Yami Shiro Inazuma: Dark White Lightning by Khitoutsu Hikutsa
Chapter Six: Facing The Concequences

NARRITIVE P.O.V.

"Hey Yug, why do I get the feelin' there's somethin' you aren't tellin' us?" Joey asked his friend, who paled and looked at his report. Yami had told him not to tell anyone what he'd learned, that the new kid at school was really the murderous Hiryuu Bandit. So Yugi was doing his best to stay quiet, and it was working so far. "I wonder where Satoshin went, she was kinda cute."

"That's what I wanna know, and since you dorks don't know where she is I'm not wasting anymore time talking to you. Mystic, you come with me though." Seto Kaiba said while walking away, his nervous sister following him. The sleeves of her uniform covered the still-glowing Millennium Armlet, but it couldn't hide the hurt she felt. Marik had left Domino without so much as a good-bye, leaving Mystic heart broken and angry at the same time. "What happened between you and that Egyptian that pissed Kaido off so bad, and don't say nothing! I know that kid better than you do, and she's the most loyal friend anyone could ever want. Until you do something she doesn't like, then she's your worst enemy."

"Well, we... He took my virginity, then left like it meant nothing to him! I hope he stays in Egypt, because if he comes back I'm gonna kill him!" Mystic muttered before walking away, not in the mood for her brothers attitude. Kaiba just glared and started walking to class, shoving Serenity Wheeler out of the way in the process.

"You know what, that Kaiba guy's a genuine asshole sometimes. No offense, Mystic, since he's your brother and all." Serenity said, glaring in the direction Kaiba had gone. Everyone agreed with Serenity before the bell rang, Yugi hanging back to talk to Mystic.

"Listen Yugi, I know you overheard what Satoshin said to me yesterday. Kaido took a trip who-knows-where, so you'll have to talk to her when she gets back. Yes, everythings fine. And no, I don't wanna talk about it." Mystic said before walking away from Yugi, who just sighed and started talking to Yami.

Hey Yami, why do I get the feeling Mystic's hiding something? I don't know, Yugi. Probably the same reason Joey thinks you're hiding something: because she is and something told her not to say anything about it. Maybe she has a yami, too, and that's why she won't tell anybody anything. Aibou, she has to have a Millennium Item to have a yami. Kaiba is a jerk sometimes, maybe he won't let her say anything.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; KAIDO P.O.V.

"Kojiro, dis is you mère. Kaido, dis is de child you lef' here." I didn't mention that I already knew who he was, his eyes were too familiar for him to be anyone else. He reminded me of his father, who I'd walked away from in Domino, Japan no more than three years ago. The dark-haired todler smiled at me, so I knelt down and held my arms out for a hug. He rushed into them crying, making tears come to my own eyes. Marie just stood there, watching me cry with my fils. "Come on Kaido, we can continue dis conversation back at my house. I got gumbo."

"Why so quickly, Marie?" I asked, then looked up and saw HIM comming down the street. Scooping Kojiro up, I followed Marie praying that he hadn't seen me. For once, Lady Luck was on my side. The Cajun hadn't seen us, and Kojiro hadn't seen him. Marie started to tell me all about Kojiro's life, starting from the day I'd left the States and gone to my next job and ending with the second I'd been introduced to him.

"By de way, I believe you remember Alek from you last visit?" I looked up and was instantly met with a pair of baby blue eyes, nearly fainting at how much Alek had changed. She was tall for her 14 years, her long blonde hair pulled back in a high ponytail. The Cajun wore glasses now, but that didn't stop her from being attractive. Hell, this kid was what I'd wanted in a man all my teenage life... only in a female body. I started thinking about the last time I was here, not caring who said what about it.

FLASHBACK; THREE YEARS PREVIOUS

(A/ N: Oooo... it's a shoujo-ai scene! if you don't dig that stuff, then keep scrolling down until you come across the "END FLASHBACK" thingamaboober. anyone else, please note: this is not a yuri scene, so there's no hentai. even if there was, it would be romance novel sex.)

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I heard Alek scream from her room, so I ran down the hall and into to girl's room.

"What!" Alek was breathing heavily, meaning she'd had another nightmare. I laughed quietly and closed the door, sitting next to the 11 year-old and wrapping my arms around her. She was shaking as she leaned into my side, calming down slightly as I hummed a quiet song to get her to fall asleep. She didn't fall asleep, but I got an interesting form of a thank-you. "Are you feeling any better, petite?"

"Oui, merci Kaido." The young Cajun brushed her lips over mine, carefully avoiding my stomach as she leaned into me more. I pressed back, her back hitting the matress as we kissed lightly. Avoiding my stomach so as not to injure my unborn child, I lowered down on top of her and deepened our kiss slowly. Alek moaned and wrapped her arms around my neck, keeping me close as I pulled away to give her a chance to breathe. I rolled over on my back and wrapped my arms around her waist, kissing her again lightly as she fell asleep.

"Good night, kiddo, sleep tight." I whispered before falling asleep, glad that this kid had strange as hell nightmares every night.

END FLASHBACK

"Yeah, I remember Alek. It's nice to see you again, kiddo. So, you still having those nightmares?"

"Ouais, dey never stopped. Dey got worse and worse, and now it's gotten so bad dat I see de picture ev'rytime I blink or close my eyes." I blinked and looked at Marie, who was looking at her daughter in confusion. "But I got used to it, and now it don' bodder me any more. So how have you been in you... profession, mon ami?"

"Good, I guess. Seto Kaiba hired me to take Maximillion Pegasus down, so I've been pretty busy. Between Pegasus' security and Kaiba's constant bitching, I'm surprised that I haven't died of exaustion yet. Marik and Mystic are the only people that make any of this bearable, and because Marik cheated on me with Mystic... I'm here now, talking to the only real friends I ever had."

"Da's not true, cher, dey still you friends. The guy... Marik, if I'm really dat good... left Japan widin de hour after dat happened, widout so much as a good-bye to de girl. Mystic, I dink you said her name was?" I just stared. I knew Alek was mildly psychic, but I didn't know she was this good. So, do you still dink dey ain't you amis anymore?"

"Alek, why don' you go play outside for a while? I'm sure Kaido's tired, and would like a nap?" My eyes moved from Alek to Marie, who mouthed: 'There's a phone upstairs, so you can call and verify her story.' I nodded and headed upstairs, knowing where I was going and where everything was. Praying that no one picked up, I called Marik's tomb and left a message. Now came the tricky part: leaving a message on the answering machine at the Kaiba Mansion while all their servants were awake. Checking my watch, I realized that everyone in Domino would be asleep by now... except for Seto Kaiba. Cursing quietly, I dialed Mystic's cell phone and left a message there.

"Hey Mystic, it's Kaido. I've had a chance to think about what I said, and I'm sorry mon ami. I'm staying in New Orleans for a week tops, so could you do me a favor and tell anyone who asks that Satoshin had a family emergency and had to leave the country? Au revoir, et je t'aime mon cher.

After School - Mystic's P. O. V.

The final bell rang, and I gathered up my books, lingering in the halls long enough to be sure Seto had left with out me. He wasn't exactly on the top of my list of people to spend time with, and I started avoiding him whenever possible. As I walked home, I passed by the house Kaido Seiyousa had used while in Domino, and let out a sigh. I had tried to call Marik after I left school, but all I got was a pathetic excuse and hung up on. I walked on in silence, mourning the friendship I had thrown away in a moment of weak judgment. I finally made it home and snuck into the mansion, going straight to my room and logging into my personal diary.

I watched in horror as Kaido tried to kill Marik, if I had come a second later, he'd be as dead as I feel inside now. I used the Armlet to stop her, but I'm not so sure it'll save me. I gave up my virginity to Marik last night, and it proved to be a huge mistake. Not only does Kaido, my best and ONLY friend, want to kill me now, but Marik won't even speak to me. He took the only piece of myself I had any respect left for, and is probably laughing about it even now. To make things worse, Seto's drinking has worsened, and Lilliana and I are taking the raw end of it. Seto and I now fight brutally every time we're in the same room together, and I haven't even seen Mokuba lately. I had once been a quiet, almost happy person... but now, I wish I were dead.

After I had finished, I walked out of my room and went downstairs to settle in for a night of boring TV, when Mokuba and Lilliana walked in. They both sat down and none of us said a word until Seto came home from the office, in a bad mood as always. I watched him pour himself a drink and sit down. Mokuba looked at me and whispered "why is he drinking so much lately?" I whispered back to him "I don't know, but it's starting to worry me." Seto glared at us "What are you two whispering about?" Mokuba ran to his room, tears filling his eyes. I looked over at Seto, " What's wrong with you lately? You've never drank like this before..." Lilliana sat next to Seto, "I wish you'd stop Love... You're just not yourself anymore..." Seto looked at the drink in his hand, downed it, poured another and looked at the two of us, "Why don't you both mind your own damn business for once?" I sighed and looked into his eyes, "Because we care about you kakei... " "She's right Koishii" Lilliana piped in. Seto stared at the TV, not really seeing anything that was on it, then looked to me, saying the last thing I'd ever want to hear at that moment "Why don't you go bother Ishtar for awhile?" At that, I stood up and ran upstairs, slamming my door and crying myself to sleep.

TO BE CONTINUED...


Translations:

Aibou - Partner(Japanese)
Kakei - Elder Brother(Japanese)
Koishii - Beloved(Japanese)
Petite - Little One(French)
Merci - Thank-you(French)
Ouais - Yeah(French)
Mon ami - My Friend(French)
Mon cher - My dear(French)
Amis - Friends(French)
Mère
Fils
Au revoir, et je t'aime mon cher.

Author Note: Oooo... there's some without translations! I'll do that to you sometimes, and won't tell you what language it's in. So no using translators to ruin the suspense! they're translated eventually, or begin to make sense based on other chapters.

Reviewer Resonses:

Mystic Kaiba: i believe we've spoken, amoureux, non? see ya later, buddy! and thanks for the P.O.V. thing, I hope I got the translations right! you gave me the one for kakei, but it's been awhile since I saw 'koishii' in an IM or email.