Chapter 28- The Valentines Villain- An Evil Returns
A mysterious figure slowly made their way up the stairs of the Ra Yellow dormitory, being careful not to make any noise. Reaching the top of the stairs, they stuck their head out to have look around the corridor, only to see that nobody was there. With a smirk, the figure crept down the hallway, sneaking toward their target. As they snuck past a door, they froze as it swung open. Quickly, they turned around to see the opened door, which shut to reveal a tired Misawa Daichi. Turning in the opposite direction, the sleepy Ra Yellow walk to the stairs and went down them.
The mysterious figure sighed in relief and continued to the destination- which just so happened to be just in front of them. Standing up, they grabbed a hold of the door handle- and after another scan of the vicinity, pushed the door open and quickly shut it behind them as they entered the room. With their back to the door, the figure stared at the room they were in with sparkling eyes.
"Kyaah! I'm in Pharaoh-kun's room!" sixteen year old Kurayami Yōki squealed excitedly, her hands pressed against her blushing cheeks. She was an attractive girl with black hair in a ponytail, with two bangs framing emerald-green eyes. She wore the Obelisk Blue girl's uniform, and pinned on her left breast was a badge in the shape of a Pharaoh's headwear, with the letters P.R.A.F. written on it. Yōki was the president of the 'Pharaoh of Ra's Association of Fans', or 'P.R.A.F.' for short, a fan club dedicated to Ra Yellow's top student, Uzumaki Naruto. Reaching into a shoulder bag, she pulled out a heart shaped box, and hugged it to her less-than-modest bust. "When Pharaoh-kun sees these chocolates he'll realise that I'm the one he should be with, not that bitch Tenjoin!" You see, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, today is- as you may know- Valentine's Day, a day when girls give boys they admire chocolates. The P.R.A.F. argued over who would give Naruto a box, and Yōki used her influence as Club President to make it so she was the one who could do so.
Normally, she would just go and give him the box, but she knew that Tenjoin Asuka would be with him today, so she decided to sneak into his dorm room and leave the chocolates on his bed. When he returned from P.E. to get changed into new clothing, he would see the box before Tenjoin would even get the chance to talk to him! In her mind, it was a perfect plan. Walking over to Naruto's bed, she touched it before pulling back, a heavy blush lighting her face. "I've touched Pharaoh-kun's bed! Kyaaaah!" Unable to contain herself any longer, she leaped onto the bed, hugging the mattress firmly. So powerful was her leap that she pushed the mattress off the bed slightly, and she froze as she heard something fall to the floor. "Huh? What was that?" With great reluctance (and a large sniff of the pillow) she let go of the mattress and examined the floor. Lying next to the bed was a small box, the lid open from the force of its fall. Next to it were some cards, their backs showing.
"Oh no, I broke something of Pharaoh-kun's!" She exclaimed worriedly, and immediately got on her knees to pick them up. She grabbed the closest one to her and flipped it over, and her eyes widened as she saw its attack and defence points. "Wow! Four thousand attack and defence points?! That's incredible! Why would Pharaoh-kun keep this in some old box?" Her eyes trailed along the card, and she blushed slightly at the man depicted in the illustration. Finally her gaze reached the top of the card. "'Uchiha Madara'… wow 12 stars! This card is amazing…" Her eyes went back to the image, and she focused on the man's face. Her eyes bored into the eyes of the pictured for a while, before her eyes dulled. Her once vibrant green eyes bled into red, and her pupil changed into a circle with three commas circling it. They then changed into three enlarged tomoe with circles at their tops overlapping each other at the bottoms and encircling the pupil, with three straight bars going out from the middle of the tomoes. Yōki stood up, and looked down at her body, her strange eyes staring at her own form with distaste.
"A weak female body…this could be a problem." 'Yōki' picked up the remaining cards and looked at them- in particular one even stronger than 'Uchiha Madara'. A dark twisted smirk crossed her lips as she stared at the card with malicious glee in her crimson eyes. "It looks like my plans have changed slightly. If I can't rule the Elemental Nations, then I'll just rule this new world! This world, just like my old one, will soon know of the glorious might that is…Uchiha Madara!"
"So, how are things going with Momoe-san, Alexander?" Misawa asked the European teen, and Naruto looked at the shorter boy with a grin. The top three duellists of Ra Yellow were making their way back to their dorm to change after a bath.
"Yeah, Belmont, how far have you guys gone? Have you used protection like I told you too?" Alexander blushed and hid under a towel, furiously drying his hair.
"Shut up you pervert! The most we've done is kiss, for Christ sake!" Naruto groaned and slapped his hand against his head.
"That's it? Come on Belmont, don't waste my lessons! I'd have thought a student of mine would have at least copped a feel by now?" He grinned lecherously, but it was wiped off as Alexander punched him in the stomach. "Gyah! Not cool man!" Alexander glared at him from under his towel.
"Shut up! I wouldn't do anything like that to Momoe-chan- besides, I've done more than you have with Asuka!" Naruto straightened back up, the punch to the stomach having done nothing to stop his pace.
"Hey that's not true! Me and Asuka kissed the other-oops!" He covered his mouth quickly, but not quick enough for the other two not to hear him. He picked up his pace, leaving the two shocked brunettes behind. Quickly recovering, the two caught up to him and grabbed him by the shoulders.
"Wait, you kissed Asuka?!" Misawa asked gobsmacked "Have you finally stopped denying it to yourself?" He grinned slightly, but Naruto shook their hands off.
"Shut up, it was an accident! An awesome amazing accident but an accident all the same." The other two backed up.
"For the love of- it's so obvious!" Misawa shouted, startling his friends. "You two are crazy for each other- just admit it already! Today of all days is the best time to just come out and confess to her! Or would you like it if she got sick of waiting and went for someone else, like Ryou, or Manjoume- or even Judai!" The last name made Naruto stumble slightly, and Misawa shook his head. "Look, Naruto, you need to decide whether or not you want to be with Asuka as a friend, or more. Because I can guarantee it that if you leave it for much longer then you already have, she will go to somebody else." He stared into Naruto's eyes for a moment, before shaking his head again. "Whatever, I'm done with this conversation." Misawa walked on ahead, throwing one last remark over his shoulder before leaving. "Don't forget that it's White Day next month- no doubt there'll be plenty of guys lining up to give her gifts." Naruto stood frozen still shocked that Misawa yelled at him. Alexander coughed awkwardly, before his eyes lit up at something.
"Oh, there's Momoe-chan! See you later, Uzumaki-san." Naruto watched as Alexander jogged over to an approaching Momoe. The female brunette had her hands behind her back, and with a small blush presented her boyfriend with a box of chocolates. Alexander blushed as well and accepted it. Naruto looked away as they moved in for a kiss, and continued on to his dorm.
'Or would you like it if she got sick of waiting and went for someone else…'
Naruto fists clenched as his frival's words rang through his skull, eyebrows furrowing slightly. 'That's the last thing I want…but…'
'What's ya problem? Just confess to her or whatever.' Yami grumbled irritably. 'Watching you two is like a bad soap opera…whatever the hell that is.' Naruto ignored his dark half, who rolled his eyes in annoyance. 'Yeah sure, ignore the voice in your head. That'll make it go away!'
'Shut up.' Haku scolded, appearing next to Naruto as the blonde walked. She looked at her friend with a small smile. 'What's the matter, Naruto-kun, why are you so hesitant? Misawa was right; it's obvious that she likes you.'
'It's got nothing to do with her liking me.' Naruto thought, knowing the two would hear it. 'It's more complicated than that.'
'Something's only complicated if you let it be so.' Haku said wisely. Naruto grit his teeth.
'I'm not in the mood for your sagely advice- besides I'm the sage here.' Yami materialised on Naruto's other side
'Then act like it and do something smart for once; it's no good if you just bottle your feelings up like that. What, you worried you'll be rejected? Even if you are, at least you tried. You don't think you're worthy of her? Forget about that shit, she's not some perfect being who deserves the world- because nobody can give her that, and nobody is worth that much. She's a human; a flawed, imperfect human just like you and everyone else.' Naruto and Haku listened in awe, and the three of them stopped walking as Yami got himself worked up into a rant. 'This world is harsh, and if you don't take your chance to be happy, it'll leave and you'll never get it back. Let's say you don't say anything to Asuka, and she eventually stops liking you. While she may have gotten over you and get with somebody, there's a chance you'll never get over her. For the rest of your life you'll be miserable, constantly regretting not acting and missing your chance. You'll be stuck in a never ending circle of 'what ifs' and 'if onlys'. But if you just take a chance, take the dive and ask her out, what's the worst that could happen? Either things will be a bit awkward for a while before you get over it, or you'll be together and happy. Isn't it better to risk a bit of pain in the short term over living your life in agony?' Yami took a deep breath, having used it all up in his rant; looking up he sweatdropped at the awed looks on the other's faces. 'W-Why are you looking at me like that?'
'That was one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard!' Haku sniffed as she wiped a tear away from her eye. Yami blushed and looked to the side.
'I-It wasn't that great.' He muttered. 'Geh, whatever; just think about it!' Yami vanished and hid his presence, for once not liking the attention. Naruto stared at where the dark spirit had been for a while, before walking again.
'You know, for an evil spirit, he's oddly concerned about your happiness.' Haku commented teasingly, aiming it more at Yami. Naruto heard a scoff.
'Hey, as long as I'm stuck with this guy I have to put up with his life drama- I don't want to listen to him whine for the next eighty odd years that's all.'
'Riiiiiight, sure, that's all it is.' Haku giggled before vanishing as well. As Naruto approached the dorm at last, he milled over what Yami said.
'Is he right? Is it better if I just ask her- am I making it more complicated than it needs to be? It's true that if I get rejected it'll hurt, but it's also true that I'll have tried.' His eyes widened as he suddenly remembered something.
'Heh, I tried loads of times when I was your age to get Tsunade to go out with me- but every attempt ended in failure, like you with Sakura. Although I still care for Tsunade a lot, sometimes I wonder how things could have been different if I tried to find someone who actually wanted to be with me, and who I'd want to be with as well. The fact that I never tried is one of my biggest regrets.'
'That conversation so many years ago…In a moment of idiocy- alright, more idiocy than normal- I asked him for advice with asking Sakura out. Instead, he just told me that. At first I thought he was telling me to give up on Sakura, but now I think that he was telling me to do what would make me happy, even if it means going against what I think I feel.' As he finished climbing the stairs to his floor, he made up his mind. 'I'll ask her later today!' Happy with his decision, he strutted confidently to his room, but he stopped when he saw the door was ajar. 'What the?!' Rushing into his room, he saw that the bed was somewhat dishevelled- but much more worryingly, his card box was open on the floor! "Oh no!" He ran towards the box and looked inside. "Oh no, oh no It's empty; Madara's card and that card are gone!" He ran a hand through his hair worriedly. "Oh Ra this isn't good, not good at all!" Yami and Haku reappeared next to him.
'You're telling me that those cards that just leak darkness are missing? Shit, this could be bad! If one of the Eight Stars were to use something that dark it would wreak havoc on the fabric of reality! And as it happens I quite like reality!' Haku frowned, and out of the corner of her eyes she spotted something.
'Naruto-kun, look over there. It's some kind of badge.' Turning around he crawled over to the badge, and sitting on his backside he took a closer look at it.
"P.R.A.F.? What the hell is this?' Yami looked at the bed and raised an eye.
'My guess is that it has something to do with that box of chocolates on your bed there.' Naruto stood up and picked up a box that he had only just noticed.
"No note or anything…looks like my only lead is this pin badge." He rubbed his chin, trying to calm down so he could think straight. "Hmm…if there're chocolates here then it's likely that a girl was here…a fan girl maybe?" He shuddered at the thought of a fan girl wielding the power of Uchiha Madara and that. "In that case…I should probably talk to a fan girl to see what they know…and who better than one of the biggest fan girls in the school?" Putting the pin in his pocket, he rushed out the door, making sure to lock it behind him this time.
"Oi! Momoe!" Said girl pulled her face away from Alexander, and the two glared at the approaching Naruto.
"What do you want Uzumaki? We're busy." Alexander growled, but Naruto ignored him. Looking at Momoe, he thrust the badge out at her, making her jump in surprise.
"What's this?" She asked, pulling away from Alexander, who did not look happy about the whole affair.
"That's what I was hoping you could tell me." He responded, and the girl took it from his hand. Curious despite himself, Alexander looked over her shoulder.
"Praf…oh yeah, those guys!" Her face lit up in remembrance.
"What the hell is Praf?" Naruto asked in confusion. Momoe shook her head.
"No, the P.R.A.F.- they get very touchy over the pronunciation. Anyway, it stands for the 'Pharaoh of Ra's Association of Fans' and they're a fan club dedicated to you."
"Ehhh?!" They two guys exclaimed. "How come I didn't hear about this?" Momoe shrugged and handed the badge back.
"Well, they're kinda new really, they formed together last week. You see, a bunch of girls were arguing over who was going to give you chocolates for Valentine's Day. They were seconds away from brawling before a girl came in and took charge. She organised them together into a group with a purpose- to pretty much worship the 'Pharaoh of Ra'. It was quite impressive to be honest.' Naruto paled slightly.
'Mother of god…she sounds like some kind of super fangirl- could she possible be an Alpha Fangirl? I thought Kaiba was making that crap up!' He shook his head and looked at Momoe again. "This girl, who is she?" 'She seems to be the type to decide that she'd be the one to deliver the chocolates- no way an Alpha Fangirl would allow another fangirl to fangirl harder than them- entering my room must be some kind of fangirl fantasy after all!'
"Her names Kurayami Yōki- a second year student in Obelisk Blue. Why are you so interested anyway?" Her eyes widened before narrowing in anger. "Are you cheating on Asuka? Because if you are then I won't forgive you!" Naruto blushed and waved his hands madly.
"N-No of course not, we're not even together yet!" Alexander raised a brow at 'yet', before smirking slightly. "It's just that I found this badge in my room and some of my cards have gone missing. I want to find the owner of the badge before she does some kind of wicken ritual with them or something!"
"She stole your cards?! You should report it to the Chancellor!" Naruto shook his head.
"I don't want to make a big deal out of it, I just want my cards back." Momoe nodded, before smiling happily.
"We'll help you look for her!"
"You/we will?" The two boys asked. Momoe nodded.
"Yes" she jabbed Alexander in the stomach "we will." Naruto sweatdropped at the happy girl standing next to her pained boyfriend.
'Girls are scary.' Naruto grinned back. "Thanks for the help then. How about I check the grounds, you check the girl's dorm and Belmont checks the classrooms."
"Ok then, let's go!" Momoe chirped
"Woohoo." Alexander groaned unenthusiastically.
Asuka swallowed nervously as she walked towards the Ra Yellow dorm. Clenched in her hand was a box of chocolates that she made by hand for Naruto. She revelled in the simple task of making the sweets- it allowed her to take her mind of the Eight Stars and her brother; who was recovering nicely, but she still worried for him. But now she was worried about how Naruto might react to her giving him chocolates. Ever since the accidental kiss, she had been starting to acknowledge her feelings for the other blonde, but she was scared that he didn't feel the same. She was terrified that he might reject her- or worse, not understand and see it as a gesture of friendship. She shook her head; she wasn't going to have doubts now. She'd made the sweets, she'd boxed them and she was on her way to his dorm- she was going to confess to him today. Sure, some might say it wasn't the right time with the Eight Star Assassins running around, but in her opinion there wasn't a better time. If they failed then the world was doomed, and what better time to follow your heart then near the end of the world. Her heartbeat sped up as she saw Naruto running towards her, and she swallowed nervously. Taking a deep breath, she thrust the box out before her.
"Naruto, I l-"
"SorryAsukagottogobye!" Naruto ran past without even looking at her. She stayed still, her hands clenching the box. Humiliation filled her very being- he ran away! She was about to pour her heart to him and he ran. Tears began to build in her eyes, and her arms lowered to her sides, her chest becoming empty. She was about to throw the box away, but a familiar voice called out to her.
"Asuka?" She looked up, hastily wiping her eyes, to see Momoe looking at her in worry. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine." She said shakily, hiding the box behind her back. Momoe frowned.
"You don't look fine- oh!" Her eyes turned sympathetic as she saw the box behind her friends back. "Naruto just ran past you, didn't he?" She stiffened, and Momoe hastily continued. "H-Hey, don't worry, he wasn't running from you! He's in a major hurry?" Asuka's head shot up, and her eyes were wide.
"What? Why would he be in a hurry?" She asked, hope slowly building up within her.
"Somebody broke into his room and took some of his cards."
"What?! His cards?"
"Yeah- come with me, I'll tell you on the way!"
Madara growled as his new legs wouldn't go as fast as he would like. "Damn this weak female body! And this useless piece of fabric!" He grabbed the skirt and tore it off, revealing his hosts panties to the world. He nodded in satisfaction as the legs were able to move with more freedom. "Better. Now I just need to find Uzumaki, he should be around here somewhere."
"Signora Kurayami?! What on earth do you think you're doing walking about in such a state- no ne?!" Madara stopped and turned around to see one of the strangest looking men he had ever seen. Madara gazed at him boredly.
"You, tell me where Uzumaki is." The man's eyes bulged.
"Such impertinence- na no ne! I, young lady, am your teacher! You will treat me with respect." Madara's borrowed brow twitched and he stormed over to the man. "No ne!" The freak choked as Madara grabbed him by the neck and held him aloft.
"Tell me where Uzumaki is, now." He glared into the blonde man's eyes, annoyed by how his Sharingan was purely aesthetic. If it were real then he would have just Susano'o'd everything until he found his target. Even without its ocular powers, the Sharingan was still quite intimidating.
"I-I-I dunt knuo!" The man choked, trying to pry Madara's grip from his neck. "I-It's fee time, he cud be anywhur-grk!" Madara sighed as the man fell unconscious, before tossing him aside. Closing his eyes, he decided to check his host's memories, and found that she had an extensive knowledge of Naruto's schedule. Most would find this creepy, but to Madara this seemed the sensible thing to do- it wouldn't do to be surprised by something after all.
"The courtyard." He opened his eyes and turned around, his destination set. As he walked he got catcalls from various boys, but each one was shut up with a quick glare. "Hm, teenagers."
"Buchou (President)? Where's your skirt?" Madara sighed in annoyance as another interruption occurred. He gazed boredly at a small group of teenage girls came closer. The speaker had been a short blonde girl, before a red head scoffed.
"Who cares about that? What I want to know is what was Uzumaki-kun's room like?" Madara's gaze snapped to the red head, who flinched from the look. "H-Hey, Buchou, what's with the eyes?"
"What do you know about Uzumaki?" He growled, grabbing the girl by the neck.
"Buchou!" A brunette gasped, trying to pry the hand of her friend's neck, while the blonde watched in horror. "Stop it! You're hurting her!"
"What do you know about Uzumaki?" Normally, Madara would be a lot calmer in his approach. However, he was now in the body of a teenage girl, and the only hope he has of ruling the world lies in a fucking children's trading card, and he needed to find Uzumaki Naruto of all people to find out how it works. So yeah, Madara wasn't exactly happy right now. "Where is he?"
"We saw him going towards the courtyard Buchou!" The brunette yelled; tears in her eyes as her friend started to turn blue. "Now please, let her go Buchou! You're killing her!" Madara let go, and the girl gasped heavily, choking on the air going down her esophagus. "Nozomi! Are you ok?" Madara ignored them and continued towards the courtyard, a smirk crossing his female face.
Asuka and Momoe met up with Alexander in a hallway, none of them having found Yoki anywhere. "Where could she be?" Asuka muttered, and Alexander shrugged as he lent against a wall.
"Maybe Uzumaki-san found her in the courtyard?" Asuka nodded.
"Possibly. Let's check the courtyard." Before they could move, three girls came around the corner, two of them carrying the third. The threes eyes widened and they ran over. "What happened?" The brunette looked up with wide eyes.
"Tenjoin Asuka!" She spat, but there was no malice in her voice, and she looked down at her friend who was struggling to breathe. "Kurayami-Buchou started choking Nozomi, asking where Uzumaki-kun was. When we told her we saw him going towards the courtyard, she let go of him and stormed over there." Her head rose up again, and she gazed into Asuka's eyes, before shaking her head. "You can have him, Tenjoin. If even Buchou is going to fight over him, then I don't care anymore- he's not worth it." They carried on their way to the infirmary. Asuka and the couple glanced at each other and ran towards the courtyard.
Naruto looked about frantically, asking people if they had seen Yōki anywhere. For the most part people didn't know, so Naruto was starting to get frustrated.
"Kurayami-Senpai?" A fellow first year girl asked. When Naruto nodded, she shrugged, but then her eyes widened and she blushed slightly. "Er, there she is." She pointed over his shoulder, and turned to look, before blushing.
'Black lace!' He gaped for a moment, before looking up, and his face turned serious as he saw the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in the girl's eyes.
"Uzumaki, I finally found you." 'Yōki' said, crossing her arms across her bust. All the other students in the area were staring with wide eyes.
"Is Kurayami-senpai going to confess in her panties?"
"How bold!"
"What will Asuka think?"
"Black lace!" Naruto ignored them all, and stared at the girl seriously.
"Kurayami Yōki…or should I call you Madara?" Once again, the two ignored the confused ramblings of those around them, too focused on each other to care. "I believe you have something of mine." Madara smirked and held out two cards.
"Do you mean these? Sorry, but I kind of need them." He said unapologetically, before slotting them into Yōki's deck, then putting that into a duel disk. "If you want them back, how about we settle this the way this world apparently solves all its problems- which might I add is really fucking stupid." Naruto shrugged.
"Eh, you get used to it, and sure, why not." As they spoke, Asuka and co entered the courtyard. "But only if we take this someplace private." Asuka's eyes widened as she examined the situation, and her eyes narrowed as 'Yōki' nodded, and Naruto followed her. Asuka turned to her companions, thanked her for the help, and followed after the other two out of the courtyard, staying out of their site.
'I want to see what this is all about!'
Asuka followed the two into the woods, and hid in a bush as they faced each other off, dropping all pretences.
"So, Uzumaki, you survived, and you're living the quant life of a student. How…well, quaint." Naruto narrowed his eyes and turned on his duel disk.
"Enough talk, Madara. Let's just do this." Asuka frowned in confusion.
'Madara? Survived? What are they talking about?"
"Very well then let us duel."
"DUEL!"
'Naruto, I'm going to make this a Duel of Darkness. The winner choses whose soul gets destroyed, and when you win I'll destroy Madara's soul; that way he'll be gone for good.' Naruto nodded.
'Ok, fine.'
"DUEL!"
"Ladies first." Naruto said, smirking when Madara's host's brow twitched.
"Fine then, draw. I summon 'Harpie Dancer' in attack mode." A Beautiful girl with long blonde hair appeared on the field. The only way you could tell she wasn't human was the white wings and the bird like hands and feet.
#Harpie Dancer- Winged Beast/Wind lvl: 4#
#Atk/Def- 1200/1000#
Asuka looked at the smirking Yōki, her gaze narrowed.
'What's with her eyes? Those aren't natural.'
"Next I activate 'Harpie Dancer's' special effect. By sending one Wind monster that I control back to my hand, I can special summon one Wind monster. I send 'Harpie Dancer' back to my hand to summon 'Harpie's Pet Dragon' in attack mode!" 'Harpie dancer vanished, and in its place stood a large red dragon with a golden chain around its neck.
#Harpie's Pet Dragon- Dragon/Wind lvl: 7#
#Atk/Def- 2000/2500#
"I end my turn." Madara stated with a smirk. Naruto frowned at the tough first turn summon before drawing a card.
"Nice move, but you really shouldn't have left it so unguarded. I summon 'Akatsuki- Hidan' in attack mode." In a swirl of blood, the silver haired psycho of the Akatsuki appeared on the field. "I activate his special ability by paying 500 life points and giving up my attack phase I can destroy one monster on your side of the field!" 'Hidan' stabbed himself in the chest, and 'Harpie's Pet Dragon' was destroyed.
#Yōki (Madara)- 4000#
#Naruto- 3500#
"Finally I place down a facedown card and end my turn." Madara eyed Naruto calmly.
"Hmm, I see- an amateurish mistake. I won't do something so foolish again; draw. I send 'Harpie Queen' to the graveyard from my hand to add 'Harpies Hunting Ground' to my hand. Next I play 'Harpies Hunting Ground', a field spell cars that increases the attack and defence of all Winged-Beast type monsters on the field. Next, I summon 'Harpie Lady 1' in attack mode." A female monster with bird like arms and legs with green wings on her arms, and flowing redish pink hair appeared on the field.
#Harpie Lady 1- Winged Beast/Wind lvl: 4#
#Atk/Def- 1300/1400#
"First of all, 'Harpie Lady 1' is always treated as if its name is simply 'Harpie Lady'. Second, when she is on the field all wind type monsters gain 300 attack points, plus the 200 points she gets to both attack and defence from 'Harpies Hunting Ground.'
#HL Atk-1800#
"Additionally, when a monster by the name of 'Harpie Lady' is normal or special summoned, I may target one spell or trap card on the field and destroy it, and I pick your facedown card there." 'Harpy Lady (1)' screeched and flew towards the facedown, slashing it with her talons and destroying the hologram. "And finally I use the equip spell card 'Phalanx Pike'. This spell card gives the monster it is equipped to 900 points of attack for every card in either players graveyard. However, that effect does not matter for I equip it to 'Akatsuki- Hidan', which due to its other special effect is destroyed by being targeted by a spell card effect." Naruto grit his teeth as 'Hidan' was destroyed, leaving his field open. "Now, 'Harpie Lady (1)' perform a direct attack on the opponent's life points." Again, 'Harpie Lady (1)' took flight, this time sweeping down and slashing at Naruto, who smirked.
"The effect of 'Akatsuki- Tobi' activates in my hand! When I am attacked directly while there are no monsters on my side of the field, I can special summon this card from my hand to the field in defence mode. Oh, and he can't be destroyed either." Madara raised a brow as 'Tobi' warped into existence and took the attack, before comically grabbing his arm in pain and 'fainting'. He quickly jumped back up, however.
"A good play, though how long will it serve useful to you? I end my turn." Naruto sighed in relief and drew a card.
"I tribute 'Tobi' to summon 'Akatsuki- Kisame' in attack mode." In a splash of water the 'Monster of the Mist' arrived to the party.
#A-K Atk-2350#
"I'll destroy your 'Harpie Lady (1)' with 'Kisame'." 'Kisame' charged and swung his sword at 'Harpie Lady (1)', destroying it, and causing 'Kisame's' sword to grow. "Whenever 'Akatsuki-Kisame' destroys a monster one spell counter is added to him, which increases his attack points by 200."
#A-K Atk-2550#
"Next I play a facedown and end my turn." Madara smirked and drew a card.
"Are you forgetting my 'Harpies Hunting Ground', Uzumaki? I summon 'Harpie Lady 3' in defence mode." A female monster with bird like arms and legs with green wings on her arms, and spiky blue hair appeared on the field.
#Harpie Lady 3- Winged Beast/Wind lvl: 4#
#Atk/Def- 1300/1400#
"Before you activate your field cards effect, Madara, I activate my face down, 'Explosive Tag'! This card can target one spell or trap card and destroy it, while also dealing five hundred points of damage to your life points!" A paper tag flew out and hit the field spell, destroying it.
#Naruto- 3500#
#Yōki (Madara)- 3500#
Madara frowned, before playing a facedown and ending his turn. "Is that it? Draw."
"I activate my face down, 'Godbird Attack'." Madara stated with a smirk. "By tributing one Winged-Beast type monster I can target to cards on the field and destroy them." Two bolts of lightning struck down, and both sides were left without monsters.
"Tch, I summon 'Akatsuki- Deidara' in attack mode, which creates two 'Clay Tokens' on your side of the field.
#A-D Atk-1600#
Two clay birds landed on Madara's shoulders, who frowned and tried brushing them off, but they just pecked him. "Next I play the spell card 'Edo Tensei' and tribute 'Deidara' to special summon from the graveyard 'Akastuki- Kisame'" 'Deidara' was swapped out for 'Kisame', and the two birds on Madara's shoulders exploded.
#Naruto- 3500#
#Yōki (Madara)- 2500#
#A-K Atk-2350#
"And now 'Kisame' attacks you directly." 'Kisame' charged at 'Madara', dealing critical damage to the now female Uchiha.
#Naruto- 3500#
#Yōki (Madara)- 150#
"Soon, Madara, you'll be were you belong- in hell." Madara smirked in response.
"You don't have the guts to kill me, Uzumaki- you never did have it in you to kill; I could see it in your eyes back then." Naruto shook his head.
"You're wrong, I would have killed you back then to ensure peace, and I'll kill you know to do the same. I won't let you ruin the peaceful world because you're power hungry. I will win this duel, you damn relic of the past." Madara smirked.
"Hm, I don't need to win this duel. It was merely a façade to get you alone." Madara made to charge forward, but found he couldn't move at all. "What is this?" Naruto smirked.
"You're in a Duel of Darkness right now, Madara, there is no leaving until the duel is done, which it will be next turn, with this face down card." Madara smirked as he drew a card.
"I'm impressed- I had no idea things like Duels of Darkness existed. When I win I'll take that secret from you, as well as how to use the Jubi card. I summon 'Harpie Lady' in attack mode-"
"I activate my trap card, 'Water Shark Bomb'. When I have 'Akastuki- Kisame' on the field, I can activate this trap card, which deals 300 damage to your life points." Madara's eyes widened.
"That's bullshit!" He/she cried, and Naruto smirked.
"I know." Madara screamed as he was bitten by a water shark, his life points depleted.
#Naruto- 3500#
#Yōki (Madara)-0#
Darkness seeped out of Yōki's mouth, before the darkness exploded harmlessly into light. Naruto casually turned off his duel disk and strolled over to the unconscious girl, and throwing his jacket over her legs to protect her modesty- or what was left of it. Taking her duel disk, he looked through her deck, swallowing as he realised that the next card that would have been drawn was 'Uchiha Madara'.
"That was too close." He muttered, taking out the stolen cards and pocketing them. 'Now I can finally use Madara's card without worrying about being corrupted by darkness.' Hearing a rustle, he turned around with wide eyes to see Asuka standing from a bush. "A-Asuka? How long have you been here?"
"Long enough Naruto." She said firmly, walking over to the other blonde. Grabbing him by the shirt, she pulled him in for a searing kiss that left him breathless when they parted. "Here's how this is going down; I like you, a lot, and you like me, right?" Naruto nodded dazedly as he tried to get his wits back. Pleased with the response, she kissed him again, destroying any restored mental functioning. "Right, now that that's settled, would you like to be my boyfriend?" Naruto was active enough to nod, and Asuka kissed him again. "Good, now as your girlfriend I deserve to know about your past- everything, because there are too many things that don't add up." Naruto slapped himself in the face and looked her in the eyes. He saw the determination to know more about him, but also the insecurity in those beautiful orbs. Smiling, he initiated a kiss this time, leaving her breathless. Pulling away, Naruto smiled.
"Alright, fair enough. Besides, I only tell people I absolutely trust about my past." Asuka's eyes widened, before she smiled brilliantly.
As they made out, Yōki twitched in her sleep, feeling- despite being unconscious- that something terrible had just occurred. But the feeling left as she cuddled Naruto's jacket like a blanket.
"Pharaoh-kun…ravish me…pogo sticks 'n' pandas…" She muttered nonsensically, licking the jacket subconsciously.
Chapter End
Well, they finally get together. I totally wasn't planning on that until today, but when I realised what day it is today, I thought I should do something. At first it was going to be a drabble, but then I remembered my idea that I had recently that involved Kurayami and Madara, so I killed two birds with one stone. (Btw in case you can't tell I got lazy near the end. Can you blame me though? 6000+ words? I've done this in like one sitting all day. Also I was running out of time for Valentine's Day, so I had to finish quick….I think you can all guess my relationship status…)
So, Naruto and Asuka are a thing, Madara's card is no longer possessed by darkness and pineapples are god (two of those things are true, one isn't. Guess which one.)
Also, MASSIVE PROPS to MesoJoe, who went through every single one of my cards and thought of great ways to improve them, as well as came up with, loads of new ones. Give this guy/gal HUGE truckloads of respect people, because he/she is fucking awesome.
Yami's rant comes a little bit from personal experience. There have been two girls who I have had huge crushes on in the last two years, and I never had the courage to ask either of them out. Although I found out that it was probably a good thing that I didn't, for certain reasons I won't mention, I'll always regret not having the courage to just ask them. So, here's some life advice from your pal- cus I like to think we're pals- NinjaGogeta; If you like someone don't worry about being embarrassed or hurt, just go for it. Because those feelings will be a lot less hurtful than regretting never doing it in the first place.
Also if you're like me, and you're single and were feeling down today, don't worry. Because you still have the future- the wonderful unknown horizon of tomorrow- to look forward to, and who knows what life will throw at you. Maybe you'll meet someone you'll fall in love with, or maybe you'll get a great job you enjoy- anything can happen. The future is an exciting mystery, and I personally look forward to what life can throw at me next. Be it amazingly good or depressingly bad times, I'll take them all in stride and march on with my life- because life is grand, and as long as you look to the future, you'll hopefully feel the same.
And with that, I say goodnight.
