Chibi: Hello!! This is chapter 1 from the beta-versions!!! I know, I'm lazy and haven't updated in a while, but there's something weird going on in my little world, so that's why... I'm really sorry, but I hope I can make it up with this chapter. I'm almost through chapter 14, but I have something like a writer's block as well. I do know what to write, but now how.
I'm just going to sit down and stare at my screen for the next few hours to make sure I'll have something typed up again. I'll hopefully post it up as soon as possible, but it can take a little while longer!!
Sorry once again, but have fun with chapter one!
Chibi.
"Come back here!", called a voice from very close behind him. He was running again, always running, faster and faster, but he could only run so fast and for so long. Blood dripped down his leather jacket from the cut in his upper arm, his large amethyst eyes full of fear. His crimson tipped raven locks wiped behind him, blond bangs plastered against his face. His legs started burn, but he still tried to run faster.
"Leave me alone!!", he dared to call back at them as he turned a corner. He cried out as he ran into something, his small hands grabbing tightly to whatever it was.
"Yugi? You okay?", a male voice asked him. He looked up and stared at the man in front of him. He tried to smile, but having run for so long, exhaustion was slowly creeping up on him.
"Honda... I'm so happy to see you", Yugi said and held onto his friend. Honda Hiroto looked down at his scared friend then back up, his sharp grey-green eyes narrowing as they focused on the group that had been chasing the shorter boy.
"Let's get inside Yugi", Honda said and he ushered his smaller friend toward the door. Yugi walked forward, his pursuers glaring after him, but not following.
"Chicken! You just can't do it on your own, can you?", one of them yelled. Yugi didn't answered. He never did. A girl ran out quickly.
"Yugi!! My gosh, what did they do to you?", she asked. Her shoulder length brown hair was straight, soft blue eyes stared down into amethyst.
"They're after me again. Why Anzu? Why?? It's been six months! Why now??", Yugi asked, nearly crying. Anzu Mazaki and Honda took him inside and placed him on the sofa. Honda sighed and gave Yugi a friendly hug.
"Anzu, Jonouchi and I were going to see a movie and we were just about to come get you, but it seems you beat us to it.", Honda said as Anzu treated the small wound before bandaging it. Yugi smiled at her.
"Thanks. It feels much better now. I was just…. Never mind", Yugi murmured and Anzu ruffled his hair. He looked at her with a pout and he then picked up his jacket and sighed.
"I can throw this one away. Fixing it will take me hours", Yugi said and Anzu giggled. Honda chuckled softly.
"Maybe your mum can fix it", Anzu said and Yugi giggled with her.
"Yes, I think she can", Yugi said and then stood up.
"We wanted to go to the movie, right? Well then, let's go and pick Jonouchi up.", Yugi said, and made his way to the door. As they made their way to Jonouchi's home, Yugi lost himself in thought. Even though he'd only been friends with them for two of the four years they had been going to school together, he never felt afraid when he was with them.
"Jonouchi!!", bellowed Honda to the window on the second floor. A shaggy blond head appeared out of the window, it's owner grinning and waving down at them.
"Hey guys!! Be down in a minute!", he called back, pulling his head back inside the window. A few minutes later, the boy came running out of the house, his honey brown eyes zeroing in on the bound wound on Yugi's arm.
"After you again?", he asked.
"Yeah. They only bother with me because Coco hates me for some reason. She told them she didn't care what they did to me, they could kill me for all she cared. And you know that most everyone listens to her.", Yugi said.
"Well… We don't", Anzu said, tucking a strand of her shoulder length brown hair behind her ear.
"Well, we're not really everyone are we?", Yugi said. Honda frowned. Yugi was right, everyone listened to Coco, even the faculty at their school turned a blind eye to her actions.
"Stupid little rich bitch.", Jonouchi murmured under his breath and Yugi laughed with the others. It was pretty common knowledge that Jonouchi had his own problems with Coco. They all did.
"You know what? Lets just go and enjoy the movie, okay?", Anzu said, ruffling Yugi's hair again.
"Anzu!! It's messy enough as it is! It doesn't need your help!", Yugi cried out in mock anger.
Jonouchi laughed and ran a hand through his own hair, then tucked both into the pockets of his jeans. He was sporting a casual style T-shirt with a small dog on the front and multi-pocketed jeans.
"Yugi, be glad she wants to style your hair.", Jonouchi said and he laughed together with Honda, who wore more fashionable, but not overly expensive, clothing. A brown jacket, a black shirt with a red Vulcan printed on it and brown jeans.
"Thanks for the support.", Yugi said with a pout. This caused Anzu to giggle. Dressed in a yellow tub top with butterflies stitched across it, a red three quarter sleeved jacket with black pockets, red skirt and black high heeled boots, Anzu thought of herself as the most fashionable in the group. Then again, she was the only girl in the group. Having had to ditch his leather jacket at Honda's, Yugi was now wearing only a blue leather tank top over black leather pants and blue boots with black straps. And if no one looking at him could tell his favorite color was blue, then they were blind.
"So what movie are we going to see?", Anzu asked once they reached the theater. She took a moment to look at the different movie posters on the wall.
"I was thinking we could go see that new comedy, 'Zoo's Running Loose'.", Honda answered, pointing to the poster advertising the aforementioned film.
Anzu smiled. She didn't like horror movies, and romance wasn't really her style. So comedy was prefect. She followed her friends inside and sat down in the seats about half way up and in the middle. "This is nice.", she whispered.
Now all the had to do was wait, as they had about another quarter of an hour or so before the movie started. Jonouchi sighed. With nothing to do, he was starting to get bored. He started to fidget, bouncing his legs an shifting in his seat. He sighed again, shifting again and accidentally elbowing Anzu. She huffed softly and handed him ten bucks.
"Why don't you go get something to eat. My treat.", She waved the 10 dollar bill in front of his face with a smirk.
"Ooooo $10 all for me?!", he asked. Honda and Yugi rolled their eyes and Anzu whacked him upside of the head.
"No you bottomless pit. It's for all of us.", she said and sighed. Yugi and Honda laughed as Jonouchi got up to go order them food. A couple minutes they were loaded down with popcorn, candy and sodas.
"Finally! I'm starving!", Jonouchi called out in a hungry manner and started his popcorn, which he had also ordered swiftly and fast.
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"Mmmm that was great food. My complements to the chef.", Jonouchi said as they exited the theater. Honda looked at him.
"Here we are talking about the movie and all you can talk about is the food. Has something finally snapped inside your head?", he asked. Anzu giggled. Jonouchi glared at his friend and was about to reply when his face suddenly turned green and he rushed past the small group towards the bathroom, the sound of the other three's laughter following behind him. A few minutes later, he emerged from the bathroom, his face still slightly pale, but looking better.
"Well that feels better.", he said and rubbed his stomach.
"Hm, maybe not so much of a bottomless pit after all.", Anzu said and Yugi giggled.
As they made their way outside, they were stopped by four teens who must have been waiting for them while they had been in the movie. One, the leader by the looks of him, had green messy hair and smelled as if he were in dire need of a bath. Twin heads of brown hair flanked the leader, and a teen with black hair brought up the rear. The leader reached into his pocket and pulled out a knife.
"Try being brave and one of you is dead", the leader spat. Yugi cringed and Anzu stepped in front of him as Jonouchi and Honda stepped in front of her.
"What do you want?", Jonouchi asked.
The teen with black hair laughed. "Coco said we could kill the little squirt!"
"Just because she says you can kill me, doesn't mean you can!", Yugi shouted.
"Is that so?", a female voice asked from behind the other teens. A girl with long wavy golden orange hair and eyes stepped into sight.
"What we gonna do Coco?", the leader asked and smiled, but she ignored him, her eyes on the short teen hiding behind Anzu.
"If you want him, you'll have to come through us Coco, and I don't think you want to do that.", Anzu said and pushed Coco back. She reached back and grabbed Yugi's hand, pulling away from the gang and down the street. Jonouchi and Honda followed.
"You're not doing him any favors by playing like you're his mother Anzu!", Coco called after them. Anzu ignored her, but Yugi pulled his hand out of hers and turned around.
"Better her as a mother, then you as a friend!", he yelled back before turning back around and following his friends.
"I wouldn't expect someone like you to understand the difference between her and I, she's everything in your eyes. Ha! She wishes she was as pretty as I am!"
Honda spun around, eyes glaring. "Say that again!"
Coco laughed. "I won't have to because you'll be dead!", she made a wave with her hand and the four gang members ran at the others.
"I'd like to see you try!", Jonouchi yelled as he stuck his foot out in front of the leader, sending him crashing to the ground face first into the pavement, as Honda sent a well aimed punch at the face of the black haired member.
"You dogs!", one of the twins called out and stormed at Jonouchi.
"Leave them alone!!!", Yugi screamed, he couldn't do anything. He was completely helpless. He would just get in the way, which would get his friends hurt, something he never wanted to be the cause of.
"Come on Anzu! Run!", Yugi cried as he pushed Anzu ahead of him. He reached back and grabbed Jonouchi's shirt with one hand and Honda's jacket with the other, pulling them away from the other teens. They both looked over their shoulders at him.
"We can't run!", Honda yelled.
"I'm not going to run and leave you behind. We have to go NOW!", he shouted at the taller boy. He knew he was a coward, but he couldn't help it. He didn't want to fight. Not these bullies, not anyone. Tears slipped down his cheek.
"You can't keep doing this to yourself", Honda said, gripping him by the shoulders.
"But I don't want you guys to get hurt!", Yugi yelled, sobbing softly.
"We won't get hurt! We're trying to protect you.", Anzu said, her voice steady and sure, not betraying the fear she felt on the inside. She hadn't forgotten the knife the leader had pulled out, and she was sure the others had similar weapons.
"No use running from us!", The leader of the gang shouted as they backed the group into the alley. Honda glared and stepped in front of Yugi.
"Leave him alone!", Honda shouted. Jonouchi walked to stand beside his friend. He wasn't going to let them get to Yugi. He wasn't going to back down.
"You're not in a position to be giving us orders!", the twins said at the same time.
"Then you'll just have to learn the hard way to leave my friend alone.", Jonouchi said as he ran forward towards one of the twins. Honda followed after him and Anzu grabbed a hold of Yugi as the smaller teen tried to run after them.
"It's okay Yugi. Just let them handle it.", Anzu said softly. She knew Yugi hated fighting, she did too. She hated that all she and Yugi could do was watch, but she didn't want Yugi to get hurt. Yugi shook his head and struggled against her hold.
"NO!! Stop!! Please stop!!!", he cried out. Anzu gasped as she looked down at her friend at his out burst. Yugi was glowing, and he was getting brighter. Her grip on her friend didn't loosen, but she was forced to close her eyes against the brillience of the light coming from his small body. Then suddenly the entire alley was filled with the warm, white light. Then, with a jerk, as if waking from a dream in which you were falling, the light was gone.
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Straightening and dusting himself off, Yugi looked around.
"Anzu? Honda? Jonouchi?", he called out, but there was no answer. Wrapping his arms around his body, he tried to look through the darkness, trying to figure out where he was and how he'd gotten to this place. Try as he might, he couldn't remember. Just as the darkness seemed to close in on him, small shimmering lights blinked into view all around him.
"Where am I?", he asked in a whispered voice and the little lights came closer. They danced around him, giving off a soft, cat like purr.
"Can you tell me where I am"?, he asked and touched a little light. It purred softly and touched his cheek.
"I'm scared!", a voice called out.
"Anzu? ANZU"!!, Yugi cried out, looking for his friend, but he saw nothing in the darkness around him. He turned back to the light and his amethyst eyes widened in disbelief. It was showing him Anzu. She was running around, completely covered in darkness, save for the small lights that swirled around her.
The light he was staring into made the purring sound again, causing Yugi to blink. Slowly, he began to become aware of the blood rushing to his head and as his eyes became adjusted to what little illumination the little lights gave off, he noticed something strange. The ground was below him, and the sky…he looked around carefully this time and gasped.
The small white lights that surrounded him were stars! He was upside down, hanging from the sky. As this though pasted through his head, he felt whatever hold the sky had had on his feet, let go.
"No!!", Yugi cried as he started to fall towards the ground. He shut his eyes tightly as he fell fast and faster, not wanted to see the ground as it came rushing up towards his face.
"Nei!", the sudden voice that filled his head caused him to start, but he didn't open his eyes. As the sound of of the beautiful, masculine voice echoed through his mind, and he was sure he'd heard it in his head and not with his ears, Yugi surrendered to the pull of sleep and lost himself in the welcome darkness.
Okay, this was chapter 1, beta-tested!! I hope you all liked it and I'm glad my beta-tester could make something beautiful out of my previous chapter!!
Thank you for reading!