"Tch," Seto snickered at the man's foolishness. He'd done this so many times before; all he had to do was draw God of Obelisk to get rid of this little pest.
"But there's a few rules, such as no God Cards. I heard what you did to those other guys, and I think it's pretty cheap. So come on, you think you can take me without the help of your little God Cards?" The guy grinned as the group behind him chuckled along with him.
Seto frowned, crossing his arms. "Why should I grace you with the honor that is too high for you?" His lips curved into a grin.
"Okay, if you think you're so tough, then let's duel!" The guys grew serious as one of them stepped out of the group and beside the other man.
"What's this about? And what makes you think I want to duel you?" Seto scoffed, watching the other man in suspicion.
"Because you think you're so bad and I'm gonna take you down! I'm gonna wipe that cocky grin off of your face! The only reason you shouldn't duel me is if you're afraid that I'll beat you; if that's the reason, I'll understand…no one can beat the great Giovanni!" The guy grinned, snickering to the other man beside him.
Before Seto could reply at this guy's obvious stupidity, someone stepped out the shadows in the alleyway. Everyone glanced up as Yami Bakura's slim form slipped out, a hellish laughter escaping him.
"B-Bakura?" Seto blinked in surprise, watching Bakura step towards them. His thoughts raced back to what Bakura had done for Mokuba…had that been intentional? Before he had any more time to think, The guy let out a shout.
"Hey! You're...that guy! What the hell are you doing here?!" The guy's eyes grew wide in fear. His followers all looked at him, then at Bakura in wonder.
"Heh…I remember you…did you decide to show your repulsive face in the light again?" Bakura's lips formed into an almost delighted grin, giving him a look of insanity.
"T-that guy's crazy!" Giovanni shook his finger in Bakura's direction, looking pale. The man beside him, evidently his second-in-command, glanced at him.
"Giovanni-sama?" He frowned almost concernedly.
"You…you stole my cards! I'm gonna kick your ass for that!" Giovanni apparently had ignored the man's question and was ready to jump Bakura.
Yami Bakura smirked, his eyes laughing at Giovanni. "How about I join in on this little duel? Killing you now would just be too easy. This way we can gamble for your life…"
Giovanni hesitated for a moment…he had already been a witness to the power of the Millennium Ring, and he didn't want to experience that again. After a moment, his ego got the best of him.
"O-of course! I'll duel you! Seeing that there's no way that you could win…" Giovanni seemed to have regained his composure.
"Demo…we have to duel Seto Kaiba, Giovanni-sama…"
"Tch. How would you duel him anyway? He doesn't seem to have a partner…" Bakura smirked, stepping to Seto's side. "Unless I just team up with him…"
Seto raised his eyebrows slightly in Bakura's direction. "…Alright then…that's fine with me…"
* * *
When this began
I had nothing to say
And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me
I was confused
And I let it all out to find
That I'm not the only person with these things in mind
Inside of me
* * *
Seto's cerulean eyes found their way towards Bakura again as the duel started…a grin was on that pale face, looking so confident. The things he had said…it all came rushing back through his thoughts. He didn't want to make something out of it, but…something was tugging at him inside. Something he didn't quite understand. Bakura had saved Mokuba, and now he was helping him…he shook his head, trying to reassure himself that Bakura was only getting revenge for whatever he had gotten into with this Giovanni individual. He tried to focus on the duel as the opposing team made the first move. The life points of each player was 2000.
"I place a card face down. I also summon Axe Raider (1700/1150). I end my turn." Giovanni crossed his arms in satisfaction.
It was his teammate's turn. The man hesitated for a moment before speaking up. "I play Beaver Warrior (1200/1500) in defense position. End of my turn."
Bakura began to snicker. "Is that the best you can do?" After drawing, he swiftly pulled out his chosen card. "I play La Jinn, Mystical Genie of the Lamp (1800/1000)! My turn is over."
Why wasn't Bakura attacking him? Raising an eyebrow, Seto pushed the thought aside. Bakura was just like any other amateur; he had no idea what he was doing. Seto drew a card out of his Duel Disk, glancing at the set in his hand. Hm, he'd already drawn Blue Eyes. He had to figure out how to get this card on the field…frowning, he played the only monster he could at the time. "I play Hitotsu-Me Giant (1200/1500) in defense position. End of my turn."
With a smirk, Giovanni drew out his next card. This would be too simple! " I attack your Hitotsu-Me Giant with my Axe Raider, destroying it!" He began to laugh at his own cleverness. "End of my turn."
His partner frowned and pulled out his next selection. Evidently not getting a good card, he played a magic or trap card face down. "End of my turn."
Although Seto didn't look too pleased at having his monster destroyed, Bakura looked positively ecstatic. "I knew that this duel would be too easy! I already know exactly how to defeat you! My La Jinn attacks your Axe Raider, bringing your life points down to 1900!" Laughing aloud, he placed another card on the field. "I play one magic or trap card face down on the field. My turn is over." The teasing grin remained on his face.
Seto frowned slightly. Bakura only had one monster and one trap card, and yet he looked very excited about something. Did he have some sort of plan? The enemy wasn't very close to losing just yet…drawing another card, he glanced down at his own deck. He didn't expect anything out of Bakura. He himself would have to win this duel. He fingered his Blue Eyes thoughtfully for a moment, wondering how he could summon two monsters to tribute for it.
"I summon Vorse Raider (1900/1200)." Crossing his arms, a smirk spread slowly across his lips…when he summoned his next monster, he could bring forth the card to end this pitiful duel… "I attack your Beaver Warrior!"
Giovanni smiled. "I activate my trap card, Trap Hole! I destroy your Vorse Raider!"
Seto frowned, looking nervous. "What?" How could he summon Blue Eyes now? He was completely defenseless…
"My turn." Giovanni drew his card, frowned when he looked at it, then sighed. "End of my turn…"
His partner drew his own card. "I place my Beaver Warrior in attack position and attack your life points directly, bringing them down to 800. End of my turn." Seto's frown increased, only hoping to draw a good card the next round.
Bakura's hellish laughter rang out as he drew a card. Picking a card from his hand, he placed it on the field. "I activate the Exchange Card! Except…I'll be exchanging with my partner instead of my opponent…" He smirked over at Seto, who gave him a bit of a bewildered look. Grinning widely as Seto approached him, he thought about his plan. He only hoped that Seto would get the message…he never knew that Exchange card he had stolen would come in handy.
As Seto walked towards Bakura, a drop of nervous sweat ran down the side of his face. What was going on here? This duel was getting crazy… He didn't know what Bakura had in mind, but it was getting a little too weird. He could usually beat inexperienced duelists like this in one round…so why was he so nervous now? Advancing towards Bakura, he showed him the cards he held, looking down at Bakura's own set.
He wasn't sure what to pick, seeing that Bakura had to have done this for a reason. He glanced up at Bakura, who had a bright twinkle in his eye and an evil intention on his lips. Bakura's thumb slid a card in the direction of Seto, still holding it, as if motioning to him. Seto looked back down at the card in silence…it was the Change of Heart card. After a moment's hesitation, he decided to take it. It would help him…
Bakura grinned even wider and took Seto's De-Spell card. Without a word, he turned back to the field, playing it face down. "End of my turn."
As Seto stood in his place and reviewed his cards, he wondered what his next move should be. He had drawn a Ryu-Kishin…before he could play it, something seemed to stop him. He looked back down at the Change of Heart, then back up at the field. Smiling, he realized what he had to do…"I activate the magic card Change of Heart! I take control of your Beaver Warrior!" An outburst of wild laughter emerged from his throat. "Then, I sacrifice your Beaver Warrior and the La Jinn to summon my pride and soul…the invincible Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!"
"What?!" Giovanni's eyes grew wide. "Impossible!"
"Blue Eyes, use your White Lightning Attack!" Seto pointed towards Giovanni, laughing hysterically. As Blue Eyes sent the powerful beam in his direction, Giovanni was covered in the bright light. His life points drained down to 0.
"Nooooo!" Giovanni fell to his knees as his partner ran to his side. "This can't be! I had such a powerful deck!"
Seto and Bakura walked together, seeing that the other duelists were a bit…preoccupied. After a few moments of laughter, Seto turned to Bakura.
"How did you know to give me Change of Heart…how did you know I had Blue Eyes?"
Bakura grinned. "I didn't. All I was trying to do was help you defend yourself. Heh, you did good."
Seto stared. Bakura had tried to stop him from losing his Life Points? He knew that any other duelist would have left him to defend himself. Which he wouldn't have minded; he would've found a way to defend himself. He shook the thought aside. Bakura had only wanted to win the duel to get his own revenge.
Bakura smirked again, walking towards the partner of Giovanni to collect his puzzle cards. After this, he decided that he wasn't needed anymore and began walking off.
"Wait…you're not that bad of a duelist…" Seto muttered this to himself as he watched Bakura's slim form walking off down the sidewalk. As if he knew, Bakura turned and glanced at him over his shoulder, narrow brown hues flickering. With that, he looked away, turned into an alleyway, and was gone.
* * *
I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long
Erase all the pain till it's gone
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
* * *
(A/N: Heh, sorry about the cheesiness in this chapter! I had to make this minor guy cheesy...and no, he's not important to the story. Oh yeah, and sorry about the complete suckiness of the duel. x.e I know that it's confusing, I was only trying to get a point across. Yeah, and the Exchange card thing? I'm not sure if it really does that. I don't care. Yeah, and the rest of the cards, I got the info off of some site, so don't flip out if it's not accurate. ^^; And I know that this was pretty much a filler chapter, but hey, I'm working on it.
Oh yeah, and thanks to "Cari Starfire" for the mistake! I didn't even notice that. =/ Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the people who reviewed my fanfic! I'm really open to all suggestions and I want people to point out my mistakes, so feel free!)
"But there's a few rules, such as no God Cards. I heard what you did to those other guys, and I think it's pretty cheap. So come on, you think you can take me without the help of your little God Cards?" The guy grinned as the group behind him chuckled along with him.
Seto frowned, crossing his arms. "Why should I grace you with the honor that is too high for you?" His lips curved into a grin.
"Okay, if you think you're so tough, then let's duel!" The guys grew serious as one of them stepped out of the group and beside the other man.
"What's this about? And what makes you think I want to duel you?" Seto scoffed, watching the other man in suspicion.
"Because you think you're so bad and I'm gonna take you down! I'm gonna wipe that cocky grin off of your face! The only reason you shouldn't duel me is if you're afraid that I'll beat you; if that's the reason, I'll understand…no one can beat the great Giovanni!" The guy grinned, snickering to the other man beside him.
Before Seto could reply at this guy's obvious stupidity, someone stepped out the shadows in the alleyway. Everyone glanced up as Yami Bakura's slim form slipped out, a hellish laughter escaping him.
"B-Bakura?" Seto blinked in surprise, watching Bakura step towards them. His thoughts raced back to what Bakura had done for Mokuba…had that been intentional? Before he had any more time to think, The guy let out a shout.
"Hey! You're...that guy! What the hell are you doing here?!" The guy's eyes grew wide in fear. His followers all looked at him, then at Bakura in wonder.
"Heh…I remember you…did you decide to show your repulsive face in the light again?" Bakura's lips formed into an almost delighted grin, giving him a look of insanity.
"T-that guy's crazy!" Giovanni shook his finger in Bakura's direction, looking pale. The man beside him, evidently his second-in-command, glanced at him.
"Giovanni-sama?" He frowned almost concernedly.
"You…you stole my cards! I'm gonna kick your ass for that!" Giovanni apparently had ignored the man's question and was ready to jump Bakura.
Yami Bakura smirked, his eyes laughing at Giovanni. "How about I join in on this little duel? Killing you now would just be too easy. This way we can gamble for your life…"
Giovanni hesitated for a moment…he had already been a witness to the power of the Millennium Ring, and he didn't want to experience that again. After a moment, his ego got the best of him.
"O-of course! I'll duel you! Seeing that there's no way that you could win…" Giovanni seemed to have regained his composure.
"Demo…we have to duel Seto Kaiba, Giovanni-sama…"
"Tch. How would you duel him anyway? He doesn't seem to have a partner…" Bakura smirked, stepping to Seto's side. "Unless I just team up with him…"
Seto raised his eyebrows slightly in Bakura's direction. "…Alright then…that's fine with me…"
* * *
When this began
I had nothing to say
And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me
I was confused
And I let it all out to find
That I'm not the only person with these things in mind
Inside of me
* * *
Seto's cerulean eyes found their way towards Bakura again as the duel started…a grin was on that pale face, looking so confident. The things he had said…it all came rushing back through his thoughts. He didn't want to make something out of it, but…something was tugging at him inside. Something he didn't quite understand. Bakura had saved Mokuba, and now he was helping him…he shook his head, trying to reassure himself that Bakura was only getting revenge for whatever he had gotten into with this Giovanni individual. He tried to focus on the duel as the opposing team made the first move. The life points of each player was 2000.
"I place a card face down. I also summon Axe Raider (1700/1150). I end my turn." Giovanni crossed his arms in satisfaction.
It was his teammate's turn. The man hesitated for a moment before speaking up. "I play Beaver Warrior (1200/1500) in defense position. End of my turn."
Bakura began to snicker. "Is that the best you can do?" After drawing, he swiftly pulled out his chosen card. "I play La Jinn, Mystical Genie of the Lamp (1800/1000)! My turn is over."
Why wasn't Bakura attacking him? Raising an eyebrow, Seto pushed the thought aside. Bakura was just like any other amateur; he had no idea what he was doing. Seto drew a card out of his Duel Disk, glancing at the set in his hand. Hm, he'd already drawn Blue Eyes. He had to figure out how to get this card on the field…frowning, he played the only monster he could at the time. "I play Hitotsu-Me Giant (1200/1500) in defense position. End of my turn."
With a smirk, Giovanni drew out his next card. This would be too simple! " I attack your Hitotsu-Me Giant with my Axe Raider, destroying it!" He began to laugh at his own cleverness. "End of my turn."
His partner frowned and pulled out his next selection. Evidently not getting a good card, he played a magic or trap card face down. "End of my turn."
Although Seto didn't look too pleased at having his monster destroyed, Bakura looked positively ecstatic. "I knew that this duel would be too easy! I already know exactly how to defeat you! My La Jinn attacks your Axe Raider, bringing your life points down to 1900!" Laughing aloud, he placed another card on the field. "I play one magic or trap card face down on the field. My turn is over." The teasing grin remained on his face.
Seto frowned slightly. Bakura only had one monster and one trap card, and yet he looked very excited about something. Did he have some sort of plan? The enemy wasn't very close to losing just yet…drawing another card, he glanced down at his own deck. He didn't expect anything out of Bakura. He himself would have to win this duel. He fingered his Blue Eyes thoughtfully for a moment, wondering how he could summon two monsters to tribute for it.
"I summon Vorse Raider (1900/1200)." Crossing his arms, a smirk spread slowly across his lips…when he summoned his next monster, he could bring forth the card to end this pitiful duel… "I attack your Beaver Warrior!"
Giovanni smiled. "I activate my trap card, Trap Hole! I destroy your Vorse Raider!"
Seto frowned, looking nervous. "What?" How could he summon Blue Eyes now? He was completely defenseless…
"My turn." Giovanni drew his card, frowned when he looked at it, then sighed. "End of my turn…"
His partner drew his own card. "I place my Beaver Warrior in attack position and attack your life points directly, bringing them down to 800. End of my turn." Seto's frown increased, only hoping to draw a good card the next round.
Bakura's hellish laughter rang out as he drew a card. Picking a card from his hand, he placed it on the field. "I activate the Exchange Card! Except…I'll be exchanging with my partner instead of my opponent…" He smirked over at Seto, who gave him a bit of a bewildered look. Grinning widely as Seto approached him, he thought about his plan. He only hoped that Seto would get the message…he never knew that Exchange card he had stolen would come in handy.
As Seto walked towards Bakura, a drop of nervous sweat ran down the side of his face. What was going on here? This duel was getting crazy… He didn't know what Bakura had in mind, but it was getting a little too weird. He could usually beat inexperienced duelists like this in one round…so why was he so nervous now? Advancing towards Bakura, he showed him the cards he held, looking down at Bakura's own set.
He wasn't sure what to pick, seeing that Bakura had to have done this for a reason. He glanced up at Bakura, who had a bright twinkle in his eye and an evil intention on his lips. Bakura's thumb slid a card in the direction of Seto, still holding it, as if motioning to him. Seto looked back down at the card in silence…it was the Change of Heart card. After a moment's hesitation, he decided to take it. It would help him…
Bakura grinned even wider and took Seto's De-Spell card. Without a word, he turned back to the field, playing it face down. "End of my turn."
As Seto stood in his place and reviewed his cards, he wondered what his next move should be. He had drawn a Ryu-Kishin…before he could play it, something seemed to stop him. He looked back down at the Change of Heart, then back up at the field. Smiling, he realized what he had to do…"I activate the magic card Change of Heart! I take control of your Beaver Warrior!" An outburst of wild laughter emerged from his throat. "Then, I sacrifice your Beaver Warrior and the La Jinn to summon my pride and soul…the invincible Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!"
"What?!" Giovanni's eyes grew wide. "Impossible!"
"Blue Eyes, use your White Lightning Attack!" Seto pointed towards Giovanni, laughing hysterically. As Blue Eyes sent the powerful beam in his direction, Giovanni was covered in the bright light. His life points drained down to 0.
"Nooooo!" Giovanni fell to his knees as his partner ran to his side. "This can't be! I had such a powerful deck!"
Seto and Bakura walked together, seeing that the other duelists were a bit…preoccupied. After a few moments of laughter, Seto turned to Bakura.
"How did you know to give me Change of Heart…how did you know I had Blue Eyes?"
Bakura grinned. "I didn't. All I was trying to do was help you defend yourself. Heh, you did good."
Seto stared. Bakura had tried to stop him from losing his Life Points? He knew that any other duelist would have left him to defend himself. Which he wouldn't have minded; he would've found a way to defend himself. He shook the thought aside. Bakura had only wanted to win the duel to get his own revenge.
Bakura smirked again, walking towards the partner of Giovanni to collect his puzzle cards. After this, he decided that he wasn't needed anymore and began walking off.
"Wait…you're not that bad of a duelist…" Seto muttered this to himself as he watched Bakura's slim form walking off down the sidewalk. As if he knew, Bakura turned and glanced at him over his shoulder, narrow brown hues flickering. With that, he looked away, turned into an alleyway, and was gone.
* * *
I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long
Erase all the pain till it's gone
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
* * *
(A/N: Heh, sorry about the cheesiness in this chapter! I had to make this minor guy cheesy...and no, he's not important to the story. Oh yeah, and sorry about the complete suckiness of the duel. x.e I know that it's confusing, I was only trying to get a point across. Yeah, and the Exchange card thing? I'm not sure if it really does that. I don't care. Yeah, and the rest of the cards, I got the info off of some site, so don't flip out if it's not accurate. ^^; And I know that this was pretty much a filler chapter, but hey, I'm working on it.
Oh yeah, and thanks to "Cari Starfire" for the mistake! I didn't even notice that. =/ Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the people who reviewed my fanfic! I'm really open to all suggestions and I want people to point out my mistakes, so feel free!)
