Hello everybody! I'm back! Still doing school stuff, so updates might be somewhat slow, but at least this one is here! Hope you like!
Disclaimer; I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!, or any of the other fandoms mentioned in this story. I am not getting any money out of this; this is just for your and my personal pleasure.
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Chapter 4; A Mother's Wrath
The moment she saw her mother's shocked face, Randy knew she was in deep doo doo. Not only had she caught her hugging a boy, but probably had seen them kiss as well. And when the look of shock turned to a look of fury, she knew that someone was going to die. She barely noticed Yami pull out of her embrace and turn to see what she was looking at. She vaguely heard him mutter, "Oh poopy," and she would probably laughed if she wasn't so terrified.
Now her mother was right in front of her, their faces just inches apart. "What EXACTLY do you think you're doing?" asked Loretta furiously.
Randy started stuttering, "M-Mom, I-I thought Aunt Cher w-was supposed to p-pick me up!"
"I wanted to give her a break from driving you everywhere," Loretta glared at Yami. "And I can see that it's a good thing I did!"
Randy took a deep breath and steeled herself against what her mother was sure to say – or rather, yell – in response to what she was about to tell her. "Mom, Yami is my boyfriend."
There was complete silence between them for ten whole seconds, and then Loretta said venomously, "Get in the car."
Randy looked pained. "Mom—"
Loretta grabbed her wrist and started pulling her towards the Jetta. "I said, Get in the car!"
Yami started forward. "Please wait!"
Loretta gave him a look that could wither plants. "Don't touch my daughter, you devil's child!"
And with that, she shoved Randy into the car, got in herself, and drove off. Randy tried getting out before the car started moving, but Loretta locked the doors. "Mom, please, take me back!" Randy said, tears streaming down her face.
Loretta's hands were gripping the steering wheel so hard that her knuckles were turning white. "Absolutely not. You are never to see or talk to that boy again! All your life, I've tried to protect you from boys, and this is how you repay me? How long has this been going on?"
"A year," Randy sobbed. "Mom, please, Yami isn't like dad was, he—"
"Did I say anything about that man?" interrupted Loretta, spitting out the words, 'that man' as if they were poisonous. "You aren't going back, and that's FINAL!"
No matter how much Randy pleaded or begged the rest of the way back to Aunt Cher's house, her mother wouldn't give way. They got back to the house and Loretta dragged Randy through the front door. Aunt Cher was sitting on the couch, and when Loretta came in towing Randy, she gave Randy an apologetic look. Loretta just glared at Aunt Cher. "You and I are going to talk once Randy is in her room."
Randy was dragged upstairs and practically thrown into her room. "I'm going to talk with Cherubim now," said Loretta haughtily. "I want you packed up and ready to go home by the time I get back. And if you even think of trying to run away, so help me you will be grounded for the rest of your natural life!"
A fresh wave of tears poured down Randy's cheeks. "Mom, please listen to me!"
But Loretta had already slammed the door shut. Randy collapsed on her bed, unable to keep herself standing any longer. She sobbed her heart out, cursing her mother for being so narrow-minded, her Aunt for not being the one to pick her up, and Kaiba just because she could.
When she finally ran out of tears to cry, she relaxed a little. She could hear her mother and her aunt arguing downstairs. She tried to listen to what they were saying, but she couldn't make out the words. Eventually, she gave up and just lay on her bed like a lump. After a while, there was a knock on her door, and Aunt Cher tentatively walked in. "Randy, you awake, Hon'?" she asked.
Randy grunted in response. Aunt Cher closed the door behind her and sat down beside her niece on the bed. "Why weren't you the one to pick me up," asked Randy angrily. "Why did you let mom show up?"
Aunt Cher sighed. "I'm sorry, Kiddo. She was convinced that I had been doing too much for her and insisted on being the one to pick you up. When I tried convincing her to let me pick you up she asked me if I was trying to hide something. I tried calling your cell phone, but you didn't pick up."
Everything her aunt had just said made sense, but Randy wasn't quite ready to forgive her just yet. She hugged her pillow, a stray tear that hadn't made it out with the rest of them sliding down her cheek. Aunt Cher looked pained. "Look, I know I goofed up bad, but I'll make it up to you, I promise."
And with that, she left. Randy wondered vaguely what she meant, but was too exhausted to think too hard about it. She closed her eyes and drifted into a catnap, hoping that Yami would be asleep as well so that she might see him in her dreams, if not in reality. However, she had a feeling that he wouldn't be sleeping right now…
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Yami was having a panic attack. "I've got to get to Cher's house before her mother drives her home!"
Kaiba made a scoffing sound. "And how do you expect to do that, Yami? My limo is back in Domino, this hotel doesn't have shuttle services, and last I checked, you can't fly."
Yami growled in frustration. "There's got to be a way! I'll run there if I have to!"
Bakura rolled his eyes. "Oh for Ra's sake, Pharaoh, just forget about her! There are plenty other fish in the sea, and it's obvious that this one comes with baggage. You might as well just—"
"You don't understand!" Yami furiously interrupted. "She's not just another fish in the sea! She's…she's…special! I can't leave her: I love her!"
Bakura, Kaiba, and Marik stared at him in shock. They definitely hadn't expected the outburst, much less the appearance of the fabled 'L word'. However, Yami didn't give them much time to gawk. He turned to Marik and asked, "Is there a way to contact Randy through our dream connection? Do you still have that mental link with her?"
Marik shook his head. "Not while you're awake, and if you'll recall, you made me disconnect our mental link the day after we got back to Domino."
Yami swore loudly in Egyptian. "I'm going to get to Cher's house if it kills me!"
Suddenly, he heard a loud honking behind him. He whirled around to see a very familiar Volkswagen van. Cher waved out the driver's seat window. A smile grew on his face, and he thanked Ra over and over again in his head. He ran up to the van. "Has Randy left your house yet?"
Cher shook her head. "No, but we don't have much time before they do. Get in."
As Yami got in the front passenger seat, he heard Cher say, "You three coming too?"
Yami turned to see Bakura, Kaiba and Marik standing there with their arms crossed. "You really don't intend to leave us behind, do you Pharaoh?" asked Bakura smirking.
Yami stared at the three men who used to be his bitter enemies. Then he gave a cocky grin and said, "Everyone climb in!"
Once everyone was safely buckled, Cher said, "Hang on to your Millennium Items, I'm about to break a few speed limits!"
And with that, she peeled out of the parking lot, nearly running over a cosplayer in a long red wig and glasses. As she zoomed down the highway, she told the four duelists in her car the situation. "Loretta – that is to say, Randy's mom – has Randy holed up in her room, and insisted that I tell her everything I know, so I did."
Yami's brow furrowed. "And what did she say?"
Cher chuckled darkly. "She thought I was trying to make a fool out of her and yelled at me. Truth be told, she doesn't need my help to make a fool out of her – she does a pretty good job on her own."
Yami felt sorry for Cher. It seemed that Loretta tortured not only her daughter, but her sister as well. He was so grateful that Yugi didn't act like that.
Eventually, they arrived at Cher's house. Everyone heard Bakura mutter, "Very nice…"
Cher turned off the van. "Okay Yami, you know which window. The rest of you, come with me. I don't trust some of you not to steal my stuff."
They all looked at Bakura and he smirked. Yami practically tore the van's door off its hinges and sprinted toward Randy's window. He peeked inside, making sure Randy's mother wasn't in the room. Randy seemed to be asleep on her bed, and her mother was nowhere to be seen. He carefully opened the window and climbed in without making a sound, shutting it behind him. He sat down next to Randy on the bed. She looked so beautiful when she was asleep. He gently brushed a stray wisp of hair from her face.
She suddenly squirmed and muttered, "No, Daddy…" as a tear slid down her face.
Yami felt his heart crack a little. He could see trails of previously cried tears already on her cheeks, and it killed him to think she was hurting in any way. He softly kissed her forehead and said, "Randy, Watashi no Koi, wake up."
Randy's eyes slowly opened, and upon seeing Yami she sat straight up, nearly colliding her own forehead with Yami's. "Yami, you're here!"
He embraced her as she sobbed into his shirt. "Shh, yes, I'm here, it's alright."
When she finally stopped crying, she said, "My mom…she wants me to go home. She probably won't let me go to another convention ever again…"
Yami felt his heart sink. As terrible as Loretta may have been, she was still Randy's mother, and a being of authority. Randy would probably obey her mother, and then he would never see her again except in his dreams.
However, she continued. "But I'm not going. You mean more to me than anything, and I'm not giving you up. Not without a fight."
As Yami stared at Randy, he was suddenly overcome with feelings of passion for this girl who was willing to go against her family for him. He suddenly grabbed her into a tight, desperate hug. "Y-Yami?" Randy said, sounding surprised.
"I can't take it any more," Yami said, his voice trembling. "Randy, you complete me, and I don't think – no, I know for a fact that I can't live without you.
He pulled out of the hug, took her hands and looked deep into her eyes. "Randy, will you come back with me to Domino City?"
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Afternote; Dun dun DUN! Mwahaha, I am made of EVIL! I actually felt myself tearing up while writing this chapter! I guess those creative writing classes helped some after all.
So, on to Aki Con 2010 report: Yu-Gi-Oh! vs. Naruto panel! It was actually supposed to be a "Slightly Anime Dating Game" run by my friend, Bakura. But since not very many people showed up, it somehow turned into a Yu-Gi-Oh! vs. Naruto thing. Being dressed as Yugi, I of course participated. Sadly, the Naruto people won. I blame the fact that they had Joey the Yaoi Hunter on their team. He did better pelvic thrusts than we did.
Anyway, see y'all later, and remember: no reviews, no new chapter!
~DaAmazingMeepers=3
