Bloodied White Cross
By Origami Hoshi, Spinel Sun, and Hikari no Genki
Disclaimer: DARN YOU!! I don't own anything!
Chapter 13: The Split
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Ori: Sorry to keep all you wonderful people waiting sooo long! AUGH! Bad Ori!
Suppi: Today, we're just going to skip right to the chapter and not reply to reviews, mkay?
Gen: Besides, you all want to read the chappie don't you? Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh? Mushrooms.
Ori: Don't do that Gen. ;;
Gen: ^^;; Sorry. Mushrooms.
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"Seto-bro.. I don't know about all this.. Can't we just all stay here forever? Together? I bet Yami-leader and Bakura-guy are just very happy where they are, don't you think? I don't want to leave. I want time to stop", Kiram sighed, pulling his knees close to himself and rested his head on them. Seto looked up at the most 'immature' of the clones and shrugged, closing his blue eyes.
"You know, you don't always get whatcha want", Jou commented, sitting up against the wall next to his clone koishii, "In fact, come to think of it, you hardly ever do." Seto nodded in agreement, folding his arms quietly as the pre-cognate began to rock back and forth, suddenly very depressed rather than happy or blank.
"I know. Too well", replied he, leaning against Marik slightly, staring off at a gray, old wall distantly, sky blue eyes zoning out. The older boy just sighed and relaxed into the younger. If you can't beat 'em, try to beat them and love them at the same time, right?
"Kiram, you're really moody, you know that?", said Seto bluntly, looking at the tanned blonde skeptically, "Lighten up a little bit, I'm sure we'll be able to work everything out just fine." At this, the pre-cog clone just shrugged lightly, appreciating any moment he could spend with those he loved. Sometimes, I worry that you worry that I worry, Seto-bro. And you know, sometimes you are right when you worry that I worry. 'Cause… I worry a lot..
Hm. How did I know that? Seto replied mentally, not exactly surprised when the somewhat less chipper voice in his head. You're my brother! You know everything. Kiram noted confidently. At least, I'm rather sure you know everything. Right? Kiram, there are somethings no-body really knows.Like what?Well, like you said, is love eternal?Seto-bro, I honestly think it is.
Marik just sighed again. There he goes, he thought, staring into space again. This mission was more than he'd ever bargained for. But hey, every occupation had it's up and downs, right? Sometimes, though, the young assasin wished he was back home, flipping burgers or taking people's orders rather than killing for a cynical woman whom he knew nothing about.
But, life never goes the way you plan it to, ne?
"Really, though, are we all gonna sit 'ere and wait for the action ta come to us? There must be somethin' we can do", complained Jou, completely bored as though sitting next to the enemy was a completely an everyday thing. Seto sighed and ruffled his hair.
"We can't do anything until we hear from the others, puppy."
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"A rescue. You're really going to help us, aren't you?", asked Ryou cautiously, picking up the neko Yume-chan and placing her on his own lap and stroking her snow white fur, watching Bakura's face intently although he was talking to Yami, the leader of the dark warriors.
"It seems that way", replied the spikey haired clone, eyeing the cat-demon warily, "But I'm not the mastermind here. Why don't you ask Bakura. He came up with this whole thing afterall." Yuugi pulled his blanket a little closer. Sometimes that voice.. It was just so cold and harsh… It sent shivers down his spine.
The white-haired telepath clone turned and face Ryou, green eyes looking straight into his own brown eyes. The original, and technically older boy did his best to keep his gaze steady, but… failed. Ryou turned away, a light shade of pink spreding across his pale face.
"Very well, if you insist I tell you", the clone began, turning his gaze to the general room area, "We should get back to the labs, get the rest of the clones and Hikari, then get rid of the place. Simple." Ryou absently scratched behind Yume-chan's ears, deep in thought. Listening, but deep, deep in thought…
"What about Doctor Genji? We
don't even know what he's planning", countered Yami, folding his arms and
looking at Bakura doubtfully, "He could already be there for all we know."
"Well, then, why don't we go
back and find out, Leader?", retorted the telepath, also crossing his arms, "If
you must be all safe." "What about the Hikari? We can't just leave them here",
answered the dark warrior.
Yuugi looked up at the two clones, tilting his head a little. To him, it was amzing how things created from originals could be so different. And so human. And a little clueless sometimes too. It was simpley fascinating. Ryou, on the other hand, was just plain worried. More telepaths. Would his mind ever be safe again? Or, anyone else's for that matter?
"Very well, we'll do it like this", Bakura settled on, "I will take Ryou and go back to the lab, you stay here with the little Hikari, got that?" Yami raised an eyebrow, being the leader after all, but nodded shortly. And keep him in one spot. Watch him. I know how to handle snakes, Bakura.
Ryou?, the original telepath stared blankly into space. Did he just call me Ryou?
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"You can't mean…t-that..",stammered Tetsue, "You can't! Not the boys! They're only teenagers!" She frantically reached around the bottom of her desk.. Dammit, she cursed, where is it?
"You're right, Tsu. They're only teenagers. And yet you force them to kill. Who's the monster now?", Genji stood mere inches from the wooden desk, sparkling blue eyes clouded with maddness and obsessive insanity…
Kamisadae firmly tapped the bottom of her desk and slowly began backing away from her desk to the large glass window behind it. She whispered quietly, "What are you planning to do, Genji? Tell me." She lowered her gun and backed into the glass, looking her former fiance in the eye.
"Very well, I shall, Tsu. Only because it's you", he paused to chuckled before continuing, "As a matter of fact, I plan on taking you to see my creations. My children… Soon to be our children. And then.. I will destroy the Hikari before your very eyes.. Where will you turn then, sweet Tetsue?"
"Genji. I want to tell you something. I loved you, I really did. But, my past is not going to comsume me now. Not when I've work this hard!!"
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Down in the operations room, Sonoka sat beside her friend, Hanako, on the couch, waiting for any calls or communications… Hanako yawned and filed her tails with a large, bright yellow nail filer, pausing only momentarily to blow at her nails occasionally. Sonoka flipped through an old magazine, bored to no end.
"Hey, Hana-chan."
"What?", she replied, looking up for a second before turning back to her nails. "I was wondering, about the boys…" Sonoka pulled out a stick of gum from her pocket and unwrapped it, "Do you think they're alright?" She popped the gum into her mouth and began chewing.
"They're fine", replied Hanako, "You worry too much, Sono-chan! One of these da--" Suddenly and loud noise rang through the hall ways. Echoing.
"Hana, did you hear that?" "What was that?" "It sounded like…"
"A GUN SHOT!", they exclaimed at once. Behind them, a red light began to flash wildly around the room, a blaring sound emmiting from them. A warning light. A signal.
"AHH!! THE RED LIGHT!!", both yelled in unison. "You know what that means, Hanako!" "Yes, I do, Sonoka!"
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"Come on, little snake, you jump slow for a telepath", commented Bakura dryly, two roofs ahead of Ryou on the way back to the old, labs from which they came. Behind him, on the roof of an old hotel whose neon light was broken, the white-haired original struggled to keep up.
I don't understand, thought Ryou mildly, I didn't even want to do this… He's pushing me to hard… Stop complaining. "Eep!", Ryou pratically missed the roof as he leaped again, trying to catch up. I wish you wouldn't do that.. He replied mentally before thinking about it, causing him to clasp and hand over his mouth. S-sorry! Watch your mouth, little snake. Yessir…
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