A/N: I... need more fluff in this story. But I don't think I'm that good at it... Oh well, I'll probably squeeze some into the next chapter (Which I cannot wait for—Seto comes in! :D)
Oh, and for the one person who asked for my DA account, it's on my profile. You can either click on my website button, or it's right up near the top, in the about me section. :D I've gotten Malik posted, and he is so bloody awesome. ^^ I re-drew Fem!Yugi, Gotta re-draw Bakura because my pen is an bitch, and I'm still having issues with Yami (Haaaaaair. D:). I've got an idea for Fem!Ryou, but haven't drawn her yet. And I screwed up on the re-draw of Nafre, so I'll have to re-do her.
Masks
A Yu-Gi-Oh! Fanfic
Light, Darkness, and Shadows Universe
By Clockwork Soul
Chapter 6: Insert Witty Title Here
~Japan, Kame Game Shop, Tuesday~
"I need change."
Yami stopped in his mindless clicking, pausing Zelda, and looked up from the Gameboy, "Change?" He repeated.
Yugi was staring at her usual attire, which was just a modified version of her schools girl uniform (She managed to find a loophole that allowed her to dye everything the way she wanted). Black jacket, black skirt, amethyst bow, amethyst shirt, and black combat boots. Along with all her assorted buckles and chains in one pile. She nodded, not takeing her eyes off the offending clothing.
"Yeah. I bet you I could find another loophole that lets me wear something different, too." She muttered, before turning to her desk. She rummaged around in a drawer for a moment, before she made a triumphant noise, and plopped down on the bed, a small book in hand.
She flipped through it, before coming to the section she wanted. She quickly read through, a smirk forming as she did. Finally, she closed it, "Ha! I'm a genius!" She exclaimed, "Loopholes are amazing. Now, I just need to get the stuff..." She looked over at Yami, "Hey. You said that Shadow Magic allows like, a 'travel by shadows' thing, right?"
He nodded, "Yes. Why?" She grinned, before tossing her idea over the link. Yami processed it for a minute before smirking at her, raising an eyebrow, "Really?"
"Well, yeah. No one can tell me I cant, either." She replied, matching his smirk.
"Alright, then."
~Japan, Kame Game Shop, Tuesday~
"Alright, tell me how I look."
Yami stared at his light. Yugi was wearing a black leather sleeveless shirt that hugged her slim frame, two belts that circled her midsection tightly, with a black version of the boys uniform leather jacket over it, along with a black version of the boys leather pants, that also hugged her frame. A black leather belt hung loosely around her waist, and a black dog collar circled her neck. She wore black leather shoes, that were pointed slightly at the end, with buckles, and leather bracelets and chains hung on her wrists.
She did a little twirl, "Well? Or are you just stunned speechless?" Yami smirked, coming up to her, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her against him.
"How you look?" He whispered into her ear, "Game, you have to be the sexiest girl I have ever laid eyes on." Her arms wrapped around his neck, and she smirked at him.
"Oh? Well, the compliment's returned, love." She replied, before their lips came together. His tongue brushed against her lips, requesting entrance, which she instantly allowed, loving his familiar spicy taste. His arms tightened around her waist, pulling her closer. Air soon became a problem, and they pulled apart ruefully.
"Damn! I don't mean to interrupt, but Arcade? Games? Time to spend our entire allowances?"
Yugi and Yami turned to glare at Jou, who grinned at them. Yugi rolled her eyes, detaching from Yami. Jou whistled, "Damn, Yug'! What did you do, find another loophole?"
Yugi smirked, "Yep. Like it?" She did a little twirl as she walked forward, Yami following.
"Like it? Yug', you look hot!" Jou replied, grinning at her.
"Why thank you!"
~Japan, Domino City, Wednesday~
There was a long pause as Yugi contemplated what she was hearing.
"So, let me get this straight... You spent around 50,000 yen for a pair of fancy shoes."
A nod.
"And just to get the shoes for that price, you risked your life by placing your foot in said fancy shoe that possibly had a poisonous bug in it."
"Scorpion."
"Excuse me for not particularly caring. And then, even though you knew it would probably happen, you flaunted the overly expensive, fancy shoes in the worst part of Domino. When people have been stealing shoes lately, for only Djehuty knows why."
Another nod.
"And, of course, they got stolen, and now Honda doesn't know which way is right, and your a human tire."
Nod number three.
"...Jou?"
"Hai?"
"...Your an idiot."
Yugi sighed and sat on the tire that held Jou, looking down at him with a irritated twitch to her eyebrow, while Miho and Hanasaki tended to Honda. "Come on, Yug'!" He whined, looking up at her with pleading brown eyes, "They were just so comfortable, and people with Air Muscles like that get a lot of street cred!"
"Yes, but was it really enough to risk your life?" She asked, glaring down at him, "Damnit, Jou, you could have freaking poisoned yourself, had the shopkeeper actually put the damn bug in the shoe!" She kept her steady glare as she continued, "And then you flaunted them here of all places!" She said, flinging an arm out to indicate the grimy, empty streets of the less-than-friendly part of Domino. "Your just lucky Miho and I were near, and you two hid Hanasaki when they came and he called us, otherwise someone even worse then petty thieves might have come by, and finished you three off!"
She sighed, "It would've really sucked to go back to the way things were, Jou. You guys mean a lot to me." She said, smiling down at him slightly.
He grimaced, understanding why she was mad, "...Sorry, Yug'. Sorry for worrying ya." Then he smiled, "We wont leave you. We promise."
"You better not." She replied, standing up and helping Jou get out of the tire. Jou hopped up and grinned at her, not looking to beat up. Honda got up too, and smirked at Jou.
"Well, are we going?" He asked Jou, who nodded.
"Oh, no you don't!" Miho cried, glaring at both of them, "Don't you dare go looking for revenge!"
Yugi hissed at them, eyes flashing dangerously, "Did nothing I just say get through that head?"
"Yug'." Jou said, grinning at her, "It did. Trust me. But I can't let some punks get off like that."
Yugi glared at him for a minute, while Miho glared at Honda. Jou was still grinning, while Honda was trying to calm his furious girlfriend. Hanasaki sighed and shook his head, knowing that nothing would stop Jou or Honda.
"...Fine. You know what, fine. But, you can only go on one condition, Jounouchi Katsuya." Yugi finally said, a smirk beginning to form, "Ribbon-chan, it's up to you if Lover Boy goes, of course."
"Naturally, Yugi-chan." She replied, "What's your condition?"
"Yami goes with them."
Miho thought for a moment. Three was definitely better than two, and that Shadow Magic is just an added bonus...
"Deal." She said, nodding.
Jou and Honda smirked, "Fine with us. Sure he can handle himself in a fight?"
A snort was Jou's answer, and he turned around, surprised, to see Yami leaning against the wall of the alley, "Please. As if I'd stoop so low as to brawl with pathetic thieves. No, I think I might play a little game with whoever is left..." He said, smirking.
Honda grinned, "Alright then! I remember hearing them say something about an arcade. Lets check the nearest one." The other two nodded, and they took off.
"Be careful!" Hanasaki called.
"Come back safe, damnit!" Miho yelled, glaring at them.
"And for the love of Ma'at, don't pick any unnecessary fights, you butt-munches!" Yugi called, knowing how they (Jou) were.
"We love you too!" They called back.
Hanasaki sighed when they were out of sight, "I hope they'll be alright..."
Yugi smiled at him, "Don't worry. They'll be fine." Then she changed moods rapidly, glaring at the trios generally direction, "But if they get killed, hurt, even scratched, so help me, I will go straight to the Underworld, hospital, whatever, drag their sorry asses to a dark corner, and send them straight to Osiris in the most painful way possible!" She growled.
Hanasaki and Miho sweat-dropped, speaking in unison, "S-Shinigami..." (A/N: Means Death God. I thought this fit Yugi. XD Comes from my own nickname at school when I'm in a homicidal mood: Grim Reaper. xP)
~Japan, Domino City, Wednesday~
Yami shivered, instantly knowing that Yugi had just vowed to kill them if any of them got hurt. And probably in the most violent way possible. Honda and Jou felt a chill go down their spine, and knew that Yugi was somehow behind it.
"...I don't want to know." Honda said as the slowed to a stop in an alley way across from the arcade, "Somehow I get the feeling that if we get hurt, Yug' is gonna murder us."
Jou gulped and nodded, "We'd... best hurry. I'm already on her hit list."
Yami and Honda nodded, "Probably best if we wait until they leave, though." Yami said, "To crowded in that small arcade."
"Ya'think she's bipolar?" Jou wondered as they waited, "She went from worried to calm then angry, then worried again, then devious to calm to worried, back to calm, and now shes worried and angry again. All in the span of about 7 minutes."
Honda sniggered, "Run-on sentence, Jou." He ignored the growl that came his way and went back on topic, "Probably. Remember that time when Mazaki was being annoying, and then managed to embarrass herself? She went from calm to pissed to laughing her ass off in 10 seconds flat."
"And that time when she was having a sucky day because it was her birthday and we all pitched in to get her a new art set? She went from cold and annoyed to a mix of sad and ecstatic... And then laughing her ass off at my expense." Jou reminisced.
They had all been surprised the day Yugi came to school, a dejected feel to her. Her eyes were cold and thoroughly annoyed, through she tried to hide it from her friends, which didn't quite work. They had managed to get Yami to spill it was her birthday when they had all went to the park after school.
"But, for the love of Ra, don't say anything!" Yami hissed at Miho, while Jou and Honda was keeping an annoyed Yugi busy.
"Why not, Yami-kun?" Miho asked, looking confused. Yami sighed.
"She hates her birthday. It was... the day her grandmother got ill, and died about a week later. They were really close." He explained, somewhat reluctantly, "But don't say anything—For the sake of your souls. And mine. Jii-chan's the only one she'll allow say or give her anything for her birthday."
"Oh, poor Yugi-chan." Miho said, looking over at her best friend with sad eyes.
Then they hardened with determination.
"I'm getting her a gift!" She declared.
Yami blinked at the blue-haired girl, before glancing over at his light. Slowly, he nodded, a smile coming onto his face, "...I think we should. It's her first birthday with friends. Lets make it something to be happy about."
"What do you think we should get?" She asked, looking over at her red-eyed friend. The crimson irises darkened slightly as he thought, before brightening.
"Art supplies. It was her grandmother, I believe, who got her into drawing."
"Happy Birthday, Miss. Scrooge!"
Everyone was grinning at Yugi, a birthday cake with amethyst frosting sitting on a table in the living room of Yugi's house. Yugi stood in the doorway, shocked for a moment, before rounding on Yami and Sugoroku, who immediately used Honda as a human shield.
"...I hate you all." She hissed.
"Oh, come on, Game!" Yami grinned at her from behind Honda, who was paling under her glare, "It's your first birthday with me and our friends!"
"So it was you." She said, eyes darkening as they fixed on the dark, who simply shrugged and smirked, pointing over at Miho, who shot him a glare.
"Her idea—I was forced to tell. But," he mused, "I would have done something anyways, you know. You do realize that your supposed to be somewhat happy on the day of your birth."
Yugi groaned and turned on her heel, intending to just stalk away and sulk in her room until her birthday and this whole horrible week was over. Jou was already there, grinning at her as he leaned against the door, "Nuh uh, Yug'." He said, "No sulking in your room."
"Damnit. Am I really that predictable?"
"Yep!" Everyone said cheerfully.
"Damn you all." She muttered, a small smile pulling at the corners of her mouth. Yami noticed this and grinned at her, coming over. She grasped his hand and he pulled her over to the cake, the others gathering around.
"Make a wish, Yug'!" Honda said, "Then you get a present from all of us!"
Yugi sighed, looked at the cake, then at the door with longing, closed her eyes, leaned forward, and blowed out the candles.
Everyone grinned at her and pulled out a rectangle-shaped present, with black wrappings and an amethyst bow. She took it warily, before peeling off the paper.
She stared.
And stared some more.
It was a black wooden briefcase-like box, with glass on the top, where you could see what's inside. There was a black leather handle, and golden clasps. It was what was inside that got her attention, though. There was various types of art pencils, acrylic and watercolor paints, watercolor pencils, charcoal, blending sticks, sharpeners, erasers, sandpaper sheets, pastels, and there was even four sets of 8 Ciao Copic Markers, Manga Bundle Kit, that was taped to the bottom.
She blinked once before raising a hand, using her pointer finger in the universal 'come here' gesture, "All of you. Here. Now." Her friends and grandfather gulped slightly, worried, before shuffling closer to her. Yami, sensing her emotions, smiled and moved closer to her. There was a pause, then she pulled them all into a group hug.
"...Thank you." She murmured, a large smile on her face. Her friends grinned and hugged her back.
"No worries, Yug'!" Jou said, backing up.
...Right into the cake.
He stopped, blinking, before turning around, peering at his backside. Icing and cake clung to him, and he and the others stared.
Yugi burst out laughing, closely followed by Yami, and then the rest of them.
"No one but Jou..." Honda said, grinning at his red-faced friend.
"Not my fault..." Jou muttered, a red tinge painting his cheeks. Honda and Yami smirked at him.
"Of course it wasn't, Jou." Honda said, clapping him on the back. Yami glanced over at the arcade, before poking the other two.
"Look—Is that them?" He said, pointing to the door to the arcade, where a few teens were coming out.
Jou and Honda grinned, "Yeah."
~Japan, Domino City, Wednesday~
"Here." Yami held out the Air Muscles to Jou, one having a hole in the top of it, as they walked away from the shop, "Sorry about the hole."
"Nah, it's like a medal of honor, man!" Jou said, grinning, taking the shoes and slipping them on his feet, "Thanks!"
~Yami no Linebreak!~
A/N: Arrrrgh... I am so sorry for that abrupt ending, but I have a serious writers block, and I couldn't think of anything! But, I've had most of this in my computer for over a month, and I couldn't keep you guys waiting any longer. I've had this block for a few weeks. I haven't even started on the next chapter of Eternity, but I have wrote the first chapter of a YGO Reversed fic. You know, where Yami is the one who solves the Puzzle, and Yugi is the one trapped? I love those fics. XD But that's about the only thing I've been able to write lately. I can't think of anything for this awesome AU YGO fic, that's set in the HP universe. I have like, three or four alternative first chapters, and but I can't figure out how I want to start it. But I really love the plot. It has got to be one of my greater ideas. :D
Again, so sorry for that ending, and the shortness of this chapter.