DZ: *hits herself in the head over and over and over...*
Ryou: Ack! *tries to stop her* Don't do that! It hurts!
DZ: Oh really? I couldn't feel it over the numbness.
Ryou: What is wrong with you?
DZ: I feel stupid reading over the first and second chapters. Ok, let's see...
NOTE:
In the first chapter, I had a little [1] thingy by the description of Bakura's dagger. I never explained what it was. Ok, I'm not sure if I'm right (I've forgoten it) Hathor was called the Eye of Ra. She was the goddess of Love and War. I think, well I know she was the goddess of love. Anyways, it was spose to be a foreshadowing...T_T didn't work quite right, ne?
And second! I forgot to thank the reviewers! *hits head again* I guess I was really rushing for chapter two. I dunno why. Anyways, here's to our reviewers!
Kitsune Hashiba: Thanks, I trying for a bit of originality. ^_^ Yea, I think he's going to be, er was murdered. LOL
daisy: Here's s'more reading. Thanks for reviewing.
dilanda: Wow, I got some demanding readers. Hehehe, don't worry. More will come.
Demonic Angel: Yes, we all love Seto/Jou-ness. ^_^
Evee: I think they make a great couple too! Thanks for le review!
Goth serphyona: O_o poor Jou...I don't think I have the heart to do that to him. Or maybe I do! LOL We'll see...
Blue Lagoon Loon: Yeppers...we should all be ghosties...@_@ on second thought...
poetisa: Ah yes, all the possibilities. I shall be answering your questions soon enough in the story. Well, some of them, I can't even answer myself. But they will be answered. ^_^ Thanks for reviewing (BTW, I luve your MK fanfics ^_^ Zero talking in Portuguese, luffly)
Krazy Kazuko: Hehehe, no problem. It's good criticism. Thanks! I plan on finishing this fic, so don't worry. ^_^
kaiba-fan: Yup. He also serves a special role in the fic (besides being the protagonist).
Well...there. That's about all of them. ^_^ The second chappie reviews will be at the end of the chapter. So now, on to the fic.
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Two days later:
"A boat beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July-
Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear-
Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.
Still she haunts me, phantom wise.
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.
Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near,
In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die.
Ever drifting down the stream-
Lingering in the golden gleam-
Life, what is it but a dream?"
The small applause snapped Seto out of his daze. Yugi's presentation of Lewis Carrol's Through the Looking Glass had just finished and the teacher was now looking for a new victim, er, volunteer. Seto tried to sink in his seat to look a little less noticable. He didn't have his notecards prepared, let alone even have a poem, or soliloquy. It had been a busy day yesterday at the office, and he did not have time to pick one.
"Kaiba?" Seto winced as the teacher looked at him. "Do you have your presentation ready?"
Seto opened his mouth for a response, but before he could, somebody slipped a bunch of notecards in his hand (which has behind his back, uh yea...). He looked back to see Yugi smiling at him with a knowing look. He mouthed "thank you" to Yugi and held up the notecards. "Uh, right here, Takashi-sensei."
"Good, please come up here and present it."
Seto came up to the front calm and confident. Until he saw his presentation. His eyes widened at what speech he had to do, a slight blush appeared at his cheeks. He then glared at Yugi, who was snickering mischievously at the moment.
"Is there something wrong, Kaiba-kun?" Seto shook his head. "Then please get on with your speech."
Seto blinked, then looked down at the notecards in his hand. Glaring a last time at Yugi he cleared his throat and started his soliloquy.
"O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate stone
On the forefinger of an alderman,
Draw with a team of little atomies
Over men's noses as they lie asleep;
Her wagon spokes made of long spinners' legs,
The cover of the wings of grasshoppers,
The traces of the smallest spider's web,
The collars of the moonshine's watery beams,
Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film,
Her waggoner a small grey-coated gnat,
Not half so big as a round little worm
Prick'd from the lazy finger of a maid;
Her chariot is an empty hazel-nut
Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,
Time out o' mind the fairies' coachmakers.
And in the state she gallops night by night
Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love;
O'er courtiers' knees, that dream on court'sies straight,
O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees,
O'er ladies' lips, who straight on kisses dream,
Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues,
Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are:
Somtimes-"
Seto was spared from having to get to the raunchy part when the bell rang. A sigh of relief escaped his lips, and he turned his attention to Yugi, glaring at him, all the while advancing to where he sat. But Yugi was saved when the teacher called Seto to her.
"Is there any particular reason that you picked that soliloquy, Kaiba-kun?" The teacher started out bluntly.
"Um, no Takashi-sensei..." Seto responded lamely.
Takashi-sensei rolled her eyes. "You didn't have time, so one of yours friends picked it for you, and you didn't know about it till you were up there."
Seto opened his mouth to protest, but the warning glare Takashi-sensei shot at him told him not to lie. "Yes."
"I know running a company is hard Seto, but please do your own homework next time. Picking a poem or speech wasn't really that hard."
"Yes sensei. It won't happen again."
"Good, you may go now."
Seto exited the classroom quickly, thoughts of revenge in his mind and a scowl plastered on his face.
"Don't keep your face like that." A voice from Seto's left said. "It might stay that way."
"How about I make your face stay like this?" He lunged at the smaller boy, but Yugi had anticipated that move. He jumped out of the way in time, Seto's face hitting the wall behind him. "OW!!!"
Yugi laughed when Seto turned to him, hand clutching his forehead which had a big red mark across it. Calming slightly, Yugi took Seto's other hand and led him to the infirmary.
"Oh, Nurse Ryou!" Yugi called sweetly over to the boy working at the sink. He smiled mischievously as the white haired boy turned to stick his tongue out at him. "Hehehe, Seto here needs some ice, Nurse Ryou."
"If you don't stop calling me Nurse Ryou, Seto isn't the only one that is going to be needing ice." Ryou threatened, going to the fridge to get an ice pack. He threw it at Yugi, who gave it to Seto.
"How long till your free to go Ryou?" Seto asked. "We want to go to the arcade today."
"Just a sec, I have to clean up then we can go." Ryou walked to the broom closet to take out a broom. He swept the floor complaining all the while. "Ugh, I can't believe they gave me infirmary duty. The things you see here. And taking care of the sick isn't exactly a beauty job, you know."
"No," Yugi smiled. "But your the most bea~utiful nurse here."
"YUGI!!"
"Hey, calm down." Seto finally spoke. "Yugi, I think Yami's been rubbing off on you. Ryou, don't complain, your the one who made fun of Wakaba-sensei's drawing. Be thankful you didn't get janitor duty."
Yugi only stuck his tongue out at Seto, while Ryou rolled his eyes, and finished cleaning. After everything was put away, the three friends walked out of the school, ready for an afternoon of arcade games. They walked inside The Arcana, the best arcade in town. Yugi instantaneously went to the counter, where Yami sat. Yami had been working at The Arcana ever since it opened, being experienced with the many games there and having a knack at the new incoming games. Ryou and Seto followed Yugi, leaning against the counter.
"So, how's business Yami?" Ryou asked.
"Kinda slow since Obiwa hasn't let off yet. Ah, excuse me." Yami went over to help a customer.
"I'm going to go play Monster World. Anyone want to join me?" Ryou offered. Seto and Yugi declined, not up to playing Ryou's favorite game. Yugi didn't really like virtual reality games, and Seto wasn't really up to playing much.
"Where's Ryou?" Yami asked when he came back.
"Monster World." Yugi said. Yami nodded in understanding, and the two started off in a casual conversation. Not really interested in the topic, Seto let his mind wander. He was restless again. Turning his head to look outside through the glass wall, Seto studied people as they walked by. A flash of flaxen gold caught his eyes. Following the movement, Seto saw the boy from the other day.
"Yugi, Yami!"
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To say that Bakura was pissed was an understatement. He stomped through the streets of Domino, looking ready to kill. Malik, who was right beside him, however, looked ecstatic, like a child about to get a new toy.
"One freaking ghost!" Bakura exclaimed under his breath. "How the hell can one ghost be so much?!"
"Aww, c'mon Kura. It's not like we have anything better to do." Malik tried to soothe his angered partner.
"Well, I could be trying to take over the world by now." Bakura said. Malik giggled at his friend's antics.
"Silly Bakura. That's why the council gave you this job. So you don't get megalomaniac ideas your pretty head."
Bakura snorted. "No, they gave me this job to piss the hell off of me."
Malik rolled his eyes, but took Bakura's arm to, steering him off to the side of the street. "Kura, I think you really starting to scare the citizens. Lighten up. I know! Let's take a break and go to a fun place. Like an arcade. I heard about this one called The Arcana. I think we're near it."
Bakura groaned, but let himself be dragged. No one really got in the way of Malik if he wanted to do something. That's how he survived having Malik as a partner for so long. He knew when not to mess with the blonde Egyptian's machinations. He was violently taken out of his thoughts when Malik had shoved him aside into an alley.
"Malik!, What-?!"
"SSHHH!!" Malik placed a finger on Bakura's lips. He gestured towards the sidewalk. "Look, it's our ghost!"
Said tall, blonde ghost was ambling along the sidewalk, right in front of the arcade place Malik talked about. No one saw Jounouchi, him being a ghost.
"Ah, what are we waiting for?" Bakura asked. He was just itching to catch the ghost, but Malik was holding him back.
"We can't just capture him here, where there's a lot of people." Malik explained. "We need to get him somewhere secluded."
"How do we do that? We can't exactly ask him to come along with us. He'll know something is up if he knew two humans can see him."
Malik took out something in his pocket. The small clear stone glistened in the sun. Bakura smiled. A summoning spell would be easy for him.
"Just summon another ghost and ask it to ask him to meet us at the park or something." Malik said. Bakura nodded and began to chant.
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DZ: Um...yea, that was short again. And it took me long enough to update, ne? Sorry, things just kept getting in the way. Ok, to the reviewers!
Kitsune Hashiba: I'm continuing. Hehehe, do you mind if Malik uses "yaysies" somewhere in this fic? I think it kinda fits him.
Blue Lagoon Loon: *huggles her own crappily made Noah ghostie plushy* I'm glad you like it! ^_^
daisy: It's cold here too, but I'm in Arizona, so figure that one out. ~_~;; Eh, the mystery person is someone we all know, and probably someone predictable...we'll know him all in good time. Yep...
kaiba-fan: Sorry this took long. Thanks for the review!
Ru-chan: Ah, thanks, I'll be sure to keep writing.
Krazy Kazuko: Sorry it was short. This one is pretty short, but it's a bit longer. ^_^ Please accept my apologies. It'll be longer ones the plot picks up.
kely: Thanks! ^_^
DZ: Ah, story's finally picking up...I think the next chapter's going to be longer. I already have two pages...Um...yea, well that's it.
Jou: Please read and review. *whispering* Tell her I need to be brought back to life.
DZ: -_- Maybe I should just keep you dead...Oh crap, someone do the disclaimer. I forgot to do it at the beginning.
Ryou: DZ does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! and the poem at the beginning was written by Lewis Carroll. And the soliloquy Seto did is part of Mercutio's "Queen Mab speech" from Romeo and Juliet. That one is owned by Shakespeare. Um, that's it.
DZ: Ah, good, er Ciao!