"Foreign Magic"
a YuGiOh Xover Short
by The Mad Fangirl
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A living game with moving pieces responding to his will. This magical duel was Yami Yugi's element, and he felt alive to the spiked tips of his hair. Strategy swirled around him, and his orange-headed opponent frowned in thought.
Then the boy barked orders, sharp, commanding. The pieces moved, and Yami, who thought at least twenty moves ahead…saw that he was lost.
If he…no, checkmate in three. If he…no, checkmate in four. In eight, in five, in one….
"You…win." As his opponent shrugged apologetically, he shook his head as if to clear it. "Sorry - I just don't lose very often."
"You did great, though! Bloody brilliant for your first time at Wizard's Chess," the red-haired boy enthused.
"But Ron did warn you, he's the best player at Hogwarts," said another boy, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. The blonde girl sitting next to him did not look up as she crossed out the title on her notes, replacing "Talismans of the Ancient Near East" with "Magical Creatures that Didn't Start Out that Way."
Yami sighed. "I believe it." Then his red eyes took on an almost predatory gleam. "How about you, Harry? Want to play cards?"
Harry took out his deck of Exploding Snap. "Thought you'd never ask."
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End
TMF
a YuGiOh Xover Short
by The Mad Fangirl
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A living game with moving pieces responding to his will. This magical duel was Yami Yugi's element, and he felt alive to the spiked tips of his hair. Strategy swirled around him, and his orange-headed opponent frowned in thought.
Then the boy barked orders, sharp, commanding. The pieces moved, and Yami, who thought at least twenty moves ahead…saw that he was lost.
If he…no, checkmate in three. If he…no, checkmate in four. In eight, in five, in one….
"You…win." As his opponent shrugged apologetically, he shook his head as if to clear it. "Sorry - I just don't lose very often."
"You did great, though! Bloody brilliant for your first time at Wizard's Chess," the red-haired boy enthused.
"But Ron did warn you, he's the best player at Hogwarts," said another boy, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. The blonde girl sitting next to him did not look up as she crossed out the title on her notes, replacing "Talismans of the Ancient Near East" with "Magical Creatures that Didn't Start Out that Way."
Yami sighed. "I believe it." Then his red eyes took on an almost predatory gleam. "How about you, Harry? Want to play cards?"
Harry took out his deck of Exploding Snap. "Thought you'd never ask."
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End
TMF