Darkness Within

Chapter 13: Home

Originally I had come here to have fun but seeing the two... made me... well almost jealous. Almost.

It had warmed up so much, the snow's gone and the park opened. The sun shined brightly over head, it was a beautiful day. I could here people laughing, talking, water splashing as I lied back in one of the chairs near the pool. I was far enough from the pool to not get splashed, though close enough to hear Anzu and Yugi. Though there was no point, they weren't talking or anything, just laying there. Boring. Though I was sorta doing the same thing.

I closed my eyes. I was enjoying this. It seemed like forever since I've been able to enjoy the suns warmth. Finally, winters over. I've always hated winter, snow, the cold especially.

"Hey want a drink or somethin?" I opened my eyes and looked over at Jonouchi. No this isn't a date. Jonouchi had, unlike me, come here to spy. So had Honda and Miho but they left to who knows where. Well Miho had wanted to go swimming but they weren't around us as far as I could see.

"Sure. Coke please." He nodded and began to walk away. "You know Jonouchi, you don't have to hang out with me. You could go hang out with Miho and Honda or something."

He looked back at me and smiled. "Nah."

I smiled back. Back 'home' when I had offered that, my so called 'friends' had always taken it. Not that I really ever fit in. I was always sorta the loner, didn't really bother with friends or people for that matter. Yet, maybe... no forget it...

After a while I began to doze off.

"Here."

I blinked, adjusting my eyes to the light. I looked up to see Jonouchi handing me my coke. "Thanks." I opened it up and took a sip. "Its kinda boring just sitting here...Wanna go on some rides?" I asked.

He shrugged. "Sure."

I got up and looked over to Yugi and Anzu, who were also getting up. We followed them, careful, not to be seen.

At the same time I was looking for a ride we could go on. I didn't care for roller coasters, no, I liked the rides that spun, like the mixer or my all time favorite, the tilt a whirl. I knew we wouldn't have time to go on them now, but later after the drama was over.

Yugi and Anzu stopped, probably spotting the cops over by the Ferris wheel. I got as close to them as I could, knowing in a second the park would be evacuated and people would come running.

"The police have received a bomb threat in the park. We cant go into details for security reasons, but...uh... please follow the instructions of the nearest police officer and quickly and calmly proceed to the nearest exit."

A crowd of people came rushing towards us and I managed to jump out of the way just in time. Jonouchi wasn't as fortunate and ended up being trampled.

I searched the crowd looking for Yugi and possibly Anzu. I spotted Yugi running towards the Ferris wheel.

"Anzu!" Yugi shouted, finding Anzu up in the Ferris wheel. Number 3.

I watched from a distance. I didn't really feel the need to be there, after all, I knew what was going to happen. I would wait till this was all over to go see him. Don't want to be a distraction. I smiled evilly. Though I wouldn't mind if Anzu got blown up.

I looked up, watching the first of the balloons fly up, white. Number one of the Ferris wheel exploded. Next came, yellow. Number ten exploded. Pink, number four.

A few moments later Yami finally figured it out and ran off towards the flower clock . I began walking over to the Ferris wheel to wait for him when I heard screaming. The bomber jumped out of number thirteen.

Yami came running back, handing the phone to the detective. He didn't even notice me, though the detective didn't either so I didn't really think anything of it. The officers went and helped Anzu out. "You had me worried there...lets go." Yami told her.

Anzu grabbed Yamis arm and she began to drag him away. "Hey, lets get back to our date."

I cleared my throat.

They turned to me. "What are you doing here?." Anzu glared at me.

" If you must know I was having a nice day off until you decided to get yourself into trouble." I told her.

She looked really pissed off and ready to snap back but calmed down instead. "Whatever. Come on, Yugi." She began to walk away, bringing Yami with her. He looked back at me with regret and annoyance clear in his eyes. He was pleading to me to get him out of this mess.

I sighed and walked away. Normally I was pretty blunt but lately...I shook my head. It was up to him to do, say something if he didn't want to be with her. Besides what could I say? Yami and I weren't exactly official...

I would have went to find Jonouchi and the others but I felt like being alone for a while.

I walked around the park a while till I came to a bench. This side of the park was mostly, a clearing, a few trees, bushes here and there. I sat down and looked up at the sky. It had been bright, sunny and warm earlier but it was replaced with dark, cloudy, and cool. I shut my eyes, listening to the trees shuffle in the light breeze.

My solitude didn't last long. I felt movement beside me. Startled, I snapped my eyes open to see Bakura sitting next to me. He was wearing his usual black coat and blue striped shirt.

I blushed, remembering the last time we met. I quickly turned away, trying to seem interested in something else. "So... what are you doing here?" I asked, still looking away.

No answer. "Well?"

Nothing. I dared to look over. I turned back only to have his lips meet mine.

Truth be told, Bakura had always been one of my favorite Yugioh characters and thought deserved a bigger role. But why I was kissing him back... I had no idea.

"Yugi! Anzu! Amaya! Where are you guys!?"

I pulled away to see Miho, Jonouchi and Honda only a few feet away from me. They looked worried and I was about to call to them, to get up, but I thought twice about it. They should have been able to see me and why they couldn't...

I turned to Bakura. "Why cant they see us?"

He didn't look at me, he had this distant look, like he was distracted. "The shadows."

Thought so. I watched as they walked away still calling for us. "Right."

We sat in silence for a while, before Bakura got up and walked away. Just walking into the shadows and disappearing. I thought about stopping him but... It didn't matter, I needed to find my friends. As much as I didn't really want too...

I got up and began walking in the direction they had gone. The wind had picked up, it was howling, whispering. The almost empty park was eery now. It was unnerving.

It had gotten dark and I could barely see where I was going. I kept calm. At least on the outside. I had been looking for a while and there was no sign of them. The wind continued to whisper, it was like a voice in my head saying 'your not going to find them. They left you'. I know its stupid, yet the thoughts kept crossing my mind...Back in my own world...

I began to run. I still hid my panic though, because if I did find them I wasn't going to look like I was scared. Was I scared? A little.

I ran even faster only to hit something. I fell back hitting my head. "Ow..." I got up, wiping the dirt from my clothes, to find crimson eyes staring up at me. "Yami! I'm so sorry!" I helped him up.

"We looked everywhere! Where the hell were you!?" He yelled at me. Concern lined his eyes.

My eyes widened in shock. "I-I-..." I didn't know what to say. What could I say?... I was with Bakura... I looked away from Yami, feeling as though I had betrayed him even though we weren't exactly together...

He wrapped his arms around me and held me tight. "Don't ever do that again." He spoke softly.

"S-sorry." I couldn't have been gone that long... could I? Looking up at the night sky, the clouds had departed for the most part and I could see the moon was already high up...

Apparently I had been gone for several hours, which was crazy because I could of sworn it had only been ten minutes or so. Never the less, everyone was worried, thought something bad had happened, wondered where I was. I had to reassure them several times I was fine and that I was just walking around... before they finally stopped asking.

By the time Yugi and I had gotten home, it was around midnight. Gramps must have been so worried and though we could have waken him up, let him know we were fine, we went to bed instead. It had been a long day and I wasn't in the mood for more drama.

"Are you okay?" A boy with hair, white as snow asked a young girl.

The girl was sitting by a flowing river, almost a crystal blue, similar to the girls eyes. Her hair was a darker color that matched the night sky. She wore a plain white tunic, covered in dirt, dust, sand. And what looked like a sky blue pyramid around her neck.

She looked up at the boy, her eyes were swollen and tears stained her face.

"I'm Bakura." He gave a small smile and held out his hand. The girl flinched. Seeing she was afraid, he pulled back his hand, unsure of what to do, uncertain whether to do anything. He didn't interact with people often, not after what happened...

"Whats your name?" The girl just continued to stare up at him, saying nothing. Bakura began to walk away, figuring she was probably just afraid of him like everyone else was... He was frustrated but mostly saddened by this... "Wait..."

He heard barley a whisper behind him. Looking back, he saw the girl get up and began to walk towards him. "I-I'm Amaya..." She gave a weary smile.

It was very rare he ever really smiled, out of happiness that is. A lot of times it was just for show, to get people to trust him or it was to cover up how he truly felt...

Bakura went over to her, grabbing her hand and leading her somewhere.

"Where are we going?"

He stopped. "Do you have a home?" Amaya shook her head. "Then we're going home."

Bakura had already figured Amaya didn't have a home. Her clothing, hair, her face, everything was just a dead give away. And besides this wasn't the first time he has seen her... His parents may not like the idea, times are tough and they could barely support themselves. After all being thieves doesn't pay well... But he couldn't just leave her. He would give her a place to call home.

He led her through the streets of home, Kul Elna. The people, seeing them, began whispering. Some looked afraid, others looked at them or rather Bakura in disgust. It could barely be made out what they were all saying ... "another...freak... evil... demons.. just... we need..."

He ignored them and continued walking but Amaya stared back at them curiously. She was about to ask Bakura why they were staring and whispering but she thought twice about it, seeing Bakura was ignoring them, she decided she would too. For now...

They arrived at a small mud brick house."This is my home... its not much but..." It had no windows so it was dark despite it being the middle of the day. Amaya could barely make out some blankets, a table and a couple of wooden chests in the corner.

"...Thank you."

I'll probably be updating slower but I'll try to get at least one a week. Hope you enjoyed the chapter and any particular episode for the next? Or should I make up my own? Please review.