Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh or Kingdom Hearts
Previously:
The comment had gotten my attention, no doubt about it. "What did you say?"
"I'm sorry, Yugi. I wish I had more time to explain. But I must be going. Meet me at the Domino Cafe at 2:30 this afternoon. I have a job for you. Do you accept?"
A job? I thought. "I don't know; I have to pick up my daughter today at 3:00."
"Don't worry: it will only take about 10 minutes. Once again, do you accept?"
After about 10 minutes of pondering, I made my decision. "I accept."
"Good. Oh, and one more thing. Do you still believe in magic?"
Then she cut the line.
Enter: The White Witch, Namine
Magic?
Why would she ask me if I believed in magic?
That just didn't make any sense.
What was even stranger was that she knew all of these things about me. Who was this girl? And why did she care so much about my life?
If I didn't know any better, I would have assumed that she was just another villain who was trying to take over the world. But then I thought about it.
What are the odds of that? A sweet, innocent little girl being a villain? The whole thing was just unbelievable.
I shook my head. Maybe I was just being paranoid again. But now that I thought about it, when was I not paranoid?.
I started to pace around the now-shattered counter, wondering what I should do.
After 10 or so minutes, I made up my mind. I would go see this girl for just 10 minutes, and then leave. No questions asked.
"Heh; what's the worst that could happen?"
Also, I was curious as to what this job would be. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that she mentioned magic...
Realm of Darkness, Present Day
Yugi sighed and put his cup of tea down. "I never thought telling a story involved so much hard work."
The sky had returned to its original purple-black color, and the fire was bigger now. The Wanderer put his pencil and notebook down, then got up and started stretching his arms. "You've been traumatized by your misfortunes in this world; I'd be suprised if this wasn't hard for you."
Yugi put his head down and sighed again. "So what do you think so far?"
The Wanderer sat across from Yugi with the fire facing him. "Well, it seems like you're not able to let go of the past, which is a very common thing in people who have lost their hearts to darkness. But there's one thing I don't understand."
Yugi lifted his head up. "What's that?"
"Why do you constantly blame everyone else for your problems and just expect them to make you happy?"
"W..What?"
"It seems to me like you're being the selfish one here. People change over time, and you just have to accept that."
Yugi shook his head. "I just wanted life to be the way it was before the Pharoah left. I don't know..."
The Wanderer. "Well, you should probably continue. We don't exactly have unlimited time, if you know what I mean."
Yugi nodded. "I do."
Three hours later, I was at the cafe, sipping a warm cup of coffee. It was 2:40, and I was starting to get impatient. "Come on! Hurry up already!"
The black-haired waitress rushed over to where I was sitting by the window. "Can I help you with something, sir."
I shook my head. "No. Now get lost."
The waitress scoffed and walked off in a huff. "The nerve of some people," I could hear her mutter under her breath.
Not like I cared anymore. Being nice was for sissies.
"That's no way to talk to women, Yugi. But then again, I shouldn't be suprised."
I turned around to see a blond-haired girl, standing in front of me. The girl was wearing a short white dress that didn't even reach her knees. I felt like she was a whore, at first, but her childish facial features and her beautiful blue eyes convinced me otherwise. And man, where those eyes beautiful. I almost wanted to sink into them, but my instincts knew that she was the witch who called me eariler.
And I didn't like the witch.
Not one bit.
The witch smiled innocently. "Aren't you going to ask me to sit down, Yugi?"
I growled. "Fine, whatever. Sit down." And she did just that.
"Well, you're nothing like I thought you would be."
"Looks are not always what the semm, Yugi Muto."
"So what's your name."
The girl put a hand through her hair and blew a kiss at me. "My name is Namine. How are you?" She held out her hand.
I immediately blushed at her sudden move. Sweat-dropping, I shook her hand, then asked her what she wanted me to do.
Namine put her hands up in defense. "Patience, patience. You truly are a workaholic, aren't you?"
Okay, enough was enough. I had to know how she knew all these things about me. "How do you know all these things about me? And what do you want?"
Namine ignored my first question and answered my second. "How soon you forget. Remember what I said on the phone? I already told you what I wanted."
"Yes, yes! I know that! But what is the job?!"
Namine pulled out a picture and placed it face-down on the table. "Have you heard of Duel Academy?"
I nodded. "Of course. It's only one of the best-know dueling schools in the world. It was created by Seto Kaiba and has some of the best duelists the world has ever known."
But what I didn't tell Namine was that I knew one of the students on a more personal level.
Jaden Yuki.
I remember dueling him a long time ago, when I sent him back in time to duel a younger version of myself and the Pharoah. That kid was truly something. I could sense in him a sense of pride and courage, something I used to have a long time ago.
But that was before the chaos happened. Before my life shattered before my very eyes.
I'm sure Namine would bring up Jaden as well. I just knew it.
But she didn't. Instead, she continued. "Well, what you don't know is that there is an Abandoned Dorm on the edge of the Island."
Now that caught my attention. "Abandoned what now?"
"Abandoned Dorm. It's well-known that many students disappeared in that dorm, and have never come back. The dorm is rumored to have mystical shadow powers that turn people evil. But now there is a new rumor that there may be an Egyptian tablet that has the picture of a lengendary monster. This monster is said to have powers even greater than that of the Egyptian God Cards!"
Power greater than...the God cards?
I began to laugh. People started to notice, but I didn't care. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Power greater than the Egyptian God Cards? That's just rich!!"
Namine shook her head. "No, Yugi. This legend may in fact be true. What I want you to do is-"
"Oh, wait! Don't tell me! You want me to go to the Abandoned Dorm and steal this tablet so you can make a card and sell it for money?" I chuckled, then reverted to my serious nature. "Don't make me laugh. I'm not going to risk going to jail just to help you get a stupid rock. Now quit wasting my time."
As I got up and started to leave, I heard three chilling words that stopped me dead in my tracks. Three words that started this terrible journey.
"We have her."
To be continued
