Chapter 3
After we stepped out of the arcade I decided to stay away from Yu-Gi, I tried keeping to the opposite side of our little line of friends but I think the little squirt was deliberately staying close to me on Yami's orders. Oh well, what can you do? So I let Yami have his way, and began to talk friendly with the others. Wait a sec. . .me? Talking to other people? And voluntarily too, and why was I avoiding Yami? I knew he only had good intentions, well, at least for his friends. Why was I suddenly acting like I had a secret to hide? I didn't, well besides the fact that I came from another world, why was I acting like an undercover agent? I stopped listening to the other's yap and without knowing I began to trail behind. I think you can guess what happened, I got lost. The others were nowhere to be seen. Shit, what did I do now? I was looking around wildly and running a little faster, maybe I'd get lucky and see them and- hold it! Why was I chasing them? Wasn't I the loner? The one who had no friends? What's going ON with me?! It's like when I came here, half of my personality was warped. I sighed and shifted my backpack on my shoulders, I kept walking, maybe I should find that house. I looked at the address in my hand and began to walk forward, maybe someone could tell me where it is. Taia had said that it was in the house building area, you know. . . . I never thought having friends could be this useful. Suddenly a shadow loomed over head, great. I had walked myself into a dark alley without even noticing. I sighed and turned around with every intention of walking out onto the street and not walking into someone.
"Ow!" I yelled out and looked up angrily. The anger faded into surprise.
"Sorry Kari." The youth said but didn't offer me a hand up, his face didn't even say he was sorry. He was smirking.
"So, I wondered when I would meet you." I declared standing up and brushing myself off. I was kind of annoyed that he had caught me off guard. "You have a name? I mean, Bakura belongs to your carrier." I told the spirit of the Millennium Ring. He grinned.
***
"Hey!" Yu-Gi cried out. Everyone looked at him.
"Where did Kari and Bakura go?" He asked looking wildly around him. Suddenly Yami blared into his thoughts.
"Yu-Gi! Let me take over, someone is using shadow magic nearby." The spirit ushered. Yu-Gi did so without hesitation. The minute Yami could move he ran off in the opposite direction, his bewildered friends following him.
~~~
"Bakura is fine with me. Or you may wish to call me what the pharaoh does, 'Tomb Robber'."
"If you're a tomb robber why do you talk to me? DO I look like I'm hiding anything valuable on me?" I made the mistake of looking in his eyes and the next moment, I couldn't move, it was like he had me frozen on the spot, I didn't notice him walking towards me until his hand slowly brushed a few messy bangs out of my eyes and it rested on my cheek.
"W-what are you-?" I stammered out. His eyes were beginning to burn mine. It hurt, I desperately tried to look away but failed. A small heat was starting to grow on my neck. Was that him? Or my imagination? His hand then moved down and gripped my arm. I knew that I was going to get a bruise from this, odd huh? My life is in danger and I'm thinking about bruises.
"True, there is nothing valuable on you, but IN you." He said tapping his head with his free hand. I couldn't think anymore, the pain was blinding and the heat on my chest was growing even stronger. I blanked out for the 4th time this week.
***
Suddenly the weight on Bakura's arm increased, but not by much. He stared down, the girl had passed out. He scowled and was about to wake her up when a blinding flash of white light blazed and he dropped her onto the ground while covering his eyes.
***
Yami rounded the corner just in time to see a light flare out of an alley, he rushed up and saw Bakura there covering his eyes and shouting various obscenities. Yami stared, the light cleared and Bakura whirled around.
"YAMI! I should have known it was you!" The white haired youth growled.
"Me? I didn't do that?" Yami muttered ignoring that fact that he and the spirit of the millennium ring were enemies. He was in shock at the moment. Who had protected Kari?
"What did you do Tomb Robber?!" He demanded. Bakura smirked.
"Nothing of your business." He retorted and left, leaving a very confused unpossesed Bakura.
"What happened?" The youth asked looking around wildly. Yami ignored him and ran to Kari, he held her head off the ground and as far as he could tell, she was fine. Physically, anyway, but what about her mind? He did a quick search of her mind and sighed in relief. She was fine.
~~~
I groaned a bit. Where was I? Memories flashed. BAKURA! I snapped my eyes open, then breathed. Yami was the one holding me, not that crazed maniac.
"What the hell happened?" I mumbled trying to stand up.
"Bakura attacked you." Yami said so that only I could hear. I saw behind Yami's head that Joey and the others ran right past the alley way, then skidded to a stop.
"Hey! Why'd you go runnin off like that Yug?! And- hey, what happened to you?" The blonde asked suddenly noticing me.
"Nothing. Nothing." I said quickly trying to stand up. "Got lost." I said quickly. Yami nodded and let his carrier take over. The youth tried giving me a hand up but I brushed him away.
"But what happened to Bakura?" Tristan asked looking odd. He had a small look of mistrust.
"I-" Bakura began when I broke in.
"He saw that I was missing and tried to find me." I lied.
"What were you doing on the ground?" Taia wondered. Yeesh, question by the second.
"Tripped." I declared. And before anyone else could ask me something else I walked out of the alley and smiled.
~~~
We decided to stop by that address. I was kinda surprised, it was nothing like that last place. It was a house, and a large one. I walked up the porch and unlocked the door with the key that old woman had given me. Inside was pretty nice. Connecting the foyer was two stairs, one going downstairs, the other going up. I called out through the house, the others right behind me. I shrugged and took off my shoes and began to walk to the upstairs, my feet padding on the carpet. Okay, once I reached the top of the short stairs I saw a door that lead out onto a balcony, and the living room was to the left. The right was a hallway which stopped first at a bathroom. The second was a computer room, and the hallway ended in a closet, two doors on either side of the closet led to a luxurious room. Going back and towards the back door was a door that lead to the kitchen which also adjoined into the dinning room, in which the dinning room was attached to the living room. Please note when I say attached means that the space connecting those two rooms had no door.
"Hey, what's this?" Taia asked pointing to a note on the door.
*Dear Hikari
Sorry we aren't here to welcome you to our house, but we are currently occupied with some business and will not return until Tuesday. In the mean time please make yourself at home and we hope to see you when we get back.
Damen and Crystal*
Damen and Crystal huh? Oh well. That meant I'd be spending the next three days completely alone in this big dusty house. Needless to say I was kinda getting nervous at the thought.
"Hang on, there's a P.S at the back." Taia muttered and flipped the card around reading aloud the next bit.
*P.S
We've taken care of your schooling arrangements for you time here. On Monday you will be attending Domino High school. Your clothes are waiting for you in your room. The door to the right of the closet. Have fun!*
Have fun? That meant I'd be stuck with Yu-Gi and that somewhat paranoid spirit Yami. Oh well, what could I do? I walked up the stairs while Taia was smiling and saying that she and I would be in the same school. I opened the door, fairly neat layout. A double sized bed in the corner, a black mini bedside table beside that with a clock standing on it and a lamp. To the wall in front of the door was a desk with a laptop on it and a lamp, as well as a printer and a few packs of paper. The dresser was at the end of the bed and beside the dresser was the closet. Above my bed was window which was open and letting in a cool breeze. Comfy, I thought dully. Yu-Gi stepped up next to me, or at least I thought it was Yu-Gi. I was looking at Yami again. Wow, I must be making a record for making the Pharaoh come out so many times. He spoke in a cheerful voice but his face was cold.
"Why don't you spend the next three days with me while this Damen and Crystal are gone? I'm sure you don't want to be alone in this house." Before I could protest he finished.
"I insist, you should spend the next few nights with us." He said with a smirk. He walked up next to me
and placed a hand on my shoulder, then whispered in a cold voice;
"So I can keep an eye on you."
~~~
After a quick search of my new closet I took out that horrible pink uniform and dumped it into a spare bag I had found. That done I also noticed there was another uniform in there. It was black skirted one with a black shirt that would show my figure. There was a black belt with a silver buckle on it too. Well, what could I lose? I dumped that into the bag too and anything else I might need. Everyone left. Even Yami had surprisingly to let me pack, I hesitated for a minute before carefully putting the laptop into my bag, I had a feeling I would need a computer. Don't ask me why, I also grabbed the new binders and paper on my desk for school. I was now done, I walked out with my spare bag and back pack in hand. Tristan was nice enough to take the spare bag but I refused to let him take my backpack. We were just leaving the house when a limo pulled up. The door opened and out jumped Mokubah. Yami shot a look at me, and frowned by the fact that I didn't seem surprised at this new person.
***
"So she isn't surprised? Why don't you trust her Yami?" Yu-Gi wanted to know using their mind channel once again.
"You heard it yourself, she knows more about this place then she should." Yami replied still frowning.
"But do you really think she's dangerous?"
"I didn't make that light Yu-Gi, and neither did the spirit of the Millennium Ring. The only one left is her. She has some strange aura around her Yu-Gi, I need to know what it is, she could want to hurt you or your friends, and I can't let that happen."
~~~
"Mokubah?" Yami said in awe. The youth smiled.
"Hey Yu-Gi, what you doing in this part of town?" He asked.
"Just stopping at a house. What about you?" He replied.
"I was driving by when I saw you. You need a ride anywhere?" He offered.
"Just to the game shop. Thanks." Yami replied with a smile.
"Great. You can put that bag in the trunk Tristan." He told the brunette. Tristan nodded and proceeded to do so, this was weird. Mokubah was offering Yu-Gi a ride?! I thought he stayed away from the group because of his brother's feeling towards this gang? Weird, damn I was so clued out at what was happening.
~~~
We dropped the stuff off and Yu-Gi's place and thanked Mokubah for the ride. He smiled and waved good bye as the limo drove off. So what was going on? Didn't these guys hate each other? Well I am officially clued out. Oh well, things would explain themselves sooner or later. It was close to 6:00pm now. We decided on a movie to wrap things up, I paid my own way of course, I hate to owe someone something. We watched a movie, one of those action ones because Joey and Tristan wanted to. I couldn't care less, I had so many troubles that I couldn't focus on the screen. After the movie we were walking out of the theater when we ran into the last person I expected.
"Well, well. Yu-Gi, the mutt, and the rest of the gang." A cold and somewhat smug voice declared. I knew that voice, Yami watch me with interest out of the corner of his eye. Being careful not to blurt out the name I turned to face the new comer.
"I see you picked up someone new." The voice commented. I swallowed a curse and instead managed to put a smug grin on my face.
"And I only see old trash." I told Seto Kaiba. Okay, I admit, I kinda liked this guy, I always liked the guys who were quiet and semi evil. Sue me. Yami stared at me, I think this is the first time I've managed to surprise him. Seto still smiled.
"That wasn't very nice."
"I don't feel like being nice."
This guy was beginning to bug me, but didn't he bug everyone?
"What's your name?" He asked, the guy had lost some of his smugness.
"Hikari Usagi. You?" I asked just for good measure.
"Seto Kaiba."
I shrugged the name off.
"I take it that means you have a connection to Kaiba Corp?"
"I own it."
"Yay for you." I said blandly. He was grinning. Well that wasn't something I was expecting, then again, you never really could predict this guy's moves could you?
"Well Miss Usagi, I hope you know what you've gotten yourself into."
"What? Gonna drag your name and company into this? Aren't you man enough to win your own battles?" I taunted, me and my big mouth. He was still grinning, I couldn't believe it.
"Of course, I just hope you know that even without my company and name, I can beat you alone in a duel."
"That's only because you have your Blue Eyes White Dragon cards. Without those you wouldn't come up to scratch." I laughed at him. Okay, lie of the century, I knew he was good even without those cards, but what could I do? I was also pretty sure he didn't have that Egyptian god anymore, Ishizu had probably taken it back. I hope.
"Perhaps." He laughed. Okay, what was going ON here?! I had dissed Kaiba more then once and he was still laughing and grinning. He didn't even retaliate with an insult. I was getting scared, this world was flipping on it's head.
"Good day Miss Usagi." He said with a small bow and left. I stared at his retreating back and gaped.
"What's going on here? I just insulted that guy three times and he barely fights back?" The others were gaping too.
"You got me, if I insulted him he would have beaten me to a pulp." Joey said staring. I shook my head.
"I think we can call it a night." Yami declared, everyone nodded and bade a good night. We were almost at Yu-Gi's house when Yami stopped me.
"The game stops here. Who are you and what do you want with Yu-Gi and his friends?!" The Pharaoh demanded in a harsh voice. I stopped and stared at the ground. This was all getting to be too much. I spun around and faced him, to my shame tears were flowing down my face. He looked slightly taken back. I walked up to him until we were separated by only a few inches.
"You want the truth about me? Fine! My name is Hikari Usagi, I was born on June 5th. My mother died giving birth to me, my father remarried, then left me with a bitch ass step mother right after that incident!! You want to know something else?! I was injured in an accident involving me and two people who I don't even think are from my WORLD! I WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL FEELING LIKE CRAP AND THEN WOKE UP ON THE STREET HERE IN YOUR FRICKIN WORLD!!! I NEARLY DIE OF A FEVER, AND THEN I HAVE A DEMENTED MANIAC ATTACK ME!! TO ADD TO THAT I HAVE SOME STUPID PHARAOH ON MY CASE SAYING THAT I'M A DANGER TO HIM AND HIS FRIENDS!!
I've HAD it! I can't take this anymore! And to make it worse, I think I'm possessed by something! You happy?!" I finally stopped yelling because my throat hurt and because sobs had cut off my voice. I dropped to my knees and just stayed there, the perfect vision of pathetic weakling. I never expected to feel his arms around me hugging me. I just needed someone to touch, I was so alone, like I had been for so many years, without thinking I buried my head in his chest clutching his shirt in my fist. My sobs were muffled by him and he only held me close.
"Shhh. It's okay."
***
Yami wasn't sure what to do, that explosion she'd just let out on him had him stunned for a few seconds while she knelt there crying, he didn't know what he was doing when he walked forward and hugged her close. He just felt like he had to make up for the misjudgment he'd done. There was a possibility she was lying, but Yami knew she wasn't. It was his instincts talking, and he had learned to trust them. He held her a little closer and whispered.
"Shhh. It's okay."
She clenched her fist a little tighter and continued to cry into his shirt. He didn't mind the wetness due to the fact that it was now raining. Both he and Kari were soaked.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know." Yami whispered.
"No one knows. No one cares." She hissed. He slowly began to smooth her hair in strokes, hoping it would calm her down.
"Well I do now." She stared at him, rain mingling with her tears.
"Why? Why do you care about a stranger who's possessed?" She wanted to know. He sighed.
"You aren't possessed. I swear." He promised her. She shook her head but laid her face down on his chest again silently, she didn't cry anymore. But was still in silent agony.
"Let's go inside okay? Before you get sick again." Yami suggested and helped her stand up. Slowly they walked towards his house.
~~~
"Goodness! What happened to you two? I'd better ring you out to dry!" Yu- Gi's grandpa said with a smile and a humorous tone. Yami smiled and let Yu-Gi take control.
"Sorry gramps, just got caught in the rain."
"Ah, Miss Usagi you look like a mess." He said offering me a towel. I took it with a thanks and a small smile. The act was in place and I was acting like all that had happened in the walk here was a small polite conversation. Then he gave a towel to Yu-Gi and pushed us into the living room.
"You know, I just thought of something. Where will I be sleeping?" I suddenly asked Yu-Gi. He took a sip of the mug Mr. Motou had brought us and replied.
"My room. I'm sleeping on the couch."
"WHAT?! No way, I'll take the couch, you sleep in your room." He grinned.
"I'll be fine. You can take the room."
"No way, I'm not kicking anyone out of their room, there's a reason it's called YOUR room." I declared stubbornly. He grinned and shook his head. I sighed.
~~~
At 11:00pm the debate was over and I was pushed into Yu-Gi's room against my will. I growled and sighed, changing into my clothes I slowly climbed into Yu-Gi's bed and laid my head down. The pillow smelled like Yu-Gi, and don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad smell, it was kind of comforting in a weird way. Oh well.
~~~
I woke up at 2:30am. I couldn't sleep because my mouth felt a little dry, so I got up and went into the kitchen I'd seen earlier and slowly grabbed a cup and filled it with water, gulping the thing down I set the glass on the counter next to the sink and walked back out into the TV room. Yu-Gi was there, he was sleeping on the couch, the TV was still on. I smiled lightly, then frowned. He knew my secret, the one I didn't want to tell anyone, him and Yami both knew. What were they going to say in the morning? I shouldn't have freaked out. Oh well, what was done was done. I turned the TV off and grabbed a blanket that was on the arm chair next to the TV. Gently putting the blanket over Yu-Gi's shoulder I placed a pillow by his head so that if he woke up in discomfort he would find it. Then I yawned and went back to my room. As I drifted off into sleep I didn't notice that the moonlight had been blocked by a shadow.
***
Darkness seeped into the room and began to cover the walls around the sleeping girl. Bakura emerged from the wall and grinned insanely. The room was being enveloped by the shadow realm where that blasted Pharaoh wouldn't bother him. As that darkness fell over her he walked to the side of the bed and pulled her out of the bed she woke with a start, Kari was about to yell out when he put his hand over her mouth, still half asleep she didn't remember to not make eye contact. He stared at her in the eye and she was unconscious in a few minutes.
"All set." Bakura whispered smiling.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Only the characters Hikari Usagi, Damen, and Crystal belong to me. Also I own the plot, but other then that. . . THEY DON'T BELONG TO ME!!! ARGH! I wish they did. . . . .
After we stepped out of the arcade I decided to stay away from Yu-Gi, I tried keeping to the opposite side of our little line of friends but I think the little squirt was deliberately staying close to me on Yami's orders. Oh well, what can you do? So I let Yami have his way, and began to talk friendly with the others. Wait a sec. . .me? Talking to other people? And voluntarily too, and why was I avoiding Yami? I knew he only had good intentions, well, at least for his friends. Why was I suddenly acting like I had a secret to hide? I didn't, well besides the fact that I came from another world, why was I acting like an undercover agent? I stopped listening to the other's yap and without knowing I began to trail behind. I think you can guess what happened, I got lost. The others were nowhere to be seen. Shit, what did I do now? I was looking around wildly and running a little faster, maybe I'd get lucky and see them and- hold it! Why was I chasing them? Wasn't I the loner? The one who had no friends? What's going ON with me?! It's like when I came here, half of my personality was warped. I sighed and shifted my backpack on my shoulders, I kept walking, maybe I should find that house. I looked at the address in my hand and began to walk forward, maybe someone could tell me where it is. Taia had said that it was in the house building area, you know. . . . I never thought having friends could be this useful. Suddenly a shadow loomed over head, great. I had walked myself into a dark alley without even noticing. I sighed and turned around with every intention of walking out onto the street and not walking into someone.
"Ow!" I yelled out and looked up angrily. The anger faded into surprise.
"Sorry Kari." The youth said but didn't offer me a hand up, his face didn't even say he was sorry. He was smirking.
"So, I wondered when I would meet you." I declared standing up and brushing myself off. I was kind of annoyed that he had caught me off guard. "You have a name? I mean, Bakura belongs to your carrier." I told the spirit of the Millennium Ring. He grinned.
***
"Hey!" Yu-Gi cried out. Everyone looked at him.
"Where did Kari and Bakura go?" He asked looking wildly around him. Suddenly Yami blared into his thoughts.
"Yu-Gi! Let me take over, someone is using shadow magic nearby." The spirit ushered. Yu-Gi did so without hesitation. The minute Yami could move he ran off in the opposite direction, his bewildered friends following him.
~~~
"Bakura is fine with me. Or you may wish to call me what the pharaoh does, 'Tomb Robber'."
"If you're a tomb robber why do you talk to me? DO I look like I'm hiding anything valuable on me?" I made the mistake of looking in his eyes and the next moment, I couldn't move, it was like he had me frozen on the spot, I didn't notice him walking towards me until his hand slowly brushed a few messy bangs out of my eyes and it rested on my cheek.
"W-what are you-?" I stammered out. His eyes were beginning to burn mine. It hurt, I desperately tried to look away but failed. A small heat was starting to grow on my neck. Was that him? Or my imagination? His hand then moved down and gripped my arm. I knew that I was going to get a bruise from this, odd huh? My life is in danger and I'm thinking about bruises.
"True, there is nothing valuable on you, but IN you." He said tapping his head with his free hand. I couldn't think anymore, the pain was blinding and the heat on my chest was growing even stronger. I blanked out for the 4th time this week.
***
Suddenly the weight on Bakura's arm increased, but not by much. He stared down, the girl had passed out. He scowled and was about to wake her up when a blinding flash of white light blazed and he dropped her onto the ground while covering his eyes.
***
Yami rounded the corner just in time to see a light flare out of an alley, he rushed up and saw Bakura there covering his eyes and shouting various obscenities. Yami stared, the light cleared and Bakura whirled around.
"YAMI! I should have known it was you!" The white haired youth growled.
"Me? I didn't do that?" Yami muttered ignoring that fact that he and the spirit of the millennium ring were enemies. He was in shock at the moment. Who had protected Kari?
"What did you do Tomb Robber?!" He demanded. Bakura smirked.
"Nothing of your business." He retorted and left, leaving a very confused unpossesed Bakura.
"What happened?" The youth asked looking around wildly. Yami ignored him and ran to Kari, he held her head off the ground and as far as he could tell, she was fine. Physically, anyway, but what about her mind? He did a quick search of her mind and sighed in relief. She was fine.
~~~
I groaned a bit. Where was I? Memories flashed. BAKURA! I snapped my eyes open, then breathed. Yami was the one holding me, not that crazed maniac.
"What the hell happened?" I mumbled trying to stand up.
"Bakura attacked you." Yami said so that only I could hear. I saw behind Yami's head that Joey and the others ran right past the alley way, then skidded to a stop.
"Hey! Why'd you go runnin off like that Yug?! And- hey, what happened to you?" The blonde asked suddenly noticing me.
"Nothing. Nothing." I said quickly trying to stand up. "Got lost." I said quickly. Yami nodded and let his carrier take over. The youth tried giving me a hand up but I brushed him away.
"But what happened to Bakura?" Tristan asked looking odd. He had a small look of mistrust.
"I-" Bakura began when I broke in.
"He saw that I was missing and tried to find me." I lied.
"What were you doing on the ground?" Taia wondered. Yeesh, question by the second.
"Tripped." I declared. And before anyone else could ask me something else I walked out of the alley and smiled.
~~~
We decided to stop by that address. I was kinda surprised, it was nothing like that last place. It was a house, and a large one. I walked up the porch and unlocked the door with the key that old woman had given me. Inside was pretty nice. Connecting the foyer was two stairs, one going downstairs, the other going up. I called out through the house, the others right behind me. I shrugged and took off my shoes and began to walk to the upstairs, my feet padding on the carpet. Okay, once I reached the top of the short stairs I saw a door that lead out onto a balcony, and the living room was to the left. The right was a hallway which stopped first at a bathroom. The second was a computer room, and the hallway ended in a closet, two doors on either side of the closet led to a luxurious room. Going back and towards the back door was a door that lead to the kitchen which also adjoined into the dinning room, in which the dinning room was attached to the living room. Please note when I say attached means that the space connecting those two rooms had no door.
"Hey, what's this?" Taia asked pointing to a note on the door.
*Dear Hikari
Sorry we aren't here to welcome you to our house, but we are currently occupied with some business and will not return until Tuesday. In the mean time please make yourself at home and we hope to see you when we get back.
Damen and Crystal*
Damen and Crystal huh? Oh well. That meant I'd be spending the next three days completely alone in this big dusty house. Needless to say I was kinda getting nervous at the thought.
"Hang on, there's a P.S at the back." Taia muttered and flipped the card around reading aloud the next bit.
*P.S
We've taken care of your schooling arrangements for you time here. On Monday you will be attending Domino High school. Your clothes are waiting for you in your room. The door to the right of the closet. Have fun!*
Have fun? That meant I'd be stuck with Yu-Gi and that somewhat paranoid spirit Yami. Oh well, what could I do? I walked up the stairs while Taia was smiling and saying that she and I would be in the same school. I opened the door, fairly neat layout. A double sized bed in the corner, a black mini bedside table beside that with a clock standing on it and a lamp. To the wall in front of the door was a desk with a laptop on it and a lamp, as well as a printer and a few packs of paper. The dresser was at the end of the bed and beside the dresser was the closet. Above my bed was window which was open and letting in a cool breeze. Comfy, I thought dully. Yu-Gi stepped up next to me, or at least I thought it was Yu-Gi. I was looking at Yami again. Wow, I must be making a record for making the Pharaoh come out so many times. He spoke in a cheerful voice but his face was cold.
"Why don't you spend the next three days with me while this Damen and Crystal are gone? I'm sure you don't want to be alone in this house." Before I could protest he finished.
"I insist, you should spend the next few nights with us." He said with a smirk. He walked up next to me
and placed a hand on my shoulder, then whispered in a cold voice;
"So I can keep an eye on you."
~~~
After a quick search of my new closet I took out that horrible pink uniform and dumped it into a spare bag I had found. That done I also noticed there was another uniform in there. It was black skirted one with a black shirt that would show my figure. There was a black belt with a silver buckle on it too. Well, what could I lose? I dumped that into the bag too and anything else I might need. Everyone left. Even Yami had surprisingly to let me pack, I hesitated for a minute before carefully putting the laptop into my bag, I had a feeling I would need a computer. Don't ask me why, I also grabbed the new binders and paper on my desk for school. I was now done, I walked out with my spare bag and back pack in hand. Tristan was nice enough to take the spare bag but I refused to let him take my backpack. We were just leaving the house when a limo pulled up. The door opened and out jumped Mokubah. Yami shot a look at me, and frowned by the fact that I didn't seem surprised at this new person.
***
"So she isn't surprised? Why don't you trust her Yami?" Yu-Gi wanted to know using their mind channel once again.
"You heard it yourself, she knows more about this place then she should." Yami replied still frowning.
"But do you really think she's dangerous?"
"I didn't make that light Yu-Gi, and neither did the spirit of the Millennium Ring. The only one left is her. She has some strange aura around her Yu-Gi, I need to know what it is, she could want to hurt you or your friends, and I can't let that happen."
~~~
"Mokubah?" Yami said in awe. The youth smiled.
"Hey Yu-Gi, what you doing in this part of town?" He asked.
"Just stopping at a house. What about you?" He replied.
"I was driving by when I saw you. You need a ride anywhere?" He offered.
"Just to the game shop. Thanks." Yami replied with a smile.
"Great. You can put that bag in the trunk Tristan." He told the brunette. Tristan nodded and proceeded to do so, this was weird. Mokubah was offering Yu-Gi a ride?! I thought he stayed away from the group because of his brother's feeling towards this gang? Weird, damn I was so clued out at what was happening.
~~~
We dropped the stuff off and Yu-Gi's place and thanked Mokubah for the ride. He smiled and waved good bye as the limo drove off. So what was going on? Didn't these guys hate each other? Well I am officially clued out. Oh well, things would explain themselves sooner or later. It was close to 6:00pm now. We decided on a movie to wrap things up, I paid my own way of course, I hate to owe someone something. We watched a movie, one of those action ones because Joey and Tristan wanted to. I couldn't care less, I had so many troubles that I couldn't focus on the screen. After the movie we were walking out of the theater when we ran into the last person I expected.
"Well, well. Yu-Gi, the mutt, and the rest of the gang." A cold and somewhat smug voice declared. I knew that voice, Yami watch me with interest out of the corner of his eye. Being careful not to blurt out the name I turned to face the new comer.
"I see you picked up someone new." The voice commented. I swallowed a curse and instead managed to put a smug grin on my face.
"And I only see old trash." I told Seto Kaiba. Okay, I admit, I kinda liked this guy, I always liked the guys who were quiet and semi evil. Sue me. Yami stared at me, I think this is the first time I've managed to surprise him. Seto still smiled.
"That wasn't very nice."
"I don't feel like being nice."
This guy was beginning to bug me, but didn't he bug everyone?
"What's your name?" He asked, the guy had lost some of his smugness.
"Hikari Usagi. You?" I asked just for good measure.
"Seto Kaiba."
I shrugged the name off.
"I take it that means you have a connection to Kaiba Corp?"
"I own it."
"Yay for you." I said blandly. He was grinning. Well that wasn't something I was expecting, then again, you never really could predict this guy's moves could you?
"Well Miss Usagi, I hope you know what you've gotten yourself into."
"What? Gonna drag your name and company into this? Aren't you man enough to win your own battles?" I taunted, me and my big mouth. He was still grinning, I couldn't believe it.
"Of course, I just hope you know that even without my company and name, I can beat you alone in a duel."
"That's only because you have your Blue Eyes White Dragon cards. Without those you wouldn't come up to scratch." I laughed at him. Okay, lie of the century, I knew he was good even without those cards, but what could I do? I was also pretty sure he didn't have that Egyptian god anymore, Ishizu had probably taken it back. I hope.
"Perhaps." He laughed. Okay, what was going ON here?! I had dissed Kaiba more then once and he was still laughing and grinning. He didn't even retaliate with an insult. I was getting scared, this world was flipping on it's head.
"Good day Miss Usagi." He said with a small bow and left. I stared at his retreating back and gaped.
"What's going on here? I just insulted that guy three times and he barely fights back?" The others were gaping too.
"You got me, if I insulted him he would have beaten me to a pulp." Joey said staring. I shook my head.
"I think we can call it a night." Yami declared, everyone nodded and bade a good night. We were almost at Yu-Gi's house when Yami stopped me.
"The game stops here. Who are you and what do you want with Yu-Gi and his friends?!" The Pharaoh demanded in a harsh voice. I stopped and stared at the ground. This was all getting to be too much. I spun around and faced him, to my shame tears were flowing down my face. He looked slightly taken back. I walked up to him until we were separated by only a few inches.
"You want the truth about me? Fine! My name is Hikari Usagi, I was born on June 5th. My mother died giving birth to me, my father remarried, then left me with a bitch ass step mother right after that incident!! You want to know something else?! I was injured in an accident involving me and two people who I don't even think are from my WORLD! I WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL FEELING LIKE CRAP AND THEN WOKE UP ON THE STREET HERE IN YOUR FRICKIN WORLD!!! I NEARLY DIE OF A FEVER, AND THEN I HAVE A DEMENTED MANIAC ATTACK ME!! TO ADD TO THAT I HAVE SOME STUPID PHARAOH ON MY CASE SAYING THAT I'M A DANGER TO HIM AND HIS FRIENDS!!
I've HAD it! I can't take this anymore! And to make it worse, I think I'm possessed by something! You happy?!" I finally stopped yelling because my throat hurt and because sobs had cut off my voice. I dropped to my knees and just stayed there, the perfect vision of pathetic weakling. I never expected to feel his arms around me hugging me. I just needed someone to touch, I was so alone, like I had been for so many years, without thinking I buried my head in his chest clutching his shirt in my fist. My sobs were muffled by him and he only held me close.
"Shhh. It's okay."
***
Yami wasn't sure what to do, that explosion she'd just let out on him had him stunned for a few seconds while she knelt there crying, he didn't know what he was doing when he walked forward and hugged her close. He just felt like he had to make up for the misjudgment he'd done. There was a possibility she was lying, but Yami knew she wasn't. It was his instincts talking, and he had learned to trust them. He held her a little closer and whispered.
"Shhh. It's okay."
She clenched her fist a little tighter and continued to cry into his shirt. He didn't mind the wetness due to the fact that it was now raining. Both he and Kari were soaked.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know." Yami whispered.
"No one knows. No one cares." She hissed. He slowly began to smooth her hair in strokes, hoping it would calm her down.
"Well I do now." She stared at him, rain mingling with her tears.
"Why? Why do you care about a stranger who's possessed?" She wanted to know. He sighed.
"You aren't possessed. I swear." He promised her. She shook her head but laid her face down on his chest again silently, she didn't cry anymore. But was still in silent agony.
"Let's go inside okay? Before you get sick again." Yami suggested and helped her stand up. Slowly they walked towards his house.
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"Goodness! What happened to you two? I'd better ring you out to dry!" Yu- Gi's grandpa said with a smile and a humorous tone. Yami smiled and let Yu-Gi take control.
"Sorry gramps, just got caught in the rain."
"Ah, Miss Usagi you look like a mess." He said offering me a towel. I took it with a thanks and a small smile. The act was in place and I was acting like all that had happened in the walk here was a small polite conversation. Then he gave a towel to Yu-Gi and pushed us into the living room.
"You know, I just thought of something. Where will I be sleeping?" I suddenly asked Yu-Gi. He took a sip of the mug Mr. Motou had brought us and replied.
"My room. I'm sleeping on the couch."
"WHAT?! No way, I'll take the couch, you sleep in your room." He grinned.
"I'll be fine. You can take the room."
"No way, I'm not kicking anyone out of their room, there's a reason it's called YOUR room." I declared stubbornly. He grinned and shook his head. I sighed.
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At 11:00pm the debate was over and I was pushed into Yu-Gi's room against my will. I growled and sighed, changing into my clothes I slowly climbed into Yu-Gi's bed and laid my head down. The pillow smelled like Yu-Gi, and don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad smell, it was kind of comforting in a weird way. Oh well.
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I woke up at 2:30am. I couldn't sleep because my mouth felt a little dry, so I got up and went into the kitchen I'd seen earlier and slowly grabbed a cup and filled it with water, gulping the thing down I set the glass on the counter next to the sink and walked back out into the TV room. Yu-Gi was there, he was sleeping on the couch, the TV was still on. I smiled lightly, then frowned. He knew my secret, the one I didn't want to tell anyone, him and Yami both knew. What were they going to say in the morning? I shouldn't have freaked out. Oh well, what was done was done. I turned the TV off and grabbed a blanket that was on the arm chair next to the TV. Gently putting the blanket over Yu-Gi's shoulder I placed a pillow by his head so that if he woke up in discomfort he would find it. Then I yawned and went back to my room. As I drifted off into sleep I didn't notice that the moonlight had been blocked by a shadow.
***
Darkness seeped into the room and began to cover the walls around the sleeping girl. Bakura emerged from the wall and grinned insanely. The room was being enveloped by the shadow realm where that blasted Pharaoh wouldn't bother him. As that darkness fell over her he walked to the side of the bed and pulled her out of the bed she woke with a start, Kari was about to yell out when he put his hand over her mouth, still half asleep she didn't remember to not make eye contact. He stared at her in the eye and she was unconscious in a few minutes.
"All set." Bakura whispered smiling.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Only the characters Hikari Usagi, Damen, and Crystal belong to me. Also I own the plot, but other then that. . . THEY DON'T BELONG TO ME!!! ARGH! I wish they did. . . . .