Destiny and the Dragon
Author's note: Well, it's been awhile, but I'm back in the fanfiction business. You may (most likely not) know me as Metal Garurumon/Dragonball#5. At long last, the urge to write has become too strong. However, I have a new computer, a new e-mail address, and frankly, I just don't feel like restarting my old profile. I do hope you enjoy my first foray into fanfiction in two years.
Copyright info: I do not own Yu-gi-oh! If I did, though , you can bet we'd see a lot more Seto Kaiba(and, considering he already appears a lot, they'd probably have to rename the show "The Seto Kaiba saga", or some other, less crappy, title.).
Continuity info: First, I'm using all Japanese names, as well as personalities(in short, Jounouchi isn't going to have that heavy New York accent, and Bakura won't be British). Thus, Joey is Jounouchi, the Millennium items are sennen items, and so on. Finally, the actual continuity is kind of a mixture of the manga and anime. This takes place after Battle City, but the Noa saga did not occur. However, in the manga, Yugi immediately uses the God cards to open up the doors to Yami's memory world. In this, like in the anime, he must wait until the appropriate time. Also, this is going to act as an alternative to the Memories arc in the manga so I can add my own little spin on the ancient past. Enjoy.
I want to run away, I want to know the truth I want to know the answers, I want to shut the door and open up my mind. -"Runaway Reanimation", Linkin' Park
Chapter 1: Shadows of the Past By Blue Eyes Shining Dragon
Seto Kaiba sat in a large red chair in his living room, staring distantly at the lap-top computer that sat in front of him. He had been working late, as usual, on a new Kaiba Corp. project. It was intended to be an update of the VR program he had been forced to abandon after interference from the Big 5, his former board of directors. Seto decided to check his watch to see just how late he had been working. "2:00 A.M. Not too bad..." he thought sarcastically. A conversation he had had with his little brother Mokuba flashed back to him then. He had been putting the younger Kaiba to bed. "When are you going to bed, Seto?" The boy had asked.
"I'm not really sure, Mokuba," Seto answered, "work's been pretty heavy lately."
Mokuba frowned as Seto lifted the covers of his bed over the raven- haired boy. "You really need to get more sleep, Seto; it's not healthy to stay up this late so often."
Seto was silent. He wasn't sure how to respond. Mokuba had been bringing his lack of sleep up quite often as of late, and Seto had managed to dodge answering for a good while now. He didn't wish to confront his younger brother on the topic, because he knew it would only lead to a long and heated argument. However, he also knew that Mokuba would find a way to get him to answer eventually. His little brother had a talent for getting Seto to tell him the truth, even when it could prove to be less than favorable to do so. He had decided to push his luck by grinning and leaving. His luck had held, and Mokuba had not pushed the topic further. Now, however, Seto was beginning to see his brother's point. Normally, Seto spaced his late nights out to avoid burning himself out, but after the events of Battle City, he had decided to push himself harder, and he was suffering as a result. Without even realizing it, Seto's focus soon began to fade, his eyes closed, and the young CEO drifted to sleep...
The desert was windy that day, sand blowing everywhere. Through the noise of the winds and the fury of the sand storms stood a lone figure, a young man with brown hair and blue eyes. Normally, he wore a white cape and blue-gold armor. However, the heat of the desert had convinced him to discard such trivialities as those. Instead, he now wore only his elongated blue-gold headdress and baggy white pants. Even the sandals the man normally wore were gone. In front of the man was a titanic stone tablet, upon the front of which was the carving of a dragon. In his arms, the blue-eyed boy held a young girl whose skin was pale, whose hair was silver, and whose eyes were closed in permanent sleep. The young boy looked sorrowfully at the girl he cradled in his arms, whispering, "Kisara...I'm so sorry it had to end like this..."
Seto's eyes snapped open immediately. A dream. The dream. The same dream he had been having ever since the end of Battle City. "It was longer this time, though..." Seto noted as his eyes wandered the living room he had fallen asleep in. As Seto chided himself mentally for falling asleep in the middle of the room, he noticed the clock: It was nearly 6:55 in the morning! Seto cussed out loud, realizing that if he didn't hurry up, he would be late for school. Seto closed his lap-top quickly, tucked it under his arm, and rushed to his room. Gathering his school supplies in a hurry, he called out, "Carla, I need you to wake Mokuba up and get him ready for school!" Carla, one of many maids Seto kept around the house, heard him and went to Mokuba's room. Seto hastily dressed into his school uniform, put on his back-pack, and ran out the door.
It was Lunch break at Domino High, and as usual, Seto sat by himself at his own cafeteria table, reading one of his many books. Normally, Seto found it easy to simply go through novels like this in only a few hours. Now, however, he could barely focus on it at all. His eyes felt heavy, his mind clouded. Images of the dream from the previous night kept flashing to him, and the name that had been revealed to him in the dream. "Kisara..." He whispered out loud without even fully realizing it.
At a table close by, Yugi Motou stared curiously at the brooding CEO. The spiky-haired boy had always felt a pang of sympathy for Seto, ever since Mokuba had told Yugi and his friends of Seto's awful past with Gozaburo Kaiba, Seto and Mokuba's abusive step-father. Watching him from afar, Yugi noted the distant look in Seto's eyes, the antithesis to the young CEO's normal focus. A nearby voice brought Yugi back to reality. "Hey, Yugi, are you still in there?"
Yugi turned to face the speaker, Jounouchi Katsuya, Yugi's close friend. "Sorry, Jou. I was just thinking..." Yugi started, but stopped before finishing his sentence.
Jounouchi and Seto had never gotten along well. Ever since they had met, the two had practically been at each other's throats every time they saw each other. Yugi was unsure Jonouchi would be understanding of Yugi's train of thought on Seto. After considering it for a few moments, Yugi decided to go for it. "Well, I know this is going to sound odd, but I was thinking about Kaiba." Yugi said nervously.
Jounouchi stared at his friend with wide eyes. "Yeesh, I didn't know you bended that way, Yugi."
Yugi's face turned bright crimson, and it took all his power not to scream when he replied, "Not THAT kind of thinking, Jou."
It was Jounouchi's turn to blush. "Oops...sorry about that, Yugi."
Yugi sighed, and then continued. "That's alright, Jou. Anyway, I just couldn't help but notice that he looks so...well, so distant."
Jounouchi looked at the blue-eyed boy. He examined Seto for a few moments, and then returned his gaze to Yugi. "No kidding. He looks like his body's here, but his brain's on vacation...not to say he had much of a brain to begin with." Jounouchi snickered at the last part of his sentence, earning a hard glare from Yugi.
Jounouchi stopped snickering. "Either way, why do you care? I hate to break it to you, Yuig, but Kaiba isn't exactly your biggest fan."
Yugi nodded. "I know, but this is just so unlike him, Jou. What do you suppose would cause him to act like this?"
Jounouchi prepared to respond. However, he noticed Yugi was now staring at his sennen puzzle around his neck. Jounouchi knew this meant Yugi was communicating with Yami, the ancient spirit who resided in the puzzle's mystical confines. Thus, Jounouchi bit his tongue and remained silent. Within the mind-room split between Yugi and Yami, the two were conversing. "What do you think?" Yugi asked.
Yami looked contemplative for a moment, then replied, "I'm not sure, Yugi. Kaiba has always been difficult to predict, even for me. However..."
"However, what?"
"However, I have sensed a strange energy recently. I don't know why, but something within me tells me it is linked to Kaiba."
Yugi emerged from his conversation. Jounouchi immediately asked, "So, what does Yami think?"
Yugi looked at his friend. "Yami isn't sure, Jou, but he says that he's been sensing a weird energy he thinks might have something to do with it."
Jounouchi again looked towards Kaiba. "Weird energy, huh? I don't know, Yugi, it looks like he's just had one too many sleepless nights to me."
Yugi now looked to Seto to see what Jounouchi meant. There, in plain view of everyone, was Seto Kaiba, bent over his lunch table asleep.
Although neither Yugi nor Jounouchi had any way of knowing, Seto's sleep was in no way a peaceful one. Again, his mind was haunted by a dream, but this one was different then the one he had been having for so long...
The High Priest Set stared angrily at the figure who stood across from him. "How could you?" He shouted, hatred dripping from every word. The person Set was shouting at held an expression of confusion. Dressed as regally as he was, it was hard not to tell this young boy was the pharaoh. "I don't understand, Set...why have you brought these accusations against me?" "Why? WHY? You, of all people, dare ask ME WHY?" The high priest's words rang through the large room the two opponents stood in. It was obviously an arena, for the whole room was empty save for a small platform in the absolute center. Behind each of the young men were large stone tablets, laid to the ground next to each other. "You killed them...YOU, my most trusted friend...you murdered them!" Set shouted venomously. He gripped the golden rod he held in his left hand tightly. "I swear, if I must die to do so, I will see you suffer for this betrayal!" The pharaoh stared intensely at Set. He sighed in exasperation, looking to the golden item that hung around his neck, a miniature upside-down pyramid composed of several interlocking pieces. "Very well, Set...if reason will not dissuade you, I have no choice but to use force!" Both the pharaoh's puzzle and the high priest's rod glowed a bright gold, and the tablets lined up behind them soon floated toward the arena...
For the second time in less then twelve hours, Seto awoke with a start. This time, however, it was not on his own. Someone was shaking him awake. As Seto realized this, he immediately grew cross. "I swear, if it's that mutt Katsuya I'll..."
Seto, however, never finished that thought. The instant he lifted his head, he realized Jounouchi was not the person who had awoken him. It was, instead, a young girl with silver hair, pale skin, and crystalline blue eyes, identical to Seto's. Seto's eyes widened, as the name he had heard in his dream last night came back to him. "Kisara..."
Seto realized that, like before, he had said it out loud, almost involuntarily. The girl looked at him oddly, then responded, "Yes, that's my name? How did you know?"
Seto looked dumbfounded, and was completely at a loss for words. "Think fast, or you're going to completely humiliate yourself!" Seto mentally scolded himself.
Realizing she was a new student, Seto came up with the best excuse he could whip up. "I always check the profiles of new students coming to Domino High."
"I really hope that one doesn't come back to haunt me." Seto thought.
Kisara nodded. "I see. Well, I was just wondering, I'd heard you knew a lot about this school and this city, and I just moved here, so would you show me around?" She asked very quickly.
Seto digested what she had just said. "Wait a second," he said, "you know who I am?"
Kisara responded immediately. "Seto Kaiba, 18 year old CEO of Kaiba Corp., the world's leading game company." She blurted.
Seto cocked an eyebrow. "You know who I am, and I'm the first person you think of to ask for help?" He asked.
It was a question that sounded more callous than Seto intended, but this girl's behavior surprised him anyway. His reputation as the cold- hearted businessman preceded him everywhere he went. It was incredibly rare for anyone to even approach him, let alone go to him for help. Kisara, however, merely looked confusedly at him. "Yes. After all, as CEO of Kaiba Corp., which has a main building located here in Domino, I'd think you'd know the most of anyone here."
Neither Seto or Kisara noticed that Yugi and Jounouchi were both watching their conversation. Jounouchi gave a low whistle. "Who's the babe, Yugi? And why's she talking to Kaiba?"
Yugi laughed a bit, saying, "You're lucky Anzu isn't here, Jou."
Jounouchi grinned. He and Yugi both knew Anzu would have killed Jounouchi for whistling and using the term "babe" to describe a girl. However, Jounouchi repeated his question. "What do you think she'd have to talk about to Kaiba, of all people?"
Yugi shrugged. "You never can tell. I'm more interested in why Kaiba's actually talking with her."
Jounouchi nodded. "You've got a point, Yugi. Kaiba isn't exactly the most social person at school, but you'd never be able to tell looking at him now."
Again, Yugi looked to his sennen puzzle. Yami did not need Yugi to ask anything before providing an answer. "Seto does seem to be more open with this girl than normal. The only other person he's ever acted like this towards is..."
"Mokuba." Yugi finished Yami's sentence.
Yami nodded. "This girl...she feels familiar somehow, aibou." Yami said.
Yugi looked puzzled at this. "Familiar? You don't suppose..."
"It is possible, Yugi, that like Seto and yourself, she may somehow be related to my past. However, I don't know how."
Yugi frowned at that. He and Yami had thought that, having obtained the three legendary Egyptian God cards during the Battle City tournament, they would finally be able to unlock the ancient memories that Yami had been struggling to remember. However, according to Ishizu, the God cards would not open the door to Yami's memories until the time was right. Thus, the two were forced to wait until the right time. "Hey, Kaiba's standing up!" Jounouchi said, snapping Yugi back to attention.
Indeed, Seto was now standing in front of Kisara.
"Very well then, Kisara, I'll meet you after school tomorrow." Seto said.
Kisara gave a quick bow, said "Thank you.", and left.
Seto stood there blinking for a few seconds. Then, his brain kicked in. "Wait a minute...did I just say YES?!" Seto screamed at himself.
School was over now. However, the day was only just beginning for Bakura Ryou. He was dressed in a light-blue buttoned T-shirt, wearing a dark brown trench-coat over it with tan pants. The raggedy white-haired boy was on his usual route home when he felt a familiar sickness. It felt like it was in his stomach, it always did, but he knew where the pain was really coming from. It was his own mind. "Please...", he whimpered pathetically, gripping his stomach, "...please, not today...not now...".
Alas, the event that had been going on for years now occurred once again. The golden dream-catcher-like object that hung around his neck began to glow, and soon, Bakura's features began to harden. His eyes darkened, his hair grew jagged. The spirit of the sennen ring was free, and quite interested in the events he had seen transpire earlier that day. "It seems the high priest has a new playmate." He chuckled.
Changing his route, Yami Bakura instead ducked down into a nearby alley. Reaching into his coat pocket, he pulled out a second golden item, this one the sennen eye. "Thus does the cycle start anew. I've been waiting so long for this moment..." He laughed maliciously.
To be continued...
Author's note: Well, it's been awhile, but I'm back in the fanfiction business. You may (most likely not) know me as Metal Garurumon/Dragonball#5. At long last, the urge to write has become too strong. However, I have a new computer, a new e-mail address, and frankly, I just don't feel like restarting my old profile. I do hope you enjoy my first foray into fanfiction in two years.
Copyright info: I do not own Yu-gi-oh! If I did, though , you can bet we'd see a lot more Seto Kaiba(and, considering he already appears a lot, they'd probably have to rename the show "The Seto Kaiba saga", or some other, less crappy, title.).
Continuity info: First, I'm using all Japanese names, as well as personalities(in short, Jounouchi isn't going to have that heavy New York accent, and Bakura won't be British). Thus, Joey is Jounouchi, the Millennium items are sennen items, and so on. Finally, the actual continuity is kind of a mixture of the manga and anime. This takes place after Battle City, but the Noa saga did not occur. However, in the manga, Yugi immediately uses the God cards to open up the doors to Yami's memory world. In this, like in the anime, he must wait until the appropriate time. Also, this is going to act as an alternative to the Memories arc in the manga so I can add my own little spin on the ancient past. Enjoy.
I want to run away, I want to know the truth I want to know the answers, I want to shut the door and open up my mind. -"Runaway Reanimation", Linkin' Park
Chapter 1: Shadows of the Past By Blue Eyes Shining Dragon
Seto Kaiba sat in a large red chair in his living room, staring distantly at the lap-top computer that sat in front of him. He had been working late, as usual, on a new Kaiba Corp. project. It was intended to be an update of the VR program he had been forced to abandon after interference from the Big 5, his former board of directors. Seto decided to check his watch to see just how late he had been working. "2:00 A.M. Not too bad..." he thought sarcastically. A conversation he had had with his little brother Mokuba flashed back to him then. He had been putting the younger Kaiba to bed. "When are you going to bed, Seto?" The boy had asked.
"I'm not really sure, Mokuba," Seto answered, "work's been pretty heavy lately."
Mokuba frowned as Seto lifted the covers of his bed over the raven- haired boy. "You really need to get more sleep, Seto; it's not healthy to stay up this late so often."
Seto was silent. He wasn't sure how to respond. Mokuba had been bringing his lack of sleep up quite often as of late, and Seto had managed to dodge answering for a good while now. He didn't wish to confront his younger brother on the topic, because he knew it would only lead to a long and heated argument. However, he also knew that Mokuba would find a way to get him to answer eventually. His little brother had a talent for getting Seto to tell him the truth, even when it could prove to be less than favorable to do so. He had decided to push his luck by grinning and leaving. His luck had held, and Mokuba had not pushed the topic further. Now, however, Seto was beginning to see his brother's point. Normally, Seto spaced his late nights out to avoid burning himself out, but after the events of Battle City, he had decided to push himself harder, and he was suffering as a result. Without even realizing it, Seto's focus soon began to fade, his eyes closed, and the young CEO drifted to sleep...
The desert was windy that day, sand blowing everywhere. Through the noise of the winds and the fury of the sand storms stood a lone figure, a young man with brown hair and blue eyes. Normally, he wore a white cape and blue-gold armor. However, the heat of the desert had convinced him to discard such trivialities as those. Instead, he now wore only his elongated blue-gold headdress and baggy white pants. Even the sandals the man normally wore were gone. In front of the man was a titanic stone tablet, upon the front of which was the carving of a dragon. In his arms, the blue-eyed boy held a young girl whose skin was pale, whose hair was silver, and whose eyes were closed in permanent sleep. The young boy looked sorrowfully at the girl he cradled in his arms, whispering, "Kisara...I'm so sorry it had to end like this..."
Seto's eyes snapped open immediately. A dream. The dream. The same dream he had been having ever since the end of Battle City. "It was longer this time, though..." Seto noted as his eyes wandered the living room he had fallen asleep in. As Seto chided himself mentally for falling asleep in the middle of the room, he noticed the clock: It was nearly 6:55 in the morning! Seto cussed out loud, realizing that if he didn't hurry up, he would be late for school. Seto closed his lap-top quickly, tucked it under his arm, and rushed to his room. Gathering his school supplies in a hurry, he called out, "Carla, I need you to wake Mokuba up and get him ready for school!" Carla, one of many maids Seto kept around the house, heard him and went to Mokuba's room. Seto hastily dressed into his school uniform, put on his back-pack, and ran out the door.
It was Lunch break at Domino High, and as usual, Seto sat by himself at his own cafeteria table, reading one of his many books. Normally, Seto found it easy to simply go through novels like this in only a few hours. Now, however, he could barely focus on it at all. His eyes felt heavy, his mind clouded. Images of the dream from the previous night kept flashing to him, and the name that had been revealed to him in the dream. "Kisara..." He whispered out loud without even fully realizing it.
At a table close by, Yugi Motou stared curiously at the brooding CEO. The spiky-haired boy had always felt a pang of sympathy for Seto, ever since Mokuba had told Yugi and his friends of Seto's awful past with Gozaburo Kaiba, Seto and Mokuba's abusive step-father. Watching him from afar, Yugi noted the distant look in Seto's eyes, the antithesis to the young CEO's normal focus. A nearby voice brought Yugi back to reality. "Hey, Yugi, are you still in there?"
Yugi turned to face the speaker, Jounouchi Katsuya, Yugi's close friend. "Sorry, Jou. I was just thinking..." Yugi started, but stopped before finishing his sentence.
Jounouchi and Seto had never gotten along well. Ever since they had met, the two had practically been at each other's throats every time they saw each other. Yugi was unsure Jonouchi would be understanding of Yugi's train of thought on Seto. After considering it for a few moments, Yugi decided to go for it. "Well, I know this is going to sound odd, but I was thinking about Kaiba." Yugi said nervously.
Jounouchi stared at his friend with wide eyes. "Yeesh, I didn't know you bended that way, Yugi."
Yugi's face turned bright crimson, and it took all his power not to scream when he replied, "Not THAT kind of thinking, Jou."
It was Jounouchi's turn to blush. "Oops...sorry about that, Yugi."
Yugi sighed, and then continued. "That's alright, Jou. Anyway, I just couldn't help but notice that he looks so...well, so distant."
Jounouchi looked at the blue-eyed boy. He examined Seto for a few moments, and then returned his gaze to Yugi. "No kidding. He looks like his body's here, but his brain's on vacation...not to say he had much of a brain to begin with." Jounouchi snickered at the last part of his sentence, earning a hard glare from Yugi.
Jounouchi stopped snickering. "Either way, why do you care? I hate to break it to you, Yuig, but Kaiba isn't exactly your biggest fan."
Yugi nodded. "I know, but this is just so unlike him, Jou. What do you suppose would cause him to act like this?"
Jounouchi prepared to respond. However, he noticed Yugi was now staring at his sennen puzzle around his neck. Jounouchi knew this meant Yugi was communicating with Yami, the ancient spirit who resided in the puzzle's mystical confines. Thus, Jounouchi bit his tongue and remained silent. Within the mind-room split between Yugi and Yami, the two were conversing. "What do you think?" Yugi asked.
Yami looked contemplative for a moment, then replied, "I'm not sure, Yugi. Kaiba has always been difficult to predict, even for me. However..."
"However, what?"
"However, I have sensed a strange energy recently. I don't know why, but something within me tells me it is linked to Kaiba."
Yugi emerged from his conversation. Jounouchi immediately asked, "So, what does Yami think?"
Yugi looked at his friend. "Yami isn't sure, Jou, but he says that he's been sensing a weird energy he thinks might have something to do with it."
Jounouchi again looked towards Kaiba. "Weird energy, huh? I don't know, Yugi, it looks like he's just had one too many sleepless nights to me."
Yugi now looked to Seto to see what Jounouchi meant. There, in plain view of everyone, was Seto Kaiba, bent over his lunch table asleep.
Although neither Yugi nor Jounouchi had any way of knowing, Seto's sleep was in no way a peaceful one. Again, his mind was haunted by a dream, but this one was different then the one he had been having for so long...
The High Priest Set stared angrily at the figure who stood across from him. "How could you?" He shouted, hatred dripping from every word. The person Set was shouting at held an expression of confusion. Dressed as regally as he was, it was hard not to tell this young boy was the pharaoh. "I don't understand, Set...why have you brought these accusations against me?" "Why? WHY? You, of all people, dare ask ME WHY?" The high priest's words rang through the large room the two opponents stood in. It was obviously an arena, for the whole room was empty save for a small platform in the absolute center. Behind each of the young men were large stone tablets, laid to the ground next to each other. "You killed them...YOU, my most trusted friend...you murdered them!" Set shouted venomously. He gripped the golden rod he held in his left hand tightly. "I swear, if I must die to do so, I will see you suffer for this betrayal!" The pharaoh stared intensely at Set. He sighed in exasperation, looking to the golden item that hung around his neck, a miniature upside-down pyramid composed of several interlocking pieces. "Very well, Set...if reason will not dissuade you, I have no choice but to use force!" Both the pharaoh's puzzle and the high priest's rod glowed a bright gold, and the tablets lined up behind them soon floated toward the arena...
For the second time in less then twelve hours, Seto awoke with a start. This time, however, it was not on his own. Someone was shaking him awake. As Seto realized this, he immediately grew cross. "I swear, if it's that mutt Katsuya I'll..."
Seto, however, never finished that thought. The instant he lifted his head, he realized Jounouchi was not the person who had awoken him. It was, instead, a young girl with silver hair, pale skin, and crystalline blue eyes, identical to Seto's. Seto's eyes widened, as the name he had heard in his dream last night came back to him. "Kisara..."
Seto realized that, like before, he had said it out loud, almost involuntarily. The girl looked at him oddly, then responded, "Yes, that's my name? How did you know?"
Seto looked dumbfounded, and was completely at a loss for words. "Think fast, or you're going to completely humiliate yourself!" Seto mentally scolded himself.
Realizing she was a new student, Seto came up with the best excuse he could whip up. "I always check the profiles of new students coming to Domino High."
"I really hope that one doesn't come back to haunt me." Seto thought.
Kisara nodded. "I see. Well, I was just wondering, I'd heard you knew a lot about this school and this city, and I just moved here, so would you show me around?" She asked very quickly.
Seto digested what she had just said. "Wait a second," he said, "you know who I am?"
Kisara responded immediately. "Seto Kaiba, 18 year old CEO of Kaiba Corp., the world's leading game company." She blurted.
Seto cocked an eyebrow. "You know who I am, and I'm the first person you think of to ask for help?" He asked.
It was a question that sounded more callous than Seto intended, but this girl's behavior surprised him anyway. His reputation as the cold- hearted businessman preceded him everywhere he went. It was incredibly rare for anyone to even approach him, let alone go to him for help. Kisara, however, merely looked confusedly at him. "Yes. After all, as CEO of Kaiba Corp., which has a main building located here in Domino, I'd think you'd know the most of anyone here."
Neither Seto or Kisara noticed that Yugi and Jounouchi were both watching their conversation. Jounouchi gave a low whistle. "Who's the babe, Yugi? And why's she talking to Kaiba?"
Yugi laughed a bit, saying, "You're lucky Anzu isn't here, Jou."
Jounouchi grinned. He and Yugi both knew Anzu would have killed Jounouchi for whistling and using the term "babe" to describe a girl. However, Jounouchi repeated his question. "What do you think she'd have to talk about to Kaiba, of all people?"
Yugi shrugged. "You never can tell. I'm more interested in why Kaiba's actually talking with her."
Jounouchi nodded. "You've got a point, Yugi. Kaiba isn't exactly the most social person at school, but you'd never be able to tell looking at him now."
Again, Yugi looked to his sennen puzzle. Yami did not need Yugi to ask anything before providing an answer. "Seto does seem to be more open with this girl than normal. The only other person he's ever acted like this towards is..."
"Mokuba." Yugi finished Yami's sentence.
Yami nodded. "This girl...she feels familiar somehow, aibou." Yami said.
Yugi looked puzzled at this. "Familiar? You don't suppose..."
"It is possible, Yugi, that like Seto and yourself, she may somehow be related to my past. However, I don't know how."
Yugi frowned at that. He and Yami had thought that, having obtained the three legendary Egyptian God cards during the Battle City tournament, they would finally be able to unlock the ancient memories that Yami had been struggling to remember. However, according to Ishizu, the God cards would not open the door to Yami's memories until the time was right. Thus, the two were forced to wait until the right time. "Hey, Kaiba's standing up!" Jounouchi said, snapping Yugi back to attention.
Indeed, Seto was now standing in front of Kisara.
"Very well then, Kisara, I'll meet you after school tomorrow." Seto said.
Kisara gave a quick bow, said "Thank you.", and left.
Seto stood there blinking for a few seconds. Then, his brain kicked in. "Wait a minute...did I just say YES?!" Seto screamed at himself.
School was over now. However, the day was only just beginning for Bakura Ryou. He was dressed in a light-blue buttoned T-shirt, wearing a dark brown trench-coat over it with tan pants. The raggedy white-haired boy was on his usual route home when he felt a familiar sickness. It felt like it was in his stomach, it always did, but he knew where the pain was really coming from. It was his own mind. "Please...", he whimpered pathetically, gripping his stomach, "...please, not today...not now...".
Alas, the event that had been going on for years now occurred once again. The golden dream-catcher-like object that hung around his neck began to glow, and soon, Bakura's features began to harden. His eyes darkened, his hair grew jagged. The spirit of the sennen ring was free, and quite interested in the events he had seen transpire earlier that day. "It seems the high priest has a new playmate." He chuckled.
Changing his route, Yami Bakura instead ducked down into a nearby alley. Reaching into his coat pocket, he pulled out a second golden item, this one the sennen eye. "Thus does the cycle start anew. I've been waiting so long for this moment..." He laughed maliciously.
To be continued...