A/N: 1) I didn't write the first duel, which was between Yami and Bakura, but in the beginning of this chapter, the duel already ended. Bakura's unconscious and the second duel starts with 'Malik' (really Rishid) and Jounouchi. Although, it's going to be fast forward of when Rishid is struck by Ra and Malik's dark side ('yami') comes out.
2) Recently, I wrote a Kaiba romance comedy and he was out-of-character so if in this story, you feel like he's ooc, just remember that this is my adaptation of his character when in love. Also, the preview from last chapter wasn't exact so don't complain if this chapter doesn't have similar wording.
Warning: Technically, since this fanfic is rated M, it should dawn on the readers that there's a good reason for that. With that said, there's some sexual content in this chapter.
Chapter 20: The Awakening: Gone Forever?
"Huh? What happened?" Amaya mumbled sleepily, sitting up on the bed. She ran a hand through her hair. She looked around the room and realized that she was in someone else's room. That's when the memories of what happened hours earlier flashed through her mind.
"Rishid-san, Malik-sama..." Amaya muttered as she hugged her knees. She remembered the duel between Bakura and Yugi. She remembered when the monster from the Egyptian God card, Ra struck Rishid. She remembered right after Rishid became unconscious, Malik started to clutch his head in pain and she completely blanked out. Where is he now? Where is Rishid now?
A whimpering sound caught Amaya's attention. She looked up from the bed in alarm. There was something from under the bed. She stuck her head down, lifting the bed sheet so that she could see. A gray-and-white furry something came racing out towards her. Amaya shrieked and lifted her head. The furry creature bumped into the opposite wall and letting out a faint moan of pain. That's when it became recognizable to Amaya; it was a Siberian Husky puppy! A light smile lit up her face.
"Come here, boy. I won't hurt you," she said. Once the puppy regained its composure, without hesitation, it launched itself into Amaya's arms. It buried its head against her chest, whimpering and tried to lick her face. "Easy, boy! Are you hurt?" Amaya felt its head to feel for any bumps. There weren't any but there were plenty of dried up bloody wounds on its side. "Who would do this to you?!" Amaya looked at its collar tag. It read: Tsuki.
"Tsuki-chan...Someone would even hurt you, a little puppy." Amaya hugged Tsuki closer, petting its fur matted with dry blood. She rested her head on top of the puppy's head. The Siberian husky kept licking at a spot on her dress where an oily stain from breakfast's eggs had settled. "Guess you're hungry." Amaya got off the bed and peered out of the door at the dark hallway. All was silent. The door squeaked as she walked further out of the room with Tsuki on her heels. Where's the kitchen? She thought, not noticing that someone was right behind her until Tsuki let out a weak bark.
"And where do you think you're going?" Someone familiar said, holding her arm to keep her from advancing any further.
"I-I was just going to the kitchen to get Tsuki-chan something to eat," Amaya said. She was well aware that his hot breath was on her ear.
"Tsuki-chan...That's what you always called him." Kaiba whispered in her ear. Amaya's face flushed. "You always loved to play with him, spend time with him like he was an important person in your life. Once you see me again, you just look away but once you see this useless mutt again, you try to find it food." His grip became noticeably stronger.
"You're hurting me!" was all Amaya could say. He immediately let go of her arm but grabbed her hand and dragged her into the room. "Stay in this room until I send someone for you," he said indifferently.
"What!" Amaya exclaimed. "You can't order me around like this!" Even if you are my boyfriend!
Kaiba ignored what she just said. "You're to rest and when you wake up, change into this." He pointed to the folded pile of clothes on the foot of the bed. "Then wait until someone comes." He left without saying anything else. After he exited, there were some clicking sounds from the outside; he had locked the door.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Amaya looked abashed. Without warning, she burst into tears and cried herself to sleep.
An hour later, she was still sleeping away her weariness, unaware that someone was watching her. His fingers wrapped around her soft hair and combed through the dark strands. He listened to her breath slowly. His finger traced the features of her relaxed face. His other hand was clasped around her right hand. His finger traced down to her lips and when he bent down to kiss them. She muttered "Mal-Malik-sama."
A knock sounded on the door, causing Amaya to stir from her slumber. She sat up on the bed again and yawned. She noticed that Tsuki was gone.
"Amaya-san? Kaiba-sama requests your presence." A servant said from the other side of the door. "Tell me when you're ready and I'll unlock the door." Then it was silent. Amaya knew that the servant was standing quietly outside.
Amaya's eyes spotted the neatly folded clothes that Kaiba told her to change into. She smelled herself. She did smell like grease from that morning's eggs. She crawled to the foot of the bed to look at the clothes that Kaiba got for her. "Wow" was the automatic response. At arms' length, she was holding a thin, silky black sweater with laced sleeves. The rest of the ensemble was a silky black tanktop with lacy roses right above her chest completed with a long dark-red skirt. There was a black lacy hem on the bottom of the skirt.
After Amaya changed, she opened to find the servant standing there with a smile of her face. "You look pretty, Amaya-san." She said, smiling.
"Thank you," Amaya said, tucking a loose hair behind her ear. "Before we go, have you seen a puppy? It has light blue eyes and it's gray and white."
The maid of probably twenty years, smiled. "If you mean Tsuki-chan, it is currently being treated for its wounds. Now if you'll follow me, Kaiba-sama is patiently waiting for you."
"But-" Amaya said but stopped. He probably took Tsuki while I wasn't looking.
While the maid walked ahead, Amaya followed her until they passed Rishid's room. The image of him falling down after being struck by thunder dawned on her. Without thinking, she ran to his door and opened it. The maid just noticed that Amaya wasn't behind her anymore.
"Amaya-san, we have to-" She began to say.
"NO!" Amaya said defiantly. Rishid was lying motionlessly on the bed. "Rishid-san, Rishid-san? Wake up! Please wake up!" She cried.
"Amaya-san, we have to go now. If we don't, Kaiba-sama will get angry," the maid tried to reason with Amaya. She tried to pry Amaya away from the sleeping form but Amaya wouldn't budge.
"Please let me stay here. Apologize to Kaiba-san for me. I don't want to leave him here alone."
The maid hesitated but she couldn't bear to see her this sad. She sighed before saying, "Very well. I'll tell him that you're still sleeping. I'll give you about twenty minutes more but no more."
"Thank you." The maid just nodded and left.
Amaya waited till the maid left. "Rishid-san, I don't know if you can hear me." She paused to see if Rishid would respond. "But I just wanted to tell you 'thank you'. If it weren't for you, I would still be in Egypt, wondering who I am. You and Malik-sama has been a big help for me. Even if Malik-sama is using me, I'm still grateful to him. I mean, thanks to him, I can finally go home. Damn it! I'm crying again." Amaya wiped away her tear. "I guess I'm sad since I know after this tournament, I'll never see you or Malik-sama again."
The truth is... "The truth is...I know that Malik-sama is special to you but...a part of me hates him so much! He's-he's a disgusting pervert! Just because I'm his servant, he thinks that he can take advantage of me! He did so many bad things to Yugi-kun and the others! Though when I told him I hate him, a part of me was hurting. I'm so confused." The tears were flowing freely now. "Rishid-san, please wake up and give me some advice. If not, then wake up and yell at me for putting him down!" Amaya slumped to the floor. "Malik-sama..."
"Yes?"
Amaya jumped at the unexpected response. "Ahh!" She shrieked in surprise. She gulped as she slowly turned around. "Malik-sama?" Amaya straightened herself up, wrapping her sweater closer to her body. From the light flooding from the hallway, she could see him standing close to the door, clutching the staff which the others called "Millennium Rod." For some reason, her body started to tense up. She started to back up but if she backed up anymore, she'd fall on Rishid's bed. Wake up, Rishid-san! Please! She thought as she looked down at the floor. Malik's presence was making her increasingly uncomfortable.
She looked up briefly to see that he was still standing by the door, eyes focused right on her. She wrapped her sweater closer to her; it suddenly became colder. "Malik-sama? Did you come by to see how Rishid-san's doing?" Amaya asked, wiping the tears clinging to her eyelashes. She managed a weak smile.
"On the contrary, I'm here to kill off the only one who can stop me," Malik said casually.
"Kill him off?!" Amaya repeated with shock.
"And after I was done with him, I was going to kill time by looking for you. But now that you're here, how about we have a heart-to-heart just between us?"
"Are you crazy? What are you talking about 'the only one that can stop you'? You're gonna kill off Rishid-san even though he's so loyal to you! Then you want to have a 'heart-to-heart' with me?" Amaya yelled. "Y-you disgust me!"
"Why, thank you," Malik said calmly but Amaya was shaking with anger. "Did you arrive to that conclusion ever since that day...?"
Amaya's heart became heavy. Her legs were turning into jelly. She didn't say anything. Instead, her body slid to the floor.
"You remember that day clearly, don't you? Remember when you yelled for me to stop? That's the day you started to hate me, isn't it? But somewhere in your heart, you wished that it wasn't true, didn't you? That Malik-sama wasn't really just after your body?" He said, walking closer to her. She was staring blankly at the floor, not wanting to look at him. She was unaware of his closeness.
He put his hand gently on her shoulder; she slapped his hand away. "Don't touch me!"
"Why? You know you love me," he said, sneering evilly.
"Shut up! I hate you! I hate you with all of my heart! You're just a disgusting pervert! I wish I'd never met you!" Amaya shouted at him, tears falling down her face. That's not true! I'm so happy that I met him! I love him so much but if-if all he cares about is some card from Kaiba or sex or becoming Pharaoh...Is there any room for me in his heart? Why, of all people, did I fall for him?
"Did you know that you're so beautiful?" Malik whispered in her ear. Amaya closed her eyes. From pretty to beautiful... She was emotionally weak and confused. She could feel something warm surround her. Her body started to let go some of her tension. "I love you, Amaya," He whispered. He held her tighter from behind.
Unfortunately for her, Amaya didn't know that she wasn't hugging the Malik that she loves. She was so happy with his confession. Get away from him now! He's dangerous! Amaya thought that she was hearing voices. Who is that?
"Love you so much..." Malik muttered absentmindedly. He buried his head in the crook of her neck to nibble her skin. Amaya was starting to feel uncomfortable again. She made to push him away but he held tighter to her waist. His nibbling was turning into biting. That's not him! Get away from him before he does something!
'Not him?'
The real Malik is gone. The Malik before you is an incarnation of his hatred. He doesn't care for you. All he loves is pain.
What? Incarnation of hatred? Amaya couldn't comprehend what was going on. What does the voice mean by 'the real Malik' and 'incarnation of hatred'? He says the three words and suddenly it's revealed that he doesn't care about her? She should ignore the voice. It's not normal to hear voices in your head anyway but somehow, Amaya knew it was right. Somehow, she knew that this Malik wasn't the true one. The real one wouldn't discredit Rishid like that. She knew that from the bottom of her heart. The real Malik's eyes aren't clouded with hatred. The real one wouldn't really say 'I love you'. Amaya didn't want to believe that but...
"GET OFFA ME!" She shouted. She was trying to push him off but only succeeded in pushing his chin up away from her. His arms were still around her waist. "Where's the real Malik-sama!? What did you do to him?"
"The real Malik? I am the real him. If you meant my weaker half, he's gone forever. You know, the Malik whose heart was wounded with your 'I hate you' confession. The one who actually cared for your feelings. But me? I just want to be able to tell your boyfriend how you are in bed. That is, if you haven't already done it with him." Without warning, he managed to roll onto of her.
"NO!" Amaya tried to knee him in the groin. However, he pinned down both of her legs with his. "STOP! Malik-sama! Please stop!" Her heart was pounding with fear. Her hold on his face broke; he was licking her neck. Amaya groaned in disgust. She attempted to scratch him but he ignored the pain.
"Know who I wish was here right now? Kaiba. I want to see the look on his face as I'm touching his private property."
He's too strong! How many minutes has it been? The lady is supposed to come back in twenty minutes!
The sound of fabric ripping echoed in the room. He had ripped the expensive sweater that Kaiba had gotten for her. Amaya was feeling weaker. This can't be happening to me! Malik-sama, please come back! "I've got an even better idea." He climbed off of her. She thought that she was free though he was just placing her on the bed, directly on top of Rishid!
Amaya kicked, screamed and swatted the air frantically, struggling to loosen his hold. Finally, she found an opening and slapped him across the face. He wasn't happy. He grabbed hold of her arm before she could run out. With a sudden pull, she was on the bed again, crying out loudly, kicking again. "Nice try," he said, leaning down to kiss her. A call over the intercom interrupted him. A voice was demanding his presence for the next duel with Mai.
"You lucked out again, Amaya-chan but you won't be so lucky next time," Malik said, walking out of the room.
She got off the bed, straightened Rishid's blanket and pillow. As she looked down upon his peaceful face, she couldn't keep it in anymore. The tears fell on his face as Amaya covered her face and fell down to the floor. She sat on the floor, hugging her knees closer. She looked defeated with her ruined sweater hanging off her arms, the top part of her shirt ripped open to reveal her bra.
After Mai and Malik's duel, Mai is unconscious in the infirmary while Yugi and the others were watching over her. Amaya, however, was residing in Kaiba's room again. She didn't know it but while she was at Rishid's room, the maid had told on Amaya's whereabouts. Kaiba found her sitting on the floor, staring into nothingness, not noticing his presence. He had carried her into his room. Currently, she was absentmindedly petting a newly restored Tsuki, who was trying to comfort his owner by rubbing its head against her belly.
A weight settled upon the bed though Amaya ignored it and continued to pet Tsuki's head. She shivered when fingers ran through her hair. Her light blue eyes slowly looked to the person next to her. To her relief, it wasn't him. It was Kaiba. Her hand touched his but she took his hand out of her hair. She scooted farther away from him as though afraid of him. Tsuki moved closer to his owner, nuzzling Amaya's hand. The latter continued to touch its soft white and gray fur.
"Did something happen when you were in that room?" Kaiba whispered.
Amaya didn't answer. She just looked at him briefly then hugged him. He patted her back to calm her down. "I'm sorry! I'm so stupid! Of course, it wouldn't be true!" I'm so stupid! I actually thought that he would actually love me! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid me! Kaiba is my real boyfriend yet I was thinking about someone else! From now on, I love Seto Kaiba and when I remember everything, my feelings for Malik-sama will disappear.
"Everything's all right now, Amaya. Rest assured," Kaiba said, kissing her lips. Amaya closed her eyes and smiled.
A/N: And that was chapter 20. With this long update, I hope my reviewers will come back. In this chapter, whenever I typed 'Malik', I actually meant the 'yami'. The part when evil Malik puts Amaya on top of Rishid is to show his disrespect for him. The next chapter is called "In His Possession Again". It's the beginning of Malik and Yami's duel and when most of Amaya's memories will be revealed. So basically you'll get to see how Kaiba got Amaya to date him and how their relationship was. Also, the big surprise that will destroy the future of Malik and Amaya's relationship.