Shattered Red

Chapter 2: Racing Goddess

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I say stop
Can't get over me
I say woah
Can't get under me
I must be
All these things
For I just threw
Out the love
Of my dreams

Yugi came down for breakfast. It had been a week since he and Yami had found a goddess in their tree and she had fought off some raging demon with the help of her angel, Stolen Dream. After hours of innate hacking, he and Yami finally got her registered for school. As I said, Yugi came down for breakfast.........

Heartzenen (they call her Heart for short) was making breakfast in what looked like the equivalent of their school uniforms. She had her back turned and was making breakfast. Yugi noticed the bag lunch on the counter and began packing his backpack. Books, pencils, lunch, ect. Yami was obviously sleeping in, Heart would wake him shortly.

Sure enough, she placed breakfast on the table and walked upstairs to wake him.

Soon they were out and on their way to school.

"Yugi, don't forget that I've got the trial runs today." Yami said.

"You're still looking for a second rider?"

"Yep."

"Why not give Heart a try?"

"Sure."

Heartzenen blinked. Yami explained that he was part of a racing club, and they had a race coming up and needed someone to ride with him---the driver. She agreed to try.

"Okay, Heart, no magic in public. Including your angel."

"Fine by me."



Heartzenen was seated in the back of the class with Yami on her left and Ryou on her right. She was flying through the homework they were given and by their lunch hour, had nothing that resembled homework for the next week. Yami suspected she was using her magic.

"Heartzenen, these are our friends. Ryou Bakura,"

"Hi."

"Seto Kaiba."

"Hn."

"Yami Bakura."

"Hm."

"Tristan Taylor."

"Hey good lookin'."

"Shove it Antenna-Head."

"Teah."

"Hi! I'm glad you're gonna be one of our friends cause friendship is the mos-!"

"Save your speech."

"Joey Wheeler."

"Hey."

"Keisha."

"Hello."

"Silver Dragon."

"Hi."

"And Kilandra Yamitea."

Heartzenen said hi and eyed Ryouji Otogi. He winked and shot a die at them. It shattered before it could hit Yami between the eyes. Heart nodded and turned to Ryou. The two immersed into a conversation about the race. She seemed to be more and more interested. Ryouji tried again, shooting a ten-sided dice at Yami. It broke into ten pieces. Heart turned and flicked her tongue out at Ryouji. He scowled at Yami.


Yami and Heart met the rest of their group (Joey, Ryou, B, Kilandra and Keisha) on a track. The machine they were racing was rather small. Yami kneeled down on a small platform and Heart kneeled next to him. It looked like a small and sleek version of a bike/w a sidecar. They explained it to Heart and got ready to race. Ryou held the stopwatch and flag.

"GO!"

The two were off, speeding towards the first curve. Heartzenen leaned into the turn so far that it looked like she was separated from the vehicle itself. She straightened out and they came on the next corner. Heart leaned over Yami and into the turn. She wrapped her arms around him and threw her weight into the turn. Ryou's jaw dropped as he looked at the stopwatch. It went like this on the next three corners before coming into the "backstretch." Heart lowered her body as close to the craft as possible.

"Time!"

The machine slowed to a stop and the two stood up. Silver Dragon clapped and cheered.

"Record time has been set at a minute thirty. We've found ourselves a rider." B said.

"If Yami can't make it, Heartzenen can ride with Kilandra or Ryou." Keisha said.


It says I'm
Running behind
I'd better pick up
My pace
It's a race
And there ain't
Nothing for
Someone
In second place


Racing day came. Heart used her magic to conjure up her race outfit and she looked very much like Yami. She promised not to use her magic to win the race or use Stolen Dream unless it was absolutely necessary. The group was ready.

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2

1

GO!

They were off, and coming onto the first corner. Heart probably scared most of the other riders and audience with how far she leaned into the turn. No one was used to anyone looking like they were separated from their bike.

It looked like they were dancing, in some odd and strange way.

A hidden song.

An illusion.

Everyone was concerned about not hitting Heartzenen that the two glided past them and claimed victory. There was much celebrating.

"Um, Kilandra, Keisha, you're both drunk." Yami said, trying to pick the girls off his arms.

"I'm not drunk you shilly sit." Kilandra said. Heart laughed and turned back to her chat with Seto, who had just come but to congratulate them.

"Um, help?"

"I swear to drunk I'm not God."

"Ryou? Help?"

"I'm busy setting the stage for Heart and Silver."

"Stage? For what?"

"I don't know."

"B?"

"No. This is fun."

"Silver Dragon?"

"Fly swatters."

"Joey?"

"I'm working with Ryou."

"Ack!" Yami was close to being pulled apart when Silver Dragon came to his rescue with fly swatters.

Ryou shifted around on the makeshift stage. Joey crawled out from under.

"The sound is hooked up and it's holding." He said.

Something creaked.

Joey and Ryou scrambled under the stage and checked it. It was Ok. They notified Heartzenen and Silver Dragon and the two climbed onto the stage. The lights dimmed.

"Fire
I can see it
Burning so brightly

Fire
I can feel it
Calling out to me

Unless the sun
Goes down
It starts to paint a picture

Of an ancient town
So far away
Across the endless sea

Oh lead me to the
Light
And take me to the edge of
Heaven

I am standing in the
Night
And looking for the edge of
Heaven

We'll be touching the edge of
Heaven

Time
Close your eyes
See dreams of tomorrow

Time
The wheels are turning
To eternity

And as the darkness
Comes,
I start to see a picture

Of a lonely night
So clearly now
Reaching out for me

Oh lead me to the
Light
And take me to the edge of
Heaven

I am standing in the
Night
And looking for the edge of
Heaven

We'll be toughing the edge of
Heaven

Across the endless sea

Oh lead me to the
Light
And take me to the edge of
Heaven

I am standing in the
Night
And looking for the edge of
Heaven

We'll sail the endless sea"

Talk about an explosion. The two bowed.

Then the stage collapsed.

Many colorful words rang for quite a long while. Mostly Heartzenen and Silver.

But aside from that it was a pretty good victory night.