Summary: One by one, they're all lured into the trap. There's no way out...and no way in. Yuugi and his friends must play a little game with their unknown captor. They must figure out who the mad man is, all the while...trying to stay alive. Can the team work together and figure a way out? Or will they all be killed slowly?
Nadako: Heeelo...
Bakura: *waves enthusiastically* HELLO READERS! *smiles*
Nadako: ...Kaiba..?
Bakura: *looks at Nadako* What?...Oh! Er...*ignores*
Nadako: *pulls wig off* HA! Don't try to be someone you're not Kaiba!
Kaiba: *snaps* Oh drat! How did you know?!
Nadako: ... You forgot the brown contacts...
Kaiba: *twitch* I knew I forgot something...
Nadako: ^^;;...er.. Since you're here, why don't you read the disclaimers?
Kaiba: *grumble* fine...
Disclaimer:
Kaiba: Nadako doesn't own anything from Yugioh. She only thinks she does, and we let her get away with bossing us around...¬¬
Nadako: *shouting out* Malik! Get your butt back in the closet! YAMI! Did I SAY you could go? Hn? NO!
Kaiba: *cringes*..eek...I think we've let her have her way one too many times...
Seen Through Icy Eyes
Chapter 2: The Games Begin
By: Nadako-Mika
"Yami?"
"Yes?"
"When are we going to get out?"
"Yuugi...you make it sound as if we're doomed..."
There was a sound of shuffling in the current room they were in. Yuugi looked around quickly, eyes trying to focus on what ever was moving. His heart pounded heavily in his chest. He was frightened. Suddenly, a hand was placed firmly on Yuugi's shoulders. Yuugi jumped up and started running around in circles, panicking.
"We're all going to die!" he screamed. He screamed even louder when someone took hold of him and attempted to calm him down.
"Yuugi!" Yami yelled. He furiously shook the boy, trying to get him out of the panicking stage. "Yuugi! Listen, we are NOT going to die! Psycho-Ishtar over there was just trying to give you a good scare!"
Snickering was heard where Yuugi had previously sat. The snicker soon turned into a hysterical laugh. Mariku was twisting around trying to stop his laughter. Yuugi only frowned at him, while his yami glared daggers. The two gasped as Mariku suddenly hunched over and cried out in pain.
"Mariku!" Malik cried as he quickly hurried to his yami's side. "Mariku? What's wrong?"
The insane yami couldn't say anything. He bit his lip, trying not to cry out as his large wound opened up even more from his movements. More blood was flowing from it. He knew so, even if he couldn't see it. A strong copper taste filled his mouth as he bit down harder on his lips. The pain was intense, and was heightened by his now bleeding lips.
"M-Mariku...?" Yuugi asked quietly, quite afraid of the situation.
Malik quickly pulled his yami's body into an embrace, trying to calm him down. Mariku instantly tensed at the sudden movement; it hurt to move the slightest bit. But he loosened up a bit as Malik ushered comforting words.
Yami was surprised at such actions. Never had he seen Malik worry so much for his yami, and he had never seen Mariku so weak and submissive. This must be very serious for the two to act so out of character. Yami pulled his hikari closer to him, trying to stop the little one from shaking in horror.
(NOTE: No, this is NOT going to be Shounen Ai... It's just a little bit of friendly love at the moment...)
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A loud shuffling, followed by low mumbling, was heard.
"What was that?!" Malik asked. His lavender eyes darted around, trying to find the source of the sound.
"Where did that stupid bird go?" a low voice grumbled, "Are you sure it went this way?"
"Yes. I saw it fly into these caves." a slightly higher pitched voice answered.
"Then how do you know it went in THIS direction? We've passed an awful lot of tunnels. That bird was black! How did you track it so well?"
A loud flap of a pair of wings echoed throughout the tunnel.
"I followed the sound of it's wingbeats..."
There was someone there. Yuugi's wild immagination started up again. Maybe it was the police! Maybe they weren't allowed in the caves, because it was private property. That could be the reason why he's never seen the cave entrance. Would they get into trouble? Would they be fined and locked up? What if they weren't cops, and were thiefs returning to their hideout? Would they be held in captivity and bargained for a ransom?
Yami tried to tell Yuugi to think positively, but nothing was getting through. Yuugi was too lost in his thoughts. Yuugi cowered and hung onto Yami's coat as the footsteps grew louder. The people or..things, were coming towards them. What were they going to do?
"Did it go in here?"
"I..don't know..."
"Oh great... Now we lost the item... THANK YOU so much hikari."
"Well..if you hadn't fussed over the uniform-"
"I had a right to speak my mind, Ryou!"
"But it would have-"
"Ryou? Bakura?" Yami asked suddenly.
"Hn?"
"Who's there?!"
Two faint figures stepped closer to the group of four. Hands out, groping around the darkness. The shorter of the two went towards the right, heading right at Yami and Yuugi.
"Ryou? Is that you?" Yuugi asked hopefully. Maybe they weren't cops out to catch them afterall...
"OOMPF!" Ryou tripped over something and fell onto the dirt covered ground. "Yuugi?" Ryou asked meekly. "What are you doing here?"
"I was-"
"AHHH! SHIT!" someone yelled from across the chamber. Mariku started rolling on the ground, face contorted with pain. "TOMB ROBBER?!" he yelled again as he harshly shoved the weight off him.
"Uhn... What the Hell Mariku?!" Bakura had walked towards the two Egyptian boys and had accidently tripped over Malik's foot. As a result, he had landed ontop of Mariku. He felt himself be pushed onto the hard floor. He recieved no reply from his fellow yami, only groans of pain.
"Mariku isn't...er..feeling to well..." Malik started to explain. But was cut off by a sudden flash of light.
The room suddenly burst with light. Light from an unknown source. There wasn't any light bulbs around, and they doubted that electricity ran through here. Fire? Perhaps...but it wouldn't have been sudden, and would have glowed only slightly. It was as if a bright flashlight had been turned on, a rather large flashlight.
Ryou was the first to recover from shock. He stood up, leaning on the rock wall for support. He couldn't see to well, his eyes still hadn't adjusted to the lighting. He blinked rapidly, trying to get his eyes to focus. Something flapped against his arm. He looked up to find the very raven that had taken his item. It flew around in a circle above him, taunting him. Mocking him with the glimmering Sennen Ring in it's claws. Ryou reached out, trying to grab hold of the Ring.
The raven cawed in amusement, watching the boy's futile attempts to take the item. It was quite fun to watch him struggle. But he had heard his master say he was to return the shiny item once in the cave. His fun was done, he was no longer allowed to be in possession of the item, the shiny item. The bird glared at the boy in jealousy. The boy was to have something shiny and beautiful, while he himself was not allowed anything. The raven quickly dropped the Sennen Ring infront of the boy and flew quickly away.
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There was a awkward silence between the group. Silence which carried on for many minutes. The day was turning out very strange.
Malik was the first to break the strong silence. "So? What are you two doing here?" he asked in the direction of Bakura and Ryou.
"We aren't quite sure," Ryou answered, "We were headed for school when all of a sudden, this bird comes to take my Ring away."
"Stupid thing lead us to these damned tunnels." Bakura added.
Another moment of silence.
"So...we're all here because of our items?" Malik asked, breaking the silence once more.
Yami looked confusingly at the boy. "What do you mean?"
"Well, think about it. Mariku and I had arrived here because we were searching for the thief who stole the Rod. Ryou and Bakura, over there, had chased a rather large bird who had taken the Ring. And Yuugi and yourself had said that you were chasing that strange cat because it had stolen your Puzzle," Malik tried to explain.
"I..guess.."
More silence...
"So what are we suppose to do now?" Yuugi asked. He wished to be out of the caves. Even with the strange light, it felt strangely uncomfortable.
"I suggest we find a way out," Ryou answered.
"I'd LOVE to get out of here," Mariku said. He struggled to stand up. "But I'm currently in no shape to be walking about."
"Why? What happened- Oh My-" Ryou stammered as he looked over at Mariku.
Bakura turned around swiftly and looked at Ryou. "Ryou, Whats-" before he finished he followed Ryou's gaze. His voice caught in his throat at the site.
Mariku was far worse off than expected. In the dark, everyone expected he had just a cut or large bruising. Only Malik had known how bad Mariku's wound was. His bleeding flesh couldn't exactly be seen, for the bandage had covered it. But that was practically all the bandage had done; covered the wound. The wrapping was now painted with Mariku's crimson blood. It wasn't enough though, the blood was still flowing from his mid-section.
Ryou turned around and gagged, giving up his breakfast. The Tomb Robber gaped at his friend in horror. Yami turned around quickly and covered his hikari's eyes before he could see what had happened... It wasn't exactly pleasant...
"Um.. Mariku? Do you think you could cover that up?" Yami asked. "It isn't exactly something we want to see..."
"Whatever..."
Ryou turned around slowly, slightly dazed. He sighed in relief when he saw Mariku with a jacket draped over him. "So uh... Mariku... Do you think you could get around at all with that...wound?" he asked timidly.
"I probably could. But it would hurt." he replied.
"Um.. then maybe you should stay here with Malik. We can all try and find a way out, and come back to this cave to get you two."
"Leaving so soon?" an icy voice asked. Everyone stiffened and looked around cautiously. Who was speaking?
"That..is what you'll have to find out for yourself."
No one said a word. Who or what was speaking to them? And how? A low maniacal laugh echoed throughout the room.
"You can all TRY to find a way out. But I assure you, it won't be so easy."
"W-what is this? Some kind of joke?"
"Ah... So you've arrived, Bakura. You and your hikari are late."
"Late for what?"
"For the game of course-"
"What game?"
The voice seemingly ignored the Tomb Robber's question. "I was almost about to cancel the whole game if you two didn't arrive. I've been planning this game for weeks on end!"
"Who the Hell are you?!"
" Tsk. Tsk... Quite the temper, Malik. I'm not about to reveal myself. It would spoil the game. No... You'll just have to guess on your own, that is the plan after all. Now, please no more interuptions. It's quite rude. I'm going to explain this 'Game' to all of you. Then you'll all be off to play."
"And what if we don't agree to this?"
" You wouldn't like the consequences, dear Yami. You wouldn't like them at all. So I suggest you listen, and listen well. Or you might just lose." The voice paused, waiting for any further questions, but soon carried on. " We're going to play a high risk game today. It's not your average board game or sport, or even duel. This is going to be a game of strategy and chance. Once you start, you play until you're finished. You're all wondering who I am... so I'm going to make you guess. Yes. I'll make you guess.
" All you have to do is correctly guess my name. There isn't a limit of guesses. There's no time limit either. You have all the time in the world to take guesses, but there's a price. Roaming around these tunnels are certain...'creatures'. They're hungry for 'food' and may come after you. The only rule I have for you is not to leave the tunnels and caves. But we won't have to worry about that, there's absolutely no way out of this place."
"Then how are we going to get home?"
" Oh...you don't. Not unless you win the game. But.. that's going to be a tough challenge, little Yuugi. If you really want to get home...then tell me my name. Now go on and play the game, I'll be watching.... Oh..and be sure to stay lively... "
Everyone felt the voice fade away somehow. What the hell were they suppose to do now? The person wasn't serious were they? Maybe some kids were just trying to give them a scare, they probably somehow hooked up a stereo in the room and are in one of the tunnels speaking into a microphone.
"So...do we play?" Malik asked cautiously.
"You aren't serious are you?" Yami asked suddenly. "This is all just a hoax! Someone's just trying to give us a scare, I bet it was all planned."
"What about the creatures?" Yuugi asked.
"Heh. Just a bluff."
"Then how do you explain THAT?" Bakura asked the former pharaoh while pointing at the tunnel entrance.
A pair of eerie green eyes glowed unnaturally in the dark. A low growling sound filled the cave they were in. Yami shuddered as he stared into those eyes. This wasn't real...right? But...why did his mind doubt it? What the hell was happening?
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Nadako: Wooooh...Spoooky.. *strange face*
Ryou: *blink blink* What exactly are you trying to do?
Nadako: *frowns* I have no clue...
Ryou: ^^;;... Do you have this story all planned out?
Nadako: Uhn...I think so... I have the ending planned out for sure though! It's going to be strange...yes...strange..
Ryou: Right... *cough* PLEASE REVIEW Nako-chan's Chapter? Please please? *glossy eyes*
Nadako: *pats Ryou* Alright..enough of that... Though...reviews would be nice XD
Thank you...
sdrive: Thank you for the compliment :). And yes.. Yuugi forgot the puzzle too.. ^^; I couldn't think of anything else to put... ^0^ Ryou's annoyed this time...though it's not going to be humor. Thanks for the review
Yami/Yugi's tenshi, britt0289: I'm glad you like my story, really I am! And no..I don't think there's going to be any shounen ai. I want it to stay Horror (/suspense). I'm not really going to care about the reviews for this story.. I just want to post at least up to the climax by Halloween! ^^
Mina-chan AMD: ^0^ Thank you for reviewing! I'll try and update my other stories too, but this one is my goal for the month. It's going to be one heck of a month, what with Volleyball season and all -_- *sigh*
Wolfyu: O.O What? really this story's suspenseful (did I say that correctly? O___o)? Honto neh? ^__^ I'm glad you think so. Thanks a lot for the review! *waves*
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Nadako: And that...is chapter 2... ^0^ remember to Read and REVIEW! Thanks!
Mikalai: *jumping around* Review! Review! Nadako loves to read reviews! Opinions are nice too... Flames? Er... um... I'll EAT flames! MWUAHAAH!!
Nadako: O.O just...ignore her...