A/N It's been too long since I posted, don't you agree…I'm sorry but like JennyLei and I posted…blame Con Edison! Well…I just got over a bad case of writer's block and I've made this chapter a bit to long, but it's good so it's ok. I still ain't walking right so I have to stay home, but due to the heat wave I couldn't turn on my computer, then I got in trouble so my mom wouldn't even let me in the room with the thing! You wouldn't think you'd get in so much trouble for hiding a kitten in your room…well my mom said no pets…ever…~.~ it not fair!!!!!!! Anyway for those of you who like Card Captor Sakura check out my bio for the new fic. It should be up soon. I think I can handle writing two fics at one time…maybe…
Oh and I have a warning, if you are offended by vulgar language, senseless violence, and stuff like that then don't read this chapter. And a reminder, It's been a year since Yugi's mom died and his grandpa DISAPPEARED! Everyone thinks Jiichan died but he didn't people! Remember that o.k. It's kind of important!
Disclaimer I don't know why you people find so much pleasure in breaking my heart…but if it allows me to torture my favorite characters I'll admit it…I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh…I hope you're happy… *runs off stage crying*
Sakuya: For making my hikari cry I shall have to destroy you *uses magical sword to kill crowd of lawyers*
Yami: Haven't you ever heard that violence is not the answer?
Sakuya: Of coarse it isn't…Will I use violence is the question…Hell ya is the answer!
Yugi: She's as crazy as Crystalia is…
Yami: I know…I know…
Chapter 6
Breaking Point
Yugi slowly crept into the house. There were no lights on which made him nervous. As quietly as possible Yugi shut the door. He had no idea why he was so jumpy. His father hadn't been home for two days now, but he just had a feeling in the pit of his stomach that something bad was about to happen. He was about to go upstairs when the living room light clicked on confirming his fears. His father was home.
"And just where the hell have you been?" Takachi spat, standing up from his chair. A bottle hit the floor littering glass everywhere but the man seemed not to notice.
Yugi stood in silence as the man stumbled over to him and braced himself for that blow which was eminent, but none ever came.
"Shit…she was right… where the fuck did you get that thing from?" his father asked.
For a moment Yugi had no idea what the man was talking about but soon he realized it was the puzzle. He hadn't been hiding it like he normally did because his father hadn't been around. Yugi could see greed in his father's eyes and he involuntarily took a step back. Takachi made a wild grab for the puzzle, but Yugi managed to duck and get to the other side of the couch.
"Why you little piece of shit…didn't I ever teach you to respect your elders?" Takachi said as he advanced on Yugi.
"You…can't have this…" he stammered, clutching the puzzle as he backed away.
"Who the fuck are you to tell me what I can or can't do? You fucking little prick, give that to me."
Yugi could feel Yami's concern and anger, but he refused to let his darker half switch with him. He knew Yami would have no problem hurting his father and Yugi didn't want that to happen. It was taking everything he had to keep his dark half in check. Yugi ducked again as his father lunged at him. Takachi was unable to stop himself from crashing headfirst into the wall. There was a sickening crack and then the older man slumped to the floor.
"Oh my god! Is he…"
//No…the teme isn't dead, but get out of there before he gets up. //
Yugi turned to follow Yami's instructions, but suddenly realized he was forgetting something very important to him. Without thinking twice Yugi ran upstairs to his room.
//Aibou? What do you think you're doing? //
/I know Yami, but I can't leave until I get something. It's important…/
Yugi reached his under his bed and brought out silver framed picture. He couldn't help taking a moment to gaze at the happy scene of himself at a very young age, his mother, his father, and his grandfather. All smiling. All happy. All a family.
/I miss them Yami…/
//I know aibou…I know…//
/I just wish we…could have all stayed together…like this…/
Yugi quickly wiped away his tears and stood, putting the precious picture into his backpack. Quickly he turned and went back downstairs where he paused before his father's prone form.
"What made you change dad? I would have helped you…I only wish you had been there…we could have healed together…dealt with the pain of mother and Jiichan's deaths but…I'm sorry…" he whispered softly before turning and staring to walk towards the door. Suddenly he felt a strong grip on his ankle, which caused him to trip and fall.
"You fucking shit…" Takachi spat, standing up and holding his head. "That fucking hurt. Now stop playing around and give me that damn Millenium Puzzle."
Yugi looked at his father in both horror and confusion. "How do you know about the Millenium Puzzle?" he asked as he too got to his feet.
"None of your fucking business." Takachi said.
Once again Yugi could feel Yami trying to leave the puzzle but he still wouldn't let him.
/Gomen nasai Yami…I don't want him to hurt you…/
//Damn it Yugi! Stop trying to hold me back! He won't hurt me. //
There was a sudden flash of something metal and Yugi only had a second to jump out of the way as the weapon grazed past his face, causing a small trickle of blood to run down his cheek. Yugi looked in horror as his father made another blind stab with the small knife in his hand. Suddenly the Millenium Puzzle glowed a dark red and Yugi felt Yami's rage emanating from the puzzle. Takachi stepped back a bit as a boy who looked identical to his son appeared between to two. Yami's red eyes flashed with pure fury.
"So you must be Yugioh or Yami or whatever the fuck you call yourself. Yeah she told me about you." He said smiling smugly.
Yami look ready to kill. "I don't know who told you so much about me or how you know about the Puzzle, but you're going to pay for hurting Yugi!" he yelled angrily.
Suddenly Yugi's Millenium Puzzle began to glow brightly, catching Yami's attention. "There's another Millennium Item nearby…" Yami muttered, watching as the glow slow died down.
Takachi took that moment to lunge at Yami, who wasn't paying attention. Taken by surprise, Yami couldn't protect himself as the blade pierced his shoulder causing his to yelp in pain. Yugi cried out in fear and anger and his eyes darkened from their normal gentle violet to a cold black color. Yami looked up in disbelief as he sensed the rage and hatred emanating from his light. Even Takachi seemed to sense it because he smiled and chuckled softly.
"Wha cha gonna do prick?" he asked before Yugi silenced him.
"Shut the hell up!" the small boy yelled fiercely. "I tried to protect you! I didn't want Yami to hurt you and what do you do! You stabbed him!"
"I'm all right aibou…calm down…" Yami said. He'd never seen his light so enraged and he could tell this was not going to be good.
"It's not alright!" Yugi yelled, not taking his eyes off his father. "He hurt you! He hurt me! I hate him so much!"
Yami watched as Yugi's hair was blown by the powerful energy he was using and a light began to emit for the puzzle. Takachi had no way to protect himself as a beam of light struck him in the chest, sending him crashing into the wall across the room. Yami waited until he was sure the man wouldn't be getting up before turning back to Yugi. The smaller boy's eyes were now back to normal but he was breathing heavy. Ignoring his own pain, Yami rushed forward just in time to catch Yugi before he hit the floor.
//Yugi!?//
/…tired…/
Yami sighed in relief as his hikari fell into a deep slumber. He was glad the boy wasn't seriously injured. 'We can't stay here. I have a bad feeling about that item I felt earlier.'
Yami grunted as he lifted Yugi and concentrated. With a flash he transported Yugi to his soulroom. It would be much less suspicious to go without carrying your double in your arms. Yami took a quick look at his shoulder and decided that it wasn't too serious. He quietly slipped out the house, unsure of where exactly he should go and feeling a little lost without his aibou's guidance. Yami slipped into the night, the only thing on his mind was getting Yugi to safety.
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Takachi opened his eyes only to be greeted by pain and a familiar figure standing over him. Inwardly he sighed. Ever since he met this girl at that bar two days ago his life was going down the drain.
"Sakuya…great…" he muttered, sitting up. The girl made no move to help him. Instead she made sure to keep her distance.
"I almost got the Puzzle but that damn Yami got in the way, then Yugi blasted me…with something…" Takachi ranted.
Sakuya straightened. "So he has tapped into his own powers…that could be a problem…" she muttered. "What else?"
"What the hell do you mean 'what else'! I did what you asked me to do, so you gotta keep your end of the bargain." He said.
"Don't speak to me like that you mortal! You have not done what I asked and you should be grateful you still breathe!" Sakuya yelled.
"What the fuck do you think you're playing at girlie'. You owe me and you fucking know it!" Takachi moved to grab Sakuya's arm but when he touched her skin bolts of electricity flew causing him to step back.
"How dare you touch me! You have failed to bring me the Puzzle and now you think you can intimidate me into giving you what you want!" she yelled. A cold grin crossed her face. "I do believe that you do deserve some sort of reward though…"
Takachi smiled greedily. "Now you're talking!"
"Yes! Anastu will be pleased that you willingly offered your soul so to help strengthen the Shadow Realm!" she shouted.
A look of confusion crossed Takachi's face as Sakuya pulled the Millenium Bell from under her cloak. She held it before her and muttered an incantation before striking it gold bell with a mallet. It's sound was rich and deep and seemed to last forever. Takachi clutched his ears in pain as glass shattered around him. Suddenly a small white orb left Takachi's chest and flew into Sakuya's open hand. She smiled as the man fell lifeless to the floor.
"I need to do that more often…" she muttered, enjoying the feeling that came after taking a soul. She could feel Crystalia's presence in the back of her mind. She had had to use a spell and put the hikari to sleep before coming here. The last thing she needed was the kid telling her how she shouldn't be taking souls and stuff like that. Sakuya gave Takachi's body a swift kick.
"That's for touching me, teme!" she said. It was then that she noticed small drops of blood on the floor. Her smile broadened as she realized the blood belonged to Yugioh. "Your time is running out pharaoh. Soon the games shall begin!" With that said Sakuya vanished into the night.
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Yami stopped and leaned against the wall of an alley he was in. This world was still a mystery to him and in very little time he had managed to get himself lost. He couldn't even look into Yugi's memories to see where he was because the boy was still asleep. To make matters worse his shoulder was hurting.
"Well at least the blood stopped." He muttered as he closed his eyes to think.
/Blood…Yami? /
Yami sighed in relief and took the time to thank Ra.
/Are you all right Yami? /
//Shouldn't I be asking you that, aibou? //
/Don't change the subject! /
//I shall survive. //
/That's not reassuring. Why not switch…/
//No.//
/But Yami, you don't…/
//No, aibou. //
/Yami. You are hurt and if you return to the puzzle then you can address your wound. Plus you have no idea where you're going. /
//And you do? //
/As a matter of fact I do! /
//…//
Yugi smiled as he realized he had won an argument with Yami.
//Fine aibou…but I'll be watching. //
Yugi nodded before Yami and him switched places. Luckily Yami hadn't gotten them completely lost. In fact they were pretty close to where they needed to be.
/Daijoubou Yami? /
/I'm fine Yugi, but where are we going? /
/ Well Jiichan use to run a shop near here. He even had a little apartment over it, where he use to stay when he wasn't out in Egypt. I know dad didn't get rid of it or anything like that so we can stay there…until I can figure out what to do…/
After a while Yugi can to a stop in front of a rather nice looking store with the words 'Turtle Game Shop' in the front. For a moment Yugi seemed unsure of what to do but then he reached into his bag and after a bit of searching, pulled out a ring of keys. It took a while for him to find the right one but when he did he took a quick look to make sure nobody was around to see him enter the store before unlocking the door. He quickly turned and locked it, checking it twice to make sure it was really locked.
"I'm getting paranoid…" he muttered.
//It looks better then I expected. //
Yugi had to agree. From the way the place looked you'd never had known it was ever closed. Except for a few cobwebs and a bit of dust, everything looked in order.
/Well the shop didn't close until a month or two ago. A friend of Jiichan's ran it for a while, but he and my dad didn't get along to well because one day he just quit. I wonder why dad never sold it though. /
//Don't question the decisions of Ra. Just be glad he didn't or else we'd still be out in the cold. //
Yugi nodded and began to walk further into the store. Yami appeared by his side and inspected the selves. Picking up things here and there.
"Don't you find it a bit ironic?" Yugi asked as he searched for the door that led upstairs. It was pretty dark in there.
"What?" Yami asked, frowning slightly.
"Well it's ironic how the King of Games is staying in a Game Shop." Yugi commented, laughing.
Yami only chuckled. "You need to go to bed aibou. You're starting to sound like Jou…"
Yugi smiled as he went up the stairs. In a few moments he found a spare bedroom, he didn't want to use Jiichan's, and was soon fast alseep. Yami on the other hand had no intentions of sleeping just yet. Something was bothering him. Though he remembered little from his past life he did have a few memories here and there and something about the power Yugi had used back at the house with Takachi had perturbed him. He could have sworn he had felt the energy Yugi's powers gave off before but he couldn't remember where.
Yami sighed and looked over at his light, who was still sleeping peacefully. One thing he was sure of though, this would not be the last time Yugi's powers would manifest themselves. He only hoped they could be controlled.
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A/N There it is people! The action we have all been waiting for! More to come soon because no matter how much we all love angst, action and adventure is just as fun! Next chapter should be up soon. I promise…unless the power goes out again…they say it may storm tonight so let's hope for the best…
Anyway a personal thanks to all of you who reviewed. 0.o 50!!! Still going strong! I'm so happy! So honored…so excited! I don't know what to say or how to thank you!
Yami: You could post more often!
Jou: Or on time!
Bakura: OR you can hurry up and put me in the fic! My fans are waiting for me!
Crystalia: 0.o Geezzz you don't have to gang up on me…I have a life you know…
JennyLei: NO YOU DON'T! Unless you count staying home all day watching talk shows a life!
Crystalia: Hey! I'm on friggin vacation here!
Yugi: I think you also over use exclamation marks…kinda…
Sakuya: And did you have to make me so evil…you know I'd never really hurt you, right aibou?
Pegasus: And did you need to kill me off…so soon…Crystalia-boy
Crystalia: Oh friggin Kay…see Pega…that sounds just a little fruity if you know what I mean…
Yami: I refuse to be in a fic with that fruit
Crystalia: So I guess a lemon would be out the question?
Yami: 0.o I'm gonna pretend you didn't ask me that
Crystalia: So…nothing citrusy huh?
Yami: …are you sick!
Yugi: See there goes another one.
Crystalia: Who's keeping count?
Anzu: Well so far you've used 58 exclamation marks…if you round that to 60 and average that to every chapter you've written that's about 420 exclamation marks so far! Oh wait 421…
Crystalia: You know what…just for that little piece of worthless information you get to be in the lemon with Pegasus
Seto: Oh man…I brought whipped cream and handcuffs for nothing…
Honda: Maybe not…
Yugi: Well I'm sticking to Yami…at least he doesn't bite!
Jou: I already said I was sorry for that!
Anzu: 423…
Sakuya: …Ok...
Crystalia: This is not a lemon! Stop the suggestive talk!
Malik: Someone tell Mokuba to get his mouth off my Rod!
Everyone: 0.o'
Malik: Don't be henti…I meant the Millenium Rod
Yami: Sure…
Sakuya: Right…
Bakura: …sick dude…. that's sick….
Crystalia: Alright! That's enough sexual humor…damn…ya'll are nasty…especially you Malik…Eww…Well that's enough typing for now…Good bye everybody!!!!!
Anzu: 431…
Crystalia: I'd kill her, but then what would the point be…she so damn annoying…
Yami: She should count how many periods you use
Crystalia: SHUT UP!!! Don't give her any ideas!