SK: [suddenly in a philosophical mood] You know, I've been reading a lot of fanfictions lately. And I have yet to find a Wolf's Rain fic that isn't mindless smut. It's quite disappointing.
Hige: How could smut disappoint anyone?
Tsume & Kiba: [shake heads disapprovingly]
Toboe: What's smut?
[everyone ignores him]
Crazy-Squirrel: Yay! Wolfies!
Hige: Mmm. Meat. [thinks: squirrel=organism=food]
Crazy-Squirrel: [gnaws nervously on acorn] Stay away from or I'll sic my rabid squirrel army on you and poke you with my marshmallow Spork of Doom.
Hige: You're all weird, do you know that?
Greenqueen98: MEOW!
Toboe: EEEEEK! A CAT! [runs away]
Greenqueen98: Dude. What the bloody hell is wrong with you?
Toboe: I. Don't. Like. CATS! The way they move...it's unnatural.
Greenqueen98: [hisses and scares the crap out of Toboe] Okay, where's Hige?
Hige: Eh. Here. [stomach rumbles] Can I eat you?
Greenqueen98: [mischievous glint in eyes] No...[picks him up and throws him over her shoulder] MY ANIME WOLF GUY! MINE! [runs all the way to her house]
Crazy-Squirrel & SK: [sweatdrop] Um. Read and review. Please.
NOTE: I'm rewriting part of Yugioh history, just enough so my theme fits. And to Kazuki Takahashi...please don't sue me. All you'd get is Pet Shop of Horrors 7, Magic Knight Rayearth 1-4, Naruto 1, Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow 6, Yu-Gi-Oh 32, Inu Yasha 33 and... a box of Godiva. (sweatdrop) And I'd sit on you. And trust me, you don't want that. Crazy-Squirrel can testify to that.
Chapter Three: Despair
I'm dying, praying, bleeding and screaming
Am I too lost to be saved? Am I too lost?
My god, my Tourniquet (return to me salvation)
My god, my Tourniquet (return to me salvation)
Bakura swung open the heavy wooden doors. An unfamiliar scent wafted towards him, most likely some strange incense. He walked over to the red velvet sofa, beckoning Yami. Uneasily, he sat, unable to shake the feeling that he was being watched. An odd shuffling came from a dark corner, and a few squeaks revealed it to be Q-chan. Yami jolted at the unexpected noise, then relaxed as he saw it was only a cute (however strange) bat-rabbit. Bakura reached out to stroke between its ears and it once more emitted delighted squeals of "kyu-kyu". Bakura felt a hand on his shoulder. Tense, he turned and was confronted by a pair of mismatched gold and violet eyes.
"Good evening gentlemen. I've been expecting you for quite some time. Am I right in thinking you had a discussion before departing for my shop?"
Yami blanched. How could this Count D be expecting them? He'd only just told Bakura about Anzu and Jounouchi, yet it seemed as if he'd known all along.
Seated beside him, Bakura was thinking the very same thing. How could he have known? But, this did not surprise him very much. D was always eerily aware of everything, and knew more than he ever let on. And, as always, that slightly sinister smile graced his face. Hiding his nervousness, Bakura took a deep breath.
"Count D, this is Panseru, otherwise known as Yami. Panseru, Count D."
Count D's smirk grew even more frightening. "Ah. The legendary Pharaoh. I have heard much of you. It is an honor to finally be graced by your presence."
He bowed, and common courtesy prompted Yami to do the same. Trying to remember all the etiquette he could from his previous life, Yami sat without breaking eye contact.
"It is a pleasure to meet you as well...though I know absolutely nothing about you."
"You know enough," D replied, causing Yami's to glare. With that same mysterious smile, D plucked Q-chan off of Bakura's shoulder and shooed him away.
"Now, to business. As you obviously know, Malik no Yami has returned from the Shadow Realm and has caused the deaths of two of your friends."
Bakura coughed "Pansuto's friends", but was quickly silenced by Yami's steel-heeled boots digging into his big toe.
"Indeed, I am aware of this, and have so planned for such an event. Though this malevolent spirit was once caged in the shadow realm, he has become too powerful to be held in it once again. A more suitable prison must be used, and I have just the thing. It is an Ancient Egyptian relic, in fact- the Cage of the Devourer. It works much like your Shadow Realm-slowly devouring whatever it contains. But this can only hold one entity at a time, though an infinitely powerful one. Indeed, it can contain even a Kami, and has done so before. Said Kami is long devoured, I assure you.
Yami folded his fingers together and his brow furrowed in thought. "Though we may have figured out how to trap him, we have yet to solve the problem of finding him. It can be assumed that he has the power of possession, yet we still do not know how to fight it."
D once more gave his all-knowing smile."There is no way I can think of to hunt him down, yet by his actions so far, we can narrow his possible victims down. They were connected, but I know not how."
Bakura tapped a rhythm on the sofa's armrest."Well, they're all friends of His Royal Highness. That narrows the possible victims down to my hikari, that wretched male cheerleader Honda, and possibly starfish-headed munchkin's grandfather."
"No," Yami said. "There has to be more to it than that. Marik hates me, but he would not just kill everyone I associate with. He would only go after those that humiliated him. Anzu did nothing to him. Unless...."
"Unless?"Bakura said impatiently.
"Unless he was targeting everyone involved with his original defeat. That would mean everyone that dueled him during Battle City, their relatives and the person that began the tournament in the first place."
"That would mean... both of us and our hikaris, Mai, Seto, Shizuka, Mokuba, Honda, Isis, Rishid, and Ryuuji." He gasped. " What about...By Sobek! He's going to kill Malik."
Yami tilted his head and gave a sarcastic smirk. "And why do you care so much? I thought you didn't give a damn about anyone."
"Just because I hate you and your friends doesn't mean I despise everything that moves. Malik...is the only true ally I've ever had. The only person that didn't stab me in the back the moment I walked away. To tell the truth, Pharaoh, it's your fault that I am as I am. You and your damn royal family. The Sennen items were made with the blood and bone of everyone of Kuru Eruna. Everyone I grew up with, everyone I cared about as a child was killed viciously. Do you know what it's like to see your mother held by her hair screaming for her child's safety as she was cruelly dragged to her death? At least your parents died nobly. I was left with nothing. Even the empty houses were burned to ashes. So get rid of that pompous ass "I'm better than you are" attitude because it's total bullshit. You don't know anything about me at all, so don't presume to understand my actions or me."
Yami held his head down, silenced by guilt."I didn't give the order to have your village massacred."
They both looked up, only to find that Count D had gone to the kitchen, presumably for some refreshments and to give them privacy.
"I am truly sorry about your loss, but you cannot take your misery and hate out on everyone you meet. Doing so will only make you feel more alone and the cycle will repeat."
"I, unlike you, do not get lonely. That's for mortals. Besides, I have no need for true friends. Malik is a trustworthy and loyal ally. I do not need anything more."
"Is that so? Then why did you seem so upset when you thought Malik might be in danger from Marik? And what is this about 'that's for mortals?' You were mortal once."
"I was never mortal, or human. As to what I really am and was, I am still not quite sure. But do not confuse me with being the spirit of a human."
Yami was silent. The door in the back of the shop creaked open, revealing Count D. He seemed somehow different than before. His clothes looked like the mirror opposite of the one he was wearing earlier, and his eyes were both a bright gold. His posture was somehow more sinister than before, as was his smile. [1]
"I assume you're quite finished arguing."He tossed a silver and sapphire encrusted box towards Bakura."It contains the Cage. Do not open it unless you intend to use it. And, before I forget...there is something you would do well to remember. Within Chaos lies all things. It is the brother of Life and within it lies Order. Only through Chaos and Life can true power be realized. Do not forget that, you will understand soon enough." Without another word, he vanished once more into the back of his shop.
Sweatdropping, the two left the shop and went back into the car. Bakura dropped Panseru no Hikari back at the Kame Game Shop, and continued home.
Silently with their heads cast down, Honda and Mokuba walked towards the limousine. Anzu and Jounouchi's funerals had been fused into a supposed "celebration of life". It was closed-casket, as one's brains were blown out and the other had a broken nose and purple bruises along their entire body.
The chauffeur opened the door and they silently slid in. Honda looked up to see Mokuba's tearstained face, and pulled him into his lap [2]. Pulling a chocolate bar out of his back pocket, he hugged Mokuba and put it into his hands. [3] He gave a sigh as Mokuba ripped into the candy as if it was the first thing he'd eaten in months.
Sobbing, Mokuba spoke with his mouth full. [4]"Why? Why did he have to die? Why did he kill himself? Was it his father? Was it? If it was, I'll have him shot in the balls and the head when he's sleeping."
Honda hushed Mokuba, and set a plushie blue eyes white dragon into his lap. His sniffles diminished, and after a while Honda thought it was okay to talk to him.
"Mokuba. Not to be insensitive or pry, but...why isn't Seto here?"
" 'Cuz he was too sad. Not over Princess Bitchy Peach [5], but Jounouchi. They'd been adversaries for so long, and then they finally became the best of friends. Being inseparable and all, Seto took it really hard. He hasn't even gone to work since it happened. That's... three days. Jou was the first friend he'd had since the orphanage. We were all really happy 'cuz he had someone else to confide in...and I had a second brother."
The limousine came to a screeching halt. Looking out of the window, the two saw that they were no longer with the funerary procession. Honda tapped on the partition. It slid down a few inches. Just enough to see a psychotic smile, and a pair of very familiar lavender eyes.
Yuugi sat on the sofa, chewing on a Snickers. Chocolate had always made him feel better. Good thing he had a forty-pound stash. He curled up into a ball, cradling the pile of candy on the cushion. Yami sat next to him in his transparent form, head tilted back on the sofa's edge.
"I wonder where Honda is. He said Mokuba would drop him off here and go back to be with he brother. It isn't like one of the Kaibas to be late with anything, even a drop-off."
Yuugi sighed."Knowing Honda, he probably begged Mokuba to stop for something to eat.. Sure, it's kinda inconsiderate, but he never means anything by it."
He lifted the remote and turned the television on. The 5-o clock news was being broadcasted, and that was the only relatively interesting thing on at that time. He watched twenty minutes before he began to go to sleep. Suddenly, something caught his eye.
"Ouch. I feel bad for whoever was in that accident."
A black limousine was twisted and partially melted, wrapped around a burnt tree. The surrounding grass and trees were scorched black. As he studied the wreck, his heart began to sink."Yami, doesn't the Kaiba's limo have a Blue-Eyes hood ornament?" He didn't expect an answer. They both knew it did.
The reporter held up the microphone, papers in hand."This is the fourth juvenile/adolescent death this week. We have yet to know whether the deaths are related, but it is suspected. The victims all knew each other, in fact- the two that perished today were returning from the other two's funeral. The tragic deaths today include that of the car's owner, Kaiba Mokuba, eleven years of age, and the other passenger, Honda Hiroto, twenty-three years of age. It is thought that the car crash jammed the doors, and when the engine exploded, both were trapped inside. Sadly, the flames burnt their flesh off, leaving nothing but scorched skeletons. The bodies were identified through dental records. This may have seemed to be an accident, but it was found to be a double homicide. A few yards from the crash, a plushie of the Duel Monster's Blue Eyes White Dragon was found nearby. The words 'four down, ten to go' was written in both Kaiba-san's and Honda-san's blood on the dragon's wings. If the psychotic heartless bastard that did this is listening, you're going to hell. I have children, and I can't imagine what I would do to anyone that hurt them in any way. You sick, twisted, son of a-" He was cut off by a rainbow screen that said "Please stand by. We are experiencing some technical difficulties."
Yuugi sat, still shoveling chocolate into his mouth. He did so very rapidly, so much so that he began to choke. He swallowed, and Yami hugged him. Cold transparent flesh froze solid warmth. Yuugi resumed eating, hoping that he chocolate would make everything go away.
(return to me salvation)
(I want to die)
My god, my Tourniquet (return to me salvation)
My god, my Tourniquet (return to me salvation)
My wounds cry for the grave
my soul cries for deliverance
will I be denied? Christ, my tourniquet, my suicide
Seto: BASTARD! BITCH! MARIK IS A BASTARD FOR KILLING MY BROTHER AND SK IS A BITCH FOR KILLING HIM OFF! I HATE YOU!
SK: Trust me Seto-kun, it wasn't my fault. Marik has a knife to my throat and made me do it.
[he looked up to see psychoyami holding a machete to SK's throat]
Seto: Have you forgotten that you're a kitsune youkai/ kyuketsuki? You're immortal. He could chop your head off and it would just reattach itself. And you have claws.
SK: Hey...you're right.
Marik: [sweating profusely in terror]
SK: You bastard...
Marik: [runs like hell]
SK: Ah...I'll kill him later. Anyway, do you like my cliffie? Do ya? Well, I'm sorry I took so long to update. I tried to give you all a treat. Now, to all my reviewers:
Chibi Degus: You know, I've got another friend that likes Degus...anyway, yes Anzu is DEAD!D is there cuz I need him there, and i like scariness too. I will continue, thank you and I'll write the duel as soon as I can [Degu plushie]
Pyromaniac: Good work?[tears in eyes] They love me, they really love me.
Raven:HI DAN-DAN! He's DEAD! He's DEAD! YAY![keanu plushie]
LadySaturnGirl: YOU LIKE MY WORK!? THANK YOU! [huggles and gives her a Ryou plushie] And yeah, in this fic Bakura hates Yami but is working with him to save his own sorry $$ because Marik may come after him too.
hikariangel: I WUV YOU! ONCE AGAIN, A FELLOW ANZU-HATER! YAY! [gives a Jou plushie]
storyfreak: Sorry about the cliffies, but they give incentive to review. And... YOU LIKE MY WORK?![gives a Ryuuji plushie]
Crzysquirrel: HI TINA-DONO! WHUZZUP AND HOW ARE YOUR TURTLES! HOW'S ONYX?! AND SINCE WHEN DO YOU SAY YO....?[gives a turtle plushie]
Draco-loves-me-69: Thanx for your compliment! [glows with pride] AND ANOTHER ANZU HATER! [gives a draco plushie]
pyromaniac: I AM WRITING MORE, I AM WRITING MORE! [gives a lighter and kerosene]
sakurastar: I'm immortal. Your insane twitches and glares cannot harm me. But...I hooked you? [big innocent eyes] YAY! YAY! YAY! [gives a Himura plushie] [tears in eyes] But..you can't sic a Kenshin on me...he's my collared puppy...mine [sniffles]
Fancy name not available: Three levels? YAY! And I'm going for four. And you're quite welcome. She annoyed me too. [gives Yuugi plushie]
Crazy-Squirrel: HI AGAIN TINA-DONO! YOU CHANGED YOUR NAME! YAY! UPDATE INU-FIC, UPDATE INU-FIC! SAY HI TO LEAH FOR ME! (please don't fall off the edge of your seat. I don't wanna get blamed and sued)
MEOW! SAYONARA, MY FRIENDS! I have something else to say. I've been learning Japanese, but there's something I can't figure out. How do you make words plural? Please someone tell me. I'll love you forever.
[1] Yes, I am obsessed with D's smile...no, not him. He looks too girly. But I like his smile...it's eerie and can turn the most hardened criminal's legs to rubber.
[2] Minds out of the gutter, you perverts.
[3] That sounds so wrong...sorry. It was unintentional.
[4] Awww. Poor thing. I like Jounouchi too.
[5] Yes, Mokuba has a foul mouth. Yes, that is my nickname for her. And no, I am not totally insane. In case you didn't know, Anzu means "peach" so I thought the nickname Princess Bitchy Peach would work. You can also use it for people with the name "momo".
.:The shadow fox watches, and lurks in the mist:.
It's my new catch phrase. Do you like it?
2884 words. Boo-ya beyotch.(private joke) Is that long enough, Tina-dono?