(OOC: I seem to be getting some pleasant reviews! Thank you very much!
Since no one has corrected me on anything, I will just continue the story
the same way I have been. I'd greatly appreciate any tips on how I could
improve anything, or just some general comments about the story. Thanks,
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(This is a very confusing chapter for me to write, mainly because it's mostly in Bakura's POV. I don't have any fancy names for Bakura or his Yami, so they are just Bakura (or Ryou if I get 'the urge') and Yami, although Yami may also be referred to as "spirit", "evilness", "dark one" or, *caugh* "asshole". "Yami" will always be YamiBakura. YamiYugi will always be referred to as just Yugi)
::Three Days Later::
Alyz stared into the sky, gazing at the stars and wondering why they looked so familiar when nothing else did. She missed her family, but was beginning to enjoy the company of her new friends. Yugi and Tea were always kind to her, and never asked her anything about where she had come from or how she came to their world. They accepted her the way she was, and Alyz was grateful for their companionship. Tristen was slightly more friendly towards her, and had even said "good morning" to her that day. Joey never stopped mocking everything that she did, but Alyz knew that he was warming up to her as well.
Bakura, on the other hand, was acting very strange. He had seemed friendly enough at first, but hadn't spoken to her since the duel, which had been three days previous. Whenever Alyz tried to talk to him, he would pretend he didn't hear and disappear somewhere. He never went out of sight, however, and sometimes she would even catch him staring at her. He would always flush and look away, but Alyz would just smile to herself.
:: Bakura's POV :: (2 weeks later)
It has been two weeks since Alyz' duel with Yugi. She is a very strange and interesting person, I am learning. She tends to become preoccupied often, and talks to herself frequently. I wonder if the portal has something to do with it. The spirit within me, my Yami, he believes that she shares a body with the spirit of the sphere. I hope that it is not true, because the spirit is getting restless. I have been able to surpress him since the night we first met Alyz, but he fights me to regain control. He knows something about the millenium sphere, something that I don't understand. He believes it holds great powers. I sincerely hope that it doesn't, because I know what the spirit does to get what he wants. And I just couldn't let him do anything to Alyz.
Alyz is special, in a way that I myself do not know. I am intrigued by her, and it seems that everything she does, every step, every breath, every motion she makes, has some sort of hidden message. I tend to watch her while she doesn't know it, Something about her makes me uneasy and bothered, and I am scared of it. When she looks and sees me staring at her, I sense that I also make her feel uneasy. She avoids being alone with me at all. I am guessing this is a grudge from the first night she came through the portal.
While making soup over the campfire one night, Alyz turned to see me staring at her. I immediately averted my gaze, but not before she noticed me. Instead of ignoring me, as she usually did, she left the spoon in the bowl and came over to me. She sat down on the log beside me and just looked at me, not saying anything. I could not be sure of what she was thinking, but was certain that she would say something along the lines of "Stop staring at me, you perverted prick!"
Much to my surprise, however, she said not a word. We sat in silence for a few minutes, and I felt strange. When I could not stand it any longer, I stood up and left to sit under a tree at the other end of the meadow. Alyz looked after me, and I saw her smile briefly before going back to the soup. I was confused. Most would be disturbed to find someone just staring at them, but Alyz didn't seem to mind.
/She returns your affection,/ the dark one said. I tried to ignore him. He hadn't talked to me in a while, and I knew that he wanted to take over again. If I allowed him to distract me at all, he could lock me in my own mind once more, and he would be free to get the portal. I heard him laughing at me. /Foolish Hikari! If you will only let me at her, I could take her /and/ her portal; then we would both have what we desire!/ My anger swelled, but I would not allow myself to be succumbed to it. My Yami, he is powered by my anger, my hatred of him.
/I will not allow you to corrupt the innocent./ I said firmly, shoving him back into the corridors of my mind. /Especially Alyz./
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I woke up the next morning feeling terribly drowsy. Looking up, I realized that it was already late morning. How long had I slept? I sat up and rubbed my eyes before surveying the meadow. Tea and Joey were having a practice duel. Tristen was the cheerleader, complete with pompoms made of pine branches. I had to smile upon seeing him leaping up and down, yelling "J-O- E-Y, Joey's gonna win and Tea's gonna cry!"
After a few rounds of that song, Tristen was cluching his stomach where Tea had punched him. "Finally," she said, "Peace and quiet!"
I yawned and stretched. "So, you're finally awake!" someone said. I jumped as Alyz fell down cross-legged in front of me. Her hair had been pulled back in a loose ponytail, with stray curls hanging down all over. Her large amber eyes sparkled with amusement. She frowned, seeing me look her over. "Sorry I look so horrible," she apologized. "It's hard to pretty myself up without a mirror." She gathered up the loose strands and attempted to pull them back into the rest of her ponytail. I smiled.
"You don't look horrible," I said. Alyz laughed.
"Oh come on, now. Of course I look horrible! I haven't washed my hair in two weeks, and the last time I've even cleaned myself was the day before yesterday, and that creek was filthy anyways," she said.
When I didn't answer, Alyz looked at me strangely, then. "Why don't you ever talk to me?" she asked. I felt my face grow warm. I began to fold up my blankets, avoiding the question. /She knows.../ the spirit taunted. /Just let me take her, Ryou... just let me-/
"Is it because you're shy?" Alyz asked, breaking me from my thoughts. I was thankful for the distraction.
"Um... yes," I said quietly, then proceeded to tie up the blanket and throw it into my bag. I took it and shuffled away quickly to the other side of the meadow. I threw my bag into the small pile of others, then entered the trees. I walked deep into the forest. I only stopped upon reaching a small clearing nearly a mile from our temporary camp.
I found a large log, and sat down on it. I held my head in my hands and tried to clear my thoughts. But they were all swirling together... I couldn't concentrate. I was only too familiar with this transition.
I found a chuckle emerging from my mouth and knew that Yami's strength was growing. I could feel his power surge within me. I had been holding him off for so long... and now I knew he had been regrouping the whole time. I had been so distracted by the current circumstances, that I had failed to acknowledge his strength. I knew he was stronger than me, that he could take me any time he wanted, but it was never for a long portion of time, as his energy would always run out after a day or two. I had never thought that he might be able to store his energy.... but indeed, that was what he had been doing; allowing /me/ full control for two weeks... only so that he would have a nice block of energy built up.
"I see you have figured out my plan, foolish hikari," he said through my lips, his voice raspy and harsh. I withdrew into the chambers of my mind, but did not give up as I usually would.
Here we picture the episode in which Shadi walked through the chambers of Yugi's mind. You know, with the moss-covered brick walls and dark corridors and stairways and pits and stuff... *ahem* well, picture that, except it's Ryou's mind instead of Yugi's
/Do not think you have won yet, Yami!/ I yelled. He walked up to me, his eyes narrowed evilly.
"I beg to differ," he snarled with a grin. He pointed at me and laughed. "You, hikari, are trapped inside your own mind!" I glared at him, but did not move. He stepped up to me, then grabbed my shoulders and threw me into the nearest room. I yelled and pushed myself against the door to keep it from closing. He forced it closed as I struggled to keep control. He laughed as the doorway narrowed to a sliver. I could see one of his eyes through the crack. The spirit laughed. "And now, now I will steal the portal!" he said, slamming the heavy door in my face. I heard the door lock and fell to my knees, tears streaming down my face. I knew it would not take Yami long to find the clearing, and I knew I was powerless to stop him.
Powerless.
(OOC: uh... that chapter was NOT supposed to be this short.... really! I'll try making them longer from now on :P)
(This is a very confusing chapter for me to write, mainly because it's mostly in Bakura's POV. I don't have any fancy names for Bakura or his Yami, so they are just Bakura (or Ryou if I get 'the urge') and Yami, although Yami may also be referred to as "spirit", "evilness", "dark one" or, *caugh* "asshole". "Yami" will always be YamiBakura. YamiYugi will always be referred to as just Yugi)
::Three Days Later::
Alyz stared into the sky, gazing at the stars and wondering why they looked so familiar when nothing else did. She missed her family, but was beginning to enjoy the company of her new friends. Yugi and Tea were always kind to her, and never asked her anything about where she had come from or how she came to their world. They accepted her the way she was, and Alyz was grateful for their companionship. Tristen was slightly more friendly towards her, and had even said "good morning" to her that day. Joey never stopped mocking everything that she did, but Alyz knew that he was warming up to her as well.
Bakura, on the other hand, was acting very strange. He had seemed friendly enough at first, but hadn't spoken to her since the duel, which had been three days previous. Whenever Alyz tried to talk to him, he would pretend he didn't hear and disappear somewhere. He never went out of sight, however, and sometimes she would even catch him staring at her. He would always flush and look away, but Alyz would just smile to herself.
:: Bakura's POV :: (2 weeks later)
It has been two weeks since Alyz' duel with Yugi. She is a very strange and interesting person, I am learning. She tends to become preoccupied often, and talks to herself frequently. I wonder if the portal has something to do with it. The spirit within me, my Yami, he believes that she shares a body with the spirit of the sphere. I hope that it is not true, because the spirit is getting restless. I have been able to surpress him since the night we first met Alyz, but he fights me to regain control. He knows something about the millenium sphere, something that I don't understand. He believes it holds great powers. I sincerely hope that it doesn't, because I know what the spirit does to get what he wants. And I just couldn't let him do anything to Alyz.
Alyz is special, in a way that I myself do not know. I am intrigued by her, and it seems that everything she does, every step, every breath, every motion she makes, has some sort of hidden message. I tend to watch her while she doesn't know it, Something about her makes me uneasy and bothered, and I am scared of it. When she looks and sees me staring at her, I sense that I also make her feel uneasy. She avoids being alone with me at all. I am guessing this is a grudge from the first night she came through the portal.
While making soup over the campfire one night, Alyz turned to see me staring at her. I immediately averted my gaze, but not before she noticed me. Instead of ignoring me, as she usually did, she left the spoon in the bowl and came over to me. She sat down on the log beside me and just looked at me, not saying anything. I could not be sure of what she was thinking, but was certain that she would say something along the lines of "Stop staring at me, you perverted prick!"
Much to my surprise, however, she said not a word. We sat in silence for a few minutes, and I felt strange. When I could not stand it any longer, I stood up and left to sit under a tree at the other end of the meadow. Alyz looked after me, and I saw her smile briefly before going back to the soup. I was confused. Most would be disturbed to find someone just staring at them, but Alyz didn't seem to mind.
/She returns your affection,/ the dark one said. I tried to ignore him. He hadn't talked to me in a while, and I knew that he wanted to take over again. If I allowed him to distract me at all, he could lock me in my own mind once more, and he would be free to get the portal. I heard him laughing at me. /Foolish Hikari! If you will only let me at her, I could take her /and/ her portal; then we would both have what we desire!/ My anger swelled, but I would not allow myself to be succumbed to it. My Yami, he is powered by my anger, my hatred of him.
/I will not allow you to corrupt the innocent./ I said firmly, shoving him back into the corridors of my mind. /Especially Alyz./
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I woke up the next morning feeling terribly drowsy. Looking up, I realized that it was already late morning. How long had I slept? I sat up and rubbed my eyes before surveying the meadow. Tea and Joey were having a practice duel. Tristen was the cheerleader, complete with pompoms made of pine branches. I had to smile upon seeing him leaping up and down, yelling "J-O- E-Y, Joey's gonna win and Tea's gonna cry!"
After a few rounds of that song, Tristen was cluching his stomach where Tea had punched him. "Finally," she said, "Peace and quiet!"
I yawned and stretched. "So, you're finally awake!" someone said. I jumped as Alyz fell down cross-legged in front of me. Her hair had been pulled back in a loose ponytail, with stray curls hanging down all over. Her large amber eyes sparkled with amusement. She frowned, seeing me look her over. "Sorry I look so horrible," she apologized. "It's hard to pretty myself up without a mirror." She gathered up the loose strands and attempted to pull them back into the rest of her ponytail. I smiled.
"You don't look horrible," I said. Alyz laughed.
"Oh come on, now. Of course I look horrible! I haven't washed my hair in two weeks, and the last time I've even cleaned myself was the day before yesterday, and that creek was filthy anyways," she said.
When I didn't answer, Alyz looked at me strangely, then. "Why don't you ever talk to me?" she asked. I felt my face grow warm. I began to fold up my blankets, avoiding the question. /She knows.../ the spirit taunted. /Just let me take her, Ryou... just let me-/
"Is it because you're shy?" Alyz asked, breaking me from my thoughts. I was thankful for the distraction.
"Um... yes," I said quietly, then proceeded to tie up the blanket and throw it into my bag. I took it and shuffled away quickly to the other side of the meadow. I threw my bag into the small pile of others, then entered the trees. I walked deep into the forest. I only stopped upon reaching a small clearing nearly a mile from our temporary camp.
I found a large log, and sat down on it. I held my head in my hands and tried to clear my thoughts. But they were all swirling together... I couldn't concentrate. I was only too familiar with this transition.
I found a chuckle emerging from my mouth and knew that Yami's strength was growing. I could feel his power surge within me. I had been holding him off for so long... and now I knew he had been regrouping the whole time. I had been so distracted by the current circumstances, that I had failed to acknowledge his strength. I knew he was stronger than me, that he could take me any time he wanted, but it was never for a long portion of time, as his energy would always run out after a day or two. I had never thought that he might be able to store his energy.... but indeed, that was what he had been doing; allowing /me/ full control for two weeks... only so that he would have a nice block of energy built up.
"I see you have figured out my plan, foolish hikari," he said through my lips, his voice raspy and harsh. I withdrew into the chambers of my mind, but did not give up as I usually would.
Here we picture the episode in which Shadi walked through the chambers of Yugi's mind. You know, with the moss-covered brick walls and dark corridors and stairways and pits and stuff... *ahem* well, picture that, except it's Ryou's mind instead of Yugi's
/Do not think you have won yet, Yami!/ I yelled. He walked up to me, his eyes narrowed evilly.
"I beg to differ," he snarled with a grin. He pointed at me and laughed. "You, hikari, are trapped inside your own mind!" I glared at him, but did not move. He stepped up to me, then grabbed my shoulders and threw me into the nearest room. I yelled and pushed myself against the door to keep it from closing. He forced it closed as I struggled to keep control. He laughed as the doorway narrowed to a sliver. I could see one of his eyes through the crack. The spirit laughed. "And now, now I will steal the portal!" he said, slamming the heavy door in my face. I heard the door lock and fell to my knees, tears streaming down my face. I knew it would not take Yami long to find the clearing, and I knew I was powerless to stop him.
Powerless.
(OOC: uh... that chapter was NOT supposed to be this short.... really! I'll try making them longer from now on :P)