META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1252"New chapter!! Again!
Not much to say. London was fun though I'm surprised I didn't get killed on the plane ride home. that thing was a death trap I assure you. First, the heat broke in the on position so it got to be 105 degrees in the cabin on a 8 hour flight! And then all of the toilets backed up at the beginning of the flight so no one could go to the bathroom for 8 hours. And then on landing some of the walls cracked and part of the wing broke off.
But I'm safe ^^ Frazzled, but safe.
I am also very content. I downloaded my favorite song and am loving it to pieces, if that's possible
Too Zatken: I forgot whether you requested Shizuka or Anzu, so I guessed. Sorry if it's the wrong one.
So, here ya go! And interestingly enough, the name of the song I'm listening too also fits the story!! I love it when things come together like this ^^
[1] This would be Malik. I think everyone knows that, but just in case. I would also like to point
out that YBakura threatens to kill Malik under regular circumstances.
David and Alice
Harder to Breathe
Yami Bakura's POV
You know, I could probably write a novel about this one day, if Bakura lives. Wait. What do I mean if? Of course he'll make it out! (AN- Don't hold your breathe my dear YBakura) He has too. And yes, though I've said numerous times, I am going to kill that witch child. If that's possible.
Fudge.
My other's fear-filled thoughts are messing with my own. I hate that. You would think that as two separate people with magic in between our two minds that that wouldn't happen. No, only the best wizards can make it so that nothing bleeds.
Hmm. I'll have to make contact with a mage I know.
My thoughts lingered on one Rendenhotep I knew from my past. Or, at least I had memories of him. He could take this ghost out no problem. He was a median, you see. VERY helpful when robbing tombs. But then there was the slight problem when we didn't know whether it was him or a spirit he'd been in contact with (AN- Readers of Pvs.T; note that name and put in your minds for the prequel to it)But he could easily do it.
But right now I had other concerns; such as calming down my other. I was trying to send him calm thoughts through our link indiscreetly so he'd accept them as his own thoughts and just relax. Instead he was meddling up my thoughts.
My other concern was finding that Pharaoh. He was the only other being here in physical form that could be of assistance. Of course, I had at least two other mage/Sennen Item holder at my disposal. And then you know of the Millennium Eye. Though it isn't here that doesn't stop me from using it's magic. And of course my/Bakura's Ring.
I paused.
"WELL DUH!" I said out loud. "Ring, show me the way to the Sennen Puzzle."
I can be such an idiot some times. Just don't tell anyone I admitted it.
The two pointers on the left side lit up and pointed behind me.
'Well that's just great. I missed him then' I thought as I turned around and started walking.
I wound up in the lobby were Yuugi, Jounouchi, and Anzu were all sipping on drinks and talking. It sounded like they were teasing Jou again. But then again, is there ever a time when they weren't? And Jou was easy to make fun of.
I glared at all of them, luckily though they didn't notice me. Then wouldn't be to fond of me. But Bakura......
//You gonna tell them or should I?//
/./
Don't take this as not an answer. He was thinking.
/You do it Please?/
Great.
//Humph. Fine//
I donned my 'innocent' look that I had learned to mimic quite some time ago.
"Hello everyone." I said brightly. Instantly hating myself for it.
Yuugi looked up at me with bright eyes. 'Don't trip...' I said to myself. Using modern slang that I picked up around Domino High. Bakura doesn't know it but I found away to act like....hmmmn. An inner skin? I can feel what he feels without him knowing I'm there. However...that does mean that my vocabulary/thoughts/actions are modified. A month ago I remember feeling sorry for Yuugi because he didn't do so well on a test.
Yes. So you can see why I dislike intruding for more then is necessary.
"Hey Bakura. Are you feeling better?"
"Much, thank you...but...um...I would like to warn you about the...hm...thing...that is going around. I uh...met a possessed Honda that told me it got both Kaibas."
I got a simultaneous 'what?!' from the crowd of teenagers around me.
"You heard me."
Jounouchi shifted. "Remind me why we can't leave and insist on staying here? Can't we go sleep in the limo, or outside? We have tents you know...."
"But....Kaibas...both of them! We can't leave them here!" Anzu said, getting nods from Yuugi.
Jounouchi looked rather shacked up which on any other day I wouldn't smirked at.
"Well then...what do we do? Go looking for this...thing? As Bakura put it."
I mentally smacked myself.
"Er....somehow Jounouchi, that doesn't seem like the best idea...." Yuugi said. "I say we go looking for the Kaibas."
"What if we run into it when we find the Kaibas's though?" Anzu said, very shakily.
Mortals. They just can't coup with this type of stuff. Anything beyond regular everyday junk scares them. And yet most of them boast bravery....
"Then we smack it to pieces!" Jounouchi yelled, courage I admit I did not know he had shining through.
I took to biting Bakura's tongue. Yes, he wouldn't be happy later, but I didn't want to say anything.
"Um...Jounouchi...it's dead. You can't kill it. I think that we should go looking for the Kaibas. They might need help." Yuugi said.
Calm Bakura. Calm. Peaceful. Breathe, one two, one, two.....ah crap, this isn't working.....
"I agree." Anzu said. "I think we should split up."
Crack....
"I wouldn't recommend that. It is dangerous! Twice today alone she's tried to hurt Bakura! Both physically and mentally! I do not care about whatever you decide to do but stay together!" I yelled at them. No need to say that they were shocked. Considerably. I shall treasure the look on their faces for a very long time.
"Then...your not Bakura?" Jounouchi asked as I noted that Yuugi had been replaced with his other.
I gave him the glare of the century.
I could hear a small little voice laughing at me in the back of my mind [1]. That wasn't helping things none. Wasn't helping Bakura either.
//Shut up// I thought sweetly.
I only got more laughter.
//I swear, someday, I'm going to kill you//
More laughter.
I sighed.
"Look. If you want to go get yourselves killed, I don't care. I really don't. Go, split up. It doesn't matter."
All three of them looked between themselves and then at me.
The other Yuugi made that little groan of disapproval he makes. "Alright then. One Sennen Item per group.":
"Why?" Anzu asked.
"Because then I won't be tempted to kill Bakura and both groups will have some magic to protect them...If this being over there knows how to use it properly..."
"Of course I know how to use it. Why wouldn't I?"
The other Yuugi shrugged. "Dunno.......ah...I don't know."
See? Told you if you spend to much time with your vassal you'll adopt their vocabulary.....Though the other Yuugi is making an attempt to fix it when I'm not. I should probably do something about that....one day...
"Alright! I'll go with Yuugi and Joey you can go with Bakura!" Anzu said happily.
"Bakura?" Jounouchi blinked. "Ah...fine. But only if you switch back." he said looking at me.
I looked at him coldly. Not happy. I knew that that ghost could lock me in the Ring, and if Bakura was in trouble then I couldn't help. And now I couldn't even fake it because the other Yuugi was right there. But who says that I needed anyone with me? Technically there are four of us....rather five of us in this room.
"I'll go alone. Both of you go with Yuugi." I said.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Anzu asked.
Even the other Yuugi was worried. But then, he's worried about Bakura. Not me. You'd think that would get depressing after awhile, but it doesn't.
"I'll be fine." I said, leaving.
As I walked through the doorway I heard Jounouchi say, "He's going to get himself and Bakura killed isn't he?"
"Yep." said the other Yuugi.
I sighed and shook my head.
But where do I go now? I can't simply just randomly walk anywhere? And Bakura was tired. But then again, allowing the body to rest would mean that one of us would have to reside in the sub-conscious part. One open mind that could be possessed.
'Lovely.' I thought. 'Just perfect.'
I walked down the hall to the end noticing a bench there. I crashed down on it. If I can't sleep, then I might as well rest...
Mokuba Kaiba's POV
I've been watching my big brother from the window. He looks really depressed. The only other time I saw him like this is after he dueled Yuugi for the first time. Of course, that in itself was very different from now, but it was still the same. Mostly. I think. Or...not.
He was laying spread eagle on the bed, staring at the ceiling. I had given up hope of trying to talk to him because he could not possible hear me due to my size. That, and there was plastic in front of me.
The reason why I had gotten up was so I could keep moving. Obviously the more you move, the less your muscles freeze up. Seto had taught me that when we had gone sledding on one of his trips to Europe. I thought it was fun until the muscles in my leg started to freeze. That was sort of what was happening now. Only this time, I couldn't get them thawed.
I groaned slightly, for the hundredth time, when I stopped and looked at the effort it took to do that.
It was becoming harder to breathe.
'Oh, not good, definitely not good....'
Shizuka Katsuya's POV
I had finished unpacking an was looking around the room for something to do. I could watch TV, but the TV's here were really old. I doubted there would be anything good. Since we had packed for a camping trip there really wasn't anything I could do. So, I simply got ready for bed with the intention of going to sleep.
I looked at the clock. 10:54 p.m
I briefly wondered where Anzu was before turning out the lights in the room and lying down on the bed I had claimed. I hated hotel beds. To firm and the topmost sheet was itchy. I swear. In any hotel you go to, you'll find that.
I heard the door open behind me and someone come in.
'Just Anzu...' I thought, rolling over. But no, it was Honda.
"What are you doing Honda? Is something wrong?"
Honda started talking in English. I picked up a few words as I'm sure every Japanese man and woman can do, before my vision, even with the lights out, started to go black.
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The next thing I knew I was lying down in a bed in a room that was well lit, despite the absence of a light fixture. I groaned and rolled over, noticing Mokuba staring blankly out the small window.
Though I was pretty sure it was Mokuba. His skin was significantly whiter as though it was made of porcelain and I doubt that those were the type of clothes Mokuba would wear.
Groaning again I said, "Mokuba? Where are we?"
He continued staring out the window, as though he hadn't heard me.
"Mokuba?" I asked again.
I pushed back the covers and walked over to him, noticing the fact that I was now wearing a white nightgown. None to please with the fact that someone had changed my clothes.
I went right up to him and he just continued staring out the window.
I waved my hand in front of his face. "Mokuba, are you alright?"
His head turned very slowly too look at me.
With what looked like a huge effort he said, "Shizuka?"
"Yeah. Mokuba, were are we?" I said, nodding.
"Shizuka, I can't hear!" he half-whispered.
I looked out the window to see the that we were in another room. Kaiba was lying on the bed staring up at the ceiling, looking very distraught.
The horrible truth sunk into me and chilled me to my center. I didn't have time to be chilled though, as a rather large golden ball of light entered the room surrounded in a silver-y black one. Or maybe just transparent black.
The golden ball seemed to struggle to be released as the blackish one seemed to want to control it.
Both of them finally crashed onto the floor as the figure of Yuugi appeared along with a small girl's.
This Yuugi was dressed in Egyptian clothes I noticed. Odd. Yuugi didn't seem the type to wear clothes like that. Though my clothes were changed, so maybe his were too.
The young girl dressed in black robes frowned at Yuugi and stomped her foot.
"You're too stubborn." she said angrily.
"I swear to you if you harm Yuugi I shall destroy you." he said through gritted teeth.
The young girl closed her eyes and waved it off before stopping midway and slowly opening her eyes. "You've just given me an idea."
Yuugi frowned at her. "What?"
"I'll use you! I can't harm him, but you can." she explained with unusual calmness and cheeriness mixed together.
He drew back from her. "What?" he asked again, more desperately.
"I saw the way you both work together. I can mimic that if I have one of you. Which, I do."
The young girl turned into blackish light and surrounded Yuugi.
"No! Stop! Please! I will not harm Yuugi!"
The light didn't stop and Yuugi had vanished.
I blinked in response.
I turned around towards Mokuba to find that he wasn't there anymore.
"Mokuba!" I yelled, calling out to him, before remembering what he had said before vanishing, that he couldn't hear.
"Lovely..." I whispered. "Just lovely."
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Endnotes: GOMEN NASAI!! I didn't mean for that to take so looooooong. But it's done. Not my
best writing but I'm at school, so I can't get really into it. I'll do better next time.
Ja na
Cho the Great
The best things in life come on a stick.