Disclaimer: disclaimer for first chapter applies to rest of story.

Authoress Note: ^.^ I'd love to thank everyone who reviewed Yugi Virus so far. It's been so -fun- to write it and all...

Yugi Muse: How come you sound like one of those cheesy actresses that gets an award?

Because... I... just can. O.O; Special thanks to Madame Ruby who will make a guest appearance because... she's the first to talk to me about that 'secret plan' and even gave me a few ideas herself! ^.^; OH! And I'd like to introduce someone to you...

Yami Muse: *blushes* Is it all right to come out?

Yes, yes, dork, you can come out now.

Yami Muse: YAY! ^.^

O.o; I bought my Yugi Muse off the Black Market and therefore he's evil... sort of.

Yugi Muse: *streaking through a flower field* WEEE! I'M FREE!!

.....X.X Yeah... I bought my Yami Muse offa the White Market. And he's an angel with a halo that's stuck on the top spike of his hair.

Yami Muse: And it won't come off.

So basically, Yugi and Yami switched true personalities.... *shrugs* Though I can't see Yami streaking in a field of flowers... perhaps my Yugi Muse is just insane. But this long AN is not over yet! I've got to sort through a couple memos that my Yugi Muse accidentally gave me.

First memo: *looks at it* from lily22. She writes "Ryou has green eyes?"... Yes. Ryou does in fact have green eyes in the first series that is not aired in America. She also writes: "Yami asked GRANDPA out?" ... *grins* Yes... he did, the sick and twisted fool.

Yami Muse: SHUT UP!

--NC-- thank you for pointing that mistake out for me! XD

And last note... by angie: She writes "I think Ryou and Yugi are pretty good together but one thing bothers me about your chapter. Why would Anzu reject Yami big time she has like the biggest crush on him and isn't it normally the other way around? Also if Yugi and Jou are her friends why are they acting like she doesn't exist right now. It just oh she's sick, next topic"... O.O! You're so right Angie! *glomps* See... I'm not a big Anzu fan so yeah... that's pretty much why they ignored her. But I'll include a little worry about her in this chapter. And some for their dear friend Miho(who's last name I don't know).

And for everyone who wanted Yami to ask Bakura out... well here ya go!... AH! ENOUGH WITH THE VERY LONG AUTHORESS NOTE!

::Yugi Virus 4::

"Are you up for the challenge?" Ryou asked quietly. He was standing in a secluded hallway of the school, and a young woman was in front of him, tapping her foot lightly. She had her arms folded coolly, and a smirk wrapped her face, though her eyes were hidden.

"It's not a challenge." She muttered.

Ryou grinned. "Good. I'm terribly worried about Yugi, this whole Virus deal is hitting him pretty hard. Thank you."

"No problem."

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Pegasus-sama picked up the roll call sheet, but when he looked up, only a handful of girls were left in the room. He sighed momentarily. "Must I really have to go through this every day? How about I cut to the chase and get drunk."

"OK." The class said in unison, which was rather odd considering that none of them even moved their mouths. And Pegasus-sama left the room.

Yugi turned around in his seat to talk to Ryou. He didn't have a chance to talk to him earlier that day, because he claimed he had a previous engagement. Though, what that was, Yugi didn't know, but the girls in the classroom looked a little more smug than usual. Perhaps it was because something was missing...

"Yami's not here!" Yugi gasped. Suddenly, the other classmates looked around to realize that indeed he was not. Ryou's eyes opened wide.

"I know he was here a moment ago..."

But the fact was, he was gone now.

Yugi gasped. "He's probably wreaking havoc all over the world, driving everyone insane! Or worse..." His voice lowered. "He's visiting all the victims and finishing them off! No! What about Anzu and Miho! And Jou, Seto and Honda!...OOF!"

Yugi looked up to see another pair of eyes glaring down at him quite like his own, only much more menacing. Yami had clonked him upside the head and was now heading for his seat. "Stop jumping to conclusions. I was only using the bathroom."

"...oh." Embarrassed, Yugi sat back down in his seat, but an interruption at the doorway caused him to bolt upright again. Bakura was slumped against the door, breathing heavily, his eyes shut tight. Yugi could feel the tension behind him, radiating outward from Ryou.

"My yami... no..." Ryou's eyes were filled with fear. Yugi knew that Ryou resented his yami, but if anything hurt him, it was like it hurt the little hikari as well. Just as the same link went through Yugi and Yami. Ryou dashed to Bakura's side, trying to place an arm around him. Yet, his yami shoved him away, causing Ryou to collide with a wall. Hurt, he sank to the ground.

"Leave me be..." Bakura growled and pointed a finger at Yami. "You... you have one sick and very twisted mind.."

"Why thank you." Yami blew on his nails and propped his feet up on his desk. "I happen to like being a sadist that you very much."

Bakura only nodded and fainted. Cue screams from the remainder of the girls in the classroom.

Yugi too.

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After school, Yugi and Ryou were walking home again, but Ryou straightened out suddenly. "Yugi, I forgot about something at the school. I need to go back."

"We couldn't walk to school together this morning... and now this?" Yugi couldn't explain why he was so upset to find Ryou looking for excuses to get away from him. Were they excuses? It didn't matter, though. Yugi didn't want Ryou to leave.

"You can come with me. It's part of my plan and I want to see it through." Ryou gave a coy smirk.

So the two boys made it back to school again, a scene already in the progress. A young woman Yugi rarely ever saw around school was yelling at something on the ground, stomping wildly and pointing in a direction. She was known as a loner, with silver hair and black eyes. When they got closer, Yugi was able to tell that she was yelling at a cat, and what she was saying.

"Sweetie! That's not a good idea! Go... attack Seto or something... Go on... get!" She paused for a second and the cat looked at her oddly. "GET!"

"Go on." came a voice from behind her. And the cat, apparently Sweetie, dashed off. But that voice belonged to Yami.

Yugi grabbed a hold of Ryou's arm. "He's going to ask her out! I know it.... Ryou... do something."

"Shh..." Ryou placed one hand on Yugi's arm. "It's all right. Just watch."

Yugi raised an eyebrow. What did he say? "Are you crazy? She'll get the Yugi Virus!"

Ryou chuckled, which was very unlike him. But since his yami was sick, perhaps he may have been taking on his attributes. "Just watch..."

Yugi turned to look, horrified. But what he expected was not what he got. The girl turned around and grinned. "Say, you're that Yami fellow everyone's talking about."

He made an unnecessary bow. "At your service."

"The name's Ruby." she took a step closer to him. As she did, Yugi squeezed Ryou's arm tighter, but the silver-haired boy remained calm. Were they both psycho?

"Ruby... say-"

"Shh." Ruby was now right in front of Yami and placed a finger over his lips to silence him. "How about you, and me tonight. I pick you up at your place."

Yami looked shocked. "You're... you're asking me out?"

"That's what it looks like, doesn't it? I hear you've had a little trouble with the women." She laughed. "Thought I'd help you out."

"Well... then, sure."

Yugi looked overjoyed. "She didn't get the Yugi Virus!" He turned around and hugged Ryou tight, who hugged Yugi back. "What about the others? Are they all alright I.. I can't help but worry..."

Ryou looked in Yugi's eyes. "I don't know. I thought maybe if someone asked Yami out everyone would be cured. Maybe we should go over to Jou, Honda, Anzu or Miho's place and check up on them."

Yugi nodded, but no sooner had Ryou finished his answer, a bloodcurdling scream came from a house nearby. A middle-aged woman ran out, fleeing for her life and one of the Mary-Sue's came hobbling out of the house, moaning something awful.

"What's with her?" Yugi asked.

"I... don't know." Came Ryou's reply.

Yami gasped from behind them. Yugi and Ryou turned around to see him pinned to a wall by Jou and Anzu. They both had a glazed look over their eyes and were mumbling something under their breath. More of Yami's previous victims were wobbling out from behind the school or heading straight towards him. Yami's muffled screams could barely be made out.

"I can't... use the Virus on them!" He choked. "I can't stop them..."

Ryou halted for a moment and raised one arm higher than the other. "On the one hand, if I help Yami, that would be the nice thing to do, after all he is my best friend's... dark side. But on the other hand, if I let him get mauled by his own victims, it only serves him right."

Yugi was crying again. "I don't care what happens! Just do something! He can't use the virus anymore now that's he got a date!"

Ryou nodded and they started to pull people from Yami. Yet, that was of no help either. Gwen, a previous victim of Yami's, motioned for the others to follow. Her voice was scratchy, probably another symptom of the virus. "Get them too! They're trying to help him!"

The entire time, Ruby shrunk back, her cat, Sweetie climbed into her arm with blood dripping down her chin. She stroked her cat's head and sighed. "I knew I shouldn't have granted that Virus to Yami. It was the cause of his own downfall.

Apparently, Yami was able to hear that despite the tearing of his clothes from his mad-driven victims. "You granted me that curse?"

She grinned. "Of course!"

"I thought it was the authoress."

"She can't take the credit."

"Oh. OW! Damnit!" Karly had yanked good and hard at his hair.

As for how Ryou and Yugi were faring. The girls pretty much stayed away from them. After all, they were innocent and only trying to help an old friend and they'd tried to help them anyway. Besides, the authoress thought Ryou and Yugi were such innocent and carefree individuals that everyone should love them anyway and no harm should come to them from anyone.

Except Jou, Honda, Miho and Anzu didn't know that. They lunged at their old friends when Gwen, obviously the Victim Rebellion leader commanded.

Fearing for his live, Yugi dashed into Ryou arms, crying, and only when he felt the hot tears on his head, did he realized that Ryou was crying too. The last thing he could remember, was a flash of Anzu's purse and bright blue and red lights swirled about.

TBC!

*grins* What the heck did I do? Did I just practically... -kill- everyone off?

Yugi Muse: YOU SENT ME TO THE HOSPITAL!

Shut up! *tackles Yugi and gags him* Don't give away the next chapter!

Yugi Muse: mmhmmmdfmfm

Yami Muse: Oh, I'm the good guy in this one! *dances on his tiptoes.* ^.^

Er... right. Dork. Honestly, buying my Yugi Muse from someone called Death Imitator was trouble. Buying a Yami Muse from someone called Shining Friendship is worse... o.O; R&R!