Okay, now I'm really disappointed. I got two reviews for my last chapter! Two! I kinda hoped more people than that were reading my story. I'm kind of thinking of starting something else. See, I have a major problem with finishing things. I never do. I really think I can finish this one because I've already got the end planned out (roughly), but I'm not going to bother posting here if no ones going to read it.
To the ones who did review, especially nightlight, thank you!
Ch. 6- Sowing the seeds of Shadows
Bakura slammed his fist into the wall of his sol room. Cursing, he tried to figure out what was wrong with himself. Obviously, he must have gone insane.
If not that, then what was keeping him from leaping at this opportunity? Cursing fluently in every language he knew even vaguely, he nearly missed the voice.
"so tha dark side of the stars has grown soft," came a call. The voice was bright and at the same time hard and cold.
"Who the heck are you?" Bakura demaned even though he already had a fairly good idea.
"An old friend shouldn't have to give her name," the voice sighed. "Am I really that forgettable, what was it they're calling you now? Ah, yes, tomb Robber. Lovely little name the sun yami has given you."
"Shut up! Show yourself," Bakura growled.
"Do you really want me to?" the voice sounded highly amused, but did not appear.
"I said show yourself!"
"Such a temper!" the voice tsked. A shadow grew near the door. Out of its depths glided a young woman, soft brown hair thrown around her face like she'd been in a hurricane and cold blue eyes that seemed like they could burn a hole in cement.
'Why do I feel like I'm looking at Seto's feminine side?' Bakura fought back an insane giggle. A giggling little boy was not the image he was going for. Instead, he put on an unimpressed face and raised an eyebrow. "So this is the failed fire yami. I'd say it was a pleasure, but it's not worth the lie."
"I'm hurt," she said, looking nothing of the kind. "I come all this way to see an old friend and perhaps make a deal and not only do you not remember me, you insult me as well."
"As much fun as this has been," Bakura rubbed his forehead in exasperation "I really don't feel like bantering with an insane little brat. Leave."
"Well, neither do I, but we're both stuck aren't we?" she smiled sweetly at him. She moved across the room, the shadows moving with her so you could never quite see her outline or any details. Except for her eyes. You could always see her eyes.
Bakura tensed as she put her hand to her pocket, but all she pulled out were several small gray pebbles. "The seeds of the shadows are being planted Bakura. You won't even feel it." She looked at him as she juggled the seeds in one hand. "Ryou will get over it and you'll-"
"Be your ever-willing servant, right?" Bakura sneered. He watched her continue to juggle, getting more and more annoyed. He snatched at the seeds, but when he opened his hand, he hadn't caught anything.
"Shame, shame, Star's dark," she said shaking her head in mock sadness. "Theivery will get you nowhere." Then she smiled a smile that radiated good will, but Bakura could see the flames behind the tranquility. "But this visit has gotten me everywhere."
With a grand bow, she stepped back into the shadows that wrapped around her like a quilt. Her voice called one last time. "Good bye Star's Dark. I'll see you again. I enjoyed our visit, so I'll be sure to return the favor when you visit me. Let's make it soon, agreed?"
With that she was gone. Bakura stood glaring at the spot for a while, his knife hand itching like crazy. Finally, he calmed down enough to exit the soul room.
Once he was gone, something stirred.
A tiny tremor ran through the floor.
A tiny seed was sending out roots.
It rose out of the floor, a vine with a million branches, all as fine as a spider web and as clever as the one who created it. They stole over the room, wrapping everything in their shadowed embrace. Then, without a sound, grew longer until one slipped out of the cracks beneath the door. There were more soul rooms to visit…
(A/N: I seriously considered stopping here. Guess you all lucked out.)
A day or so later…
"Will you quit trying to drown Jonouchi in your soda?" Anzu finally snapped out at Honda as Yugi laughed and even Yami chuckled. "Honestly!"
The five of them were in the arcade, taking a break from the games for a few moments. A bored Jounochi had tried to pass the time by teasing Honda about his crush, resulting in an amusingly violent Honda.
Yugi and Yami were trying to stay out of the house. Their grandpa had arranged for people to fix the back door while he was away. Rather convenient since it meant the house was full of sawdust while he was away on a dig.
"Aw man!" Jounouchi said as he mopped soda from his hair. "Some chick's hoggin' the racing game." He glared daggers at the girl in question for a few moments. Yugi followed his gaze and gave a start.
"Yami, look." he pulled on Yami's arm. "It's Kamui!"
"You know her Yugi?" Anzu asked surprised. "I don't recognize her. Does she go to our school?"
Yugi shook his head. "She goes somewhere else. I just met her the other day."
"She doesn't seem to be doin' too well on the racing," Jounochi observed as Kamui crashed into yet another building. "I really hope she doesn't have a license."
"Look at her, Jonouchi," Anzu sighed. "Does she look old enough to get a license?"
"Well, no, but neither does Yugi," Jounochi defended himself. "And Yugi's nearly old enough. No offense Yugi."
"None taken," Yugi said amiably.
"Wonder where Shion is," Yami muttered as he scanned the room. "I would have thought she'd be with Kamui."
"Are they sisters?" Anzu asked curiously.
"Um, kind of," Yugi admitted with a glance at Yami. Honda caught the glance.
'Oh man, it's not another set, is it? How many are there? I'm afraid of looking around a corner and seeing my own twin.' He thought with a roll of his eyes. To take his mind off it, he called to Jonouchi. "Bet I can kick your butt in the new fighting game."
"Can not!"
"Can too!"
"Can not!"
"Would you two stuff it and just go play th stupid game?" Anzu finally burst out. She looked at her watch. "Man, I gotta get going. My shift at work starts in half an hour. See ya!" She all but flew out the door.
Yami watched the other two argue good naturedly for a few more moments then approached Kamui. Yugi followed close behind. She was still trying to make it to the finish line with minimal success.
"Hi Kamui," Yugi called out as they got closer. "Where's Shion?"
Kamui turned around as the words GAME OVER flashed across her screen. She smiled happily, not at all distressed by all the casualties she'd just caused in the virtual world. "Hey guys. Shion's, you know," She looked around the crowded room nervously. "S.R."
/S.R.?/ Yugi wondered.
//Soul room// Yami supplied.
/Ah. Got it./
"I think she's asleep. I haven't heard from her in a while and she's generally making comments about my video game skill by now. Maybe she's tired of pushing through the coin." She shrugged.
"Whaa..?" Yugi asked, confused.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Remember how I said we found the account of you guys an' the sealing an' all that in my soul room?" They nodded. "Well, Shion didn't have a real body at that point. You know, a physical one, unless she borrowed from me. So we copied your, uh, situation. See, I guess you have to use something physical to create something physical. I dunno. Shion understood it. So we use this." She pulled from under her shirt a bronze coin on a black cord that was around her neck. One side had an armored knight and the other a dragon.
/Shaadi would know about it I guess./
//Perhaps, but I don't really feel like tracking him down and getting him to explain it.//
/No kidding./
It was at this point that all lights in the room shattered, plunging the room into shadows.
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