(A/N: This is an SK/YGO crossover. So I posted this in both Yugioh and
Shaman King. So if you notice that there is a clone fic out there similar
to this one, check the author first before reporting me, because I'm
posting this in Yugioh and Shaman King. I also might make a sequel
involving more YGO characters if you give me a favorable opinion to the
poll at the end of the fic. But it would spoil the story to ask now, so
READ FIRST, then REVIEW and include your opinion to the review.
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* This icon refers to anything thought by characters, and will be placed around a thought like a quote. EX: *thought by character*
(A/N:...) This will be my way of communicating crucial story points to the reader. After all, I'm hoping to attract readers from BOTH genres.
(scenery)----- This will refer to changes in scenery in most cases. Any more information about this may spoil the story, though... The ending's THAT good!
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(A/N: Some of the following scenes may be underrated for a PG-13 fic, but most of it got edited out, so enjoy and be warned...)
Chapter 4: In the Dream
The four (Yami Bakura, HoroHoro, Yoh and Manta) are seated around the dining room table inside the inn. Yami Bakura holds his deck of cards with him, and he shuffles them thouroughly. He then pulls the top card off, then places it face down on the table.
HoroHoro: He spoke with a whisper. "Hey, getting impatient here! When do we spook Anna already?!"
Yami Bakura: "Patience! It's a virtue." He slid the card he drew to the center of the table, where all could see it. "Okay, shamans, take out your spirit flames." He holds up his hand as the Bakura-faced flame spirit was shoved into the card in the center of the table. "Yoh and HoroHoro, take out your spirits and integrate them into the card on the table."
Yoh and HoroHoro hold out their hands as their spirits appeared in spirit flame mode. The two simultaneously placed their spirits into the card in the center.
Yoh: "Okay, time to work some illusionary mojo. What now?"
Yami Bakura: "While the victim is asleep, someone must place the card as close to Anna as possible. The closer the power is, the more realistic the illusion will appear to Anna in her dream. However, the person who relocates the card close to Anna will be caught in the same nightmare." He glances in Yoh's direction. "And it must be Yoh to move the card."
Yoh: "Meaning what? Why me?"
Yami Bakura: "Because she seems to be YOUR girlfriend, and meaning that I will teach you the basics about how a dream works. Once in it, you are at the mercy of Anna's mind. So if she envisions you running fifty laps around the world, you'll run fifty laps around the world."
Yoh: *Uh-oh...That doesn't sound good.*
Yami Bakura: "It's all based on what her subconscious is feeling at the time. Also, virtually no logic applies to dreams at all. Only what Anna truly feels will manifest. Well, except for the card I'll summon to her mind. Heheheh..."
Yoh: "Well, I trust you not to send your ghoulie after me. What's it called again?"
Yami Bakura: "Dark Necrofear. It's one of my favorites." He holds up the card, showing a blue, gothic demon, wearing metallic armor and carrying a wooden doll. He hands the card to Yoh.
Yoh: "Let the fun begin!" He snickered lightly and left the room, sliding the door shut after him.
HoroHoro: After Yoh leaves, HoroHoro begins to ask Yami Bakura a question. "Hey, Yami Bakura, can we watch the dream, too?"
Yami Bakura: His tone changes from helpful and kind to sinister and malevolent. "Ha! I don't care anymore, and thanks to you all, I will kill Anna! And you two and Yoh will all join her in the Shadow Realm!" The Millenium Ring glows bright yellow, and HoroHoro and Manta fall to the ground lifelessly.
(A/N: This is where Yami Bakura's OOC-ness ends. He's evil now. And just in time to wreak havoc.)
Yoh: Not noticing that HoroHoro and Manta were no longer conscious, and that Yami Bakura revealed his true self, he crept into Anna's room. Anna slept in the white bathrobe that she wore when she almost overheard the prank plan of Yoh's and Yami Bakura's. *Hehehe. Think about THIS before you give me extra training, why don't ya!* He crept closer to Anna, who was still sleeping motionlessly, except her breathing. He put the card that Yami Bakura gave to him under Anna's pillow. Then, before Yoh could even remove his hand from beneath Anna's pillow, he instantly fell asleep.
(Inside Anna's Dream)-----
(A/N: More like author's warning; watch out. All the rules of how things are supposed to be are thrown out the window from this point on, until the dream ends. Much OOC-ness on Anna's part, but bear with me and keep reading...)
Yoh stood in the living room in his standard attire: green jeans, wooden sandals, and a white, unbuttoned shirt. The first thing he noticed was Anna, kneeling at the table, eating rice. Almost immediately after Yoh noticed her, she put down her chopsticks and rung a small bell which was on the table.
Yoh: *Hmm. Was that little bell there before?* He glances around. *It's just the inn. Is this really what Anna is thinking about when she dreams? Must be pretty boring dreams!*
Suddenly, at hearing the bell, Manta walked into the room from seemingly nowhere. He was dressed like a butler, and carried a platter with a cup of tea and an ornately painted Japanese teapot. He placed the platter on the table.
Manta: "Here's your tea, Miss Anna." He poured tea from the teapot into the teacup, then soon after vanished into thin air.
Yoh: *Yep, that's exactly what Anna would dream about. Better not tell Manta...* He continues to stand motionless and soundless until he feels himself fall flat on his face, bowing to Anna. *Yep, exactly like what she dreams of. I'm now on my face, bowing down to her, still being her servant. Well, I'd better not jinx it by saying I'm not training.*
Anna turns to face Yoh. She walks over to where Yoh is kneeling at her feet, to a point where Yoh can make out the silhouette of Anna, stretching across the floor as he glances down, across the floor.
Yoh: *Uh-oh. What'll I do?! Well, when in doubt of what Anna wants, it never hurts to suck up.* "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Anna: She stretches down, helping Yoh to his feet. (with a giggle) "Well, you can get off the ground, silly. It must be cold and dirty."
Yoh: He dusts himself off after Anna helps him up to his feet. He stares at the blissful and perky stare on Anna's face.
Anna: "Really, honey. If the floor's dirty, I'll get HoroHoro or Manta to clean it up." She dusts off Yoh's shirt. "Anything for you, Yoh."
Yoh: He puts a hand on Anna's shoulder, trying to hold her back. "It's okay, Anna. I got it." *Okay, what to do. Well, around Anna, when in doubt, train REALLY hard. 'Cause I'll probably have to anyway.* He points behind him with his thumb. "Well, I've gotta' get training."
Anna: She lowers Yoh's hand. "Forget it, Yoh... Don't exhaust yourself..." The look on Anna's face grew even more relaxed than before. "Just stay here..." She leans toward Yoh, wraps her arms around Yoh's neck, and kisses him on the lips.
(A/N: BLEECH!)
Yoh: (still being kissed by Anna) *Eeew, a kiss from a girl! ...Hey wait, this isn't so bad really. Not as awkward as I thought. In fact... it feels pretty good!*
(A/N: DOUBLE BLEECH!)
Anna: She leaned away from Yoh, gradually ending the kiss between the two. (softly) "Just like our wedding night, eh Yoh?"
Yoh: A look of shock crosses his face. *Wedding night?! Okay, time to put two and two together. Lets see...* He stares off into space. *Anna said she'd marry me after I became the Shaman King, but if I lost the tournament, I would've died, so I'd either be dead or...* (lightly whispering) "I'm Shaman King... I did it."
Anna: An immature grin crossed her face at hearing Yoh's revelation of the situation. (giggling) (A/N: Censored! Sorry, but it's a low rated fic compared to what I wanted her to say.)
Yoh: *Okay, that was more than I needed to know...* He and Anna hug each other, each placing their chin on each other's shoulder. *But what was it that Yami Bakura said? About Anna's subconscious direction...somethin' or other. Whatever he meant, I think it means that Anna really means all of this. She's not crazy in her dream, just she won't admit how he feels. And she says that guys have problems expressing themselves... But more to the point, she really likes me!* He grins widely, then blinks.
The daytime of outside turned into night, and the room that Anna and Yoh stood in changed to Anna's bedroom. The clothes the two were wearing changed into their bathrobes as well. All this change occurred as Yoh blinked.
Yoh: *That's why Anna works me to death, I guess. She wants me to survive and be Shaman King. But she doesn't want me getting hurt. Aww, that's real sweet of her. Hmm, but I can't help thinking I'm forgetting something...*
Anna: She releases her arms from around Yoh's waist and prances to her bed, jumping on it. She glances at Yoh with (yet another...) a perky giggle. "Come here, Yoh. Wanna' tuck me in?"
Yoh: After pondering the situation, he care-freely shrugged his shoulders when he heard Anna's request. *Oh well. Probably just my imagination.* He runs to Anna's bedside, jumping on the bed and landing on his side, next to Anna. He and Anna snicker uncontrollably.
The two snuggle closer and closer to each other until they touched again, at which point the two embraced another intimate kiss.
Yoh: *This is a GREAT dream, and I never want it to end! ...Uh-oh, I think I remember what I forgot...* He jerked himself away from Anna and off her bed, rolling onto the floor and landing hard on his back.
Anna: She looked over the edge of the bed, finding Yoh lying with his back on the ground, with a look of horror on his face as he looked up at the ceiling. "Sweetie, what is it?"
Yoh saw it. Yami Bakura's monster, the Dark Necrofear, was scaling the ceiling, carrying a broken wooden doll and a sword, which the demon easily unsheathed. Yoh tried to warn Anna about the thing on the ceiling, but all he could do was stutter and point to the ceiling.
Anna: Her joyful grin finally faded off her face and she closed her eyes, thinking Yoh was afraid of getting too close to her. "Oh Yoh, I see."
Yoh: He continued to point and stutter as the ceiling-climbing demon put an overhand grab onto the sword.
Anna: "After all this...you don't feel... about me... the same way... I feel about you,...Yoh..." A tear fell from her face. As soon as the tear splashed on the ground, the creeping monster took action, driving the sword blade first through the back of the unsuspecting Shaman Queen...
Yoh could hear the steel blade sink through Anna's body as a look of painful despair appeared on Anna's face.
Yoh: He jumped to his feet, only to see much of the sword sticking out of Anna's back. The sword had been driven through her heart. Yoh's first instinct, naturally, was to pull the sword out of Anna and turn her over. His heart sunk to see a bloody hole in Anna's chest, and a 'why, Yoh?' expression on Anna's face. Yoh continued stuttering, but began speaking slowly. "I-I-...Anna, I didn't realize-...I didn't mean what I said when I wished you'd go away... It wasn't supposed to happen like this!" Tears rolled down Yoh's cheeks as he gripped Anna's hand tightly. Anna gripped back weakly for a second, but as soon as that one instant expired, Anna's grip fell totally limp, and her stare was blankly directed at the ceiling. Yoh busted into tears, burying his face into the bed of his recently deceased fiancee.
(the dream ended)-----
Yoh awoke that morning at Anna's bedside, jerking up and pulling his hand out from under Anna's pillow with surprising ease.
Yoh: *Phew, what a nightmare! That was probably worse on me than on Anna! At least it's over, now...* He climbs to his feet, rubbing his eyes. He drops the card to the ground weakly, then continues to rub his eyes. He sees Anna's covers bunched over her head. *Oh well, after a nightmare like that, I'd cover myself with sheets, too!*
Yoh ripped the sheets off Anna's bed to find, to his horror, a wooden doll in Anna's place. It was Anna's size, it had blonde hair, and wore a red bandanna and a black dress. The right side of the doll's face had been smashed in.
Yoh: "What the...! How could this happen?! He glanced down at the card he threw to the ground. Picking it up, he stared into the card with equal horror as he felt when he discovered Anna's condition.
(A/N: Before I continue, make it a point to remember what a Dark Necrofear card really looks like. For those of you who haven't seen one / don't own one / are coming here as a SK fanfic reader, Necrofear holds a busted doll in it's hands, as stated before in the fic... Now that you know that fact, you may now hopefully respect the horror scene to come. Muahahahaha!)
In the picture, the doll that Dark Necrofear usually carries has been replaced by the art of it carrying a dead blonde girl, wearing a black dress and a red bandanna...
(end of story)-----
(A/N: Well there it is! Sorry for being heartless, but Anna got on my nerves from day 1, and I planned this fic for a while. Don't like it? Then take the poll in the next chapter: from which storyline should Anna's rescuer come from? Yugioh, Shaman King, or, some other reasonable anime. Send in those R&R's if you want a sequel!)
* This icon refers to anything thought by characters, and will be placed around a thought like a quote. EX: *thought by character*
(A/N:...) This will be my way of communicating crucial story points to the reader. After all, I'm hoping to attract readers from BOTH genres.
(scenery)----- This will refer to changes in scenery in most cases. Any more information about this may spoil the story, though... The ending's THAT good!
Voice: This is used to describe a voice whose speaker cannot be seen or easily identified. It's one of my signature author thingies.
(A/N: Some of the following scenes may be underrated for a PG-13 fic, but most of it got edited out, so enjoy and be warned...)
Chapter 4: In the Dream
The four (Yami Bakura, HoroHoro, Yoh and Manta) are seated around the dining room table inside the inn. Yami Bakura holds his deck of cards with him, and he shuffles them thouroughly. He then pulls the top card off, then places it face down on the table.
HoroHoro: He spoke with a whisper. "Hey, getting impatient here! When do we spook Anna already?!"
Yami Bakura: "Patience! It's a virtue." He slid the card he drew to the center of the table, where all could see it. "Okay, shamans, take out your spirit flames." He holds up his hand as the Bakura-faced flame spirit was shoved into the card in the center of the table. "Yoh and HoroHoro, take out your spirits and integrate them into the card on the table."
Yoh and HoroHoro hold out their hands as their spirits appeared in spirit flame mode. The two simultaneously placed their spirits into the card in the center.
Yoh: "Okay, time to work some illusionary mojo. What now?"
Yami Bakura: "While the victim is asleep, someone must place the card as close to Anna as possible. The closer the power is, the more realistic the illusion will appear to Anna in her dream. However, the person who relocates the card close to Anna will be caught in the same nightmare." He glances in Yoh's direction. "And it must be Yoh to move the card."
Yoh: "Meaning what? Why me?"
Yami Bakura: "Because she seems to be YOUR girlfriend, and meaning that I will teach you the basics about how a dream works. Once in it, you are at the mercy of Anna's mind. So if she envisions you running fifty laps around the world, you'll run fifty laps around the world."
Yoh: *Uh-oh...That doesn't sound good.*
Yami Bakura: "It's all based on what her subconscious is feeling at the time. Also, virtually no logic applies to dreams at all. Only what Anna truly feels will manifest. Well, except for the card I'll summon to her mind. Heheheh..."
Yoh: "Well, I trust you not to send your ghoulie after me. What's it called again?"
Yami Bakura: "Dark Necrofear. It's one of my favorites." He holds up the card, showing a blue, gothic demon, wearing metallic armor and carrying a wooden doll. He hands the card to Yoh.
Yoh: "Let the fun begin!" He snickered lightly and left the room, sliding the door shut after him.
HoroHoro: After Yoh leaves, HoroHoro begins to ask Yami Bakura a question. "Hey, Yami Bakura, can we watch the dream, too?"
Yami Bakura: His tone changes from helpful and kind to sinister and malevolent. "Ha! I don't care anymore, and thanks to you all, I will kill Anna! And you two and Yoh will all join her in the Shadow Realm!" The Millenium Ring glows bright yellow, and HoroHoro and Manta fall to the ground lifelessly.
(A/N: This is where Yami Bakura's OOC-ness ends. He's evil now. And just in time to wreak havoc.)
Yoh: Not noticing that HoroHoro and Manta were no longer conscious, and that Yami Bakura revealed his true self, he crept into Anna's room. Anna slept in the white bathrobe that she wore when she almost overheard the prank plan of Yoh's and Yami Bakura's. *Hehehe. Think about THIS before you give me extra training, why don't ya!* He crept closer to Anna, who was still sleeping motionlessly, except her breathing. He put the card that Yami Bakura gave to him under Anna's pillow. Then, before Yoh could even remove his hand from beneath Anna's pillow, he instantly fell asleep.
(Inside Anna's Dream)-----
(A/N: More like author's warning; watch out. All the rules of how things are supposed to be are thrown out the window from this point on, until the dream ends. Much OOC-ness on Anna's part, but bear with me and keep reading...)
Yoh stood in the living room in his standard attire: green jeans, wooden sandals, and a white, unbuttoned shirt. The first thing he noticed was Anna, kneeling at the table, eating rice. Almost immediately after Yoh noticed her, she put down her chopsticks and rung a small bell which was on the table.
Yoh: *Hmm. Was that little bell there before?* He glances around. *It's just the inn. Is this really what Anna is thinking about when she dreams? Must be pretty boring dreams!*
Suddenly, at hearing the bell, Manta walked into the room from seemingly nowhere. He was dressed like a butler, and carried a platter with a cup of tea and an ornately painted Japanese teapot. He placed the platter on the table.
Manta: "Here's your tea, Miss Anna." He poured tea from the teapot into the teacup, then soon after vanished into thin air.
Yoh: *Yep, that's exactly what Anna would dream about. Better not tell Manta...* He continues to stand motionless and soundless until he feels himself fall flat on his face, bowing to Anna. *Yep, exactly like what she dreams of. I'm now on my face, bowing down to her, still being her servant. Well, I'd better not jinx it by saying I'm not training.*
Anna turns to face Yoh. She walks over to where Yoh is kneeling at her feet, to a point where Yoh can make out the silhouette of Anna, stretching across the floor as he glances down, across the floor.
Yoh: *Uh-oh. What'll I do?! Well, when in doubt of what Anna wants, it never hurts to suck up.* "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Anna: She stretches down, helping Yoh to his feet. (with a giggle) "Well, you can get off the ground, silly. It must be cold and dirty."
Yoh: He dusts himself off after Anna helps him up to his feet. He stares at the blissful and perky stare on Anna's face.
Anna: "Really, honey. If the floor's dirty, I'll get HoroHoro or Manta to clean it up." She dusts off Yoh's shirt. "Anything for you, Yoh."
Yoh: He puts a hand on Anna's shoulder, trying to hold her back. "It's okay, Anna. I got it." *Okay, what to do. Well, around Anna, when in doubt, train REALLY hard. 'Cause I'll probably have to anyway.* He points behind him with his thumb. "Well, I've gotta' get training."
Anna: She lowers Yoh's hand. "Forget it, Yoh... Don't exhaust yourself..." The look on Anna's face grew even more relaxed than before. "Just stay here..." She leans toward Yoh, wraps her arms around Yoh's neck, and kisses him on the lips.
(A/N: BLEECH!)
Yoh: (still being kissed by Anna) *Eeew, a kiss from a girl! ...Hey wait, this isn't so bad really. Not as awkward as I thought. In fact... it feels pretty good!*
(A/N: DOUBLE BLEECH!)
Anna: She leaned away from Yoh, gradually ending the kiss between the two. (softly) "Just like our wedding night, eh Yoh?"
Yoh: A look of shock crosses his face. *Wedding night?! Okay, time to put two and two together. Lets see...* He stares off into space. *Anna said she'd marry me after I became the Shaman King, but if I lost the tournament, I would've died, so I'd either be dead or...* (lightly whispering) "I'm Shaman King... I did it."
Anna: An immature grin crossed her face at hearing Yoh's revelation of the situation. (giggling) (A/N: Censored! Sorry, but it's a low rated fic compared to what I wanted her to say.)
Yoh: *Okay, that was more than I needed to know...* He and Anna hug each other, each placing their chin on each other's shoulder. *But what was it that Yami Bakura said? About Anna's subconscious direction...somethin' or other. Whatever he meant, I think it means that Anna really means all of this. She's not crazy in her dream, just she won't admit how he feels. And she says that guys have problems expressing themselves... But more to the point, she really likes me!* He grins widely, then blinks.
The daytime of outside turned into night, and the room that Anna and Yoh stood in changed to Anna's bedroom. The clothes the two were wearing changed into their bathrobes as well. All this change occurred as Yoh blinked.
Yoh: *That's why Anna works me to death, I guess. She wants me to survive and be Shaman King. But she doesn't want me getting hurt. Aww, that's real sweet of her. Hmm, but I can't help thinking I'm forgetting something...*
Anna: She releases her arms from around Yoh's waist and prances to her bed, jumping on it. She glances at Yoh with (yet another...) a perky giggle. "Come here, Yoh. Wanna' tuck me in?"
Yoh: After pondering the situation, he care-freely shrugged his shoulders when he heard Anna's request. *Oh well. Probably just my imagination.* He runs to Anna's bedside, jumping on the bed and landing on his side, next to Anna. He and Anna snicker uncontrollably.
The two snuggle closer and closer to each other until they touched again, at which point the two embraced another intimate kiss.
Yoh: *This is a GREAT dream, and I never want it to end! ...Uh-oh, I think I remember what I forgot...* He jerked himself away from Anna and off her bed, rolling onto the floor and landing hard on his back.
Anna: She looked over the edge of the bed, finding Yoh lying with his back on the ground, with a look of horror on his face as he looked up at the ceiling. "Sweetie, what is it?"
Yoh saw it. Yami Bakura's monster, the Dark Necrofear, was scaling the ceiling, carrying a broken wooden doll and a sword, which the demon easily unsheathed. Yoh tried to warn Anna about the thing on the ceiling, but all he could do was stutter and point to the ceiling.
Anna: Her joyful grin finally faded off her face and she closed her eyes, thinking Yoh was afraid of getting too close to her. "Oh Yoh, I see."
Yoh: He continued to point and stutter as the ceiling-climbing demon put an overhand grab onto the sword.
Anna: "After all this...you don't feel... about me... the same way... I feel about you,...Yoh..." A tear fell from her face. As soon as the tear splashed on the ground, the creeping monster took action, driving the sword blade first through the back of the unsuspecting Shaman Queen...
Yoh could hear the steel blade sink through Anna's body as a look of painful despair appeared on Anna's face.
Yoh: He jumped to his feet, only to see much of the sword sticking out of Anna's back. The sword had been driven through her heart. Yoh's first instinct, naturally, was to pull the sword out of Anna and turn her over. His heart sunk to see a bloody hole in Anna's chest, and a 'why, Yoh?' expression on Anna's face. Yoh continued stuttering, but began speaking slowly. "I-I-...Anna, I didn't realize-...I didn't mean what I said when I wished you'd go away... It wasn't supposed to happen like this!" Tears rolled down Yoh's cheeks as he gripped Anna's hand tightly. Anna gripped back weakly for a second, but as soon as that one instant expired, Anna's grip fell totally limp, and her stare was blankly directed at the ceiling. Yoh busted into tears, burying his face into the bed of his recently deceased fiancee.
(the dream ended)-----
Yoh awoke that morning at Anna's bedside, jerking up and pulling his hand out from under Anna's pillow with surprising ease.
Yoh: *Phew, what a nightmare! That was probably worse on me than on Anna! At least it's over, now...* He climbs to his feet, rubbing his eyes. He drops the card to the ground weakly, then continues to rub his eyes. He sees Anna's covers bunched over her head. *Oh well, after a nightmare like that, I'd cover myself with sheets, too!*
Yoh ripped the sheets off Anna's bed to find, to his horror, a wooden doll in Anna's place. It was Anna's size, it had blonde hair, and wore a red bandanna and a black dress. The right side of the doll's face had been smashed in.
Yoh: "What the...! How could this happen?! He glanced down at the card he threw to the ground. Picking it up, he stared into the card with equal horror as he felt when he discovered Anna's condition.
(A/N: Before I continue, make it a point to remember what a Dark Necrofear card really looks like. For those of you who haven't seen one / don't own one / are coming here as a SK fanfic reader, Necrofear holds a busted doll in it's hands, as stated before in the fic... Now that you know that fact, you may now hopefully respect the horror scene to come. Muahahahaha!)
In the picture, the doll that Dark Necrofear usually carries has been replaced by the art of it carrying a dead blonde girl, wearing a black dress and a red bandanna...
(end of story)-----
(A/N: Well there it is! Sorry for being heartless, but Anna got on my nerves from day 1, and I planned this fic for a while. Don't like it? Then take the poll in the next chapter: from which storyline should Anna's rescuer come from? Yugioh, Shaman King, or, some other reasonable anime. Send in those R&R's if you want a sequel!)