*sigh I never seize to amaze me. Another boring chapter. I am very sorry that I haven't been doing a very god job, but I guess it's because theses things don't come from my mind. I mean, since this is based on the show, it's basically already outlined for me. I could change everything, sure, but then some people would be like, 'that didn't happen,' or 'what in the world is going on?' Well…that's what I think, so I don't really know. Anyway, I hope Battle City is better than this, actually I think it will be. So please, people, bear with me. Anywho, I think I will be going through the Duelist Kingdom saga very quick, I'm not going to waste any time writing about duels and other stuff that happens. This is actually whatever Tea is feeling or thinking…but not in her point of view. Anyway…I'm still debating about writing when they meet Duke. I really don't want to bore you all. sigh Oh well, I think I said enough. By all means say how boring this chapter is…I don't mind.
AkxTp: without the duels and everything else, this story is still boring. Anyway, I'm not really writing any duels, especially since I don't think I could. Hoped that answered your question.
Concrete Angel: Yeah, about the names…well you see I can't really explain. All I can say is that Ryou will only be the last name. They won't use it as a first name. I have my reason and you'll understand later. About where my computer is, it's in my little bother's room, on the fifth floor of my house (it's not a mansion, it's just a really tall house) I'm not depressed, I just don't have confidence in this story, that's all. But thanks for the details.
Umiko Morimoto: Tea doesn't remember. You'll have to wait to find out if Yugi and Tea's friendship changes. I still haven't decided if Yasuo will appear. Yugi does have a crush on Tea, but I really didn't write anything about that, maybe I will later.
Princess of Darkness and Me: Yes and Yes. Never heard such rumor, but I don't think it's true. The guy from my last story won't be revealed until the sequel to this story.
Well, hopefully I answered some questions. Thank you all again for the wonderful reviews. Well, read and enjoy (I highly doubt it) …Man, I really put myself down a lot…oh well, I know what I say is true. -_-, plus I'm tired and I'm cranky.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter 4~ Hunger and Confusion
The arrow was coming quick; there was nothing she could do. It just flew toward her, and all she did was stand there, waiting. It would never stop, this dream was endless. And that name! Why was she called that name? Why…who is this Anzu?! She never knew, and probably won't know until the day she remembers that they are her memories. Memories locked deep within her, begging to be remembered. But for now…she was lost and confused. This dream will never leave her. "Anzuuuu!" was said, and then a flash of light.
Tea gasped as she sprung up from her lying form. She was breathing hoarsely and sweating. Luckily for her she didn't scream and wake up her friends. She looked around and saw Yugi, Joey and Tristan all fast asleep. They were motionless, probably dreaming beautiful dreams. Tea envied them, for she really never had sweet dreams, all she had were nightmares, well, not entirely, but at the end of the dream, it was frightening. She kept on looking at them and soon turned her gaze toward the rising sun.
"It's not fair…I can never sleep in. What I would give just to have a peaceful slumber," she told herself. A tear slowly fell from her eye, and she quickly wiped it away. She wasn't going to cry, not for this. She has managed to endure this for about seven years; she wasn't going to start crying now. "I hate this."
Tea stood up and looked back to her friends. They had arrived at the Duelist Kingdom yesterday. Yugi's first opponent was Weevil, a small, bug boy that thought he could win. But Yugi managed to defeat him, well…Tea didn't think it was only Yugi…she knew he had changed to that person. Someone who was courageous, who had confidence…it really didn't seem like Yugi. Tea really wondered who this person was and she also wondered why he affected her so much.
"Something about him…makes me see images...but why do they seem unpleasant?" Tea asked herself, but she really didn't want to know. "Whatever they are, I don't think I should worry. I mean this other half of Yugi, he kind of makes me feel different," Tea thought for awhile, then came to a realization, "I think I build up a crush on Yugi, heh heh, I don't know if that's good or not." She giggled to herself as she thought about it. She thought it was strange to have a crush on Yugi, but was it even him. Tea shrugged it off; she didn't want to get even more confused than she was now.
Tea stared at Yugi for a moment then turned away. Right now she wanted to eat something, but as she and the others figured out yesterday, they forgot to pack some food. She sighed as she sat on a log, which she thought, was conveniently there. She sat and watched the sky get brighter and brighter with the sun. She wanted to forget her dream right now and think about what has happened.
First, she snuck into a ship with Tristan that led them to this island. During that ride, however, she didn't know whether she had a different dream or not. But to her it seemed all real. That hug and that kiss, they felt real. But why would Bakura do that? 'If only I could remember. But my mind is all foggy' she thought to herself. She shook her head and decided to not confuse herself more.
"Now, let me see. We arrived at Duelist Kingdom yesterday morning, but I remember...when we were getting off the ship, I could have sworn I saw Bakura, but he wasn't there when I looked again," Tea thought about that for a moment, then shrugged it off. "Pegasus greeted everyone with a speech when everyone was off the ship. Now, so far, Yugi has two star chips and Joey has one, but they need ten star chips to enter the finals. Well, they have a long way to go. Hopefully they will be able to get more star chips today," Tea told herself. She looked again at her friends and hoped that they will achieve their goals, and hopefully she will too. 'One day…I'll know what my dream means. I can't wait and I'm sure Seto will be thrilled when I know,' she thought to herself then she saw that Yugi was beginning to wake up.
Tea stood and walked to him. "Good morning, Yugi!" she greeted him when he opened his eyes and sat up. He smiled at her.
"Good morning, Tea," he greeted as well. He stood up and stretched. He looked at his two male friends and wondered if he should wake them up. "Should we let them sleep some more?" Tea looked at Joey and Tristan and strolled over to them.
"Nah, I think they slept enough," Tea answered and kicked them both. They sprung up looking confused and startled, but they son remembered where they were. They looked to their right to see Tea glaring at them.
"Ah, Tea, did you have to wake us up. I was having a wonderful dream," Joey complained.
"Yeah, so was I," Tristan complained too.
"Sorry, but I think its better that you're awake, especially you Joey, since you have to win some star chips," Tea told him.
"Oh right," Joey simply said and got up, Tristan doing the same. Tea just looked at the two and told them they better go look for something to eat. Joey didn't complain about that since he was the hungriest one out the bunch. So as they all stretch and prepared themselves, they set off to find something to eat and also find any worthy opponents.
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Three days have passed since the gang had arrived on the island. Yugi now has four star chips and Joey as well. Tea thought they were doing extremely well, considering that they both faced very tough duelist. She was especially happy how Joey had improved in duel monsters, since he managed to be victorious against Mai Valentine, an extremely good duelist that was conceited and gave Joey a really hard time. Joey even managed to beat Rex. She was proud of him, but there was something on her mind that she couldn't forget.
On one of Yugi's duels, he had to face someone that looked like Seto Kaiba. It frightened Tea to see him and heard that he had been killed. She was also worried about Seto's brother, Mokuba. It seems they had captured him and he managed to escape, but during the duel with Seto and Yugi, he was taken away. But Tea was relieved to know Seto was alright and that he wasn't hurt, and if she knew him, he would be coming to the island to safe his brother. She only hopes that he would be careful when he arrived.
Tea looked up to the sky and wondered what happened to Mokuba. She knew Mokuba means so much to Seto, loosing him would be terrible. She couldn't help but blame herself for Mokuba being captured again. She was there beside him, and she didn't even realize that Pegasus' crony took him. She only wished she did something. As she stared at the sky, the sun was retreating beyond the horizon, and she was deep in thought, not hearing Yugi talking to her.
"Tea? Tea," Yugi tried to get her attention. She finally snapped out of it when he waved hand across her face.
"Huh? Oh, Yugi, I'm sorry, were you saying something," she looked at him and could see he had a worried look.
"Is everything okay Tea? You have been quiet ever since I dueled that fake Kaiba," Yugi pointed out.
"I'm fine, Yugi, don't worry," Tea assured him, "now, what were you saying?"
"Oh…well, Joey is hungry again and I think we should find a place to rest for the night," he answered. Tea nodded her head in agreement and after walking for a while longer they found a spot they would sleep for the night. But, they had not found any food, and if Tea could remember, it been quite a while since they eat a big meal. She could only remember the fish she ate when they met Mako, another good duelist that Yugi faced. She again looked at the sky and went back to her previous thoughts, about Mokuba and Seto. She was, however, disrupted a few times by Joey's stomach, but she had to admit, she was hungry too.
"I would give anything to have some food," Joey said, "I sure could go for some hamburgers, juicy, delicious hamburgers, with pickles, mustard, ketchup, and cheese. Oh and fries would be great too…"
"Shut up, Joey! You're making me even hungrier," Tristan yelled.
"Well, sorry! I just like to fantasize about food okay!" Joey told him, holding his growling stomach. Tea couldn't help but giggle.
Joey soon stood up and looked around the area and he saw something that he thought was eatable. He was drooling and couldn't believe what he saw, "Is that…yeah it is! It's a mushroom!" Joey ran to it and when he was about to take a huge bite, both Yugi and Tristan stopped him. He was telling them to let go and that he had to eat something.
"Joey, for all we know that mushroom can be poisonous! Don't even think about eating it!" Tea warned as she help the others drag him away. They managed to get him away and then he fell on his knees crying that he really needed something to eat. As he was doing that, the rest just looked at him, and sighed together.
"Well, it's seems I came at a very bad time," a voice said and they all look to see who it was. Tea couldn't help but frown as she saw Mai, standing there, and…eating something in front of them.
"Huh? Mai, what are you doing here?" Yugi asked.
"Just strolling around, and I came walking this way when I heard someone yelling," Mai said.
"Oh, really? Well, if you have nothing to do here, you might as well leave," Joey warned.
"Oh, but I thought you were hungry," Mai said, and they all looked confused.
"What do you mean by that?" Joey asked.
"Well, I brought with me plenty of food, and I doubt I need it. Especially since I'm close to gathering enough star chips to face Pegasus," Mai lifted her hand and she showed the group that she had eight star chips.
"Wow, Mai that's amazing," Yugi said.
"Yeah, it is, isn't it," Mai agreed.
"Yeah, yeah it is, now if you have food fork it over," Joey somewhat demanded.
"Now, now, Joey, first you have to apologize for being so rude to me," Mai smirked as she saw his face. The rest looked at Joey and hoped he did, because they were really hungry.
"Ah, fine…I'm s-s-so-sorry. There I said it, now hand over the food," Joey said as he reached for the food.
"Very well," Mai said and all were relived they were going to eat.
The gang sat around and soon Mai was barking out orders to the males to get some fire wood and water. Tea just looked at her and wondered what she was going to make her do. But Mai didn't say anything, she just smiled at her.
"Um, Mai, don't you want me to do anything?" Tea asked politely.
"Nah, the guys can handle it. Besides, we gals have to look out for each other. Anyway, if you want to freshen up, you can use my portable shower. We may be around guys, but we sure as hell don't have to smell like them," Mai pointed out. Tea had to agree with that, and she couldn't help but smile.
Tea was soon in the portable shower and Mai was asking her questions about how she got stuck with those losers, a.k.a. her friends. Tea only answered her by saying that they were her friends and she cared deeply about them, so really she didn't mind being with them. Mai soon dropped it and didn't say anything after that, much to Tea relief. She started to take off her shirt and sighed.
Unknown to the two females, there was someone behind the bushes, someone that was thinking and looking. Yami Bakura was there wondering if he should move or if he should stay. Right now he could see Tea's figure behind the curtain of the shower, but of course it was her shadow. Every curve was as he remembered it, and he somehow couldn't look away. After knowing for certain that she is, well, partially, Anzu, he just wanted to be with her. That night on the ship was screwed to his mind, and he could never forget it. But right now, he couldn't let her get in the way of getting what he wanted, the Millennium Puzzle. But he was curious as to know how he would do it without harming her. He only wished she wouldn't be there when he would take the puzzle, but if she was, he was going to have to be careful.
'This is ridiculous…what ever happened to power is everything? But I can't ignore the feeling, and I can't ignore her…well, might as well take the puzzle and her. What harm will come in that?' he thought to himself, he thought it would be best to leave before he was tempted to get in the shower with her. He strolled away, but not so quietly.
The rustling of the bushes made Tea yelp, covering herself, and Mai asked if everything was alright. She told Mai she heard something, and Mai investigated, and found nothing. Tea was relived and just continued with her shower, when Mai was out.
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After the shower, and gathering of wood and water, everyone sat around a fire and ate. The food was delicious, and Joey was as happy as ever as he fed his stomach. They all sat chatting and something that they all said made Mai really think. How they talked about friendship is what made her think. She knew that they had something she may never possess, but she didn't know whether she cared or not. After a while she just stood up and left, and Tea and the rest wondered what was wrong. But they couldn't ask as she had already gone.
"I wonder what's wrong," Tea said, but everyone shrugged. They continued to eat, and when they were done, they sat silently. Tea was thinking, about anything that came to mind, but she really tried to ignore her dream, since soon she will be falling asleep anyway. As she thought about anything, her thoughts were cut off when she heard the bushes rustle. Everyone turned their heads, and they really thought it would be Mai who would appear, but they wrong, it was Bakura.
"Bakura?" Yugi looked confused.
"I knew it!" Tea began to say, "I knew I wasn't seeing things."
"Well, we'll give you a cookie if that'll make you feel better since we didn't believe you," Tristan told her, and she just looked at him angrily. Bakura stared at them and smiled, but deep within him he just wanted to kill them, except for Tea of course, and take the puzzle along with her. But, it would be easier with his plan.
"Hello, I hope I wasn't interrupting anything," Yami B. said in a voice he didn't think he could ever talk with.
"Nah, we were just being silent, that's all," Joey told him. Bakura just kept on smiling.
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The group, now with Bakura, sat talking. Bakura explained to them that he was there just to see the duels. Tea and the others didn't bother ask how he got on the ship; they didn't think it was important. They talked for a long time, and soon they came into the subject of Duel Monsters. They chatted about which was their favorite duel Monster. With this topic, Bakura knew he could set his plan into motion.
"Say, why don't we have a duel? Not for star chips, but for fun. You guys can add your favorite cards into Yugi's deck. That way it would seem we are all dueling," the yami said, but with the best nice Bakura voice.
"Yeah, that'd be great. I wouldn't mind dueling for fun once in a while," Yugi agreed. The rest nodded and handed their favorite cards to Yugi. Bakura smirked, but none noticed.
They found a log and decided to hold their match there. Yugi really thought it was kind of unfair that he had all his friends' favorite cards, while Bakura just had his own, but Bakura didn't mind.
"Okay, then, are you ready to duel?" Yugi asked.
"Yes, but before we begin there is something I want to show you," Bakura told him, and the gang looked confused. Bakura held his hand out, and his Millennium ring appeared. Tea and the others looked shocked, but they were even more shocked when they were soon engulfed in darkness.
"What's going on? What is this?" Joey cried out.
"Bakura, where have you taken us?' Yugi asked, but he got no response. Bakura just looked at them, and with one big flash of light, their souls were separated from their bodies. One by one they fell, but Bakura was shocked to see that Tea was still staring at him.
"What have you done? Who are you?" she asked, and Bakura could see she was struggling. He couldn't understand how she was still with her soul, it didn't make any sense. "Who are you?" she asked again. She looked at him with fear in her eyes, and that was something Bakura didn't like. He didn't want to be the reason for any of her fears; he wanted to protect her from them.
"I'm not here to hurt you," Yami Bakura told her, as he reached out his hand to her. Tea back away a bit, she felt very weak right now and could barely move.
"Stay away!" she warned, "what have you done with my friends?"
"They're fine," he simply told her, wishing he could get near her.
"Where are we?" Tea asked another question.
"The shadow realm," Bakura answered.
"The shadow…realm…" Tea's eyes grew wide as she saw more images pass by; images where people were talking about the shadow realm. That's all she could see, however, before she finally gave in. Her soul was separated from her body as well, and she softly fell. Bakura walked over to her, and wished he didn't have to do this to her. But if he didn't then she would try and stop him. He was curious, however, to why her soul didn't split from her sooner. It was quite odd.
"Hmm, I'll think about that later, right now I must get the puzzle," he said to himself and reached for Yugi's Millennium Item. When he was about to grab it, the puzzle began to glow and soon Yugi opened his eyes, shocking Bakura.
"You want my puzzle, Bakura, then you'll have to duel me for it," Yugi said. Bakura just looked at him, and for some reason had a deep loathing for this person he was seeing. He knew that this was not the Yugi everyone knew, no, he was a spirit just like him.
"Well, that's seems fair, and I can assure, I won't lose," Bakura snarled.
"We'll see about that, and if I win, you will restore my friends," the spirit said.
"Very well," Bakura simply said and sat down, but before the duel began, he looked at Tea one last time then faced his opponent.
*Arg, that didn't turn out at all great. sigh My brain must be damaged; I really don't know why I bother to write. Anyway, I apologize for such a crappy chapter, but maybe (I stress maybe) it will get better. I doubt it. Anywho, I think I'm going to be rushing through the Duelist Kingdom and try to finish this story quick. I think about fifteen chapters will be good, or less. Whatever I think is best. I have a feeling though that Battle City will be better. Oh well, it may take time for me to update so bare with me. Bye!
AkxTp: without the duels and everything else, this story is still boring. Anyway, I'm not really writing any duels, especially since I don't think I could. Hoped that answered your question.
Concrete Angel: Yeah, about the names…well you see I can't really explain. All I can say is that Ryou will only be the last name. They won't use it as a first name. I have my reason and you'll understand later. About where my computer is, it's in my little bother's room, on the fifth floor of my house (it's not a mansion, it's just a really tall house) I'm not depressed, I just don't have confidence in this story, that's all. But thanks for the details.
Umiko Morimoto: Tea doesn't remember. You'll have to wait to find out if Yugi and Tea's friendship changes. I still haven't decided if Yasuo will appear. Yugi does have a crush on Tea, but I really didn't write anything about that, maybe I will later.
Princess of Darkness and Me: Yes and Yes. Never heard such rumor, but I don't think it's true. The guy from my last story won't be revealed until the sequel to this story.
Well, hopefully I answered some questions. Thank you all again for the wonderful reviews. Well, read and enjoy (I highly doubt it) …Man, I really put myself down a lot…oh well, I know what I say is true. -_-, plus I'm tired and I'm cranky.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter 4~ Hunger and Confusion
The arrow was coming quick; there was nothing she could do. It just flew toward her, and all she did was stand there, waiting. It would never stop, this dream was endless. And that name! Why was she called that name? Why…who is this Anzu?! She never knew, and probably won't know until the day she remembers that they are her memories. Memories locked deep within her, begging to be remembered. But for now…she was lost and confused. This dream will never leave her. "Anzuuuu!" was said, and then a flash of light.
Tea gasped as she sprung up from her lying form. She was breathing hoarsely and sweating. Luckily for her she didn't scream and wake up her friends. She looked around and saw Yugi, Joey and Tristan all fast asleep. They were motionless, probably dreaming beautiful dreams. Tea envied them, for she really never had sweet dreams, all she had were nightmares, well, not entirely, but at the end of the dream, it was frightening. She kept on looking at them and soon turned her gaze toward the rising sun.
"It's not fair…I can never sleep in. What I would give just to have a peaceful slumber," she told herself. A tear slowly fell from her eye, and she quickly wiped it away. She wasn't going to cry, not for this. She has managed to endure this for about seven years; she wasn't going to start crying now. "I hate this."
Tea stood up and looked back to her friends. They had arrived at the Duelist Kingdom yesterday. Yugi's first opponent was Weevil, a small, bug boy that thought he could win. But Yugi managed to defeat him, well…Tea didn't think it was only Yugi…she knew he had changed to that person. Someone who was courageous, who had confidence…it really didn't seem like Yugi. Tea really wondered who this person was and she also wondered why he affected her so much.
"Something about him…makes me see images...but why do they seem unpleasant?" Tea asked herself, but she really didn't want to know. "Whatever they are, I don't think I should worry. I mean this other half of Yugi, he kind of makes me feel different," Tea thought for awhile, then came to a realization, "I think I build up a crush on Yugi, heh heh, I don't know if that's good or not." She giggled to herself as she thought about it. She thought it was strange to have a crush on Yugi, but was it even him. Tea shrugged it off; she didn't want to get even more confused than she was now.
Tea stared at Yugi for a moment then turned away. Right now she wanted to eat something, but as she and the others figured out yesterday, they forgot to pack some food. She sighed as she sat on a log, which she thought, was conveniently there. She sat and watched the sky get brighter and brighter with the sun. She wanted to forget her dream right now and think about what has happened.
First, she snuck into a ship with Tristan that led them to this island. During that ride, however, she didn't know whether she had a different dream or not. But to her it seemed all real. That hug and that kiss, they felt real. But why would Bakura do that? 'If only I could remember. But my mind is all foggy' she thought to herself. She shook her head and decided to not confuse herself more.
"Now, let me see. We arrived at Duelist Kingdom yesterday morning, but I remember...when we were getting off the ship, I could have sworn I saw Bakura, but he wasn't there when I looked again," Tea thought about that for a moment, then shrugged it off. "Pegasus greeted everyone with a speech when everyone was off the ship. Now, so far, Yugi has two star chips and Joey has one, but they need ten star chips to enter the finals. Well, they have a long way to go. Hopefully they will be able to get more star chips today," Tea told herself. She looked again at her friends and hoped that they will achieve their goals, and hopefully she will too. 'One day…I'll know what my dream means. I can't wait and I'm sure Seto will be thrilled when I know,' she thought to herself then she saw that Yugi was beginning to wake up.
Tea stood and walked to him. "Good morning, Yugi!" she greeted him when he opened his eyes and sat up. He smiled at her.
"Good morning, Tea," he greeted as well. He stood up and stretched. He looked at his two male friends and wondered if he should wake them up. "Should we let them sleep some more?" Tea looked at Joey and Tristan and strolled over to them.
"Nah, I think they slept enough," Tea answered and kicked them both. They sprung up looking confused and startled, but they son remembered where they were. They looked to their right to see Tea glaring at them.
"Ah, Tea, did you have to wake us up. I was having a wonderful dream," Joey complained.
"Yeah, so was I," Tristan complained too.
"Sorry, but I think its better that you're awake, especially you Joey, since you have to win some star chips," Tea told him.
"Oh right," Joey simply said and got up, Tristan doing the same. Tea just looked at the two and told them they better go look for something to eat. Joey didn't complain about that since he was the hungriest one out the bunch. So as they all stretch and prepared themselves, they set off to find something to eat and also find any worthy opponents.
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Three days have passed since the gang had arrived on the island. Yugi now has four star chips and Joey as well. Tea thought they were doing extremely well, considering that they both faced very tough duelist. She was especially happy how Joey had improved in duel monsters, since he managed to be victorious against Mai Valentine, an extremely good duelist that was conceited and gave Joey a really hard time. Joey even managed to beat Rex. She was proud of him, but there was something on her mind that she couldn't forget.
On one of Yugi's duels, he had to face someone that looked like Seto Kaiba. It frightened Tea to see him and heard that he had been killed. She was also worried about Seto's brother, Mokuba. It seems they had captured him and he managed to escape, but during the duel with Seto and Yugi, he was taken away. But Tea was relieved to know Seto was alright and that he wasn't hurt, and if she knew him, he would be coming to the island to safe his brother. She only hopes that he would be careful when he arrived.
Tea looked up to the sky and wondered what happened to Mokuba. She knew Mokuba means so much to Seto, loosing him would be terrible. She couldn't help but blame herself for Mokuba being captured again. She was there beside him, and she didn't even realize that Pegasus' crony took him. She only wished she did something. As she stared at the sky, the sun was retreating beyond the horizon, and she was deep in thought, not hearing Yugi talking to her.
"Tea? Tea," Yugi tried to get her attention. She finally snapped out of it when he waved hand across her face.
"Huh? Oh, Yugi, I'm sorry, were you saying something," she looked at him and could see he had a worried look.
"Is everything okay Tea? You have been quiet ever since I dueled that fake Kaiba," Yugi pointed out.
"I'm fine, Yugi, don't worry," Tea assured him, "now, what were you saying?"
"Oh…well, Joey is hungry again and I think we should find a place to rest for the night," he answered. Tea nodded her head in agreement and after walking for a while longer they found a spot they would sleep for the night. But, they had not found any food, and if Tea could remember, it been quite a while since they eat a big meal. She could only remember the fish she ate when they met Mako, another good duelist that Yugi faced. She again looked at the sky and went back to her previous thoughts, about Mokuba and Seto. She was, however, disrupted a few times by Joey's stomach, but she had to admit, she was hungry too.
"I would give anything to have some food," Joey said, "I sure could go for some hamburgers, juicy, delicious hamburgers, with pickles, mustard, ketchup, and cheese. Oh and fries would be great too…"
"Shut up, Joey! You're making me even hungrier," Tristan yelled.
"Well, sorry! I just like to fantasize about food okay!" Joey told him, holding his growling stomach. Tea couldn't help but giggle.
Joey soon stood up and looked around the area and he saw something that he thought was eatable. He was drooling and couldn't believe what he saw, "Is that…yeah it is! It's a mushroom!" Joey ran to it and when he was about to take a huge bite, both Yugi and Tristan stopped him. He was telling them to let go and that he had to eat something.
"Joey, for all we know that mushroom can be poisonous! Don't even think about eating it!" Tea warned as she help the others drag him away. They managed to get him away and then he fell on his knees crying that he really needed something to eat. As he was doing that, the rest just looked at him, and sighed together.
"Well, it's seems I came at a very bad time," a voice said and they all look to see who it was. Tea couldn't help but frown as she saw Mai, standing there, and…eating something in front of them.
"Huh? Mai, what are you doing here?" Yugi asked.
"Just strolling around, and I came walking this way when I heard someone yelling," Mai said.
"Oh, really? Well, if you have nothing to do here, you might as well leave," Joey warned.
"Oh, but I thought you were hungry," Mai said, and they all looked confused.
"What do you mean by that?" Joey asked.
"Well, I brought with me plenty of food, and I doubt I need it. Especially since I'm close to gathering enough star chips to face Pegasus," Mai lifted her hand and she showed the group that she had eight star chips.
"Wow, Mai that's amazing," Yugi said.
"Yeah, it is, isn't it," Mai agreed.
"Yeah, yeah it is, now if you have food fork it over," Joey somewhat demanded.
"Now, now, Joey, first you have to apologize for being so rude to me," Mai smirked as she saw his face. The rest looked at Joey and hoped he did, because they were really hungry.
"Ah, fine…I'm s-s-so-sorry. There I said it, now hand over the food," Joey said as he reached for the food.
"Very well," Mai said and all were relived they were going to eat.
The gang sat around and soon Mai was barking out orders to the males to get some fire wood and water. Tea just looked at her and wondered what she was going to make her do. But Mai didn't say anything, she just smiled at her.
"Um, Mai, don't you want me to do anything?" Tea asked politely.
"Nah, the guys can handle it. Besides, we gals have to look out for each other. Anyway, if you want to freshen up, you can use my portable shower. We may be around guys, but we sure as hell don't have to smell like them," Mai pointed out. Tea had to agree with that, and she couldn't help but smile.
Tea was soon in the portable shower and Mai was asking her questions about how she got stuck with those losers, a.k.a. her friends. Tea only answered her by saying that they were her friends and she cared deeply about them, so really she didn't mind being with them. Mai soon dropped it and didn't say anything after that, much to Tea relief. She started to take off her shirt and sighed.
Unknown to the two females, there was someone behind the bushes, someone that was thinking and looking. Yami Bakura was there wondering if he should move or if he should stay. Right now he could see Tea's figure behind the curtain of the shower, but of course it was her shadow. Every curve was as he remembered it, and he somehow couldn't look away. After knowing for certain that she is, well, partially, Anzu, he just wanted to be with her. That night on the ship was screwed to his mind, and he could never forget it. But right now, he couldn't let her get in the way of getting what he wanted, the Millennium Puzzle. But he was curious as to know how he would do it without harming her. He only wished she wouldn't be there when he would take the puzzle, but if she was, he was going to have to be careful.
'This is ridiculous…what ever happened to power is everything? But I can't ignore the feeling, and I can't ignore her…well, might as well take the puzzle and her. What harm will come in that?' he thought to himself, he thought it would be best to leave before he was tempted to get in the shower with her. He strolled away, but not so quietly.
The rustling of the bushes made Tea yelp, covering herself, and Mai asked if everything was alright. She told Mai she heard something, and Mai investigated, and found nothing. Tea was relived and just continued with her shower, when Mai was out.
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After the shower, and gathering of wood and water, everyone sat around a fire and ate. The food was delicious, and Joey was as happy as ever as he fed his stomach. They all sat chatting and something that they all said made Mai really think. How they talked about friendship is what made her think. She knew that they had something she may never possess, but she didn't know whether she cared or not. After a while she just stood up and left, and Tea and the rest wondered what was wrong. But they couldn't ask as she had already gone.
"I wonder what's wrong," Tea said, but everyone shrugged. They continued to eat, and when they were done, they sat silently. Tea was thinking, about anything that came to mind, but she really tried to ignore her dream, since soon she will be falling asleep anyway. As she thought about anything, her thoughts were cut off when she heard the bushes rustle. Everyone turned their heads, and they really thought it would be Mai who would appear, but they wrong, it was Bakura.
"Bakura?" Yugi looked confused.
"I knew it!" Tea began to say, "I knew I wasn't seeing things."
"Well, we'll give you a cookie if that'll make you feel better since we didn't believe you," Tristan told her, and she just looked at him angrily. Bakura stared at them and smiled, but deep within him he just wanted to kill them, except for Tea of course, and take the puzzle along with her. But, it would be easier with his plan.
"Hello, I hope I wasn't interrupting anything," Yami B. said in a voice he didn't think he could ever talk with.
"Nah, we were just being silent, that's all," Joey told him. Bakura just kept on smiling.
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The group, now with Bakura, sat talking. Bakura explained to them that he was there just to see the duels. Tea and the others didn't bother ask how he got on the ship; they didn't think it was important. They talked for a long time, and soon they came into the subject of Duel Monsters. They chatted about which was their favorite duel Monster. With this topic, Bakura knew he could set his plan into motion.
"Say, why don't we have a duel? Not for star chips, but for fun. You guys can add your favorite cards into Yugi's deck. That way it would seem we are all dueling," the yami said, but with the best nice Bakura voice.
"Yeah, that'd be great. I wouldn't mind dueling for fun once in a while," Yugi agreed. The rest nodded and handed their favorite cards to Yugi. Bakura smirked, but none noticed.
They found a log and decided to hold their match there. Yugi really thought it was kind of unfair that he had all his friends' favorite cards, while Bakura just had his own, but Bakura didn't mind.
"Okay, then, are you ready to duel?" Yugi asked.
"Yes, but before we begin there is something I want to show you," Bakura told him, and the gang looked confused. Bakura held his hand out, and his Millennium ring appeared. Tea and the others looked shocked, but they were even more shocked when they were soon engulfed in darkness.
"What's going on? What is this?" Joey cried out.
"Bakura, where have you taken us?' Yugi asked, but he got no response. Bakura just looked at them, and with one big flash of light, their souls were separated from their bodies. One by one they fell, but Bakura was shocked to see that Tea was still staring at him.
"What have you done? Who are you?" she asked, and Bakura could see she was struggling. He couldn't understand how she was still with her soul, it didn't make any sense. "Who are you?" she asked again. She looked at him with fear in her eyes, and that was something Bakura didn't like. He didn't want to be the reason for any of her fears; he wanted to protect her from them.
"I'm not here to hurt you," Yami Bakura told her, as he reached out his hand to her. Tea back away a bit, she felt very weak right now and could barely move.
"Stay away!" she warned, "what have you done with my friends?"
"They're fine," he simply told her, wishing he could get near her.
"Where are we?" Tea asked another question.
"The shadow realm," Bakura answered.
"The shadow…realm…" Tea's eyes grew wide as she saw more images pass by; images where people were talking about the shadow realm. That's all she could see, however, before she finally gave in. Her soul was separated from her body as well, and she softly fell. Bakura walked over to her, and wished he didn't have to do this to her. But if he didn't then she would try and stop him. He was curious, however, to why her soul didn't split from her sooner. It was quite odd.
"Hmm, I'll think about that later, right now I must get the puzzle," he said to himself and reached for Yugi's Millennium Item. When he was about to grab it, the puzzle began to glow and soon Yugi opened his eyes, shocking Bakura.
"You want my puzzle, Bakura, then you'll have to duel me for it," Yugi said. Bakura just looked at him, and for some reason had a deep loathing for this person he was seeing. He knew that this was not the Yugi everyone knew, no, he was a spirit just like him.
"Well, that's seems fair, and I can assure, I won't lose," Bakura snarled.
"We'll see about that, and if I win, you will restore my friends," the spirit said.
"Very well," Bakura simply said and sat down, but before the duel began, he looked at Tea one last time then faced his opponent.
*Arg, that didn't turn out at all great. sigh My brain must be damaged; I really don't know why I bother to write. Anyway, I apologize for such a crappy chapter, but maybe (I stress maybe) it will get better. I doubt it. Anywho, I think I'm going to be rushing through the Duelist Kingdom and try to finish this story quick. I think about fifteen chapters will be good, or less. Whatever I think is best. I have a feeling though that Battle City will be better. Oh well, it may take time for me to update so bare with me. Bye!
