"Chapter II : Death for You"

Yugi Muto was sitting by the pond, and staring at the water's surface, when he noticed a reflection walking up to him.

"Huh?" Yugi gasped.

The reflection was a black-hair, red eyed, and white skinned male. Yugi looked behind him.

"Hi." Kuf Akurideji said, cheerfully.

Yugi looked back at the reflection, but the only ones he saw were his own and Kuf's now.

"What's wrong, Yugi? You look like you saw a ghost." Kuf said, sitting down next to the tri-colored hair boy.

"Uhh... Hi..." Yugi said, nervously looking at Kuf. "You're back from America?" Yugi asked.

"Yeah, we've been here once, why not again?" Kuf smiled at him.

"You're right..." Yugi said, still slightly nervous.

"Hey, want to duel?" Kuf asked.

"Uh, uh, duel? Uh, why?" Yugi asked.

"Just for fun." Kuf replied, cheerfully.

"Um..." Yugi was thinking about it for a minute. "Um... Not right now." He felt like a nervous wreck.

"Please?" Kuf asked, eagerly.

"Uh..." Yugi looked back at the pond.

"'Fraid you're gonna lose again?" Kuf said, mockingly.

"Uh, what do you mean 'again'?" Yugi said, glancing back at Bobby.

"The time where... Uh, wait, that was my dream... So, still, you're afraid?" Kuf asked again.

"No, it's just... I don't feel like dueling." Yugi answered.

"Ah... Okay." Kuf replied.

Yugi looked up at the school-clock which read :

2 : 00 PM

"I guess I'll be going." Kuf walked away.

"I wonder what that reflection was?" Yugi wondered to himself. He stood up and looked around.

As he was glancing around, he saw the person whom had reflected in the pond. Yugi gasped.

The person stood there as plain as day, and looking back at Yugi. "Uhh... Who are you?" Yugi asked.

"Who am I? I'm Mahahku..." He then disappeared.

"Wait!" Yugi called out.

Everyone around him was staring.

Yugi didn't know this, but he was the only one who could see Mahahku. Yugi looked around, blushing.

"Um... Uhh..." Yugi backed up and accidentally fell back into the pond. His face turned redder, as people laughed at him.

"Mmmm..." Yugi bit his lower lip. He climbed on a rock and started drying off.

"Hey, Yugi, need help?" Tea Gardner asked, walking up. "Uh, sure." Yugi answered, sniffing. "Okay." Tea pulled him out of the pond.

Seto Kaiba walked over. "Hey, Yugi, I want to lend a hand."

Tea stared at him in disbelief.

"Here, let me help you." Seto continued, and kicked Yugi into the pond. "Kaiba, you jerk!" Tea yelled at him.

"What! You got in the way, and pushed him, Tea!" Seto snapped.

"Don't blame Tea, Seto!" Kuf said, rejoining the group.

"Yeah? So!" Seto retarded, looking at Kuf.

"Also, you're admitting you did it." Kuf said, brightly.

"No! She pushed him! End of story! The end! No nothings!" Seto walked away mumbling.

Kuf looked at Yugi. "Are you okay?"

Yugi nodded. "Yeah..."

Tristen Taylor came over. "What's all the commotion?" He asked.

"Yugi keeps falling in the pond." Tea replied.

"I heard Kaiba say you pushed him." Tristen said. "But I don't believe him." He added.

"Good, because I didn't push him." Tea informed him.

"Is anyone gonna help me up?" Yugi asked.

Kuf grabbed Yugi's hand and helped him up. Kuf looked at Yugi, and then just walked away after saying. "Gotta go."

Tea stared after Kuf, and decided to follow him. "Guys, I got to go too." Tea then ran off in Kuf's direction.

"Yeah, that's great, just leave Yugi, soaking wet..." Tristen grumbled to himself. Tristen started helping Yugi up, but accidentally fell in with Yugi again. "Crud..." Tristen started grumbling again.


Tea followed Kuf into the Domino Arcade (the one with the giant spider on it) ... Kuf looked back and saw her.

She froze, staring at him.

Kuf waved at her smiling, and she melted. "Hey." She ran over to him, and kissed his cheek, making him blush.

Johnny Steps stepped in and took step by step towards them.

"Hey, don't I know you, lady? You must be Tea, the girl who beat me a few years ago." Johnny was saying but then Kuf sneezed all over his face. He grabbed a hankie from his pocket and wiped his face, then said. "I challenge you to a dance for that!"

Kuf nodded. "Yeah..."

"Go, Kuf!" Tea cheered.

"It hasn't even began..." Kuf muttered.

"Oh, right." Tea nodded.

Johnny then led Kuf up to the dance challenge stage. Then both of them were standing waiting... waiting...

"BEGIN!" The computer voice yelled.

They both began dancing, but Kuf had the upper hand.

" ... Now ... Okay, GO KUF!" Tea cheered again, raising her arms.

Mikau Akurideji was playing a Donkey Kong Land Gameboy, leaning his chair against the window, when he glanced and noticed his brother, Kuf, dancing, and showing off his moves.

"Hmm..." Mikau looked back at his gameboy, and Krusha had just killed Diddy Kong. "He killed Diddy..." Mikau said softly.

Odion was standing outside the window and watching Mikau's game, and then noticed Diddy Kong was killed.

"NO! DIDDY!" He leaped though the window, and the glass shattered everywhere.

Everyone stopped what they were doing (except for Kuf who kept busy dancing), and stared at Odion.

Odion ran over to a stupid, wimpy, little man named Beni, and started beating him up, while screaming. "YOU LET KRUSHA KILL DIDDY!"

People started laughing at them, and started chanting : "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!"

Mikau looked around the floor franticly for his gameboy which he had dropped when Odion jumped and broke the window.

Mikau had just noticed it, and was going over to it, when someone stepped on it.

"Oh, man!" Mikau groaned, as he picked it up, and placed it within his pocket. He stood up just as the computer voice declared Kuf the winner.

"Yay! Kuf won!" Tea cried happily.

"I beat him with my eyes closed! It only took me three minutes!" Kuf boasted, then glanced at his watch. "It is true." He nodded, and she kissed him again.

"Hey! You cheated!" Johnny Steps yelled at him.

"No, I didn't." Kuf simply replied.

"I never cheat." Johnny then said : "That man broke the window so you could win!"

Kuf shook his head. "No."

"Well, I don't think you're telling the truth!" Johnny retarded.

"Come on, let's go, Tea." Kuf said, leaving, and she followed him. "Wanna go out somewhere?" Kuf asked Tea, who blushed, and nodded.


Mikau looked over and saw them.

"Hey, Kuf!" Mikeyu ran over, and Kuf responded with : "Hey." and Tea said 'Hey' too.

"Whacha doing?" Mikau asked.

"We were just about to go out somewhere." Kuf replied.

"Where?" Mikau asked.

"I dunno... But I did hear there was party somewhere." Kuf answered.

"When's the party?" Mikau asked.

"Dunno, I think tomorrow..." Kuf said.

"Ah." Mikau nodded.

"Does Mikau have to come?" Tea whispered to Kuf.

"Hmm..." He looked at her. "Shh..." Then outloud: "Uh, we have to go now." Kuf said to Mikau.

"Can't I come?" Mikau asked innocently.

"Uh... Excuse me, Tea."

Kuf pulled Mikau over to an alleyway, and brought him in.

"See, Mikau, you can't come, because it's sorta like a DATE." Kuf pointed out to him.

"I thought we were working together, guess not." Mikau said, a bit distressed.

"Working together on what?" Kuf asked, confused.

"Good, I'll explain on the way." Mikau started walking out of the alley.

"No! Can't you tell me later?" Kuf said, with an annoyed face on.

"I thought we were brothers and did everything together. Guess I'll go somewhere else." Mikau said, leaving.

"At least... at least... at least... at least he's outta my fur!" Kuf laughed all the way over back to Tea.

"What's funny?" Tea asked, puzzled. "I heard you laughing, didn't I?"

Kuf replied : "Uh, just a joke."


"Hi, Solomon, do you have any good cards or something of interest on sale today?" Shira Akurideji asked the old man as she stepped in front of the counter.

"Hmm, now, let's see..." He looked though the shelves. "I have the prefect card for you, if you want it. It's very rare. We have this, or this, or how about this, or this?" He continued as he placed the cards on the counter in front of her.

She glanced down at them. "The Witch of the Black Forest." She said, after scanning them each.

"Hmm, good card." He said to her. "That'll be 2000yen, or I can make it cheaper. How much 1100yen?" He suggested.

She stared at the ceiling while she thought it over. "Oh...kay..." She looked though her backpack, and pulled out the yen. "Here." She handed it to him. "Here you go." He said and she placed the card in her pocket.

"Where is Yugi?" Shira asked, looking around.

"Upstairs, I think." Solomon replied.

"Thanks." She turned to go to upstairs.

"Your welcome." He said.

Yugi heard a knock on his door.

"Yugi! You in there?" He heard Shira calling him from the other side.

"Huh? The door's open." Yugi answered back.

"Eh..." She opened the door, and walked in. "Hi, Yugi, whacha doing anyway?" She asked.

"Me?" He pointed at himself, and she nodded. "Uh... Nothing, really." He replied, and looked back at his mirror.

"Uh, wanna go out?" She asked him.

"Huh? Uh, sure." Yugi became nervous because he thought she meant like a date.

"Great, let's go, Kawaii-Chan."

He replied. "I'll be down in a few secs." He blushed, when he realized what it sounded like and she just stared at him a minute, then left.


"Step right up!" Bandit Keith Howard, whom was sitting at a gambling table, was saying.

His girlfriend, Sandra Brangwen, was standing next to him. He leaned over to her, and asked in a whispering tone. "What's the next part?"

She thought for a second. "Take a chance..."

He nodded. "Take a chance!" He was saying aloud to everyone now.

Kuf looked over at Keith, and then at Tea with a question in his eyes.

"Hmm?" She shrugged. "Why not?"

They then headed over to Keith's stand, and Kuf tossed him a dime. He held it and stared at it.

"Kuf! That's cheap." Sandra glared at her cousin.

Kuf then pulled out his wallet, and pulled out twentyfive dollar, and gave it to Keith.

"So, you wanna try?" Keith looked at Kuf. "Or practice with my girl?" Keith nodded his head over at Sandra.

"I'll practice..." Kuf said, in a low, serious voice.

Tea was jealous until Kuf burst out saying : "Hey, cuz!"

She was surprised, and gasped.

"Okay, over here." Sandra pulled two chairs over to a table near them, and then she set the things up, which was a duel mat, with cards spread on each space.

"Uh, now you turn over each of the cards, and all monster cards ATK points will be the money you gain, but if you get something like Dark Hole, or Card Destruction etc, you'll pay that much money... Yen, whatever." She added, after explaining.

"I'll flip my first card..." Kuf then turned over the first one.

"Dian Keto the Cure Master." Sandra said.

"Now, how much do I get from that one?" Kuf asked, thinking that that card reminded him of his grandmother, Isaberu Jinsenu.

"1000." She answered.

"Next... Is Armed Ninja." Kuf said, turning it over.

"That card's effect is to take off one magic card, you lose your 1000." She shrugged, and grinned at him.

He just sighed, and opened then closed his mouth.

"Next card."

Kuf then turned it over to be Illusionist Faceless Mage.

"Okay... Next one." Sandra said.

"I'll flip... Huh? What's this do?" Kuf asked, looking at Time Seal.

"You skip this card, and move onto the next." She pointed out to him.

"Okay, I'll flip this one next... The Blue Eyes Toon Dragon." Kuf said, happily.

"Woah... That's a lot of cash... erm, attack points." She shrugged, and he turned over the next one.

"I flip Manga Ryu-Ran."

She gasped at his luck.

"I'll flip my seventh card... The Toon Summoned Skull."

She stared at him, and wondered if he was cheating somehow.

"Okay, go on. Next?" She shrugged, and he turned it over.

"Enchanted Javelin." Kuf remarked when he saw it.

"Now, you can the double ATK points of the next card." She told him.

"Magic Jammer." Kuf said, when he turned it over.

"Skip this next one then." Sandra said.

"I'll flip this one. My 11th. Just 900." Kuf said, over looking the Mask of Darkness.

"1800, you mean." She corrected him.

"I flip... De-Spell." He said, when he saw it.

"Um, now take away one of your magic cards." Sandra said, trying to figure it out.

"Okay, now time to flip my last... Graceful Charity." Kuf declared.

"Ah, get arid of that, then." Sandra grinned slightly at him.

He then flipped the two last neglected cards, which were Black Pendant, and Dark Hole.

"Woah, if you'd flip Dark Hole, you'd lose the whole game." Sandra exclaimed, sighing.

"Let's see... You get 11000Yen." Keith said to Kuf, after adding it up. "That's alot, Kuf." Tea said, she had been standing next to him the whole time.

"That was practice, wanna do the real one with Keith?" Sandra suggested to her cousin.

"Gladly..." Kuf said, then looked at Tea.

"Well, I don't appove of gambling, but okay. Hope you win." She added, kissing Kuf's cheek, making Sandra smirk at him.

'Man, when will she get the mouth?' Kuf thought in disappointment to himself.

Keith shuffled a deck, and placed the cards in the proper game order.

"Uh, excuse me, what's the name of this game?" Tea asked, curious.

Keith looked at Sandra.

"Uh... Duel Gamble." Sandra said, after thinking.

"Sounds like che." Kuf muttered to Tea, who giggled.

"Now," Keith began. "For your first card..." He turned over a card.

"Okay." Kuf was saying and sitting down in front of the table.

"Trap Master." Keith declared the card's name.

"Destroys the next Trap card's effect." Sandra said.

The two girls were standing next to their males.

"Your next card is... Remove Trap." Keith said.

"Destroys the next Trap cards effects." Sandra added.

"The third one is Gamble... But it's gone now." Keith said, and Kuf growled slightly.

"And the fourth card is..." He said, picking it up.

"Change of Heart." Sandra said, looking at it.

"So, what's that do?" Kuf asked.

"You don't get the next monster's ATK points for money." Keith explained. "The 5th card is... Ohhh, you don't get the 1600 points." Keith said, looking at the Man-Eating Treasure Chest. Keith flipped the sixth card, Dragon Zombie.

"But he does get those 1600 points." Sandra said, slightly disappointed.

"The next card is... Man-Eater Bug." Keith said. "It'll destroy your next monster card." Keith said, and continued to flip. "Feral Imp... Gone." Keith said.

Kuf growled again, but louder this time. His eyes began to take on a reddish hue to them.

"Oh, no. C'mon, Kuf." Tea said, placing her hand on his shoulder.

"For the next card, Claw Reacher." Keith said.

"1000." Sandra muttered softly.

Kuf calmed down, and his eyes became normal.

"Next card's... Fissure." Keith said, when he turned it over.

"Destroys your weakest monster, apparently the Trap Master." Sandra said, and pointed to it's card.

"Hmm..." Kuf just stared.

"Next card..." He turned over the card, Yami.

"You get 200 for every Fiend and Spellcaster type monster." Kuf was told. "Next card is De-Spell, it'll despell the next Magic card." Keith said.

"The Dark Magician is your next." Keith said as he turned it over.

"It gets the 200 points." Kuf said.

"The final card... is Dark Hole." Keith exclaimed.

"But De-Spell despells it." Tea pointed out.

"Kuf wins." Keith said, putting the deck away.

"5950." Keith said after adding it up. He gave Kuf gold coins, muttering.

"Thanks." Kuf said politely.

Kuf looked at Tea, and she pecked his cheek quickly. Kuf then gave her 500 of the coins.

"Oh no, I can't take it. You keep it." She said at the offer.

"Hmm..." He then just took them back.

Johnny Steps walked to his car, and opened it, then got in.

"Hmmmm." He then drove all the way until he was in front of the same place Kuf was gambling, Johnny had to stop because of a RED light.

As he was waiting for it to change, unknown to him, was that Kuf looked out and saw him.

Kuf remembered how Johnny was a jerk and told him that he was a cheater.

( Flashback )

"Yay! Kuf won!" Tea cried happily.

"I beat him with my eyes closed! It only took me three minutes!" Kuf boasted, then glanced at his watch. "It is true." He nodded, and she kissed him again.

"Hey! You cheated!" Johnny Steps yelled at him.

"No, I didn't." Kuf simply replied. "I never cheat."

Johnny then said : "That man broke the window so you could win!"

Kuf shook his head. "No."

"Well, I don't think you're telling the truth!" Johnny retarded.

( Back to Reality )

Kuf then just stared at him, and made a face.

( Vo - oV ) - Kuf's face.

"Come on, let's go." Kuf said to Tea.


"Okay, Yugi, where do you want to go?" Shira asked him.

"The ice cream parlor." Yugi answered.

"Hm, which one, kawaii?" She asked, looking around.

"The famous one?" Yugi suggested.

"Ah, good taste." Shira said, in a doubting voice. "But can't we go somewhere a little cheaper?" Shira asked, and looked at Yugi.

"Sure." Yugi said.

"Okay, so, let's get going." Shira said, and pulled Yugi towards one she was familiar with.

The one she was taking him to actually had people who spoke English (because her family was North American.).

When they got there...

"Let's sit over here!" Shira pulled Yugi over to a corner, and sat down. "Isn't this kinda dark?" He asked, eyeing a hole in the wall with a rat in it.

"Yeah, I like it that way." She retarded, and waved over a waiter.

"Hey, you! Get over here and serve us!" Shira yelled at him. The waiter walked over.

"Yes?" He asked.

"Um... Uh... Do I know you from somewhere?" She stared hard at him, he looked familiar.

"Um, what would you like?" He asked.

"Do I know you?" She repeated.

"I don't know. I know alot of people." He answered.

"Wait, I remember you. You were the son of our butler!" Shira exclaimed.

"My dad, William Ryou, was your butler?" He said in shock.

"Um, wait, no, it wasn't Ryou." She shrugged, and looked at the menu.

"Hey, Bakura!" Yugi said, knocking the rat off his leg.

"Oh, Bakura... You're the name of a dog, aren't you?" She pointed out.

"And I bet you know Shira." Yugi waved at her.

Bakura looked at her. "Uh... No." He answered.

"Dog or the planet from Star Wars?" She asked again.

"You guys went to the dance together though!" Yugi said in distress.

"Sorry, I usually go to dances with nerds, or with people that other people don't like." Shira pointed out. "So, I don't remember them a few days later."

Yugi screamed. "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST REMEMBER EACH ANOTHER!" Yugi started panting.

"It's not like he's my boyfriend." Shira said, annoyed.

Yugi's chair tipped backwards as he fell on the floor.


"Where's the waiter?" asked Kuf, looking around the parlor.

"Gee, I don't know." Tea said, shrugging.

"Oh, I need to go somewhere." Kuf started walking away.

"Wait! Where?" Tea said, standing up.

"The bathroom." Kuf then continued walking away, and she sat back down. "Always the bathroom." She muttered to herself.

Kuf then was in the restroom. He looked into the mirror.

"DARN IT, IT'S THAT STUPID YAMI AGAIN!" Kuf yelled and smashed the mirror. "Che, my hand's bleeding." Kuf said in dismay at his fist, which was covered in blood and glass.

He then pulled the glass out, and started washing it the sink.

He looked at his reflection.

"Darn." He saw his yami's image in the water.

Kuf then reached in and started to drain the water.

"I'm stupid..." Kuf muttered as he was possessed by Mahahku.

Mahahku then walked out of the bathroom, fiddling with his hair.

Tea looked over at the restroom door with 'MEN' written on it. She wondered when Kuf was coming out, when the door opened and a man, but not Kuf stepped out.

He was tall, had black hair, and pale skin, she couldn't see his eyes though. 'Hey, I don't remember that man walking in there...' Tea thought to herself.

Mahahku walked outside, and looked around. Then he walked to the corner, and he crossed the street. Then he climbed on a motorcycle, and started it up.

Tristen looked out the window and saw a guy with black on his motorcycle. He then jumped out of the window, and ran after the motorcycle - robber.

"DUKE! GET OFF THAT! IT'S MINE!" Tristen then tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and fell on his face. "There goes my motorcycle..." Tristen started grumbling to himself.


Mahahku stopped at the Domino Arcade, and jumped off the motorcycle and just let it go crash into something.

He then walked into the place. He looked over at the dance stage, and he noticed Johnny Steps, whom was beating a loser at the game.

He then walked up to the stage, and looked up at Johnny.

"What! You wanna challenge me?" Johnny said, in a snobby voice.

"Hmm..." He nodded.

As he stepped up onto the stage, a black mist started to form around the whole dance arena.

"What's happening!" Johnny asked, looking around.

"The loser of this dance won't just lose this game... He'll lose his pride, his honor, and his life." Mahahku said, in a sinister tone.

"I have to change my pants..." Johnny muttered, and was about to step off, when Mahahku interrupted.

"If you step off, you'll lose automatically, and lose your life." Mahahku said, sternly. "And fall for an eternity..." He spoke with deadly seriousness.

Johnny stepped back into the first place he was in. "Fine, let's get it on." Johnny snapped, ticked off.

"You must dance to the music which is playing. You start with three points, and at least best two out of the three wins." Mahahku said as music started to play.

The music was haunting, but with a good beat to it.

"Go..." A shadow said appearing out of the shadows.

Johnny's dance style was jumping all over the place, while Mahahku was more even, and calm.

Mahahku then handstanded, and then flipped right side up again.

Johnny moved his legs in and out back and forth, then gave a little spin. Mahahku then threw himself on the floor, then bounced back up with his back. Johnny Steps jumped up right after Mahahku, and copied him.

"Who do you think was better?" Mahahku asked the shadow.

"Hm... Mahahku, because Johnny copied him at the end." The shadow declared. "No! I thought of it!" Johnny protested.

"DO YOU WANT TO DIE!" Mahahku shouted at him.

"Uh.. No.." Johnny whimpered.

"Begin round two." Mahahku said, and another song started up.

A sinister tune started to play now. There wasn't any beat to go with, until a little while later.

Johnny seemed to be copying Mahahku's style, (tapping the foot). But when Mahahku turned, Johnny didn't, instead he froze because spirits appears out of the shadows, and were moaning in tune to the song, adding a deadly chill. Johnny fell down, but then quickly jumped back up again.

'This doesn't have a lot of tune to dance to...' Johnny thought to himself. Mahahku was floating above the ground for a few seconds as the music came to a fading end.

"Who do you think was perfect?" Mahahku repeated to the shadow.

"Johnny copied you at the beginning. He loses another point, and he only has one left." The shadow exclaimed in his low voice.

"Looks like you lose your life, and I'll have the pleasure of killing you..." Mahahku then turned on Johnny. "You're dead..." He said in a slightly lingering whisper.

"No! I won't let you!" He jumped off the stage into the darkness.

"I can still decide how you die..." Mahahku said as he shuffled his deck. He then drew the Enchanted Javelin. "Fine, keep your pathetic life for now." Mahahku said. "You're gonna die soon..."

The people who were watching did not see the black mist at all, but did see the dances, and Johnny jump on the floor and was acting like he was falling from a high cliff. Mahahku made the mist disappear, and he stepped off the stage.

"He'll never kill me because I'm falling forever!" Johnny was shouting, when he looked up and saw the whole audience looking down at him and laughing their heads off.

"Ahem..." He then stood up. "It was all an act." He said for his excuse. "It was part of the dance." His so-called fans cheered just as Johnny fell though the floor into the basement.

"Wow! What a great act!" They yelled and hooted.

Mahahku then walked over and jumped into the hole.

He landed right on Johnny's stomach, causing him to start wheezing. Mahahku picked him up by his collar, and spat in his eyes.

"It's your time." Mahahku said.

"No..." groaned Johnny who was in much pain already.

"Snake - eyes." Mahahku said as he placed two snakes onto each of his eyes. "AHHH!" Johnny screamed as the two snakes bit into his eyes.

"Hope you survive." Mahahku said without meaning it.

"It's all an act, people." Mahahku told them as he floated up and out of the hole. He landed perfectly on the floor, and walked past them into the restroom.

When Mahahku was in the bathroom, he looked in the mirror. He then punched the mirror, and then cleaned his bloody hand with his tongue. Then he spit each of the glass pieces into the sink.

He transformed back into Kuf.

Kuf then sank down to the floor into a sitting position, and then fainted.