By Origami Hoshi and Spinel Sun
Co-Authored by Hikari no Genki
Disclaimer: ;; … I REFUSE!! NEVER!! -=large folder full of law documents smacks into the side of Ori's head=- X____X Itai…
Chapter: Do You See the Darkness?
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Gen: ^.^ Hallo, ladies and gents. Welcome once again to the crazy pre-chapter rants of Ori-chan, Suppi-chan, and ME!! Gen-chan. ^^ Mushrooms.
Suppi: Wow. O_O;; We quite a few more reviews on this story than TNFA, don'tcha think so, Ori-chan?
Ori: Yeah. O_O;;
Gen: Mushrooms. Which reminds me, you guys wiillll be working on the sequel soon, won'tcha? -=whisters and holds inflatable mallet behind back=-
Suppi: ^^;; Ehhh.. of course.
Ori: ^^;; What would make you think other wise?
Gen: ^______^ Gee, you guys are great! Mushrooms.
Suppi: Btw, folks, this chappie is kinda mushy… more luvy stuff than usual.. X__X I mean, the only love scene we've ever done is the 'Bite Scence' from TNFA.
Ori: So if it sucks, please don't hurt us. X___@
Suppi: Gee, Ori, why don't you answer reviews now?
Ori: ^^;; Okies.
Bishiehuggler: (Kiram: ^________^) Yes, he is strange isn't it? Blame it on Suppi. ^^;; (Suppi: HEY!! ;;)
Chibigreen Tanuki: What would Bakura be without all the evil goodness? ^.~
AddandSubtract: Really? ^^ Awww, that's so nice of you!! -=hugs=- (Gen: HALLO!! ^^) Don't worry, btw, happiness is a super thing. ^.~ Right? As for your riddle, the three of us combined have an IQ of about 30. ^^;; Sorry, no can help. Hehehe.. And for your question, me and Suppi-chan live next door, so every chance we get we hang out together and do crazy stuff. Mostly, Gen writes with us over IM. She doesn't really write that much, but like, she gives us ideas and we run our ideas by her. Whoa! Long reply..
Yuki-chan: ^^;; Yeah, Kiram is kinda OOC… But, we wanted to have a hyper, happy guy. So, we came up with Kiram (which is Marik spelled backwards. X.x;;).
Lily22: We write whenever we can, Lily-san. ^____^;; Does kinda get tiring though. (Gen: -=crosses fingers behind back=- What makes you think that? ^^)
Rae: They had to get caught for the story to be good, ne? ^.~ -=holds up sign=- (Sign: [Hai! Right away!])
Blue Lagoon Loon: X__________X Jou-kun!! Bad…
Lady Geuna: Heheheheh.. You're going to find out soon, hopefully?
Chang-Mi: OOH!! Nifty name, is it like, Chinese or something? ^^;; Anyways, tenku for the review!!
Mystery: WAAAAII!!! Mystery-san!! So good to hear from you!! And of course, Yami Mystery-san. ^^ And I promise to have more of the Yami + Hikari stuff really soon!! But, you know, for it to be a fairly good story, total enemies can't just suddenly start hugging or anything, ne? (Gen: JAA!! ^__^) Also, we proably will be starting on the sequel to TNFA sooooon!
Asian Angel 12: School is a pain sometimes… Auggghh! ;; Evil… Anyways, no worries, ne? Nothing tooo bad will happen. ^^ (Gen: -=gets spork=- MWHAHAHA!! HUNT LITTLE ANNOYING INSECTS!!)
Demonic Angel: No threats! X___X ONEGAI!! Update coming rriiiigghtt up!!
Angel-Belle: Wow.. Lots of Angel sns… Uhm.. Anywho, Kiram's personality is just for grin-value. We didn't want to make it as angsty as our last story (TNFA) which was preeeettty depressing. OH!! You want to WRITE with us?! ^____^ GREAT!! We can use all the help possible on our next project. E-mail Gen-chan for more info and stuff. Her e-mail is: hikari_mushroom@gundamwing.net! ^^
OoshatiElf: ^^ Tenku. X___X Lucky! Seriously, my brother is like a mini Kiram and he kept me up like all night because he.. -=cough=- "…got a virus from a tree…" (Kiram: ^___^ HALLO ELF-SAN!!)
Apple Virus: We finished that chapter after two days. ^^;; We aim to please, Vi-san.
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Marik looked up and blinked. Found it?
"Oh. Whoops, that's not it."
Oiy.. The poor original mentally slapped his own forehead. Sometimes he wondered what had gone wrong in that clone's creation process. For Kami-sama's sake, Marik Ishtal was sure he did not act like a six-year old with the power to see into the near future.
"OOOHHH!!!!", an excited syllable from Kiram returned the spotlight to him.
The child-like clone smiled brightly and held up two fingers to form a 'V' for victory! In his other hand, the pre-cog held a small vile with a nearly clear substance filling it half-way. He held up the tiny glass container and waved it back and forth, grinning foolishly.
"Lookie what I fooounndd!! I found it, I found it", chanted Kiram happily, "I found the thingie for curing the muckity muckiness!! Lalalalala… Who is a wonderful, finding-stuff pre-cog? Kiram is! ^___^"
"Okay okay, good job, Kiram", sighed Marik, shaking his blonde head slightly, "Now, let's go."
"Really, do you think so? Tell me you think so. I worked really really really hard for Jou or whatever his name is. Soooo, did I do a good job for reals? You do think so right?", the younger one rapidly fired questions at the blonde Egyptian at 100 wpm. (Words per minute.)
"Yes, of coures I think so."
Suddenly, a very mischevious glint lit up in the clone's deep blue eyes as a sound came up from inside of him. It was a sort of soft rumbling or a soft breeze. It was partially a giggle and a snigger, and it made his eyes shine. He laughed.
"What's so funny now?", groaned Marik. After this mission, he was retiring early.
Kiram just laughed again and leaned forward.
"Kiram, what are yo-"
A small, quick peck on the check stopped the Hikari assasin half-way through his words. And before he could remember what he was saying, the ever youthful Kiram had already slipped out the door and was heading back to his brother's prisoner, bell like laughter echoing down the halls.
"Hey… Wait!!"
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Yuugi bit on his lip so hard it turned white under the pressure. His mind was racing. What to do..? Training had never mentioned anything about being capture by your super powered, enhanced clones and being carried in their arms towards an old building, which could contain more super powered, enhanced clones! If he ever got back alive, he would make sure they fixed that darn training…
"You think a lot for a boy your age", commented Yami, raising his eye brow slightly as he watched the assasin's violet eyes turn to gaze on him as he spoke.
"Well, you sort of have to, when you're an assasin", replied code-name Serpent, forgetting for a fraction of a second that he was talking to someone who could very well be his mortal enemy.
"I see."
The dark leader carried his captive back the few remaining yards to the labs in silence. It wasn't a menacing silence, or really a thoughtful silence.. Just, an awkward silence between two young boys…
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Ryou dreamed, unaware as the shadow warrior stepped closer, closing the small distance between them. His cold green eyes watched the Hikari's every move, from every soft breath to every small twitch. He raised a finger and trailed it across the pale, soft skin, once again half smiling, half smirking like a cat.
"You see, little snake, if you should create something with a mind of its own, it is sure to think, and as Adam condemned himself, so will the clone betray the master."
Bakura slowly allowed the mental barrier to break, sending Ryou falling through the air and straight into his arms. He considered a moment and decided to carry the sleeping boy over his sholder, but instead of heading towards the lab, the albino creation turned and headed the way the assasin had come from when they thought they'd be doing an ordinary mission.
Boy, were they wrong.
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Yami crouched down, preparing to jump back onto the roof and return to the indoors. Yuugi watched his face intently. How could someone so beautiful be created? Was it possible to artifically make such beauty? Beauty. But, dark beauty.
The taller boy suddenly looked up over his sholder, like a wolf catching the scent of his prey. Bakura, where are you going? The dark one instantly messaged the other, sensing his signature distancing itself. Where are you taking the boy?
Yuugi bit his lip again. Should he say something? He felt so strange. Here he was, being carried like a child by his own clone… Could things get any weirder?
"I-is something wrong?", he finally asked, seeing Yami's lips turn into a slight frown.
I'm taking him back where he belongs. Replied the albino clone as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. Although, I must say, slung over my sholder isn't a bad spot either. A mental smirk. Yami answered sternly. We were ordered to bring all four of them back to the lab and keep them prisoner until Doctor Genji turns.
Honestly, Leader, do you really care what that old geezer says? Chuckled Bakura mentally. You should know better. He's only using you. And I will not be used. What about you, Leader? Last chance.
Yami paused a moment to answer the teen assasin out loud, "Perhaps."
Last chance for what? To come with me. Not that we're friends or partners or anything like that. I just want to see the good doctor fail. A short, mental and cruel laugh echoed through Yami's head. What about Yuugi? Using names now, are we? Yes. What about it? The dark leader was seriously beginning to get annoyed and was terribly tempted to cut the mental link. Oh nothing. Bring him, if it means so much to you.
"I-", began Yuugi.
His clone looked down on his with harsh, crimson eyes, burning with power, and yet, they didn't seem so frightening. Perhaps it was because he felt he could talk with this mysterious look-a-like. Or just because it was meant to be. (Ori: The Twinkie, folks! The Twinkie!)
Take your time, Leader. Sleep lasts forever. Drawled a familiar sarcastic voice. What, too chicken to break the rules for once?
No way.
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"Kiram, wait a minute!! Come back here!!"
A half irritated, half earnestly beseeching voice bounced off the walls and into the room as a well-loved young clone threw the door open, vile of sedative antidote in hand. Seto looked up instantly, hastily sitting up straighter. Jou stirred slightly and only clung tighter to his source of warmth.
"Oops! Sorry, interrupting something?", laughed he, stepping in and holding the cure out to Doctor Genji's clone, "Didn't mean too. Put a sign or som-"
"Shut up already."
"Ehhh…" The healthy blonde clone took a hint and shut his trap, quietly sitting down on the creaky bed wobbily standing near the door. Shortly after, Marik stumbled in, face a bright red. From the running of the little incident? We shall never know.
Kiram laughed slightly and scooted over, patting the spot beside him.
"Let's see if this is as good as the label...", muttered Seto, pulling the cork out with his teeth and carefully opening Jou's mouth his his fingers.
The blonde Hikari groaned slightly and murmured something in his fevered sleep. The blue eyed boy sighed and just as carefully poured the antidote through the half-way parted lips. Almost immediatedly, Jou sat up straight, coughing, eyes wide.
"What the…!!!"
"Calm down. We've simpley given you the antidote", assured Seto, stroking his hair some, "You're not going to die or anything, puppy. Atleast, not anytime soon."
"Puppy?! I'm not a dog!!", cried Jou in protest, promptly heaving another cough and leaning back against the wall for support.
"Suuuure…", chirped Kiram, a grin spredding over his tanned features, 'We believe you!"
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Ori: Sorry for the crappiness.. It's like.. 10:17 PM, and I'm the only one still awake.. -=sigh=- Suppi-chan went home an hour ago and Gen-chan just signed off… I'm all alone!!
Ori: Look! It's me! Twice in a row! This is sooo depressing, you know? Like, this one time..
-Flashback-
Ori: -=mumble mumble=-
Mom: Ori, are you talking to yourself again?
Ori ;; Mom, how many times to I have to tell you? It's the other me.
Other Ori: Yeah!!
Ori: See?
Mom: Oh okay. I'll just go call the mental hospital..
Ori: -=heard nothing=- Mmmkay!
-End flashback-
Ori: -=sweatdrop=- Okay, so it didn't really go that way! But I'm still alloooneee!! I need a hug. T-T
Kiram: ^_____^ YOU HAVE MEE!!!
Ori: -=falls over shrieking=- AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Kiram: O.o;; Whoops.
Ori: X____X Rev…. iew… One…gai…
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