her life points up with 4000 life points. The monster attacked causing her to lose 2550 life points. She now had 2050.

She fell all the way to the ground panting with tears in her eyes, but she quickly brushed them away. Yugi let out a much needed breath of air that he had been holding as he thought Kagome was going to the shadow realm. His body had just about lost its ability to stand. Yami also felt as if a heart attack had come over his soul. The Pharaoh had never felt such a feeling for anybody before not even his on host. Yugi noticed this, but decided to wait to discuss it until he knew Kagome would be safe.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted about to help her, but was hit by some invisible force, "What the hell?"

"It's a shadow duel. Kagome is in more trouble than you think, Inuyasha. You remember that man back in the basement? Kagome will end up like him if she doesn't win this duel," Yugi explained his voice sounding fearful. He could only hope Kagome would win this duel.

Inuyasha wasn't going to give up that easily though. He pounded on the invisible voice. He couldn't lose Kagome, just couldn't. Yugi's words and tone haunted his mind. If Kagome didn't win she would be lost forever.

"Nice move, Kagome," Grandpa encouraged knowing his granddaughter would win, "Now please get up!"

She nodded to her grandfather and began to slowly get up finally balancing herself on her two feet she drew a card. It made Yugi relax a little. She knew what she was doing. Yugi could hardly believe that Kagome was as good as she was. It was then that Yugi got a full view of who she was dueling. His eyes widened when he realized she was dueling Marick.

"I play Pot of Greed!" she informed the man playing it and then drawing two cards, "Next I play the Chaos Command Magician in attack mode and I increase his attack points by using Ax of Despair by 1000 points giving him a total of 3400 attack points! Now attack the Crab turtle!" The Crab turtle was instantly destroyed leaving Marick with 1050 life points. He let out a small groan, but then smiled happy to see they had an audience.

"Looks like your cousin is here, Kagome," he said smiling sickly.

"Kagome please win," Yugi pleaded as she turned to smile weakly at him.

'Do not worry, Yugi, your cousin is very strong,' Yami told Yugi hoping to calm him down a little, and himself at that.

'Yes, I hope you're right,' Yugi replied, but by looking at her she didn't look fine. She was giving out. She was not used to the shadow duel Marick was now putting her though. Yugi sighed. He had thought that Marick would leave Kagome out of this. Marick had said that Kagome meant nothing to him. What could have caused him to change his mind?

"I see that, and it gives me all the more courage to defeat a low-life like you," Kagome responded strongly.

"You are going to lose," he informed her, "But for now I have nothing good, so I shall place Goblin Calligrapher in defense mood." he said carelessly thinking he had this game beat when something happened. Kagome snickered for the first time the entire duel.

"I'm afraid you are wrong. You have lost this duel," she replied in a voice that didn't belong to her. Kagome's bangs were hiding her eyes as she revealed them and her forehead Marick noticed it held the millennium sign. It was then she looked over at Yugi a look in her eyes that he didn't understand.

"What's this!" Marick shouted surprised, "Impossible! Just like in my dream! So it is true, there is more to you than I had originally given you credit for."

Kagome knew what dream he was talking about, but she did not know what it was about her that made her interesting to Marick, "You lose, I'm afraid," she said playing a spell card: Fairy Meteor Crush. It caused Marick to lose life points even though his monster was in defense mood.

"This cannot be happening!" he yelled disbelievingly as the Chaos Command Magician attacked him.

His life points dropped to zero. The sign then faded from the man's forehead, and he began to scream as if he were dying. The catch was that Kagome had not damned Marick's mind, but the man Marick was controlling. He was going to the shadow realm. As the cloud disappeared Kagome began to fall back unable to stand. Inuyasha ran to catch her as she was falling. The sign had faded from her forehead.

As Inuyasha caught her he had noticed that Kagome had not been normal at the end of that duel. Something had happened to her. It was even in her voice. Inuyasha shook his head. He would need to protect her better. Especially from what had happened today.

"Thanks," Kagome whispered to Inuyasha.

"Kagome, are you alright?" Yugi asked with concern in his voice.

Yugi and Yami had also noticed that at the end of the duel something ancient had taken over Kagome's body to keep her strong. And that ancient person was what Yami had felt last night within Kagome's bedroom. Yami felt his heart scream for the soul that had inherited Kagome's body for the short amount of time. The look she had given him had been meant for him not Yugi. It was a look of longing and sadness.

Kagome smiled, "Yes, I'm fine."

"Come on let's take you home," Grandpa suggested worriedly as he walked over to feel her head to make sure she would be fine.

"Kagome will be all right? Won't she Grandpa?" Yugi asked hoping she would be fine.

"Of course she will be. She has Moto in her doesn't she," Grandpa joked smiling.

TBC...

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