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The cool night air blew gently across his face as he stood next to the still water turned velvet by the dark night sky. His face reflected back at him and surprised himself by how calm he looked. Inside he felt like he was being torn apart. Stress and fear building up to an unbearable level.
Yami waited by the edge of the lake for Jay and his two slackies, who were holding Anzu, to catch up. As part of the deal to win back Anzu, he got to choose the game. A game he hoped that his opponent couldn't win.
A protective growl escaped Yami's mouth as he watched Kyou and Shigere tie Anzu up to a tree. Her hands had been tied behind her back and her mouth was gagged. His heart almost shattered as he saw her tear-stained cheeks. A whimper escaped her mouth as Shigere pulled tightly on the ropes around her and wrapped them around the tree.
Yami snapped at this and lounged at them for hurting his Anzu. Unfortunately he didn't get far as Kyou and Stan blocked his way. Kyou waved his knife threateningly in Yami's face and Stan currently had possession of Shigere's gun and was ready to fire if given the reason to.
Degrudingly Yami backed down. He wanted to get this over with as soon as possible, for Anzu's sake.
"It's time to play our game Stan."
"About time! So tell us, why did you bring us all the way out to the lake?"
"It's part of our game.
"Don't tell me we're skipping rocks!" Stan and his friends burst out laughing.
Yami glared at him and started to walk away, "Follow me."
Yami moved over to a rather small boardwalk. It went about a third of the way into the lake, well into the deep end. The rickety, old boardwalk was barely wide enough for one person to walk on it, at most it was 3ft in width, and would usually be used by only one person at a time.
Yami had come out here before on his walks and enjoyed the scenery from the end of the boardwalk. But tonight, it would be used for anything but enjoyment.
Stan had followed Yami to the start of the boardwalk, but stopped as Yami turned around and faced him. He watched as his spiky-haired opponent's gaze moved down to his right. Stan's eyes followed and saw a massive pile of rocks, some small and others big, laid neatly to the side.
"What's with the rocks?"
"They're left over from a sculpture that was built a couple of yards away. I don't think anyone will mind if we borrow some." Yami smirked as he saw the confused look on Stan's face.
"What do you mean?" Stan asked.
"Here's our game. You and I will both stuff our pockets with these rocks and even use some of the rope you have to tie some around our waists. Next, we'll head out to the end of the boardwalk. At the very end there are two posts sticking out from the water. They're part of the natural construction of the boardwalk, but instead of reaching the bottom of the lake, the wooden posts only go halfway down. At that point the ends are attached to buoys, which keep the boardwalk afloat. This causes the end of the boardwalk to be rather unsturdy. Believe me, I know."
"So?!" Stan shouted. "Do you think I'll fall off the boardwalk just because it's a little wobbly? You are an ass!"
Yami lowered his eyelids a bit as he spoke, "That's not all." He took a quick glance at Anzu. "We'll go out to the end and each of us will balance on a post. Also, while we're standing on the posts we will take turns trying to make the other fall."
"How?"
Yami laughed at this, "How else? We'll push. I figured you would already know how to push someone, seeing as how you probably spent most of your life pushing people around."
Stan's eyes became dangerously narrow after that comment. "Whatever!" he spat out as he walked over to the rock pile.
Yami followed and the two men began to stuff their pockets with rocks and then tied some rather large ones around their waists. When they had finished they both began to move to the board walk, but Yami turned around and stopped him.
"What's the hold up?" Stan snarled as Yami faced him.
"Before we do anything, you must promise me that Shigere and Kyou will leave Anzu alone and leave if I win."
"Keh!" the unarticulate noise came from Stan as he looked to his friends. "Fine, whatever. Hey guys!," the two looked up, "If by some chance this boy manages to win, leave the girl alone." The two nodded as Stan turned around and waited for Yami to walk out infront of him. His confidence on the outcome of this game remained strong seeing as how he already came to the conclusion that he'll win by 'any' means necessary, but just in case...when Yami wasn't looking, he turned around and nodded to his friends. The signal was vague, but Shigere and Kyou knew what it meant. Whatever the outcome of this game, neither Yami nor Anzu will be leaving alive.
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Chibi: Yay!! Almost game time!!!! Ummm, if anyone doesn't quite understand the game, then just ask and I'll try to explain better in the next chapter. I tried to explain it as best as I could, but I won't really know how clearly it is written until I get reviews. So help me and review!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!! ^_~
Chibi: Don't have much to say...just read!!!!
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The cool night air blew gently across his face as he stood next to the still water turned velvet by the dark night sky. His face reflected back at him and surprised himself by how calm he looked. Inside he felt like he was being torn apart. Stress and fear building up to an unbearable level.
Yami waited by the edge of the lake for Jay and his two slackies, who were holding Anzu, to catch up. As part of the deal to win back Anzu, he got to choose the game. A game he hoped that his opponent couldn't win.
A protective growl escaped Yami's mouth as he watched Kyou and Shigere tie Anzu up to a tree. Her hands had been tied behind her back and her mouth was gagged. His heart almost shattered as he saw her tear-stained cheeks. A whimper escaped her mouth as Shigere pulled tightly on the ropes around her and wrapped them around the tree.
Yami snapped at this and lounged at them for hurting his Anzu. Unfortunately he didn't get far as Kyou and Stan blocked his way. Kyou waved his knife threateningly in Yami's face and Stan currently had possession of Shigere's gun and was ready to fire if given the reason to.
Degrudingly Yami backed down. He wanted to get this over with as soon as possible, for Anzu's sake.
"It's time to play our game Stan."
"About time! So tell us, why did you bring us all the way out to the lake?"
"It's part of our game.
"Don't tell me we're skipping rocks!" Stan and his friends burst out laughing.
Yami glared at him and started to walk away, "Follow me."
Yami moved over to a rather small boardwalk. It went about a third of the way into the lake, well into the deep end. The rickety, old boardwalk was barely wide enough for one person to walk on it, at most it was 3ft in width, and would usually be used by only one person at a time.
Yami had come out here before on his walks and enjoyed the scenery from the end of the boardwalk. But tonight, it would be used for anything but enjoyment.
Stan had followed Yami to the start of the boardwalk, but stopped as Yami turned around and faced him. He watched as his spiky-haired opponent's gaze moved down to his right. Stan's eyes followed and saw a massive pile of rocks, some small and others big, laid neatly to the side.
"What's with the rocks?"
"They're left over from a sculpture that was built a couple of yards away. I don't think anyone will mind if we borrow some." Yami smirked as he saw the confused look on Stan's face.
"What do you mean?" Stan asked.
"Here's our game. You and I will both stuff our pockets with these rocks and even use some of the rope you have to tie some around our waists. Next, we'll head out to the end of the boardwalk. At the very end there are two posts sticking out from the water. They're part of the natural construction of the boardwalk, but instead of reaching the bottom of the lake, the wooden posts only go halfway down. At that point the ends are attached to buoys, which keep the boardwalk afloat. This causes the end of the boardwalk to be rather unsturdy. Believe me, I know."
"So?!" Stan shouted. "Do you think I'll fall off the boardwalk just because it's a little wobbly? You are an ass!"
Yami lowered his eyelids a bit as he spoke, "That's not all." He took a quick glance at Anzu. "We'll go out to the end and each of us will balance on a post. Also, while we're standing on the posts we will take turns trying to make the other fall."
"How?"
Yami laughed at this, "How else? We'll push. I figured you would already know how to push someone, seeing as how you probably spent most of your life pushing people around."
Stan's eyes became dangerously narrow after that comment. "Whatever!" he spat out as he walked over to the rock pile.
Yami followed and the two men began to stuff their pockets with rocks and then tied some rather large ones around their waists. When they had finished they both began to move to the board walk, but Yami turned around and stopped him.
"What's the hold up?" Stan snarled as Yami faced him.
"Before we do anything, you must promise me that Shigere and Kyou will leave Anzu alone and leave if I win."
"Keh!" the unarticulate noise came from Stan as he looked to his friends. "Fine, whatever. Hey guys!," the two looked up, "If by some chance this boy manages to win, leave the girl alone." The two nodded as Stan turned around and waited for Yami to walk out infront of him. His confidence on the outcome of this game remained strong seeing as how he already came to the conclusion that he'll win by 'any' means necessary, but just in case...when Yami wasn't looking, he turned around and nodded to his friends. The signal was vague, but Shigere and Kyou knew what it meant. Whatever the outcome of this game, neither Yami nor Anzu will be leaving alive.
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Chibi: Yay!! Almost game time!!!! Ummm, if anyone doesn't quite understand the game, then just ask and I'll try to explain better in the next chapter. I tried to explain it as best as I could, but I won't really know how clearly it is written until I get reviews. So help me and review!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!! ^_~