OMG MY PEEPS!!!

I'm so freaken sorry everyone…my updating skills went down the drain since like March of this year!! Once again so very very sorry…(Bows profusely to the audience and readers) I had major major major MAJOR writers block these last couple of months…plus other school related issues that always came up! Now that summer is here (Officially today I might add…happy summer solstice to all!) and I am now done with school (Yay! I am now a high school graduate! Officially graduated this Tuesday evening! Hurray! No more school!...until college starts this fall…whimper…) I'll have plenty of down time to type up more chapters…after all the grad festivities end this week that is…(Grad Nite tonight! YEAH!!!) Anywho…I've missed you all…and with all the college applications I had to fill out these past months I never had time to respond back to all of your lovely reviews! I will do so now…if only to make up for lost time that is…

They are as follows…

Journey Maker- Well hun…glad you still are interested in the story…heres hoping I haven't lost your interest! I can't really say much as to where Yami is heading right now…you'll have to read on and find out!! Thanks again for the review and I hope you like this chapter!!

Spirit Chu- Belive me hun…I'm feeling the wrath of the fans as we speak!! I agree with you…Yami did make a total fool of himself. I'll let you in on a little secret though…that scene was partly inspired by some real life occurrences that occurred this past year in one of my classes. I have some pretty stupid friends…and often times they would engage in the dumbest of conversations. Long story short…lets just say one of them got grabby and caused the other one to yell some pretty odd things in the middle of a really quiet class one afternoon. Lol…good times…

Dancers and Pharaohs- Will do…heres the update you asked for back in March. Hope you like…read on and thanks for the review.

Dark Shining Light- Well…can't tell you whats gonna happen….that would defeat the purpose of reading!! Read on and find out…heres the updated you shouted for three times back in March. Thanks for the review!

Goldenstargirl- OMG Golden! You reviewed! Don't worry…I didn't take the slow review anal or anything. I just wanted to know how you were doing. Well…I know this response is a little late but here's hoping you're doing fine…and if you're not here's a new chapter to put a smile on your face! Thanks again for your review and here's hoping you're feeling better again!! Review soon so you can give me the 411 on your status ok? Take care!

yamiviva- A new reviewer! Thanks for the response! Don't cry though…heres a new chapter to make you feel all better! Please read on and tell me what you think.

t recorder- WOW! Another new reviewer! Thanks for the response and the really really REALLY long feedback! I loved it! And I have heard of the movie you spoke off…it was originally a Stephen King novel I belive…turned into the movie we all know as 1408. I kinda want to see it…but I'd rather read the book first. I have heard its suppost to be a really good movie…and I just saw the book this past weekend at a local Rite Aid store…but alas! I have no money!(One of the lovely perks about being a grad…YOU HAVE NO CASH!! WAAAA!) Anywho...thanks for the feedback…hope to hear from you again soon! And as for your idea on whats going on…mums the word on whether you're right or wrong on that one! Lol…

Well there you have it folks…read on and find out whats going to happen in the long awaited 13th chapter! Hope you enjoy…and I apologize in advance if it sucks a bit…

Anyway…enjoy!

DISCLAIMER- I OWN NOTHING! I have no money to buy it with for God's sakes! Just two bucks… unless I can buy the rights to YU-GI-OH with two American dollars?Gees…life sucks when you're poor and 18…

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Help me…please help me…

"I…I'm trying…"

Help me please!

"I can't…I can't find you."

Save me…

"Who are you?"

Save me…please…

The piercing scream echoed around him, a horrid sense of guilt forming in the pit of his stomach with each increasing decimal. He placed his hands over his ears to try and block out the sound, but his attempts were in vain.

"No…no…please…just stop! Just go away!"

Help me!

Then the screaming stopped…and nothing more.

"No…"

He ran, ran through the darkness, searching for the one calling out for help.

"No! Where are you?!"

Stop…you're too late…you always are…

He stopped running, recognition coming to him.

"You…it's you isn't it…what have you done!?"

Nothing…I simply took what was rightfully mine!

"You…you had no right!"

You don't even know what you're talking about…besides…you're one to talk…

He clenched his fists, ready to strike if needed.

"What are you talking about!? You make no sense!"

The body…the body you stole…you had no right to take that…but you did…

He stopped, unable to answer.

"I took nothing…if anything, I saved it!"

Then so did I…I saved her…saved her from you!

The pain returned, much worse than it had been the first time he had felt it.

"What…why …why are you doing this!?"

Because…you're dead…and you should've stayed that way!

The pain deepened, almost as if he were being stabbed through the stomach. He glanced down weakly, realizing that he was indeed bleeding profusely from where the pain emanated from.

Die…and stay that way…

He gasped, borrowed life slowly leaving his grasp.

"No…I can't leave…I promised…"

The blood flowed warmly onto his hands, despite feeling cold all over. He tried pressing back what little trickled out, but only succeeding in causing more pain to erupt throughout his weakened body.

He cried out, wanting it all to end.

"Yugi? Yugi! What's wrong ? Yugi!"

"Hey Yug! Come on buddy! What's wrong!?"

He groaned, the intense pain making him want to hurl.

"Yugi! Please…what's wrong!?"

"It hurts…it hurts so much…"

"What hurts!? Yugi! Wake up and tell us whats wrong!"

Yami stopped.

Wake up?

He opened his eyes weakly, the light slightly blinding him at first.

"I…I was asleep?"

Jou scoffed, "Asleep? I thought you fell into a coma again!"

Anzu docked Jou in the arm.

"That isn't funny Jou!"
Jou whimpered, rubbing his arm sorely.

"Sorry…no need to hit me though!"

Anzu glared, daring Jou to speak up again. After she failed to receive a response from him, she turned her sights back to Yami.

"Are you ok? You had us worried."

"Yeah…" he sat up slowly in bed, "I'm fine."

"You sure? You're not in pain anymore are you?"

"N…no…" he replied, suddenly feeling the full effect of his weakened state. It had been decades since he had felt such things, making him more than un immune to its effects. He felt completely beat, sending him crashing right back onto the pillow.

"Yugi! Whats wrong?!"

"I…I don't feel so good…"

Jou and Anzu shot a glance at each other, worry clearly written upon their faces. She carefully raised her hand and brushed away at the blonde locks obscuring his eyesight, the action making her gasp.

"Yugi…your hair…its damp…"

She placed the back of her hand against his forehead, the warmth startling her.

"You have a fever! Why didn't you say so!?"

Yami smiled weakly, "Oh…so that's what that was?"

Jou couldn't help but snicker, earning him a glare from Anzu.

"Jou….this isn't funny! This is serious! Yugi is sick…he shouldn't be here in school like this!"

Jou blinked, all laughter gone from his eyes.

"Chill Anzu…its just a fever…let him rest and he'll be fine. It's not life threatening or anything…the kid's been through a lot worse before…"

"And that's precisely why he shouldn't be here in his condition!" Anzu countered.

"For God's sakes Anzu…you're acting like the poor kid's mother! Lay off of him already…he'll be fine…"

Anzu glared, then stood up abruptly from her chair and stormed off.

"Fine! See if I care what happens to him!" she turned back once to look at him, "Sorry for giving a damn Yugi!"

"Hey…Anzu….wait!"

But he was too late, she had already left the nurses' office.

The room was left silent for a moment, Jou breaking the silence after a minute or so like always.

"Aww don't worry Yug…you know how girls can be! Just let her cool off and she'll be back before lunch time."

Yami nodded, his eyes never leaving the door from where Anzu had just left from.

"Yeah…I suppose…"

"Of course! Don't worry about her! Besides…look on the bright side…."

Yami turned, his eyes finally meeting Jou's gaze.

"The bright side? And what would that be Jou?"

Jou smiled, his grin increasing by the second.

"We don't have to take that test anymore…teacher excused all of us after you passed out on the class. You should've seen her though! She looked paler than you when she saw you knocked out on the floor! Practically forgot all about the test right there and then!"

Yami smiled, that indeed was the bright side of things.

"Well…I've blabbed on too long…I'm only here on a twenty minute pass. If I don't get back soon, the teacher is gonna think I ditched the period again!"

Yami frowned, "Ditched? Again?"

Jou waved his hand away.

"Never mind! I'll just see ya later Yug…I'll be back before lunch to see you…even if it means that I gotta get myself hurt in order to get back in here!"

"Gee Jou…you don't have to be so…"

Yami stopped suddenly, a coughing fit stopping him from finishing his sentence. Jou couldn't help but look concern.

"You ok Yug?"

"Yeah…I'm…fine…"

"You sure?" he asked again.

"Yeah…just go…I'll…see you later…"

Jou stopped, he looked reluctant to leave.

"Go Jou…I'll be fine…"

"Ok, I'll just see ya later buddy…hope you feel better…"

Jou turned, then jogged out the door in order to get back to class. Yami looked on as his coughing continued.

Maybe…maybe I am sick…it has been a while since I last was…maybe I've forgotten what it feels like?

He gasped, the coughing fit getting worse and racking his whole body, making him expel phlegm onto his hand.

Ugh…that wasn't very pleasant…

He looked down, a substance other than phlegm present instead.

"What…"

It was blood…

His blood.

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Anzu walked off, still fuming over Yugi and Jou's behavior.

"The nerve of those guys! I have the decency to care and they act like total asses about it! I'll show them! As soon as Yugi gets better…I'm gonna kill him!"

"Really Anzu? You sure you want that to happen again? You didn't seem too happy on nearly losing him the last time…"

Anzu turned, her anger increasing over the idea that someone had listened in to her angry muttering.

"What the hell do you…oh…hey Ryou…"

Ryou smiled, a light blush covering his face.

"Sorry…I couldn't help but hear the insane ramblings of Ms. Mazaki as she walked down the hallway."

Anzu frowned, "They weren't that insane."

"Well, If I recall…you were wishing death upon poor Yugi…if that isn't insane I really don't know what is."

"Ok…I'll give you that much."

Ryou nodded in agreement, Anzu smiling slightly in return.

"Sorry…it's just those jerks can make me so mad sometimes. I try to be concern for those guys and they just laugh in my face for it! Makes me wonder why I even bother…"

"Simple…you're a good natured person Anzu…you can't help but care."

Anzu looked up, surprised to see that Ryou seemed quite sincere about what he had just stated.

"Heh…thanks Ryou…that was really sweet of you."

Ryou looked away quickly, his normally pale features taking up a pinkish hew once again.

"Oh…there's…there's no need for that…I…I was merely being honest…"

Anzu smiled, "Yeah…thanks anyway though. You really are a great friend to have Ryou…really…"

Ryou nodded, "You're…you're welcome."

"Don't mention it"

Anzu turned, the bell ringing overhead signaling the end of class.

"Uh oh…I was supposed to be back in class before the period ended…"

Ryou nodded in agreement, "Yeah…I as well…"

They smiled, then proceeded to leave in opposite directions.

"See you during lunch Ryou!"

"Very well" he called back over his shoulder as he ran back to class.

Anzu ran on, unaware that every one of her steps were carefully being watched from afar.

Soon…you will be mine…

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Yami struggled out of bed, legs buckling slightly as his feet touched the floor. He managed to grab on to the bed post just before his legs threatened to cave in altogether. Unfortunately for him, he wasn't the only one who noticed the sudden motion.

"Young man! Just where do you think you're going?"

Yami turned, surprised by the sudden call of attention. He pushed himself up slightly, if only to achieve a look of calm.

"No…Nowhere."

The nurse stared, a look of scrutiny clearly planted across her face.

"Really? It certainly did not look like it."

Yami smiled sheepishly, trying Yugi's approach to a situation of similar proportions.

"Young man…go back to bed and stay there until I say it's ok to leave."

Yami nodded, but still refused to move from his present location.

"I'll come back to check on you in a little while." She replied, emphasizing the fact that she would return.

Yami watched her leave carefully, eyes never leaving her receding back until she was completely out of sight. He sighed slightly after she left, a sudden sense of dread taking control of his emotions.

"I can't stay here. I need to leave before any of the others return."

He looked over at the rolled up bunch of bed sheets, carefully lifting them up to see what they concealed.

"I need to dispose of these quick…"

He pulled them off, revealing the various spots of blood that grotesquely decorated a rather large part of the sheets. He had managed to stop coughing after a little while, but unsuccessfully managed to keep the white linen surrounding him clean.

His only problem now was getting rid of them before anyone else noticed anything wrong.

"I need to leave…"

He slowly walked over to the door, carefully peering around the corner to see if the nurse was nowhere in sight. After a light scan of the office before him, he slowly made his way out, the bundle of sheets tightly secured under his arm.

"No one needs to know…"

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"I'm not talking to you Jou."

"Aww come on Anzu, we were just playing around!"

"Tell me about it…"

Jou groan, he had been trying to convince Anzu otherwise for the past twenty minutes of lunch. So far, he had unsuccessfully managed to do so. When it came to arguments, Anzu could be as stubborn as he was.

"Please Anzu, just hear me out for a sec yeah?"

Anzu continued on eating her sandwich, her gaze not once budging in his direction.

"Anzu! Come on!"

"God Jou, just leave her alone already! Your begging is seriously starting to annoy me."

Jou glared to his left, Honda taking a drink of his soda all the while.

"Shut up Honda! Nobody asked you!"

"Perhaps you should follow Hiroto's advise Katsuya. Your begging is truly annoying as well as pathetic."

Jou turned around towards the direction of the voice, annoyance increasing by several decimals after he realized who it was.
"Shove off Kaiba…this don't concern you!"

The young CEO smirked, amazed at the fact that he had gotten a rise out of Jou.

"When you beg as loud as you do, it becomes every ones concern."

Jou stood up abruptly, hand shut into a fist and ready to attack.

"I said shove the hell off Kaiba! This don't concern you!"

Honda stepped in, putting a barrier between Jou and the bemused CEO behind him.

"Jou…calm down dude. Don't go off and start something you might regret later."

Jou glared, hatred clearly gleaming in his eyes.

"Move Honda…little rich boy over there is finally gonna get it."

Honda stood his ground, not moving an inch despite Jou's threat.

"No Jou…we don't want any more trouble today."

"Yes katsuya. Honda is quite right, you don't want to end up like your little emo friend Mutou now do you."

Both boys turned, all other matters left aside.

"What did you say you snotty little rich punk!?"

The CEO smiled, delicately putting his spoon aside.

"You heard me Katsuya…unless you're as deft as you are stupid."

"That's it! You asked for it!"

Jou jumped, Honda closely following behind. The CEO merely moved aside, dodging both incoming assaults without difficulty. Both boys ended up crashing into the floor, landing in the most painful of ways.

Anzu jumped off her seat, "Jou! Honda!"

Kaiba merely turned and looked down at them both.

"Pathetic…"

Jou quickly reacted, fist at the ready.

"You snotty little bastard!"

Before he managed to collide, the CEO grabbed his hand and stopped its course. Jou cringed as Kaiba crushed his fist with ease and slammed it onto the table.

"Truly pathetic Katsuya."

"What's going on over there?!"

All present turned, apparently calling more attention than needed. Kaiba let go of Jou's hand, but not before encouraging a threat.

"This isn't over Katsuya."

"Belive me rich boy, I ain't done with you."

"Now what exactly is going on here?"

Anzu stepped in, excuses already forming in her mind.

"Oh nothing Mr. Nokayama…just having a friendly conversation."

Mr. Nokayama nodded, then turned his attention to Kaiba for support.

"Is this true Mr. Kaiba?"

Kaiba merely stared, "Whatever…"

"See? Friendly conversation! Now Jou, you mind going with me to my locker? I belive I forgot something in there."

Before Jou could respond, Anzu grabbed his shirt collar and dragged him off. Mr. Nokayama merely stared, confusion clearly written upon his face.

The minute they turned the corner into the hallway, Anzu aggressively pushed Jou into the lockers behind him.

"What the hell is your damn problem Jou?! Don't you ever think before you go swinging your damn fist into everything!?"

"That bastard was talking shit! What was I suppost to do?!"

"Fuck off! What else?!"

Jou stared, mouth gaping open. Never had he heard Anzu curse, especially that profusely before.

"Did…did you just say what I think I heard you say?"

"Oh get over it Jou! At least I didn't nearly hit a guy…and miss that badly!"

Jou continued to stare, holding his limp hand all the while. "Well how was I suppost to know the guy had a damn gorilla grip!"

Anzu looked down at his hand, "Oh you're such a big baby."

She picked it up, earning a painful wince from Jou.

"Come on…guess I'm talking you to the nurse then…as much as I'd rather have you in pain otherwise."

"Gee Anzu…love you too."

"Yeah yeah…whatever."

Anzu dragged him away, purposely pulling him by his injured hand down the hallway.

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He crashed in, legs threatening to give away beneath him.

Before he slipped down any further, he grabbed hold of the garbage can beside him, carefully depositing the sheets inside.

"There…now no one will need to know."

But I will…

Yami turned, nearly falling as he did so.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

Must we go through this again? This is getting quite tiring…

"Who the hell are you!"

You know who I am…but do you know who you are?

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Anzu pushed Jou inside.

"Nurse! I brought you another patient!"

Jou smirked, walking in the direction of Yugi's room.

"Hey Yug! Told ya I'd get myself back in here to see ya!"

He stopped, finding the room empty.

"That's weird…"

"What is Jou?" asked Anzu as she walked in behind him.

"Yugi…he ain't here."

Anzu poked her head inside, a look of confusion dawning on her face.

"Hm…guess he went home or somethin"

Anzu continued to stare, something about the situation not feeling quite right to her. She turned and headed into the office.

"Nurse! Nurse!"

The nurse poked her head out of her office door, clearly not amused with the constant call for her attention.

"Now what's all the commotion out here? I have a student sleeping in the next room…"

"Uh…no you don't actually" called Jou from the back room.

"What?"

The nurse walked in to take a look, frantically opening doors and checking for the boys whereabouts. When the search turned out empty, the nurse grabbed the black phone hooked to the wall.

"Mr. Nokayama…one of our ill students is missing…"

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Yami leaned against the restroom wall.

"What do you want! Why won't you leave me alone!?"

Because…dead things are suppost to stay dead!

"Leave me the hell alone!"

He grabbed the garbage can near him, then shoved it away with all his strength. It landed with a heavy crash against the floor in front of him. Sinister laughter filled the room and echoed around him after the sound of the garbage can died down.

"Shut up! Shut the hell up!"

Never…

"Argh!"

He slammed his fist into the mirror, shattered glass and blood littering the floor in front of him.

Oh dear…looks like seven years of bad luck for you I'm afraid…

Yami turned his gaze up into the fragmented pieces of the mirror before him, amber eyes meeting his own stare.

"Wait…amber?"

He stared again…realizing that a different reflection met his own.

"Yugi?"

The boy in the cracked mirror nodded, an odd look plastered across his pale face.

"Run Yami…" he whispered frantically. "Run!"

"What?"

But before he had time to react, a pain began to engulf him in the midsection. He slowly began sinking towards the floor, but not before a whisper resonated in his ear.

"Die…"

His vision blurred, darkness slowly taking its place. As the light slowly became engulfed by the darkness, a slightly blurred figure caught his attention.

"Who…"

The figure leaned in closer, eyes full of concern, dark hair pulled back by what looked like a pink ribbon.

"No!" whispered the figure "Don't die…please don't die Atem!"

"Who?"

Darkness took hold, then nothing more.

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Dun! Dun! Dun!

And there you have it my friends…the end of the long awaited chapter 13! I know it probably sucked….and I apologize again for its crappiness, but at least its out right?! Well…thanks again for all those that read and reviewed last time…and here's hoping you guys haven't gotten so bored waiting around that you won't review this time. Please consider reviewing again this time! It is very much appreciated! Well…till lates folks!!

-NightRaven13