Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Probationis Vitae ❯ Clues ( Chapter 7 )

Clues

AN: Sorry I didn't update sooner. I had company over this weekend and two of the guests took over my room so I hardly had any time to write on my computer. Otherwise there would've been more than one chapter over the Thanksgiving holidays.

Also, Happy Thanksgiving all! I know it's a little late, but better late then never, right?

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Thank you, all of you. I appreciate all of you so much.

Here are the symbols, though I didn't use them, mainly a reminder.

/…../ 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~*~*~*~

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.

~*~*~Selene~*~*~

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.

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

`How can he be here? I know Selene said he was in town, but I didn't expect his to be back here so soon. Oh shit this isn't good.' Yugi's thoughts were racing as he stood looking at his abuser of many years.

"Hello Yugi," Adam Mutou said, breaking into his son's thoughts. "Good to see you again and not that retched girl." Currently he wasn't paying any attention to Yami, who stood behind Yugi, glaring intensely.

Coming out of his thoughts, Yugi's eyes hardened into the coldest glare Yami had ever seen on his hikari and suppressed a shiver despite the fact that it wasn't aimed at him. He'd seen Yugi glare, even been on the receiving end before, but it was nothing compared to this. He could see anger first and foremost and strangely, pity, but he saw no hatred. He also didn't see any of the fear he felt as clear as day through their shared link.

"What do you want?" Yugi asked, voice emotionless.

"I think you know what I'm here for. After all, you don't seem completely surprised by my presence, meaning the bitch told you I was here." Adam said, smirking slightly.

"He's not going," Yami said, scowling fiercely at the man in front of him.

Adam's eyes turned to Yami for the first time and, smirk now full-blown, said, "Ah Yugi, found one have you? Well anyway, I'm afraid he doesn't have a choice. You see, I've obtained legal custody of him until he can support himself, neither he nor you, whoever you are, have any say in this matter."

"Not to copy Selene, but screw you. I don't care what anyone says, I'm not coming with you." Yugi said coldly, obviously surprising Adam who'd-by the looks of things-expected the same timid, soft-spoken boy he used to beat. Both Yugi and Yami felt a strange sort of pride at this. Unfortunately Adam gathered himself rather quickly.

"Well, fortunately, you have no say in this. So I suggest you pack any clothes, puzzles, or books you want because you're due to come with me in one week." Adam said before turning around and walking back to his car.

Yugi, yet again, froze, though this time at his father's words. He felt that there was something more behind the statement. Suddenly Yami closed the door, snapping Yugi out of his thoughts. Yami led them both to the living room where the others immediately asked what'd happened.

"It was Yugi's father," Yami said, "he came to take Yugi back. He somehow got legal permission and will try and take him back in one week."

There was a pause before Jake said, in a slightly creepy voice, "Seven days." When the others looked at him strangely he said, "Sorry, couldn't help the little insert from `The Ring.' It just fit so perfectly." Everyone, except Yugi, just shook their heads, though they silently agreed with him. *

Yugi, meanwhile, was pondering his father's words. ` `So I suggest you pack any clothes, puzzles, or books you want…..' Why does it seem like it's more significant than it appears at first thought.' Yugi thought. He replayed those few seconds in his mind a few times before something clicked and he shot straight up from his previously hunched position, getting everyone's attention in the process.

"What is it Yugi," Malik asked, curious.

"I just figured out something. My father, he knows where Selene is." Yugi said

"What, but where did you get that?" Jo asked.

"It was something he said. For some reason, it seemed more significant than it was played off to be. He said to bring any clothes, PUZZLES, or BOOKS I wanted with me." Yugi said and saw comprehension dawn in the Venators' eyes.

"But couldn't that just be random things he chose to mention?" Ryou asked.

"It could," Jason said, "but we've learned that when Yugi, Selene, or Jake get a hunch about something, it's usually right. And there's also the fact that unless he's been stalking Yugi since he was taken out of his custody, impossible I might add as he's been locked up in a mental facility until recently, he wouldn't have known about Yugi liking puzzles and books as he never let him have anything. And if you think about it, liking to read isn't exactly a common trait among our peers."

The others nodded in agreement with that statement. Then they turned back to the most pressing problem.

"Well, we have a week to deal with that, but we still need to find Selene. How do we go about doing that?" Jake said.

"We could track down Yugi's father and get the information from him," Bakura said and Marik nodded in agreement.

"One problem with that," Jason said, "if he does know where Selene is then the place he works for would've most certainly made it where we couldn't find his house listed anywhere or just find wrong addresses."

"Well, maybe the people who wrote the note could help." Jake said and Derek turned exasperated eyes to him.

"Problem being that we have no idea how to contact these people, even if we we're sure that they weren't enemies." Damien pointed out.

"Well, we could see if there is anything in Egyptian history about a group called `Watchmen.' After all, how many random groups go around knowing how to write in ancient Egyptian, much less have the ability to be able to write something in one language to where it translates into another dead language so the person or machine has to know both to be able to translate. The fact that they mentioned the Puzzle directly and Yami and Yugi indirectly helped too." Jake said, explaining his reasoning.

"That makes sense," Yugi thought before turning to Malik. "Do you think your sister could help us?"

Malik frowned before saying, "She might be able to. If you want we could go and ask her ourselves."

The others nodded and stood up, preparing to try and find another piece of the rapidly growing puzzle.

~*~*~Selene~*~*~

She glared at the young man in front of her who just smirked.

"Hello Selene," he said and she just scowled at him, not dignifying him with an answer. "Surprised to see me aren't you. I admit, I never expected to find myself working for a company like this, but they help me get what I want."

Selene smirked and this time replied, "It's more like I expect better out of people like them. Who would've guessed that they'd lower themselves low enough to work with the likes of you." She was secretly pleased at the angry flush that spread across Akuma's cheeks before he could push it down a second later. Then he smirked.

Suddenly Akuma pulled out a filter mask, confusing Selene with his actions. They were explained a moment later as a strange orange smoke suddenly spewed out of a previously unnoticed, very small vent. She immediately started to try and hold her breath, though she already knew it was a futile effort. After a while she couldn't hold it anymore and had to breathe. The moment she did she felt her limbs start to become numb, as if she was losing control of her body.

Akuma smirked as he watched the gas take effect, recalling the exact words of his new boss when he'd asked how far he was allowed to go. There were, `As far as you want as long as you don't kill her. All we need is for you to make sure that her fighting spirit is gone.'

Selene collapsed as she lost the last of the feeling in her body. After a few seconds she saw the smoke disappear and then heard Akuma's voice. "That's a marvelous little innovation isn't it? It renders the mind completely locked away, while still aware. You can see, hear, and feel everything that happens around you, but the only things you can do, or more specifically your body can do, is react to outside stimuli and obey commands. Stand up."

To her horror she felt her body, against her will, start to respond and stand up. She really wanted to growl when she saw the triumphant look on Akuma's face. But, more than anything, his next command terrified her because she knew what he was going to do.

"Take off your dress." Akuma said, watching as her eyes flashed with horror before her hands reached up and slowly slid the dress off her body. Akuma grinned perversely when he saw what he'd been dreaming about since he'd first seen her. She still had on a pair of underwear, but the person who had put the dress on her had chosen not to leave on her bra, and he loved the sight. She was perfectly formed in everyway.

"Lie on the bed," he said and she did so.

Selene never wanted to kill someone more than she did now. She knew exactly what was coming and was dreading every minute of it.

Akuma slowly walked up to her, shedding his clothes along the way. He lowered himself onto her and smirked.

~The next part is too graphic to show if I want to keep this at PG-13, so if you wish to read it just send ask me and I'll send you the unedited chapter. Also the cut part was written by one of my friends who wished to remain anonymous. On with the story.~

He smirked when he saw the haunted look in her eyes. He now knew of her past and he knew this was the perfect way to break her fighting spirit. He got up and got dressed. He placed the discarded dress over her body before walking out of the room. He knew he could come back at any time.

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

"Was stage two successful?"

"Yes sir, everything went as planned. We should be ready within the next week if all continues as it is."

"Good, keep me updated. You are dismissed."

"Yes sir."

TBC…..

AN: Please don't kill me for doing that to Selene. I needed that to happen for other things to happen later on. I'm so sorry!

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* Also, for those who don't know, `The Ring' is a movie about an urban legend basically. Whoever watches this one tape will die in seven days. It's a horror film. I got Jake's like from the phone call anyone who watches the video gets. The voice on the other end says that because they have seven days to live and they way they die, or at least what we've seen of it, is very creepy. Just thought you'd like to know where that came from.