Chapter Three
Cecelia gasped over the cards Pegasus showed her. "I remember this one! It wasn't a card then, though."
She had pointed to the card 'Toon World.' Pegasus nodded, smiling.
"I remember that. I made it for you. It makes every creature into a cartoon caricature."
Cecelia smiled back, remembering how it was that game had come about.
It had been shortly after meeting him that she had discovered what a good artist he was. It was something that had drawn them together, their shared love of art. However, while he had focused on portraying life as it truly was, she had loved to draw cartoons, making light of any situation.
It had to have been fate that they had both watched 'Funny Bunny' as children. In fact, like many adults, they had enjoyed watching it together in the evenings before bed. It had become a nightly ritual. Afterwards, they would often joke about how different things would be if they were cartoons.
Pegasus watched her intently. Even though he had brought her back almost two months ago, he still found it amazing that she was here. She was remembering something, he could tell. He knew every emotion, every feeling from the way she looked. He couldn't stop staring at her. He loved her so much.
She started as he touched her cheek gently, then moved her head to kiss his palm. "I love you."
"I love you too." Pegasus pulled her closer, and the cards were soon the farthest things from their minds.
"Come on, please duel with me?" The boy looked up at Cecelia pleadingly.
She sighed. She had just been heading home to get dinner, but this child seemed desperate to duel. "I don't have any star chips. I only duel for fun."
The boy wilted. "Darn it. I only have to get two more star chips, then I can duel Pegasus. Just like Yugi!"
"What do you know about Yugi?" Cecelia asked curiously. She wanted to know more about this boy that Pegasus was rumored to have killed.
The boy shrugged. "Not much. You'd have to ask his friends. Um, Joey, Tea, and uh, Tristan, I think. They came in on the same boat I did."
"Really? Thank you. Now, I really must be going. I have to fix dinner." With that, she left, her dress twirling around her as she spun towards the castle. The boy turned as well, searching for another possible duelist.
Pegasus started when he saw that Joey, Tristan, and Tea were back on the island. This time, they all had star chip bands, and he was sure they were out for blood. His blood.
After bringing Cecelia back, Pegasus had lost interest in controlling KaibaCorp, but what was done was done. Besides, it gave him more power.
But was power what he really wanted?
He wasn't sure anymore. Just being with Cecelia brought back memories, good memories, of what they had done, what life had been like before she had died. She seemed to naturally realize that he would not talk about where she had been. He couldn't. It hurt too much.
All he needed was Cecelia, but there was no way to release the Kaibas and the Mutohs without her finding out what he had done. Seto Kaiba would be out for revenge, with Yugi right behind him. Pegasus just couldn't handle the thought of her leaving him voluntarily. No, there had to be some other way.
Joey got off the boat with his two friends. Behind them were the friends and family members who had come to help. It had been decided that the three of them would wear star chip bands, which would help ensure that one of them could get into the palace. As soon as they had enough for one or more of them to get in, they were going to take Pegasus down. It was only a matter of time.
To Be Continued