Double Meaning

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(( Mondai Senshi ))

Mwee, this one's short, yup. But this next chappie should be quite interesting. Sorry for dragging it out so much.

Disclaimer: None of the characters in this fic belong to me, and no profit is being made in writing this story.


Yuugi now dragged Ryou to his bed, then sat cross-legged on it himself. Ryou stared in wide-eyed bewilderment. "What the hell are you doing?"

Yuugi cringed slightly - He'd never heard Ryou use any kind of foul language before now, and he got a distinct impression of Bakura within his friend. Again there was a sudden unlasting ill feeling in his stomache, but this time it was more dramatic, and it took all of his effort not to let Ryou notice this. Still, he had to keep trying. "I want to show you something," Yuugi sounded eager and, he hoped, showed no trace of worry in his voice.

Ryou hesitantly joined him, sitting cross-legged facing Yuugi. As he did this, Yuugi lifted the chain of the Millenium Items from over his neck and placed them on Ryou's, then held the puzzle and seemed to be concentrating very hard.

Yuugi spoke again. "Relax, now - Try to step into your mind..." His voice was deeper this time than it had been earlier.

Ryou seemed confused by this, but he closed his eyes in concentration and did as he was told. Only then did he find himself in a simple white hallway.

Four doors lined the walls before him. Behind him was only pure light. As he looked at the doors, he noted on his left, closest to him, a simple white door. As he pressed it open, he suddenly had a sense of deja vou.

Ryou remembered being here once, but only when his eyes fell upon a shattered picture frame did he come to realize that this was the room he found himself in once. He looked around, then, more slowly. The room was increadibly bright, and, though he could find no fault in it, Ryou couldn't help but think that it was somewhat dull and far too blindingly light. Just as he thought this, images began to cover the walls. Most were simple designs, but there were a few places with small notes in Japanese, and even a couple in Egyptian.

This was enough to make Ryou feel uneasy, and he slowly, steadily made his way to the door. As he closed it behind him, he noticed the silvery gray color of the door, then the large dull circle that looked almost as though it was fire, but purely white, upon the gray. Yet, he quickly turned and looked at the door next to his own. It was a large, simple door, save for the stone eye insignia mounted high upon it. He paused for only a moment before pushing the door open. Inside was a large room that looked as though the walls were made of stone. There were halls and stairs everywhere, and, fearing he may get lost, Ryou quickly closed the door again.

He then looked across the hall at the plain wooden door and, as he pressed it open, upon all of the childish toys inside. All types of games imaginable could be found inside, from dice and decks of cards to chess, even a few haphazardly placed video games. Ryou looked around for a moment, but there was not much depth to the room, and he certainly did not want to disturb anything inside, so he was soon finished looking, and stepped out again.

He turned, now, to the last door. The morbid look of the red hidden by black made Ryou's skin crawl, and he began to turn away, but his curiosity yearned to know what stood behind it. He had an unexplainable feeling that his recently acquired restlessness may be settled if he could just step through this doorway.

Ryou took a deep breath before he turned the crimson door handle and, after opening the door, quickly closed it as he slid inside. As the door settled shut, the last of the light vanished from the room.


Woop, now it's getting fun, again... Please let it stay that way... More caffeine...