Yes! Here it is! Chapter 12! yay!
Isn't everybody happy?
Yami:Nope.
Ryou:*shrugs*
Seto:*looking at same book from last time* Did you say something?
-_-' Hmph! You guys can be so annoying!
Yami:Well do you expect us to be happy? Your meddling with are lives here like all the
weird Otaku around here! *Is pounced on by a vicous group of Otakus who are squelling,
glomping, and ripping pieces of Yami's clothes off*
Ryou:*hides behind the couch*o_o'''
Seto:*freezes in fear where he sits*O_O
*Saraha banishes a whip and a chair* Back! Back you animals! Someone call Rabid Otaku Control!
Seto:*has a cell phone in his pocket but, is so struck with fear he still won't more*O_O
Ryou:*from hiding place grabs Seto's phone and presses the speed dial button*
Phone:Ring...Ring...Rin- Hello! This is the Rabid Otaku Control Center. How may I help you?
Ryou:*Is now running for dear life while yelling into cell phone* Help! Large group of Rabid
Otaku chasing Bishies around! *Falls prey to one girl falling and drops the phone* Help!!!
Seto:*Has been swarmed by many other Otaku girls and is no longer visable*
Saraha:*has been trampled by Otakus and is laying on the floor* No! Must..save..Bishies!
*Suddenly the door is busted open and smoke pours in. Three figures step into the doorway.
The all are wearing black jumpsuits with ROC writen on the left sleeves, sunglasses
and black knee-length boots.
One has black spikey hair and a childishly cute face. One has puffy greenish colored
hair and is smoking a cigerate. The last has long flowing hair and a sword.
Goku, Spike, and Hotohori.
Saraha:*looks at them sees Hotohori and faints* X_X Hotohori...
*about twenty minutes later*
*All the Otaku are loaded into a large black truck with the letters ROC on the side.
Goku is helping Yami off the floor and wraping his ripped up form in an orange blanket.
Spike is carring an uncouncous Ryou to the couch.
Hotohori is tending Seto's many wounds.
Saraha is still laying on the floor with no one to help her.*
Goku:*points to Saraha's crumpled form* Is she a Rabid Otaku?
Yami:*sigh* No, she's a normal one.
Hotohori:Did she get her shots? An Otaku can become very dangerus if they don't get there
yearly shots.
Seto:*pulls a crumpled piece of paper from pocket* Here's her record.
Hotohori:*looks at paper then goes wide eyed* She tried to take over the world?
Yami:Yep! And she was going to try and marry you, man.
Hotohori:*faints* X_X
Spike:*lits another cigerate* Did you have to tell him that? Now we gotta carry him out of
here too.
Goku:I'll carry him! ^_^
Spike:Go ahead.
Goku:*carries Hotohori out and puts him in the front of the truck. Rabid Otaku's hiss and
spit at his Bishie form* Quiet down now you all!
Spike drops his cigerate and stomps it out on the carpet* I hate this job. *leaves*
Seto:*calls after them* See you at the meeting on Saturday!
Ryou:*wakes up* Huh? What happened to the apartment? *looks down* What happen to Saraha?
Yami:Stupid Rabid Otakus!
Saraha:*wakes up* Where is...? *sees Hotohori's gone* NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ryou:*wispers to Seto and Yami* Some one should say the disclaimer before the story starts.
Yami:I won't!
Seto:*grumble* Saraha does not own Yugioh. She doesn't own DBZ, Cowboy Bebop, or Fushigi Yuugi
ether.
Saraha:*sob* I don't own anything! *sob sob*
Seto:-_-'
Yami:-_-'
Ryou:-_-'
Warning:Yuri and Yaoi pairings! You have been warned!
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'Yami!'
I called out mentally again. Darkness swirled around me. I really couldn't give an exact name
to the place where I was. It looked and felt a bit like the shadow realm but, I couldn't
move at all. I couldn't speak ether. It was like the only thing working was my mind. I tried
to find my way back to Yami's soul room, or the shadow realm, or the real world. I was stuck.
'Yami! Onagai!'
It was like he had cut are connection. No wait..more like he just wasn't responding, I
could still just barely feel the silvery-gold thread of are souls touch. I felt the light
flutter of hope in my chest. Maybe he would release me. Maybe he'd stop and wouldn't go
after Yugi. Maybe he'd relize he didn't need them. Maybe he'd...
"Is that truly what you believe?" A female voice broke my thoughts and I suddenly found
I could move. I turned to see a girl. She was dressed in blue and green robes and a purple
and red hat with an aqua colored gem in a star shaped hole. Blue eyes and matching blue hair
showed from under the large hat. She looked like she was in her early twenties.
This was the Lady of Faith.
I suppose my shock showed all to well, the Lady of Faith smiled at me and spoke again.
"You look surprised Master Ryou, wait you don't like me to call you that do you? I'll
just call you Ryou if you don't mind."
"How did you kn-" I stopped myself mid sentince, I'd thought about that, she could read my
thoughts just like my Yami. She looked at me knowingly. I began again.
"Where are we?"
"We are where we're supposed to be Ryou, just as your darker half is where he is
supposed to be."
"What do you mean?"
Her smile was kind and full of pity for my confusion. She reaches a slender peach colored
arm forward and gripped my own milk colored arm. She motioned for me to follow. She led me
though the shadowy haze for what felt like a long time. Everything looked the same to me,
it was all shadow. Then, like a bolt of lightning in a storm, something other than shadows
appeared. A small odd group of creatures stood in front of us. They where, quite obvious to
anyone who had ever played the game, duel monsters. To be precise the monsters I kept in
my deck. Right away I saw the odd purplish demon that was the Electric Lizard, the huge
monstrous Man-Eater Bug, and the odd looking man the was the White Magical Hat.
The Lady of Faith let go of my arm and went to join them all. They all were turned to
face me. I just stared they were all looking at me with a mixture of curiosity and respect,
something I really couldn't come to grips with. I could feel all there eyes on me, they
seemed to almost stand waiting for orders like an army for a commander. I am no commander.
Suddenly the group of monsters parted and another figure approached me. They wore a long
white robe much like the one I wore. Long golden brown hair fell past shoulders in an
unusual style. The figures right half had shadows looming over it with a demonic looking
bat wing. The other side mirrored the effect except the glow was a lighter illuminating shade
and had an angel wing on it. A heart shaped charm floated above the mystical creatures
clasped palms. I felt myself become over anxious, my heart speed up as the Change of Heart
stepped in front of me. A soft understanding smile graced the face of my favored one. Behind,
the other monsters whispered to each other, glancing at me in awe. The Lady of Faith was the
only in the group not doing so, she seemed to be chanting quietly by herself. I focused
once more to the figure facing me. The Change of Heart's liquid brown eyes grabbed my attention.
"They are all surprised to see you. It is not everyday that one of are Masters pays us a
visit. You look well Ryou."
I wasn't sure what to think, I was standing here talking to the Change of Heart, this wasn't
something where you had planned out what to say if your Duel Monster cards come to life.
"Um, thank you.." I felt stupid but, I couldn't think of anything to say.
"I know you must be shocked Ryou. That is more than understandable. You have more important
things to worry about though. Your demon side for one."
"You mean Yami? Do you know what he's doing? Can you get me back to his soul room?"
"Well, now your talkative young Master? I see I only need to mention your other half."
I blushed furiously while my companion grinned devilishly. The Lady of Faith walked up
to the Change of Heart and gave a playful shove as she spoke.
"Don't tease him! You maybe his favorite but, you shouldn't let your dark half do that."
"oh come now! It was an innocent comment, I had all the right to make it."
"The masters.. affection is not something you should meddle in."
I watched the two humanoid monsters argue feeling suddenly very popular. My face was hot with
embarrassment. The White Magical Hat motioned for my attention and I felt relived that I could
get away from the quarreling two. The magician like humanoid grinned pointing back at the two.
"They'll argue over everything those two. They love each other so much yet, because of
Rune's split personality they can take anything someone says and argue over it."
"Rune?"
"Thats what the Change of Hearts name is. The Lady of Faith is Yui, and I'm Foloth."
"Oh."
Yui had finally seemed to have backed down by the look on Rune's face. Yui seem to be pouting
slightly and Rune gave her lover a quick kiss. The both now came to where I stood with Foloth.
"What lies has this old dog been telling you master?" Runes voice said clearly, her light
sides hand holding Yui's. I smiled at her as I answered.
"Nothing that seems incorrect, Rune." I nodded to the girl's clasped hands. Yui turned a deep
scarlet color and Rune grinned back at me.
"Well I guess he's not as full of it as he seems." she mumbled. Foloth spoke.
"Of course I wouldn't lie to one of are masters! I haven't the darkness you possess my dear
lady Rune."
"Baka! Your just trying to get on the masters good side!" Both Foloth and Rune tensed glaring
at each other. I felt a drop of sweat roll down the side of my head. Yui let go of Rune's
hand and pushed herself in-between the two of them, a hand on ether of there chests pushing
them away from each other.
"Another time you fools! Rune, you must talk to Master Ryou. Foloth, you are being summoned
if you didn't notice."
Foloth gave Rune one last glare before disappearing into thin air. I blinked wondering if
I had imagined it. Yui had calmed Rune down and was now going to talk to the other group
of monsters. Rune brushed a bead of sweat from her angelic face and looked at me again.
"I'm sorry about that Ryou. Sometimes my own other half gets the best of me. I guess that's
why I'm your and your darks favorite, we have much in common."
In the group of monsters not too far away monsters were disappearing. Foloth reappeared
in the middle of the group looking upset. Yui spoke with him her eyes widening slightly.
Rune went to meet the girl as Yui began to come towards us. A flustered looking Yui spoke
to Rune in a rushed voice and I could only hear bits of there conversation.
"Are you-"
"Yes! Foloth said it was-"
"How could it be? He was-"
"-I know! but, he couldn't be there!"
"But he was?"
"Yes!"
"I must inform Master Ryou then. Go help Foloth, he seems dead on his feet."
Yui rushed away to help a thrashed looking Foloth from falling over. Rune was once more
standing in front of me. She clasped both of my hands in hers, light against dark and dark
against light. My Change of Heart robes rustled lightly making a nice swishing sound.
"Ryou your dark, he doesn't mean to hurt you. I know he still does and it hurts but, you
must understand that he's never felt the way he feels about you before ever."
"H-how would you know?" I found myself holding back heavy tears and the sob that filled my
throat. Every time I thought about Yami I wanted to cry. He'd caused so much pain in my heart.
He wouldn't respond when I would all but tell him I loved him. He seemed heartless most of
the time. Rune scooped me up into her arms like a sobbing child, my head rested on her
shoulder as the tears I had tried to hold in poured out onto her robes. A hand rested on
my back comforting me. She spoke to me softly allowing her words to wash gently across me.
"I was around when your dark was your age, I know everything about him. I know everything
about you as well. I know this will all work out soon. You need not worry about that."
"But, what about..Yugi? He wants to hurt them doesn't he?" I questioned her trying not to
think about how my heart ached when I thought about my darker being. I'd stopped my tears
but was still holding back the sobs. Rune put me back down and lowered her tall figure to
come eye to eye with me. She brushed a hand across my cheek catching the tears that still
clung to me.
"Ryou, that is what I need to tell you. The boy Yugi and his friends are in trouble. Your
Yami, without the influence of his Hakari around has threatened there existence."
"How!?" the sob disappeared from my throat suddenly.
"You understand that your Yami and yourself are connected, yes?"
I nodded.
"Together you two make a perfection, the right balance of darker and lighter influence.
When you where by yourself you never felt.. alive."
I nodded remembering how empty I felt less than a week ago, I felt like longer than that.
"Your Yami is the same, he was always incomplete. He was always searching for that one
thing that would make him a whole. He used to and to some extent still thinks power
is what he's missing or something similar. Deep down he knows it's you he's been missing
all along, he just won't admit it concisely. That's why he locked you in the card."
"Yugi?" I questioned again my voice shaking.
"He tricked Yugi into think he was you and tried to take Yugi's puzzle. He took them to
the shadow realm and sealed Yugi and his friends into their favorite cards."
I looked in horror at Rune.
"He forgot though, that there are others like himself."
"Others like himself?"
"Yes, other Yami's. He didn't even think that Yugi's puzzle, the object he wears, was once the
Pharaoh's."
I felt myself stiffen slightly. Yugi had a Pharaoh's magical puzzle?
"Your dark, as stubborn as he is, wouldn't even think about the possibility that another Yami
would be release like himself. Yugi's darker half is the Pharaoh's spirit."
I gasped audible. I had overlooked the possibility that I wasn't the only one that had
a darker spirit sharing there existence. Rune nodded at my reaction before continuing.
"Yugi's Yami challenged your Yami to a Shadow Game. If Yugi's Yami wins than your Yami
will release them and the Pharaoh will probably banish him to the shadow realm. If
your Yami wins than Yugi's puzzle becomes his and there souls will be his to do with as
he pleases. The fact is, ether one winning is not a good thing. Your dark shouldn't
have the puzzle and he shouldn't be banished ether."
I nodded slightly, all this scared me. My own Shadow Game experience hadn't been good.
"That's why what I'm going to ask you to do may upset you."
I came out of my dazed thoughts at Runes words and stared at her.
"I want you to make sure that your Yami loses."
"What!?!" I felt anger burst though the fear I'd felt only moments before and take over me.
"I know it sounds horrible Ryou but, hear me out. If your Yami wins, Yugi and everyone
else will be trapped forever. Your Yami will take Yugi's necklace and go find another
object to steal. He'll leave you in the card. Now if Yugi's Yami wins, they'll be freed,
you'll be freed, Yugi will keep his object and your dark will be punished by the Pharaoh."
I was shaking now with mixed feelings I didn't know what to think or do. Rune's gentle
hand touched my shoulder and looked deep into her dark eyes. Her eyes where hypnotic
for some reason I stared deeper into them and a vision came to me.
I saw two teen boys sitting across from each other with a tree stump in-between them. Everything
around them was a purplish color-The Shadow Realm. One of them was a tall boy with multicolored
hair and determined crimson eyes. The other, only slightly shorter, had white hair passed
his shoulders and crazed chocolate eyes. The both held cards and on the stump-table were
tiny Duel Monsters. On one side was a face down card. The other one had four figures
standing in a close group. I recognized the monsters at once-The Cyber Commander, The Magician of
Faith, the Flame Swordsmen, and the Dark Magician. Without even looking closer I knew who the
four really were. I couldn't hear what was being said but, by the look of my Yami's satisfied
smirk and the teen Pharaoh glare I could guess that My darker half was winning. I blinked
and I was looking at Rune again. Yui was once again standing next to Rune her blue eyes trained
on me. Rune glanced at Yui who nodded sadly and pointed to me. The both looked back at me.
"Ryou, you may look at me now and see that I'm the Change of Heart. But, your soul is the
one that takes that form for this battle. You are about to be summoned. You have the power
of the change of heart in you now. Your darker half has seen it fit to use you in battle much
like how Yugi's Yami has been using his friends and Hakari."
I suddenly felt totally alone. I was going to battle? Never in my life had I thought that I
would be charging into any battle field, nevertheless a magical one. Yui's hand was on my
shoulder now and she was looking at my face, we we're the same height oddly.
"I'm to be summoned as well, you need not go into battle alone." Rune leaned over and kissed
me on the cheek then, Yui on the lips. She stepped back to look at us both.
"Rune?"
"Yes Ryou?"
"What happens when a monster in defeated in Duel Monsters?"
"We end up back here. We're perfectly safe, just a little worse for the wear."
She pointed to Foloth who looked a little ruffled but OK.
"However, if a card with a mortal soul is defeated, they die."
I flinched and looked at the ground. Runes finger tips lifted my face upward. Her eyes were
full of emotion. She let go when I relaxed a little. I suddenly felt as though someone
was pulling me towards them. Yui held out her hand and I took it. As whatever tugged at us
pulled Yui and I away I heard Runes voice.
"Do what you must young Master Ryou."
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I found stuff I own! ^_^
I own:
the name Yui for the Lady of Faith
the name Rune for the Change of Heart
The Yui+Rune pairing (I've never seen a LOF and COH pairing, have you?)
a slice of cold black olive pizza in my hand
my really sucky fanart of Bishies
a deck of Duel Monsters cards
Yay for me! ^_^
I however don't own the name Foloth. It belongs to Deborah Chester's Alien Chronicles books
though using it as the white magical hat's name is new and mine. ^_^
If anyone wants to use the card names I gave ask me first so I know.
As always please review!
Isn't everybody happy?
Yami:Nope.
Ryou:*shrugs*
Seto:*looking at same book from last time* Did you say something?
-_-' Hmph! You guys can be so annoying!
Yami:Well do you expect us to be happy? Your meddling with are lives here like all the
weird Otaku around here! *Is pounced on by a vicous group of Otakus who are squelling,
glomping, and ripping pieces of Yami's clothes off*
Ryou:*hides behind the couch*o_o'''
Seto:*freezes in fear where he sits*O_O
*Saraha banishes a whip and a chair* Back! Back you animals! Someone call Rabid Otaku Control!
Seto:*has a cell phone in his pocket but, is so struck with fear he still won't more*O_O
Ryou:*from hiding place grabs Seto's phone and presses the speed dial button*
Phone:Ring...Ring...Rin- Hello! This is the Rabid Otaku Control Center. How may I help you?
Ryou:*Is now running for dear life while yelling into cell phone* Help! Large group of Rabid
Otaku chasing Bishies around! *Falls prey to one girl falling and drops the phone* Help!!!
Seto:*Has been swarmed by many other Otaku girls and is no longer visable*
Saraha:*has been trampled by Otakus and is laying on the floor* No! Must..save..Bishies!
*Suddenly the door is busted open and smoke pours in. Three figures step into the doorway.
The all are wearing black jumpsuits with ROC writen on the left sleeves, sunglasses
and black knee-length boots.
One has black spikey hair and a childishly cute face. One has puffy greenish colored
hair and is smoking a cigerate. The last has long flowing hair and a sword.
Goku, Spike, and Hotohori.
Saraha:*looks at them sees Hotohori and faints* X_X Hotohori...
*about twenty minutes later*
*All the Otaku are loaded into a large black truck with the letters ROC on the side.
Goku is helping Yami off the floor and wraping his ripped up form in an orange blanket.
Spike is carring an uncouncous Ryou to the couch.
Hotohori is tending Seto's many wounds.
Saraha is still laying on the floor with no one to help her.*
Goku:*points to Saraha's crumpled form* Is she a Rabid Otaku?
Yami:*sigh* No, she's a normal one.
Hotohori:Did she get her shots? An Otaku can become very dangerus if they don't get there
yearly shots.
Seto:*pulls a crumpled piece of paper from pocket* Here's her record.
Hotohori:*looks at paper then goes wide eyed* She tried to take over the world?
Yami:Yep! And she was going to try and marry you, man.
Hotohori:*faints* X_X
Spike:*lits another cigerate* Did you have to tell him that? Now we gotta carry him out of
here too.
Goku:I'll carry him! ^_^
Spike:Go ahead.
Goku:*carries Hotohori out and puts him in the front of the truck. Rabid Otaku's hiss and
spit at his Bishie form* Quiet down now you all!
Spike drops his cigerate and stomps it out on the carpet* I hate this job. *leaves*
Seto:*calls after them* See you at the meeting on Saturday!
Ryou:*wakes up* Huh? What happened to the apartment? *looks down* What happen to Saraha?
Yami:Stupid Rabid Otakus!
Saraha:*wakes up* Where is...? *sees Hotohori's gone* NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ryou:*wispers to Seto and Yami* Some one should say the disclaimer before the story starts.
Yami:I won't!
Seto:*grumble* Saraha does not own Yugioh. She doesn't own DBZ, Cowboy Bebop, or Fushigi Yuugi
ether.
Saraha:*sob* I don't own anything! *sob sob*
Seto:-_-'
Yami:-_-'
Ryou:-_-'
Warning:Yuri and Yaoi pairings! You have been warned!
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'Yami!'
I called out mentally again. Darkness swirled around me. I really couldn't give an exact name
to the place where I was. It looked and felt a bit like the shadow realm but, I couldn't
move at all. I couldn't speak ether. It was like the only thing working was my mind. I tried
to find my way back to Yami's soul room, or the shadow realm, or the real world. I was stuck.
'Yami! Onagai!'
It was like he had cut are connection. No wait..more like he just wasn't responding, I
could still just barely feel the silvery-gold thread of are souls touch. I felt the light
flutter of hope in my chest. Maybe he would release me. Maybe he'd stop and wouldn't go
after Yugi. Maybe he'd relize he didn't need them. Maybe he'd...
"Is that truly what you believe?" A female voice broke my thoughts and I suddenly found
I could move. I turned to see a girl. She was dressed in blue and green robes and a purple
and red hat with an aqua colored gem in a star shaped hole. Blue eyes and matching blue hair
showed from under the large hat. She looked like she was in her early twenties.
This was the Lady of Faith.
I suppose my shock showed all to well, the Lady of Faith smiled at me and spoke again.
"You look surprised Master Ryou, wait you don't like me to call you that do you? I'll
just call you Ryou if you don't mind."
"How did you kn-" I stopped myself mid sentince, I'd thought about that, she could read my
thoughts just like my Yami. She looked at me knowingly. I began again.
"Where are we?"
"We are where we're supposed to be Ryou, just as your darker half is where he is
supposed to be."
"What do you mean?"
Her smile was kind and full of pity for my confusion. She reaches a slender peach colored
arm forward and gripped my own milk colored arm. She motioned for me to follow. She led me
though the shadowy haze for what felt like a long time. Everything looked the same to me,
it was all shadow. Then, like a bolt of lightning in a storm, something other than shadows
appeared. A small odd group of creatures stood in front of us. They where, quite obvious to
anyone who had ever played the game, duel monsters. To be precise the monsters I kept in
my deck. Right away I saw the odd purplish demon that was the Electric Lizard, the huge
monstrous Man-Eater Bug, and the odd looking man the was the White Magical Hat.
The Lady of Faith let go of my arm and went to join them all. They all were turned to
face me. I just stared they were all looking at me with a mixture of curiosity and respect,
something I really couldn't come to grips with. I could feel all there eyes on me, they
seemed to almost stand waiting for orders like an army for a commander. I am no commander.
Suddenly the group of monsters parted and another figure approached me. They wore a long
white robe much like the one I wore. Long golden brown hair fell past shoulders in an
unusual style. The figures right half had shadows looming over it with a demonic looking
bat wing. The other side mirrored the effect except the glow was a lighter illuminating shade
and had an angel wing on it. A heart shaped charm floated above the mystical creatures
clasped palms. I felt myself become over anxious, my heart speed up as the Change of Heart
stepped in front of me. A soft understanding smile graced the face of my favored one. Behind,
the other monsters whispered to each other, glancing at me in awe. The Lady of Faith was the
only in the group not doing so, she seemed to be chanting quietly by herself. I focused
once more to the figure facing me. The Change of Heart's liquid brown eyes grabbed my attention.
"They are all surprised to see you. It is not everyday that one of are Masters pays us a
visit. You look well Ryou."
I wasn't sure what to think, I was standing here talking to the Change of Heart, this wasn't
something where you had planned out what to say if your Duel Monster cards come to life.
"Um, thank you.." I felt stupid but, I couldn't think of anything to say.
"I know you must be shocked Ryou. That is more than understandable. You have more important
things to worry about though. Your demon side for one."
"You mean Yami? Do you know what he's doing? Can you get me back to his soul room?"
"Well, now your talkative young Master? I see I only need to mention your other half."
I blushed furiously while my companion grinned devilishly. The Lady of Faith walked up
to the Change of Heart and gave a playful shove as she spoke.
"Don't tease him! You maybe his favorite but, you shouldn't let your dark half do that."
"oh come now! It was an innocent comment, I had all the right to make it."
"The masters.. affection is not something you should meddle in."
I watched the two humanoid monsters argue feeling suddenly very popular. My face was hot with
embarrassment. The White Magical Hat motioned for my attention and I felt relived that I could
get away from the quarreling two. The magician like humanoid grinned pointing back at the two.
"They'll argue over everything those two. They love each other so much yet, because of
Rune's split personality they can take anything someone says and argue over it."
"Rune?"
"Thats what the Change of Hearts name is. The Lady of Faith is Yui, and I'm Foloth."
"Oh."
Yui had finally seemed to have backed down by the look on Rune's face. Yui seem to be pouting
slightly and Rune gave her lover a quick kiss. The both now came to where I stood with Foloth.
"What lies has this old dog been telling you master?" Runes voice said clearly, her light
sides hand holding Yui's. I smiled at her as I answered.
"Nothing that seems incorrect, Rune." I nodded to the girl's clasped hands. Yui turned a deep
scarlet color and Rune grinned back at me.
"Well I guess he's not as full of it as he seems." she mumbled. Foloth spoke.
"Of course I wouldn't lie to one of are masters! I haven't the darkness you possess my dear
lady Rune."
"Baka! Your just trying to get on the masters good side!" Both Foloth and Rune tensed glaring
at each other. I felt a drop of sweat roll down the side of my head. Yui let go of Rune's
hand and pushed herself in-between the two of them, a hand on ether of there chests pushing
them away from each other.
"Another time you fools! Rune, you must talk to Master Ryou. Foloth, you are being summoned
if you didn't notice."
Foloth gave Rune one last glare before disappearing into thin air. I blinked wondering if
I had imagined it. Yui had calmed Rune down and was now going to talk to the other group
of monsters. Rune brushed a bead of sweat from her angelic face and looked at me again.
"I'm sorry about that Ryou. Sometimes my own other half gets the best of me. I guess that's
why I'm your and your darks favorite, we have much in common."
In the group of monsters not too far away monsters were disappearing. Foloth reappeared
in the middle of the group looking upset. Yui spoke with him her eyes widening slightly.
Rune went to meet the girl as Yui began to come towards us. A flustered looking Yui spoke
to Rune in a rushed voice and I could only hear bits of there conversation.
"Are you-"
"Yes! Foloth said it was-"
"How could it be? He was-"
"-I know! but, he couldn't be there!"
"But he was?"
"Yes!"
"I must inform Master Ryou then. Go help Foloth, he seems dead on his feet."
Yui rushed away to help a thrashed looking Foloth from falling over. Rune was once more
standing in front of me. She clasped both of my hands in hers, light against dark and dark
against light. My Change of Heart robes rustled lightly making a nice swishing sound.
"Ryou your dark, he doesn't mean to hurt you. I know he still does and it hurts but, you
must understand that he's never felt the way he feels about you before ever."
"H-how would you know?" I found myself holding back heavy tears and the sob that filled my
throat. Every time I thought about Yami I wanted to cry. He'd caused so much pain in my heart.
He wouldn't respond when I would all but tell him I loved him. He seemed heartless most of
the time. Rune scooped me up into her arms like a sobbing child, my head rested on her
shoulder as the tears I had tried to hold in poured out onto her robes. A hand rested on
my back comforting me. She spoke to me softly allowing her words to wash gently across me.
"I was around when your dark was your age, I know everything about him. I know everything
about you as well. I know this will all work out soon. You need not worry about that."
"But, what about..Yugi? He wants to hurt them doesn't he?" I questioned her trying not to
think about how my heart ached when I thought about my darker being. I'd stopped my tears
but was still holding back the sobs. Rune put me back down and lowered her tall figure to
come eye to eye with me. She brushed a hand across my cheek catching the tears that still
clung to me.
"Ryou, that is what I need to tell you. The boy Yugi and his friends are in trouble. Your
Yami, without the influence of his Hakari around has threatened there existence."
"How!?" the sob disappeared from my throat suddenly.
"You understand that your Yami and yourself are connected, yes?"
I nodded.
"Together you two make a perfection, the right balance of darker and lighter influence.
When you where by yourself you never felt.. alive."
I nodded remembering how empty I felt less than a week ago, I felt like longer than that.
"Your Yami is the same, he was always incomplete. He was always searching for that one
thing that would make him a whole. He used to and to some extent still thinks power
is what he's missing or something similar. Deep down he knows it's you he's been missing
all along, he just won't admit it concisely. That's why he locked you in the card."
"Yugi?" I questioned again my voice shaking.
"He tricked Yugi into think he was you and tried to take Yugi's puzzle. He took them to
the shadow realm and sealed Yugi and his friends into their favorite cards."
I looked in horror at Rune.
"He forgot though, that there are others like himself."
"Others like himself?"
"Yes, other Yami's. He didn't even think that Yugi's puzzle, the object he wears, was once the
Pharaoh's."
I felt myself stiffen slightly. Yugi had a Pharaoh's magical puzzle?
"Your dark, as stubborn as he is, wouldn't even think about the possibility that another Yami
would be release like himself. Yugi's darker half is the Pharaoh's spirit."
I gasped audible. I had overlooked the possibility that I wasn't the only one that had
a darker spirit sharing there existence. Rune nodded at my reaction before continuing.
"Yugi's Yami challenged your Yami to a Shadow Game. If Yugi's Yami wins than your Yami
will release them and the Pharaoh will probably banish him to the shadow realm. If
your Yami wins than Yugi's puzzle becomes his and there souls will be his to do with as
he pleases. The fact is, ether one winning is not a good thing. Your dark shouldn't
have the puzzle and he shouldn't be banished ether."
I nodded slightly, all this scared me. My own Shadow Game experience hadn't been good.
"That's why what I'm going to ask you to do may upset you."
I came out of my dazed thoughts at Runes words and stared at her.
"I want you to make sure that your Yami loses."
"What!?!" I felt anger burst though the fear I'd felt only moments before and take over me.
"I know it sounds horrible Ryou but, hear me out. If your Yami wins, Yugi and everyone
else will be trapped forever. Your Yami will take Yugi's necklace and go find another
object to steal. He'll leave you in the card. Now if Yugi's Yami wins, they'll be freed,
you'll be freed, Yugi will keep his object and your dark will be punished by the Pharaoh."
I was shaking now with mixed feelings I didn't know what to think or do. Rune's gentle
hand touched my shoulder and looked deep into her dark eyes. Her eyes where hypnotic
for some reason I stared deeper into them and a vision came to me.
I saw two teen boys sitting across from each other with a tree stump in-between them. Everything
around them was a purplish color-The Shadow Realm. One of them was a tall boy with multicolored
hair and determined crimson eyes. The other, only slightly shorter, had white hair passed
his shoulders and crazed chocolate eyes. The both held cards and on the stump-table were
tiny Duel Monsters. On one side was a face down card. The other one had four figures
standing in a close group. I recognized the monsters at once-The Cyber Commander, The Magician of
Faith, the Flame Swordsmen, and the Dark Magician. Without even looking closer I knew who the
four really were. I couldn't hear what was being said but, by the look of my Yami's satisfied
smirk and the teen Pharaoh glare I could guess that My darker half was winning. I blinked
and I was looking at Rune again. Yui was once again standing next to Rune her blue eyes trained
on me. Rune glanced at Yui who nodded sadly and pointed to me. The both looked back at me.
"Ryou, you may look at me now and see that I'm the Change of Heart. But, your soul is the
one that takes that form for this battle. You are about to be summoned. You have the power
of the change of heart in you now. Your darker half has seen it fit to use you in battle much
like how Yugi's Yami has been using his friends and Hakari."
I suddenly felt totally alone. I was going to battle? Never in my life had I thought that I
would be charging into any battle field, nevertheless a magical one. Yui's hand was on my
shoulder now and she was looking at my face, we we're the same height oddly.
"I'm to be summoned as well, you need not go into battle alone." Rune leaned over and kissed
me on the cheek then, Yui on the lips. She stepped back to look at us both.
"Rune?"
"Yes Ryou?"
"What happens when a monster in defeated in Duel Monsters?"
"We end up back here. We're perfectly safe, just a little worse for the wear."
She pointed to Foloth who looked a little ruffled but OK.
"However, if a card with a mortal soul is defeated, they die."
I flinched and looked at the ground. Runes finger tips lifted my face upward. Her eyes were
full of emotion. She let go when I relaxed a little. I suddenly felt as though someone
was pulling me towards them. Yui held out her hand and I took it. As whatever tugged at us
pulled Yui and I away I heard Runes voice.
"Do what you must young Master Ryou."
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I found stuff I own! ^_^
I own:
the name Yui for the Lady of Faith
the name Rune for the Change of Heart
The Yui+Rune pairing (I've never seen a LOF and COH pairing, have you?)
a slice of cold black olive pizza in my hand
my really sucky fanart of Bishies
a deck of Duel Monsters cards
Yay for me! ^_^
I however don't own the name Foloth. It belongs to Deborah Chester's Alien Chronicles books
though using it as the white magical hat's name is new and mine. ^_^
If anyone wants to use the card names I gave ask me first so I know.
As always please review!
