Chapter 9:
Explosion! YO YO Ultimate Technique
(Ambary's POV)
At school…
-Miracle yo-yo?- ask Anzu and Miho.
Jounouchi show us his yo-yo.
-The finest street item right now is this yo-yo.- say Jounouchi.
- Is something that old really popular?- ask Anzu.
- They've been really cheap lately.- say Yugi.
- Alright! Now I'll show you my yo-yo techs! First is sleeping, which is the basic technique… Long sleeper!- say Jounouchi which make the yo-yo slit down and keep it there.
- The yo-yo stopped in mid-air and is still spinning!- say Miho very excited.
- And if you touch the floor while in sleep mode… Walk the dog!- say Jounouchi and it seem as the yo-yo mover toward them.
And later he took it on his hand.
-How cute!- say Miho.
- What? It's just the old walk the dog.- say Anzu already annoyed.
With that Jounouchi was taken aback.
-Then I'll show you an even more amazing technique! Loop to loop!- scream Jounouchi.
He start to move the yo-yo all around us that we got down and try that Jounouchi's yo-yo didn't hit us.
-That's dangerous!- scream Anzu.
- Hey, Jounouchi!- say Honda while he took Jounouchi's yo-yo. – Don't bring toys to the sacred learning institution!
- An old man like you wouldn't understand the appeal of yo-yos.- say Jounouchi giving his back to Honda.
- Old man?!- scream Honda.
- But it's so cool. Miho wants to try the yo-yo too!- say Miho very sparkle by that.
- What are you saying, Miho?! If anything happen while you were playing with a yo-yo…- ask Honda already to cry. – If anything happened… Miho… please… Just don't do the yo-yo. It's dangerous. Too dangerous.
- You're the dangerous one.- say Jounouchi.
- But… Honda is partially right. Did you hear that story? About the vagrant group with yo-yos. Not only they take money, they also use yo-yos as weapons to attack people. Many of our school's students have fallen victim it seems.- say Anzu.
- What?! Is that true?!- ask Jounouchi.
- A yo-yo isn't a tool for hurting people.- say Yugi.
- Yugi is right. Alright! I will properly punish those idiots!- say Jounouchi.
- Just don't get yourself in trouble Jounouchi.- I say to him.
Then everyone look at me but I keep myself silent.
-You are worrying them.- say Amber.
With that I look at the others and she was right.
-Are you guys ok?- I ask them and then they start to laugh which I only blush at that.
- Yugi! I think that your girlfriend is a little shy, don't you think?- ask Jounouchi which make me blush even more.
- (why did this happen now?)- I thought.
- Because you're so lovely.- say Amber smiling at me which I have to smile.
We really look too much alike.
Next Day…
-Unbelievable! This is a big incident! Jounouchi being absent from school…- say Honda.
Anzu, Yugi and me we were with him looking at his sit. This wasn't good.
-His health is supposed to be his one good point…- say Honda.
- This is the first time Jounouchi has been absent!- say Miho coming toward us.
- I kind of miss him when he's gone.- say Anzu.
- Honda, you haven't heard anything?- ask Yugi.
- And he hasn't contacted the school either it seems.- say Honda.
- Could it be… something happened with him and that vagrant group mentioned yesterday?- I ask them.
- Anyway, after school let's go check out his house.- say Honda.
After School…
We walk in the street while Honda seem the only one to know where Jounouchi live.
-Honda. You've known Jounouchi since middle school?- ask Yugi.
- Yeah. I've also visited his home once before.- say Honda.
Then we arrive a big department that is of color white.
- Isn't this it?- ask Miho.
- If I recall he's the first one on the third floor.- say Honda and with that we enter and took the elevator.
Once on the third floor… we found the first door that have the number 301.
-This is it.- say Honda and then he knock the door. – Excuse me. Excuse me.
- Seems like no one's home.- say Anzu.
- But it's not locket.- say Miho already opening the door.
- Miho! Don't enter people's homes without permission!- scream Honda which leave us all shock and scare.
- It's okay. We're just taking a peek.- say Miho and everyone look at the opening just a little.
Then a bottle of alcohol came toward us and hit the door. Which make us be away from the door.
-You shitty kid! Why've you been gone since yesterday?!- Scream a man and that make us be afraid.
- Sorry!- we scream and we close the door while we run back to the elevator.
Once outside we relax. We were out of breath.
-What a surprise.- say Yugi and then we look at Honda. – Hey, that was…
- It's his dad. He's always been that way from what I've heard. That's the reason he doesn't invite his friends to his home.- say Honda and we stay silent for a while. – But where did Jounouchi go? Seems he didn't return home yesterday.
- At any rate, let's all search for him.- say Yugi.
We search for him in the obvious places and others where we didn't even know. And still… there was no sign of him.
- No good. He's not anywhere. We've been to all the places that I could think of.- say Honda.
- Jounouchi.- say Yugi.
- Man… that guy never changes. I thought he got better when he entered high school…- say Honda.
- Heh? If that's better… then that means he was even worse in middle school?- ask Anzu.
- He…- say Honda but then we heard something crushing and we look to a hallway behind us to see what's going on. Then we notice that some students with yo-yos were hurting a young man. – Those are a Rintama school uniforms. As usual the bad ones always gather together.
Then one of them knee down and show us that Jounouchi was with them.
-Jounouchi.- say Yugi.
That leave us shock.
- Why is he with those people?!- ask Anzu.
Those guys took the money of the young man and leave with Jounouchi. Yugi start to chase them.
-Yugi!- scream Anzu.
- Jounouchi!- scream Yugi and I run toward him.
They all stop and Jounouchi look at Yugi.
-Why did you miss school?! Why are you with those people?- ask Yugi and we all gather behind Yugi.
- "Those people"? You mean us?- ask a man with a green hat, he have pale skin, purple hair and he wears glasses. – Jounouchi, do you know that brat?
- No, I don't know them. Let's go.- say Jounouchi.
- Jounouchi!- scream Yugi.
- Jounouchi. You've really calmed down. Ever since you started going to Domino High, you've been hanging out with that kid. You should have come to Rintama with us. With me.- say a tall guy with purple and silver hair.
- No, Jounouchi! Let's go back together- scream Yugi and took a step.
- I'm tired of your winning! You brat!- scream the same guy with glasses.
He was about to hit Yugi and I took things seriously. I use what I learn in America and use my leg to hit that guy on the face and send him flying to the ground.
-Stay away from him.- I say to him and then look at the others who seem surprise.
I could feel the others looking at me. I could see that they want me and I just stuck up and grab Yugi.
-We must go.- I say to all of them we look at the others and Jounouchi and we took our leave.
- Go after them and take the girl!- scream one of them and they start to chase us. Since with Yugi was making me slow down I hold him and be on my back.
- What are you doing?!- scream Yugi.
- I'm going faster and with you on my back will make things easier for me to vanish.
I use my legs to run faster. For no reason I was the champion in America and I was going to show them that they couldn't catch me up. Yugi seem amaze to see that I could go very fast. I pass many streets and I found Yugi's house… and we enter there. The time seem to go and then the door open to reveal Honda, Miho and Anzu worrying to see if we were here. To their relief we were.
-You guys are alright?- ask Anzu.
- We are thanks to Ambary.- say Yugi.
- You ran very fast. We couldn't even see you.- say Honda.
- By that… I was champion on athletics in my old school.- I say to them.
- Champion!- scream the others and I only smile at them.
- But that sure was surprising.- say Miho.
- I still don't believe it. Jounouchi becoming friends with those guys…- say Yugi.
- Those are his old friends.- say Honda.
- Huh?- we ask.
- In middle school, Jounouchi was pretty bad. Every day he'd fight. And the one leading him back them was Hirotani who we just met. When he enter high school, I thought he cut it off… Why did he return to them now?!- say Honda.
- Honda.- I say.
- Jounouchi hasn't changed.- say Yugi which surprise me because he was back to his cheerful self and I hug him.
- Yugi!- say Anzu.
- I wonder about that. He's always been rotten. Better not deal with Jounouchi anymore. I think he's just an idiot. And worse of all… now that Hirotani has seem what Ambary did… I think he will go after her too.- say Honda.
- What? But… why?!- ask Anzu.
- Because we also see what Ambary can do. She can fight and because of it… he will want her to be on his side. Not all girls can fight like her or am I wrong?- ask Honda and with that I look down.
I just make things worse for everyone.
-At any rate, I'm out.- say Honda.
- Honda…- say Yugi.
- I better go.- I told the others.
- What? You can't.- say Anzu.
- They might be waiting for you!- say Miho.
- I can take care of myself you know.- I say to them.
- Ambary… I don't want anything to happen to you.- say Yugi and I knew down to look at him.
- Don't worry.- I say to him while I kiss him. – I'm gonna be fine, you'll see.- and with that I leave and head home as fast as lightning.
- You know that he's right.- say Amber.
- I know but I don't think those guys will look at me in my home. Besides… they don't know where I live.- I say and pray that they wouldn't find out.
The Next Day…
Everything was fine but I could see that Honda and Yugi were discussing something, Anzu and Miho seem to notice this too but I was a little worry. For some reason… I have the feeling that once recess starts… something bad is going to happen.
Recess…
I notice that Honda and Yugi vanish without saying anything, Anzu and Miho couldn't find them in the school so I that was the feeling that I have before… they were going to get themselves into trouble. I check my bag pack and took a yo-yo that I have. I let my instincts to guide me and I found were Yugi was. It was an old building that was close to the river. I try to sneak peek and found that those guys were punching Yugi.
-Take a break.- say Hirotani.
I notice that Yugi was already in bad shape.
-Your body is learning your lesson for you. You see what happens to those who defy me?- say Hirotani.
- Save me… someone…- say Yugi and then I see Jounouchi enter.
- Jounouchi.- say Hirotani.
- Yugi. Didn't I say quite clearly to ignore me? You don't leave me a choice. I will finish it.- say Jounouchi.
- Jounouchi.- say Yugi.
Then he show his yo-yo and throw it toward him but instead of hitting Yugi it hit the guard that was next to him.
-Jounouchi! What are you doing?!- scream Hirotani.
- That's my line. If I join you, you said you'd keep your hands off my buddies.- say Jounouchi.
- I knew it… Jounouchi did it for us.- say Yugi.
- Give back my buddies. No. That's not enough. For laying a hand on my buddies, I'm bringing you down!- scream Jounouchi.
- So finally that look in your eyes is back. I'm so happy, Jounouchi. But you're a fool to stand against me.- say Hirotani and his fellows surround Jounouchi and use their yo-yos so he wouldn't even move.
- Well? Take one step and all that awaits is hell. You never had the power to save your buddies.- say Hirotani.
- And who said he was alone?- I ask him and I show myself to them with my yo-yo.
They were so distracted already.
-Know Jounouchi!- I scream to him.
- How about this?- ask Jounouchi who took a step.
- Jounouchi!- scream Yugi.
Jounouchi was been hit by so many yo-yos and Hirotani make more of his fellows to surround me but I make the same move as him.
-Ambary!- scream Yugi.
- Yugi…- I say.
- The final blow!- scream Hirotani who use his yo-yo at Jounouchi.
- Got you!- scream Jounouchi and throw his yo-yo.
To make Hirotani's yo-yo to free Yugi.
-Bastard!- scream Hirotani.
- Looks like your brutish strength has a use.- say Jounouchi but then another came from behind him.
- Jounouchi! Watch out!- I scream but it was too late.
- (Amber… please help them.)- I beg her.
- I'll never let you down or your friends.- say Amber and I let her take over my body.
The bracelet shine and also Yugi's Puzzle.
-What?!- ask Hirotani.
This was his end.
(Amber's POV)
Yugi use the chain to go up and I did the same to get away from those guys. We were in a different ways so we only look at each other and took care of the guards.
-Thanks.- say Yugi.
- You! Chase him! Don't let him leave alive!- say Hirotani and then the others look at me. – You guys go after the girl!
- Where'd that girl go?!- ask one of them and I was already on the roof.
- There she is! She's on the roof!- say another one and all of them were with me.
- Fool. There's nowhere to run on the roof.- say another one.
I only smirk and move my yo-yo at high speed.
-She's fast!- scream the one who notice me on the roof and I stop my yo-yo.
- Now… it's Game Time. The rule is simple. The last one standing on this roof is the winner.- I say to them.
- Sounds good. Corner her!- scream the last one.
With that I run but I make it with zigzag. They try to hit me but they always miss and I was running backwards never leaving my sight away from them.
-How long are you planning to run?!- ask the same one that told them to corner me.
Meanwhile I was making holes on the ground.
-Y-you!- scream the same one and I jump.
I was also using their yo-yos against them to make holes. I was practically dancing around the place while I run and making the holes at the same time. Then I came to the end of the roof and stop. I didn't even need to turn around to know that I was on the edge and I still keep looking at them.
-This is it. Will it be that our yo-yos or falling? Choose.- say the same one from before.
- I wonder about that. This roof is pretty decrepit. It's easy to place holes in it with a yo-yo.- I say and all of them look down shocked. – I wonder how much time it takes to make it crumble down with your weight on it.
- You brat. You used the yo-yo to make holes?!- say the same one.
- You don't hit people with yo-yos. They should face the ground.- I say.
And with that the roof crumble and they fall.
-Game over.- I say and I head where Yugi is.
I climb up the roof and went directly to the other side and see that Yugi did the same thing I did. I slid myself down went those guys fall but I was about to fall too. Yugi notice me and I hit the edge which was going to grumble too but I use my yo-yo to be a rope and get secure on the broken window and with that I push myself fast before it could break.
-That was a close one.- I say.
- Very close.- say Yugi who was already behind me and I untie my yo-yo from the window, then I turn around.
- Did I scare you?- I ask him.
- Too much.- he say and lean toward me and kiss me.
- Then I guess we should get off this roof before we also fall down.
With that he smirk and with that we were back inside but before I left. His yo-yo capture me and pull me toward Yugi again. This time… he kiss me like noting before. He show me that he was worry about me and I return it.
-Don't do that again.- he say.
- You know that I can't help it.- I say to him.
- What's what I'm afraid off.- say Yugi and with that we went to look for Jounouchi.
- (Ambary… is over.)- I told her and I return to the Millennium Bracelet.
(Ambary's POV)
-(Thank you… Amber.)- I say to her and then I look back to see that Yugi was back himself too.
- Didn't I say so?- ask Yugi once we notice Jounouchi and Honda. – Jounouchi hasn't changed.
- Yugi.- say Honda.
- You're always right.- I say to him while I hug him.
The Next Day…
At School…
-You developed a new yo-yo tech?- ask Anzu.
- It's a great one that I haven't shown anyone yet.- say Jounouchi.
- I'm so excited.- say Miho and we all look at him.
- I look forward to seeing it.- say Yugi.
- I have a bad feeling.- say Anzu.
- Don't worry Anzu, besides… how bad could it be?- I ask her.
- Look! Special Loop! In the sky!- scream Jounouchi and his yo-yo fly all around that make a strong wind and make our skirts fly.
By the time he notice everyone blush except me because I was the only one to have shorts under a skirt. But I couldn't say the same thing to Anzu and Miho. Which make the others to blush and Jounouchi start to run while I giggle.
-Jounouchi! You scum!- scream Anzu with a chair on her hands.
Miho only scream and try to cover herself.
-I didn't do it on purpose!- scream Jounouchi for his life.