(First off, thank you so much for the interest and the great reviews. I wasn't going to update this until next week, but I decided to do another chapter today. As you may notice, the chapters follow along nicely with the episodes, so some of them may be a little shorter or longer than others. To answer some questions I got, I didn't intend for this to be an OC romance story at all. I just don't know who Kaylie could possibly fall for, but who knows what will happen later on. :) Thanks again, and enjoy.)
Kaylie set her phone down after reading the text. Even though she knew she needed Zac's help, she still wasn't sure how he could help her. She pulled back the blinds that were covering the window near the bed and looked out at the city. She wasn't too high up, and the scenery had changed, so she couldn't be at Kaiba Corp anymore.
At that moment the door opened, and a tall woman walked in. The way she was dressed let Kaylie know immediately that she was the doctor, and when she spoke, she recognized the woman's voice from before. "Mr. Kaiba had to leave to go take care of some work things." She busied herself, taking Kaylie's blood pressure and temperature. "But as soon as he is finished, he's going to make arrangements for you to fly back to the United States and get you home."
"Thank you..." Kaylie frowned. Going back to the United States in this world wouldn't be going home for her. In fact, it might make her more lost than she was now.
"Mr. Kaiba is a very busy man though, and I can't guarantee he will be seeing to this personally. You understand?" The doctor looked up from her clipboard. Her brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and a pair of glasses were perched on her nose. At that moment a funny thought came to Kaylie. The doctor almost looked normal. As normal as you could look when you're a cartoon character. What if she wasn't the only one who had been drawn here from another world? Could there be others? "Miss?" The doctor was looking at her quizzically.
"Oh! Yes. I understand." Kaylie fiddled with the fringe on the blanket that had been placed over her.
"Good. Now, as you may have noticed, there is probably some severe pain coming from your chest. This is because in the ah... earlier incident... you cracked three of your ribs. Now unlike other broken bones, these are not wrapped up. You just have to be careful when breathing and not cause yourself too much pain. You should be able to get up in the morning. Understood?" The doctor looked up from her notes again.
"Yes thank you." Kaylie went back to staring out the window and didn't say anything more until the doctor left. The lights of Domino Japan made her ache for her small town back in her world, where you could actually see the stars at night. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of her reflection for the first time in the glass. She almost fell out of her bed. Hesitantly she reached her hand out and touched the glass around her face. Not only was she short, but her face shape and eyes just gave her the look of a younger kid. She jumped when her phone buzzed on the table. Quickly, she picked it up.
You do look a little different.
"A little?" She muttered. "I look like a freaking twelve year old kid. Why am I so short?" A few seconds later, the phone went off again.
Maybe it isn't meant to show your age.
"But show my innocence?" She snorted. "You and I both know I'm not exactly innocent Zac. I-" She stopped. No. She was not about to pour her heart and soul out to him. Not again. Not after what it had done to him. Not after what it had done to her. "It's impossible."
Suit yourself. Sounds like a personal problem to me.
Kaylie rolled her eyes and didn't bother gracing him with a reply this time. Instead she turned over and went back to staring out the window. Somewhere out there a duel over two souls was going on, and though she already knew the outcome, she kept wondering if it might change due to her presence. However, she didn't have to wonder much longer because a few minutes later, the night sky lit up as a green pillar of light shot into the heavens. She sat up quickly, just in time to catch two pinpricks of light flying across the city. She smiled, relieved that so far, the story was going the way it was supposed to, and Weevil and Rex had been released. Satisfied for the moment, she was able to find peace enough to sleep for the first time in weeks.
A loud buzzing noise broke through the heavy cloud of sleep. Kaylie groaned and grabbed her phone, hitting the off button. She then went to roll off the bed when a sharp pain stopped her. She opened her eyes and for a few seconds and fell into a panic because she didn't recognize where she was. After a couple seconds of disjointed thoughts, she finally remembered what had happened. She couldn't ignore it anymore. This was definitely not a dream. She looked at another text message on her phone.
Do you always wake up this confused?
The girl grit her teeth. Maybe letting Zac know what was going hadn't been the best idea in the world, "How long have you been watching me? That's really creepy."
All night for you, all day for me. Not the whole time though.
Kaylie frowned and looked at the clock. 8 am. "What time is it there?"
8 in the evening.
A twelve hour difference. She wasn't sure which was worse. Having him watch her while she was asleep because he was awake, or having him watch her while she was actually doing things all day because he decided to stay up. Hopefully he didn't lose too much sleep over this. The thought of a little privacy was strangely comforting. "Don't stay up too late," She mumbled and slowly eased her way out of bed. She looked around and saw a change of clothing lying on a chair. Unfortunately, they were not hers and she suddenly realized she had not been the one to change herself into the nightgown. She blushed a scarlet red, and her phone vibrated in her hand.
Don't worry about it. Kaiba told the doctor to change your clothes when they first brought you here. It's not like you're constantly on the screen.
"Well that's comforting..." She ran her hands across the fabric, picked the clothes up, and went into the bathroom, praying if Zac saw anything he'd have the decency to look away. After she finished taking a shower and had changed, she found breakfast waiting for her. She took one last look at herself in the mirror. She had been provided with a blue sundress that went to her knees, but unlike her usual clothes, it had straps instead of sleeves. Her bare shoulders made her feel more exposed. She was trying to figure out a way to cover them when her phone went off.
Don't worry. It looks fine. No one is going to freak because it's a little immodest for what you're used to. By the way, when you're doing things in private, I get to see what everyone else is up to. Yugi and his friends just went and interrogated Rex and Weevil.
"Thanks… and that's… Interesting." Kaylie shoved the phone into a blue bag they had also left her with, "But you really don't need to text me every few minutes. I just need to figure out how you're supposed to help me out..."
Suit yourself. But I'm watching to make sure you actually eat something before I go to bed. I know you...
Kaylie shook her head and started picking at the food. She wasn't feeling all that hungry, and she didn't want to eat it. Besides, what was Zac going to do? Get himself sucked into a TV and force feed her. That didn't seem too likely. She left most of it there.
It wasn't long before someone came to her room to fetch her, and brought her into a rather night sitting room where she found Mokuba waiting. "Seto had some important business, so I'm supposed to make sure you get on your plane to San Francisco."
"What time does it leave?" Kaylie sat down on a chair, wondering if going to America was such a good idea.
"Later this afternoon," Mokuba looked down at his hands. "I wish I could spend more time with you, but Seto really needs my help right now, so I'm only here to say goodbye and make sure Roland knows where you are when the time comes to take you to the airport."
"Oh..." The girl sighed. "I suppose I'd better say goodbye then."
"Seto also wanted you to have this..." Mokuba held out a package. "We noticed that you had a deck of duel monster cards, but no duel disk. I know you said you didn't need anything, but my brother thinks you're not as well off as you want us to think."
Kaylie blushed bright red and took the package. "Thank you." It was a nice gesture, but even if she did manage to take it home with her, it wouldn't work without the Kaiba Corp satellite to connect to.
"Well... Thanks again for saving me, and have a nice flight," Mokuba left the room quickly, leaving a very awkward silence behind. Kaylie looked around to make sure no one was there, then started talking into the air again.
"How am I supposed to get home if they're flying me to America?" She waited for her phone to go off again.
Have you forgotten?
Kaylie looked confused, then after a bit, "Care to elaborate genius?"
Most of the season takes place in America. Remember? :)
Kaylie blinked, suddenly realizing that was right. "Oh and like you remembered off the top of your head. You've just been doing some research haven't you?"
Hey, at least I can help you out now. Once you get to San Francisco, you just need to find Industrial Illusions headquarters. Yugi and co should be heading there real soon as well. Right now they're probably heading for that museum.
She had to admit, Zac's train of thought was a little better than her own. Perhaps if she could somehow hook up with Yugi's group, they could help her. They definitely believed in other worlds, and they wouldn't lock her up in a mental hospital if she told them the truth. "Fine. You're right. Going to America would probably get me closer to home than staying in Japan. Are you satisfied?"
Very. :)
Kaylie rolled her eyes and wandered out of the room, heading in the direction of where she felt the front door should be. After a few minutes of getting turned around, she finally found herself outside, and a limo waiting. A man opened the door for her and she got in.
"Where to miss?" The driver asked. "You still have a few hours before you need to go to the airport, and Mr. Mokuba suggested we let you see a little of Japan before you leave."
"Is there a museum nearby?" She may miss Yugi and his group, but at least she can say she looked at the stone tablet that was there. Not that anyone other than Zac would believe her, but maybe he'd be just a tad bit jealous.
"There are a few actually," The driver turned around to look at her. "Which one would you like?"
"Is there one with Egyptian artifacts in it?" She gave her best smile, trying to look like the innocent girl everyone thought she was.
"Sure, but that sounds pretty boring for a kid your age..." The driver started to drive away.
"I'm eighteen..." Kaylie growled under her breath.
Hahahahahahahaha! :)
"You shut up and go to bed. It's almost midnight there." She hissed softly, then turned to look out the window. When they arrived, she thanked the driver and got out of the limo. Carefully she made her way into the museum, her eyes trained for the characters she knew would help her out. Finally she spotted them. She was about to walk over when she stopped. What if her going over there ruined the storyline? She suddenly became very interested in an Egyptian vase nearby. Perhaps this hadn't been the best idea, but she arrived just in time to hear Professor Hawkins announce that Yugi had something to do with the duel monsters appearing around town.
