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Shadow Games
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CHAPTER 11:
Next day, Yugi's house
It was afternoon already; Yugi gladly had got out alive from the wild exams of the day.
"Phew! Man, I thought I wouldn't make it, I'm so happy it's finally over!" Yugi casually said while looking himself in the mirror. He was getting dressed and in the moment, was putting some bracelets on his wrist.
Yami was in ghost form, seated on the bed with crossed legs, watching amused how Yugi fixed himself effortly.
"Should I put this or that?" Yugi mumbled debating between all his accessories
Yami wondered about what was Yugi going to do today; so much fixing surely meant something. But Yugi hadn't told anything to him.
/"Hey, aibou, what's with all the fixing and stuff?"/ he asked really curious and Yugi shrugged
"I'm going out" he said still focused on dressing.
/"Ok… then, care to tell me, what are you going to do today?"/ He asked again, Yugi seemed to not hear him or maybe just ignored the question
"Hey, Yami what do you think? Do I look good?" Yugi asked with his arms a little extended so he could see him better. He was wearing loose pants with a lot of pockets, a skeleton blue t-shirt with a long sleeve denim jacket, his boots and some bracelets on his wrists showing that he was inclined to be a little punk, a thick collar on his neck and obviously, the puzzle hanging around his neck.
Yami emitted his opinion /"I think you should put less bracelets, that's all"/ he said and Yugi caught his advice. "Ok, less of these…" he mumbled while taking them off. Yami smirked.
/"So, with who is the date?"/ Yugi paused what he was doing by a moment.
"If I tell him now, all will be ruined… He will definitely say no, but if I don't tell him, then when the day is over… he will kill me! Or, send me to the shadow realm… Oh well, I can't turn back now… "
Yugi answered quickly.
"Not a date, it's just a friendly afternoon with Anzu to ease the stress, you know from the last exams"
Yami frowned. So much fixing just because he was going out with Anzu in a 'friendly afternoon'? To him seemed something more…
/"Oh yeah?"/ Yami mocked him /"Just a friendly afternoon right? That's what you call a date in this time?"/
Yugi finished fixing and spread some perfume all over him, while answering.
"No, It's just a friendly afternoon" Yugi insisted and added "Why? Are you jealous?" he asked teasing him. Yami crossed his arms around his chest, arching an eyebrow.
He had tried to tease him, and it turned against himself…
/"Dream. Of course not"/ Yami said but in the inside, well, he was not so sure…
"Ahh, ok. Just to make sure" Yugi laughed and Yami relaxed his expression smiling too.
/"Ok, Yugi. Good luck with your date"/ Yami said suddenly disappearing from the out world and closing himself inside the puzzle.
"It's not a date!" Yugi yelled but Yami was no longer listening to him.
"And, to tell the truth, I'm not the one in it" Yugi whispered smirking
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Anzu's house
Anzu's room was a mess, clothes all over, things scattered everywhere… stuff lost by some time ago were slowly appearing out of nowhere! And in the middle of all, stood Anzu, looking at herself in the mirror, slowly approving what she saw reflected on it.
There, stood a brunette girl wearing a blue denim skirt, with a white short blouse and a short sleeve denim jacket. Her boots reached her knees and a ribbon adorned her loose brown hair, some bracelets on her arms and a delicate necklace around her neck.
"Perfect" she whispered and turned to look at the mess of room she had left
"Damn, I will have to clean up when I came back" she promised herself.
Taking the perfume, she spread some on her body. It was a strawberry delicious smell.
Then, she spotted the clock.
"It's almost time" her heart started its race "Why am I so nervous? It's just a friend, relax…" she told herself but her heart was acting on its own.
"Damn" she cursed "I hope the walk relaxes me a little" and with that thought, she took off saying bye at her mother when exiting her house
The walk had just accelerated more the rhythm of her ribcage.
"Yugi, why have you put me into this?" she murmured and headed for a bench in the park, next to the fountain. There, she took a seat and waited for him to arrive.
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Yugi walked toward the park where he would meet her, when he arrived, immediately spotted her sitting on a bench next to the fountain.
"Ok, here we are. Ready or not, this is when you enter" Yugi said and switched with him.
The puzzle shined a little and in the next second, Yami stood there with closed eyes.
When he opened them, he looked at his surroundings a little lost. He then realized that Yugi had called him out but, why?
/"Yugi, why have you called me out?"/ he asked, still looking around. It seemed like Yugi had called him in a park, there where children running and these stuff the parks had; the swings, the sandbox and so on…
"Just go ahead, you will thank me" Yugi send the message and closed the link between them. Yami frowned at that.
"What? Go on with what--" Yami whispered and his babbling was cut off by someone calling for him.
"Yami, over here!" the said man turned at the source of the voice and spotted her seated on a bench, waving her hand over her head.
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Yami's P.O.V
I felt my body froze at her sight. This was not a game… no one seemed to be in danger… I couldn't sense bad people around… it was just her…"Anzu, she is so beautiful…" I couldn't avoid that thought slip from my mind. She was perfect in these clothes…
I shook my head lightly, trying to get rid of these thoughts.
Yugiii! Yugi I will kill him! That little… He had planned all, why he had done that? That Yugi was unpredictable! I said it before, he's a little surprise box!
I will make him pay for this…
"Yugi, why have you put me into this? What are you planning?" I tried to send through the link but I didn't receive a reply. An involuntary sigh came out from my mouth. Just wait until the day is over…
My body moved towards where she was seated, I had no other choice… Yugi had left me with my guard down, and I couldn't just walk away because she would think something wrong… besides, she had spotted me already, so I just had to go on with this…
I really didn't want to do it, and there was a reason for that. Lately, I'm starting to experiment some feelings I can't name, overall when I'm around her… and it scares me, because I don't know what is happening with my mind, my heart…
It's all so rare and confusing that I simply don't know what to do, and I really don't like when I'm clueless…
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Anzu saw him arrive to where she was, and saluted her.
"Hi" he said and stood in front of her with his hands inside his pockets. Anzu smiled a little nervous because of her bumping heart.
"Eh, hi Yami, how are you?" she said using the old way to start a conversation
"Good… eh, and you?" he said trying to maintain the flow of it. Anzu replied.
"Fine too, happy that the final exams are over" Yami nodded and a space of silence followed. Neither of them knew what to say next. Yami felt really uncomfortable with the situation, he turned his head to other side and focused on nothing in particular. Anzu noted this and could tell he wasn't free willed to be there…
"Yugi forced you right?" she asked knowing already the answer. Yami stared at her again and shrugged "Let's say I didn't even know about this until ten seconds ago" Anzu giggled at that and he liked when she did it. He smiled.
"That's so typical of him, he will never change I assure you! And I know him since childhood" Anzu replied with a smile plastered on her face while looking at him. Yami felt these emotions he couldn't name slowly fill his body and by that, he turned again his head to other side, avoiding her gaze.
"Damn, what is happening to me?" he thought desperately. He discovered that he wasn't able to hold her gaze for more than five seconds…
Anzu thought desperately for something to do, he seemed to be having a hard time and she felt the same about herself…
"Eh, why don't we go to the café shop?" she said standing up and grabbing her purse. Yami just nodded and followed her.
They arrived at the said shop and entered, making a little bell above the door sound, and a waitress welcomed them. Anzu chose a table and seated, Yami imitated her and took a seat in the opposite.
"What can I do for you?" the girl said to both.
"Can you bring me a strawberry juice please?" Anzu asked politely, the girl nodded and turned to look at the man.
"And for you sir?" she asked.
"Hmm, same as her" he said the first he thought. The girl nodded and took off. Some seconds ago, she returned with the order, placed the two glasses of juice and again took off.
Anzu took her juice and started to absorb the contents of it through the straw. Yami grabbed the glass with both hands and took only a sip from it, then, he turned to stare outside the window, contemplating the shining sun and the people passing by, with their daily routine and life, so normal…
"Who am I?" he suddenly thought while looking at these people walking around and he tried to search an answer… none was found.
Anzu realized his thoughtful expression and knew that what Yugi had told her, really was true… it seemed something was bothering him, something really important, and Yugi had count with her to help him, and she will do her best.
"Why the pensive face?" she asked and continued absorbing her juice. Still staring through the window, he answered.
"Look at these people outside" she stopped drinking and looked through the window. He continued.
"They seem to have a purpose in the life. They know from where they come and to where they go" he said almost whispering, like talking to himself. She listened attentive and replied.
"All had a purpose in life"
"I was thinking about if I had one" he said without tearing his gaze from the window "And found none"
"You had to have a purpose, all had one. It needs time to realize what our purpose is." She said, Yami looked at her and that made Anzu continue talking
"When I discovered I really was good at dancing, that day, I found my purpose. Before that, I didn't know what to do, or for what reason I was here in the world. But then, my purpose in the life surfaced and became a dream. To be the best dancer in the world and be able to make happy and amuse all kind of people"
Yami listened all she said, somehow she was giving him some hope.
"That's great Anzu, I'm sure you will make it" he said and then, stared at his hands. "I'm a little different from you though. I don't know who I am"
Anzu frowned. "What do you mean?"
Yami played with the glass of juice in his hands while answering. "I can't remember anything… Neither who I was nor what I'm supposed to do… why I'm here in the first place"
Anzu really didn't know what to say. "But, try to think harder. There must be a hint, anything…" she said
Yami remembered what his 'father' used to call him…
"Pharaoh" he said without thinking
"Pharaoh? Like Egypt's ancient king?" she asked dumbfounded
"Yes- - No,… I'm not sure…" Yami sighed "The dark voice always called me that, or Yami, but mostly he called me pharaoh… though I don't know why or if it was true…"
Hearing about Egypt, Anzu suddenly remembered something she had seen on the newspaper this morning.
"Hey, this morning I read on the news that there was going to be an exhibition of the ancient Egypt today at the museum." She said and Yami jerked his head up, making first eye contact with her since they arrived there.
"If you want, we can go there" Anzu suggested and Yami seemed to think about it
"I don't know… I'm not sure if I want to know" he said hesitantly
"To what are you afraid?" Anzu asked concerned. Since she knows about his existence, never had seen him like that, afraid or hesitantly to do something… it was so unlike him…
He couldn't confess to her that maybe, he had no memories because his past was not good at all… What if…
"What if I was bad?" he voiced his thoughts while staring directly at her. Anzu smiled.
"I don't think so" she said reassuringly "Why are you so sure?" he asked
Anzu lowered her eyes, suddenly blushing. She didn't know why she blushed. Yami frowned a little by seeing her cheeks with a tinge of pink. Was something he said?
"I'm just sure of it… I mean, you always are protecting us of bad guys… it's not something a bad person would do…"
Yami thought about her logic, somehow it made sense to him, but still…
"Ok! Let's quit the pensive faces! It's a beautiful day today, let's enjoy it!" she exclaimed cheerfully. Yami's mood raised a little.
"Ok" he said
"The museum is not open yet, so let's take a walk before going there" they stood up and headed outside after paying the juices.
"What do you want to do?" she asked while walking besides him.
"I don't know, what do you want to do?" he returned the question back at her. She put a hand on her chin like thinking.
"Let's go to the arcade! It's a cool place!" she said grabbing his wrist and making him run behind her.
"Eh, slow down!"
They arrived and there were a bunch of people inside. It was huge and a lot of games clouding the place.
"It's really huge" Yami said and Anzu nodded.
While looking at all, his red eyes caught something he didn't like. There in the corner, was a girl with orange loose hair. She seemed to be harassed by a tough guy taller than her. By a moment, she stared at him with begging eyes but a slap on her face made her return her attention to the man in front of her.
Yami, without saying anything, walked towards where the girl was. Anzu realized his movement and followed him.
"Where are you going?" she asked but Yami didn't answer. That's when Anzu noticed the girl been maltreat by the man… she recognized the girl…
"Serenity?" she said disbelieving. The said girl turned again to look back and recognized her.
"Anzu!" she said and was going to run towards her when the man stopped her by the arm.
"You are not going anywhere sweetheart" he said.
"Let her go" Yami spoke, his usual deep and serious voice returning. Anzu stared at him and then at the man in front of them who had her friend by the arm.
"No, she lost and she will pay me" he said shaking her a little. Serenity grimaced by the grip on her arm.
"Serenity, what is happening?" Anzu asked, she didn't understand anything
"Anzu! We made a bet and I was winning! He made me trip and fall! I'm not going to pay him anything! He's a pompous cheater!" she yelled
"You have a big mouth, don't you?" the man said and was going to strip her of the money when Anzu stopped him by yelling.
"You and me, now. If I win, you will leave her alone." She challenged. Yami looked at her disbelieving.
"Anzu, what are you doing? Let me handle this jerk" he said but received a confident smile from her. "Don't worry, I will win. After all is my specialty"
Yami hadn't caught the last part when he noted they were standing in front of the DDR Machine. He smirked. "Ok"
The man seemed to thing about her propose. "Ok, If I win, you will give me all of her money, yours and a date"
"You are asking a lot, don't you think?" Anzu shot but the man just laughed
"Deal or not deal?" he said while shaking the girl and making her grimace again
Anzu frowned menacingly. "Deal"
The man let go of Serenity and she ran towards Anzu hugging her.
"Sere, stay with him. He will protect you ok?" she asked signaling Yami. Serenity nodded and let go of her. She walked towards Yami and stood besides him.
The man stepped on the machine, and Anzu followed.
"Ready? To lose?" he asked and Anzu took her position. "I'm ready, but to win"
The music started to play and the arrows of the game started to appear. Both moved at the sound of the music, stepping in the arrows when they appeared.
They were dancing really well, and Anzu was winning. That made the man growl and he started to cheat.
When dancing, he extended his feet towards her platform so she could trip and fall. Fortunately, Anzu saw it coming and jumped just in time to avoid his action.
"Did you see it?! He is a cheater!!" Serenity yelled. Yami just kept staring at them.
"Though he's a cheater, he will never be able to defeat her… she knows what she is doing and she's good at it, really good… that is her advantage…"
Anzu was panting by now. It was a long song.
"And this man making me jump every five seconds is not helping… what a jerk cheater!" she thought without stopping dancing.
"Come on Anzu! You can win to that man" Serenity cheered up. The song finally finished and the machine announced the winner.
'Player 1 Wins' that meant Anzu won.
"Yeah!" people that had crowded the machine screamed. Serenity clapped excited
"Yes! That's my friend!!"
Anzu just smiled and her blue orbs caught Yami's red ones. He smiled at her nodding. She blushed a little but that passed unnoticed because she was a little red and agitated by the dancing.
The man cursed under breath for had lost and thought about robbing her money. Yami suddenly sensed something bad and silently activated his shadow powers. Of course, the bad sensation was coming from that man, so Yami acted quickly before he could do something…
"Punishment… Mind freak" he thought and in the next second, the man started to scream like crazy and run in circles by the entire place. People kept looking at him like 'what the hell is wrong with him?. The man kept running without a specific direction and crashed with a wall in the other side of the place. People slowly encircled him to see if he was fine when, again, the man started to scream like a madman and stood up to keep running and crashed with some machines in his way.
Yami chuckled. He enjoyed that…
Anzu got down of the machine and stared at Yami who was chuckling.
"Did you do something?" she asked narrowing her eyes
Yami controlled himself and answered, putting a stoic face.
"He deserved it" he only said. Anzu sighed and turned her attention to Serenity.
"Sere, don't get in any more trouble ok?" she asked and Serenity nodded.
"Ok, Anzu! Thank you! You are my best friend in the world!! Thank you! I've got to go, my brother must be worry about me, bye Anzu, bye Yugi" she said waving her hand and running out from the arcade.
When she was gone, Anzu stared at Yami and tapped her foot continuously on the floor like waiting for an explanation. Yami arched an eyebrow.
"What?"
"Have you forget?" she asked and he really was lost to what was she pretending.
"What?" he repeated clueless. Anzu sighed again.
"You forgot" she stated "Forgot what?" he asked
"You promised me that you wouldn't use shadow powers again…"
Yami then remembered.
"Oh, that" he said sheepishly "Umm… Sorry?" he said shamefully
Anzu put an upset expression and Yami felt something had just squeezed his heart really hard.
He closed his eyes and just decided to tell the truth. "Anzu, I can't avoid it… I can't" he whispered. Anzu nodded defeated.
"I guess we can go now to the museum" she said and passed by him towards the exit.
Yami stood a moment there, he had deceived her in some way… pretending he was able to fulfill that promise… he knew he never would be able to accomplish that, never…
"Are you coming?" Anzu asked stopping when she didn't felt him following.
Yami started to walk without saying anything and they headed together towards the museum…
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At the museum
"Ok, here we are!" Anzu exclaimed when they arrived.
"Anzu, thank you for sharing your thoughts and for bring me here" he said
"Any time" she smiled sweetly. He gave her a little smile and turned to look at the huge building.
"I'm still not sure about this though" he said. Anzu negated her head
"We will face it together"
"Ok. Let's go" Yami said and both made their way to enter in it.
Inside, there were many people… but not enough to completely fill the place.
When he entered, he felt his puzzle being called by something.
"Anzu, I felt something in this way" he said and walked the direction he felt to be called. Anzu followed.
His feet guided him towards a man who was like contemplating some antiquity. Anzu frowned immediately.
"Mr Shadi?" she asked. When Yami heard her said that, he saw the man turning to face them. Indeed, he was the man he had confronted at Yugi's school…
"You…again" Yami hissed and Shadi gave him a smirk.
"Welcome Pharaoh, you must feel like in home inside this place…"
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