Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Tears of Crimson Red ❯ The Arrival of a Stranger ( Chapter 1 )

The clock striked twelve making the bonging and the pendulum's swing the only sound in the room. Alone sat, Elzaim, thinking solemnly to herself. Her eyes darted malevolently at the chestnut oak grandfather clock. Seeing her warped up reflection upon the golden pendulum she sighs, a droplet of saltwater streaming down her face. Had they abandoned her?

The moist vapor from her breath emitted as she slowly exhaled. Warm in the many thick sweaters that coated her she continued to weep and then...

Her eyes malevolently darted at the kitchen knives...

She remembered the feeling oh so well. The blade sliding, wedging down into her soft skin. Feeling the jolt of pain and pleasure as she watched the crimson substance flow out of the gap. Tasting the metallic substance and feeling the warmth seep from her lips. She missed it...but...she feared it...

~~~o0o~~~

"Hey Yugi!"

"?" Yugi slowly opened his bright fuchsia eyes to see his blonde-haired companion hovering over him.

"Ya dozed off again." Yugi looked around and noticed everyone had left the classroom. He leaped up from his desk, worriedly.

"How long have I been asleep?"

"Not too long. C'mon." The two boys darted out the class and outside to feel the sun's warming rays wash over them. Yugi smiled sighing, happily. He had barely survived another day of school and was waiting hopefully for the brand new weekend. (Personally he was waiting for the new episode of 'The powerpuff girls' tomorrow but he denied to tell this to his friends. For obvious reasons.)

Tea, Tristan, and Bakura waited patiently for the two at the curb. Once there, Joey leaped on Tristan clobbering him while spitting out something on the lines of, 'You owe me.' The rest of the group turned away, with immense sweatdrops. They didn't want to figure out what was wrong...

"So Yugi?" Tea says softly, "You coming to my dance recital? I need a partner tomorrow, remember?" The tri-colored haired schoolboy gazed at his friend, thinking it over for awhile. Tights or powerpuff girls. Decisions. He kindly declined and asked if Bakura would want to go. In which for some odd reason the albino agreed to. (Bakura in pretty pink tights. Yami slapped Yugi mentally for bringing that up in the mind they both shared.)

The conversations were drowned in the horrified screams of a young girl. The group all whip around to see a burly schoolboy and a small tight cloud of kids watching closely. They then noticed the trembling girl in a tight ball below at the young man's feet.

"Hey isn't that Derk?" Yugi questions out loud.

"Don't tell me he's found someone new to torment." Bakura whisper in a barely audible voice. Tea looks on in disgust as well as the others.

"We have to do something. Lets go!"

"Right!" The four kids run off towards the fight.

The girl whimpers, tears mixing in with blood. Her heart had sunk back as she starred up at the towering young man in his sophisticated school uniform. He pounds a massive fist in one hand cracking his knuckles.

"Well girlie? Any last words?" He chuckles, sinisterly as the brown-haired girl's eyes filled up with tears. She had gone through this a lot but each time it seemed to grow even more painful… "No? I can understand. Now hold still. It'll be less painful if you do."

The crowd watched in awe, upon the black top belonging to the well reputated School, Domino High. Most kids laughed at the young outsider that was to be beaten to a 100% bloody pulp, while others didn't have the cluest of what was going on. The bully throws back his fist. Soon after are the squealing screams from the victim. The majority of the crowd cheers on the fight. Though it wasn't much of a fight. More of an execution.

After a few painful blows the girl stares up, one eye closed and her nose bleeding as well as her bottom lip. The bully laughs raising his shoe that was adorned by metal on the bottom, he aimed it for a blow to her head to finish her off. "Damn good for nothing bitch."

"Leave her alone, Derk!" A strong voice yells from the audience. Derk turns his attention to the kid who had said that. It turned out to be little Yugi, the kid he had thrashed before he was suspended. Only thing was Yugi had gotten taller since he last saw him and his voice deeper and powerful. Whatever though, it was still Yugi and he could beat that punk, no matter what. "Let her be." Yugi warns, his voice somewhere in between stern and menacing. Derk smiles, turning to face Yugi completely.

"Bring it on dweeb." The badly beaten girl scoots away from the scene. Téa and Bakura soon took her into their custody while Tristan and Joey ran off to alert one of the teachers. Yugi steps forward,

"It is time I taught you a lesson."

"What is the meaning of this?!" A voice questions angrily. It turned out to belong to the assistant principal, Ms. Azteca.

The principal eyes the scene till she spots the blood-covered girl. She directs her poisonous glare toward, Derk and screams,

"I HAVE TOLD YOU BUT YET YOU CEASE TO LISTEN!"

"B-but Ms. Azteca I-" Derk tries to explain stupidly.

"BUT NOTHING! COME TO MY OFFICE! NOW!" She yanks the bully by the ear dragging him towards the school. She directs her attention back towards the girl. "Some one please direct her towards the nurse, immediately."

The girl stood still not noticing Yugi stood behind her in a daze. The girl stood still, her knees tucked into her chest.

"Are you okay?" The young boy queries. She looks over her shoulder and nods. Joey interrupts suddenly,

"C'mon. We gotta get you some help."

A hushed silence had fallen over the small little office as everyone watched the nurse clean up the wounds.

"He must've gotten you good." She says sweetly. Trying to spark up a conversation with the victim. The girl still hung her head away. "You'll be fine. These wounds'll heal up in no time."

"What's your name?" Little Yugi asks from out of nowhere. The girl perks her head up gazing in his direction.

"My name is, Elzaim." She answers softly. And for once a warm smile spreads across her pretty face.

"Elzaim. Has Derk always been such a jerk?" Joey chimes in. The girl shakes her head,

"No."

The group obviously knew this was a lie. They could see it in her frightened eyes. The chubby nurse smiles patting the girl on her shoulder,

"All done. Just be more cautious next time."

"Well Elzaim. Would you like to come over with us?" Yugi invites. "After now I guess you're our friend."

Elzaim's smile grows even bigger and she nods.

"Well lets go. Beats moping about." Tea states.

"Yeah..." Everyone agrees and charges for the door. The nurse laughs,

"...Kids...such innocence."

An autumn leaf twirls in the soft wind's breeze as the tree branches sway in harmony. The leaf falls in a stream, creating small peaceful ripples. The newfound friend follows the others closely.

I'm sorry you don't understand me. But I just am.

..::Notes::..

This chapter was really slow but I promise it'll get better. After all this is a horror story and I will give you all what you want. (Maybe even more than what you would need. ^_~.)

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Disclaimer: Nope. Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I did I would be Japanese and this story would have been professinally published but it isn't. =P