-Millennium Day
-I woke up it was seven, I waited till eleven-
-To figure out that no one would call-
The sunlight sparkled as Ryou woke from his dream. Sitting up, he rubbed his eyes. He took a glance at his clock: 7:00 right on time. He yawned and got off the bed.
Taking a brush he started to comb his long hair. If you want long hair, you have to take good care of it. That thought surrounded Ryou every morning. He loved his snow-white hair and it's a waste to cut such hair. His father always said so.
Putting the brush back down. He got his school uniform ready. Taking out the blue light jacket and pants, including a white shirt that had to be worn inside the jacket.
-I think I got a lot of friend but I don't hear from them-
-What's another night all alone-
-When you're spending every day on your own-
Yugi straighten his unbuttoned blue jacket and looked into the large mirror. He had to go early so he won't meet any of the thugs that usually bother him at school. Smiling, he grabbed his schoolbag and ran down the stairs.
"Good morning Yugi!" Solomon, who's still in his apron smiled at his small grandson.
"Morning grandpa!" Yugi smiled. He grabbed his lunch and stuffed it into his schoolbag. Then he hurried to the table. After having a large gulp of milk he snatched a toast with a scramble egg and a piece of lettuce on it. Carrying it with his right hand he used his other one to waved at Solomon "Thanks grandpa! I have to go now!"
Solomon shook his head and laughs "Oh Yugi, why do you always act like you're late for school?"
The bells on the front door clanged together and the sound of the door slammed shut could be here from the kitchen through Solomon's ears.
-And here it goes: -
-I'm just a kid, and my life is a nightmare-
-I'm just a kid, and I know that it's not fair-
-Nobody cares 'cause I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me-
-Tonight-
Malik slowly walked to school 'Why today?' he thought miserably. Yesterday, his first day at school, at the Domino City school, just that first afternoon, he had another stupid group trying to kill him. Sure, not intentionally. But it feels like it.
It wasn't his fault that they couldn't find their usual prey to have fun with. What was his name? Ryei? Rie? Ryu? Anyway, it surely wasn't his fault that he kind of looked like him with long hair.
He checked his watch to see what time it was. It was enough to see the tip of a long, red scar. He pulled down his sleeves. And it certainly wasn't his fault that he was defenseless. He looked down, right now wishing that he could talk to someone. It was hard keeping the feelings inside of him.
-And maybe when the night is dead, I'll crawl into my bed-
-Staring at these fore walls again-
-I'll try to think about the last time-
-I had a good time-
-And everyone's got somewhere to go-
-And they're gonna leave me here on my own-
Yugi looked around. The school day had finally ended, and so far, luckily, he hadn't spotted any of the thugs.
"Whew!" he smiled, relieved when he reached the small pond that they had behind the school. He looked at his reflection. He remembered the first time they dumped him in there. The water was freezing cold back then. And he missed a week of school because of the cold he caught from it.
Suddenly, he saw something twinkle in the water. He narrowed his eyes for a better look. There was something. It flashed again, this time with a dainty golden light.
"What is that?" Yugi asks himself softly. He leaned over closer and closer to the pond 'It looks like...' his thoughts were cut off when he lost his balance and fell into the water.
There were several small gasps after that.
Yugi, down underwater felt more weight as some rocks went into his schoolbag and tried to drag him down. But he finally used his might to swim upwards. Poking his head out of the water he gasped for air. Seeing some of the students, he quickly swam to the shore and started to run away. Ignoring the heavy weight caused by his schoolbag.
There were three good reasons for that.
First of all, he didn't want to get in trouble by the teacher. Second, he didn't want to get laughed at, not that he wasn't used to the laughter. Third, he didn't want to get pushed into it again.
Running as fast as he can he hoped that he'll get back home safe without running to any more problems.
-And here it goes: -
-I'm just a kid, and my life is a nightmare-
-I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair-
-Nobody cares 'cause I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me-
Ryou started off the path that he usually goes from the school. Then he thought about the small hole he tripped into the other day.
'Why was there a hole there?' he thought. It was as if someone was controlling him because his feet started to move towards the direction that he came from last time, towards the very small hole that he was thinking about.
When he went out of his thoughts, he realized that he as standing in front of the small hole. He looked down at it.
Suddenly something seemed to pull him to it. Attracting him to go down and fetch up...whatever's down there. Ryou felt his hands digging into the cool moist soil. He dug deeper until he felt something. It was a hard part, but it felt light as well.
Gripping on of its part he was able to pull it out.
"Huh?"
On his hand was a dirty metal...something. "Trash!" he sighs. Holding the 'thing' up again, his eyes widen when he caught a faint slight sparkle from it.
"What is this?" he asked himself softly.
He knelt down to one leg. Using his other hand to pat away the dirt and soil on the metal thingy. When most of the hard parts were off, he reached inside of his school case and took out a handkerchief, wiping the rest of the dirt off of the metal thing.
His eyes were filled with more amazement each time he rubbed the handkerchief to the core. Revealing a shiny, golden spot.
He struggled with it until he got everything off. Dropping the now-dirty handkerchief on the side, he stood up and held the metal, golden thing carefully and gently in his hands. His mouth was partly opened as he gazed at it in surprise.
It was a large golden ring with an eye carved on the triangle that's in the middle of the ring. And on the below sides of the ring there were little, tall diamond-shaped decorators clinging onto it.
"Wow" he examined it carefully "What an beautiful artifact!"
'Who could've left it there? On purpose? By accident? Or it might've been there for years! And maybe longer, but it didn't look that old. It's not rusty at all. Could someone had buried it to hide it from something?' Questions filled to the top of his head.
Using his finger, he slowly careless each spot on the ring. Touching the smooth and cold feature, especially the eye. What a strange eye that is. For it somehow seem to look back at Ryou's smiling face in dark delightfulness.
-What the hell is wrong with me just feeling if anybody -why does this happen to me-
-Why to wake when I'm bored and I can't fall asleep-
-And every night is the worst night ever-
Malik threw his schoolbook down on the floor angrily. Isis is going out tonight again, to go to another one of her meetings.
Looking down, he felt it again. The hate of being forced to do something he hates. Why do they have to bother him? What had he done wrong? His first intention might've been foolish, wanting to taste pain, but what can you do when you tasted too much of it?
He flopped down onto the floor and hugged his knees. He felt weak and helpless, defenseless and small. Unable to do anything but watch, watch as he get himself hurt. What a meek action and thought, yet how can he deny it otherwise? That's what he is right now.
With one hand clutching his head, his leaned to his sides before falling down onto the carpet floor.
He felt like crying as pain stabbed over him. He didn't know why he was feeling that way, but he was. 'I have to get back onto my feet!' his thoughts argued 'Have to get back on no matter what!'
Malik sighs and use his right hand to support him up. But that was a small mistake he made as that part of the floor suddenly moved and threw him back onto the floor. He grunted and growled, after getting up to kneeling position, he crept over to the place where he had found the 'moving floor'.
It was more tilted and stuck in than the rest, also a bit ajar. It was the size of an old fashion music box top. He sighs in frustration and tried to fix the board back onto its original place only to figure out that he had already pushed it in too much to take it back out again.
Looking at it, he poked his hand in to see it there's anything in there just in case. He stuck his hand in just to touch the edge of something. It felt like a stick, a small wand or something.
Gently, he pulled it out.
Whatever it was, it was sure dusty. He blew on it roughly. Letting the dust flying to the side. Then Malik pats them rest away, at least the ones that he can. Standing up, he walked to the bathroom sink and starts to wash the stick.
He rubbed the dirty part off and stopped the running water. Taking a towel and dried it, he looked at it with astonishment. "Wow..."
It was clearly some kind of golden wand. A rod. It has a ball with an eye on the top of the handle with two sharp and thin wing-like blades on the side. He gripped on the handle. Somehow, it felt...right? As if it was especially made for him. There were some connection to it, he can feel it...somehow.
He held the round top on his other hand and pulled the handle firmly down.
"What?" He was now holding two pieces. One was the ball with the eye top and the other is the handle, with a sharp blade at where the top was supposed to be. Turning it into a dagger.
Malik shuddered out of somewhat reason. He equipped the dagger back onto its top, forming back into a rod. A golden light pursed softly in when he gently set it down.
"Strange..."
-I'm just a kid-
-I'm just a kid-
-I'm just a kid- -I'm just a kid-
-Yeah, I'm just a kid- -I'm just a kid-
-Yeah, I'm just a kid- -I'm just a kid-
Yugi hung his wet uniform and shirt by the window. Luckily, he had run into no trouble at all. And climbing the elm tree was simple as that.
He was now wearing his casual clothing, a purple and white T-shirt with a navy jacket, and dark navy color pants. He head over to his schoolbag and picked up his wet materials. He sighed as he laid them out one by one. Then dumped out the dirt and rocks within them.
"Oh boy," he groan and started to sweep the dirt off of the floor using the napkins that he had prepared besides him.
Then he worked on the rocks, picking one up he mumbles, "What should I do with these?"
Tossing the small ones out to the small plain of grass from his window he sighed again and fixed his vision on the bigger ones. 'How did I get those in there?' he thought in confusion. Unaware of that one had tried to expose itself as something hit within it, Yugi picked a few of them up.
"Now what? Throw them down as well?" he whined softly.
Turning around to the window again. One of the rocks started to crack. The crack was silent and slow. Making its way down like a painter would move his brush down. Steady, lightly, and gentle.
Yugi wiped the sweat off from his forehead and turn back.
The rock cracked just in time followed by the flash of golden light. "Ah!" Yugi cried from the blindness that light caused. Using his arm to cover him, he heard a sound like thunder cracking and wind blowing directly towards him.
The sound and wind lowered down until it was no more and the lights slowly dimmed. Yugi put his arm down. Opening his big eyes, he gasped at the object in front of him. It was a rectangular golden box with strange designs on it.
He cocked his head and fell to his knees in front of it. Touching the lid he looked at it with curiosity. He rubbed his fingers upon the cool surface, which attracted him even more.
His hand moved to the side of the lid and tried to break open the seal. He grunted and used his other hand to help. Pulling with all his might, he thought 'This lid is...is so attached to the box...so hard to budge.'
Yugi gave one final pull and, as if on purpose, it released itself and that send Yugi flying backwards. He cried out and stood still on the ground for a moment. Then he sat up and rubbed his head with the lid. "Ouch," he whimpered.
The box had topped over and the things within it scattered around the floor. Blinking with confusion and curiosity. Yugi walked over to it and sank down.
"Pieces..." his hands figured out what it was before his eyes could "Puzzle pieces!" he exclaimed, holding up a few of the golden pieces "So shiny..."
Before he knew it, he had started to put the pieces together one by one. Although he sometimes reached the hard parts where he couldn't fit any pieces together. Even that, something urged him to go on.
It was as if he was on a dark path, walking step by step towards the exit while strange things occurred on the path. As much as he wanted to turn back, something pushed him forward. Going on and on.
-I'm just a kid, and my life is a nightmare-
-I'm just a kid, and I know that it's not fair-
-Nobody cares 'cause I'm alone and the world is-nobody wants to be alone in the world-
In a white room, a boy with golden strike hair on the sides of his face and some on the top tilt his head up. His garnet eyes flashed as a small light beamed through a hole. Walking towards it, his blue boots made small but clear footsteps on the clears and glassy floor.
With one hand in his pocket, he stood in front of the hole. A wicked smile crept over, "Yes," he smiled wickedly "That's the way. Soon I'll be able to get out of this disgusting place"
Touching the sides of the hole with his bare hand, and feeling the coolness upon it at the same time. His smile widened and an evil laugh came after it.
-I'm just a kid, and my life is a nightmare-
-I'm just a kid, and I know that it's not fair-
-Nobody cares 'cause I'm alone and the world is-nobody wants to be alone in the world-
-Nobody cares 'cause I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me-
-Tonight-
-I'm all alone-
-Tonight-
-Nobody cares-
-Tonight-
-'Cause I'm just a kid-
-Tonight-
a/n: Yes I know, I know. Y. Yugi is acting wicked, evil and devilish right now. But unfortunately they'll all start out that way. And I'm not sure how they'll end it. (If they ever) The song "I'm just a kid" by 'Simple Plan'