Chapter 2: The Chase For The Truth
Luna had made her way out of the game shop without waking up Yugi's grandpa. She held the bell above the door as she opened the it and muffled its sound. It worked, and she walked out of the game shop and quietly shut the door. Then she walked away looking for someplace where she could be alone and train without being questioned or interrupted or bothered. She just wanted a place that could give her solitude and the feeling that she could be free to let it all out through song and dance without being judged. She doesn't like showing off or drawing attention to herself, so she likes to express herself when she's alone. She made her way into a dark alley and followed it through a bunch of twists and turns. She came to an old abandoned house and there was no one around. She saw a sign that said "DO NOT ENTER! DANDER!" She didn't think that there was anything to be afraid of, and opened the door. Yugi, who had managed to follow her without being noticed, saw that she clearly read the sign but paid no mind to its warning and went on in. He of course followed her and kept quiet. Luna went inside to find a dusty old room that had clutter all over due to its previous owner.
"This isn't so bad. It just needs a little remodeling, that's all." Luna said taking a step inside to have a look around. She started to move all the furniture that was left by the owner outside to decide what was still good enough for her to use and what was able to be used as a wall or barricade at best. She was going to sort of the furniture once she was finished with everything else, so for now there was a bunch of furniture cluttered around the house. When she was done moving the furniture out, the sun was just starting to rise. Considering the fact that she woke up at 3:00 in the morning, she thought that her timing seemed appropriate. So she moved on to the cleaning part. She swept, dusted, mopped, basically she cleaned the inside of the house from top to bottom using the little bit of cleaning supplies that the last owner left. It was noon by the time she finished cleaning the gigantic house. She even made a secret passageway to the outside, and she put it by a bunch of thick vines that led to the roof so if she was visited by any uninvited guests she could easily go to the roof and see who they were without them seeing her. Luna built her little escape route in a place that Yugi not only couldn't see what she was doing, but also couldn't tell if she was still there. Luna decided that the vines would take to long if she wanted to come down, so she grabbed her bag and went to see if there was a way to make the journey up and down faster. Yugi still couldn't see her from where he was standing so he stood at the doorway with the door open sticking his head in to see where she was. While he was standing there trying to find out where she was, Luna's super hearing kicked in as she was standing at the side of the house not far from where Yugi was. She heard Yugi's sigh thinking that he had lost her. Luna crept around the corner to see Yugi standing in the doorway. She crept up behind him so that he wouldn't notice. She was standing right behind him with her hands on her hips and angry that he followed her but also sad that he didn't trust her. She decided that she should display her anger to get her point across.
"What are you doing here?!" Luna said with anger clearly showing that he followed her there.
"What are you doing here? I thought I could trust you!" Yugi said hiding his surprise from her appearing right behind him after he had just saw her inside.
"No you didn't, because if you did, you wouldn't have followed me here. Oh and don't even think about playing dumb. Last night, I discovered that I have super hearing that works at random times. That's how I accidentally heard your conversation with Tea last night, not to mention that's also how I found you spying on me while I was preparing a place to train." Luna said while Yugi look shocked that she heard the conversation he had with Tea.
"Well, to be fair, I heard your conversation with what I hope to have been yourself when you were in the restroom when you woke up." Yugi said with a guilty expression on his face.
"If you knew why I was going then why did you follow me?" Luna asked confused.
"If you knew I wanted to hang out with you today then why did you go?" Yugi said with a smile.
"Well for one I didn't want to let you know that I heard your conversation with Tea and two, I thought that I would be back before anyone woke up after I was done training. But, as you can see, that part didn't work out so well." Luna said smiling after having calmed down. They laughed a bit and Luna started to walk over but instead stumbled and fell into his arms.
"Are you alright?!" Yugi said not knowing what just happened.
"S-sorry. My blood sugar must be low. I haven't eaten anything since I got here." Luna said looking Yugi on the eye. The Pharaoh took control because Yugi wasn't strong enough to hold her up or carry her anywhere and he was.
"It's alright." the Pharaoh said to Luna. Luna immediately noticed the voice and height change and knew that the Pharaoh had taken over. She also figured that out because she knew that Yugi wasn't strong enough to hold her up or carry her.
"I was going to take you to lunch anyway, and I think now is a good time to get a bite. I was so busy following you that I think we both missed breakfast." he said with a smile. Seeing who she knew to be the Pharaoh smile made her smile as well.
"Do you have anything in your bag that might sustain you until we get there?" the Pharaoh asked.
"I might. My bag usually gives me what I want, not what I need." Luna said to the Pharaoh as he just looks at her confused. He sets he down and he reaches in her bag to grab a chocolate bar. She eats it and accidentally reaches into her bag. She found a speaker and a picnic basket and showed it to the Pharaoh with a shy smile.
"Well, it's cheaper!" said Luna with a laugh and a joyful smile. The Pharaoh laughed and smiled too.
"What's the speaker for?" he asked still smiling.
"I love music and I think that the right song can really set the mood." Luna said.
"So, what song is it?" he asked.
"Don't know. My bag usually surprises me. How do you think I got this outfit." Luna said with a little laugh at the end.
"Well then, let's see what song it chose." he said.
"Alright, but I have to warn you, there is a great possibility that I might start dancing as soon as the music starts." Luna said with a smile.
"Alright. Lunch and a show. This is going to be fun." the Pharaoh said with a smile, especially since neither of them knew what song was going to be played. Two songs played. The first song that played was Hero by Skillet. She took off her jacket revealing the black belly shirt beneath. The Pharaoh was surprised at the song choice and at her dancing. The second song that played was Rise by Skillet.
"So there are two songs?" the Pharaoh asked at the beginning of the second song a little surprised.
"Apparently." Luna said right before she got back to dancing.
"I think that's enough for now. It's probably on a playlist." Luna said with a smile once the songs were over.
"You're a good dancer. Maybe you and Tea have a lot more in common than I thought." said the Pharaoh as he kept smiling.
"Thanks. And now, we eat. I'm starving!" Luna said as she opened the picnic basket. There was a ton of food in the picnic basket. One of the foods that was there was ta'amiya, an Egyptian food and also the Pharaoh's favorite. It also had some hamburgers, which were Yugi's favorite. She also pulled out some pasta, happened to be one of her favorite foods.
"Well isn't this interesting. Now if I'm correct, I brought out two of your favorites, did I not?" Luna asked trying to get a smile.
"You certainly did. How did you know?" the Pharaoh asked with a smile.
"There are a lot of things I know about you. One of which is the ability to tell people from there Yami's, Pharaoh." Luna said with a little giggle at the end while the Pharaoh and Yugi were totally shocked.
"How did you…?" the Pharaoh started to say.
"How did I know? Well first of all, your eyes changed shape and the yellow highlights in your hair are down when Yugi's in control, but I've noticed that when you take control some of those highlights stick up like thunder bolts, but those are the tiny details that everyone in this dimension apparently can't tell. The more obvious tells are that your voice becomes deeper, you grow a few inches, and no offense to Yugi but there's no way he could have held me up when I fell." Luna said keeping her smile.
"Can you tell all the Yami's apart or is it just me?" the Pharaoh asked intrigued.
"Well, you're the only one I've tried it on, other than the fact that Bakura's Yami took control at yesterday's meeting for a quick second." Luna said like that little fact at the end didn't matter.
"Wait, you saw Bakura's Yami yesterday, and didn't saw anything?" the Pharaoh said looking shocked.
"I thought you'd be used to it by now. Plus, I didn't want to draw any attention to him." Luna said in a calm way. What they didn't know was that Yugi wasn't the only one following her. Bakura's Yami was also following her, but by rooftop so they wouldn't see him. He heard and saw everything.
"Hmm… the thing she has with music might be useful." Bakura's Yami said to himself.
"And it was very entertaining! I can't believe how amazing her dancing is!" Bakura said only to be silenced by his other half.
"Will you be quiet! I'm trying to see what about her I might be able to use." Bakura's Yami said getting mad. They listened to Luna's conversation with the Pharaoh and saw her glance at them.
"Is she on a date with the Pharaoh?" Bakura said.
"I think she is. Now this is something I could use." said Bakura's Yami.
"Listen, if you ever see Bakura's Yami again, you need to tell me." the Pharaoh said a little worried.
"Okay, wait. Does that rule apply to right now?" Luna asked while the Pharaoh got a hint that he was around.
"Yes, now where is he?" he asked knowing that he had to be close.
"He's up there. He's been watching me ever since we left the game shop." Luna said casually.
"If you've known he was here then why didn't you say anything?" he asked both confused and a little mad.
"You didn't ask, and plus, my training was more important than constantly worrying about him. If I didn't think I could take him on then I would have told you immediately. Honestly, worrying about something doesn't do anything for people. It just drives them into fear, and stops them from living their lives. That's why I don't typically worry about anything. There's always a bright side, sometimes it just takes a while to find it." Luna said with a smile.
"You're right. Sorry for freaking out." the Pharaoh said having calmed down.
"It's okay. Everyone freaks out every once and awhile. I probably should have told you about Bakura sooner though." Luna said.
"Yes you should have." the Pharaoh replied.
"Well now I feel silly." Luna said facepalming herself.
"What is it?" the Pharaoh asked confused.
"We were so busy talking that we forgot to eat! Enough talking now, let's eat!" Luna said with a smile as she grabbed some plates and got a big scoop of pasta. She handed the Pharaoh a plate and he served himself some of the ta'amiyas and hamburgers. Luna took a hamburger and some ta'amiyas and was about to start eating when she realized that she hadn't gotten any forks for her or the Pharaoh. She facepalmed herself again and reached into the picnic basket to grab some forks. She took one for her pasta and left the rest on top of the picnic basket where the Pharaoh could see.
"Hey, I know I just said to stop talking, but, do you know where my jacket is? I think I threw it off when the music started." Luna asked the Pharaoh before taking a bite of her pasta.
"Oh, it's right here." the Pharaoh replied as he handed Luna her jacket. She put it on and left it unzipped.
"Sorry about that. It's just that I don't wear shirts like this too often." Luna said.
"It's okay. But… you still never told me where Bakura was." the Pharaoh said to Luna.
"I think you mean is but anyway he's on the roof of the building I was going to use to train. Right there." Luna said pointing to Bakura but at the same time keeping eye contact with the Pharaoh. He looked to where she pointed.
"I don't see him." he said.
"Well he was there a second ago. Man that guy is fast." Luna said looking at where she was pointing.
"Oh well, better luck next date." Luna said casually as the Pharaoh looked shocked and started to blush.
"Th-this wasn't a date." the Pharaoh said embarrassed.
"Well let's get the facts. A boy and girl, hanging out, eating, alone. Looks like a date to me." Luna said smiling. The Pharaoh kept blushing harder.
"You know you're kind of cute when you get embarrassed. The Pharaoh, blushing more than he would like, let Yugi take control.
"Hi Yugi, it's nice to have you back." Luna said noticing immediately that the Pharaoh had switched out with Yugi.
"Uh… hi?" Yugi said not knowing what to say and started to blush lightly.
"Do you two usually blush this much or is it just with me?" Luna said with a smile trying to make him feel a bit more comfortable around her.
"Umm…" Yugi said still not knowing how to answer.
"I'll take that as a yes." Luna said looking at him in the eyes. Yugi, trying to avoid conversation, took a bit of a hamburger. Luna smiled and continued to eat her pasta.
"So Yugi, since you heard me talking to myself in the bathroom, you know that I'll be staying here from now on." Luna said a few minutes later when they had both finished eating.
"Yeah, I know." Yugi said looking a bit sad that she won't be staying with him any more.
"Yugi, I want you and the Pharaoh to be the only ones who know about this place. You're the only people who I'll allow to come here." Luna said.
"Why us?" Yugi asked confused.
"Because you followed me here, so therefore it's now your responsibility to keep this secret. You can only come here alone and on emergences only. I can guarantee that if you come here with someone you won't be able to find me. I've found a lot of hiding places and escape routes from the time I was here. The only way you'll find me is if I want to be found. I'll be trying to figure things out for a bit so you might not see me again for awhile. But know this, you will see each other again in the future." Luna told Yugi.
"What should I tell the others?" Yugi asked.
"Tell them I've found a place to stay. Don't give them any details on my whereabouts." Luna said.
"Okay, thanks for the picnic. It's getting late so I should probably be getting home now." Yugi said.
"I'll walk you out of this maze. After all, I've memorized the way here." Luna said with a slight smile. Luna walked Yugi all the way back to his house before she went to here new home. Three months went by and being the quick study that she was, she had memorized the city's streets and alleyways till she knew it like the back of her hand. She made her home more comfortable on the inside while on the outside she totally changed its appearance so it looked old and unstable to the point where she couldn't even recognize it from what it looked like before. During those three months, she had to figure out who she was in that world. She came to know the way of survival and it taught her the real meaning of being tough. All the while she was doing all of this, Bakura was watching, and she knew it. She finally decided that she was ready to see Yugi again after her three months of solitude and survival. She didn't want him to be able to recognize her, so she reached into her bag and took out some paint with different shades of yellow and gold on it, and she knew exactly what to do with it. Over the three months her hair had grown long, so she styled it differently. She wore it down with a braid on the side (number 7). She took the the paints that she had just got and started to dye her hair. Her braid and the sides and ends of her hair were a light yellow, while the rest of her hair was dyed gold. The outfit she pulled out was a short reddish orange dress, some high black boots, and a pair of black leather gloves. She put them on and took a look at herself in a mirror that was in her house. She thought she did a good enough disguise, now all she needed was a name to go by. She chose the name Kyra Rora. Sure from reading it it's hard to pronounce but she didn't want to use a name already in the Yugioh series. She went by rooftop to the block the school was on before walking on the ground the rest of the way so no one would get suspicious. She walked inside and asked how she could get in to this school. She was told that if she had her last school year's records she could apply now. She reached in her bag and grabbed some records of her past school year, though it said she took school in England. She knew then that she needed to have an accent. She handed the paperwork to the lady at the desk.
"So, you're from England and your name is, Kayra ROra?" the lady at the desk said trying to see if she pronounced it right.
"It's Kyra Rora, but yes, that's correct." Luna said feeling a bit more comfortable with her new name.
"This is your uniform and your textbooks. Your first day will be tomorrow. School starts at 8:00, so don't be late. Oh, and we're putting you in Class B." the lady at the desk said handing Luna her uniform and textbooks. Luna thanked the lady and left with her supplies in hand and knowledge that she would be in the same class as Yugi. She put her supplies and uniform in her bag and thought that she should check out Duke Devlin's game shop since she was nearby. She went inside and saw that it was packed. She was exploring the game shop top to bottom. When she had made it to the last floor she saw Duke, surrounded by girls.
"I don't think I've seen you here before. So, what do you think of my game shop so far?" Duke asked trying to get a compliment on his shop.
"Well, I think it's packed out, with barely any exits as far as I'm concerned. So, if you want my honest opinion, I think it's cool but a safety hazard do to the little amount of exits. Other than that I think you did a wonderful job on drawing in customers and the building itself." Luna said plainly like she was a critic. Duke looked a little surprised given that no one usually says anything negative or criticises his game shop. Duke noticed her accent.
"So, are you from England? What's with the accent?" Duke asked with Bakura being the only British person he knew.
"Yes, I am. What's with the mindless zombie girls you're surrounded by?" Luna said.
"Anyway, I was just leaving." Luna said walking away. Duke sort of liked her spunk, but was confused that she didn't fall for him like the other girls did. He thought she was something special. Luna left and went home to prepare for her first school day there. She got out some school supplies and a backpack for school. Once she was finished preparing for tomorrow she went to bed. When she woke up everything was ready for her first day. She brushed her hair and her teeth, put on her uniform, grabbed her bags, and left for school. When she got there she was told by the teacher to wait outside the classroom so he could introduce the class to her once everyone else got there, and so she waited. Yugi and his friends had heard that they had a new student coming in. They didn't know anything else about the new student.
"So Yug, who do you think it is?" Joey asked Yugi.
"I don't know, I just hope whoever it is likes Duel Monsters." Yugi said intrigued.
"You and Duel Monsters. I mean, is that all you talk about?" Tea asked.
"I hope it's someone nice." Tea said.
"I hope it's someone who's interesting." Bakura said.
"What do you mean by that?" Tristan asked.
"You know, like someone from another country, like me." said Bakura.
"I hope it's a cute girl who likes me." Tristan said.
"Like that'll ever happen." Joey said teasingly.
"Hey!" Tristan replied to his little comment.
"Class, settle down. As some of you know we have a new student today. Her name is… Kayra ROra?" the teacher said trying to pronounce her name. Luna came into the classroom, sighed, and spoke.
"Why can't anyone here get my name right?! It's not Kayra ROra, it's Kyra Rora! There is no 'a' in my first name. If you need that much help pronouncing it then try saying Kaiba, but replacing the 'b' with an 'r.' It's not that hard to pronounce. And for my last name it's pronounced the same way you pronounce Aurora, just without the first syllable. Why can't anyone read my name correctly here?!" Luna said annoyed and a little bit mad, also interrupting the teacher.
"Right, anyway Kyra is from England and, apparently, has a short temper." the teacher said. Luna just looked at him and nodded.
"You may go take a seat now." the teacher told her. She sat next to school day went on and so far Luna remained unrecognized by Yugi and his friends. When it was lunchtime, Yugi and his friends walked over to her.
"Hey, Kyra, right? How did you know so many answers when you just got here?" Yugi said impressed by how well she was doing in class.
"I'll tell you if you can show me where the cafe is." Luna said hungry.
"Oh, it's this way." Yugi said as he took her to the school cafe. She stood in line, got what she could afford, and looked for a place to sit. She found an empty table that everyone had seemed to be avoiding. When she went towards it she was stopped by Yugi.
"Wait, what are you doing?! That table is reserved for the Twelfth graders!" Yugi said not wanting her to get in trouble with the Twelfth graders on her first day.
"Is it a school rule that they have to eat at this table?" Luna asked.
"Well, no." Yugi said.
"Well then do they have their names on it or something?" Luna asked.
"No." Yugi said.
"Well if they don't actually own the table but own it by force then it doesn't actually belong to them, therefore it's not theirs to say who sits where. If they don't want me sitting here then they can just deal with it. I'll be fine." Luna said reassuringly and showing him everything wrong with what he just said and also displaying a lot of spunk. Yugi went to go sit with his friends, and when the Twelfth graders came, he and his friends watched.
"Hey, you seem to be new around here so let me tell you how this works. You get up, sit somewhere else, and we sit here." one of them said.
"Well, if that's the way it's been going on then I might need to take you out of whatever fantasy you're living in and wake you up to reality. So this is how it really works, you sit wherever you want, if that's here than I have no problem with that. But if you were wanting me to move and find somewhere else just because you said so, then you're even dumber than I thought. If you want me to move, deal with it. Because I'm not moving." Luna said calling them out as plain as day. They all started to laugh at the thought that a girl was standing up to them.
"Sorry, new girl, but this is reality." he said.
"Well it's not mine." Luna said smartly. She continued eating. One of them tried to grab her, but she quickly blocked it with her right arm and continued eating her lunch. They kept coming at her and she kept blocking them, eating at the same time. Everyone in the lunchroom watched her as she acted as if blocking a horde of Twelfth graders while eating her lunch was nothing. Duke saw this and thought that she really was special, while Yugi thought she reminded him of someone, but he couldn't figure out who. The Twelfth graders had wasted so much time on trying to get her to move that they barely had any time to eat their lunch. She got up when she was finished eating threw her trash away, and started to do her homework. She had finished all of her homework by the end of lunch time and became well known by the Eleventh graders at that school. After school, Yugi went up to her.
"Sorry I underestimated you." Yugi said.
"Never judge a book by it's cover, remember that." Luna said.
"So, you said you would tell me earlier your secret to knowing all the answers in class." Yugi said.
"Right. Well, it's not a secret that you can really copy. You see, back in England, I not only completed school early, but I also got masters degrees on a lot of different subjects." Luna said.
"Wow, really? If you've already completed school, then why are you in school right now?" Yugi asked.
"Because no one in Japan would let me live like an adult so they forced me to go back to highschool." Luna said.
"No way that's true!" Joey said not believing what Luna had just said. Luna pulled out a wallet and revealed a bunch of masters degrees in a bunch of different subjects. Everyone was shocked once they saw. She looked over and saw that Bakura was still doing class work, and struggling pretty badly on it.
"Hey, if you're so smart then do you think you could help us with our studies?" Joey asked, when by "studies" he ment do all the work for them. She pulled out her phone and typed a few things in.
"Your grades are fine according to this." Luna said having hacked into the teacher's account and looking at their grades. She saw a particularly low grade in math. She looked over at Bakura and he was struggling on a math paper. She walked over to Bakura and asked him if he wanted to come over to her place for math help.
"Really? I think that's literally the nicest and only offer I've been given all year." Bakura said.
"I can't tonight, though, how about tomorrow?" he asked.
"Sounds good to me. I'm always free so you can come over whenever you like. Right now I'm staying at a friends house, though, but she won't mind." Luna said, basically talking about herself in third person being the friend she was talking about.
"Okay, thank you so much!" Bakura said happy to finally be treated nicely for once.
"No problem." Luna replied. Bakura had just realized that he was going to be around two girls the entire time he would be over there when she left.
"Oh great, now I have to go." he thought as he sighed.
"Dude, Bakura, what's your secret?!" Duke said looking at Bakura shocked at Kyra's behavior towards him.
"Wha-what are you talking about?!" Bakura asked confused.
"I just saw that girl yesterday at my game shop and she acted as if she wasn't the slightest bit impressed. And she was totally immune to my charm. I've never seen a girl be so good at playing hard to get." Duke said, it being obvious that he liked her.
"I don't have a secret, I was just working on some math when she offered to tutor me tomorrow." Bakura said plainly.
"What?! You mean she came up to some loser like you just out of nowhere and invited you to her house?!" Duke said surprised that she basically chose Bakura over him.
"Hey, I'm not a loser, and technically she invited me over to her friends house to do homework." Bakura said.
"No, you've got to have something that I don't for her to be hanging out with someone like you." Duke said.
"I don't know, maybe it's the accent?" Bakura said.
"Uh, whatever. See ya later." Duke said leaving. Luna made it to her home and washed the dye out of her hair. This time she totally forgot about Bakura's Yami, who found out her little secret the minute she walked outside her house with not all the dye being completely washed out. Bakura himself didn't see any of this. Bakura's Yami, however, saw everything, and thought that it was finally time to pay her a personal visit. He snuck into her room and just sat waiting for her to wake up, watching her. A few minutes later she woke up.
"Finally! I was wondering when you'd stop stalking me and just meet me face to face like a normal person. But I'm not going to count that against you because, let's face it, none of us are normal here." Luna said not using her accent since she thought she had washed out all the dye in her hair.
"So you knew that I was watching you? Interesting." Bakura's Yami said.
"I like the fact that you didn't deny that you were stalking me. By the way, are you called 'Bakura' or are you just called the 'spirit of the Millennium Ring'." Luna said.
"Actually we're both called Bakura." He said.
"Well that's confusing, do you have a nickname I can call you by because I can guarantee you're not going to like the two I have for you." Luna said. The nicknames she had given Bakura's Yami were Fluffy and Bun-bun, because of his hair.
"Just call me Bakura!" Bakura said.
"Uhh, fine. Party-pooper." Luna said to herself. (I'm going to stop writing Bakura's Yami and just use plain Bakura when either of them are talking, unless they're talking to each other).
"So, do you want to tell me what you want or are we just going to be talking all night?" Luna said.
"Well, Kyra, you sure seem to be in a hurry." Bakura said with a smirk. Luna acted as if she didn't know what he was talking about when on the inside she was shocked.
"You didn't get all of the dye out of your hair after you washed it." Bakura said as he grabbed some of her hair and let his hand glide down it until the piece that he grabbed was no longer in his hand but laying over her shoulder. The part that he grabbed was white while his hand was stained yellow/gold from where he grabbed her hair.
"Hmm, that's interesting. Normally you would have blocked me and stepped back. Did you not because you knew you couldn't take me or was it something else." Bakura said with a grin.
"Well we know that one of those is definitely not the case. Cough cough-the first one-cough cough." Luna said the last sentence with her hand in a fist and acted like she was coughing.
"What I'm surprised about is that you were willing to expose yourself to my other half but your unwelcoming to me. After all, you did say I could come over anytime." Bakura said using her words against her.
"I think you misheard me. I said that Bakura, the other one, could come her any time. And that doesn't mean that because you share a body that I'll allow you to come here if you're in control." Luna said.
"Listen,we may share a body but I do care about my host's feelings. So you better be good to him." Bakura said, and he meant it.
"How could I not? I mean, he's adorable. And, evil or not, the Bakura's have been cursed with good looks. It's a well known fact where I'm from." Luna said.
"Now, no more of your vague answers. I have one question before I go. Do you have knowledge that could help me defeat the Pharaoh. And if you don't tell the truth, I'll tell little Yugi and his friends all about your little secret." Bakura said grinning.
"Yes." Luna said like the answer to that question was totally obvious.
"I think I'm going to enjoy our little visits." Bakura said about to jump out the window.
"Me too. Forget what I said about being a party-pooper you're loads of fun!" Luna said. Bakura left and Luna went back to sleep. This time, since she sat next to Bakura, whenever she saw that he was struggling she helped him out. She even got away with the Twelfth graders letting him sit with her at lunch. Duke saw this and wondered what she saw in him. She talked with him after school was dismissed.
"Hey Bakura, you said yesterday that you would come over to my house to study today, remember?" Luna said using her accent.
"Right, that's why I came prepared. So where do you live anyway?" Bakura asked.
"Follow me, but where I live and who I live with has to remain a secret. Do I make myself clear?" Luna said making sure he understood.
"Yes." Bakura said.
"Now on the way there, we have to be quiet so none of the girls at school follow us because they hear you." Luna said to Bakura.
"Alright." he replied. Luna smiled, grabbed his hand, and lead him down the first alley she saw. Since she knew the alleys like the back of her hand, she could easily guide Bakura to where she lived. Bakura started to wonder if she knew where she was going because of all the turns she was making. It took an hour to get there.
"Were all those turns really necessary?!" Bakura said trying to catch his breath.
"Well, I usually go by rooftop but you wouldn't have been able to get on the roofs so we had to take the long way here, plus it's the best way to make sure that no one follows you." Luna said.
"This is where you live?" Bakura said looking up at what appeared to be and unstable, crumbling, abandoned, old building.
"Never judge a book by it's cover. Let's go inside." Luna said walking towards her home.
"What?! You don't really mean you're going inside there do you?!" Bakura said freaking out a bit.
"What did I just say about never judging a book by it's cover? Now come on! Don't tell me you're afraid of the paint job I did on the outside so no one would bother coming here, though if that's the case then I'll take it as a complement." Luna said gesturing for him to come inside. He came inside and he thought it was beautiful.
"My friend's not here right now, so we have the whole place to ourselves." Luna said.
"This place is amazing. What does this do?" Bakura said reaching for a leaver.
"Don't touch that!" Luna said as she pushed Bakura out of the way and the whole place turned into Luna's training ground. Luna started training, while her sweat was making the dye in her hair come off. When she made it to the end of her course she pressed the stopwatch and said, "Done!" All of the dye had came out of her hair and Bakura recognized her immediately.
"Luna?" Bakura said shocked. Luna perked up, turned around, and looked at her hair. She saw that all of the dye had been washed out of her hair.
"Luna, Yugi hasn't admitted it yet, but he's been worried sick about you!" Bakura said.
"I told him he wouldn't see me for a while, but that he would see me again. I kept my promise using Kyra. I went to the school disguised as Kyra so I could learn things from people that they wouldn't tell 'Luna.' " Luna said.
"So when do you plan to tell Yugi?" Bakura asked.
"The less he knows the better. If he knew that I was Kyra he would never leave me alone. If I were to be around him to long I might ruin the prophecy and the great shadow game might never commence." Luna said sitting on some stairs looking up.
"So that's what she's been hiding." Bakura's Yami thought to himself.
"Plus, he knows about this place. So that's why we can't even mention my name around him or else." Luna said.
"What do you mean by us?" Bakura asked.
"I mean you plus me. I'm pretty sure that's what us means. I think the answer that you were looking for though was that because you know, you can't say a word about this to anyone. You can say that you come over to my house for tutoring, but that's just about it." Luna said.
"Alright. Now about the math…" Bakura said as he changed the subject and Luna got to helping him with his homework. Once the were finished, Luna showed him a secret entrance that she made that led to the streat.
"Do you know where to go from here?" Luna asked.
"Yes, I'll be alright. Thank you for the help." Bakura replied.
"No problem, and you can use this entrance/exit whenever you want. I don't mind. Goodbye Bakura." Luna said closing the entrance. Luna got visited by Bakura's Yami again that night. He did the same thing he did last time except he used the secret entrance that she showed the other Bakura. Luna woke up a lot faster than last time. This time it only took a minute.
"So how'd I do?" Luna asked.
"Better than last time." he said.
"So, what's tonight's topic of discussion?" Luna asked playfully with a smile.
"You spilled a lot of secrets with by other half. Do you think you could clarify what they meant?" Bakura asked.
"Could I? Sure. To you? With nothing in return? I don't think so." Luna said with a grin.
"We're not going to do this the easy way are we?" Bakura said widening his grin.
"I'd sure hope not! Where's the fun in that?!" Luna said standing up excited and smiling.
"I think I'm starting to like you." Bakura said still grinning.
"Well I've always liked you three, or is it two at the moment." Luna said.
"What do you mean by three of me?" Bakura asked intrigued.
"Well in your past you were known as either Bandit or Thief King Bakura." Luna said.
"Yes, I remember that from my past." Bakura said.
"So, Bakura. No that you're here I was wondering if I could help your other half get physically stronger. I used to be in my school's Color Guard so I used to work out and practice flag a lot." Luna said looking at Bakura.
"Why are you asking me? I don't care what he does as long as it doesn't get in my way." Bakura said.
"Force of habit and I'm taking that as a yes." Luna said with a smile.
"Why are you always smiling?" Bakura asked disgusted.
"Because I'm happy." Luna replied.
"You're a strange one." Bakura said.
"I know." Luna replied with a smile. Bakura left and Luna went back to sleep like last time. When she woke up she got ready for school like the day before, and got to school early. Luna had enough time to write Bakura a note and attach it to a charm that she had. The charm was shaped like a moon, which represented her real name, Luna, and it had the Millennium symbol on it and the background was black, which represented Thief King Bakura. The backside of it had the Millennium symbol on it as well but the background was white instead of black, representing the good Bakura, and it had a sun on it instead of a moon, representing Kyra. The thin but strong chain that held it together was back and gave a shadow no matter how high it was or how she positioned it, she thought that represented Yami Bakura and maybe her shadow, if her shadow became a person, that is. It had two different sides, so she thought she thought that she would draw a picture of them to show him what he needed to find. The note she wrote to him said, "Come through the secret that has been shown. Different paths we must take so it is not blown. The part of the charm will act as a clue. To solve it, you need two. The Sun helps the kind-hearted find their way. The Moon will give guidance and aid for who have been hurt and lead astray. The truth is what you must find. Twilight is where the Sun and Moon hate to hide. Twilight will help you find what you seek. To get it both Sun and Moon are needed at their peak. Once this is been read the game begins. The Chase for the truth, who will win?" Luna though that if she made a game it would be a lot more interesting. She put the drawings of the charms and the riddle in a box, wrapped it up, and tied it with a ribbon. Since she got there before the rest of her class, no one was there to see her wrap or have anything to do with the present. She thought she would wait a few weeks before she gave it to him though. She wanted something exciting to happen before hand so the game would be a lot more interesting and fun. She put it in her bag and looked at her reflection in her compact wondering if she should get contacts to make her eyes match her hair color more. When everyone started arriving she saw Bakura. She went over to him.
"When did you get here? No one ever shows up earlier than 7:30." Bakura asked.
"Really? I got here around 6:30. It's been pretty boring doing nothing for an hour. Hey I got an idea. Why don't you spend the weekend at my house. I've got loads of fun things to do there. Plus I could see about giving you some training. From what I've seen you might need it." Luna told him in her accent as they walked to class together.
"Sorry. I'm not used to sleeping with a girl, and I don't know if I'll be able to do any training." Bakura said shyly.
"Don't worry. If you did come over we would have our own rooms. And the training is easy. It's in a private place so no one has to see, and I'll help you out. We'll take a few breaks and it's usually only for a few hours so I think you'll survive." Luna said playfully.
"Well, that makes me feel a lot better, but I'll have to think about it. Okay?" Bakura said.
"Okay, at least you'll think about it. Take all the time you need." Luna said.
"Thanks." Bakura replied.
"Remember, at my place, you're always welcome." Luna said smiling.
"Thank you." he said. When they were in the classroom all the girls accept Tea ran up to Bakura giving him gifts and compliments and a laughing Luna.
"Well you sure are popular." Luna said with a smile and tried to cover her laughter. Yugi and his friends saw them.
"Kyra seems to be getting along pretty well with Bakura." Yugi said watching them.
"Yugi, I've heard that he went over to her house yesterday. People say that she's just tutoring him but I just know there's something 's just something about that girl. I feel like I know her." Tea said.
"There's no way you could have known her, she's from England."Joey said.
"Who cares about if you knew her I just want to know if you think I have a chance!" Tristan said.
"Maybe you should ask Bakura. He should know from hanging out so much with her. He could give you some tips." Joey said.
"We'll talk later." Luna said as she walked over to Yugi and his friends.
"Hello." Luna said.
"Hey Kyra, how's it going?" Yugi said.
"Going good. I just found out today that coming to school at 6:30 isn't normal." Luna said.
"You came here at 6:30? You're right. That's not normal." Joey said.
"Hey, can Bakura and I eat lunch with you today? I prefer to sit by friends." Luna asked.
"Of course! We don't mind!" Tristan said wanting to see if he might have a shot with her.
"Thanks." Luna said and sat down at her desk and started drawing something. It was a picture of the Millennium Items, all of them. She had finished when class started and she hid her picture. At lunchtime, Tristan took Joey's advice and went to get advice from Bakura. Luna was with him at the time. That made him a bit nervous.
"Hey Bakura, can I talk to you for a moment?" Tristan asked him.
"I'll give you some privacy." Luna said leaving and Tristan was instantly relieved.
"So what is it Tristan?" Bakura asked.
"I need advice on Kyra. What does she like? What's her favorite food? Do you think I have a chance with her? I have a whole list of questions on that girl." Tristan said.
"Well then, write them down. I'll give the list to Kyra and leave you anonymous. Then I'll get her to write down the answers and I'll give them back to you. Okay?" Bakura said. Tristan gave Bakura a list of questions that he had. Then they went to eat lunch after meeting up again with Luna.
"Oh. You're finished? Great! Now let's get something to eat! I'm famished!" Luna said. Luna was happier than normal because this was her first normal day that she's had since arriving there.
"Hey Kyra. I was wondering if I could talk with you after school." Bakura said.
"Sure. I'm in too good of a mood today to say no. I don't think anything could bring me down." Luna said being the happiest she's been since she's arrived.
"I was wondering if you could answer these questions. You can just write down the answers." Bakura said not wanting to let her know if it is or if it isn't for him.
"Alright. But if you want me to be honest I prefer a man who has the courage to let someone know that they like them rather than a man who is too afraid to tell their feelings." Luna said.
"Anyway I'll give the answers back to you after school. Okay?" Luna asked winking at him.
"Th-thanks Kyra." Bakura replied blushed after she winked at him. Kyra sat down with Bakura and Yugi and his friends.
"Hey, whatcha got there Kyra?" Joey asked looking at her paper that Bakura gave her.
"Ah nothing. Just a paper I'd said I'd fill out by the end of school today. Anyway the questions are easy to answer so I should be able to finish it by the end of lunch." Luna replied.
"Can I see it?" Yugi asked.
"I'd prefer not. They're personal questions and I don't want you to see my answers. Sorry." Luna said.
"That's okay." Yugi replied. Luna continued to fill out her paper, forgetting to eat her lunch. Lunch was almost over by the time she was finished and finally remembered her lunch. She scoffed it down, choking a bit halfway.
"You okay?" Tea asked after Luna stopped coughing.
"I should have taken smaller bites." Luna said. Everyone laughed and she joined in. Luna finished her lunch and all of her homework except her math.
"How do you do your homework so quickly?" Tristan asked.
"It's easy when you read ahead." Luna replied.
"Bakura, same time today?" Luna asked talking about tutoring. Bakura simply nodded his head in agreement while the rest of the gang looked confused.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it." Luna said reassuringly. They simply looked at Tea and Yugi looked at each other, knowing exactly what the other was thinking "they must be dating!"
"Okay, you two are really creeping me out right now. I told you, it's really no big deal." Luna looked at them with a confused face from not wanting them to make a big deal out of something that really wasn't. Luna left for class leaving them behind.
"How can you understand that girl, Bakura? And what did she mean by 'same time today?' " Tristan asked Bakura.
"She's helping me with things. Like how to give vague answers so I can avoid awkward conversations or conversations that I don't want to discuss at the moment. Bye!" Bakura said as he took off.
"Those two sure are weird. They're hiding something. I know it!" Tea said.
"Then should we figure out what?" Joey asked.
"No, we can't do that! Just leave her alone. Sometimes people keep secrets for a reason." Yugi said.
"Yeah, you're right Yug'." Joey replied and they went to class. After school, Luna gave the answers to Bakura but took him aside to ask him a question before giving it to him.
"Does he want Kyra or me?" Luna asked.
"I'm not sure. He asked for Kyra." Bakura said.
"Alright, give this one to him. This one, though, is for you." Luna said as she gave him two sheets of paper. At the top of one it said Kyra, the other Luna. Bakura started to blush a bit but in the end nodded his head and went to give it back to Tristan.
"Don't forget, you're coming over today, right?" Luna asked making sure he hadn't forgotten.
"Right." Bakura said with a smile. Bakura gave the paper to Tristan.
"Wow. She's going to be hard to get! Thanks Bakura." Tristan said looking at the paper.
"I've got to go, bye." Bakura said leaving to go to Luna's house. When he got there, Luna was in the middle of practicing, but he hadn't seen her practice this before. Luna had a six-foot flag and tossed and spun and all sorts of tricks with it. Luna had also washed the dye out of her hair and changed, letting it be the real Luna that he saw practicing. Bakura just sat and watched for the time being not wanting to disturb her, plus he became mesmerized by the beauty of it. She was dancing to music and followed the beat perfectly. When the song was over she stayed set (a position in Color Guard) for eight counts (counts are the beats that songs have) before relaxing and getting out of position. When she turned around and saw Bakura she took a sharp breath and perked up before letting out a relieved sigh bending over a bit with a smile.
"Oh, it's just you. Next time you come in don't just sit there watching me without me knowing like a creepy stalker. That's my job." Luna said in a playful tone and smiling as she walked over to him.
"You were kidding about that last part right?" Bakura asked.
"About the creepy stalker yes, the rest no. I built a secret passageway to the roof so if I get any uninvited guests I can see them without them seeing me." Luna said.
"So, is what I just saw going to be the training that you were talking about earlier?" Bakura asked changing the subject.
"We'll work our way up. I'll need to teach you the basics first. Wait, does this mean you're accepting?" Luna said looking at him with eyes filled with hope.
"Well, I'm not sure. How do you know that I'll even be good at, what is this called?" Bakura asked.
"It's called Color Guard and you never know until you try. I'm only this good because I've had years of practice. You're still a beginner so I wouldn't expect you to be great at it right off the bat. But, with a lot a practice, you'll be just as good as I am." Luna said confidently. Luna's confidence in Bakura gave him confidence in himself.
"Alright, let's do it!" Bakura said confidently.
"Confidence, I like it! But first homework, then Color Guard." Luna said pulling out some math homework.
"Right. I forgot about that." Bakura said. After homework, Bakura had his first day of Color Guard, which was not at all what he expected. It involved stretching, working out, across-the-floors (routines you do across the floor), and finally flag. When they were finished Bakura's whole body was aching and he sat down. Luna sat down across from him.
"So, how was your first day of Color Guard?" Luna said laughing a bit.
"Well, it wasn't at all what I expected." Bakura said looking at Luna.
"Nothing's ever what it seems. I thought we went over that lesson." Luna said with a playful smile. From then on they had a routine. Luna would wait for Bakura at school being earlier than everyone else. They would walk to class together and eat lunch together while doing a bit of homework. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays they would take different paths to Luna's home. On Tuesdays and Thursdays they would walk there together. On the weekends they would meet at the school and Luna would teach him how to get on to, travel, and navigate the way there and how to get off. Once they were there Luna would tutor him and teach him Color Guard, along with some gymnastics that she snuck into his training. At night, after both Bakura and Luna had fallen asleep, the other Bakura would go to Luna's room and wait until she woke up (usually about 1 minute). Then they would have a little chat. When they were done Bakura would go back home and Luna would go back asleep. This routine continued for a few months, and by then Bakura had learned and mastered just about everything she knew. He learned how to use swing flags, regular flags, and plastic sabers and rifles. After those months had gone by she thought it was time for her to teach him how to relate what she taught him to survival, self defense, quick getaways, and losing a tail. A few more months went by and he had learned and mastered what she had taught him. Unknowingly, everything that she had taught Bakura, she had taught the other Bakura as well.
