Yami: *Gets up* Good. Now take this. *shove a spoon in my face*
Me: *takes the medicine* YUCK!
Yugi: *sweet little chibi face* Thank you to those who reviewed and T.G.A.G don't own YGO.
Me: Thank you Yugi-chan. Wait I do own the character Kariko.
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Yami watched the two children sleep until it was rudely ended when the sound of a door slamming echoed throughout the house. Yugi sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes and looked over at the clock, which read 12:30am. Dad must be going out to drink again. he thought.
"It's too early to be getting up aibou." Yami told Yugi who was yawning. "I'll wake you up in time for school." With a grateful smile Yugi laid back down and went back to sleep. Yami went back to watching them sleep. So this boy must be my hikari. He thought as he watched the smaller boy sleep. And while I'm around nothing will hurt him or his sister. He looked over at the younger girl and a slight smile crossed his face. He let the two sleep until 7:00am when he woke them up. "Time to wake up aibou." Yami said gently and shook the boy. Yugi sat up startled.
"Oh it is just you Yami." Yugi said and his initial fear left as he listened for any noise in the house. "Dad must still be out drinking." Climbing out of bed he got ready for school. He pulled on his uniform and grabbed his backpack. As he did his duel monster deck fell out and Yami picked it up.
"Do you play the game?"
"Kinda. Normally I only play with Kariko and for some odd reason I can't seem to beat her." Yugi said and gently woke Kariko. She also got ready for school by pulling on her uniform. Yami noticed that the two wore their uniforms in such a way that you couldn't see their marks. After Kariko grabbed her backpack and duel monster deck the trio headed down stairs. Once downstairs and in the kitchen Yami noticed the strong stench of alcohol and he also saw that most of the china plates and glass cups where smashed on the floor along with dried blood. So this is what these children have to live with. By Ra I won't let anyone hurt them again. He thought. Yugi started looked through the draws in the kitchen.
"What are you doing aibou?" Yami asked. Yugi finally stood up holding the puzzle with a piece of string tied to it. He slipped the string over his head.
"There. Yami why do you keep calling me aibou?" Yugi asked his velvety eyes sparkling. Kariko was sitting at the table eating breakfast.
"First sit down and eat some breakfast." Yami told him. Yugi did so. "Now as for me calling you my aibou it is simple. You put the millennium puzzle together therefore you're my aibou or hikari. You're my light." Yami said. Yugi only got a confused look on his face. But Kariko spoke up in a voice that seemed to belong to someone older then herself.
"I get it. Light and dark. Two halves of a whole Yugi is your hikari or light while you're his Yami or dark." Yami's and Yugi's eyes went wide in surprise. Yami had the feeling that there was something different about this girl. After Yugi and Kariko finished their breakfast and did the dishes it was 7:30am and they had to leave for school.
"Are you coming Yami?" Yugi asked hopefully.
"Yes I'll always be with you." Yami said and with a flash of light he was gone.
Where did he go? Yugi thought as he and Kariko left the house and headed for school.
~~ I'm right here aibou. ~~ Yugi jumped at the sudden sound in his head.
~ Yami where are you? ~
~~ I'm in the puzzle and because we're connected we have a mental link. ~~
~ Cool. ~ Yami mentally smiled. By that time they had reached Kariko's school which wasn't too far from the house.
"Bye Kariko have a nice day. I'll be back at 3pm to pick you up." Yugi told her as she walked into the building. After Yugi made sure that Kariko was safely inside he continued on to his school. He figured that he was about 30 minutes early so he sat down at his desk and pulled out his duel monster deck and thumbed through them trying to figure out why he couldn't beat his sister.
"Hey give me back my deck" a blonde boy yelled as he chased two people into the classroom. Yugi recognized the blonde boy as Jounouchi. He also knew that the brunette female was Anzu and brown male was Seto Kaiba. Anzu and Kaiba were holding Jounouchi's duel monsters deck just out of reach.
"If ya want if back say the words." Seto taunted.
"Never." Jounouchi said and lunged at Seto but he easily step out of the boys reach.
"Just say the words." Seto taunted again holding Jounouchi's deck over his head.
"Fine. I'malittlepuppydog." Jounouchi mumbled.
"I didn't hear you." Seto said. Anzu started to laugh.
"I hate you Seto. I'm a little puppy." Jounouchi said through clenched teeth. Seto gave him back his deck.
"That's all I wanted to hear puppy." Seto laughed.
I wish I could have friends like that. Yugi thought sadly. Yami picked up on the sudden sadness in his aibou.
~~ What's wrong? ~~
~ Nothing Yami. ~
~~ Yes there is. ~~
~ It is just I've never had any friends before. ~
~~ Well you have one now aibou. I'm your friend. ~~
~ Thanks Yami. ~
By then the bell had went signaling the beginning of the class. Everyone got into their seats and waited for the teacher to begin. It wasn't long before the teacher came into the room. Yugi put away his deck.
"Konnichi wa class." Miss. Meruka said. (Sorry if my Japanese sucks. I've picked up a few words and phrases from a book that is based in Japan. Feel free to correct me. Oh and the teacher's name is made up.)
"Konnichi wa, Miss. Meruka." The class answered.
"Since today is the last day before winter break I'll let you have a free day BUT if it gets too noisy I'll make you do work." The class cheered and started hanging out. Yugi pulled out his deck again and absently mindedly thumb through them.
"Come on Seto have me a game." Jounouchi whined. Seto just shook his head.
"Sorry puppy I've beaten you too many times."
"Stop calling me puppy."
"Why don't you find someone else to play against you?" Seto suggested. This seemed like a good idea to Jounouchi. He looked around and saw Yugi looking through his deck.
Maybe if I---- His thoughts were interrupted when Jounouchi came over.
"Hey do ya play duel monsters?" He asked. Yugi nodded.
"Ya wanna game?"
"Sure." Yugi replied and got out his deck. Jounouchi pulled out his deck.
"Let's duel." The duel started.
"We'll start with 2000 life points' k?" Jounouchi asked.
"Sure."
"I'll start with the Ancient Lizard Warrior (1400/1100) in attack mode." Jounouchi said and place the monster down. (A/N BTW I'm using cards from my own deck so bare with me please and if anything is wrong please tell me.)
"Not a bad move but I attack with Swordstalker who has an attack power of 2000." Yugi said and placed the monster card down.
Life points: Yugi: 2000 Jounouchi: 1400.
"Good move." Jounouchi congratulated as he placed the monster in his grave yard. "But now I'll use Punished Eagle with an attack power of 2100." He said as he put the monster down.
Life points: Yugi: 1900 Jounouchi: 1400.
"Not bad. I'll use the Gaia the Fierce Knight with an attack power of 2300." Yugi replied and placed the monster down.
Life points: Yugi: 1900 Jounouchi: 1200
"Good move there but I'll use Summoned Skull with an attack power of 2500." Jounouchi said and place the monster down.
Life points; Yugi: 1200 Jounouchi: 1200
"Looks like we're tied. I'll use The Dark Magician combined with the Book of Secret Arts to raise his attack power by 300 plus this Reinforcements card to raise it another 500 for a total of 3300." Yugi said as he placed the cards down.
Life points: Yugi: 1200 Jounouchi: 400
"Ouch that move hurt." Jounouchi said but before he could make a move the end of day bell went.
"Thank you for the game Jounouchi." Yugi said as he gathered up all his cards.
"No thank you. That was the best game of my life. By the way what's your name?" Jounouchi asked as he gathered his cards.
"Yugi." Came Yugi's shy reply.
"Well Yugi you can call me Jou all my friends do. We must have another game soon." Jou said as he left the classroom.
~~ It looks like you might have made a friend there Yugi. ~~ Yugi was startled at the sound of Yami's voice in his head for a second.
~ Maybe Yami. ~ Yugi then left the classroom to go pick up his sister but on his way out he hear what sounded like a fight.
"Look ya moron I didn't take ya duel monster cards." A voice said.
"Well I don't believe ya. And since you say that ya didn't take mine I'll just take yours then." Another voice said. Yugi ran around the corner of school and saw that Jou was being beat up by the school bully Shen. Jou already had a black eye and a split lip. Yugi ran over.
"L-leave him a-alone." He said.
~~ YUGI WHAT IN RA'S NAME DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? ~~
~ He said treated me like a friend so I gotta help him. ~
"Yugi what do you think ya doin?" Jou said.
"Helpin you." Yugi replied. Shen went to hit Yugi and Yugi closed his eyes and braced for the blow but it never came instead there was a flash of light. Yugi opened his eyes. "Yami?"
"Next time you decide to do something like this please let me do it ok? Now get Jou outta here then go get your sister. She should be waiting for you." Yami said and turned to Shen. Yugi nodded and grabbed Jou's hand.
"Come on." Yugi said and pulled Jou to the benches in front of the school.
"Who was that Yug?" Jou asked. Yugi smiled slightly at being called Yug.
"I can't explain now I got to go pick up my sister." Yugi said and ran off leaving a confused Jou behind. Not long after Yugi left Seto walked by.
"Hey puppy, what happened?" He asked seeing Jou's black eye and split lip.
"Shen was pickin on me again, but that kid I had a duel with, Yugi, came by and stood up to him. Come ta think of it I never thanked him. Let's go he can't be too far ahead." Jou told him and ran off in the direction that Yugi went with Seto close behind.
Meanwhile.
"Now no one picks on my aibou's friends." Yami told Shen.
"And what are ya gunna do about it?" Shen snickered. Yami smirk.
"Since you seem to like duel monsters so much I'm gunna teach you how to really play the game." And with that a third eye appeared on his forehead. "In the shadow realm." And he sent Shen's soul to the shadow realm.
Now that's done I better get back to my aibou. Yami thought and went back into the millennium puzzle. By then Yugi had gotten to his sister's school and he couldn't find her. She must have gone home by herself. I hope dad's not home. He thought and ran home. When he entered the house he found his dad passed out in the hallway. Please let Kariko be alright. He thought uneasily.
~~ Aibou is something wrong. ~~
~ Nothing ~~ yet . Yugi ran to the bedroom he shared with his sister. He didn't see her there. A worried look crossed his face. He looked at the floor and saw a faint blood trail. He followed it to the bathroom. The door was partly closed Yugi pushed it opened and nearly got sick. Kariko was unconscious in the tub with was red with her blood. Yugi ran over to her and saw that there was a deep gash on her abdomen that was bleeding a lot.
~ Y-Y-Y-~ Yugi couldn't get the words out.
~~ What is aibou? ~~ Yami was worried.
~ K-K-K- ~ Yami appeared at once and saw the site.
"Oh Ra. Yugi run to your room and get the first-aid kit right now." Yami said as he quickly look over Kariko. Yugi ran to get it. Yami picked up her wrist and picked up on a faint pulse. Thank Ra she's isn't gone yet. He thought. Yugi came back with the kit. Yami took out some gauze and wrapped it around the wound. It quickly turned red. "Yugi we need to get her to a hospital or she is going to die." Yami told Yugi as he picked up the limp body.
"KARIKO!!!!" Yugi screamed. Seto and Jou, who were outside heard Yugi's scream.
"What the?" Jou said and ran towards to sound followed by Seto.
Yugi's scream also woke up his dad, who came upstairs.
"What do you think you're doing kid?"
"I'm getting Kariko to the hospital." Yugi mumbled, since Yugi's dad wasn't standing in the bathroom he didn't see Yami.
~~ Aibou we don't have time for this. ~~
~ I know but I can't hurt him. He's my dad. ~
~~ Fine let me do something ~~
~ You won't hurt him will you? ~
~~ No aibou I won't. ~~
~ Ok then. ~ Yami stepped out from his spot behind the bathroom door. Yugi's dad's eyes went wide at the sight of another boy that looked like Yugi.
"Sorry but we don't have time for this." Yami said and waved his hand and Yugi's dad hit the floor.
"What did you do to him Yami?" Yugi asked as they went downstairs.
"He is just sleeping." Yami said and right in front of him Jou opened the door.
"Yug?"
"Jou?" Yugi asked. Seto looked around from behind Jou. "Seto Kaiba? What are you guys doing here?"
"Well I never got ta thank ya for helping me." Jou said.
"Um aibou we really don't have time for this." Yami said and motioned to Kariko.
"What's wrong with her?" Seto asked.
"Um she got hurt." Yugi lied.
"Is she hurt badly?" Yami nodded.
"I'm afraid if we don't get medical help now she is going to die." Seto and Jou gasped. Jou looked at Seto. He knew that Seto had some of the best medical equipment.
"Fine, fine Jou. Don't give me that look." Seto said and pulled out a cell phone. After a few seconds he hung up. "An ambulance is on the way." He told them. Yugi went deathly pale. He knew that the paramedics would want to know how Kariko got hurt.
"So Yug, who is she?" Jou asked.
"Well her name is Kariko and she is my younger sister."
"Oh. I have me a younger sister too." Jou said. By then the ambulance had arrived. The paramedics took Kariko and hooked her up to a bunch of machines.
>BR>
"To Kaiba Corp." Seto told the driver.
But sir--"
"Just do it." A few minutes later Kariko was in Kaiba Corp's personal medical room. Yugi and Yami waited outside.
"I hope that she'll be ok." Yugi said.
"I'm sure she will." Yami reassured him.
"I hope your right Yami."
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Me: Ok enough writing for now. Need to sleep.
Yugi: *sweet little chibi eyes* Why?
Yami: Liquid pain killer.
Yugi: Oh.
Me: Ya I broke my damn leg snowboarding.
Yami: Poor you now sleep.
Yugi: READ AND REVIEW ONEGAI???