KimyouTeki: Yay! Finally, a new chapter! Sorry it took so very long. Since this site's recent overhaul, I'm no longer able to post chapters using my webtv. I haven't been able to get to the library because my niece is home for summer vacation. I've also been busy with other projects. I hope to set up a webshoppe and sell some original comics, and I'm also planning to enter the Tokyopop Rising Stars of Manga contest, which I've lost four times now!
This chapter isn't very long, and there's still so much more to this story. I really do fear it... I think it might actually make it to chapter fifty or sixty. O.OU I've been fighting the temptation to start writing the sequel, too. XD
BTW, you can go check on the progress of my fics on my profile page, and see future fics and plot bunnies. If I'm unable to update, or hit any delays, I'll write about them there, so you'll know what's up.
No Way in Hell
It was raining again, a soft drizzle.
Neither of them tried to shout over the helicopter. Jouno gazed at Kaiba from the passenger's seat, and a fresh wave of adoration washed over him.
This feels so right, the two of us together-- No need to ruin the moment with words. No Mokuba--
-- SKREE--
-- He saw Mokuba's corpse in his mind, the flesh mottled and rotting--
The vision came so suddenly that he sucked in a breath, his brow creased. Then the image was gone, and Jouno smiled.
That's right, Mokuba, you're dead. I chopped your fucking head off. There's no way in hell you can take Kaiba from me now.
Looking around, he saw fields below. He looked at Kaiba's face. Kaiba was staring straight ahead, his expression unreadable.
"Kaiba?"
They stopped moving forward and began to land.
"Where are we, Kaiba?"
No sooner had they hit the ground with a jolt than Kaiba killed the engine and disembarked. Jouno watched him walk around to the passenger's side. Once there, he undid Jouno's seatbelt, then took the blonde's hand to help him down. All the while, his expression stayed cold.
Kaiba didn't stop Jouno from embracing him.
"Mmh..." Jouno sighed happily and drew their bodies closer together, delighting in the feel of Kaiba's body heat. His lips found Kaiba's collarbone and he began kissing along it. His arms tightened around Kaiba's slim waist. "Mmh..."
He heard Kaiba's voice above him. "Is this all you wanted?"
Jouno nodded, not looking up. "Yes. You're all I ever wanted. You're all I need, Seto Kaiba."
"And Mokuba..."
Jouno frowned. "Forget him. Don't say that name anymore."
He giggled and squeezed Kaiba tighter. "I knew it. I knew you'd love me in this body... Oh, Kaiba... You're trembling..."
Jouno felt the drizzle intensify to a heavy downpour. Within a few seconds, they were drenched. Jouno barely heard Kaiba growl:
"There's no way in hell I can love you now."
Jouno's eyes opened as he realized what had been said. Pulling out of the embrace, he could only offer Kaiba a questioning gaze.
Kaiba's icy cerulean eyes narrowed and Jouno felt daggers. Hearing the click, he noticed the pistol in Kaiba's hand.
He blinked against the rain and swallowed hard. "Would that even work in all this?"
Kaiba's mouth twitched in a brief imitation of a smirk. "Let's find out." He fired.
Shrieking, Jouno whirled and ran for some nearby trees. The most prominent emotion, crowding out even survival instinct, was sadness that Kaiba had done such a thing--
Another gunshot.
Pain erupted in Jouno's side and he fell to his knees, then landed face first in the mud.
Kaiba walked over and used his foot to turn Jouno onto his back. Jouno's unconscious face was pelted with tiny pieces of hail.
Kaiba knelt, not caring about the mud and ice. He buried the muzzle of the gun under Jouno's jawline.
"This is for Mokuba, you sick fuck!"
His finger trembled as he braced himself to pull the trigger.
Jouno gasped awake, his eyes wild and afraid.
"Kaiba..." His features slowly contorted into a grimace of despair as he shook with quiet sobs. Kaiba was disconcerted at this sight.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry... I saw what I was doing and I couldn't stop... It was a nightmare..." Tears flowed and mingled with the icy rain.
Kaiba lost his nerve and the hand holding the gun began to pull back.
Seeing this, Jouno grabbed Kaiba's hand.
"What are you--!"
One last gunshot.
They were unable to find the videotape.
Bakura snorted, hands on hips. Malik must have taken it with him. It could be anywhere.
A low, resigned growl came from behind him. "We're screwed, aren't we?"
He walked past Fluffy to the far walls. He began knocking on the wooden panels. One sounded hollow, so he pushed it and it popped inwards with a click, then slowly swung out and open. Through it they saw a spiral staircase made of stone.
"The rich always have something to hide."
It was mid-afternoon, but lack of windows made the area black as night. They found a couple of flashlights before they went in.
The staircase was cold, dank, and slippery, and there was no handrail, so they had to be careful. At one point, Bakura's foot slid, and Fluffy had to catch him. After an awkward moment, Bakura shoved him away and hurried ahead.
At the bottom of the spiral staircase they found a door. Upon entering, the two found themselves standing in the mud room they'd seen on TV.
In the middle of the floor was a shallow hole, unmistakably a grave.
"This is where she died."
Bakura pointed his flashlight's beam at the ceiling. "Care to venture a guess as to what's above our heads right now?"
No reply.
Bakura turned to where Fluffy had been standing, but he was alone now.
... eeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEE...
All Bakura could hear now was the ringing; however, he felt no fear.
He looked at the grave, which was now a mound.
You're here...
He got to his knees and set the flashlight on the ground, pointed at the burial mound.
... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...
No words, but behind the sound, a plea.
Find me.
Bakura's fingers sank into the mud and began scooping it away. He slowly uncovered a tiny human form. There was a plastic bag duct taped over its head.
He went to uncover her completely, working down the arms--
Rebecca's hand jumped and clutched Bakura's arm. He heard a girl screaming and instinctively looked up to see a circle of light. His mind was instantly assaulted with a string of images.
couldn't fight them
beaten
raped
spit on
pissed on
laughed at
plastic
mud
trapped in the darkness
can't move
can't breathe
let me out!
LET ME OUT!
"Let me out!"
Terrified, Bakura thrashed about, gasping for breath. He dimly became aware that he was laying on a cold floor and someone was over him, shaking him by the arms.
"Wake up! Wake up!"
He opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was the circle of light. It was an overhead light fixture.
Fluffy leaned into his vision. "What the hell happened?"
Seeing this, Bakura was instantly reminded of a scene from Ringu.
In Sadako's cursed tape, the first image is the view from the bottom of the well, at a man who is looking down. But why do I see Kaiba's face?
Could he have...?
Kaiba sat in shock, his helicopter flying over Domino on auto-pilot.
I was angry. I wanted to hurt him.
We fought over the gun and it went off.
I saw him like that and felt...
I don't know what to do.
He killed Mokuba.
He raped and murdered my baby brother.
My blonde.
My mutt.
"Wheeler."
no way in hell
finish
KimyouTeki: It sucked not being able to update. I felt so anxious all the time, and have been having so many ideas that I don't know what to write first. What do they call the opposite of writer's block?
I had two more dreams about Sadamara. In one, I was in a strange room when the TV turned on and she came to the screen, but instead of coming out to kill me, we laughed together. In the second dream, I was in my kitchen. My mom and I were making breakfast. I looked out the window and saw Sadamara standing next to a tree across the street. I looked away, then back, and she was gone. I looked away and when I looked back again, she was standing there, facing me. I couldn't make out her face, but she pointed at me.
Before I started writing this chapter, I put The Ring on to get me in the mood to write. I started by watching the cursed feature, the same one Ryou and Bakura watch in chapter one. After it ends, it goes back to the menu, and after a brief pause, you hear the phone ring, the same phone from the cabin. I've seen this mini-feature many times. The last time I watched it, and only on that single occasion, the phone did not ring. This is a DVD. It can't be programmed to play differently, can it? What does all this mean?
I got alot of reviews-- the most ever:D
SilverFoxes-BlackWolves, I know Duke's Japanese name is Otogi, but I think it sounds dorky, and I think it's funny how Jouno called him "Dookie" in the dub, so I left it as Duke. Not that it really matters-- he's dead and he ain't coming back, just like that cunt Anzu. Actually, I like her, but I believe in giving the readers what they want!
KrystalMountain, Sorry you wasted your time searching for my uncut story. It's published, but for some reason it doesn't show up on any of the search engines I submitted to, not even Google. It's pretty much impossible to find, unless you know the exact URL. Please, don't anyone ask where it is. If I tell you, I could get deleted from this site.
Melika Nosaki Nollie, you had nightmares? Were they interesting:3
Star Goddess Z, we'll see. In the meantime, you might want to add me to your author alerts so you can be one of the first to read the sequel when it comes out! ;)
bakuraxryou, no problem. Were you worried about me in my absence?
Yami Tyger, you must have a heart of stone. You're the only reviewer who said she saw it coming! I've read some Stephen King, too. Misery was the first novel I ever read. People say his stuff is weird, but I never noticed anything odd...
Annie loves it, sorry I didn't show Shuichi and Yuki this chapter, but hopefully next update.
marikslildevil, how's Poland? Hope the people are nice and hope you can read this!
Erin, I think I'll tell that to the next person who asks what's wrong with me. X)
Yami Hitokiri, yep, in the official storyline, Rebecca shows up as a snotty brat and challenges Yugi to a duel. Afterwards, he gives her the card called "The Ties of Friendship", and it melts Rebecca's heart. However, things go very differently here. In this AU, Duelist Kingdom never happened. Yugi doesn't have the card, and Rebecca came not to see him, but to join KaibaCorp as a computer expert and beta tester for Kaiba's gaming technology. Instead of a gift from Yugi, she got a horrible death and became a vengeful spirit. I'll be writing more about her in the sequel. I don't know her real age, but I imagine her being 11 or 12.
Lily Bob, the answer to your question is misdirected rage. Rebecca's anger is justified, but she's taking it out on the wrong people.
Thanks for reviewing also go to Miss Ryuuku, 0kurayami0, Envy's Slave Girl, Hellfire Kagome, MarikRules, cgflower, the nameless, Pihorist, Mana the Authoress, InsaneShadowFan, SilverShadowFire, Kurai Phoenix, and dragonlady 222!
One more thing. Before you ask, there's a reason the phone rang at Bakura and Ryou's house, even though they hadn't gone to Kaiba's place yet. I'll explain that later on. There's more to tell, so hope you are all still reading and will read to the end!