DECISION ROAD
Chapter 1/artwork

The first thing Aka did when she woke up, was reach under her pillow. She wanted to take her phone and mp3 player, those things were always there. But today.. was different. "Huh?" Aka said, with her eyes still closed. Nor her mp3, nor her phone were there. Aka could have sworn, that she put them there last night, because she does that every night.
After a failed search Aka finally forced herself to open her eyes. "Ah, now I get it. I am simply not in my room."
She got up. "Hm... (looks around) In fact, I'm not in any room I know. Strange..."
Then Aka noticed her bag by the bed she was in. "Oh!" she smiled and took out those two things she was searching for. First, she turned on her mp3 player, then noticed that: one – her phone doesn't turn on, and two – it's unbelievably light. Opening it explained that – the battery was gone.
"This is getting weirder and weirder with every passing moment." Aka said to herself, getting out of the bed. "I slept with my clothes? Oh well. Better find out where I am..."

True, things like waking up in unknown places didn't surprise Aka. Almost nothing did. She was the person that accepts everything what life gives. So far, everything she accepted didn't really surprise her. Probably, even alien abduction wouldn't.

"Locked." Aka sighed and started bashing the door. "Is anybody out there?!" And with those words Aka kicked the door, hard enough to make it open. "...nevermind..." With that, she walked out and started exploring the corridors.

She felt as if the ground under her was slightly moving. I must be losing my senses... Moving... she thought. Aka soon found stairs leading upwards. When she climbed up, she found herself standing on a yacht's deck. Aka once again looked around.
"Okay. When did THIS happen?" She kept talking to herself. The girl had a single bag, and apparently, she was traveling. Destination – unknown. Interesting...

"You!" came a male voice from behind. Aka turned around. "Who, me?.." she said with the most sarcastic tone she could pull off. Duuh, there was nobody else here but her. "Go!" the man in a purple robe demanded. Aka just sighed: "Where?"
The man in purple didn't even hide, that he is surprised. "Er. I thought to get another reaction, but...that way, third door on your left..."

Aka nodded and made her way to the direction the man pointed, leaving him to stare at her in disbelief. She quickly found the third door and didn't even bother knocking. She simply walked in.

A weird guy was sitting on a table in that room. Blonde hair, about nineteen, more or less, Aka's age. He lifted his head. The guy was about to say something, but Aka spoke first: "Um, hi, could you tell me where I am?"
Aka's tone seemed to surprise everyone on this...yacht.
"Yes." the boy spoke after a pause. "You're kidnapped. By me."
"Oh jeez, again... Look, if you want my dad's bank account code, I can tell you that, because he got sick of me being kidnapped all the time and-"
"Shut up." Aka was cut off. "I need no money."
"No? The who are you? I've never been kidnapped for other reasons..." Aka, one time from a million, was honestly a bit surprised. The blonde guy got off the table and came closer to Aka. "My name..is Marik. And you are Akane. Yes, I could use that bank account later, but you are here for some other reasons."
"And that would be..?"
"You shall find out later. I'd like to know only one thing now: how did you escape that room you were in? I locked it." Marik held up a key, as if proof of locking.
"Oh, you wont be needing that any time soon, I kicked the door open..."
"You WHAT? Okay, either you're acting, either you're insane, someone kidnapped you and you don't give a damn about it?!" Marik yelled.
"I get kidnapped A LOT, why should I?"
"Because..." he took a shiny, golden stick with two blades at its end, from behind his belt and held one blade near Aka's throat, yet she didn't contact it. "...this kidnap is different. Either you do what I say, either you face the consequences." he threatened Aka. But... All Aka did, was take a step back... and start examining the stick that Marik held. "This is an interesting piece of artwork..."
"I'M SERIOUS!" Marik once again yelled, making Aka jump. "Get back to that room and stay there until further notice! Understood?!"
"Okay, jeez, major issues!" Aka said while going back to the room she woke up in.
"YOU DARE SAY I HAVE ISSUES?!" he yelled. But Aka was long gone.

"What is WRONG with that guy?!..." she said while walking. "Really, just met and already gives commands. (sigh) And his artwork is also weird... Artists..."
Aka kept constantly talking to herself, until she reached the room she stayed in. It no longer had a door. Every purple-robed man (it seemed that there are endless bunches of them here!) stopped by the hole in the wall and stared at it for a few seconds. One even asked what happened. "The door was locked, so I had to find a way of unlocking it. I kicked it out..."
"Oh.. Master Marik said, that you're special, but I didn't get THAT in his words..." and he walked away. Only two things of what he said stayed in Aka's head – 'Master' Marik and...special.
In what ways am I special? What IS this Marik? A stalker?.. Hm.. Special...

((MEANWHILE))

"But Master, won't you do it?"
"No." Marik simply said. "I have no intention of doing it. I'd rather have her like she is NOW, that see the pain in her eyes later."
The robed man spoke again: "But if Aka touches the Millennium Rod herself, she will hate you even more, because you will not let her do it. If that happens by accident..."
"Accidents, Odion, will not happen. I will not let Aka touch the rod, I'll keep it safe. Now please, Odion, leave me alone. And go 'introduce' to Akane. Again..."
This was a 'joke' that only he and...Odion understood.

((BACK TO AKA))

With her eyelids closed, Aka was laying on the same bed. She was listening to music. Aka stopped her player as soon as she noticed that it darkened in her eyes. When she opened them, she saw that one of the purple-robed men is standing be her bed, looking at her.
"Oh. (gets up) Hello." Aka calmly said to him.
"Ah, hello, miss Aka... I am... Odion. Master Marik's..er..number one servant. I will be your, let's say, manager for now. Do you mind that?" Odion said.
"Nice to meet you and no, I don't mind. I'd rather talk to you than talk to that creepy Marik guy with all his issues..."
Odion smiled. "Yes, er, Master is very busy these days, he is tired... He told me to bring you this." he lifted his hands. Odion was holding a purple robe like his, only smaller, Aka's size. She put the robe on her clothes, then looked back to Odion: "Thanks, but how did you guess my size? It fits perfectly..."
"Just.. lucky..." Odion said, hiding some disappointment in his voice. But Aka still noticed it. Upset because of being lucky?.. she thought.
"Ah, well, I shall go now. I will inform you about next meetings or when to come to eat. And be sure to always wear the robe while you are out of your room." With that, Odion left.

Moments later Aka found a bathroom with a mirror and kept admiring her new look. "Well... It doesn't make me look fat, I like the purple color... And the small chain is also a nice accessory... This isn't so bad. It's definitely a more interesting kidnap than my others..."
"But also, much more dangerous." Marik was standing by the bathroom's opened door.
"So far it's not." Aka didn't even bother to turn around to see him.
"You shouldn't have said that. It's as if you're asking me to make this your worst nightmare..." his tone was cold, dark, yet so dramatic that Aka felt like in a movie.
"Is that a threat?" she simply asked. It wasn't a too good idea to almost mock him. Aka didn't even notice how fast she was pinned to the bathrooms wall. Marik was holding her so hard that it hurt. Hurt enough to freak her out. "Dare to question my threats again and I WILL make them come true, Akane."

No one called her by the full first name. It was always just 'Aka'. He let go and left, but Aka's eyes were still wide. "Issues. Major." and she hoped that he didn't hear that...

Quickly, avoiding everyone, Aka quickly went to her room. She felt that this is the safest place at this time. Maybe you can't surprise Aka, but you CAN freak her out. This time she wasn't happy, that she had no door. That guy is REALLY freaky... I don't think this visit will be too good... Especially if he doesn't need money, but needs something else... Hope he doesn't rape me or something...

Aka shivered from that thought.

AN: I don't care, like it or not, but I enjoy writing this story ;D And I'll continue. I never finished any of my Marik stories when I wrote on quizilla, so I want to try. Thanks for reading, please review, 'cause reviews make my world go round xD

**Frozen

2012.09.06 update: fixed some minor mistakes, typos. Trying not to make anyone out of character!