Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ I Care ❯ The Truth ( Chapter 3 )

Emmy: Hope you like the new chapter! I recently watched The Ring and got inspiration.

 

Raven: We do not own Yu-gi-oh, or The Ring.

 

Ryou: Fact: The Ring was a remake of a Japanese movie called Ringu. Just thought you'd like to know!

 

The Truth

 

Aly sighed, happy it was Friday. Not because of the weekend but because her teacher was going to announce the roles for their Drama play.

 

“Remember you must be your character! You are no longer a lazy teenager waiting for the bell to ring, you are an Egyptian maiden, you are a fancy Queen of Egypt, you are a sheep that goes baa, baa, baa!” Aly's drama teacher, Ms. Myers said enthusiastically. She was a little hyper but quite funny.

 

“Now class, we have been studying this play hard these past two weeks and I'm very proud of you. Also, remember there are no small parts, only small people. Today is the day of truth! Today I will reveal the cast of The Jewel of Egypt!” she cried, raising the paper into the air dramatically.

 

Everyone crossed their fingers and began to whisper. Aly bit her lip and waited. The Jewel of Egypt was about an Egyptian prince engaged to a princess but soon meets a common girl and they fall madly in love. It also had singing and a big dance scene.

 

“The role of Prince Zahur will go to…Malik!” she cried. People applauded, and most of the boys groaned, their hopes crushed. Malik took his scrip, a big grin on his face.

 

“The role of Princess Jamila goes to…Miki!” Again some people clapped and others sighed or pouted. The first two big roles were taken, meaning there was only one left…

 

“The role of Chavi the common girl who falls in love with Prince Zahur will be…Aiko!” A girl squealed with joy as she grabbed her script. Aly frowned, the three main parts were taken but there were a few semi big parts left. She crossed her fingers tight, she felt like she might throw up.

 

“Now remember what I said, there are no small parts. Now, the role of Sanura will be played by…Aly!” Aly smiled and took her script.

 

Sanura was in the big dance scene and had a duet with the prince! It was filled with singing and music. Aly looked over at the boastful Malik. He was perfect for the part with his tan skin, some kids had told Aly he had lived in Egypt before moving to Japan. He looked like it to, with all the golden jewelry he wore. Aly also noticed he had strange violet eyes. The other boys never had a chance. It wasn't just his skin, Malik was a good actor. He was silly, fun loving, stupid, and loved the spot light.

 

Other people waited anxiously for their parts but Aly was no longer listening. She was reading over her lines. Suddenly Monday seemed so far away.

 

When everybody had gotten their scripts the teens got to work. The crew was already hard at work designing the set and making the costumes. The cast had a read through of the whole play but skipped the songs. When they had accomplished that Ms. Myers looked at her watch.

 

“Oh my, class is almost over! Students, don't lose your scripts and remember the props you have signed up to bring!” Ms. Myers announced. Everyone began to pack up. Aly heard girls complaining about their parts and a group of boys debating about how to dress the Queen.

 

“Those of you who sing major solos please come and get a copy of the music from me!” Ms. Myers said. Aly jogged over and was handed a CD with her name on it.

 

“This is my favorite song in the entire CD Aly, I know you'll do a great job!” Ms. Myers said happily. Aly smiled and thanked her teacher.

 

Ring!

 

“Hey, Aly.” Aly felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Malik.

 

“Yes?”

 

“It's cool that you got that part, you've got a great singing voice,” he replied.

 

“Uh, thanks Malik. Your acting is great too.”

 

Malik winked. “This is gonna be one fun musical!” he replied before strutting out the door. Aly shook her head slightly and smiled.

 

“I must agree with you Malik, this will be a fun musical!” she said to herself as she searched for her group.

 

“Aly, over here!” Aly turned to see Yugi waving at her. She jogged over to her friends excitedly.

 

“Hey guys, guess what?” she asked.

 

“Oh, I know!” Tae cried. “You learned who the cast was for your play today! What part did you get?!”

 

Aly showed Tae her script. “My character is called Sanura; she's supposed to be this stranger from the desert. She sings this big song about which girl the prince should choose. There will be dancing as well!” Aly said happily.

 

Tae grinned back at her. “Wow, that's so cool!”

 

“Great!” Yugi added.

 

“Cool,” Joey and Tristan said.

 

“Congratulations,” Ryou said quietly.

 

“When is the play? I really want to see it!” Tae cried.

 

“Yeah, me too,” Yugi added. The others nodded in agreement.

 

“We haven't set a specific date yet but I know it won't be for a couple of months,” Aly replied.

 

“You sing a duet with this prince dude right? Who's playing him?” Tae asked.

 

“Malik Istar,” Aly replied.

 

“Really?” Tae asked. Everyone turned to stare at Malik as he bragged about his victory to a few girls.

 

“Wow, I did know Malik could act,” Joey said.

 

“Yeah, he's really good. Besides he also looks the part. This is a play about ancient Egypt.”

 

“Wow that's so cool,” Yugi said smiling. “I've always been interested in Egypt!”

 

The friends met up with Serenity before they made their way to the game shop. It was more then a shop, Aly had learned. The second floor was Yugi's home, which is where they planned to hang out.

 

“Grandpa I'm home!” Yugi called.

 

“Hey Yugi,” Aly heard someone say. She looked around to find a surprising sight. Leaning against the north wall was what seemed to be a taller, older version of Yugi! His hair was the same but his eyes were narrower and he seemed older.

 

“Yami!” Yugi cried, he looked at the older boy then at Aly. Everyone was quietly staring at her.

 

Yami looked at Aly as well. “Who's she? I've never met her before,” he asked.

 

“Um, I'm Aly Carter. Who are you?”

 

“You may call me Yami.” The boy gave of the aura of importance. He held his head with pride and his voice was deep unlike Yugi's childish voice.

 

Aly nodded but still everyone was quiet. Yami stared at the others.

 

“Why are you guys so quiet?” he asked curiously. There was an awkward silence. Yami and Yugi seemed to be staring at each other. Their expressions changed from time, like they were talking to each other without words. Finally Yugi said:

 

“Aly…I think it's time we told you something.” Everyone found a comfortable spot in Yugi's living room. Aly sat on the couch by Yami and Yugi. The two seemed to be twins but if you took a good look very different.

 

“Let us start from the beginning,” Yami said.

 

“Five thousand years ago Egyptians played shadow games. They were duels held in the Shadow Realm, a place worse then hell. The Egyptians were able to summon powerful monsters in the shadow realm. The game was simple. Those able to summon the most powerful monster would win. The loser's soul would be trapped it the shadow realm forever. The shadow magic was dangerous and people began to use it for evil. So I locked the magic away into the millennium items, along with the souls of the evil ones that threatened to take over the world.”

 

Aly was silent. “What the heck?” she thought.

 

“You see Aly, a few years ago my grandfather gave me a gift,” Yugi began pointed to the pyramid shaped trinket around his neck. Aly had never seen him go anywhere without it, it was like his symbol. Yugi took a deep breath.

 

“It's the millennium puzzle. It is one of many items that were made 5000 years ago in ancient Egypt. When I put this puzzle together I released Yami, a 5000 year old spirit who was the pharaoh. Other items like the millennium rod and the millennium ring also contain 5000 year old spirits. Ryou holds the millennium ring, and Malik holds the millennium rod. The spirits in the ring and rod both tried to take over the world and Yami and I had to stop them. The spirits once lived in the millennium items but we found a way to free them so now they each have their own bodies.”

 

There was a silence as Yugi caught his breathe. He looked at Aly who was perfectly still.

 

“What the heck is he talking about?” Aly thought. “Five thousand year old spirits? Millennium items? Are they kidding? Ok, there are only a few possibilities to what is going on. One, this is one big joke. Two, I befriended a group of mentally challenged outcasts. Or Three, this is one big dream, but that would mean I never got the part! Shoot! Or, I hate to say it, Four, they're telling the truth. Man, life just got a lot more complicated!”

 

“Aly?” Yugi asked a worried look on his face. Aly still hadn't said anything. She raised an eye brow.

 

“This isn't some joke is it?” she asked. Yugi shook his head.

 

“No, it's all true.”

 

“And you're not mentally insane in some way?”

 

“Um, no.” Aly pinched her arm but nothing happened. She sighed.

 

“Well…ok then.” She looked at Yami. She was silent. Everyone waited.

 

“That's it?” Joey asked.

 

“What do you mean that's it?” Aly questioned.

 

“I mean, Yugi just told you about five thousand year old spirits and shadow magic and all that weird stuff!” Joey cried.

 

“Well yeah the possibility of what Yugi said is slim but since I'm not dreaming, your not insane and I'd kill you if this ended up being a joke I have no reason not to believe my friends,” Aly replied simply.

 

There was another silence.

 

“Well, now that that's settled dose anyone want pizza? I was thinking movie night since its Friday,” Yami said, getting up and stretching.

 

“That sounds nice,” Aly replied. Yami nodded.

 

“Good, I went by the movie store already so we can order the pizza later. I'll be right back.”

 

Yami left the room and everyone looked at Aly. She turned to Ryou.

 

“So you have a spirit person too huh? Do they all look alike, I mean Yami looks like Yugi in a weird way but dose your spirit look like you?” Ryou nodded.

 

“Weird. So if Malik has one too then why doesn't he hang out with you guys?” she asked.

 

“He's our friend but he has different interests,” Yugi replied. “You know, you're taking this a lot better then I thought you would.” Aly shrugged.

 

“I think it's cool, spirits, magic, and all that.”

 

“Yeah, it is really cool,” Yugi said, smiling. “Just don't tell anyone.”

 

“Of course not!” Aly replied happily, although inside she still felt a bit shaken up. This was weird, very weird, but exciting. Aly liked the idea of magic and spirits, it suddenly made life seem a more hopeful. If magic and spirits really existed…who knew what else could?

 

“Ok, do we want to watch a horror, comedy, actions, or sci-fi?” Yami asked. He had about 20 DVDs in his arms. He dumped them on the table and after much debating they decided to watch a comedy, then an action, then get pizza while watching Sci-fi and to end the night with horror.

 

Everyone got last minute drinks and made phone calls to their families before arranging themselves in the room. Tae seated herself by Yami who was sitting by Yugi. Aly watched as she smiled brightly at Yami.

 

“Man Tae's confusing. Doses she like Yami or Yugi? Or dose she like both?”

 

Tristan sat by Serenity, who was on a pillow on the floor, and Joey sat on her other side. Ryou offered the big, soft recliner to Aly who declined but eventually took it due to Ryou's politeness. In return she curled her legs up so that Ryou could lean against the front. It was then that Aly noticed something.

 

Through the white hair Aly saw what seemed to be bumps, as if a baseball had landed on his head recently, although that was quite unlikely. She didn't say anything though, not in front of the others. It had only been a few weeks since Aly had met him and he still acted shy around her. Aly watched and noted Ryou's behavior around others. He never talked unless talked to, but he seemed to be listening. He hardly ate anything; he merely pecked at his food during lunch. She had even asked him about it one day but he always said he had big breakfasts. She wasn't sure if he was lying or not. Now Aly found injuries on his head.

 

Aly tried her hardest to concentrate on the movie but her thoughts kept bouncing back to the idea of magic and spirits being real, the play, and her up date in Ryou.

 

“Magic exists! It's real! If people can be sealed away into items for five thousand years then what about witches, wizards, and mythical beings? What about superheroes or aliens? This is just to cool!”

 

She had managed to organize herself in time to pay attention to the comedy. It took her mind off of life for a while but when it ended she couldn't help but think about what she'd learned tonight.

 

(A few hours later)

 

“Alright, get ready to be freaked out beyond belief!” Joey cried, holding a DVD above his head. “I present to you…The Ring!” he placed it into the DVD player and Yami turned off the lights.

 

The movie began to play.

 

“Oh man, I hope I don't freak out in front of my friends! Maybe I should have told them I've never seen the Ring before! Shoot, shoot, shoot!”

 

“I haven't seen the `The Ring'. Is it scary?” Ryou asked so quietly that Aly could hardly hear him.

 

“I don't know I've never seen it either, but my friends said it was creepy,” Aly whispered back. She shifted her position so that her feet were curled into the arm of the recliner and her elbows rested on the seat. Ryou changed his position as well. He curled up into a defensive ball and held his legs to his chest.

 

(Little while later)

 

Aly bit her lip. “This is too freaky! I don't even have a blanket or anything to hide behind!”

 

Aly saw that Tae and Yugi were both snuggling closer to Yami. Tristan was grinning at Serenity as she scooted closer and Joey seemed to be having fun. Aly was not having fun.

 

Images of the dead girl flashed through her mind whenever she closed her eyes. They all watched with anticipation, it was almost over. Aly had watched most of the scary parts through her hand but now she was too scared to even move. The girl was coming out of the well…she was walking closer…and closer…and-

 

Suddenly the screen went dark.

 

Aly heard someone scream and was so frightened she screamed as well, grabbing the closest thing she could lay her hands on. A chain of screams erupted.

 

“Calm down guys!” Yami cried in the dark. Suddenly the screen came back on but the movie was paused. “I accidentally turned off the T.V. that's all.”

 

Tae and Yugi were clutching Yami tightly, Serenity and Tristan had grabbed each other and Joey was hiding behind a large pillow. Aly looked to see she was clutching Ryou's shoulder quite tightly. She immediately loosened her grip.

 

“Sorry,” she said blushing.

 

“It's ok, you did scare me though,” Ryou replied.

 

“Well, I wasn't scared!” Joey announced, setting the pillow aside.

 

“I was!” Tae cried, still clutching Yami.

 

“Can we watch the rest of the movie?” Yami asked in an annoyed tone. Everyone nodded slightly, but didn't pull away from their embraces.

 

Ryou's P.O.V.

 

“Bye Yugi and Yami thanks for inviting us over!” Tae called as everyone began to leave.

 

“Yeah, and thanks for telling me about the five thousand year old spirit of a pharaoh that used to live in your necklace!” Aly called. Yugi smiled sheepishly.

 

“Be careful on your way home!”

 

“Big brother I'm scared. It's dark!” Serenity said to Joey.

 

“It's ok sis, I'll protect you no matter what. Come on, we'd better go home.”

 

“I'll protect you too Serenity,” Tristan offered.

 

“No way Tristan, you're taking me home! That movie creeped me out!” Tae cried, clinging to Tristan's arm.

 

“Thank you for the food and entertainment Yugi and Yami,” Ryou said as he walked by.

 

Tristan and Tae headed off one way, while Joey and Serenity headed off another. Ryou and Aly looked at each other.

 

“My house is on the way to yours isn't it?” she asked nervously. Ryou could tell she was scared. So was he. The movie had been creepy, and he felt that any second he'd turn around and see some girl with long black hair looking at him.

 

“Yeah,” he said.

 

“Good,” she replied sighing. Aly took his wrist. “Let's hurry, I'm totally freaked out and I don't want to be out here anymore!” The jogged down the sidewalk for a bit, Aly kept looking around as if she expected the girl as well. Ryou jogged after her, trying to keep up with her quick pace.

 

Finally they arrived at Aly's home.

 

“Thanks for walking with me Ryou. Sorry you have to go the rest of the way alone,” she said. Ryou shrugged.

 

“It's ok,” was all he said.

 

“Be careful, and also, about tonight, they weren't pulling a joke were they?” Aly asked. Ryou shook his head.

 

“It's all true Aly, I swear,” he said solemnly. Aly's eyes widened a bit.

 

“So, do you really have a brother or…”

 

“Actually I lied, I'm sorry about that. I wasn't sure if Yugi wanted you to know. I have no brother, but I have a yami. That's what they're called. My yami is my darker side and I, as his hikari, am his lighter side.” Aly nodded her head in understanding.

 

“Wow. That must be cool, but weird, and kinda freaky.”

 

“Yeah,” Ryou replied.

 

“Wow…it's just, suddenly the world seems a whole lot bigger, full of possibilities and…I learned tonight that magic exists…Well, I'll see you later Ryou,” she said, giving him a small smile before opening the door to her house.

 

“Goodbye Aly,” he replied. She flashed him another smile and the door shut. Ryou was all alone in the darkness.

 

Ryou walked quickly, being alone with Bakura would be more pleasant then being totally alone at night. He passed the closed shops and the houses in which families were safe and happy together. Ryou looked around but there were no other people outside…there were no cars driving by.

 

“That's strange…” he thought.

 

Ryou turned left on a corner and froze. What was that he heard? It sounded like…footsteps…but not normal footsteps, it was like someone was walking through a puddle. He looked down but there was no puddle underneath his feet. Ryou gulped. He couldn't see anyone in front of him and he was too afraid to turn around. Where were the footsteps coming from?

 

Ryou was still, he didn't even breathe, the only things that moved were his eyeballs. They darted around franticly, looking for someone…or something. Ryou took a deep breathe and summoned enough courage to move again.

 

The walk down the sidewalk seemed to last an hour. He came to the corner and listened but he no longer heard the footsteps. He breathed a sigh of relief before turning.

 

Ryou gasped and felt his heart skip a beat. There, about twenty feet away, was a figure engulfed by shadows. It was slowly walking closer to him. Images from the movie flashed in his mind. The well, the teenager's distorted face, the tree, the ladder, the ring. He heard the watery foot steps and glanced down to see he was standing in water. When his eyes looked back up for the figure it was gone. He gasped again and looked around but she was no where in sight. Then he heard the footsteps again.

 

Ryou looked down at the water. His eyes widened in fear as he saw by the dim light of the street lamps the reflection of girl with long black hair. It wasn't up-side-down, which meant…Ryou felt something cold and wet touch his shoulder.

 

That was it. Ryou screamed and ran for his life. He ran as fast as he could, barely looking where he was going.

 

Ryou ran up to his house and felt for his key. Ryou's hands shook uncontrollably as he tried to open the door. Finally after about three tries the door swung open. He slammed it shut as soon as he was in and sat on the floor. He closed his eyes and took deep breathes.

 

“Calm down, this can't be real. You're seeing things…you imagined them because you're scared…it's all in your head…” he said to himself.

 

“Seven days.”

 

Ryou yelped and jumped in alarm. He looked around in the darkness.

 

“Man Ryou you are so easy to scare!” Bakura cried, laughing evilly. Ryou stood up shakily.

 

“God Ryou it was only a movie. You actually thought she existed?” Bakura laughed harder. Ryou waited for his yami to stop laughing.

 

“What about the girl? I-I saw someone-,”

 

“I did that stupid! You are easy to mess with.”

 

“You made me see and hear thing that weren't there?” Ryou asked in surprise.

 

“Duh!” his yami replied. Ryou sighed.

 

“Do you need anything?” he asked wearily.

 

“No, but you're not free yet,” Bakura said, there was an edge to his voice. Suddenly he brushed his hand against Ryou's cheek. Ryou's stomach did a flip. Bakura examined his fingers and shook his head. Ryou felt his check as well. It was wet, had he been crying?

 

“Are you stupid or do you just enjoy pain?” Bakura asked, giving Ryou the glare you would give a disobedient puppy. Ryou didn't have time to reply because Bakura slapped him across the face so hard he fell backwards.

 

Bakura glared at Ryou for a moment.

 

“Go to your room,” he ordered sternly. Ryou quickly scampered up the stairs, not wanting to anger his darkness.

 

Ryou closed the door, put on his pajamas and collapsed onto his bed. He pulled the covers up over his face and closed his eyes but he didn't sleep. He sat and breathed, to afraid to move or even to think.

 

Aly's P.O.V.

 

Aly sat up in bed, unable to sleep.

 

“That movie was scary Cookie,” she said as she cuddled with her cats. Cookie purred.

 

Aly listened to music, read, and talked to Cookie until 11:00. It was when she began to get tired that she would get scared.

 

“Whenever I close my eyes I see her face…” Aly said quietly. Cookie rubbed against Aly's arm affectionately. Suddenly a thought popped into Aly's head.

 

“Hey, why don't I e-mail the guys?” Aly popped out of bed, dropping a surprised Cookie to the floor. Quickly she logged onto MSN.

 

AlleyKat: Hello?

 

AlleyKat: Anyone there?

 

AlleyKat: Come on guys, I'm trying to talk to you!!!!!

 

AlleyKat: ………

 

AlleyKat: Bye

 

Aly frowned. She had missed the daily chat. Actually now it was more like the few times a week chat. Aly was busy and her friends were busy. Sometimes she'd log on and only one of them would be on or sometimes they'd log on and she'd be with Yugi and the gang. This was the first time no one had been there to talk to her.

 

“It's late, they might be asleep, or out, or sleeping over at someone's house…” Aly sighed unhappily. Her friends and she were drifting apart. That was not good. They had promised to stay in touch, even if Aly was in another country.

 

Instead of instant messaging them Aly decided to e-mail them. She hadn't checked hers in a while and surprisingly had quite a few. Aly clicked on one from her cousin.

 

Duel Monster Cards and YUGI!!!

Aly

thanks for the cards they're really cool!!! I can't believe you know YUGI!!!!!!! Get me an autograph!!!!! YOU HAVE TO GET ME A PICTURE OR AN AUTOGRAPH!!!!!!!!!!

Ur cuz

 

Aly shook her head and smiled. Her cousin would never change. The next message was from Kara.

 

Hot Boys Like Jewelry

Aly

Hey, how are you? We hardly get to talk anymore. Guess what happened to me a few days ago! We were all at the mall, against Millie's wishes, when this cute boy named Thomas came up to me and asked me about my necklace. Yes, the friendship necklace! Erica and Millie showed him theirs and he was totally impressed. He said the gold brought out the amber of my eyes! Sweet isn't he? You still have your necklace right? Well, I'll instant message you later.

Kara

 

Aly fingered her golden cat head. She would never get rid of it. It was a sign of their friendship. The four animal heads had been part of a set, each was once attached to a golden pendent of some sort but the jeweler had pried off the animal heads and sold them as necklaces. The original pendent they'd been part of was somewhere in Aly's room. Lots of her stuff was still in boxes and she knew the old rusty pendent was in one.

 

Aly clicked REPLY and began to type.

 

Kara

Hey, sorry I haven't checked my e-mail in a while. I watched The Ring tonight. IT WAS CREEPY!! I can't sleep. Of course I still have the necklace! I wear it every day. Oh, and you know what? I GOT A PART IN THE PLAY!!!!! I'm in the big song and dance scene. Cool huh? I dance with this one guy who I think you'd like. He's Egyptian… Well, tell the guys I said `hi' and I want to talk to you all Saturday or Sunday night. Ok?

Aly

 

With that Aly turned off her computer and crawled into bed. She was too tired not to sleep. Aly took of her necklace and put it on the bed side table. Then she grabbed Cookie and retreated under the covers. It took a while but finally, around midnight, Aly fell asleep with the comforting thoughts of talking to her friends soon.

 

@#@#@#@#

 

Emmy: That's the end of that chapter. Ugh…my dog was barking last night and I kept thinking of him getting killed by the girl or something.

 

Raven: Scaredy cat!

 

Emmy: Humph!

 

Ryou: R&R please!