Project Duo
Pan: Explaining time!
There's a little confusion over names among the readers so here you are:
From the Yu-Gi-Oh! Dimension:
Yami = Yami
Yugi = Futari
From the Project Shadow dimension:
Yami = Oni
Yugi = Yugi
I hope that clears things up. I don't think I'll be bringing Ryou/Bakura or Malik/Marik from the YGO dimension into Project Shadow; it's way too confusing already.
This is a rather short chapter, due to homework and coursework. I'll try and get a new chapter out next week.
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Yami and Oni were chatting idly as they went to their mission briefing. They had both been Pharaoh; they had the same memories of their past, except when it came to one detail; how the Shadow Games were sealed. While Yami had sealed the power into the Millennium Items, Oni had sealed it into a secret Temple, where the keys to get into it were the seven Millennium Items. Because of this, the Items themselves held little power, though the souls of Yami and Bakura were still locked into their respective Items.
"In here, Yami." Oni pushed open a door. The room was reasonably dim, and it confused Yami to see two short, spiky-haired figures sitting with their backs to him. "Futari?" he said quietly. He smiled as HIS Yugi turned to face him. "Hi, Yami!" Futari called, beckoning Yami over to sit next to him. "Are you feeling better?" Yami asked as he sat down next to his young hikari. Futari nodded happily. "Yep; they gave me a medicine, and it all cleared up!"
Yugi got up to see Oni. They spoke in hushed tones for a while, as Yami and Futari continued their conversation. "Alright then, I'll speak to him." Oni said finally, bending down to kiss Yugi on the forehead, before Bakura, Ryou, Marik and Malik joined them. Yugi returned to his seat.
"Right, now, everyone's here." Oni said, shutting the door. "Yami and Futari; first understand we are not forcing you into anything, we merely hope you will help us." He paused as Yami and Futari looked at each other, then nodded fervently. Oni smiled. "Good. Now, you will need proper training to join our ranks fully; this will take place over the next week or so." he said. "Who is to carry out the training?" Bakura asked, looking up. "Each one of us in turn." Oni replied. "We all have certain strong points; Ryou will do intelligence, with Seto helping him; Malik will do tracking; Bakura, entry and exit; Marik, hostage situations. Yugi will do peaceful diplomacy, and I'll do basic physical skills."
"Cool." Futari said. "Shh!" Yami hushed him quickly. Oni laughed. "So, we're all in agreement? Yes? Good." he said. "Then it's just about time for dinner. Bakura; please would you show Yami where he and Futari will be sleeping?" The former tomb robber nodded. "And... Futari, may I speak to you?" Oni said finally. Futari looked surprised, but nodded. "Then you're dismissed." Oni said. Everyone stood up, and left; until it was just Oni and Futari. "See you later, Yami!" Futari called out of the door, before turning back into the room, and shutting the door.
"What did you want to talk about?" Futari asked, sitting down next to the demon-pharaoh. "You and Yami." Oni said briefly. Futari's eyes widened. "I noticed; you don't have the same relationship with Yami as I do with Yugi, do you?" he asked. Futari shook his head, looking at the ground. "Yet you have feelings for him." Oni said. Futari's head snapped up, blushing right across his cheeks. "Well... yes... but..." he stuttered. "But what?" Oni said gently. "But I'm afraid he only thinks of me as a partner, a friend. And it makes me too scared to ask him." Futari explained. Oni smiled. "Don't be afraid; he's there for you. Just like me, he would give anything for his hikari's safety. I gave a lot for Yugi once; it made me scared for a very long time after that, but that was before Project Shadow. And trust me, Futari. The feelings are there. The ones which make you feel like 'Hitori' instead of 'Futari'." He stood up. "But... Oni-san... what if he doesn't really love me that much?" Futari said quietly. "Look, I'll talk to him, OK?" Oni offered. "Thank you." Futari stood up. "Now I'm hungry."
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"Yugi, do you know what Oni wanted to talk to Futari about?" Yami asked the shorter boy sitting opposite him. "Yeah, ano, he was just checking that Futari really felt up to this after that cold." Yugi replied, poking at his food with his chopsticks. Yami nodded, not really satisfied with the answer.
"Yami!" Futari ran over, and jumped into the seat next to his darker. Oni walked after him. "Hey, Oni." Yugi said, suddenly becoming engrossed in a page of the newspaper that Seto was reading next to Yami. "What's up?" Oni asked, sitting down. Yugi looked at him. "Nothing. Just checking out the sports page. We beat Juuban again." he said. Oni sighed. "Can't you ever get your head out of games?" he asked. Yugi looked thoughtful for a moment, then simply answered "No."
Pan: Explaining time!
There's a little confusion over names among the readers so here you are:
From the Yu-Gi-Oh! Dimension:
Yami = Yami
Yugi = Futari
From the Project Shadow dimension:
Yami = Oni
Yugi = Yugi
I hope that clears things up. I don't think I'll be bringing Ryou/Bakura or Malik/Marik from the YGO dimension into Project Shadow; it's way too confusing already.
This is a rather short chapter, due to homework and coursework. I'll try and get a new chapter out next week.
---
Yami and Oni were chatting idly as they went to their mission briefing. They had both been Pharaoh; they had the same memories of their past, except when it came to one detail; how the Shadow Games were sealed. While Yami had sealed the power into the Millennium Items, Oni had sealed it into a secret Temple, where the keys to get into it were the seven Millennium Items. Because of this, the Items themselves held little power, though the souls of Yami and Bakura were still locked into their respective Items.
"In here, Yami." Oni pushed open a door. The room was reasonably dim, and it confused Yami to see two short, spiky-haired figures sitting with their backs to him. "Futari?" he said quietly. He smiled as HIS Yugi turned to face him. "Hi, Yami!" Futari called, beckoning Yami over to sit next to him. "Are you feeling better?" Yami asked as he sat down next to his young hikari. Futari nodded happily. "Yep; they gave me a medicine, and it all cleared up!"
Yugi got up to see Oni. They spoke in hushed tones for a while, as Yami and Futari continued their conversation. "Alright then, I'll speak to him." Oni said finally, bending down to kiss Yugi on the forehead, before Bakura, Ryou, Marik and Malik joined them. Yugi returned to his seat.
"Right, now, everyone's here." Oni said, shutting the door. "Yami and Futari; first understand we are not forcing you into anything, we merely hope you will help us." He paused as Yami and Futari looked at each other, then nodded fervently. Oni smiled. "Good. Now, you will need proper training to join our ranks fully; this will take place over the next week or so." he said. "Who is to carry out the training?" Bakura asked, looking up. "Each one of us in turn." Oni replied. "We all have certain strong points; Ryou will do intelligence, with Seto helping him; Malik will do tracking; Bakura, entry and exit; Marik, hostage situations. Yugi will do peaceful diplomacy, and I'll do basic physical skills."
"Cool." Futari said. "Shh!" Yami hushed him quickly. Oni laughed. "So, we're all in agreement? Yes? Good." he said. "Then it's just about time for dinner. Bakura; please would you show Yami where he and Futari will be sleeping?" The former tomb robber nodded. "And... Futari, may I speak to you?" Oni said finally. Futari looked surprised, but nodded. "Then you're dismissed." Oni said. Everyone stood up, and left; until it was just Oni and Futari. "See you later, Yami!" Futari called out of the door, before turning back into the room, and shutting the door.
"What did you want to talk about?" Futari asked, sitting down next to the demon-pharaoh. "You and Yami." Oni said briefly. Futari's eyes widened. "I noticed; you don't have the same relationship with Yami as I do with Yugi, do you?" he asked. Futari shook his head, looking at the ground. "Yet you have feelings for him." Oni said. Futari's head snapped up, blushing right across his cheeks. "Well... yes... but..." he stuttered. "But what?" Oni said gently. "But I'm afraid he only thinks of me as a partner, a friend. And it makes me too scared to ask him." Futari explained. Oni smiled. "Don't be afraid; he's there for you. Just like me, he would give anything for his hikari's safety. I gave a lot for Yugi once; it made me scared for a very long time after that, but that was before Project Shadow. And trust me, Futari. The feelings are there. The ones which make you feel like 'Hitori' instead of 'Futari'." He stood up. "But... Oni-san... what if he doesn't really love me that much?" Futari said quietly. "Look, I'll talk to him, OK?" Oni offered. "Thank you." Futari stood up. "Now I'm hungry."
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"Yugi, do you know what Oni wanted to talk to Futari about?" Yami asked the shorter boy sitting opposite him. "Yeah, ano, he was just checking that Futari really felt up to this after that cold." Yugi replied, poking at his food with his chopsticks. Yami nodded, not really satisfied with the answer.
"Yami!" Futari ran over, and jumped into the seat next to his darker. Oni walked after him. "Hey, Oni." Yugi said, suddenly becoming engrossed in a page of the newspaper that Seto was reading next to Yami. "What's up?" Oni asked, sitting down. Yugi looked at him. "Nothing. Just checking out the sports page. We beat Juuban again." he said. Oni sighed. "Can't you ever get your head out of games?" he asked. Yugi looked thoughtful for a moment, then simply answered "No."