Hikaru: Hi! We're back with another part! This part is written entirely by Witty.
Witty: (Can be seen snagging Rex's hat off his head and tosses it to Hikaru) Here, catch!
Hikaru: (Catches the hat and tosses it back to Witty) Keep-away with Dino-butt's hat! (Cackles evilly) Someone want to do the disclaimer? Hey, bug-boy! Why don't you make yourself useful and do the disclaimer?
Weevil: Forget it!
Hikaru: (Summons an energy ball into her hand) I'll ask again.
Weevil: (Squeaks) Okay, okay! Witty and Hikaru don't own YGO but anything original is theirs! (Hides behind Rex)
Hikaru: Good little worm. (Lets the energy ball disappate) And now, on with the fic! (Runs off to join Witty in the game of keep-away)
Chapter 4: Memories, An Odd Encounter, And The Search For Yugi Motou Begins
Witty watched her friend and wondered why they had to escape into the night like that. She looked up into the sky and thought of her master. She recalled his words of a story when he gave the dagger to her.
She recalled a Witty much younger. That younger Witty laughed when the Witty Phantom popped his purple hat off his head, ricocheted if off his elbow and watched it land on his apprentice's head. The girl laughed. "And what happened when you stole the dagger?" Her eyes were full of spirit back then.
The Phantom had winked at her and grinned. "They came at me from every side," he said in his storyteller voice of mystique and enchantment. "But I was too quick for them. I grabbed one of the ninjas by the wrist, pulled him aside, and swiped his dagger from his belt. Before they could catch me, I dashed off into the night!"
Witty shut her eyes to hide tears. She pressed harder on the pedal and caught up to Hikaru. Soon, the sun rose and welcomed them into the city called Domino.
Once they parked their bikes behind a fast food joint, Witty waved her hat over the bikes and made them camouflage against the brick wall. Her and Hikaru took to walking from there for a while until they bumped--literally--into two strange teenagers.
Witty and Hikaru both fell at the same time, and fell on their tailbones at the same time. And they cursed at the same time: "Son of a Dark Necrofereiass!"
They looked at each other for a moment before Hikaru grinned and said, "Jinx!"
Witty snapped her fingers, and hit her fist into her opposite palm. "Darn it!" She grinned too and was glad to see Hikaru smiling back at her.
One of the teenagers ruined the moment with a rough voice that sounded like a growl: "Learn to walk the sidewalk!"
The other grumbled, but his voice was higher, and much more irritating to the ear: "That's the second time that's happened this week!"
Witty and Hikaru winced at his voice but got to their feet in a hurry. Witty fixed her hat upon her head and glared at them. "Anyone teach you manners?"
Hikaru flexed her fingers, as if ready to summon a dark energy ball, but then she seemed to think twice of it. Wait for it later.
"We're looking for someone," she reasoned with them. "Do you two happen to know anyone by the name of Yugi Mouto?"
The two instantly looked up at the girls. The one who wore gold-rimmed glasses with a beetle at the bridge of the nose smiled, as if as a friend. "Oh--of course we know Yugi," he said. "He's our friend."
The other stared cock-eyed at his companion. "Weevil, what the--?"
The one named Weevil slapped the other in the mouth. "Rex and I are dear friends of Yugi. We even know where he lives." He grinned up at Hikaru and she stared down at him like a cat to a mouse.
The one named Rex hopped up and down for a moment, tolerating the pain his so-called friend had granted him, and then straightened up. He nodded and agreed with Weevil. "uh--yeah! We'll take you right to him!" He looked at Weevil. "Right to him, right?"
Weevil nodded and snickered.
Hikaru and Witty exchanged uneasy looks, but Hikaru was the first to step forward. Witty figured what--the--hex, and followed her.
They soon came upon a small shop that had two floors to it: The top was the home to the owner, and the bottom was the store itself. When Weevil and Rex led Witty and Hikaru through the doors, an elderly man wearing green overalls stepped behind the corner and wiped the counter clean with a gray dirty rag. He smiled at the girls. "Welcome," he said in a gruff voice. "How can I be of--?" When he saw Rex and Weevil follow behind the girls, he rushed out from behind the counter and glared furiously down at them. "What are you two troublemakers doing in my shop?! Get out! Get out"
Weevil looked helplessly at Hikaru, but the girl merely crossed her arms and smirked at the little bug-eyed boy. Weevil, suddenly desperate, ran behind Hikaru. Rex followed and when the man stormed over to them, Hikaru quickly stepped behind Witty, taking Rex and Weevil with her like a long tail of some sort. "Uh, Witty," she said. "Help."
Witty looked over her shoulder as the man approached her. "What?! You're the one with the dark energy ball!"
The man grumbled and glared at Witty. "Are you all together, because if you are, then none of you are welcome in my shop!"
Witty smiled sheepishly at him. "Uh, no sir," she said. "Me and my friend are looking for someone and these two boys told us they knew where we could find him."
The man took a mere step back, as if allowing her to have her excuse. "Who are you looking for, young lady?"
"Yu--" She looked over her shoulder at Hikaru.
Hikaru answered for her. "Yugi Mouto," she said.
The man gasped and stepped back from them. "Oh, you're looking for my grandson," he said.
The two girls sighed relief when the man smiled kindly at them.
So, while the storekeeper talked to Hikaru and told her all she asked of him, Witty, Rex and Weevil hung out at the counters that showed Duel Monsters cards. When Weevil wasn't looking, Witty swiped Rex's hat off his head and and flung it into the air toward Hikaru. "Hikaru! Catch!"
Hikaru didn't even look away from the storekeeper as her hand flew up, caught the hat, and then happily flung it back toward Witty. "Go on," she told Yugi's grandpa as he kept talking.
While Hikaru spoke with Mr. Mouto, Rex jumped up and down behind her and tried desperately to get his hat back. Weevil growled at Rex. "Rex! Stop playing around!"
"Give me back my hat!"
Witty swiped her purple hat off and dropped Rex's hat into it. She used her magic, and then showed the hollow of her hat to Rex. "Oh," she said with a surprised look. "Hmm? Hmm? Gone," she shrugged.
Rex flushed red and Witty swore she could almost hear steam whistling from his ears.
Hikaru nodded to the storekeeper. "Thank you for your help, Mr. Mouto," she said and turned around. "Witty," she called. "Stop showing off."
Witty frowned, grumbled and then hit the top of her hat over Rex's head. Rex's hat fell out and plopped right onto Rex's face.
As Witty and Hikaru left the store, Weevil and Rex went up to Grandpa Mouto. "Perhaps," Weevil said. "We can do business in cards later on"
"Get out of here!" Grandpa Mouto barked.
Weevil and Rex shrieked and ran out of the store, close to Hikaru and Witty's heels.
To Be Continued. Well, there's chapter four. Hope you all enjoy it! Next chapter Hikaru ends up getting into a bit of trouble and Witty has to step in. If I can, I'll try to get chapter five up today, but I make no guarantees. I'll try, though. And I know I haven't updated any of my other stories for a while, but I'm going to try to do that soon too. (Ignoring the doubtful looks I'm getting) Well, I'm gonna make this A/N kinda short, because there's not much to say here. (Hears crickets chirping) (Sigh) R&R, please, and no flames! I'm serious. Anything CONSTRUCTIVE is fine, but if you flame it, I shall unleash all the powers of the Great Leviathan and the underworld on you. (Cackles evilly) Ahem. Yes, well....ja ne, minna-san! (Goes back to tormenting Weevil and Rex)
Hikaru Shinatoru, Daughter of Shaadi and Dartz