Dreams of Angels
Pan: You know, Silvershadowfire, I like that idea. Cookies for you.
Umoh, don't you dare put me anywhere near a cage! pokes Youkai Go on, defend me!
Youkai: Make me.
Pan: Jerk.
Youkai: Watch it, brat!
Pan: Who're you calling a brat! I'll have you know I'm fifteen.
Youkai: I'm three-thousand seventeen. You are less than an infant compared to me.
Pan: cries You're so mean! takes out pen I still have the mighty power of the Authoress Pen! Don't make me write something I'll regret.
Youkai: Like what?
Pan: Like Tenshi dying. Like Tenshi leaving you. I have more.
Youkai: growl You wouldn't dare...
Pan: Wanna bet?
Youkai: You're lucky you've got to write a chapter now. I'll get you later.
Bakura closed the door behind him hurriedly as he entered Yugi's house. "Yami!" he called urgently. "Yami, where are you?" It was Ryou's voice who answered him. "Bakura, he's up here with Yugi!"
Quickly, Bakura made his way to the stairs, and dashed up them. Ryou was waiting outside Yugi's bedroom door for him.
"Be quiet." he said, opening the door. Bakura instantly wondered why he was to be so quiet. "Yami's looking for Yugi's spirit." Ryou answered the unvoiced question.
Yami was sitting on the bed next to Yugi, with his eyes shut. One hand held the Puzzle, and the other rested lightly on the forehead on his slumbering aibou.
"There's nothing I can do." Yami sighed helplessly, sitting down with his back against his own closed door, looking across at the darkened door that belonged to Yugi. "I've tried everything I know; that door just won't budge." An image registered in his mind, a visual of the energy he had just sensed returning. "Maybe Bakura has found something out... I'll go out in a minute... just need to rest a moment..." He closed his eyes, and rested his head back against the door, only to find himself toppling backwards moments later when Youkai opened it.
"Any luck?" the less-than-cheery demon asked. Yami glared at his upside-down mirror image, who was currently filling his vision. "No." he said shortly. "There's no energy behind the door, and none of my magic can open it." Youkai sighed.
"One piece of good news; I can tell you that the spell is a very basic form of the Mahou Virus curse." He frowned slightly. "But on someone with as much magical energy as Yugi, it should really only have inflicted a mild sneezing fit. There must be another spell mixed in with it, but if so, it's amazingly well hidden." Yami righted himself, and stood up. "I'm going to see what Bakura has found out. If there's any change that I don't seem to sense, let me know." Youkai nodded. "You look tired." he commented. "I can tell that your energy stores are running low. Have a rest soon, OK? I can keep watch." Yami smiled weakly. "I doubt I'll be able to sleep."
Yami removed his hand from the Millennium Puzzle, as he opened his eyes. The other hand slowly traced Yugi's cheek, before leaving reluctantly. He looked up at Bakura. "Anything?" he inquired quietly.
"First of all; how's Yugi doing?" Bakura asked. Yami shook his head sadly, his eyes wandering back to Yugi's face. "Same as before you left, though Youkai's found one element to the spell that caused this."
"Well, I've found the person who caused this." Bakura said. Yami almost jumped to his feet. "Who was it?" he asked angrily. "I'll rip his skin off!" Bakura smirked, sensing Yami's aura darken. "His name's Karyuudo Kuroi." he said. "That other girl was his younger sister. Not only is he forfilling his idiotic mission, he's attempting to seek revenge for the death of his sister." Yami rolled his eyes. "It was her own fault. She told me to kill, so I did."
"Whatever." Bakura said. "Anyway, it's standard fare. Turn yourself and Youkai in, he'll take the curse off Yugi, yadda yadda." "No particular time limit?" Yami enquired absently. Bakura hesitated to say, "Only the amount of time Yugi has left," and settled for a simple "Not really."
Yami sighed, and gazed down at Yugi. "Youkai has discovered that the spell used to do this to Yugi has also affected Tenshi. It's a Mahou Virus spell." Bakura snorted.
"A Mahou Virus? Come on, any Spellcaster Duel Monster can cure that!"
Yami shook his head. "Think about the amount of magical energy Yugi possesses. It shouldn't have affected him so badly; indeed, it shouldn't have come anywhere near him due to the Puzzle's protection, and it shouldn't have been able to get to Tenshi. There's another spell concealed within the spell, and we don't know what it is."
"A spell within a spell..." Bakura murmured.
"Where am I?" Yugi wondered dully. His eyes half-opened, and he looked around. His was in a stone room, the walls plastered and painted creamy white, and the floor mostly covered by a carefully woven red-and-gold rug. There was a single, small window on the side of the room opposite to him, and it was covered with a cream-coloured cloth to block the painfully bright rays of the sun.
Waking up a little more, Yugi realised that he was lying on a large bed with red and gold sheets. He sat up slowly. The room was mostly bare, apart from a cupboard with intricately carved doors, and a small desk. The door was firmly closed, with yet more gold adorning it. Yugi got up, and was about to move towards the door, when it opened, permitting a single person, before it was closed again.
Yugi was still half-asleep, and so didn't recognise the person until met with warm crimson coloured eyes. "Yami...?" Yugi said slowly. The young pharaoh smiled.
"I'm glad to see that you are awake." he said, hugging his aibou tightly. "You gave everyone quite a scare."
"What happened?" Yugi inquired, returning the hug.
"You collapsed." Yami answered. "I was so worried, koi..." He released the small boy and Yugi stretched his arms out.
"I feel much better now though. Are Ryou and Bakura still here?" There was a small pause.
"N-No, they went home..." Yami said, a rare hint of nervousness in his voice.
"Oh..." Yugi sighed. "I think I'll get something to eat."
"NO!" Yami cried as Yugi moved towards the door, before checking himself. "No. You can't go out yet."
"Why?" Yugi asked in surprise.
"Because... because you still need your rest." Yami said. "I'll find you something to eat."
Yugi frowned slightly. "Ok..." he said, sitting down on the bed again.
Yami yawned loudly, his eyes half-closing tiredly. "Pharaoh-sama..." Bakura said in concern. "Get some sleep! You look as if you're about to visit Osiris!" Yami shook his head.
"I'm fine."
"No you're not!" Bakura argued back.
"Bakura! If I say I am fine, then I am fine!" Yami yelled irritably, standing up to face Bakura with narrowed eyes. The tomb robber glared back down at Yami.
"You're not doing Yugi any favours by staying awake!" he said. "Yugi draws part of his energy from you, if you have no energy, neither does he."
"I don't need to sleep." Yami growled.
"Yami, me and Ryou can look into this spell-within-a-spell thing. If we get stuck, we can always call Malik to help."
"No!"
"For Ra's sake, Yami, see sense! I understand that you want to help your aibou, but right now, you're in no condition to do anything."
"Get out!" Yami shouted.
Bakura stepped back. "Yami, I do this as your friend." He drew his fist back, and punched Yami hard across the face. White stars popped before tired crimson eyes, before Yami sank into darkness.
Bakura carefully lifted Yami's limp body, and placed him on the bed next to Yugi. "Come on, Ryou." he said quietly. "I want to enlist Malik's help on this."
A few hours passed before Yugi awoke again, still in the strange room, but Yami was absent. He rubbed his eyes sleepily, and climbed down from the bed. Resting on the desk was a plate of sandwiches, which Yugi quickly dug into. His eyes slowly wandered towards the door, and he frowned slightly.
Swallowing his last mouthful of sandwich, he walked towards the door, slowly reaching one hand out to turn the handle.
The door swung open silently as Yugi pulled.
He stepped around the door to gaze at what was beyond it.
"Yami?" he called, voice echoing with surprise and fear...
Pan: Heh heh heh... 'Scuse me, I'm now off to hide from Youkai, since he threatened me at the start of the chapter.
Youkai: I was only kidding, Pan.
Pan: Oh. OK then! Please review! Ja ne!