Nightmare City
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Warning: This chapter contains language, sexual/ mature content!
Disclaimers: I do not own Yu-gi-oh or the characters, and this story is purely fictional. If it does resemble anything, it is by pure coincidence! Thank you and enjoy!
Summary: The world that they once knew exists no more. No more freedom, no more happiness, no more life. Everything changed after that one mistake. Whoever knew that trusting someone could cost the world its life? Who ever knew that one little mistake could separate friends, and bring destruction upon humanity? Who ever knew? (Is set after Battle City, a different take on things. Is also a little Dark and different from my other story. Pairings: SetoTea , mainly!, and for purposes of this story, all Hikari's and Yami's have their own bodies!)
Things to look for (All the chapters follow this guide):
Flashbacks
'Thoughts'
"Dialogue"
(NOTE from me)
Last Chapter:
"Tea," he purred as he looked into her wide, tear-stricken eyes. Slowly, he let his right palm travel up her arm towards her neck. She flinched but stood without breathing. Letting it rest on the base of her neck, he leaned in closer. With another smile, he let out one of the only truths that he ever possessed.
"I've missed you," he said slowly bring his lips closer to hers.
"I've missed you very much."
Chapter 10
Meeting
Tea was terrified. She was screaming at herself to move, but her legs stayed frozen. She stayed frozen, not even letting her breath escape. She watched his figure approach her with the arrogant stride she still remembered. Tears had already begun to brim her eyes and were threatening to fall out.
Another jolt of pain went through her body the moment he touched her. She should've moved now, she should have pushed him away and run. But she couldn't. Her body continued to stay frozen in its position. He smiled his dark smile as he called out to her. He let his hand travel up her arm, leaving a burning pain along its path. Her eyes widened when he placed his palm against her neck. His gaze was fixated on her trembling lips.
All she could do was watch. Watch the way he played with her, the way he tormented her. She couldn't will her body to move at all. She couldn't even stop looking at him with her tear-stricken eyes.
"I've missed you very much," he said in a whisper as he began to close the gap between the two. Within seconds, the two met.
Tea was burdened with the sudden weight of the memories from her past. His lips were the same as they once used to be. Cold, harsh, disgusting. Her tears, her sorrow, her pain all came back to her as his grasp around her neck strengthened and as he deepened the kiss.
"...Tea... Tea I'm coming! Stay strong. Fight back!"
Tea let her eyes blink a few times as she heard Seto's voice. In an instant, she pushed against his shoulders and broke his ravishing kiss. Within the next second, she slapped his left cheek and pushed herself away from him.
He stood there with a surprised look on his features. His eyes were wide as his face now held a grave expression.
Tea stood there, watching him with her panting breath. Tears were frozen in place along her cheeks as she watched in fear. She saw how stiff he stood, just watching her. He kept his eyes locked on her as she took a few steps back. He watched as she wiped away at her lips and eyes.
And Tea returned the gaze. She hated this man more than anything. Instantly the anger and hatred that she had bottled up against him flared through her body. All she wanted to do was get away from the man in front of her. She wanted to get rid of him, make him suffer the way he'd made her suffer.
The two stood there for what felt like hours staring at each other. It wasn't until she heard him chuckle that she blinked a few times.
"Brings back memories."
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"Ah damn it! How much further do we have to go?" Mai complained as she grabbed her left wrist. She'd injured it on her way through the forest. In front of her were two other prisoners that had managed to escape. In front of them was the man that was supposedly part of the plan. When they had come across him, he'd told them to follow him to the hideout.
"We'll be there soon," he replied in a stern voice. Mai merely let out a sigh of relief. She'd been stuck in that place since the very beginning. It had been tough, but she was glad they'd managed to break out of it. "I just hope Serenity was able to make it out safely," she mumbled as she rubbed her wrist.
"Who exactly is behind this 'rebellion'?" Mai questioned aloud. She'd finally realized that they escape had been a part of a plan to get the prisoners out. She had always wondered who it could have been that was able to ruffle Marik and Bakura's control. Whoever the person was, she knew they were strong and definitely their hope for the future. In many ways, this new masked figure reminded her of Yu-gi. They'd always had Yu-gi around to protect them, and he would always risk his life to save all of them. Mai let a smile grace her features; maybe it was Yu-gi. Maybe he was safe and out of hiding. Just maybe he was finally strong enough to fight back, and help the citizens escape Marik's dictatorship.
In front of Mai, everyone stopped moving. She looked over the man's shoulder to see the side of the hill. "Alright, we're here."
Mai looked confused. All she saw in front of her was trees, a few rocks, and the wall of the hill. There was no house or so there.
"What are you--"
She gasped as she saw the a figure come out of the small crack the wall had just produced. She felt her mouth go dry as tears welled in her eyes.
"Joey!" She screamed as she dashed past the man that led their group and embraced Joey. He looked startled at first, but quickly composed himself. His eyes had widened when he saw her and his arms immediately wrapped around her thin frame as the two embraced. "Thank god!"
"Mai! You're okay!" He said as he continued to keep a tight hold on her. It'd been so long since the two had last seen each other. "I've missed you!" he whispered as they looked at each other. Mai finally had tears dripping down her cheeks. The tears she'd held captive in herself since the first day of this whole dictatorship. She was relieved. Things were definitely starting to look better. Everything was finally starting to work out.
"Listen to me, it's not safe to be seen out here. There's a chance that the S-men are lookin' round the forest. Get inside. We'll talk in there," Joey said to the group behind her. She looked up and nodded as he led her, along with the rest of the group into the hidden cave.
Mai entered the room and was surprised to see many others there. She spotted many familiar faces, and a few crying faces who seemed to know each other. They all looked relieved and happy. Mai looked towards Joey and it was then that she noticed the stiff face.
"What's wrong?" She asked as a weird feeling clawed its way into her chest.
Joey stayed quiet as he shook his head. Mai looked towards the big computer across the cave. There sat Duke who seemed to be screaming to himself. Mai watched Joey make his way over to Duke, and she followed. It wasn't until she saw the images on the screen that she stifled a yelp. In front of her stood Bakura with a menacing glare. He was shaking. No, the camera was shaking. Whoever was the person with the camera was in trouble. Mai looked towards Joey and saw him grit his teeth. In the other image on the screen, she could see trees and dark blobs flashing across the image. Someone was running. In another screen, she could see the hall that they had all been prisoners in. She could see the guests sitting in a crowd in the centre of the ball. They were surrounded by S-men, and Marik stood with a few men in the corner of the screen.
"What's happening?" Mai asked with the fear in her chest rising.
Joey finally turned to her. His face held worry and she could see how anxious he was. Someone he knew was facing Bakura, she knew it. She could sense it.
With a whisper, she finally asked, "who is it?"
Joey answered without turning his head towards her. His eyes were still fixated on the menacing figure in front of them.
"Tea."
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Memories. That's what he said. The memories that had continued to haunt her. The same ones that had been clawing away at her mind until the point of reaching insanity. The memories she tried so hard to forget; the same ones she wanted to wish never existed. It was nothing but a nightmare. A horrible nightmare. The memories that she forced herself to believe weren't real. But they were memories. Not dreams, nor fantasy. They were real, they were her past. They were her memories.
She looked at his menacing glare as she began to shake.
He smirked at her state. "Do you remember? All the fun times we had?"
Tea closed her eyes as she tried to shut his voice out. She didn't want to look at him, nor did she want to hear him. She just wanted to be alone. She wanted to go somewhere where she could be alone, in isolation. Somewhere that no one could hurt her.
"I remember your screams. They always made me want to do more." His voice was filled with lust. She whimpered slightly as her eyes shot open. She eyed him, making sure that she could keep a good distance between the two. Fresh tears had already begun to fall as flashes of her nightmare raced through her mind.
Slowly, he took a few steps towards her. A smirk was already widely flourishing as he watched her. "The more you screamed the more fun it got."
Tea tried to keep her head up. She tried to stop her shaking. She tried to not listen to him. She tried to forget everything. She tried. Tried, but failed.
He was getting closer. Closer.
"You were shattered. You couldn't even fight back anymore," he said as he came to a stop a few feet away from her.
She kept her gaze locked onto his. She was still trembling but she kept her stance. The pain in her leg was long forgotten as she focused her attention on her situation. She had to get out of here.
He now stood close to her, his eyes looking down at her.
"But looks like you've got your spirit back," he said with his menacing stare again.
Tea returned his gaze as she looked up into his eyes.
"Get away from me," she said with as much courage as she could muster up.
He merely smirked at her as he grabbed her chin. "It'll be fun breaking you again."
The moment he tried to wrap his other arm around her waist was the moment she reacted. Within seconds, she managed to knee him in the stomach. He quickly let go of her as he staggered back a few steps. Without wasting another moment, Tea began to run. She ran as fast as she could, despite the jolting pain that was rising within her left ankle again. By the end of this, she knew she wouldn't be able to walk for a few days.
Without looking back, she knew he was chasing after her. She could hear him cursing at her as he continued his progression towards her again.
She ran and ran, running around trees and taking different turns in order to stall his speed. All the time she continued to shake, continued to worry. She just hoped Seto was nearby.
'Hurry Seto!'
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Serenity walked through the dark shadows that were littered around her. The trees looked menacing and scary in the dark. She had no clue where she was, nor where she was going. The only thing she did know was that she was alone. After escaping the palace, she'd been following a middle-aged man. S-men had been nearby. When she noticed that they had caught up, she'd quickly hidden herself in the cluster of bushes in order to hide herself. Lucky for her, the men had not seen her. Unfortunately, they had caught up to the man that had been running away. Once they captured him, they led him back as he kept screaming for help. She didn't know what to do. She was frightened and she didn't want to go back. Who knew what they would do to her for trying to escape.
"I'm sorry," she said out loud in her isolated moment. She wished she could've helped him somehow, but it wasn't possible. She knew that she wouldn't be able to do anything, and she hated that. She hated the fact that she couldn't do a damn thing to stop anything that was happening around here. Nothing at all.
Serenity continued to walk cautiously along the dark forest. She was praying that she might find someone that was allegedly part of this escape plan. Anyone that could be part of them would work.
"Mai, where are you?" she asked out loud as she leaned against a tree trunk. She'd been walking for what felt like a long time, not to mention all the running and hiding she had to do. She knew she had to be well into the forest now, but she still couldn't find out where she was going or anything at all.
Serenity hated this. She hated being in this predicament. Ever since this whole thing started, she was lucky enough to have been in hiding with her brother. He'd always protected her. Whenever they came across danger, he would help her. Whenever they were almost discovered by the S-men, he would silence them. He even went as far to kill another just to save her. She hated that she had turned her brother into a killer. He'd changed, and she'd seen that change occur. He became stronger, much more colder. He became more like his rival, Kaiba, then he would like to admit. He showed no compassion for the S-men, regardless. He hated them as much as he hated this whole situation.
Serenity let out a sigh. It was no surprise to see the change in Joey at all though. After all, his best friend had died because of all this. Tristan had died on his birthday, the day they were supposed to celebrate. A surprise party was supposed to occur where he was supposed to have the time of his life. But that never happened. Tristan was killed. Joey was shattered, and everyone was separated.
"I hate this!" Serenity said as she thought back to the battle city days. She was happy then, when she first got her eye sight back. When she was able to see all her friends and family again. She'd been happy that Joey had been there, helping her. She'd been happy with the attention she received from Tristan. Honestly, Serenity had grown to like everyone in the gang. Tristan and Duke always kept her entertained and in good company. Mai was the best older sister she could ask for. Mai had also looked out for Serenity and had always been protective of her just like Joey. Serenity couldn't ask for a better sister-in-law, at least that's the relationship the two would have had by now if Joey had been successful in proposing a week after Tristan's birthday. Everything would have been good. Serenity could have become an aunt by now too!
She remembered Tea and Yu-gi as well. They had always been very supportive and helpful to her too. Yu-gi and Yami were both great people to go to for advice. They were close to Joey, and she always looked to them as being the only sane people in the gang. It was fun hanging out with them as they always tried to tame Joey. Tea was a close friend and a sister to her too. She always helped Serenity out when she needed help.
Serenity couldn't help but let a tear escape. She'd found out that not only had Tristan died, but Tea had been killed too. Slowly, all her friends, her support, her family were being killed off. She hated it. She didn't want to lose anyone at all. She didn't want this nightmare to be real. She had woken up a few times thinking that it was all just a dream. A really bad dream.
A scream.
Serenity sat up. She listened again but it was silent.
"No!"
Serenity stood up fully. She knew she'd heard someone. Someone was nearby she knew it. She could hear the female voice. She quickly but quietly walked towards the direction of the noise. Careful to hide herself amongst the bushes, she tried to peek over at the dark shadows where she had heard the scream. Serenity's heart was pounding rapidly as her blood flow quickened. Someone was here. And they were in trouble.
"Stop!"
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"Kaiba! She's gone further West!" Duke spoke in a rapid voice.
Seto let out a curse as he halted and took a sharp turn towards the West. He was so close to her, he knew it. He just hoped she was okay.
He hated this too! It made him angry to think that he had put her in dangers path again. Even after he had promised himself to keep her safe.
"You're getting closer! Hurry. She's frantic!"
'I'm almost there Tea. Hang on!' He screamed into his head as he dashed further into the dark shadows that paved the path before him.
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She tripped. She tripped over the large root that had been in front of her path. She tripped, and she fell. Fell to the ground, with her right side scraping itself against the ground. Her yellow dress had long lost its colour. It was embezzled with dirt and blood. Cuts and scratches, and a new line of torturous elements. The poor thing lost its shine and glamour. A pity, but hardly important in her current situation. She knew she couldn't run any longer. Her legs had given way and she couldn't move her leg without the pain attacking her in its most raging form. So she did the only thing she could do. She forced her body to turn around and sit up, facing the direction that her predator was soon to appear. The only thing she could do now was face him.
"Tea! Get up and run!" Duke's voice spoke in her ear. She knew it too. She should, but she simply couldn't. She couldn't even tell Duke how sorry she was. She couldn't even tell Seto how much she loved him. She couldn't tell anyone how happy she was that they were finally able to make some progression to their freedom. She couldn't even tell them how terrified she was. How she knew her future was about to be placed in the devil's hands. She couldn't tell them anything.
"You little bitch. That's as far as you go," his voice bellowed a few meters away. She gasped at the sudden intrusion of his voice. She hadn't seen him, nor heard him enter the area. With a start, she looked around to see if she could find his figure. Soon enough, she saw him in front of her. His face was angry. He was furious. Now Tea was truly frightened. She hadn't seen that face. Come to think of it, she'd never seen him in a furious state before. Not once.
Without realizing it herself, she had been backing up slowly, sliding against the hard soil until her bare back collided with the cold bark. He'd slowly been walking closer, and she'd slowly been sliding back. Now she couldn't escape.
'No, don't come closer,' Tea thought as she forced her mouth to stay shut. She couldn't let him know he was getting to her. She had to get out of here now. Now!
Bakura had now reached her. In a moment, he had grabbed her knees and locked them together. Tea let out a cry as infuriating pain shot through her left leg and she could've sworn she heard a bone crack. He forced her knees down as he quickly mounted them. With his weight now imprisoning her knees, he grabbed her wrists and placed them in front of her. He held them tight against her stomach in his left hand. His right hand rested in a grasp around her neck which met with the tree trunk.
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He was mad. His eyes were dancing with fire. His hands were rough and like iron. She couldn't free her wrists nor her neck. All she could do was watch him with her eyes wide. She was shaking and whimpering, but she wasn't speaking. No. Not yet.
"That actually hurt," he scowled as he looked into her wide eyes. He was angry that someone had actually been able to hit him. If Marik had found out that he'd let his guard down around a girl, Bakura would be humiliated. But what angered him most was that his favourite little 'toy' had hurt him. She had defied him, had fought back. He was angered at the fact that he had failed. He had failed his mission to destroy her. He had wanted to turn her into a living corpse. Someone broken. Someone that only he could enjoy torturing. Yet she fought back. She tried to run and escape him again.
"Let go of me. Now."
Bakura blinked his eyes in rapid succession. Was that a demand? Had she just spoken to him in a courageous and demanding voice?
"What did you just say?" He asked her with a low voice. He now let his anger protrude into his speech as his right hand automatically tightened around her neck. He looked into her eyes as she kept a steady gaze on him. He could see she was still scared, but she was fighting. She was continuing to try and hide that fear. He knew he made her uncomfortable, he knew she was terrified, but she still continued to play.
With a sharp intake of breath, she closed her eyes. In another second, she exhaled as she opened her eyes again and looked into his. "I said, let me go."
Bakura was beyond angered now. Someone was actually defying him. Someone was actually telling him what to do. Without a moment to think, he let his right hand release her neck. Instead the right hand now became straight within the air. He could feel the cold air glide across his hand before it met with a tingling sensation after meeting the side of her face. In turn he watched her face expose the left cheek to him as her right side turned away. Her left cheek was now beginning to turn pink. Tears had finally let themselves fall out of her once courageous eyes. She was sobbing again.
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Mai stood there shaking as she let out a scream. She could see the whole scene playing out in front of her. She could see Bakura's angry face. She could see him approach her. Tea was shaking. She couldn't move. Mai shut her eyes when she saw Bakura grab Tea's knees and mount himself on top of her. She saw one of his arms holding down what she knew were Tea's hands in front of her. She could see the other arm, although not in the screen image. She knew it was holding Tea's neck.
She couldn't believe what was happening. She had just found out that Tea had been alive. All this time, Mai had thought she was killed. Mai had known about Tea's role in the palace. Mai had done whatever she could to try and help Tea. They had even tried to find a way for her to escape. But they'd been caught. That had led to punishment for the both of them. Mai had been beaten and tortured by the S-men. Tea had been 'dealt with by Bakura', as the S-men had told her.
Now that she found out Tea was alive, she had been happy. One of her closest female friends was still alive. Yet she faced her worst enemy again. Bakura had been the source of Tea's nightmares. He'd been the cause of her change. Tea had become unrecognizable. She had become more like a silent corpse who still moved and breathed. But barely spoke. She barely even knew where she was, or who she was surrounded by. Mai hated what was happening. This whole thing was completely ridiculous!
"Damn it!" Duke cried in front of her. "Kaiba hurry the fuck up! She's seriously in trouble now!"
Mai blinked the tears away in her eyes. "Kaiba? You mean he's..."
No one had to answer her as she turned her attention to the other image on the screen. It was obvious now who that was. The image was still running, rapidly as the trees and branches continued to slash by. He was getting closer. Mai just hoped he wouldn't be too late.
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Tea was crying freely again. Her left cheek stung with pain when his palm had slapped her. Her head had rolled against the tree trunk until it hung to the right. Her wrists had been grasped so tightly that she could no longer feel them. She didn't want to look at him. She kept her eyes away from his as she could still hear him panting aggressively.
When a moment of silence filled with nothing except his panting and her sobs went by, he let go of her wrists. In an instant his hands were now embedded into her shoulders as he swerved her body to the right of the tree trunk. Now her bare back met with the cold soil beneath her. He shifted his weight so that he saddled her hips and forced her to look into his eyes. She screamed out loud.
She could feel his weight pushing down on her hips. She could feel his nails digging into her bare shoulders. She could see his eyes, boring into hers with a vengeance. He looked terrifying. He looked like he was about to brutally ravish his prey.
She let out a loud scream when he suddenly let his palm grab onto her left breast. The fabric of the dress was squished together with the pin and her skin. The needle part of the pin scraped into her tender skin as she let out a scream. He ignored her as he continued to squeeze her tender flesh, letting the pin dig its way into her soft tissues.
"Stop!" she tried to say as the pain shot through her left side. Her tears were already overwhelming and her palms now rested on his arms, trying to push him away.
"Why would you wear a camera in such a lovely area?" He said in a deadly tone.
Tea let her neck stretch as she tried to pry his palm off of her. The pin was hurting her. It was digging itself into her flesh and leaving a bloody trail. The pressure he added wasn't helping her either. He continued to tighten his hold on her breast, and then mould it. He continued to watch her face and cry in agony.
"Pl-Please!" she tried as her eyes looked into his pleadingly.
His stare was cold, he was still as merciless as before. But he did let go. He let go of her left breast, but he ripped off the camera that had been there. She quickly let go of his palm and now used both her palms to cover her left breast. It was throbbing with pain, and she knew the fabric of her dress now held a new streak of red blood along that area. The pin had managed to rip off some of her dress too, but it still covered her. She was sobbing uncontrollably as she tried to turn her body away from him. But he continued to saddle her, continued keep her captive as he examined the pin with the camera.
"Who is it Tea? Whose on the other end?" His soft voice broke through. She could hear Duke screaming again on her ear piece. She could hear Joey cursing. She could hear Seto telling her he was almost there. She could hear everyone, and yet she couldn't. She couldn't do anything at all. Nothing was registering in her mind.
Another slap went across her left cheek again. Her body was bolted once again as his right palm held both her wrists above her head again. He leaned in closer, the camera pin still in his hand.
"Answer me when I tell you to," he practically screamed.
Tea cried out loud as her sobs seemed to increase. Her whole body was in pain. She felt numb. Her face was stinging, her left side was completely in pain. Her wrists were now bruised and aching as well. She gasped as he let his lips graze her ear. Tea's eyes widened when she saw him pull out her ear piece. She shook as he put it into his ear.
A smirk scrawled its way onto his features as he heard the voices on the other end. 'No! No! No! He can't!' Tea thought as she tried to free herself from his grasp. He let out a soft chuckle and shook his head. He leaned in closer to her once again, until his eyes were matched with hers. She stopped moving again and held her breath. The pin was still in his left hand.
"I wonder what they'll say if I show them what you look like?" He said in a song like voice.
Her eyes widened again, "No!"
But he already turned the camera towards her. He held her wrists again, pinning her to the ground. He placed the pin between his teeth as he sat up. He made sure that it was able to capture her expression and upper part of her body. With his left hand, he let it slide from her neck to her right breast. The blood was still spilling out through the fabric on her left. He ignored it as he began to mould her right flesh. She cried out again as he smirked. He then stopped as he chuckled out loud.
"They're enjoying it," he whispered as he took the pin out of his mouth.
"St- Stop it. Please," Tea snivelled as she tried to pry her wrists out of his palm. He smirked as he placed the pin back into his mouth. This time, he went to her bleeding left breast. Slowly, he grabbed onto the fabric of the dress that was covering her flesh. Even slower, he began to tug at it. Tea's eyes bolted again as she realized what he was doing. He was going to expose her flesh. He was going to let her bruised body be displayed to the others.
"Stop!" She screamed as she managed to free one of her arms. Quickly, she grabbed his arm that was tugging at her fabric. His other palm continued to encase her left hand.
"I said stop it now! Please! Let me go!" She screamed again and again.
He had now let the pin drop to the ground as he struggled holding on to her. She began to thrash and turn, trying her best to get him to let her go.
"Stop moving!" He barked as he tried to grab onto her arms again. She continued to scream and tried to kick and hit in order to free herself. It was at that moment that he felt something sharp and hard hit him in the back of his neck. He momentarily let go of her, giving her the opportunity to push him off her. She quickly stood up and forced herself to run towards the opposite tree. She now stood, her eyes looking widely around her surroundings.
'Seto!' she thought as she tried to make out his figure. Bakura still was on the ground, holding onto his neck. It was at that moment Tea spotted a figure across from her. Someone was beckoning her to run.
Bakura stood up, looking towards the direction the rock had come from. He stood up with a deadly glare as he stared hard into the shadows. He heard Tea shift on the other end, and instantly turned his head towards her. She was getting ready to run again. He stood up and shook his head.
"Come out here now!" he bellowed as he kept his gaze locked on Tea.
He was met with nothing but silence.
That was until he heard a quiet yelp in the other direction. He dashed towards the direction that the voice had come from. He dashed towards the person he knew had just attacked him. He was furious again, and now he was going to kill. He would not rest, until he beheaded the person that had just hit him. Whoever it was, was going to die tonight.
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Serenity saw the figure on top of the girl that was screaming. She saw her trying to escape, to get the animal on top of her to stop. Serenity couldn't watch. She couldn't stay there quietly and just watch the young girl be attacked by this beast. She knew who it was, and she knew that attacking Bakura would be a death wish, but she couldn't just sit back and watch the girl be devoured. Serenity quickly scanned the ground around her, looking for anything to throw at the man. She was hiding behind a few trees when she spotted a sharp edged rock. Without wasting a second, she snatched the rock from its resting place. She looked towards the two figures a fair amount of distance away from her and prayed.
'Please let this work. Let her escape,' she thought as she positioned herself to through the rock.
"Stop moving," his voice came as she hesitated in throwing the rock. Wait could she really do this? Could she help this girl? Serenity saw the young girls legs and arms flying about, trying to hit Bakura. The girl was screaming violently trying to escape. Serenity couldn't wait any longer, in an instant she threw the rock with as much force as possible, and the rock ended up hitting its target with as much strength as she had intended. Serenity instantly hid behind the tree trunk as her blood rushed through her veins. She could hear him. He was angry. She could hear the girl's quiet sobs as she had managed to get away from the man.
Serenity then took a chance and exposed herself. She could see the figure of the young girl across from her. Bakura had his back to her. She beckoned the girl to run. The girl seemed to acknowledge her. Just when she was about to run, an arm suddenly grabbed her wrist while another covered her mouth but not before she let out a small sound.
Serenity's eyes widened when her back met a firm chest. Within seconds, he let her go, and she ran as fast as she could. Opposite her, the girl also ran in the same direction as her. Both girls were running as fast as possible.
Serenity hadn't even looked at the figure that had grabbed her. All she knew was what he had whispered.
"Run."
Serenity ran towards the figure, and both girls ran side by side. Serenity didn't notice who the girl was in the darkness.
"Here, grab my arm. We need to keep going!" She said as she grabbed the girls hand. In turn, the girl muttered a quiet 'thanks' and followed suit.
Serenity kept running, pulling along the injured girl until they came to an opening. The moonlight was stronger, and more light was visible in this area. It was when she turned around that she had to stifle a scream.
The girl in front of her was the girl everyone had said was dead. The girl in front of her was the girl Serenity had grown fond of. In front of her stood an injured Tea Gardner, red, puffy eyes, bruises and scratches all about her body. She was still crying and when she spotted Serenity her eyes widened as well.
Both girls turned towards their left as they heard another voice.
"Thank god!"
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Bakura dashed towards the direction of the noise. He quickly swerved around the tree to see an empty spot. When he turned his head towards Tea again, she had already run off.
"Damn it!" he cursed as he got ready to pursue her. As he rushed forwards, he was suddenly hit across the chest by a strong pair of arms. In a flash, he was sprawled against the ground. He stared at the dark figure that now stood before him. Bakura couldn't see who it was because of the shadows, but instantly knew it to be the man that had accompanied Tea to the party.
"Bastard," Bakura spat as he stood up to face the man before him. The moment he wiped his hands, the figure's right fist collided with the side of his face. Bakura in turn was thrown towards the side as he wiped the blood at the side of his lips.
"You're going to pay," the figure spoke as he rushed towards Bakura. Instantly, Bakura recognized the figure. It was the same one he had met not too long ago. It was the man in black, the one he had seen at the park.
Bakura chuckled as the figure stopped in his tracks. "So it's you? Are you finally going to reveal who you are?" He spoke as he casually began to walk towards the figure again.
The figure was evidently angry. Bakura could see him shaking, could see him trying to contain his anger. Bakura laughed again.
"What is it? Don't want to hurt me yet?" He mocked at the figure.
In the blink of an eye, Bakura doubled over as pain shot through his abdominal. The figure had swiftly moved forward and kicked Bakura in the stomach. That shot of pain was followed by the jolt that came from the pain on his back. The figure had elbowed the back of Bakura in between the shoulder blades. Again, that was followed by a sudden rise, as the figure forced Bakura to stand, and another swift punch to his jaw line. Bakura fell back towards the ground again, still gracing a smile.
"Angry, aren't we? Going to kill me now?" Bakura mocked despite the blood that was flowing from his lips.
The figure was about to take a step forward before he stopped.
"Not yet. Soon," he said.
Bakura eyed the figure closely and let his laughter escape again. One thing became clear to him in that instant. Whoever this figure was, was close to Tea. Whoever he was, was willing to risk his life to save Tea. He knew about her past, and had accepted her. Bakura couldn't help but laugh. As the figure turned to walk away, Bakura stopped laughing. Instead, he let his bloody smirk spread at the retreating form.
"You can't protect her. I'll make sure she comes back to me. And all you'll be able to do is watch."
The figure froze with his back towards Bakura. A moment of silence eminated between the two of them.
"If you touch her again, I will kill you." With that, the figure slowly disappeared into the darkness.
Bakura sat there watching until the figure completely faded from his sight. He then looked up at the moon that had been glowing in the sky. He laughed sinisterly as a dark cloud over took the moonlight.
His expression then changed again as anger made its way back into his mind.
"You'll pay. Both you and your little bastard."
He wiped away at his blood and stood up again. Close by was the little pin that Tea had been wearing. The camera. He picked it up and placed it in the palm of his hands.
"Let the hunt begin."
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And that is the end of that chapter! Finally, our characters are starting to come together. There are still a few lose ends that will start to make sense soon enough. Look forward to the excitement that's about to start! :P Thank you to all that have read and reviewed this story! I seriously love you all! I'm glad to see people are enjoying it. This particular chapter was a bit... intense lol! I find writing this dark story gets me all depressed too! So Im currently alternating chapter uploads between this story and my other more Romance and funner story Chaos Lane! So if you dont see this story updated, it means im probablt workin on the other one. Hopefully you enjoed this and please R and R!!! Thanks and until the next one!