Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Star of Hope ❯ Past Remnants ( Chapter 4 )

Yu-Gi-Oh!

~Star Of Hope~

[Chapter 4]

"Past Remnants"

By: Kat Lee

Disclaimers: Wha! Do I have to remind you? It hurts not knowing I own Yu-Gi-Oh! Cause I don't and never will.

((Yay! I see I didn't get enough reviews, but it will do. Hope you enjoy!))

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It was dark outside. The sky was filled with a beautiful radiance created by the millions of stars and the dazzling full moon. The night was silent, except for the songs of the night critters. The footsteps of a certain person weren't heard, nor were the sound of the giant doors opening and closing. The man occupying the giant bed stiffened when he felt a presence in his room. The tapestries of his canopy bed shifted slightly as a figure passed by. He could make out a woman figure through the white satin curtains of his bed. A hand moved across the opening and gently pulled it back. The man relaxed to see the divine girl he knew all too well. Softly and carefully she crawled on the bed to meet up with his delicate lips. Passionately, he wraps his arms around her thing body. He explored her ever curve to find her figure perfect in every way. The girl hung tightly on to him, as he started to trail kisses on her neck. She sighed out his name and he went under her clothing. She caught him whispering his love to her, as she silently let him take her away through the night til the morning sun rose.

Yugi opened his eyes to find himself staring at the ceiling. It was quiet and he felt his spirit tensed. Yugi sat up and stared at his clock. The green digits read 7 o'clock in the morning. Yugi groaned and fell on his back. An arm went over his head and a sigh escaped from his lips. Thoughts went back to the event that happened yesterday afternoon. "Why would there be Duel Cards out lose? Someone could have summoned them, but whom? No one else has Millennium items, cause we collected them all." Yugi turned on his bed and lay on his side. He stared at the wall before him. There on the nightstand was his Millennium Puzzle. 'Some thing is going on. And I feel it's bad… worse than anything I've been through.' The boy thought.

The phone rang, and Yugi sleepily picked up the phone and groaned again. 'Who would call this early on a Sunday morning?' "Hello?" His voice had a hint of tiresome.

"MORNING YUG!!" yelled out a voice on the other line. Yugi back off the phone and went to clear his ear. He listened back to the phone. "I swear Joey, if you do that again I'll be deaf." He said grumpily.

"Sorry buddy." Joey on the other line rubbed the back of his neck. "So like, yesterday we tried to call you, as in me and Tea. But no one answered, so like…"

Yugi got impatient. "Just tell me Joey what you wanted to talk about to me." He was a bit mad on how someone would call early on a weekend for no apparent reason.

"Yeah, well, yesterday the others all agreed on going to the beach today. You want to come? We'll come by and pick you up."

The thought brightened up his mood. "Sure why not." The boy smiled widely. Yugi sat up and started to get ready.

"Cool! So like, we're gonna stop by in bout an hour or so." Joey said sheepishly.

"That early?"

"It was the girl's idea." Joey groaned. "If we didn't have any plans for today, I wouldn't be calling you and still be in bed till god who know how long."

Yugi laughed at this. "True." The boy was now sitting up right on his bed. "So I'll see you soon."

"Sure! C'ya!" Then there was a dial tone. Yugi hung up the phone and dropped it on his bed. He started to get change into his gray trunks and a white button up shirt. He left it open, showing his bare chest. He walked out of his room to get a beach towel from the closet. The boy wondered on what to bring, so he decided to bring a radio and some snacks. The shop was closed on Sundays and Yugi's grandpa was still on that trip. When Yugi went back up to retrieve his puzzle, he saw it glow strangely. He picked it up and wore the silver chain around his neck. The puzzle then hung loosely on the chain that held it.

Yugi walked out of his soul room towards the other door that shared his body. He knocked on the door a bit, but there was no reply. "Yami?" Slowly the door opened and Yugi peeked inside. He saw his yami standing in the middle of the room, his back facing him. Yugi called out again in a softer tone. "Yami?" The boy walked in and shut the door behind. He moved closer to his yami. He reached out to place a hand on his shoulder. "Is… something wrong?" Yugi pried.

The darker half finally moved. He shook his head at this lighter half. "It was nothing. Nothing is wrong." He lied and his heart was pounding hard.

Yugi shrugged. "Well, we were invited to go to the beach with our friends. They'll be coming to pick us up." He turned to exit his yami's soul room. "If there is anything wrong, you know you can tell me about it." He was worried for him.

Yami shook his head. "I know." He smiled at his hikari as he turned around to face him. "I don't feel up to joining you and your friends to the beach. I'll just stay here and you have your fun." Yami said softly to his hikari.

Yugi nodded and exited the room. Yami was left alone in his own soul room. He walked up a corridor and went to his bed. He fell on the mattress and closed his eyes. 'Yesterday… I felt that presence again. It's so familiar, yet I can't make it out.' Then he remembered all those occurring dreams he has been having lately. Everyday it would be different, and the pictures weren't clear, but the air, the smell, and everything felt so real. He could still feel the touch of that soft hand go across his chest. He shivered at the remembrance. "That cloaked figure…" He whispered.

The school year was almost ending, and the teens were excited about it. Classes were always boring and the teacher was hell. Today was a day of relaxation before they have those finals. Yugi carried a few stuff, followed by Joey. The two other girls were left to check if anything was left in their car. The guys put down the stuff on a perfect place to stay. They were far from the other people, about a good 10 miles. There were only a few, cause Sunday was a resting day for a lot of people. Tea unfolded the blanket and settled it on the smooth sand. Serenity placed the picnic basket and the radio down on the blanket. The two boys were busy making the beach umbrella stand. Soon Tristan and Ryou appeared. The elder boy carried some beach chairs, while Ryou carried one chair and some beach balls. They all greeted one another and helped out on setting up their area. Mai and the Kaiba brothers appeared. Mai held a basket filled with other foods and placed it next to the other one. The girl sat down with the other girls on the blanket. Mokuba joined the girls and watched the other boys starting to fight over who is going to do what.

After a few argument and laughter they all settled down. Thanks to the elder Kaiba, there was a grill and they were grilling some burgers and hot dogs. Tristan and Seto worked on the grill. Mokuba played with Joey on the shore. Mai and Serenity were near the radio, listening to some CD and talking about some things. Ryou sat on one of the blankets on his own watching the two kids play. Tea lay on one blanket with Yugi next to her in silence. They stared at the clear blue sky. The girl lightly blushed the whole time. He wore his trunks and an open shit just like all the other guys did. She wouldn't expect her childhood friend would do sure a thing. Yugi himself was blushing too. He didn't fail to notice the attire the girl beside him wore. She had a deep blue two-piece swimsuit. On top of it was a mini jean shorts hugging her hips and a short jean vest. A part of her bottom piece was showing, and the shorts hang low. "Yugi…" Tea spoke up interrupting his thoughts.

"Y-yes?" He asked shyly.

Suddenly Tea's mind ran blank. She forgot what to ask the boy beside her. "Eh… Never mind, I forgot." She laughed to herself.

"Hey stay away from the hotdogs!" a voice yelled.

The two then turned their attention to the other guys. Tristan chased the culprit with a spatula that stole the food he and Kaiba cooked. Joey ran with all his might to get away from the wrath that his friend will plunge upon him. His mouth was stuffed with a hotdog. Mokuba laughed as he stood near his brother.

"Look at them. They are having so much fun… with out me!" The girl quivered in a weep. "It's not fair! They didn't invite me!" Then she narrowed her eyes. Soon she took out a card and it flew out of her grasp. "This is what you get for not inviting me!"

Joey ran away from his chaser as fast as he could. The elder boy was slowing down. The blonde turned his head and stuck out his tongue to tease him. Then he tripped on the sand. Tristan was far behind catching his breath and laughing loudly at his clumsy friend. Joey glared at the air and looked up in front of him. He heard the others far away laughing out loud as well. The boy growled and pushed himself up to a sitting position. He dusted off his arms and chest from the sticking sand. Suddenly an object fell from the sky, half buried by the beach sand. Joey looked curiously at the thing and saw it was a maroon card. He was about to reach out to it and touch it, but the thing sent out weird waves of energy. Joey got up and backed away as it started to glow. A ray of light shot up into the sky, turning it into to a dark scenario.

The others all looked around unknown to the problem. Yami jumped up like something has pinched him hard. He looked out the window and saw the sky clouded with darkness. The waves were roaring, and a thunder clapped through the sky. The girls huddled together with the boys in front to protect them. Mokuba ran to Tea's side and hugged her tightly. Joey and Tristan cowardly ran to the group and hid behind the girls. "What the heck is happening?" cried out Joey.

Yugi's eyes became narrowed and his features changed to his darker half. "I don't know, but I know I felt that presence before."

"What do you mean?" asked Seto.

"Yesterday, something weird happen. Two cards came to life and attacked Yugi. We couldn't see if it was anyone's though." Yami told them. They all looked at him staring blankly trying to let the information sink in.

Ryou looked steadily at Yami. "Who else could summon Duel Monsters? We have all the Millennium Items." The voice changed into the darker half of Ryou, Bakura.

Yami narrowed his eyes on the ex-tomb raider. " I don't know."

Then the forming light changed into a human like monster. Everyone's eyes popped out of their sockets to see a bare woman only holding a vase of endless pouring water. "Is t-that a Water Omotics?" stuttered Seto. (1400/1200)

Tea quickly covered Mokuba's young eyes. Mai slapped Joey on the back of his head. The boy was basically drooling over her. "I got to get me one of those cards!" He howled.

"Hell no!" Shrieked Mai.

Serenity glared at Tristan for staring at the Duel Monster in a weird way. The boy got nervous. "Heh. I wasn't looking! I swear!" The girl rolled her eyes.

"Don't just stand there. Do something!" Tea said to the yamis.

Bakura and yami looked at each other then narrowed their eyes. They walked away from the group and took out a duel card. The Monster wouldn't let them near her so she cast a blast of her powers. The yamis dodged and quickly summoned their cards. As soon as the cards were summoned, the cards went into battle against one another. Then the Water Omotics went back to a card and floated about. It flew into Tea's hands. She blinked in confusion. "Huh?" Everyone stared at her in confusion also. 'Tea keeps the card?' questioned Yami.

"Humph. It's not over yet!" the voice growled angrily. She lifted another card and it soared back to the designated area.

Another card fell out of the sky, and everyone was tensed. They back up a bit, leave the yamis ahead of them. Bakura smirked evilly and Yami prepared him self. Soon the sky darkened more, and the winds pick up. The waves were splashing hard and thunder and lighting were rolling. The girls and Mokuba flinched at the sound and gripped on each other tighter. Seto was in front of the girls, while Joey and Tristan clutched each other for their dear life, behind the group of girls and Mokuba. A spot on the water glowed brightly. It shot a ray of light into the dark sky. Then a form emerged from the light. It was like a sea serpent. It roared out to match the terrifying sounds of the thunder. "A Roaring Ocean Snake" stated Yami. (2100/1800)

Bakura smirked more and summoned one of his cards quickly. "Rageiki!" A giant bolt of thunder came crashing down at the water giant. The serpent shrieked in pain. When it was about to transform back to a card, it went solid and the monster roared. It was laughing in a mocking tone. "What the hell? That magic card was suppose to wipe out the monster in one hit!" cursed Bakura.

A booming laughter entered the area. It surrounded every corner of the group. They looked around searching the owner of it. Then, a portal opened near the head of the Sea Serpent. A figure merged through to reveal herself. She had very long raven hair, all the way down to her ankles. It hangs loosely and straight behind her with red streaks. She was slender and petit. She had creamy pale skin, as white as snow. She had brightly rogue lips and heavy dark eye shadow. She wore tight lather clothing that is more revealing than another other pop star singer's wardrobe. Her eyes glowed with her blood red eyes. "Hello my little pets." She said in an eerie tone.

The girl started to pet the water serpent. "I won't let you get rid of my baby that easily." Then she pointed towards them, and the giant snake pulled back its head. From its mouth it released a ball of power, and send it straight towards the group. The girls, Mokuba, Joey and Tristan all yelled out. Seto pushed the big group back a few. The blast hit the sand, and the force pushed them away from one another. Tea pushed her self up and her eyes narrowed.

"Are you guys ok?" Yami yelled across the sands.

They all moaned in pain. "Yeah." Answered Tristan as she saw everyone moving. He rubbed his head.

"Look out!" yelled out Serenity. They saw another blast of power aimed right back at them. She closed her eyes, waiting for the power to hit. But then a shield interfered it from making contact on them. They all looked up in shocked. Yami and Bakura from far were surprised as well and couldn't say anything. "Did you do that?" asked Yami. But the other yami shook his head.

The dark girl in the sky narrowed her eyes. The yamis turned back their attention to the Duel monster in the ocean. "I summon, the Dark Magician!" Yugi's prized monster appeared beside his master. It twirled its staff and went into position. "You're not going to win easily!" The Roaring Ocean snake whipped its tail around. Yami and his magician dodged it, but Bakura wasn't lucky. It was thrown across the sand. "Dark Magician attack!"

The magician stroked his staff forward, sending his black magic. It hit the serpent, almost destroying it. "Nah-uh. You see, when my Roaring Ocean Snake is in water, his attack and defense point gets a boost of 500." (2600/2400) The girl laughed. The tables were turned and Yugi's Dark Magician disappeared. It returned into a card. Yami went to grab his card before it headed to the evil witch, but it went by fast. "No!"

She smiled widely to retrieve the precious card. The girl reached to grab it, but then an electrical surge made her retreat her hand back. She growled in anger and saw the card flew back to its rightful owner. Yami stared at it in a questioning look. "What happened?" He whispered.

Serenity looked back at Tea. Her expression changed and her appearance was different. She was staring at the scene before her, and held tightly to the scared boy with in her arms. Serenity saw that Tea was concentrating hard at something. 'It must be Kori, Tea's Yami who did it.' She smiled.

Yami looked up and glared at the girl and her serpent. "I use my Monster Reborn, to revive my Dark Magician." Then his prized monster appeared beside him again, this time full of vengeance. Then his prized monster appeared beside him again, this time full of vengeance. Then Yami took out another card. "If you can use magic cards, so can I." He held up high the card and it glowed brightly. "The Book of Secret Arts!" (2800/2400) Yami saw the girl drew back a bit in shock. "You see, this magic card allows my Dark Magician's attack and defense points 300 higher. Making yours powerless."

The group behind had their eyes lightened. "All right Yami!" cheered on Joey.

Before the girl could react, yami yelled out to interrupt her. "Black Magic Attack!" The magician sent his wave of power on the sea serpent, obliterating it to pieces. It returned back to a card, and Yami held his Dark Magician and Roaring Ocean Snake. The girl growled in anger. The group all stood up and ran to Yami, to congratulate his victory. The water was calm, and the thunderstorm stopped, but the sky was still blanketed by its darkness. The witch sneered at them. "You haven't won yet. And I will reveal you, Anzu." With that said she disappeared leaving the whole group in question. The two yamis looked surprised at the name the girl mentioned. 'That name… sounds… familiar.'

The girl stretched out after refreshing herself. It was Monday morning. Looks like it was another week of classes. Tea hung her head low. She looked down at the floor and saw a shadow. She looked up to see her yami staring out the window again. Tea's eyes softened in worry. "Kori, what's wrong?" She spoke softly. The girl's icy blue eyes glittered. She was motionless and she kept on staring at the rising sun. 'Anzu…'

The day was sunny and bright. She was playing with her friends, but was stopped by her own father. He was down on one knee, hands on the little girl's small shoulders. The girl showed on expression, but eyes held sadness and worry. "Oh Anzu, don't worry about me." The man brushed a few strand of his daughter's brown hair from her face. "You should know, that I love you dearly."

The girl stared at her father's blue eyes. The same icy blue color as hers. She embraced her father and didn't know how to feel. No tears escaped her eyes or a word never fell from her tongue. The man pushed back and looked at his daughter. "You look so much like your mother." She never did get to meet her mother. She died shortly after her birth. "Anzu, I want you to know who you are." She looked up at him strangely. She didn't understand what he meant. She thought she already knew that her name was Anzu. "Never forget that you are the Blood Guardian of our crown prince. You are his protector, and you should risk your life for him to let their family line live on. Remember that."

She didn't understand well, but she nodded. He smiled a bit. "Promise that you will watch over our prince?" The girl didn't really like the boy, but she nodded. Then his smile brightened up, but then faded. "If I don't return…"

She shook her and tears started to form. The father hushed her gently and rocked her. "If… I said. Please never forget me." The man kissed her lightly on her small forehead. He stood up and looked down at the girl. She stared up blankly at her father. He ruffled the girl's hair and left. She watched him leave in his battle armor and sword at his side. 'Never forget that you are the Blood Guardian of the crown prince. You are his protector, and you should risk your life for him to let their family line live on.' The words trailed in the little girl's head. She saw him meet up with the Pharaoh and the two walked down together. Her father was a Blood Guardian as well, to the crown Pharaoh of Egypt.

"Anzu!" a voice cried out. A beautiful woman, dressed in royal golden robes saw the girl standing in the middle by herself. Her face softened and she walked up to the girl. "Oh Anzu." The woman bent down and embraced the girl. "It's alright to cry if you want, sweetie." She started to feel the girl shaking in her arms. The woman gently rubbed her back and head in a soft stroke. The girl didn't turn her head from where she last saw her father. She tightly clutched the big stone she carried around her neck in her tiny hand.

"I … remembered." Kori spoke out.

Tea walked up to her and stared at the taller girl. "What do you remember?" She asked.

Kori's eyes were clouded with memories. "Who Anzu is."

'That's the name that the girl said. Yami and Bakura seemed tense when the girl mentioned her.' She thought. "Who is she?" she questioned again.

The sun was reflected off her eyes as she stared more into the luring warmth. "She's me." Kori whispered. Tea stared at her in disbelief.

To Be Continued…

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((Hey! Took me long enough to finish this. I was kind of stuck on a few things, and there was also some stupid report of mine to type. Can't believe it isn't really good. I read over it and found it a tad bit boring, but it will do. Looks like Kori know who she really is. I know that Tea's Egyptian name is Téana, and her Japanese name is Anzu. But I wanted to use Anzu as her past name because I like it! Joey's past name will be Jou or Jono. I need one for Seto. Maybe it will be Seth, cause I read that Seth was his past name. I also need Yugi a name from his past. Don't' want to use Yami, cause that sound silly. Like Kori, He doesn't know that much of his past. Maybe it will help to add some new cards for Tea, and some new ones for Yugi, Seto, Joey and Bakura. These guys are going to be my main characters. I'm not dissing the rest, so they'll still be in there. So don't worry. Hope you enjoyed. Please review, but no flames! Thanks for the others who reviewed. I'm really glad you guys/girls did. Till next time!))

(**Blood Guardian- I know there isn't such a thing as one, but I made it up. It may not be true in Egypt, but it's all part of the story. A Blood Guardian is defined as a family line thing. It's a responsibility that is past down from one son to another. A king has a protector, who would stay by the king's side to watch over him. And when the king has a son, and the protector as well, then their sons begin their bond of Royalty and Guardian. The two may form a bond of friendship, but unfortunately the blood bond ended and was turned to a different way. You'll find out sooner or later.)