Deadly Love
Hiya all once again! Me back with the next chapter. FIRST AND FOR MOST thank you to everyone that reviewed. Secondly, I AM VERYYY VERYYY SORRY FOR THE VERY LONG WAIT! Exams were tough… n then life just makes everything harder. Anywayz… Story is coming close to the end… but I just got a couple of more ideas thanks to my sister. Well, I'm not sure approximately how many chapters will come, but there will be more… Anywayz thanks to everyone that reviewed and on with the next chapter!
DISCLAMER: I do not own Yu-gi-oh or any of the characters! And if this story does relate to another story or situation, it is purely coincidental! I am writing as I go along. All this stuff is just poppin into my head. Thank you!
Things to look for (All the chapters follow this guide):
Flashbacks
'Thoughts'
"Dialogue"
(NOTE from me)
Last chapter
"Are you sure you didn't mention a thing about me and Seto to anyone either?" Tea asked her this time.
"No I didn't, oh Tea you're so funny, can you just hold on a moment." She said. Tea was confused on the other line…that was until she heard her voice again, "Joey! Can you leave me alone? I'm not going to be running off anywhere you know!"
"K Serenity, chill! I'm going I'm going!" he said as Tea heard the door close on the other end.
"Sorry, he came into the room. I swear Tea; I haven't told anyone else about this. Why are you asking?"
"Because Ryou found out about me and Seto. He said he knows the truth. How Serenity? I mean, if you didn't tell him…then who did?"
Chapter 9
"Ryou knows! Tea, I'm serious I didn't tell another living soul about this." Serenity said to me.
"I believe you Serenity. Now, I just have to figure out how he found out." I said into the phone. My plan was to talk to him today, hopefully I could figure out exactly what he knew about me. Was it just Seto he knew about? Or did he know about Marik as well. "Serenity, I'm going to get going now. I'll call you a later okay. Bye Serenity. Take care."
"You to Tea. Bye, and don't forget to call me later okay? Bye now." She said.
I heard the other line click. She had hung up. My parents had called me earlier today. I was glad to hear them again, yet they wouldn't be back for a while.
I picked up my receiver again, glancing at the clock. It was only 7. I then punched in the numbers.
Ringgg… ringgg… rin… "Hello?", came a voice on the other end.
"Ryou? Hey, it's me Tea.", I said to him.
"Oh hey Tea. How are you?", he asked.
"I'm fine Ryou. Um… I just wanted to ask you something… about what you said to me today."
"Oh… right. You ran off so I couldn't talk to you properly."
"Yeah, I didn't want to discuss that topic where anyone else could hear. How did you find out? I mean… what do you know?"
"Tea relax! I know everything, about you, Kaiba, and Marik. I kinda… overheard you talking. I happened to come by in the morning, thought I'd check on you…and I heard you and Serenity talking. I want to help Tea. You've been so sad and everything. Everyone can tell, but you just won't tell us anything.", He told me.
"Aww, thanks Ryou…but I'll be fine. Don't worry. And Ryou… please don't tell anyone else about this. I … I want you all to be safe. Ryou, you don't understand, Marik is the devil! He will hurt you if he finds out that you know. He threatened to kill anyone who did, that's why I can't bear to lose any of you. That's why I can't have any of you helping me." I said. It was true. I just couldn't risk it.
"Tea, listen to me. I am not going to back out. Besides, I heard Serenity's plan, and I think she's right. Plus, I could help out too Tea." He told me.
I thought about it. "Ryou, what exactly do you have in mind?"
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"Okay Tea, I'm here." Serenity said as she entered the door.
"Hey Serenity!" came a male voice from the couch.
"Oh! Hi Ryou…what are you doing here?" She asked as she searched the room for Tea. "Where's Tea?"
"She went upstairs to get something, and I was invited." He said as Serenity took a seat at the couch.
"Oh." Was all she said. Ryou just smiled at her when Serenity gave him a questioning look.
"Hey Serenity. Sorry, just had to run up to get my video camera." Tea said as she came down the stairs.
"Video camera? For what?", she asked as she noticed Ryou and Tea begin to smile.
"Remember how we had the idea of somehow luring Seto to the scene of the crime? Well, Ryou and I talked it over. He suggested we film the whole thing, from beginning to end. This way, everything can be put on tape and kept. We don't know how suspicious Marik might have gotten if he just saw me approach him. He might have put up another act if he noticed Seto. That would just cause more tension between Seto and myself.
"That is a good idea! But… when are we putting the plan into action Tea? How are we going to know when exactly to film?" Serenity asked as she sat there, looking into the eyes of her female friend who had just taken a seat beside Ryou.
"That's the thing Serenity. If Tea were to just approach him, he would get suspicious. We are going to have to wait until he shows up first. We need to make this work. None of us can be caught. Now, from what Tea told me, Marik seems to visit her at random times. Sometimes he doesn't show up at all for a while. So… the question is… how are we going to film this?"
"Hmm… yeah, I mean… we don't even know when he might strike next. It might even be tonight. Or tomorrow… or the next… or…. Well you get the picture." Serenity said.
A small pause of silence had engulfed them all as they sat there, trying to think of a way to get their plan into action. Without warning, the shrill ringing of the phone erupted through the silence and made them all turn towards it. Tea then stood up, and walked towards it.
"Hello?" Tea answered into the telephone.
"…", There was no reply on the other end. She looked towards Ryou and Serenity. Niether of them said a word as she looked at them.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" she asked again into the phone.
"Is anyone there?" Came a husky reply. Tea froze. Her two friends noticed her get tense and her once happy face, turn into the face of fear. They understood right away who was on the other end.
"Wh… what?" She asked, trying to keep her voice steady. She hadn't been expecting his call.
"That girl… is she still there?" he asked into the phone. Tea realized he was referring to Serenity.
"No. She left yesterday." Tea replied.
"You sure?"
For a moment, Tea thought he was watching her, since he didn't seem to believe her.
"Yes Marik, I'm sure." Tea said, sounding confident that it surprised her.
"You didn't tell her anything I hope. Cause you do know what will happen to her if you did." He said into the phone. Tea could almost see his face in her mind. He would be wearing a sadistic smile.
"I assure you. I haven't told anyone anything." She said again, with that confidence still held in her voice.
"For her sake, and yours, I hope that is true." He said. Then without a 'goodbye', he hung up. Tea then put the receiver down as well.
"It was Marik. Serenity, I think he knows that you know everything now. For some reason, he didn't sound convinced. He's starting to suspect you. Obviously Ryou hasn't been caught… but your going to have to be more careful. Please Serenity, don't go anywhere on your own from now on. I would never forgive myself if something happened to you." Tea said as she sat down at her previous spot.
"Don't worry Tea. Everything will be all right. And I won't go out alone if that makes you feel better." She said.
"Well, I'm assuming that he was asking if you were alone?" Ryou asked.
"Yeah. He was asking if Serenity had left." Tea replied.
"Well, if he called today, then I think we can pretty much guarantee his visit soon enough. So we should be prepared for him. So with that said… let's get everything up today. Tea, we need to play a skit. I hope you're ready girls, this is one mission that we have to succeed in."
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It had been two hours now since they waited for something to happen. Ryou sat with Serenity, outside of Tea's house. He held the camera in his hands. They had talked over the plan and everyone knew what they were supposed to do. Ryou had taken the role of the cameraman. Serenity was yet again, going to help Tea out of any sticky situations if they occurred, and Tea, well… she just had to try to get Marik to repeat everything that happened… just so that it could be caught on tape.
They waited for any signs of the man to appear. Ryou was sure that Marik would show up tonight. Based on what Tea had told him, the man had needed to talk to Tea the other night, but had been interrupted by Serenity's arrival.
"Ryou…are you sure this is going to work? Won't he figure this out?" Serenity asked. She began to feel nervous and she began to feel scared. She was worried that something would happen.
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine."
"It's already 12:45 am! I don't think he's going to be coming tonight." She said as she looked at her watch.
"Alright then, we wait 15 more minutes." He said. "And if he doesn't show--", he went quiet al of a sudden which caused Serenity to look towards what he ws staring at.
A black figure slowly crept onto Tea's porch. He held out a key in his hand. Ryou looked into the window they were sitting infront of. He began taping the figure with the key. Serenity caught Tea's eye and began to mouth the name Tea had begun to hate more then anything else 'Marik'.
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Tea continued to sit on the couch. Her heart was thumping away madly. This was it. It was now or never. She had to do what she could. It was time to end this game once and for all.
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"How did he get that key?" Ryou whispered to Serenity.
"I don't know." Was all she said.
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He put in the key. Turned it until he heard the click. A smile spread across his dark features. He quietly opened the door and slipped into the house. He walked towards the couch that was facing the television across the room. It was on. She was there. On the couch, curled up at one end with a blanket on top. She was focused on the film she was watching that she didn't notice him approaching. He got closer, and closer to her… and she still kept watching. He reached the couch now, leaned over and whispered in her ear.
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"No one here indeed." Came a voice.
Tea jumped when she heard his voice. She quickly leaned forward and stood off the sofa. 'This is it.' She thought. "Marik." She said to him.
He began to chuckle. She was still scared of him; it was shown on her face.
"Why are you here? I told you before; I will not help you destroy Seto again! You made me do it once… and now that I know your intentions, you can forget about it." Tea said as she began to back away from the man. He now stood in front of the couch.
"And as I said before my dear, you will help me, whether you want to or not." He said again as he began approaching her.
"Why? Why are you after Seto? Why would you want to hurt him?" Tea said as tears began to build up in her eyes.
Marik just laughed. "I have my reasons. All you need to worry about is the lives of your friends… and your family."
Tea had backed up into the wall now, barely avoiding a crash into the TV. 'Ryou, Serenity… this better work!' she screamed into her mind.
"I have the right to know! I will not let you hurt Seto again! I told you that. You tried to kill him! You just show up at my house one day, and force me to work with you? How could you manipulate me into helping you! Why… why did you have to come to me…' Tea had broken down; she had begun to cry now. She leaned on the wall now and her knees weakened. She fell to the ground, crying, letting her tears stream down her face freely. He had gotten close to her now. He was still wearing that sadistic smirk on his face she could feel it. "Why did you come? Why? You broke my relationship with Seto. You… I hate you!" She cried out in rage as she looked up into his dark eyes.
She was right; the smile was still upon his features. He slowly kneeled down to her level. With a sudden move, he had grasped her chin. She was forced to look into his eyes yet again. "Let's just say… I was shown the way. I could careless if you hate me little girl, but you will have to cooperate. If you don't… the Wheeler girl will be the first one on my hit list." He chuckled out loudly as Tea's eyes widened in horror. "Now then my love, how are we going to bring your lover down this time huh? Will it be another kiss?" he said as his face began to reach for hers again. She tried to pull her chin away from his grasp but found it useless. He was too strong.
"No! Let me go!" She screamed… hoping that Ryou would get the hint of sending in some help. She raised her hands to his chest to try to push him away. Yet it was another futile attempt. He grabbed her wrists and she was tossed against the wall. She let out a breath of pain. His hands on her wrists stayed. She stared into his eyes yet again.
"Letting you go will not be possible." He said before his lips captured hers once again.
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"Oh shit! Get in there Serenity. You have to go and distract him!" Ryou whispered. He watched in horror as he saw what had unfolded in front of them. Tea was struggling. She was crying. She needed to escape this mad man once and for all.
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'Help me someone!' she screamed in her mind as she felt his hand begin to travel up her arms. She hated this man so much! 'SERENITYYY! WHERE ARE YOU?' she screamed in her mind.
Ding-dong.
Marik's lips pulled off Tea and looked towards the doorway. Tea was crying she was relived. 'Thank god' she thought. She closed her eyes and fell to the ground again as Marik let her go.
"Tea? Hey? I'm sorry to bother you so late but I forgot something. Tea? You there?" Serenity called from the doorway.
Marik growled with anger. He bent down to Tea once again and whispered to her , "She's a real nuisance, no matter. I will talk to you again soon my dear. Goodbye." He then got up and approached the window where Ryou had been hiding.
Tea's eyes widened as she realized in what direction Marik was headed. 'Ryou!' She thought before she let out a worried "I'm here" to make the scene seem less suspicious.
Marik looked outside the slightly open window and looked back at Tea. He winked at her and then stared hard at something outside.
Haha! I'm evil:P well… now then.. did Marik see Ryou or not? Is he getting suspicious? Will this plan work out for the best? Lolz.. before I begin asking lame questions please leave a review! Thanx and lemme know how you think this chapter was. I PROMISE TO GET THE NEXT CHAPTER OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! This chapter took longer then I thought it would. Anywayz.. thanx to everyone for being so patient! Anywayz.. bye for now.. until next time:D
