A/N – I am back everyone! I won't give up writing this. I will finish this fan fiction if it is the last thing I do! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can… Anyway, I hope you enjoy! I know I wasn't gone that long, it just feels that way.

E/N – Quick! Spot all the mistakes in this story!

Btw this chapter is one of the reasons why this story is rated T.

Italics = thoughts and emphasize

Italics plus bold= Asara talking in Pyra's head

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh. If I did, the series would have continued with Yugi as the main character and not with "Gecha Game On" boy! (Fan girl moment please ignore. I respect Jaden just I like Yugi better). I only own Pyra, Asara, Mr. Minato, and any other OC that might pop up in the series.

[Pyra POV]

"Ahhhhh…. It's over! It's over! No more classes." Jounouchi said as he got up and stretched.

The bell just rung, and everyone was eager to leave. Even I was a little worn out from the class, and I liked school.

Jounouchi looked at the two of us and smiled. "Hey, Yugi, Pyra, want to stop somewhere on the way home?" I nodded. Why not? I didn't need to be home early today.

"Yeah okay!" Yugi shouted then he seemed to get an idea. "Let's go to 'hamburger world'! Their burgers are famously good!"

I tensed slightly. It had already been a week since the incident with Ushio, but his words still bombarded my mind. Cruelty. Perfect match. I mentally shook my head. I needed to get over it and stop being a sissy.

That was one of the words he said wasn't it?

Dang it!

"You really like hamburgers, eh?" Jounouchi commented teasingly.

"Yeah!" Then Yugi looked at me then looked down realizing something. "Wait isn't that the place you went with Ushio, Pyra-chan?"

"Don't worry about me Yugi. It's no big deal." Trying to reassure him. I didn't need my own conflicts to interfere with their fun. "Besides I didn't actually get to eat while I was there. I'm curious to see what their burgers actually taste like. " Ushio told me that I was there as his girlfriend, not a trashcan, so he wouldn't let me eat.

Yugi seemed to be put at ease then he smiled at Jounouchi, who smiled back. For a second both of just them smiled like maniacs at each other, making me question their sanity a bit. Then Jounouchi broke the silence.

"We're going to 'Hamburger World'!" He shouted punching the air.

"Yaaay!"

Yugi's childlike behaviors were so adorable at times.

"Uh Umm Yugi." We turned to see Anzu packing her bag. "About that 'Burger World' place…"

"Want to go with, Anzu?" Yugi interrupted.

"It will be better if there were more of us." I added.

"Are you kidding!?" She burst with outrage, causing Yugi to back up a little. "That place is unpleasant, and they're famous for serving terrible food! Really!" I thought Yugi said they were famous for being good. Something wasn't adding up… "You really shouldn't go there!"

"Eh, is that all really true?"

"Yeah! You should never go there!"

"Then I guesses we'll go to 'Calorie Burger' in front of the station!"

Anzu turned away from us then looked back. "No can do! I've got stuff to do today…"

"What kind of stuff?" I asked suspiciously.

"Oh, just the usual..." She said nonchalantly. "And besides you shouldn't go out today. The teacher said that there's a killer on the loose, and everyone should head home!"

"Ooo so scary. Get real. Like there is any chance that he will attack a bunch of teenagers going to a low class fast food restaurant. " I argued. "Am I right, guys? … uhhh Guys?" I looked to see Yugi and Jounouchi yelling back and forth about the criminal, trying to figure out how frightening he was. Yugi kept trying to convince Jounouchi that the criminal was a threat while Jounouchi tried to show he wasn't scared.

I sighed then looked back to talk to Anzu. To my surprise, she was already gone.

Right. Totally not suspicious at all Anzu.

"Hey guys. I think we should get going."

The two boys just looked at me like they just noticed I was there. Was I that invisible?

"Yeah sure, Pyra-chan." The three of us walked out of the classroom and into the hall. Most of the students already left, so it was quiet in the halls. But it was a good quiet. The kind that was perfect after a long day of working. It wasn't like the ones at home though, but it was good enough.

But there was still no sign of Anzu.

"Yugi, Pyra." Jounouchi said breaking the silence. "Lately, hasn't Anzu been acting strange lately?"

Wait, she doesn't usually act like a total bitch?! Who knew? The only times I have ever really talked to her, she was yelling at someone.

"Now that you mention it, we haven't gone home together in awhile…"

"I have a hunch. I think that afterschool, Anzu has been going on 'enjokousai'!" I face palmed at his very perverted suggestion. Why Jounouchi, just why?

"Eh? Enjoy Kouhai!? What's that?" Yugi asked innocently. Oh no. Before Jounouchi could make the word... graphic… I barged in.

"It's basically prostitution, Yugi, just a nicer word for it. It's when a younger woman dates an older man for money."

"Yeah 'dates.'" Jounouchi said putting quotes around the word. I elbowed him. Give the kid a break, will you?

"ANZU WOULDN"T DO THAT KIND OF STUFF!" Yugi screamed, his face blushing tremendously. Ah young love.

"Jeez, what a reaction your face is all red!"

"Quite."

"IT'S NOT TRUE!"

"Come on…" Jounouchi said, dragging Yugi with him.

Then the three of us left the building, in search for Anzu.

-TIME SKIP-

[Yugi POV]

Pyra-chan, Jounouchi-kun, and I were hiding behind a wall stalking Aznu. I really don't want to do this. I thought.

Pyra-chan must have noticed I was down because she whispered in my ear. "It's okay Yugi. This is probably just a big misunderstanding. You'll see." Then she went and looked back at Anzu who was walking down to the business area of town. I hope your right Pyra-chan…

Just then Pyra pulled the two of us back behind the wall. I flinched at the sudden movement.

"What the hell was that for Pyra!" Jounouchi yelled.

"So you want Anzu to catch you two snooping at her?"

Jounouchi backed down, and I realized that she must of noticed Anzu was about to look towards us. How did she know?

"I thought so." She looked back out from behind the building. Then made a waving motion with her hand. "Let's go."

"Look she's going into a building!" I shouted spotting, Anzu.

"In there!?" Jounouchi asked.

The three of us looked at the building. It had nothing out of the ordinary except for the giant hamburger with cartoony gloves and eyes. It wore a chef hat tilted on its head and a mustache. Below the giant hamburger were the words.

"Burger World. Just what I suspected." Pyra stated.

"If you suspected this place then why the hell didn't you tell us?"

"You didn't ask."

Before Jounouchi could yell anymore the door to 'Burger World' opened. The sight behind it made me feel blush instantly come to my cheeks. Anzu was wearing the 'Burger World' uniform, a short green skirt that stopped right after her butt, not that I was looking, a tight white top that was tied at the sleeves with the 'Burger World' insignia on it, a green tie to match the skirt, and a green bandanna that was tied to her head in a bow.

And she looked really good in it too.

"Helloooo, and welcome! Three seats? I'll seat you in just…" Then she finally saw us, her speech instantly ending. Her face hardened to stone, as she looked at us with She slowly walked back into the store with Jounouchi and I just staring back at her hardened face.

"You heard the girl. Let's go in!" Pyra smile one of her rare smiles, and walked right past us. Only this time her smile wasn't for joy. It was almost evil looking.

-Time skip-

"Jounouchi-kun, Pyra-chan, maybe we shouldn't have come here, Anzu seemed really mad." The three of us sat at one of the booths. Jounouchi chuckled about Anzu working at 'Burger World' being her secret while Pyra sat next to me in silence.

Suddenly a plate clattered on the table with our food and drinks on it. I looked up to see Anzu with a bottle of ketchup looking very, very scary.

"Please have plenty of our famous ketchup…" She started squirting the red stuff all over our meals, spelling out, 'Tell on me, and I'll kill you.'

"Scary."

Pyra just picked up one of her fries and ate it. "Tastes good." How was she not affected by that?

"Hey, Anzu, what's wrong?" Jounouchi asked. I was wondering that too…

Anzu paused then said that she needed the job to get money to go to New York City in America to study dance. "It's my dream! Don't Laugh!"

"We're not laughing!" I said instantly. "Right Jounouchi-kun, Pyra-chan?"

"Anzu don't worry… We won't tell a soul!" I looked at Pyra-chan.

She sighed. "Oh course not. We should respect all dreams." Then she looked really serious. "It doesn't matter if it's big or small, realistic or not. It's rude to crush a dream." She said almost to herself. I wonder if she was talking about herself for a moment…

"And… these hamburgers have been ruined, take them away or I won't pay!"

"Don't worry they're on the house!" Anzu said running off to get more hamburgers.

-Time Skip-

Jounouchi and I were discussing New York City at the booth. Pyra had gone out to get some fresh air since she finished her original fries and refused to get a second batch.

Suddenly Anzu screamed and I turned to see what she was screaming at. My heart nearly stopped. A man with the tattoo '777' on his forehead was holding Pyra captive, a bandanna over her eyes, and a gun pointed straight at her head.

"Pyra-chan!" She had a blank expression on her face. She didn't seem harmed in anyway, which was good, but the lack of emotion was kind of freaky.

"Listen up! Make any noise and this chick gets it!" The man yelled. This must be the criminal!

After many screams and shouts of horror, we all stood huddled up in a corner. I was sweating for fear of Pyra's life. Pyra-chan… What should I do…?

"Damn! How did Pyra get caught up with this guy!" Jounouchi cursed under his breath. It's true. It wouldn't seem like her to get caught like this. I wonder what happened.

"Now the… bring me whatever I want! Who should do it…" The criminal looked at us one by one then stopped at me. "The weak-lookin' shrimp! Yeah you!" I looked at him surprised and scared. Why did I have to be so small and weak?

"Everyone else, get on the floor! Take one step towards me, and this chick dies! Bring me some booze! And some smokes! 'Lucky stripe'! Bring me only that brand!" He laughed manically as I went to get the items.

I came back with the items shortly after. I had to be careful or Pyra-chan would get killed by this man. I walked, trying not to spill the items all over the floor.

"Do you really think you are going to win, Lucky, or are you really that ignorant?" Pyra said suddenly, her voice cold and emotionless. I saw that she was smiling at him. Pyra-chan don't!

She turned her head in the direction of the man. "Come on Mr. Tough guy, ditch this place and live another day." She cocked her head. "No one will blame you for being more of a coward than you already are. A woman captive? So clique."

The criminal looked at her stunned as we all did. What was she trying to do, get herself killed? Then I realized, she wanted to make the criminal scared and leave. She was trying to intimidate him. But why? It was more dangerous to do that than to wait until the man got what he wanted. What made her take such a risk?

"Nothing?" She chuckled. "Well, Lucky, if you can't even speak up to your hostage then you might as well leave -"

"SHUT THE HELL UP!" The criminal smacked Pyra right across the face.

"Pyra-chan!" I felt energy flowing through my body. It threatened to overwhelm every one of my senses as it coursed through my body. Then… nothing.

[Pyra POV]

This is what I get for trying to be nice. For trying to be considerate of those around me. Some guy, who thinks he is on top of the world, points a gun at my head. I just wanted to leave the two to have an actual conversation without me making it awkward sitting there, so I went on a little walk. I went outside for maybe five minutes and Lucky, as I like to call him, puts a gun to my head and blindfolds me.

I had to stop Asara from talking about the possibility of the criminal attacking a "low class fast food restaurant" in my head. She went back to the seal, much to my relief, but told me I would never hear the end of it. This, with the combination of the blindfold and gun pointed to my head, put me in a bad mood.

Mr. Lucky had no idea of what he unleashed. From both me and with 'Yugi'.

After trying to save Yugi by intimidating the guy, which almost worked mind you Lucky smacked me with his gun! Then I sensed the soul energy spike from the puzzle, and Mr. Alter Ego himself came to the table.

The boy snickered a bit then sat down putting the items on the table. "Here's what you ordered!"

"Why you… did I say you could sit down!?"

"Whaaat.. I thought I'd keep you company.. If you've got the guts, how about we play a game?"

I repressed a snicker at this. Lucky is going to get it.

"A… G…. Game!?" He sounded shocked. Probably because of Yugi recent transformation. But he got his cool back after a second. "Hmmm… A game.. I need to have a little fun…" He placed me on the table behind him. I was tempted to run away, but he might shoot 'Yugi' if I did.

"However the loser of the game loses his life!" 'Yugi' proclaimed. Wait, what? I didn't think the guy would kill anyone… would he?

"Interesting… what are the rules?" Lucky opened the bottle of booze and lifted the bottle as well, and I think he had a cigarette in his mouth although it was hard to tell just by sound. He was obviously cocky that the boy couldn't do anything.

If he only knew.

"Then I shall explain the rules." The rules were simple, at least simpler than last time.

The two could interact with each other, but the restriction was they could only use one finger. They choose one out of the ten and then they basically try to kill each other.

Why not?

Lucky chosen his right index finger, the one with the gun on it, and 'Yugi' chose this right thumb.

Before the game began 'Yugi' chuckled a bit. "And what will you do once the game has begun?"

"I'll pull the trigger, of course!"

Of course.

The room was silent for a moment, as if already mourning the loss of a soul. The atmosphere felt heavy with anticipation and dread.

I still couldn't figure out how 'Yugi' was going to kill the guy or even why. He didn't kill Ushio. He made him mentally insane, but he didn't actually kill him. I could have handled Lucky on my own, so why go this far? Maybe…

"Game Start!"

Lucky started laughing, which was kind odd sounding with the cigarette, then shouted gleefully. "And now, game over!"

There was a click, an awful silence, and I waited….. But there was no bang.

Huh? What was that clicking sound? Did the click come from 'Yugi'? I sighed inwardly. I hate this stupid blindfold. I can't see what's going on.

"Tch… I forgot that I ordered a lighter. And it's been awhile since I had a smoke…. As your final act, use that thumb to light my cigarette. After that, I'll kill you."

He is such a charming fellow, isn't he?

There was little to no sound for a moment as 'Yugi' came closer to the man and lit the cigarette. Fire flared from the lighter with another click.

Each click led to Lucky's demise.

"Here's the lighter! Take it with you to the next world!"

Then it hit me about how 'Yugi' was going to kill this guy. The lighter. The alcohol. It made perfect sense now.

Flames. He was going to make the man erupt in killer, heart wrenching flames.

"Don't fire the pistol either! " 'Yugi' warned, snapping me back to reality. "The recoil will definitely make the lighter fall! Let's go Pyra!"

He pulled me from the table I was sitting at, away from the man, the so called lucky man, who already was in denial about the situation. He kept mumbling about his luck and kept repeating the same words over and over again. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.

'Yugi' pulled me away from wrecked man. The man that was about to become a flaming pillar that I let die. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.

I can't let this happen. I found myself thinking. Nobody needs to die in flames. Not again.

I stopped and pulled off the blindfold. As I tried to go towards Lucky, 'Yugi' grabbed my wrist.

"What are you doing Pyra? We have to go!"

"I can't let this man die like this!" My voice was desperate. I could tell, but I didn't care. I just couldn't let him die like the others.

"What?!" He loosened his grip for a second which gave me the moment to turn and look at Lucky.

But all I saw were erupting flames.

And all I heard were screams.

And all I knew is that I failed.

Like I failed them.

Oh no…

[Other Yugi's POV]

I knew my methods were rough. I knew I would kill the man. We both knew, Pyra and I. I even said it before we started the game.

Then why did she want to save the man that tried to kill her? Pyra tried to go back to criminal in order to stop the reaction, but for what reason? The man meant nothing to her, clearly, and he tried to kill Pyra then why? Why? The reasoning astounded me.

As the man erupted in flames, I looked at the red-head. "There was nothing you could do."

She didn't speak for a moment, and she kept her bright green eyes on the flames. I couldn't see her face though.

Then she finally answered. "I could have stopped you."

"He would have shot you with his gun then he would have shot me."

"I could have done something!"

"Why?"

"What?"

"Why would you have tried to save him? He threatened to kill you. He threatened to kill me. He threatened to kill everyone in this building!" I sighed. "Why would you defend a man would do that?"

She didn't say anything, I could tell she was lost in her own mind. She just sat there, seeing without seeing what was in front of her.

Someone must have called the police because I heard sirens blaring around the building.

We really needed to get going.

"Pyra, we need to go."

I tried to grab her wrist, but she instantly retracted it. She turned so suddenly towards me, and her appearance was so surprising that I took a step back.

Pyra was crying. Her cheeks were red, her eyes were red, and tears ran down her face.

Definitely not normal.

"Pyra are you okay?" I asked. This really wasn't like her. She wouldn't cry over her opponents.

"They keep telling me it's okay when it's not." She said barely a whisper.

"Pyra?"

"They keep saying they want me to live. Especially Leo. He keeps saying he wants me to be happy." She smiled at this, but her tears came down even faster.

I had no idea who Leo was, but something defiantly was wrong with her. I tried to be gentle. "And you should try to be happy."

"But They died because of me. All of them. So I don't deserve to be happy." At this she crouched on the floor and started mumbling under her breath. "Mommy, Daddy, Leo, Winter, Hazel, Samantha, Melody, and everyone else. All dead. All gone. All because of me and the flames."

So that was it. That's why she didn't want me to kill the criminal. Pyra's family died because of a fire, and she didn't want the man to die the same way. And she had survivor's guilt as well.

"You didn't kill anyone Pyra. The fire did. You did nothing wrong." She looked up at me, very child-like.

"But they were protecting me… They all were… If They weren't protecting me, They wouldn't have died. If They weren't protecting me, They would be happy. If They weren't protecting me, only I would be the one in eternal pain!"

She crumbled to the ground, and stared at the criminal. The flames had already died out, and all that was left was the charcoaled carcass.

"They would still be alive."

"And you would be dead." I countered, couching next to her.

"Yes."

"They protected you because they loved you."

"You don't know anything."

"I know people do crazy things for love." She looked at me with a confused expression. "I know they will protect them with all their hearts no matter the consequences."

"Is this from personal experience?"

I paused. I didn't know. I don't remember anything before Yugi solved the 'Millenium Puzzle'. It just felt… right. "Yes."

She looked down for a moment, thinking of something. Then she looked back up at me.

"So is it okay to be happy?" Then she added. "…and love?"

I nodded at the girl. "Of course it is. You can always be happy. And it is always okay to love."

The girl closed her eyes, and breathed deeply in and out. After a moment of silence, she answered.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Now let's go. Our friends are waiting for us." I held my hand out to her. She looked at it tentatively as if worried it would attack her. "Come on, I don't bite."

She grabbed my hand, and I pulled her up. She seemed a little shaken, but otherwise stable. I really hope she would be okay, but I needed to go. Jounouchi and Anzu were coming.

However, before I gave the control over to my other self, Pyra whispered a few last words to me.

"Thank you again. I'm not afraid anymore."

I smirked. "That's what friends are for."

She then smiled at me with one of her rare smiles. "Right. We are friends aren't we? See you again later Yugi."

I winked at the girl. She was confusing, to say the least, but something about her perked my interest. There was more to this girl that meets the eyes.

She as strong, yet very weak. Secretive yet times you can read her like an open book. She cares about others more than herself. She sees everything yet sometimes is blind to the world. She sees the beauty in the outside world, but she doesn't see the beauty of herself.

This is going to be interesting. I thought as I gave the control to my other self.

END OF CHAPTER

A/N: Okay now that chapter is done! Just to let you guys know there is no definite schedule to how these chapter are going to be released; they will come as I type them. How do you think of it so far? Any suggestions will be looked at and tried to be fit in. Season 0 will be no more than 30 chapters, just to let you know. Please review if you want and take an Internet cookie if you do. See you next time everyone!

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