Falling Stars
Part Two
United
I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.
I do own Anna(Estel), and any other original characters that might appear in this fanfiction.
I also own a teddy bear named Blue Bell, a very nice bus pass, and three cup-o-noodle.
But I will hide them if you sue, and you will never get them!!!
On with the story!!
This is Part Three of the Tingilya Arc.
I highly recommend that you read the first two parts, Hidden Truths and High Twilight before reading this fanfic.
Think it might make just the tiniest bit more sense.
Oh, I've left off telling the time differences because, well, as fun as math is, International Time Zone's just aren't for me!! ^_^;
~~~~~Seattle, The Same Night~~~~~
A steady beep whispered silently across the white stained walls of the hospital room, a gentle rain sobbing against the glass. Bakura's head rested on the bed where he had finally fallen asleep, gripping Anna's hand.
The tiny girl, her face whiter than a ghosts mourning shroud, lay asleep, silently, tubes and wires sprouting from her body. The fall had broken two ribs, a leg in three places, and taken her life from her.
The doctors doubted she would ever wake up again.
"Sir? Sir, please, you must go home now, it will do her no good if you kill yourself." a nurse whispered, shaking the tomb robber gently. Bakura stirred, and growled at the nurse, his eyes flashing angrily.
He refused to move from Anna's side.
"I will stay here until my daughter wakes up!" Bakura roared, the nurse running from the room.
"I won't leave until I know you're going to be okay, Anna." Bakura whispered, sobbing as he held her limp hand, her face as cold as ever......
~~~~~Domino~~~~~
"Oh God, does my head hurt!" Elendil groaned looking up, only to see Yami crouching beside him. He sighed, and looked away from the spirit, only to see Seto there as well.
"Elendil, are you all right? You shouldn't try to get up!" Yami tried keeping the boy down, unsuccessfully. Elendil was much taller than the Pharaoh.
"For once, I'm inclined to agree with Yami, Elendil. Maybe I should call a doctor." Seto took out his cell phone. Elendil glared at the two of them.
"Nothing happened! I just fell down, I'm fine! And I still want to know who you are! And how do you know about Estel!?" Elendil demanded. Yami glanced at Seto, and sighed.
"Because, I knew your Mother, and I met you two the day you were born." Yami whispered, tears streaming down his face as he remembered a spirited Yugi, laughing. A face he would never see again, though the shadows lingered around Elendil's own.
"Excuse me for a moment." Seto answered his cell phone, looking away from the two look a like's. Elendil's eyes were still wide.
"Wait a second, if you knew Mother, that means, Papa! What didn't you tell me!" Elendil demanded, glaring over at Seto, who's eyes had gone wide.
"Seto, what's wrong?" Yami asked, looking over at the pale CEO.
"They... they found Estel. She's in America." Seto whispered, Yami and Elendil staring at him in shock......
~~~~~Seattle~~~~~
"That him?" the police officer asked, looking through the open door. The nurse nodded.
"I had no idea, I mean, he's so caring, about her. I never would have thought..." the nurse babbled. The other officer nodded grimly.
"I know, most of these freaks are perfect little parents. This kid even looks like she might be his. Wonder if she even remembers her real family anymore, or if he brainwashed it out of her." the police officer sighed, pulling out a pair of handcuffs.
"Oh that poor dear. This is going to be so hard on her, but at least she'll be going back home." the nurse smiled weakly. The first officer nodded at the second, and the entered the room.
"I told you, I'm! Not! Leaving!!!" Bakura roared, turning to face the two police officers.
"You're under arrest. Now just calm down, and we won't have to cause a scene." the second officer said calmly, Bakura glaring at the two of them.
"What are the charges!? I've done nothing wrong!" Bakura hissed, bumping into Anna's bed as he backed up. The first officer rolled his eyes.
"You're charged with kidnapping Estel Kaiba, of Domino, Japan." the first officer growled, grabbing Bakura by the wrist.
Bakura growled, but put up little resistance, hissing angrily as he was pushed from the room, struggling only to get one last look at Anna, sleeping peacefully, before he was dragged away.
Ryou looked up as he heard a grim string of Egyptian curses, spoken by a voice he had hoped he would never hear again......
~~~~~Sea Tac Airport(1)~~~~~
"Elendil, calm down!" Seto snapped as Elendil hopped up and down excitedly. In another few hours, he was going to see his sister again, after twelve long, tormented years, he was finally going to see her again.
//Elendil, please, calm down. You will se her soon enough.// Yami sighed mentally. He had no love of the mortal world, and preferred to travel with his thoughts, inside the Puzzle.
Elendil rolled his eyes, glaring at Seto in general. You simply couldn't glare at a necklace, people would look at you funny. And if people looked at him funny, customs might look at him funny, and who knew how far astray that would go. And Elendil was determined to see his sister as soon as physically possible.....
~~~~~Hospital~~~~~
"Well, here's little Anna Williams." the nurse smiled, leading the two to the room.
"Estel. Her name's Estel." Elendil corrected, walking into the room nervously. He was prepared for almost anything, except for what he found.
Estel was still lying in the bed, comatose. She hadn't moved, she hadn't blinked, she hadn't tried to contact the outside world the entire time. A boy with wild brown hair, Phily, sat beside the bed, reading a book out loud, looking up as Seto and Elendil entered.
"Elendil, I warned you. She hasn't woken up since she fell." Seto whispered as tears trekked down the teen's face. Phily closed the book, Return of the King(2), and stood up.
"I... I don't recall you. You some of her online friends?" Phily asked, brushing a strand of loose white hair from Estel's face. Elendil, clutching Nuhta in his right hand, glared at Phily.
"I'm her brother!" Elendil hissed, looking back at Estel, more tears rushing from his eyes.
"Oh, yeah. I heard about that. I kinda thought something was a little off. I'm Phily. You're.... Elendil, is it?" Phily asked. Elendil looked at him quizzically, Seto leaving to talk to the doctor.
"Yeah..... how'd you know?" Elendil asked, taking Estel's hand, and placing Nuhta gently in it.
"She mumbles about you, sometimes, you know. In her sleep. I always thought it was some boyfriend. I was kinda jealous, you know. She never mumbles about me in her sleep!" Phily laughed, Elendil smiling weakly.
//My poor, poor Estel.// Yami sighed, Seto entering the room behind the teenage boys.
"They say she could wake up any minute, you know." Phily whispered, looking over at one of the many machines.
Estel's hand stirred.
"Papa?" Estel breathed, her voice as frail as crystal.
"Estel, I'm here." Seto whispered, Phily and Elendil both smiling ecstatically as she finally opened her bright amethyst eyes.
"You're not Papa...." Estel frowned, and Elendil stopped short in his tiny victory dance.
"It's me, Papa. From Domino." Seto's smile faltered as the girl looked confused.
"Who are you? Where's Papa?" Estel finally asked, Elendil going pale as the confused look reached him as well.....
~TSUZUKU~
Well, it seems the sleeping girl has finally awoken, and the tiny family is back together again.
Or is it?
More angst to come!!!
Explanations:
1: Sea Tac Airport is the International Airport in Seattle.
If Seto and Elendil were coming in from Japan, they would have to go through customs there.
2: I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I am a HUGE Tolkien fan. So, I made Estel/Anna one too!
Besides, it really is a good book trilogy, so she really could like it.
Well, that's all for now! R&R Please!!!
Attention:
I would like to dedicate this chapter to Tweet, who was the only person kind enough to review the previous chapter!!!
Which I'm taking to mean that no one even read, because the Tingilya Arc had gotten too long for them.
Because I see no further need to rush out chapters, I will only release them when I see fit.
Unless I get at least three reviews per chapter, you're all on my schedule now!!!!
Part Three