A/N: Ra, I was looking over my first chapter and it is so... lousy. So it's getting a little bit of a correction later...
Anyway, thank you for the reviews everyone!
mystry child: Thanks for the review. ^_^ And I hope I can get things out on a regular basis. O.o Then again, last time I
said I would do that, it ended up being two months before I updated... (The people in the Digimon section probably hated
me. ^_^)
Lori Kamiya: Chapter notices you will receive... If I'm not a ditz and I don't forget. O.o I hope I won't...
Borath: Thank you for the review! I think the new dream part was my favorite part of the story so far... And there will be
more with Yami and Yami B later on. From now 'till the end of the story, Yami B plays a big part. Actually, the two star
this entire chapter and most of the next. And of course you're famous! Everyone in the Yugioh section knows who you are.
^_^ You're like, the goddess of Yami couplings and Yami and Yami interaction! ^_^
C.A: Heh, I'm glad you liked Yuugi telling off Yami and Seto. If I were Yuugi, I'd be beating them both upside the head...
I got your Email, by the way; the one you resent to me. (We're playing musical Emails! Whee!)I sent you a reply, too. And
you'll receive notices now too, but like I said, that'll be if I'm not a ditz and I don't forget. ^_^ I'm such an airhead
sometimes...
Okies, onto my other stuff.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything... Except for a whole lot of mangas, DVDs, cards, magazines, etc. And three cats and two
dogs. Oh, and names of the books in this chapter are mine unless someone's already copyrighted them. I just made them up
on the spot.
Warnings: Violence, blood, etc. Also slight cursing.
Summary of last time: Gods, it was a long chapter. O.o Well, for me anyway. They talked, Yami had a dream with Yami B in
it, and they talked some more before deciding to head to Egypt. Yami and Yami B were sent to the library to find maps of
Egypt and such. Ooh, the funness...
Preview: Alright! After all that talking, there's some action! Yayers! Yami and Yami B kick some ass.
Japanese Words:
Baka - Idiot (Wow, first time this one's been used so far!)
Urusei - Shut up (I think it's pretty rude.)
Temee - You (Also pretty rude. This is how Yami B addresses most people, I'm pretty sure.)
I don't know about my Japanese grammar in one part of this, but I hope it's right. (I'm usually good with Japanese
sentences...)
So, anyway, please review!
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Eien; part 7
by: Amiasha
"Damn!" Yami yelped as books rained from the shelves down on top of him.
Yami B rolled his eyes. "Ra, Pharaoh. Can you be more clumsy?"
Yami glared at him as he put the books back on the shelf, but didn't dignify him with a response. The spirit had not had
the best past few days. First he got rained on, then attacked, then ignored multiple times, then bossed around, and now
made fun of. Yami was seriously beginning to get a migraine.
"Have you found anything yet?" Yami B asked lazily, running one of his long fingers across the spines of books on the
shelves as he read the titles.
"No." Yami growled. He was starting to get a little annoyed with the white haired thief. "You?"
"No." Yami B frowned at the books. "How hard can it be to find information on modern Egypt?"
Little did the two modern-challenged yamis know, they had been looking in the wrong sections. They had been going over
every singe book in the biology, medical, spots, pets, astronomy, and mythology departments. Now they had made their way
into the collector's section. Of course, both were too proud and stubborn to ask for help. They were actually in a
competition to see who could find the first relevant book.
"Very, apparently." Yami answered, rolling his eyes as he read the title, 'Coin collection; a healthy lifestyle'.
"Who's idea was it to look in this Ra-forsaken library?' Yami B muttered, having a temporary brain freeze due to the idea
of 'Salt packet collector's community; bringing together salt packets from around the world'.
"Yours." Yami answered immediately in a monotone. "And I distinctly remember protesting." He added, a little bit of
smugness leaking into his words.
"Temee baka, urusei." Yami B muttered back.
Yami frowned at him, before turning back to the books. He finally gave up on the row he was on, and went around to the
back of the shelf to look at another. This time, he hit gold.
"Ha!" Yami said triumphantly. "I found one! 'Modern roads and cities of Egypt'!"
"Damn..." Yami B muttered, moving around to join Yami and look over his shoulder. "Stupid King of Games. I should have
known better than to bet against you." Yami B dug into the pocket of his baggy khakis and pulled out 300 yen. He handed it
to Yami.
Yami took it and put it in the pocket of his tighter leather pants, smirking. "Yes, you should have known."
Yami B glared. "No need to rub it in." He snatched the book from Yami's arms and opened it. He flipped through the pages
for a few minutes while Yami scowled and added 'got something snatched from my hands' to his list of wrongs that were
committed against him lately.
"This looks fine." Yami B said begrudgingly. "I think this is all we need. Let's go get it checked out and leave, Pharaoh."
He started off for the counter without waiting for a comment.
Yami followed him, annoyed, and came up to wait next to the white-haired spirit as the book was checked onto Bakura's card
which Yami B, for some unexplainable reason, had with him. Yami picked up the book after Yami B walked off without it. The
two spirits made their way from the library.
"Why am I carrying the book?" Yami asked in annoyance, flipping back his gold bangs.
"Because you found it." Yami B muttered. "What, is it too heavy for you?"
Yami rolled his eyes. The two yamis' patiences only lasted for a little while; though they were often civil towards each
other, eventually, being around someone as arrogant as you were would grate on your nerves. They had both reached the end
of their ropes, due to all the stress. So they were doing their bests not to kill each other.
The two walked for awhile in silence, until Yami stopped. His head was whipping from side to side as he looked around,
causing his long bangs to flip wildly.
"By Ra, what is wrong with you now?" Yami B asked, turning to look at the boy king.
"I'm sensing hostile magic." Yami said, his indigo eyes roaming across the streets and alleyways. "I believe it's coming
from this direction." He'd stopped with his face towards an alley that went between an small apartment building and a
flower shop. Yami started walking toward the alley.
"Pharaoh!? What are you-" Yami B stopped, since Yami had already gone out of hearing range. "Baka... What goes through his
ditzy little head?" Yami B muttered to himself before running after the younger dark.
He found Yami stopped deep in the alley, looking back and forth. "Have you found what you're sensing?" Yami B asked,
slightly miffed at being left behind.
"No, not yet. But the energy is coming from this area." Yami said. He began cautiously walking, turning his head every
direction to look behind cans and debris.
Yami B watched intently, wondering what Yami could be sensing that he wasn't, before deciding to go with him. He jogged up
to Yami's side, and the two walked next to each other, glancing around.
Suddenly, Yami B cried out in shock. Yami whirled on his heel, to come face to face with a Feral Imp who had just slashed
a deep red line in Yami B's back.
The white haired thief had recovered, and also turned. Then the two yamis noticed that the Feral Imp wasn't alone. There
was a beautiful white Silver Fang standing behind the green monster, with it's teeth bared and glistening.
The two darks knew they were in quite a bit of trouble.
The Feral Imp swiped at Yami B again with it's long sharp claws. Yami B ducked, and the claws only caught a few white
hairs.
At the same time, the Silver Fang lept for Yami. The tri-color haired boy dropped to the ground, covering his head as the
creature flew over him. It's back claws skimmed Yami's arms, but it otherwise overshot and fell on it's face on the ground.
Yami B held his hand out, as if expecting something to drop into it. And something did. It was a long balanced dagger, with
a perfectly shined blade and a gold hilt engraved with hieroglyphs. He grasped it tightly, before slashing down at the
green monster in front of him.
The Feral Imp jumped back, hissing. It turned suddenly, it's long thick tail whipping around faster than Yami B could have
predicted. It caught the yami in the side, knocking him over Yami and into one of the walls of the alley.
The Silver Fang had landed, and turned back to face Yami. The spirit had gotten off the ground and was holding his right
hand out straight toward the monster. "MIND CRUSH!" Yami shouted.
The Silver Fang simply growled and lunged, it's large paws slamming forcefully into Yami's chest and sending him to the
ground, the wolf on top of him.
Yami B pushed himself off the wall, tightening his grip on his dagger. The Feral Imp was nearly on him again, and the dark
was ready. Once the Imp had come within 6 feet of him, Yami B lept forward, driving his dagger straight towards the
creature's chest. The Imp jumped back again, and Yami B barely made contact.
Yami held both his arms out, flat on the ground with his palms up. Immediately, weapons appeared in his hands as well.
These daggers were very ornate; each had three blades and the middle one of those three blades was 7 inches, while other
two were only about 5 inches. The handles were gold, and like Yami B's, had hieroglyphs on them. He brought both his arms
up quickly towards each other, the daggers aimed for the Silver Fang. The wolf lept off Yami to avoid them, allowing him
to get to his feet. Yami held his daggers out in front of him defensively.
Yami B ducked under the Feral Imp's arm and spun on his heel, stabbing at it's back. This time, he managed to hit. The
Feral Imp growled, but turned on the thief. Unfortunately for said thief, his dagger was still stuck in the Imp's back and
that left him weaponless.
Yami slashed his right dagger towards the wolf in front of him, but the Silver Fang moved it's head. Then, like lightning,
it moved back to clamp it's strong teeth onto Yami's arm. Yami gritted his teeth, and the wolf yanked him forward and onto
one knee. Yami took this opportunity to bring his other weapon down at the monster's broad head. In order to avoid that,
the silver haired creature released Yami and pulled back.
Yami B backed away as the Feral Imp tried to get the knife from it's back, and pulled out his deck, ready to summon a
monster of his own. The spirit of the Ring didn't look very well; his long white hair was frazzled and his bangs were
plastered to his face with sweat. His breathing had become heavy, and he was pretty sure he'd at least cracked a rib when
he'd hit the wall earlier.
Yami jumped backwards as the Silver Fang snapped at him, it's fangs inches from Yami's face. He wasn't doing so well
either. His tall hair was drooping, and his long gold bangs were also stuck to his face which had gone very pale. His arm
was bleeding heavily, the blue sleeve of his jacket stained a dark reddish purple. Yami was more than a little worried
that they wouldn't win this fight; his magic didn't affect the creatures and he was unused to knife-fighting. A much as he
hated to admit it, Yami B was the only one with much clue as to what he was doing.
"I summon you, Man-Eater Bug!" Yami B called out. The large brown monster appeared beside it's master, ready to help
fight. It attacked the Feral Imp, as Yami B dodged behind the green monster unnoticed to retrieve his blade.
Yami realized that he could call on one of his monsters for help too, but then remembered he'd left his deck at the
gameshop. Yami slashed towards the white wolf with his good arm, and managed to cut a line across the top of it's head.
The Silver Fang reeled back, yelping.
Yami B's Man-Eater Bug wasn't faring well against the more powerful Imp, but it had distracted the monster long enough for
Yami B to pull the knife from it's back before it was damaged badly enough to have to return to the Shadow Realm. He
promptly drove the dagger back into the Imp's back, deeper this time. Yami B yanked the dagger out again, before the Imp's
tail slammed harshly into his stomach and knocked him to the ground, dazed.
The Silver Fang noticed this, and seeing an easy target instead of one that had hurt it, went for the taller spirit. Yami
immediately chased after it.
The wolf was nearly on Yami B, when Yami did something both very brave and very stupid. He grabbed the canine's tail.
The Silver Fang whirled, jaws snapping, to again catch Yami's right arm in it's mouth. Yami gave a strangled cry, dropping
the dagger he'd held in that hand as the wolf shook it's head rapidly, the way a dog does with a stuffed toy or a bone.
Yami caught his breath sharply, closing his eyes tightly in pain. He lost his footing and fell onto the pavement.
Yami B shook his head a few times to clear it before sitting up, in perfect time to be struck by the Feral Imp's claws.
Three red lines appeared as if from nowhere on Yami B's chest.
Yami, in a fit of desperation, blindly kicked out. His booted foot connected with something solid, and immediately, his
arm was released. The spirit's eyes shot open to see that the Silver Fang had backed away and was, pawing at it's nose.
However, Yami hadn't even gotten a chance to get to his knees when the Silver Fang had landed on him again.
Yami B scrambled for his deck, pulling out the first card on the top and holding it out to summon it's effect. Suddenly,
above the group, a large ghostly board with various letters and numbers appeared. The first card had turned out to be the
Ouija Board, and in five minutes the summoner's team would win, meaning the opposing team which consisted of the monsters
would be returned to the Shadow Realm. They just had to wait out five more minutes which wasn't proving to be easy, as the
Feral Imp again clawed long slashes down Yami B's chest. Yami B hissed, but brought his dagger up just as the Imp's nails
connected with his skin and cut off the Imp's hand.
The Feral Imp shrieked, reeling back as it stared at it's new injury. Yami B shot to his feet, running for Yami and the
Silver Fang while the Feral Imp was distracted. He swung his dagger down at the back of the canine's neck, but didn't touch
skin due to the deceptively thick fur. The Silver Fang snapped at Yami B, who barely avoided getting bitten. The wolf
wasn't giving up though, rapidly biting at the white haired spirit.
Yami was pinned under the monster; his left wrist caught under a massive paw and his essentially useless right arm laying
at his side but weaponless. Nevertheless, he curled his right hand into a weak fist and, using all the strength he could
muster, punched the Silver Fang square in the nose.
The monster yelped, turning it's attention from Yami B to Yami. It began snapping dangerously close to his face, but the
monster had shifted, allowing Yami to free his pinned arm from under the wolf's weight. He brought the triple bladed dagger
up quickly to slash from less than a foot away across the Silver Fang's throat. The monster went rigid, then began to fade
before disappearing completely. Yami'd killed it.
"Good job, Pharaoh!" Yami B congratulated, before remembering the Feral Imp and turning towards it. The green monster was
still shocked by the loss of it's hand, and hadn't returned it's attention to the teens.
Yami cradled his severely injured arm against his body, then noticed the slashes across Yami B's chest. "Are you alright?"
He asked in a faint whisper to not to attract the Imp. The animosity the two had felt towards each other earlier had faded
quickly, and the spirits were now back to being completely on the same side.
"I'll live." Yami B said shortly. The cuts on his chest weren't especially deep; the one on his back was worse. Secretly,
he was much more concerned about the younger boy's arm. Not that he'd ever admit that.
The two noticed that the Ouija Board had DE above it. It had only been two minutes since it had been summoned. The Feral
Imp still had not looked in the spirits' directions.
Yami B turned to look down Yami. "Give me your dagger." He ordered quietly.
Yami nodded without a word, handing over his weapon to the older and more experienced boy. Yami himself, got to his feet
slowly. Yami B had decided that he didn't feel like waiting around for, A.) The Ouija Board to spell DEATH, or B.) The
Feral Imp to notice them. He took the dagger in his empty left hand, and silently slipped into the shadows. He made his
way around to the back of the Imp, and was ready to strike when, again, the tail slammed him to the ground.
Apparently, the Feral Imp was just as surprised as he was and turned to see what had run into it's tail. It noticed the
silvery haired spirit on the pavement, and brought it's head down to spear Yami B with it's horn. Suddenly, a knife flew
through the air and two of it's three blades became caught on the horn. The Feral Imp reared back in surprise, his
attention turning to Yami who had managed to retrieve the knife he had lost when the Silver Fang had attacked him.
Yami B used the distraction to stand up and lunge for the green monster's neck. And, by some miracle, he hit. The triple
bladed dagger he'd borrowed from Yami plunged into the side of the Imp's neck.
The Feral Imp gave a last roar before it faded and disappeared just as the Silver Fang had done.
The three knives faded away as well, having been summoned by the two for the sole purpose of the fight and were now
unneeded, as did the Ouija Board which had made it's way to DEA. Yami B made his way over to Yami who had sat down, and
flopped ungracefully onto the ground next to him.
"Gods..." He groaned, his long white hair settling against his shoulders. "That was unpleasant."
Yami was about to respond when his attention, along with Yami B's, was drawn to a noise from in front of them.
The noise was the tapping of a staff against the ground, and a familiar hooded figure was standing before the two spirits.
"You!" Yami growled, getting to his feet again as Yami B did the same.
"Yes, me." Nembkhun said, looking the duo over. "You two defeated my monsters." He stated, with no infliction in his voice.
This was the first time Yami B had heard or seen their new enemy, and the first time Yami had heard him speak outside of a
flashback or dream. His voice wasn't extremely deep, but it was forceful and ominous.
"So we did." Yami agreed evenly. "Tell me what you're doing here." He, also, had no infliction. Inside, Yami was both
angry and relieved. He was furious at this person that had come out of no where and was threatening his friends and family,
and had just attacked him for the second time. But he was also relieved that Nembkhun wasn't near the others.
"You'll find out in due time, palace brat." Nembkhun answered, hatred beginning to seep into his tone. His red eyes had
narrowed, and he was glaring at the two teenagers. He turned his attention to Yami B. "And you, you little street urchin.
Why this runt," He motioned vaguely towards Yami, "Let you into the palace is beyond me."
Yami and Yami B's eyes widened slightly at this new piece of information. Yami had let Yami B into the palace? When?
Weren't they enemies?
Nembkhun seemed not to notice. "Well, unfortunately, my monsters didn't finish you off." He frowned. "Now I have to do
actual work."
"Don't try anything." Yami ordered. "If you do, I'll cast Mind Crush and our spells with collide again. That will be just
as detrimental to you as it will be to me." He narrowed his indigo eyes, staring intently into Nembkhun's red ones.
"You wouldn't risk it. Your little friend is here." Nembkhun said confidently. He grinned evilly towards Yami. "And it
wouldn't kill me. Though it just might kill you."
"I lived last time." Yami said, almost rolling his eyes. "And I don't care if he's here." Yami bluffed, jerking his thumb
towards Yami B. "We're not exactly friends."
"Oh?" Nembkhun seemed interested by this. "You're not?" He looked over the duo over again. "Odd. You two seemed to act
rather friendly just before I appeared to you."
Yami growled darkly, but didn't respond. Yami B tossed his messy hair out of his dark eyes, glaring sharply enough to kill.
"Leave." The older spirit hissed. "My magic can affect you." Yami B reminded.
"It wouldn't be strong enough." Nembkhun said, shrugging his shoulders casually. "You never were able to match me."
Yami was getting more than a little impatient. "Tell us why you're here or leave." He ordered, straightening his stance and
tilting his head up slightly in an arrogant manner.
"I told you, in due time!" Nembkhun snapped. Then he calmed, grinning lopsidedly. "Be good teens and be quiet while I
decide the spell I will use to kill you both."
Yami and Yami B both raised eyebrows and looked at each other, then back at Nembkhun. They were thinking the same thing.
'This guy's really crazy.'
"That's very nice and all," Yami B said, his tone unreadable, "However I have somewhere to be and don't have the time to
wait for you to try to kill me. And I'm sure the Pharaoh has something else to do too."
"Don't worry, it will only take a moment." Nembkhun said calmly. He raised his staff. "I have my spell, now just hold
still."
The yamis were very much thinking this guy was crazy now. However, this crazy guy was about to try to kill them... Again...
So the two got ready to counter. The Millennium Ring materialized through Yami B's shirt, and Yami realized belatedly that
he needed his right arm for Mind Crush. 'I guess I need a different spell then...' Yami thought, and began to prepare a
new one.
Nembkhun pointed the staff forward, and the large ruby on the end started to glow. It shined brighter and brighter, until
the spell finally discharged and rocketed towards the two spirits.
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A/N: Yes, that was a cliffhanger. Originally, this was a whole lot shorter and Mr. Creepy didn't show up, but I decided to
make it longer. (Besides, if Mr. Creepy didn't show up, what was the point anyway?)
So... *Looks back up at the fight scene* That was sounded much better when I first wrote it. (Then again, that was a
12:30am, so you know how that is. ^_^ You write something at night, it sounds good, you get up in the morning and
re-read it, and it sucks. -_-)
In case anyone wondered for some reason, Yami B said, "Shut up, you idiot." up there. *Points to the beginning of the
chapter* Also, I don't know on the yen, but I was figuring that 100 yen is around maybe a dollar and half (again, I'm not
sure) so I intended Yami B to give Yami about the equivalent of 5 dollars. So, if I was wrong, fee free to point it out.
^_^
Okay then, please review! The faster you review the faster I'll put up new chapters! (Though I don't know if anyone wants
to read anymore after this chapter was so lousy... -_-) And anyone who wants to be put on the mailing list for new
chapters, just give you Email address and say you want it in your review. *Againhintreviewhint*
Anyway, thank you for the reviews everyone!
mystry child: Thanks for the review. ^_^ And I hope I can get things out on a regular basis. O.o Then again, last time I
said I would do that, it ended up being two months before I updated... (The people in the Digimon section probably hated
me. ^_^)
Lori Kamiya: Chapter notices you will receive... If I'm not a ditz and I don't forget. O.o I hope I won't...
Borath: Thank you for the review! I think the new dream part was my favorite part of the story so far... And there will be
more with Yami and Yami B later on. From now 'till the end of the story, Yami B plays a big part. Actually, the two star
this entire chapter and most of the next. And of course you're famous! Everyone in the Yugioh section knows who you are.
^_^ You're like, the goddess of Yami couplings and Yami and Yami interaction! ^_^
C.A: Heh, I'm glad you liked Yuugi telling off Yami and Seto. If I were Yuugi, I'd be beating them both upside the head...
I got your Email, by the way; the one you resent to me. (We're playing musical Emails! Whee!)I sent you a reply, too. And
you'll receive notices now too, but like I said, that'll be if I'm not a ditz and I don't forget. ^_^ I'm such an airhead
sometimes...
Okies, onto my other stuff.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything... Except for a whole lot of mangas, DVDs, cards, magazines, etc. And three cats and two
dogs. Oh, and names of the books in this chapter are mine unless someone's already copyrighted them. I just made them up
on the spot.
Warnings: Violence, blood, etc. Also slight cursing.
Summary of last time: Gods, it was a long chapter. O.o Well, for me anyway. They talked, Yami had a dream with Yami B in
it, and they talked some more before deciding to head to Egypt. Yami and Yami B were sent to the library to find maps of
Egypt and such. Ooh, the funness...
Preview: Alright! After all that talking, there's some action! Yayers! Yami and Yami B kick some ass.
Japanese Words:
Baka - Idiot (Wow, first time this one's been used so far!)
Urusei - Shut up (I think it's pretty rude.)
Temee - You (Also pretty rude. This is how Yami B addresses most people, I'm pretty sure.)
I don't know about my Japanese grammar in one part of this, but I hope it's right. (I'm usually good with Japanese
sentences...)
So, anyway, please review!
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Eien; part 7
by: Amiasha
"Damn!" Yami yelped as books rained from the shelves down on top of him.
Yami B rolled his eyes. "Ra, Pharaoh. Can you be more clumsy?"
Yami glared at him as he put the books back on the shelf, but didn't dignify him with a response. The spirit had not had
the best past few days. First he got rained on, then attacked, then ignored multiple times, then bossed around, and now
made fun of. Yami was seriously beginning to get a migraine.
"Have you found anything yet?" Yami B asked lazily, running one of his long fingers across the spines of books on the
shelves as he read the titles.
"No." Yami growled. He was starting to get a little annoyed with the white haired thief. "You?"
"No." Yami B frowned at the books. "How hard can it be to find information on modern Egypt?"
Little did the two modern-challenged yamis know, they had been looking in the wrong sections. They had been going over
every singe book in the biology, medical, spots, pets, astronomy, and mythology departments. Now they had made their way
into the collector's section. Of course, both were too proud and stubborn to ask for help. They were actually in a
competition to see who could find the first relevant book.
"Very, apparently." Yami answered, rolling his eyes as he read the title, 'Coin collection; a healthy lifestyle'.
"Who's idea was it to look in this Ra-forsaken library?' Yami B muttered, having a temporary brain freeze due to the idea
of 'Salt packet collector's community; bringing together salt packets from around the world'.
"Yours." Yami answered immediately in a monotone. "And I distinctly remember protesting." He added, a little bit of
smugness leaking into his words.
"Temee baka, urusei." Yami B muttered back.
Yami frowned at him, before turning back to the books. He finally gave up on the row he was on, and went around to the
back of the shelf to look at another. This time, he hit gold.
"Ha!" Yami said triumphantly. "I found one! 'Modern roads and cities of Egypt'!"
"Damn..." Yami B muttered, moving around to join Yami and look over his shoulder. "Stupid King of Games. I should have
known better than to bet against you." Yami B dug into the pocket of his baggy khakis and pulled out 300 yen. He handed it
to Yami.
Yami took it and put it in the pocket of his tighter leather pants, smirking. "Yes, you should have known."
Yami B glared. "No need to rub it in." He snatched the book from Yami's arms and opened it. He flipped through the pages
for a few minutes while Yami scowled and added 'got something snatched from my hands' to his list of wrongs that were
committed against him lately.
"This looks fine." Yami B said begrudgingly. "I think this is all we need. Let's go get it checked out and leave, Pharaoh."
He started off for the counter without waiting for a comment.
Yami followed him, annoyed, and came up to wait next to the white-haired spirit as the book was checked onto Bakura's card
which Yami B, for some unexplainable reason, had with him. Yami picked up the book after Yami B walked off without it. The
two spirits made their way from the library.
"Why am I carrying the book?" Yami asked in annoyance, flipping back his gold bangs.
"Because you found it." Yami B muttered. "What, is it too heavy for you?"
Yami rolled his eyes. The two yamis' patiences only lasted for a little while; though they were often civil towards each
other, eventually, being around someone as arrogant as you were would grate on your nerves. They had both reached the end
of their ropes, due to all the stress. So they were doing their bests not to kill each other.
The two walked for awhile in silence, until Yami stopped. His head was whipping from side to side as he looked around,
causing his long bangs to flip wildly.
"By Ra, what is wrong with you now?" Yami B asked, turning to look at the boy king.
"I'm sensing hostile magic." Yami said, his indigo eyes roaming across the streets and alleyways. "I believe it's coming
from this direction." He'd stopped with his face towards an alley that went between an small apartment building and a
flower shop. Yami started walking toward the alley.
"Pharaoh!? What are you-" Yami B stopped, since Yami had already gone out of hearing range. "Baka... What goes through his
ditzy little head?" Yami B muttered to himself before running after the younger dark.
He found Yami stopped deep in the alley, looking back and forth. "Have you found what you're sensing?" Yami B asked,
slightly miffed at being left behind.
"No, not yet. But the energy is coming from this area." Yami said. He began cautiously walking, turning his head every
direction to look behind cans and debris.
Yami B watched intently, wondering what Yami could be sensing that he wasn't, before deciding to go with him. He jogged up
to Yami's side, and the two walked next to each other, glancing around.
Suddenly, Yami B cried out in shock. Yami whirled on his heel, to come face to face with a Feral Imp who had just slashed
a deep red line in Yami B's back.
The white haired thief had recovered, and also turned. Then the two yamis noticed that the Feral Imp wasn't alone. There
was a beautiful white Silver Fang standing behind the green monster, with it's teeth bared and glistening.
The two darks knew they were in quite a bit of trouble.
The Feral Imp swiped at Yami B again with it's long sharp claws. Yami B ducked, and the claws only caught a few white
hairs.
At the same time, the Silver Fang lept for Yami. The tri-color haired boy dropped to the ground, covering his head as the
creature flew over him. It's back claws skimmed Yami's arms, but it otherwise overshot and fell on it's face on the ground.
Yami B held his hand out, as if expecting something to drop into it. And something did. It was a long balanced dagger, with
a perfectly shined blade and a gold hilt engraved with hieroglyphs. He grasped it tightly, before slashing down at the
green monster in front of him.
The Feral Imp jumped back, hissing. It turned suddenly, it's long thick tail whipping around faster than Yami B could have
predicted. It caught the yami in the side, knocking him over Yami and into one of the walls of the alley.
The Silver Fang had landed, and turned back to face Yami. The spirit had gotten off the ground and was holding his right
hand out straight toward the monster. "MIND CRUSH!" Yami shouted.
The Silver Fang simply growled and lunged, it's large paws slamming forcefully into Yami's chest and sending him to the
ground, the wolf on top of him.
Yami B pushed himself off the wall, tightening his grip on his dagger. The Feral Imp was nearly on him again, and the dark
was ready. Once the Imp had come within 6 feet of him, Yami B lept forward, driving his dagger straight towards the
creature's chest. The Imp jumped back again, and Yami B barely made contact.
Yami held both his arms out, flat on the ground with his palms up. Immediately, weapons appeared in his hands as well.
These daggers were very ornate; each had three blades and the middle one of those three blades was 7 inches, while other
two were only about 5 inches. The handles were gold, and like Yami B's, had hieroglyphs on them. He brought both his arms
up quickly towards each other, the daggers aimed for the Silver Fang. The wolf lept off Yami to avoid them, allowing him
to get to his feet. Yami held his daggers out in front of him defensively.
Yami B ducked under the Feral Imp's arm and spun on his heel, stabbing at it's back. This time, he managed to hit. The
Feral Imp growled, but turned on the thief. Unfortunately for said thief, his dagger was still stuck in the Imp's back and
that left him weaponless.
Yami slashed his right dagger towards the wolf in front of him, but the Silver Fang moved it's head. Then, like lightning,
it moved back to clamp it's strong teeth onto Yami's arm. Yami gritted his teeth, and the wolf yanked him forward and onto
one knee. Yami took this opportunity to bring his other weapon down at the monster's broad head. In order to avoid that,
the silver haired creature released Yami and pulled back.
Yami B backed away as the Feral Imp tried to get the knife from it's back, and pulled out his deck, ready to summon a
monster of his own. The spirit of the Ring didn't look very well; his long white hair was frazzled and his bangs were
plastered to his face with sweat. His breathing had become heavy, and he was pretty sure he'd at least cracked a rib when
he'd hit the wall earlier.
Yami jumped backwards as the Silver Fang snapped at him, it's fangs inches from Yami's face. He wasn't doing so well
either. His tall hair was drooping, and his long gold bangs were also stuck to his face which had gone very pale. His arm
was bleeding heavily, the blue sleeve of his jacket stained a dark reddish purple. Yami was more than a little worried
that they wouldn't win this fight; his magic didn't affect the creatures and he was unused to knife-fighting. A much as he
hated to admit it, Yami B was the only one with much clue as to what he was doing.
"I summon you, Man-Eater Bug!" Yami B called out. The large brown monster appeared beside it's master, ready to help
fight. It attacked the Feral Imp, as Yami B dodged behind the green monster unnoticed to retrieve his blade.
Yami realized that he could call on one of his monsters for help too, but then remembered he'd left his deck at the
gameshop. Yami slashed towards the white wolf with his good arm, and managed to cut a line across the top of it's head.
The Silver Fang reeled back, yelping.
Yami B's Man-Eater Bug wasn't faring well against the more powerful Imp, but it had distracted the monster long enough for
Yami B to pull the knife from it's back before it was damaged badly enough to have to return to the Shadow Realm. He
promptly drove the dagger back into the Imp's back, deeper this time. Yami B yanked the dagger out again, before the Imp's
tail slammed harshly into his stomach and knocked him to the ground, dazed.
The Silver Fang noticed this, and seeing an easy target instead of one that had hurt it, went for the taller spirit. Yami
immediately chased after it.
The wolf was nearly on Yami B, when Yami did something both very brave and very stupid. He grabbed the canine's tail.
The Silver Fang whirled, jaws snapping, to again catch Yami's right arm in it's mouth. Yami gave a strangled cry, dropping
the dagger he'd held in that hand as the wolf shook it's head rapidly, the way a dog does with a stuffed toy or a bone.
Yami caught his breath sharply, closing his eyes tightly in pain. He lost his footing and fell onto the pavement.
Yami B shook his head a few times to clear it before sitting up, in perfect time to be struck by the Feral Imp's claws.
Three red lines appeared as if from nowhere on Yami B's chest.
Yami, in a fit of desperation, blindly kicked out. His booted foot connected with something solid, and immediately, his
arm was released. The spirit's eyes shot open to see that the Silver Fang had backed away and was, pawing at it's nose.
However, Yami hadn't even gotten a chance to get to his knees when the Silver Fang had landed on him again.
Yami B scrambled for his deck, pulling out the first card on the top and holding it out to summon it's effect. Suddenly,
above the group, a large ghostly board with various letters and numbers appeared. The first card had turned out to be the
Ouija Board, and in five minutes the summoner's team would win, meaning the opposing team which consisted of the monsters
would be returned to the Shadow Realm. They just had to wait out five more minutes which wasn't proving to be easy, as the
Feral Imp again clawed long slashes down Yami B's chest. Yami B hissed, but brought his dagger up just as the Imp's nails
connected with his skin and cut off the Imp's hand.
The Feral Imp shrieked, reeling back as it stared at it's new injury. Yami B shot to his feet, running for Yami and the
Silver Fang while the Feral Imp was distracted. He swung his dagger down at the back of the canine's neck, but didn't touch
skin due to the deceptively thick fur. The Silver Fang snapped at Yami B, who barely avoided getting bitten. The wolf
wasn't giving up though, rapidly biting at the white haired spirit.
Yami was pinned under the monster; his left wrist caught under a massive paw and his essentially useless right arm laying
at his side but weaponless. Nevertheless, he curled his right hand into a weak fist and, using all the strength he could
muster, punched the Silver Fang square in the nose.
The monster yelped, turning it's attention from Yami B to Yami. It began snapping dangerously close to his face, but the
monster had shifted, allowing Yami to free his pinned arm from under the wolf's weight. He brought the triple bladed dagger
up quickly to slash from less than a foot away across the Silver Fang's throat. The monster went rigid, then began to fade
before disappearing completely. Yami'd killed it.
"Good job, Pharaoh!" Yami B congratulated, before remembering the Feral Imp and turning towards it. The green monster was
still shocked by the loss of it's hand, and hadn't returned it's attention to the teens.
Yami cradled his severely injured arm against his body, then noticed the slashes across Yami B's chest. "Are you alright?"
He asked in a faint whisper to not to attract the Imp. The animosity the two had felt towards each other earlier had faded
quickly, and the spirits were now back to being completely on the same side.
"I'll live." Yami B said shortly. The cuts on his chest weren't especially deep; the one on his back was worse. Secretly,
he was much more concerned about the younger boy's arm. Not that he'd ever admit that.
The two noticed that the Ouija Board had DE above it. It had only been two minutes since it had been summoned. The Feral
Imp still had not looked in the spirits' directions.
Yami B turned to look down Yami. "Give me your dagger." He ordered quietly.
Yami nodded without a word, handing over his weapon to the older and more experienced boy. Yami himself, got to his feet
slowly. Yami B had decided that he didn't feel like waiting around for, A.) The Ouija Board to spell DEATH, or B.) The
Feral Imp to notice them. He took the dagger in his empty left hand, and silently slipped into the shadows. He made his
way around to the back of the Imp, and was ready to strike when, again, the tail slammed him to the ground.
Apparently, the Feral Imp was just as surprised as he was and turned to see what had run into it's tail. It noticed the
silvery haired spirit on the pavement, and brought it's head down to spear Yami B with it's horn. Suddenly, a knife flew
through the air and two of it's three blades became caught on the horn. The Feral Imp reared back in surprise, his
attention turning to Yami who had managed to retrieve the knife he had lost when the Silver Fang had attacked him.
Yami B used the distraction to stand up and lunge for the green monster's neck. And, by some miracle, he hit. The triple
bladed dagger he'd borrowed from Yami plunged into the side of the Imp's neck.
The Feral Imp gave a last roar before it faded and disappeared just as the Silver Fang had done.
The three knives faded away as well, having been summoned by the two for the sole purpose of the fight and were now
unneeded, as did the Ouija Board which had made it's way to DEA. Yami B made his way over to Yami who had sat down, and
flopped ungracefully onto the ground next to him.
"Gods..." He groaned, his long white hair settling against his shoulders. "That was unpleasant."
Yami was about to respond when his attention, along with Yami B's, was drawn to a noise from in front of them.
The noise was the tapping of a staff against the ground, and a familiar hooded figure was standing before the two spirits.
"You!" Yami growled, getting to his feet again as Yami B did the same.
"Yes, me." Nembkhun said, looking the duo over. "You two defeated my monsters." He stated, with no infliction in his voice.
This was the first time Yami B had heard or seen their new enemy, and the first time Yami had heard him speak outside of a
flashback or dream. His voice wasn't extremely deep, but it was forceful and ominous.
"So we did." Yami agreed evenly. "Tell me what you're doing here." He, also, had no infliction. Inside, Yami was both
angry and relieved. He was furious at this person that had come out of no where and was threatening his friends and family,
and had just attacked him for the second time. But he was also relieved that Nembkhun wasn't near the others.
"You'll find out in due time, palace brat." Nembkhun answered, hatred beginning to seep into his tone. His red eyes had
narrowed, and he was glaring at the two teenagers. He turned his attention to Yami B. "And you, you little street urchin.
Why this runt," He motioned vaguely towards Yami, "Let you into the palace is beyond me."
Yami and Yami B's eyes widened slightly at this new piece of information. Yami had let Yami B into the palace? When?
Weren't they enemies?
Nembkhun seemed not to notice. "Well, unfortunately, my monsters didn't finish you off." He frowned. "Now I have to do
actual work."
"Don't try anything." Yami ordered. "If you do, I'll cast Mind Crush and our spells with collide again. That will be just
as detrimental to you as it will be to me." He narrowed his indigo eyes, staring intently into Nembkhun's red ones.
"You wouldn't risk it. Your little friend is here." Nembkhun said confidently. He grinned evilly towards Yami. "And it
wouldn't kill me. Though it just might kill you."
"I lived last time." Yami said, almost rolling his eyes. "And I don't care if he's here." Yami bluffed, jerking his thumb
towards Yami B. "We're not exactly friends."
"Oh?" Nembkhun seemed interested by this. "You're not?" He looked over the duo over again. "Odd. You two seemed to act
rather friendly just before I appeared to you."
Yami growled darkly, but didn't respond. Yami B tossed his messy hair out of his dark eyes, glaring sharply enough to kill.
"Leave." The older spirit hissed. "My magic can affect you." Yami B reminded.
"It wouldn't be strong enough." Nembkhun said, shrugging his shoulders casually. "You never were able to match me."
Yami was getting more than a little impatient. "Tell us why you're here or leave." He ordered, straightening his stance and
tilting his head up slightly in an arrogant manner.
"I told you, in due time!" Nembkhun snapped. Then he calmed, grinning lopsidedly. "Be good teens and be quiet while I
decide the spell I will use to kill you both."
Yami and Yami B both raised eyebrows and looked at each other, then back at Nembkhun. They were thinking the same thing.
'This guy's really crazy.'
"That's very nice and all," Yami B said, his tone unreadable, "However I have somewhere to be and don't have the time to
wait for you to try to kill me. And I'm sure the Pharaoh has something else to do too."
"Don't worry, it will only take a moment." Nembkhun said calmly. He raised his staff. "I have my spell, now just hold
still."
The yamis were very much thinking this guy was crazy now. However, this crazy guy was about to try to kill them... Again...
So the two got ready to counter. The Millennium Ring materialized through Yami B's shirt, and Yami realized belatedly that
he needed his right arm for Mind Crush. 'I guess I need a different spell then...' Yami thought, and began to prepare a
new one.
Nembkhun pointed the staff forward, and the large ruby on the end started to glow. It shined brighter and brighter, until
the spell finally discharged and rocketed towards the two spirits.
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A/N: Yes, that was a cliffhanger. Originally, this was a whole lot shorter and Mr. Creepy didn't show up, but I decided to
make it longer. (Besides, if Mr. Creepy didn't show up, what was the point anyway?)
So... *Looks back up at the fight scene* That was sounded much better when I first wrote it. (Then again, that was a
12:30am, so you know how that is. ^_^ You write something at night, it sounds good, you get up in the morning and
re-read it, and it sucks. -_-)
In case anyone wondered for some reason, Yami B said, "Shut up, you idiot." up there. *Points to the beginning of the
chapter* Also, I don't know on the yen, but I was figuring that 100 yen is around maybe a dollar and half (again, I'm not
sure) so I intended Yami B to give Yami about the equivalent of 5 dollars. So, if I was wrong, fee free to point it out.
^_^
Okay then, please review! The faster you review the faster I'll put up new chapters! (Though I don't know if anyone wants
to read anymore after this chapter was so lousy... -_-) And anyone who wants to be put on the mailing list for new
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