New Girls, Old Times
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DISCLAIMER: The characters portrayed here are copyrighted characters of the Japanese animated show/manga called: Yu-Gi-Oh!, as featured in the Kids WB, but not very well (I hate the dub, but I can live with it). I, crazytomboy1, do not own any of the characters featured in this show and/or portrayed in this fanfic unless they're mine or owned by others. I don't own Shonen Jump or the song Iceblink either...Note that we are using Japanese names to clear up any confusion at the moment. This fanfic is suitable for teens 13 & up due to the content and the fact that I've been on manga spree! Now, the moment we've all been waiting for...*cues a drum roll*...the fanfic!
(Ami) By the way, /hikari to yami/, //yami to hikari//, and the thoughts are all in italics.
(Shina) You're forgetting ~shared feelings via items~ in my world! I've got 6 chapters in my spring break IY fic. You don't have any IY fics at all!
(Ami) *twitch twitch* What'd you say?
(Alexandra & Kairi) Run for it, there's going to be a word war!
(Ryou) Um, I have a question! How are you doing that?!
(Kairi) I'll tell in the fic section, it's a good thing you're in a good mood, Ryou!
(Shina) Malik and Marik are saner than usual, Shadi's ooc, Ami's portrayed here, Ishizu is nearly gossiping on her cell phone, and lastly Mike is a friend of Ami's! By the way, Capcom owns Rival Schools.
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V.I.P. Trip?!
It's now a few months after Yugi and Ryou went to Kairi's house, and found out that hair band was causing most of the confusing things.
Ryou had just caught up to Kairi and Alexa out of breath, Yugi close behind him. "Hey Kairi...Do you mind if I asked a question?"
Alexa glanced behind herself, looking at the albino boy a little quizzically. "But you just did, Ryou!" She was hit by Kairi lightly because of the dumb smirk she had on her own face while saying that comment. "Hey, lighten up!" //Silly hikari!//
/I know that, ~pure innocence~ aishiteru!/ Kairi, completely ignoring Alexa's remark, stopped and looked at the two boys. "Go ahead and ask away!" I know the question, it's 'how can Alexandra go to school?
"How can Alexandra go to school? I mean, about the hair band and such..."
Alexa turned to Ryou and smiled thinly. "Astral projection, don't tell me that you weren't doing the same thing with Bakura on the patio." Ryou 'eep'-ed and Yugi just stood there, thinking about the summer break!
Yugi burst into a smile. "Hey, this is the last day of school for this year, we should be happy!" Why doesn't Yami have that much control for long as that type of astral projection?
"Frankly, I just want to get this day over with because it takes a lot out of me because of my hobbies." Ack, neko's out, and no inu to chase it back!
Ryou misunderstood her whole meaning of 'hobbies'. "Nothing to fear, it's right for somebody to study until they drop to be worn out!"
Okay, I'm bored as hell, so I'm skipping to the next week. If you're confused, so are Ryou and Yugi. No worries, there might be a lemon somewhere in this fic, just not now!! Oh, this part is starting out at Kairi's house!
Alexandra had just checked the mailbox of the house; there was a bunch of different letters, and her own personal favorite, Shonen Jump. "Hm, Kairi, you've got a letter!"
The redhead, still reading answered mentally. /Really Alexa? I hope it isn't from Malik Ishtar, or his yami.../
//Nope, it's not from the two tan blondes, so stop shivering! But, it's from Ishizu Ishtar, Malik's sis!//
"Then please hand the letter over, I want to read it!" A few seconds later, Kairi had given the letter an once-over. "Huh, an invite to Malik's birthday on July 7th, at a hotel near a new archeology..."
(AN: Ryou's apartment, the boy happens to be reading a letter addressed to him at the same place Kairi left off!) "...Dig; where there's rumored to have info on the Sennen items."
Bakura snorted. "I'd put up with Marik Atmose for a long while to see that!"
(AN: The second floor of the Kame Game Shop. *SD chibi Sesshoumaru face* I'm inventive, aren't I?!) "Yami, it also states that: 'The Sennen Items pasts and uses will be told to the V.I.P. invitees!'
Yami looked up and smiled warmly at his hikari, but it faded somewhat quickly. //Yugi, that is great news, but we'll need to be careful there.//
(AN: All three places, à la split screen authoress skills! All right, I'll shut up for a bit and let you read...It may sound dumb though!) "If we're going there, what about a gift?" The lights were hoping to celebrate a birthday party with a great gift for Malik.
"Uh, I'd have to guess on that...Gomen nasai!"
(AN: All right, imagine the 3-way split screen going into Kairi's house again, taking up the whole view!) "Alexa, do we still have Ishizu's cell phone number?"
"You've been watching Hyoui too much, but you have a point there...Found it! Just press 39198926212012111. (AN: If that's a real cell phone number, then I swear I didn't look you up to maim, I thought it'd be cool...) It'd be wise to mention the invite before anything else, ok?"
Kairi nearly face faulted while dialing up Ishizu's cell phone on the house's cordless denwa. /I'm not that dense, Alexa!/
(AN: Another split screen, go me!) After the first ring, Ishizu picked up. "Hello Kairi, I take you've just read your mail. I don't know if that attachment suited your tastes..."
Kairi sweat dropped, confused. Is she...Gossiping? "Nope, I haven't checked my e-mail in a week, Ishizu, so you tell me!"
Now it was
Ishizu's turn to be embarrassed.
"My brother had the idea of sending it himself."
Kairi was thinking about where
she is, to be so...Off-sounding!
"I'm talking about the invite to-"
"My brother's birthday? I'm sorry I didn't send it sooner because of work; you would have had more time to look for a gift. My brother wants to talk to Alexandra, he's down in the dumps!"
"Yeah, that'd be sensible to do, but Malik?"
The Sennen Tauk holder was now being serious. "It will be fine, no interruptions from anyone, or eavesdropping..."
Kairi sweat dropped again, worried about how Marik would act over the phone in that scenario. "But what about-"
Ishizu giggled. "You don't need to worry about the Sennen Rod, he's pretty much grounded until his birthday party from the last time!" (AN: Last time would be the Battle City Tournament, thanks!)
"Oh, poor Malik, I'll get Alexandra on the line, just wait a sec..." /Alexa, you better be awake, because I'm throwing the denwa at you!/
Alexa caught the phone, sighing. //Why can't you just hand it over like a normal person?// "So tell him to get his ass on the line!"
Unfortunately, Malik was already there, and miffed at that remark. "Well curly-head, nice to talk to you too!"
The black-haired girl slammed down the Shonen Jump magazine out of a reflex action. "M-Malik! You don't sound too happy, why in Ra's name is that?"
You can hear the anger in Malik's voice as he answered her question dangerously. "I don't want to talk about it!"
That was so loud, it caused Kairi to spit out some of her soda when Alexa pulled the denwa away from her ears. "I don't need an ear bleed! (AN: Ok, now for a suicidal question!) I'm curious about how old Atmose is going to be, got any guesses?"
"Why must you rub the fact that I'm grounded from the rod in?! You must be in a bad mood!" Malik Ishtar wasn't shouting as loud that time.
Kairi mouthed 'need earplugs?', making Alexa laugh. "Cruh that, I'm trying to spread my good mood around, lighten up. I know, it sounds stupid coming from me, huh?"
Malik sweat dropped, feeling remorse for shouting. "Sorry, I didn't realize you were trying to help, I can never tell with Marik."
Alexa chuckled to herself. "Oh, it's ok. Hey, are you still going to the 'torture oven'?"
"Haha, well I don't want to, but sister insists! I am passing, if you're wondering. It's near the dig site, I still don't get it..."
~stunned~ "Right near the new dig site?"
"Yes, you curl-headed meainie!"
Kairi smirked. /Curl-headed meanie? That's a new one!/
//I'll just ignore that...// "Don't worry, you'll get the Sennen Rod back safely!"
Malik thought about that in shock for about three seconds. "How can you be so sure about that, Alexandra?"
~pissed off~ "Dakara na, vision deshou!" (AN: Eep, she's going to start swearing, run for it!)
"From who, the redhead who spaces out half the time? I wouldn't believe her much!"
Oh really? "Ask Kairi to explain, I don't get it either..." //Your turn to catch the denwa!//
/Thanks for giving me a heads-up, but this denwa is an old one./ "Hey Malik!"
"Alexandra is scary and has no denwa manners...When will I be getting the Sennen Rod back?"
"Oh, that? It's normal; she has swearing contests against Bakura over the phone, that's why her manners are rude. You'll get your rod back about an hour into your birthday party."
There was a pretty annoyed Egyptian hikari on the other end of the denwa. "I can't wait much longer, it's torture!"
"You think its torture? Well, waiting can be a good thing in moderation, but what about your mind link with him? Moshi-moshi, you there, Malik?"
"Y-yes, but I had forgotten about that."
"Well, can you get Ishizu on the line while you try that? I'd like that so much!"
"Okay, I will!"
/Catch Alexa, you've got 30 seconds before she says a word about something strange!/
//Been there, done that to Bakura, and lived!// "Ishizu, I'm betting that the Sennen Rod is at the new dig site, right?"
Ishizu sighed, admitting she had been caught. "I didn't think you'd figure it out that fast, but you're right..."
"Wow, I did do a good guess! Oh, Malik says being away from Atmose is torture, and then, vice versa is sure to be true!"
"You shouldn't worry about my brother so, they need time to realize how much they care about the other. You wouldn't understand how this works!"
"Why's that? I just want to see the dig site; even during the party would be fine! I'm sure the others would agree!"
"I think you should let me explain, you'll want to get comfortable because it's confusing if I were to be blunt. Now, there is a possibility that you might be able to form your own physical bodies after undergoing a ritual there, and..."
~pure shock~ "A-a-are you saying not like an astral projection, and still be able to go back to the item's soul room?"
Ishizu smiled warmly. "Yes, exactly!"
~fading shock, realization~ "Damn, we couldn't get a better gift no matter where we looked!"
"You know, my brother isn't that hard to please...He likes good luck charms a lot."
Alexa gave a nervous laugh. "I don't think Marik would like that!"
"It isn't the point, try getting one anyway." There was a short pause, and then she continued on. "Marik isn't my brother!"
Okay, I never liked textbooks, but I'm glad I did the research behind some once. "That's where the technicality comes in. You see, yamis and hikaris usually have the same birthdays if they're not reincarnated. It's as true as your last name is Ishtar!"
Ishizu thought about that for a second. "Well, what would you suggest make a good birthday gift for Marik?"
~calm as possible~ "That's so overratedly simple. I think he'd want to see Malik truly happy!"
"I'm thinking that the good luck charm would work."
"Frankly, I don't know if that'd make Atmose grin or snarl."
Now it was Ishizu's turn to be a little irritated. "I hope you would believe me, you really don't know Marik!"
Alexa sighed. "I'm not the rocket scientist here, or I'd know; tell him we said good luck, bye!" (AN: Alexandra has now hung up, end split screen and go back to full view of Kairi's house.) //Well, I want to rub this in Nakti Bakura's face!//
/I think he's invited, but doesn't know much about the dig site!/
~amused~ //You heard that?//
Kairi was smiling mysteriously. "Let me quote Marik: 'keep your guard up at all times, you won't know when you'll thank yourself'!"
Some time later, going to the apartment where Ryou Bakura lives, Kairi's humming to herself, knocking on the door to the beat of Iceblink.
Kairi was stopped mid-knock by Ryou opening the door, and the white-haired boy wasn't shocked to see her at all, but forced a smile. "It seems that you got invited to Malik's birthday along with Yugi and me too!"
"Ryou, I was. May I come in now? My legs hurt from the elevators not working, and this is the sixth floor..."
Ryou blanched, he needed to tell Bakura to undo whatever he did to the elevators later. "Well, come in then!"
"Well, at least the doll collection has stopped growing noticeably since the first time I came here, but there still are four-no wait, five more dolls! At least Bakura is showing self-control in that way. No offense, but where is he?"
Yugi spoke up from reading one of Ryou's books. "Bakura's playing Rival Schools against Yami, you'll get yelled at if you try to talk to them or block the screen. I tried-"
"Well, if we're going to survive Malik's birthday, they will just have to work together! I am going to make sure they don't get each other hurt for real."
Ryou smiled, a little embarrassed. "I wouldn't let them touch any game until they promised it wouldn't be a shadow one at all."
Kairi let out a held breath. "That's what I was afraid of, it's just that you don't know the whole story behind the new dig site, and if I can bring them in here, I'll gladly fill you in!" She stomped off towards the 'living room' area of the apartment floor. Well, here goes something! "Um, excuse me, are you done playing yet?"
They screamed at the redhead at the same time. "Stop blocking the damn screen, we can't see!"
Kairi had fell over out of shock for about three seconds, and then sat up, not happy at all. You want to play it that way? I was hoping for that much! The hair band shined for a second, then becoming the two charms on Alexandra's bronze necklace! Alexa then went behind the two male spirits. "Guys, I want to play the winner, is that ok?" That remark made Bakura jump up and hit his head on the ceiling, while Yami just nodded. "I want you to know something about the dig site that could actually open up our powers to 'make' a sort of body without having to close a soul room!"
This caused a collective wave of shock through everyone on the area. "What was that, Alexandra?!"
The black-haired yami smiled, knowing that she had the whole attention of the guys. "Just what it sounded like, I heard it straight from the Sennen Tauk holder herself over a denwa call!"
"Well, it sure as hell wasn't polite to rip us from the game, so spill!" Alexandra rolled her eyes; Bakura had a way of getting on someone's nerves, even when not swearing.
"Ok, but it's extremely difficult to say. I'll try my best..." After a 20-minute explanation, the hikaris were shocked, and the yamis were very interested! "...So we'll need to put up with each other during the whole time we happen to be there." The tomb raider and the Pharaoh groaned. "I don't like the idea of constant friendliness, but how about just a truce?" The two spirits nodded, ever so grudgingly, suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it, you two keep your yamis company!" Alexandra went over to the door quickly as possible. "Hello, may I help you..?" Alexandra's kindness quickly turned into a growl. "Naka Amy..."
A girl with cream wind and weather-beaten skin that had a lot of beauty in it was glaring topaz daggers at the black-haired yami. "Meeka Alexandra..."
Then the two girls shout at the same time, making Yugi sweat drop. "What in Ra's name are you doing here?!"
Finally, Yugi piped up, making Alexa jump up and hit the ceiling this time. "Is there anything wrong over there?"
"Just an old acquaintance, that's all."
Amy's topaz eyes had gone back to baby blue soft tint while Alexandra was still a bit confused. "No, really! Why did you come here, Amy?" Alexa had stopped shouting at Amy, since she was expecting a shadow game, but oh well! She couldn't help it if her hikari had a bad choice in friends.
Amy looked around at Ryou and Yugi, next to their yamis, raised an eyebrow and just explained one reason why she came, sighing. "Never go to Mike's house on a Sunday when he has a party fit for shady people!"
The very thought of a drunk Shadi and a drunk Mike in the same place made Alexa burst out laughing, while the rest of the room (AN: minus Amy) looked at her like she was a nutcase. "Sorry about that, poor girl!"
Bakura snorted and shot in. "Remember the little 'truce' talk you forced me into? Those are the breaks, and you'll need to apply to them too!"
Alexandra nodded and the hair band was back, along with Kairi, while Amy was looking at a certain doll in the room, face emotionless. "Still thinking about Ami? I'll talk about it later if you'd like..."
"Yeah, so did your letter to the party weigh 1kg.? I know mine did."
Kairi, Ryou, and Yugi sweat dropped. "No way mine was that heavy, I weighed it..."
"Well, Ishizu must think I'm 100% trustworthy! Now, let me tell you something about the new dig site, you-"
Yami interrupted, to Kairi's amusement. "Will be given the chance to undergo a ritual that gives us the chance to form our own bodies."
Amy's jaw just about hit the floor before she could speak again. "But-"
This time, Bakura interrupted. "From the redhead who happens to be a bookworm. Any other questions?"
Yugi looked at Ryou, they were nervous. Ryou saved the room! "How about Chinese Checkers just for fun?"
"All right, let's play!"
(AN: After all 3 of the times they played Chinese Checkers, Ryou kept on coming in last.) "Argh, I'm having bad luck and Bakura is too!"
"Hm, have you guys been under extreme stress lately?" Amy was looking at the albino boy, checking him up like a psychiatrist would.
Ryou sighed and tipped the chair he was in back 20º. "Well, I'm not saying a thing outside of 'maybe'."
"If you're not telling, I'm taking out them! (AN: Uh, okay. This is a whole set of combs, brushes, and hair care products that Alexa can fit into her pocket. She mainly uses it when Bakura's being an ass!) Don't think I'm lying, remember last time?"
Ryou went running and screaming straight to his own room and slammed the door shut, the last time the whole hair care set was used, he got beaten harder that night.
All right, another week later, it's 5 days from July 7th, Malik's birthday. We can see that they are all packed, even Amy. You can see Kairi holding the doll Amy was looking at in Ryou's apartment behind her back.
The channeler Amy glanced to the right, seeing her friend. "Mike, Shadi! Let me guess, you got invited to Malik's party too?"
It was rare to see Mike sober on a Sunday! In fact, he was quite handsome when dragged out of a bar until he stopped seeing pink elephants. "Yeah, I know that I don't have an invite, but Shadi insisted on me coming." Mike shuddered at some hidden thought only he had knowledge to.
Shadi had a straight face on, as he usually did around Yami or Yugi. "I do not think that the channeler would be invited..."
Amy stuck out her tongue at the 'smart-mouthed insulter', knowing that she had insurance. "Same to you, Ankh boy!" (AN: It's corny, but would you want to make a 3,000 yr.+ old Pharaoh cranky after you had gotten him to do a temporary truce?)
Ryou spoke up, being refreshingly blunt. "Listen, can we stop bickering and get on the airplane already?!"
Kairi had to comment at the face Ryou was making. "Oh, are you sure that Yami won't get airsick? Your yami isn't very graceful when it comes to traveling in the sky in airplanes! If you'll excuse me, I need to use the girls room." She walked off before either of the boys could run after her. Inside, after the call from nature had hung up, and her hands were washed, Kairi faced the doll and took her hair band off, touching the doll. "Be freed, Ami Toushin!" A flash of purple light later the doll was gone, and a spirit that looked nearly like Amy was moving around. (AN: For you idiots who don't get the idea, or haven't seen the whole Japanese series up to Battle City, you wouldn't know about Bakura's habit of turning people into dolls, mostly they are Ryou's friends. That's why Ryou's place has so many dolls!) "You owe me one, you silly free spirit. Go to her, she'll be ecstatic!" (AN: I've been reading too much Shonen Jump, but you have to love The Shaman King!)
When Kairi exited, Amy jumped at the presence of her own spirit guide double. "About time you came back!" True, it did take Kairi thirty minutes, but it's her t.o.m.; give her a break! "Did you get stuck in there?"
"Nope! Now, we've got a plane to catch! Come on, everyone."
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(Shina) Argh, stupid typer's block!
(Ami) A channeler? That's new, and scary, but *whispers to Shina*?
(Shina) I'm not that sick! Kairi and Alexandra most likely yes, but not a friend from school!
(Ryou) Might you r&r for us? I'll be sad if you don't...*cute pleading eyes and pout*