By Aiko Hotaru
I don't own SM or Yu-Gi-OH! However all the cards that I create are mine, just like the Amazon Elf
Chapter 8: Two Arguments One soul Battle
Hotaru blushed a deep red as she finally stole a glance at the rest of the group. Her face went redder, when her eyes caught hold of Yugi's for a mere second or two. She saw his gaze darken in remembrance and shivered, before turning away. 'His eyes…they're so…familiar…' She heard Maat whisper in the back of her mind, almost as though, the poor pharaoh herself was remembering the past she never spoke of. 'Maat?' She questioned the girl. 'It's nothing Hotaru…Nothing at all…'Maat smiled sadly, then turned to shut her soul door. Hotaru sighed and stopped half way in taking another breath. She could feel the cold gaze of another on her body. She felt a strange sensation of fear and anger builds up inside her. Purple eyes met laughing green ones for a moment in time. Hotaru shivered, as Bakura's dark green gaze never left her for a second.
Bakura ceased his looking at Hotaru as he watched her shiver from their momentary eye contact. He grinned inside himself as he heard a terribly sad voice speak. 'Please…stop it…don't harm her…' The voice begged. 'Harm her! You are very mistaken, Bakura-chan! No one can touch her without a pharaoh's approval.' He spoke to the little boy trapped within the card in his hand. 'She is the true prize of all the games…and soon she'll be mine to command.' He snickered at hearing the soft no erupting form the card. "Yugi…shall we play?" He smiles in a happy way. Yugi blinks then nods. "Great!" Tea' quickly hands her card to Yugi. Joey grabs Hotaru's card from her hand and shoves it into Yugi's deck while Tristan is handing his card.
Hotaru glared at Joey for the second time in the night. Her eyes filled with an uneasy hate. He laughs at her. Hotaru always hated it when people laughed at her, but Joey was taking the cake. Tea' put a comforting hand on her shoulder. She looked at the taller girl and smiled softly. Turning her attention to Bakura, and then to Yugi, she waited for the beginning of the game. "You better watch out Bakura! With this killer team we'll defeat you…" Yugi smirked, happy to be playing the game. Hotaru blinked at the innocent smile etched across his features. She turned, giving a tired grin to Bakura, as he gave off a smile that gave her the willies.
"Oh really, Yugi?" Bakura smiled. "Allow me to show you all something before we begin." Hotaru's eyes darkened as he formed a strange circle with his hands. A millennium ring appeared in his hands and her eyes widened. "A Millennium piece!" Yugi cried out alarmed. "Very good Yugi. Now let me show you what it can do!" 'Aibou!' Hotaru heard Maat scream to her, as a strange splitting feeling overtook her. 'Maat…' She called back, as her body hit the floor and her soul danced off to another location.
Maat opened Hotaru's eyes as soon as she felt a golden glow next to her. "Ah…good to see you up Hotaru-dono." She heard a voice. 'Bakura!' Her mind hissed. She felt as though the Hotaru side of her had taken the full blow of his attack and decided to act as though nothing was different. "What?" She glanced around nervously. Joey, Tristan, Tea' and Yugi were lying on the ground, looking mostly dead. "Oh! I'm so glad you're alright, Hotaru-dono." Bakura smiled softly, his green eyes examining her. She gulped slightly. "What did you do to them?" She glared at him, her voice etched somewhat with fear and anxiety. "Nothing really…" He strode closer to her. He smiled, when she got up quickly. "Don't worry…I just made sure we could talk and play a game alone…" He hissed. His dark eyes examined her body, going up and down, as if ensuring the prize was still there.
Maat did not like the way Bakura's eyes roamed over her body. She slowly walked backwards, away from him. "Look out, Hotaru-dono…" He spoke a little too late. Hotaru tripped over Joey's larger body. She found herself laying in between Joey and Yugi now. Crawling with all her might, she struggled to get away from the startling figure of Bakura. "Joey! Tristan!" She screamed at the unconscious figures. "Yugi! Tea'!" Her voice became more desperate. "Now, that isn't going to work, Hotaru-dono…" Bakura smiled evilly at her. Maat felt the fear begin to consume her to. 'I can't fight him without revealing Hotaru's secrets!' She hissed inside of her mind. Lifting up her hands in front of Hotaru's face, she whimpered pathetically. Just as Bakura was about to grip her arm a voice stopped him. Startling both to look at Yugi. "Stop!" Yugi glowed a radiant golden color and rose to stand infront of Bakura, blocking the taller male from Hotaru's body, and Maat's soul. "Hello again, Yugi…" Bakura smirked. "What can I do for you?"
"What have you done, Bakura?" Yugi's voice came darker than any tone he'd ever used before. "Done? Yugi?" Bakura acted surprisingly innocent…
TBC….
Next Chapter: Two Suprises, One Danger
