The Millennium Puzzle

Hikari: Here's another chapter so we hope you all enjoy

Me: Anyways I don't own YuGiOh and never will the only thing I own are my books on YuGiOh that I buy out of my own money at Barnes and Nobles, also this story is rated PG for Romance and Tea/Anzu hate.

(...) Yami to Yugi

/.../ Yugi to Yami

Duel 3: Hard Beat!

'My name is Yugi... And there's something I think every morning as I wait for the bus.' "YAAWN... I'm tired..." replies Yugi, as he yawns while waiting for the bus. 'I think... I hope something fun happens today' thinks Yugi as he boards the bus for Domino High. Upon boarding Yugi notices the bus packed with people this morning.

"Next stop, Domino High School" replies the driver. 'It's more crowded than usual today' thought Yugi as he works his way into the crowd. "AH!" gasps Yugi, as he notices a person from his class. 'It's Hanasaki from my class... I didn't know we rode the same bus', "Good morning Hanasaki" greets Yugi from the crowded area catching the other's attention before returning his gaze to a book he was reading before Yugi had spoken.

'Hun... did he ignore me...? or... maybe it's so crowded that he didn't realize it was me... I haven't spoken to Hanasaki all that much... his invisibility is almost the same as mine in class. We're two of a kind...' thought Yugi.

"EMERGENCY STOP!" calls the driver. "DAAAGHH... Whups..." exclaims Yugi as he loses his balance and stumbles towards the back of the bus. "Hun?... the back of the bus is empty..." muses Yugi as he noticed the back end clear. Just then Yugi hears a loud sound.

'Wow... what's this noise?' wonders Yugi as he covers his ears from the loud noise. 'Uh oh! that's Sozoji from class C!' exclaims Yugi's mind.'wow...listen to that noise! no wonder no one is close to him... hope he doesn't notice me...' thinks Yugi as he tries to tip toe away from Sozoji.

But all of a sudden, "STOP RIGHT THERE YUGI!" exclaims Sozoji as he spots Yugi. "Eep" squeaks Yugi, as he freezes. "Hey, place next to me is open have a seat" exclaims Sozoji as he pats the seat next to him.

So, as Yugi takes a timid seat next to him, Sozoji speaks again. "There's something I wanted to talk to you about", "It's about time for another one of my famous "All night solo live shows!" I bet you've missed my beautiful voice haven't you?" asks Sozoji.

'I knew it...' thought Yugi as he remember one of Sozoji's solo live show's before. "So anyway, Yugi! I want you to sell 10 tickets for the show!" replies Sozoji. "WHAA!" replies Yugi, surprised. "Heh, Heh... it's 2,000 yen each, but to hear my singing voice, that's cheap! Bwa ha ha ha ha! and also try to get a 6:4 ratio of girls and boys" replies Sozoji as he hands Yugi the tickets.

"By the way the date is three days from now. All right? and you know what'll happen to you if you don't sell those tickets right Yugi?" adds in Sozoji. Just then Yugi finally reaches school. 'As I reach school, I think something different... I hope something fun happens some day...' thought Yugi as he enters the school.

"Morning Yugi" greets Joey to his pal as he and Yami walk over to him. (morning aibou) replies Yami. "Ah... good morning Joey, Yami" answers Yugi as he notices them. "Hn? you look kinda down what's wrong?" asks Joey, as he and Yami look at Yugi. "No, it's nothing" replies Yugi. "By the way... I looked into it but... it seems there isn't a star at this school" replies Joey.

"What! you hadn't given up on that yet?" exclaims Yugi and Yami. "But that's just the thing! I'll become the first star from this school!" answers Joey, while Yugi goes back to his thoughts. (Aibou is something wrong, you know you can tell me) replies Yami by there mindlink. /I know Yami it's just I don't know how to tell you/ answers Yugi truthfully.

"Yugi..." exclaims Joey startling both Yugi and Yami. "Ah... hun?" answers Yugi. "Is something bothering you? tell me! I'm here for you man" replies a stern Joey. "Really it's nothing. But thanks anyway..." replies Yugi to his friend and secret crush. "All right" reply both since Yugi made it very clear nothing was wrong. 'Thanks Joey, Yami... I feel a bit better now' thought Yugi.

'But if I told Joey about the tickets I'm sure he'd pick a fight with Sozoji and if I told Yami about them he probably send Sozoji off to the shadow realm or were ever' thinks Yugi as he looks to Joey and Tristan and then to Yami who was sitting at his desk next to him drawing something, what Yugi didn't know for when ever he would try to look Yami would hide it from him as if it was some sort of secrete object that couldn't be seen yet.

"Panty tank!" exclaim Joey and Tristan as they try to look up Tea's skirt. "Yeek!" shouts Tea before turning around and slugging Joey in the face with a fist. 'I couldn't even subject Tea to that jerk's terrible voice not even Yami! I can't make my friends suffer like that' thought Yugi, as he wonders back to Sozoji's words from the bus.

'You know what'll happen to you if you don't sell those tickets' replies Sozoji's voice. 'But in the end it seemed like I would go home with the tickets still in my pocket...' mused Yugi before something caught his attention.

'Ah... Hanasaki...' exclaims Yugi's mind as he doesn't notice his hand reach for a ticket inside his pocket. 'Darn it... what am I thinking? Just because Hanasaki isn't my friend... just because I haven't talked to him all that much... I'm such a jerk' scolds Yugi to himself at what he was about to do.

"Goodbye Hanasaki..." replies Yugi to Hanasaki. "Uh... um... Yugi..." replies Hanasaki. "S-sorry to bother you, but... c-could you buy this ticket from me...?" asks Hanasaki, as he holds out a ticket to Yugi.

'Whaa?' exclaims Yugi's mind. "Do you know Sozoji in class c...? Theses are tickets to one of his recitials..." replies Hanasaki. "Oh... is that so?" answers Yugi. 'Ack! why is he saying this to me...? and why am I getting so nervous?' wonders Yugi to himself.

"It'd really help if you could buy one... the truth is I have five tickets and I can't even sell one..." admits Hanasaki. 'I got more than you' thought Yugi. "Are you going Hanasaki?" asks Yugi. "You don't seem all that enthusiastic...". "If I tell you, you might not buy one, but... I really don't want to go..." answers Hanasaki truthfully. 'Darn right' adds in Yugi. "Um... it was 2,000 right? Sorry, but I don't have any money right now..." replies Yugi, as he looks threw his pockets.

"So let's do this! give me all those tickets you just need to pass them out, don't you?" asks Yugi. "Hun?" asks Hanasaki. "I... is that really okay Yugi?" asks Hanasaki in surprise that Yugi wouls actually do something like this for him.

"Yup... then if you don't want to go, Hanasaki you don't have to" replies Yugi. "Thank you Yugi" replies Hanasaki, as he gives Yugi the five tickets that he had. "Later then" exclaims Hanasaki, as he watched Yugi leave the school. 'I should be the only one to suffer! So I now had 15 tickets in my pocket' thought Yugi as he walks home.

"I thought Yugi was kind of gloomy, but he's pretty nice" admits Hanasaki completely unaware of Sozoji behind him for he had witness everything that happened between him and Yugi. "Hanasaki... I saw that, you think you can take the easy way out...?" questions Sozoji, as he walks up behind Hanasaki, startling him.

'And with 15 tickets still in my pocket, the day of the solo live show came' thought Yugi as he sat in front of Sozoji. "Yugi... what did you just say...?" asks Sozoji to a nervous Yugi. "Are you saying you didn't even sell one ticket?" growls Sozoji to Yugi.

"I-I'm sorry, but everyone was busy today... But... I'll listen to your songs Sozoji..." replies Yugi. "Damn right you'll stay with me all night! And it's gonna be a live show of blood!" replies an angry Sozoji. "First of all you'll listen with these" replies Sozoji as he makes Yugi put on these huge head phones.

"Max Volume" and with that he turned up the volume all the way. "Let's start with my favorite! Let's go!" shouts Sozoji into the microphone. So, as Sozoji continues with his live show Yugi tries to hang in there. 'H-he can't be human...' came a painful thought from Yugi as he continues to he Sozoji sing.

Mean while as Yugi endured the pain and tourcher Yami on the others hand was going threw it as well since him and Yugi shared a bond with one another, so what ever happened to Yugi, Yami would know about it the same way went for Yugi.

'Hold on Yugi I'm coming' thought Yami as he rushes towards Yugi in hopes of saving him. Mean while back with Sozoji. "Yow! that made me shiver! Now, before the next song begins let's introduce our special guest! Ta da!" exclaims Sozoji, as he pulls the curtain aside to reveal Hanasaki all bruised and battered.

"Hanasaki!" exclaims Yugi as he rushed over to Hanasaki. "Heh heh heh... look at the poor thing... that must have hurt... it's your fault for stealing his tickets, Yugi" remarks Sozoji. "Uh... Hanasaki! I'm so sorry I was only trying to help..." remarks a weak Yugi. "I'm the one who should be sorry... y-yugi... you tried to take on my burdon... this would have happened no matter what...I'm being punished for trying to sell that ticket to you... I'm really sorry..." rasps out Hanasaki. "Hanasaki" exclaims Yugi before falling uncounsious from all the tourture from earlier.

As Yugi layed motionless the Millennium Puzzle glowed allowing Yami and Yugi to connect to one another for even though Yugi and Yami shared a bond with each other and each had a body the Millennium Puzzle allowed Yami to take control if something should happen to Yugi when Yami isn't around or is two far away to get there to protect him the puzzle allowed Yami to merge with Yugi and giving him access to his body as if they were one in the same and then once the danger was over Yami would be allowed to access his own body once he seperated from Yugi.

"How could you... how could you do this to my aibou and our friend Hanasaki... I won't forgive you" whispers Yami, as he slowly stands up once joined with Yugi. 'I won't forgive you Sozoji!' "Hey hey hey! what's that look suppose to mean? you got something to say to me?" asks Sozoji, as he noticed Yami's angry look.

"Heh heh heh... Sozoji! let me ask you one question! Are you a coward?" asks Yami to Sozoji. "Whaaat!" asks Sozoji. "If you aren't then don't try and escape from the little game I'm going to start" replies Yami.

'A game...? I-is this really Yugi...! It's like he's possessed...' thought Sozoji. "I call it... the Silence game!" explains Yami. "Before I explain the rules of the game let me get some tools" and with that Yami went to get what he needed for this shadow game. Once Yami returns Yami begins with the rules of the game. "This toy is called 'Sound Pierrot' - that's french for 'clown'. By a strange coincidence there's two right here in this room! If you make a noise near it, a sensor reacts and it starts dancing! By the rules of the game, after the signal neither one of us will make a sound we must keep perfectly silent! not even cracking your knuckle! that's why a pierrot has been placed in front of each of us. The first one to make a sound and makes the clown dance loses! sound good?" replies Yami to Sozoji as the rules of the game was explained.

"What will happen if you lose Yugi?" asks Sozoji as he removes his sunglasses. "I'll give you my life! but if you lose you have to play a plenty game with me" replies Yami back to Sozoji. "Interesting" answers Sozoji. "Game start" reply both as Yami and Sozoji sit in front and away from one another with the pierrot in front of them.

'Tch... this karaoke room is suppose to ring with my singing voice! It's not right to be silent! but if I win this game I'll beat you worse then Hanasaki with my "Hundred Melodies of Death" ' thought Sozoji as he looks at Yami.

As Sozoji continues to look at Yami, Sozoji notices something. 'Oh... that fool hasn't realized it when he yanked out the headphones the jack stuck on the rim of that glass! It's only a matter of time before it tips over and makes a noise! This game is mine! Heh heh heh... fall! fall! My heart is pounding! heh heh... this is exciting! fall already! Dammit... when is it going to fall? come on fall' replies Sozoji to himself.

Just then the Pierrot begins to dance. 'The Pierrot is dancing!... But the jack hasn't fallen! then what sound?' wonders Sozoji. Just then Yami speaks up as if to answer Sozoji's thought. "That's the sound of your heart" points out Yami. "Impossible! Heart beats from the speaker?" exclaims Sozoji before it hit him causing him to look to his hand.

'The mike... And I put the volume to max...' thought Sozoji. "Your habit of holding on to the mike no matter how much it annoys people has done you in you lose Sozoji! Penalty game! Beat festival!" replies Yami.

'W-what the...? The sound of my heart is getting louder...!', "Yiiieeee! M-make it stop! the noise! the noise!" shouts Sozoji. "Rock music has eight beats right? I hear that came from the basic rhythm of the heart the rhythm that most stimulates a person! from now on you can sing to the beating of your own tell-tale heart" replies Yami before seperating from Yugi.

Once seperated from Yugi, Yami gently checks him to notice nothing wrong with him so Yami concentrates on the Millennium Puzzle and gently places Yugi inside the puzzle keeping him safe before going to help Hanasaki home but not before speaking once again before leaving, "That's just perfect for a "Human karaoke" like you" and with that Yami left the Karaoke shop with Hanasaki and Yugi safely inside the puzzle.

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Me: BTW I will update my other stories as well so for those who are wondering if I'll update those the answer is Yes I will be updating them again so please keep watch