Falling into darkness

An ordinary Friday.

Serena: I have finally decided to post the conclusion to 'guardian'

Kathryn:yay! I hope every one likes it

Nem: they better...

Kathryn: no, no hurting the readers! I will send you to solitary confinement

Nem:noooooo, not again!

Serena: I will only say this once, I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT MY OCs... Happy now...

~o~

(Kathryn's POV)

It was Friday afternoon and the group was hanging out at the arcade. Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Téa and I even convinced Seto to take the afternoon off. I don't know why he listened to me, but then again he, like almost everyone has been worried about me after the last time I saw Shadi, he told me I was going to fail to protect my friends then take their place in the shadow realm, since then I have been more than a little depressed. I'm worried, what if someone gets hurt, it will be my fault, I know it.

The group was listening to Téa tell an over-glorified story on how she beat a 'jerk' called Johnny Steps by using her highly superior dancing skills. Maybe he was a jerk, but it's Téa, she thinks anyone who doesn't fit her ideas of perfect a jerk. She is now talking about how 'Yugi' dueled Johnny to defend her honour. For Athena's sake, isn't she smart enough to tell the difference between them or is she calling Yami, Yugi to keep his existence a secret, if it's the latter there is no need, if anyone is listening in I would know, and I would eel with it. Oh wait, she doesn't like me, so why would she give me a reason to be hear.

I scan the crowd once again. With the exception of Yugi/Yami no-one else hear has any natural defenses or links to telepathy here- wait, that's odd, a high level telepath is here, coming towards us, it's weird I know that signature...

Oh no.

I look around uneasily, Seto, who is sitting next to me and who has also known me the longest quickly see the fear in my eyes.

"What's wrong Kathryn." He asks voice full of concern.

"It's, it's, her." I stutter franticly, I feel myself pale. Téa rolled her eyes automatically assuming I am doing this for attention. Yugi, now Yami, glances worriedly at me.

"Kathryn?"

My breathing becomes unsteady. I faintly hear footsteps behind me. Cold laughter rings through my ears.

"Hello again Kathryn, for everyone else the names shadow mist, telepathic hunter. I have come to collect your friend"

~o~