Yea, I'm here with another translated story for everybody to read. It's supposed to be the sequel to Past Memory, if you have read it. Three things I have to note:
1. I did not write this story. I merely translated it from Chinese to English. It's Youlan who wrote this fanfic so don't go all ballistic on me if the story doesn't make any sense.
2. This story is also been discontinued by the original author, meaning there won't be any more chapters other than the four she had written. My guess is she may end up rewriting this fanfic in the future when she completes Past Memory. Then why am I even bothering to do this story? Heh, probably because I can and I thought that it would be interesting to reveal some plot into what people may expect will happen in the previously mentioned fanfic.
3. I use the Japanese names and some Japanese terms in this story. Don't ask me why; I'm just not a fan of the English dubbed version. Does anyone need me to go over the terms and names?
Enough of my rambling. Now go on and read the story!
Chapter 1
The darkness ... silently enveloped the earth as two figures stood placidly at an unnamed location.
A boy's voice broke through the stillness. "Are you ... truly sure you want to do this?"
"Yes." The girl answered firmly.
"But ... perhaps there might be another ..."
Before the boy could finish, the girl had interrupted him immediately. "It won't work since there aren't any other ways. At the moment, there is only one thing we can do."
"... I'm sorry. If I had a bit more power at that time ..."
"... Don't speak of this. It wasn't your fault and talking about this now doesn't help our situation. Hurry."
"... In that case ..."
"Just do it!"
The boy began to whisper an incantation while the girl slowly fell down as she reacted to its power. The boy watched this happen and murmured, "Why? Why must the people I love have to leave me because I don't have the strength to protect them? Why?"
At the same time he was talking, an indescribable expression appeared on his face. It was a mixture of agony, sorrow and unwillingness that if anyone had seen it, they would be affected by his sadness ...
"Ah!" Yami Yuugi woke up with a start. "... It's that dream again ..."
Lately, he had been getting that dream every day and when he saw the girl fall over, his heart would always feel a deep pain.
"Hi ... Oh? What's wrong, Mou Hitori no Boku? Today's a holiday so why are you up so early?" Yuugi asked as he yawned.
"It's nothing."
"Really? Then I'm going to go back to sleep." He fell back into slumber almost immediately.
Yami Yuugi watched his partner while thinking, 'It's only a dream so it's not necessary to make Aibou worry about it. Maybe, it'll disappear in a few days ...'
"Yuugi, Yuugi! Come down here quickly! Hurry!" Suguroku called in a loud voice.
"I'm coming!" Yuugi ran down the stairs. "Jii-chan, what is it?"
"Yuugi, let me tell you some good news!"
"Oh, what good news?"
"Ruri is ... Ruri is finally going to come back!"
"Oh? Is that true? Ruri is really going to return here?!"
"Yes! She had mailed me a letter, saying that she'll be arriving the day after tomorrow."
"Really? That's great!" Yuugi said happily. Why was he so happy? Because he had not seen his younger sister for seven years.
Aibou, who is Ruri? Yami Yuugi asked, since he had never heard of this person.
/ Oh, about that. She's my younger twin sister. When we were ten, she had fallen ill and had to live at Baa-chan's place. / Yuugi explained.
Then you must be very ecstatic, right?
/ Of course! Which older brother wouldn't be happy about seeing their younger sister, who he hadn't seen for such a long time? /
Look forward to the arrival of the day after tomorrow, Aibou.
/ Un! /
The next day, a girl who looked a lot like Yuugi appeared in Domino holding her luggage as she worriedly looked up at the road signs on the street.
"Oh ... What am I going to do? I was careless and lost the map. How am I going to find the Kame Game Shop now? Should I find someone to ask for directions? But ... he might not tell me anything. Should I go to the police department to ask for directions? Ah ... I don't even know where the police department is located ... Oh ... What should I do?"
The girl began to anxiously walk around with a lost look on her face.
At this moment, Honda was taking his beloved dog out for a walk when he saw the girl wandering about. He went over to her and asked, "What are you doing?"
The girl turned around and he was surprised for a minute. She looked so much like Yuugi!
Seeing that he had no evil intentions, the girl replied, "I want to find a certain place but I'm lost."
"Where do you want to go?"
"The Kame Game Shop."
'The Kame Game Shop?' Honda repeated in his mind. 'Isn't that Yuugi's place? Why does she want to go there?' He answered, "How about this? I'll take you there."
The girl said cheerfully, "Really? Thank you so much!"
The lens of a make-believe camera shifts to Yuugi, Anzu and Jounouchi walking through a park. Soon, the three say their goodbyes as they leave to return to their homes.
"Hey? Aren't those two ..." Yuugi ran over as Honda looked at him. Before he had a chance to explain, a voice from behind him began to curse at Yuugi.
"Hey!!! Is this how you treat a visitor? You just leave a guest to stand waiting outside, suffering through the rays of the sun while you run off to some place to hide?! Is this your idea of entertainment?!"
The two boys just stood there.
"Ru ... Ruri?"
"Rubbish! Who did you expect it was?"
"But ... But aren't you supposed to come tomorrow?"
"When did I say that? I only mentioned in the letter that I might come the day after tomorrow."
'Isn't that the same thing ...' Yuugi thought to himself, before sighing in resignation. 'Forget it. It's useless to argue with her. It seems that her personality hasn't changed at all.'
He spoke. "Fine, fine. I made a mistake, alright? Come in."
"Humph! Of course you were wrong!" She went inside the shop.
Yuugi thought immediately, 'Right, right, right.'
Once Honda had seen the end of this 'drama', he felt a bit sorry that he still didn't know who the star of the drama was. "Yuugi, who is she?"
"She's my younger sister."
"So she's your sister ..."
"Un."
Two Minutes Pass ...
"What!? Your ... younger sister?!"
(AN: You finally are surprised after two minutes have passed? Honda, isn't your response time too slow?)
Because Honda had shouted out so loudly, Yuugi had to cover his ears to protect them to avoid becoming deaf from the noise.
"Yes ... that's right."
"How can you have a younger sister?! Aren't you the only son?"
"What? Oh ... It's not surprising that you don't know about this since I never mentioned it to anyone. She's actually my ..."
"So that's how it is ..." Honda looked like he was between comprehension and confusion. "Then, I'll see you tomorrow, Yuugi."
"I'll talk to you then."
Later, Yuugi and his family sat down for dinner. After it was finished, they all went to do their respective activities.
Ruri suddenly had the idea of going to see what Yuugi was doing and tiptoed her way into his room. She saw him sitting in front of the computer, seemingly absorbed into what he was watching. A thought entered her head as she noiselessly creeped up behind him.
Yuugi was concentrating on how to beat the computer game he had just bought and didn't know that someone was approaching him from behind ...
"Wow!"
"Ah!"
As a result of Yuugi being surprised all of a sudden, he accidentally pressed a key on the keyboard, causing him to give the enemy the advantage in the game on the computer.
"Oh, this is bad!" He began to type quickly as his fingers fairly flew across the keyboard and in five minutes, the situation tipped over in his favor. "Whew ... that was close."
Ruri, meanwhile, had been watching him with a dumbfounded look. She never knew anyone who could type in so many attack commands in a period of five minutes. 'He's good ...' She thought.
"Whew ... I was scared out of my wits. Hey, Ruri? When did you get in here?"
"Not too long ago ... I'm sorry, Onii-chan. I shouldn't have surprised you like that ..."
"What? So it was you then? Your personality hasn't changed at all since you still like to play pranks on others!"
"I'm really sorry ..."
"It doesn't matter. That reminds me, why are you here?"
"No real reason ... It's just that I have a lot of things I'd like to say to you, Onii-chan. After all, we haven't seen each other in seven years."
"Oh, is that so?"
Yuugi stopped playing the computer game and began to chat with Ruri. As they were talking ...
"Hey, Onii-chan? What are you wearing around your neck?"
"This?"
"Yes. It's a very peculiar necklace."
"It's known as the Sennen Puzzle and was discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian king."
"Wow! Can I look at it?"
"Go ahead."
"Thanks!"
When Ruri was excitedly admiring the puzzle, she suddenly ... "Oh!" Ruri seemed to feel some power slowly awaken in her body and her face revealed a pained expression. Yuugi looked frightened.
"Ruri, what's wrong?!"
"I'm fine!" She sensed that the power was about to burst out of her and she squirmed in agony. Yuugi was flustered as he watched. Unexpectedly --
"What? What is this?"
From Ruri's chest a golden light appeared and soon, it surrounded her with its radiance. It then gradually faded away, leaving her with her head bowed down and oddly silent.
"Ruri, are you alright?!"
A voice that Yuugi had never heard before slowly spoke, "Who are you talking about?"
Postscript from Youlan --
Youlan: Whew ... I'm finally done with typing up the first chapter.
Yuugi: That's true. But why am I stuck with the parts of being scared in the last few lines of the chapter?
Youlan: About that ...
Yuugi: Well?
Youlan: Hmm ... because you look like someone who can be easily frightened!
Yuugi: What!!!
Yami Yuugi: Aibou, just forget about it. That reminds me about something. Hey! Does Ruri have something to do with the girl in my dreams?
Youlan: Hmm ... I'll talk about that next time!
You ... tranquil
Lan ... dark
Doing as one pleases ... freely and unrestrained ...
That ... is who I am.
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! is the property of Takahashi Kazuki and etc.