Moons: Next chapter!!
Aurora: Yippie…*rolls eyes*
Moons: She's really not liking this romance thing. But to bad. She's my muse, so technically this is all her fault.
Aurora: hmph…that's what you think. Romance is never my fault. This time it's yours.
Moons: Seems everything's my fault these days. Oh well…maybe writing this will make her be quiet.
Aurora: Nothing will ever make me quiet!!
Moons: That's what I was afraid of…
Have You Ever?
"So who was she?" Yugi kept taunting Yami with the same question. "Come on Yami!! Tell me! Who was that girl? Someone special?"
Yugi quirked an eyebrow at Yami. Yami stepped back away from him. When had his aibou become so conniving? He had turned into a little dancing demon, skipping around him. Raye had been a friend, nothing more. But if that was true, why did her face still dance through his mind?
"Raye's a friend." Yami shrugged his shoulders. "You heard what she said. Her and her grandfather own that temple forced me to go to. I was giving an acient Egyptian prayer when her friend Serena's cat startled me. We got to talking and knowing each other."
'And I wish to talk to her again.' Yami thought absently. 'I don't understand why I want to talk to her so badly, but I do.'
Yugi smiled to himself. Unbeknownst to Yami, Yugi had heard that thought. Yami hadn't remembered to hide it behind any mental defenses. So his darkness was falling for someone. It was about time. Yami spent so much time with Yugi that had almost seemed to forget that they were two separate beings now. Though he was still tied to the puzzle and still held his shadow powers he could be considered a normal eighteen year old. Yami could live a life that was all his own. Which meant he could fall in love.
"Whatever you say Yami." He chuckled. "But I still think there's more there."
Yami went to disagree but someone jumped out of the shadows in front of them. Yugi stumbled backwards with a startled yelp and Yami bristled with defense. He clenched his teeth and let out a low growl. It was his job to be his light's protector, against anything. Including a normal off the street punk.
"Yami, I presume?" The new person spoke. He was a boy of about twenty. Long, shaggy, brunette hair. His small eyes were hidden behind long bangs. He glared at Yami with a deep hatred.
"Yes?" Yami spoke slowly as though suspecting something.
"I'm Chad." The shaggy boy spoke. "And I've come to give you a warning."
Yami raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yugi. So Chad wasn't here to threaten his hikari, but himself. He turned back to Chad and nodded.
"And what is that warning?" He asked.
"This!" Chad screamed rushing at Yami with fists drawn. Yami was startled but easily dodged the attack. Chad was quick to return to his feet and launch himself once again at the yami. The dark had very little time to dodge this attack, and Chad's fist skimmed his cheek. His miss threw him off balance and left him sprawling to the ground.
"What the hell is your problem?" Yami shouted. "I don't even know you!"
Chad panted before flipping over on to his back. He glared at Yami.
"You stay away from her." Chad growled. "Raye is mine! You leave her alone!"
Yugi gasped. This whole little spat was because Chad had fallen for the same girl that his yami had. He groaned inwardly. Of course Yami couldn't fall for someone that could make life simpler. He decided that he had to use his power of reasoning to get Chad to calm down.
"Chad, please." Yugi took a step forward. "There is nothing going on between Yami and Raye. They just meet today. They were only talking because they shared a few interests. You just have to calm down!"
Chad turned his burning gaze on Yugi. He couldn't be right. It was a lie. He had watched the way Raye's eyes followed Yami as he left. Yugi was lying, and Chad hated lying.
"You lie!" He screamed jumping up. With out so much as a second though, he jumped at the small boy, pulling back a fist to attack.
"No!" Yami shouted. He jumped in front of Yugi just in time for Chad's fist to bury itself deep in his stomach. His air left him in a gasping breath as he dropped to his knees.
"Yami!" Yugi shouted, dropping beside his panting counterpart.
Chad smirked at his fallen foe. "You've gotten your warning." He laughed before stalking off. Yugi could glare at his retreating back before turning his attention back to Yami.
"Yami, are you all right?" He asked quickly.
"Y-yes." His dark wheezed. "It was a weak hit. I've felt worse."
Yami offered a slight chuckle before forcing himself to one knee. His stomach hurt, there was no lying about that, but he had been right. He had felt worse. Like he did at that moment. Was that guy Raye's boyfriend. Had he started having these feelings for someone he couldn't have? It tore at his chest with a feeling that was worse then the pain that flared in his stomach. Could this be love?
No! It wasn't love. He wouldn't allow himself to feel that way about someone that was obviously not with in his reach. Chad had made that clear with one blow.
No. He would not let himself fall in love.
~*~
"Luna! Artemis!" Raye yelled once they were in the safety of her own room. "What was that all about? Why were you so hostile towards Yami?"
The two cats sat on top of her bed. They watched the five scouts with stern eyes. They had reasons to act the way they had. And they didn't seem in the least bit remorseful.
"You obviously didn't sense it Raye." Luna spoke sternly. "There is something up with that boy. Something not quiet right."
All five scouts gasped. None of them had felt anything odd about Yami. Even Raye, which was odd with her ESP. She usually knew right off the bat if something was weird about someone she met. And she had felt nothing out of place when she met Yami so she was hesitant to believe Luna. But the others weren't.
"What felt out of place Luna?" Amy asked. She always had her head about her when it came to Scout business. That was why she was graced with the guardian planet Mercury.
Luna looked down and seemed to think to herself. It was apparent that even she didn't know what was odd about Raye's new friend. And that pleased Raye. If Luna couldn't find something wrong then maybe there really wasn't anything wrong in the first place and they were just being cautious around a new person that was so different. After all he was Egyptian.
"There was a dark presence in him." Artemis spoke for Luna.
All the scouts gasped.
"A dark presence?" Lita leaned forward, trying to get closer to the two cats. "What do you mean a dark presence? You think he's our new enemy from the Negaverse?"
"There is that possibility." Luna nodded. "Scouts, be careful around him."
"No!" Raye slammed her fist down on the desk and quickly rose to her feet. "He's not our enemy! Yami's the one I saved last night. He was the older brother who risked himself to save his younger brother. He can't be the bad guy!"
Everyone, including the cats, seemed shocked by Raye's outburst. She attacked out of pure emotion which was something none of them were used to seeing. She must truly care for Yami.
"No." Luna looked at Raye; looked through her. "There's something else. You saw something else. What was it?"
Raye hung her head. She didn't want to tell them those visions she had. They had been horrible. There was something about the way Yami had looked up at her with such eyes before whispering, "I'll come back to you." She sighed and hung her head.
"The other night I followed the trail to their house." She closed her eyes as she spoke. "I peeked into their window and saw they were both safe and asleep. I turned to leave but I was struck by this horrible feeling of foreboding. I asked Mars to show me what was in Yami's future and it showed him bring targeted again by our new enemy."
Mina coked her head to the side. "So you mean, he's their target?"
Raye nodded. The only problem was she didn't know exactly who was targeting him and why. Her visions hadn't showed her that. But she didn't need to that to know that he could be in serious trouble if they didn't find out.
"Still Scouts," Luna spoke gravely. "There is something about that boy that disturbs me. He has a feeling of darkness about him. Even if he isn't from the Negaverse there is something off about him. I still want you to be warned."
Four of the scouts nodded. All four, except Raye. She looked out at nothing, her thoughts lost in her visions once again. He wasn't evil…he couldn't be.
~*~
Raye peered into the fire that crackled before her. So often she had relied on its powers to lead her down the right path. She had used it to see that her Grandfather had been turned into that horrible creature by the Negaverse. So of course when she asked it to show her their new enemy's next victim it wouldn't lie. The Scouts needed a jump up on their enemy.
She kneeled down and was ready to begin the ceremony when the door kicked open. Cold wind rushed in form outside and swirled in frigid tornados around her. The fire flickered and danced, combating the intruding cold. Raye let out a shocked cry and turned to face her intruder.
Chad stood in the doorway, glaring at her from underneath his veil of shaggy bangs. Raye quickly climbed to her feet and returned his steely gaze.
"Chad!" Raye placed both hands on her hips and tried her best to sound exasperated. "What's your problem?"
The truth was Raye had been scared. Here she was, ready to try and out smart this new enemy and the door busts open. Of course she was going to be somewhat frightened. It was only natural!
"I have to warn you Raye." Chad's normal California accent was gone. "You have to stay away from Yami. He's not good for you. He's not good for anybody."
Raye cocked her head to the side. She was really starting to get irritated by people telling her that Yami wasn't any good. She had felt nothing when they met and usually she was right on the ball about people.
"What are you talking about Chad?" She rubbed her forehead. "There's nothing between me and Yami. Today was the first time I met him. We were just talking about similar things we like. No big deal."
Chad sighed and looked down at the ground before slowly retreating. Before he was gone, he turned and called something over his shoulder.
"He's bad Raye." He called. "I can feel it."
Raye watched him leave with a bit of sadness. That poor boy was so jealous of every guy that she talked to. When she used to hang out with Darien he had nearly gone mental. But she had pressing things to worry about at the moment then Chad's over zealous crush on her.
She turned back to the fire and closed her eyes. She needed to clear her mind of any unnecessary thoughts. Forming the question in her mind, she slowly spoke it.
"Please Fire," She murmured. "Show me the next victim of our enemy, allow me to protect them from all evil harm!"
Her eyes snapped open just as the fire began a frantic dance. It jumped about before her before slowly forming a picture. Raye gasped when the face came into focus.
"Yami!"
Moons: And there we go, the end of chapter three sets you up for action in the next chapter.
Aurora: I don't care what it is as long as it isn't gushy romance!
Moons: v_v …why can't I have a normal muse? Anyway, please read and review this chapter and I'll get started on the other stories so I can write the next chapter in this one.
Aurora: I hate overtime.
Moons: You love it! Oh!! And I found a place that sell Japanese versions of Yu-gi-oh! So I'm all excited. But I have a question. Does anyone know what tape number the episode where Yugi takes the hit to save Mia and Jonouchi? I want that episode and the tapes are only labeled by numbers. (I have 26 which is when Yugi and Jonouchi duel the Big 5 who has Honda's body. And Otogi's in it!! I love him!!) So if you know please let me know!! Thanks!!