Disclaimer: If we owned Yugioh, it would be archaeologicially correct in
relation to certain Egyptian beliefs, Yami Bakura's real name would be
Kekatsu, and Yami's royal name would have been Atara. Pharaoh Atara Yami
just has a real ring to it, wouldn't you say? ^_^ Oh yeah, and the Big 5
would all have names except for Johnson. Hee hee!
Of course, this is still dedicated to Mr. T. We see that the mention of Kel and Mysti not being OCs has misled a few people. (Chuckling) Think more in terms of cards. Your reviews, mostly the comments on Kekatsu, have redirected us. Thanks!
Seto Kaiba Red Archery Girl: This soon enough? ^_^
High Crystal Guardian: We're glad you like Ryin. And we're so happy Deepest Need is on your favorites! ^__^ And Kaeru... might be a bit surprised by this chapter.
GriffenFire: Mmhm, Primrose Aura is a very nice name for a girl... We have no idea where it came from. XD
Somehow, boy names came to us without our knowledge. (Actually these are the names of a few boys from our original manga) Memphis, Gunnar, and Daimon. (Except Daimon is evil. Probably not a good idea.)
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Chapter 9: Knowing Bakura
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Yugi watched silently as the parade for the new Japanese governess marched noisily by. The governess herself eventually was carted by in a burst of noise and color, and when he saw her, Yugi had an arguement with Yami over who was probably more bored, Yami or the Queliyg.
She was beautiful even by human standards, in a vicious, avian way, her surprisingly dark golden feathers shining metallically, her starry black eyes larger than those of some Queliyg, her frame more delicate and more evident of ancestors who had spent their lives in the skies. Yugi suspected that he was simply more used to soldier-class Queliyg.
Max climbed up next to him and peered at the alien cautiously from the subway entrance. "Her name is-- Ryin?" he asked. Yugi nodded.
"I think so, anyway. She looks awful bored, doesn't she?"
Max nodded. "A far cry from most Queliyg, who would happily milk it for all it's worth. I've heard her name before, though. From Xab're Ski'tal, the alien who got me to Japan. I don't know if it's the same lady but he seemed to think she was different from others of her kind, before her mother got after her." He shrugged. "Of course, some of us will go a little crazy when we're in love, myself included."
Yugi grinned. "He was in LOVE with her?"
Max took another careful look at the Queliyg. "He seemed to have reason for it. Called her 'pretty for a Queliyg,' but I think he was probably understating his opinion of her."
--
Bakura wandered deep into the sewers, far away from Sub-Town, trying to find a place where he and Kekatsu could yell at each other without anyone noticing if things got out of hand.
Finally he stopped at a drainage juncture, a large space that had been abandoned for a long time. "Okay," he muttered. "What are you up to, Kekatsu?"
A shadowy figure emerged from the Ring and propped itself against a wall.
Kekatsu's spirit form chuckled. _What, don't you trust me?_
Bakura stared at him hard, trying to read his expression. It was still confusing as ever, what he was getting. "I'd like to know what's going on," he replied.
Kekatsu shrugged. _You know a lot of myself is still... fuzzy at the important points. But I remember the Millenium Items. There are seven of them, the Ring you wear and Yugi's puzzle two of them. Whosoever possesses all seven, it is said, shall be able to rule the world. I think- no, as I remember, the Millenium Puzzle also contains a spirit, like myself._
Bakura's eyes widened. "What would this mean?"
Kekatsu sighed. _The spirit within the Puzzle is the Pharaoh of my time, Ryou Bakura. No one has solved that puzzle since our time._
Something about that statement seemed so profound to Bakura that he simply stood there, staring at Kekatsu. "That's what you've been all distracted over? Remembering this?"
Kekatsu just shrugged.
--
When Bakura got back to Sub-Town, things were silent, as one might expect in the middle of the day. Okay, mostly silent. A soft beat caught his ears.
Padding between the living spaces, silently as Kekatsu had taught him to do, he followed the almost inaudible music.
_Well,_ Kekatsu said as they came onto the scene, _We already knew that Téa could dance._
She seemed to be in her own little world, more absorbed than when she had been when she danced at the celebration. Bakura noted that her eyes were closed, and yet she didn't bump into anything, didn't trip, almost seemed to see through her eyelids.
"She told me once that she had always wanted to be a dancer," came Yugi's voice at Bakura's elbow. He started and whirled to look down at the shorter teen. Yugi was staring at Téa, his cheeks a little pink. "But the Queliyg changed all that. She once wanted to go to some big fancy dancing school in America. I don't really think she needs lessons, do you?"
Bakura looked back at the girl. "No," he said. "She dances with her heart."
They watched her dance a little longer, until Kekatsu began prodding at Bakura to do something. "Um- Yugi... Could- could I talk to you about something?"
Yugi looked up at him. "Sure, Bakura, anything. Let's move away from Téa so she doesn't notice us. She always gets embarrassed when I walk in on her exercising."
As they walked away, Bakura suddenly felt nervous. "Yugi, do you ever-- do you ever feel like there's someone watching over your shoulder, calling out to you and guiding you?"
Yugi glanced at him, surprise in his eyes. "Well, there are a lot of people I like to think are watching over me. My mom, for one. She died just a year ago."
Bakura shook his head. "That's not really what I mean, Yugi. Someone who actually-- talks to you."
Yugi looked uncomfortable. "Well-- Actually, since I solved the Millenium Puzzle--"
"There's been someone there," Bakura finished, to Yugi's obvious surprise. "I know what you mean. Since my father gave me this..." he indicated the golden dreamcatcher-like pendant shimmering against his black clothing, "Things are just different."
They were somehow out of Sub-Town again. It was time to let Kekatsu loose, Bakura decided.
Yugi backed away as Bakura's hair suddenly rose a little, his eyes sharpened. "B- Bakura?"
Kekatsu stared down at the boy and smiled in a semi-sinister way. "Call out the spirit of the Puzzle, little one." He wanted to see him with Bakura's own two eyes.
The Puzzle glowed softly but suddenly. Yugi's own hair rose, gold mixing with black, the two gentle purple eyes narrowed and hardened.
"Who are you?" the Pharaoh demanded. "And what have you done to Bakura?"
Kekatsu laughed at him. "What did I DO? Honestly, now. Bakura has allowed this. As for who I am... I think I will keep most of that to myself."
The other's eyebrow rose. "Most?"
Kekatsu smiled demurely at him. "In another life, I am sure we would be enemies right now. But our circumstances cannot allow for that. You probably know even less about how this strange world order currently works than I, since I have been awake far longer."
The Pharaoh seemed to accept this non-pledge, for he relaxed a grain. "What are you called?"
"For now, Kekatsu, a name I have chosen for myself and find fitting. You?"
"Call me Yami."
In the darkness, two figures, both ancient and young, shook hands.
--
Mwa ha ha!! You thought we were going to make Yami Bakura go after the Puzzle, did you? We sure pulled one over, didn't we? ^_^ Sorry this is so short, but Golden just inhaled a gust of toxic gas that burned the back of her throat and drove our line of thought away. No, seriously, you don't ever want to push down trash that has a bunch of puppy pee-soaked paper towels in it. Yecch!! (She'd better house-train soon. XP) Téa's dream and abilities will come in handy for her and us later, which is why we mentioned it. You've got to imagine she must be rather bitter over it.
Of course, this is still dedicated to Mr. T. We see that the mention of Kel and Mysti not being OCs has misled a few people. (Chuckling) Think more in terms of cards. Your reviews, mostly the comments on Kekatsu, have redirected us. Thanks!
Seto Kaiba Red Archery Girl: This soon enough? ^_^
High Crystal Guardian: We're glad you like Ryin. And we're so happy Deepest Need is on your favorites! ^__^ And Kaeru... might be a bit surprised by this chapter.
GriffenFire: Mmhm, Primrose Aura is a very nice name for a girl... We have no idea where it came from. XD
Somehow, boy names came to us without our knowledge. (Actually these are the names of a few boys from our original manga) Memphis, Gunnar, and Daimon. (Except Daimon is evil. Probably not a good idea.)
--
Chapter 9: Knowing Bakura
--
Yugi watched silently as the parade for the new Japanese governess marched noisily by. The governess herself eventually was carted by in a burst of noise and color, and when he saw her, Yugi had an arguement with Yami over who was probably more bored, Yami or the Queliyg.
She was beautiful even by human standards, in a vicious, avian way, her surprisingly dark golden feathers shining metallically, her starry black eyes larger than those of some Queliyg, her frame more delicate and more evident of ancestors who had spent their lives in the skies. Yugi suspected that he was simply more used to soldier-class Queliyg.
Max climbed up next to him and peered at the alien cautiously from the subway entrance. "Her name is-- Ryin?" he asked. Yugi nodded.
"I think so, anyway. She looks awful bored, doesn't she?"
Max nodded. "A far cry from most Queliyg, who would happily milk it for all it's worth. I've heard her name before, though. From Xab're Ski'tal, the alien who got me to Japan. I don't know if it's the same lady but he seemed to think she was different from others of her kind, before her mother got after her." He shrugged. "Of course, some of us will go a little crazy when we're in love, myself included."
Yugi grinned. "He was in LOVE with her?"
Max took another careful look at the Queliyg. "He seemed to have reason for it. Called her 'pretty for a Queliyg,' but I think he was probably understating his opinion of her."
--
Bakura wandered deep into the sewers, far away from Sub-Town, trying to find a place where he and Kekatsu could yell at each other without anyone noticing if things got out of hand.
Finally he stopped at a drainage juncture, a large space that had been abandoned for a long time. "Okay," he muttered. "What are you up to, Kekatsu?"
A shadowy figure emerged from the Ring and propped itself against a wall.
Kekatsu's spirit form chuckled. _What, don't you trust me?_
Bakura stared at him hard, trying to read his expression. It was still confusing as ever, what he was getting. "I'd like to know what's going on," he replied.
Kekatsu shrugged. _You know a lot of myself is still... fuzzy at the important points. But I remember the Millenium Items. There are seven of them, the Ring you wear and Yugi's puzzle two of them. Whosoever possesses all seven, it is said, shall be able to rule the world. I think- no, as I remember, the Millenium Puzzle also contains a spirit, like myself._
Bakura's eyes widened. "What would this mean?"
Kekatsu sighed. _The spirit within the Puzzle is the Pharaoh of my time, Ryou Bakura. No one has solved that puzzle since our time._
Something about that statement seemed so profound to Bakura that he simply stood there, staring at Kekatsu. "That's what you've been all distracted over? Remembering this?"
Kekatsu just shrugged.
--
When Bakura got back to Sub-Town, things were silent, as one might expect in the middle of the day. Okay, mostly silent. A soft beat caught his ears.
Padding between the living spaces, silently as Kekatsu had taught him to do, he followed the almost inaudible music.
_Well,_ Kekatsu said as they came onto the scene, _We already knew that Téa could dance._
She seemed to be in her own little world, more absorbed than when she had been when she danced at the celebration. Bakura noted that her eyes were closed, and yet she didn't bump into anything, didn't trip, almost seemed to see through her eyelids.
"She told me once that she had always wanted to be a dancer," came Yugi's voice at Bakura's elbow. He started and whirled to look down at the shorter teen. Yugi was staring at Téa, his cheeks a little pink. "But the Queliyg changed all that. She once wanted to go to some big fancy dancing school in America. I don't really think she needs lessons, do you?"
Bakura looked back at the girl. "No," he said. "She dances with her heart."
They watched her dance a little longer, until Kekatsu began prodding at Bakura to do something. "Um- Yugi... Could- could I talk to you about something?"
Yugi looked up at him. "Sure, Bakura, anything. Let's move away from Téa so she doesn't notice us. She always gets embarrassed when I walk in on her exercising."
As they walked away, Bakura suddenly felt nervous. "Yugi, do you ever-- do you ever feel like there's someone watching over your shoulder, calling out to you and guiding you?"
Yugi glanced at him, surprise in his eyes. "Well, there are a lot of people I like to think are watching over me. My mom, for one. She died just a year ago."
Bakura shook his head. "That's not really what I mean, Yugi. Someone who actually-- talks to you."
Yugi looked uncomfortable. "Well-- Actually, since I solved the Millenium Puzzle--"
"There's been someone there," Bakura finished, to Yugi's obvious surprise. "I know what you mean. Since my father gave me this..." he indicated the golden dreamcatcher-like pendant shimmering against his black clothing, "Things are just different."
They were somehow out of Sub-Town again. It was time to let Kekatsu loose, Bakura decided.
Yugi backed away as Bakura's hair suddenly rose a little, his eyes sharpened. "B- Bakura?"
Kekatsu stared down at the boy and smiled in a semi-sinister way. "Call out the spirit of the Puzzle, little one." He wanted to see him with Bakura's own two eyes.
The Puzzle glowed softly but suddenly. Yugi's own hair rose, gold mixing with black, the two gentle purple eyes narrowed and hardened.
"Who are you?" the Pharaoh demanded. "And what have you done to Bakura?"
Kekatsu laughed at him. "What did I DO? Honestly, now. Bakura has allowed this. As for who I am... I think I will keep most of that to myself."
The other's eyebrow rose. "Most?"
Kekatsu smiled demurely at him. "In another life, I am sure we would be enemies right now. But our circumstances cannot allow for that. You probably know even less about how this strange world order currently works than I, since I have been awake far longer."
The Pharaoh seemed to accept this non-pledge, for he relaxed a grain. "What are you called?"
"For now, Kekatsu, a name I have chosen for myself and find fitting. You?"
"Call me Yami."
In the darkness, two figures, both ancient and young, shook hands.
--
Mwa ha ha!! You thought we were going to make Yami Bakura go after the Puzzle, did you? We sure pulled one over, didn't we? ^_^ Sorry this is so short, but Golden just inhaled a gust of toxic gas that burned the back of her throat and drove our line of thought away. No, seriously, you don't ever want to push down trash that has a bunch of puppy pee-soaked paper towels in it. Yecch!! (She'd better house-train soon. XP) Téa's dream and abilities will come in handy for her and us later, which is why we mentioned it. You've got to imagine she must be rather bitter over it.