Deadly Wish

Disclaimer: I. Don't. Own. ANY part of Yu-Gi-Oh. Not even the leather on Jou's sneaker!

A/N: Happy 4th o' July, dears.

A review! Im not lost!! YAYA. Thanks Haru-Chan. Oh. IMPORTANT---

Malik/Ryou and Yami/Yuugi stuff going on in this chapt. So yeah.

AND DON'T BITE MY HEAD OFF, Please? It's OOC. I KNOW I KNOW. It'll seem weird for Yuugi to act like this, buuut...it goes with the story!

Erm. I am stuck with Micro. Word.

Great. It works fine though.

'...' Are Yuugi's thoughts.

/.../ Are Malik's thoughts!

--- Summary: Chapt. 16 Summary – Yuugi decides to try and find Mr. Vamp. As the search continues for him, Malik tells Yuugi that Ryou tried to kill himself in depression over Amane. Yuugi can't stand it anymore and relies on Malik's help and Yami's love to push him on to find the mysterious "creator" of Yuugi's popularity.
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Blackened hearts. Dried tears. Pain. It's living hell. The innocent and trustworthy become cold-hearted and uncaring. Unless...something changes inside. If someone finds true love, they can change. If they don't. Then...what shall happen to them?

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Yuugi stared at the Game Shop, his amyethest eyes staring at the door. He didn't want to go inside, but the cold winter air was starting to chill his fingers numb. The memories that December brought were both sad and scary at the same time. It just wasn't fair. He had solved the millennium puzzle...and then everything was fine.

'Is Yami the reason that everything is better?'

Yuugi yawned at started to walk into the Game Shop. Yuugi put his coat in the closet and decided to have himself a nice and healthy...bag of potato chips. As he walked into the kitchen, the wall phone starting to ring. Yuugi ignored it at first as he grabbed a chair and stood upon it. Reaching up, Yuugi grabbed the bag of chips from the cupboard and jumped down from the chair.

After five rings the answering machine picked up. Yuugi sat in his chair and started to eat the chips, playing with them and twirling them around his fingers, ignoring the phone completely.

"Hello. This is the Motou residence. I'm sorry we can't come to the phone right now, but if you leave your name, phone number, and a message after the beep, I'll call you back when I get a chance. Beeeeep."

Yuugi mouthed along with the answering machine and kept eating his chips until a sobbing sound in the background, and a scared voice came on the answering machine.

"Yuugi, it's Malik. Im still over at Ryou's house, and we've got a problem. Ryou is still crying and depressed about what happened to Amane, and he just tried...oh Ra...Ryou tried to bleed himself with a damn KNIFE, Yuugi!! You need to find out what happened to Amane at the hospital. This is crazy! If you can get Jou or Honda to watch over Ryou, I'll try and find out who's doing this. Yes. That means I'll help you, Yuugi."

Yuugi's eyes were wide. He didn't know why, but suddenly a memory popped into Yuugi's head. An old memory, that chilled him numb.

-- "Yes. Can I please get your name sir, I don't seem to recall getting it last time."

"Mr. Vamp. Yes. That is what you may call me Mr. Yuugi." Yuugi blinked.

'What the hell kind of name is vamp?'

"Well. Mr. Vamp, why did you call me at this GODFORSAKEN hour?" Yuugi moaned slightly. He wanted Yami to be there.

"Mr. Yuugi. Since I helped create your popularity, I would like you
to fetch me one of your...friends."

Yuugi blinked harder and his mouth dried out.

'Create?'

"Well. What do you want from me?" Yuugi snapped carelessly.

"I want you to bring Anzu Mazaki and yourself to the United States. I'd love to meet you. Please consider my request." –-

"That man!" Yuugi yelled to practically himself. "That man, Mr. Vamp. He's the one!"

Then Yuugi ran out the door, the voice of Mr. Vamp still oven-hot in his mind. He didn't know how his feet could take the dropping temperatures so well, but he survived.

"Wait, Yuugi!"

Yuugi turned to see who called him just in time to miss a flying snowball. Yuugi's eyes opened to see Yami standing 30 feet from him, his crimson eyes reflecting the gleaming snow. Yuugi smiled happily at Yami and wandered closer, his feet crunching the old and newly fallen snow together.

"You're leaving, hikari?" Yami asked in confusion. He didn't want Yuugi to go. "Is it because of what happened to Anzu?"

"No Yami. It's because...I think that someone that I've talked to before is the one that did it. I want to stop him now," Yuugi said, his eyes shining with courage. Suddenly his eyes drifted towards the beaten road. "Before he gets anyone else." Yuugi added slowly.

Yami saw how distraught Yuugi seemed to be, now that he had gotten all of his emotion out. Yami didn't think Yuugi liked to talk about Anzu's death that much since he was so close to her. Suddenly, without warning, Yami grabbed Yuugi's shoulders and kissed him lightly on the lips, making warmth and a bit of joy flow through the smaller boy. The hikari and yami stayed like that for a few moments before air became an issue for both boys. Yuugi smiled and hugged Yami's body slowly, making sure that Yami knew how much that one kiss made Yuugi feel.

"Thanks, Yami," Yuugi whispered softly, making Yami smile with sheer happiness.

"Anytime, Yuugi."

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Yuugi ran on back towards Ryou's house. As Yuugi got closer towards the house, he saw someone outside on the steps. Malik was waiting outside, the lavender-eyed boy looking confused and worried about Ryou. Every minute he kept turning his head towards Ryou's house, and every minute the worry for the boy inside that house got worse and worse.

"I've got to know he'll be alright, Yuugi," Malik said to Yuugi. Yuugi was climbing the steps next to Malik and sat above him, his tri- colored hair blowing in the harsh cold air. He nodded slowly and thought about what Malik had just told him.

"I've got to know if everyone will be alright, Malik. Not just Ryou, but all of my friends. They're in danger," Yuugi replied to the Egyptian's earlier statement. Malik turned back to see Yuugi's eyes telling no lies.

/Then we're all in danger, Yuugi. /

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R&R please and thanks.

Chapt. 17 Summary – As the search finally begins, Jou tells Honda that Anzu seemed a little weird at school the day before she disappeared. Yuugi and Malik are now on their own searching for a madman. Malik and Yuugi both realize that they'll have to leave the country, and fly to America. Where shall they begin?

Ryou Fans – Another apology from the Duck, ya'll.

Flame if you wish, but I'll keep writing.