Autheress here.
Ah, the fresh feeling of a new story! Technically, this is the third in a series. (The third! I actually reached the third! Go me!) If you haven't already checked out Emiko's Story and Katsuko's story, I recommend you read them. And if you don't want to, well, here's some summaries so you aren't completely lost.
Emiko's Story:
Kurama, in his human form, starts remembering his mate from when he was Yoko, his fox demon form. Her name was Emiko, and Kurama didn't know if she was still alive or not.
A supposedly human girl from his school starts acting strange, and Kurama is given reason to believe Emiko is alive, only now inhabiting a human girl's body.
Hiei reads her mind, awakening her memories of her fox-demon form. Emiko, now in the human form of Komiko Ishitono, and Kurama are reunited.
Katsuko's Story
Yusuke is delivered a hard blow by Kaiko, who dumps him. Partly to get back at her, Yusuke agrees to model his classic "bad-boy" look for a pretty shutterbug, Katsuko, a.k.a simply Katsu.
After awhile, it's apparent both are developing the usual feelings for one another. To the relationship's inconvenience, a demon organization kidnaps Yusuke as bait for the rest of the Fearsome Foursome. Katsu finds herself involved, and in the end saves Yusuke's life.
Though this is usually where the heroine and the hero get together, but for the sake of not taking the rebound, the two decide to "just be friends" until Yusuke's fully over Kaiko.
So there's the basic idea. That's pretty much what you need to know in order to get Kiamo's tale.
This is where I take the liberty of using the nice Anime crossovers option, because I'm sure JewelValentine, for whom this story is written, doesn't want to get stuck with Kuwabara, however good-hearted he is. In order to have a good bishonen, I must indeed cross-over.
But I also must take the power of fiction to help me out here. Since Yu-Gi-Oh! is set in a totally random place called Domino City, and Yu Yu Hakusho's main charecters reside in what I'm guessing is Sarasaski (Sarasaski Junior High= town's name is Sarasaski) I shall pretend they are both in Japan, relatively close.
If anyone has a problem with reading about rape, I warn you there will be a very non-descriptive bit in this story.
Updating the Disclaimer before any Rabid lawyers come to call, I own neither Yu Yu Hakusho nor Yu-Gi-Oh!
Now, on to Yujo Chronicles: Kiamo's story!
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Seto Kaiba cut an impressive figure, that was for sure. Clad today in a sleek, black silk turtleneck and expensive black slacks, he was the epitamy of multimillionaire businessman. His sense of style was perfect, his voice and wits sharp, his steel-blue eyes not giving any room for debate.
Today was going to take every last skill the successful sixteen year old had. He was meeting with the owner of Hirugasashi Electronics, to discuss Kaiba Corporation's purchase of the electronics company.
If the deal was landed, Kaiba Corp would have the control of over half of all electronics industries, raising stock by nearly tripling its worth, and it would allow Kaiba to use its technology to further his virtual reality system.
The door to the conference room 12B slid open soundlessly, and Seto entered. His entrance was fashionably late, and impressive. But Mrs. Hirugasashi, owner of the electronics company, had no expression on her elderly face.
"Mrs. Hirugasashi." Seto inclined his chin slightly before sitting down in the leather chair opposite her. "I apologize for my tardiness. I had another matter to take care of, and it went longer than expected."
The skill and style of his brilliance was complex. This simple sentence told a lot more than simply explaining his lateness. It showed that when Seto Kaiba had something to take care of, he took whatever time necessary to get it done, and get it done well. Mrs. Hirugasashi saw this, and her beady eyes flashed with an inner approval.
Seto gave the slightest of smiles in satisfaction. That company was as good as his, now that the old bird was hooked.
Mrs. Hitome Hirugasashi was a tougher nut to crack. Prim and proper, the white-haired businesswoman understood the crucial nature of her decision, and wasn't so easily won over. "I expect promptness, Mr. Kaiba. Even from one as young as yourself."
"Please, call me Seto. And I understand, and ask you to forgive my keeping you waiting."
Hitome nodded once. "To business."
"To business." Seto nodded in return, and then casually gestured one of his attendants to come over. The man rushed to his master's side.
"Sir?"
"Yoshimu, where are your manners? Guests first." Seto glanced at the older woman. "Anything to drink?"
"No, thank you."
"As you wish." Seto turned back to the attendant. "Water please."
"Yes, sir." The attendant bowed and hurried away.
Hitome didn't waste time. "Mr. Kaiba, I have only one misgiving upon selling you my company."
"Tell me."
"Your severity." The older woman's eyes flashed again. "The way in which your public image is so harsh. The lone wild wolf, gobbling up smaller companies and adding them to his fortune. The young genius, standing up against us evil elders."
Seto was slightly taken back. He was about to respond when she interrupted him.
"Now wait until I've had my say, young man." She snapped. "The crowd to which Hirugasashi Electronics aim at is younger people, teenagers with small paychecks and large dreams. My company makes affordable games and devices, Mr. Kaiba, and the in the terms you agreed to was you wouldn't change this image. But, by merely buying the company you do so."
"I'm sorry you think that." Seto said silkily. "But to succeed as I have, one must act the same age as those one competes against."
"That has nothing to do with my company!" Hitome snapped. "Old as I am, my public image is much less severe than your own. I do things that the public sees as kind, trustworthy. They know I will stick to my word and keep it, that I will feel empathy for the real people I advertise to. Because they know I am just human too."
"Ma'am, I'm afraid I don't understand what you're getting at." Seto narrowed his eyes.
"Seto." The old woman spoke his first name softly. "We don't see you as just a human being. You appear as some cold, robotics money-making machine. If people saw you as just another teenager, who dreams big and can relate, Seto, than I would gladly hand Hirugasashi Electronics to you."
"I am willing to negotiate." Seto said doubtfully, after a rather longish pause.
"Good." A sly smile had come to the woman's face. "That is what I want to hear. I propose you leave town for, say, a month. Arrange it so you stay with a normal, perhaps low-income family. Go to a real school. Spend time with teenagers your age."
"What?!"
"That's right. Get publicity. Visit a hospital. If that's not your style, get caught partying, drinking, having a good time with a smile on your face. Crack your cold exterior, and in one month's time, I will sign my company over to you."
"What?!"
"Do we have a deal?" She leaned across the shiny surface of the table, hand extended, no room for argument in her eyes.
Seto stared at her, openmouthed. Leave his company for a month?! Leave Mokuba alone, for a month?! And what's with visiting a hospital? Plus that, what does hospitals and parties have in common?
"Perhaps you're not up to the challenge.." Hitome trailed off, starting to pull back her hand.
She was abruptly stopped by Seto's firm grip. "It's a deal."
...
Pretty Shizuru Kuwabara, Kazuma Kuwabara's older sister, noticed the mailman trundling by their house. She watched him stick a few letters and cards into the mailbox at the end of the drive, a sour expression on her face. She took a drag from the cigarette she held daintily between her first two fingers.
"Baby brother, your turn to go get the mail!"
"Aw, Shizuru, I was just gonna go out with the guys! Can't you move your lazy as-"
"Don't make me come back there!" Shizuru's voice was dangerous.
Kuwabara, the red-haired, tall and burly eighth grader from Sarasaski Junior High, gave a noisy sigh. When Shizuru claimed PMS, a headache, and an all around bad mood, it was safest not to disagree with her. Of course, unless you liked all your limbs broken.
Kuwabara glanced sideways at his sister as he passed her. After the Dark Tournament, she usually didn't smoke anymore, after that dude Sakioh died. The mere fact she had lit up again was enough to tell him she was depressed.
He didn't know the whole story, but apparently his sister and this other human called Sakioh had hit it off or something during the Tournament. The fact that Sakioh owned the Tugoro team hadn't meant anything to her. And right before he died, he gave Shizuru a golden lighter.
He trudged the whole five feet from the front door to the postbox, grumbling under his breath the whole way.
The usual amount of junk mail was taken straight from the mailbox to the trash bin. Kuwabara barely paused to glance at them.
One letter fell out of the ads and insurance offers as he shoved them into the trash. He bent to pick it up.
"To, the Masters...of..the Kuwabara. household..." Kuwabara read aloud. It looked important. Heck, there was even a wax seal on the back! A fancy, swirly S and K. He decided to open it for kicks.
Skimming it, his jaw dropped slightly. He ran back inside.
"What's all the fuss?" Shizuru said irritably as the screen door banged loudly. "Buzz off already and annoy someone else."
Kuwabara waved the official looking piece of paper under Shizuru's nose. "It says, smartie, that we've been randomly selected. We're being officially requested to let a student from another city come live with us for a month."
Shizuru snatched the paper away before it was demolished by her little brother's energetic waving. Her eyes widened. "Kazuma, the "student" is Seto Kaiba, multimillionaire!"
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Autheress here.
So, for my first official Yu-Gi-Oh! attempt, how was it? I know from watching the show, it's been considerably toned down for us "feeble and small-minded American kids", and I decided that Seto needed to be pushed around a bit. up a bit.
I also noticed that I failed to even mention Kiamo in this first installment of "Kiamo's" story, but don't worry, sportsfans! We'll be seeing quite a bit of her!
And for all YYH fans who either A) Don't have the funds to buy the DVDs B)Think it's smarter and more fiscally responsible to just watch the episodes when they are televised or C) Aren't as obsessive as I tend to behave, here's a wee little spoiler to make sense of why Shizuru, Kuwabara's sister, is smoking and why that's so significant.
During the Dark Tourny, Sakioh, owner of Tugoro's team, saves Shizuru from some demons. She's love-stricken, and when he kills himself after the Tourny, he gives her his lighter to "remember him by." Romantic, really.
So, review and I shall start chappie two! And, the chapters will most likely fly out fast and furious. Summer's begun, and I have all the time in the world to sit at Navvy and write! Huzza for summer!
Ah, the fresh feeling of a new story! Technically, this is the third in a series. (The third! I actually reached the third! Go me!) If you haven't already checked out Emiko's Story and Katsuko's story, I recommend you read them. And if you don't want to, well, here's some summaries so you aren't completely lost.
Emiko's Story:
Kurama, in his human form, starts remembering his mate from when he was Yoko, his fox demon form. Her name was Emiko, and Kurama didn't know if she was still alive or not.
A supposedly human girl from his school starts acting strange, and Kurama is given reason to believe Emiko is alive, only now inhabiting a human girl's body.
Hiei reads her mind, awakening her memories of her fox-demon form. Emiko, now in the human form of Komiko Ishitono, and Kurama are reunited.
Katsuko's Story
Yusuke is delivered a hard blow by Kaiko, who dumps him. Partly to get back at her, Yusuke agrees to model his classic "bad-boy" look for a pretty shutterbug, Katsuko, a.k.a simply Katsu.
After awhile, it's apparent both are developing the usual feelings for one another. To the relationship's inconvenience, a demon organization kidnaps Yusuke as bait for the rest of the Fearsome Foursome. Katsu finds herself involved, and in the end saves Yusuke's life.
Though this is usually where the heroine and the hero get together, but for the sake of not taking the rebound, the two decide to "just be friends" until Yusuke's fully over Kaiko.
So there's the basic idea. That's pretty much what you need to know in order to get Kiamo's tale.
This is where I take the liberty of using the nice Anime crossovers option, because I'm sure JewelValentine, for whom this story is written, doesn't want to get stuck with Kuwabara, however good-hearted he is. In order to have a good bishonen, I must indeed cross-over.
But I also must take the power of fiction to help me out here. Since Yu-Gi-Oh! is set in a totally random place called Domino City, and Yu Yu Hakusho's main charecters reside in what I'm guessing is Sarasaski (Sarasaski Junior High= town's name is Sarasaski) I shall pretend they are both in Japan, relatively close.
If anyone has a problem with reading about rape, I warn you there will be a very non-descriptive bit in this story.
Updating the Disclaimer before any Rabid lawyers come to call, I own neither Yu Yu Hakusho nor Yu-Gi-Oh!
Now, on to Yujo Chronicles: Kiamo's story!
SSSSSSSSSssssssssssssssssssTTTTTTTTTtttttttttttAAAAAAaaaaaaaRRRRRRrrrrrrTTTTTTtttttt
Seto Kaiba cut an impressive figure, that was for sure. Clad today in a sleek, black silk turtleneck and expensive black slacks, he was the epitamy of multimillionaire businessman. His sense of style was perfect, his voice and wits sharp, his steel-blue eyes not giving any room for debate.
Today was going to take every last skill the successful sixteen year old had. He was meeting with the owner of Hirugasashi Electronics, to discuss Kaiba Corporation's purchase of the electronics company.
If the deal was landed, Kaiba Corp would have the control of over half of all electronics industries, raising stock by nearly tripling its worth, and it would allow Kaiba to use its technology to further his virtual reality system.
The door to the conference room 12B slid open soundlessly, and Seto entered. His entrance was fashionably late, and impressive. But Mrs. Hirugasashi, owner of the electronics company, had no expression on her elderly face.
"Mrs. Hirugasashi." Seto inclined his chin slightly before sitting down in the leather chair opposite her. "I apologize for my tardiness. I had another matter to take care of, and it went longer than expected."
The skill and style of his brilliance was complex. This simple sentence told a lot more than simply explaining his lateness. It showed that when Seto Kaiba had something to take care of, he took whatever time necessary to get it done, and get it done well. Mrs. Hirugasashi saw this, and her beady eyes flashed with an inner approval.
Seto gave the slightest of smiles in satisfaction. That company was as good as his, now that the old bird was hooked.
Mrs. Hitome Hirugasashi was a tougher nut to crack. Prim and proper, the white-haired businesswoman understood the crucial nature of her decision, and wasn't so easily won over. "I expect promptness, Mr. Kaiba. Even from one as young as yourself."
"Please, call me Seto. And I understand, and ask you to forgive my keeping you waiting."
Hitome nodded once. "To business."
"To business." Seto nodded in return, and then casually gestured one of his attendants to come over. The man rushed to his master's side.
"Sir?"
"Yoshimu, where are your manners? Guests first." Seto glanced at the older woman. "Anything to drink?"
"No, thank you."
"As you wish." Seto turned back to the attendant. "Water please."
"Yes, sir." The attendant bowed and hurried away.
Hitome didn't waste time. "Mr. Kaiba, I have only one misgiving upon selling you my company."
"Tell me."
"Your severity." The older woman's eyes flashed again. "The way in which your public image is so harsh. The lone wild wolf, gobbling up smaller companies and adding them to his fortune. The young genius, standing up against us evil elders."
Seto was slightly taken back. He was about to respond when she interrupted him.
"Now wait until I've had my say, young man." She snapped. "The crowd to which Hirugasashi Electronics aim at is younger people, teenagers with small paychecks and large dreams. My company makes affordable games and devices, Mr. Kaiba, and the in the terms you agreed to was you wouldn't change this image. But, by merely buying the company you do so."
"I'm sorry you think that." Seto said silkily. "But to succeed as I have, one must act the same age as those one competes against."
"That has nothing to do with my company!" Hitome snapped. "Old as I am, my public image is much less severe than your own. I do things that the public sees as kind, trustworthy. They know I will stick to my word and keep it, that I will feel empathy for the real people I advertise to. Because they know I am just human too."
"Ma'am, I'm afraid I don't understand what you're getting at." Seto narrowed his eyes.
"Seto." The old woman spoke his first name softly. "We don't see you as just a human being. You appear as some cold, robotics money-making machine. If people saw you as just another teenager, who dreams big and can relate, Seto, than I would gladly hand Hirugasashi Electronics to you."
"I am willing to negotiate." Seto said doubtfully, after a rather longish pause.
"Good." A sly smile had come to the woman's face. "That is what I want to hear. I propose you leave town for, say, a month. Arrange it so you stay with a normal, perhaps low-income family. Go to a real school. Spend time with teenagers your age."
"What?!"
"That's right. Get publicity. Visit a hospital. If that's not your style, get caught partying, drinking, having a good time with a smile on your face. Crack your cold exterior, and in one month's time, I will sign my company over to you."
"What?!"
"Do we have a deal?" She leaned across the shiny surface of the table, hand extended, no room for argument in her eyes.
Seto stared at her, openmouthed. Leave his company for a month?! Leave Mokuba alone, for a month?! And what's with visiting a hospital? Plus that, what does hospitals and parties have in common?
"Perhaps you're not up to the challenge.." Hitome trailed off, starting to pull back her hand.
She was abruptly stopped by Seto's firm grip. "It's a deal."
...
Pretty Shizuru Kuwabara, Kazuma Kuwabara's older sister, noticed the mailman trundling by their house. She watched him stick a few letters and cards into the mailbox at the end of the drive, a sour expression on her face. She took a drag from the cigarette she held daintily between her first two fingers.
"Baby brother, your turn to go get the mail!"
"Aw, Shizuru, I was just gonna go out with the guys! Can't you move your lazy as-"
"Don't make me come back there!" Shizuru's voice was dangerous.
Kuwabara, the red-haired, tall and burly eighth grader from Sarasaski Junior High, gave a noisy sigh. When Shizuru claimed PMS, a headache, and an all around bad mood, it was safest not to disagree with her. Of course, unless you liked all your limbs broken.
Kuwabara glanced sideways at his sister as he passed her. After the Dark Tournament, she usually didn't smoke anymore, after that dude Sakioh died. The mere fact she had lit up again was enough to tell him she was depressed.
He didn't know the whole story, but apparently his sister and this other human called Sakioh had hit it off or something during the Tournament. The fact that Sakioh owned the Tugoro team hadn't meant anything to her. And right before he died, he gave Shizuru a golden lighter.
He trudged the whole five feet from the front door to the postbox, grumbling under his breath the whole way.
The usual amount of junk mail was taken straight from the mailbox to the trash bin. Kuwabara barely paused to glance at them.
One letter fell out of the ads and insurance offers as he shoved them into the trash. He bent to pick it up.
"To, the Masters...of..the Kuwabara. household..." Kuwabara read aloud. It looked important. Heck, there was even a wax seal on the back! A fancy, swirly S and K. He decided to open it for kicks.
Skimming it, his jaw dropped slightly. He ran back inside.
"What's all the fuss?" Shizuru said irritably as the screen door banged loudly. "Buzz off already and annoy someone else."
Kuwabara waved the official looking piece of paper under Shizuru's nose. "It says, smartie, that we've been randomly selected. We're being officially requested to let a student from another city come live with us for a month."
Shizuru snatched the paper away before it was demolished by her little brother's energetic waving. Her eyes widened. "Kazuma, the "student" is Seto Kaiba, multimillionaire!"
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Autheress here.
So, for my first official Yu-Gi-Oh! attempt, how was it? I know from watching the show, it's been considerably toned down for us "feeble and small-minded American kids", and I decided that Seto needed to be pushed around a bit. up a bit.
I also noticed that I failed to even mention Kiamo in this first installment of "Kiamo's" story, but don't worry, sportsfans! We'll be seeing quite a bit of her!
And for all YYH fans who either A) Don't have the funds to buy the DVDs B)Think it's smarter and more fiscally responsible to just watch the episodes when they are televised or C) Aren't as obsessive as I tend to behave, here's a wee little spoiler to make sense of why Shizuru, Kuwabara's sister, is smoking and why that's so significant.
During the Dark Tourny, Sakioh, owner of Tugoro's team, saves Shizuru from some demons. She's love-stricken, and when he kills himself after the Tourny, he gives her his lighter to "remember him by." Romantic, really.
So, review and I shall start chappie two! And, the chapters will most likely fly out fast and furious. Summer's begun, and I have all the time in the world to sit at Navvy and write! Huzza for summer!