Hall of Mirrors, part 4.

Disclaimer - If I ever -do- own Yugioh...well, let's leave that to your imagination. n_n"

Note: =D I have decided to start naming people in the group as I see fit. It's MY story, so YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AHAHAHAHAHAH.

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Sess awoke with a faint groan. There was a nearly unbearable throbbing pain in the back of her head. She tried to recall what the source of the pain was. She remembered running back here out of uncontrolled fright. Then she was knocked in the back of the head with something hard - most likely a metal object. It must have been her master. Undoubtedly he was furious at her absence for that long.

Shifting, Sess found that she was still soaked, bound by the wrists and ankles with chains, and still in pain - though it had faded a considerable amount. She struggled slightly to see how tight the chains were, and found them well tied. Sess sighed at this. It wasn't wise to have gone out, she knew it, but she ignored what warnings came from the knowledge she possessed, if any.

"Hello...master?" Sess called out, quietly. There was no reply. She listened as hard as was possible, and only heard her words bounce and echo off the walls. Another sigh came forth. She shut her dark eyes and concentrated on something other than the pain in her head, and now on her wrists and ankles, from struggling. To add to this misfortunate incident, she sneezed. She was sick. And she was alone in the dark.

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(A/N: If I get anything wrong, you can't sue me. One: I haven't had the chance to watch Yugioh anymore, or see the inside of the game shop, because the rotten TV cable people are mean, and keep switching the show off. That, and when it was on, there was one episode once a week. Sigh. . So I'll make this up. If you have any complaints, blame and sue the cable maniacs. BTF.)

The usual group hung in the back of the game shop, watching the rain pour out from one of the windows. Yugi and Joey were practice-dueling, Tea was daydreaming about a certain someone (though, thankfully, we may never know who that someone is), and Tristan and Bakura talked about how odd Tea looked now daydreaming - how she looked like a screwed-up painting. (A/N: No offense to what Tea fans exist out there. I am...BANANAS. BTF)

"And my Feral Imp takes out the rest of your life points. Sorry Joey, I win again." Yugi giggled a little, another battle an obvious victory for him. Joey slumped down in defeat, grumbling. "Man, I almost won!" "Almost, but you didn't! Keep trying and you'll get it!" They both shoved their decks back into their pockets, and eyed Tea nervously. She was mumbling odd things. "Purple and blue..." They made faces, as well as Tristan and Bakura, who were doing the same.

(A/N: Have you noticed that Yami's and Seto's favorite monsters are the same colors as their eyes? |Dark Magician = purple = Yami's/Yugi's favorite. Blue Eyes White Dragon = Blue = Seto's favorite.| I just thought I'd point that out, I got the idea as soon as I wrote this. O_o" Odd, huh? BTF)

They guys huddled back into a group, minus the daydreaming Tea, fortunately. "So, what do you think of Sess? She's an oddball, isn't she?" Tristan commented. "I dun know, she seems ta' be new here, still. Maybe she is jus' shy like Tea said." The mutt shrugged. (And we can all guess who that is.) Bakura shook his head. "I think she's uncomfortable. You can't expect her to open up immediately." Joey shrugged. "What do ya' think, Yug'?"

There was no response. How could there be when the person in question wasn't there? "What?" They simultaneously shouted. Tea was still in her daydream, oddly enough. Good thing she wasn't making an effort to let out her annoying voice of friendship speeches.

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The tri-colored-hair duelist was wandering down a street. The sudden urge - though it may have been - to leave, was powerful. He couldn't ignore it. It also allowed him to think clearly, without having to waste energy in concentrating on it.

/So what do -you- think about Sess, Yami?/ \I don't know, Aibou. I can't say I don't like her, but all the same she bothers me...\ /Bothers you? Why?/ \I don't know. I can't say. I'll let you know soon enough.\ And that was all Yugi could get out of his yami; oh well.

(A/N: Just to let you know, /blah/ will be Yugi talking to Yami, and \blah\ will be viceversa, or the other way around. For stupid people, that means \blah\ is Yami talking back to Yugi. This is all in their mind link. BTF)

"What aren't you telling me, Yami? I know you know something's wrong...what are you hiding...?" Yugi sighed and walked down the street, back to the game shop, breathing in the night air with some depression hanging around him. A shuffling noise sounded behind him. When he turned, there was nothing, but what made the noise came from behind him, and cast him into a portal, where he landed on a hard floor, going unconscious.

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Sess lifted her head up at the sound of a thud, resisting the needed annoying feeling in her throat to sneeze. She had the urge to curse at whatever made the noise, which she discovered to be in front of her. No sound came from her mouth, and her eyes widened.

There on the floor, in front of her, was the amethyst-eyed duelist.

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GASP, the MYSTERY. =D Looks like master is making a lot of achey-shakies on people! O.o And fear not! All remain safe for now! o_o And did I get "Amethyst-eyed" right! XD I have no idea. HELP ME.