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The flaxen sun emerged in the east as it always had, granting the world with its aurous rays. The birds began to chirp and sing gleefully, basking in the warmth the night did not offer. Dogs awoke to the imploring growl of their barren stomachs and made sure to rouse their masters for some 'Kibbles and Bits' after a few more winks of sleep. Yes, everything was right in the world. Everything was where it was supposed to be...But one tency thing.
Unfortunatly, Yuugi Motou had recklessly left his blinds open and sunbeams were cascading through the open slits. A paticular nasty one blazed right through his eyelids, turning his dreams red. But that was nothing compared to his wake up call-
"By Rah- It is already half past sunrise!" A certain chippery sprit proclaimed a little to cheerfully," I would be up and fully clad by this late hour.''
Yuugi groaned and crammed his head underneath the pillow, attempting to stifle the booming voice. Yami became distempered quickly and snatched away the boy's soft haven.
"Oh, no, no, no, that just will not do. You are to arise promptly. No flaccid hikari of mine will snore away this ornate day. Stir, now!"
The younger grumbled and ducked under his wool blankets. Yami just wouldn't allow such a thing and became seriously irate.
"Hear me now,my aibou, this shall be your last notification," Yami said, siezing away the covers," I would not test my patience this early in this fresh new day. So please, just admire this stupendous hour! The sun is -"
"Yami," Yuugi grunted listlessly,"I swere- I'm gonna chuck the stupid puzzle straight out the window if you don't leave me alone!" Since the bed had been stripped bare of its contents , he hid himself in his arms.
"Yuugi! "The suddenly enraged sprit hollered.
"What?" He questioned in a hoarse, groggy voice," Ooh, sorry. I'm a bit cranky in the mornings."
"Cranky?This is not the defenition of cranky,"Yami said," this is a snappish, baneful monstor that has seized hold of your very mind. Release my hikari, you repulsive beast or I will deface you!"
"Yami," Yuugi asserted quickly, "for goshsakes! I hate the mornings! I despise them with every fiber inside me! Are you understanding this? Are you?"
"Indeed, I am comprehending."
"So, there's no monster inside me, okay?"
"Right."
Yuugi sighed in consolation,"good.Now, leave me alone until it's time for school."
Ruby eyes narrowed into a faint scowl. The sprit became angered.
"You will do as I say," he shrilled murderously.
The fear the yami would have naturally encountered from his aibou's mind link, was unaccounted for. Instead, he was detecting an emotion that was quite odd for the certain occasion-annoyance? Agitation? He was supposed to instill terror upon this weak soul, not annoy the living daylights out of him!
"I want to sleep!I NEED TO SLEEP! LEAVE ME ALONE,GOSH DANGIT!" Yuugi bellowed so vehemently, the panes upon the window's trembled and shook, as did the wide eyed sprit.
"Yu-Yu-Yu-" Yami could not even create a coherent sentence, let alone a word.
Yuugi huffed and rolled over in his stripped bed, leaving the bewildered Yami to one tragic question: How could a boy that small, emmit such an enourmous sound?
He stood dumbfounded for a few more minutes, hovering over the snoozing child, until the realization of being shreiked at by such a senile boy, who was basically powerless, kicked into full force.
"Arise! I will stall no longer!"
Yuugi began to growl firecly like a rabid dog. Suddenly, he shot out of bed, glared daggers at Yami and then, peered upon the luminous digital clock.
"Six a'clock? A.M?! Six a'clock in the morning?! You woke me up at-"
Yami instantly flung his palms to his ears, ready for the high- pitched screeching. It came, and his feeble hands were not enough to smuther the noise.
"--I DON'T DO SIX A'CLOCK IN THE MORNING! IT'S TO EARLY FOR THIS! I HAVE ANOTHER HOUR TO SLEEP! GOOD FRIGGEN' NIGHT!" Yuugi finished, crashing dierctly back upon his bed.
Yami didn't even dare as to utter one tiny word until seven-thirty.
"Y-Yu-Yuugi?" He asked cautiously," Are you ready to a-awaken?"
Yuugi mumbled something and arose from the shorn matress. He then gaped back at the sheet peeled bed.
"What happened here?" He interrogated innocently," did I kick my sheets off or something?"
"Wha- You know very well what occured! Do not nudge my resentment over the shattering point." Yami replied disbelievingly.
"Do not!"
"Yes you do."
"Do not!"
"Yes you do."
"Do not!"
"ENOUGH!"
The spirt's ill-humor grew to its splintering point. He simply could not stand anymore of this. If faced with one more of these 'morning attitudes' he was sure to go raving mad. All he could do now, and what made him feel more relieved, was to order Yuugi around.
"Depart from your bed, suit up in your uniform, and move on to your learning center facility.Oh, And please refrain from speaking unless it is life or death. I can handle no more of this constant nonsence." Yami said, disappearing into the depths of the twinkling auric light.
"...What's his deal?"
And Yuugi began to dress and prepare for the day ahead of him. He walked downstairs in kind of a stupor, for he was drowning in his own merciless thoughts.
What would transpire during this hassiling school day? Would he be the same during Mr.Komochie's geometry class? Could he? Could he smile and play innocent while in the presence of this ruthless killer? And-And-
--For some quaint reason, he did not fear Mr.Komochie as much as he thought he had,but his heart still paniced with every step down the creaking stairs he took. He was scared of something or someone or-
Yami. His thoughts concluded, I'm afarid of Yami.
And who in their right mind would not be? The sprit had not only dislocated his wrist, but had also insulted his every move. He began to dread the re-awakening of the sprit. For what punishment would be instore for him if he carlessly let out a come back? -Accidentally yelled back at the stronger of the two? His hand throbbed imanging it. He qauked and quivered at just the mere thought.
But his horrific ponderings did not go un-noticed. Through the mind link, bonding Yuugi to the sprit, Yami felt and heard every thought, with dismay.
'How can I be a phobia of the boy's? ' He questioned himself somberly,' well, you did only jossle around his bones until the frail things were disabled, great pharaoh.' He answered himself, sardonically.
"Good morning Yuugi!"
-'Ah, the boy's grandfather converses with him. I shall listen and reasure my theory that Yuugi will not speak a word to the elderly man about myself.'
"Good morning, jisan." The boy replied somewhat gloomily.
-'His sprit is low...I must be wary of that...'
"Ho ho ho,How did you sleep, my favorite grandson?"
-' He best not declare anything, or i'll-'
"Preety good, jichan."
-'Good, hikari, good.'
Silence grew at the Motou kitchen table like devouring vines coiling around the tense neck of the small family. Finally, Yuugi sliced through the jumpy quiet with a query that stunned his yami into submission.
"Grandpa, can I ask you something?"
-'Damnit aibou, what are you trying to do? Do not even hint at my existence!'
" Sure,my boy-- Is there anything wrong?"
-'Do not provoke me, boy! You musn't inform him! He musn't know!'
"Erm-Well- I just- I dunno how to tell-"
"Spit it out, my boy!"
-'I must intervene!'
"Well, last night-"
A rumble diffused from the acicent puzzle and a beam of glinting light later, Yami stood infuriated; His blood-red eyes glowering deeply into violet ones.
"Damnit hikari! You were seconds away from confessing my existence! You can put no trust in that man! He has befriended that heinous Mr.Komochie! Are you completely lacking enough brain power to discern that this is putting us BOTH into danger? Do not disclose to me that you are THAT rashly slow-minded!"
Yuugi gulped," B-But Yami, I wasn't going to-"
" DO NOT TRY TO JUSTIFY WHAT YOU WERE ATTEMPTING TO DO!" He hollered with utter outrage," WE ARE MIND-LINKED TOGETHER!," He put a skinny finger to Yuugi's temple," I FELT THE RELIEF SWEEP THROUGH YOUR FLIMPSY VAINS AS YOU BEGAN TO SPEAK YOUR VERY FIRST WORD!
Yuugi shivered," But Yami I promise I-"
"YOU BRAINLESS DEFICEINT DOPY SLUGGISH PUERILE SIMPLE-MINDED DOLT! ONE DAY THE DESOLATE VOID INSIDE YOUR HEAD WILL COLLAPSE IN ON YOU, THEREBY FORWORDING YOUR POINTY HAIR THROUGH THAT DESERTED WASTE LAND YOU CALL YOUR BRAIN AND THOSE PURPLE SPIKES WILL BLEED OUT YOUR EYELIDS!" Yami was finshed now.
"Ummm, Yami?"
"What is it now?" The sprit heaved lividly.
"First of all,I was going to tell Jichan that I slipped and fell on the concreate last night and was going to ask him for some Advil because my hand's aching-and second of all, I didn't blow your cover... You did."
The doltish boy was correct. Yami had been so angered by his aibou's lack of inteligence that he had appeared right in front of Yuugi's grandfather thereby doing the exact thing he had so cruelly scolded the smaller for trying to do. He murmmered a few eygptain curse words.
"Yu-Yu-Yuugi?" Yuugi's jichan was gazing wide-eyed at Yami. His face exposed bewilderment and...Fear!The aged man had almost seen it all, from the inside of a tibetan wolves' blood trickling mouth, to the very tip of a amazon's keen spear, settled against his un-shaven throat. But nothing! Nothing had ever been as close to his own grandson. He had always had a saying, ' You can tell what kind of a man he is, by the look in his eyes.' This tall copy of Yuugi had eyes of burrowed crimson flames. He appeared positivly evil.
"Erm, Jisan, meet Yami."
And so began the long explaination that caused Yuugi not only to miss the bus, but to also suffer under a long period of hunger. He had not had time to grab a bite to eat. His grandfather refused to allow Yuugi passage to school before he knew every detail, right down to the last word his yami spoke to him.
"--And thats really it jichan, now I really have to go! I've probalaly already missed the bus! Buh bye!" He declared hurriedly, dashing out the door before his confundled grandfather could investigate any farther.
"No!" Yuugi cried as he arrived at the deserted bus stop," I've missed the bus!"
" I do not see why you can not walk, my aibou," The sprit asserted beside him.
He nodded and then realized- His eyes widened sixteen times their normal size-
"Yami!"He whiserpered loudly," Go into the puzzle or something! Someone may see you!"
Yami cocked an eyebrow but only sighed," fine, but the moment you feel threatened, i'll be there."
And so, he disappeared into the puzzle, leaving Yuugi almost blinded by the light.
After blinking his watering eyes a few times, he began racing to his school. It was cruel irony, perhaps, that first period was Geometry and he would be quite late to Mr.Komochie's class right after discovering he was a surly murderer.
'Great,' he thought aggresively,'he has a reason to kill me!'
Fifteen mintues late, Yuugi trotted into first period, huffing and puffing. The classroom became rigid in their seats and all eyes fell fixated upon him and Mr.Komochie's up-right dispostion. The baneful man's face did not even expose an emotion.
"Motou," he greeted plainly," I am asuming you have some sort of excuse for being late not only to my class but to an essential exam?"
"I-I" He could not think of a thing.
/Yami!/ He cried to his otherself desperately,/ You made me late! Help me think of something!/ ,and then Yuugi added so very sweetly to his yami,/Preety preety pwease? With a cheery on top?/
The spirt could have easily declined and added a light sardonic mock, but he could not refuse the tenderly loveable words Yuugi had said so adorably. He convereted to silly putty and melted in his hikari's hands.
//Fine,// he sighed,// you are to say that your since of time ran astray and you found yourself ensared by the enchanting melody of sleep.//
"I over slept," Yuugi said aloud, butchering Yami's stunningly beatiful verison.
"You over slept, did you? Well, i'll see you after class then. Now, please escort yourself to your seat and kindly begin your test."
Yuugi did as he was told and began his mortifing exam on congruence theroms. But before his pencil lead ever grazed the paper, he had to show his graditude to the sprit.
/Thank you Yami,/
Yami had many taunts and teases he could've bombarded upon the small boy, but all he could muster was,
/You are welcome, aibou./
And on drew the test, as Yuugi carfully pondered on each problem and knawed on his pencil nervously.
'I don't know any of this!' He thought to himself,' I didn't study at all! I'm going to fail! What will jichan say?'
//Do no hyper-ventilate, my brainlessly obtuse child! Just rest easy and contemplate on what these arthmetic problems are voicing to you.// Yami asserted suddenly, causing him to spring in his desk.
/...It's telling me I didn't study./
//No ,no, no! Absorb the knowledge! Attempt to discern these numbers by attaining their true value. Why were they devised? Why were they created?//
/...To confuse me!/
// Your not thinking! You must let it flow like a glassy stream. Do not develop a barrcade!//
Yuugi glanced back at his answerless exam and exhaled. He focused all his energy on one paticulary difficult problem but the sprit's un- proven theory failed miserably.
/Ugh! I'll never finish!/
/Are you fixating on this?/
/. . . What's a 'polygon'?/
//...//
And so on went the test. By Yuugi's deficient enquire one could predict the grade upon his paper without even gazing upon the answer key.
He was on question #43 when a soft knock was heard against the classroom door. Mr.Komochie's face contorted into one of it's only two expressions, agitation, and he strode over to answer it.
"Why have you disturbed my test?" He catechized, to the un-seen figure in the hallway.
" I didn't mean to, sir," came a unceartin meek boy's voice.
"I-I'm a new student and i-i-"
"Then do come in and stop sputtering on me," Mr.Komochie remarked cooly and stood aside to let the boy come through.
From first sight, one could tell he was new or just very orderly. For, every male student's uniform included a royal blue jacket that every student wore loosly. They were always left unbuttoned with the boy's white shirt tale out. Only those dubbed geeks tucked in their pullovers, but they always wore their jacket undone aswell. This boy's jacket was fully buttoned with his shirt tale tucked snugly away. He was new.
From second glance, this unknown boy reminded him faintly of-well as crazy as it sounds- winter. His frosted silver hair seemed to be snow covered hills, perfect for sleding fun. His eyes were pensive brown that appeared like swriling hot chocolate and- Oh no-
Suddenly, his stomach emitted a blatant roar. It went gratefully un heeded because all were to infatuated in this mind-bobbling test.
'Don't think about anything remotely close to food,' he thought to himself.
//Aibou!// Yami bayed in his head abruntly,// place back your focus upon this test unless you envy a failing mark!//
/Okay, okay./
He quickly checked his watch.
/Oh my goodness! I only have one minute to do twenty-two problems!/
//Then do them as swift as a cat leaps upon it's mousy prey.//
/Are you kidding? I'll never get finshed, then! I'm just going to randomly mark some.//
And so began the race against time with Yuugi hurriedly scratching down answers.
/Hmm- Fourty-four and a half sounds good-/
//-Yuugi, it is requesting a defintion of the transtive theorm!//
/ -Hmm, ninteen 3/4 looks great-/
//-Hikari, it demands for how many sides a heptagon owns! You know that is incorrect./
/- A pentagon? That goverment building in America./
//...Aibou, you're not even trying.//
/ A threom that states two figures are congruent and at the same time equal. Hmmm-/
// -The equality threom. Record that and at least make a mark above that boy who is dribbling upon his exam's I.Q.//
/Alright, Yami! The Equanity therom./
//No! Not equanity-equality-Aibou-Quick!//
The bell buzzed shrilly as Yuugi beheld his un-finished test below. It was quite obvious he failed by the berserk answers he gave as well as his rushed and scratchy hand-writing. He delievered his test to Mr.Komochie's desk, where the methodical beast sat grading a few unfournate children's papers.
"Stop right there, Motou."
The spikey haired boy frooze stiff as horror crept up took over his skipping heart. He revolved around , twittering slightly, and smiled timidly.
"Yes, Mr.Komochie-san?"
" I have to admit," he said, retaining his gaze upon a ceartin paper that had hopelessly failed," I am a tinge bit worried about you. In the past week, you've gone from one of my top pupils to barely staying afloat. What has been bugging you?"
"N-nothing! Honest! Absolutely nothing is bothering me whatsoever! Just haven't had much time to study, that's all."
His eyes stayed reserved upon the exam but his eye brow cocked.
"And just what have you had to do?"
His brain frantically searched for a reasonable answer(Althrough knowing completely what the true problem was(Yami) but telling this to Mr.Komochie of all people would be seriously a hazard to his health.)
"Ehhh," came his brillant and well thought answer.
"Exactly," he said," your next test is in a week. The toughest one yet. Are you going to study?"
"Yes, sir."
"Now, you are fully aware that your grandfather and I are old friends, i'm sure. I wouldn't mind calling up my old buddy to tell him that his dearest and only grandson will fail my class if he does not hit the books. Do I make myself clear?"
//Why, the bastard is threatening you! I swere i'll-//
Yami began swearing and cursing the geometry teacher with such vile words, that they cannot be written. ((Without making this story R rated))
"Yes sir."
"Good, now leave."
Yuugi scurried out of the classroom, with the ancient spirt still cussing in his mind.
// -and someday i'll send him to shadow realm endowed with a pink ribbon and bow . He desereves that immoral place.// he finally ended.
"Now on to history!" The hikari chirped gleefully.
History had never really taken the honor of Yuugi's favorite subject. It had been just plainly there until Mr.Komochie's geometry came along. Now it became a tranquil haven away from the battle front of first period. He enjoyed it also for it's kooky fun-loving teacher, Mr.Chiba.
Mr.Chiba had claimed to have 'seen it all'. Instead of presenting the class with long winded speeches, he would recite to them tales of his journeys through distant and exotic lands. They sort of reminded Yuugi of his jisan's stories of Eygpt, but Mr.Chiba's were always more delightful, including adventures that sounded like something straight from a myth.He was even a commader in a war! It was like this typical run of the mill history teacher had discovered every inch of this vast world and had lived through every age that time had thrown upon him.
"Excuse me?" A hesitant voice split his joyful thoughts and a gentle finger tapped against his shoulder. Yuugi twirled around and peered up to see two cups of steaming hot cocoa-I mean- two swirling chocolate brown eyes fixed upon him. The smaller became shy quite quickly.
"Emm, yes?"
"Do you happen to know which class room I could find History with Mr.Chiba?"
Yuugi's violet eyes lit up.
"I have him next period! I'll show you! Oh, by the way, i'm Motou Yuugi."
He put out his hand and the other boy shook it waveringly.
"I'm Bakura Ryou."
They strolled to class together, chatting on about each others pasts.
"Well, my dad used to be an archaeologist for a muesum in the United Kingdom," Ryou said," but he was offered a better job here in Domino. Now, he gets to go to Eygpt a lot more, in fact, he's there right now."
"Wow," Yuugi was in awe," my grandpa was an archaeologist once, too, but he decided on staying home and opening a game shop. He used to bring me back all sorts of things! Like my puzzle."
The small boy glanced up and all of a sudden Ryou seemed erieely different. His eye's were not as bright as they were before, but more dark and ominous. His mouth was etched in a twisted grin that stole away his humble temperament. He suddenly seemed, well, crazy.
"Ryou?" He asked, eyeing him curiously.
"Whatever is wrong, Yuugi?"
His voice didn't sound quite right either; It was far more deep then when the boy had first introduced himself. It was so alarming that it made his neck hair stand on end.
Wait- He couldn't judge him yet. Determining who someone is before you knew them, was very wrong and against everything that Yuugi stood for.
//Yuugi, I have a fallacious feeling about this boy.// Yami's distrust in this white-haired innocent was practically oozing from his mouth.
/Oh, I'm sure he's just got a cold or somthing. He seems like a nice person, though./
Yuugi smiled warmly up at Ryou and replied," Nothing."
Ryou's twisted smirk crept farther up his face," Pharao-I mean Yuugi, how bout you meet me after school. I'm new as you know and I'd fancy someone to show me around town. Perhaps, we can even get a hambarker."
The smaller boy raised a eyebrow,"You mean hamburger?"
"Oh, yes, whatever you call those blasted peices of cow hide."
"Ermm, okay! Meet you outside."
So on they trotted into history class without another word upon the subject.
And there stood Mr.Chiba, grinning broadly as his pupil's piled into the brightly decorated classroom. He was so oppisite from Mr.Komochie, it was almost uncanny. Where the upright geometry teacher always wore a sleek precise suit; Mr.Chiba wore wrinkled plaid trousers and outlandish polo shirts with faded collars. Where Mr.Komochie's classroom had never had anything that was whimsical or erratic, unless you counted the chalk board, Mr.Chiba's room was filled with all sorts of unquie objects, most of it from his many travels; And finally, where the tidy man's face was always shaven and clean, with the exception of that slick mustache, the kooky man's face always carried around tiny black and gray whiskers as well as lanky scars that riddled his bumpy bronze skin.
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//Aibou, are all you're professors callous assassins?//
/What?/ Yuugi became appalled quickly. Mr.Chiba was his very favorite teacher, like a distant relative to him. He was his mentor and someday, he desired to grow up and become just like the man. He wanted to venture around the world aswell and impact children's lives ( as much as Mr.Chiba had) with his intresting travels.
//This swine carries the sent of blood upon his grimy hands!//
/There's no way! Mr.Chiba wouldn't hurt a fly! He's the coolest teacher there is!/
//Now hear me my doltish child, he has murdered before. Steer clear of this brutal adversary or you may be added to his victim's list.//
/Yami! He's not evil or anything I swere! Have you ever stopped to think that possibly you're wrong?/ Yuugi suddenly senced the spirt's temper rising dangerously,/ Sorry! I mean- Maybe it's his own blood or something?/
//Perhaps, or he has slain countless humans?//
The smaller scanned his mind for something to protect Mr.Chiba's well dignified name.
/Aha! He was in a war! He had to kill other soilders! There! His murders were justifiable!/ He never thought he would ever ponder on words such as those.
//Yes, that does sound comprehensible. I did sence the blood was, different somehow. Fine, he is acceptable, but still, not to be trusted.//
/Yay!/
"Good day class," He greeted them, sustaining that plesant smile
The class respectfully stood, " Good morning , Mr.Chiba."
"Sit, sit," he disclosed, sitting down himself behind his ragged desk," today we will be contiuing our study on anicent Rome. Oh, come on you guys! Don't sigh! It's going to be exiciting! Reminds me of that time I visted Rome. Ceaser was one heck-of-a-man. Nice too. To bad he got stabbed in the gut, eh?"
They're study had been surprisingly enjoyable. He told them tales of those ancient days with such amazing detail, he had to of seen it! But that was of course impossible. He may have just had one fine colledge professor who knew his stuff. In any case, he was glum to hear the bell ring above and forced on to a class much duller then this one.
The day seemed to draw on like a life sentece in jail, but it did finally pass . Yuugi was quite drowsy and dozed off a few times, but Yami was sure to wake him.
//Aibou! Yuugi! Rise, now! You cannot afford another horrendous mark!// Yami annouced for the third time this period. The hikari slowly drew his head up, but it was no use. His head bowled back into his crossed arms.
/Oh, it's no good, Yami. I don't know why i'm so tierd. I went to sleep and everything!/
// You felt a bit feverish the past night. I wonder if perhaps your disabled wrist...// he trailed off. Silence struck the two abruntly as the topic was swiftly swept under the rug.
/Come on, clock! You've been on that number for over twenty minutes,now! Please! Just hit three a'clock! Please please!/
// Did that affliction author this--Insanity?//
/Huh?/
//My unhindged aibou, you are divulging to objects that do not retain a voice.//
/What? Oh! No Yami, I -/
The blaring bell severed Yuugi's explanation.
"Thank you," he murmmered sarcastically, as he rose from his desk and began to bask in his new found freedom.
//There you go once more, hikari! You are expressing graditude to an inanmate object that owns no life.//
/ What? Oh no, not this again. It's like when you're being-/
"Hello? Yo Yug'? You in there?"
Someone was trying to get his attention. He shook his head a bit and peered up.
"Wha- Oh, Hi Jou!" He chirped, bestowing a light grin. He was glad to see a kindly common face with all the abnormality surrounding him.
"Bud' you gotta' come outside!," Jou said, appearing to be frantic but at the same time thrilled," there's been 'nother one! Common, People are already startin' to gather!" He rapidly latched unto Yuugi's frail, damaged wrist and began to dash down the hall. Yuugi hissed in pain but kept on sprinting.
/I-ow-Wish-ow-He had-ow-Grabed-ow-the other-ow-hand./
// Aibou, what is this boy foretelling, and who is this clod?//
/ I'll-ow-Tell-ow-You-ow-Later!/
Jou had hauled Yuugi out into Domino High's court yard where a tightly knit crowd was mounted before a broad poster, that hung ominously on the concreate building. Being quite short, Yuugi could only catch a glimpse of the top corners.
"We'll never get in there!" He choked, examining the fixed circle that seemed to be sewn together.
"Yug'," Jou began, envoking a tiny glitter in his eye," you think you can crawl through all these kid's legs?"
Yuugi simply smiled and proceeded to crawl on all fours dodging and sliding through people's legs.Finally, he reached the end of his journey and stood up.
// That later is now, aibou, explain your mindless actions, this moment.//
/Well, for the past few months, ever sence school started back anyway, kids have been disappearing. It happens about once a month or so. We're all used to the occasional runaway, but this is more then usual. It's starting to creep people out! Everyone believes there's a kidnapper! It's been kind of freaking me out, too./
//Ah,// Yami heaved plainly.
/ You don't happen to--Oh my--/ Yuugi suddenly haulted and distress corssed through him.
//Aibou? What is it? What has occurred?//
/...Miho.../
Upon the battered poster lay a terrible site, .One that was heart- wrenching and jaw-dropping all at the same time. Her hair was a dusty lavendar that dwindled upon her sleek shoulders. Her eyes were a rusty copper that were simpathatic but at the same time wild. She was smiling broadly and Yuugi sternly wondered if she was smiling whereever she was.
//Yuugi?//
/Sh-she was in my c-class.../
"Hey Yug'! Yug' buddy! Who is it? Who got taken' this time 'round?" Jou's obnoxious voice carried above the gossiping group. Yuugi , once again, clambered back to his honey-haired friend, who could take no more anticipation.
"Jou," He said solemnly," don't let Honda see that poster."
"What are you getting at Yug'?" Jou questioned, his eyes boring into Yuugi's for information.
"It's Miho."
The expression upon Jou's face was difficult to read. Usually, he was as open as a book, but now-- His face was a mixture of grief and awe, not only for Miho, but for Honda as well. Honda had had a sincere crush upon Miho since he had first layed eyes on her. Now, his heart would surely be crushed.
"Yuugi?" A familiar passive voice requested.
"What?" He twriled around to find himself gaping up at two glowing chocolate eyes. With the new realization of the disappearance of Miho, he hadn't even recalled his previous engagment with Bakura Ryou.
"Oh, hey Ryou!"
"Is there something wrong, Yuugi?"
He gazed to the ground and sighed heavily," no, nothing."
"Alright, then let's get going then," Ryou said, darting away from the court yard.
" Bye Jou!," Yuugi asserted quickly, running after the swift boy.
"Hey, Ryou! Wait up!"
But he kept on sprinting, even with the smaller's plea's to slow down. Ryou was quite agile,and he soon became a dot, racing into the horizon.
" Wow," Yuugi said, " he's fast. Wonder why he was running in the first place?"
//One can only wonder, hikari.//
He squinted to see if he saw a incy dot, but it was no good. He just started-
Suddenly, a mighty hand clasped roughly around his mouth and dragged him into a nearby alley. It happened so abruptly, his mind did not have time to register what was happening nor to cry out.
He was hurled into the mosit brick wall as the hand warpped around his mouth, swiftly moved downwords and coiled itself around Yuugi's fragile neck.
" Didn't recognize me, Pharaoh? Well I'm hurt."
The voice was simluar to Bakura's but more profound. It was laced with dark spiteful thoughts. His eyes were brimming with a manaical look that made Yuugi catch his breath in his chest.
" Give me the puzzle, my dear Pharaoh, or you die."
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The flaxen sun emerged in the east as it always had, granting the world with its aurous rays. The birds began to chirp and sing gleefully, basking in the warmth the night did not offer. Dogs awoke to the imploring growl of their barren stomachs and made sure to rouse their masters for some 'Kibbles and Bits' after a few more winks of sleep. Yes, everything was right in the world. Everything was where it was supposed to be...But one tency thing.
Unfortunatly, Yuugi Motou had recklessly left his blinds open and sunbeams were cascading through the open slits. A paticular nasty one blazed right through his eyelids, turning his dreams red. But that was nothing compared to his wake up call-
"By Rah- It is already half past sunrise!" A certain chippery sprit proclaimed a little to cheerfully," I would be up and fully clad by this late hour.''
Yuugi groaned and crammed his head underneath the pillow, attempting to stifle the booming voice. Yami became distempered quickly and snatched away the boy's soft haven.
"Oh, no, no, no, that just will not do. You are to arise promptly. No flaccid hikari of mine will snore away this ornate day. Stir, now!"
The younger grumbled and ducked under his wool blankets. Yami just wouldn't allow such a thing and became seriously irate.
"Hear me now,my aibou, this shall be your last notification," Yami said, siezing away the covers," I would not test my patience this early in this fresh new day. So please, just admire this stupendous hour! The sun is -"
"Yami," Yuugi grunted listlessly,"I swere- I'm gonna chuck the stupid puzzle straight out the window if you don't leave me alone!" Since the bed had been stripped bare of its contents , he hid himself in his arms.
"Yuugi! "The suddenly enraged sprit hollered.
"What?" He questioned in a hoarse, groggy voice," Ooh, sorry. I'm a bit cranky in the mornings."
"Cranky?This is not the defenition of cranky,"Yami said," this is a snappish, baneful monstor that has seized hold of your very mind. Release my hikari, you repulsive beast or I will deface you!"
"Yami," Yuugi asserted quickly, "for goshsakes! I hate the mornings! I despise them with every fiber inside me! Are you understanding this? Are you?"
"Indeed, I am comprehending."
"So, there's no monster inside me, okay?"
"Right."
Yuugi sighed in consolation,"good.Now, leave me alone until it's time for school."
Ruby eyes narrowed into a faint scowl. The sprit became angered.
"You will do as I say," he shrilled murderously.
The fear the yami would have naturally encountered from his aibou's mind link, was unaccounted for. Instead, he was detecting an emotion that was quite odd for the certain occasion-annoyance? Agitation? He was supposed to instill terror upon this weak soul, not annoy the living daylights out of him!
"I want to sleep!I NEED TO SLEEP! LEAVE ME ALONE,GOSH DANGIT!" Yuugi bellowed so vehemently, the panes upon the window's trembled and shook, as did the wide eyed sprit.
"Yu-Yu-Yu-" Yami could not even create a coherent sentence, let alone a word.
Yuugi huffed and rolled over in his stripped bed, leaving the bewildered Yami to one tragic question: How could a boy that small, emmit such an enourmous sound?
He stood dumbfounded for a few more minutes, hovering over the snoozing child, until the realization of being shreiked at by such a senile boy, who was basically powerless, kicked into full force.
"Arise! I will stall no longer!"
Yuugi began to growl firecly like a rabid dog. Suddenly, he shot out of bed, glared daggers at Yami and then, peered upon the luminous digital clock.
"Six a'clock? A.M?! Six a'clock in the morning?! You woke me up at-"
Yami instantly flung his palms to his ears, ready for the high- pitched screeching. It came, and his feeble hands were not enough to smuther the noise.
"--I DON'T DO SIX A'CLOCK IN THE MORNING! IT'S TO EARLY FOR THIS! I HAVE ANOTHER HOUR TO SLEEP! GOOD FRIGGEN' NIGHT!" Yuugi finished, crashing dierctly back upon his bed.
Yami didn't even dare as to utter one tiny word until seven-thirty.
"Y-Yu-Yuugi?" He asked cautiously," Are you ready to a-awaken?"
Yuugi mumbled something and arose from the shorn matress. He then gaped back at the sheet peeled bed.
"What happened here?" He interrogated innocently," did I kick my sheets off or something?"
"Wha- You know very well what occured! Do not nudge my resentment over the shattering point." Yami replied disbelievingly.
"Do not!"
"Yes you do."
"Do not!"
"Yes you do."
"Do not!"
"ENOUGH!"
The spirt's ill-humor grew to its splintering point. He simply could not stand anymore of this. If faced with one more of these 'morning attitudes' he was sure to go raving mad. All he could do now, and what made him feel more relieved, was to order Yuugi around.
"Depart from your bed, suit up in your uniform, and move on to your learning center facility.Oh, And please refrain from speaking unless it is life or death. I can handle no more of this constant nonsence." Yami said, disappearing into the depths of the twinkling auric light.
"...What's his deal?"
And Yuugi began to dress and prepare for the day ahead of him. He walked downstairs in kind of a stupor, for he was drowning in his own merciless thoughts.
What would transpire during this hassiling school day? Would he be the same during Mr.Komochie's geometry class? Could he? Could he smile and play innocent while in the presence of this ruthless killer? And-And-
--For some quaint reason, he did not fear Mr.Komochie as much as he thought he had,but his heart still paniced with every step down the creaking stairs he took. He was scared of something or someone or-
Yami. His thoughts concluded, I'm afarid of Yami.
And who in their right mind would not be? The sprit had not only dislocated his wrist, but had also insulted his every move. He began to dread the re-awakening of the sprit. For what punishment would be instore for him if he carlessly let out a come back? -Accidentally yelled back at the stronger of the two? His hand throbbed imanging it. He qauked and quivered at just the mere thought.
But his horrific ponderings did not go un-noticed. Through the mind link, bonding Yuugi to the sprit, Yami felt and heard every thought, with dismay.
'How can I be a phobia of the boy's? ' He questioned himself somberly,' well, you did only jossle around his bones until the frail things were disabled, great pharaoh.' He answered himself, sardonically.
"Good morning Yuugi!"
-'Ah, the boy's grandfather converses with him. I shall listen and reasure my theory that Yuugi will not speak a word to the elderly man about myself.'
"Good morning, jisan." The boy replied somewhat gloomily.
-'His sprit is low...I must be wary of that...'
"Ho ho ho,How did you sleep, my favorite grandson?"
-' He best not declare anything, or i'll-'
"Preety good, jichan."
-'Good, hikari, good.'
Silence grew at the Motou kitchen table like devouring vines coiling around the tense neck of the small family. Finally, Yuugi sliced through the jumpy quiet with a query that stunned his yami into submission.
"Grandpa, can I ask you something?"
-'Damnit aibou, what are you trying to do? Do not even hint at my existence!'
" Sure,my boy-- Is there anything wrong?"
-'Do not provoke me, boy! You musn't inform him! He musn't know!'
"Erm-Well- I just- I dunno how to tell-"
"Spit it out, my boy!"
-'I must intervene!'
"Well, last night-"
A rumble diffused from the acicent puzzle and a beam of glinting light later, Yami stood infuriated; His blood-red eyes glowering deeply into violet ones.
"Damnit hikari! You were seconds away from confessing my existence! You can put no trust in that man! He has befriended that heinous Mr.Komochie! Are you completely lacking enough brain power to discern that this is putting us BOTH into danger? Do not disclose to me that you are THAT rashly slow-minded!"
Yuugi gulped," B-But Yami, I wasn't going to-"
" DO NOT TRY TO JUSTIFY WHAT YOU WERE ATTEMPTING TO DO!" He hollered with utter outrage," WE ARE MIND-LINKED TOGETHER!," He put a skinny finger to Yuugi's temple," I FELT THE RELIEF SWEEP THROUGH YOUR FLIMPSY VAINS AS YOU BEGAN TO SPEAK YOUR VERY FIRST WORD!
Yuugi shivered," But Yami I promise I-"
"YOU BRAINLESS DEFICEINT DOPY SLUGGISH PUERILE SIMPLE-MINDED DOLT! ONE DAY THE DESOLATE VOID INSIDE YOUR HEAD WILL COLLAPSE IN ON YOU, THEREBY FORWORDING YOUR POINTY HAIR THROUGH THAT DESERTED WASTE LAND YOU CALL YOUR BRAIN AND THOSE PURPLE SPIKES WILL BLEED OUT YOUR EYELIDS!" Yami was finshed now.
"Ummm, Yami?"
"What is it now?" The sprit heaved lividly.
"First of all,I was going to tell Jichan that I slipped and fell on the concreate last night and was going to ask him for some Advil because my hand's aching-and second of all, I didn't blow your cover... You did."
The doltish boy was correct. Yami had been so angered by his aibou's lack of inteligence that he had appeared right in front of Yuugi's grandfather thereby doing the exact thing he had so cruelly scolded the smaller for trying to do. He murmmered a few eygptain curse words.
"Yu-Yu-Yuugi?" Yuugi's jichan was gazing wide-eyed at Yami. His face exposed bewilderment and...Fear!The aged man had almost seen it all, from the inside of a tibetan wolves' blood trickling mouth, to the very tip of a amazon's keen spear, settled against his un-shaven throat. But nothing! Nothing had ever been as close to his own grandson. He had always had a saying, ' You can tell what kind of a man he is, by the look in his eyes.' This tall copy of Yuugi had eyes of burrowed crimson flames. He appeared positivly evil.
"Erm, Jisan, meet Yami."
And so began the long explaination that caused Yuugi not only to miss the bus, but to also suffer under a long period of hunger. He had not had time to grab a bite to eat. His grandfather refused to allow Yuugi passage to school before he knew every detail, right down to the last word his yami spoke to him.
"--And thats really it jichan, now I really have to go! I've probalaly already missed the bus! Buh bye!" He declared hurriedly, dashing out the door before his confundled grandfather could investigate any farther.
"No!" Yuugi cried as he arrived at the deserted bus stop," I've missed the bus!"
" I do not see why you can not walk, my aibou," The sprit asserted beside him.
He nodded and then realized- His eyes widened sixteen times their normal size-
"Yami!"He whiserpered loudly," Go into the puzzle or something! Someone may see you!"
Yami cocked an eyebrow but only sighed," fine, but the moment you feel threatened, i'll be there."
And so, he disappeared into the puzzle, leaving Yuugi almost blinded by the light.
After blinking his watering eyes a few times, he began racing to his school. It was cruel irony, perhaps, that first period was Geometry and he would be quite late to Mr.Komochie's class right after discovering he was a surly murderer.
'Great,' he thought aggresively,'he has a reason to kill me!'
Fifteen mintues late, Yuugi trotted into first period, huffing and puffing. The classroom became rigid in their seats and all eyes fell fixated upon him and Mr.Komochie's up-right dispostion. The baneful man's face did not even expose an emotion.
"Motou," he greeted plainly," I am asuming you have some sort of excuse for being late not only to my class but to an essential exam?"
"I-I" He could not think of a thing.
/Yami!/ He cried to his otherself desperately,/ You made me late! Help me think of something!/ ,and then Yuugi added so very sweetly to his yami,/Preety preety pwease? With a cheery on top?/
The spirt could have easily declined and added a light sardonic mock, but he could not refuse the tenderly loveable words Yuugi had said so adorably. He convereted to silly putty and melted in his hikari's hands.
//Fine,// he sighed,// you are to say that your since of time ran astray and you found yourself ensared by the enchanting melody of sleep.//
"I over slept," Yuugi said aloud, butchering Yami's stunningly beatiful verison.
"You over slept, did you? Well, i'll see you after class then. Now, please escort yourself to your seat and kindly begin your test."
Yuugi did as he was told and began his mortifing exam on congruence theroms. But before his pencil lead ever grazed the paper, he had to show his graditude to the sprit.
/Thank you Yami,/
Yami had many taunts and teases he could've bombarded upon the small boy, but all he could muster was,
/You are welcome, aibou./
And on drew the test, as Yuugi carfully pondered on each problem and knawed on his pencil nervously.
'I don't know any of this!' He thought to himself,' I didn't study at all! I'm going to fail! What will jichan say?'
//Do no hyper-ventilate, my brainlessly obtuse child! Just rest easy and contemplate on what these arthmetic problems are voicing to you.// Yami asserted suddenly, causing him to spring in his desk.
/...It's telling me I didn't study./
//No ,no, no! Absorb the knowledge! Attempt to discern these numbers by attaining their true value. Why were they devised? Why were they created?//
/...To confuse me!/
// Your not thinking! You must let it flow like a glassy stream. Do not develop a barrcade!//
Yuugi glanced back at his answerless exam and exhaled. He focused all his energy on one paticulary difficult problem but the sprit's un- proven theory failed miserably.
/Ugh! I'll never finish!/
/Are you fixating on this?/
/. . . What's a 'polygon'?/
//...//
And so on went the test. By Yuugi's deficient enquire one could predict the grade upon his paper without even gazing upon the answer key.
He was on question #43 when a soft knock was heard against the classroom door. Mr.Komochie's face contorted into one of it's only two expressions, agitation, and he strode over to answer it.
"Why have you disturbed my test?" He catechized, to the un-seen figure in the hallway.
" I didn't mean to, sir," came a unceartin meek boy's voice.
"I-I'm a new student and i-i-"
"Then do come in and stop sputtering on me," Mr.Komochie remarked cooly and stood aside to let the boy come through.
From first sight, one could tell he was new or just very orderly. For, every male student's uniform included a royal blue jacket that every student wore loosly. They were always left unbuttoned with the boy's white shirt tale out. Only those dubbed geeks tucked in their pullovers, but they always wore their jacket undone aswell. This boy's jacket was fully buttoned with his shirt tale tucked snugly away. He was new.
From second glance, this unknown boy reminded him faintly of-well as crazy as it sounds- winter. His frosted silver hair seemed to be snow covered hills, perfect for sleding fun. His eyes were pensive brown that appeared like swriling hot chocolate and- Oh no-
Suddenly, his stomach emitted a blatant roar. It went gratefully un heeded because all were to infatuated in this mind-bobbling test.
'Don't think about anything remotely close to food,' he thought to himself.
//Aibou!// Yami bayed in his head abruntly,// place back your focus upon this test unless you envy a failing mark!//
/Okay, okay./
He quickly checked his watch.
/Oh my goodness! I only have one minute to do twenty-two problems!/
//Then do them as swift as a cat leaps upon it's mousy prey.//
/Are you kidding? I'll never get finshed, then! I'm just going to randomly mark some.//
And so began the race against time with Yuugi hurriedly scratching down answers.
/Hmm- Fourty-four and a half sounds good-/
//-Yuugi, it is requesting a defintion of the transtive theorm!//
/ -Hmm, ninteen 3/4 looks great-/
//-Hikari, it demands for how many sides a heptagon owns! You know that is incorrect./
/- A pentagon? That goverment building in America./
//...Aibou, you're not even trying.//
/ A threom that states two figures are congruent and at the same time equal. Hmmm-/
// -The equality threom. Record that and at least make a mark above that boy who is dribbling upon his exam's I.Q.//
/Alright, Yami! The Equanity therom./
//No! Not equanity-equality-Aibou-Quick!//
The bell buzzed shrilly as Yuugi beheld his un-finished test below. It was quite obvious he failed by the berserk answers he gave as well as his rushed and scratchy hand-writing. He delievered his test to Mr.Komochie's desk, where the methodical beast sat grading a few unfournate children's papers.
"Stop right there, Motou."
The spikey haired boy frooze stiff as horror crept up took over his skipping heart. He revolved around , twittering slightly, and smiled timidly.
"Yes, Mr.Komochie-san?"
" I have to admit," he said, retaining his gaze upon a ceartin paper that had hopelessly failed," I am a tinge bit worried about you. In the past week, you've gone from one of my top pupils to barely staying afloat. What has been bugging you?"
"N-nothing! Honest! Absolutely nothing is bothering me whatsoever! Just haven't had much time to study, that's all."
His eyes stayed reserved upon the exam but his eye brow cocked.
"And just what have you had to do?"
His brain frantically searched for a reasonable answer(Althrough knowing completely what the true problem was(Yami) but telling this to Mr.Komochie of all people would be seriously a hazard to his health.)
"Ehhh," came his brillant and well thought answer.
"Exactly," he said," your next test is in a week. The toughest one yet. Are you going to study?"
"Yes, sir."
"Now, you are fully aware that your grandfather and I are old friends, i'm sure. I wouldn't mind calling up my old buddy to tell him that his dearest and only grandson will fail my class if he does not hit the books. Do I make myself clear?"
//Why, the bastard is threatening you! I swere i'll-//
Yami began swearing and cursing the geometry teacher with such vile words, that they cannot be written. ((Without making this story R rated))
"Yes sir."
"Good, now leave."
Yuugi scurried out of the classroom, with the ancient spirt still cussing in his mind.
// -and someday i'll send him to shadow realm endowed with a pink ribbon and bow . He desereves that immoral place.// he finally ended.
"Now on to history!" The hikari chirped gleefully.
History had never really taken the honor of Yuugi's favorite subject. It had been just plainly there until Mr.Komochie's geometry came along. Now it became a tranquil haven away from the battle front of first period. He enjoyed it also for it's kooky fun-loving teacher, Mr.Chiba.
Mr.Chiba had claimed to have 'seen it all'. Instead of presenting the class with long winded speeches, he would recite to them tales of his journeys through distant and exotic lands. They sort of reminded Yuugi of his jisan's stories of Eygpt, but Mr.Chiba's were always more delightful, including adventures that sounded like something straight from a myth.He was even a commader in a war! It was like this typical run of the mill history teacher had discovered every inch of this vast world and had lived through every age that time had thrown upon him.
"Excuse me?" A hesitant voice split his joyful thoughts and a gentle finger tapped against his shoulder. Yuugi twirled around and peered up to see two cups of steaming hot cocoa-I mean- two swirling chocolate brown eyes fixed upon him. The smaller became shy quite quickly.
"Emm, yes?"
"Do you happen to know which class room I could find History with Mr.Chiba?"
Yuugi's violet eyes lit up.
"I have him next period! I'll show you! Oh, by the way, i'm Motou Yuugi."
He put out his hand and the other boy shook it waveringly.
"I'm Bakura Ryou."
They strolled to class together, chatting on about each others pasts.
"Well, my dad used to be an archaeologist for a muesum in the United Kingdom," Ryou said," but he was offered a better job here in Domino. Now, he gets to go to Eygpt a lot more, in fact, he's there right now."
"Wow," Yuugi was in awe," my grandpa was an archaeologist once, too, but he decided on staying home and opening a game shop. He used to bring me back all sorts of things! Like my puzzle."
The small boy glanced up and all of a sudden Ryou seemed erieely different. His eye's were not as bright as they were before, but more dark and ominous. His mouth was etched in a twisted grin that stole away his humble temperament. He suddenly seemed, well, crazy.
"Ryou?" He asked, eyeing him curiously.
"Whatever is wrong, Yuugi?"
His voice didn't sound quite right either; It was far more deep then when the boy had first introduced himself. It was so alarming that it made his neck hair stand on end.
Wait- He couldn't judge him yet. Determining who someone is before you knew them, was very wrong and against everything that Yuugi stood for.
//Yuugi, I have a fallacious feeling about this boy.// Yami's distrust in this white-haired innocent was practically oozing from his mouth.
/Oh, I'm sure he's just got a cold or somthing. He seems like a nice person, though./
Yuugi smiled warmly up at Ryou and replied," Nothing."
Ryou's twisted smirk crept farther up his face," Pharao-I mean Yuugi, how bout you meet me after school. I'm new as you know and I'd fancy someone to show me around town. Perhaps, we can even get a hambarker."
The smaller boy raised a eyebrow,"You mean hamburger?"
"Oh, yes, whatever you call those blasted peices of cow hide."
"Ermm, okay! Meet you outside."
So on they trotted into history class without another word upon the subject.
And there stood Mr.Chiba, grinning broadly as his pupil's piled into the brightly decorated classroom. He was so oppisite from Mr.Komochie, it was almost uncanny. Where the upright geometry teacher always wore a sleek precise suit; Mr.Chiba wore wrinkled plaid trousers and outlandish polo shirts with faded collars. Where Mr.Komochie's classroom had never had anything that was whimsical or erratic, unless you counted the chalk board, Mr.Chiba's room was filled with all sorts of unquie objects, most of it from his many travels; And finally, where the tidy man's face was always shaven and clean, with the exception of that slick mustache, the kooky man's face always carried around tiny black and gray whiskers as well as lanky scars that riddled his bumpy bronze skin.
.
//Aibou, are all you're professors callous assassins?//
/What?/ Yuugi became appalled quickly. Mr.Chiba was his very favorite teacher, like a distant relative to him. He was his mentor and someday, he desired to grow up and become just like the man. He wanted to venture around the world aswell and impact children's lives ( as much as Mr.Chiba had) with his intresting travels.
//This swine carries the sent of blood upon his grimy hands!//
/There's no way! Mr.Chiba wouldn't hurt a fly! He's the coolest teacher there is!/
//Now hear me my doltish child, he has murdered before. Steer clear of this brutal adversary or you may be added to his victim's list.//
/Yami! He's not evil or anything I swere! Have you ever stopped to think that possibly you're wrong?/ Yuugi suddenly senced the spirt's temper rising dangerously,/ Sorry! I mean- Maybe it's his own blood or something?/
//Perhaps, or he has slain countless humans?//
The smaller scanned his mind for something to protect Mr.Chiba's well dignified name.
/Aha! He was in a war! He had to kill other soilders! There! His murders were justifiable!/ He never thought he would ever ponder on words such as those.
//Yes, that does sound comprehensible. I did sence the blood was, different somehow. Fine, he is acceptable, but still, not to be trusted.//
/Yay!/
"Good day class," He greeted them, sustaining that plesant smile
The class respectfully stood, " Good morning , Mr.Chiba."
"Sit, sit," he disclosed, sitting down himself behind his ragged desk," today we will be contiuing our study on anicent Rome. Oh, come on you guys! Don't sigh! It's going to be exiciting! Reminds me of that time I visted Rome. Ceaser was one heck-of-a-man. Nice too. To bad he got stabbed in the gut, eh?"
They're study had been surprisingly enjoyable. He told them tales of those ancient days with such amazing detail, he had to of seen it! But that was of course impossible. He may have just had one fine colledge professor who knew his stuff. In any case, he was glum to hear the bell ring above and forced on to a class much duller then this one.
The day seemed to draw on like a life sentece in jail, but it did finally pass . Yuugi was quite drowsy and dozed off a few times, but Yami was sure to wake him.
//Aibou! Yuugi! Rise, now! You cannot afford another horrendous mark!// Yami annouced for the third time this period. The hikari slowly drew his head up, but it was no use. His head bowled back into his crossed arms.
/Oh, it's no good, Yami. I don't know why i'm so tierd. I went to sleep and everything!/
// You felt a bit feverish the past night. I wonder if perhaps your disabled wrist...// he trailed off. Silence struck the two abruntly as the topic was swiftly swept under the rug.
/Come on, clock! You've been on that number for over twenty minutes,now! Please! Just hit three a'clock! Please please!/
// Did that affliction author this--Insanity?//
/Huh?/
//My unhindged aibou, you are divulging to objects that do not retain a voice.//
/What? Oh! No Yami, I -/
The blaring bell severed Yuugi's explanation.
"Thank you," he murmmered sarcastically, as he rose from his desk and began to bask in his new found freedom.
//There you go once more, hikari! You are expressing graditude to an inanmate object that owns no life.//
/ What? Oh no, not this again. It's like when you're being-/
"Hello? Yo Yug'? You in there?"
Someone was trying to get his attention. He shook his head a bit and peered up.
"Wha- Oh, Hi Jou!" He chirped, bestowing a light grin. He was glad to see a kindly common face with all the abnormality surrounding him.
"Bud' you gotta' come outside!," Jou said, appearing to be frantic but at the same time thrilled," there's been 'nother one! Common, People are already startin' to gather!" He rapidly latched unto Yuugi's frail, damaged wrist and began to dash down the hall. Yuugi hissed in pain but kept on sprinting.
/I-ow-Wish-ow-He had-ow-Grabed-ow-the other-ow-hand./
// Aibou, what is this boy foretelling, and who is this clod?//
/ I'll-ow-Tell-ow-You-ow-Later!/
Jou had hauled Yuugi out into Domino High's court yard where a tightly knit crowd was mounted before a broad poster, that hung ominously on the concreate building. Being quite short, Yuugi could only catch a glimpse of the top corners.
"We'll never get in there!" He choked, examining the fixed circle that seemed to be sewn together.
"Yug'," Jou began, envoking a tiny glitter in his eye," you think you can crawl through all these kid's legs?"
Yuugi simply smiled and proceeded to crawl on all fours dodging and sliding through people's legs.Finally, he reached the end of his journey and stood up.
// That later is now, aibou, explain your mindless actions, this moment.//
/Well, for the past few months, ever sence school started back anyway, kids have been disappearing. It happens about once a month or so. We're all used to the occasional runaway, but this is more then usual. It's starting to creep people out! Everyone believes there's a kidnapper! It's been kind of freaking me out, too./
//Ah,// Yami heaved plainly.
/ You don't happen to--Oh my--/ Yuugi suddenly haulted and distress corssed through him.
//Aibou? What is it? What has occurred?//
/...Miho.../
Upon the battered poster lay a terrible site, .One that was heart- wrenching and jaw-dropping all at the same time. Her hair was a dusty lavendar that dwindled upon her sleek shoulders. Her eyes were a rusty copper that were simpathatic but at the same time wild. She was smiling broadly and Yuugi sternly wondered if she was smiling whereever she was.
//Yuugi?//
/Sh-she was in my c-class.../
"Hey Yug'! Yug' buddy! Who is it? Who got taken' this time 'round?" Jou's obnoxious voice carried above the gossiping group. Yuugi , once again, clambered back to his honey-haired friend, who could take no more anticipation.
"Jou," He said solemnly," don't let Honda see that poster."
"What are you getting at Yug'?" Jou questioned, his eyes boring into Yuugi's for information.
"It's Miho."
The expression upon Jou's face was difficult to read. Usually, he was as open as a book, but now-- His face was a mixture of grief and awe, not only for Miho, but for Honda as well. Honda had had a sincere crush upon Miho since he had first layed eyes on her. Now, his heart would surely be crushed.
"Yuugi?" A familiar passive voice requested.
"What?" He twriled around to find himself gaping up at two glowing chocolate eyes. With the new realization of the disappearance of Miho, he hadn't even recalled his previous engagment with Bakura Ryou.
"Oh, hey Ryou!"
"Is there something wrong, Yuugi?"
He gazed to the ground and sighed heavily," no, nothing."
"Alright, then let's get going then," Ryou said, darting away from the court yard.
" Bye Jou!," Yuugi asserted quickly, running after the swift boy.
"Hey, Ryou! Wait up!"
But he kept on sprinting, even with the smaller's plea's to slow down. Ryou was quite agile,and he soon became a dot, racing into the horizon.
" Wow," Yuugi said, " he's fast. Wonder why he was running in the first place?"
//One can only wonder, hikari.//
He squinted to see if he saw a incy dot, but it was no good. He just started-
Suddenly, a mighty hand clasped roughly around his mouth and dragged him into a nearby alley. It happened so abruptly, his mind did not have time to register what was happening nor to cry out.
He was hurled into the mosit brick wall as the hand warpped around his mouth, swiftly moved downwords and coiled itself around Yuugi's fragile neck.
" Didn't recognize me, Pharaoh? Well I'm hurt."
The voice was simluar to Bakura's but more profound. It was laced with dark spiteful thoughts. His eyes were brimming with a manaical look that made Yuugi catch his breath in his chest.
" Give me the puzzle, my dear Pharaoh, or you die."
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Lauuuura: I know I know--Not a good cliffie. @____@
SeriousSide: It took you long enough to write this! Lord, what's it been, two months?
Lauuura: Ehhh ^__^;;; Not that long (I hope) Sowie! It takes me a while to write! I have to get everything wonderful ^0^
The Serious side: And yet you still fail.
LaURa: Wow, its 5:25am O______________O I'm gonna sorta...Go to bed now...
The Serious side: That would be intelligent.
laURa: Reviiieeeeeeewwwww! ^_______________________^
The serious side: Stop dwindling with time!
Lauuuura: Nite nite =^___^=