A/N: There was a fire in my town. O.o; In an abandoned building. Kinda depressing that that's the only thing interesting that's happened in, like, years. On another note, the Gulf (Which is the center hangout for my 700 population town) is closing down. Why the hell do little towns vanish when the school closes? I hate it, the Gulf has been there since my grandparents went to school here. But, I digress. I'm ranting, apologies. ._.

On another (another) note, I have officially fallen in love with Ao No Exorcist. Rin Okumura? Freaking awesome. Just got caught up with the manga, now I'm watching the anime. -Sigh- the only thing I don't like is Sheimi. I mean, she was alright, I guess, in the manga. But it's just way too set up in the anime. :/ Ah, well. I'm also sad that Amaimon 'died' and got turned into a hamster. Whats up with that? Ah, and that the anime is possibly complete.

Another thing, that, if you want, you can give me opinions on. My friend's having a Halloween party, right? Well, tell me which sounds like the best costume: A: My first choice because it's easy. A demon from Ao No Exorcist. Like just making a tail, fangs, and ears. Oh, and a badass outfit, of course. And maybe one of our swords... If I can FIND the one with the dragon hilt. If not then I could ask mom if I can borrow our Civil War one... B: An Irken, from Invader Zim. The hardest, by far, for I'd have to make the eyes and antennae and outfit, which would be difficult... C: Fem. Yugi. Would have to find the right wig and dye it, of course...

Personally, I prefer A, just because it's so simple yet so badass at the same time. XD

Oh, and I wrote some on my LDS-YGO HP crossover. But, no. It will not be out until I feel like it. Which would be after this story. So don't even ask. ^.^

Yami/Hikari Speech: Yugi- \Like this\ Yami-/Like This/ Ryou- (Like This) Bakura- ((Like This)) Malik- [Like This] Marik- [[Like This]]

Yugi: Yami should totally sell this game. I'd make millions! :D

Yami: You?

Yugi: Well, since I am your only link to the outside world... Yes. Me.

Yami: ...Gee, thanks, Aibou. -Sulks in a corner-

Yugi: 'Welcome! ^.^

Masks

A Yu-Gi-Oh! Fanfic

Light, Darkness, and Shadows Universe

By Clockwork Soul

Chapter 4: Hot Hockey! All Copyrights Go to Yami.

~Yami's Temporary Soul Room, 6:10 AM~

Yami unconsciously tightened his arms around the sleeping light in his arms. They were laying on his bed after they had passed out after searching fruitlessly for a hint of Yami's memories.

His temporary soul room was dark, like the rest of the labyrinth of his mind, and had hieroglyphics carved into the walls. The door was made of metal, like the entrance to his soul room, and there was a large bed in the center of the room, and a chest at it's foot that held various nick-knacks, varying from games to little trinkets. Two paintings (For photos were just to modern for his tastes. I mean, how the hell is getting blinded by light supposed to capture your image, anyways?) were hung on the wall behind the bed, one of him and Yugi, the other of all their friends.

Yami yawned as he started to wake. He opened his eyes, blinking back sleep. He glanced down at the sleeping girl, a small smile on his lips. He shook her lightly, "Wake up, Game."

She groaned and snuggled closer to him, muttering, "Five more minutes, damnit..." He sighed.

This would be difficult.

~Japan, Domino City, 7:23 AM~

Yugi and Jou walked though the alleyways of Domino, taking the quickest route to school. Jou was boasting of a fight.

"Damn, I'm unlucky—it only lasted one round!"

Yugi sighed, "Jou, your lucky you managed to land even one punch. Four guys, Jou. Four guys. How, in the name of Ra, did you get buy with just a scrape?"

Jou chuckled, smirking, "Why, with my amazing skills, of course!"

Yugi rolled her eyes and they continued walking.

Crash!

Jou jumped back with a 'manly' yelp as the hunk of metal crashed down not a foot from him. He glanced over at Yugi, whirling around when she wasn't there. He looked behind him, to find her clinging to a pole ten feet away. He sweat-dropped, "H-how the hell did you get way over there?"

She gulped and detached herself from the pole, "Womens intuition—it warned me just in time."

~Japan, Domino High School, 12:10 AM~

"...Physic? At this school?"

Yugi was blinking at Miho, who nodded, "Yeah- In Class A. Says he sees the future. You know that kid whose house burned down? Yeah, he predicted it 3 days before it actually happened."

Yugi snorted, "Sounds like a ridiculously over-done scam, if you ask me."

But, of course, Jou wasn't listening, "I am totally getting my fortune told! Come on!" He yelled excitedly, grabbing Yugi's hand, who yelped and grabbed Miho's hand, who grabbed Honda's sleeve, who grabbed Hanasaki's jacket.

"When the hell did this turn into follow the leader!" Honda cried as they were dragged out of the classroom.

~Japan, Domino High School, 12:13 AM~

"OoooOooOoOoooo~"

Kakurano, the physic, waved his hands dramatically.

"I see! You shall live a long and happy life!"

The girl in front of his desk squealed, "Yes! I knew it, Kakurano-sama!"

Kakurano smirked, "Who's next?"

"Yug', you go first!" Jou said, grinning.

"What!"

"Yeah, Yugi-chan!" Miho said, pushing her toward the desk. Yugi grumbled and sighed, looking at the boy before her. She raised an eyebrow, unimpressed. She jumped as the ground started shaking, causing a few kids to lose their balance in the crowd. Everyone sighed in relief when is stopped.

"That was a big one..." Jou muttered.

"You!" Kakurano said, pointing at Jou, who glanced around before pointing at himself.

"Me?"

"Yes. Earlier, you thought 'I want to get my fortune told!', correct? However," He continued, "I am no ordinary fortune teller! I see clear and true visions of the future!" He sighed and reached into his cloak, "But mere words cannot convey this, so here, proof—I wrote down one of my visions this morning." He brought out a slip of paper and handed it to Jou, who read it aloud.

"Today an earthquake will come?" He stared in amazement while the girls in the room clapped excitedly, tossing words of praise to Kakurano. Yugi continued to look on, unimpressed.

"Please. You could have just hidden different slips of paper under your cloak."

"What are you saying?" Yelled one of the girls, "You doubt Kakurano-sama's power?"

"Are you saying I'm lying about my power?" Kakurano said, ignoring her.

"That's exactly what I'm saying." Yugi said, crossing her arms, "I've seen similar tricks. You could have written down several different predictions and hid them under your cloak, and when the earthquake hit, you just chose the right one." She shrugged, "But perhaps I'm just skeptical." She held out her hand, "Now, prediction, before I get bored and leave."

Kakurano sat there, shocked for a moment, before smirking and taking her hand. He looked at it, feeling up her hand. Yugi twitched when he didn't stop, and her eyes tinted red as Yami looked through them, his overprotectiveness about to make him snatch her hand back.

"I see! I see!" He suddenly called, still holding her hand, "Soon, a wonderful man will reveal himself to you! You will surrender body and soul to him."

That did it.

Yugi and Yami (For their minds had merged) snatched their hand back, "Yeah, and now I know your faking. No thanks, I don't go out with fake physics who use their non-existent powers to hit on girls. I'm already taken." They turned on their heel and stalked out of the door. They paused and looked back at the silent mob of girls, "If you really want to know if he's a real physic, ask him to take off his cloak. I'm-" They had to remember not to say 'we're' "-certain that you'll find a ton of slips of paper." They continued out.

The red in Yugi's eyes melted away as Yami went back to his soul room. Her friends ran out beside her. There was a unified gasp from the girls in the room, then angry shouts.

Honda and Jou growled in unison, "Creep."

~Japan, Domino High School, The Next Day, 8:30 AM~

"Now, we shall decide what to do for the school festival!"

Mazaki Anzu of the Festival Committee, Class B representative, stood in front of the class. People tossed out random ideas, until Jounouchi stood.

"Everyone, listen to my idea!" He yelled, and everyone turned to him, "Now, we gotta steal the guests from the other classes, right? Therefore, 'Sex Appeal' will decide the winner! I call it the 'Real High-School Girl Cabaret!' You see—" He was cut off as something hit him in the back of the head, sending him tumbling to the floor. Yugi stood behind him, a very large book in her hand.

"You finish that, Jounouchi Katsuya, I will send you straight to hell. Now. Sit. Down."

Needless to say, he quickly obliged.

She sat back down, propping her boot-clad feet on her desk, re-opening her book. She noticed everyone staring at her. "Take a picture, it'll last longer." She snapped.

Needless to say, they quickly reverted their attention back to Anzu.

Said pom coughed slightly, and votes for the attraction started up again, all being shot down. This went on for about five minutes before Yugi sighed, snapped her book closed, and stood. Everyone watched warily as she walked to the board, plucked the chalk from Anzu's hand, and wrote with a flourish:

'Carnival Games, you morons.'

She turned and walked back to her seat, tossing the chalk behind her shoulder, which landed with a 'clang' in the chalk-holder at the bottom of the board. There was silence until:

"...That's actually a pretty good idea..."

"Yeah, I say we do it!"

"Though I could do without the 'morons' part, it does sound fun."

"Carnival Games it is!"

~Japan, Domino High School, The Next Day, 2:34 AM~

In the end, they decided on three games: Human Pop-Up Pirate, the classic Hit the Bottle!, and Target Practice. Yugi sat at a desk inside their area—Mazaki actually managed to get a decent spot, surprise, surprise—putting the last touches on the sign. She, being the one with the best artistic talent in their class, was elected to paint the sign and make the pirate head. She sighed, wiping her hand on her formally-black skirt—a bad habit she had—and called out, "Oi! The sign's done, Ribbon-chan!"

Miho 'yipped' when she saw it, and recruited a group of boys to take it outside and hang it up, Yugi warning them that if they screwed it up, she would feed them to her 'pet'. Not that she actually had a 'pet', mind you, but it was enough to make sure they didn't mess up the still wet paint.

Miho tossed over the cardboard circle that was the Bluebeard head and a sealed container of paper-mache glue. Yugi pulled over a box of precut newspaper and set to work. She jumped when Miho squealed, and cursed fluently when she got a paper cut.

"Damnit, Ribbon-chan! What was that for!"

"Sorry, Yugi-chan! Look, though!" She called back. Yugi turned and looked over at where she, Jou, and Honda were standing. She grinned when she saw Jou and Honda standing there proudly next to an innocent-looking barrel.

"Hey, nice work, boys! Maybe your not so useless after all!" She grinned wider when a chorus of 'Hey's came at her. She turned back to the pirate head.

A few minutes later, "Yatta!" Yugi held up the completed Bluebeard head. She glanced over at where Jou was testing the barrel. She smirked and walked over. Jou sat inside the barrel, grinning. "Here, Jou." She said, placing the Bluebeard head on his, "Your costume!"

"Hell no!" He cried.

"Awe, but everything fits you!" She said, grinning when the others joined in.

"What are you brats doing here?"

Everyone paused as the voice rang out, turning to see Class D standing there, carrying a huge iron plate. Anzu came forward, "Preparing for the festival, of course."

The one who spoke, Inogashira Gorou, scoffed, "Your joking. Every year for the past three years, Class D has used this spot!"

"We won this spot in the lottery fair and square!"

"Please. Listen up! Every year, Class D comes to this spot to cook okonomiyaki! It's tradition! So take this 'Carnival Game' trash someplace else!"

Jou growled beside her, taking off the Bluebeard head, "Hey, you! Beat it!" He started to make his way out of the barrel, "You'll be sorry you ever picked a fight with us!"

Inogashira laughed as Jou paled when his foot got caught, "Please!" He pulled his fist back and hit Jou on the jaw, "Just go die."

"Jou!" Miho yelled, dropping down beside him.

"Hey!" Inogashira yelled at his classmates, "Tear it down!"

"Yes sir!"

Honda growled and jumped in the way of the iron plate, "No way!"

Crash!

~Japan, Domino High School Nurses Office, 5:34 AM~

Yugi sat backwards in a chair, facing the bed. Her arms were crossed on the back of the chair, making an effective pillow for her chin. She had a blank look to her eyes.

Jou was ranting about Class D, while Hanasaki and Miho fussed over Honda, who was still out cold. Honda groaned, drawing everyone's—bar Yugi's—attention to him, "Gah... what hit me..?"

"A very large, very heavy iron plate." Miho supplied.

He rubbed his ribs, which were still sore, "That sounds about right... And the games?"

Miho sighed and fiddled with the hem of her skirt, "I guess it'll just have to wait until next year."

There was a sad silence after this statement. Suddenly, Yugi's puzzle glowed, and the Eye appeared on her forehead. Her shadow twisted before rising up, becoming tangible. It separated from the ground, leaving Yugi without a shadow, and flew out the open window. As the light dimmed, Yugi sighed.

"Yami wants to help, despite the fact that I told him it's fine. I'll provide you guys with the feedback." She informed them, before her eyes went blank again.

~Japan, Domino High School, 6:00 AM~

"Who are you?"

Inogashira was confused. He had gotten a call about 20 minutes ago, telling him that he needed to come to the school, that it was about the festival. Now, here stood some strange kid wearing an outfit similar to his school uniform, except it was black, with the strangest hairstyle he'd ever seen.

"A friend of the ones who built the attraction you and your classmates took over." Yami said, his crimson-amethyst eyes—for Yugi was looking through his eyes—narrowing, "If you have any courage, you'll play a game with me...

"A Yami no Game!"

"'Yami no Game'..." Inogashira muttered, "Heh, I hate to stoop so low as to accept a challenge from a kid, but you've got me interested. How do you play this game?"

Yami smirked and pointed to the left, where the iron plat sat, with a wall of bricks on it's sides, "We shall play using that! It's already heated, too..." He moved to one end, where there was a gap in the barrier of bricks, and Inogashira moved to the other side. He brought out a large lump of ice, that had a tube in it's center, "We'll also be using this! In it's center, is a tube of gunpowder solution! If it touches the iron plate, it will explode."

He tossed a metal spatula to Inogashira, "We'll use these for rackets." He dropped the ice on the plate, and it instantly started melting. He hit it towards Inogashira, "Whoever wins shall use this spot during the festival, there will be no objections!"

\Don't lose, m'kay?\ Yugi's voice came through, \I don't feel like having my boyfriend burned to a crisp.\

Yami chuckled, /Don't worry Game, I never lose./

The ice came closer to Inogashira, and Yami called out, "Game Start!"

Inogashira hit the ice, sending it shooting back towards Yami, "When it comes to using these spatulas, I'm in a league of my own!" Yami pulled back, before hitting the ice straight back to Inogashira, who hit it back, "Damn... It's melting so quickly, like a time bomb!" He exclaimed.

Yami hit it back, albeit with some difficulty, /Damn is right! He's attacking me with the ice as if it's a freaking rock!/

"What's wrong? You've got to return it!" Inogashira mocked, laughing as he hit it back, harder, "This is game that shows my superior strength! It's one-sided! I'll just keep hitting it back harder!"

Yami growled as he hit it again.

Then he smirked.

\Uh-oh~!\ Yugi sang happily, as she saw his plan.

Yami placed his spatula to where it was pointing towards the incoming ice. As the ice hit it's point, Yami pushed back, making a small crack, and turned the ice slightly to where the crack was pointing at Inogashira. Inogashira pulled back and hit the ice, and the crack, with all his strength, laughing.

Crack!

Inogashira stared as the two perfect halves of the ice went careening in different directions, leaving the tube of gunpowder to drop to the plate, "W-what...?" Was all he got out before it exploded.

Yami chuckled as his body started to become shadows once more, "As per the agreement, Class B will use this spot in the festival."

~Japan, Domino High, The Day of the Festival~

And so, the day of the festival came. Everyone worked hard the day before to rebuild the Carnival Games just in time. Jou was still Bluebeard, and Miho and Yugi invited people in. Honda worked the conveyor belt for the Target Practice game, and Hanasaki set the prizes, and Anzu worked the Hit the Bottle! game.

Boing!

"Gaaaaah!" Jou yelled as he was thrown out of the barrel.

"That looks painful for Jounouchi-san..." A boy muttered as he came into the attraction.

Yugi grinned at him, "Yeah, isn't it great?"

And in the end, it was a huge success!

~Yami no Linebreak!~

A/N: Ha! Bet you were expecting two Shadow Games! =D It just made more sense to me if they just forced What's-His-Physic-Face to remove his cloak. =3

~Edit: Fixed some things I didn't see when I read through it the first time, nothing major.~