Disclaimer: This is such a drag. I still don't own the show.
Chapter 33: The Past, Present, and Future Part 2
Ayato and Akari sat in total silence. Akari was mentally berating herself for her lack of self control, while Ayato was still a bit shaken up by the whole thing.
'Damnit why did I have to go and do that?' Akari looked up to see Ayato staring at her. 'Oh what I wouldn't give to know what he's thinking right now.'
'Oh great, she caught me staring at her.' Ayato couldn't help but blush, he could still feel the warmth from her body from their earlier embrace.
"Um, Akari. Could I ask you something?" Ayato asked a little apprehensively.
"Sure." Akari hoped that the question he was going to ask wasn't about what had transpired earlier.
"How long has it been since I've been dead?"
"Well, it's been eight years."
"I see. Akari do you remember, that day that Hikari took us on that field trip, the day that I disappeared."
"Yes, that's the day that...wait a minute! Are you trying to say that this is where you disappeared to."
Ayato nodded slowly, "That's what I think."
"I don't see what your getting at."
"When I came back, did I tell you anything."
"No you didn't, but that's because you lost your-"
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
The Past or Present
Nico and Syrus were walking along the shore of the beach. Syrus wore light blue swimming shorts and Nico wore a two piece swim suit(A/N: Not too descriptive am I.)
Suddenly a girl with green hair that stopped at the base of her neck, with glasses too big, and lime green eyes appeared from out of the sand.
"AHHH!" Syrus yelped.
"Juri! What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to take you back Nico, you are no longer acting in our best interests."
Nico looked at Syrus, who was currently sitting on the soft sand, and then looked back to the scrawny figure before her. "Is that so? Then in that case I'm not going back."
"But why? Come on Nico you have to come back."
"If I come back with you they'll just dispose of me. I've made my choice. There's no turning back now."
"Please." Juri whined.
Nico glared at her. "You'll have to beat me in a shadow duel, and from what I've heard your the worst duelist out of all of us."
Juri frowned, she had no choice. "Quiet tratior." Juri said as she activated her duel disk.
"Wait!"
Nico and Juri both looked at Syrus quizzically. Syrus got up, "I don't know what's going on, but if anyone's gonna duel you, it's me."
"But Syrus-" Nico started.
Syrus smiled, "What good am I if I can't protect you."
Nico smiled, Syrus certainly got braver.
Back To The Future
Akari opened the door and was greeted by Yugi and Tea. Tea instantly latched herself on to Ayato, letting her tears fall freely. "It's been so long." Yugi joined the embrace. Akari smiled as she watched the three.
"Brother?"
Tea and Yugi released Ayato from their bone crushing hug. A twelve year old girl with brown hair that went just paseed her shoulders with big blue eyes stared at him.
"Kairi?" Ayato asked. The girl ran to her big brother and hugged him. "Wow, you've grown." Ayato said.
Another knock on the door and Jaden and Alexis came in. Ayato stared at the two. They didn't look any differnet then what they did eight years ago, except for being taller.
Jaden and Alexis both looked at Ayato in disbelief. "Um hey Jaden. Hey Alexis. You two finally got together huh."
Jaden and Alexis both smiled and gave their friend a hug. "It's good to see you again." They both said in unison.
"Alexis, where are the kids?" Akari asked.
"Junior is watching them." (A/N: You thought they were gonna be there didn't you.)
"Hey why don't we have a party? For old times sake." Jaden replied.
Akari smiled, "That sounds like a good idea."
Kazama and Anna were on there way to Akari's house. "I wonder what could be so important." Anna said.
"Hn." Kazama replied.
Anna frowned, "What did I tell you about ignoring me."
Kazama sighed, "Not too."
Kazama looked over to see his wife glaring at him. "And..I'm sorry."
"Good."
Kazama rolled his eyes.
"Did you just roll your eyes?"
"No honey."
Meanwhile Exion, Rachel, and Syrus also made their way to Akari's house.
The Past Or Present
Syrus: 4000/ Juri: 4000
"I'll go first." Juri said.
Syrus waited, trying to formulate a good move with the cards he now held in his hand.
"Well?"
Syrus looked up to see Juri tapping her foot impatiently. "What?"
"Are you okay with me making the first move?"
"Um, sure." Syrus replies a little suprised.
"I guess I should remind you that this is a shadow duel, so you better duel to the best of your ability."
Syrus looked at her disbelievingly. 'Is she serious. Why is she being so nice about all this.'
The girl took a quick glance at her hand. "I summon Insect Knight(1900/1500) in attack mode. A humanoid insect clad in silver armor emerges onto the field, sword and shield at the ready.
"I'll place one card face down and end my turn."
'Okay Syrus, keep it together.' Syrus drew a card and smiled, I play Polymerization to fuse Steamroid and Gyroid to create Steam Gyroid(2200/1600.)
'Now I'll attack her monster and be one step closer to winning the duel.
"You must be an amatuer at dueling." Juri said as she adjusted her glasses. "I activate my face down Adhesion Trap Hole, now your monster has lost half of it's attack points."
'That's not good. Why didn't I consider that face down card before?'
"I place two cards face down and end my turn." 'I hope this works.'
"Good, I play the spell card Riryoku to decrease your monster's attack by half and increase the attack of my Insect Knight by the same amount. The Insect Knight's attack is now 2450.
Juri looked at Syrus two face down cards, 'I have one Mystical Space Typhoon and he has two face down cards on the field. Which one should I use it on?'
"I play Mystical Space Typhoon on the trap card to the right." The card is whipped off of the spell and trap card slot and into Syrus' graveyard slot.
"You did exactly what I wanted you to do."
"How so?"
"You destroyed my trap card Wonder Garage, when it's destroyed I can summon any Level 4 or less Machine type monster from my hand to the field, and I summon Submarineroid."
"A lot good that'll do you, attack his Steam Gyroid."
"I activate my trap card Magic Cylinder, now you take damage equal to your monster's attack."
Syrus: 4000/ Juri: 1550
"Pretty good. I'll admit that much. I'll end my turn with two face downs."
"Now it's time to end this duel. I play De-Fusion to unfuse my Steamroid and Gyroid. Next I play Power Bond, fusing together my Submarineroid, Steamroid, and Drillroid to summon Super Vechiroid-Jumbo Drill(3000?)And thanks to Power Bond his attack is doubled."
Juri frowned. Syrus was better than she thought. A lot better.
Back To The Future
Kazama, Anna, Exion, Rachel, and Syrus finally made it to Akari's house. Kazama, Exion, Rachel, and Syrus were currently playing 13, Alexis and Jaden were waiting to get in the game.(A/N: Love that game.) While Anna, Ayato, and Akari was watching some sappy romance movie.
"I'm sorry." Anna said.
"Sorry for what?" Ayato questioned.
"That you had to find out about your future. It must be hard."
"Yeah, knowing I'm gonna die is hard. But why won't anyone tell me how it happened?"
Anna could feel Akari's eyes staring at her. "It's complicated." Anna replies.
Ayato sighes and gets up and walks over to Yugi. "Um dad? I've been meaning to ask you something."
Yugi smiles. "Anything."
"What happened to the Millenuim Items?"
Yugi just stared at him, not really wanting to answer his son's question. "They are gone, you remeber the time when I sent them to you. They are tied to your destiny. Now that you are gone, so are they. Maybe for good this time."
Ayato sat there in silence. 'Are they the reason I died? Well at least I have a clue, I'll prove Akari wrong. I'll stop it.'
"You didn't try anything with him, did you?" Anna asked Akari.
"Well...I kinda..."
Akari turned to see Anna with a look of complete shock on her face.
"So you two-"
"No, we didn't do that. How could you even think that I would do that!"
"Well, remeber eight years ago when I walked in on you two totally nak-"
"Shhhhhh. Be quiet. He might hear you." Akari had a firm hand on Anna's mouth.
Anna removed Akari's hand. "What's the big deal, you were obviously enjoying fondli-"
Akari slapped her hand over Anna's mouth again.
Syrus walked over to Ayato. "Um Ayato could I talk to you?"
Ayato looked at the bluenette and noticed he was shorter than him. 'He sure has grown.' Ayato thought to himself. "Um, sure."
"When you go back. Stop her, stop Hitaki."
"You mean she's the one who killed her."
Syrus nodded, his eyes narrowed. "I'll do what I can." Ayato said.
Then it hit him. He had no idea how to get back to his time.
The Past Or Present(Man this is getting redundant)
Syrus: 500/ Juri: 1550
Syrus really had no idea how it happened. But right now he was losing. Syrus had no monsters on the field. Juri had an Ultimate Insect Level 7(2600/1200) on her side of the field.
She also had a Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth(3500/3000) on her side of the field as well. As far as Syrus was concerned, there was only one card that could save him and it was his move, his draw.
Syrus drew the card from his deck. 'Alright, Vechiroid Connection Zone'
"I play Snatch Steal to take your Ultimate Insect Level 7."
Juri looked confused, why hadn't he use it on her Moth instead?
"Then I play the magic card Vechiroid Connection Zone, with this card I can summon one fusion monster by putting it's components into the graveyard, and I choose Super Vechiroid Stealth Union(3600?)!"
Juri eyed her face down trap card. Syrus smiled, assure in his victory. "Now I'll activate it's special effect." Ultimate Insect Level 7 combines with the Super Vechiroid Stealth Union.
"Now I have your Insect's special effect, so now your moth loses 700 attack points. Now say goodbye to your Moth, Super Vechiroid Stealth Union attack with Stealth Unity!"
"Not so fast, I activate my trap card. Negate Attack!"
"Aw man. I thought I had her."
"Guess not, and thanks to Snatch Steal I gain 1000 life points." Juri declared as she drew a card from her deck.
Syrus: 550/ Juri: 2550
"Now, I play Arsenal Bug(2000/2000)(A/N: It's a level three monster)in defense mode, and I switch my Moth from attack mode to defense mode. And that's it for my turn."
'All I can do now is play it defensively.' Juri thought as she watched Syrus draw his card.
'The card that Nico gave me, Fairy Meteor Crush. Combined with Limiter Removal I can win this duel.' "I play the spell card Limiter Removal to double my Vechiroid's attack points. Then I play Fairy Meteor Crush, when a monster attacks with more attack points than the monster's defense points then you take the damage."
"But that means I-"
"You lose, Super Vechiroid attack her Moth and finish this duel!"
The Order's HQ
"What have you learned?" One of the cloaked members asked the other.
"A lot. We don't even have a place in the future." The other replied.
"I see, I'll report this to leader, you bring the boy back. But not here. Send him back to that hotel."
"Okay."
Back To The Future
Ayato gasped, he was fading away. Everyone crowded around him.
"What's happening to him?" Anna asked.
"He's going back." Kazama replied.
"But I don't want you to go." Kairi replied as she ran to hug her brother as he faded continued to fade away.
"Don't worry sis, I'll change the future for the better. I promise I will."
"Goodbye, we'll miss you." Tea said, her tears falling freely.
Everyone nodded. "We'll miss you Ayato."
Akari kissed him before he completly vanished.
The Present
Ayato opened his eyes slowly to see Akari hovering over him.
"I'm so glad you woke up Ayato." Akari said.
Ayato looked around totally confuesd. What had happened to him, and what was this person talking about.
Akari noticed how confused Ayato was. "What's wrong Ayato?"
Ayato tilted his head slowly in confsion. "Who's Ayato?"
Cliffhanger. I hate reading them but I love writing them. What's going to happen next, well your just gonna have to wait for the next chapter. I'll probably have it out in a two days, three at the most. Oh and please review.