Oh wow…I received over TWENTY REVIEWS that last chapter! THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS! You make me feel so special!
GoddessOfImaginaryLightKokuei: Wow…what a name! Hope I spelled it right! U But anyway you really think my story's the best? Really? Really-really? THANK YOU! I feel so loved! And I usually call her Tea, not Anzu. I mean I didn't even know that her Japanese name was Anzu until I started reading stories on I'm serious! U
MalikFan03: Yes…Bakura is a NASTY little bugger in this fic, but don't worry. Tea'll give him what he deserves later on. grins evilly But that doesn't mean that I don't love him! Cause I do…just not as much as Malik! I think you'd have to agree with me on that one since your name isn't BakuraFan03! XD
Pink and White Snow: Now why do you think that I'd go and do a silly thing like that? Don't you worry…I'm not having her tell until the time is right, and it ain't now. That I can assure you.
BlackBelt: (--) Smooth Malik…real smooth. Hey, at least it wasn't YOU who was slammed into the wall this time! In any case, ya still got my suit! hears loud crash in the back round Ooo…hey, ya might want to lend it to the poor guy once in a while…it sounded like that really hurt! U
CRAZYKAZEGRL: Oh, if ya wanna join Anzu's Angels, just either review one of Princess Hallie's fics, or email her saying that you want to join. She'd be more than happy to let ya!
Princess Hallie: Oh no…you missed it…again. sigh My heart goes out to you…howz about we try for 150 this time, huh? I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT, I JUST KNOW YOU CAN! XD
TeaFan123: I thought what you had said in your review for chapter 8 was EXACTLY how I felt when I wrote it! You said that you felt bad for Yami cause Tea had rejected him, but when you thought of Malik, you no longer cared…I LOVE THAT LINE! It's so funny AND so true! Yami always gets the girl! Time for a change!
THANKS TO THE REST OF YOU TOO! I really appreciate it! -
Disclaimer: I, Liz Inc, am not proud to say that I do not own Yugioh. Why the hell should I be?
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Chapter 10: The Inevitable Truth
"Uh, Tea? Ya in dere?"
The young brunette didn't respond. She only gripped the steering wheel tighter and grinded her teeth harder and faster than before. Not only did she have to deal with that deranged spirit, but she also had to face Malik after enduring six years of separation. Wonderful.
Joey sighed and leaned his forearms against the edge of the door, lowering his head so that he could see within the car. "Tea, I'm gonna start ta sing if ya don't get you're friggin' ass outta dere, and everyone knows what a painful experience dat can be." No response. He smirked. "Tea, I'm serious…I'm really gonna start ta sing, and it's gonna be one of dem high-pitched girly-girl songs too." His smirk grew wider when she still didn't respond.
"He will die if he starts to sing," Bakura mumbled under his breath.
Malik glared down at him for a second, and then returned his eyes to the car. What the hell could she possibly be doing? Did she even know that he was there? Was that why she wouldn't exit the car? He bit his lower lip…the anticipation was killing him.
"Ok, here I go," Joey began. He noisily cleared his throat, pounding on his chest a few times. "Wait one sec…gotta get all da excess beef jerky down da ol' hatch."
"Must…not…kill…incompetent fool…" the white-haired spirit hissed through clenched teeth. "Must…restrain self…"
Tea quickly shook her head and took in a deep breath, probably her first one in the past five minutes. Her heart was beating rapidly and her body was shaking. Woah…she didn't think that she would ever be able to exit that horrid state of shock. She relaxed her jaw and released her hands from the wheel. They were red and felt very stiff.
'Oh my Ra, what am I going to do? I can't go out there…can I?' she thought nervously. Malik was here…just a few feet away. The moment she had been waiting for years to arrive was finally here, and yet she began to wish that it hadn't. She was mortified. What would he think of her? Did he even care anymore? More importantly, how much longer did he have before the spirit would take over again? Wait…was that even him? Maybe the evil within him had already taken over…maybe Malik was already gone. Tea angrily shook her head. No, that couldn't be…she wouldn't let it be…dammit! She was unable to answer any of the questions she had swarming inside her head. How frustrating…
She let out a long sigh and leaned back in her seat. 'This is the story of my life…things wouldn't be so complicated if it wasn't.' All of a sudden, Joey took in a deep breath, causing her to snap back into reality. She turned her head to face him. He was moving his mouth, framing the first letter of the word he was about to start to…sing.
Oh shit.
"Don't you dare!" she cried, reaching over and pushing his body away from the car, causing him to lose his balance and fall flat on his butt.
"Ow! Shit, Tea! What didya do dat for!" he cried, rubbing his sore bottom. "Damn, dat really hurt!"
"Thank you Ra, for having mercy on me during this life-threatening situation…" Bakura mumbled in prayer. Malik rolled his eyes. "I, in turn, promise not to threaten to kill anyone for the next few hours or so…"
"Would you shut up?" the blonde Egyptian growled under his breath.
The tomb robber shot him a nasty glare. "Make me."
"Shut your friggin' trap, Joey! I am sick of listening to the sound of your stupid voice!" Tea shrieked, shoving her car door open and stepping outside, apparently forgetting about the fact that she was totally freaked.
"Hey! Watch what ya say about my accent, woman!" Joey snapped back, jumping up from the ground.
Tea slowly shook her head as she walked around the back of the car, and onto the side that he was standing on. "I wasn't making fun of your accent, Joey. I'm just sick of listening to you is all." All of a sudden, it hit her. Here she was…out in the open…
She tenderly wrapped her arms around herself and took in a deep breath, averting her eyes toward the ground. She didn't dare look over at Malik…she could feel his piercing, violet gaze watching her intently. The last thing she wanted to do was make eye contact with him…she might not be able to look away.
'Ra… ' Malik thought wide-eyed. Since when had…this happened? Sure, he had always thought that she was pretty, but that was when they were younger. Now she was…hot.
'Checkin' out your woman, Malik?' Bakura mentally asked him, an evil smirk plastered on his face. Malik ignored him, which only caused the ancient spirit to let out a dark laugh. 'I'll take that as a yes.'
"Joey, I've had a rough day…please, would you just-"
"It's 1:00, Tea! I highly doubt you've been up for more den an hour or so, being dat you're usual wake-up time is around noon!" Joey cried, throwing his arms up in the air.
"A LOT can happen in an hour!" Tea spat, glaring daggers at the dirty blonde. "So lay the hell off!"
"Like what? Primpin' and preenin' don't count!"
"Excuse me? Is this how you treat a friend who came rushing to you're friggin' aid?" Her brow angrily furrowed. Frick. She really didn't have time for this right now. Why did he always have to get like this? "For your information, not that it is ANY of you're business, I went and won the rest of my locator cards and then headed over to the museum so that I could check something out. Now, here I am. OK? And you know that I find primping and preening to be a complete waste of time, so don't even start that shit with me!"
Joey growled and shoved his hands in his pockets. "Fine…geeze." He looked away.
Malik smirked. She may have grown a bit since he had last seen her, but she still had that same ol' fiery attitude…wait a minute. Did she say that she had headed over to the museum? Didn't his foolish sister work there? Was it possible that Ishizu had already told her about everything, including the - no. His smirk slowly faded and was replaced with a scowl. She could never discover that he had an ancient beast living inside of him. It was for her own…protection.
Tea sighed as she lifted a hand to her face and began to gently rub her aching temples. Her head was pounding again. Great. She took in a deep breath and then proceeded to head over in Bakura and Malik's direction. She did not want to look up at the exotic Egyptian, so instead, she focused her eyes on the sickly albino.
"Hey, don't dink dat you're off da hook, young lady!" Joey cried after her. "I've got my eye on ya!"
Tea snarled and rolled her eyes. She then quickly and furtively glanced down at her bracelet. Good. You couldn't see a thing. She had her fingers tightly wrapped around the particular diamond that was glowing. She couldn't let the spirit know that she knew…at least not yet.
Joey watched her walk away. "Dammit!" he cried, and ran after her. "Stop ignorin' me!"
Tea knelt down in front of Bakura, whom Malik had lowered to the ground, smiling sweetly. "Hey," she said softly. "You gonna be ok?"
Bakura slowly opened his tired eyes and smiled. "I think I'll manage." His smile faded as he thought for a moment. Why was she being so nice to him? She'd usually be verbally or physically attacking him by now! Surely she knew! He looked down at her bracelet. It didn't seem to be glowing. Maybe it was broken…
'Or maybe she's nervous about being in Malik's presence,' he thought, mentally smirking. 'So the two do secretly know one another...interesting.' Just then, something caught his eye. 'What the…?' Her right hand was curled up in a ball, and it looked like it was…glowing. Was she purposely covering it up? Why? Nothing had ever stopped her from giving him away before! 'Hmmm…if this is the effect that Malik has on her, then it seems like I have my work cut out for me…heh, heh. As if things couldn't get anymore perfect!' He smiled wanly. "Yes…I think I'll be alright. I'm just very tired."
"Ok then," Tea replied, gently touching him on the shoulder with her free hand. "How about we get you into the car now, huh?" She slowly stood up, reluctantly allowing her eyes wander over to the Egyptian's body. She just couldn't help - wow. He wasn't the same scrawny little boy he once was…that was for sure.
Yet, her curiosity ended up getting the best of her, thus leading to a small problem. She let her eyes wander too high…her blue one's met his violet ones, causing a small, inaudible gasp to escape her lips. She quickly looked away, coughing a couple of times in case he had heard her squeak. His eyes…woah. She brought a hand to her chest. Not only was her heart beating rapidly, but her whole entire body was pounding. What a feeling…
'Ok, rule number one…' she thought breathlessly. "Stay away from his eyes!' Damn, she knew she shouldn't have looked.
Only after she turned her back to him did she ask, "Hey, uh, Namu? Could you please put him in the car? Joey can help you." As she walked back, she scrunched up her nose and mouthed, "Namu?" What the hell was he thinking when he chose that name? Wasn't that what she used to call her old stuffed bunny?
Malik didn't respond to her sudden inquiry. He was too shocked to do so. Not only had she called him by his fake name, but she showed no sign of remembrance what so ever. Maybe she didn't - nah. That couldn't be it. That look that she had in her eyes just then…she must've known. Ishizu probably told her about everything: the god cards, his evil plot, the spirit…no. This was not good. If she knew that he had a…thing living inside of him, she might go ahead and do something irrational. Like try and stop it…anger it…put herself in danger. No. He forbade it.
But then, why was she going along with his plan? Wouldn't it make sense to try and, oh he didn't know…stop him? He brought a hand up to his face, and gently rubbed his tired eyes. None of this made any sense. Just then, he heard Bakura groan. He removed his hand from his face and looked down at the sick boy. Joey was slowly lifting his body off the ground.
"Hey, ya mind helpin' me out here?"
Malik quickly nodded. "Oh, uh, sure." He reached down and gently grabbed Bakura's free arm and wrapped it around his shoulders.
Tea waited patiently at the back of her car as the two boys carefully laid the tomb robber down in the front seat. She didn't want to risk catching Malik's eye again, so she kept her eyes down. Yes, down was safe.
Once they had him safely buckled in, Joey turned to Tea and said, "Look, I'm sorry, ok?" He held out his arms. "Howz about a little hug for a supa sorry best friend, huh? Please?" He then gave her the most irresistible puppy dog eyes she had ever seen.
Tea moaned, shielding her face with her hands. "Aw, not that! Anything but that!" Nope…it was too late. She sighed and walked into his arms, returning his hug. "Eh, I guess I can forgive you."
Malik clenched his teeth and snarled. Best friend, huh? This fool? He crossed his arms and looked away. At least he wasn't the Pharaoh.
'Have all the fun you want now, but the second she leaves, its lights out for you.' He smirked. Heck, why should he care about who she was friends with now? They were friends in the past…this was the present. It was time to forget about all the shit that had happened before…time to move on. Who cares what she did now? He sighed and closed his eyes. He did…he cared. Who the hell was he trying to kid? Himself? Cause if that was the case, he was sure doing a crappy job of it.
"Hey, Tea? Are ya sure dat you're ok? Cause it feels like you're shakin'," Joey asked, looking down at the top of her head.
Tea quickly released him. Was she sure that she was ok? Oh yeah…she was fine. She was only standing three feet away from the boy she had been missing for the past six long years…it's not like he was the president or something.
"I'm fine Joey. I'm just a little hungry." She smirked and crossed her fingers, hoping that the mere mention of food would erase his mind of anything and everything he could possible be thinking about at that particular moment. And guess what? She was right!
"Hey yeah! I'M STARVED! Uh, why don't ya take Bakura ta da hospital and den we can meet somewhere and go out for lunch or somethin'. What do ya say?" He turned towards Namu. "Hey buddy, ya can come too if ya like."
Before Malik could reply, Tea spoke up. "Ooo…that sounds really tempting, but I think that I'll have to pass. I'd rather keep Bakura company…the poor guy's a wreck." She looked over at him and frowned. "I mean just look at him."
'DAMMIT RA, Why?' Bakura thought bitterly. 'Stupid wench.'
"Oh, um, ya sure? Hey, den at least let me bring ya somethin' ta eat…hospital food really sucks."
"I'll be fine, Joey. Go and have fun," Tea replied, walking back to the driver's side of the car and getting into the front seat.
Joey followed her and stood next to her side window. "Are ya really, really sure dat ya don't want anythin'? Cause I can-"
"Yes…I'm sure."
Joey sighed. "Ya ain't still mad at me, are ya?"
"No, Joey. You know that your irresistible 'puppy dog pout' works every time."
He laughed. "Ok den…see ya later Tea. Don't be late comin' ta da finals tanight, k? I don't want all dose duels dat ya won ta be for nutin'."
Tea smirked. "Are you implying that you have a definite spot in the finals?"
He smirked and crossed his arms. "Yeah…and ya know why?"
She sighed. "Oh, I don't know…why ever could that be?" An evil grin formed on his face, making her wish that she hadn't asked. However, it was too late…she knew exactly what was coming. She squealed and threw her hands over her ears.
"That's because…" He reached into his pocket and pulled out four, transparent cards. "…I ALREADY WON DA REST OF MY LOCATOR CARDS! I DID IT! Heh, heh, if only Kaiba could see me now…wait a minute. HE CAN!"
He quickly ran out into the middle of the street, waving his cards in the air, and roared, "YA HEAR DAT YA MOTHER FUNKIN' LOAD UH MONEY BAGS! I WON ALL 10 DUELS! YA DIDN'T DINK DAT I COULD DO IT, NOW DID YA? DAT'S WHY YA WOULDN'T LET ME ENTUH DIS TOURNAMENT, RIGHT! WELL GUESS WHAT? I BEAT YA AT YOUR OWN FRIGGIN' GAME, KAIBA! I DID! AND I'M COMIN' FOR YA NEXT, YA HEAR? YEAH, DAT'S RIGHT! YOU'RE NEXT!" He then proceeded to perform a little victory dance around her car while shouting the words, "Joey Wheeler is da MAN!"
Malik rolled his eyes. 'Fool…'
Tea laughed nervously. "Hey, Joey…that's uh…really great. Yeah. I'm gonna go now, k? Far away to be precise…yeah, so um, bye now!"
"-IS DA MAN! JOEY WHEELER IS DA - huh?" He froze in mid-dance. "Oh, ok. Bu-bye den…have fun eatin' dat crappy hospital food!" He rushed back over to her window and smirked.
As she started the car, she took one last glance at Malik through her front-view mirror. He wasn't looking at her, but at Joey, and was scowling. She sighed. His little performance had been a little much, hadn't it? Wait, no…correction: it was a little bit much…WAY too much. She sighed again, forcing herself to look away from platinum blonde. For some reason, she found it hard.
She turned to Joey. "Would you please behave yourself while I'm gone? Mai, Serenity, and I cannot always be around to baby sit you." She then stuck her hand out the window, waved, and cried, "Later Namu! Thanks for all your help!" and drove off before either could respond.
Joey growled and ran after her car. "WHAT DA HELL IS DAT SUPPOSED TA MEAN? I DON'T NEED TA BE BABY SA- (cough, cough) SAT! NO WA- (cough, cough) WAY! AND MAI! WHAT'S SH- (cough, cough) she…" He slowed to a stop, coughing and panting heavily. "Shit…lost my – (cough) voice…"
Malik shook his head. Never in his entire life had he encountered someone who was such a…hell, he couldn't even think of a word to describe how stupid that boy was. Oh well.
Once he had caught his breath, Joey walked over to Malik and said, "Damn dat girl really pisses me off sometimes. Den again, she is pretty damn awesome, ain't she?"
Malik nodded, a fake grin plastered on his face.
Joey nodded too. "Ya wanna go and grab a bite? I'll pay…its da least I can do for all your help."
Malik shrugged his shoulders and shoved his hands into his pockets. "If you want to. What I'd really appreciate though is if you could give me a couple of pointers…ya know for dueling. I'm afraid that I kinda…well…suck." He let out a small laugh.
Joey grinned. "Aw, well, ya found da perfect guy for da job! Joey Wheeler is da dueling king! Or…I mean, he's da king's best friend…yeah." He smiled sheepishly. "I'm afraid dat's da closest dat I'm ever gonna get ta da title of 'king.'"
Malik smirked. 'Stupid fool…' He could see his men approaching the blonde from behind and could only assume that they were doing the same to him. 'Right on time.'
Joey was about to say something else when he noticed a couple of men sneaking up on the unsuspecting boy in front of him. "Uh, Namu…dere's some guys - hey look out!"
Malik quickly put on a worried face as he felt someone grab his arm.
"Namu!" Joey cried, but before he could do anything, he felt someone grab him by the shoulder.
He whirled around to face three, tall men holding bats…metal bats. He growled. Who the hell were these guys? And what did they want with him? He gasped. Maybe they had been sent by that mind-controlling freak Yami had dueled earlier. Well if that was the case, he couldn't let them get a hold of him. Damn, it was a good thing that Tea had already left…
Joey put on a huge smirk and held up his fists. "Heh, you guys won't take me dat easily! Put 'em up!"
"No, Joey! Don't! Look out!"
Before the blonde could move or respond, he felt something-hard smash into the back of his head and a huge rush of pain…
And everything went black.
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At least an hour had passed…a long, boring hour to be exact. Tea slouched lower in her chair as she looked over at the sleeping boy beside her. What, did he think that snoozing was gonna protect him from her ever-growing rage and fury? She thought not! But there was really nothing she could do at that point other than keep an eye on him because the doctors were watching him very closely. They seemed to be convinced that he was in some sort of a mild coma.
She yawned and shifted her body so that she could look out the window. Sleeping seemed inevitable…she was so tired. The funny thing was that she had only been awake for a few hours or so. She had woken up at what, noon? Yeah. That seemed right. She couldn't really even remember anymore. So much had happened in such a short amount of time.
She sighed and turned her head to face the spirit once again. Damn, this was boring…why not start a random conversation? A conversation that will most likely be one-sided, but it would still be one nonetheless. It would allow her to clear her head…get her mind off of the many burdens that clouded her head…especially Malik. She couldn't seem to get his startlingly striking image out of her mind.
"Hey there, tomb robber," she whispered softly. "You know, sleeping isn't going to save you from my evil wrath…nothing can and nothing will." She laughed. "But as long as we're here, why don't we have a little chat…queen to thief." She smirked. Oh how she was going to love this.
'WTF is that supposed to mean? I don't want to hear that woman talk! I WANT TO SLEEP! CAN'T SHE SEE THAT? Bakura thought miserably. 'Ra dammit! I swear I'll ring that blasted little neck of hers the second I get the chance!'
She sighed and continued. "I just wanted to know…why do you desire to have so much power? What do you plan to gain from all of it? Wealth? Recognition? Love - eh, I highly doubt that…Freedom? Hope? Come on…there's gotta be some reason why you want it!"
Bakura suppressed a laugh. 'Stupid, pathetic woman…why I want it…WHY DO YOU CARE? Power is power! You can do anything with it!' He cracked open one eye to see if she was looking at him. She wasn't. She was gazing thoughtfully out the window. He smirked. She thought she had him cornered…oh no. It was the exact opposite because, unbeknownst to her…
He knew her little secret.
"If I could guess…" she began after a long pause, bringing her tugging wrist up to her mouth to conceal a yawn. "I would have to say that its 'cause you want to rule the world, right?"
'What the…? Who gives a damn about the friggin' world! I just want the blasted items! I WANT THE POWER!' Bakura mentally screamed. 'Bitch…why won't you LEAVE? He tightened his grip on the sheets beneath him and clenched his teeth. She was really starting to get to him, and that was probably exactly what she wanted. Stupid wench…
"But why? Wait a sec…let's just pretend something for a moment. Say you're able to obtain all 8 millennium items, absorb an immense amount of power, and take over the world…then what? Lounge on a majestic throne all day as countless servants, maids, and butlers dash back and fourth between you and the kitchen in the hopes of satisfying your every whim? Become immortal - no wait. You already ARE immortal! Then maybe you want to be super strong? Nah, that's just stupid!" Tea paused for a moment, taking in a deep breath. Her eyes were beginning to droop. She didn't know how much longer she'd be able to stay awake.
"I just don't get you…all evil people for that matter. All they want is power, but I have a feeling that none of them truly know what they want to do with it. Besides, what is the point of living if you have nothing to look forward to? Gain? Learn? With so much power, life would just become worthless…pointless…meaningless."
Bakura, for once, had no nasty comeback, rebuttal, retort – nothing. A low growl emitted from his throat. 'That baka onna…who does she think she is? She wouldn't know absolute power even if it were handed to her on a silver platter! So who is she to say that it has no meaning? POWER…IS…EVERYTHING!' He had become so enraged, that he bolted upright in bed, panting heavily.
He quickly looked over at the girl to see what she would do now that he was awake and grinned at what he saw. She was sleeping. "Foolish girl." He laughed softly. "Looks like you-" He was cut off as mechanical music filled the air, causing the girl to stir. 'SHIT!' He quickly lay back down, trying to make it look like he hadn't moved at all.
Tea mumbled some inaudible words as she sat up in her chair. "What the - OH!" Her eyes snapped open as she reached down and grabbed her backpack from off the floor, ferociously digging through it for her what she assumed was her phone.
She quickly put it to her ear. "Hello?"
"Hi, hon," a feminine voice whispered on the other line.
"Mai?"
"Uh-huh."
Ok, something obviously wasn't right. Her voice was shaky and distant…not normal for a cheerful girl like herself. Tea slowly stood up, walked over to the window, and leaned her forehead against the cool glass in an effort to wake up. "Mai, is everything ok?"
"No, Tea…" she responded in a soft whisper. "Everything is not ok…definitely not ok."
Tea bit her lower lip and pushed herself off the casement. Now the girl was beginning to scare her. "What's wrong? What happened?" No response. "Mai? Can you hear me?" Still no answer. "Answer me dammit!"
Soft sobs followed her silence and grew louder with each passing second. Why was she crying? What the hell was wrong? "Mai, please. Answer me…ANSWER M-"
"JOEY!" she cried.
"W-what?"
"Joey…its Joey, Tea! He's not himself! Someone's…someone's…OH GOD, JOEY!"
Tea froze. Joey. She had left him back with…oh no. "Where are you now? What's going on? What's wrong with Joey?" Mai didn't respond. She was crying much too hard to do so. Tea pounded her fist on the window. This was going nowhere fast.
"Gimme the damn phone," she heard gruff a voice say. "Just give it - Tea? You still there?"
Tea swallowed hard and managed to choke out, "Tristin?
"Yeah…I can explain. We're here on the docks…all of us, and we're watching a duel."
"What the-" Tea cut herself off as a horrifying thought entered her mind. Malik…he must have been controlling someone…
Someone like Joey.
"It's pretty bad, Tea. There's this evil dude that can control people's minds and he's gotten a hold of Joey's…a strong hold, and he's forcing him to duel Yugi for his puzzle. The twist: they're attached to this huge anchor that's programmed to fall into the water in minutes. It'll drag both of them down to the bottom of the lake if someone doesn't win in time. Yet, only the winner can escape. The loser'll just…sink."
"Oh my Ra…" was all she managed to say. How could he? How could Malik do this to her friends? She clenched her teeth as hot tears began to trickle down her face. "W-why…why…WHY DON'T YOU HELP THEM?"
"WE CAN'T! Malik…uh, that's the name of the evil guy…"
Yeah. She knew.
"Malik has Mokuba tied to a chair that's been strategically placed underneath this huge crate that's been packed to the brim with explosives. There's a guy holding the button to release it a few feet away. If we interfere, then Mokuba gets it. Kaiba refuses to do anything, and frankly…I don't blame him. He's got his only family member's life on the line…"
"JOEY!" she heard Mai cry again.
Tristin sighed. "I…I wish that there was something that I could do…we all do, but we can't. I know it sucks. You don't know how hard this is to-" Be-beep!
"Tristin…?" Tea pulled the phone away from her ear and looked down at it. "Connection lost…" she whispered, reading the words displayed on the screen. She felt her phone slowly slip from her hands, but didn't bother to stop it from falling.
"Malik…" she whispered. "Why…WHY DAMMIT, WHY!" She slammed her fists into the window once more, causing the entire room to shake. "Why Malik? Why must you do this? What has happened to you? You're so…WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE THIS WAY?" She slowly sank to the floor, sobbing hysterically. "I hate you…I hate you so much!" She grabbed her jacket off the chair next to her and tightly wrapped it around herself. She felt so cold…just like his heart.
Bakura looked down at her and rolled his eyes. The display she was putting on obviously meant that she was weak. Anyone who let their emotions interfere with their lives was pitiful, and that included Malik. That moron probably cared more about that girl than he did about ruling the world! The power! The puzzle and those cards!
It was pathetic…just pathetic.
He listened closely. She was whispering something between sobs…
"It has you, Malik…doesn't it? It doesn't want to let go…it wants to torture you forever. How can I make it go away? How can I stop the pain? If it wasn't for that stupid spirit, you wouldn't be the way that you are today, would you? No…you wouldn't."
The tomb robber gave her a weird look. What the hell was she talking about? A spirit…was it him? No…she didn't know about their alliance. So then, what did she mean by…wait. She was saying something else. He strained his ears to listen.
"It's inside of you…its part of you…how do I get it out? Oh Ra, please help me! Tell me what to do…TELL ME HOW TO SAVE HIM!" Tears flooded her eyes and she broke down again, crying like there was no tomorrow.
'A spirit living inside of him? He never mentioned that,' Bakura thought puzzled. He shrugged and closed his eyes once more. He'd have to find out more about that later.
Tea took in a deep breath in a desperate attempt to calm herself. She needed to stop doing this…she needed to be strong for the boy. She couldn't help him if she was constantly crying and feeling sorry for herself. She sighed as she felt sleep begin to take hold. "I'll guess I'll just have to face it…the inevitable truth," she whispered, biting her lower lip so that she didn't start sobbing again. "Malik has changed…for the worse."
Bakura smirked. Obviously. How long did it take her to figure that out? Now, he needed to find a way to escape. But how? The girl was…he opened his eyes again. The room was silent. He slowly sat up and looked down at her. Sure enough, she had cried herself to sleep.
"Would you look at that?" he whispered, smirking. He silently jumped out of bed. It was time to escape; win a few duels so that he could enter the tournament himself. However, he needed a disk. He scanned the room and grinned evilly when his eyes rested upon her backpack. He tiptoed across the room, wincing as his wounded arm brushed up against a hard object. It still hurt, but not so bad. It was his own fault that the deep cut was there anyway, so the LEAST he could do was put up with it like a man…
Besides, right now it didn't even matter…his top priority was to get the hell OUT.
He carefully stepped around her sleeping figure. She seemed to still be crying…tears were gently flowing down her stained cheeks. Oh well…not his problem that her sweet and innocent friend turned into a bad boy.
His eyes then rested on her glowing bracelet. Oh how he wanted to grab it right there and then, but he knew what it could do to those that touched it with the intention of taking it…not something that he really wanted to experience.
"It doesn't really matter…I'll just take it from her in the finals after I crush her in a duel," he thought aloud as he proceeded to silently open her bag and pull out the desired item. He grinned. "Perfect."
He then slipped on his shoes and ran over to the door, quietly opening it. He peeked around the corner to make sure that no one was coming, and luckily there wasn't. She'd most likely hear the painful cries of someone that he sent hurdling into the deepest, darkest depths of the shadow realm…
He glanced back over at the girl once more. Still sleeping like a baby. He laughed and dashed out the door, disappearing into the dimly lit hallway. It was time to go wreak some havoc…
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Yea I know…I stopped again. Sorry. I just have so much work to do. Anyway, this chapter was mostly about the characters' expressing some of their thoughts and feelings, as well as asking some looming questions that they had on their minds. Not too exciting. The next chapter will be better…I hope. Ok, ya'll know what to do now if ya liked it…TELL ME!
Later