Easy to Catch On

By: BlueSoulKLH64 (Katara12)

A Yu-Gi-Oh! * Fanfiction

Genre: Romance (defiantly) and a little humor/general

Rated: R (see below)

A/N: the high rating is because of swearing, violence, and very mature scenes. And when I say very mature, I mean all the way, and I mean early on. If you don't like to read that stuff, then exit out of this story right now. If you think that this stuff is freaking awesome, then I welcome you to my shrine!

*: This isn't just a Yu-Gi-Oh! Fanfiction, it also has Rurouni Kenshin and technically Avatar, but not really.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or any of its characters. Heck, I don't even own all of the made up ones!

Chapter 26- Ancient Visions

When Hailey got back home, she saw emptiness, and too much of it. She had gone out with her friends for dinner after they had all seen Joey… and after Katara told them that she had to go back to the dojo before Kaoru sent Yahiko on her, and Bakura went with her.

Hailey was mostly able to have a good time, only when Seto or Katara's name got brought up, then she remembered what she had done to both of her best relationships in only the course of a few hours.

She flopped on the bed and slowly began to take off her clothes apathetically. When she finally had her head on the cool pillow, she felt how lonely she was, and decided that the only way to get the feeling away was to make up… with everyone. First thing tomorrow, I promise. That was her last thought before sleep came upon her.

Katara: (Lingering Voice) This haunted face holds no horror in me now. It's in your soul, where the true distortion lies!

Kenji: Wait! I think, my dear we have a guest! Sir—

Hailey: Seto!

Kenji: --this is indeed, an unparalleled delight! I had rather hoped that you would come! And now my wish comes true, you have truly made my night.

Seto: Free her! Do what you like only free her. Have you now pity?

Kenji: Your lover makes a passionate plea!

Hailey: Please, Seto, it's useless--

Seto: I love her! Does that mean nothing? I love her! Show some compassion—

Kenji: THE WORLD SHOWED NO COMPASSION TO ME!

Seto: Hailey, Hailey, let me see her!

Kenji: Be my guest, sir! Monsieur, I bid you welcome! Did you think that I would harm her? Why would I make her pay for the sins which are yours! ORDER YOUR FINE HORSES NOW, RAISE UP YOUR HAND TO THE LEVEL OF YOUR EYE! NOTHING CAN SAVE YOU NOW, EXCEPT PERHAPS HAILEY!

(Kenji turns to Hailey)

Kenji: START A NEW LIFE WITH ME! BUY HIS FREEDOM, WITH YOUR LOVE! REFUSE ME AND YOU SEND YOUR LOVER TO HIS DEATH! THIS IS THE CHOICE! THIS IS THE POINT OFNO RETURN!

Katara's voice: Past the point of no return- no going back now: our passion-play has now, at last, begun… Past all thought of right or wrong- one final question: how long should we two wait, before we're one? When will the blood begin to race, the sleeping bud burst into bloom? When will the flames at last, consume us…?

Hailey: The tears I might have shed for your dark fate grow cold… and turn to tears of HATE!

Katara's voice growing stronger: WATCHING ME, WANTING ME, I CAN FEEL YOU PULL ME DOWN, FEARING YOU, LOVING YOU, I WON'T LET YOU PULL ME DOWN!

Hailey saw Seto at the edge of her ocean. He swam out to greet her with a life jacket for her in hand. He put it on her and kissed her fully on the mouth. When he released her, the mass killer appeared from the ocean. He had rope in his hands. Hailey tried to scream, but all that happened was her mouth came open. The killer took the rope and choked Seto with it. Seto, instead of going to the black hole, sank to the bottom of the tear-ocean. The killer just waved at her and disappeared in thin air, leaving the ocean to kill her…

"GOD DAMN IT, NO!" Hailey screamed. She was already sitting straight up in the bed and shivering, not to mention the thunderstorm which added to her frenzy.

She had had the dream, the first dream that had ever shown that Seto meant something to her in her life. She had never had a repeat dream before, so it struck her odd. The other part… she hadn't been able to make sense of it. She wrote it down out of habit, because she was used to Katara checking up on the dream oracles for her whenever she had a strange dream.

All of a sudden, a pain hit her abdomen. She was almost forced to keel over to deal with the pain. Before her eyes blackness came to her, and her last conscious thought was if Seto were here this never would have happened before she passes out.

* * *

Katara let herself in the front door with the key that Hailey had given her. "Hailey, I know you're mad at me, and I'm mad at you, but that doesn't mean that you should blow off all your friends for breakfast before we go to the hospital."

No answer.

Katara rolled her eyes. "Yugi was pretty worried about you. I of course thought that you were just being stubborn, so I volunteered to come and get you so maybe we could work… things…"

Katara had been strolling the house looking for Hailey while she was talking aloud, and when she got to the bedroom, she saw the unconscious Hailey. "MY GOD! Hailey!" Katara pulled out her cell phone. "Operator, 911 please!"

"911 please state your emergency."

" I just found my friend passed out in her bedroom."

"Please state you and victim's name."

"Right. Umm, I'm Katara Himura and the victim is Hailey Ishtar."

"Please give any noticeable wounds to the victim."

Katara looked around Hailey. "There's blood below her vaginal area, but she's pregnant so…"

"Please state the address where the victim is."

"I don't know the address, but it's the big Kaiba Mansion off of Market Street North in Tokyo."

"Thank you, an ambulance will be there shortly. You will be expected to ride so you can answer the EMT's questions."

"Right, thanks." Katara hung up. She looked at Hailey, and noticed how pale and helpless she looked. Katara took Hailey's hand in hers. "Don't let go, Hailey. Whatever drove you to this point, come back and don't let go."

Once the ambulance came, Katara sat next to Hailey on the stretcher and still held Hailey's hand. The EMT's were doing all sorts of tests on her while Katara just sat there in shock. The head looked at her. "You said she was pregnant?"

Katara looked a little panicked "Yes, she found out only a few weeks ago, she can't be that far along…"

The doctor's deep eyes were full of emotion. "Well, we don't have the best equipment or the best docs, but when we took an ultrasound, we didn't find a heartbeat. It could be wrong, but the chances… are not in our favor."

"Do you have any idea what started this?" Katara asked through choking tears.

"The description you gave to 911 almost stated that she lost the baby. But why she passed out… that's really the only mystery. Normally when there's a miscarriage, the woman would feel cramps, and feel the blood trickle out. I'm guessing this one was already in a state of shock—drinking or just scared—and that would make the symptoms larger. Well, here we are, they'll take her to the ER right away. I suggest you stay in the waiting room until the doctor calls for you. You can fill out her paperwork or call he family to do that… I'm really sorry about this."

Katara looked a little relieved at the help that was being provided for Hailey. "Thanks, I'll call her husband, he's in the States right now, and then I'll stay waiting for the doctor." Katara squeezed Hailey's limp hand one last time. "Hold on, White Tiger, hold on."

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THIS CHAPTER IS FOR PHANTOM OF THE OPERA FANS EVERYWHERE!!!

I'm so close to the end I can feel Mazakai glare already.

For those who love Seto, you'll be glaring, too.

Katara