This is a Yu-Gi-Oh, fic. Yay! o.o It takes place after Battle City, but
I've decided to pretend everything after that never happened, at least not
yet. Hey, I needed a place to stick the setting, alright? Kazuki Takahashi
owns Yu-Gi-Oh, and all of its characters. I take no claim over them.
EDIT: (Marik's name has been changed to Malik. Yami Marik's name has been changed to Marik. Yami Yugi's name has been changed to Yami.)
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Warmth? Violet eyes slid open, staring up at a pale blue ceiling. Yes, this place was warm, comfortable too. Shifting slightly, the mysterious post-rescue boy turned his head rightward, seeing what he could of where he was. His headache had gone, and his body was no longer sore. Still though, he didn't feel entirely safe. Sitting up, the boy pulled off the blankets which had kept him company over night. "So, Hikari... You saved me..." The boy smirked inwardly, "You always did make bad decisions..." He ceased talking to himself, standing and moving about the room, touching things. Again, he appeared to never have felt such things before. It was odd.
"Oh, you're awake. Are you feeling better?" Malik asked, leaning against the doorframe of the guestroom with his arms folded. The boy nodded, "Yes, I am." Malik gave the boy an odd look. Yesterday, the boy's deep voice had disturbed him, but he passed the growling type tone off as a side effect of delirium. So, why did he keep talking like that? It was inhuman sounding. "Is something wrong?" The boy asked. He had turned to Malik now, a chilling twinkle in his eyes. Malik shifted uneasily, unfolding his arms, "Who are you..?" The boy walked a bit closer to Malik in smooth strides, "Who am I? Hikari, I'm surprised at you. You don't recognize me..."
"Stop calling me that, my name is Malik," he frowned a bit, "Now I'll ask once more, who are you?" The boy stopped a few feet from Malik, a grin present on his features, "I'm the reflection in the mirror that you don't normally see, Malik..." Malik quirked an eyebrow, "I don't follow." "Stupid, Hikari! Stupid, stupid!" The boy seemed offended, "How dare you pretend to forget me?! I am called dark. I am -your- dark!" Malik was taken back by this sudden outburst. "Yes...Amuse me with your silence...And while you endure, let me thank you for giving me another chance to kill the pharaoh! You've been most kind, heh heh heh..." He then attempted to pass by Malik, but found the Hikari blocking him.
"You're not going anywhere." Malik said firmly. In truth though, he was very much afraid. Perhaps this Yami would hurt him. Who knew what powers he held within? "Oh? I'd like to see you stop me, pathetic Hikari..." Taking a step forward, the Yami stopped in his tracks as the dagger of the millenium rod was pressed to his neck. "I said...No." Malik repeated solemnly. A low growl swirled in the Yami's throat, "That was stupid, Hikari..." Malik's eyes held a question as to what was to come next. He didn't have to be in suspense for long, the Yami backed up a step and lifted his right leg, kicking Malik in the gut. Malik staggered backward through the doorway, a low gasp of surprise escaping his lips.
"Master Malik?!" Odion cried out, seeing his young master assaulted. He hurried up the hall, glaring through the doorway at Malik's attacker but then becoming surprised at the resemblance he held to Malik. "It's alright, Odion, I'm fine... But -him- we must worry over," Malik said, pointing at the Yami. The Yami gave a devilish smirk, "Yes, please do worry, it will be all the more painful for you when you can do nothing about it!" Odion frowned deeply at the Yami, "You are supposed to be dead... Banished forever to the shadow realm. So far-gone that you could not return. How-" The Yami intervened, "How about I end your book by saying I'm not dead, so deal with it?" Odion huffed, "You rude, arrogant son of a-" "Odion, stop that," Malik cut in quickly.
"I'll just be going now..." The Yami added quietly, trying again to slip past Malik and Odion. "What did I tell you before, you thickheaded moose!" Malik yelled, darting at the Yami and tackling him to the floor, poising the millenium rod over his face, "I'll see to it that you never return again!" Suddenly, the doorbell rang. The Yami smiled up at Malik even as he pulled his arm back to strike, "That's Tea. You wouldn't want her to come looking for me and then find out we've both died, do you?" Malik gave a confused look before snarling at the Yami, getting off of him roughly and standing. Odion glared still at the Yami, "Shall I let her in?" Malik thought a moment, watching the Yami rise from the floor, "Yes..." As Odion went off to escort Tea inside, Malik approached his Yami.
The Yami shot a poisonous glare at his Hikari, "I'll kill you right in front of her, then her too!" Malik sneered, "Let's see you try. I have the power of the shadows now, not you." The Yami knew this to be true and growled dangerously. Malik then marched up to the Yami and whacked him upside the head with the bladed end of the millenium rod. Luckily he had turned it so that the hatchet would not slice into the Yami's head. Nonetheless, the Yami staggered away, clutching the side of his head with a slight groan of discomfort and a curse or two, "You little brat!!!" Tea arrived at the doorway, followed by Yugi. It appeared that they both wanted to know more about the odd boy from yesterday.
"Malik, what are you doing?!" Tea gasped in shock as Malik struck the older boy. Yugi too shared the same response, "Stop that, put that thing down!" He shouted frantically. Malik looked over his shoulder, "Yugi... I have every right to hit him. He's lucky I haven't killed him...yet..." Odion loomed behind the two children, observing his young master in silence. Yugi shook his head, "What for, what has he done?" The Yami locked his gaze on Yugi, staring intensely and beginning to show signs of anger. His hands clenched into fists and he stood there breathing heavily and glaring daggers. "He's evil! Yugi, don't you see? This is that same evil we thought we killed three weeks ago! Help me kill him." Malik said, advancing on the Yami again. "No, Malik, don't!" Yugi intervened, making Malik pause.
"What the hell for?! Look at him, he'll kill us all if I don't!" Malik snapped at the shorter boy. Tea protested, "Wait, please! Everybody calm down!" She looked over at the older boy who was steadily becoming more enraged. Noticing his glare on Yugi she slowly pieced things together, "Wait a minute. Why is he looking at Yugi like that?" Yugi looked to the older boy for the first time now, noticing the anger in his eyes. Pure hatred. "He still hates me like before, Tea..." Yugi backed away slowly. "So, why don't you kill me? Just like before. Easy enough, Yugi, you make it look so fun..." The Yami growled his words. Yugi blinked, "W...what? Killing isn't fun! At least not to me!" He frowned, "Why are you so mad at me? I didn't do anything to you!"
The Yami made a face and had to turn away from Yugi so that he wouldn't pounce on the boy and tear out his throat with his teeth... "You have no idea what you've done to me. In the past and now." Malik noticed him turning and wondered on it. If he really wanted to ruthlessly kill Yugi, he'd have attacked him. What was up? Tea wondered what was wrong with the Yami as well. ~I thought he would hurt someone by now? What's going on?~ The Yami stalked over to a window and looked out, folding his arms, "You have done too many things for which I can't forgive you." Yugi wondered what he meant. Odion, quiet until now, spoke his mind, "What do you want from us, Devil?" The Yami tried to shrug off the fact that he was called devil. After having been called so many terrible things, he had become used to it. Why did it bother him now?
The Yami knew what he wanted, but he wouldn't dare ask anyone. So many years ago his tears had become useless. There was no reason to expect anyone to care about you anymore. It was so much easier to just envision them dying and in pain and then carry that vision out. "Well?" Malik asked, becoming impatient. The Yami was studying the window and not listening to Malik at the moment. "Alright, fine then!" Malik stuck his tongue out at the Yami before turning to Yugi and Tea, "Well, you see him for what he is. What do you want me to do?" Yugi looked at the Yami, wondering why the fiery one had gone so silent so fast, "Nothing." Malik gawked, "Nothing? Nothing?! If I do nothing, he'll go on a rampage! He'll kill us all. He'll kill you, and Tea, and everyone else. And you want that to be MY fault?!"
Malik was jolted from his rage by a sigh. He stared over at the Yami, confused. "It seems you've got me, pinned, Hikari. I do not own the shadows any longer. There is nothing I can do. Don't flatter me with your talk of rampage. You know I am helpless right now." The Yami said softly, stroking the window sill with an index finger. "You had better not be lying! In fact, I'll bet you are, right now!" Malik fumed, glaring at the Yami. Yugi thought for a minute, "He's not lying, I can tell." "But I still want to hear you scream, Yugi." The Yami said, smiling at the short boy. Yugi shivered and Tea walked over to the Yami, "Hey! Why don't you pick on somebody your own size!" The Yami stared blankly at her, "Well, let's see, you're around my height..." He reached forward and caressed her cheek with a grin. Tea slapped his hand away, "You sick bastard!" Tea yelled, slapping him across the mouth. Oh the nerve of that girl. "I've never felt that before," The Yami admitted, rubbing the afflicted area of his face gently with his left hand. Tea lifted a brow, "Oh really? I would have thought you'd get slapped often."
Malik sneered, "Get away from her, beast." The Yami mocked him, "Yes, master Malik..." He bowed and backed away from Tea, causing her to roll her eyes. Yugi approached both the Yami and Tea, "Can't we settle this nicely?" he asked sheepishly. "NO!" A unanimous answer came from both Malik and his Yami present, soon after they glared at each other and huffed, turning to face opposite ends of the room.
EDIT: (Marik's name has been changed to Malik. Yami Marik's name has been changed to Marik. Yami Yugi's name has been changed to Yami.)
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Warmth? Violet eyes slid open, staring up at a pale blue ceiling. Yes, this place was warm, comfortable too. Shifting slightly, the mysterious post-rescue boy turned his head rightward, seeing what he could of where he was. His headache had gone, and his body was no longer sore. Still though, he didn't feel entirely safe. Sitting up, the boy pulled off the blankets which had kept him company over night. "So, Hikari... You saved me..." The boy smirked inwardly, "You always did make bad decisions..." He ceased talking to himself, standing and moving about the room, touching things. Again, he appeared to never have felt such things before. It was odd.
"Oh, you're awake. Are you feeling better?" Malik asked, leaning against the doorframe of the guestroom with his arms folded. The boy nodded, "Yes, I am." Malik gave the boy an odd look. Yesterday, the boy's deep voice had disturbed him, but he passed the growling type tone off as a side effect of delirium. So, why did he keep talking like that? It was inhuman sounding. "Is something wrong?" The boy asked. He had turned to Malik now, a chilling twinkle in his eyes. Malik shifted uneasily, unfolding his arms, "Who are you..?" The boy walked a bit closer to Malik in smooth strides, "Who am I? Hikari, I'm surprised at you. You don't recognize me..."
"Stop calling me that, my name is Malik," he frowned a bit, "Now I'll ask once more, who are you?" The boy stopped a few feet from Malik, a grin present on his features, "I'm the reflection in the mirror that you don't normally see, Malik..." Malik quirked an eyebrow, "I don't follow." "Stupid, Hikari! Stupid, stupid!" The boy seemed offended, "How dare you pretend to forget me?! I am called dark. I am -your- dark!" Malik was taken back by this sudden outburst. "Yes...Amuse me with your silence...And while you endure, let me thank you for giving me another chance to kill the pharaoh! You've been most kind, heh heh heh..." He then attempted to pass by Malik, but found the Hikari blocking him.
"You're not going anywhere." Malik said firmly. In truth though, he was very much afraid. Perhaps this Yami would hurt him. Who knew what powers he held within? "Oh? I'd like to see you stop me, pathetic Hikari..." Taking a step forward, the Yami stopped in his tracks as the dagger of the millenium rod was pressed to his neck. "I said...No." Malik repeated solemnly. A low growl swirled in the Yami's throat, "That was stupid, Hikari..." Malik's eyes held a question as to what was to come next. He didn't have to be in suspense for long, the Yami backed up a step and lifted his right leg, kicking Malik in the gut. Malik staggered backward through the doorway, a low gasp of surprise escaping his lips.
"Master Malik?!" Odion cried out, seeing his young master assaulted. He hurried up the hall, glaring through the doorway at Malik's attacker but then becoming surprised at the resemblance he held to Malik. "It's alright, Odion, I'm fine... But -him- we must worry over," Malik said, pointing at the Yami. The Yami gave a devilish smirk, "Yes, please do worry, it will be all the more painful for you when you can do nothing about it!" Odion frowned deeply at the Yami, "You are supposed to be dead... Banished forever to the shadow realm. So far-gone that you could not return. How-" The Yami intervened, "How about I end your book by saying I'm not dead, so deal with it?" Odion huffed, "You rude, arrogant son of a-" "Odion, stop that," Malik cut in quickly.
"I'll just be going now..." The Yami added quietly, trying again to slip past Malik and Odion. "What did I tell you before, you thickheaded moose!" Malik yelled, darting at the Yami and tackling him to the floor, poising the millenium rod over his face, "I'll see to it that you never return again!" Suddenly, the doorbell rang. The Yami smiled up at Malik even as he pulled his arm back to strike, "That's Tea. You wouldn't want her to come looking for me and then find out we've both died, do you?" Malik gave a confused look before snarling at the Yami, getting off of him roughly and standing. Odion glared still at the Yami, "Shall I let her in?" Malik thought a moment, watching the Yami rise from the floor, "Yes..." As Odion went off to escort Tea inside, Malik approached his Yami.
The Yami shot a poisonous glare at his Hikari, "I'll kill you right in front of her, then her too!" Malik sneered, "Let's see you try. I have the power of the shadows now, not you." The Yami knew this to be true and growled dangerously. Malik then marched up to the Yami and whacked him upside the head with the bladed end of the millenium rod. Luckily he had turned it so that the hatchet would not slice into the Yami's head. Nonetheless, the Yami staggered away, clutching the side of his head with a slight groan of discomfort and a curse or two, "You little brat!!!" Tea arrived at the doorway, followed by Yugi. It appeared that they both wanted to know more about the odd boy from yesterday.
"Malik, what are you doing?!" Tea gasped in shock as Malik struck the older boy. Yugi too shared the same response, "Stop that, put that thing down!" He shouted frantically. Malik looked over his shoulder, "Yugi... I have every right to hit him. He's lucky I haven't killed him...yet..." Odion loomed behind the two children, observing his young master in silence. Yugi shook his head, "What for, what has he done?" The Yami locked his gaze on Yugi, staring intensely and beginning to show signs of anger. His hands clenched into fists and he stood there breathing heavily and glaring daggers. "He's evil! Yugi, don't you see? This is that same evil we thought we killed three weeks ago! Help me kill him." Malik said, advancing on the Yami again. "No, Malik, don't!" Yugi intervened, making Malik pause.
"What the hell for?! Look at him, he'll kill us all if I don't!" Malik snapped at the shorter boy. Tea protested, "Wait, please! Everybody calm down!" She looked over at the older boy who was steadily becoming more enraged. Noticing his glare on Yugi she slowly pieced things together, "Wait a minute. Why is he looking at Yugi like that?" Yugi looked to the older boy for the first time now, noticing the anger in his eyes. Pure hatred. "He still hates me like before, Tea..." Yugi backed away slowly. "So, why don't you kill me? Just like before. Easy enough, Yugi, you make it look so fun..." The Yami growled his words. Yugi blinked, "W...what? Killing isn't fun! At least not to me!" He frowned, "Why are you so mad at me? I didn't do anything to you!"
The Yami made a face and had to turn away from Yugi so that he wouldn't pounce on the boy and tear out his throat with his teeth... "You have no idea what you've done to me. In the past and now." Malik noticed him turning and wondered on it. If he really wanted to ruthlessly kill Yugi, he'd have attacked him. What was up? Tea wondered what was wrong with the Yami as well. ~I thought he would hurt someone by now? What's going on?~ The Yami stalked over to a window and looked out, folding his arms, "You have done too many things for which I can't forgive you." Yugi wondered what he meant. Odion, quiet until now, spoke his mind, "What do you want from us, Devil?" The Yami tried to shrug off the fact that he was called devil. After having been called so many terrible things, he had become used to it. Why did it bother him now?
The Yami knew what he wanted, but he wouldn't dare ask anyone. So many years ago his tears had become useless. There was no reason to expect anyone to care about you anymore. It was so much easier to just envision them dying and in pain and then carry that vision out. "Well?" Malik asked, becoming impatient. The Yami was studying the window and not listening to Malik at the moment. "Alright, fine then!" Malik stuck his tongue out at the Yami before turning to Yugi and Tea, "Well, you see him for what he is. What do you want me to do?" Yugi looked at the Yami, wondering why the fiery one had gone so silent so fast, "Nothing." Malik gawked, "Nothing? Nothing?! If I do nothing, he'll go on a rampage! He'll kill us all. He'll kill you, and Tea, and everyone else. And you want that to be MY fault?!"
Malik was jolted from his rage by a sigh. He stared over at the Yami, confused. "It seems you've got me, pinned, Hikari. I do not own the shadows any longer. There is nothing I can do. Don't flatter me with your talk of rampage. You know I am helpless right now." The Yami said softly, stroking the window sill with an index finger. "You had better not be lying! In fact, I'll bet you are, right now!" Malik fumed, glaring at the Yami. Yugi thought for a minute, "He's not lying, I can tell." "But I still want to hear you scream, Yugi." The Yami said, smiling at the short boy. Yugi shivered and Tea walked over to the Yami, "Hey! Why don't you pick on somebody your own size!" The Yami stared blankly at her, "Well, let's see, you're around my height..." He reached forward and caressed her cheek with a grin. Tea slapped his hand away, "You sick bastard!" Tea yelled, slapping him across the mouth. Oh the nerve of that girl. "I've never felt that before," The Yami admitted, rubbing the afflicted area of his face gently with his left hand. Tea lifted a brow, "Oh really? I would have thought you'd get slapped often."
Malik sneered, "Get away from her, beast." The Yami mocked him, "Yes, master Malik..." He bowed and backed away from Tea, causing her to roll her eyes. Yugi approached both the Yami and Tea, "Can't we settle this nicely?" he asked sheepishly. "NO!" A unanimous answer came from both Malik and his Yami present, soon after they glared at each other and huffed, turning to face opposite ends of the room.
