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Bow: *giggles* Chapter Five!!! ^^
Dragon: *rolls her eyes* How can you giggle after seeing that weird guy on Angel get killed?
Bow: Wha? You mean the weird guy that was talking to Gwen? Or, whatever that electic girlie's name is.
Dragon: Ya. Oooh! Conner!
Bow: *rolls her eyes* Conner is a doofus. How could Angel have such a stupid son?
Dragon: *growls* Leave him alone!
Bow: Ha! Stupid Cordelia! That's what you get for trying to steal Buffy's man!
Dragon: I thought you liked the Buffy/Spike pairing?
Bow: Yea... but I never liked Cordy.
Dragon: For God's sake! Write the Fanfic and stop giving a play-by-play review of Angel!
Bow: Alright, alright. Now that we have some kind of a set storyline, we can get some stuff started! *blinks, looks over to TV* Oooh! They're gettin all Egyptian-y!
Dragon: WRITE!!! Focus on Yu-Gi-Oh! Egyptian-y!
Bow: REVIEWS!!!
Naturi: Nope. He get's really annoyed in this chapter, and he's only really nice to Ryou.
Kye: I think I'm just going to stick with Marik on this one and, well, make him an ancient spirit so he goes withthe story .... And Shadi has both?! -.-...... Shit.... Well, that'll come into the story later .()....
KJM^33: ^___^! Thank you! I never really thought about that! And Haldir dies! *sobs* That never happened in the book! Damn!
Silver Dragon: *snickers* Silly muses...
Jinhito: I won't be able to update 'till Monday, but I WILL have it up then, I swear! It's good that you're feelin' better! I don't want my reviewers getting sick! *hands Jinhito a mug of soup*
Sakura-san: ^^ I'm building it up to that!
Jokid: Aww, poor Duo! Maybe you should let him out of that soul room, hai?
Kayla Silvermoon: *feels all warm and fuzzy*
jeti: No, I haven't read any by dai-onna, but I'll look it up!
Dragon C. Chan: ^^
Dark Beloved of Light: Ahh, so that's what the scale does... But what about the last one? And, I still can't use the scale or the mirror(?) 'cause I don't know who has 'em. *thinks* I'm pretty sure that I'm going to make Marik a good guy, and Malik is his Hikari?
violettegal: ^^ Thanks!
Kat: He's of a relatively nice nature! He's not EVIL anyway!
blah: Soon, soon!
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"Hey, Yug! C'mon, you can come sit with us if you come outside for a change!" Jou called to the small form of Yugi from the doorway that led outside.
Yugi looked up from the Puzzle, smiling happily as he looked over to Ryou. "Alright, Jou! Uh, what about Ryou?"
"Sure, he can come if you want him to!" Jou called back, gesturing for him to come outside.
"Want to?" He asked the silver-haired boy.
Ryou nodded. "Okay."
Yami and Bakura had dissapeared back into their respective items after catching up with their partners after being dragged along the floor a short ways. Yugi, who's bruises had begun to heal from Friday, was able to sling his backpack over his shoulder without too much pain or discomfort. Ryou followed Yugi as he trotted over to Jou, smiling brightly. This was the first time that Yugi had ever been invited to eat with anyone. Jou put his arms about Yugi and Ryou's shoulders, leading them out to a lunch table out in the sunlight near the bright green field where a group of upperclassmen were playing soccer.
"You'll like our table Yug! We've had it since the start of school." Jou paused, looking over to the silver-haired youth on his other side. "You're Ryou, right?"
Ryou nodded sheepishly. Jou grinned. "Nice ta meet ya! If you're a friend of Yugi's then you're a friend of ours."
Yugi's eyes widened as he saw who was sitting at the lunch table. Anzu was sipping on a can of soda while Honda and Seto avoided each other's eyes, having made a brief truce for Jou's sake. All three of them looked up as Jou approached with Ryou, who was about as tall as the others, and Yugi, who was almost half their size.
"Yugi!" Anzu called out, waving and smiling warmly.
"Hey Yugi!" Honda and Seto called out at the same time, glancing over at each other and turning away with a grunt of irritation.
"Hi," Yugi mumbled, suddenly going shy. He had never been accepted like this before. But, would it last?
"Come on! Sit down and eat!" Jou told him, leading him over to the table and pushing Yugi down into a seat, grinning. "Don't get all tensed up! We're all friends here, Yug!"
Yugi's eyes widened. Friends? He was, their friend? He smiled cheerfully, looking around the table at the others. Things were finally changing in his life for the better. He had never been this happy since before his Grandpa's death.
Jou turned to Ryou. "And this is Ryou, everyone. A friend of Yugi's. Ryou, I'd like you to meet Anzu, Honda, and Seto."
Ryou's eyes widened. "Seto? Seto Kaiba? From Kaiba Corp.?"
Seto reddened slightly. "Really, just call me Seto. It's no big deal," he murmured, smiling embarrasedly.
Ryou grinned back, taking his place next to Yugi. "So, when are we going to duel, Yugi?"
Honda's ears perked up. "Duel? I think we'd all like to see a duel, right guys?"
Everyone nodded and murmured their agreement. Yugi and Ryou both flushed in embarrasment, looking over at each other.
"Have either of you gotten an invitation for Duelist Kingdom?" Seto asked curiously. "All the elite duelists are getting invitations from Pegasus himself. He's holding a tournament on his island. I've already gotten an invite myself."
Yugi and Ryou looked up in surprise. "He's holding a tournament?" They asked in unison.
Seto laughed for a brief moment at the looks on their faces. "Yes. Why so shocked? It's to be expected from the creator of Duel Monsters. Though, it's quite odd that it would be held on his island, away from the mainland."
/Not very surprising at all, actually. He never liked being in large groups./
Yugi jumped as Yami's voice echoed inside his mind. /Y-Yami-san!/
/It's me, Yugi. I heard everything. If what he said is true, then we can only hope that you too, are among the invited. If not, we will have to find an alternate route there,/ Yami murmured.
"Yugi? Something wrong?" Honda asked him as Yugi jumped.
Yugi shook his head. "It was... just a chill," Yugi lied.
"Ah, alright. So, you and Ryou going to duel?" Honda asked eagerly.
Ryou jumped a second later. Apparently, Bakura had contacted the boy. He blinked, looking over to Yugi with a knowing nod, silently confirming that Bakura, too, had heard the conversation.
"The chill is spreading," Seto mumbled, looking from Yugi to Ryou. "Yugi, what happened to Yami?"
The others had apparently heard about Yami from Seto and Jou, and they nodded in agreement. They too wanted to know about Yami.
"Yami-san? He uh..." Yugi mumbled, stalling as he called out to Yami in his mind.
/Yami-san?! What do I do?/
/Calm down. Tell them the truth. If it goes badly Bakura can lock those memories,/ Yami told him calmly.
/A-are you sure?/
/Yes. Tell them./
Yugi lifted the Puzzle in his hands. "He's in here."
Ryou's eyes widened. "Yugi-"
But he was cut off, most likely by Bakura.
Anzu, Honda, Seto, and Jou all stared at Yugi strangely. "You're telling us that Yami lives in that Puzzle?" Seto asked slowly.
Yugi nodded reluctantly.
Jou broke out into a fit of laughter. "Yu-Yug. That's impossible!"
Yugi frowned. "No it's not!"
"You really should listen to Yugi. He's not lying."
Yugi smiled as Yami appeared before them, arms crossed over his chest.
Jou, Seto, Honda and Anzu all let out cries of alarm. Honda looked over to Ryou. "Let me guess, you have a friend of yours in that ring, don't you?"
Ryou nodded, and Bakura appeared behind him, wrapping his arms about his counterpart's shoulders.
"What's going on here?!" Jou cried out in irritation. "Will someone please explain this to me?!"
~*~*~
Bow: I apologise in advance for this crappy chapter. It has to be done to get the story along... *unhappy sigh*
Dragon: Aww. Don't feel too bad. All your chapters are crappy!
Bow: *hits her with a computer monitor* Run that by me again? *eye twitches*
Dragon: *.*().... All your chapters are wonderful!
Bow: Much better...
~*~*~
"Happy now?" Bakura growled over to Jou.
Jou nodded weakly, glancing over at Yami. "So, you're a Pharaoh?"
Yami nodded.
He looked over to Bakura. "And you're also from Ancient Egypt?"
"Yes! Do you understand now?!" He growled angrily.
"So, you need to get to Duelist Kingdom to stop Pegasus, who is also from Egypt, from bringing back the Shadow Games, which could destroy the world?" Seto asked slowly.
Yami nodded, clapping a hand over Bakura's mouth before he started spurting curses. "And to find the other Millennium items."
"Then you'll need help," Anzu murmured. "I'll come."
Bakura tried to tear away from Yami's hand to protest, but the Pharaoh's grip was strong.
"If you're a friend of Yugi's, then I'll help," Jou agreed.
"And I'm not letting Jou go without me," Seto said, putting his arm around Jou's waist.
"Well, you're not leaving ME behind!" Honda exclaimed.
Bakura stuggled harder against Yami's hold, eyes narrowing dangerously.
"Bakura! Will you stop?!" Yami growled.
Bakura growled in return, vanishing back into the Millennium Ring.
Yugi looked over to Ryou, who was cringing. "Why is he so angry, Ryou?"
Ryou winced. "Bakura's not too happy. He thinks that we don't need their help," he mumbled, looking over to Anzu, Honda, Seto, and Jou.
Yami sighed. "We need all thehelp we can get. He'll realize that soon enough."
"Wait, Yami... what if we don't get invitations to Duelist Kingdom?" Anzu asked him.
"Then those who don't get invitations will have to stow away on the boat to the tournament," Seto answered.
Yami nodded in agreement. "When does the tournament start?"
"This Saturday."
"Then those without an invitation will have to get on the ship the night before," Honda thought aloud.
Yami nodded. "That would be best. But, the more duelists competing, the better odds we have to face Pegasus."
Jou rubbed his eyes. "Jeez. In half an hour, our lives have totally changed."
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Bow: And that would be the end of the worst chapter ever ;.;
Dragon: *rubs her head* Yea yea. Just make sure that Chapter Six is much better. And don't Yami and Yugi still need to have that little talk? ^^
Bow: *rubs her chin* Hmmm.... That's true...
Bow: And it has been brought to my attention that there ARE only seven items, so there is only one mystery item to the gang. But, I have gotten some info on that. Thanks Dark!!! So, just change that little detail in your heads: "There is only ONE item that they had no control over! Only ONE!!!" Oh, and I DO know that I have totally screwed up the origin of the Millenium items and why they were sealed in them. It is a fanfic after all.
Boromir: *taps Dragon on the shoulder* Is it safe to come out, now?
Bow: BOROMIR!!! *glomps him*
Dragon: Nope.
Boromir: u.u'... Now you tell me...
Bow: *huggles him* Boromir! ^______^!
Dragon: *grins* Ah, I love to torment the tormentable.
Random Dragonslayer: *from within Dragon* Tormentable?
Dragon: *growls* Who asked you?
RD: -.-()...
Bow: *giggles* Chapter Five!!! ^^
Dragon: *rolls her eyes* How can you giggle after seeing that weird guy on Angel get killed?
Bow: Wha? You mean the weird guy that was talking to Gwen? Or, whatever that electic girlie's name is.
Dragon: Ya. Oooh! Conner!
Bow: *rolls her eyes* Conner is a doofus. How could Angel have such a stupid son?
Dragon: *growls* Leave him alone!
Bow: Ha! Stupid Cordelia! That's what you get for trying to steal Buffy's man!
Dragon: I thought you liked the Buffy/Spike pairing?
Bow: Yea... but I never liked Cordy.
Dragon: For God's sake! Write the Fanfic and stop giving a play-by-play review of Angel!
Bow: Alright, alright. Now that we have some kind of a set storyline, we can get some stuff started! *blinks, looks over to TV* Oooh! They're gettin all Egyptian-y!
Dragon: WRITE!!! Focus on Yu-Gi-Oh! Egyptian-y!
Bow: REVIEWS!!!
Naturi: Nope. He get's really annoyed in this chapter, and he's only really nice to Ryou.
Kye: I think I'm just going to stick with Marik on this one and, well, make him an ancient spirit so he goes withthe story .... And Shadi has both?! -.-...... Shit.... Well, that'll come into the story later .()....
KJM^33: ^___^! Thank you! I never really thought about that! And Haldir dies! *sobs* That never happened in the book! Damn!
Silver Dragon: *snickers* Silly muses...
Jinhito: I won't be able to update 'till Monday, but I WILL have it up then, I swear! It's good that you're feelin' better! I don't want my reviewers getting sick! *hands Jinhito a mug of soup*
Sakura-san: ^^ I'm building it up to that!
Jokid: Aww, poor Duo! Maybe you should let him out of that soul room, hai?
Kayla Silvermoon: *feels all warm and fuzzy*
jeti: No, I haven't read any by dai-onna, but I'll look it up!
Dragon C. Chan: ^^
Dark Beloved of Light: Ahh, so that's what the scale does... But what about the last one? And, I still can't use the scale or the mirror(?) 'cause I don't know who has 'em. *thinks* I'm pretty sure that I'm going to make Marik a good guy, and Malik is his Hikari?
violettegal: ^^ Thanks!
Kat: He's of a relatively nice nature! He's not EVIL anyway!
blah: Soon, soon!
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"Hey, Yug! C'mon, you can come sit with us if you come outside for a change!" Jou called to the small form of Yugi from the doorway that led outside.
Yugi looked up from the Puzzle, smiling happily as he looked over to Ryou. "Alright, Jou! Uh, what about Ryou?"
"Sure, he can come if you want him to!" Jou called back, gesturing for him to come outside.
"Want to?" He asked the silver-haired boy.
Ryou nodded. "Okay."
Yami and Bakura had dissapeared back into their respective items after catching up with their partners after being dragged along the floor a short ways. Yugi, who's bruises had begun to heal from Friday, was able to sling his backpack over his shoulder without too much pain or discomfort. Ryou followed Yugi as he trotted over to Jou, smiling brightly. This was the first time that Yugi had ever been invited to eat with anyone. Jou put his arms about Yugi and Ryou's shoulders, leading them out to a lunch table out in the sunlight near the bright green field where a group of upperclassmen were playing soccer.
"You'll like our table Yug! We've had it since the start of school." Jou paused, looking over to the silver-haired youth on his other side. "You're Ryou, right?"
Ryou nodded sheepishly. Jou grinned. "Nice ta meet ya! If you're a friend of Yugi's then you're a friend of ours."
Yugi's eyes widened as he saw who was sitting at the lunch table. Anzu was sipping on a can of soda while Honda and Seto avoided each other's eyes, having made a brief truce for Jou's sake. All three of them looked up as Jou approached with Ryou, who was about as tall as the others, and Yugi, who was almost half their size.
"Yugi!" Anzu called out, waving and smiling warmly.
"Hey Yugi!" Honda and Seto called out at the same time, glancing over at each other and turning away with a grunt of irritation.
"Hi," Yugi mumbled, suddenly going shy. He had never been accepted like this before. But, would it last?
"Come on! Sit down and eat!" Jou told him, leading him over to the table and pushing Yugi down into a seat, grinning. "Don't get all tensed up! We're all friends here, Yug!"
Yugi's eyes widened. Friends? He was, their friend? He smiled cheerfully, looking around the table at the others. Things were finally changing in his life for the better. He had never been this happy since before his Grandpa's death.
Jou turned to Ryou. "And this is Ryou, everyone. A friend of Yugi's. Ryou, I'd like you to meet Anzu, Honda, and Seto."
Ryou's eyes widened. "Seto? Seto Kaiba? From Kaiba Corp.?"
Seto reddened slightly. "Really, just call me Seto. It's no big deal," he murmured, smiling embarrasedly.
Ryou grinned back, taking his place next to Yugi. "So, when are we going to duel, Yugi?"
Honda's ears perked up. "Duel? I think we'd all like to see a duel, right guys?"
Everyone nodded and murmured their agreement. Yugi and Ryou both flushed in embarrasment, looking over at each other.
"Have either of you gotten an invitation for Duelist Kingdom?" Seto asked curiously. "All the elite duelists are getting invitations from Pegasus himself. He's holding a tournament on his island. I've already gotten an invite myself."
Yugi and Ryou looked up in surprise. "He's holding a tournament?" They asked in unison.
Seto laughed for a brief moment at the looks on their faces. "Yes. Why so shocked? It's to be expected from the creator of Duel Monsters. Though, it's quite odd that it would be held on his island, away from the mainland."
/Not very surprising at all, actually. He never liked being in large groups./
Yugi jumped as Yami's voice echoed inside his mind. /Y-Yami-san!/
/It's me, Yugi. I heard everything. If what he said is true, then we can only hope that you too, are among the invited. If not, we will have to find an alternate route there,/ Yami murmured.
"Yugi? Something wrong?" Honda asked him as Yugi jumped.
Yugi shook his head. "It was... just a chill," Yugi lied.
"Ah, alright. So, you and Ryou going to duel?" Honda asked eagerly.
Ryou jumped a second later. Apparently, Bakura had contacted the boy. He blinked, looking over to Yugi with a knowing nod, silently confirming that Bakura, too, had heard the conversation.
"The chill is spreading," Seto mumbled, looking from Yugi to Ryou. "Yugi, what happened to Yami?"
The others had apparently heard about Yami from Seto and Jou, and they nodded in agreement. They too wanted to know about Yami.
"Yami-san? He uh..." Yugi mumbled, stalling as he called out to Yami in his mind.
/Yami-san?! What do I do?/
/Calm down. Tell them the truth. If it goes badly Bakura can lock those memories,/ Yami told him calmly.
/A-are you sure?/
/Yes. Tell them./
Yugi lifted the Puzzle in his hands. "He's in here."
Ryou's eyes widened. "Yugi-"
But he was cut off, most likely by Bakura.
Anzu, Honda, Seto, and Jou all stared at Yugi strangely. "You're telling us that Yami lives in that Puzzle?" Seto asked slowly.
Yugi nodded reluctantly.
Jou broke out into a fit of laughter. "Yu-Yug. That's impossible!"
Yugi frowned. "No it's not!"
"You really should listen to Yugi. He's not lying."
Yugi smiled as Yami appeared before them, arms crossed over his chest.
Jou, Seto, Honda and Anzu all let out cries of alarm. Honda looked over to Ryou. "Let me guess, you have a friend of yours in that ring, don't you?"
Ryou nodded, and Bakura appeared behind him, wrapping his arms about his counterpart's shoulders.
"What's going on here?!" Jou cried out in irritation. "Will someone please explain this to me?!"
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Bow: I apologise in advance for this crappy chapter. It has to be done to get the story along... *unhappy sigh*
Dragon: Aww. Don't feel too bad. All your chapters are crappy!
Bow: *hits her with a computer monitor* Run that by me again? *eye twitches*
Dragon: *.*().... All your chapters are wonderful!
Bow: Much better...
~*~*~
"Happy now?" Bakura growled over to Jou.
Jou nodded weakly, glancing over at Yami. "So, you're a Pharaoh?"
Yami nodded.
He looked over to Bakura. "And you're also from Ancient Egypt?"
"Yes! Do you understand now?!" He growled angrily.
"So, you need to get to Duelist Kingdom to stop Pegasus, who is also from Egypt, from bringing back the Shadow Games, which could destroy the world?" Seto asked slowly.
Yami nodded, clapping a hand over Bakura's mouth before he started spurting curses. "And to find the other Millennium items."
"Then you'll need help," Anzu murmured. "I'll come."
Bakura tried to tear away from Yami's hand to protest, but the Pharaoh's grip was strong.
"If you're a friend of Yugi's, then I'll help," Jou agreed.
"And I'm not letting Jou go without me," Seto said, putting his arm around Jou's waist.
"Well, you're not leaving ME behind!" Honda exclaimed.
Bakura stuggled harder against Yami's hold, eyes narrowing dangerously.
"Bakura! Will you stop?!" Yami growled.
Bakura growled in return, vanishing back into the Millennium Ring.
Yugi looked over to Ryou, who was cringing. "Why is he so angry, Ryou?"
Ryou winced. "Bakura's not too happy. He thinks that we don't need their help," he mumbled, looking over to Anzu, Honda, Seto, and Jou.
Yami sighed. "We need all thehelp we can get. He'll realize that soon enough."
"Wait, Yami... what if we don't get invitations to Duelist Kingdom?" Anzu asked him.
"Then those who don't get invitations will have to stow away on the boat to the tournament," Seto answered.
Yami nodded in agreement. "When does the tournament start?"
"This Saturday."
"Then those without an invitation will have to get on the ship the night before," Honda thought aloud.
Yami nodded. "That would be best. But, the more duelists competing, the better odds we have to face Pegasus."
Jou rubbed his eyes. "Jeez. In half an hour, our lives have totally changed."
~*~*~
Bow: And that would be the end of the worst chapter ever ;.;
Dragon: *rubs her head* Yea yea. Just make sure that Chapter Six is much better. And don't Yami and Yugi still need to have that little talk? ^^
Bow: *rubs her chin* Hmmm.... That's true...
Bow: And it has been brought to my attention that there ARE only seven items, so there is only one mystery item to the gang. But, I have gotten some info on that. Thanks Dark!!! So, just change that little detail in your heads: "There is only ONE item that they had no control over! Only ONE!!!" Oh, and I DO know that I have totally screwed up the origin of the Millenium items and why they were sealed in them. It is a fanfic after all.
Boromir: *taps Dragon on the shoulder* Is it safe to come out, now?
Bow: BOROMIR!!! *glomps him*
Dragon: Nope.
Boromir: u.u'... Now you tell me...
Bow: *huggles him* Boromir! ^______^!
Dragon: *grins* Ah, I love to torment the tormentable.
Random Dragonslayer: *from within Dragon* Tormentable?
Dragon: *growls* Who asked you?
RD: -.-()...