Fates Encountered (Yugioh story)
Chapter 2
7pm. Late Night Café.
After long discussion of whether or not to come, Ryou and Marik finally decided to give in to the girls and join their café. When they arrived, it was sort of packed, but they could see the girls talking in the back. Cara saw them coming in, so she waved to them to come to their table. Moments later, they began laughing loudly, talking about their adventures with Yugi and the gang. "Hahah! You guys really don't like Kaiba, huh?" Jewel laughed with Cara. "Jewel, don't you have some sort of giant 'prototype' he wants you to complete that you've never even begun? You're never gonna get paid but it's still funny watching him get pissed off at you." Cara chuckled along with Ryou. Jewel pouted and turned back to the boys. "How'd you guys meet Yugi anyway?" Both boys looked at each other and began taking long sips of their cokes, as if to distract them. Cara and Jewel blinked, confused.
"There they are!" A shout came from the entrance, causing everyone in the café to pause and look at Gail and five other brutes behind him. They all looked drunk and very pissed off. Gail and his gang stomped over to the back table, piercing glares through them all. "Tsk tsk tsk. You two girls are naughty. Did you really think taking my keys will keep us from you?" Gail said, pulling a chair next to Jewel and wrapping an arm around her, causing her to frown. "Go away, numb nuts. We're busy." Cara glared at the leader while pinching another member of his gang who slipped beside her. "Keh. Not until one of you two comes with us. And I'd probably forgive you, Pirate, for stealing my keys, if Honeydew keeps to her promises and fixes my bike….maybe she can stay the nig- GAH!" Gail growled at the one who kicked him, Marik, who glared right back. "I think you better leave.." Gail and his gang smirked and laughed. "Says who?" "Gail." Jewel sighed and looked up at him innocently, her green eyes having a little golden hue to them. "You'll stand up," He stands, blinking, confused. "Turn towards the door…" He and his gang turn to face the front door. "Leave this café and go back to your lame 'house' and forget about seeing me and Cara with our friends. Kay? Bye!" And they do exactly as she tells them to do.
"What..just happened?" Marik looked at Jewel. "Uhh.." Jewel looked away and gave her attention to her drink. "They'd do anything for Jewel, remember?" She nudged Jewel gently. "Wait a second," Ryou interrupted the girls. "Marik and I have been telling you about us, but we don't know much about you two. Clearly you're…hiding something, so if we just found out a little bit more about you two, maybe you wouldn't feel so defensive." He smiled along with Marik. "You can trust us." Marik nodded. "Well…" Jewel and Cara looked to each other and sighed. "Okay. Jewel and I hate each other." Cara said bluntly.
Jewel coughed up her soda and blinked. "Cara! You dummy! I told you it was never my families fault!" Cara rolled her eyes at her roommate. "Don't lie, Jewel. Everything is gone now and everything points to you and your family.." "Woah woah hold on a minute, what's going on?" Ryou tried to calm the two girls by getting in between them to push them apart. "How about we start off slow, because you're confusing us." The girls frowned and nodded. "Fine. We'll be good."
"Let's see. Well Cara and I met because our families fought against each other." Jewel shrugged and began to play with her straw in her glass. "Jewel's family found a way to make all of them disappear.." Cara glared at her roommate. "I told you, we never had anything to do with it!" Jewel glared back. "Calm down you two." Marik and Ryou sighed. "Okay, but that doesn't explain why you two are here now. I mean, you two act so friendly towards each other." Marik asked. The two girl looked at him with a grin. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." They said in unison, smiling happily. "Our family differences are put aside until our current enemy is out of the way." Cara nodded. "What current enemy?" Ryou asked, concerned.
The two girls frowned and looked away. "Oh don't worry about it." Cara said. Jewel got up from her chair, along with Cara, and placed her half of the bill on the table. "Sorry, but we gotta go." Cara said, shaking Ryou's hand. "Yeah it was great meeting you two! Oh! And thanks for standing up to Gail for me, Marik." Jewel said, winking to the Egyptian. "Ah, w-wait! We'll walk back with you." Ryou offered. Marik nodded and grabbed his jacket. Ryou paid the other half of the bill. "You don't have to. Neither of you even finished your drinks." Cara said, looking back to Jewel or support. "What if Gail and his goons come back? They seemed eager to mess with you two." Marik asked. Jewel blinked and pondered. Cara shook her head. "Jewel sent them away so it's fine. You two should relax. New York can be crazy on your first night, so taking it slow would be good for you." Jewel pulls Cara aside and whispers "Cara hold on a minute. This might be a good idea. They seem to trust us. Zale never said anything about befriending them." Cara shook her head. "Jewel, I know his family protected it for you, but we're not here to associate with the holders of the Items.." Jewel stomped her foot angrily. "And why not?! Gail is annoying as it is and who cares what Zale said! You never did what someone said in the past, why start now?" Cara blinked and sighed. "This is different, Jewel." Jewel crossed her arms. "Don't tell me you don't like them. I saw the way you kept smiling at Ryou." Jewel said loud enough to make the albino blush madly. Cara blushed as well but quickly smirked, getting the idea of where this was going.
"And I suppose you weren't flirting with Marik?" Jewel's eyes grew wide and she quickly turned away, embarrassed. "I-I don't know what you're talking about." Marik smirked and chuckled. He turned to Ryou and laughed. "Think we should step in, or would you like to hear more from your new girlfriend?" Ryou glared at Marik. "Marik, I understand you're enjoying their little…show..but they're obviously lying." "No, we're not." Jewel said, smiling. "Jewel, shut up!" Cara covered her roommate's mouth with her hand and turned to the boys. "We'll be fine. You two just be good or else little miss run-her-mouth is going to bug you all night. Goodnight!" She said, pushing Jewel out of the café with her.
***Later that night***
Ryou and Marik returned to their dorm room, unlocking their door and putting their jackets away. "Do you really think Gail will go after them again?" Ryou asked Marik, who shook his head in confusion. "I have no idea, but I don't like that guy. He seems really controlling. Those girls were nice enough to take us to that café. Besides, they are cute." He grinned. Ryou laughed. "Well, you've got something there. They were nice, shared a bit of their, strange, stories and…..hey. What's this?" He picked up a couple of medium sized boxes from the closet. Marik peered over his shoulder and took the one with his own name on it. "Huh. That's weird. You think it's our text books? I thought the office would send them over the weekend?" Ryou got a few knives from the kitchen and handed one to Marik. "Not sure. Hey, there's a letter with them both." He removed the letter on his and read it aloud: " 'For your protection'? Huh?" Marik opened his boxed and gulped. "…How the Hell did this get here?!" Ryou looked at Marik in shock then took out his own 'present'. Both Marik and Ryou held the Millennium Ring and Rod. They both looked to each other with fear. "Is this some kind of joke!?"
"Sounds like they got our gifts, Cara." Jewel said softly, listening closely to the wall that connected their dorm room with the boys'. Cara chuckled lightly, coming out of her bedroom in her nightgown, the neckline showing what looked to be a tattoo of a claw-like choker with an Egyptian Eye in the center. "You just focus on the Rod. I'll get the Ring working again. I've got to speak to him again. He must know a way…" Jewel turned to her roommate, her shorts riding above her own tattoo: strange symbols surrounding the Millennium Rod. "If they find out…they may hate us." Cara frowned at her partner-in-crime's statement. "Yeah.." Jewel frowned as well. "I like them." Cara nodded. "Me too…" She sighed and shook her head. "Bedtime. You can flirt with him again tomorrow. Just no slip-ups again, Jewel. Got it?" Jewel smiled and nodded. "And what about Zale?" Cara chuckled. "He and the others are in Japan, right? He'll deal with the pharaoh. We have our own mission." Jewel nodded. "Tomorrow's gonna be fun. Hehe!"