Chapter 8
Head-On Collision
Disclaimer: I've got too many OC's! Just read the other chapters!
Note: If you are sailing on a Disney cruise on 6/29/03, and you're sailing on the Wonder, IM ME. Cuz that's the cruise I'm going on and I'm trying to meet someone so I won't be totally bored.
Mojobubbles: Before we begin, I would like to say gomen nasai for writing this story so slow. My muses have utterly abandoned me on this one. They seem to like Malik, though, and keep giving me ideas for Malik-angst fics......not to worry, though; as long as I keep getting such positive reviews and I know how it ends, I AM NOT GIVING UP. I AM NOT GONNA ABANDON THIS STORY.
Kamilah: How could we with the amounts of reviews?
Mojobubbles: 48 REVIEWS! YEAHHHH! DOMO ARIGATO, MINNA-SAN!
Kamilah: And now on to the pointless stuff. ^_~
Mojobubbles: Who here has heard 'Wild Drive!'? Isn't that a kick-ass song!? Anyway.... NAMUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! HE'S NAMU!!!!!!
Malik: ¬_¬;;;; Shut up.
Kamilah: *points to Malik* WHAT THE &#$^# DID HE DO TO HIS DUB VOICE!?!?! IT WAS NORMAL!!!!
Mojobubbles: I know.....which got me thinking. You know how Y. Bakura can talk in Bakura's voice and appear to be Bakura? Well, now, isn't Malik being controlled by his yami the whole Battle City? So, today when he was saying he was 'Namu', was that actually Y. Malik just pretending to be his hikari, and is Malik's 'disguised' voice how the /real/ Malik sounds in the dub?
All: *blink*
Yami: ....good question.
Mojobubbles: ......yep. And another good question is what Shadi was actually trying to say when he said it was the pharaoh's wish for Malik's dad to die.....cuz he knew that it wasn't true....RA/KAMI/GOD I JUST DON'T GET IT!!!! Anyway........but that's probably my favorite episode of the dub Battle City so far.
Yugi: You make it sound like you have the original Battle City.....
Yami: NOOOOO! YUGI YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT!!!!!
Yugi: ¬_¬ Why?
Yami: Because she /does/ have the original!!!!
Mojobubbles: AND MALIK IS SUCH A KAWAII CHIBI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND HE CALLED ISIS 'NEESAN' WHEN HE WAS, LIKE, 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *spazz* But he was soooooo kawaii when he told Rishid he was scared of having the ritual (y'know, with the pharaoh's memory) on his 10th birthday, and he started crying. T_T Then after the ritual, he was laying in his bed with all these bandages and going, "Itai......itai......" Translated, he said, "It hurts.....it hurts....." Then he asked Rishid who he should hate and his yami popped out. Poor lil guy. ;_; And then ya gotta feel bad for Rishid......all he ever wanted was to be accepted by his adopted family......
Malik: She wrote a fic from that 'neesan' thing......it's very angsty.....and called 'Neesan' ¬_¬
Mojobubbles: Yep. ^___^ By the way, meet Kenshin!
Kenshin: ¬_x¬ Have I met everyone yet?
Mojobubbles: I think so......
Kamilah: so anyway, that's Kenshin Himura, formerly known as Battousai the Manslayer, the rather multiple personality-ed, yet kawaii, main character of both my and my aibou's newest anime obsession, 'Rurouni Kenshin'!!!
Mojobubbles: By the way, did any of you know that the goddess Isis (not the character....the actual goddess) had her head chopped off and replaced it with a cow's head?
Isis: ¬_¬ Do you have to go into this story!?
Mojobubbles: Yes. Anyway, Kirstie told me this and we started laughing like crazy imagining Isis (the character) with a cow head. And I've got a couple quotes of what we said in my bio, if ya wanna take a look.
All the people Mojobubbles degraded during these author notes: *twitch* *come up to Mojobubbles*
Mojobubbles: O_____O I should start running now, huh?
Said people: *nod grimly*
Mojobubbles: *runs around the room* AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!
Kamilah: *sigh* The title comes from the song "Head-On Collision" by New Found Glory....the chapter's about the aftermath of the dance.....should be interesting.....^_^U
Mojobubbles: Will you stop chasing me if I tell you something?
Chasering people: *stop* Yes.....?
Mojobubbles: I think there must be something wrong with Kirstie because she didn't kill me when I said I liked Malik!!!!!
Malik: o.O *scoot scoot*
Mojobubbles: I ADMIT IT!! I'M NOW A MALIK FANGIRL!!!!!!
Malik: o.O!!!! *scoot scoot even more*
Mojobubbles: But only the Japanese version.
Malik: *blink*
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Review responses:
Arian Starswing: Yeah, you would think BMMW would be mad at Adara, but actually she loves it. I know it makes no sense, but she does. And your idea will probably come into play this chapter.....or maybe next one....one of those, definitely.
Yami Jenny: Wow, every week? ^___^;;;; No, they didn't get dates.....I'm debating whether to put them together, let me know what you think.
Europa: Well, Adara does have a reaction to the kiss, but those aren't it. ^____^
Blue Eyed Canadian Authoress: Sorry, I have trouble controlling my spazz- outs sometimes. ^______^ I love Haku too! But I can never say that in front of my friend Melissa or she'd go all medieval on me.....
bishiesgrl: Marissa, PLEASE CHILL OUT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER, DAMMIT!!!!!!!!! *spazz* Right, I'm ok now. And YOU ARE NEVER ONLINE!!!!!
Yeshiv@*@k@*m@liklover: Erk.....ok, I'll tell that to Ron.....^____________^;;; And you know you're the first one to ask about the names thing? *ahem* I'll explain.
Yami: RUN! RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!!!
Mojobubbles: SHUT UP!!! *ahem* See, I first got into Yu-Gi-Oh! when Battle City was getting started. I guess the 5th and 6th episodes I ever saw were those where Malik had control of Keith and was dueling Yugi. Now, of course, I didn't get it at all. Then my friend, who was also just getting into it, went on the Internet and e-mailed me a pic of Malik and told me he was the guy who was controlling Bandit Keith. So....I went on the Internet myself and found out about Isis and Rishid too, so when they finally came into the dub with their (evil) dub names, I had been calling them by their original names for months. So it's really just a habit. Plus, I have the original Jap. version, so I'm starting to call everyone by their Jap names now.....And......yeah. ^_^;;;
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Symbol thingies: Aw, you know what they are, right?
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(I'm back at school......spring break's over......the popular girls get to make the seating chart....I know I'll end up in the corner somewhere.......)
"Malik, is something wrong?" Bakura asked a few days later. "You seem awfully quiet of late....."
(*twitch* The preps are all having spazz-outs and it's bugging the shitake mushrooms out of me.....)
Malik thought for a moment. 'How can I tell him that ever since I kissed Adara my whole world's been turned upside-down without sounding like a lovesick fool?'
Just then, Adara walked by. For about a nanosecond, her eyes met Malik's, then she looked away.
But that nanosecond was enough for Bakura.
"Malik.....you never did explain why you left the dance early....what happened?"
Malik smiled wryly and ran his hand through his hair. "You're the only one that's noticed, Bakura. Everyone else has been too caught up in their romances, you know?"
(Now I'm back at home, about to go to bed, my feet are sore, I'm E-X-H-A-U- S-T-E-D, and I'm listening to my new Good Charlotte CD.)
"We were having a good time.....going around and gumming people, and then....Oh Ra, I dunno what came over me, but I grabbed her and /kissed/ her," Malik continued. "And since then we haven't spoken a word to each other."
(I have so much fun writing Malik/Adara stuff!)
"Well, you can't really blame her, can you?" Bakura said thoughtfully. "Just give it some time."
"Yeah, ok....." Malik sighed.
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Kaiba and Aneko hadn't spoken since their encounter, either. Whenever he passed her, she was always giggling with her Slytherin friends. He could not see how she could keep that happy mask on while she was feeling so much pain. But.....he thought. 'Maybe I made it better....maybe she's going to be alright, because of me....'
And for some reason, this thought warmed his heart.
'Dammit.....I think I'm falling in love.'
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That night, everything fell into place, and Malik learned why Adara had reacted the way she did.
Everyone sat in the common room. The girls, minus Lindsey, who was (surprise surprise) dueling Yugi, all sat together. Even Adara, who had put down her nuclear weapons and made peace. Actually, it was only Kaya she made peace with; she had never really been enemies with any of the other girls.
(Kikyo's contradicting itself.....
Kikyo: ¬_¬ You mean the computer.
Mojobubbles: It wants me to change "enemies" to "a enemy" and "made peace." to "made peace,.", but it won't let me have both a comma and a period. Stupid thing.....)
"This is so cool....." Ginny sighed, looking over at Harry.
"I know.....ROMANCE ROCKS!!" Kaya said, pumping her fist in the air. Hermione just shook her head, smiling, and buried herself in a book. Isis was off in the corner, and didn't say anything. She liked to pretend that she and Yami weren't a couple, but everyone knew better.
"Sure, that's what you say now....." Adara said, making a face. "Just wait till they go and STAB YOU IN THE BACK!" No one seemed fazed; they were all used to Adara's outbursts now.
"What do you mean, Adara?" Hermione asking, actually putting down her book for once.
"Because love isn't all it's cut out to be, kay?" Adara sighed and brushed a piece of hair out of her face. "I should know.....baka na ketsu....."
Kaya cocked her head to one side. "Who's a stupid ass?"
"This guy I used to go out with...." Adara shook her head. "Naw, I won't get into that. It's just, you guys are my friends, and I don't wanna see you get hurt, kay?"
"Aw, that's so sweet!" the girls squeed, and pulled each other in a group hug.
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(Aw God/Kami/Ra, time for a Quidditch match.....)
(Aw.....I love this song.....it's "Heaven" by Live)
"So, Harry, we've got a Quidditch match on Saturday, right?"
"Right, Colin....."
Harry would never for the life of him understand how Colin Creevy had gained the spot of Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. He wondered if it wasn't so much that Colin was the best candidate, or that Colin would annoy Harry to no end. After all, George Weasley was the captain......
"I dunno how you can stand him, Harry," Joey said that day at lunch.
Harry shrugged. "Any change in you-know-who?" he asked, loading mashed potatoes onto his plate.
"Nope, same as always. I know somethin' happened at the dance, but Malik won't tell anyone, not even his sister."
"AHEM...."
Joey and Harry looked up and gave a massive sweatdrop.
"Hey, Malik.....what's up?" Joey asked, grinning like this: ^__^
Malik just glared at them, anime flames sprouting the background.
Tea came up behind the Egyptian before he could go all medieval on his friends. "No murdering Joey," she said, grabbing Malik's wrist and dragging him off. "No matter how stupid he is," she added.
"I resemble dat....." Joey frowned.
"That's true, Wheeler, you do resemble that," Kaiba remarked, not even looking up from his laptop.
Joey blinked, then realized what he'd said. "I meant I RESENT dat!!!" he wailed.
Good-natured laughter echoed around the table, and they noticed the Slytherins were laughing too, but Yugi could bet his Dark Magician that it wasn't friendly laughter.
"Just wait until the Quidditch match this Saturday.....they won't be laughing then!" Hermione said, rather shrilly.
"Wish we could be as confident as you guys," Bakura sighed. "But maybe it's just because we've never seen Quidditch."
Ron opened his mouth to say something.
"And don't you try to explain it again!" Kaya said, pointing at him. "Ra, my head's still spinning from last time!"
Ron sighed and shut his mouth.
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"Welcome to the first Quidditch match of the season, Slytherin versus Gryffindor!" Lee Jordan shouted eagerly. The crowd cheered loudly.
"There they are!" Tea shouted, pointing to the door where the Gryffindor team was coming onto the field.
"Hey, Lindsey?" Tristan asked as Lee Jordan announced the members of the teams. "You mind explaining this Quidditch thing again?"
Ron made a face. "My explanation was just fine," he muttered.
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"Ok, I think I get it now," Kaya said, summarizing. "The Keeper is like the guard, and they keep the other team from throwing that red ball, the Quaffle, through the hoop thingies. The Beaters chase around those little black Bludgers and try to hit them away from their teammates and to the other team. The Chasers are the ones that try and get the Quaffle into the hoops, and the Seeker, that's Harry, tries to catch the tiny gold ball thing which earns 150 points and ends the game."
Everyone blinked.
"Yah, that's basically it," Lindsey shrugged.
And Yami, being the King of Games, said, "I'd like to try this Quidditch game...."
Those that knew Yami amused themselves with mental images of the former pharaoh attempting to ride a broomstick. (^____^') He frowned as they all burst out laughing.
"It's not funny...." Yami said.
"Yes it is....." Kaya sang, trying to see just how ticked she could get him.
"Shut up."
"Make me!"
The Eye of Horus glowed on Yami's forehead.
Kaya eeped. "Shutting up now......"
The other Gryffindors looked startled and began scooting away.
"Kaya, stop ticking Yami off; Yami, stop scaring the Gryffindors," Yugi said, trying to play peacemaker.
"But they started it!!!" Kaya and Yami said at the same time, pointing at each other.
Isis shook her head and muttered something that sounded suspiciously like 'immature'. Malik elbowed her.
"Aw, is that anyway to talk about your boyyyy~friend?" he teased. He was about to continue harping on her when he saw the death glare he was receiving from his intended victim.
"Would you all just bloody shut up?!" Bakura interjected. He collected herself. "The match is beginning."
They all blinked.
"Bakari must be rubbing off on him," Tristan muttered to Joey, who nodded sagely.
(Wow.....that was pretty fun.....tell me what you thought about that.....yes, there was some OOC-ness on pretty much everyone's parts....but oh well!!)
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They had seen plenty of Quidditch practices, but it was nothing like an actual match. Even Kaiba had to watch. Ron chuckled at the awed expressions on their faces. "This is nothing compared to the Quidditch cup......" His expression grew misty at the memories. "The veela.....Krum......the leprechauns......and Harry bought us those Omniculars....." Hermione sighed and yanked his ear. "OW! Oh, thanks, 'Mione."
The team worked together seamlessly, and they had to admit the Slytherins weren't that bad either. Colin was quite the Keeper, and 20 minutes into the match the Slytherins had only scored one goal. Fred and George actually got serious when it came to Quidditch, and thanks to their efforts, the Gryffindor team found themselves completely intact.
(YAY! IT'S THE THEME SONG FOR THIS FIC! "IN THIS DIARY" BY THE ATARI'S!!! )
"Look!" Tea shouted. "Alicia's got the Quaffle!"
She scored. Gryffindor led the match 30 to 10.
"Wait......Malfoy looks all excited about something....." Joey said slowly.
"He saw the Snitch," Kaiba said simply, startling them all.
"C'mon, Harry! You gotta get it before Malfoy does!" Ginny said anxiously, crossing her fingers and squeezing her eyes shut.
Harry soared high above the others, still looking for a sign of the Snitch, when he heard George shout at him from below. "Harry!" he said, "watch Malfoy!"
Harry turned and caught Malfoy speeding toward the ground, a look of malicious determination on his face. Harry cursed himself for not paying attention. He sped of, the wind whistling in his ears. He leaned against the broom, weaving in and out of the other players.
Back in the stands, they knew Harry wouldn't reach the Snitch in time.
"We're gonna LOSE!" Adara pouted.
"Not if I can help it......" Malik muttered. She turned to him.
"And what, pray tell, can you do from here?" she asked snidely.
"You just watch," Malik replied, just as rudely. He stared up at Malfoy, and no one noticed he had stuck his hands deep in his pocket. He smirked when he found the Millennium Rod. (O_O! Oh God....don't even say it....) He liked to keep it with him, in case of........./emergencies./
His smirk grew wider as Malfoy began to change directions. "C'mon.....lil faster...." Malik muttered. Malfoy sped up. "Towards the wall......c'mon...." Malfoy flew towards the wall.
Hermione gasped. "He's gonna -"
*CRASH*
Hermione winced. "-crash."
Harry was mildly shocked, but lost no time in speeding toward the Snitch. He hadn't been able to turn around, unless the Snitch should escape his view again. He sped toward it, and within seconds held the gold ball in his grip, his bewilderment at what had happened with Malfoy being replaced with happiness, as the crowd erupted in cheers.
They had won!
(Well, that was rather lame.....)
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On the way back in, Malik met Adara's 'baka na ketsu', her ex-boyfriend.
They were walking, when Adara suddenly stumbled. She looked up, and a Slytherin had just tripped her. She said nothing, simply glared and began to walk off.
"Goth-girl," someone coughed. Adara froze. Malik stopped too, and turned around.
"What was that?" Adara asked icily.
"Nothing," the boy who had tripped her replied.
"Oh sure," Adara said dryly. "Just like it was nothing when you went off another girl."
By now, most of the passing crowd had stopped.
"That boy must have been who Adara was talking about the other night," Kaya whispered. Ginny, Tea, and Hermione nodded.
The boy rolled his eyes. "Geez, Adara. Are you ever going to get over that!?"
Adara turned and looked at Malik. She turned back and looked at the boy. "Oh, I'm over it, Jason." (Ok, I gave him a completely random name.....so now he's Jason) "In fact, I've got a new boyfriend," she added. Everyone looked startled. Malik looked slightly disappointed.
Adara turned and walked over to him. "Play along," she whispered, before pulling him down to her eye level and pressing her lips against his.
Malik felt like his eyes were gonna pop out of his sockets. 'Play along,' he remembered, and kissed her back, closing his eyes.
Finally, Adara and Malik released each other. She turned to Jason, a triumphant look on her face.
"See?"
With that, she turned and walked down the hallway.
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"Malfoy's a complete bugger," Joey remarked that evening.
"Gee, you're just now figuring that out?" Ron asked sarcastically.
"Joey's right, though," Yugi added. "He thinks Gryffindor won the Quidditch match by cheating."
"Yeah, well, no one cares what Malfoy thinks," Bakura smirked. They weren't fazed by his sudden personality change; they knew Bakari liked to pop out at random moments. "Whether he's right or not," he added, smirk growing wider.
"Bakari......" Kaya said slowly. "Don't tell me you /actually/ did....."
"Oh, /I/ didn't do anything......" Bakari said smoothly. "But someone else...." He shot a very pointed look in Malik's direction. Everyone turned to the Egyptian.
Malik tried to look innocent. "I /did/ think it was weird, the way Malfoy changed directions like that....." Yugi said slowly. Malik blinked at him.
"Yugi......" he said, an angel halo forming over his head. "Are you saying I used the Millennium Rod on Malfoy?" he asked sweetly. Angelic harp music played in the background.
"You do know that Dumbledore'll figure it out, and then Isis'll kill you, right?" Bakari said flatly.
Malik's eyes widened as he looked behind them, and the halo disappeared, and the music stopped. "Oh shit!" he gasped, then ran off.
Just as he ran off, Isis came from 7th year potions with Holly. She blinked. "What was that all about?" she asked, nodding at Malik. The others shrugged, grinning like this: ^_^
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Kaiba's second encounter with Aneko took place in the library that afternoon. A few Slytherins came up to him, as he typed away on his laptop.
"So...." one of them sneered. Kaiba glanced at him, then his eyes flickered back to the computer screen.
"What?" he asked shortly.
"You think you Gryffindors are so smart......" the same one spat.
"You're not all that, you know!" another frowned.
Kaiba blinked. "I don't have time for this," he said, closing up his laptop and getting up.
"Not so fast!" shouted the Slytherins, whipping out their wands.
"Just what do you think you're doing!?" shouted a girl's voice from behind them. Before they could react, she had shouted, "/Incendio!/" and a jet of light had shot from where she stood. The Slytherins fell over, simply unconscious.
The girl who had saved Kaiba came out.
"Aneko....." he muttered. Without a word, she came up to him and kissed him.
(Cool.....so now they're together)
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Malik sighed and leaned against a wall. It was pretty late; he'd have to head back to the common room. He was in such a mess; Bakari was right. Dumbledore would figure it out, and he'd be in sooooo much trouble with both the teachers and Isis.
He was about to turn back, when he heard a sniffle. He took a few steps forward, cursing Hogwarts for its lighting, or lack thereof.
"Go 'way," mumbled someone, hidden in the shadows. Malik recognized that voice.
"Adara?" he asked. He took a few steps forward, then tripped and fell, cursing. He heard Adara giggling in the dark. "Shut up," muttered a disgruntled Malik.
He heard Adara take her wand and mutter, "/Lumos/", and Malik could finally see again. He blinked, startled.
Was she crying?
His expression softened and he sat down against the wall next to her. "Is this about what happened today?" he asked. She nodded, and sniffed again. Malik scowled. "Feh. Jason's an ass. Don't let him get to you, Adara."
Adara shook her head furiously. "It's not that! It's you!"
Malik didn't know what to say. "Nande kuso.....?"
"Don't you 'what the hell' me!" Adara answered, tugging his ear.
"Itai! That hurts!" Malik shouted in protest. "Could you at least explain what I did?!"
"You turned everything upside down!"
"Me!? You're the one that runs off, goes a week without speaking to me, then goes and starts making out with me in front of your old boyfriend!"
"Yeah, well, you made me fall in love again after I swore not to!"
Malik shut up after that. "You mean........you.....love.......me......?"
"What are you, deaf /and/ stupid?! That's what I just said!" Adara snapped, before stopping and clamping a hand over her mouth. '%^$!%^$!@!#$%' she cursed.
"Adara, is there something you'd like to share with the class?" Malik smirked. She glared at him for a moment, then threw her arms around his neck.
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Mojobubbles: Eek......been so long since I last updated on this......gomen nasai, minna. Oh yeah, and those of you that read 'Tatakai Yuki', that won't be updated until late next week at the very earliest. V_V But in other news......MEET DEMO!
Demo: ^_^ Hi.
Mojobubbles: He's the ghost of an 8-year-old boy who died in the 1910's, and I contacted him on my Ouija board a few weeks ago.
Ron: Demo? What kinda name is Demo?
Demo: *sniff* It's cool......
Mojobubbles: *whacks Ron on the head* Hey, he's sensitive and innocent, and I'd like to keep it that way! Demo's his nickname; I don't know his real name. We asked him who he was, and all he said was 'DMO', and this one kid at the party said, "Who the hell names their kid Demo?" so now he's Demo. And we're all rather protective of the little bugger. ^_~ Right, Demo? *hugs Demo*
Demo: *hugs Mojobubbles* Right. ^_^
Head-On Collision
Disclaimer: I've got too many OC's! Just read the other chapters!
Note: If you are sailing on a Disney cruise on 6/29/03, and you're sailing on the Wonder, IM ME. Cuz that's the cruise I'm going on and I'm trying to meet someone so I won't be totally bored.
Mojobubbles: Before we begin, I would like to say gomen nasai for writing this story so slow. My muses have utterly abandoned me on this one. They seem to like Malik, though, and keep giving me ideas for Malik-angst fics......not to worry, though; as long as I keep getting such positive reviews and I know how it ends, I AM NOT GIVING UP. I AM NOT GONNA ABANDON THIS STORY.
Kamilah: How could we with the amounts of reviews?
Mojobubbles: 48 REVIEWS! YEAHHHH! DOMO ARIGATO, MINNA-SAN!
Kamilah: And now on to the pointless stuff. ^_~
Mojobubbles: Who here has heard 'Wild Drive!'? Isn't that a kick-ass song!? Anyway.... NAMUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! HE'S NAMU!!!!!!
Malik: ¬_¬;;;; Shut up.
Kamilah: *points to Malik* WHAT THE &#$^# DID HE DO TO HIS DUB VOICE!?!?! IT WAS NORMAL!!!!
Mojobubbles: I know.....which got me thinking. You know how Y. Bakura can talk in Bakura's voice and appear to be Bakura? Well, now, isn't Malik being controlled by his yami the whole Battle City? So, today when he was saying he was 'Namu', was that actually Y. Malik just pretending to be his hikari, and is Malik's 'disguised' voice how the /real/ Malik sounds in the dub?
All: *blink*
Yami: ....good question.
Mojobubbles: ......yep. And another good question is what Shadi was actually trying to say when he said it was the pharaoh's wish for Malik's dad to die.....cuz he knew that it wasn't true....RA/KAMI/GOD I JUST DON'T GET IT!!!! Anyway........but that's probably my favorite episode of the dub Battle City so far.
Yugi: You make it sound like you have the original Battle City.....
Yami: NOOOOO! YUGI YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT!!!!!
Yugi: ¬_¬ Why?
Yami: Because she /does/ have the original!!!!
Mojobubbles: AND MALIK IS SUCH A KAWAII CHIBI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND HE CALLED ISIS 'NEESAN' WHEN HE WAS, LIKE, 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *spazz* But he was soooooo kawaii when he told Rishid he was scared of having the ritual (y'know, with the pharaoh's memory) on his 10th birthday, and he started crying. T_T Then after the ritual, he was laying in his bed with all these bandages and going, "Itai......itai......" Translated, he said, "It hurts.....it hurts....." Then he asked Rishid who he should hate and his yami popped out. Poor lil guy. ;_; And then ya gotta feel bad for Rishid......all he ever wanted was to be accepted by his adopted family......
Malik: She wrote a fic from that 'neesan' thing......it's very angsty.....and called 'Neesan' ¬_¬
Mojobubbles: Yep. ^___^ By the way, meet Kenshin!
Kenshin: ¬_x¬ Have I met everyone yet?
Mojobubbles: I think so......
Kamilah: so anyway, that's Kenshin Himura, formerly known as Battousai the Manslayer, the rather multiple personality-ed, yet kawaii, main character of both my and my aibou's newest anime obsession, 'Rurouni Kenshin'!!!
Mojobubbles: By the way, did any of you know that the goddess Isis (not the character....the actual goddess) had her head chopped off and replaced it with a cow's head?
Isis: ¬_¬ Do you have to go into this story!?
Mojobubbles: Yes. Anyway, Kirstie told me this and we started laughing like crazy imagining Isis (the character) with a cow head. And I've got a couple quotes of what we said in my bio, if ya wanna take a look.
All the people Mojobubbles degraded during these author notes: *twitch* *come up to Mojobubbles*
Mojobubbles: O_____O I should start running now, huh?
Said people: *nod grimly*
Mojobubbles: *runs around the room* AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!
Kamilah: *sigh* The title comes from the song "Head-On Collision" by New Found Glory....the chapter's about the aftermath of the dance.....should be interesting.....^_^U
Mojobubbles: Will you stop chasing me if I tell you something?
Chasering people: *stop* Yes.....?
Mojobubbles: I think there must be something wrong with Kirstie because she didn't kill me when I said I liked Malik!!!!!
Malik: o.O *scoot scoot*
Mojobubbles: I ADMIT IT!! I'M NOW A MALIK FANGIRL!!!!!!
Malik: o.O!!!! *scoot scoot even more*
Mojobubbles: But only the Japanese version.
Malik: *blink*
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Review responses:
Arian Starswing: Yeah, you would think BMMW would be mad at Adara, but actually she loves it. I know it makes no sense, but she does. And your idea will probably come into play this chapter.....or maybe next one....one of those, definitely.
Yami Jenny: Wow, every week? ^___^;;;; No, they didn't get dates.....I'm debating whether to put them together, let me know what you think.
Europa: Well, Adara does have a reaction to the kiss, but those aren't it. ^____^
Blue Eyed Canadian Authoress: Sorry, I have trouble controlling my spazz- outs sometimes. ^______^ I love Haku too! But I can never say that in front of my friend Melissa or she'd go all medieval on me.....
bishiesgrl: Marissa, PLEASE CHILL OUT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER, DAMMIT!!!!!!!!! *spazz* Right, I'm ok now. And YOU ARE NEVER ONLINE!!!!!
Yeshiv@*@k@*m@liklover: Erk.....ok, I'll tell that to Ron.....^____________^;;; And you know you're the first one to ask about the names thing? *ahem* I'll explain.
Yami: RUN! RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!!!
Mojobubbles: SHUT UP!!! *ahem* See, I first got into Yu-Gi-Oh! when Battle City was getting started. I guess the 5th and 6th episodes I ever saw were those where Malik had control of Keith and was dueling Yugi. Now, of course, I didn't get it at all. Then my friend, who was also just getting into it, went on the Internet and e-mailed me a pic of Malik and told me he was the guy who was controlling Bandit Keith. So....I went on the Internet myself and found out about Isis and Rishid too, so when they finally came into the dub with their (evil) dub names, I had been calling them by their original names for months. So it's really just a habit. Plus, I have the original Jap. version, so I'm starting to call everyone by their Jap names now.....And......yeah. ^_^;;;
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Symbol thingies: Aw, you know what they are, right?
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(I'm back at school......spring break's over......the popular girls get to make the seating chart....I know I'll end up in the corner somewhere.......)
"Malik, is something wrong?" Bakura asked a few days later. "You seem awfully quiet of late....."
(*twitch* The preps are all having spazz-outs and it's bugging the shitake mushrooms out of me.....)
Malik thought for a moment. 'How can I tell him that ever since I kissed Adara my whole world's been turned upside-down without sounding like a lovesick fool?'
Just then, Adara walked by. For about a nanosecond, her eyes met Malik's, then she looked away.
But that nanosecond was enough for Bakura.
"Malik.....you never did explain why you left the dance early....what happened?"
Malik smiled wryly and ran his hand through his hair. "You're the only one that's noticed, Bakura. Everyone else has been too caught up in their romances, you know?"
(Now I'm back at home, about to go to bed, my feet are sore, I'm E-X-H-A-U- S-T-E-D, and I'm listening to my new Good Charlotte CD.)
"We were having a good time.....going around and gumming people, and then....Oh Ra, I dunno what came over me, but I grabbed her and /kissed/ her," Malik continued. "And since then we haven't spoken a word to each other."
(I have so much fun writing Malik/Adara stuff!)
"Well, you can't really blame her, can you?" Bakura said thoughtfully. "Just give it some time."
"Yeah, ok....." Malik sighed.
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Kaiba and Aneko hadn't spoken since their encounter, either. Whenever he passed her, she was always giggling with her Slytherin friends. He could not see how she could keep that happy mask on while she was feeling so much pain. But.....he thought. 'Maybe I made it better....maybe she's going to be alright, because of me....'
And for some reason, this thought warmed his heart.
'Dammit.....I think I'm falling in love.'
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That night, everything fell into place, and Malik learned why Adara had reacted the way she did.
Everyone sat in the common room. The girls, minus Lindsey, who was (surprise surprise) dueling Yugi, all sat together. Even Adara, who had put down her nuclear weapons and made peace. Actually, it was only Kaya she made peace with; she had never really been enemies with any of the other girls.
(Kikyo's contradicting itself.....
Kikyo: ¬_¬ You mean the computer.
Mojobubbles: It wants me to change "enemies" to "a enemy" and "made peace." to "made peace,.", but it won't let me have both a comma and a period. Stupid thing.....)
"This is so cool....." Ginny sighed, looking over at Harry.
"I know.....ROMANCE ROCKS!!" Kaya said, pumping her fist in the air. Hermione just shook her head, smiling, and buried herself in a book. Isis was off in the corner, and didn't say anything. She liked to pretend that she and Yami weren't a couple, but everyone knew better.
"Sure, that's what you say now....." Adara said, making a face. "Just wait till they go and STAB YOU IN THE BACK!" No one seemed fazed; they were all used to Adara's outbursts now.
"What do you mean, Adara?" Hermione asking, actually putting down her book for once.
"Because love isn't all it's cut out to be, kay?" Adara sighed and brushed a piece of hair out of her face. "I should know.....baka na ketsu....."
Kaya cocked her head to one side. "Who's a stupid ass?"
"This guy I used to go out with...." Adara shook her head. "Naw, I won't get into that. It's just, you guys are my friends, and I don't wanna see you get hurt, kay?"
"Aw, that's so sweet!" the girls squeed, and pulled each other in a group hug.
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(Aw God/Kami/Ra, time for a Quidditch match.....)
(Aw.....I love this song.....it's "Heaven" by Live)
"So, Harry, we've got a Quidditch match on Saturday, right?"
"Right, Colin....."
Harry would never for the life of him understand how Colin Creevy had gained the spot of Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. He wondered if it wasn't so much that Colin was the best candidate, or that Colin would annoy Harry to no end. After all, George Weasley was the captain......
"I dunno how you can stand him, Harry," Joey said that day at lunch.
Harry shrugged. "Any change in you-know-who?" he asked, loading mashed potatoes onto his plate.
"Nope, same as always. I know somethin' happened at the dance, but Malik won't tell anyone, not even his sister."
"AHEM...."
Joey and Harry looked up and gave a massive sweatdrop.
"Hey, Malik.....what's up?" Joey asked, grinning like this: ^__^
Malik just glared at them, anime flames sprouting the background.
Tea came up behind the Egyptian before he could go all medieval on his friends. "No murdering Joey," she said, grabbing Malik's wrist and dragging him off. "No matter how stupid he is," she added.
"I resemble dat....." Joey frowned.
"That's true, Wheeler, you do resemble that," Kaiba remarked, not even looking up from his laptop.
Joey blinked, then realized what he'd said. "I meant I RESENT dat!!!" he wailed.
Good-natured laughter echoed around the table, and they noticed the Slytherins were laughing too, but Yugi could bet his Dark Magician that it wasn't friendly laughter.
"Just wait until the Quidditch match this Saturday.....they won't be laughing then!" Hermione said, rather shrilly.
"Wish we could be as confident as you guys," Bakura sighed. "But maybe it's just because we've never seen Quidditch."
Ron opened his mouth to say something.
"And don't you try to explain it again!" Kaya said, pointing at him. "Ra, my head's still spinning from last time!"
Ron sighed and shut his mouth.
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"Welcome to the first Quidditch match of the season, Slytherin versus Gryffindor!" Lee Jordan shouted eagerly. The crowd cheered loudly.
"There they are!" Tea shouted, pointing to the door where the Gryffindor team was coming onto the field.
"Hey, Lindsey?" Tristan asked as Lee Jordan announced the members of the teams. "You mind explaining this Quidditch thing again?"
Ron made a face. "My explanation was just fine," he muttered.
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"Ok, I think I get it now," Kaya said, summarizing. "The Keeper is like the guard, and they keep the other team from throwing that red ball, the Quaffle, through the hoop thingies. The Beaters chase around those little black Bludgers and try to hit them away from their teammates and to the other team. The Chasers are the ones that try and get the Quaffle into the hoops, and the Seeker, that's Harry, tries to catch the tiny gold ball thing which earns 150 points and ends the game."
Everyone blinked.
"Yah, that's basically it," Lindsey shrugged.
And Yami, being the King of Games, said, "I'd like to try this Quidditch game...."
Those that knew Yami amused themselves with mental images of the former pharaoh attempting to ride a broomstick. (^____^') He frowned as they all burst out laughing.
"It's not funny...." Yami said.
"Yes it is....." Kaya sang, trying to see just how ticked she could get him.
"Shut up."
"Make me!"
The Eye of Horus glowed on Yami's forehead.
Kaya eeped. "Shutting up now......"
The other Gryffindors looked startled and began scooting away.
"Kaya, stop ticking Yami off; Yami, stop scaring the Gryffindors," Yugi said, trying to play peacemaker.
"But they started it!!!" Kaya and Yami said at the same time, pointing at each other.
Isis shook her head and muttered something that sounded suspiciously like 'immature'. Malik elbowed her.
"Aw, is that anyway to talk about your boyyyy~friend?" he teased. He was about to continue harping on her when he saw the death glare he was receiving from his intended victim.
"Would you all just bloody shut up?!" Bakura interjected. He collected herself. "The match is beginning."
They all blinked.
"Bakari must be rubbing off on him," Tristan muttered to Joey, who nodded sagely.
(Wow.....that was pretty fun.....tell me what you thought about that.....yes, there was some OOC-ness on pretty much everyone's parts....but oh well!!)
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They had seen plenty of Quidditch practices, but it was nothing like an actual match. Even Kaiba had to watch. Ron chuckled at the awed expressions on their faces. "This is nothing compared to the Quidditch cup......" His expression grew misty at the memories. "The veela.....Krum......the leprechauns......and Harry bought us those Omniculars....." Hermione sighed and yanked his ear. "OW! Oh, thanks, 'Mione."
The team worked together seamlessly, and they had to admit the Slytherins weren't that bad either. Colin was quite the Keeper, and 20 minutes into the match the Slytherins had only scored one goal. Fred and George actually got serious when it came to Quidditch, and thanks to their efforts, the Gryffindor team found themselves completely intact.
(YAY! IT'S THE THEME SONG FOR THIS FIC! "IN THIS DIARY" BY THE ATARI'S!!! )
"Look!" Tea shouted. "Alicia's got the Quaffle!"
She scored. Gryffindor led the match 30 to 10.
"Wait......Malfoy looks all excited about something....." Joey said slowly.
"He saw the Snitch," Kaiba said simply, startling them all.
"C'mon, Harry! You gotta get it before Malfoy does!" Ginny said anxiously, crossing her fingers and squeezing her eyes shut.
Harry soared high above the others, still looking for a sign of the Snitch, when he heard George shout at him from below. "Harry!" he said, "watch Malfoy!"
Harry turned and caught Malfoy speeding toward the ground, a look of malicious determination on his face. Harry cursed himself for not paying attention. He sped of, the wind whistling in his ears. He leaned against the broom, weaving in and out of the other players.
Back in the stands, they knew Harry wouldn't reach the Snitch in time.
"We're gonna LOSE!" Adara pouted.
"Not if I can help it......" Malik muttered. She turned to him.
"And what, pray tell, can you do from here?" she asked snidely.
"You just watch," Malik replied, just as rudely. He stared up at Malfoy, and no one noticed he had stuck his hands deep in his pocket. He smirked when he found the Millennium Rod. (O_O! Oh God....don't even say it....) He liked to keep it with him, in case of........./emergencies./
His smirk grew wider as Malfoy began to change directions. "C'mon.....lil faster...." Malik muttered. Malfoy sped up. "Towards the wall......c'mon...." Malfoy flew towards the wall.
Hermione gasped. "He's gonna -"
*CRASH*
Hermione winced. "-crash."
Harry was mildly shocked, but lost no time in speeding toward the Snitch. He hadn't been able to turn around, unless the Snitch should escape his view again. He sped toward it, and within seconds held the gold ball in his grip, his bewilderment at what had happened with Malfoy being replaced with happiness, as the crowd erupted in cheers.
They had won!
(Well, that was rather lame.....)
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On the way back in, Malik met Adara's 'baka na ketsu', her ex-boyfriend.
They were walking, when Adara suddenly stumbled. She looked up, and a Slytherin had just tripped her. She said nothing, simply glared and began to walk off.
"Goth-girl," someone coughed. Adara froze. Malik stopped too, and turned around.
"What was that?" Adara asked icily.
"Nothing," the boy who had tripped her replied.
"Oh sure," Adara said dryly. "Just like it was nothing when you went off another girl."
By now, most of the passing crowd had stopped.
"That boy must have been who Adara was talking about the other night," Kaya whispered. Ginny, Tea, and Hermione nodded.
The boy rolled his eyes. "Geez, Adara. Are you ever going to get over that!?"
Adara turned and looked at Malik. She turned back and looked at the boy. "Oh, I'm over it, Jason." (Ok, I gave him a completely random name.....so now he's Jason) "In fact, I've got a new boyfriend," she added. Everyone looked startled. Malik looked slightly disappointed.
Adara turned and walked over to him. "Play along," she whispered, before pulling him down to her eye level and pressing her lips against his.
Malik felt like his eyes were gonna pop out of his sockets. 'Play along,' he remembered, and kissed her back, closing his eyes.
Finally, Adara and Malik released each other. She turned to Jason, a triumphant look on her face.
"See?"
With that, she turned and walked down the hallway.
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"Malfoy's a complete bugger," Joey remarked that evening.
"Gee, you're just now figuring that out?" Ron asked sarcastically.
"Joey's right, though," Yugi added. "He thinks Gryffindor won the Quidditch match by cheating."
"Yeah, well, no one cares what Malfoy thinks," Bakura smirked. They weren't fazed by his sudden personality change; they knew Bakari liked to pop out at random moments. "Whether he's right or not," he added, smirk growing wider.
"Bakari......" Kaya said slowly. "Don't tell me you /actually/ did....."
"Oh, /I/ didn't do anything......" Bakari said smoothly. "But someone else...." He shot a very pointed look in Malik's direction. Everyone turned to the Egyptian.
Malik tried to look innocent. "I /did/ think it was weird, the way Malfoy changed directions like that....." Yugi said slowly. Malik blinked at him.
"Yugi......" he said, an angel halo forming over his head. "Are you saying I used the Millennium Rod on Malfoy?" he asked sweetly. Angelic harp music played in the background.
"You do know that Dumbledore'll figure it out, and then Isis'll kill you, right?" Bakari said flatly.
Malik's eyes widened as he looked behind them, and the halo disappeared, and the music stopped. "Oh shit!" he gasped, then ran off.
Just as he ran off, Isis came from 7th year potions with Holly. She blinked. "What was that all about?" she asked, nodding at Malik. The others shrugged, grinning like this: ^_^
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Kaiba's second encounter with Aneko took place in the library that afternoon. A few Slytherins came up to him, as he typed away on his laptop.
"So...." one of them sneered. Kaiba glanced at him, then his eyes flickered back to the computer screen.
"What?" he asked shortly.
"You think you Gryffindors are so smart......" the same one spat.
"You're not all that, you know!" another frowned.
Kaiba blinked. "I don't have time for this," he said, closing up his laptop and getting up.
"Not so fast!" shouted the Slytherins, whipping out their wands.
"Just what do you think you're doing!?" shouted a girl's voice from behind them. Before they could react, she had shouted, "/Incendio!/" and a jet of light had shot from where she stood. The Slytherins fell over, simply unconscious.
The girl who had saved Kaiba came out.
"Aneko....." he muttered. Without a word, she came up to him and kissed him.
(Cool.....so now they're together)
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Malik sighed and leaned against a wall. It was pretty late; he'd have to head back to the common room. He was in such a mess; Bakari was right. Dumbledore would figure it out, and he'd be in sooooo much trouble with both the teachers and Isis.
He was about to turn back, when he heard a sniffle. He took a few steps forward, cursing Hogwarts for its lighting, or lack thereof.
"Go 'way," mumbled someone, hidden in the shadows. Malik recognized that voice.
"Adara?" he asked. He took a few steps forward, then tripped and fell, cursing. He heard Adara giggling in the dark. "Shut up," muttered a disgruntled Malik.
He heard Adara take her wand and mutter, "/Lumos/", and Malik could finally see again. He blinked, startled.
Was she crying?
His expression softened and he sat down against the wall next to her. "Is this about what happened today?" he asked. She nodded, and sniffed again. Malik scowled. "Feh. Jason's an ass. Don't let him get to you, Adara."
Adara shook her head furiously. "It's not that! It's you!"
Malik didn't know what to say. "Nande kuso.....?"
"Don't you 'what the hell' me!" Adara answered, tugging his ear.
"Itai! That hurts!" Malik shouted in protest. "Could you at least explain what I did?!"
"You turned everything upside down!"
"Me!? You're the one that runs off, goes a week without speaking to me, then goes and starts making out with me in front of your old boyfriend!"
"Yeah, well, you made me fall in love again after I swore not to!"
Malik shut up after that. "You mean........you.....love.......me......?"
"What are you, deaf /and/ stupid?! That's what I just said!" Adara snapped, before stopping and clamping a hand over her mouth. '%^$!%^$!@!#$%' she cursed.
"Adara, is there something you'd like to share with the class?" Malik smirked. She glared at him for a moment, then threw her arms around his neck.
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Mojobubbles: Eek......been so long since I last updated on this......gomen nasai, minna. Oh yeah, and those of you that read 'Tatakai Yuki', that won't be updated until late next week at the very earliest. V_V But in other news......MEET DEMO!
Demo: ^_^ Hi.
Mojobubbles: He's the ghost of an 8-year-old boy who died in the 1910's, and I contacted him on my Ouija board a few weeks ago.
Ron: Demo? What kinda name is Demo?
Demo: *sniff* It's cool......
Mojobubbles: *whacks Ron on the head* Hey, he's sensitive and innocent, and I'd like to keep it that way! Demo's his nickname; I don't know his real name. We asked him who he was, and all he said was 'DMO', and this one kid at the party said, "Who the hell names their kid Demo?" so now he's Demo. And we're all rather protective of the little bugger. ^_~ Right, Demo? *hugs Demo*
Demo: *hugs Mojobubbles* Right. ^_^