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Rated M due to language.
"Characters Speaking"
Characters Thinking
/Authors Comments\
~~~Chapter Seven~~~
~~~Previous~~~
"Have you given up on the game? Do you admit your defeat, Yuugi?" Shadi asks.
"You're wrong, Shadi. I…believe!...in my friend." Yami comments, belief in his voice.
"Believe you say? Yuugi, you are unable to crush your past. This ordeal traps you because your heart is too believing and weak. Know this: true strength comes from believing only in oneself! Now! Roll the puzzle one last time! End the game!" Jounouchi doesn't move. "What's wrong? Why do you not cast the puzzle?" The copy of Jounouchi begins to disappear with a small smile on his face. "What? The illusion of the past is disappearing!"
He disappears, and the puzzle drops to the ground. Yami leans down and picks it up. "My friend is no longer as he was in the past. It's no use trying to confuse me with illusion."
The rope holding Isis begins to break, causing Yami to run toward the fence. The board begins to lift, and Yami looks down to see Jounouchi holding the board up. "Isis! I'm here now, so don't worry."
Jounouchi-kun!
Shadi's eyes widen. Impossible! The children support each other!
Shadi's statue starts to crack. Shadi's eyes widen. My heart statue…
Yami turns to look at him. "Shadi, you do not understand. Do you know where true strength comes from?"
The power in believing in one's friends? Shadi's heart statue breaks, and the Ankh slides along the rope, touching Isis's hand and snapping her to her senses. "Oh…I'm back in control of my body?" She looks down and looks surprised slightly but stays calm. She quickly turns around and climbs over the fence, but she makes sure that Jounouchi is all right first as he calls up to her.
"Hurry up and return to the roof! Hurry!" He orders.
She does and makes it over to see that Yami still controls Yuugi's body.
~~~Isis's POV~~~
Yami was about to head back inside Yuugi's mind, so I walked over to him and pecked him on his cheek, causing him to blush. "Thank you, Yami," I state softly with a smile.
Yuugi takes control, and I couldn't help but feel relieved as no one is injured. The board swings down, and the Ankh touches Honda's head, snapping him out of it and quickly clings to Jounouchi's leg. "Why am I here?"
"Shut up! Don't shake!" Jounouchi scolds.
The roof door bursts open, and Miho and Anzu run toward us. "Everyone! Are you guys okay?"
Yuugi and I nod before seeing Jounouchi and Honda still on the window sill. "H-hey! I can't move!"
"No! I can't die before I become class president!" Honda shouts.
"You'll never make it! Relax, I'll win it for you! So let go!" Jounouchi shouts back.
"You're the one who won't make it!" Honda shouts.
Finally, the pair stopped arguing, and we helped them over the fence to the roof. I let a chuckle out when they glare at each other.
~~~Present~~~
Honda folds his arms over the desk and rests his head on top as he slumps, looking miserable, probably because Miho didn't come to class today.
The Sensei is walking through the desks, reading from the textbook. "So, today's Japan's economy is growing in the world." A beeping sound caused the Sensei to turn around and look. "What!"
I watch as Jounouchi panics before crouching behind his desk. "Man! I just cleaned it! Here you go."
The Sensei stands in front of Jounouchi's desk with his arms folded across his chest and clears his throat. "What are you doing?" He demands.
Jounouchi sits back in his seat. "You don't know, Sensei? It's the new Digital Pet product." He brings out the small blue square device. "I'm taking care of my pet. You have to take care of feeding it and taking it to the toilet. How the pet turns out depends on how you raise it. And…The new difference is that Digital Pets can now date. So that means you can create an even more personalised pet! Heh! It's really popular!"
Sensei hits the top of Jounouchi's head with his fists, now throbbing and red. "I'm telling you not to do it during class!"
~~~After Class~~~
Jounouchi is still rubbing the top of his head when Anzu, Yuugi, and I stand next to his desk. "Silly. Why didn't you switch it off?" Anzu questions.
"It doesn't grow when the switch is off! I want it to hurry and grow."
"Well, it takes time; it can't be helped." Anzu takes out her pet. "Well. I suppose that's its cute point."
Yuugi takes out his as well. "If you properly care for it, you'll get a good outcome. It's like it's your child."
"Yeah!" Jounouchi agrees. "Right now, I'm devoting half my day to him!"
Honda slams the classroom door across as flames surround him when he clenches his fists. "What a waste! To waste time on that…Truly a waste of youth! Useless! Depravity!"
"What was that?" Jounouchi demands.
"You didn't have to say all that!" Anzu scolds.
"Honda-kun, this is fun." Yuugi encourages.
"No, I have no interest," Honda states.
Jounouchi swings his device on his finger. "You mean you couldn't get one, right? It's sold out everywhere."
Honda scoffs. "I did not become a Beautification Member to clean up Digital Pet droppings. What I must clean is not the Digital World! Even if the dropping of Digital Pets spread to all humanity…I will remain in reality and continue picking up trash one piece at a time! I, Beautification Member…as Honda Hiroto!"
Miho walks through the door with a smile. "Good morning."
Honda blushes as he lifts his hand. "Miho-chan! Good morning…"
"Miho-chan. You're late." I scold softly before letting out a soft chuckle.
"What do you mean 'good morning'? Second period is already over." Anzu points out.
Miho takes something out of her bag. "Well…it's hard to take care of her." She opens her hand to show her own Digital Pet. "She also slept late last night."
"So, you're doing it too, Miho-chan?" Yuugi questions.
"I want to go to Australia," Miho states.
"Australia?" Anzu queries.
Miho holds up a poster. "Here. This. Didn't you know? It's this Sunday. A pet competition. And the prize is an Australia trip!" Miho spins around happily.
Yuugi lets out a sound of amazement as Anzu looks at Jounouchi, her hands on her hips and a small smirk on her face. "I see. So that's why Jounouchi is so desperate."
Jounouchi laughs. "Well, I couldn't go on a foreign trip without this device."
Miho sighs and shrugs her shoulders. "But…Miho is tired. I wonder if someone can raise my pet so it can win the prize for me. And the Australia trip is for a pair."
I let out a sigh. "Here we go again."
Honda stops rocking from side to side. "Pair?" He gently grabs hold of Miho's hands. "Miho-chan, leave it to me! I swear as a Beautification Member that I will make you win!"
Miho lets out a cheer before tilting her head. "Really?"
"Hey! What was all that before about humanity?" Jounouchi question dryly.
"I just realised it! There is no difference between reality and the digital world."
Anzu has her finger in her ear and is rubbing it. "Oh really?"
"Well, it's to be expected. For Honda to change his mind." I point out softly.
"Good luck, Honda-kun," Miho states happily.
Yuugi looks up at me. "Isis-nee, you don't have a Digital Pet?"
"No, I already have my real pets. I just need to wait for them to come from England." I state softly.
"Ahh, I see." Yuugi agrees before looking before him and letting out a happy gasp. "Haiyama-kun!" He runs up to him. He has black hair and eyes with square gold-rimmed glasses. "Haiyama-kun, aren't you going to play with Digital Pets?"
He shakes his head as he looks up. "I don't have one."
Another student pokes his head around the door. "Haiyama, you there?"
"Kujirada-kun."
He has grey hair and black eyes and is wearing the school uniform with a red top underneath. Not to mention, his body figure is quite large.
Kujirada motions for Haiyama to come closer to him. "Come here for a bit." Haiyama hesitantly agrees and walks towards him with his head lowered and a sad expression.
Yuugi holds out his arms as he walks by. "Haiyama-kun…" Yuugi and I share a look before following after them. We look inside the bathroom to see them exchanging money. We quickly move out of the way and rest against the wall. "Could that be a kickback?" Yuugi whispers.
"It might be," I whisper.
Kujirada walks by, and Haiyama walks out. "Haiyama-kun…" Yuugi calls out to him quietly.
"Oh, Yuugi-kun, Isis."
"Are you…Ummm…" Yuugi trails off.
Haiyama leans forward. "You saw?" Yuugi hesitantly nods his head. "Yuugi-kun, Isis, don't tell anyone! Don't! Don't!"
"But…" Yuugi trails off, worried.
"I don't want anyone to know." Yuugi nods his head. "Thank you. Bye." Haiyama walks off.
"Haiyama-kun." We watch him, and Yuugi gasps when we both see a teardrop to the ground. "Haiyama-kun!" He stops. "Ummm…you know…If you ever want to talk, you can come to me any time. We're classmates, after all."
Haiyama lowers his head slightly before turning around to look at Yuugi with a small smile. "Thank you. You sure are nice, Yuugi-kun."
Yuugi adverts his eyes shyly and scratches his left cheek. "Not really…Oh, right…" Yuugi runs over to his and takes something out of his pocket. "Haiyama-kun. I have plenty of these. You can have this one." Yuugi places the device in Haiyama's hand and his other hand over it. "Let's enter the contest together. Bye!"
Yuugi runs off, dragging me with him, not letting Haiyama reply.
~~~Home Room~~~
"Order. Respect!" One of the other students calls out as the Sensei enters the room.
"Okay, let's begin homeroom. Where's Honda?"
A male student stands up, holding a white envelope. "He left this."
Sensei takes the envelope. "'Taking the day off to raise a child? What's that supposed to mean?"
Yuugi and I share a look of disbelief with Miho, Anzu, and Jounouchi. He is taking care of Miho's pet way too seriously.
~~~Two Days Later~~~
School has just finished, and we are heading home. "Man, what is that Honda guy thinking? He hasn't been to school since that time." Jounouchi states in disbelief.
Miho lets out a sigh. "I look forward to the contest."
"Miho-chan." I scold softly.
Miho sticks out her tongue and laughs sheepishly.
In front of a store, a group of small children surrounds something. "What could it be?" Yuugi questions. "A gold pet!" Yuugi exclaims, looking at it in amazement.
"What is that?" Anzu questions.
"Oh. A limited-edition Digital Pet, only a hundred were sold. They say you can raise an amazing pet!" Yuugi replies.
"So, you're saying there's no way you can lose the contest?" Jounouchi demands.
Miho has her fingers curled around her chin, and she moves about. "I want! I want!"
Yuugi lowers his head sadly. "But it's 50,000 yen."
"50,000 yen?" Jounouchi exclaims in surprise.
"It's a premium item, after all," Yuugi admits.
Miho and some younger children still cheer when she is pushed from behind. It is Kujirada. "Move! Move!"
"Isn't it Kujirada?" Jounouchi questions.
"The Gold Pet is mine!" He states before he breaks the glass with his hand and takes out the Gold Pet.
The shopkeeper emerges from the store with a tick mark on his head. "Hey!" He shouts.
"Price of the wares and repairs. Catch." Kujirada releases a lot of bills, which the shopkeeper catches. "Got it, got it, got it." Kujirada laughs and walks off.
"That bastard…He didn't even have money to buy lunch before. Just rice money." Jounouchi states, annoyed.
"But it was said before. He used to be a good kid, but then he suddenly went wild. He was forced to change schools." Anzu points out.
"I wonder what happened?" Miho questions, fingers curled around her chin.
I nod my head. "Especially when he went through such a massive change of personality."
~~~Next Day~~~
Anzu is standing next to Miho's desk. "Honda, that guy! He's been absent three days!"
"Seems he's been watching over the pet all that time. Miho's pet is a shoo-in for the championship."
"You…" Anzu trails off and walks away, with Miho getting up and following her.
I turn to watch Yuugi play with his pet. "How cute! It's eating!" Miho exclaims when she sees it.
Yuugi lets out a laugh. "I call him Yu-2."
"Yu-2? Mine is pretty good, too." Anzu states as she takes out hers. "Here."
"Anzu's is cute, too." Miho praises.
"Her name is Sumomo. I'm pretty proud of her." Anzu says smugly.
"Wait a moment!" Jounouchi shouts, interrupting, posing as he holds out his pet. "Too bad…The championship is going to my pet, Joe."
"It's not cute," Miho states, disappointed.
"The only resemblance is that they're both cheeky." Anzu agrees with Miho.
"Shut up! Hey Yuugi, mind if we do a data exchange? We can make both our grow."
Yuugi makes a sound of agreement. "Yu-2 is kind of timid, so it'd be nice to have Joe's wild characteristics."
"Alright, then…link up!" They place the top parts of the device together, and Joe appears next to Yu-2. "There he is! There he is!"
Joe starts kicking Yu-2. "He's bullying him!" Miho exclaims, surprised.
"It really is just like you!" Anzu states.
Joe stops kicking Yu-2 as he lifts his arm to pat Joe's head. "Ahh! The data exchange is done." Joe leaves the screen and heads back into his own. "After this, there should be some kind of change in his growth."
"Alright! Australia is mine!" Jounouchi cheers.
"He is taking it?" Kujirada's voice comes from behind us.
"Kujirada-kun!" Yuugi exclaims, surprised.
"The contest winner is definitely going to be me." He holds up the Gold Pet.
Jounouchi scoffs. "Kujirada, don't get a big head just cause you got a Gold Pet! There's no way someone like you could raise one!"
"Oh, really? This is my ultimate pet!" He holds the device above his head as it glows gold. "He's DevilMaster!"
"He looks like he has a lousy personality," Anzu states.
"No way, that's yours?" Jounouchi asks, surprised.
Kujirada lets out his creepy laugh. "If you pay money, you can learn plenty of secrets."
Jounouchi lets out a tch. "Money again?"
Anzu lets out a scream as Kujirada takes her pet. "His strength ain't just for show!" He connects their devices. "Go, DevilMaster!" Sumomo is easily defeated.
"My Sumomo-chan!"
Kujirada laughs again as he holds up his Gold Pet. "DevilMaster grows by eating other Digital Pets."
"Kujirada, you bastard!" Jounouchi curses.
"Shall he eat yours too?"
"Works for me! Try it if you can!" They connect their devices. "Beat him up, Joe!" Joe disappears from the screen, appears behind DevilMaster, and kicks him. "Alright, good!"
"How cheap…" Anzu trails off.
"No use! No use!" Joe is eaten, and DevilMaster has gotten even fatter.
"Joe!"
Kujirada laughs. "The Australia trip is mine. Don't worry about it."
"How mean, Kujirada-kun!" Yuugi scolds.
"Yeah!" Miho agrees. "How can you use the pets that others raise to go to Australia!"
"You're one to talk," Anzu says dryly, looking at Miho. She's the one who got Honda to look after her pet instead of doing it herself.
"Kujirada-kun. Everyone raises their Digital Pets with care. It's so wrong to eat them!" Yuugi states, upset.
"Shut up! In the world, those who have money win! I'll eat yours, too!" He goes to lunge at Yuugi.
I move in front of Yuugi and narrow my eyes. "You can try."
"Stop!" Honda appears and walks over to us with his hands in his pockets.
"Honda?" Jounouchi states surprised.
"What is it? Anzu asks.
Honda opens his eyes to show heavy bags under them. "I have raised the ultimate pet."
"Ultimate pet?" Kujirada questions.
"Three days without sleep or rest…this is the ultimate creation! Digital Super Ichigo!" This causes the others to hold in their laughs. "Did you think I, a Beautification Member, didn't know? This device will teach you."
Kujirada laughs as he turns his body to face Honda. "What can that pet do? I will turn him into DevilMaster's food!"
Honda smirks and lifts his right leg as he moves his device towards Kujirada's. "Try it!" His leg touches the floor as the devices link up, and DevilMaster enters Miho's device.
DevilMaster goes to attack Ichigo, causing Miho to let out a scream, but all Honda does is keep his eyes close as a smirk appears on his face. Ichigo moves about DevilMaster, sweeping him with the brush he is holding.
"What?" Kujirada exclaims in surprise.
"He…he did it!" Jounouchi exclaims in disbelief.
"Super Ichigo does not allow trash to exist! When he finds trash, he completely destroys it. He's truly the Beautification Member of the Digital World!"
"Damn it!" Kujirada curses angrily as he throws the gold pet on the floor and stomps away angrily.
"That's what you get!" Jounouchi barked.
"Honda-kun, you're so amazing!" Yuugi praises, amazed.
"Great job!" Miho praises happily.
Anzu bends down slightly to look at the device resting on the table, one hand on her hip. "That truly is just like Honda."
"It does, doesn't it?" I agree with a soft chuckle.
There is a clanging sound, and we turn to look to see that it is coming from Haiyama's seat. "Haiyama, what's wrong?" Honda queries, confused.
"No…nothing…" Haiyama denies it hesitantly.
At the end of school, Honda and Miho walk off together while I stay with Yuugi. Yuugi is quiet when we leave the school gates. No doubt thinking about Haiyama and hoping Kujirada hasn't done anything to him.
Yuugi snaps out of his thoughts when we see someone run by with a white sack flung over his shoulder. "What was that?"
We share a glance before running after him. We get to the warehouse to see Kujirada on the floor with whip marks on his back, Miho unconscious and tied to the wall, Honda standing in front of the fallen Kujirada, and Haiyama with a different appearance holding a whip.
"Stop it!" Yuugi yells as we run inside.
Honda turns to look at the pair of us, surprised. "Yuugi! Isis! Why are you here?"
"We followed after Kujirada." I point out.
Yuugi nods his head. "I was worried about Haiyama-kun…So, I followed after Kujirada-kun. But this is how it is…Haiyama-kun, this is wrong!"
"You saw me during feeding time, didn't you? Oh, right." Haiyama holds up the Digital Pet Yuugi gave him. "This childish game…let me return it." He throws it on the ground next to Kujirada's unconscious body.
"Haiyama-kun!" Yuugi yells as he runs towards him.
Haiyama holds up his whip. "You shouldn't have been looking around!" He lashes out with the whip, hitting Yuugi's chest and sending him flying into a set of boxes. "Yuugi!" Both Honda and I yell out at the same time, worried. I run over to Yuugi and kneel next to him to check to see if he is all right.
He is, luckily enough, just unconscious. I lift his head, place it on my lap and wait for Yami to appear while keeping an eye on Honda and Miho.
"What a fool. Completely worthless as a pet." Haiyama insults harshly.
Honda turns and runs towards Haiyama with a glare. "You bastard…" He curses.
Haiyama once again lashes out with his whip. Honda dodges the first two, but due to staying up all night, he suddenly turns weak and gets hit around his face, sending him to the floor. "Why must the damage of staying up all night affect me now? Sleepy…" He lowers his head and rests it on the floor.
"Honda-kun, finished already? Honda-kun? Hey, I'm talking to you, Honda-kun!"
Yuugi stirs, and I see that he has regained consciousness and is trying to push his upper body up.
"Honda-kun…actually, I was getting bored of Kujirada. Won't you be my pet? That's why I called you." Haiyama admits as he continues talking.
Honda pushes his head off the ground. "What was that?"
"It's fun when you get used to it. The lifestyle of a pet. And for your feed…" Haiyama trails off before lashing out with his whip and removing Miho's tie and her top button. I help Yuugi sit up, and we gasp when the tie falls to the floor. "What do you think?" Haiyama questions boastfully.
Honda pushes his tired body to get off the ground. "Haiyama…you're the only one I'll never forgive…"
"A pet shouldn't look at its master like that!" Haiyama shouts angrily as he lashes out with his whip. It hits Honda, sending him crashing to the wall. Honda collapses to his knees before landing on his face once unconscious. "Haiyama…"
"What a fool. But that's fine. Raising a resistant pet can be interesting."
The Puzzle around Yuugi's neck glows, and Yami finally appears. The glow of the puzzle gains Haiyama's attention. "Yuugi!"
"Now…it's game time."
Haiyama takes a step back in disbelief. "What?"
"Haiyama. Why don't you have your pet fight my pet." Yami states before leaning down and picking up the Digital Pet Haiyama threw on the floor earlier. He takes out Yu-2 and links the two devices together. Yu-2 appears behind Yami. He is cute. He has the same hairstyle and colour as Yuugi.
Haiyama's pet appears behind him. It is a large, horrible blue pet with piercing green eyes and long, sharp claws. It looks like a large fat worm. A smirk appears on Haiyama's face as he briefly lowers his whip. "Sounds interesting! I love this kind of thing. Go! Eat that loser!" He orders.
"'Loser'?" Yami repeats angrily before Yu-2 rushes forward.
They exchange blows, and Yu-2 dodges at first, but the next one results in him being punched. This causes Haiyama to let out his creepy laugh. "Such a weak loser is no match!"
I could tell this made Yami angry, so I approached him and rested my hands on his arm. He looks toward me, and we lock gazes before he takes a deep breath and glances back at Haiyama. "It's okay…this loser can…beat you," Yami states with complete trust and belief in Yu-2. Yu-2 makes a squeaking sound and rushes towards Haiyama's Digital Pet again.
"The outcome is the same no matter how many times you try!"
Haiyama's pet grabs hold of Yu-2, but luckily, there is a beeping sound from Yuugi's Digital Pet. "What?" Haiyama demands, confused.
A smirk appears on Yami's face. "The effect of the data exchange has appeared. This is the sound that plays when a Digital Pet evolves."
"What? Evolves?"
Yu-2 is surrounded by fire as Yami continues speaking. "The change caused by Joe's data has appeared." The appearance of Yu-2 has changed into a darker and stronger version, similar to Yami.
"What? I sense great energy!" Yu-2 flies toward Haiyama's pet and punches him in the mouth, sending him to the ground. Haiyama lashes out with his whip in anger and hits his pet with it multiple times. "What? Get up!"
"Haiyama, the match is over."
"Not yet!" Haiyama denies it as he lifts his whip and brings it down on his Digital Pet. The pet lets out a roar from its place on the ground. "Alright, that's it!" It gets up and lets out another roar as it moves towards Haiyama instead of Yami as was ordered. "Stop! I raised you!" Haiyama shouts in fear.
"The door of darkness opens." Haiyama is lunged on by his pet and lets out a scream. "Pets are free to choose who they point their fangs at. You forgot that, so you lose."
Haiyama is lying on the floor with his book over his face and whipped down near his side. He groans in complete shock as he moves about, dislodging his book from his face.
I remove my hands from Yami's arm as he walks over to stand at the side of Haiyama. "There's more to pets than food and whips…Love is needed. Seems even in the end, you never understood that."
I hear a familiar screech behind me, causing Yami and me to turn and look. The white speck gets closer to the warehouse entrance. I hold out my arm, and Hedwig lands on it. She climbs up my arm and sits on my shoulder before, as usual, she preens my hair with her beak.
"Hedwig! Did you have a good flight?" She lets out a hoot in agreement. "Did you enjoy yourself around Little Moon's?" She lets out another hoot of agreement before letting out a screech. "Hedwig?"
I hear a yipping sound, and I look down at my feet to see a puppy, but not any puppy, but a puppy grim with the same colour eyes as Sirius. Though, I know it is not Sirius. The pup jumps in my arms and lets out a yip before snuggling closer. "Hedwig, did you find him and bring him to me?" She lets out a sound of agreement before moving closer to my head.
I gave a soft chuckle before looking down at the pup in my arms. "Now, a name for you, yes?" He lets out an excited yip. "Padfoot, after my precious godfather and second father. You do have the same eye colour as him." He lets out a high-pitched yip and licks my face.
Yami moves closer to my side, and Hedwig opens her eyes to look at him with her piercing gaze. She does this for a few minutes before letting out an approving hoot and closes her eyes before going back to sleep. "I guess you got Hedwig's approval." I chuckle softly.
"Approval? How so?" Yami askes interested.
"She doesn't normally let other people apart from my godbrother Neville, Fred and George, my adopted brothers, or little Moon, my sister in everything but blood, near me. If they do, she normally attacks them and chases them away. She is very overprotective of me." I admit with a fond smile.
Yami lets out his chuckle. "I see. And this little one?" He looks down at Padfoot.
"You know I am a witch, yes?" He nods his head, and I continue. "My godfather, along with my Mama, Papa, and honorary Uncle, was a wizard and witch, and he was able to turn into a large grim with the same eyes."
"Was?" Yami queries softly.
"My Mama and Papa were killed when I was 15 months old, my Godfather when I was 14, and my uncle when I was 16, along with his wife a few weeks ago." I grieve with a soft smile.
Yami comes up behind me, wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me gently towards his chest. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up." He apologises sadly.
I snuggle slightly into his chest, causing him to look down at me in surprise. I look up at him with a soft smile. "It's fine; speaking about it slowly helps."
We share a soft smile before gazing at Honda and Miho. Miho is no longer tied up and is lying on top of Honda, who is still unconscious but has a small, silly smile. "Let's go to Australia together…Mama…" Miho mutters.
I let out a chuckle as I waited for them to awaken.
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