Yami Amythest: *rolls eyes* this is getting weird. . .
R Amythest: There IS about 6 more chapters, though. This is nowhere close to stopping.Yami Amythest: *rooooolllllls eyes* *groan*
R Amythest: read and enjoy and review!
Italics show read print, emphasis, flashback, voice in phone, or dream Emphasis during dream, flashback, phone calls, or read print'thoughts'
*~*~* = lapse of time and/or change of scene
[Ryou to Bakura over soul link]
]Bakura to Ryou over soul link[
{Malik to Ishtar over soul link}
}Ishtar to Malik over soul link{
*~*~*
Tea slammed the phone onto the receiver. She glanced at the gold piece on the counter and began to sob, for Yugi. . . she knew it was a hopeless desire. He hated her, and all because of Ryouji.
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"H-he-hello?" Tea gulped. She was still choking on her tears. She secretly hoped it was Yugi, although she knew it was too much to hope for.
"Tea, I'm sorry about what I-" the other line started.
"SHUT IT DICE BOY!" she yelled into the phone and slammed it on the receiver. She cried uncontrollably, and she knew. . . no one would ever love her again. Unless. . . Maybe if she gave back the puzzle piece. . .
Tea grabbed her cloak and ran out the door.
*~*~*
Ryouji sighed as the other end slammed, not clicked, as the phone was hung up. He sighed and hand a hand through his hair. 'Why in the world did you have to be a conceited jerk?' he scolded himself. 'Nonetheless, it might not be too late. . .' Grumbling at how soft and forgiving he's been, Ryouji swallowed his pride and put on his coat, ready to go face-to-face with an ordinary girl.
*~*~*
Tea slopped down the sidewalk towards the hospital. It was raining heavily. . . very heavily. Dark lightning streaked against, not with, the sky. 'Dark lighting? That reminds me of what Tristen called the Shadow Realm. . .' Tea shivered and hugged her coat tighter. It was still early in the afternoon, but the sky made it look like midnight. 'If I remember correctly, it's visiting time right now. . .' It was just about half a mile more to reach it.
That's when she heard it. The scream.
*~*~*
Ishtar, in control of Malik, ran down the same sidewalk, in direction of the park. The dark energy was coming from there. . . and it was radiating its negative energy in all directions. It was too late to simply seal it- monsters were already on the loose. He sloshed through mud, rain, and the dark lightning of the realm. And then, there was a scream. The first victim of the shadow games.
*~*~*
Ryouji cowed as the creature approached him. An aqua staff was raised and pointed at him. A turquoise pearl glinted on the point. 'I pray, I'll be kind and forgiving and I'll be nice and not act like a jerk if you only-'
His prayer was interrupted by Tea's shout of, "STOP!" The Dark Magician turned around and faced the girl. "You listened to my friend before, Yugi, please don't attack him!" Tea begged. Despite her speech, the Magician raised his staff.
*~*~*
Ishtar sighted Tea yelling into a corner. He wondered what she was doing. And then he saw the staff.
"Dragon Ra!" He commanded, using his Millennium Item to bring the monster to life. The dragon raised its neck and started to aim a blast. "Quick, Tea, get out of the way!" Ishtar shouted. Tea dodged just at the right time as the dragon's blast hit with full impact at the dark magician.
*~*~*
"Are you okay?" Tea asked, helping Ryouji up. His hair was sopping wet and half-covering his eyes. He brushed it aside.
"None of your business!" he snapped, half indignant of the fact an ordinary girl and a friend's alter ego had to save him. He'd better not be hearing about this half over town that he screamed.
Tea was shocked that Ryouji was still this stiff and not even grateful a tiny bit that she actually saved him after he rejected her all these times. Her fury shot out in one blast. "You know what, dice-boy?! You're just plain stubborn and mean! That's all I have to say!" she pushed him aside and ran out the alley.
Ryouji nearly fell over again with regret of the words he chose. "Wait, Tea," he said, but it was too soft to be heard.
Ishtar glared into the alley at the soaking wet boy. "Gee, Otogi, since when are you not grateful to her even when she saved you?" He gave him a small glare, but didn't say anything. "Don't you see she bargained everything for you, even her past boyfriend's trust? Can't you just forget about pride just one time and open up to her? Don't stay in this world of darkness, Otogi, start opening up to the light." And with that, Ishtar walked out, leaving a stunned Ryouji behind him.
"Wait, Malik," he said, again too softly. "Wait!" he repeated, a bit louder this time.
Ishtar stopped but didn't bother to turn around. "What now?" he said, showing his annoyance.
"How do you know this?"
Ishtar blushed slightly, then an angry look crossed his face. "None of your business. Go apologize to that girl."
Ryouji stayed still as a deer in headlights as Ishtar walked off, heading towards the park again.
*~*~*
Ishtar gazed at the large, dark, open hole in front of him. Purple, navy blue, and black bolts encircled the pit of darkness. "Dragon Ra!" he summoned. The dragon appeared next to him, screeching its cry. "If any monsters come out, blast them," he commanded. The dragon stood still, its careful eyes keeping watch.
"I'm going in," Ishtar told his monster. The Dragon Ra protested, but it let its master try. As he tried to enter, a dark bolt shocked in front of him. "AH!" he yelped in surprise. He fell out the hole and landed on the ground, back first. Dragon Ra carefully examined his possessor. "It's okay," Ishtar mumbled. "Just a stubborn realm."
*~*~*
"Yugi, don't you see? I love you more than that insensitive jerk. . ." Tea said softly, brushing his bangs to the side. He still didn't face her.
"You've thrown me away. I don't want to do anything with you again," Yugi replied steadily.
"Then. . . you forgot this." Tea handed him the last piece of the puzzle, then walked out the door.
*~*~*
Yugi stared at the retreating girl's back, and his hand tightened around the L-shaped object. Maybe she truly did love him. Or maybe not. He sighed. He was truly in a dilemma. He fell into a peaceful slumber.
"Yugi. . ."
"Yami!" he cried joyfully, swinging his arms around the spirit.
"Yugi, I'm only allowed to visit for a short time," Yami started.
"Yami, I wish I could be with you forever," Yugi sighed.
"Yugi. . . I'm only allowed to tell you this: the Shadow Realm has now been opened. . . and the monsters are escaping. . . and lastly, the sooner you put together the puzzle, the easier it will be to seal the Games." Yami began to fade. "Goodbye, hikari. . ."
"Yami!" he cried out, but nevertheless, the spirit faded away.
Yugi woke up sweating. The shadow games. . . are released!
A nurse entered the room. "Good news, Mr. Mutou." Yugi rolled around on his bed and sat up. They removed the IV cords earlier that day. "You can go tomorrow, sometime near noon."
"That's great!" he shouted. The nurse nodded and left the
room. Yugi gazed down at the puzzle piece in his hand. 'And that means I get to
apologize to you. . .'
*~*~*
R Amythest: Heh, stubborn realm. . . don't 'cha wonder when Ishtar's going to get in?
Yami Amythest: I don't. *skims through storyline R Amythest typed out*
R Amythest: *bops Yami Amythest on the head with Millennium Sceptre* don't interrupt!
Yami Amythest: owww! *rubs head*
Ryouji: I didn't mean that! Really! I looooooove her! *cries*
R Amythest: O.o Ryouji crying? That's a first.
Ryouji: don't talk about it. *glares*
R Amythest: okay, so maybe that was slightly on the undescriptive and short side, but hey, I updated! ^_^;;;
Tea: THAT BITTER JERK! *fuming*
R Amythest: er. . . review before anyone gets hurt. . . bad.