Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Gorgeous Carat (YGO version) ❯ Petite Rebecca's Case ( Chapter 3 )

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Gorgeous Carat (YGO version)
Sakura (L-sama no Miko)

Chapter 3: Petite Rebecca’s Case

“Now, Rebecca, my dear granddaughter,” the old man said as he handed a little blonde girl in a sailor type outfit a brand new teddy bear. “You’ve been good while I was away, weren’t you? You can pretend he’s me. Now stay here and be a good girl.” He looked out at the street, then ran down the alley when he heard a shout.
The little girl looked after her grandfather and started to follow after him but froze when a scruffy looking man rushed into the alley. He looked at her then dismissed her. “He ain’t here, just a kid,” he said to the blonde woman who came into the dark alley.
“Grandpa!!!!” the girl shouted then dashed away from the man and woman.
“Damn, she’s fast!” the woman grumbled before she could grab hold of the girl.

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Meanwhile at the phantom thief’s home…
“Are you accusing me of robbing the Duchess?” the white haired man asked his guest.
“O-Of course not,” the man replied, coughing.
“Well then, if you’ve got nothing else to say, leave. I’m a busy man.”
The man smiled cruelly, a determined look in his ruby eyes. “There may not be any connection ‘yet’, Bakura Akefia Courland, but I will expose you!”
“Oh?” the thief said, rising one white eyebrow. “And just what would I have to hide. Monsieur Atem?”
“That you’re really the ‘Phantom Thief, Noir.”
“Now that’s rich!” Noir then began to laugh loudly.

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In another part of Paris, Yugi and Malik were walking down the street, the two boys were carrying armloads of packages from one of the blond’s supply runs. “Um… what exactly are all these?” the shorter boy asked as he shifted his load yet again.
“Books,” replied his taller companion cheerily, “I really appreciate you coming along Yugi, it’s usually so hard buying books for No…” he quickly cleared his throat to stop himself from saying that name in public. “Bakura.”
“ALL this is books?!” Yugi asked in amazement. “There’s no way he’ll find time to read all this.”
Malik gave a loud laugh. “You’d be surprised, he just looooves to read!”
“I’ve never seen so many foreigners before,” the smaller boy said as he watched a group of tourists pass by.
“Yeah, well this is Paris. It is the world’s center for culture after all, right?”
“I guess. Though it’s odd that Noir would resist using the new electric light, like he’s trying to keep the light away.”
“I don’t think that’s it Yugi. I think that the more light there is, the thicker the shadows are. It makes ‘noir’ more visible, like it’s trying to scare the light. But of course Noir is the king of darkness.”
“You must really like Noir,” the spiky haired boy said, causing his Egyptian friend to blush profusely.
“Yeah, I like him. A lot.”
“You know he thinks of you as just one of his servants, right?”
“I know,” Malik replied, sighing heavily, “I guess I’m really not that attractive after all.”
“I don’t…” Yugi suddenly paused when he heard shouting.
“Someone! Stop that brat!” a man cried. Moments later a little girl in a sailor type outfit came running through the crowd, a teddy bear clutched tightly in her arms. Desperate to get away from her pursuers, she crashed headlong into the spiky haired boy, having not paid attention. Yugi went sailing backwards, Noir’s books flying in all directions.
“Oh!” Yugi cried and immediately began to retrieve the pile of books that had landed on the poor child. “Are you okay, miss?”
The girl gazed at the boy for a few moments then shocked him and Malik when she suddenly threw her arms around his waist. “Mama!” she yelled, tears streaking down her cheeks.
“Wh-Wha?!”
The little girl refused to let go no matter how hard Yugi tried to extricate himself. “Mama! Mama!”
Malik couldn’t help himself and began to laugh at his friend’s predicament. But that didn’t last long. Seeing a couple men heading their way, he quickly gathered up the last of the books and pushed the two into a nearby alley.
“Damn! Where’d she go?!” one of the unsavory looking men asked.
“Brat’s not here,” said his companion. A couple minutes later, the two thugs left.
“That was close,” Malik said. He hadn’t liked the look of those two one bit.
“What was that all about?” Yugi wondered.
The little girl then pushed away from Yugi having realized her mistake. “You’re not Mama!” she cried, more tears beginning to flow now. Within seconds, the child had fainted dead away, the ordeal she’d been through having taken its toll on her small body.
“Aiya!” cried Malik, “We’ve got to do something!” the then dumped the books and the rest of his packages on Yugi, quickly scooped up the unconscious girl, then dashed off to their house.

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“If you say I’m this phantom thief, then way haven’t you told the gendarmes?” the white haired man asked.
“Well, Noir’s a pretty smart guy. He never leaves any evidence,” replied the tri-color haired man.
“Which means, you’ve been wasting your time with this idle chatter.”
Meanwhile, Yugi and Malik have finally returned. “Where’s Noir?” Malik asked Rishid as the taller Egyptian greeted them, eyeing the child in his brother’s arms curiously.
“Welcome back, Malik,” he said carefully taking the girl from him. “He’s with someone right now. A Monsieur…”
Upon hearing voices coming from the study, the blond crept over to the door.
“It would seem so,” said a deep unfamiliar voice. “But we all know no one’s perfect. I’ve tarried here long enough. Say hello to your dark skinned friend for me. I’ll stop in for a visit every now and then.”
“You must really need money,” came Noir’s sarcastic voice. “I’m warning you, I charge a very high interest. I could recommend another establishment.”
“You play the part of ‘corrupt loan shark’ very well,” said the other man. “Let me give you some advice. It’s not my philosophy to force others into debt. Also don’t you dare die on me, I want you in perfect health when I catch you.”
“Stop acting as if you’re my friend,” Noir spat back. “You’re just a two bit detective! All you do is follow me around, and not to subtly I may add and you haven’t got ONE shred of evidence!”
The other man hmphed. “If I’m a hack, then that would make you a brat!” he retorted. “Oh I know how old you are ‘Bakura’. You’re still a teenager. If you want to act like a grown up, wait a few more years.”
“Get out of here you old fart of a hack!”
Malik and Yugi quickly jumped out of the way as a man with red, black and gold hair came storming out of the study, followed by several books and other odds and ends Noir had apparently chucked at him. “Is he robbing cradles now?” the man asked, noticing the girl standing timidly by Yugi.
“I should have known it was you,” Malik said, shoving the man out of the house and then promptly slamming the door.
“Um, Malik,” piped Yugi, “I heard him call Noir a teenager, just how old is he?”
“Eighteen.”
Yugi’s jaw dropped. “You’ve got to be kidding me! There’s no way he can be two years younger than me!”
The white haired thief glared at the giggling boy. Yugi hastily cleared his throat to cover up the last of the giggles, fearing another whipping. Malik shrugged his shoulders, smiling slightly. “So he was here again. That guy just won’t quit. So nothing happened right?”
“’Fraid so.”
“Who was that by the way?” Yugi asked, before Malik could say anything.
“A two bit wannabe private dick,” Malik replied, sighing exasperatedly. “His name’s Atem Khemet. As to what he was doing here, well he’s after Bakura. Ever since he got fired from the gendarmes, he’s had a grudge against Noir.”
“Never mind that,” spat Noir, “What are you doing with that?!” he asked, glaring at the trembling girl.
“Noir, she’s only a kid.”
“I can see that! I want to know what it’s doing here!”
“She was being chased,” explained Yugi, “We’ve tried to get her to talk, but she just won’t say anything. Please, Noir, we can’t throw her out if we don’t know where she lives!”
“This is NOT a day care!” shouted the thief.
“Aw, Noir! She’s so cute!” Malik piped up. “Just look at her!”
“Kids are nothing but trouble! Get rid of it!” yelled the thief opening the front door!”
Yugi stood between the girl and the rather angry thief. “Stop yelling at her! Can’t you see she’s scared enough already!”
Suddenly the girl’s stomach let out an enormous growl, causing everyone to stare at her. She immediately ducked behind Yugi while Malik started laughing at the rather hilarious timing. Sighing, Noir allowed the girl to stay, at least until she’d been fed at least.

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About twenty minutes later, the little girl was happily stuffing herself as she sat at the dining room table. “I don’t believe it!” said the man with brown and lavender hair. “She’s actually eating Malik’s slop!”
“She could die!” whispered his mint green haired friend.
“Want more?” Malik asked, pleased that every last drop had been cleared from the plate. The girl shook her head then laid her head on the table, still tired. “She’s sooooo cute!” The Egyptian bent to pick up the bear since it had been carelessly knocked from the table.
Suddenly he was knocked onto his rear by a bright yellow blur. “Don’t you dare touch, Teddy! He’s my treasure!”
“What’s going on in here?!” shouted Noir, disturbed at the ruckus.
“I’m sorry,” Malik apologized, dusting himself off. “I won’t touch him again, ok?”
The pale haired thief glared at the child again, but raised his eyebrows in shock upon seeing the bear. ‘Are those?’
“Noir,” interrupted Yugi, “Can’t she stay here for the night? It’s getting pretty late.”
The thief sighed, “Do what you want,” he said, annoyedly before going back to his study.
“I’m sleeping with Nii-sama!” the girl cried latching onto Yugi.
“She’s just the cutest thing!” crowed Malik, earning a glare from the shorter boy.
“So what’s your name?” Yugi asked after tucking the girl into his bed. “It’s really hard for us to talk like this.”
“Petite Rebecca,” she replied after a few moments.
“Why Petite?”
“That’s what Grandpa calls me. Mama used to do that a lot too. Nobody’s allowed to call me that, only Grandpa… and you Yugi!”
“I’m honored,” Yugi said, smiling, “Your mother and father must love you lots.”
Rebecca sniffled, tears beginning to form in her crystal blue eyes. “Mama and Papa died last year and now Grandpa… he doesn’t like me anymore. He’s always busy with work. He always says I’m in the way. ‘Why don’t you go over there’ he says. No matter… how hard I try, no one listens. There’s no one else at home so I’m always by myself. So when I cry, there’s no one to…” She gasped when she suddenly found herself in a fierce hug. Rebecca then gave the slightly taller boy a sad smile in thanks. “Then one day, Grandpa got teddy for me. He’s my treasure. You kinda look like Mama, Yugi. She had purple eyes too.”
Yugi nodded in understanding and continued to hug the girl until she fell asleep.

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“What did you want to see me for?” Yugi asked, entering Noir’s study.
“About that brat.”
“She’s asleep now.”
“Who cares. Just don’t expect to keep her here. It’ll get you nothing but trouble.”
“What do you mean?”
“There’s something I want you to see,” the thief said, motioning him over. Yugi, curious as always, obeyed and eagerly took the jeweler’s loop from him.
“It looks just like a star!” he cried in awe as he peered through the glass at a deep blue gem Noir had been holding.
“That’s why it’s called a star sapphire. The rutile in it causes a six lined star to appear. It’s usually really rare, but this one’s part of a set of twins.” Yugi’s eyes popped open, eager to see the ‘twin’. “It’s rather strange don’t you think? That that brat was being chased?”
“Noir, I don’t see where…”
“These stars were once Teddy’s eyes.”
“Wh-What?!!! How could you! Stealing from a little kid!”
“Don’t worry, I’ll put them back later. I just wanted to see something. Jewels are my hobby after all,” he said smirking at the still huffing boy.
“Too bad there won’t be a later!” shouted a man as he and another burst through an open window.
Meanwhile, Rebecca had woken up, having to answer a certain call. “Where’s Yugi nii-chan?” she asked as she wandered the halls. “Maybe he’s there!” she said, noticing the light coming from the study. She creaked open the door a tiny bit, then froze upon seeing the two men threatening her nii-chan and his not so nice friend.
“We’re all tired here, so why not do the right thing and give us Rebecca Hawkins. All we want is the kid, you don’t have to get yourselves involved,” said the first man.
Yugi had noticed the door had been opened slightly and gasped when his eyes caught a glimpse of bright yellow. “Rebecca, run!” he called.
The second of the thugs whirled around and pulled the door open with such force, it almost broke off its hinges. The little girl stood there unable to move as she saw the muzzle of the man’s gun was now mere inches from her face.

~TBC~


Yugi: Did you have to pair me up with… her?!

Sakura: Yep! She’s the only one perfect for that part.

Rebecca: See my darling, I told you we were meant to be.

Yugi: Ack! Sakura-san a little mercy please?!

Sakura: Gomen Yu-chan. No can do. You’re stuck with her until I finish this thing.

Yugi: Which will be…

Sakura: WHEN I FINISH IT!!!! So stop asking me! Yeesh! Bishounen! Anyhoo, send me loads of reviews minna!