Black Ribbon

Anshi: I am evil, oh so evil!

Anthy: What did you do now?

Anshi: You'll have to wait and see.

Anthy: Don't bee too cruel with Yami...he might break up with me.

Anshi: That's just incentive.

Anthy: Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Anshi: Bwahahahaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yami Bakura: I'm in costume...how's this?

Anshi: Good. Very, very good.

Anthy: *Jaw drops*

Yami B: *grins*

Anshi: *whistles* Bakura...

Yami B: I'm too sexy for you Anthy.

Yami Yugi: Damn you.

Anshi: I'm gonna get writing now.

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Black Ribbon

Chapter Three: I am Broken

Somebody cries
To the moon every night
The neighbors hear
And they turn out the light

Don't you want to die?
It was days before Yami's sight began to return. He could see the outlines, but everything was still rather black. Anshi's words had made him nervous. Yugi didn't know, but for safety purposes...didn't let Yami leave the room. Yami flicked on the radio and fell asleep listening to one of Anthy's songs, "Clover." (Read Shadow Play for details)
"You ready?"

"Yep."

"Ryou's at home?"

"Yes."

"Good."

"Let's go."

Anshi and Bakura slipped into the room and up to the sleeping Pharaoh. Anshi grinned as Bakura worked. They worked quickly, and stole Yami away under the cover of the rain.
Yugi came home, and instantly knew something was wrong. He couldn't sense Yami's aura. He dashed upstairs and was greeted by nothing but a silent and empty room.
Yami woke to find himself hanging up-side down by his right ankle. His left leg was folded and tied next to his right one. His wrists were shackled, and the chains lay in a stringy pattern on the floor, above (?) his head. His vision was clear, and he didn't like this at all. Pain suddenly shot through his left leg. There was a laugh, and Bakura stepped out of the shadows, grinning.

"Bakura?!" Yami's voice was surprisingly hoarse and raspy.

Bakura grinned. He walked over and sat down, eyes parallel to Yami's.

"You're welcome." He hissed.

Yami looked puzzled.

"What do you mean?" Yami asked.

Anshi walked out from the shadows, grinning.

"Your leg was shattered. Bakura was kind enough to at least put it into a make-shift splint."

Anshi cut the rope that kept Yami suspended above the ground. He fell headfirst and landed on the floor with a dull thud. Bakura kicked him once before gathering the chains and dragging Yami to his feet. Bakura hung the chains on a hook on the wall and stood back. Anshi grinned. Yami waited for her to execute some obscenely strong spell...

But she didn't. She and Bakura walked away, and left Yami alone...with the darkness as his only comfort.

Yami desperately tried to come up with a plan to get himself out of there. Even if he could get loose, he couldn't get anywhere because of his broken leg. Damn.

Anshi returned a day or two later to find Yami shivering. His jacket was obviously not enough to keep him warm. Anshi could see his ribs under his black shirt, and she could hear his teeth chattering as he desperately to stand his ground against her. Anshi narrowed her eyes.

"You're not dead yet. Surprising."

"I'm full of them."

Anshi smiled, and Yami's eyes widened. Anshi walked over to him, pulling a small knife out of the shadows.

"I wonder why my aibou liked you so much?" She asked.

Anshi cut open Yami's shirt. It was a clean cut, blade not getting close to Yami's skin. Anshi cut the shirt to shreds, grinning. She traced her finger across his chest, making a little Sennen Eye. She could see his ribs clearly. Yami shivered, while trying to stand his ground. Anshi pulled an orange out of her pocket and began skinning it with her knife.

Yami's mouth began to water.

He stared at the orange, and tried unsuccessfully to act uninterested when Anshi looked up. She began cutting it into slices so it was easier to eat.

Then she offered some to Yami.

"What?"

"Do you want this or not?"

"Thanks, I guess."

/Am I going crazy? Anshi? Giving food to one of her captives? This is all too weird./ Yami thought.

Anshi soon left, leaving Yami still cold and alone. He tried to collect his thoughts. And one thing stood out. Yugi. He worried immediately. Would Anshi try to hurt him? What about Bakura?

So many questions...

So few answers...

Yami shivered again, as the crescent moon shone through the window and onto his chest. He was cold, and in pain. But he noticed a wooden plank being pushed in front of the window, shielding him.

So many questions...

So few answers...

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"Well? How is he?"

Anshi smiled and went over to her weapons rack.

"We'll be ready to execute the next phase of our plan soon."

Bakura stopped.

"Ryou is getting suspicious. He thinks I'm gonna kill someone."

Anshi grinned. She selected a hollowed out dagger and began to fill it with a strange red liquid.

"But YOU'RE not going to kill someone. I'll just crush Yami, and make him blind with rage...once he finds out what happened to his 'precious' aibou."

The two laughed as the night faded into the next day.

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Anthy: Wow. You're kicking some serious ass.

Anshi: I know.

Anthy: Don't be mean to Yugi!

Anshi: I won't be! Even *I* can't hurt sweet little Yugi.

Anthy: I'm not sure if I trust her, but review!