AN: This is my second YGO story . I'm trying something new that came to me really , really early in the sleep deprived morning . I'm going to try real hard on this one !
Disclaimer : I don't own YGO or Metal Gear . They belong to Kazuki Takakshi and Hideo Kojima / Konami respectively .
One Second of Serenity
Chapter 1
Lighten Up
Yami Bakura surveyed his hikari and his friends with a look of bored interest as they headed on their way to a game convention . They were so lively , so full of faith in their friendship and bursting with hope for a bright future . They were inseparable . At least Yugi , Anzu , Tristain and Jou were . His hikari just tagged along every now and then . It sickened him ! All their talk of friendship and love for one another . Not to mention his hikari , he was just pitiful , fighting it . Trying to convince himself that he belonged in their group . That he was their friend . Just then as Ryou ambled silently along with Yugi and tachi he sensed someone watching them .
Ryou turned his head to see his yami on the other side of the road . Staring at them so intensely that he hadn't noticed Ryou looking at him . Ryou smiled a little, but just a little . His yami wasn't half as bad as he used to be but he still scared him with his devious way of thinking and sarcastically , demented comments . ' I think I'll call out to him.' Ryou thought . " Hey Yami ! Yami Bakura ! Over here , it's Ryou ." Ryou called . Yami Bakura snapped out of his reverie . ' Damn , Ryou's seen me . Figures , I am an idiot !' Bakura scowled and ignored Ryou's calls to get his attention . He turned and continued his trek down the pavement.
Yugi and tachi walked into the videogames' section of the convention and began to look around the stall . " Hey Yug , guess what ?" Jou said excitedly . Yugi shrugged carelessly . " What?" he replied satring at Jou with his big , innocent , violet eyes . Jou looked disappointed that Yugi hadn't tried to guess but continued . "Remember my sister Shizuka ? Well she's coming to stay with me for a while . For six months ! Isn't that great ?" Jounouchi said . Yugi smiled , he knew how much Jounouchi had missed his sister . " Yeah , it sure is . When is she coming ?" Yugi asked . Jounouchi scratched his head trying to remember . " At the end of this month . She'll be staying from July to December ."
Anzu spoke . " You must be real excited Jou . I can't wait for her to come ! It'll be great to have another girl around for a change ." Anzu tossed her short , brown hair . Tristain's eyes lit up . " Yeah ! It's been almost about a year since we saw her last ." Jounouchi glared at him . " Don't get any ideas . I plan to keep you and Otogi far away from Shizuka ." Anzu giggled . " Yeah , remember how he and Otogi used to try and kill each other for her attention . By the way , when was the last time anyone saw Mai ?" They all shrugged . Anzu turned sympathetic eyes towards Jou . " Hey , look at the preview for the new Metal Gear game !" Yugi said changing the subject . Jou gave him a grateful smile .
Yami lay alone on the bed in Yugi's room . Yugi had gone out with his friends . He had stubbornly refused to go , he just wanted to be alone . At first the notion of having friends had seemed great to him . That however, was before he had regained his body . He , Yugi , Ryou and Yami no Bakura had headed for Egypt last month , there they had met with Malik and Ishizu and had proceeded to regain his and Yami Bakura's bodies . Yami had thought for certain that this would have made him happy . But since they had done the ritual he had fallen into a depression so deep that there seemed no escape . " Why ? But why ?" he said as he stared at the ceiling and began to drift asleep.
A Month Ago –
Yami Bakura felt cold . He felt very cold , which was strange since he was in Egypt . Not only that but his head throbbed and there was a damp cloth placed on it .
The impact of regaining his body had definitely had a negative affect on him . " I see your finally awake ." Bakura turned his head to see a pair of lavender eyes staring at him . " You passed out after you reclaimed your body . You have a fever , Ishizu says that you have to rest . The pharaoh took the ritual way better than you did !" Yami Bakura scowled . He could remember , it felt as if he were being ripped in half and burnt alive at the same time . It was an excruciating sensation but it was worth having his old body back . " Well if it isn't Malik , my old friend ." Bakura said sarcastically .
Malik rolled his eyes . " Accomplice is more like it . You know , I dunno Bakura , I think you look better when you're using Ryou's body ." Malik pulled a small vial of lilac coloured liquid from his pocket and began to fiddle with it . Yami no Bakura felt cold , very cold but he could feel the warm heat rays that were pouring through the window heating his body beneath his blanket . " Malik … Malik , get out . I wish to be alone ." Malik placed the vial down on Bakura's bedside table. " You'll need to drink this once a month in order to maintain your body ." With that said he left through the door without another word . Bakura eyed the potion warily . He knew not what it was concocted with except for a few things. Hair from Ryou and hair from him and also blood from them both, that was all he knew that was essential for it . 'They must have taken my blood and hair while I was asleep.'
Yami Bakura rose shakily from off the bed . His legs felt stiff and he felt dizzy but he quickly steadied himself . He stumbled across to a long mirror next to a wardrobe . He gasped . It was him , his darker tanned skin , his slightly narrowed dark brown eyes , his lighter , shorter fluffier hair and all of the scars his body had obtained so long ago . Bakura shakily traced his hands across the scars on his face . He ran his hands across his face , he twirled his hair , he wanted to make sure everything was real . Not just another dream or illusion created by the shadows to taunt him . He was finally once again , breathing his own life !
In the room next to Yami no Bakura's lay Yami no Yugi . Some may call him by his real name Atem/Atemu , Yami , Yami Yugi , the other Yugi . It didn't matter to him . He no longer cared . Yami hadn't like Bakura passed out after the ritual instead he was just very tired . He felt completely and utterly exhausted . He had already examined himself . He felt trapped for some reason , as if he was enslaved by the darkness and would never be able to leave . He didn't know why . Yami had tried to smile at Yugi as Yugi had beamed at him . More delighted than anyone else for Yami that he would be getting a chance to finally finish his life . Yami didn't feel happy . He had gone into the sanctuary with a completely enlightened feeling and had come out feeling like a sunken , depressed teen in drug rehab. Except it was a feeling similar except worse , much worse .
There was a knock at the door . Ishizu stuck her head in . " Pharoah ? Pharoah , may I get you anything ?" She asked . Yami shook his head dumbly . " No …well actually , I am thirsty ." he said . Ishizu watched her beloved pharaoh with concern . His voice sounded so dead .
Present Time –
Jou , Yugi and Yami were at the airport . Yami after being begged by Yugi had complied and had tagged along to collect Jounouchi 's little sister , Shizuka . He didn't really remember her nor did he care . He suddenly had no interest whatsoever in making friends . " There she is Yug ! C'mon ." Jou grabbed Yugi and dragged him towards the exit doors of the airport . Yami followed a short distance behind him .
Shizuka brushed a strand of her reddish brown hair behind her ear as she exited the airport . She scanned with her pretty , dark green eyes for any sign of her older brother Jounouchi . She sighted him and smiled as she saw him running towards her with his short friend at his side . " Shizuka ." Jou said sweeping his sister into a tight hug . " I've missed ya sis. How've you been going ?" Shizuka smiled again , she loved being with her big brother again . " Fine . I'm glad to finally be here ."
" Yeah , and just in time for summer so that school doesn't keep you away from me . Not only that but you'll actually be going to school with me ! This is like a dream Shiz.!" Jounouchi said . Shizuka grinned . Her brother always called her by some sort of stupid name . She turned her attention towards Yugi and the person behind him .
" Aww yeah ! I almost forgot . You remember Yugi right ?" Shizuka nodded . " Well this is Yugi and uh … what should she call you Yami ?" Jou directed his question at the solemn looking pharaoh . " Huh ?" his question caught Atemu off guard . Yami no Yugi shrugged . " Atem , Yami no Yugi , anything , it doesn't matter to me ." Shizuka stared at him in awe . Something about the silent pharaoh was very captivating . " Uh sis. Are you alright ?" Jounouchi waved his hand in front of her face . Shizuka laughed . " Sorry Jou . It's nice to see you again Yugi and it's nice to finally meet you Atem ." Shizuka smiled at him . Yami just nodded .
' It's a sin to smile so much . Why is she still looking at me ?' Yami thought frustratedly . ' I guess she's just happy to see her brother again .'
Jou sweared as he looked at his watch . " Look Shizuka . I really hate to do this but I have this thing to take care of . Why don't you go with Yugi and Yami and I'll meet you later for your party ."
Shizuka nodded her understanding . "Alright Jounouchi , just promise to be on time ." Jou grinned and gave her a thumbs up . " Of course . Then we'll spend the whole week together . See ya !" He ran off . Yugi looked at Shizuka she seemed slightly disappointed but she knew her brother would leave only if it was important. ' If only she knew what Jou has planned .' Yugi thought .
" Well let's get going Shizuka . Are you tired , I could drop you straight home if you are?" Yugi said sweetly . Shizuka giggled . " You're very sweet Yugi. My flight was only forty minutes so I'm not tired ." Yugi blushed . " That's great . Would you like to hang out with me and Yami for a while ?" Shizuka nodded happily .
Yugi had taken Shizuka to get lunch . They were at a pizza place not far from the airport . " Aren't you hungry ?" Shizuka asked Yami as he stared blankly at his untouched pizza . " A little bit . I was just thinking that's all ." he replied . Yugi sighed . Yugi was worried sick about Yami , he wouldn't talk to him and he didn't know what was wrong with him . A silence fell upon the small trio for a while as they sat eating . Yugi decided to break it . " So Shizuka what do you want to do this summer ?" he asked .
" Loads of things really . I want to go to the beach like when I was younger and I was hoping that maybe you guys could teach me how to duel sometime ." Shizuka answered . " Yami stared at Shizuka while Yugi continued to try his best at being polite . She was pretty . Simple and pretty but after she had smiled at him at the airport he had felt strange . Yugi noticed Yami's staring . ' Maybe she could help lighten him up .'
" Hmph … like I care about his little sister ." Yami Bakura scoffed as he argued with Ryou . " I don't want to go . You and your little friends are a waste of my time." Ryou raised an eyebrow and retaliated . " So you sitting down whole day doing nothing isn't a waste of time ? " he said . Bakura growled . Ryou smirked . He loved it when he was right . " Cheer up Bakura ! It'll be much better than being here by yourself , you'll see ." Bakura remained silent . Sometimes he couldn't help but think that him having his own body in itself was a waste ."
AN: I really hope you guys like that . I used the derivations of their names that I liked . Sorry if I confused you when switching between the yamis' names . I plan to make this a Yami/Shizuka/Bakura . I'd love any suggestions you have to offer . Please review .
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