Sorry about the update that took ten years!! This story isn't prewritten anymore, so I gotta do some actual work now. Here's the continuation of that mean old cliffhanger I left you guys with last time. Enjoy!
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Disclaimer: Nobody's gonna read this anyway because they're all gonna be reading ahead to find out if Kaiba gets killed. So I'm not even gonna bother saying it. (But please don't sue me anyway!!)
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The gun went off inches away from his face. For a second, he thought it hit him and the flash of light from the gun that lit his darkness was the doorway to Heaven. Then when he opened my eyes, he saw Kea with the gun still in his face. She was pulling at the trigger continuously, the empty barrel making a clicking sound that echoed between Kaiba's ears.
Kaiba looked at Kea with wide eyes. Her hands were shaking violently and her eyes were filled with tears. She let out a sob and dropped the gun, lowering herself to the floor and crying hysterically.
"I can't do it, I can't kill him!" Kea wailed. "Please don't kill him, Mr. Salvador, please!"
Mr. Salvador walked calmly over to Kea and knelt down in front of her. He lifted her chin up with his hand forcefully and looked into her eyes, which were overflowing with tears.
"I knew you didn't have the guts to do it," he said.
"Please don't kill him, Mr. Salvador, please," Kea continued begging. "Please, he's got so much, he's got a little brother. If he dies, his brother's gonna be alone and he'll have to go to an orphanage again, I don't want that to happen. Please, Mr. Salvador."
Mr. Salvador studied Kea's honest features, then said, "Tell ya what, sweetie. I'll give you and Mr. Kaiba over here five minutes to get out of this house. If you can stay alive, you can stay alive. But if you can't ..." He lowered his voice and threateningly said, "You're both gonna die."
Kea stared hard at Mr. Salvador and said, "Five minutes?"
Mr. Salvador stood up. "Four minutes and fifty seconds," he said, looking down at his watch.
Without hesitation, Kea stood up and began untying the knots on Kaiba's arms. When she got them free, he bent over and untied the ropes on one leg while Kea took care of the other. They didn't both with the duct tape on his mouth because they knew it would waste time.
"Four minutes and two seconds," Mr. Salvador said.
"Come on!" Kea ordered as she and Kaiba ran for the front door. They made it out easily, not worrying about Mr. Salvador coming after them at the time. Kaiba tore the tape off of his mouth and demanded,
"How are we getting out of here!"
Kea didn't answer him, just ran to her black minivan and pulled her carkeys out of her pocket, unlocking it. She hopped into the driver's side and Kaiba into the passenger's side, as Kea turned the key in the ignition.
The engine revved up and Kea pulled quickly out of the driveway, speeding down the street and nearly bumping into telephone poles along the way.
"I'm sorry," Kea said. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have taken the gun. I'm sorry."
"Stop it," Kaiba ordered. "Just get us out of here. We'll talk about this later."
Kea obediently shut her mouth and they drove in silence for another hour. Kea was constantly checking her rear view mirror to see if Mr. Salvador or Max or Vinny was following them, but there were no cars on the highway like the ones owned by the mobsters. Kea sighed in relief.
"Look, we've gotta lay low and stay out of Domino City for a while," Kea said to Kaiba after stopping the car in a small town. "If we go back, Vinny's sure to find us and kill us both."
"What about Mokuba?" Kaiba asked.
Kea took a deep breath and sighed heavily. "You'll have to leave him alone for a while. If you call home and talk to him, Vinny could find us. He might have tapped your phone lines or something. Vinny hasn't trusted me since I told him I didn't want to kill you."
Kaiab closed his eyes in thought. "Then what are we going to do? You seem to know about the mafia."
"I know these guys like I know the back of my hand, and there's no way we can go back there before a week's time is up without risking death."
Kaiba just sat back in the passenger's seat and sighed. How long was he going to have to hide from his own life? From his little brother? He sighed deeply and ran his hand through his hair. "What are we gonna do?" he asked.
Kea looked around the town for a second, taking in how small it was and studying all the people walking by. Then, she sighed and said, "Let's just go and get a motel room; I'll tell you once we're completely alone. We can't risk anything anymore. Okay?"
Uneasily, Kaiba said, "Okay."
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I know, it sucked. I went temporarily braindead. SOMEBODY GIVE ME IDEAS! I don't want this to turn into anything cliched, like 'Kaiba and girl run away and hide in a motel where they fall in love' or, 'Kaiba and girl change their identities and go on the run' or something like that. PLEASE give me ideas and I'll definitely give you your props for it. Arigatou! Ja ne!
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Disclaimer: Nobody's gonna read this anyway because they're all gonna be reading ahead to find out if Kaiba gets killed. So I'm not even gonna bother saying it. (But please don't sue me anyway!!)
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The gun went off inches away from his face. For a second, he thought it hit him and the flash of light from the gun that lit his darkness was the doorway to Heaven. Then when he opened my eyes, he saw Kea with the gun still in his face. She was pulling at the trigger continuously, the empty barrel making a clicking sound that echoed between Kaiba's ears.
Kaiba looked at Kea with wide eyes. Her hands were shaking violently and her eyes were filled with tears. She let out a sob and dropped the gun, lowering herself to the floor and crying hysterically.
"I can't do it, I can't kill him!" Kea wailed. "Please don't kill him, Mr. Salvador, please!"
Mr. Salvador walked calmly over to Kea and knelt down in front of her. He lifted her chin up with his hand forcefully and looked into her eyes, which were overflowing with tears.
"I knew you didn't have the guts to do it," he said.
"Please don't kill him, Mr. Salvador, please," Kea continued begging. "Please, he's got so much, he's got a little brother. If he dies, his brother's gonna be alone and he'll have to go to an orphanage again, I don't want that to happen. Please, Mr. Salvador."
Mr. Salvador studied Kea's honest features, then said, "Tell ya what, sweetie. I'll give you and Mr. Kaiba over here five minutes to get out of this house. If you can stay alive, you can stay alive. But if you can't ..." He lowered his voice and threateningly said, "You're both gonna die."
Kea stared hard at Mr. Salvador and said, "Five minutes?"
Mr. Salvador stood up. "Four minutes and fifty seconds," he said, looking down at his watch.
Without hesitation, Kea stood up and began untying the knots on Kaiba's arms. When she got them free, he bent over and untied the ropes on one leg while Kea took care of the other. They didn't both with the duct tape on his mouth because they knew it would waste time.
"Four minutes and two seconds," Mr. Salvador said.
"Come on!" Kea ordered as she and Kaiba ran for the front door. They made it out easily, not worrying about Mr. Salvador coming after them at the time. Kaiba tore the tape off of his mouth and demanded,
"How are we getting out of here!"
Kea didn't answer him, just ran to her black minivan and pulled her carkeys out of her pocket, unlocking it. She hopped into the driver's side and Kaiba into the passenger's side, as Kea turned the key in the ignition.
The engine revved up and Kea pulled quickly out of the driveway, speeding down the street and nearly bumping into telephone poles along the way.
"I'm sorry," Kea said. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have taken the gun. I'm sorry."
"Stop it," Kaiba ordered. "Just get us out of here. We'll talk about this later."
Kea obediently shut her mouth and they drove in silence for another hour. Kea was constantly checking her rear view mirror to see if Mr. Salvador or Max or Vinny was following them, but there were no cars on the highway like the ones owned by the mobsters. Kea sighed in relief.
"Look, we've gotta lay low and stay out of Domino City for a while," Kea said to Kaiba after stopping the car in a small town. "If we go back, Vinny's sure to find us and kill us both."
"What about Mokuba?" Kaiba asked.
Kea took a deep breath and sighed heavily. "You'll have to leave him alone for a while. If you call home and talk to him, Vinny could find us. He might have tapped your phone lines or something. Vinny hasn't trusted me since I told him I didn't want to kill you."
Kaiab closed his eyes in thought. "Then what are we going to do? You seem to know about the mafia."
"I know these guys like I know the back of my hand, and there's no way we can go back there before a week's time is up without risking death."
Kaiba just sat back in the passenger's seat and sighed. How long was he going to have to hide from his own life? From his little brother? He sighed deeply and ran his hand through his hair. "What are we gonna do?" he asked.
Kea looked around the town for a second, taking in how small it was and studying all the people walking by. Then, she sighed and said, "Let's just go and get a motel room; I'll tell you once we're completely alone. We can't risk anything anymore. Okay?"
Uneasily, Kaiba said, "Okay."
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I know, it sucked. I went temporarily braindead. SOMEBODY GIVE ME IDEAS! I don't want this to turn into anything cliched, like 'Kaiba and girl run away and hide in a motel where they fall in love' or, 'Kaiba and girl change their identities and go on the run' or something like that. PLEASE give me ideas and I'll definitely give you your props for it. Arigatou! Ja ne!