Lily: Weeeeeeeeeeeeell, since Tenshi did her best and wrote a new chapter for "Angel of Heaven, my Guardian Dear", I think the least I can do is try to write a new chapter for this story too ^^ Okay, so there's much for me to think yet, but I'm working hard here!! You just have to be patient with me, and this story will, eventually, work a little faster. ^^U Just try to bear with me a little more...
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Mel Gods - Heya!! ^^ This fic is not dead, see?? *ahem* As for your questions... Hmm... Bakura won't CHANGE at all, but his VISIONS will... I mean, he'll change drastically in the future, but he'll still be his bastard self. Did that confuse you? ^^U Sorry if it did, but I can't spoil it, now can I? As for the second season... -.-UU Yeah, I haven't seen it yet. I, however, have seen episodes 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52 and 53. All English dubbed.... Damned Kazaa, I can't seem to find the subtitled ones there!! As you can see, yes, I have seen the English dubbed. And even if I hadn't, it wouldn't change much, since the Brazilian Dubbed follows the English dubbed and not the original version... So yeah, I have Tea instead of Anzu and etc... Sucks, now doesn't it? I wish I had a way to buy those original subbed DVDs. Then I'd be ALL happy. YGO isn't showing in my country anymore. I HOPE that, in a few months, they'll show it though. Probably around June and July, if not at the beginning of the year. They just keep showing old sucky BeyBlade episodes and they just started sucker Digimon Frontier.... I wanna dieeeeeee... *ahem* Anyway, just enjoy the new chapter, now won't you? ^^U
YumeTakato - Oops... I'm a few months late, aren't I, for that "Update soon" thing? ^^U Sorry, I usually have a block for this and "Fade to black"... I think I'll finally be able to continue this more smoothly though. OH, and about Jou and Seto... Hmmm... Yeah, maybe I'll put them in. If they fit the plot. I don't know how, but hey, I can try, ok? ^^ Enjoy the new chapter now
Pretenna - Please, don't say you agree with Iris... -.-U You have no idea what that does to her ego
Iris: ^-^
Lily: ¬¬U Anyway... Erm... Yugi and Yami WERE in the last chapter. =P Read this one and you'll know where.
Ann - Here it is, at last!!
Yami Meko - *bows* I'm sorry to see you were so full of enthusiasm with this story and I took SO LONG to update it... I apologize. Enjoy the new chapter now, onegai
Destiny - *laughs* I think Maya just owned 50 dollars. ^^U Hehe... *ahem* Ryou doesn't actually know Yugi cause... I said so! HAH!! =P This is MY AU after all... mwahahahahaha... *ahem* Sorry 'bout that ^^U
YYHgurl - First of all, thank you for saying last chapter didn't seem to be written fast, but it was actually ^^ As for the other question... O_o Wow... Can you read minds or something? ^^ You actually guessed right!! *gives her a Yugi and Yami plushie as an award* And I'm glad you think this is amazing!! *bows* Sorry for taking so long to update though... Here's the next chapter at last!!
DemonLady1 - *bows* SORRY THIS WASN'T SOON!!! T-T But it's here, finally...
*gives readers/reviewers lost of plushies in apology* NOW READ ON!! PLEASE!!
Disclaimer: Yami'll say the bloody thing for me ^_^
Yami: O.o Me?! Why me??
Lily: Because the anime has YOUR name in it, and even though popular belief tells otherwise, Yugi's NOT the actual Yu-Gi-Oh, YOU are.
Yami: Oh Radammit... *ahem* Lily-baka Maxwell does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or ANY of its characters... she just owns her plot. Period.
Lily: Arigatou!! ^-^
Yami: ¬¬;;
Warning: Shounen ai (boy/boy love) confirmed, Anzu and Tea bashing
Pairings: Yami/Yugi, Bakura/Ryou and Marik/Malik
Keys: "__" means talking and '__' means thinking
Dedicated to: Yami's Tenshi (and Kerra, of course. Didn't think I'd forget about her, would you? ^_~)
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m.i.s.s.i.n.g.
Chapter .3. - Out for you
By: Lily Maxwell
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"Yeah, me." the Dark Angel told Malik, offering his hand to the angel. Malik took it and the other one helped him stand up.
"I never thought I'd meet you here... And what do you mean by 'you're always getting in trouble', huh, Marik?" he asked the other one narrowing his eyes. Marik looked at him with narrowed eyes holding suspicion, boredom and amusement. Malik sweatdropped. "Alright, alright, I'm not the best of the angels... But that justifies nothing!" he said pouting and crossing his arms. Marik sighed in frustration and rolled his eyes.
"Whatever, Malik." He said, as he and the angel walked out of the alley, and he hid his wings. "Just what are you doing in the Human's Realm anyway?" he asked, and Malik sighed.
"Well, I'm doing the High C's job trying to find the runaway angel of that stupid prophecy." He said, and Marik raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Are you serious??" he asked, and Malik glared at him.
"No, I'm not! I'm just walking 'round thinking 'bout being raped by some drunk human, and boring myself to death!" he said sarcastically, and Marik sighed.
"Okay, calm down Malik... doesn't even look like you're an angel sometimes..." Marik said, and placed his arm around Malik's shoulder teasingly. "Are you sure we aren't partners, aibou?" he asked, and Malik glared at him again. He smirked.
"Very funny, Marik." He said, and Marik snickered.
"Thank you. Anyway... I just asked because I'm looking for the runaway demon of the prophecy as well." He said, and Malik stopped abruptly. They both blinked and looked at each other.
"So, basically if they're together, either the prophecy sucked and is downright fake, or they're already the most powerful beings in the whole universe and are planning revenge on everyone that annoyed and angered them, and sure have a World Domination plot deep down their wicked minds?" Malik asked, and Marik blinked.
"Wow, you've got the ability to think already? Good job, Malik! Last time we talked, you looked still nut to me." Marik said, and Malik gave him a slap on his forehead.
"Shut up... Uh, so yeah, probably I jumped to a few conclusions..."
"A few?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Shut up. Yeah, yeah, I was probably spacing out, but fact is we've gotta find those..." Malik said, and his companion nodded.
"Before stupid Pegasus decides to send another subordinate of his to finish the job..." Marik said, and clenching his fist, walked down the street beside the angel.
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"I... ah... uh..." he stuttered, and tried to calm himself down enough to talk. The fact that he was saved from an infernal creature, which would eventually seek revenge later, by non other than two humans who had no idea what they were dealing with, made him kind of nervous. "I'm okay... thank you." He said, and took the hand one of his saviors offered.
The other one was looking at the path Bakura had disappeared to with narrowed eyes. He recognized the creature... he recognized who and what it meant. And it sure wasn't something pleasant.
The one helping Ryou blinked and looked at him, concern in his eyes. He sure didn't like that creature... but he himself feared it. It was the worst of the presages, and it meant that they were in great danger.
"Yami?" he called, amethyst eyes holding at the same time fear and concern. "Are you okay?" he asked, and the other one shook his head, looking back at him.
"Is he okay?" he asked, pointing at Ryou. Ryou blinked.
"O-oh, I'm fine!" he said, smiling. "T-Thank you for helping me from that... wild... dog...." he said slowly, trying to catch the exact words, not really wanting to say "that vicious wild crazy hungry dog from hell".
"Yeah... you were very.... lucky we were around. That... dog seemed really dangerous." The smaller one of his saviors said, and he nodded. The other one then walked towards him and stopped in front of him, his eyes holding something that seemed awfully like suspicion.
"Where did that dog come from? Was it after you before?" he asked, and Ryou gulped. Well, the truth was that he didn't know... But the way the crimson eyed man was looking at him made him slight nervous. Did he suspect something?
Could he know who he was, or what that creature meant?
"I-I don't know..." he opted for the truth, and the crimson eyed one only narrowed his eyes further. The lavender eyed one that was with him looked at both of them nervous, before stepping in between them, an apologetic glance in the depth of his eyes.
"I'm sorry for asking, it's just that it seemed pretty much like a dangerous dog. Yami here..." he pointed to the crimson eyed teen. "... Is just worried about it coming back at you." He reasoned, and Ryou smiled faintly.
"I-I don't think it will..." he said.
'Or at least I hope so...' he thought more truthfully. The lavender eyed one nodded.
"Okay then." He said, and was about to leave when Ryou suddenly remembered his manners.
"My name's Ryou. Thank you again for saving me, Yami-san and... ahh..." he curved his body in a typical gesture of gratitude he was sure people from that city used, and the lavender eyed boy smiled.
"Yugi. My name's Yugi." He said, and smiled wider. "It's okay. Goodbye." He waved, and he and the other started to walk away when Ryou suddenly froze. For a few minutes, all he could do was glance with wide eyes at the retreating forms of the two boys, when...
"WAIT!" he yelled, and the two stopped. Yugi turned around, blinking, but Yami positioned himself in front of him, eyes narrowed with suspicion just like before.
"What is it?" he asked, and his tone did not follow his eyes' emotions, since it was calm and patient. Ryou swallowed, feeling very uneasy under the gaze of those frightening crimson eyes.
"You are Yugi. I was looking for you." Ryou said, and in a wave of soft light, spread out his pure white wings. Yugi's and Yami's eyes widened, and the smaller one hid behind the other one.
"NO!" he yelled.
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"Yami was not alone, huh?" Pegasus asked himself, while pacing back and forth in his chamber at Hell, with Bakura on his knees before him, after telling him that he had finally found the stray angel.
"And I'm pretty much sure the one with him was an angel. There was another one there as well, so I suppose he was after the one with Yami." He said, and Pegasus stopped.
"There was... an angel after the one with Yami?" he asked, and Bakura bowed his head.
"That's the only explanation. We know that the one with Yami is an angel, and there's no other explanation as to what an angel would be doing in the Human's Realm risking being found at spreading his wings." Bakura said, and Pegasus narrowed his eyes.
"Tell me, Bakura... Why, exactly, didn't you kill them all?" he asked, his voice low and menacing. Bakura did not look up. It was not that he was afraid of Pegasus... But he was not willing at being severely punished at looking up at his angered leader when he doubted him.
"I... I was caught by surprise." He answered, just as low. Pegasus quirked an eyebrow in amusement.
"You? Caught by surprise??" he asked, and then cracked up, his voice seeming disturbingly like a wild dog's bark. Bakura felt the anger build up within him, and he had to give all of himself not to jump on Pegasus and rip his throat out. "So, basically you didn't find Yami, Yami found you?" he asked, his voice still carrying a humorous tone. Bakura looked away.
"You could say that." he said, and Pegasus went silent, the humor washing away from his now scarlet eyes.
"I never thought you could be so pathetic, Bakura." He said, and Bakura froze.
'What did that bastard just CALLED ME?!' he yelled mentally, breathing heavily from anger.
"I'm sure you got... distracted somehow. I never thought you could be that way, I'm deeply disappointed with you." Pegasus continued, not aware of the danger he was getting himself into by angering Bakura. He could be the leader, yes, but when Bakura was pissed... Not even Cerberus could hold him down.
"..." it was obvious that Bakura had nothing to say, he was too busy trying to control his temper. If he attacked Pegasus, yes, he was risking himself being killed before he killed Pegasus. The bastard had way too many guards, and the dark angel was not willing in dying so soon.
He would kill Pegasus. But not now.
"Go back to the Human's Realm." Pegasus said, and as Bakura stood up, he continued. "And do not fail me this time. Kill Yami and whoever is with him." He said, and Bakura nodded.
'I think I have my own plans now.' Bakura thought, and smirked, but Pegasus did not see it. He left the room leaving the leader alone. Pegasus walked back and forth in his chamber, before someone knocked on his door. He stopped.
"Come in." he said in a strong voice, and another dark angel walked in. He had dirty blond hair and emotionless blue eyes. He stood on one knee, and his head was bowed before his leader.
"You wanted to see me, Master Pegasus?" the new dark angel asked, and Pegasus muttered a positive reply, walking over to him.
"Follow Bakura. I do not trust him. Not after he just failed me." he said, narrowing his eyes. "And since he's a friend of Marik's, if you find him, be sure to keep an eye on him as well." He continued, and the dark angel stood up, but did not leave as his leader continued. "I believe in you, Keith. If you must, kill the others along with Yami. Be sure whatever angel that is with them is killed too." he said, and the dark angel, Keith, nodded.
"Yes, master." He bowed and left.
'Angels, huh? I can just see how much fun I'll have...' Keith thought and smirked, some kind of disturbing emotion passing through his eyes.
Now the trouble had just gotten worse.
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"Yugi... come with me..." Ryou said, but Yugi, still hiding behind Yami, shook his head.
"No! I'm not going!" he said, and Yami reached a hand behind him to hold Yugi.
"That's his last word. Go away." He said, and Ryou was amazed at how calm Yami had been acting.
'Any normal human should be frozen by now after seeing my wings... Yet he seems to understand everything quite well...' he thought, and frowned, drifting his attention to the taller one instead of the trembling one behind him.
"How do you know Yugi?" he asked seriously, and Yami growled.
"That's none of your business. Just leave him alone!" he yelled, and startled both angels. Yugi looked up at him with watery eyes and Ryou with wide eyes.
"You don't understand... Yugi doesn't belong here-" but he was cut off by Yami.
"I don't care. It doesn't matter whether he belongs here or not, the fact is that he doesn't want to go with you. And if that's what he wants..." he narrowed his eyes to slits. "Then you can't force him to." He said, and his eyes turned a darker shade of red.
They were glowing pools of scarlet. Ryou shuddered involuntarily.
'He's not normal...' he thought scared, backing away from the both of them. Actually, Ryou was getting more scared of Yami as the seconds went by. 'He's... he's a demon!' he shook his head. 'No, it doesn't make any sense! Why would he be protecting Yugi? Does he know of what destiny lies ahead for him or...?'
Ryou was cut off as Yami's wings suddenly spread out, and his eyes widened with shock. They were of a dark gray color, and the feathers shone in the moonlight. The rain cast little glows around the soft feathers, and Ryou could barely see a part on his wing where there were fewer feathers. Maybe an old wound.
"Go." He said, his eyes glowing demandingly. Yugi now leaned against his chest, the dark angel's arms around his shoulders and back. Ryou gulped and hid his wings, and backed away from them.
"I'm sorry..." Yugi whispered, and finally Ryou took off in the dark sky, leaving the two alone in the rain. Yami instantly knelt before Yugi.
"Are you okay? Come on, he's gone now, relax..." Yami soothed him, holding him close and wrapping his wings around his back. There was nobody on streets as it was way too late. Yugi sobbed silently and placed his arms around Yami's neck, hiding his face on the demon's tanned and warm skin. Yami didn't actually mind.
"They will kill me... That-that's why I..." Yugi said between sobs and he shook, but Yami kept holding him, his face on his chest as he was kneeling before him.
"It's okay, Yugi, I won't let them kill you..." he said comfortingly, and Yugi nodded. Soon, his tears subsided, but he did not back away from Yami.
"Why... Why do you protect me?" he asked silently, and Yami smiled. He backed away a little from the boy and wiped away the wetness off his cheeks.
"Because you saved my life, and I own it to you. If your life is threatened, the least I can do is protect you." He stood up, but his wings remained around Yugi. "If you die... Then I will die as well. You became the only reason why I'm here today. I will only be able to continue if you're with me... Okay?" he asked, caressing Yugi's cheek. The little angel nodded. "Let's go now..." he said, and was about to guide Yugi out but the little one held his wrist. He blinked, and looked back at him. "What is it?" he asked, and Yugi looked away.
"It's just that..." he looked up at the sky, and Yami blinked a little before smiling in understanding.
"You like the rain, don't you? You want to enjoy it a little?" he asked, and Yugi looked up at him uncertain.
"But... Aren't the other angels going to sense me if I let it fill in my senses?" he asked, and Yami looked thoughtful for a moment. Before he smiled.
"I don't think after what happened with that other angel they will be so quick." He said, and Yugi smiled, and nodded.
Yugi ran to the center of the park but Yami, who did not like rain, settled under a tree. It seemed impossible and insane how the angel affected him and how he seemed to mean so much to him as to change his inner self, but Yami had to agree that angels were nothing as the elders had said. They didn't seem threatening or dangerous in any way, or at least Yugi wasn't. It was amusing how easily the little angel could make him smile, when he was sure he hadn't done such all his life.
He wished he knew what the prophecy was about. He knew he was supposed to meet an special angel, but he did not know what would happen if such happened... But if Yugi were to be the angel he was supposed to meet, then he wished to know what would happen, so he could understand fully the emotion of completeness he was feeling.
When Yugi spread out his beautiful crystal white wings that shone in the rain, Yami was sure he was special to him... He gave his life to the angel. And the angel's life depended on him.
This vow would not be broken.
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Marik ran, Malik just behind him, towards the source of strong power they were feeling. At first, Marik could vaguely sense the power of a dark angel around, but soon, he noticed as Malik's eyes went wide and he explained he could feel an angel nearby.
If both the ones each of them was looking for were together, they knew they were in big trouble.
'Will the prophecy be fulfilled?' was Malik's thoughts. Marik's ones, however...
'The prophecy will soon be fulfilled. And there's nothing Pegasus can do.'
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Ryou waited for an opportunity to talk to the Council of Angels, to tell them his newfound information. They were going to have much trouble getting Yugi now that a Dark Angel protected him... A very powerful Dark Angel at that.
'That demoniac dog... It was not there by accident or by a mere trick of Fate. It was there for a reason. And if it was daring enough to show off its most vicious form, then it had a very important task at hand. Would it be find the dark angel with Yugi? They were near, that can be pretty much true...' he held his chin in thought. 'But if both Yugi and Yami are being hunted then... They're the ones from the prophecy!' he figured. But something else bothered him.
'Why isn't the prophecy fulfilled yet?'
[ To be continued... ]
Lily: Whoo!! The plot thickens!
Iris: Oh, so you FINALLY have a plot...
Lily: You could say so...
Iris: I could hope so...
Lily: Erm... yeah... ^^UU Anyway, I hope the slight long chapter made up for my delay. I know it probably didn't, but hey, one can only hope, right? Please, don't forget to review and this sweet authoress of yours will try HARD to update sooner next time, ok? Until then, jaa ne~
PS: If you guys want to read a good story and help a good authoress in the process, please read/review Yami's Tenshi's "Angel of Heaven, Guardian Dear". The story is AWESOME, but Tenshi says she won't update if she doesn't get enough motivation... She has little faith in herself, so why don't you help her out and tell her how great she is, huh? PLEASE READ THAT STORY, I'M BEGGING YOU!! It's in my favorite stories list if you decide to help ^_^ Thank you *bows down in appreciation*
