Visions of Love
Rating: M Genre: Romance/Horror/Angst
Summary: "You say I'm a heartless creature but what does that make you? You, a creature of the damn doesn't know how to love or show compassion, how is it a kind girl can turn into an evil entity of the night?" Dark SxS
Chapter 9: Confessions and Heartbreak
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The night whispered softly in the ears of the tri-colored vampire, it touched his cream-like, pale skin like a dying lover holding their breath and played with his golden strand against his captivating amethyst eyes that were the last sign of life that his victims would ever see. He was no longer within the concrete walls of the large luxurious estate where his friends, his fellow companions of the night resided. Just a few short hours ago, he had arrived in Paris, his rightful home amongst his ancestors, where he was born and raised. There were many memories the flooded his mind stepping into this beautiful place. Every vampire had a taste for Paris; it was an important place for many of the great lords of darkness including Lord Ahmad, the rightful owner of the estate currently owned by Bakura. He felt bad for leaving his new human friend, Seto behind but there was no way he could've brought him for he was Shizuka's not to mention Bakura had been keeping a close eye on their relationship which made him extremely curious.
He approached a luxurious residential building with golden lights beaming from its windows. As he entered the lobby that shimmered in gold with a gigantic and elegant chandelier hanging in the center, making the marble floors glow, he approached the concierge's desk and admired it's divine elegance. This was the true essence of Paris.
"M'excuser monsieur, vous le cherchez ?" asked the woman from concierge at the desk. (1)
"Je suis ici de voir Isis Ishtar" (2)
"S'il vous plaît tenir sur" (3)
The young woman turned around towards the phone. The conversation was very short because before he knew it, she had turned to face him again.
"Elle attend monsieur, s'il vous plaît monter au sixième plancher" (4)
"Merci" (5)
He walked over to the elevator and entered the small chamber. He should have expected that Isis would've anticipated his visit. Her psychic abilities were always on point. He had remembered her from his childhood, she was a wise and kind woman but not one to be taken likely, and her powers were very strong and sometimes unpredictable.
The vampire walked out into the hallway and approached her door. Before he could even knock, the door swung open slowly, revealing a tall, slender, tanned woman with black locks down her backside. The Egyptian beauty smiled at the sight of the vampire.
"Yami, it's been so long" she said embracing him into her arms.
"I'm surprised you remember me Isis"
"How can I not remember the little boy that would run around in my house for years…you were so small and fragile and now look at you, you're strong man, please come in" she said, letting go.
They entered the elegant apartment suite, furnished with an old aristocratic décor that suit her perfectly with a breathtaking view of Paris through her window with the Eiffel Tower standing tall in the middle. This sight almost made him regret leaving Paris but at the same time he was happy, he had his freedom now and he had a special woman waiting for his return that guarantee him the journey to his new place he called home.
"Please sit, make yourself feel at home" she said walking over to him in the living room. They sat down on the two armchairs in the center. She had placed a cup of fine red wine for him and herself as they sat in silence.
"So tell me about Yasakani, I understand you felt its power the other day in your mansion" said the wise woman.
"Yes, I did, the feeling was very strong, and I'm worried the items might be in danger"
"If you were able to feel the item's power than it means that indeed someone posses one of the item but…the jewel only emits power in the presence of another item which means there's more than one" she said nonchalantly.
"But I would've sensed the other treasure's power wouldn't I?" he inquired.
"If you haven't sensed it that means someone's blocked it off, probably with powerful pray beads or shield"
"I don't understand…what happened to their guardians?"
She sighed inwardly and got up to walk over to the window, looking at her home, her city, her Paris. Yami continued to look at her curiously, waiting for her response while seeing the brief wave of sadness wash over her eyes.
"I remember when that tower was first being built, the French called it the "Tower of the Future" because we believed it would transcend through time for many generations to admire; when they finished it we celebrated, it was our message of cementing our place in time, if our history and the people in it could be like that tower…I thought that once but I learned vampires wither away just as anything else in this world…guardians come and go Yami, things aren't like that used to be…the last guardian was killed and we never found out who did it and the Yata no kagami has been missing ever since"
"What about the jewel? You were its guardian" he said and took a sip of the red wine.
"I felt I couldn't protect the gem on my own anymore…it was like giving away a child to me, do you what sets that jewel apart from any other treasure…it has a heart, when I created that jewel, I gave it a soul, a free will and when I banished I can remember my words to it, 'Go someone that needs help, whose eyes may be cold but still has enough purity to caress you gentle'…and then it turned into a butterfly flew into the winds, it now resides in someone…someone in that very house"
"But who did you send it to?"
"The jewel chose its keeper, not me" she replied.
"I have to find out-"
"They don't know the jewel's inside them, that I'm sure of" said Isis, walking back over to her seat. "I've been communicating with someone from your mansion"
"Who?"
"A young girl in torment, she doesn't know my true form but I've sent through messages through visions of young man"
"I don't get the purpose of that Isis" said Yami.
"She deserves to know the truth of why she became what she was and I indeed to help this child and set her free"
"Are you talking about…Shizuka?" he asked curiously.
"Well I do believe that is her name" she said and grinned, she took another sip of her red wine.
"It's now or never" she muttered under her breath. Shizuka stood outside the door of the room she had given Seto, the human that she had secretly grown fond of. She took a breath and went inside to see him sound asleep before she could even utter a single word. She went closer to the sleeping human finding him rather cute, she had never seen him look that peaceful – she didn't think he knew what peace even was living here. It was then she felt sorry for him, she trapped him here and never gave him a reason. Maybe she still had a heart yet.
She sat on the side of the bed, close to his warm body and admired him. He was gorgeous, simply astounding. She lightly ran her fingers through his chestnut locks. She traced the outlines of facial features and stopped at his lips. Shizuka bent down to where their noses almost touched. She felt the urge to kiss him so badly but she suppressed it, that what vampires do after all.
As she continued to admire him, she was unaware of the fact that he had awakened but he hadn't spoken a word. He liked the awkwardness in a way, the feeling of having her this close, feeling her sweet breath; he could only imagine what she tasted like. His hand ghosted her cheek which startled her and she drew back quickly which made him a little sad.
"I liked you the way you were before…it's ok…I don't mind, it is your room after all" he said comfortingly. Her mouth twitched, she never truly smiled anymore; those days were gone. He moved over for her as she lay down next to him and rest her head on his chest. She didn't know why she did it but she enjoyed to feeling. She never did this for Bakura but then again, she never once felt love for Bakura.
"…I'm sorry" she said softly.
"For what?" he asked surprised and confused.
"For trapping you, I never gave you a reason and I took you away from your brother; the reason I had taken you was because you were familiar to me"
"I don't believe we've met before" he said confused.
"No I don't mean like that…for the past month, I've been suffering from visions… visions of a man warning of sorts, when he first revealed himself to me, he had your eyes and the pendant around your neck…your voice is identical to his…that's when I knew it was you somehow…I know it sounds weird but our dreams are much different from humans"
"So you kidnap because of a damn dream? Yeah that was a good reason" said the CEO trying to suppress his anger.
She lifted her head to face him and drew closer to him. Their faces were inches apart, so close they could feel breath intermingled and grace their cheeks. Seto didn't appear to be phased even though mind was racing as much as his heart. A feeling he hadn't felt in years.
"You have no idea what it's like to be me; to think your world was a bright place where you had people that loved you and you see it disappear in front of your eyes, I thought my brother and my friends cared about me until one day it seemed like everyone started to drift apart, my brother chose his girlfriend over me and I had no one so don't you ever judge me as if you know; you humans are just heartless creatures that are only good for food" she said soft yet harshly under her breath. This was the first time he truly got a glimpse of her vampire nature.
"What does that make you?"
"Excuse me?" she asked confused.
"You say I'm a heartless creature but what does that make you? You, a creature of the damn doesn't know how to love or show compassion, how is it a kind girl can turn into an evil entity of the night? ...you were once human and I'm sorry for what happen to you but don't you think it's tragedy that you let the darkness take the little bit of light left in your heart"
"You think I'm a tragedy?"
"Only because I could imagine what kind of person you were before and now you've become so distant and cold…is this the real you or the vampire Bakura made you to be"
She was taken back by the gravity o his words. She felt her defenses collapsed before her and her eyes slowly came to water as little drops of rain poured from her olive orbs. This was no longer the person she wanted to be.
"This is not me, I wish I could go, I wish I would've talked to my brother before I acted with my emotions, I didn't believe myself and without their support I became consumed by my own hatred"
"You can start over, you still have a chance"
"How?"
"I can show you if you let me" he whispered. He pulled her in and placed a soft kiss upon her lips. She was in awe of what was happening but at the same time she was happy it was happening. This was the man she desired and now she had him. She kissed him back with equal ferocity as the kiss became more intense. She felt his hands traced the outlines of her body as her delicate hands ran through his hair. They both moaned at the contact as they explored the hot caverns of their mouths. She never wanted this moment end but it did, time can be cruel.
They parted, breathing heavily, looking into the depth of their eyes. It was then she heard the words that she both feared and desired.
"I'm in love with you" he whispered.
Her eyes widened and her heart stopped. Fear and confusion had taken her into her grasp. Kaiba saw it in her eyes and became worried. He too had felt the shock of his actions but at the same time, he loved that feeling as well. She got off him and found herself pacing across the room, her head hanging in shame and eyes filled with grief.
"I'm sorry, I-I should've controlled myself better-"
"What have I done? What have I done?" she chanted, ignoring his presence. "This is what I was afraid of?"
"What are you so afraid of?! Of love?!" he shouted, standing at the attention.
"You don't understand-"
"No I think I do, I'm not Bakura, I'm in love with you…I have denied for as long as you have probably and I was afraid but I'm not anymore, why do you let him control you, Shizuka?! I'm not the people in your past; I'm not brother, Shizuka!"
"Shut up!" she yelled. He was taken back by her scream. It was loud enough for the whole mansion to hear. She was shivering as if it was a cold winter's night and tears continued to stream down her eyes. It was pure silence.
"Why won't you let me get close to you?" he asked softly.
"…Because you will mislead me like everyone else…it's just like Bakura taught me…people do not know loyalty, a vampire must stay loyal to survive in the realm of darkness, it is our code"
"Shizuka, please-"
"Be prepared in another hour, I will have you escorted to your home…you are no longer a prisoner, you may use the phone to call your brother like always to tell him the news" she stated in a monotone fashion, approaching the door.
"Don't do this"
"You are not welcome in this house, never come back here or you will die"
Those were her last words before she left him in his chamber. He wanted to go after her so badly but there was nothing to say. He collapsed onto the bed and held his head in grief and sorrow. Despite the fear and turmoil he felt living amongst these walls, he had done the one thing he had suppress...
He cried.
Translations
Excuse me sir, how can I help you?
I am looking for Isis Ishtar
Please hold on
She is waiting for you, please go to the sixth floor
Thank You
Preview: Anzu takes Kaiba back to the mansion and Anzu decides to confront him. Yami continues to speak with Isis and finds out the true purpose of Shizuka's stay with Bakura and where the third treasure resides and Bakura has plans for Kaiba. Whose Kaiba's unexpected visitor? All in the next chapter.
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