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Camade studied the map that Jou had drawn for him. It wasn't a good map. It was a circle with wavy lines around it simply labeled ocean and Pegasus's island. "Right, I'm supposed to find this island in hundreds of miles of ocean. Great." He crumpled the map and tossed it on the ground.
We're not even out of Japanese air yet, I'll worry about that when the time comes. How hard can it be to find an island alone in the ocean? This is easier than working with that tight ass, Seto Kaiba.
He smirked and readjusted his headset. "Yo, cat girl, you still changing that kid?"
There was a click as Anzu answered, along with a few shouts from Yuugi and Ringo's giggles. "What do you think?" she roared (literally) and turned her head set off.
Camade snickered and tilted the plane slightly to the left. A second later his headset clicked on. "Camade!" Anzu shouted. "Keep this plane level or so help me; you will be changing this monster!"
I can't believe I believe all of this! It seems like a load of bull but a high school get does not grow claws and a tail just to make a fashion statement. And since when do kids have alter egos these days?
He scoffed, "How bad can a baby only a few months old be?" His hands moved to the control panel and pressed several buttons. Above the windshield of the plane several screens appeared, showing the people in their range.
Keiko was lying in Yusuke's lap, an icepack on her lower back.
Sanzo was reading the paper and would glare up at the camera every so often, making Camade switch to another view. (1)
Houmei and Tohru were looking through the mini fridge for any foods they could cook;
Honda was still passed out on the floor from the stench of the diaper.
"Yo, Camade." It was Jou.
Camade nodded at the boy and motioned for him to sit in the co pilot chair.
The messy haired boy was silent for a while before he spoke. "So, you believe all of us?"
Camade leaned back in his chair while popping the plane on auto pilot. "Don't have much of a choice eh? Hard to discredit a real hybrid."
Jou was silent for a while. "I still can't believe it. I mean, we've all been in a lot of strange situations but…no one has ever been transformed into anything. It was like something out of a movie; one moment she was normal and the next she was…Anzu taken to the extreme."
Camade chuckled, "Don't try to pick a fight with her. If she kicked your ass before, she'll do it even faster now. Girls have us by the balls when it comes to that."
Jounochi laughed loudly but was cut off when a jet shaped as a Blue Eyes White Dragon nearly rammed into the plane. "Damnit!" Camade cursed and quickly fastened his seatbelt; Jou did the same after fumbling with it for a moment. "This is your captain speaking; please hold onto your seats, we have a problem." He saw a soaked Anzu and Yuugi come out of the bathroom with a squirming baby and turned the intercom on.
"Blue Eyes Jet, this is Captain Camade Seras, you are flying way to close for comfort; please drop down." He said into it. (2)
"I don't have to do anything." Came the angered reply. His eyes widened. There was only one jackass with an ego that big.
Jou blanched and grabbed the microphone. "Listen Moneybags! You can't just blow us outta the sky. Back off or I'll make you!"
"I'd like to see you try, mutt. Tell that reject to get this plane out of my sight." Kaiba snapped.
Camade growled and ripped the microphone back, "Listen you spoiled punk; I could report you for flying with recklessness. Sound familiar?" He said the last part with a nasty edge. "Do you even have a license? I bet that would be a no; so if you try another stunt like that I WILL bring your plane to a landing."
"Try it," With that short reply, the Blue Eyes Dragon jet used its powerful thrusters to launch in front of the plane.
Camade disengaged the auto pilot and gripped the controls. "Hold onto your ass." He said to Jou before flipping several switches.
"Camade, there's no way this thing can catch up with that jet!" Jou protested.
He grinned, "There's a saying I have: Kick ass first and then whine about what you can and can't do."
The plane lurched fore ward and rapidly gained on Kaiba's jet. "Attention, jackass." He said through the link to Kaiba's jet. "This is the captain of a plane full of pissed off teens and a screaming baby: prepare to be out classed."
Tohru yelped when the plane suddenly sped fore ward. Houmei grabbed the girls hand to keep her from falling while she herself held onto the bolted in fridge.
"Hang on, Tohru." Houmei said while inching her way to the nearest couch, where Yusuke and Keiko were planted. After a brief confusion on seats they managed to sit down properly.
Tohru instantly looked around to make sure everyone was safe. Jounochi-kun is up with Camade-san; Sanzo-san is ignoring all of this. Yuugi-kun and Anzu-chan are safe with Ri-chan. And Hi-chan is asleep. She sighed in relief and reached up for her headset that allowed her to talk to Camade.
"Camade-san, what are you doing?" she asked innocently.
His reply sounded a bit strained. "Uh, nothing you sound worry you little head about." He said back. Tohru frowned.
"I don't believe you." She stated plainly and began to walk towards the cockpit. She found Jou holding the seat for dear life and Camade with a glint in his eyes as he tilted the plane and made it accelerate.
"Wah!" Tohru yelled and fell on Camade as he nearly turned the plane upside down.
"Hold on there," Camade said to her as he righted the plane. The others protested in the back and shouted naughty words. "You're gonna fall off now." Tohru's knee accidentally caught him in the private area and he cursed loudly, so loudly that Sanzo actually looked away from his paper for a moment and raised a brow before glaring at the paper and went back to reading.
Tohru blushed and started bowing, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to!"
Camade groaned loudly and his hand turned the link on in his effort to push Tohru into Jou lap, but the boy, seeing what happened to Camade, pushed her back in his; causing her to knee him again.
He yelped and struggled to keep ahead of Kaiba but when Tohru kneed him a third time because of a stray wind.
He couldn't keep his fat mouth shut. His mother warned him. He was warned.
"Jesus Christ!"
Seto Kaiba stared at the communication link with almost horror. What the hell were they doing? It was just that reject pilot he had fired and the mutt so…holy shit. (3)
((I have nothing against homosexuals or religions so don't even start with me.))
He glanced back at Mokuba; thankfully the boy was sleeping. Almost sighing he flipped the switch to the link and tried to close it. Figures. He snarled. Those idiots are blocking it! I can't believe this! You'd figure those idiots that built this jet would have added something that stopped idiots from interfering with the communication.
"Tohru, you're a sweet girl and all but please get off of me!" his former pilot groaned in pain.
"I'm sorry, Camade-san, but I'm stuck." A girl all but wailed.
"Here," that was the mutt! "Lean back towards me. You gotta get off or old Moneybags is gonna beat us!"
"I don't give a damn if he beats us or not! My troops are in danger!" Camade yelled with a squeak.
Kaiba pressed the mute button with vigor; he was 100 man and could only guess what was happening.
One of the three morons over there must have pressed something because a music video suddenly popped onto the small screen he used to check the jet's status.
If he ever saw a gothic, vampire looking Mazaki ever again he would sue Hoshi Inc. He would sue.
That image was not suitable for the public. Leave TV violence alone but get rid of things like this.
You fell away
What more can I say?
The vampire Mazaki smiled, showing small fangs, nothing like the ones she suddenly pulled out of no where at the Junk Yard, he knew these were fake.
The feelings evolved,
I won't let it out,
Seto gripped the controls tighter and forced the jet to go faster while that cursed song was blaring. They will pay for screwing with my jet!
Anzu growled as her brother tried to remove her tail for the tenth time. She snatched it away and petting the ruffled fur softly. "Hands off my tail, brat." She snarled. Ringo seemed to pay her no mind and stared at Yuugi with mild interest. (4)
Yuugi smiled at the baby, "Anzu, what are they doing up there?" he asked while picking Ringo up and holding him securely as the plane tilted again and another curse was muffled by the steel door separating the cockpit from the rest of the plane.
Yuugi looked down at Ringo as the plane lurched again. "Is he supposed to be this shade of green?" Anzu frowned and took the baby.
"I dunno."
Then all hell broke loose. Ringo was apparently air sick and Anzu happened to be in the line of fire. She didn't scream, she roared, not a roar as in yelling but a roar as in king of the jungle roar.
Anzu franticly wiped her eyes, "I can't see! Where is he? That kid dies today!"
Yusuke quickly jumped and grabbed the girl's arms and held her fast. "That's your brother, you can't just kill him!"
Ringo laughed innocently and clutched onto Yuugi's shirt, observing with enjoyment.
"He's enjoying this!" Anzu screamed and tried to wiggle free but Yusuke still restrained her.
Anzu growled and tried to pull herself free; not noticing how Yusuke was able to hold all her movements when Taylor and her wires could not. "That is obviously some lab experiment gone wrong! No, my mistake. That is a demon in disguise." She shouted.
Yusuke frowned, "You know, demons aren't all bad." His comment was ignored.
Anzu tried franticly to wipe her eyes on his shirt but Yusuke would have none of that and began to push her into the bathroom and shut the door and leaned a chair against it. "You can come out when you calm down."
She was silent for a moment before she began to pound on the door, for an instant he feared she would break it down. "Let me out!" she screamed, followed by more banging.
He waited for a moment before he heard the sound of running water and walked back to his seat on the couch next to Keiko. Houmei had long since gone to sit by Sanzo since he seemed so calm and mellow.
He leaned in to Keiko's side and whispered, "She's not a demon, that's for sure; but something is inside her. Kinda like spirit energy but different-" he stopped when he realized that Yuugi was looking at him with interest. "I mean, man! That girl can fight! Might give Keiko a run for her money."
Keiko was about to smack when the plane lurched again and she ended up with her face pressed against the window.
"Why didn't someone tell me we were racing Seto Kaiba!" she barked.
Yusuke scoffed, "No way, I doubt he's some crazed fan…damn!" he too looked out the window as well and was shocked to see a jumbo sized blue eyes jet flying next to them. "That is one tacky looking jet."
Houmei looked out as well, "Your right, it is tacky looking. Hey Sanzo, look at this thing!" (5)
Sanzo ignored her and put the paper down and pulled out yet another cigarette and lit it. "I could care less. Now sit down before you break your neck."
She huffed and pointed at a sign nailed over the exit. "I'm sorry sir, but you can smoke in here."
The reaction was priceless.
Sanzo regarded her with drooping eyes and shallow breathing. She watched in satisfaction as the cigarette slowly burned to ashes and fell onto his neatly pressed black dress shirt.
"You're an evil little girl, did you know that?"
She smiled sweetly and bumped his shoulder, "You know smoking is bad for you, so will you stop?"
He glared at her leaned back, "I think you know what the answer is, now stop bothering me about it, okay? I'm not going to quit just because you think it's bad."
She drew back from him as if he was on fire or something, a look of hurt flashing through her eyes. She silently went back to the couch where Keiko and Yusuke were arguing.
"Keiko, that jet is racing us!" Yusuke stated firmly.
Keiko rolled her eyes, "No, Kaiba must be going the same way we are. Right Yuugi?"
Yuugi blushed and readjusted Ringo, "I can't think of why he would be going to see Pegasus, unless…" the violet eyed boy thought for a moment. "Oh no, Pegasus must have called Kaiba for the same reason he called me!"
Yuugi stumbled to his feet and dropped Ringo in Houmei's lap. The downed girl was able to catch him before he rolled off. "Jeez! You guys got soaked and you still didn't change him?"
Yuugi struggled with the hatch for a moment before prying it open. Inside he found Camade whimpering, Tohru blushing and sprouting apologies and Jou shouting profanities into the link to he could only guess was Kaiba.
"We're gonna beat ya!" Jou shouted and made a face at the jet flying along side them.
"Right Camade."
Camade let go of the controls for a moment and leaned around Tohru and grabbed Jou by the collar. "Get. Me. Ice." He panted.
Jounouchi was about to protest when he saw the glint in Camade's eyes; this man meant business. Quickly he unbuckled himself and ran out to bring his fellow man ice; Tohru exited after, still streaming apologies.
Yuugi sat in Jou seat after Camade made another sharp turn. Carefully he picked up the microphone.
"Kaiba?" he inquired softly.
"What do you want, Yuugi." It wasn't a question, more of a statement.
"Did Pegasus contact you as well?"
"That's none of your concern, runt." Yuugi huffed at the runt comment. It was just a phase! He would get taller!
Camade snatched the microphone from him. "Listen you, the kid asked you a question. So pull your head out of your ass and give him and answer."
"I don't think so, Fly Boy."
Yuugi pulled the microphone back before Camade could unleash a new storm a curses.
"Don't go alone Kaiba, it could be a trap. Let's go together."
A scoff was his answer. "I work alone, Yuugi."
Still the jet continued to fly beside the plane.
"Hey Seto, is that Yuugi?" Yuugi grinned.
"Hi Mokuba. You decided to come with your brother?"
"You bet, is Anzu with you? I wanted to ask her about that thing she went to."
Yuugi tugged at his collar. Mokuba doesn't know about Anzu yet? Oh man, how do I wiggle out of this one? Kaiba will kill me if I tell his brother that his female role model is a butt kicking tiger woman. "She's umm, cleaning up. Her brother got a little sick on her. You can talk to her when we get to Duelist Kingdom."
Mokuba laughed. "Why wait? There's a fuel station we can stop at. The jet used up a lot of fuel for some reason so we need to stop or we won't make it."
Yuugi chuckled, "That sounds good. We'll see you there!"
There was a click and the link went dead.
Yuugi turned to face a scowling Camade. "I can't believe you. How could you call off a race like that? That was like a shot to the pills, man." Much to Camade's dismay, Kaiba's jet shot off; thereby, winning the race.
Dagger looked at his successor with a laugh. That's priceless! I wish I had what you called a camera. I can't believe a mere baby beat you! You! A human given great power to defend the world from my brother! And what's more is that you didn't even change the diaper! He slapped his knee and leaned against the wall.
By the way, how does vomit taste? Anzu glared and tried to shove him but her hands went right through him and she fell down clumsily.
Dagger chuckled. You won't be able to even touch me. I'm technically not real, remember?
Anzu sighed and leaned back against the wall. Can I asked you something?
You already have.
Thank you, smartass. Do you remember what happened, at the Junk Yard?
Yes.
She looked down at her finger tips. There was a light, like the one you used last time you were in my dreams. It came out of my hands and totally burned the wires. How did that happen?
He rubbed his chin for a moment before answering. That was the Circle reacting. You are the only person capable of taping into its power. However, you can't just use it as you please. It's a power that demands respect; it won't bent to a human, even you or me. It will choose those who it deems worthy of its power and when they may use it.
She looked up at him with a frown. But you told me Namiko was the true priest of the Circle and that I was in some way as well. So why can't I control like she was thought to be able to?
He rubbed his head. You're giving me a headache. He complained. Although you are Namiko, you are also your own person. The Circle knows you are not the baby it sent to me.
I'm not even sure if she was real anymore. You're giving me doubts. Perhaps why you took this hybrid for is because Namiko was never human. She may have been a tiger in disguise and this form is the product of the two of you combined.
Anzu rubbed her head. "You're the one giving the headache she mumbled under her breath and removed the pentagram necklace. Dagger vanished at once and she was left alone, locked in a bathroom, covered in baby puke.
Yuugi sighed in relief, after seeing how much fuel he was wasting; Camade had finally forced the plane back at normal speed. He looked around the small room for baby Ringo. Not to his surprise he was sleeping and everyone was as far away from him as possible due to the fact that he and Anzu had failed to change the diaper.
The spirit chuckled in the corners of his mind.
Oh, shut up.
But it's so funny, Aibou!
It is not funny! I don't even remember how the sink turned on. Maybe that baby is evil. He did come out of Anzu's mom after all.
You're being silly.
Oh am I? Do you remember what happened when you first met her?
There was silence.
Smack!
"Owie!"
"Listen, Yuugi's slightly taller but more sinister cousin, if you lay so much as one hand on my baby, I'll hunt you down and gut you like a pig!"
"You can't do that!"
"Have you ever killed a man before?"
"Err…"
"That's what I thought. You'll get the antidote when I get my baby back."
"What?"
"The cookies dear. The one thing I can cook."
"You poisoned the cookies?"
"I wouldn't say wasabi is poison. But your stomach will burn like hell in a few hours."
"You'll never get away with this!"
"I'm a lawyer; I eat punks like you for breakfast!"
The spirit was suddenly quite, Yuugi didn't complain. Maybe if he panicked enough on Anzu's mother he would concentrate on a way to stop Dartz. The spirit was a good worker under stress.
Yuugi smiled to himself and sat down next to Jounochi. "Well, we're stopping at a fuel station." He began. Jounochi turned to him with an eager look in his brown eyes.
"Yuugi, tell me. Who won? Please say we whooped old Popsicle?"
Yuugi chose not to grace that question with an answer. "Is Anzu still in the bathroom? I hope she's alright, I wouldn't like being puked on if that happened to me."
Jou pointed at the door, where the chair had been removed. "That Tohru girl is in there with her. Girl talk or something. Hey, Yuugi?"
"Yes Jounochi? What is it?"
Jounochi glanced around the cramped space and lowered his voice. "Anzu and that, Amelda guy. Were they actually…I mean she looked like she handled it well but I expected more of a reaction. Heck, even when Marik tricked us she was hurt but…" he trailed off.
Yuugi felt a pinch in his heart, reminding him that Anzu did not love him in the way he loved her. "I think she was. I don't know about him but; I could stop them from spending time with each other. She'd always call me and talk about where Amelda took her or if one of the girls did something funny.
"I felt like I was losing her to them. And now, they hurt her and we're all she has. It's not fair to blame her; we all make mistakes, and I…I owe it to her to at least try and help her, to try and understand what she's going through." He clenched his hands in his lap and looked down at them.
"But I can't. I can't forgive them, what Dartz has done is unforgivable. This is my fault. He only sent Amelda on her to get closer to me, I know it. I'm the one getting her into danger." He relaxed his hands and looked down at them as if they were keeping a secret from me. "But with the way she is now, I think that's she's going to have to save me." He laughed despite the feelings he was having.
Jou was silent for a moment. "Do you think she's not telling us something?"
Yuugi nodded, "I know she is. She won't tell us because she doesn't want to drag us into it. I just hope she'll open up with us before it's too late. Some explanation can only help us."
Both boys were silent until Yuugi spaced off, Jou was used to these moments and decided to stare out the window, down at the clouds.
Tohru looked at Anzu with a smile. She sat down on the floor next to the silent girl. Tohru took this moment to stare. She had seen weird things in her short period of life, including transformations. (6)
She smiled softly and leaned against the girl while wrapping an arm around her waist. "It's all right, Anzu." She spoke seriously with none of her standard ditsy attitude. "We're here for you. All of us."
The girl shifted and hugged Tohru tightly and began to cry silently. Tohru smiled and rubbed her back soothingly while speaking to her.
"When my mom died, I went to live in a tent, in the woods. I didn't know those woods were home to the Sohma family. My classmate Yuki and his cousin invited me to stay with them. Yuki and Shigure were so kind to me. It was like having a mother all over again.
"But that's where I met him; I met Kyou in their house." Anzu gasped.
"The boy from the song?" she inquired.
Tohru nodded. "Kyou was a bit gruff on the edges, okay; maybe rocky and foul tempered fit him more but he really was, perhaps my best friend. He and Yuki didn't exactly see eye to eye, but it was always the three of us." She suddenly stiffened and sighed.
"There was an…incident. Where Kyou, changed. It was raining and he ran away from me. He was in pain, just like you are. Lost, scared. The second time he changed, I-I wasn't there." Tohru began to cry as she spoke, dripping tears on Anzu's already wet shirt.
"I was scared, because someone threatened to hurt him if I ever say him again. I was a coward. I could stand up for the one person who cared for me when I was sick, told me when I was being an air head…the one person I…" she trailed off. "Never mind. Forget I said anything."
Gently, Tohru pushed Anzu away from her and locked eyes with her, both blue eyed girls were crying. "Don't be like me. Don't be a coward and try to run away from all your problems. Don't be like me. Promise me."
Anzu nodded and wiped her eyes franticly. "I promise, Tohru. I promise."
Seto gripped the controls tightly as the jet landed on the landing strip with perfect aim; the plane landed next to it, much to his disgust. Mokuba quickly threw his seat belt off and waited for his brother to unlock the door.
When a minute passed, Mokuba tapped him on the shoulder. "Seto? Can we go now?"
Seto clenched the controls before releasing them and looking at his brother softly. "Mokuba, about Mazaki…" he began but his brother cut him off.
"I know! She's so cool! I'm sure she'll tell me what you too did at that ball. I wonder if she'll play me in a duel, I want to see if her deck really has gotten better." Mokuba thought for a moment before nodding. "Did you want to say something big brother?"
Seto shook his head and unlocked the door. "Forget it."
Both brothers exited as the plane's door opened and a baby was flung out. Mokuba dove and caught the child before he hit the hard ground and glared at Honda, who was nearly thrown from the plane.
Mokuba got to his feet and looked at the baby. It was a boy and had large green eyes and wisps of black hair. "Whose are you?" he asked. The baby only stared at him and began to gurgle. "I get it! You must be Anzu's brother!" he sniffed. "Man! You need to be changed!"
"Honda!" came an angry shout from the plane as the said brunette was thrown from the door way. "You can't just throw my brother out just because he smells and needs to be changed!"
The boy picked himself up and rubbed his elbow. "Excuse me! What kind of sister doesn't change her brother's diaper and tries to stick it on her friends?"
Anzu jumped down, her tail hidden inside a pair of baggy jeans. Despite her stripes her hair was pulled back, away from her face. She marched up to Honda and gave him a swift kick to the shin before walking to Mokuba; who handed her the baby.
"Mokuba, have you gotten bigger?" she asked pleasantly as she adjusted Ringo on her hip.
Mokuba shrugged, "I guess so; but Anzu, what's with the stripes." He pointed to the thin curved stripes running under her eyes and on her cheeks.
Anzu gulped and ran a finger over the stripes before glancing to Kaiba, who glared at her as if daring her to say anything. "It's a new em, costume design for our new music video. Yes! That's what it is."
Mokuba looked at her strangely. "Which one?" he asked.
Lucky for Anzu, Yuugi came to her aid. "Anzu! We have to change him, remember why Honda flung him out of the plane in the first place?"
She sniffed and suddenly noticed the stench again, Seto and Mokuba must have too because both brothers looked disgusted. "Crap!" she all but screamed and covered her nose with her free hand as the baby tugged on her shirt, smiling. "You little monster." She growled.
Yuugi blushed and dragged her off towards the bathrooms. "We'll have to talk later, Kaiba." He said with a smile. Seto hmphed and turned his back and watched as the jet was carefully re-fueled.
Mokuba sighed and looked over to Jounochi, who was putting a blue tinted video into a recorder and sneaking off behind Yuugi and Anzu. Being as bored as he was, Mokuba followed him.
Anzu huffed and set the boy downed on the diaper table. "I don't see why you need me to do this." She grumbled.
Yuugi grinned. "He's not my brother, he's yours."
She resisted the urge to slug him but sighed and tugged the boy's pants off and stared at the diaper. She didn't notice the little red light up in the window.
As if sensing his sister's anger, Ringo began to wail. Yuugi moved to her side and smiled at him. "It's okay little buddy. Your sister and Uncle Yuugi have everything under control."
Ringo gurgled. "Are you sure you know what your doing?"
Anzu shrugged as if knowing what the gurgle meant. "Haven't a clue."
Ringo began to wail once more.
"Alright, let's get this over with." She muttered and opened the diaper.
Yuugi and Anzu were both shocked at the horror they saw. Several terrified ah's escaped their mouths.
Anzu looked as if she were going to puke.
"Alright, let's just g-get this done with and breathe through our mouths-" Yuugi fainted behind her with a thump. "Yuugi? Yuugi! Don't leave me alone with this."
She looked back done at her brother and stared, "Don't you point that thing at me."
"Ack!" Ringo had peed on her. He had aimed and had fired. "He got me in the eyes! I can't see!" (7)
Jounochi and Mokuba fell back from their spots from the window, laughing madly.
"Tell me you got that on tape!" Mokuba howled, clutching his sides.
Jou nodded, "All of it!"
Ten minutes latter, a wet Anzu and a blushing Yuugi re joined the group outside the plane for sandwiches that Houmei and Tohru had prepared. Mokuba had joined them as well; he and Jou snickered every time they glanced at her.
Upon sitting, Anzu immediately handed the baby to Camade, who let the child play with his long braid. "Come on, Cat Girl. It couldn't have been that bad."
Anzu pushed away the sandwich Yusuke offered her, her hand shaking. "It was awful. I never knew…I've heard stories but, nothing could have prepared me for…" she looked ill once more.
Honda laughed at her, "Well, now you know how your parents must have felt when they had to take care of you!" Tohru glanced at him and sipped some tea out of a plastic cup.
"Hi-chan, I remember that my dad used to talk about how bad your diapers were. Mom confirmed it several times before she…" she stopped abruptly and went back to her tea.
Honda blushed and followed his older cousin's example and drank his own tea in silence before she choose to rveil any more of his baby days.
"So, Tohru, Keiko, Houmei. Do you all have decks as well? I mean the more duelists we have on our side the better." Yuugi chose his words carefully, knowing that Mokuba was there with them; it was amazing he didn't discover Anzu's new form and still thought it to be a costume.
Keiko and Yusuke looked each other and then to Yuugi. "We have a deck." Yusuke said while stuffing his mouth again. Keiko nodded.
Yuugi leaned fore ward. "Really? What kind of deck is it? Flame? Warrior? Spell caster?"
Keiko bit her lip and mumbled something. Yuugi leaned fore ward and asked her to repeat it.
"Well, you see. Yusuke wanted something scary; I wanted something original so we compromised on a Kaiju Deck (8)."
Yuugi smiled. "I've never heard of that kind of deck, are the cards new?"
Keiko nodded. "Some what. Would you like to see it?"
Yuugi nodded and stood up. "Yeah!"
Keiko followed him back into the plane to retrieve her deck, leaving the others.
Houmei spoke up next. "I have what I like to call a Purity Deck."
Tohru put her tea aside, "I call mine a Fairy Deck."
Jou groaned and sighed. "Yippee, useless powder puff monsters." Anzu rapped him sharply on the head.
"Oh yeah?" she challenged. "My powder puff monsters used to wipe the field with you." Jou blushed and turned away.
"What's the matter mutt? Sick of kneeling down beside your owner?" a dark voice sneered. Joey shivered as a shadow fell over him.
"Let me guess. There's a mean, jackass with a heart made out of coal standing behind me." Jou said flatly. Anzu nodded.
"Trench coat flaring?"
"Looks like it."
"A stick shoved up his ass that makes him walk in a stiff way?"
"Oh yeah,"
Jou narrowed his eyes. "Bring it on."
Kaiba laughed harshly. "Funny, Jounochi. I'm surprised you actually knew that many words. It's amazing whatdogs can be taught." Jou growled and was about to stand but Honda beat him to it.
"Listen, creep. If you don't have anything nice to say than beat it!" he shouted. All the bravery left him when Kaiba grabbed him by the collar. He suppressed a whimper as Kaiba glared at him with enough force to crack a walnut open.
"I'd watch your back, Point Dexter." He growled. "Cause chances are I'm going to be breaking it." Honda gulped. He wasn't that stupid; Seto Kaiba was a ruthless man who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted. even if it meant harming an innocent little boy like him...right.
Suddenly, Kaiba left him go and stumbled a bit. Honda fell backwards and was caught by Jounochi. Honda looked to see that it was Tohru who had shoved Kaiba and was now glaring at him. Tohru! Glaring!
Yami Marik rubbed his shoulders. "Is it just me or did hell freeze over?"
Tohru wasn't glaring at Kaiba; she was staring coolly at him. "Kaiba-san, don't come near my cousin." Her normally cherry voice was lacking any luster, only seriousness. "It's not your place to threaten him." She continued. "You will not hurt my family."
She turned on her heel and led Honda back into the plane as Yuugi and Keiko came back out.
Keiko shivered upon seeing the look in Tohru's eyes. "Did I miss something?"
Yusuke spat to the side and stood. "It's nothing you should worry about." He looked over at Mokuba who flinched slightly. "Kid, I think your brother wants to leave now." Mokuba nodded and finished his sandwich before walking quickly back to the jet.
Kaiba glared at Yuugi for a brief second before turning on Anzu. "Still attention whoring, Mazaki? I must say, that scene was quite impressive. Did you stage your parent's false kidnappings as well? Is Yuugi in on this as well? Is his ditsy mother apart of this as well?"
Anzu gasped and stood up abruptly, her eyes were narrowed and seemed more dangerous. Her hand flexed and her lip curled back with a silent snarl. Before anyone could stop her she lunged fore ward and gripped his collar and draggedhim down to her level. "You think this is a game, Kaiba?" she growled. He struggled slightly but she held fast, he wasn't getting away with that offence.
"I didn't plan any of this; you think I would make myself go through that pain for a few minutes of fame? You're dead wrong. I'm not selfish; you think I would take my brother away from our mother because I think it's funny?" She shoved him away roughly.
"I'm going to make you pay, Kaiba. For even saying that, you will pay." She was about to continued when a hand hit the back of her neck. Anzu's eyes lost the dangerous look as she fainted.
Jou leapt up and caught the girl before she could hit the ground and staggered against her weight. "Damn," he said under his breathe as Sanzo looked to make sure he did a decent job. "I have got to figure that trick out."
Seto smirked, "Oh this is rich, and where are the cameras hidden?"
Yuugi stepped in front of Sanzo, who was glaring daggers at the teenage CEO. "I think you should leave, Kaiba. What you said to her was low, even for you." Yuugi's eyes narrowed the tiniest bit. "And don't ever talk about my mother like that again. You have no right."
The two duelists stared at each other for what seemed like fore ever until Yuugi turned away. Kaiba scoffed and made his way back to his jet.
Yuugi sighed in relief. "Thank you." He said with a smile to Sanzo. "Anzu has a bad temper when it comes to…well, Kaiba mostly." The golden haired man regarded him with purple eyes before answering.
"She was going to attack him. The look in her eyes said it all. The form she has taken has given her great powers, but she lacks any control. She'll lead to her own demise if she doesn't control herself." He said flatly.
Houmei walked to his side and playfully bumped his shoulder as the Blue Eyes Jet took off and sped away until it was a mere glint in the sky.
"Hey," Sanzo began. Houmei looked up at him. "That is one tacky looking jet."
Seya smirked at the dark haired woman she held captive and tugged her hair roughly. The woman's luster had long since gone and she only gasped in protest. "I'm going to ask you one more time; tell me about Dagger."
Rei lifted her head and spit in the younger woman's face. "Even if I did know, I wouldn't tell you." She hissed.
Seya squealed and wiped the spit off her face. "You little wretch!" she slapped Rei across the face, her nails leaving sharp cuts on the side of Rei's pale cheek. Seya watched in satisfaction as blood dripped from the cuts onto the stone floor of the dungeon.
Rei adverted her eyes and stared at the floor.
Seya shook with fury and raised her hand to strike the older woman but paused. "Wouldn't you like to know what I did with your children?"
Rei's head snapped up and she lunged against the chains that held her; trying to get a shot at Seya. "If you touch my children so help me I will make you pay!" she snarled and fought against her chains.
Seya trailed a finger down her cheek and smirked down at the woman. "I think I'll keep the boy. When he grows up, he'll make an excellent pet." Rei stiffened. "But the girl, I'll kill her. She's so annoying."
Seya stumbled backwards, clutching her skull. She had misjudged the distance between herself and the woman and the lawyer had knocked heads with her. "You…" she growled and stepped back. "I'll see what Master Dartz has planned for you. Bye." She said sweetly and exited the dank room, letting the door shut, leaving Rei completely in the dark.
Instantly, the woman began to cry. Her sobs echoed through the whole room. "Anzu…Ringo…please be safe. Please, be safe." She whispered.
Something brushed against her leg. She looked down to see a small kitten in the dark, weaving around her legs. She smiled for the first time since her capture. Hope was still with her.
Nikolai looked down at the empty piece of lined paper that once held the kitten he had drawn. He looked through the tiny crack in the door and was pleased to see his creation comforting the woman. He smiled for a moment but then looked sadly down at the empty sheet of paper.
Much to his dismay, the drawn picture of the kitten re appeared on the sheet. Nikolai frowned and clutched the fragment of the Orichalcos stone tightly, wishing it would make the drawing real for just a few more moments. This woman didn't deserve to be sad.
Kio: I know! There was no duel in this chapter like I said there was going to be. It's going to have to be put off along with Haga and Ryusaki being discovered in the next chapter. I put Nikolai's scene in its place. I wanted to put all of it in but then it would be far too large and I want these parts to be easy to find.
Ya'll might want to consider what Yuugi was doing when he spaced out, I want to give you guys some kind of challenge. Think Dragons.
For the next chapter:
Kaiba and Amelda duel!
Anzu confronts Amelda about their time together and it doesn't go as planned. Hence the title.
Haga and Ryusaki are discovered
A mystery duelist challenges Jounochi to a duel…for his soul!
Review Responses:
Sekana Katyama: Live! There has been an update!
LuvinAniManga: Basically until the end of the story until Dartz is defeated. I have no idea what I was thinking, but it sounded cool at the time! I hope this chapter was better.
Mental Project: The story has been updated!
Fox spirit AKA Y.V: Dude! This is great to get a review from you! Trust me, Amelda is gonna get an ear full when Anzu tracks his ass down.
CutieSaiyajin: Updated!
Fifilafemme: Trust me, that baby is going to make their lives miserable.
Sailor Tiamat: I'm working on your one shot, don't worry. I'm sure Keiko's butt will survive. '' Sadly, Camade lost to Kaiba…and I think he lost some of his troops as well!
1. I can just picture Sanzo doing that, in the Saiyuki manga he does it quite a bit.
2. I know! I'm a nerd, I took Seras's last name from Hellsing. Let's pretend she and Pip could've had a child. --
3.People, he is a teenaged boy...what do you think he's thinking?
4. I hate that! When my brother was little he peed on my homework and then spaced off like he didn't do crap!
5. Got that from these Saiyuki bloopers my friend said to me. Basically, they find this nasty food and keep having each other try it. And I wanted to poke fun of Kaiba's jet.
6. For all those that haven't seen Fruit's Basket, I command you to!
7. I got that from Dinosaurs, this video I loved as a kid and still love today.
8. Kaiju means big ass monsters so yeah...I could see Yusuke making Keiko get a deck that has Godzilla in it. '''