Holy Cow! I have some good news for you, my lovely followers and such! Probably about 15 minutes ago, I finished writing 'A Witchy Idea' and will most likely now begin to post a lot more regularly! Then when I have the time, I can begin the long process of Season 1... Oh Ra! I never thought I would actually finish it! Well, now is not the time to get emotional because I still have a number of chapters, Death T and the Monster World arch to post up.
*If anyone recognizes anything from this, I don't own it! I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters! The only thing I own is Christine!* *Edited 8/11*
It was nice having the air clear with the gang. I didn't have to hide my powers anymore which gave me a lot of less stress to deal with. They were the best people ever and I was proud to call them my friends. They understood what I would and wouldn't do and never asked me something that was against my code. I was proud till they began to talk about the school psychic. Then I was just plain confused.
The talks began when a whole collection of female students surrounded one male one. They walked through the school almost like a military regiment, in perfect order and uniform. It continued for weeks and today was no different.
"Get back!" One girl cried.
"Get back!" Another echoed.
"Kokurano-sama is passing by. Open the way!" The first girl called into the hall.
The hall, ironically filled with boys and us, moved aside and the gang and I watched as the girls processed through the hall with their 'psychic' friend.
"What is this?!" Jounouchi barked suddenly, scaring me since he was close to my ear.
I jumped away, clutching at my ear. I glared at Jounouchi but the blond was oblivious.
"You don't know?" Anzu asked, head tilting in curiosity.
"It's the recently famous boy with supernatural powers!" Miho exclaimed.
"Boy with supernatural powers?" All three boys asked.
Funny enough, all the boys turned to me. I raised an eyebrow when they said nothing.
"What?" I asked, narrowing my eyes now.
"Well?" Jounouchi simply asked. "Do you know if he has supernatural powers?"
I sighed. Jounouchi expected me to know if any random stranger had powers... I'm good, but not that good.
"How am I supposed to know? I barely even know the guy!"
That didn't seem to be a satisfactory answer for Jounouchi. I gave a sigh. "I've never seen him in any of the normal spots so I have no idea what he can even do!"
"He can see into the future." Anzu explained. "And he's pretty accurate, they say."
I sighed again. Great, future seers. The power was so rare that whenever someone was born with it, the parties went on for days. More often than not, the sight was so exclusive to one thing it was useless in all other categories. Even so, their heads were so big it was an absolute pain. No one paid me any heed though.
"You know how the girls are gone during lunch?" Miho began with her question. "They all go to him so he can tell their fortunes."
"He was also right about a recent fire at a student's home from class A. He became famous for that."
A chill ran down my spine when Kokurano, or whatever his name was, walked by. He had lilac colored hair and his dark green mantle cape seemed a little ridiculous in the school. I wondered why the teachers weren't going after him for it. He was giving Anzu, Miho and I a strange look. I didn't have a chance to give a strange look in response as he had already passed. "Well, I don't believe in stuff like that though."
I choked back a laugh. "What?"
"Are you ok, Christine?" Miho asked alongside Anzu.
"Nothing! Nothing!" I laughed. "I just couldn't help but hear that you don't believe in psychics... If that's the case, why do you believe in the sort of stuff I pull off?"
Anzu blushed brightly. Didn't think that through, huh, Anzu?
"Ummm... Well..."
Anzu never got to answer since Jounouchi gained a gleam in his eye, one that I never liked.
"I'm going to get my fortune told!" Jounouchi exclaimed.
Anzu and I looked at each other and in a moment of agreement, she went over to Jounouchi and hit him over the head. "He's almost always right! It never hurts!" He jumped out of Anzu's grip and turned to Yugi. "Yugi! Let's go get our fortunes told!"
"But I really don't want to." Bless Yugi's soul.
"Yeah!" Honda interjected. "Don't let a shady motivation like that trick you! It's absurd! As a beautification member, I can't overlook it!"
Yugi had no time to react for when Honda picked him up in a near choke hold. "Yugi, let's go!" He started to walk off with poor Yugi clamoring for breath.
"Put the boy down!" I cried.
"Wait!" Jounouchi growled at Honda and the other boy put Yugi down defensively. "That's not your job as a beautification member. In the end, you just want your fortune told too! Like your compatibility with Miho."
Honda's face beamed red but acted like he didn't hear a thing.
"What are you saying, bastard?!"
Jounouchi went streaking after Honda and Yugi while Anzu, Miho and I stayed behind.
"Man." Anzu sighed. "Miho, you're not going?"
"Miho isn't interested." Mino chirped. "Miho's future is to obviously marry a prince with a big inheritance."
"I could've told you that, Anzu." I laughed.
"And you?" Anzu asked, raising an eyebrow at my smiling face. "I would've thought you would go."
"Nah." I brushed a hair out of my face. "Most psychics like this are annoyingly vague. They're not allowed to be specific and get you on technicalities. There is only one I've met that hasn't been a jerk. Though there is the one that mom took me to…. It's still creepy."
Anzu and Miho gave me a look that said they were a little freaked out but my sudden smile made them laugh. I was teasing after all.
It was almost the end of lunch when the boys finally came back. Anzu, Miho and I were all seated at a desk eating when they entered the classroom.
"They're back." Miho announced and Anzu and I both looked up.
"How'd it go?" Anzu asked almost teasingly. "It's just harmless fun like a said, right?"
"Fool! That's the real thing!" Jounouchi near shouted, making me cover the closer ear.
'How would you know what the real thing is, Jounouchi?' I thought and Yugi snickered at the annoyed look I was giving the blond.
"Again with this..."
"It's true! My future is to be a policeman in Los Angeles it seems!"
"If he can even get there..." I muttered with a chuckle but Jounouchi heard me.
"You..."
Jounouchi wanted to retaliate but he knew better. I playfully tapped my fingers against the desk and knew Jounouchi's eyes were locked on the little tendrils of ice decorating its surface.
"Miho-chan." Honda began with goo goo eyes. "Let's create a happy family."
Miho looked confused and Jounouchi and I took the opportunity to laugh.
The rest of the day went quickly, classes passing by like in seconds. I quickly found Yugi putting on his street shoes, readying to go home, when I entered the shoe room.
"Yugi!" The boy looked up. "Why don't we go window shopping on the way home? I wanted to get you something to apologize after I accidentally messed up your favorite game."
I scratched the back of my head nervously. Yugi simply gave me a smile. I was distracted and the new burst of power accidentally had me freeze the majority of the board. By the time we got it free, it was pretty much ruined. Yugi had forgiven me quickly but I still felt bad.
"All right! But you don't have to buy me anything, I forgave you already!"
"I still feel bad though, so I guess you'll have to deal with it."
Yugi sighed but smiled again. "Let's go!"
We only walked a step when someone appeared.
"Christine Wilson-san." It was Kokurano or whatever his name was.
"Kokurano-kun." Yugi breathed.
"Aren't you interested in your future?" Kokurano asked me. "No. Nosaka Miho, Masaki Anzu and you are the only female students who haven't visited me. Well, Nosaka Miho can't be helped since she doesn't take life seriously. Masaki Anzu has great potential but she has a thick head. But why don't you come? I'm worried."
I already had someone I could go to to see the future, I huffed in my head. Unfortunately, her vision concerning me had completely evaporated and I highly doubted that this guy could see something a trained seer couldn't see anyway.
"Well, why indeed." I mused aloud. "Hey, since you're psychic, why don't you look into the future and see why I don't come?" I shrugged. "I don't need my future told."
"How rude!" One of the girls flanking Kokurano cried. "You doubt Kokurano-sama's power?!"
"Of course I doubt it." I spoke seriously. "I've seen a more believable act in a five year old."
I turned to Yugi and he recognized the look of annoyance on my face. "Let's go, Yugi."
"Okay." Yugi gave a smile for a second till I pulled on his backpack to make him move faster.
The moment we were out of earshot of the three, Yugi leaned over to whisper something. "Have you actually seen a five year old read the future?"
"Yep! Pretty much spot on except for the mix up between six a.m and six p.m. My mom's friend wasn't amused with that mistake. Completely ruined his chance to propose to his girlfriend before a torrential rainstorm started."
Yugi seemed to take in the information for a moment before he gave a light shiver. I laughed at his reaction and continued to pull him down the way.
The Next Day:
Classes streamed by once more. It was soon gym and all I could hear after leaving the girl's locker room was Jounouchi complain that he was sore. As we walked down the hall, I annoyedly pulled at my uniform; I hated how small this thing was.
"What's wrong?" Anzu asked Jounouchi. "You look terrible."
Jounouchi scoffed at her words. I looked up from my uniform to give him a look.
"It's nice to be a girl, you get to play tennis. I have to do Judo. Judo!"
"What I would give to do judo..." I muttered distastefully.
Miho giggled at me while Yugi gave me a look that said 'I'll switch!' I would happily make that switch!
"What are you saying?" Honda asked in a bark. "Judo is the basics for being a man! It's the main pillar in a household. Gotta become stronger."
Honda was drowned out at Jounouchi's yell of 'The boy with supernatural powers!'
Kokurano was standing with his two female bodyguards and Jounouchi slid on his knees to the short boy. I resisted rolling my eyes at the sight.
"What do you have to tell me?!" Jounouchi cried.
Kokurano seemed dazed for a second then regained his composure.
"N-no." He stammered. "I just had two visions. I came to tell you."
"Vision?" Anzu breathed.
"You!" Kokurano quickly pointed to Jounouchi's forehead. "Be wary of light coming at you."
Jounouchi jumped and pointed to himself. An awed and almost dead expression on his face.
"What?! Me?! No way."
Kokurano turned to point at me. I blinked at the movement.
"Christine Wilson-san. In places you don't know, there is a man who is watching over you."
I blinked again. What? I forced myself to relax. Where was he getting this from?
"What's that?" I asked calmly.
"If you want details, come to me."
I breathed. Kokurano must have heard me say something about a boy and he was now using it as a prophecy... Being vague as all psychics were.
"Excuse me but I'm not interested."
I continued to walk down the hallway and didn't look back, even when I heard Kokurano's shouts for Miho to let go of him. Anzu raced forward to join me. Her expression was quizzical; she didn't know whether or not to believe what was 'prophesied.' I hoped she would simply leave it be and let it fall apart on its own.
I let my mind wander as we played tennis in class. I was okay at tennis, my mom played and she forced me to play with her when she had friends over, so I practically killed all the newbies. When our teacher finally let me go take a breather, I stepped over to the water fountain to cool off. I watched as ice crystals formed on the towel right as I pulled it away. Another power surge. I breathed to let it settle and my thoughts used the moment to allow Kokurano's 'prophecy' into my mind again. "How idiotic." I muttered. "There isn't anyone watching over me..." I giggled lightly. "Well... Unless you think about..."
Everything suddenly went dark. I went to gasp loudly, maybe even scream, but I heard Miho laugh. Really?
"Christine!" She laughed. "Why are you so serious?"
"Gah, Miho!" I fought to get free. "Let..."
Yami's panicked expression hit my mind's eye. The moment he confessed to giving me CPR when he thought I had stopped breathing. Why… He seemed so concerned about me, maybe even more so than the rest of the gang. Could it…? No… I was overthinking. He would have probably done the same thing for anyone else should they have needed it.
I pushed the blindfold off my face, giving a smile to Miho. She seemed confused but said nothing.
"Hey!" A couple of girls in our class came over with panicked expressions. "Did you hear about what happened in the gym? A light from the ceiling fell. Jounouchi-kun nearly got hurt!"
What?! My heart sank into my stomach. I quickly breathed; he was fine, no need to panic. Kokurano's prophecy for my friend lingered in my mind for a second. The lights in the gym may have been faulty at times but never to the point where they would just fall out of their berths. I didn't want to jump to conclusions but…. He was pulling the strings, but how?
"There's a big ruckus over another of Kokurano-sama's prophecies coming true!" Another girl in the group exclaimed.
"Really?" Miho asked. "Probably just a coincidence. Right, Christine?"
I was still in my thoughts, not looking at my friend. She breathed my name again but I still didn't turn my gaze. I was too busy coming up with a plan to catch a psychic in the act.
"Christine." Yugi called softly when the school day ended. "Why do you suddenly want to see Kokurano-kun?"
I turned to him. His face was a mixture of fear and something else. His friend had nearly been crushed by a falling light today; I didn't doubt that it greatly scared him. I tried to give him a soothing smile.
"I had a thought. I need to see if I'm right about it. I don't want something else from my world hurting my friends."
Yugi's face didn't relax at all. I wanted to comfort him, say that there was nothing to worry about, but I didn't believe that. How could I comfort him when I couldn't even comfort myself?
"Does it have anything to do with..." Yugi trailed away. "You can think of a man that is watching over you?"
I gave a soft smile and laugh before playfully ruffling Yugi's hair.
"No, Yugi." I shook my head lightly once I had leaned up. "I'm just trying to protect my friends from someone who clearly has it out for us."
I turned to walk away with a final wave. My visual confidence must have dropped then. Was I just putting my friends in danger again?
"Christine... Wait!"
Yugi jogged after me, hardly allowing me to get a word in to stop him. The boy kept a neutral expression on his face so I had no idea what was going through his mind. I thought about once more trying to send him home but… I was happy for the company.
Kokurano's little shop in his classroom was creepier than I thought. Just a black box with a white piece of paper. Kokurano's female followers stood beside him on both sides as usual but the only thing the short boy looked at was me.
"Christine Wilson-san." He greeted. "Welcome. I knew you would come."
He pulled a piece of paper out of his mantle and held it out to us. Yugi took it and read it aloud.
"Christine Wilson will come after school."
"Well?" Kokurano asked, pride dusting his voice. "You have no more reason to doubt my power, right?"
Not by a long shot. There were many things to undertake in order to prove that you were a true seer. None of them could be performed here so I was forced to undergo his way of showing his power. I took a quick breath before holding out my hand to Kokurano.
"Can you tell me about the vision you saw of me?" I asked, my voice giving a soft quiver.
Kokurano's features softened for a moment.
"Very well."
He gave a chortle once he had taken hold of my hand. "What a soft hand."
'That's not your job, asshole.' Kokurano began to rub the extended hand and I thought of how much germ killer I would have to use to get rid of the touch. I forced myself to remain still, my free hand clenching into my skirt to remain hidden. "I see it! I see it! It's a vision of you!" Kokurano's free hand was splayed wildly in the air and his eyes were firmly shut. "The man watching over you from the shadows will soon show himself before you! Today at six. Wait in the science room. There you will probably put yourself in his hands."
'Probably?' I thought with a slight chuckle. And six am or pm? Pretty big difference.
Before I could think more, Yugi wrenched my hand away from Kokurano's.
"Yugi?" I managed.
"This... This is a fraud!" Yugi near shouted.
"What?!" The girl on Kokurano's left exclaimed.
Yugi practically shoved me away from the boy. I tried to settle a hand on his shoulder to calm him but… Something about his body language scared me. I had never seen him this mad!
"What an interesting thing to say." Kokurano chortled. "So my superpower is a fraud?!"
"Because... Because I've seen tricks like this before!" Yugi turned to me. "Christine, you showed some to me!" He snapped his head back to Kokurano. "For example, when Christine showed up: you could have written a bunch of them, and picked the one for when she really arrived. It'll make it look like you predicted it!"
Kokurano's expression shifted into an uncomfortable one. He played with the collar of his mantle and a light rustle lifted into my ears. That wasn't fabric that rustled...
"I see." Kokurano said softly. "It's true that there are tricks like that. But what about the other predictions?"
Yugi almost backed down. His body becoming more defensive.
"Oh... I don't know... But a prediction that there is someone watching over her is a lie!"
'Oh, Yugi. If only you knew.' I went to grab his shoulder once more and pull him away, so that we could leave and recuperate, but Kokurano's hands flew in the air again.
"Kokurano-sama!" The same girl cried to him before snapping her head towards Yugi. "Are you saying you don't believe in Kokurano-sama's power?!"
"I see it! I see it!" Kokurano was wailing. "It's your future!"
He pointed to Yugi with a serious look on his face. "Countless words will fall from heaven! A great misfortune will befall you!"
Kokurano was breathing heavily but he gave a smirk. "You should be careful."
I took the moment to pull Yugi out of the room. It was surprisingly easy. For a long while afterwards, Yugi was silent. His eyes were downcast. It tore at my heart to see him so gloomy.
"Cheer up, Yugi." I soothed. "You were right."
Yugi looked up at me with an amazed expression.
"What?"
"Remember when you were accusing Kokurano of pulling a piece of paper at the right moment?" Yugi nodded. "Well, Kokurano adjusted his mantle after you said it. There was a distinct rustle of something that wasn't fabric. My guess? Paper."
Yugi's smiled broadened but it faded again.
"But... Christine, you're going, aren't you? To the science room?"
I gave a laugh.
"Yeah, just to show it in Kokurano's face that he's a big fat liar."
Yugi didn't smile like I'd hoped. "Don't worry about me, Yugi. I can take care of myself; if I need anything, I'll call, ok?"
Yugi didn't seem convinced so I gave him a quick hug, then one last smile before running to the science room.
Yugi P.O.V
I walked down the halls after Christine ran off. It wasn't any of my business whether Christine was in love with anybody, I still had that crush on Anzu. I shook my head, why was I so convinced that she was in love with someone?! I gave a sigh. Yet, I exposed the trick to Kokurano's 'power' because I had felt jealous for some reason; a great anger within me rose up and told me to stop Kokurano from touching Christine, it didn't like it. I gave a blustering sigh. I felt so stupid.
I walked a few paces more before I saw a book lying in the hall. Running over to it, I noticed the markings on the book, labeling it to belong to the school.
"This belongs in the book room." I muttered and slowly walked there.
The book room was quiet as I entered and searched for the spot that the book belonged in. Finding the general area, I looked at numbers. "Um... guess it's around here."
Thump! Thump! Thump!
I gasped at the growing sound. The little thumps echoed in my ears and I recognized the sound as books falling out of their shelves. The bookcases! Countless words! I turned back as the bookcase behind me began its descent and all went black in a flash of golden light.
Yami P.O.V
The dust from the innumerable books filled the room. I restrained from coughing and with my eyes, looked around the room. My hand ached and with a quick look at it, there was a sizable red splotch on it; it was going to be an incredible bruise.
"I see." I muttered, looking over at the destruction. "Countless words, eh?"
I turned to my right and saw a familiar dark green mantle cap flowing behind a runner. "So, Kokurano is just making his own predictions come true himself! Some super power. Then that means next..." My eyes widened. "Christine's in danger!"
I bolted for the science room hardly caring for who saw me.
Normal P.O.V
The sunset gave at least some light into the science room, shining a beautiful crimson light on the walls. I could've sworn I felt a shiver down my spine but I summed it up to the AC blasting in the room. Why would Yami come out now? I looked to the clock and saw that it was just now six o'clock. My mysterious protector should be on his way.
The door slid open and with a visible jump, I turned to see who it was. Kokurano, who wore a visible grin, walked calmly into the classroom.
"Looks like my prophecy was correct?" He beamed at me.
I raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean? There's no one here except for you and me." I gave a huff and started for the door. "Some prophecy..."
I was wrenched off my feet. What?! Kokurano slammed a cloth over my nose and mouth and I fought to be released. Why me?! Under the cloth, I gasped for air but that only made his grip even tighter. This scent... Chloroform... Why does... this... always...
"See!" Kokurano exclaimed. "Your destiny is to put your body in my hands!"
I was almost completely unconscious when Kokurano set me down near the teacher's desk. His words were slurring in my ears. I had to fight to be able to hear him at all. "As long as I have super powers, everything will go as I desire! I'll be eternally popular!"
"I wonder about that?" A voice called into the room. Yami... "Seems your prediction about me was wrong."
"You!"
"All your predictions are fake. The fire and the light in the gym. You did it all, that's all there is to it. And all just so you could pretend to have super powers."
"What could you mean?" Kokurano asked innocently.
"If you want to play dumb, fine." Yami spoke menacingly. "Kokurano, it's game time."
Dang, I actually liked this game... I wanted to sit up and watch but the sleepy feeling in my head stopped me. I managed to open my eyes again and saw Yami standing firmly in front of Kokurano. 'Don't do anything stupid...' I finally lost consciousness.
Yami P.O.V
"To challenge someone with superpowers like me..." Kokurano gave an insane look. "You've got guts."
'No.' I joked mentally. 'I'm just overly confident.' I chuckled at the thought but brushed it aside.
"Your beloved chloroform bottle." I began, holding up said bottle. "We will use this bottle in the game. If you win, I won't say anything and I'll leave."
"I see. That's fine. And? How do we play this game?"
I allowed the shadows to form the game and enjoyed the surprised expression on Kokurano's face when he saw how the classroom had changed. Chloroform bottles lined across the ceiling, hanging from easily cut thread. I smirked as I begin to explain the rules.
"Listen carefully. Starting now, after every minute, the long hand will cut a string. It's unknown which string connects to which bottle. We'll take turns catching the cut-off bottle. If we're too slow, well, the bottle contains chloroform. You'll lose consciousness in an unsightly way. You only have a moment to decide. I'll start us off."
The minute hand moved and cut the first string. I only had to take two steps to catch the bottle, the liquid swished inside loudly. "Looks like it got the first one right."
"Okay. My turn. I see it. The next bottle that will fall."
Kokurano looked up and I could see the fear on his face. It was quite enjoyable. He seemed to gather some courage and shouted. "Come!"
The minute hand clicked again and Kokurano managed to catch the falling bottle. "What do you think?"
I shrugged lightly. "Pretty good."
I stepped up once more for my turn. The minute hand clicked again and this time, I had to race after the bottle. Suddenly, my feet are thrown out from under me. Kokurano tripped me! I worked to reorient myself before leaping once more to reach the bottle. 'I can't make it!'
"I win!" Kokurano hid himself in his mantle but there was no crash.
He looked up and gasped loudly when he saw the Millennium Puzzle hanging in mid air over the chloroform bottle.
"Kokurano. Is tripping people your superpower?" I taunted as I stood up straight.
Kokurano tried to look innocent again,hands held up in a surrender.
"I don't know anything about that."
I huffed and went to collect the bottle and my puzzle. I was lucky that I had thought of the idea at the last second; if I hadn't, I would have lost the game.
"Fine. If that's your superpower..." The puzzle came undone with a click, "then this is my supernatural power."
Kokurano didn't seem too pleased that I had made it out unscathed but it was enjoyable to see his face a mixture of annoyance and fear. I took a second to glance over at Christine. She was breathing normally, thankfully, and her face was calm in her slumber. I forced away the anger at the unsightly way he had treated her, it would do me no good right now. "Now it's down to the end bottles; this will be the toughest one. If you're wrong, then there's no cover. But if you have supernatural power, it should be a cinch for you to see which one it is." Kokurano clenched his hands. He was still keeping up his ruse of superpowers. It would only be his undoing.
"I can see it." He stepped to be in front of one of the remaining bottles. "This one will fall. Now, come!"
The minute hand clicked and it was all over.
"The door of darkness has opened."
The bottle on the other side of the room started to fall but alas for Kokurano, he was too slow to catch it. It smashed and when the gas dissipated, all that remained was a sleeping Kokurano. "My, my, many predictions under his mantle." Dozens of papers were littered in the cape, just as Christine and Yugi suspected. "Looks like he couldn't predict his own wretched future."
I turned away from the silly sight and stepped lightly over to Christine. She was still in a deep sleep so there was probably no chance of me being able to wake her up any time soon. I chuckled lightly. "So Sleeping Beauty, do you wanna try this again or..." I chuckled lightly. "Better not."
I picked up Christine carefully in a bridal hold and started the trek home. I only slowed down when Christine made a huff and her eyes opened again.
Normal P.O.V
Dear Hecate my head was swimming. Where am I? My eyes opened and all I could see was dark cloth. A shirt?
"Good morning." Yami greeted with a chuckle.
I looked up and sure enough, Yami had a smug look on his face. I narrowed my eyes but Yami didn't seem scared. "That trick may work with Jounouchi but it won't work with me." I sighed.
"Where are we?" I asked, coughing once because my throat was dry.
"Well, I just passed our classroom on the way home." Yami looked back slightly then turned to me again.
"I can..." I was going to say I could walk but Yami's grip tightened around me. "Hey!"
"You're not walking." Yami spoke seriously. "Just go back to sleep and work out the rest of that Chloroform."
There was no arguing with how he said that. I sighed and relaxed again. He wasn't going to get out of me going on and on about his now bruised hand but I'll give him the laurel on this round. I gave a smile suddenly.
"Hey, Yami."
"Yeah?"
"I guess we're equal now."
"What do you mean?"
I hit Yami lightly with my elbow. Yami gave a huff, telling me that he didn't deserve that.
"You know. I rescued you after the digital pet debacle, now you pay me back with this?"
"Oh yeah. I guess so."
I gave another bright smile.
"I wonder how long it'll be till I have to rescue you again."
"Shut up and go back to sleep."
After a giggle, I got comfortable, lying my head on Yami's chest. The rhythmic steps along with his heart made sleep very tempting. My eyes closed again and everything went dark.
The Next day:
The gang and I were all walking to school and Jounouchi was complaining yet again.
"Damn it! And I believed in him so much too! All of it was fake!" Jounouchi whined.
"I told you it's better not to know the future!" Anzu chirped and I nodded in agreement.
"Knowing too much could hurt, especially if you try to change it." I mused at Jounouchi.
"Miho knows it though!" Miho gave a bright smile.
"Never mind you." Anzu gave Miho a strange look and I couldn't help but laugh.
"But he's the one with the most damage though." Jounouchi sighed.
The rest of us sighed as well. Honda was walking a good distance in front of us, a dark shadow hanging over himself. Miho ran over to him and smiled brightly .
"Good morning, Honda-kun!" She chirped. "No need to be so down. You have to get your own future!"
"M-miho-chan." Honda stammered with a happy look on his face.
"Let's do it together!"
The two exclaimed happily at the same time. It was kinda cute.
"Does he even know what future Miho is thinking of?" Jounouchi asked and I shrugged.
"I doubt it." I giggled at the nodding Jounouchi gave me.
"But Anzu, Miho and Christine are right." Yugi seemingly concluded. "Who knows what the future holds."
"Perfectly said, Yugi."
Yugi looked up at me with a smile. I returned the smile but I felt bad for the loss that I had dealt him. He had woken up at the Game Shop with no memory of how he got there. I remembered faintly that he had entered my room to make sure that I was there. Once he saw me breathing most likely, he closed the door and I heard the sigh of relief. I felt bad that Yami had to erase all the memories of the hour he was in control.
"Hurry up, you two!" Miho called. "We're going to be late!"
"Ah!" Yugi cried. "Let's go, Christine!"
With a laugh, we both ran over to the group, who had gone a small distance ahead of us and we all walked off to school. Thankfully there wasn't going to be anymore strange prophecies running around.
I think this is actually the first time episodes have been in order. Wait... I take that back, the Shadi incident. *Shudder* I still hate thinking about that. Anyway, of course after the crazed psychic, there is...
"Did you see the newspaper this morning?" Yugi asked all of us.
I looked up from my book at a really mean yet hilarious thought that crossed my mind. Ooohh…
"No, Yugi." I answered sarcastically. "I haven't seen it. You've just been flinging it in my face all morning."
Yugi pouted at me and I couldn't help but crack a smile.
"What is it, Yugi?" Anzu asked.
"Could it be those serial bombing incidents?" Honda asked, finally peeking out from his would be cat nap.
Yugi seemed pleased that someone actually was interested.
"Yeah! That's right! This is the third time. This time he gave a quiz to guess where the bomb was."
"Quiz?" Anzu asked. "What kind?"
"Maybe a personality quiz." I joked and only Jounouchi and Honda laughed. "I'm kidding." I grouched when Yugi and Anzu gave annoyed looks. "So much for trying to make a joke."
"Good try though." Anzu shrugged making me sigh.
"They didn't write about the details. What a hurtful crime!" Yugi mused softly.
"You really like stuff like this, don't you?" Jounouchi asked, leaning back on a nearby desk.
Anzu's eyes widened suddenly. She snatched the newspaper away from Yugi and read it aloud.
"Domino Amusement Park's summer pool is open. It also has a water slide?"
I poked up from my book again. Water slides? Really?
"Only the best places have water slides!" I was a kid all over again. I loved water slides!
Anzu turned to give me the brightest smile ever.
"Christine, let's go! Tomorrow's Sunday!"
"Eh?" I exclaimed, my book sliding through my fingers and hitting the desk. 'I thought she wanted to go with Yugi? Oh... Wait a minute..'
"Come on!" She pleaded. "We need a girl's day! Just you, me and Miho!"
I thought about it. It was so tempting. The weather had become abominable the past few days, being so hot that I could practically feel myself melting. I finally cracked a smile, giving in.
"Fine, we'll go!"
"Yeah!" Anzu cheered, snapping her head towards the newspaper again. "Now, what time does it open?"
The next morning:
Anzu and Miho came to the game shop to check if I was awake or not. Luckily, to avoid Yugi and the very likely appearance of Yami waking me up, I set an alarm to get me up a few minutes before the girls were going to show up. I threw on my light blue summer dress and ran downstairs; Grandpa splurged on me for the coming heat wave and boy was I thankful for it.
"Ready, Christine?" Miho called.
"Almost!" I called back, sticking a piece of toast in my mouth.
Still chewing, I ran to the front door to meet Anzu and Miho. "Ready!"
We all took the bus to the amusement park and soon enough, the large rides were visible. Getting into the park was easy but something tingled in my ear. A voice that sounded suspiciously like Yugi's, arguing that he was a high school student.
"Christine?" Anzu asked and I looked back to her. "Everything ok?"
I smiled, brushing off the sound for the moment.
"Yep, all's good."
We went straight for the pool. Even just walking there, I could feel sweat dripping down my back. Gross! When we crossed into the water park section, one slide caught my attention. "No way." I gasped.
Imagine a top nearly fallen over, colored yellow and orange. It was almost as tall as the nearby roller coaster and from where us girls were standing, I could hear the running water.
"What?" Both Miho and Anzu asked. "What is that?"
"The best water slide in the world!"
That was my only description as I dragged them to get changed into their bathing suits. We grabbed the large tube and I practically pushed them through the line.
"What's going on, Christine?" Anzu asked nervously as we were finally pushed off the boarding platform at the top.
I giggled and both Anzu and Miho gave frightened looks.
"Don't worry! We'll make it!" I managed through my giggles. "Just hold on!"
By the end of the few minutes swinging in the tube, Miho nearly falling off twice and us finally getting off, we were back in line to go again. When we were tired of the large slide, all three of us commandeered three pool chairs and relaxed. Anzu and Miho took the two chairs in the sun, trying to tan, while I sat in partial shade where it was a little cooler.
After a few minutes with my eyes closed and a few shuffled footsteps, I opened one of my eyes and grabbed Yugi's arm as he walked by. The boy immediately froze solid. "Now what is this possibility of meeting you here?" Yugi's face blossomed into a deep cherry red. He wouldn't look at me and mumbled apologies. "Did Jounouchi and Honda drag you here?"
Yugi nodded and I sighed loudly. That got Anzu and Miho's attention.
"Yugi?!" Anzi shrieked. "What are you doing here?"
Yugi's face turned an even darker red then. I felt bad for Yugi, he'd had a huge crush on Anzu and he didn't like making her mad.
"Umm... I..." Yugi tried to stammer out.
"It was Jounouchi and Honda." I finished, giving Yugi a look that said 'calm down, I got this.' "Those two dragged him along. You didn't really want to follow us, did you, Yugi?"
Yugi caught my drift and shook his head quickly. Anzu and Miho forgave him and went back to their own chairs. "You owe me, Yugi." I teased the boy as I lied back in my chair.
"I do..." Yugi gave a nervous laugh.
"You can sit down, Yugi." I gestured to the chair next to mine. "I don't bite..."
Yugi sat down and I finished my sentence. ".. hard."
"Eh?!"
I burst out laughing and told the boy I was teasing but he didn't forgive me so easily. Neither Yugi or I spoke for a few minutes. With my eyes, I found Honda playing with Miho in the pool and Anzu arguing with Jounouchi, probably about them following us. A shiver went down my spine suddenly. I looked over and gave a near silent chuckle when I saw Yami sitting in the chair, obviously uncomfortable. I didn't get a word out before a little boy came over and sprayed him in the face with a water gun. "What are you doing, you brat?!" Yugi shrieked and ran after the boy.
I couldn't help but laugh, which didn't help Yugi's foul mood when he came back to simmer in his chair. After a little while, after I told Anzu and Miho that I was going to ride the roller coasters, Yugi and I were out and about in the park. "What ride do you want to ride?" Yugi asked.
I checked the map again and again. I wasn't used to amusement parks here in Japan, would it be too different than at home?
"Any rides you recommend?"
"Hmmm..." Yugi thought for a moment. "Well, there is the ride that I haven't ridden yet, over there."
Yugi pointed to it and a grinch-like smile ran across my face. It was just like the *Volcano! The similar mountain like structure with the riders getting shot out of the lip of the mountain.
"Let's try it!" I pulled Yugi along and we tried out the ride.
Best ride ever! Yugi's face was so priceless I had to buy the picture, which he wasn't happy about. Jounouchi and the others eventually found us and typical Yugi, he ran over to talk. I saw a Ferris wheel in the distance and immediately, without even thinking of telling the others, ran over to climb on. I was helped into car number 3; the number was obvious based on the giant red lettering on it. As soon as the ride lifted off, the number of policemen at the bottom of the ride increased. I watched as they gathered around the ride like little ants; I even playfully pretended to squish them between my fingers. I then got the feeling that they weren't gathering down there just for show. Something was happening. Oh shit... This is...
Boom!
The entire ride shook and I gave a loud shriek as my car swung dangerously.
"May I have your attention please." A female announcer came on and I could hear her through the glass windows of my car. "There is a bomb in the amusement park. Customers, please follow police orders and quickly evacuate the park."
Damn it! I cursed at myself. Of course this happens when you want to act like a child! Why did I run off without telling anyone?!
"Christine!" I looked down and saw Yugi watching me from the ground.
Police officers ran over to Yugi, said something and Yugi pointed up to me. He was explaining why he didn't evacuate. The inspector's phone rang and his face distorted into anger. A pair of police officers brought up balloons and I shook my head. My fate was being decided with balloons?
The detective took one of the balloons, a white one, and let it go into the air. It floated up for a second, brushing against my car for a second before floating away. I breathed a sigh of relief; that wasn't the trigger for a bomb.
Boom!
"Agh!" I clamped my ears shut as the whole ferris wheel shook.
I looked down as much as the window would let me and saw what remained of car number one. My heart went into overdrive. No one would survive that kind of explosion. I could die in a large, fiery explosion. Keyword: fiery! I hated myself for this but tears rolled down my face as I looked down at Yugi again. He hadn't seen me cry before, only Yami had.
Suddenly, the glow of the Millennium Puzzle covered Yugi and Yami took his place.
"You'll be fine." He mouthed to me. "I'll get you out of this."
Even though I was scared out of my skin, I nodded and Yami took the phone from the inspector. It was quiet for minutes on end. If only I could hear what they were saying, not just wait for something to happen. Unfortunately, I couldn't do that, not without a talisman but I had nothing today.
I saw Yami take a yellow balloon and he let it go. The ferris wheel shook again. I turned to see which one it was. Number ten this time.
I could only guess from what Yami was doing was that he was trying to find out the correlation between color and carriage number. I wanted to help somehow, but how? Yami let go of the pink balloon and I'm sure my scream could be heard across the park. The carriage above me had exploded.
In my fit of fear, I swung my head and colors caught my eye. I turned to my left and everything came together. The flower clock! Each number had a corresponding color of flowers! Tapping at the window, I finally got Yami's attention. Thankfully without the policemen seeing, I conjured a flower made of ice and Yami's eyebrow raised.
"Flower?" He mouthed, confused.
I nodded. Turning the flower onto its side, I made it into a clock, pushing the ice hands to show what I meant. "Flower clock?" I nodded again and gave a bright smile. Understanding finally came over Yami's face. He turned to a member of the amusement park staff and they talked for a second before running off.
I lost track of him for a few minutes but when he appeared on the tower across from the ferris wheel, I gave a sigh of relief. Yami could now see the flower clock easily.
There was complete silence in the park. No explosions, nothing. I watched Yami from my chair and saw his face become the normal smirk it normally was when he was playing a shadow game. Oh boy.
Crash!
"Save me!"
The man from carriage 13 had jumped out of the carriage and fell a good twenty feet to the ground. He must have knocked himself unconscious because I didn't see him run away.
The Ferris wheel began to move again after everyone returned to their stations and finally, I was on solid ground. Walking onto the non-metal ground, I could only smile. I was half tempted to kiss the ground but Yami pulled me into a tight hug first.
"Idiot." He reprimanded me harshly. "Why didn't you say you were going to ride another ride? I was worried sick!"
I blushed brightly and hid my face in Yami's shoulder. The spirit's grip was tight, making me think he was going to give me a bruise with it. I could hear the loud, fast paced beating of his heart and I smiled, seeing the truth that he really was worried. "Christine?!"
"Sorry." I muttered finally. "I'm sorry I ran off."
It took a minute but Yami finally sighed. His hug lost its constrictive grip and became a more comforting hug instead.
"Don't do that again, ok?"
I smiled again and nodded. Yami finally released me and a knowing smirk took over his face. "I guess you owe me again."
I sighed, rolling my eyes. That was a quick switch.
"So?"
"It wasn't even a week before you needed rescuing again." Yami teased.
I blushed brightly. Yami burst into laughter and wrapped an arm around my shoulder. "I know a way you can pay me back."
"What would that be?"
"Get rid of that picture of Yugi."
I made a faux gasp.
"Never!"
"I'll penalty game you!"
"You wouldn't dare!"
"You think I wouldn't?"
We mock glared at each other till Yami tried to be sneaky and reach for the picture. I pulled it back with a laugh.
"This bad boy is going right on my wall!" I laughed holding it in the air.
"Like hell it will!"
The two of us played dodgem for a second or two, me hiding behind people to race away from Yami, and I eventually sighed when the spirit cornered me.
"Fine, it won't go up."
"Thank you."
He released me from the corner and I leveled him with a bright smile. The spirit raised an eyebrow at me for the look.
"But I'm still keeping it."
Yami sighed and thankfully didn't try to take the picture from me. I gave another bright smile at the defeated expression on his face. When we were gestured away from the police perimeter, Yami and I stepped towards the entrance of the park. Jounouchi, Honda, Miho and Anzu were waiting for us there, well Yugi and I since Yami switched back, and we all decided to go home. When I climbed into my room, and of course when Yugi was in his own room, the first thing I did was hang the picture of Yugi and I on the ride on a far corner of my wall so that Yami would never see it.
"What he doesn't know won't kill him. Right?"
Thank you so much for putting up with me with all these few weeks. I'm still getting used to the College schedule and stuff and I'm just trying to work out when I can write between work and school .
I mention a ride called the "Volcano" in the second part of this chapter. It actually is a real thing! In Virginia, U.S.A, there is an amusement park called Kings Dominion that has a ride called "Volcano: The Blast Coaster" which the ride in this chapter is based off of. If you all ever go there, ride that ride! The line may be long but it is crazy! Especially in the back! So much whiplash!
Anyway, I plan on updating next week and at regular intervals now that the entirety of the story is done. See ya next time!
RobynHood3
