Yami no Game: Death's Awakening Chapter 18: Second Game Master of Luck, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Zypher: Hello everybody and welcome to another chapter of our favorite story. Glad you all are enjoying it and just like Darkwolf, this story is getting close to its 100th review so whoever catches it can ask me for anything they would like such as a nice one-shot of your own plot or adding a character of your own creation into the story. Just say the word and I'll get on it. But either way, thanks for the reviews for the last chapter and I hope you'll enjoy this one.

Yami no Game: Death's Awakening

Chapter 18

Bright lights and loud music filled the stage as the new and most popular game show, Big Money Game, commenced. The announcer introduced the challenger and the all-time champion, Fuha Ryuuichi. The game that they were playing, since the game the challenger and champion always changes, was a roulette game. The announcer turned to them, smiling. "Well, this game should be simple. Each of you has a button and you need to press it in order to get the highest number on the roulette wheel." he explained, pointing to the wheel just off to the side that held 36 numbers total. The challenger went for, hitting the button on his panel and his mark landed on 35.

'This kid may be champion but there's no way how he could actually hit 36. That's money's in the bag for me.' The challenger thought with glee. Fuha smirked, closing his eyes and waited just a few seconds before pressing the button and it landed on 36, shocking the challenger and getting cheers from the crowd. "And we have our winner! Congratulations, Fuha Ryuuichi!" The announcer said and he smirked, knowing that his luck will never run out.

The next day at school, Jounouchi was excitedly talking about last night's game with his friends. "That guy's good, I can tell you that. Every time he plays, the amount of money raises higher and higher." Yugi nodded. "Yeah. I bet anyone would love to have that much money but that Fuha guy wins ever game no matter what. He's real lucky."

Jounouchi sighed as he slumped in his seat. "Man, if only I could get into a game like that. That money could help me with so much." His friends knew what he was talking about and wished many times that he could one day get the money to support himself and pay off his father's debts for a good, long time.

Soon, the class started and the teacher declared that a new student was joining them. "Another? I thought it would be it for a while after that lying jerk Kaiba and his little buddy." Jounouchi hissed but then shut his mouth when he saw just who walked in.

"It can't be..."

"But it is..."

"Fuha Ryuuichi..."

The teacher settled them down, knowing that the new student was indeed a very well-known person and it being a shock for him to be joining Domino High school out of all places. "Hello all. I bet you all know me from the popular game show, Big Money Game. Well, I guess I can say that I might have a fun year here with all the admirers I'll have hounding me." he spoke with a laugh and Aqua snorted under his breath. Before the teacher could point out his seat, he threw his schoolbag strategically on a desk right next to Yugi's. It landed perfectly, gaining some reactions from the class and he soaked in the cheers.

The teacher told him that only he could assign his seat but Fuha challenged him to a game. Pulling out a coin from his pocket, he told the teacher of the rules, saying that if he won, he could sit anywhere he liked and if he lost, he can assign his seat. Easily, Fuha won and went to take his seat, leaving the teacher baffled. "Luck is always on my side." he spoke and many students agreed.

"I say he's a big showoff." Aqua murmured. "Shush, Aqua. Don't say that. He's new here and even despite his popularity, he doesn't need any negative things being said about him." Yugi reprimanded and Aqua sighed before nodding, apologizing to the younger teen. After Fuha took his seat, the class started.

During break, some students crowded around Fuha's desk, asking questions about his luck. With the attention he was getting, he started to boast about his luck once more. As he was talking, a student ran in, telling them that the teacher was going to give them a math quiz when he came back and they all returned to their seats, taking out their textbooks to study. Yugi started to worry as he continued to look over his notes in his textbook, feeling that he won't be able to finished reviewing everything he needed in the short time they had.

Fuha looked to him before reaching over, flipping a few pages in Yugi's textbook and pointing them out. "Read these. My unfathomable luck tells me those test questions are based off the stuff on these pages." he said and Yugi nodded, studying the pages until the teacher came back in. Handing out the quiz once everyone placed their textbooks away, Yugi took one look at it and was in shock to notice that all the questions were on the stuff he looked over at Fuha's request. The teen soon got done with the quiz in a few minutes ahead of everyone else.

But when they turned in their quizzes, Fuha turned in a blank one. And when the teacher questioned why, he told him he focused on his luck, not on a quiz.

After school, Yugi and his friends were leaving out of school when they saw Miho trying to follow Fuha and he looked annoyed by it. Jounouchi watched him closely, a serious glint in his eyes. Honda looked to him, wondering why he was so quiet and saw the glint but didn't mention anything about it. Fuha looked to them and smiled.

"Hey! How about this, I'm offering to take you guys out for a bite to eat. I know the perfect Chinese restaurant." Aqua snorted again. "Sorry, Fuha, but we all have more important-" Yugi cut him off with a nudge to his side and looked back to Fuha.

"Sorry about his attitude. He has a hard time trusting new faces but we would be honored to go." Yugi responded while Aqua was rubbing his side lightly. Fuha nodded and led them to a very expensive looking Chinese restaurant. "Isn't this place a little pricey?" Honda questioned. "Don't worry. Just come on in~" They all walked in and the entrance was erupted in colorful confetti and noisemakers. The manager came up and congratulated Fuha for being the 10,000th customer they had so they all received a free meal.

Everybody was shocked at his fortune but did enjoy the meal they were given. Jounouchi continued to watch Fuha with a critical eye and Honda looked back to him. 'Glad to see he isn't pleased by his show-offy behavior. Hopefully he will make a comeback at him.' he thought. After they ate, they received two special tickets to play a special game at any store and he took up on that, challenging Yugi to a game. "Great!" Fuha said, looking around before spotting a game that he wanted to play. It was a simple roulette ball game and it said on a poster behind the vendor that whoever could find the gold ball will win a trip to Italy. Fuha told him of the rules and motioned for Yugi to go first. Aqua walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Yugi, you shouldn't do it. With that luck he has, he could win. I don't want to see you following his every word." Yugi reached up and stroked his cheek. "I know you don't, Aqua, but he can't be lucky all the time." Aqua sighed and nodded before letting him go to play the game and he did so after handing his ticket to the vendor. He turned the handle but he didn't get the gold ball and was given a napkin as a consolation prize. The small teen sighed lightly and walked back over to Yami who wrapped an arm around his shoulder. Fuha took his turn and was able to get the gold ball and the vendor handed him the plane ticket for Italy. Once again, he had them in awe at his luck. "This is getting ridiculous." Aqua murmured.

Honda looked over to Jounouchi and saw him clenching his fists. 'Sweet! He's finally going to put him in his place.' Honda thought. Jounouchi walked over to Fuha and looked to him before kneeling down before him. "Fuha! You must teach me yer ways! I need ta know how ya get such fortune!" Jounouchi pleaded and Honda slapped his forehead in pity. Fuha didn't pay any attention to him and looked to Yugi. "Well, Yugi, I won and you lost. Remember our little wager." Fuha whispered and he nodded. Soon, he left and Jounouchi went to follow him.

As Fuha walked along the street, he saw some children that were running across the street, knowing him quite well from the show. But a truck was coming and they quickly jumped out the way to avoid being hit. Fuha reached down to help them up but as the kid reached out to him, he pulled his hand back. 'I shouldn't even bother. They could give me their bad luck and I don't need that ruining me.' he thought and continued to walk off. Jounouchi was appalled at this and ran over, kneeling down beside the children and helping them.

As he was close to home, he saw a car parked in front of his house. The window rolled down to reveal a man. "Are you Fuha Ryuuichi?" he asked and he nodded. "Master Kaiba has summoned you." he said and he nodded as he got into the car and they were on their way to Kaiba Corp.

Once he was in his office, Kaiba turned to him. "So, how's it going?" he questioned. "I did as you said and transferred to Domino High. I challenged the kid to a game and he lost. Now he has to follow any instructions I give him. Are you sure this will get those demons to show?" he asked. "I'm sure of it. Every time Yugi is put into danger, they will come. It's simple as that and with your luck, I'm sure that you will win against them if they don't try anything. They both seem to have luck with getting out of even the toughest situation." Kaiba explained.

"Luck? They couldn't have better luck than me." he started, walking over to Kaiba's safe and pulling out a gun, loading five bullets inside. He spun the barrel and place it near his head. Pulling the trigger, it was the only blank chamber and grinned. "And I'll prove that to you by winning against them both." Kaiba nodded. "See to it that you do."

Later in the day, Honda, Aqua, Jounouchi, Miho, Yami and Zella were at a restaurant, still discussing about Fuha's luck. "Hey, does anyone know where Yugi is? I know he wouldn't be this late." Jounouchi murmured. Aqua snorted in anger. "That Fuha kid came over and picked him up, saying that he wants to play another game against him so he wasn't able to come." Aqua explained and Jounouchi gasped, getting up. "He's in trouble then!" he exclaimed and Yami got up. "Are you sure about this?" he hissed and the blonde nodded.

"Come on, then! We need to find him!"

In an underground parlor, Fuha was smacking Yugi around using pool balls. He already explained the rules to him, whoever could hit the other in the face most with the pool balls wins the game and so far, Fuha was winning. Yugi wiped his chin free of blood and glared up at him. "This isn't a game, Fuha!" he opposed. "Either way, Yugi, you agreed to the terms of that deal from the last game and this is what you got yourself into." Fuha declared, stacking the pool balls onto each other and positioned the cue ball for another hit.

He pretty much slammed the cue ball into the little pyramid made up from the others and they hit Yugi's face hard, knocking him back. Jounouchi and the others made it inside after Yami tracked Yugi with the puzzle and were appalled at Yugi's condition. "You're going to pay for this!" Aqua roared, jumping onto the table but before he could make a move to hit Fuha, his foot went through the surface of the pool table easily, causing him to fall forward and land beside Fuha. Honda looked around and grabbed a mop from nearby, ready to swing it at him. Alas, it caught the light fixture above him and pulled it down, making it land on top of him.

Fuha laughed at their attempts before walking out. "You guys should know, no one can beat my luck." Fuha claimed as he walked out. Yami didn't bother to grab him but instead, focused his attention onto Yugi. He ran over and picked him up gently, growling as he saw the bruises now oozing with blood. Yugi whimpered in pain, looking up to him. "I'm sorry, love..." he whispered and Yami shushed him. "It's ok. We'll deal with him soon. Right now, we need to care for these wounds." Yugi nodded and laid his head gently upon his chest.

Aqua got up from the floor as did Honda and walked over to them. "Ok, it will take us a long time to get home by walking . Yugi need to be looked after immediately so keep still and don't scream." Aqua said and they nodded. Soon, the shadows moved away from the walls and engulfed them, getting a scared yelp from Honda as they were transported back to Yugi's room in the game shop.

Once they were there, Honda would've questioned how they could do that but didn't bother to since they now had their attention fully on Yugi. Aqua fetched the first aid kit and Yugi hissed in pain as the rubbing alcohol was rubbed over his wounds. As Yami was placing bandages over the now cleaned but still open wounds, Honda saw an envelope on Yugi's desk. "Hey, what's this?" he questioned, picking it up. "It's addressed to you, Yugi." Yugi looked up and took the envelope when it was handed to him and opened it. "It's an invitation."

"What's it for?"

"For a spot on the Big Money Game show."

"Must be Fuha's doing." They all nodded to this and then Jounouchi spoke up. "Yugi, let me take yer place." Yugi looked over to Jou. "Are you sure?" He nodded. "Yugi, you and everyone else in here knows this is a dream I've wanted fer so long. To be able to win that money would help me so much." he spoke and Yugi nodded. "But of course. We know how important this can be to you. We'll be in the audience watching." Yugi spoke and he smiled, thanking him. All of Yugi's friends forgotten about the method that brought them to his room and both spirits were glad they didn't remember.

They really didn't feel like explaining how they were demons to them as of yet.

At the show, Jounouchi was going up against Fuha and was determined to make sure he loses. "Welcome everyone to another great day of the Big Money Game Show!" the announcer proclaimed and the crowd cheered. "Once again, a new challenger has stepped up to go against our current champion, Fuha Ryuuichi! Please welcome, Motou Yugi!" People cheered once again and Fuha wondered to himself why Jounouchi took Yugi's place but didn't care much, he was champion in this game and he was planning to keep that title.

"Today's game will be a matching game. Each player will have to pick two letters from the board and match up the numbers. If you do, you can have another go until you match up two incorrect numbers. If you flip over a joker, the game is over." the announcer explained and they nodded.

The first turn went to Jounouchi and he picked A and K which was 3 and 5. The turn now went to Fuha and he picked A and C which were both matching cards. As the rules pertain, Fuha was given another go and he kept going as he continued to match card after card. With each right match-up, Jounouchi was shocked with a little current of electricity from his seat as punishment for each correct answer made by Fuha. Soon, he lost and was feeling weak. Yugi and the others ran over as the announcer proclaimed Fuha the winner once more.

"Are you alright, Jou-kun?!" Yugi questioned. "I'm alright, just feeling weak.". They nodded and Aqua helped him back to the competitor's room. He let him sit down in a chair and he relaxed, glad to recover a little from all the shock he was getting from the game. Soon they heard the door open and Yami growled lowly. "What do you want, Fuha?" Zella demanded, tail flicking side to side and ears folded back in anger. "Why, to congratulate 'Yugi' on his game. I wasn't expecting you, Jounouchi, but I guess people like you would do anything for money." Fuha barked.

"Leave him alone! He doesn't need your ridicule!" Zella hissed. Jounouchi tried to get up in order to retort but his health was still in bad shape and he fell forward, Honda making a move to grab him before he could hit the ground. Fuha continued to ridicule him until Yugi felt that it was enough. He stepped forward, glaring up at him. "That's enough, Fuha. Stop it and leave us alone." He only laughed and with a swift kick, knocked Yugi down and stepped down on the side of his head, gaining growls from Yami and Aqua.

"Yugi!" Honda, Jounouchi, Miho and Zella called. 'That's it. I had enough of him. This time, his luck won't save him from my wrath.' Yami thought venomously as the room grew dark. Jou, Honda, Zella and Miho fell into a dreamless sleep while Yugi whimpered in pain. Fuha looked over to them and saw the power emanating from them in waves. Their forms shifted and before he could speak, he was flung away by a tendril of shadows as another tendril moved to pick up Yugi. It brought him over to Aqua who took him gently into his arms.

"You have angered us for the last time, Fuha. You have hurt Yugi and tried to get others hurt in the process. Now we shall play a game and see if you luck can really save you." Yami snarled and soon, the room darkened and they soon were on the Big Money Game stage, taking their places as champion and challenger while they faced an empty audience. "This should be familiar, Fuha. The same game you played with our dear friend Jounouchi. Only the rules are changed. We each get a turn, no matter whether we find the right pair or not. For every wrong pair, you will get shocked by electricity but stronger than the one from the game."

Fuha nodded and the first turn was given to him. He chose C and H which was 3-3 correctly. It was Yami's turn and he chose F and I which was 5-2. As a result, he was shocked but the electricity but shook it off. 'It can't be. That had to be more volts than the ones used in today's game. Kaiba wasn't kidding about their powers but as of right now, their luck isn't showing.' he thought as he chose another pair which was correct again. Many turns passed and while Yami continued to choose F-I, Fuha got all the pairs right without finding the joker.

Yugi looked up and saw him getting shocked. "Yami, please, stop hurting yourself." he pleaded and Yami turned to him. "It's ok, chibi koibito. These shocks barely harm me." he responded. Soon, the lights went off for a few seconds before coming back on and all the tiles were flipped back over. "Seems we have to start our game again, Fuha."

"Fine by me." he responded and flipped out the G tile which was 5. Remembering the tiles that Yami flipped over, he chose F but was shocked when he saw what was hidden underneath.

It was a joker.

"You lose, Fuha, and your luck has run out." he hissed and he screamed in pain as he was shocked by electricity. Once he was unconscious, Yami walked over, snarling viciously and hunger gleaming in his eyes. "It has been a while since I had a good meal and you'll do well." Yugi calling his name stopped him and he turned back to him. "Don't kill him, Yami. The electricity was punishment enough." Yugi whispered, Aqua placing him down when he asked. "He deserves to be ripped asunder while he's still breathing! He hurt you and I'm going to make him feel the pain you felt tenfold." He raised his hand, claws extended and would've ripped him apart if he didn't feel Yugi wrap his arms around him.

"Don't do it, koi. Please. I know you wish to kill him because he hurt me but remember, you didn't sacrifice Sheldon's life when he hurt me, nor did you do the same to Kaiba when he injured me or my friends. Spare him, Yami. Please spare him." Yugi whispered, kissing his cheek. Yami looked to Fuha before snorting and wrapped his tail around Yugi's waist, lowering his arm and placing his hand onto Yugi's head, stroking the soft strands lightly.

"Fine, just for you, I will spare him but the next person to hurt you will die."

The next day at the Game Shop, everyone was watching the Big Money Game. Fuha, still reining champion, was playing the roulette game against the challenger. When the challenger got a high number, he surprisingly got a low number and was stripped of his champion title. 'And with it goes his luck and fortune.' Yugi thought and curled up more into Yami's arms.

Kaiba watched the game as well and tsked. 'Had so much luck and yet lost it so quickly. I'm glad he did since he got Jounouchi hurt from the last game. Damn producers will be fired for implementing that without my jurisdiction. Look like the Game Masters aren't even much of a challenge to them. But I won't give up. Soon, Kaiba Land and Death-T will be ready and when those demons go in, I'll make sure they don't come back out.' He turned off the TV and got up, leaving out of his office.

Not far away, a red dragon flew towards the Game Shop, finding it time to introduce herself to Yugi and the others.

Zypher: And that's all for this chapter. Yep, Kaiba's not giving up until he regains his title and have Jou's heart but as you can see, both plans aren't working out well. Meh, I'll at least let him get Jou's heart, once he changes his attitude -big grin- but for now, evil Kaiba will rein his unholy terror! -laughs evilly and coughs- And as a little hint for future chapters, so will Mokuba but both won't be like that after a good while, most likely after Death-T they'll become reasonable again like they should be. Anywhosit, thanks for reading the chapter and I'll see you later.