Band is over and tennishas startedso I'm taking my free time to write this chapter for you; now aren't you special. Anyway, the fact as to why Yugi and co. are trying for world domination will become clear, don't worry!
Reminders:
/Ryou to Bakura/
/Bakura to Ryou/
-Yugi to Yami
-Yami to Yugi-
'These are for thoughts, emphasis, or just because I feel like it!'
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or Harry Potter, but I do own the picture I just drew that's sitting next to me on the TV tray!
Yugi stole a glance around what appeared to be 'entrance hall' of the school and saw the pictures which seemed to be asleep. 'How pathetic, they even having moving art work,' thought Yugi as he made his way around the halls looking for an unused classroom. It took him about five minutes to find the perfect setting. In the wall there appeared to be a small hole where you could see out into the hallway. The hole was barely visible on the wall that stood in the hallway and it was the perfect way for Yugi to spy on the students, he only hoped this 'Harry Potter' would walk through this hallway.
Yugi set down his bag of necessities and took a look around the room he was in. The walls were a nice and smooth grey stone and there were many desks spread out around the room. Overall, due to the cobwebs and dust, Yugi came to the conclusion that this room was not in use, until now. Yugi sat against the wall far from the door and waited, it would be hours before the students woke up and he needed a little bit of sleep from traveling through the Shadows. The small teen fell into a light slumber awaiting the signs of first light to pour through the window.
LALALA
Ryou and Harry both slept through breakfast that morning and when they woke to an empty room with a letter from Ron ('Joey, Hermione, and I are going to the lake until lunch.') they reluctantly got cleaned and dressed. Ryou was still contemplating his Yami's suspicions when he got to the Great Hall that he didn't realize a pair of purple eyes following his every move.
Ryou didn't come out of his reflective state until he was poked multiple times by Joey. "Hey Ryou, you talking to yourself in your head or just being spacey?" he asked in a whisper when no one would notice. Ryou jumped slightly and looked around himself; he hadn't even started eating yet. Helping himself to food he answered his friend.
"No, I was thinking about something that he told me last night." This caught Joey's interest quickly.
"What did he tell you, anything strange?"
"As a matter of fact, yes, he believes that a few old 'friends' were out of the castle grounds last night," replied Ryou casually as he took a bite out of his meal.
"As in Yugi and his crew of 'friends' were here last night?" asked Joey in a shocked whisper. "Why would they be here of all the places in the world, they should be back in Japan thinking we've moved away?"
"I know, but he said, and I quote, 'I would recognize that hairstyle anywhere.' I don't think it was just nothing, so be careful and look around at your surroundings. I don't want Yugi to attempt to save the world again, especially in the same continent as me." Joey nodded and continued to eat in silence, obviously Marik and Mai decided to eat with Bakura, someone had to make sure he didn't get overly excited changed or unchanged.
"So what should we do today?" asked Hermione looking at the boys around her.
"I don't know finish our homework?" asked Harry.
"I finished it yesterday," Ryou and Hermione said at the same time and looked at each other not expecting that.
"Of course you two would have your homework finished, but you could help us with ours," whined Ron who was having difficulties with his potions essay.
"No, do it yourself, it's your fault that when I offered help yesterday, you'd have rather gone outside to fly," Hermione scolded the red head.
"Fine, watch me get a better grade than you will on my essay," responded Ron who quickly stood and left the Great Hall determined to show Hermione as Harry sighed.
"He's fighting a losing battle," with that said him and Joey left after Ron to finish their own homework.
"So what do you feel like doing today Hermione?" asked Ryou as Hermione smiled.
"I don't know we could go to the library."
"Okay, that sounds great," Ryou said feeling only half excited, he really wanted to visit Bakura today, but how could he turn down Hermione without getting her angry at him. Ryou just didn't like to anger girls, once he got the silent treatment for weeks from Tea when they were friends.
Ryou and Hermione looked at the books on the library shelves for something interesting. Most of it was interesting, but there were some topics that just didn't seem to spark their curiosity. Hermione ended up reading a big book on transfiguration of small mammals and Ryou started up a book on possessions just to see what it said. After awhile Ryou felt the familiar presence of his Yami attempting to speak through their mind link and pretended that he was still reading as he responded.
/Yes Bakura, what did you want/
/Ryou why are you leaving me with Mai and Marik, where are you/ Ryou could feel Bakura's annoyance at the two.
/I'm in the library. /
/Good, is it empty, can I come I really want to talk to you about last night. /
/No! Hermione's in here as well, you can't come or else she'll know about you, everyone else is gone, but what if the librarian sees you? I can't ditch Hermione and-/
/So bring her to Isis' office, I don't care if she knows, she's bright enough to know how to keep a secret/
/Do you even know what you're saying, she could go into shock/
/Well tell her before you enter, just get over here, now/
/Fine, whatever you say Bakura. /
"Hey Hermione, I need to go somewhere would you like to come with?" asked Ryou hesitantly.
"Sure, where do you need to go?" Hermione looked at him confusedly.
"Well it's a bit shocking and you must keep it a secret, alright?" Hermione nodded and allowed Ryou to continue. "Well you could say I have a dark side, but he was separated from me a few days ago and he wants to talk to me and just said to bring you because I didn't want to just leave you alone or to the others who would beg you for homework help."
"Alright, what's this darker side like?" Hermione looked a bit confused.
"You'll find out, he's not too bad, so you coming?" Hermione nodded and the two left on their way to the Defense teacher's office.
Reaching the door Ryou knocked and waited until Marik came to the door and answered. "Ryou—"he stopped and looked past the boy and directly at Hermione. "Is it okay that she came, I mean with Bakura and all that…" he trailed off.
"Yeah it's fine; get out of the way you psycho!" Bakura pushed past Marik and grabbed the two pulling them inside and shutting the door. "Marik, you know very well I said he was bringing company, why didn't you let them in?"
"Oh, she was the company, I thought you meant he was bring that Dumbledore guy or something," Marik replied and shrugged leaving to go find Mai. Bakura sighed.
"Ignore the idiots I live with," he sat down in a random chair, "So you're Hermione, nice to meet you, I'm Bakura Ryou's Yami." Bakura held out a hand and Hermione shook it suddenly very interested in the man in front of her.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," she smiled enthusiastically.
"See Ryou, I told you she'd be fine with it. Now down to business take a seat," Ryou and Hermione sat down waiting. "I haven't seen the four yet, but plan on telling the headmaster with my meeting with him later tonight, yes Ryou it's after curfew don't worry. Anyway, I hope you told Joey to keep his eyes open," Ryou nodded. "Good because they could be anywhere and I want them out of here," he growled.
"I know and I haven't seen anything either, but we just have to wait. They'll show up eventually, Yami could never stop a fight with you and if he sees me he'll most likely confront me about you and there we go, I call you and we've got the leader!" Ryou smiled.
"Alright, but be careful…hey where's everyone else you guys hang out with?"
"They have homework," said Hermione even though she was confused about the previous conversation between Yami and Hikari.
"Oh, alright then, I guess I'll see you around sometime later. Have a nice day!" with their dismissal Ryou and Hermione stood, said their good byes and left the office back to the library.
"Wow, he sure is confident," replied Hermione as they sat down at the table they had earlier and pulled out their books.
"Yes he is, hopefully that wasn't too confusing for you," Ryou opened to the page he was on.
"No it's alright. I didn't mind coming while you discussed your suspicions." Ryou smiled and the two read more until dinner.
LALALA
Yugi looked out the hole in his room well past the hours when the school was alive. He didn't know why he still stared through the hole into the hallway but something inside him was telling him to and it wasn't Yami. He almost pulled away when all of a sudden he heard footsteps coming this way. Who would be up this late? As he stared intently a white haired figure came into view, meaning one thing, Ryou Bakura was here.
Yami, being the bored spirit that he was quickly took control and rushed out of the room. He ran over to the boy and put his glare in place. "Ryou I was wondering where you had run off to, now give me your ring!" he proclaimed, what he wasn't ready for was Bakura being in the place of his Hikari.
"Ah, I guess Ryou was right in saying that you would confront him, sadly for you, you confronted the wrong one," he said to the shorter spirit.
"That's enough Tomb Robber; let me speak to your Hikari!" Yami scolded.
"Can't do that Pharaoh," he replied.
"And why not?" asked the shorter one.
"Because he's not here right now, excuse me, but I'm late for a meeting, see you around." Bakura strode away from the fuming spirit since he needed to tell the headmaster. Now that he knew where the Pharaoh was he didn't need to hang around his enemy very long.
'Now we have to find the other three,' Bakura thought, 'Before it's too late.'
LALALA
"So you're telling me that these people are dangerous, how so?" Dumbledore had questioned the dark spirit who normally possessed his student. After the questions were finished, the boy, no man in front of him told him some very disturbing news.
"Yes, Albus, I have worked against them before. They are more like the 'change the world for the better' sort, but lately it seems as though they are working towards evil. I don't see why they'd suddenly change but I know I saw four figures and one of them is Yugi, I believe Ryou told you about him?" Bakura stared across at the young headmaster across from him. ((A/N: Hey, to Bakura he's a young guy!))
"Yes, doesn't he possess a spirit as well, the Pharaoh, correct?"
"Yeah and trust me he's too confident and big headed for his own good. On a lighter note I know where he is hiding out; I just need to find the other three, any ideas?" Bakura looked from James to Dumbledore waiting.
"I suppose you could patrol around, but you'd have to keep hidden. Maybe walk around at night." Dumbledore pulled out a piece of parchment and quill and scratched down a quick message. "During these hours you will pretend to be your lighter half. Here is a note to show to any people who come in your path to find these people. Keep us updated as best as you can," he stood as well as the other two men. "It is late, and we should get to bed. Have a nice night."
With his dismissal Bakura left the office and made his way down the spiral staircase. He had permission to wander the school so he could find the people he hated the most. It was now or never, he would finally beat the Pharaoh. 'I'll find out what you're doing, Pharaoh, and stop it in time before it gets completely out of hand.'
Bakura found himself in the hallway where he first me Yami here and noticed that the ancient spirit was waiting for his return. "Bakura, why are you here?" Yami asked menacingly.
"Why does it matter why I am here, I simply follow Ryou. And you excuse would be?"
"You won't win Tomb robber, you never do. We will come out on top," he growled, "You won't stop us from claiming what is rightfully ours!"
"What this school is yours now?" asked Bakura tauntingly. "I never knew you were so in tune with the magical world, is there something we never suspected?" Bakura let out a fake gasp. "Oh my, Pharaoh, are you a wizard and had to fight your way to become a Pharaoh of Egypt because you wanted to rule a big sandy desert? I never knew you had it in you!" Bakura laughed at the 'intimidating' look Yami threw at him.
"You should understand enough. I suppose you know there are more than just myself and Yugi here, am I right to assume?"
"You should know that it's pretty hard to hide the Shadow Realm from someone who knows it so well. I know it better than you do," Bakura smirked as Yami twitched in annoyance.
"You think you're so smart Tomb robber, but this game has just begun, and I will defeat you as always in the end. The world will be free and I'll be sure to dispose of you and your hikari before the end of this deadly game. The end is near Bakura, you shall finally face your death and I'll be the one to kill you." Yami laughed evilly.
"Hey, leave Ryou out of this Pharaoh. This is between me and you; you'll never get the millennium ring or even lay a finger on my hikari!"
"Oh, what a touching statement Tomb robber, but I'm afraid your time is up. I'd rather not see you any time soon, until I can rightfully finish you off. If not for me you wouldn't even be immortal." Yami feigned sadness.
"You think I enjoy immortality; think again Pharaoh, you may believe living forever and watching all those around you whom you care for start dying is a great thing, but you'll face your end even if it means I'll face mine." Bakura glared at the back of the ex-Pharaoh.
"Oh don't worry Tomb robber, you'll face your end before me, I'll make sure of it. Say hello to your hikari for me," he walked off laughing as he went down the corridor.
'You won't win Pharaoh, I don't see how you dragged innocent Yugi into all this, but I'll uncover what it is you are hiding from us. Hard to believe the friendship speaking morons became tied up in an evil plot. As much as you want to see me dead, I'll destroy you first, even if I lost my own life in the end. You will lose this game, Pharaoh, and I'll be victorious in the end. Watch your back, because I will hunt you and your lackeys down until every last one of you are taught a lesson,' Bakura thought and smirked darkly. 'I won't let you beat me; the finale will result in your own death, not mine.'
Bakura walked back to Isis' office with his thoughts full of the conversation he experienced with his lifetime arch enemy and felt every part of his body being graced with feelings of the Shadow Realm. Stopping in his tracks right before the door, Bakura realized that maybe Ryou wouldn't want him to become a murderer once again. He decided to talk to his hikari in the morning; he was bound to be asleep. 'I'll let you decide his fate Ryou, I know what you felt when pushed aside by the Pharaoh and his group, and you won't feel it ever again.'
Bakura entered the office and went to bed, he would sleep on it. His thoughts ran through his mind as he went of into the subconscious state of sleep.
Well there is another chapter for all of you, hope you enjoyed it. I did end up getting it in before the school year, yay! Anyway, you know the drill.
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