Zypher: Hello everyone and thanks for the reviews and suggestions for this chapter. I love them all. So why don't we get on with this chapter of Yami no Game: Death's Awakening and torture her some more shall we? Enjoy.
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Yami no Game: Death's Awakening
Chapter 6
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As Monday rolled around, Yugi was happy as a clam, having so much fun over the weekend. Both Yami and Aqua were happy to know that he was happy and cheerful. But they knew that soon, they will have to tell and will only trust that he wouldn't shy away from them or hate them for their secret. Aqua appeared into the room and smiled as he watched him get ready. /Yugi, why don't you wear the outfit you brought with your school jacket instead?/ Aqua suggested. He blushed lightly. "Oh no, I better not. It's not uniform and kids would make crass comments for wearing it." Yugi replied softly. /But they won't and even if they did, you don't need to listen to them./ he said and he placed a hand on his shoulder and leaned down to nuzzle him like a puppy would for attention. He blushed even more. /Come on, little master. It won't hurt to wear it for today. Just for us. Please?/ he whispered and he nodded. "Ok, just for you and Yami. I'm sure I can make it work." Yugi whispered as he pulled out the outfit and went to change in the bathroom.
He smiled before he disappeared back into the puzzle and to his shared soul room. The demon walked over to Yami and placed a hand on his head playfully. "Now what are you thinking about?" he asked. "Just thinking about how he would look in that outfit. I'll bet it would be appealing." he said with a purr. Aqua conked him over the head lightly and laughed. "I agree with you but we must bide our time. We can't rush our affections for our host too soon." he murmured before looking to the watch. "Only a few more months and it'll be time." Yami nodded. "I wish it would come sooner but like you said, I'll have to bide my time." Yami murmured as he soon watched as the young light left out the bathroom wearing the outfit just barely covered with the white uniform shirt and school jacket. The teen picked up the puzzle along with his schoolbag before leaving to head downstairs.
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Anzu was back at her home still, preparing for school and trying to think of a plan to catch those demons she met with in their actions of killing someone. 'But how is the question? From what I gathered, they did all their murders in that shadowy place so no one else would witness then in their moment of killing. Now how can I prove that there's something else about that puzzle Yugi wears? Take it when he can't wear it. But that means I would have to sneak in the boys' locker room just to get it and I'm not stooping that low. Maybe I could get a photo of those demons showing up as a silhouette behind him. That may work.' she thought, unaware of the figure watching her. Dae Raca let out a barking laugh as he stood upon a tree branch just in front of her window.
/She really thinks she could capture Yami and Aqua just to prove that Master Yugi has deadly demons living inside his soul. This is such a riot! A mortal fool that probably couldn't find her way out of a box! Well, this is where my help comes into play. I can't let her catch Yami and Aqua at any time when they're out as a watching silhouette. That's the only thing she can see and could get proof of if we're careless./ he whispered to himself before jumping out of the tree just as she left her room, packing away a small camera in her bag before heading out towards school. 'I'll get proof and I'll make sure he's locked up somewhere so those demons won't harm another. I'll be able to still live and gloat that I finally got that brat out of my system.' she thought as she made her way towards school, still oblivious to being followed.
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Yugi quietly walked to school, meeting up with his friends on the way. They made some nice comments about the hidden outfit and he thanked them before they walked into the arched entryway of the school. Some students looked over to him when they walked in but he ignored them. Some made nice comments, some made vague ones and some even dared to make risqué ones. Those caused Yami and Aqua to growl from within the puzzle but Yugi did warn them that it was a possibility to risk breaking uniform at their behest. Jou and Honda glared at those that made those kinds of comments and led Yugi quickly into the school. "I knew I shouldn't have worn this..." Yugi whispered. /But you did so just for us, little master. Remember that./ Aqua replied through their mind link and he nodded. They all headed to their first class, which was switched to a different room until the murder case with Chono-sensei was solved. They sat through their classes until lunch rolled by and they decided to sit outside to eat lunch. Back in the school, a boy wearing a cloak and many charms was watching Yugi. "So, he's the one right?" The boy asked. "Yeah, he's the one that has demonic spirits inside that trinket of his. I believe he'll become a great addition to your group, Kokurano." Anzu commented. "Yes, I believe he will." The boy known as Kokurano murmured. Dae Raca watched silently before disappearing into the shadows of the hall. 'What could she be up to now?' he thought.
Yugi and his friends headed to his next class, only to see that Kokurano was in there with the group of girls that stuck around him. "Great, it's Kokurano. He thinks that he has ESP but I never believed him." Jou muttered. "Really? Why does he believe that?" Yugi asked, never hearing of this student before. "Just watch and listen."
"Listen and listen well! Today, there will be an earthquake!" he announced. Some kids started to question about it, some commenting it may be true and others saying it was nothing but a hoax from a phony psychic. "I don't think there'll be an earthquake today. It's all a bunch of..." Jou stopped mid-sentence as the school started to rattle and shake. It was only for a few moments before it stopped. Kokurano smirked as he looked to Jou. "Do you believe me now?" he questioned as he took out a slip of paper. On it was written in plain writing that there would be an earthquake today. Jou nodded dumbly and so did some of the other students that didn't believe him. More kids crowded around him but Yugi stayed back, watching as his friends tried to see about more predictions. Yami and Aqua appeared beside him and Aqua snorted. /That fool. He doesn't have ESP. We could sense the psychic properties if he did./ Aqua mumbled. "Really? So he doesn't have ESP?" Yugi questioned. /No he doesn't. He's probably trying the old ESP trick to keep predictions hidden under their clothing and make them happen so they would seem true to the eyes of the believers./ Yami declared. Yugi nodded and headed off to his seat, unaware that Kokurano was watching him. 'So, you don't believe me, do you? I'll make you believe and soon, you will be in my little group. With the powers of the demons that Anzu claims you have on my side, I'll be the best psychic in this school. Then soon, the whole entire city.' Kokurano thought.
Before they left out of class to head to gym, Yugi was stopped by Kokurano. "What do you want?" he asked, Yami and Aqua staying by his side ever since the start of class. They both watched him warily, seeing that there was something else this fake psychic wanted. "I want to tell you something of grave importance. Did you ever want to know about the ones that were causing those deaths that are reported all over the city?" Kokurano asked and Yami growled, thinking that Anzu told him about them. "Yes, I have been curious about it." Yugi replied. "Then come to this classroom at 6:00 sharp tonight and someone will be there to tell you." Kokurano whispered before leaving. /I say you shouldn't go. There's something about him that has me on edge./ Yami murmured. "I agree with you but I think it will be best if I did..." Kokurano turned around once more. "Also, tell your blonde friend to watch himself in gym today. I had a prediction that he will be hurt from an attack of the lights." he added before leaving the room.
/Don't listen to him. It must be a lie./ Aqua murmured through the link. "Don't worry, I won't." Yugi replied before he left off for his gym class.
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During the period, the boys were doing Judo practice and Yugi was thrown over Honda's shoulder, being paired up with him for the class. Yami watched passively but didn't want to see the small host hurt. The demon sent out a few shadows to cushion his fall while Aqua surveyed the floor quietly, making sure that nothing will happen to Jou as he was paired with another student. He wasn't going to be watching out for anything with his focus on trying to best the other boy. His ears pricked when he heard something snapped and looked up in time just to see a light from the roof fall and it was right over Jou. /Jou-kun?!/ he shouted and sent out the shadows to grab him and pull him back so he would avoid being hit. Yugi turned when he heard him shout then looked over to where Jou was, seeing that he was almost hit by the overhanging light. 'Kokurano was right. He was almost hurt if it wasn't for Aqua.' Yugi thought then contemplated if whoever was coming tonight would actually know of the murders. 'Maybe I should go. I was tempted not to go but after seeing this, I probably should.' he thought and went to help his friend along with Honda.
Kokurano, who stood on the catwalk leading to the lights, smirked. 'Only a little more then he'll believe me. It will be a cinch to get those powers on my side.' he thought before leaving.
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After school, Yami told Yugi that he shouldn't go and see Kokurano again, still denying his ability of ESP. Wanting to satisfy his curiosity, he headed over to where Kokurano was last seen and saw he was still there. He looked up and smirked. "So, do you believe me now?" he asked. "I guess so. I still don't believe you fully just from two predictions but you have at least got me to believe that whoever you said would be coming to tell me about the murderer." Yugi murmured. His eyes narrowed. "So, you don't believe me fully do you? Fine then, believe this! Because of your defiance, countless letters will fall upon you!" Kokurano growled and Aqua hissed in warning. /Come on, Yugi. Let's go. We'll just see if he's right about his little prediction./ Aqua sneered, the teen nodding as he left. Kokurano sighed. 'Anzu better be right about this.' he thought before getting up and leaving himself.
Dae Raca stopped following Anzu for the time being and left to go find Yami and Aqua. When he saw Yugi walking home and Yami and Aqua by his side, he ran over. /Hey, Yami! Aqua! I have something to tell you./ he said and they stopped, looking back to him. /What did you find out, Dae Raca?/ Yami asked. /That girl. She's planning to give up Yugi to that fake psychic because he wants to see if what she said was true./ Dae Raca explained. /She's more pathetic than any other victim. But she won't have to worry long, she will die soon./ he grumbled before smirking a little /Here's what I want you to do. When she heads home today, give her the old Chinese water torture treatment, only do it our way./ The wolf nodded. /Alright. I best be going now. I think she's planning to come to the school tonight to see if she could try and catch you two trying to help the young master from whatever Kokurano had planned for him./ Dae Raca said before running off. 'Soon, she'll wish she didn't try all she could to find us.' Yami thought before he and Aqua went to catch up with Yugi once more.
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Anzu was currently in her room, preparing to leave out so she could get to the school before Yugi did. She was about to leave when she heard something and turned to look behind her. She didn't see anything and turned back around to see a shadowy wolf sitting in front of her. "How did you get here, mutt?" she questioned and he growled. /A little request from the demons~/ he cooed and soon, the room went black and she blacked out as well. When she woke, she tried to move only to find she was tied up and surrounded by darkness but only one, solitary dim light shined directly onto her. "Hey! Let me go!" she screamed but no one responded. She heard footsteps and being reminded of the last time she was caught in a position like this, tried to get away. Dae Raca showed up once more and grinned. /Hopefully you are accustomed with the practices of Chinese water torture cause that's exactly what you're about to go through./ he said. "Why?! What do those demons see in torturing me?!" she questioned. /Because, they desire their meals to be just of the right preparation. That's why they sent me here to make sure. You are absolutely stupid to think that you could try and sell away their host just so you can get proof. Doing all this is dangerous, you know, but do keep trying and it will only lead to your death faster./ he said with a laugh.
/But for now, let's get on with your torture session./ Dae Raca disappeared after he said what he had to say and she heard the drips of water...or so she thought. She felt one drop onto her and the tangy, metallic scent led her to realize that it wasn't water...but blood. "Why is it blood?! Tell me, you stupid mutt! Tell me!" she screamed but only heard the laughing from Dae Raca. /They love the taste of blood you know. Why do you think they want me to torture you this way? They want you to soak in blood so it will be the most mouthwatering meal when they gorge on your measly but tender flesh...but since your flesh isn't all that tender, that will be left to the shadows to do that to your flesh and your soul. I'm going to make it my duty to make this meal their best yet. Enough so that they can soon have permanent bodies to live in this outside world./ Dae Raca whispered and the shadows soon shot out towards her, drowning out her yells and screams.
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Later that night, Yugi was making his way back towards the school to see this said person. Yami and Aqua were out once more to make sure that Yugi wasn't going to get hurt, still not fully trusting Kokurano and his predictions. They finally arrived and walked inside. As Yugi was heading towards the classroom, he saw a book sitting on the floor. "This must belong to the library." he murmured as he picked up the book and made his way towards the library to return the book back into its place. He entered the library silently and looked through all the bookcases, looking for the spot where the book belonged. When he found it, he placed it where it should be. He was about to leave out when he heard faint contact of wood on wood and saw that the bookcases were falling on top of each other like dominoes heading straight towards him. 'Countless letters will fall upon you. Is this what Kokurano meant?!' he thought and saw that he didn't have enough time to move out of the way. "Aibou!" Yami cried as he ran towards him, in that moment never noticing that he wasn't bound by his spiritual form. The demon pushed Yugi out of the way just as the bookcase he was near fell over and collided with Aqua's neck as he was escaping the heavy shelves. He hissed in pain as a long gash was left where the corner hit him. He held a hand up and looked to Yami.
"Yami, go and issue the dark game. I wish to join but I can't with this wound. I'll take Yugi back home." Aqua murmured then realization dawned on him from the pain alone. "Wait, Yami...we're not spirits anymore." Yami's eyes widened as he looked down to his hands and saw they weren't translucent anymore. "But how? We didn't even consume enough to give ourselves a real form. How can this be possible?" he questioned. "I don't know but we best use this time we have now to get what we need done. Go and show that fake psychic that given gifts aren't to be tampered with." Aqua replied as he walked over and picked Yugi up from his arms and left. Yami watched as he left before growling and turned back to the entryway to the library, ready to take care of Kokurano. Yugi, who fell into shock when he saw the bookcase about to fall upon him, looked up and saw that Aqua wasn't a spirit anymore. "Aqua...you...you're not a spirit anymore..." he whispered. "I know. I'm just as in awe as you are. But for now, I must get you home." Aqua murmured as he beat his wings more to make the trip quicker, the wound still bleeding. Yugi felt the drops of blood on his arm and looked up. "Aqua...you're bleeding. What happened?" he asked. "When Yami saved you from the bookcase, I was getting out myself but the corner caught me. Don't worry about me though, I'll heal up soon."
The smaller teen placed a hand over the wound. "No. When we get back home, I'm going wrap it up for you." he whispered and Aqua nodded as they reached the shop and he landed on the roof, opening the skylight and slipped inside. He let Yugi down and he quickly ran off to get the medical kit. When he was gone, Aqua looked back down to the watch. "How is it we have a real form? We never gained enough and none were powerful enough to give us these forms. There must be something that led to this but what could it be?" he questioned to himself and looked up when Yugi came back in. "Hold still while I'm cleaning and wrapping up your wound." Yugi said as Aqua was led over to the young teen's bed so he could lie down while Yugi worked on the wound.
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Kokurano still waited inside the classroom, looking up towards the clock. "Yugi should've been here by now. What's taking him so long?" he questioned. "He has gone home. My sibling got hurt thanks to your little stunt. Now you will pay." Yami hissed as he stood in the doorway of the room, shadows pooling around his feet. Kokurano turned to him and gulped from seeing those menacing cerise eyes staring him down. "What do you want?" he demanded. "Why, to play a game with you. I know what you want...to use our host's treasure to control and use us to make every prediction you make come true. You may think you have ESP but you don't. Gifts such and those shouldn't be foolishly tampered with." Yami snapped as he walked towards him, the shadows following him silently. "And what game do you have in mind?" he asked, still wary of the shadows. "A little game to test your ESP." he said as the shadows left him and covered the room for a brief moment before they disappeared, six bottles of chloroform hanging above their head by thin threads all connected to the classroom clock. "Now, here's how the game works. As the minute hand moves, a thread will be snapped and one of these bottles will fall. Using your so called ESP, you have to figure out which one is about to fall. If you're wrong, then prepare to be trapped in a slumber that you will never wake as you forfeit your life for rest." Yami explained and he nodded.
"I'll show you." he growled as the first thread was clipped and he ran towards the falling bottle, catching it. The next thread was soon clipped and Yami calmly walked over to the bottle hanging beside him and caught it. Kokurano growled and hesitate slightly. Seeing the next one snap, he quickly made his way to the next falling bottle, just barely catching it. The fourth thread snapped and it was the bottle closest to the door so Yami ran towards it before it could hit the ground. Kokurano, who didn't want to be upstaged by him or sacrifice his life to him, put his foot out without him noticing and tripped him. Yami snarled in anger and letting his tail show, he slid on the ground, using his tail to grab the bottle. "Nice try, Kokurano. Now it's time for your punishment for interference." Yami hissed lowly and Kokurano gulped then remembered the last two bottles and turned. He was anxious and looked to both bottles, trying to predict which one would fall. Yami smirked as he watched him struggle. "What will you do now, Kokurano? Only two bottles left. Which one could it be? Shouldn't be too hard if you have the ESP you heavily rely on."
The next thread snapped and it was the one closest to the window and Kokurano stood under the one that was near him. His eyes widened and gasped as he tried to make it to the bottle but it was like slow motion to him as he watched the bottle hit the floor just as he lunged for it. The bottle of chloroform burst into gas and engulfed him. The wannabe psychic gurgled as the gas soon put him to sleep and Yami stood over him once the gas soon dissipated through the opened window. "Like I said, never trust in powers you don't have." he whispered as he saw the many predictions hidden under his cape. 'And I was right about him using that trick...' he thought before he bent down and ripped away his outfit before feasting, taking his soul and leaving once he was done so no one else would be fated to Kokurano's paltry predictions ever again.
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Once Aqua's wound was wrapped, Yugi placed the kit away and went to see if there was anything he could fix for him. Yami arrived while he was downstairs and split Kokurano's soul in two to give half to Aqua and finished off the other. Aqua gulped down his and told Yami to hide his wings and tail before Yugi came back upstairs. He did so just as Yugi entered the room and he smiled up to him. "I'm glad you're alright. Did anything happen at the school with Kokurano?" The boy asked as he walked over to Aqua, handing him a cup of herbal tea. "No, he wasn't even there in the classroom so I left." Yami replied and he nodded. "Oh well, I bet he was the one to cause those bookcases to fall anyway. I have a feeling something will happen to him now that his powers were proven false." Yugi said as he rubbed Aqua's neck lightly to soothe the pain as he sipped the tea silently. "I'm sure something did and if you believe it was too cruel to whatever may happen just remember, he was the one who played all the students into believing he was a psychic." Yugi nodded as he took the empty cup away from Aqua. He placed the cup on the side table and yawned. Yami ushered him to bed and bid him goodnight before making another out of shadows and lied upon it. 'I still don't know what forces could've given us form but I have the dreadful feeling that it will only last for tonight. We'll be nothing but spirits once again by morning.' he thought with a sigh.
'But it won't last for long, soon we'll have a permanent form and we can claim Yugi as our soulmate.' he thought and looked over to him. 'But the problem is, will he even agree to such terms once he learns we are truly the bloodthirsty creatures that were trapped in the puzzle? I don't even want to bear the thoughts of him telling us to leave or shattering the puzzle and trapping us back inside.' Yami sighed as he buried his head into the cushioned shadows, falling into a restless sleep.
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Zypher: And that's all for this chapter. Hoped you all enjoyed this chapter very much and will be eagerly waiting for the next. I'm so eager about it myself that I'll probably write it now but I must at least get some other chapters started first. So I'll see all you wonderful reviewers in the next chapter for more deadly games and Anzu torture.