Whoa-hoo! Heh, I edited chp. 5 if anyone cares...Hehe, I love this chapter though, honestly I do ^^ Ehh...kinda sad though...I started typing this chapter before chapter five....See when I was on vacation I started this one too...and I really am in the mood to continue it ^^ heh, well, here ya go!
******
Bakura stood off the ground and looked around him slightly, well he noticed their location and Dansei was nowhere in sight.
Akei was set a yard or so from behind him, in the same position he left the room. Hands tied behind him back and down kneeling on his legs and hair straggled before his blood tainted face ((I love making him look weak, he's so cute that way ^^)).
The hikari of the two had to do a double take of what was going on and then snapped back to reality. In a slow pace, he approached his yami and kneeled besides him, hands fumbling at the rope restraining his hands. Akei paid no heed to fighting the help, though he so much wanted to. He felt himself sigh with relief when his wrists were free of the rope's pressure.
"Oh my god..." Bakura muttered.
******
"Um...Yami...?"
"What is it aibou?" Yami called as he entered the room from the kitchen.
Yugi pointed at an empty couch, Akei wasn't there anymore. "He's...gone..."
"They made it to the Shadow Realm."
"Eh? You mean they're physically there?"
"What did you think would happen, aibou?" Yami asked, raising a brow and not catching Yugi slightly red on the cheeks. Yugi then shrugged and muttered something that Yami couldn't hear.
"Can we help at all...?"
"No Yugi...we can't I'm afraid..."
******
"What?!" Akei scowled to Bakura, though he didn't move. He started a moment when he felt Bakura running his fingers over his wrists, the touched pained him.
"You have giant cuts in your wrists..."
"So what?! Let me do dammit!" Again he scowled, pulling himself the best he could from Bakura, getting off the ground slightly. Failed concept. His face changed from anger to agony-struck and he fell to one knee, hearing Bakura talk in an almost scolding voice. He realized his hikari was delivering his pain though...by squeezing the cuts on one of his wrists.
"You KNOW you're in no shape to stand."
"Leave me alone."
Bakura let go and stood up, arms folded and staring down (narrow eyed) at his yami.
"Great, you tell Dansei to leave me be and tell me to leave you alone. Gee. Don't I feel loved." He paused, Akei had growled slightly interrupting him. "Fine, I'll leave you alone, have fun when Dansei finds you." He then stated, well, almost snapped out actually and turned, walking off and only hearing one last faint growl from his dark side. But it was unheard by the time Bakura turned around again and only saw the realm.
******
"Stupid kid." Akei grumbled. "Amazing, when I meant 'leave me alone' I didn't think he'd take me serious." Wandering was not the number one thing on Akei's to-do list. He wouldn't admit he was searching for Bakura (like he wouldn't admit to protecting him), but again he wouldn't object to it either. "I can't believe I'm looking for him...but it's better then Dansei's torment to me..." Again, he grumbled (what should now be his trademark) at the lost feeling and stopped at a wind blowing up around himself, fading away as quickly as it left.
[Bakura. Where are you?]
{And you would care why?}
[Where. Are. You.]
{Hell if I-}
******
Bakura stopped mid-thought and turned around to see something stalking towards him through the air. He whispered out when it became clear and at the same time, wearily backed up. "Serpent Night Dragon...." ((Whatever Rex Raptor has..))
The serpent screeched out in an ear-piercing wail and Bakura stummbled backwards, nearly falling over. "I'm going to die...I'm going to die...I'm going to die..." That was all he could say, all he could think, his only true death options were to die by a brutal spirit, or a serpent. Gee that sounds really hard to decide. A serpent was the better choice. He placed his arms at his side and waited for the attack to come as the serpent railed above him. "Oh god I really am about to die by an untamed beast...and in the Shadow Realm...-"
"Shurgarou the Black Phoenix!!" A voice yelled out. Bakura blinked and watched the Serpent Night Dragon's form explode and sizzle into nothing, leaving one figure in it's place, smirking and holding a Duel monsters card between fingers.
"Yami....?"
"The one and only." He said, still smirking when he slid the card in his pocket.
"Why are you here..? I thought you wanted to be left alone."
"I did. But then I thought if Dansei got to first, it wouldn't be a pretty site to see."
"Aww, how sweet. I have a yami that cares if I die, who would have ever thought that the day would-"
"Don't push it."
"Eh...sorry..." Bakura responded stupidly and then went to trying to change the subject. "So you can summon-"
"-Duel Monsters here? Yes. How-"
"-So couldn't I--er we, use the Change of Heart and settle this?"
"Could, but only as a last resort-"
"-But why?"
"Bakura, do NOT provoke me! That card is a large risk to use in the Shadow Realm and that's that! Now shut your bloody mouth and let me ask my question!!"
Bakura's mouth quickly clapped shut and Akei took a deep breath to cool his temper slightly.
"How did you get the ring to work?"
"I don't know."
"Bakura!" Akei growled (thinking he was lying) and raised a fist, beginning to strike without thinking.
Bakura sank to the ground and whimpered, arms up over his head to block the hit as his voice strained shakily from his mouth. "Please! I'm honest! I don't know, it glowed after my speech back in the room, that's all I know!"
"Dammit!" He cursed and lowered his fist to stare annoyed at a now crying Bakura. He rolled his eyes slightly and finally spat. "Get a hold of yourself!"
Bakura quit crying at that very moment and lowered his arms to stare at his yami (who had his arms at his sides). "But....but I thought...."
"Yeah...well."
******
"Got any six's?"
"Go fish."
Yugi grumbled and picked up a card from the almost empty pile. "Your move, Yami."
"Um...aces.."
"Nope!" Yugi chuckled and watched his dark half pull up a card. Yugi peeked down to no longer see a pile. "Hand over that six Yami." He smirked as Yami handed him the card and Yugi set his cards to the floor and jumped up. "I won!"
Yami grumbled. "Aibou."
"Whoa-hoo! Me Yugi, stomps over Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, YEAH!"
"Aibou."
"What?" Yugi turned his head to see a gleam in Yami's yes. "Uh-oh." Yami lunged up from the chair at Yugi (who tried running) and immediatly went for a weakness of Yugi's. Which that only resulted in tickling the smaller boy. "Yami! Stop! I-I surrender...YAMI! Hahahahaha......s-s-s-top!"
******
"Where are we...?" Bakura groaned as he sulked behind his yami.
"Um."
"You don't know...?"
"Shut up."
"Sorry."
"Will you stop saying that?!"
"Saying what?" He lifted his head to see Akei tense.
"SORRY!"
"Oh. Sor-um, ok." And they continued walking blindly.
***A half an hour later***
"Where are we?"
"DAMMIT BAKURA!!"
"Eheh....just wondering..."
"Well STOP!"
"Ask nicely." ((See? Kinda ooc huh? Ah well.))
Akei swung an arm around and pulled Bakura off the ground and scowled at him. "Stop it before I rip both your freaking arms from their sockets."
"....T-that works t-too...."
Akei dropped him to the ground and continued walking. "Actually, don't talk period." Bakura nodded and stood, a chill inching up his spine. He stayed mostly behind Akei, every so often looking behind himself, feeling watched. The silence was literally eating away at his insides by the time his hands slid into the jean pockets. A noise whistled past his ears and finally his mind broke the silence do to fear.
{Y-Yami...?}
He growled in responds and flung around, quickly atop Bakura on the ground. His knee rammed painfully into the slightly smaller boy's stomach and hands tightly fit around Bakura's neck. "I told you!"
"B-b-but..." Bakura rasped through his closed off airlock. "Y-Y-Yami...you don't understa-"
"Aww. How nice. My two best friends are trying to kill each other. What a Kodak moment."
Akei snarled and left Bakura on the ground as he stood up to see Dansei a few feet before him.
"Oh will you pipe down? You do realize my magic is strong here, don't you? Oh well, here's an example." He held his arm up (palm looking ready to grab something) and Bakura levitated off the ground towards Dansei, his neck now resting in the spirit's hand. The hand twisted quickly so a soft crack was heard (eh somehow not breaking the neck but seriously hurting) and he dropped Bakura flatly to the ground, leaving the boy laying limply still. "Oops? Was that what you were trying to do? Was it? Don't worry, he isn't dead. Yet." Dansei laughed out and kicked Bakura out of his way and began towards Akei.
"Shurgarou!" Akei called, holding up the card. But before the creature could even emerge, deep blue sparks enveloped the card and bursted into flames. Akei jumped and the ashes that remained hovered to the ground.
"Did you really think that bird could stop me? I hope that wasn't your trump card, should we have funeral for it? I'll dig a hole if you get the flowers-"
"Enough games!"
"Oh fine, as you wish. No more games." His voice went darker then normal, a large smirk forming from the crease of his lips. "Is this serious enough?" This time both his were outstretched, palms with an odd swirl symbol glowering blue. Akei couldn't understand what he was talking about until the symbols became brighter and the same blue sparks he saw before engulfed his own body.
First Reaction: What the hell?!
Second Reaction: Damn this hurts.
Third Reaction: I'm going to die.
Bakura finally recovered from his neck injury and looked forward to see his dark side standing, but only because the sparks (which are now going to be considered lightning) were suspending him upward.
{Are you ok?!}
[What do you THINK?! Use a damn card! I can't hold up long!]
{But my deck is in my room, I only have the Change of Heart!}
[Damn, you idiot!]
{Why can't I use it?!}
[It's too dangero-]
{Ugh, I don't care!} Bakura clumsily pulled off the ground and ran backwards the best he could, facing Dansei who began to eye him slightly. "Change of Heart!" The card flickered and formed itself into a wave of light that bursted towards Dansei......but it was deflected by him....and hit Akei instead.
"Well now, thank you for my new pawn," Dansei laughed as the lightning fell from Akei. "Now my pawn, kill that hikari of yours."
"N-no...." Bakura's eyes went wide as Akei stalked towards him with a blank expression. 'This is what he meant....he knew Dansei could deflect the magic of the card...he was trying to protect me again...' Bakura gasped when again his neck was taken a hold of, a fist poised in the air, ready for the strike. "Please Yami...fight it....I'll even let you beat on me again when this is all done....just please....don't listen to him...."
"What are you waiting for?! KILL HIM!!"
"Please....don't do it...."
******
Yugi lay sprawled on the kitchen floor, never again will he mock Yami for beating him in something. "Yami...do you think they're ok?"
Yami sat perched on a counter, looking down over his lighter half with a worried look. "I wish I knew an answer aibou...I wish I knew...."
******
Bakura closed his eyes when he figured he had failed. What was left was to wait for his yami to kill him.
One of his hands had found its way in his pocket again, but it was an odd feeling within it, a warm atmosphere. The boy blinked and pulled out a card from his pocket, the same time as Akei let him go (hands falling to his sides). "The Change of Heart..." Bakura read, looking at the card...Akei had fought the card's power....
[I told you it was a risk.]
{I know, I know...I'm sorry....-}
"IMPOSSIBLE!! No one can fight that card's magic! How did you?! I-I don't get it....!"
"Good thing you don't." Akei smirked. [Use the card again.]
{But, but why...? What if something happens again...?}
[Oh stop worrying just-]
"YAMI!" Bakura cried as his body levitated again towards Dansei and once he was set on the ground, the spirit grasped Bakura's arm, holding him still. Bakura struggled but the hand was firmly gripped to him. "Let me go!!"
"Kicking and screaming won't get you anywhere. Besides, I'm going to show you something your thoughts said you wanted." Dansei raised his free hand towards a phased Akei and laughed out as a bolt of blackness stroke into his body, sending him spilling to the ground with an agonizing scream. He lay still. Unmovable.
"What did you do to him?!"
"I gave him what you wanted. To have him killed painfully."
"W-w-hat.....?"
******
"Where am I...?" Akei groaned, standing up off the ground. He looked infront of him to see a woman in a purple robe.
"You are here to see your fate."
"Who are you....?"
"I am the Magician of Faith." She stopped a moment to stare at him before continuing, her hands clutching her staff. "This realm is between life and death. North is Life, South is Death. West is Heaven and East is Hell."
"So...I go South and then East...?"
"Not...necessarily...You still have a chance to live."
"How..?"
"Just let your thoughts guide you."
"What?" Before he could even do anything about it, a blinding light flashed and he was knocked out once again.
******
'Great...I've messed up big this time. I'm going to die and I can't do a thing about it. I guess I deserve it...Only the last few hours might differ that. Great, it's my fault Bakura will die too. So in the past I have beaten him so bad, but stopped to make sure he wouldn't actually die. I never tried to kill him, and yet now it's like I am killing him....
Why did Dansei have to show up? This is all his fault! No, no, it's still mine...what do I do? There HAS to be something, someway, I don't know why I still care, maybe it's the fate of a yami. Yami protects Yugi as a guardian...is that what I'm doing now? I have to get out of here...damn....DAMN! Dansei if you kill him I SWEAR I'll find some way to kill you!'
******
{You can't be dead...I didn't mean it...I don't WANT you to be killed painfully! .............I can't believe it.........I'm sorry it had to be like this....}
"Enough mourning!" Dansei yelled, throwing Bakura infront of him.
"I can't believe you killed him...." Bakura began to growl. (So maybe his yami was rubbing off on him.)
"Believe it! And you're next!"
******
"The gods have granted your life."
"What? How'd I get back here?"
"You were always here. When you were knocked out, your mind took over with thoughts which decided where you belonged. And you can live. Just remember, this is your only chance, don't screw it up." The magician granted, swaying her staff at Akei until he faded and was gone.
******
But Bakura had officially had flipped. "FINE! Just kill me already! Cut my head off and use it as a gold ball! My legs as a club! Come on get over with it!"
[You've lost it.]
Bakura fell to one knee, clutching his head angrily. {I have lost it...I'm hearing voices....}
[Bakura I'm not d-]
{LEAVE ME ALONE! I'm tired of spirits trying to be my yami!!}
[Bakura...It's m-]
Bakura began to cry and Dansei just blinked confused at the boy. {Stop it! S-stop it whoever you are! My yami is DEAD so STOP it!! If you're working with Dansei then just leave me alone...I-I don't want to be hurt anymore......S-s-top imitating h-him.........}
Akei still lay on his stomach (though he as alive) and acted dead, the last thing he needed was Dansei to notice he was alive. It almost hurt him though, listening to Bakura trying to stand strong by figuring he was dead and some other spirit trying to kill him...Mentally he shook his head and spoke, still not moving. [Bakura, please, I've been granted a second chance, I'm NOT dead! You have to listen to me, it's me, Akei!] He mentally blinked when he used the name Yugi had given him but then went on. [Bakura, pass the Change of Heart behind you so Dansei won't notice. I have an idea, but I have to know if you trust me on this Bakura...do you, or do you not........?]
******
Ohhh cliffy ^^ Ya know, I think I can make a sequel out of this....
Eh. Anyway, I may have tweaked the rules slightly on how to use the Change of Heart. I think when it's used it just automatically has whoever it hits attack the opposing side....But I think it sounded better with Dansei commanding him and calling him a "pawn", ne?
I'll get chapter 6 up as soon as I can...
******
Bakura stood off the ground and looked around him slightly, well he noticed their location and Dansei was nowhere in sight.
Akei was set a yard or so from behind him, in the same position he left the room. Hands tied behind him back and down kneeling on his legs and hair straggled before his blood tainted face ((I love making him look weak, he's so cute that way ^^)).
The hikari of the two had to do a double take of what was going on and then snapped back to reality. In a slow pace, he approached his yami and kneeled besides him, hands fumbling at the rope restraining his hands. Akei paid no heed to fighting the help, though he so much wanted to. He felt himself sigh with relief when his wrists were free of the rope's pressure.
"Oh my god..." Bakura muttered.
******
"Um...Yami...?"
"What is it aibou?" Yami called as he entered the room from the kitchen.
Yugi pointed at an empty couch, Akei wasn't there anymore. "He's...gone..."
"They made it to the Shadow Realm."
"Eh? You mean they're physically there?"
"What did you think would happen, aibou?" Yami asked, raising a brow and not catching Yugi slightly red on the cheeks. Yugi then shrugged and muttered something that Yami couldn't hear.
"Can we help at all...?"
"No Yugi...we can't I'm afraid..."
******
"What?!" Akei scowled to Bakura, though he didn't move. He started a moment when he felt Bakura running his fingers over his wrists, the touched pained him.
"You have giant cuts in your wrists..."
"So what?! Let me do dammit!" Again he scowled, pulling himself the best he could from Bakura, getting off the ground slightly. Failed concept. His face changed from anger to agony-struck and he fell to one knee, hearing Bakura talk in an almost scolding voice. He realized his hikari was delivering his pain though...by squeezing the cuts on one of his wrists.
"You KNOW you're in no shape to stand."
"Leave me alone."
Bakura let go and stood up, arms folded and staring down (narrow eyed) at his yami.
"Great, you tell Dansei to leave me be and tell me to leave you alone. Gee. Don't I feel loved." He paused, Akei had growled slightly interrupting him. "Fine, I'll leave you alone, have fun when Dansei finds you." He then stated, well, almost snapped out actually and turned, walking off and only hearing one last faint growl from his dark side. But it was unheard by the time Bakura turned around again and only saw the realm.
******
"Stupid kid." Akei grumbled. "Amazing, when I meant 'leave me alone' I didn't think he'd take me serious." Wandering was not the number one thing on Akei's to-do list. He wouldn't admit he was searching for Bakura (like he wouldn't admit to protecting him), but again he wouldn't object to it either. "I can't believe I'm looking for him...but it's better then Dansei's torment to me..." Again, he grumbled (what should now be his trademark) at the lost feeling and stopped at a wind blowing up around himself, fading away as quickly as it left.
[Bakura. Where are you?]
{And you would care why?}
[Where. Are. You.]
{Hell if I-}
******
Bakura stopped mid-thought and turned around to see something stalking towards him through the air. He whispered out when it became clear and at the same time, wearily backed up. "Serpent Night Dragon...." ((Whatever Rex Raptor has..))
The serpent screeched out in an ear-piercing wail and Bakura stummbled backwards, nearly falling over. "I'm going to die...I'm going to die...I'm going to die..." That was all he could say, all he could think, his only true death options were to die by a brutal spirit, or a serpent. Gee that sounds really hard to decide. A serpent was the better choice. He placed his arms at his side and waited for the attack to come as the serpent railed above him. "Oh god I really am about to die by an untamed beast...and in the Shadow Realm...-"
"Shurgarou the Black Phoenix!!" A voice yelled out. Bakura blinked and watched the Serpent Night Dragon's form explode and sizzle into nothing, leaving one figure in it's place, smirking and holding a Duel monsters card between fingers.
"Yami....?"
"The one and only." He said, still smirking when he slid the card in his pocket.
"Why are you here..? I thought you wanted to be left alone."
"I did. But then I thought if Dansei got to first, it wouldn't be a pretty site to see."
"Aww, how sweet. I have a yami that cares if I die, who would have ever thought that the day would-"
"Don't push it."
"Eh...sorry..." Bakura responded stupidly and then went to trying to change the subject. "So you can summon-"
"-Duel Monsters here? Yes. How-"
"-So couldn't I--er we, use the Change of Heart and settle this?"
"Could, but only as a last resort-"
"-But why?"
"Bakura, do NOT provoke me! That card is a large risk to use in the Shadow Realm and that's that! Now shut your bloody mouth and let me ask my question!!"
Bakura's mouth quickly clapped shut and Akei took a deep breath to cool his temper slightly.
"How did you get the ring to work?"
"I don't know."
"Bakura!" Akei growled (thinking he was lying) and raised a fist, beginning to strike without thinking.
Bakura sank to the ground and whimpered, arms up over his head to block the hit as his voice strained shakily from his mouth. "Please! I'm honest! I don't know, it glowed after my speech back in the room, that's all I know!"
"Dammit!" He cursed and lowered his fist to stare annoyed at a now crying Bakura. He rolled his eyes slightly and finally spat. "Get a hold of yourself!"
Bakura quit crying at that very moment and lowered his arms to stare at his yami (who had his arms at his sides). "But....but I thought...."
"Yeah...well."
******
"Got any six's?"
"Go fish."
Yugi grumbled and picked up a card from the almost empty pile. "Your move, Yami."
"Um...aces.."
"Nope!" Yugi chuckled and watched his dark half pull up a card. Yugi peeked down to no longer see a pile. "Hand over that six Yami." He smirked as Yami handed him the card and Yugi set his cards to the floor and jumped up. "I won!"
Yami grumbled. "Aibou."
"Whoa-hoo! Me Yugi, stomps over Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, YEAH!"
"Aibou."
"What?" Yugi turned his head to see a gleam in Yami's yes. "Uh-oh." Yami lunged up from the chair at Yugi (who tried running) and immediatly went for a weakness of Yugi's. Which that only resulted in tickling the smaller boy. "Yami! Stop! I-I surrender...YAMI! Hahahahaha......s-s-s-top!"
******
"Where are we...?" Bakura groaned as he sulked behind his yami.
"Um."
"You don't know...?"
"Shut up."
"Sorry."
"Will you stop saying that?!"
"Saying what?" He lifted his head to see Akei tense.
"SORRY!"
"Oh. Sor-um, ok." And they continued walking blindly.
***A half an hour later***
"Where are we?"
"DAMMIT BAKURA!!"
"Eheh....just wondering..."
"Well STOP!"
"Ask nicely." ((See? Kinda ooc huh? Ah well.))
Akei swung an arm around and pulled Bakura off the ground and scowled at him. "Stop it before I rip both your freaking arms from their sockets."
"....T-that works t-too...."
Akei dropped him to the ground and continued walking. "Actually, don't talk period." Bakura nodded and stood, a chill inching up his spine. He stayed mostly behind Akei, every so often looking behind himself, feeling watched. The silence was literally eating away at his insides by the time his hands slid into the jean pockets. A noise whistled past his ears and finally his mind broke the silence do to fear.
{Y-Yami...?}
He growled in responds and flung around, quickly atop Bakura on the ground. His knee rammed painfully into the slightly smaller boy's stomach and hands tightly fit around Bakura's neck. "I told you!"
"B-b-but..." Bakura rasped through his closed off airlock. "Y-Y-Yami...you don't understa-"
"Aww. How nice. My two best friends are trying to kill each other. What a Kodak moment."
Akei snarled and left Bakura on the ground as he stood up to see Dansei a few feet before him.
"Oh will you pipe down? You do realize my magic is strong here, don't you? Oh well, here's an example." He held his arm up (palm looking ready to grab something) and Bakura levitated off the ground towards Dansei, his neck now resting in the spirit's hand. The hand twisted quickly so a soft crack was heard (eh somehow not breaking the neck but seriously hurting) and he dropped Bakura flatly to the ground, leaving the boy laying limply still. "Oops? Was that what you were trying to do? Was it? Don't worry, he isn't dead. Yet." Dansei laughed out and kicked Bakura out of his way and began towards Akei.
"Shurgarou!" Akei called, holding up the card. But before the creature could even emerge, deep blue sparks enveloped the card and bursted into flames. Akei jumped and the ashes that remained hovered to the ground.
"Did you really think that bird could stop me? I hope that wasn't your trump card, should we have funeral for it? I'll dig a hole if you get the flowers-"
"Enough games!"
"Oh fine, as you wish. No more games." His voice went darker then normal, a large smirk forming from the crease of his lips. "Is this serious enough?" This time both his were outstretched, palms with an odd swirl symbol glowering blue. Akei couldn't understand what he was talking about until the symbols became brighter and the same blue sparks he saw before engulfed his own body.
First Reaction: What the hell?!
Second Reaction: Damn this hurts.
Third Reaction: I'm going to die.
Bakura finally recovered from his neck injury and looked forward to see his dark side standing, but only because the sparks (which are now going to be considered lightning) were suspending him upward.
{Are you ok?!}
[What do you THINK?! Use a damn card! I can't hold up long!]
{But my deck is in my room, I only have the Change of Heart!}
[Damn, you idiot!]
{Why can't I use it?!}
[It's too dangero-]
{Ugh, I don't care!} Bakura clumsily pulled off the ground and ran backwards the best he could, facing Dansei who began to eye him slightly. "Change of Heart!" The card flickered and formed itself into a wave of light that bursted towards Dansei......but it was deflected by him....and hit Akei instead.
"Well now, thank you for my new pawn," Dansei laughed as the lightning fell from Akei. "Now my pawn, kill that hikari of yours."
"N-no...." Bakura's eyes went wide as Akei stalked towards him with a blank expression. 'This is what he meant....he knew Dansei could deflect the magic of the card...he was trying to protect me again...' Bakura gasped when again his neck was taken a hold of, a fist poised in the air, ready for the strike. "Please Yami...fight it....I'll even let you beat on me again when this is all done....just please....don't listen to him...."
"What are you waiting for?! KILL HIM!!"
"Please....don't do it...."
******
Yugi lay sprawled on the kitchen floor, never again will he mock Yami for beating him in something. "Yami...do you think they're ok?"
Yami sat perched on a counter, looking down over his lighter half with a worried look. "I wish I knew an answer aibou...I wish I knew...."
******
Bakura closed his eyes when he figured he had failed. What was left was to wait for his yami to kill him.
One of his hands had found its way in his pocket again, but it was an odd feeling within it, a warm atmosphere. The boy blinked and pulled out a card from his pocket, the same time as Akei let him go (hands falling to his sides). "The Change of Heart..." Bakura read, looking at the card...Akei had fought the card's power....
[I told you it was a risk.]
{I know, I know...I'm sorry....-}
"IMPOSSIBLE!! No one can fight that card's magic! How did you?! I-I don't get it....!"
"Good thing you don't." Akei smirked. [Use the card again.]
{But, but why...? What if something happens again...?}
[Oh stop worrying just-]
"YAMI!" Bakura cried as his body levitated again towards Dansei and once he was set on the ground, the spirit grasped Bakura's arm, holding him still. Bakura struggled but the hand was firmly gripped to him. "Let me go!!"
"Kicking and screaming won't get you anywhere. Besides, I'm going to show you something your thoughts said you wanted." Dansei raised his free hand towards a phased Akei and laughed out as a bolt of blackness stroke into his body, sending him spilling to the ground with an agonizing scream. He lay still. Unmovable.
"What did you do to him?!"
"I gave him what you wanted. To have him killed painfully."
"W-w-hat.....?"
******
"Where am I...?" Akei groaned, standing up off the ground. He looked infront of him to see a woman in a purple robe.
"You are here to see your fate."
"Who are you....?"
"I am the Magician of Faith." She stopped a moment to stare at him before continuing, her hands clutching her staff. "This realm is between life and death. North is Life, South is Death. West is Heaven and East is Hell."
"So...I go South and then East...?"
"Not...necessarily...You still have a chance to live."
"How..?"
"Just let your thoughts guide you."
"What?" Before he could even do anything about it, a blinding light flashed and he was knocked out once again.
******
'Great...I've messed up big this time. I'm going to die and I can't do a thing about it. I guess I deserve it...Only the last few hours might differ that. Great, it's my fault Bakura will die too. So in the past I have beaten him so bad, but stopped to make sure he wouldn't actually die. I never tried to kill him, and yet now it's like I am killing him....
Why did Dansei have to show up? This is all his fault! No, no, it's still mine...what do I do? There HAS to be something, someway, I don't know why I still care, maybe it's the fate of a yami. Yami protects Yugi as a guardian...is that what I'm doing now? I have to get out of here...damn....DAMN! Dansei if you kill him I SWEAR I'll find some way to kill you!'
******
{You can't be dead...I didn't mean it...I don't WANT you to be killed painfully! .............I can't believe it.........I'm sorry it had to be like this....}
"Enough mourning!" Dansei yelled, throwing Bakura infront of him.
"I can't believe you killed him...." Bakura began to growl. (So maybe his yami was rubbing off on him.)
"Believe it! And you're next!"
******
"The gods have granted your life."
"What? How'd I get back here?"
"You were always here. When you were knocked out, your mind took over with thoughts which decided where you belonged. And you can live. Just remember, this is your only chance, don't screw it up." The magician granted, swaying her staff at Akei until he faded and was gone.
******
But Bakura had officially had flipped. "FINE! Just kill me already! Cut my head off and use it as a gold ball! My legs as a club! Come on get over with it!"
[You've lost it.]
Bakura fell to one knee, clutching his head angrily. {I have lost it...I'm hearing voices....}
[Bakura I'm not d-]
{LEAVE ME ALONE! I'm tired of spirits trying to be my yami!!}
[Bakura...It's m-]
Bakura began to cry and Dansei just blinked confused at the boy. {Stop it! S-stop it whoever you are! My yami is DEAD so STOP it!! If you're working with Dansei then just leave me alone...I-I don't want to be hurt anymore......S-s-top imitating h-him.........}
Akei still lay on his stomach (though he as alive) and acted dead, the last thing he needed was Dansei to notice he was alive. It almost hurt him though, listening to Bakura trying to stand strong by figuring he was dead and some other spirit trying to kill him...Mentally he shook his head and spoke, still not moving. [Bakura, please, I've been granted a second chance, I'm NOT dead! You have to listen to me, it's me, Akei!] He mentally blinked when he used the name Yugi had given him but then went on. [Bakura, pass the Change of Heart behind you so Dansei won't notice. I have an idea, but I have to know if you trust me on this Bakura...do you, or do you not........?]
******
Ohhh cliffy ^^ Ya know, I think I can make a sequel out of this....
Eh. Anyway, I may have tweaked the rules slightly on how to use the Change of Heart. I think when it's used it just automatically has whoever it hits attack the opposing side....But I think it sounded better with Dansei commanding him and calling him a "pawn", ne?
I'll get chapter 6 up as soon as I can...
