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Rated M due to language.

"Characters Speaking"
Characters Thinking
/Authors Comments\

~~~Chapter Two~~~

~~~Previous~~~

When we get to school the next day, some other students talk about Ushio being shocked and hospitalised because of it. Serves him right for beating up and threatening Yuugi.

Yuugi doesn't take much notice of the gossip and instead holds the puzzle with both hands. "My treasure"

We are stopped when we walk around the corner. Jounouchi is leaning against the wall with his hand up in a wave. "Yo, Yuugi, Isis."

"Jounouchi-kun!/ Jounouchi! Good morning! /Morning!" Yuugi and I greet at the same time.

"I'm following your example; I brought my treasure today. Want to see?" Jounouchi offers.

Yuugi nods his head in agreement.

Jounouchi laughs. "Heh, Heh, too bad…My treasure…you can see it, but you cannot, so I can't show it to you!"

"You can see it but can't?" Yuugi questions, confused.

"It's 'friendship'." He comments.

"What?" Yuugi asks, confused.

"We can see it in each other…But you can't see courage itself, right?" Jounouchi questions.

A small smile appears on Yuugi's face as tears appear in the corner of his eyes. "Yeah!"

Jounouchi looks away, though I see a blush on his cheeks. "So…Class is starting! " He runs off, dropping one of his shoes in the process.

Yuugi picks it up and runs after him. "Jounouchi-kun, you dropped your shoe!"

I let out a soft chuckle before running after the pair of them.

~~~Present~~~

Yuugi is even happier, but now he has more friends than Anzu. Yuugi finally shows Grandfather the completed puzzle.

"What? You've really completed the Millennium Puzzle?" Grandfather picks it up. "Unbelievable! Not one person has solved it since it was discovered this century!" He places it down and puts his hand on Yuugi's head.

"Jii-chan?" Yuugi questions, confused.

"Have you changed at all? Like you're suddenly smarter or stronger?" Grandfather asks, worry in his voice.

"Nope…why?" Yuugi denies it, completely confused by what Grandfather is asking him.

Grandfather picks up the puzzle again. "Look. The glyphs are carved in the case. 'Thou who completes me will receive my dark knowledge and power.'"

"Oh yeah, my wish came true! I made some friends!" Yuugi comments happily.

"Friends?" Grandfather questions, confused.

~~~Next Day~~~

~~~After School~~~

Jounouchi stretches his arms over his head with a yawn. "All done, all done!" Yuugi and I walk past, and he calls out to us. "Hey, Yuugi, Isis, where should we go on the way home?"

"Okay! By the way, let's go to the newly opened Burger World. I heard their hamburgers are famous for how delicious they are. Is that alright with you, Isis-Nee?" Yuugi suggests with a smile on his face.

"That's fine with me." I agree softly.

"Wait a minute, you guys!" Honda interrupts as he walks over and stops near Jounouchi's chair.

"The one who failed to become a first-year student president, instead becoming a janitor, Honda-kun." Jounouchi teases.

"Not janitor, Beautification club!" Honda corrects, annoyed. "Hey, you! You know stopping on the way home is against school rules!"

Miho runs over to us. She is wearing the uniform and has light blue hair in a ponytail with a yellow bow and black eyes.

"I want to check out Burger World!" She comments happily.

"Let's go!" Honda suddenly agrees.

"Hey, you…" Jounouchi trails off in disbelief.

"Hold on, everyone…did you say Burger World?" Anzu queries, sweating slightly and her smile strained.

"Anzu wants to go too?" Yuugi questions cheerfully.

"Don't joke!" Anzu denies. "I heard that the restaurant's food was terrible! It's true! I heard people became sick on the grand opening day. You definitely should not go! Didn't Sensei say that a villain broke out of the prison?"

"Ah, that's right! A big villain! The whole town is in a panic." Yuugi adds, panicked.

"What the heck? You're scared? You've got no guts." Jounouchi scolds.

"But I heard he had a pistol…" Yuugi trails off as Anzu walks out of the classroom.

"But you know, Yuugi…Isis…hasn't Anzu been weird lately?" Jounouchi questions.

"Yeah, it's been a while since we walked home together." Yuugi agrees thoughtfully.

"True, she says she has been busy," I added thoughtfully.

"Could it be, Anzu, that girl…is doing 'dating for pay'?" Jounouchi theories.

Yuugi blushes and looks shocked, while Honda denies such a thing. "What are you saying? Our school doesn't have people like that!"

"Yeah! Anzu would never do that!" Yuugi agrees.

"I agree; I don't believe she is the type to get involved with such a thing," I state, glaring at Jounouchi for even suggesting it in the first place.

"Why so upset? Your face is all red, Yuugi. Could you be…" Jounouchi trails off teasingly.

"No, that's not it!" Yuugi denies blushing.

~~~Next Day~~~

~~~After School~~~

"It's so hard that I can't even clear the first level. You guys should try it!" Jounouchi suggests.

"Okay." Yuugi agrees.

"Sure, it sounds fun." I agree happily.

"Sounds fun! Miho wants to go, too!" Miho exclaims happily.

"Miho," Anzu says with an expressionless face.

Miho looks at Anzu, and a look of recognition appears on her face. "Ah, that's right…Sorry, I can't today."

Anzu walks to the classroom door. "We're going to be pretty busy for a while. So don't tempt us. So, let's go, Miho."

"See you!" Miho waves her hand and walks out.

"H-huh? Miho-chan?" Honda questions, confused.

Jounouchi rests his cheek against his hand. "So, Miho has become her fellow 'date for hire'? What a horrible world it is becoming."

"J-Jounouchi! You bastard! Miho-chan wouldn't do that! Take that back! Or else I will cut your guts out here!" Honda comments, fists clenched and an angry look on her face.

"Yeah, Jounouchi, that's pretty rude. Right, Isis-Nee?" Yuugi questions.

"Yeah, he was." I agree, glaring at Jounouchi slightly, causing him to flinch.

"You guys are naïve. Didn't you know? Which lunch bento did you think Anzu brought today? It's the top-level stamina bentou! Can you believe it? The Stami-Ben that we've never eaten once before! In other words, she must have money!" Jounouchi points out, a serious look on his face.

I see Honda sneak out of the classroom. No doubt to follow after Anzu and Miho.

~~~Next Day~~~

~~~After School~~~

Jounouchi stretches his arms over his head as the day's last class ends. "Done! Hey, Honda, been a while since we played basketball."

"Sorry. I'm kinda busy today." Honda denies it sheepishly. "Hey, let's go, Miho-chan."

"Okay."

Anzu, Miho, and Honda walk out of the classroom together. We are silent until Yuugi speaks up. "Hey…You're not going to say that Honda-kun is also dating for money, too, are you?"

"No! That's possible! He might be seeing a rich old lady. Obviously." Jounouchi states.

"Man! Can't you think more seriously? Those three are acting strangely." Yuugi scolds, annoyed.

He closes his eyes before opening them and dragging Yuugi and me out of the school. We catch up to the three of them and hide behind a post. "So, Operation Trailing, commence!"

As we were following, Anzu stopped suddenly and looked behind them. We quickly hide behind the large bear statue. "That was close!"

"Yeah, too close!" I agree softly with a chuckle.

"She can be pretty smart!" Jounouchi praises. "Okay, let's go."

The three of us get up and quietly run after them. When we caught up, they had entered Burger World. Yuugi lets out a gasp of surprise.

So does Jounouchi. "This is…Burger World!"

"Why?" Yuugi questions.

We head towards the door. As they open, Miho, Anzu and Honda pose in front of the door. Anzu and Miho wear light green shirts with yellow ties, dark green skirts, boots, and yellow bows. Honda is wearing a light green shirt with a red bowtie, dark green pants, and shoes.

"Welcome! Welcome to Burger World…" The three of them trail off as they see us with forced smiles.

"Anzu!" Yuugi exclaims, surprised.

"Miho-chan! Honda!" I exclaim, surprised.

The three of them turn around and give us their backs.

"Y-you, guys! What are you doing here? Hey, say something!" Jounouchi orders.

Honda turns back around to look at us. "Wh-what are you saying? Can't you tell? It's a part-time job! Look as we sweat beautifully at work."

"Hey, you, part-time work is forbidden by school rules, right? And you're the one that always acts so high and mighty too…" Jounouchi trails off mockingly.

Honda closes his eyes and holds his clenched fist against his chest. "Don't speak of it, Jounouchi! I also, I also was troubled…I thought of the meaning…however…"

Miho appears next to him with a small blush. "But…Miho wants so many things."

A man walks towards us. "Hey, hey, you guys. They're customers, right? Hurry and lead them to their seats."

They do, however reluctant they were to do so. Yuugi peeks at Anzu's face. "H-hey, Jounouchi-kun…I think coming here embarrassed them. Anzu seems mad…"

"Serves her right. Their fault for keeping this secret." Jounouchi scoffs.

I let a soft chuckle as Anzu brings over our food, her face strained. "Thanks for waiting!"

"Anzu," Yuugi says happily.

She picks up the ketchup bottle. "At this restaurant, let me put plenty of ketchup on your burger." She squeezes the bottle tightly in his clenched fists and places the ketchup over the boy's burgers, leaving mine alone. 'I won't forgive you if you blab.' is placed on the burger via the ketchup.

I raise an eyebrow. "Really?" I let out a soft chuckle.

"Anzu…" Yuugi trails off.

"Anzu, hey you!" Jounouchi shouts, annoyed.

She stops walking with one hand on her hip. "Well, now that you know about my job, I won't keep this hidden anymore." She turns her head to look at us. "I'm saving money; when I graduate, I'm going to America."

"America?" The three of us query.

"I'm going to study dance in New York. It's my dream. You better not laugh." She points her finger at her and winks.

"I won't laugh! Right, Jounouchi-kun, Isis-nee?" Yuugi questions, looking at us.

"Yeah, no reason to laugh." I agree softly.

Jounouchi looks at her, mirth in his eyes. "Yeah! Relax, Anzu. We're not going to blab. If I do blab, I'll buy you ten thousand of these burgers. But you know, how can this shop sell hamburgers with nothing but ketchup, what a cruel shop."

Anzu walks away, hand still on her hip, slightly waving the other one in the air. "Relax, it's on me."

Jounouchi stops eating his burger to look before him when the door opens, and someone walks in. "Hey! Look, Yuugi! Isis! Something appears to be happening."

I have already finished my burger, but the boys haven't, so they place them down before we sneak over to where they are speaking. "So-so, you're saying the convict might be in this restaurant?"

"Yeah. There was a report this morning. This seems to be the focal point of the break-ins. So, I'm searching this area." The cop says.

"Um-um…what does the culprit look like?" The man asks. The restaurant owner is wearing the same uniform as Honda, and he has black eyes with red hair in a low ponytail. He gives me bad vibes for some reason.

The cop holds up a photograph of his appearance. We crowd around and peek around the corner and look at the booths. "Seems he's not here," Jounouchi whispers.

"He's a master of disguise. It's rare to see him out of disguise." The cop admits.

"Alright! We'll just check each one." Jounouchi agrees.

"No, that would be bad." The cop denies Jounouchi's idea. "He has a pistol, it seems."

"Does the criminal have any other characteristics?" The man asks.

"Three days ago, he struggled with the guard when stealing the jewels. The fallen guard was able to hit the fleeing culprit in the right calf with his baton, which might have left a mark." The cop suggests.

"If so…let's use that," Anzu states, looking at the basket on the counter. The cars are dropped on the floor and move down the path past all the booths. "Excuse me!"

Yuugi, Miho, and I stay standing at the side as Honda, Anzu, and Jounouchi check all of the customers ' legs using the excuse of looking for the cars. Miho has her hands on her cheeks. "My heart's pounding just watching."

"Wow…everyone's so brave," Yuugi states, amazed.

Anzu walks up to one man who has his legs on the table. "Mr Customer, please do not put your legs on the table." She checks his legs, but it's not him either.

I ignore what they say and try to sense the man's presence. I snap out of it when the cop speaks up. "Excuse me, everyone. An escaped convict is probably in this shop. We have to check your legs. The culprit should have a bruise on his calf where a guard hit him."

"H-hey, what's the meaning of this?" One female customer demands.

"Escaped convict?" an old man repeats.

"Sounds interesting!" The young man exclaims from his seat loudly.

An older gentleman has his arms folded across his chest. "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Anyway, this town's police are out of it! You lost the convict that escaped before, too."

"That…is true…" The cop reluctantly agrees.

"Keiji-san, is there no other clue about the culprit?" Jounouchi questions.

He takes out his black notebook. "Yeah…in prison, he was once admitted to the hospital. He had an allergic reaction to eating eggs."

"Allergy to eggs?" Anzu repeats before looking away slyly. "Ooh, if that's true, then…If the culprit is here, we'll know right away. Because our hamburger buns have plenty of egg in them."

The cop walks over to one of the customers, who has begun to sweat and sway. "What's wrong? You don't look well?"

"Shut up! Move!" The young man tries barging past, but his hat and sunglasses fall off.

The cop grabs hold of him under his arms. "Tasaki Tetsu, You're under arrest!"

"First, call an ambulance! Please hurry and call an ambulance! I'm extremely weak against eggs!" He demands, panicking.

"Fool, it was a lie," Anzu states.

"What?" He looks at her, surprised.

"Our burger is one hundred percent wheat flour." Anzu comments.

"Shit!" Tetsu lunges forward and falls onto the man working at Burger World. The cop pulls him off, ripping the man's shirt in the process, showing a spider tattoo,

"This, this tattoo…! The Yellow Spider, Jirou!" Tetsu exclaims, surprised.

Jirou stands up, lunges forward, and takes the gun from Tetsu's side. As I was the closest to him, he grabbed hold of me, placed his hand over my mouth, and pointed the gun at my head. "If you move, she's dead!"

"You're…The Yellow Spider Jirou?" The cop questions.

"Yeah." Jirou agrees with a smirk. "I changed my face with surgery and blended into this town. Tetsu the Hedgehog, I never thought you'd come to this restaurant. Even in disguise, I could recognise you at a glance. I was able to tell what places you were going to rob. I'm different from before. Right. I was the one who robbed the Ushijima bank and stole the jewels! Everyone, get down!" He orders.

"Isis-nee," Yuugi mutters, worried.

Jirou places the ribbon from Anzu's hair over my eyes. "Humans, when they lose sight, become so scared they can't even scream. Look." He drags me over to a booth.

"Isis-nee!" Yuugi exclaims.

He slides into one of the booths, still pointing the gun at my head. "So…someone brings me what I demand. You, the gutless-looking kid, you do it. The rest of you close your eyes and don't move. Anyone that moves gets this…" He lifts his gun, and I sense him point it at the ceiling before shooting. "First, bring alcohol and tobacco. I had quit all my old habits. I had quit drinking and smoking…However, now, in reverse, I suddenly feel free!"

Wait…gutless kid, could he mean…Yuugi? He has another thing coming if he thinks he will touch a single hair on Yuugi's head.

"Yuugi! Yuugi, right? Stay away!" I shout as I abruptly stand up.

I hear Jirou stand up next to me before feeling a slight sting on my cheek. He just slapped me. "Shut up!"

"Isis-nee!" Yuugi screams as I sense a burst of energy coming from his puzzle.

The same energy surrounds me briefly before backing away. Butterflies appear in my stomach, and I warm up slightly before I push both sensations to the back of my mind.

"Those who manhandle my precious Isis will suffer," I hear the other Yuugi state. "However, I like letting chance decide that." I sense him place the items on the table. "I brought it just as you wished." He sits down on the chair.

"Hey, you, who said you could stay?" Jirou demands.

"What? I just thought you'd want a game partner. It's game time." Yuugi comments teasingly.

"Oh, game? I guess I'm interested in it for a bit." I sense the man placing a fag in his mouth. "In the past, I used to gamble non-stop."

"However, it will be no ordinary game. It's the Yami No Game, a game where your life is at stake." Yuugi points out.

"Sounds like fun! What's the rules?" Jirou asks.

"Rule…just one. And that is, of these ten fingers…all are to not move except for one you pick. We both choose our own. And only that finger can be used. So, which finger do you choose?" Yuugi questions.

"If that's the case, then, of course, it's the pointing finger. The finger used to pull the gun's trigger." Jirou comments.

"OK. Then I choose this finger." I sense that Yuugi chooses his thumb.

Jirou pours some alcohol into the glass as the other Yuugi speaks up again. "After the game starts, you can do as you like, even pull the trigger. So…let's go! Game start!"

Jirou lifts the gun and points it at Yuugi with a laugh. "One second, and it's game over!" Yuugi flips open the lighter with his thumb. "That's right; it hasn't been lit yet."

Yuugi moves his hand and lights up the fag. "This lighter…you can have it back. I'll leave it there." He drops it on the same hand, still holding the bottle of alcohol. "That alcohol is Russian Senowolf. Ninety percent alcohol." Yuugi stands up as Jirou starts to panic. "I'd like to see you fire your gun. The recoil would drop the lighter."

The other Yuugi gently grabs my hand. "Let's go, Isis." He pulls me away from the booth and pulls me close to his side. I lift my hand to remove the ribbon covering my eyes. I look up into the Other Yuugi's eyes and see an emotion go through them too quickly for me to see, but it once again sends butterflies in my stomach and my face to blush ever so slightly, causing a smirk to appear on his face.

My attention is drawn away from the other Yuugi when I sense movement behind me. Jirou puts the gun on the table and uses that hand to remove the lighter from his other hand.

"I knew you wouldn't be able to obey the rules." The golden eye appears on his forehead once more as the puzzle glows. "The Yami No Game reveals the true nature of humans. For rule-breakers, it's destined to be a punishment game."

"You brat, how dare you feed me that crap!" Jirou shouts as he removes the fag from his mouth and picks up the gun at the same time he stands up. He points the gun at Yuugi.

"The door of darkness opens." The image of the golden eyes moves towards Jirou, causing him to cover his face. The gun goes over towards the ceiling as green and blue flames cover him, and he screams. "Someone! Someone…! Hurry! This fire…Please put it out…!"

The cop ended up taking both Jirou and Tetsu back to jail for their crimes and for escaping prison in the first place. I let out a sigh of relief as no one was hurt, and Yuugi and I headed home.

~~~Next Day~~~

"So, you quit working?" Yuugi questions Anzu.

"Yeah, if I keep working, I won't have time to spend with you, Yuugi," Anzu admits.

"Really?" Yuugi shyly puts his arms at the back of his head with a laugh.

"Hey, you're late!" Jounouchi shouts from further up the road with his arm in the air. "Look! Opening today is this beef noodle shop; I hear it's delicious!"

The door opens, and Miho and Honda are in the same poses as before. This time, they are both wearing white shirts with black spots exactly like that of a cow, pants, a white hat with a rim of red along the bottom, and a red apron with a cow face in the centre.

"Welcome…!" They both started before trailing off.

"Y-you guys still doing that?" Jounouchi questions, speechless.

"But…but…I want new clothes!" Miho admits sheepishly.

"I…I… will fall as far as needed, as long as I'm with Miho-chan!" Honda comments happily

The four of us sighed in disbelief at the pair of them.

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