Yet another one of my old, old stories. This is one I actually have FINISHED though. WOW. Anywho. If you wanna know about the OCs, go to my bio. Don't own YGO . . . ;; But I do own Chaos and Tazi. They're mine. So back off. XP And bloody Document Manager is driving me nuts. !
Yugi Mutou was walking down one of the many sidewalks of Domino. He had just gotten out of school and was making his daily walk home. He had planned on going to the arcade with Joey and Tristan, but they had been throwing paper wads at each other during the last class and were assigned mop duty after school. Tea was at ballet lessons, Ryou had been home with the flu, and Tazi didn't have time to go to the arcade because she had to do some grocery shopping. Since everyone was busy, Yugi was currently walking along and mentally talking to his yami.
/So,/ Yugi said as he looked in a shop window. /What do you wanna do when we get home?/
Do you have homework?Yami asked.
/Some, but it's only History. It won't take that long,/ Yugi replied as he tucked his thumbs under the straps of his backpack. /Why?/
I think you should do it first, then we can have fun.
/Yaaammmii,/ Yugi whined. /You're all work and no play. You know that?/
I am not!Yami protested. I believe school work is important, that's all.
/Yeah,/ Yugi said. /Whatever you say, Yami. I'm here when you're ready to admit that you're a workaholic./
Aibou,Yami sighed. I'm not a 'workaholic'. I just want you to get good grades.
/I am getting good grades./
I meant I want you to keep getting good grades.
As Yugi walked past the alley he passed everyday when he was either halfway home, or halfway to school, he felt something tug at his mind. The tri-color haired boy stopped and looked into the dark alley. Something was not right.
What is it, Yugi?Yami asked from within his soul room.
/I'm not sure,/ Yugi said as he took a step forward. /I'm gonna check it out./
Be careful.
Yugi took another step forward and saw something white in the shadows. He squinted his eyes and looked forward. Suddenly, as he took one more step, he realized what, or rather, who it was.
"It's Bakura!" Yugi cried as he looked at the white haired thief laying on the ground.
What?Yami asked incredulously.
/He's been stabbed!/ Yugi said with concern. /I'm not sure if he's alive./
Good riddance,Yami said. He could sense his aibou's concern and fear, but he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark about his rival.
/I know you don't mean that,/ Yugi said with some aggravation. He wished that his yami could be a little nicer towards the other Egyptian.
What makes you think I don't?Yami asked as he stood in his soul room.
/I think you'd miss Bakura if he were gone,/ Yugi said as dug into his pocket for some change. /Now stay here with him while I call an ambulance./
Okay, okay,Yami said as he came out of the Millennium Puzzle and stood beside his aibou. Yugi then ran out of the alley to the payphone that was just down the street.
Yami looked down at the fallen Bakura. 'Yugi wasn't kidding,' he thought as he saw the knife wound in the thief's middle. A red spot had stained most of the front of the white haired teen's white shirt. Yami knelt down at Bakura's side and felt a little regret. He hated to admit it, but Yugi was right, he would miss the stupid grave robber if he was gone.
The once Pharaoh leaned forward and shook Bakura a little. "Bakura?" he whispered. "Come on, you stupid tomb robber, wake up." The young man's head rolled and fell back. Yami felt his eyes sting. Could Bakura really be gone? Had someone really gotten the best of him?
"Darn it, Tomb Robber!" Yami cried as smacked him across the cheek with only a little force. "Answer me!" Yami laid his head down on Bakura's chest and pressed his ear over where the thief's heart would be. Carefully, he listened for a heartbeat.
"Sorry, Pharaoh," a rough voice cracked. "But I just don't feel that way about you."
Yami shot his head up and looked down at the tomb robber. "You're alive!"
"Duh," came another weak reply. Bakura stirred a little as he weakly opened his eyes. Then, he coughed a couple a times and moaned. Yami looked down at him and sighed.
"You'd joke on your death bed if you thought it'd tick me off," Yami growled. Bakura gave a small sneer before wincing in pain. "Now, lets see what I can do." Yami looked back down at the other's wound. It was obvious that he'd lost a lot of blood, maybe too much.
As he was about to take off his jacket when the other yami grabbed a fistful of it and pulled him forward. "He's coming for you next, Pharaoh," Bakura gasped. "You, then Chaos . . . He won't stop . . . Not until we're all dead." Bakura began to cough again and a little blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Yami put a hand over Bakura's and gently pried it off his jacket. "Who, Bakura? Who's coming after me?" Bakura struggled for breath.
"The guy . . . The guy who got me," he whispered. "He told me that he'd kill us all."
"Is he after our Millennium Items?" Yami asked as he took off his coat. He wrapped it up and put it under Bakura's head. He wanted to keep him from straining himself by looking up.
"No," Bakura croaked. "He wants nothing but us dead." He coughed a couple more times and then moaned. Darkness was creeping up on him, and he couldn't fight it. "Watch your back . . ."
"Bakura?" Yami said as he watched the thief's eyes close. "Bakura?!" He quickly checked a pulse and sighed when he found one. The tri-color haired teen didn't know exactly all he probably should have, but Bakura had at least warned him.
Yugi ran back into the alley and found his yami kneeling next to the unconscious thief. "I called for an ambulance," Yugi said softly. "It should be here in a few minutes." Yami didn't respond, he seemed to be lost in thought.
"And I called Grampa to tell him that we wouldn't be home for a while yet." Yami nodded, which relieved Yugi because he had responded. His darker half stood up and wiped the blood off his hands on his pants. They then both heard sirens.
The ambulance pulled up and paramedics came out with a stretcher. Yami pulled Yugi back as he stepped out of the way and watched solemnly as they put Bakura on the stretcher and began to carry him towards the ambulance.
"Get in the ambulance with them, aibou," Yami told Yugi softly as he put a hand on his shoulder. Yugi looked up at him with his big, violet eyes.
"What about you?" he asked.
"I'm going to go tell Ryou what happened, then I'll bring him to the hospital. Now go on, Yugi," Yami said as he gave him a little nudge forward. Yugi gave him one final look and nodded, then trotted over to the ambulance and climbed in.
As soon as they were gone, Yami began to make his way out of the alley. His foot hit a small box and sent it across the alley way. Yami only gave the Tylenol box a moment's glance before taking off down the street back towards the school.
'Why does Ryou have to live halfway across town?' Yami asked himself as he saw the school coming up after a few minutes of running. After he passed the school, it would only be a few more blocks to Ryou's. He felt sweat run down the side of his face and he quickly wiped it away.
As he passed Domino High, he saw a few students in boys' uniforms walking out. The ancient Egyptian paid them no heed. He had to get to Ryou's, then Tazi's.
"Hey, Yami!" a familiar Brooklyn accent called out. "What's the rush?"
"Yeah!" another familiar voice called. "Where's the fire?"
Yami skidded to a halt and looked back to see Joey and Tristan running to catch up with him. When they did finally catch up with him, they saw the unusual distressed look on their friend's face. This was something they hadn't really seen, before.
"What's wrong, man?" Joey asked.
"Something happened to Bakura," Yami explained as he tried to catch his breath. "And I need to get to Ryou's."
"We'll come with ya," Tristan said as everything began to sink in. He'd never cared much for Bakura, but he was an all right guy these days and Ryou was his friend. So together, they ran down the remaining blocks to Ryou's house.
They stopped running once they reached the walkway and Yami stopped completely. "Do you think you could do me a favor?" he asked as he looked at them both.
"Sure, Yami," Tristan said.
"Yeah," Joey agreed. "Whatcha need from us?"
"Go down to Tazi's and see if Chaos is home," Yami said as he pointed down the street. The Tashanazi residence was only two blocks away. "If she is, tell her to come down."
"Sure," Tristan said. "See ya in a few." Then, they took off down the street. Yami sighed, then made his way up the steps.
The former Pharaoh went to the door and gently turned the handle, then pulled open the door. He walked inside and looked around. Ryou wasn't in the living room, or in the kitchen, he could see that much. Yami closed the door behind him and walked further inside.
Suddenly, he heard several dry sounding coughs from upstairs. "Ryou?" he called out. "Are you up there?" Quickly, he made his way towards the stairs and up them. As he reached the top, he saw Ryou in the hallway.
The white haired boy stood in his blue and white striped pajamas and a blue robe. He had dark circles under his eyes and his cheeks were a little flushed. The boy truly looked sickly.
"Yami Yugi?" Ryou said as he rubbed his eyes. "What are you doing here?"
Yami sighed and walked over to Bakura's hikari. He laid a hand on the boy's shoulder and looked down at him. "I need to tell you something, Ryou," he said softly. Ryou looked up at him as he heard the concern in his voice.
"About what?" His chocolate eyes filled with worry.
"About Bakura," Yami replied as softly as he had spoken before.
Ryou's eyes grew wide. "Bakura . . ." Yami nodded. Ryou held a hand over his mouth and turned away as he coughed. Then, he turned back around. "We were out of Tylenol, and my head was hurting, so he said he'd go get me some. He's been gone quite a long time . . ."
Yami took a deep breath. "Yugi was walking home," he began. "And we found him in the alley . . ."
Tristan and Joey ran up to the Tashanazi residence and knocked on the door. "Aibou! Someone's at the door!" a voice called from inside. There was a small pause. "Aibou? Crap! Who is it?"
"Me an' Tristan!" Joey called.
"It's open!" Chaos called back.
Tristan opened the door and they both walked inside. "Hey, Chaos!" Tristan called. "Where are ya?"
"In the basement!" Chaos called. "Come on down!" Tristan and Joey looked at each other, shrugged, then went downstairs.
It was dark down in the basement, so the two high school boys slowly made their way down the steps. When they reached the end of the stairs, they found Chaos in the other room. She was sitting at the desk, messing around on her laptop. She had on a white T-shirt, black basketball shorts, and a gray robe. They had seen Tazi wearing something quite similar when they'd come to her door one morning. It seemed as if it were a around the house thing.
"Yo," Chaos said as she turned around in the swivel chair to look at them.
"Hey," they both said.
"What're you guys doing here?" she asked. "I thought you guys were going to the arcade with Yugi today."
The two shrugged their shoulders sheepishly. "Got in trouble, put on mop duty," Joey said as he grinned.
Chaos rolled her eyes. "Figures. Now what's up?"
"Uh . . . Well," Tristan began. He elbowed Joey to get him to talk.
"Yami's over at Ryou's and he said that he needed to talk to you," Joey said. "It's pretty important."
Chaos stood up and put on a serious face. "What about?"
"It's really not our place to say," Tristan said. "But we should probably be heading back." Chaos nodded.
"Okay, lets go," she said as she pushed past them and ran up the stairs. She went to the kitchen, left a note to Tazi, then went to the door to put her boots on. Chaos tossed her robe on the living room floor, then headed out the door once Tristan and Joey got back up the stairs.
The three ran back down the two blocks and ran up to Ryou's front door and walked in. Ryou was sitting on the couch, now in jeans and a sweatshirt, with a fearful look on his face and Yami was standing next to the couch with his arms folded across his chest and his eyes closed. Chaos was the first to talk.
"You needed to speak with me?" she said as she walked in. Yami opened his eyes and nodded.
"Yes, I do," he said. "Something's happened to Bakura." Chaos gave a silent gasp and she felt her heart pound against her chest.
"Where is he?" she demanded. Something had happened to her best friend? 'Something' was very vague, but she didn't care, she had to know where he was, she had to get to him.
"At the hospital," Yami said. "He"
"You can tell me on the way there," Chaos interrupted as she turned to the wall next to the door and grabbed a set of keys. "Come on, Ryou," she said more softly as she turned back around. Ryou got up and followed her out the door.
Yami began to follow when he was stopped by Joey. "Call us when ya get the chance," he said. "We'll be at Tristan's." Yami nodded and walked out the door.
"Get in the car, Pharaoh!" Chaos shouted as she pulled Bakura's Mustang out of the garage. Yami jumped off the porch and got in the passenger's seat. Ryou was sitting in the back and looked down at the car floor. Chaos tore out of the driveway and down the road.
"All right," Chaos said as they went down the road. "Talk."
"We found Bakura in an alley as Yugi was walking home from school. He'd been stabbed in the stomach, and he'd lost a lot of blood. He was able to tell me a little before he passed out."
"Chaos, stop!" Ryou cried as the light ahead of them turned red. Chaos slammed on the brakes and gripped the steering wheel.
Yami waited for a few seconds before he started speaking again. "It wasn't much, but we can try and figure out what he meant later," he spoke with a quiet voice as he stared down the road. "Chaos?" He turned and saw that Chaos had her head hanging low and that her shoulders were shaking. Her knuckles were white from her grip on the steering wheel. She looked up at him, he couldn't tell if she was upset or angry.
The light turned green and Chaos put the petal to the floor. Yami kept quiet, sensing that he hadn't been helping anything. He turned in his seat and looked back at Ryou. He was curled up in the corner of the back seat with his arms wrapped around himself. Yami just sighed softly and turned back around in his seat.
He closed his eyes and sat back in the leather seat. He felt the somewhat chilled air blow through his hair and he thought of what Bakura had said. Yami didn't have the slightest clue as to who had been able to get Bakura. They had to be fast, strong, and quiet. It had been five millennia since the thief had been sneaking around the pyramids, but his hearing was still spectacular.
About a few minutes later, the car came to an abrupt halt in the parking lot of Domino Hospital. Chaos and Ryou quickly got out of the car and hurried into the building. Yami lingered for a moment, then ran after them
So What did you think? Please review! I have everything already written, so I can post the next chaper quickly. Though I'd at least like to get SOME revies before doing so . . . kay?