Konnichiwa, minnaaaa! Okay- so this chapter was originally supposed to be
tacked on to the last chapter- but due to length and stuff... it didn't....
and actually I had decided to tack this onto the next chapter- but that
would be really long too... so there's one more chapter SORTA added. Sorta.
But yeah- REPLIES!:
YOUKO DEMON: Lol- yeah- last chapter was surprisingly short, ne? And yes... Jamaica is on my list of NOT TO GO EVER AGAIN. [sighs] I mean- it would have been nice if I actually had FUN. But I didn't- so yeah.
SHENYA: Yup- more Yami!
SPINED DRAGON: The seeds for a gun? Lol [glances at her neckolaces] you know- I actually bought 3- one for me and one for my grandparents... I think I got them for like... 5 dollars... [tilts head] and yeah- a few of them could be used for like a BB gun or something...
YKARZEL: [sighs] Those people are really freaky when they put stuff on you... I was like... HELL-S-NO! I knew he was gonna try and make me buy it once it was on me. Tie it so tight I can't get it off and then tell me I owe him 10$! Yeah right!
PRINCESS STRAWBERRY: Yes- fluff! [sighs] but no good stuff for at least a couple chapters ^_^.
SOULDREAMER: My favorite part doesn't come for another 2 chapters, though... [sigh]
CARTAS: [blush] thanks for reading my story and stuff. I dunno- I guess that's why I WANTED to write the story. It was nice when it happened and I can remember it through my writing. ^_^.
FANTASYMICHELLE: Action? Ah- I guess. [shrugs]
DARKSPIDER: What else? Well- we see Yami and Yuugi hang out and stuff and stuff! Hopefully it doesn't disappoint. And yes- grandparents and parents just embarrass you when you're TRYING to find friends. [sigh] You'll see in this chapter.
TIMOLIA: "Yuugi is so gay it's not even funny". Where the hell did that come from? I'm offended, hun.
HAKKAI-GOJYO-GOKU-SANZO: Damn your ID is a mouthful... -_-.
SILVERLILY AKA BLOOD MOON: Yeah- a lot of people told me the sarcasm is true to themselves. We're f*ckin' teenagers- of course it's natural to us! We can't help it!
POISONEDHEARTSNEVERCHANGE: You think I should have kept going on about those dildos? Lol- well some people wouldn't have liked that! Besides, I can't be 100% sure that's what they were used for, so I didn't go into detail, ya know?
AKA TALENTLESS: [chuckles] Um... let's see... yes- I still mentally swear everything around me; I can't be COMPLETELY sure they were dildos- but they certainly looked it ((I mean- how can you NOT think that!?)); and no quotas on this story. The reviews I have have all ready surpassed my expectations and It's sorta scary ^_^.
Wow- a lot of people got replies this time through... Anyway-
DISCLAIMER: No I don't own anything or why the hell would I spend my time writing FANfiction? And besides- why does everyone always put disclaimers? This is ff.net, for crissakes! We all ready don't own anything! Arg!
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/.../: Thoughts
Helplessly, Hopelessly: "Midnight Glimpse of Happiness"
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"So what have you guys been doing this entire trip?" Yuugi asked softly as the three made their way down the somewhat empty cruise ship halls and towards the buffet area.
"Eating, sleeping, and walking around." Seto spoke simply as he crossed his arms over his chest and looked outside at the still landscape to the left of the hall- Jamaica was still sprawled off to their view. "We found out you can live off pizza for a surprisingly long time." At this the smallest teen giggled lightly, catching Yami's eye as they continued.
"Well- we've done a lot of the eating- but we've also been running away from this one guy... I mean- as much as he MIGHT be a nice guy... he's just..." Yami frowned to himself and reached up, scratching the base of his forehead from which three different color locks of hair emerged.
"Running away?" Yuugi asked as they reached the set of stairs right outside the buffet.
"Well he's just been following Seto and I around for this entire trip. It's really getting on my nerves. He looks a little freaky, I think." And suddenly he stopped, looking ahead of them. "Yuugi- can you do me a favor?" He didn't even look at the smaller teen as he spoke.
"Um... sure- what is it?" Yuugi barely had the words out before felt Yami's warm slender fingers entwined with those of his left hand. /Oh my god... what... Is he...?/
"Stay quiet, Yuugi." Yami whispered with a small smile, and the three continued.
/Oh I see.../ The Motou looked down at their entwined hands, then straight forward and up the stairs where another slender teenager stood resting against the handrail, studying Yami with a face of hunger and downright lust. He wore a loose pair of black cargo pants and an un-tucked short sleeve blue button down shirt that had its top 3 buttons undone, exposing his tanned chest. The stranger's hair was similar in color to spun gold and its fashion was... spiked. His entire hair was made into a much more dramatic lift than Yuugi's or Yami's and he had lavender pupils that were very aggressive under his sharply defined eyes. [1]
/He looks... yeah- he looks good but kinda scary.../ Yuugi unconsciously pressed closer to Yami as the three walked onto the landing of the stairs and stepped into the cool air of the indoors buffet.
"Are we clear yet, Seto?" Yami whispered as they rounded a corner that would set them in view of the entire dining area.
"Yeah." The brunette cast a look around.
"Thank you, Yuugi." Yami's fingers slowly let go of the Motou's small hand and were placed inside Yami's jeans pockets. "I know that must have seemed weird- and I know we just met each other- but I think I'd do a lot of strange things to make that guy think I'm with someone else. He needs to back the hell off."
/Strange things, huh? Ah- I guess it was nice while it lasted./ Yuugi smiled and nodded, looking around, immediately acting as if the short connection of flesh hadn't affected him. But in reality, it sent his mind working on infinite possibilities on what he could do with this other teenager "stranded" on a boring cruise.
"I'm gonna get some ice cream." Yuugi suddenly said. "You guys want some?"
"Sure." Seto said in a very firm manner before walking ahead of the two. "Better than pizza right around now."
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Yuugi sat somewhat giddy in his dining room chair, eating the parfait he had as dessert in a surprisingly speedy fashion.
"Yuugi- don't choke down your food, dude. You shouldn't be in a rush or anything." Jounouchi spoke in a joking manner as he ate his own dessert of vanilla crème pie.
"Oh... yeah- you're right." The tri colored haired teenager set down his fork and stared down at his near empty container.
"I think Yuugi just wants to get away from all of us." Solomon laughed heartily, earning a strange look from everyone at the table. "Little Yuugi met someone on the ship today- he wants to go and play with his new friends."
/AH! SHUT THE HELL UP!/ The teenager could feel his cheeks turn a painful light pink. Earlier that evening he knew his grandfather would find out about the new people he'd met- and it was true, he did. On the way back to Yuugi's cabin after spending a few hours together, Solomon had decided that exact minute to step out of their little room and see the Motou walking with two other males who were escorting him "home". He'd instantly regretted having Yami and Seto walk him to his room.
"They're nice people, Grandpa." Yuugi said lightly, picking up his fork once again and beginning to eat.
"Ah well- you won't be able to meet them right away, anyway." At this the young male's head snapped up to stare at his relative across their table.
"What do you mean?"
"Well there's a cocktail party tonight in the ball room and we're going there for a little while- and then you can go meet your friends or whatever."
"But I don't want to go to that party..." Yuugi's thoughts slipped from his lips and he instantly regretted it with the look that was soon cast on him by his grandfather.
"You're going, Yuugi- I won't have you run around with strangers when you're supposed to be with me for at least a little while after dinner." The teenager nodded solemnly and ate the rest of his dessert in silence.
Twenty minutes later, the entire table was preparing to leave together for the ball room. "Hey- cheer up, Yuugi." Jounouchi nudged the said male in the side as they made their way out of the lavishly decorated dining room. "As soon as you get a chance to leave the ball room after the captain's presentation, go out and meet your friends- they shouldn't mind you being late."
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Yuugi breathed deeply as he made his way out of the slowly increasing crowd leaving the ball room after the "presentation". It had taken MUCH longer than the teenager had expected, and now he was over an hour late to meeting Seto and Yami- and he was all ready feeling jittery and antsy. /Damn it, old man. This was something you could've done without me!/ He walked down the halls and opened a door that led to his "spot" on the ship.
/Taking up my time- I was supposed to meet them.../ He really didn't know why he was so enraged as he stormed down the halls. His small fingers loosened the scarlet colored tie around his neck and unbuttoned the top couple buttons of his dress shirt.
"It's about time you showed up!" Yami called all of a sudden, stopping Yuugi in his tracks. He shifted his suit jacket top to rest on the crook of his left arm as he spun in his spot and looked over at an approaching Yami and Seto- both of whom were dressed in comfortable clothes and looked in relative ease in comparison to the smaller of the three.
"I'm so sorry- I have the late dinner- and-"
"Don't worry about it." Seto spoke smoothly as his eyes traveled up and down Yuugi's form, observing the formal clothing.
"We figured you might be late with that look that your grandpa gave us when we dropped you off earlier." Yami had a small smile on his lips- amusement.
"Well the least you could have done was tell me that and I wouldn't have been so worried about being late and stuff..." He relaxed his stance and looked outside.
"I just wanted to see your worried face, Yuugi." The tri color haired, taller teenager smirked and tapped the tip of Yuugi's pert nose. "It's cute on you."
/What was that about?/ The short male could feel his cheeks flush and then his face was averted. "Do you guys want to go outside?"
"Hmph." Seto grunted his agreement and was soon ahead of the two, leading the way out one of the clear sliding doors and onto the night deck.
"Both of you are lucky you're not wearing this right now." Yuugi spoke lightly minutes later as they walked lazily towards the back of the ship. "I hate wearing suits."
"Hey- we had to wear ours earlier- don't forget that." Yami was staring at the wooden deck as they walked over it.
"Early dinner, huh?"
"Yes. You might go in and have dinner at 9.30- but we have to go in at 7.30- so we have to wear suits too- it's just we get to hang out more afterwards." He smiled lightly down at Yuugi who was pressing his jacket to his stomach as they walked. The warm Caribbean air flew all around them as they approached the furthest point on the ship and the white railing.
The young Motou sighed deeply and wrapped his arms around the railing, looking out at the wake. He'd been at this spot every night he'd been on The Waltz and it was still beautiful. The stars were twinkling in the clear sky and there were no intrusions of city lights to damper them. /I like it here.../ Yuugi thought vaguely in the comfortable silence of the three teenagers.
Sudden beeping caused Yuugi to jump in surprise and glance at his watch. A small smile curled onto his lips and he took another breath, looking back out at the dark sky.
"What is it?" Seto asked softly, still staring out at the wake.
"I am now officially 16 years old." Both Yami and Seto turned to look at them, surprised.
"How strange." Seto turned back to the water, smiling. "Two days ago was Yami's birthday- he just turned 17."
"Happy belayed birthday, Yami." Yuugi spoke politely, glancing over at the tall teenager. Yami was smiling as well and just from his expression, there was nothing but genuine happiness in it.
"Happy birthday, Yuugi." The comfortable silence returned.
/Both of them are really nice./ Yuugi bit his bottom lip and closed his eyes, breathing in the slightly salty air. /Why couldn't I have met them sooner? This trip wouldn't have been such a waste of my time./
It was a few minutes before Yami finally spoke again. "You're the only thing here that I'm looking forward to."
At this Yuugi could feel his heart stop- and out of surprise he glanced over. Yami was staring out at the wake in a similar fashion to that of Seto's, his expression more thoughtful than blank as his hair swirled around in the wind. /Wh-/ "What?" He was stunned. The taller male smiled to himself, looked down in slight embarrassment, then looked over at Yuugi.
"It's true, though. Seto and I have been so bored- we have nothing to do and we don't talk to anyone but ourselves." His red eyes turned and focused on Yuugi. "But we met you today and I'm actually happy to be here. There's a lot we can do now that we know we've been able to MEET someone."
/That's... wow- no cute guy has ever said that to me.../ Yuugi smiled lightly but he could feel his cheeks warm up- or was it the hot wind that was blowing against them?
"He's right, Yuugi." Seto spoke simply, still not breaking his icy stare at the water. "You're the only thing we're going to start looking forward to."
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[1]: Yes... the one and only... Yami Malik! Does he have a common name? I dunno- I was thinking about it... Some people call him Marik- then there's the people who call him Ishtar... or Yami Malik- ah! What to call him! I think I'll stick with Ishtar... but Yami Malik WOULD be much more true...
REVIEW PEOPLE!
NEXT CHAPTER: Um... Yuugi's Birthday...!
YOUKO DEMON: Lol- yeah- last chapter was surprisingly short, ne? And yes... Jamaica is on my list of NOT TO GO EVER AGAIN. [sighs] I mean- it would have been nice if I actually had FUN. But I didn't- so yeah.
SHENYA: Yup- more Yami!
SPINED DRAGON: The seeds for a gun? Lol [glances at her neckolaces] you know- I actually bought 3- one for me and one for my grandparents... I think I got them for like... 5 dollars... [tilts head] and yeah- a few of them could be used for like a BB gun or something...
YKARZEL: [sighs] Those people are really freaky when they put stuff on you... I was like... HELL-S-NO! I knew he was gonna try and make me buy it once it was on me. Tie it so tight I can't get it off and then tell me I owe him 10$! Yeah right!
PRINCESS STRAWBERRY: Yes- fluff! [sighs] but no good stuff for at least a couple chapters ^_^.
SOULDREAMER: My favorite part doesn't come for another 2 chapters, though... [sigh]
CARTAS: [blush] thanks for reading my story and stuff. I dunno- I guess that's why I WANTED to write the story. It was nice when it happened and I can remember it through my writing. ^_^.
FANTASYMICHELLE: Action? Ah- I guess. [shrugs]
DARKSPIDER: What else? Well- we see Yami and Yuugi hang out and stuff and stuff! Hopefully it doesn't disappoint. And yes- grandparents and parents just embarrass you when you're TRYING to find friends. [sigh] You'll see in this chapter.
TIMOLIA: "Yuugi is so gay it's not even funny". Where the hell did that come from? I'm offended, hun.
HAKKAI-GOJYO-GOKU-SANZO: Damn your ID is a mouthful... -_-.
SILVERLILY AKA BLOOD MOON: Yeah- a lot of people told me the sarcasm is true to themselves. We're f*ckin' teenagers- of course it's natural to us! We can't help it!
POISONEDHEARTSNEVERCHANGE: You think I should have kept going on about those dildos? Lol- well some people wouldn't have liked that! Besides, I can't be 100% sure that's what they were used for, so I didn't go into detail, ya know?
AKA TALENTLESS: [chuckles] Um... let's see... yes- I still mentally swear everything around me; I can't be COMPLETELY sure they were dildos- but they certainly looked it ((I mean- how can you NOT think that!?)); and no quotas on this story. The reviews I have have all ready surpassed my expectations and It's sorta scary ^_^.
Wow- a lot of people got replies this time through... Anyway-
DISCLAIMER: No I don't own anything or why the hell would I spend my time writing FANfiction? And besides- why does everyone always put disclaimers? This is ff.net, for crissakes! We all ready don't own anything! Arg!
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/.../: Thoughts
Helplessly, Hopelessly: "Midnight Glimpse of Happiness"
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"So what have you guys been doing this entire trip?" Yuugi asked softly as the three made their way down the somewhat empty cruise ship halls and towards the buffet area.
"Eating, sleeping, and walking around." Seto spoke simply as he crossed his arms over his chest and looked outside at the still landscape to the left of the hall- Jamaica was still sprawled off to their view. "We found out you can live off pizza for a surprisingly long time." At this the smallest teen giggled lightly, catching Yami's eye as they continued.
"Well- we've done a lot of the eating- but we've also been running away from this one guy... I mean- as much as he MIGHT be a nice guy... he's just..." Yami frowned to himself and reached up, scratching the base of his forehead from which three different color locks of hair emerged.
"Running away?" Yuugi asked as they reached the set of stairs right outside the buffet.
"Well he's just been following Seto and I around for this entire trip. It's really getting on my nerves. He looks a little freaky, I think." And suddenly he stopped, looking ahead of them. "Yuugi- can you do me a favor?" He didn't even look at the smaller teen as he spoke.
"Um... sure- what is it?" Yuugi barely had the words out before felt Yami's warm slender fingers entwined with those of his left hand. /Oh my god... what... Is he...?/
"Stay quiet, Yuugi." Yami whispered with a small smile, and the three continued.
/Oh I see.../ The Motou looked down at their entwined hands, then straight forward and up the stairs where another slender teenager stood resting against the handrail, studying Yami with a face of hunger and downright lust. He wore a loose pair of black cargo pants and an un-tucked short sleeve blue button down shirt that had its top 3 buttons undone, exposing his tanned chest. The stranger's hair was similar in color to spun gold and its fashion was... spiked. His entire hair was made into a much more dramatic lift than Yuugi's or Yami's and he had lavender pupils that were very aggressive under his sharply defined eyes. [1]
/He looks... yeah- he looks good but kinda scary.../ Yuugi unconsciously pressed closer to Yami as the three walked onto the landing of the stairs and stepped into the cool air of the indoors buffet.
"Are we clear yet, Seto?" Yami whispered as they rounded a corner that would set them in view of the entire dining area.
"Yeah." The brunette cast a look around.
"Thank you, Yuugi." Yami's fingers slowly let go of the Motou's small hand and were placed inside Yami's jeans pockets. "I know that must have seemed weird- and I know we just met each other- but I think I'd do a lot of strange things to make that guy think I'm with someone else. He needs to back the hell off."
/Strange things, huh? Ah- I guess it was nice while it lasted./ Yuugi smiled and nodded, looking around, immediately acting as if the short connection of flesh hadn't affected him. But in reality, it sent his mind working on infinite possibilities on what he could do with this other teenager "stranded" on a boring cruise.
"I'm gonna get some ice cream." Yuugi suddenly said. "You guys want some?"
"Sure." Seto said in a very firm manner before walking ahead of the two. "Better than pizza right around now."
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Yuugi sat somewhat giddy in his dining room chair, eating the parfait he had as dessert in a surprisingly speedy fashion.
"Yuugi- don't choke down your food, dude. You shouldn't be in a rush or anything." Jounouchi spoke in a joking manner as he ate his own dessert of vanilla crème pie.
"Oh... yeah- you're right." The tri colored haired teenager set down his fork and stared down at his near empty container.
"I think Yuugi just wants to get away from all of us." Solomon laughed heartily, earning a strange look from everyone at the table. "Little Yuugi met someone on the ship today- he wants to go and play with his new friends."
/AH! SHUT THE HELL UP!/ The teenager could feel his cheeks turn a painful light pink. Earlier that evening he knew his grandfather would find out about the new people he'd met- and it was true, he did. On the way back to Yuugi's cabin after spending a few hours together, Solomon had decided that exact minute to step out of their little room and see the Motou walking with two other males who were escorting him "home". He'd instantly regretted having Yami and Seto walk him to his room.
"They're nice people, Grandpa." Yuugi said lightly, picking up his fork once again and beginning to eat.
"Ah well- you won't be able to meet them right away, anyway." At this the young male's head snapped up to stare at his relative across their table.
"What do you mean?"
"Well there's a cocktail party tonight in the ball room and we're going there for a little while- and then you can go meet your friends or whatever."
"But I don't want to go to that party..." Yuugi's thoughts slipped from his lips and he instantly regretted it with the look that was soon cast on him by his grandfather.
"You're going, Yuugi- I won't have you run around with strangers when you're supposed to be with me for at least a little while after dinner." The teenager nodded solemnly and ate the rest of his dessert in silence.
Twenty minutes later, the entire table was preparing to leave together for the ball room. "Hey- cheer up, Yuugi." Jounouchi nudged the said male in the side as they made their way out of the lavishly decorated dining room. "As soon as you get a chance to leave the ball room after the captain's presentation, go out and meet your friends- they shouldn't mind you being late."
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Yuugi breathed deeply as he made his way out of the slowly increasing crowd leaving the ball room after the "presentation". It had taken MUCH longer than the teenager had expected, and now he was over an hour late to meeting Seto and Yami- and he was all ready feeling jittery and antsy. /Damn it, old man. This was something you could've done without me!/ He walked down the halls and opened a door that led to his "spot" on the ship.
/Taking up my time- I was supposed to meet them.../ He really didn't know why he was so enraged as he stormed down the halls. His small fingers loosened the scarlet colored tie around his neck and unbuttoned the top couple buttons of his dress shirt.
"It's about time you showed up!" Yami called all of a sudden, stopping Yuugi in his tracks. He shifted his suit jacket top to rest on the crook of his left arm as he spun in his spot and looked over at an approaching Yami and Seto- both of whom were dressed in comfortable clothes and looked in relative ease in comparison to the smaller of the three.
"I'm so sorry- I have the late dinner- and-"
"Don't worry about it." Seto spoke smoothly as his eyes traveled up and down Yuugi's form, observing the formal clothing.
"We figured you might be late with that look that your grandpa gave us when we dropped you off earlier." Yami had a small smile on his lips- amusement.
"Well the least you could have done was tell me that and I wouldn't have been so worried about being late and stuff..." He relaxed his stance and looked outside.
"I just wanted to see your worried face, Yuugi." The tri color haired, taller teenager smirked and tapped the tip of Yuugi's pert nose. "It's cute on you."
/What was that about?/ The short male could feel his cheeks flush and then his face was averted. "Do you guys want to go outside?"
"Hmph." Seto grunted his agreement and was soon ahead of the two, leading the way out one of the clear sliding doors and onto the night deck.
"Both of you are lucky you're not wearing this right now." Yuugi spoke lightly minutes later as they walked lazily towards the back of the ship. "I hate wearing suits."
"Hey- we had to wear ours earlier- don't forget that." Yami was staring at the wooden deck as they walked over it.
"Early dinner, huh?"
"Yes. You might go in and have dinner at 9.30- but we have to go in at 7.30- so we have to wear suits too- it's just we get to hang out more afterwards." He smiled lightly down at Yuugi who was pressing his jacket to his stomach as they walked. The warm Caribbean air flew all around them as they approached the furthest point on the ship and the white railing.
The young Motou sighed deeply and wrapped his arms around the railing, looking out at the wake. He'd been at this spot every night he'd been on The Waltz and it was still beautiful. The stars were twinkling in the clear sky and there were no intrusions of city lights to damper them. /I like it here.../ Yuugi thought vaguely in the comfortable silence of the three teenagers.
Sudden beeping caused Yuugi to jump in surprise and glance at his watch. A small smile curled onto his lips and he took another breath, looking back out at the dark sky.
"What is it?" Seto asked softly, still staring out at the wake.
"I am now officially 16 years old." Both Yami and Seto turned to look at them, surprised.
"How strange." Seto turned back to the water, smiling. "Two days ago was Yami's birthday- he just turned 17."
"Happy belayed birthday, Yami." Yuugi spoke politely, glancing over at the tall teenager. Yami was smiling as well and just from his expression, there was nothing but genuine happiness in it.
"Happy birthday, Yuugi." The comfortable silence returned.
/Both of them are really nice./ Yuugi bit his bottom lip and closed his eyes, breathing in the slightly salty air. /Why couldn't I have met them sooner? This trip wouldn't have been such a waste of my time./
It was a few minutes before Yami finally spoke again. "You're the only thing here that I'm looking forward to."
At this Yuugi could feel his heart stop- and out of surprise he glanced over. Yami was staring out at the wake in a similar fashion to that of Seto's, his expression more thoughtful than blank as his hair swirled around in the wind. /Wh-/ "What?" He was stunned. The taller male smiled to himself, looked down in slight embarrassment, then looked over at Yuugi.
"It's true, though. Seto and I have been so bored- we have nothing to do and we don't talk to anyone but ourselves." His red eyes turned and focused on Yuugi. "But we met you today and I'm actually happy to be here. There's a lot we can do now that we know we've been able to MEET someone."
/That's... wow- no cute guy has ever said that to me.../ Yuugi smiled lightly but he could feel his cheeks warm up- or was it the hot wind that was blowing against them?
"He's right, Yuugi." Seto spoke simply, still not breaking his icy stare at the water. "You're the only thing we're going to start looking forward to."
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[1]: Yes... the one and only... Yami Malik! Does he have a common name? I dunno- I was thinking about it... Some people call him Marik- then there's the people who call him Ishtar... or Yami Malik- ah! What to call him! I think I'll stick with Ishtar... but Yami Malik WOULD be much more true...
REVIEW PEOPLE!
NEXT CHAPTER: Um... Yuugi's Birthday...!