Well, that was definitely a first. I've never had a reviewer grovel for
the next chapter before. I guess that means I'm doing a pretty good job.
Oh yeah, after thinking about it, I decided that I wanted to pair up
Crystal with someone. Vote for your favorite option, and I'll see if I can
make it work.
Crystal/Ryou
Crystal/Jonouchi
Crystal/Seto
Disclaimer: I only own Crystal *sniffles* :*(
Chapter Seven: Get Out of My Mind!
Once I passed out, I found myself at the door of my soul room. I opened the door, walked inside, and closed the door quickly. I noticed that the room was a little cooler than the last time I was here. I figured that it was because Yami said that my body itself was cooler from the intense exposure to Shadow Magic. I shivered in the cool room, trying to warm myself up.
I knew from reading the manga that a person's soul room reflected him or her and their state of being. I felt the temperature rise in the room slightly, making it feel a bit more comfortable. I sat down at the desk and went to open the two drawers. In the top drawer was a list of my fears, and a list of all the guys I've ever had a crush on. I put both lists back inside the top drawer and closed it.
I was about to open the bottom drawer, when I felt the temperature of the room drop again. I turned around to see Shadi standing behind me. I rose from the desk, unsure of if I should feel worried or relieved to see him. Then I realized that he had come into my soul room without asking me. I felt quite a bit violated by this invasion of my privacy. After a moment I spoke, as Shadi's teal eyes boring into me.
"How did you get in here?" I asked, worry evident in my voice.
"My Millennium Key allows me to enter any soul room I please." Shadi replied coolly, his Key glinting slightly.
"Do my friends know that you're here?" I asked, feeling more vulnerable.
"Yami did not wish me to enter." Shadi replied, "He was worried that you were not strong enough withstand the use of my Key."
"The room was warmer before you came in here." I replied, "Then only reason I knew you were here was because of the temperature drop."
"You're sensitive to the use of Shadow Magic." Shadi said with a sound of awe in his voice.
"Very sensitive." I said, feeling the temperature of the room become even cooler.
"I will take my leave now." Shadi said coolly, "Yami was correct. You are still very weak. I am sorry for invading your soul room."
As Shadi faded out of my soul room, I felt it become warmer. The less exposure I had to Shadow Magic the better. I rested when I needed to in the bed, but never found myself outside my soul room. Yami came one time and explained that I was still very weak and that Isis was worried to try a healing spell, because it might not work.
"I must go now." Yami said, "Just rest and allow your body to heal."
"Just do what you can." I said, "Tell the others not to worry. I'll be better in no time. You'll see."
I decided to take Yami's advice and rest for a while. I reclined on the bed in my soul room and closed my eyes. I knew I had been asleep for a while, but for some reason I was still in my soul room. It felt really cold again, which made me feel very uneasy. I jumped off of the bed and walked up to the door. I tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge. I started to feel panicky and grabbed the doorknob with both hands and pulled as hard as I possibly could.
Suddenly, the door flew open and I tumbled backwards. Then I saw why the door to my soul room had opened. Malik stood in the open doorway chuckling darkly. He was wearing black leather pants and a sleeveless violet shirt along with all his gold jewelry. He smirked at me as I shakily rose to my feet. I felt the temperature of my soul room warm up again, as Malik continued to smirk at me.
"Your weakness to Shadow Magic is very amusing. Then again so is the fact that my hikari's sister believes your soul is the one that holds Light within it." Malik chuckled, stepping into my soul room.
"Who told you that?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You did. Don't you remember?" Malik said, "Oh, wait. Your mind was under my control when you told me that."
"You're lying." I said, "There is no way I would have told you that."
"Oh, but you told me everything I wanted to know." Malik chuckled, "You told me everything from how Bakura kidnapped you to the silly game you were playing with the Pharaoh's hikari and his friends."
"You're not lying." I gasped, stepping back.
"I know much more than that." Malik said with a broad smirk, "You have interesting views on some people, especially on Kaiba and Pegasus. You even have a level of respect for Bakura, which surprised me. Then comes myself, which is the best."
"I'm terrified of you." I said, "You intimidate me the most out of any of the yamis."
"I know, and I've seen your nightmares about me." Malik said, coming even closer to me, "It is scary how close to reality a nightmare can be."
"Stay back." I stuttered, "Keep away from me."
Malik's smirk grew at my feeble demand, as he cornered me by the desk. His lavender eyes flash malevolently as he looked into my eyes. I raised my arms over my head to shield myself, but Malik grabbed my wrists and lowered them. I felt myself tremble in his strong and firm grasp. I was too terrified and became paralyzed with fear. Malik bent over slightly making his eyes level with mine.
"I wasn't lying about paying a fortune to have you." Malik said darkly, "Then again you already knew that, didn't you Crystal Hikari?"
"Leave me alone, please." I begged.
"Why should I?" Malik asked in the same dark tone.
"Help, someone, anyone." I whimpered as Malik brought his face closer to mine
"There is no one here to save you." Malik chuckled darkly, his lips only about an inch from mine.
Suddenly there was a bright light and a forceful blast that sent Malik flying away from me. As the bright light faded, I saw a woman with short red hair and silver armor standing in front of me. Malik stared at her in shock and backed away, surprise and anger burning in his lavender eyes. The woman shifted and I saw a sword in her hand, ready to strike. Malik glared at the woman, but did not move towards her.
"Leave this place, and do not return." She said in a firm voice.
"And if I don't?" Malik smirked.
"Do not test me." She replied.
"Fine. I'll go, but don't think I'll leave her alone, just yet." Malik said, before walking out the door.
The woman closed my soul room's door and made sure it was secure. Then she turned and I recognized her as my Fusion Monster, St. Joan. She sheathed her long sword and smiled gently. Her hazel eyes were worried, angry, and relieved all at once. She helped me walk over to the bed and sit down.
"Are you alright?" St. Joan asked, "Did he harm you?"
"I'm fine, but how did you get here?" I replied.
"You summoned me, and just in time I might add." St. Joan said, "You called for help and summoned me with Light Magic."
"Now what will happen?" I asked, "Can Malik get back in?"
"Only if you open the door to him again." St. Joan replied, "You must increase your mental defenses against intruders. As you saw, Malik is stronger than Bakura."
"I need a way to see if anyone is out there without them knowing." I said, walking over to the door, "I need a peephole that can only be seen by those I trust completely and myself."
"Look at your door." St. Joan said, smiling.
I examined a door and sure enough there was a peephole right at my eye level. I looked through it and saw no one and nothing outside my door. This was going to help me keep myself safer from Bakura and Malik. St. Joan explained that she must go back to the deck, but I would be able to call her or any of the cards if I needed help. I nodded slightly and St. Joan disappeared with a flash of soft white light.
Suddenly, I felt myself engulf in a brilliant white light that made me close my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was Yugi's room with Isis smiling above me. Yugi, Jono, and Anzu were smiling brightly as I slowly sat up. I smiled tiredly at the small group before me. I decided that I didn't need to stress them out by telling them what had happened in my soul room. They were already worrying about me enough as it was.
Talk about invasion of privacy. Poor Crystal had to deal with two uninvited guests. At least Shadi's intentions were good. Malik being able to get in deals with what happened to Crystal when he took over her mind. I'll into that more next chapter. I won't be able to update until at least Tuesday because I'm going out of town for the Fourth. It might be later because a Writer's Block is trying to rear its ugly head. : (
Read and Review. I'll see you next chapter, and I'll try not to make you guys wait too long for the next chappie.
Crystal/Ryou
Crystal/Jonouchi
Crystal/Seto
Disclaimer: I only own Crystal *sniffles* :*(
Chapter Seven: Get Out of My Mind!
Once I passed out, I found myself at the door of my soul room. I opened the door, walked inside, and closed the door quickly. I noticed that the room was a little cooler than the last time I was here. I figured that it was because Yami said that my body itself was cooler from the intense exposure to Shadow Magic. I shivered in the cool room, trying to warm myself up.
I knew from reading the manga that a person's soul room reflected him or her and their state of being. I felt the temperature rise in the room slightly, making it feel a bit more comfortable. I sat down at the desk and went to open the two drawers. In the top drawer was a list of my fears, and a list of all the guys I've ever had a crush on. I put both lists back inside the top drawer and closed it.
I was about to open the bottom drawer, when I felt the temperature of the room drop again. I turned around to see Shadi standing behind me. I rose from the desk, unsure of if I should feel worried or relieved to see him. Then I realized that he had come into my soul room without asking me. I felt quite a bit violated by this invasion of my privacy. After a moment I spoke, as Shadi's teal eyes boring into me.
"How did you get in here?" I asked, worry evident in my voice.
"My Millennium Key allows me to enter any soul room I please." Shadi replied coolly, his Key glinting slightly.
"Do my friends know that you're here?" I asked, feeling more vulnerable.
"Yami did not wish me to enter." Shadi replied, "He was worried that you were not strong enough withstand the use of my Key."
"The room was warmer before you came in here." I replied, "Then only reason I knew you were here was because of the temperature drop."
"You're sensitive to the use of Shadow Magic." Shadi said with a sound of awe in his voice.
"Very sensitive." I said, feeling the temperature of the room become even cooler.
"I will take my leave now." Shadi said coolly, "Yami was correct. You are still very weak. I am sorry for invading your soul room."
As Shadi faded out of my soul room, I felt it become warmer. The less exposure I had to Shadow Magic the better. I rested when I needed to in the bed, but never found myself outside my soul room. Yami came one time and explained that I was still very weak and that Isis was worried to try a healing spell, because it might not work.
"I must go now." Yami said, "Just rest and allow your body to heal."
"Just do what you can." I said, "Tell the others not to worry. I'll be better in no time. You'll see."
I decided to take Yami's advice and rest for a while. I reclined on the bed in my soul room and closed my eyes. I knew I had been asleep for a while, but for some reason I was still in my soul room. It felt really cold again, which made me feel very uneasy. I jumped off of the bed and walked up to the door. I tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge. I started to feel panicky and grabbed the doorknob with both hands and pulled as hard as I possibly could.
Suddenly, the door flew open and I tumbled backwards. Then I saw why the door to my soul room had opened. Malik stood in the open doorway chuckling darkly. He was wearing black leather pants and a sleeveless violet shirt along with all his gold jewelry. He smirked at me as I shakily rose to my feet. I felt the temperature of my soul room warm up again, as Malik continued to smirk at me.
"Your weakness to Shadow Magic is very amusing. Then again so is the fact that my hikari's sister believes your soul is the one that holds Light within it." Malik chuckled, stepping into my soul room.
"Who told you that?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You did. Don't you remember?" Malik said, "Oh, wait. Your mind was under my control when you told me that."
"You're lying." I said, "There is no way I would have told you that."
"Oh, but you told me everything I wanted to know." Malik chuckled, "You told me everything from how Bakura kidnapped you to the silly game you were playing with the Pharaoh's hikari and his friends."
"You're not lying." I gasped, stepping back.
"I know much more than that." Malik said with a broad smirk, "You have interesting views on some people, especially on Kaiba and Pegasus. You even have a level of respect for Bakura, which surprised me. Then comes myself, which is the best."
"I'm terrified of you." I said, "You intimidate me the most out of any of the yamis."
"I know, and I've seen your nightmares about me." Malik said, coming even closer to me, "It is scary how close to reality a nightmare can be."
"Stay back." I stuttered, "Keep away from me."
Malik's smirk grew at my feeble demand, as he cornered me by the desk. His lavender eyes flash malevolently as he looked into my eyes. I raised my arms over my head to shield myself, but Malik grabbed my wrists and lowered them. I felt myself tremble in his strong and firm grasp. I was too terrified and became paralyzed with fear. Malik bent over slightly making his eyes level with mine.
"I wasn't lying about paying a fortune to have you." Malik said darkly, "Then again you already knew that, didn't you Crystal Hikari?"
"Leave me alone, please." I begged.
"Why should I?" Malik asked in the same dark tone.
"Help, someone, anyone." I whimpered as Malik brought his face closer to mine
"There is no one here to save you." Malik chuckled darkly, his lips only about an inch from mine.
Suddenly there was a bright light and a forceful blast that sent Malik flying away from me. As the bright light faded, I saw a woman with short red hair and silver armor standing in front of me. Malik stared at her in shock and backed away, surprise and anger burning in his lavender eyes. The woman shifted and I saw a sword in her hand, ready to strike. Malik glared at the woman, but did not move towards her.
"Leave this place, and do not return." She said in a firm voice.
"And if I don't?" Malik smirked.
"Do not test me." She replied.
"Fine. I'll go, but don't think I'll leave her alone, just yet." Malik said, before walking out the door.
The woman closed my soul room's door and made sure it was secure. Then she turned and I recognized her as my Fusion Monster, St. Joan. She sheathed her long sword and smiled gently. Her hazel eyes were worried, angry, and relieved all at once. She helped me walk over to the bed and sit down.
"Are you alright?" St. Joan asked, "Did he harm you?"
"I'm fine, but how did you get here?" I replied.
"You summoned me, and just in time I might add." St. Joan said, "You called for help and summoned me with Light Magic."
"Now what will happen?" I asked, "Can Malik get back in?"
"Only if you open the door to him again." St. Joan replied, "You must increase your mental defenses against intruders. As you saw, Malik is stronger than Bakura."
"I need a way to see if anyone is out there without them knowing." I said, walking over to the door, "I need a peephole that can only be seen by those I trust completely and myself."
"Look at your door." St. Joan said, smiling.
I examined a door and sure enough there was a peephole right at my eye level. I looked through it and saw no one and nothing outside my door. This was going to help me keep myself safer from Bakura and Malik. St. Joan explained that she must go back to the deck, but I would be able to call her or any of the cards if I needed help. I nodded slightly and St. Joan disappeared with a flash of soft white light.
Suddenly, I felt myself engulf in a brilliant white light that made me close my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was Yugi's room with Isis smiling above me. Yugi, Jono, and Anzu were smiling brightly as I slowly sat up. I smiled tiredly at the small group before me. I decided that I didn't need to stress them out by telling them what had happened in my soul room. They were already worrying about me enough as it was.
Talk about invasion of privacy. Poor Crystal had to deal with two uninvited guests. At least Shadi's intentions were good. Malik being able to get in deals with what happened to Crystal when he took over her mind. I'll into that more next chapter. I won't be able to update until at least Tuesday because I'm going out of town for the Fourth. It might be later because a Writer's Block is trying to rear its ugly head. : (
Read and Review. I'll see you next chapter, and I'll try not to make you guys wait too long for the next chappie.