"I'm dedicating this chapter too my friend and 'sister' Kare Ginomoto, she has been a great friend, artist, and person. This goes too her for not only being my friend along with doing some art for me but because she a real hero because she survived hell when she was severely sick and anyone who can do that is my hero! So, Kare this one for you, my friend!!"
"The Dark Side of Humanity"
"Report, Mahad! Have you and your infernal team located my fucking offspring hideaway yet? If so when are you going to evicted him and get his sorry ass back home?" barked the King whom resembled a rabid canine at the moment.
Mahad was given Aknamkanon an updated. He had been playing a game of rummy with everyone and surprisingly Mana was a natural. She had won 7 games in a row so far. She had just laid all the aces and tens thus discarding her entire her hand winning her seventh game in a row, when their rings started to glow brightly. The King was making a house call on their progress and it wouldn't be the best thing for him to know they'd been playing games and not doing the job of getting Atem back the way he wanted done.
Quick as lightning Isis snatched up the playing cards and shoved them back into the nightstand drawer where they'd been found. Then just as the gems on their rings was turning red as blood and hot as the embers of hell they answered their call.
Saying the incantation required the rings each emanated a light when combined made a very realistic life size image of the King. You think he was in the room and not back in Xanadu. One thing was unambiguous he wasn't happy.
"My King may I say what an honor it is too hear your voice once more," Mahad spoke to the King who merely scowled.
"Spare me the gratuitous bullshit, Mahad! I'd be interesting in knowing if you've unearthed my son as well as if you have, why isn't he back home yet?!" he snapped like a cobra at them.
Isis held Mana tightly as Mahad and Seto began to elucidate what had transpired for the duration of the past week. Mahad spoke first bravely to the king.
'We've made contact with Prince Atem, your Highness. I first encountered him in a public lavatory and we established a few… guidelines. To show we trust him enough we agreed upon the following arrangements in this deal. They're as followed,"
"1. Not a soul shall follow him to his place of refuge. 2. No harm shall came to pass to any of the humans he has befriend, 3 we won't confront him in any hostile manner, 4. We won't interact or intervene with him in public in less its neutral ground. 5. We meet in a pre-arrange location and talk of what is going on," Mahad explained glancing at Seto who continued.
"In this manner we're slowly easing him into making the choice on his own to return home. We also aren't endangering any of the lives on this planet. My cousin has begun to Ascend, he has devised is own secret way too deal with it. We're still are making sure we aren't exposed and we've taken refuge in a human public house. Mahad and I can personally assure you, Uncle that things are going according to plan. You've need to have a little patience, Uncle. I promise you, we'll complete this mission for you,"
"Let's hope for all of your sakes as well as all of Xanadu, that you don't be unsuccessful. Keep me knowledgeable of your advancement and do take any measures necessary to get Atem back here a week prior to his 18th year, you understand? That's the deadline, dear nephew. Either you four get him and his sorry ass back here by that time or I'll be force to deal with this myself! Now go forth and do you duties and let's hope on the Heart of Xanadu you four don't become infected with the monsters around you lies! Till we meet once more," he told them in an icy tone of voice and vanished.
"He's already got the gallows waiting for us, doesn't he, Daddy? He doesn't expect us too succeed, so he just waiting to clip our wings and kill us off?" Mana whimpered like a scared puppy.
"Shush it's going to be ok, Mana. We promised you daughter, that no one will harm you remember?" Isis told her sweetly however Mana wasn't convinced.
"Look you watch the magic box for awhile and Daddy and I'll talk out on the balcony with Seto ok? You can order some of that cheesecake too if you like, ok sweetheart?"
"Ok, Mama," Mana said as she climbed on her bed. She then proceeded to jump on it till she found the remote and turned on the magic box or TV and began to watch an episode of "Full House" on channel 25 ABC Family. She was in next to no time giggling happily as the show played out and the others talked out earshot.
The elder three walked out to the balcony and slide the sliding glass door shut. Then they became very frank on a few of their own concerns. Mana wasn't the only one very for their lives. They understood just as well as she did that their lives where on the line here.
"We just told only half truth to the king. This doesn't bode well in our favor. Yet we couldn't tell his highness of all that has transpired. Not without risking the lives of the humans that have been unintentionally dragged into this conflict," Isis acknowledged despondently at the same time as she sat down on the cast iron rail.
"You speak, truth my love. If the King knew everything that has passed since Atem descended upon this strange human city this world would be gone just like that," snapping his fingers. "Atem has grown a great deal since leaving Xanadu. It's almost as if the Prince found himself when he came across this land,"
"I agree with you my friend, for the duration of my time of watching him in the past 6 days I've seen someone that I don't recognize. My cousin Prince Atem was devoid of thoughts or feelings. He was merely a golem who did as instructed and took the beatings of his manufacturer. On the other hand that isn't the case any longer,"
"Enlighten us Seto, on your observation," Isis asked the young priest. Sighing he poured each of them some lemonade and began to explain what he had noticed, "During this week alone everything about him has changed. He is very concerned about the people around, especially that human whom coincidental looks like him. He is overeager to learn as much as he can about this world and all things in it. He was obsessed with the flora and fauna and actually now does, manual labor without a compliant!"
"I've yet to see Atem but I've myself this week unintentionally picked up some of his energy. Or at least my Necklace has been able too distinguish the rising emotional energy coming from the once numb Prince. I've witnessed extremely indistinguishable images; on the other hand I can sense to some extent what he feelings. These feelings are very intense, and a great deal of them our focused on the boy Yugi. We must protect Atem's friends while on this mission, especially this boy," Isis stated so firmly she broke her glass.
"You're right, Isisa. We may not know anything about this soul called Yugi. Other then he looks like our prince and that Atem is staying with him. We must make sure that both Atem and he are safe and sound and out of harm's way. It'd make Aknamkanon even angrier to think in his mind, a human had the audacity to deliberately pretend to be an Immortal by impersonating Atem, when it's just a coincidence that they resemble one another,"
"No doubt those Vixens will strike out in any manner to get a rise out of Atem and force him to reveal what he is and what he's not then he'll have no choice but to come home. They proved that point yesterday when they intentionally killed that dog, yet at the same time; this shows how much Atem's powers have grown in view of the fact that he brought her back to life!"
"My cousin also revealed to me that he's been going by the nom de plume "Yami" while he masquerading as a human. He also revealed during our meetings these past few days he is attending a human Academy. But hasn't revealed anything else that would lead us to finding him or his human friends," Seto told his companies as they watch the sun come up over the sea.
"Those Vixens are going to be a major problem. I sensed one was keeping an eye on us while went to watch that movie. Even if the king asked about it and we said we were just surveying the vicinity. Getting the feeling of human too anticipates Atem movements he wouldn't buy that bluff at all," Isis replied as she filled a new glass up.
"Not with Father's Eye he wouldn't. I still don't know how you managed to deceive it Mahad, but that I'll say was one of the most amazing things ever! I think it's safe too say in this conflict it won't matter what happens because all of us lose in one way or another," Seto remarked miserably and all nodded in agreement.
They went inside to think of what they could do and found Mana wasn't anywhere too be found! They looked everywhere till Seto found a note that had fallen under the bed.
"Dear Mama, Daddy, and Seto. Prince Atem called on the phone doohickey five minutes ago. He says he's going to some kinda of social gathering tonight and I've gone too keep an eye on him along with keep an eye out for those vixens! You'll know how too reach me and I'll call if things get out of hand!
Love, Mana"
"I hope by the Heart of Xanadu, she will remain on safe and sound and that those loathsome ignominious bitches don't lay a hand on my daughter or they'll face a wrath worse then the king so help me!" Mahad voiced angrily with a clenched fist.
"Don't worry, my friend. Mana a hell of a lot tougher then she let's on, even too herself. She'll be ok. I don't think we need to worry too much. But while she is keeping tabs on Atem we should think of something to do in case we're found "guilty" of 'treason" in my father and uncle eyes,"
Mana had run into a bit of trouble as she left the hotel room. But it wasn't anything really evil or at least related to her home in the skies. She had left in a big hurry and was still a bit of a klutz. At the same time as her parents along with Seto, had been having a conversation on the balcony, she was enjoying the TV.
She had been watching something called "Full House" and the madcap cast sure brought a smile on her face from their larking about. Just as the second episode was about to commence, Atem had called them on the secure phone line her father had set-up. He informed her he'd be with his friends at the south end of the docks in a building called a warehouse owned by someone he called "Kaiba or as everyone called him Kaibutt," He said you know it by the large visual rendering of the Divine Beast, Blue Eyes White Dragon inscribed on the side.
He'd be there at dusk, for now he was going with Yugi to see a friend for some help for the gathering tonight. He told her the building he'd be at for a few hours would be called a "Dance Studio," and then he said he had to go.
She glanced at her family and made up her mind she take on the responsibility of watching the Prince. She wanted too prove to everyone and herself she wasn't a child. Scribbling a note she left their room, "163B," and ran to the elevator to go to the lobby.
That number is of an episode very important to me. It when Atem must deal with the demons from when he lost Yugi's soul in that duel. For me that was one of them most emotional times in my life and my teachers at school at the time practically Mrs. Plym didn't understand why I was more distraught then usual. I've had to save that episode on my Youtube account 3 times and I cry each time because of how Yugi and Atem act yet it shows that Atem is human and it shows how much they truly mean to each other and I don't want to ever forget that! Now on with the story
Upon reaching the lobby she tripped getting off the elevator right into someone. As the two youth collide into each other a lot of possessions went in the air. When she came back too her senses she realized her wand wasn't clipped to her belt anymore.
"Oh no! I've got too find it!" she expressed in a panic tone as she began to desperately in vain try to find her wand among the belongings of the strange youth she had ran into.
"Here let me help you, girl. Calm down please. Let me help you find whatever it is you're looking for," said a soothing voice as his hands took hers in his for moment. She felt her cheeks go pink as she gazed in the pools of melted jade of the young man before her.
He was fairly tall with ebony hair in a ponytail and a nicely cut jawbone. He wore an earring resembling the tiny cubes with pictures he had spilled when she rammed into him. She didn't know why but her body was having a rather weird and wonderful feedback as she gazed at the youth before her.
"Hi, my name is Duke Devlin. I'm the creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters. I was delivering my game to the hotel for the game room and I guess I didn't look where I was going. Otherwise I wouldn't have knock out such a charming young woman like you," he replied to her with a sheepish embarrassed laugh.
Giggling herself, Mana replied, "Gomenasai too you. I'm in such a hurry to get to a place, that I don't even know where it is exactly. I'm a tad on the klutzy side. I could use your help finding my wand,"
"Wand? You a magician assistant or something?"
"Something likes, that,"
They both broke out laughing till there sides hurt as they cleaned up the mess. They found her 'wand' mixed in amongst the scattered packing peanuts. She blushed even more when he gave it back too her, and he was turning crimson as his clothes.
"Thank you for all your help, however I must go," She ran till she was almost too the gold revolving doors then stopped.
"Something wrong?" asked Duke to her sympathetically as he rested one of his hands on her shoulder. "Um I'm not at all familiar with this city layout. My parents and I as well as a family friend are here on businesses. A close friend of the family is um is having issues with his father. We're supposed to keep an eye on him till they are resolved. However I've got no idea where this place is that he supposed to be at for awhile nor do I know where to find him tonight at this party by the docks,"
"You've heard about tonight rave?" Duke asked her with an eyebrow cocked.
"Well this friend I'm supposed too be watching told me in a quick phone call that he was going out tonight with some of his new friends to a big party at the docks. He also mentioned he was going with a special friend of his named Yugi, too get together with an important person, who is supposed to be of assistance to him get ready for tonight," she confessed to Duke.
"Yugi?" he said with his eye widen in shock.
"Yes that the name of the boy, my friend is staying with. He won't say where that is or anything else about his friends for safety reasons. I don't want too know that anyway. I just want too know where the Domino City Dance Studio is so I can keep an eye on him and make sure he not getting into more trouble then he can handle,"
"Is your friend name, Yami by chance? Tall, piecing amethyst eyes, wild hair and very naive about the real world?"
"Yes, that's him! Are you one of his new friends?"
"Yeah I guess you could say that. We hang out at school all the time in addition to that, I've shown him how too play a bit of my game. Despite the fact that he much rather play Duel Monsters with Yugi. He can't seem to let Yugi out of his sight. It's very weird how they look so much alike. I'll take you too the Dance Studio, they're most likely meeting Tea there. Maybe after you've watched Yami for a bit we could I don't know get a bite too eat?" he asked hopefully to he along with a very self-conscious chuckle.
"Um I've to ask Daddy. Let's go, Duke!" she said as the pair left the hotel together. She was skipping merrily as they walked to the Dance Studio. "Oh I didn't catch your name,"
"It's Mana,"
Indeed Yugi and Yami had sought out Tea's expertise in teaching Yami how too dance. Yami had told Yugi that morning after the battle for the bathroom ended with the toilet overflowing, he didn't know how too dance.
So Yugi said no one in the world was as great a dancer as Tea. When she danced it was if she was dancing on both water and air at the same time. She was the queen at the arcade dance machine and won a lot of local competitions. She was saving to go to NYC school for dancing and art one day.
"You really think Tea can help me learn to dance?" inquired Yami, inquisitively to Yugi as they walk to the dance studio.
"Yeah, she can teach anyone to dance, even if you did have two left feet and no talent. Tea is a natural at dancing. She got rhythm alright. You ok, Yami? You seem a tad paranoid. The way you keep acting like someone gonna surprise attack us at any moment,"
"The past week hasn't been as peaceful as I hoped, it be. I very much enjoyed spending time with Bakura and Wakana in addition to learning so much about this special planet we walk upon. But to tell you the truth I think I do have a reason to be fearful about something," he told them as the pressed the crosswalk button and waited till it was safe to cross.
"You want too talk about what got you so scared?"
"Yes I do. But not right now, after this 'rave," ok? I want too have some fun tonight! You did say I meet up with a lot more your friends' correct?"
"Yeah a lot of people will be at this underground party. On the other hand everyone is kinda hoping Kaiba doesn't show up or we'll all be in serious trouble! He'll have us sent off to the clink for carousing in his building. Though Joey right he hasn't even touch that building since building it way back in 1997!"
"You sure Grandpa won't mind us being out so late? Does he even know what exactly we'll be doing tonight?"
'Uh actually, Grandpa is going to be away all weekend. He's getting together for a social gathering of his own with some archeological buddies. Um Professor Hawkins and Dr. Alex Brisbane are getting together for their monthly card game weekend. That just means they go to this mountain cabin and swap stories along with theories over a few games of Duel Monsters, They lay a wager on silly things in a pot to make it interesting, more often than not, the pot is full of baked goods,"
"So we'll be alone all weekend?"
"Yeah, pretty much. Oh here we are! Tea should be on the top floor. C'mon!"
Reaching room "53" they could hear the song "That's what girls do!" playing loud and clear. Knocking once the music was lowered and Tea called out for them to c'mon on over and c'mon in!
"53, is when Yugi tricks Yami into going out on a date with Tea! Now that was funny pulling the wool over the Pharaoh eyes! He looked so cute and funny when he realized he been hoodwink also its one of the few times Yugi/Atem changed their clothes! Man with such smoking bodies why is it that they only wear that stupid blue outfit? God! Also I don't hate Tea in the least; I don't understand what people got against her. She's just being a girl and keeping the morale up in the group. Someone got to make sure they don't lose their hearts or they'll all end up assholes like Kaibutt! The only thing I don't like about Tea is her name in Japanese, because I can't say it to save my life!"
They cross the threshold into the room and where surprised a bit by what they saw. It looked like a normal ballet room with a mirror wall and bar on the far side. But the room was painted vibrated shades of magenta, jade, as well as amethyst with a huge skylight bathing the room in natural light. Wiping the sweat off her brow was Tea. She was in a black strapless calisthenics top with a picture of the Magician of Faith on it with tight-fitting matching spandex shorts as well as sweat band around her head and wrist. She turned down the CD player just as the song "Man I feel like a woman" from her burned CD played.
"Hey, guys! Haven't seen much of you two outside of school this week! So how things been going?" at the same time as she took a long sip out of her Gatorade bottle.
"We're fine Tea. We've been busy all week helping Bakura out at the Animal Shelter," Yugi put in plain words kindheartedly too his friend.
"Well it's always nice to help others. That includes everything on the planet as well not just other people. So what can I do for you two? You said you need my help for something?"
"Um I like too ask you a favor, Tea." Yami stuttered to her embarrassingly.
"Yeah, Yami what's it?"
"I need you too teach me too dance!" he blurted out loudly.
Blinking at him in surprise, she replied kindheartedly "Yeah I can teach you too dance. But a word in advancement my friend. I can only teach your feet the steps, only the soul can truly dance. So no matter what I teach weather it's a waltz or the cha cha slide it will only be you moving around to music. Only when your soul is set free will you be dancing. Let's get started we are gonna need some good tunes for this,"
For the next two and half hours, Tea exhaustingly attempted the painstaking task of teaching Yami to dance. She got out another of her burned CDs knowing that Yami was more relaxed when he heard music and it help teach dancing. When they tried to do slow dancing she played the songs, "There you'll be, somewhere out there, at the beginning, it's your love, and my heart will go on," However all she end up doing was making him more nervous and getting her feet stomped. She then tried more modern dancing with faster songs, "The Reason, Too Little Too Late, Accidentally in Love, Dare you too Move, When I grow Up, All for Love and Dive in"
She was doing a good job but something wasn't right within Yami. As they took a breather she expressed to Yugi, "He got the talent to dance I can sense it. But the part of him that needs to be released to do so is being blocked. You think if you two paired up and followed my instructions he get over this block, he got?" she inquired to Yugi who blushed at the prospect at dancing with the sexy young man.
"Uh, Uh, I guess we could try it," he said at last trying to stop his heart from jumping out of his mouth and onto the floor. "Great we'll try it right now…huh?" hearing a knocking down below. "Who could that be? I'll check it out; you two get ready to dance. I hope it's the handyman I called 20 minutes ago, to come and look over the problems we've had all morning," as she left to go downstairs.
Yugi looked across the room where Yami was. He was looking at his reflection with a very puzzling look on his handsome face. He was holding his Puzzle in his hands in questioning manner. Slowly he walked over too him and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Huh? Yugi?"
"Tea liked to undertake a somewhat different approach, in helping you learn to dance. She wants us to try and dance together; to see if that helps you release your soul. Care to give it a shot?" he asked looking at the floor and twitting his thumbs.
"Let's give it a shot. Pick a song and let's see if I can set my soul free," Starting the CD player up and hitting the random button it landed on "Once Upon a Broken Heart,"
As the Beau Sister sang their hearts out on the CD player both got in the positions, Tea had shown before and just dance. They in next to no time forgot everything else as the music overtook them and their feet had a mind of their own. They did as they please just listening to what they thought the music was telling them to do.
Almost immediately Yami had decided to really kick it up a notch, at the same time as he broke off the embrace with Yugi and really begun to cut loose. He began to dance a storm up as he pop, jammed and then too Yugi shock did three perfect back flips in row as he began to break dance! By the time the song had finished Yami was hearing a thundering round of applause from four different people. He turned and saw his human friends and Mana!
"I knew you could do it, Yami! Great job! You've now release your soul! That was some breathtaking acrobatics! I'm greatly impressed!" Tea told him proudly with a hug.
"Thanks Tea, but I would've never been able to do any of that fun body movement without your guidance, it was much apprenticed. Um, Mana, care to have a discussion down the hall? I'll buy you some M&Ms, Excuse us for a moment," Yami said respectfully as he left to the cafeteria with the young brunette Duke had come in with.
"What was that about? Duke where you met that young girl and how is it that Yami knows who she is?" asked Yugi intriguingly as he drank some Gatorade to quench his dehydration.
"Her name is Mana, and I met her at the Holiday Inn. I've been distributing my DDM game to some of the local hotels as well as arcades and we ran into each other on my last stop. I was a gentleman and helped her up and found her wand or special pen. She told me she is with her parents and a close friend trying to resolve a family crisis back home in a peaceful manner. She couldn't disclose a great deal of information, but apparently her family is supposed to keep an eye on the son of someone very important back in the native land. The person their watching is Yami!"
"You're sure? Yami is someone very important?" Yugi asked with his going wide.
"Well as I said that eye-catching and charismatic young girl didn't say much other then that her family have opted to a passive strategy in letting Yami make up his own mind about coming home and they've elected not to endanger anyone Yami is with,"
"How is your Ascending coming along, Prince Atem?" Mana asked as he kicked the vending machine to get her the plain M&Ms. "So far it's been hell. I've not experienced any instability this morning at all; other then some incredibly infinitesimal energy discharges which the only thing that happened was the pipes got clogged up at my refuge and here the venting was on the fritz for a moment. So tell me, Mana what you doing here with Duke?" he asked as he bit into his Kitkat bar.
Mana tried to stop blushing and the pounding on her chest upon the mention of the name of the heartthrob that had escort her here. She began to swing her legs as she giggled nervously from on top of the table which she was sitting upon. "I meet him when I was leaving the hotel. Your father called us at the crack of dawn, and we've gave him an update,"
"You told him what's been going on? You told him everything?!" he asked in angry tone.
"No, No Daddy didn't disclose anything about your friendships with the humans or anything that place the souls of this world in any danger. While my parents with your cousin were talking about some other matters I was watching the magic box known as TV. I was watching this really hilarious program called "Full House" when you called,"
"I've watch some of it with Yugi. Great show and its no wonder Mary-Kate and Ashley were billionaires before they hit puberty with how talented they are. Still when it comes too TV itself, I wish they didn't have to show those ridicules and stupid as hell commercial,"
"Yeah I get you mean. Those car insurance things are way dumb! The point is you called to keep us informed about your whereabouts due to our agreement. I wanted to show Mama and Daddy I'm not just a frail flower. So I went to find you and make sure you're ok. However I didn't know where too find you. Then that charming young lad offered to show me the way and buy me lunch," she admitted turning very pink. Yami could see unmistakably Mana had become head over heels in love with Duke.
"Look Atem I just told him truthful we've been sent too keep an eye on you and make sure you don't get hurt. I told him we've decide to let you make up your own mind. But Duke still doesn't know you or I aren't human or where you're really from ok? Please don't hate me Atem," she pleaded with him.
"Mana I don't hate you ok? You're a bright young woman with a very sparkling personality. You just bashful and a little skittish are all. Once you get a let more self-confidence you'll shine with the best of them,"
"Thank you Prince Atem. That means a lot,"
"I've got too get going. Look you and the rest of the court can meet us at the rave tonight. You can interact with my human friends on neutral ground and we might flush out those Vixens and figure out how to get them off our backs, ok?"
"Ok Atem I swear we're doing all that is in our limited powers to make sure no one get's hurt. Oh don't feel guilty for Daddy punishment ok? I don't blame you for running away nor do I hold you at fault for him suffering. So you have my forgiveness if you're seeking it ok? I must be going as well; Duke wants to go to a place called "Dairy Queen" for lunch. He says that their Brownie Batter Blizzards are to die for. Till dusk then?"
"Till, dusk,"
They all quickly said good bye and with a quick hug all left too get ready for the rave that night. But as Tea was changing her clothes she found stuck to her dance outfit feathers. She found that very strange indeed as she put them in her purse.
They boys had elected to head too a discount store near the game shop for some long overdue new duds. Yugi had the emergency credit card; Grandpa gave him when he was out of town. The store was called the "Lilypads." Despite the fact it was a discount secondhand store to boot, it did have an incredibly selection, of some extremely wicked cool clothing that was still very chic and affordable. Every Friday as well as Saturday afternoon from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. you could fill up any number of tubs full of clothes and it all cost just five bucks!
"So it's a great place to shop if truth be told. They've a lot of other cool things as well. Beside it's the only place I seemed to be able to shop without being mocked for my size. God I hate being short! I'm 16 years old and I'm the size of a 3rd grader!" Yugi grumbled to Yami who merely laughed.
"I think you seem very tall in spirit, even if you lack the physical height, my friend,"
"You're right. So Yami, who was that girl that Duke brought to the dance studio? You seem to be on familiar terms with her. So who is she?"
Swallowing hard, he turned up the song, "Every time we touch," on his I-pod before answering Yugi's inquire to the best of his ability.
"I will try to explain best I can, Yugi. I want too tell you the whole story but for now it's far too treacherous. Please understand this isn't a matter of trust, Yugi as you may think. It is more a matter of protection ok?" he looked the boy straight in those big, adorable, pools of liquefied amethyst.
"Yami, I told you the day we met, you can trust me. I will wait as long as it takes for you to feel safe enough to share everything about your past. But can you at the very least tell who this girl is and what she wanted with you?"
"Her name is Mana. She is comes from my homeland that is very far away. Like I said you properly won't have heard of it,"
"Hey I never heard of Croatian till they brought Luka onto the ER cast and I only got a B- in geography last year. The world is a big place and I'm sure there billions of places on this planet that many people haven't heard of,"
Smiling at Yugi's lightheartedness at the uncomfortable subject he continued to tell him what he could as they continued towards the shop. "I hail from a very a faraway city in a distanced realm as you know. As you've almost certainly by now surmised from my father previous mentions he's the head of the government back home. On the other hand you can guess what kinda man he is,"
"Not a very nice one I'll bet. That goes without saying,"
"Yes Yugi you're correct with that statement. I knew very well when I ran away that I sooner or later would be tracked down by some of my father's employees. He sent my beloved educator Mahad along with Isis a woman he secretly has loved all his life. Accompanying them is my older cousin Seto who greatly bear a resemblance to Kaibutt and Mana whom both Mahad and Isis see as their daughter. She hasn't had it easy I'll tell you,"
"So why was she there?"
"Last week when I went with Joey and Tristan to obtain Serenity, Mahad made contact with me. We've made a deal of sorts. Despite the fact that my father would prefer an aggressive in addition to violent approach to bring me back home by force, Mahad and his party have declared they merely are going to keep an eye on me and let me make up my own mind about the issue,"
"So they want to try the strategy the police implicated when they want a runaway kid too come home? Give them their space and a gentle nudge in the direction towards home?"
"Yes. We've a deal of sorts,"
"So that's why you've been sneaking out every night isn't it? You've been meeting one of them to talk about this issue, haven't you?"
"I won't lie about that yes. Yugi, they don't know where I've been staying nor do they know anything that would place our love ones endanger. I can't tell you exactly what this danger is but trust me when I say if my father found out everything that has come to pass within this month alone it wouldn't be very pretty.
"So it was just Mana turn too making sure you didn't get into trouble is all?"
"Yes," he looked really guilty along with incredibly distraught that he couldn't reveal the whole truth to this special soul before him. His paranoid as the blue shop came into view seemed too be growing.
"Look whatever problems you've got back home, I want you too know this. I promise I'll always be there for you no matter what. I'll be your friend and I'll help you in anyway I can alright?"
"Yugi the next time I've got too meet them, I shall bring you along ok?"
"Thank you for trusting me enough, to tell me what you could. As the climbed the wooden staircase but Yami stopped him from opening the door. "Yugi there is one more thing. There a second group. One that neither Mahad nor I was expected at all. They're the ones I worried about. So could you just pass the word along for everyone to be vigilant ok?"
Nodding, he could unmistakably see that Yami was terrified greatly by this unanticipated other group. He got the sense from Yami that this "Mahad" he'd talk about was a benevolent as well as admirable spirit so whoever this other group must be the exact opposite if it petrified Yami this bad. They spend an hour at the store before running home to get ready for the rave.
That night just as the sphere of golden amber sky fire had descended from the azure heavens, and now the silvery blue sphere of the, Earth natural nightlight took its place, amongst the midnight blue satin blanket dotted with precious diamonds the young teens arrived at their place of fun. Everyone had ditched those fashion challenged school uniforms and they all were strutting the most chic and wicked outfits ever. The show Runway had nothing on them!
At the moment Yugi was reminding the gang of a few rules, but Yami was oblivious of what he saying. He was still worked up about the Vixens. They hadn't been seen since yesterday when they tried to kill Misty. Still he was just worked up that they would attack him while he was trying to as the gang called "Have a night out on the town," He also was worried about what Mahad would say when they meet tonight and all the worrying didn't help his Ascending in the least. He'd barely mange to keep it contained till this moment. He need right now more then anything to relax.
"Yami?" said as voice someone laid a hand on his shoulder. He jumped and fell right into some empty cardboard boxes at the same time all the lights in the area went pitch black.
"Is there a reason, man, your acting like a long tail cat in a room full of rockin' chairs?" asked Tristan as he help the young prince up to his feet. "I've got a lot on my mind, Tristan. This is also my first party ever,"
"Just relax, Yami. There nothing to worry about," they all said at once. Then out of the corner of his eye he became aware of the fact that, Mahad had arrived with his group. He told them to get in through the back in view of the fact that Seto had refused to use his Rod to force their way.
Everyone on Yami's human friends little by little as well as circumspectly approached the door leading into the warehouse. It was slightly creepy. The whole area was dark and the only sound they could hear were the rats scampering around. Duke went up too the door with the huge "Keep Out, Private Property, No Trespassing!" written on a huge metal sign in big bold letters. He then knocked in Morse code. A few moments though a mail slot sized sliding hole a pair of lavender eyes emerged. Yami thought the eyes and voice that came with it were of a slightly demonic nature.
"The only one's who may enter the Pharaoh's Tomb unscaved must prove that they don't wish to rob the Tomb of its wonders. Shall I put you up to the Tomb keeper Task?" the raspy voice asked as the lavender eyes glinted ominously at them.
"Just let us in, Marik! It's creepy out here and cold!" snapped Joey with Serenity trying to keep her brother cool.
"Not in less you say the password, I can't Joey! My big brother Odion is counting on me to watch the door while he made a mad dash to the john. So say the password and you shall be allowed to enter,"
"The password is "Kaibutt is the biggest jackass in the world," Duke said and the door swung open. Surprisingly when Yami saw "Marik" he didn't seem at all malicious or evil. "Welcome to the party everyone! We've got it all, music, dancing, and great food! Enjoy!" he said in a much more innocent and happy tone.
"You're positive that Kaibutt won't stick his ugly mug and have all us, sent to the clink for this?" Joey inquired the young man as he locked the door up behind them. The green light above the door went red as partygoers headed deeper inside the enormous warehouse to where all the action was. Marik smiled assuring.
"Beyond a shadow of a doubt. My older sister Ishizu has arranged a bogus conference with him in Tokyo. By the time he gets there and realize that he not only has the wrong hotel and his belongings have been 'misplaced' the party will be over and this unused warehouse will be spotless and he'll be none the wiser and he won't be mad,"
"How you figure that?"
"Well the hotel has some of the best geisha women you've ever seen. Kaibutt is an asshole no denying that, but he's still a guy. We didn't work this party out 5 months in advance for nothing friends!" as they enter a loud room jam-packed with people dancing in tight clothes underneath the flashing strobe and neon lights to some of the best music ever. A few people where doing a little more then dancing, some where dueling and others were making-out.
Everyone one was in next to no time going in different directions too have some fun. Most of them seemed to want just dance but Joey however once spotting a blond hottie was involved in a serious make-out session with the young woman who seemed to want him too. Yami survey the whole room yet couldn't find Mahad and even as he dance, just felt more nauseating and apprehensive that the Vixen's were going to jump out any minute. He was so distracted he didn't even realize till it was too late that he was going to dance right into someone.
"Uh no! Gomenasai! I'd looked where I was going!" he apologized frantically as he scooped up the fallen possessions of the person he danced into. He then looked up at who had collided with and nearly dropped the dark sunglass he was holding.
"It's quite alright, boy. I get run over a lot, just so few apology it's really no one fault with all of us stuffed in this building like sardines in a can. It's enough to give one, claustrophobia. Oh FYI blind people don't like it when you stared at them either, it's rude," said the girl as she took her glass back and covered her milky eyes.
Yami had never seen a more beautiful girl in his life other then his mother. She had long flowing thick wavy ebony silk hair, was tall and a very caring smile. But for him unlike when he stared at Serafina picture he could sense the beauty of this young woman came from within, not outwardly.
"Hello," he said to her.
"Hello, yourself oh, Yugi!" she called out as Yugi did show up when she called to him. This surprise Yami a great deal, there were hundreds of people in here and with all the music, lights, and other things how could this girl know exactly where he was?
'Hi, Aziza! I thought you and your parents didn't get back from Tokyo till next Saturday," Yugi exclaim with a huge smile on his adorable face at the same time as he hugged the young goddess contentedly.
"Well, my parents are still in Tokyo. Although I was able to persuade them, that I can deal with a week on my own alone. Beside whom wants too miss a party like this? So Yugi who your new friend? I've never heard his heartbeat before and I must say its rather special one just like yours is," Aziza informed happily as the trio got of the dance floor to avoid being trampled all over again.
"My name is Yami. I'm staying with Yugi right now. I've got some family problems back home and I just need to get away,"
Aziza for a moment cocked her left ear which was the closest one too Yami. She seemed too be really listening to something that neither could perceive. Finally she spoke, "I hope you can resolve whatever is ailing you back home Yami. As far as I can tell you're a very nice and wonderful young man,"
Blushing at her statement he gazed at her with a peculiarly look slowly being etched on his face. He didn't know why but he felt like an instant bond was forged between the three of them. He just felt an instantaneous connection to this young girl. She gave him a sensation similar to what Yugi gave him, but it was yet different at the same time. It still was without a doubt a very weird yet wonderful, out the ordinary feeling and he liked how it made him feel. She was very special and important individual, he just knew in his guts that she was very important, even if he didn't know why at the time.
So the three of them sat and chat up a storm for awhile. Aziza Keeper was a long time special friend too Yugi that he'd known for long time. They're best friends. They gossiped about the daily things of their lives, things that where upsetting them, even a few mentions of their dreams. They just were chewing the fat about a lot of things and really enjoying each other company.
Just after they accepted Aziza invitation to go with her to bowling alley tomorrow and she'd teach Yami how to bowl, his Ascending reached a very bad point. He could feel that it was about too make itself known so he excused himself and ran to find something to drink try and stop the pounding headache so he could focus on a positive way too release the energy.
When he got too the snack table he couldn't find any soda or anything he recognized to wash his pills down with. He was on the verge of losing it when someone came up from behind and tapped his shoulder. Whirling around he saw two very ugly boys but they did both have some type of refreshment in their clammy hands.
"Hey pal, looking for something to drink?" asked the one with an ugly ski cap.
"Yeah but they seem too be out of refreshments,"
"While the soda maybe gone but we've got some just as good if not better. We'd be willing to share a few of drinks with you till they get more soda," said the uglier one handing Yami an unmarked glass bottle. He took it along with thanking the boys. He then proceeded to gulp down the whole bottle in one swallow. He immediately felt all his inner turmoil go numb and he welcomed it. He drank more of this numbing induce liquid. With each swallow of this vile tasting liquid he forgot more about the trouble back in Xanadu, his father, the Vixens, all the other shit of his cursed immortal existence bestowed to him.
Unaware due to the effects of the alcohol now flowing through him, he didn't realize that Rex and Weevil had slipped behind a black curtain.
"Ok you crazy chicks, we hid all the beverages and gave the boy the alcohol you wanted. He's now as drunk as a skunk," Rex informed two of the Vixens who both smiled pleased that they hadn't had to get their freshly manicured hands dirty.
"Thank you for your services gentleman. They're much apprenticed. Now please go," said the one on the left.
"Not without the payment you promised for this little favor!" snapped Weevil
"Sister give them their reward so the leave ASAP?"
"Here as promised," giving each boy a black envelope with gold "X" on it. They ripped the envelope open and gazed at their prize for their ill-deed. Each had gotten the rarest card for their practicably deck. The Vixens smiled evilly as the boys drooled at their prize unaware they just condemned two mighty Divine Beasts to mortally to get them their prized cards.
They left very happy with their prizes. Not even caring why the strange women had asked them to hide all the drinks and give that boy a concoction of multiply alcohol mixed into one.
'Is it done sisters? I'm getting sick of keeping Mr. Magic Tricks and his fucking little brood busy all night!" said the final Vixen as she materialized right out of the floor.
"Yes the plan was well executed. These stupid male naves will do anything for a pretty face and to satisfy their own gluttony."
"Excellent now let's get the Prince and get out of this place! Maybe we could rig the sprinkler system to pour blood on these disgust humans for a dramatic exit?" they laughed as they exited their private room. However they almost immediately stopped laughing once they left their chambers and look around them.
The pathetic little roaches they used to trap the prince now were lying in floor in a bloody black-blue heap. They had obviously been in a fight and lost miserably by the looks of it. Also Atem wasn't anywhere in sight. A quick scan of the room reveal all of the people whom Atem had a great deal of contact with had vanished and it look like the party was breaking up early it was utter chaos and for once they didn't enjoy the smell of chaos.
"Thanks, Mai for giving us a lift to my place. Sorry we had too leave the celebration premature," apologized Aziza too her friends "It's not a big deal, Aziza. Besides getting Yami out of that party was the right thing to do. Man I've always disliked Rex and Weevil but this makes me hate them!" Joey stated bitterly.
"Well at the least they got what was coming to them," Tea remarked with a proud smile. "Yeah Tea it must have been very humiliating for those two creeps to lose all their manliness when all of us girls wipe the floor with them," Serenity declared as everyone gave each other high fives.
"We'll see you'll later and we'll call you when we get Yami's sober," as both Duke and Mai each drove their friends' home for the night. Adjusting the intoxicated prince in her arms she asked to Yugi, "Yugi can you unlock the front door for me? I can't carry him and too it at the same time," Aziza said pass her keys to Yugi. They quickly went into her home.
Aziza home was much like Yugi's in a way. Actually they're neighbors seeing how the game shop was only two blocks away. The downstairs was an art gallery and the upstairs is where Aziza lived with her family. Yami was moaning and talking incoherently in what Yugi thought was babble, when it was actually Millennium Language Yami's native tongue.
"Yugi we're in for a very long night. Ok here what I need you to do. First go to the 711 and get as much Gatorade as you can. We need to get some fluids into Yami, as far as I can tell water ain't gonna do it all for him. We're going to also need some ice, Tylenol, and something his stomach gonna be able to keep down," she told him giving him $25.
"You can count on me. I'll be back in half an hour tops. What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to give him a bath and then spend half the night taking the first shift of keeping his hair out of his face as he throws up. One of the good things about being blind you don't really feel that awkward with the opposite sex. We'll each take turns. Hurry don't worry I'll be fine and you're on my speed dial,"
"Ok, take good care of him Aziza, he very important to me,"
"Yugi, I've only know this boy for the better parts of 3 hours yet I too feel a special bond with him. Now go and hurry but don't' get run over!"
So Yugi left too get what Aziza requested at the same time as she little by little made her way up too the bathroom, "I hope getting a winged teenager sober isn't any different then a normal one," she remarked quietly as she sat him down in the bathroom. She managed to give Yami a bath and not even find the fact he had wings weird. She just cleaned him up and dressed him in her father's pajamas. She along with Yugi spent the rest of the night helping him get the booze out of him and then scrubbing the bathroom spotless in the morning.
The next morning when Yami was finally purged completely of that cursed liquid, he quickly realized he wasn't at the game shop at all. He begun too panic a bit then an overwhelming calm feel took over as Aziza came into the room with some breakfast.
"Do you feel any better, Yami?"
"Yes, a little, but my head still hurts,"
"You're gonna be hung-over for the rest of the day with how much you drank. Listen I've got something too show after we go bowling. Things I think an angel trying to learn to be human should see if he wants to succeed in that quest,"
The bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios splattered the floor. He turned white as a ghost and felt his heart pound like crazy. She merely cleaned up the mess and said, "Yugi is asleep in the guest room down the hall. He was extremely depleted by last night activates, he doesn't know about the wings. I didn't tell him for it's not me too tell him. You'd tell him only if it's your wish,"
"How do you know about my wings?" he asked in utter disbelief. He summoned his power of inner knowing, but all he saw was an aura of a person of great purity and no evil influence within her. So she wasn't working for the Vixens.
"I knew about the wings since you knocked the stuffing out of me, last night at the rave. You remember when we're chatting with Yugi how I told you my hearing is highly acute?"
"Yes, you joked that you could give Daredevil a run for his money,"
"I wasn't lying. My sense of hearing is so acute too me a heartbeat is a fingerprint. Each one them is different from all others around it. I dare say that I've something's in common with Toph from Avatar. Meaning I've spent all of my 17 years really fine-tuning my hearing, till I'm able to pick up some very minutes sounds that can't be perceived by normal people. I'd heard the very faint movement of your feathers and I was able to confirm my suspicions when I had to give you a bath last night,"
"So you know I'm not human, but you won't tell anyone? Why?"
"Have you ever watched the show, "Danny Phantom?"" he nodded and she continued "Jazz didn't tell Danny she knew his secret, because she wanted him to trust her enough to tell her on his own. People throughout the passage of time have volatile others privacy by finding and exploiting secrets. Which is why in life trust is harder to gain but easier to lose. If you actually stop to think about that for a moment consider this. In a weird way because Jazz didn't tell him she knew it's what saved everyone in TUE episode. So you see sometimes it's more important for others to tell you their secret but only when you've rightful earned the privilege of being told them,"
"Secrets are only meant too be reveal by the person they belong to and only if they wish to share them. Also that why he had to erase everyone minds in the third TV movie. For two reasons one if his parents were going to find out about his secret it should be from him not the media and he needed a sense of normalcy as we all do. Not there any real 'normal' but you get what I mean, correct?"
She then sighed heavily and hugged him reassuringly, "I'm not going too tell Yugi but I believe you'd enlighten him. We've got a great deal too cover today, Yami. I'll be back in a few after I get dressed. I suggest if you want too understand something look at the two photo albums on the coffee table," she said as she disappeared to her room.
He looked over the room and was amazed by it. It seemed all the carpet came from an artist he seen on Deviant called Ahasveru who was extremely excellent at abstract art and was able to produce the most phenomenon mind-blowing images he had seen. Along with that on the entire walls were metal bars that seemed to have been removed from hospital gurneys each warped in a different colored texture wrap that matched the ones sewn into the floor.
He looked at the glass coffee table. The top was covered with glow-in-the-dark puzzles and on top of them were two photo albums. One was green and the other red. The red one had a gold heart with a knife all the way through it and was labeled. "Dark Side of Humanity," He little by little opened it up and realize this was a scarp book an old one at that.
Each page of this book was full of pictures, clips, quotes, little trinkets, but it showed him the dark side of this world he been hiding in. He saw real photos taken from various tragedies from all over the world throughout time. Pointless killing in any form. He saw the words "Abuse" "Rape" "Murder, Slavery," He saw the many evils on this planet. To people, to plants, animals to all. He saw all of stupidity that was all part of the human race.
The Green One was labeled "Good Side of Humanity," Same thing only of a positive nature. He saw ordinary people doing extraordinary things. This was amazing how so many people could care this much to try save their home yet the same many would try and destroy it. He found at the back of the green one in a laminated cover what appeared to be a school essay. He read it and was thoroughly blown away by its words,
"Hey, Yami!" Looking up he saw both Yugi and Aziza staring at him.
"Sorry is it time to go to the bowling alley?"
"Almost, I need your help in the kitchen first, making some more blood up. Which of my family scrape books you got?"
"Uh the Green One. I just read the most remarkable essay. Who is the author?"
"She a girl I know from online. We trade emails; she scanned and sent me a copy of her essay for my family scrapbook. C'mon it will only take five minutes too make some blood if we all do it together."
He soon found out she didn't mean real blood. She was teaching him how to make Kool-aid. The different flavors represent different species blood. Strawberry was Red Mercury a Vampire Choice, Green was Vulcan, Purple was Crocs, and Blue was Horseshoe Crab. They end up making some Horseshoe Crab Blood and then cut and run to the bowling alley. Along the way they continue to talk and the more they did the more Yami was intrigued and wanting to have this girl as his special friend too.
"So as I was saying it won't matter in Avatar, if Aang can defeat Ozai. Like in real life war doesn't end just because a leader is dethroned. No the disease is of the mind. That's what got to change how people think. Unfittingly with all that changes with time it can be almost be impossible to change a person mind. Still you've to admit I bring a good point up,"
"You're an amazing young woman, Aziza. I'm amazed that you've been able to gain such wisdom as well as insight from what many would just consider a child cartoon. Yet you do bring up a countless good points on what each character in these amazing shows I've seen represent. How in that practical show the hero Aang represent the innocent as well the ironic idea that a child must save the world," Yami told her with Yugi adding to the conversation.
"Yeah and your point is proven vividly that in war everyone is a victim. There is no innocent in war whether that war is of a globe or just amongst your peers war hurts all. That what Zuko in show proves,"
"When the played the seventh episode of the second season and my TV was describing what was happening all it made me do was think this. We can choose so much in life, but we can't choose who gave us life or where were from or what we can or can't do. We can only chose how to live the life that was given to us," as the trio made it too the bowling alley.
The bowling alley was very flamboyant and Yami could tell it would get loud quickly. Aziza seemed to know what too do as she went too her locker for her stuff. They went to the desk and got shoes, socks, wrist guards and went too lane four. She quickly typed in the names and then led them to the interactive new age jukebox. They had a total of 25 picks between them.
They chose the following, "1. I'll Remember You, 2. Forever and Always 3. Helplessly Hopelessly, 4. Come Back to My Heart, 5. Because You Live, 6. Lost a Lover, 7. Gomenasai 8. Welcome to my life, 9. Breath, 10. La Vida Despues De Ti aka Life after You, 11. First Cut is the Deepest, 12. Even Angels Fall, 13. Everywhere, 14. 8th world Wonder, 15. Right here waiting, 16. 1000th miles, 17. Heroes, 18. Miracles Happen, 19. Lips of an Angel, 20. Don't know why, 21. Listen to your heart. 22. Why Can't I? 23. Iris, 24. Unwritten, and 25. Please Remember Me,"
They continue to chat on how animated series really did have very serious message and lessons in the real world at the same time as Aziza school them both in bowling. Shaking her head after Yami sixth gutter ball she went up too him and took him by the hands.
"Ok, listen this is what my Dad taught me to do. Ok first of don't throw the ball, roll it. Ok just swing it like pendulum gravity will bring it forth. Secondly don't bend down. Also don't aim at the pins line yourself up with the arrows and aim at them. Also don't turn your shoulders ok? If you turn your ball is going to go in that direction ok?" Aziza calmly instructed him as she moved him a bit and got his body in the right stance. After a few more tips Yami at last managed in the third game in the tenth frame to finally get one strike. When he finally did that he was so hyped up you think he break the sound barrier from his cry of happiness.
After the bowling they had a quick bit too eat Arby. Then went to the place Aziza had wanted to show Yami. It was a park but it was unlike anything Yami had witness before now.
For one all the plant life had a dead coloring too it. Black, dark red, even the grass was the color of dried blood. He then looked down at his feet. The stones making up the walkway all had the handprints of infants on them yet he senses an ominous feeling. When he gazed at lamps he noticed something disturbing.
Each of these "lamps" was made with jars that perfectly preserved organs and labs rats. Each of them destroyed by willingly allowing the body to be exposed to poisons. He saw sculptures made out of the destroyed cars from hits and runs, drunk drivers. There were statures, murals, pictures to represent the sevens sins, chains, weapons anything and everything you could think of. Huge "NO!" made up rape kits and abuse evidence box were scattered about. The further trio journey into the park the more he realized some important things as they passed through a grove of trees with billons of bottles and nooses attach to them.
"Do you understand now, Yami? The stone we crossed represent the billions of children born hooked on drugs. The lamps show how many souls willingly destroy their bodies and need new organs on a list that is itself almost impossible to get an organ in time. That humanity thinks we are many different races yet we're not. We are one race human. As you can see the Wars of Time Mural you'll see it really pointless to kill another human. That person has hopes and dreams and they are just like you. To judge a race as whole is stupid as well. You can only judge a person not a country because we all have different thoughts."
"Diversity isn't just 'race' religion and all that. No true deviser is in one mind. We've all have different thoughts, feelings, and opinions, as well as personal beliefs. We each see and feel things differently but we should be able to agree to disagree. The real two reason for war is either one people have lost the ability to comprise as shown in "Princess Mononoke or two someone wants to flaunt an over infatuated ego as in Avatar,"
"She is right Yami. Everyone is entitled to their option and it should be respect even if you don't agree with it. No one can change your mind but you. Still that what many people fail at,"
"How so?"
"Well for example that saying about 'sticks and stones,' or 'water off a duck back?" it a load of bullshit. Ok words will hurt a lot deeper then a physical wound which will heal in time but the ones you can't see don't always heal over. As we just said if people forget that people have the right to express themselves and their thoughts. But it hurts a great deal when some people go out their way too make you feel pain on purpose. For example I've left a few reviews on Youtube concerning a show called "Reboot" and I've been a lot of the time very brutally assaulted for even bring up some old ideas that the show gave me at the time like I'm not allowed to say what I feel and that not right,"
"Yeah if you got an idea whether it was for something to write or draw or just for you. No one should've too attack you. Doesn't that mean the show did what it was supposed and made you happy that you got something out it?" mused Yami as they continued to walk through this park and absorb what it was trying to say.
"I've every right to say what I think and feel where I want too. It hurts a lot when someone does that do you. That is one of the human race's weakness that we can't agree to disagree. No we're far too proud and stubborn. There are things about being human I'll never understand like money. Even if all the bad guys get the major zeros what are they really going to do? I don't understand killing either. We may have the power to kill another human but we don't have the right at all. Death doesn't solve anything at all," Aziza mused as they reached the heart of the park where a stature similar to Bakura favorite card was.
"We've got a devil on the left and angel on the right. The question is who will win that fight?" Aziza said as Yami read out loud the quote.
"His plan is a mystery but here what isn't. He gave us free will to choose our own fate for good or ill,"
"That's from the Bible. I think you've learned your lesson, Yami. You need to one thing more before we go home,"
"What's that, Aziza?"
Pointing to a young sapling and where four bottle and some rope was waiting. He knew what she wanted and he went and climbed to the top of young tree and hung the bottles one for each he had drunk last night. He now understood that Earth was far more complex then he original thought and there were evils as there where goods.
The three friends walked together out of the park all with a strong bond forged and a better understanding of the darker parts of humanity.