I don't own Yugioh!
(A/N: Hopefully that didn't take too long. Wonder what will happen in this
chapter *smiles evilly* Thanks for all the support reviewers! ^^)
Just so you know Ai, Ryou, and Seto are now going to be called Ai's group.
While Yami/Yugi and Téa are going to be called Téa's group. All this is
for the sake of less writing -_-
-Ai's group-
Ryou was slowly leading Ai away from Kiyoshi so they could talk alone. He knew with Kiyoshi close by Ai wouldn't say a thing.
"So tell me about the organization," Ryou asked with a trace of casualness in his voice.
"It's been around for years, ever since the feudal period. When Japan was in a war state the imperial court would hire assassins to kill off any threat. That's why back then we were kind of like guardians to the imperial court. However, nowadays we are more freestyle rather than focused on one goal. All kinds of people hire us. It is all about the money. And we are sure not to leave any clues for the police. This takes inside work as well so there are people from our organization in the police force. That is why me being a detective gives me an advantage. The members are to be kept secrete at all times. It is self-destruct over giving away your identity. But any relatives of the member are dragged in as well. They are forced to join. People who deny us will be killed, even if they are family. I was forced in to training when I was young. Both my parents are in the organization. It is a huge network and it is hard to trace all the members. One thing is for sure though. You betray the organization you die. They hire the top of the top to do inside organization killings in order to keep this whole thing secrete," Ai said.
"Wouldn't us, meaning Seto and I, seeing Kiyoshi and you pose a threat to the secrecy of the organization?" Ryou asked fearing the worst.
"Exactly," Ai smirked. "That's why you two should get out of here as soon as possible. Kiyoshi would kill you two for sure. He is merciless," Her features darken as she turned around to see Kiyoshi still at cold war with Seto. "And you better do it now,"
"Why are you helping us?"
"Because my time at Domino High taught me something no one ever did," Ai stopped and corrected herself. "Pardon me, I mean it has given me a chance to learn what I once had,"
"Once had?" Asked Ryou.
"Yes," Ai answered and looked back at Kiyoshi.
"Then what happened?"
"I went deeper and deeper into the darkness," Ai said offhandedly.
Ryou was silent. He couldn't imagine anything like this. But it was reality. Ryou walked away from Ai and went back to see how the argument between the two 'Icicles' were. He swore the temperature dropped ten degrees when he came closer to the two.
"It isn't about that at all," Seto said coldly.
"Oh? And why?" Kiyoshi wasn't allowing Seto to win.
"You wouldn't know what real betrayal was," Seto said with darkness in his eyes. "You haven't lived my life!"
"And how bad could it be? Not getting water exactly two seconds after you pressed the call button? The maid didn't put the strict amount of milk and sugar in your coffee? People didn't bow to you?" Mocked Kiyoshi though his voice didn't change.
Ryou just stood there listening to their painful topic. He knew Seto had a tough life going through what his step-dad did to him. But looking at Ai he knew Kiyoshi had a dark experience as well. Ryou looked back at Ai. She too was listening in though she wasn't close to them at all. Ryou guessed her hearing is probably ten times better than his.
"You have no idea," Seto wasn't about to carry on anymore. This conversation was pointless.
"I wouldn't have guessed," Kiyoshi said reaching into his coat (A/N: He is wearing a coat, white shirt underneath not tucked and baggy khaki pants. Domino high people wear their summer uniforms)
Ai, Ryou and Seto realized what he was doing but was not quick enough to act. With the swift movement of a professional, Kiyoshi pulled out his gun. It was silver and had the words "Reaper H series-9800" on it. Ai sprinted and stood right in front of Kiyoshi. She gave him a firm cold stare. He didn't look at her.
"I'll shoot you too if it means to kill these two," Kiyoshi said with no emotion at all.
Suddenly the millennium ring started to glow. Ryou's hairstyle changed and his eyes became harsher and more threatening.
"Not if I have something to say about it," A different voice spoke from Ryou's mouth.
"You are not Ryou!" Ai said shocked, only a little.
"That's right,"
"Then who are you?"
"Bakura," Bakura said stepping in front of Ai.
"Interesting," Kiyoshi said though his inflection sounded the same. "Duo personality,"
"No," Ai said looking at Kiyoshi hard. "It's a different person,"
"And you better put that thing down before I release my pets," He smirked evilly.
"Oh really," Kiyoshi said not moving an inch.
"That's right," Neither did Bakura. He slowly pulled out his card.
But Kiyoshi withdrew his gun and put it back inside his coat. Bakura seeing this laughed hard and loud. Kiyoshi however stood there.
"Well if it isn't Mr. I'm so tough!" Laughed Bakura.
"I have no time for this," Kiyoshi said walking past Bakura. He stood in front of Ai.
"Bakura," Seto hissed and narrowed his eyes.
"I may be evil but I have no means to hurt you people now," Bakura said in a serious tone. Seto knew he was telling the truth so made no further comments. The last thing he needed was a duel between him and Bakura.
"Devil is on the loose," Kiyoshi said to Ai.
"Like I care," Ai said bored.
"Who is Devil," Seto and Bakura asked.
"Devil is a psychopath that the organization 'produced' but he was too unstable to be used as a weapon," Kiyoshi said.
"More like an experiment gone wrong," Ai smirked. "He was supposed to be trained for multiple targets. However, his emotion was too strong. For some reason all this hatred narrowed down to one person. No body knows whom Devil hates so much so they put him locked him away from the rest of the world fearing he might give the organization away. However, the last time I went to head quarters, which was about a month ago before I came to Domino High, his condition was going out of control. Maybe it was all this hatred he has kept was finally giving away,"
"Is that why Kiyoshi came here for?" Seto asked.
"Partly. I came here to find Ai and the truth behind the failed operation. Then after that my job was to find Devil. Search group C and D says they have found report and eye witnesses of a quire person running around the Domino district," Kiyoshi replied.
Ai suddenly got an inspiration. Maybe just maybe, she thought to herself.
"Why don't you shoot us? We pose a threat to the organization," Bakura teased Kiyoshi. He was completely wrong.
-Téa's group–
Yami stared at the figure. He wanted to save Téa but knew the process might hurt her. And he knew that it'd hurt him to watch Téa getting hurt because of him. Téa winced, as the axe was brought closer and closer to her. She tried to struggle but couldn't loosen the grip. The figure smirked. It was too easy to hurt the boy and the girl. He wanted more fun, more excitement, and more pain. "Answer me, do you love her?" the figure demanded Yami to give him an answer. Yami couldn't decide whether to tell the truth, that he loved her, or to not answer. He decided to buy some time. "What is your name?" Yami asked avoiding the question. "Oh, I see," Laughed the figure. "Trying to hide? Fine. Let us see what will happen if I do this," At that he took the axe to her neck and made a thin but clear-cut. A thin line of blood could be seen. It wasn't deep but it did hurt. Téa gasped. "I'll tell you my name but you'll have to answer my question. Or else," He gestured to the axe and the cut he made. Yami grew cold. It was between his inner feelings or Téa's life. He wasn't going to give one or the other up. He knew he didn't have the courage to tell the big secrete just yet. He needed a way out. Inside the puzzle Yugi was frantic. He tried and tried again to call out to his other self but the link was blocked. Yugi shouted again and finally broke through. "Yami!" Yugi shouted to his other self. "Aibou," Yami was surprised that Yugi broke through the block he made. Not that he was being mean; it was mainly because he really wanted to spend the day with Téa alone. "Tell him! Tell him you love her and save her please!" Yugi begged on his knees inside the puzzle. He was crying too. "But I can't do it," Yami said truthfully. He maybe the pharaoh used to be and the king of games, but love wasn't in his agenda. It just came. "Yes you can!" Yugi needed to save Téa. He was more than ready to tell his long loved crush that he loved her. "Then let me do it!" "No! I have to save Téa," Yami protested. Seeing what happened at the cottage, Yugi was no match for this guy. Their inner conversation was interrupted when the figure spoke. "You want my name? My name is Devil," He said. "Now answer mine as promised. Do you love her?" Téa looked at Yami. Maybe he really didn't have feelings for her. It was probably her imaginations. I'll have to count on myself she thought. So she kicked Devil hard hoping that he would loosen his grip. But she was wrong. Devil didn't even flinch. "Trying to play smart?" Devil turned to Téa and tightened his grip. Téa cringed under the force Devil was applying to her arm. "Why do you want to hurt me?" Téa asked weakly. "Why?" Devil repeated playfully. "I'll tell you why. You see him," Devil pointed to Yami. Yami stared back. "Leave her alone!" Yami shouted. But only made Devil laugh harder. "See this guy? He will never love you. You are an ugly piece of trash you understand. That's why he chose that long hair green-eyed girl over you. Ever since that 'incident' your heart was scared. He can see it. Though your physical wounds have healed, you inner ones have not. He can still see the disgusting marks. The long scars along your torso," Devil ended with a rasp whisper in her ear. He laughed as Téa's beautiful sapphire eyes filled with salty tears.
(A/N: Confused yet? Any questions please write in the review so I can clarify in the next chapter. Please review to tell me how it is. Not really a cliffhanger so you can relax and wait for the next chapter... somewhat better than a real one.)
-Ai's group-
Ryou was slowly leading Ai away from Kiyoshi so they could talk alone. He knew with Kiyoshi close by Ai wouldn't say a thing.
"So tell me about the organization," Ryou asked with a trace of casualness in his voice.
"It's been around for years, ever since the feudal period. When Japan was in a war state the imperial court would hire assassins to kill off any threat. That's why back then we were kind of like guardians to the imperial court. However, nowadays we are more freestyle rather than focused on one goal. All kinds of people hire us. It is all about the money. And we are sure not to leave any clues for the police. This takes inside work as well so there are people from our organization in the police force. That is why me being a detective gives me an advantage. The members are to be kept secrete at all times. It is self-destruct over giving away your identity. But any relatives of the member are dragged in as well. They are forced to join. People who deny us will be killed, even if they are family. I was forced in to training when I was young. Both my parents are in the organization. It is a huge network and it is hard to trace all the members. One thing is for sure though. You betray the organization you die. They hire the top of the top to do inside organization killings in order to keep this whole thing secrete," Ai said.
"Wouldn't us, meaning Seto and I, seeing Kiyoshi and you pose a threat to the secrecy of the organization?" Ryou asked fearing the worst.
"Exactly," Ai smirked. "That's why you two should get out of here as soon as possible. Kiyoshi would kill you two for sure. He is merciless," Her features darken as she turned around to see Kiyoshi still at cold war with Seto. "And you better do it now,"
"Why are you helping us?"
"Because my time at Domino High taught me something no one ever did," Ai stopped and corrected herself. "Pardon me, I mean it has given me a chance to learn what I once had,"
"Once had?" Asked Ryou.
"Yes," Ai answered and looked back at Kiyoshi.
"Then what happened?"
"I went deeper and deeper into the darkness," Ai said offhandedly.
Ryou was silent. He couldn't imagine anything like this. But it was reality. Ryou walked away from Ai and went back to see how the argument between the two 'Icicles' were. He swore the temperature dropped ten degrees when he came closer to the two.
"It isn't about that at all," Seto said coldly.
"Oh? And why?" Kiyoshi wasn't allowing Seto to win.
"You wouldn't know what real betrayal was," Seto said with darkness in his eyes. "You haven't lived my life!"
"And how bad could it be? Not getting water exactly two seconds after you pressed the call button? The maid didn't put the strict amount of milk and sugar in your coffee? People didn't bow to you?" Mocked Kiyoshi though his voice didn't change.
Ryou just stood there listening to their painful topic. He knew Seto had a tough life going through what his step-dad did to him. But looking at Ai he knew Kiyoshi had a dark experience as well. Ryou looked back at Ai. She too was listening in though she wasn't close to them at all. Ryou guessed her hearing is probably ten times better than his.
"You have no idea," Seto wasn't about to carry on anymore. This conversation was pointless.
"I wouldn't have guessed," Kiyoshi said reaching into his coat (A/N: He is wearing a coat, white shirt underneath not tucked and baggy khaki pants. Domino high people wear their summer uniforms)
Ai, Ryou and Seto realized what he was doing but was not quick enough to act. With the swift movement of a professional, Kiyoshi pulled out his gun. It was silver and had the words "Reaper H series-9800" on it. Ai sprinted and stood right in front of Kiyoshi. She gave him a firm cold stare. He didn't look at her.
"I'll shoot you too if it means to kill these two," Kiyoshi said with no emotion at all.
Suddenly the millennium ring started to glow. Ryou's hairstyle changed and his eyes became harsher and more threatening.
"Not if I have something to say about it," A different voice spoke from Ryou's mouth.
"You are not Ryou!" Ai said shocked, only a little.
"That's right,"
"Then who are you?"
"Bakura," Bakura said stepping in front of Ai.
"Interesting," Kiyoshi said though his inflection sounded the same. "Duo personality,"
"No," Ai said looking at Kiyoshi hard. "It's a different person,"
"And you better put that thing down before I release my pets," He smirked evilly.
"Oh really," Kiyoshi said not moving an inch.
"That's right," Neither did Bakura. He slowly pulled out his card.
But Kiyoshi withdrew his gun and put it back inside his coat. Bakura seeing this laughed hard and loud. Kiyoshi however stood there.
"Well if it isn't Mr. I'm so tough!" Laughed Bakura.
"I have no time for this," Kiyoshi said walking past Bakura. He stood in front of Ai.
"Bakura," Seto hissed and narrowed his eyes.
"I may be evil but I have no means to hurt you people now," Bakura said in a serious tone. Seto knew he was telling the truth so made no further comments. The last thing he needed was a duel between him and Bakura.
"Devil is on the loose," Kiyoshi said to Ai.
"Like I care," Ai said bored.
"Who is Devil," Seto and Bakura asked.
"Devil is a psychopath that the organization 'produced' but he was too unstable to be used as a weapon," Kiyoshi said.
"More like an experiment gone wrong," Ai smirked. "He was supposed to be trained for multiple targets. However, his emotion was too strong. For some reason all this hatred narrowed down to one person. No body knows whom Devil hates so much so they put him locked him away from the rest of the world fearing he might give the organization away. However, the last time I went to head quarters, which was about a month ago before I came to Domino High, his condition was going out of control. Maybe it was all this hatred he has kept was finally giving away,"
"Is that why Kiyoshi came here for?" Seto asked.
"Partly. I came here to find Ai and the truth behind the failed operation. Then after that my job was to find Devil. Search group C and D says they have found report and eye witnesses of a quire person running around the Domino district," Kiyoshi replied.
Ai suddenly got an inspiration. Maybe just maybe, she thought to herself.
"Why don't you shoot us? We pose a threat to the organization," Bakura teased Kiyoshi. He was completely wrong.
-Téa's group–
Yami stared at the figure. He wanted to save Téa but knew the process might hurt her. And he knew that it'd hurt him to watch Téa getting hurt because of him. Téa winced, as the axe was brought closer and closer to her. She tried to struggle but couldn't loosen the grip. The figure smirked. It was too easy to hurt the boy and the girl. He wanted more fun, more excitement, and more pain. "Answer me, do you love her?" the figure demanded Yami to give him an answer. Yami couldn't decide whether to tell the truth, that he loved her, or to not answer. He decided to buy some time. "What is your name?" Yami asked avoiding the question. "Oh, I see," Laughed the figure. "Trying to hide? Fine. Let us see what will happen if I do this," At that he took the axe to her neck and made a thin but clear-cut. A thin line of blood could be seen. It wasn't deep but it did hurt. Téa gasped. "I'll tell you my name but you'll have to answer my question. Or else," He gestured to the axe and the cut he made. Yami grew cold. It was between his inner feelings or Téa's life. He wasn't going to give one or the other up. He knew he didn't have the courage to tell the big secrete just yet. He needed a way out. Inside the puzzle Yugi was frantic. He tried and tried again to call out to his other self but the link was blocked. Yugi shouted again and finally broke through. "Yami!" Yugi shouted to his other self. "Aibou," Yami was surprised that Yugi broke through the block he made. Not that he was being mean; it was mainly because he really wanted to spend the day with Téa alone. "Tell him! Tell him you love her and save her please!" Yugi begged on his knees inside the puzzle. He was crying too. "But I can't do it," Yami said truthfully. He maybe the pharaoh used to be and the king of games, but love wasn't in his agenda. It just came. "Yes you can!" Yugi needed to save Téa. He was more than ready to tell his long loved crush that he loved her. "Then let me do it!" "No! I have to save Téa," Yami protested. Seeing what happened at the cottage, Yugi was no match for this guy. Their inner conversation was interrupted when the figure spoke. "You want my name? My name is Devil," He said. "Now answer mine as promised. Do you love her?" Téa looked at Yami. Maybe he really didn't have feelings for her. It was probably her imaginations. I'll have to count on myself she thought. So she kicked Devil hard hoping that he would loosen his grip. But she was wrong. Devil didn't even flinch. "Trying to play smart?" Devil turned to Téa and tightened his grip. Téa cringed under the force Devil was applying to her arm. "Why do you want to hurt me?" Téa asked weakly. "Why?" Devil repeated playfully. "I'll tell you why. You see him," Devil pointed to Yami. Yami stared back. "Leave her alone!" Yami shouted. But only made Devil laugh harder. "See this guy? He will never love you. You are an ugly piece of trash you understand. That's why he chose that long hair green-eyed girl over you. Ever since that 'incident' your heart was scared. He can see it. Though your physical wounds have healed, you inner ones have not. He can still see the disgusting marks. The long scars along your torso," Devil ended with a rasp whisper in her ear. He laughed as Téa's beautiful sapphire eyes filled with salty tears.
(A/N: Confused yet? Any questions please write in the review so I can clarify in the next chapter. Please review to tell me how it is. Not really a cliffhanger so you can relax and wait for the next chapter... somewhat better than a real one.)