An Angel's Story
Chapter 9
- Hikari -
I boarded my flight, a light carrying on bag in my hand. It was time for me to go back home, to America. I knew it would be hard going back to a life I had thought I would leave forever. I had already told my parents I would be back and they had arranged me with my own little apartment, just like the one I first owned in Japan. They were away most of the time so living by myself wouldn't be too hard.
I knew running away from my problems would not solve them but I had to get away and think. I already missed Ryou and Malik but I would see them again...at least I hoped so.
I knew all this stuff, yet I still left. I laughed at myself.
"Excuse me, may I sit here?" A young man asks. I nod and he takes a seat next to me. He is pretty cute with short brown hair and large brown eyes. There was something familiar about him but I couldn't place it.
"So where are you heading?" He asks.
"Maryland, United States, you?"
"Really? Same here. I am taking some time out of my job with some friends" He says, smiling broadly. "My name is Kang Ta, or at least all my friends call me that"
I blink. Did he mean...Kang Ta...like, the solo singer? I nearly died. I guess he understood the expression on my face.
"I guess you kinda recognize me, huh?" His smile was just as good in real life as in the movies and music videos.
"Yeah...kinda" I manage to say. This was really awkward but still, nice. I liked being able to talk to someone and for the time I could get my mind away from Bakura. Hopefully, he would forget about me and I would do the same for him. Then everything could go back to normal.
- Ryou -
"I can't believe she left just like that! What if she does something foolish! Arg!" I was ranting again and I didn't care. Hikari was really important to me and I didn't even know where she was.
The others stood around me, just as confused as I. We had no clue where she went, we didn't even know if she was located in Japan anymore. We doubted it.
"Calm down Ryou, everything will be okay. We'll find her. There have to be some clues somewhere!" Yugi tells me with a caring smile. He was right. Instead of yelling to the air I should be looking for any hints.
We all break off into groups and half of us go to check Hikari's room in my house while the others check where she stayed with Malik and Isis.
We met back in a few hours, not finding anything to help in our search. The last two people she had talked to, Malik and Bakura knew nothing and didn't seem to be in the mood to talk about her.
"We should all go home and rest, it is getting very late" Seto suggests. I nod and escort the others out of my house. I watch as my Yami walks upstairs and I follow slowly behind him. I watch carefully as he enters Hikari's room and sits on the floor silently.
Was it just me or was he...crying? No...probably not. I didn't think a person like him could cry.
- Bakura -
What was this feeling? What was happening to me? I felt cold water fall down my face and I quickly wiped it away.
Were these tears? I couldn't believe it. I didn't even know I could cry as a spirit...because I hadn't cried since I was once alive, thousands of years ago.
"Hikari...damn you, making me like this. Making me soft like a human..." I say to the empty room. Pictures flash through my mind, seeing her laugh, cry, smile, and seeing her sing up on stage. I wanted to see her again...
I stayed in that room for the night, letting all my emotions rush out of my body.
I hadn't felt this empty and alone for a long time now and as I lie here, hearing nothing but the soft creak of the bed springs I vow I will find her again.
- Ryou –
I know everyone is restless. I could try to contact Hikari by email but I doubt it'll work. What if she really hates our guts and never wants to talk to us ever again? No, she wouldn't do that.
I sit up in the dark and turn on my bed side lamp. As much as I want to, I cannot get to sleep. Instead I put on my headphones and pull a photograph from my bedside drawer.
It was of Hikari, Malik, Isis, Bakura and I. It was taken that day we all went to eat together. I missed that day.
"Hikari…please be safe. Even if you care for us no longer you'll always be in my mind" I close my eyes and let the music fill my head as I drift to sleep.
- Malik –
I slammed my fist against the wall. She hated me, I knew it.
"Hikari…why?" I say, my body racking with sobs as I slump to the floor. Why did she leave, why couldn't she love me? Why?
I had really thought that we cared for each other but I guess I was mistaken, as always. Rejection has never really hurt this bad, ever.
What had I done wrong? Isis said I did nothing; it was just how we felt inside. That sometimes you love someone more or something like that. I couldn't really listen when she was talking, my heart hurt too much.
And then she left. She told me we couldn't be together and then she runs away. Maybe she couldn't be with her true love either…I may never know. I may not even ever see her again.
Couldn't life ever be easy? No, probably not.
I stand and wobble over to my bed before collapsing and falling asleep.
- Isis -
It sounded like my brother had finally fallen asleep. I didn't want him to hurt any longer but I knew things would only get worse.
My millennium tauk, the item that can see the future is telling me that there is death in the future, that a great fight is coming…and someone close to all of us shall die. In the visions this person is shrouded in shadow, I do not know who it is.
It was going to be hard, facing this unknown future with no way to stop it from coming…but right now that was only one of the many problems we had. Everyone was breaking apart…
- Hikari -
I had talked with Kang Ta and his friends for the entire flight. I knew they were great singers but I didn't know how great their personalities were too! I was so happy, I knew I had no right to be but I was.
"Finally we're here!" Hee Jun says happily as he takes his book bag and walks towards the planes exit door. He was followed by a sleepy looking Tony An. I came next, then Kang Ta, Jae Won and Woo Hyuk. I had one of those bad feelings that a bunch of H.O.T fans would kill me to get to them. I really hoped not.
I take one last look at the inside of the plane, why was I suddenly remembering Ryou, Bakura, Isis and Malik. Were they thinking of me now too? Probably not, it was late at night there. They were probably all asleep.
"So where are you staying?" He asks me. I had him a paper with the address and he blinks, nearly dropping his luggage as we step off the plane.
"This has to be wrong" He says, a strange look crossing over his face.
"Why?" I ask.
"Because….this is where the others and I are staying…"
Nuriko: dun dun DUN! Okay, sorry for the big wait in this chapter. Like I've said before I've been really busy with all kinds of things and it is really hard to tell when I can update anymore.
Thanks to all that have reviewed and urged me along with this story. It means a lot to me!
Bakura: Why did you make me all sappy?
Nuriko: ^^;; To add drama?
Kang Ta: And why are we in your fic?
Nuriko: I dunno, randomness. Would you rather I took you out?
Kang Ta: Nah. ^^
Nuriko: Okay then.
Hikari: *shriek and glomps onto Kang Ta* ^_^
Bakura: *Secretly a little jealous*
Nuriko: Okay, stay tuned folks! (just like my school cello needs to stay tuned --;)
Chapter 9
- Hikari -
I boarded my flight, a light carrying on bag in my hand. It was time for me to go back home, to America. I knew it would be hard going back to a life I had thought I would leave forever. I had already told my parents I would be back and they had arranged me with my own little apartment, just like the one I first owned in Japan. They were away most of the time so living by myself wouldn't be too hard.
I knew running away from my problems would not solve them but I had to get away and think. I already missed Ryou and Malik but I would see them again...at least I hoped so.
I knew all this stuff, yet I still left. I laughed at myself.
"Excuse me, may I sit here?" A young man asks. I nod and he takes a seat next to me. He is pretty cute with short brown hair and large brown eyes. There was something familiar about him but I couldn't place it.
"So where are you heading?" He asks.
"Maryland, United States, you?"
"Really? Same here. I am taking some time out of my job with some friends" He says, smiling broadly. "My name is Kang Ta, or at least all my friends call me that"
I blink. Did he mean...Kang Ta...like, the solo singer? I nearly died. I guess he understood the expression on my face.
"I guess you kinda recognize me, huh?" His smile was just as good in real life as in the movies and music videos.
"Yeah...kinda" I manage to say. This was really awkward but still, nice. I liked being able to talk to someone and for the time I could get my mind away from Bakura. Hopefully, he would forget about me and I would do the same for him. Then everything could go back to normal.
- Ryou -
"I can't believe she left just like that! What if she does something foolish! Arg!" I was ranting again and I didn't care. Hikari was really important to me and I didn't even know where she was.
The others stood around me, just as confused as I. We had no clue where she went, we didn't even know if she was located in Japan anymore. We doubted it.
"Calm down Ryou, everything will be okay. We'll find her. There have to be some clues somewhere!" Yugi tells me with a caring smile. He was right. Instead of yelling to the air I should be looking for any hints.
We all break off into groups and half of us go to check Hikari's room in my house while the others check where she stayed with Malik and Isis.
We met back in a few hours, not finding anything to help in our search. The last two people she had talked to, Malik and Bakura knew nothing and didn't seem to be in the mood to talk about her.
"We should all go home and rest, it is getting very late" Seto suggests. I nod and escort the others out of my house. I watch as my Yami walks upstairs and I follow slowly behind him. I watch carefully as he enters Hikari's room and sits on the floor silently.
Was it just me or was he...crying? No...probably not. I didn't think a person like him could cry.
- Bakura -
What was this feeling? What was happening to me? I felt cold water fall down my face and I quickly wiped it away.
Were these tears? I couldn't believe it. I didn't even know I could cry as a spirit...because I hadn't cried since I was once alive, thousands of years ago.
"Hikari...damn you, making me like this. Making me soft like a human..." I say to the empty room. Pictures flash through my mind, seeing her laugh, cry, smile, and seeing her sing up on stage. I wanted to see her again...
I stayed in that room for the night, letting all my emotions rush out of my body.
I hadn't felt this empty and alone for a long time now and as I lie here, hearing nothing but the soft creak of the bed springs I vow I will find her again.
- Ryou –
I know everyone is restless. I could try to contact Hikari by email but I doubt it'll work. What if she really hates our guts and never wants to talk to us ever again? No, she wouldn't do that.
I sit up in the dark and turn on my bed side lamp. As much as I want to, I cannot get to sleep. Instead I put on my headphones and pull a photograph from my bedside drawer.
It was of Hikari, Malik, Isis, Bakura and I. It was taken that day we all went to eat together. I missed that day.
"Hikari…please be safe. Even if you care for us no longer you'll always be in my mind" I close my eyes and let the music fill my head as I drift to sleep.
- Malik –
I slammed my fist against the wall. She hated me, I knew it.
"Hikari…why?" I say, my body racking with sobs as I slump to the floor. Why did she leave, why couldn't she love me? Why?
I had really thought that we cared for each other but I guess I was mistaken, as always. Rejection has never really hurt this bad, ever.
What had I done wrong? Isis said I did nothing; it was just how we felt inside. That sometimes you love someone more or something like that. I couldn't really listen when she was talking, my heart hurt too much.
And then she left. She told me we couldn't be together and then she runs away. Maybe she couldn't be with her true love either…I may never know. I may not even ever see her again.
Couldn't life ever be easy? No, probably not.
I stand and wobble over to my bed before collapsing and falling asleep.
- Isis -
It sounded like my brother had finally fallen asleep. I didn't want him to hurt any longer but I knew things would only get worse.
My millennium tauk, the item that can see the future is telling me that there is death in the future, that a great fight is coming…and someone close to all of us shall die. In the visions this person is shrouded in shadow, I do not know who it is.
It was going to be hard, facing this unknown future with no way to stop it from coming…but right now that was only one of the many problems we had. Everyone was breaking apart…
- Hikari -
I had talked with Kang Ta and his friends for the entire flight. I knew they were great singers but I didn't know how great their personalities were too! I was so happy, I knew I had no right to be but I was.
"Finally we're here!" Hee Jun says happily as he takes his book bag and walks towards the planes exit door. He was followed by a sleepy looking Tony An. I came next, then Kang Ta, Jae Won and Woo Hyuk. I had one of those bad feelings that a bunch of H.O.T fans would kill me to get to them. I really hoped not.
I take one last look at the inside of the plane, why was I suddenly remembering Ryou, Bakura, Isis and Malik. Were they thinking of me now too? Probably not, it was late at night there. They were probably all asleep.
"So where are you staying?" He asks me. I had him a paper with the address and he blinks, nearly dropping his luggage as we step off the plane.
"This has to be wrong" He says, a strange look crossing over his face.
"Why?" I ask.
"Because….this is where the others and I are staying…"
Nuriko: dun dun DUN! Okay, sorry for the big wait in this chapter. Like I've said before I've been really busy with all kinds of things and it is really hard to tell when I can update anymore.
Thanks to all that have reviewed and urged me along with this story. It means a lot to me!
Bakura: Why did you make me all sappy?
Nuriko: ^^;; To add drama?
Kang Ta: And why are we in your fic?
Nuriko: I dunno, randomness. Would you rather I took you out?
Kang Ta: Nah. ^^
Nuriko: Okay then.
Hikari: *shriek and glomps onto Kang Ta* ^_^
Bakura: *Secretly a little jealous*
Nuriko: Okay, stay tuned folks! (just like my school cello needs to stay tuned --;)