Heroes in Domino

Chapter 3- The White and Black Magician

I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Enough said :p

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Creeping in through the back door, Yugi easily made it to the living room. He surveyed the area, guessing at how risky going to his room seemed. To his relief, he didn't see a single light on in the entire room. Letting a wide, toothy grin play upon his lips, the boy tiptoed through the room until he reached the back hallway.

Yugi considered himself home safe until a rough hand yanked his hair from behind, slamming him into a nearby wall. Panicking, Yugi let his eyes roam across the ground below. A lovely day had no right to end in horror, not for him, nor for anyone. He reminded himself of his long-awaited departure in a few hours, calming his nerves just in time for a strike to the face.

Wincing, he tried to grab the aching cheek, but Koji stopped him. He picked up Yugi, hitting him against the wall again with a loud thump. The smell of whiskey escaped his breath as he moved closer to Yugi's ear.

"Now, where were you so late? Huh boy?" He beseeched, ripping at the hair of his defenseless son.

"I-I'm sorry. W-was h-helping a new kid find his way around," Yugi explained.

"Dirty liar, who the hell wants help from you?"

"My new best friend, obviously!"

Koji slapped him once more, leaving a violet bruise on the side of his face. It took all of Yugi's guts to resist screaming, for he knew Koji longed for it. He bit his lip until blood seeped through the skin, leaving a thin trail along his skin.

"Don't even bother trying be someone's friend! You're an annoying creature, just like you're mother!" He barked in Yugi's face.

"Y-yes sir, I'm sorry."

"Quit the apologizing! You don't mean it anymore than she did!"

Having enough, Koji picked up Yugi by the collar and threw him on the ground. Cursing under his breath, he stumbled to the fridge for another beer. Yugi took the opportunity and fled to his room, blocking the door with his desk chair. He checked his alarm clock, disappointed it was barely nine. He needed to leaves as soon as possible. Staying only made him want to go crazy.

Yugi emptied out his schoolbag, replacing the books with enough clothes to last him a week. He went through his room, stuffing anything he might need into the little brown bag. After packing a stick of deodorant and his toothbrush, he took his bag and hid it under his desk. With nothing left to do, he grabbed a shower and decided to enjoy his final shower at home.

When the clock struck one, Yugi checked his bag one last time for anything he may have forgotten. He spent the past few hours looking over his cards, guessing why the man needed them. He smiled, returned them to their box, and clumped them together with the rest of his belongings.

Not wanting to risk stepping on a beer can Koji carelessly left on the floor, Yugi opened the window to his room and slipped out. He had only been to the park six times in his life, all with his mother before turning five. Yugi wondered if, after all these years, going back would feel wrong, as if it violated a law of the divine.

When he reached the park at last, he saw the place completely vacant. Not a soul lingered through the night, alive or dead. Only he walked through the swings and slides, taking the golden box from his bag.

"I'm here!" He called, looking for a sign of somebody else. "Yami?"

He quailed as the bushes behind him rustled. His hands became wind-up toys impossible to stop from shaking. An obscure figure made its way through the trees and into sight, just centimeters away from the nearest streetlamp. What had the man gotten poor Yugi into?

Yugi started to turn around, but found himself frozen in fear. If he ran away, whoever hovered around the bushes might chase him. At the hour it was, finding help seemed nearly impossible.

The figure walked closer to light, illuminating his spiked hair and muscular body. Yugi relaxed as the yellow light bathed over Yami. He wore a black muscle shirt, tight black pants, and a leather belt with silver studs. Yugi's heart melted and dripped to his stomach as he tried to suppress his drool. Fortunately, the darkness concealed his blushing rather well.

"Yugi, is that you?" Yami asked into the night.

"It is! I suppose the man talked to you, too?" Yugi guessed, running up to his crush.

"Man? No, a woman stopped me on the way home. Told me I needed to come to the park with my stuff. I said I had work to do, but she insisted."

"Weird, a man told me the same thing. Apparently my life is about to change." Yugi rested a thumb on his chin.

"She said I needed my cards, which seemed odd," speculated Yami, taking out his deck.

"It's strange this is all happening the day Konami released their new game."

"We're glad you two made it," a female's voice interrupted. She joined the two men, her face hidden by a cream colored hood.

"You're the woman from earlier!" Yami pointed out.

"Yes, my brother had somewhere else to be, but you'll see him soon enough. For now, we must get a move on before they catch us," she said urgently. She held two necklaces with pyramids the color of Yugi's card box. "Take these."

Yugi obediently took one. On the front, he saw the same eye as on his box. Yami had a identical pyramid, only his eye way upside down. The two gave each other a perplexed look. Before they could ask questions, the eyes glowed a blinding white light. They closed their eyes, each feeling an immense heat.

Both gritted their teeth, wishing the discomfort to stop. Just as they thought they couldn't take it anymore, the glowing suddenly shut off. Yugi opened his eyes first to see himself in white armor, holding a staff the color of snow. He looked over, seeing Yami dressed identically only in a plum shade.

"These necklaces give you each a different type of magic. Yugi, you have white magic; Yami, you have black magic," she explained. "You both have the ability to cast spells, but do so wisely. Using the wrong spell at the wrong time can have fatal consequences."

"What's the difference between our magic? How do we know what spells to use?" Yugi asked, fear written all over his face.

"Come on, our plane will take off shortly. My name is Isis, and I will watch over you boys until fate sets us apart," she continued, ignoring Yugi entirely. She walked off without checking to see if they were following.

"Well, lets go I guess," Yami suggested, nudging Yugi to follow as he ran after her.

The two boys almost made it out of the park when a strange creature appeared out of nowhere. A white dragon with sky-blue eyes charged at them head-first. Yami jumped out of the way, but the dragon rammed into Yugi with the force of a bull, sending him off his feet and into a tree.

Yami rushed behind the dragon, using his staff to smack it. Instead of screeching in pain, the beast whipped around began flying. He prepared to dive down on Yami, when Yugi pushed him out of the way.

"Yugi! No!" cried Yami, fearful of the dragon's impact.

Instead of crashing into Yugi, a white sphere appeared over the boy and deflected the attack. The dragon retracted his nose, roaring in agony. Yami took the chance to throw his stuffed bag at their enemy, sending him to the ground.

"Kaiba, what the hell are you doing? Are you trying to kill our new allies?" Isis called, arriving just a little too late.

The dragon reached for his wrist and started to glow. When the light died, a young brunette man stood with a solemn face. His eyes narrowed at the newcomers, grunting at their novel powers and how clueless the two were on using them. He thought the two were from the other side, the evil ones.

"You two might want to watch it! I thought you meant her harm! Keep those necklaces off until we come across real prey, got it?" Kaiba snapped.

"Cut them some slack. They just got their magic, so leave them along. Now, lets go before you make us all miss our plane and have to purchase everyone new tickets!" Isis ordered and took off again, ending any further dispute.

Kaiba turned around to face. "I don't like new magicians who show up thinking they suddenly rule the world, understand? As long as you two fight with me, I'm in charge!"

Yami and Yugi nodded as Kaiba stormed off. Their eyes locked for about a minute before following. Neither knew what to say, afraid to provoke him. Yugi removed his necklace, causing his armor and staff to fade before anyone else tried picked a fight. He used the gold box to store it and offered to hold onto Yami's as well.

He felt uncertain about the man and the future ahead, but decided it was too late to turn back. As long as Yami stayed to fight, so would he. After all, as awful as Kaiba seemed, spending time with his dream partner and having access to magic had to be worth it, right? After all, anything had to beat his life before.