Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Yu-Gi-oh characters, but I wish I did, especially Yami, or Bakura, or Joey, or even Kaiba…yum. I do however own Jazz; she came from me, as did this story. There really is a book called 'Postcards from No-Mans Land,' and everyone should read it, will totally change how you look at the world, it is also really sad. The chemistry lesson is quoted from NAS chemistry, student book II. I don't own Bwitched or their song.
This is my first fan fiction so tell me what you think. Thanks.
Summary: Jazz is new a school, and brings with her a very troubled past, which in turn will affect every person she meets, what is it about her brother she doesn't want to discuss, who does Bakura remind her of, and why did she try to commit suicide… am absolutely crap at summaries, but enjoy the story.
Chapter 1: All That Jazz
"Hey, watch it," grunted one kid as he pushed past Jazmin. She lost her footing and fell to the ground, dropping her books everywhere. Jazmin gave an angry sigh, it was her first day at Domino High, and things were not starting well.
More people started pushing past her, all in a rush to get to school before the bell rang, and all were full of stories to tell of their Summer Holidays. Jazmin scrambled round on the floor, trying to pick up all her book before they got trod on to much.
As she reached out for her Trig book her hand collided with some ones. As Jazmin looked up to apologize, she found herself drowning in a pair of intense blue eyes. All words died on her lips as the eyes held her gaze. She felt heat rising to her cheeks, and then suddenly realized that she was blushing. Dipping her head to conceal her embarrassment, she let her long black hair cover her face.
She reached for the rest of her books, and with his help she managed to pick up them up without them getting too damaged. When they were done the boy sprang gracefully to his feet and held out a hand to help her up.
"Hi, my name's Joey, you must be new to the school, especially if you haven't learnt to get here early to avoid the rush, me I'll never learn."
"Hi, my name's Jazmin, but everyone just calls me Jazz. Your right, I am new, I just moved here from England, and I feel a little lost, you couldn't help me, could you?" Jazmin asked with a hopeful smile, this school was like a maze, she would never be able to find her way around without help.
Joey looked back at her for a moment, totally staggered. When she smiled this girl was beautiful. Maybe he wasn't too sure about the hot pink highlights in the hair, and she wore just a bit too much make up for his liking. Her face was a little too narrow for true beauty and her bones stuck out at awkward angles, as if she wasn't used to her body, but when she smiled it was like turning on a light, she was radiant.
Joey realized he was staring and shook himself a little before replying, "Just tell me where you have to go and I'll take you there, I was completely lost in my first week as well, I know how it feels. Which homeroom are you in and I'll take you there?"
Jazz opened her black cord shoulder bag and pulled out an already torn and ripped timetable. Joey started staring at her again, her full lips, her lilac eyes, he found her stunning. "Ummm… Oh here it is, Mr. Fox, room B. 12"
"No way," exclaimed Joey, "I'm in that class too, and so is my best bud, Yugi. I'll introduce him to you, I'm sure you'll like him."
With that he took of, weaving through the crowd and keeping up a constant stream of talk to Jazz as he did, "… and Yugi's Grandpa owns a gaming shop, which sells loads of stuff for duel monsters, do you play duel monsters, I do and to start with I was really crap and even lost to Tea, but no I'm really pretty good, Tea's a friend of mine, I'll introduce you to her, and Tristan, and Serenity, my sister, and Ryou. You'll like all of them, and look, here we are. Ladies first," With that Joey opened the green door and did a mock bow for Jazz to enter the room.
Most people were standing by or sitting at desks, but as she entered all eyes turned towards her. Jazz had never felt more intimidated.
"Come and meet Yugi," said Joey as he grabbed her elbow and steered her over to a desk where a short boy with the coolest hairstyle Jazz had ever seen.
Wow, who would ever think of dying their hair black, maroon and blonde? That is awesome, thought Jazz to her self as she drew closer to Yugi.
"Hey Yugi, I want you to meet Jazz…"
Joey was suddenly cut off as a short fat man walked into the room. He instantly reminded Jazz of a Penguin.
"Could you all take your seats and I will do the roll," wheezed the man in a high pitched grating voice.
Jazz immediately sat down in a desk next to Joey. On her other side was a stunningly pretty girl who was sitting there filing her nails. She glanced over at Jazz, and then got back to her nails, a look of utter contempt on her face.
Mr. Fox took the roll, and then looked round the class and asked if anyone was new. Jazz hesitantly put up her hand and Mr. Fox beckoned her to the front of the class.
"Why don't you tell us a little about yourself," he wheezed before shuffling back to his seat.
"Umm, hi… My name's J-J-Jazz," she looked helplessly at Joey pleading with her eyes for him to save her. He gave her an encouraging smile so she carried on. "I have just moved here from England, my Dad was transferred over here because of his job. He works for Kaiba Corp."
At this a slow smirk appeared over one boys face. He was sitting at the back of the classroom. His brown hair looked perfectly groomed, and he had an expensive looking trench coat on. Jazz wondered who he was.
"My mum's a nurse. I have a twin sister and an older bro…"suddenly Jazz broke off and her eyes misted over for just a second then she shook her head slightly and carried on. "I play the bass guitar and in England I was in a band called 'Voodoo Love', and that's about it, oh, and I play the dance as well."
Tea will like that, thought Joey with a smile, it looked like jazz was going to fit right in here.
With the Jazz walked back to her seat, and she could feel the eyes of the boy at the back of the class on her. She sat back down, and found herself blushing again. Joey was light and fun and she found his cheerful mood infectious, and already she was attracted to him, but then there was the boy at the back. He was the total opposite to Joey to look at with dark brooding eyes, and dark hair. He also wasn't normally her type, he looked to serious, but there was something about him, she felt almost drawn to him.
Finally the bell went and Jazz headed for the door with Joey and the short guy following. Soon they were out in the busy hallway, and Joey was showing Jazz where her locker was.
"Jazz, this is Yugi, Yugi this is Jazz. Yugi is the one who's Grandpa owns the Game shop I told you about."
"Hey Yugi," said Jazz shyly. Although he was a lot shorter then her, something about him intimidated her, as if she had know him before, and she had been afraid of him.
"Hey Jazz, so your from England, I bet that was nice." Yugi sighed, he would love to travel, and see the world. Something about Jazz puzzled him though, she reminded him of someone, as if he had met her before.
"Yeah, the weather wasn't so good, and the culture was really different, but I think that I'm going to like it here."
"That's good, but how come you speak Japanese so well? You speak with barely any trace of an accent."
Jazz's eyes clouded for the second time that day at that innocent question.
"My parents died when I was seven. My adoptive parents were both Japanese, but living in Europe. They brought me up to be bi-lingual. I can still remember my parents though it was 10 years ago, I still remember their voices, and I still remember their eyes, sometimes I wake up in the morning and for those 10 minutes, I can imagine that it was all a dream, and I will go rushing down to see them, that will never happen though… Sorry, I kind of went on for a bit there, didn't I," and Jazz tried her best to smile.
Wow, thought Yugi, I really put my foot in it there didn't I?
"Do you play Duel Monsters" asked Yugi quickly, trying his best to change the subject. Joey was still looking at Jazz with a shocked expression on his face. Yugi could tell he wouldn't be much help.
"Well sort of… I don't have a very strong deck, but I enjoy dueling whenever I get the chance to play. Maybe you could teach me a few things?" added Jazz with a mischievous grin, this time a real smile.
She's a flirt isn't she, whispered Yami to Yugi; she also looks like a challenge, we're going to have some fun with her, and with that Yugi suddenly felt as if he was being pushed to the back of his body and his Yami was taking over.
Jazz glanced back at Yugi, and had to a double take, he looked older, his eyes had changed, as had his hair, and he seemed more confidant.
What is happening, am I imagining things now, wondered Jazz.
"Jazz, you'll come and sit with us at lunch, won't you. You can meet all our friends and it will fun," Yami let a slow, sexy smile spread across his face. Jazz felt a flip in her stomach, as she let her eyes travel slowly down Yami's muscular, well defined body in his tight leather pants and white t-shirt.
"I can't wait."
"Therefore, high temperatures, or if a catalyst can be found, the kinetic barrier to the attainment of equilibrium can be overcome and reactions can proceed to equilibrium relatively unimpaired."
Suddenly the bell rang, and jazz's eyes flew open. She had just slept through double chemistry and didn't have a clue what the hell her teacher was on about.
"For homework, please do pages 73 and 74, all questions."
Oh great, though Jazz, how am I going to do that.
With that final though, Jazz picked up her books, and headed for the door. She wasn't looking where she was going, and she crashed into someone. For a moment she felt a strong muscled chest pushing up against her.
"Watch where you're going," grumbled a deep Baritone voice.
Jazz looked up and glimpsed the brown haired man from homeroom, before he pushed past her and hurried down the hallway.
Well, well, well. I think I'm going to have fun here. So many hot guys … but who do I choose? And with that Jazz was walking down the hallway, following the groups of people to where the lunch hall was.
"Hey Joey, Yugi, can I sit here?" Jazz was balancing a lunch tray in one hand, and an open book in the other.
"Sure, sit down. What are you reading?" asked Joey, his nose wrinkling in disgust at the thought of actually reading a book.
"Oh… it's a book called 'Postcards from No-Man's land.' It's a fantastic book. This guy goes to Holland, and learns a lot about himself, his past, and his own sexuality. Maybe I'll lend it too you some time, it could teach you a few things," Jazz's eyes sparkled with laughter at the look of horror on Joey's face, "or maybe not."
"HEY JOEY, YUGS, HOW YOU DOING?" yelled a voice from the other side of the lunch hall.
Jazz turned to see a quartet of people walking towards them, two girls and two boys.
"Hey guys, I want you to meet Jazz, she's new to the school, and has just moved here from England," said Joey as the four people sat down at the table.
"Always manage to find the pretty ones don't you Joey? Hi my name Tristan," Jazz gave the brown haired boy a slight smile, "and this is Tea," with that Jazz turned to see a pretty girl with short brown hair who gave her a small wave, "and Serenity, Joey's sister," and Jazz turned to a girl with long auburn hair, who looked slightly younger then everyone else. "The white haired guy over there is Bakura."
As Jazz turned to look at him, something about his piercing brown eyes and floppy white hair reminded her of someone. A sob caught in her throat and she made a retching noise, as if she was about to throw up.
Suddenly she violently pushed herself away from the table and ran out of the hall.
For a moment the friends stood stunned before Tea asked hesitantly, "do you think one of us should go and see if she's alright?"
Suddenly Yugi was pushed to the back of his body, and Yami had taken over. "I'll go, see you all later, at the shop," and with that he was walking away for m the table.
I wonder what has upset her, thought Yugi.
I'm sure I can use my natural charm to find out, Yami chuckled.
Suddenly he turned the corner, and found Jazz throwing up in a trash can. Yami went up gently behind her, pulled her hair out of her face, and held it like that until she had finished.
Finally she pulled her head out of the bin, gave Yami a small smile, and slid down to the floor in a gap between two blocks of lockers. She closed her eyes for a few minutes and calmed her breathing down before talking.
"I'm sorry, I…I… oh, this is hard."
Yami slid down beside Jazz, and put a comforting arm on one of her knees. Jazz liked it there.
"Bakura looks like someone I once knew, he brought back some memories, bad memories, these sort of memories," and with that Jazz removed a thick studded leather cuff from around her wrist.
Yami's eyes widened in shock as he saw a cruel scar puckering the otherwise smooth skin of her wrist.
She tried to commit suicide, what makes someone so desperate they feel like that is the only way to escape.
Suddenly jazz leant over to Yami, and sweetly, but all too fleetingly, she presses her lips against his.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that, I barely know you," Jazz looked at Yami, her eyes red and puffy from crying, "please forgive me."
Yami's response was to pull her closer and to kiss her again, this time with more passion. He could feel her tongue flicking around his mouth, exploring everywhere it could reach, her desire was evident.
Oh God, I shouldn't be doing this, thought Jazz desperately, but it feels so good, and I just need someone to hold me, to hold me and to protect me from the world, and Yugi's so nice.
Slowly, reluctantly, they pulled apart and looked into each others eyes for a moment.
"Come to the games shop tonight, all of us can hang out," and with that Yami was gone, leaving Jazz sitting their wondering what had just happened.
Jazz was sitting curled up in a chair in Yugi's grandpa's game shop. She felt so much more comfortable now, in clothes she was used to. A short black mini skirt and black leather thigh high boots, with a see through top with spider webs printed on it was the usual sort of attire for Jazz. She also wore a studded leather collar, and a lot of black makeup. The cuffs were still on her wrists, and only Yugi knew what they covered.
"Hey Jazz, let me see your deck, I'll tell you what I think," called Yugi from the other side of the room.
Slowly Jazz uncurled her long legs, causing all the guys to stare, and walked over to Yugi, holding out her Duel Monsters deck. Then she saw Ryou sitting quietly in a corner of the room, he looked so shy, and Jazz knew there was something she had to do.
She walked over to him, and sat down beside him. "I'm really sorry about today, it was nothing personal, you just reminded me of someone I would rather forget. I hope I didn't offend you."
'That's okay, none taken, but I was just a bit worried that I had done something to offend you" Jazz smiled at his soft English accent, which was so similar to her own.
Suddenly the CD in the sound system changed and Bwitched came on, singing 'Like a Rose'.
Jazz couldn't help smiling and leant over and whispered in Ryou's ear.
"Don't tell anyone, you'll ruin my tough girl image, but I love this song."
Ryou laughed at that, and Yugi glanced over. He couldn't help feel a stab of jealously as he watched them. He may have only known Jazz a day, but there was something about her, something familiar, she reminded him of someone, someone who had once been important to him.
You feel it too? Asked Yami, why do we remember her?
Jazz was now softly singing in a clear descant voice
Every little word,
With every lesson learned,
I think I now why hearts are made of stone,
Every little pain,
Fans a bitter flame,
But nothing stops me loving you.
These words had a special meaning to Jazz; they reflected her feelings about her past. They brought back memories which she had long ago suppressed, they brought back such a tide of mixed and confused emotions Jazz felt herself about to loose control. Her voice started to waver and the tears began to flow freely down her face.
Again she stood up and walked out of the room, leaving the friends looking bewildered at one another for the second time that day.
I came here to escape you brother, forget my past, forget the men, and the beatings and you, and still you haunt me, still you follow me, will I never be free? Jazz walked out of the shop, on to the street and headed for her adoptive parents house, the place that never could be, never would be home.
Wonder what all the secrets Jazz are keeping, what made here attempt suicide, and who are all the men she keeps thinking of, who is her brother and why is she trying to escape from him, why is she adopted, and why won't it ever be home?
So, what did you think, please give me your opinions, no flames, just tell me what you think I can do to improve it.