I completely ignored Kaiba when he informed, that the tournament continued, despite everything that just happened. I had other things to worry now. One of my legs began to get painful and hard from the shin. I didn't want to make a scene, but the pain was quickly getting overwhelming. My breath got heavy and even though I tried not to, I began to whimper from the pain.
"Sis, what is it?" Yugi asked.
I tried to concentrate all my strength to withstand the pain, so I couldn't answer him. I bended the leg trying to at least ease the pain, but it just didn't subdue. I ended up hugging my leg close to my chest, but it just began to hurt more.
"Yana, what is wrong? You are getting pale." I heard Tea.
I heard steps of someone running, but I didn't see who it was.
"Yana, tell me, what is it" Yugi begged.
I couldn't tell him, because it hurt so much and I didn't want him to know what it really was. I tried to bend the foot upwards, to get some muscles stretched. It helped a little, but my whole body just went tense from it.
"Here, quickly." I heard Mokuba say loudly.
I heard more steps and then I heard familiar voice.
"What has happened to you?" Doctor asked.
"I... I spiked my legs... with adrenaline... and ran." I tried to say while I tried to catch breath.
"What! Why?" He asked.
"I know... it was stupid... but I had to run... and now it hurts." My voice got higher at the last part.
I heard more steps and soon I saw Izizu coming.
"Yana, what is wrong?" She asked.
"Pain." I cried.
Seeing Izizu, kind of relaxed me a little. When she came next to me and began to cares my back, I couldn't help, but cry more and let some tears out.
"No wonder you are hurting. If you forced your legs to run, while being under medicine, you are sure to get cramps or worse." Doctor told me.
"I know, I know, can you please, make it stop." I begged.
With help of Izizu and the doctor, I was taken to the cabin, Izizu and I shared. Yugi and others just watched as I was carried out.
"Your sister sure is a case of her own." Joey said.
"I wish, she is okay." Yugi said sadly.
Mokuba seemed to be about to say something, but he remembered how I had asked not to tell anything about my past, and that included my health. So, he quickly decided not to say anything.
"After stretching them, it won't hurt too much anymore. I'll give you some magnesium pills, so you won't get new cramps. If you have to get around, please, use either walking sticks or wheelchair." Doctor told me as he helped me to stretch my legs.
"Will it be okay for me to take my own medicine?" I asked.
"Not yet. You have to wait some time, unless you prefer to take a heavy nap again." Doctor answered.
"Okay, thank you for your help." I said as the doctor exited the cabin.
I now laid on the bed in the cabin Izizu sat on one of the comfort chairs.
"You made a risky bet, spiking your legs with adrenaline." Izizu told me once doctor had left.
"I know." I said and wiped some tears from my eyes.
The stretching had been more hurt than I thought. I bet the whole aircraft had heard me scream a couple of times.
"Worse is, if the adrenaline would have canceled the medicine and made your legs as they are, your days of walking would have ended there." She reminded.
"I know." I sighed. "Was the ancient version of me this pathetic?"
"I thought you didn't believe in such things?" Izizu asked.
"It's not that I don't believe. I don't want it to define my life in the present. What happened then is history. But I can't help sometimes think about it. And I'm teeny whiny bit curious." I said.
Izizu laughed little, but began talking soon.
"I wouldn't call the Pharaoh's guardian pathetic. But she did face many hardships." Izizu started.
"Like what?" I asked.
"She was a strange person who came to Egypt. Almost in week she was captured and brought front of the court to receive judgment." Izizu told.
"Did she do something wrong?"
Before Izizu could answer, the door of the cabin opened and Marik walked in.
"It's you." Izizu exclaimed and got up.
I got up sitting. I couldn't get off the bed, but at least I could observe what he did. And if he did something I could always scream.
"Yes, and I'm here for some information, what can you tell about our friend Odion?" He asked smiling his wicked smile.
"Nothing." Izizu said.
"You are lying." He said.
"It's true." Izizu said.
"He is the only one who can stop me. So you are protecting him." Marik remarked.
"Even if I was, Marik. You are the last person I tell." Izizu said coldly.
"Care to reconsider those words, or not."
Marik approached his sister with the millennium shaft. I began to have a bad feeling.
"Without your millennium necklace you're powerless. Were you foolish enough to lose the one thing, that could have protected you from me? Not only did your millennium necklace allow you to see the future, it also sealed you from my shadow magic. So are you going to tell me where you hid Odion or shall I send you to the shadow realm." Marik asked and brought the shaft's sharp edge near Izizu's face.
"But I have mine. Or have you forgotten, what happened during our duel?" I asked.
Marik looked at me as if he just saw me. I knew, he didn't forget, but I decided to play with risks once again.
"The only reason you are still on the tournament, is because I let you off." I said.
"A mistake, you won't make twice." He said angrily and pointed the shaft at me.
I felt something pushing me back and it didn't stop when my back hit the wall. Just when I thought of being crushed, it all stopped. I felt something warm on my chest. I knew what it was, so I took the necklace out and I saw it glow.
"Hmp, to think a slut like you could stand up to power of Millennium items." Marik said.
"What's your mouth. Just because I'm not walking doesn't mean I couldn't hurt you. And who are you calling a slut?" I threated.
"You don't know? It's a saddest excuse for a love story I have ever heard." Marik laughed.
"What is?"
"Your past life. A typical triangle of love. You were promised to be one of Pharaoh's wives as the guardian wife, but you already loved another man. His worst enemy, the priest who later rise against him." Marik said.
"Now, you just made that up." I said.
"Oh, did I?" Marik asked.
"The sad part about history, is that some parts are easily twisted and turned into lies. Unless it is something that made a big impact on the country, it might be as well some rumor or tacky story people told each other. And your story sounds like a typical Egyptian soap opera." I said.
"Oh, really and how do you explain the necklace you have?"
"Izizu told me about the Pharaoh's guard. She could have got this from the court to be able to protect the Pharaoh even through the shadow games. There may be many reasons for her to have this necklace. Or maybe you are right about the love triangle. But NONE of it defines who I am today." I said to end the argument.
Sadly, he had better end in mind. He swiftly moved the shaft again and I felt a push that could have knocked me out if I wasn't next to wall already.
"Yana!" I heard Izizu yell for me.
"Well is that fear in your eyes. I must say I like this side of you. Now I have a tournament to win. I deal with you two later." Marik said and began to leave the cabin.
"Once the tournament is over, I'm coming back to finish our conversation, Izizu. Once I get those two god cards I'll concentrate to send you and Odion to the shadows. Now if you excuse me." He said as he exited the cabin.
Him gone I felt force that pushed me disappear. Izizu came quickly next to the bed, and helped me to straighten myself.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
"I'm okay. Your brother just got me off guard." I said and made myself comfortable on the bed.
"About what he said about your past?" Izizu asked.
"Nah, I expected him to say something about the past just to upset me." I said.
"You know, he wasn't entirely wrong about..." Izizu started.
"Izizu, don't. I rather not hear it. As I said to him. I want nothing, what happened then, to define me now. There is one thing I agree. My job back then, was to protect the Pharaoh. Today he is inside Yugi. If protecting my brother means protecting him, so be it." I said strongly.
Izizu didn't say anything to it. She just nodded and let me be.
"Your necklace is still glowing." She noted.
I saw what she meant. The necklace felt warm and for some reason it had a dim glow around it.
"Should I be worried?" I asked.
"I don't know. Do you feel something wrong?" Izizu asked.
"No, *Yawn* just a bit sleepy." I said as I yawned.
"Take a little rest. After everything you need to take it easy for a while." Izizu said.
I laid back on the bed and closed my eyes. I felt the aircraft tremble as it landed, but to me it just sent me to the dreams.
I'll write a separate story of what happened in ancient Egypt.
Other wise this story will be waaaay too long.