Another day, another chapter. And more reviews!! ^.^ Thank you all so much! You really make me feel loved! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Yami White Rain: Somebody already corrected my spelling, but thank you anyway! n.n
Oh! And I know that Yugi thought up the mind shuffle while dueling Pegasus and together he and Yami used this tactic. But what I meant when I said that Yami saved Grandpa was referring to when Yugi passed out and Yami took complete control and basically finished the help. And in my story, Yugi is too modest to take credit and consider himself a hero. n.n
This chapter I hope offers a nice EVIL twist! Or maybe it would if my puppy would stop jumping in my lap and acting insane!! I guess it is true what they say about dogs, like owner like dog.
Diesel (My puppy's name): o.O
Aww, forget it!! thumps puppy on head
Diesel: x.x
Finally…*grumbles* damn hyperactive Husky *grumbles*…piece and quiet. Now on with the fic!!
My Immortal
CHAPTER SEVEN: JANIE'S GOT A GUN
"Oh honey what have you done, that's the sound of my gun
oh honey, oh honey, that's the-that's the sound…
Janie's got a gun,
Janie's got a gun,
The world's come undone
Looking straight at the sun."
~Janie's Got a Gun by: Aerosmith~
Yami was slow coming back to the real world. When he opened his eyes he was greeted by the sight of walls made of dark, cold bricks. It took him a few moments to remember where he was, but when he did, fear coursed through him. He tried desperately to climb to his feet, but realized that his hands were bound together and chained to the wall above his head. He ceased his struggles and let his body sag back against the wall.
Yami sighed and replayed what happened before he blacked out. He had been running after Janie, hoping to save her from the man that had attacked him the night before when he was grabbed in an alleyway. And he could only figure that he had been electrocuted. And there was the unmistakable sound of Janie laughing. But she would never laugh at his pain, would she? She had saved him that night. Why would someone go through with the troubles of a rescue if they were only going to allow you to be attacked again.
Pain was latching down on his head like tight fist, spurring a headache. Yami groaned and hung his head. He had to stop thinking so quickly. The jumbled thoughts only proved to be harmful. He wasn't use to not having Yugi there to help him sort them out. Yami's eyes shot open again and he ignored the flash of pain from his head.
He remembered running into Yugi in the park. He remembered saying nothing to him while Yugi said a thousand things with his innocent violet orbs. Yugi had forgiven him and he run of once more. He had hurt his aibou again.
"Maybe he is better off without me." He murmured to himself, allowing his eyes to slide shut. "He should just forget about me."
"No he shouldn't. It would mess up my plan entirely."
Yami jumped back to alertness when the familiar voice spoke. He raised his tired crimson eyes to see Janie standing in front of him. She wore a large evil grin that sent shivers down Yami's spine. In her hand was something made of hard metal. Yami instantly recognized it as something in all those movies Yugi forced him to watch. It was a gun. Something that could cause injury and possibly death. Just seeing an evil looking Janie standing above him holding a gun was enough to cause him to tremble.
"J-Janie?" His voice came out scratchy. "Why? Why are you doing this Janie?"
Janie slapped him hard across the face. Yami spit blood out onto the floor but didn't raise his eyes to meet Janie's blue ones again. This woman wasn't Janie. Janie had existed for only a day. She had been a ploy, a trick to win his trust. And it had worked.
"Who are you?" He tried a different question, hoping it wouldn't have the same results. "You aren't Janie and you never were. Who are you and what do you want?"
The woman laughed. She slid her fingers down Yami's jaw line and was delighted when he shivered. She switched her fingers with the gun and ran it's cold barrel down his jaw line. This time he gasped and tried to pull away from the offending object.
"So the Pharaoh had some knowledge of modern times." She giggled. "You know it was pretty funny trying to convince you to cross the street. Don't worry my Pharaoh, this gun can only hurt you if I pull the trigger. And I won't. Yet."
Yami's breathing was becoming heavy. He looked up at the woman who stood in front of him. She was seemingly unphased by his discomfort.
"Who are you?" He murmured again.
"My name is Samara." She took a few steps back from Yami. "And I want nothing more from you then your puzzle and power. That's all Yami, then you could have been free. But your little aibou has the damn puzzle so now I need you as bait to draw him here."
Yami gasped and began to struggle against the chains. She couldn't hurt Yugi, he wouldn't allow it. And she would have to go through him to get to Yugi first.
"My dear Yami." Samara leaned down to be in his face. "There is nothing you can do. You are chained to that wall, and you do whatever I say. Or your little hikari may get hurt. I have men watching him right now that he's not even aware of. And I can see him at all times."
She reached in and pulled something out of the collar of her shirt. Yami gasped when the dim light reflected off its gold surface.
"That's right." Samara grinned. "The Millennium Necklace. And with it I can watch your little light no matter what he does. And if you wish for him to remain safe, you will do what I ask."
Yami sighed and hung his head in shame. He hated giving in but he couldn't let her hurt Yugi.
"Alright." He whispered, barley able to hear his own voice. "What do you want me to do?"
"Open your mind link." Samara ordered striding away from him. "Let him hear your every thought and emotion."
Yami did as he was told and was instantly flooded by grief and surprise. He gasped and tried to fight off all of Yugi's overwhelming emotions. When he finally had them somewhat sorted out, a voice spoke softly in his ear.
'Yami?'
Yami jumped when he heard Yugi's voice in his head. It had been so long since he had actually talked to his light counterpart. He was about to answer when Samara turned the gun on him, firing a shot that lodged itself in the wall near his head. Yami jumped with a startled scream. There was a jolt through his mind link and he knew Yugi felt his fear.
'Yami, are you alright!?' Yugi's voice was frantic.
Yami went to answer once more, but Samara again cut him off, this time with a foot to his stomach. Yami gasped and tried to double over, but the chains wouldn't allow it. Instead, Samara rained blows down on him. The entire time she chanted that if he tried to block Yugi and save him from feeling Yami's pain during this beating, he would have the child killed. So Yami gritted his teeth and took the beating. Yugi continued screaming in his head and Yami was almost sure he was about to lose his mind.
Finally Samara took a step back, looking the weak Pharaoh over.
"That will do nicely." She grinned. "Your Light should come running."
Yami's head hung and he never saw Samara grab a dagger and approach him. He could only focus on Yugi's sobbing voice in his head.
'Y-Yugi…' He finally choked out. 'Aibou, I-I'm sorry. So sorry…'
He was cut off as Samara drove the dagger into his side. Yami bit back the scream but wasn't able to stop the pain from reaching Yugi through their link. He could sense his aibou's fear but was able to ignore it. Right now the only thing on his mind was a pain that raced through his entire body, coursing hottest in his side.
"I'm sorry I have to do this Pharaoh." Samara whispered, kneeling beside him. "But I need him to come."
With a quick forceful thrust, Samara drove two fingers deep into the knife wound she had just created. Yami's entire body jerked and he wasn't able to stop the scream that erupted from his mouth. Black swarmed his vision and he gladly allowed unconsciousness to drag him away into its pain free depths. Yami was only aware of one thing before he passed out, and that was Yugi's voice.
'I'm coming Yami, just hold on!'