Devil's Sanctuary (Through Hell and Back for More)
Disclaimer: I don't own anything with a copyright or trademark.
Warning: drug use and swearing in this chapter
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Caroline pulled the car over and parked it. Bakura took a look around his surroundings.
There was no grocery stores in sight.
I thought we were going grocery shopping, why are we stopping here? he ask as they
stepped out of the vehicle.
Caroline walked around the back of the car and put her arm around Bakura.
Because Bakura. That's why. Now clamp it and lets go find you some new shoes. I can't
have you running around in those anymore.....yuck.
But I love these shoes Bakura chuckled.
Caroline grabbed his hand and rolled her eyes.
Shut up ya goofy shit. There's shopping to do, we'll buy food afterward.
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I listened to the new album, and I must say, it's quite impressive. Kaiba
nodded as the sunlight reflected off the shiny compact disk in his hand.
It only took us two years to complete Ryou chuckled.
We would have had it done sooner if we all could have gotten together at the same times,
but shit happens, you know? Yugi grinned.
Kaiba put the cd back in the case and looked around at everyone.
All I care about is that it's completed. The songs are very well put together, I'm sure it
will go over very well on the charts. Kaiba looked the cd case over curiously.
Devil's Sanctuary....who came up with this title anyway?
Marik poked his head out from behind the magazine he was looking at and grinned
sheepishly.
I did, why? Don't you like it?
Kaiba shook his head,
It's just fine, and it's very fitting. Kaiba grinned, glancing at Malik.
Malik made a face at Kaiba and stood up.
Are you insinuating that I'm the devil? How rude. I think I need another beer he grumbled as he
walked into the house.
Grab me one too! And a Twinkie! Marik shouted back at him with laughter in his voice..
Kaiba pulled out his briefcase and put the cd inside of it.
One last thing before Ann and I have to get going. I need the four of you to make a
recording to send out to the radio stations that will be playing your album.
Marik, Ryou, Yugi and Duke nodded.
Sure, no prob, I have a small studio in the basement. What do we have to say on it? Marik
smiled.
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Thanks for the new boots Bakura smiled as he looked over his shiny new leather boots.
No prob, they look very sexy on you Caroline grinned as she took a sharp right turn at
the stop light. The groceries all slid to the passenger side of the car from the pull of the
sharp turn.
Where are you taking us? Bakura ask nervously as Caroline drove into a run down
part of town.
Caroline turned into an alley and parked her car.
I need to pick up something
Bakura looked around the dark alley and observed a door next to a dumpster over-flowing
with garbage. Gun shots rang out nearby. There was even a person sleeping under some
newspapers. Bakura wasn't entirely sure he was even alive.
He looked at Caroline sternly.
Make this quick
Caroline nodded her head as she opened her car door and stepped out.
Yeah, I will, don't worry.
Bakura followed her closely up to the door. He could hear a woman screaming not to far
away. He didn't even want to fathom the reason for her terrified screams.
The door was opened by a girl about 15 or 16 years old, dressed in a skin tight red vinyl
skirrt, high heel boots that went up to her thighs, a tube top stained with something white,
and a denim jacket that was tattered and torn. Her lips were slathered in bright red lipstick
and her eyes were painted heavily with blue eye shadow.
the girl snarled distastefully.
We're here to see Chopper, can we come in? Caroline said firmly.
The girl glanced at Bakura and licked her lips.
Who's he?
A friend Caroline retorted.
the girl said as she opened the door.
No sooner had the door closed behind them when Bakura was grabbed by someone hiding
behind the door.
What the...! he snarled as a mans arm wrapped around his neck firmly, catching
him in a headlock.
He felt the coldness of a barrel of a gun pressed against his temple. Caroline whirled
around and held up her hands.
Hey, put down the fucking gun man, he's cool!
The man reeked of cigarettes, beer and unwashed body odor. His hands were trembling bad, and his eyes were
glazed over and bloodshot.
I suggest you get the gun out of my face, unless you wish to be banished to the Shadow
Realm! Bakura hissed evilly while in the mans grip.
The man screwed up his face and released Bakura, shoving him into Caroline.
What the fucks he talkin' bout? the man growled as he shoved the gun into his torn up
jeans.
You don't need to know, nor would you want to, believe me. Caroline replied.
Hmpf! Whatever. Why you here? The man answered her back, carefully looking over
Caroline and Bakura.
I'm here to see Chopper, where is he?
The girl that answered the door took a leisurely drag of her cigarette and got up off the
chair she was sitting in.
He's trying out a new employee at the moment.
Bakura looked at Caroline nervously. Caroline lit up a cigarette and handed it to Bakura,
than lit one for herself.
Fine. We'll wait for him than.
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Duke, Marik, Yugi and Ryou walked down into a small recording studio Marik
had set up in the basement. They passed around a glass bong and got themselves good and
high, along with drinking multiple beers. Marik and Ryou found it very entertaing to blow their bong hits in Bestet the cats'
face. Bestet didn't seem to mind though, she laid on the floor rolling around and purring at their feet.
Hey Marik, uh, Ryou? Duke called out from behind the microphone.
Marik replied sharply.
Come on over and um, you know, we have to do this little recording
No way man Ryou replied drunkenly.
We have to tell the guys about the record. Duke stated.
No way, we're busy Ryou replied, lighting up the pipe in his hand and taking a drag than
handing it to Marik..
Come on, you gotta do it, they're expecting to hear from you! Duke said adamantly.
You do it! Marik suggested.
Duke exclaimed back.
Yeah! Yeah! You just tell them. Ryou nodded eagerly.
Do what! Duke whined. what? what!
Come on man, just do us a favor Yugi pleaded as the pipe got passed to him.
What? Do what? They don't wanna hear me Duke groaned.
Just tell them how excited we are about the record, that'll..yeah, uh, go Marik suggested
as he grabbed the pipe from Yugi.
Yeah, tell em! Tell Ryou added.
Well uh....the guys are really excited about this record because its a ferocious-
Dude, tell them how great we are Marik interrupted. Duke nodded his head.
The band is playing so well on this record. When you hear Mariks singing and Yugi's
slide playing-
Tell them how cool the tunes are! Marik interrupted again. Duke nodded again.
Oh yes, well the songs are extraordinary, theres alot of different types of-
Don't forget to tell them about the live shit on the album Marik threw in.
The uh, live...uh.......The stage show is gonna be unbelievable, with new costumes, and-
Tell them about the album cover, it's cool man, it's cool! Marik interrupted once again.
Yes, the album cover, with uh.....naked demon women and...uh....it's awesome... and all the, uh.thi-
Dude, uh, wait! Tell them if they don't play our shit, we'll kill ourselves. Marik stated
firmly with a wide grin.
Duke screwed up his face. Uh...yeah.....The guys I think would be very disappointed if
this album didn't exceed the aggregate of the last one, and-
Duke, Let's just roll the tape and let the music do the talking Ryou suggested before
falling into a coughing fit.
Yeah, yeah! Yugi nodded eagerly. Duke smiled and took a drink of his beer.
Well, um...I'm really glad that I had this opportunity to tell all you-
Marik yelled as he pressed a few buttons and rolled the tape.
All four of them burst out laughing as their first single off the album began to play.
Good grief! You guys don't make this shit easy! Duke laughed.
Marik grabbed bottle of booze off the table infront of him and grinned.
That's our job Duke-ster.
Duke lit up a cigarette and rolled his eyes.
Kaiba is gonna kill us.
Marik stood up and took a big swig off the bottle of booze in his hand.
Hey,. I got an idea! Let's go out tonight. I wanna show you guys what Hollywood has to
offer.
Ryou raised an eyebrow,
What are you saying Marik?
Marik slammed down the bottle of booze on the table and looked at them all
mischievously.
Strippers man, let's go find us some eye candy!
Duke and Ryou nodded their heads eagerly.
Yeah, yeah, let's do it man! Duke perked up.
I'll go give Kaiba this recording and let Malik and Yami in on our little plan. Marik
winked.
But what about Tany? And Caroline? And Bakura? Yugi questioned him.
Tany can come along, and we'll leave a note for Bakura and Caroline.
Alright! Yeah! Whoo-hoo! Naked women, here we come! Ryou cheered after guzzling the last of his beer.
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Caroline and Bakura waited nervously in the smelly, run down apartment for the guy
named Chopper to finish up. While they were waiting, the girl that had answered the door
for them went upstairs with a very dirty looking man that had come over while they
waited. He had given her a few green bills before they went into the next room.
Bakura kept a sharp eye on the man who'd held the gun to his head. The man sat at a table
chain smoking, and shaking terribly. He kept mumbling incoherently to himself.
Is he tripping? Bakura whispered to Caroline.
Caroline nodded her head.
Most likely.
Are we in some kind of whore-house? Bakura went on.
What do you think She whispered back.
Bakura looked around the apartment. He couldn't believe how filthy it was. There were
dishes stacked up on the counters, mold growing on everything.. The stench of death
lingered in the air. Bugs and rodents were crawling everywhere. All in all, it was
nauseating. Bakura couldn't wait to leave. To his relief, a man wearing only a pair of dirty
ripped up jeans came into the room. He had a tattoo across his stomach that read
CHOPPER'. A cigarette dangled from his lips. A young girl, probably 14 or 15, followed
him down. She was only wearing a t-shirt. Without saying a word, the girl went into one
of the back rooms.
You wanted to see me? he said gruffly.
Caroline stood up and nodded.
Yeah, I'm Marik Ishtars wife, he said I was suppose to pick up the stuff from you.
Chopped lowered his eyes at Bakura.
Who's he
Caroline rolled her eyes.
He's cool, don't sweat it. He's a friend of Marik's.
Than man gave Bakura a menacing glare.
Fine than, follow me.
Caroline and Bakura followed the man down a dark hallway. Bakura was sure he'd
stepped on a dead rodent as they pressed forward into a dimly lit room.
Chopper pulled a plastic baggie filled with a green leafy substance out of a paper grocery
bag. Caroline pulled out a $100 bill and tossed it on the desk infront of him. Chopper
threw the baggie at her and snatched up the money.
Caroline nodded as she stuffed the baggie in her purse. She grabbed Bakura's
arm and pulled him out of the room. They practically ran out of the apartment and back
to Caroline's.
She sped out of the alley as fast as she could, leaving black tire marks on the pavement behind her. Bakura was
relieved to be out of that disgusting apartment. He relaxed back in his seat and closed his
eyes. Caroline turned up the radio and drove toward home.
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I bet you can guess what's going to happen in the next chapter! Yup......the guys are going to a strip club. I can promise you they'll be in for a few HUGE surprises there too! (Uh....no pun intended there, really! LOL)
I'm aiming to have the next chapter up by tomorrow night sometime:-)
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Peace, Love, and Blue M&M's!
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