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Chapter #10: Blast from the Past
*~*~*Reader's POV*~*~*
Justi awoke first, just as the sun was about to come out. She was still entangled in Yami's arms. Turning around to face him, she kissed him on the lips. He stirred and smiled, but didn't wake up. She wanted to stay with him all day, but she had to leave before anyone came back into the palace. Before she did anything, she whispered in his ear, 'I love you, my Pharaoh' and watched Yami smile again. She slowly slid out of his arms, got redressed, fixed her wig, and made it out of his room.
She walked towards the medical centre in the palace to see how Jou was doing. Justi entered the centre to see Jou awake, walking around.
"Morning Jou, how are you?" she said
Turning around with a smile on his face, he replies, "I'm good. My throat feels a bit sore. Did you get a good night's sleep?"
"I was about to ask that.but yes, I did."
"Really? With whom?" he asked with a sly smile.
"What are you talking about?" [What does he know?] She thought.
"Number one.you can't lie for beans. And number two." he said, walking towards the bed that he slept on, "I heard something last night."
"Are you sure that it wasn't your hair talking?"
"Ha ha.funny. To demonstrate what I heard-" Jou turned around, so that his back was facing her. Then he wrapped himself in his arms, so that it appeared that someone was hugging him from the front. He started to moan and groan in a high-pitched voice, made kissing noises and then said, "Oh, Justi!"
Justi couldn't contain herself and burst out in a fit of laughter.
"So, who's the lucky man?" Jou asked. Then it hit him. The only person that was in the palace other than himself was."You were screwing the Phar-mphm!" Justi clamped her hand hard on Jou's mouth.
"Yes, I was..no one must know.alright? Do I have your word, Jou? If you tell anyone, I will personally send you back to this medical centre with no hope of survival." He nodded his head and she released her hand from her mouth.
"Uh..how was it?"
"A real lady does not kiss and tell." She folded her arms while Jou slumped over saying. "Aw, come on!" They both laughed.
// Okay, that was the freakiest thing I've ever seen. // I said. I really didn't want to see my former self having sex.
\\ You asked. I answered. \\ Justi responded.
// Why couldn't you have just said, 'yes'. Now, every time I see Yugi- // I shuddered at the thought. // is that all of them? //
\\ Apparently, so. I cannot seem to unlock anymore of my memories after that one. \\
I wake up, half-expecting to be in some time warp, still stuck in Egypt, just to see my dark room. I glance over at my clock. 9:32. I walk over to the kitchen to eat my dinner. It's funny; even though I've been asleep for five hours.I'm not tired at all.
My mom came home at 10:56 pm to find me watching television.
"E? What are you doing up?"
"What does it look like? I'm watching TV."
She sighs and goes into the kitchen. After yelling at me to go to bed, I return under the covers.
// Hey, Justi? Did you ever figure out the power of the Pharaoh's sword? //
\\ After all the time I've had with it, all I know is that it can cut people like an ordinary sword.but hurt them twice as much. \\
It took me awhile before I went to sleep, but when I did, I dreamed of nothing.
*~*~*Three Days Later-Elaya's POV*~*~*
"Alright! TGIF!" Joey cried. School had just ended, and I just returned from art class. Kaiba and I got 100% on that Blue Eyes drawing. Yea!
"I know.let the weekend begin!" Joey and I got our books and continued to walk home together. I told him how I almost got my headphones taken away in English class, and how I tripped that girl Melissa during floor hockey in gym. Great life eh? He just laughed and told me that Tristan, Yugi, Téa and him were going to get together on Sunday and watch a movie. He invited me to come; I said that I would ask my mom first.
"Mom?! I'm home!"
"Hello Elaya.how are you?"
"Great. Can I go watch a movie with my friends on Sunday?"
"We'll see. Do you have any homework?"
"I'm just about to start it. I'll be in my room." I said as I went down the hall. I changed into my normal, everyday pants and wore a green T-Shirt. All I had to do was physics and math.and a stupid religion essay about how talking in class affects everyone. Yugi, Téa, Tristan and Joey had to do it too. I tried to tell her that we were talking about the movie 'Bruce Almighty' which is closely related to God. She didn't believe me-and also didn't get the joke. Oh well.I guess I can't cheat the school system.
"Finally, done!" I raise my arms in triumph as I completed the final trigonometry question. For some reason, I had the tune 'We are the Champions' by Queen in my head at this moment. I chose to do physics and religion first because I really hate math. It's so boring and repetitive. I check the clock near my bed. 5:59. I guess I would have been done sooner if I didn't take so many breaks. I have to call Téa back.she called me when I was doing physics to ask about the movie thing.
"Ring Ring"
"I'll get it!" called my mom from the kitchen. "Hello? Oh hi Téa..uh-huh. Okay, one second. ELAYA!"
"COMING!" I yell back. I grab the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey Elaya. Whatca doing?"
"Nothing much. Just finished my homework."
"You do your homework on Friday?" She asked me with a bizarre tone in her voice.
"Yes. You called earlier?"
"Oh yeah, the rest of the gang wanted to know if you could come to the movies with us. Can you?"
"My mom said-and I quote-'We'll see.' So, I'm not sure."
"Oh well, call me as soon as you can get a straight answer from her."
"Duh, of course." I heard some mumbling on the other side of the phone. I think it was Téa's mom telling her to get off.
Sighing, Téa responded, "Sorry Elaya, I have to go. My mom needs to use the phone.and apparently, she can't wait."
"Don't worry. I'll call you back when I get an answer."
"Alright. Bye."
"Bye." I hung up first. Then the phone rang as soon as I put it down.
"Hello?"
"Yes, I need to talk to Ms. Teresa White. Is she available at the moment?"
"One sec. MOM!" She ran into the kitchen and snatched the phone away from me.
After a couple of head nods and an 'uh-huh' she hung up and told me that she had to go to her new office, down in the heart of Domino City tomorrow to get signed in. It would take the whole day so she told me the ground rules for being home alone. I have already memorized them.
I awoke the next morning at 10:46 and the house was dead quiet. I quickly got dressed and ate breakfast. I tried to call my friends, but none of them were available. Tristan and Joey were 'out', Téa was baby-sitting, and Yugi was working. So, I decided to take a stroll down in the city.maybe find my mom. I grabbed my black trench-coat, my back-pack-which held my keys, wallet, walkman and skateboard. I was going to take the subway because I didn't know where the bus stops were.and because, I saw a sign that read: SUBWAYS with an arrow pointing up.
I had to ask a few people which train to take to bring me to the city. A nice old man told me that I had to take the southbound train and get off at the station called City Centre. He also told me that it was coming soon. I paid my ticket as quickly as I could and rushed down the steps to get to the train. I heard the train come into the station, but it left as soon as I came off of the last step.
"Crap" I muttered as I checked when the next train would be coming. In 30 minutes, because it was Saturday.just perfect.
A small voice came from behind me, "Excuse me. When's the next train coming?" I turn around to see a little boy, who was probably a little older than ten. He had long black hair, with big purple eyes, and was wearing jeans, a blue and green striped shirt with a yellow bubble vest over it and plain white sneakers. I've seen this boy before.I know it.
"Well? When's the next train coming?"
"Oh, sorry.in 30 minutes."
"What?! I thought they came every 15 minutes!" the boy exclaimed.
"Yeah, me too..but then I checked the calendar and it said that it was Saturday, and it comes at longer intervals."
"I guess that means that we're stuck here for about half an hour." He sighed.
"What's wrong? Do you have somewhere to go?"
"Yea, I have to meet my big brother." Big Brother? I've heard this before.Arg! Stupid memory.
"Oh. Well, I'm just going to the city to tour. That's all." I was trying to make conversation.
"You're new here?" the little boy asked.
"Yup. Just moved about a month ago. Have you lived here all your life?" I asked.
"Well, I was born on the outskirts of the city..you know like the suburbs. Then I moved into the actual city of Domino City. So, technically, yea. I did live in this area my entire life."
"Cool." I said. The young boy smiled and held out his hand, "My name is Mokuba.what's yours?"
His name.Mokuba. Mokuba.My eyes went wide when I realized who his was. I can't believe that I didn't recognize him. "Mokuba, I'm not sure if you remember me, but my name is Elaya." I smiled as I kneeled down to become eye level with him. "Remember back at the orphanage, do you remember me? I was that little scrawny girl with the pigtails who always used to come over the boys' play area. I used to help your brother fight off the bullies. Remember?"
He whispered my name then his eyes also went wide. "Elaya!!" he cried as he hugged me. He threw me off balance and I landed on my butt on the hard ceramic tiles of the station. He buried his long hair in my abdomen and cried, "Elaya! I'd never thought I would see you again! Wow! It's really you!" He kept a tight grip on me as I replied,
"Yes, it's really me. Is it really you?" He looked up at me and smiled. "Of course! Seto will be so happy!" We kind of just stayed like that for awhile before Mokuba let go of the hug and stood up.
"Where did you go? What happened? Who-"
"Easy there, Mokuba. I'll tell you my life story after the orphanage.just one question at a time." I interrupted. He smiled.
"Okay, first thing first. Where did you go after leaving the orphanage?"
"Toronto, Canada. Then, Vancouver.then back to Toronto.then a short stay in Europe, America, and Africa.and then I returned here."
"Uh." Apparently, he was searching for a question. "Do you go to Domino Public High School?"
"Yup. I sure do."
"Maybe you've seen my brother."
"I probably have, but, I probably didn't recognize him. I barely recognized you! Look how big you are!" I was sounding like a long lost grandparent who hasn't seen her grandchild in over 20 years.
He smiled. "And look how much you've grown! You're a giant!"
I laughed. I couldn't believe it. I was talking to one of my only friends from the orphanage.that I haven't seen in six years. What a place to meet-a subway station.
Before we knew it, we talked for 25 minutes. He told me that Seto had his own company and that their foster dad disappeared.which meant that these two were on their own again. Mokuba also said that his big brother made an amusement park and was taking good care of him. As we stood along the edge of the station, I heard another familiar voice from behind me, and this one was one I didn't want to hear.
"Hey, look!" a masculine voice said behind me and Mokuba, "it's Joey's pet."
I turned around, rolled my eyes and said, "Give it a rest you barbaric ape. Oh wait. I think that I shouldn't call you an ape, I'd be offending the animal kingdom." It was those pathetic punks from the first day that I met Joey. The one who spoke was the same tall, brown haired, brown eyes moron that I tripped. Mokuba was laughing quietly.
"What you laughing at punk?" The tall one sneered.
"You." Mokuba put plainly. I was shocked to know that Mokuba had gotten tougher over the years and wasn't so afraid. I was shocked, but pleased.
The tall boy was infuriated at both me and my friend. "That's it!" Before either of us could respond, he ran up to us and pushed Mokuba. He lost his balance and fell in between the subway tracks. He was inches away from the live wires.
The tall boy was grinning. "Oops, I didn't mean to push him that hard." His friends behind him weren't laughing. This boy was cruel and evil.
"Yeah, well, I didn't mean to do this hard either!" I punched him in his stomach and he fell to the ground. "Mokuba, don't move!" I called out to him. Then, I heard it. The recognizable sound of a train running at full speed.I then saw the white lights of the train coming out of the tunnel.
"Elaya!" Mokuba screamed.
I acted on impulse. I jumped from the station floors and landed just in front of Mokuba. The train was coming fast, and yet everything was in slow motion. I grabbed hold of Mokuba, spun around and headed for the little safety ledge under the station just as the train whizzed by us. I held Mokuba in my lap, and bent my legs so that my knees were in my face. I knew that I was squishing him, but there was limited room in the safety ledge that used in situations like this. I held Mokuba close to me and he held on to me for dear life.
A couple of seconds past as neither one of us breathed. Soon the train started up again, and left.
"Mokuba? Are you alright?" I asked him after taking a shaky breath. The poor thing was shaking when he replied, "Yea.can we-can we get out now?"
We came out of our hiding spot, careful not to hit the live wires. I lifted him back on the station's platform and he helped me back up on it as well. The boy who pushed Mokuba in the tracks in the first place was no where to be seen. All of his so called friends were gone as well. Mokuba and I waited for the next train in a hug.in silence.
. We finally got on the train and realized that the entire cart was empty. We were the only living things in the train.
"Cool," I said, "we're on a ghost train." He laughed. We sat down on two seats closest to the exit doors. I asked him over a billion times if he was alright. He said that he had been through worse.
"Like what?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't think that you'll believe me."
"Try me."
"I had my soul sucked out of me and was living in a card.and was trapped twice in a Virtual Game.Still think that I'm telling the truth?"
"Not really, but those are real good conversation starters."
Our stops were next; both of us were going to City Centre. We got off the train, out of the train station and came to a city that was filled with towering buildings.
"Since you're not doing anything Elaya, why don't you come along with me and say hello to Seto? I'll point out stuff along the way."
"Sure. Where too little tour guide?" We walked about four blocks and Mokuba was doing a fine job at being a tour guide. He told me what every building was. Soon, we were at the building were my friend Seto was waiting. I didn't get a chance to see the name but Mokuba explained that I was in his brother's business building. He said that he was waiting on the 45th floor, so we had to take the elevators.
About 30 seconds later, we were at the floor. Mokuba explained that this building had the fastest and up-to-date technology ever made. Dragging me along, he showed me his brother's office and knocked on the door.
"Yes?" was the response from the inside of the door.
"Hey big brother! I'm here. I had a little trouble getting here from the subway. I have a surprise for you." Mokuba cried. I just stood there like an idiot, not moving, not speaking, just standing. Was I nervous about seeing Seto again? Afraid of what happened to him? I was very curious if he was still that nice boy from back in the orphanage.The door to Seto's office opened. There stood a tall boy with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing everything in black. I couldn't believe it. Why didn't I see this before? This was Kaiba.this was my oldest friend who was in my art class..Seto Kaiba..the guy who owned KaibaCorp..his own business that made things for Duel Monsters..He had a smile on his face, but then it disappeared when he saw me.
"Surprise!" Mokuba cheered. "Remember Seto? It's Elaya! Remember from the orphanage? She's here!"
"Nice to see ya again Seto. Or do you prefer being called Kaiba nowadays?" I smiled and held out my hand. He stared at it just like he did in art class. I think that he was more surprised to the fact that we had the same art class, sat right in front of each other, and didn't put two-and-two together to realize who we were. So was I.
"Nice to see you again too." Was all he said. He didn't look that happy to see me at all.
*~*~*Flashback-Reader's POV*~*~*
A young girl with orange pigtails wearing a pale blue jumper arrived at the orphanage's doors. Her eyes were swollen and puffy from crying. No one could tell that she had green eyes.they were bloodshot. Instantly, the people working there showed her to her room. They explained that one floor was for girls and the other for boys. The employee opened the door to reveal a small room with two beds, one dresser, and one window. She then left the young girl to unpack. The girl went to the window and stared outside. [At least I'm not alone] She wiped away her tears and decided to go downstairs to see what everyone else was doing.
The play room was buzzing with kids: big, small, round, slim, old, and young. She made her way to the book shelf and took out a book. It was the story of Peter Pan, her favourite. She sat quietly and finished reading it in less than 15 minutes. She had to read fast because other people were waiting to read it. The girl looked around once more and found an old upright piano. She climbed up on the seat, lifted the wood that concealed the keys and began to play 'American Patrol.' Most of the kids didn't notice, but one did. He had long black hair, big purple eyes and was wearing a light brown sweater with grey pants.
"That was cool. What other songs do you know?" He asked.
"Uh." She began to think. "I don't know the name of it, but I know another song." She played it and he applauded when she was done. The girl smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you.oh please, you are too kind." as if she was on a stage being watched by millions.
"My name is Mokuba.what's yours?" he held out his hand
"My name is Elaya," the girl said as she shook his hand. "Do you want to learn a song?"
"I don't know anything about music."
"Don't worry, it's really easy." She began to teach him the right hand-the melody part-of 'Chariots of Fire.' After a few minutes, they played it together, very slowly. "See?" Elaya said, "Was it that hard?"
Mokuba nodded and they both laughed.
"Mokuba! There you are!" A voice said from behind them. Another young boy, about her age-around 10 years old-was walking towards them. He had brown hair and blue eyes and was wearing a dark blue vest with brown pants. "Oh. Did you make a new friend?" he asked when he reached them.
"Her name's Elaya, big brother, and she teached me a song!" Mokuba said. They both played it again, very slowly, making a lot of mistakes. Mokuba's brother introduced himself as Seto and told her that they'd see her around. Then both of the two boys left. [This could be the start of a beautiful friendship.] Elaya thought, remembering that line from Casablanca, and smiled.
The head director of the place then said that it was lunch time and that everyone should meet in the dining room. Elaya followed the crowd as she ended up in this large room with a lot of tables. There were people handing out the meals and being the new girl, no one wanted to sit beside her. So instead, she sat alone.but not for long. Soon, Mokuba and Seto came up to her table
"Thought you could use some company." Seto said. They all sat down and ate quickly. Another bell sounded, and Mokuba explained that that meant it was time to return to your rooms. They said goodbye to each other and left.
Before she knew it, it was bed time. She couldn't sleep.which was odd for her since she could usually fall asleep easily anywhere. Even though it was forbidden to leave your room after bed time, she decided to do so. She opened the door and made her way downstairs. She went to the reading area and read books until she felt tired. It was then she noticed Mokuba and Seto enter the room. All of them were shocked to see one another but whispered a quiet 'Hello.'
Elaya got an idea. "Can you guys sleep?" They shook their heads from side to side. "Choose a book and I'll read it too you guys like a bed time story. Does that sound good?" Mokuba nodded and Seto did afterwards. They returned to Seto and Mokuba's room with Peter Pan. She was only half way through the book when both of the brothers were sleeping. She ended up sleeping in the chair that she was sitting on. Luckily, in the morning, she made it back to her room before the employees could check on her.
A few days later, when the girls and boys were in their designated outdoor play area, Elaya left her area to go see what Seto and Mokuba were doing. No one in the outdoor play area liked her because she looked different. Everyone in this orphanage had never seen such an odd colour of hair. Elaya also didn't like the games the girls played. They were so boring.all they would do was play with dolls, hopscotch, and skip. It was fun at first, but that's all they would do. No one would play hide-and-seek or tag because they were going to get there dresses dirty. She wasn't allowed to play dolls because hers perished in the fire. Elaya secretly left her area climbed the fence and was in the boys' area. It was the same as hers, but they had a sandbox.
She walked around and then heard someone cry. She hid behind a bench nearby and watched as some bullies pick on.Mokuba.
"You cry-baby.Do you want your bottle?" A big boy said.
"Or how about a change of diaper?" One of the big boy's friends said. There were three of them, who all started to laugh at the crying Mokuba.
"Back off." Seto said who appeared beside him. "If you want someone to pick on, pick on me!"
"Isn't that cute. The little baby can defend for himself, so he needs his brother to fight for him." The big one said.
"I am not a baby! Stop calling me that! Stop picking on me!" Mokuba yelled between sobs.
"And whatca gonna do about it? Send over your brother every time you're in trouble?" one of the other bullies said.
Seto then stood protectively in front of Mokuba. "If you wanna get to him, you'll have to get through me first!"
"Fair enough." One of the bullies said. The big one yanked Seto by the collar and pulled him off the ground. Seto tried to kick the bully and get out of his grip, but the bully then slammed Seto to the ground.
"SETO!" Mokuba cried as he watched his brother slowly get up, but then fall back down.
Finally, Elaya couldn't watch anymore of this. "You call that 'fair enough'? You had them out numbered." She snorted as she emerged from the bench. "Picking on younger kids..tsk tsk..you should be ashamed of yourselves."
The bullies stared at her.and began to laugh. "What are you laughing at, fatty?" Elaya shouted to the big one. The bully looked shocked and also sad. "Oh, it hurts doesn't it? Sometimes people can take that sort of punishment for a long time, others not so long.but even the strongest person begins to cry. Some can hold it for seconds, others minutes, but sooner or later the pain of name-calling begins to grow and slowly, but surely, everyone cracks."
The big one looked nervously at the skinny girl with the pigtails. "Do you know how it feels to be made-fun of? You dim-witted, narcissistic, imprudent, moron..do you? Because believe me.if you were in Mokuba's shoes, you'd be just as big a baby." [He's being to crack.my plan is working.] "You think that you're perfect? That there isn't one thing wrong with you that no one can point out and laugh at? Because I see an entire ton of stuff I can laugh at just from your face. Now, listen closely, do you want me to show everyone how I can make you cry? Or do you want to apologize to everyone that you've hurt?"
The big bully just kept on staring and whispered a 'Sorry' to Mokuba and Seto and was off. Elaya handed Mokuba a tissue to wipe his eyes. She helped Seto up.
"You okay?" she asked with caring eyes.
He nodded meekly, "Thanks." She smiled. "Next time, though" Seto started "Mind your own business." Her smile faltered as she nodded. "Okay, sorry." She whispered. She began to leave when she heard Mokuba say,
"Big brother, why did you say that for? She was just trying to help!" Seto didn't respond.
She returned to the girls' area and cried. She thought that she had lost her only friends.even though the only reason why she did what she did was because they were in trouble. She didn't understand why Seto said that. All she knew was that she was alone again, and no one there for her.
She sat alone in the corner when three girls came up to her.
"What's wrong? Why is the baby crying?" she heard one of the girls say. They all giggled. These three girls were the most snobby out of all the girls there.
"Not now. Leave me alone." Elaya muttered.
"But babies need 24-hour supervision." The same girl said.
"She said 'leave me alone!'" a voice shouted. Elaya looked up and saw Seto and Mokuba standing near the gate.
"Excuse me?" one of the girls said.
"Leave her alone." Seto repeated.
Elaya stood up. "You heard me and him perfectly well the first time!" Seto and Mokuba walked up and stood beside her. They all folded their arms over their chests. The three girls stared backing away.
"I guess that it isn't fun when the game is fair!" Seto said. All three of them walked up to the girls causing them to move backwards.stepping and falling in a puddle of mud. The girls screamed and ran back to their rooms to get clean.
Elaya faced Seto and Mokuba, "Thanks" She held out her hand and Seto shook it with a smile on his face.
*~*~*End Flashback*~*~*
"Seto! Can Elaya come with us for lunch?" Mokuba said looking up to his big brother. I noticed how uncomfortable Seto looked so I said, "Is it noon already? I'm sorry but I have to get home. I need to.uh.vacuum the house and clean up.and stuff.so I can't make it today. Sorry, maybe next time." Mokuba looked really disappointed. I waved goodbye and raced towards the elevators and ran back towards the train station. I got on the next train going Northbound and ran home.
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Chapter #10: Blast from the Past
*~*~*Reader's POV*~*~*
Justi awoke first, just as the sun was about to come out. She was still entangled in Yami's arms. Turning around to face him, she kissed him on the lips. He stirred and smiled, but didn't wake up. She wanted to stay with him all day, but she had to leave before anyone came back into the palace. Before she did anything, she whispered in his ear, 'I love you, my Pharaoh' and watched Yami smile again. She slowly slid out of his arms, got redressed, fixed her wig, and made it out of his room.
She walked towards the medical centre in the palace to see how Jou was doing. Justi entered the centre to see Jou awake, walking around.
"Morning Jou, how are you?" she said
Turning around with a smile on his face, he replies, "I'm good. My throat feels a bit sore. Did you get a good night's sleep?"
"I was about to ask that.but yes, I did."
"Really? With whom?" he asked with a sly smile.
"What are you talking about?" [What does he know?] She thought.
"Number one.you can't lie for beans. And number two." he said, walking towards the bed that he slept on, "I heard something last night."
"Are you sure that it wasn't your hair talking?"
"Ha ha.funny. To demonstrate what I heard-" Jou turned around, so that his back was facing her. Then he wrapped himself in his arms, so that it appeared that someone was hugging him from the front. He started to moan and groan in a high-pitched voice, made kissing noises and then said, "Oh, Justi!"
Justi couldn't contain herself and burst out in a fit of laughter.
"So, who's the lucky man?" Jou asked. Then it hit him. The only person that was in the palace other than himself was."You were screwing the Phar-mphm!" Justi clamped her hand hard on Jou's mouth.
"Yes, I was..no one must know.alright? Do I have your word, Jou? If you tell anyone, I will personally send you back to this medical centre with no hope of survival." He nodded his head and she released her hand from her mouth.
"Uh..how was it?"
"A real lady does not kiss and tell." She folded her arms while Jou slumped over saying. "Aw, come on!" They both laughed.
// Okay, that was the freakiest thing I've ever seen. // I said. I really didn't want to see my former self having sex.
\\ You asked. I answered. \\ Justi responded.
// Why couldn't you have just said, 'yes'. Now, every time I see Yugi- // I shuddered at the thought. // is that all of them? //
\\ Apparently, so. I cannot seem to unlock anymore of my memories after that one. \\
I wake up, half-expecting to be in some time warp, still stuck in Egypt, just to see my dark room. I glance over at my clock. 9:32. I walk over to the kitchen to eat my dinner. It's funny; even though I've been asleep for five hours.I'm not tired at all.
My mom came home at 10:56 pm to find me watching television.
"E? What are you doing up?"
"What does it look like? I'm watching TV."
She sighs and goes into the kitchen. After yelling at me to go to bed, I return under the covers.
// Hey, Justi? Did you ever figure out the power of the Pharaoh's sword? //
\\ After all the time I've had with it, all I know is that it can cut people like an ordinary sword.but hurt them twice as much. \\
It took me awhile before I went to sleep, but when I did, I dreamed of nothing.
*~*~*Three Days Later-Elaya's POV*~*~*
"Alright! TGIF!" Joey cried. School had just ended, and I just returned from art class. Kaiba and I got 100% on that Blue Eyes drawing. Yea!
"I know.let the weekend begin!" Joey and I got our books and continued to walk home together. I told him how I almost got my headphones taken away in English class, and how I tripped that girl Melissa during floor hockey in gym. Great life eh? He just laughed and told me that Tristan, Yugi, Téa and him were going to get together on Sunday and watch a movie. He invited me to come; I said that I would ask my mom first.
"Mom?! I'm home!"
"Hello Elaya.how are you?"
"Great. Can I go watch a movie with my friends on Sunday?"
"We'll see. Do you have any homework?"
"I'm just about to start it. I'll be in my room." I said as I went down the hall. I changed into my normal, everyday pants and wore a green T-Shirt. All I had to do was physics and math.and a stupid religion essay about how talking in class affects everyone. Yugi, Téa, Tristan and Joey had to do it too. I tried to tell her that we were talking about the movie 'Bruce Almighty' which is closely related to God. She didn't believe me-and also didn't get the joke. Oh well.I guess I can't cheat the school system.
"Finally, done!" I raise my arms in triumph as I completed the final trigonometry question. For some reason, I had the tune 'We are the Champions' by Queen in my head at this moment. I chose to do physics and religion first because I really hate math. It's so boring and repetitive. I check the clock near my bed. 5:59. I guess I would have been done sooner if I didn't take so many breaks. I have to call Téa back.she called me when I was doing physics to ask about the movie thing.
"Ring Ring"
"I'll get it!" called my mom from the kitchen. "Hello? Oh hi Téa..uh-huh. Okay, one second. ELAYA!"
"COMING!" I yell back. I grab the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey Elaya. Whatca doing?"
"Nothing much. Just finished my homework."
"You do your homework on Friday?" She asked me with a bizarre tone in her voice.
"Yes. You called earlier?"
"Oh yeah, the rest of the gang wanted to know if you could come to the movies with us. Can you?"
"My mom said-and I quote-'We'll see.' So, I'm not sure."
"Oh well, call me as soon as you can get a straight answer from her."
"Duh, of course." I heard some mumbling on the other side of the phone. I think it was Téa's mom telling her to get off.
Sighing, Téa responded, "Sorry Elaya, I have to go. My mom needs to use the phone.and apparently, she can't wait."
"Don't worry. I'll call you back when I get an answer."
"Alright. Bye."
"Bye." I hung up first. Then the phone rang as soon as I put it down.
"Hello?"
"Yes, I need to talk to Ms. Teresa White. Is she available at the moment?"
"One sec. MOM!" She ran into the kitchen and snatched the phone away from me.
After a couple of head nods and an 'uh-huh' she hung up and told me that she had to go to her new office, down in the heart of Domino City tomorrow to get signed in. It would take the whole day so she told me the ground rules for being home alone. I have already memorized them.
I awoke the next morning at 10:46 and the house was dead quiet. I quickly got dressed and ate breakfast. I tried to call my friends, but none of them were available. Tristan and Joey were 'out', Téa was baby-sitting, and Yugi was working. So, I decided to take a stroll down in the city.maybe find my mom. I grabbed my black trench-coat, my back-pack-which held my keys, wallet, walkman and skateboard. I was going to take the subway because I didn't know where the bus stops were.and because, I saw a sign that read: SUBWAYS with an arrow pointing up.
I had to ask a few people which train to take to bring me to the city. A nice old man told me that I had to take the southbound train and get off at the station called City Centre. He also told me that it was coming soon. I paid my ticket as quickly as I could and rushed down the steps to get to the train. I heard the train come into the station, but it left as soon as I came off of the last step.
"Crap" I muttered as I checked when the next train would be coming. In 30 minutes, because it was Saturday.just perfect.
A small voice came from behind me, "Excuse me. When's the next train coming?" I turn around to see a little boy, who was probably a little older than ten. He had long black hair, with big purple eyes, and was wearing jeans, a blue and green striped shirt with a yellow bubble vest over it and plain white sneakers. I've seen this boy before.I know it.
"Well? When's the next train coming?"
"Oh, sorry.in 30 minutes."
"What?! I thought they came every 15 minutes!" the boy exclaimed.
"Yeah, me too..but then I checked the calendar and it said that it was Saturday, and it comes at longer intervals."
"I guess that means that we're stuck here for about half an hour." He sighed.
"What's wrong? Do you have somewhere to go?"
"Yea, I have to meet my big brother." Big Brother? I've heard this before.Arg! Stupid memory.
"Oh. Well, I'm just going to the city to tour. That's all." I was trying to make conversation.
"You're new here?" the little boy asked.
"Yup. Just moved about a month ago. Have you lived here all your life?" I asked.
"Well, I was born on the outskirts of the city..you know like the suburbs. Then I moved into the actual city of Domino City. So, technically, yea. I did live in this area my entire life."
"Cool." I said. The young boy smiled and held out his hand, "My name is Mokuba.what's yours?"
His name.Mokuba. Mokuba.My eyes went wide when I realized who his was. I can't believe that I didn't recognize him. "Mokuba, I'm not sure if you remember me, but my name is Elaya." I smiled as I kneeled down to become eye level with him. "Remember back at the orphanage, do you remember me? I was that little scrawny girl with the pigtails who always used to come over the boys' play area. I used to help your brother fight off the bullies. Remember?"
He whispered my name then his eyes also went wide. "Elaya!!" he cried as he hugged me. He threw me off balance and I landed on my butt on the hard ceramic tiles of the station. He buried his long hair in my abdomen and cried, "Elaya! I'd never thought I would see you again! Wow! It's really you!" He kept a tight grip on me as I replied,
"Yes, it's really me. Is it really you?" He looked up at me and smiled. "Of course! Seto will be so happy!" We kind of just stayed like that for awhile before Mokuba let go of the hug and stood up.
"Where did you go? What happened? Who-"
"Easy there, Mokuba. I'll tell you my life story after the orphanage.just one question at a time." I interrupted. He smiled.
"Okay, first thing first. Where did you go after leaving the orphanage?"
"Toronto, Canada. Then, Vancouver.then back to Toronto.then a short stay in Europe, America, and Africa.and then I returned here."
"Uh." Apparently, he was searching for a question. "Do you go to Domino Public High School?"
"Yup. I sure do."
"Maybe you've seen my brother."
"I probably have, but, I probably didn't recognize him. I barely recognized you! Look how big you are!" I was sounding like a long lost grandparent who hasn't seen her grandchild in over 20 years.
He smiled. "And look how much you've grown! You're a giant!"
I laughed. I couldn't believe it. I was talking to one of my only friends from the orphanage.that I haven't seen in six years. What a place to meet-a subway station.
Before we knew it, we talked for 25 minutes. He told me that Seto had his own company and that their foster dad disappeared.which meant that these two were on their own again. Mokuba also said that his big brother made an amusement park and was taking good care of him. As we stood along the edge of the station, I heard another familiar voice from behind me, and this one was one I didn't want to hear.
"Hey, look!" a masculine voice said behind me and Mokuba, "it's Joey's pet."
I turned around, rolled my eyes and said, "Give it a rest you barbaric ape. Oh wait. I think that I shouldn't call you an ape, I'd be offending the animal kingdom." It was those pathetic punks from the first day that I met Joey. The one who spoke was the same tall, brown haired, brown eyes moron that I tripped. Mokuba was laughing quietly.
"What you laughing at punk?" The tall one sneered.
"You." Mokuba put plainly. I was shocked to know that Mokuba had gotten tougher over the years and wasn't so afraid. I was shocked, but pleased.
The tall boy was infuriated at both me and my friend. "That's it!" Before either of us could respond, he ran up to us and pushed Mokuba. He lost his balance and fell in between the subway tracks. He was inches away from the live wires.
The tall boy was grinning. "Oops, I didn't mean to push him that hard." His friends behind him weren't laughing. This boy was cruel and evil.
"Yeah, well, I didn't mean to do this hard either!" I punched him in his stomach and he fell to the ground. "Mokuba, don't move!" I called out to him. Then, I heard it. The recognizable sound of a train running at full speed.I then saw the white lights of the train coming out of the tunnel.
"Elaya!" Mokuba screamed.
I acted on impulse. I jumped from the station floors and landed just in front of Mokuba. The train was coming fast, and yet everything was in slow motion. I grabbed hold of Mokuba, spun around and headed for the little safety ledge under the station just as the train whizzed by us. I held Mokuba in my lap, and bent my legs so that my knees were in my face. I knew that I was squishing him, but there was limited room in the safety ledge that used in situations like this. I held Mokuba close to me and he held on to me for dear life.
A couple of seconds past as neither one of us breathed. Soon the train started up again, and left.
"Mokuba? Are you alright?" I asked him after taking a shaky breath. The poor thing was shaking when he replied, "Yea.can we-can we get out now?"
We came out of our hiding spot, careful not to hit the live wires. I lifted him back on the station's platform and he helped me back up on it as well. The boy who pushed Mokuba in the tracks in the first place was no where to be seen. All of his so called friends were gone as well. Mokuba and I waited for the next train in a hug.in silence.
. We finally got on the train and realized that the entire cart was empty. We were the only living things in the train.
"Cool," I said, "we're on a ghost train." He laughed. We sat down on two seats closest to the exit doors. I asked him over a billion times if he was alright. He said that he had been through worse.
"Like what?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't think that you'll believe me."
"Try me."
"I had my soul sucked out of me and was living in a card.and was trapped twice in a Virtual Game.Still think that I'm telling the truth?"
"Not really, but those are real good conversation starters."
Our stops were next; both of us were going to City Centre. We got off the train, out of the train station and came to a city that was filled with towering buildings.
"Since you're not doing anything Elaya, why don't you come along with me and say hello to Seto? I'll point out stuff along the way."
"Sure. Where too little tour guide?" We walked about four blocks and Mokuba was doing a fine job at being a tour guide. He told me what every building was. Soon, we were at the building were my friend Seto was waiting. I didn't get a chance to see the name but Mokuba explained that I was in his brother's business building. He said that he was waiting on the 45th floor, so we had to take the elevators.
About 30 seconds later, we were at the floor. Mokuba explained that this building had the fastest and up-to-date technology ever made. Dragging me along, he showed me his brother's office and knocked on the door.
"Yes?" was the response from the inside of the door.
"Hey big brother! I'm here. I had a little trouble getting here from the subway. I have a surprise for you." Mokuba cried. I just stood there like an idiot, not moving, not speaking, just standing. Was I nervous about seeing Seto again? Afraid of what happened to him? I was very curious if he was still that nice boy from back in the orphanage.The door to Seto's office opened. There stood a tall boy with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing everything in black. I couldn't believe it. Why didn't I see this before? This was Kaiba.this was my oldest friend who was in my art class..Seto Kaiba..the guy who owned KaibaCorp..his own business that made things for Duel Monsters..He had a smile on his face, but then it disappeared when he saw me.
"Surprise!" Mokuba cheered. "Remember Seto? It's Elaya! Remember from the orphanage? She's here!"
"Nice to see ya again Seto. Or do you prefer being called Kaiba nowadays?" I smiled and held out my hand. He stared at it just like he did in art class. I think that he was more surprised to the fact that we had the same art class, sat right in front of each other, and didn't put two-and-two together to realize who we were. So was I.
"Nice to see you again too." Was all he said. He didn't look that happy to see me at all.
*~*~*Flashback-Reader's POV*~*~*
A young girl with orange pigtails wearing a pale blue jumper arrived at the orphanage's doors. Her eyes were swollen and puffy from crying. No one could tell that she had green eyes.they were bloodshot. Instantly, the people working there showed her to her room. They explained that one floor was for girls and the other for boys. The employee opened the door to reveal a small room with two beds, one dresser, and one window. She then left the young girl to unpack. The girl went to the window and stared outside. [At least I'm not alone] She wiped away her tears and decided to go downstairs to see what everyone else was doing.
The play room was buzzing with kids: big, small, round, slim, old, and young. She made her way to the book shelf and took out a book. It was the story of Peter Pan, her favourite. She sat quietly and finished reading it in less than 15 minutes. She had to read fast because other people were waiting to read it. The girl looked around once more and found an old upright piano. She climbed up on the seat, lifted the wood that concealed the keys and began to play 'American Patrol.' Most of the kids didn't notice, but one did. He had long black hair, big purple eyes and was wearing a light brown sweater with grey pants.
"That was cool. What other songs do you know?" He asked.
"Uh." She began to think. "I don't know the name of it, but I know another song." She played it and he applauded when she was done. The girl smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you.oh please, you are too kind." as if she was on a stage being watched by millions.
"My name is Mokuba.what's yours?" he held out his hand
"My name is Elaya," the girl said as she shook his hand. "Do you want to learn a song?"
"I don't know anything about music."
"Don't worry, it's really easy." She began to teach him the right hand-the melody part-of 'Chariots of Fire.' After a few minutes, they played it together, very slowly. "See?" Elaya said, "Was it that hard?"
Mokuba nodded and they both laughed.
"Mokuba! There you are!" A voice said from behind them. Another young boy, about her age-around 10 years old-was walking towards them. He had brown hair and blue eyes and was wearing a dark blue vest with brown pants. "Oh. Did you make a new friend?" he asked when he reached them.
"Her name's Elaya, big brother, and she teached me a song!" Mokuba said. They both played it again, very slowly, making a lot of mistakes. Mokuba's brother introduced himself as Seto and told her that they'd see her around. Then both of the two boys left. [This could be the start of a beautiful friendship.] Elaya thought, remembering that line from Casablanca, and smiled.
The head director of the place then said that it was lunch time and that everyone should meet in the dining room. Elaya followed the crowd as she ended up in this large room with a lot of tables. There were people handing out the meals and being the new girl, no one wanted to sit beside her. So instead, she sat alone.but not for long. Soon, Mokuba and Seto came up to her table
"Thought you could use some company." Seto said. They all sat down and ate quickly. Another bell sounded, and Mokuba explained that that meant it was time to return to your rooms. They said goodbye to each other and left.
Before she knew it, it was bed time. She couldn't sleep.which was odd for her since she could usually fall asleep easily anywhere. Even though it was forbidden to leave your room after bed time, she decided to do so. She opened the door and made her way downstairs. She went to the reading area and read books until she felt tired. It was then she noticed Mokuba and Seto enter the room. All of them were shocked to see one another but whispered a quiet 'Hello.'
Elaya got an idea. "Can you guys sleep?" They shook their heads from side to side. "Choose a book and I'll read it too you guys like a bed time story. Does that sound good?" Mokuba nodded and Seto did afterwards. They returned to Seto and Mokuba's room with Peter Pan. She was only half way through the book when both of the brothers were sleeping. She ended up sleeping in the chair that she was sitting on. Luckily, in the morning, she made it back to her room before the employees could check on her.
A few days later, when the girls and boys were in their designated outdoor play area, Elaya left her area to go see what Seto and Mokuba were doing. No one in the outdoor play area liked her because she looked different. Everyone in this orphanage had never seen such an odd colour of hair. Elaya also didn't like the games the girls played. They were so boring.all they would do was play with dolls, hopscotch, and skip. It was fun at first, but that's all they would do. No one would play hide-and-seek or tag because they were going to get there dresses dirty. She wasn't allowed to play dolls because hers perished in the fire. Elaya secretly left her area climbed the fence and was in the boys' area. It was the same as hers, but they had a sandbox.
She walked around and then heard someone cry. She hid behind a bench nearby and watched as some bullies pick on.Mokuba.
"You cry-baby.Do you want your bottle?" A big boy said.
"Or how about a change of diaper?" One of the big boy's friends said. There were three of them, who all started to laugh at the crying Mokuba.
"Back off." Seto said who appeared beside him. "If you want someone to pick on, pick on me!"
"Isn't that cute. The little baby can defend for himself, so he needs his brother to fight for him." The big one said.
"I am not a baby! Stop calling me that! Stop picking on me!" Mokuba yelled between sobs.
"And whatca gonna do about it? Send over your brother every time you're in trouble?" one of the other bullies said.
Seto then stood protectively in front of Mokuba. "If you wanna get to him, you'll have to get through me first!"
"Fair enough." One of the bullies said. The big one yanked Seto by the collar and pulled him off the ground. Seto tried to kick the bully and get out of his grip, but the bully then slammed Seto to the ground.
"SETO!" Mokuba cried as he watched his brother slowly get up, but then fall back down.
Finally, Elaya couldn't watch anymore of this. "You call that 'fair enough'? You had them out numbered." She snorted as she emerged from the bench. "Picking on younger kids..tsk tsk..you should be ashamed of yourselves."
The bullies stared at her.and began to laugh. "What are you laughing at, fatty?" Elaya shouted to the big one. The bully looked shocked and also sad. "Oh, it hurts doesn't it? Sometimes people can take that sort of punishment for a long time, others not so long.but even the strongest person begins to cry. Some can hold it for seconds, others minutes, but sooner or later the pain of name-calling begins to grow and slowly, but surely, everyone cracks."
The big one looked nervously at the skinny girl with the pigtails. "Do you know how it feels to be made-fun of? You dim-witted, narcissistic, imprudent, moron..do you? Because believe me.if you were in Mokuba's shoes, you'd be just as big a baby." [He's being to crack.my plan is working.] "You think that you're perfect? That there isn't one thing wrong with you that no one can point out and laugh at? Because I see an entire ton of stuff I can laugh at just from your face. Now, listen closely, do you want me to show everyone how I can make you cry? Or do you want to apologize to everyone that you've hurt?"
The big bully just kept on staring and whispered a 'Sorry' to Mokuba and Seto and was off. Elaya handed Mokuba a tissue to wipe his eyes. She helped Seto up.
"You okay?" she asked with caring eyes.
He nodded meekly, "Thanks." She smiled. "Next time, though" Seto started "Mind your own business." Her smile faltered as she nodded. "Okay, sorry." She whispered. She began to leave when she heard Mokuba say,
"Big brother, why did you say that for? She was just trying to help!" Seto didn't respond.
She returned to the girls' area and cried. She thought that she had lost her only friends.even though the only reason why she did what she did was because they were in trouble. She didn't understand why Seto said that. All she knew was that she was alone again, and no one there for her.
She sat alone in the corner when three girls came up to her.
"What's wrong? Why is the baby crying?" she heard one of the girls say. They all giggled. These three girls were the most snobby out of all the girls there.
"Not now. Leave me alone." Elaya muttered.
"But babies need 24-hour supervision." The same girl said.
"She said 'leave me alone!'" a voice shouted. Elaya looked up and saw Seto and Mokuba standing near the gate.
"Excuse me?" one of the girls said.
"Leave her alone." Seto repeated.
Elaya stood up. "You heard me and him perfectly well the first time!" Seto and Mokuba walked up and stood beside her. They all folded their arms over their chests. The three girls stared backing away.
"I guess that it isn't fun when the game is fair!" Seto said. All three of them walked up to the girls causing them to move backwards.stepping and falling in a puddle of mud. The girls screamed and ran back to their rooms to get clean.
Elaya faced Seto and Mokuba, "Thanks" She held out her hand and Seto shook it with a smile on his face.
*~*~*End Flashback*~*~*
"Seto! Can Elaya come with us for lunch?" Mokuba said looking up to his big brother. I noticed how uncomfortable Seto looked so I said, "Is it noon already? I'm sorry but I have to get home. I need to.uh.vacuum the house and clean up.and stuff.so I can't make it today. Sorry, maybe next time." Mokuba looked really disappointed. I waved goodbye and raced towards the elevators and ran back towards the train station. I got on the next train going Northbound and ran home.
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