Thank you to everyone that answered my question about Honda and Anzu!
Disclaimer: I do not own the show Yu-Gi-Oh! or any of its characters! I only wish I had the talent to draw an anime comic. ^_^
Pairings: Yami/Yugi, Kaiba/Jou, Ryou/Bakura, Honda/Anzu, Mokuba/Serenity
Yugi, Yami, Anzu, Honda, Jou, Ryou, and Bakura are all 20.
Kaiba is 22. Mokuba and Serenity are both 17.
/ Yugi to Yami /
// Yami to Yugi //
\ Ryou to Bakura \
\\ Bakura to Ryou \\
Personal Thoughts
On with the story! ^_^
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Yin and Yang
Chapter 12
By Tiger_Serenity
********************Kaiba's P.O.V.********************
"How about we split up and search each levels of the Shadow Realm." Honda suggested.
They had been trying to come up with a plan to find Yugi. Several things had been suggested but Yami had disapproved each of them. They waited silently as Yami thought.
" Too risky." Yami finally said.
" Do you have a better idea?" Honda snapped. " We have been sitting here in Maza's cottage for half an hour trying to come up with an plan of action. We could have already been searching by now. Yugi needs us."
"Then how does this plan work?"
"There are nine of us. We can go in pairs. Each of us has our deck, so if we need help we can call on them. There are six levels. The dueling level, the four 'living' levels, and the graveyard. Each pair will search one level. Yami would be by himself, but he has the entire Realm at his side."
" I think that actually sounds like a good idea, Honda." Jou was sitting next to Anzu on a love seat. She still refused to talk to Honda.
Jou had run around looking at everything, asking questions almost nonstop. Maza had laughed at him, and tried to answer each of his questions. He cares for his master. As do I. I almost lost it when he ruffed up Jou's hair. It is still slightly sticking up in back from Maza's hand. I wonder what it feels like....I'm never going to get a chance to find out.....
Maza cottage was not extravagant, but it was comfortable. The walls were a light reddish color with black accents near the ceiling and floor. The decorations were modest. The biggest piece of furniture was a large red couch that Yami, Kurtan, and Oscuro were sitting on presently.
There was a large picture of their group on the wall. The picture had never been taken in real life. I would remember if we did. Maza must had created it magically.
Yami was standing next to Yugi. Bakura was standing behind a sitting Ryou. Mokuba was standing next to Serenity. She was standing next to Jou, who was in the center of the picture showing a victory sign with his fingers. Anzu was posed next to him on a chair opposite to Ryou. Honda and himself were standing in the last row. Their favorite Duel Monsters were in the background of the picture. Is that how Maza thinks of me? He has me standing almost by myself. Like an outsider. If he only knew how much I cared for Jou......
" Remember the lesson you and Yugi taught me, Yami. Trust in the heart of the cards. Unlike you, we can not warp ourselves between the levels of the Shadow Realm. If we found any trouble we would call on our monsters and have them warp us away to someplace else." Serenity lightly took Mokuba's hand in hers.
They were sitting on a love seat that Maza had created when they arrived. Mokuba's blushing. I must admit they are cute together. He is lucky to have the one he cares for like him back. He looked back up at the picture.
Suddenly, the picture shifted, startling Kaiba. Yami was standing slightly behind Yugi with his arm around his waist. Yugi was smiling up at him. Mokuba was holding Serenity's hand and kissing it. Honda was hugging Anzu from behind. Ryou was sitting with his back to Bakura's side, but his yami's arm was around his waist. Ryou's head was on Bakura's shoulder.
And himself......he was standing behind Jou. Jou was leaning back into him while looking up at him with a smile on his face. My arm is around his shoulders. I'm smiling back at him! What the in the....!
The picture warped back to the way it was originally. Was I seeing things? Did Maza change the picture? He is looking right at me with a smirk on his face! Does he know? But, how? Why would he show me something like that? I am not his master. He wouldn't unless.....no. Jou can't like me. Not in that way....right? But then why...
" Let's do it!" Jou leapt up, and turned to Maza. "You ready, pal?" Jealousy streaked fast and painfully through Kaiba. Damn it!
Maza smiled back at him. " Yes, Jou."
" Who is going to go with who?" Ryou asked from his position standing next to his yami.
" Now wait!" Yami tried to interject but everyone ignored him. They had made their decision. They were going to split up and search for Yugi. No one noticed as his eyes suddenly glazed over except Kaiba. He is talking to Yugi again. He must be awake.
" Well Yami can go by himself like I said before. He can last longer than any of us in the dueling level. Being on that level is too much of a strain on our bodies. Since Ryou and Bakura share the Millennium ring, then they can both survive without problems in the graveyard. Not to mention, Bakura has been there before for an extensive tour." Bakura growled softly at that comment, but Honda ignored it. "Level four is where the dragon's are so Kaiba and Jou can go there. That leaves me, Anzu, Mokuba, and Serenity. One group will hopefully volunteer to search two levels."
" I'll go with Serenity!" Mokuba said blushing slightly.
" Then I will go with Anzu." Anzu glared at Honda, but she didn't complain. She wanted to find Yugi.
He paired me with Jou. I am going to be alone with Jou in the Shadow Realm. Oh why me....
***********************Yugi's P.O.V.*******************
Yugi had woken up a few minutes ago with a headache.
Getting hit in the head does that. Where did they go? I guess they really don't think they will have trouble from me. I'm more like Yami than I think...what does that mean?
/ Yami? /
// Yes, aibou? //
/ They're gone. I don't know where they went. They left while I was unconscious. Be careful. /
// Thank you. I will be. You have a headache I can feel it. But, why do you feel curious? //
Might as well ask him now. / How am I like you? /
// What?! Why do you ask this? //
/ Just answer my question, please, Yami. /
// Well...we look alike except I am a little taller than you, and I have crimson colored eyes. We are both masters at Duel Monsters. Our favorite card is the Dark Magician, Oscuro. We can both summon monsters. We both like hamburgers. We dress alike. We both hate history class. We both...//
/ Thanks, Yami. I don't think I need to go that far. I was just wondering. /
// Why? //
/ Just wondering. I am going to close our link for a few minutes Yami so I can think./
// Wait!// But Yugi had already closed his side of the link.
He knows I am all right. That sort of helped me. We look alike but he is taller, and that can't be changed. Oscuro is our favorite card. We can both summon monsters outside and inside of the Shadow Realm. But, how do I think we are different?
" 'I'm more like Yami than I think.' That means that there is something that I think is different that is not really different between us."
They're not here so I might as well talk out loud. Maybe it will help me think.
" It has to be something about Duel Monsters and the Shadow Realm. But we can both summon monsters anywhere at anytime. I know we are alike there. He can control the puzzle more than I can though. Wait....They are not here. Maybe I can call Yami here to me through the puzzle. Then he can see where we are to get us out."
/ Yami, I am going to try something. /
// What? //
/ Since they are not here, I am going to call you here through the puzzle./
// It's worth a try, hikari. //
Yugi focused on the puzzled and tried to switch places with Yami. He felt a tug, but nothing happened. The puzzled died down to its normal shine. It didn't work!
/ Damn it!/
// Fuck! What happened? Why couldn't we switch places. //
/ I don't know. /
" You just tried to switch places with your yami. You can't." Rezink suddenly appeared in the room right in front of Yugi. He raised a clawed hand to Yugi's exposed arm. He drug the nail along the skin, causing Yugi to flinch.
// Yugi! //
" We know about the mind link, too, but it won't help you. As long as you are in this room the pharaoh will not be able to sense you. He can't sense us either. The spell we cast over this house blinds his powers." Veta and Syrus appeared at his side.
************************Yami's P.O.V******************
// Damn it!// Yami had been listening to what he said through Yugi's ears.
I can feel his pain. Rezink is carving little circles into his arm. Damn him!
" They know about our link. They have blinded my powers with some sort of spell so I can not sense where Yugi is."
Everyone froze from their conversation. They had been talking about which monsters to call upon if they needed help while searching their respective chosen level.
" Then why aren't they blocking it?" Jou sat back down on the love seat.
" They want me to feel his pain."
It's like my arm is on fire. I can feel Yugi's pain like it is my own. They are using him to get to me. They know that it is killing me that I can't be there to protect him.
If they kill him it will destroy me, both physically and mentally. I may lose my body, but the emotional hurt would truly kill me. I could not survive going back into the puzzle. It would be so dark without my light. I would go crazy. I have grown to care about him so much. I love him.
I promised to him all those years ago that I would never let anything happen to him. That I would take care of him. I failed. He is in pain right now because of me. My hikari. My light. My aibou is in pain, and I cannot get to him…
They will pay for hurting him. I will destroy them, even if I destroy myself in the process......
He again listened to Rezink.
" I know you are listening, Yami. I can sense you inside of your hikari. Why are we allowing this? So you can feel his pain. His hunger. His thirst. His slow death. We will tear apart this Realm right in front of you. You will be broken. We will have our revenge. You will die. We will rule.
// Talk for me, aibou. //
/ Okay. /
// I will defeat you. I have in that past, and I will again. You will pay for hurting my aibou. Yugi will be free from you. //
" Yami says that he will defeat you again just like in the past. You will pay for hurting me. I will somehow get away from you."
/ You defeated them in the past? When? How? /
// Later, aibou. I will tell you when I see you. //
" You speak for him through your minds. Do you realize that even if you close your link to your yami he can still feel your pain. You are connected together through a strong bond. Do you enjoy feeling his pain, pharaoh? " He roughly scratched the skin under Yugi's ear with his claw. Yugi cried out in pain.
// Yugi! // He almost broke through the skin. My neck...I can feel it.
" Yami, we have to move now." Seto placed his hand on Yami's shoulder. Jou's face dropped and he looked at the floor.
Do the fouls not realize how much they care for each other. Maybe being partners will help them work things out. They are lucky to share their feelings even though they don't know it. Yugi does not care for me in that way. If he did, I would feel it.....wouldn't I? And I can't sense his location at all. I will find him.
" Let's move."
" Remember that I want those Blue Eyes cards back after this adventure is over." Kaiba said.
" Sure, Seto." Mokuba grabbed onto Serenity's hand. " Selo, warp us to the second level!" Yami watched as Mokuba threw the card forward. Selo, a Blue Eyes, appeared. Mokuba and Serenity climbed on his back.
" Be careful, Mokuba. If anything looks bad, get out of there instantly."
" Take care of my sister, Mokuba. Don't let anything happen to her. Serenity, if anything looks bad, get out of there. You know I love you."
" I know, Jou. I will be careful. I promise to leave if anything starts to go wrong."
" I'll be careful, big brother. Jou, I won't let anything happen to Serenity. And you take care of my brother." Jou blushed as Mokuba laughed and disappeared through the portal that Selo created. Kaiba actually looked a little pink on his cheeks as well.
Kaiba actually separated from his Blue Eyes cards. He gave one to Mokuba and one to Honda. He kept the third.
// We are coming for you, aibou. Seto and Jou are going to search level four. Bakura and Ryou are going to search the graveyard. Mokuba and Serenity are going to search the second level, and Anzu and Honda level three. I am going to search the dueling and first level. I can move faster through the Shadow Realm than they can, so I am going to search two levels.(1) We will find you. //
/ I trust you, Yami. /
/ I know, aibou. /
"We don't need to call Suno because we are already on the third level. I hope we don't need her soon. (2)" Honda placed the card carefully into his jacket pocket for quick access in case they needed it.
" Jou and I will go on to the fourth level to begin searching. Luco, warp us to your home on the fourth level." He threw the card forward, calling the second male Blue Eyes. They both climbed on with Jou in front blushing slightly as Kaiba grabbed his waist. Kaiba also looked a little flushed.
" Take care, you guys." Jou called as they disappeared through the portal."
" Take care, Jou." Yami whispered. " And good luck to both of you."
" Ura!" Bakura threw a card forward. Ura, the Man Eater Bug, appeared in the card's place. " Come with us to the graveyard."
" Yes, Master Bakura."
" Take care you two." Anzu hugged Ryou causing him to blush. Bakura growled under his breath. Anzu offered him a smile. Then they began to disappear through a portal.
Yami was shocked as he heard Bakura say, " We will find your hikari, Yami. Don't worry. Yami and hikari are not meant to be separated. Black and white. Yin and yang." He disappeared completely.
" I guess it's my turn." What did Bakura mean. I know that Yugi is my light. But yin and yang? Is he finally going to tell Ryou how he feels about him? He is in for a shock if he does. Ryou will finally get his wish.
" Take care, Yami. Remember to trust in your cards, and your powers. We will find Yugi.
" And you two also take care." He snapped his fingers. Swirls of color met his eyes.
********************Yugi's P.O.V.**********************
Yugi had blocked out Yami as soon as Rezink started. He could feel Yami searching for him. Twenty minutes had passed since they had spoken to each other. He did not want Yami to feel the full pain of what was happening.
His arms hurt. Rezink had cut little circular pieces of flesh with his nails. His back hurt from the arch it had been pulled into by the restraints. Shit, my whole body hurts. My throat feels parched from lack of anything to drink. I haven't had anything to drink or eat since.....when? How long have I been here. I am going to die of dehydration.
" Yami left your mind, but he can still feel most of your pain." Syrus sneered in his face.
" Eat a mint. Your breath stinks."
A fist connected with his face hard, but he struggled to hold his consciousness. I need to be able to think about that riddle. I hope Yami didn't feel that......he did. Damn!
" Are you truly that stupid, human, that you would provoke me?"
" Do I really have anything to fear?" He said with more bravado than he felt. Another fist connected with his body. His breath rushed out of his lungs. Stars appeared behind his eyes. I will not lose consciousness!
" Syrus, leave him. You can play with him later. He will learn his place. We need to find whatever put us to sleep and destroy it. With our powers it will take whatever it is a while to recover from its injuries and return from the Graveyard. Yami must not find any allies. The tomb raider and his hikari are enough."
They disappeared in swirls of smoke after Syrus punched Yugi again in the face, but Yugi couldn't feel it. He was in shock.
What? Not find any allies? Bakura and Ryou? Don't they know about...they don't know about the others. These guys are idiots! Their belief in their powers are making them conceited and stupid.
That will be their downfall. Some powerful monsters they are, when they can't even sense the rest of my friends. True, they may not have magical powers, but their hearts and souls are full of their own power.
/ Yami, they can sense Ryou and Bakura, but not the others! /
// I figured as much. I can barely sense them myself, but it is only because I can recognize their signatures. There are not supposed to be humans in the Shadow Realm. The Devil Monsters don't expect it. They probably think they are weak Shadow Monsters. That is why I brought them. //
Wait...powers. I am human. Yami is really a spirit that was trapped in the Millennium puzzle. A former pharaoh that gave up his past life to seal away the evils of that age.
We both wear the puzzle around our necks. We work together to create his body. It took some practice and hard work, but even unconscious, my mind helps him maintain his form.
I can summon monsters, both inside and outside of the Shadow Realm. But other 'humans' can't.
'I am more like Yami than I think.'
Yami has his sennen eye. It is the sign of Ra. He uses it when he is extremely mad at someone. The last time he used it was against...no! I will not think about Jacob! I love Yami. He is the only person that I want or need!
I know I don't have the sign of Ra....do I? I'm not sure. I wouldn't know how to anyway. Yami also uses that power to warp through the Shadow Realm.
Warping!
Can I....can I warp myself?
// Aibou? Why do you suddenly feel so hopeful? //
/ I need to try this on my own, Yami. /
// What? //
/ Don't move. Stay where you are./
/ What!? /
Yugi began to focus on the air in front of him. He imagined cutting through the layers of the Shadow Realm to see the dueling ground. Yami had explained the idea to him before, but he had never thought to try to do it himself.
A small dark swirl appeared.
A sense of happiness rushed through him. Yami couldn't help but notice the strong feeling rushing through his hikari.
// Aibou? //
/ Yami! / He let the small portal close, and began to picture the Dueling grounds in his head. With a quick prayer to whatever deity was listening....he focused...and snapped his fingers.
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Author's Note:
(1) I know this may sound weird, but the first real level is the dueling level. However, I am not going to call it that. I have them begin counting on the next level down. This is the first 'living' level for the Duel Monsters in my story.
"Level" Called
1 Dueling grounds
2 Level One
3 Level Two
4 Level Three
5 Level Four
6 Graveyard
(2) Selo and Luco are males. Suno is female.