Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-gi-oh, but I will soon… hehehehehe…
Me: I said this chapter would be up by Sunday, so here it is! I'm so glad a lot of people like this so far, at first I thought no one would.
This chapter will mostly be in the a/a category, and with some helpful suggestions from some of my reviewers and friends, I think u will like it.
I'm also considering putting a 'sneak preview' section at the end of each chapter since I know a lot of my endings are cliffhangers. Then again, putting a section like that up probably wouldn't help much, but oh well. So review or email me and tell me what I should do! If enough people say yes, I'll do it.
As for the update thing, it probably won't be anytime soon since I have to do another project where u have to have a partner, so I'll be over their house a lot.
Here are the symbols again for those of u who have forgotten. I know I do that a lot… ^_^'
//Quotation// - Yami to Yugi through mind talk
/Quotation/ - Yugi to Yami through mind talk
'Thought' – obviously, character thought
~*~* and so on – change of scene
**** and so on – authors notes to story or vise versa
(*.*)- authors notes put in story, but not part of it
"Quotation"- Ra/ other god talking (*I'm still not sure if I'm going to use it again, but keep it in your heads just in case I do later*)
Here we go! ^_~
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Yugi, Yami, Tea, Tristen, and Joey were standing in the den; the furniture pushed against the wall so that there was a big barren space in the middle of the room.
"Okay, we have to figure out a way to stop Sheantu if he ever comes again."
"But how? We're totally powerless compared to him! Next time, we may not be able to stop him from getting Yugi! Remember, he could have gotten him easily last time!"
Yugi watched in shame as his friends continued to fight on how to protect him. 'It's all my fault. If Sheantu had just taken me, none of this would have happened!' Tears threatened to flow out of his eyes.
//It's not your fault, Yugi.//
Yugi looked up at Yami, who was staring at him warmly. Yugi hung his head.
/Yes it is./
//No it's not Yugi. Don't you see, it is none's fault except Sheantu's. He wants you to believe that!//
/But maybe if he had just taken me…/
//Yugi, if he had taken you, they would have been fighting on a way to get you back, you mark my words.//
/Really?/
//Why would I lie about something like that? You know in your heart that we would do anything to protect you and you would do the same for any of us.//
/…I know. Thank you Yami./
//Now let's stop this fighting and actually find a way to protect you.//
/That sounds good to me./
"Guys," said Yami sternly. "Stop the fighting, it isn't getting us anywhere."
After a long pause, Tea spoke up. "I guess you're right…"
"Good. Now here's my plan."
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"Are you sure this is going to work Yami?" questioned Tea doubtfully.
"Of course it will, it's perfect," Replied Yami. "Joey and Tristan will be the farthest away from Yugi so they can make the first attack, the 'guards' if you will. They may not have any magical powers, but they have enough strength and endurance to hold off Sheantu if time is needed."
"Oh yeah, you know it!" yelled Joey, looking very smug. The rest of them rolled their eyes and Yami continued on.
"Tea will be right next to Yugi, just in case she needs to push him away if Sheantu makes any attempt to grab him." Tea and Yugi blushed.
"But where are you going to be Yami?" asked Yugi.
"I'll be in the Millennium Puzzle," answered Yami. "That way, if somehow he manages to grab Yugi, I'll be able to go with him and defend him."
Yugi laughed, embarrassed. "You know you guys, you don't have to go through all this trouble to protect me."
"Nonsense, we're your friends, we'll always watch your back!" encouraged Joey.
"Yeah!" Tea and Tristan cheered. Yami simply smiled at his light.
//Ya see? No matter what, they will always be there for you, as will I.//
/Thank you Yami that makes me feel so much better./
//I'm a professional.//
/I wouldn't be too sure about that…/ They both grinned mentally.
/Yami?/
//Yes?//
/Do you think we should tell them about the vision?/
//No, I think they have enough to worry about.// Yami nodded his head over to Joey and Tristan, who seemed to be pointlessly fighting over who was stronger, while Tea just sat there, clearly enjoying watching the two making idiots of themselves.
/Okay, whatever you say Yami…/ But Yugi wasn't entirely sure. If his vision was true, then it wasn't him who Sheantu was after… (*I use those things way too much… See, there I go again! -.-;;*)
However, Yugi stayed silent, deciding to trust his dark's instincts on this one. After all, there weren't a lot of people he could trust these days… (*I'm trying not to use them! Gomen! That is how u say 'sorry' in Japanese, right?*)
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Joey yawned in tiredness and boredom. It had been 3 whole hours of sitting and waiting and Sheantu still hadn't come yet. "Gee, will dis guy come already? I'm tired and I'm gettin' hungry!"
"Joey," sighed Tea. "You're always hungry." Everyone except Joey nodded.
"Hey don't complain Joey, you haven't been cramped in a puzzle the whole time, at least you had space to move around." Yugi protested.
//Hey, thanks!//
/Anytime./
"ALRIGHT, I get the point, but can we at least have something to eat?"
"I guess so," said Tristan. "It might be the only way to shut him up."
"Oh, and who do you suppose has to cook all of this food?" Tea looked at them suspiciously.
Yugi put on his puppy dog eyes. "Please Tea? You're the only one that can cook."
Tea stared at Yugi, cringing. 'Oh no, not the puppy dog eyes…'
"Well?"
"Fine. But only because it'll shut Joey up."
"Hey! Am I that bad?"
"Yes." They responded.
Joey sighed and Tea walked into the kitchen. "What do you want?"
"Sandwiches are okay!"
"Sure, that sounds good to me!"
"PIZZA!"
"Sandwiches it is then!"
"Hey, what about pizza?"
But Joey's "question" was unanswered when a figure started to appear before them.
"Watch out, freak alert!" Tristan yelled. Everyone ran to their places.
Sheantu fully appeared. "So, we meet again. My my, it seems that you hatched some pathetic attempt to keep each other out of harms way while I was gone." He snickered.
"It'll be you who gets the harm Sheantu!" Tristan shouted as he and Joey charged towards him. Sheantu grinned slyly and just stood crouched down, ready to spring.
"AAHH!" Joey let out a loud cry as he was only a foot away from Sheantu and got ready for a full-fledged tackle. But at the last possible second, Sheantu jumped out of the way and Tristan and Joey ran head first into each other (*they were charging from different directions. Ouch ^~^*). They both fell to the ground, clutching their heads in pure agony, clearly not able to fight anymore.
"Incompetent fools, thinking they could outwit me. They will pay in the end." Sheantu strode over to Yugi and Tea.
"Keep your hands off of Yugi!" screamed Tea.
'Hmm… they all seem to be protecting Yugi… maybe I could use this to my advantage…'
Sheantu headed towards Yugi, no fear whatsoever written on his face. And just as he planned, Tea ran in front of Yugi with her arms outstretched. "Yugi, run for it!" she cried. Yugi did run, but only to the very edge of the room; as much as he feared Sheantu, he wanted to be able to help his friends if they were in trouble.
"Who ever said I was after Yugi?" asked Sheantu as he flung his arms forward and grabbed Tea around the torso, and then threw her over his back. As much as she struggled, she couldn't break free of his grip.
"TEA!" Yugi screamed as he dashed towards her, as did Tristen and Joey (*still in pain*), but they were too late. With a snap of his fingers, Sheantu, and the trapped Tea, disappeared.
Yugi fell to his knees. "NO!" he cried doubled over, the floor beneath him already wet from his tears. Yami materialized and hugged him fiercely, a single tear falling from his face as well. Joey and Tristen were staring at what Sheantu had left behind.
One is gone
But two will follow
And then I shall have
What I came for
*******************************************************************************************Me: K, so how was the a/a part? This is my first time writing it, so I hope it's not to bad/boring/…you get the idea.
*Looks over* Whew, I thought that was going to be so much longer. Sorry for all those who wanted a longer chapter, I didn't really know it was going to be this short… I will try to make each chapter at least 2,000 words next time. Better?
PLEEZ PLEEZ PLEEZ review. When I posted chapter 4 I only got like 4 new reviews so I hope nobody thought it was bad… let me know!
TNTIU! (Till Next Time I Update) Hopefully (*I probably used that word like 10 times in this chapter*) soon.
And since I'm sure the next chapter won't be out till after holidays, Happy Thanksgiving everyone! ^_^