Author: So I'm back with Chapter 4. In case anyone was unsure who the Bakura imposter is, surprise it's Yami Bakura! Want to find out what he wants with Rebecca or should I say, Rebekah? Read this chapter to find out.
Spoiler Alert: If you haven't watched the last season of Yugioh, you may want to before reading this chapter. I'm not saying it is absolutely vital to do so, it's just you may get a bit confused and have difficulty understanding what's going on if you haven't already seen it. If not there is Yugioh Wikia if you can't be bothered. :)
Alright, let's get started. Here's Chapter 4.
Chapter 4 - An ancient past?
The school bell rung loudly signifying the end of the day. All the students at Domino high rushed out madly, impatient to get away from the restraint place that was their high school. They were happy to have regained their freedom, well until school tomorrow at least. Among these students were Yugi and Joey, who were not only ecstatic that Math class was over, but also that they had made a new friend - Rebecca. What's even better was they were going to be hanging out with her after school.
"I'm tellin ya Yug, Rebecca is awesome," Joey began grinning widely. "She loves Duel monsters, pizza and she hates Kaiba. I think I'm in love!"
"Slow down Joey," Yugi advised, laughing softly. "You've only just met her and..."
"So you're saying we can't trust her?" Joey added abruptly.
"No, I didn't say that." Yugi corrected, shaking his head. It's just we don't know if Rebecca already has a boyfriend. You know back in America."
"Well, I didn't think of that before," Joey replied, rubbing the back of his neck and blinking stupidly. "Yugi you're a genius!" he exclaimed, grabbing Yugi by both his shoulders and shaking him roughly.
"Um, thanks," Yugi replied, feeling quite bashful.
"I'll make sure to ask her later."
The two friends laughed in unison and continued down the hallway. According to their earlier discussions at lunchtime, Rebecca had agreed to spend time with the gang at Yugi's Game shop. Initially, the plan was for everyone to meet Rebecca at her locker and head off from there. That way they easily avoid the inconvenience of rushing around or even Rebecca getting lost (with her being unfamiliar with the school) It was the most practical way as it was suggested by Téa. Finally, they had reached the spot of Rebecca's locker, there waiting was Tristan, Duke, and Téa. However there was only one slight problem, Rebecca was nowhere to be seen."Have any of you seen Bec?" Joey called out, as he approached the trio.
"We were going to ask you guys the same thing," Tristan replied.
"I'm gonna take that as a no," Joey said grimacing a little.
"None of us have seen her." Téa said looking down gloomily. "Duke, Tristan and I have been waiting here for 10 minutes already. This really sucks! I thought she was being genuine when she said she liked us. I mean I don't understand, we were so nice to her..."
"Don't panic guys." Yugi piped in, trying to remain as optimistic as possible. "I bet this is all some misunderstanding, that's all. I don't think it's because she doesn't like us. To be honest I think she just forgot."
"Anyone have her number?" Joey queried.
Duke responded briefly by pushed a few buttons on his cell phone, he then held the receiver up to his ear. Everyone stared at him with wide-eyes. "You've got to be kidding me!" Tristan choked out in disbelief. "Wow, you don't waste time do you?"
"You punk!" Joey muttered angrily under his breath, curling his fist up tightly.
"What?" Duke shrugged casually, twisting a loose strand of hair around one finger. "I needed help with some homework."
"Homework my ass!" Joey snorted.
"Guys now isn't the time to be arguing." Téa reminded. "Well, any luck Duke?"
"She's not picking up," Duke informed as he listened to the phone ring a couple of times only to receive no response.
"Looks like she gave somebody the wrong number." Joey teased, giving a mischievous grin just as a small kid would. His comment infuriated Duke making him glower angrily in his direction.
"Don't listen to him Duke, keep trying." Yugi urged. He wasn't the type of give up on something so easily, especially when it came to his friends.
"Still nothing, it went straight to her voicemail," Duke said, shoving his phone back into his pocket.
"So what now..." Tristan questioned, apprehension evident in his voice.
"Maybe we should check outside," Joey suggested. "Just in case she's waiting for us there."
"Good idea!" Yugi exclaimed. "Come on guys, let's go."
All of them wildly sprinted into the school courtyard, their eyes darting anxiously both right and left in an effort to find their missing friend. It was funny how when you waited a few minutes after school had finished, the place virtually became a ghost town. There was not a person in sight, with the exception of Kaiba who happened to be walking over to his limousine. As a matter of fact, Kaiba often stayed back after school. He was required to do so in order to catch up on all the homework, tests, and assignments that he missed out on due to business. Of course, he was always given exemptions and extensions as he was easily able to utilize his charm and good looks to manipulate the professors into letting him have his way.
Given that Yugi had observed the interactions between Kaiba and Rebecca he couldn't help but assume that they knew each other. According to Joey, the two weren't exactly the best friends or friends at all for that matter, but regardless he did still know her. Maybe he knew where she was. As Kaiba had the most tolerance for Yugi, he decided it was best if he approached him alone. He knew that the presence of Joey and the others would only aggravate him, making him reluctant to corporate and making it even more difficult for them to find her. After informing the others of his plan, Yugi speedily raced towards Kaiba.
"KAIBA!" Yugi yelled out, running as fast as his little legs could carry him.
Kaiba stopped and groaned in annoyance. "What is it Yugi?"
"We were wondering if you've seen Rebecca?" he continued. "You know, the girl you were talking to earlier today. She has black hair, tanned skin, brown eyes and she's sort of around my height."
"Her whereabouts is of little importance to me," Kaiba replied coldly. "And I have better things to do than to waste my time."
"Please Kaiba," Yugi pleaded. "You've got to help us,"
Sadly Yugi's pleas were cast aside and ignored, as Kaiba roughly shoved him to the side and continued walking. Fortunately for him, Joey stepped in to save the day. He leaped out in front of Kaiba and spread his arms out widely to prevent him from getting any further, Kaiba scowled as now he knew he was trapped. Yugi's small stature and size may have made it easy for him to be pushed aside, but it was a whole different story with Wheeler. He nearly matched him in height and given his rough background could probably take him on in any form of physical combat.
"Out of my way Wheeler!" Kaiba growled.
"No!" Joey shot back stubbornly. "Not till you tell us if you've seen Bec."
"Maybe I have, maybe I haven't." he taunted, a smug smile on his face.
"Kaiba now's not the time to be messing with our heads." Joey protested. "She could be in serious trouble."
"What makes you think I care?" Kaiba hissed.
"I know you don't," Joey replied. "But the sooner you tell us, the sooner we'll get out of your face."
Kaiba took a deep breath and sighed heavily. "I saw her leaving earlier with Bakura. There, you happy now?"
"Not quite." Joey began, his response earning a large frown from Kaiba. "Did you hear them say anything else?
"Well for starters, I'm surprised that we're even having this conversation right now Wheeler," Kaiba explained, smirking slightly. "Considering Bakura said that you and Taylor are meant to be in detention."
"What!?" Joey exclaimed. "I can't believe he said that!"
Kaiba let out a humored grunt. "A believable story, it could've fooled me."
"Well did they say where they were going?" Yugi asked, rejoining the conversation.
"He did say something about getting coffee," Kaiba said, recalling information from the conversation that he had overheard earlier.
"But where?" Yugi questioned with urgency in his voice.
"I don't know, but if I were you I'd check every third-rate Café in Domino. It's likely you'll find them there." Kaiba stated conclusively.
"Thank-you Kaiba!" Yugi said, his voice full of gratitude. "We'll let you know how it all turns out."
"Guys, we better hurry," Joey said, turning to Tristan, Duke, and Téa.
"Right!" they responded, as all five of them bolted out of the school gates.
"Good riddance," Kaiba muttered to himself, as he opened the door and slid inside his limo. Within a few seconds, the long vehicle sped into the distance. Kaiba opened up his laptop and began to work on his latest project, but for some reason, he just couldn't focus. Blaming his lack of concentration on a pesky headache, he reached into his pocket for a pack of painkillers and quickly swallowed one dry. Unfortunately, the painkillers proved ineffective and that's when the sudden realization hit him. It wasn't merely a headache that was impairing his ability to think straight. It was her.
"I don't know why you're worried about her," he told his inner self.
'Did you not see what happened to her earlier?' the voice questioned back. 'Hell, that girl is accident prone!'
"And that's my problem?" he mentally scoffed. "I can't be held responsible for her stupidity."
'You mean your carelessness...'
He angrily gritted his teeth "Shut up!"
'Aw, what's wrong Kaiba?' the voice tormented. 'Don't like to hearing the truth?'
"It's not the truth!" he lashed back viciously.
'Deny it all you want, but one thing for certain.' the voice continued. 'You're an egoistic, selfish prick!'
"HEY, WATCH IT!" Kaiba accidentally yelled out loud, startling his driver.
"Sir, is everything alright?" the driver questioned, his voice full of concern.
"I'm fine." he said plainly.
'You're seriously losing it,' the voice inside his head chuckled.
"What do you want?" he groaned, feeling quite irritated.
'For you to think about someone other than yourself.' the voice replied.
"Not gonna happen."
'I thought as much." the voice concluded. "Well if anything bad happens to her it's on you.'
And with that, the voice was gone. It was well beyond Kaiba's understanding why he was even having this conversation with himself in the first place. He barely knew Rebecca, yet it seemed that she had managed to force her presence into every thought inside his mind. He sighed in exasperation, slamming the screen of his laptop shut and forcibly tossing it aside. There was no point trying to continue this way, he thought he might as well get back to the mansion, have a glass of wine and start over afresh. Why couldn't he stop thinking about her? It's not as if he cared about her... did he?
"W-what are you t-talking about?" Rebecca stuttered."I d-don't even k-know you."
"Now now is that how you treat an old friend?" the Bakura imposter purred softly, gently caressing her cheek.
She angrily slapped his hand away. "Don't touch me!" She screeched. "Stay away!"
Rebecca saw his face process a series of different emotions at her response. At first shock, then hurt which eventually turned into anger.
"I've been searching for you for 5000 years Rebekah. I won't stay away." he hissed fiercely . His eyes soon became glassy with tears, in an attempt to conceal them he quickly looked downwards shadowing his face with white bangs of hair. Despite his efforts, Rebecca saw two tears slowly trickle down his cheeks, leaving two minuscule marks as they hit the pavement. "I thought you were dead..." he trailed off.
"Well, I'm not." Rebecca cut in. "As you can clearly see, I'm perfectly alive and well."
There was a brief pause between the two, as Bakura's eyes began to scan Rebecca up and down. Usually, this would have made her feel slightly uncomfortable, however, she hoped in doing so he would come to the realization that he didn't previously know her and this was all just some mistake. Unfortunately for her, that wasn't the case.
"Do you remember that night?" he questioned, in almost a whisper. "The night where the Pharaoh's soldiers came to Kul Elna?"
Rebecca shook her head, not knowing what else to say. She knew that it was pointless to argue with him, so she just decided to hear him out. From her observations, it seemed like the guy had some serious unresolved issues and the least she could do was try and help him. It's as her mother would have said is the right thing to do. She straightened up and gave him an attentive look, to show him that he now had her full undivided attention.
"We were only children," he began. It was a warm summers night in Kul Elna. I would often have difficulty sleeping, so my mother would always sing lullabies to help me. Merely a few seconds after she blew out the candle and I shut my eyes... I heard a blood-curdling scream. I ran outside and to my horror, I found both my mother and father dead. Soon after I heard more screaming, yelling and crying. It was then I looked outside to see houses burning, people burning... They were slaughtering our home."
He swallowed hard, it was obvious that whatever had happened in the past had taken quite a large toll on him. He struggled to continue further, it was as if he felt the very same fear, the same trauma that he experienced that very night. After inhaling and exhaling deeply to calm his nerves, he eventually found the strength to continue.
"Once the bastards had left, I made my way to your home to only find a similar scene. The walls were stained with blood, bits of broken glass were scattered everywhere and corpses of your parents, however, you Rebekah were nowhere to be found. It was only then that reality had hit me, Kul Elna was void of all human life. My spirit had been broken, I thought I was alone in this world, but that's when I saw it... the black dragon."
"Huh?" Rebecca blurted out confusedly. She had been easily able to follow on everything that he had been saying, however at this point he had lost her completely.
"The black dragon," he repeated. " I saw it take flight over the burning village, escaping all the chaos and destruction. At first, I thought the fumes and smoke were causing me to hallucinate, but after traveling to another village my suspicions were confirmed. In fact, it was you who had escaped our burning village."
"I don't understand," She contended. "What does the dragon have to do with me?"
"When my new village was under attack, I saw that very same dragon appear again." he continued. "However this time instead of fleeing in cowardice, it fought back. Once the battle phase had ended and the enemy retreated, I couldn't believe my eyes. It had been you who had commanded the powerful dragon to protect the village."
"Me?" Rebecca coughed in disbelief.
He nodded, "It was only then I learned of your special gift, the one you had used to escape from Kul Elna that night. You carry the soul and the spirit of the mighty Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
"This is crazy!" She interrupted. " I just don't believe..."
"Believe me?" he finished. "Why don't you take a look at your deck. Go on, I dare you." he challenged, a wide smirk spreading across his face.
Rebecca didn't understand why she did it, but something had compelled her to do so. She cautiously pulled out her duel monsters deck, her hands slightly shaking. Despite feeling greatly disinclined she placed her hand on her deck and drew a card. As she brought the card into view, beads of sweat began to decorate her forehead and her eyes bulged in fear. He was right.
How was he aware that he had such a close connection with her Red-Eyes? It was her favorite and most powerful card and no-one could've known that unless they had known her previously and seen her duel. Even though she had a sentimental bond with her cards, the reality was that they were just ink on paper. It would only be foolish to believe that they held the destiny of a person or that a person could carry the spirit of a duel monster deep with their soul. She refused to believe all this madness, but then again how did he predict that she would draw her Red-Eyes? The Red-Eyes Black Dragon was a rare card and wasn't in the possession of many. So how did he know she had one? Maybe he was telling the truth...
"Tell me, my dear," he urged. "Did you manage to draw your most faithful monster?"
"I did," She said scowling angrily. "But it's probably just a coincidence."
"Coincidence?" he ridiculed. "I think not! I myself share a similar bond with my Diabound."
Rebecca shut her eyes and shook her head. She didn't even know what was happening anymore.
Just imagine Rebekah, he said, slowly advancing towards her. "With our strength combined, there's nothing in the world we can't accomplish. Never again will we suffer at the hands of the Pharaoh or anyone else for that matter."
"Listen," Rebecca said, having grown tiresome of the conversation. "I'm not who you think I am. I'm sorry about what happened to you in your past, but you have to believe me when I say I wasn't part of it. I'm not Egyptian, in fact, I'm actually from America. Lastly, I don't believe that Duel Monsters can live inside the souls of people and I certainly don't believe in magic powers."
"I can assure you, sweetheart. My power is very real," he said wearing a sadistic grin. "Care for a demonstration?"
Before she could say anything, the necklace that he wore began to glow and a strong invisible force flung her against the wall. In spite of struggling and flailing with all her might, it seemed nothing she did would free her. She felt numbness spread throughout her whole body, it was as if she was paralyzed. "Please don't hurt me," she begged, tears streaming down her face.
"Rebekah you know I'd never do anything to hurt you," he assured, gently wiping away her tears with his thumb. "Promise me, we'll work together to have our revenge on the pharaoh."
"How can I promise you anything." she sobbed. "I told you I can't remember."
"Then let me help you remember." he cooed softly, brushing a loose strand of hair away from her face.
Without warning, he roughly pressed his lips on hers, kissing her hungrily. Rebecca knew that trying to fight him would be useless as his necklace had immobilised her. Not knowing what else to do she kissed him back. She hoped he could eventually stop allowing them both to breathe, but unfortunately he didn't. He ignored her muffled cries against his lips and continued with just as much passion and fervor from the beginning. Suddenly she began to feel lightheaded and her face began to lose its color. She was running out of air...
So Rebecca is a reincarnation sort of like Kisara, but the polar opposite.
Thoughts and reviews, please!
