THE SHINING POLARIS

by Evil Sugarysweetness


Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh is not mine. I never claimed it to be. And the idea of the triangle-shaped wound is Alena-sama's. It isn't mine, and I asked her for permission to use it. Thank you, Alena-sama! Also, Alena wrote part of the OC intro. Thank you, again!

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Chapter Two
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It was quite late at night, now, and while everyone else at the 'home' portion of the Kame Game shop was in an uneasy sleep, Jounouchi was wide awake.

Staring at his smaller friend, eyes wide and ever-so-slightly glazed, one, hollow-sounding word was whispered-

"Yuugi."

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"Stop it!" the boy cried, staring through tears at his tormentor. "Stop!"

"Never." The boy screamed, and it echoed throughout the household, as the skin on his arm was torn open and the blood shed on the floor....


The shappire eyes of Seto Kaiba opened quickly, and he sat up, beads of sweat on his forehead.

It was then he noticed the warm substance on his arm, and the red droplets on the sheets....

Quickly going to clean his arm, and the sheets, he noticed the place the blood was coming from was a simple, triangle-shaped scar-

And that wasn't there before.

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A girl leaned against a cold brick wall. At first glance, she seemed young; fifteen, at the most. But then you saw her dark brown eyes, and you felt the exhaustion, the endless years of existence.

She looked throughly roughed up: a black eye, cuts and bruises, not to mention an arm that appeared to be broken. She stared out into the darkness, her brown hair lifting slightly in the cold wing. Her mouth was set in a determined line, and even her black eye was narrowed. Something flicked in her eyes. Revenge, possibly. Anger, certainly.

"I may have a job to do, but first..."

The girl looked up, watching that very last bit of a star fade.

"How to get home..."

*~*

The day was new, the air was crisp and cold.

The sun bore down on the almost ghostly empty city, but still, there was one soul on its streets.

Seto walked toward the Kame Game shop, holding his arm absently.

He arrived at his destination, and opened the door.

*~*

Jounouchi, Anzu, and Honda stood near the counter, eyes dead from sadness.

Seto hissed, glaring at them.

"What the hell have you morons gotten yourselves into this time?! And why are you dragging me into it?!"

"...What do you mean?" Anzu said, trying hard to keep a straight voice.

Seto showed her the scar.

Looking into their wide eyes, he replied, simply,

"That."

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And with the door closed, she opened the music player on her computer, and presed the 'play' button, the words coming out of the speaker..
"A north star ray in the dark...
The saving..."

The door opened, and she turned off the music, and turned around to answer.


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