(A/N:Welcome to my third Ishtar-centric fic. While this technically is an
Ishtar fic, there will be shift of focus from just the Ishtars and
Victoria to the way Victoria has adjusted to Domino life. This means there
will be a lot more characters, and lot more drama!)
Chapter One-School's Out!
"So, what's everyone got planned for the summer?" Colette Nichols stirred her slushy, as she glanced around the table to Victoria and the Robas. "Anything major?"
"Not yet..." Christien replied for everyone. "We're trying to get Espa to let us do a carnival, but he won't budge."
"A carnival? How boring." Colette looked at Victoria. "What about you,Mute?" She always called Victoria that because the thirteen year old never spoke. Rather, she let everyone speak for her.
"Don't call her that!" Mokuba Kaiba banged his tray down beside Jonathan Roba, glaring at the girl. "She doesn't talk to you because you've been rediculing her since she came here!" The youngest Kaiba grinned at Victoria. "Wait'll you see what we got planned for the summer!"
"What?" Victoria came out of her daze, unaware of the insult or the conversation's subject. She'd been doing that a lot lately, due to the medicine she was on. That was the new effect in this world. It hadn't been that way in her world.
"Dazing again. I swear.. she'd probably be better off in the pre- schoolers class." Colette muttered. "Anyways...I'm going to Paris."
"Good for you. We're going to Cairo." Mokuba retorted. "And! Victoria, you're allowed to bring Johanna, if she wants to go."
"Well....I don't know. Jo's been pretty....bad lately. " She'd never let the Robas know how much Jo was actually hurting her. Marik knew, and as much as he'd tried to get through to Jo,nothing worked. She sighed deeply, and then forced a smile. "But I'll ask her."
"Alright. Oh, and of course your brothers and sister are invited." Mokuba added.
"I should think so." The girl laughed now, and followed Mokuba and the Robas out of the cafeteria. "I can't stand Colette!"
"She's such a prep." Jonathan commented. "Anyhow, I got great news from Ms. Nixon last night."
"Yeah?" Mokuba looked at him. "What's that?"
"There's going to be a theater group this summer. The first play is set to open in September."
"Awesome!" Mokuba grinned at his best friend. "So,let me guess. You want me to join with you?"
"Actually...I think I might do that." Victoria interrupted. "I would've liked to have done something like that back home, but with everything else I was doing, it was impossible. I'm not so busy now."
"Great!" Christien smiled at the youngest Ishtar. "I had a feeling you would be into theater."
"Yeah...." Victoria grinned at Christien. They had become almost inseparable over the last year. "I'm into performance period." They stopped at Marik's house. "Well,I'll see you guys tomorrow..."
"We'll be here at twelve on the dot." Jonathan announced grandly. "Oh...we forgot to warn ya. Little E and Andrew will be joining us at the museum."
"Cool! I think they're so cute!" Victoria replied without conviction. "I'm teaching Little E how to count."
"I noticed." Christien laughed. "He counts everything lately." He turned to follow his brother and Mokuba back towards their house. "I'll see you later, okay?"
"Christien....um....I wanted to...uh..ask you something.." She looked around him, to see if Jonathan was paying attention.
"What's up?" Christien turned around to face her fully now. His eyes were bright in curiosity.
"Well....there's going to be a summer bash party at the school pool next weekend..."
"And you wanted to know if I'd go with you? You bet." Christien knew Victoria wasn't comfortable enough to do anything on her own yet.
"Yeah.......you will? But I thought you didn't like to swim?" Victoria's eyebrow shot up in surprise.
"Well,no...but, you know...if you want me to be there....I will be." He smiled at her. "But we're just going as friends, right?" As much as he liked Victoria, he didn't want to rush into anything with her yet.
"Of course." Victoria sighed inwardly. She really liked Christien. She didn't want to be just friends with him. But it was a known fact. He was a hard one to crack. And being just his best friend was a good start to begin with. They had a lot of laughs together. "Well, I'll see you later, Chris."
"Toosha." Christien grinned. They'd taken to speaking in a code inspired by a tv show in Tori's world called Kim Possible. "See you in the morning." With that, he followed Jonathan's vanishing back down the sidewalk, and out of view.
Victoria watched after him a moment ,but was interrupted when Marik called her inside for family time. We are so meant for each other, Christien. I can't see myself with anyone besides you when I get older. She walked in to her house, with a slight smile at that thought.
Chapter One-School's Out!
"So, what's everyone got planned for the summer?" Colette Nichols stirred her slushy, as she glanced around the table to Victoria and the Robas. "Anything major?"
"Not yet..." Christien replied for everyone. "We're trying to get Espa to let us do a carnival, but he won't budge."
"A carnival? How boring." Colette looked at Victoria. "What about you,Mute?" She always called Victoria that because the thirteen year old never spoke. Rather, she let everyone speak for her.
"Don't call her that!" Mokuba Kaiba banged his tray down beside Jonathan Roba, glaring at the girl. "She doesn't talk to you because you've been rediculing her since she came here!" The youngest Kaiba grinned at Victoria. "Wait'll you see what we got planned for the summer!"
"What?" Victoria came out of her daze, unaware of the insult or the conversation's subject. She'd been doing that a lot lately, due to the medicine she was on. That was the new effect in this world. It hadn't been that way in her world.
"Dazing again. I swear.. she'd probably be better off in the pre- schoolers class." Colette muttered. "Anyways...I'm going to Paris."
"Good for you. We're going to Cairo." Mokuba retorted. "And! Victoria, you're allowed to bring Johanna, if she wants to go."
"Well....I don't know. Jo's been pretty....bad lately. " She'd never let the Robas know how much Jo was actually hurting her. Marik knew, and as much as he'd tried to get through to Jo,nothing worked. She sighed deeply, and then forced a smile. "But I'll ask her."
"Alright. Oh, and of course your brothers and sister are invited." Mokuba added.
"I should think so." The girl laughed now, and followed Mokuba and the Robas out of the cafeteria. "I can't stand Colette!"
"She's such a prep." Jonathan commented. "Anyhow, I got great news from Ms. Nixon last night."
"Yeah?" Mokuba looked at him. "What's that?"
"There's going to be a theater group this summer. The first play is set to open in September."
"Awesome!" Mokuba grinned at his best friend. "So,let me guess. You want me to join with you?"
"Actually...I think I might do that." Victoria interrupted. "I would've liked to have done something like that back home, but with everything else I was doing, it was impossible. I'm not so busy now."
"Great!" Christien smiled at the youngest Ishtar. "I had a feeling you would be into theater."
"Yeah...." Victoria grinned at Christien. They had become almost inseparable over the last year. "I'm into performance period." They stopped at Marik's house. "Well,I'll see you guys tomorrow..."
"We'll be here at twelve on the dot." Jonathan announced grandly. "Oh...we forgot to warn ya. Little E and Andrew will be joining us at the museum."
"Cool! I think they're so cute!" Victoria replied without conviction. "I'm teaching Little E how to count."
"I noticed." Christien laughed. "He counts everything lately." He turned to follow his brother and Mokuba back towards their house. "I'll see you later, okay?"
"Christien....um....I wanted to...uh..ask you something.." She looked around him, to see if Jonathan was paying attention.
"What's up?" Christien turned around to face her fully now. His eyes were bright in curiosity.
"Well....there's going to be a summer bash party at the school pool next weekend..."
"And you wanted to know if I'd go with you? You bet." Christien knew Victoria wasn't comfortable enough to do anything on her own yet.
"Yeah.......you will? But I thought you didn't like to swim?" Victoria's eyebrow shot up in surprise.
"Well,no...but, you know...if you want me to be there....I will be." He smiled at her. "But we're just going as friends, right?" As much as he liked Victoria, he didn't want to rush into anything with her yet.
"Of course." Victoria sighed inwardly. She really liked Christien. She didn't want to be just friends with him. But it was a known fact. He was a hard one to crack. And being just his best friend was a good start to begin with. They had a lot of laughs together. "Well, I'll see you later, Chris."
"Toosha." Christien grinned. They'd taken to speaking in a code inspired by a tv show in Tori's world called Kim Possible. "See you in the morning." With that, he followed Jonathan's vanishing back down the sidewalk, and out of view.
Victoria watched after him a moment ,but was interrupted when Marik called her inside for family time. We are so meant for each other, Christien. I can't see myself with anyone besides you when I get older. She walked in to her house, with a slight smile at that thought.