Chapter Eleven
What Have You Done
Kayla found herself unable to sleep that night. After what the real Marik had said to her, she'd begun to feel extremely uncomfortable. He scared her, more than Bakura. "Why is that?" she wondered. Marik hadn't at least tried to hurt her like Bakura had. Then she remembered the one thing he did do.
He stole Gavin's soul.
That turned Kayla's fear into anger. She clenched a fist, and got up from her bed. She then let out a heavy sigh. "I need to clear my head."
She walked down the hall and into the elevator. She took it to the top of the blimp. When she stepped out, the wind blew her hair back. She smiled, it felt good to her.
She then noticed someone standing at the front of the blimp, leaning over the railing. She walked closer, and realized who it was. It was Ryo.
She kept walking until she was standing right next to him. "Couldn't sleep?"
Ryo glanced at her, and nearly jumped. "What are you doing here? I told you that I wanted you too…"
"Ryo, I don't care what Bakura does to me." Kayla said, cutting him off. "He scared me once. That's all. I'm not going to let him keep me from what I want. And I want to be your friend. I want to help you."
"There's nothing you can do to help me, Kayla. He's too powerful. Even when I use all my strength to fight back, he always breaks through. I don't want you to get hurt."
Kayla put her hand on his. "You're not weak Ryo. You can fight this. I know you can."
"How do you have so much confidence in me?"
Kayla looked ahead, staring at the open ocean. Domino City was far behind them. "I don't know… When I'm around you, I can feel this strong power coming from you. It goes away when Bakura takes over, so that's how I know it's yours. I feel that if you apply that power, you can stop Bakura."
Ryo looked at her. "You really think so?"
Kayla looked back at him and nodded. "I know so."
There was a moment of silence between them, until Kayla said, "You never answered my question."
"Huh? Oh!" Ryo remembered. "Right… Yeah, I couldn't sleep. Something was keeping me up. That's all."
"Same here."
"What was keeping you up?" Ryo asked.
Kayla sighed, and looked back at the ocean. She told him about what happened during Joey's duel. She shivered slightly when telling him about what Marik had said to her. "He said that he had something planned for me, and that I wasn't going to miss out on any of the 'fun.' I don't know why, but it really bothered me."
She hadn't noticed that Ryo moved from where he stood, and stood behind her. He put one hand back on the railing right next to hers.
"To be honest, he scares me Ryo." Kayla said. "More than Bakura did. Something tells me that Marik keeps his promises."
Ryo then placed his other hand on the railing. Kayla then noticed what had happened. She spun around. "Ryo, what are you…"
His lips smacked against hers, cutting her off. She felt her face turn red and hot with blush. Btu she didn't pull away. Something felt right about this.
Ryo slowly pulled away, and then moved his hands to her shoulders. She was completely speechless.
Ryo smiled and kissed her again, with more passion than the first. Kayla was being pushed into the railing, sending pain up her back. She gently pushed Ryo away, but he grabbed onto her wrists. "Don't move." He whispered.
Kayla then noticed the change. Bakura had now taken over. "Are you afraid now?" He whispered.
Kayla straightened her back, and looked him straight in the eye. "No." She whispered back. "I'm not afraid of you."
Bakura smiled. "Good." He said. He then pulled her back into their kiss.
She still didn't pull away. Something had changed about Bakura now. He wasn't as hostile towards her for some reason, and it felt right. Her heart pounded in her chest.
There was suddenly a sharp pain in her chest. She gasped, breaking their kiss. She looked down and saw that her shirt was ripped, and blood was seeping through. But Bakura hadn't moved his hands once.
The pain increased, causing her to cry out. She dropped to her knees, and then fell completely to the floor.
Her hands were shaking, and her vision was fading. The last thing she was that night, was Bakura looking down at her with a twisted smile on his face.
Kayla stood in the shadows once again, not knowing if she was truly in the shadow realm again, or just dreaming. She hoped it was a dream.
Suddenly, a female voice whispered her name. It sounded familiar to Kayla, which gave her some comfort. The voice called out to her again, coming from her left. She followed it.
After a few minutes of walking, she finally caught a glimpse of a girl running. Kayla turned and ran after her. "Wait!" she shouted. "Wait! Stop!"
The girl stopped, and slowly turned around. Kayla gasped, and stopped dead in her tracks.
The girl looked almost exactly like her!
She shook her head at Kayla. "What have you done?" She whispered.
"What? What do you mean… Wait!" The girl started running again. Kayla took off after her.
The landscape quickly changed to a desert. Kayla could feel the sun beating down on her, and the sand under her feet. It all felt very familiar, and it felt right.
Kayla continued to run. The girl didn't stop again until they reached a river. She stopped at the edge.
Kayla stopped a few feet away from the girl to catch her breath.
The girl glared at Kayla. "What have you done." She repeated.
Kayla finally caught her breath and looked up at the girl. "I don't know what you're talking about!"
"You fool!" The girl shouted. "Because of your actions, history is going to repeat itself! You gave in to the Thief King, and now we're both doomed!"
"The Thief King?" Kayla asked. Then she remembered. "Bakura!"
The girl sighed, irritated. "Yes. You've given up one of the most important things to him. You've damned us both."
"What did I give to him?" Kayla asked. "And who are you?"
The girl sighed again, and shook her head. "You'll soon see the consequences for your actions." She turned around, and started to walk away. She looked over her shoulder at Kayla, and said, "And as for your second question, my name is Kaia. I am the Spirit of the Guardian Bracelet."