Deadly Wish

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Plain and simple.

A/N: Hey. It's like 90,023 degrees outside. (Aha.) And it's July 4th when Im writing this, so you can see how long it takes for me and my -cough-WONDERFUL-cough- computer can upload this story.

And...the airport thing. Hah. --; Uh. Mostly convos in the chapt.

'...' Are Yuugi's thoughts.

/.../ Are Malik's thoughts.

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Summary of story: Yuugi wishes to be popular. What will happen when his wish comes true?

Summary of chapter: Chapt. 17 Summary – As the search finally begins, Jou tells Honda that Anzu seemed a little weird at school the day before she disappeared without a trace. 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?

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"Flight 193 leaving from Domino City, Japan to New York City in America leaves in one hour, I repeat one hour!" (A/N: New York = NYC = New York. Got it?)

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"Malik, hold on!" Yuugi yelled as Malik ran along the grass of Domino Park. "I doubt he would be in Domino anymore! And when he called me, he said Amer—...MALIK."

Malik of course, was sticking his head everywhere, searching for clues...in places that would never have had clues in the first place. From tree branches, to fox holes in the dirt. He was determined to make Ryou feel better and to...save the world...

/Oh yeah. Forgot about that detail. Saving the world.../

Malik sweatdropped nervously then turned towards the now yelling Yuugi.

"We have to look for clues first, stupid," Malik smartly added to Yuugi's comments on how he was looking at things. "We need clues to SHOW that we have to go to Americ...wait. We have to...LEAVE Japan...in order to help Ryou?"

This time it was Yuugi who sweatdropped. "Yes Malik, that's what I was trying to tell you before!"

"Oh," Malik replied, pink slightly noticeable on his cheeks. "Well then, we're going to America."

Yuugi grumbled to himself as Malik got to his feet. "We don't know where to start, Malik."

Malik's face turned from happy to grim in under a second. "Well then. We better get going, Yuugi."

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"Flight 193 leaving from Domino City, Japan to New York City in America leaves in twenty minutes, I repeat twenty minutes!"

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"Yuugi? Are you sure you want to go with Ishtar alone?" Yami's voice had a strong defense in it, but also a bit of protection over his hikari.

"Don't worry Yami, I don't think Malik would hurt me," Yuugi's voice offered.

"Heh. Yeah Pharaoh, I won't hurt your tenshi," Malik scoffed.

"I'm warning you right NOW, Ishtar. If you even dare to harm him. You'll be sorry," Yami growled angrily. Malik nodded and crossed his arms on his chest.

"I wasn't planning to, Pharaoh."

"Yamiiiii. He won't do anything, I promise," Yuugi's small voice melted away Yami's anger in a moment. Yami sighed and sat back on Yuugi's chair.

"I guess I have no say in the matter. Go ahead."

Yuugi grinned happily and even Malik let out a nice smile. "Thanks, Yami!" Yuugi's voice rang out as both boys started to run from the Game Shop.

Yami once again sighed and looked out from the frosty window, looking down at the two boys run. "Be safe, Yuugi. I have faith in you." (THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE PHARAOH WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE. =D)

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Before the two went to the airport, Yuugi stopped off at Jou's apartment. After some conversation, Jou agreed to watch over Ryou to make sure he wouldn't try to hurt himself again.

Now it was time for both boys to find the madman that had killed Anzu. Malik didn't know where Amane lived with Ryou's mother before, and that was turning into a growing problem for the Egyptain. But he certainly couldn't ask Ryou, or he would just start sobbing out tears again until he was too tired to continue, or if the headaches made him just stop and fall asleep.

As Yuugi stepped out from Jou's door, he realized that they would have to hurry and make the first plane that they could to the United States. They didn't want to waste any time waiting to catch the next plane that both boys could.

"Thanks again, Jou!"

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"Flight 193 leaving from Domino City, Japan to New York City in America leaves in five minutes, I repeat five minutes! All those boarding this plane may now get loaded on."

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"Run Malik, come on!" Yuugi hissed as the two hikari's ran into the airport doors. "We have five minutes, hurry up!"

"Im coming, Yuugi, hold your ass for a few minutes and calm down," Malik shot back.

"We only have five minutes!" Yuugi practically screamed at Malik. "Lets get our tickets and get on board, before the plane LEAVES us here in Domino for another three hours."

"Fine, hurry up," Malik spat and ran towards the ticket desks.

"Lady, we need two tickets for the first plane to America," Malik breathed out. Yuugi soon caught up with his partner, his hands on his knees breathing in the air around them.

The ticket woman looked towards the two boys, her hazel eyes narrowing.

"And how old are you two boys?"

"We're freshmen in high school, lady!" Malik hissed. "And we need tickets to America before the damn plane leaves!"

The woman closed her eyes and clacked away at the computer. "Im guessing no passports, then?"

"No ma'am, sorry," Yuugi replied, his composer regained.

'Maybe I should have paid attention in gym class when we did running.'

The lady took an automatic liking to Yuugi. "It's okay, dearie, I'll get you and your strange friend here tickets for the first American flight I can. But you only have..." The woman trailed off and looked at her watch. "Two minutes!"

Malik hit his head with his hand in anger and was about to curse at the lady when he realized that Yuugi was poking him in the back. Hard.

"Come on!"

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Jounouchi laid his head behind his arms as he watched the sleeping Ryou. This was boring, but someone had to do it. And Yuugi was his best friend, so he couldn't say no.

Ring!

Jou almost screamed as the phone next to him arm started to ring, but he bit down on his lip hard to make him stop. He didn't want to wake up Ryou now.

"Hello, this is Ryou Bakura's house, Jounouchi Katsuya speaking."

"Wow Jou, you could fit that all into your head at once? Man you're so formal!" The teasing voice of Honda came on the other phone line.

"Piss off, Honda. Is that all you called me for? To tease me?" Jou laughed softly, as to not wake up Ryou.

"No, actually Jou, it's about Anzu," Honda's voice lost all of its laughter. He was serious about this. Something was bugging at Honda's mind, and he decided to tell his best bud Jou about it.

"What about 'er, man?" Jou's Brooklyn accent rang through the phone lines. (His accent seems Brooklyn-ish to me.)

"Remember that last day of school that she came to before she started missing...wasn't she acting...a bit...weird?"

-- When the laughing noise reached Anzu's ears and she screamed and
held her ears helplessly with her hands. Anzu was giving one of her
godforsaken friendship speeches when the laugh hit her ears. The
little boy getting the speech ran off, yelling a wonderful string of
curses at Anzu, who was now sitting on the ground with her hands
muffed over her ears. She looked around the courtyard nervously. She
had heard a laugh that sounded like nails scratching on a blackboard.
Taking her hands down nervously she got up and dusted herself off.
Honda ran over and asked a mouthful of questions to Anzu, who looked
as though she went to Hell and came back. --

"I guess she was acting a bit unusual," Jou offered to his best friend.

"A bit! Jou, do you think Malik did anything? Like...brainwashed her into leaving us and some...raping dude came and killed her?!" Honda was hysterical by then, his pitch in tone going from high to higher.

"I highly doubt Malik did anything to Anzu, let alone Anzu getting 'killed' by someone like that. She would be too high strong to let herself be subdued and not do anything."

"I hope he didn't do anything...because if he did..." Honda started to make a threat but suddenly his voice dipped low. "I'll kill him."

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"Please everyone look above you. The safety belt button is still on, so all of you should have your seat belts strapped on. Thank you!"

Malik groaned and put his hands over his ears. That co-pilot had the most annoying voice ever.

/At least we made it in time./

Malik turned in his seat to face Yuugi, who got the window seat. "Hey Yuugi. How did you get the metal detector guys to let you pass anyways?"

Yuugi sighed heavily. "I told them it reminded me of my dead Grandpa and the two guys felt sympathetic, I guess."

Malik nodded in agreement but then swore to himself as co-pilot's voice came on the loudspeaker again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the safety belt button is now off, so you may unbuckle your seat belts. And please, enjoy your trip over to America. And thank you for flying with us."

Malik sighed.

/It'd be just great if you'd just keep your mouth shut, woman./

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End Chapt. 17!

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Chapt. 18 Summary: Now in America, Yuugi and Malik start their search, when a storyteller tells them of much despair, as a vampire was haunting the weak, granting wishes to them. Yuugi and Malik suddenly get separated in a storm, and the two are alone in America. Yuugi sees a dead woman laying by an opening of a cave, and memories start to haunt him from bone to bone in his body. Who was this mystery woman that Yuugi remembers?