Oh, I managed one more today! Writer's block conquered!... For now, anyway. Yay! Yay! Oh, this world continues to flourish, unlike the neglected worlds that have surely gathered dust and spiderwebs... Hope you enjoy! Sayonara!
"I didn't know you could dance like that!" a white-haired boy exclaimed. His tone was a mixture of surprise and curiosity as he stared in awe at the boy in front of him. The child laughed, saying, "It was kind of like a game to me - I was just pretending I was fighting, and it turned out better than I thought!" He grinned, looking happy. "But where did Yami go?" he asked.
Bakura shrugged, looking uneasy. "I don't know. He said he heard something, so I was going to wait for him. We sang and dance so much, it's getting dark, isn't it?" The children sighed together, then laughed sheepishly. "Maybe we should look for him," Yugi suggested. Worry began to show on his face as he thought about it. "Yeah, come on, Bakura!"
They started running, looking throughout the town. "Where could he be?!" Yugi said, groaning. He looked around, but then realized something. "Bakura," he said hesitantly, holding onto his companion's shirt to stop him from moving, "Are we lost?"
The boy looked around, and both the children's faces fell. "Yes," Bakura said, horrified. Yugi blinked, turning away. "God, how did I get lost so easily? Stupid, that's what it is." The child's manner changed, looking sad as he glanced around. "Come on," he said, glancing towards the roof. "If we go up there, we should be able to find a way out." Bakura nodded, following Yugi to the rooftop.
They looked around, but everything looked different in the darkness. They sat, looking out helplessly over the maze of rooftops. "Maybe we should…" Bakura started, but then shrugged. "I don't know what to do." The two children stood, and without a plan, began to walk, clambering over the roofs silently. They made no noise through talking or walking, figures in the night.
Then Yugi slipped, falling. He caught himself at the rim of the roof, dropping softly to the ground before groaning. "Are you okay?" Bakura asked fearfully, leaping down after his friend. The boy reached out to Yugi, but the child pulled away, saying. "I am fine, but we need to go."
"Why? What happened?" Bakura asked, still worrying. Yugi tilted his head, smiling weakly. "I am fine… I am fine. But someone with weapons is here." The white-haired boy paled at the mention of someone like that. "I wonder who it is?" he fretted out loud.
He had not expected Yugi to answer his question. "Honda," the child muttered. "Eh?" Bakura said, startled. Louder, Yugi explained, "It's Honda. He is… the best at this sort of attack. Besides, I'd recognize this weapon anywhere." He held up a kunai with an odd symbol on it. Bakura stared at it, murmuring, "Oh, Honda? I don't remember him that well."
Yugi nodded. "Yes… Jounouchi will probably be here as well, they are close." His voice had taken on an odd inflection. Bakura glanced at him as they ran, and then realized, "That blade! Your blood is on it?" Yugi nodded. "Not deep though. It startled me, that is why I fell."
Bakura breathed out a sigh. Then he was startled as Yugi muttered, "Damn it! What if that uptight king gets hurt? Without him, everything doesn't fit together!" Hesitantly Bakura asked, "King? What do you mean?" Yugi turned his head to him.
Brown eyes glinted from the blond bangs as he said mockingly, "Come now, Yami, I meant Yami. He is a shadow, but not invincible. If he encounters another shadow, there's little chance if he can't recall anything. Last time, the first shadow he met was Pegasus - well, shadow artifact, at least." Bakura could barely follow what the child was saying. "What did… uh… Pegasus look like?"
The brown-eyed child looked thoughtful. "Huh. I forget. A platinum, long-haired man. We hadn't realized he had a shadow artifact at first, because it was a golden eye covered by-" He skidded to a stop. "That musician!" he exclaimed suddenly, his tone making the words sound like a curse. He ran even harder, Bakura asking desperately, "Musician?"
Yugi nodded, his eyes glinting bright violet. His expression was worried. "Yes! I just realized, that man, he resembles Pegasus!" The breathing of the two children became increasingly ragged, but Yugi only sped up until they located the area they had been at earlier.
Yami was standing there, looking panicked. "Yugi! Bakura!" he exclaimed. "Where were you? I was worried!" The two panted for a moment, unable to speak until Bakura managed, "Yami… we… there's a… a…" "An assassin!" Yugi interrupted forcefully. "We need to find him immediately!" He held out the bloodied kunai as proof of this statement. Yami did a double-take at the revealing of the weapon. The shadow examined it for a minute before saying, "Shouldn't we run?"
"No!" Yugi said forcefully. His violet eyes were narrowed as he said, "The owner of this weapon, I need for him to die." He stepped to the right, a kunai shooting past his shoulder. At the same time, a figure stepped out of a nearby alley.
"Hello," Jounouchi said, sneering.