Duel 2

Although she hadn't been there before, Yami immidiately realized she was in the infarmary. She rubbed

her face, and gasped at how sore it was. The nurse, tending to a plant at the window, noticed her. She

walked over to Yami's side, bending over.

"You feeling allright?"she asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine"said Yami getting up.

She put her shoes on and began walking out.

"Wait, you need to rest, you were in bad shape"

Yami picked up her school things.

"I'm fine"she said continuing to walk out.

"People will want an explanation for what happened to you"

Yami stopped, that cold glare still in her face. She didn't look back at the nurse at all.

"What happened to you? Were you attacked?"

Yami didn't awnser, just stood there annoyed.

"Oh, I see"

"See what"said Yami with frustration in her tone.

"You're abused, aren't you?"

Yami snapped then. She took her text book, dashed over, and smashed it across the nurse's face.

The nurse fell backwards, bleeding from the mouth unconcious.

"I'll kill you Game King"

She walked away without a second thought as to what she had done.

Yugi was half asleep as the teacher continued her lecture about, well, Yugi didn't care. He was struggiling

to stay awake so he didn't get a crack of the whip. Jonouchi didn't seem too worried as he was fast asleep.

You could whip Jonouchi until the brink of death and he wouldn't change.

Everyone was either asleep or close to it. Yami's arrival into the classroom did nothing to change that,

however it did catch Yugi's attention.

"Why are you late!"she yelled.

"I was at the infermary"

"I don't care if you are new, when you come into my classroom, you do not arrive late! You come early,

on time or not at all"

Yami looked around the classroom and gave Yugi a bitter look. Everyone took this chance to catch some quick

sleep, except Yugi who watched on with wonder. What was Yami going to do to them now? This was the only other

class besides Study Hall.

The teacher took out the whip and cracked Yami across the chest. Yami yelped in pain, falling to her knees.

"Miss Kagome, please! She's been hurt badly!"said Yugi.

"Sit down, or you'll get the whip too!"

Another crack of the whip, Yami yelping in pain once again, unable to get to her knees. Yugi's

puzzle glew. Yami, defiantly, tried to stand up, but the whip was going to hit her, she was too

slow.

However a hand grabbed the whip. It was Dark Yugi. Everyone by now was fast asleep.

"It's you, the Game King"said Yami weakly trying to stand.

"Yugi Moto, how dare, wait, are you Yugi!"

"There's a fine line between discipline and cruelt, and you've just crossed it"

"Don't you lecture me! Get back to your seat!"

"It won't be that easy, how's about we play a game?"

"What do you think this is, a carnival?"

"This is no ordinary game, it's a Dark Game. We've been shrouded so none of the students will wake

up. Th game is simple. We each get five turns cracking eachother with the whip. Whoever bleeds the most

without dieing wins"

"Enough of this nonsense! Students, wake up!"

She cracked the whip as hard as she could but no response. The fog soon became more and more visible to

the teacher, with Dark Yugi smiling in satisfaction.

"So what do you say? If you don't play, then we will be standing here until the end of time"

"I don't know how you've done this, but I won't play your game"

Dark Yugi took the whip.

"Game Start!"

He cracked the whip hard on Miss Kagome's chest. She screamed in pain, blood flowing down from her body.

Yami gasped, watching the whole thing.

"Is he crazy? She lost a ton of blood, he dosen't have a chance"thought Yami.

"You asked for it! I'll agree to your game!"

She cracked him hard on the arm. Dark Yugi yelped in pain, holding his arm for a few seconds.

A bruise, but no blood.

He took the whip and cracked her in the chest again. More blood fell out, she held her chest in pain.

She grabbed the whip apprehensively and cracked him in the chest. Some blood came out but not as much

as the amount coming out of Miss Kagome's chest.

"Not bad"

He cracked her just above the chest, only a small amount of blood came out.

"He's losing badly, some Game Master"thought Yami, holding her chest.

Dark Yugi got cracked in the leg. He bent down, grabbing his leg painfully. A great deal of blood

came out.

"She's getting serious"thought Dark Yugi.

He stood up barely, and took the whip, getting her at the chest again. More blood feel out,

she fell to her knees in pain. She grabbed the whip in pain, and from a kneeling position, cracked

him in the other leg, knocking him off his feet again.

"Last turn each"said Dark Yugi barely standing.

He cracked her across the chest again, even more blood coming out. Miss Kagome lightly cracked him at

the bruised arm.

"HA! I win"

"You lost a lot of blood there. How long will you live?"

Her eyes widened in fear, blood beggining to flow deeply from her chest.

"The chest is where your heart is, so you lose more blood from there then anywhere. It looks like the whip

even got to your heart. You won't last five minutes"

"AGHHHH!"

"That's what happens when you get such a strong whip. Now, for your penalty game, Trial of a Thousand Lashes!"

The whip came alive and started lashing her in the chest. She ran away, blood flowing behind her. Yami stood

up as Dark Yugi began walking away.

"Hold it!"

Dark Yugi looked back at her.

"What are you pulling? You want something in return for saving me, what is it?"

Dark Yugi stared at her tensely, Yami returning the stare with a cold one of her own. She didn't even

notice that his wounds and cuts were gone and that he was no longer hurt.

"Tell me allready! I'm not stupid, first you humiliate me, then you get me in trouble, so what do you want in

return for it!"

Dark Yugi shook his head.

"The penalty game I gave you wasn't meant to hurt you, it was meant to teach you but you didn't learn. Hate

causes more hate. Your eagerness to hurt others will not help you, but destroy you from inside"

"Don't you preach to, agh!"

Yami fell to her knees, however Dark Yugi caught her and held he rup, Yami slapping him away.

"I don't want help!"

Dark Yugi sighed.

"Why is it you are so bitter? Why do you desire constant hate, why do you refuse friendship? Why do

you play these games?"

"Because I'm a Game Master"

"I helped you because I want to be your friend. Under all that hatred and bitterness is your true self,

the side I would rather know. You have yet to break that shell of darkness"

"DON'T YOU TELL ME WHO I AM!"

"I've seen your kind before, you hate everyone and everything, even yourself"

"I don't give a rat's ass what you think"said Yami, with a few tears escaping, but she wiped them away.

"Just because you helped me dosen't mean a thing. I'll face you in another game soon enough, and then I'll

kill you"

"She'll have to learn on her own"thought Dark yugi vanishing.

Game Over

The mist lifted and the bell rang. Everyone woke up and walked out, ending the school day.

Yugi woke up, dumbfounded.

"What am I doing sleeping up here? EEEEEEK! What did she do to me for this!"gasped Yugi.

"It's official, Yugi is not normal. He has two sides, this pathetic little wimp, and the Game King,

he isn't even aware of it. The game king can give me all the dribble he wants, I'll kill him in the end"

thought Yami.

Yugi looked confused at Yami who was staring codly at him. Yami felt everything collapse beneath her, and she

fell unconcious.

Anzu and Honda went in to meet Yugi, with Jounochi allready there.

"What's she doing up? She looked barely alive? And why are you holding her, drop her and leave her"said

Jounochi.

"No, she needs help. We'll get her back to my grandpa's house"

"Why should we help her after what she did to me!"said Jounochi.

"What she did was wrong, but everyone deserves a second chance"

"Allright, but if she pulls a stunt like that again, forget it"said Honda helping.

As the two carried her out, Anzu and Jounochi got ready to go, Anzu blushing red with anger.

"You jealous?"asked Jounochi.

"Hmph"she said walking past him.

"I'll take that as a yes"thought Jounochi following.

Yami awoke as Solomon Moto walked in with a tray of Orange juice and a piece of toast. She looked at him

and screamed in terror.

"It's okay, I'm Yugi's grandpa. He brought you here along with Honda when you fell unconcious, you'll be

allright"

"Now Yugi's helping me out, and that Honda guy too, then those kids from earlier. WHy do these people keep

helping me? Maybe Game King was right, maybe, NO! I can't trust them, I lost all trust along time ago and it

ain't coming back"thought Yami getting up.

"Wait, what about-

"I'm leaving"

Yami got her shoes on, and headed to the door, where Yugi and the gan was waiting.

"Why do you people constantly help me, what do you want?"asked Yami.

"What, we can't just help you?"asked Honda.

"Listen, I had trust a long time ago, but I lost it. I appreciate the effort, but please, the last thing

I need is friends"

They stepped aside as she walked out. A car stopped by, a window rolling down.

"You're late honey"he said angrily, cracking his knuckles.

She stepped in the car. They all watched, her letting out a look that cried Help me as she was driven away.

"Wow, nice father"said Jounochi sarcasticly.

"If he is her father"

"Must be"said Yugi.

"Maybe that has something to do with her additude"said Anzu.

"I hope I didn't cause her trouble"thought Yugi.

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