Racing my back

Yes, it has been a long time. No, I have not forgotten about this fic. This is just a tiny

little interlude, a founding for the plot twist I�m planning on, and you will
have to do with it until I have decided on what exactly to do with jou and
Kanashimi.

Until then,
have fun and thanks for still showing interest in this story.

Domou arigato
gozaimasu!^^

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18

�So, care to
tell us, what that was about?� asked Honda, as they sat at a secluded table in
the cafeteria.

Jou stared
intensly at the undefined mush, that was supposed to be chicken curry, as if
his gaze would turn it into something more appetizing.

�Jou?� Yugi
gave his friend a small nudge. The blond swallowed a grunt, before mumbling:

�Well, the
teach had it cut down pretty much. I fell asleep somewhere between the two last
questions, and, well, had this stupid nightmare �bout me dating Kai-Kayoko.�

Six pairs of
eyes flitted over to the tallest, most voluptuous and, sadly enough, ugliest
girl in whole Domino High.

�Eeewww�,
whispered Anzu, even as Honda and Yugi shuddered. Ryou blinked, slightly
startled.

�I..can see,
where that would be..disturbing.� Jou nodded.

�Yeah, know
imagine her asking you to marry her.�

Again, the
entire table shivered.

Walking home with
his best friend, Jou stopped at almost every second store, browsing the
windows.

Just as he was
about to say goodbye and turn into his road, Honda grabbed the blond and pulled
him into a corner.

�Ok, spill!�

�Huh?� asked
Jou, confused. Honda narrowed his eyes.

�You�re
changing again, aren�t you?�

Giving his best
friend a somewhat puzzled look, Katsuya tried to feign ignorance.

�Changing? How?
I mean, yeah, I�m still growing and such-�

�Don�t play
dumb, Jounouchi,� hissed the brunet, �I know you�re turning into that..creature
you used to be before we left elementary school.�

�He�s on to us!� exclaimed Kanashimi, as
Katsuya tried to hold him back.

�No, he�s not-he�s just suspecting
something, and he wouldn�t, if y�didn�t screw up my life constantly!�lang=EN-GB style='font-style:normal'>

Honda searched
Jou�s face, before stating:

�It�s in your
eyes, every time you-change, so do they.�

�We have to get rid of him, now!�
bellowed his darker half, shaking off Jou-

and grabbing
Honda�s shirt, pushing the brunet into the wall.

The brunet
banged his head pretty hard on the bricks, even as he felt himself being lifted
by his collar, until his feet dangled helplessly off the concrete.

Blinking away
tears, he looked down at his best friend-and felt his hope diminish, when he
saw the rage and hatred etched into this one�s normally gentle features.

Jou�s golden
eyes were cold and dark, purple depths of malvolice.

He was glad he
had told the driver to follow the two friends.

Blue eyes
widened ever so slightly-the only proof to his surprise-when he saw Jou pin his
best friend against the wall.

�Let go of him, you crazy fuck! What the
hell do y� think you�re doing?�

�Getting rid of this little obstacle! We
can�t have him going around spilling the beans!� snarled the dark-haired man,
even as he tightened his grip on Honda�s shirt.

�Are you outta your bloody mind? What
would that help us, but put us into jail again?!? Besides, who�s gonna believe
him anyway, huh? I mean, what would people think when he started claiming-�

�Yugi would. And Ryou�, replied Kanashimi
calmly.

Jou froze.

His alter ego gave him a knowing,
somewhat tired smile.

�They have yamis. And lang=EN-GB style='font-style:normal'>they will know.�
He chuckled slightly.

�Then again, it�s not like they could do
anything about it, ne? I mean, I am you.�

The blond straightened himself, and all
of a sudden, the temperature around them seemed to fall a good thirty degrees.

�That�s right. style='font-style:normal'>They can�t do a thing. But I
do. Let go of Honda. Nowlang=EN-GB>.�

Said one gave a
weak, desperate smile.

�I was right,
ne? You would never use any real fighting moves, let alone hurt me, if you
still were yourself.�

Purple, gold,
purple, the colors shifted and merged, separated and mingled and then-

�Hon�da?�

Jou�s voice had
a tone to it, a steely, detached quality which sent chills of pure terror up
the brunet�s spine.

Trying not to
let his anxiety color his words, he choked:

�Ha-hai?�

Jounouchi
blinked, then gently lowered his friend, not daring to meet his eyes.

�Go-gomen
nasai, Honda-kun, I didn�t mean t� hurt ya.�

�Shirimasu. And
you didn�t.�

Brown eyes
locked with chestnut, sadness and shame coloring the blond�s orbs a deeper,
duller shade.

�Yes I did. In
more ways than you will ever know.�

And then he was
gone, just like that, the breeze whispering his name like a lost tune.

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Yup, that�s
it, there�s no more to this chappie. Sorry, folks, but I gotta return to my
other fics-ja ne!