"To Love the Dark"
By JessieHeart
~ Disclaimer: I STILL do not claim ownership over Yu-Gi-Oh! or its related items. *sniff* And I'm outta pocky now… ~
Chapter Four-
'Visions'
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'Breathe in, breathe out, control the chi…'
Late at night, Mai Kujaku set up her meditation grounds. She sat outside the pharaoh's palace, in the back gardens. Her toes wiggled in the sand. She knew know one would disturb her out there.
Mai lit a stick of incense and put it at her feet. Then she slipped into a state of deep meditation, gazing into the future.
She did not like what she saw.
*
Katsuya Jounouchi wandered the palace hallways, a small candle lighting his path. He walked far; down, down into the servants' chambers. Finally, he reached the room of a small laundry maid.
"Hey there big brother," a kind voice greeted.
Jounouchi looked at the girl responsible for the sound.
"Shizuka… how did you know it was me?" he asked. His little sister giggled.
"You have a kind aura, big brother."
Shizuka Jounouchi had long amber hair and lovely, near-blind eyes. Somehow, she managed to always be cheerful.
Katsuya sat down in front of her. The candle shown on Shizuka's face, illuminating her depthless stare if a blind woman. A shiver ran down Jounouchi's spine.
"How are you?" he asked kindly.
"Same old, same old," answered Shizuka. Then she reached out and touched his face. "But… something seems different about YOU, big brother…" There was a longish pause. "Are you… in love?"
"No!" Jounouchi said quickly. His face grew warm under Shizuka's hand. A small grin crossed her lips.
"You're blushing!" she accused, teasing. "So don't lie to me." She placed her hand in her lap. Jounouchi swallowed and stood up.
"I- uh, I have to go. I need a drink," he said. Then his tine softened. "I love you Shizuka."
"I love you too, big brother…"
*
Jounouchi stepped out the palace back door, headed towards the water well. He spotted a girl sitting in the sand. Panicked, Katsuya rushed over to her.
"Miss? Miss?"
He realized the girl was Mai, the sorceress. She was in meditation, her eyes glowing blue. An incense match at her feet had long gone out.
Jounouchi was not concerned at this site. He had seen Yami ask Mai to gaze into the future many times before. But this time, something different happened. A steady stream of tears began to flow down her face. Her upper body began to tremble. She almost looked… pitiful.
"Mai? Mai…" he said softly, trying to wake her out of the dream. He reached out and shook her shoulders.
As soon as Jounouchi touched her, he felt a jolt run through his body. He was stripped away from his mind, seeing things that didn't really exist. He realized, suddenly, that he was inside Mai's vision.
Katsuya saw a dragon; beautiful and powerful, as white as a river lily with eyes blue as the sky. Together, three of the white dragons reigned destruction. Few stood to oppose them, but they were slaughtered. Pharaoh Yami defended the castle with a group of magicians'… three men and a very pretty girl.
Suddenly, the wind seemed to rush passed him, washing away the scene. It was replaced with a battle inside the palace. Rubble and bodies of the fallen lay everywhere. People ran in all direction. What Jounouchi saw next paralyzed him. He saw _himself._
The future Jounouchi sat hunched over a body, trembling in rage. His clothes were torn and dirty. He held the body to his chest, sobbing.
Jounouchi tried to see whom his future self was holding. He found himself unable to grasp the body was… Shizuka.
His head began to pound, as if he had been struck. Everything faded into a painful black.
*
Jounouchi woke up with a start. He sat up, completely panicked. After a moment of deep breathing, Katsuya observed his surroundings.
The room was unfamiliar to him. It was elegant and obviously female. Flowers covered almost every surface. Jounouchi was lying on a bed and covered thick fur blankets. His skull throbbed with a splitting headache. Bringing his hand to his forehead, he found someone had placed a damp cloth on it.
"Hey," he said out loud. His tone was uncaring. "My shirt's gone." Katsuya's brain slowly processed what was being said. He reeled. "WHAT?! I'm in a strange bed and MY SHIRT'S GONE!!!"
Jounouchi checked under the covers and sighed in relief. He was still wearing his pants.
Mai Kujaku entered the room, alerted by Katsuya's screaming. She placed her hands on her hips.
"So, you're awake. Maybe now you'll know better than to touch me when I'm meditating. You're mind is too fragile to gaze into the future for very long," she explained. Jounouchi groaned as his head throbbed once more.
"What happened…?" he asked.
"I woke up and saw you writhing in the sand. Your eyes were shinning blue, so I deducted what happened."
"Where are we, exactly?"
"My quarters." Mai sat on the foot of the bed. "I know what you saw… it was MY vision anyway."
Jounouchi looked away, fiddling with the blankets. "You… were crying."
Mai inched closer to him. "After your sister, you died in my mind. I couldn't stand it."
'Are you… in love?' Shizuka's words echoed in Jounouchi's mind. 'But, I can't be… She's a noble woman… I'm just a servant.'
Mai leaned forward and held Jounouchi's face. "I can here your thoughts…" she admitted. A wild, defiant smile broke across her face. "And there's no laws that say _I_ can't kiss YOU!" Mai kissed him forcefully. After a moment, she let go of him. Looking deep into his eyes, she asked, "Are you not frightened of what you have seen? Of what the future holds for you?"
Jounouchi put a hand on her shoulder. "I shouldn't have to remind you… I… DON'T… BELIEVE… IN MAGIC!" Mai smiled.
"Jounouchi Kastuya, what DO you believe in?!"
With his free hand, he cupped her chin. "This." He kissed her lips softly.
Mai kissed him back as a great swell of passion engulfed them. She slipped her tongue into his mouth. Jounouchi wrapped his powerful arms around her and pulled Mai down onto the bed. They let their emotions take it from there.
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End of Chapter Four
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Author's Note:
FYI: Katsuya Jounouchi is Joey Wheeler. 'Miah Tolensky" (whom I ALSO do not claim ownership of) asked me that, so there's the answer. ^-^
Man, it's hard writing a romance scene between people as stubborn as Mai and Jounouchi...
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By JessieHeart
~ Disclaimer: I STILL do not claim ownership over Yu-Gi-Oh! or its related items. *sniff* And I'm outta pocky now… ~
Chapter Four-
'Visions'
*
'Breathe in, breathe out, control the chi…'
Late at night, Mai Kujaku set up her meditation grounds. She sat outside the pharaoh's palace, in the back gardens. Her toes wiggled in the sand. She knew know one would disturb her out there.
Mai lit a stick of incense and put it at her feet. Then she slipped into a state of deep meditation, gazing into the future.
She did not like what she saw.
*
Katsuya Jounouchi wandered the palace hallways, a small candle lighting his path. He walked far; down, down into the servants' chambers. Finally, he reached the room of a small laundry maid.
"Hey there big brother," a kind voice greeted.
Jounouchi looked at the girl responsible for the sound.
"Shizuka… how did you know it was me?" he asked. His little sister giggled.
"You have a kind aura, big brother."
Shizuka Jounouchi had long amber hair and lovely, near-blind eyes. Somehow, she managed to always be cheerful.
Katsuya sat down in front of her. The candle shown on Shizuka's face, illuminating her depthless stare if a blind woman. A shiver ran down Jounouchi's spine.
"How are you?" he asked kindly.
"Same old, same old," answered Shizuka. Then she reached out and touched his face. "But… something seems different about YOU, big brother…" There was a longish pause. "Are you… in love?"
"No!" Jounouchi said quickly. His face grew warm under Shizuka's hand. A small grin crossed her lips.
"You're blushing!" she accused, teasing. "So don't lie to me." She placed her hand in her lap. Jounouchi swallowed and stood up.
"I- uh, I have to go. I need a drink," he said. Then his tine softened. "I love you Shizuka."
"I love you too, big brother…"
*
Jounouchi stepped out the palace back door, headed towards the water well. He spotted a girl sitting in the sand. Panicked, Katsuya rushed over to her.
"Miss? Miss?"
He realized the girl was Mai, the sorceress. She was in meditation, her eyes glowing blue. An incense match at her feet had long gone out.
Jounouchi was not concerned at this site. He had seen Yami ask Mai to gaze into the future many times before. But this time, something different happened. A steady stream of tears began to flow down her face. Her upper body began to tremble. She almost looked… pitiful.
"Mai? Mai…" he said softly, trying to wake her out of the dream. He reached out and shook her shoulders.
As soon as Jounouchi touched her, he felt a jolt run through his body. He was stripped away from his mind, seeing things that didn't really exist. He realized, suddenly, that he was inside Mai's vision.
Katsuya saw a dragon; beautiful and powerful, as white as a river lily with eyes blue as the sky. Together, three of the white dragons reigned destruction. Few stood to oppose them, but they were slaughtered. Pharaoh Yami defended the castle with a group of magicians'… three men and a very pretty girl.
Suddenly, the wind seemed to rush passed him, washing away the scene. It was replaced with a battle inside the palace. Rubble and bodies of the fallen lay everywhere. People ran in all direction. What Jounouchi saw next paralyzed him. He saw _himself._
The future Jounouchi sat hunched over a body, trembling in rage. His clothes were torn and dirty. He held the body to his chest, sobbing.
Jounouchi tried to see whom his future self was holding. He found himself unable to grasp the body was… Shizuka.
His head began to pound, as if he had been struck. Everything faded into a painful black.
*
Jounouchi woke up with a start. He sat up, completely panicked. After a moment of deep breathing, Katsuya observed his surroundings.
The room was unfamiliar to him. It was elegant and obviously female. Flowers covered almost every surface. Jounouchi was lying on a bed and covered thick fur blankets. His skull throbbed with a splitting headache. Bringing his hand to his forehead, he found someone had placed a damp cloth on it.
"Hey," he said out loud. His tone was uncaring. "My shirt's gone." Katsuya's brain slowly processed what was being said. He reeled. "WHAT?! I'm in a strange bed and MY SHIRT'S GONE!!!"
Jounouchi checked under the covers and sighed in relief. He was still wearing his pants.
Mai Kujaku entered the room, alerted by Katsuya's screaming. She placed her hands on her hips.
"So, you're awake. Maybe now you'll know better than to touch me when I'm meditating. You're mind is too fragile to gaze into the future for very long," she explained. Jounouchi groaned as his head throbbed once more.
"What happened…?" he asked.
"I woke up and saw you writhing in the sand. Your eyes were shinning blue, so I deducted what happened."
"Where are we, exactly?"
"My quarters." Mai sat on the foot of the bed. "I know what you saw… it was MY vision anyway."
Jounouchi looked away, fiddling with the blankets. "You… were crying."
Mai inched closer to him. "After your sister, you died in my mind. I couldn't stand it."
'Are you… in love?' Shizuka's words echoed in Jounouchi's mind. 'But, I can't be… She's a noble woman… I'm just a servant.'
Mai leaned forward and held Jounouchi's face. "I can here your thoughts…" she admitted. A wild, defiant smile broke across her face. "And there's no laws that say _I_ can't kiss YOU!" Mai kissed him forcefully. After a moment, she let go of him. Looking deep into his eyes, she asked, "Are you not frightened of what you have seen? Of what the future holds for you?"
Jounouchi put a hand on her shoulder. "I shouldn't have to remind you… I… DON'T… BELIEVE… IN MAGIC!" Mai smiled.
"Jounouchi Kastuya, what DO you believe in?!"
With his free hand, he cupped her chin. "This." He kissed her lips softly.
Mai kissed him back as a great swell of passion engulfed them. She slipped her tongue into his mouth. Jounouchi wrapped his powerful arms around her and pulled Mai down onto the bed. They let their emotions take it from there.
*
End of Chapter Four
*
Author's Note:
FYI: Katsuya Jounouchi is Joey Wheeler. 'Miah Tolensky" (whom I ALSO do not claim ownership of) asked me that, so there's the answer. ^-^
Man, it's hard writing a romance scene between people as stubborn as Mai and Jounouchi...
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