The odd first year.

Chapter 3:not so sweet reunions.

I don't own Yugioh.


Yugi pov

My two friends and I ran down the halls laughing quietly as we coasted to a slow walk. "We should split up." I snickered. "Why?" asked Malik tilting his head the way he did when he was confused. "If we do, then one of us could keep the others off the rests trail." said Ryou before I could speak. I glared at the albino boy. "That was my line." Ryou stuck his tongue out and ran toward an eastern door. Malik rolled his eyes and took off for a southern door. I smiled when I heard the vampires coming. I pulled out a bottle of cotton candy perfume and sprayed every inch of the air thick with it.

After that, I ditched the bottle to the corner of the room and dashed down a western hall.

Ryou pov

I smirked as the smell of cotton candy wafted down to me. That would throw off the vamps for a good hour or more. I dashed around random corners and found a room at the end of the hall. The smile fell from my lips at the sight of the name on the wood.

I moved toward the door slowly. My hands shook when, as I reached it, I lifted one to open it. I had just placed my hand on the handle when I heard footsteps. I quickly looked for a place to hide and saw an empty vase big enough for one skinny kid to hide behind. I got behind it and peeked around. A man I knew too well, though I only saw him a few times, was getting ready to unlock the door. He froze and sniffed. His eyes flew to my hiding place and I ducked behind it out of sight.

"I saw you, Bakura, you might as well come out. I won't fall for another one of your silly pranks." I felt tears fill my eyes and ducked my head into my knees. He had used the tone on me when I was four. I had tried to sneak pink hair dye into his shampoo. I shook as I suppressed my sobs, but I wasn't quiet enough apparently. "Come on, kid, it's nothin' to cry over. I caught you last week too remember?"

I shook my head and held my breath to steady myself. "Well, if you won't come out..." the vase was suddenly moved and fell back as it's support vanished. "I'll just,... Ryou?!" I looked up painfully into the eyes of the father I thought I lost and fainted again.

Bakura pov

Yami's mate would pay for lying to me and spraying that crap all over the halls to cover their scents. I blazed down the east halls and stopped abruptly when I was hit full on with Ryou's emotions. Pain, shock, fear, confusion, hope, love, sadness, happiness, then nothing. All the emotions had caused my poor mate to faint. I followed my gut and found Professor Dawn on the floor crying in joy and clutching my fainted mate.

I approached carefully and knelt down. "Is he hurt?" I asked slowly to the overjoyed father. "N-no, he must have just gotten too excited." the professor took a deep breath to steady himself. "When he was younger his heart was very strong. It couldn't take a lot of strain." I nodded and we stood. The father holding his long lost son. "Eight years, Bakura. I haven't seen him in eight years. He nearly an adult." I placed a hand on my mentors shoulder and smiled. We walked into his room to let Ryou rest.

Malik pov

I dipped and ducked between suits of armor. So far no one seemed to catch on that I was down here. Yugi's perfume turned out to be useful after all. I'll never tease him for carry such a girly accessory again. I heard someone coming down the hall and slid behind a tall suit of armor that smelled a lot like rust. I snickered only to lose the expression at the sight before me.

"Now, why would my necklace lead me here?"

Yugi pov

I looked back to see no one behind me. I laughed and kicked on the speed. I rushed around corners and ducked into the shadows once in a while. I slowed to a stop and leaned against the wall with a satisfied grin on my face. I was fast, I had to be to survive out there. I sighed as I remembered home, Grampa and his game shop were always open if I needed them. But, after the first strike, I was too scared to go back to the shop.

I felt tears fill my eyes and started to walk down the hall again. I wasn't paying attention and bumped into someone. I fell to the floor and skinned my arm. It wasn't bleeding, but it stung to no end. "I apologize, sir, I didn't see... Y-Yugi?"