I'd Do Anything
by Kestrel
Ch. 9
"Flight 93 to Tokyo, now boarding."
Elaina squared her shoulders and waved goodbye to her parents, who were standing back at the purchase desk. They waved back, and she boarded the jet in silence.
Once in her seat, she closed her eyes and willed herself into her soul room. She hurried across the hall to find Yami's essence still in bed.
"Wake up, you lazy bum!" she laughed, pouncing on the blanket-swathed form. Yami let out a sleepy yell when she landed on his chest, and stuck his tongue out at her when she pulled the sheets off his head.
"This is no time for you to be sleeping," she scolded, wagging a finger at him from her perch. He tried in vain to push her off but only succeeded in exhausting himself. She laughed all the harder at his efforts.
"You… hahaha… should be, heh, teaching me how to speak this poetic language of yours!"
"It's not my language," Yami grumbled, but pushed her off and got up anyway. He had never flown in an airplane before.
Several hours and two bags of peanuts later, Elaina/Yami disembarked in Japan. Yami took over and strode down the gangplank, breathing in the familiar scent of cherry blossoms. He found himself smiling as the exchange student program leader hurried over.
"Konnichi wa," he greeted her to her surprise, and bowed. "Ii otenki desu, ne?"
"It is a very nice day," she agreed in English. "Welcome to Japan, Elaina-chan. Did you find the accommodations agreeable?"
"Oh, yes, of course," 'Elaina' said, smiling profusely.
"Oh, I'm sorry, you must think me rude. My name is Mary Retger. I'm normally an English teacher at the nearby Domino Highschool. The other co-leader took ill and called me this morning, nearly frantic, asking me to please meet you at the gate." Mary smiled warmly.
Yami nodded, letting his eyes wander around the courtyard where they were now standing. The cars around them beeped and buzzed, and Yami was beginning to feel at home.
"Well, I'd better get you to your dorm. I arranged for you to live on the highschool campus with some of the other girls. Will that be all right?"
Elaina took control. "Yes, of course, Retger-san."
The woman tittered. "Please, call me Mary."
(Okay, time is messed up in this fic, as I mentioned earlier. The two are now caught up and time is flowing normally)
That night, Elaina made herself at home with the five other girls in the dorm at Domino High. Yami took control after the girls left for a party that Elaina had declined, and sat on the window seat. He stared out the wide window into the navy velvet star-studded sky. He sighed.
"Yugi invading your thoughts?" Elaina asked, appearing beside him in the ghostly form only he could see.
Yami sighed again. "You read me like an open book."
"If we didn't share my body, it would be harder."
Yami giggled. "How did you ever get used to me?"
"I don't think I have."
Yami turned to his hikari and saw her slightly sad look. "What is it, aibou?"
"It's just, you can't forget your last hikari. I feel like I'm fighting for and losing you. It's not fair!" She stamped a translucent foot. "Why can't you just move on? But of course, you're in love, and love doesn't fade readily or quickly."
Yami stared. "Elaina, you spanned your whole life in those sentences."
She raised an eyebrow.
"You went from the mentality of a child to the maturity of an adult. It was interesting."
She shrugged. "I try. Hey, why don't we go find him?"
Yami glanced at her sharply, startled. "How do we find him? It's been so many years… how do I know he even lives in Japan?"
"You're a terrible liar." Yami glared at her. "How else did you send him a letter? You know his address."
"But not how to get there."
"Call Ms. Retger, I'll bet she knows him."
"How are you so sure?"
Elaina flipped him a smug grin. "Didn't you hear her? She knows everybody."
Yami closed his eyes, allowing her to take control.
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