A/N: Sorry I took so long. Stupid school and their wild idea to give students a whole crap load of projects due the week b4 spring break. I had to write this chapter pretty fast and it isn't hat great. It's kind of confusing. Hell, I know what is going to happen and I'm still confused. But, you can always email me your questions and be glad to clear it up. And DarkWitch, yes, I feel very special ^_^ so very special ------
I'm dedicating this chapter to MayaMai for her idea for me to put her in this story.
// yami mentally talking //
/ hikari mentally talking /
Maya mentally talking
Chapter 13
Ryou's POV
Slowly opening my eyes, the first thing I observe is the darkness. I could see a few things where the light was shining, but nothing else. Not even a second later, I noticed I'm chained up so I can't move. My legs are chained together, but my arms ---- wrists are actually chained to something. What could I be chained to? A pole, perhaps? This is no time to be thinking such stupid questions. , I need to get out of here! :: starts to try to shake free of the chains ::
Stop that! You're not going to get free anyway!
I froze immediately after I heard the voice. It was, no doubt, a telepathic voice, but it wasn't my yami's. The voice was clearly a female's, but who?
I glanced around in case she was around here. Obviously she could hear my attempt to free myself, so she had to be near. And sure enough, if I squinted my eyes, I could barely see another figure who looked to be in the same situation as me. I directed my energy toward her, if indeed what I saw was her, and asked her mentally, / Who are you? /
I'm Maya.
/ So you are telepathic? /
Yep. Now, struggling against those chains won't do you any good.
/ I know, but I was hoping for the impossible. Where are we anyway? /
I don't exactly know where, but I know this is the temporary headquarters of Marik and Malik.
/ You mean the ones who possess the Millennium Rod? /
Yeah, you know them?
/ Do I know them? My yami is always talking about them. Although, I've never met Marik and Malik. /
How did you get here then, without meeting Marik or Malik?
/ All I remember is before I was here, I felt something hit me from behind and how I fell face flat on the cement in front of me. /
Ow. So are you okay?
/ I am now. It hurts to talk because I reopen the scabs that were already formed. /
Oh. You said you have a yami. What Millennium Item do you own?
/ I have the Millennium Ring. / I said as I struggle to reach the item around my neck. /I - It's gone!/
Marik's POV
I stare at the golden Millennium Ring as I sit on the cold cement floor. Only a few more days in this retched, run-down, sorry excuse for a house and then we return to the main headquarters. That is, if my yami accomplishes his part of the plan. I have Ryou's Millennium Ring, and Malik will come back with Bakura's. Malik mentioned earlier something about a deal he made with Bakura. I remember him saying that he'd do something for Bakura and then he'd return Ryou. But Malik went on screaming about how we are in desperate need of more followers and to just let Ryou go would be absurd. Apparently, Bakura had already planned this out, because he stated that he would replace Ryou with someone else. I don't understand it all and reading my yami's mind would most likely clear it up, but I can't do that. Many times have I been threatened to be killed by Malik if I even set a foot into his soul room.
:: sigh :: I wonder if my yami is finished yet. My patience is running short. At least my part of the job was quick and easy.
*~* FLASHBACK *~*
I sulked down alleyways and dimly lit streets around midnight, wearing the usual black cloak. I wasn't planning on finding Ryou today, but I wasn't about to complain as I saw the white haired boy sobbing his ass off on a park bench.
I hid behind a tree and waited until Ryou stood up and started walking along the sidewalk. I walked up behind him and swiftly hit the back of his head with my Millennium Rod, leaving him unconscious. I called forth some of my minions to carry the body to where we are temporarily set up. I smirked to myself as I was satisfied with my accomplishment for the day.
*~* END OF FLASHBACK *~*
I also remember controlling Ryou while he was out cold, so I could read his mind. His mind was so cluttered, it was extremely difficult to find the reason for why he was out so late at night. All I found was that he was mad at some girl who goes by the name, 'Kit'. It seemed like a useless piece of information at the time, but now that I think about it, whatever was going on between Ryou and Kit might serve a purpose to me later.
// Marik? //
/ Yes? /
// There's been a change in plans. //
/ What do you mean? /
// I locked Bakura within his Millennium Ring. //
/ So he can't come out? /
// Not unless he is reunited with his recent reincarnation; his hikari. //
/ But that won't happen now that I have Ryou prisoner and his Millennium Ring. So you have Bakura's Millennium Ring, right? /
// Well, not exactly. //
/ WHAT?! /
// Do NOT raise you voice to me, Marik. //
/ sorry. / I mumbled, reluctantly. I hate how my yami overpowers me. I used to think of myself as the stronger person, until he came along.
// As I was saying, it's a long story, but I don't have Bakura's Millennium Ring. But, if what I predict is true, we can expect another mind slave to join us. //
/ A long story, huh? Well, I have all day since my minions are out fulfilling other small tasks and I'm stuck here waiting. /
// Well, I don't have all day. //
/ ::sigh:: How much longer do you presume we'll be staying here, then? /
// Give her a day to show up. //
/ Her? /
// Yes, a female mind slave. Can you get that idea to penetrate your thick skull? //
/ It's just ---- it's harder to control women. They can be so bitchy and stubborn sometimes. /
// Get over it. //
/ Wait, is her name, by any chance, Kit? /
// Yes, why? //
/ Uh, nothing. I just heard a few things about her recently. /
// You better not be hiding anything from me, Marik. //
/ I --- I'm not. /
// Good. Now, excuse me, for I have better things to do than to talk to you all day.//
I knew I wasn't let off the hook that easy. My yami would pry into my mind later and find out what I knew about Kit. It's not like I actually know anything about her, it's the fact that I kept something from ---- from him. I suppose I should enjoy these moments of peace while I still can.
A/N: What do you think? I know I made Malik and Marik able to search others' minds, but I felt it was essential for the story. I believe I'm going to make it so Malik and Marik can't search one's mind w/ out controlling the person first. But, there could be times the person doesn't know he or she is being controlled, or having their mind searched. Did that make sense? Oh well, I'm just trying to plan out the sequel.