Birdhouse in Your Soul

[cue Yami Yugi's "previously on..." Wait...I don't own that...]

"Upon the wish of the former pharaoh,

Protect your King..."

Finally the weekend was around the corner again and Idol was getting better at her Japanese. Yugi had offer to correct any grammar mistake or pronunciation throughout the week if she helped him with his English. She had gotten better at duel monsters now that she kept buying packs from his grandfather. Though she hadn't given herself the time to update her deck. Not that there was anyone to play with aside from Yugi. She can almost pick up on Sennen's presence even though he's not taken over Yugi. She wondered if she can probably communicate with him whilst he resides in the puzzle. Then hopefully he can finally come into contact with Yugi. That's what she had been doing after school everyday of this week aside from hanging out with Yugi at his place. She had been searching for answers about the millennium items and the first thing she thought of was Yugi's grandfather.

She had been visiting frequently now and wondered if it was getting a little to weird. She didn't want to intrude on anything even though Yugi, his grandfather (well she calls him Grandpa now since he kept reminding her to do so), and his mom told her that she was fine. Oh yeah, she had met his mother. At the most awkwardest moments. Idol can face many things in the world but she can't for the life of her talk face to face with a friend's parent. Even worse a boy's mother. Whom presumably thought Idol was dating her son. Yugi was amused to see this side of her. Idol was too shy to even speak. Little by little, Idol got used to it. She had offer to help around the shop while Yugi does his homework upstairs, she'd talk to mister- Sorry, Grandpa, about his Egyptian adventures. She then shed some light at how she was in an archaeologist program for kids back at home before she moved to Cairo, Egypt.

Whenever Yugi had finished his homework he'd come down to invite Idol to the living room for yet another challenge at whatever game they'd find aside from duel monsters. Just as she was getting better, he was close to becoming an expert finding ways to beat her in five turns. They had challenged themselves to see how many turns they can beat each other. It's even worse when they play matching games with his pairs of socks. To his mother it looked ridiculous but to them it was a battlefield.

"Hey, Yugi, I couldn't help but overhear your mom saying that Anzu used to come over a lot." Idol spoke up as she helped Yugi assemble a sheet-metal star wars millennium falcon puzzle. She noticed him stop fiddling with a piece and she looked up to see him blushing, "Well... yeah she did. She's been my best friend since elementary school."

"That's cool." Idol replied debating whether to tease him about Anzu, it was completely obvious he had a thing for her.

"Yeah, she's been very busy lately." He muttered, scratching the tip of his nose for the twentieth time.

"Is she into video games?" Idol wondered.

"Sort of, she's more into dancing."

Oh, that's something she didn't know... She was glad that Yugi had someone there for him. There was something eating at her in the back of her brain about the thought of him having feelings for his best friend. Which is absurd. She immediately pushed those feelings aside, this wasn't her field and she had more important matters anyways. She looked over to the puzzle and wondered... What if he shared those same feelings as Yugi? That's when she felt her heart dropped as if it weighed a ton. Idol, you're an idiot. Why would the spirit be wondering about that when he's preoccupied about finding out who he is?

"Idol?"

"Yes!"

Yugi tilted his head to the side at her sudden outburst and her face reddened in embarrassment, "Sorry, I've forgotten where I was for a second."

"I have something to show you." He stood up and motioned for her to follow. Which she did, he was leading her up the stairs, and then he opened a door...

"Did you just bring me, a teenage girl, into your bedroom?" Idol questioned him, "While you're mom is here?" She whispered the last part in fear.

"She won't mind, Idol." Yugi told her trying to get her to relax, "Anzu has been up here as well."

Idol didn't even stepped further and her eyes immediately went to his unmade bed. Yugi caught her stare and he shook his head so fast she thought he would get whiplash.

"Not like that!"

"What was I supposed to think!" Idol argued and she hide her face away from him, "No, it's fine. I don't want to know."

"I didn't mean to make this awkward but no... Nothing like that has ever happened to me." Yugi looked away in embarrassment.

Idol choked on her saliva as he just confessed that he was still a virgin. She really didn't need to know that and for some reason it made her relax a little. As she was finished coughing, she bit her lip and walked closer to Yugi.

"If you want to laugh, then hurry and get it out of your system!"

"Yugi, Yugi, Yugi," She chuckled but not because of that, "I honestly don't care whether or not you... Yeah but anyways, I'm not Jonouchi or Honda." She gently tilted his head so he can look at her, "I may tease you at times but I'm not really that mean and if it makes you feel any better, I'm a virgin, too."

He looked away for a second and cleared his throat and she didn't meet eye contact as well since she registered his silence.

"Thank you, Idol."

"For what?"

Yugi just smiled at her and went to retrieve something from his desk while Idol just stood there a bit awkward, "Ah! This is what I wanted to show you." He showed her the box in which the puzzle came in and Idol gasped.

"Is that?"

"This is what my puzzle came in, Grandpa has told me that you were very interested about the puzzle and I wanted to tell you the day I solved the puzzle." He took a seat on his chair and he offered her to sit on his bed. Which she did and she paid attention to what he had to say.

He told her about how he, Jonouchi, and Honda became friends because he wished for it. In all honestly, she didn't think that Sennen had anything to do with him making friends, it seemed that Yugi did that on his own. Though, she didn't want to ruin that image for him and she smiled at his innocence.

"When I solved the puzzle, I felt, I don't know how to say it but I feel different."

Idol kept her interest by resting her elbows on her knees and her head on her knuckles. Did he figure it out?

"And grandpa had ask me if I feel different as well." He held the puzzle in his hands, "Something about gaining knowledge about the shadow games."

She thought she heard some whispers, it almost sounded like the spirit, and so she looked around his room, "Did you hear something?"

Yugi wondered what she was talking about and stopped to hear...nothing, "No?"

Must have been her imagination. She stood up and walked over to him, "Yugi, I believe you, about the shadow games."

"Really?"

"Yes..." Should she tell him? She held her hands out, "Can I see the puzzle for a sec?"

"Sure." He took it off his neck and placed the golden pyramid in her hands. Suddenly, she felt a massive shock run up her arms and all she saw was white.

"Idol!" She felt someone shake her..

"Idol! Idol, please wake up!"

She blinked open her eyes despite how much her body protested. They adjusted to the light in the room...there wasn't much of it. That and the room felt a little colder than before, "Yugi?" She looked around and saw... Not Yugi.

"Sennen?"

His alarm stance relaxed a little but he was still staring at her in caution as she sat up to face him, "What happened?" She looked around noticing the area, "Are we in danger?" This was too weird, this didn't look like any place she had ever been in.

"Idol, we... we are not in any danger."

"Then how come..." She held her head, "How come you're outside? Not that I don't enjoy your company or anything."

His eyes looked around with uneasiness, "Um... I'm not outside."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that... You're inside the millennium puzzle."

What!

She stood up, not caring if she felt the blood rush to her head, and stepped around to actually see her surroundings. There were stairs, doors, on the ground, to the side, upside down, brick by brick. They were everywhere! Like a maze! She was getting dizzy.

"I'm inside a labyrinth!" Her voice had echoed out, "The puzzle is a labyrinth!"

Already on his feet, he walked over to her just to verify if she was gonna pass out again, "Yes, this is... This is where I am almost all the time."

"Any idea on how I got in?" She questioned as she placed her hand on the wall, still gazing at her surroundings in amazement.

"No, I've not the slightest idea." He crossed his arms, "Though, I can say I was trying to reach out for you and Yugi. It could be my doing."

Idol scratched her head and looked around, "Well...If I'm in here... How do I get out?" All she received is his silence and she knew very well that she is stuck here for a good while.

"So... How about we take a walk?"

Yugi felt as if he were going to hurl his dinner. He thought to be on the floor since he just awoken but he found himself standing. It was strange, he felt grains of sand in between his toes. Like if he were at a beach but he didn't hear the sound of the ocean. His eyes finally adjusted and he gasped. This was no beach.

"Where am I?"

There were tall stone pillars all around him. The floor below was stone with a hints of sand. He was outside in what appears to be a courtyard. He knelt down and saw that there were golden anklets on each side of his legs. Around his waist was a gold belt to hold the kilt that draped down to his knees. The millennium puzzle still hung around his neck.

"Why am I dressed like this...?!"

He heard shouts and grunts up ahead and so he followed it. He stayed close to the lining of pillars in case to creep behind them at any given moment. The closer he got to the voices the more the courtyard began to look like a training ground. Finally he saw a sparring match between two individuals who look around the same age as him except for the fact that they were taller than him. One of them was a boy and the other was surprisingly a girl who...

Yugi gasped, "Idol?"

She dropped down and spun the weapon she held toward the boy. The wooden stick made contact behind the heels of the boy which led him to fall on his behind. Groaning, before he could get up Idol had toward over him and pinned him with her weapon pointed at him, declaring her as the winner.

"Why can't we practice this with real weapons?"

"Because if you can't master a four foot stick then how could you possibly handle a real weapon?" She hissed at him before giving him space to stand. She had dismissed him and she stopped to notice Yugi lurking behind the pillar. He wasn't aware but he just kept staring at her in a daze. Not even realizing that she had approached him.

"So... You finally decided to come out and join us?" She questioned finding his mouth open quite amusing.

"Idol! Where are we?"

She frowned at him, "What did you call me?"

"Your name?" Yugi said with confusion, what is going on here?

Suddenly everything seem to close in on him and he was getting dizzy. He held his head in his hands wanting all this to just stop. His vision had blackened and he found himself trying to wake himself up...wait? Wake up?

He jolted awake and he found himself in his room with the millennium puzzle in his hands, "Did I fall asleep on my chair again?"

He then realized he wasn't alone. There was Idol sleeping soundly on his bed. He disregard it as if it were a normal thing and went to turn off his bedroom light. Then he did a double take...

"IDOL?!"

"WHAT!"

Alarmed she spun out of bed and realized she wasn't in her room. Or for that matter she wasn't in a cold labyrinth anymore. Was it all just a dream?

She looked to Yugi, "How did I get here?"

"You know I'd like to joke about this but I don't know what happened, I think we both just passed out due to exhaustion." Yugi explained wondering if he should tell her about the strange dream he had. No, she'd totally laugh at him. She and him dressed in Egyptian clothing, that's ridiculous!

She nodded going along with that theory, "Yeah, that makes sense." She looked over to his goofy looking clock on his desk, "It's six in the morning, we have an hour for school." She got up to stretch which made some part of her stomach exposed. She went ahead and adjusted her uniform skirt which was twisted and slightly raised, "Well I shouldn't rush since I slept with my uniform here."

Yugi had his eyes on her the entire time and blushed at the thought that she had been asleep in the same room as him. His thoughts went to when he saw her passed out on his bed right before he turned on the lights and that didn't help his morning. He shook his head already feeling hot to his face, "Y-you should wait downstairs, I'll... I need to change."

"What would your mom say?" Idol then got scared to even step out of this room, completely unaware of Yugi's dilemma. She suddenly felt the need to jump out the window, not even caring that she was on the second floor. It's better than facing his mom although she might be still asleep.... Then the smell of food filled the air. Nope. She's awake.

"I..I'll explain to her when I finish!" He said facing his closet, not wanting her to see his front side.

"Yugi, why are you all flustered?" She gave him a weird look at how his mood change, he just suddenly want her out of the room. She had offended him. It was the comment on his mom! How could you be so cruel, Idol! Quit being a little bi- Now she really wanted to jump out the window.

"YUGI~"

And that's what she did when they both heard his mother stomping up the stairs.

"Idol!" Yugi rushed over to his window, "What are you doing!"

"Escaping!" She hissed at him and then leaned over to ruffle the blonde bangs of his hair, "I'll see you at school!" Blushing he almost fell back and she climbed all the way down, making a run for it.

Then Yugi's bedroom door opened, "Yugi, I think Idol left her backpack downstai- Oh?" She paused as she saw that Yugi had fallen taken his blanket with him, "Did you fall off the bed again?"

"Yes..." He said in defeat.

[At school]

"Yo! Idol!" She heard Jounouchi called out to her as he caught her sitting at the cafeteria munching on whatever breakfast she had, "What are you doing here so early?"

She shrugged, "I had nothing better to do." There was no way she was going to tell him that she ended up sleeping at Yugi's place. Yugi will never hear the end of it. That and she didn't want to seem to be a threat to Anzu, that is if Idol knew she had a thing for him. "What are you doing here so early?"

Smirking he shrugged as well, "Got nothing better to do."

She smiled at his answer, "Come keep me company and I'll give you the rest of my breakfast." His eyes lit up, "Ah! Thanks, Idol!"

After that she had gone to class... She had thought of what had happened last night. She woke up on Yugi's bed so that meant her entire being was still present in the room. Can it be that she had unconsciously stumble into the puzzle? What about Yugi? He didn't even question what happened and just played it off as something else. Idol had scratched the back of her head. If all this were to be true, then how? That night she and the spirit had walked around his labyrinth. They didn't find much but empty rooms and some filled with traps. It was peculiar. They were meant for anyone who trespassed and that meant her spirit friend, too. Though, why is that since he's in possession of the damn thing. Mr. Haner's voice broke her out of her thoughts. She reached for her book bag and realize something.... She left the bloody thing at Yugi's place. She groaned and pretended she had some sort of material for class. This is going to take a while... Soon she found herself staring at the clock and it was now time to go.

"Oh, Idol?"

She stopped herself from leaving the classroom and gave her teacher a questioning look, "Yeah?"

He walked up to her and handed her the short essay assignment they just did, "Very good." Was all he said.

"Did you just grade it?" She looked at her paper front and back to see if this was a prank. He gave her an A and she hardly put any effort on it. All she did was argue what he had assigned.... Oh...

"Yep." He made a popping sound at the end of the word, "Yours was the one that was more interesting."

"Ok." She gave him a small smile, still confused but rather not question the A, "Thanks."

"I've been thinking about opening up a side project for anyone who is interested, for extra points." He stated, "It's about my travels in Egypt, wondering if you were interested."

Idol stiffened and turned to face him completely to get a good look at him. She wondered if she had run into him before. Suddenly, she didn't want to be in this class anymore. Why so suddenly had he decided this? Sure he is an archaeologists but had he mentioned anything about Egypt? What should she tell him? If he finds out who she is, she'll be screwed and then she would have to leave.

"I'll think about it." She cursed herself at how soft she sounded.

He nodded nonetheless, "Cool, I'll be here."

She walked out of the class before he could call her back again and walked into Yugi's classroom to see if he or any of them are still in there. Since she was caught up in her thoughts she had run into Anzu who was just leaving, "Whoa." Anzu had caught her shoulder before either of them had fallen, "Sorry, Idol, I'm in a hurry." She smiled all too quickly before she took off leaving a confused Idol there.

"HE HAS A PISTOL!"

Idol had to cover her ears when she heard Yugi shouting and she saw Jounouchi gave her this annoyed look as if it were to say 'At least you're not sitting next to him.'

"Yugi, sometimes I wonder where all that vocal power comes from such a small body."

This earned her a blush-glare from Yugi, "Idol! I'm almost as tall as you!"

Yugi: 5'0 ft
Idol: 5'3 ft

Idol just stared at him before she questioned why he shouted something about a pistol. Jounouchi had filled her in about how he and Yugi wanted to go to Burger World, a restaurant that barely opened. At the sound of food, Idol's stomach growled out loud which made Jounouchi laugh at her while Yugi scolded him for being mean.

"Yeah, it's fine I didn't have money for early lunch anyways." Idol explained a little embarrassed that her stomach decided to play that way.

"So, when we had mention this Anzu got all defensive about it." Jounouchi carried on explaining, "Something about how the food is gross and stuff." Shrugging not really buying it.

"Maybe she's right..." Idol heard Yugi mutter really softly trying to back up Anzu's statement.

"Have you noticed how strange Anzu has been acting?" Jounouchi questioned staring at the classroom door suspiciously.

Idol had remembered how she had rushed out so suddenly but never really gave much thought on it.

"You guys I have a hunch..." Jounouchi said rubbing his face as if he had a beard, "I think that after school, Anzu has been going on enjokousai!"

Idol had gasped so hard she ended up choking on her saliva. She was bent over on a desk coughing and laughing at the same time. Yugi was next to her with a worried look, "Idol? What's wrong?" He then looked over to Jounouchi, "What's enjoy kouhai?" Yugi asked having this innocent look on his face. Idol had recovered when he asked that and she couldn't help but think he was really adorable. Her face had warmed up at the thought and she shook her head. Enjoy kouhai was something else, and what that meant is "enjoy mating". What Jounouchi said was something scandalous she had heard before and that's....

"It's when a girl finds an old rich man and they @&%! And $&@#!"

Yugi had a horrified look on his face and Jounouchi continued, "Rumor has it that a few girls in other classes do it for pocket money!"

That horrified look on Yugi's face turned into red rage and he began to shout again, "ANZU IS NOT LIKE THAT!"

Idol cringed since she was closest to Yugi and Jounouchi just snickered, "Jeez, look at you! You're all red, Yugi!"

"It's not true!"

Idol had a sad smile and did not want to partake in this anymore. Yes, Jounouchi's theory was laughable but she had to agree with Yugi. Anzu wasn't that type. Then again she hardly knew her. Yugi knew her almost all his life so she trusted his judgment. Poor guy, he now has a doubtful look on his face. Idol had placed a hand on his shoulder and this made Yugi look at her, "How about we go check what she's up to before we go eat?" She had suggested and Jounouchi was already down for it, "Then we can prove to Jounouchi that your crush isn't like the other girls here on campus."

At that statement his face got even redder, "Idol! That's not it at all!"

"Well then! Let's get going before we lose her!" Jounouchi stood up and made his way to the door. Idol had followed but then she made eye contact with her teacher in the other room. He had his face focused on Yugi and then changed his expression when he saw Idol. Did he see the millennium puzzle? She thought back to the assignment he had told her. If she refuses the offer would that automatically make her suspicious? Sighing inwardly she looked over to Yugi, "You go on ahead and catch up with Jounouchi, I got to speak with my sensei."

He looked up to her worriedly, "Oh? Will you be there at burger world?"

"Yeah, it won't take more than ten minutes." Idol explained and Yugi nodded but before he could step any further he felt her grab his wrist.

"Idol?"

"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry if I had offended you earlier and right now about the whole Anzu thing."

He gave her a confused look and replayed whatever had happened. Oh!

"Idol, you can never offend me." He smiled at her and let himself go, "I need to catch up with Jounouchi, I'll see you later!"

Idol watched him disappear. That boy is too forgiving for his own good. It's unreal. She felt her heart race when she imagined that smile and what he said. No on has ever done that before. It made her feel... Special. She looked over to her classroom and walked in to see a grin on her teacher's face.

"Idol, you've returned."

"Dr. Haner, I've made a decision."

"Burger World?"

"What the?"

Jounouchi and Yugi just stared at the building. One had a suspicious look and the other was uneasy. They both made their way to the entrance and suddenly Anzu had appeared wearing a waitress uniform.

"Helloooooooo~ and welcome!" Anzu chirped, "Table for two? I'll seat you in just..." Then she realized who was in front of her, "A..."

The two boys blinked at her.

"Sec..."

Blink.

She crept away from the door and away from them. Her chest felt constricted. She felt like she was gonna pop any minute. She couldn't believe those two! Why are they here! There were consequences as to why she's working there. It's against school rules and if anyone finds out she'll get expelled! That Jounouchi is a blabber mouth. She is so screwed!

Forcing herself to be polite she had sat them down in a booth and went to go get whatever they had ordered. Yugi frowned at the way she was acting, "Maybe we shouldn't have come here, Jounouchi." He felt really guilty, "She's seems very upset."

"Of course she is!" Jounouchi just get snickering, "We found out her secret."

Yugi looked out the window for a moment. Idol said ten minutes and she would have been behind them. Maybe she had gone home. I guess it's better that way. He didn't want Anzu to feel any more upset if she's seen by more people who know her. He could always buy her a combo and invite her to him home. Still... Even if he would see her tonight. He wished she would be here. Absentmindedly he was holding his puzzle at the thought of Idol. Where is she?

She was standing in front of the restaurant. How could she let this happen? Dr. Haner had her research about the incident that had happened in the nameless pharaoh's tomb. That was something she did not want to speak about. Let alone write about it. This was bad. Had he been suspicious about her from the start? She should've known that there was a former archaeologist professor there. Can he be someone who is a threat?Though, isn't all too convenient? First, Yugi had solve his puzzle, which led her to be here in search for him before anyone else could. Or before she's even killed for that matter.

With that thought alone she felt the cold barrel of the gun pressed against the back of her neck again.

"What are you doing just standing there?" She heard him hiss, "I told you to go inside already!"

She should have seen him coming prior to arriving at her destination. This had never happen before. She was more aware but this time...

"I'll blow your brains out!"

"Hey, relax now." She held her hands up and with a boring expression, "Did you even plan this out?"

"Who needs planning when I have a human shield!"

He pushed her forward and Idol stepped into the restaurant with a gun to her back. She came face to face with Anzu who did the same greeting. She stopped to sea distressed...

"Idol?"

Anzu then felt her body fall back, "Get out of the way!" Idol had roughly shoved her to the side and as a result the man behind her grabbed her close to his and the gun was now to her temple.

"LISTEN UP! Make any movements or noise and this chick gets it!"

Everyone else in the restaurant looked up in alarm. Once they see the threat of a gun, all of them cower in fear. All their whispers about an escape criminal filled the room. The man behind her growled. He ordered everyone to put their hands above their heads and lower their heads onto the table. Those who stood up like idiots had to face down with their arms out. Idol frowned seeing that Yugi was one of them. That idiot. Sometime she's fond of him but in times like this when he's stupid, she hated him.

"Escaped criminal? You get out of prison and the first thing you do is come to a restaurant?"

Idol then had the gun in her mouth, "If you don't shut up, then say goodbye to that pretty mouth of yours."

If she dies today, there's a chance that she'll get laughed at and humiliated right before she gets resurrected as something stupid. Maybe this time they'll go so far to resurrect her as a jackass. If she dies today, then Yugi will be an even more open target and she'll live with that failure above her head. No. She can't give up, yet. She has to at least get Yugi away from here. She needs to get rid of this gun somehow.

"Listen here, stupid," her attention was sent to the man with the gun, "I'm going to remove the gun from your mouth and blindfold you. Do anything stupid and I'll blow your brains away, got it?"

She nodded not able to speak. She was able to breath again when the gun was removed. There's three sevens on this man's forehead... Idol thought but why would it make a difference. He was wearing an inmate uniform. His hair was greased up due to lack of proper cleaning. He took out a bandana from his pocket and placed it over her eyes, the last thing she saw were his.

"When a human's eyesight is blocked, they become more frightened!" He chuckled evilly. Good thing I'm not human.

She tried to sense a nearby millennium item as she was led to sit down in a booth. She could feel the body heat of the man who kept her hostage right next to her. He had his hand on the back of her neck and she figured the gun was pointed at her from his other hand.

"Now I need someone to bring me whatever I want!" She heard him shout as a millennium eye appeared on her forehead, "Whatever you do, don't get involved."

"You! The weak-looking shrimp!"

Yugi was surprised to see a gun pointed at him. He looked around before pointing to himself, "Yeah, you!" The criminal, Jirou, waved his gun around, "The rest of you on the floor and don't move or else I'll shoot the girl and you!"

"Too late, Idol... Don't do anything stupid."

Idol gritted her teeth as Jirou continued to give out orders, "BRING ME BOOZE AND SOME SMOKES!"

Yugi had brought a tray of what the man had desired, he kept his eyes focused on Idol. He felt his hands shake. He was scared. For his life and for Idol's. Cursing under his breath. He hated this. Why was he such a coward? Idol needs him. Why can't he be strong?

Aibou...

He felt his heart race though at the same time it didn't feel like his heart.

Idol, although she was blind, turned to face Yugi as he approached them. She gritted her teeth and lifted her blind fold. Her gold eyes landed on his crimson eyes, "Yugi, you idiot! Leave!"

"I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!"

She was smacked across the face by the gun he held. She saw from her peripherals a white flash as the gun made contact with her temple. She held the side of her cheek bone and she groaned in pain as she was crouched over the table. Yugi's expression darkened and he growled. How dare he harmed her!

"Here's what you ordered!" She heard dark Yugi's voice.

"Who the hell said you could sit here?!" She felt herself being pulled upward and close to her capture. Her vision wasn't disoriented anymore and all she saw was his gun pointed to Yugi, who had no problem with that. He wore a smirk and shrugged, "What? I thought I'd keep you two company." He pointed to Jirou, "If you have guts, then why don't we play a game?"

"A game?" Jirou sized him up. This little boy suddenly acts so bold but... No, he's nothing. Jirou reached over for the pack of cigarettes and bit on one of them, "Hmm... I accept your little game. I need to have fun after all."

"Then why not gamble?" Idol had muttered out which resulted Jirou to squeeze his hand around the back of her neck, "I've had enough of your smart ass comments!" He took the bandana away from her eyes and used it as a gag, "After I'm done with this kid, then you'll learn to choke on it."

Idol had only glared at him.

"Let's discuss the losing and winning outcomes of this game." Dark Yugi interrupted, not wanting Idol to go on and say something stupid, "The loser of this game will lose their life."

Jirou chuckled to himself, "What are the rules?" He thought this was stupid. Really... He could just end this kids life right then and there. That's all it took. Just a twitch of his finger and this Yugi kid will decorate the seat with his blood. Jirou played the scene in his head and chuckled while pouring his drink.

"The rules are simple." Yugi held out two of his hands, "We each choose one of our ten fingers. The finger you choose will be the only one you can move."

"Heh, heh, I will choose my right index finger!" Jirou held up the hand with the gun, "All I need to kill you is this finger on the trigger!"

Dark Yugi's smirk didn't falter, "Then I'll use my right thumb."

Idol's heart raced as she watched him. What in the hell was he going to do with just his thumb? Spirit, if this man shoots you, I may have to risk my life. Maybe then you will run.

"You can do whatever you'd like with the finger you chose once the game starts."

Jirou just chuckled, "I plan to!"

"Game start!"

The gun faced Yugi, "And now it's game over, you idiot!"

Yugi leaned over with the lighter. Idol and Jirou froze for a sec. At any rate, the rag in Idol's mouth will be chewed apart. She was ready to tackle the guy if she needed to. Wait...why does her skirt feel like it's getting wet on the side.

"Oh right, the cig hasn't been lit yet." Jirou leaned his head slightly forward and took a puff from the lighter.

"Here, you can have it back." Yugi let the lighter fall on top of Jirou's hand where he's...still pouring the alcohol! He almost gasped but he remembered there was a cigarette in his mouth. He couldn't move now! If the lighter falls, the alcohol will light his body up. Idol was just as scared to move. Now what?

"Don't fire your pistol, either!" The spirit chuckled, "You'll definitely make the lighter fall that way!" Yugi had left his side of the table and walked over to Idol. Jirou gritted his teeth and set his gun to the table whilst removing the lighter on his hand, "You won't get away, you bastard!" Idol jumped back seeing it was safe and had kicked the underside of Jirou's jaw before he picked up his gun. Idol then tackled Yugi to the ground as she saw the cigarette fall out of his mouth...

"FIRE!"

Jirou stood up, his body engulfed in flames, he made a run for it trying to extinguish the flames, "HELP!"

Idol looked over to the dark spirit who was still under her, "You're an idiot!"

He just glared at her, "You're welcome."

She grabbed his collar, "I don't care if I'm in danger! If you or Yugi's life is on the line you better run for it, understand?"

He grabbed her wrists so she can let him go, "You can't ask me to do that." He sat up, not fully aware that this made her straddle him, "Besides you promised me that you'd help me uncover the secrets of the millennium puzzle, how would you do that if you were dead?"

She didn't reply but only glared as he did the same. Both of them are becoming a pain in the ass. She felt herself sigh and the boiling pot in her head had let out its steam. She leaned back and crossed her arms not making eye contact with him, "Thank you." More like an apology than gratitude but he took it anyways and nodded.

"Erm....?" They both hear Jounouchi who had joined them, "Am I interrupting anything?"

Idol just gave him a confused look and she looked over to see him blush for a sec and retreated letting Yugi take over who was just in shock as to why he was on the floor with Idol on top of him. Idol glared, "Yugi! You pervert!"

"W-whaaat!"

"Yugi, you dog! At a time like this!!" Jounouchi burst out in laughter while Yugi was at a loss of words.

"I didn't do anything!"