"Bullshit! This is absolute bullshit!" Danielle shouted at Duke.
"Must you yell so loudly? Just because we're moving again doesn't mean you
have to make such a fuss," Duke replied calmly.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I must so I can get it through your thick skull that I don't
want to move," she retorted.
"When are you going to get contacts?" he asked her. Her hand touched the silver
frame that surrounded her eyes, unsure why he was asking this.
"Quit trying to change the subject!" she yelled, getting ready to begin ranting
again. "We're not going anywhere!"
"Dad's company needs us to relocate to-"
"I don't give a damn where they need us to relocate to! Stop dwelling on Dad's
company! He's dead!"
"No duh. So is Mom. You can't replace her so stop acting like you can!" Duke
shouted. He was getting angry and tired of Danielle bossing him around like the mother.
"I'm not going anywhere!" she screamed. Danielle bolted out the door as fast as
she could. She ran across the street to Bakura's house. Surely he would know what to
do. With her hands shaking like a leaf in the wind, she rapped on the door. Footsteps
and shuffling could be heard inside. Finally, the door opened.
"Danielle? What are you doing here?" Bakura asked in an unsure and confused
tone.
"C-can I come in?" she stuttered, to much in utter shock to maintain the proper
speech she normally would have.
"Yes, of course," he told her. The two of them walked up the stairs to Bakura's
room and shut the door. Everything was quiet. Not for long though. Danielle broke the
silence by bursting into sobs. She crawled over to Bakura and rested her head on his
shoulder.
"W-w-we have t-to m-move again," she said into his shoulder. Time suddenly
stopped for Bakura. This can't be happening, he thought. He slowly put his arms around
her to help her stop crying. "I don't wanna!" she said, tears flowing in small streams
down her cheeks.
"Don't worry. Please don't cry Danielle. Everything will be ok," he told her in a
comforting tone. She shook her head. It just wouldn't be the same. "Where are you
going?" he asked, trying to help but only making the matter worse by reminding her how
rude she was to Duke.
"I don't know. I cut Duke off before he could tell me," she said quietly. Bakura
lightly pushed her off him and looked at her tear stained face. At least she isn't crying
anymore, he thought.
"Look, I'm sure everything will be alright. I'll miss you but if you write to me,
we can be pen pals," he said gently.
"Yeah, I guess. But it won't be the same." She looked at the clock. "I gotta go.
It's ten-thirty," she said disappointingly. They hugged one final time before she returned
to her home.
"'Bout time you got back," Duke said kiddingly. She smiled weakly at him.
"I'm going to bed. G'night." Danielle washed up. She was about to go into her
room but she remembered something. Every time they moved, Duke did something
weird to her. "Hey Duke, what are you gonna do to me this time?" she asked.
He smiled a devilish grin. "You'll see," he told her. Danielle walked into her
room, got into bed and fell asleep, contemplating what he would do to her.