Anthy: There's more to the story line
Anshi: and she will add it in this chapter.
Anthy: Yea…
Anshi: She's on crack right now.
Anthy: No I'm not.
Anshi: Then what?
Anthy: I was reading my newest Shonen Jump
Anshi: Justifiable.
Anthy: Shadi was harassing ppl.
Anshi: And Yami was spazzing.
Anthy: It was funny.
Anshi: Shadi was gonna kill Anzu!
Anthy: But noooooooo! Yami has to go and save her.
Anshi: *rant*
Anthy: But I love him anyways. I'm gonna write now.
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The Firebird
Flame Two: Waking Fire
The hikari…He will warn the pharaoh.
I must dispose of him.
But he is so familiar…
I feel…
I feel…
I feel like I have known him for so long.
Like he was…
Was…
Was my…
Yami walked through the back roads of Domino, even though Yugi had begged him not to go anywhere alone. He ignored the boy's pleas however. He could take care of himself. Or so his pride told him.
"My hikari worries too much. Whatever he saw was probably the result of lack of sleep."
Just keep telling yourself that.
Yami came to the remains of the warehouse that he and Yugi had been trapped in. There was nothing left of it except for a few charred and blackened 2x4s and random debris. Yami turned to leave. There was no reason for him to linger anymore.
Don't leave me…Yami froze. The hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. His eyes widened as he slowly turned around, hoping that he was dreaming. His nostrils filled with the smell of smoke and he felt the burn of flames. Visions of a bird completely composed of flames danced before his eyes. He looked around and he saw Domino burning. He cried out in pain as claws raked across his back. Blood flooded out of his mouth as he fell, crumpled and bloody. A bird statue rose behind him, stone eyes staring down at him.
If you show your heart's weakness in this game…you will drown in the illusion.
"Yami!!"
The boy so named looked up weakly. Yugi was there, staring in fear at him and the bird statue. Yugi knelt down next to him, carefully inspecting his wounds.
Get out of here boy. Leave the pharaoh to me.
"No! I won't let him be killed by you!!" Yugi cried.
Yami looked from the stone bird to Yugi. What was going on between these two? Did he miss something? Yugi looked at the Sennen Puzzle, for a brief moment, and then at Yami…drowning in a pool of his own blood.
"Yami, you wouldn't mind going back into the puzzle until I can get you back?"
Yami said nothing, no use arguing with his hikari now. But he was glad to be away from that bird. Yugi, now satisfied with having Yami in a safer place, spun on his heels and ran.
I'm certain he is now. He must be…"Sweet mother of Ra. What in hell happened?!" Ryou cried, drawing Anshi out of the bedroom. Anthy poked her head out of the kitchen.
"Someone finally try and kill him?"
"Shut up Anshi. Yugi, what happened?"
Yugi told them what he saw. The bird statue, the blood and the overall feeling of impending doom. The three stood in awe. Anthy snapped back into reality and looked at her dying boyfriend on the couch.
"Okay! Half dead yami on the couch is slightly more important than figuring out what happened." Anthy said, rushing into the bathroom and dragging out her medicine chest. Everyone's eyes bugged.
"That's your first aid kit?!?!" Yugi's jaw dropped.
Anthy nodded.
"Did you steal half of this stuff from a hospital?" Ryou asked.
"No. I just needed it in case of any injuries. Yami, drink this."
Anshi poured a small amount of a strange misty green liquid into Yami's mouth. He swallowed, a look of disgust washing over his face. Everyone looked at Anthy.
"What was that?" Yugi asked. Anshi grinned.
"Now that is a secret. It's my own special healing potion."
Yami rolled his eyes. Great. His life was being saved and his wounds healed by the one person who wanted to kill him. He looked over at the thief-queen. She was looking pretty pleased with herself.
"I'll go make some tea." Ryou said, rising and heading towards the kitchen.
"Green tea Ryou. The healing process is gonna being shortly." Anshi said. No one liked the sound of her voice.
A bloodcurdling scream rose from Yami's mouth. His whole body was arched backwards and he was screaming in pain. Eyes fell on Anshi, still grinning. She pointed to one of Yami's open wounds. They watched uncomfortably as it seemed to pull itself closed. Anthy's stomach lurched and Yugi rushed for the bathroom. Yami's screams subsided and he fell back, limp and unconscious.
"That. Was. Grotesque." Anthy said, trying not to break her glass.
"And why did you use that Anshi-chan?" Ryou asked. Again, she grinned,
"I've used it more than once on myself and I knew that it would work."
"But why use something that caused that much pain?"
"It has to. It stretches your skin over the wound and fixes it so that it was never there. Once in a while you'll have scars." Anshi removed her fingerless gloves and the gold cuffs on her arms. There were plenty of scars.
"Once in a while?" Yugi said, raising an eyebrow.
"I get into a lot of fights."
Yugi looked at Yami. Anshi cracked her knuckles.
"Okay hikaris! Outta the room!" She ordered. Everyone looked at her.
"Why?"
"Wound check. I gotta make sure that all of his wounds healed."
"There were only injuries on the top half of his body."
"I still gotta check."
Everyone reluctantly left. Anshi began. She carefully removed his dog collar first, carefully checking for any unseen wounds and scars. Then, having satisfied herself, she put the collar down and propped Yami up into a sitting position. After a few minutes of struggling, she pulled his shirt over his head and inspected him. There was a zigzagging scar tracing down his chest. Anshi nodded. That was normal. But there was a small, black, bird-shaped burn on his back, between his shoulder blades.
"So…she's back. She's looking for her son."
But in one morning we'll see the sun
Bright shining morning dew singing
They who will search will find the landOf evergreen
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Anshi: Well I liked it.
Anthy: Were you enjoying yourself?
Anshi: To an extent.