Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Alternate Universe Twist ❯ Sorry, But We Have To Rush Off ( Chapter 3 )
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By: Trunks' Girl 787 
The girl tells Yugi some interesting things. Then a masked boy comes to "rescue" them. First YYH lookalikes here!
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Drama / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.03.2003 | Updated On: 09.22.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 270 | Status: Completed
The girl tells Yugi some interesting things. Then a masked boy comes to "rescue" them. First YYH lookalikes here!
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Drama / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.03.2003 | Updated On: 09.22.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 270 | Status: Completed
Saiyan Moon Goddess: "And now, the chapter you'd been all waiting for!"
**ALTERNATE DOUBLES**
1. slave girl - Marlene
2. Max - Pegasus
3. Korosu - Bandit Keith
4. Neil - ??? (Try and guess)5. Nessuro - ??? (Try and guess)
-Alternate Universe Twist- By Saiyan Moon Goddess
-Chapter 3: Sorry, But We Have To Rush Off-
'NO! I feel so usless!' Yugi punched the room's door in frustration. 'She's in there with that man raping her and I can't do anything! I don't even know what's going on in there!' He pressed his ear to the door again, but no matter how much he tried, he couldn't hear anything because of the sound-proof spell. 'Marlene, please be okay. No, she definately won't be okay. Please be ALIVE!'
He waited for an hour, though it felt to him like forever, and heard sounds through the door. He quickly hid in the shadows as the door opened. Max stepped out wearing a robe.
Max sighed contently. "That was...refreshing." Yugi was disgusted by his words. How could he agree to be bodyguard to this monster? There was no way he would protect him. He waited until Max walked away, probably to take a bath or something, and quietly sneaked into the room. He approached the bed reluctantly, not liking the quietness of the room, and what he saw made his stomach turn.
"Oh God."
The girl laid stark naked on the bed. Her wrists were tied painfully to the bedpost with rope that bit into her skin, blood and bruises covered her body, her left arm was in a weird position as well as her whole body looked twisted in some way. Her face was also covered in cuts and her hair was plastered to it with sweat and blood from a cut in her head. Not standing the sight anymore, Yugi ran over to the nearest window and emptied his stomach of all the food he ate that night.
Gasping for breath, he managed to calm down. He turned and calmly walked back to the bed, his eyes looking anywhere but at the mangled dead-looking body. With trembling hands, he grabbed the bed sheets and pulled them over the girl's body to her neck. Finally he looked at her and gasped. The girl was glaring at him.
'She's awake after all of that?!' Yugi thought in desbelief.
"What...are you...doing...here?" the girl said through clenched teeth. She felt pain shoot through her entire body.
"I..." Yugi started. 'Why is she looking at me like that?' She looked like she wanted to jump him and strangle him. "I came to help." he said softly.
A look that resembled shock crossed the girl's face, but it was gone instantly and she looked away. "Leave me alone." she muttered.
"I can't." Yugi reached a hand to her chin and turned her face gently to him. "I can't leave you like this."
The girl said nothing and still glared. And that pained him. He felt like it was Marlene who looked so hatefully at him. 'Why Marlene? Why do you hate me so?' Yugi pulled out his katana and carefully cut the girl's bonds. Putting his sword down he removed the bloody ropes, taking great care of her wrists, and threw the ropes aside. The blonde winced when he rested her hands on her sides.
"I promise I won't hurt you." he said.
"That's what everyone says." the girl growled. "Why not get it over with? The son of a bitch left me crippled for the night anyway."
Yugi sighed. 'I can't believe I'm going to do this.' He gulped, took a deep breath, and removed the bed sheets, exposing the mangled body. Feeling a nosebleed coming, he placed his hands over the injuried and they glowed. The cuts slowly closed up, the blood disappeared, and the bruises healed. He touched the dislocated bones on her hips and shoulder and they popped into place. Her broken arm bent the right way as well as the rest of her body with sickening cracks and pops. Yugi was relieved when he was done and covered her body again. The girl couldn't hold back the shocked look this time.
'I don't understand.' the girl thought. 'Out of all people, why is HE healing me?'
Yugi gasped for air and wiped the sweat from his face. Those healing powers he learned from Marlene took a lot out of him.
"I'm almost done." he said. He touched her face with gentle hands. The cuts and bruises on her face healed. Then he touched her head and the cut there was sealed. "There. I healed your back too."
"Why?" was all she could say.
"Because I'm not like Max or Korosu or all those other people." He smiled. "I'm sorry I couldn't stop him, Marlene."
The girl glared. "What did you call me? My name is Koneko, and I don't eat any shit from anyone, not even that bastard."
"You've never call him master, have you?"
"He's not my master!" she growled. "He's a perverted freak who bought me from another bastard!"
"Who did he bought you from?"
"I'm not gonna say his name. It makes me puke." She sat up in bed sharply, but a wave of dizzyness hit her and she almost fell back if Yugi didn't prop her up. "Don't touch me." Yugi didn't listen and supported her. He couldn't help but stare at the scars in her back, then turned to the beautiful gray eyes that were once more glaring at him. Yugi let her go and she leaned to the bestpost.
"He'll be back soon. You should get out of here." Koneko muttered, not looking at him.
"I can't leave you here with him." Yugi said. He pulled at her arm. "You're coming with me."
Koneko snatched her arm back. "Why should I go with you? You're the same as Max. A cheat, lying, pervert."
"No, I'm not!" Yugi protested. "I just want to help you. Please, I promise that I won't...uh...touch you."
Koneko didn't look convinced. She snorted. "Fine, but if you even dare to think about raping me, I swear I'll kill you. Even if I die trying." She said the last sentence so low Yugi didn't hear it.
"Let me help you up." Yugi said as he once again took Koneko's hand and help her stand up. In the process the sheets fell off her body. Yugi turned beet red at the sight of her body, but Koneko didn't seem embarrassed at all. Just having her in front of him made Yugi realize this alternate version of Marlene was slightly taller than Yami's height.
"What are you staring at?" Koneko frowned deeply.
'Is she used to people using her so much that she's used to others seeing her naked?!' Yugi pushed those thoughts away and took off his long cape. He gave it to Koneko. "Cover yourself up with this. It's cold outside."
Koneko hesitantly took the cape and covered herself. Yugi went to grab his katana on the floor. "Who are you?" she asked.
Yugi put the sword away and smiled at her. "My name is Yugi. I came from far away. I'm new in this place."
"Are you from the Kotao kingdom?"
"The what?"
Koneko looked surprised. "You don't know about Kotao, our neighbor kingdom?"
"Let's talk on the way." Yugi walked out of the room, followed not too closely by Koneko. "Hurry." They jogged to Yugi's room and quickly went inside. Yugi locked the door and sat down on a chair, away from the bed to show Koneko that he wouldn't try anything. Koneko remained standing a few meters away from him.
"You must come from the woods if you don't know about the kingdoms Kotao and Taokao." Koneko said.
"Which is which?" said Yugi.
"Taokao is where we are right now and Kotao is our neighbor kingdom. But if you were from Kotao, you would've been executed." Yugi gulped. "Kotao and Taokao have been in war for 8 years."
"Why?"
Koneko sighed. "You don't know anything, do you? Kotao's king, queen, and their sons were once invited to our kingdom to have dinner with our rulers. But the food given to Kotao's king came out poisoned, and he died. His wife, now widow, blamed it all on our king and declared war. She's even coaching her oldest son to continue the war when he becomes king."
"Who did poison the king's food?"
"........" She closed her eyes. "No one knows." She opened them again. "Neither our king or queen were responsible for the incident and they tried undo the missunderstanding, but Kotao's queen Emi is very stubborn. Just a few months ago, our queen was killed and the young prince was kidnapped. He's the heir's younger brother and it's believed that he was tortured to death." She looked away. "Sad, isn't it?"
Yugi looked down, feeling sorry for all the people's lives involved in the war. "Are the two princes willing to continue the war after their parents?"
"No. They think of the lives lost in the war. Kotao's heir Zukoi knows that his father death wasn't our king's fault and is waiting to become king so he can end the war. The same goes for our prince Umi. He understands that it was because of the war that he lost his little brother and wants to end it. Everyone else is starting to lose hope."
"Oh."
Suddenly they heard a noise coming from the window.
"What was that?" said Yugi.
It sounded like something was outside in the bushes. Yugi held his katana and went to investigate. He looked at the window, but he saw nothing. He poked his head out the window.
A head popped out of the bushes and they were face to face.
Yugi yelped and fell backwards in surprise. Koneko went to Yugi but didn't help him up. She glared at the head in the window.
"Who are you?"
A black figure climbed into the room through the window. He wore mostly black clothes, a cape and hood, and a white mask covering his whole face. He was smaller than Koneko.
"Koneko." he whispered. "I came to get you out of here."
Koneko's eyes widened. "Neil?" she asked in desbelief.
The young man nodded. Yugi stood up and stared at the boy. The only thing he could see through that dummy-like mask he wore, was a pair of aqua-green eyes.
"You're Neil?"
Neil turned to Yugi, and gasped loudly in something more than surprise.
"His name is Yugi." Koneko said quickly before he could say anything.
Neil turned to Koneko. "Where did he come from?"
Koneko shrugged. She walked to Neil and hugged him tightly. When they pulled away, the blonde stared at him with concerned eyes. "What are you doing here, Neil? Are you crazy?! You're putting your life in grave danger!"
"Are you worried that Max will find out?" Yugi asked.
"Well..." Koneko started, but Neil gave her pleading eyes. "Yes." she said.
"Let's get out of here, Koneko." Neil said. "I'll take you back to Kage. I can't take all this guilt anymore."
"No, Neil. You must leave!"
"Koneko, listen to me. I don't care what happens to me. I'm not leaving without you, you hear me?"
Koneko sighed. She knew he was determined. Yugi stayed silent, staring.
'Are they in love?' He felt jealousy creeping up his heart. 'I can't see his face, but that voice....It sounds like...'
"Yugi."
Yugi looked up at Neil. "You should leave too." he said. "Come with us. We're going to town, then to the palace."
"Why the palace?" Yugi said confused.
"Because that's where Kage is. Don't worry, we'll get inside with no trouble at all."
"Oh, okay."
"Come on."
They all climbed out the window and ran off into the night, straight to a pitch black village.
"Where are we going, Neil?" Yugi said.
"To the toy shop." Neil asnwered. "There's someone waiting for us there."
They ran into the village. It looked like a ghost town. Houses looked worn out and old, some even broken. Everything looked abandoned.
"This is what the war has done to our home." Neil said sadly. They walked the rest of the way to an abandoned shop. Neil looked around. The coast was clear. He knocked on the door twice, paused, and knocked again three times.
A peephole on the door opened and a pair of eyes looked outside. "Neil, is that you?"
"Yes, Akira, open up."
The door opened. Neil, Koneko, and Yugi went inside. The door closed. The place was a mess. It looked like nobody had cleaned the place in months. They were greeted by a woman with red hair in a pony tail and pink eyes, and a man with black hair and eyes.
"Who are you?" Yugi said.
"I'm Akira." said the woman. "And this is my husband Maki."
Maki smiled at the three teenagers. "If you need a place to stay, we have a spare room."
(SMG: "For everyone to know. These two are the first YU YU HAKUSHO lookalikes. I'm telling you like this because Yugi never met them. Akira is Botan's lookalike and Maki is Koenma's.")
"You go on ahead with them, Yugi." said Neil. "I need to speak with Koneko."
Yugi nodded and followed the two shopkeepers. Neil turned to Koneko. "Koneko, that boy is so much like-"
"I know." Koneko interrupted.
"Are you sure he's not-?"
"I'm sure."
Neil sighed. "He may be the one." Through his mask, his eyes looked sad. "Well, Koneko, I'm sorry. But this is as far as I can go. You stay here with Yugi and go to the palace at morning."
"You're going back?" Neil nodded. Koneko looked worried. "Neil, don't. Please, stay here, with us."
"I...I can't." Neil looked down. "Nessuro needs me."
"Then, please, be careful."
"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine."
"But what if something happens?"
"Hey, I survived this nightmare for 8 years now. The first prophecy came true. Then the second one will too. We've got to have faith in the oracle's words, and in Yugi."
"You really think he's the one?"
"Yes, that's why I want you to stay with him. Watch over him. And I know he will keep you safe also. I trust you. We can't let...HIM knowing about Yugi. Now I'm afraid something bad will happen to my brother. Besides, Kage will kill me after he finds out what happened. He thinks you're dead."
Koneko nodded.
"I'll be going now." He walked pass the blonde. Koneko didn't say anything as she heard the door open and close.
"Koneko?" The blonde raised her head as Yugi approached her.
"Did Neil leave?"
"Yes."
"Why did he have that mask on?"
"Believe me, Yugi-sama, you don't want to know. Please, excuse me."
Koneko walked pass Yugi and to a room. Yugi stayed there in shock and confusion. Not only did Koneko not glare at him but she also called him Yugi-sama. And she looked so depressed. Why?
To Be Continued.....
NEXT TIME: It's been a long time since I wrote one of these. It helps built up the suspense. In the next chapter, Yugi and Koneko go to the palace. They meet the prince, heir to the throne, and his bodyguards. The young prince talks about his missing, maybe dead, brother, and Koneko seems to be hidding something. (More than she said in this chapter.) What is Koneko worried about? Will she tell Yugi about two the mysterious prophecies?
NEXT CHAPTER: -Chapter 4: About Princes and Bodyguards-
Saiyan Moon Goddess: "REVIEW OR I SWEAR I WON'T CONTINUE!"
**ALTERNATE DOUBLES**
1. slave girl - Marlene
2. Max - Pegasus
3. Korosu - Bandit Keith
4. Neil - ??? (Try and guess)5. Nessuro - ??? (Try and guess)
-Alternate Universe Twist- By Saiyan Moon Goddess
-Chapter 3: Sorry, But We Have To Rush Off-
'NO! I feel so usless!' Yugi punched the room's door in frustration. 'She's in there with that man raping her and I can't do anything! I don't even know what's going on in there!' He pressed his ear to the door again, but no matter how much he tried, he couldn't hear anything because of the sound-proof spell. 'Marlene, please be okay. No, she definately won't be okay. Please be ALIVE!'
He waited for an hour, though it felt to him like forever, and heard sounds through the door. He quickly hid in the shadows as the door opened. Max stepped out wearing a robe.
Max sighed contently. "That was...refreshing." Yugi was disgusted by his words. How could he agree to be bodyguard to this monster? There was no way he would protect him. He waited until Max walked away, probably to take a bath or something, and quietly sneaked into the room. He approached the bed reluctantly, not liking the quietness of the room, and what he saw made his stomach turn.
"Oh God."
The girl laid stark naked on the bed. Her wrists were tied painfully to the bedpost with rope that bit into her skin, blood and bruises covered her body, her left arm was in a weird position as well as her whole body looked twisted in some way. Her face was also covered in cuts and her hair was plastered to it with sweat and blood from a cut in her head. Not standing the sight anymore, Yugi ran over to the nearest window and emptied his stomach of all the food he ate that night.
Gasping for breath, he managed to calm down. He turned and calmly walked back to the bed, his eyes looking anywhere but at the mangled dead-looking body. With trembling hands, he grabbed the bed sheets and pulled them over the girl's body to her neck. Finally he looked at her and gasped. The girl was glaring at him.
'She's awake after all of that?!' Yugi thought in desbelief.
"What...are you...doing...here?" the girl said through clenched teeth. She felt pain shoot through her entire body.
"I..." Yugi started. 'Why is she looking at me like that?' She looked like she wanted to jump him and strangle him. "I came to help." he said softly.
A look that resembled shock crossed the girl's face, but it was gone instantly and she looked away. "Leave me alone." she muttered.
"I can't." Yugi reached a hand to her chin and turned her face gently to him. "I can't leave you like this."
The girl said nothing and still glared. And that pained him. He felt like it was Marlene who looked so hatefully at him. 'Why Marlene? Why do you hate me so?' Yugi pulled out his katana and carefully cut the girl's bonds. Putting his sword down he removed the bloody ropes, taking great care of her wrists, and threw the ropes aside. The blonde winced when he rested her hands on her sides.
"I promise I won't hurt you." he said.
"That's what everyone says." the girl growled. "Why not get it over with? The son of a bitch left me crippled for the night anyway."
Yugi sighed. 'I can't believe I'm going to do this.' He gulped, took a deep breath, and removed the bed sheets, exposing the mangled body. Feeling a nosebleed coming, he placed his hands over the injuried and they glowed. The cuts slowly closed up, the blood disappeared, and the bruises healed. He touched the dislocated bones on her hips and shoulder and they popped into place. Her broken arm bent the right way as well as the rest of her body with sickening cracks and pops. Yugi was relieved when he was done and covered her body again. The girl couldn't hold back the shocked look this time.
'I don't understand.' the girl thought. 'Out of all people, why is HE healing me?'
Yugi gasped for air and wiped the sweat from his face. Those healing powers he learned from Marlene took a lot out of him.
"I'm almost done." he said. He touched her face with gentle hands. The cuts and bruises on her face healed. Then he touched her head and the cut there was sealed. "There. I healed your back too."
"Why?" was all she could say.
"Because I'm not like Max or Korosu or all those other people." He smiled. "I'm sorry I couldn't stop him, Marlene."
The girl glared. "What did you call me? My name is Koneko, and I don't eat any shit from anyone, not even that bastard."
"You've never call him master, have you?"
"He's not my master!" she growled. "He's a perverted freak who bought me from another bastard!"
"Who did he bought you from?"
"I'm not gonna say his name. It makes me puke." She sat up in bed sharply, but a wave of dizzyness hit her and she almost fell back if Yugi didn't prop her up. "Don't touch me." Yugi didn't listen and supported her. He couldn't help but stare at the scars in her back, then turned to the beautiful gray eyes that were once more glaring at him. Yugi let her go and she leaned to the bestpost.
"He'll be back soon. You should get out of here." Koneko muttered, not looking at him.
"I can't leave you here with him." Yugi said. He pulled at her arm. "You're coming with me."
Koneko snatched her arm back. "Why should I go with you? You're the same as Max. A cheat, lying, pervert."
"No, I'm not!" Yugi protested. "I just want to help you. Please, I promise that I won't...uh...touch you."
Koneko didn't look convinced. She snorted. "Fine, but if you even dare to think about raping me, I swear I'll kill you. Even if I die trying." She said the last sentence so low Yugi didn't hear it.
"Let me help you up." Yugi said as he once again took Koneko's hand and help her stand up. In the process the sheets fell off her body. Yugi turned beet red at the sight of her body, but Koneko didn't seem embarrassed at all. Just having her in front of him made Yugi realize this alternate version of Marlene was slightly taller than Yami's height.
"What are you staring at?" Koneko frowned deeply.
'Is she used to people using her so much that she's used to others seeing her naked?!' Yugi pushed those thoughts away and took off his long cape. He gave it to Koneko. "Cover yourself up with this. It's cold outside."
Koneko hesitantly took the cape and covered herself. Yugi went to grab his katana on the floor. "Who are you?" she asked.
Yugi put the sword away and smiled at her. "My name is Yugi. I came from far away. I'm new in this place."
"Are you from the Kotao kingdom?"
"The what?"
Koneko looked surprised. "You don't know about Kotao, our neighbor kingdom?"
"Let's talk on the way." Yugi walked out of the room, followed not too closely by Koneko. "Hurry." They jogged to Yugi's room and quickly went inside. Yugi locked the door and sat down on a chair, away from the bed to show Koneko that he wouldn't try anything. Koneko remained standing a few meters away from him.
"You must come from the woods if you don't know about the kingdoms Kotao and Taokao." Koneko said.
"Which is which?" said Yugi.
"Taokao is where we are right now and Kotao is our neighbor kingdom. But if you were from Kotao, you would've been executed." Yugi gulped. "Kotao and Taokao have been in war for 8 years."
"Why?"
Koneko sighed. "You don't know anything, do you? Kotao's king, queen, and their sons were once invited to our kingdom to have dinner with our rulers. But the food given to Kotao's king came out poisoned, and he died. His wife, now widow, blamed it all on our king and declared war. She's even coaching her oldest son to continue the war when he becomes king."
"Who did poison the king's food?"
"........" She closed her eyes. "No one knows." She opened them again. "Neither our king or queen were responsible for the incident and they tried undo the missunderstanding, but Kotao's queen Emi is very stubborn. Just a few months ago, our queen was killed and the young prince was kidnapped. He's the heir's younger brother and it's believed that he was tortured to death." She looked away. "Sad, isn't it?"
Yugi looked down, feeling sorry for all the people's lives involved in the war. "Are the two princes willing to continue the war after their parents?"
"No. They think of the lives lost in the war. Kotao's heir Zukoi knows that his father death wasn't our king's fault and is waiting to become king so he can end the war. The same goes for our prince Umi. He understands that it was because of the war that he lost his little brother and wants to end it. Everyone else is starting to lose hope."
"Oh."
Suddenly they heard a noise coming from the window.
"What was that?" said Yugi.
It sounded like something was outside in the bushes. Yugi held his katana and went to investigate. He looked at the window, but he saw nothing. He poked his head out the window.
A head popped out of the bushes and they were face to face.
Yugi yelped and fell backwards in surprise. Koneko went to Yugi but didn't help him up. She glared at the head in the window.
"Who are you?"
A black figure climbed into the room through the window. He wore mostly black clothes, a cape and hood, and a white mask covering his whole face. He was smaller than Koneko.
"Koneko." he whispered. "I came to get you out of here."
Koneko's eyes widened. "Neil?" she asked in desbelief.
The young man nodded. Yugi stood up and stared at the boy. The only thing he could see through that dummy-like mask he wore, was a pair of aqua-green eyes.
"You're Neil?"
Neil turned to Yugi, and gasped loudly in something more than surprise.
"His name is Yugi." Koneko said quickly before he could say anything.
Neil turned to Koneko. "Where did he come from?"
Koneko shrugged. She walked to Neil and hugged him tightly. When they pulled away, the blonde stared at him with concerned eyes. "What are you doing here, Neil? Are you crazy?! You're putting your life in grave danger!"
"Are you worried that Max will find out?" Yugi asked.
"Well..." Koneko started, but Neil gave her pleading eyes. "Yes." she said.
"Let's get out of here, Koneko." Neil said. "I'll take you back to Kage. I can't take all this guilt anymore."
"No, Neil. You must leave!"
"Koneko, listen to me. I don't care what happens to me. I'm not leaving without you, you hear me?"
Koneko sighed. She knew he was determined. Yugi stayed silent, staring.
'Are they in love?' He felt jealousy creeping up his heart. 'I can't see his face, but that voice....It sounds like...'
"Yugi."
Yugi looked up at Neil. "You should leave too." he said. "Come with us. We're going to town, then to the palace."
"Why the palace?" Yugi said confused.
"Because that's where Kage is. Don't worry, we'll get inside with no trouble at all."
"Oh, okay."
"Come on."
They all climbed out the window and ran off into the night, straight to a pitch black village.
"Where are we going, Neil?" Yugi said.
"To the toy shop." Neil asnwered. "There's someone waiting for us there."
They ran into the village. It looked like a ghost town. Houses looked worn out and old, some even broken. Everything looked abandoned.
"This is what the war has done to our home." Neil said sadly. They walked the rest of the way to an abandoned shop. Neil looked around. The coast was clear. He knocked on the door twice, paused, and knocked again three times.
A peephole on the door opened and a pair of eyes looked outside. "Neil, is that you?"
"Yes, Akira, open up."
The door opened. Neil, Koneko, and Yugi went inside. The door closed. The place was a mess. It looked like nobody had cleaned the place in months. They were greeted by a woman with red hair in a pony tail and pink eyes, and a man with black hair and eyes.
"Who are you?" Yugi said.
"I'm Akira." said the woman. "And this is my husband Maki."
Maki smiled at the three teenagers. "If you need a place to stay, we have a spare room."
(SMG: "For everyone to know. These two are the first YU YU HAKUSHO lookalikes. I'm telling you like this because Yugi never met them. Akira is Botan's lookalike and Maki is Koenma's.")
"You go on ahead with them, Yugi." said Neil. "I need to speak with Koneko."
Yugi nodded and followed the two shopkeepers. Neil turned to Koneko. "Koneko, that boy is so much like-"
"I know." Koneko interrupted.
"Are you sure he's not-?"
"I'm sure."
Neil sighed. "He may be the one." Through his mask, his eyes looked sad. "Well, Koneko, I'm sorry. But this is as far as I can go. You stay here with Yugi and go to the palace at morning."
"You're going back?" Neil nodded. Koneko looked worried. "Neil, don't. Please, stay here, with us."
"I...I can't." Neil looked down. "Nessuro needs me."
"Then, please, be careful."
"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine."
"But what if something happens?"
"Hey, I survived this nightmare for 8 years now. The first prophecy came true. Then the second one will too. We've got to have faith in the oracle's words, and in Yugi."
"You really think he's the one?"
"Yes, that's why I want you to stay with him. Watch over him. And I know he will keep you safe also. I trust you. We can't let...HIM knowing about Yugi. Now I'm afraid something bad will happen to my brother. Besides, Kage will kill me after he finds out what happened. He thinks you're dead."
Koneko nodded.
"I'll be going now." He walked pass the blonde. Koneko didn't say anything as she heard the door open and close.
"Koneko?" The blonde raised her head as Yugi approached her.
"Did Neil leave?"
"Yes."
"Why did he have that mask on?"
"Believe me, Yugi-sama, you don't want to know. Please, excuse me."
Koneko walked pass Yugi and to a room. Yugi stayed there in shock and confusion. Not only did Koneko not glare at him but she also called him Yugi-sama. And she looked so depressed. Why?
To Be Continued.....
NEXT TIME: It's been a long time since I wrote one of these. It helps built up the suspense. In the next chapter, Yugi and Koneko go to the palace. They meet the prince, heir to the throne, and his bodyguards. The young prince talks about his missing, maybe dead, brother, and Koneko seems to be hidding something. (More than she said in this chapter.) What is Koneko worried about? Will she tell Yugi about two the mysterious prophecies?
NEXT CHAPTER: -Chapter 4: About Princes and Bodyguards-
Saiyan Moon Goddess: "REVIEW OR I SWEAR I WON'T CONTINUE!"