Light Dark
by Kurohi Tatsaki
Chapter Twelve: The Search Begins
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! You can't sue me cuz I have no money!
Summary: A boy who is hated by his parents, and hunted by Rare Hunters on a nightly basis, flees to Domino City, which he has spent unsuccessful time with Battle City Tournament. Two people he meets changes his life, how he views it, and learns the full meanings of friendship and... love...?
Pairings: OC's yami/OC, Seto/Jonouchi, Yugi/Yami, Bakura/Ryou, Marik/Malik, & *eventual* Anzu bashing!
Teddybear - The current problem I'm facing has to do with my Inu-Yasha fic. I need two compatible (or for fun, temporarily incompatible) characters to fall in love w/(right off the bat or gradually) Kurohi & his brother, Nekome (read my notes in my fic Quarter-Demon for more info.) I draw dragons best w/pencil & then ink them, but since I can't do that, I'm putting in effort for those dragons. Despite the fact they are smaller than the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, we all know that they are naturally more powerful, & cuter, too! Anyway, if you got out your M. Mallet, I'd have to get my Buster Sword... no, no, my Ryuken! Yah! My Ryuken! ^_^ Wait, I don't have 1... -_-'. TS, I think you might be right... o_O" But, what's worse: Insanity or a Pervert? *starts whistling for reasons unknown* Ah, I also can't tell which is uglier: a Chicken, or the Niwatori card.
Millennium - On the 7/6/03, I complied with your request, as it is logical that not many people take up browsing through gazilions of fanfictions for hrs. on end w/Japanese in them that ALSO have translations. I shall re- upload the fixed chapters. Yes, the bits & pieces of foreign language are in Japanese - I'm trying to learn it. I also fixed it so that readers who don't know what I mean can look below the sentence/paragraph & read the translation (or the best I could look up) in an/the author's note(s).
This is a side chapter concerning Nekome, Kurohi's young brother. I was daydreaming in the car a few days ago & this story popped up in my head.
"speech" [thoughts] /Hikari to Yami/ //Yami to Hikari// (author notes)
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"Brother, what are you doing?"
There was a rustle of a zipper. "Leaving."
"Naze ka?"
The next noise came from a boy slinging a bag over one shoulder. "Why? Don't you remember how mama and papa acted toward Kurohi? They kicked him out."
"Big Brother..."
"Are you going to come with me?" He stared at her with his golden eyes.
She nodded. "Okay. Just let me get some of my stuff."
Nekome repeated his sister's gesture. "Yoshi."
(A/N: Yoshi = Good!)
As Seishin got her things, Nekome's mind was elsewhere. To be precise, he was thinking of a certain re-creator of the cards.
Maximillian Pegasus.
Why? He didn't know, really. He admired the man since he brought out that card game and possessed the Millennium Eye.
Simply stunning.
He himself, Nekome, possessed the Seikinen Earring, which was a silver hoop adorned with a small dragon's eye at the loose end. The Earring could cast strong light and shadow magic, and had access to the Shadow Realm.
He knew *just* who to fight.
Bakura.
[I'll get that Eye back for you, Pegasus! Boku yakusoku yo!]
(A/N: I promise!!)
***
While strolling through one of the dark streets, Nekome stopped at a game shop and held his hands on his sister's shoulders. Her white hair waved gently to the soft breeze.
"This is the Kame Game Store. I need you to stay with Yugi and Sugoroku Motou while I do some things."
"Like what?"
Nekome's stomach lurched. "Things. I can't tell you. Now, go, please." With that, the boy turned around and went searching. Scenery became a gentle blur to his eyes. People's faces fleeting and meaningless. All that mattered was the search.
The search for the white-haired one.
But, first, he had to find Pegasus...
He came upon a hospital somewhere near where the man had lived. He stepped up to the desk, and was easily able to see the woman behind the counter. "Excuse me..."
She looked up from her computer. "Oh, hello there young man, how can I help you?"
"I was curious if Maximillian Pegasus-sama was here. Whatever condition he is in, I would like to see him."
A few keys were clicked as the woman gazed at the monitor. "Oh, yes, he's here. Though, I doubt he'll be in any position to talk. He hasn't awoken since he was brought here.--"
[He's in a coma?!] thought the boy.
"--However, he is up on the third floor, room 347. Just make a left from the elevator and it should be there."
"Thank you." Swiftly, through all the white rooms meshed with color from the occupants, he made his way to the elevator and quickly hit the "up" button. After a moment of waiting, the doors slid open and just as a few people slid out, he darted in, hitting the button that would take him to the third floor.
He watched the numbers gradually increase. The doors opened, and he wormed his way to the left.
His eyes quickly scanned the numbers, and his body halted at the proper door on its own. He looked up at the number.
347.
Nekome breathed deeply, setting in his poker-face. Slowly, he turned the knob and entered. He shut the door behind him before he gazed at his surroundings. White. All white...
White...
White...
White...
Silver...
Whi... [Matte!]
"P-Pegasus-sama..." he uttered, gazing at the once proud man. He had bandages over his left eye, and was strapped to more gizmos and machines than the lad cared to name or count.
Nekome released a breath and sucked another one in as he pulled up a chair and sat next to the unconscious male. Man, his nerves were on the fritz. [Okay, I just wanna talk to him via Mind Link... this isn't hard because we are both destined with the items, and as far as I know, none of us have a dark half... unlike my older brother...] "Okay... here goes..."
He focused his thoughts, both golden eyes open. There was a low flash, and then he saw darkness.
"Pegasus-sama?"
Silence. Nekome felt slightly sick to his stomach.
Then... the voice was curious and slightly alarmed. "Who are you?"
The boy saw a pair of eyes just as golden as his own. [Pegasus!]
"My name is Nekome. You could call me... a dedicated fan."
"Why is that?"
The man was sitting on the ground, looking very worn-out. The black-haired one slowly stepped closer. "I've come here to try and wake you up. No man deserves to be in a coma for so long. Before you ask, I usually don't pity anyone." He smirked. "We were both destined for the items. I have my Earring and you SHOULD have your Eye. I've come to announce that I shall get it back for you, and I offer some of my Soul Room for your consciousness to reside in."
The dark world around them lightened up behind the boy. The light revealed a door that was adorned by a single stained-glass white rose "drawing" for a window.
"Furnish your part as you see fit."
The door opened, revealing not much inside. There was one bed, a closet, a desk, and several Duel Monsters action figures, such as the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Relinquished. A horizontal dresser also adorned the far end of the room.
Nekome smiled slightly and turned his head to see what Pegasus had done to it.
There were a few mangas scattered on the desk, as well as a soul copy of his dueling deck. Some of his fancy clothes took up the once-bare closet.
"I see you have accepted my offer... I am honored to become at least a temporary vessel for your consciousness, Pegasus-sama." He blinked and bowed his head lightly.
"...You... a child... Why would you do this?"
Nekome stared the man in the eyes. "...I may have friends, but they just like me for my ability to get them out of trouble. I'd like someone I can trust. Someone I can talk to, if that's okay. Besides, I've thought of you as my idol for a long time now. And, somehow, I feel I know you in another way than now."
He heard a soft clicking noise; his eyes widened. Someone was coming into the room!
"I have to go. Someone's coming. You can see through my eyes what's going on now that we have a link," he said quickly. He left back to reality and looked up at the nurse.
"Oh, a visitor? Mr. Pegasus usually doesn't get many. Are you a friend of his?"
"An admirer, but I'd like to be friends with him when he wakes up."
She eyed the boy oddly. "Ohh, okay, well, right now I have to do some check- ups on him. Would you mind leaving the room?"
Nekome glanced at Pegasus's sleeping form before silently striding out of the room with feline grace.
Some time passed, and that same, dark-haired woman opened the door to him. "You can come back in now."
The boy nodded. "Oh, and could you tell me the next full moon? I forgot to look at my calendar, and I like looking at the full moons."
"It comes in the next two nights."
The male nodded. "Okay. Thank you, ma'am."
Nekome's gaze flicked back to the unconscious man. [This will work. I just hope I get back here before the moon. I need to find Bakura!]
//Nekome, right?//
The boy nodded imperceptibly. /Yes?/
//Thank you. What do you mean that you must return here before the full moon?//
/Reading into my thoughts, huh? Oh well. You'll find out soon enough,/ replied the "hikari", sitting back down on his chair.
There was a silence; Nekome's gaze did not waver from the older man's face.
//Why are you staring at me?// The voice was pure curiosity.
The catlike gold eyes closed at this. /You shall see.. you shall see.../ With that, he stood up, and strode out the door.
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Finished: 8/17/03
by Kurohi Tatsaki
Chapter Twelve: The Search Begins
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! You can't sue me cuz I have no money!
Summary: A boy who is hated by his parents, and hunted by Rare Hunters on a nightly basis, flees to Domino City, which he has spent unsuccessful time with Battle City Tournament. Two people he meets changes his life, how he views it, and learns the full meanings of friendship and... love...?
Pairings: OC's yami/OC, Seto/Jonouchi, Yugi/Yami, Bakura/Ryou, Marik/Malik, & *eventual* Anzu bashing!
Teddybear - The current problem I'm facing has to do with my Inu-Yasha fic. I need two compatible (or for fun, temporarily incompatible) characters to fall in love w/(right off the bat or gradually) Kurohi & his brother, Nekome (read my notes in my fic Quarter-Demon for more info.) I draw dragons best w/pencil & then ink them, but since I can't do that, I'm putting in effort for those dragons. Despite the fact they are smaller than the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, we all know that they are naturally more powerful, & cuter, too! Anyway, if you got out your M. Mallet, I'd have to get my Buster Sword... no, no, my Ryuken! Yah! My Ryuken! ^_^ Wait, I don't have 1... -_-'. TS, I think you might be right... o_O" But, what's worse: Insanity or a Pervert? *starts whistling for reasons unknown* Ah, I also can't tell which is uglier: a Chicken, or the Niwatori card.
Millennium - On the 7/6/03, I complied with your request, as it is logical that not many people take up browsing through gazilions of fanfictions for hrs. on end w/Japanese in them that ALSO have translations. I shall re- upload the fixed chapters. Yes, the bits & pieces of foreign language are in Japanese - I'm trying to learn it. I also fixed it so that readers who don't know what I mean can look below the sentence/paragraph & read the translation (or the best I could look up) in an/the author's note(s).
This is a side chapter concerning Nekome, Kurohi's young brother. I was daydreaming in the car a few days ago & this story popped up in my head.
"speech" [thoughts] /Hikari to Yami/ //Yami to Hikari// (author notes)
***********************************************
"Brother, what are you doing?"
There was a rustle of a zipper. "Leaving."
"Naze ka?"
The next noise came from a boy slinging a bag over one shoulder. "Why? Don't you remember how mama and papa acted toward Kurohi? They kicked him out."
"Big Brother..."
"Are you going to come with me?" He stared at her with his golden eyes.
She nodded. "Okay. Just let me get some of my stuff."
Nekome repeated his sister's gesture. "Yoshi."
(A/N: Yoshi = Good!)
As Seishin got her things, Nekome's mind was elsewhere. To be precise, he was thinking of a certain re-creator of the cards.
Maximillian Pegasus.
Why? He didn't know, really. He admired the man since he brought out that card game and possessed the Millennium Eye.
Simply stunning.
He himself, Nekome, possessed the Seikinen Earring, which was a silver hoop adorned with a small dragon's eye at the loose end. The Earring could cast strong light and shadow magic, and had access to the Shadow Realm.
He knew *just* who to fight.
Bakura.
[I'll get that Eye back for you, Pegasus! Boku yakusoku yo!]
(A/N: I promise!!)
***
While strolling through one of the dark streets, Nekome stopped at a game shop and held his hands on his sister's shoulders. Her white hair waved gently to the soft breeze.
"This is the Kame Game Store. I need you to stay with Yugi and Sugoroku Motou while I do some things."
"Like what?"
Nekome's stomach lurched. "Things. I can't tell you. Now, go, please." With that, the boy turned around and went searching. Scenery became a gentle blur to his eyes. People's faces fleeting and meaningless. All that mattered was the search.
The search for the white-haired one.
But, first, he had to find Pegasus...
He came upon a hospital somewhere near where the man had lived. He stepped up to the desk, and was easily able to see the woman behind the counter. "Excuse me..."
She looked up from her computer. "Oh, hello there young man, how can I help you?"
"I was curious if Maximillian Pegasus-sama was here. Whatever condition he is in, I would like to see him."
A few keys were clicked as the woman gazed at the monitor. "Oh, yes, he's here. Though, I doubt he'll be in any position to talk. He hasn't awoken since he was brought here.--"
[He's in a coma?!] thought the boy.
"--However, he is up on the third floor, room 347. Just make a left from the elevator and it should be there."
"Thank you." Swiftly, through all the white rooms meshed with color from the occupants, he made his way to the elevator and quickly hit the "up" button. After a moment of waiting, the doors slid open and just as a few people slid out, he darted in, hitting the button that would take him to the third floor.
He watched the numbers gradually increase. The doors opened, and he wormed his way to the left.
His eyes quickly scanned the numbers, and his body halted at the proper door on its own. He looked up at the number.
347.
Nekome breathed deeply, setting in his poker-face. Slowly, he turned the knob and entered. He shut the door behind him before he gazed at his surroundings. White. All white...
White...
White...
White...
Silver...
Whi... [Matte!]
"P-Pegasus-sama..." he uttered, gazing at the once proud man. He had bandages over his left eye, and was strapped to more gizmos and machines than the lad cared to name or count.
Nekome released a breath and sucked another one in as he pulled up a chair and sat next to the unconscious male. Man, his nerves were on the fritz. [Okay, I just wanna talk to him via Mind Link... this isn't hard because we are both destined with the items, and as far as I know, none of us have a dark half... unlike my older brother...] "Okay... here goes..."
He focused his thoughts, both golden eyes open. There was a low flash, and then he saw darkness.
"Pegasus-sama?"
Silence. Nekome felt slightly sick to his stomach.
Then... the voice was curious and slightly alarmed. "Who are you?"
The boy saw a pair of eyes just as golden as his own. [Pegasus!]
"My name is Nekome. You could call me... a dedicated fan."
"Why is that?"
The man was sitting on the ground, looking very worn-out. The black-haired one slowly stepped closer. "I've come here to try and wake you up. No man deserves to be in a coma for so long. Before you ask, I usually don't pity anyone." He smirked. "We were both destined for the items. I have my Earring and you SHOULD have your Eye. I've come to announce that I shall get it back for you, and I offer some of my Soul Room for your consciousness to reside in."
The dark world around them lightened up behind the boy. The light revealed a door that was adorned by a single stained-glass white rose "drawing" for a window.
"Furnish your part as you see fit."
The door opened, revealing not much inside. There was one bed, a closet, a desk, and several Duel Monsters action figures, such as the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Relinquished. A horizontal dresser also adorned the far end of the room.
Nekome smiled slightly and turned his head to see what Pegasus had done to it.
There were a few mangas scattered on the desk, as well as a soul copy of his dueling deck. Some of his fancy clothes took up the once-bare closet.
"I see you have accepted my offer... I am honored to become at least a temporary vessel for your consciousness, Pegasus-sama." He blinked and bowed his head lightly.
"...You... a child... Why would you do this?"
Nekome stared the man in the eyes. "...I may have friends, but they just like me for my ability to get them out of trouble. I'd like someone I can trust. Someone I can talk to, if that's okay. Besides, I've thought of you as my idol for a long time now. And, somehow, I feel I know you in another way than now."
He heard a soft clicking noise; his eyes widened. Someone was coming into the room!
"I have to go. Someone's coming. You can see through my eyes what's going on now that we have a link," he said quickly. He left back to reality and looked up at the nurse.
"Oh, a visitor? Mr. Pegasus usually doesn't get many. Are you a friend of his?"
"An admirer, but I'd like to be friends with him when he wakes up."
She eyed the boy oddly. "Ohh, okay, well, right now I have to do some check- ups on him. Would you mind leaving the room?"
Nekome glanced at Pegasus's sleeping form before silently striding out of the room with feline grace.
Some time passed, and that same, dark-haired woman opened the door to him. "You can come back in now."
The boy nodded. "Oh, and could you tell me the next full moon? I forgot to look at my calendar, and I like looking at the full moons."
"It comes in the next two nights."
The male nodded. "Okay. Thank you, ma'am."
Nekome's gaze flicked back to the unconscious man. [This will work. I just hope I get back here before the moon. I need to find Bakura!]
//Nekome, right?//
The boy nodded imperceptibly. /Yes?/
//Thank you. What do you mean that you must return here before the full moon?//
/Reading into my thoughts, huh? Oh well. You'll find out soon enough,/ replied the "hikari", sitting back down on his chair.
There was a silence; Nekome's gaze did not waver from the older man's face.
//Why are you staring at me?// The voice was pure curiosity.
The catlike gold eyes closed at this. /You shall see.. you shall see.../ With that, he stood up, and strode out the door.
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Finished: 8/17/03