FORwarD
Book 4 Chapter 7
The Key
Narrator's P.O.V
Link's Room
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Diana froze in place and waited for Link to take back what he said. Was he crazy? Of course he was, he was sick. It was taking everything in her power not to scream right there and tell Jane. Diana shielded her face in case Link opened his eyes and saw her reaction.
Instead, he lay there quietly, appearing as though he were asleep.
Junior took a snap shot of the scene at the door and walked off, leaving Diana cursed in her own thoughts.
D-d-d-did he j-just say that h-he thinks h-h-he l-l-l-l-l-o-o- AHH! Diana covered her mouth when a squeal got out and she stared at the gorgeous elf in the bed. He was absolutely stunning. Perfect eyes, perfect face, perfect hair, perfect body, perfect personality-did someone of his magnitude really say what she thinks she heard him say? What if she was dreaming again? Or hallucinating? Or maybe he said he thinks he loves ... something?
None of it makes sense...Diana thought. Then if she heard right and he said what she heard, than maybe he thinks he's talking about someone else. He's sick after all. Is he talking about Illia? Zelda? Gasp! What if he's talking about Jane? Diana huffed and crossed her arms.
Hold on, Dee. Diana told herself, Don't over think it. There is no way Link loves Jane.
Diana's insecurities surfaced. Hmph. It's more likely that he'll love her than someone like me.
Diana groaned and cupped her head in irritation. No! Even so, he doesn't love her! No no no no no-
"Ssssss..." Link's breathing deepened and Diana realized that he was sleeping and in another realm now. She groaned noticing that he didn't have his soup and picked up the bowl. She will heat it for him later.
She left the room and closed the door behind her. She decided that Link never said anything. After all, he's not well enough to take responsibility for anything right now.
Museum
11:00
"Wow!" Jane said in awe. After exploring several beautiful exhibits in excitement with the Pharaoh, holding his hand, laughing and enjoying each others company, he and Jane decided to take a break in one of the newest sections exhibiting findings from outer space. There were moon rocks and photographs taken by telescopes and space bots and there were articles with theories on them, quoting famous scientists and scholars from 100s of years back. There were imitation planets hanging from the ceiling that was glistening with artificial stars and nebula's and the entire room was dark so that all the attractions in the area sparkled and the neon lights glowed in reflection of their skin.
Yami smiled as he watched Jane's eyes match the shimmer of the stars and waited for her to speak.
"Wow." She said again. "Wow."
Yami chuckled.
"Like, you even have a place for space? This is unreal- look at this!" Jane walked by a statue of an alien that modelled a scientists theory on what they may look like and posed with it, capturing a selfie for her Instagram. She smiled and quickly rushed over to a touch screen with educational games focusing on meteors, ships and outer space junk. She tapped start and the screen displayed planets all jumbled up at the bottom of the screen. Jane touched and rotated the planets, trying to make sense of it. Yami stood next to her and humoured himself as he watched.
"You have to line the planets in the correct order," He said, touching Mercury and dragging it next to the sun. Jane blinked, having not even remembering the slightest thing she ever learned about astronomy.
"What if you're bad at this?" Jane asked.
"That's why you have to explore the exhibit and educate yourself." He explained. Jane blinked and read the title on the screen that said Have you mastered the knowledge of our stars?
"Wait a minute," Jane put her hands on her hips flirtatiously. "What do Egyptians know about outer space?"
Yami set the screen back to its menu. "We were quite the advanced civilization of our time."
He turned his gaze to her. "We had calendars and festivals that were marked by planet alignments and the pyramids that stand today still point to the pole star that Pharaoh Khufu intended because it was the star of navigation. Many lost people found their way home using the direction of that star."
Jane blinked, taking in the information and imagining Yami in Egypt. On the show, she only ever seen him in battle with Bakura so she wondered how interesting and exciting his life must have been if he already knew so much about everything.
"You're always surprising me," Jane smiled.
"Like wise." The Pharaoh replied and Jane squirmed over under an imitation Jupiter and looked up at the hanging meteors and satellites. She blinked and felt her face heating up as she pretended to care about the ceiling. Boy...I just noticed that this is quite the romantic atmosphere...
Yami was observing her the entire time, in fact, he looked at her more than anything else in the museum during the time they were together. He was admiring her in silence. He wondered if she was admiring him as well. He had caught her looking at him a few times but there was no way to be sure. The Pharaoh flipped his bangs away from his face and waited for Jane to move from where she stood. He wasn't about to run out of patience any time soon. After all, she was just as beautiful from the back as she was from the front.
Jane looked at the shapes of the artifacts and remembering all the exhibits they have seen together so far. "This is the absolute worst day to leave my sketchbook at home." She said.
Yami walked a few paces forward to join Jane under the planets and see her face at profile. "You can come here any time you want to."
Jane nodded in thanks, excited to show the place to the others. Yami took her hand, this time positioning her palm face up. On it, he placed an extravagant golden key with the a third eye carved into it hooked to a key chain of an immitation millennium key larger in scale. Jane looked at the object and waited for the Pharaoh's explanation.
"This place is just as much yours as it is mine," he said, "it's my gift to you."
Jane blinked as her body froze in place.
It's ours? She didn't know how to react when the Pharaoh looked at her with such sincere eyes. What was this suppose to signify? Looking at him now, she never felt more at home in her life. She never felt more at peace with the Pharaoh. She never felt more alone with him.
She held the key close to her heart, accepting the gift. She had access to live reference of almost anything now and she had never been more excited than she was. But she knew that this gift had strings attached when she accepted and she knew this would back fire on her later, but at that moment, she wasn't more sure of anything else. She looked at the Pharaoh and listened to the cry of his millennium puzzle when his third eye appeared beneath his tiara. She let his mind probe her soul.
"Thank you, Yami." She said smiling and then looking to the carpeted floor. "This is the greatest gift I've ever received. I don't deserve this."
The Pharaoh placed his hand on her face to force her to look at him. He knew she still held secrets from him but he was so completely invested in her now that he didn't even care.
"Listen to me," he said as his millennium puzzle was still active, "no amount of grandeur will be enough to define how precious you are and how much of this world that you deserve. Remember that for me."
Jane's brain was not functioning with Yami's strong hand and gold rings warm against her face. She was in so much shock at what was happening that all she could do was quickly sigh. A sigh of vulnerability and surrender, a sigh of passion and relief...a sigh of exhaustion and impatience.
And with that sigh, the Pharaoh allowed himself to kiss her, approaching her in a consensual manner and she accepted it like they belonged to each other.
Atem was at his happiest. This was the first real moment with her that was uninterrupted and unconditional. Whatever it is that usually bothers her, for some reason, did not seem to bother her at all tonight. It took a toll on him, but he continued to read her as the kiss lengthened and he smiled against her lips when he felt that her focus was on nothing but him. And when the kiss deepened with more passion, the Pharaoh stopped reading her and let himself enjoy her and the moment. The House
Link and Junior asleep upstairs. Diana and Joey are the only other two currently in the house.
Joey rested on the couch in his comfiest clothes, wrapped in a blanket and holding a bag of chips while Diana lay next to him with her feet on his side and sketchbook on her lap. Joey was watching an episode of Running Man that Diana had already seen and was laughing when the competitors were in physical pain or fear.
"Almost done there, Dee?" Joey asked. Diana was drawing a family portrait of everyone and was having difficulties drawing the Pharaoh.
"Yeah, more or less. What do you think?" Diana revealed the drawing and Joey blinked in surprise Everyone was absolutely adorable and accurate except the Pharaoh was missing and there was a stick figure in his place.
"What's up? You don't consider the Pharaoh family?" Joey asked.
"Please, of course I do. He's about as important as Gumball," Diana joked, "he's just so damn hard to draw!"
"Nyah, forget the drawing. Let's go make something to eat." Joey suggested and Diana blinked as she watched Joey get off the couch.
"Joey. It's a quarter past eleven." She reminded him.
"So? We're not in bed sleepin', so we may as well enjoy ourselves." Joey opened the fridge and threw an empty milk carton to the floor. "Dammit, you and Link can be so annoyin'."
Diana blushed. "Takes one to know one."
"How can we make anythin' sugar-related without milk?" Joey grabbed the carton of eggs and put it on the counter. He opened the box to find that the egg shells all had faces drawn on them with permanent marker. He blinked twice when he noticed that two resembled Slender man in pain.
Diana laughed and Joey grabbed the egg. "Haha...very funny." He said, slapping the egg on her shoulder and letting all of the residue soak her shirt and slide down her body like a handful of slime. Diana was shocked in surprise When she didn't move, Joey grabbed a second egg and did the same thing to her other shoulder. Diana didn't move.
"It's on." She said.
Battle City
"Are you sure it's alright if we crash here?" Yugi asked Mai when he and Rebecca were invited to stay over night.
"I insist Yugi. It's so late, I don't want you guys out at this time of the night." Mai responded as she set up a space for the two to sleep. Marik walked into the room from the kitchen in his pyjamas, carrying two cups. He had been staying with Ishizu and Odion for the weekend while they were in Japan. He approached Yugi and offered him and Rebecca each a glass of milk.
"Are you sure the Pharaoh has forgotten it all, Yugi?" Marik started, "I thought I caused enough trouble with his tomb and the Egyptian Gods that weren't exactly forgettable..."
"Marik, I thought I told you to forget all that." Ishizu said, joining the conversation.
"It's hard to forget something so terrible Ishizu..." Marik responded with guilt.
"Trust me, Marik. Even if he hadn't gotten over it, the Pharaoh has a lot going on to keep him busy these days," Yugi paused, "well, especially with the girls living at home."
"The girls?" Marik wondered. "What girls?"
"Well, last time you were in Japan, the Pharaoh and I told you we were rooming with our new friend Link and his little brother Junior..." Yugi said.
"Yeah, I remember." Marik said.
Yugi chuckled, "Well, turns out we've got two girls living with us now and they are quite the handful."
"You're talking like they're maniacs or something. They're just girls, Yugi." Marik said.
"You're right..." Yugi said, dropping the topic. Maniacs indeed. Yugi loved Jane and Diana, but since the last 10 months that he's known them, they've complicated his life by a huge amount. Diana has changed his life with her mothering, her crazy influences on his best friend, Joey and her uncontrollable mood swings. Jane has especially influenced him because she has affected the Pharaoh at a ridiculous level and seeing as Yami is Yugi's other half, he can feel the headaches himself often enough.
The House
Joey dodged on coming left over cake from Diana and slipped on some cream on the floor.
"Nyah!" He whined when his back hit the floor. Diana grabbed a bottle of maple syrup and squeezed it over Joey, making a swirly on his stomach and shielding arms.
"Aw, gross!" Joey complained, reaching for the open fridge. He grabbed a container or pizza dip, ripped it open and spread it on Diana's jeans. She flinched and stepped back.
"Eewww!" She complained and Joey laughed.
"Ahahaha...ha...wait-" Joey paused, smile gone.
"Yeah, right. You're bluffing" Diana suspected and opened a jar of peanut butter.
"No wait-" Joey said, standing in a mess and frozen in his spot. Diana scooped a chunk of peanut butter with her hand and Joey gestured her to stop but she didn't listen. She aimed perfectly at his face and Joey did not react.
Diana's arms fell. It's no fun without any reaction.
"Joey?" She asked confused and Joey jumped once in place and began to scream.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"AHHHHH OMGGG WHATT?!" Diana screamed with him.
"It's our turn for laundry!" Joey said. Diana's eyes widened.
"WHAT! NO wait it can't be! It's Friday! Last week we-" Diana used her fingers to track back the days and froze.
"It's OUR TURN DEE!" Joey insisted and Diana went into denial.
"NO IT ISN'T! SHUT UP!" Diana rushed to the counter near the calendar and counted the weeks since they did it last. When she saw that Joey wasn't mistaken, she said, "Are you sure that doesn't say Link and Junior?"
"It says DIANA AND JOEY IN RED PEN!" Joey freaked and Diana sobbed.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU REMIND ME?!" Diana screamed with vicious fangs.
"I forgot, alright!" Joey whined, leaving Diana in a messy kitchen. Even though Joey doesn't live in the house, he throws his clothes in the basket as often as any one else and must play a part.
"Oh my God!" Diana freaked when she noticed the kitchen. "How are we going to get the laundry done this late at night with the kitchen looking like this!? Yami will KILL US!"
"Just stop panicking, would ya?" Joey started, "You get to cleaning the mess here and I'll go start the machines down stairs."
"AS IF!" Diana stopped him, "I'LL be the one to start the machine. YOU can fix the mess that you started when you smacked that egg on my shoulder!"
Diana didn't give Joey the chance to say no. She began rushing out into the lobby (slipping on the way) and down the stairs to the laundry room where the guys cave was. Joey immediately followed.
Downstairs, Diana threw all the coloured clothes into the machine while Joey figured out the buttons on the machine.
"Ok, ok. While it's washin', we can both clean the mess upstairs, alright?"
"How much detergent?" She asked and Joey looked at the box.
"It doesn't say." He paused, "we'll just eyeball it until it looks right!"
Museum
The Pharaoh lightly clenched his grip on the back of Jane's neck when the kiss intensified. She held onto him like she'd blow away if she didn't and it was incredibly stimulating for him. At this point, he didn't know if he could stop and intended to push the situation further-so he grabbed her waist to pull her into him until he suddenly changed his mind.
The Pharaoh parted their lips and looked down at Jane's waist when he felt a hard cover under her dress. He rubbed his hand over her tummy and his eyebrow rose when he looked back at her face.
"What is this?" He asked her and she blushed. She had forgotten all about her corset and she could not even believe how he could stop such passion so quickly and casually like he did...
"Uhh," Her voice became high pitched, almost sexualized, and she didn't mean it to be. It just came out that way.
"It's a corset."
Yami didn't loosen his grip on her. He still held her tightly with one hand and examined the corset with the other. "What for?"
Jane was still in shock. "Uh, it corrects bad posture..."
"Hm." Yami blinked while looking at her torso unable to decide if he liked it or not. It has a good purpose, but he would prefer to feel her body under his hand, not steel.
Jane froze. She would have preferred to feel the powerful hand of the Pharaoh on her but... maybe the corset was doing a good thing? Ya right. Like that makes what I'm doing any better.
Jane remembered Yuu but she still did not move from her spot. She didn't know if it was safe to. Wait, safe? There wasn't a reason for her to feel unsafe, but with someone as intimidating as the Pharaoh...there's like a hidden law that tells her Do Not Move.
"Excuse me, Pharaoh?" Someone said in the darkness of the exhibit. Yami created space between he and Jane but grabbed her hand so she stayed close.
"Yes." He said and an employee revealed herself.
"It's nearly 1 o'clock. May I start sending everyone home?"
Yami nodded. "I apologize. I lost track of time." He paused, "Lock up and head out whenever you're ready."
The woman bowed in thanks and left the exhibit. Jane blinked in surprise It's 1 in the morning?
"Let's go home." He said and Jane nodded.
"We better be quiet, everyone's probably asleep by now..."
The House
"SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT!" Joey panicked when the soap from the machine was trailing all the way to the stairs of the basement. Diana was trying to shut off the machine but it had jammed with the over flow and she was trying to find the power.
"DEE! SHUT IT OFF!"
"SHUT UP! You'll wake LINK!" Joey's jaw dropped. She thinks of Link at a time like this? Of course, his rest was a bigger priority to Diana than fixing the current chaotic mess. Joey got angry at this.
"THERE IS A BUBBLE POOL IN THE BASEMENT!" Joey yelled, standing on the stairs trying to kick the rising soap down. "WHO CARES IF LINK WAKES UP!?"
Diana wiped sticky rise from her forehead as she crawled behind the machine in search for an alternate way to shut it off.
"Actually, maybe I WILL wake him up. He can PUNCH the DAMN MACHINE TO DEATH!" Joey said, turning around. Diana panicked and dove into the bubbles like a swimming pool and grabbed Joey by the ankle to prevent him from going upstairs. Luna was at the top of the stairs watching with a wide, confused and curious set of eyes.
"NO, JOEY!" She yelled, "Link is sick!" Joey's head grew twice its size.
"FIX THE FUCKING MACHINE!" He yelled at the top of his lungs. Diana growled.
"OK!"
"We are screwed, we are so damn SCREWED!" Joey whined as he wasted an effort grabbing the bubbles and putting them into the sink of the downstairs washroom. At this point, Diana was kicking the machine and spazzing the off button hoping for a miracle. They went at it like this for 5 minutes straight until the one thing they did not want to hear was heard...the shuffling of the Pharaoh's keys. When they heard this, everything got softer...even the machines.
"Why are the lights still on?" Jane whispered as she walked into the door. Yami followed behind her, who was changed back into his suit and looked around with confused eyes. Luna immediately came jogging up the basement stair case when she heard her moms voice and greeted her at the door. Jane picked her up and massaged her ears while Yami put down his suit case and jacket.
It was too quiet. The Pharaoh was tired, but he forced one more third eye for the day to feel out anything unusual and sure enough, he could feel too guilty spirits coming from downstairs. When he retracted his third eye, he placed his hand on the side of his face when he felt drowsy Jane noticed this and placed her hand over his.
"Are you ok?" She asked him as two bubble covered and food plastered faces peaked from the basement stairs case with the most terrified expressions you'll ever see. When Yami noticed and looked at them, they flinched.
"This is Dee's fault." Joey said quickly and Diana flailed.
"MY FAULT?! You started throwing food first like a kid when you learned there was no milk!"
"Well the Pharaoh's always telling you not to put empty cartons back in the fridge!"
Diana's jaw dropped when Joey sucked up to the Pharaoh like that. Yami chuckled when he took in the entire situation. What a disaster. The place was wet and bubbly and there was food all over the place. The kitchen was a mess and the laundry hasn't been done. It's past 1 o'clock in the morning, he had a long day at work and he has every reason to be upset with those two but...for some reason he wasn't.
"It's fine. You two look ridiculous" He said, bringing Jane's hand down from his face. How could he get upset when he just had such a wonderful evening at the museum?
"Fine?" The three of them asked surprised Yami slipped off his shoes and took Jane's hand before guiding her toward the stair case to get to sleep.
"Hey Pharaoh, does this mean we can clean this mess tomorrow instead?" Joey asked. Yami was already walking up the stairs with Jane and without turning around he said;
"Absolutely not."
Diana flinched and Joey pushed his luck. "But you said it was fine."
Yami turned to look at them, leaving behind a terribly cold shoulder and continued his way up the stairs. Diana and Joey flushed.
"He's not going to let us upstairs if the mess isn't clean, is he?" Joey asked.
Diana was too frightened to notice the two hand holding. "Joey...this is your fault."
When the two got to the girls room, Yami pet Luna lovingly and looked at Jane, trying to get a reading from her without using his third eye. She was expecting him to make another move- they both knew that. And even though Jane would most likely let him do it, Yami decided not to take advantage of her and ruin the magic. Instead, he slowly grabbed her hand and kissed it with honour while gently bowing to her.
"Sleep well." He said with a half whisper. He wanted her to know how much he loved being with her and he wanted to tell her right now. Jane however, could not even picture Yami doing this even though it was happening right before her eyes. She managed to smile.
"Good night, Pharaoh," She said formally, allowing him to love her hand with his, "thanks so much for toda-"
"I love you." He interrupted...
Jane's eyes widened. He held her hand with both of his as he watched her eyes take in his statement and she couldn't even look away with the shock. She could see the feeling in his eyes that matched his three special words.
The Pharaoh didn't need to hear them in return. He just needed her to know.
He tucked her hair behind her ears with a smile and slowly left her side as he walked through the carpeted hall into his own room, leaving her with her own thoughts and impressions of his confession.
For Jane...she should be surprised but she wasn't. She knew it was getting to that and she felt like a witch for it but...to hear the Pharaoh say it...all those years of fangirling at the screen, she never thought she'd actually hear him say it. Jane still could not move – boy the paralysis was frequent tonight- but she managed to get into her room and sit on her bed. Luna accompanied her as she put the golden key on her night stand and thought deeply.
Well, she thought to herself, CLEARLY I can't run away now.
Jane took off her dress and pulled on the laces of her corset. She peaked at her phone and saw a heart emoticon sent by her boyfriend. Oh Yuu... There's something wrong with me. Honestly...if it were you I was living with... I don't think this would have ever happened...that is the only advantage that Yami has against you...
Jane slid herself into bed with her usual t-shirt and underwear ready to sleep but her eyes were wide open. It's time to take drastic measures...before something really..really..bad happens. The Next Day
9:00am
Lucia walking to a nearby station to wait for Jane to pick her up.
Lucia kissed her teeth when she discovered a paper cut on her finger from her sketchbook. She was walking out of a convenient store and shoving a purchased bag of chips into her back pack when she got caught in the sheets of her books. She couldn't even tell what her current mood was. After all, how would you feel if your friend told you that they were living with famous fictional characters? Crazy town.
As Lucia sucked on her finger and attempted to seal her Doctor Who bag closed, she failed to notice that she was dangerously crossing against a red light. As on coming traffic was creeping up and honking, Lucia panicked and ran as fast as she could over to the other side of the road! She tripped over the edge of side walk, falling flat on the cement and sending all of her things flying from out of the bag, cell phone and all. She groaned on the floor when she noticed she had more than just a paper cut.
"Oh..man." Lucia said still on the floor. Suddenly, she heard the sound of a running motor from a vehicle behind her come to a stop.
"Ah -are you alright?" Someone asked as their footsteps quickly came her way.
"No..." Lucia complained when she looked at her scraped palms.
"Let me help you out." The voice said, pulling Lucia's arm and helping her to her feet. Lucia looked at the kind stranger to make out a face but she was unable to. The boy sported a dark green cap that covered most of his head and dark, tinted sunglasses all while wearing a hoodie and tracks that concealed his built body. It was kind of sketchy and Lucia suddenly felt unsafe over his generosity.
"No, it's alright, thanks." She said, returning to the ground to collect her items. The boy noticed this and knelt down to help her out, grabbing her wallet first. Lucia flinched in worry. This weirdo was going to run off with her money for sure.
"Here." He said with a smile, handing the case to her. Lucia blinked twice. Maybe she judged a book by its cover too soon.
"Thanks..." She said awkwardly, taking the wallet and putting it into her bag. For the next few seconds it was quiet while they both collected her things and when they were finished, Lucia rubbed off the dust from her pants and whined at the holes at her knees. The stranger laughed.
"Were you going anywhere special?" He asked. Lucia put on her back pack.
"Yes actually.." She paused, "What about you? No offence, you look like the kind of guys I would avoid in the school parking lot."
The boy shrugged his shoulders before sneezing. "Sorry, I'm a bit sick...I just went for a walk to get some air."
Lucia fixed her glasses. "I see."
She paused, "Well nice meeting you but I have someone waiting for me-"
The boy was about to offer her to walk her to her destination but figured he scared her enough. "Alright," he said, "be careful when crossing the roads, clumsy!"
Lucia blushed in embarrassment as the waved and jogged off. When he was out of sight her eyes flew open.
I'm such an idiot! She told herself, A nice, hot guy and I didn't even get his name, dammit!
The House
Diana was still passed out and sleeping in her bed due to the long night cleaning up. Joey just woke up and was having a bowl of cereal with Junior and the animals while the Pharaoh and Yugi were dressing in their room. Jane jogged down the stairs and entered the kitchen to grab Yami's keys.
She walked to the other side of the table and gave Junior a big kiss on the cheek before heading into the lobby and opening the door. Standing right outside, about to unlock the door, was Link returning from a walk. He smiled sheepishly when he saw Jane.
"Aren't you suppose to be in bed?" She blinked. Link coughed.
"Yeah, I was just getting some air." He let himself in and began removing his cap and tracks, revealing his hero attire underneath.
"Do you have to walk in public dressed like that? It's creepy as hell." Jane commented. Link chuckled.
"It's the only way to avoid be recognized as a fictional character, remember?" He explained.
"Hm," Jane decided not to care.
"Alright, I'm going to pick up Lucia! I'll stop by the drug store on our way back and get you some anti biotics, alright?" She said to Link, tapping his shoulder.
"You're in a better mood than yesterday." Link said in a scratchy voice, recalling her attitude in their last encounter.
"And what of it?" Jane said playfully with her chin up.
Jane gave Link a tight but quick hug before letting him go and jogging down the stairs to the drive way.
"Where are you going?" Joey asked, walking in with his cereal.
"Picking up my friend, I'll be back in 20!" Jane said as she slid into Yami's car and shut the door. Link watched her leave and closed the door behind him. Joey blinked when he saw Link as Yami joined them from upstairs.
"Link, you look awful." Joey said.
Link rubbed an eye. "No, I feel way better than yesterday," He started, "I just really missed out on a lot of sleep. I think I'm going to take a nap upstairs..."
Yami nodded once and tapped Link on the back. "If you're still not well when you wake up, I suggest a trip to Hyrule, hm?"
Link barely nodded and turned around to walk up the stairs. As Yami greeted Joey downstairs, Link pulled his heavy feet up the steps feelings as though he was wearing his iron boots. His vision was blurring but he managed to open the door to a bedroom and crawl in a bed...until he realized he wasn't alone.
Even though she was asleep, Diana could feel someone intruding on her space. She extended a hand to feel out who it was and even though her eyes were closed, she only knew one person with a nose that aligned and sexy. Link sneezed by her touch and she jumped backwards, hitting her head against the wall.
"Ow!" She said, fully awake and aware of the situation. What the HELL was Link doing in her bed?!
"Dee?" Link asked confused, "What are you doing sleeping in my room?"
Diana blinked twice. "Your room? Link, this is my room!"
Link took a second to look around the room and noticed that Diana was right. "Oh.." He said softly. He felt much better when he was outside... he must have used up all his energy for the day.
When Diana remembered that Link had been sick, she felt guilty.
"Are you feeling better by the way?" She asked cross-legged next to Link.
"Hm? Ya, dinner is great." He said and Diana stared. Wow. He's been saying nonsense since he said...
Diana blushed when she remembered. Oh crap, I'm between him and the wall... Diana tried to find away to get out of that spot but the only way was to climb over the sleeping elf. Hello no. I rather wait till he wakes up.
After a few minutes of silence and starring, Diana felt herself warming up. How in the heck was Link able to make her all hot for him just by laying there...and sick. Diana counted her blessings. At least he was still wearing his tights with his shirt this morning..
And a blue scarf. Diana felt her heart flutter. He was wearing the scarf.
"Hm..." Diana got closer to his more details of his face. After all, with him awake, she was way to shy to look at him longer than a few milla seconds. He has the most beautiful...
BEEEP BEEEP! Diana flew backwards and hit her head again. The alarm on her phone was going off and she couldn't reach it from where she was. BEEP BEEP!It was going to wake Link! The poor thing needs sleep! Diana stopped and took a breath, calming herself down. She waved her hand in front of his face to make sure he was out of it.
Okay. I just have to reach over and get my phone...no...biggy.. Diana slowly put her arm over Link and reached for her night table. She was being as still as she could, especially since her bosoms were centimetres away from Links face. Almost there..
"Huh...Dee?" Link said, opening his eyes and seeing a shadow over his face. He put his hand in front of his eyes to shield himself and unintentionally touched Diana's left breast.
Front porch
"I can't believe this is it." Lucia said as Jane unlocked the front door to her house. "I'm so excited. This has to be real since you're doing the cute. Is this for Atem?" Lucia was acting just like she does when they used to fangirl together.
Jane blushed and ignored Lucia's question.
"Don't fangirl too much." Jane winked and pushed the door open. The first thing that Lucia noticed when she came into the house was a pig on the run.
"Gumball, that's Luna's collar!" Junior yelled, running after the creature. Lucia blinked twice and dropped the bag from the drug store.
"..so that's-" Lucia was still taking in what she saw until she heard the Pharaoh's voice in the next room. She inhaled quickly. "...and that's-"
Jane nodded, completely understanding what she was feeling and tapped her shoulder. "I know. It's a lot to take in."
Lucia nodded slowly. "This is so...wow. Where's Diana?"
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They heard Diana scream from upstairs, followed by banging and bodies falling, and Jane face-palmed."Just another day." She told Lucia. Jane decided to ignore the yelling-as it was a norm for this house-and linked her arm with Lucia's. "Well, let's introduce you to the residents."
Lucia was feeling butterflies now and just as she and Jane turned the corner, her heart caught in her throat. There, in the living room, standing in plain sight by an assortment of over-priced couches, were a group of handsome characters she knew all too well. An adorable Yugi sat on the couch playing with Young Link and a pig...and Atem himself was conversing with Joey.
"Hey guys, this is my friend Lucia. I invited her for the day." Jane introduced and the Pharaoh interrupted his conversation to politely acknowledge her.
"Welcome." He said with a nod and Lucia blinked twice when she was finally able to say something.
"You guys..have such beautiful eyes, it's insane!" Lucia let out and the Pharaoh cleared his throat in awkwardness and flattery.
Yugi picked up Junior and walked over to greet her as well. "Hello, Lucia. I'm Y-"
"Yugi!" Lucia said, flailing her hands. "You're even better looking in person!"
Yugi flushed red. "Hah aha, uh, thank you?"
"Hello!" Junior said with attitude, feeling ignored. "I'm extra more better looking than he is!"
Lucia spazzed with her hands. "You are SOO CUTEE!"
Junior smiled proudly. "I'm Junior!"
"I hope I don't come off as weird but you guys are like my idols." Lucia said talking with her hands. Yugi laughed and put a hand behind his head.
"No big deal," he said, "as finalists in most duel tournaments, we sort of get this a lot."
At that second, Diana peaked into the room with a terrified expression. When she noticed that Yugi and Lucia were there talking to the group, she walked over quietly, grabbed Jane's arm and pulled her out of the room, leaving Lucia to converse with the boys by herself.
"What gives, Dee? That was rude," Jane started, "You didn't even say hello to Lucia."
"Link touched my boobs!" Diana said, almost crying. Jane blinked twice.
"Wait..." Jane thought, "and you're not happy about this?"
Diana's jaw dropped and Jane laughed. "Haha, I know I know! I'm just teasing. So where is that pervert of an elf?"
Diana couldn't believe it. Jane has not been herself since the Charlie Challenge.
"Mind explaining what's up with you lately?"
"What's up with what?" Jane asked innocently. Diana recalled Jane's expressionless reaction when she told her about her date with Duke. Come to think if it, she never even asked how it went.
"What's up with you? It's like nothing gets a reaction out of you anymore." Diana said.
Jane crossed her arms.
"That is so not true."
"No? Link touched my breasts, woman! And you stand there like it's the 100th time!"
"Okay, that's different though. It was probably nothing and you're just over reacting." Jane said, fanning her hand.
"You never take anything I say seriously!" Diana growled. Jane blinked.
"And you asked what's up with me? What's with the attitude?"
"How was your date, by the way? You know, the one that you cheated on Yuu for." Diana crossed her arms.
Jane huffed. "Ok, we're done here."
"You never asked how my date was?!" Diana mentioned and Jane blinked dumbfoundedly.
"Oh yeah." She said annoyed. "How was it?"
Diana face palmed. "Good actually, we had a fun time at the movies and arcade..."
"Is that why you're upset at Link for fondling you? You have the hots for Duke now, so the Link train has passed?"
Diana's jaw dropped again and then she stomped her foot.
"First of all, HE DIDN'T FONDLE! Gosh, you make it sound like we were doing things..." Diana blushed when her imagination went wild. Jane sighed impatiently now.
"And the second of all? What do you want from me, Dee? You had fun? Ok. I can't even tell if that's good or bad. No matter what I say, you yell at me." Jane said, growing impatient.
"Ok. I had fun but like not in a romantic kind of fun, know what I mean? Like, I still want Link." She explained.
"Ok, good. 'Cause according to your breasts, he wants you too."
Jane said and Diana's jaw dropped for the third time.
"Well, no but. Last night he...said that he loves someone." Diana said the last part quietly and Jane blinked twice.
"Was that a big surprise?" Jane said and Diana was getting irritated.
"Still nothing?! It's like you're turning into the Pharaoh!" Diana complained. "Why aren't you surprised, do YOU know who Link is interested in?"
Jane raised her brow. "Why are you getting so worked up?! I have no idea who Link-"
"Please. Yuu and Yami just isn't enough, right?" Diana said. She had crossed the line then, and she knew it.
"You think I'm the one Link was talking about!? Are you crazy!? Dee, I know your insecure but now you're just imagining things that just aren't real."
"Well who else would it be?!" She argued.
"Oh I don't know. Maybe you?" Jane said annoyed. Diana blushed but wasn't convinced of the possibility.
She took a deep breath. "Ok, sorry. Can you just... help me get Link out of my room so I can change? I just woke up and I don't want to mingle in my pj's..."
Jane was in a hurry to get back in their with Lucia, but she felt bad for neglecting Diana at a time like this, I mean, her breasts were violated kinda-sorta, she wanted it but not really. She at least understood how it felt to be at war with oneself.
"Okay. I'll pretend I didn't hear half the things you just said to me," Jane picked up the plastic bag near the door and then grabbed Diana's lower arm. "Come on."
"That's right, are you guys doing anything for Halloween?" Lucia asked, making waves of her fingers in a diabolic fashion.
"We're not big on Halloween on our side. Did you have any plans?" Yugi asked. Lucia jumped once in excitement
"Jane would do something for sure! I'm going to ask her to do a movie night with me. Do you guys want to be in this?"
"Certainly." The Pharaoh said. How could he refuse spending a fun evening with his closest friends...and Jane.
"What's Halloween?" Junior asked. Lucia gasped.
"You get to dress up and eat candy and tell scary stories and pull pranks on your friends and stay up late-" Lucia explained.
"Scary stories? That sounds AWSOME. Why didn't anyone ever tell me about Halloween before?" Junior looked at the Pharaoh with a pouty lip.
"Well, Junior," Yugi answered for him, "I'm not sure about your world, but for us, it's not as big of a deal. And I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think Diana celebrates Halloween either. That would make Jane the only one who does."
"You guys are missing out." Lucia said. "It's the perfect excuse to do a lot of things you wouldn't normally do."
"Like what?" Joey asked. "Besides the candy and dressing up."
Lucia brought a finger to a chin. "Well, when else will you get the opportunity to prank your friends?"
The Pharaoh immediately laughed. "In this house? Everyday."
Upstairs
"Ok, wait here." Jane said to Diana in the hall.
"Wait, why?"
"I'm going to go inside and bring him out so you can go get dressed!" Jane reminded.
"What do you mean bring him? Can't you just ask him to leave?" Diana asked. Jane was stunned. Wow. She's worried that Jane will go in there and carry him out which involves touching which involves a total jealous Diana. Jane groaned.
"I am getting real fed up with your jealousy. Do you want to be the one to do it?" Jane asked. "Or are you afraid of getting your boobs touched again?"
Diana flailed right away. She wanted to say no, but she didn't want to risk Jane's boobs being touched!
"Better mine than yours, MISSY!"
Jane blinked twice and watched Diana open the door and face her.
"Don't think for a second that I forgot who's a close runner up on your herem list!" Diana said, referring to Jane's mental list of hottest fictional characters. Link happens to be high on her charts.
Diana shut the door on Jane's face and Jane rolled her eyes. "Diana, you forgot something."
Diana opened the door to see what she missed and Jane handed the plastic bag to her. "Link's medicine. Give him a spoon full when you wake him up. Are you sure you'll be fine now? Can I go?"
"You bough him medicine. I could have done it." She said.
"Dee, please." Jane said.
"...can you wait outside the door in case a lose my confidence and can't do this?" Diana asked.
"DEE!" Jane complained.
"Ok Ok! I got this!" Diana said, only partially honest.
Diana looked at a clueless sleepy Link laying there on her bed. Why her?
"Ok, time to wake him up." She told herself. She walked over to the handsome creature and poked him once. She wouldn't normally be so timid, but the memory of his strong hand on her breast was still new and fresh. Diana sweat-dropped. Did she have to say it like that in her head?
"Link..." She said softly. "I have your medicine.."
Link began to shift slightly and Diana dodged like a ninja. When she felt safe, she tried again.
"Link. Link... Link?" She called and soon Link's eyes slowly started to open.
"Grunt..." When his eyes were fully widened, he waited for his vision to focus. "Oh, hey Dee. What's going in?"
Diana looked away from him. "You feeling better?" He smiled.
"Yeah, actually. A little woozy, but yeah. You're soup made quite the difference." He complimented.
Diana blushed and felt proud of herself. "Here. Jane picked this up for you. Take it to ensure your recovery."
"Ah, tell her thanks. She's a life saver." He said, taking the bag and sitting himself up. When it was quiet Link raised a brow. "Something wrong?"
"Uh," Diana squirmed, holding back the anger of his comment. "Well I uh, I'd like to get dressed but you're...kind of in the way." She said kindly and Link stood to his feet, blushing.
"O-oh! M-my mistake!" He said, picking up the blue scarf off the bed and throwing it over his shoulder.
"I'll just excuse myself." He smirked sheepishly, " Enjoy changing...yah, so good afternoon!"
Diana flailed in her mind. "It's morning..."
"That's what I said." Link said embarrassed and grabbing the door knob without looking at it.
"Oh and Link?" Diana stopped him. She was gathering every last cell of courage she had.
"Grunt..?" Link looked at her.
"When you were sleeping last night..." She said quietly, "did you...have a dream or something?"
Link blushed right away. As a matter of fact, yes he did. But he didn't want to tell Diana that he was dreaming about her.
"Uh, no.." He lied, "why?"
Diana squirmed. "You were talking in your sleep." She lied. Oh God, what did he say? What did he say?
Link swallowed and bomb. "What...did I say?"
Diana's courage was running out. She couldn't say the words out loud! Not for the life of her.
"It was nothing crazy." She lied, fanning her hand. Grunt.
"Oh. Okay. I'll leave so you can, um-"
"Right." Diana said and Link was out the door.
Link sighed heavily when he was alone. Diana's shyness was seriously rubbing off!
I can't ever be sick again. What the hell did I say?
Diana remained in her room, growling to herself over little miss perfect, Jane. It was driving her crazy being around someone who acted better then her, never willing to share the spotlight for, at least, a minute. It was all very stressful, she didn't know how much more of it she could take...
FORwarD Break ~ Updates
Things are getting intense in Jane and Diana's house. After all, let's look at the current situation.
Lucia already met Link on the road but has yet to meet him in person. What kind of effect will Lucia have on the family, and why didn't Link feel sick when running into her on his little walk?
As for Link and Diana, things are quite frustrating isn't it? Every time they have progress, there is some kind of reason to ignore it. Dee makes a move but she was drunk, so Link excused the action. Link tries to kiss her to confirm his feelings but she rejects him in shyness but he thinks she's rejecting him from lack of interest so they remain friends. Then Link admits that he may be starting to fall for someone, but Diana excuses it due to sickness. Will these two ever admit to each other that there may be something more than then best friendship?
As for Jane and Yami, their world is at the edge of the cliff. The two are so hot for each other and Yami isn't more sure of anything, in fact, he's already envisioning his future with her. Joey and Mai are getting ready for their wedding that's just over a month away. Poor Joey is stressed out about the whole thing but he is also very excited to share the big day with his fiance. But that's not all. What's up with Diana constantly letting her insecurities and frustrations out and Jane? Will the girls be able to solve their differences?
As for Jane, she's at the bridge of peril. She can't escape now that she has to decide what she's going to do. We all know she can't say no to the Pharaoh, but how will she break it off with her long term boyfriend, Yuu?