Yami: I still don't like Shadi.

KuteAzMe: I don't care.

Shadi: I don't like Yami.

KuteAzMe: I really don't care.

Yugi: Those two are scaring me.

KuteAzMe: Well Yugi, it doesn't take much to scare you. I'm going to switch to American names because I forgot half of them because of school. That means Isis is Ishizu, Malik is Marik, Rishid is Odeon, The Millennium Anhk is the Key, and all that good crap. Curse school, CURSE IT! Our teachers are mind-controlled by Marik, I know it. Especially my math teacher Mrs. Holloway. They're all evil.

Joey: (not paying attention to the last things KuteAzMe said) Aww. The Millennium Anhk sounded cool.

KuteAzMe: I know Joey, but sometimes we have to make sacrifices. I bet that if Mrs. Holloway wasn't

already married, she would marry Marik because she is evil. PURE EVIL.

Yami: I think she's still a little sugar high from when she ice cream, a cookie, and potato chips for lunch because she didn't have enough money for real lunch, but she had enough for a bunch of little things, you know how it is.

KuteAzMe: (vibrating) I'm not sugar high.

Yami: Yes, you are.

KuteAzMe: Nuh-uh.

Kaiba: Can we start this already? Tristan is drooling because he fell asleep with his mouth open.

KuteAzMe: Yeah! Sure! Whatever! I can't wait! Oh, and for the people who wait for my fics, READ MY OTHER ONES FOR GOD'S SAKE! And I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.

Kaiba: Or a brain.

KuteAzMe: I waited 'til way down here to actually say I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. I KNEW THERE WAS A PURPOSE FOR A DISCLAIMER. Start the fic.

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The Shadows of Hearts

Obelisk of Sapphire

Shadi glared at Yami as they rushed toward the docks.

"What are you looking at?" Yami asked, still furious that Shadi tried to bodily harm him.

"A weak fool." Shadi declared. "Nothing more. But I might be giving you too much credit, my *pharaoh."

"Good," Yami said, marching on.

This surprised Shadi, but he pressed on, looking to anger Yami.

"Pharaoh, why do you not fight back? Are you afraid that if you tried to hurt me, you would be the one harmed? Are you-"

SMACK!

Shadi was thrown to the ground by a powerful force that crossed his face. Quite unexpected.

"Yami?"

Yami! Of course!

He looked up at his attacker. Yami's right hand was still curled up in to a fist, but Yami's eyes were what really surprised Shadi. They were blank; completely empty of the Yami he had come to know. The Yami he knew would have never had hit him, maybe say something sharp, but never hit him. Now Yami's eyes were filled with something that Shadi had never seen in them before. They were filled with hatred, bitterness, anger, and sadness. No warmth, those made any body near Yami feel safe. No love. No kindness.

Just was that sadness Shadi saw?

Sadness? "What's on Yami's forehead?" Lily asked.

The Millennium Symbol! Thought Shadi. And the Millennium Puzzle is glowing.

Then, suddenly, Yami's eyes returned to normal, specks of fear were to be found in them, but normal nonetheless.

He allowed his knees to buckle. He was on all fours except his right hand, which was clutching his head, and he was panting heavily.

*Yami! * Yugi exclaimed from inside the Puzzle. *Yami, what happened?!?*

At the same time Matt and Morty were asking the same thing.

"I have no idea." Yami let go of his head, which was throbbing painfully, and stared at his hand.

"I hit Shadi." Yami whispered.

"I'll say you did." Kaiba said, as Ishizu heaved Shadi on to his feet.

"But I don't think it was totally of your own free will." Ishizu said, thoughtfully.

"Of course it was his own will." Shadi snarled. "He was angry and he hit me!"

Shadi was not willing to tell his comrades what he saw in Yami's eyes. That it really wasn't his fault. Not yet, anyway.

"Shadi," Yami said, looking towards Shadi. "I'm so sorry. I lost control."

"Don't say that!" Lily shrieked. "He shouldn't have been provoking you!"

"Not true." Yami said, turning to look at the ground. "He has every right to be angry with me. I allowed his niece to be captured by Marik."

"Allowed nothing! Marik's goons knocked you out." Morty yelled.

"Yeah!" Matt agreed.

"A lot of help the Pharaoh was."

Everyone turned around. They saw Marik, but what was more important was that they saw Kairi, standing behind Marik with a worried look on her face. She caught Lily's eye and winked.

"Kairi!" Shadi shouted.

"I'm glad I found you." Marik said, pulling out his Millennium Rod. "It makes looking for you obsolete."

Seeing Marik again, infuriated Yami. Seeing how easily Marik would steal, threaten, and corrupt, made something inside of Yami snap. He felt his anger boiling up inside of him. Not fear, but cold, bitter, anger. He felt his grip slipping, like it had when he had struck Shadi. He slipped into the darkness, and let the anger take over. Words spilled out his mouth that he was sure he did not think of. The Millennium Puzzle and the Pharaoh's Power were taking over again. He couldn't control himself.

"Marik, you let your sick, demented, grip on Kairi's mind go, you coward." Yami said to Marik, flexing his fingers as though fighting the temptation to place them around Marik's neck.

"Yami, I know your power takes over your mind sometimes, but I thought you were strong enough to not let it happen this often." Marik sneered.

"Take over his mind?" Kaiba said doubtfully. "I'm sure."

Yami blinked. He was back to normal. He grabbed his head again. A throbbing pain shot through his head again.

"What's the mater Pharaoh? Can't take the heat?" Marik sneered.

"Yami!" Lily cried. She was reaching breaking point. Any farther and she would snap.

*Yami! Yami, are you okay? * Yugi's voice pierced through Yami's head.

"Pharaoh? Pain too much to handle-" Marik began but

"Silence!" Yami barked.

"Do you honestly think I will listen to you?" Marik breathed.

"No," Yami whispered. "But I'll make you. I'll make you feel my wrath. My pain."

"I don't think you will."

"Oh?"

"Yes."

"And why is this?"

"Because I've got one of your friends captive. I could crush her at any moment."

"Indeed?"

"And I've got the powers of the Egyptian Gods."

"Not for long, Marik. Not for long. Kairi is not as mind-controlled as you would've hoped."

Yami was talking in deceptive calmness. Matt, Morty, Kaiba, and Lily were nervous, but that was nothing compared to the fear that was dwelling inside Ishizu and Shadi.

"Marik, I'm done playing your game." Kairi said, making everyone jump. "Now that you've brought me back to my friends, I'm gonna try these babies out!"

She clutched the sapphire key, and it immediately started glowing. A brilliant blue glow surrounded Kairi.

The sky was quickly shrouded in clouds and thunder. A black cloud appeared behind Kairi. Kairi was now dressed in a flowing blue dress that matched the glow, and on her waist was a sapphire studded sword. Everything on her was decorated with decorated with sapphire. A necklace, ear rings, multiple rings, even her dark brown eyes were blue.

"Obelisk, come to me!"

From behind Kairi, the shadow shaped its self into a humongous blue god.

"No!" Marik screamed, after Obelisk showed itself. "Destroy her!"

Many Rare hunters, about a hundred, made a circle around our gang. Kairi moved closer to her Obelisk,

"Shall we?" She coaxed.

Obelisk looked down at her and nodded its massive head. Kairi drew her sword and it glowed faintly.

Morty, Matt and Kaiba were knocking out any Rare Hunters stupid enough to get close to them, Ishizu and Shadi blew many of the Rare Hunters away with their Millennium Items. Lily was smacking every Rare Hunter that came within striking range. Yami was glowing bright gold with the Millennium Symbol on his forehead. He held his hands shoulder width apart and a black thunder-filled hole appeared between them. He shot these Black Thunder Waves at the Rare Hunters at a amazing rate. Kairi was slicing her way through the Rare Hunters with her sword.

"This is foolish," Kairi declared. "Obelisk finish them off."

With a huge roar, Obelisk brought a blue blast came crashing down on their stupid little heads.

"The end," Kairi said with a giggle.

Marik looked around. He glared at them.

"This isn't over."

"No, but it might as well be." Yami said.

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KuteAzMe: The end.

Yokomon52: Marik made the stupid choice of ticking Yami off.

Yami: I can't wait for the next chapter. I seriously want to hurt Marik.

KuteAzMe: We know Yami. Come back next time, K?