MysticalDreamer: thanks to the you who reviewed..I'm so happy you did.
*grins* thanks again!! Well..here's the next chapter and well, if you don't
like original characters, then feel free to picture Minako as Serenity if
you want!! As long as you like the story, I am happy!!
I don't own Yugioh or a christmas carol.
Kaiba reached the Wheeler residence and pounded on the door. "Wheeler!" he shouted. After a few minutes the door opened and there stood a blonde haired woman with lavender eyes.
"May I help you?" she asked.
"Is Mr. Joseph Wheeler home?" asked Kaiba coldy.
"Just a moment Mr. Kaiba." she said. She closed the door a little and he heard her shout: "Joey! Kaiba's here!" A few moments later and Joey came to the door.
"Hello Mr. Kaiba." said Joey. "You can get back inside now Mai, Rebecca's calling for you." he said to the blonde lady. She nodded and disapeared.
"Wheeler. You forgot my laundry today." said Kaiba and he dumped the bag into Joey's arms. He stumbled, then balanced the weight.
"Oh..sorry Sir." said Joey, throwing the bag over his shoulder. "Would you like to come in for a cup of tea?" he asked.
"No. I need to get home." said Kaiba. Then he turned and walked away from the Wheeler household. He heard Joey say 'Happy Holidays!' then a door shut.
Kaiba walked along the road, completely ignoring all the festivities going on around him. He was focused on getting home and sleeping a good night's sleep.
He turned a corner and saw the clock tower where nearby it, he had first met Minako..But this time, he didn't stop for flashbacks. He kept on going towards his house.
~*~*~*~
After about five more minutes of speed-walking, Kaiba arrived at his home and walked up the small staircase. He dug around in his pockets, looking for a key. "Blasted key.." he mumbled. He looked up at his door-knocker ringer thing and saw what looked like that face of Bakura Ryou vanish and turn back into the regular knocker.
"What?" he asked. "Stupid imagination. Got the better of me.." he said.
Kaiba finally found the key and shoved it into the keyhole and flung the door open. He hung up his coat on the coat-hanger and put his hat and scarf on the hooks. He walked along the hallway and straight to the stairs that led to his bedroom.
He glanced for a minute at some of the money on his desk and thought the better of it. He dived for it and locked it in the safe under the floorboards near his desk. Making sure it was secure, he headed up the stairs.
"Kaiba...."
Kaiba turned and saw no one. "Dang imagination. Must be really tired." he said and continued up the steps.
Every once in a while, Kaiba could have sworn he heard a stair creak as if a person was stepping on it, but he shrugged it off saying he was sleep deprived.
He reached his room and sat down in his chair, in front of the fire place. He picked up his book and started to read when he really did hear the stairs creaking. He froze and listened more carefully. Then he heard his bedroom door open and close. Kaiba wanted to scream but that would probably send the thief packing and Kaiba wanted him to be arrested.
"I know you're there!" shouted Kaiba. He jumped and looked over the back of his chair. He looked around, but he saw no one. He blinked a few times and kept staring for a good ten minutes, before he finally turned back around.
And this time he really did scream.
Kaiba flung himself as deep into his chair as he could force himself to go. He was looking right at Bakura Ryou. His long dead partner.
"Ba-Ba-Bakura?" asked Kaiba, in a voice, barely above a whisper.
The Bakura grinned. He had a white kind of glow around him and was semi- transparent. "Hello Kaiba, you old chap!" he said cheerfully.
Kaiba's eyes widened. "You're..dead!" he shouted.
Bakura waved his hand. "Yes, yes, yes. Ignore that fact." he said. "How are you, old buddy?"
Kaiba couldn't say a thing. There was a ghost standing in front of him and this ghost expected him to be calmer than the sea in broad daylight.
"Come now Kaiba. Surely you aren't scared of your old partner now, are you?" asked Bakura.
"....."
Bakura shook his head and leaned on the shelf above the fireplace. "You seem to be getting along rather well. Lots of money." he said, looking around.
"Why are you here?!" Kaiba blurted out suddenly.
"I'll get to that in a moment." replied Bakura. "I'm assuming that she didn't come back..." he said slowly, looking at Kaiba.
His eyes narrowed. "No. And just leave it at that." said Kaiba. "Why are you here?"
"We did a lot together, didn't we Kaiba?" asked Bakura. "Partners. We made loads of cash. Doing who knows what with it for ourselves and and only ourselves." he said. "I guess its still the same for you, then? Afterall, you're alone on Christmas Eve. I guess its best to say that you'll be alone tomarrow as well?"
Kaiba narrowed his eyes again. "I don't need anyone except my money and me." he said.
Bakura shook his head. "Thats what I thought too, Kaiba." he said. "And look at me! Look at me! These blasted chains around my feet and arms!!" he shouted, his face losing the cheeriness and getting to look, well, kind of evil.
Kaiba looked at Bakura and for the first time, noticed the chains and shackles around his fet and hands. There was even a piggy bank attached which Kaiba was tempted to lunge at.
"Don't even bother." said Bakura, following Kaiba's eyes.
Kaiba sat back down compfortably. Eyes narrowed again.
"So you do see these chains." said Bakura. "You can tell, by the way I'm walking and standing that these are not lightweight chains. They are heavy. Long. Painful." he stopped for a moment, letting it sink in with Kaiba.
"I was no better than you, Seto Kaiba." he continued. "My greed during my life has forced me to carry these chains on my back. For eternity."
Kaiba looked up.
"In case you didn't know, that means forever." said Bakura.
"I know that!" snapped Kaiba.
Bakura glared. "I must carry these for the rest of all time. These heavy chains that could eventually pull me into the depths of the underworld where it will be insanity. Torture and unbelieveable pain."
Kaiba continued to stare, now wondering where his dead partner was going with this story.
"And you see Kaiba, when you are long gone, you will have the same problem." grinned Bakura, evilly.
Kaiba sat up straighter.
"The only thing is, my friend, is that your chains will be longer than mine.... Your chains will be heavier than mine..... And your chains will be more painful than mine....." said Bakura. "And you will surely be in hell, long before I am."
Kaiba's mind spun. He always new death would reach him eventually but if what Bakura said was true..it wouldn't be a pleasent thing. He began to breath in deeply. He had to change it all. He didn't want to carry those chains around.
"Thinking of how to change it?" asked Bakura slyly.
"What?" asked Kaiba.
Bakura laughed. "Still greedy, you don't want to carry these chains around. But then again, no one wants to carry these chains around. Its a shame you want me to leave." he said and began to walk away.
"Wait!" called Kaiba, jumping out of his seat.
Bakura stopped and turned to face him. "Second thoughts? Of course you are. I know you too well Kaiba." he said, grinning once again.
Kaiba swallowed.
"Tonight, Seto Kaiba, you will be visited by three spirits." said Bakura, getting right up to Kaiba and staring him in the eyes. "All three are wise beyond their years and if you want to change your fate, then you better listen to every word they say." he said.
Kaiba nodded furiously.
"They will show you things." said Bakura. "How you interpret them, is up to you. But I warn you, Seto. You have one chance. I blew mine, and its not fun to carry chains." he grinned.
Kaiba nodded again.
"So Seto, my friend." said Bakura, backing away from him. "I've told what I need to tell you. You know what you need to know. What you do, however, is all up to you."
Kaiba nodded once more.
"Now Seto, I must leave." said Bakura. "Perhaps I'll see you with chains, perhaps not. Only time and the spirits, will tell." he said. He began to walk away slowly. Kaiba stared at his retreating back until slowly, as if being erased, he vanished into thin air.
Kaiba breathed in deeply, each breath becoming more heavy than the one before. He sunk into his arm chair and stared. He stared at the air. At nothing. In deep thought.
After at least a half an hour, he shook his head and stood up.
"Musta fallen asleep." he said. He climbed into his pajamas and crawled into his four post bed and dived under the covers. Then shot back up again, and closed the curtains around his bed.
Then slowly, he fell into a deep, deep sleep.
to be continued....
MD: soo..how was that chapter? good, bad, totally stupid that you'll never read it again? ouch..I hope it wasn't that bad...lemme know what you think in a review ok? when people review i get so happy because..well..yeah if you're an author you know what I mean...all i need is one review to continue posting this story. so please review??
coming up in the next chapter:
Ishizu(Isis) as the Ghost of Christmas Past
Minako Hinah as an adult and with Seto
Some weird guy playing the violin
and...
Umm...I don't know! I don't want to spoil it!
I don't own Yugioh or a christmas carol.
Kaiba reached the Wheeler residence and pounded on the door. "Wheeler!" he shouted. After a few minutes the door opened and there stood a blonde haired woman with lavender eyes.
"May I help you?" she asked.
"Is Mr. Joseph Wheeler home?" asked Kaiba coldy.
"Just a moment Mr. Kaiba." she said. She closed the door a little and he heard her shout: "Joey! Kaiba's here!" A few moments later and Joey came to the door.
"Hello Mr. Kaiba." said Joey. "You can get back inside now Mai, Rebecca's calling for you." he said to the blonde lady. She nodded and disapeared.
"Wheeler. You forgot my laundry today." said Kaiba and he dumped the bag into Joey's arms. He stumbled, then balanced the weight.
"Oh..sorry Sir." said Joey, throwing the bag over his shoulder. "Would you like to come in for a cup of tea?" he asked.
"No. I need to get home." said Kaiba. Then he turned and walked away from the Wheeler household. He heard Joey say 'Happy Holidays!' then a door shut.
Kaiba walked along the road, completely ignoring all the festivities going on around him. He was focused on getting home and sleeping a good night's sleep.
He turned a corner and saw the clock tower where nearby it, he had first met Minako..But this time, he didn't stop for flashbacks. He kept on going towards his house.
~*~*~*~
After about five more minutes of speed-walking, Kaiba arrived at his home and walked up the small staircase. He dug around in his pockets, looking for a key. "Blasted key.." he mumbled. He looked up at his door-knocker ringer thing and saw what looked like that face of Bakura Ryou vanish and turn back into the regular knocker.
"What?" he asked. "Stupid imagination. Got the better of me.." he said.
Kaiba finally found the key and shoved it into the keyhole and flung the door open. He hung up his coat on the coat-hanger and put his hat and scarf on the hooks. He walked along the hallway and straight to the stairs that led to his bedroom.
He glanced for a minute at some of the money on his desk and thought the better of it. He dived for it and locked it in the safe under the floorboards near his desk. Making sure it was secure, he headed up the stairs.
"Kaiba...."
Kaiba turned and saw no one. "Dang imagination. Must be really tired." he said and continued up the steps.
Every once in a while, Kaiba could have sworn he heard a stair creak as if a person was stepping on it, but he shrugged it off saying he was sleep deprived.
He reached his room and sat down in his chair, in front of the fire place. He picked up his book and started to read when he really did hear the stairs creaking. He froze and listened more carefully. Then he heard his bedroom door open and close. Kaiba wanted to scream but that would probably send the thief packing and Kaiba wanted him to be arrested.
"I know you're there!" shouted Kaiba. He jumped and looked over the back of his chair. He looked around, but he saw no one. He blinked a few times and kept staring for a good ten minutes, before he finally turned back around.
And this time he really did scream.
Kaiba flung himself as deep into his chair as he could force himself to go. He was looking right at Bakura Ryou. His long dead partner.
"Ba-Ba-Bakura?" asked Kaiba, in a voice, barely above a whisper.
The Bakura grinned. He had a white kind of glow around him and was semi- transparent. "Hello Kaiba, you old chap!" he said cheerfully.
Kaiba's eyes widened. "You're..dead!" he shouted.
Bakura waved his hand. "Yes, yes, yes. Ignore that fact." he said. "How are you, old buddy?"
Kaiba couldn't say a thing. There was a ghost standing in front of him and this ghost expected him to be calmer than the sea in broad daylight.
"Come now Kaiba. Surely you aren't scared of your old partner now, are you?" asked Bakura.
"....."
Bakura shook his head and leaned on the shelf above the fireplace. "You seem to be getting along rather well. Lots of money." he said, looking around.
"Why are you here?!" Kaiba blurted out suddenly.
"I'll get to that in a moment." replied Bakura. "I'm assuming that she didn't come back..." he said slowly, looking at Kaiba.
His eyes narrowed. "No. And just leave it at that." said Kaiba. "Why are you here?"
"We did a lot together, didn't we Kaiba?" asked Bakura. "Partners. We made loads of cash. Doing who knows what with it for ourselves and and only ourselves." he said. "I guess its still the same for you, then? Afterall, you're alone on Christmas Eve. I guess its best to say that you'll be alone tomarrow as well?"
Kaiba narrowed his eyes again. "I don't need anyone except my money and me." he said.
Bakura shook his head. "Thats what I thought too, Kaiba." he said. "And look at me! Look at me! These blasted chains around my feet and arms!!" he shouted, his face losing the cheeriness and getting to look, well, kind of evil.
Kaiba looked at Bakura and for the first time, noticed the chains and shackles around his fet and hands. There was even a piggy bank attached which Kaiba was tempted to lunge at.
"Don't even bother." said Bakura, following Kaiba's eyes.
Kaiba sat back down compfortably. Eyes narrowed again.
"So you do see these chains." said Bakura. "You can tell, by the way I'm walking and standing that these are not lightweight chains. They are heavy. Long. Painful." he stopped for a moment, letting it sink in with Kaiba.
"I was no better than you, Seto Kaiba." he continued. "My greed during my life has forced me to carry these chains on my back. For eternity."
Kaiba looked up.
"In case you didn't know, that means forever." said Bakura.
"I know that!" snapped Kaiba.
Bakura glared. "I must carry these for the rest of all time. These heavy chains that could eventually pull me into the depths of the underworld where it will be insanity. Torture and unbelieveable pain."
Kaiba continued to stare, now wondering where his dead partner was going with this story.
"And you see Kaiba, when you are long gone, you will have the same problem." grinned Bakura, evilly.
Kaiba sat up straighter.
"The only thing is, my friend, is that your chains will be longer than mine.... Your chains will be heavier than mine..... And your chains will be more painful than mine....." said Bakura. "And you will surely be in hell, long before I am."
Kaiba's mind spun. He always new death would reach him eventually but if what Bakura said was true..it wouldn't be a pleasent thing. He began to breath in deeply. He had to change it all. He didn't want to carry those chains around.
"Thinking of how to change it?" asked Bakura slyly.
"What?" asked Kaiba.
Bakura laughed. "Still greedy, you don't want to carry these chains around. But then again, no one wants to carry these chains around. Its a shame you want me to leave." he said and began to walk away.
"Wait!" called Kaiba, jumping out of his seat.
Bakura stopped and turned to face him. "Second thoughts? Of course you are. I know you too well Kaiba." he said, grinning once again.
Kaiba swallowed.
"Tonight, Seto Kaiba, you will be visited by three spirits." said Bakura, getting right up to Kaiba and staring him in the eyes. "All three are wise beyond their years and if you want to change your fate, then you better listen to every word they say." he said.
Kaiba nodded furiously.
"They will show you things." said Bakura. "How you interpret them, is up to you. But I warn you, Seto. You have one chance. I blew mine, and its not fun to carry chains." he grinned.
Kaiba nodded again.
"So Seto, my friend." said Bakura, backing away from him. "I've told what I need to tell you. You know what you need to know. What you do, however, is all up to you."
Kaiba nodded once more.
"Now Seto, I must leave." said Bakura. "Perhaps I'll see you with chains, perhaps not. Only time and the spirits, will tell." he said. He began to walk away slowly. Kaiba stared at his retreating back until slowly, as if being erased, he vanished into thin air.
Kaiba breathed in deeply, each breath becoming more heavy than the one before. He sunk into his arm chair and stared. He stared at the air. At nothing. In deep thought.
After at least a half an hour, he shook his head and stood up.
"Musta fallen asleep." he said. He climbed into his pajamas and crawled into his four post bed and dived under the covers. Then shot back up again, and closed the curtains around his bed.
Then slowly, he fell into a deep, deep sleep.
to be continued....
MD: soo..how was that chapter? good, bad, totally stupid that you'll never read it again? ouch..I hope it wasn't that bad...lemme know what you think in a review ok? when people review i get so happy because..well..yeah if you're an author you know what I mean...all i need is one review to continue posting this story. so please review??
coming up in the next chapter:
Ishizu(Isis) as the Ghost of Christmas Past
Minako Hinah as an adult and with Seto
Some weird guy playing the violin
and...
Umm...I don't know! I don't want to spoil it!