~ ~ ~ Hello, hello! First off, I'd like to say thank you to everyone who's
reviewed so far - you guys are awesome!!! (Did I already say that? O.o) I
always look forward to reading your comments on the story so far. And if
any of you are confused yet, don't worry - it gets even worse. ^_^ Just
kidding!! (I think...)
Oh yeah!! Before I go any further with this chapter, I have a very important announcement to make: A DEDICATION.
When I was reading my email earlier, I came across yet another review. I was expecting another very happy person telling me to sic Yami on Akuyo again, but...*sniffs*
At the end of the review, I was crying my eyes out. (I don't know if I have the right to post it here...) *wipes away a tear*
Anyway, I am dedicating this story to Dark Magician Girl2k2. *smiles through tears* Your review really touched me, and I haven't been able to forget it. ^_^, Arigatou, and HANG IN THERE, okay? You got a friend here - *waves happily* ME!!! Email me whenever you want, okay?
Time to get on with the chapter - I don't own YugiOh or any of the characters, and I'm changing the rating to "R" in case I get in trouble. ^_^;
All right, hope you guys enjoy the chappie!! ~ ~ ~ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Yugi walked slowly through a world consumed by darkness. The thirteen-year- old boy shivered as a soft breeze blew by. He didn't know where he was going or where he was - he was just a scared boy in a scary world.
"Do you understand the terms?"
=(Huh?)= Yugi thought, whirling around to find the source of the voice. =(Who said that?)=
"I do. It's just that...How was he to know that someone would-?"
=(Who are these people talking about?)= Yugi asked himself, walking forward into inky blackness.
"That 'someone' has dark powers, you know. Could be the equivalent of a daemon-!"
"NO! Yugi wouldn't unleash something so evil."
Yugi's eyes widened. =(How do they know me?)=
"Either way, a daemon is the OPPOSITE EQUIVALENT of an angel, and therefore- !"
"I know, I know - therefore, a child cannot have both, but rather one or the other."
"If the child wants to know what is going on, he could come here. All right?"
"...Fine..."
=(Wait! What's going on?)= Yugi cried out as he felt the dark floor give way beneath him. =(Who was talking about me? What about the angels and daemons? What-?)=
Then, Yugi thought no more.
* * * * * * *
"AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!"
Yugi sat straight up in his bed, eyes wide with fright from his previous dream. Before he could scream anymore, he felt a hand cover his mouth quickly. He turned to see who it was and relaxed when he saw Yami.
"Yugi, what's wrong?" he asked quietly, tensing to see if Yugi's parents had been awoken. Luckily, they hadn't.
"I had a n-n-nightmare," Yugi explained. "I-I-I thought I heard s-s-some people t-talking about m-m-me."
Yami sighed and gently ruffled the younger's hair. "Well, dreams aren't real, aibou," he said softly. "Nothing to worry about."
As Yugi got up and took out some clean clothes, he added, "T-They were t-t- talking about s-someone, and I-I think it was y-y-you."
Yami looked up at Yugi sharply, eyes foreboding and dangerous. But Yugi didn't notice as he changed into a pair of jeans and a black T-shirt that had a picture of the Dark Magician on it. (I want that shirt...-_-)
"What were they saying, Yugi?" Yami asked gently as the boy came back to the mattress with a leather cord.
"T-They were talking about a p-person with d-dark powers," Yugi explained, trying to get his stammering to stop. =(I have nothing to worry about now. I have Seika AND Yami watching out for me,)= he had told himself. =(I should, at least, speak clearly.)=
Yami crossed his arms across his chest and sat quietly for a moment. After a while, he heard Yugi ask, "D-Do YOU have d-dark powers, Y-Yami?"
The elder boy smiled, and after a moment, he asked, "Will you swear that you'll tell your friends about your father if I tell you?"
Yugi's eyes widened in fear, and he quickly began shaking.
Yami placed his hands on Yugi's shoulders to make him calm down and said, "Don't worry - I promised you I wouldn't let anything happen to you. How about this - I'll do anything you ask. Anything - but you have to tell me after I explain, okay?"
Yugi nodded silently.
Yami smiled and removed his hands from Yugi's shoulders while he talked. "Well, about five thousand years ago - I think - I was a powerful Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. Duel Monsters were allowed to roam free, and evil had begun to spread like the plague across the land."
Yugi remained silent as he listened.
"Now, I have my powers as a result of ruling the Duel Monsters. They are currently sealed away in a dark realm called the Shadow Realm."
Yugi shivered, remembering the cold, dark world he had been in during his dream.
"My powers could be called 'dark' ones, since they're from that realm in the first place. Understand?"
Yugi was quiet for a while, and then he replied, "Hai."
Yami smiled and stood up. "But I'm not a daemon, all right?" he verified.
"Okay," Yugi said happily as he tied the cord into a loop. He held up the cord for Yami to see. The golden pyramid puzzle was dangling from it. "N- Now you can come w-with me," he explained, placing the cord around his neck.
"Smart," the boy answered. Then, he took another look at Yugi's clothes. "Don't you have school?"
Yugi smiled as he opened his door. "It's S-Saturday," he said. It was then that he realized what he had said, and in a flash the door was closed, Yugi shaking tremendously.
Yami frowned. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"I-I'm not a-allowed to leave the house on the w-w-weekend."
Yami rolled his eyes. "Yugi, I thought I told you I wouldn't let anything happen to you," he reminded the boy. "You don't have to worry about your father anymore."
Yugi smiled again. "H-Hai," he said calmly. Then he marched towards the door again, opened it, and slowly walked out before he could wake his parents up.
Yami chuckled as he faded back into the puzzle. "And now, hopefully he'll stop stammering all the time," he told himself.
* * * * * * *
=(I wonder where Anzu and Jou went,)= Yugi thought as he walked into Domino. He had managed to sneak out without getting caught, and when he was far enough away he decided to go downtown. Now if only he could find his friends...
// Jeez, pyramids sure have changed since my day. //
"AAAHH!!" Yugi yelped as he jumped suddenly at the voice. He tried looking for the source of the voice but failed. "S-Show yourself," he stammered loudly, not noticing the strange looks people were giving him as they passed by.
// Yugi? It's me, Yami. //
Yugi stopped looking around and continued walking, asking, / Yami? /
// Is that you? //
Yugi smiled happily at Yami's response. / YAY! / he cheered. / I can hear you. I'm guessing you can hear me, too, ne? /
The boy heard a small chuckle. // I guess so. Looks like the Millennium Puzzle gives us a mental link. //
/ The...Millennium Puzzle? /
// Yes. That's the puzzle you put together. It's one of seven magical objects called Millennium Items. Each one has mystical powers. //
/ Oh... /
// Don't worry, though. The Items have been dormant for centuries now. Who knows where they are? //
"Hey, Yugi!!"
Yugi snapped out of the link and looked up to see a familiar brown-haired girl and blonde boy racing towards him.
"Jou!! Anzu!!" Yugi called, waving happily at his two approaching friends. "Boy, am I glad to see you!"
"Where'd ya go yesterday?" Jou asked, his brown eyes peering into Yugi's violet ones. "Ya missed da arcade battle of da century - me and Honda!!!"
Yugi grinned sheepishly. "Gomen," he apologized, "I had stuff to do at home."
"Hey, and you stopped stammering, too," Anzu pointed out, grinning broadly. "What was the matter before - nervous?"
Yugi gulped, and his eyes began to fill with fear. // Yugi, don't get scared now, // Yami's voice told him, but Yugi couldn't hear him. Eyes slowly closing, Yugi began to wobble and fall towards the pavement.
"Yugi!!" Anzu cried as Jou rushed over to help him. But soon, the blonde stopped in his tracks, eyes filling with awe and astonishment at the sight before him. Yami had appeared next to Yugi - out of THIN AIR - and immediately caught the boy before he fell. As he helped the smaller one up, Yugi began to concentrate and opened his eyes again.
"Yug!" Jou said in a hushed voice. "W-Who's yer friend?"
"Oh," Yami said, looking up at Jou. "Uh..."
"His name's Yami," Yugi said, recovering from his minor faint. "When I put together this puzzle," he pointed to the golden pyramid around his neck, "he came out. He doesn't remember a lot about his life, but he said that he was probably a Pharaoh." Yugi grinned happily. "He's a new friend of mine."
"No harm in that," Anzu said, blue eyes sparkling in awe at Yami's appearance. Holding out her hand, she introduced herself and Jou: "Watashii wa Anzu, and this is Jounouchi. We're Yugi's friends, too."
"Call me Jou," the blonde said as he shook Yami's hand after Anzu.
Yami smiled. "You're both taking this news about me pretty well," he commented, arching an eyebrow.
"Well..." Jou said, placing one hand behind his head. "A lotta weird stuff happens here in Domino. There's the quarter-eating second-grader...the old lady with no eyeballs..."
"JOU!!" Anzu protested. Sweatdropping, she turned back to Yami and Yugi. "Gomen," she said, "Jou gets a little hyper sometimes."
"I'M NOT HYPER!!!" Jou retorted. Anzu just laughed and began skipping down the sidewalk. "Coming, Yugi? Yami?" she called as she made her way through the city.
Yugi smiled and hurried to catch up with his friend, Yami following close behind. / So, what do you think? / he asked Yami as the two reached Jou and Anzu.
// Anzu and Jou are nice people, Yugi, // Yami replied. // Do they know about-? //
/ Iie, / Yugi said quickly. / Onegai...please don't tell them. I don't want them worrying about me. /
Yami sighed but smiled. Yugi looked up and smiled back, knowing that Yami would keep his word.
=(Everyone will be happier,)= Yugi thought as the group began heading towards the local arcade.
* * * * * * *
"Hey, Yugi - could I ask you something?" Anzu asked Yugi. They had finally reached the arcade, and Jou had taken Yami around to show him all the games and new technology that he had missed while being in the Millennium Puzzle. Yugi had explained to Jou and Anzu about the puzzle, and they accepted it, as well.
Yugi frowned but nodded. "Nani, Anzu?" he asked, taking a sip of his soda that he had gotten from the snack bar.
"Are you having problems at home?"
=(Don't panic,)= Yugi thought quickly as he answered with, "A few fights with my parents, but that's it."
The girl smiled sadly. "Well, I hope everything works out. You've been fighting for a while now, ne?"
Yugi nodded. "But I don't have anything to worry about. I've got Yami and Seika to look out for me."
"Seika?"
Yugi looked up to see Yami and Jou return, snacks flowing from their arms. As they placed the treats on the table and sat down, Jou asked, "Who's Seika? Sister? Cousin? Girlfriend?"
Yugi giggled. "Iie," he said as he opened a bag of chips. "Seika's my guardian angel?"
"What's that, Yugi?" Yami asked, attempting to open a soda can but failing miserably. In the end, Anzu opened it for him.
Yugi took a deep breath and began explaining the term to his friend: "A guardian angel is someone who looks after you all the time. They can only appear in solid forms on Earth during emergencies, and they appear to people who need them."
"Okay, dat doesn't answer Yami's question," Jou said, munching on Cheese Doodles.
"Anyway, I met Seika back when my grandpa left for Egypt. That's when I began disagreeing with my parents."
=(Liar,)= Yami thought to himself.
"I was upstairs in my room when she appeared in front of me. All cloudy and mysterious, you know? She gave me a hug and told me not to worry, and if I needed anything she'd be there in an instant."
"Sounds like she's really dedicated," Anzu remarked.
"Yeah, well if I had an angel, I'd tell her ta get me anythin' I wanted," Jou said, flipping his hand back. His aim, however, was not very good.
"Watch it, punk!!" a voice snarled from behind the booth. Yugi and the rest of the group turned around to see a tall, brown-haired boy with blue eyes brushing himself off. He wore a dark blue long-sleeved shirt, a blue coat like Yugi's and Jou's, and blue pants.
"Hey, I know you," Yugi said, recognizing the boy Jou had accidentally hit. "You're Seto Kaiba, ne?"
"I am," he said silkily, "and unless you want to pay me a lot of money, I suggest that your friend apologize to me."
"Why should I?" Jou retorted.
Kaiba smirked. "Because you're just a low little puppy-dog, that's why."
"NANI?!?" Jou was so angry that he stood straight up and looked Kaiba in the eye. "Why I oughta-!"
Kaiba frowned and brought his hand back to slap Jou. Before his palm could hit the blonde's cheek, something flashed before Jou and pushed him out of the way. Kaiba, instead, smacked someone else. This new person took a step back from the shock, brining a hand up to his wounded cheek.
"Yugi!!" Yami said loudly. "Are you all right?" He hurried from the booth and knelt down next to Yugi, his hands moving instantly to the boy's shoulders.
"I'm all right," Yugi said softly. After a moment, he looked up at Kaiba. The boy's eyes were wide with horror at what he had done, and the hand that had slapped the boy shook. "Kaiba, I'm sorry Jou insulted you, but that doesn't mean you have to hurt them. Can we be friends, instead of enemies?"
Kaiba peered down at the purple-eyed boy. After a few minutes of silence, he sighed and held his hand out to Yugi. "Let me help you up," he said, and hint of a smile crept across his face. "Friend."
Yugi grinned. Jou, Anzu, and Yami sighed with relief, and in fifteen minutes Kaiba knew who everyone was.
"So now what?" Jou asked. "It's gettin' kinda boring here."
Kaiba stood up. "I'm heading home, and if you guys want to come I'm inviting you now," he said, but after the words left his mouth his eyes hardened again. "But remember - I'm the CEO of my own company, so I have a reputation to keep. All right?"
"Relax, Kaiba," Anzu said as she stood up from the booth. "We promise not to hurt your ego."
"Or your alter ego," Jou muttered. Unfortunately for him, Kaiba heard this and began chasing the blond boy out of the arcade. Yugi, Yami, and Anzu just laughed and followed them.
/ Looks like I made a new friend, Yami, / Yugi told the elder boy as they followed Kaiba out of the arcade and towards his limousine.
// Yes, // Yami replied. // Now you have four friends to look out for you, Yugi - aibou. //
Yugi looked at Yami, a surprised look o his face. "Who taught you that?" he asked.
Yami smirked. "Jou," he replied. "He's a good guy, to tell the truth."
=(Glad to know that,)= Yugi thought as he continued following Kaiba to his car. =(I have such good friends...)= ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
~ ~ ~ Now, Seto Kaiba's in the story!! *grins from ear to ear* This chapter DOES have another meaning, besides adding another character, though. Pay attention - it gets more confusing...(I warned you! And "daemon" IS another way of spelling "demon". Okay?)
w00t!! ^_^
O.o Confused? That's Lite (?) for something happy. My friend taught it to me from her favorite manga - "Mega Tokyo".
Anyway, no more questions for you people. Just the same ones from last chappie.
Oh yeah, before I forget - I need help thinking of two screen names that involve stuff to do with angels, heaven, and hell, and daemons. If you guys think of any, please tell me!! . The reward? Hmm...I can't really give much...Well, you get full credit for the names, a thank-you typed up before and during the next chapter, AND your choice of which character appears next.
Sounds okay? Good. Anyway, please R & R!! I'm trying to update as often as possible, but I can't do it every Saturday. Trying but failing, you know?
R & R!! Arigatou!! *^_^* ~ ~ ~
Oh yeah!! Before I go any further with this chapter, I have a very important announcement to make: A DEDICATION.
When I was reading my email earlier, I came across yet another review. I was expecting another very happy person telling me to sic Yami on Akuyo again, but...*sniffs*
At the end of the review, I was crying my eyes out. (I don't know if I have the right to post it here...) *wipes away a tear*
Anyway, I am dedicating this story to Dark Magician Girl2k2. *smiles through tears* Your review really touched me, and I haven't been able to forget it. ^_^, Arigatou, and HANG IN THERE, okay? You got a friend here - *waves happily* ME!!! Email me whenever you want, okay?
Time to get on with the chapter - I don't own YugiOh or any of the characters, and I'm changing the rating to "R" in case I get in trouble. ^_^;
All right, hope you guys enjoy the chappie!! ~ ~ ~ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Yugi walked slowly through a world consumed by darkness. The thirteen-year- old boy shivered as a soft breeze blew by. He didn't know where he was going or where he was - he was just a scared boy in a scary world.
"Do you understand the terms?"
=(Huh?)= Yugi thought, whirling around to find the source of the voice. =(Who said that?)=
"I do. It's just that...How was he to know that someone would-?"
=(Who are these people talking about?)= Yugi asked himself, walking forward into inky blackness.
"That 'someone' has dark powers, you know. Could be the equivalent of a daemon-!"
"NO! Yugi wouldn't unleash something so evil."
Yugi's eyes widened. =(How do they know me?)=
"Either way, a daemon is the OPPOSITE EQUIVALENT of an angel, and therefore- !"
"I know, I know - therefore, a child cannot have both, but rather one or the other."
"If the child wants to know what is going on, he could come here. All right?"
"...Fine..."
=(Wait! What's going on?)= Yugi cried out as he felt the dark floor give way beneath him. =(Who was talking about me? What about the angels and daemons? What-?)=
Then, Yugi thought no more.
* * * * * * *
"AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!"
Yugi sat straight up in his bed, eyes wide with fright from his previous dream. Before he could scream anymore, he felt a hand cover his mouth quickly. He turned to see who it was and relaxed when he saw Yami.
"Yugi, what's wrong?" he asked quietly, tensing to see if Yugi's parents had been awoken. Luckily, they hadn't.
"I had a n-n-nightmare," Yugi explained. "I-I-I thought I heard s-s-some people t-talking about m-m-me."
Yami sighed and gently ruffled the younger's hair. "Well, dreams aren't real, aibou," he said softly. "Nothing to worry about."
As Yugi got up and took out some clean clothes, he added, "T-They were t-t- talking about s-someone, and I-I think it was y-y-you."
Yami looked up at Yugi sharply, eyes foreboding and dangerous. But Yugi didn't notice as he changed into a pair of jeans and a black T-shirt that had a picture of the Dark Magician on it. (I want that shirt...-_-)
"What were they saying, Yugi?" Yami asked gently as the boy came back to the mattress with a leather cord.
"T-They were talking about a p-person with d-dark powers," Yugi explained, trying to get his stammering to stop. =(I have nothing to worry about now. I have Seika AND Yami watching out for me,)= he had told himself. =(I should, at least, speak clearly.)=
Yami crossed his arms across his chest and sat quietly for a moment. After a while, he heard Yugi ask, "D-Do YOU have d-dark powers, Y-Yami?"
The elder boy smiled, and after a moment, he asked, "Will you swear that you'll tell your friends about your father if I tell you?"
Yugi's eyes widened in fear, and he quickly began shaking.
Yami placed his hands on Yugi's shoulders to make him calm down and said, "Don't worry - I promised you I wouldn't let anything happen to you. How about this - I'll do anything you ask. Anything - but you have to tell me after I explain, okay?"
Yugi nodded silently.
Yami smiled and removed his hands from Yugi's shoulders while he talked. "Well, about five thousand years ago - I think - I was a powerful Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. Duel Monsters were allowed to roam free, and evil had begun to spread like the plague across the land."
Yugi remained silent as he listened.
"Now, I have my powers as a result of ruling the Duel Monsters. They are currently sealed away in a dark realm called the Shadow Realm."
Yugi shivered, remembering the cold, dark world he had been in during his dream.
"My powers could be called 'dark' ones, since they're from that realm in the first place. Understand?"
Yugi was quiet for a while, and then he replied, "Hai."
Yami smiled and stood up. "But I'm not a daemon, all right?" he verified.
"Okay," Yugi said happily as he tied the cord into a loop. He held up the cord for Yami to see. The golden pyramid puzzle was dangling from it. "N- Now you can come w-with me," he explained, placing the cord around his neck.
"Smart," the boy answered. Then, he took another look at Yugi's clothes. "Don't you have school?"
Yugi smiled as he opened his door. "It's S-Saturday," he said. It was then that he realized what he had said, and in a flash the door was closed, Yugi shaking tremendously.
Yami frowned. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"I-I'm not a-allowed to leave the house on the w-w-weekend."
Yami rolled his eyes. "Yugi, I thought I told you I wouldn't let anything happen to you," he reminded the boy. "You don't have to worry about your father anymore."
Yugi smiled again. "H-Hai," he said calmly. Then he marched towards the door again, opened it, and slowly walked out before he could wake his parents up.
Yami chuckled as he faded back into the puzzle. "And now, hopefully he'll stop stammering all the time," he told himself.
* * * * * * *
=(I wonder where Anzu and Jou went,)= Yugi thought as he walked into Domino. He had managed to sneak out without getting caught, and when he was far enough away he decided to go downtown. Now if only he could find his friends...
// Jeez, pyramids sure have changed since my day. //
"AAAHH!!" Yugi yelped as he jumped suddenly at the voice. He tried looking for the source of the voice but failed. "S-Show yourself," he stammered loudly, not noticing the strange looks people were giving him as they passed by.
// Yugi? It's me, Yami. //
Yugi stopped looking around and continued walking, asking, / Yami? /
// Is that you? //
Yugi smiled happily at Yami's response. / YAY! / he cheered. / I can hear you. I'm guessing you can hear me, too, ne? /
The boy heard a small chuckle. // I guess so. Looks like the Millennium Puzzle gives us a mental link. //
/ The...Millennium Puzzle? /
// Yes. That's the puzzle you put together. It's one of seven magical objects called Millennium Items. Each one has mystical powers. //
/ Oh... /
// Don't worry, though. The Items have been dormant for centuries now. Who knows where they are? //
"Hey, Yugi!!"
Yugi snapped out of the link and looked up to see a familiar brown-haired girl and blonde boy racing towards him.
"Jou!! Anzu!!" Yugi called, waving happily at his two approaching friends. "Boy, am I glad to see you!"
"Where'd ya go yesterday?" Jou asked, his brown eyes peering into Yugi's violet ones. "Ya missed da arcade battle of da century - me and Honda!!!"
Yugi grinned sheepishly. "Gomen," he apologized, "I had stuff to do at home."
"Hey, and you stopped stammering, too," Anzu pointed out, grinning broadly. "What was the matter before - nervous?"
Yugi gulped, and his eyes began to fill with fear. // Yugi, don't get scared now, // Yami's voice told him, but Yugi couldn't hear him. Eyes slowly closing, Yugi began to wobble and fall towards the pavement.
"Yugi!!" Anzu cried as Jou rushed over to help him. But soon, the blonde stopped in his tracks, eyes filling with awe and astonishment at the sight before him. Yami had appeared next to Yugi - out of THIN AIR - and immediately caught the boy before he fell. As he helped the smaller one up, Yugi began to concentrate and opened his eyes again.
"Yug!" Jou said in a hushed voice. "W-Who's yer friend?"
"Oh," Yami said, looking up at Jou. "Uh..."
"His name's Yami," Yugi said, recovering from his minor faint. "When I put together this puzzle," he pointed to the golden pyramid around his neck, "he came out. He doesn't remember a lot about his life, but he said that he was probably a Pharaoh." Yugi grinned happily. "He's a new friend of mine."
"No harm in that," Anzu said, blue eyes sparkling in awe at Yami's appearance. Holding out her hand, she introduced herself and Jou: "Watashii wa Anzu, and this is Jounouchi. We're Yugi's friends, too."
"Call me Jou," the blonde said as he shook Yami's hand after Anzu.
Yami smiled. "You're both taking this news about me pretty well," he commented, arching an eyebrow.
"Well..." Jou said, placing one hand behind his head. "A lotta weird stuff happens here in Domino. There's the quarter-eating second-grader...the old lady with no eyeballs..."
"JOU!!" Anzu protested. Sweatdropping, she turned back to Yami and Yugi. "Gomen," she said, "Jou gets a little hyper sometimes."
"I'M NOT HYPER!!!" Jou retorted. Anzu just laughed and began skipping down the sidewalk. "Coming, Yugi? Yami?" she called as she made her way through the city.
Yugi smiled and hurried to catch up with his friend, Yami following close behind. / So, what do you think? / he asked Yami as the two reached Jou and Anzu.
// Anzu and Jou are nice people, Yugi, // Yami replied. // Do they know about-? //
/ Iie, / Yugi said quickly. / Onegai...please don't tell them. I don't want them worrying about me. /
Yami sighed but smiled. Yugi looked up and smiled back, knowing that Yami would keep his word.
=(Everyone will be happier,)= Yugi thought as the group began heading towards the local arcade.
* * * * * * *
"Hey, Yugi - could I ask you something?" Anzu asked Yugi. They had finally reached the arcade, and Jou had taken Yami around to show him all the games and new technology that he had missed while being in the Millennium Puzzle. Yugi had explained to Jou and Anzu about the puzzle, and they accepted it, as well.
Yugi frowned but nodded. "Nani, Anzu?" he asked, taking a sip of his soda that he had gotten from the snack bar.
"Are you having problems at home?"
=(Don't panic,)= Yugi thought quickly as he answered with, "A few fights with my parents, but that's it."
The girl smiled sadly. "Well, I hope everything works out. You've been fighting for a while now, ne?"
Yugi nodded. "But I don't have anything to worry about. I've got Yami and Seika to look out for me."
"Seika?"
Yugi looked up to see Yami and Jou return, snacks flowing from their arms. As they placed the treats on the table and sat down, Jou asked, "Who's Seika? Sister? Cousin? Girlfriend?"
Yugi giggled. "Iie," he said as he opened a bag of chips. "Seika's my guardian angel?"
"What's that, Yugi?" Yami asked, attempting to open a soda can but failing miserably. In the end, Anzu opened it for him.
Yugi took a deep breath and began explaining the term to his friend: "A guardian angel is someone who looks after you all the time. They can only appear in solid forms on Earth during emergencies, and they appear to people who need them."
"Okay, dat doesn't answer Yami's question," Jou said, munching on Cheese Doodles.
"Anyway, I met Seika back when my grandpa left for Egypt. That's when I began disagreeing with my parents."
=(Liar,)= Yami thought to himself.
"I was upstairs in my room when she appeared in front of me. All cloudy and mysterious, you know? She gave me a hug and told me not to worry, and if I needed anything she'd be there in an instant."
"Sounds like she's really dedicated," Anzu remarked.
"Yeah, well if I had an angel, I'd tell her ta get me anythin' I wanted," Jou said, flipping his hand back. His aim, however, was not very good.
"Watch it, punk!!" a voice snarled from behind the booth. Yugi and the rest of the group turned around to see a tall, brown-haired boy with blue eyes brushing himself off. He wore a dark blue long-sleeved shirt, a blue coat like Yugi's and Jou's, and blue pants.
"Hey, I know you," Yugi said, recognizing the boy Jou had accidentally hit. "You're Seto Kaiba, ne?"
"I am," he said silkily, "and unless you want to pay me a lot of money, I suggest that your friend apologize to me."
"Why should I?" Jou retorted.
Kaiba smirked. "Because you're just a low little puppy-dog, that's why."
"NANI?!?" Jou was so angry that he stood straight up and looked Kaiba in the eye. "Why I oughta-!"
Kaiba frowned and brought his hand back to slap Jou. Before his palm could hit the blonde's cheek, something flashed before Jou and pushed him out of the way. Kaiba, instead, smacked someone else. This new person took a step back from the shock, brining a hand up to his wounded cheek.
"Yugi!!" Yami said loudly. "Are you all right?" He hurried from the booth and knelt down next to Yugi, his hands moving instantly to the boy's shoulders.
"I'm all right," Yugi said softly. After a moment, he looked up at Kaiba. The boy's eyes were wide with horror at what he had done, and the hand that had slapped the boy shook. "Kaiba, I'm sorry Jou insulted you, but that doesn't mean you have to hurt them. Can we be friends, instead of enemies?"
Kaiba peered down at the purple-eyed boy. After a few minutes of silence, he sighed and held his hand out to Yugi. "Let me help you up," he said, and hint of a smile crept across his face. "Friend."
Yugi grinned. Jou, Anzu, and Yami sighed with relief, and in fifteen minutes Kaiba knew who everyone was.
"So now what?" Jou asked. "It's gettin' kinda boring here."
Kaiba stood up. "I'm heading home, and if you guys want to come I'm inviting you now," he said, but after the words left his mouth his eyes hardened again. "But remember - I'm the CEO of my own company, so I have a reputation to keep. All right?"
"Relax, Kaiba," Anzu said as she stood up from the booth. "We promise not to hurt your ego."
"Or your alter ego," Jou muttered. Unfortunately for him, Kaiba heard this and began chasing the blond boy out of the arcade. Yugi, Yami, and Anzu just laughed and followed them.
/ Looks like I made a new friend, Yami, / Yugi told the elder boy as they followed Kaiba out of the arcade and towards his limousine.
// Yes, // Yami replied. // Now you have four friends to look out for you, Yugi - aibou. //
Yugi looked at Yami, a surprised look o his face. "Who taught you that?" he asked.
Yami smirked. "Jou," he replied. "He's a good guy, to tell the truth."
=(Glad to know that,)= Yugi thought as he continued following Kaiba to his car. =(I have such good friends...)= ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
~ ~ ~ Now, Seto Kaiba's in the story!! *grins from ear to ear* This chapter DOES have another meaning, besides adding another character, though. Pay attention - it gets more confusing...(I warned you! And "daemon" IS another way of spelling "demon". Okay?)
w00t!! ^_^
O.o Confused? That's Lite (?) for something happy. My friend taught it to me from her favorite manga - "Mega Tokyo".
Anyway, no more questions for you people. Just the same ones from last chappie.
Oh yeah, before I forget - I need help thinking of two screen names that involve stuff to do with angels, heaven, and hell, and daemons. If you guys think of any, please tell me!! . The reward? Hmm...I can't really give much...Well, you get full credit for the names, a thank-you typed up before and during the next chapter, AND your choice of which character appears next.
Sounds okay? Good. Anyway, please R & R!! I'm trying to update as often as possible, but I can't do it every Saturday. Trying but failing, you know?
R & R!! Arigatou!! *^_^* ~ ~ ~