DECISION ROAD
Chapter 11/live

It seemed that Aka's lucky charm used to be Marik. Now that he's not there, all of her luck has faded away…
"You have got to be kidding me…"
Akane hit her head to the wall after Ishizu told her she lost against Kaiba. "Ishizu, you really have to get that millennium necklace fixed…"
"I'm sorry, Akane… It stopped responding to me. I gave it to Yugi, I'm sure he will find a use to it more than I do now…"

Now there weren't many things Akane could do. There's nobody who could save Marik. Yugi didn't count – he was saving the world, not Marik… So now it was all up to fate, and that killed Aka from the inside.
What did I do wrong… she thought, looking up to the sky.

Nighttime. As far as Akane knew, the blimp was heading for Kaiba Corp Island, where the final 4 duels will commence. She couldn't sleep. Not only was she worried about Marik – living with a psycho behind a simple wall wasn't too nice either.
Aka kept thinking. He can mind control, so why not do that on her? Or just sneak in and murder her in her sleep?
Live…
Memories of the Shadow Realm were in her head, repeating themselves. If Yami Marik succeeds in his whole taking over the world plan… Aka's life would be miserable. He promised that himself. And she just couldn't get it out of her head.
Live… Gah, screw this; I need some fresh air…

Bad idea.
The only one's getting "fresh air" were Bakura and Yami Marik. Now what?! She thought, hiding in the shadows, trying to be quiet. She didn't get too much entertainment from this duel – it was close to an end. It's a shadow game… Aka thought, seeing Bakura's body slowly fade away, and then completely vanish in Ra's flames. Akane thought she saw Marik in those flames as well, but let that thought go soon. It's getting into my head and making my imagination go way too wild…
As Yami Marik picked up the millennium ring that used to belong to Bakura, he suddenly spoke up: "Brave enough to come out?"
SHIT, he saw me! Aka ran for it as soon as she heard his voice, but was stopped by the millennium rod's force.
"Don't run." She heard behind her. The voice was getting closer. "I already told you I have no intentions to kill you…" Yami Marik walked past her. "I only might hurt you a little…" he said, as if it was nothing, and as soon as he was a few steps away, the force was gone and Aka fell to the ground. She quickly got back up.
Yami Marik didn't say a word, he didn't even look back. He simply walked away.
Yugi better not let this animal rule the world…

Aka cautiously head back to her room. The few events took her strength away, and she threw herself on the bed. If she wasn't sleepy before, she sure is now. However, the night is far from over.
"Akane."
Oh god what the hell. This really is getting into my head… I couldn't have heard Ma-
"Yes, you did… Your head is really easy to get in to…"
Aka shot up. There he was. On the edge of her bed. Only he was a bit… transparent.
"MARIK?!" she screamed.
"Shh! Go back to thinking, you'll attract unnecessary attention…" he said, hinting to the wall connecting her room with his.
You…can hear my thoughts. Well ain't that lovely… I'm going crazy…
"You're not going crazy… After my soul was kicked out of my own body, I had to find a place to keep myself until I get it back… And well, sorry, but you seemed like the best choice…"
You're in me. That's a bit wrong… Oh what the f*ck, brain… Right. I'm flattered to be your best choice and I'm really happy to see you and all, but now I want to save you even more. I can't have you in my head all the time…
"And I want a body of my own… This was a huge mistake in the first place… Akane, when Ishizu was telling you about how my father died, I heard it for the first time too. I haven't seen my sister in years… Well, not until I stole the god cards…"
You what?! I thought you-
"Not the point! Akane, I didn't even know I HAD this dark side… Now I put so many people in danger…" Marik continued, reminding her about Odion. "I have to get my body back no matter what, and then stop whatever madness I've started…"
I'm all up for helping. It's not like that animal would kill me. You heard, right?
"I was in the Shadow Realm with you all along."
Oh and you show yourself only now?! You realize how worried I was?!
"I know, but I didn't want to cause you any stress."
*sigh* Alright…so what's the plan?
"I guess all we can do is wait. I'll need you to get your hands on the millennium rod somehow. Get some sleep for now, Akane…"
You too, if you actually can… she thought-said and laid back on the bed, closing her eyes.
"Hey, one more thing…" Marik kept talking.
Yeah?
"I was there even when you went to the shower. NO REGRETS." She heard him laughing.
Aka felt her cheeks burn up, but Marik had left her thoughts right after he said that. F*cking Ishtar…


AN: short chapter, but wanted to update before going to sleep! These two chapters (10 & 11) were a single one in my notebook, but I wanted to add some things, and with school being in the way, I couldn't write too long, so they became two!
Yeah, Marik's a bit OOC at the end, but come on, it's fanfiction, let me have some fun too :'D

&special thanks to SerenePanic, the person who reviews every single new chapter :) ya'll should learn from her! I like reviews :P

&&oh god new keyboard. This will take a while to get used to. Dx