Chapter six: discoveries

From the moment Jounouchi had uttered the last word, Yami stood up and started pacing the room, a million thoughts running through his mind.

"I can't believe this…" Yami muttered.

"Me either," Jounouchi agreed.

"I also can't believe you've been meeting that demon behind my back, and didn't tell me about it at all," Yami looked at Jounouchi, anger clearly visible in his eyes.

"I think you're missing the bigger picture here…" Jounouchi tried.

"Shut up!" Yami yelled.

It remained quiet in the room for a while. Yami started pacing back and forth, and Jounouchi didn't dare make a noise. Yami was still his boss.

"You said the demon showed you his memories?" Yami asked after a while.

"Yes," Jounouchi replied, Yami started pacing again.

"And the king was sacrificing people?" Yami asked.

"Yes!" Jounouchi started getting impatient, what was there not to understand?

"Sacrificing to a snake-demon," Yami mumbled as he moved towards the window. It was quiet outside. The sky was like a dark blue blanket, covered in stars.

"Hand me the book," Yami commanded, still staring out of the window. Jounouchi grabbed the book that was laying next to him and handed it over to Yami. He took it and immediately opened it, flicking through pages quickly.

Jounouchi rested his head in his hands, remembering the vision he had seen so vividly earlier. Seto's little brother being devoured by that snake-woman. For some reason the snake-woman seemed familiar.

Where did I see her face before? Jounouchi wondered.

Yami slammed the book shut angrily interrupting Jounouchi's thoughts.

"Let me guess," Jounouchi said, "there's nothing in there about a snake-demon?"

Yami threw the book back on the bed.

"She's no regular demon," Yami said, "if she's even real."

"Why wouldn't she be?" Jounouchi asked.

"Maybe your demon was feeding you lies," Yami said, "they tend to do that."

Jounouchi stood up and walked over to Yami, looking straight in his eyes. He stopped right in front of him, then whispered: "I believe what he showed me Yami. If you actually trust me, you'd believe him too."

Then, Jounouchi turned around, and walked towards the door, as he laid his hand on the doorknob he looked at Yami once more.

"You know where to find me," was all he said. Then he left the room.

Yami let out and exasperated sigh, then once again directed his attention to the book he was still holding. He decided to look through it once more, maybe this time he'd find something.

Jounouchi had a different plan, a little investigation in the castle seemed to be in order. He hid in the shadows as he walked through the numerous hallways, hoping to find something suspicious.

He was about to give up on his plan when he heard voices. Jounouchi looked around, trying to determine where they were coming from.

His eyes widened as he realized it. They were coming from behind the wall.

He let his hands slide over the bricks, trying to find a secret passageway. But to no avail. Maybe he was just imagining things.

Jounouchi sighed and leaned his back against the wall, he then heard the strangest 'click' and then gravity kicked in. The wall had slid away from behind him, and he fell on his ass in a hidden room.

Rubbing his bottom he looked at his discovery, behind the wall was a stairway, it seemed to be going down. Jounouchi grinned and started his journey downstairs. Trying not to slip on the humid staircase.

In the distance he saw a light, he noticed he was almost at the end of the stairway. He could hear the voices grow stronger, and he tried his best not to make too much noise.

"I'm terribly sorry, my Goddess," he could clearly hear the king's voice.

"No excusessss," hissed a female voice… A terribly familiar voice.

Jounouchi stiffened, the snake-demon was there. He couldn't bring himself to move further down the stairs.

"But most beautiful Goddess, we're in a crisis with the demon attacking our city," the king said, "The people are starting to lose faith in me."

"I don't care, King Sugoroku," the snake demon said, "You will give me that ssssacrifice, or I will take one, and I'll sssstart with your grandchild."

"Of course, my queen," the king's voice was hardly audible.

Jounouchi needed to get out there. He turned around but lost his grip on the slippery stairs and to his surprise gravity had kicked in again, and he tumbled down, right into the sacrificial chamber.

Yami sighed as he closed to book once more, he couldn't find anything about a snake demon. His head told him that the demon had lied to Jounouchi. But the look in Jounouchi's eyes… He had been so certain.

He got up from his bed and walked towards the door, maybe a little walk would clear his mind. He would go see Jounouchi and apologize, it was the least he could do.

It was dark and eerie in the hallway, Yami felt like the paintings on the wall were staring at him. He stopped and looked at them, a few old kings, and a woman at a pond.

Yami's breath stopped. Why hadn't he noticed this painting before?

He had to find Jounouchi, now.

A/N: I don't know if you guys remember the painting of the woman at the pond, if you don't, reread chapter 2. She's in there!

Short chapter, I know and it's been like 32093 years since I updated this, but I promise you, I'll keep on working on this. :3 I've got some new-found inspiration.
ALSO HAPPY NEWYEAR! :D