Change is good…Right

Notes: Well it's that time of the month and my back hurts like hell and I cursed out a waiter for giving me ice in my soda then left the diner and went to Wendy's.

Chapter 8

Kaju once again took the floor, "Seeing on how these events placed us in a tight position we have realized that if we don't do something soon then it could be utter chaos. Ryou could plunge into darkness forever and the Yami and hikari's are the only thing restraining the darkness. A breach in the barrier can destroy the world. So we need you to retrieve her."

"You have twenty minutes to find her before she is too far gone." Behind the Kaju look alkies a girl stepped foreword hands clasped tightly behind her back. She was a demon with inky black wings that were folded on her back. She remained still her thick lashes shadowing brilliant green eyes. Her face (like the rest of her) was pale and narrow all of her features pointed seductively. Her black halter dress made her look gorgeous the V reaching her navel as the sides slit open at the hip sown the back was just laced strings the train of fabric staring at the small of her back. Her dress was not disturbed in the least by the winds. Her body was shapely with wide bust and hips her waist was narrow and shapely and her stomach was tight not a once of fat on it. The demon's arms and legs were muscular but not manly. She tapped her black colored nails together before she fidgeted with her silver hair, a nervous habit.

"Who are you?" Joey questioned as she inched forward…

She took a deep breath and began, "I'm Amane Bakura… I'm Ryou's guardian demon… and his older sister. This whole mess is my fault and I've come to lead you through my brother's defenses so that you can find him."

"If that's the case why don't you just go?"

Amane sighed, "I would but I cant the last level of his defenses only allows the living. And well I've been dead for sixteen years there's not a way in hell I'm getting past… Besides I'm not his soul mate. You are."

Joey looked at all of the women in the room and shrugged, "If a five thousand year old dude can look sixteen then I guess any thing is possible." Joey grabbed his deck from his bag and nodded, "Ready when you are."

Amane grinned and grabbed his hands and before he knew what was happening he was in what seemed like a child's play room. "Okay here is test one… Ryou has always been fond of a challenge so he makes the rules for each of the four games different."

"What game is this?"

"Who am i." Amane looked on the circular table and noticed a piece of paper with neat handwriting scrawled across it. "You have to find the items in the riddle and put them on the table you have five minutes."

"Okay what is the first riddle?"

The blonde watched the room intently as Amane read the riddle, "1) Two bodies have I, though both joined in one. The more still I stand, the quicker I run. What am I?"

Grinning like a mad man Jou raced for the games piled in the corner and began searching finally he pulled out taboo and began searching for the pieces. "AHA!" Racing back to the table he placed the hour glass on the table. "that wasn't so hard..."

"2) He who makes me, makes me to sell. He who buys me does not use me. He who uses me does not know it. What am I?" this time the blonde was bewildered not knowing what the answer was. Amane gazed around the room and spotted the bird cage in the corner it was empty it had always been ever since the month before she died… "Hey kid look for a coffin!"

"A what where would I find a frickin' coffin? In a little kid's bedroom?"

"My brother has all of my collections there all here just look on the shelves." Amane flapped her wings to look on the high shelves gazing around until she came to the nightmare before Christmas display. "Found it!"

"Great now let's see the next task…" he glanced at his watch two 2:33 pm "two minutes left?"

"I have no head but I wear a cap. I have no feet but I stand up straight. What am I?" Amane raised a brow. "a mushroom it's simple… but my brother never eats mushrooms he thinks they are evil… And I know for a fact that there are no mushrooms in this room…"

"Okay lets look for a pattern. Ryou loves to play games and gets a rush when adrenaline's pumping so that's why the timer was here… He told me once that nightmare before Xmas was his favorite movie… But a mushroom…" Jou's eyes wandered to the wall and they fell on a poster. "That's it! He ran to the poster and pulled it off the wall."

"What the hell are you doing we have thirty seconds left!"

Joey slapped down the poster and watched as te objects glowed. "Mario he likes to play Mario world three! The short guy's name is toad and he gives you level up mushrooms and other prizes"

The scenery faded as the next test came into view. Six identical angels faced the center of the room at attention their voices chorused about them, the angels monotone unified voices were heard although their mouths were not moving.

"All of us stand tall and proud

Only one of us is allowed

To lead you away from this purgatory

For that to happen you must shine in victory

We all are family as you can tell

But only one has her own tell tale

The last voice was soft and enchanting as it wavered into the darknsess. "Can you find me? The real me?"

Joey looked at each angel noticing no differences all of them were the same down to the way there hair fell on their shoulder's. Jou decided it was best to sit while he thought… a squeak came from where he sat and there he moved seeing a mouse scurry from under him as the mouse scurried away Amane shrieked at the sight and blasted a ball of shadow magic at it. "Wait stop!"

"What do you mean stop it's mouse!"

"I know that so you have to stop," Jou reached down an lifted the mouse feeling it nestle into the palm of his hand Turning to the first angel he smirked, "None of you are the one we are looking for-"

"What the hell have you been smokin-" Amane was shocked when the angels smiled and shattered into countless shards of glass. "What the hell?" The mouse began to glow with a soft pink light turning into a little pixy with silver wings and red hair.

The pixy giggled and blushed, "You found me now find the master! No flying now!" with that she was off and then the glass turned to stone and the stone to high walls. The walls twisted into a maze. The pixy smiled and disappeared in a little spark.

"What the hell goes through your brother's head?"

"My brother, your lover."

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Bakura opened the door his ever-present scow on his face. "What the hell do you lot want?"

The friendship brigade ignored the rude comment and continued on with their mission nominating tea for the job. "Well we wanted to see how Ryou was doing ever since well you know…"

Bakura grunted as he walked inside, "okay so what do you want to know he isn't here at the moment so I'll ask her –er him." Every eyebrow was raised at that… "Yeah… my bad"

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Heh Heh Heh! This fic has like 3 more chapters to go! When I'm don't with this fic I may do a second part but I cant tall you what it will be based on… Heh-heh… I will be going through the chapters later and editing them.