Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Probationis Vitae ❯ Reminders ( Chapter 6 )

Reminders

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Also, on note to my other stories, I've had writer's block on those I haven't finished. I'm not ignoring any reviews or requests to finish them, it's just that I'm having difficulty doing so at the moment. I promise to try and write more whenever I can.

Here are the yami/hikari communication symbols again-I actually used them this chapter.

/…../ is Yugi to Yami.

//…..// is Yami to Yugi.

\…..\ is Ryou to Bakura.

\\…..\\ is Bakura to Ryou.

^…..^ is Malik (hikari) to Marik (yami).

^^…..^^ is Marik to Malik.

"~…..~" is someone talking on the other end of a phone, walkie-talkie, etc.

~*~*~*~Last time~*~*~*~

Yugi and Yami had been lying in bed thinking about what had happened recently when they heard the scream. Quickly they jumped out of bed and, recognizing the voice as Selene's, headed to Yugi's room. When they got there they saw Damien, Jake, Jason, Derek, Malik, Marik, Seto, and Jo standing in the doorway with Ryou and Bakura quickly climbing the stairs. They managed to push their way through and the sight that greeted them froze them in place. The room was empty, the window was open, and there was no Selene in sight.

Selene had been attacked again, and this time it had been successful.

~*~*~*~On with the story~*~*~*~

Yugi paled when he saw the room. It didn't take a genius to figure out that Selene had been kidnapped. He looked around to see the others reactions. By the looks on their faces, everyone was upset, though the Venators more so than the others, and if Jake, Jason, Derek, and-he guessed-he himself looked upset, Damien looked devastated. Though that was understandable considering what they were to each other.

"But how did this happen?" Ryou asked, "I thought Damien was with her."

They all looked at the devastated young man who said, "I had been, but I needed to use the bathroom. I'd wanted to get someone to watch her but she insisted she'd be fine. I never expected….." he trailed off on the last sentence, shaking his head in disbelief.

Yugi shook his head, this was all too much for one night, and if he was already getting a headache, he couldn't imagine how some of the others must be feeling.

Suddenly Jason seemed to compose himself a little bit and said, "As much as I hate it, we'll have to put this off `till tomorrow. It's very late and we're all exhausted, and if we don't get any sleep we won't be in any condition to help later."

They all nodded and headed off to bed.

The next morning everyone was gathered in the living room again, the Venators, especially Damien, looking as if they hadn't gotten much rest the previous night.

Malik and called, and gotten yelled at by, his sister and Seto had called Mokuba. Jo hadn't called, knowing his father probably wouldn't care, and neither had Ryou, his father was on another dig.

Suddenly the silence was broken by Jake's exclamation of "Oh shit! We forgot about something!" And everyone jumped, Marik and Bakura then looking ready to murder someone.

\Calm down.\ Ryou said to his yami before turning his attention back to Jake.

\\Don't worry. I won't kill him…..yet.\\ Bakura replied.

Meanwhile Malik was talking to his yami. ^Yami…..^ he said in a warning tone, having seen the murderous glint in Marik's eyes.

^^What?^^ Marik asked in an innocent tone that wouldn't have fooled anyone.

^Don't hurt him.^ Malik stated bluntly.

^^Please!^^ Marik said in a pleading tone.

^No. I'd rather not see what Yugi and the other Venators would do to you if you did.^ Malik said.

^^…..^^ Marik had no reply to that.

^Exactly.^ Malik said before closing the link and saying aloud, "What is it?"

"The reason they wanted Selene in the first place. They wanted the key, and now they have it." Jake said, looking slightly nervous at the glares the Marik had been sending him.

"So," Seto said, "we still have the book so the key is useless."

"It means," Jason said, catching on, "that next they'll probably go after the book and, more importantly, Yugi and/or Yami. They'll need all the keys to open the book too, meaning someone else is in danger."

Then Yugi said, "But they don't have it."

"What do you mean Yugi?" Yami asked, confused as to what his hikari meant.

Yugi just closed his eyes, shook his head, and said, "They don't have the key. Selene didn't have it, she gave it to me to keep it safe. I have it." He reached into his pocket from which he pulled out the necklace. Yugi then explained, "She had a nearly identical copy made. She gave me this last night and wore the copy. She guessed they were coming and made sure that they didn't get the key."

"Damn, so they took her for no reason. For all we know they could've killed her by now!" Damien said, looking frustrated beyond all belief.

"No, they wouldn't have killed her yet." Yugi said, trying to reassure the very worried, obsidian haired young man on the chair.

"Why's that?" Ryou asked, knowing Yugi would have a reason for saying that.

"A hostage," Marik said and everyone turned to him so he explained. "If they need Yugi or Yami then the best way to get them would be to make it where they had one of their friends and made them trade their freedom for their friend's."

^And you would know this how?^ Malik asked, shooting a suspicious look at his yami.

^^Not telling!^^ Marik said in a singsong voice before closing the link.

"Exactly," Yugi said ruefully. "She told me last night when she gave me the necklace. That's why I agreed to take it."

Jo looked like he was about to say something when the doorbell rang. Everyone looked at each other for a second before Yugi and Yami stood up and Yugi said, "We'll get it."

They walked to the front door and, Yugi not liking the feeling he was getting, opened the door to reveal a blond haired, fortyish looking man standing in the doorway. Yugi froze.

//Yugi, what is it?// Yami asked mentally, feeling his hikari's fear start to filter through the link.

/It's my father./ Yugi replied and Yami froze too. It seemed they had more than just one problem on their hands.

~*~*~With Selene~*~*~

Selene woke with a pounding headache and an uneasy feeling. Instinctively knowing that she wasn't where she was supposed to be, she opened her eyes and slowly sat up. For a moment she was confused as to where she was before she remembered the previous night's events.

`Well, I was right. At least I gave the necklace to Yugi.' She thought before standing up. Immediately she felt a strange weight on the top of her clothing and, glancing down, she barely stifled a shudder of revulsion then a groan of annoyance. It seems someone had changed her clothes while she was unconscious, hence the shudder. She was now wearing a long, tan, off the shoulders dress with flare sleeves that hugged her upper body to her waist at which point it loosened and flowed around her legs, reaching the floor, with the hem around the sleeves, neckline, and bottom having a two inch border that was dark blue with silver swirls, and the same person had let her amber hair down before tying it a couple inches below the end and put slip-on shoes on her before adorning her wrists with thin, silver and gold bracelets, hence the groan. She hated this type of outfit because if she had to fight, she'd be screwed.

She looked around the room and saw that it had a bed, a chair, and a small separate room that seemed to be a windowless bathroom. To say the least, it was sparsely furnished. Evidently someone here knew her reputation and really wanted to keep her here.

She straightened and turned around when she heard the door open. Her eyes turned to ice when she saw the person beyond the door, remembering the last encounter with him. The young man looked to be about her age and had short, bleach-blonde hair and sharp ice-blue eyes. The man was Akuma.

~*~*~Somewhere unknown~*~*~

"Have we got the Key?"

"Yes sir. We got it on the last attempt."

"Very good, and how is the girl?"

"She just woke up sir. Akuma is with her now, just as you allowed."

"Good, has the next stage been set then?"

"Yes sir."

"Excellent, we will have the final pieces to the puzzle soon. You are dismissed."

"Yes sir."

TBC…..

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