A Gift and a Curse
Chapter 13
Me: Holidays are over…;-;
Angelica: *sigh* don't act like that, it was boring what you did at your aunt's house.
Me: True, it wasn't interesting at all. Oh well.
Korísatanikí: Screw that family sh*t, we're way better than them.
Jaden: Maybe saying that is a bit too much…
Me: Meh, I don't mind.
Aster: Okay…?
Lemme start now.
I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX or any of the characters and settings. Only Angelica Rose, Korísatanikí, and Khartai belong to me. You already know by now.
"..." Talking
'...' Thoughts
||...|| Spirit Talking
|...| Flashback
/Italics/ Song
I've got something…special in this chapter
Hope you're ready Aster… ;)
And…begin!
/Oooohhhhh/
/Senpai love me, just turn your gaze away from that sleaze for me/
/I'm the only one you should see/
/Senpai love me, I'll watch you through your window tonight~/
— "Senpai Love Me" by Yandere Dev & Michaela Laws(Based on the game Yandere Simulator)
*After class*
"I activate this trap card!"
"Wait…doesn't that mean…?"
"It's a tie!"
Angelica: 0LP
Jaden: 0LP
Jaden laughed, "That was a sick duel! I almost won, too!"
Angelica smiled, "I may be okay with a tie, but losing is something I'm not fond of."
"You should be proud of yourself." Chazz remarked, "Not everyone can beat him, or at least end in a tie."
"I believe you've learned that from experience?"
The black haired boy froze. Jesse began laughing, "She gotcha there, Chazz!"
"Shut up."
Aster rolled his eyes, "Hey, Angelica was just stating facts."
"Why you…!"
Angelica nervously laughed, "L-Let's all cool down a bit!"
Chazz scoffed and crossed his arms, "Whatever…"
Jaden beamed, "Those goddesses were epic, too!"
Bastion nodded, "I've noticed they all have their own unique personalities as well. It's fascinating to say the least."
Jesse looked at Angelica, "How exactly did they come to you?"
The girl shrugged, "More like I created them. It's simple. Four goddesses. Four elements. Four accidents."
"Accidents?" Aster repeated.
Angelica nodded, "Let me explain in order. Fotiá. I was in a house fire, because someone found me and wanted to take me in as a small child, they thought I was homeless. Out of rage towards the owner, I spilled gasoline and threw a lighter. The house caught on fire, I was severely burned, and on the brink of death. But once I was out, all my wounds were healed, and the card was found in my pocket."
"Neró. In my depressed state, I was lost in my own thoughts, and didn't realize I went into a large lake. I was drowning, until someone noticed me and brought me out. The card lied next to the lake a few minutes later."
"Gisa. I was watering a woman's flowers since I wanted to be helpful. Her backyard was huge. There was a large hole in the ground, the woman said it was because they were trying to build something, and they were gonna fill it in soon. But I saw a small bunny covered in dirt, trying to climb the rocks and get out. There was nothing useful around me, so I tried reaching in to grab the creature. Well, as you'd expect, it didn't work and I fell in head first, hitting a large, sharp rock. When I woke up, people were dumping pile of dirt on me, since they thought I was dead. They were pretty surprised to see me alive. One person even tried throwing something at me while screaming, 'ZOMBIE'"
Jaden chuckled, "I'd be freaked out, too."
Jesse also laughed, "What did they think you were? Some green monster who ate brains?"
Everyone laughed for a while, until they got quiet so Angelica could finish, "So yeah, after that, the goddess card was given to me by the woman, since she found it and assumed it was mine."
"Finally, Aéras. Now this one took a while to recover from, since two things happened at different times. First, I unknowingly inhaled a certain poisonous gas, which almost killed me. The white gem on my bracelet glowed, so I knew it meant something. Then…I don't really know this part since I was like…about three…but from what my 'mother' told me, a tornado hit our area, and me being the curious and stupid child that I was, I went out of the house, immediately getting into a real bad situation."
Axel processed everything, "So you were in four life-threatening accidents, and that created the four element goddesses?"
"Yeah, that's basically it."
"Wow…" Alexis said, "Weren't you frightened?"
"Are you kidding me?!" Angelica replied, "I was petrified! The only reason this didn't drive me completely insane was because I knew about my past, so this was going to happen sooner or later."
"Which one was the most painful?" Syrus asked curiously, earning a few glares from the others.
The girl thought about it for a moment, "If I had to choose…I'd say the fire incident. Heck, I was being burned alive!"
"How can you talk about those accidents without being bothered?" Jim asked.
Angelica shrugged, "It's not a big deal to me. Sure they were serious, but I didn't die. Guess I never thought much of them."
Strangely, the four goddesses appeared in their spirit form. They looked around the room, and noticed how intrigued everyone was by the story. They smiled. Jaden and Jesse happened to see them, smiling back. Winged Kuriboh and Ruby appeared as well, still interested in everything about the four spirits. The two boys softly laughed at how playful their duel monsters were with the girls. Chazz saw this, and followed their gaze towards the spirits. Ojama Yellow just so happened to appear.
||They look so pretty!||
"Keep your mouth shut…" The duelist muttered.
Fotiá glared at the small alien.
||Ah! That one scares me!||
"You don't say…"
Angelica giggled, "There she goes again…"
Chazz scoffed and looked away, not wanting to make eye contact with the goddess. But he then noticed Syrus staring, "Uh…what's up with you?"
Syrus was broken out of his trance, "H-Huh?"
"You looked like you were in another world." The taller one replied, "Who's on your mind this time?"
"N-No one!" Syrus shot back, maybe a bit too quickly and loudly. Angelica noticed a light blush on the boy's cheeks but said nothing about it. She knew exactly what was wrong. 'Sometimes feelings can be very complicated…'
Jaden joined in, "C'mon Sy! It can't be that bad!"
Atticus smirked, "Is it still Dark Magician Girl?"
"Why does everyone have to pick on me?!"
Chazz smirked, "It's fun, that's why."
Hassleberry head-locked Syrus, "You're just an easy target, Truesdale! It's not our fault!"
"I'M NOT WEAK!"
Aster sighed, "You guys fight like elementary school kids…"
After another minute of back to back arguing -which seemed to be mainly about Syrus- Alexis became annoyed and stepped in the middle, "Alright, alright. Break it up."
Axel put a hand over his face, "How did they start fighting to begin with?"
"That's 'cause Syrus was spacing out and staring at Chazz." Jesse answered.
Syrus started boiling up a bit, "Look who's—!" Angelica put a hand over his mouth. If he would've finished his sentence, than this argument would have escalated even more.
The girl sighed, "That's quite enough, Syrus. Whatever you were thinking about probably wasn't even important anyway. We'll just forget you were staring like and leave it at that, right?" She glared at Chazz, Atticus, and Hassleberry. They gulped and nodded. She smiled again, taking her hand away.
Syrus was filled with relief. He gave Angelica a 'thank you' look before walking away, "I think I'll be going back to my dorm." With that, he left.
Jim sighed, "Hope the little guy's alright."
"That depends on your definition of 'alright'" Angelica said.
Jaden crossed his arms, "I'll probably have to talk to him later…"
"How about—" Aster was cut off by a knock on the door. Was it Syrus again?
"You can come in!" Jaden yelled.
No reply.
"Is anyone even there?!" Chazz shouted.
No answer.
"I'll just go check." Aster sighed. He opened the door. But no one was there. Instead, on the floor, there was a box wrapped in ribbons, and a small piece of paper attached to it. Aster picked up the note and read it.
"To Aster~
Hope you enjoy my little treat~ I made it
myself~ I do know that you're 'taken', but that doesn't mean we can still be together! I've known you ever since we were children. Do you remember me? Cause I remember you~ How could I not? I'm also curious…what kind of person is Angelica? Well…maybe I'm going a bit too far there. I really want to talk to you~! Don't worry, you'll be getting many more presents~!
Love you~"
'Oh great. More fan mail.' Aster rolled his eyes, 'But then again…ever since we were children…?'
He looked around once more, before picking up the box and bringing it inside. Everyone's attention was brought to the item.
"What's that?" Angelica asked. Aster didn't answer, he just gave the note to the girl. She began reading it while the others waited patiently. Surprisingly, she remained calm…well that's what everyone thought until she crushed the paper, shoving it in her pocket, "The present's from Khartai."
"How'd you know?" Jesse wondered.
"Because she knows about me, she mentioned knowing Aster since childhood, and the short note sounds like it's written by someone insanely annoying."
"Let me guess…she gave you cookies, huh?" She looked at Aster, who only nodded, showing everyone the box of cookies. But they did not look appetizing. They were a weird dark green color, and the 'chocolate chips' seemed crushed and melted. The edges were slightly burnt, and so was the smell that came out of it, but there was another scent that was vague, but you can still kinda smell it. They all looked at the 'treats' in disgust.
"What in the world did she do…?" Alexis muttered.
"I've never seen someone this bad at cooking…" Jaden almost gagged.
Angelica picked one up, inspecting it closely. It left the rest confused. All of a sudden, she burst out laughing, throwing the cookie back in the box, "You have…got to be k-kidding me!" She said in between her fits of laughter, "That's her attempt at making mint chocolate chip cookies?! What was Khartai thinking?!"
Everyone stood silent, before they began laughing as well. Angelica's laugh really was contagious.
"Well that explains the green color!" Bastion laughed.
"So that other smell was mint!" Jaden added, "How could someone mess up this bad?!"
Aster shook his head, before throwing the cookies in a nearby trash, "Even if they were made properly, I still wouldn't eat them. I think Khartai should just drop it, there's no way I'm gonna be with her anytime soon." He snaked an arm around Angelica's waist. She blushed and giggled. Then her mind went back to the note. She took the crumpled piece of paper out of her pocket.
"She mentioned than there'll be more presents…" Angelica sighed, throwing the note in the trash.
Aster groaned, "She can at least stop the cooking."
"Hm…" The girl was thinking about something, "I could bake some cookies myself~ Don't worry, I've cooked before, so I know what I'm doing~" she smiled.
Aster smiled as well, "I like the sound of that."
"Can we have some?" Jesse asked eagerly.
Angelica rolled her eyes, "Sure. Everyone can have one."
"Heck yeah!" Jaden exclaimed. The rest smiled. Hey, it wasn't everyday you'd get free cookies.
"Better get going then." Angelica went off, with Aster right beside her, holding hands.
Jesse looked at the happy couple, 'Man, I'm pretty jealous…'
"Those two are lucky…" Chazz muttered, though it was loud enough for everyone else to hear.
"Why? Because they're dating while you're still a single potato?" Atticus teased.
"SHUT UP!"
*Few minutes later*
The two were walking towards the cafeteria, where they'd be able to make the cookies.
A/N: Ok I know this is probably gonna cause confusion, but stay with me. You can call this the kitchen, food storage area…place…thing, or something else. I just called it the cafeteria, cause it makes the most sense to me. I didn't really have the time or patience to look if there is an area in Duel Academy where a place like this exists so we're sticking with it!
It was peaceful, there weren't any other boys running up to Angelica and trying to flirt with her. It was going good so far…well…until a certain someone decided to run in their direction.
"HEY! ASTER!"
Aster winced, "Oh god…is that…?"
"Yup…" Angelica clenched her fist.
"Khartai…"
The magenta haired girl stopped to catch her breath, beaming at them, "Hey! You got my gift?"
"Uh…Yeah…I did…" Aster replied slowly, not really sure what to say next.
Khartai giggled, blushing as she did so. Her attention then switched to Angelica. Now, she had expected the Obelisk Blue to glare daggers at her, but to her(and Aster's) surprise, she kept her bright smile, "Hey Angelica!"
Angelica was taken aback by her actions, as if nothing had happened between them before. It was very skeptical.
"Why are you talking to me like that?" Angelica deadpanned.
Khartai blinked, "What do you mean?"
Aster was starting to get irritated, "What she means is that you shouldn't be trying to act all nice and innocent. Angelica told me what you said and did to her, and you still have the nerve to talk to me?"
Khartai had a hurt look on her face, "I didn't do anything to her! Why would I? She seems so nice!" She glanced at the other girl, "Did you tell him a lie?"
"I know what I heard, Khartai." Angelica said, "Stop trying to play the victim." She walked up and put a hand on Khartai's shoulder, making her twitch. There she saw what was really going on inside.
Khartai had planned to pretend as if she never threatened Angelica, playing it off as an innocent girl. That way, she'd be able to make her seem like a liar and a tricker. It would've worked, if it wasn't for Aster's trust in Angelica, and the girl having these special abilities.
"Nice try," Angelica grinned, "but you'll have to do better than that. Framing someone as a liar because of an act you put on isn't gonna get you anywhere. Sorry~"
Khartai stepped back, staring at Aster with wide eyes, "Sh-She just read my mind! Isn't that creepy?!"
Aster crossed his arms, looking unimpressed, "I already knew she can do that, and it's really unique. There are many other things that you don't know but I do, so don't try finding something that'll scare me away either."
"B-But…" Khartai stuttered, "Sh-She—y-you!"
"Sorry, I don't speak gibberish."
At that point, the magenta haired girl completely dropped her act, "Don't you get it, Aster?! She's poisoning your mind! What if everything she told you isn't true? For all we know, she can be a prostitute! Or worse! You deserve someone who tells you the truth, who would never keep secrets from you! So just leave her before she leaves you!"
For some reason, that pierced through Angelica's heart, 'Leave before I do…'
"I can treat you much better than this brat right here!"
Again, something else that pained her, 'Brat…' Memories we're flooding in again, memories she wished were forgotten.
|That'll teach the little brat a lesson!|
|Why are you such a stupid brat?!|
|YOU'RE THE ONE WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD YOU LITTLE BRAT!|
Her breathing became quicker, and her heart began beating at an unnatural rate. She felt as if she was going to faint, but she tried to focus. Her hands and legs began trembling.
"Are you listening to me?! What does this bitch have that I don't?!"
That did it.
Aster straight up smacked her in the face, making her fall to the ground. He then crashed his lips against Angelica's. She was surprised for a second, but she kissed back, wrapping her arms around his neck. Her fears were slowly going away, and she wasn't trembling anymore. She had completely forgotten about those memories, and they were left in the dust once more. Khartai just kept staring in disbelief. She was appalled, she was disgusted, she was filled with jealousy and rage.
When the two broke apart, Aster glared at Khartai, still holding Angelica close, "I don't care what you think. And frankly, I don't care what other people might think about us, especially if it's absolute crap! I know who Angelica is, and there's nothing we'd hide from each other! I trust her! Because I love her with all of my heart, and nothing you say is going to change that! I don't care how badly you want me, or how much you hate Angelica, but I'm never going with you! And that's final! Nothing is going to change my mind! So do us a favor and get lost!"
Khartai had a hand over her cheek where Aster had hit her, she seemed on the verge of tears, but she held them back. Instead, her sadness immediately turned to pure hatred. Something inside her had snapped. She didn't care about competition, she didn't care about affection, she didn't care about kindness. She just needed Angelica gone, 'Guess this is what that therapy was for…'
'To keep me from losing my sanity…'
In one move, Khartai began running right towards Angelica, with something in her hands. It looked like a tiny glass vase. Where did she even find something like that?
"DAMN YOU!" She threw the item at full force.
Aster got in front of Angelica, to protect her. He closed his eyes, bracing for impact, and possibly lots of pain.
But nothing happened.
"H-How in the…?"
When the boy opened his eyes, he was also kinda surprised. But then again, what was he to expect?
Angelica wasn't completely human after all.
The small object was floating in mid-air. Angelica stepped in front, bangs covering her eyes. She raised her hand, and when she formed a fist, the glass item shattered. Khartai had a look of terror, she whimpered and stepped back, "W-What the hell are you?!"
The girl didn't answer the question, instead, she appeared right in front of Khartai, grabbing her by the shirt, as a dark aura was visible.
When Angelica showed her eyes, they were dead and lifeless. But what made Khartai even more horrified was the fact that one of her eyes wasn't even normal in any way. It was a demon eye, something she had never seen before.
Angelica stared right into those scared purple eyes, "I want you to leave right now. And if you tell anyone about what happened here, I'm gonna do to you exactly what I did to that tiny vase. So unless you have a death wish, do what Aster said…and GET LOST!"
Khartai desperately nodded, breaking free from her grip, and running like there was no tomorrow. Aster stood there, hesitantly walking towards the girl, "Angelica…?"
She turned around, her eye back to normal, as she gave a cute smile, "Sorry if I scared you, Aster."
"N-No it's fine." He blushed, which made Angelica giggle.
"Now let's go make some cookies!" She grabbed Aster's hand and pulled him towards the cafeteria again.
"Do you even know where to go?"
"Of course I do!"
*Kitchen Area*
One of the lunch ladies allowed them to use the kitchen to bake. So they thanked her, and went to work. Angelica was actually having a lot of fun, it had been a while since she made treats for people. Aster was new to the whole 'recipe' thing, but if he was able to cook with his girlfriend, there would be no complaints. Though, it was a pretty messy job. That's if you aren't careful.
"Aster! Pass me the butter!"
"On it!"
It was starting to smell really good in the room. Angelica somehow managed to get dough on her face while mixing, but she didn't notice. When Aster had seen it, he chuckled. The girl looked at him confused, "What is it?"
"You have some cookie dough on your face."
She tried wiping it off her cheek, "Did I get it?"
He shook his head. After trying to get it off, she sighed and was about to go grab a napkin, but Aster stopped her, "Let me see."
He leaned in and licked the dough off Angelica's cheek, making her face turn bright red. He then smiled at her, "Minty~"
Angelica pouted, "I-I haven't even added the chocolate chunks in yet!"
"It'll be better then~"
She then kissed him, letting their tongues dance in their mouths. They both moaned, and parted so they can breath. Angelica grinned, "It tastes good~"
Aster chuckled, "Doesn't it?"
They continued making the cookies, placing the dough in the trays and putting them in the oven. Angelica then looked at her clothes, "Wow, I got a little messy."
"Worse than me," Aster said, "actually I didn't get anything on me at all."
The girl sighed, "Maybe I was a bit too excited…"
"'A bit' is an understatement."
She pouted again, "I just love baking! It's really fun, and in the end you get some really yummy treats!"
She smiled cutely, "And I love mint~!"
Aster blushed once more, 'Damn! She's too cute for her own good!'
Angelica then went out of the kitchen, "I'll be back! Just need to bring a bowl and other decor! Tell me when the cookies are done!"
"Got it!" The silver haired boy replied, smiling to himself, 'Heh…you'd never be able to believe that someone like her…who loves cooking and has that adorable face, is able to scare people off so easily…'
'How does she do it?'
He was thinking of asking Angelica if she was okay after their encounter with Khartai. But she seemed really cheerful. It didn't look like anything was bothering her. In fact, it was as if nothing had happened. But when Khartai had called her a brat, she froze up, not doing or saying anything. So it must have affected her somehow. If it did, then she just refused to show it, 'Maybe I'm overthinking everything…if it was seriously bothering her…then she would've said something about it…'
'Oh well…'
Angelica then came in, "Here we go!" She was holding a green bowl, with parchment paper covering the inside, "I think this is big enough!" She put the bowl on a nearby counter, while taking something out of her pocket, "Oh, and I have these!"
They were small pieces of chocolate, with white filling on the inside.
Aster looked at them curiously, "What kind of chocolate it this?"
"Mint chocolate of course!"
They both took one and popped them in their mouths. The girl had a look of pure content, "Mmmm~"
"They're really good." Aster said after chewing. Angelica nodded.
"They are!"
An idea formed in the boy's mind. He grabbed the last one, putting it in his mouth, but not biting down. Instead, he pulled Angelica into a kiss, letting the chocolate fall into her mouth. She moaned as they played with the little treat in their mouths, until it was completely gone. Aster then let his tongue roam around the inside of Angelica's mouth, tasting the chocolate that was left over inside. She shivered in delight, gripping onto the other's shoulders. When the need for oxygen became too great, they pulled away, leaving thin trail of saliva. Aster smirked, "Now that was good~"
Angelica blushed greatly, "Y-Yeah…"
Her attention was brought to the cookies that were still in the oven, "The cookies should be done by now!"
Sure enough, they were. And they looked delicious. They were much better than the ones Khartai made, that's for sure. The smell was a mixture of chocolate and mint, the perfect combination. So the cookies were put in the bowl, ready to be served. But first…
"Aster…I think I should change…" Angelica giggled, looking at her clothes, which were covered with sugar, melted chocolate, and left over dough that might have accidentally got there. Said boy chuckled.
"You really should. Let's go."
*Ra Yellow Dorms*
Angelica had brought the bowl of cookies and put them on a small table before picking out another uniform for her to wear. She went to the bathroom to go change, leaving Aster to wait once more on the bed. He didn't really have anything to do at the moment, so he kinda just stared at nothing. But while he was looking around the room, he noticed that Angelica had dropped her jacket, which was something she would most likely refuse to leave without. He picked it up, forgetting exactly what the girl was doing at the moment, and went to the bathroom.
He couldn't hear anything through the door, so he assumed nothing was happening. Since it was unlocked, he opened the door, "Angelica, you dropped your—!"
He immediately stopped mid-sentence when realized Angelica was in the middle of changing, half naked, with just her undergarments on. Her pale skin was gleaming somewhat, and her body looked beautiful. They both blushed furiously.
"I-I-I'm sorry! I j-just came to give you your jacket! I-I'll be going now!" Aster dropped the jacket, leaving and closing the door. He was not one to invade on a girl's privacy like that. He'd never walked in on someone in the middle of changing. That was new.
He took many deep breaths to try and compose himself, 'Okay…calm down, it's nothing serious, it was just an accident, nothing bad…she wasn't completely naked…calm down…' but he then looked down and saw that…
'Crap! Why now of all times?!'
He went back to the bed, trying to figure out a way to fix his…problem, but then Angelica came back in the room, face still red about the accident.
Too late…
"U-Um…" Aster stuttered. He didn't know what to do, and it was beginning to become painful.
"..."
Angelica managed to understand what was going on, just by looking down at his pants, "You're…uh…"
"S-Sorry…" he turned his face in embarrassment. The girl stood there for a few seconds, debating on what to do, before sighing.
"You can't go out like that." She crawled onto the bed, making Aster lay down. Angelica was positioned on top of him, smiling.
"W-What are you doing?"
"Fixing this~"
WARNING: Short Lemon! Don't like, don't read!(Although I bet half of the people reading aren't gonna care)BUT STILL! You have been warned!
"B-But…!"
"But what?"
"Um…d-do you…even know what to…?" Aster's face was turning more red every second. This was extremely embarrassing, and he just heard the other say she was gonna fix the situation. How did things escalate like this? They were just making cookies a while ago!
"Relax~ I know what I'm doing~" Angelica unbuckled his belt slowly, so he can have some time to prepare, or process this into his brain.
Had someone ever done this to Aster?
No.
Had he ever imagined someone would do this?
No.
More surprisingly, it was Angelica. Everyone thought she was so innocent! If only they could see her now…
"Ah~" Aster couldn't prevent the sound from coming out when he felt Angelica rubbing his clothed erection. The girl had managed to pull down his pants, next was to lose the boxers.
"You okay~?"
"I-I'm fine…" Aster's face was flushed. His heart was pounding like crazy, but he put on a smile, "Just…haven't…you know…"
Angelica chuckled, "I know."
Truth be told, she was nervous as well. She knew how to please men, but she hadn't actually done it. So it was pretty new for her, too. The reason she was gonna do it right now was because everyone else wouldn't want to see Aster getting a boner. That would be a complete disaster. So this was the quickest way to give his body what it wants.
She leaned down and kissed him passionately, as she swiftly pulled down the boxers. Aster gasped when he felt the cold air reach his skin. As Angelica inserted her tongue inside, they battled for dominance. This time, she had won, exploring the inside of the boy's mouth. Then, she had started stroking his exposed member, quickening her pace slowly but surely.
"God…Angelica~" Aster moaned, as waves of pleasure swept throughout his body. Said girl smiled, she was doing something right. Her movements became firmer, making the other moan louder.
Suddenly, she stopped, which made Aster whine. She kissed him once more before moving down, taking his member in her own mouth. This made him moan almost to the point of screaming. She proceeded to suck on it, swirling her tongue on the sides, and bobbing her head.
"Ah~! So good~!" Aster was consumed by the lust and pleasure that didn't let him think properly. His mind was a hazy mess. It wasn't everyday he'd be this openly needy, but it wasn't a bad thing either, 'How is Angelica this good?!'
After a while, Aster felt himself at his peak, "A-Angelica~! I-I'm gonna—AH~!" He almost yelled as he arched his back and came into the girl's mouth. She swallowed up everything, smiling at him. He slumped back down in exhaustion. That was one hell of an experience.
OKAY SAFE TO READ NOW!(Told you it was short. The full lemon isn't gonna be here just yet) Did anyone even read my warning?XD Sorry if it was bad…I'll explain at the end of the chapter…
"How was it~?"
Aster couldn't answer straight away. He was panting, still trying to catch his breath, and with a flustered look, "It was…great…"
Angelica couldn't help but giggle, "I'm glad." She sat beside and kissed him, "You should clean yourself up before we go."
"Will do." Aster went to the bathroom. Angelica smiled to herself, perfectly content and happy, 'I knew he wouldn't be able to control himself…it wasn't a bad thing really…it was actually kinda…funny…and cute…'
She looked at her bedsheets, 'I'll have to wash those later…'
Aster came out a few minutes later, "Ready to go?"
"Yup!" Angelica grabbed the bowl of cookies and walked out the door with her boyfriend. Some of the girls they passed by immediately ran away with embarrassed looks, but it was only the ones who were the closest to the room. The other rooms were either empty or shut tight. Aster sighed as he too felt slightly nervous. They just hoped people wouldn't complain to the Chancellor.
*Slifer Red Dorms*
"We're back!" Angelica opened the door, bowl in hand. Everyone's eyes lit up, as they could see the cookies from where they were sitting.
"Yay!" Jaden cheered.
"I was craving some cookies already!" Jesse exclaimed.
Angelica scanned the room, and was surprised to find Syrus sitting on the floor, "Hey, when did you get here?"
"A while ago," he answered, "I just left to clear my head. So I came back and told everyone that everything was alright."
The girl smiled, "That's nice! You can have some cookies, too!"
He became excited, and jumped up, "Really? What kind?"
"Mint Chocolate Chip!"
Angelica placed the bowl on the small table in the middle, "Dig in!"
Jaden and Jesse eagerly grabbed a cookie and took their bites, "This is amazing!"
One by one, they all took one, complimenting how delicious it tasted. Jaden's cookie had some melted chocolate, so when he bit into it, a bit got on his upper lip. Jesse snickered, "Jay, you got some chocolate on your mouth."
The brunette wiped it off and licked it off his finger happily, "Still tastes good!"
Alexis noticed how Angelica hadn't taken a cookie, "You don't want one? Or did you already get one beforehand?"
Angelica giggled, "I already had something earlier~" She smiled innocently, making Aster turn red. He looked away, hoping no one would notice.
'She seriously said that?!'
Atticus noticed this, and being the person that he is, he went and took Aster into a playful headlock, "Does she mean what I think she means~?" He whispered.
"I d-don't know what you're talking a-about…" Aster stuttered.
"Aw c'mon. I'm not that clueless." Atticus snickered, "You don't have to admit it, I just wanted to be sure~" He walked away, leaving the silver haired boy dazed, and a bit confused.
'Why is he such a pervert…?' Angelica rolled her eyes.
Chazz smirked while eating his cookie, "Now these are a hundred times better than the ones that annoying Khartai made."
Angelica flinched at the mention of her.
Hassleberry nodded, "I agree. That girl had no skill."
Aster quietly scowled. Khartai was the last person he wanted to hear about.
One memory came back to Angelica of what she had told them…
Something that had hurt her more than she thought…
|So just leave her before she leaves you!|
It kept repeating in her mind…taunting her…
That's the thing. There'd be a likely chance that she'd outlive Aster, for whatever reason that may be, and even if they do manage to perish at the same age…there's a close to zero chance that they'll ever see each other again. Angelica's just going to be reborn five thousand years later…so what difference would it make? She'd have to leave… and they'd never be reunited. The memory of the boy would always stay with her, but no matter how badly she'd want him back…it just wouldn't be possible…
'But I can't force myself to forget someone I love!' She mentally yelled, 'He's irreplaceable! I would never be able to get over it! To get over him! I don't want to leave him! He means so much to me…there's no one else that can take his place! I can't…I can't go without Aster! But what am I supposed to—?!'
"Hey…Angelica…"
She snapped out of her thoughts, feeling Aster put an arm around her shoulders and pull her closer, "What's the matter…? Was it Khartai…?"
"Aster…" Angelica bit her lip, fighting back the tears that were threatening to flow.
Everyone had stopped, becoming equally concerned. Axel glared at Chazz and Hassleberry, with a 'You guys are complete idiots' look.
"Did you two run into Khartai?" Alexis asked.
Aster nodded, "She came to try and convince me to ditch Angelica. I shoved her off, she went berserk and tried to kill her, and…"
"I made her run away." Angelica finished, "But don't ask how."
Jaden frowned, "What did she tell you?"
"I…" Angelica looked down, "I really don't want to repeat it. Some of the things she blurted out…made me think of stuff I didn't want to be reminded of…"
"Sorry for bringing her up…" Hassleberry apologized. Chazz nodded in agreement.
"It's fine…"
Aster still wasn't convinced. The girl still looked mildly uncomfortable. So something that Khartai said had affected her, and not in a good way. But if he said more, than it would've made her reaction worse. So he saved the questions for later.
Jesse pondered for a bit, wanting to bring up the mood. Then he got an idea, "Hey! I wanna take a shot at beatin' yah in a duel!"
Angelica chuckled, "Is that so? Well you've got yourself a duel then!"
"My Crystal Beasts are gonna pummel you!"
"This is gonna be awesome!" Jaden exclaimed.
They were gonna duel, and forget about Khartai. They were gonna have fun. Nothing else could possibly happen…right?
Wrong.
They all walked out the room, well almost all of them. Angelica stopped mid-way through the door, eyes wide.
Something had stopped her.
Well…more like someone.
Everyone looked back in confusion. Aster looked worried, "Why'd you stop?"
Angelica didn't answer, because a certain demon was laughing in her mind.
||Before you go have fun…I need to leave your body for a while. Your sorrow and fear has given me enough power to separate from you, but only for about twenty minutes. That's plenty of time…||
'No…last time this happened…'
"Don't you d—!" She was cut off when she let out a scream of agony. A large pain shot through her heart and body. She clutched at her chest, screaming as the pain continued to come.
"Angelica!" Aster exclaimed, grabbing onto her, "What's happening?!"
"It's…Korísatanikí…" Angelica managed to say, "She's…she's going to—!" She screamed again.
It hadn't been this painful last time…the demon was really forcing it…
Last time wasn't for long, probably only for a minute. But that wasn't intentional. This time…it is.
It felt like her whole body was on fire, and her heart was aching with twice the pain. Of course it'd hurt this much, her darker half was forcefully tearing herself apart from her body.
A large sweep of dark energy made everyone fall off their feet. A dark aura began radiating, as the shadow formed a monster with glowing red eyes. Then, the shadow flew away, but it was too fast for anyone to follow it. Besides, they had other things to worry about.
"Look!"
Angelica collapsed on the floor. She was out cold.
"ANGELICA!" Aster ran to her side, and began frantically shaking her, "Hey! Come on, pull yourself together! Wake up!"
He checked her pulse, and sighed in relief. She was still alive.
"Is she okay?!" Jaden and Jesse asked in unison.
"She's…just unconscious…" Aster said, which made everyone feel a bit more at ease…a bit. The silver haired boy carried Angelica bridal style, placing her softly on the couch, "But I don't know for how long…"
He squeezed her hands, silently praying.
"Please…wake up…"
*Khartai's P.O.V*
I hated her…
I hated her so damn much…
I wanted her to go away…
I wanted her gone…
I wanted her dead…
Now that I think about it…guess this is the reason why my parents kinda avoided me…they thought I'd go and kill them if I was in a bad mood. What the hell did the doctors tell them anyway? That I was a psycho child? Heh…I thought what my mother told me was a joke…
| "You're gonna turn into a sociopath! So go find some friends!" |
Oh well. Guess it's too late for that.
But now I don't care anymore. Aster is mine. He belongs with me! Not with that witch! I can't believe he still loved her after seeing what she did! She's the fucking devil!
||Hahahaha…that's right…||
I stood up, and looked around my room. I could've sworn I heard someone laughing…
"Who's there?!"
||Me…|| A black shadow appeared out of absolutely nowhere, ||Hello…Khartai.||
This thing knows who I am?! What's going on today?!
"Wh-What the hell are you?!"
||Does the name…Korísatanikí ring any bells?||
Wait…Angelica mentioned that name…
"How are you connected to that brat?!"
||Hmm…that's not really important now…is it?||
"Then what do you want from me?! Huh?!"
||I just want to make a small…compromise||
"Compromise…?"
The shadow went closer to me. Hold up…this thing has eyes?!
||It's simple, really. I know you love Aster Phoenix to yourself. I know how badly you want him. But he's already got a girlfriend…Angelica…||
I really hate that it's just reading my love life like some book…
"What about it?!"
It began…laughing again?
||Isn't it obvious? Angelica is not human, as you've already seen. But…there's a way to get rid of an immortal like her…||
Immortal?! You've got to be kidding me! I thought those were just some stupid myths!
||I don't have time to explain everything about immortals. Long story short, they can't die under normal human circumstances. So nothing you'd do would kill her.||
No way…it's already suggesting I kill her. Well…not that I'm really complaining.
||You see…I need Angelica and Aster to be separated, in order to…complete something I've been working on for some time. So, I'm proposing we work together.||
What am I getting myself into?! I can't just pair up with some monster that randomly came from space! But…
||Think through this…I'll help you get Aster, you'd kill Angelica…and I'd be able to finish my little project. We both win.||
This offer…it's not bad at all…I think this will work out perfectly…
||Although…there's one thing I must ask from you…and it's not pretty.||
What?! Oh great! We got conditions now!
||I need you to give up your humanity…||
I almost lost my balance, taking a step back to keep myself from falling, "Give up my humanity?!"
What's that supposed to mean?! That I won't be human anymore?! That I'll become some shadow like it?! How can I even do that?!
||Easy…I can transform you into a demon…just like me. Someone filled with darkness. But for you…I'll make a special exception. You'll be like a vessel for me, temporarily of course. I can't manifest into a solid body just yet, I don't have enough power and strength to do that. So, when I can, I'll go into yours, granting you a portion of my abilities…which should be very helpful when trying to fight Angelica.||
Demon? Darkness? Vessel? Abilities? Jesus Christ, this isn't getting any better!
"Will…will I be able to turn back to human?!"
||Unfortunately…no. My power is only to give darkness and turn people's negativity into strength.||
That means…whatever I choose is gonna affect me for the rest of my life! That's totally crazy! I don't want to turn into some creepy ass demon!
||Won't you do anything to make Aster yours? I thought you completely depended on him ever since you two bumped into one another?||
That's right…I've been going after him from the very start. I've been hoping and following him all the way to Duel Academy! It was all because…
||So? Do we have a deal?!||
I know it's stupid, I know I'm being an idiot for trusting a monster…but I don't care! If I can make Aster mine, if I can get rid of that bitch Angelica…it'll be all worth it! Angelica…I'll kill her!
…
"You've got yourself a deal…Korísatanikí."
/Local maniac/
/Sick bitch, psychopath/
/Yeah I'm gonna show you, I'm gonna show you/
/Yeah I'm gonna show you/
/Mental, out of my brain/
/Bad shit, going insane/
/Yeah I'm gonna show you, I'm gonna show you/
/Yeah I'm gonna show you/
— "I'm Gonna Show You Crazy" by Bebe Rexha
*Author's Note*
Yay! Chapter 13! Honestly I didn't think this story would be this long!
Okay…and about the lemon…
I have a little something to say, why it's probably bad to some people.
Angelica: I'm listening.
Korísatanikí: Let's see if this is good.
Well…I have a confession to make…
…I'm only in middle school.
Everyone: 0_0
D-Don't give me that look!
Jaden: Wow, you write stuff like that and you're only like, what? Twelve? Thirteen?
Jesse: Where'd you learn that stuff anyway?
DON'T FRICKIN ASK OKAY?!
Everyone: …uh…
God dammit I knew this was gonna happen.
I know that I'm…young in a sense…but I'll try! I promise to try!
Anyway…Happy late New Years! It's been three days…or four I don't know. I recently moved, like in September, so it was cool to see some of the people near our block showing off their fireworks. Oh and the time I'm posting this it's past midnight. Lol school is gonna be back in a few days and I'm here staying up late. Meh. I believe Khartai just went full on yandere mode, and Korísatanikí just made it even worse. Great…
Thank you so much presea221 for all your support!
Byyyeeee!