Chapter 10
The Will To Fight
Warning: May wanna have some Kleenex ready..also lots of angst circling around our favorite angstified platinum blonde Egyptian. ^_^ That's what I like to call Malik.
Anyone who's ever seen the movie will know where I got the title...^_~ It's a great movie, but they drown you in all the "courage to fight" mush. ^_^U
Mojobubbles: Gomen nasai for taking so long! To make it up here's a realllllly long chapter. But here are the reasons why it took so long: 1.) Last weekend was a four day weekend, so I was able to post tons of stuff. 2.) Look at how long it is! 3.) I've had Shakespeare Club a ton this month. 4.) Today, (Thursday) I had a weird day. Like, I had a zillion mood swings. See, Melissa borrowed my English-Japanese dictionary, and I asked for it back this morning and she said she had it at home, so I had a total spaz out and I kicked her locker closed. Yeah. With me, when I'm angry, I completely flip then feel bad about it and then (continues to bitch about random things). So, like I said, I had a crap ass day.
Y. Malik: *cough* PMS *cough*
Y. Mojobubbles: Shut up you kisama!!!!!!! Stop being mean to my hikari! (hits him) She got teased today, too. This one boy thinks she has a crush on this other boy, and this same boy won't respect Mojobubbles' right to be herself by making fun of one of her shirts, and he makes fun of the fact that she likes Yu-Gi-Oh.
Mojobubbles: Yeah...(sniff) No one respects me....except for this one reviewer....that was the best review...ahem...WOW! 10 CHAPTERS!
Y. Mojobubbles: Hikari....look..
Mojobubbles: Hm? (looks) OMR!!!!!!!!!! 30 REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!! (bounces off the walls) 30 REVIEWSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Y. Mojobubbles: YOU PEOPLE ARE SO WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mojobubbles: I actually wasn't planning to end chapter 9 when I did, but I read it over and was like, "wow, what a perfect cliffhanger!"
A random note: KAYA IS A JAPANESE NAME!!!!! I honestly had no idea. I just thought it would be a cool name. It means "adds a place of resting". And Mai means "brightness". Malik is an Arabic name meaning "master; angel; king". Ah, the power of the Internet...
Review Responses:
Europa: Actually, the movie is Japanese. Getting it at Wal-mart would be like getting season 3 subtitled in English at Wal-mart. ^_^ The only way you could buy it in a store would be to go to Japan. ^_^U
Ruby/Luna: DON'T KILL HIM!!!!!
Y. Mojobubbles: Mojobubbles, control yourself..yes it was an evil cliffy......(evil smile)
Blue Mystic Moon Warrior: Well, that was a little....better. ^_~ Of course I didn't hand out the presents, I said I was ignoring your review!
Shogo: We get presents?
Mojobubbles: So adorable! Yes, you all do get presents. Shogo, you get a part in the story.
Shogo: Do I get to use my Red Eyes?
Mojobubbles: Probably.
Shogo: Yay! ^_^
Y. Mojobubbles: So adorable! ^_^ Anyway, Pegasus gets some presents.
Pegasus: Ooh goodie! (dances)
Mojobubbles: 0_0 Anyway...you get some Beano, and Britney Spears crap.
Pegasus: How nice!
Y. Mojobubbles: Poor deluded Pegasus.
Mojobubbles: You get a plushie of the bishie of your choice if you can tell me what movie that's from. ^_~
Y. Mojobubbles: Kaiba, you get another Mokuba shake, and Mokuba gets a blender.
Mokuba and Kaiba: Goodie. -_-
Mojobubbles: I get...the baboon book. -_- What a caring friend you are, BMMW.
Y. Mojobubbles: Tea and Tristan get a lamp, and a tree.
Tristan: Why?
Y. Mojobubbles: I don't know.
Tristan: Ok.
Mojobubbles: Yugi gets more high shoes, more stilts, and walnuts. He needs a new name? Oh, I get it, because Yugi means game and-ohhhhhhhhh.
Yugi: Why do I get walnuts?
Y. Mojobubbles: Because in the movie, you sound like a chipmunk. So BMMW also has a new voice for you.
Yugi: You people are so degrading. -_-
Mojobubbles: Yami, Malik and Bakura get more really hot clothes. (drools at Bakura and Yami) Malik also gets a hell of a glomp. But the way BMMW put it, it sounds like she wants me to glomp him. So, I think we just better ignore that one. ^_^U Malik also gets a spray that makes people stop touching you.
Malik: BMMW ME AND KAYA ARE JUST FRIENDS!!!!!!!!! RA!!!!!!!!!
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"Victory depends on whether or not a duelist has the courage to fight until the bitter end." - Yami Yugi in the movie (I'm afraid I'm becoming obsessed...^_^U)
(That quote came from www.lelola.net where I first discovered there was a movie)
(And I am allowed to use that quote according to Lelola's policy so nyeah!)
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"A coma?" Yami gasped. "How?"
(A/N: I know squat about medical shit so I'm making this up off of the top of my head, k?)
"She lost a lot of blood, and her body was having trouble functioning. It's a wonder she didn't die then," the doctor said. (This guy is pretty frank, ne? -_-)
"What are her chances of surviving?" Yami asked.
"At the moment, it's about a 35% chance," the doctor said. He looked around the room at the weary group. "You kids better head on home, get some rest. We'll contact you if anything happens." The doctor left.
"We need a kiseki*," Bakura murmured, tears running down his face. (*Miracle. Believe me, I looked it up.)
Yami sank back down into the hard plastic chair. Joey sat down next to him.
"Hey, man, no matter what happens, we're all in dis together," he said.
Yami smiled at him, wiping tears off his cheeks. "Thank you, Joey."
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It was really late, at Yugi's house. Kaiba and Mokuba had gone home, but everyone else headed to Yugi's house for a sleepover. Of course, it was a bit of a solemn one..
Yugi had tried to sit, but he couldn't. First he called his 10-year-old neighbor Shogo Kyuuto and told him what was going on. (Mojobubbles: Yes, it is Shogo from the movie. ^_^ I dun know Shogo's age or last name. BMMW made up the last name, and told me it means also means cute.) Then Yugi was running around, getting extra blankets and pillows.
Another one of Mojobubbles' custom plot holes popped up, and Mai, Duke, and Shogo popped out. ^_~
At 11, everyone was getting sleepy. Serenity had fallen asleep on Joey, who looked as though he was having trouble staying awake. (Mojobubbles: Picture that. (pictures it) AWWW!)
"Yugi," Duke yawned. "You look exhausted. You better get some sleep." He looked around the room. "Not to mention Malik, Isis, and Bakura..."
"I think it has something to do with what happened today with our Millennium Items," Bakura said, yawning.
(Mojobubbles: I love the way he says "Millennium Items"...so kawaii!)
"You guys look totally wiped," Shogo added, nodding.
"I guess you're right..." Yugi murmured. Yami vanished into the puzzle, and Yugi headed up to his bedroom. Malik slumped against the couch and fell asleep instantly, as did Isis and Bakura.
~*~At the Kaiba mansion~*~
Kaiba was typing on his laptop. Yes, at 11. While the younger sister of his adversary was currently in a coma. But he could barely concentrate on the screen. Sighing, Kaiba turned off the laptop and decided to check on Mokuba, who was very shaken up after the day's events. (Shaken, Mokuba, get it, BMMW? Huh? Huh? Aw, never mind.)
He walked down the hall, and eased open the door to Mokuba's room. "Mokuba?" he whispered. "Are you ok?"
Mokuba sniffled and shook his head, but Kaiba couldn't see because it's night, and it's dark at night. Hey..I LEARNED SOMETHING! Uh...yeah.
Anyway, Kaiba went over to the bed and sat down on the edge. Mokuba reached out and hugged him.
"Seto," he whispered, "I'm scared."
Kaiba nodded and pushed Mokuba's hair out of his face.
Mokuba looked up at his brother. "Seto," he asked, "are you scared?"
Kaiba looked surprised.
"Because," Mokuba said quickly, "I know you don't like Yugi. But he's really nice! Sometimes, you would be busy, and I would go to Yugi's game shop, but please don't be mad at me Seto....I just.." He stopped. "Seto, what if something happened to me? Would you be scared then?"
"Of course, Mokuba," Kaiba answered softly. "You're my little brother. You mean the world to me, you know that."
Mokuba leaned against Kaiba. "When you're in a coma, you're still working, ne? But you just sit there, and you can't say anything or move, ne?" he asked.
"Right, Mokuba."
"It's like you're soulless."
Kaiba realized what his brother meant, but found he couldn't put it into words. "You know how the spirit of Yugi's puzzle is like, Mokuba. I bet his sister is just like him."
Mokuba nodded, understanding exactly what his brother meant.
~*~Back to Yugi's house~*~
Everyone slept in shifts. At the moment, Shogo was the only one awake.
^Yugi's really nice.^ Shogo thought to himself. (Mojobubbles: Ooh, we get to write a sappy "courage to fight" Shogo inner monologue!) ^He stuck up for me, when no one else would. And, the "other face" of Yugi....his yami, helped me to find the courage to fight, helped me discover the will to win.....^ He flipped open his case of Duel Monsters (or Dear Monsters, which is what they translated it to in the sub....stupid subbers.) cards, his prized Red Eyes Black Dragon on top.
(Mojobubbles: Yes, Shogo really does have a Red Eyes. It's like the whole focus of the movie. BTW, if ya want more info on the movie, check out And if you wanna see some movie pics, make sure you check out gallery 12. It's funny. The blue-haired kawaii dude is Shogo.)
^I hope the spirit's sister is ok...^ Shogo clutched his cards tightly for reassurance; the way a little kid hugs a plushie.
(Mojobubbles: Shogo has this weird habit of holding things very tightly. Seriously. He crumples up one of his cards in this one scene. ^_^`)
Shogo buried his head in his hands and sobbed.
(Y. Mojobubbles: You know BMMW is going to murder you for making Shogo cry, don't you?
Mojobubbles: Oh crap. 0_0)
It was about 3 in the morning when they got the call.
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Y. Mojobubbles: So, what do you think-
Mojobubbles: My dad knows some Japanese! I got into this discussion with him about particles. My mom was sitting there like, I have no idea what they're talking about. Then my dad says, totally out of the blue, "Doomo arigato."
Then, me: (thinks) Oh, you said thank you very much!
So anyway, I go up to my room to finish my evil current events thing that I had to re-do because my evil history teacher was really vague about it and I did it wrong....doom on her! Anyway, then my dad comes in and shows me this book called (checks the title) The Complete Idiot's Guide To Conversational Japanese. I just about had a cow!
Kaiba: You know your reviewers are going to kill you for 2 cliffhangers in a row, right?
Y. Mojobubbles: BUT IT'S NOT THE END YET! I was trying to say, What do you think of this chapter so far when Mojobubbles jumps in about Japanese!!!!!
Mojobubbles: Gomen nasai, minna-san*. V_V (*I'm very sorry, everybody.)
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/Anyway/, it was about 3 in the morning when they got the call. The phone began to ring and Joey sleepily stumbled toward it. "Hullo?" he mumbled.
"Hello, this is Domino Hospital. Is Yugi Motou available?" answered a calm and awake voice.
Joey's eyes flew open. The others were stirring. "H-he's not available," Joey said. "I'm Joey Wheeler, a family friend."
"I'm calling to let you know, Miss Kaya Tanaka is out of her coma. She is still unconscious, but out of immediate danger."
Joey stared at the phone, his mouth hanging open.
"Mr. Wheeler?" asked the person on the other line. She smiled, though, when she heard shouts in the background.
"Thanksforlettingusknowbye!" Joey said. Then he ran around the living room, waking everyone up.
"Joseph Wheeler, why are you running around Yugi's living room at three in the morning shouting like a frenzied panda?" Mai demanded.
(Frenzied Panda is a real card, BMMW showed it to me once.)
Joey grabbed Mai by the shoulders. "The hospital called!" he shouted.
"Joey, we're all right here, you don't have to shout," Duke groaned, covering his ears. Then he realized what Joey had just said.
"The hospital?!" they all shouted at the same time.
"What did they say!?" Shogo yelled, grabbing Joey's arm.
"SHE'S OUT OF THE COMA!!" Joey yelled back.
They all stood there, staring at one another. "That's cool," Misty murmured. They stared at each other some more.
Then they all screamed.
Yugi stumbled sleepily into the room, yawning and rubbing his eyes.
(Mojobubbles: Aw...)
"Yugi!" they all yelled at once.
"What?!" Yugi asked, feeling sort of scared.
"Tell Yami to come out!" they all shouted.
He did, looking tired.
"What happened?" Yami asked, looking irritated that they'd woken him up.
Everyone else looked at each other.
"Well.." Tea was going to tell them, but suddenly began giggling insanely.
"The hospital called!" Shogo shouted, bouncing up and down.
"What did they say?!" Yugi and Yami asked at the same time.
"Kaya made it! She's out of the coma!" Malik shouted.
Everyone began yelling and jumping on each other at the same time.
Yugi stumbled to the phone. He quickly punched in a number, and it began to ring. "Pick it up, pick it up!" Yugi murmured, bouncing around.
"Kaiba," answered the CEO, not sounding as though he had been asleep.
"Kaiba? It's Yugi," Yugi replied. Kaiba was startled. Mokuba wandered into the room, a questioning look on his face.
"Seto?" he asked.
"It's Yugi," Kaiba mouthed.
Mokuba's eyes widened, and he shut up.
"Yugi?" Kaiba asked. "What happened?"
"The hospital called," Yugi replied, "and Kaya's not in a coma any more. She made it!"
Kaiba smirked. "So that's what all that background noise is," he remarked.
"Yeah," Yugi shrugged. "We're all pretty hyper at the moment."
"I can tell," Kaiba answered dryly.
Mokuba was hopping up and down, going, "What (bounce) happened (bounce)? Why (bounce) did (bounce) Yugi (bounce) call? (bounce)"
"Yugi, I'll see you later, Mokuba's going to attack me if I don't tell him why you called," Kaiba shook his head.
Yugi laughed. "Ok, bye!" and they both hung up.
Kaiba leaned down and put his hands on Mokuba's shoulders to get him to stop bouncing. "The hospital called Yugi, and Kaya made it. She's out of the coma," he said.
Mokuba grinned. "All right!" he shouted, hugging Seto so hard he sent his older brother flying.
"God, Mokuba, don't kill me!" Kaiba said, rubbing his head.
"Sorry, Seto!" Mokuba said, bouncing back down the hall. And Kaiba?
He actually /smiled./
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~*~The next morning, at the hospital~*~
"We can't go in!?" Joey wailed.
"I'm sorry, family members only, at the moment," the receptionist sighed.
"Well, Yami, you better go," Yugi said. "You don't have much time."
The receptionist looked from Yugi to Yami.
"It's a long story, lady," Duke shook his head.
"A 5000 year old story, to be exact," Malik muttered. A few people snorted.
Yami was going down the hall when Malik remembered something.
"Yami," he called, "wait up!" Yami stopped and Malik jogged up to him. "Give her this, will you?" he asked, holding out the gold luck thing.
Yami nodded, smiling.
(Kleenex moment coming up....)
Moments later he stood in front of the door. Yami stepped inside, and the nurse who had showed him the way left.
Yami sat down on the bed. She was pale and sleeping, but she was smiling, too.
"Kaya," he whispered, holding her hand.
She opened her eyes. "Yami....is that you?" she asked.
"It's me," Yami murmured. Kaya slowly sat up, and stared at him.
"Yami!" she gasped, hugging him and sobbing.
"It's all right...I'm here," Yami said, rocking her back and forth.
They let go, and Kaya leaned back into her pillows. "Sorry I freaked," she smiled. "It's just that, I was still awake in my mind the whole time, and I kept thinking about how I wanted to see you again, and be able to tell you I love you, and, now, I can."
"It's alright," Yami said. "I freaked too." Kaya giggled. "What?" Yami asked.
"You said 'freaked'!" she giggled. Yami rolled his eyes, and took out the gold thingy Malik had given it to her. He put it in her hand.
Kaya looked down at the thingy and stopped laughing. "Oh," she said.
"I think.....Malik has some things to tell you," Yami said finally.
"What things?" Kaya asked.
"I don't think....Malik should be the one to tell you," Yami replied, and Kaya nodded, deciding that this was important.
"Speaking of which, why didn't anyone else come in?" Kaya asked.
"The doctors said family only," Yami replied.
"That sucks!" Kaya groaned.
Back in the waiting room, Yugi was using his and Yami's mental link to let the others know what was happening.
Yami?
Yes, Yugi?
Tell Kaya everyone says hi.
Yami laughed and told Kaya that everyone said hi. She grinned and gave Yami her message.
In the waiting room, Yugi paused and said, "Yami said that Kaya says hi, and she says, 'hi to Shogo, Serenity, Mai, and Duke, even though I don't know you'."
The group laughed. Yeah, that was Kaya all right.
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The next day, the rest of the friends were allowed in. Only two at a time, however.
The group voted that Malik go first, by himself.
"Are you sure?" he asked. "Because that-"
"You're going, and that's final," Yugi said firmly, crossing his arms.
"You better listen, Malik, or I think Yugi's gonna attack!" Tristan said, pretending to be scared.
"I can see it now....attack of the killer dueling midgets!" Joey added.
"That's not fair!!" Yugi wailed.
Malik rolled his eyes and went down the hall.
He opened the door.
"Hey, Malik!" Kaya said happily, waving.
Malik tried to smile, but it didn't really work.
"Yami told me you have something to tell me," Kaya said. "So, spit it out!"
Malik shook his head. "I can't....." Kaya just looked at him.
"Can't, or won't?" she mused. "I don't care how long it takes you to tell this, but it's obviously something you need to get off your chest," she said.
Malik nodded and took a deep breath.
(Kleenex moment..again...)
"Ky, you know Battle City? Well, I was there. And I was trying to kill Yugi, your brother, the whole gang," Malik said. ("Ky" is Kaya's new nickname..I typo-ed Kaya's name to Kyaa and came up with Ky.) Kaya stared at him.
"Why?!" she asked.
"It's a long story, and hopefully it'll make sense after I finish. But there are parts of it that /I/ don't know, even."
"You know, my father died, ne?" Malik began. Kaya nodded. "But I never told you how," Malik added.
(Dramatic pause.......lol)
"He was murdered."
"By who?!" Kaya gasped.
"Me," Malik whispered. "But I didn't know I was doing it. I have a yami, but he's not like your brother or Bakura's yami. He was born, created, whatever, when I was ten and-well, you know." Kaya nodded, stunned.
"My yami.....it was that day me and Isis snuck out above ground. Seeing Rishid hurt like that......he was finally able to get control. So.....killed my father." Malik stared down at his hands. He looked up.
"And I bet now you're gonna hate me......" he said quietly. "And after everything I've done, I wouldn't blame you at all."
"No!" Kaya said. "I couldn't hate you for that. It wasn't your fault," she said quietly, leaning forward and hugging him.
(Y. Malik: (restraining BMMW) Not this again....)
"There's a little more," Malik said. "D'you remember.....the night that you had to leave? Well......my yami.....came out again, after you saw.....them. And tried to get you to turn on Yami, and......."
Kaya nodded slowly. "I remember," she said. "That wasn't you!" She hugged him again. "It all makes sense now!" she said.
"Glad to hear it," Malik said. "Now get off, you're choking me."
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That afternoon was the happiest they had had in a long time. Yami saw Kaya again, and she met Duke and Serenity. The last two were going to be Shogo and Isis. Yugi could feel his yami's anxiousness, so he snuck in too so Yami could see his sister one more time that day.
"So, Yugi, being short has its advantages, huh?" Kaya asked, after they told her Yugi had snuck in. Yugi stuck his tongue out, and Yami emerged. "Hey," Kaya said, grinning at him. "Yo, Isis, and, uh, other person I don't know!" she said, nodding to Shogo and Isis. The others sweatdropped.
"This is Shogo," Yami said, gently pushing Shogo forward. He waved.
Kaya gasped. "Akiiki?" she gasped.
(That's an Egyptian boy name, I got it off www.20000-names.com, which I don't own, and it means "friendly")
"Huh? I'm Shogo!" Shogo said.
Kaya shook her head. "I know, you just look like someone I knew....."
"He does look like Akiiki...." Isis remarked. Yami and Shogo both looked totally lost.
"D'you think he's Akiiki's reincarnation or something?" Kaya asked her.
"We could find out," Isis said, touching the Millennium Necklace. Kaya nodded, looking apprehensive but determined.
"W-what did I do?" Shogo asked.
"You didn't do anything," Yami reassured him. "But I don't know what they're talking about."
"We're going to use my Millennium Necklace, to go to the past," Isis explained. Then she turned to Kaya.
"Kaya, are you sure you're up to this?" she asked. Kaya nodded.
"I've got to find out," she answered. Isis nodded, and touched her Millennium Necklace.
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"I forgot how much sand there was...." Kaya said, looking around.
They were sitting against a pyramid that towered over them.
"Are we in ancient Egypt?!" Shogo asked. Yami nodded, looking around. Then they saw the slaves.
They were mostly men and teenage boys, but there were a few kids.
Like one hazel-eyed, blue-haired kid.
Shogo stared at the kid. "That's me...." he whispered.
"Sort of," Kaya said, coming up next to him. (Mojobubbles: The past people obviously can't see or hear Yami, Isis, Shogo, or Kaya.)
"Shogo, have you ever heard of the theory about past lives and reincarnations?" Yami asked. Shogo blinked.
"You mean, the idea that we were someone different once, but then they died and we were re-alive-ed as who we are now?" he asked.
"Yes.." Yami said.
"Interesting choice of words, Shogo," Kaya remarked, grinning.
"Well, anyway," Isis said, bringing their attention back to the slaves. "That boy there is you, in a past life."
"Wow," Shogo murmured. The boy stopped and took a deep breath. He was obviously very tired.
"What's my, or his, name?" Shogo asked. Kaya was about to answer, but a man, obviously in charge of the slaves, came up behind the boy and slapped him, shouting his name.
"Akiiki!" he shouted. Kaya whispered the name at the exact same time. The boy was only 7 or 8.
Suddenly, a girl about 7 or 8 entered the scene, accompanied by an older boy, about 14 or so.
Yep, it's Kaya and Bakari.
Shogo did a double take. "So, who are they?" he asked.
"Kaya, and a tomb robber known as Bakari," Isis answered. "Kaya was transported to the 21st century with her necklace," she explained.
Past-Kaya was walking with Bakari, looking depressed.
(Ok, 'past-whoever' means that person in ancient Egypt, and just 'whoever' is that person in the present.)
Yami realized why. "This was just after my 13 birthday...." he said.
Past-Kaya noticed the slaves and walked forward. They watched the scene for a while, yammering away in Egyptian, leaving Shogo totally clueless as to what was going on. Kaya was surprised that she could understand it, after 5000 years, and translated what was happening to Shogo.
"Right now, we're not doing much, just talking about random things," she explained. Then past-Kaya noticed Akiiki. She pointed to him, and said something to past-Isis. "I just noticed you, I mean, Akiiki, you in a past life," Kaya explained to Shogo. Past-Kaya was about to run up to the guy in charge, but realized she had no power over him when she was dressed as a commoner, like when she hung out with Bakari.
Suddenly, there was another flash of light and the three seemed to be in the same memory as before. But it wasn't the same memory.
Past-Kaya was wearing her normal clothes, and an armband that revealed her rank, when she stalked to the leader, and began yammering away in Egyptian.
"I'm asking him how it's coming along," Kaya explained to Shogo.
"What are they building?" Shogo asked.
"A pyramid."
Past-Kaya was looking at all the slaves. Akiiki was in the back, and when past-Kaya noticed him, he smiled at her. She smiled back, but the guy in charge was not happy. He strode to Akiiki and knocked him backward onto the ground.
Both the Kayas were angry. Past-Kaya walked up to the guy in charge and began to yammer in Egyptian, this time the words much harsher and louder.
~You have my temper.~
~~Shut up, Yami.~~
Past-Kaya realized there wasn't anything she could do. Still fuming, she left.
Once again, the scene changed. Now it was night, and Isis, Kaya, Yami, and Shogo noticed a drop in temperature. Then they noticed two dark figures. The smallest of the two snuck into a tent, and emerged holding someone's hand.
Kaya grinned. "I snuck in and rescued Akiiki," she told Shogo.
Shogo blinked, then threw up his hands. "Ok, this....I can't believe this. I mean....you know," he shrugged, putting his hands back down. "It just can't be me."
"Kaiba didn't believe either," Isis remarked. (That is one of my fav eppies..it has Yami shirtless!! (drools) AND TURBAN GUYS!!!!)
"Well, maybe....something is about to happen, maybe that will change your mind," Kaya said mysteriously.
"I am so confused!!!!" Yami wailed, tugging his hair. Kaya, Isis, and Shogo turned to him, sweatdropping. (Imagine that. It's quite amusing. ^_^)
"Yami, why did you just tell us you're confused in Egyptian?" Kaya asked.
"I said that in Egyptian?"
"Yes."
"Oh."
"Shut up, Yami, you sound like a baka."
Moving on, past-Kaya was still sneaking across the sand with Akiiki when a shout distracted her. She said something loudly. Kaya blushed. "I just swore," she giggled. Yami shook his head.
The guy in charge raced out after them. Kaya and Akiiki began to run. The figure Kaya had been with, who turned out to be Bakari, paused. He took something out of his robes and held it up, shouting.
It was the Man-Eater Bug.
The leader saw the huge-ass monster in front of him and had a complete spaz out.
Past-Kaya pulled out another of the things and shouted, and the Dark Magician (or Pharmacist.....lol) emerged, holding out his green staff.
Yami turned to Kaya and freaked. "You-" He shut up and switched to Egyptian. "You knew how to do that?! And you took my Dark Magician?!"
"Duh, Yami, you taught me how to play the Shadow Games!" Kaya answered in Egyptian.
Turning back to the scene, the leader guy was gaining. The Man-Eater Bug and Dark Magician hadn't been summoned with enough magic to stay for long, and they had vanished.
Something echoed in Shogo's mind. Something he had said, long ago. "Already hopeless....soon to be lost," he murmured.
(That's one of Shogo's lines from the movie! Squee!)
"Keep watching, Shogo," Kaya grinned.
Shogo watched as Akiiki took out a card. He held it up. And shouted. A brilliant white light lit up the desert, and Shogo gasped.
It was a Red Eyes Black Dragon.
"Now do you think that's you in a past life?" Kaya grinned. Shogo nodded. The leader gave up and ran back to the tent. The past people laughed and ran back to the palace.
The scene changed again, this time they were in a hallway in the palace.
It was apparently winter, because it was very chilly. (Ok, that was lame....)
At first it seemed like the hall was empty, but shouts coming from one end stated otherwise. It was past-Kaya and Akiiki, chasing each other down the hall. Akiiki grabbed past-Kaya. But she laughed and wriggled out of his grasp. Akiiki jumped up and chased her again, shouting "Ky!!!"
"Ky..that was his nickname for me," Kaya murmured wistfully.
Akiiki grabbed past-Kaya and began tickling her.
"Ki!" past-Kaya shrieked, laughing at the same time.
"And I called him Ki..." Kaya said. Suddenly Akiiki stopped and fell to the ground, clutching his stomach.
Past-Kaya crouched next to him. He said something to her.
Shogo waited for Kaya to translate, but she seemed to have lost her voice.
"He said his stomach hurts," Isis said quietly.
"What's wrong with him?" Shogo asked uncertainly.
"He's sick," Isis said.
Once again the scene changed, and it didn't look as though much time had passed.
Akiiki was laying on a straw mat thingy, past-Kaya sitting next to him. He was breathing heavily and was in pain, she looked as though she was doing everything she could to help him.
"He's going to be ok, ne?" Shogo asked uncertainly. No one answered.
Akiiki turned to past-Kaya and tried to say something. She shushed him. Akiiki coughed, and groaned. He laid his head back on the mat.
"He's dying," Shogo whispered. No one answered.
Akiiki closed his eyes, smiling. Past-Kaya grabbed his shoulders and began shouting his name. She stopped, and buried her head in her hands and sobbed.
Shogo stared the scene in front of him, stunned. "He died.....God, it was like watching me die, because-"
"Shogo." Isis tried to get his attention and failed.
"-I mean, that is me so I just saw myself die and-"
"Shogo!" Isis tried again.
"What?"
"Be quiet," she said, looking toward Kaya.
Kaya stood there, staring at Akiiki's body with wide eyes. Yami came up and put his arms around her. She clung to him as if he was the only thing keeping her standing.
"I'm so sorry," he murmured. "I didn't know." Kaya nodded.
"I feel like it was my fault, like I could've done something," Yami continued.
Just then, some completely random maid opened the door, and immediately ran over to past-Kaya.
Isis turned to Yami, and was shocked to see tears in his eyes. She could tell he wished that it could've been him holding Kaya in his arms.
Suddenly there was another flash of light, and Isis, Yami, Shogo, and Kaya were back in the hospital room. Kaya immediately fell into bed and was asleep in no time. Isis held back sudden tears as she watched Yami kiss his sleeping sister on the forehead. He loved his sister, and would die for her, even though he didn't show it - just the way Isis felt about Malik.
(That didn't come out right....you all know what I mean!)
Yami let Yugi take over, and he, Shogo, and Isis left the room.
Yami sat in his Soul Room, thinking. ^Ra, this has been one hell of a week,^ he thought.
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Mojobubbles: Oh yeah, just curious, but about how long did it take you guys to read this chapter?
Shogo: Why are you asking them that?
Y. Mojobubbles: Take a look at how long this chapter is, Shogo.
Shogo: (looks) O_O!!!!
Yami: How long is it?
Shogo: 35 pages!!!!!!!
Mojobubbles: This chapter is easily the longest thing I've ever written. Ever.
Espa: Hello. (walks in)
Mojobubbles: ESPA ROBA!!! (glomps him)
Espa: (being glomped) Erk!
Yami, Shogo, Bakura, and Y. Bakura: Welcome to the club. -_-
Y. Mojobubbles: REVIEW!!!!!!!
The Will To Fight
Warning: May wanna have some Kleenex ready..also lots of angst circling around our favorite angstified platinum blonde Egyptian. ^_^ That's what I like to call Malik.
Anyone who's ever seen the movie will know where I got the title...^_~ It's a great movie, but they drown you in all the "courage to fight" mush. ^_^U
Mojobubbles: Gomen nasai for taking so long! To make it up here's a realllllly long chapter. But here are the reasons why it took so long: 1.) Last weekend was a four day weekend, so I was able to post tons of stuff. 2.) Look at how long it is! 3.) I've had Shakespeare Club a ton this month. 4.) Today, (Thursday) I had a weird day. Like, I had a zillion mood swings. See, Melissa borrowed my English-Japanese dictionary, and I asked for it back this morning and she said she had it at home, so I had a total spaz out and I kicked her locker closed. Yeah. With me, when I'm angry, I completely flip then feel bad about it and then (continues to bitch about random things). So, like I said, I had a crap ass day.
Y. Malik: *cough* PMS *cough*
Y. Mojobubbles: Shut up you kisama!!!!!!! Stop being mean to my hikari! (hits him) She got teased today, too. This one boy thinks she has a crush on this other boy, and this same boy won't respect Mojobubbles' right to be herself by making fun of one of her shirts, and he makes fun of the fact that she likes Yu-Gi-Oh.
Mojobubbles: Yeah...(sniff) No one respects me....except for this one reviewer....that was the best review...ahem...WOW! 10 CHAPTERS!
Y. Mojobubbles: Hikari....look..
Mojobubbles: Hm? (looks) OMR!!!!!!!!!! 30 REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!! (bounces off the walls) 30 REVIEWSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Y. Mojobubbles: YOU PEOPLE ARE SO WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mojobubbles: I actually wasn't planning to end chapter 9 when I did, but I read it over and was like, "wow, what a perfect cliffhanger!"
A random note: KAYA IS A JAPANESE NAME!!!!! I honestly had no idea. I just thought it would be a cool name. It means "adds a place of resting". And Mai means "brightness". Malik is an Arabic name meaning "master; angel; king". Ah, the power of the Internet...
Review Responses:
Europa: Actually, the movie is Japanese. Getting it at Wal-mart would be like getting season 3 subtitled in English at Wal-mart. ^_^ The only way you could buy it in a store would be to go to Japan. ^_^U
Ruby/Luna: DON'T KILL HIM!!!!!
Y. Mojobubbles: Mojobubbles, control yourself..yes it was an evil cliffy......(evil smile)
Blue Mystic Moon Warrior: Well, that was a little....better. ^_~ Of course I didn't hand out the presents, I said I was ignoring your review!
Shogo: We get presents?
Mojobubbles: So adorable! Yes, you all do get presents. Shogo, you get a part in the story.
Shogo: Do I get to use my Red Eyes?
Mojobubbles: Probably.
Shogo: Yay! ^_^
Y. Mojobubbles: So adorable! ^_^ Anyway, Pegasus gets some presents.
Pegasus: Ooh goodie! (dances)
Mojobubbles: 0_0 Anyway...you get some Beano, and Britney Spears crap.
Pegasus: How nice!
Y. Mojobubbles: Poor deluded Pegasus.
Mojobubbles: You get a plushie of the bishie of your choice if you can tell me what movie that's from. ^_~
Y. Mojobubbles: Kaiba, you get another Mokuba shake, and Mokuba gets a blender.
Mokuba and Kaiba: Goodie. -_-
Mojobubbles: I get...the baboon book. -_- What a caring friend you are, BMMW.
Y. Mojobubbles: Tea and Tristan get a lamp, and a tree.
Tristan: Why?
Y. Mojobubbles: I don't know.
Tristan: Ok.
Mojobubbles: Yugi gets more high shoes, more stilts, and walnuts. He needs a new name? Oh, I get it, because Yugi means game and-ohhhhhhhhh.
Yugi: Why do I get walnuts?
Y. Mojobubbles: Because in the movie, you sound like a chipmunk. So BMMW also has a new voice for you.
Yugi: You people are so degrading. -_-
Mojobubbles: Yami, Malik and Bakura get more really hot clothes. (drools at Bakura and Yami) Malik also gets a hell of a glomp. But the way BMMW put it, it sounds like she wants me to glomp him. So, I think we just better ignore that one. ^_^U Malik also gets a spray that makes people stop touching you.
Malik: BMMW ME AND KAYA ARE JUST FRIENDS!!!!!!!!! RA!!!!!!!!!
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"Victory depends on whether or not a duelist has the courage to fight until the bitter end." - Yami Yugi in the movie (I'm afraid I'm becoming obsessed...^_^U)
(That quote came from www.lelola.net where I first discovered there was a movie)
(And I am allowed to use that quote according to Lelola's policy so nyeah!)
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"A coma?" Yami gasped. "How?"
(A/N: I know squat about medical shit so I'm making this up off of the top of my head, k?)
"She lost a lot of blood, and her body was having trouble functioning. It's a wonder she didn't die then," the doctor said. (This guy is pretty frank, ne? -_-)
"What are her chances of surviving?" Yami asked.
"At the moment, it's about a 35% chance," the doctor said. He looked around the room at the weary group. "You kids better head on home, get some rest. We'll contact you if anything happens." The doctor left.
"We need a kiseki*," Bakura murmured, tears running down his face. (*Miracle. Believe me, I looked it up.)
Yami sank back down into the hard plastic chair. Joey sat down next to him.
"Hey, man, no matter what happens, we're all in dis together," he said.
Yami smiled at him, wiping tears off his cheeks. "Thank you, Joey."
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It was really late, at Yugi's house. Kaiba and Mokuba had gone home, but everyone else headed to Yugi's house for a sleepover. Of course, it was a bit of a solemn one..
Yugi had tried to sit, but he couldn't. First he called his 10-year-old neighbor Shogo Kyuuto and told him what was going on. (Mojobubbles: Yes, it is Shogo from the movie. ^_^ I dun know Shogo's age or last name. BMMW made up the last name, and told me it means also means cute.) Then Yugi was running around, getting extra blankets and pillows.
Another one of Mojobubbles' custom plot holes popped up, and Mai, Duke, and Shogo popped out. ^_~
At 11, everyone was getting sleepy. Serenity had fallen asleep on Joey, who looked as though he was having trouble staying awake. (Mojobubbles: Picture that. (pictures it) AWWW!)
"Yugi," Duke yawned. "You look exhausted. You better get some sleep." He looked around the room. "Not to mention Malik, Isis, and Bakura..."
"I think it has something to do with what happened today with our Millennium Items," Bakura said, yawning.
(Mojobubbles: I love the way he says "Millennium Items"...so kawaii!)
"You guys look totally wiped," Shogo added, nodding.
"I guess you're right..." Yugi murmured. Yami vanished into the puzzle, and Yugi headed up to his bedroom. Malik slumped against the couch and fell asleep instantly, as did Isis and Bakura.
~*~At the Kaiba mansion~*~
Kaiba was typing on his laptop. Yes, at 11. While the younger sister of his adversary was currently in a coma. But he could barely concentrate on the screen. Sighing, Kaiba turned off the laptop and decided to check on Mokuba, who was very shaken up after the day's events. (Shaken, Mokuba, get it, BMMW? Huh? Huh? Aw, never mind.)
He walked down the hall, and eased open the door to Mokuba's room. "Mokuba?" he whispered. "Are you ok?"
Mokuba sniffled and shook his head, but Kaiba couldn't see because it's night, and it's dark at night. Hey..I LEARNED SOMETHING! Uh...yeah.
Anyway, Kaiba went over to the bed and sat down on the edge. Mokuba reached out and hugged him.
"Seto," he whispered, "I'm scared."
Kaiba nodded and pushed Mokuba's hair out of his face.
Mokuba looked up at his brother. "Seto," he asked, "are you scared?"
Kaiba looked surprised.
"Because," Mokuba said quickly, "I know you don't like Yugi. But he's really nice! Sometimes, you would be busy, and I would go to Yugi's game shop, but please don't be mad at me Seto....I just.." He stopped. "Seto, what if something happened to me? Would you be scared then?"
"Of course, Mokuba," Kaiba answered softly. "You're my little brother. You mean the world to me, you know that."
Mokuba leaned against Kaiba. "When you're in a coma, you're still working, ne? But you just sit there, and you can't say anything or move, ne?" he asked.
"Right, Mokuba."
"It's like you're soulless."
Kaiba realized what his brother meant, but found he couldn't put it into words. "You know how the spirit of Yugi's puzzle is like, Mokuba. I bet his sister is just like him."
Mokuba nodded, understanding exactly what his brother meant.
~*~Back to Yugi's house~*~
Everyone slept in shifts. At the moment, Shogo was the only one awake.
^Yugi's really nice.^ Shogo thought to himself. (Mojobubbles: Ooh, we get to write a sappy "courage to fight" Shogo inner monologue!) ^He stuck up for me, when no one else would. And, the "other face" of Yugi....his yami, helped me to find the courage to fight, helped me discover the will to win.....^ He flipped open his case of Duel Monsters (or Dear Monsters, which is what they translated it to in the sub....stupid subbers.) cards, his prized Red Eyes Black Dragon on top.
(Mojobubbles: Yes, Shogo really does have a Red Eyes. It's like the whole focus of the movie. BTW, if ya want more info on the movie, check out And if you wanna see some movie pics, make sure you check out gallery 12. It's funny. The blue-haired kawaii dude is Shogo.)
^I hope the spirit's sister is ok...^ Shogo clutched his cards tightly for reassurance; the way a little kid hugs a plushie.
(Mojobubbles: Shogo has this weird habit of holding things very tightly. Seriously. He crumples up one of his cards in this one scene. ^_^`)
Shogo buried his head in his hands and sobbed.
(Y. Mojobubbles: You know BMMW is going to murder you for making Shogo cry, don't you?
Mojobubbles: Oh crap. 0_0)
It was about 3 in the morning when they got the call.
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Y. Mojobubbles: So, what do you think-
Mojobubbles: My dad knows some Japanese! I got into this discussion with him about particles. My mom was sitting there like, I have no idea what they're talking about. Then my dad says, totally out of the blue, "Doomo arigato."
Then, me: (thinks) Oh, you said thank you very much!
So anyway, I go up to my room to finish my evil current events thing that I had to re-do because my evil history teacher was really vague about it and I did it wrong....doom on her! Anyway, then my dad comes in and shows me this book called (checks the title) The Complete Idiot's Guide To Conversational Japanese. I just about had a cow!
Kaiba: You know your reviewers are going to kill you for 2 cliffhangers in a row, right?
Y. Mojobubbles: BUT IT'S NOT THE END YET! I was trying to say, What do you think of this chapter so far when Mojobubbles jumps in about Japanese!!!!!
Mojobubbles: Gomen nasai, minna-san*. V_V (*I'm very sorry, everybody.)
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/Anyway/, it was about 3 in the morning when they got the call. The phone began to ring and Joey sleepily stumbled toward it. "Hullo?" he mumbled.
"Hello, this is Domino Hospital. Is Yugi Motou available?" answered a calm and awake voice.
Joey's eyes flew open. The others were stirring. "H-he's not available," Joey said. "I'm Joey Wheeler, a family friend."
"I'm calling to let you know, Miss Kaya Tanaka is out of her coma. She is still unconscious, but out of immediate danger."
Joey stared at the phone, his mouth hanging open.
"Mr. Wheeler?" asked the person on the other line. She smiled, though, when she heard shouts in the background.
"Thanksforlettingusknowbye!" Joey said. Then he ran around the living room, waking everyone up.
"Joseph Wheeler, why are you running around Yugi's living room at three in the morning shouting like a frenzied panda?" Mai demanded.
(Frenzied Panda is a real card, BMMW showed it to me once.)
Joey grabbed Mai by the shoulders. "The hospital called!" he shouted.
"Joey, we're all right here, you don't have to shout," Duke groaned, covering his ears. Then he realized what Joey had just said.
"The hospital?!" they all shouted at the same time.
"What did they say!?" Shogo yelled, grabbing Joey's arm.
"SHE'S OUT OF THE COMA!!" Joey yelled back.
They all stood there, staring at one another. "That's cool," Misty murmured. They stared at each other some more.
Then they all screamed.
Yugi stumbled sleepily into the room, yawning and rubbing his eyes.
(Mojobubbles: Aw...)
"Yugi!" they all yelled at once.
"What?!" Yugi asked, feeling sort of scared.
"Tell Yami to come out!" they all shouted.
He did, looking tired.
"What happened?" Yami asked, looking irritated that they'd woken him up.
Everyone else looked at each other.
"Well.." Tea was going to tell them, but suddenly began giggling insanely.
"The hospital called!" Shogo shouted, bouncing up and down.
"What did they say?!" Yugi and Yami asked at the same time.
"Kaya made it! She's out of the coma!" Malik shouted.
Everyone began yelling and jumping on each other at the same time.
Yugi stumbled to the phone. He quickly punched in a number, and it began to ring. "Pick it up, pick it up!" Yugi murmured, bouncing around.
"Kaiba," answered the CEO, not sounding as though he had been asleep.
"Kaiba? It's Yugi," Yugi replied. Kaiba was startled. Mokuba wandered into the room, a questioning look on his face.
"Seto?" he asked.
"It's Yugi," Kaiba mouthed.
Mokuba's eyes widened, and he shut up.
"Yugi?" Kaiba asked. "What happened?"
"The hospital called," Yugi replied, "and Kaya's not in a coma any more. She made it!"
Kaiba smirked. "So that's what all that background noise is," he remarked.
"Yeah," Yugi shrugged. "We're all pretty hyper at the moment."
"I can tell," Kaiba answered dryly.
Mokuba was hopping up and down, going, "What (bounce) happened (bounce)? Why (bounce) did (bounce) Yugi (bounce) call? (bounce)"
"Yugi, I'll see you later, Mokuba's going to attack me if I don't tell him why you called," Kaiba shook his head.
Yugi laughed. "Ok, bye!" and they both hung up.
Kaiba leaned down and put his hands on Mokuba's shoulders to get him to stop bouncing. "The hospital called Yugi, and Kaya made it. She's out of the coma," he said.
Mokuba grinned. "All right!" he shouted, hugging Seto so hard he sent his older brother flying.
"God, Mokuba, don't kill me!" Kaiba said, rubbing his head.
"Sorry, Seto!" Mokuba said, bouncing back down the hall. And Kaiba?
He actually /smiled./
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~*~The next morning, at the hospital~*~
"We can't go in!?" Joey wailed.
"I'm sorry, family members only, at the moment," the receptionist sighed.
"Well, Yami, you better go," Yugi said. "You don't have much time."
The receptionist looked from Yugi to Yami.
"It's a long story, lady," Duke shook his head.
"A 5000 year old story, to be exact," Malik muttered. A few people snorted.
Yami was going down the hall when Malik remembered something.
"Yami," he called, "wait up!" Yami stopped and Malik jogged up to him. "Give her this, will you?" he asked, holding out the gold luck thing.
Yami nodded, smiling.
(Kleenex moment coming up....)
Moments later he stood in front of the door. Yami stepped inside, and the nurse who had showed him the way left.
Yami sat down on the bed. She was pale and sleeping, but she was smiling, too.
"Kaya," he whispered, holding her hand.
She opened her eyes. "Yami....is that you?" she asked.
"It's me," Yami murmured. Kaya slowly sat up, and stared at him.
"Yami!" she gasped, hugging him and sobbing.
"It's all right...I'm here," Yami said, rocking her back and forth.
They let go, and Kaya leaned back into her pillows. "Sorry I freaked," she smiled. "It's just that, I was still awake in my mind the whole time, and I kept thinking about how I wanted to see you again, and be able to tell you I love you, and, now, I can."
"It's alright," Yami said. "I freaked too." Kaya giggled. "What?" Yami asked.
"You said 'freaked'!" she giggled. Yami rolled his eyes, and took out the gold thingy Malik had given it to her. He put it in her hand.
Kaya looked down at the thingy and stopped laughing. "Oh," she said.
"I think.....Malik has some things to tell you," Yami said finally.
"What things?" Kaya asked.
"I don't think....Malik should be the one to tell you," Yami replied, and Kaya nodded, deciding that this was important.
"Speaking of which, why didn't anyone else come in?" Kaya asked.
"The doctors said family only," Yami replied.
"That sucks!" Kaya groaned.
Back in the waiting room, Yugi was using his and Yami's mental link to let the others know what was happening.
Yami?
Yes, Yugi?
Tell Kaya everyone says hi.
Yami laughed and told Kaya that everyone said hi. She grinned and gave Yami her message.
In the waiting room, Yugi paused and said, "Yami said that Kaya says hi, and she says, 'hi to Shogo, Serenity, Mai, and Duke, even though I don't know you'."
The group laughed. Yeah, that was Kaya all right.
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The next day, the rest of the friends were allowed in. Only two at a time, however.
The group voted that Malik go first, by himself.
"Are you sure?" he asked. "Because that-"
"You're going, and that's final," Yugi said firmly, crossing his arms.
"You better listen, Malik, or I think Yugi's gonna attack!" Tristan said, pretending to be scared.
"I can see it now....attack of the killer dueling midgets!" Joey added.
"That's not fair!!" Yugi wailed.
Malik rolled his eyes and went down the hall.
He opened the door.
"Hey, Malik!" Kaya said happily, waving.
Malik tried to smile, but it didn't really work.
"Yami told me you have something to tell me," Kaya said. "So, spit it out!"
Malik shook his head. "I can't....." Kaya just looked at him.
"Can't, or won't?" she mused. "I don't care how long it takes you to tell this, but it's obviously something you need to get off your chest," she said.
Malik nodded and took a deep breath.
(Kleenex moment..again...)
"Ky, you know Battle City? Well, I was there. And I was trying to kill Yugi, your brother, the whole gang," Malik said. ("Ky" is Kaya's new nickname..I typo-ed Kaya's name to Kyaa and came up with Ky.) Kaya stared at him.
"Why?!" she asked.
"It's a long story, and hopefully it'll make sense after I finish. But there are parts of it that /I/ don't know, even."
"You know, my father died, ne?" Malik began. Kaya nodded. "But I never told you how," Malik added.
(Dramatic pause.......lol)
"He was murdered."
"By who?!" Kaya gasped.
"Me," Malik whispered. "But I didn't know I was doing it. I have a yami, but he's not like your brother or Bakura's yami. He was born, created, whatever, when I was ten and-well, you know." Kaya nodded, stunned.
"My yami.....it was that day me and Isis snuck out above ground. Seeing Rishid hurt like that......he was finally able to get control. So.....killed my father." Malik stared down at his hands. He looked up.
"And I bet now you're gonna hate me......" he said quietly. "And after everything I've done, I wouldn't blame you at all."
"No!" Kaya said. "I couldn't hate you for that. It wasn't your fault," she said quietly, leaning forward and hugging him.
(Y. Malik: (restraining BMMW) Not this again....)
"There's a little more," Malik said. "D'you remember.....the night that you had to leave? Well......my yami.....came out again, after you saw.....them. And tried to get you to turn on Yami, and......."
Kaya nodded slowly. "I remember," she said. "That wasn't you!" She hugged him again. "It all makes sense now!" she said.
"Glad to hear it," Malik said. "Now get off, you're choking me."
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That afternoon was the happiest they had had in a long time. Yami saw Kaya again, and she met Duke and Serenity. The last two were going to be Shogo and Isis. Yugi could feel his yami's anxiousness, so he snuck in too so Yami could see his sister one more time that day.
"So, Yugi, being short has its advantages, huh?" Kaya asked, after they told her Yugi had snuck in. Yugi stuck his tongue out, and Yami emerged. "Hey," Kaya said, grinning at him. "Yo, Isis, and, uh, other person I don't know!" she said, nodding to Shogo and Isis. The others sweatdropped.
"This is Shogo," Yami said, gently pushing Shogo forward. He waved.
Kaya gasped. "Akiiki?" she gasped.
(That's an Egyptian boy name, I got it off www.20000-names.com, which I don't own, and it means "friendly")
"Huh? I'm Shogo!" Shogo said.
Kaya shook her head. "I know, you just look like someone I knew....."
"He does look like Akiiki...." Isis remarked. Yami and Shogo both looked totally lost.
"D'you think he's Akiiki's reincarnation or something?" Kaya asked her.
"We could find out," Isis said, touching the Millennium Necklace. Kaya nodded, looking apprehensive but determined.
"W-what did I do?" Shogo asked.
"You didn't do anything," Yami reassured him. "But I don't know what they're talking about."
"We're going to use my Millennium Necklace, to go to the past," Isis explained. Then she turned to Kaya.
"Kaya, are you sure you're up to this?" she asked. Kaya nodded.
"I've got to find out," she answered. Isis nodded, and touched her Millennium Necklace.
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"I forgot how much sand there was...." Kaya said, looking around.
They were sitting against a pyramid that towered over them.
"Are we in ancient Egypt?!" Shogo asked. Yami nodded, looking around. Then they saw the slaves.
They were mostly men and teenage boys, but there were a few kids.
Like one hazel-eyed, blue-haired kid.
Shogo stared at the kid. "That's me...." he whispered.
"Sort of," Kaya said, coming up next to him. (Mojobubbles: The past people obviously can't see or hear Yami, Isis, Shogo, or Kaya.)
"Shogo, have you ever heard of the theory about past lives and reincarnations?" Yami asked. Shogo blinked.
"You mean, the idea that we were someone different once, but then they died and we were re-alive-ed as who we are now?" he asked.
"Yes.." Yami said.
"Interesting choice of words, Shogo," Kaya remarked, grinning.
"Well, anyway," Isis said, bringing their attention back to the slaves. "That boy there is you, in a past life."
"Wow," Shogo murmured. The boy stopped and took a deep breath. He was obviously very tired.
"What's my, or his, name?" Shogo asked. Kaya was about to answer, but a man, obviously in charge of the slaves, came up behind the boy and slapped him, shouting his name.
"Akiiki!" he shouted. Kaya whispered the name at the exact same time. The boy was only 7 or 8.
Suddenly, a girl about 7 or 8 entered the scene, accompanied by an older boy, about 14 or so.
Yep, it's Kaya and Bakari.
Shogo did a double take. "So, who are they?" he asked.
"Kaya, and a tomb robber known as Bakari," Isis answered. "Kaya was transported to the 21st century with her necklace," she explained.
Past-Kaya was walking with Bakari, looking depressed.
(Ok, 'past-whoever' means that person in ancient Egypt, and just 'whoever' is that person in the present.)
Yami realized why. "This was just after my 13 birthday...." he said.
Past-Kaya noticed the slaves and walked forward. They watched the scene for a while, yammering away in Egyptian, leaving Shogo totally clueless as to what was going on. Kaya was surprised that she could understand it, after 5000 years, and translated what was happening to Shogo.
"Right now, we're not doing much, just talking about random things," she explained. Then past-Kaya noticed Akiiki. She pointed to him, and said something to past-Isis. "I just noticed you, I mean, Akiiki, you in a past life," Kaya explained to Shogo. Past-Kaya was about to run up to the guy in charge, but realized she had no power over him when she was dressed as a commoner, like when she hung out with Bakari.
Suddenly, there was another flash of light and the three seemed to be in the same memory as before. But it wasn't the same memory.
Past-Kaya was wearing her normal clothes, and an armband that revealed her rank, when she stalked to the leader, and began yammering away in Egyptian.
"I'm asking him how it's coming along," Kaya explained to Shogo.
"What are they building?" Shogo asked.
"A pyramid."
Past-Kaya was looking at all the slaves. Akiiki was in the back, and when past-Kaya noticed him, he smiled at her. She smiled back, but the guy in charge was not happy. He strode to Akiiki and knocked him backward onto the ground.
Both the Kayas were angry. Past-Kaya walked up to the guy in charge and began to yammer in Egyptian, this time the words much harsher and louder.
~You have my temper.~
~~Shut up, Yami.~~
Past-Kaya realized there wasn't anything she could do. Still fuming, she left.
Once again, the scene changed. Now it was night, and Isis, Kaya, Yami, and Shogo noticed a drop in temperature. Then they noticed two dark figures. The smallest of the two snuck into a tent, and emerged holding someone's hand.
Kaya grinned. "I snuck in and rescued Akiiki," she told Shogo.
Shogo blinked, then threw up his hands. "Ok, this....I can't believe this. I mean....you know," he shrugged, putting his hands back down. "It just can't be me."
"Kaiba didn't believe either," Isis remarked. (That is one of my fav eppies..it has Yami shirtless!! (drools) AND TURBAN GUYS!!!!)
"Well, maybe....something is about to happen, maybe that will change your mind," Kaya said mysteriously.
"I am so confused!!!!" Yami wailed, tugging his hair. Kaya, Isis, and Shogo turned to him, sweatdropping. (Imagine that. It's quite amusing. ^_^)
"Yami, why did you just tell us you're confused in Egyptian?" Kaya asked.
"I said that in Egyptian?"
"Yes."
"Oh."
"Shut up, Yami, you sound like a baka."
Moving on, past-Kaya was still sneaking across the sand with Akiiki when a shout distracted her. She said something loudly. Kaya blushed. "I just swore," she giggled. Yami shook his head.
The guy in charge raced out after them. Kaya and Akiiki began to run. The figure Kaya had been with, who turned out to be Bakari, paused. He took something out of his robes and held it up, shouting.
It was the Man-Eater Bug.
The leader saw the huge-ass monster in front of him and had a complete spaz out.
Past-Kaya pulled out another of the things and shouted, and the Dark Magician (or Pharmacist.....lol) emerged, holding out his green staff.
Yami turned to Kaya and freaked. "You-" He shut up and switched to Egyptian. "You knew how to do that?! And you took my Dark Magician?!"
"Duh, Yami, you taught me how to play the Shadow Games!" Kaya answered in Egyptian.
Turning back to the scene, the leader guy was gaining. The Man-Eater Bug and Dark Magician hadn't been summoned with enough magic to stay for long, and they had vanished.
Something echoed in Shogo's mind. Something he had said, long ago. "Already hopeless....soon to be lost," he murmured.
(That's one of Shogo's lines from the movie! Squee!)
"Keep watching, Shogo," Kaya grinned.
Shogo watched as Akiiki took out a card. He held it up. And shouted. A brilliant white light lit up the desert, and Shogo gasped.
It was a Red Eyes Black Dragon.
"Now do you think that's you in a past life?" Kaya grinned. Shogo nodded. The leader gave up and ran back to the tent. The past people laughed and ran back to the palace.
The scene changed again, this time they were in a hallway in the palace.
It was apparently winter, because it was very chilly. (Ok, that was lame....)
At first it seemed like the hall was empty, but shouts coming from one end stated otherwise. It was past-Kaya and Akiiki, chasing each other down the hall. Akiiki grabbed past-Kaya. But she laughed and wriggled out of his grasp. Akiiki jumped up and chased her again, shouting "Ky!!!"
"Ky..that was his nickname for me," Kaya murmured wistfully.
Akiiki grabbed past-Kaya and began tickling her.
"Ki!" past-Kaya shrieked, laughing at the same time.
"And I called him Ki..." Kaya said. Suddenly Akiiki stopped and fell to the ground, clutching his stomach.
Past-Kaya crouched next to him. He said something to her.
Shogo waited for Kaya to translate, but she seemed to have lost her voice.
"He said his stomach hurts," Isis said quietly.
"What's wrong with him?" Shogo asked uncertainly.
"He's sick," Isis said.
Once again the scene changed, and it didn't look as though much time had passed.
Akiiki was laying on a straw mat thingy, past-Kaya sitting next to him. He was breathing heavily and was in pain, she looked as though she was doing everything she could to help him.
"He's going to be ok, ne?" Shogo asked uncertainly. No one answered.
Akiiki turned to past-Kaya and tried to say something. She shushed him. Akiiki coughed, and groaned. He laid his head back on the mat.
"He's dying," Shogo whispered. No one answered.
Akiiki closed his eyes, smiling. Past-Kaya grabbed his shoulders and began shouting his name. She stopped, and buried her head in her hands and sobbed.
Shogo stared the scene in front of him, stunned. "He died.....God, it was like watching me die, because-"
"Shogo." Isis tried to get his attention and failed.
"-I mean, that is me so I just saw myself die and-"
"Shogo!" Isis tried again.
"What?"
"Be quiet," she said, looking toward Kaya.
Kaya stood there, staring at Akiiki's body with wide eyes. Yami came up and put his arms around her. She clung to him as if he was the only thing keeping her standing.
"I'm so sorry," he murmured. "I didn't know." Kaya nodded.
"I feel like it was my fault, like I could've done something," Yami continued.
Just then, some completely random maid opened the door, and immediately ran over to past-Kaya.
Isis turned to Yami, and was shocked to see tears in his eyes. She could tell he wished that it could've been him holding Kaya in his arms.
Suddenly there was another flash of light, and Isis, Yami, Shogo, and Kaya were back in the hospital room. Kaya immediately fell into bed and was asleep in no time. Isis held back sudden tears as she watched Yami kiss his sleeping sister on the forehead. He loved his sister, and would die for her, even though he didn't show it - just the way Isis felt about Malik.
(That didn't come out right....you all know what I mean!)
Yami let Yugi take over, and he, Shogo, and Isis left the room.
Yami sat in his Soul Room, thinking. ^Ra, this has been one hell of a week,^ he thought.
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Mojobubbles: Oh yeah, just curious, but about how long did it take you guys to read this chapter?
Shogo: Why are you asking them that?
Y. Mojobubbles: Take a look at how long this chapter is, Shogo.
Shogo: (looks) O_O!!!!
Yami: How long is it?
Shogo: 35 pages!!!!!!!
Mojobubbles: This chapter is easily the longest thing I've ever written. Ever.
Espa: Hello. (walks in)
Mojobubbles: ESPA ROBA!!! (glomps him)
Espa: (being glomped) Erk!
Yami, Shogo, Bakura, and Y. Bakura: Welcome to the club. -_-
Y. Mojobubbles: REVIEW!!!!!!!