Lila grabbed her bright blue purse and walked out into the daylight. 'Well,
good news about moving back to Domino is that I get to see Seto again. I've
missed him so much, along with Mokuba. If he was cute then I wonder how
much Mokuba is now.' She walked up to a tall mansion and glanced across the
lawn. 'Oh my word this place is huge.' Lila ran the doorbell, a tall figure
in a white trench coat opened.
"Lila."
"Seto."
Both said in chorus, "Hi!" Kaiba turned around and started yelling.
"MOKUBA KAIBA! GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE!!!!!! AND STOP PLAYING THAT VIDEO GAME!!"
A small voice in another room cried, "But I almost have a new high score! Can't you wait?" Lila smiled 'The boy hasn't changed a bit in 6 years.'
Kaiba groaned and rolled his eyes, "I'm leaving soon so don't answer the door if a tall guy in sunglasses knocks . . .and you can order pizza." A short 10 year-old walked to the doorway.
"I can even have extra cheese with sweet peppers and M and M's?" he cried hopingly. The little boy looked up at Lila, "You never told me that you were going out on a date, Seto?"
Kaiba and Lila exchanged glances, "Mokuba, this is Lila . . .Lila, Mokuba so on and so forth."
"THE Lila? The one that the ophange, THAT Lila?"
"That the only one I know."
Mokuba's eyes bulged and he gave a big bear hug, "YOU NEVER SAID SHE WAS COMING!!!"
Kaiba smirked, "Well, you never asked, did you?" Mokuba shock his head. "We'll be back by I guess 5, so don't do anything stupid, OK?"
"Ok," Mokuba groaned but gave a little smile up at Lila, "You aren't going to Kaiba Corp. are you?" Kaiba shock his head. "YEAH!!!" Lila and Kaiba walked out the door and down the long lawn. They were quiet until the reached the street.
"You said that you wanted to meet with me." He spoke sternly, "about what?"
Lila gazed down at the ground, "Well, I guess you've changed and so have I. I guess I just haven't really met eye to eye since 6 years ago at the you- know-where. I just thought that if you weren't busy we could, like you know, hang out." Kaiba's icy eyes softened a bit.
"Affirmative, I can do that." They turned around the street corner and before their minds could catch up with what they were doing, they kissed . . .
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Lila sprawled out upon her bed. Her mind was out in space as she stared blankly up at the ceiling. The week's events flashed though her mind. Raven, Marik, the "Kaiba Kissing", and I guess Tristan flew by once or twice. She sighed and began to get ready to leave the apartment. Lila groaned, thinking about how she was going to become some demented mind slave searching for the millennium puzzle. Then it hit her . . .the puzzle! Yugi Mauto had a puzzle around his neck. Maybe that's what he was after . . .even so, it still didn't make a lot of sense to Lila . . .why was he after her for the puzzle?
She slowly pulled on a black robe and gently placed her prized deck into the pocket. "Marik, you can take over now." She sighed. The lass felt no longer anymore control over her body. She walked out and felt Marik pull the hood over her eyes. 'Another long night' Lila thought as she was forced into the twilight . . .
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Joey Wheeler was spending the evening in a similar fashion but not with Marik. Joey lay down on his couch and just began to wander. 'Tristan said that Serenity is do'n fine. But then again . . .man! I'm turnin' into a worry wart!!' he closed his as the endless silence swept over his soul. A ring from the phone suddenly broke the eternal peace.
"Joey," he picked up his communicator. "Tristan, whatcha want?"
"I met up with Lila on the streets, I said hi but she just walked off, like I wasn't there. It's weird, Joey, she was acting like a . . .a . . ."
"Mind slave?" the words poured out of Joey's mouth.
"Exactly, the cloak, everything." Joey began to think this was the answer to all of their questions.
"You didn't say anything to . . ."
"No, he wouldn't listen to me anyways." Joey was thinking he was speaking about the creep Seto Kaiba. "But we can talk about this at school with Yugi. I need to go. Bye!" Tristan hung up.
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At study hall the next day, Lila watched Yugi's and Joey's duel.
"GO DARK MAGICAIN! DARK MAGIC ATTACK! I guess that brings your life points down to zero, Joey." Yugi cried out. Joey groaned, overly mad that Yugi beat him AGAIN at the game. He gave a half smile at Lila, who was glancing over his shoulder.
"Yah wanna duel me?" Joey put on little "puppy-eyes". She smirked, kind of the way that Kaiba does sometimes, and nodded.
"Bring it on!" Yugi got up out of the chair; Lila sat and quickly shuffled her deck, "Ok lightweight, its time to duel!!"
Kaiba, who was sitting down reading, "A Guide to Total Success for Young CEOs" He glanced over at the two desks 'This should be interesting.' He got up and walked over to the duel.
"For my first move, I'll place Parrot Dragon and one card facedown." She proclaimed. Joey sat thinking, then drew a card and grinned.
"You're finished! I summon the Red Eyes Black Dragon to attack your Parrot Dragon!" Lila glared down at his card, 'Why hasn't those idiots taken that card yet?'
"I counter with Mirror Force turning your monster into a pile of dust! And for my next move," she drew 'Yes! And right in front of Seto too!' "I'll finish you with my Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Joey's eyes widened. Kaiba winced a little but didn't look the least bit surprised. "And I'll attack your land bringing you LPs down to zip." Joey groaned, and gave a foul look up at Kaiba, who for one unusual moment was smiling.
"You still have that old thing." He smirked, "Figures . . ." She stared into his icy blue eyes and walked over. Lila got up and walked out of the classroom.
"No more fooling Lila. The time has come . . ." a sinister voice spoke.
"Marik!!"
"My sister is interfering with my becoming the Pharaoh. She's hidden the Egyptian God cards, I of coarse, have two, Slyfer the Sky Dragon and Winged Dragon of Ra. You must make sure that the third don't fall into the wrong hands . . ."
"Aren't you the "wrong hands"?" Lila laughed sarcastically. A hot pain ran though her body, "M-M-Marik . . . p-please . . .I-I-I didn't mean that."
"Foolish woman, my sister has already given Obalisk to Seto Kaiba. Take him out . . .and bring his Egyptian God Card to me . . ."
"But . . ." he was gone before she could finish the sentence. Lila looked in the window where Kaiba was standing. 'I can't . . .I won't . . .but . . .' tears started to rain down Lila's soft cheeks, 'What do I do?'
"Trust me . . ." Marik's voice echoed though her head, "you do as I say and I will help you."
"I don't want to hurt my only . . ." she paused then whispered, "friend."
"I AM your only friend," another pain zapped though her soul again. From her position of standing she dropped to her knees.
"I'm . . .sorry."
"Now do as I ask and you WILL defeat Seto Kaiba in a duel. Strip him of Obalisk and hand it to me. If you won't defeat him then I am to do it myself but against your will, do I make myself clear?"
"Y-Y- Yes." She stood back up. Her cheeks were wet from crying. 'How can I defeat him? He's the only being on this planet that I can fully understand. I can't loose his friendship now.'
"Lila . . ." Tristan walked out to where she was on her knees, "You look like you've seen a ghost."
"I think may have . . ." she breathed slowly. Tristan got to her level.
"Someone is stalking you isn't it?"
She shock her head and got back up, "No but thank you anyhow. I must get back inside."
"Remember what I said Lila, it's for your own good." A voice spoke inside her head. She shock it off but knew that she couldn't shake Marik off . . .
"Lila."
"Seto."
Both said in chorus, "Hi!" Kaiba turned around and started yelling.
"MOKUBA KAIBA! GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE!!!!!! AND STOP PLAYING THAT VIDEO GAME!!"
A small voice in another room cried, "But I almost have a new high score! Can't you wait?" Lila smiled 'The boy hasn't changed a bit in 6 years.'
Kaiba groaned and rolled his eyes, "I'm leaving soon so don't answer the door if a tall guy in sunglasses knocks . . .and you can order pizza." A short 10 year-old walked to the doorway.
"I can even have extra cheese with sweet peppers and M and M's?" he cried hopingly. The little boy looked up at Lila, "You never told me that you were going out on a date, Seto?"
Kaiba and Lila exchanged glances, "Mokuba, this is Lila . . .Lila, Mokuba so on and so forth."
"THE Lila? The one that the ophange, THAT Lila?"
"That the only one I know."
Mokuba's eyes bulged and he gave a big bear hug, "YOU NEVER SAID SHE WAS COMING!!!"
Kaiba smirked, "Well, you never asked, did you?" Mokuba shock his head. "We'll be back by I guess 5, so don't do anything stupid, OK?"
"Ok," Mokuba groaned but gave a little smile up at Lila, "You aren't going to Kaiba Corp. are you?" Kaiba shock his head. "YEAH!!!" Lila and Kaiba walked out the door and down the long lawn. They were quiet until the reached the street.
"You said that you wanted to meet with me." He spoke sternly, "about what?"
Lila gazed down at the ground, "Well, I guess you've changed and so have I. I guess I just haven't really met eye to eye since 6 years ago at the you- know-where. I just thought that if you weren't busy we could, like you know, hang out." Kaiba's icy eyes softened a bit.
"Affirmative, I can do that." They turned around the street corner and before their minds could catch up with what they were doing, they kissed . . .
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Lila sprawled out upon her bed. Her mind was out in space as she stared blankly up at the ceiling. The week's events flashed though her mind. Raven, Marik, the "Kaiba Kissing", and I guess Tristan flew by once or twice. She sighed and began to get ready to leave the apartment. Lila groaned, thinking about how she was going to become some demented mind slave searching for the millennium puzzle. Then it hit her . . .the puzzle! Yugi Mauto had a puzzle around his neck. Maybe that's what he was after . . .even so, it still didn't make a lot of sense to Lila . . .why was he after her for the puzzle?
She slowly pulled on a black robe and gently placed her prized deck into the pocket. "Marik, you can take over now." She sighed. The lass felt no longer anymore control over her body. She walked out and felt Marik pull the hood over her eyes. 'Another long night' Lila thought as she was forced into the twilight . . .
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Joey Wheeler was spending the evening in a similar fashion but not with Marik. Joey lay down on his couch and just began to wander. 'Tristan said that Serenity is do'n fine. But then again . . .man! I'm turnin' into a worry wart!!' he closed his as the endless silence swept over his soul. A ring from the phone suddenly broke the eternal peace.
"Joey," he picked up his communicator. "Tristan, whatcha want?"
"I met up with Lila on the streets, I said hi but she just walked off, like I wasn't there. It's weird, Joey, she was acting like a . . .a . . ."
"Mind slave?" the words poured out of Joey's mouth.
"Exactly, the cloak, everything." Joey began to think this was the answer to all of their questions.
"You didn't say anything to . . ."
"No, he wouldn't listen to me anyways." Joey was thinking he was speaking about the creep Seto Kaiba. "But we can talk about this at school with Yugi. I need to go. Bye!" Tristan hung up.
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At study hall the next day, Lila watched Yugi's and Joey's duel.
"GO DARK MAGICAIN! DARK MAGIC ATTACK! I guess that brings your life points down to zero, Joey." Yugi cried out. Joey groaned, overly mad that Yugi beat him AGAIN at the game. He gave a half smile at Lila, who was glancing over his shoulder.
"Yah wanna duel me?" Joey put on little "puppy-eyes". She smirked, kind of the way that Kaiba does sometimes, and nodded.
"Bring it on!" Yugi got up out of the chair; Lila sat and quickly shuffled her deck, "Ok lightweight, its time to duel!!"
Kaiba, who was sitting down reading, "A Guide to Total Success for Young CEOs" He glanced over at the two desks 'This should be interesting.' He got up and walked over to the duel.
"For my first move, I'll place Parrot Dragon and one card facedown." She proclaimed. Joey sat thinking, then drew a card and grinned.
"You're finished! I summon the Red Eyes Black Dragon to attack your Parrot Dragon!" Lila glared down at his card, 'Why hasn't those idiots taken that card yet?'
"I counter with Mirror Force turning your monster into a pile of dust! And for my next move," she drew 'Yes! And right in front of Seto too!' "I'll finish you with my Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Joey's eyes widened. Kaiba winced a little but didn't look the least bit surprised. "And I'll attack your land bringing you LPs down to zip." Joey groaned, and gave a foul look up at Kaiba, who for one unusual moment was smiling.
"You still have that old thing." He smirked, "Figures . . ." She stared into his icy blue eyes and walked over. Lila got up and walked out of the classroom.
"No more fooling Lila. The time has come . . ." a sinister voice spoke.
"Marik!!"
"My sister is interfering with my becoming the Pharaoh. She's hidden the Egyptian God cards, I of coarse, have two, Slyfer the Sky Dragon and Winged Dragon of Ra. You must make sure that the third don't fall into the wrong hands . . ."
"Aren't you the "wrong hands"?" Lila laughed sarcastically. A hot pain ran though her body, "M-M-Marik . . . p-please . . .I-I-I didn't mean that."
"Foolish woman, my sister has already given Obalisk to Seto Kaiba. Take him out . . .and bring his Egyptian God Card to me . . ."
"But . . ." he was gone before she could finish the sentence. Lila looked in the window where Kaiba was standing. 'I can't . . .I won't . . .but . . .' tears started to rain down Lila's soft cheeks, 'What do I do?'
"Trust me . . ." Marik's voice echoed though her head, "you do as I say and I will help you."
"I don't want to hurt my only . . ." she paused then whispered, "friend."
"I AM your only friend," another pain zapped though her soul again. From her position of standing she dropped to her knees.
"I'm . . .sorry."
"Now do as I ask and you WILL defeat Seto Kaiba in a duel. Strip him of Obalisk and hand it to me. If you won't defeat him then I am to do it myself but against your will, do I make myself clear?"
"Y-Y- Yes." She stood back up. Her cheeks were wet from crying. 'How can I defeat him? He's the only being on this planet that I can fully understand. I can't loose his friendship now.'
"Lila . . ." Tristan walked out to where she was on her knees, "You look like you've seen a ghost."
"I think may have . . ." she breathed slowly. Tristan got to her level.
"Someone is stalking you isn't it?"
She shock her head and got back up, "No but thank you anyhow. I must get back inside."
"Remember what I said Lila, it's for your own good." A voice spoke inside her head. She shock it off but knew that she couldn't shake Marik off . . .