Chapter 6
Duels and Dates
Disclaimer: If I did own 'em, this would really happen and Aneko, Kaya, Lindsey, Adara, Leorian, Kaya and Isis' yamis would be real characters. Happy?
Mojobubbles: My God, the world is in such a crappy state right now.
All: *sigh*
Mojobubbles: But I think that this is one of the reasons we write fics and read them. In tough times, it's just the little things that make people happy. That's how it was in the Great Depression. So we just gotta keep up hope and appreciate the small things in life that make you smile.
All: *nod*
Yami: Well said, Mojobubbles.
Kamilah: Wow, that was quite......deep.
Mojobubbles: Go troops! We're all here for ya, we're supporting you all the way! *adds U.S. Army to her list of people/things that are the bomb* Now that that's out of the way......Seti is so damn patient with those idiots!
Kamilah: Would ya stop with the "Cat In The Mirror" crap?!
Mojobubbles: But it's so much like Yu-Gi-Oh! it's freaky!
Hermione: Lemme see! *grabs book*
All: o_O
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Review responses:
Evergladelord: Erm.....sounds like you've got quite an interesting yami there.
Blue Eyed Canadian Authoress: Well, Kaiba doesn't actually ask anyone, but he does end up hanging out with someone....yeah.
Lady Yami: Chibi Kikyo? Interesting.....
Europa: Whoops. I bet that was embarrassing. ^+^
Malik: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! EUROPA'S A PYRO TOO!!!!!!
Mojobubbles: No more Oreos for you!
BMMW: *rolls eyes* Kirstie, that was /Malik/ talking about Kaya. Kaya said nothing at all about asking Malik. Malik was the one who kinda wanted to ask her!!! So nyeah! : P You take stuff too seriously. And it's Tetsusaiga, by the by.
Daricio: KYAAA! *jumps backward* Yes, you got my attention........I know how it is.....there are all these boys that tease me all the time, but sometimes I wonder if they actually like me. But if I found out.....whoo boy.....that'd be so freaking messed up.....ok, getting off track now. ^+^U I read your bio, and the "dimension the potato" thing is from my bio, but it was my friend Kirstie who said it. *points upward to her response to BMMW's review* 'Dere da same person! MWHAHAHAHAHA!!!! And guess what else? You and me are both a Taurus!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't that so cool?!? And one more thing: I e-mailed you a couple of days ago. Did you get it?
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Symbol thingies:
~blah~ Kaya to Yami or Yugi
++blah++ Yugi to Kaya
~~blah~~ Yami to Kaya
/blah/ hikari to yami
//blah// yami to hikari
[blah] someone thinking to themselves
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If it weren't for Malfoy, Yugi probably never would have met Lindsey Mansfield.
The group was walking down the halls after Potions with the Slytherins to Defense Against the Dark Arts when Malfoy stepped in front of them, blocking their path. (Like, when Malik was runnin' around doing wheelies on his motorcycle and then Y. Bakura jumped in front of him.....that was the best.....I cracked up. I actually thought Malik was gonna fall off the motorcycle for a minute.)
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Harry asked impatiently.
"This is just like you, Potter," Malfoy said sounding bored. "Befriending the Muggle scum Dumbledore manages to drag in every year......."
"Sod off, Malfoy," Ron said, making a face. "No one wants to listen to your crap."
"Who would listen to you, Weasley?" Malfoy said, sounding amused. "They may be Muggles, but I bet they can do more magic than you!" He began to walk away, leaving them confused. Then he called over his shoulder, "After all, they've got those Millennium Items, and they're possessed with those weird spirits!!"
"How.....how did he find out?" Bakura whispered.
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That night in the common room, the friends attracted some very odd looks from their fellow Gryffindors.
"Malfoy must have told all the Slytherins, because they confronted me today as well," Isis sighed.
"This is gonna be all over the school by next week!" Kaya groaned.
"And who gives this Malfoy the right to judge people by their magical ability?!" Yugi added angrily.
"You tell 'em, Yug," Joey grinned, hi-fiving Yugi.
"Malfoy never has anything worth hearing to say anyway," Hermione added matter-of-factly. "Just ignore him."
"Hermione's right," added a new voice.
"Hi Lindsey," Hermione said, waving to the new girl. "This is Lindsey Mansfield, by the way."
After the introductions were made, Lindsey went on to say, "Malfoy just thinks he's so great, but it's all talk. The stuff he said today was just a whole bunch of lies he made up to make you sound bad."
The group looked at each other uneasily. "What?" Lindsey asked. "Did I say something?"
Yugi shook his head. "Um........" Then an idea came to him. "Duel Monsters!"
"Yugi, you're a genius!" Tristan exclaimed.
"I forgot I brought my deck at all!" Kaya said.
Kaiba, sitting across the room, smirked. Maybe he'd break out his deck as well, and wipe the floor with these wizards.
"'Duel Monsters'? I think I've read about that," Hermione said thoughtfully. "It's a Japanese card game, right?"
Joey nodded. "It's the best!"
"It's based on a game that was played in ancient Egypt," Isis added eagerly, glad for a distraction from the day's events.
"That's where I learned to play it," Kaya added importantly. "I learned it from the best," she said, nodding toward the M. Puzzle.
"Hey Kaya," Malik said mischievously. "Get your brother to duel me." By this time, others had joined the group.
"But she doesn't have a brother, does she?" one of the Gryffindors mused.
~Hey Yami, you willing to duel Malik?~
~~But Kaya, what about all the others?~~
~Didn't you see all the weird looks they were giving us? I don't think they'd be very surprised.~
~~.........~~
~C'mon, Yami, you never back down from a challenge! You're the freaking King of Games!!!~
That did it.
//Yugi, I'm coming out.//
/Whoo boy.......it's going to be WW3....../
(Oh God/Kami/Ra.......I do NOT like writing duels.....)
In a flash of light, Yami had come out of the puzzle.
The Gryffindors gave a collective gasp.
"Long time no see, pharaoh," Malik smirked.
"Let's do this, Malik," Yami said. Kaya scooted away.
'Yami's got his game face on.....' she though uneasily.
(Heh, just like that one Battle City episode, where Kaiba is about to duel Joey, Mokuba starts scooting away from Kaiba. It's like, "Uh-oh.....Seto's dueling.....he's got his game face on.....")
They both got their decks.
"No god cards. Agreed?" Yami suggested, sorting through is deck and removing Sclyther (uh, did I spell that right?) the Sky Dragon. Malik sighed and took out his Winged Dragon of Ra.
"Oh, alright," he sighed. (I think god cards would make this really complicated, and they're just dueling for fun.) "Well, if we can't use god cards, then let's add some stakes to make this a lil more interesting," Malik said, a mischievous grin crossing his face. (So......I guess they're not just dueling for fun.....*sigh* Thanks a lot Malik, going off and ruining my plans.....WHO'S THE AUTHOR HERE, HUH?!?)
"Something about the look on your face tells me I should be scared," Ron muttered to Bakura.
"These two are unbelievably competitive......"
"I thought you said you guys are all friends now?" Harry asked, confused.
"Oh, we are," Malik said, shuffling his deck. "It's just that in Duel Monsters," he turned to Yami, and lowered his voice, "there's no room for friendships!"
They all rolled their eyes. "Malik, that's not true!" Tea cried.
"Te, I think he was just joking...." Joey said. (OH MY GOD ITS "IRIS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT SONG IN SO FREAKING LONG!!!!!!!! Hey you know who that song really fits?
Inuyasha: Oh gods.......you mean me, right?
Mojobubbles: *nods*
Kamilah: I smell a songfic......)
"Anyway, what are the stakes?" prompted Tristan.
"How about if I win," Malik said thoughtfully, "Yami has to be my slave for a week!"
"Not mindslave, right? Just slave?" Bakura asked anxiously.
"Yeah, my mindslaving days are over, Bakura," Malik grinned. Then he turned to Yami. "So, what do you say?" Yami nodded.
Kaya grabbed Yami and whispered something in his ear. Yami smiled in a very devious and un-Yami-ish way.
"Alright, Malik: if I win, then we get to pick which girl you have to take to the Halloween ball."
Malik grinned. "This should be good...."
And the duel began.
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(Ok, now I haven't had much experience writing duels. I wrote one for "Pokeduelsmon" and I think it turned out pretty decent, so......lemme know how this one is.)
By now, everyone in the room was intensely watching the duel. Malik began by summoning Mystic Clown in attack mode and playing a card face down.
"I summon Skull Red Bird, in attack mode, and attack your Mystic Clown. You lose 50 life points," Yami said smugly.
(I HATE "PICTURE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ON EVERY FREAKING STATION!!!!!!!!!!)
'Oh Ra.....I forgot my face-down Castle Walls....it's been too long since I've last dueled......' Malik thought, facefaulting.
"Okay, I play Ansatsu in attack mode," Malik said aloud, "and I attack your Skull Red Bird."
"So, now Malik has 1950 life points, and Yami has 1850 life points," Kaya said, trying in vain to explain the action to the Gryffindors around her.
"Alright, then I play this card in defense mode," Malik stated, laying two cards face down on the field. "And I lay this magic card face down," he added.
(GUESS WHAT I DID?!
Kamilah: Chill, aibou. It's not /that/ special when someone calls a station to request a song.
Mojobubbles: Shut up! What did I just say about little things and being amused?!)
'I bet his face down magic card is a trap,' Yami thought. 'Ra.....does he think I'd fall for something like that?' He drew a card. "Then I play Swordstalker in attack mode, and Shadow of Eyes." He stopped and studied Malik's expression. "You know what that means, don't you?"
"It means any cards I play in defense mode have to be switched to attack mode," Malik said, but he looked happy. He flipped over his monster, and Yami groaned. "It's a Bubonic Vermin," Malik smirked. "You know what that means, don't you, pharaoh?"
"I know, I know. Whenever a Bubonic Vermin is flipped, you get to draw a new one from your deck and place it face down in defense mode," Yami sighed.
"Oh, I get it. Because of that Shadow of Eyes, he's just got to keep summoning Bubonic Vermin until he runs out.....er, right?" Ron asked Bakura hesitantly.
"Exactly," Bakura nodded.
'So.....he must be trying to build his defenses, so that I can't directly attack his life points,' Yami thought, as Malik drew 3 more Bubonic Vermin cards.
"I'm all out," he said calmly.
"I don't get it," Lindsey said. But she was not just referring to the duel. Something weird had happened to Yugi. It was just like what Malfoy had said. Something about being possessed by spirits? Was that true? She shook her head. She'd miss the duel if she didn't focus.
Then it was Malik's turn.
"I play Wingweaver in attack mode," he said. "And I attack your Swordstalker!"
Yami's life points were lowered to 1100. He frowned. "Alright, my turn." He drew a card and smiled. "I play Change of Heart!"
"I didn't know he had that card," Kaya said thoughtfully, cocking her head. The other Gryffindors were totally lost.
"I'm going to use my Change of Heart to control your Wingweaver. And I'll attack your Bubonic Vermin cards!"
Malik stared in shock as the cards were wiped out, along with his life points.
"I win," Yami said calmly, smirking, as he put his cards away.
"So," Tristan said gleefully, "who does he have to ask out?"
Kaya looked around at the other Gryffindors. One was missing, and she soon realized who it was. She leaned forward and whispered her idea to Yami.
Yami looked at Malik, who was anxiously awaiting his fate.
"Malik, you have to ask out.........Adara Mina."
"WHAAAAAAAAT?!"
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(Kamilah: Oh boy......she's listening to her anime MP3s again.........
Mojobubbles: *attempting to sing along to "No More Words"* Um, shoushite bokutachi wa!!! And, uh, I don't know the words to this one yet!! Moshimo, and, um, yeah.
Inuyasha: *dryly* Do you even know what any of those words mean?
Mojobubbles: "Bokutachi" means "we"!!
Inuyasha: But who is saying it, a boy or a girl?
Mojobubbles: A boy. I do know some Jap so there! :P)
"It's not enough," Lindsey said in a low whisper to the girls that night in the girl's dormitory. "I mean, what if Adara refuses? Then there's no point."
"What if we do this: dare Adara to go with the first boy that asks her?" Hermione guessed.
"Perfect!" Isis said happily, rubbing her hands together. (Mojobubbles: Eurgh....*is remembering her freaky weird math teacher from 6th grade*) The other girls gave her an odd look.
"What?" Isis shrugged. "I finally get to get back at my brother for all those pranks he played on me."
'Even though that was about 5000 years ago.....' Kaya thought, but she didn't say anything.
(Ok, this one I sort of know......*is trying to sing along to "Ashita Moshi Kimi Ga Kowaredem"* *gives up* Eh, I know some of the English words.......)
"We'll have to ask her tomorrow," Hermione said quietly. The other girls nodded.
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(Ok, now this part's kinda sad too)
Bakari stood impatiently next to the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room. Malik said he wanted to have a word, but he wasn't there yet.
The Egyptian had seemed kind of peeved when he said he wanted to meet Bakari that night, but the tomb robber didn't know what he possibly could've done /this/ time. He was startled out of his thoughts when he heard Malik coming down the stairs.
(Kamilah: Now she's got on "My Will" from Inu-Yasha......
Mojobubbles: I've heard both the English and Jap versions of this song, and I actually like the Jap better.)
"What'd ya wanna talk about?" Bakari asked impatiently.
"What would you do if Bakura wanted to ask someone out to this Halloween dance thing?" Malik said, folding his arms.
Bakari blinked. That wasn't at all what he was expecting. Then he got defensive. "I don't get it! Why does everyone think I'm intent on making him miserable?!"
"You care about him, don't you?" Malik said, cocking his head to one side.
"The way I see it, if Bakura dies, then I die, and I need him to take over the world," Bakari shrugged.
"You're still hanging on that take-over-the-world thing, aren't you?" Malik sighed.
"Yeah. And come to think of it, you never gave me the Millennium Rod, did you?"
Malik rolled his eyes. "Look, Bakari, taking over the world is a lot harder than you think. Believe me, I should know."
Bakari said nothing.
"Look, if you're gonna use Bakura to take over the world, don't you think you should let him be happy for a while?"
Bakari still said nothing.
"Bakari, are you listening?!"
Bakari looked up, and Malik was startled at the pained look in his friend's brown eyes.
"Bakura's so naïve," he growled, trying to mask his feelings. "He doesn't know anything about real life. One day, he's going to have it all taken away-" Malik cut him off.
"That's already happened," Malik said darkly. "You've never heard of Amane? She was Bakura's younger sister."
"What?!" Bakari interjected sharply. "I've never met her......."
"Key word, Bakari: she /was/ his sister," Malik replied. "She died when she was only 7, and Bakura was 11." Bakari said nothing.
"You had a sister too, didn't you?!" Malik gasped, correctly interpreting Bakari's silence.
"Ain," Bakari said softly. "That was her name, Ain."
"Where-?"
"She died a long time ago, ok?! So just......drop it."
An uncomfortable silence built between the two.
"Um, Malik, does Bakura want to.....?"
"Yeah, he does. But he said that you wouldn't like it if he asked her." Malik looked at him questioningly. "Who do you think it could be?"
(MY COMPUTER IS EEEEEVIIIILLLL!!!!
Kamilah: *dryly* So she's renamed it Kikyo.
Mojobubbles: It used to be Yakkul, as in Yakkul from Princess Mononoke, but it got too evil.)
"Do you think........maybe he thinks I'll get mad?" Bakari pondered. "Maybe he thinks I'd be offended if he asked her, because........he thinks......it's someone I like too......" They looked at each other, realization dawning on both their faces.
"Ohhhhhhh.......I get it now......."
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//Just do it, fool.//
/Yami, are you sure? What if she says no?/
//How the hell could she do that?//
Bakura cocked his head to one side. Had his yami just complimented him?
It was Monday, a few days after the duel and Bakari and Malik's discussion.
Bakura had finally told his yami who he liked, and was currently attempting to work up the nerve to ask her.
It was late afternoon, and the Gryffindors were congregating in the common room. Yugi was teaching a small group, Lindsey among them, how to play Duel Monsters. Joey, Tristan, Tea, and Malik were attempting to make sense of their homework, while Hermione, Holly (Isis' friend, remember her?), and Isis were discussing......something. Kaya was........somewhere.
Just then, the portrait hole swung open and Adara swept in, marching rather than walking, with a determined look on her face. When she passed, Tristan and Joey immediately began teasing Malik, who did this kinda face: -_- She stomped up the stairs to the girl's dormitory. Kaya flashed a triumphant smile to the other girls, and Bakura felt his heart skip a beat. (Aww.......)
//Go! GO!//
/I'M GOING!/
He got up, took a deep breath, and walked up to Kaya.
"Um, can I, erm, have a word?" he stumbled.
"Sure," Kaya said, still reveling in her victory. She had dared Adara to go with the first person who asked her!
Bakura took Kaya off into the corner.
"Uh, are you ok Bakura?" she asked.
"I was wondering........wannagoballwithme?" Bakura rushed. (Hey, remember that from GoF? ^_~)
"Did you just ask me to go to the ball with you?" Kaya gaped. Bakura nodded, blushing furiously. (OhmyRa, that is soooooooooooooooo kawaii!!!!!!!
Kamilah: But haven't you seen Bakura gamble before?
Mojobubbles: Oh yeah. There's this manga cover, and it's from Battle City, 'cause they're all in Battle City clothes, and they're at some club-ish thing. Joey is leaning against some thing, Tristan is playing pool, Tea is leaning against the pool table looking ditzy, Yami is sitting on a broken TV, and Bakura is in the corner playing a slot machine. ^^)
Kaya blushed too. "Hey, why not? That'd be really fun." She shook her head, as if attempting to get rid of the blush. "Sure Bakura, I'll go with you!" Bakura smiled.
"Great......."
He walked over and slumped into the chair next to Tristan.
"Did you just do what I think you did?" he gasped. Bakura nodded, breathing deeply.
"Man, Bakura's the first one with a date!" Joey moaned jealously.
Bakura just smiled.
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Everything tensed up for the school over the next couple weeks. The girls moved in packs, worried about who might ask them to the dance. The boys were all trying to work up the nerve to ask the girls out, and worrying about being rejected.
After Yami kept bugging him, Yugi finally admitted who he wanted to ask: Lindsey.
The two dueled nearly every night, and Lindsey found she had a knack for the game. So, one night, after the duel, Yugi asked her.
"So.....Lindsey, are you going with anyone to the ball yet?"
"No......why, Yugi?"
"Um, nothing.....just curious."
"If you don't mind me asking, have you asked anyone?" Lindsey asked, wondering if he could possibly want to ask her.
"No......so I was wondering, do you want to, um, go with me?" Yugi asked, pretending to shuffle his deck so Lindsey wouldn't see how red he was.
"Sure," Lindsey said, smiling embarrassedly.
Yugi could've jumped up and hugged her, but he managed to control himself.
"Well, uh, I've gotta go finish my homework......Snape's essays are the worst," Lindsey said, tossing her hair over her shoulder and laughing. Yugi nodded, then frowned when he heard his dark half laughing his ass off in his soul room.
/Shut up, Yami./
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"I know I still have to ask her!" Malik said hotly, glaring at Joey and Tristan.
"Just go and get it over with, mate," Bakura said soothingly.
"Fine." Malik sent them all one more glare, then stalked over to Adara.
"Hey, Adara, you wanna go to that dance thing with me?" he asked impatiently.
"Wow......that's what I call being frank," Tea said, shaking her head.
Adara stared at him, apparently too appalled to speak.
Then she remembered the dare.
'*&%!%^*#^@#@)*#!~#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' she screamed mentally.
"Yeah, I'll go with you," Adara finally said through clenched teeth.
"Um......ok," Malik turned around and walked back to the group, and glaring at them when they burst into laughter.
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(Phew......only one more of these to go!)
Both Kaya and Yugi pestered Yami to come to the ball, but to no avail.
But that was before the incident outside Hermione and Isis' ancient runes class. (Did I mention that Hermione is taking 7th year ancient runes? Anyway, she is.)
The classes were changing, and it was their free period. Yugi and Joey were going to ask Professor McGonagall a question about the homework, and their path took them right past the ancient runes classroom.
The Slytherins in that class were surrounding Isis and Hermione.
"Aw, look at that!" jeered one. "The Muggle-born, and the Muggle! Isn't that just perfect!"
"Is that the best you can come up with?" Isis asked coolly, turning and beginning to walk away, Hermione behind her. (Uh-huh, go Isis, go Isis ;P)
The crowd all ooooooooh-ed. Yugi and Joey were at the back of the crowd, trying and failing to get to the front.
"Nope, I could come up with much worse. Like, some situation...."
Isis turned to the Slytherin and raised her eyebrows. "Is that a threat?"
"Could be," the Slytherin replied, just as calmly. "I bet Dumbledore's told you all about our rules, though, and I'm sure you know that you wouldn't be allowed to use that freaky necklace thing of yours. But then, I have my wand," he fingered it as he spoke, "and that's a different story."
Before anyone could react, he had pointed it at Isis and shouted "/Rictusempra!/" (A real spell from the CoS movie and game, might I add. Uh, dun remember if it's in the books.)
She was flung backward against the wall. The crowd reacted very loudly, the Slytherins cheering, the members of other houses shouting in outrage.
"Enough!!!" someone shouted. The students froze, sure it was a teacher, but it wasn't. It was Yami Yugi. Everyone parted to let him through.
He went over to Isis and crouched down. "Are you alright?" he asked, his violet eyes anxious. Isis touched the back of her head. It was bleeding, but only slightly. She nodded, and Yami stretched out his hand to help her up.
"Pharaoh, you shouldn't be here....." she said, her voice anxious as well.
"Pharaoh?!"
"Oh my God! He's one of those spirits!" The crowd began to panic.
"That will be quite enough!" came McGonagall's shrill and angry voice. The crowd dispersed, heading back to their common rooms to undoubtedly report what they had seen.
McGonagall strode to where Hermione, Joey, Isis, and Yami were standing. Yami and Isis realized they were still holding hands and let go, both turning rather red. (*snigger*) If she noticed, McGonagall didn't say anything.
"An unprovoked attack on one of my students....disgraceful. Which Slytherin attacked you, Ishtar?"
"I do not know his name," Isis said shaking her head. She stopped; the back of her head was pretty painful.
McGonagall must have noticed, because she turned to Yami and said, "Mr. Moto......er.....will you accompany Miss Ishtar to the hospital wing?"
Yami nodded, concluding from McGonagall's apprehension that she knew of their situation.
(Malik: Ra....she got hyper after eating freakin' /cheese cubes/ and seeing me take my shirt off....this kid has problems.
Mojobubbles: Kirstie put tape over her mouth so she wouldn't scream!!! *laughs* But it didn't work. ^_^)
In the hospital wing, Isis sat on the bed, Yami next to it, his arms folded, as Madame Pomfrey applied a bandage soaked in a potion to the cut. It stung, but Isis could already feel the cut healing. (Wow fast huh? Wish I had some of that for papercuts!)
"You can go back to class in a moment, Miss Ishtar," Madam Pomfrey said absently, walking into her office to get something. "Just sit and rest for a moment."
Yami and Isis said nothing. The silence was pretty awkward.
"So.....I suppose the secret is out......about us, I mean," Isis said, trying to break the silence.
"I suppose."
"Will you reconsider going to the Halloween ball, then?"
Yami was surprised. "I.....suppose...." Then he turned to Isis. "Has anyone asked you?"
She shook her head, looking slightly embarrassed. Yami looked embarrassed too.
'Oh gods.....is he planning to ask....me?' Isis thought, beginning to panic.
"Will......er, maybe.....willyougowithme?" Yami asked in a rush, blushing.
Isis nodded, a bit too surprised for words.
"Well, then.....I'll just go...." Yami said, clearing his throat. "The others are probably wondering, you know...."
Isis nodded quickly. Yami, still blushing, left the room.
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"Sister!" Malik exclaimed, jumping up and running to Isis as soon as she entered the common room.
"Aww, how cute...." Fred Weasley muttered, causing the other Gryffindors to begin to giggle uncontrollably.
"When I find that Slytherin.......I'm gonna kick his ass....." Malik muttered. Then he turned back to Isis. "What happened anyway? The pharaoh seemed all nervous and he wouldn't talk......and why are you so red......and.......oh my Ra......." Before he could say anything else, Holly grabbed Isis and dragged her to the corner with their other friends.
"Spill it!" Kaya said eagerly. "Who asked you?"
Isis tried to look politely confused.
"Come off it, Isis, you're bright red!" Hermione said. "Who asked you?"
"I'm red? That's odd....." Isis said calmly.
"Aw, fine, be that way," Holly sighed. "Keeping these things from your own friends....."
Just then, George came up to them. "Excuse me, Isis," he said, bowing. "But I was wondering if you would do me the honor of accompanying me to the Halloween ball."
Isis started blushing. "I-I'm afraid I can't. I've already been asked."
"Oh," George said. "Whoops, sorry. Well, see ya around!" Then he walked off.
"Who asked you!?" Kaya shouted, grabbing her friend's arm.
"Your brother," Isis murmured.
"The pharaoh did whaaaaaaat?!?" Malik gasped.
"Well gee Malik, thanks for giving us a little privacy," Kaya said, rolling her eyes.
"Ok," he said, pointing to Kaya. "You're brother is seriously whacked out! I can't ask his sister, and then he goes and asks /my sister/?! And dun give me any of that he's-the-pharaoh-crap, because Yami's been DEAD for about 5000 years!"
He stopped finally, and looked around, and saw the Gryffindors staring at him.
"/Now/ you've done it," Tristan groaned.
"Well, I guess we got some explaining to do, huh?" Kaya said, rolling her eyes.
Malik just laughed nervously.
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Mojobubbles: Uh-oh! Now the secret's out, and Yugi and the others have some major explaining to do. And why did Yami ask Isis out? Teenage hormones - or something else? And will Malik and Adara get through Halloween night without killing each other, or maybe find they're not as different as they thought? Find out next time on "Harry Potter and the Hunt: The Big Night"! See ya then!
Kamilah: Aibou you are not Kagome!!!! *sigh* At the end of every Inu-Yasha, Kagome starts talking about what the next episode will be like. *rolls eyes* You are totally and utterly obsessed.......
Mojobubbles: *grins* Wow, this is the longest chapter of this story yet.....it's about 4 pages shorter than my longest chapter ever, which was in Pokeduelsmon and it was about 35 pages long.......AND MY B-DAY IS NEXT MONTH, WHOOT!!!
Kamilah: Yeah......so......review.
Duels and Dates
Disclaimer: If I did own 'em, this would really happen and Aneko, Kaya, Lindsey, Adara, Leorian, Kaya and Isis' yamis would be real characters. Happy?
Mojobubbles: My God, the world is in such a crappy state right now.
All: *sigh*
Mojobubbles: But I think that this is one of the reasons we write fics and read them. In tough times, it's just the little things that make people happy. That's how it was in the Great Depression. So we just gotta keep up hope and appreciate the small things in life that make you smile.
All: *nod*
Yami: Well said, Mojobubbles.
Kamilah: Wow, that was quite......deep.
Mojobubbles: Go troops! We're all here for ya, we're supporting you all the way! *adds U.S. Army to her list of people/things that are the bomb* Now that that's out of the way......Seti is so damn patient with those idiots!
Kamilah: Would ya stop with the "Cat In The Mirror" crap?!
Mojobubbles: But it's so much like Yu-Gi-Oh! it's freaky!
Hermione: Lemme see! *grabs book*
All: o_O
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Review responses:
Evergladelord: Erm.....sounds like you've got quite an interesting yami there.
Blue Eyed Canadian Authoress: Well, Kaiba doesn't actually ask anyone, but he does end up hanging out with someone....yeah.
Lady Yami: Chibi Kikyo? Interesting.....
Europa: Whoops. I bet that was embarrassing. ^+^
Malik: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! EUROPA'S A PYRO TOO!!!!!!
Mojobubbles: No more Oreos for you!
BMMW: *rolls eyes* Kirstie, that was /Malik/ talking about Kaya. Kaya said nothing at all about asking Malik. Malik was the one who kinda wanted to ask her!!! So nyeah! : P You take stuff too seriously. And it's Tetsusaiga, by the by.
Daricio: KYAAA! *jumps backward* Yes, you got my attention........I know how it is.....there are all these boys that tease me all the time, but sometimes I wonder if they actually like me. But if I found out.....whoo boy.....that'd be so freaking messed up.....ok, getting off track now. ^+^U I read your bio, and the "dimension the potato" thing is from my bio, but it was my friend Kirstie who said it. *points upward to her response to BMMW's review* 'Dere da same person! MWHAHAHAHAHA!!!! And guess what else? You and me are both a Taurus!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't that so cool?!? And one more thing: I e-mailed you a couple of days ago. Did you get it?
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Symbol thingies:
~blah~ Kaya to Yami or Yugi
++blah++ Yugi to Kaya
~~blah~~ Yami to Kaya
/blah/ hikari to yami
//blah// yami to hikari
[blah] someone thinking to themselves
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If it weren't for Malfoy, Yugi probably never would have met Lindsey Mansfield.
The group was walking down the halls after Potions with the Slytherins to Defense Against the Dark Arts when Malfoy stepped in front of them, blocking their path. (Like, when Malik was runnin' around doing wheelies on his motorcycle and then Y. Bakura jumped in front of him.....that was the best.....I cracked up. I actually thought Malik was gonna fall off the motorcycle for a minute.)
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Harry asked impatiently.
"This is just like you, Potter," Malfoy said sounding bored. "Befriending the Muggle scum Dumbledore manages to drag in every year......."
"Sod off, Malfoy," Ron said, making a face. "No one wants to listen to your crap."
"Who would listen to you, Weasley?" Malfoy said, sounding amused. "They may be Muggles, but I bet they can do more magic than you!" He began to walk away, leaving them confused. Then he called over his shoulder, "After all, they've got those Millennium Items, and they're possessed with those weird spirits!!"
"How.....how did he find out?" Bakura whispered.
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That night in the common room, the friends attracted some very odd looks from their fellow Gryffindors.
"Malfoy must have told all the Slytherins, because they confronted me today as well," Isis sighed.
"This is gonna be all over the school by next week!" Kaya groaned.
"And who gives this Malfoy the right to judge people by their magical ability?!" Yugi added angrily.
"You tell 'em, Yug," Joey grinned, hi-fiving Yugi.
"Malfoy never has anything worth hearing to say anyway," Hermione added matter-of-factly. "Just ignore him."
"Hermione's right," added a new voice.
"Hi Lindsey," Hermione said, waving to the new girl. "This is Lindsey Mansfield, by the way."
After the introductions were made, Lindsey went on to say, "Malfoy just thinks he's so great, but it's all talk. The stuff he said today was just a whole bunch of lies he made up to make you sound bad."
The group looked at each other uneasily. "What?" Lindsey asked. "Did I say something?"
Yugi shook his head. "Um........" Then an idea came to him. "Duel Monsters!"
"Yugi, you're a genius!" Tristan exclaimed.
"I forgot I brought my deck at all!" Kaya said.
Kaiba, sitting across the room, smirked. Maybe he'd break out his deck as well, and wipe the floor with these wizards.
"'Duel Monsters'? I think I've read about that," Hermione said thoughtfully. "It's a Japanese card game, right?"
Joey nodded. "It's the best!"
"It's based on a game that was played in ancient Egypt," Isis added eagerly, glad for a distraction from the day's events.
"That's where I learned to play it," Kaya added importantly. "I learned it from the best," she said, nodding toward the M. Puzzle.
"Hey Kaya," Malik said mischievously. "Get your brother to duel me." By this time, others had joined the group.
"But she doesn't have a brother, does she?" one of the Gryffindors mused.
~Hey Yami, you willing to duel Malik?~
~~But Kaya, what about all the others?~~
~Didn't you see all the weird looks they were giving us? I don't think they'd be very surprised.~
~~.........~~
~C'mon, Yami, you never back down from a challenge! You're the freaking King of Games!!!~
That did it.
//Yugi, I'm coming out.//
/Whoo boy.......it's going to be WW3....../
(Oh God/Kami/Ra.......I do NOT like writing duels.....)
In a flash of light, Yami had come out of the puzzle.
The Gryffindors gave a collective gasp.
"Long time no see, pharaoh," Malik smirked.
"Let's do this, Malik," Yami said. Kaya scooted away.
'Yami's got his game face on.....' she though uneasily.
(Heh, just like that one Battle City episode, where Kaiba is about to duel Joey, Mokuba starts scooting away from Kaiba. It's like, "Uh-oh.....Seto's dueling.....he's got his game face on.....")
They both got their decks.
"No god cards. Agreed?" Yami suggested, sorting through is deck and removing Sclyther (uh, did I spell that right?) the Sky Dragon. Malik sighed and took out his Winged Dragon of Ra.
"Oh, alright," he sighed. (I think god cards would make this really complicated, and they're just dueling for fun.) "Well, if we can't use god cards, then let's add some stakes to make this a lil more interesting," Malik said, a mischievous grin crossing his face. (So......I guess they're not just dueling for fun.....*sigh* Thanks a lot Malik, going off and ruining my plans.....WHO'S THE AUTHOR HERE, HUH?!?)
"Something about the look on your face tells me I should be scared," Ron muttered to Bakura.
"These two are unbelievably competitive......"
"I thought you said you guys are all friends now?" Harry asked, confused.
"Oh, we are," Malik said, shuffling his deck. "It's just that in Duel Monsters," he turned to Yami, and lowered his voice, "there's no room for friendships!"
They all rolled their eyes. "Malik, that's not true!" Tea cried.
"Te, I think he was just joking...." Joey said. (OH MY GOD ITS "IRIS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT SONG IN SO FREAKING LONG!!!!!!!! Hey you know who that song really fits?
Inuyasha: Oh gods.......you mean me, right?
Mojobubbles: *nods*
Kamilah: I smell a songfic......)
"Anyway, what are the stakes?" prompted Tristan.
"How about if I win," Malik said thoughtfully, "Yami has to be my slave for a week!"
"Not mindslave, right? Just slave?" Bakura asked anxiously.
"Yeah, my mindslaving days are over, Bakura," Malik grinned. Then he turned to Yami. "So, what do you say?" Yami nodded.
Kaya grabbed Yami and whispered something in his ear. Yami smiled in a very devious and un-Yami-ish way.
"Alright, Malik: if I win, then we get to pick which girl you have to take to the Halloween ball."
Malik grinned. "This should be good...."
And the duel began.
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(Ok, now I haven't had much experience writing duels. I wrote one for "Pokeduelsmon" and I think it turned out pretty decent, so......lemme know how this one is.)
By now, everyone in the room was intensely watching the duel. Malik began by summoning Mystic Clown in attack mode and playing a card face down.
"I summon Skull Red Bird, in attack mode, and attack your Mystic Clown. You lose 50 life points," Yami said smugly.
(I HATE "PICTURE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ON EVERY FREAKING STATION!!!!!!!!!!)
'Oh Ra.....I forgot my face-down Castle Walls....it's been too long since I've last dueled......' Malik thought, facefaulting.
"Okay, I play Ansatsu in attack mode," Malik said aloud, "and I attack your Skull Red Bird."
"So, now Malik has 1950 life points, and Yami has 1850 life points," Kaya said, trying in vain to explain the action to the Gryffindors around her.
"Alright, then I play this card in defense mode," Malik stated, laying two cards face down on the field. "And I lay this magic card face down," he added.
(GUESS WHAT I DID?!
Kamilah: Chill, aibou. It's not /that/ special when someone calls a station to request a song.
Mojobubbles: Shut up! What did I just say about little things and being amused?!)
'I bet his face down magic card is a trap,' Yami thought. 'Ra.....does he think I'd fall for something like that?' He drew a card. "Then I play Swordstalker in attack mode, and Shadow of Eyes." He stopped and studied Malik's expression. "You know what that means, don't you?"
"It means any cards I play in defense mode have to be switched to attack mode," Malik said, but he looked happy. He flipped over his monster, and Yami groaned. "It's a Bubonic Vermin," Malik smirked. "You know what that means, don't you, pharaoh?"
"I know, I know. Whenever a Bubonic Vermin is flipped, you get to draw a new one from your deck and place it face down in defense mode," Yami sighed.
"Oh, I get it. Because of that Shadow of Eyes, he's just got to keep summoning Bubonic Vermin until he runs out.....er, right?" Ron asked Bakura hesitantly.
"Exactly," Bakura nodded.
'So.....he must be trying to build his defenses, so that I can't directly attack his life points,' Yami thought, as Malik drew 3 more Bubonic Vermin cards.
"I'm all out," he said calmly.
"I don't get it," Lindsey said. But she was not just referring to the duel. Something weird had happened to Yugi. It was just like what Malfoy had said. Something about being possessed by spirits? Was that true? She shook her head. She'd miss the duel if she didn't focus.
Then it was Malik's turn.
"I play Wingweaver in attack mode," he said. "And I attack your Swordstalker!"
Yami's life points were lowered to 1100. He frowned. "Alright, my turn." He drew a card and smiled. "I play Change of Heart!"
"I didn't know he had that card," Kaya said thoughtfully, cocking her head. The other Gryffindors were totally lost.
"I'm going to use my Change of Heart to control your Wingweaver. And I'll attack your Bubonic Vermin cards!"
Malik stared in shock as the cards were wiped out, along with his life points.
"I win," Yami said calmly, smirking, as he put his cards away.
"So," Tristan said gleefully, "who does he have to ask out?"
Kaya looked around at the other Gryffindors. One was missing, and she soon realized who it was. She leaned forward and whispered her idea to Yami.
Yami looked at Malik, who was anxiously awaiting his fate.
"Malik, you have to ask out.........Adara Mina."
"WHAAAAAAAAT?!"
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(Kamilah: Oh boy......she's listening to her anime MP3s again.........
Mojobubbles: *attempting to sing along to "No More Words"* Um, shoushite bokutachi wa!!! And, uh, I don't know the words to this one yet!! Moshimo, and, um, yeah.
Inuyasha: *dryly* Do you even know what any of those words mean?
Mojobubbles: "Bokutachi" means "we"!!
Inuyasha: But who is saying it, a boy or a girl?
Mojobubbles: A boy. I do know some Jap so there! :P)
"It's not enough," Lindsey said in a low whisper to the girls that night in the girl's dormitory. "I mean, what if Adara refuses? Then there's no point."
"What if we do this: dare Adara to go with the first boy that asks her?" Hermione guessed.
"Perfect!" Isis said happily, rubbing her hands together. (Mojobubbles: Eurgh....*is remembering her freaky weird math teacher from 6th grade*) The other girls gave her an odd look.
"What?" Isis shrugged. "I finally get to get back at my brother for all those pranks he played on me."
'Even though that was about 5000 years ago.....' Kaya thought, but she didn't say anything.
(Ok, this one I sort of know......*is trying to sing along to "Ashita Moshi Kimi Ga Kowaredem"* *gives up* Eh, I know some of the English words.......)
"We'll have to ask her tomorrow," Hermione said quietly. The other girls nodded.
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(Ok, now this part's kinda sad too)
Bakari stood impatiently next to the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room. Malik said he wanted to have a word, but he wasn't there yet.
The Egyptian had seemed kind of peeved when he said he wanted to meet Bakari that night, but the tomb robber didn't know what he possibly could've done /this/ time. He was startled out of his thoughts when he heard Malik coming down the stairs.
(Kamilah: Now she's got on "My Will" from Inu-Yasha......
Mojobubbles: I've heard both the English and Jap versions of this song, and I actually like the Jap better.)
"What'd ya wanna talk about?" Bakari asked impatiently.
"What would you do if Bakura wanted to ask someone out to this Halloween dance thing?" Malik said, folding his arms.
Bakari blinked. That wasn't at all what he was expecting. Then he got defensive. "I don't get it! Why does everyone think I'm intent on making him miserable?!"
"You care about him, don't you?" Malik said, cocking his head to one side.
"The way I see it, if Bakura dies, then I die, and I need him to take over the world," Bakari shrugged.
"You're still hanging on that take-over-the-world thing, aren't you?" Malik sighed.
"Yeah. And come to think of it, you never gave me the Millennium Rod, did you?"
Malik rolled his eyes. "Look, Bakari, taking over the world is a lot harder than you think. Believe me, I should know."
Bakari said nothing.
"Look, if you're gonna use Bakura to take over the world, don't you think you should let him be happy for a while?"
Bakari still said nothing.
"Bakari, are you listening?!"
Bakari looked up, and Malik was startled at the pained look in his friend's brown eyes.
"Bakura's so naïve," he growled, trying to mask his feelings. "He doesn't know anything about real life. One day, he's going to have it all taken away-" Malik cut him off.
"That's already happened," Malik said darkly. "You've never heard of Amane? She was Bakura's younger sister."
"What?!" Bakari interjected sharply. "I've never met her......."
"Key word, Bakari: she /was/ his sister," Malik replied. "She died when she was only 7, and Bakura was 11." Bakari said nothing.
"You had a sister too, didn't you?!" Malik gasped, correctly interpreting Bakari's silence.
"Ain," Bakari said softly. "That was her name, Ain."
"Where-?"
"She died a long time ago, ok?! So just......drop it."
An uncomfortable silence built between the two.
"Um, Malik, does Bakura want to.....?"
"Yeah, he does. But he said that you wouldn't like it if he asked her." Malik looked at him questioningly. "Who do you think it could be?"
(MY COMPUTER IS EEEEEVIIIILLLL!!!!
Kamilah: *dryly* So she's renamed it Kikyo.
Mojobubbles: It used to be Yakkul, as in Yakkul from Princess Mononoke, but it got too evil.)
"Do you think........maybe he thinks I'll get mad?" Bakari pondered. "Maybe he thinks I'd be offended if he asked her, because........he thinks......it's someone I like too......" They looked at each other, realization dawning on both their faces.
"Ohhhhhhh.......I get it now......."
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//Just do it, fool.//
/Yami, are you sure? What if she says no?/
//How the hell could she do that?//
Bakura cocked his head to one side. Had his yami just complimented him?
It was Monday, a few days after the duel and Bakari and Malik's discussion.
Bakura had finally told his yami who he liked, and was currently attempting to work up the nerve to ask her.
It was late afternoon, and the Gryffindors were congregating in the common room. Yugi was teaching a small group, Lindsey among them, how to play Duel Monsters. Joey, Tristan, Tea, and Malik were attempting to make sense of their homework, while Hermione, Holly (Isis' friend, remember her?), and Isis were discussing......something. Kaya was........somewhere.
Just then, the portrait hole swung open and Adara swept in, marching rather than walking, with a determined look on her face. When she passed, Tristan and Joey immediately began teasing Malik, who did this kinda face: -_- She stomped up the stairs to the girl's dormitory. Kaya flashed a triumphant smile to the other girls, and Bakura felt his heart skip a beat. (Aww.......)
//Go! GO!//
/I'M GOING!/
He got up, took a deep breath, and walked up to Kaya.
"Um, can I, erm, have a word?" he stumbled.
"Sure," Kaya said, still reveling in her victory. She had dared Adara to go with the first person who asked her!
Bakura took Kaya off into the corner.
"Uh, are you ok Bakura?" she asked.
"I was wondering........wannagoballwithme?" Bakura rushed. (Hey, remember that from GoF? ^_~)
"Did you just ask me to go to the ball with you?" Kaya gaped. Bakura nodded, blushing furiously. (OhmyRa, that is soooooooooooooooo kawaii!!!!!!!
Kamilah: But haven't you seen Bakura gamble before?
Mojobubbles: Oh yeah. There's this manga cover, and it's from Battle City, 'cause they're all in Battle City clothes, and they're at some club-ish thing. Joey is leaning against some thing, Tristan is playing pool, Tea is leaning against the pool table looking ditzy, Yami is sitting on a broken TV, and Bakura is in the corner playing a slot machine. ^^)
Kaya blushed too. "Hey, why not? That'd be really fun." She shook her head, as if attempting to get rid of the blush. "Sure Bakura, I'll go with you!" Bakura smiled.
"Great......."
He walked over and slumped into the chair next to Tristan.
"Did you just do what I think you did?" he gasped. Bakura nodded, breathing deeply.
"Man, Bakura's the first one with a date!" Joey moaned jealously.
Bakura just smiled.
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Everything tensed up for the school over the next couple weeks. The girls moved in packs, worried about who might ask them to the dance. The boys were all trying to work up the nerve to ask the girls out, and worrying about being rejected.
After Yami kept bugging him, Yugi finally admitted who he wanted to ask: Lindsey.
The two dueled nearly every night, and Lindsey found she had a knack for the game. So, one night, after the duel, Yugi asked her.
"So.....Lindsey, are you going with anyone to the ball yet?"
"No......why, Yugi?"
"Um, nothing.....just curious."
"If you don't mind me asking, have you asked anyone?" Lindsey asked, wondering if he could possibly want to ask her.
"No......so I was wondering, do you want to, um, go with me?" Yugi asked, pretending to shuffle his deck so Lindsey wouldn't see how red he was.
"Sure," Lindsey said, smiling embarrassedly.
Yugi could've jumped up and hugged her, but he managed to control himself.
"Well, uh, I've gotta go finish my homework......Snape's essays are the worst," Lindsey said, tossing her hair over her shoulder and laughing. Yugi nodded, then frowned when he heard his dark half laughing his ass off in his soul room.
/Shut up, Yami./
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"I know I still have to ask her!" Malik said hotly, glaring at Joey and Tristan.
"Just go and get it over with, mate," Bakura said soothingly.
"Fine." Malik sent them all one more glare, then stalked over to Adara.
"Hey, Adara, you wanna go to that dance thing with me?" he asked impatiently.
"Wow......that's what I call being frank," Tea said, shaking her head.
Adara stared at him, apparently too appalled to speak.
Then she remembered the dare.
'*&%!%^*#^@#@)*#!~#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' she screamed mentally.
"Yeah, I'll go with you," Adara finally said through clenched teeth.
"Um......ok," Malik turned around and walked back to the group, and glaring at them when they burst into laughter.
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(Phew......only one more of these to go!)
Both Kaya and Yugi pestered Yami to come to the ball, but to no avail.
But that was before the incident outside Hermione and Isis' ancient runes class. (Did I mention that Hermione is taking 7th year ancient runes? Anyway, she is.)
The classes were changing, and it was their free period. Yugi and Joey were going to ask Professor McGonagall a question about the homework, and their path took them right past the ancient runes classroom.
The Slytherins in that class were surrounding Isis and Hermione.
"Aw, look at that!" jeered one. "The Muggle-born, and the Muggle! Isn't that just perfect!"
"Is that the best you can come up with?" Isis asked coolly, turning and beginning to walk away, Hermione behind her. (Uh-huh, go Isis, go Isis ;P)
The crowd all ooooooooh-ed. Yugi and Joey were at the back of the crowd, trying and failing to get to the front.
"Nope, I could come up with much worse. Like, some situation...."
Isis turned to the Slytherin and raised her eyebrows. "Is that a threat?"
"Could be," the Slytherin replied, just as calmly. "I bet Dumbledore's told you all about our rules, though, and I'm sure you know that you wouldn't be allowed to use that freaky necklace thing of yours. But then, I have my wand," he fingered it as he spoke, "and that's a different story."
Before anyone could react, he had pointed it at Isis and shouted "/Rictusempra!/" (A real spell from the CoS movie and game, might I add. Uh, dun remember if it's in the books.)
She was flung backward against the wall. The crowd reacted very loudly, the Slytherins cheering, the members of other houses shouting in outrage.
"Enough!!!" someone shouted. The students froze, sure it was a teacher, but it wasn't. It was Yami Yugi. Everyone parted to let him through.
He went over to Isis and crouched down. "Are you alright?" he asked, his violet eyes anxious. Isis touched the back of her head. It was bleeding, but only slightly. She nodded, and Yami stretched out his hand to help her up.
"Pharaoh, you shouldn't be here....." she said, her voice anxious as well.
"Pharaoh?!"
"Oh my God! He's one of those spirits!" The crowd began to panic.
"That will be quite enough!" came McGonagall's shrill and angry voice. The crowd dispersed, heading back to their common rooms to undoubtedly report what they had seen.
McGonagall strode to where Hermione, Joey, Isis, and Yami were standing. Yami and Isis realized they were still holding hands and let go, both turning rather red. (*snigger*) If she noticed, McGonagall didn't say anything.
"An unprovoked attack on one of my students....disgraceful. Which Slytherin attacked you, Ishtar?"
"I do not know his name," Isis said shaking her head. She stopped; the back of her head was pretty painful.
McGonagall must have noticed, because she turned to Yami and said, "Mr. Moto......er.....will you accompany Miss Ishtar to the hospital wing?"
Yami nodded, concluding from McGonagall's apprehension that she knew of their situation.
(Malik: Ra....she got hyper after eating freakin' /cheese cubes/ and seeing me take my shirt off....this kid has problems.
Mojobubbles: Kirstie put tape over her mouth so she wouldn't scream!!! *laughs* But it didn't work. ^_^)
In the hospital wing, Isis sat on the bed, Yami next to it, his arms folded, as Madame Pomfrey applied a bandage soaked in a potion to the cut. It stung, but Isis could already feel the cut healing. (Wow fast huh? Wish I had some of that for papercuts!)
"You can go back to class in a moment, Miss Ishtar," Madam Pomfrey said absently, walking into her office to get something. "Just sit and rest for a moment."
Yami and Isis said nothing. The silence was pretty awkward.
"So.....I suppose the secret is out......about us, I mean," Isis said, trying to break the silence.
"I suppose."
"Will you reconsider going to the Halloween ball, then?"
Yami was surprised. "I.....suppose...." Then he turned to Isis. "Has anyone asked you?"
She shook her head, looking slightly embarrassed. Yami looked embarrassed too.
'Oh gods.....is he planning to ask....me?' Isis thought, beginning to panic.
"Will......er, maybe.....willyougowithme?" Yami asked in a rush, blushing.
Isis nodded, a bit too surprised for words.
"Well, then.....I'll just go...." Yami said, clearing his throat. "The others are probably wondering, you know...."
Isis nodded quickly. Yami, still blushing, left the room.
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"Sister!" Malik exclaimed, jumping up and running to Isis as soon as she entered the common room.
"Aww, how cute...." Fred Weasley muttered, causing the other Gryffindors to begin to giggle uncontrollably.
"When I find that Slytherin.......I'm gonna kick his ass....." Malik muttered. Then he turned back to Isis. "What happened anyway? The pharaoh seemed all nervous and he wouldn't talk......and why are you so red......and.......oh my Ra......." Before he could say anything else, Holly grabbed Isis and dragged her to the corner with their other friends.
"Spill it!" Kaya said eagerly. "Who asked you?"
Isis tried to look politely confused.
"Come off it, Isis, you're bright red!" Hermione said. "Who asked you?"
"I'm red? That's odd....." Isis said calmly.
"Aw, fine, be that way," Holly sighed. "Keeping these things from your own friends....."
Just then, George came up to them. "Excuse me, Isis," he said, bowing. "But I was wondering if you would do me the honor of accompanying me to the Halloween ball."
Isis started blushing. "I-I'm afraid I can't. I've already been asked."
"Oh," George said. "Whoops, sorry. Well, see ya around!" Then he walked off.
"Who asked you!?" Kaya shouted, grabbing her friend's arm.
"Your brother," Isis murmured.
"The pharaoh did whaaaaaaat?!?" Malik gasped.
"Well gee Malik, thanks for giving us a little privacy," Kaya said, rolling her eyes.
"Ok," he said, pointing to Kaya. "You're brother is seriously whacked out! I can't ask his sister, and then he goes and asks /my sister/?! And dun give me any of that he's-the-pharaoh-crap, because Yami's been DEAD for about 5000 years!"
He stopped finally, and looked around, and saw the Gryffindors staring at him.
"/Now/ you've done it," Tristan groaned.
"Well, I guess we got some explaining to do, huh?" Kaya said, rolling her eyes.
Malik just laughed nervously.
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Mojobubbles: Uh-oh! Now the secret's out, and Yugi and the others have some major explaining to do. And why did Yami ask Isis out? Teenage hormones - or something else? And will Malik and Adara get through Halloween night without killing each other, or maybe find they're not as different as they thought? Find out next time on "Harry Potter and the Hunt: The Big Night"! See ya then!
Kamilah: Aibou you are not Kagome!!!! *sigh* At the end of every Inu-Yasha, Kagome starts talking about what the next episode will be like. *rolls eyes* You are totally and utterly obsessed.......
Mojobubbles: *grins* Wow, this is the longest chapter of this story yet.....it's about 4 pages shorter than my longest chapter ever, which was in Pokeduelsmon and it was about 35 pages long.......AND MY B-DAY IS NEXT MONTH, WHOOT!!!
Kamilah: Yeah......so......review.